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Sittings of the House . — A return , which was ordered to be made on the mo'ion of Mr . B ' » t'erton , and which has just been printed , gives the number of days on which the House of Commons sat in the session of 1850 , stating for each day , the date of the month , and the day of the week , the hour of meeting and the hour of adjournment , and the total number of hours occupied in the sittings of the House , and the average time ; and also showing the number of hours on which the House sat each day , and the number of h « urs after midnight ; and the number of entries in each day ' s votes and proceedings . We have not room to give the details of each day ' s sitting , but the following is the summary : — Number Number Number of Number of Months . of days of of hours of hours after entries sitting . sitting . midnight . in votfs . ~~ " " ~ " H . M . H . Jan . and Feb . 21 156 — 84 1399 Xch ...... 18 140 * — 121 1079 April ..... ' .. W 14 « ** IH 1 * M May .. 18 149 57 17 * 1430 June . 20 181 50 23 | 116 * July 23 2364 — 25 i 1565 August ........ 12 99 20 9 j 726 Total ,. 189 1104 14 loij 8571 Average time per diem 8 hours , 33 minutes , 35 sees . The longest sittings were on the 22 nd of July , 15 hours ; July the 9 th , 14 } hours ; and on the 25 th of that month and the 1 st of August , when the House sat 144 hours each day . Railway Companies . —The following is a return showing the amount of income-tax paid by railway companies for the year ended the 5 th day of April , 1849 : — England and Wales .. £ 168 , 886 Scotland ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 16 , 035 Total £ 184 , 921 Emigration to America . —The emigration for the last month has been unusually large . The arrivals are 34 , 464 , being nearly treble as great as in the preceding month , when the amount was 12 , 763 , and greater by far than in any month this year , except May , when the number was 45 , 948 . The number of arrivals for the month of July , 1849 , was 31 , 634 , so that it is nearly 3000 greater for the same month in the present year , though there is a vast falling off in the emigration during the last seven months , as compared with the same period in 1849 . The decrease in the seven months of the present year , as compared with the seven months of last year , is nearly 20 , 000 . The following are the exact numbers : — First seven months of 1849 151 , 945 First seven months of 1850 132 , 930 Decrease 19 , 915 - —New York Paper . Friendly Societies . —A return has been made of the amount and value of the stock and other securities held by the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt on account of Friendly Societies from 1828 to 1849 . The following is the yearly amount of the value during that period , from which it will be seen that these institutions have increased in importance every year : — Year . Val . of Stock . Year . Val . of Stock . 1828 £ 135 . 909 1839 £ 1 , 049 , 455 1829 183 . 685 1840 1151 , 958 1830 227 , 782 1841 1 , 231 , 610 18 * 1 272 , 155 1842 1 , 418 624 1832 326 . 712 1843 1 , 587 , 041 1833 400 . 032 184 * 1 , 759 , 702 1834 515 ) 983 1845 1 , 792 , 352 1835 588 , 728 1846 1 , 782 , 613 1836 642 , 184 1847 1 , 576 , 899 1837 798 , 529 1848 1 , 044 , 348 1838 945 , 221 1849 1 , 850 , 733 It will bo observed that in 1846 , 1847 , and 1848 there was a falling off in the amount as compared with 1815 and the preceding year . That was attributable to bad trade and insufficient employment ; but it is gratifying to observe that there was an improvement in 1849 over the best of the preceding years of nearly £ 100 , 000 . The East India Company . —A return just made by the India House gives the particulars of the remittances from India to the Court of Directors from the years 1844-5 to 1848-9 . It appears that during this period the defiuienuy of remittances has amounted to £ 1 , 472 , 686 , ¦ which h . iR been mot by an increased issue of India UihuIh . For the current year , 1849-50 , 'the" requisition was £ 3 , 900 , 000 , which was to be obtained by the sales of bills in London upon the Indian Government for £ 3 , 000 , 000 , and by the shipment of hypothecated produce on that side to the amount of £ ' . 100 , 000 . According to a despatch dated the 18 th of December last , it was , howevVr , announced that the remittance of the full sum thus specified would not be required , £ 230 , 400 having bi'cn rtceived here from the two railway companies . For the coining official year , 18 . 