The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-08 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON.

The Committee met at eleven o'clock, the ion. J. S.
WORTLEY in the Chair.

William Andrews, a tailor and barrowman of South-
ampton, was called, but the witness appeared reluctant to
answer any questions, and those which he did answer
were of no importance.
Mr. BAKER said that he had a person called Johnson,
who specially attended the witness from Southampton.
The witness told him he saw Mr. Wyatt, the town-crier,
before he left Southampton, and that he had an uncle,
Crouchcr, in London, whom he must see.—(Laughter.)
They called at Mr. Crouch's office in.Brydges-street, and
one of his clerks came out with them, and the three,
Johnson, witness, and the clerk, went together to a pub-
lic-house in Hungerford-market, where they had some
beer. After some time the clerk left and came back
with a cab, into which he and the witness went, and
from that time to the present he (Mr. Baker) did not
know where he was.

The CHAIRMAN said they had reason to suspect, from
the absence of Luce, and from other circumstances, that
this was rot the only case in which witnesses were tam-
pered with, and if Mr. Baker could prove what he had
stated, the Committee would feel called upon to put a
stop to such conduct. He could not but say that such
conduct must east strong suspicion on the defence, and
wheeler was at the bottom of it, it was not likely to
benefit their cause. He certainly would not give any
order for expenses, where such a mode of conduct was
proceeded with.
Mr. HEARN said that, with regard to the absence of
Luce, be received a letter, stating that he (Mr. Luce)
had long since made arrangements to go to France.
Mr. BASER said he bad a document, which he would
lay before the Committee in a short time, to show that
Lace was in England two days ago.
Mr. HEARN said he should be very glad to know
where Luce was.

Sir J. HANDIER said this subject was one which the
Committee ought to sift to the bottom.
William Wing, a licensed hawker, was called—He
got two summonses to appear before the Committe. He
had not money to come when he received the first sum-
mons. He got money at the last election. He got 201.
on the nomination day from Mr. Mackay. Had not
made any arrangements with Mr. Mackay relative to
the 201. Never spoke to Mr. Mackay before. He got
the money for the purpose of paying persons to keep the
town in order, and to have a good show of hands. A
person whom he did not know spoke to him to employ
the, men, and desired him to go to Mr. Mackay who
would pay him. He employed about 100 men. lie also
employed men for the chairing. He got 2CI. from
Mitekay to give them some beer. He employed more
than 100.

The CHAIRMAN—You were desired by a person you
did nut know to employ so many men, and you %ent to
Mr. Mackay, whom you did not know, and received
money from him without asking any questions. Do you
think the Committee wili believe that ? Witness-1 hat
is the truth.

Robert Donkin, a tailor, residing in Southampton, was
called and examined—ls a voter of Southampton. Voted
for Lord Bruce and Mr. Alartyn. Mr. Mackay gave
him four 5/ notes on the day of polling. It was not to
bribe him, but to get the money changed. He returned
twenty sovereigns to Mr. Mackay. Did not shake any
money in the presence of any voter. Mr. Cheeseman
changed the notes. Might have asked Mr. Locke, the
brewer, for the change. Mr. Locke did not say he would
not change the notes because he (witness) could not have
got them honestly. . .

