mation as to the new supplies; Jamaicas 25 to 30 per cent. over proof have brought 2s. 9d. to 2s. 11d. Cotton and Silk are steady with a fair demand.

The state of the harvest throughout the country is now pretty well ascertained; and although there may be partial exceptions to the goodness of quality, as a whole, the Wheat crop is fully an average both in quality and quantity: the supplies of new Wheat are now becoming abundant, and prices are suffering a correspondent diminution. Of Oats the supply would be scanty if it were not aided by the abundant crops of Scotland and Ireland; Beans and Peas are, however, deficient everywhere.

In the English Money Market, there has been a remarkable absence of fluctuation; the utmost range of it during the past month being less than 1 per cent. in Consols. Exchequer Bills, being more immediately acted upon by any temporary demand for money, have exhibited greater variations.

In the Foreign Market, Spanish Bonds continue to excite the most lively interest among speculators; in the early part of the month, the satisfactory speech of the Queen Regent caused them to advance to 48; since that time, however, the delay on the part of the Minister of Finance in presenting a clear exposition of the resources of the nation has led to a decline of 4 per cent. In Portuguese even a greater

reduction has taken place, chiefly under the impression that a further war would be required.

We subjoin the closing prices of the principal Securities on the 26th :

BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock, 223 21-Three per Cent. Reduced, 90-Three per Cent. Consols, 901 89 90-Three and a Half per Cent. Ditto, 1818, 99-Three and a Half per Cent. Reduced, 98 -New Three and a Half per Cents., 988 -Four per Cents. 1826, assented, 99; dissented, 101-Long Annuities, to the 5th Jan. 1860, 177 -India Stock 258-Ditto Bonds, Two and a Half per Cent., 15 17-Exchequer Bills, 1000, 39s., 40s. 38s.-Ditto, 500/. 40s. 38s.Ditto Small, 39s. 41s. 38s.-Bank for the Account, 222-Consols for the Account, for August, 90 897 2.

FOREIGN FUNDS.

Brazilian, Five per Cent., 78-Chilian, Six per Cent., 31-Colombian, Six per Cent. of 1824, 291-Dutch, Two and a Half per Cent., 503 1 501-Ditto Five per Cent., 984-Mexican Deferred Stock, 20-Ditto, Six per Cent., 40 39 -Portuguese Regency, Five per Cent., 83 12 82-Russian, Five per Cent., 106 Spanish, Five per Cent., of 1821 and 1822 451 41 534 -Ditto of 1823, 422.

SHARES.

Brazilian, Imperial, 26 - Unite d Mexican, 43 5.

MONTHLY DIGEST.

GREAT BRITAIN.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.-HOUSE OF LORDS.

July 21.-The Lord Chancellor moved the second reading of the PoorLaws Amendment Bill. His Lordship entered into a very long statement, and after considerable discussion the second reading was carried on a division by a majority of 76 to 13.

July 22.-The Marquess of Westmeath, on rising to move for a copy of a portion of a letter addressed by him to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in May last, asked the Lord Chancellor whether, if a Bill were introduced into Parliament to punish slanderous attacks upon the characters of individuals made in either House, he would support such a bill? After some discussion on the point of order, the Lord Chancellor declared he would oppose such a Bill, as an infringement upon the Bill of Rights, and an invasion of the freedom of debate. The law, as it stood at present, was efficient for the protection of character; or if any improvement were to be wished, he hoped they might expect it from the propriety and taste of the audience

addressed.

July 25.-Lord Wharncliffe moved the second reading of the Great

Western Railway Bill, which, after some discussion, was lost on a division, there being in favour of the second reading, 30; against it, 47,—majority, 17.

July 28.-Their Lordships went into Committee on the Poor-Law Bill, and an amendment was moved and agreed to, giving magistrates power to enforce relief in cases of sudden or urgent necessity. Their Lordships then adjourned for an hour, and on their return the Irish Coercion Bill was read a second time.

