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London, England, 1850-07-26 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1850.

t putting it. Both questiAs were questions of grave im-
portance. He was one of those who had supported
measures for the admission cf Jews into Parliament, but
he had ventured to caution the House at the beginning
of the present sessior against taking any indirect mode
ofideciding the question, arid he was quite sure that the
House would not allow iiseif to be taken by surprise in
the matter—(Hear, hear)—end of all persons the Hon.
Individual would be the last to wish to gain by surprise
mist which he sought openly and fairly. In the case of
Mr. O'Connell it had been thought advisable,
upon the suggestion of the late Sir Robert
Peel, to adjourn the debate from Friday until Mon•
day, in order to give time for consideration, and at pre-
sent, considering the little notice the House had had, and
that, most of the Members had not had an opportunity of
acquainting themselves with the subject, he thought it
atnsisable that they should follow that precedent. Mon-
day, perhaps, would not suit the convenience of the Go-
vernment, but he would propose that they should adjourn
the debate until Tuesday. at twelve.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he thought that when
any Hon. Member asked that that debate should be ad-
journed, considering that up to last night no one ex-
pected that Baron Rothschild would claim his seat, be
owned that he considered that that proposal was but
reasonable, and was so conformable with the character of
the House, and he thought that time ought to be allowed
for deliberation. He did not think that the Hon. Gen-
tleman was quite right in his precedent, he would find
that when Mr. O'Connell made his claim it was proposed
that he should be heard at the table of the House in
support of his claim. Mr. Peel was in doubt,
and adjourned the debate until Monday, to
take time for consideration. Mr. Peel then
proposed that instead of being heard at the
table he should be heard at the bar, which motion was
adopted. The House was not, however, in the same
condition then as it was now, for, as the Hon. Member
stated, he could not be content to receive the resolu-
tion, since Baron Rothschild had not asked to
be heard in support of his claim, and that such
a resolution could not be carried unless he made
such a claim as had been made by Mr. Archdale
by letter, and Mr. O'Connell by letter. He (Lord J.
Russell) though it would be advisable to give him the
the opportunity of choosing whether he should be heard
by himself, or his counsel, or his agents, in support
of his claim, or whether he would be content to allow
the matter to be decided entirely by Parliament
in its present state. Certainly, if the Honour-
able and Learned Gentleman opposite complained
that he had not had his attention sufficiently turned
to the subject, lit was very likely that there were
many other Members in the House similarly situated.
be hoped the House would now make up its mind on
the question before them, and that they would, on some
day next week, come to a decision on the subject. He
should rather wish that the Hon. Member himself, who
claimed a seat in this House, should have his conve-
nience consulted with respect to the day that should be
named. He (Lord J. Russell) did not wish to prolong
the argument on the subject at present. If the House
should wish to ask any further question as to the oath
to be taken by the Hon. Member who claimed to sit, and
if the Hon. Member should prefer one day to another fur
that purpose, that day ought to be fixed. He (Lord J.
Russell) would beg the House to consider that this
was not a question merely of general principles
which should guide that House, but if was one
involving the very form and constitution of the House,
and that in deciding that question they would make a
most important precedent. He (Lord John Russell), like
his Hon. Friend (the Attorney-General), did not propose
to say a single word on the merits of this question; but
he (Lord John Russell) really did hope that this House,
although they must come to a decision in the end with
respect to the rights which the Member fur the city or
London might claim, would endeavour in the prelimi-
nary stages to come to a decision without any great
difference of opinion.—(Cheers )
Sir 13. HALL entirely agreed with the observations
which had fallen from his Hon. and Learned Friend the
Member for Oxford (Mr. Page Wood), arid he should
feel it his duty to vote against the proposition
of the Government.—(Hear, hear.) He denied
that he and his friends, in counselling Baron
Rothschild to tender himself at the bar of the
House, had any desire to take the House of Commons
by surprise; and he could assure the House that the
Hon. Member (Baron Rothschild) himself did not de-
sire to become a party to any such proceeding.—(Hear,
hear.) In the early part of the session the Noble Lord
' at the head of the Government, who had the
charge of the Parliamentary Oaths Bill, stated his
intention over and over again to bring that measure
before the House, declaring most emphatically that he
would take the opinion of the House as to whether the
Member for the city of London should take his seat or
not.--(Hear, hear.) He (Sir B. Hall) believed that so
late as Saturday last it was the intention of the
Noble Lord to bring forward a measure of that de-
scription at no very remote day—(Hear, hear)—and
in forty-eight hours afterwards, on Monday evening,