- John Watson was next called and examined—ls a
coachmaker in Southampton. Is Deputy- Postmaster.
Received a printed letter not to interfere in the election.
He ordered a dinner at Ballinger's for 100 per-
sons. The price was finer shillings a head, ex-
clusive of drink. There were five or six other
dinners in other places. Ballinger's bill was 44/. 17s.
He paid for the dinner out of the Conservative Con-
vivial Association funds. He made a fly for Ballinger
for which he gave a bill for 60/. at a month's date. In a
short time Ballinger called his creditors together to com-
pound with them. When witness got the money from
the Conservative Society, he placed it at the back of the
bill due to him from Ballinger. Does not know the per-
son who gave him the money. He got it through the
Committee. Mr. Scobell was the treasurer. He found
the money on the table. There was no person present.
He got the money from the Committee. Reg-a it through
Mr. Cheeseman, he believes.
Mr. Cheeseman was then called. On the 2d of June
he ordered a dinner for 100 persons at Ballinger's. The
money was paid from the Conservative Society funds.
-Part of the money was paid by Mr. Stebbing : he (wit-
ness) wrote to him for money, and he sent 100/. Mr.
Stebbing was an honorary member of the Society. His
subscription was 11. Does not know why he sent 1001
Does not know where it came from, except that Mr.
Stebbing sent it to him. He objected to give the
441. 17s. to Watson. He paid it to Lisle to hold it. 'He
since understood that -Watson was paid the money.
Does not know by whose direction he was paid.
Mr. C. Deacon, Town-Clerk of Southampton, was
called and examined by Mr. HEARN—He practiced for
many years as a solicitor in Southampton. Was not one
of Lord Bruce's and Mr. Martyn's Committee. Did
not interfere in the election more than to give his vote
and interest to the Conservatives. Knows Mr. J. Wren.
Met him on the day of nomination. It is a base
fabrication, to say that he told Wren a , per-
son of the name of Houghton was to be had
for money. Mr. Corfe, the coroner, was with him.
Mr. Wren and, he believed, Mr. Pike met him
and Mr. Corfe, and they spoke on the subject of the elec-
tion: Wren said that he believed Houghton was a doubt-
ful voter. Witness said he knew his brother, who was
a Conservative, and that he believed Houghton himself
would support Lord Bruce and Mr. Martyn. He never
made use of the word bribery in connection with Hough-
ton. Saw Mr. Wren daring the late proceedings. Chas.
Brown came to him and said that Wren wished to Speak
to him. Wren said that he was badly used by the Con-
servatives ; that he could not get any protection ; was
treated like a dog ; and that Mr. Crouch would not let
him dine with the other witnesses. Witness said,
"Do you not deserve it ? You were seen frequently
going into Messrs. Sharpe and liarrison's office after
the election, and: you are said to have decLred that you
were offered 3001. to sell the election." Wren answered
that he was offered the money, but never received 6d. ;
he only went once into Sharpe's office on private busi-
ness ; that he only went to Mr. Baker when the Con-
servatives cast him ott and that he had no desire to in-
jure Lord Bruce and Mr. Martyn. It is a base and wicked
fabrication to say that he ever desired any person to
offer 100/. or any other sum to Wren for any purpose.
Knows Mr. Abrahams handwriting ; saw him write
under every circumstance; the signature, " A. Abra-
hams," is not that of Mr. Abrahams; it is a forgery; it
has some resemblance to his handwriting, but believes it
is not his; was agent to the Conservatives in 1837; be-
lieves there was no bribery at that election; there was
treating; he was the conducting agent there; was not
connected with the finance department; did not tee all
the money tic( ounted for.
Alfred Gandy was next -called—Was not offered any
money for his vote by Lisle. . Might have said so.
Does not recollect. Does not recollect telling a person
called Blake that such was the fact.
John Sadler Moodie was next called. The witness
produced the canvass-book of the Conservative party, in
which the names of the voters who promised to vote for
Lord Bruce and Mr. Martyn were placed, with the
names of the person who got each vote. The -name of
Abrahams was opposite the voter Twyford in the can-
vass-book.

The CHAIRDIAN—Then would it he true if 111 r. Abra-
hams stated that he did not canvass a single vote. Wit-
ness—l cannot say. The book was left in the Com-
mittee-room, and every person coming in had access to it.
To Mr. llEAtoi—Nir. Wren might, be the name for
aught he knew. Does not :believe Wren brought in a
single vote. . _

The Committee then adjourned till Monday.

1 ANTI CORN-LAW.CONFERENCE.
The following statement %Au read by Mr. Bradley, of the
poor
in Nottingham, at the Anti•Corn•law Conference, this
diTY rtal of expenses for the quarter ending 25th March, 1842
7,2771. 14s. 6d. ; corresponding quarter, 1841, 4,9631. 16s. 7d,
Increase of persons receiving relief within this pari3 ' I
March 25, 1841, to March 25, 1842. Total for - —3'4Bs'
quarter ending
June 26, 1842, about 5,9001. ; corresponding for 1841, 4,6851--,
July 2, 1842.—0ne hundred more individuals in the Notting-
ham ;
br'en scarcely
ham Union Poor-house, than at same period in 1841
; 1001.1 perg-
week paid more in nut-door relief, then at same period in
1841, being nearly double the amount then paid.
Increase in the house, the
in
eweekrea s 1
n,l,ending ,
, .h2i July_
cdh has
the. applications are daily
ever known to have occurred at this season of theyear.
One of the collectors told him (Mr. Bradley) yesterday, that
out of 3,659 houses where he had called for the last rate, only
300 paid on the first call ; but this parish does not embrace any
considerable part of the town where the distress most prevails.

Several of the Cabinet Ministers visited Sir R. Peel
Ills morning.

