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good mid qualities 3s Id to 4s 6d, and low 2s 8d to 3s per
gallon. Geneva at is 8d for shipping, and 2s to 38 for good
and fine for home consumption. English Corn Spirits firm, 4
at lOs 2d per gallon cash. To-day Cognac best brands of the
vintage of 1842, 4s 10d to 5s per gallon.
RlCE.—Bengal at fully former rates ; middling white
rather broken at lOs 6d to Ils, good middling bold Its to
lls sd, and damaged lOs 6d per cwt. For Foreign East India
Rice cull rates paid ; for cleaned Rice the demand has in-
creased; 16s for Patna, and 21s to 26s per cwt for Carolina.
SAoo—Rather above former rates; Sago Flour 19s 6d to
20s per cwt. Tapioca fetched 4fto 40, and Rio Arrowroot
4d per lb.
Ilinmo.—The operations in all sorts of East India have
been extremely limited, and the home trade do no more
business than they are compelled ; some parties are inclined
to sell at prices 2d to 3d under those of April sales' rates.
The public sale of East India Indigo held at Liverpool went
at a decline of 4d to 5d for shipping, and 3d per lb for con-
suming sorts.
Ou.s.—Southern Oil, fine quality at 294 lOs to 301, good
281 to 281 15s, and middling 271 to 27. lOs per tun. Cod Oil
at 331 to 331 10s, pale Seal is 321 to arrive, and 33/ to 331 103
on the spot. In Sperm there is little variation. Linseed Oil
on the spot made at 25s 6d to 25s 9d per cwt. Rape
Oil is cheaper ; pale 38s 6d, and brown 37s 6d per cwt.
for Palm Oil 27s to 28s per cwt. Cocoa Nut Oil fine at 29s
to 30s per owt. In Olive Oil prices are looking down ; Gal-
lipoli 501 lOs to 511, Spanish 491 lOs to 504 and Barbary 49/
per tun. This afternoon Sperm Oil and Headmatter were
offered, and partly sold at lower rates ; Oil went at 711 lOs
to 751 10s, and Headmatter at 781 lOs to 80; Southern Oil
fetched -2715 s to 321 5s for middling to fine.
TALI ow.—For Town Tallow the market has been nearly
cleared at 38s 6d to 39s per cwt, nett cash ; on the spot
Petersburgh Yellow Candle at 403. to 40s 6d per cwt. For
deNvery for the last three months of the year at 41s 3d to
, " 41s 6d per cwt. American Tallow has a downward tendency.
This afternoon New South Wales Tallow, of fine quality,
went at 41s per cwt.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock.
The Duke .of WELLINGTON presented a petition
from Newbury, praying for an extension of the Great
Western Railway to the town of Newbury. •
On the motion of the Earl of RIPON, the Courts-
martial (East Indies) Bill was.read a first time,
LURGAN presented petitions from Ireland
against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill ; also petitions
praying their Lordships to legalise Presbyterian mar-
riages in Ireland.
Lord CAMPBELL presented twelve petitions from
Ireland to the. same effect ; also a petition from Cole-
raine against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
THE LATE MONAGHAN ASSIZES.
The Marquis of NORMANBY rose to call their' ord-
ships' attention to the circumstances which had occurred
at the last Monaghan assizes. A general impression existed
in that part of the country that there had been a want of
sincerity in the intentions of the Government in
carrying out the directions which were contained
in a circular to the Attorney-General Brady, with
respect to the custom of challenging jurors.
His Noble Friend opposite on that occasion had read a
letter from the Crown solicitor, Mr. Hamilton, stating
his reasons for striking those persons off the jury. He
stated that he had struck off John Hughes because he
had been servant to a ribbonman.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE—Son-in-law to a ribbonman.
The Marquis of NORMANBY had understood his
Noble Friend to say servant. The fact was that Hughes
had eloped with the daughter of his father-in-law,
many years since, but he hadhad no communication with
her family since. With respect to Coltield, it was said
that he had attended a faction meeting, and Edward
Mackinlay had for being convicted of the same offence.
Now, with respect to Mackinlay, he was a person of
considerable property, who had never been charged
with ribbonism, or indicted, or convicted for
any offence. Colfield, also, was a respectable person,
who had never been convicted of any offence.
and who had frequently before served on juries. Mr.
Hamilton should have taken pains to have informed
himself accurately, before he had brought such charges
against these respectable persons. He was anxious to
hear what information his Noble Friend could give of
these circumstances. .

