The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-22 00:00:00

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801.] LONDON, THURSDAY, MAR. 22.1840. [THREEPENCF.

arbitrary measures, which seem by the way to have come
bats mime of late, as wet see by Austria. Hos the people
chosen you to lega'ise this wrong prooedure. (Murmers on
the right.) Were it so, and were you so commissioned by
)oar
4sitaeketors, thous must I °apply to you the worded
the
historian, "Buses in pert/ilium." Behave as yea
will, the people sent you hem to d, their work; and if you
purposely botch their work, to them you will have to an-
swer. At the close of your labours of mill m you
will have to ask yourselves whether you will al-
low resolutions so perilous to liberty to female.
On your decision depends oar future. Do yen believe that
you wit ever free your hound hands e'se from these
men (pointing to the ministers) ? As little will they ever
take off the state of siege unless you form them to it. Yon
say the National Amiably is dissolved, and it, right extinct.
Yee, gentlemen, it has been dissolved, but the people have
expressed their judgment on that fact, and so exprefeed it
that m ist o: the members of the National Assembly may be
perfectly contented. The constitution question is the only
Mae point in the address. All the rest is ea empty answer
to empty propositions. Our position reminds one of the
position of those ministers, is a small constitutional country,
who asked their prince, on the OCCASiOII of one of hie orders,
." Sire, live we M a constitutiocal land ?" Se could we ray
to the ministers, Are you constitutional ministers?" Our
duty is to say the lull truth, not only to the peogde but abo
to the king. This is the use of a public tribune and press.
The address-project is a mere scheme to return to the old
situatioo._ _ _ .

lees for mosey. Exchequer Billa of March, 38a. to
39.. premium, and June, 38g. to 41s. premium.
The flatness of the English market has partially
extended to the foreign ',cuticle,. Mexican Bondi
are quottid 32i to 3. Brazilian, 80 to 2. Buenos
Ayres, 38 to 40. Chilian, 94 to 7. Ecuador, 3t to 4.
Portuguese, 27 to 8. Spanish, 101 to 171. The
Holub Two-ard-a-Half per Cents., 474; and the Four
per Cents., 774 to

4141L1811 FUNDS.
irk @teak MA r 6 Cm tar Are.. nap
8 pat Ct. M. Atm.. thus 1 33/64 Ca, 66861Mard,914.t0
3 per (A Cosa Atm.. 471 9 Mettamer 36M, Jum, M. M 4199
90Otst108r pcNint,
rO5 Amalie 19,984 72 8 1 per Cwt. (Meads Ma. 19 29
Mr Co. We. boob". 94 2 armada Deferred 1146.. 81 4
gm OM. ditto 6me Ct Itickm, 1964, 314 3
2 ArtiL.1681999914:t 1144.,89 2 4 m/9 OIL PmMais IM.. 4$ OP
am . fr Cu,,. 27 8
Kamm ids.... 88 40 6 iTtrilltnell..96.., 101 3
131/1139 BM Ditto . 161 in
••
139198 M. 1 3 par adllat. SI 304
kmilor M... 11-4 I 986866 Ha; ,
9.r Co. Dsol.b Bd. ft 71 14m, 14m1.• /M.. 31 4
24 me OLDuteb Be., 76 79 per a.llMatoes .4.,.. 33
4 prat Mull 01419.. 4
In 84 6, oiammla Deferred /386..84 9

RAILWAYS.—The share market has lost the
firmness it had acquired yesterday, and scarcely any
hininers his been done this mo-ning ; the only
czarina is London and North Westerns, which
mair.tien the price of yesterday', 134. Midland",
7811. Great Westerns, 94 to I. South Eastern', 23
to I. Eastern Counties, 9.1 to 10. There is mutely
anything t, notice in French shares, the quotations
standing the some as yesterday.

Von Bodelachwingh (ex-minister) followcd. and
after him D'Erter. TLe ►perch of Von Viocke, the
report.r of the committee on the address, closet the
sitting. The chamber broke up at half-past 3.
Te reports of tire arms which I meet oned
night created much alarm, and a great military ►tir
followed. But beyond the arrest of a few drunken
fellows nothing come of it. To-day all is completely
quiet.
Not only a heap of amendments have been pro-
posed by the oppr sition of the Second Chamber to the
address, but two eepsrate addresses, one by D'Ester
and supporters and another by Bodbertu•, Unruh, and
others, have been drawn up and submitted.
FRANKFORT.—Our intelligeace from this c;ty
reaches to the 20th inst., on which day the adjourned
debate on the completion of the constitution end the
choice of an emperor was nonmed. The discussion
ha again been aajoarned on the 19th. Two Austrian
members have vacated their seats,on the groond that,
after the promulgation of the Aust•ian constritulon
in Austria, they aid not consider that they ought to
remain any longer in the National Assembly at I.rank-
fort. It is believed that other Austrian members will
follow their example.
The note cf the Prussian gov.roment to their
ministers at German courts is as follows :

