The Express. — London, England, 1852-06-29 00:00:00

Ili PER lAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF 1.0H05.--MoNDAT, JUNK 28. The Unlit CMANCILLORLIC tooBUSINESS. k his seat at five o'clock. PUB PETITIONS PRESENTED. Man ImulAs Stu...us-11y Lord WODEHOUSE, from Limeade, cumplainiug of the price of sufter. METROPOLITAN In (CEMENT BILL.—By Lord CHAN WORT H, from dissenters widths two mania London, complaining of iertaiu slums in this bill. REMOVAL OE SMITMVIRLD Maaaat.—By the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, trom owners and occupiers of houses in the neighbourhood of Copenhagen-fields, complaining of the selection of that place as the site fur the market to be removed from Smithfield. The noble earl said that, it the erection of the market in Copenhagen-fields was permitted, , they *mild soon have all the annoyances which now elated in Smithfield. It was a densely-populated neighbourhood. surrounded on every aide by buildings, the inhabitants of which mast be subject to great inconvenience ; and, alive. ther, it was so bad a situation as could have been choten for the new market. Arlo Marva, CAMDEN supported the prayer of the' rti e petition was ordered to lie on the table. STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE moved to insert after section 2 of standing order 119, "That notice in writing shall be given to ler Map sty's Attorney-General of every bill containing pruvoions whereby the application of the property tor the patronage or constitution of any charity, or the right of any charity to any property shall be affected, and no such bill shall be read a Devoid time until the house shall have received a report tram the AttorneyHenend on the mattets relating to such charity." Ape, d to. CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL. MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION DILL. These aW s,vertlly mussed through committee. MILITIA FAT BILL. On the quistion that the house go into committee on this ball, Lord BROLIIIIAM said he would take that opportunity of stating that he only accepted this militia bill because nothing better had twin proposed. He could only look upon such a measure as necessary as a 111.1111 of defence. It should bare been passed years ago, and then no suspicion would have ahem on the continent as to our motives for bringing it forward at this time. He looked upon a militia as the moot objectionable mode of levying troop. in this country. It was the worst possible tea. because it was nothing hews. than a pnll tax, and it enforced compulsory service, which was another serious objection to it Ile had hems aoxion• to expos his opinion—wel•ich, Clod knew, was of little value to anybody but hinueir—upon this ob armies* measure. Tliebilitinqipassed through the committee. DISCIPLINE or THE TROOPS ON BOARD THE BIRKENHEAD STEAMER. The Earl of CARDItiAN laid on the table minutes from the Adjutant-tic:scree office, with respect to the state of instruction of the soldiers on board the Birkenhead steamer when she vs*. lost near the Cape of Good Hope, which he thought would be a perfectly satisfactory reply to the state ments made by the noble earl opposite the other evening. By the report, it would appear that they were well up to ball practice, and in every other respect highly edicirait. Ihe noble earl p.id • compliment to the brevity or the troops in the frightful position in which they were placed; and proceeded to say that be would take that opportunity of saying that be thought the plan proposed by her Majesty's guverament for a militia was susceptible of improvement, particularly with regard to the officers, many of whom, although highly respectable, were totally unfit fur the situaticau is which they would be placed. Ile knew, for instance, several captains upwards of silty years of age totally unacquainted with military movements; and to assemble men for training under such persons would clew a perfect chaos of military confusion. (" Hear." and a laugh.) Ile hoped the government would look care fully into this matter. }..el OBEY was glad to hear from the noble earl that the report of the adjutant. general was satisfactory. He bad alluded to the subject as deserving of inquiry; and be coocurri d with the noble earl in has esprcasion of admira tion of the discipline and heroism of the men on board the Birkenhead in the midst of the frightful calamity which had befallen that ship. He thought they had displayed as much courage by their conduct on that occasion as the gal lantry displayed in the Held of battle. (Hear, hear.) Ile admired both the cooduct of the men and that of their Winters under whom they had acquired the state of dis cipline which enabled them coolly to meet death in any form. PATI:NT LAW AMENDMENTS (No.!) BILL. Lord COLCHESTER moved that the Contraltos* amend mints to this bill be agreed to. The noble lord's observa tions sere inaudible in the gallery. After a few words from Earl GRA:4I , mA, also in a low tom, Earl GREY did not agree with the amendment to clause IS, which provided that patents might henceforth be granted net only for the United Kingdom, but for all the colonies. That was a great interference with the acknow le hied privileges of those colonies which possessed teals live aesemblies. Ile must move that their lordships disa gree with the amendment in question. The LORD CHANCELLOR was understood to rejoin that the crown had always possemed the tight of granting patents in all colonies. Earl GREY thought the legal right of the crown doubt fiti, and contended that it had been practically waived. After some further conversation, Earl Grey's emend = nt was withdrawn, and the Commons' amendments were agreed to. Oa the motion of Earl DENAIIe, the New Zealand Go vernment Bill wan read a third time. The Nisi Prins Otficen Bill posed through committee. SUITORS IN CHANCERY RELIEF BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Lord LYNDIIURST rejoined to the answer made by the Master of the Rolls, in the Commons on Friday last, to his complaint of partiality in the enactments of this bill in favour of the Rolls Court. He repeated that one of the recommendation.; of the committee on whose report the bill was founded, and of which the Master of the Rolls was • member, was the abolition of orders of course in this Rolls Court, with a view to the abolition of the office from which those orders emanated ; and not only was that recommendat;on not carried out in the bill, but in November last, on the office becoming vacant, a new ap pointment was made, in the person of • very young man. Having, on presenting a petition on the subject, failed in obtaining information, be felt justified in directing atten tion to it in the committee on the bill. He spoke highly of the learning, the talent, and the honour of the Muter of the Roils, and, understanding that he disclaimed having had anything to do with the drawing of the bill, he proposed to have his support when next year he moved, as he intended to do, the abolitien of the office in =. The other