The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-23 00:00:00

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EAT.—Sitrramum, Tloo o' akek.—Mesars. Cooper
and Davis report trade very heavy, at the following
quotations:
5t00d0w........10n. to 74H. I fitri/1.. 14. to :0,
Inform ....... 66, to Wr 1 f (levet .. 76 tc S 6,

CATTLE, &c.—Total of Cattle received in London
1..)y the Eastern Countins Railway, for the week ending
May 20 :
Beasts. Bbeep. rigs. Calves.
At London
Al Strattonl station 290
At Totteakals

Total 2152

COLCUBSTER, May 20.—There was a good supply of
Sheep and Lambs, and a fair trade was done at last week's
prices. Beasts were not quite to numerous as last week, and
the trade continued slack. Good mitch Cows and Heikra
were very scarce, and fetched very high prices. Pigs we re
scanty in supply, and the turn dearer for the best descriptions.
HEREVOID FAlL—There was a moderate supply of good
fat Cows, for which an increase of price was demanded, and
in many instances obtained, the average price of those of the
hest quality being rather above than under 6d. per lb.
There was a very slack demand for lean animals, and Cows
with their Calves might have been bought at low rates.
The supply of fat Sheep was by no means large, and
in consequence, the prices asked for them were
higher than late rates, 7d. per lb. being about the average
price for them in the wool, and 70. for them ones. Some
very prime ones sold as high as Sal. per lb. Store Sheep were
very little in demand, and their prices very low. G•eod
couples might also be bought very cheap, averaging from 30s.
to 40s. ; few very prime ones sold rather higher, but a great
many Sheep were undispoeed of. Some good Horses were
exhibited in the fair, and strong ones, for agricultural pur-
poses, sold at high prices, Gore 3,5/. to 401. being readily
given for animals of this description ; seme sold as high as 45/.
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zsILIABOROUGH FAill.—This fair WAS well attended by
dealers and farmers. The cattle market was a full one, but
' very few superior class Cows were offered ; and high prices
were obtained for those of good appearance. Young cattle
sold readily for the English and Scotch markets; and great
numbers wore disposed ofto home-graziers. The value of a
certain cline of dry Cows and lie ifers has fallen—perhaps
10s. a-head—within the last six weeks. Sheep in high con-
dition were readily diposed of, and commanded good prices.
There were a great number of store Pigs offered, and a good
deal of business was done in them at comparatively increased
rates of value. S 'me good Horses were shown ; the ma.
jority, however, seemed below the average qualities usually
seen at this fair. Roadsters and stout young Horses, likely
to become suitable fur saddle or harness, met ready sale at
prices ranging from 121. to 201.
NORWICH.—Our market exhibited an immense show of
store Cattle: in fact, there being so few buyers, trade may
be considered as dull as on any day this season. What few
sales were made barely maintained late rates. Fat Beasts a
large number, and trade dull, at frem Cd. 9d. to 71. 6d. per
stone of 141bs. The pens were well filled. lloggets, keep-
ing Sheep, Ewes, end Limbs were lower, by from Is. 61. to
21. per head, without a clearance. Fat Sheep, Ss. to Bs. 6d.
per stone, and nearly all sold. In store Pigs and tat Pork
no alteration worthy notice.
DAOIIIIIIDi MAY FAIL—The show of black cattle was
large, but inferior. Store Heifers sold from 91. to 111. per
head; strippers, from 71. to 101.; and the number of
Springers exceeded former years, and, in general, a better
description. Many met a ready sale, both for the Dublin
and English markets, and for the locality. Beef rated from
50s. to 60s. per cwt., sinking the offal. Young stock was
numerous, and of fair quality, and many of them purchased
for England. The show of Sheep was limited, principally
stores, which m'tt a brick sale at remunerative prices. The
show of l'igs was large ; bacon Pigs sold from 5Gs. to 60s.
per cwt ; stores in good demand.
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Meta TILYST.—At this market there was a fair
show of cattle as to numbers, and a large proportion of them
were in fine order. Owing to the fall of the prices of fat
in the southern markets, dealing was dull, both for fat and
store Cattle. Two year-old Scuts, of the best dasciiptin,
brought from 91. to 101. P.h.; secondary kinds, from 71. 10s
to 61. 10s. ; and inferior, from 61. to 71. The top price of fat
did not exceed 75. 34.; current, from 65. 3d. to 75. down to
6s. 64.1. per Dutch stone to rink the offal. Calving Cows
sold at good prices. The supply of fat greatly exceeded the
demand, and the rates were out of their natural order, cam-
paring lean Dearts with fat. The drove Cattle from the
northern counties stood long, and a large number remained
unsold, although offered on terms disadvantageous to the
'entre.
FOILFLE..—The display of fat was superior to anything
that has appeared on the ground for a long period. Prices
of fat on the decline. The pick of the market was sold at
7s. 6d. per Dutch stone, sinking offal ; good at 75. ; and
some as low as Gs. 6d. Cattle for the grist was at a higher
figure conforming. Good mirth Cowl, as usual, kept their
price.
Foe Rorke** see Nast page.

