The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-04 00:00:00

PROMISSORY NOTES.

(From this Night's Gazette.)
An account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Promis-
sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have been
in circulation by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ire-
land, and by all other Banks in Ireland, during the four
weeks ending the 21st day of June, 1845, pursuant to
the Act of 4th and sth Victoria, cap. 50 :

SCOTLAND.
Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks £3,485,531
IRELAND.

Bank of Ireland 3,882,600
Private and Joint-Stock Banks
Total
H. L. WICKHAM.
Stamps and Taxes, July 4, 1845.

MARKET INTELLIGENC E.
(From the London New Price Current of July 4.)
SUGAR.—To-day Wrst India Sugar was in excellent re-
quest tor all purposes, the quantity sold amounting to 700 hhds
and tierces, and the rates obtained were equal to those of yes-
terday, Holders refused to submit to any further decline. The
total sales for the week reached 2,800 hhds and tierces.

REFINED.—To-day lower rates were again taken for Re-
fined goods, standard lumps selling at 71s to 71s 6d, and brown
lumps 69s to 70s psr cwt, still a fair business was transacted.
Bonded Crushed Suga, is yet dull of sale at 40s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon buyers of Mauritius operated
with more freedom, in consequence of merchants accepting a
reduction of 6d per cwt, and 3,892 bags 312 casks at auction
were al sold.

EAST LNDIA.— This afternoon there was a brisker demand
for Bengal Sugar, and 1,000 bags at public sale were all dis-
posed of, white at an advance of Is per cwt, and yellow fetched
full rat eQ.

FOREIGN —There has been less disposition manifested to
purchase yellow 11 tvannah Sugar, but holders remain firm,
and will not sell but at full sates Porto Rico has sustained the
former value, but not much business has been transacted this
week. Of white and brown Brazil none has been submitted to
public sale, and the purchases made by private treaty have
been limited; there are, however, no sellers to be met with but
at full rates. Other kinds of foreign a.te less inquired for, yet
former prices are insisted upon.
Molasses.—The purchases made have been extremely
limited in West India by private contract, and prices are going
down, 16s to 22s per cwt is the value of low to fine ; the
market is better supplied. At public sale 5 puns of Tobago
were sold at 20s per cwt. Bengal treacle is not so much
asked for.

COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of any
kind of Coffee. Ceylon of good ord pale quality was held for
47s 6d to 48s per cwt, but little business was transacted pri-
vately. Of Singapore Java 1,200 bags have been sold at 365,
230 ditto 355, and 450 bags Rio at 32s 9d.
RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice was less sought after, and
1,615 bags at public sale went at a decline of 3d per cwt.
SPlCES.—lmporters of Cassia Lignea have submitted to a
reduction on former rates of 2s per ewt. Pimento has
met with ready purchasers upon former terms. Nutmegs
are yet wanted, and the parcels diposed of were at fully late
rates. For 'Mace prices have taken an upward turn. Black
Pepper is held fur the former value. White is little wanted.
In Cloves few purchases have been made privately, and the
stock has been further increased. For Ginger prices have been
sustained. Cinnamon of the better descriptions maintain last
sale's rates.

TRA.—For Congou prices remain the same as previously
quoted. Pouchong has been in excellent request by the
home trade, and exporters are still buying the common kinds ;
prices are on the advance ; the trade generally are inclined to
get supplied, as the stock is much less than last year ; arrivals
falling off; the consumption very good; and prices moderate.
Twankay is held with firmness. Hyson has brought fully last
sales rates. Holders of Imperial and Gunpowder refuse to
submit to any further decline. Scented Orange Pekoe is much
wanted.

