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London, England, 1848-03-24 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, MARC D. 24, 1846.

make purchases : a sale of fine consuming Bengal has
been forced at 6d discount. Spanish is little required,
and can be obtained upon rather lower terms.
SALTPETRE.—There has been much inquiry after
Rough this week, and the rates offered are from 6d to
Is per cwt above those previously current, but business
is much interfered with by the scanty supply, and the
reluctance of merchants to sell.

°mg.—There is firmness on the part of holders of
Olive Oil, as deliveries continue to exceed the arrivals,
whilst the stock is moderate, and the consumption likely
to be larger. The purchases made this week, however,
have been limited. This afternoon at public sale 70
tuns of Sperm Oil went at 81110 s to 83155.
TALLOW .—This afternoon higher rates were obtained.
At the public sales of Tallow, 851 casks of New South
Wales were mostly sold at 44s 9d to 51s 9d; 200 casks
South American 45s to 49s 6d; 95 casks Petersburgh
Soap 46s to 48 ; 82 casks Galata 45s to 475; 10 casks
East India 48s 3d to 48s 6d.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Earl of SHAFTEBBUIty took his seat on :the
Woolsack at Five o'clock.
JEWS.

'The Bishop of LLANDAFF presented several pea-
tious against the ■dmission of the Jews.
QUEEN'S PRISON BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.
• ODD FELLOWS.

Lord BEAUMONT preseutsd a petition from the
Odd Fellows of Durham, praying that they may be
placed under the provisions of the Friendly_Societies
Act.

Mr. CRTPPS supported the second reading of the
Bill.

Mr. CIIAPLIN, on the part of the South-Western
Railway Company, said that that company were quite
as much disposed as the Great Western Railway
Company could be to some amicable settlement of
this question. He thought the Noble Lord at the
head of the Woods and Forests, however much he
might be disposed to give every opportanity for some
amicable settlement upon the subject, was not entitled to
much credit for the endeavours he had made to bring
about so desirable a result.

The Earl of LINCOLN thought that some opportu-
nity ought to be given to the Great Western Com-
pany, and the South-Western Company, to see
if ;some amicable arrangement might not be
come to. He trusted, therefore, that the Noble Lord at
the head of the Woods and Forests, notwithstanding the
public business he had to attend to, would endeavour
once more to bring the matter to some amicable termi-
nation.

Lord MORPETH said that if he thought it would be
of any use, and by any interference of his he could per-
suade these two great companies to come to some
amicable arrangement he would endeavour to do so. _

The Bill was then read a second time and ordered to
be committed.

SLIGO ELECTION.

The following Members appeared at the Table and
were sworn to try the merits of the election for Sligo :—Mr.
T. C. Granger (Chairman). Mr. Disraeli, Mr. P. Scrope,
Mr. J. Hayward, and Sir J. Johnstone.

WHITEHALL. MARCH 18, 1848.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Henry
Brooke, of Dudley, in the cow)? of Worcester-, Gent., to
be a Master extrnurdinary in the High Court of
Chancery.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
Benjamin Harris, corn- merchant, Tevekesbury.
BANKRUPTS.

John Ellis and Charles Ellis, builders, Warner-road,
Camberwell, to surrender March 31 and May 5, at one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official as
signee, Basinghall street; Hall, Moorgate-street.
William Day, brickmaker, Hilgay, Norfolk, March
31, at eleven, and May 8, at half-past eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole-
man-street; Megison and Co.,King's-road, Bedford-row;
Reed, Downhana Market.

William Wheeler, builder, Notting-hill, Kensington,
April 4, at two, and May 9, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy, Basinghall- street. Groom,:official assignee,
Abchurch-lane ; Thrupp, Winchester-buildings, Broad-
street.

Lewis Goodheim, cap manufacturer, Birmingham
April 6 and 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham Distric•
Court. V alpy, official assignee, Birmingham;
son. Birmingham.
Joseph Baldwin, coal merchant, Camberwell, Surrey,
March 31, at hall past one, and May 5, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Stead•
man and Place, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall•street.
Richard Vin: all, grazier, Mathon, Worcestershire,
April 6 and May 6, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham;
Harding, Birmingham.
Johu Edward Junes, engineer, Upper Charlotte• street,
Fitzroy-square, March 30, at one, and May 13, ut eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee,
Aldermanbury; Gregory and Co , Bedford-row; Ford_
Shaw, Liverpool.
Francis Edward Moorish, draper, Leicester-square,
April 3, at half-past one, and May 8, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee,
Guildhall-chambers; Reed, Langtord, and Marsden,
Friday-street..

