The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-20 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

We are again without any arrivals this morning, of im-
portance, consequently, we expect that very little business
will be done in the Funds in the course of the day. The
only information of importance by the express from Paris
are the numerous failures which have taken place in the
commercial community. Not less than 41 bankruptcies were
feelared in the first. fortnight in the present month, one of
.shich was to the amount of 134,0001. sterling.
The Dead Weight concern at present appears to be as a
dead letter ; scarce anything more is said about it.
It appears, according to the official returns of the exports
of bullion front the 11th to the 17th inst., that the precious
metals are still going out of the country. Exports of the
:hove dates—Silver coin, 41,093 ounces ; Gold coin,
2,730 ounces, and of Gold in bars, 2,172 ounces; but upon
he whole not to that alarming extent as a month or two
oast. Most of the silver has gone to the colonies, and the
gold still continues to be sent to Hamburg.
The Foreign Exchanges were much the same as on last
post day, with the exci pion of that upon Holland, on
which there was an improvement.
The present week has produced two important events—
the death cf the Grand Seignior, and the refusal of the Bank
Directors to the terms offered for the dead weight, both of
which had scarce any effect on the Funds. The settling
of the Consol Account passed off with much facility. Mo-
ney wns also plentitul at the bstikers' during the week,
and could be obtained on first-rate bills at a low discount.
Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices,
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902111, ;
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Stock 1893- 19(4 ; India Stock 253 254.
In tke Foreign Market the prices are nominal ; Spanish
Active 18A 198 ; Porturruese 341 35 ; Three per Cents.
21i 22,1; ; Brazilian 774 78/ ; Colombian 321 33 ; Mexican
2.5 i 26} ; Dutch Two. acid-a- Half per Cents. 541 55 ;
Five per Cents. 1021 4.
PRICES OF STOCK,' THIS DAY AT ONZ O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock — India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 9.)ye% ' Ditto Bonds *23 26 pm.
a per Cent. Cons. 2 South Sea Stock
3 per Cent Old Annuities OO%
Ditto Red. " 99r4 Ito New Ditto
New 3ya per Cent .......... .99% ail 3 per Cent. Annuitie.. 17.51
New 5 per Cent.
Jan. 5, 1860 5.1C% Ditto Small lO 17 pm.
Oct. 10, 1859. Ditto Commercial — pm.
Jan. 5, 15641 i Ditto Advertised pm.
Jan. 5, 18,80 — Bank Stock for Account 190 X,
April 5, 1880 lndia Stock for Account
Jan. 5, 1870 . —l Consos for Acc0unt......... 921/1

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAI AT ONE O'CLOCK
Austrian Bonds —, Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds _ Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds, 1824 32% si i Spanish Bonds —
Ditto Account —i Ditto Account.
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account —ll
Del,rrect ...
';reek Bonds —, French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.

Ditto Bonds, 1825 — --- 4 per cent....... —f. —C.
Ditto Account — ------ 3 per cent. —f. —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — , ---- Exchange. —f. —c.
Ditto Account ......... -
Ditto, 6 per Cent... .......
Ditto Account
Neapolitan —. Ditto Acc0unt........ ......
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 51 30
Eastern ( ounti,sii Railway l6 7%
Gosport Junction 5 '79i 8
Brigotoo Oa,lway
Colonial Bank
Provincial Bank of Ireland
Mexican and South American 6%
COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam C.F. 12 5,14, tsibrattar ' 48
;Otto, at sight l2 Z` Leghorn 10 30
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6 Genoa 25 75
12 4 Milan...-.
Antwerp...
Hamburg... M.B l3 12% Venice 47
A1t0na...... l3 13 i Naples ............ .....• 40
Paris, 3 clays' sight OS 30 IPa'er.ao per oz. HO
Ditt0....... ........ ...3 Ms. 25 CO Lisbon 544i
Marseille,. ... ......... ........ 25 65 Orerto 54
Bourdeaux
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ru Mains,ble....3E xi
j.. 5.1.1015
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Philadelphiaslßßauehesniyo
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•VBeierriiinna,-etfective ti... 3 M. 1.(11
sight
46
Tri:str- ditto io 6 .'PaICE Ok BULLION, per OZ.
aNdrlii 37 I Portugal Gold, coin CO 0-0
Cadiz..... , ... :,714 i Foreign Gold, in bars... 3IS 0.
6:liioa ...
fiveelon 3 ,c V New Dollars- ll 4 !01.
36% Seville ,.
- .