the Noble Lord stated that. it was not his intention to
bring forward a measure during the present session.—
(Hear, hear.) Yesterday a large and influential meet-
ing of the citizsns of London determined that, as the
Noble Lord had abandoned this subject for this
session, they would not be any longer trifled with.
Now he would ask the House whether it had any
doubt with respect to the meaning of the Act which had
been referred to by his Learned Friend below him; and
whether it did not think that the proposition of the Go-
. vernment was to create still further delay in the settle-
meat of this question?—(Hear.) He saw no reason
why Mr. Baron Rothschild should have be n sent from
the table without being'eworn on the Old Testament. It
Jews were allowed to take an oath on that book in the
House of Lords, and other courts of justice, why should
Gentlemen who a ere elected Members of
that House not be permitted to do the
same ?—(Hear, hear.) Thinking, therefore, that
the best course they could pursue was to allow the Hon.
Gentleman to be sworn on the Old Testament, as pre-
scribed by the Act of Parliament, and in the event of
his stopping at certain words in the oath, to give him an
opportunity of availing himself of the precedent which was
adopted in 1829, he should oppose the adjournment of the
question. The provisions of the statute on the subject were
so clear, plain. and concise, that little, if any, doubt could
be entertained with respect to them, and entertaining
that opinion, he should give his cordial assent to the
amendment of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman.
Mr. AN STEY stated that on the occasion of Mr. O'Con-
nell refusing to take the oath, Mr. Brougham moved
that he should be heard at the bar of the House,
whereupon Mr. Field moved that the debate' should be
adjourned until the Monday following, with the view
of enabling the House to look into precedents, and to see
whether he ought to be heard at the bar or at the table.
On Monday Mr. O'Connell was called back, and heard at
the table, and Mr. Secretary Peel, in opening the debate,
on his own amendment, that he he beard at the
bar, stated that according to precedent Mr. O'Connell
ought clearly to be beard at the bar, and
moved accordingly, stating that the House should com-
mence and finish the debate that night. That was the
case, and no case had occurred like it since the time of
William HI. Since that time, however, matters
had altered. There was the case of dr. Pease,
the Quaker. He deprecated the course that had been
adopted by the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern-
ment to exclude his own, colleague from the House,
namely, that the debate should be adjourued to seek
for precedent. There was no necessity for the adoption of
such a course, precedents were in existence, and to his
mind it was perfectly obvious what was the meaning of
the different motions that had come from each side of the
douse. If the proposition of the Noble Lord at the
head of the Government was adopted the fish dinner
would not be postponed. (Laughter, and
cries of " Oh, oh.") It was notorious that
last night the leading Members, as they were
called, on both sides of ,the House had come to the
determination to obstruct the claims of Baron Roths-
child.—(Cries of " No, no.") He said yes, yes; the
House bad now the brat opportunity
i of repair-
ing the blunder they had committed n not dis-
cussing the Jewish claims.—(Hear, hear.) He cared
not what might be the consequence to himself per-
sonally, but he must say that he thought it
was the bounden duty of those who advocated
the claims of the Jews to insist upon the debate pro-
ceeding at the present moment. It was clear to his
mind that if an oath was to be taken of a Jew at all,
it must be on the Old Testament.—(Hear, hear.)
Those who opposed the admission of this gentleman
wanted an authority for the oath he was prepared to
take. Well, he would give them one. Suppose Baron
Rothschild had been sailed to the bar as a witness,
could they administer to him an oath hut the cue he
was now ready to take as a Member? Consi-
dering, then, the insignificance of the objection,
the conduct of . the Government, the lateness
of the session, and the Consequence of delay,
he was prepared to give his vote against the motion for
adjournment, and every other motion fir adjournment
or postponement of the proceedings necessary for is
final decision of this all - important question of
privilege.
Mr. NEWDEGATE declared, that at twelve o'clock
last night but few Members were aware of this
question coming on today. He hoped the House
would therefore consent to the adjournment. A sudden
decision, however, would contrast very badly with the
previous conduct of the House on the question. They
were asked to decide this question in a moment, which
they -had been considering and debating for two ses-
sions, and with reference to which the Noble Lord at
the head of the ,Government, had introduced a Bill,
which had been before the House all the session, and
which had only been withdrawn with the view of its
re-introduction next session. Now what were they
asked to do? Why, they a ere asked to declare that they
had been debating a question which, in fact, had no
substance; that they had been attempting to decide a
tdioeitnertmwihniecht,bianlvefaiictist; they were already precluded by law
from doing.
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that the arguments of the Hon. Member fur Oxford were
utterly false.

