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HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his s3at on the Wool-
ive o'ohck. sack F

L ,rd MONTEAG,LE presented petitions against the
Eccit-siabtieal Titles Bill, and in favour of tenant tight.
The Earl of RODEN presented a great number of
petitions from various parts of Ireland against the May-
nooth grant

„
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a cor-
porate body in Scotland praying for an extension of the
County Courts Act to that country; also from an indi-
vidual praying that equitable jurisdiction in cases of
small amount be extended to these courts. The Noble
and:Learaed Lord then proceeded to pass a high eulogium
on the working of the county court system since its first
institution, and to take a review of the amount of busi-
ness transacted by these courts, expressing his opinion
that the effect of the system bad been to improve our
principles of jurisprudence. One instance of the im-
provement which they caused was the alteration of the
law of evidence which had been imported from the county
courts and springing from the Bill which had just passed
this House with regard to corrupt practices at elections,
might also be said to be entirely attributable to the
County Court system—the only practicable Bill in fact
on this subject which had been carried through Parlia-
ment since he had known it. Henceforth any candidate
at an election would offer one farthing of a bribe for the
future at his peril, because he knew that he was
liable to bo called to give information of every
fact which ho knew or suspected to have occurred
during the election, and if he refused to answer, he
would run the risk of losing his seat, if he were the sitting
Member, or if the petitioner, every chance of being
seated. Wo to him if he prevaricated or perjured
himself; for the future he would be in the hands of his
agent, or the person whom he had bribed, andfor the
rest of his life, so long as he had a guinea, it would be-
long to his agent or the receiver of the bribe, because his
character would be in the hands of those persons. All
this they owed to the County Court System.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
PETITIONS.

Mr. GROGAN presented a petition from the Irish
Presbyterian Church against the Endowment Act.
Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Stockport
pravitig for the inspection of nunneries.
The Marquis of BLANDFORD presented a similar
petition from Devon port.
Sir R. 11. INGLIS presented a petition from the
sugar growers and inhabitants of Jamaica, complaining
of being exposed to the competition of the Slave States,
and praying the House either to protect them against
such comps tition or to restore them to the position
they stood in before the passing of the Emancipation Act.
BIRKENHEAD DOCK TRUSTEES BILL.
On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. HUTT moved, as an amendment, that the Bill
be read a third time this day month.
Mr. tIEADLANI seconded the amendment, believing
that the Bill was a gross violation of an agreement which
the trustees had entered into with their bondholders. •
Mr. BOLDERO said it was rather an unusual pro-
ceeding to oppose a Bill after it had passed through the
ordeal of a Select Committee that had sat 28 days
The objections of the opponents of the Bill were fully
considered, and the conclusion to which the Com-
mittee unanimously came was that the objections were
not of such a nature as rendered it necessary to stop
the further progress of the Bill. Indeed, the Bill itself
was almost identical with the one which the opposition
promoted this session, but afterwards withdrew. The
dispute between the trustees and the bondholders,
it was true, had been made the subject of a suit in
Chancery, but the Vice-Chancellor had granted the in-
junction pro form!, without going into the merits
.of the
case.

Mr. T. DUNCO MBE said an agreement was made be-
tween the parties when the matter was in Chancery,
which this Bill would unjustly upset, and he should,
therefore, oppose the third reading. It was a gross
breach of faith.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN called upon the House to
support the decision of the Committee, and allow the
Bi►l to be read a third time, in order that it might go
up to the other House for the purpose of being consi-
dered there next session.
Sir F. BARING said this was an extraordinary case.
The Bill upset the decision of a court of justice, and
the House oughi, to be very cautious how they passed
such a Bill.
Mr. HENLEY said, the interest of the Crown was
not involved in this case either one way or the other,
and he was not prepared to withhold the assent of the
Crown to the Bill.
After a few words from Mr. CHRISTOPHER,
Sir R. 11. INGLIS said, in this instance the House
had to choose between the authority of a Committee,
and the authority of the Court of Chancery, and for his
part he thought they ought to give the preference to the
latter authority, and throw out the Bill, because its ob-
ject was nothing more nOr less than to override the de-
cision of the Vice Chancellor.
Mr. TOLLE NI ACHE said the injunction was granted
under a misapprehension, and it ought not to doter the
House from passing this Bill.
Lord SEYMOUR said the Bill was opposed to the ge-
neral wish of the bondholders, and he hoped the House
would not pass it.
Mr. F. EGERTON said the injunction never would
have been granted had the Bill been then in its present
form.
Mr. HUME said the Bill could not be passed this ses-
sion, and the parties could sustain no injury from throw-
ing it out.
The House then divided, when there appeared— '
For the amendment ... ... 35
Against it ... 47
Majority against it ... ... —l2
The Bill was then read a third time, and passed.
The Lards' amendments to a great number of pri-
vale Bills were considered a❑d agreed to.
PETITIONS.

Mr. HUME presented a petition praying for the abo-
lition cf light dues.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from
Leopold De Rose, a Polish refugee, complaining of the
oppressive conduct of certain magistrates of Gosport.
The petitioner stated that he had been a lieutenant in
the Polish Artillery and served in the war against Rus-
sia under General Bern, and at the fall of Poland he
took refuge with others of his countrymen in England,
and for a short time received a small pension from the
British Treasury. Lately, however, he had obtained a
livelihood by teaching foreign languages and selling
drawings that were the production of his own pencil.
He was in the habit of going about the country endea-
vouring to sell his drawings, and while he was doing so
on the 13th of November, 1851, at Gosport, he was
given into custody by a person who called
himself Captain Hamilton, of the Royal Navy, as a rogue
and vagabond, and upon the evidence of this person he
was sentenced, by the Gosport magistrates, to fourteen
days' imprisoment with hard labour, although he had
been guilty of no offence whatever. The petitioner
prayed for inquiry, and the Noble Lord gave notice that
to-morrow he should move that the evidence taken be-
fore the Gosport magistrates be laid on the table of
the House.
Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition from a per-
son, praying the House to impose an 82. duty upon fo-
reign corn.
CORPORATION OF LONDON.