- -

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF, THIS_ DAY.
GLOBE.—Every argument of Sir Robert Peel
against Mr. Bannerman's motion was not less an ar-
gument against Sir Robert Peel's Corn-law. To do
the Right Hon. Baronet justice, this appeared to be
no secret to himself. Sir Robert Peel, however can-
did with malice prepense, never throws-away candour '
without having some purpose to serve by showing it.
We are justified in supposing therefore—and doubt-
less the benches behind him "believed and trembled"
--that there was miching mdecho—mischief meant—
in the following very candid admission :
" Whether the article be free of duty, or have only a
nominal duty affixed to it, the probability is, that those
who hold it will detain it when they have any prospect
of realising a high price. I admit at the same time that
a varying rate of dm y has a tendency to strengthen that
propensity.—(Loud ironical cheers from the Opposition.)
I do not deny it."
By Sir Robert Peel's express
.admission then, his
own Corn-law is itself liable to the very argument
which he used, we think conclusively, against Mr.
Bannerman's motion :
" There Al as a reasonable prospect of 6s. duty under
the present law, and as there were 1,400,000 quarters
of corn now in bond, the revenue would be benefited
to the amount of 500,0001.—(Cheers.) If, however,
you give a discretionary power to the Government,
corn will be held back in the hope that Government
under a severe pressure will give way •, the ordinary
operation of commerce will be disturbed ; and if Go-
vernment must give way you will hue the amount of
duty, which, on your own showing, could be realised
without disadvantage to the consumer."
The above -argument is as clearly condemnatory of
the sliding scale, as of the proposed discretion ; and '
not less clearly is it a tribute to .the superior advan-
t tage of a fixed duty. Sir Robert Peel, in fact, openly
borrows from Lord John Russell the cudgel of com-
mercial principle wherewith he floors Mr. Banner-
man. He assumes the very position which is taken
by the advocates of a fixed duty, in order to meet the
arguments of the advocates of discretionary power.
STANDARD.—In the House of Commons, last
night, Mr. Sergeant Murphy moved for a Committee
to !arrange the abolition of the dues payable to the
clergy in the several corporate towns of Ireland. Mr.
Sergeant Jackson opposed the motion. Mr. Sheil
promised that " unless the Government should exhibit a
disposition to accede to the wishes of the Irish people,
they might expect to have the Roman Catholic ques-
tion revived, in all its force, in the course of next
session." 21r. Morgan O'Connell and others sup-
ported the motion. Sir Robert Inglis observed that
the motion, and the threat just pronounced, proved
how little had been gained by the concessions of 1829.
Mr. Litton and Mr. Shaw opposed the motion. Lord
Eliot said, that he could not look upon the clergy
of Ireland as an adequately remunerated body of
men, and could not consent to see them deprived of
their present sources of income, unless a proper sub-
stitute was proposed. The motion was rejected by a
majority of 85 to 56.
THERE IS AN OArit—An Oath which we have often
printed—an oath - solemnly' :taken upon the Holy
thispels by Mr. Sergeant Murphy, the Right Hon.
Richard Shea, Mr. Morgan O'Connell, and Mr.
Daniel Callaghan, all of whom last night exerted them-
selves to deprive the United Church of the sole means
of supportim.f the clergy in the corporate town of
Ireland. We shall print this oath at length if pro-
voked again, but at present we shall charitably
believe that it has been only forgotten, and content
ourselves with reminding gentlemen, that they have
sworn to something, upon which it would be well to
refresh their memories by a perusal of the words
of . the oath which they have sworn. This
will be the more useful if Mr. Shell's threat
of a revived Catholic queition shall be realised.
Mr. Sheil's threat, how( ver, deserves a separate
consideration. It will be remembered that before
the accession. of the present Government to office,
the party to which they _belong was charged with a
purpose of repealing the Bill of 1829; that party,
now nine months in power, has been so pro-
vokingly forbearing in this particular, that
the Act in question has not, we believek been
in a single instance referred to in either House of
Parliament, in speech or sermon out of doors, or in
any public journal. At length, however, we have
a threat, that the settlement of 1829 is to be at-
tacked, and this threat . comes not from any Con-
servative, ultra-Tory, or Orangeman, but from the
Right Hon. Member for Dungarvon, one of 'the
foremost among those who for bng years pro-
nounced that such a settlement must be final.
We do not charge Mr. Sheil with perfidy,
because, though a clever. man; he is too giddy,
and, must we say it, too shallow a person to
he guilty of anything deliberate—we can add, with
pleasure, too honourable in his nature to be volun-
tarily guilty of anything base ; but still the realisa-
tion, by his party, of his threat would certainly
be nothing less than foul perfidy, aggravated by
more foul perjury in its • Parliamentary repre-
sentatives. But be it so. Let that party try its
new Catholic question. Let it attack the settle-
ment of 1829—we, and the country we believe with
us, are prepared for the struggle. We do not want
the repeal of the' Bill of 1829 ; but if the parties inte-
rested insist upon it, they may perhaps be indulged,
I The Duke of Wellington, if we remember rightly,
gave a promise upon the introduction of the Bill in
the House of Lords—a promise, that if the Bill
should fail of giving contentment and ensuring
tranquillity in Ireland, he himself would move
for its repeal. Mr. Shell is, therefore, sure
of a proposer in the House of Lords, if he wants to
get rid of the law in question. He may himself pro-
pose the repeal in the House of Commons. Let the
struggle then come as soon as it may, we are all
ready for it ; something stronger then we were thir-
teen years 'ago, by the help of the thirteen years' ex-
perience—last night's work alone is worth something
—but come the struggle soon, or come it late, let it
be remembered from whom the challenge comes.