SALMI RITECTED UP 10 TWO Taut DAT IN LONDON.
frasteeders pikes will los lowed hi kat page.)
18.11,442.8.. &Z. 311., i I Lomita sad Greenwich, •
• Lae. 6 N. West. Iliftle. $4
Chester and Holyhead, 131 Midland, 711 14
Do. Pref. 121 Do. SOL OoesoL Pref., 171 17
E. Anglian 231., L. and E. and L. Norfolk Our. 3 pee Ct.. 174
end D.. 31 es new North British, HI es die and ex
Do. 3/.los. II per Ct. Pref., 24 ex new
Do. Thirds, 41 ex die it et new
E. Cocottes, 101 Pi North StalloedAire, aq 6
Do. New 6 rut blli Oaf. Wore., It Wolv 216
Do. PIM.. 6 per test., 4 p Read., 00d., k Bead., 141
Grist Northern, II Royston and Illtehtn, 34
Gt. S. and W. (Ireland), 344 Shropshire Uninn, 21
Great Western, 944 Yost, News., h her., 25
Do. QIILI 136 Do. (Orig. Newe. It Su), 4
Do. New 171.. 134 4 Do. (Newe. Es.), 174 11l 241
Hull and Selby, 99 Pork and N. Midland, 46
Lane. ft York. MU, 61 ex die Do. Z. and W. HU. Ext., 231 3
Do. W. R. U , 41 ea die Lunnabotug, 1
London and Sladtwall, 31 4 Northern °Change, 101 i
Loa. & ft. Western. 37 Roses and Havre, 111
Do. New 301., 296 Tours sad Nuke, 24
Do. Thirds, 144 1
LIVERPOOL BA
Glasgow and Ayr, 30
Gt. Northers, et las. ed. d
Lan. k York. 321. sh., 74 d
Dr. Pref., 116*. 9d. p
Do. Fifths W. N. U.. 41 d
Lost& N. Western New Qrs., 3
U. Is. 3d. p
Do. Fifths, 61 p
Do. (Hodder*. C. k L), 274
Do. Halves, 94

Li& 31Aacs 21.
Midland, 79i
Do. Ham, 8,1
Shrews. & awe. (101. Pref. Guar.
8 per Coot.), 121
B. N. and Diner, No. 4, 71
York, New., & Bald* Eaten.
Nos. 1 mod 2, 2 €1
Do. (0.14. E. Pur. ),
Dobilsoad Mint Jo., 30 J d

The imperial Austrian government, through their ambas-
sador at ibis court, have commuatcated the propositions
which they forwarded on 'he 27th ul'. to Frankfort, in the
shape of instructions to their plenipotentiary with reference
to the formation of a director) as the supreme central execu-
tive. It is highly satisfactory to the king's government to
find that Austria is also endeavouring to come to an under
standing with Frankfort —a line of conduct &truck out by
us. We cheerfully declare the we are seedy to examine
Omit propoeitions most attentively, and the royal ph niPe-
tentiary Frankfurt will be provided wi.h sufficient instruc-
tions in order to enter upon the examination and discussion of
them; and we ex,re s, the h •pe that they will tend to the oro-
moting a good understandusg between the government and the
National Assembly, a goal which we have alwas • had in view.
We doubt not but that the other German governments which
have, either directly or indirectly, cognizance of the Aus-
trian propritions, will be ready to adopt a similar line a
conduct. 1 beg of your excellency, therefore, to express to
the government to which you are accredited, the wish on
the p rt of the king's cabinet that the government would
issue to their plenipotentiary in Frankfort the mammy
instructions for duly par iaipating in the examination of these
propmitioos. (Signed) COUNT ANNUL
Berlin, March 10, 1849.
The statement that hostilities will not recommence

lumen's=
E. Loamhire New, 74 d
Great Northern. 9 d
Lan. & York. F:fthe, 31 5.11
Do. SM. (lets Eaten.), Ti 4 d
Do. 91. R. U., 44 d
Do. (Pres. & Wyre Gear.), 62
BIRMINGHAM
Nor:11 Staffordrb re 31 d
Shrews. Pref., 17 p

ILES. Nam' 21.
Loa. and N. Western M. and B.
I Qrs. (c). 34
Do. Lk 2/. Branches. 111.5.,224
Nan., She., sad Liao. (Sher. and
Lt d
N. Staturdohire, 2346 d
MU. Mimes 21.
I South Stalordakdreo 31 d

LEEDS
E. Lem. New, 74 In Dd. d
Do. Pref., p
Great Northern, 9 d
Do. (II), tea.
Caledoelans, 211

I, lissom 21.
New Thksks,l7l 27 d
York k Newe. Pref., I Or. d
North British Thirds,!/. 2s. 2d.
North Western, 7S d

Ifitacn 21.

North Waders., S
Slut. Rather k Goole, lie
har;clole Joietice, 2y I

7Yc7ii,Nel;eaa., and Ber. (aN E.
Pur4, 74
York and N. Yid.. 47

PRODUCE. MINCING-UN; Half-past
We are again without a public sale of Sugar. which, to a
certain eitten4.buwa confidence on ha post of imp°, OM; but
there are set.. rs in the private-contract market of West
India at a shade reduction, without finding large buyers, so
that we must consider the article has a downward appearance
11, fined dull.—Coffee : The public sale of Plantation is going
off without spirit, and nearly all b night In. Good ordinary
native Ceylon p.rtly nominal, at 34c—Rice : 2.000 bags
middling white Bengal offered, and bought in at 10s. 6d.—
Cotton dull.—ltutn inactive. British Spirits are reduced
2d. per gallon, and stand now at 9, Bd.—ln other articles no
material alter-tion, but the markets generally have been
dull.

on the 27th inst. between lltnmark and Germany is
all but officiaNy confirmed in Frankfort. It has
transpired that, through the active and prudent erg•l-
- ions of Lord Cowl( y, the ctntral executive is will-
ing to resume n grtiations for a permanent Feicc, and
that a courier has been sent to London with despatch( a
to that effect.

AUSTRIA.—The Vienna papers of the 17th inst.
turn upon Welker's motif n at Frankfort, and the no-
tification of Charles Alb:rt of the ceention of the
armistice between Piedmont and Austria.