Sir B. HALL gave notice that in the next Parlia-
ment, should he be fortunate enough to obtain a seat,
and should the Corporation fail to bring in such a Bill
themselves, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill
to reform the Corporation of the City of London, either
by extending the . Municipal Corporations Act to the
city of London. or by a Bill having especial reference
to the City.—(Hear.)
ROMAN CATHOLIC PROCESSIONS.
Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that to morrow he
would put a question to the Goverment relative to
Roman Catholic processions in the streets. He should
ask whether the Government intended to enforce the
law against such processions.
SYDNEY DRY DOCK.
In reply to a❑ HON. MEMBER,
Sir J. PARING TON said active preparations wore
now being made for the construction of a dry dock at
Sydney, New South Wales.
COUNTY RATES BILL.
Tho Lords' amendments to the County Rates Bill
were read and agreed to.
THE CASE OF MR. MURRAY.—TERMINATION
OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TUSCANY
AND ENGLAND.
Lord D. STUART asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer whether the Government had taken, or intended
to take, any measures to obtain detailed information as
to the proceedings on the trial of Mr. Murray at Rome,
and whether there would be any objection to lay on the
table of the House the correspondence which had taken
place with reference to this case?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The
Government have received no further information with
respect to Mr. Murray since the communication
which was last made to the House; but instructions
have been sent to Sir Henry Bulwer to give
his personal and careful attention to this question, and
we know from Sir Henry Bulwer that he has used very
great activity in consequence of those instructions.
The case cannot, in my opinion, be placed in better
bands than in the hands of that eminent
diplomatist. With regard to the proceedings
against Mr. Murray, I do not think it possible
that the evidence which was taken on the investigation
can be laid on the table of the House. There is, of
course, a great prejudice in this country against all
judicial proceedings which are secret, but we must
remember that in a country where assassination is
really a national custom there are difficulties in
the way of a publication of evidence which
are not encountered in a country like England; and
whether the cause be sufficient or not, there can be no
doubt of the fact that the main reason wby judicial in-
quiries aro kept secret:in Italy, is that those who offer
testimony under the circumstances I have men-
tioned often meet with a violent death.
At the same time I think it is more than probable that
Sir Henry Bulwer will either himself or by his agents
obtain a sight of the evidence. I think it would not be
convenient to lay at this moment any of the
correspondence that has taken place on the
table of the House. The House will now
understand that the case is under the care
of Sir Henry Bulwer, and that no means will be omitted
to bring about a result satisfactory to the people of this
country, and I am sure it has that confidence in the
ability of that gentleman, that it will not press the Go-
vernment to lay any correspondence on the table which
may embarrass him. Perhaps I may be permitted, and
I ought perhaps tQ pay that since the House last met, we

