The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-30 00:00:00

THE SUN,

blackish leaf to blackish leaf 814 d to 101• Ad per lb, fine to
Pekoe kinds lldtols 5d per lb. Oolong is offering
at lid to Is 3 for ood to fi, and inferior 8d to
10d, yet few salesd g have been made.ne Of Souchongs several
parcels were taken for shipping ; home dealers, however,
operate with reluctance ; low good can be obtained at 8d to
is 2d, and fine Is 3d to is 7d. Pouchong has been sought
after at 4d to 6d. Of good and fine Scented
lo
Orange Peko
to
many parcels have been sold at Is 6d to is 7d, yew
mid remain dull of sale, and can be obtained at
8d to is. Flowery Pekoe finds a more ready sale.
low to good selling at is to 15 6d, fine to superior is 8d to
2s Bd. An improvement is apparent in the demand for
green, true medium young Hyson and Gunpowder, from
Is 2d to is 9d per lb, being most in demand. The value
2s, of
Hyson low to mid is is to Is 3d, good to fine he 4d to
superior 2s 2d to 2s Bd, young Hyson common 9d to 10d,
mid to good is to is 6d, fine Is 7d to 2s 2d, Gunpowder
a
Cnton 8d to 11d, low to mid Hson sort ls to Is 6d, good
to fine is 7d to 3s 4d, Caper 8d to is 3d, Hyson skin 7d to
Is, Twankay 10d to is Id, Imperial Canton 9d to Ild, and
Hyson sort Is to 2s per lb. To-day the public sale 300
chts Sago were in part sold at 16s to lis for mid to good
small pearl, these are full rates.
Sriarrs.-For Leewards Island Rum a dull demand exists,
and there are sellers at Is 4 Vid to Is 51..'2 proof. East India
can be obtained at Is 4d proof; 2s to 2s 2d have been ac-
cepted for Demerara, 32 to 40 over proof. Jamaica is offering
on lower terms. Since this day week sales have not exceeded
230 puns ; ceoice marks 34 to 38 over proof at 3s 6d to 4s,
line ditto 3s to 3s 4d, good mid to good 32 to 35 over 2a 4d
to 2s 10d, mid 2s 2d to 2s 3d, and low 24 to 30 over proof is
10d to 2s Id per gallon. For Brandy shippers as well as
home dealers operate with caution. The value of Cognac
best brands of the vintage of 1851 is 4s Id to 4s 3d, 1850
ditto 4s 4d to 43 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to 4s I Id, 1848 ditto
5s 3d to 5s 51, older 5s 6d to 6s 6d, low to mid 2s 4d to 4s,
and Bourdeaux is lldto 2s 2d. British made Spirit conti-
nues to be dealt in with caution ; there are free sellers at 93
li to 105 cash. Gin at 8s 6d for 22, and 17 under proof at
94, Geneva is held for is 9d to is 10d, fine at 2s to 2s 4d,
but less demand exists, and several parcels are expected.
COCHINEAL. -To-day Cochineal was dull, and former rates
cannot be obtained. At auction 23 bags were taken in at
3s 6d to 8s Jd for common and mid Honduras silvers, and
Mexicad 3s 6d.
TaLLow.-Operations in Russian, on the spot, have been
upon a small scale during the last few days, and prices are
depressed ; fine old yellow Candle selling at 315 9d to 355,
and new 35s 3d per cwt. Few transactions have taken place
for delivery, and a desire is evinced to sell at 37s for last
three months of the year. Home melted has been operated
in with caution, and 35s 64 to 36s is the value, net cash,
with a downward tendency. Other kinds met withe little
notice. At auction 160 casks Australian mostly sold at 32s
to 36s 3d ; 150 casks South American, 32s to 35s 3d ; 2
casks East India, 393 90 to 43s ; 140 casks Italian, 34s to 35s ;
whilst 90 casks North American, and 80 casks Petersburgh
Soap Tallow taken in.
OlLs.-This afternoon at public sale 50 cases East India
Tallow sold at 34s to 41s for low to fine.
PROTISIONS.-Prices have again given way for Irish
Butter. The rates taken for Cork are 703 to 745, Limerick
58s to 60s, Carlow, Clonmel, and Kilkenny 623 to 763, Sligo
56s to 625, Waterford 58s to 64s per cwt. Foreign met with
a slow sale ; Friesland fine selling at 86s to 90s, surplus and
inferior 63s to 80s, Holland, fine 74s to 78s, Kampen 82s to
545, Groningen 64s to 665, Edam and Leer 55s to 625, Hol-
stein and Kiel 865 to 80s, and stubble 683 to 74s per cwt. The
value of English is 50s to 925, and fresh 7s to 11s per dozen lbs ;
For Bacon the demand 'has much fallen off, and rates have
given way ; Irish stubble selling at 47s to 51s, heavy 45s to
48s, and Hamburgh sizeable 47s to 49e. Middles met
with a slow sale, and a desire is evinced to sell bale and
tierce at 43a to 465. In barreled provisions sales are limited.

