The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-17 00:00:00

Dated the 16th day of July, 1846.

BANKING DEPAIITNENT.

Proprietors' capital 14,5753,000
Rest 3,482,541
Public deposits (in-
elading Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) 3,489,416
Other deposits ..
Seven day and other
bills . • •

Government securi-
ties (Including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 12,962,147
Other securities .... 16,143,726
Notes .•.•••• • • • • • • • 8,425,630
Gold and silver coin. • 596,306

X 38,127,809

4 36,127,809
MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 16th day of July, 1841

COURSE OF EXCHA
Amsterdam . . ..C.F. 12 8%
Ditto, at sight 12 S}4

.NGE.-(THIS DAY).
Gibraltar .. .. • • • •
Leghorn 30 45
Genoa 26 lc,
Milan .... . . • • •
Venice...... ..... .
Naples 39X
Palermo, per os
Lisbon 52
Oporto •.,,..,,.....•.. 42%
Rio Janeiro 24
Bahia ..
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia

Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 9
Antwerp 26 10
Hamburgh Ali.. 13 15
Altona .
Paris, 3 days' sight .. • . 25 75

Ditto, 3 inontlis...... 26 5
Marseilles • . .•.. • . 26 10
80urdeaux......... .. 26 10
F-rankfort oil Maine.... 122 A
Petersbargh, 3 Us .. .. ..
Berlin .. .
Vienna, effec. do • ... • • 10 N
Trieste, ditto .... .. 10 10
Madrid .............. 354 i
Cadiz .. •.. : ........ 36 ti
Barcelona . .

pszczti 07 BULLION, PER oz.
Foreign Gold ia bars ...£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5
New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0
New Dollars ........ 0 4 9 %
SilTer in bars ........ 0 4 11%

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

CROWN OFFICE, JULY 17.

MlLltiltte ILITURNIED TO CZILTIE IN PILESTNT
Borough of Dungarvan—The Right Hon. Richard Lalor
Shell, Master of the Mint.
City of Edinburgh--The Right Hon. Thomas Babington
Macaulay, Paymaster-General ; and William Gibson Craig,
Esq., one of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's
Treasury.
Borough of Hertford—The Hon. William Francis Cowper,
one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
City of Lichfield—Alfred Paget, Esq. (commonly called
Lord Alfred Paget), Clerk Marshal to her Majesty.
Borough of Richmond—Henry Rich, Esq., one of the
Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury.
WAR OFFICE, JULY 17.
The following further List of Non-Commissioned Officers and
Privates of the Queen's Army, killed in the recent Battles
on the Sutlej, or who have subsequently died of wounds
received in those Actions :

9th Lancers—S. Day.
16th Lancers—Henry Appleby, Lebbeus Barber, William
Bates, George Batty, William Bidwell, Thomas Blades, Wil-
liam Brodie, Thomas Bossan, William Brown, Thomas
Brown, James Brown, James Carroll, George Claxton,
Thomas Clryton, William Compton, William Cowan, Charles
Curle, John Dangerfield, William Durant, William Eason,
Robert Elliott. William Fishe, Henry Gain, Richard
Garret, Charles Grimes, John Hawkerley, Edward
Hitchens, John Holland, Henry Hurst, John Kennedy,
Edward Lawler, Henry Lawton, Andrew M'Donnell. Alfred
Mowbray, John Murdaunt, Frederick Mulcock. Thomas
Murphy, Henry Newson, Samuel Parker William Penrose,
William Roberts, Joseph Sedgwick, William Sims, John
Sissons, Peter Skerritt, William Smith, James Smalley,
George Spickernell, Edward Spyers, William Saint George,
Charles Sutton, John Sutcliffe, John Thornton, Henry
Thorpe, Thomas Townsend, George Turton, Walter Wadhen,
William Webb, George Williams, John Wilson, Thomas
Witty, William Whennell, Henry White.
53d Foot—William Adams, Charles Adams, Charles Astley
corporal), William Beard, Richard Byrnes (corporal),
William Clancy (corporal), Christopher Cook, 'W illiam
Cook, George Cox, John Cross (drummer), William
Davies, Robert Davies, Benjamin Drew, Francis Green,
Francis Grogan, Richard Gullett, David Hardy, Thomas
Henderson (colour sergeant), Jacob Hendicott, Patrick
Hernon, Thomas Holmes, James Ireland, Richard Jaundrell,
Henry Janes. James Kane (corporal(, James Kilgarrou, John
King, John H. Magnair, Peter M'Gnire, George Moore, John
Osborne, William Paton (corporal), Thomas Ramsden, Wm.
Rhoades, Thomas Bowen, William Rowlands, James Robe-
shaw, Francis Russell, John Shaw, George Shingler, Stephen
Spacey, Henry Smith (corporal), William Steel, Charles
Slade, James Thompson, Patrick Whelan, George Witson.