IMPERIAL PARLIAIVIENT have received frora Sir 11. Bulwer en Denouncement that
• (THIS DA Y. the causes of vanunaeestanditig between this coontry
) and Tuscany have been entirely reesoved. The House
will hear, I am sore, with pleasure that Tuscany had
done ail that we csuld wish as far as the misunderstand-
log between the two countrien is concerned—that she
has made a most ample acknowledgment of rs esret as to
everything that has occurred with respect to Mr. Mather,
and also an unequivocal acknowledgment of her respon-
sibility as an independent state to protect all British sub-
jects, whether travelling or resident in the country, The
House will permit me to say that this announcement is
satisfactory to the Government, because the affair has
been conducted with so much ability by Sir H. Bulwer,
that the very best feeling exists between the two Go-
vernments, the Gcvernment of her Majesty and that of
the Grand Duke of Tuscany; and instead of this ac-
knowledgment on the part of Tuscany being brought
about by means which often create a lingering ill will
on the part of the Government which makes it, on the
contrary the feelings of tee Government have been so
very well considered by Sir Henry Bulwer, that the very
best sentiments now subsist between the Government of
her Majesty and that of the Grand Duke; for which we
aro mainly indebted to the eminent abilities of one whom
I must say is the most successful diplomatist of the
age —(Hear.)
EXPULSION OF CLERGYMEN FROM AUSTRIA.
Sir HARRY VERNEY, in the absence of the Hon,
Member for Youghnl, moved the following resolution
:
That this House, recognising the undoubted title of the
Queen's subjects resident in foreign countries to the con-
tinual protection of her Majesty, in respect of their
liberty, property, and other personal rights, and con-
sidering that in the cue of the Rev. Messrs. Wingate,
Smith, and Edward, arbitrarily expelled from the Aus-
trian dominions in the month of January last, with their
wives and children, under circumstances involving much
sacrifice of property, and other hardships to the suf-
ferers, those rights were violated, and that no redress has
been hitherto obtained for the violation, is of opinion
that the case is one calling for prompt and earnest mea-
sures on the part of her Majesty's Government." The
was imperatively called upon to pro
n
and
explicit opinion upon this subject.
House,
'ewsceashr a eejtochi aconeuddgidh tot, hear that a good understanding had
been restored between her Majesty's Government and
the
nry Courtßulwer
MatherutTuscany, but the House was aware 'that
the
not the only one which Sir
H
wasattention
could be judiciously directed
to.
e
All that these gentlemen mentioned in the
resolution had done was to distribute bills,
c),
vf
ecase
asse
and it was right that it should be ascertained whether
such a proceeding was a violation of the law that ob-
tained torco in Roman Catholic countries. In this in-
stance,
allowed to reside for upwards of ten years in
phhowever,
ned
although none of the laws of Hun-
garychanged in that period they received
peremptory orders to quite the country in the middle of
last winter. These gentlemen were attached to the Free
estw
ear
Scotch Church, and great injury had been inflicted upon
them and the society to which they belonged, for which
no money compensation could be considered as
Prise. For ten years with the
suffered to distribute their Bibles and teach the
Government these parties were
daP og repn:rriioispileis°rnwrhoeifec:t thhee y professed, and it was the duty
of the House, as it must be its interest, to take care that
e law
injury
u r the
y country in which they lived the British
or
nature were not allowed to be perpe-
tt'uattreagdwesitobfam this
p unity. So long as British subjects obeyed
th
Parliament was bound to afford them protection against
wanton
damage, and he hoped Government
would be prepared to announce on this occasion that this
subject would receive their immediate attention.—( Hear.)
Mr, IaINNAIRD seconded the motion, believing that
the expulsion of these missionaries was most sudden and
arbitary. They had
previously behaved themselves with
great , and the country had a right to expect
the pence,
dereennccee of the Government to protect British
subjects from similar outrages in future.—(Hear)
Tee CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not
aware that this question was to be brought forward this
morning, but he regretted more that the Hon. Baronet,
had
not proposed a motion of his own, for the peesent
motion was couched in very strong and unnecessaryterms. When the Government came into office this
Office, and it would be found by the papers that the expul-
sion of the missionaries was in accordance of a law which
tmhaetAterushtard alreadyian engaged the attention of the Foreign
existence. Under those circumstances it was not for her
Governmenthad made not to tolerate their
Majesty's Government to dictate to Austria what amount
of toleration it ought to afford to foreign religionists,
and therefore
doe
some
compensation all that the late or the present Govern-
went
good sense, of the
was to make an earnest appeal to the
Austrian authorities to render these
missionaries
for the damage which
their sudden expulsion must necessarily have imposed on
them. The Hon, Member said the case of Mr. Edwards
ter
could r
was the most hard and tyrannical one, but on looking over
the correspondence he (the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer) found nothing to warrant that statement, but on
Y much which disproved it. It was true
was served on Mr. Edward
Lemberg, but an intimation was at
made to him, that it was not necessary
fttttohhohreaethslicaemo m aanvneeet either to
d to quit that place or the Austrian states.
He, however, disregarded that intimation, and went to
Vienna, and subsequently, in an inclement season, to
Breslau, of his own accord. He was allowed to pursue
his labours for the conversion of Jews within
certain bounds; but having committed indiscretions,
by preaching to the Christian population, the Austrian
commander warned him and issued an order for his
leaving the states; but on stating some extenuating cir-
cumstances it was rescinded. This, then, was the
man who was held up as a martyr, exiled
from his country, and whose case was an evidence of the
tyrannical and hard conduct of the Austrian Govern-
ment to a foreigner. Information as to his treatment
had been elicited from him, but not one of the state-
ments made by the Austrian Government had he con-
tradicted. He, therefore, hoped the House would
leave this matter in the bands of the Government
with the most perfect confidence, and that it
would not feel justified in agreeing to the violent resolu-
lion which the Hon. Baronet had recommended. In re-
gard to the question as to the sacrifice of property, the
House would understand that it was very easy for par-
ties to make a very large demand for compensation.
The sum claimed by Messrs. Wingate and Smith
was between 4001. and 5001., but no one who had read
the dispatches could doubt that was a very exaggerated
demand. It was a great question whether the fur-
niture of the parties was not sold under very advan-
tageous circumstances, instead of under its real value.
The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by saying, that
though he hoped this House would never be backward in
listening to the complaints of British subjects injured
by
not foreign
yet he could not for a
momentit would listen to a cry which
was
on substantial facts sufficiently
f o believe
n Governments, e
thatnu
upon
of joining in a censure of
Westmoreland,adistenwadhose conduct throughout the
wLeolrldkn own; n
transaction had been marked by a desire to act fairly
and impartially between these gentlemen and the Aus rian
Government, she trusted this House would, by rejecting
this resolution, express their opinion that her Majesty's
Ministers and their predecessors had done their duty,
and that the Austrian Government had not been wanting
in a sense of justice, and that the British Government
had not forgotten for a moment what was due to the
honour and dignity of the country.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord PALMERSTON said it was evident from the
papers on the table of the House that the discussion to
which they related must turn upon matters not clearly
established one way or the other. One point was, what
was the loss suinained by Messrs. Wingate and
Smith? They claimed a sum as compensation for
their loss, and the Austrian Government assigned
reasons why no loss to such an extent could have
been sustained. No answer to that had yet been re-
ceived from these gentlemen, so the House could
not be in a position to judge of that part of the matter.
Count Buol also offered, ho must say y in the fairest man-
ner, to pay the whole expense incurred by these mis-
sionaries on their return home from Vienna; and as no
answer had as yet been received to that proposal, it ap-
peared to him therefore that the resolution proposed by
his Hon. Friend could not bo agreed to by the House,
because it affirmed facts and opinions which the House
was not yet prepared from the information befoie
it to affirm. He should therefore recommend the
Honourable Gentleman to withdraw the resolution.
Of course it contained statements which were in-
disputably true, and he should be sorry that the
House, in declining to affirm their resolution should
be obliged to negative assertions which were founded
upon facts. At the same time be thought that his Hon.
Friend, and also his Hon. and Learned Friend, on whose
behalf the motion was
to the thanks of the House, for bringing this question
under its consideration, brought forward, were entitled
de thought there was nothing
more advantageous for the maintenance of peace
than that questions of this sort should be brought under
the consideration of that House, because it was of the
utmost importance that foreign Governments should
know that, if they acted arbitrarily and unjustly towards
British subjects abroad, even if there should be a Govern-
ment in power here not disposed for some reason or other
to press the matter earnestly for redress, there existed in
that House a determination to discuss the matter and to
call upon the Government of the day to show upon its
own responsibility why redress had not been obtained.
The blame, in his opinion, did not rest with the present
Administration, but in cases of this description it was of
great importance that the House and country as well
should bestow great attention to the subject. In pro-
portion as the case of these unfortunate men became
public discussion, so did the energy
of the Government become more conspicuous. He
more the subject of
could never believe that the Noble individual who re-
presented her Majesty at the Court of Vienna would
have acted as he had done, except under an
influence of restraint, which he was bound to attend
to. In his opinion, these unfortunate gentlemen
had been moat cruelly used. They hail lived by the
sanction and under the protection of the Austrian Go-
vernment in a condition of the most perfect liberty, when
suddenly, and without notice, theeareceived orders to quit
the country, and that at a season of the year so inclement
as actually to endanger the safety of their families. The
justification set forward afterwards for this act of
cruelty was that those unfortunate gentlemen had vio-
lated some Austrian law, If they were violating some
law it might have been expected that they would
have been told that they were acting illegally,
and warned that if they continued in so doing that they
would be compelled to quit the country. It, after this
warning, they had cotinued to act illegally, and had
been ordered to leave the country, the .13, itish Govern-
ment would have had no grounds for interference. What
now was this violation of the law ? He must confess
himself incredulous as to there haling been any violation
of the law at all. Having, however, received their or-
ders to leave the country, these two nsis,ionaries cometo her Majesty's mission at Vienna, and related what
was the state of the case. He was quite sure that
previously if the restraint to which he had

