The Express. — London, England, 1863-05-08 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-THCILSDAY, MAY i. - - - The Loan CIAIKOLLOn took his sent on the wool/auk at Ave o'clock. The Stamp of WINCHESTER presented a petition against the abolition ol (Inn* ratan without an equivalent, CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. Earl R1.1.b4F1 1., is moving the committal of this bill, briefly explained its provisions, but in so low a tone of voice as to be inaudible in the gallery. Lord DERBY said, as the bill affected the House of Commons, he was not inclined to oppore it, although he disbelieved in legislative enactments to check bribery and corruption. Lord GREY concurred with the opinions expressed by Lord Derby. . . The LORD CHA.NCELLOR haring made a few obser vstiona7 . • ... . . .. The house west into committee on the bill, when Lord LYVEDEN moved the insertion of a clones dis qualifyieg agents, kc., but on a division it was rejected by ti 6 to 52. Au amendmeat to claws 10 was agreed to, but on a divi sion the clause l ßif was rejected by 92 to 26. Clime 11 haviag been struck out, the bill pissed through committee, and was read a third time and passed. Lord REDESD LE moved a resolution that the prin. ciple of charging entailed estates for railways involves cues tiara of too much nicety and importance to be sanctioned by parliament otherwise than by public legislation. Lord ST. LEONARDS supported the motioo. Lord EVERSLEY moved as an amendment, " Thant this house is not prepared to withdraw from the consideration of committees on railway bills clauses which may meter such powers, if °raisin apmaked conditions were agreed to by the tenant for life." His only motive in bringing forward this amendment was to procure legislation on the subject ; and if Lord Redesdale would undertake to introduce a bill ort the subject, he was read 7 to withdraw his amendaseaL A discussion ensued, is which Lord Romney, Lord Ra veusworth, Lord Portman, Lord Granville, and Lord Grey took part. Ultimately, Lord Redesdale's resolution was agreed to, the amendment beim negatived without a division. Their lordships adjourned at 20 minutes to 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF OOMMONS.—TmiRsoAir, MAY 7. The SETA as took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BErSIEFSS. The following ill; Werere;si;Tliir‘lTime and paned : Birkesbeed lasprovemeat Bill, Formantioe and Buchan Railway Bill, Gravesend sad Milton Gas Bill, Great Grimsby Water Bill, Itohin-bridge Bill, Letterksany Rail way Bill, London and South Western and Andover and Redbridge Railway Bill. Mid Kent Railway Bill, Rother ham and Kimberworth Loos! Board of Health Bill, Stour bridge Railway Bill, and Trimmers Decks Bill. CHURCH RATES EXPMPTION BILL. Mr. ALCOCK gave notice that he would on the 10th of Jane move the wood reeding of this bill. THE STATE OP POLAND. Mr. HENNESSY gave notice that be would on an early day more an address to her Majesty upon the subject of Poland. (Hear, bear.) THE EXHIBITION BUILDING OF 1862. Lord R. CECIL asked the O'haseellor of the Exchequer whether the report was true that the government bed offered or intended to become purchasers of thebnilding in which the Exhibition of 1862 was contained ; acid, if so, what sum they proposed to pay for it, and at what period of the session they intended to bring forward the estimate ? The noble lord said he would only ask the first part of the question, because, maims the answer should be in the affirmative, it would not be worth while to ask the latter Part- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid he wee qttestioned upon this snidest some weeks ago by an hon. member, and he then gave the beet answer in his power. Ile was not able to make a fresh statement upon the sub ject at present, but he could assure the noble lord that if the government should offer or intend to become purchasers al the buikling,the government would give,the fint informa tion te the House of Commons, and if it should be nnenisary to ask the bow far the monv, the estimate would be laid on the table at an early penod, in ceder that it might be fully dimmed. (Hier, hear.) PRFITIONS FROM BRITISH HAFFRARIA. Mr. A. MILLS asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any memorial' or petitions bad been recently addressed to her Majesty's geveroment by the in habitant' of British Haffraria respecting the proposed an nexation of that province to the oolong of the Cape of Good Hope ; and.if so, whether there would be any objection to lay such documents upon the table of the house. Mr. C. FORUE saki there bad been some petitions presented within the leaf few moths from the inhabitants 01 British Hanna pra_ying that they might not be annexed to the colony of the ape of Good Hops, but as the eau enmity was not old eanogh to judge in this matter, the governor bad taken Tossissros for the purpose of annexing the district to the colony al the Caps. THE CONDUCT OP MR. CHRISTIE AT BRAZIL— THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE FORTE. Webb, the hen. member concluded by moving the adjourn. ; meet of the house. Viscount PALMEESTON objected to the grounds upon , which the hon. member who bad just set dews was desirous of controverting the judgment which her Majesty's peens ment bad formed of the conduct of Mr. Christie. The hoe. member Mated that all the respectable merchants at Rio disapproved of Mr. Christie's conduct. Mr. BRAtiLEY-MOORE —The large majority. Viscount PALMERSTON contended that the opinions of the merchants was nothing at all to the purpose. It was not for • body of merchants residing in a distant cons- try, to judge of the expediency of orders which bad been transmitted by their own government. It was for that go vernment to decide the question. Now his (Lord Palmer stem's) information differed entirely from that of the hon. member for Lincoln. That gentleman Mated that the large majority of merchants residing at Rio disapproved, not of the conduct of Mr. Christie, but of that of the British government, seeing that Mr. Christie merely executed his orders. He (Lord Palmerston) was informed. not by Mr. Christie, but by gentlemen on whom judgment and veracity he could rely, that the large majority of the merchants entirely approved of the conduct of the government. Many of them, it was true, had large sums due to them by Bra zilian merchants, and might fear personal loss, should any dispute arise between the two goverment& Such men walla, of course, speak with caution, but he believed that they, as well as the rest of the community. wens glad of the !steps which had been taken by their government. As • matter of fact, he believed that the great majority had openly expressed their approval of what had taken place. The hon. member repeated his statement respecting the information that had been received of the murder of the mew of the Prince of Waite, alleging that the mind of the agent from whom it was received was in such • state as to dmentitle his testimony to any credit. He (Lord Palmer ston) thought that that wee a very unfair, unfounded, and ungenerous observation. Mr. Vereker, it was true, had been suffering for some time from an illness to which any can, even the hon. member opposite, might be liable, but nothing of a nature to impair the valueof big testimony. Her Majesty's 1 rare: hd n m urdered . bd landed men' knew that the unhaq o y crew of th n e Prince of collected their goods, sad had properly armed themselves, but they were overpowered by the people of the districts, who first dragged them away with their lames ad then murdered them. The facts were not proved sufficiently for legal purposes, but he had reason to believe, and he did be lieve, that they were ea he bad stated. A smart discusrion followed, which was wound up by Mr. DISRAELI, who deprecated discussions of such import ance as this one being brought forward in so desultory • fashion. . _ . _. . ... . .. The motion for the adjournment of the house was then put and negatived. CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL. Mr. LYGON asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether be intageled to persevere in the motion of which he had given nolicia,lo move, in the eventof this bill paring the commitees that night, the remaining stages. