The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-24 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

Advices from Lisbon of the 13th state that the
American Minister demanded his passports on the
11th inst.

HOLLAND.

Tua awing, JULY 19.—The two Chambers met
in a combined sitting yesterday, to consider the pro-
ject of law respecting the Royal minority. One
Member alone (Mr. PoottmtANN) spoke. The Mi-
nister of Justice defended the project of law, and
replied to the numerous objections which bad been
raised to it in the general report of the two combined
Chambers. After the speech of the Minister the
Chambers proceeded to vote, and the project was re-
jected by 59 votes against 21, and it was decided that
the KING should be respecttully requested to take
into immediate consideration the proposition relative
to the Royal minority. After the rejection of the
project the Minister of Justice, in the name of the
KING, thanked the Chambers for the aid they had
given the Government on the subject of the law of
the Regency, and announced at the same time that
the KING, considering that the continuation of the
convocations of the two Chambers as a combined
sitting was no longer necessary, this extraordinary
, session was closed.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, July 23.)
SUOAR.—To-day there was a fair business transacted
in good and fine grocery and refining sorts of West India
Sugar at the former currency, but inferior kinds were
operated in with caution, and must be quoted
rather cheaper. The purchases are 682 hhds,
&c, including at auction 150 hhds 9 tierces Bar-
badoes, which went at lower rates for inferior, but at full
terms f)r good and fine; prices ruled at from 39s 6d to
423 6d fir find yellow, and at 351 to 393 for low to good;
41 hhds, 102 brls Grenada went rather cheaper: good
yellow at 37s to 37s 6.1, low and mid 353 to 363, low to
good brown 324 6d to 34s par cwt.
REFINED.—Today the .11,4 fined Sugar market pre-
sented a firm aspect, and home dealers were ready
buyers. There were few sellers of brown grocery
lumps under 50s per cwt. For Crushed Sugar a fair de-
mand exists, British at 27s 6d to 28s 61 per cwt.
MAIIRITICIB.—This afternoon there was less disposi-
tion to operate in Mauritius Sugar, and prices declined
64 per cwt. At public sale, 7,240 bags were all dis-
posed of, but the chief part was snlphury; good yellow
went at 361 to 375; middling, 35s to 35s 6d; low, 33s 6d
to 343 6d; fine brown, 335 to 33s 6d; vet', middling
and good, 31s to 32s 6d; low, 28s to 293; grainy, 37s to
47s 6d; brown, 34e to 36s 6d.
EMT LiDlA.—Tbis afternoon a public sale of 713

bags Bengal Sugar went at rather lower rates, low and
wiu yellow like Mauritius sold at 33s to 355, good and
fine soft yelluw 34s 6d to 36s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was little passing in foreign
Sugar by private treaty, but holders were firm, and
wcdld not sell but at full sates. At auction 94 bags
Siam were withdrawn, and 20 hogsheads fine strong
white Ilavannah taken in at 50s to 51s per cwt.
MOLASSES.—There has been little passing i❑ West
India, but holders are not disposed to make any further
concession in the value, and require from 13s to 16s per
cwt for low and fine quality. East India is cheaper, and
at public sale 186 chests Bengal went at the low terms
of 10s to lls.

COFFEE.—This afternoon Mysore was in good de-
mand: at public sale 146 bales 582 half do. sold at is to
2s per cwt advance ; good and fine ord soldat 44s to 475,
damagd 38s 6d to 42s 6d. Of Mocha 20 bales were dis-
posed of at stiff rates ; fine yellow went at 81s 6d,
triage 34s to 38s. 48 bales 119 half-bales, and
182 bags went rather above the value, good
and fine ord at 44s to 475, and damaged 36s to 435. Of
Manilla 80 bags were withdrawn. A fair business was
concluded in Native Ceylon by private trea'y at stiffer
rates; at auction 80 bags sold at 43s 6d for good ord, and
at 41s to 42s 61 for damaged. Of Plantation 59 casks
wont at barely former terms ; low mid and mid at 52,
to 54. 6d, fine fine ord 51s 6d, and inferior 45s to 45s 61
For Jamaica full terms were obtained, and 10 puns 92
bags sold; mid 555, good and fine fine ord 43s to 50s.
For auction on Thursday 200 casks Plantation Ceylon,
and for Friday 547 bags Java, 26 casks 121 bags Planta-
tion Ceylon are declared, whilst other parcels will be
advertised before that time.

COCOA.—Holders of West India have confidence, and
continue to supply the market with caution. A more
active home trade demand exists, and rather higher rates
have been obtained. At auction 206 bags of Trinidad
were sold, red at 43s to 465, grey 44s to 82s, and 90
bags of Dominica 37s 6d to 39s per cwt. There has
been little passing in foreign, although sellers are dis-
posed to accept the moderate rates of 27s 6d to 28s 6d
per cwt.
TEA —There has again been a large business trans-
acted in common Congoa for home trade purposes, and
the export demand continues good, whilst the latest rates
paid are lOid to lld per lb, and there are not free sel-
lers thereat, as supplies continue to diminish. In medium
sorts a good deal has been done at Is to is 2d, whilst for
better kinds a more active demand has been experienced,
and prices are firm at is 3d to is Bd. There has
been little desire to operate in Hysons; at the same time
lower rates are not acceded to, but large operations have
taken place in young Hysons, and stiff rates are paid.
In other sorts of green the business done has been of a
satisfactory nature, and prices are fully as high as on
this day week. Previous terms are well sustained for
scented and Pekce Teas; a fair business has also been
concluded.