ADMIRALTY, July 7.
Corps of Royal Marines—Sergeant-Major G. Dibben to be
Quartermaster.
Commission signed by the Queen.
The Royal Cernwall and Devon Miners' Regiment of Mi-
litia—Captain W. Ward to be Adjutant, May 30.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Hereford.
Herefordshire Regiment of Militia— J. Morris, Gent., to
be Surgeon.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Bute.
Argyle and Bute Regiment of Militia—W. Robertson, Esq.,
to be Captain, vice C. V. Stuart, Esq., resigned, June 12.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
Edward Weeks, hot-house builder, King's-road, Chelsea.
David Johnstone, joiner and builder, Chorlton-upon-Med-
lock, Manchester.

Na
lUmPanTi
David Kempton, mcturer, Bergonadsey-
Ba
tAt r 3
street, to surrender July 28, at two, and August
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignt cineee;
Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Wright, London-street, Feuchurch-
street.
Robert Hayes Easum, rope- maker, Commercial-road, East,
Stepney, July 24, at two, and August 28, at half-past one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Church, Spital-square.
John Benstead, hosier, Fleet-street, July 28, at half-past
one, and Aug. 28, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Reed and
Langford, Friday-street.
Edward Boult, grocer, Isleworth, July 29 and Aug. 26, at
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee;
Dods, St. Martin's-lane.
Edward Hodges, wine-merchant, Circus-street, Marylebone,
July 22, at one, and Aug. 26, at two, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Harpur, Kennington-
cross, Surrey.
William Hunt, printer, High-street, Marvlebone, July 24,
and Sept. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett,
official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Law-
rence and Flews, Bucklersburv.
Charles William
Cole Graham, merchant, King's Arms-yard,
Coleman-street July 28, ateleven, and Aug. 29, at
at the Court of Bat k
Borrad '.iruYy. Green, official assignee, Alder-
manbury;William Henryking's Arms-yard.
Aug. 25, at nryat maltster, Stourport, July 31 and
official ten,assignee irrningham District Court. ValpY,
Birmingham. Birmingham ; Wataon, Stourport ; Hodgson,
Robert Cook, surgeon, Gainsb
and 28, at ten, at the Leeds Districturgb, Lincolnshire, Aug. 12
offi-
cial assignee, Hull; Bedford-row; Court. Kynaston,
R Hodson, ironmonger, Tw ; Galloway, Hull.
July 31 and Aug. 21, at eleven, at tisvee;"thn, Nottinghamshire,
Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ;
scohtetffield District Court.
Inn-fields; Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.,aiCo Lincoln'sl

