The Express. — London, England, 1852-05-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.--TounADAT, MAT 27. TM LoaD CSANCILLOIL took his seat at 6 o'clock. PETITIONS PRESENTED. COPTUOLD EN VAANCIIIIIMINT.—By the Duke of RICHMOND, from Portssecnith, is favour of the enfran chisement of eopyholds. Base SHOPL—By the Dake of RICHMOND, front a place in SUOMI, against beer shops. 111arsmyrii.—BY the Duke of RICHMOND, from el plies in flouts, and the Earl of RODEN, from places in Ireland, against the renewal of the grant to Msyaooth. THE CASE OF MR. RATHER. In reply ti.o; — question from Earl FITZWILLIAIi o The Earl of MALMESBURY said that the negotiations Which had been carried on with considerable anxiety on the part of Mr. Scarlett, the British Char* d'Affaires at Florence, with reference to the case of Mr. Mather, had been brought to a conclusion. With reference to the offence which had been committed on Mr. Mather, as far as it affected our national pride and honour, the Austrian minister had long ago assured her Majesty's government that there was no national feeling, no anti-English feeling is the part of the officer who had acted is so cruel a man age ; that he greatly regretted what had occurred, which lee attributed to fortuitous circumstance , and the accident of the moment. No official communication had taken place with the Austeian government from the beginning of this affair. His predecessor in office had thought that be ought to insist on obtaining reparation from the Tuscan government, and the communications on the subject had been carried on with them. The mutt had been, that Mr. Mather hail obtained pecuniary compensation fur the inju ries be had received, equivalent, as far as Mr. Scerlett eoald judge, to what that gentleman would have received is an English court of justiee. (Hear, hear.) LOCAL TAXATION. Earl FITZWILLIAM gave notice that he valid to- morrow (this day, call the attention of the house to the sub }eel of local taxation. EXAMINATION OF WELSH WITNESSES IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. A brief conversation took plate on this subject, consequent upon a question from Earl ruwis, satisfactorily replied to by the LORI, CIIANCELLOS. After a few words from Lord CANIMILL and Lord DUI,. eon, who thought the 'lamination of Welsh witnesses in that Ism:we would mdse., to the better administration of justice, the matter dropped. COMMON LAW FROCEDURE AMENDMENT BILL. Lord 'flit' ItO, on moving the third reading of this bill, highly eulogised the report of the commissioners upon which it was founded, sad stated that the object of the bill was to facilitate justice and lessen its coot. Lord PENMAN was exceedingly happy to boar testi mony tee the merits of the bill. The noble and learned lord wished to propose some verbal am.ndnients in oetioss of troves. Lord CAM r IiELL expressed his gratification at hear ing that his noble and learned friend approved of the hill, and he was RUM that that approhatior would facilitate Its pawing through the other house of parliament. After a short conversation, The bill was read • third time, and two clauses, one moved by Lord Truro sad the other by Lord Denman, laving been added, the bill pried. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES BILL. This hill was read . geed time. ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COPYUOLDS BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR named the select committee on this toll. Lord CAMPBELL was understood to decline to act on the committee. After a few swords from the Llstn Cu SNerLLOII, The names were agreed to, Earl Fitswilliam being sub substituted tor Lord Campbell. - - SCHOOL SITES EXTENSION BILL. On the order of the day for this bill going into com mittee, Ihe Ili.hop of OXFORD said the noble end learned lord on the woolsack had painted out to him parts of the bill which be considered to be objectionable, and with a view In alter the bill, so as to obviate those objections he moved that the bill be postponed till the Bth June. eirooa to. PROPERTY OP LUNATICS BILL. This bill pared through comosittee. STAMP DUTIES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. PROPERTY TAX CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time, and passed. TURNPIKE ROADS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. REPRESENTATION OF LEARNED BODIES. . . The Sul of HARROWBY presented • petition from member of the learned professions and others praying that is say changes which may be made in the constitution of the House of Commons provision may be made for the distinct and separate repnsentaties of the educated intelligence of the country. This proposal, he said, might startle by its novelty, but be thought it deserved some cenaideraties. He believed the general feeling in their lordships' house was, that it would be better not to make any further changes in the Hour of Commons at all. (Hear.) At the same time, there were circumstances which from time tether compelled a consideration of the question, and it was pos sible that the ecreuption which was alleged to *eke la boroughs might force a consideration of it. The popsies feeling was simply that in representation all they should do was to collect the opinions of the majority of the yooplo Art., Jett e.,•*.._ :! alloomel to prevail, waned lead to dangerous consequences. (Hear, hear.) There was nothing in ancient or modern experience to en average such a change. In a neighbouring country universal suffrage elected two bodies with equal powers, which became antagonistic, and the result had been the extinguishment of liberty. Ile said the majority had no right. It was purely a matter of convention. It would be the domination of the strong over the weak, and the object of all governments was to protect the weak against the strong. They must, therefore, look to other sources for representation. It was of no use disguising it from themselves, that the House of Commons was no longer a mere taxing body, but it was practically the great instrument of gowlenneent. A great point to keep in view, la the considers*a of this question was, that the government of Hielliend wee no longer a municipal goveneseas—wis no Imam • amity English government. Is wis now the pessemme tithe greatest empire the wand kid ever men; gad Mine Mc viorly, if we sought, in our representative system s sown then the repeseestura of oar own interne!, porter. wee oar intimets, pe= adosi d holl= we hst stet mad leek so sere of them mum sot of tier *Assisi seeneedons. Hs wee est sew milisileg the ' BMWs DM; but it was certain that seder the pewelsee eyo bun, gmetiosses who were the Winn espoommeedeseof the colonies, had be swabbed Webb& mob is pielismiatoebile wader the mem* system emit pommies well meek be tole to obtain mimes Is the Hem of Commos. llopmemfm. ties awl the ammeter of the goetwommat were millhis oath* Is lb' brads of pipeline siestiesessiss ; owl the asememey rush it that wee, llmt meiidetr far elssYea reeimmended tbeemshom to see or Ohm muslin if sea esselltesesime by peohedeg whet was Monad ahem ophions ewe way sr lbs ease. Timm sass if imps* esteem, maimed thseght, no mesimats eissly that elass of mei who would osestitids th g" : " Nret representative body were milieelly aimed hem public life. (Hear, hear.) When i gmedesems west down to present himself to a rostitaney ke INN& bly, and, as it were, instinctively, adapted the Isms errata to recommend him to the crowd be wee about to mares. He was, for instance, vialeMly wise the May noceh endowment ; or, on the otter W. l o wee Is vio lently against meddling with that matter. He woe a furious protectionist ; or be was as furious • has hailer. Moderation was put on one side ; every conviction was pas sioaately