The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-07 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.

Daniel Evans, carpenter and builder, Merthyr Tydvi
Glamorganshire.
Arthur Williams, draper, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire.

BANKRUPTS.

COURSE OF EXCHI
Amsterciam •• .. 12 2 4
Ditto, threemonths.. 12 3%
Rotterdam .... ••.. • • 12 3%
Antwerp.............. 25 83
Brussels."... ....., 25 80
Haniburgh .11.8. 13 13
Paris, 3 days'sight •• 25 62%
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 22%
erfarseilles •• • • 25 82%
80urdeaux......... .
Frankfort on Maine.... 121%
Vienna, effec. d 0...". 12 13
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 15
Petersbargh,Sll.Rble.. 37%
Madrid .... • • ........ 49%
Cadiz .. • • ............ 4072
Barcelona • •
Seville.. •• ..•• •• •• ••

NGE.-(THIS DAY.

Gibraltar— •••••• •••••• ---
Leghorn ........•••••• 30 75
Gen0a................ 26 li
Milan •.
Venice••••••••••••••••

Naples .. ...... • . 40%
Palermo, per0z........ (22
messina, •• •• .• •• •• •• •• 124
Lisbon • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • 53%
Oporto. • •••••• • • • . • • 43%
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Ayres .. • •

New York, 60 days'aight
Philadelphia .. .. .... ..

MIMS 01 utroaox, PEN, OZ.
Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 10%
Silver is bars ........ 0 4 11%

[MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock.
PETITIONS.

The Duke of CLEVELAND presented a petition
from the Dissenters of Durham in favour of the substi-
tution of affirmations for oaths in legal proceedings.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition in favour
of an alteration of the law of marriages.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition from
Belfast against the introduction of Cuban and Brazilian
sugar; also several petitions against Post-office Sunday
labour.

The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a peti-
tion against Sunday trading.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a peti-
tion from some place in Down against Post•oflice Sunday
labour.
PROCESS AND PRACTICE (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE this Bill
was reported.

FOREIGN CHAPLAINCIES BILL.
Earl NELSON postponed tho second reading of this
Bill until after Whitsuntide.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would have been
better pleased had the Noble Earl postponed the second
reading of the Bill to that day six months—(Hear,
hear)—and whenever it might be brought forward, be
trusted that their Lordships would reject the measure.
Their Lordships then adjourned to Friday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
_

The following Bills were read a third time and
passed :
Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction.
North Staffordshire Railway (Extension of Time for
Purchase of Lands, &c.)
South Staffordshire Railway.
The following Bills, as amended, were considered and
agreed to:—
Birkenhead Dock Trustees.
Great Northern Railway DeviationP, Amendment of
Acts, Alteration of Tolls, and of East Lincolnshire
Railway Tolls.
Waterford and Limerick Railway.
York and North Midland Railway.
PETITIONS.
_

Petitions were presented against Sunday labour in the
Post-office by Mr. W. Patten, from Southampton; by
Mr. Duncuft, Sir R. H. Inglis, Mr. Scholefield, Mr.
Henley, Mr. Ewart, and Lord Dudley Stuart, from the
Scotch Church, Regent's-square.
Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce at Glasgow praying fur the
adoption of measures for the more effectual suppression
of the slave trade.
Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from a
place in Gloucestershire to the same effect, and pray-
ing that a higher duty might be imposed on slave-grown
sugar; also a petition from Gloucestershire in favour of
international arbitration.
Sir H. H. INGLIS presented several petitions against
the Marriage Bill,
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the
county of Antrim in favour of tenant right.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from a
place in Cambridgeshire against granting additional
liconces to beer-shops.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from
St. Brides, London, against the law of settlement.
Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from Liver-
pool, praying that impressment in the navy might be
abolished.
Mr. BECKETT presented a petition in favour of the
Ten Hours Factory Bill.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir-
mingham in favour of international arbitration, and a
petition from the same place in favour of a secular sys-
tem of education.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Abercorn in
favour of international arbitration; also a petition from
Arbroath against the Public Health Bill for Scotland,
and a petition from Great Yarmouth against church-
rates.

Captain PECHELL presented several petitions from
Brighton against Church-rates; also a petition from
the bakers of Brighton praying for the appointment of a
Select Committee to inquire into the grievances of their
trade.
Dr. POWER presented a petition from a place in the
county of Cork in favour of tenant right.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from
bakers in Westminster praying for an inquiry into their
trade.

Mr. O'CONNOR presented a petition from Chester
against any alteration in the Factories' Act.
Mr. CLAY presented a petition from Hull against the
Highways Bill.
Sir E. BUXTON presented petitions from HackEejl
Be;hnal•green, and Dalaton, in tavour of the Extramural
Interments Bill.
Several petitions were presented against the &deer-
titement duty.
ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE DUTY.
Mr. BAILLIE wished to know whether it was the
intention of the Noble Lord (Lord Grosvenor) to extend
his Bill for the abolition of the attorneys' certificate duty
to Ireland and Scotland.
Lord GROSVENOR replied that owing to an error
in drawing up the Bill Ireland and Scotland were
omitted. but it was his intention to include those por-
tions of the kingdom in the proposed measure.
Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from St.
Paul's, Whitechapel, in favour of the Intramural Inter-
ments Bill.

TAX ON MERCHANT SHIPPING.
Mr. FORSTER gave notice that on an early day he
should bring under the consideration of the House the
subject of levying taxes on merchant shipping, with a
view to their reduction.
SLAVE.GROWN SUGAR.

Sir E. BUXTON said, having last night, at the re-
quest of the Noble Lord the First Minister, put off
his motion on the subject of slave-grown sugar, he had
now to inform the House that the Noble Lord had pro-
mised to give him an opportunity of bringing the motion
forward on Friday.—(Hear, hear.)
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Mr. EWART deferred his motion en the subject of
capital punishment till the 30th inst.

MALT-TAX.
Mr. FREWEN, on behalf cf Mr. Caylcy, gave notice
.hat on the 30th of May he should move the repeal of
he malt-tax.

COTTON TRADE—INDIA.
Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that on this day week he
should move that an humble address be presented
to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to appoint a
Commission to proceed to India to inquire into the
obstacles which prevent the growth and increase of cotton
in the presidencies of Bombay and Madras. THE LORD CHANCELLOR.
Mr. IL BAILLIE asked the Secretary of State for
the Home Department whether be was able to give the
country any intimation as to the probable period when
tbe Lord Chancellor
duties of his office? might be expected to resume the
Sir G. GREY said that within the last few weeks the
Lord Chancellor had been suffering from a severe fit of
indisposition; but he was happily so much recovered
that, though he had been unable to attend court, he had
been hearing cases of great importance •at his private
residence for some days fast, and had given judKinent in
some of them.—(Hear, hear.)

John Burgess Nunn, tailor, Short Wire-street, Col-
chester, to surrender May 15, at eleven, and June 21,
at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, offi-
cial assignee; Sole and Turner, Aldermanbury.
George Wolland Tucker, furrier, Tottenham-court-
road, May 20, and June 20, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Sole and Turner, Aldermanbury.
Samuel Meanley, butcher, Walsall, Staffordshire, May
18 and June 17, at eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Slaney,
Birmingham.
Gaskell Johnson, coal merchant, Liverpool, May 21
and June 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Dodge, Liverpool.
Frederick Duncan, merchant. Liverpool, May 21, and
June 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Caznnove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Harvey,:Falcon,
and Harvey, Liverpool.
Thomas Samuel Browne, merchant, Manchester, May
17, and June 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Cuncliffas,
Charlewood, and Bury, Manchester.