SPICES.—To-day rather lower rates were taken for
Pimento, and at sale 23 bags sold at sid to 6d for good
even. amaica Ginger declined 5s to 10s per cwt, but at
auction 210 pkgs were all sold, good and fine went at
414 s to 61 13s, and mid 31 10s to 41 per cwt.
RICE.—To-day there was little disposition on the part
of shippers or home dealers to operate in East India, and
prices declined 3d per cwt. for good sorts, but inferior was
held for the former value. At auction 1.000 bags of Arra-
can were taken at 8s 6d. 1,752 bags, 438 pockets Bengal
in part f ,und purchasers, good white at lOs to 103 tid, mid
9s 6d to lOs, damaged 6s to 9s 6d, and 150 bgs good pinky
white Madras went at Ss 6d to 9s per cwt. Patna is in good
demand chiefly for exportation at 9s 63 to 16s; but
Carolina continues to be operated in with caution, Town
dressed at 22s to 28s, and American 20.3 to 21s per cwt.
SPIRITS.--For East India Rum there is a quiet market;
still sellers will not accept less than is 3d per gallon
proof; and there is not a more plentiful supply. Leeward
Island is held for is 4d to is 4id proof, but opera-
tions are small and confined to 200 puns ; still
there are several buyers at a slight reduction. In
Demerara operations are 250 puns at is 1 Id to 23 2d for
30 to 40 over proof, Prices remain firm for better qua-
lities of Jamaica, fur which the home and export
demand has been good, but only small orders
have been executed, for inferior and previous
terms are supported with difficulty. The pur-
chases are 300 puns, low quality 35 over at 2s sd, 30
to 36 over clean, ord and good 2s 6d to 3s, better sort 34
to 38 over 3s 2d to 3s 9d, and high flavoured 3s 10d to
4s .61 per gallon. In Brandy operations have been to
a limited extent only, yet holders remain firm, and
obtain for Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1849
4s 54 to 4s 7d, 1843 ditto 4s 6d to 4s 84, 1847 ditto
5s ld to 5a 3d, and inferior sorts 2s 8d to 4s 2d. Geneva
met with little attention, and the value of common is now
is 6d to is 7d, and fine for consumption 2a to 3s. For
British made Spirits rates remain the same as on this
day week, with a more active demand.

INDICO.—Since the termination of the quarterly sale
there has been a good home and export demand, and
about 600 chests have been sold at fell rates. Spanish
fully sustained the former value, and the public sale of
90 serons Guatemala went off well, at 2s 3d to 4s 6d
per lb.
SALTPETRE.—HoIders remain firm and none has been
submitted to public sale since last week; low to fine
Calcutta is from 25s 6d to 27s 6d. British refined is
held for 29s to 29s 6d, but not much has been done.
Nitrate of Soda is offered at 13s 6d to 14s per cwt.
COCHINEAL.— Holders have more confidence, and re-
frained from submitting any to auction since last week.
Furecer rates are sustained, and rather more desire
has been evinced to operate by private treaty. Public
sales are declared.
TALLow.—On the part of holders of Russian there
is firmness, and the rates obtained fur fine P.Y.C. on the
spot are 36s 6d t) 36s 93 per ewt, but operations are
upon a limited scale. There has been little passing for
delivery in the last three months, although there are
tellers at 37s 6d to 37s 9d. The value of free
on board is 34/ per ton fur this, and 33/ 10s for next
month. In home melted large sales have been made, but
at the moderate tate& of 35s 6d to 36s per cwt nett cash.
Prices have ruled steady for other sorts of Tallow, and
supplies are less plentitul. At auction 330 casks of Aus-
tralian were mostly sold at from 323 to 35s 64 for low to
fin°, and 600 pkgs South American at 33s to 36s per cwt.
For auction 1,400 pkgs are declared.
Oma.—ln Linseed Oil transactions have been upon a
large scale, and the supply is much reduced, prices also
exhibit a further advance, and
.rule at 333 9d
to. 34s per cal on the spot. For delivery a fair
business has been done at 33s to 33s 6d. Rape-
seed Oil has been in good request, and prices
are on the advance, pale selling at 37s to 37s 6d, and
brown 36s to 36s 6d. Of Cocoa Nut sellers are willing
to accept 29s to 31s for Ceylon and Cochin. Palm, the
value of fine, is 28s to 28s 6d, whilst several parcels aro near
at hand. At auction 20 casks sold at 22s to 27s for very
low and middling. Olive has been in much better re-
quest, and prices are on the advance, sales having been
made at 421 to 43/ for Spanish and Gallipoli, at 411 to
411 103 per ton for other descriptions. Sperm is more
pier titul, and previous rates are not supported. At
auction 124 tuns chiefly sold, fine Colonial
at 831 to 84l 53, mid 811; 12 tuns Ameri-
can 791 15s to 831. Yeadmatter is still scarce, and rea-
lises stiff rates; a parcel. at sale sold at 901 to 92155.
Cud Oil is not offered under 341 103, still sales
have been upon a limited' scale. Southern is wanted,
and the parcels sold by private treaty were at 32s to
331 103. Of Sea Elephant Oil 10 tuns were sold, first
sort at 331 to 331 ss, second and third ditto 321 to 321
10s. In pale Seal several purchases have been made at
311 103 to 321, at which the market is firm. For
coloured sorts there are buyers to a fair extent at 29/
103 to 301 10s, but the supply is yet small.

