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an oath when a Quaker would have been required to take an ! oath upon any lawful occasion ; and 1 George 1., which i made that act perpetual, set forth for Quakers a form of affirmation to be used instead of the abjuration oath, omit-' Rag the words " upon the true faith of a Christian." That was repeated in Bth George 1. An act was to remove all doubt, but the committee on Mr. rails case thought that act unnecessary, and so did be (the Attorney-General). (Hear.) No doubt the law was In a most unsatisfactory state. (Hear, hear.) The act was for the sole purpose of providing fur the ere of the vaned esthetics; but, the enactment being general, you could pot creep out of it, and it would be inconsistent with the duty of the house to evade a positive act. (Hear.) But it was never intended to apply to the Jew. (Hear, hear.% The oath was remodelled to suit the consciences of th , A Z, to whom it was intended to apply, and was maintaies4 in all its rigour, stringency, and severity, against those to whom it was not intended to apply. (Hear, hear.) Th e house could not take upon itself to alter that which. w as th e law of parliament in geueral. Antiouo as he as to see the Jew admitted to parliament, he thought they mast not lose sight of the constitutional and legal means to which they must resort for that purpose. Mr. J. EVANS thought the house was now beginning to see the real grounds on which it stood With regard to this question. Of all the speeches which . .tad been delivered that of the Attorney-General appeared t o b e th e mos t satis factory. for it now plainly appeared, from that right hon. and learned gentleman's showing, that this law was never inteuded to apply to the Jews, b'at merely to the Roman esthetics, and particularly to the Jesuits. No better proof than this could be adduced to p rove that the words " on the true faith of a Christian" were formal, and, indeed, in them selves, they did not contain a •;ingle particle of the oath itself. Believing the words to be reaere formula, and that the oaths had bceu most properly taken, he contended that these two hon. gentlemen usu.e entitled to take their seats. (Hear, hear.) Mr NAI'IER coi , eeideal in the views expressed by the noble lord at the head of the government, and which had been so ably supported by the Attorney- General. They w ere asked by a mere resolution to omit the words "on the true faith of a Christian " from the oath; but he should like to know whether, if the hon. members for London and Greenwich were afterwards cited in a court of law fur having taken their scans, the court would recognise a ratre resolution of the house ? lie never would consent to any proposition whereby one branch of the legislature should take upon itself to alter the oath. Nts ere they at liberty, by a resolution of the house„ to take upon themselves to do what had never yet been done except by the legislature. Were they at liberty to strike out oue portion of the oath presented to the Jews That was a matter which, if it were to be remialied, must be remedied by the legislature. Upon these grounds, he entirely concurred with the view taken by the noble lord and the Attorney-General. Mr. AGLION BY said that his firm impression was that the honourable members for Greenwich and the City of London had taken the oath legally, and that they were entitled to sit and vote. Ile thought that the argu menta of the hon. member for Aylesbury were en:maw/us able, and that the arguments' of the hurl. member for 'thing• don were not worth a rush. if the noble lonic proposition were carried out he hoped that in the next session he would take into consideration the form of the abjuration oath, with a view to relieve those professing the Jewish lie felt that it was not a question of years; it would only be a question of months ; the constituencies would express their opinions, and do away with the oath. Mr. lIENRY DRUMMOND, though no lawyer, felt as. cured that it could nut be law that any person taking a statutory oath might omit as many words as he pleased. He had always objected to Jews sitting in that house upon principle ; but he could not take advantage of a law never Intended to apply to Jews in order to carry out his princi ple. If a motion were made to exclude Jews co twosine, he would rate fur it ; but lie would not tight in ambush against them behind the dyke raised to keep out a Sardinian prince. Mr. ANSTEY supported the amendment in another laborious legal argument, replying, as he proceeded, to the Attorney-General and Mr. Napier. If the oath was not, as he held it to be, illegal, the question, he said, was never theless settled and concluded by the statute Ist and 2nd ictioria. Sir IL INGLIS (amidst cries of " Divide")—contended that, even admitting that the words in question were intro