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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FILIDAT, MAsca 7. Tim Latta Cataxcatioalsoit lis seat at 5 EITIL - 4 - 810 - N - Oi TMIli JII*DICTION OF THE COUNTY C 0 1.! ltT S. Lord BROUGHAM introduced and explained his bill fat xtending the jurisdiction of the county courts. After deiserthing the successive improvementa and extension which had been effected in the existing acts for establishing county courta, and eulogising the operation of those tribu sale, • his lordship stated that ea he a bill already before them he had proposed to bring certain bankruptcy eases within the county court juriulietion. so he designed by the pire•tut measure to enlarge the range of its jurisdiction over caws in equity, to introduce clauses giving very _wide powers of arbitration when suitors Weft willing to ab ide by its deeisions, end to raise these courts into courts of ream- catmint. Among the good effects of these changes. Lord Brougham enumerated the removal of nearly 400 eases that now clogged the court of chancery with strivers of business,' and the saving of a large per centage upon the 150,0001. , of which the suitors in the existing equity courts were' now annually mulcted. With reference to the equi table jurisdiction and tho arbitration clauses in the bill which he was then about tn. present to their lordships, it was proposed that all matters into which a master in ordi nary in Chancery could inquire, and upon which he could nowt, should be capable of being sent to a county court judge by order of the court in each ewe, and subject to the whole proceedings upon the return of the order, being revised, appeal being only excluded on one ground, Ws.. upon the ground of the case being referred to the county court judge, instead of the master in chancery. The effect of this would be, in winding-up eases for instance, that mats 01l of li icing to bring up witnesses from Cornwall or Northumberland to Loudon, they would only have to go to the neighlseuring town where the county court judge pre sided, and the whole business would be carried on as if they livid in the immediate neivhbourhood of Chancery-lane. Upon this point he need not say anything more. With re- I fen nce to the ie•xt proposition contained in his bill, that I did not proceed upon the principle of the court being con sult but the option belonged to the suitors themselves, and. therefore, tilt:jurisdiction would be voluntary. He pro pow ri that all parties, whatever the amountoftheclaimmight he- whatever the nature of the defence; and to whatever aUhj• et ofilispute it might refer, w tner at lower in equity,— parties should he enabled to submit to a county court judge, ea an arbitrator, the matter in dispute between them ; of course each win Clneur, and the terms on which they sub mitted the matter 'awl be agreed on. A memorandum of sum ement to refer must he entered into, and the county court judge must remise all the powers and authorities which he had under the act to carry on an inquiry and vier execution ; subject only to have points of law ..r adiniwierui end rejections of evidence raised upon the free of the awanl, at the desire of either party, or the lea-ned judge himself, referred to the superior courts. After dwelling for some time on the benefits which would result to the public from these extensions of jurisdiction, '' the usirde lord concluded by moving the first reading of • ' bill for carrying them into effect. Lord LANUDALB would refrain from any lengthened remarks , en the meseure until he had seen the clauses. He thought, however, that the administrative part of equity law might be extremely well carried out by the County Courts. Lord BRACMONT suggested the alai:ition of the limi tation clauses in the existing County Courts Att. lord t Iti% witting and the LORI. CHANCELLOR thought t ioaprwlrle to enter prlsperly upon the subject until the bleat of the bill was before them. 1 hr tall wa. then read a tint tine . ... 'flair lordship' adjourned at a quarter put 7. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAT, MARCH 7. The SPRAILEIt t.a.k the chair at it,. usual hair. iiiiiiiii E-si47 Sr...en Rita t. I Nu . -!..mashie , and Yorkshire Itaaway (Fifth Maws) ; Lath: Market; Can Nat' Wm; Clerkenwrlll Imyruverno nt ; Patent Inventions So ciety; Wasiak Water and Sewerage Cumpany; Copper Miain in &Wand Company bills. 1.1: MU BUSINESS. NEW MEMBER. Mr H. T. rILINI4IO% the 1111 . ..11 rlre4d member for the bee..u.th of Harwich took t h e oath• luol his and, being in truilueed by Mr. rries awl Mr ... Forbin. Mackenzie. PETITIONS PRESENTED . . . 1..4.11. LIEU f V.S.VCITT of IttI.LANW- ttlr. aI'INNIAA, tlw lent Mayor of attendt d by genial mem ber• a the corporation, appeared M the liar and pre. ...RPM a petition from the mayor, aldermen, and bur m.o. of Dublin auaingt thr imipmeil abolition of the other of Lori Lieutenant of Ireland.---Mr. J. GILF.V4II, from a hoard of guardiams in county t.fKilkenny, to ,ant► . . si Tax.—lly Mr. HENRY. from a placc in Linea- Ain .ignlnit this tax. sty FIN TYSTE, from flrstz twat, r. Mr. BUTT, frum th,• guardians of the li st• ad union, in favour of the trtalitistuuritt of county 61,. 11.1.4116. 1 . 41.111% Di:Tr.—fly Kir G. STAUNTON, from TortsH mouth ; Mr. O. DUNCOMDE. from 'Owe in Yorkshire ; Mr PIA/WDEN, from the inhabitants of Newport, Ide of Wight, fur the repeal of the excise duty on pamr. TAI.—By sir DE LACY EVANS, from a manila WCllllllillger ; Lord DUNCAN, from Mile-end 01.1 Town ; Mr. L. KIND, from places in Surrey, ha the unconditional repeal of the window tag. .Rl4 us KNOWLiDUE.—By Mr. 8. ADAIR, from Canto“ same; Mr. SUOTIIRKTON, from the Temperance 5.,.. to of lino I.ynn ; Mr. HUTT. from the letter-press priatt,s N....e.utt1.0u-Tyne, fur the repeal of the tuzcs on Lot. mlcolge. _ BOARD OF CVFFOTIS. —.- Mr. MITCHEL', {f.i , e notice that he would move, os Tu,-*l.ly, the ;Sill mgt., the appointment of a select com mittee to Minim into the tun►titatiun and management of the Hoard of Custom*. . . Mr MACtiliEtiOn Rave notice that he would submit hi. Olk.lbtla relative to the Customs. Cu Thursday, the 2uth TRANSPORTS. Lon! MAIION gave uotiet that, on the 20th inst., he ImM submit hi* motion relative to tranvorta. COURT OF CHANCERY. —.- Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that, on 'fhorsday week, kc neuld move for to bring in a hill for the better adanni.tration "(justice in the t•ourt of Chancery. (Load applaove followed this announcement.) Sir 11. WI I.IA/VOlllli ivotponed bil motion relative to the abolition of fell the Court of Chancery until that &ay fortnight. KIL3IAINUAM 110SPITAL. 'slr. J. 0176)INET.Eitav7 . nutlerthut1;Would move ou Munday neat, that certain p.tia.rs relating to Kilmuinhant lltopital lw printed. LAWS OF ...... Mr. 11Y.ADIANI gave notice that, on the ISth instant. he woad more the appointmi at of • elect vanillin., to into awl report on the laws of inurtutain. THE KAFFIR WAR. Sir DE L. EVANS begged to ask the Under Secretary for tto Colonial Department or the First Lord of the Treasury a question respecting the cointnenceraent of a new war in Caffein.. Ile wished to know on what eoutlitions we wen• entering on the war 1 Ile also desired to ask the noble brd whether that house would be allowed, bairn: any keary expenditure was incumil, an opportunity of ex pressing its opicion as to the source from which the future expenses ought to come ? _ Lard J. IRUSSKI,I, could only .ay at present that his noble friend at the head of the colonial government had written in the stnmicest manner, enjoining the Governor at the Cape to take ear: that au expenditure was incurred, in the event of any future Kaffir war, which would fall on this country, and That the colony must be expeetivil to hear the expense of any such war.,,!fear, hear.) At the same Una , . he could not under present eircumstancivi say more than this, that, with the exceptiint of sending out a rare. 7- her s government would not . Wt . incur any espenve without laving A atonement lwfore the Movie, *butt enabling the h o ua• to form it. own judgment. (Hear.) With reginl to the reinforeetrient, be might state that one regiment only had hr tn ordered to be wnt out. The Commautler-intlrlaief. the Duke of Wellington, when tmetulted