50-1 , the total required by » ho India llouso for the hf » ini > payments is estimated at £ 3 , 000 , 000 . Of this £ 400 . 000 is expected from the rail way companies , £ 3 , 000 , 000 is to be raised by the negotiation of bills uiion India , and the remaining £ 200 , 000 is to be remitted from Calcutta , either by advances upon goods or in bullion , as may bo thought advisable . Population nv Gun many . —The late Parliamentary crusiirt of the ( Jorinun State * shows the following figures : Prussia contains l ( i , l 12 , 0-tS inhabitants : Havuri » , 1 , 504 , 874 ; Saxony , | , 830 , 4 « 3 ; Hanover , 1 , 758 . 850 ; Wuru'inburtf , 1 . 743 827 ; U . idvn , 1 , 349 , 930 ; Eleo oral liuesen , 723 , 073 } Grand Duchy of He& $ en , 852 , 679 :
Saxony Weimar , 257 , 378 ; Saxony-Coburg-Gotha , 147 , 195 ; Saxony-Meiningen , 160 . 515 % Saxony-Altenburg . 129 . 589 ; Brunswick , 268 , 943 ; Nassau , 418 627 ; Mecklenburg Schwerin , 528 . 185 ; Oldenburg , 278 , 909 ; Anhalt-Dessau , 63 , 082 ; Anhalt-Cothen , 43 , 120 ; Anhalt-Bernburg , 48 , 844 ; Schwansburg-Rudolstadt , 68 , 711 ; Schwarzburg - Sondershausen , 58 , 682 ; Reuss-Major , 35 , 159 ; Reuss-Minor , 77 , 016 : Lippe , 108 , 236 ; Schaumburg-Lippe , 28 , 837 ; Waldek , 57 , 604 ; making a total of 31 , 670 , 237 inhabitants of Germany , exclusive of the German provinces of Austria , Holland , and Denmark , of the Free Hanse cities , and the petty principalities of Hessen-Homburg and Lichtenstein . —Knitter Zeitung .
The Colonies of Spain . —The following curious statement of the gradual loss by Spain of her colonial possessions has appeared in a Madrid journal : —** The Spanish dominions once occupied an eighth of the known world . Our country has been the greatest of the globe , and in the days of its splendour , neither the gigantic empire of Alexander , nor the vastness of that of the present Czar , could be compared to it . The sun never set upon our territory , which contained 80 , 000 square leagues , and 60 , 000 , 000 inhabitants . Of so much richness and power we have lost more than two-thirds in the course of a couple of centuries , as will be seen by the following data : —In 1565 , we ceded Malta to the Order of St . John . France afterwards took possession of it , and ultimately the English . In 1622 , Louis XIII . incorporated Lower Navarre and Beam with France .
In 1649 , our Government recognized the conquest of Romellon , made by the same monarch . In 1640 , Portugal emancipated herself , with all her transatlantic possessions . In 1581 , we began losing the Netherlands . In 1648 , they made themselves independent . The English took from us in 1626 , the island of Barbadoes ; in 1655 , Jamaica ; 1704 , Gibraltar ; 1718 , the Lucayas ; 1759 , Dominica ; 1797 , Trinidad . In 1635 , the French made themselves masters of Martinico ; in 1650 , of Granada ; 1685 , of Guadaloupe ; in 1697 , we shared St . Domingo with France . In 1821 we lost our half . In 1790 , we abandoned Oran , after the earthquake . In 1791 , we ceded our rights over Oran and Mazalquivir to Morocco . In 1713 , we ceded Sardinia to the Duke of Savoy . Parma , Placentia , Luca , and other districts in the north of Italy , were ceded to princes of the reigning
family . In 1759 , we lost . Naples anq &icily , consequence of the Infante Don Charles selling them to occupy the Spanish throne . In 1800 , we ceded Louisana to France ; and in 1819 , Florida to the Americans . " The South American Colonies emancipated themselves by turns , from 1816 to 1824 .
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HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . ( From the Registrar-General ' s Returns . ) The health of London is now better than it usually is at this season of the year . 882 deaths were registered ; the average of the ten corresponding weeks ( 1840 9 ) is 1078 : or , corrected for the increase of population , 1176 . If the week of 1849 is omitted—when 2796 persons died the corrected average is 968 ; and the deaths last week
are less by 86 than this number . In the last week of August , 1849 , cholera carried off 1663 , diarrhoea 234 lives ; in the corresponding week of this year the deaths from cholera were 4 ; from diarrhoea , 118 ; and at the present time there is no trace of Asiatic cholera in London . A costermonger , with diseased kidneys , died of English cholera in Walworth , on August 21 ; three cases of cholera in fan turn were also registered in the week .
