The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-02 00:00:00

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N0.236.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2,1847. [3d.

to hays been the elan all over tie saming gsagr.ess of
vegetation is most rapid, and so fisr nary rondos exuts of
a moderately early sad abundant harvest. As was but
natural, the extreme prices lately obtainable for all elterrip •
tions of Grain, could not be sustained under such weather
504 P 00•111. old • sort Of panic appears to have
Seized an descriptions of buyers, as unreasonable , as
the rush to get into stock at any price which existed
only three weeks before. The decline in most markets
may be stated at from lss. to 20s. per quarter, but at inch
rates it must be borne in wad that few holders
were disposed to realise, and, notwithstanding the fine wea-
ther, it should not be wholly forgotten that the harvest ia
not yet secured, the immense supplies are not yet received,
and that they are needed, while stocks in the leading corn
depots of the kingdom are only trifling, whatever the result
may prove to be as regards farmers, whose reserves it is most
difficult even to conjecture, though haroly any one supposes
them to be equal to an average of years. At to-day's mar-
ket there was only a small supply of Wheat nem the
farmers ; they were willing to submit to a reduction of fall
IM. per qr. upon last week's decline, but millers being in-
disposed to buy, even on such terms, many samples were
taken home. A few parcels of 831 b. farmers' Wheat were
sold at 785., which three weeks r- would have been ready
sale at lOss. to '

Boft what, 18 to 21 ; botlj, 81, and Indlan corn, 14 to 14. Theft
are now fallen to 23 for A. bard wbeat, and 18 to 10 kr
barley to 6, and Indian tom to IS lio.tzo the. kilo. bar lON
aloof, as they expect dill funLer relit:4Bkm in th.la. The anfama,
too, is far advanced towards altar,: Itsmit• PrimiNs be
abundant. The captain* of miseeis etlllftteos:illev=°°°° mod'
attars, MAY B.—Trade continuos calm. OPtolltatoto L= rYrlag
for better news from abmvid. Prices are Merely nominal : a few
canoes base been sold at 215, 220, 230 piastres the chits. (41s. to 425.
per qr.). Accounts hum the interior are favourable for the new

MALT*, May 24.—0 n meant of newt from the Levant, there has
been a great reduction in grain. Amer hard wheat ia now 50a per
qr.; Taganrog do., 475. 6d.• Meal soft wheat, 43N. ; barley,
lee. ed. to 17s. About 4,000 'quarters were sold lest week. Nothing
doing in freights. Varela madam to arrive frenslengland In ballet.
and proceed on to Alexandria or Ocastaattoople to Iced. A greet
number of vessels have aim arrived freer the Levant, and proceeded
on to Marseilles, or England. The Egypte& which arrived on the
nd front Alexandria, reports that when she left on tne 19th, the
Ariel had not arrired. The Bombay Mail arrived at Sues on the 10th.
The Ariel may, therefore, be expeettd here to-morrow.
NovOoo.oo, lt —The mail quantity of eat wheat which has sr-
rived in oar market has sold, the damp for 20, 21, 22 roubles the
chetwind, and the dry, of good quality, at 25, 26, 27 roubles.
Freights for England are 110 e. the ten; foe Martellke, 81f. per qr.
There are about BO vessels in port loading in all haste.

CHEESE.—SALISBURT, JUNE I.—Prices remain

place we:re quite
though a better
buyers, yet from
med. All Mods

2*. ; Beans
with mall sty"
u also does
alaekens. Jr

The following
78a. to 84s.

Lower Baltie

60e. taboo. oat.,

340. to 360.
white NO

Linseed C es,
U. to 9!. 10s. Rape-
May to the 28th M-
-450. Oats,
Cakes, 76.

,Mt year
with weather.—At Wavennemonv, Maamroard, the hope bare
grown rapidly within the last fortnight, sad hare • very healthy ap-
pearance. The fly has oppeared in reveal grounds, but not in large
quantities—At lonian and Sam., the hope are pregrmeng rapidly,
and appear in a very healthy state; but a eo-hole quantity of
fly has been found during the last few days, end In warm sitaaWns
twenty have been Lund upon one leaf—A great deal has been geld
respecting an Macaw of hop fly in the vicinity of Itrenchley. tip to
the present time our bine generally indicatee a most healthy appear-
ance, and It was not till Punday morning that we bore hail any fly
noble*. There is pow a smart sprinkle' patticubtrly so in our
man shattered grounth.—At CeArreaoMC the bine is growing very
rapidly ; we never saw it doing its work faster. We hare a
very few fly at plat:ea.—At Goonerser the hops are making rapid
progress. One or two fly May be occasionally seen In some grounds
—At If utoodoxor, the ay Is. very nufarrOM =long the hops in mealy
plantations, but the bine m in a very growing state, being In some
over many of the poles.—At CANT-v.II6IMT the bine bobs well,
here and there hamtions are presented of a little flea being
et week, and the fly brad made its appearance. A large any Is ex.
=mAt Titmouse. es bine, with a few exceptions, where it bee
ten with We fr. hi looting well, and gracing vele fed. A
few bolided flies ore to he bend.—At Fassnan, Attar, end
OmeeellT Drama" fig MN le crowing rapidly. There is
of fly Ihmeeled plantatlons."—. niffstone Gazette.
Lt Oaeta rad las lie bop present an uneven appearanee, some
hosing rerabeil seedy Or top el the poles, while others have not
nettled half era, sil ere leehheg healthy, and growing rapidly. The
fly here made** eggsumnee. as (several eon be found a a leaf in
the open croon& —At literrsinater the hop plant (and the
crops generally) ocalheie growing luxuriously. The complaint
of the tiers is that theyeennot reach them.—At Neiman the hops
still continue growing het. and are looking remarkably well. The
bine is nearly at the tops of the poles. In some grounds there is a
little flea, from two to three on a leaf, bet nothing to hurt at
present. There is every prospect of a gold crop. At Waal-Kau,
MIIIMOMM A, the pop plant is much infested with fly, but
nevcrthelms at present continues to grow rapidly, and the bine conti-
nues to look strong and healthy generally.—At Woncesrax,
thing tetokens a fly blight, there being from 50 to 100 on a lear-e-Tt
Boxer, AVlJnroka, and MilitAX, hop bine has grown amazingly
during the past week; eo much so, that it is impartible to find suffi-
cient women to tie them. They are at pment perfectly free from any
kind of vermin.—Moidsiont /arsenal.