IMPERIAL PARLINMEN

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, MAY 22.
The LORD CHANCELLOR toot his Sett at 6 o'clock.

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PUBLIC BUSINESS.
COMMITTEE.—Smoke Prohibition Bill.
ItKPORL—Poor-bonses thelinid)
Hill-
THIRD READlNG.—Arpiirnment of F.ocletiastical Districts BiLL
JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL.
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The Duke of RICHMOND, on presenting • petition
from a place in Huntingdon in favour of this bill, said he
wu astonished at its being sent to hint for presentation, his
feelings on the subject being well known, but it was ac-
counted for when he found it addressed "to the care of the
Secretary of the London Election Committee, 4, Charlotte.
row, Mansion-house." This was the way in which one half
of the petitions in favour et the bill were got up. He did
not think Lord J. Russell had been guilty et so dirty a job,
or was at all cognisant of it; nevertheless it accounted for
the number of petitions which bad covered their lordships'
table. He presented this petition because he was bound to
do so, but he heartily hoped their lordships would not grant
its prayer. (A laugh )
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that as the debate on
the second reading oftbe Jewish Disabilities Bill would oczu.
py a considerable time, he hoped that noble lords who bad
petitions to present on the subject would endeavour to do so
to-morrow (this day).

SCOTCH PEERAGE.
The Earl of EOLINTON moved, " that the person who
styled himself Lord Culvile, or Lord Colvile of Ochiltre?, at
the meeting for the election of the sixteen peers for Scotland
holden at Edinburgh on the Bth September last, having
failed to establish before this house his claim to vote in
respect of such title, his claim to vote in respect of such title
be disallowed."—Agreed to.

neighbouring clergy would never have allowed kiln to MO
of starvation. The second iv a recent ma.. end I know that
Mr. Baker died in ci,camstaneen of extreme destitution;
but he had contracted inveterate habits of drinking,
end his death was the co,...quence rf Coq& LIAR*.
I know that he had borrowed money of the Dean of Lincoln
within six weeks or tw•i months of hi. death; but if •

dergymm spends all that he receives in the purchase of in-
toxicating liquors, how can he do °therein, than die in
extreme des Jtutiol ? I will oder eo further remerks on the
hon. gentleman's statement, because a: the report in the
Times, the only one which I have rend, appear: to be Incor-
rect, I may be commenting on that which the hon. gentle:
man did not say. He quoted a letter from a correspondent,
giving an account of a clergyman who ro e over the country
ptri.rming seveial duties on the Lord'eday, at churches at
great distances trout each other. My p ersuasion is that this
statement, it inquired into. would he totted to relate to facts
which took place some }ears ago. And I must he permitted
to remark that it the boa. gentleman's correspondent had
communicated the facts to the bishop of the diocese at the
time when they took place, in order that means might he
taken to prevent their recurrence, he would hare shown a
more sincere desire to correct the abuses in the church than
by the course which he bas taken.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.
The Earl of El LEN BOItOUCeIi rose to move for the
returns of which he had a iven notice, namely—
That there be laid before this. house account of all charges of which
the amount wan voted and appropriated from the public revert. In
ICU, and which were defrayed out of the corwolidakd hand in 1847;
also sit all charges defrayed out of the eon KAM:dent fund its 1778, of
which the amount was voted and appropriated from the 'Wylie re-
venue in 18;7.. Mowing the amount of c Bch several charge in each
year torn 11438 to 1847, both inclusive, and whether defrayed from
the consolidated fund, or voted and appropriated from the public