expremed, and this or that policy was advocated in a feverish rage. This was the undoubted character of the present system ; and the result was, the aeries of a House of Commons which had less the character of • deliberative assembly then it was desirable that it ghoul have. To effect the limited alteration he confessed he believed to be extremely desirable, so wane could be so adequate as those indicated in the petition he had presented to their lordships. It might be answered—thew mew have votes in their several localities, and they may exercise their privileges. No doubt. But this vast constituency was scattered there were but tens and twenties In the va rime communities sending members to parliament ; and, in orrequence, their votes could never invite the candidate whom they would desire to return, while they were utterly without influence for or against any of the actual candi dates. Why, then, should not this constituency be organised and brought together, to act together, and be represented as a whole, as a separate community, so to speak , within the community. It was often eaten led, even by men of conservative tendencies, that the drawbacks and deficiencies on the present system were but temporary; that the system would work perfectly whew the coestiteeness themselves were elevated; and that f r the securities of the future, , statesmen and patriots must trust to the education of the people. Now, be thought that this argument proceeded upon a great fallacy. Undoubtedly the people were inauffteiently educated ; undoubtedly their education might be greatly improved. But the mar of the people would always be those who would earn their bread by the sweat of their brow—artisans, men whose lives, however ameliorated and elvenr d, would be pared in manual toil; sail it was obvious that, however excellent the education which might be given to or might be acquieed by these men, it was impossible in the nature of things that that edscation email be otherwise than extremely imperfect. (Hear, heat.) The education fitting a man to decide on the important interests and mighty questions involved in the government of a great nation could never be acquired by those who, because they were sample their daily breed by daily toil, could never poser the leisure for study or for thought. Therefore, he altogether denied that the education of the masses could ever be so raised as to become an adequate test for the privileges of the franchise. This was not an abstract arertion. Ile thought that every one must have observed the illustration of the fallacy to which he referred furnished try the conduct of the Socitty of Amalgamated Engineers. Mere was a body consisting of the best educated and the best paid elms of artisan; and yet them men were found THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY ETENING, MAY 28, 1852. separate latassele of emit p.m ' s return for sea colony Dein ebviemly impesibla - We is a subject apes "Web , I are aawillias W Mkt a drib. opinion. I ma as-. sore sey Was hisak Imam that I entirely omens in his minks that it is dsiabre, if possible, to neutralise atria 'as Ise a prevailing tendeney, newly. to i ail . they la of the mast intelligent the ' ' but iota the hands dills mast ba.. „ ..d...0 S 4 I laidority of assn; at the sent of the eentimmity. My has sai e needea—l will I thialr b r a lZir I:7eread ba inilietei ea the ereaby that le forward, without due dalammatka, say memant fat the reformation of parlia ment. (Spa brava _ ADJOIIIOfICILICT OF THE HOUSE. - . Ia mow tot). Marquis of Lirsuowan, The Marl of MIST sald that he would nest (this) day move the adjemirmsM to the following Thursday, but that he would net Ming Inward any government business until Tuesday week. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH FRANCE. The Marquis ofTLANRICARDR gave notice of a ques tion which he would put to the Postmaster-Oeneral with reference to postal arrangements between this country and France. The house then adjourned at half-pat 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMON3. 7 -TnuasDAT, MAY 27. The Srsainn took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. BILLS Ai ANIENDRD, CONSIDERED, A/11) ORDERID TO . READ • THIRD Ttice.—Swansea Local Board of Health , Great Western Railway (No. 2); London and North Wes tern and Buckinghambire Railways ; Monmouthshire Railway and Canal; Shrewsbury and Birmingham Rail way; Shrewsbury and Chester Railway; Wycombe Rail way ; Bills. BILL Wean • THIRD Tier AND PASllRD.—Beaeows field and Redhill Road ; Eastern Union Railway ; Ketter ing and Northampton Road; Humber Conservancy and Kingston upon Hull peeks; Kingston and Shcetbridge Roads; Kingston upon Hull Dues and Docks; Manchester Home of Recovery; Near Valley Drainage and Naviga tion Improvement; Bilk. WEXFORD HARBOUR BILL. Mr. SULLIVAN moved that this bill be recommitted to I the sliest emismities to whom it was originally referred, whilig dal ellthesavenation, was agreed to. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS I'RESENTED. MATIFOOTII ENDOWNINTAcr.—By Sir J. DUKE, from Undies &kW. . from Cavan; DUNCAN boa VERNER n ; Kr. SPOONER, from Mr. North War , wiskaie ; Kr. COWAN, from Shetland; Mr. PORTAL, from Mists ; Mr. PENNANT, from Banger; Mr. 0. DUMBIAI'4, from Dundee ; fur repeal of. IwaIwcTION or Num , ' entes.—By Mr. LACY, from North Brixton • Mr. Sl'OONElt, from Gloucester and North Warwickshire; Mr. BOOKER, from Hereford ; in boyar of. MILITIA DILL.—By Mr. THORNELY, for exemption dike University of landau ' and colleges connected there- Milk. Ma Me visions of the Militia Bill; Wesley Col and Taunton; St. Thomas's fleapits', Bo x bearers of Westminster flomital ; Hull and Ea s t owkip Moth of Medicine; Owen's College and Manchester M (2) ; students of University College ; professors et University College; council of Huddersfield College; t of liaptist College, Bristol ; Royal School of Me- Masieheseer ;*. committee of graduates, Manchester 01111111P1 114. MEMEL, (rum the colleges of Misr Park Gad Magma*, hit exemption from the militia ballot of all alleges connected with the London University. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice of • question relative Mike exercise of undue influence by Colonel Pawls over Ike vote of a sergeant at Enniskillen. EXPLOSIONS IN COAL PITS. Mr. CAYLEY—who had, amongst the dropped orders, a notice for the appointment of a committee of inquiry on lids subject—saked perneeeion to propose it at once, which he yam allowed to do, and the resolution was agreed to. Mr. SPOONER , fixed the adjourned debate on May an& be 12 o'clock this day ; but The SPEAKER said it must be taken after the other orders. Mr. S. HERBERT gave notice that when that order of tha day came on, he should move that the debate be ad journed till tha 12th of August. (Laughter.) THE CASE OP MR. EDWARD MURRAY. Lied D. STUART put a question to the noble lord the Ualintillemotary for Foreign Affairs with respect to the MS stns. Murray, who was lying under sentence of death in abs Soma States. Led IWILEY thought the most satisfactory manner in whale be add reply to the melds lord would be to give • histeemeers7 of what had taken plea with regard to Mr. Murray, eel et the course whisk dm British government had puma M. Murrepesneffise MO of a British officer, and he bad bean an* at lame fader the republic. He bad bid be ems time a elloallea as a military officer under that "gegootorth soil he ressevatily exchanged it for the aim nfmtiewlitelleft M i na lisme town of Ancona. Dor- We mollonase be slim the greatest disorder pra se Jlasma, and murders were constantly taking "the be abs nest open manner. Those murders were of • OMNI character, that was to soy, in every MS the make assamisma• se