Silver in Bars 0 5 1.);,,
HALI-PAST ONE.

The British Market has been steady during the morning
with little doing, and to the present hour there is not a
feature worth noticing. Lloyd's books this morning ex.
hibited several los,,es caused by the late gales. The
accounts from Beyrout state that a great number of Jew
merchants and Christiansof Damascus, arrive daily in the
above town to save themselves from the vengeance of the
Muvulruans.

Consols remain at the same price as in the early pan of
the morning, 924 / for Account ; Money, 92 ; Exche-
quer Bills, 18 16 16 ; Small, 19 17 : India Bonds, 23 26 ;
Bank Stock, 1094 Account ; India Stock, 253.
The Foreign Market has been very inactive during the
morning. Spanish, nothing done ; Portuguese, 34 35 ;
Three per Cents. 22; Colombian, 321 ; Dutch Twc-
and-a-Ball rer Cents., 544 55.

TOTNES.—It is said that Mr. Charles Barry
Baldwin is to be the candidate in the Conservative interest
for this borough, in opposition to Mr. Blount.
Mr. Ellis is appointed Attorney-General in the
Duchy Court of Lancaster in the room of Mr. Russell, new
Accountant-General in the Court of Chancery, and Mr..
E. Halswell succeeds Mr, Ellis as Queen's Counsel. •
The Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia arrived
at St. Petershurgh on the sth lust.
FIRE AT MANCHESTER.—On Wednesday a.
fire broke out in the warehouse of Messrs. Nathan, Lloyd.
street, Manchester, by which property to the amount of
13,0001. was totally destroyed. The 'fire was first disco-
vered by a police-watchman about ten o'clock, but it must
then hate been ragin for some time inside the building,
for by the time he had reached the Town's-yard, which is
almost immediate'y aejoinine, to give information to Mr.
Rose, the Superinten&nt of the fire-police department, the
flames had burst through some portion of the roof, and
began to spread towards the buildings, on either side with
alarming rapidity. The fire might he said to have been
fairly got under by half-past eleven o'clock, though it con-
tinued to burn rapidly until nearly one o'clock, and was not
finally extinguished ut,til the last piece of goods was thrown
from a window of the first floor at about twelve o'clock tho
following day. The salvage was great considering th
rapidity with which the flames spread, hut trifling corn-
pared with the property destroyed. The iron safe vita
got out of the warehouse before the fire had spread to
the place where it was fixed, and by this means the wihole
of the books have been saved from destruction ; so that it
is likely, in the course of a short time, the amount or loss
will be more accurately stated.. A consicterable portion of
the property is said to be insured. •

IMPERIA L PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after 12 o'clock.
A message from the Lords brought up several Bills.
Mr. B. SMITH brought up the Report of the Commit-
tee on the Marquis of Cholmondeley's Estate Bill, which
was read a third time and passed.
Mr. SANFORD presented a petition from the
throwsters of Taunton against the Factories Bill.
Mr. WILBRAHAM presented a petition from Con-
gleton against certain parts of the Factories Bill.
Mr. BROCKLEHURST presented a petition from
Macclesfield against certain parts of the Factory Bill.
Mr. LEA DER presented a petition from the parish of
St. Pm!. Covent-garden, against the Collection of
Rates Bill.

On the motion of Mr. F. M A ULE, the Lords' amend-
ments to the Turnpike Acts Amendment Bill were agreed to.
POOR-LAW COMMISSION CONTINUANCE

BILL.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the
Day for the House resolving itself into a Committee on
the Bill.

In answer to a question from an HoN. MEMBER.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Bill, as it at pre.
sent stood, was to end in the next Session of Pat 'lament,
nnd not at the end of the present Session. He proposed
to continue it till the 16th of August, 1840, and thence.
forth to the end of the next Session.