Edward hanks, grocer, Leeds, July 30 and Aug. 20,
at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official
assignee, Leeds ; Wigglesworth and Co., Gray's Inn, London ;
Unton and Clapham, Leeds.
John Sevton, farmer, Frickley cum Clayton, Yorkshire,
July :10 and Aug. 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Young, official assignee, Leeds; Mitten, Southampton-build-
;:igs, London; Sheardown, Doncaster; Cariss, Leeds.
Robert Priestly, grocer, Manchester, July 28, and August
18, at twelvs, at the Manchester District Court. Polt, official
assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skir •
row, Bedford.row, London ; Law, Manchester.
Joseph Lawrence, Butler, coal-merchant, July 27 and
August 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird,
official assignee, Liverpool ; heightley and Co., Chancery-
lane, London ; Matthews, Liverpool.
PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the pro-
duce of the British possessions in America, computed from
the returns made in the week ending July 14, 1846. is
345. 61Ad. per cwt.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of July 17.)
SUGAR.—To-day there was. an increased disinclination
manifested by Grocers and Refiners to operate in West India
Sugar, in consequence of what transpired in the House of
Commons last evening with respect to the Sugar Duties.
The business transacted in all kinds was extremely limited,
and the quantity sold did not exceed 200 hilds and trcs.
Refining kinds have generally brought prices equal to those
of last Friday, but grocery sorts must be quoted at Gd per
cwt cheaper.
REFINED.—To•day Refined Sugar was in good demand
for home consumption ; standard lumps could not be obtained
under 68s, and low brown lumps under 60s Gd, and the re-
finers show more firmness. The market for bonded Crushed
Sugar So quiet.
MAURITICS.—There has been little desire evinced to ope-
rate privately in any description, and 5,287 bags 2 casks at
public sale this afternoon went at prices Is to 2s per cwt
under those of the last auction, but the whole sold.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 917 bags of
Madras Sugar brought to public sale, and nearly all taken in
at about the former value. In Bengal there is little done,
and former rates are not to be obtained.

FOREIGN.—For yellow and brown Havannah there has
been a falling off in the demand, but holders evince firmness,
and insist upon fully previous rates. White is held for the
former currency, but !the purchases made have not been of
much consequence,
MOLASSES.—West India have met with little attention,
and 154 puns 17 hhds 23 casks of Barbadoes at auction were
taken in at 27s 6d, and 21 puns of St. Lucia at 23s 6d.
COFFEE.—Today there was more desire evinced to buy
Mocha Coffee, ands3s bales 2511/2 bales at auction were all
sold at full market rates; 347 bags of Plantation Ceylon
were nearly all taken iu at stiffer rates.
COCOA.—The best descriptions of West India have been
purchased with more freedom, and in consequence of the
small supply previous rates are well supported; but for the
low sorts reduced prices have been accepted.
TEA.—In consequence of lower rates having been submit-
ted to for all kinds of Gunpowder, buyers have been induced
to operate with more freedom, and large parcels were dis-
posed of. Imperial has declined in value, but several par-
cels have been sold. Twankay has met with little attention,
and prices are looking down. Hyson has met with little
attention, but h)lders generally are unwilling to reduce their
prices. There are few orders for Young Hyson, and prices
are drooping. 113-son Skin is little wanted. Scented Orange
Pekoe is dull of sale, and holders experience difficulty in
getting more than 2s per lb for fine. Holders of Black are
reluctant to reduce their prices, and supply the market spar-
ingly, but the trade have shown little desire to operate.
COCHINEAL—ArrivaIs having commenced to come in more
freely have caused merchants to be desirous to realise this
week, and they having supplied the market largely, has pro-
duced a decline on former rates of 3d to 6d on silvers, and 4d
to 8d on black.

RICE.—The demand has fallen off for Bengal, and the
market continuing to be freely supplied, prices have slightly
given way. Madras, however, has met with attention, and
the parcels sold pri'7ately were at previous rates. Of Java
there is yet little in the market. Prices do not improve for
Cleaned Rice, but the demand has been good.
SPICES.—To-day Malabrr Pepper was purchased with
caution, and 4,000 bags at auction were all taken in at the
*full worth. For Cinnamon the demand is brisker and prices
are firmer.

SPIRITS.—There has been less demand for Leeward Island,
but holders remain firm. In Calcutta little business has been
done. For Jamaica of all kinds the market has been in an
actsve state this week, but in the value little variation has
occulred. Demerara is held with firmness. Brandy has been
purchased with increased freedom, and prices are advancing
for all descriptions. Geneva has been less in demand, and
lower rates are taken. For British Corn Spirits prices remain
the earn&