attempted sat smusineesd, wen athermie et the ell 'gasman. These misr dem woes no tha Kr. Murray baled' hil mar the et la sew manna; OM shod as imp. hefts thigael. aml giber redden*. Mt it their dolg be beige* • sommareose le the gnaw meat of Dome, Gad that gegesemsat took immediate ilips in coasequom. Siege poem were meets& aid = them was Mr. Kathy. Mr. Murray was sloe le and thews to Rome; but lik ease having this into, he was released by the government. He r=i acme for • considerable period; but when the republic was ov.rthrown he returned ageki to Ancona, where, on the 14th July, 1849, he wee arrested by order of the Papal government. He (the wide bird) was sorry to say thu from that time to September, 1661, Mr. Murray had bees I detained as a whew. (Rear, hear.) lie then, law. ever, mate that Mr. Moore, the Consul at Ammo r law mused a emptied* with the authorities of that clone; but lee seeelt was seen, as Me. Murray was takes* Mae to be Med la the water of last year. Mr. Fnleillt LI I Path& Masai at Rose, lest se time in the sliest is of the papal mamma to the age 1 and at the some time he reported it to the Biala gevemeasne Mr. Freeborn resolved in rears from the ails hod the Secretary for Fangs Affairs, *- smithies* welsh the UN. Mr. Freeberg; *ex= lastrathoe, and be the iseath of Febnisry, gal a Alen Is* he wale te the Papal govemmeot, the asps* Game hi* * the lagairy. Ts that ocure pe r s a Y l atholhe sawed ea mower ea the 4th et May, to the Ma that the trial passe was d waiop.aded. and that esatease et des& had bees the pthater. R the sig abet et this mime Mr. sliera wale a MIA pm thee, pap be he ism milemina of the salon, and that "Me, ;Ist be ato ga& Ke she hrieuMed a Wake to dr cure alba hem mimes Math esithob at Ram. whey the sem et lbw egg* eras tiegiathed to the DOM gig minaith lamslelle malemtheitleo was eat le Me M ayo bilis It to take steps to semi Mr. Freeborn kalif a eammealistha was also seak re ansia addielles a Ma MIMS he had him le pew% if possible, tbe auN g lim i ll iall hastele" amend into effect. Ina Nth Riselogothe left witk • Saes* se aimellea i be had lad the la we. that with 11112Sel em oonk la pew mod mime et eat Ile paw mat ale as hole 0 the am ; awl be was as* mese able se Om ea males as te the ftme er guilt at die phew. Me um LK It be h as illt. Murray es bale bees batch', le ter ame be peewee his liberation; bat K an the Wm bead, le wee bias& le think that he Ind lea JIM* deaged, thin wily te loadire so bras le glad for • reiglay and to prevent the espial swims" themg arid late execution. W the kit tow bete age a e bed ban oat to this orsaky to the diet Om a Ms. had boos takes to Aosamos it was sop peat (bat set la eater le lave Me gieMage me. egad igea bka. • vr meil sysliiiiie I sag ID the ereeke at Tr= i t h o be illm tsewer i lim te Ith. Memo* and 'Wage le Mr. Frei:cora, et Itham paprolle" No te we away mem to save Mr. hem isigilk A eel esanaohatioa Sea eseigellbem a. All/Whe. is = les. Kam dated that be bad written se the grams dine Imo. isithe Wm. la age orders had bass naiad he as mosalka of Mr. Mash sot to Garry them Ye Mat he lwailptirar booth lb. Mae hol op go miniliejlrnithelc. Fra fog the gpmgessr, the K M IM "geseamist at mese ath se P at deem Mil= ha the immediate useatiso et the _ pri mer —la that ems, ens. to take spas hess asK On respailility at 'impending the eseileass. I That was a anemia at all the nullities" that bed hese heigieded to this egoalip, and et all that the grammeat bog that, yap to the pease* Soh (Cheers.) toed Fawley aithilha lk a i s the updating be MR peatheg, the go- not th ese Ii weal be &drab* at present to f i khe is pbe et vr igna bea 1:1sUalgl these been tans y in. pore% ART Mad te haw whether, at the time it was lam that Xr. therm had been aniseed, any re port had bees made liy the Mali Mosul at AROOIIII, or b any other of our w w ls. le the government at lame ; and he also desired to be latineed what was the crime which had been laid to Mr. Ifitmay's charge t Lord STANLEY thought he had given • sufficient an swer to the latter question of the noble lord. It bad been said that Mr. Murray had been detained for • merely poli tical offence. No doebt it wee connected with the political state of the country, but he did not think that the alleged crime could be called • political offence. The charge against Mr. Murray was that, whereas he held an official situation for the repression of crime—and particularly of such • crime as murder—he had not only not repressed murder, but he had directly connived at its perpetration. Ile (Lord Stanley) thought he had already stated that neither Mr. Moore nor Mr. Freeborn had thought it neces sary in the first instance to communicate with the govern ment at home respecting Mr. Murray's came. The CrOORMAN MAHON asked whether Mr. Murray had been found guilty by a secret tribunal ? Lord STANLEY said he had been found guilty by a special tribunal—that was, by • tribunal before which • large number of other persons impli-ated in the same eir cumstances had also been tried. After • few words from Mr. BRIONT and Lord STARLIT, Lewd D. STUART stated that be would bring firward the subject to-morrow (this day) on the question of the ad journment of the house. ts doss replatione width were seen and 4 1 1 39 inothlithot with their own briereets. There own not be is bast somiele them this w show the miltheat et the ethes le wilds these mothogya belonged kr desidiag upon UMW@ gtheliem at OW or et pdhisti seesesay. Bs Mimi postleshety . , . - w to the assays, under thapreeest niel segssesatation. Greistali lIIMMISSisie years ago upon l ' psalm had been li. --- Har. iie lie ill illug ani erriasfas:26.slB=l/1104 IS adwillatmen them wes ailla proliselly as that m hem* be . tomes the estrum et these isimia. Se tamed that the importance at this question scald net be mg ' Iterated. He wee net advocating a change for the sake of change ; for what he met feared was a systemof4Tiog with the eseatitarisa. (Hear, hoer.) WhM he t was Nome stable mil peassmat sy= end he dome t that stability end_ pomnammse .. be best guar - 'steed 1 by &system width wadi pewee a balance against the in. •eg rowakely et the seitatry, and preclude dangers adieg Oiece Ass pewiag importance of a Rouse of Curli ness solely from populous constituencies. MOW. 4 The Eatl of DERBY said—l don't think my noble Masi had any oxen= to apologise to your lordships for big*, saint year consideration a matter in itself of the ellmaiet Impseeme, and which receives some importance, ell* Has the great respectability and weight of the Minas elladed to the petition presented this evening. I will not follow my noble friend into his investigations of the first principles of popular government. But I must my, that 1 certainly concur in most of the observations, perhaps not in all, which be has made with respect to the present state of things in this country,the present constitution of the Rouse of Commons, and some of the effects upon parliament consequent upon the Reform Bill. I certainly agree with him that there has been, consequent upon that measure, and consequent upon the abolition, so far as it was abolished, of the indefensible system of rotten boroughs, an increased difficulty with respect to men not known to the public, not possessing that peculiar talent, that peculiar readiness of speech and peculiar fluency, and, withal, those extreme views which would recommend them to populous cocatituencies, obtaining seats in the Rouse of Commons. I do think that previous to the Reform 1111 there were means, not direct or regular means, by which the sense of the colonies was represented in the Rouse of Commons, and that there were similar means by which young men deposed to avail