SOCIETY FOR. PROMOTING THE AMENDMENT OF
THE Law.—On Monday a meeting of this society took
place at their rooms, 21, Regent-street; Mr. M. D. Hill, Q.C.,
in the chair. The principal object of the meeting was to
receive a communication from the special committee ap-
pointed to carry out the resolutions of the society relating
to the establishment of a law school. The report of the com-
mittee stated that they had great reason to believe that three
or more courses of lectures would be commenced in Novem-
ber next, and that three members of the committee having
stated their willingness to deliver lectures, this committee
have accepted their offices, and they have accordingly ap-
pointed Mr. Spence, Q.C., Mr. James Stewart, and NI r. Arthur
Symonds, lecturers on the following branches of law :—Mr.
Spence, on equitable jurisprudence ; Mr. Stewart, on the law of
property and conveyancing; and Mr.Symonds, on legislation
and the mechanism of law. The committee consider that it
will be desirable that the lecturers should be allowed to take
fees as well for the attendance on the private classes in-
tended to he formed in chambers as for the public lectures.
But that all fees to be taken on account of the public lectures
should be paid into the funds of the society. to be kept as a
distinct fund, and that, subject to this regulation, each lec-
turer should be allowed to fix the amount of the fees pay-
able for attendance on his lectures. The report having been
received and adopted, a vote of thanks was passed to the
three gentlemen who had consented to act as lecturers. A
resolution was then passed expressing the thanks of the
society to the present Lord Chancellor, for a letter in which
he had stated that he approved of the establishment of a law
school in the manner proposed by the report ot the committee
on the subject. The meeting then adjourned until after the
long vacation.
EXPERIMENTS WITH SMALL ARMS.—A committee
on small arms is at present sitting at Woolwich to test
several descriptions of muskets, the experiments being made
at the butt in the Royal Arsenal. The experiments have
been carried on for some time by artillerymen and have
now commenced with line regiments. One captain, one
lieutenant, two sergeants, two corporals, and twenty privates
selected from the three regiments of Foot Guards, arrived at
Woolwich on Wednesday evening last to continue the expe-
riments.
Petitions have just been presented for the winding-
up of the following railway companies :—Dudley, Wolver-
hampton, Walsall, and Tamworth ; Wolverhampton, Wal-
sall, Leicester, and Peterborough; Sheffield and Retford; and
Narborongh and Watlington.
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made by the hook. When thus certain of his man, the Eng-
lishman told Laurendean that the young lady whose hie he
had saved wished to thank him in person, and to present him
with an annuity fur his life of ?0,000f., and at the same time
he gave him LOW: to pay the expenses of his journey to Lon-
don. The fortunate young man immediately made his pre-
parations and started.
TaN Csors.—The weather continues fine and
seasonable : great prowess is made with the hay harvest,
which will be abundant; and the crops of wheat, oats, barley,
turnips, and potatoes are all very promising. The appear-
ance of till country in every direction is extreme:y beau i-
fal. On St. Swithin's day, Monday last, not a drop of rain
tell.—Leeds Alercury.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, July 23.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat ou the Woolsack
shortly after Five o'clock.
PETITIONS.

Lord PORTMAN presented a petltion from the in-
habitants of Camberwell cumplaining of the incompe-
tency of the Commissioners ot Sewers, in consequence of
which they suffered grievously.
The Earl ot EGLINTON presented a petition from a
solicitor of Liverpool, praying to be heard by counsel
before the Committee on the forgery of signatures to
the petition against the Liverpool Waterworks Bill.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented several petitions
in favour of the Marriage Bill.

The Earl of LONSDALE presented several petitions
against beer shops.
Lord STANLEY presented several petitions in favour
of protection; also a petition against the Marriages
Act.

Lord REDESDALE presented several petitions from
various bodies of clergy with a similar prayer.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented some petitions
with a similar prayer.

The Martini; of LANSDOWNE presented a petition
from the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Deal, corn-
piaining of the great inconvenience which had arisen
trom the abolition of toe Sunday Post-office delivery, and
praying for the immediate restoration of it.
MARRIAGES BILL.

The Earl of ST. GERMANS, in answer to a question
of Lord Stanley, said he had not had an opportunity of
consulting the promoters of the Bill, but he would give
an answer on Thursday.

The Marquis of BREADALBANE hoped the Bill
would not be persevered with, or at all events that it
would not be mad© applicable to Scotland, from which
country he presented se.veral petitions against it.
COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND).
In answer to a question from Lurd MONTE AGLE,
Lord BROUGHAM said that it was his intention to
proceed with this Bill, which stood for a third reading.
PROVISION FOR THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.
On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE her
Majesty's message was read.
The NOBLE MARQUIS then rose to move that a
humble address be presented to her Majesty, to return
her thanks for her gracious message, to assure her that
the House would adopt all measures that might be ne-
cessary to provide for the family of the Duke of Cam-
bridge. The Noble Marquis then explained the pro-
visions of the Bill at present before the other House for
making provision for the family of the late Duke of
Cambridge.