It is now certain that in Agram, C.rlowitz,
Prague, and other places where the Slav:mien and
Czech inhabitants were warm partizans of the im-
perial cause, much coolness prevail.. No slight oppo-
sition, it is exiected, will be offered there to the
centralising efforts of the Olmutz cabinet. In
Agram the committee of the Diet has declared
that that Diet is alone competent to decide on
the union with Aus•ria, and has resolved to
urge the Ban of Croatia to convoke it as
speedily u possible. Tee same committee has also
resolved to prot •st against the separation of the a:-
csll•4 military frontiers lramCtoatis. It may he easily
foreseen that, so far u Croatia is concerned, the pro-
mulgation thereof the new oonstituton octroyee by
the young emperor will be a :natter of no slight diffi-
culty. The patriarch of the Servien worwodeahip has
positively refused to obey certain orders of Windisch-
gritz, which the former considered to be opposed to
the national feelings of the Servians. The Czech
press denounces indignantly the minietty for the
coup-ditat which dissolved the diet at Kremeier. All
this is favourable for the cause of the Magyars, the
hottil,ty between whom and the inhabitants of the
farmer annexe parts. of Hungary is (according to all
accounts) daily on the decrease.

HAVANA, Feb. 24.—Our Smear market fully supporta CNIr
last quatrains, and about 60,000 box.. have now been ex.
Forted here and at Matanzu We see no nos in to alter our
estimate of the crop, but estimate. me various, from 800,000
down to la. ihma 660,600 boxas.—Freights for Europe,
31. 80.—E:change oa London, 11 per ant. prem. ; New
York, pa

COTTON.—Unnaroot, MAacal 21.—The Indian intelli.
genes nag bad a tameable Influence on oar market to-day, "Mama*
greater amount of business was done. 1,000 bales have been sold, in.
cindlnll l,0! 0 Americans taken on spendatios. Pricer, however, are
still on the deelire, as Americans can be quoted fully 4d, down dace
Frlday, and Surat' the saw.

TALLOW.—The market is quiet this morning.
The halt.week's delivery is 713 casks. Petersburg Y.C. en
the spot, 40s. to 40i. 61.; October to December delivery,
41$. 6d. ; separate months' delivery, 42a.

CORN.—BosTos, March 21.—A moderate supply
of Wheat at market to-day, sad the trade without 'aims
tics, at about lwe rates. Beaus the turn lower. Oats with.
out charge. Wheat, red, 395. to 435. 6d. ; white, 475. Ores,
lls. to 260. Beaus, 28s. to 30s.

Caicusarart, March 21.—There was very little business
done at say market to-day. The beet Wheat moves off
slowly at about f wroer prices; but lower rates are sub-
mitted to for the inferior samples. Toe supply of other
articles is moderate. Prices without ;iteration. Whe old,
465. to 60.. ; new, 32.. to 48.. Barley, 235. to 28e. Oats,
17s. to 20s. Beans, 341. to 365. Peas, Us. to 38e. per qr.
Flour, 34s per sack.

HAYWARD'S HEATH, March 21.—A small supply of Wheat
to- lay, which sold slowly at last week's prior. No altera-
tion in other grain. Old white Wheat, 84 to 111. ; old, red,
171. to 101. Barley, 235. to 28s. Oats, 16s. to 19s. Beans,
[ 325. to Ms. Peas, 38s. to 38s.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
The following despatch, addressed by the Austrian
minister Schwurzenberg to the ehargi d'affaires of
that state at Frankfurt, will throw some light on the
ostensible line of policy that Austria intends to pursue
as regards Denmark and the Duchies :
VIENNA, Maul 11, 1849.
I have been informed that the Danish government has de-
nounced the armistice of Malmo*. Partaking as Ido in the
society which this resolution of the cabinet of Copenhagen,
must necessarily cause to the ministry of the empire. I
have willingly yielded to its wither, and enjoined
the minister of Austria at Copenhagen to use
all his eifcrts in deciding Denmark to conclude
another armi.tice, of such duration as the main-
tenance of the aorta quo and the importance of the negocia-
tints for peace will allow.
I have besides charged Baron de Vrints to recommend
to the king and his advisers the necessity of acting
with a wise modendi in in the negotiations which have been
entered upon in L,ndon. In order that sincere advances and
honest intentions on both sides may lead to the happy easels.
sion of these negotiations, and that a treaty, based cn a spirit
of tisane and conciliation, may be ratified in the same spirit.
I shall seek further to advance the success of this step h
Instructions which I shall send to Count Colloredo, in which
I shall enjoin him to support with all his power the equitable
domande made on both Win, . .

NZWARK, March 21.-During the past week there has
been trifling speculation in Wheat, and limited orders for the
consuming districts, and for home consumption our millets
have purchased with extreme caution. Caring fair falling
on Friday nest the attendance at this day's market wee
rathsr limited, and the supply of fine Wheat and Barley very
small, and last week's rates firmly carried out. Ows were
of freely, but a dull sale, at decline of le. per qr. ;in
Sims and Peas little passing.
RONFORD, March 21.-Our market to-day was very
thinly supplied with samples, and all kinds fetched about the
same prices as last week. Wheat, 381. to 485. Barley, 284.
to 325. ; grinding, 235. to 275. Oats, 18s. to 245. Beans,
22.. to 341. Pees, 325. to 365. Rye, 21s. to 244.
Drina:4, March 20.-The weather continues the finest
possible for Si ld work, and the supplies brougtt forward by
farmers sre so limiied, that holders are fully enabled to
maintain prices, and we repeat our quotations of Friday.
The follow icy is the currency: Wheat, white, 245. to 275. ;
red. 225. to 264. per 280Ibs. Oats. 10e. to lls. 6d. per
1961b5. Barley, 144. to 18s. per 2241b5. Oatmeal, 11e to
12s. per cwt. Flour, seconds, lts. to 16s. per cwt. Indian
Cora, 304. to 325. per 4801 be.