referred had not existed, the Noble Lord, her Majesty's
representative at Vienna, would have inquired of the
Austrian Government the reason of their expulsion.
When, how( ver, the case was stated to the late Govern-
ment a de,patch was sent by Lord Granville or: the sub•
jeer,. of which he could by no means approve, though he
could not blame him for it, because he considered that
that Noble Lord had acted too much upon the judgment
of others. But he muqt say he had never seen a dis-
patch on such a subject so abject in its tone
as the dispatch to which ho had referred.
These individuals had been living eleven years under
the protection of the Austrian Government, they had
committed no offence, they had violated no law nor done
anything to justify any oppressive conduct towards
them, and yet they wero expelled under circumstances
of the greatest hardship and exposed to a loss of pro-
perty almost amounting to a confiscation. Now, upon
that statement of facts, what did the Government state in
one of its dispatches? Why, it stated that they did not
question the right of the Austrian Govern men t to show w hat
degree of toleration it pleased to foreign subjects, but
this was not a question of toleration at all, it was a
question of expulsion.—(Hear.) Tho dispatch of her
Majesty's Government next went on to state that similar
treatment had been inflicted upon the Protestant subjects
of Austria and the Protestant subjects of other coun•
tries, and therefore they abstained from asking for any
redress, leaving it for the Austrian Government itself to
determine whether any compensation should be awarded.
—(Hear.) He quite agreed that courtesy ought to have
been observed in making any representation to the
Austrian Government, but as a humble Member of Par-
liament he ventured to think that without being guilty
of any discourtesy, or saying anything that could be at
all calculated to give offence, the Government of her
Majesty might have stated this case in a manner that
would have been more in accordance with the inde-
pendence of the country.—(Hear, hear.) Well,
then, the present Government succeeded and took up the
case, and he could not blame them for following up the
coarse taken by their predecessors; but it was grati-
fying to know that the result of the public discussion
which had taken place on the subject had induced
a little more energy and determination on the
part of the Foreign• office.—(Hear, hear.) It
was impossible not to say that this act of the Aus-
trian Government was one of great oppression towards
these missionaries, not founded upon any law of
Austria, while he believed it was not founded upon re-
ligious grounds, but was founded rather upon political
considerations.—(Hear, hear.) At least that was his
impression from reading the papers, hut any one would
suppose from reading the papers that the Austrian was
an exceedingly intolerant Government, and like many
other Governments in the south of Italy, would not
permit any religion to exist in the Austrian States
but their own —(Hear, hear.) No such thing; for it
appears by the papers that there were three millions of
Protestants living in the very part of the country from
which these missionaries were expelled; and, unless
he was very much mistaken, the rule in Austria
was that in an Austrian parish, where the majority of
the inhabitants were Roman Catholics, the Catholic
priest received the grant voted by the state, but
where the majority were Protestants, the Pro-
testant clergyman received it, and on many oc-
casions in the House Austria had been held as an
example of toleration which other countries would
do well to follow.—(Hear, hear.) Now this act had
not its origin in intolerance; but the fact was, the
Austrian Government were annoyed at the course taken
by this country in reference to Hungary and the Hun-
garians, and they sought to obtain some slight retalia-
tion by this unjust act.—(Hear, hear.) The feeling,
however, between this country and Austria had
undergone a gratifying change since Count
Buol had come into power, and he had
no hesitation in declaring his belief that the spirit which
the Count had displayed in his transactions with this
country was as highly honourable to his feelings as a
gentleman as it was worthy of the character of a
great statesman.—(Hear, hear.) He had stated that
Austria had been actuated by a spirit of resentment
towards this country, he thought that resentment was
founded upon mistaken views as to the interest of
Austria herself.—(Hear, hear.) The first occa-
sion upon which that resentment showed itself
was iu reference to the affairs of Italy,
hut he humbly ventured to think that the
Austrian Government would have acted with far greater
wisdom had they adopted the views taken by the British
Government of that day with regard to the affairs of
Northern Italy.—(Hear.) He was satisfied the posses-
sion of Northen Italy did not add to her power,
bat on the contrary it was calculated to make the people
of Northern Italy more disaffected towards Anstria.—
(Hear, hear.) It might be great presumption in a pri-
vate individual to be sketching out changes in the map
of Europe, but if arrangements had been made by which
the territory of Northern Italy had been traced from
the port of Genoa, on the one hand, to the port of
Venice on the other, and had an arrangement also
been made by which the Tuscan states would have
extended from Leghorn to America, he was persuaded
it would have contributed to the peace of Europe and
contributed to the prosperity of Italy, without lowering
the power of Austria in the scale of nations.—(Hear,
hear.) He could not, however, concur with his Hon.
Friend in voting for the resolution as there were
parts of it that c intained assertions:which were, at all
events, premature; but, nevertheless, he must again
repeat is conviction that groat public benefit
would arise from the knowledge which this dis-
cussion would convey to foreign Governments,
that the rights and interests of British subjects would
bo brought under the consideration of that House, and
redress sought to be obtained not upon the ground that
the Austrian Government had no right to restrict its re-
ligious tolerationebut upon the ground that the British Go-
vernment had a right to complain that an injury bad
been done to British subjects residing in Austria,with the
permission of Austria, without their having been guilty
of any misconduct or crime or violation of law
whatever.—(Bear, hear.) Such, then, was the case
in this instance, where they found that British subjects
who had done no wrong whatever have been expelled
from Austria in an arbitrary, harsh, and most unfeeling
manner, and thereby subjected to great pecuniary loss
and personal suffering.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. PLO WDEN entered into an explanation of the
motives which had induced him to move that the House
be counted when this subject was before under the con•
sideration of the Government, and ho said he thought
the House ought to rejoice that he took such a course,
as it bud enabled them to hear the able address of the
Noble Lord the Member for Tiverton, with the senti-
ments expressed in which speech he heartily concurred.
Mr. HUME was coastrained to confess that he did
not approve of the course which the last speaker had
taken. The question ought to have been dis-
cussed long ago, and then there would have
been fewer excuse' for the manifestations of
feeling which had taken place on this subject. The speech
of the Hon. Member fox Youghal ought not to have re-
mained unanswered so long, particularly when such an
answer could be made to it as that which they had heard
from the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. Nevertheless, he agreed that questions of
this nature should at ail tic4es find a ready discussion in
this House; and, although he was satisfied with the
manner in which the matter was now being handled, he
by no means regretted that it had been brought so pro.
mhusainttiee thisliY
to beforeislo
us
the
Ho thenn House.
and Learned Member for Youghal
Lord DUDLEY STUART was also exceedingly glad
had taken and the country.—(bear.)
place, but they ought in
j
to remember that it was to the perseverance of that
that
discussion
Hon. and Learned Member that they were
indebted for the discussion. The country would
never have been satisfied upon this subject
had this discussion not taken place; for the
people of England could not understand why people
should be driven away from their homes for simply
preaching the Gospel. When Hungary was up
in arms, these missionaries abstaine from per-
forming Divine worship altogether, rested from
their labour, while, upon all occeasions, whether
in a time of peace or war, they had been scrupulou.ly
careful to observe the laws of Austria, under which they
were living.—(Hear.) He concurred with all that had
fallen from the Noble Lord the Member for Tiverton, and
regretted that he was not now at the head of the foreign
affairs of this country. It was worthy of remark that
these complaints of the treatment of British subjects by
foreign nations bad greatly increased since the Noble
Lord had left office, and he was satisfied the Noble
Lord's speech to-day would be received with de-
light from one end of the country to the
other. The tone of the Government upon foreign
matters seemed to have undergone a wonderful change
since the end of last year, and the consequence was,
foreign countries had taken advantage of it to bo insolent
and oppressive. He thanked the Hon. Baronet for
bringing the question before the House, and he hoped
that he would follow the advice given to him by several
Hon. Gentlemen, and withdraw the resolution for the
present.
After a few words from Sir HARRY VERNEY,
The motion was withdrawn.
ELECTION EXPENSES.
Mr. STANFORD moved for a return of all charges
actually made by the returning officer, or by his deputy,
or by the clerk of the peace or town-clerk, or by any
other officer employed under the provision of the Act 2
Wm. IV., c. 45, of each county, city, and borough in
England and Wales, upon each candidate at the general
election of 1847 for such county, city, and borough;
distinguishing charges made on such candidates
as did not go to the poll, and at any time
subsequently at any vacancy for any county,
city, or borough, during the present Parliament.
The reason why he moved for this return was to pro
tect candidates at the ensuing election from the extor
tions which he knew were practised on them by the use
derlings of the returning-officers. He had no persona
motives in the matter, because he had one experience 01