Mr. E A STHO PE, before the Bill went into Commit-
tee, wished to express his regret that the question had
not been brought forward at an earlier period—( Hear,
hear)--when it might have undergone consideration, with
a view to those amendments, which would have been
highly salutary. Great misrepresentations existed with
reference to this question, which were calculated to do a
great deal of mischief. On two occasions he had become
mequanited with circumstances is the administration of the
Poor-law by the present Commissioners, which had given
him great pain. One occurred in the city of Worcester.
It had been the practice of certain individuals connected
with the paupers of that Ursion to send trifling gifts of tea,
&c. to them; this was done with the knowledge and con-
currence of the Vi&iting Commissioners. But a new Commis-
siener who was appointed objected to this being continued.
The Guardians remonstrated, but in vain, and they even-
tually unanimously resigned. An order however, was
issued positively to enforce the regulation. At Lei-
cester the Guardians had made a regulation autho-
rizing the admission of the reporters to the public press to
their deliberations. The Commissioners decided that this
was improper ; the Guardians remonstrated against this
decision, stating that the existing practice had been found
to work wsll, and that publicity was most likely to prevent
calumnies and fasehoods being circulated against the law.
The Commissio;iers then issued positive orders that the
practice should be discontinued. The people of the town
felt it as a most severe oppression that they were not left
to be judges of their own affairs in such a matter as this.
If distress should visit that town no one, however he might
admire that law, but must admit that it would be totally
inapplicable to a manufacturing town, where 20.000 men
might be thrown upon the union in one day—therefore
he contended it was not decent to dictate to Guardians as
to what was the best course to be pursued in their own
town. Strongly as he felt that the Commissioners were
desirous of doing their dut), he could not but think that
they occasionally miscalculated it, and he felt that it was
exceedingly desirable that the House should come to some
decision, leaving greater discretion in the hands of the
board of Guardians.

Mr. LID DELL, although he had been a Member of the
Committee of last year, dissented from many parts of the
Report of that Committee. He objected to the continuing
the powers of the Commissioners for two years more on
the principle that it was part cf that system of centraliza-
tion which was already extending so rapidly that it endan-
gered the liberty of the country, arid he also thought the
time was now come when they might be permitted to goverit
themselves. He could easily im,gine, that at the period
the great change took place, a central board might have
been necessary, but now that the machinery was organized
all over the country he could not see that such a board
was any longer requisite however convenient it might be to
the Government. The New Poor law had extended its ope-
ration over the kingdom without reference to the state of the
population at the time of its passing, and instead of having
'Dern a eaving, it had in many places proved a bur& n on the
Deer-rates. The responsibility ought to be placed in the
board of Guardians and not in a central hoard of Com-
missioners in London. He therefore could not consent to
the Bill of the Noble Lord. Great hardship and cruelty
had been perpetrated under the abominable bastardy
clauses, arid on this point he could refer to cases which
had occurred within his own knowledge. The Poor-law had
exempted from the bastardy clauses all cases where children
had been born before the passing of the Act, but the spirit
and letter of that provi.ion had been completely distorted.
He believed that great injustice would be committed by the
passing of the law, and he felt it his duty to oppose it. He
could not help thinking that in upholding the present law
he would be sanctioning the perpetration of great injus-
tice, and continuing a measure which was opposed to his
own feelings and that of the people of this country.
Mr. BRISCOE intended to give his very sincere sup-
port to the continuance of the law. The Hon. Member
who had last spoken had referred to the great power that
had been so unwisely placed in the hands of the Poor-law
Commissioners. He believed, on the contrary, that that
poser had been, with very few exceptions, most wisely and
judiciously exercised, and unless that power h.,d been so
conferred, he was convinced that the urovisions of the
Act could not have been carried into effect. It was said
that the measure was calculated to infringe upon the
liberties of the subject, but he denied that it could
be viewed in that light.--( Hear.) In no way could
the Commissioners exercise their own will and pleasure—
they were bound to act according to the provisions of the
• Act itself. All their views must be in strict accordance
with the Act, and further, the rules and regulations they
made, must be submitted to the Secretary of State for the
Ilorne Department, for his approval, and every S,,ssion of
Parliament they must be laid upon the teble of the House
of Commons. He contended, therefore, that the responsi.
bility rested upon that House rather than the Poor-law
Commissioners, if any unwise or improper laws were
framed. There had been a great deal of complaint against
the cruelty and injustice of the bastardy clauses. Now it
ppeared to him that there was much more ground
for complaint under the old law, and it was fre-
quently his lot, at Quarter Sessions, to hear complaints
to that effect. The present law as compared with it was
one of humanity and k'indness, because the unfortunate
mother and her infant were maintained at the public cost
if she had not the means of supporting it otherwise. In
fact, the rate-payer was the only party who had a right to
complain, but he was reminded by the Noble Lord (J.
Russell) that a clause had been introdueed in the Amend-
ment Act to remedy that ohj,ction. He concurred in the
two objections that had been urged by the Hon. Member
for Leicester ; but with these exceptions he was in-
clined to think that the conduct of the Poor-law
Commissioners generally was deserving of approbation.
The Boards of Guardians were very often di-posed to throw
blame upon the CommissionerS for that to which they were
themselves liable—especially with respect to their treat-
ment of the aged poor. A general opinion prevailed that
aged persons were not entitled to any relief except within
the walls of the workhouse. Now be contended that that
was a matter entirely within the powers of the Guardians
themselves—he contended they had power to make such an
allowance to the aged of both sexes, as they thought ne-
cessary out of the House. He last year made particular
inquiries as to the number of aged pour in the workhouse
of the Croy don Union, which consisted of 12 parishes, and
he found that they amounted to two, and they were so infirm
—so totally unable to assist or take care of themselves that it
was a great boon to them to be kept in the house, where
they had the benefit of medical advice, and the attendance
of a nurse. He had thought it his duty to make these few
remarks in consequence of what had fallen from the Hon.
Member for Leicester, and he had made out;a case which
entitled him to say that the measure was one of the wisest
and most beneficial, even to the poor themselves, that the
House had ever passed. _ _