Lord MiOUGHAA! would say, as he had said in the
other House, that so long as a most iniquitous and im-
politic law disgraced their' statute-book, by which the
members of the Royal Family were prevented from con-
tracting marriages with whom they liked, it was the
duty of the country to provide amply for them.
The motion was then agreed to.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

The Earl of GLENGALL presented a petition from
the inhabitinti of the north riding of the county Tip-
perary, complaining of aericultural distress and the
present poor-law system. They complained that they
were completely driven out of the English market in
consequence of the largo importations of foreign, and
particularly French, flour. There was also an immense
qusntity of foreign bacon and pork now imported which►
greatly interfered with the sale of their produce. The
alterations in the tariff had also admitted hides and a
variety of other articles duty free, and thereby lessened
their means of paying rent, cultiva,ing their land, or
giving employment to the lAnourers.__

POPULATION BILL.
On the motion for the third reading of the Population
Bill.

The Earl of MALMESBURY begged to offer a sug-
gestion to the Secretary of State fur the Home Depart-
ment relative to the returns, which it appeared to him
were susceptible of great improvement. He wanted to
have the form altered so as to define more clearly the
persons engaged in agriculture, commerce, trade, and
manufactures, and those dependent upon these several
branches of industry. Some small towns which were
entirely dependent upon agriculture were in the popu-
lation returns of 1841 set down as manufacturing.
After a few words from Earl GRANVILLE, Lord
MONTEAGLE, and the Earl of ELLENBOROITOII,

Lord STANLEY said the object of his Noble Friend's
suggestion, in which he quite concurred, was to show
what had not been done in the former returns, those
who were dependent upon manufactures and those who
were dependent upon agriculture. In the small rural
towns it was well known that all the tradesmen and
artizans were dependent upon the agricultural classes,
and could not be fairly set down among the manufn-
turers. _ _

Earl GREY doubted whether any improvement could
be made in the forms adopted on the last occasion.
The Earl cf MALMESBURY did not want to throw
in these dealers and traders among the agriculturists;
what be wanted was, to prevent their being thrown into
that body called manufacturers, and thus unfairly swell
their numbers; they belonged as little to the one class
as to the other, but they ought to be clearly described in
the returns.
The Bill was thentead a third time and passed.
The Linen, &c., Manufactures (Ireland) Bill was read
a third time and passed.
The Population (Ireliind) Bill was read a third time
and pas;ed.
MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION BILL

On the motion that this Bill be read a third time,

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH.said it was now the
20th or 21st time that a similar Bill had been passed,
and it was time that the ballot should be altogether
abolished, as tending towards the maintenance of a
system unsuited to the altered state of warfare. This
country had not improved as compared with other
countries in a military point of view; and if the new
principles of foreign policy recently promulgated were
to be acted upon, it behoved them to Le prepared for the
contingency of hostilities. The principles themselves,
as enunciated, were certainly trite and common-place
enough, but the classical allusion to the Roman citizen,
whom the British citizen hereafter was to resemble,
showed that something more was meant. Undoubtedly
it would be very agreeable for Englishmen to stalk over
the continent as though they were some superior beings,
and affect to be released from all obligations of obedience
to the laws of the country in which they might happen to
be, and rely on the protection of the strong arm of this
country. But their Lordships must recollect that if the
British citizen was to eejey the immunities of the Roman
citiz-n, ho must be content to take them on the same
conditions, and an army must be maintained to
e desire of this country was,
preserve these immunities. But nothing could be more
absurd than to institute a comparison between the two
nations. The Government of 'Rome was essentially
chiefTh study, war its prime object,
net to make war, but to make money.—(Hear, hear, and
manidlita r
conquestwithitasrdmeasiirtes.
a laugh.) But it would be most irrational to suppose,
and might lead to great calamities if they indulged in
the delusion that British subjects would be respected as
Roman citizens were respected if they did not provide
the same means of protecting therm But it had been
said we must not suppose, when angry words were used,
that blows were always to follow,
That might be true
when nations were of equal strength, but where ono state
insisted on remaining like this country in a state of per-
severing weakness, determined to take no means what-
ever for its protection, resolved to be defenceless, it was
not for us to incur the anger of armed states desirous of
war, and anxious to wreak on us the vengeance which
they had treasured for ages. It was very well to talk
of sympathy with Governments co-o i
peratith
their subjects in the advancement of
constitutional
principles; but if they waited for
concur-
rence in the purSuit of freedom—if they 9118 waited for
the concurrence of the King of
Naplestri with the
people of Sicily, or the Emperor of Au
Milanese or the Venetian States, he did notathiwnikth theythe
would at a very early period be called on for the
exhi-
bition of their sympathy. This word sympathy was
o
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a somewhat questionable and dangerous characterfor, if
be mistook nut, the United States' borderers Who in-
vaded the territory of Canada not long ago assumed the
peaceful name of sympathisers. If they were prepared
to persevere in having a very small peace establishment,
in keeping our coasts perfectly defenceless, it was abso-
lutely necessary to make our language abroad conform
to our weakness at home. It might be vary well for us
to do as we had done if we had 40 sail of the line,
100,000 soldiers at our disposal, and 10,000,000/. in our
Treasury. But with nd larger fleet than that possessed
by France, and with no more disposable ships than
would equal one-third of the force which Russia in a
few weeks might bring full of troops to the mouth of
the Thames, with not a corporal's guard disposable, and
not a single spare florin in the Treasury, it would be a
sheer absurdity to indulge in such aspirations. He
therefore hoped that our Government, under these cir-
cumstances, would at least abstain from giving offence
to nations with arms in their hands, and who were both
ready and de,irous to use them to our disadvantage.
Earl GREY said the Noble Earl bad begun by stating
that the time had come for abolishing the militia
ballot altogether instead of continuing,to suspend it, and
then proceeded to state that this country was in a state
of great weakness as compared with other nations. On
neither a these points could he agree with the Noble
Earl. With regard to the fir's, he thought it 'most de-
sirable to keep such a power in reserve. With respect
to the second point, he believed the position of this coun-
try to have changed, not for the worse but for the bet-
ter, in respect to its preparations for any sudden out-
break of war. In the first place, very large sums had
been expended within the last twelve or fifteen years in
various works of strength in our principal arsenals, and
in the formation of harbours of refuge on points of ex-
treme importance, with reference not only to commerce,
but to hostile operations. Again, a new force had been
created within a few years past be enrolling the pen-
sionere, to the amount of
15,000 he believed, who, al-
though not equal to soldiers in the vigour of their age
for field operations, would always lei of great use in
garrison and in the tic f .nee of our coasts. A very great
change had also beau produced of late
years by the in-
crease of the artillery, a force which cou,d not be
-sud-
denly treat. dto meet ati emergency. Though a consi-
derable reduction had been made in the army in the
present year, it did not apply to the artillery, which was
upwards of 2,000 men stronger, than it was three or four
years since. But, said the Noble Earl, look
at the force
kept on foot by other countries. Now there was no
more fallacious mode of estimating the real strength
of a country than looking at the mere amount of
force kept on foot. If they wished to estimate the real,
though dormant power of this country. which the spirit
of our people would render very speedily available it this
country were ever involved in serious danger, they must
take a different view of the matter, and above all they
must look to the state of the finances. His firm convic-
tion vva,, that instead of being less powerful than those
foreign countries which the Noble Earl bad adverted to,
or less powerful than they were at a former period, when
they looked at the state of their finances, and regarded
the progress of wealth and industry in this country, they