THE LON DON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 8, 1842.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Lachlan
Macintosh Rate as Consular Agent in London, pro tempore,
for the Republic of Texas, in the room of Mr. Kennedy.
WHITEHALL, JULY 7. _ _

The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James
Armstrong to the church at Fo: s, in the parish of Dull, in the
presbytery of Dunkeld and shire of Perth, vacant by the trans-
portation of the Rev. Alexander Robertson Irvine to the
united parishes of Fortingall and Kilchonan.
WAR-OFFICE, JULY 8.
_ _

4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Capt. A. Agnew. from
the 93d Foot, to be Captain, vice Geils, who exchanges, July 8.
11th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet T. H. Ward
to be Lieutenant, by purchases, vice Cunningham, who retires;
the Hon. G. J. Noel, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ward,
July 8.
16th Regiment of Foot—Brevet Major H. itl'Manus to be
Major, without purchase, vice Carter, wt.o retires upon full-
pay; Lieut. H. Copinger to be Captain, vice M'Alanut ;
Ensign G. P. Goldie to be Lieutenant, vice Copinger ; G. J.
l'eacoeke, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Goldie, Juty
46th Foot— Lieut. A. Corcoran, from the 29th Foot, to be
Paymaster, vice Iveson, deceased, July 8.
93d Foot—Captain T. W. Gei's, from the 4th Light Dragoons,
to be Cakitain, vice Agnew, who exchanges, July 8.
• 96th Foot—Lieut. P. F. de Meuron, to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Symonds, deceased,. November 24; Ensign S.
Willson to be Lieutenant, vice de Meuron, April 9 ; Ernest
F. Griffiths, to be Ensign, vice Willson. July 8.
MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Captain Browne,
of the 49th Foot, are William Paynter Kennaway ; the names
of the Capti.in appointed to the 3tt West India Regiment, on
the 6th Alay, 1842, are James Fitz Herbert de Teissier, not de
Tessier, as previoufly stated.
COMMlSSARlAT.—Commissariat Clerk Robert •William Ross
to be a Deputy A- sistant-Commissary- General, his commission
to bear date Feb. 26, 1842.
ADMIRALTY, JuLv 7.

Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet J. W. C. Wil-
liams to be Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet H. S. Buck
to be Second Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet T. V. Cooke to
be Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet L. S. Reeves to be
Second Lieutenant.

Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Southan pton.
North Hants Militia—The Earl of Wiltshire to be Colonel,
June 29.

C:ommissiotts by the Lord Lieutenant cf the West Riding

of York.

-The Right Hen. T. M. Lord Beaumont to be Deputy-
Lieutenant; J. Hardy. junior, Esq. to be ditto; J. Ferrer,
Esq. tobe ditto, June 20.

`id Regiment of West Riding Militia—W. D. Bruce, Gent.
to be Ensign, vice Pullan,deceased, June 20.