am [la election,n an dh eabnedl
ehvee
dtht
houghtat a n thhoant e
swt ams
asuu,ffici
who
on f
could
t ur
anynot
o,
conscientiously join with either parry, ought to keep out
of politics and out of that House.
Mr. HUME said, that in 1836 he bad obtained a
Committee, from the report of which the Hon. Member
would find that the legal charges of the sheriff were very
small, and the rest were merely arbitrary. He thought
some mode of auditing the accounts of the sheriffs ought ,
to be establi,hed.

The return was then ordered.
THE TREASURY MINUTE WITH REGARD TO
CHICORY.
On the motion that the House at its rising do adjourn
until half-past one to-morrow,
Mr. H. BERKELEY said, that having presented a
memorial to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on this subject, he begged now to pro-
test against the minute being rescinded against the voice
of two majorities of that House.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that ho had yesterday received a memorial, signed by
all the most eminent coffee dealers of the metropolis, in
favour of the rescinding oflhe minute. The minute

was not yet rescinded, and before it was re-
scinded the Government would consider the represen-
tations made to them by the various classes in tae
country- intere,ted in the question, [lnd more particularly
by the growers of chicory, whose claims ho considered
to be of more importance than those represented by the
Hon. Member opposi,e, and who he believed were in
favour of the rescinding of the minute.
Mr. HUME thought it would be much better to allow
this question to be decided by the new Parliament.
Colonel THOMPSON said that hearing the sound of
chicory, he begged to say that he had a memorial in his
pocket
ntleman which he meant to present to the Right Hon.
Ge the Chancellor of the Exchequer, from 100
of the grocers of Bradford, on this subject. He had not
thought that there were so many grocers in the town,
but he thought their unanimity on the question was no
small argument.
The motion for adjournment was then agreed to.
Sir W. P. W OODpr( seated a petition from an individual
complaining of the proceedings of the Eastern Counties
Railway in reference to the non-completion of a certain
portion of their line.
The House then adjourned, shortly before Four, until
Halt-past One to-morrow.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, June 29.)
SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India Sugar re-
fused to sell under the rates of Friday, and both grocers
and refiners operated rather freely. The public sales of
228 hhds 23 tcs and 158 brls Barbadoes went off quietly
at rather lower prices—fine yellow selling at 38s 6d;
good 36s to 37s 6d, and ord to mid 31s 6d to 355-61 per
owt.