In addition to diarrnoaa , zymotic deserve attention are typhus and scarlatina ; typhus was fatal to 14 children , to 23 adults between the ages of 15 and 60 , and to 3 old people—in all to 40 persons ; scarlatina and putrid sore-throat to 28 children under the age of 15 , to four adults and to one person in advanced life . Scarlatina which is so fatal to young persons , has been advancing slowly for the last thirty weeks ; it was fatal in the three series of ten weeks in 146 , 185 , and 212 cases . Tt will be observed in the registrar's notes that , as is usually the case , the disease has prevailed with severity in particular localities .
The prevalence of intolerable fetid exhalations from the sewers during the week appears to have attracted attention . What would be thought of the arrangements of a city in which the amoke was poured from the street level : yet it is known that smoke is much less noxious than the poisonous vapours that are still suffered to exhale from the gully holes into the streets and houses of the metropolis .
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An Account , pursuant to the Act 7 th and 8 th Victoria , cap . 32 for the week ending : on Saturday , the 31 st of August , 1850 . ISSUE DEPARTMENT . £ £ Notes issued .... 30 , 103 , 815 Government Debt , 11 , 015 , 100 Other Securities .. 2 , 984 , 900 Gold Coin and Bullion 15 , 883 , 857 Silver Bullion .... 219 , 95 s £ 30 , 103 , 815 £ 30 , 103 , 815 BANKING DEPARTMENT . £ £ Proprietors'Capital . 14 , 553 , 000 Government Secu-Re » t 3 , 533 , 662 rities ( including Public Deposits ( in- Dead-weight Anclurfing Exche- nuity ) 14 , 430 , 847 quer , Savings' Other Securities .. 11 , 419 , 381 Banks , Commis- Notes 10 . 421 . 07 U sioners of National Gold and Silver Debt , and Divi- Coin 665 , 758 dend Accounts ) .. 8 , 261 , 281 Other Deposits .... 9 , 281 , 099 Seven-day andother Bills 1 , 305 , 011 £ 36 , 937 , 056 £ 36 , 937 , 056 Dated Sept . 5 , 1850 . M . Marshall , Chief Cashier .
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . Saturday . "We are unable to report any new or remarkable feature in the transactions of the Money Market during the present week . Since Saturday last English Fun . is have maintained the same inanimate position as they have held so long , the report of one day being little more than on echo of that of the day previous . On Monday , as we learn from the diurnal notices , " the murket was steady an i quiet ; " on Tuesday " there was no change ; " on Wednesday " the market for Public Securities was rather heavy ; " and on Thursday the heaviness was rathtr aggravated . But all this heaviness , though it lasted for two days , has not been sufficient to alter the price of Consols , which have only varit "! one-eighth throughout the whole week . The extent of the fluctuations in the price of all kinds of English Stocks has , indeed , bO ' ii very limiied , a * will be seen from the following table : •—Consols 00 j to 903 ; Thrre-and-a Quarter per Cents ., 98 $ to 99 J ; Bank Slock , 214 lo 215 J ; Exchequer Bills , 64 s . to 67 s . premium .
In the early part of the week the foreign stock market shewed little activity . On Wednesday more business was done , but with little difference in prices . Yesterday the briskness continued and prices were rather better . The actual transactions in the official list comprised—Brazilian , 914 and 92 ; the Small , 92 $ ; Buenos Ayres , 594 ; Danish Five per Cents ., 100 and 100 i Ecuador , 3 J ; Mexican Five per Cents ., 29 | for money ' and 30 , 29 $ , and | for the account ; Peruvian , for account , 82 ; the Deferred , 34 ; Portuguese Converted 344 ; the Four per Cents ., 34 J , 33 f , 34 , and 34 * . ; the Small , 34 and 34 £ ; Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents 96 $ 96 | , and 97 ; Spanish Five per Cents ., 19 | and 8 Passive , 4 j ; Spanish Three per Cents ., for account , 37 A Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents , 57 f , * , and & ; and the Four per Cent . Certificates , 90 .