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his in testi= was to give the noble lord the member for Stamford (Lord 8.. Cecil) an opportunity, by going into committee, on the third reading of raising • discussion upon the notice be had announced. Owing, however, to some defect in in timating that intention, the order was set down for com mittee. Under these circumstances it would not be regular to proceed with the subsequent stages, and be should not pre emie to go further than the committee that night. If there were no amendment, the bill would be reported. PRISON MINISTERS BILL On the motion for going into committmon this bill, Mr. R. LONG moved as an amendment that the house should, upon that day six months, resolve itself isto the said committee. There had been, he said, 400 or 500 petitions, with 50,000 signatures, presented against this bill, and one of them petitions was from the corporation of the City of London. The only ground for the introduction of the mea sure was that it was felt to be a hardship that Roman catholic prisoners had not a chaplain appointed and paid by the country to administer to their spiritual necessities ; but that was • grievance, if it were a grievance, which 'paved to be • necessary consequence of the Eng hah constitution, and which must continue so long as the principle of • Mate church was retained. The remedy proposed by this Lill was that all prisoners of other denominations than the church of England should have ministers provided for them; which would lead them a much greater length than he thought the house would be prepared to go, and would bind them to provide and pay, if it was required of them, a chaplain of the Mormonne persusaion even. It was alleged as another grievance that the duty fell upon the chaplain of selecting and distributing amongst the prisoners such books ea they thought fit. That was not the law; the discretion riled with the visiting justices, and that disposed of the complaint that prisoners other than of the established church were pre vented from baring mom to any books except such as were sanctioned by the prison chaplain. So long as all primal were allowed to nee ministers of their own persuasion, if they so desired, he did not think they had any ground to complain of the present "yeti= • and if they once conceded the principle of mold- ing Ro man catholic chaplains for the criminals, be wanted to know with what show of justice they could refuse • 'boiler demand from the honest Roman catholic working claims It had been urged that under the provisions of this bill the raacisthates would not have the power in their hands which would be necessary for the preservation of discipline, and the government had denied that there was any truth in the assertion ; but they had an illustration of what would be the result in that respect in the case of the Rev. Mr. Fox, the Romanist chaplain of Dubliu workhouse, who, after having been dismissed by the Poor-law Commissioners, was rein stated upon the argument of Archbishop Cullen that Mr. Fox received his powers from his ecclesiastical superiors, and the secular authority could not take them from him. Sir L PALK secoeded the motion. Mr. MOKRITT defended the bill, to which there was nothing he, as a protestant, was afraid of. Mr. KENDALL opposed the bill, which he thought was a mistake ; it was a smastire not of toleration, but of en couragement. Mr. G. DUFF supported the bill. Sir J. PAKINGTON was unwilling to give a silent vote • second time upon the bill. The principle upon winch the measure was bead was • narrow one, and one upon which every man was bound to vote according to his sense of Christian duty. He was willing to believe that it was only under • sense of Christian dut that the amendment had been moved and sea It was with regret he had beard the imputation that support was given to the bill on that side of the house from a desire to court and conciliate • certain class in the house. (Hear, hear.) For himself he distinctly and en tirely repudiat ed any such motive. His sense of Christian duty forbade him to oppose the bill. He had never given a vote in support of any measure which tended to diminish the strength of the church of England, to which be be longed, and he entertained a strong conviction that by rang against the bill be would not be adding to the honour of that church. If there was one principle of the church of England which more than another tended to strengthen her hold on the affections of the people it was the principle of toleration. (Hear, hear.) The present was a case in which they were celled upon to act in • spirit of toleration towards • class who, more than any other in the commu nity, required spiritual instruction and assistance. He bed beard no answer to the argument that it was that class of prisoners least likely to call for spi ritual advice who most required it. He asked his hon. friend the member for Devon (Sir L. Palk) to imagine himself living in • country where protestant' formed a smell minority, end where protestant prisoner' were practically denied the benefit of the ministrations of their owe Would not his hon. friend be the fiat to demand that state of things should be remedied (Hear. bear.) The bill was denounced ass compromise, but it was in fact no compromise, but • charitable concession, and it was moos •y • permissive measure from the circumstance that there were few counties in which it would be necessary to carry its provieiots into effect.. Upon the ground that the bill was a charitable concession be should give it his support. Lord H. LENNOX gave his cordial support to the bill, which, in his opinion, world remove a practical grievance. Mr. WALLET end Lord A. V. TIEMPEZT spoke in oppo sition to the hill. Major HAMILTON said it might be thought that the feeliop of the people of Scotland were in favour of the passing of this bill if they were not stated to be otherwise. (Loud( Pries of "Divide," and great interruption) The opinions of the county meetings had been taken, and they ware unanimously expressed against the measure. (Shouts of " Divide," and groans.) If the house would refer to clause 3 they would fluid that it stabled the minister of every sect of religion to visit the prisons. ("Oh, oh," sod " divide.") Now in Scotland there was a met called Jump ers , and when the respectable portion of the people would be on their way to church on the Sabbath they would see the national dance of Scotland danced in front of the prison doors. (Loud laughter and " oh, oh.") In Wales there were, he understood, many Mormons. Now the respectable people there would see many ladies of that sect goingto celebrate their peculiar worship in the prisons of that principality. (Laughter and "oh, oh.") If clause 3 should be agreed to it was quite upon the cards that a party of thieves and blackguards would find their way into a prison is order to secure a suss of money to one of their pals. (Loud laughter and greet interruption, amidst which the boo. member meowed his seat.) Sir G. GREY said that as be had on two occasions ex plained the grounds upon which the government bad thought it their duty to bring forward this bill, ha would sot detain the house by going over them main. (Hear, hear.) He had not heard the greater part of thi; speech of the hon. member fzerhippenham (Mr. R. Long), but he thought the speech of the boo. member for the North Riding was a sufficient answer to it. (Hear, hear.) The principal objection loth° bill seemed to be the fear that it would give rise to dissensions among the