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London, England, 1837-05-23 00:00:00

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.

WILLIAM PRESTON LAUDER. surgeon, Sloana-street,
Chelsea.

HENRY CURME, cabinet-maker, Bridport.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
JOSEPH KING, plumber, Liverpool street, City.
BANKRUPTS.

SAMUEL BENTON, linen-draper,Fore-st reef, to surrender
June 2 and July 4, at one, at the Court of Bankrui tcy. Bel-
cher, official assignee ; Jones, Sizo-lane. -
SAMUEL BARROW, corn-dealer, 'Stockport, Juno 3 and
July 4, at three, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Cop-
pock, Cleveland-row ; Coppock and Woollam, Stockport.
CHARLES ELLIOTT, tallow- merchant, Leeds, tune 2, at
eleven, and July 4, at one, at the Kingston Hotel, Kingston-upon-
Hull. Hicks and Morris, Gray's Inn-square, London; Holden,
Hull.

JOHN THRELFALL, currier, Preston, Lancash're, June 16,
and Jnly 4, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Preston. Bower and Back,
Chancery-lane, London; Walton and Greenwood, Preston.
WILLIAM AIAYBURY, merchant, Trieste, Austria, June
10, and July 4, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Ches-
ter, Staple Inn, London ; Davenport, Liverpool.
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH. brewer, Bootle, Lancashire,
June 9, and July 4, at eleven, at the Clarenden-rooms, Liverpool.
Crossley and Sudlow, Manchester; Holden, Liverpool ; Walmsley,
Keigbtley, and Parkin, Chancery-lane, London.
THOMAS GREG SON, co!ton-mannfacturer, Burnley, Lan-
easter,-June 6, at three, and July 4, at ten, at the Commissioners'-
rooms, ManOW§fl3T, 401ington. Gregory, Faulkner and Follett,
Bedford-row, licmdo4 ; Clap 41-4 Thompson,, Manchester.
WILLIAM HA LE, corn- factor, Oxford, May 29, and July 4,
at ten, at the Roebuck Inn, Oxford. Robinson, Hine, and Robin.
son, Charterhouse-square, London; Dudley, Son, and Brunner,
Oxford.

WILLIAM JONES, draper, Lancashire, June 3, and July 4,
sit three, at the Commissioners' rooms, Manchester. Sale, Man,
chestei; negm.lla*ter, LinColo-inn-peins.
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lune 2, at one, and July 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Corner, Dean-street,
lorouch.
JOHN HUDSON, coal-merchant, Gloucester, May 29, and
July 4,•at tcro, at the Upper George-street Coffee-house, Glou-
:ester. Washburn, Palace-yard, Gloncester; White and Whit-
, nore, Bedford-row, London,
THOMAS JAMES BREEDS 11URFIELD and CHARLES
isURFIELD, jun., brewers, Hastings, June 3, at half-past two,
and July 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager.
Rirchin-lane, official assignee; Hindmarsh and Son, Crescent,
Jewin-street, Cripplegate.
ROBERT CA NIN ON, livery-stable-keeper, Southampton-tow,
Middlesex, June 6, at two, and July 4, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Groom, Abehurch-lane, official assignee; Clutton
and Fearon, Fig-tree-court, Temple.
JOHN HA UGH TON, cotton-spinner, Blackburn, Lancashire
June 6, at ten, and July 4, at two, at the Commissioners' Rooms,
Manchester. Makin and Sanders, Mai-court, Middle Temple,
London; Atkinson, Birch, and Saunders, Manchester.
THOMAS GITTON, scrivener, Bridgenorth, Shropshire,
June 9, at twelve, and July 4, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Bridge-
north. Vickers, Bridgenorth ; Philpot and Son, Southampton-
street, Bloomsbury London.
MICHAEL JOHNSON, tailor, Leeds, May 29, and July 4, at
ten, at the Court House, Leeds.. Hargreave, Leeds ; Battye,
Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane, London.
ALFRED SIDEBOTTOM, calico-printer, Two Bridges, June
3 and July 4, at ten, at the Comniss'oners'-rooms, Manchester.
Alilne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London ; Bent, St.
Ann's-square, Manchester.
WILLIAM BUTLER, bnildep, Clerlsonwell, 'Middlesex, June
2 and July 4, at eletaill, itt the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson,
official assignee, Haiingliall-street ; Sandell, Bread-street, London.
EDWARD BAKRER, druggist, Exeter, June 20, and July 4,
at twelve, at the Old London Inn, Exeter. Keddell and Bakerf
Fenchurch-street, London ;Stogden, Bedford-circus, Exeter.
THOMAS 13ECKETT, olieose factor, _Marburg. Chester, June
S, at ten, and July 4, at one, at the White Bear Inn, Aliddlewieh.
131ae.kstoel, Mince, Vincent, and SherwoOd, London ; Ha-rper and
Jones, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
JESSE OLIVER, corn-miller, Bradtomt, Yorkshire, May 31,
at eleven, and July 4, at twelve' at the Court-house, Bradford.
Smithson and Dunn, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, Len-
don ; punning and Kenyon, Leeds.
EDWARD READ cordwainer, Suffolk, May 30, and July
4, at one, at the King's Head Inn, Bowles, Suffolk. Lofty and
Potter, King-street, Cheapaido London ; Churchyard, Meadows,
and Everitt, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
THOMAS PARKER, 'goldsmith, FlactsOrect, May 31, at
twelve, and July 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Green, Aldermanbury, official assignee; White and Borret, Frede-
rick's-plaee, Old Jewry : Worship and Son, Great Yarmouth.
RICHARD MAWDSLEY, JOSIAH GREAVES, and
JOHN MOORE, dyers, Manchester, June 7 and July 4, at ten,
at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester. Kay, Barlow, and
Aston, Alanchester ; Bower and Back; Chancery-lane, London.
EDWARD OLLERENSHAW, Sen., hatter, Manchester,
June 5, at ten, and July 4, at eleven, at the Commissioners' Rooms,
Manchester. llampson. Manchester ; Adlington, Gregory, Faulk-
ner, and Follett, Bedfoidsrow, London.
THOMAS PALMER, commission agent, Upper Porchester-
street, Edgeware-road, June 9 and July 4, at eleven, at the Union
Inn, Union-street, Birmingham. Holme and Loftus, 'New Inn
London; Parker and Lowe, Birmingham.
WILLIAM DEAN and JOSEPH DEAN, timber-merchants,
Birmingham, June 9, and July 4, at two, at Dee's Royal Hotel,
Birmingham. Smith, New Boswell-court, Lincoln's Inn, Lon-
don ; Greatwood, Birmingham.
ROBERT HARDY, victualler, Kinaatcsn-upon- Hull, May 30,
and July 4. at eleven, at the George Inn, Kingston-upon Hull.
England and Shackles,hull ; Rosser and Son, Gray's Inn-place,
London,