Imnuo.—To-day during the progress of the sale 727
chests were withdrawn. The quantity which passed the sale
this day is 898 chests. There is no material alteration to
notice in the . prices of consuming and middling to good
shipping qualities, which are in good demand, but very fine
sorts are decidedly cheaper.
On.s.—A reduction on previous rates of lOs per tun having
been submitted to for Seal Oil, tempted buyers to operate
with more freedom. Cod is little wanted; there are sellers
at 284 Souther has been purched with caution, notwithstanding
the cheapness of all descriptions. Sperm at present cannot
be quoted cheaper. For Rape Seed Oil reduced rates have
been taken, and the supply is large. Linseed Oil has met
with little attention on the spot, and crushers experience
difficulty in supporting prices.
TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 128 casks of Aus-
tralian Tallow were sold, 30 casks South American, 37 casks
65 barrels North, 97 casks first sort P.Y.C. taken in, and 32
casks Italian sold at lower prices.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Woolsack
shortly before Five
cveral raDooy Bills were brought up horn the House of
Commons and read a first time.
SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLN RAILWAY.
A NOBLE Loan presented two petitions in favour of this
railway, one of which was from the mayor and corporation of
Grimsby. His Lordship also expressed a hope that the Bill
would receive the assent of their Lordships.
LUNATICS BILL.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
Huntingdon against the Lunatics Bill of last session.
UNION SETTLEMENTS.
The NOBLE DUKE also presented a petition praying that
union settlements might not take place.
POST-OFFICE.
Lord BROUGHAM moved for a return of the revenue
and expenses of the Post-office for the year ending the 18th
of January, 1846, which was agreed to.
SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from the
churchwardens and overseers of Bury, in Lancashire, praying
their Lordships to pass a measure preventing the sale of spiri-
tuous liquors on the Sabbath.
BATHS AND WASHHOUSES.
The Right Rev. PRELATE also presented a petition from
the churchwardens and overseers of St. Clements Danes,
praying their Lordships to pass a measure to entitle parishes
to borrow money for the purpose of erecting baths and wash-
houses for the peon.
SIGNING PROTESTS.
Lord REDESDALE called the attention oftheir Lordships
to the signing of protests by Peers who were not present at
the debates on the question to which their protests had
reference. He was fully aware that there was an impression
hadposition to sign protests with
abroad, that unless Peers were present when questions were
put that
found they
nsnonlie referred to authorities,
a
a
t— in
instance of a Peer signing a pre-
test who was not present at the debate on
the subject to which it had reference, in the person of the
Duke of Somerset, in 1823, who signed a protest when an
respect
taotdo an i
amendment was moved to an address to the Crown, he not
having been in his place at the time it was put, but as he was
them.wereta
present at the debate on the subject, leave was
given to his Grace to sign the protest. That
was the only instance he could find of recent
date. He had also referred to the first three volumes of
4d Grantham," in which he found three cases of Peers signing
protest, who were not present at the debates on the questions
to which they referred. The first occurred on the
3d of September, 1678, when Lord Clare signed a
protest to a Supply Bill ; the next in 1720, fifty years
afterwards, by Lord fleytesbury, and tike next by Lord Not.
tingham, who was not present. After referring to the stand-
ing order, he went on to say that there was nothing in it
requiring that Peers should be present at the discussion on
measures to enable them to sign protests with respect to them.
He had given their Lordships three instances in which it so
happened that there was a difference of fifty years between
the giving of those protests ; those Peers signed protests al-
though they were not present during the debates. The sub-
ject, however, was well worth an inquiry and alteration.
Lord CAMPBELL said that, in his opinion, those persons
only who were present during a debate were entitled to enter a
protest, because a protest was understood to come from a Peer
whose arguments had been overruled. But how could a
Peer who was never present at all during the debate be sup-
posed to be overruled in that sense ? _