enegistreey, but he believed those fears would sever be realized. The house divided— For going into committee 172 For the amendment... The house then went into committee, Mr. Mammy in the chair. Mr. E. MORE moved that the bill be limited to England, observing that in Scotland • special request from a prisoner to be visited by • clergyman al his own religious perineum was not required %skeet primer. Sir G. GREY pointed eat objections to the limitation. After • long debate the eaniesittos divided, when the anseedseent wee negatived by 96 to 56. Mr. HUNT moved to monad the third clams so as to ex clude the power of appointing particular ministers and their PaPeolat. Mr. IiONCICTOH MILNER, os rising to put a question I to the First Lard of the Tree&ozy respecting the conduct of I Yr. Christie, her Majelly's minister at Brazil, in the qua Ur of the ship Prises of Wales and the officers of her r i iies ec y's ship Forte, and to ask whether a letter ad- I to Earl Rural by the minister of the United 1 States at the court of Brawl, and subsequently published, bad received any notice from her Majesty's government, said a gentleman who held office as minister at Brazil, I under the government of the United States, had addressed • letter to Lord Russell on the conduct of Mr. Christie, her Majesty's representative at that court. Any correspondence of that kind would be of a private nature, and not deserv ing of the notice of that house but the w o rds used in that I despatch bad been quoted by t he bon. member for Lincoln, 4 and these were to the effect that Mr. Christie had shown a reckless disregard of the truth, and that his character was not credimble se I a gentleman. Those assertions having been repeated in that house some colour was given to the assertion of Gen. Webb as to the conduct of Mr. Christie. He did not think that any gentleman—(Order, order.) He had therefore i taken upon himself to say that this language was most offensive to Mr. Christie. It was the universal habit of gentlemen in that house, when they made use of expressions in the heat of debate which gave pain. to come forward at once and express regret. He bad hoped the bon. member for Lincoln would have come forward and done that, but he had not doss so, and therefore he had no other °ours, to take but to ask the questions of which he had given notice. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALM ERSTONsaid Mr. Christie sat for some time as • member of that lase, sad many holt members would recollect the ability with which he performed his duties there. He could only speak of Mr. Christie as • gentle. man and • man of honour, and ia regard to his veracity no man could question that veracity with any semblance what ever of truth. ;Hear.) Withreprd to General Webb, be (Lo r d Palmerston) knew nothing of him, said of him could say no thing. With regard to his letter, it we. no doubt treated by his noble friend attire head of the Foreign-office with that entire disregard which it deservedly merited— (hear, hear)—and if any such letter had been written by a British diplomatist, be felt quite sure that his noble friend wouldhave dismissed that person from the service as having proved himself wholly unfitted and unsuited to hold any commission under her Majesty. With regard to Mr. Christie's conduct io the matter to which his hon. friend had alluded, the negotiations, and the demands founded thereupon from the government of Brazil, he had the satisfaction of stating that Mr. Christie's conduct had been approved by the British residents, and that be had actodjwith great judgmeet and with great forbearance in the perform ance of the cedes* which he had received, and therefore there was no ironed for imputing to him anything against which any foreign government could take offence. (Hear, hear.) But it was well known in countries which happened to be sa that peculiar state of progress which the Brazilian government happened to dud itself in, that when any injustice or inirooduct compelled her Majesty's government to obtain redress, the foreign government took revenge by calling forth calumny upon the agent of the government which had to use those means. He could arum the hour that no such proceed ing as General Webb'. would damage any representative of her Majesty in any degree. (Cheers.) Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE biped, after the statement just made, that he would be permitted—having beau alluded to in so personal • =Doer—to make some reply. He felt some surprise at the'statenieut a s tihe noble lord in reference to Mr. Christie, that he bad conducted matters at Brazil with much moderation. Now, them were people midis/ at Brazil who were cambia of judging— (Cries of "Oh, oh," and "Order," and "Hear, bear.") He would move the adjournment of the house. (Hoar, hear, and "Order.") It was perfectly obvious that at Rio Janeiro there were persons more capable of judging of the troa duct of Mr. Christie than were three who raided at this distance. From the information which he had received he thought the conduct of Mr. Christie was anything but mo derate Of cooeiliatory. (Hear, bear.) If bon. memb ers would rrd through tbe despatches they would fi n d th a t the Mee of Yr. Christie's language was redder and insolent, and such that ought not to be red by a representative of this country towards any foreign country. It we. well known that Mr. Christie had quarrelled with everybody et Rio in the diplomatic service ' —with the reporeatetives of Azar* Proses, aid with even the Pope's nuncio. Ob," and laughter.) Ile &Boded to the Pope s nuncio becalm be believed he was a man of very mild disposition, and would not quarrel with anybody. His opinion was that instead of sending out a person of the unhappy temperament of Mr. Christie we should have sup ported a government like that of Brazil, which bad always kept faith with its engagements. It was well kaolin that when Mr. Christie's successor arrived, the latter refused to see him, and that much public inconvenience was the con sequence. Yr. Christie's exaggerated staterneets and mia satements bad produced serious injury to British interests in Brazil, and it was a long time before amicable relations could be restored. All this was attributed by the British community at Rio to Mr. Christie's want of tact and Judi meat, and - the urd'ortaaate irritability of his temps!. His charges respecting the mu r d er of British seamen had never been substantiated, most of them depending on the whirr of • gentleman who ins keowe to have been labouring under mental deluder. Having stated that he oonsidered himself folly jaatilat M quotas As &wake of GOMA' THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1863. Sir G. GREY objected that this would place the law of England upon the same footing as the law of Soaked stood at preenut, and would amount to a rejection of the bill. This amendment, after • loog debate, was likewise negatived upon a division, the numbers being 96 to M. The question of payment was raised again upon an amendment of the same clause moved by r. Bentinck, the amendment, after a discussion of math interest, being negatived upon a division by 101 to 71. Sir Y. PETO objected to the latitudinarian character of the bill. Suomi, a man declared himself to be a secularist, he might demand that an infidel should be paid for visiting him. He feared that the bill would open the door to en agitation to which that for the abolition of church rates was but • trifle. He, as a nonconformist, was opposed t o all endowments, but he was surprised that the right hon. member for Bucks, who bum his policy on the idea of a national church, should support this bill solely with a view of °pacifist' the Roman catholic section of the house. Mr. DISRABLI mid that the boo. baronet the member for Finsbury bad imputed motives to him as influencing his public conduct which no one member of that house was justified in