William Dingley, victualler, Bridgwater, Somerset,
April 7 and 27, at one, at the Exeter District Court.
tiernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Lovibond and
Carslake, Bridgewater, or their agent; Bishop, Now
Bridge•street, Blackfriars.

J(4ln George, grocer, Jackfield, Shropshire, April 8
and May 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Smith, Birm-
ingham.

Frederick Merrall, grocer, Halifax, Yorkshire, April
7, and May 5, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Williamson and Co.,
Gray's-inn; Rudd and Cu., Halifax; Bond and Barwick,
Leeds.

Henry Hollis, tea-dealer, Bold-street, Liverpool, April
5 and 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Rogerson, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields ; Davenport and Son, Liverpool.
Evan Owen, auctioneer, Ruthin, Denbighshire, April
3 and 25, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court.
Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Oliver, Old Jewry;
Evans and Son. Liverpool.
Joseph Taylor Woolner, currier, Bury, Lancashire,
April 6 and 27, at eleven, at the Manchester District
Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Appleby,
Ilarpur-street, Ked Lion square, London; Grundy, Bury.
William Lax, land-surveyor, Darlington, April 4, at
twelve, and May 11, at half-past one, at the Newcastle-
upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee,
Newcastle-upon Tyne ; Allison, Richmond, Yorkshire ;
Harle, Newcastle• upon-Tyne.
James Dove, tanner, Darlington, Durham, April 4, at
eleven, and May 11, at one, at the Newcastlo• upon-Tyne
District Court. Riker, official assignee, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne; Mewburn, Great Winchester street, Lon-
don; Mewburn, Hutchinson and Mewburn, Darlington;
Rymer, Darlington; Griffith and Crighton, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne.

William Price, engraver, Bristol, April 7, and May
5, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton,
official assignee, Bristol; Trehern and White, London;
Sabim., Bristol.