statements he had made as to the pre shown to the clerks of the Master of the Rolls over thine of the Lord Chancellor, he in substance reiterated, end complained at the latter end of the session, of a prec tke which bad been followed is reference to the compen 'rations under this bill, of making material alterations with out due notice, at the last stage. After an eh.ervation from Lord BROUGHAM, The bill was then read a third time and passed, as were also the following bills:—Common. Enclosures Acts and Extension ; Turnpike Acts Continuance ; Poor low Board Continuance; Inland Revenue Office; Savings Banks (Ireland). IMPROVEMENTS OF TILE JURISDICTION IN EQUITY BILL—THE MASTERS IN CHANCERY ABOLITION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in movies mecumenee with the Commons' ameednurnta to this bill, defended himself from charges made by Lord Jtiha Ramsell, that on this, Meek wee DM a party riesetian, seek eltaratioes had been mein from tbe egret of the eamedesiemen that We James Ikebeet bad felt it viseemary I. latemem, es • seembar of ling eseembelea. toMeet on its reemmeedations being coon Mk seeded eat He declared be had taken those moms peedletima aneestly—not servilely, foe they were amt law, ash lei =nisi them out in the boll as far ea he theuebt •el be useful. • law words from Lords LYNDHIMIT and CALIF illrenTll. Lied CAMPBELL regretted the introdnetios at the which prevented reference to the courts of commas terlta questions of law, without the delay and eves.* of en action. . Lad BROUGHAM considered that no action would be directed melees matters of fact were involved, and in such caws the appeal to a jury was the proper course. He paid a compliment to the Lord Chancellor for the care and at tention be had bestowed on these law reform bills, which be believed would be of great benefit to the country. . The amendments were then agreed to. METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY. The report en this bill war received. THAMES EMBANKMENT. This bill wee read a third time and pared. METROPOLITAN BURIALS. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, The Earl of HA RDWICK E explained its main features and the points in which it differed from the previous burial sets, consisting principally of making the Home- Odin the depository of power indeed of Board of He ilth, the authority to raise money on the security of the poor. rate to he repaid in 20 years, and the preservation of the lomat jurisdiction of the parishes. Lord Clt ANWORTiI said that some of the dissenters were uni.er an impression that under this act the new burial grounds would be divided into consecrated and an orraseenred ground, and were apprehensive that they would loss the right which they now possessed—of being buried in consecrated ground. He wished the noble lord would state hew that was ? The Earl of HA RDW ICK E said that the present bill made go change in the law In that respect. The dissenters would Lave the Gotham of being buried in the consecrated ground by a minister of the church of England, or in the mosomee seated mud by one of their own clergymen. The hill then parsed through committee. OENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. This but p mead through committee. PIM LICO IMPROVEMENT BILL. TIM bill passed throwth committee. COUNTY RATES BILL. This bill was read • third time and pascal. EXCISE SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS. This hid was read • third time and premed. WOODS, FORESTS. AND LANDS REVENUES. This hill was r. ad a time and mimed. VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL. This bill wee read • third time and passed. METROPOLITAN SEWERS BILL. This bill we. read a third time and paned- TILIIINDLY SOCIETIES BILL. This bill wee read a third time and peassal. CRIME AND OU ERALIE (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was reed a third time and passed. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion that thilr be read a third time Lard MONTEAOLE Mdid net 14:11 OW the purpose of opposing tho bill, toe he approved of the Ems cumbered Estates Act, and wished to see its principle ex tended, bet that set was to continuo only for three years. Now, a vast actutaalatima of lead was already thrown upon the commissioners—more than they . toot: dispose of—and the effect of this bill would he to increase that amount ; what he bad therefore to complain of was that the bill did not increase the time for disposing of the business commensurately with the increase of _ business which would he thro - wn upon the eeminissimiess. Considering that the bill had arrived at its last stage, be would not move any amendment, but would urge Ha nutter on th• attention of the government. The Earl of DERBY, admitting that the bill would me. long the time for presenting petitions, said there would be opportunity in the next session to eon der how the ma chinery of this court might best be modified. Such, h• be lieved, was the object of the 1/4-11 Ch ineellor, who was anxious to ascertain whether the existing tribunals might not be an modified as to have this business brought beWir them. Should it prove to bo otherwise, there would be plenty of time in the neat lassion to renew the pow of the commissioners, with such modifications as might be thought necessary. Lord bIONTPAGLE mid there would be a better chance of amending the low nest year, if it were not then &boo lately to aspire. Alter a few words from the Earl of STRAMMOKE, the bill was read a third time and passed, as were the following bills: Distressed Unions (Ireland) Bill, and the Holloway grin of Correction Bill. After a conversation between the law lords, the Coin- Mum' amendments to the following bills were considered Mad agreed to Common Law Procedure Amendment Bill ; Secretary of li.inkrupts Abolition Bili ; and the Aberdeen Sip' and Girls' Hospital Bill. 111 Mr lordships rose at a quarter before nine o'clock. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1852. unanimously adopted at the London Tavern meeting. Ve'hea those gentlemen who attended there, and at fine opposed the predominant feeling, yet at last gave way to it, and held up their hands in favour of - the conjoint candidature of Lord JOIN RUSSELL, Befell ROTHSCHILD, and Sir JAilltd I)tlY6—when those gentlemen did so, they surely by that act bound themselves not to take other steps that would in any degree interfere with the re-election of the selected candidates; and to sacrifice soy oue of them now for Mr. CRAWFORD, will be very discreditable. Liberals should not fight with Liberals when so many Derbyites are unopposed. Let the Liberais signing this CRAWFORD requisition consider for a moment the position of Lord Joust ItessELL in the City. The great bulk of the Liberal party support him. There is. however, a dissatisfied section who will refuse Lord Jour their votes; to them must, no doubt, be added now a largo party of the Roman Catholic electors. Now let us suppose a contest produced by Mr. Ca•v•Toutis becoming a cam didate. What security can he, or