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state. He declared that it was necessary to change it,
but a small portion only of the damaged part was re-
placed, and it has since been necessary to throw the
remainder ir to the sea, and without the means of
getting another supply, as none is to be procured at
Senegal. Some months since two cargoes of sup-
plies were sent to Rear-Admiral MOIITAGNIES DE LA*
ROQUE, but they did not all arrive in good condition,
which is partly attributed to the great heat expe-
rienced in France. However well-founded this ex-
cuse may be, our seamen are either short of provi-
sions, or are compelled to live in a manner which may
prove prejudicial to their health. There are already
a great number of sick in the squadron, the greater
part of whom are to be sent to Europe."
Bayonne was visited on the 3d by a violent thun-
der-storm, which, in a few minutes, completely
destroyed most of the gardens, the branches of trees
falling as if cut through by a hatchet. Windows
were broken in all directions. Some of the hailstones
were as large as hens' eggs, angular and pointed like
stalactites. -
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on
Monday at 83f. 70c. ; the Five per Cents., 1221. 40c. ;
the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2701.; Rouen, 962 f. 50c.;
Havre, 700 f. ; Great Northern, 706 f. 25c.; Avig-
non, 892 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 6251.; Bordeaux, 562 f. 50c.;
Basle, 220 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 4961. 25c.; Tours and
Nantes, 503 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 520 f ; Lyons and Avig-
non, 4871. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette, 485 f.; Spanish Three
per Cents., 36 ; Spanish Passives, 6.
The following are the quotations for the new lines:—
MARSEILLES, AUG. 6.—Marseilles and Avignon, 870 f.;
Northern, 7051.; Paris and Lyons, 5091.,

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUGUST 11.

Boulogne and Amiens, 121 A; Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette
(Espelete), I IA —Dutch Rhenish, 5% —East Indian, % --Or, at Indian
Peninsular, % Louvain a la Sambre, I —Luxembourg, 1
Namur and Liege, 3—Northern of France Constituted, 12%—Orleans
and Bordeaux, S' —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5% —Paris and
Strasbourg Constituted, 454.

Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians
arrived at Buckingham Palace this afternoon from
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, en route to the continent.
A meeting of the Liberal Members of the House of
Commons will, it is understood, be held to•morrow.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPE.kRER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL.

Oa the motion of Mr. ESTCOURT, this Bill was read a
third time and pissed.

LORDS' AMENDMENTS.

The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were agreed
to:—Forth and Clyde Navigation and Bowling Bay Improve-
ment ; Manchester, Bollon, and Bury Canal Navigation and
Railway, and Alanchest-r and Leeds Railways Amalgamation ;
Salthouse Embankment; West Riding Union Railways (No.
2); and Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice.
EFFECT OF SHOT ON STEAM VESSELS.

Mr. WA WN gave notice that he should to-morrow ask
two questions on this subject._

DUKE OF NORFOLK'S ESTATE.

On the motion of Mr. ESTCOURT, it was agreed that an
instruction be given to the Committee of Selection to fix the
Committees on the Duke of Norfolk's Estate Bill, and on
Bond's Estate Bill, for Monday next, and that the Committees
on those Bills have leave to report the same day.
PRIVATE BILLS.

Lord MORPETH obtained leave to bring in a Bill to regu
late the course of private Bilis:________
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SNI6KE PROHIBITION BILL.

On the order of the day for this Bill being read,
Lord MORPETH said that if the Hon. Member (Mr.
Mackinnon) would consent to withdraw his Bill for the present
session, in which there appeared little probability of its passing,
he would assure him, on the part of the Government, that he
would give his best attention to the subject, with a view to its
settlement, early next year.
Mr. MACKINNON felt himself to be in a delicate situation,
for he had this very day received communications from Liver-
pool, Leeds, and Manchester, urging him to press
the Bill forward. From a printed statement, it appeared
that not less than 60,0001. a-year were spent more in soap,
in Liverpool alone, than would be necessary if the smoke
nuisance were abated, and taking the whole of the manufac-
turing distric:s, there were not less than 180,0001. a-year
absolutely lost in this way, so that there was every inducement
to urge the matter on. He had indeed been already censured
for supineness by the public prints. Yet he felt by
persevering in this course, he would be injuring his
own cause, for he was aware that at this period of
the session it was impossible for any individual
Member to press any measure against the opposition of the
Government. All an individual Member could do was to
keep a matter continually before the House, until the public
were alive to the tact that it was to their interest to have it
carried into effect, and thus to create that pressure from with-
out which would have a salutary effect within. He had done
all that one individual Member could do, and he trusted
that in thus handing his pet child over to the Noble Lord, that
he would be exonerated from blame by those influential papers
which had previously accused him. He trusted that his child
would be properly nursed, and at last carried into a healthy
existence.

Lord MORPETH trusted that the Hon. Member would be
satisfied with his assurance.

Mr. MACKINNON intimated his assent, and the Bill was
withdrawn.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL.

This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com
milted to-morrnw.

TURNPIKE ROADS (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be
read a third time on Friday.
LUNATIC ASYLOIS (IRELAND) BILL.
The Committee on this Bill was postponed till to-morrow.