Lord BROUGHAM said that the Noble Baron (Lord
Redesdale) had, it appeared, given expression to the general
impression on this subject, but he did not exactly agree
with his Noble Friend's arguments as to the principles which
he had laid down with respect to the eternity of proxies.
Lord
BRERoDuESGDHAALL—However,
he hoped that these prac-
tices proxies.
Lord
tices might soon expire notwithstanding the prayer which had
been offered by the Noble Marquis (the Marquis of Lans-
downe) for their immortality.—(Laughter.)
Lord LANSDOWNE—I did gay colloquially, " immortal
may they be."
Lord BROUGHAM—" May they be"—( Great Laughter.)
Some conversation ensued on the subject, in which several
Noble Lords took part.
(LEFT Erase.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. MACAULAY took the oaths and his seat for the city of
Edinburgh ;
Mr. Riot also took the oath; and his seatfor Richmond; and
theMtrh.irGd iteimso: CRAIG took the oaths and his seat for the city
of Edinburgh.
All the Hon. Members were introduced by Mr. F. Mauls
and another Hon. Member.
Mr. B. BALDWIN moved that Canseron's Coalbrook
notwithstanding
uSptoenamTuCeosadla, and Swansea and Loughor Railway Bill be read
the certificate required by the
The Bill wya,
resolutions of the House, on the 23d day of August last, to be
deposited in the Private Bill-office, has not been deposited
three clear days. Such certificate having only been deposited
i tthheenl4th day of third
read a thir
STOCKPORT IMPROVENIENT BILL.
itsmiensatnatni tpaJsusleyd..—Ag reed to.
Mr. BROTHERTON moved the third reading of this Bill.
Mr. T. S. DUNCONIBE presented a petition, signed by
3795 of the inhabitants of Stockport, against the proposed Bill.
The petition stated "That the Bill had been introduced into
the House against the consent of the inhabitants. They had i
always had the power of disposing of their own money, and this
Bill would take away that power from them." The Hon.
Member then said that the inhabitants of the borough re-
garded this 13111 as a gross . job. It was proposed
to raise, provided this Act were passed, the sum of 100,090/.
upon the security of the rates. When that money was in the
possession of the town council, they were to have the disposal
of it without the controul of the rate payers, and the fact was,
that a great part of it would go to benefit their own properties.
The Member for Stockport was certainly between
two fires. There wag the liberal town council on
the one hand, and the rate-payer on the other,
and in this dilemma the Hon. Member entrusted the Bill to
the Hon. Gentleman who had moved it. The House in all
affairs of Railway Bills, required that a majority of the share-
holders should guide the affairs of the Company, and in this
case he would propose, that if a general meeting of the rate-

payers were called within the week, and they supported the
Bill, he would withdraw all opposition. But they would not
do that, for the Bill was not of a nature to bear the light,
The effect of the Bil► would be to remove all controul from the
hands of the ratepayers over the money raised on their rates.
He would move that the Bill be read that day three months.
The motion was then put.
Mr. BROTHERTON said that the Hon. Member for
Finsbury had characterized this 13ill as a gross job, and spoke
as if he (Mr. Brotherton) were connected with
it. He begged to say that he only moved the
third reading in the absence of the Hon. Member
for Stockport, and whether it was carried or not it was a nat-
ter of great indifference to him. The objects of the Bill were
to purchase the manorial rights, in order to save the prople
from oppression, to purchase the waterworks in order to supply
the people with water, and ao establish baths and washhouses
in the town. There was no opposition to the Bill in Commit-
tee, except by one man, who came from the Borough, very ill-
provided with money, in order to oppose one clause which
allowed the Chartists to ring bells through the streets, they
being too poor to advertise or placard their meetings. Of the
numerous names names which appeared on the petition,—of
the whole 3,793, he would venture to say that not 100 were
ratepayers. If the Hon. Member had ever been in Stockport,
he must have seen that there was not a town in England
whirls required improvement more, and this Bill was brought in
for the purpose of enabling the Town Council to
give that improvement at the most economical rate.
He said the Bill had received the unanimous as,ent of a re-
spectoble Committee ; he had heard no valid objections against
it ; no clause was in it but such as was sanctioned by one Act
of Parliament or another; and he was amazed that the Hon.
Member should lend himself to the party who opposed it.
Mr. ESCOTT said he had received a petition from a rate-
payer in Stockport, who mentioned that he had opposed the
Bill because several clauses were in it opposed to the statute
law of the land ; but that a compromise had been
entered into, which, however, had not been ful-
filled. He (Mr. Escott ), therefore, begged an ex-
planation of this from the Hon. Member (Mr. Brothertor.),
or if he were not prepared, that he would consent to the third
reading being postponed.
Mr. BROTHERTON did not feel himself prepared to enter
into all the facts connected with the Bill.

