The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-20 00:00:00

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, JULY 17, 1444.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Alexander
Silver to the church and parish of Dunnottar, in the presby-
tery of Fordoun and county of Kincardine, vacant by the
transportation of the Reir. Alexander Irvine, late Minister
th'reof, to the church and pariskof Peterhead.
CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 19.
SIEMBEIS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.
Borough of Birmingham—Richard Spooner, Esq., in the
room of Joshua Scholefield, Esq., deceased.
ADMIRALTY, JULY 12.
r;orps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant P. T. M. Payne
to • Captain, vice Brevet Major H. B. Mends, deceased ;
seeon 4 Lieutenant G. Drury to be First Lieutenant, vice
Payne, ,promoted—
Conoakum by the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire.
Lieost, 4rshire'Regiment of Militia—Captain and Adjutant
H. F. Haw.
from the Queen's Own Tower Hamlets Regi.
merit .of mi:atia, to be Adjutant, vice Deakin, deceased,
March- 22.
Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of
Commission by •t'qo
. •- - : ' Yorkshire.
First Weil Ailemorit of 'Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry—G.
Sitwell, ksq., to be Captain, vice Lord Howard, resigned ;
Cornet D. Nisbett to b.° Lieutenant,. vice Swann, resigned ;
W. Fowler, 'Gent., to be Cornef,'. vice Nisbett, prompted,
July 13, 1844.
Commission!, by the Lord Lieutenant 'of the County of Ayrshire.
Ayrshire Regiment of'Yeamanry Cavalry—Regimental Ser-
ieant-Major A. B. Calvert, from the 2d Dragoon Guards, to
be Adjutant's Adjutant A; B. Calvert to be Cornet; Rev. J.
C. Jamieson tp be Chaplain, 'vice the Rev. J. M'Leod, D.D.,
deceased, July 10.•
. • WHITEHALL, JULY 10.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed R. Fulford, of Exeter,
Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of
WHFl'EHAttrltinrit
The flight Hon. Sir Nicolas Conyngharn Tindal, Knt., Lord
Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, has
appointed John Lyon Foster • of Hertford, in the county of
_Hertford, Gent., to be one of Perpetual Commissioners for
taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married
women, under the Act; passed• for the Abolition of fines and re-
coveries, and for the substitution of mere simple modes of assur-
&nee, ,in and for the county of Hertford.
BANKRUPTS.
THOMAS, HARVEY,. innkeeper, Wandsworth, to sur-
render July 29, at two, and Aug: 28, at eleven, at the Court
.of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abehurch-lane, Loin-
Joarri-street ' • Bird, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
WILLIAM TR UTCH, china clay merchant, Bermondsey,
July 25, at two, and Aug. 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
roptey. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Cooke, Half-
goon-street.
J OIES SMITH and HENRY TITFORD; engravers,
Snow-. Fill, City, July 25, at eleven, and August 31, at twelve,
at the Co,. rt of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-
vout, Amin ,ball-street; Jenkinson, Cannon-street, City.
CHARLES. COPE, wine-merchant, Edgbaston, Warwick.;
Aug,3 ana"Sept. 3, at eleven, • at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Bittles!on, official assignee,. Birmingham;- Reece;
Birmingham.
B,EN:JAMIN• I.J.AVRISON HUNTER, merchant, Liver-
psol,half-past eleven, at the Liverpool
District g-vact....Turner, nalcial assignee, Liverpool ; Gregory,
and. Co. Jiedrprdfrolv, LoncOn ; Littledale and Bardswell,
Liverpool,.
JOHN“aiiRUTHERS, .-linendraper; Blackburn, Lanca-
shire, A 144 2 and 29, at twelve, atehe Manchester District
Court. 4taaway, official assignee, Manchester;' Milne, Parry,
and: Morris, Temple, London; Wilding and Fisher,
I.Macktorn.

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NOTICES .OF INSOLVENCY.
Z. ,Nlorton, Winchester-row, Paddington. ' • •
s. Li'DOX, sail-maker, Liverpool. .
J. Firtb, clothier, Leeds. . ,
0. Leach, green-grocer, Bingley, Yorkshire. • '
J. Groom, cabinet-maker, St. Clement, Oxfordshire.
nor. J.