duce,' into the oath by accident, there never was a time in which the oaths were not administered upon some symbol that would exclude metulars of the Jewish persuasion. The house then divided— Fur Mr. liethell's amendment Against On returning to the gallery, Mr. BRIGHT said, although he had not been autho rised to say that the hen member for Orcmwich would ask to be heard at the bar of the house in support of his right to take his scut, yet that hon. member might think it important to request to be heard either by him self or by counsel on that subject. Ile (Mr. Bright) would therefore suggest to the noble lord not to press his resolu tion to-night, because, if it should be adopted, he feared the hon. mender for Greenwich would nut then be at liberty to take any further steps to enforce his claim. The hon. and harned member for Aylesbury had made • suggestion which was well worthy of the considera tion of the noble lord and of the house. If the noble lord, notwithstanding, persevered iu the course which lie recom mended to the house, he hoped that every unprejudiced man in the house, and he believed there were many unpre judiced men on both sides, would say that ho was taking a course which was not sanctioned by tho most distinguis hed lawyers in the house—u course which, however it may suit the noble lord and hon. gentlemen opposite, was, to say the least, open to extreme doubt—a course which would inflict the direst injustice on the hon. member for Greenwich sad do a great constitutional wrong to the constituency whisk sent him to that house. (Cheers.) The hon. and learned memher fur Aylesbury had delivered his sentimeaas with so much solemnity and earnestness that ne. person who heard him could doubt but that he Wa, thoroughly convinced of the truth of the position he laid before them. The hon. and learned member suggested that another committee should be ap pointed for the purpose of reconsidering the question, with all the additional light which hail been thrown upon it within the last few days. (Hear) The appointment of ano. ther committee could not possibly place them in a worse position than they were in at present; for if the committee reported that the law was so emphatic that they must reject the claim of the hon. member for London and the hon. member for Greenwich, they could reject them with some show of authority and reason; but if, on the other hard, they reported, that—taking the precedent of Mr. Pease and the state of the law into their consideration—for both pre cedent and law should be considered—that these gentlemen might be admitted to take their seats notwithstanding the omission of thew words, then this great difficulty would be solved with perfect honour to the house, and without doing wrong to the gentlemen who were hitherto rejected or to the constituencies by whom they were returned. (Cheers.) The noble lord, from a theoretic reifard to the constitution, was practically violating it. They should construe the words of the act of parliament in a large and liberal spirit. (Hear, hear.) If the judges of the land acted on a liberal interpretation of the statutes, they would not now be in possession of half the liberties they enjoyed, and they would be still engaged in disputes about words. (Rear, hear.) In order that the home might have the opportunity of discussing the question ea the points he hurl put, he begged to move that the debate be now adjourned. The motion having been seconded, there were loud apps for a division. Lord J. RUSSELL said, the hon. gentleman bad put to him a question whether be (Lord J. Russell) would agree adjourn the debate, in order that Mr. Salomon', the la member for Greenwich, might be heard; and he lad vies put another question, namely, whether he (Lord J. did not think it right that a committee should be ap it p: l l2 to examine further into this matter. He (Lord J. Russell) stated yesterday that he thought, if the hon. member for Greenwich wished to be baud, not by counsel, but by himself, in the same manner as Mr. O'Connell was heard at the bar of the house, that leave should be given to the hon. member for that purpose ; but he did not think it necessary to adjourn the debate in order to learn whether ho still wished to be heard atthe bar. (Hear, hear.) That was a proceeding to which he thought the h on. member would object, and one of which be would not avail himself of. ( eat.) With re gard to the appointment of a select committee, for the pur pose of obtaining further information, he had to observe that this question had been so fully di scussed last year, that they slid not come to the present debate without prepara tion' and that he collected from the various speeches which had been made on the subject, but more especially by the hon. and learned :Reuther fur Aylesbury, whose authority stood so deservedly high with the