REFINED.-To-day Refined Sugar was dealt in with
caution for home consumption; brown lumps were ob-
tainable at 475, and ord to fine grocery at 47s 6d to
508 6d per cwt. Crushed Sugar is much wanted for
shipping. British is now 29s to 29s 6d, and Dutch 24s
to 28s per cwt.
.MAIIRITIUS.-This afternoon the demand for Mauri-
tius Sugar was undiminished, and full rates were ob-
tained. At auction 4,000 bags were sold; fine and su-
perior yellow at 35s to 378 6d; low to good 31s 6d to
345 6d; good to fine brown 29s to 31e, ord to mid 26s to
28s, and refining 30$ to 36s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon the public sales of
Madras Sugar went at full rates, the demand was good,
and 6,200 bags nearly all found buyers. Grainy white
went at 41s to 43s 6d, good to fine yellow ditto 375 to
40s, ord to mid 34s to 36s 6d, mid to fine like Mauri-
tius 3ls to 345, soft brown 25s to 265, and mid yellow
ditto 288. Bengal is wanted; at auction 1,640 bags
were disposed of. Benares good to fine realized 368 6d
to 396 6d, mid to good Date yellow 28s to 323 per cwt.
Of soft brown several parcels were taken privately at
23s 6d to 25s per cwt.
FOREIGN.-Today there was again much enquiry
after Foreign Sugar, chiefly for shipping, and the rates
offered were fully equal to those currdat previously.
Since Saturday operations are two cargoes yellow Ha-
vannah at 218 2d to 21s 6d for numbers 11 to 11 ; one
white at 31s ; also a cargo Brown Bahia at 17$ 9d; and
1,000 chests yellow Havannah at 37s to 41s for mid to
very fine quality.
MOLASSES.-The demand continues good for West
India. and previous terms ere well maintained: Antigua
selling at 15s 6d to 16s, Demerara, St. Kitts, and St,
Vincent's 1418 and 15s, and other sorts 13s to 13s 6d.
Cuba and Porto Rico wanted at 13s 6d to 14s 6d. Ben-
gal and Mauritius 123 to 12s 6d, but few parcels can be
obtained. A greater demand exists for Honey, and
prices are firmer, Cuba realising 30s to 401, Jamaica
363 to 50s, and Narbonne 50s to 60s per cwt.
COCOA.-Although there is a further increase in sup-
ply of Trinidad, previous rates have been maintained.
At auction 803 bgs, 100 bars, were nearly disposed of;
fine Red went at 38s to 395, good mid to good 353 6d to
37s 6d, low to mid 32s 6d to 35e, and Grey 29s to 335.
Grenada is still attracting little attention, yet there is
no decline. At auction 374 bgs were nearly all taken
in at 28s to 333 for ord to mid. The value of better
sorts is 34s to 375. Prices are 3s to 4s per cwt under
that time. Foreign is rather more in request, but there
is no advance. Bahia and Para at 25s to 25s 6d, and
Guayaquil 29 to 30s.
COFFEE.--This afternoon for Native Ceylon more de-
sire was evinced to sell good ord of new import privately
at 45a 6d; Ohl ditto 45s per cwt- In Plantation Ceylon
less was doing, and prices slightly declined. The puulic
sal, s of 265 casks and 280 bags went off quietly; good
mid to good at 59s to 6IF; mid 56s to 58s; low mid
54s to 553 6d; fine to fine fine ord 50s to 53s 6d;
triage 403 to 465; coloured 47s to 50s; Pea Berry 67s
to 70s; Mocha is not cheaper, still less is doing; a part
only of 1,156 half bales at auction sold, good clear
garbled at 803 to 804 6d; a few lots fine 87s 6d to 88s,
and triage 46s to 51s 6d. Of Madras 205 bags were
taken in at 42s for good ord mixed. Foreign Coffee is
not lower, but less demand exists.
TEA.-Today there was a reluctance to operate in
Green Tea, and prices gave way ld per lb for Canton
Young Hyson. Congou is also less wanted, and the
previous currency barely maintained. Of 17,000 pkgs
Tea passed auction only 4,500 sold, Congou out of con-
dition at 6d to lid per pound.
RICE.-To-day there was less business concluded in
East India Rice privately, still lower rates were refused.
At auction 980• bags Bengal were in part sold, good
white lOs to 10s 6d, low mid 9s to 9s 6d, broke 8s 6d,
and damaged 8s 6d to lOs 6d per cwt.
SPICES.-Pimento is still much wanted, there is a
further advance, good Sid, low to good ord 5-hel to 50,
chiefly Sid to 50. There is no increase in supply of
Pepper-exporters and home dealers are desirous to
operate, previous terms being well maintained. A public
sale of 700 bags Malabar went at 48d for heavy. Pri-
vately some parcels have been sold at 3id to 41d for hall
heavy and heavy, and Sumatra 3d to 3*i. White is less
wanted, and previous terms are not sustained. At auction
170 bags chiefly sold at 8d for fair. The value of other
kinds is Biti to lid. Pod is wanted, and rates keep firm.
A public stile of 50 bgs African went at 503 to 72s per cwt.
Cayenne has been selling at 6d to is 2d per pound, and
meets with more attention. Ginger is wanted for home
consumption at last week's rates, and a less quantity is
on offer. Sales privately of Jamaica have been made at
408 to 110 s, fine 120 a to 200 s; Cochin, low to mid 30s
to 395, better kinds 403 to 655, and African 23s 6d
to 245. Export sorts operatd in with caution,
Bengal 16s to 17s for rough. Of Cassia Lignea none
has been brought to public sale-there is an improving
demand, small parcels sold privately were at from 97s to
105 s for common to fine. Cassia Vera in fair
request at 40s to 568, and supply keeps scanty.
The value of Buds is 7l to 8/, and few parcels
can be obtained. Several transactions have taken