Mr: B. OSBORNE would not have presumed to offer
h
thheHoeueste ehet such
been atnheearly period. of
the debate to
ahate had
of a large constituency—the countyre representative
consti-
tuency of that person who had been c
the
" individual," but whom he would term a high spirited
gentleman. Wben they were told by the judicial
accents of the Treasury bench to proceed in this quus-
lion with due deliberation, he would put it to
the House whether, on this question, which
had been deliberated for three sessions, and
which had been affirmed by large majorities
of that House, they were to fight a sham battle, and to
postpone the great question of civil and religious liberty,
because it was not convenient for the Government, and

because it was disagreeable to their friends on the oppo-
site side.—(Hear.) He, f)r ene, would be no party to
such a proceeding. The Noble Lord was greatly to
blame, and he did not think ho had shown
himself in the most advantageous light.—(Hear.)
He had pes'poned the cause of religious liberty,
because these Jews were a small body; but that would
not have been done if they had been mole to annul the
Cabinet or to interfere with his return. He (Mr. Os-
borne) was not content to address himself to this as a
question of precedent or black letter. The citizens of
London would not be content to see the House
delaying from day to day a question upon which
they had already piles of evidence. It had been said
that this was no party question; he maintained it was a
party question, and the greatest party question of the
day: it was one of prejudice against progress, if
intolerance, and bigotry against civil and religious
liberty.—(Hear, hear.) If there was any Liberal party
in that Hume. if they were not content to drag for ever
at the heels of an equivocal Government, he called upon
them to comeforwerd upon the present occasion. It bad
been said that Mr. O'Connell's case was a precedent, but
there was this difference between the two, Mr.
O'Connell refused to take the oath, and prayed to be
heard by counsel. Baron Rothschild did not refuse to
take the oath, and did net ask to be h. and
in support of his claim. He called upon the
Speaker to answer this question—if the judges of
the Court of Queen's Bench were authorised to
administer the oath to Jews, whether he did not feel
himself empowered to administer the oath to Belem
Rothschild, in the same way as the judges of the
land ? He called upon the Liberal party to come for-
ward to oppose the Government, and, if need were, to
throw them out on this question—(Laughter)—to stand
by the motion, and to affirm that Baron liothschild had
a right to take his sent in that House.
The SPEAKER said that with regard to the Hon.
Member's question, thii was a point which did not de-
pend upon any opinion of his. When an lion. Member
came forward to the table of the House to be sworn
in a manner unusual to the Members of the House,
it was not in his (the Speaker's) power to adminis-
ter .the oath in any different manner ftom that
always employed without the authority of the House.
Mr. GOULBURN was of opinion that the oaths,
wh, n tendered to a Member should be tendered alto-
gether.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. O'Connell made a distinc-
tion between the oaths he could take, and those he
could not take. He said, when he appeared at the
table, that he could take the oaths of allegiance
and abjuration. but that he could not take the oath of
supremacy. He (Mr. Goulbutn) thought the more con-
venient course for the House to take was to discuss the
whole question, of the oaths in their entirety, rather than
any particular portion of them.