Irswicu, JUNE I.—The supply of Wheat is to-day (air;
there is but little business ;passing. Prices, 80s. to 84s.
&timely any Beans offering.
Lama, JUNE I.—There is a fair arrival of Wheat here
to-day, prices are nominally the same as on Friday, with
little anxiety en the part of either buyer or seller to do busi-
ness; in same cases chance purchases are made at low rates.
The same remarks apply to all other articles. Arrivals this
week: Wheat, 6,731; Oats, 2,333; Barley, 900; Beans,
338; Rapeseed, 1,564.
LEIGHTON BUZZAHD, Jr4tE I.—There was but a small
supply of Wheat on offer, and but little business doing ;
on that which was sold a decline of from 61. to Bs. per
load waa submitted to. Spring grain partakes of the ge-
neral dulness in the trade, and might be bought on rather
easier terms. Wheat, per load of live bushels', 60s. to 555.
Barley, per quarter imperial, 50s. to 58s. Beans, new, per
five bushels, a.. to 395. ; old, 345. to 375.

LIVERPOOL, Jr- :ea 1.-Including further arrivals since
Friday, the supplies of the week comprehend a moderate
quantity of Wheat, chiefly foreign direct, and partly from
Ireland, with a fair import of Indian Corn, Corn Meal, and
Flour, from the United States; the shipments hence during
the aame time, coastwise and to Ireland, continuing to be
rather large. Our Corn Exchange to-day being numerously
attended by home and country millers, and holders of Wheat
in most cases submitting to a reduction of 4d. to 6,1. per
70 lbs. from the rates of this day week, which is about 251.
under Friday's abatement, sales were tolerably extensive,
the American news counterbalancing, in some degree, the great
decline yesterday in ld ark-lane. Flour was also in good demand,
American nearly recovering eke above-named depression,
and home-made, as well as Irish, remaining steady in value.
Barley, upon a limited sale, vas 3d. per bushel cheaper; and
Malt dull, at late pries. Beans and Peas, being in slow
request, receded Is. to 2.. per qr. from the terms of this day
se'nnight. Oats, although more saleable than of late, must
be noted 2d. below the currency of Tuesday last ; Oatmeal,
notwithstanding, fully maintained the rates then stated.
Indian Corn met a considerable inquiry for investment, but
at lower prices than importers would accept : to consumers
and for Irish account, however, the transactions were to a
fair extent, at 545. to 395. per 48016. New York. letters to
the 15th ultimo, received per Caledonia, report the
quantity of Bread-stuffs likely to be available for chip-
meat from tLe United States generally up to the lst of
I September, as even more limited in amount than the &Mi-
-1 cipatious given by preceding advices. Previous to the open-
ing of the canals the large exports had aimed wholly ex;
haunted stocks in the northern ports of the union, and these
not being replenished in the ratio expected, caused a further
enhancement of Frices there, which an extensive demand for
local consumption, in addition to that for export, promised
fur some time to maintain. From New Orleans the ship-
ments of Indian Corn and Flour were upon a larger scale,
but of the quantity of the litter 126,342 barrels shipped from
the 18th of April to the 4th of May, 81,000 barrels were upon
French and Continental account. and only 45,000 barrels for
Great Britain and Ireland. The total exports of Bread-stuffs
from the United States to Great Britain and Ireland, from
the let of September, 1816, to the 14th of May, 1817, com-
prised : Wheat, 189,034 qrs. ; Flour, 1,656,802 barrels;
Indian Corn, 1,360,325 qrs. • Indian Corn Meal, 431,432
barrels • besides small quantities of Rye, Oats, and Barley.
From &nada the arrivals in July are expected to be liberal.
British: Wheat, per nib., English, red, 12a. 6d. to
12a. 9d.; extra, 12a. 9d. to 13s. ; white, 12s. Gd. to 135.;
extra, 13s. to 13s. Gd. ; Irish, red, 12a. to 12s. 6d. ; extra,
12a. 3d. to 12s. 941.; white, 125. 6d. to 12s. 9d. Barley, English,
per quarter, 541. to 585.; Chevalier, 58e. to 60e.; Scotch
and -Irish, per 60 lb., 7.. 9d. to Is. Malt, English, per
quarter, pale, 74.. to 86s. Oats, English and Scotch, per
45 lb., Gs. 2d. to 6s. 4d. ; Webb, se. Bd. to 6s. ; Irish,
tine qualities, Is. lid. to 6s. ; general qualities, 3s. 851„ to
ss. 104. Beans, English, per quarter, 56e. to 60s. ;