,Williams, clerk, Grove.road, Mile-end-road.
T. Greenwood, dealer in woollen-flocks, Halifax, Yorkshire.
B. Rushbrook, veterinary-surgeon, Rayleigh, Essex.
C.'Bantpton, collar-maker, Woolwich.
N. Brawn, governess, Brighton. '
j..nredeii, shoemaker, Liverpool.
J. Lineyn, herness-maker, Redbnrn, Hertfordshire,
-'7,r. E.\ Thomas, hair-dresser, Bristol.
.1, Cherr sr, joiner, Stockport, Cheshire.
..1 Rnbso-rOhntcher, Manchester.
. 21,1erris,,\ork-butcher, Manchester. • •
W. Wagstaff, eabinet-maker, Liverpool.
H. Glazebrook,
..6ach-rnaker, Long-lane, Bermondsey.
J. Sherwood, statjck'gr,
CarterJstreet, Walwort h.
W. C. Fuller, green-g.:rocer, George-street, Oxford street. •
G. Rownsley, wisterrnan. Smith, Yorkshire.
13. Roffe, baker, Millbrools, Bedfordshire.
C. Sewell, shoemaker, Gestit:gtherpe, Essex.
C, Bevill, attorney, Cambridge. •
..
J. Lamb, deputy goal-weigher, Globe-terrace,ern omermal-rd.
G. Newman, usher, Ealing, Middlosex.
J. Massey, tailor, -Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
'l'. Fancy, licensed victualler, Hear-yard, Linceln'e• Intl.:fields.
T. Friend, catitneUrniker-,-CanterburV. '
-It Knihttii,..buteher, John-street, Edgeware.rnad.
t.. 1.44..... jCirighana, clerk, King Ed..vard-st., Blackfriars.
rsi, trontant, Bristol.
7, ~...., , m,,shil, -Wright,vr Gat9ombe, Gloucestershire. •
i I • Srutth, shot, -man, Bowling-green-buildings, New-road.
' - -1. flurge., jun...,othoemaker, Southwold, Suffolk.
l'.. Seosona., bakor,,,,. ickmansworth, Hertfordshire.
J. Cherrinaan; dexV,l st, Wells-street,-Marylebone.
r
A. Woodroffe, 11.4... Z • St. Edmunds, Suffolk,
~... J. - . •.3
-(- , 1 . at, .....k., 0 ~,,, Halifax, Yorkshire.
N,.......-,........-?..-ZSysdenrjae,,Tstet !.green, Maidstone.
,Y? Bainpridist, j en., boot-maker, Fenchurch-street, City.
.awlei4er, carpenter, ,llorsemonger-lane, Southwark.
11.1. Bur, is ofolk.
gess, itch ~f.

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SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. T. Denman, tailor, Newman-street, Marylebone.
THOM THE EVEN/NG PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. A. Mozoomdar, Bristol.
GLOBE.—The exclusion of Mr. T. Duncombe from
W. Dann, general agent, Twemlow-terrace, West Hackney.
the House of Commons Post-office Committee was not C. S. Causdell, stationer's assistant, Mount-ten., Whitechapel,
J. J. Shotbolt, publican, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire.
meeely ungracious to the individual ; it was also injuri- T. P. Sperring, blacksmith, Binegar, Somersetshire.
oils to the public interests. We scarcely remember a J. Wilson, wheelwright, York.
previous instance of it:Meiitber of Parliament who moved T. Burnley, silk dealer, Anchor-street, Bethna'-green.
for the appointment of a Committee, which he obtained, J. Morriss, tinman, Highgate.
being excluded from the constitution of the CoMmittee. J. Formby, wheelwright, Sephton, Lancashire.