SPlRlTS.—Jamaica of all descriptions is wanted for home
consumption and exportation : there has been a good business
transacted ; common and middling kinds have sustained the
former value, whilst good and fine brought an advance of 2d
per gallon. Demerara has met with attention, and prices
are still on the advance. Leeward Island has been
in good demand, and stiffer rates are given. The
market is firm for Calcutta, and a fair business has been
transacted. Brandy has been purchased with caution, and a
further decline in the value has taken place. In Geneva
several purchases have been made at It Elicl to is 9d, and fine
fit for home consumption is fetching 2s 2d to 2s 9d per gallon.
The value of British Corn Spirits is 10s 2d per gal nett cash.
FRUIT.—The market for Currants has become flat, and to
effect sales lower prices have been submitted to. Valenta
Raisins go off slo.trly at 40s to 42s ; in Red Smyrna and Chome
there is very little doing.
OlLS.—Although the accounts from the Seal Fishery are
unfavourable, still they had no influence on the market here
for Seal Oil. Cod is little wanted, and formal prices are not

On the motion of Mr. T. DUNCOIIIBE, the three peti-
tions which he presented yesterday, with respect to the treat-
ment of lunatics in private houses, were ordered to be printed
with the votes.

BURY ST. EDMUNDS RAILWAY.
The Lords' amendments to the Eastern Union and Bury St.
Edmunds Railway were agred to.
DUN HALK. AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.

The Lords' amendments to the Dundalk and Enniskillen
Railway were agreed to.
Mr. MASTERNIAN presented a petition from Christ's
Hospital against the Charitable Trusts' Bill.

GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR

RAILWAY.

The Lnrds' amendments to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar-
nock, and Ayr Railway (Cumnock branch) were agreed to.
IRISH PAUPERS.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition form several
poor-law guardians in Ireland, complaining of the grievances
to which the Irish poor were subjected by the operation of the
present law, as regarded their removal from England to their
own country. The petitioners prayed that; a clause might be
introduced in the amended Bill, giving those Irishmen who
had resided fur fire years in England, a right of settlement in
the latter country.
ACTIONS AGAINST MEMBERS.

Mr. BAINES, who was almost inaudible in the gallery, was
understood to present a petition from John and Charles
William Scott, shipbuilders, Greenock, praying that certain
officers of the House might be al'owed to attend in the Court of
Commons Pleas, to identify the person of the Hon. Member
for Cheltenham (Mr. Craven Berkeley) against
when an action had been brought in that court.
Without wishing to impugn the connuct of the Honourable
Member for Cheltenham, he (Mr. Baines) thought tnat,
under the circumstances, the prayer of the petition should be
acceded to.

Mr. BERNAL thought this was a singular proceeding. It
was somewhat extraordinary to require the presence of two of
the officers of that House in any of the courts of law to
identify the presence of the Honourable Member.
He would very briefly advert to the circumstances
which gave rise to this action. It originated in a
transaction which dated as far back as 1837 or 1838, when a
Company was projected for the purpose of giving a steam na-
vigation from Glasgow, Greenock, and the west of Scotland to
the West Indies. lhe Hon. Alember for Cheltenham was re-
quested to act as a Director of the Company, but he at once
objected. Neither, as it appeared, did his Hon. Friend
undertake the progress of the Bill through the House, for, as
it happened, the name of another Hon. Member, not his, was
endorsed on the back of the Bill. The Honourable
Member's name had been, however, notwithstanding his
objection, placed in the list of the directory, and the present
action was brought for the cost and expenses of a steam-ship
built at Greenock, to the order of the Steam Navigation
Company. Now as the Hon. Member explicitly denied that
he had consented to have his name introduced as a
director ; as he was perfectly ignorant that his name was in
any way made use of, and, as the House was well aware,
that many private Bills were passed, of which the
majority of the Members were totally ignorant, and on which
therefore any name might be introduced, was it, he asked, just
or reasonable that expenses like those sought for in this action
should be recovered from the Hon. Member. He was de-
cidedly opposed to the reception of this petition.
Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY denied that he had at any
lime either directly or indirectly sanctioned the adoption of his
name as a director of the company. He was quite ready, how-
ever, to assist as far as lay in his power to a full and searching
inquiry into all the circumstances of the case.
Mr.. WARBURTON said that in the peculiar circumstances
of the case, if he were in the position of the Hon. Member for
Cheltenham, he should offer no objection to the attendance of
the officers of the House.
Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY said the Hon. Member had
misunderstood him. He h:d said that he courted the most
watching inquiry.
Mr. WARBURTON apologised. .