Pigeon, 60s. to 6h. Scotch and Irish, per 480 lb., 51s.
to 535. Peas, English, per quarter, white, 635. to 67e. ;
do. and Irish,
.grey, 575. to 584. Flour, per 280 lb.,
English and Irish, fine, 60s. to 615.; superfine, 64,. to
655.; extra, 655. to 68. Oatmeal, per load of 2401 b.,
Irish, 1846, 52a. to 545. ; old, 48s. to 50s. • Canadian,
old, 48s. to 50s. Bran, per 24 lb., Is. kid. to 21.
Foreign: Wheat, per 701 b., Canadian, free, red, 12s. 3d.
to las. 6d. ; white, 12s. 6d. to 12a. 9d.; United States, red,
12s. Gd. to 12s. 94. ; white, 125. 9d. to 135. 3d.; Dsntsie,
mixed and red, 12s. 6d. to 12e. 94. ; high mixed, 12s. 9d.
to 131. 6d.; Lower Baltic and Hamburg, red, 12s. 6d. to
125. 9d.; white, 12a. Gd. to 135.; Riga and Petersburg,
red, 115. 9d. to 12s. ; Archangel, Ils. 6d. to lls. 9d.;
Odessa, common, red, lls. Gd. to lls. 9d.; Polish, lls. 94.
to 12s. 3d. ; French, Spanish, and Italian, red, lls. 9d.
to 12a. 2d.; white, 11s. 9d. to 12a. 3d.; Bennet and
Marianopoli, red, 118.9 d. to 12.5. 3d. ; Egyptian, 10s. 3d. to
10s. 6d.; Mediterranean, hard, reel, -11 s. 3d. to 115. 951.
Rye, per qr., Baltic, &c., 665. to 68s. Barley, per 601 b.,
7s. 6d. to Bs. Oats, per 43 lb., ss. 10d. to 6s. 2d. Beans,
per quarter, European, 545. to 5Gs.; Egyptian, per 48016.,
445. to 435. Peal• per qr., Baltic, &c., white, 64.. to 68e. ;
Canadian, 62e. to 645. Indian Corn, per 4801 b., 545. to 595.
Indian Meal, per barrel of 1961 b., 28s. to 295. Flour,
per barrel of 1961 b., Canadian. sweet, 41s. to 435. • United
States, sweet, 41s. to 131. 6d.; United States and danadian,
tour, 378. ta 391. Arrivals from the 25th to the 31st May,
1844 inclusive, into Liverpool and Runcorn Wheat, 7,216
qrs. ; Barley, 1,236; Malt, 666; Oats, 1,953 ; Beans, 632;
Peas, 125; Indian Corn, 28.017; Indian Coin Meal,
19,062 barrels; Oatmeal, 1,034 sacks; Flour, 815 sacks,
25,130 barrels.
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MANUFACTURES.—HUDDERSFIELD, JUNE I.
We kale had more lookers at cur halls to-day, bat no more
buyer. No doubt our merchants are awaiting, in some
measure, the decision of the general election, which all ex-
pect to be close at hand. Prices are merely nominal for all
kinds of fancy woollens.

WOOL.—HUDDERBFIELD, JUNE I.—Daring the
past week a little more hu been doing in the raw material,
but this always is the case after a batch of public wool tales;
we however cannot report any real improvement, and expect
that some time must elapse before mercantile affairs resume
their wonted activity.

SKINS.—SALISBURY, JUNE I.—The beet Long-
wools sold at 4s. to 4s. 6d. each. Downs, 3s. 6d. to 4s.
Fat lamh•skins, 2s. to 2s. 6d.; small, 25. 61. per doz. All
Skins without wool are difficult to sell, at any price, 6d. to
Bd. being the sums offered.

CATTLE, &c.-Bear, JUNE 1.-Thie market was
well supplied with fat Beasts. The trade was rather dull at
the beginning, but on getting towards the close all saleable
Beasts were disposed of. The supply of grazing stock was
small, which met with a ready sale. Prices with these as
well as fit Beasts were equal to last week. The Sheep pens
were as well filled as last week; there was not so many fat
Sheep, but more couples. The trade was brisk, with prices
improving from last week. The stock of swine was small,
' but trade was better than for several weeks previous. The
supply of Calves was not so large this day as for several
weeks. They were asking higher prices, which were ob-
tained. Prices: Beef, Ss. to Bs. 9d. ; Mutton, Bs. Gd. to 9s. •
Veal, Bs. to Si. 6d. ; Pork, as. to Bs. 6d. per stone (head and
foot) of 14 lb.. Hoggets, 365. to fem.; fat, 48s. to 565. Lambs,
18s. to 22a. ; fat, 245. to 30s. Calves, 183. to 38s.
FAREKAPC JUNE 1.-Fat Sussex-fed Beasts of best qua-
lity made 12e. to 135. per score; second quality, Ils. to
Its. 941. ; inferior, 10s. 6si. to Ile. Sheep were scarce, and
fetched extreme prices, being of first-rate quality gene:ally ;
some fine Sussex and Hampshire Down Wethers made Gs.
per stone; other,, not quite so good, 56. Bd. ; moderate half-
breds, se. 4d. to ss. Bd.; common Sheep, ss. to ss. 4d. Fat
Lambs rather scarce ; those for sale were purchased at the
prices last quoted. Calves were not se plentiful ; the prices
this day were from 10s. to Ils, per score, or from 205. to 305.,
alive.