ARCO:CA. March 7.—The political state of the country
renders business precarious and difficult; some dealers
require payment in hard cash which, being one day at
one premix= and the next day at another, and some-
times not obtainable at all, renders it puzzling to quote an
exact price for anything ; prices of grain are nominally the
same as when we last wrote.

I invite you to make nee of the present ems
Receive, die. (Billsed) Bum

Famica CCSTOMS DIITIES.-The Moniteur pub-
lishes a comparative table of the receipts of the customs
duties paid on imports into France during the month of
Jemmy in the veers 1847, 1848, and 1849. In 1847 they
amounted to 9N97,362f. ; in 1848, to 9,275,0551.; and in
1849, to 8,533,2411. From another table it results that, dur-
ing the month of January, 1847, the number of French ships
that entered the different porta of Francs was 435, and the
amount of their tonnage 57,142; and of foreign ships 795,
with a tonnage of 134,698 ; making a total of 1,230 ships,
and 191,840 tons. In January, 1848, French ships 364, ton-
nage 45,897; foreign skips 680, tonnage 97,908; totals, 1,044
skips, 143,803 tone. In January, 1849, French ships 518,
tonnage 63,389; foreign ships 470, tonnage 63,400; totals,
986 ships, 126,789 tons. Ship cleared out in January, 1847,
were, French, 368, tonnage 44,116; foreisu ships 471, ton-
nage 54560 ; totals, ships 839, teenage 98,676. Ships cleared
out inJanuary, 1848, were, French 807, tonnage 39,322;
foreign 380, tonnage 47,829 ; totals, ship 887, tone 87,151.
Ships cloned out in January, 1849, were, French 485, ton-
nage 52,902; foreign 399, tonnage 42,689; totals, ships
488 tees, 95,691.
THE TAXES ON NEWSPAPER/1.-A petition has
been adopted by the letter-press printers of Bath, and is now
in course of signature, preying the House Of Commons to
repeal the duty on paper and advertisements, and the stamp
duty on newspapers. Lord Duncan has engaged to pre-
fent it.
A LITTLE BEAR'S GREASE.-It is rumoured that
the Emperor of Russia has ecalerred on Yr. Anstey the title
of Count Out.-I'ssech.

CONSTANTMOPLE, March B.—There has been • slight
inspeovemrat In the grain market la Asoff hard Wheat.
Priess now are : Az ,ff hard, 234 p. per kilo. ; Bessarabia,
224. ; Rounnlia, 20p. ; Inane, soft, 15p. to 16p. ; Roo-
mmate, soft, 171 p. to 181.; Indian Corn, lip. to 16p. Barley,
70. to 74p. Rye, 70. to 10p. Oats, 71p. to 84p. We have
25,000 qrs. hard and soh Wheat in depot, and about 7,000
qrs. Barley. Two Enelith vessels have been chartered to
load at Baresoun for England, at 9r. per qr. Two others,
to load here, at ss. 9d. per qr. Freights from the Danube
ire 100. 6d. per qr. Exchange on London, 110 p. the £.
Detente, March 15.-100 lasts line mixed Wheat, 0511 he
to 621b5., deliverable the end of May, have been contracted
for at a price equal to 40s. f.o.b. On the spot nothing worth
naming has been done this week, except the small supping
by lend.carriage samples, and 30 lasts, 601 b.., old, Upper
Polish, at 38e., damaged. Vessels chartered: 120 lasts to
London, 3s. 9d. ; 200 to London, 3s. 4d. ; 90 to Grangemouth,
3a. 64. ; 100 to Newcastle, 3s. fid., to load spring Coro. To-
day we are In full winter 23 degrees in the night, with •
heavy fall of mow. One of the four grain-laden Prussian
Trawls is now ffischarginp her cargo, to be re-shipped by a
British one. The others will await the day when the armistice
expires.
LEGUOEN, March 11.—ne only operation in Wheat is
the purchase by the milers of a cargo of Romelia, 601 b., at •
rate equal to 314.88. on board, which, considering the weight,
is • fall price. A great difficulty has arisen in fixing pikes,
owing to the daily also in the value of the installs currency,
which, of mune, enhances the value of all produce which
cannot be paid for in bank-notes.
_ _

MALTA, Much 14.—Our market is very dull indeed, and
there is little or no stock of good Wheat fit for shipment.
The only cargo of Berdianska is held at equal to 335. 6d. Of
Indian Caen, Oalets, and 'broil, thus is no stock, and only
600 salms of flameoun quality, very fair bright colour,
weighing 601 b,. per bushel, which is held at equal to 225.
per qr.falL, f. o. b. Freights for pain, itc., be. 6d. to 6s. pa
qr. in

COMMERCIAL * MARKETS.

CATTLE.—ltomroan, March 21. Oar market
to-day for all Wads of stock was very heavy, and prim

Mr. I3OIIVERIE said, in that case the right hon gentle-
man ou;ht to consent to the second nailing, a distant day
being Sled fir the rent steer.
After a few words from Mr. lit ME and Sir W. SOMER-
VILLE,
Trie bowie divided—
For the second reading
Against it ..
7h bill was consequently lost.
LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL.
Mr. PUSSY moved that this bi'l be committed pro
f ort!id Since the second reading he bad taken the best legal
advice, with a view to removing the objections urged against
the bill by the hon. member to Chichester and others.
Col. SIBTRORP objected to the principle of the bill al-
together. Landlords and tenants were going on very well
together. All they wanted was to be let alone. He should,
therefore, oppose dm bill in every stage.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF 00311MONS.—WEDNESDAT, MARCH 21.
The Braaiss Ink the chair at 12 o'clock.
PUBLIC MINUS.