imputing to another. He (Mr. Disraeli) was however quite willing to stand upon the general tenor of his conduct, which he thought would show that he bad never nought to make his support of the church of England sub servient to party or personal purpose'. If he thought that this bill, which had, in fact, been planned last year by his right hon. friend the member for Oxfordshire, contained anything hostile to the church heahould give it his uncompro mising opposition. To call it an endowment was a fallacy. It merely provided a mode of rewarding persona for • service they were aired to perform ; but the church of England stood in a ; went position, being in no way the etipendiaty of the state. There was therefore no analogy between the two arses. Noone could pretend that these persons, whatever their religion might be, were not entitled to the consolations of their faith. Bat he had shown that the preeenoe of the chaplain in gaols was not • question of endowment. If there was any one principle clearly established it was this, that religious liberty should be freely accepted ; and that our prisoners should not be debarred from the enjoyment of their religion/ rites. The fallacy of the boo. member was that the protestant chaplain waaandowed—that was his first fallacy ; then that the Roman catholic chaplains, if intro duced into the gaols, would also be endowed—that was his second &limy. Bat his third and greatest fallacy was that the church warn the stipendiary of the state. He denied that there was any principle of endowment in the bill. They were endowing no religion by remune rating a public officer. The strength of the church of Eng land was this—chat whilst being in theory and greatly in practice the church of the nation, it was not opposed to the development of religious liberty. Mr. WHITE said he could not help protesting against the doctrines laid down by the right hon. member for Bucks. He thought the only claim of the church of Eng land to her rights and revenues was founded on her parlia mentary title. He thought this question of paying catholic chaplaina was a most important one. If this prie- Mple was admitted, he could not see why it should not be extended to paying the Roman catholic priests in Ireland. Sir H. PETO accepted the statement of the right hon. gentleman as confirming all he said. If the right hoe. gentleman supported the payment of catholic chaplains in gaols, he could not resist earryieg out the principle to all classes of dissenters. The right hon. gentleman had given up the principle of an established church. Practically the religious instruction of the prisoners was banded over to the prisoners themselves. Mr. DUNCOMBE proposed to insert words in the clause limiting the admission of Roman catholic priests into pri sons to the MIN where there were at least 30 prisoners of that penitence. Sir G. GREY said it would be quite impossible to limit the provinnes of the bill to the number of 30. Mr. DOULTON moved that the chairman report program, which was agreed to without& division. ILidu lintdltenct. EQUITY COURTS.—MAY 7. (Wore the Kaitir of the Italia) _ zwaCl r. ZOO. _ The Soliaitor•Geseral,llr.Thelwyn, and Mr. Scansion appeared in this case, and moved that the oasts of the de feedlots might be taxed and paid by the plaintiffs, and all further prooeedinp be stayed. The mond of the motion was that the plaintiffs had filed a bill ia Vice-Chan cellor Wood's court involving substantially the questions raised in this snit. Mr. Baggallay, Mr. Hohhouse, and Mr. Cotton ware for the plaintiffs, but were not called on onhis Honour, who said the cue wee not ly singular in its circumstances, but seemed destined to raise singular %orations as to the procedure of the spurt. This was arguing over again the question decided at the bearing of the plea. The Solicitor-General bad said the present argument would be free from the technicalities of the former, but his Honour thought there mast be some rules of pleading. The defendants, by their answer put in to the original bill, admitted the right of the plaintiffs to examine witnesses, and could it now be open to them to contest that right' His Honour added, be could not look into the prooeedings of the other suit to see whether they were for the arum object as this, but he should be very glad if the parties would agree to apply to the Lord Chancellor to have the present suit transferred to Vice-Chancellor Wood's court. Mr. Baggellay, for the plaintiffs, offered that all proceed ings in the present snit should be stayed if the defendants would consent to the evidence already given by a witness maned Harwood (who bad been examined de bens sue) being treated as if it had been taken under a commission after replication filed. The learned counsel for the defendants are to consider whether they shall accept this offer. INLAND REVENUE BILL. On the motion for the second reading. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY expressed • hope that the Chan cellor of the Exchequer would reomusider hie proposal for taxing clubs, which hid caused a great deal of dissatisfaction and which would produce very little revenue. Besides there would be great difficulty in saying w hat a club was. The CHANCELLOR of the EXC HEQ UER understood that the question woe to be raised at • future stage. He regretted to find that an o twu was felt to the substance of the enactment, but be did not think there would be coy difficulty in defining clubs. Mr. AYRTON wished to know whether the right hon. gentleman contemplated any proposal with respect to clubs of a rout under 1001. • year' It seamed to him also that the clause went beyond the resolution which had been pswdby the house. He also desired to know if the right hon. gentleman meant to proceed with his suggested change respecting the taxation of railways! In order to give him an opportunity of answering be would move that the bill be read • second time that day six mouths. (A laugh.) Lord 8, CECIL hatible dontii had occurred to his mind, namely, whether public diapers would not be clubs for the purposs of the act? (laughter.) 77re stewards of such smembiiee were • body of gentlemen who bought wine for the purpose of retailing it to the guests at • guinea • hind ; and he was afraid, therefore, that every dinner would be chargeable with a duty of 171. 10s. Perhaps the right hon. gtetlemsn's intention was that this be another form of taxing charities--only in this can the import would fall tap= voluntary contributions. (Hear.) HODGKINBON pointed out that at present there were two rates of house duty, one at 6d. and the other at 9d. in the pound. Now by the present law houses licensed for the purpose of selling beer, wine, or *rite, would be liable to the smaller tax. (Loud cheers sad laughter.) He had had the curiosity to see how the right hon. gentleman's would affect the club of which be was a member. K g a P l u al was 2,9001. • year, which at 9d. in the pound was 1081. 