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revenue in each year., ..
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He trusted their lordships would permit him to draw their
attention to two returns on their table, showing the expendi-

tore and miscellaneous estimates for the last ten years.
That period had embraced three administraious, but
he could not say that there had teen any great
economy practised by either. Almost every year had
shown an increase of revenue, until latterly ; taut
we had no longer a revenue equal to our expenditure, and
there was a great reluctance on the part et the people to any
increase of taxation. The prosperity of the country—the
revenue of the country—depended in a great degree on the
manufactures we were enabled to export; and in the pre-
sent state of the continent it was impossible to supp,sse that
the demand would be such for some years as to enable us to
export so much so we had done. If the convulsion of Europe
lasted long the state of things which existed at the c.ose of
the late war might return, and by the destruction of the
manufactures abroad the demand for ours might be in-
' creased; hut no man could desire to see such a result. We
were now drawing on the balances of the exchequer; that,
however, could only be a temporary resource; e.ur only per-
manent resource was in real economy, and therefore he
wished to draw attention to this subject. (lean) We were
at the commencement of a great and p-otracted struggle —the
convulsions of the continent were such that we must remain
in a state of preparation for war; and be might, in passing,
I say that this was no time for a proposition of organic:
changes. On the contrary, it would be their duty to resist
anything of the kind; the absence of all agitation in this
country would alone enable them to preserve their iustitu-
tions. But it was the duty of the government and parlia-
ment to show to the people of this country that its constitu-
tion could give them every advantage that was enjoyed in
any country in the world, undo r any form of government,
and an extent of public economy which had not yet pre-
nailed. (Hear, hear.) No government could stand long in
this country which was not sincerely, strictly, and thoroughly
edonomical ; but if any government should fall from a want
of economy, its fall would bring down a very large ponies"
of the constitution with it. (Hear, hear.) He would
now, at once proceed to draw their lordships' attention to the
enormous increase which had taken place in the miscella-
neeus thane" in the course of the fast tea years. In 1838,
after deducting all 'penal charges, the charge for miscellane-
ous service was 2,332,0001., and its 11447 it was 3,689,0001.,
showing an apparent increase of 1,327,0001. But, from the
manner in which the account was made up, the charge fee
the Irish colleges did not latterly appear ; it was, therefore
necessary to add that charge, amounting to nearly 60,0001.
in lithe year 1847 ; and tne total increase would then be
1,587,0001. in 1847 on the miscellaneous service alone. But
certain charges had been transferred from the county rates
and the poor rates, amounting to 268,0001. The items for
harbours of refuve and the Caledonian canal were also two
' greet charges, amounting to 190,0001. Deducting, however,
all that had been transferred from the county rates anti the
I poor rates, and the charges for the harbours of refuge and
the Caledonian canal, the total increase in 1847, as compared
with 1838, was 805,000!. And now he would direct atten-
tion to what these charges consisted of. The charge for
pualic works in England bad been constantly increas-
mg during the last 10 yearn. In 1838 it was 215,000,
whilst, in 1847, it was 376,0001.; making certain
deductions, the average increase would be 119,0001. Then
there was the sum of 844,0001. for the houses of parlia-
ment ,• and here he might say that no persons viewed with
less pleasure than their lordships the extravagant expendi-
ture in decorations both within and without the houses of
parliament. All this finery was incongruous—it was not SS-
tel to a house intended for the transaction of public business
—it was more suited to the vain-glorious age of Louis Qua•
tone than to the present time. (Hear, hear.) There was
another charge which he saw with regret—namely, a heavy
sum for building at Buckingham Palace, which had fallen'
too, on the year 1847, ape nod of public calamity. (Hear,
hear.) lie hoped there would be no farther outlay under
that head until the revenue equalled the expenditure,
(Hear, hear.) He could not help, also, referring to an item
of 22,000!. for a palm-house at Kew, which he thought
conld not be justified, considering the state of the country.
(Haar, hear.) He would next draw their lordships' atten-
tion to " salaries, &c., in the public departments." After
deducting the charges connected with the poor law
there was an increase here of nearly 164,0001. ; and he also
also regretted to observe that within the last year
there was an excess of 88,0001 under the bead of " print-
big," as compared with 1838. The charge for commissions
had also risen from about 2,0001. in 1838, to upwards of
15,0001. is 1847. In the Privy Council Office and the Office
for Trade, in which the whole of the railway business had
been conducted, the increase in the last 10 years had been
12,0001. ; and the charge in 1847 was rather more than in
1840, although in the latter year the railway department, at
an expense of 17,0001., had been added. It was, however,