The information which Mr. Thomas Duncombe had E. Weed,
bricklayer,
Judd,salesman,
Tu
Kensallrnmill-street New-town, Clerkenwell.
wn, Chelsea.
collected, and the witnessed'on whose evidence the W.
charges he brought against
J. Watson, hosier, Brudenell-place, Shoreditch.
_Sir James Grahalp, with
)0 Capons, wire-drawer, Farringdon-street, Holborn.
reference to his warrants for the detention and- . Green, coachmaker, Semer, Suffolk. -
opening of letters passing through the Post-office, J. Bennett, cabinet-maker, Swansea, Glamerganshire.
were to be sustained, rendered his services as a mem• R. S. Kersey, cabinet-maker, Ipswich.
ber of the Committee most important, if not essen- R. Smith, saddler, Sudbury, Suffolk.
tial to the ostensible object for which the inquiry was N. Stebbing, painter, Bury St. Edmund's.
directed t 6 be made. Supposing the object of the J. Saffhill, farmer, Hillingdon, Middlesex.
Government, in asseiteinriti Ons inquiry, to be honest, G. Willoughby, plumber, St. Alban's.
the exehrsalaitSt Mr. Duticombli from the Committee was W. Fearn, clerk, Lyon's Inn, St. Clement Danes.
most unfortunate~'.' BiifTif theL design of his exclusion A. Pyle, Great Yarmouth.
was to shut out information, by preventing the indivi-
' Clark trimming manufacturer, Elder-st., Norton-folgate•
dual best acquainted with the case from taking part in
W. F. Perkins, broker,
aler, Vine-street,
Liverpool.
Hatton-garden.
the investigation, then the purpose has been accomplished. M'Cabe, provision dealer,
The proceedings of the House of Commons last even- SECOND NOTICES.
J. Mitchell, wheelwright, Nine-elms-lane, Battersea, July 23,
ing go to illustrate the injury which the public at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official
interests, involved as they are in the efficiency of the assignee.
inquiry, have already sustained through being de- W. Facon, Gloucester-terrace, Chelsea, July 23, at twelve,
preyed of the services of the Hon. Member for Fins- at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee.
bury, as a member of that Committee. Mr. Duncombe J. Roberts, jun., victualler, Mapes-street, Bethnal-green,
made a statement to the House as to the course adopted July 23, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
by the Committee toward himself. The Honourable assignee.Edisivaris,Arctial,
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal M nes,
Member was summoned by it, and appeared before it.
Hill street,urßornompton,July 23, at eleven, at the Courtan
of
He was asked whether be had any statement to make, Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee.
or any information which he wished to lay be- J. Eyrea, smith, Great Alie-street, Whitechapel, July 23,
fore the Committee ? Here plied, that he had at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee.
charges which he was in a situation to sub- G. F. S. Gillard, grocer, Commercial-road, Lambeth, July
stantiate by evidence, relative to the detention and 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official
opening of letters at the Post-office. The Committee, assignee.
upon this, asked for his list of witnesses. "We will S. Blanchard, Charles-street, Chelsea, July 23, at one, at
send for the parties, and ascertain, by an examination the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee.
conducted by ourselves, the evidence they can supply J. Santer, sen., hop dealer, Devonshire-buildings, South-
in support of the charges you allege. You, Mr. Dun- i l assignee,
wark Jul 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
combo, may withdraw. Leave the whole affair to our officia
J. Johnson, barman, Coburg-place, Camberwell, July 23,
management. We will not trouble you further." The at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official
Committee, according to Mr. Duncombe's statement, assignee.
was very courteous, and even " coaxing," in its de- E. Briden, gardener, Flask-walk, Hampstead, July 25, at
meanour ; but declined his offer, which he pressed upon two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee.
them, to allow him to examine his own witnesses. L. R. Mackintosh, Cleeve, Gloucestershire, July 23, at
:The Committee even refused to allow him to be pre- eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee.
sent while the examination of these witnesses was con- I. Nutman, brick-maker, Hillingdon, Middlesex, July 31, at
ducted by the members of the Committee; The latter eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee.
refusal was grounded en lack of power in the Com- Ju_T. Bethell, tailor, Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road,
mittee to grant that permission. But on a formal ap-
usiy 245, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official
gnee.
plication being made by Mr. Duncombe to the Corn- J. Mahony, cheesemonger, Union-street, iSouthwark, July
mittee, that,a formal application be made hy it to the 25, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official
House to allOw of his being present, he was requested assignee.
to withdraw ; and on being again admitted, he was H. Hart, steel pen-manufacturer, Napier-street, Heaton,
informed that the Committee declined to make such July 25, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher,
an application to the House. The correctness of official assignee.