place in Cloves, Bourbon and African, at 6d to bid
Amboyna 7d to Bd, and Penang lOid to Id. At auction
170 bags African were taken in at 61c1 to 6id per lb.
For Nutmegs a good sale exists, and previous terms are
welt supported; low to mid Brown selling privately at
2s 2d to 2s 9d, better kinds 2s 10d to 4s 2d, and limed
Is 8d to 2s 6d. At present supply is small. Of Mace
the quantity OD offer is not sufficient for the demand;
prices for fine range at 2s 7d to 2s lod, mid to good 28
3d to 2s 6d.
SPIRITS.-Prices are firm for Leeward Island Rum,
and several parcels have been sold at is 5d to is sid per
gallon proof ; the supply is not larger than previously.
A goof demand exists for East India, and Is 4d
to is 4fl is the value with a firm market. There
are yet free sellers of Demerara; still many parcels
have been disposed of at 2s to 2s 2d for 33 to
40 per cent over proof and 30 to 34 over is 10d to
Is 11d, chiefly at 2s Id to 2s 2d. Jamaica is not offered
at auy further reduction: the home and export demand
is on the increase. The prices obtained for choice marks
36 to 39 per cent overproof have been 3s 4d to 3s 10d,
fine 2s 9d to 3s 3d, good mid to good 30 to 35 over
2s 3d to 2s Bd, mid 30 to 33 over 2s to
2s 2d, and low 24 to 28 over is 10d to Is lid per gal-
lon. There continues to be a brisk demand for Brandy
Sales of Cognac best Brands of the vintage of 1851
made at 4s 3d to 4s sd, 1850 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1849
ditto 4s 9d to 4s 11d, 1848 dittdoess 3d to 53 sd, older
55 7d to 6s 6d, low to mid 3s to 4s, and Bordeaux at Is
lld to 23; indeed some parties will not accept those
rates. The demand is increasing for British made
Spirit; the rates paid are 9s 7d to 93 8d cash; Gin
8s 2d to 8s 3d for 22 under, and 17 ditto 8s 8d to
18s 9,1. Geneva is 8d to is 9d, and fine 2s to 2s 4d.
COCHINEAL-This afternoon the demand fur Cochi
neal was brisk privately, and there was an advance of Id
to 2d per lb. At auction 43 bags Mexican silvers sold
at 3s ad to 3s 8d per lb.
INDIGO.-Since Friday 1,000 chests have been sold,
chiefly on speculation, and rates, compared with the last
auctions, show an advance of 2d per lb. The quantity
announced for the 13th of next month have been in-
creased to 20,073 chest& Spanish wanted at former
terms, and few parcels can bo obtained,
Pnoveseoeis.-There is a further reduction for Irish
Butter, and transactions are small, with plentiful sup
plies. The rates accepted for Carlow, Clonmel, and
Kilkenny have been 653 to 69s ; Cork 68s to
70s; Limerick 61s to 655, and Waterford 63s to 67s per
cwt. Imports were 7,330 firkins last week. Foreign
is in abundance. Freizland fine has been selling at 68s to
70s; surplus and sees 60s to 65 -; fine 663t0665; Kampen &
Zwolle 663 to 68s ; Bosch 50s -to 558; Groningen, flue
,160 s to 645; Lamer 628 to 645; inferier 52s to 58s ; Kiel
and Holstein 68s to 725. English sells slowly at 608 to
78s; low 52s to 58s, aad fresh 5s 6d, 103 per dozen lbs.
Bacon is in plentiful supply. Operations have
been limited, and prices have been on the decline ;
Irish small meat selling at 52s to 58s; heavy 48s to
545, and Hamburgh sizeable 52s to 565. Stock rather
exceeds that of last season. Bale and tierce middles in
small supply and wanted, Irish at 49s to 548. Salted
Provisions are still much in request, and supply
is not larger. Sales of Irish India Pork made at
8/, per tierce; prime Mess 90s; Bacon ditto 878 6d.
per barrel ; Irish India Beef 71. per tierce ;
Mess 100 s to 120 s; American India 61 15s, and
prime Mess 1105. A free sale exists for Hams, and
t
prices keep on the advance, Irish selling at 52s and 62s
and Eoglish 64s to 68s. Lard is iu much better a
de-
mand, and rates are better; Irish bladdered selling
t
55s to 61s; keg and firkin 48s to 55s;ellambrureg;
Anse"
rican to 603. A more ready sale exists for Cheese;
rican 30s to 403; Duth 28s to 425; and Kanters 17s to
les per owt.
TALLOW.-There has been less business transacted in
Russia on the spot, and prices
haveer cwt. having been
assumed a down.
d p
3
ward tendency, 583 3d to Se
accepted for fine yellow
been limited for delivery, the value is now 38s
Ca6ndle. Operations have
6d to 383 9d for last three months of
the year.
A fair demand exists
for home opmrime
emcieulatelirt,y,bsuttill3,Buspoy 6dl On the 22d inst., Captain G. Bray, formerly of the King's
DIED
cash: a desire is evinced to.
sell
Dragoon Guards, aged 62.
keeps less than
last season. Other sorts of Tallow are On the 25th inst., at Bucklebury Vicarage, Berks, Richard
less wanted, and rates are. not so firm. At auctien 250 Valpy, &ce; Edgbaston, Birmingham, eldest son of Dr.
eks Australian were only
.in pert sold at 363 6d to 38s 6d VaJOY, of Reading, aged (19.
45 eks Italian 378 to 37s 3cl; 3 eks East On the 25th inst., at Fern Acres, Fulmer, Colonel William
for Mutton ;
India 354 6d to 37s 9d, and 300 cks Vegetable t„k„ in Spiller, Bombay Army.
383 to 39s per cwt. For auction 600 cks, &c. are -
declared. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. of
Ons.-For Seal there has been a free sale, and the No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 111,
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The following is the official
corn, &c., received in the pot
Essex, from the 20th June,
both inclusive :