themselves of the advantages of a seat in parliament, not for their own emolument, but for the ser vice of the country, might find admission into the other house, there to make for themselves a name and • cha racter, which would subsequently recommend them to larger constituencies. At present, and under a new system, those facilities are undoubtedly to a great extent removed ; and now, speaking generally, it is necessary that the men becoming candidates for popular elections should be previ ously well known to the world or to the constituency, either professionally or otherwise, or that they should be pre pared to recommend themselves to the electors, by adopting the intemperate and usually the impracticable views of ex treme parties, on one side or the other ; and thus mode rato men, of good sense and sound judgment, and not hold ing extreme opinions, may find it more difficult thaw it used to be, or than it should be, to find a way into the House of Commons. I also fully agree with my noble friend that it is not eight or just, but that it Is extremely inexpedient and impolitic, that everything should be referred on the ques tion of representation to the mere question of numbers. I quite believe that in whatever manner you may distribute the constituencies of the country, there must be always a large minority, which in a certain sense must be left unre presented. Ney, more; I believe that the absolute majority of the country may not be really represented on an election ; and in this way (here the noble earl was confused, and we give his meaning rather than his language); that the majority of seats may not represent the majority of the constituencies, for the majority returning may be large it one case and small in another, and, in the result, the number of smaller majorities may overbalance the remaining large oues. Again, the many small majorities might equally balance the few great majorities, and then in reality and in effect there would be no great preponder me of opinion one way or the other. I confess, however, I do not see in what manner we are to escape from that dilemma. Divide constituencies as you please, you must be directed by the rodiregate votes of different consti tuencies, and it would be impossible to take any precautioas by which you could ensure a parliament exactly reflecting the majority of those votes. Bat I agree with my noble friend that if it were necessary to enter into a new distribu tion of the constituencies of this country—nay more, if we were seeking to supply vacancies or to make alterations which time and circumstances may render necessary in the state of the re presentation, it would then be exceedingly un wise to look merely to the question of numerical amount, without considering the other question of property, and, as far as it can be made matter of legislation, the question of intelligence. No doubt the numerical element is that which commends itself to the popular opinion, and se doubt it is the one most easily ascertained. Next in the Sale st facility of ascertainment a probably that of pro perty.; gat that *Meat of all others most difficult to deal with is pervirkg • due balance, is intelligence ; either in separate imediseacies or by such a plan as my noble friend ran=• certain aggregate constituency, which to distinct representation, exclusive of property eg sumhen. At the same time, lam far from saying, then* Huey be difficult to introduce that element, that its ialteid , Mes would not be desirable, and I with my oak friend that, as far as practicable, it weir* .B rea advantageouse to consider that ((motion of intelligence and education apart from the questions of numbers and mere property. Bat I am quite aware that the carrying that principle into operation woad be • matter of extreme difficulty. To a certain extent that principle is carried oat in regard to the exhibit IJahrersities of Oxford, Cambridge, sad Dublin; and I wadi say that if there are other bodies mthelently nunisesim - I am* over look that gaieties of number, he repre seatalisa) and enticiently dirket is asreeter Pi rt placed ea the ewe footing as the admit vaiversitio, Ikea I think sash bed* would have a ado &dm upon the gersra neat he any re-ergainsation et re-construction, or even anteniseat *hie existing repesentatire system. I can amen way aside Mood that the subject has net eesapsd the Mention sit bar Illideetfe gismaimmt, sad even en a meant cession they have swel eamained the spare tees that point of view. Bat the are apparent. Take, Ste instance, the 80.441 saiverdties. No doubt it is ex- Irmady &nimble that the Beata universities should be =in parliament bet es the English and Irish • ! are. Bat than ore three en four separate uni eseilliee li Scotland • sane et am the reverse of nia theitthitalaall Of Bait ter= s triag a very numerous ii ii = 11 3 1 11111101611. 4 Alli ti ttat is sot chase w re try . . am net pike sews that the mailer =leer. :dim • can a prepaiden as s been, tar they = die athi that missed internam el sawn einspenee either, *Ps befog sesaberne ify the NW of the larger univerdtki, whe Night be Mo pes/ be di* mile* for et Other saimme rather "Mkt emu= effikik to sioas „ Theth_ ;oath, ,aktpaost i tsteesit nee e in Mali es pima a . ft.l reeretthis minatile eon- T+sm w i s awn probe ly retura to parliament ',.•.:51.1t. . 1.1: 1„..t ...21 mar to w a tt Ira with hie the = of by them et the Nile as Misusefi - esid - who Midi and him into pethement to sit as the representative of the law of land. But then the herpes and melody that dela wee find the least difficulty la play peolleent, kr the tendency of the existing system lath sod Imp ambles at professional men into the Henn et Commis. Lawyers are men who go on circuit, car otherwise obtain opportuni ties to public display ; whe thee term esomintesse and Mesas, and bring tasmselms skim ear Auk basal sem if ass drug inestase. At At the sawn tie* egais, I ilea% at el mesa to say Liz alseemisa ware to take pwayees that the hems dean* net teem • enastitaseay hilly Willed te ensliarellaa ; nail I base so doubt that this .amber asternal by seek • esailleseasy would milest weak ea ht pelosgsa ad ups posugge s t. ply amble thlearakeesensteprolep tetholearnsiesekties —err hose I *Mk he TM Mai ewe • *ea with rep* te *a •alwasilles awl C al i s e r ee d e li t ia = Thule k also me yregultiou in this petition le width grsat =l:aswat be tea It appals to bo • preps Wen no seperale ostallwaway et rollrei ne*l wad Likely *leen • awl draw* eat lo • bob int eatitled to kr lkst reiwesestatleth Ss yespibien bier la els* that we shear have a nessitter for the Uniesil SWISS Club. (Laughter.) dubsplass, however, be Ate present. the idea Ow noble grid, that it weed be irkkehle te have the asks* the elnestlea, sad He el th e e ereatry eopetsally represearod is I se p* that he would And it y difleult in Realise is losew where to draw the lea between the many esoloties which would wake aged dims to be so represented. My noble friend hu WWI the question of mainsail topresentation--oes of gnat hapseteses sad of di* culty, but one which, if it omit be the consideration of it is greatly sass* try the alte rations which have taken place shies I , sad the consequent exclusion of indirect colonial mogreses- , ' tation would ho well worthy of the efteation of government. If by any mesa seek a repreenstatiss could be given to the colonies as would if sat their different individual interests, at leaftics tha laterab of separate groups of colonies, and as would thirty afford them the power of bringing before pediment mends ' affecting their materiel, meld, and pelitisel welfare, I thick that • great obsesses wadi be pined, that • great &addles.' tie would be created between the selesdes and the mother country, and—not an inferior ambles, per haps, in my mind—that thus there would be some degree of control exercised over those amateur eoloalel Ismsla lations who are at present the only representatives of the colonies, who are not always the most discreet, though they may be always undoubtedly zealous. But there would be an extreme difficulty in considering this question, with regard to the members to be admitted, to the mode by which the representatives would be returned, and of the manner in which they would represent the collective or Mr. ANIPMY asked whether say negotiations had taken Ca. the red of the Roman States—ho Passe ? (" Oh l") Also, where WI ftrweet' se Awe W Assess ? 