sstisnctory to observe that, upon the whole, although by
the system of centralisation a greater amount of business was
thrown on the government, the increase of salaries in the
great departments was but slight, and it was more than
counterbalanced by the decrease of the salaries in the two
houses of parliament, there having been in that department
a dimieution of 47,0001. The sum charged for the ecclesi-
astical commission had but slightly increased. For the
poor-law c ,mmission the charge in 1838 was 54,0001., and
that had only been increased to 59,0001. Under
the head of " law and justice " the actual in-
crease of the latter was 176,0001. The law charges
in 1847 were not stated, and he had, therefore,
taken the average, and found the total increase to
be 204,000/. under the head of "law charges." The excess
in the charge of prisons and convicts alone amounted to
167 0001. The cost of prisons alone last year amounted to
110,000!, and convicts to 370,0001.; and this had taken
place by the side of an enormous increase for public educa-
tion. The charge under that head in 1838 was 107,0001.,
hut in 1847 it was 284 0001., showing an increase of 177,0001.
(Hear, bear.) Tne next item was that of "arts and
sciences." Our patronage of the arts and sciences bad been
of rather recent date. In 1838 the charge was 55,0001.,
hdat in 1847 it was 131,0001. The increase in the charge
for the British Museum in 1847 was 60,0001.; and the total
sum expended on that building within the last ten years
was nearly 400.0001., the amount laid out in purchases being
almost equal to it. There was also an increase of charge
in the scientific departments of the army and navy.
He did not mean to say that many of the causes of increased
expenditure he had indicated had not been attended with
advantage, but the house should recollect that there was no
longer* surplus revere e to deal with. Another point to
which he washed to call the attention of the house was the
gradual increase which had taken place in the expense for
eaval packets. Since 1841 that item had increased to
334,0001. per annum. Then there was the item for dis-
embodied militia, 150,0001. per annum. The militia had
bean diee•mbodiei many years since, and he was not aware
that there was any intention of again calling out that forte,
and yet the staff was continued from year to year at a large
expense to the country. (Hear, hear.) Another great item
of tx,,entie was the charge for what was called the suppression
of the slave trade. lu addition to twenty-six vessels
on the roast of Africa there were uvula off the
coast of Brazil and in the Mozambique Channel, and other
items connected with the adjudication of prises in the West
Indies. All these items should be looked into ' • aid although
he was willing that every efficiency should be given to the
government, till, in • time of decreasing revenue, it was
absolutely necessary that all expenses which would bear
delay should he postponed, and that all which could be dis-
pensed with should be abolished. (Hear, hear.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, who was most indis-
tinctly heard, was understood to say that no objection could
be offered to the production of the papers. The house should
be grateful to the noble east for his statement, and every one
must admit that the suhji et was a most peeper one for dis-
cussion in a time of decreeing resenue. The tendency,
howev, r, to increase in the public expenditure which the
noble earl had noticed had ton exhibited itself exclusively
during the time of the present government, but had been
gradually going on during several years past. Many of the
items, too, it should be remembered, bad been forced
upon government by the parliament, and not by government
on the parlament. The house would hardly expect hints go
through the noble earl's statement in detail, but there were
one or two points of which he should take some passing no-
tice. Now with respect to royal palaces, especially Buck-
ingham Palace, it should be remembered that its os fitted up
ore- i• ally for a sovereign who had no family, and of course
ri quip d enlargement for the family of her present Majesty.
lAt time of the r,pairs the public op.nion was in favour
of building a new palace, which would have coat a million
and a half, and it was her Majesty and the go-
vernment who, against the public wash, adopted the
more commies:A course. With r apect to the packet service
the cause of increase was obvious. The great advance of
steam navigation rench red it nicer.wry that steam-vessels
sh iuld he suhstituted for the old descriptiondescription of packets. The
noble earl had also alluded to the expenses of the new houses
o. p ellen ant;
and this he (the Ma:quad Lansdowne) would
say, that whenever expense could be checked without im-
pairing the general design, such retrenchment should have
bin trust cordial support. He thought that if noble lords
and members of the House of Cummons who constantly
complained of expense and asked for information at times
who., it could not he afforded would form themselves into coos-
ntittees of superintendence, a great deal of the public money
might be saved. The British Museum, of which the noble earl
bad taken some passing notice, was, it should be recollected,
an establishment very different from what it had been 20
years before. Additions were bring constantly made to its
contents, and, consequently, additional accommodation and
additional offioen must be provided There bad been, it wes