house. (Hear, hear) Ile did not think that any committee would be able to ad duce any acts of parliament, or any precedents more, be yond those which had been already referred to. (Hear.) That this was the case was natural, because last year kr saw it was desirable that the house should be fully informed of the acts of parliament, and the precedents on the subject, and accordingly a committee was appointed on the motion of the Solicitor General, not for the pur pose of reporting opinions certainly—(scar, hear)--hut in order to bring under the notice of the hors the acts of par liament and the precedents which bore on the eminent I That committee was comprised of himself and the sable lord the member for Arundel, Sir R. Peel, Sir J. Gather. Mr. Gladstone, Sir R. Inglis, Sir W. Wynn, Mr. lir. Roebuck. Mr. Napier, Mr. Henley, Mr. Hume, Turner, Mr. W. Patten, M r. Wood, sad Sir B. Mail awl a committee more competent to discharge the task them it would, be thought, be difficult to name. hear.) The draft of the report which was drawn hi; boa. and learned friend the Solicitor-General wan to considerable discussion In the committee; from the intricacy of the sehlect that sagest might net free from errors, yet in to beim the bum Ike Ms of parliament and the on the staidest. Mrs) It was true the mender of Ste oimmitate did art Jity• their opinions in AM mark bet they bril Ow Mir opinions in the debars eimi Merrier midis dein leek place. Such beinUthe 1 . 211 / 2 he Anode dm boo boa la the Melt that might be derived bee the aggstaleisoll of a cam illim (Chases.) He thooks It vas - es mike of the isewsliere alba amittee, se Ilse es be mid moistois them, that Dam illothehild was est Milled le take his seat in the boom The boa. gym was mieliken in supposing that he framed the words Odle mehatioa. They were homed by the Kerr of the Rea, sled it was only after taking the Maims of the few aims of the crown that ho too t the come to whisk the boa. gentleman so such objected. H. believed tint every Pamirs, of the house had aseadeed frr idersl4 as he wan hood to do, the acts of parlismeet, led the ts which bore as the' question, and that the of a select committee ' would be thershro Bet if the bore generally wished to bar gob a somitlis oneisfal, be weld not THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1851. object en the part of the grimmest, (Rear, hear.) But as the matter stood at prr an d, he did not see thin a gm mittee was necessary, an d M Aid not think it was BM silk of the house that one a? Aoi d i t b e appointed. (near awe.) Sir B. lIALL said , that if the hon. merabwr Srass wich, after voting ' . ..nree times, and bran as a member, ad',pted the coons of eating lfs suss et the bar of the /am se, he would he this • salwerldh 4 1801 .0 and would, eery much Wyse_ the peillisa be had Ohl= (Hear, hear.) But Is g rit dews was another pay which was entitled to be heard at the bar of the bans and that party was the lames which the US. ir stleman represented. , hear.) He that the debate a be adjourned, in sunup that they . might have time to present a pct. tion, praying the house to be heard. (Hear, hear.) Ile thought the suggestion of the appolatmeat of a sow mittee was a very wise one, for though • imeillee before fur the purpose of collecting the ash eyethemeat. and the precedents which here on the oast s Me dretlm. stances of the case were much altered sines then. It was never coutemplated last year that the house would allow a man to come forward and be sworn as a Jew, and then ask him to repeat the words, on the true faith of a Christian." (Hear, hear.) The noble lord had not taken the man mune es the present occasion, that he had taken is the eels etßaron Rothschild, for he had not now gives am pledge that he would introduce a bill on the subject msky semsession. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord requing ssu t his resolution, that the hon. member for Greenwich take the oath "in the form appointed by law." What law ? (Hear, hear.) Was it the law of the Attramer General, who went out into one lobby, or that of the Solicitor-General, who went into another ? (Hear, hear.) Was it the law of the hon. and learned member for Aylesbury, or the law of the hon. and learned member fur Abingdon ? (Hear, hear.) Was it the law of the hon. member who usually sat behind the Treasury bench (Mr. Crowder), or the law of the hon. and learned member who sat near him (Mr. Evans, we presume) ? (Hear, hear.) There were three lawyers who said that the law was one way, and three others who said it was another way. (Hear.) Why, it was the law of the noble lord himself and of no body else. (Hear.) Why did not the noble lord adopt the manly, open, straightforward course proposed by the hon. and learned member for Abingdon, and move for a new writ? (Hear.) The noble lord could then ascertain the