that mot ning..ai,l that only one regiment would be at present, though it was pos,ible that two regi ment. might be reouinttl. Sir W. moi.Eswowni a:A..4 whether the Under &reretary for the Coloni, s e•nld give any information as to the evmmeoe.n...... litatir war Mr. HAWES said that so soon as the nest despatches reached the Colonial...Mee they would be laid on the table ; of the home. He hoped, in the meantime, that no ...luxes rated degree of importance would he attached to the papers already received. (Hear. hear.) he Colonial-ottice had no d. patches at present from the governor. The latest despatch was tram the Colonial Secretary, and that VAS dated so far back as the 4th of January. The meson they had Mtl'lNlai none from the go vernor was because he was surrounded with large bodies of Kadin. (Loud laughter.) but since that date Sir Harry Smith, with that characteristic gallantry. skill. and courage which belonged to Iwo—(cheers)—dud emancipated hillISCIr and victoriously cut his way throuz.la a boric of barbarous tribes. (Hear.) Every day it might be ezpoeted that fresh *dirges would lie received from the Cape. as a steamer was likely to arrive every hour; and she would bring us three weeks' later accounts. Ile thought it would he inexpedient, under such circumstance►, to lay the papers now at the Colonial other. before the house, par ticularly as the later information would as early as possible be laid upon the table. (Hear.) BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE. Colarcel SHITHORP asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether it was trite, a. reported, that Mr. J. lyood, clia:rman of the hoard of inland revenue, was to receive a aunt of lOW. in addition to his present salary of 2,000/. ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the hon. and gallant IWO% r would move for the Treasury minute it would be found to state the ground on which the addition had liven made. (Cries of„love.") The teport was quite true. ,Ifi ar e hear.) (soloed SIBTHOR P—l can• to oppose th: ad dition. (Ile sr. and a :41110.1 CEYLON. _ BAILLI I'. 1K sv d to ask th, under secretary for the colonies when the hoto.e would be favoured with a copy of the report of the royal commission at Ceylon ? itiE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1851. the Roman catholic religion had beeneserened of late years Mr. STUART mmtemled dist the bill this mutilated to the freest and fullest extent without any hindrance or would not correspond to the wishes of the coautry, or eves etwascle whatever. And in this country there was no per- to the object proposed by Lord J. Rumen when he brought tics of this bill which could inflict the slightest hard- the subject before the house; and he arraigned the manner ship on any portion of our Roman catholic fellow- in which the insult offered to the crown had been met, not ',abject& But as regarded Ireland he could not deny, looking by a proclamation, or any of the constitutional modes of to the objections which had been made, that there were vindicating the dignity of the Sovereign, but by a letter some grounds for objections, and that this bill, as it stood, addressed by the }inn Minister, as an iudividual, to another did propose to interfere with usages and practices in coo- individual, and published in a newspaper. semen with the Roman catholic population which had been Mr. id. GIBSON explained his views respecting this long established, and that, to this extent, it would be a gentian, which Sir G. Grey, he said, had misapprehended. hardship and an interference altogether unnecessary. He did not wish that there should be any inquiry; but if (Cheers.) At the same time it should be understood that legislation was desired, be thought it was better to legislate is his opinion many of the objections made to with information than without it. His plan was to do this bill were utterly unfounded, either in law nothing in this matter, and he was glad to perceive that Or in feet. The main objections were to the se- this bill was approximating to his plan, gond and third clauses. With regard to the second Sir R. H. INGLIS admired the perverse ingenuity with clause it had been stated that it would render even the which the government had extracted all the spirit out of spiritual acts of the Roman catholic bishops null and void. their bill, leaving it a mere cep a mortuuni. Ihe country Now, to meet this objection he would suggest that no one, would repudiate the ineffective measure. with a legal education, could for one moment suppose that Mr. 0. BAN KES looked upon the bill as practically an a clause of this kind could render any spiritual act void, aihilated by the mutilation it had undergone. It might be unless that act was an act which could be enforced by a just as well abandoned altogether. lie appealed to the court of law. (Hear.) All spiritual acts performed by public voice to enforce the demand for a really efficient Roman catholic bishops, whether bishops in Ireland or measure. vicars apostolic in England, were acts to which Roman Mr. GLADSTONE said the present question was one of catboat.' rendered a willing obedience, which were of a vast importance, and one on which he entertained very de purely spiritual nature, and obedience to which the law of tided sentiments. Ile would not at present express those the Lend could not enforce. (Hear, hear.) It had never sentiments, but, as he did nut wish to blink the question, been in the contemplation of the government to set aside he would do so when the proper time arrived. The present such spiritual acts, and with such acts this bill did not motion being for the postponement of the measure, he did interfere at all. With regard to the third clause, it had not think it at all necessary to discuss its merits on that been alleged that it proposed a direct interference with the night. He had not been present when the right hon. provisions of the Bequests Act, which had been passed by member ((Sir G. Grey) had made some of his eeplaiiations, the legislature a few years ago with a view to facilitate the but he (51r. Gladstone) understood that the right hon. endowment of Roman catholic clergy in Ireland. He member (Sir G. Grey) had stated that words were to be altogether denied that it would have any such effect. The added to distinguish and except the case of bishops of tho 15th section of the act in question, and which con- episcopal church in Scotland. Ile (Mr. Gladstone) re tained the provisions referred to, was not at all turned that the preamble would be altered with the same affected by this bill. The 15th section in the Be- view, because it was so wide in its present shape quests Act. authorised grants by deed or will, in trust that it could not stand. to any Roman catholic archbishop, or bishop, or other per- Lord C. HAMILTON would ask any hon. member on son in holy orders, o ffi ciating in any diocese, or having pas- either side of the house, after having heard the speech of total superintendence of sty congregation of persons pro- the noble lord (Russell) in introducing the measure, whes teasing the Roman catholic religion, and to those who, from ther they could have conceived it possible that any bill to time to time, shall so officiate or so superintend. That which that speech had been the prelude could have been I particular section of the act was most carefully worded, reduced to such a miserable ra such a shred as the bill in land in no way, and in no degree, violated the clause in the its now altered shape. (Hear, hear.) lie (Lord C. llama ,' act of 1829, which prohibited the assumption by Roman ca- ton) would ask the house to inquire what they were to do tholic prelates of territorial titles, and with the permissive before going on at all with this bill. They were to prevent power conferred by the Bequests Act the bill now before the the assumption of titles in respect to places in the United house did not at all attempt to interfere. He was, never- Kingdom. lie proceeded to argue that the way in which theta's, not prepared to deny that there were cases in the bill was to be mutilated would defeat the object in view. which the operation of the third clause, as it now stood, After the strong constitutional remarks made by the noble might prejudice some of the rights