James Penny, brewer, Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorgan
shire, April 6, at half•past eleven, and May 4, at eleven,
at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee
St. Augustine's•place; Bishop, New Bridge-street, Lou
don ; or to Lovibond and Co., Bridgwater.
James Bonnin, jun., builder, Ouslow-cottage, Bromp-
ton, April 11, at half-past one, and May 9, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee,
Coleman-street, London; Tucker and Steavenson,
Threadneedle-street.
PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending March 21
1848, is 245. Bd. per cwt.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The immense
quantity of rain which has fallen almost continuously
for a very long period, threatens already to commit rude
havoc on the agricultural prospects of our own county
in this eventful year. It appears that in great part of
the country, the wheat is completely inundated, and
farmers find it impossible, in the present state of the
weather, to proceed with barley sowing and other agri-
cultural operations. The barometer was never known
to be so low for so extended a period; and on Sunday
last, the instrument in the Philosophical Room, sank to
a lower figure than at any recent period. Whether the
coming comet has really exerted any influence in pro-
ducing these natural phenomena we really cannot tell;
but certainly both in the political and in the natural
world, the aspect of thej horizon is peculiarly gloomy
and clouded at this moment.—Cambridge Advertise?.
11111. TON, A SMARTISH MAN.—Sueeess—business
success—is, in as American community the inexorable,
touchstone of merit in every undertaking. And if a
man should publish another " Paradise Lost" in num-
bers, which would not sell, he would lose among us in
personal respectability, for throwii,g, himself away on an
empty enterprise. " That Milton (quoth a shrewd spirit
from Wall-street)—that John Milton was a smarti.h
man, but he showed a great want of practical sense i❑
giving so much time to a book, which it seems, after all,
the public did not want."—Aew Yolk Literary World.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, March 23.
ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS (CHAN-
CERY) BILL.
On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR,
his Bill passed through Committee.
NEW BISHOPS.
Lord STANLEY, in reference to the Bill which
had passed last session, authorising the formation of
new bishoprics, said that he believed the understand-
ing between the Government and the heads of the
Church was, that four new bishops should be ap-
pointed, and it was so stated in the preamble of the
Bill, as it was originally introduced into
their Lordships' House, although those words
had been struck out in the House of Com-
mons, the Prime Minister having at the same time
pledged himself to appoint three new bishops in
addition to the Bishop of Manchester, so soon as
they should have funds for the endowment of
those new sees. By the recent decease of
the Archbishops of York and Canterbury a great
addition had been made to the fund, and he
asked, therefore, if the Government adhered to that
agreement, and if they intended to proceed to the ap-
pointment of the new bishops without delay.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the
Government still adhered to the agreement alluded
to by the Noble Lord, and whenever the means
appeared to be sufficient for the purpose, it would be
for her Majesty to determine what new bishop
should be appointed. The Noble Lord well
knew that there were several Bishops whose in-
comes were lower than the sums fixed by
the Ecclesiastical Commission, and certainly they
had a claim to have their incomes raised to the ave-
rage before any new bishops should be appointed.
The Bishop of SALISBURY was sure it would be
highly gratifying to the members of the Church to
know that her Majesty's Government still adhered to
the agreement which they had entered into with the
heads of the Church for the appointment of new
bishops, and thought it desirable that as little delay
as possible should take place in their appointment.
After a few words from the Earl of DETON,
which were inaudible is the gallery,
Lord MONTEAGLE deprecated the idea of in-
creasing the number of bishops. The feeling of the
people, who were as much members of the Church as
the clergy, was opposed to it. He hoped the condition
of the working clergy would not be lost sight of,
and that the increased fund would be applied as
might be thought best for the interests of the Church
as a body, without reference to any separate claims
of the episcopacy.—(Hear, hear.)
The Bishop of OXFORD regretted the tone of
the Noble Lord's speech, which was so totally dif-
ferent from that of the Noble Marquis (Lansdowne).
It was no discovery that the laity were part of the
Church ; on the contrary, he admitted that they
were the most important part cf her, and the bishops,
priests, and deacons were her ministers. There
was no jealousy on the part of the episcopal bench
with regard to the working clergy, whose condition
they wished to see improved ; and the question was
merely whether the interests and proper government
of the Church did not require an additional number
of bishops.—(llear, Jiear) Ile rejoiced to find that
the Government adhered to their determination of
last year.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord LYTTELTON said the feeling among the
laity of the English Church was, that the number
of prelates was greatly inadequate ; he thought
an amalgamation of the two funds would be desirable.
Lord REDESD ALE said if the two funds were
put together it would be almost impossible that
an addition to the episcopacy could take place. If
there was now 6,000/. in hand, as appeared to be
admitted, why was it not at once applied to the
creation of a new Bishopric ?
The Earl of HARR° WI3Y confirmed the statement
of his Noble Friend Lord Lyttelton, that the feeling
of the laity as well as the clergy was generally in
favour of an extension of episcopacy.
The Marquis of LANSDOW.NE said he fully
accepted the explanation given by the Bishop of Ox-
ford, as to the proper application of the funds, that
was, that in carrying out an extension of the episcopal
staff they should be applied in such places, or in such
ways, as should tend most to the interests of the
Church. But he never had given any pledge that

the whole of the funds should be applied only to
episcopal purposes, if it shoUld appear. that the in-
terests of the Church would be promoted by a dif-
fer,nt application. Under all circumstances it would
be the true i❑terests of the Church that would be
considered.

The Bishop of OXFORD should object to such a
managing of the two funds as to make it impossible,
under any circumstances, to add to the efficiency of
the episcopate.
Their Lordships adjourned at tea minutes to
Seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Match 23.
HARWICH.

On our admission to the gallery we found
Mr. HUME, on his legs, objecting to the issuing of
the writ.