Yorkshire Hussar Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry
e r
eaanvreys Ca v
resignsal ry
Cavalry—The lion. A. Lascelles to be Captain, %ice T. a
Gascoigne, deceased ; J. R. W. Atkinaon, Gent., to be Cornet,
vice Lawley, promoted, June 20.
ccSronuettheßrn.
wßriengnimteontboef
LlVeuesttenßani“t, viceingYom G
June 20.
Erratum in the GazeVe of June 28, 1842,
North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—For
Dalton Foster Grant Foster, Gent. to be Cornet, read, Dalton
Foster Grant Dalton, Gent. to be Cornet.
WHITEHALL, JULY 4.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert James Sykes, of
the town of Nottingham, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary
in the High Court of Chancery.
The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury having
certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th Geo. I V., c. 27, sec. 1,
that the actual expenditure of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland exceeded the actual revenue thereof, for the
year ended the sth day of April, 1842, by the sum of two
millions one hundred and thirty-nine thousand nine hundred
and eighty-four pounds, four shillings, and sixpence ;
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt
hereby give notice, that no sum will be applied by them on
account of the Sinking Fund, under the provisions of the said
-Act, between the 7th day of July, 1812, and the 10th day of
October, 1842. S. HIGHANI, Con ptroller-General.
National Debt-office, July 6, 1842.
DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. _

CHRISTOPHER BRAYSHAW, tailor, Great Castle-
street, Regent-street.
DAVID LOW, merchant, Adam's-court, O'd Broad-street,
City.
GEORGE LAMERTE, blacking manufacturer, Prcei.
dence-row, Finsbury.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

JOHN ELLISON, nail manufacturer, Leeds.
RICHARD CATLIN, horse dealer, Leicester.
BANKRUPTS.

Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37

8er1in.....

7

Cadiz

Bilbao

Barcelona

Seville ....... ........ 36

JOHN HAWKINS, butcher, Maidenhead, to sumn ier
July 14, at eleven, and August 19, at two, at the Court of

THE STIN,_,LONDON,__FRIDAY-E1VN1NG,.......TU F, 1842.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muse,vado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the Week ending July 5, 1842, is
375, 90. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon on the importation thereof jute Great Britain.
COAL MARKET

Ships arrived since L
Chester Main
14 3
Holywell Main l7 f
New Tantield Moor .....
Old Tanficid l4 0
Urd's Redheugh l5 0
Townley... ..... ...... ld 0
Walls End Brown's
Walk End Hilda
.
Walls End Killingwotth 17 6
Walls ELdTodd's Bensham 13 6
Walls End East Helton 18 3
Walls End 11a:well. :0 9
Walls End Hetton t;
Walls End Lambton
Walls End Morrison
Walls End titewairs fo
Walls End Whitwell

L.
—(THIS DAY.)
Last marKet.day, L 2

COURSE OF EXCIId
Amsterdam CF. 12 8
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 8i
Antwerp l2 7i
Hamburgh M. B. 13 13-i-
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 60
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
'lour deaux 25 90
Frankfort on Maine... 1514

Vienna, effec. fi. 3 M 958
Trieste, ditto 9 59
Madrid

d.
s.
Walls End Cassor. 6
Walls End Caradoc :2O
Walls Et d manic} 00l
Walls End Kelloe
Walls End 1-arrington Tecs 16 6
Walls End Brown's lieanely 18 9
Walls End Coundon
Walls Eno Seymour Tees lB 6
Wal:s Enti,Tces Helton 16 3
Wal s d
Bl.the
Cowpen
Cinders
Hartle
South Elton
Welch Coal

INGE. —( THIS DA Y.)
Gibraltar .. ....... .. 46
Leghorn
Genoa 25 90
Milan
Venice 47
Naples ............ 40
Palermo, per oz 120
Lisbon
Oporto 522
Rio Janeiro 26i
Bahia ... '26
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21days sight 46i
Philadelphia 46
PRICES OF BULLION, PER Or.
Foreign Gold, 'bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold C0m...3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars. 0 4 10a
Silver in Bars 0 5 0

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
( From the London New Price Current of July 8.)

SUGAR.—There has been an increa,ed desire i n the part of
importers of West India Aluscovadoes Sugar to realize this
week, and they have submitted to a reduction on former
rases of Is.

To-day the market was in a quiet state fur all descriptions of
West India Sugar, but the merchants were firmer, and refused
to submit to any fu:ther decline ; the prices of yesterday were
sustained, wh:eh shows a deolike for the week of only Is per
cwt. The total purchases have been 1,800 hhds and tres.
REFINED.-lhe demand for all descriptions of Refined
Sugar has been limited for home consumption this week; the
refiners have been anxious to sell, and prices have suffered a
further decline of Is per cwt. Dutch crushed sugar at 24s
per cwt, on beard in Holland. To-day a better demand existed
for Refined Sugar for home consumption ; sales of Standard
Lumps were made at 80 6d to 81s, and brown giocer) at bOs
rer cwt. _