of the Roman catholic lord (Lord J. Russell) in his letter, which had tended to rouse prelates in Ireland, rights admitted by long usage, sane- the protestant feeling of the country, and in his speech on tioned by timo, and admitted in courts of law. Allusion first introducing the bill, he (Lott C. Hamilton) did not had been made to the ordination and collation of priests. thick that the public would be at all satisfied with the With purely spiritual acts they had nothing to do, and legislation now proposed. (Hear, bear.) ordination or collation was a purely spiritual act. Lord J. RUSSELL—I have no objection to take the But there was no doubt that in certain cases it was lames- course suggested by the right hon. memher for Oxford (Mr. aury, in courts of law, to give evidence with respect to these Gladstone) to print any parts of the bill which are new. matters, in reference to the rights of third parties, it being The proposition to omit certain clauses of the bill will, I the practise to pat in, for the substantiation of facts, card- dare say, be considered as perfectly intelligible in itself, and flcates of ordination, or instruments of collation • and inci- the house will understand the object we have in view. 1 dentally this bill might unfairly and improper ly interfere have no desire unduly to occupy the time of the house at with these necessary processes. These instruments, as re- present, but I think I ought to notice a remark made by the garded Ireland, were always expressed in terms which on hon. member for Dorsceshire (Mr. Bankes), who has said that the face of them described Roman catholic prelates as it is well known that the assumption of these titles is clearly , archbishops or bishops of particular dioceses , and priests in contravention of the existing law, and that therefore the las priests of particular congregations. lie had during the government had not done its duty when it did not prosecute 1 last few days seen one of these instruments, which was in persons guilty of assuming these titles. The statement Latin, as was invariably the case, which styled the Roman which I made in my letter to a kids the honourable mem ! catholic Archbishop of Dublin " Archbishop of Dublin" ber (Mr. Bankes) has alluded, was that the law officers of simply, and evidence of that kind was receivable in courts the crown would be consulted as to the state of the existing lof law. Bequests were made, under the Bequests Act, to law, and that if no law existed applicable to the present Roman catholic priests and, in the case of the priest, it was ease, it should be carefully considered whether any new also necessary, to substantiate the right of third parties, that law might be enacted. We did consult the law officers of itsheuld be proved that such priest was an ordained priest of the crown, and the questions we asked were very formally the court of Rome and that he was the priest of a and very regularly drawn up. To these questions we re particular parish. It was clear, therefore, that this bill ecived answers which I shall now state. I related the sub- might present impediments to the procuring of evidence of stance of them on a former occasion, and may repeat this description. In respect to prelates, the objection was them now. The questions were as to the assumption of not so strong because the Bequests Act already secured to these new titles. There had been no assumption of any them a certain protection. In courts of equity in Ireland, titles in Ireland. The assumptions complained of were in since the act of 1829,thetitlin of Roman catholic archbishops this country. and bishops had been repeatedly recognised. These being Mr. 13ANKES—Tha assumption of titles generally. the facts, the bill would necessarily have an operation never (Cries of " Order, order.") intended by the government; for, above all, the govern- Lord J. RUSSELL—The hon. and learned gentleman 1 ment had been anxious not to meddle with any civil or the member for Newark (Mr. J. Stuart) has complained I religious right possessed at present by any class of her Ma- that after the law had been violated the government did jesty's subjests. The government hail given the best con- not prosecute the parties. My answer to this is, that after federation to this question, and, after that consideration, we had consulted the law officers of the crown they replied ' had thought it their duty to persevere with this bill, think- that they did not thinkthe assumption of titles in the present ing it essential that there should be a declaration by paella- instance was contrary either to the common or statute law, ment of the will of the nation, and of the feeling of the and accordingly the preamble of the present measure de country in respect to the act recently performed by dares that the "attempt to establish, under colour of the court of Rome, and which had excited such general, authority from the see of Rome, or otherwise, such pretended and he would say, just indignation; and that parliament secs, provinces, or dioceses, is illegal and void." It does should not pass by carelessly an aggression of the not say that the assumption of these titles is most unequivocal kind, indifference and inattention to legal, but goes on state that it is " inconsis which might but encourage further measures of a tent with ;the rights intended to be protected" similar character and equally insulting. (Hear, hear.) by the enactment of 1829. (Hear, hear.) It is, But while determining upon proffering this resist- I think, quite obvious that when we got a formal opinion meta the government was also most anxious eve- that the assumption of these titles was not illegal, it would cially with regard to Ireland, that nothing should be have been futile in the law-officers of the crown to enter attempted unduly prejudicial to or unfairly restrictive into prosecutions on the subject. (Hear, hear.) The of our Roman catholic fellow subjects. The effort opinion which we obtained went on to say that undoubtedly of the government had throughout been to reconcile if it could be proved that bulls hail been introduced to and overcome the difficulty in which they were this country, or that rescripts or writings hail been placedby the necessary of defence against the court of Rome, introduced for the purpose of establishing those as the one hand, and full protection of English and Irish sees, that such a proceeding was an offence, I think Romancatholicsontheother.Nodoubtthegovernmentmight they said at common law, but certainly they stated have omitted some words and inserted other words to meet it was against existing statutes. It is a totally diffe particular cases, but they had thought that by these modifi- rent question to proceed against a bull of the kind recently cation s they would raise now points of discussion, suggest introduced, and to prosecute parties fur the introduction of new objection+, and, in the end, not at all effect the object certain other bulls or nacripts from Rome. The bull in which they had most sincerely and honestly in view ; and, question is only liable to prosecution inasmuch as any other on mature deliberation, they had therefore come to the hull, rescript, or writing from the Pope, and it is quite eve conclusion that it was most expedient to omit altogether the dent that we could not prevent the receipt of communica second and third clauses. (Cheers.) The fourth clause tens from the Pope, and would not be justified in prose. (as we understood the right hon. gentleman to say) was curing the Roman catholics for the introduction of doeu merely ancillary to these clauses, and it would be proposed melds on such subjects as allowing first cousins to also to be omitted; and he would now say a few words in marry, giving power to bishops to ordain, or in anticipation of the objections which would probably be respect to any other matter necessary for the due and pro urged, after this announcement, that the bill, thus re. per carrying on of the Roman catholic religion. It would dead and limited to the declaratory prohibition con- have been an undue exercise of legal power if we had pro tained in the first clause, would be a measure seeuted for the Resumption of titles which the law did not unworthy of the occasion and not of a character to justify