SALISBURY, JrNE I.—There were nearly 300 fat Herons,
Herefords, Short-horns, Runts, Heifers, Cows, and other
Beasts for sale ; trade was slack, and many did not find pur-
chasers. Those disposed of were at from 6d. to Is. per score
reduction since thia day fortnight, 123. being the top price ;
Ils. moderate ; while some did not reach. higher than from
10s. to 101. 6d. Fat, fit for immediate killing, in abundance ;
but many remained unsold, though offered at a reduction of
full 51. each. Of fat Sheep there was above the usual quan-
tity ; some in wool, the chief without. Trade was inactive,
and sales were only effected at a decline of 4d. to Bd. the
stone of 8 lbs. ; 55. Sd. the top price, some good going off at
ss. 4d. ; useful, ss. Fat Lambs were a short supply, and
veld at the prices of last week. Fat porkers scarce.
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BALLYCLARE FAlL—This fair, long reckoned one of the
best for Horses, was pretty well attended with cattle of all
descriptions, although it is evident that the number of good
Hones brought forward for pale of late years is somewhat
on the decline. A good number, however, were disposed of
in the early part of the day, at fair remunerating prices.
Horses, in gord condition, for /arm use, readily bnnging
from 2.51, to 351, and several superior animals were sold as
high as CO guineas each, few, if any, exceeding this figure, al-
though 801. to 90/. wee asked for a few fine Horses, which
returned without finding purchasers. Black cattle, of
good quality, were in fair demand. Springers of the better
class brought from 111. to 151., and others proportionately
high. There seemed, indeed, a very general determination
amongst all classes of farmers to set cautiously in making
purchases of farm-stock. Taken altogether, the sales were
leas brisk than on farmer occasions, and the fair, of course,
duU ; which is not surprising, when we consider the depres-
sion in the money market, and the uncertainty attending all
farming prospects for some time to come.

LYNN, Joie I.—We have very fine weather for the
coming crops, which are very promising. At our market
today the supply of Wheat was moderate, and there was
rather more disposition to purchase at the decline of 10.. to
12s. per qr. ; 61 lb. to 63 lb., 80s. to s6a. ; fine, 90s. ; Oats,
ls. 9d. per stone ; Beans, 60s. to 625. per qr., to the growers.
PLYMOt'TH, JUNE I.—Tho fine weather and the dull
state of the London market continue to influence the Corn
trade here, and at this morning's market very little business
was done. Supplies very small.
Satissuay, Jrwe I.—The market was crowded with
anxious sclera but only a few buyers: and whore Wheat
sold it was only for present exigencies, and at a further re-
duction of from Be. to 14s. per qr. The same qualil of
Wheat which last Tuesday cold at 985., this day fetched but
84s. per qr., and moderate samples could be had at 80s.
Flour, 70, to 7.55. per bag. Barley not in great request;
some good weighty samples made but 60s. per qr., while much
could have been purchased at from d Is. to 455. Outs were
lower by 34,, 345. being the top figure asked, and some were
in the market for sale at from 265. to 30s. In Beans and
Peas little or no variation.

For Yuitertioy's Markets see last Par).

PARS., MAY 31. The proceeding's of the pxst week hare
everywhere been ma; kei by a fall in price.. The continued fineness
of the weather has added to the hopes entertaintol of an abundant
harvest, and the holders of corn are beginning to offer more freely
than fur some months back. The tall in prices in England has also
had an effect on the French marketa, particularly in the north, and a
further decline In Franco is csneitlered prtunble. In the markets
mood arts the decline ha. been from 2f. to 3f. the herb. In the
north about 2f.: wheat is at about from 42f. to 45f. the hecto., and
flour 89f. to 711 f. the 100 kilo. In Normandy the decline km been less.
and are, if anything, higher than at Paris. In the Roam
flour is old at 1101. to 111 f. the 139 kllo., and wheat 431. to
43e. the 00 kilt. At Mere peees are tomewhat lower than those Just
quoted. In Alsace and !Janne the quotations appear tending gm-
dually documents. At Stra•lnutt wheat was at 39f. to 57!.
the 100 kilo. The ncenunts from the Haut-Rhin, Seltserland, and the
Rhenish pr winct s, also speak of tower prices. Champagne and flvx-
, gundy have fallen about 4.. the heat. Tourains and La Vendie still
more. At Bordeaux whent has declined to 58f. to 40f. the hecto. At
Marseilles but little tot,i net is boing transacted, and all et lower
prices Lyons is calm, and shows lire decline than tamest any °tiler
part of the kingdom. In the Pari* market a very mnderate
bee been done durir.g the week. Flour is from 1081. to 114 f. the 159
kilo, wording to quality. American flour is not In request, much of
it king complaint of as in bud coodition. Yet, notwithAanding this
full, the price of Incsil will not be lower its Peri.. during the
rrni—ti7rtatight of June. lie the contrary, owing to the °acid (00:0-
tioas baring been high during the first days of the part *lenient, the
fall h's not bad time to regime Ito full effect, and bread 1. to he again
le. higher, the flint quality being tile., studthe second Ste., the two
pound loaf.
%NORIA, Itt Vir 21. Ine a leaner in the Flnglisli grain market
had ,austel great activity, and some wheat hail changed hands at Ale.
to trolwIon; sitippiny charges and freight. A foreign rowel Lail
been taken op for who it all:
CAN, sot INOPLE. M Al IF.--The news from England, which was
nein kite's by tke Bo lihore steamer front 51arreilles, reverie:A
a momentary rise at the price of wheat. It went up to 274 pinetree the
kilo. for Ante hard wheat i Reurnelta do., 22 to 24 ; i It to 254.