opinions of the constituency of Greenwich, who would again return the lion. member to that house. (Hear.) Mr. G. THOMPSON, amidst calls for a division and con• tinned interruption, observed that the noble lord might have taken three courses in this matter. Ile might have is sued a new writ fur the borough, he might have prosecuted for the penalties for sitting without taking the oath, or he might have given the hon. member into the custody of the sergeant-at-arms. His having done none of these things showed that he did not believe in the soundness of his own arguments, and that he was not prepared to redeem the pledge which he had given to the house. He should support the motion. Mr. ANSTEY enumerated several points on which the house required the kind of information which a committee alone could elicit. The house divided— For the adjournment Against it Mr. G. THOMPSON then moved, as an amendment, to add the following words to the original resolution:—" And that this hou4e, having regard to the religious scruples of the hon. member fur Greenwich, will exercise its un doubttd privilege in that behalf, and proceed forthwith to cause such alterations to be made in the form and mode or administering the said oath as shall enable the hon. mem ber to take and subscribe the same." Mr. J. A. SMITH would appeal to the noble lord (Lord J. Rumen) to consent to the adjournment of the debate. (No, no.) He was informed that on Thursday next a peti tion would be presented to that house from the electors of Greenwich, praying to be heard at the bar of the house in support of the member whom they had returned to repre sent them in parliament. (Cheers.) Mr. REYNOLDS said th it he objected to the word "abjuration" as a standing libel against his creed. Ile should be glad to know what had kept Loid Cloncarty from taking his scat in the House of Lords ? It was simply because he could not swear the oath of supremacy. His lordship knew it to be untrue, because he had under his own eye an establishment which derived all its spiritual authority from the church of Rome. It never had been a doctrine of Rome that princes excommunicated by the l'opo could be murdered by their subjects. (A laugh.) The house was now declaring war against the eleo tors of London and of Greenwich ; but whenever it came into contact with the people, it came off second best. The house was becoming a second edi tion of Exeter Hall, and was far more inconsistent than the House of Lords, for while the one had forged chains for the Roman eatholics, and sought to emancipate the Jews, the other hail evinced its willingness to enslave both. lie thought the best way would be to compel a Jewish candidate to take the oaths on the hustings, and nut to force him, after he had spent all his money, to take an oath on the true faith of a Christian. ' The oath of supremacy he (Mr. Reynolds) bad taken. lie had swam to bear true allegiance to King James 111. and his rules tions. (Laughter.) The relations were all dead—they were in the tomb of all the Capulets—with the exception of one of them, a madman, who was is America. Surely such children's play us this ought asi lo be retained. (Hear, hear.) Then he was made ta swear true allegiance to the descendants of the Princess Sophia of Hungary ; but how was he to trace all the de seendants of the Princess Sophia ? (Loud laughter.) Mr. ANSTEY rose amid loud cries of " 0h,01i," to move the adjournment of the debate. It was impossible, he thought, in the present temper of the house, and with the studied silence preserved by her Majesty's ministers, to dis cuss the subject at any further length. (Oh, oh.) It would be the height of absurdity to adopt the noble lord's resolu tion without the amendment. (Oh, oh.) Mr. BRIGHT said the question asked of the noble lord deserved a frank answer. (Hear, hear.) The consti eney of Greenwich proposed ilto present a petition praying the house to suspend its judgment until their case was argued at the bar. If that petition :was presented, would the house . presume—(oh, oh)—to go to an immediate and hasty decision, and at a time too when great interests were involved ? Let them be decent in their Judgment, and not shut out any single aTument or fact which would furnish elucidation. He hod the greatest confidence that the noble lord would not refuse to grant the reasonable request of the Greenwich electors. (Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that in the early part of the evening the question had been deliberately, fairly, and learnedly discussed. His resolution implied certainly, though not in direct terms, that the hon. member for Gree n, which was not entitled to sit without taking the oath of ab juration in the usual form. The hon. member fur Ayles bury proposed a counter-resolution ' namely, that the lion. members for London and Greenwich having complied