Mr. AGLIONBY said, as one of the constituency of
the city of London who had advised Baron Rothschild
to take the course which he had adopted, he thought
the best thing the House could do was to consent
to the motion for the adjournment of the debate
until a future day, when the; whole question
might be discussed. For years they had waited pa-
tiently in the hope that the House would do something
to award persons holding the persuasion of Baron Roths-
child the rights and privileges of Englislinkn, and it was
only after repeated disappointments that they had re-
solved to be no longer deluded by the attempts to
pass a Bill on the subject, and had advised Baron
Rothschild to throw himself at once upon the House,
and, if necessary, the country.
Sir F. THESIGEft said it appeared to be the inten-
tion of Hon. Members opposite to divide and to consider
separately questions which seemed to him to
be necessarily and inseparately connected together.
He thought that the proper course to adopt would be to
take the whole question together, and not divide it as
had been suggested by the Hon. Member for Cocker-
mouth.

Mr. HUME had no objection that the question as
propounded by the Honourable Baronet the Member
for the University of Oxford should receive the
full consideration of the House—(Bear, hear)—but
what he and those that were acting with him
objected to was that the Government should step
in, and say that Baron Rothschild should employ
counsel. They asserted that his case was clear, and
that he did not want counsel. If the Govern-
ment would withdraw their amendment, he
would at once consent to the adjournment.
He thought it was the deliberate intention of Govern-
raPnt to throw this question over and deprive the citizens
of London of their Member. He then Sore objected to
the amendment. 1 hey had no right to call upon the
Member for the city of London to employ counsel to
support his claim to take the oath as he himself pro-
posed.
Lord J. RUSSELL said the Hon. Member for Montrose
had strangely misunderstood the object and intention
of the amendment. He had already stated that he
thought it was nothing but fair that the Hon. Member
for the city of London should be entitled to explain
to the House, either by himself, his counsel, or
agents, the reasona which induced him to de-
mand that he should be sworn on the Old Testament.
Now, if the Honourable Member did not wish to give
any reasons of course there would be an end to the
amendment.

Mr. lIUME then suggested that the lion. Member
should again be called in and asked that question.
Mr. WALPOLE submitted that the lion. Member
ought not to be asked, as was done in Mr. Archdale's
case, whether he was prepared to take the oaths, but
whether he was prepared to take the oaths appointed to
qualify him to take his seat.—(Oh, oh.)
Mr. PAGE WOOD said he had been authorised
by the Baron to state that he did nut wish to be heard
in support of his claim to be sworn upon the Old Tes-
tament, either by htm,elt or his cuutssel.
Mr. STUART aas gild of that, for he was
going to object to any counsel being heard
without some precedent could be cited for it. This was
a question of Parliamentary law and custom, and it
they allowed counsel to be heard in this instance, how
could they retuse to hear counsel on behalf uf
any Member who might reluse to take the oath
of allegiance? It would get them into endless difficulties.
There was no analogy between this case and that of
Mr. O'Connell, for there the question did not relat's to
Parliamentary laws and customs, but it was simply
whether a particular Act of Parliament, which had then
just been passed, precluded Mr. O'Connell from taking
his seat.