Mr. WAKLEY said the course pursued was calcu-
lated to bring the House into contempt out of doors•
There was no doubt the Hon. Member who was un-

seated knew what was doing.—(No, no.) Corruption
had been proved, and now the writ was to go to the
same corrupt parties. The House ought to negative the
motion, and institute a searching inquiry. The public
belief was that the majority of the Members of that
House had obtained their seats by the expenditure of
large sums of money.—(No, ❑o.) But if this writ were
issued, and inquiry were stifled, would not the inference
be that the House was afraid of the truth being known?
Mr. W ORTLEY said the Hon. Member had made a
most unfounded charge against the Members of the
Committee; and on their behalf he 1-egged distinctly to
deny that they knew the sitting Member to have been
privy to the acts of bribery, as alleged by the Hon.
Member.--(Hear, hear.) The evidence showed that
the parties at Harwich had studiously avoided general
corruption; had the contrary been proved, the Commit-
too must have reported it Ito the House.
Mr. ELLIOT said the Hon. Member for Finsbury
(Mr. Wakley) had one speech that he made to the
House on all occasions, and he would declare that there

wag but one speech that the Hon. Member ever made to
the House.—(Cheers and laughter.) The first time he
had heard the voice of the Hon. Member was in 1837.

He had listened to him fur four years, and had always
heard the same speech, until he was almost obliged to
conclude that the Hon. Member had borrowed the speech
from somebody.—(Laughter.) Thus it ran (the old
story over and over again)—" You are all a set of
rogues, and I am the only honest man among you.
(Cheers and laughter.) The people out of doors know
you very well, and they know that I, the Member for
Finsbury, am the only honest man in the House. I have
been brought up in the principles of honour and virtue,
while you have no pretensions to anything of the kind."
Now, as the lion. Member for Finsbury was so fond of
telling the Members of that House what people said of
them out of doors, it was but fair to the Hon. Member
to let him know what people said of him.—(Hear, hear.)
He (Mr. Elliot) had heard it said a hundred times, that
all the speeches of the Hon. Member meant one and the
same thing; namely, that there was not an honest rams
in the House of Commons except himself, and that he
made all those speeches for the purpose of gratifying the
lowest persons in the borough of Yinsbury.—(Laughter
and cheers.) He had thought it right at least to tell the
Hon. Member what was said of him.
Mr. OSBORNE said it was hard that an lion. Mem'
ber whose seat perhaps cost less than any other should
thus be attacked. He would answer for it that those who
were styled " the lowest classes in the borough of Fins-
bury," if possessed of the franchise, would not barter it
away, as the constituents of some lion. Members were
proved to have done.--;Hear, and " Oh.") Looking at
the evidence before the Harwich Committee it was dia•
cult to believe that Mr. Attwood was not privy to the
expenditure, especially in the case of a person named
Saxley.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Osborne) thought the
institutions of the country would be much safer, and the
House a more efficient representation of the people, ifs
portion of these who were called the lowest classes were
admitted to the franchise.—(Hear.)
Mr. ELLIOT said in using the terra "lowest classes"
he meant those lowest in moral feeling.
Mr. WAKLEY asked if it was consistent with order
that the lion. Member who had just sat down shoald
impute improper motives to him (Mr. Wakley)?
The SPEAKER said that he did not understand the
Hon. Member to have imputed such motives.
After a few words from Mr. EUME and Sir Dig L.
EVANS,

The House divided, when there appeared—
For issuing the writ .
Against it
Majority
The writ was then ordered.
BORGUGH OF HORSHAM.
An HON. MEMBER having moved that a writ should
issue for Horsham, for the election of a Member in OW
of Mr. Jervis,
Mr. HUME moved, as an amendment, that the writ
should be suspended until the evidence was before the
House.

The Earl of MARCH supported the issuing of the
writ.

Lord COURTENA.Y, a member of the Committee,
said if a division was pressed he should support tb.
amendment.

The amendment and motion were then, by leave,
withdrawn.