with all the law required, were entitled to sit and vote in that house. The hon. member for Aylesbury was answered by the Attorney-General, and the debate was conducted in a al er worthy of such an occasion. Instead of continuing the diesemion of the law, which, after all, was the real ' twit% there had been nothing but denunciation of that beam fie going against a liberal body of consti goats and fur not proceeding at once to affix the sew and mode in which the oath was to be taken. Them had been denunciations also of his (Lord J. Russell's) con duct, both by the hon. member for Manchester, and also by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, the latter of whets was, while the admission of the Jews was being pro- I pee in parliament, lecturing or travelling on the other ids of the Atlantic. (Laughter.) He was opposed te any straining of the law with tho view of promoting the cause of civil and religious liberty. He believed that dot MUM was not to be promoted by such means. Whim the nee e 4 the Roman catholic' had been brought fore= Pees Grattan, Canning, and Plunkett, they never to a d mit them by changing the oaths which the house WY bound by law to administer; and he (Lord J. Russell) felt t so doubt that he was now pursuing the right course in I =Staining the law. He had been asked to postpone this in= until the electors of Greenwich presented their t psi Whemser that petition was presented, may ; to be bawd by counsel at the bar, it would be the et the boas to look at precedents, and the justice of the ease. But, there was no reason, so far as the ease now stood, why the house should not upon its own authority decide the question now before it, as to . whether or no Mr. Alderman Salomon" was entitled to sit without taking the oath of abjuration in the form ap • pointed by law. The house was fully competent to decide that question for itself and was bound to decide it. (Hear.) Ile had been asked why he had not proposed a resolution that the house would proceed next session to repeal the laws which inflicted disabilities on the Jews. He could say that it would be his duty to bring in some measure to relieve them of some of their disabilities. It would be he sanakle • ration whether such a bill should be exactly in the shape of . the bill this year—whether it should not affect other oaths besides those relating to the Jews, such, for instance, as the • oaths alluded to by the hon. member for Dublin. (Hear.) • He meant to persevere with the emancipation of the Jews, connected as that was with the great cause of religious liberty, believing that if such a bill were strongly supported by the house and the country they would not have to wait Leg, judging from past expenence, before it was passed by She House of Lords. He would do all in his power to °beat the peeling of such a bill, but this he would not do: he wevid not vote that to be Law which be believed was contrary to law. (Cheers.) Mr. BBIIIELL said the adoption of the resolution of the sone lord would render the hews eilladowe in the eyes ef the country. It wee a weighed Ina= The yew =Aka sows@ of the saes had had acme ben bear =ithat ow his amok= he ha bad be it ee deal& She whale gain= Ho bad hie attomme , gleam' es lie right Meg =gbh sellelhoileemeidalie hit --era dilheins from the elhm—as hewbegry weed the noble hue be, rLf Vother deer dream was • ." leash.) Tie llMlSilment lusubinaseelia Ibusihis It was Ns lawatitm to have eideithe the the Fees= be postponed. (Cries at Raid. red ) tom to submit to the noble lee, Y aliatir= a re soled= " whores se he aye OM David falemsee, Eat.. is we entitle is weer miff he skied Ye Wm &- dangles, that it be rehired to a seise eammllese lo mow tar sad report to the bowie la what formula web • pies ought to be admitted." Theycould arrive at the mph as coached= unless they arms =thee by some switaddlilan thin Oa the !notice the the beset shoed adjourn, the hour I divided. and the sonees were— lee the eileeneseat 6O iipsioet it 207-148 Oa am morn to the plkry, Km Mein thought the noble heed might, without an man el his own conestency,:consett to the motion, and it angill be the means of bringing the hose to a wiser determinants of this question than they were likely to arrive at without it. Lord J. RUSSELL—I cannot swept the saustatlon of the hon. aissaber for Manchester, in the spirit la wash the hon. wasdlff for Aylesbury moved it. It is desierbie that we elianil not have an angry debate, and therefore what ever:aeseminent the hon. ine!aber may propose, I should be quite reeto adjourn the e.vbate. Mr. D LI—I should like to have an answer from the oak herd what he thinks would be the effect of this seeeren tile whole conduct of the public business. sat ie of tie night has been occupied in a discussion of • pip Of privilege which still I consider to have been un- Stneteleral