Mr. HUME said that there was no objection to ad-
journ on that aide the "Luse if the Attorney-General
would withdraw his amtindteent.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, after a few words,
intimated his readiness to withdraw his amendment.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM advised the friends of
Baron Rothschild to consent to the adjournment.
He considered this was a grave judicial question, and
that there ought to be abundant time for its consi-
deration. _

• After a short conversation,
Mr. B. OSBORNE gave notice that on resuming the
debate he should move, as an amendment, that Baron
Rothschild, one of the Members fur the city of
London, having presented himself at the bar of the
House, and having requested that an oath should be ad-
ministered to him on the Old Testament, the form
which he believed to ba most binding on his conscience,
that the clerk of the House he directed to administer to
him the oaths of allegiuuce and supremacy upon the Old
Testament. _

The motion for adjourning
agreed to.
AIM Mr. SAYNOsOTNEEyRmov moved,
d objected
as toan this
amendment
thatatsh a
then
Mr. HUME proposed that the adjourned debate
shouldAfte
rhea rdeissucmwesdioonn
de-
bate be resumed at five o'clock this evening.,
Mr. B. OSBORNE seconded the
amendment.
Mr. SPOONER hoped the
gouge would not assent to
either the motion or the amendment.—(L lie
thought some farther time ought to be amendment.—(Laughter.)
allow
furadj
tren to
Scotch and other Members who might L ut to attend
in their places when the debate was resumed.e a
Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought the adjournment
should be to the earliest possible time
in order to decide this question, the more ear,
h:lair)—
the Hon. Member for London (Baron Rothschild)esrie
of
a Monday,ve
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riot wish to be heard by cuunsel on the preliminary p • t.
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next.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. SCOTT IN se, amid loud cries of " Dkide " and
considerable uproar. to propose that the adj urnment
should be to Tuesday !next.
Mr. RiLYNOLDs bad listened with Job.lle patience
for the last three hours to the speeches on this question
—(Laughter)—but had been wholly unable to understand
to what day the House wished to adjourn.—(..Divide,
divide," and great uproar.) All he had to say was this,
that this question had been before the House for three
years, and that eight divisions had taken place upon it,
or upon the question of civil and religious liberty. He
begged to express his delight that Baron Rothschild
had taken a manly stand on tbis question, and
that all hypocrisy in di.cu,sing it was to be got rid of.
He• trusted this House would not to the tool of the House
of Lords in treating this question.—(Divide, divide.)
He would support an adjournment until Monday, at
twelve o'clock, though it his Hun. Friend (Mr. Anste))
persisted in dividing the House en his amendment, that
the adjournment should take place until five o'clock this
day, he (Mr. Reynolds) would vote with him.
Amid great confusion Mr. SCOTT ultimately with-
drew his motion.
Sir C. BURRELL proposed an amendment that the
debate should be adjourned until Tuesday, at twelve.
The House then divided, when there appealed--
For the motion that the debate be ad.
journed until
Monday at twelve . l9l
For the amendmen : tha• it be adjourned
until this evening at five

►llejority in favour of adjourning
until Monday at twelve —l29
The gallery was again cleared, and the house divided
on Sir C. Burreli's motion, when there appeared—

For the original motion l6B
For the motion of adj,.urnment till

Tuesday .......................... 67
Majority for the oliginal wordon ... —lOl
The debate was consequently adjourned until Mon-
day. at tivr:lve o'clock.
The House then adjourned until a Qaarter before
Six o'clock.

The }louse resumed at a quarter be:ore Six o'clock.
PETITIONS.
Mr. WYLD presented a petition from the colliers of
Darhem in favour of the Colliery lospectt. n Bill.
General LYGLIAM presented a prtition from Corn-
wall again,t tne adome on of Jews to Parliament.
Sir F. TFIESIGER presented a petition from
four individuals who had been prevented from becom-
ing relators in a suit in Chancery, complaining of
the !mitt and inconvenience which will arise from
holding the National Exhibition of 1851 in H} de-
park. The petitioners stated that it was the

ntention of the Commissioners of the Exhibition to
ezect a very large building in a portion of the park,
and for that purpose they had obtained a licence
from the Commissioners of Woods and ForeSts for about
20 acres of the most ornamental Fart of the park; that it
was proposed to erect a steam-engine and boiler of consi-
derab!e size, with the necessary offices and conveniences;
that the Attorney-Guneral had retused to sanction the
institution of a suit in Chancery; and the petitioners
rriyed the Howe to take the matter into their consi-
der,t'on, and to t4te suck such a course as should
prevent a denial of justice.
Mr. SCHOFIELD presented a petition from Birming-
ham, against the new postal arringemente.
NEW WRIT FOR DUNGANNON.