COURSE OF EXCIL
,imstercsm ..........12 0
Ditto, three months .. 12 1%
3.otterdam .. •• • ... 12 14
kntwerp • • .. • • •• 25 55
Brussels. ••• • • ...... 25 55
Eliunburgh .•M.B. 13 1
t.ltona ...... • • ...•
Paris, 3 dayesight .. 25 37%
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 5.5
Marseilles .......... • . 25 55

GE.-(THIS DAY.)
Leghorn ..............30 R 5
Genoa •••• •••••••• •••• 25 62
3dilan •• .• •• •• .• • • • • or•

Venice........ • • • • ....
Sapies •....... 4CI(
Palermo, 121.7 i
Messina .............. 121\
Lisbon.... •........... 53%
.. 53%
ftio Janeiro • • ...... • •
F;uenos Ayres
Sew York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia

•
rrankforton,Malne..... 122
3 :rho • • .. • •
Vienna, effec. Ao•• • • 12 45
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 45
Potersbargh, 511. Rble—
bisdrld • • .. • • -• • • 49
Gediz .......... 50
Barcelona • • - • .. • • • . ••

TR10153 OF BULLION, FEB 02.
Foreign Gold in bare.. 43 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Mpanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars .... 0 4 10%
311verin bars 5 0%

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LOItDS.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
The Royal Assent was given by Commission this day,
at Four o'clock, to the Consolidated Fund Bill.
The Lords Commissioners were the Lard Chancellor,
the Earl of Lonsdale, and the Marquis of Salisbury.
Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure.
At Five o'clock the LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat
on the Woolsack, and the House resumed.
TREATMENT OF LUNATICS.
Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from the
Alleged Lunatic Friends' Society, praying for improve-
na(nts in the present system of the administration of
justice in cases of lunacy.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Lord CAMPBELL rose to put a question to the
Noble Earl (Derby) opposite with respect to
the Crystal Palace. No man more admired
'hat beautiful edifice, or better appreciated the
talent of Sir J. Paxton than he had; but bo thought
that the time was arrived when, having satisfied the
purposes for which it was erected, it should now dis-
appear. A Commission had been appointed to inquire
into the subject, and he believed that its report had been
unfavourable to its retention. Lie therefore wished to
know what were the intentions of her Majesty's present
Government with regard to the Crystal Palace ?
The Earl of DERBY said that the views of her
Majesty's Government, after duo considerstior, were
in acc.-firdanec with the recommendation of the Commis-
sion, that this beautiful building, after having answered
the purposes for which it was erected, should now die
appear.