MAC RITIUS. —This afternoon the trade purchased more
freely at the large [labile sale of 10,916 bags lis2 brls, and the
whole found buyers at. full rates—fine yel;ow fetched 64s to
64s 6d good 62-s 6d to 645, good middling 61s 6d to 625, mid-
dling 59s 6d to 602, low 58s to 595, good arid fine brown
57s 6d to st2s, middling 54s to 55 per cwt.
EEST INDIA.—This afteraoon Bengal was in better request;
2,636 hags and 73 .caiks at auction tat re sold at full rates, mid
to good white 64s to 68s, low 62s 6d to 63s 6d, good to fine
brown 5 Is 6d to 68s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—For yellow Havannah there has been less de-
mand this week ; holders have been more desitous to realize,
and prices have declined (id per cwt. White Ilavannah has sus-
tained the former value: For Brazil full rates have been paid.
Mot.AssEs.—There has been a much better demand fir West
India this week, and a large business has been transacted at very
full prices : the sales have been 40 puns, Barbadoes, tine at
31s 6d,• Antigua 30s, St. Kitts good 27s to 27s 6d, St. Vin-
cents 26s to 26s 6d per cwt. Foreign Alolasses bare met with
a fair sale at former rates.

COFFEE.-.The market for Briti.sh Plantation Coffee has pre-
sented a firm appearance this week ; the demand has been good
for all clean deseriptioni, and former prices have been fully
sustained.

This afternoon the demand for Coffee for home consumption
was good, and prices were generally firm : the. public sales
consisted 0f7L564 bags Ceylon, 2,150 bags E. 1., and 115 csk
102 bags West India Coffee. Ceylon sold at an advance on
775, country damaged and bulked
former rates of 6d per cwt., good-ord fetched 73s 6d to 74s 6d,
West India fetched full rates,
mid 106 s Bd, fine tine ordinary
fine
taoiocr7a4lislinba3tr
sryi
6a7gdse t05t2096541612d5,t0143:5;
94s to 99s 6d, good ordinary 70s to 755; Berbice, mid 90s, fine
ordinary 695. East India went at full rates, good ordinary
mixed Batavia at 33s 64 to 365, Pedadg, 31s 6d, and Java 45s
to 55s per cwt.
TEA.-The announcement of 30,000 packages of Tea for
sale on Wednesday has prevented any further advance, but
merchants are firm, and have obtained full prices for all kinds.
To-clay there was not much business transacted in the Tea
market, the attention of the trade being directed to the public
and Is 83/4d in Is 9d is the value of
h
COCOA.-Holders of West India have shown firmness this
ss
oa luens
d, but
commonolil ecr soap rge. firm, r
ema
s, h
week. Trinidad good and fine red at 39s to 425, mid to good
mid 36s to 31s 6d, and common 34s 6d to 35s per cwt. Fo-
reign has sustained the former value.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANuS. -There has been a
brisk demand for Leewards Island Rum this week, both for
home use and exportation, and holders have obtained
rather higher rates; proof strength at 2s id to 2s 2d, 2 to 10
per cent overproof 2s 2id to 2s 3 per gallon ; Jamaica. fine and
favourite marks 5s 34 to Sc 64, good 5s to 5s 2d, middling and
good middling 4s 5d to 4s I Id, and common 4s to 4s 4d per
gallon. Calcutta proof at the high duty at Is 5d to is 6d, and
at the low duty Is 7d to Is 10d per gallon. Brandy at the fol-
lowing rates:-Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1837,
hhds 5s Id, puns 4s lid; 1838, hhds 4s 11d, puns 4s 9d;
1839, hhds 4s 44, puns 4s 2d ; 1840. lihtls 3s 111, puns 3s 84 ;
1841, hhds 3s 9tl, puns 3s 74 per gallon. Geneva at Is lid for
common. British Corn Spirits at lOs per gallon, cash.
Sexcrs.-This afternoon at public sale, Pepper at a decline
of id per lb for black ; Malabar good half heavy sold at 3d to
snot 4d ; Sumatra good light lid, white went cheaper,
good at 74 to lid, mid 5 Ud to 51,4 d, and low 3/11; Mace sold
at 5s I'd to 5s 94 for good, and at 4s lld to 5s 3d for mid and
good mid ;..Nutmegs, duty paid, at 7s 6d to 7s 8s for good bold,
and at 6,, 6d to 6s Ild for mid ; Cassia Lignea low mid mixed
went at 83s to 85s per cwt; Pimento at gild **low mid. •
liter..-There has been an increased demand for Bengal
Rice this week, and a considerable business has been transacted
at an advance on former rates of 6d fur the best, and 3d per
cwt for the lower kinds : fine bold white fetched lls 6d to 12s,
good I Is, good mid lOs 6,1 to I Is, mid dusty 10, to 10564 per cwt.
Java mid and good white lOs to 124, low 9s to 9s 6d, and;
yellow 7s 6d. to is 6it. Madras Rice 8s to 103 6d per cwt.
Carolina at 28s to 30, for first and second sorts, and inferior
264 per cwt. Patna purchases at 15s to 20s per cl t.
This afternoon the market was firm ; good mid white Ben-
gal sold at lOs 6d to Ils per cwt. '
Of Ls.- Ile market has presented a healthy appearance for
all descriptions of common Fish Oils this week, and lull prices
have been paid. New pale Seal Oil at 361 10s. old sorts at
37/, and Cod at 311.10 s to 31/ 15s. Southern, fine
.pale at 34/
55 to 35/, good 33/ to 34/, ord and mid 311 to 32/ 13s. Sperm Oil
at 781 to 80/- for the best British. Linseed Oil has been in
good request, 32s to 32, 3d for parcels ou the spot. nape Oil,
Grown at 45s 6d to 46:,, and pale 46s 6d to 46s 94 per cwt. For
Olive 581 has been accepted for Gallipoli, 53/ 10s to 54/ for
Spanish, and 51/ to 52/ for Barbary. Cocoa Nut Oil has been
little asked for, and prices are looking down ; Palm at 321 to 33/
fur good and fine sort.
Tat,Low.-For Russian Taloa., prices have a downward
tendency ; 47, 94 to 48A have been the Current rates for P. Y.
Candle. Fee. delivery 49s per cwt is the nearest quotation for
the last three months. South American at 42s tid to 473 3d
per cwt. Town Tallow at 47s per ewt, nett cash.
This afterncion no variation took place in the value of Russian
Tallow, but there was little business done. Of South Arne, i-
to 46s 9d for common to fine quality.
can 103 pipes 7 hhds and 4hrls were sold at public sale at 41s 6d