EVENING-, JULY 24, 18-50.

would find that in real and substantial power this coun-
ry was advancing far more rapidly than those rivals
with whom the Noble Earl had compared it. He was
certainly not a little surprised to hear the Noble Earl
talk of there not being a single florin in the Treasury,
after having seen in the Gazette that at the quarterly
meeting of the Commissioners, notwithstanding the groat
reduction in taxation which had taken place, there was
a considerable surplus applicable to the reduction of the
national debt. He believed there was no country in the
world where,if it should become necessary to make a great
effort, you could at a moment be so certain of obtaining
any amount of money you might choose to call for.
That he held to be the greatest element of our power.
But the Noble Earl also surprised him by urging the
necessity of maintaining a very large force on the ground
of a change which he alleged to have taken place in the
foreign policy of this country. He knew of no such
change, nor bad any such taken place in the foreign
policy of the nation. The Noble Earl had commented
on the reference made to Rome, and said it implied that
we were to aspire to universal conquest. He did not so
understand the allusion. The inviolability of the Ro-
man citizen was maintained by Rome when she was an
inconsiderable Italian state, and oich hail also been the
policy of this country at least from the time of Crom-
well, and he earnestly hoped, notwithstanding what the
Noble Earl was pleased to consider the weakness of this
country, that it would be always strong enough to
maintain that policy, and that an Englishman, in what-
ever part of the world he might happen to be, might
always find himself protected by the shield of British
power. As to the observations made by the Noble
Lord with reference to our sympathy with nations
struggling for freedom, he must remind him that al-
most from the earliest period of her history this
country had always shown an interest in the efforts
made by foreign nations in the cause of constitutional
liberty, and when the Noble Earl illustrated his argu-
ment by a reference to the American sympathisers, he
begged to tell him that it was not because the word was
used to cover atrocious designs that sympathy was to be
discouraged and reprobated. It was his firm belief that
though great reductions had undoubtedly been made in
her forces, no nation could attack the honour of this
country with impunity.—(Hear.)
After a few words from the Earl of GLENGALL,
The Bill was read a third time and passed.
STOCK IN TRADE BILL.

Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this
Bill.

Lord STANLEY asked whether the Government
would be prepared next session to bring forward any
measure to remedy the gross inequality and anomaly oc-
casioned by the exemptions involved in this
The Marquis of LANSDO WNE said the Government
would be prepared to listen to any plan which would
have the effect of making a more equitable adjustment of
the burden of taxation.
THE ALIEN ACT.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, that in reply to
a question which had been put to him the other evening
by a Noble Lord opposite (Lord Stanley), he wished to
state, that in the condition in which this country was at
present happily placed, her Majesty's Ministers did not
think there was any ground for their proposing a re-
newal of the Alien Act which was about to expire. The
measure had only been introduced as a temporary one,
and he believed it might at present be safely dispensed
with.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, July 23.
MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL).
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Clause 8 as amended was then agreed to.
On clause 9 being proposed some considerable dis-
cussion took place, amid which,
The CHAIIMAN reported progress, and obtained
leave to sit again at twelve o'clock on Thursday.
SUPPLY.

The report of Supply was brought up and agreed to.
The House then adjourned to five o'clock.

The House resumed at Five o'clock.
PETITIONS.

Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition, agreed to at
a public meeting held in the National Hall, Holborn,
complaining of the treatment of one of the Chartist pri-
soners in Newgate, named Bezer, and praying for an in-
quiry into the circumstances.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the
General Assembly of the Presbyterians in Ireland, pray-
ing that the House might pass a law to preserve in its
integrity the rights of landlord and tenant.
Major BERESFORD presented a petition from the
county of Devon in favour of tenant right.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from the
trustees of a savings bank in Lincolnshire complaining
of the Government Savings Banks Bill.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the clergy
of Preston and Lancashire against the Jews Bill.

LAW OF MARRIAGE.
Lord ARUNDEL and SURREY gave notice that, in
consequence of the lateness of the session, he would post-
pone the Marriage'Act Amendment Bill until next year.

IRISH POOR-LAW.
Colonel DUNNE rose to ask for leave to bring. in a
Bill to amend the Irish poor-law. He and several other
Members who had addressed the House on this subject
had been accused of wishing to abolish the Irish poor-law
altogether, but he distbictly disclaimed having that ob-
ject, although he was of opinion that unless the poor-law
was amended, the country would continue to remain in
that state of wretchedness in which it was at present.
The amendments which ho proposed were based upon
four resolutions, which were agreed to at a meeting of
Irish Members, and had been submitted to the Govern-
ment. Ile proposed, first, to abolish out-door relief, but
in doing so he knew that he must provide some
other substitute for it, and he had inserted in his
Bill a plan fur affording employment to the poor, and as
be now only asked the House to read the Bill a first
time, he hoped it would receive the serious consi-
deration of the Hon. Members during the recess. The
f econ d part of his Bill provided a mode for reducing the
poor- law expenditure, while the third object of the m. a••
sere made provision for securing paid boards of guardians.
The taxation of Ireland was Bs. 4d. in the pound on the
actual value of the landed property in Ireland, while it
was only 2s. 4d. in this country. He thought he had
said enough to justify the request which he had made—
viz., leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Irish poor-law.
Mr. HAMILTON seconded the motion.

Mr. P. SCROPE thought the motion was meant to sub-
vert the Irish poor-law, though he did not think that was
the intention of the Honourable and Gallant Member
who proposed it. The Honourable and Gallant Mem-
ber said his object was to do away with the system of
out-door relief. That was the main principle of the
Act of 1847. The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman also ob-
jected to establishment charges; but he (Mr. P. Scrape)
should like to ask him how ho reconciled that with his for-
mer opinion that there should be no relief in workhouses?
He would take the opportuni►y of stating his own opi-
nion as to the Irish poor-law. The diminution which
appeared in the last report of poor relief must of court*
be very gratifying to every Hon. Gentleman, and he be-
lieved that it was entirely owing to the depreciation in
the price of provisions, because he perceived that the great
reduction was in out-door relief, which had been almost
altogether put an end to. Now, he thought that if this
were the case it was a sine qua non that the in-door relief
should be perfect and efficient, and that there
should be no mismanagement in the workhouses.
But was this the case ? It was very easy
to show that there were very few workhouses in
Ireland which were not over-crowded. The fact was
that the poor-law was superseded in Ireland by mis-
management, and he held the Government responsible
for all abuses which they thus suffered to continue.
He had often urged vainly, it was true, upon that
House and the Government to introduce some system
of reproductive labour either in connexion or discon-
nected with workhouses. It but needed that they should
turn to the report of the Board of Works to see what ad-
vantages there were in Ireland for reproductive labour.
Thousands of people were starving while the work-
houses were full of paupers, and yet the land was allowed
to remain unproductive. It did not produce one-fourth
of what it might be enabled to do by the adoption of
some better system than the existing poor-law.
Mr. F. FRENCH said the Hon. Member for Stroud
proceeded on the principle that the proposition of the
Hon. Member (Colonel Dunne) was to put a stop to out-
door relief, which would make the Irish poor-law worse
than it was at present. He was surprised to hear the
Hon. Gentleman the Member for Stroud advocating the
right of the nominees of the Crown to tax the people
of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) The very idea of such a
doctrine, if applied to this country, would be scouted
from one end of the land to the other ; and he, there-
fore, hoped it would not be tolerated, when it was pro-
posed to continue it in the sister kingdom. The im-
provement which he wished to introduce into the present
law was some test against deception and hypocrisy, and
that was all he asked for.
_ _

Major BLACKALL thought all the improvements
which had been suegested could be accomplished by
the board of guardians under the existing law
without the intervention of the Legislature, and he
therefore hoped the House would not be induced
to adopt this Bill. Still, if it would afford any satis-
faction to the Honourable and Gallant Member who
proposed it, he should have no objection to its
being introduced for the purpose of being considered
during the recess.
Sir G. GREY would not stand in the way of its intro-
duction, but he begged it to be distinctly understood that
Government in no degree sanctioned the principles
laid down by the Honourable and Gallant Gentleman
who had proposed the Bill. For instance, Government
altogether diffored with him in supposing that out-door
relief could be aboli-ihed, nor could he sanction any ex-
tensive scheme of employing the poor upon public works.
He believed the law to be a very valuable one, and he
should he sorry to sea any course adopted out of doors
that would prevent its full operation.
Mr. STAFFORD supported the introduction of the
Bill, and denied that Members on that side of the House
were opponents of out-door relief. There could be now
no doubt of the failure in a great degree of the potato crops
in Ireland, and he thought it theduty of the Government to
adopt some course to avert, if possible, the fatal cala-
mity which would otherwise fall upon Ireland.
Sir H. W. BARRON said the Irish poor-law was the
greatest grievance of Ireland, inasmuch as it was pau-
perising the whole country, particularly those who had
anything to lose. This and the effect of free trade were
ruining the people.—(l.lear, hear.) Ireland was and ever
would be the difficulty of England until Ireland was go-
verned by a majority of Irish Members. At present
the Irish Members were swamped upon purely Irish
questions by English and Scotch Members voting at the
beck of the Minister. It was that which lost America
to England. As far as he understood the Bill, for he
had not seen it—(Laughter)—he entirely agreed with
his Hon. Friend that out-door relief in Ireland was
wholly impracticable, and therefore he supported the
motion. The English people complained of a paltry 7d.
in the pound income-tax, and then they appeared asto-
nished that the Irish people should complain of 25., Bs.,