Mr. Duncombe's statement was admitted by Lord M. Leach, innkeeper, Longdendale, Cheshire, July 26, at
Sandon, the chairman, and other members of twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official
the Committee, Who were present in the House. '
assenee.
T. Hancock, July 25, at
cock, butcher, Stretford, Lancashire, Lord Sandon, indeed, was willing to concede the
twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official
presence of Mr. Duncombe during. the examine- „wane,.
tion of his witnesses by the Committee, if the House W. Westfield, butcher, Randwick, Gloucestershire, July 26,
would consent. But Sir R. Peel would not hear of such at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official as-
an invasion of the " ruleS of the House" and the "gene- signee.
ral practice with regard-to air Committees of the sort." J. W. Wood, Birmingham, July 25, at half-past ten, at the
To take theexaminatioii of the witnesses out of the hands Birmingham DistrietCourt. Christie, official assignee.
-of the Committee would imply a want of confidence by E. Seale, Clehonger, Herefordshire, July 27, at half-past
the, House in the Committee of its 'selection ; while to ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official
permit a Member of the Muse, who was not a Member "sign"'
of the Committee, to be present during the inquiry,
would be to destroy the -secrsy imposed on the Com-
mittee in•-the investigation with which if was intrusted.
" Ile (Sir R. Peel) should therefore advise the House
to adhere in this case ao the general practice with re-
te- Courrnitteee of. this sort. It was now a
specs., . - .
Qac.,tinet:. of conSdeace in the Committee." The
presence of Mr. Buncombe—whether as a• member
of the .ce,Mmi ttee,. or as an. examiner of the witnesses
he hag., tioll.:Tted, and as manager of the case in which
the public is sa deeply interested, and which he de-
elares ._ha is in a position to establish—is refused.
The complexion which the proceeding now' wears is
:anything but healthy.. We were disposed to hope the t
the GoVerninent, driven by very shame to concede in-
spiry, ttesuld have kept up aepearances with the pubii,.,
ant: afforded every facility for rendering the result satis-
facte,T-7-at least, that no, impediment would. have beet:
iaterposa.l to thwart
investigation,
and. to prevent a full
di;e very o;J:l4ns. The fair examination of all the w it-
nesaue Irought forward by Mr. Buncombe, was essential
10 produce :his desirAle ettect.
STA ",lhornea Duncombe last night
Made a
.bold ette,t, to be admiged to the sittings of the
Comelittea opon the Post-office, and in doing so,
'oh. proof of, die pray .:nee. of his original exclu
,
si„ Shat hely. li'qr does Mr. Buncombe wan,
to the siftiugs•of the Secret Committee ?
If it is not to.p.'vent rocerdingi being secret, we are
at a loss to coujecore. a motive. The Member for Fins-
bury ia not ealliclect, with any excess of modesty,
but surely even he will i.ot pretend that the gentlemen
composing die CominitV' areasa qualified by experience,
intengeace, and integrity. to-coaduct the delicate ingeiry
confided to them, without hiS help ?, Ile says, indeed,
that he has witnesses to produce, whom it isnecessary for
himself to examine in person ; but witnesses who
can give testimony only to their own selected
e.:aininer are witnesses who may as well be dispensed
with. The duties assigned to the Secret Committee are
in all r.,spects analogous to the duties of a grand jury,
but what would be thought of a prosecutor insisting
upon adrnis!ion to a grand jury-room, on the plea that
lie roust exan,ine his witnesses in person ? We, how-
ever, perfectly understand Mr. T. Buncombe—he knows
that his case has broken down, and he is now demand
ing what it is impes.iible to concede ; laying the founda-
tion of a grievance, !which may serve him as a door of
escape from his groundless and most trumpery charges.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
E. Arnatt, baker, Oxford, Aug. 10, at one—W. Dunnage
and I. Dunnage, plumbers, Tooley-street, Surrey, Aug. 10, at
half-past one.

In the Country.
J. Ulyatt, cattle-dealer, Crowland, Lincolnshire, Aug. 10,
at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—C. Pearsall,
boiler-maker, Anderton, Cheshire, Aug. 14, at twelve, at the
Manchester District Court—E. Fozzard, dyer, Saddleworth,
Yorkshire, Aug. 15, at (me, at the Manchester District Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the
contrary, on the day herein-mentioned.