any of his Liberal friends, give the party to which we all belong, that the Tories as a body will not,to benefit their party, all vote against Lord JouN Itesse.m., and thus, by co-operat ing with the dissatisfied Liberals and the angry Roman Catholics, place him in a minority? Time defeat of the ex-Premier would be worth anything to the Tories, who could then be able to sing over the whole of Europe a loud song of " Reactiou." If the Libouls could ensure the rejection of Mr. MASTERMAN, by all means let us have Mr. CRAW FORD as a fourth candidate. But if the real danger of a fourth Liberal corning forward is to full upon Lord Join Itussem. because he opposed l'apul ilyyres sum, in the name of common sense let the City Liberals conilne their present exertions to ensure the return of the three Liberals who have already served us. It can play no game but Lord DERBY'S to run any risks about Lord JOHN'S re-election for the City. BIRMINGHAM, already famous fur the hardware of commerce, is in danger of earning for itself a celebrity for the hardware of morals—civil and religious in tolerance. The picture in little of petty espionage, treachery, and condign cruelty which pursued the Baroness VON BECK to immediate death, was only a miniature of the historical pictures recently presented by Louis NAPOLEON and Fans:cis of Austria on a grander scale. The latest issues of the Birmingham newspapers present a companion picture, the shadows of which, if nut quite so (lark, are no less startling, since the principal actors in the living tableau are ministers of our religion. It is no affectation to say that we present an outline of the scene to our readers with pair, ; but the moral and tho warning which are to be drawn from it—quite beyond its local character and influence—must not be passed over. The scene was the Birmingham Town Hall; the occasion, a meeting of the local branch of the Church Missionary Society; the principal performers, clergymen of the Church of England. The auditors were chiefly ladies. All this is necessary to be understood, because the oc currences we are going to relate would be more in harmony with an election riot or a quarrel at a sparring club, than with an assembly of the dissemi nators of "peace and good will upon earth," in the presence of those whose softening Influence ruffian ism itself respects and obeys. The president of the day was the Hon. and Rev. G. M. YORKE, Rural Dean, and a long list is given of other " Reve rends" occupying the platform. After a prayer, some routine business, and an apology fur a reverend absentee who had gone to London on business connected with the NEWERN- AcHILLI trial—the Rev. Mr. GALE, 11.C.L., Curate of All Saints, expressed a wish to move an amend ment to a resolution connected with the adoption of the report which had just been read by the secre tary. This simple announcement produced for some preconcerted reason, says the local reporter, "a scene of indescrible contusion." The noise which the clerical occupants of tho platform made prevented a word of what Mr. GALE was saying from being heard. They only had ears for the CHAIRMAN when ho culled Mr. GALE "to order." It is, therefore, the law of a Birmingham missionary meeting that to move an amendment to a resolution is to be out of order; but the Reverend Mr. GEDtiE— Mr. CAWS next assailant -thought to put down the mover of the amendment at one blow. " Was he a subscriber to the society ?" Mr. GALE could not at the moment say; for he contributed to so many charities; but he would then and there pur chase the right of addressing the meeting by a ten shilling subscription. (It turned out afterwards that he was already a moot liberal supporter of the society.) Again he attempted to speak ; the confu sion increased to a degree to describe which we must make the Birminuham Journal responsible to our readers: " The gentlemen. ley and clerical, clamed round Mr. Gale, and endeavoured to push him aside, to whom he said, " I will not sit down; allow me for one moment." (Uproar, and cries of "Turn hi n 0u , .") Turning to the meeting, Mr. G. uid—My Christian friends—(uproar, during which some of the gentlemen surrounding Mr. Gale seized him) — in the name of justice consider the object of this meetirg. (Uproar.) Now, I appeal—(lnterraption). lam not an enemy to :he society; I am not here to oppose anything, (Here Mr. 11. notion seized Mr. Gals by the arm to pre vent him from addressing the meeting, amidst cries of " Send for a policeman.") Mr. Hutton asked Mr. Gale how mach time he should require, and he replied "three minutes, but eve minutes at the outside." Mr. Hatton then went to the chairman to obtain leave from him for Mr. Gale to speak that lenwh of time, but the chairman refused, and Mr. Hutton told Mr. Gale that be should not be allowed one moment. During this col. .oguy, Mr. Gale was beset on all sides by the enraged gen tlemen, who certainly looked daggers at him, especially the Rev. S. Ledge, who repeatedly interrupted him, and Mr. Bacchus, who prised Mr. O. by the coat with some force, on which Mr. Gale. pointing to Mr. 8., exclaimed "what's that man's name ?" The Rev. I. C. Barrett—As the chairman has put it to this meeting whether he (Mr. G.) u a non-member of the society, should be heard on the proposition of en amend ment which has nothing to do with the real question, and the meeting hes decided that he should not be heard, I put :t to him whether he does not coma& r it more consistent with the principles of the Christian minister, and, as a man, to postpone any observations he may have to make on that particular subject, which evidently is neat and dear to him, till he can call a meeting in the Towithall for that particu lar purpose. (Applause.) Mr. Gale—My Christian friends.—(uproar). Mr. Barrett —This is the first interruption, or anything of the kind, that has taken place in the proce edings of this important society as conducted in this Town-hall. May I venture to appeal to the kind feeling and good sense of Mr. I Gale to waive this matter till the opportunity occurs to which I have already called his attention. Mr. Gale.—My Christian friends.