COURSE OF E'XCII,
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lotterdain 2 U. 12 5S
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Utona.....
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 55
Ditto 3 Mi. 25 9.1
Warseilles
Bourileaux
Frankfort OH Maine, Ex. M 154
Petersbuigh, ruble I Us. 10 0
Berlin
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larcelona •;5
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Leghorn 47
Genoa t-20
Milan 3l

Venice
Naples

Palermo per oz. 118
Lizbon 5l
Oporto so
Rio Janeiro 3B
Bahia 26

Buenos Ayres
Dublin, =l days' sight lj4
Cork .... 134
PRICE OF BULLION, PER oZ,
Portugal Gold, coin .£0 0 0
Foreign Gold, in barb 3 17 9
New• DoublOons

New Dollars ........... ...... 0 4
_95,4

Silver. bars. standard 0 4 II

I Ain It I Al, PAR LIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at
five o'clock.

The Duke of WELLINGTON presented petitions in fa-
vourof Church-rates from Souuth Mold, and several other
places in Suffolk.

Lord DAC RE presented a petition from the guardians of
the poor of a union in Hertford, praying that their Lordships
would pass a law enacting parish officers to assess the owners
of tenements not exceeding the valua of 61. a-year.
Lord BE A UCH A M P presented a petition its favour of
Church-rates from places in 'Worcester.
Mr. BER7VAL and other Members of the House of Commons
then brought up the Dundee Improvement Bill.
Lord RADNOR presented a potiion in favour of a Re-
form of the University Statute:, and begged to ask the Noble
Duke a (pestle') relative to the state of things in Oxford, in
reference to this question, and he wished to ask if the assurance
given by the Noble Duke lately that reforms Were going on
there came from the heads of colleges or the boards eecol-
leges, for if they merely came from the heads, they were not
worth any thing—he also wishes to know if any other persons
than the heads of houses were anxious for these reforms, for
'they had no power without the consent of Convocations.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he had been in
communication with the Head of Pembroke College, as the
official visitor, and he understood that the reforms referred to
were under the consideration of the governing body, and he
had every reason to believe that every improvement would be
made in the Statute! which was possible; he had reason to
believe this from the 'correspondence he had had with the
Vice-Chancellor; there was a disposition on the part of
the Heads of Houses to recommend to the Convocation such
improvements and alterations in these Statutes as seem proper.
Lord RADNOR said, he was afraid that the convocation
was not so desirous of these alterations which the Noble Duke
stated the heads of colleges wished to have made, and he had
a letter from a person who should be acquainted with the sub-
ject, who stated to him, that on the part of Pembroke College
there had been an intimation made to the board, that the
heads of the college had no wish for any alteration, and that
the same disposition'existed.in theothers Houses.