July 31.-The Duke of Wellington presented 155 petitions against the admission of Dissenters to the Universities.-The remaining clauses of the Poor-Law Bill were discussed, and the Bill was ordered to be recommitted.

August 1.-Several petitions were presented against the admission of Dissenters to the Universities.-On the motion of the Marquess of Lansdowne, the Election Bribery Bill was read a third time and passed.

August 4.-Lord Radnor gave notice, that next session he would submit a motion that the age at which persons in the Universities should be called upon to subscribe the Thirty-nine Articles and take the oaths should be distinctly specified.

August 5.-The Marquess of Londonderry brought forward his motion on our foreign relations, and moved that an humble address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before the House copies or extracts of correspondence or information relating to negotiations for concluding a treaty between his Majesty, the Queen Regent of Spain, Louis Philippe, King of the French, and the Duke of Braganza, signed in London on the 22d of April, 1834. After some discussion, the motion was negatived without a division.

August 6.-Upon the order of the day being read for the third reading of the Poor-Law Bill, Lord Teynham moved as an amendment that it be read that day six months. After some discussion, their Lordships divided, when the third reading was carried by a majority of 45 against 15.

August 11.-Lord Melbourne moved the second reading of the Irish Tithe Bill. His Lordship entered into a description of the state of the Protestant Church in Ireland, and the resistance opposed by the people to the collection of tithe. A very long debate ensued, which ended in the rejection of the Bill by a majority of 189 against 122.

August 13.-Their Lordships held Conferences on the Coroners Bill, the Justices of the Peace Bill, and the Poor Laws Bill. To the first two, their Lordships persisted in maintaining their dissent from the Commons; but on the Poor-Laws Bill, they assented to the reinsertion of the clause which provides for the admission of Dissenting Ministers to Workhouses.

August 15.-His Majesty entered the House at a quarter to three o'clock. The Speaker of the House of Commons was then summoned, and shortly after appeared, accompanied by several Members. After the usual ceremonies, his Majesty delivered the following speech:

"My Lords and Gentlemen,-The numerous and important questions which have in the present, as in the two preceding years, been submitted to your consideration, have imposed upon you the necessity of extraordinary exertions; and it is with a deep sense of the care and labour which you have bestowed upon the public business, that I at length close this protracted session, and release you from your attendance.

"I continue to receive from all Foreign Powers assurances of their friendly disposition.

"The negotiations, on account of which the Conferences in London upon the affairs of the Low Countries were suspended, have not yet been brought to a close;

and I have still to lament the continual postponement of a final settlement between Holland and Belgium.

"On the other hand, I have derived the most sincere and lively satisfaction from the termination of the civil war which had so long distracted the kingdom of Portugal; and I rejoice to think that the treaty which the state of affairs in Spain and in Portugal induced me to conclude with the King of the French, the Queen Regent of Spain, and the Regent of Portugal, and which has already been laid before you, contributed materially to produce this happy result.

"Events have since occurred in Spain to disappoint, for a time, the hopes of tranquillity in that country, which the pacification of Portugal had inspired.

"To these events, so important to Great Britain, I shall give my most serious attention, in concert with France and the other Powers who are parties to the Treaty of the 22d of April; and the good understanding which prevails between me and my Allies encourages me to expect that our united endeavours will be attended with success.

"The peace of Turkey remains undisturbed, and I trust that no event will happen in that quarter to interrupt the tranquillity of Europe.

"I have not failed to observe with approbation that you have directed your attention to those domestic questions which more immediately affect the general welfare of the community, and I have had much satisfaction in sanctioning your wise and benevolent intentions by giving my assent to the Act for the amendment and better administration of the laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales. It will be my duty to provide that the authority necessarily vested in Commissioners nominated by the Crown, be exercised with temperance and caution; and I entertain a confident expectation that its prudent and judicious application, as well as the discreet enforcement of the other provisions of the Act, will, by degrees, remedy the evils which at present prevail; and whilst they elevate the character, will increase the comforts, and improve the condition of my people.