A new writ WaS order'-c1 for the election (f a Member
for the burough of Dungannon, i❑ place of Lord Nurtu-
land.

PROVISION FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Lord J. RUSSELL brought up a message from her
Maje,ty, recommending her faitalul ComtuonA, as we
understood, to gra:l Marlborough Hauf,e to the Prince
of Wales on hi. attaining the age ut eighteen.
Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that he would move
the Mes-age her Maj,sl be tak.,:n into consideration
on Monday ,:ext.

there is a firm market, and a good business has been con-
cluded; the rates paid tor 'Turkey 4 to 51 lbs are 40a to
45., Ilamborgh 6 t 7 ibs 34s to 355, 10 to 10 lbs 335,
14 to 15 lbs 32s 6,1; tittle rs 22 to 30 lbs 29s 6d, Prus:tian
40 to 45 lbs 30s. Dutch 6 to 10 dm 29s 6i to 31s, and
Belgian 10 lbs 27s 6d to 28s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was
operate d in with caution, and of 1,652 bags at auction a
part only sold at rather lower rates, good yellow went at
36s 61 to 37s 6d, low and mid 34 to 35s 6d, good and
fine brown 32a to 335, and interior 30s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 2;323
bags Bengal Sugar offered, white sold at full rates, but
other sorts went rather cheaper, good yellow like Mauri-
tius sold at 36s to 37a, mid and white Benares 38s to 40s
6d, low 37s to 37s 6d, damp and washed 37s to 40s, one
lot superior sound white 42s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—Today there wits little passing by private
treaty in Foreig,n Sugar, and in some cases rattle r lower
prices were taken; at auction 130 bags brown Bahia sold
at 32s to 343. The private sales for the week are only a
cargo of 600 chests yellow Havannah at 39s to be deli-
vered here; one for Bahia tor export at 183 for brown,
and a small proportion of white at 21s; and 200 chests
yellow llav,nnah at 218 on the spot.
uLAsSES.—The n. a- krt for IVe:t India is still quiet,
but as prices rule low, holders are not dieepose,d to press
folks. and require f,:r Antigua and Bsrbadoes 15s 61 to
16,, S.. Kitts and TonaA:o 13, to 13,. 6d, arn4 St. Vince-pis
14s to 14s fid per cat. For liukt India ratpa rule at 11s
to 12s, and even thereat not much desire has been
evinced to upon, e. Although importers keep upon a
small scale, still there is a much larger stock than last
3 ear. 01 Jamaica Honey 40 casks at auction sold at
39s to 43s for good quality. To-day 200 puns St, Vin-
cents Molasses were sold at the low rate of 13s per cwt.
COFFEE.—This afternoon tnere waa litt,e desire
evinced to do business in Native Ceylon, and there were
sellers of good ord at 435. Plantatisn was only in
limited request, still prices are supportel; at auction 20
casks 121 'thigs sold, low mid and mid at 51s 6d to 53s 6d,
tine to time fine ord 478 61 to 50; 6d, and pea berry 59s
to 59, 6d. Of Java 547 bags taken in at 42s to 43s fur
Singapore.