raised. In case the question of privilege is to isesiesti every day, I wish to know whether the noble lord Weals to pursue it to-morrow. On Thursday it will inter fere with the discussion of the navigation laws. Lord J. RUSSELL would certainly not permit the con sideration of the navigation laws to come on on Thursday, and, if the debate were adjourned, he should propose to adjourn it till Friday. Sir B. HALL said that he would present the petition on Thursday or Friday, as might be most convenient to the noble lord, and he would give notice to the noble lord. Debate adjourned till Friday. Mr. DISRAELI asked whether, under these circum stances, the Registration of Sureties Bill would come up on Thursday ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied in the nega ti ve. TRADE_ IN GUANO. Mr. ALCOCK moved for a select committee to be ap pointed to inquire into and report on the state and pros pects of the trade in guano. Ite would undertake to prove that the trade in sumo should only be U. a ton, and that guano was perfectly inexhaustible in Peru. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER really thought that the hon. gentleman had made out no case. He could not agree to the appointment of a committee at this period of the session. The house then proceeded to dispose of the orders of 'the day. INVERNESS BRIDGE BILL. This bill passedti;iniiiic,;;;iiiii;: as also did the Soap Duty Allowances Bill, and the Militia Pay Bill. METROPOLITAN INTERMENT. On the order fur going inM committee on this question, Mr. BRIGHT objected to the house going into commit tee at that hour on a measure, the details of which they were not acquainted. with. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER briefly explained that the object of the government was to supply the Board of Health with the requisite funds for the pur chase of certain cemeteries pending negotiations between the Board of Health and certain cemetery companies. Lord D. ST crua objected to money being voted at that hour of the morning. Mr. BRIGHT inquired what amount the right hon. gen tleman proposed to take in committee ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied 130,0001. (Oh, oh.) Mr. BRIGHT thought that a most extraordinary pro ceeding. (Hear, hear.) However, the sum named was but a trifle to what the right hon. gentleman would be com pelled to seek. The Interments Bill of last session warmest ill advised, and highly discreditable to the government, and in particular to the Home Secretary. In conclusion, he should move, as an amendment to the question that the Speaker leave the chair, that the Board of Health be or dered to furnish to the house a specific detail of everything that they had done in connexion with the Metropolitan In terment Act since the passing of that measure. After a few words from Sir B. HALL, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed to postpone the committee to next (this) day. The house then, at a quarter to 2 o'clock, adjourned. tlte erairefso. TO CORiLESPONDENTS. a Sebald Edition et" Ihe Exprcrs," samtsiaing the mune eveaing's Geartte," is pablirned every Tuesday ant Friday wen, in time for post. tdeeruftwaratelatearted for " Tbe Express," London Evening paper, art be at the Once. to, Bouvenmetrees. by Two o'slisuk oa the day et pabiloatioa. HIGH WATEIt AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ton Day—Morning, Sti. 491 u Afternoon, 911. 21m, Torouuw—lloralag. 9e. ',So. Afttrans.loll. 24a. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23. Orn fellow-citizens of Hebrew descent and of the " Jewish persuasion," as the phrase goes, may take our word for it that they will never make their wry into parliament by legal quibbles and quidditics. There can be uo doubt that the view taken of the law, by which it is said that they are disqualified for sitting in the House of Commons, is plausible—perhaps something more. The opinion given by Mr. Serjeant BETUELL on Monday night, coming from such an able and experienced lawyer and cautious man, must have great weight with many. But the lawyers in tho House of Commons are so divided on the question, that JOHN HULL, who piques himself on doing every thing legally, even when he isbent on evading the law, is puzzled. The law of the case is doubtful, and that is enough to give JOHN pause at any time. If the Jews are to get into parliament, it must be by taking the bu'l by , the horns, and getting the law repealed, not by evading it. The Jews when they seek to be admitted to par liament appeal to the reformers for aid. Our exclu sion, they say, is inconsistent with your principles, therefore you ought to aid us in our struggles for admission to parliament. To this the reformers reply—Very true; but if you adopt our principles to suit your own purposes, you must adopt them out and out. If you maintain that a full