—(uproar)—allow me. (Continued interruption sett great uproar). My Christian (mends. (Uproar.) I am very sorry that this meeting. (Renewed uproar.) I should he sorry to interrupt this meeting. (Much confusion on the platform.) It is with extreme pain that I receive this interruption— (Here Mr. J. H. Beilhy, bookseller, an a frantic state of excitement, went up to Mr. Gale, laid hold of his coat collar with both hands, shook him violently for some time and then deliberately struck him a smart blow on the s i de of the heed, knocking off th' spectacles from Mr. Gale's face, which fell to the floor and were trampled on. All this was observed by the plat faun and the body of the meeting without any expression of censure or disapproval. Mr. Gale pre served his selipmsessnin end mid not return the compli ment to Mr. Beilby, although be is evidently possessed of far superior physical strengths, and a decided blow from him would have laid his antagonist sprawling on the ground, or sent him over the orchestra into the body of the meeting. As soon as Mr. Beilby had done with Mr. Gale, the latter quietly turned to the meeting, which was most strangely excited. Ile proceeded, hut only the reporters could hear what he said. Mr. B. was allowed to remain on the platform.)" Still Mr. GALE persevered, and actually succeeded in propos ing his amendment amidst cries of "'turn him oat! "lie's drunk!" (Mr. GALE is, it seems, a notorious teetotaller.) "Send for the police!" Then came the mop de grace. While speaking, Mr. Oslo was out short by the arrival with Mr. T. Goodman of a beadle, who had acted as a doorkeeper, who collared Mr. Gale, according to his instructions, sad by whom Mr. Gale, supposing hisconduetorto be a policeman, was ejected. After this heroic hurricane had utterly swept away the gentle GALE, the various orators delivered them selves of their act speeches, and the Honourable and Rev. Rural Ikon was specially complimented for his Christian bearhig and impartiality in the chair—the proceedings being terminated with what seem. the rea ll y i r reverent irony of singing, " Praise Gon, from whom all blessings flow." Conduct such As we have here described —with the help of :lie local paper --would hardly be justified by any amount of provocation, still provocation must he taken into account to mitigate the censure which such a scene, per formed by such actors and before such an au•lio nee, naturally rail loath. Perhaps Mt. Gat.E's amendment contained something subversive of re ligion or morality; pa-e,ibly it recommended some thing utterly abh o rrent to the church—such as less ' pay ft* eharch dignitaries and better pay for reel curates. Peradventure it pointed out sonsetbing destreetive of the principles of missionary enterprise —such as a recommendation to defer the evangelisa tion of the dark and distant heathen until the heathen at home had been brought into the Christian fold. Either of these propositions might in some degree have justified the ruffianly uproar—the clerical hustling of Mr. au.e.—the boxing him about the head—the smashing of his spectacles—the calling for police—and his final ejectment by the beadle; all in the presence of ladies, immediately after prayers to the ALMIGHTY, offered up by the hpeof some (as will presently be explained) with a full presentiment in their hearts of what was to come—and just before the performance of the Doxology. Indeed something even more dreadful than either of the foregoing sur mises is to be apprehended as the contents of Mr. GAT.H'S amendment. That even he dreaded it would produce an explosion is proved by his having prudently oommunicated its tenour to the chairman previous to the meeting. Hence his very presence lighted the mine of intolerance and blew it np before lie had time to open his lips. The incendiary amendment ran thus : That it be an iestruction to the committee, as far as pos sible, to encourage the employment, as missionaries, of those gentlemen whe abstain altogether from intoxicating liquors except under the advice of a medical attendant. Absurd! Shall the clergy of tho Church of England —never very celebrated for mortifying the flesh—be recommended temperance in the use of port and all other wines; shall they be debarred from bowls of "bishop," and from all intoxicating. liquors, and the adviser not summarily exterminated ? Forbid it, Chri3tian love and charity! The mere assault and battery on so heinous an of fender, and kicking him out of a meeting for the propa gation of the Gospel in foreign pads, was not enough to satisfy the Birmingham clergy. Immediately after the occurrence the Incumbent of AU Saints writes to his " Dear GALE" as follows : " The report I hare Just heard of your conduct et the Town-hall, on Tuesday la-t, makes it my painful duty to inform you that I shall !MVP uo lusher need of your m ince. at All Sainta'.—l am, dear sir, yours faithfully, The lien. 11. Ode. S. F. Ilouo m 4." As a specimen of clerical intolerance, we hope that these transactions are unmatched. No ingenuity can supply the shadow of an excuse for them. It is not impossible that the Rev. Mr. GALE'S zeal in the cause of temperance may occasionally outrun discre tion. This is a mere surmise : we have no know ledge of any of the parties except that which the Birmingham papers supply ; but nothing should screen his persecutors from the censure of their diocesan, as nothing cau save them from public indignation. The moral is short, but momentous to public inte rests. It is to the Church—with the rude intolerance here described reigning in its bosom—that Lord DERRY seeks to confide the education of the youth of England. the ervreAO• TO CORREBPON ORNTS. A .Letal d ft; rum twelve'. Caeettr,"u publuleed every Tanday as friday eight, a tulle be poet. met tteemeate Mewled for Ito Ibrerera.. Lambe Evended pew, mot be tl thr talk*. IP. Iteeveriedueet. h Two o'eluele ea tier day at ',Maarten. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Two —Womb*. Ilk. na....—.Aftersobb., M. O. twisabow—lkoramg, M. Na .—....Alutrogoos. W. Ns. LONDON, T('ESDAF. JUNE 29. PUBLIC interest in the City of London Election has been suddenly revived ; not by the appearance of a Derbyite candidate, for the Protectionists know the City too well to have much hope there ;—nor by the transitory apparition of Mr. DoNALD Nicou.'s name on the walls, for, like an honest, quiet, well-doing tradesman, the ex-Sheriff means to stick to his busi ness ;—but bye requisition to Mr. R. W. CRAW FORD, a member of an East India house still of considerable eminence even in these days when the renown of such firms has sadly faded. Mr. Ca.tweoan is the son of the gentleman of that name who for two or three parliaments rupee seated the City in the Whig interest. lie himself was formerly a merchant in Bombay. Returning thence he became a partner in the establishment to which his father had belonged; and is now, in ad dition, a Director of the Bank of England, and con nected with several other public companies of charm terand importance. In commercial position M r.Caaw- FORD fully meets the requirements needful in a City candidate ; and in public and political qualifications, all that is yet known of him is also favour able. When at Bombay he assisted as a member of its Chamber of Commerce in the preparation of a valuable report on the question of Indian cotton, and why we do not get thence larger supplies of an article we want so much of. During the re cent investigation of the management of the Cu.. toms revenue, Mr. Cava roan was selected to preside over the City committee appointed to promote and assist in that investigation ; and, we believe, gave evidence before the Commons' committer. In politi cal opinions, he is a Freetrader and a Liberal ; and as such Mr. CRAWFORD has twice contested t'.e venal borough of Harwich, without, it is understood, having there soiled his hands with those vile practices by which Harwich has been rendered so notorious. In