Mr. HUM E suggested that at least time should he given
to inquire into the facts, but he thought th..t on looking at the
nature of the Bill, that it would be better to postpone it for
one year, till they could pass one Police Bill and one Paving
Bill, to affect all places alike as well as a Bill affecting the sana-
tory conditions of towns.
Sir R. INGLIS did not think a case was made out for pass-
ing this Bill. He could not agree with the clauses of the
Bill ; they were suite wrong, and he should vote with the Hon.
Member for Finsbury on the subject.
Air. GREENE would oppose the further progress of the
Bill; some of the clauses were highly objectionable.
Mr. TIIORNELY applured of the principle of the Bill,
and thought it would confer great advantages on the inhabit-
ants of the town if it were passed ; and he should, therefore,
vote with his Hon. Friend in favour of the Bill.

Mr. WAKLEY said the clauses in this Bill (276 in
number) were of the most unusual, oppressive, and restrictive
character, and he thought the better course would be to reject
the Bill at once. Such a course would be better than post-
poning the consideration of the subject to a future day.
Mr. HAW ES said he knew nothing of the Bill, and he
thought it a great hardship to threw it out at once. Still
there were clauses which bad been referred to, to which he
could not agree. The best course he thought would be the
postponement of the Bill for a few days. By that step all the
valuable parts of the Bill might be retained, and the objection-
able portions removed.
Mr. DUNCOMBE intimated that he would press his amend-
ment to a division.
The gallery was then cleared for a division.

etn After g for some time excluded, we were again admitted
and found

Mr. MILNER GIBSON speaking, who stated that he
thought the throwing out of this Bill would prove a harsh
measure.

After a few words from Mr. WARBURTON it was agreed
that the Bill should be read a third time this day fortnight.
BISHOP OF JERUSALEM'S NATURALISATION

BILL.
Mr. HODSON moved the second reading of this Bill. He
had stated the other evening that the party who was the object
of this Bill was not resident in this country, or was he likely to
be so, but nevertheless, from the contribution of the Queen to
the fund for the support of the bishopric, he became entitled to
the protection of the British authorities.
Lord PALMERSTON thought it quite necessary, for the
proper performance of hid duties and as the representative of
British interests, that he should be a naturalised English sub-
ject. It would be an anomaly to suppose him to represent the
interests of this country were he not a naturalised member of
that country. He hoped the House would n..t, therefore, reject
the Bill.

Dr. BOWRIN G stated that the Hon. Member was quite in
error in supposing that the naturalisation i f this individual
would protect him from the power of the Ottomon Porte. He
thought the Bill should not be allowed to pass as a matter of
Course.

Mr. HUTT considered that the right and privileges of
British subjects should be lightly disposed of to persons who
did not intend to reside in this country, or render themselves
amenable to British law. Passing the present Bill would, in
his opinion, be establishing a dangerous precedent. He
thought the Bill should be referred to a Select Committee up
stairs.

THE FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING

JUNCTION RAILWAY.
The Lords Amendments to this Bill were considered and
agreed to.

MATHYEN'S DIVORCE BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.

PEMBERTON'S OR GERVIS ESTATE BILL.
This Bill was also read a second time.
GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER, AND PORTSMOUTH
RAILWAY (No. 2).
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were considered and
agreed to.
HEMELL'S CHARITY ESTATE BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and posed.
NEWRY, WARRENPOINT, AND ROSTREVOR

RAILWAY.
This Bill was also read a third time and passed.
ANDOVER CANAL NAVIGATION BILL

'I de report upon this Rhu ~as considered and agreed to.
Sir GEORGE GREY said he would support the Bill, and
he considered that it would be a most ungracious act to refuse
the privilege demanded.
The Bill was then read a second time.
Several reports were then brought up, and were considered.
MORTALITY IN THE ARMY.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Coventry,
stating that the petitioners had beard, with very deep regret,
that a considerable mortality existed among the British troops
quartered in the colonies, and they prayed the House to take
measures that no more troops be sent out until arrangements
had been made for proper quarters for the men.
The petition was ordered to lie upon the table.
OREGON—RATIFICATION OF THE 'I REATY WITH
THE UNITED STATES.

Lord PALMERSTON.— Sir, I have to lay upon the
tabl e of the House a copy of the treaty between this country
and the Government of the United States respecting the
Oregon territory, the ratification of which were exchanged this
day between myself and the aecredited agent of the United States.