'LT STANLEY seggeeled that the hes. and learned gentleman should bring ea die inkiest Maserrow. (Rear, hear.) THE MAYNOOTH DIIMATE. Mr. P. HOWARD perceived, Gem Ike votes," that the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the members of the go. vernment had voted on Tuesday for, the adjournment of the Isms, which was considered one of the radius/stag forms by which a resolution fee an inquiry could be nega tived. 'The government had failed to make a house at eight o'clock, the time they . had stipulated ; and he (Mr. Howard) wished to sek the right hon. gentleman whether he had altered the course of policy which had been adopted with respect to the college of Maynooth? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the question of Maynooth was not before the house when it adjourned. There were on the paper before the ad journed debate several motions which, if carried, would very much diminish the revenue; and so he naturally thought it was his duty, as Chancellor of the Ezehequer, to prevent those motions from being brought on. (Laughter.) The views of the government with reference to the motion of the hon. member for Warwickshire were identical with those they had expressed the other day. PASSENGERS' ACT AMENDMENT BILL. In answer to Mr. W. Snows, tin J. PAKINGTON said it was his intention to proceed with this P bfil if the house arrived at it that night. ATENT LAW AMENDMENT ACT. In answer to Sir Da L. EVANS, Mr. HENLEY hoped the government would be able to bring in this bill dimwit the present session. THE GUANO ISLANDS. In reply to Mr. Wiens, Lord it TANLEY stated that the British government had no claim to these islands ; but Sir F. BARING said he might be permitted to state, having been concerned in this matter, that within the last few days he bad received • letter from the admiral of the station to the effect that he was on the point of sending out • ve•gel to protect our traders. TILE CASIBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COMMISSION. Mr. HORSMAN gave notice of his intention to ask the government when the report was likely to make its ap pearance ? ACCELERATION OF MAILS. Mr. COWAN gave notice of his intention to ask the Se cretary of the Treasury whether it was the intention to ac celerate the mails between London and Edinburgh ; and, if so, when the change would take place THE MILITIA BILL. On the further consideration of this bill, Colonel SIBTHORP moved an amendment of the 3rd clause, after the words " appointments to the rank of," by leaving out the word " major," and inserting " captain, or any higher rank ;" the object of which was to require the same qualification for captains as by the existing law. Mr. HUME protested against the whole bill, but advised its opponents to divide upon the third reading, by way of leaving their opposition on record. After a few words from Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. Secretary WALI'OLE acceded to the principal amendment moved by Colonel Sibthorp, and a secondary one was withdrawn. Other alight amendments were made in the 4th and 6th clauses. In clause IS, Mr. TIIORNLEY moved a proviso, that no member of the senate, examiner, or other officer, nor any professor, tutor, or lecturer of the University of Lon don, nor any student who shall have matriculated in the said university, shall be liable to serve. Mr. GOVLBORN and Mr. GLADSTONE objected to the amendment, that its terms carried the exemption fur ther than in the cases of Oefosd and Cambridge. At the suggestion of Mr. WALPOLE, who was ready to consent to the University of London being placed upon the same footing in this respect as the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the amendment was p ostponed, as well as another, of which notice hail been given by Mr. Hay wood, to exempt resident members of the University of Durham, in order that the proviso might be properly worded. Mr. BERNAL suggested that the privilege should like wise be extended to St. Bees. The report was then agreed to, end the bill was ordered to be mad a third time on Monday week. VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL. The second reeding of this bill was moved by Lord NAAS, who described Its provisions as designed to introduce • new machinery of valuation into such Irish counties as had not already been valued, and to apply it to such other counties as might be deemed necessary, the data of valuation to be certain schedules framed with due regard to the depreciated value of the property to be rated. Mr. CLEMENTS opposed the bill, and asserted that its complicated character would prevent its being dealt with during the present session. Ile moved that it be read a second time that day three months. Mr. 11. HERBERT said he came from a part of Ireland where some measure of this kind was imperiously neces sary, and be tendered his thanks to the government for introducing this bill, any reasonable suggestions for improv ing which would, he was sure, be attended to. Sir It. FERGUSON recommended that those parts of the bill alone should be retained which related to the finishing of the valuation in the southern counties of Ireland, and that it should not include those parts not under valuation. After some observations by Mr. VESET in favour of the bill, and by Sir D. NORREIDI against it, Mr. NAPIER suggested that if the house would affirm its principle, that of an uniform valuation for all Ireland, the details would be more properly discussed in committee. After some further debate, The house divided— For the second reading B9 Against it -83 PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. WAKLEY presented • petition praying that it be referred to a select committee. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from cer tain inhabitants of the City of London, praying, not that the bill might be referred to a select committee, but pray ing the house to omit the 25th clause. Mr. COWAN wished that the bill should be referred to • select committee, objecting to its interference with the functions of the crown ; to itscentralising effect in reference to Scotland and Ireland, and to its non-extension to the colonies. Mr. WAKLEY likewise recommended its reference to a select committeee, with power to examine witnesses, the bill not being what he wished it to be. Mr. BROTIIERTON said to refer the bill to a select committee would throw it over until the next session. Mr. J. STUART said the bill involved a large and ex tensive principle, respecting which public opinion was much divided, and, indicating the important consequences of some of its clauses, he entreated the government not to fpress the bill this session, but to assent to the proposal to re er it to a select committee. Mr. HENLEY excepted to the generalityof Mr. Stuart's objections, observing that its main principle was a simple and wholesome one, and that the machinery, which ad mitted of improvement, might be amended W committee. The reduetioa of expense would be a great boon to the patentees, end ho urged the house to read