15a. At 6d. it wee Eli. Is. leas, so that the right bon. gentleman would really loss • considerable sum if his were adopted. (Renewed laughter and enplane.) proposal HUNT thought it • great pity that the boo. member had given the right hon. gentleman this piece of informs tint. (Hear, hear.) Yr. CONINGHAM stated that there was a club at Brighten which would come under the clangs, and which he was afraid would he closed by it, for it had already great difficulty In keeping its bead above water. He thought the proponl • mischievous can ; for clubs were very valuable institutions, and he should be glad to see them extended to the working classes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not aware of any discrepancy between the claim and the amendment; for they were intended exactly to agree. With regard to railways he was waiting for some statistical information which had been promised him by the companies. He should be glad to receive further particulate about the Brighton club. He had invited communications on the whole subject, but he bad not been favoured with any com plaints. He did not contemplate any legislation respecting clubs held iu houses below 1001. • year. Yr. LYOON asked the right hoe. gentleman when he proposed to take the committee, and also what revenue he expected to derive from the taxation of clubs, 1 The amendment was then negatived, sad the bill reed • second time. _ . . - The CHANCELLOR of the haCHRQUER fixed the committee for Mooday mat. STOCK CERTIFICATES TO BEARER BILL. The adjourned debate on the consideration of this bill wee resumed ; and the third reading of the bill wu fixed for Monday next. • SAVINGS BANKS MONEYS BILL This bill was read a third time and named. NAVAL MEDICAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND SOCIETY WINDING-UP ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This i;iiii;;itiziali - comra --- COURTS OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND BILL. This bill also tamed through ormimittes. JURORS REMUNERATION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. SHEEP AND CATTLE (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of Sir IL S. Si2WART leave . wee given to bring in a bill to reader owners of clop in Scotland liable for injuries to cattle sad sheep. THAMES EMBANKMENT (SOUTH SIDE) BILL. On the motion of Mr. COWPER tee following were nomi nated the select committee on the Thames Embankment (South Sitle) Bill :—Mr. Cowper, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Doulton, Mr. Cox, Mr. W. Cuba, and View:lust Holmes dale. PARTNEINHIP LAW AMENDMENT ACT. Mr. SCIiOLEFIELD moved to 10111i12140 the select com mittee on the Partnership law Amendment Bill :—Mr. Scholefield, Yr. Thomas Bering, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Case, Mr. William Forster Mr. George, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. George Gronfell Glyn, Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, Mr. Moline, Mr. Moffatt, Mr. Murray, Mr. Potter, Mr. Vance, and Mr. Wegnelia. _ • At HON. limo= moved that the house be counted, and there being but sixteen members present, the house, at half wit 1 o'clock, stood adjourned. COOK INO FOE THE 311111021.—The subject of dining-balls for the working claw,. ham of late been much dimmed in Birmingham. In reference thereto a meeting was held yesterday in the theatre of the Midland Institute, to decide on what steps should be taken for the establish ment of that conveuience in the town. Mr. G. F. Munte presided, and after some discussion a resolution was adopted to the effect that it is desirable to form a company under the Joint Stock Companies Limited Liability Aet, with • shareholders' capital of 5,0001.. for the purpose of establish ing cheap dining-balls (similar to those introduced into Glasgow by Mr. Corbett), to be called " The People's Dining-ball Company." A provisional committee was ap pointed to prepare the prospectus and articles of aisociatiou ; and in the nouns of the discustion which Seek place, strong opinions were expressed in favour of the project by the Chairman, Mr. Frederick Elkiogton, Mr. Griffiths, Mr. T. B. Wright, Mr. William Middlemore, sad Mr. Jaffrey. CETETAL Par AOL-0311 OWLISH° DAT.--TIEURS DAT, NAT 7.—Admissloes as payment, 1,682: ditto by mama Skim* total. 1,272. Qv urn's. —The medical pretension, the "lancet," Dr. Randall, and others, recommend Waters falliaDe Wine as an esalleut and dapple stimulant. Manutautered only by Robert Waters, 2, Martin lane, Cannon-street. London, LC. held by wooers, Italian earebotraensen, and others, at Wis. a dowa llthetwale siesta, $ Laura and Co., Woreseter.—lAd• verlismasal COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-MAT 7. Sittings in Berson.—(Bofors Justices Crompton, Blackburn, and Mellor.) BRYMIT V. roar (cIass).—MARRIAGE F. Mr. Prideaux moved for a rule calling upon the plaintiff to show canoe why the issue settled in this cam by Mr. Jus tice Blackburn at chambers should not be amended, or why the orders made should not be rescinded and the parties re- ' mitted back to the original pleadings, or why all proceed ings should not be stayed. This was an action by a pa rishioner of Martini, in the county of Backs, against the rector for refusing to marry Mr. Justice Crompton—ls the plaintiff the lady or the gentleman! Mr. Justice Blackburn—The man and woman were put forward as plaintiffs, and I prohibited the use of their names in the squabble with the vestry. Mr. Prides= said the action was brought and various pleas pleaded, and, among others, one to the effect that an immemorial custom prevailed in the parish that a certain fee should be paid oa the celebration of marriage, and that the plaintiff had refused to pay it. The case was several times before Mr. Justice Blackburn, at chambers, who ulti mately said it was a am in which the pleadings ought to be set aside, and an issue in fact tried under the Common Law Premiere Act. The parties could sot agree on the issue, and it was afterwards settled by Mr. Justice Blackburn giving permission to mane to the court if he (Mr. Pricleanz) was not satisfied with the terms of the issue. He emOdusd &modification of the issue was necessary, but the learned judge refused to interfere. He thought it wee a ease that mold be better disposed of at chambers than in the full court, _ . _ Juetioe Blackburn said that when the partite were before him at chamber there was no getting them to epee to anything. Having once settled the issue he was =- willing to have the question raised again before him. In fact he would rather not have anything to do with it, unless the parties would give the learned counsel absolute power to act. Mr. Prideaux said the issue was not in accordance with the learned judge's order, and did not meet the points In dilPute. He would under take that this should be the last time he would trouble the learned judge, if he would again entertain the question at chambers. Mr. Justice Blackburn said that having got rid of the un fortunate man and woman from the action, who had sinoe got married, and having directed an issue to be tried whether 10a. 6d. was the right and proper marriage fee, and if not, to let the jury, in the discretion of the judge who would try the case, soy what was the proper fee, he thought he had gipveo the parties all that was required. Mr. Pridrna said the issue between the parties was whether the fee was 10s. 6d. or 135., 10s. to the clergyman and 3L to the clerk. . . . . It7,aau ately arranged that Mr. Justice Blackburn should again undertake to settle the matter at chamber,, Mr. Prideaui undertaking that he would abide by his lord- ship's decision. COURT OF EXCHEQUER-MAY 7. MUM(' in Banco.—(Before LordOhief Baron Pollock and Barons Margo and Bramwell.) MAI:MONT AND WRITS O. PAULSON AND 1/1111AND—LIBEL. This was an action to recover damages for • libel con tained in an advertisement published in the Manchester Examiner, under the heading of " Public-houses to Let," stating that persons who wished to take such bonsai • mut be aware of Mews. Beaumont and White, Surat brewers, of Staleybridge." The plaintiffs said that the word "Surat" was generally understood in Manchester to mean an inferior or adulterated article, and alleged that in consequence of this advertisement many of their customers bad ceased to take their beer. It appeared that the adver tisement wag taken over the counter in the usual manner, and paid for, and that the defendants did not know who was the author. In a subsequent number of the paper the defendants published an apology to the effect that they did not understand the meaning of the advertisement, and that it maimed • very stupid one, but since it had given annoyance to Messrs. Beaumont and White they expressed their aroma regret at its publication, and on the action being brought paid dOs. into court. At the trial at Liverpool before Mr. Justice Kontos the jury found