Sir E. KNATC Ei BULL thought the more convenient
course would have been to have allowed the Order of the
Day to be read, and then they might discuss the merits of
the Bill on the amendment to be moved by the Hon.
Member for Sussex ( Mr. Darby). lie perfectly agreed
with the Hon. Member who had just spoken, that much
goo=f had resulted from the Biel.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL had no objection to the plan
proposed by the lion. Baronet.
Mr. WILBRAHAM supported the Bill, believing that
the poor were far better off under the present than under
the old law.
Mr. W. ATTWOOD said it was his determin3tion to
divide the House upon the furthcr progress of the Bill.
fie wished to ask the Noble Lord whether a Report
which it was stated in the Report of the Poor Law COM..
miosiuners was intended to be made upon the subject of
the continuance of their powers, had been received by him,
anti if it had, why it it had not been laid upon the table of
tht, House. He wished also to know whether the recom-
mendation agreed to by the Committee on the subject
o'e the Poor laws had been adopted and brought into AC-
-1 lion, because in the Report of the Commissioners before
the House, he found no mention made of these recom-
mendations, or any steps tiken to carry them into
effect. One of the recommendations of that Com-
mittee was, that the Commissioners should have
the power of increasing cr diminishing the size of the
Unions that existed in the country ; a further recommen-
dation was, in consequmce of larger districts being assigned
to Relieving Officers than was desirable; that in rural dis-
tricts not more than eight. districts, containing a population
not exceeding 6 000. should he assigned to one officer, and
that in towns not more than 10,000 should be confided to
the care of one relieving ()E'er. Another recommenda-
tion was with reference to the districts assigned to
medical officers and their remuneration, it being proved
before the Committee that the districts apportioned to
medical officers were too large. These were all impor-
taut recommendations, and it was essential that they should
be acted upon by the Commissioners, in order to render
the ()proration of the Poor-law Bill more easy. lie did not
find, however, that in the Report of the Commissioners those
rceontmendations had been attended to. He did not mean to
ray t tie Commissioners were bound to act of themselves upon
ihofie recommend itions, but he thought it was the duty of
these who caused the appointment ( f the Cointnittee to call
the attention of the Commissioners to those recommen-
d admits.
Mr. HINDLE Y, in reference to the statement which
he had made a few nights ago as to the diet in one of the
Unions in the neighbourhnod of Margate, wished to ask
the Hon. B tronet opposite whether it were true ; and if
so, whether he thought that was proper treatment for
the poor ?
S r E. KNATC H BULL said the Hon. Member was
in er-or in stating that the land in the neighbourhood was
letting at 3/. an acre. The Hon. Baronet then read a
letter from the Chairman of the Union, dated Isle of 'Da-
net, July 19. 1839, stating that in the summer of 1837 Mr.
Hindly visited the workhouse, and expressed himself more
satisfied with the establishment than he supposed be could
bavc.., been ; and that the allowance was more than he