The Duke of WELLINGTON said that the Noble Lord
must be aware that it was not in his power to compel
these heads of houses to do anything in reference to these
reforms. He would surely give his advice; and he had stated
the information he had received on the subject.
Lord RADNOR said that he was aware that the Noble
Duke could not do more than offer his 'advice to these parties;
and what he regretted was, that they did not follow his advice.
Lord MAL ME SBUR Y asked if the letter referred to by
the Noble Lord, was from a member of the University.
Lord RADNOR said that it was from a Fellow of the Uni-
versity, but not from a Fellow of Pembroke College.
The conversation then dropped.
The Marquis of L ANSDOWNE presented a petition
from Greenwich in favour of the Irish :11unicipal Bill; and a
petition from the same place, and one from Swansea, praying
for the abolition of Church-rates.

Earl WICKLOW moved for a ccpy of the letter of Mr.
Senior to Lord J. Russell, with all other notes that had passed
between them in reference to the Report of the Irish Poor-
law Commissioners.---Agreed to.
The Recorders Courts' Bill, and the Quarter Sessions
Courts' Bill, severally went through a Committee.
CHURCH-RATES.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition, signed by
19,792 inhabitants of a place in the West Riding of Yorkshire,
praying for the abolition of Church-rates ; and petitions to the
same effect from Bingley, Langlam in Essex, Oxford, the
students and tutors of the Independent College at Bradford,
from the Dissenters of York-street Chapel ; from Goole,
Durham ; the .Dissenters of St. Dunstan's Chapel, Norfolk,;
the Dissenters of St. Clement's Chapel, Norwich, Gates-
head, and Northampton ; the Dissenters of College Chapel,
Northampton; from, Wareham, Lyme Regis, and various
other places.
The Bishop of HEREFORD presented a petition from a
parish in Herefordshire against the abolition of Church-rates.
The Earl of CHICHESTER presented petitions from
places in Suffolk, in favour of a Sabbath-day Bill. •
LIMITATION OF ACTIONS BILL.
Lord ABINGER. moved the second reading of this Bill,
which was agreed to. Committee on Tuesday.
The North Leith Harbour Bill was read a third time, and
passed. The Cork and Passage Railway Bill was also read a
third time. •
The House then adjourned till Thursday.