OFF THE START.—AIert, St. Croix, in 24 dayx.
Linetnex, May 31.—5. W.--Sailed. Venitil, Quebec.
KINOSTORN, May 31.—S.W.—Arrived Camilla, St.
John's.

WATERFORD, May 31. S.W.—Arrived : Susan Gray,
New York. _ _

-
OiT Higt.‘vom.7Scouvlield, Havannab.

C ARDIPP, May 29.—Sailed : Fowler Montreal.
Waal roar.—Put bask : Geor4o and Charles, Matanzas.
SPALDING, May 29. S.S.W.—Arrived: D. and Ann,
Norfolk, V.
Baurroa, Juno I.—N.B.—Sailed: Amelia, Africa.

meuure of this nature. (Hear.) He would never be thi
advocate of &measure which might be characterised as merely
" a shovelling out of panpen"—a term which, be believed,
had been introduced by the Judge-Advocate, but which was
an appropriate description of emigration carried out
without system or proper management. (Hear.) And
cruel as were the privations of the Irish people at this mo-
ment, rather than that such a system of shovelling out paupers
for the benefit of those who were hit at home, should be
resorted to, horrible ea was the alternative, he believed it
would be more human and justifiable to leave them alone
in their present condition to atarve and to perish. In asking
for a bona fu.le inquiry, with the view of acting upon it in
the next seuion, and m proposing it without appending to it
any project of his own or of others, he should add, that he
advocated colonisation as a means of relief for Ireland, not
as a panacea for all the evils of that country, but as a mea-
sure auxiliary to others, which had been brought forward
for the social improvement of the Irish people, and as an
adjunct to the Poor Relief Bill, which was abaut
to pass, and which, without some such adjunct
and auxiliary, he believed would altogether fall in
the beneficial results expected from it, and he had
almost a yid would aggravate the evils it was intended to
cure. He thought no one would contend that a poor-law,
unsided by ether measures, would accomplish its objects;
and s their legislation, in nun - --••• was directed

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY, JrNE 1.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
THIRD READLNOS.—Aberdeen Harbour; Caledonian Railway
(branches to Camelsle, no); Dublin and Belfast Junction and Norm
Branch Railway; Dublin and Drogheda Railway (purchase of Nana
branch, Ike.); Dalk and Enniskillen Railway; Eastern Counties
Railway Extension (Cambridge to Bedford, Ike.); Eastern COllO6O,
Railway (Maldoo, itham, and Braintree Railway purchase); Root
Lincolnshire Railway (deviation at Boston and branch to Great
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway at Orirasby) ; East Lin-
ealnshire Railway (Loath Navigation purchase); Gimps, and
Shona Road; Glasgow, Barrhead, and heilaton Direct Railway;
Great Souther* and Western Railway Ellenalna (Patar-
Begba
to Tullamove) ; Lowestoft Railway and Harbour (alteration
near Reedham) ; National Mercantile Life Assonance Society; Norfolk
Railway (branch from Wymondhain to the Norwich Extenaion of the
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway, and the proposed Thetford
and Reedham Railway near Dies); Norio
Railway (Yarmouth Ex-
5e116014 Sc.); Paisley, Barrhead, and Meet Railway ; Saffron %Valdes
Rates ; Booth Staffordahire Railway (Cannock, Wyrlcy, and Norton
Branches, Sc.); Wakefield Market: Bill&
TOWNSIiEND PEERAGE BILL.
On the motion of Mr. STUART, the notice of the first
meeting of the committee sitting on the Townahend Peerage,
to Mr. Thomas Clarke, solicitor of the marquis (who is in
Italy), was declared to be good service on the marquis.