Mr. HUME thought it .was'ihe usual course to permit the
officers of the House to attend in such a case as the present.
On the question being put, the motion that the petition be
received was negatived without a division.
(LEFT SITTING.)

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
THURSDAY, JULY 3.
Standing Orders Committee,—Resolutions reported ;
1. " That, in the case of the South Wales Railway peti-
tion for additional provision, the standing orders ought not
to be dispensed with."
2. "That, in the case of the Morden College Estate Bill,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill."
Second resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table.
The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
agreed to :
Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

DARTMOUTH ELECTION.
DARTMOUTH, THURSDAY, JULY 3.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.

The following is the list of the numb:rs polled from nine
till four o'clock, and the ultimate majority in favour of Mr.
Moffat :

9 o'clock

Prinsep. Moffat.
24 64
~, ... 91 119
.. 102 122
••• 111 .. 125
Majority for Moffat, 14. -

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, July 3.
Lord BROUGHAM presented twenty-two petitions
against the Cornwall Railway Bill.
RAILWAY BILLS.

The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD said he would
now embrace the opportunity of calling the at-
tention of the House to the following resolu-
tions of which he had given notice. He was
glad to find that the seven resolutions which had been
prepared by the Select Committee of the House of Com-
mons were in perfect accordance with the three resolu-
tions which he proposed. He now moved that they be
added to the standing orders.
The first resolution—" That before any road., or
canal, or riilway, or dock Bill .sliail be read a
first time, there be laid en tbe table of this House
a statement of the length and breadth of the
space which is intended or sought to be taken for the
proposed works, and to give up which the consent of the
owners of the land has not been obtained ; together with

Lord BROUGHAM thought that the present Bill
was a great improvement on the law. The meaning of
it was not that of a trivial assault, but that of a great
assault, which should receive an adequate amount of
punishment. He thought, however, that the amend-
ments could be introduced in Committee.
A desultory conversation then ensued, in which the
Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and
Lord Denman, took part.
The Bill was then read a second time.
The %Vest India Islands Relief Bill was read a third
time and passed.
Several Bills were advanced a stage, and their Lord-
ships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 3.
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Mr. WYNN, who spoke sitting, and also was very in-
distinctly heard in the gallery, said, that he could not
but be astonished, after all that had taken place, per-
sons should be found desirous of trying the ex-
periment, how far they might go in committing acts in
contempt of that House.—(Hear, hear.) He thought.,
however, that before they proceeded any further, it
would be well to ascertain the truth of the facts
stated in the petition. He had not the slight-
est doubt as to the respectability of the peti-
tioner ; but it would be necessary to prove
that the words which had been complained of,
had been spoken by a witness as evidence before a
Committee of the House of Commons. The House had
two courses open to them to pursue, namely, either to
take the matter up immediately as a breach of the pri-
vileges of that House, or to allow it to proceed. It
would be a perfectly good answer to the action for the de.
fendant to plead that he had spoken the words complained
of as evidence given before the House of Commons. The
House might commit the plaintiff at once, but that course
would be attended with inconvenience, as the parties re-
sided in the country. If this were not the case, he did
not think there would be any objection to the motion of
the Hon. Gentleman.

Mr. DIVETT said the agents of the parties resided
in London, and could attend the House to-morrow. The
reason he had asked the House to proceed in this matter
at once was, that Mr. Parrot was obliged to plead to the
action to-morrow.