and even 10s. in the pound pooh-law taxation. The
English complained of the poor-law as oppressive. He
denied that they had any right to complain of the poor-
law. The Irish people were the only people who hal a
right to complain of the poor-law. The Englishman's
property had been acquired and purchased with the
burden of the poor-lacy tax on it. The Irishman
had acquired his property without any such tax,
and it was, flerefore, monstrous to impose it on
Irishmen. The poor-law was a new tax on house
and landed property in Ireland. Why should those
species of property be only subject to the poor•law tax,
and all other descriptions of property exempted? It was
a monster grievance, this poor-law, and the Government
should have no peace until they redressed this, and all
other of the monster grievances of Ireland. Ireland
would be the great difficulty of Government so long as
Government refused to look into these questions, and
neglected to legislate fur them. As long as he had breath
in his body—(Laughter)—he would not cease to press
on Government the necessity of remedying these great
evils. At that late period of the session he felt he should
have neglected his duty had he not told the House and
the country that Government bad, this session, done
nothing fur Ireland.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD was willing to place out-door
relief under such restraint as would mitighta that amount
of evil which he believed must flow from establishing
that principle without limitation. The Hon. Member
for Portarlington bad said that Irish gentlemen acquired
their property and purchased their estates without neiug
subject to a poor-law. That was one of the grievances
of Ireland. It was a shame that no provision had been
made by landlords until lately for the people of Ireland.
Much of the evil under which Ireland laboured was re-
ferable to the land. The towns were overburdened by
the poor population being driven from the country into
the towns. This ought not to have been permuted,
and would not have occurred under a more judi-
cious system. With respect to poor-law relief, he was
of opinion that everybody who had relief ought, as far
as possible, to work for that relief. Then, with re-
spect to state-paid officers, he was favourable to that
system; but it was a system that ought not to be pursued
longer than it could be avoided. The Hon. Member for
Waterford complained of the starving poor in Ireland; but
what would have been the fate of the poor had not that
great deceased stateman made such commercial changes
as enabled them to bring food into the country at the
cheapest possible rate? Understanding that the Bill
would not absolutely forbid outdoor relief, he should
support the motion fur its introduction.
Colonel DUNNE did not wish absolutely to prohibit
out-door relief. All he wished was that it should be
given by other means than were adopted under the pre-
sent poor-law. Allusion had been made to tree trade.
He denied that free trade existed in Ireland.

Colonel CHATTERTON said ont-door relief might
be entirely abolished in the Cork Union, but several,of
the poor-law guardians were desirous of forcing out-door
relief on that union.

Sir W. SOMERVILLE wished to have proof of that.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
TENANT-FARMERS.