HONG KONG. ..ad thane; v , ...e respects, ...
Dr. BOWRING inquired of the hon. Under Secretary to a temporary calamity, it was also their duty to consider
for the Colonies, whether an ordinance issued by the Go- .1 ~
what was the permanent condition of the convey. The
Teener of Hong Kong, dated the 11th of March last, and report of the commissionersappointed in efl36 to
which appropriated 4,6001. of the revenue of that colony to inquire into the condition of the poor in Ireland,
the building of an Anglican church, had received the sane- stated that there was not in that country the same
tion of her Majesty's government? Also, whether an sion of labour which existed in Great Britain, and
ordinance of the same date, which repealed the ordinance as the supply of agricultural labour greatly exceeded the
of 1844, by which certain rights of appeal were provided in demand in Ireland, wages were reduced in proportion. lit
the supreme courts of judicature against consular declaim', fourth, while in Ireland it was
Great Britain the families dependent on agricultural labour
for support was aboutone
had been approved by the home colonial autboritiee ?
two-thirds of the whole population. in Great Britain
Mr. HAWES said with reference to the first ordinance,
1,055,000 labourers were employed on 34,250,000 acres of
that in 1843 when Lord Stanley was secretary for the ado-
nits, Sir Henry Potting( r brought under his notice the
14,600,000 acres, and while the numbers of labourers land, while in Ireland 1,131,715 were employed on
necessity of building a church at Hong Kong, and inquired
lo ed in agriculture were so much greater in Ireland as
em-
whether any contributions for that purpose might be expected
from the Colonial-offiee. The reply was that if one-third of
country was four times that of the former. The commis-
Ic'orlpared with Great Britain, the produce of the latter
the expense were raised by private subscriptions, the remain-
ing two-thirds would be contributed by the government.
every year, and that the number of persons dependent on
'loners estimated that 685,000 labourers were out of work
One-third was subscribed : plans and estimates were ob-
tained, and ate ordinance was paused for the government
desute of employment during that period of every year.
these was 1,800,000, making. 2,385,000 persons altogether
contribution by Lord Stanley. This wasof course sanctioned
by the noble earl now at the head of the Colonial Depart-
ow might
which, thirty weeks of the year must be
Theel now, Le thoneht, fairly take the number at
meat. As to the second ordinance he had not as yet re- ", t , during •
supplied by eoorlaw &instance. Looking at the altered
mind any information reepecting it. circumstances of the country since that report was made,and
TAXING OFFICERS (IRELAND). the great distress which now existed, he thought a muck
Mr. GOULBURN, seeing the Solicitor-General for Ire-
larger estimate might be fairly taken ; but, not wishing to
.
land in hie place, had a question to ask him respecting the exonerate, he would take it at 2,600,000, and allowing
•
duties of the taxing officers of the Court of Queen's Bench, to, 6a. per week for the relief of each person, they bed the
Ireland. By an net passed in 1844, a regulation took place
enormous sum of 187,500/. a week to provide, or 5,025,0001.
of the courts of law in Dublin, by which very considerable for the thirty weeks. (Hear, hear.) Now, the net annual
savine was effected, end by which ono master only was se- value of the whole of the property rated to the poor in Ire.
pointed for the Court of Queen's Bench, certain duties being land was 13,404,403/. But, to estimating what would be
&reigned to him, and the taxation of costa transferred to an- the whole burdens on the land, they must add to this
other officer. But by an act passed subsequently, the Land 5 62J,000/., the county caw, which amounted to 1,158,5271.,
Clauses Consolidation Act, the duty was imposed on the making a total of 6,782,3271., the charge on the property '
Queen's Bench master of investigating all questions of costs of Ireland, or more than on
arising out of railway transactions. The result was, that there value. (Hear, hear.) When the Secretary for Irelanone-half of the whole net annual
being only one master to the Irish Queen's Bench, whereas
there were five in England, that officer was overwhelmed estimated the tax on account of the relief at 2,000,000/., he
could not have taken into consideration the altered circuit'. •
with this additional duty. The question he (Mr. Goulburn) a
wished to ask the hon. and learned gentleman was, whether which
of the country consequent on the failure of that on
which the Irish labourer had hitherto depended for the food
it was his intention to bring in a bill, correcting what was a
of himself and family, viz., his crop of potatoes. No one, '
manifest error in former acts, and providing fur and remu- he thought, could doubt but that the effect of the imposition
aerating
_this extra duty. of such a heavy burden must be to diminish to a still greater
Mr. MONAHAN said it was only a few days nines the extent the means of employment,
the whole produce of the
and to increase gradually •
matter had been brought under his consideration. His un-
the number of the destitute until
derstanding was, that the objection of the officer was, not to
land would be no more than sufficient for their relief; unless
the extra duty, but to the insufficient remuneration. (Hear,
hear.) That gentleman considered himself entitled to com• some other measure in aid were brought forward. There
was another cause in operation which would tend to the
pensation. He (Mr. Monahan) had not made up his mind
same result. From the poor-law returns of 1843 it smeared
as to whether compensation should be given, or, if it were, that the whole number of persons rated to the poor at •that
what should be the amount. Under those circumstances
time was 1,139,692. Of these there were rated upon
he could not pledge bimself to bring forward any bill during an annual value under 11., 150,000 ; above 11. and
the present session, although he admitted the subject was
under 21., 164,000 t above 21. and under 31. 117,000
one deserving consideration, and ,-
above 3/. and under 41,-90,0001.; or, including the odd
Mr. GOULBURN begged to be understood as not hundreds, 553.939, or almost one-half of the whole number
asking the
_question with a view to compensation. (A laugh.) rated under 41. a-year. In the first place, the landlord,
Mr. MONAHAN—The difficulty he felt was, whether
the compensation was necessary. If he decided in affirm-wouldbeing naturally anxious to avoid the burden of the :ate,
consolidate his farms so as to bring the holdings
tive there would be little difficulty in finding a person to
undertake the duty. (Hear, and • laugh.) above 41. in value, when the tenant became :even:
sible : secondly, there would be a tendency, ender
Sir R. PEEL said, that from his Irish experience he
would advise the hon. and learned gentleman to pursue his the role which compelled persons to give up their land
in order to be reliewd under the poorlaw, to if/Chief
inquiries with the presumption against compensation.
the poor to abandon their holdings and claim relief in some
(Laughter.)
cases somewhat hastily; and these two causes acting to-
IRISH RAILWAYS. gether would, he feared, occasion a considerable increase in
Sir R. PEEL reminded the noble lord at the head of the
that in his statement of the previous evening the amount of pauperism. (Hear, bear.) It might not
government,
be altogether fair, in estimating the burden, to take into