forbid. Nor could we have prosecuted for the introduction the expectations which had been excited. (Cheers and of a bull. I think the law wisely gives the executive en counter cheers.) Ile must say that, in his opinion, it was -ferment an entire discretion with regard to certain bulls, of the first importance that there should be placed on record and whether, en this point, further legislatiom may he neces a parliamentary declaration in the clearest and most sary, is aquestion which may be considered. I will only now explicit language to the effect that the titles assumed by ny. that the enactments on this subject are very unsatisewtury. Roman catholic prelates were not assumed upon the authority The introduction of bulls into this country is forbidden, but of the legislature, or with the sanction of the nation. whether they are forbidden under the penalties of misde (Cheers.) The first thing now required was a national pro- meaner or of high treason is very doubtful. (Hear, hear.) hibition of the assumption of all such titles. (Cheers.) This The prohibition is general. It is not a prohibition like that might be merely a repetition of an existing prohibition, but which was in force in the early times. In early times there he would contend that it was not the less necessary. Cer- waxen prohibition of the introduction of bulls inconsistent tainly, he would not itdmit that the clause in the act of with the kings prerogative or the safety of the state. The 1829, which forbade the assumption of territorial titles by prohibition now is generally against the introiluction of Roman cathotic prelates, was a dead letter. It was true writings from Rome. Having stated this much as to the that undieguisedly, in ordinary transactions with the Ito- legal power which we had to prosecute, I may say that in man catholic population, the Irish Roman catholic th e s p eec h I made to this house in intro ducing the bill, and prelates did ignore and overlook that clause; but at the very commencement of that speech, I stated that we suletantially and in effect, in all official communication' did not intend to legislate on the whole subject of the re with the government and in all official documents, those lotions of this country with the court of Rome. (Hear, prelates did obey and respect the law. And, if this bill passed, we should have the same result in (Hear, hear.) hear.) It was too wide, too extensive a subject, and I said that we were not prepared to legislate on it, We meant England; for he believed that in England, as elsewhere, to confine ourselves, as I stated long ago, to prevent the Her Majesty's Roman catholic subjects would feel it their duty to respect and bow to the law. (Hear, hear.) For assumption of territorial titles, so that there might not be that sway obtained over the realm of England which was instance, the other day he had had the honour of present- inconsistent with the Queen's sovereignty, the rights ing to her Majesty a petition from Roman catholic of bishops, and the independence of the country. prelates in Ireland, in which, while styling them - The Queen's supremacy has been invaded, the selves bishops and archbishops, they did not, either in rights of bishops and of the church have been touched, the body of the petition, or by the form of their signatures , assume any titles inconsistent with the existing law. and the spiritual independence of the kingdom, a (Hem, has been assailed. That is, in fact, the offence which hear.) And that being so, he had had no hesitation of that by a what- has ever in presenting the address. Again, in the petition pro- been committed foreign power. The essence offence is the insult which has been offend to our Queen seated on a former occasion by the hon. member for Dun dalk (Mr. M'Cullagh), which was signed by every arch. and country ; the offence to which the hon. and learned gentleman (Mr. J. Stuart) referred is of a totally different bishop and bishop in Ireland, while they signed their nature. In order to meet that insult the direct way is to Christian names and surnames, thermentiuned neither introduce a bill to forbid, and, if possible , prevent the as , their dioceses nor archdioceses. WEile, then, avoid- sumption of such titles. The noble turd who spoke last ing all interference with long established usages in lee- (Lord C. Hamilton) has totally misapprehended the matter land, or with any of the rights of our Roman to which his remarks were mainly directed. The question catholic fellow-countrymen, he did think that this prohibi of the law being inoperative because certain things are done I tion with regard to the assumption of titles should be ex ' tended both to England and Ireland. (Hear, hear.) As in Ireland and the question of the assumption of titles are two totally different things. The assumption by bishops of far as his own opinion went, hoeing that this bill would pass, he was chiefly desirous that they should take up a po- the titles of sees in Ireland is forbidden by the law. Although, however, the law may be to a certain sition which should offer no encouragement to an further similar agreesions—(loud cheers)—an- he extent inoperative in Ireland, yet persons so prohibited to take tithe do not take them on any public document, did conceive that such a prohibition as this pans or when addressing the Lord Lieutenant or his Under-Se ending from parliament would have all the desired °Mary. In any public document they do not in signing effect. (Cheers.) At the same time he would repeat what their - . es p u t d o wn these titles, but they sign themselves he had said before—that he did not look to any act of par- for example as " Paul Cullen," or " Daniel Murray." liaruent for the maintenance of the protestant religion of They use their own names and not any of these titles what these realms—(sheen)—but to that deep feeling of ever. So far, no doubt, the law is bad, but with respect to attachment to their protestant faith which charac- the exercise of their episcopal jurisdiction, they have not tensed alike the members of the established church changed the titles and the jurisdiction which they held and the adherents of all the denominations de- before the law of 1829. If a person should come into a seending front that church. (Loud cheers.) To such court of law to maintain a right founded on the assumption feelings alone, he trusted, under God, for a defence of that of these titles, I'eonceive it would be a question for the court' ' faith, accompanied as they would no doubt be by increased of law to decide whether any such proceedings were activity and increased intelligence in their respective spheres not invalid on account of the assumption of such on the part of every minister of every protestant titles. But it is a totally different thing when denomination—armed, as he believed, in the ass these titles are only incidentally used. In that case it may sour of truth to resist any and every aggression. (('heers.) happen that the right may he perfectly good, although in Before he sat down he was anxious to answer a question the mode of proving that right and in the instrument an that had been put by the hon. member for Ayr Jere with offence may be committed against the law. I may use the respect to the operation of this bill upon the bishops of the same illustration of this difference which I did on a former protestant episcopal communion of Scotland, and he had to occasion. For instance, there are marriages performed by state that their case had not been in contemplation by the Roman catholic prelate., but the circumstance that the government at all when the proposal of the bill was under ceremony is performed by parties who assume a title to consideration. There was nothing in the conduct of these which they have no right in law does not make the mar bishops, or in the course they had pursued, to render naps void. The marriage' are, on the contrary, good and it necessary to place them under any prohibitions, disabilities, perfectly legal. Now, sir, our difficulties in framing these or restriction which had not existed before. (Hear, hear.) clauses were many. We designed to prevent the receipt taut episcopal communion, he had felt it r i g ht t o state t h at But after the presentation of the petition from the protes- of