Lord WHARNCLIFFE considered that no imputa-
tion had been cast by his Noble Friend upon the cha-
racter of Mr. Hamilton. The seven persons who
had been struck off the jury were Roman Catholics, but
then it should be recollected that the offence of ribbonism,
of which the prisoner had been accused, was confined
almost exclusively to Roman Catholics. If Mr. Ha-
milton 'believed pose statements to be true, he
was perfectly justified in striking those persons off.
The verdict of the jury was a discriminating one.
—convicting some and acquitting others.
Earl FITZWILLIAM—And, therefore, because it
was exclusively confined to Catholics, it ought to be
tried exclusively by Protestants. Such was the reasoning
of his Noble Friend.: According to his (Lord Fitz-
william's) understanding of the theory of trial by jury
that was a reason why Catholics should be on the jury.
Would his Noble Friend reverse the case, and have
offences committed exclusively by Protestants tried by
an exclusively Catholic jury ?—(Cheers.)
Lord WHARNCLIFFE denied that he had said that
all Catholics should be excluded from juries empanelled
for the trial of Ribbonism ; he had only said that under
the circumstances Mr. Hamilton was justified in chal-
lenging these parties.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said he had heard
nothing that induced him to believe that ribbonism was
confined to Catholics. He believed that the Roman
Catholic priesthood were among the most active in put-
ting it down. He had thrown no imputation on the
jury; on the contrary, he had said that they had done
their duty. He therefore regretted that the moral effect
of the prosecution had been lost by the exclusion of Ca-
tholics from the jury.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE referred the Noble Marquis
to the evidence taken on the Committee he had referred
to, where it was stated that Ribbonism was confined al-
most exclusively to Roman Catholics.
The subject then dropped.
FACTORIES BILL.
Their Lordships then went into Committee on this
Bill.
Lord KINNAIRD said though he was opposed on
principle to all legislative interference with labour, either
with the produce of labour, or with labour itself,
yet, as the principle of this Bill had been the
law of the land for years, he should not oppose its pass-
ing. But there was one clause in the Bill which intro-
duced an entirely new principle. The clause would
certainly be quite inoperative, and he wished therefore
to know why it had been introduced into the Bill at all ?
When they came to the 32d clause he should move that
it be expunged.
The clause was then agreed to, as were also clauses 2
to 11 inclusive.

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEIKiR took the Chair at the usual hour.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. BOUVERIE took the oaths and his seat for K

marnock. v The Hon. Member was introduced by Mr.
Ellice, jun., and Mr. Ord.
DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.

Petitions against this Bill were presented by Colonel
Powell, by Mr. Broadley from Yorkshire, Sir J. Y.
Buller from Devon, Mr. B. Cresswell from Northumber•
land, Major Beresford from Harwich, Lord Pollington
from Pontefract, Mr. Brotherton from Salford, Mr. B.
Hughes from Carnarvon and ißangor, Lord Rendlesham
from Suffolk, Mr. Barnard from Greenwich, Mr. Boyd
from places in Ireland, and Colonel Fox from Limehouse.
Petitions in favour of the Bill were presented by Mr. A.
Chapman form Whitby, and Mr. Strutt from Derby.
Mr. W. 0. STANLEY presented a petition from a
Wesleyan congregation in Holyhead against the Dissen-
ters' Chapels Bill.
Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions to the same
effect.
Captain ROUS presented a petition from Westminster
to the same effect. _

Vv
Sir W. JAMES presented petitions from several
Wesleyan. congregations to the same effect.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from the
clergy and adult inhabitants of Andover to the same effect.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition froin the wardens
and other officers of Winchester College, against the
Ecclesiastical Courts Bill ; also from Cromer, in Nor-
folk, against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
An HON. MEMBER presented several petitions to the
same effect. - _

Sir THOMAS TROWBRIDGE presented a petition
to the same effect.
Mr. MURPHY presented a petition from Ireland to
the same effect.
Lord IL VANE presented a petition from Hertford-
shire in favour of the Bill.
Mr. H. BERKELY presented several petitions from
Gloucestershire and Somersetshire against the Dissent-
ers' Chapels Bill.
Mr. CARTWRIGHT presented several petitions to
the same effect.

Lord NEWRY presented several petitions to the same
effect.

Sir C. LEMON presented a petition, from Ireland to
the same effect.
Mr. CARTER presented a petition from Clitheroe,
and other places, to the same effect. ,
Sir W. WYNN presented a petition from Devonshire,
to the same effect.
Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition from Stafford-
shire to the same effect.
Mr. G. KNIGHT presented a petition to the same
effect.
Mr. CHRISTIE presented a petition from Wales in
favour of the Bill.
Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from Mac-
clesfield to the same effect.
Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from Honiton in
favour of,_ and one from Huntingdon against, the Dis-
senters' Chapels Bill.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition against the Bill.
PROTECTION TO AGRICULTURE.
Sir J. Y. BULLER presented several petitions from
Devon in favour of further protection to agriculture.
Lord RENDLESHAM presented similar petitions
from Suffolk.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from an agricultural
society in India, praying for the admission of corn from
India on the same terms as corn coming from Canada.
The Hon. Member gave notice of his intention to call
the attention of the House to the subject on an early day

EDUCATION IN IRELAND. -
Mr. LEFROY presented petitions from Cork against
the national system of education in Ireland.
DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.
Mr. KEMBLE presented petitions from congregations
of Dissenters in Surrey against the Dissenters' Chapels
Bill.

Captain TAYLOR presented petitions from Hereford-
shire to the same effect.