and free repre sentation of the whole people is the only security for good government, you must admit, in order to prove your right to sit in parliament, that the same principle is conclusive as to the necessity of a searching and comprehensive parliamentary reform. A bargain be it : we will aid you if you will aid us. The reformersof Great Britain will exert themselves to obtain the concession of the Jews' right to sit in par liament, but they expect in return that the Jews will make common cause with them to obtain the concession of the electoral rights of all, whether Christians or Jews. And we frankly tell our Jewish fellow-citizens that their cause has been more lukewarmly sup ported than it would otherwise have been, on ac count of misgivings that arc entertained as to the staunchness of their champions in the cause of gene ral reform. Baron ltorubalan and Alderman I SALOMONS must declare themselves in favour of a large and liberal measure of electoral reform— without mental reservation, without equivocal phrases—if they expect to be earnestly backed by the reformers of England. They must throw in their lot with those thorough-going reformers, who are now anxiously looking for the new reform bill which Lord JOON RUSSELL has promised, determined to accept nothing but a real measure of reform at his hands. We yesterday assigned our reasons for believing that the only chance the Jews have of obtaining justice is by making common cause with the parlia mentary reformers. If the Jews take the field as a detachment of the great public who, for one rea son or another, have cause to complain of our exist ing electoral system, their success is sure. If they play the weak and dishonest game of standing aloof nom parliamentary reformers, and pleading their own case as something special and apart, they may babble till doomsday without result. Turning from them to Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who professes to be anxious to obtain admission to parlia ment for the Jews, we concede to the noble lord that we believe him to be perfectly sincere in this pro fession. Ho knows that his tenure of the represen tation of London would be brief and uncertain had the Jews any reason to question his sincerity. Lord JOIIN is doubtless anxious to see Baron ROTHSCHILD and Alderman SALOMONS quietly seated in the House of Commons. Now, Lord Jew( must be by this time aware that the removal of Jewish disabilities can only be effected as part of a general measure of reform. He ought also to be aware that, to enable him to carry his general measure of reform, he must make it generally acceptable, and to that end must em brace in its provisions the cases of many who, like the Jews, arc animated by special grievances. Of one thing Lord JOHN may rest assured, that his new Reform Bill must have a comprehensive Schedule A appended to it. The measure to be acceptable to the general public must make short and sweeping work of the small boroughs. This' may possibly be a bitter pill to whig statesmen, but they must swallow it nevertheless. Indeed, if Lord JOHN will reflect, recent events will show him that he is more likely to gain discredit by continuing to lean on the small boroughs than anything else. He has been beaten in Knaresborough ; he has been beaten in Scarborough. These paltry, venal, and whimsical constituencies are not to be relied upon, and in tampering with them there is Infinite loss of cha racter for the authors of the Reform BiU of 1831-2. The only Reform Bill that can possibly be carried lie one that shall unite in its support the enthusiastic mpathies of reformers in all parts of the empire. It must be a Reform Bill, not for England clone, but ter England, Scotland, and Ireland. The same electoral privileges must be extended to every part of the empire. After what Lord Joii said lately on the subject of property qualifications for mem• bees of parliament, be will not be allowei to shrink from placing England, in this respect on a footing of equality with Scotland. And if he grant this boon to England, Ireland will claim it too. So, in like manner, if tho small constituen cies of England are abolished, or merged in larger ones, Ireland will look for the same measure of jus tice. Striking an average, it will be found that the borough constituencies of Ireland rarely exceed 250 voters. Constituencies on this scale are, and must ofi necessity continue to be, corrupt. No Reform Bill has any chance of conciliating the support of the Irish' liberals which does not, either by extension of the suffrage, or by a re-distribution of the electoral dis tricts, or by both, finally extinguish these nests of corruption. FRANCE. PARIS, TrESDAT EVENING. At the close of the Assembly's sitting yesterday M. Baze moved the following amendment to the conclusion of the committee on petitions for