lit. H. A. HERBERT thought that tie power Oren by
this bill was so valuab:e and so applicable to the present eir-
CUlllninell of Ireland, that he hopid the bon. member would
coolant to extend it to Ireland. He believed that this 'Quid
be done without deteriorating the value of the

PETITIONS—By Mr. HUME, from 2,100 inhabitants of British
Guiana, complaining of heavy tasatioe, and other grievances, end
praying for lilt abolition of the present institutions and substitutien
others mac in accordance with the British constitutkm.—Nr. LEWIS,
from the Norwich chamber of commerce, praying that certain powers
be given to local corporatism by the Roe& Bill.—Mr. BOUVERIE,
from several pima' in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill.—Sir T.
ACLAND, from Devonshire, complaining of agricultural distress.—
Mr. IL HI RBERT, from the diocese of Glooceeter and Bristol 'dosed
nearly all the rural dew, praying that clergymen might not be
relieved from peealries until they were onapletety divested
oft.ftusetkes by daemons' of law. —Mr HEADLAM, Irmo New-
cadle.ort-Tyne, in favour of the Clergy Relief Sill ; Sir W. CLAY,
from the Tower hamlet, to the same eftet.—Mx. CARDWELL,
from the ProtecUoa of Trade Society, of Liverpool, in flavour of the
Insolvent Members Dibbles Bill.
SECOND READlNG.—Tenants at Rack-rent Relief Bill.
COMMIT' 2.EB.—Landlerd and Tenant; Clergy Relief ; Life Poli-
cies of Assurance; Recovery of Wages (Ireland); Insolvent Mem- •
Isms; Sills.
RETURNS ORDERED.- On the motion of Mr. HUMP return of
the several brevets in the army, eminence, and navy, since the year
1833, stating the number of each clam of officers, and the amount of
the annual Increased charge to the public by each of the, brevets, in
each year, a nor 1833. Return, in columns, of the name of each of her
Majesty's ships and vessels of war, distinguishing those in commission
and in ordinary, on the Ist day of January, 1849; mating where and
who bat, and by whom built; the tonnage, breadth, ex.
tram With al the keel and gun deck for tonnage, the num.
bet and dm of guns ; distinguishing those chips fit for service, and
the athestal time to be so at, the expense of each ship, stating the
shompelmatseils and of labour for the hull and equiment, and the
Wad seems °leach, and the met per too, distingaisg separately
Mew messis, and toe pow of their engines; Mao the aersgste
member of tone and the mod of the whole; also, the
amerang minted to be voted for each ship or vessel in the year
1146.111 (pegs 40 of report of INN: returns of the number rf
o%fa • cralaares in Masses, in each year since 1828,
the amber of tone of each elan : of the nimbi,
ps in coaninlania, in elegem in each year since 1828,
mating the number of tome of Beek elms NE terattnession of renew,
page 39, of report of 1848). Account, in abstract, of the total amount
expended on each of to r Majesty'eships and vmsele in building end in
repairing, at home and sbro'd, foe establishment of do,kyards, and
fur the repair and improvement of dockyards, d'stingubilting at
home and abroad, in each year sine. 1828, stating the a at
each year. Accouat, showing the total charge for militaryageadd naval
half-pay and pensions, and civil superannuation and eompeamitios
allowances in the year 1528, and each of the sobsequent years to
1643 inclusive, compared with the whole expenditure (exclusive of
the charge for debt), for the effective establishments and
other national expenses in the same years (in continuation
of appendix Ito the third report of the Snow committee of 1828).
Mr. SCILLY, return from etch union in Deland, of the date and
amount of the last rate struck previous to the Ist day of March
1649, stating for how :wig a period, in each electoral division, the rate
is calculated to but, and where the COMMifill.lllo9 have recommended
the striking of a lees rite than that calculated by the guardians u ne-
emeary.—Mr. WILD, return by Metropolitan Commbeioners in Lu-
nacy, of Manimiens into all lunatic septum in England and H'o'es,
between the Ist day of January Isle and the 31st day of December
18411; showing the number of private and pauper patients admitted in
each year, the number of each clam discharged cured, not cured,
and died.
ROCK LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (IMPOSITION
OF STAMP DUTIES ON MEMORIALS OF EN-
ROLMENT).
The house having gone into committee,
Mr. PETO moved the fol.owing resolution : That a clomp
duty of 51. shall be payable for and upon the first memorial
which may he enrolled punuaat to a bill f r better enabling
the Rock Life Assurance Company to sue and be sued, and
for other purposes, from which memorial the names of the
persons who shall be deemed, held, and taken to be the
mortgage trusters of the said company, shall appear; and for
and upon every other such memorial in which the name or
names of any p, non or persons shall for the tint time be in-
serted at a mortgage trustee or mortgage trustees of the
cempany, the like sum of 51 ; in lieu of the stamp duties
which would otherwise be payable upon the deeds, sumo-
den, admivion., or assurances in the law, in order to vest
the annuities, messumtes, lands, tenements, hereditament',
property, effects, or moneys of the said company in the
said mort rage trustees.
The res .lution being agreed to, the house resumed.
SMALL DEbTS (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. W. FAG AN, in moving the second reading of this
bill, called attention to the beneficial epersition of the Erg-
lish measure, in favour of which he read a petition presented
frees Sudbury, stating that, not only were large sums re-
covered thtough the county courts, but that debts of squat
amount and extent let re settled out of court. The petitioners
also stated that claims of 501. might be settled in these courts
far more cheaply and rapidly than in Westminster Hall.
These were the opinions of the merchant traders, and he be
Sewed of the people of England generally ; and if that
bill was good for England he hoped there would
be no objection to ext. nd it to Ireland. (Hear, hear.)
He held in his hand a writ which bad been served a f. w slays
ago on an industrious farmer in Waterford for a d,bt of
41. Os. 9d., and the amount of eons marked on the back of
the writ was 31. 10s. That wet a meat mischievous state of
things, and to remedy it he introduced this bill, enabling
assistant barrister, to award costs to witnesses, which, coo-
siderin4 the distances witnesses had sommimes to go, was a
very necessary provision ; and also to enable justices of the
at petty sessions to take ut der their jurisdiction civil
peasl bta amounting to 40s. In the case of wages they bad
ahead, a jurimliction to the extent of 61., bat the bill
limited It to 21. In the use of civil debts. The 1411 was