Colonel SIBTLIORP rose to bring forward the mo-
tion of which he had given notice, relative to relieving
the tenant-farmers from the operation of the income-tax.
He wished some abler Member, and one more competent
to enter into the details of the question, had brought
forward this motion. The tenants were suffering from
free trade, and they were less able than almost any other
class to bear the losses to which they were exposed by
the operation of the new system of commercial policy.
He wished the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of
the Exchequer would relieve him from the necessity of
bringing forward this motion from his own sense of what
was due to the tenant-farmers and justice, by acceding
at once to his proposition, and thus relieve him and his
Hon. Friends who attended in that Hous'e from a tire-
some speech, and an unsatisfactory speech on the part of
himself, because of the weak efforts he was only
able to make in favour of the motion. But as he
despaired of this proceeding the motion he should
submit to the House was this :—" That from and
after September the duty payable by tenant-farmers
under schedule B of the income-tax should cease and
determine." He had been asked why he selented this
particular period? He did so because tie found it would
give relief to Scotland and England equally. He knew
he should be met, and fairly suet, by a statement from
the Right Hon. Gentleman that the period of three years
would expire in April Mel. If the Right Hon. Gentle-
man would assure him—he did not wish to bind the
Right Hon. Gentleman to an impossibility—that during
the recess he would look into the whole matter and give
it his serious consideration, and that if he found suffi-
cient reason he would be disposed to give relief to thet
class of persons for whom he humbly, deeply, and ear-
nestly entreated sympathy—to the tenant-farmers of the
country—if the Right Hon. Gentleman would do that,
and hold out a hope of the probability of the removal of
this tax, he would not trespass on the time of the House
or of the Right Hon. Gentleman. But as he was afraid
the Right Hon. Gentleman was not disposed to give him
such an assurance instanter, he must take the liberty to
lay before the House the grounds on which he conceived
he was justified in resting his motion, to which he trusted
his Hon. Friends in that House would give their support,
and thus bring the Right Honourable Gentleman to
a sense of duty, which, however, he would rather see
emanate from the Right Hon. Gentleman from a sense
on his part of what was right, and what ought to be
granted to those for whom he now ventured to plead.
He did not wish to speak ill of any man who had ever
sat on the Treasury Bench. Though it was his duty to
differ from a deceased statesman—the late Sir Robert
Peel, to whom he gave the utmost credit fur tiee exercise
of every duty in private life, and with whose family he
deeply sympathised in their bereavement—still, as a pub-
lic servant, and remetuberine what had passed in that
House during the period the Right Hon. Baronet held,
he might say, the mast important situation in the coup •
try—recolh ctieg what had taken place, and what had
fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet. which led to those
great disappointments felt by all in the House and every-
body in the country—except the Free-traders, certainly
by the great and important agricultural body—landlord,
tenant, and not least important, the lebouring class; he
was bound to call the attention of the House to facts.
He well recollected that when the late Right Hon.• Bar-
onet, in 1842, brought in a Bill for what he considered to be
an amendment of the exiting corn-lvs—which many on
his side of the House thought As anything but an
amendment—but, in reality, a violation of those rights
and engagements admitted by every statesmen, Mr.
Huskisson and others; he recollected the words
which the Right Hon. Baronet used to introduce his
measure. and he would read them to the House. The
Right Hon. Baronet commenced by saying—" Sir, I
rise in pursuance of the notice which I have given, to
submit to the House the views of her Majesty's Go-
vernment with respect to the modification and amend-
ment of those laws which regulate the import of foreign
corn." The Right Hon. Baronet went on to say—" I
am aware of the difficulties which encompass the sub-
ject I am about to bring under the consideration of the
House. With regard to a matter in respect to which
such adverse opinions prevail, it is difficult to discuss
it without making statements or admissions which will
be seized on by those who entertain opposite opinions ;
but I feel that the best course I can pursue is to submit
to the House the considerations which influenced the
judgment and decision of her Majesty's Government,
and to leave them to be decided on by the reason, mode-
ration, and judgment of Parliament." * * *
" The only object which I shall aim at in bringing this
subject under the consideration of the House will be to
state, as clearly and intelligibly as I can, the considera-
tions which have induced her Majesty's Govern-
ment in reference to the nature of the mea-
sure I am about to propose. One other object
I shall aim at—namely, to discuss this question affect-
ing such mighty interests, in a temper and spirit con-
formable with its great importance, bearing in mind how
easy it is on each side to raise exaggerated apprehen-
sions, and find inflammatory topics by which the feelings
of the people may be excited. Her Majesty's Govern-
ment have deemed it their duty to consider the corn-
laws with a view to their modification and amendment.
They undertake the consideration of this question at a
period when there is commercial distress, and when
there exist great suffering and privations connected with
that distress. But I feel it my duty, in the first place,
to declare that, alter having given to this subject the
fullest consideration in my power, I cannot recommend
the proposal which I have to make by exciting a hope
that it will tend materially and immediately to the miti-
gation of that commercial distress. While I admit the
existence of commercial distress—while I deplore the
sufferings which it has occasioned, and sympathise with
those who have unfortunately been exposed to privations,
yet I feel bound to declare that I cannot attribute the
distress—to the extent in which it was by some sup-
posed imputable—to the operetien of the corn-laws. I
do not view with those feelings of despondency with
which some are inclined to regard them, the com-
mercial prospects of this country." * *
" But looking at the general state of the commerce o
this country, I neither see grounds for that despon-
dency with which some are in the habit of viewing it,
nor can I see any ground fur imputing to the opera-
tion of the corn-laws, as some do, any material share
in the evils at present existing. I think we are too apt
to assume that there must be a constant and rapid in-
crease in the amount of our exports to other countries,
and we are too apt to despond when we find my occa-
sional check in the amount of our exports. We decline
to compare the extent of our commerce in the last year
with a period of time more distant than the preceding
year. We insist on comparing it with the year imme-
diately preceding; and if there appears a decline we are
areto too aptdrdried
dt o
up.
apprehendA t atphaer th i the eof o sourcesar of our
commercial prosperity
history
there have heen these alternations cf prosperity and de-
pression. The latest period to which the returns respect-
ing our trade are fully male up will include the year
1840, and comparing the state of trade in 1840 with its
condition in preceding years, during the operation of the
corn-laws, I see no ground for the inference sometimes
drawn, that the corn-laws are the cause of our mis-
fortunes, and that the repeal or alteration of them will
supply an immediate remedy." •
"I refer to thss for the purpose of confirming my im-
pression, that to look for any rnpiel or great change in
the condition of the working population of this country
from any extensive change of the corn-laws, would
subject you to great disappointment. My firm belief
is—l am now speaking with reference to those who
wish fir an absolute repeal of these laws—that if
the Ilene of Commons should bo induced to
ple3ge itself to a total repeal, which we on this
aide of the House deprecate so much, without relieving '
permanently the manufactures of the country, you will
only superadd the severest agricultural distress. Any
such disturbance of agriculture as must follow from a
total repeal of the corn-laws would, in my opinion, lead
to unfavourable results, not only with respect to the
agriculturists themselves, but also to all those numerous
classes who are identified with them in interest." The
Right for. Baronet went on to say :—" Nothing can
be more difficult than to attempt to determine the
runouut of protection required ter the home producer.