SECULAR EDUCATION.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr,
Robert Owen, praying that he might have the opportte
ell of explaining his views on education before a Selscl
Committee.
THE DURATION OF PARLIAMENT.
In an answer to a question addressed to Lord Lynd
burst by Earl MINTO, with regard to his inthntion to
introduce a Bilt to continue proceedings from one Par-
Himont to another,
The Earl of DERBY said that nothing which had
fallen from him on a former occasion would have had
the effect of leading the Hoase to suppose that the pre-
sent session would be terminated at a very earlier
period. As to the duration of the present session he
himself had not formed an opinion. It would depend
materially on the state of public business, and with re-
gard to the next session, so far from it being a short
one, he certainly thought it would very likely be one
unusually protracted. What he had said on a former
occasion was that he did think that the autumn ought
not to be allowed to pass without Parliament having an
opportunity of discussing and dsciding upon certain
questions, but he certainly had not meant to lead the
House to imagine that there would be a dissolution of
the present Parliament early in the course of the pre-
sent spring, to be followed by a short and hurried ses-
sion of the new Parliament. On the part of her Ma-
jesty's Government he had formed no such intention.
Esrl MINTO said that the Noble Earl's, present state-
ment was certainly not in accordance with his statement
on a former occasion .
The Earl of DERBY said that his statement on that
occasion was this, that her Majesty's Government con-
si,lered it expedient that certain questions should be
considered and decided before Christmas, so as not to
interfere with the business of 'Me. But he certainly
had not said that he contemplated an autumn session,
necessarily followed by a prorogation of Parliament.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE appealed to their Lord-
ships whether the explanation now given by the Noble Earl
was in entire accordance with his statement on a previous
evening. On that ovenine. the Noble Earl stated most
distinctly that he contemplated an early dissolution, and
that ho did riot think it right to persevere with any
measures of legislation, except such as were absolutely
necessary for the service of the State. The Noble Earl
had also stated on that occasion, that he would not
pledge himself to any ditinite day, or say whether
the dissolution should be in the months of April,
May, or June. (The Earl of Derby dissented.)
If the Noble Earl denied that, he must certainly have
forgotten his own statement, for most unquestionably he
(the Noble Duke) had heard them, words.
The Earl of DERBY said the Noble Duke bad mis-
apprehended what he (the Earl of Derby) had
it his d
'1,1(1- On that occasion he had referred to
pledge
himself as to the period when ho should feel
Parliareuet,?:, to advise her Majesty to dissolve the present
t, and ho had then refused to name either the
month of April. May, or Juno as likely to be the intended
dissolution. All ho had said was that it would be
for the public advantage
period of
ordinary
to have certain questions disposed
Proclamation
pasted.
rY period of assembling Parliament
A;The matter then dropped.
in
nf
tbheefonreextthyeear.
The Personal Estates of • •
Intestates Bill passed through
assembling Parliament Bill
Committee.
ADMINISTRATION
CiLiTSTICE IN LUNACY
waTshreead a
third
Lord LYNDHURST rose to
t. move for certain returns
relative to the administra ton of 'justice in cases of
lunacy.

LONDON,

Sir F. BARING presented a petition from Portsea
praying for an amendment of the Poor-law.
Mr. DEEDES presented similar petitions from places
in the county of Kent; also a petition from the Isle
of Sheppy, praying for the right to return a Member to
Parliament.
Lord CASTLEREAGH presented a number of peti-
tions from the county of Down in favour of tenant-right.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath
against the Maynooth grant, and praying the House not
to make grants to any religious denomination whatever;
also a petition from various other places in Scotland,
praying for the repeal of the Test Acts; also a petition
from Admiral Dundonald, praying for an inquiry into the
state of the navy.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from a place
in Scotland against the abolition of the Test Acts.
Mr. G. HIGGINS presed a petition from the
county of Down, praying for an alteration in the law of
mortmain.
Mr. LOCKE KING presented a petition in favour of
Parliamentary reform.
Mr. Caley and other Hon. Members presented peti-
tions praying for the repeal of the post-horse duty.
Mr. HEY WOOD presented zi petition from a place in
Lancashire, praying for the repeal of all taxes on know-
ledge.
Mr. BENNETT presented a petition from Bury St.
Edmund's, complaining of agricultural distress and pray-
ing for relief;
Mr. NAPIER presented a petition from a poor law
union in Ireland in favour of tenant-right.
Mr. EIASTIE presented a petition from Glasgow,
praying for the repeal of the Teat Acts.
Sir B. HALL presented a petition praying for the re-
peal of all taxes on knowledge.
Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from Bolton
against the Militia Bill.
Mr. COBDEN presented a similar petition from Eden-
bridge.