IMPERIAL pA RLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock.
The Perth Prisons 1 ill, and several other Bills, were
brought bp from the Commons. • -
MINES AND COLLIERIES BILL.
Lord STRAFFORD presented petitions from places
in Yorkshire against certain clauses in the Mines and
Collieries Bill. •
• WEST INDIA COLONIES.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE presented a petition pray-
ing for protection to West India produce.
The Earl of MOUNTCASDEL presented a petit:on
from the Chamber of •Commerce of St. Anne's, New
lirunswiek,
praying for protection to commodities the
growth and produce of the West Indian colonies.

.. -
THE OATHS' COMMITTEE.
The Duke of RICHMOND informed the House that
na of the witnesses called before the ()oaths' Committee
had refused to give evidence on oath. The Noble Duke,
the reasons
then moved that the questions put to that witnes,;, and
Lord HOWARD (of Effingham,) presented petitions
ie primedvcnthraotrp;h,resolinsefborf rtehfeuscinogthmtoitttaelLe an
oath, should gb
MINES AND COLLIERIES.
from places in Yorkshire against any legislative inter-
ference.with employment in -mines and coillieries.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a similar petition
from the men employed in the collieries near Wakefield.
The Bishop of NORWICH presented seven petitions
from the colliers employed In the neighbourhood of
Rev. that' the Bill might pass. (The Right
in
read one of the petitions which came from
Wakefield,v
Prelatepag
)
the
operatives r
• themselves, expressive of the utmost

Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Rushbury, William- i horror and disgust at the employment of females, and r
street, Pentenville. i children under 13 years of age, in mines at all, under 1
HAM WI ON WOOD, stuff and mon-line de ]sine met, ! any eireumstances.) He hoped and trusted ttat when
chant, Manehe,ter,- July 20, and August 19, at twelve, at the
the Bill should be printed, and come befere them,
Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Lee, Leeds ; Wdkiusen
1 in another shape, their Lordships would consider it with
and Satchel!, Queen-street, London.
that attention of which he was sure it was well de-
JAMES JOHNSON, quilting manufacturer, Manchester, !
,'
, g
July 2 , .
3, and August 19, at two, at the Comenssioners'-e cows, servin .
Manchester. Makinscn and. Saunders,_ Elm-court, Middle- Lord HA ,ERTON thought it an inconvenient prac-
temple , London; Atkinson and Saunders, Manchester. ; tice to go at great length into a question, which was to
JOHN SPA Rii NM, miller, i'roston, Suffolk, July 12 and come before the House so soon in detail. Ile was, happy,
Aug. 29, at twelve, at the Globe Inn, Bury St. Edmunds. however, to hear the Right Rev. Prelate admit the p.ro-
Wing, Bury St. Edmunds ;- Chilton and Acland, Chancery- l per management of the collieries in South Staffordshire.
lane. London. But, •at the same time, he must declare his
JOHN PRITCHARD GRAVES, auctioneer, Mortimer- belief, that the statements of the Report did
street, Cavendish-square, July 14, at three, and August 19, at not give a fair or correct account of the state of
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ;
the mines in other parts of the country. The
Harrison, Walbrook, City.
JOHN HOOPER, carriage dealer, Regent-street, Water- mtoasnetrievre
ai which the Commission
sn was appointed oughta
caution to their Lordships not to adopt its
leo. place, July 21 and August 19, at ' one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Graham, Basinghall-street, official assignee;
Hardy, Chancery-lane.. representations too hastily. The Government and the
. House of Commons had actod too precipitately in this
JAMES BROOKBANKS, draper, Worcester, July 20, j matter, and the consequence was to spread dismay
and Aug. 19, at ten, at the Commissioner's-rooms, Manchester.
throughout the mining districts ; and he trusted that
Baxter, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London; Sale and Worthington,
their Lordships would not proceed with the Bill until
Fountain-street, Manchester. - I they had allowed those who were misrepresented in the
THOMAS WILSON and WILLIAM WILSON, hat
trimming manufacturers, Manchester, July 25, and Aug.9l) Report to stz:te for.themselvos what were their practices.
at two, at the Cemmissionersl-rooms, Manchester. Johnson,
Son, and Weatherali, Temple', London; Bagshaw and,Steven- contended that the House was bound, in justice to the
111anches!er.
w, " Tie Earl of STANHOPE defended the Report, and
son, '
C
SAMUEL EVANS, linen and woollen-draper, Oswestry, theen)ntila‘isersn
eiorte,brlsiittcrod.rective their statements as true until
July 19 and August 19, at three, at the Cornmisio ers-rooms, The Marquisot LANSDOWNE bore testimony to
Manchester. R. M. and C. Baxter Lincoln's-inn-fields, the character of the Commissioners, and the fidelity and
London ; Sale and Worthingtenf Manchester. care with which they had discharged their duties. He
DAVID PAU, coahmerehant, Red Lion-wharf, Upper was convinced that their inquiries had been conducted in
Thames-street, July 15, at half-past ten o'clock, and August a perfect spirit of candour and impartiality.
19, at eleven o'clock. at the Court of liaaruptcy. Turquand, After a few words from Lord HATHERTON in ex-
official assignee, Copthall-buildings ; Manning and Son, Dyer's-
buildings, Holborn. planation, conversatton
GEORGE THOMAS FORTI JOHNSON, chymist and
The Duke of CLEVELAND presented ifeeral peti-
. in
druggist, Norwich, July 18, and August :19, at two, at tie tuns favour of the Bill for regulating labour in
Royal Hotel, Norwich. Taylor, Bethel-street, Norwich. mines, &c. He supported the prayer,' and expressed his
I • hope that the -Bill would be read a second time this
evening, and passed as speedily as possible. In saying
this, however, he did not wish it to be understood that
lie was opposed to some changes in the details.
[LEFT SITTING.]

DOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND).

Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented two petitions
from places in Cork, against the present system of Na-
tional Education in Ireland. • •
NEW POOR-LAW.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the
Cubbett Club against the New Poor-law.
Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from the Car-
lisle Board of Guardians against the 37th clause of the
Poor-law Amendment Act.
NOTICES OF MOTION.

Mr. HUME gave notice that he should move for a re-
turn of the steam-packets employed by the Admiralty,
stating where they were employed, and expense of each,
and the number of passengers, and amount received fur
postage.
CORN-LAWS.

Lord HOWICK gave notice that, on Thursday next,
he should move that the Heuse resolve itself into a Com-
mittee on the Act regulating the importation of furuign
corn, with a view to the adoption (4. the following reso-
lution :—" That it is expedient that w heat imported
from foreign countries up to the Ist of March, 1843, be
admitted for home consumption on the payment of a duty
not exceeding 6s. per quarter."—(Cheers.)
EWART gave -notice of his intention to move
for a return of the vessels employed in the Niger expe-
dition.