"The amendment of the law is one of your first and most important duties, and I rejoice to perceive that it has occupied so much of your attention. The establishment of a Central Court for the trial of offences in the metropolis and its neighbourhood will, I trust, improve the administration of justice within the populous sphere of its jurisdiction, and afford a useful example to every other part of the kingdom.

"To the important subjects of our Jurisprudence and of our Municipal Corporations, your attention will naturally be directed early in the next session. You may always rest assured of my disposition to co-operate with you in such useful reformations.

"Gentlemen of the House of Commons,-I thank you for the readiness with which you granted the supplies. The Estimates laid before you were somewhat lower than those of former years, although they included several extraordinary charges, which will not occur again. The same course of economy will still be steadily pursued. The continued increase of the revenue, notwithstanding the repeal of so many taxes, affords the surest proof that the resources of the country are unimpaired, and justifies the expectation that a perseverance in judicious and well-considered measures will still further promote the industry and augment the wealth of my people.

"My Lords and Gentlemen,-It gives me great gratification to believe, that in returning to your several counties, you will find a prevalence of general tranquillity and of active industry amongst all classes of society. I humbly hope that Divine Providence will vouchsafe a continuance and increase of these blessings, and, in any circumstances which may arise, I shall rely with confidence upon your zeal and fidelity. And I rest satisfied that you will inculcate and encourage that obedience to the laws, and that observance of the duties of religion and morality, which are the only secure foundations of the power and happiness of empires."

The Lord Chancellor then, in his Majesty's name, declared the Parliament prorogued to Thursday, the 25th day of September.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

July 21. The second reading of the Irish Coercion Bill was carried by a majority of 146 to 25. In a Committee of Supply the sum of 60,000%. was granted for the officers, seamen, &c. engaged in the Battle of Navarino; and the sum of 5000l. to Capt. Ross for his services.

July 22.-Lord Morpeth moved that, during the remainder of the Session, the orders of the day have precedence of notices of motions, which, after some conversation, was carried on a division of 85 to 45. Mr. Littleton obtained leave to bring in a Bill to continue for one year, and to the end of the next session, the Acts regarding the importation and the keeping of arms in Ireland.

July 23.—Mr. O'Connell, as Chairman of the Inns of Court Committee, brought forward the evidence given by Lord Western, as to the 5007. forwarded by Mr. Ellice, the Secretary to the Treasury, to promote the election of Mr. Mayhew for Colchester, and, as a matter of privilege, urging inquiry, to show that it was not the public money that had been so used. He moved that it be referred to a Committee of Privileges.-Lord J. Russell said that the matter had already been explained, that Mr. Ellice had acted as secretary to a private subscription, and that there was no ground for the inquiry. He admitted that it was important to remove every ground of suspicion, especially as nominations were at an end, at least except such nominations as the Honourable Member for Dublin had had as much to do with as any man. Mr. Tennyson considered that there were no grounds for inquiry. He was one of the Committee that had advanced the 5007. from private subscriptions.-After some further discussion, the motion was negatived by a majority of 113 to 34.

July 28.-The Universities Admission Bill was passed, after a debate, by a majority of 164 to 75.

July 29.-Mr. O'Connell rose to take the sense of the House as to the postponement of the Irish Tithe Bill till next session. He concluded a long speech by moving that the Bill be committed that day six months.— Mr. Littleton opposed the motion; which, after a long debate, was negatived by 154 to 14.-The House then went into a Committee on the Bill, and several clauses were discussed.

July 30.-In answer to Major Beauclerk, Sir J. Hobhouse said it was the intention of Government to open to the public that part of the Regent's Park on the banks of the canal on the northern side of the park, and that no other part of the park would at present be thrown open to the public. -The House went into Committee on the Irish Tithe Bill, when the debate on clause 3 was resumed. Mr. O'Connell moved an amendment, which was carried, after a long discussion, by a majority of 82 against 33. In consequence of Ministers being thus left in a minority, several clauses were postponed, and other clauses omitted.