ADMIRALTY.
In reply to Mr. HUME,
Captain DUNCOMBE said !negotiations were now
going on between the Admiralty and the Board of
Works relatite to the improvements about to be made in
the offices occupied by the Admiralty.
Mr. HUME hoped no expense would be incurred
until the House had had an opportunity of discussing
the subject.
Captain DUNCOMBE said the expense would fall
upon the individuals who were to enjoy the improve-
ments, and not the country.
FOREIGN REFUGEES.
Mr. M. MILNES gave notice that on Thursday next
he would move a resolution to the effect that the House
observed with regret the correspondence with friendly
powers which had been laid on the table, with reference
to foreign refugees having an asylum afforded them in
this country.
REDUCTION OF PUBLIC SALARIES.
Mr. PIGOTT asked the Secretary of the Board of
Trade whether. in conformity with a motion he sub-
mitted to the House in 1850, he had any intention of
proposing a reduction in the salaries and wages paid in
evert department of the public service?
Mr. HENLEY said he had thought it his duty, as a
private member of Parliament, to raise . the question
with reference to the reduction of public salaries
in two successive Parliaments, bat he did not ob-
tain from the Commons that support which he thought
he was entitled to, especially from Hon. Members
opposite, Ile was told by the Government that they
considered it more desirable to regulate the services
performed by public officers, and to throw somewhat
more work upon them, than to propose a general reduc-
tion of salary. Ho, therefore, thought he was bound by
the decision of the House as expressed two years ago,
and it was not his intention to disturb that decision.
SPIRITS IN BOND.
Mr. TENNENT asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer whether he had any intention of introdueing a
measure to alter the existing mode of levying the duty
on home-made spirits in bond; and, if so, whether he
would give any intimation of the time when such measure
is likely to be brought forward?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in
answer to the Hon. Gentleman, begged to say that
when:he made his financial statement on the part of the
Government, which he hoped to do very shortly, he
should communicate to the House bow far he intended
to deal at present with the taxation of the country.
POSTAGE STAMPS.
On the notion of Mr. COBDEN, the petitiOn of Mr.
Robert Wallace was referred to the Committee on
Postage Stamps.
MERCANTILE MAREFENCE. INE AND NATIONAL
D
Mr. ANDERSON called the attention of the House
to the report of the Select Committee of session 1849,
appointed " to inquire into the practicability of providing,
by means of the commercial steam marine of the country,
a reserve steam navy, available for the national defence
when required," and intimated he would move the follow-
ing resolution :—` ;That it is the opinion of this Howie,
that in order the better to provide for the public safety,
to economise the public resources, and to preserve peace,
it is desirable that measures should be adopted with a
view to render the commercial steam navy promptly
available for the national defence in case of emergency.'
He would state to the House a few practical facts in con-
nexion with this subject, which in national and public
importance was scarcely second to any that could be
brought before the House. The late convulsions on
the continent, and the changes in the Govern-
ment of France, had excited great apprehen-
sion and solicitude as to the best means of
national defence, in the event of a hostile invasion by
their neighbours on the other side of the channel. Ac-
cordingly we had a Bill for the embodiment of the
militia, and also the establishment of private
rifle clubs. He bad no wish to raise a ques•
tion as to the expediency of such measures, but he
thought that, in adopting them, we had begun at the
wrong end, and had neglected other sources of national
defence. It was his opinion that steps ought to be taken
to prevent the possibility of an invasion—to enable us
to meet the enemy on that element on which
we had almost universally conquered. Our navy and
maritime resources formed the best bulwark for our
national defence. It was a prevalent opinion that the
introduction of steam navigation destroyed in a great
measure the advantages which we formerly pos-
sessed in our insular position. That opinion
he considered to be very fallacious, for he believed that
our position was now far more invulnerable than it had
ever been in the history of this country. For
every steam-ship the French possessed we had
twenty. Why, then, should we apprehend any attack
when,, by a very inexpensive arrangement, wo might