Mr. HUME moved that the evidence taken before
the Committee should be printed and laid before the
House.—Agreed to.
CASE OF CAPTAIN JOHN DILLON.
Mr. O'CONNOR moved an address to the Crown on
the statement contained in the petition of John Dillon,
presented to the House on the 14th December last. The
case was simply this:—The brig Peru, a smuggling
vessel, laden with tobacco, was forced into the harbour
of New Ross, in 1822, by stress of weather, and Captain
Dillon, who was then stationed there, went out to cap-
ture her, and drove her into the harbour of Kinsale.
There the vessel was taken in smooth water by a person
named Masters. The vessel, with the cargo, was sold
for 53,0001., of which Masters gut 11,7001. Now, he
maintained that it was not necessary for Captain Dile
lon to hare pursued the brig into the harbour in order
to entitle him to compensation. The case had been
referred to Sir E. Codrington, and he gave his award
against Captain Dillon, on the ground that the vessel
was bound to France. In consequence of that decision
Capt. Dillon went to New York, and tie then ascertained
from the books of the Custom-house officers that the
vessel was bound for Ireland. He maintained till°
Captain Dillon's claim was valid in point of law, and it
was no answer to say that the exchequer was empty
The very fact of the Government having paid Captain
Dillon 1501. showed that they recognised the justice of
his claim. The case of this gentleman was not perfect
heretofore, because he could not prove that the vessel
was not bound for France. That imperfection was now
supplied, and he wanted to know what reason the Lord/
of the Treasury could allege for not making Captain
Dillon compensation. He hoped that the time which
elapsed since the transaction took place would not 10
set up as a bar to his claim. The Hon. Gentleman con-
eluded by moving that the House resolve itself into *
Committee this day fortnight for the purpose of moving
an address in the case of Captain Dillon.
Mr. PARKER said that it was the duty of the
Treasury, in deciding upon the claims of individuals,
to take care that they were fully and clearly estab-
lished.—(Hear, bear.) He would assume that the
Peru was a smuggling vessel, and that its object was
to land contraband goods on the coast of Ireland.
No doubt Captain Dillon was desirous of capturing
the vessel, and he sailed oat after the Peru ; but that
vessel being stronger than his own, he returned re is.
fees. Subsequently the Pere put into Kinsale from
stress of weather, and was there seised. and the proceeds
were distributed in the reenter usual in such cool.
Captain Dillon never put in any claim at that time. 110
did not take any steps in the matter from 1822 to 1129.
After that period his applications were indeed very
numerous, and his efforts were most persevering. When
the question was brought before Lord Althorp, he said
that Captain Dillon was not entitled to compensation.
Subsequently the subject was referred to Sir E.Codring-
ton, but he only pronounced his judgment with reference
to a professional point, and not as to the justice of his
claim to compensation. There was no imputation on the
character of Captain Dillon for want of bravery, but it
was considered that what lie did in the affair did not
entitle him to compensation.
Mr. HUME said that he was of opinion that Captain
Dillon had not established his claim to compensation
He could bear his testimony to .the anxious considera-
tion which Lord Althorp gave' this subject. He thought
Lord Althorp's decision was a correct one, and he saw
no reason to alter that opinion.
Mr. AGLIONBY said that he gave considerable at-
tention to this subject, and he came to the conclusion
that Captain Dillon had been ill-treated. Compensation
was refused him, in the first instance, because it was said
that Captain Dillon had been guilty of cowardice. That
point was referred to competent judges, and they entirely
acquitted Captain Dillon of that charge, and not the least
imputation rested upon the character of that olscer.
(Hear, hear.) He thought his case was a very hard one,
but he was afraid he had not much chance of succeeding
in his object.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD was confident in his own mind
that Captain Dillon was entitled to compensation.
Mr. WAKLEY thought no adequate answer had
been made to the statement of the Member for Not-
tingham.

Dr. POWER briefly supported the claim.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had
considered the ease with the mot anxious regard to
justice, and had come to the unbiassed decision that
Capt. Dillon had no claim whatever for compensation.
At the same time he thought there was no pretence for
any charge upon his professional character. But Capt.
Dillon had not captured the Peru; he had driven her
off the coast end prevented hi r landing her cargo, but
he had nothing in the world to do with her putting into
Kinsale or with tho seizure of her cargo when she got
there.

Mr. AGLIONBY asked if it was not true that Capt.
Dillcn's vessel gave the Peru chase, and that she went
into Kinsale in consequence of the damage she received
from his fire?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that Captain Dillon might have given the Peru chase,
but that he kept up a fire at her from his bouts he yeti-
tured to doubt.

Mr. F. O'CONNOR replied. It had been distinctly
proved by the ship's carpenter that Captain Dillon did
keep up a fire at the Peru. He loft it to the House,
whether a man who bad spent his whole substance in an
effort to obtain justice, should now be righted or not.
The House divided—

For the motion
Against it

Majority —sl
' ME.

GA. ,-LAWS.
Mr. BRIGHT then rose to move for leave to bring in
a Bill for the repeal of the game-laws. He said he should
make no apology for offering this motion to the attention