July 31.-On the motion that the House resolve into Committee on the Tithes (Ireland) Bill, Colonel Davies moved an amendment that it was inexpedient to make any payment out of the Consolidated Fund in order to carry into effect the Bill. After some discussion, the original motion was carried by 78 against 14.

Aug. 1.—The House went into Committee on the Irish Tithes Bill, and several clauses were agreed to.

August 4.-Mr. G. Wood gave notice that he would next session re-introduce the Bill for the Admission of Dissenters to the Universities.—Mr. Wilks gave notice that he would next session move for a Committee to consider the expediency of establishing one or more National Universities in the Metropolis and in other parts of England and Wales.—The report of the Irish Tithe Bill was further considered, and agreed to.

August 5.-Mr. Littleton moved the third reading of the Irish Tithe Bill, and stated that the perpetuity-fund would be 91,0007., the demand on it 66,000l., leaving a balance of 25,000l. in the hands of the Commissioners for optional purposes. The loan they had had of 100,000l. was to be repaid

by instalments. After some discussion the Bill was read a third time and passed.

August 7.—Mr. O'Connell gave notice that he should next session move a resolution that the House adjourn at eight o'clock in the evening at the latest.-Lord Althorp moved an Address of Thanks to his Majesty, which was unanimously agreed to, for the King's gracious abandonment of his reversionary title to attainted property in Ireland.

August 11.-The Lords' amendments to the Poor Law Bill were taken into consideration. One amendment, which consisted in the rejection of the 18th clause of the Bill, as sent from the Commons, occasioned a debate: the result was, that a conference was requested of the Lords, in which the reasons for dissenting from the amendment were to be discussed. The other amendments were, after some debate, agreed to.

August 13.-Sir S. Whalley gave notice that next session he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to abolish Hereditary Peerage.

August 15.-The Usher of the Black Rod summoned the House to attend the House of Lords to hear the King's Speech; after which, Parliament was prorogued to the 25th of September.

THE COLONIES.

EAST INDIES.

Accounts from India to the 12th of April communicate the fact that the Governor-General of India, with the concurrence of the Government and Council of Madras, had resolved to commence hostilities against the independent Rajah of Coorg, for his cruelty and oppression to his people, and for the threats he had held out against the Government of India for affording protection to his sister and her husband, who had fled within the British territory, to save their lives from the Rajah's fury. In pursuance of a proclamation, ordering a British army into the Rajah's dominions, several regiments of English and native troops entered Coorg, but found it comparatively deserted. On arriving outside the city, they discovered stockades erected, which were attacked, and valiantly defended by the Rajah's troops. In the attack the British troops had seventy men and four officers killed; and when the advices left, the Rajah remained in possession of his batteries. The Company, it appears, has been reducing its native troops, and many active men, who had been unable to obtain their living in any other way, joined the Rajah: and it is stated that, while the firing from the stockades was kept up, voices were heard directing the men not to fire at particular officers and men in the forces sent against Coorg, as they were discovered to have been comrades of those who had entered the Rajah's service. The defeat of the Rajah's troops was considered certain.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

A bill which has been laid before the public as likely to engage the attention of the Legislative Council during its present sitting, is the draft of an ordonnance for the protection of the sand-hills and the lands extending between the Salt and Leisbeek rivers on one side, and the Eerst and Kuils rivers on the other. The sand-hills and sand-flats embrace an extent of from 40,000 to 50,000 acres of waste government land, consisting of a light sandy soil, held together by a scanty vegetation which the winter rains force upon its surface. This subject at the Cape is considered of the highest importance to almost every class of society.

SWAN RIVER.

Considerable uncertainty having prevailed with reference to the capability of the Swan River colony to maintain its inhabitants during the Sept.-VOL. XLII. NO. CLXV.

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