public as in private quali fications, there is very much to be said in Mr. CRAW roRD's favour. But a contest for the City of London is a serious affair—and not a thing to be lightly or rashly rushed into, merely because a qualified candidate has been found ;—or at the instiga tion of discordantly and incongruously signed re quisitions ;—or without duly and deliberately considering tho effect which a fourth Liberal candidature maw have on the re-election of the three other Liberal candidates, whose claims have received the unanimous sanction of a meeting of the Liberal party specially con vened for the purpose of deciding whom the Liberal party should adopt and support. For, the City of Laudon, like another ancient metropolitan aeighboarbood, is, we are sorry to say, a costly plane at sa election. Across the water at South- wark, it is the expense of a contest that forms the skid' reason for Alderman 111311Plit WV'S retirement. A somidssalis sum had, the report gees, been placed le flea brads of hie sommittee ; but ere a few days bad elapsed time was required; whereupon the Alderman, deeming discretion the better part of raker, retreated Irma further expenditure at that rate. To get up a soetest for the City without a moral certainty of returning four Liberal members is, therefore, only to impose on the Liberal party in London a very large sad useless, and even mischiev ous outlay without any political advantage ;—a course that a sincere and earnest Liberal, like Mr. Claw- FORD, may well hesitate before entering upon. Is then a contest likely to end in turning out Mr. MASTLRMAN ? It is to ge feared not. Had ments been made, in the first instance, to be= ward four Liberals; or did the requisilonisbi sow in the field really and truly represent the pith of the Liberal party, hopes of that sort might be indulged. But by confining their 1 choice some weeks ago to the then sitting Liberal members, a sort of sanction was given to Mr. MASTERMAN'S personal—not political—claims to the fourth seat, which would—to say the least of it—now embarrass the Liberal party, were they, as a body, disposed to carry the present pretensions fur ther. Bat, so far from this being the case, there is too much reason to apprehend that the movement in favour of Mr. Catwroan it made up of much too inconsistent and doubtful materials to justify any one in describing it as of a really Liberal character. The signatures to the requisition have not been published, but enough is known of them to throw about the document a suspicious air. liar_ i whikt it is not signed either by the lesion id the Liberal party in the City, who take a prominent interest in supporting the present Liberal members, or by any commercial nota bilities who abstain from taking an active part in politics generally, it is signed, we are told, by many persons hitherto only known in the City as Tories. Mr. CRAWFORD is, we have said, a Bank Director; and he is in that Direction as he is elsewhere, per sonally a popular man. But though there are amongst his brother Directors several excellent Liberals, not a single Bank Liberal or Tory has signed the requisition ;—all have refused to do so: a fact strongly significant of the unpopularity of the movement in the higher commercial circles. Under these circumstances the movement in Mr. Caswroeo's favour cannot be regarded solely as an attack on Mr. MAS ERMAN'S seat. In fact, it looks very like a secret assault on the Liberal P by the more crafty section of the Tories.lt origina t ed.a ir ta no doubt, with some Liberals dissatisfied with the London Tavern arrangements; but the Tories are, it is clear, taking advantage of it to damage the Liberal party by ousting one of the sitting members. The inducements held forth to acquire signatures have been of a Protean description. To those who object to Mr. MASTERMAN the ob ject i is said to be hie rejection; to those who think Sir AME 4 Duke scarcely the sort of man who ought to represent the City the superior qualifications of Mr. Casweorin are en. forced ; to those who object to a Jewish member, the requisition is offered as a means of releasing the City from that difficulty; whilst to dose who die approve of Lord JOHN Itt7MARLL'S recent policy, the design is avowed of turning out the ex-Premier. And thus the requisition is made all things to all men," that one of the present sitting members m.iy be damaged. This policy and conduct are clearly injurious to the three Liberals, whose claims for re-election were FRANCE. PARIS. MONDAY EVZNINO. This being the last day of tho session of the Corps Legistatif, tho following message, brought by the President's aidede•camp, M. Edgar Ney, to the Corps Legislutif, was reud by M. nillault at the close of the business: Elygke National, June 28, 1812. Gentlemen,—At the moment when the session of 1552 is about to close, I sue desirous to thank you for your assist. once, and fur the loyal support which you have given to out new institutions. You have known how to resist the greatest danger among men assembled together—the tieing carried away by esprit de corps, and throwing aside all sus. ceptibility ; you have occupied yourselves with the great interests tot the country, understanding that the epoch of impassioned and sterile speeches has paned away, and that the epoch of business has arrived. The application of a new system always meets with diffi culties, but you have made allowance for them. If business appeared to be wanting during your earlier sittings, you have understood that the desire to abridge the duration of my dictatorship, and my eagerness to call you about me was the cause of it, by depriviug my government of the time necessary for the preparation of the laws Which were to be submitted to you. ' The natural consequence of this exceptional state of things was the accumulation of business at the end of the session. Ni:vertheless, the first trial of the constitution, wholly French in its origin, must have convinced you that we possess the conditions of a strong and free government. Power is no linger the motionless object against which all shades of opposition point their arrows with impunity. It is able to resist their attacks, and henceforth to pursue a system without having recourse to stratagems or arbitrary measures. On the other hand, the controlling power of the Assemblies is a serious use, fur discussion is free, and the vote of the taxes decisive. As to imperfections which experience may make manifest, our common love for the public weal, will tend unceasingly to lessen the inconvenience of them, until the time when the Senate may have pronounced its opinion. During the recess I shall use my utmost endeavours to ascertain the wants of the country, and to prepare measures which may permit a diminution in the burdens of the state, without in any way compromiring the public service. On your reassem bling next session I shall inform you of the result of our labours, and of the general state of affair., by the message which the constitution obliges me to address to you every