The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-30 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, Nov. 19.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Leighton,
of the town of Montrose, North Britain, Gent., to be a
Master Extraordinary In the High Court of Chancery
for that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland called Scotland.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of York.

George Lane FA, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant,
Nov. 20.

Henry Stephen Thompson, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu.
tenant, Nov. 20.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

George William Jones, shoe manufacturer, Castlenau,
Surrey.

BANKRUPTS.

Owen Evans, surgeon, Grove-lane, Camberwell, to
surrender Dec. 11, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 14, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official
assignee, Birchin•lane, Cornhill ; Borradaile and Co.,
King's Arm-yare, Coleman-street.
Samuel Street, draper, Bedford.
Neil Mackenzie, fringe manufacturer, Newgato•street.
William Draper, coachmaker, Basingstoke.
William WNaught, draper, Parson's-mead, Surrey,
William Flick, hosier, Oat-lane, City.
Thomas Bromley, grocer, Leighton Buzzard, Bedford-
shire.
George Rougemont, merchant, Broad-street-buildings.
John Jacob Flitch, leather dresser, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne.
Thomas Gales, ship builder, Ford, Durham.
John Robinson, cut nail manufacturer, Birmingham.
Edward Lee, ironmonger, Shrewsbury.
Richard Dalby Pawson, apothecary, Leeds.
James Exley, blanket manufacturer, Dewsbury, York.
shire.

George C'owsill, calico printer, Pilkington, Lancashire,
Henry Harrison Walker, calico printer, Manchester.
John Noble, omnibus proprietor, Liverpool.
George Daniel Colquhoun, chemist, Liverpool.
William Gribble, builder, Boston-street, Dorset-
square, Middlesex.
_ _

Menahan Levy Bensusan, Samuel Levy Bensusan,
Jacob Levy Bensusan, and Joshua Levy Bensusan,
merchants, Prescot street, Goodman's-fields. _

Robert Frederick Gower, jun., Robert Edward Alison,
and William Leycester Cumberlege, merchants, New
Broad•street, City.
William Thacker, licensed victualler, Birmingham.

Thomas Cresswell, butcher, Gloucestershire.—
George Jubilee Jones, builder, Bristol.
Lewis Franklin, rag merchant, Well•street, Wel'close.
square.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Earl of SUAFTESBURY, in the absence of the
Lord Chancellor, took his seat upon the Woolsack at
Five o'clock.
COSTS—ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.

Lord BBOUGHAM presented a petition com-
plaining of the excessive costs of suits i❑ Doctor's
Commons, and stated that he should one day draw
the attention of their Lordship to this subject.
INDIA.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII moved for an
account of all sums advanced by the Government of
India on the hypothecation of goods in each year
from 1839 to 1846, both inclusive, with the rate
on rates of exchange at which in each year
such sumss have been advanced, and the credit
given for the repayment of such advances ; also,
An account of all bills drawn upon the several Pre-
sidencies in India respectively, by the Courts of
Directors of the East India Company, in each of the
years from 1829 to 1846, both inclusive, with the
rate or rates at which bills were drawn in
each year, and the number of days after
date or sight at which such bills were payable.
also copy of the notification issued by the Govern-
ment of India or. the sth August, 1840, with respect
to the proposed discontinuance by advances on the
hypothecation of goods, and of any official report
which led to the issue of such notification, and of
all correspondence befween the Government of India
and the Board of Directors, relative to such
proposed discontinuance of such advances ; also, copies
of all memorials or representations addressed to the
Commissioners for the affairs of India, or the Court
of Directors, by merchants in England, with re-
spect to such advances, together with the replies
thereto, from 1839 to 1846 inclusive ; and also,
copies of any agreement entered into by any com-
pany or companies for constructing railways in India
with the Government of India, or the Court of Di-
rectors of the East India Company, whereby any
amoudt of interest is guaranteed to such railway
company. He considered that if these returns were
made they would in a great measure explain the cause
of the recent railway failures. At that time he was
Governor-General of India, he had endeavoured to
discourage these advances on the hypothecation of
goods, and he wished to call the attention of her Ma-
jesty's Government to this subject which was most
important. It appeared that the Court of Directors
had ordered large remittances of bullion to
be made to them from India. Now, to
show the effect of this measure upon the
well-being of the people of India, he would refer to
a letter written by Mr. Trevelyan, now one of the
Secretaries of the Treasury, but at the time when
that letter was written employed in India, viz., in
1832. In that year the directors had ordered
a quantity of silver to be remitted from
India, and in consequence, as Mr. Tre-
velyan stated, Bengal was almost drained
of
cnrnoedsrviiellaoveueoorsni.yitsclh'b.he natives, in consequence, suffered the
greatest distress ; and the land tax, width had been
cheerfully paid. No doubt it would be
ytehnetwersolutuplf;olriesthe Court of Directors to drain
here fofr aNfnvhtieohgotheiyntommusotney
odoubtfintetrnesety want—nom ar market
for raisin be orced. to pay a higher rate
nmecoensesTtylnin the money market,
this country during
the present state of necessity
' but that would affect only the proprietors of East
wasofththe po •
securities,
India stock and the holders of
greastt India and would not at all affect the
pulation of India, and he held that itu
of her Majesty's Government to take care of the
edtty in-
terests of the millions of India who had been
en-
trustedmillions by Providence to their care, and he thought
that this was case in which the (lovernmQnt was