could eat, and pointing out certain demands which might
be made of tbeC ommiszioners. The Hon. Member was
requested to enter his came in a book stating these de-
mands, but he declined, stating that if his constituents were
opposed to the measure, and that it any of them should
happen to visit the workhouse and find his name there, it
would have the effect of injuring him severely.—(Loud
laughter.)
Mr. HINDLE Y said it was not true that he stated the
allowance was more than he could eat---(Laughter)—on
the contrary, he made the same observations with respect
to the dietary, that he had made in this House. It was
true that he expressed his approbation of the general order
and cleanliness of the establishment, but he expressed
his disapprobation of the food. In order to show
whether his statement as to the dietary was
Correct or not, he should take an early oppor-
tunity of moving for a return of the dietary in the well.
house in the Isle of Monet.

Mr. C. LUSHINGTON wished to draw the attention
of the Noble Lord, to a peremptory order issued in March
1833, by the Board of Commissioners, to the Assistant
Commissioners, requesting them to insist upon the ap-
pointment of chaplains to workhouses. He wished to
know whether the Poor-law Commissioners had the power
to insist upon such appointments. A case was
laid before the law-officers, and they declared they
had such power, but added that a case was under the
consideration of the Court of Queen's Bench. He therefore
asked the Noble Lord if he had ,ssued instructions to the Poor-
law Commissioners restraining them from harassing the boards
of Guardians with orders for the appointment of chaplains.
Mr. WA K LEY said the Hon. Baronet opposite (Sir E.
Knatchbull) had contrived by a little finesse to divert the atten-
tion of the House from the question connected with the
dietary of the Thanet workhouse. The Honourable Ba-
ronet had read a letter which raised a laugh, and
he (Mr. Wakley ) thought it was justified.—( Hear.) It would
caution Members when they visited workhouses how they
should be subdued, and have their moral courage put down by
the civilities they were in the habit of receiving. The Hon.
Member might not at that time have been able to eat the
allowance, but perhaps he had no appetite.—( A laugh.) The
Hon. Baronet had not stated what was the dietary, and it was
not convenient for the party who had written the letter to let
him know that. It was certainly a small allowance, and cal-
culated to keep down fever. —( Laughter.) It was not an exciting
allowance.—(Laughter.) They had no beer—they must drink
water, and live upon gruel and all sorts of rubbish.—( Laughter. )
The Hon. Baronet had denied that the rent of land was 3/. but
he forgot to state what it was—whether it was 2/. 15s. or not.
Every one knew that the Poor-law Bill was a Landlord's Bill,
passed in order to depress the labourer to the lowest extent.—
(" ) When truth was uttered in the House, there was
always a cry of " Oh I" but if falsehoods were uttered by the
hour, there would not be an exclamation in the House. He would
ask had thellill succeeded, wi,h reference to the declaration that
it would raise the amount of wages ? He repeated the statement
made by him on a former occasion, that the wages of labourers in
the west of England were only 7s. per week, and that they had
no collateral advantages whatever. Seeing this state of things,
was it desirable that the powers of the Commissioners should
continue? Had the Bill gratified its supporters by lowering
the rates? It had not succeeded in this respect in half
the towns in England, and it had taken away the powers which
had been exercised from the reign or Elizabeth to the present time.
If the Hon. Member opposite divided the House, he should
vote with him, although he should not be sorry to see the Bill
renewed for two years, being certain that they would, at the end
of that time, never be able to renew it again.—( Hear, hear. )
There was no part of the conduct of the Commissioners which
had produced greater discontent than that of letting out the
poor in Unions to the lowest medical bidders in point of prac-
tice.—( Hear, hear.) Would the Commissioners let out their
horses to the lowest veterinary surgeon who might send in a
tender to take care of them ? Would they even intrust to them
the dogs in their kennel? They would not do this, but they had
done so thoughtlessly, recklessly, and inhumanly towards the poor.