Mark-lane , Fridat , Sept . 6 . The supplies of Wheat , both English and foreign , since Monday are moderate ; of Barley , very short ; of English New Oats , small ; and of foreign Oats , liberal , chiefly from Archangel . The weather during the week has been so favourable foi the harvest , that no animation whatever has been excited in the Wheat , which remains in precisely the same state as at the date of our last repoit . Barley is held firmly for an advance , and though the buyers are unwilling to comply , the little business doing is at 6 d . to Is . over the late rates . Fine Oats are very scarce , and 6 d . to Is . dearer . Archangels are held firmly at 16 s . to 16 s . 6 d . Arrivals of grain since Wednesday : — English . Irish . Foreign . Flour . Wheat .. .. 2850 6990 2270 Barley .. .. 70 1110 Oats 1080 130 25 , 410
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BRITISH FUNDS FOll THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing Prices . )
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SHARES . QLast Official Quotation for the Week ending Friday Evening . Railways . Banks . Caledonian .. .. 8 Australasian .. . * 4 Edinburgh and Glasgow 25 > British North American — Eastern Counties .. 5 < S Colonial .. ... """ Great Northern .. .. lOj Commercial of London .. — Great . North of-England 243 London and Westminster 27 $ < ir « -atS . & W . ( Ireland ) 3 l » 3 London Joint Stock .. l » i Great Western .. .. t > 4 J National of Ireland .. — Hull and belby .. .. Utf National Provincial .. — Lancashire and Yorkshire 43 J Provincial of lrelund .. —v Lancaster and Carlisle i ) 6 Union of Australia .. 32 J Loud ., Brighton , &S . Coast 81 { Union of London •¦ 1 «| London and Blackwall .. Si Mines . London and N .-Westerr . HOg Bobnos •—Midland 35 A Brazilian Imperial .. — North British .. . 63 Ditto , St . John del Bey 15 * South-KaeUMti and Dover 17 f Cobru Copper .. .. —" South-Western .. .. 66 Miscellaneous . York , Neucas ., & Berwick lfjjj Australian Agricultural 1 » York and North Miulntul 17 Canada •»*> Ducks . General Steam .. .. 27 J East and West India .. 1-13 Penins . &Oriental Steam " « 4 London 121 ; $ Itoyal Mail steam .. — St . Katharine .. .. 61 South Australian .. —
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FO 11 EIGN FUNDS . ( Last Official Quotation during the Week ending Friday Evening . ) Austrian 5 per Cents . 96 * , Mexican 5 per Ct . Ace . 29 | Belgian Bds . ; 4 £ p . Ct . — Small .. .. — Brazilian 5 per Cents . S 2 Neapolitan 5 per Cents . — Buenos Ayres 6 p . Cts . 59 Peruvian 44 per Cents . 81 Chilian 6 per Cents ... 103 Portuguese 5 per Cent . — - Equador Bonds .. 3 | 4 per Cts . 34 * Danish 5 per Cents . .. 10 ( j 3 Annuities — Dutch 2 b per Cents ... 57 $ lluasian , l 822 , 5 p . Cts . --4 per Cents . .. 89 g Span . Actives , 5 p . Cts . 19 | French 5 p . C . An . atParisS » G . 31 Passive .. 4 ¦ 3 p . Cta ., Sept . 6 , 57 . 00 - Deferred .. —
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Salur . Mond . Tues . Wedn . Thurs . Frid . Bank Stock .... 5 } 15 215 214 4 215 SperCt . Ked .. 97 97 i 974 97 i 97 96 j 3 p . C . Con . Ans . UtJ . } D 6 § li < ig 9 (>| 96 g 9 t > i 3 p . C . An . 1726 . —— 3 p . Ct . Con ., Ac . % | 1163 9 »> g 9 ti § 961 96 * 3 \ p . Cent . An . 98 g 99 j 9 » 4 O'J J 9 . < J 98 | New 5 per Cts . —— ——LongAns ., I 860 . 8 5-16 8 5-16 8 5-16 8 5-i 6 8 Ind . St . 104 p . ct . 26 G 266 Ditto Bonds .. 86 84 84 84 84 84 Ex . Bills , 1000 / . 67 p 64 p 67 p 64 p 64 p 64 p Ditto , 5 JU * . .. 67 p 64 p 67 p 64 p 65 p 64 p Ditto , Smal : 67 p | 64 p 67 p 64 p 65 p 64 p
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 7, 1850, page 574, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1852/page/22/
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