the bill a second them Mr. 8. CARTER suggested some defects Mike bill, which Mr. KUNTZ considered to be as bed a bill as it was reale to make. After a few words from Mr. J. Gum and Mr. W. WiLiums, Mr. R. PALMER observed that it would be a greet rido fortune if a bill like this was passed in a hurry, containing, as it did, not only a new machinery, but new principles. It would be a far wiser tionzes not to proceed with the mea sure this notion bet pcetpone the whole subject till a future parli ament. One slam of the clauses, re -IL.tito the reduction of Ifni, end to the better ' of legal proceed*" with lewd to patents, .12g17 be pared now ; but in respect tote rest of the bill, very serious questions would arise, whisk might undermine the whole system of the patent law. In the wont of a divi sion, he should vote against the emoted seradlog. Mr. WALPOLE said the toe guest sister fa pienslag the passage of this bill were, IBM, le MEM& the expense of inventors of patented intim; soundly, to Mile the law of patents uniform throweboat Ma dim divlslewe of the United Kingdom, Instead of elt**eg a et to take out one patent for England, 'neither he lel and a third for Ireland. Re thought the house would do well not to reject the measure. The bill was then read a second time. On the motion that it be referred to a select committee, Mr. COWAN hoped that the select committee would have the usual power to send for witnesses, papers, and documents. Mr. HENLEY said that if the committee found it noise vary to do so, they could come to the house, and obtain per mission in the usual way. The motion was then agreed to. KUTCH MILLS FOR FLAX (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. LAW OF WILLS AMENDMENT BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Mr. BETHELL moved to omit in the preamble the words 0 as follows," and the whole of the first section, and in lieu thereof insert the following as the first section of the bill: " That se much of an act passed in tie first year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled an Act for the Amendment of the Law with respect to Wills, as enacts ' That no will shall be valid unless it shall be in writing, and executed in manner hereinafter mentioned (that is to say), it shall be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and by his direction ; and such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time; and such wit nesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the pre sone* of the testator, and no form of attestation shall be necessary,' be, and the same is hereby repealed : and in lieu thereof be it, and it is hereby enacted, that no will shall be valid unless it shall be in writing, and executed in , 'sinner hereinafter mentioned . (that is to say), it shall be signed by the testator, or by some other person in his pre ssmen and by his direction, in such manner as that it shall be apparent that the testator intended to give effect by such signature to the writing as his will, and such signa ture shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall sub seethe the will in the presence of the testator, but no form of attestation shall be necessary." It was impossible to know what was meant by the jumble of words as the clause stood, and ho had, therefore, pre pared the amendment in such a way as, without substi tuting an entirely new form of words, would render the clause plainer, and more easily understood. Mr. BERNAL said that the bent course for the hon. and learned gentlemaa to take would be to propose to peptise the clause as it stood, and to have his own substituted for i t. Thl MASTER of the ROLLS said that he could not concur is this bill or in the amendment proposed by his hon. and learned friend the member for Aylesbury. fie rase for the purpose of expressing the difficulties which existed in the present ease, and of pointing out the course vital it appeared to him the commitree ought to take. It was of the "Noted importance to avoid anything like tadmierlity of words in this matter. (Hear, hear.) The law as it stood at present was an instance—he was going to say of precipitate—but at all events of not duly considered legislation in a matter of this great importance. (Hear, hear.) The present measure was fouuded on the fourth report of the commissioners on real property. They stated the evils of technicalities, and they suggested various modes of removing them, but be would venture to say that their recommendations, if enforced, would girt rise to a greater number of technicalities than ever existed before. They suggested various remedies, but the proper remedy was to require that the will be attested in every ease by two witnesses, in the same way that deeds conveying property were now attested. It was very diffi cult for gentlemen not acquainted with the court of pro bates to know the extent of the evil of the present law. But they might form an estimate of the evil when he informed them that he was told by a learned friend of his, who was now no more—the Ista Sir Herbert Jenner Fust— that basketfuls of been _Ade wills were taken out of Donors' Commons every day without probate. (Hear, hear.) After having pointed out the evil, he would ask the committee whether they were competent so to deal with this subject now that they were not likely to create fresh legislation but would perform ineffectual cure. It appeared to him that this was a subject which could not be so efficiently dealt with in a committee of the whole house as it would be if referred to a select committee. (Hear, hear.) The evil of the present bill, and also of the amendment, was that they required the signature to be at the foot of the will. The commissioners introduced these words because it was usual and convenient to sign the will at what was called the foot. But they did not foresee that the immediate consequence of this would be that it would give rise to questions in every court of probate whether the signature was at the foot or not. (Hear, bear.) But if only an attestation were required that would be perfectly understood by every person. The fault of the amendment was that it required the will to be signed by the testator in such a manner as that it shall be apparent that the testator intended to give effect to it by such signature. The effect of those words would be to raise law suits in every court in the kingdom, for it left it to be decided whether the signature meant to attest the will. Ile should move that the chairman „report progress, and that the bill be referred to a select committee. The SOLICITOIt-GENERAL agreed with the hon. and learned member for Aylesbury as to the importance of the subject, but must entirely differ from his right hon. friend the Muter of Rollo, as to the expediency of referring the bill to • select committee, or interposing any other delay in the way of its becoming law. One word as to what bad fallen from the Master of the Rolls. His right honourable and learned friend seemed to think that the intention of the act of 1837 was to guide the makers of wills. He (the Solicitor-Oemerol) did not think that was the intention of the act, but that its object was to guide judges is their decisions when questions as to the validity of wills were brought before them. lie trusted that the house would not agree to the amendment of the hon. and learned member for Aylesbury, which would o ly have the effect ef perpetuating the evils they wished to remedy. Sir W. P. WOOD said no one could doubt the neces sity of applying a remedy to the cad, but it was another question whether this bill, in its present imperfect form, Should be placed on the statute book. He regretted that it was not referred to a select committee a fortnight ago, but it was not