that this wu an apology, and that 40• was salt:Mot to compensate for the injury the plaintiffs had sustained, and returned a verdict for the defendant.. Mr. Edward James, Q.C., on the part of the defendants, now showed cause against a rule which had been obtained for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence. He said the person who took the advertise. ment had no idea that the word " Sant " bore snob • con struction as the plaintiffs put upon it, but thought it wan the name of the brewery. No sooner, however, dal the de fendanta ascertain that the plaintiffs oomplained of it as damaging to their business than they inserted in their paper the apology in question, and they at the same time wrote a private letter to them, offering, if they were not satisfied with it and wanted • further apology, to publish any other reasonable paragraph ; but the defendants sent no reply and immediately commenced the action. Tke Lord Chief Baron said if • word with • harmless meaning signified in the slang phraseology of • particular neighbourhood something very bitter and aggravating a man was not bound to know that, and if the defendants pub lished the word "Surat" in the advertisement without being aware of its offensive application they could scarcely be called upon to make an apology. Mr. Pope having also been beard on the same side, Mr. Temple, Q.C., and Mr. Kemplay, who appeared in support of the rule, contended that as there was ample evi dence to prove that the plaintiffs had sustained substantial damage, the action should be sent down again for trial. The Lord Chief Baron, in giving judgment, said the court had an undoubted right, in a cue of libel, to interfere with the verdict, where the jury found that not to be • libel which the court would upon demurrer have decided to be one, but there was more than one instance in which the courts and judges bad expressed an opinion that this right ought to be used sparingly and cautiously, and especially on the question of damages. The court was now of opinion, looking to the circumstances of this cane, and considering that the jury might have thought the plaintiffs had contri buted to their own loss by selling a bad brew, which they admitted they bad done on one occ.iaion, that the rule for a new trial should be discharged. Rule discharged. COURT OF PRORATE AND DIVORCE. MAY 7. (Wore the Judge Ordinary.) GILES V. 01128 AND QUAWf LEY. Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey appeared for the petitioner ; Dr. Spinks for the respondent. In 1858, Jobn Giles, a farm labourer, in fiamenietahire, married Mary Westioott. • young woman in a somewhat better position in life. In the following year he went to Australia, in the hop e of bettering his condition, and soon afterwards a ch . d was born to him. During his absence the wife became housekeeper to James Quartley, fernier, at West Anstey, and she had a child by him in August, 1861. Gilee did not return till 1862. The defence was a plea of desertion and misconduct conducing to the adultery ;but though the petitioner himself was called, by permission of the court, no material fact was elicited. Verdict for the husband ; but the decree was suspended to enable a private arrangement to be made respecting some money to which the respondent had 'unneeded, and which the petitioner had not reduced to pommies. TAYLOR V. TATLOI. Dr. Swabey and Mr. Lloyd far the petitioner ; Dr. Warn bey for the respondent. On the 20th of June, 1831, John Temple Taylor, a house decorator, married Maria Blytheinan, at St. PaaeresChurch. He bad a family by her, and lived with bsr till 1853, when be left her, u sbe stated, without minion soy muse. He was charged with having committed adultery with Mrs. Hibberd, staymaker, in Brecknock.creamat, Camden-town, sod also in lodgings at Gravesend. Mr. Hibberd had sued him for criminal conversation, and obtained 401. damages against him. Decree nisi, with owls. Calmat. PALACZ. —The first of the series of opera concerts takes plume to-morrow, Mdlle. Carlotta Patti, Madame Lame:tens Sherrington, Siimor Dells Wit, Mom. Vieurtempe, and Herr Jaell being the principa/ . . . . . Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing if oraimen's Pare Tea ; very choice at Ss. ad. sad 4e, .111,11 Meadard" at 4a. 4d. sad mad delicious imported. /formerly Agents in every town tbe sup . rly " Ft a te i paskila—LAdvirtinement4 THE POLICE COURTS. MARYLEBONE. M.ry Anne Cummings, aged 20, was charged by her =ger, Mr. Pareabsch, en artist, residing at 10g, boos-rod, with the following robbery of Inn,: It appeared from the evidence that on the previous day, between five and six o'clock, he rang the bell for dinner, and in consequence of delay, and information communicated to him, be want down to the kitchen, when he saw the s li t; nor in a chair drunk. He told her to peck up her and quit at eight o'clock, and soon afterwards going to his wine cellar he missed four bottles of port. The prisoner was given into custody, and on her being searched one bottle was found in the bosom of her dices, another in her pocket, and the other two in a prod in her bed. She bad only been in her situation two days. Prisoner admitted taking one bottle, but had no recollec tion about the other three. She was committed to hard labour for two months. EXPENSES IN THE DIVORCE COURT. HARE to. HARE. TO THE EDITOR OF 1113 RIPER/MI, HIM. unfortunate suit, reported iu your papers of Thursday and Friday hat, in which 1 was the respondent, is an illustration of the facilities which the Act of Parliament gives to a wife to Mika injury upon her husband and children. In my case • petition wen filed by my wife against me praying for • judicial sepa ration on the ground of cruelty, and I was bound to ap pear sad offer a defence or submit to a verdict being re corded against me. It is, perhaps, not generally known that iu all suits for a jodicisl separation the usband,whether ss petitioner or respondent, is bound to pay his wife's costa. In this case the charges alleged against me appeared to the court so completely unfounded that I was not even called upon fora defence. At the clam of the petitioner's case the judge interpo•ed and affirmed that 'she had estab. Wished no case, and directed • verdict in my favour, upon which the jury stated that they had unanimously arrived at that conclusion the previous day. In defending this suit I have incurred and expended, in meta and legal expenses, nearly 4001, and I have incurred expenses in the Court of Queen's Bench, upon obtaining • habeas to get pos session of my children, as also expenses in the police court, a summary of which I have subjoined. The most unfortunate circumstance in this case is that I have three children under ten years of age, who will be proportionate sufferers with me in this fearful merinos of money :—Petitioner's oasts, 1901. ; reepondent's costs, 2001. ; of obtaining habeas in the Court of Queen's Beech, sOf. ; expenses in the police court, 25/. Total-4651.—1 am, he. May 7. JOHN WM. HARE. MARKETS. TALLOW. TBUBSDAT Eviorola.—Tbo market woo steady to olay :—tilpot, do. W. ; Joao, 430. ; Job to floptootbar, 435. Id. ; Oesber to December, 450. 9d, Dolavery to het greeer. 370 mice ; snivels, TN auk,. 00170N.—Lrviaroot, KAY 7.—Oar market matinees very active, with rather higher prima The take are 10,000 bales, al which 5,000 as co Itsalatios sad for es. port. 1,000 kowtows, 19d. to 22 ; 8,660 Horst, 13d. to 19d. ; 300 Efaptiao, Md. to . d. • 20 Perlundmco ; 22d. ; TO Bahia sad liaesio, 22 d. Thi week's import a 21,906 hake. 1 WOOL AND WORMSD.—BALDFORD, liar 7.