, W. Smith, printer, Strand, Aug. 9—J. Clark, draper,
Abington, Cambridgeshire, Aug. 12—J. Smith, spirit-mer-
chant, Warwick, Aug. 12--E. Reeve, fruiterer, Liverpool,
Aug. 9—S. Brothers, currier. Newcastle-under-Lyme, Aug. 9
—C. Twining, Peckham, brewer, Aug. 9—E. Arrowemith,
mercer, Burnley, Lancashire, Aug. 9—W. W. Mansell, bill-
,broker, Alfred-street, Bedford-square, Aug. 9—J. Slack, fil-
tering,-machine-maker, Manchester, Aug. 9—II. Goerta, up-
holsterer, New Windsor, Berkshire, Aug. 9.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
T. Barton, H. Burton, and J. Burton, builders, Aldersgate.
street, City, as far as regards J. Burton—T. Lightwood and
W. Pa)ne, farmers—C. W. Toulmin and W. Jones, livery-
table-keepers, South Island-place, Clapham-road—T. Ste-
venson and W. Hickinbotham, linen-cirapers, Leicester—J.
Crowther and F. Oldroyd, yarn-manufacturers, Birstall, York-
shire—J. Harris, F. Harris, and A. Harris, flour-dealers,
Lirerpcol—J. 'lbompson and R. Webster, tea-dealers, Black-
burn, Lancashire—J. Eliott, J. G. Frith, S. Osborne, and
J. Viney, merchants, Great St. Helen's, City—J. Cook and
R. Grove, tool-makers, Birmingham—G. Gotts, sen., and G.
Gotta, jun., farmers, Boughton Malherbe and Elmlcy, Kent
—T. Nicholls and E. Gough, snuff manufacturers, Chester—
J. B. Dawes and T. Higgins, optical-instrument-manufactu-
rers, Cornhill, City—C. H. Marks and W. Child, gun-
makers, Strand—T. Loyd, 11. Buchan, and J. Welch, calico-
printers, Madehester—J. B. Steward, M.D., and G. W.
Daniel, surgeon, Southall-park, Aliddlesex—H. Davies and
D. Davies' contractors, Asylum-road, Old Kent-road—T.
Hull and A. Lewis, spirit-merchants, St. Swithin's-lane, City
—W. B. Marshall and E. Goldsmith, lace-dressers, Notting-
hatn—T. 13. Trowbridge and R. Griffin, surgeons, Weymouth.
Dorsetshire—M. Anderson and J. Sangster, seedsmen, New-
ington-butts, Surrey—W. Barker and H. Kuldhe, tea dealers,
Liverpool—W. R. Casson and W. Bamfield, book-marblers,
Great St. Thomas Apostle, City—H. M. Jeens and M. Nor-
ris, maltsters, Uley, Gloucestershire—C. Francis and W.
Francis, Mark-lane, City—J. Thornley and S. Thornley,
bakers, Liverpool—J. Cotterell, sen., and J. Cotterell, jun.,
tallow-chandlers, High-street, Kensington—A. Huxley and J.
W. Buckley, chmists, Newport, Shropshire—T. Baty and
H. H. Gibson, spirit-merehants Liverpool—M. A. Nevill,
J. D. Nevill, F. Nevill, E. A. Nevill, E. Nevill, and G.
Rossell, City.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—The settlement of the Consol account was
the chief feature at the Stock Exchange to-day, in the
absence of more important business, and the result of the
adjustment gave rather a favourable tendency to prices,
which previously showed some symptoms of weakness.
Money was exceedingly abundant at merely nominal
rates, and hence not the least difficulty was experienced
in the final arrangement of the business. At the close of
the day the market appeared to be very firm.
The Illinois bondholders held a meeting to-day to
consider the plan proposed by the indebted State for
restoring its credit. This plan has been too often set
forth under this head, in every stage of negotiation be-
tween the interested parties on both sides, to need a
description now. The result of the meeting was, that a
resolution was unanimously carried, approving of the
scheme, and recommending all holders of Illinois bonds
to subscribe to the funds required for the completion of
the canal. This proceeding, according to the opinion of
the meeting, was absolutely necessary to secure the early
restoration of credit.