Sir 0. STAUNTON said he tried to find some good in the
bill, but he was sorry to say he could meet with none. It
might be a benefit to lawyers, but he did not see bow it could
do any to the tenant farmers.

The bill was then committed pro formd, and ordered to be
re-committed on Wednesday next.
CLERGY RELIEF BILL.
Mr. BOUVERIE said that he proposed to refer this bill
to a select committee, as some of the clauses required correc-
tien A statement had appeared in one of the leading jour-
nal+ of Loudon, with rrgard to the ease of a clergy mao,
which was the immediate cause for the introduction of this
bill ; and as that statement impugned his accuracy on matters
of fact, he begged to state to the house what the facts were.
He found it stated in that article that the object of the pro-
ceedings in the Arches Court against the Rev. Mr. Snore
was, not to imprison or excommunicate him, but merely to
depose an I divest him of an office the duties of which he
was unable conscientiously to discharge by the only process
which existed fir that purpose. Now without alleging, as
he might do, that this divestment would not relieve him
limn the liability of b. ing proceeded against in the Archon.
Court, he would 'imply state that the allegation in the paper
referred to was not only not the fact, but the very reverse of
the fact, for the final conclusion and prayer of the articles or
accusation was that he be admonished to strain for the
future from all public preaching, teaching, administration of
communion, or other ecclesiastical duties, in the said un-
licensed chapel.
Mr. HENLEY was glad that the bill was to be referred
to a select committee. He hoped that some provision might
be introduced there, providing that whatever mode might
be pointed cut by which a clergyman, was to divest himself
of his office, it should be by the same authority that invested
him with that office. That was the course pursued in the
army.

Mr. R. PALMER beyged leave to observe' in reference to'
tke remarks of the hon. member for Kilmarnock, that what-
ever might have been the object or motive of the bishop in
instituting the proceedings against the Rev, Mr. Shore, he
could p.uibly take no other steps to depose him from his
office than thole he had done. by which he only availed
himself of the sluing forms of law applicable to the facts of
the cue.

Mr. HUME differed entirely from the view of the hoe.
number for Oxfordshire. He thought the greatest possible
'aciliti II should be given to clergymen to leave the church, if
they thought they could not city longer conscientiously re-
main in it, otherwise they would .ncourage men to become
hypocrites, and strike at the root of all honesty and sincerity.
lie could see ne similarity between the rules of war for the
army and those of the church. (Hear, hear.)
- ' _

Mr. GLADSTONE hoped they would not then discuss the
merits or the question, but would allow the bill to hereterred
to a select committee.

Mr. HORSMAN considered the bill u one for the removal
of penalties and disabilities, not to give parties any privileges
or advantages which they did not now possess.
Mr. STAFFORD said, that a good many of the clergy
with whom he bad communicated on the subject, expressed
themwites in favour of the main object of the bill. (ID ar.)
Sir. W. CLAY trusted that the principle of allowing entire
fiber. y to &person who was once a clergyman of the church
of England would be the one carried out by the committee.
Th. bill was then referred to a select committee.
INSOLVENT MEMBERS DEBTORS' BILL.

.....
framed on the principle of the Englirh County Conn. Bill,
the 129th chute of which he had copied verbatim.

Mr. NAPIER, admitting that the hon. gentleman's inten-
tion was laudable, felt himself, nevertheless, compelled to or-
pose the second reading of the bill, on the ground of the legal
didleulties that stood in the way of applying the provisions of
the English measure to the machinery now eai.ting in Ireland.
One great difference was that England enjoyed all the facia.
tics of direct and rapid railway communication, which was
as yet very partially extended to Ireland ; and this was en'
important con•ideration in regard to the attendance of wit-
nesses. Under the law as it stood the debtor had great
powers, and was enti:led to no favour from the legislature.
When the creditor bad retains to vexatious proceedings in
a superior court, the debtor had the power of staying pro-
ceedings on payment of the debt with a small amount of cads.
One improvement in the existing law was very necessary—to
g vs the judge the power of awarding expenses actually. in-
curred. It was objectionable to convert the petty sessions
courts of justice into • kind of civil tribunal ; the effect
would be to create a teens of turmoil from one end of Ire-
land to the other. He did not think any improvement could
be made on the law as it steed without adopting the whole
of the county court machinery ; and this he was tot prepared
to do.