, .
id bine to die
I know that
e destitution;
of drinking,
titer& habits.
can of Lincoln
ath ; lint if a
eirchuse of in-
re than die in • •
remarks on the
report in the
11.6 to be Moor- •
to hon. gentle- .
correspondent,
ver the country
at churches at
ion is that this
u relate to facts
at be pi emitted
.espondent had
diocese at the
teens might be
have shown a
he church than
to move for tke
I elterges of whisk
public wrens., in
atcd hand m 1847; •
•
lung I. 17:;8, of •
m the iniebe ee-
-1 charge in each
ter &Mayen from
from the public
to draw their
ilia( the expendi-
last ten years.
inistraiuus, but
en any great
:very year bad
latterly ; but
penditure, and
he people to any
he country —the
t degree on the
and in the pre- 1'
e to suppose that
is to enable us to
rulsion of Europe
d at the c.ose of
ntruction of the
rs might be in-
ch a result. We
exclirquo r ; that,
re; our only per-
and therefore he
Hear.) We were
;teal struggle—the
t we must remain •
night, in passing,
sitiun of organic
:eir duty to resist
agitation in this
erre their iustitu-
ment and parlie-
y that its constitu-
te was enjoyed in
n of government,
had not yet pre-
mild stand long in
ly, and thoroughly
d fall from a want
eery large portion
sear.) He would
ps' attention to the
re in the miscella-
at years. In 1838,
irge for miscellane-
e. was 3,859,0001.,
01. But, from the
up, the charge fee
it was, therefore
to nearly 60,0001.
sue would then be
ervice alone. But
,m the county rates
001. The items for
mai were also two
deducting, however,
ours of refuge and
would direct atten-
f. The unty
i 8 4r 7a,
ctesge and the
as coarmpare
constantly increas-
-8 it was 215,000,
charge
making certain
be 119,0001. Then
le houses of partite
oereons viewed with
xtravagant expendi-
tout the houses of
uous—it was not fit-
on of public business
us age of Louis titUt•
, hear.) There was
et—namely, a heavy
De, which had fallen'
is calamity. (Hear, •1
farther outlay under
d the expenditure.
referring to an item
r, which he thought
state of the country.
heir lordships' atten-
lepartments." After
with the poor law
34,000/. ; and he also
bin the last year
the head of " print-
arge for commissions
1838, to upwards of
Office and the Offiee
railway bueinees had
t 10 years had been
rather more than in
tilway department, at
d. It was, however,
whole, although by
nount ed business was
se of salaries in the
ad it was more than
e salaries in the two
en in that department
.urged for the eoelesi-
increased. For the
838 was 54,0001., and
to 59,0001. Under
the actual in-
t. The law charges
he had, therefore,
le total increase to
charges." The excess
a alone amounted to
tat year amounted to
; and this had taken
ease for public educe-
in 1838 was 107,0001.,
in increase of 177,0001.
that of " arts and
and sciences bad been
charge was 55,0001.,
increase in the charge
;0,0001. ; and the total
nn the last ten years
out in purchases being
in increase of charge
he army and navy.
the causes of increased
t been attended with
lect that there was no
h. Another point to
if the house was the
re in the expense for
em had increased to
tae the item for die-
m. The militia had
ad he was not aware
;ailing out that force,
ear to year at a large
) Another great item
s called the suppression
to twenty-six vessels
ere vessels off the
A Channel, and other
of prises in the West
ted into • ate% although
ould be given to the
easing revenue, it was
ies which would bear
11 which could be di.-
ear, hear.)
who was most india-
that no objection could
pen. The house should
atement, and every one
lost peeper one for ills-
enue. The tendency,
xpenditure which the
.Sited iteeli exclusively
'eminent, but had been
ears past. Many of the
red, bad been forced
and not by government
hardly expect limbo go
a detail, but there were
take some pawing no-
dace", especially Buck-
:rod that it w As fitted up
10 family, aed of course
of her present Majesty.
op.nion was in favour
ould have coat a million
Majesty and the go-
o wish, adopted the
!et to the packet service
The great advance of
wry. that steam-vessels
riprion of packets. The
awes of the new houses
is of Lansdowne) would
• checked without ins-
each ment should have
,t that if noble lords
imons who constantly
I' information at times
rm themselves into cora
eal of the public money
, of which the noble earl
t should be recollected,
a what it had been 20
constantly made to its
al accommodation and
There bad been, it was