The East India and China Association have published
their comparative statement of the number of British
ships, with tonnage, entered inwards and cleared out-
wards from and to places within the limits of the East
India Company's charter, from the Ist of January to the
30th of June in the years 1843 and 1844.
The statement of vessels entered inwards shows that
the number arriving at the port of London during that
period was an increase of ten vessels, with 6,084 tonnage,
compared with 1843, there being 280 vessels, with
116,632 tonnage, in the former six months, and 270 ves-
sels, with 110,548 tonnage, in the latter six months. In
the case of Liverpool, the increase was only two vessels,
with 710 tonnage, the number of vessels arriving in the
first six months of 1843 being 85, with 36,821 tonnage,
and in the same period of 1844, 87, with 37,031 tonnage.
The ports of Bristol and Hull show an increase of five
vessels, with 1,915 tonnage, the number in 1843 having
been 9, with 2,982 tonnage ; and in 1844, 14, with
4,197 tonnage. The Clyde and other ports show a de-
crease of two vessels, with 2,046 tonnage, 27, with 9,868
tonnage, having arrived in 1843, while in 1844, 25 ar-
rived, with 7,822 tonnage.
A general revision of the entries inward shows a total
increase in the first six months of 1844 over the same
period of 1843 of 15 vessels, with 6,663 tonnage. The
chief increase has been in the arrival of vessels from
China, Singapore, the Philippine Islands, and New South
Wales, while there has at the same time been a consi-
derable decrease in the arrivals from Calcutta.
The clearances outwards show an increase in the
arrivals at the port of London of 38 vessels, with
12,545 tonnage, in 1844, compared with 1843, the re-
spective numbers in the six months being 233 vessels,
with 92,459 tonnage, and 195 vessels, with 79,914 ton-
nage. Liverpool shows the large increase of 87 vessels,
with 30,390 tonnage, the numbers being 117 vessels,
with 45,371 tonnage in 1843, and 204 vessels, with
75,761 tonnage, in 1844. Bristol also shows an increase
of 18 vessels, with 4,522 tonnage, only 1, with 367 ton-
nage, having arrived in the first six months of 1843,
whereas 18, with 4,522 tonnage, arrived in the first six
months of 1844. The Clyde and other ports show an
increase of 10 vessels, with a decrease of 555 tonnage,
the arrivals in the first six months of 1844 being 89 ves-
sels, with 28,947 tonnage ; and in the first six months of
1843, 79 vessels, with 20,502 tonnage.
A general review of the clearances shows a total in-
crease in the first six months of 1844 over the same
period in 1843 of '153 vessels, with 46,902 tonnage. The
increase includes 44 vessels for Calcutta, 15 vessels for
Bombay, 24 vessels for the Mauritius, 87 vessels for the
Cape of Good Hope, and 5 vessels for the South Seas.
In the clearances for New South Wales the great de-
crease of 20 vessels is to be noticed.
SUN.—The settlement in the Consol market has left
the prices at 99+ for nteney, and 99* for the 29th
August. The heavy investments remained as in the
morning, the Old Three-and-a-Half per Cents. being
marked 1021. South Sea Stock was at 114 i, being
scarcely so high as last week.
The Foreign market offered no feature beyond what
we reported in the morning. Spanish Actives were 23k to
and the Three p.,r Cents. an. Colombian brought
13* to 14.
The additional transactions have been these:—Bir-
mingham and Derby were 31; Chester and Holyhead,*;
Lancaster and Carlisle, ; Brighton, 2* ; and Midland
ex-dividend 1 discount. Great North of England have
been 1 ; Great Western Half, 324 ; Ditto Fifths, 11k ;
Hull and Selby. 9 ; Birmingham, 1241 to 126 ; Norwich
and 13randon, 6* ; South-Eastern, 3* ; Orleans, Tours,
and Bordeaux, 1* ; Paris and Orleans, ex-div., 18k ;
and Paris and Rouen, 18* premium ; Birmingham and
Glouttever k discount to par. Provincial Bank of Ire
land Shsres ex-div., 191 premium.