- 2tocka of wools an exceedingly • t. There la a want C 4 variety, and difficulty is in reeling with sorts required by spinners. The barium &usr oomegneritly very limited, and prior an exceedingly irr There ia a good laminae doing in worsted yarns, particularly in coaele from 30's to Ws, and pricer are if anything rather staffer. The unsatisfactory Mar of the piece market methanol, though perhaps in a somewhat mitigated degree. It as too early yet for the home holism to give out the fall weight of their orders for the autumn, nor is them myth* in the pries to tempt them to do so earlier than meal ; bet there is notwithstendiog rather more disposition to operate on the part of our home merchants. The hosiers dreg for the Continent and America in exceedingly meagre. LACE AND HOSIERY. NOITOKMAX. MAT 7. lace.—There is no improvement to note in any breach c the lace trade. Scarcely any buyen are in the mean, sad the demeod for quilliap and narrow Weep is lees ani mated. The foreign markets are also do l; the Osman trade especially in flat. Cotton goods are ISM inquired after ; and, although a fair trade in plain goods bail heat done by a few warehouse., the improvement is only penis/ Hosiery.—We cannot report any change in the hosiery trade, which continues very dull. A large portion of the =cannery in our factories is standing idle, and the opus. twee are afflicted with the severest privations arising from so long an absence of employment —Nottingham Jounsw. CORN.—Bnuanitax, MAT 7.—Yesterday, wheat wu about la. per quarter lower. M this day's market, with a short supply of wheat, all qualities were 6d. to is. p er quarter lower. Barley rather dearer. We sod pear ed. sauced 6d. to is. per quarter. Beaus held for more mosey. Damn, Mar 7.-We had a good supply of whir today in good condition, and a fair attendance. The prices of last week were not quits supported, but a fair Lion of Diuginese wan done, in favour of the buyer. rp i nfacy no w consider the malting rare over, and shall care to report prices. Grinding parcels a dull sale at former rates. Rather a small market of beaus, oats, and peas, which met • heavy sale at former prices. Beet red wheat, 234.10 23e. 6d. ;1 inferior aorta, 174. to 224.; malting barley. 335. to 395. 6d. ; inferior sorts, 265. to 32a. ; :este, 21a. to 28s. ; beans, 20s. to 22a. 6d. ; peas, 18s. to 215.; fine flour, 40s. to 42e.; other flour, 375. to 395. Iturcnthrzs, Mat 7.-The attendance at our inaket this morning was @lender. English wheat was held for the Currency of this day se'nnight, bat American was offered at a reduction of 2d. per 10011 e., with, however, very little demand for either. There was scarcely any inquiry for flour, and prices favoured buyers. Oats and oatmeal were each rather dearer. Egyptian beans were firm, while English brought 6d. r la. per quarter more money. Indian corn declined declind6d. par quarter. NEVUS/4 MAT 6.-The attendance at our Corn-ex today was small. The market was flat for whea c t an ru other sorts of grain there was a slight advanoe in prices. Wheat, white, 48a. to 625. ; red, 455. to 495. Oar, 12 stone, 244. to 28s. Beams, 19 stone, Ms. to 40e. per qr. _ _ _ NEWBURY, MAT 7. —We had ibis day rather more wheat offering, for which higher prices were demanded, and Waimea was checked, very little being done at L. per qr. lam money. Very little doing in barley at l►te rates. Oats and beans rather a better trade. _ UXBVDGZ, MAT 7.—The supply of wheat short, but be. good the demand, and the trade dull at a reduction of Is. per qr. on the prices obtained lut week. Spring corn is dearer, the weather being too dry for the 'rowing crops. Beaus and barley are advanced la. rer qr. ' •• • • • WAIIIIIKIED, MAT 6.—With ramp - lies of grain front all sources, we have to report a steady trade in most articles, at about previous rates. Oats the turn cheaper. F.Dranunaa, MAY 6.—As compared with last week, wheat was Ild. up on the top and ad. up on the avenge. Barley was 9d. up on the top, and Id. up oo the average. Oats were La up on the top, and 4d. up on the avenge. Beans ware U. up oa the top, and Ia fal. up on the avenge. Wheat, 375. to 55e. Barley, tda. 9d. to Al.. 9d. Oats, 21a to 31s. 641. Beans, 361. to 445. CATTLE—NOTTINGHAM, MAT 6. —The demand for beasts was fair, and the beet meta were disposed of at 7e. 6d. to Bs. per stone. Woes made high quotations. Sheep in request, and fully as dear. EDINBURGH, MAT 6.—The number of tattle this morning was 1,002, being 200 more than last week. On account of the large supply. miss were slowly effected, at a reduction, In • good many instance', of nearly 6d. per dose, as com pared with the prime obtained last market. Extreme top prim, Bs. ; =root, from 7s. 3d. to 7e. 6d. ; middling and Inferior, from 6s. to 7s. per stone. The supply of sheep and lambs was 4,481, being an increase of 439 ; 1,000 of which were store haus. The demand was good and prime were maintained. Aged bkOk 4 &Old Ltd white-faced wethers brought from Bid. to 80., and down to 8& Hogp, in the wool, from 80. to 9d. ; clipped do., from 61(1. to 7d. per lb. Lambe, top prices, 325.. 315., 30a. ; current, from tffs. to 28a., and downwards • bead. Fed pip brought from ss. to fie. 6d. per stone ; six to eight weeks old do., from Bs. 6d. to Ila a head. RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday in Mr. Woodd's committee the bills for the Osweetry, Ellesmere, and Whitehureh Railway; the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway ; and for the Drayton Junction Railway were pared, and the cue for the Potteries Junction Railway was opened by Mr. Denison, Q.C., the object of the company being to construct new 'ilia in Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Denbighshire, and Flintshire, and for other purpose', witoesses being examined in favour of the measure by Mr. Rodwell and Mr. Johnson. The cue for the proposed new lines of the Edinburgh and Dunfermline (North British) Railway, and for the construction of piers, breakwaters, and ferries, was taken in Mr. Stafford's committee, and opened by Sir W. Alexander, and Mr. Hodgson, M.P., chairman of the North British, examined in its favour. Further general evidence as to the expediency of the proposed new line to Brighton occupied Mr. Mills's committee. The hostility of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Com pany to the proposed Barnsley Coal and other extension railways for the West Riding, Idr. Merewetber, Q.C., is still unconcluded in Mr. fieholefield's committee. The are for the proposed Barnes, Hammersmith, and Reming ton Railway was opened by Sir F. Slade in a committee of the Lor&, of which the Duke of Devonshire is chairman, the other members being Lords Landport, Somers, Cork, Meath, and Mayo. After hearing the general ere in favour, Lord Lonedale was examined by Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., against the line. Earl Lnean's committee having settled the Aberystwith and Welsh Coed bill, and approved of the Storehouse and Nailsworth Railway, broke up. The opposition to the proposed Dublin Metropolitan Railway was opened in the committee of which Lord Llanover is chairman, witnesses being examined by Mr. Bare. Mr. Barry, and Mr. Calvert, Q.C. The bill is opposed by the Midland Great Western of Ireland, the cor poration of Dublin, and other local interests, including Trinity College and the Bank of Ireland. The Lord Mayor of Dublin and Mr. Guineas gave it u their opinion that the running of the proposed railway through the centre of the city would be an ineenunisme and an unnecessary enisence ,• that it would tend to destroy the architectural beauty of de bridges and public buildings, in addition to injuring its trade, and that a circular railway round the city woad answer all the purposes by connecting all the outlying lines. In Lord Redeedale's committee, the bills for the Metropolitan Railway, for further lands and extension of time; and Irish North Western Railway, Wear Valley, City of Loudon Traffic Regulation Bill, law Life Assurers, and Thames Bridges Bills, were under con sideration. LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. Yesterday afternoon an adjourned special meet ing of the proprietors of this company was held at the offload', at the Waterloo Terminus ; Captain 11• Norms, the chairman of the company, in the chair ; for the purpose of considering certain bills now before parliament. The tiFAIRLTANY having read the notice convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN stated that the Ilfracombe Railway Bill having since the last meeting been rejected by the House of Lords. there was no occasion to submit it to the proprietors for their consideration. He also stated that the Sidmouth end Budleigh Salterton Railway Bill was not yet ready, and therefore it would be necessary to adjourn the meeting to a future day, With regard to the other bills, the heads of them would be submitted.' Mr. RIRCHAN (the solicitor) then read the beads of the bill which was entitled " Air Act for increasing the capital of and conferring further powers on the West London Extension Railway Company, amending their ante, and for other purposes." The bill proposed that the London and North Western and the Great Winters should each pay 50,0001., and that the London and South Western and the Brighton Companies should each pay 25,0001. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Dr. Snows, • resolution was passed unanimously approving of the bill. The CHAIRMAN said that the next bill (the heads of which were read by the solicitor) was entitled a Bill for enabling the London, Brightoci, and South Coast Railway Company to make knew lines of railway to the Crystal Palace and at Croydon, and • tramway at Newhaven, and to acquire additional lands, and for other . Mr. BOWTZR seconded the motion for the approval of the bill, which was also carried new. eon.' The Caatamax said that the next bill which they bad to consider was with reference to the Netley line. The Solicitor read the heads of the bill, and the following resolution was proposed—" That the bill entitled ' A Bill for enabling the Southampton and Netley Railway Company to make • deviation of their authorised line of railway, and for other purposes,' " be agreed to The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the resolution. Dr. SNOW! seconded the motion, which was agreed to without dismission. AN EXTRAORDINARY OND4I3ION.—ACOITeSpOIII3O.IIt mods ua the following strange story :—" At an early hour on Wednesday morning two elderly females were observed stealthily to wend their way towards a secluded part of the graveyard in Itedcrowatreet. After a while they began to clear away a portion of the earth, and after getting down some way they lifted out • coffin, and in • few minutes 'made for the gates again, to the no small astonishment, ex citement, and diarist of the workmen of • firm whale back windows happened to look upon the spot. A discussion was held without delay amongst the workmen, and they decided to send two of their number in quest of the women, whom they found making their way towards Newtown. The workmen procured the insistence of a policeman, and as the women were passing St. Philip's police station, they were asked in with their prize in their pr./minion. The men having given their evidence as far as they knew of the affair, and being satisfied they had done their duty, at once went to their employment ; but at • quarter to eleven they were surprised by seeing three old ladies approsehing the same corner, where they belted while • boy opened the hole still deeper, and to their greeter astonishment the coffin was again deposited in the grave. The workmen who witnessed thaw strange proceedings at once demanded au explanation, when one of the old ladies gave the following explanation. It seems • child had died in Piccadilly, Newtown, and the funeral had taken place on Tuesday, and the placing of the corpse in the coffin had been entrusted to a person who, having been drinking rather hoar, had forgotten to place the body in the coffin. Nor was the mistake found nut until Wednesday morning,whou • female happened to go into the room and found the body of the child. The coffin was taken back again, and, the body having been placed in it, was again buried. The strange affair mused considerable excitement in the neigh bourhood."— Waiters Daily Prue. EAST INDIAN CorroN.—There are now afloat from Bombay to Liverpool 190.830 bales, being a decrease of 27,619 balm when composed with the roue period of 1862. The total quantity afloat from Bombay for Great Britain and the Continent is about 211,338 bales. Of this quantity London takes 7.170 bales • the Continent sod outporte, 20,388 tales ; and the rem ainder-190.830: bales—come to Liverpool. Foote/day (Thursday) the ship Fort William arrived in the Money from Bombay with 2,710 hales of cotton on board. . [Adnertueernelet.l—HOLLOWAY'B OINTMENT AHD Prue notorresser Hoer Dliiffairgi.—pares which determine the health or 'Scheele of lame coulkennitlos Shedd be ea/dully investigated, and when possible they should be ramoved. Where thls la Imprintfeeble their baneful effects should be WU gated by such well-known purifiers and healers as Holloway's pills and ointment. They prove in the hands of all stiffeners the greatest boon when health the object of march, cont inue d immediate reiteration is the only safeguardagainst indisposition. Holloway's remedies will sxaeed under the most unfavourable circumstances In carting oat all impurities, strengthening every weakness, and regulating any disordered function. No medicines can equal them for advancing the pobtle health, and protoctios doUorta venous from uspecomary TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mlles Pas- Mar- Total, Tetal, RAILWAY& open senses chandler 1861 1932 Week 40dIn8 APB 10. L il g g 9. Aust. & Lombardo-Ven. South Aust. line) 1082 12417 23,683 38.100 44,632 (Lombardo Line) Oestral Italy Branch Ilairdice to Bologna 145 2,051 1,780 8.831 9,778 Week ending May 1. Ballot &N. Cocottes — 1,088 1,025 2,063 2,406 Limerick and Enda Limerick and Boyne& Waterford and Kilkenny. U 103 145 308 378 Waterford and Limerick IT WI 967 1,668 1,157 —.-- -- —____ Weak ending May 2. -- North Eastern 88 c 6 and Dartinwton . 186 1,142 8,630 9,702 9,546 W ass aiding May 3. Belfast and County Down 49 606 162 686 633 Bristol and Ryder 1216 3,42$ 3,146 6,672 6,603 Gloat Western 991 26,407 30,809 64,296 KIM Lon. Mist ham.aM Dover 721 smo 443 4.063 2,306 Metropolitan Midland 639 13,026 16.791 39.817 17.966 North British 414 4424 7,926 12,360 10,800 kola& Central QUESTIONS OF CONTIDINCE.—The selection of so article generally resolves itself into a "question of onoildence.' For instance, Dr de Joggles Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil, is consequence of its invariably eatisfyitqg all scientific chemists, when subjected to an elaborate analysis, that it contains in the fullest proportions ell the essential medicinal constituents of this powerful remedy, has, from actual use and experience, acquired the confidence and secured the preference of the medical gro (anion. Dr. Lankester, F.R.S., coroner for Central Middlesex, canines :—" I consider that the purity and genuineness of this oil are secured in its preparation by the personal attention of so good a chemist and Intelligent a physician as Dr. de Jongu .' and Dr Banks, King's Professor of the me i of Physic at the University of Dublin, remarks :—" fact of so able sod aces rate an observer as Dr. de Jongb subjecting the oil to careful analysis previous to its exposure for sale is a sufficient guarantee of its parity and excellence."—Dr. de Jonglis Light-Brown liver Oil to mkt only la combed imperial hall-pmts, Zs. ad.; plats. 4a. 9d. ; quarts, 9e. by Ma sole consignees, Amer, Harked, sad Co., 77, Strand, Landes ; and by reapectable chemiets.- lAdvertisinnentl BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. ARGENTL—May 3, at Manchester :the wife of N. A. Argent!, FINCH-7 . 1W •. at Wlltaa-crescoot, the wife of O. H. Finch, Esq., of a aos. GAENTLEET.--May 6, at Norfolk-square, Hyde-park, the wile of G. 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