bequests of property to the bishops under these assumed titleseand thus to prevent the assumption of the I the bishops of that body, designated as they were by the titl e s altogethe r, - but it has been found that we could not act of late, had no shadow of right to assume titles drawn use words to prevent the use of these titles fur the purposes from the names of the places where their dioceses existed ; of bequests, without preventing and making void acts be-' and in introducing a clause to exempt those bishops from any penalties under the present bill, he should certainly longing to the spiritual character of the Roman catholic preachers. On the occasion of a former debate, I said that v . e .h r i t , o h th t e heT ass w um ere ptio n n ot o n r ow ns e e nti o t f ied an b y y ti th tle e monde that such exemption should give them no right If any part of this bill interfered unduly with the exercise orti whatsoevert h tsze f re or ad t y ha t t o it e w xp . un n g o e t in was an th ca u t s ho o l b i icecrteiliontobnle in it , , law. In the remarks:he hid o ff ered to the house,he hid en- o fwhathteeviWer the intention of the government to interfere with religious deavoured, as as he was able, to abstain from introducing liberty. The honourable member for Dorsetshire (Mr. matter which must necessarily lead to debate; fur he llankes) has referred to the proceedings of the thought it desirable that the house should not now be synodof Th l andasked I have involved in a long and protracted discussion upon this on that subject. I very much agree in some question. and he hoped he had succeeded. (Hear, hear.) of the remarks of the honourable member. I think the The right hon. baronet concluded by moving that the order assumption of these titles is an insult offered to the crown, of the day for the second reading of the bill be postponed and th till Friday ant. e proceedings of the synod of Thurles have fore- Mr. HAWES said the preliminary sad &sal report of the eommimioners he had in h 4 hand. The evidence was ex tremely bulky, and it had been transmitted to the Horse Guards, who had full orders to transmit it to Ceylon, for the purpose of conducting the trials there. The evidence was so transmitted, and no copy of it had been retained. A copy e was made ou his trial . t for C b a o p ti ti . kin in la b tr r n, fo bu r t i h n e ,,, litra e to Heinle) would have the report of the commissioners shortly in his hands. (Hear.) Mr. }MILLIE asked whether the hoe. gentleman would state when the evidence was sent back to Ceylon ? Mr. HAWES could hardly answer the question, but it had been sent out some time ago--some time in the autumn, Y welk as he could recollect. The dates and facts would be EMitdlitie papers. COUNTY VOTERS BILL. Mr. L. KING, amid loud cheers, brought in his County Voters Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 2nd of April. MINISTERIAL PLANS. Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, in moving that this house at its rising do adjourn to Monday . next, I will state the course of proceeding we propose to adopt on the part of the go vernment. (Hear, hear.) My right hon. friend the Secre tary for the Home Department (Sir George Grey) will state, when the order of the day is read for the second reading of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, the alterations and modifications which we propose to make in that bill. As they are, certainly, extensive altera tions, and as I was asked the la st time we met in this house, I that, after the statement was made, we should postpone the Isecond reading of the bill, I have to state that, altar taken that suggestion iuto consideration, we ptepteele vi 2 I journ the order of the day for its second reading until Fri. day next . (Cheers.) With respect to the general state of business, I should my that, having had a considerable in tend without any public business being done in this house, it is desirable we should proceed as soon as possible with the estimates for the year ; and we propose that as Monday next the house in committee should consider the I navy estimates. We propose, 111 I have ,mid, to postpone the second reading of the Eixlesiastical Titles Bill until Friday. I trust there will be no opposition, on the part of those who are against that bill, to going into committee I on an early day after the bill is read • second time, sup-, posing it to be so read. (Hear.) It is necessary likewise Ito take some steps with regard to the army 111111 ordnance estimates, especially with regard to the number of men for the army, in order to proceed with the Mutiny Bill, which expires on the 26th of April, about which time the Easter holidays intervene. We do not propene to take any vote on the income tea until Monday, the 24th of the present month, and on Friday, the 2lst inst., the Chancellor of the Exchequer will state any modificatiocui or alterations he has to propose with regard to the financial measures fur the year. (Hear, hear.) Ido not think it necessary to state more at present with reference to the 'business before the house, except to repeat that my right hon. friend the Hume Secretary will state the alterations , we propose to make in the Ectlesiastind Titles Bill. ' (Hear, hear.) It was then agreed that the house at its rising should ad journ to Monday. ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION BILL Upon the order of the day being read for the mod reading of this bill, numerous petitions against, and seta for, were presented by various hon. members. Two althea were read at length by the clerk at the table, namely, petition presented by 3lr. J. &sumer, from the bishops of the protestant episcopal church of Scotland in favour of the, bill ; and one presented by Mr. Rae Notos, from 6,000 of the parishioners of St. Mat, St. George's, and St. Tho- ! 121101's in the City of Lub lin, against it. Mr. M'CI:LLAOII I\6o presented petitions from the parish of Tullylish, in the i county of Down ; alai/heron, in the county of Monaghan ; ! Tullya len, in the county of Louth; and Balrothery and Balscadden, in the county of Dublin ; against the enact- ment of any measure of religious disabilities.. Sir 0. GREY then ruse and said—ln pursuance of the intimation made by his noble friend (Lord John Russell) he had now to state to the house the modifications and alters- lions in the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill, which, spun full consideration of all the facts and circumstances, the government would have to propose in the event of the hose consenting to the second reading of that measure. la the lint place he would take notice of some suggestions which had b•ell very strongly urged upou the government, I from various quarters, in refertnetto thecuurre which it was expedient to adopt asregarded this bill. On Monday night it had been strongly urged on the government, and chiedy by the right hon. member fur Manchester (Mr. M. that the bed course to take in this matter, with a view to the despatch of public business and to the avoidance of protracted debates, would be that course which, in another place, had been suggested by Lord Stanley as that which he would have pumued had he been at the head of the govern ment. That suggestion ;it was represented, was to this effect : that the government should refer to committees of both houses of parliament a variety of questions connected with the relations which the Roman catholic subjects of the crown hors, on the one hand, to the state, and on the other, to the head of their own church. Now this suggestion was founded on a belief that the further discussion of this question could he indefinitely postponed and that the house would, in this way, be enabled to proceed at mice to the consideration of other subjects, to which it was indispensable that parliament should without any unneces sary delay proceed. It, however, did seem to him (Sir 0. Grey) that the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Milner Gibson) and others who had agreed with that right hon. gentleman, had completely overlooked one important part of the re cutoraendationmade by Lord Stanley. The noble lord had not simply suggested the appointment uf a committee; he had, M the B.lloe time, advised that resolutions should lie passed donoltonoutuly by . both houses of parliament express dee of the opinion of parliament as to the course meently:taken by the court of Rome, which the noble lord, common with others, had staid was offensive, derogatory to the dignity of the crown and entrenching upon the liber ties and independence o f the country. (Hear, hear ) Therefore, if the noble lord had mu:garbles& the appointment of committees, he haul at the same time suggested what would unavoidably deal to discussion and to debate. If, however, the advice offend by the right hon. gentleman (Mr. M. Gibson) were alone taken, they would not the less run the risk of debates as lung and as discursive as the de bates ni eesaarily following upon a perseverance in the bill which was now before the house. Certainly in his (Sir George Grey's) parliamentary experience he did not remember resolutions being passed by both holies of parliament except with a view to immediate legislation. (hear, hear.) It must be apparent that, in the, ease, such • resolution, agreed on by both houses of parliament, could not have the force of law, and that, as regarded the rights assumed by certain Roman catholic prelates, such resolutions would be of no effect whatever. Sach revolutions would, however, involve considerable discussion, and, obviously also, they would never theless be mere waste paper, either as respected a declaration or an alteration of the existing law. For, notwithstanding such resolutions, and despite of them, the titles assumed by Roman catholic prelates would be borne as openly, and us undimuiseilly, as at this moment. (Ilse, hear.) And the right hon. gentleman (Mr. M. ) must be aware that the question of the appoint 'sent of a committee to go into this subject could not be brought forward without involving discussions of a nature which, fur every reason, it was most desirably to avoid. Instead of ;inching, he feared such discussions would increase and protract religious animosities, and that upon the appedutment of such a committee as was recommended, an undefined expectation would be kept up of eventual comprehensive It was his (Sir 0. Grey's) opinion that it was far more de sirable to proceed at MCC in the attempt to satisfy the pro testant feeling of the people of England, while at the same time, retaining inviolate the principles of religious liberty, and leaving undisturbed the rights of our Roman catholic fellow-subjects. lie would, however, at the outset confess, that in his view lie del nut think the state of the law in regard to the Roman catholic subjects of the crown was in a satisfactory state, and that their position in re spect to the crown and in respect to their own church, was one well worthy of the examination of a par liamentary committees (Hear, hear.) Another suggestion pressed upon the government, proceeding from a different quarter, and urged upon separate motives, was that Ire. land should be excluded from the operation of this bill. It was no doubt true that many hon. gentlemen while strongly impressed with the cons ictioa that it was neces sary to adopt some legislative mcusum for the purpose of checking the encroachments of the court of Rome, as exhi bited on a recent occasion in the spirit which had dictated the brief and pastoral, to which so much reference was made, were, at the same time impressed with the idea, and in these feelings it was difficult not to participate—that, seeing the position so long occupied by Roman catholic. in Ireland, nothing should be done which nut merely in reality, but in appearance, should have the effect of imposing new disa bilities. The proposition, in effect, was that Ireland should be omitted from the operation of this bill. Now, this subject had been fully considered by the government long before the meeting of parliament, and it had been considered since the meeting of parliament; 'but that further consideration had but confirmed them in the conviction that to take this course would be entirely inconsistent with their duty. The object of this measure was to assert the authority of the Queen, an assertion which was made in consequence of a late aggression, and to have omitted the ease of Ireland from that measure, would have been to admit that the authority of the crown in Ireland was l eas p ara mount than in other portions of the United Kingdom. (Cheers.) To have taken this course would have been, for ministers of the' crown, a direct betrayal of their trust. (.. Hear" and cheers.) But while he said this, he was at the same time willing to admit that there was a wide practical difference in the circumstances of Ireland and the circumstances of England. It was impos s ible to overlook the fact, one to which he had had frequent occasion to advert, not in con nexion with this bill, that there did exist in Ireland a Roman catholic population, consisting of the great majo rity of the inhabitant• of that country—that this popula tion possessed a church not endowed by the state, • church which bed existed since the time of the Reformation in unbroken succession, at one time prohibited, at another time tolerated, at ano- ther time protected—a church which possessed bishop., side i by side with the established church, and that that Roman catholic church in 'rebind bad been sanctioned and ousel- I raged in proceedings and practices which had never been sanctioned en England, fur the simple reason that the cir cumstances of the two countries had always been entirely and essentially different. (Hem.) There Mre he felt, and all must feel that there was considerable difficulty in legislating 'in this caw. In this country bishops of the Boman catholic church had existed as vicars apostolic ; they hail been en trusted with the most complete ecclesiastical functions, oat shadowed the dangers to which we may be exposed. We, LT OUSE and ESTATE AGENCY.—Liato of have proposed to assert the independence and authority of Homes Sal Apartments sent her by post, os se/Ammon to the crown and country of England. We think there is Yr. Dit BERNARDT, boos sad estate meet, and auctioneer, ao, danger of encroachments on our temporal government, and Jenn-drect, Adushl. vs have adopted a course which to us appeared calculated . ' to meet the evil as far as legislation could at present meet it. We have, however, found it difficult to use words by which the operation of acts necessary to the Roman catholic religion might not be prevented. It must be apparent that acts of ordination as well as some others come fairly within the spiritual jurisdiction of the church. After all, I really wish that honourable gentlemen would consider the imperfections of language with which we meet in drawing up such measures. We have found it impossible after various attempts to use language of such • ' nature as to prohibit what we might most wisely prohibit, and leave free that which we might most wisely leave free. Hon. gentlemen may be more fortunate than we have been and may he able to point to that exact measure of legis tion which is requisite. It is evident that Lord Stanley has been equallyunfortunate, for he has no definite measure I to propose. I certainly will not say that by this bill or any other bill we have now to propose, we arc free from danger. I will not say that we arc free from the inter ference of the Roman catholic bishops and priesthood with the education of the people in Ireland, nor in other matters partly temporal and partly spiritual, and others of a wholly temporal nature. I du not, however, think, be cause we have such dangers to apprehend, that it would be right to prevent the meeting of the Roman catholic bishop* for the consideration of matters connected with their church entir:.ly of a spiritual nature. Every one must wish that the bishops should have proper facilities for exercising legi timate power over their clergy—should superintend their moral conduct, and should have power to take steps to re strain any immorality occurring among the people. On the subject of the interference of the Roman catholic priesthood with regard to temporal matters, I am not without my apprehensions. I have no apprehension iu regard to this country after the feeling so generally, I might. almost say unanimously evinced in favour of protestantiam. There is no danger in Great Britain ; I cannot say there is none in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) I cannot say that the Roman catholic priestho od there may not interfere very seriously with the progress of education, and use their power mis chievously for the country. I admit that the whole subject requires consideration ; but we must see before we proceed with legislation much further on the subject—we must see in what manner the government of Rome says and the bishops in Ireland act. The question, I repeat, is one full of difficulty ; and I must confess that, after all I have seen, I think we ought to confine ourselves in this bill to that amount and character of legislation which will duly assert the sovereignty of the Queen of this country. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE said that any one who had heard the speech of the noble lord (Russell), and saw the bill in the shape in which it was now proposed to carry it, must exclaim, " quantion mulaus, air illo Ilectore." (Laughter.) Many people were not aware of the powers conferred on the ltoman catholic dignitaries. Ile found in • Roan= catholic work of authority that—" The legates a later. have the right of managing all the affair., civil, crone rnical, and political, of the nations committed to them by the sovereign pontiff, and according to the decrees of Benedict XIV. they may renew investiture, condemn, deprive of fiefs, and give absolution to the extent of the apos tolic power; accordingly, as vicars of his holiness, they possess the plenitude of spiritual and temporal power." It was contrary to the constitution of this country, Lord Hale said, that any cardinal should be resident in England. The following were the powers conferred on cardinals. In a work entitled " Nolitia Congregationum El Tribunal= Curve Rum:knee," by Ilunold I'lettenburg, a jesuit, dedi cated to the Bishop of Paderborn, and printed at the epis copal press at iiildesium, Westphali a , 1693, he found the following passages : —Page 42—" De l'revelegus Cardi nalum. Head 9, chap. 9—" Cardinali Aaserenti se cue legatum creditor, etiamsi literal sus legationis non exhi beat."—Bull Noblissimus. 12—" Elect= in Cardinalem co ipso a patria potestate est liberatus." 13—" Cardinale. in COMMIS3IIII BIM ceclesiis a sede apostolica pouunt beneficia confcrre, jurisdictionem exereen, ante captain posses sionem." 15—. Cardinali Asserenti aliquid actum in pro- , sentia Papte vel sibi, vivo vocis oraculo a Papa, mandattual Nine credi depict." He (Mr. Newdegate) slid not think it safe that such powers should rest with the officers of the Roman catholic church in this country. Ile hoped that after the declaration made by the people, and by 395 , members of that house, that something should be done; go vernment would really not trifle with such an importantsub ject. Well might Cardinal Antonslli say the hon. baronet the Secretory for the Home Department wasthe most ineffi cient officer who ever held office. OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 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KG. rrlIE COMMERCIAL ASPECT` of tho GREAT Y.XHIKIrION to ISM, Ey W. Poutio. Egg , Mayor of Not. tiugham, a local Commies/ones of the Industrial hob:baton Rrt all Nations. Is seat cower, ed.; embossed cloth boards, gilt slus. Is. London t Arthur Hall and Co., 25, Paterno•ter-runr ; and all booksellers. fie r'llP ranrogi• TO CORRESPONDENTS. d•ertleeoeata la teaded for "The Express:* Laudon Evening paper, rust Mat the Ottlar, to, Bourtrie-rlzews, by Two o'crork ea the day of pallicatisa. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tau DAT —Mormog, sh, 1004.. .Afternos, M. 27m To.a•mow—itarimg. 312. Aftermath 6k. to. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 8. A MORE careful examination of the accounts from the scene of the new Kaffir war has tended rather to enhance than diminish our estimate of its threaten ing character. In many of the reports . , it is true, wo can trace the exaggerations of panic ; but, after making allowance for everything of this kind, enough remains to warrant anxious anticipations. We have little doubt that the cruelties said to have been exercised on settlers will ultimately prove to have been exaggerated. But the reverses expe rienced by our soldiery arc beyond dispute, and, what is worse, they imply either great negligence or an unpardonable excess of confidence on the part of the officers in command. The facts of the case arc simply these : Disaffec tion to British rule was known to be widely diffused among the Guikas and the neighbouring tribes. So serious was the aspect of affairs that Sir thRRY SMITH deemed it incumbent on him to visit British Kaffraria in person. When there he had recourse to the extreme measure of deposing the greatest chief among the Katfirs. Had he paid the slightest at tention to the indications of what was passing around him ho must have seen that this had greatly increased the existing irritation. lie consulted some of the chiefs, who, if not friendly, had not at least openly joined the malcontents, about arresting SAN. DILLI. Ono of them frankly told him that the attempt would be resisted; the rest, when he told of the reward he would offer, replied with scornfal irony that the man who took SANDILLI would be come very rich . No man who knew the Katfus could doubt that they had made up their minds fur mischief. _ _ Matters standing thus, a detachment of soldiers was ordered out from Fort Cox to arrest SAxtom. Colonel MACKINNON marched upon this service with as little precaution as he might have marched from one town in England to another. He directed his soldiers in single file through the most difficult and dangerous pass in Kaffirland, with their muskets unloaded. The advanced guard was allowed to pass, the main body was surrounded and tired upon by an enemy wider cover. It was only after suffering con siderable lose that he was able to extricate huuself from the defile: all thoughts of arresting SANDILLI had to be relinquished, and the force had to retarie to Fort Cox by a circuitous route. Meanwhile, the insurgent Kaffir, surrounded Sir HARRY himself, with a weak force at Fort Cox, and cut off his communications. An attempt made by Colonel Soneuser to re-open the communication was defeated. About the same time simultaneous attacks were made upon different parties of our strag gling troops, is all of which they suffered more or less. Mr.. STANFORD compared Lorl J. Russell to a thea trical manager, and made several jokes upon the ministerial programme for the season. Mr. PLCMTRE feared that the omissions proposed in the bill would neutralise all the good effect it might have produced. Mr. FAGAN repudiated She assertion that any insult had been offered to the crown and people of England. Ile should oppose the bill, because it was an invasion of civil and religious liberty. Colonel SIIITHORP had expected to be deceived by the government, and had found his expectations realised. Ile should not be surprised to hear very shortly that the Pope was in Downing-street, sumptuously entertained out of the secret service money. The postponement of the debate was then agreed to. APPOINTMENT OF A VICE-CHANCELLOR DILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the bill be read a second time. Mr. STUAIVI observed that, as the bill stood, if by any chance they !were deprived of the Vice-Chancellor, who would be appointed under the bill, they could not appoint another without another act of parliament. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had given notice of some clauses which he intended to propose when the bill was in committee, in order to ensure the proper working of the bill. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. INCLOSURE OF LANDS. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, leave was given to bring in a bill to authorise the inclosurc of certain lands, in pur suance of the sixth report of the inclosure commissioners. NUNNERIES. On the motion of Mr. LACY, leave was given to bring in a bill to prevent the forcible detention of females in reli gious houses. The house then, at 20 minutes to nine o'clock, adjourned until Monday. Sir HARRY SMITH contrived to make his escape to King Willhun's Town. The communication between that place and the sea was, according to the latest despatches, still open. None of our forts fell into the hands of the Kaffirs, and they were understood to be provisioned for six weeks. Still, the position of the Commander-in-Chief and his troops was ex . . tremely precarious. His whole troops 'could not amount to 2,000 men. With these he had to main tain a number of forts, keep open the communi cation between them, and with the colony. The su perficial extent of the country these forts were erected to hold in check cannot be less than 700 square miles, and it is one of the most impracti cable countries on the face of the earth. The po pulation cannot be very dense, for the inhabi tants depend for their support mainly upon agriculture; but it is said to exceed in proportion many districts in Scotland; and throughout this country almost every man was either in units against the British, or afraid to assist them, and assailed by every kind of inducement and intimidation to draw him over to the side of the insurgents. In this awkward position Sir lIARRY SMITH had placed himself by neglecting to concentrate his force, and keep it on the alert against surprise, at the very time that ho was doing an act which he ought to have known, and which ho was warned by the Kaffirs themselves, was certain to bring the whole of the neighbouring tribes upon his hands. Sir HARRY Colonel SOIIIIRSET, and Colonel MACKINNON are brave and able soldiers, and two of them have great experience in Kaffir warfare. The first surprise being over, they may be able to make good their ground till reinforcements arrive. 'fho Burgher and Hot tentot levies are mustering and moving in force to the frontier. A force of 1,000 men, with stores and ammunition, have been despatched from Cape Town or Simon's Bay. As yet only the tribes in British Kaf fraria—indeecl only a part of them—have assumed a decidedly hostile attitude. But if the small and scattered force in the province be overwhelmed be fore succour can reach them, it is certain that other tribes will join those already in arms, and the move ment extend to the north of the Winterbcrg, and into Independent Kaffirland. What the consequence of such a result would be, the events of 1836.0 may teach us. Swarms of marauders would enter the colony by the innumerable passes of its ex tended frontier, fill with their ambushes every bush and kloof as far west almost as Citenliage, and ex , tend their ravages northward to Somerset and the , Tarka. The isolated farm-houses would be burnt, the cattle driven off in all directions, the corn fields and stackyards fired. Even as it is, apprehension ' and the appearance of straggling plunderers have in many places driven the husbandmen from their la ; , hours in mid-harvest. THE FALSE CHARGE AGAINST LOR STAMFORD. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—Tins DAY. OLD COURT.—Barns rxe it.coausa. Mary Ant - s - Fari - es - , - g, 41 - us — ter for wilful and corrupt perjury, and unlawfully conspiring with others to charge George Harry Grey, Earl of Stamford with being the father of a bastard child. The defendant, a coarse, ordinary-looking woman, shab bily, dressed, and with a child in her arms, pleaded not guilty. Mr. Parry and Mr. Parnell were fur the prosecution ; and Mr. Wm. Cooper defended. Mr. Parry stated the following case to the jury, and said: The prisoner is the daughter of most respectable parents, her father being a spade-maker at Hyde, in Staffordshire, a village about half a mile from Enville, the seat of the Earl of Stamford and Warrington. She left her father's house in September last, enceinte, and on the Gth of Feb. last she lodged an information at the Marlborough-street police court, charging Lord Stamford with being the father of a child which she had given birth to on the 28th of Feb. last. On the 18th the case came on for hearing, when the earl was represented by Mr. Clarkson. A woman named Jane Lewis accompanied her. The defendant, having been sworn, stated that on the 28th of February last she was in company with Jane Lewis, collecting some rent for her father, and that about nine o'clock in the evening the met the earl with a clergyman. They were intoxicated. She had known the earl fur 21 years. He left the clergyman and accosted her, and inquired whether she was going home. His lordship said he would walk with her, and after some persuasion he had a connexion with her, which resulted in the birth of the child.; The evidence was proceeding when we went to press, and the evidence of his lordship and several servants proved that his lordship was at home on the day in question until 11 o'clock at night, and his lordship positively swore that he had never to his recollection seen the defendant. The case was likely to occupy the whole day. SWORD OF WILLIAM TIIE CONQUEROIL—Thera I can be little doubt that the sword of the Conqueror is in the armoury at Goodrich Court. It was presented by Lord Viscount Gage to the late Sir Samuel Meyrick, and exhi bited by Dr. Meyrick to the Society of Antiquaries, Novem ber. 23, 1826. The Doctor's letter is to he found in the Appendix to the " Archteologia " of that date, with an engraving of the sword. lie states that the arms on the pommel are those of Battle Abbey, that its date is about 1430, and that it was the symbol of the criminal juris diction of the abbot. At the dissolution of the abbey it fell into the hands of Sir J. Gage, who was one of the commis ,4uners for taking the burreuder of religious houses.— Notes and Queries. _ _ The mischief done is already great, and the pos sible future devastation defies estimate. The danger, as we have seen, has been augmented by the Commander-in-Chiefs overweening opinion of his prestige among tho Kaflirs. Unfortunately our charges against him cannot stop here : we arc com pelled to come to the conclusion that he has not only enhanced the danger by his recent conduct, but is the origin of the whole mischief. The rising originated, and as far as is yet known in this country, had been confined to British Kaffra ria. The irritation among the Kaffirs had its source • in the systematic policy pursued towards them since Ilast war. They were then amerced in a considerable extent of territory, enough of itself to occasion sore ness. In addition to this, military villages were established inside of and along their frontier. The settlers in these were old soldiers and camp fol lowers, who were, or were called, their wives. The habits of these settlers were of a nature to bring them often into angry collision with the natives. To I avert the bad consequences of this, Sir HARRY SMITH repaired to British Kaffraria. When there he attempted to intimidate the chiefs by fantastical actions and strange mystical harangues. The chiefs laughed at his vapouring and were indignant at his peremptory - measures. He first provoked the war, • AVERAGE WAGES OF 'MECHANICS AND OTIIERS IN SOUTH AI:STE/ILIA FUR THE QUAILTED ENDING ; JUNE 30, 1850.-Blacksmiths, 6s. per day, without board and lodging ; bakers, 4s. per day, with board and lodging ; I bricklayers, 6s. per day, without board and lodging ; bul lock drivers, 251. to 301. per annum, with board and lodging ; briekmakers, 21. per 1,000 ; butchers, 3s. per day, with board and lodging carpenters, 7s. per day, without I board or lodging ; cabinet-makers, 7s. per day, without • board or lodging ; coach-builders, 7s. per day, without board or lodging ; coopers, 65. 6d. per day ; domestic scr eants-males, 25/. to 301. per annum ; females, 121. to 291.1 per annum, with board and lodging ; day labourers, 40. per day, without board or lodging ; farm servants-marriedi couples, 301. to 40!. per annum, with board and lodging ; I single men, 251. to 30!. ditto ; masons, 75. per day, without board or lodging ; millers, 4s. 61. ditto ; painters and glaziers, 4s. Gd. ditto ; plasterers, 5.. 6d. ditto ; sawyers, Os. per 100 feet, without board or lodging ; saddlers, os. per day ditto ; shoemakers, is. 6d. ditto ; shepherds, 201. to W. per annum, with board and lodging ; shopmen, Gel. to 1001. ditto; tailors, 7d. per hour, without board or lodging; tanners, ss. 6d. per day, ditto ; wheelwrights, Ls. 6d. ditto; miners-tributers, 355. per week ; tutwork, 31s. 6d. ditto ; ore dressers, 255. to 30s. ditto ' • lenders, 28s. ditto ; boys, 6s. to 18a. per week.-AdelaideTimes.