Sir R. PEEL said that the facts of the case appeared
to him these i—A gentleman bad been called upon to give
evidence as to the medical treatment of the poor. He
had been compelled, by a warrant issued from the
Speaker, to appear at the bar of the House, to give evi-
dence as to the medical management of the poor. He
appeared, and he (Sir R. Peel) had every reason to
believe he gave his evidence with perfect consistency.
In consequence of the evidence so given that gentleman
had been threatened with an action, and the result of
that action was that Mr. Parrott had thrown himself on
the House for protection, pleading, at the same time,
that the evidence he had given was in accordance with
the exercise of his duty to that_House. If those were
the circumstances of the case, he could not conceive any
stronger claim for protection. He thought that, so far
as Mr. Parrott was concerned, he had every claim in jus-
tice and equity to protection. He (Sir R. Peel) cer-
tainly could not conceive a greater encroachment on
the privileges of the House than the case that had been
brought before them. He considered that delay in such
cases was dangerous. In the late case of Howard he
had expressed his doubts as to the policy of the plan
that was then pursued ; but he thought they
were now united as to the consideration of
the method to be followed.—(Hear.) He was
not to be deterred from taking that course which he con-
sidered best.—(Hear.) It was necessary to have the
principal before the House as well as the attorney.—
(Hear, hear.) It was necessary to have him before theta
to state whether the charge was true as stated—to ex-
plain whether certain words were spoken or not. The
best course would be to call on Mr. Phillips to appear at
the bar of the House, and ascertain from his own lips
the statement that had been promulgated. The Hon.
Gentleman opposite had said that Mr. Parrott was to
appear in court to-morrow, He should not like at
present to give any decision on that matter until more
opportunity had been given for further inquiry.
Mr. DIVETT observed that by applying to a judge
Mr. Parrot might obtain further time to plead.
Sir G. GREY said, the best way would be for Mr.
Parrot to appear at the bar of the House with his at-
torney, so that the House might be put in a position of
knowing what had actually occurred.
Mr. WARBURTON quite agreed that the first per.
son who should be called h-lore the House was Mr.
Parrott, in order that he might substantiate his de.
claration. In his petition he had stated, that never,
upon any occasion, except that of giving his evidence
before the Committee, had he spoken or published the
words charged against him. For these words so uttered
he claimed their protection.—(Hear.) Everybody
who knew Mr. Parrot must be glad to find that
he came forward—tbough not voluntarily-,-to defend
the Poor-law Commissioners. lie was the representative
of the board of guardians when he gave this evideoe re-
specting Mr. Phillips. He understood that Mr. Parrot's
attorney was in waiting, and he thought that they ought
to hear his evidence.
Mr. DIVETT moved that Augustus Henry Moore be
called to the bar of the House.
The motion having been agreed to,
The SPEAKER, ordered him to be called to the bar
forthwith, whereupon the Sergeant-at-Arms ushered
him in.

Augustus Henry Moore, in answer to questions put
by the Speaker, stated :—I am attorney for Jasper
Parrott, and produce a copy of a declaration served
on that gentleman upon the 26th of June. I did no
make that copy myself, but my clerk did, and I have
no doubt that it it a correct copy of the declaration.
The instrument bore date of the 26th of June, and the
copy was made in my office, but not in my presences
It was made about six o'clock in the evening, after!.
had left for dinner.

Mr. DIVETT—How much farther time can you have
to plead ? Answer—Four or five days.
Mr. DIVETT—State by whom was the declaration
filed, and whose signature it bore ? Answer—lt was
serve? in the name of Kettle, Baker, and Grant, of 34.
Lyon-street, for Edwards and Fry, solicitors, of Totnea.
Mr. J. WORTLEY—Had you received any cornrow,
nication prior to the service of the declaration
Answer—None, whatever.
Mr. J. WOR fLEY—Nur any overtures to effectv
compromise, and offer reparation ? Answer—None.
Mr. MOORE was then ordered to withdraw, and 0*
his departure