year. In returning to your departments you will be the faith ful echoes of the feeling that reigns here—confidence in con- ciliation and peace. Tell your constituents that at Paris, this heart of France, this revolutionary centre which by turns sheds light, or pours forth flames upon the world, you have seen an immense people striving to remove all tracts of revolution, and addicting itself with joy to labour, while feeling confident in the future. This people, that not long ' since, in its delirium, was impatient of all control, you have scan salute with acclamation the return of our eagles, the symbols of authority and glory. At this imposing spectacle, when religion consecrated a great national fete by its blessings, you have observed the respectful attimde of the people. You have seen this so haughty army, which saved the country, raise itself yet higher in the esteem of men, by kneeling down with de votion before the image of God, presented to its view ftom the altar. The meaning of all this is, that in France there is a go vernment animated with faith and with the love of good, • government resting upon the people, the source of all power; upon the army, the source ail strength ; and upon religion, the source of all justice. itealve the assurance of my sentiments. LOUIS NAPOLEON. The reading of this message was frequently inter rupted by loud cheering. It is noticed that the tone of this message is of the most conciliatory kind, a circumstance that justifies the common experience that the best treatment is always obtained by the most manly and independent conduct. The Legislative Body could not have re ceived a more caressing dismissal had it kissed the rod instead of assuming an attitude of dignity and freedom. 'fhe effect of the message has been favour able at the Bourse, and generally throughout politi cal circles. — ln the Corps Legislatif to-day the first business on the order of the day was the bill for enabling the government to exchange the Hotel of the Ministry of Foreign Anirs for the Hotel Sebabtiani, and for a supplementary credit of 700,1100 E upon the budget of 1852 for the purchase of the Hotel de Cestellanc. The committee reported that while admitting the utility of uniting the Hotels Sebasriani and do Cas tellano with the Palace of the Elysee, they were of opinion that it would not be good management to make the proposed exchange. They amended the bill by turning it into a bill tor a credit of 1,400,000 f. for the purpose of purchasing the two hotels which adjoin the Elystc, declaring that it would be for the public benefit to incorporate them with that palace. The Council of State aecepted the amendment. The bill as amended pawed without discussion. Several local bills were voted. During these proceedings M. Edgar Ney, aide•dc camp to the President of the Republic, entered the house in full uniform, and handed a Pealed paper to M. Itillault. This incident occasioned great sensa tion. The remaining articles of the budget were then voted, and the budget was finally carried by 214 votes against 1. M. Boulder de l'Echise obtained lcavo to print his speech upon the Cherbourg Railway Dill. M. Ilillault announced that he had received front the President of the Republic the message which is given above. The sitting was suspended, in order to allow the procea relim( to be brought up. ♦t the end of half an hour the proces verbal wee mfirmed, and M. Bi llault declared the session at end. The house then broke up, amid loud cries of Vise le President." The Chamber of Deputies, having done their work for this year, are going to inaugurate the nine nine months' vacation by a banquet at Lemardelay's Rooms, in the Rue Richelieu, which is fixed for to morrow. They held a council to deter mine the ques tion, whether the ministers should be invited. M. de Kerdrel and others remarked that, since the con stitution had separated those functionaries as much as possible from the Legislative Body, the latter would hardly consult their own dignity in making officious advances, which seemed neither opportune nor in any way called for. It was therefore decided nut to invite the ministers. The articles of M. Delamarre upon the Corps Le gislatif, reading a lecture to that body upon the mu tinous spirit of opposition which has appeared in their ranks, and warning them mot to meddle with matters supra crepittatee, have drawn upon the pro- 1 , prietors of the Patric several sharp expostulations from his legislative colleagues, to which he has given 1 1 only embarrassed and stammering replies. His crest is much fallen these last few days, in co sequence of the rebukes administered, and he has been obliged to offer apologies for his presumptuous attacks. The Belgian journals have not been distributed yet. I unuerstand that they have undergone a more strict examination than usual at the office of M. Latour-Dumoulin. After the close of the debates of • the Corps Legislate, less obstruction will be offered to their circulation. But at present the //dependance is stopped daily. The last official reception at the Elyake for the present season took place on Saturday evening, nearly the whole of the members of the Senate, Legislative Body, and Council of State, were present. GERMANY. BERLIN, JUNE 26. This morning, in answer to a free-trade deputation, who waited upon him with an address, M. von Manteuffel replied as follows: I thank you, gentlemen, for the confidence which you have evinced in presenting this address. You appear before me as representatives of a principle. You will sot expect from me that I enter on the merits of your principle; it has long becu decided; at I , ast, my conviction in its favour has long been fixed. You will also not expect that I should give you • pledge for its full realisation . Ilut thus much I can assure you, the commercial policy of Prussia will make the promotion of the gene ral interest its undeviating aim. I hope, therefore, that the secession of the southern states, which was at first regarded with such violent apprehension, will be more coolly contem plated ; that the untasine,. on that wore will everyday sink more into the back-ground and totally varidt. It can sur prise nobody if we seek to throw off elements which would tan clog our feet like leaden weights, for it is our vocation, shove all things, to vindicate Prussia's independence. The concluding sentences of this reply clearly prove that M. von Nlanteuffel ii nowise disposed to conciliate the Darmstadt coalition. Ills reception of a frm-trade deputation rather indicated his desire to have an opportunity of giving the coalitionists a hint how much they are mistaken if they reckon on Prus sia's flexibility. The London protocol of the Bth of May, regulating the Schleswig Holstein affair, has reached Berlin, and deeply wounded the German sympathies of all classes. Criminations and recriminations are heard on every hand. The Gotha Ginette announces that his Highness the Duke of Coburg-Gotha is engaged in the pre paration of a large work on the Schleswig events of 1849, which