he had made no mention of the bill respecting Irish railways. account the extent of relief given under the La-
He (Sir R. Peel) had had many representations from parties bone Rate Act, or under the Soup-kitchen 'Act • •
who considered themselves as well entitled to assistance as at the same time he thought it right to say thatqle heal
the selected companies, and therefore he was anxious to know heard from parties acquainted with the facts, so likely as •
what was the course intended to be taken by government
that morning, that the estimates for that latter act-hail been
very much underrated, and that many more applications for
Lord J. RUSSELL said that a report bad been the eft pre-
sented on the subject from Mr. Walker, the government relief would be made than was anticipated, as came
more into operation. There was another point connected
engineer. When that report was printed, it was intended with this part of the subject to which he wished to draw at-
to proceed with the bill. It was not his intention to extend
the vote beyond what was originally proposed. He had tontine. From a return which had been moved for by the
hon. member for Wycombe, be found that in the union of
heard a report that the right hon. baronet meant to propose Westlvor t the valuation was 38,876 e, and the whole impute-
an extension of the vote, but he attached no credit to it. don (7,952; and in another union, Glentish, the valuation
Sir R. PEEL—The only foundation for the report was, was 16,3301.. and the population 43,571 ; or, in the one case
that he had received several applications, and had declined 10s., and in the other 7s. 6d. per head. These valuations
them aIL (A laugh). were made under the potato culture, and must have been •
SIR EARDLEY WILMOT reduced by the altered position of that branch
Mr. SPOONER said he had a notice on the paper respect- of agriculture. In England it was usually considered that
lag the late governor of Van Diemea's Land t Sir E. Wii- the rent represented oneehird of the whole produce of the hind
mot), and he trusted that under the very painful circum- —the labour and maintenance of the farm another third,
stances of the case—(hear, hear)—the noble earl near him and the profits of the farmer the other third. Taking
(Earl of Lincoln), who had also a motion fixed for that this, which he believed to be a fair calculation, and applying
evening, would not refuve hint precedence. it to these two unions, when the potato crop was now de-
The Earl of LINCOLN would most willingly accede to strayed, and some other produce must be henceforth de-
the request of his hon. friend, if other hon. members, situated peuded upon for feeding the people, they would find the
as himself, exercised the same courtesy. whole value of the produce of the land but 30s. a head in
-Mr. HUME was indisposed to yieli precedence, the more the one case, and loss in the other. What he would show '
especially as the documents on which alone a judgement of by these calculations was, that it was impossible, do what
the question could be formed, had not as yet been laid on the they would, to maintain the destitute Irish poor but of a
table. poor-rate only, and that either by means of constaid pe-
Mr. BOUVERIE was quite willing to yield precedence in cunlary advances from this country. or some measure
as far as his notice was concerned. (Hear, hear,) such as he now proposed, an auxiliary must be provided,
Mr. HUME would not give way unless on the understand- If the present poor-law had been passed forty or fifty years
lag that there was only to be one speech for the cue, and ago, it might have effected the object he had in view, but
that nobody should answer it, (A laugh.) now it was only calculated to perpetuate existing evils, no-
Mr. HAWES would undertake that all he had to say on Its. accompanied by measures capable of developing
.the
the subject would occupy only a very few minutes. (Hear.) industrial and other resources of to country. Whet mea-
Mr. V. SMITH wished to know whether the discussion sures had the government proposed in aid of the 000 r-lad ?
was to be confined to the charges against Sir E. Wilmot, or A loan to the landlords of 1,500,0001. ter improving their
whether the conduct of the late Secretary for the Colonies was estates; an advance of 1,000,0001. for the reclamation of
also to be canvassed? waste lands; a hill to facilitate the sale of estates •, an ad-
Mr. SPOONER said that, with respect to the late Secre- ranee of 50,0001. for piers and harbours ; and of 620,0001.
Lazy for the Colonies, he had received a letter from that right for railways. That respecting waste lands had bees
hon. gentleman, which was perfectly satisfactory, and which abandoned, and he thought wisely abandoned, by the •
contained a full answer to the charges. (Hear, hear.) government. That for the sale of encumbered estates, he
The Earl of LINCOLN, before acceding to the request believed to be a wise and beneficial measure, but he could '
of the hon. member for Birmingham, wished to have not regard it as a measure in aid of the poor-law; becauie, in
some information from the chair on a point of order. If he the present state of Ireland, it was nut likely to be productive 4
yielded precedence to the hon. member, was he to be under- of immediate results. That, on the one hand, willing puss-. •
stood as also yielding to the notices which followed his on chasers would not be found ; and, on the other, ' 4
the paper? sales were forced, and a large amount of lat.',
The SPEAKER—If it be the general understanding of thrown on the market, the price would be so eetneid.
the house that the hon. member for Birmingham is to have as to render the law inoperative for the present. may
precedence, I allele alter hint, call upon the noble lord. remained then the three money grants, which, hokerer, '
Mr. HUel E protested against this interference with the he did not think would have much effect in mitigating the ' • .
rules of the house without sufficient reason assigned. If the poverty of the country. In the first place, owing 'to the .
object were a full investigation of the ckarges against the distressed state of the country, the greater portien of the
late Sir E. Wilmot, that object could not be attained at the 1,500,0001, to landlords would be absorbed by thorewho
present moment, under the peculiar circumstances of the stood in absolute need of money, while little wield be
case. The statement wouel be made—nobody would think borrowed by those who had estates elsewhere, ad stood '
it right or tlelicate to make any observation—and therefore comparatively in little need of assistance. But jumbling.
no just conclusion could be come to. Under these dream. that 1,000,0001. of it would be spent in the fleet year, to
, stances be would suggest postponement until the house hal what extent would that relieve the pauperism of ite,:houn;
been in poasen oc inn of all the duments. try ? Wens at 7s. per week would be 181. 4s. aye eel eat .
Sir J. GRAHAM, while he admitted that unnecessary individual, and 1,000,0001. at that rate would giv fthploy 4 - •
delay would be almost injustice in this case, suggested that a ment to not quite 55,000 persons. The Piers and liar
(thine opportunity lot bringing the matter forward would Bill would employ about 2750 persons. It was difficult to ' r
, preterit itself on the discussion on tramportatisn on Thure calculate how many additional persons the advance to railweets -.1.
day next. I would employ. but taking the highest calculation of 40,000 se
. Sit' G. GREY could not consent to any arrangement persons,he found that the whole number likely tolse emplyorest - ,