CoCoA.—There has again been no arrival of foreign,
and holders are not disposed to take lower rates, but
operations have been limited by private treaty at 27s 63
to 28s 6d. British Plantation continues iu good request,
rather higher terms are paid as supply does not get
larger. At auction 450 bags of Grenada were sold at
39s to 46s for ord to fine, red and 16 bgs ord Grey
Trinidad at 40s per cwt.
TEA.—To-day the public sales of Tea went off at stiff
rates. and of 5.573 pkgs offered 1,400 sold Congou good
ord 111 d, medium at is to Is to Is 1,1, good is 2d to
Is 4-1, Scented Orange Pekoe good is 7d, Hyson ord
Is ald, Young Hyson ord is 6d to is 7d, Gunpowder
ditto 2s 51d to 2s 7d per lb.
lisce.—East India met with little attention. At auc-
tion on Tuesday 1,000 bags of Arracau were taken in
at 8s 6d; 348 tags very low broken dusty Para at 7s,
but 1,752 bags and 438 pockets Bengal were sold at
103 to 10s 6d for good, at 9s 6d to lOs for
mid. and at 6s to 9s for damaged ; 150 hags
good pinky white Madras realized 8s 6d to 9s.
yesterday, however, a large demand prevailed, and
there was an advance 3d to 6d per cwt, and the pri-
vate operations were 10,000 bags, the chief part on
pew on. s• • lati Prices for white Bengal closed at 9s 6d
to 12s, cargo and pearl Barley 8s 6d to 8s 9d, and
pinkey white Madras 8s 9d to 93 3d. There has
been no arrival of East India this week. Patna is still
in good request at 9s 6d to 16s for low to fine, but town
dressed Carolina is still operated in with caution at 22s
to 283. Of American 42 casks at auction realized 18s to
19s 6d per cwt. To-day the market was less active,
still a fair business a as concluded privately at full rates.
At auction 418 bags Brazil sold at 12s to 12s 6d.
SAGO.—Today at auction 300 bags Sago taken in at
12s 63 for Borneo, but 373 cases small pearl sold at
21s to 21s 6d; 400 bags Sago Flour partly found buyers
at 16s 6d; 100 brls Tapioca 4id to 51d; 240 pkgs
Ar-
rowroot, Bermuda is Bd, Brazil 4d, East India 2id.
FRUlT.—Since our last the business done in Currants
has b, en very limited, but prices continue firm. The
clearances far home consumption are increasing, and
altogether amount since the Ist of this month to 750
lons. The stock of Valencia Raisins is very small, not
exceeding 140 tons, and at the present rate of consump-
tion cannot last till the arrival of the new crop. In
other descrivions of fruit there is not much doing.
Snsees —There has been a mach better demand for
black Pepper this week, and previous rates are well sup-
ported. i t auction 4 861 bags Sumatra were all sold,
good clean black realized 3d to 3kd, grey ditto
2jl to 3d per lb. By private treaty a fsir business
has been concluded, and Malabar realized 3d to 31d.
White realised full terms, flood wet with more attention.
At auction 146 bags realised 6d to 6io for mid, and
4kd to sitt for damaged. For brown Nutmegs of in-
terior and mid quality a reduction of 2d per lb has taken
place, but full terms have been obtained for better sorts,
which met with a good demand. At auction 66
pkgs were sold, fine at 3s 3d to 3s sd, good 2s
10.1 to 3s 2d, mid 2s 6d to 2s 9d, low 2s 3a
to 2s sd, out of condition is lld to 2s 2d, and a few
lots of good limed 2s 10d; 312 bags wild in the shell
went at 2d to 3d, and one lot good sd. Mace is wanted,
and must be quoted Id to 2d higher; 30 packages
at auction all sold, common at 2s to 2s Id, mid-
dlieg 2s 2d to 2,3 d, and out of condition is 7d
to 2s. Of Cassia Liguea there is still a scanty
supply, and a fair inguiry has prevailed, whilst the
rates (Haled are from 86s to 90, per cv, t. A reduction
of id per lb has taken place for Bourbon Cloves, the
supply having much increased, still at public sale 333
cases were chiefly sold at 61d to 62cl for raid and fine,
and at 6d to for damaged. The value of Penang
is still Is to is 6d, but little has been
done. Pimento is not much wanted, and rather
lower rates are acceded to, although supply is not
ltsrgt r. At auction 66 bags sold at 5)351 to 6d for good,
and at 54d for damaged. Jamsiea Ginger has been
freely offered for salt, and reduction of 5s to 10s
per cwt. took place at the public sales of 320
packages, but all sold, good to fine at 41 10s to
61 inferior and middling 21 lOs to 4155. and one lot
low 2195. Of .Malabar 82 cases went at 27s to 28s 6d
for small, and 25 cases Cochin at 75s to 95s for good
and fine bold brown. The value of shipping East India
is 17s to IBs. Cassia buds are in more active demand,
and realised an advance ; at auction 33 boxes realised
99s 6cl per cwt for good. In Cinnamon very little has
been done, as the public sales of 2,300 packages will
commence on Monday.
SALTPETRE.--LTo-day the sales made are small in
rough, and at a public sale of 600 bags prices declined 6d
per cwt, 84 to 9 per cent ceiling at 24s 6d to 25a for
Calcutta of ord and mid quality.
CLCHINEAL —This afternoon at public sale 22 bgs
Mexican Cochineal were taken in at 3s 7d to es 9d; 19
bgs Tenerife sold at 4s to 4s Id for good black, and 4
bags Honduras silvers at 3s 6d to 3s 10d for very ord to
good.