yet too late to take such a step. The bill consisted of only four clauses, and it might be con sidered by a select committee in two days, and afterwards passed within two hours. All that was really wanted was, to know that the party really signed the paper as his will, and though there might be difficulties in drawing up proper words for that purpose that was only a reason for sending the bill to a select committee. After a few words from Mr. Whiteside, Mr. J. Stuart, and Mr. Mailings, The MASTER. of the ROLLS moved that the chairman report progress, with a view to referring the bill to a select committee. This ho believed would be the better course to take ; and ho felt strongly the importance of sending the bill to a select committee. Mr. WALI'OLE resisted that amendment. It was clear to him that no benefit could be derived from sending the bill to a select committee. His own opinion was decidedly in favour of the bill; and he hoped the committee would proceed with the ."bill," so as to enable the practical reform contemplated in the execution of wile to be effected this session. (Cheers.) The committee then divided : For reporting progress G4 Against l2l-57 The clause wu then agreed to, sr, after some conversa tion, wu clause 2. The other clauses and the preamble of the bill having been passed, the house resumed, and the bill was reported. • - - GENERAL BOARD OF lIEALTII BILL. The house resolved itself into • committee of the whole house on this bill and passed the clauses, except that respecting Brighton, which was struck out. Several new clauses were added, and the bill was ordered to be reported this day. INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT PARTNERSBI BILL. This bill passed through committee. The Public Works Bill was read a third time and passed. The Poor Law Board Continuance Bill was read a second time, to be committo d on Monday week. BURGH HARBOURS (SCOTLAND) (No. 2) BILL. Mr. BOUVERIE moved the committal of this bill. Mr. F. M'KENZIE objected that the bill gave the power to the town councils of certain small and decayed towns of levying rates on all imports for the purpose of improving the habours. Mr. E. ELLICE spoke in favour of the bill. Mr. HENLEY had not had time to examine the bill sufficiently to justify him in consenting to allow the towns to which the measure referred to levy a toll on all ves sels entering the harbours connected with them, which was Os effect of the proposition. Mr. PORTAL suggested tho postponement of the com• fitter. The house divided — For going into committee Against KAYNOOTLI ENDOWMENT. ADJOURNED DE- BATE. On the dropped order for the adjourned debate being read, Mr. FRESIIFIELD moved that the debate be taken to day, at 12 o'clock. Mr. WALPOLE objected that it was impossible for ministers who were in attendance now, at near two o'clock in the morning, to attend in the house again at 12 o'clock in the day, considering the time required for the performance of their official duties. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ANSTEY had no doubt the hon. member for North Warwickshire would accede to the suggestion of the right hon. gentleman, and that the farce they had seen before would be played over again in another form. (Hear.) On Tuesday last there was ample opportunity, had the house met after the adjournment for refreshment, for bring ing the debate to a close, but it was well known on the other side that the house would not be made ; and when the hour for re-assembling took place, except the member for Dublin, all the members of the government were absent, and the house was counted out. He thought, u the oppor tunity then afforded wee lost by the fault of the govern ment, they were bound to give a day for concluding the discussion. If the hon. member for North Warwickshire did not intend to bring the question to a decision, which WAS the only reasonable inference from the course he had taken, he had better at once move to discharge the order. Mr. FRESHFIELD was ready, as far as he was con cerned, to make any arrangement that should enable the question to be brought in. Mr. KEOGH was glad to find in the bon. member for North Warwickshire the most harmless antagonist the Roman catholic' of Ireland had ever met with. (Hear, hear.) He commented upon the absence of the members of the government, who, assisting the hon. member to avoid the question, had assisted in not making a house on Tuesday evening. Mr. NEWDEGATE reminded hon. gentlemen opposite that it was the whig whipper-in who had counted out the house on Tuesday. He was ready to meet bon. gentlemen in their anxiety to renew the discussion, and pilled on ge. vernment to give a day for the purpose. The O'GORMAN MAHON took the opportunity st repudiating the charges which had been brought agal the allegiance and loyalty of the Roman catholic,. Sir J. PAKINGTON deprecated wasting time at that boor of the morning, and suggested that they should decide when the house met again when the debate should be re sumed. (" Hear," and cheers.) Mr. HORSMAN thought the house should know at core whether the government intended to give the hon. seamlese for North Warwickshire a day to renew the discussion. Mr. EDWARDS wished the motion was for the repealed the grant at once, instead of for an inquiry, Atter some observations from Mr. Seotte, Mr. SPOONER denied altogether the insinuation that he did not wish to bring the question to an issue. If the right hon. Fentlemsn the Secretary for the Coloniev would give him a government day, he would postpone the discussion ; but if not, he must press for the sense of the house on the motion that the debate be resumed to 12 o'clock this day. Mr. WALI'OLE explained the difficulty the government MAU giving a day, seeing the state of public business, and the desire on all sides to facilitate a dissolution. After some further discussion, Mr. FRESIIFIELD withdrew his motion, and the ques tion was further adjourned NEV till Wto-RlTdsy. . A new writ was ordered for Huntingdon, in the room of Mr. 0. Thornhill, deceased. The house adjourned at 3 o'clock. Mr. Alderman Sidney paired with Mr. Milligan, for Thum:lel, the 3rd of June. GEOGRAPHY OF ENGLAND.—The celebrated Ger man Geographer,Karl Bitter, proposes to revisit this country in June, for the purpose of studying the physical confor mation and structure of England and Wales. The veteran professor hue more than once visited Great Britain, but hitherto for the purpose of studying the physical pens liarities of Scotland. He will remain with us about three months, returning to resume his winter lectures at Berlin. ght erortoz, TO CORR6BPONDENIB. ieeniat Edkloa of " The Express." restaboac moo noel, ~, Gaaette," to published ovary Towtoy sod 1 ratty 1.4,4 tb for post torsi Lamest" intended for " Ttss Exprean," Load's, even* Dir . roust be et tin Mire, 10. Ifroveric.sarost, ly Two o'dook 11 . day id ;add 'mike. /11011 WATKR AT LONDON BItIDON ins DAT—thorsing. 9n. 10u. APerkean, Tc-k•asuu—aorklitg, 10k. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 24. THE speech made last night by the present Prim: Minister in the House of Lords, upon the subj tet our representative system, is full of significance. It that harangue it will be seen what are Lord It ERBI , , real views upon the subject of the suffrage. 