Colchester
Harwich
Leigh......
Maldon

100
1090
514
858 i

Wheat. Barley.
First 43s 6d 3('s Od
Second 42s Od 29,s Od
Third 3Bs Od 28s Od
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs
HADDINGTON, JUNE 25.—T
grain at our market to-day:—
Wheat.

statement of the quantiti
t of London from the poi
1852, to the 26th June, ]

Oats.
122 s 3d
21s 6d
18s 6d
imperial,
ie followii

.4

1:1-1 I

- 33

Beans.
—s
Od
—s
Od
—s Od

First .. ----
. 44s 6d I
Second ........... ..... 40s 8d I
Third
Total quantity of Wheat in
Do. Barley
Do. Oats
Do. Beans

Barley.
293 Od
28s Od
279 Od
market

303 Od to I
ag are the

Oats.
23s 9d

21s 3d
18a 6d

Ships nt mArket. 258

_.Sold, 91.

and other sorts 321 to 341 103 per tun. Of Southern
supply there is not yet sufficient for the demand, and
prices keep on the fadvanc,i, good to flue restii.ing 361 to
371. corn to mid 341 153 to 351 153. Cod is in good re-
quest and cannot be obtained under 341. A greater de"
mard exists for Sperm, and prices are higher, ruling at
87/ 103 to 90/ for Briiish, and American 86/ 103 to 871•
Headmaster is worth 90/ to 941, and supply keeps scanty.
Operations in Linseed Oil have been large and Puce!
are firm at 28s 3d on the spot, 27s to 27s 6d
for delivery up to the close of the year. A large
demand exists for Rape Seed; the value is now for
pale 32s to 32s 6d, brown 31s to 31s 6d, and
Refined Foreign 33s to 33s 6d. Palm is
much wanted, and a further rise is apparent
27s 6d to 28s 6d having been obtained for good to fine.
Cocoa Nut at present is little wanted, Cochin can be
obtained at 33s to 353, Ceylon 32s 6d to 34a, and
Sydney 30s to 325. For Olive the market has a brisk
appearance, Gallipoli realises 45/ to 464 and other
sorts 431 103 to 44/ lOs per tun. Lard Oil sellsislowly
at 49s to 504 per cart. The value of Spermacetti is Is
7d to Is 7ild per lb.

THE IRON TRADE.
The preliminary meeting of the ironmasters of South
Staffordshire took place at Stewpony, on Thursday, and
was fully attended, not one of the leading firms being
unrepresented. The tone of the meeting was of a more
cheerful character than for some years, but it was
unanimously resolved to adhere to the prices of last
quarter. It was acknowledged that nearly all the works
are full of orders, some indeed were refusing them;
that
the produce at present is at its highest point; that
there are several causes conspiring to make an increased
demand a moral certainty; but still it was deemed po-
litic to declare no advance in prices until this course
was forced upon the makers. Some of the causes re-
ferred to as certain to stimulate the trade may be men-
tioned. The great infusion of the precious metal
into the United States, as well as into our own
country, is insensibly stimulating commercial trans-
actions everywhere, and must be really beneficial
to the iron trade. The abundance of money
is giving an impetus to the formation of railroads. Our
trans-Atlantic neighbours especially, we find from their
journals, are preparing to lay down railways to an
amazing extent, which must require large supplies of
iron. Added to these special causes, the system of
free commerce is widening our foreign markets; and
the home market, which has been languid for some
time, is recovering its tone, either from the demands
caused by the slew purposes to which iron is ap-
plied, or by an improvement in the purchasing
power of the consumers. With these facts before
us—viz., the whole of the works producing to their
maximum power; nearly every firm full of orders; a
combination of causes conspiring to increase the demand
—a considerable rise in price is a mere question of time,
and for the interest of all concerned it is well that cir
cumstances should compel the advance, rather than that
it should be anticipated. We may add, that many of
the small masters, whose prices have ruled lower than
the trade generally, have been compelled to raise them
to the prevailing standard.—Birmingham Journal.
THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

CHELMSFORD, JUNE 25.—Prices to-day were as follow:
Wheat, white, 42s to 48s ; red, 37s to 425; barley, 27s to 30s;
chevaliei 28s to 335; grinding 22s to 28s; malt 55p to 565;
chevalier 55s to 58s ' • oats 19s to 25s ; peas, partridge, 30s
to 335; white, 30s to 32s ; boiling, 31s to 345; dun, new 30s
to 32s ; beans, tick, 293 to 32s ; harrow ticks, 29s to :331 ;
mazagan, 27s to 31s.
COLCEIESTER., JUNE 26.—Wheat, white 46s to 48s; red 39s
to 42s ; oats, 21s to 235; beans, mazagan 29$ to 30s; middle
and small 32s to 34s ; peas, white 36s to 88s, grey, new 30s to
32s ; barley, 28s to 30s per qr.
KIRKALDY, JUNE 26. —The following are the quotationa,
for grain:—

I Peas.
—s Od
—s Od
—8 Od
lOs 01.
prices of

Baas.
33s Od

32 8d
31s OLI

473 qrs., 399 sold
118 qrs., 73 sold
264 qrs., 191 sold
bl go., 35 sold

COAL MARKET. —YESTKRDAY.
Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market :—.
Bate's West Hartley 13s 6d Keepier Grange ...... 14s 9d
Buddle's W. Hartley 13s 9d Seaton .. ..... ...... 15s 9d
Chester Main 133 3d Russell's Hetton
Hasting's Hartley ... 14s Od Stewart's ... ....
New Tanfield
Tyne Main lls 6d Hetton Lyons Main,.. 15s Od
Havens worth's W. Hart 14s Od Elartlepool
Redheugh Main ...... lis 6d Bowden
Tanfield Moor ......... 12s 6d , Heugh Hall
Canfield Moor Butes... 12s 3d South Reline l4, 91
Townley.. . ..... ~.... .. 13s Od Bircbgrove Graigola l9s Od
West Hartley
West Wylam
Wall's End, &c. ILlangennech
Northumberland
Harvey Wylam (tans.) lls 6d Cardiff
Eden Main ...... ...... 149 9
dSidney's Hartley
Haswell 169 011amiay's Garesdeld.. 21s 6d
_ _.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL., Jimriz 28.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —There was little or nothing done in
the share market to-day. The only sale reported was—
Great Western, 9534.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 28.
STOCK EXCITANGE.—We have no improvement to notice
to-day. The transactions have been very limited, and prices
varied little from those which have been quoted for the last
few days. The transactions reported were—East Lancashire,
191—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 80—Ditto, Fifths, 4 1-16
dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 3 dis.- London and
North-Western, 128%—Ditto, New Quarters, 6% p.—Ditto,
Fifths, 4% p.—Midland, 725/2—South-Eastern and Dover,
213/.—Londonderry and Enniskillen, 12%—Demerara, 8—
York and North Midland, 25%.