INDIGO.—The market for East India is still firm, and
a fair business has been concluded at fully former rates.
Since the Quarterly sales about 1,000 chests have been
sold chiefly tor exportation. Former terms were well
supported for Spanish, and supplies have been moderate,
whilst a steady demand exists.

SPIMTB.—in Leeward Island Rum sales have been
upon a limited scale this week, and rather lower rates
are acceded to, whilst only 150 puns have been sold at
Is 3iil to Is 4d proof. Dist India met with a dull sale,
and must be quoiod rulter chelper; only small parcels
have been sold at is 2id to is 3d proof.
Demerara is not much wanted, and last weeks
terms are not supported; the purchases do not exceed
200 puns at is 11d to 2s 2d tor 30 to 40 over proof.
There are free sellers in Jamaica at former terms, and
shippers or home dealers do not appear much disposed to
operfAe. The sales are confined to 250 puns ai;
2s 6tl to 2s 91 fur middling 34 to 38 over, good and
fine 3s to 3s Bd, with :small parcels of superior at 36
9d to 4i. Brandy has been suld to a fair extent
and the market is firm; Cognac b-st brands of the vin-
tage of 1849 as 4s 5d to 4$ 7d, 1848 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd,
1847 5s Id to 5s 3J. Geneva is dull of sale with sellers
of ord at is 6d to la 7tl, fine is still quoted at 2s to 3s.
In tke value of Brili! h 'de Spirit there is no variation.
OILS.--To-day at public sale 70 tuns Manila Cocoa
Nut 01 sold at the low rates of 24s to 27a 3d, 20 eska
Palm 26s to 284.

TALLow.—'lhi lift.-rnoon at Public sal,' 300 cults
Sydney 5(.1(1 lit 32s 9d to 35s 9d; 640 pkgs South
American 33s to 36.

FUTURE ADDRESSES TO THE

CROWN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUV.

Silt —Yrs) irtitind the Premifr, through your urd-
vers,illy-pexu.ed columns, of his hitherto unfu'filled pro-
mise c,t a-king she House of Commons to assimilate its
practice with respect to addresses to the Crown to the
usual practice with resp, ct to addresses in reply to the
speech from the Throne, and which assienilistiou would
render the sort of atrocious surprise practised upon Par-
lam. nt and the people oil the Sunday post questio❑ a
matter of impossibility for the future.
1. am, Sir, yours respectfully,
July 25, 1850. INDIGNANS.
P.S.—The Premier should be made to pay, for his
Sunday post enormity, the losses he has occasioned to
individuals thereby.

CHURCH RATES.
The following petttion on behalf of the Religious
Socit ty of Friende, for the abolition of those rates
called cburch•rates, Wits lately presented to the House of
Commons.