Sir W. SOMERVILLE, while giving credit to the hon.
member for Cork for his good intentions, hoped the bill
would not be pressed. There were gnat legal obstructions in
the way of any attempt to assimilate the law on small debts
of the two countries ; and he was convinced that the adop-
tion of such • measure as the one before the house would be
attended with great danger. Recently, the Solicitor-General
fur Ireland and himself had minutely cow idered the subject;
and they found that the difficulties were almost insuperable.
In the discussion of the Small Debts Bill of last session, it
Ideates evidint that there was a large and influential party
in Ireland opposed to an assimilation of the law. There
were useful provisions in the measure ; but uron the whole,
it would be better to withdraw it.
Sir D. NORREYS regretted that the bill was not allowed
to go into committee, as then many of the objections raised
by the hon. and learned member opposite (Mr. Napier)
might have been removed. (titer, hear.) It was quite na-
tural to suppose that gentlemen of his profession would be
opposed to any measure which went to facilitate the adminis-
tration of the law. He had objected to the magistrates hay-
Ina jurisdiction in eases of small debts ; yet he himself had •
bi.l on the paper giving them cognisance of contracts, than
which nothing involved more nice legal questions. (Hear.)
Mr. HUME mid it had long been the complaint that the
legislature had not acted fairly towards Ireland; and as we
had recentl adopted en important measure in this country
for facilitating the recovery of small debts, which had upon
the whole sueeeeded well, it was desirable to extend the same
principle to Ireland. With this view the principle of this
bill at lead ought to be adopted, end if there were legal ob-
jection. to the detail', it was for the government to get over
thosedifficulties, by referring the bill to a select committee.
It was no answer to say that a party in Ireland was opposed
to the change ; why, every attorney in England had opposed
the County Courts Bill.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL supported the recommendation
that the bill should be referred to a select committee, who
might deo direct their inquiries to a general assimilation of
the civil law of both countries.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he mast express his
sincere opinion of the great advantages which had been pro-
duced by the County Courts Act, which he thought might
be still further extended. It had been no injury to the
legal profession, but on the other band, a source of great
remuneration. There was no doubt it was desirable to ex-
tend the same measure to Ireland ; the only question was,
whether this could best be done through the assistant
harridan, or by a totally new machinery. He deprecated
the practice of reading bills a second time, and refer-
ring them to • select committee, when no no
greed upon any one of the details, but simply thought
the object of the bill a good one. The better course would
be to bring in a bill with nothing but • title or a preamble
and refer it to a committee to draw the clauses. In this case
no answer bad been attempted to the objections of the hon.
end learned member (Mr. Napier); and he would suggest to
the hon. member for Cork, whether it would not be better
to withdraw the bill, and re-introduce it after the clauses
were settled by competent parties. The provision for giving
magistrates jurisdiction over small debts he thought particu-
larly objectionable ; and there was nothing on which the
house was egret d but the title of the bill.
Mr. SCULLY would recommend the withdrawal of the
b 11, provided the government would promise to take the
matter into their hands, and bring in a bill having the same
object.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD, while supporting the principle of
the bill, was opposed to the clause giving magistrates juris-
diction. He should vote for the second reading, with a
new to the bill going before a select committee.
Mr. FAGAN said he would withdraw the bill, if the
hategorivea
"seenriedentamensaingwoulo%,pectwletilge.th
thlfenot, themselves
betoshosentouidindtpro:dellipostbsta: riissansitnierea
edict eoattalttes.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the matter should have his
best anudderation, but he could not eaderteke to prepare
and bring at • bill himself.

On the motion for going into committee on thin bill,
Mr. HENLEY said that the measure was a moat impor-
tant one, and he thought it was pressed with too great a de-
gree of rapidity; in his opinion more time should be given for
considering it.

Mr. MOFFATT raid that the bill had been before the house
for six weeks; it had been ruefully criticised by a committee
up stairs, so that he could see no objection to proceeding with
it now.

Sir 11. WILLOUGHI3Y wished to be informed whethera
member who, through being engaged in a suit of law or
equity, was called upon for the payment of costs, would,
under the operation of the bill, be deprived of his seat ?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the bill would apply
to costs as well as to everything else. If a person who half:
been ordered to pay costs did not pay them, the person en-
titled to receive them would proceed in exacby the same
manner as he would if he had a judgment spinet anyone for
the payment of an ordinary debt. After a day had been
fixed by the court for hearing, there would be six months'
additional notice, and upon the declaration of insolvency ther
seat would be vacated.
Mr. R. PALMER thought the government should effff
riously consider the desirableness of having both houses of
parliament placed on the same footing. It would slot be at
all conducive to the due estimation of the other house of
parliament by the public, if after insolvent persons had been
disqualified from sitting in that house, nothing were done in
the same direction elsewhere. As the government was re-
presented in both houses, he thought by its means a similar
measure to that under discussion should be introduced in the
upper house.
Sir W. CLAY thought the point just urged was abso-
lutely fatal to the bill. It was clear that no similar mea-
sure would pass the House of Pears, and equally dear was
it that, if the pf ineiple were good in one case, it wag so in
the other. The bill appeared to him to be at variance, not
only with the principles of the constitution, but even with
the principles of common sense. Constituencies did not elect.
a man because he wes rich, but because he was supposed to
have either general talent or peculiar knowledge of the local
affairs of the place for which he was returned. Had the bill
been is operation fifty jeer. ago, neither Mr. Fox, Mr.
Sheridan, nor Mr. Pitt could have had a seat in that house.
The SOLICITOHGENERAL said his hon. friend
appeared to have misunderstood the effect of the measure.
If a man were insolvent, and his seat was in consequence
vacated, there would be nothing to prevent the constituency
from re-electing him. It was a very common thing for in-
solvent, to obtain qualifications. The bill would not, he
believed, have had the effect of excluding Mr. Fox, Mr.
Sheridan, or Mr. Pitt. It it prevented gentlemen from get-
ting into debt, that result would at least be beneficial. (Hear,
hear.) It appeared to him quite proper that the law should
be more strict in the case of insolvents than in that of traders.
A man engaged in trade might accidentally and unavoidably
become unable to meet his engagements, but 99 insolvents
out of every 100 had become insolvent through some culpa-
bility on their own part.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR considered the bill "a mockery, a de-
lusion, and a snare," seeing that after a member had lost his
seat he might afterwards be re-elected. The bill would, he
believed, frighten many hon. members into paying debts
which they did not acknowledge or owe. (Laughter.)
Mr. HUME thought the House of Commons had nothing
to do with the other hope. The other house held its penury.