which thiee weeks ago would have been ready Urt.EBSE.—bALISBURT, JUNE I.—rnctes remain
NAVAL PRISONS BILL.
last 25 years, ha zi propoun . is simple object case
to 108 e. Holden of the little foreign now in the as last week. More business doing among the Cowards and
The Earl of AUCKLAND moved that the house should to endeavour to obtain from the go7erument aa se-
tterult.averse to rates corresponding to these, sad st Skims. Best Cheese hanging on hand. American and Dutch
go into committee on this bill. quiry by means of an unpaid commisame, composed of
feeling was manifested on the part of distant Cheese appear to sell to the middle thus and poor people
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH complained that the able and competent men, on whose judgment the go-
rrom the above cause only a trifling business en- around here at from sd. to 6d. per lb. provisions of the bill wets not sufficiently distinct. Under vernmeot themselves could depend, into the means by
Aids of spring corn are lower; Barley, 2s. to as.; the bill, as it stood, a weak officer, in the middle of the which colonisation might be carried out with refer•
leans and Peas, 2s. to 31. per qe. Linseed, HOPS. BOROUGH MARKET.— noo o'Clock.—
Atlantic, might postpone punishment, the immediate in- epee to the immediate relief of Ireland, and as bear-
stocks and no arrivals, supports its *lee ; Mears. Pattenden and Smith, Hop Factors, report that diction of which was absolutely essential I. the maintenance ing So the present condition of that country. Such an
:I
es Linseed Cakes, though the demand rather the Hop Market livery
0,
it.F.einly on thiwae.i.ncr,eas....e.,....,, . of disci line. Promptitude wee of the very easace of efficient inquiry, it was obvious, must embusses ttarta—drst;
In Rapeseed and Rape Cakes little doing. tr..to:tegtan rows. r. 4 .4. ~ T...,......: . sIS,. 8 is naval punishment. In extreme mos at a whether anp system of selasieststm mid be
ng are the present prices of grain : Wheat, red, es.. ,,' I lata 4 s Gel its,
.. • a tuns
gip sum& gs bow I :
; white, 80s. to 90s. ; Dantric, Sss. to 90s. • Parana= limperative :as far as the Isill tat in hoboes lb nendly, whaler at ieuM be essin , •
is and Hamburg, 755. to 85s. Barley, saltini granny/kr, JVNE I.—Trade szoeedhigly_ depressed, the webs ba gengcnog plains et thaw yam *WM et.. • .
Oats, 355. to 375. • Danish, 355. to 375.
.A. Bassani still favaerable accounts from the &Mimi peereas* )test Y was ikery.....„.....a.31401110 • . .
Brims, 625. to din ; foreign, 60n fn 621‘. illaTiOnt • seerad-eliii. mpg le tbs. •
yellow; ella. t• 410 e. Linseeds a
ord=labillods et Par 1 The entire bW was frametT7Z-ZinrimPtion out coarleesetly with the Interests and feeling' of the
g, 48e. to 635. Rapeseed, per 10 gra, ' 2131. R,....4 imn.l.—The bor. ft. ..ft .plat p leN the tut that naval officers ought to be entrusted with a certain die • colonists themselves. His motion bed *tense, it solonisa-
kites, English, per ton, 10f. be ; foreign, week; instead of their being backward for the thee dtbe year, they action, tion as distinguished from emigration ; for if the result of the
a. Rape Cakes, 61. Imports from the 22nd of ere now rather forward. The By ban made It. appearance, and has After a short conversation, the bill passed through coon- inquiry should show that these three objects could not
28th May inclusive :—Wheat, 2,521 qrs. ; Barley, I increased since Saturday cenaiderably, but there are ansaidnat sum- mitt.. be obtained, that any one of them could not be worn-
-140 ; 'Tares, 15 ; Rapeeeed, 1,637 ; Linseed bend 0740 Dings, and it is well known what they did
with Om weather.—At WASIMISCIPUSY. Maa.swoavu, the hops haveyear The house then adjourned at 7 o'clock. plished, he would not be the man in future to advocate any
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