is to be not only a history of the war, but also an elucidation of the political questions involved. The Vienna Gazette contains an act of grace," by which 103 officers undergoing punishment for their share in the Hungarian war are set at liberty ; the sentences of six are commuted to four years im prisonment, and those of ten others are reduced to one-half. The same number of the Gazette contains sentences pronounced by the court-martial of Her mannstadt against 40 Transylvanians, many of whom are condemned to death. Among the sen tenced is Baron Kemeny, who expired suddenly in London a few months ago. The Prussian minister. M. Biamark-Schunhausen, has been invited to Tenth, to meet the Emperor. The Post Gazette of Frans fort states, on the au thority of a letter from Vienna, that the reserved shares of the Bank of Vienna will not be issued until after the half of the new loan shall be paid up. After that period each holder of a bank share will be entitled to ono of the reserved shares. In a protest against the projected issue of 4,600,000 of thalers in railway notes by the directors of the Friedrich-Wilhelm Northern line, signed by the pre sidents of the Haufmannsehaft, and 28 of the princi pal houses of Cassel, the followingstatcment occurs respecting the excess of paper money in the Elec torate: We have already in tho Electorate of Hesse paper money to the amount of 32 thnlers per head of the population, and even the insignificant crisis of 1850 had the result that this currency, although guaranteed by the State, could not be placed in circulation to any other State but with a loss of 8 or 10 per cent., and was continually thrown back upon our imooverished land. If the present plan is really carried into effect, the paper money of Hesse will overage 10 thalers per boa, of the population, while in Austria it is not estimated at more than seven or eight; yet there all ' kinds of coin have disappeared from circulation, and the financial and commercial affairs of the State have thereby fallen into the greatest confusion. We are, therefore, com pelled, in order to save our business from inevimble ruin, to make the distinct declaration that we will not accept the said notes as the medium of payment., and we express, at the same time, the conviction that the trading interests of the whole country, as POOll as they are informed of the plan, will imitate our example. SWITZERLAND. The Independence Saihee announces, that in exe cution of the London protocol of May 19, a collective note has been addressed by the five powers to the Helvetic Confederation, eating upon it to acknow ledge the sovereign rights of the King of Prussia in the canton of Neuchatel. The note, it is added, was banded to the Federal Council by the French legation. The members of the committee of Posieux (Frei burg) have been summoned to appear before the Prefect of the Sarine. Accounts from l'ayerne (in tho same canton) men tion a slight shock of earthquake which was felt there on the 19th, at a few minutes after 3 p.m. The shock was sufficient to knock down a few chimnies and some men who were at work in the fields. Some boys at a s hool were writing at the moment in their copy-books, each of which after the shock exhi bited a long scrawl, caused by the extraordinary jog. At Berne also two shocks were felt at the same instant as at Freiburg. '1 he weather there had been very wet and cold. Numerous travellers had arrived for the purpose of making the tour of the Oberland, but were detained at Thuu and Inter lacken by a heavy fall of snow. The people of the Vale's have voted the revision of the constitution by a constituent assembly. In the canton of Geneva, the new bill on natu- ' ralisation is the topic of the day. The bill is in tended to make naturalisation very much easier than it has hitherto been. At present a residence of six years in the canton is one of the conditions of ad mission to citizenship. According to the new bill, two years residence; or in the case of persons pea • erasing landed property in the canton, holding in its I public funds, having a manufactory, or contributing I to schools or charitable institutions, ono year's resi dence would suffice. 'I he old protestant and conservative Genevese are opposed to this changr,which t hey regard as inimical to their nationality and confession. At present the canton of Geneva has 61,090 inhabitants, of whom 15,000 aro foreigners (French, Savoyards, Italians, Germans, &e.), and 9,01 X) Swiss of other cantons. A strong immigration from Savoy and France is still going . on, the new comers being, of course, catholics. It is feared that the city of Calvin will soon be neither Swiss nor protestant. The con servatives oppose the bill in a body, the radicals are not numerous in its favour, however, it has been discussed twice in the grand council, and now stands for a third reading. The Federal Council has voted a sum of money for the establishment of second (night) mails over the Splugen and the St. Gothard pusses. The first will open lip a daily communication between Zurich and Milan ; t;:o iztrond, an additional communication be tween Milan and Lucerne. Mr. Karlen, fur sending a challenge to Colonel Ochscnbcin, haw ken sentenced to three months' banishment, n fine of 20., and re ractiou. The bearer of the cartel is banished for one month, and titled co. The electiona fur the municipal eowmil of Neu chatel have just taken place; 17 republicans and II royalists have been returned. BELGIUM. Letters from Brussels speak of an extraordinary session of the Belgian chambers. to be opened about the middle of July. The commercial treaty with France expires on the 10th of August, and it is im portant that the sanction of the Chambers may be obtained, whether by a new treaty or an act pro longing that which already exists, before that date. The negotiations between France and Belgium led being yet terminated, it is thought that the two powers will sign a convention eontimting the pre. sent treaty for two or three months. M. Van Filet, minister of the royal house, and M. Van der 'Veer, Belgian minister at St. James's, have just left for ies- Laden, where King Leopold is temporarily staying.: ITALY. I'ILIPMONT. TURPST The Risoryintento says, that the Siciliun minister. M. Ramirez is about to be removed to Home, and that a charge d'uthrires will replace him at Turin. The Ofrial of &troy, of the 241 h. an nounces that the national banks at Turin and Genoa have reduced their discount to 1 percent. The same paper states that M. Arthur lierrycr has been writ to Turin by the French government in order to Fettle definitively the conditions relative to the rail Way which is to connect Paris with Turin. In the sitting of the 23rd, of the Chamber of he patica of Turin oho bill for increasing the capital the National Bank was brought under discussion. It is proposed to raise it from K to 32 millions of ftito. by the creation of 24,000 new shares of I, o oofr.each. Vight mill one are to be paid in during the tirst ~ ix months. The remaining 16 zillions