on different principles from thoee on which the members of
this house were elected. Still he believed that if this bill
passed, and the House of Peers did not pars a similar one,
the effect would be to damage the character of its members.
He had heard that there was a strong feeling on the part of
many noble peers in favour of adopting a similar measure.
He thought some safeguards should be provided to meet the
ease of an individual who, possessing a small fixed income,
was involved in charges on account of a family estate is
which he had become interested.
Mr. R. PALMER protested against a member who had
been deprived of he seat on account of insolvency, being
allowed to be re-elected by the same constituency imme-
diately after he had obtained his dialing'. He did not
think a bankrupt's case was entitled to more consideration
than that of an insolvent; he would deal with both in the
same manner. With regard to costs, he thought that a
clause should be introduced to exempt a member in the case
of a debt arising from costs.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL admitted that a person
who became insolvent from the cause just stated by the hon.
member for Montrose, was entitled to special protection;
and on that account it might be derivable to leave a certai
discretion in the hands of the judge.
Mr. HUME thought that as little discretion as possible
should be left to the judges. If, some years ago, when he
was obnoxious to the government and the judges of the day,
he bad lost a heavy suit at law or in Chancery, and had become
insolvent, he would have been very sorry to be left depend-
ent upon the discretion of the judge. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. MULLINOS supported the bill.
Sir W. CLAY moved that the committee report progress,
and ask leave to sit again.
Mr. HENLEY supported the amendment.
Mr. H. BERKELEY said there was a great deal in the
bill which required the mature consideration of the house,
and it would certainly be well, therefore, at all events, not to
hurry its progress. He saw no reason why that hoots should
divest itself of long-established privileges, at all evente
until the other house manifested a disposition to adopt a si-
milar course, which the other house would assuredly never do.
Mr. STAFFORD opposed the bill. He had been sur-
prised, indeed, at the manner in which so far that morning
the measure bad been proceeding so smoothly, until it had
been suggested to him, as a reason, Oh, all the insolvent
members are gone to the levee." (Loud laughter.) This,
of course, was simply &joke ; but, in point of actual fact,
many gentlemen were deterred from expressing their opposi-
tion to the measure. lest personal motives, and indeed per-
sonal fears, should be attributed to them.
Mr. MACKINNON supported the bill, as essential to the
high character of the house with the country. As to the
other house, no doubt the lords would follow the example if
it were once set them by the commons. He hoped the cow.
mitten would proceed with the measure.
Col. THOMPSON said the till seemed to him scarcely
fair towards the members of parliament, for if it were puled
members of the house would be made a special mark with all
creditors whose demands, as in this case of club and company
debts, applied equally to a number alsabog seen, as, for exam-
ple, is the demand made, Ease tine L the • sot of
carious claret supplied to a certain slab. to the
right. of creditors, these could be „ _
lowing than to lay hold upon 41 tke
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of the sheriff. as is the ease of other debtors.
=els the heads of toe torineotors, hoe. ambers would
do their beet to pay what they owed, and, at all
swats. while they were in suallisesent, they mad not vote
or take part in the preluding. of the hoses.
Mr. MOFFATT had beard no argasenst which should
Woos Ma to enneent to the proposition of the hoe. umber
ke the Tower Mamba.
The tormittee divided. The anoshere were—
For reporting peeress
MOEN 77--43
The eoesnsittee remseL
Meer I to 5 inelesive were weed to.
14,11,. PALMERI/weeds skarn pleigassineetreetneee-
bar undo the bill in the sane palsies- Ida sbankropt emu-
her under the oat already in °parades , seek loseivest number
ineligible for eirefeeden andl he should have obtained
his is doe scone et law.
Mr. MOFFATT saw so objection to the canna; whirls was

then 614,10.
Clauses 6 to 9 inclusive were agreed to. Claws 10 was
Week est.
The bill, as amended, was reported, and the Muse re-
sumed.—Report that day week.
BERSAL, en quitting the chair, expressed his belief
this sedan which cud be done would remove the vice of
the priseiple of the bill.
TENANTS Al RACK-RENT RELIEF BILL.
Mr. SOTIIERON moved the second reedits( of this
WI, Use object of which, es we understood is, was to
Ow the sere went for the construction aul maintenance of
pails lunatic asy luen upon a more satisfactory and econo-
miesl principle, by enabling occupying tenants to deduct
trial( the amount levied arm them ftcm their rent.
Mr. C. LEWIS said there was no objection on the part of
the (overawe% to the measure.
After a few words hose Sir J. Duckworth. Mr. T. Bra-
Iva, Mr. P. Swope, Mr. Robt. Palmer, and Mr. Welty, the
bill was read • second time. To be committee this day
week.

SUPPLY.
111 r. F. MAULE brought up the report of the Connate*
d Sepply, which was reed and agreed to.
SEQUESTRATION OF ECCLESIASTICAL
BEN EFICE3.
Mr. 1111ULLINGS obtained leave to brine is &bill to *Wend
the resedi. s of sequettratots of eeelerdastical beselkes
The bill was subsequently brought in sod read a first Uwe.

PUBLIC ROADS BILL.
Mr. C. LEWIS brought in the public roads bill, which
was read a fin* time.
Mr. ROBERT PALMER observed that the second read-
ing of this bill had been inconveniently fixed for Wednesday
t►e 4th April, in region week, when the quarter swim
would be held in most of the counties.
Mr. C. LEWIS said that if She woad reading was likely
ti eceasion a dimming, he would not bring it on.
The house then adjourned of a %slew before 6 o'clock.