No matter what were the qualifications or the disqualifications
of the candidate, the lowest tender was generally received—
with no reference to the humanity, or the abilities of the per-
son chosen. Certain neN regulations had lately, indeed,
been issued by the Poor Law Commissioners, but it remained
to see if they would be acted upon, and they were by no means
perfect. Why should there not be a medical Commissioner ap-
pointed.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Yes, there had been
already one assistant-commissioner appointed—a medical Gen-
tleman, and the Noble Lord would bear testimony to his effi-
ciency and zeal.—( Hear, from Lord John Russell.) A medical
Commissioner would be able to see !hat justice was done to the
poor on this important subject. There was another point worthy
of notice, the Poor-law Commissioners had been in the habit
of allowing relieving officers and surgeons, to act as Registrars
of Deaths. Observe :-- A. man died through neglect. Who
registered the death ? The relieving officer who caused it.
Should that be allowed ?—( Hear, hear.) He should vote
against the progr, ss of the Bill, as he woulsl against any measure
for the continuance of a systemthe most tyrannical ever established
Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to make a few remarks, in
consequence of what had fallen from the Hon. Member for
Finsbury. The Hon. Member was certainly more quali-
fied than any other Member to express an opinion on
this subject, but for that very reason, he should be
cautious in his statements.—( Hear, hear, hear.) The first in-
tention of the Commissioners had been to give the prefe-
rence to the lowest tender for medical relief. He (Lord
John Russell) had, however, several conferences with them,
and the result had been that it was generally circulated that
they did not recommend the adoption of the lowest tender in
all cases, nor when there were other offers of superior ability.
At the same time it was quite impossible in every ease to prevent
more regard being paid to economy than sk:11. The medical
relief had been much better under the New Law than under
the old system, when the paupers were put up to auction to the
lowest offer.—( Hear, hear.) The present Bill would have
been introduced before, but for the unexpected interruption of
the session.—(Ironical cries of " Hear, hear," from the Oppo-
sition.) Yes, this Bill might certainly have been introduced
in preference to all other business, but then the interests of
this Empire would have suffered, by Jamaica and Canada be-
ing neglected.
Lord G. SOMERSET would vote in favour of the Bill.
He was of opinion that the principle of granting medical relief
by tender was most vicious. So abominable did he consider
jobbing in physic, that he objected to the very word,.tender.
tie could not agree in the recommendatiOn for the appointment
of a medical Poor-law CommissiOner, as the medical assistant
Commissioner was more strongly against any relaxation of the
law than any other witness. The strongest evidence against
oft of door relief was that given by Dr. Kay, and he (Lord G.
Somerset.) deprecated the appointment of a medical commis-
sioner, if Dr. Key were to be c insidered as a specimen.
Lord WORSLEY said that the rates had decreased in the
south of England, and in those districts in which they had
not decreased, lie was of opinion that a great increase would
have taken place under the old system. He deeply regretted
that wages should anywhere be so low as 7s. a week. In the
county which he had the honour to represent, they were 15s.
a week, but it should be recollected that in Devonshire the
labourers were allowed cyder in addition to money. Now he
thought it would be better for the labourer if the farmer were
to allow less cyder, and more money. He should support this
Bill as he Considered it of the greatest importance that this
measure should pass during the present Session.
The Earl of EUSTON thought the appointment of a medical
Commissioner desirable. With regard to Dr.,Kcy. he considered
the attack of the Noble Lord to be most uncalled for, as he
knew Dr. Key to be one of the most kind-hearted and benevo-
lent men in existence.
Mr. FIELDEN considered the Commissioners incompetent
to the proper execution of their functions. He should oppose
this measure in every stage, and he hoped the Hon. Member
would press his amendment.
Me House then divided, when their appeared—
For the motion B6
Against it
Majority
TO BE CONCLUDED IN A
SECOND EDITION.