1k kel• ingly laments the panning of the Return lliil, a n d groans in spirit over the growing power of the people, denying that a majority should exercise autlicritv in the state, and shadowing liirth the temper is which he is prepared to secure—so far as in him lie:, —the continuance of oligarchic rule. Such a speech made upon the eve of a general election affords both warning and guidance. It puts the present ministry in their proper light--shows them in their colours as bigoted tortes, from whom nu ex. tension of the suffrage, no increase of poptdar power—is to be expected, and points out an easy teL fur testing all candidates at the coming election. At the hustings the question must be, "Do you suppurt Lord DElutx ?" a question to which an an -act, " Yes," or " No," must be demanded. All who tipsy in the affirmative, by that very answer prove flan,. selves to be opponents of political progress and th e antagonists of 'popular emancipation. Neither free. trade nor any other rational achievement of the pl. plc can be safe in such hands. There is no longer any doubt that a dissolution of parliament may be expected to take place by thew) of June. Whether the 20th or the 30th of the ensuing month is destined to become historical Gc account of that event, is a question which we leave to contending quidnuncs to discuss and to determine. Enough that the inevitable event, so long looked Ivr. ward to with solicitude, draws nigh, and a few loon more or less in the interval that must clap.t then are of little consideration. Are the people ready for the event It—that i, the question—the only question worthy of a taikau thought. Have the industrious and freedoin-loeiss menace who, either as electors or as con-clettor., arc interested in the result of the approuil. ing election have they realised to tin LI. selves fully and adequately the magnitude ,1 the issue that is at stake? We purposely inth,l, the yet unenfranchised millions because we feel fl at it is emphatically a question for them to pone r deeply and well. A new parliament is about to .4e. convoked by the sovereign to consult fur the tonna,: weal. If to that parliament be sent back the gate majority against all reform, as wo have had in thy; winch is about to expire, then for another five er seven years the hard-toiling mass of the tax•papn of this country will assuredly continue to be deprivi of all participation in the government to whose main. tenance they contribute, and of whose partiality and neglect they arc the principal victims. Whatever may have been the sins of the whigs—and we meet were accused of overlooking theta—they proved them. selves willing to breakdown some of the worst portions of the present system of political monopoly and ex clusion. Now that they arc in opposition they will doubtless be still more inclined to conform in that pledges for the future to the popular wants and will; and there can be little doubt that if at the hustings the ballot and a rate-paying suffrage be generally made the test of acceptability on the liberal side, we shall have a new House of Commons returned that will render a just and enlightened change in the electoral system speedy and secure. On the other hand let every elector and non-elector in the lard remember that the present chance occupants of power are pledged to resist in every form what Lord HERBY has stigmatised as "the noxious and dangerous influence of the people: They are sworn to maintain in all its hateful integrity the oligarchic system by which England has been ruled for generations,—the system that has rendered the annual expenditure in poon rates alone greater than the whole national outlay e: Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Tuscany, or many oils: independent countries of Europe,—a system, whit: for thirty years levied a tax in aid of rent on the bread of the people, and which would fain reinitiate that plunder-rate again—a system which has mon. gaged the industry of the existing generation and its demendants fur the means of carrying on ruinous wars, for the advantage and exaltation of the hereditary spendthrifts who would to-morrow plunge us still further into debt for the like pup poses. The upholders of the good old tory system know well that a free suffrage and . free voting would extinguish their hopes of its continu ance for ever. They are, therefore, consistently op to every concession of rights to the humble aud re s s e ilpulent classes of society. They fear the re inforcement of plain common sense and justice which the present liberal electors of the three kingdoms would thus receive; and they trust by wholesale bribery and intimidation to obtain at the coming elec tion such an augmentation of strength in the lower house of parliament as may enable them for some time to make their own the vast resources of the empire. Surely this is an affair for the claimants of the franchise, as well as for those who actually possess it, Every man who buys his children's bread with the hard money earned by a day's useful toil has in fluence, and for his own sake and the sake of his family, is bound to exert it, in order that he may counteract the sinister threats and inducement , held out by the patron-class of customers, who everywhere seek to controul the genuine inclination of the honest voter. With the ballot, neither the solicitation of the many nor the few would be possible; but until that great safeguard and guarantee of inde pendent voting shall be obtained, it is not only allowable, but tho manifest policy of self-defence on the side of the people, to show the menaced trailer and bullied artisan that ho has more zealous friends on the right side than on the wrong: and that he is more likely to lower himself in general estimation by a cowardly truckling to the foes of his class and kind, than by giving a fearless vote for men whom, were it only . for the sake of the ballot, he must in stinctively wish to support. Let 250 men be returned this time pledged to insist upon the ballot, and never again will the shopkeeper or clerk be subjected to the wearisome importunity of canvassers for his cote, or, what is far worse, the audacious intrusion of those who assume tho privilege of dictating to others how they should give their suffrages. Before another moon has waned, every homestead in the realm will have the question put to its inmates who are to tax and rule us for the next half dozen years? It is the question of more or less food, of more or less rent, of more or less wages. of MOM or less rates in country as well as in town. Let the present ministry succeed in mustering even a bare moiety of the new House of Commons. and patronage, whCedling, and corruption, under various guises, will speedily do the rest. The tortes are old hands at the skilful use of opportunities, which. being literally translated, signifies the abuse of everything, most dignified and sacred, to the bad purposes of party ; and we have the fullest belief in their undiminished zeal and uncontrolled recklessness, if, through popular apathy, the sem blance of a chance is given them. A working ma ji 0111 ne o ot n t ty t 11,:me found d t p chit in of the Carlton once succ eed attainable, and, at w floc huestliwnlgsie.ve, in numbering ono-half of the entire represen tation, or anything approaching thereto, and !Inane will soon be found of accomplishing the rest of shat may be requisite to secure what is called "iv working majoritp. Every seat, therefore, is of consequence, and ought to be contested on the side of truth, purity, and progress; and we repeat, what we shalt nose cease to reiterate, that if the great battle is to be successfully fought, and triumphantly won, it 10 '" be fought by the people at large, in the plenitude ~ their sober, moral, and constitutional might—eh-des and non-electors moving as ono man. ME University of Oxford has been maligned. .It has been supposed by many that it is the consemttoe institution pare:cc/knee—that it is the Yenembh rn server of all antiquated abuses. People have 10 01 upon it as the great theological and literary oPlcr. dreaming somnolently its sell, qrowisg to t he rock on which it is p4=d, unsu h sceptible of ~~