are to be paid in ac.:ording as they are called fur by the councilor the bank, with the approval of the general assembly ut shareholders. GENOA, Jtixin 23. The Neapolitan steamer, Ercolano, arrived Kre today from Najd( s, having on board Commander Joseph Curtoyn, Minister Plenipotentiary from the court of Spain to the court of Sardinia, Num Henry, tho brother of the King of Prussia, and Messrs. Horace ltumbold, and J. P. Itivoio, English men, with despatches fur the English minister at Turin. SPAIN. MADRID, .1, .L The Queen's departure for Aranjuez is taxed tor July :t. She will she') at Madrid, and go to La Granja the next day. The Marquis de Mitaflores is expected at Aranjutz OIL; evening, to inspect the canal works at l'uuton de !a Oliva. This is going, on with great activity, and it is hoped that before next summer Madrid will be abundantly supplied with pure water. TURKEY AND TILE LEVANL By the Levant mail we have received Constanti nople journals to the 11th, and Athens to the rth. The former contain no imperial finnan, enacting that for the future only 12 per cent. per annum shall be paid as interest on money by burrowers. This measure has been taken in execution of laws recently passed for the purpose of checking the scandalous usury which prevailed. The Sultan had attended several public ceremonies, and amongst. them was the burning, at the Mint, of 13,000000 piastre* of annulled paper money. A telegraphic de-patch was received in Paris yes terday (Monday), announcing that the French war steamer Charlemagne had leen permitted by the Sublime Porte to pass the Dardanelles, and to pro ceed to Constantinople. The reason+ assigned in the tirman which grants this privilege are: First, that it is lawful, because a clause in the treaty of 1832 stipulates that vessis employed by foreign nations, in diplomatic service, may be allowed to pass the Straits; now the Charlemagne is to fetch home the French ambassador from Constan tinople, and is, therefore, evidently on diplomatic service. The second reason given is that she will prove a means of instruction and improvement, as well as an object of curiosity to the Turks, being the first screw-steamer that has ever appeared on the waters of the Bosphorous. Letters from Tauris of the 26th ultimo announce that Herat had been definitively annexed to Per sia. They also state that a very important mercan tile firm in Persia. the chief of which was Hadii-Mir- Agha had failed for between 80,000 and 100,000 tomans (the toman is Oil francs). lladji.Mir-Agha is stated to have extensive property, but not sattii cient to pay his liabilities. Other failures, it is added, were expected in Persia. Vbe Court. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace, and p.irtuok of luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert. l'riace Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wal.a and Pewee Alfrt d, and attenden by Colonel Boueerie, went to the Egmition Hall, at half-post nine oclock yesterday morning, and honoured the repre3ent,tion of Mr. Albert Smith's" Ascent of Mont Blanc': with hi. presence. . . Prince Amen, attended by Col.nel the lion. Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie, went, at half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon, to the Artillery Ground, limbury, and reviewed the lion. Artillery Company. The Priam wore his uniform as Captain.Gencral and Colonel uf the Corps, and returned to 13uekingh.un Palace at a quarter to 6 o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur, and the Pnri- CCPCS Helena and Louisa, took a drive in an open carriage and four, yesterday morning. Iler Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by \'ircesater Car.nine, the Ron. Caroline Cavendish, Lord Byron. Major General Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured the performance lithe French plays last evening with their presence. The Wachtel; of Kent vi ited the Dueheis of Cambridge yesterday, at her residence in St. James's Palace. A deputation of Buenos Ayrean bondholder', and Mum interested in the prosperity and commerce of La Plata, had au interview with the Earl of Nlalmesbury yesterday, at the Foreign-office, respecting the British debt, and the appropriation of the guano, tic., of Patagonia tORITt:S its as well as to benefit the agriculture and trade of England. The deputation wag heath dby Mr. Thomas Baring, M.l' , and Mr. Wald Robertson (chairman), and consisted of Mr. George Dickson, Consul General of But nos Ayres, Admiral Sir George Sartorius. Mr. Joseph Tasker. Mr. James Itamsbottons, Mr. Robert Fred. Gower, Mr. Louis Vernet. Captain titopford Claremont has been appointed by lost Majesty's government to attend upon his Iltgliness Said I'aeha during his stay in England. An agricultural deputation en the chicory question had en interview with the Earl of Derby and the l•liancellor of the Eachenut r yesterday, at the otlieial residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downiug-stret t. The depu tation consisted of:—From Yorkshire: Mr. Rohr. lkaison (Waplington), Mr. Jonathan Harrison (rocklineton) , Wilberforce (York), Mr. W. M. Milner, M.V. (York). an d Mr. Barker (Bunnington). Front Northamptonshire: Mr. John Wallis, Mr. Draper, Mr. Boyce. and Mr. St burn. From Liucolnaliire Captain BCa.ley, Mr. Raitlthy. Mr. Joel "tarp, Mr. Edward Sharp, and Mr. Short. From Suffolk Mr. Rodwell (Ablerton), Mr. John Prstfoul A (Itamsholt), Mr. Muorc (Darrnadesi), and Mr. Hood (Coombs). Front Oxford: Mr. Steane. Meets Mr. Joseph Bennett. Cambridgeshire Mr. Ma.shall (praectil also in Norfolk); and f ro m Eases Mr. J. E. elud e (Chelmsford). The deputation were introduced be Lit Hotham, M.P. E. It. Yorkshire; Mr. W. M. : 446° ' NIT.. lock ; lion. ()culvert Buncombe, M.l' ,N. R. York shin' ; Ilan. Captain Buncombe, and the Right Rua E• A. Christopher, M.P. Sir John OWIII, Mr. John Ellis, and Mr. Rose, had inter views 31 sterile,. with Sir John l'akingtou at the Colonial office. ' A deputation of the directors of the Eastern Archiptlad , Company, consistinz of Mr. H. 11. Lindsay (chairman), Captain C. R 1). Bethune, U.N. CAT, Sir J. N. R. Cunt. hell, K.C.N., anti Mr. Henry Wise, had an interview with Sir John Pakington, at the Colonial-Ale yesterday A deputation upon the subject of Emigration from ragged school', had on interview with Sir John yesterday, at tne Colonialoiftlee. The deputation earea.ted of Mr. WM. Locke, Honorary Secretary to Eagg.% l School Potion, Me .1. G. (lent, secretary to ditto, Mr. IZ. Mounst. plien, Mr. F. Cutlibertson, Mr. C. Ilaaelden, awl Mr. A. Anderson. _ _ ..... ..... Lord John 'Manner* left town, yeAtcrdev, for Coichewt. Ilepatchen wen , received, yevterday, atthe from the flovernor-Oenernt of Canada. As.t'ENT O) Moor 11411. a: ea Prince Albert, with the Prince of Woke and Prince Mired. honoured Mr. Albert eintith'e et :cheated entertaium. nc at the E.:yptiAti Mall with a private belt yeAa,:ay zsomiLy• We( l o wing I w an at ran. Hnl lara! We down ing li had se Prillepl 11 0.1 Tu Hogg FIIIO 0 There and t: 186 Ihe p,