SUDDEN DEATH.—Oft Wednesday, as Mr.
Reeve; of Tockenham, who had been summoned on the
Jury at the Asszes, was, with other persons, waitit.g in an
ante-room at the Courts, he suddenly staggered and fell
backward, he was immediately raised un by the bystanders,
when life was found to he extinct.—Worcestershire Chro-
nide._[A column daily devoted to the record of " sudden
deaths" would not afford room enough for the bare mention
of half the number of those awful visitations. They are
perhaps unprecedentedly numerous and frequent.]
CHELTENHAM ELECTION.—Nobody thinks
of asking Mr. Roebuck to stand (unless it be the Tories),
and Mr. Roebuck has no idea of standing. His chance is
infinitely
bet,te,
Er
xfian-mipnear.itl, which he is pledged to contest.
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FIRE IN OXFORD-STREET. About nine
o'clock on Wednesday evening a fire broke out in the shop
of Mr Avery, s'aymaker, No. 86, Oxford street, near the
Pantheon. The engine from the brigade station in Wells-
street was on the spot within five minutes after the alarm
being given, as were also two engines from the station in
King-street, Regent-street, when, by the united exertions
of the firemen, &c., the damage was confined to the shop
in which it commenced. The fire originated through the
flame from the gas lamp communicating to the curtains and
hangings of a window. The premises are insured, but we
believe the stock is not.

BRUSSELS, JULY 17.—The average prices of
Corn last week were—Wheat, 24f. 20c. ; R)e, 12f. Die.
per hectolitre. Wheat, therefore, is flee of import duty
and cannot be exported. Rye is liable to an import duty
of 21f. 50c. per 1,000 kilogrammes, and to an export duty
of 25c. per 1,000 kilogrammes.
THE WESLEYANS AND MR. O'CONNELL.—
The Manchever \Vesleyans met last Monday, and after
Mr. O'Connell's letter to them lad been read, passed
sundry resolutions, as a rejoinder thereto. In one of these
resolutions Mr. O'Connen letter is denounced as " a
dishonest attempt to propagate, by means of a controversy
with the Wesleyans of Marehest. r. some of the most
absurd though dangerous dogmas of Popery."
GoonwooD.—The Goodwood Races, &c., will
be the occasion of a grander display that, on any former
meeting. During the whole of the week users will be
laid in the great banquetting hall for from 80 to 100 each
(Lay. The new ball room is now finished, au apart-
ment of the noblest proportions enriched with sculpture
and gilding. There will be accommodation for about 200
domestics, principally servants of the visitors.—Brighton
Gazette.

GLASGOW COLLEGE.—We have just learned
that Government has added two new medical chairs to our
University—the one of theory of medicine, and the other
of forensic medicine—and has appointed Dr. Andrew
Buchanan to the
f ,rmer, and Dr. Robert Cowan to the
latter—Glasgow Aryus.
EXTENSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN
FINSBURY. —Last night a fire broke out in the extensive
and valuable premises occupied by Mr. Phillips and Sons,
catinet-makers, upholsterers, and appraisers, situated on
the east side of Finsbury Pavement, at the corner of
South-place, Finsbury-square. The premises, which are
very lofty, arc used by the firm as warehouse and show
rooms, and every story in the building was stocked with
furniture of every description. A body of the City police
arrived in a very short time. In less than 20 minutes the
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o'clock, but before eleven it was wholly subdued. The
lower part of the premises is burnt out completely, and the
property consumed and damaeed is not far short of
1,500/. The cause of the unfortunate event is unknown.
REMOVAL OF CONVICTS FROM NEWGATE.
—On Wednesday night, at half-past eleven o'clock,
twenty-six convicts, strongly goaded, were removed in
the large prison van from Newgate for the hulks at Ports-
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