In the Foreign exchanges there was a decline to-dm)
upon Antwerp, Paris, llambprgh, and Trieste, Frank.
fort being about the tame as last post-day.

servations, which went no farther than that if the array
were: made in the way which Mr. Hill stated it must be
fraudulent ; but that he could not judge of that, as he
knew nothing of the facts, which should have been:de-
cided by the Court of Queen's Bench.
Lord BROUGHAM concurred in the observations of
his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack, ar.d
said that nothing could justify the use which the Irish
papers had made of the misrepresentation.
Lord CAMPBELL said that his Noble and Learned
Friend on the Woolsack was perfectly right in making
to the House the explanation which he had made. But
he (Lard Campbell) must say, that when this subject
came before the House he should differ from the opinion
of his Noble and Learned Friend, and that he thought
the Attorney-General was not justified in going to trial
as he did, nor until the whole book of the jury-list had
been gone through, and the defendants had a full chance
of a fair trial.
Lord COTTENHAM said that the statement in the
Morning Chronicle was incorrect, as had been properly
shown by his Noble and Learned Friend • but the mis-
apprehension of the writer was very excusable, when the
difficulty of a law argument, even to a lawyer, was con-
sidered.
The conversation then dropped.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
Mr. GREENN and others from the Commons brought
up the Unlawful Oaths Bill (Ireland), the Soap Duties
Bill, the Party Processions Bill (Ireland), the Farm-
building Burnings Bill, the Loan Societies Bill, and nu-
merous other Bills, which were severally read a first time.
THE POST-OFFICE INQUIRY.
A further message from the Commons communicated
the permission of the Commons to Lord J. Russell to
attend before their Lordships' Committee.
The Earl of RADNOR had seen it stated in some of
the newspapers that he had consented to have his name
omitted from that Committee. He thought it right to
say that he felt he ought to have been on the Committee.
The Duke of WELLINGTON had supposed that the
list which he had proposed for the Committee was uni-
versally approved of.
CORN-LAWS.
The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition from
agriculturists of Wiltshire, complaining of distress, and
praying for the repeal of the corn-laws, and all laws
against the importation of provisions. Their Lordships
had repeatedly denied that there was distress ; and a
Noble Lord near him said there was none in Wiltshire,
but dm petitioners who resided there were likely to know
better than the Noble Lord (Methuen), who seldom
visited the county.—(Hear, and a laugh.)
Lord METHUEN said he was well acquainted with
the county, but he might not know as much of some par-
ticular persons as the Noble Earl, who went about in
every corner searching for statements of distress.—
(Hear, and a laugh.)
The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions in fa-
vour of protection, and said that he would send down a
pamphlet to show the true state of the questions to the
persons who signed the Noble Earl's (Radnor's) petition
from Wiltshire,:but it would be of no use, as many of them
could not read.—(Hear, hear.)
Earl RADNOR said the petitioners should be allowed
to express their opinions of their own interests, although
they could not read.—(Hear, hear.)
The Duke of RICHMOND had only said that his
book would be of no use to them, as they could not read;
'he did not deny their right to petition.—(Hear, hear.) ,
GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAIL-

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL RACES.—Th UntiDAY.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
UOODWOOD STAKES.
112 to 1 agst Crotan Oil.

5 to 1 agst Franchise.
7 to 1 agst Era—taken.

CT. LEGER.
7 to 2 agst the Cure 10 to 1 agst Ugly Buck.
7 to 1 agst Bay Mourns. 12 to 1 agst Foig-a ballagh
Bto 1 agst Princess (taken). 12 to 1 agst Morpeth.
Bto 1 agst Red Deer. 140 to 1 agst Lightning.
9 to 1 agiA Ithuriel.

200 even between Morpeili and Foig-a-ballagh.
BROMYARD RACES—WFDNESDA Y.

WAY BILL.
On the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE, the orders of
the day were suspended, and the Bill was read a third
time, and passed.

The Broxash Stakes were won by Mr. Berriman's Fair
Play ; the Hurdle Stakes, by Mr. Bradley's Tantalus ; and
the Hack Stakes, by Mr. Bradley's Sweetheart.

iIVIPItIitAL PARLIAMENT.