HQ USE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the unial hour.
BRIDGEWATER ELECTION.
Sir WM. MOLESWORTH presented a petition from
Richard B. Sheridan, Esq., against the return of Mr. Broad-
wood for Bridgewater.
DUNDALK WESTERN RAILWAY.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD brought up the report of
the Committee on the Dundalk Western Railway.
EXETER AND FALMOUTH RAILWAY.
Mr, M. PHILIPS moved that the petition of Francis,
Finch, printed May I), 1837, relating to the Exeter iklid Fal-
mouth Railway Company, be referred to the *elect Committee
on the Deptford ar,d Ooyer hallway. 'The Hon, Member stated
thajiio only wished the liollSe to decide whether or not, on
public gro4ndir the petitigil should be referred to that Com-
mittee,
Lord EBRINGTON addressed some observations to tilt
Hon. Member across the table, but in so low a 'tone of voice
as to be quite inaudible in the gallerx.
PHILTN; said after. 'tile qplanation of the Nohl2
Lora, he Would with.draw his alotirm.
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SUNDAY TRAVELLING.
Mr. P. M. STEWART presented a petition from
Greenock, praying for the insertion of a clause to preven
travelling on Sundays in all Scotch Railway Bills.
On the motion of Mr. CHALMERS the Lords' amend
menta to the Dundee Improvement Bill tt ere agreed to.
Sir G. CLERK presented a petition f (en the licensed vie-
tuallers of Glasgow against the Montrose Harbour Bill.
Mr. AL S TON presented two petitions from places in ti e
county of Norfolk, in favour of the Ministerial measure for tl e
:abolition of Church-rates.
Mr. ST R UTT presented two petitions with a similar prayer.
Similar petitions were presented by Mr. T. A. Sm:th, from
five parishes in the county of Buckingham; by Mr. Rooper,
rom several places in the county of Huntingdon ; by Mr.
Wilks, from parishes in Kent and Buckinghamshire.
A petition against the measure was presented by Mr. 0
Gore from Latigollan.
Stir .k. B ATE S 0 N presented a petition, signed by 9,000
Protestants in the Diocese of Down and Connor, praying for
the abolition of the present system of education in Ireland,
and that it might be established on Protestant principles. In
the prayer of the petition he entirely concurred.
Mr. FRENCH presented three petitions from the coniit)
of Roscommon, against the Bill for dissolving the Agriculture
Banking Company of Ireland.
Sir W. MO LESW LIT H presented a number of petitions,
praying for an Extension of the Suffrage, the Vote by Ballot,
and the payment of the expenses Qf Members of Parliament.—
(Hem', ,bear, and laughter.) He would only observe that the
petition presented that day against the return for Bridgewater
showed the necessity for the Ballot. He also presented a pe-
tition froth a place in Cornwall, praying for the abolition of
the Corn Laws, and a number in favour of the Ministerial
measure for the abolition of Church-rates.
Mr. HAWES presented a petition signed by fifty members
of the bar, praying that the library of the British Museum
might be opened in the evening, under such regulations as
as might be found convenient; and one from a number of
lighterthen and watcrmen on the River, praying for some
measures of proteetion against accidents from steam-boats.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition from Lan-
caster, in favour of Sir A. Agnew's Bill for the better ob-
servance of the Sabbath.
The Marquis of CHANDOS presented a petition from a
parish in Buckinghamshire, against the Ministerial plan for
the abolition of Church-rates.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from the Radice
Association of Kettering, praying for the abolition of
Church-rates, and all ecciesiastical assessments. The peti-
tioners stated their belief that the Church Establish-
ment was a nuisance.—( Cheers.) He (Mr. Wakley)
could not agree with those Gentlemen who cheered that state-
ment, believing that a Church Establishment was a great be-
nefit when properly governed. The Hon. Member also pre:
sented a petition from Haverill, in Suffolk, praying fhi
an alteration of the law with respect to the employment of me-
dical persons in Unions. The Honourable Member also pre
sented a Petition from Fleckney, praying for Universal Suf-
frage and the Vote by Ballot. The Honourable Member cor-
dially concurred in the prayer of the Petition.
Sir A. L. HAY presented a petition from Leith, in favour
of the Burgh Barony Bill.
Mr. GROTE presented a petition from a person of the
name of George French, complaining of inefficient protection
against fire, and praying the House-to take the subject into
its serious consideration.
Mr. CUMMING BRUCE presented a petition from In-
verness, in favour of the better observance of the Sabbath.
Mr. GREENE presented-a similar petition from Lancaster.
Captain ALSAGER presented a petition from 00 rate-
payers of Southwark in favour of Church-rates, and against
the Ministerial measure for their abolition. The present peti-
tion was in opposition to the one that had been presented yes-
terday, signed by 30,000 persons, the Signatures to which had
been procured from individuals going to Grecawich fair.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD wished to take that opportunity o'
correcting a statement in the votes of the House. It was
stated that he had presented a petition from Birmingham,
signed by 84 persons only; wl.e:eas the truth was, that the
petition was signed by 19,200 persons, in favour of the aboli
tion of Church-rates.

Dr: BO WRING presented a petition from Kilmarnock
against the Municipal Corporation (Scotland) Amendment
bill, and praying that Kilmarnock might not haincluded iu
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s provisions.

Sir G. H. SAI YTH presented a pctitioa from Colchester
against the Ministerial plan for the abolition of Church-rates.
The Hon. Member also presented a petition from the BOard
of Guardians at Colchester, praying that the rates of all cot-
tages under 81. a-year might be 'mil by the fat d o d.
Mr. R. POTTER presented a petition from the Dissenters
of Bolton-street, Manchester, and from the
_Dissenters of
Mansfield, iti'favour of the Ministerial plan.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from 500 inbabi-
tants of St. Clement Danes, praying for an equalization of the
land tax.

Lord G. SOMERSET presented a petition from a place
in Monmouthshire, against the abolition of Church-rates.
The Noble Lord stated that that was the seventy-sixth peti-
tion that had been presented from that county against the
abolition of Church-rates.

Mr. PEA §E presented a petition from the iron-masters,
coal-masters, and miners of the county of Denbigh, praying
the House to take into consideration the great benefits that
would arise to them from the removal of the taxes on bricks.

Mr. ESTCOURT presented a petition from Devizes
against the abolition of Church-rates.

—Sir R. BATE SON presented a petition from an individual
named Wm. Crozier, formerly belonging to the Irish Con-
stabulary, and who had been dismissed therefrom, in conse-
quence of refusing to swear that Mr. Gore Jones, a Stipendiary
Magistrate, bad read the Riot Act previous to a riot having
taken place in the, town of Coleraine on the 12th of July,
1836, and praying investigation.
SUNDAY TRAVELLING.

Sir A. AGNEW presented a petition from the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland ; a petition from Glas-
gow, and one from some other place in Scotland; all praying
for the insertjon of a clause in Scotch Railway Bills, to pro-
hibit travelling on Sundays. As the petition from the Gene-
ral Assembly of the Church of Scotland was one of very great
importance, he moved that it be read at length .by the Clerk.
GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK RAIL-