avail ourselves of the whole of our commercial steam
navy, on a very short notice, for thenational defence? In
the United Kingdom we had 1,300 steam-vessels, of all
classes, amounting to 300,000 tons, and 100,000 horse-
power, and the owners were willing either to fit them out,
on` being, coMperisrated, in time of apprehendfid itar',4r to
allow the Government to do so. The Committee
which sat on the subject reported that they thought
the mercantile marine might be made a most
useful auxiliary for the natural protection, and that
there would be no difficulty in rendering it fit for such
a purpose. He thought the adoption of the plan he
was submitting to the House would be a great means of
remedying the evils he complained of, and he begged
leave to move the resolution of which he bad given
notice.
Mr. MACKINNON thought it right to say a few
words upon this subject, having bad the honour of pre-
siding over the Committee to which the last speaker had
referred.—(llear. hear.) The report which the Ho-
nourable Member had read was unanimously agreed
to by the Committee, and there could be no
doubt that in the event of a war or threatened
invasion our mercantile marine navy might be rendered
available for the national service.—(Hear, hear.)
There were ample funds at the disposal of the
Government for rendering it so available and sup-
plying each mercantile steam vessel with arms and
ammunition. There were no -less than 1,230 steam
vessels attached to the mercantile interestof this country,
and if a moiety of that number were rendered fit for
service in case of war, an invasion from any point of
the compass would be perfectly impossible. He
therefore advocated this measure from motives of eco-
nomy, and he thought if the House would only give
the subject a moment's consideration, it would
see at a glance the feasibility of the
scheme. The blockading idea of the enemies' ports
had long been exploded, fur in the event of a gale of wind
arising our ships might be forced to put to sea, and before
they could return again to their posts the enemy might
embark her troops, and our coast being left-unprotected
a landing would not be so impossible as some people
imagined. Now if this scheme were adopted such a
danger would be avoided, and he therefore hoped the
House would agree to the motion.
Mr. STAFFORD acknowledged the skill and ability,
with which this subject had from time to time been pressed
upon the House, without any reference to party views or
party purposes. He should abstain now from entering into
the light dues subject, but because that would, no
doubt, form a matter for after consideration. He
approached the question in no unfriendly spirit.
lie admitted its importance, and he readily acknow-
ledged that the people most ignorant of our national
defences were the British people, and not our foreign
allies. It was indeed impossible to keep the movements
of our fleet a secret from foreigners, and therefore the only
chance of .deterring an attack was to take, care that the
navy was at all times in a state of active efficiency.
Well, then, ho believed that the navy was in
such a state of efficiency, and in, order to prove
this he would give the 'House the benefit
of some details. At the present moment our naval
home service stood as follows :--At Woolwich there
weressol nine vessels, with 530 mon, at Sheerness; seven
vessels, with 1,544 men, at Portsmouth; 16 vessels, with
6,642 men, at Devonport ; 11 vessels, with 2,822 men,
at esrk five vessels, with 361, making a total of 48 Yes-
with 11,906 men, exclusive of 4,500 marines,
$OOO coast-guards, and 7,820 dockyard batta-
lions. Still
the efficiency ofititssnhao.vuylda.ndlitohte prboetectfioorng
tpeoe:saltnheodoteuhfuerntrecie of this country depended upon
which
forgotten
t that
af.
forded to the narrow
e seas. To show the comparative
theEstu state
fewßw
si
si more
aGo rrezifit gvi;ihrr
ieinsserhieeas of the three great maritime
iS4r's
emrl rd trouble the House with a
Well, while Great Britain bad
ile of
72 line-of-battle ships, hadta F 45. and h Rdussia 41
frigates,
Grarnecant Britain had
andhad
85, France 45, and Russia.. 10, the totals of the
whole being 236 for Great Britain, 257 for France,
and 174 for 111193111. The steam service of Great
Britain consisted of 37 large and 07 smaller vessels,
while that of France was 61 large and 57 small, and
that of Russia 8 large and 24 small, the totals being-
-118, "Rumoinile3g2.reatl"tfowreoiuglnd
es that
from which most was to be feared, stood
I almost upon Su equal footing with ourselves,
being—
End d 134, Frthaenscee
be seen from
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it should never be forgotten that the nee
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