revision. " The Assembly, while regretting . that in a great number of localities the administra tion, in a manner contrary to its duty, has used its influence to excite the citizens to petition, orders the deposit of the petitions in the bureau des renseigne nulls." The words " some localities" having, on the motion of M. Larabit, been substituted for " a great number of localities," the amendment was carried by 333 against 320. The government of Louis Napoleon has received, by the Assembly's adoption of M. Bare's motion of censure, the severest check since the fall of the cabi net of M. Baroche under the vote of the 18th Jan. Whatever may be the justice of the blame inflicted on the ministers it is vain to seek, as the Constitu tionned does, to attenuate its gravity. It was thought that, but for the inopportune alteration pro posed by M. Larabit, himself a Bonapartist, the amendment of M. Haze would have been rejected. But the step of the imprudent Elysean, in re stricting the field of blame, while it dimi nished nought of its intensity, only gilded the pill, and tempted the Assembly to administer it. So little were the ministers disposed to dissemble the aeriousnessof this check, that theyproceeded last night collectively to tender their resignation to the Presi dent, by whom, however, it was not accepted. In the meantime rumours circulate of an Odilon Ilarmt cabinet, as likely to succeed the present, whose par liamentary prestige has been dispelled by the defeat of last night; so that all the additional weight given to the cabinet of AL Baroche by the enrolment of M. Leon Faucher among its members, has melted away. Sooner or later, indeed, this result was foreseen as inevitable, for it was not the men, but their policy in trying to bring about the prolongation of the President's powers that the Assembly quarrelled with in both instances; and in this respect the only difference between the two cabinets of Baroche and Faucher is, that the latter is pursuing the same end with much more vigour and ability. After all, what is the crime of the government on the present occasion ? All, including the reporters on revi sion, admit that the most imminent peril of the situation is the unconstitutional re-election of Louis Napoleon. The ministry is accused of having promoted petitions with a view to making this re-election conformable to the law. Itmerve upon so delicate a question might have been more dignified. But surely the main duty of a govern ment is to guard the country against dangers; and in favouring the petition -movement it complied with this duty. l'ho facts alleged by Charms, and insisted upon by Haze, stretched to their utmost limits,:only go to prove that in certain departments the prefects issued circulars to the sub-prefects, clearly enjoining an active promotion of the petition for revision, with a view to the President's re-election. One depart ment alone, that of the Basses-Alpes, is named. In the eyes of no reasonable person can a fact of this sort justify the outrageous language which M. Balk be tows upon the ministry. That testy questor talks of such practices as " detestable. Ile affirms that the conduct of the government is im moral and unworthy of a country like ;France. He brands M. Leon Faucher with subsidising journals, aid when the calumny is thrown back in his face ho he= no better ground to allege for his hardy asser tion than the gratuitous dissemination of a colourless lithographic correspondence, like that of Haves, which is at least as legitimist as ministerial. M. Leon Faucher replier] with becoming spirit and indignation to a tirade of such violent and extravagant abuse, based on so narrow and insufficient a margin of fact. But the old factious coalition, inspired by a rancorous spirit of opposition to the man who is the chief obstacle to the restoration or to the attrac tion of socialism carried the day; and the Elysean zeal of the cabinet was blamed by a relative majority of 13 in a house of 633. The telegraph was not permitted to be used by the public for the trans mission of the intelligence of this defeat, otherwise you would hrvc received the news twenty-four hours earlier. To-day the proceedings of the Assembly were com pletely devoid of interest. The ministers offered their resignation again collectively this morning. But the President declined in the most positive man ner to allow of their retirement, as he con sidered the vote of yesterday a personal attack upon himself. M. Itouher and M. Leon Faucher were the first ministers to take their seat upon the ministerial bench. Several members were seen in conversation with them, and offering condolence upon the mishap of yes terday. M. Odilon appeared in his place. It is reported, but from questionable sources, that he was sent for last night to the El sec. The impending discussion of the Municipal Bill, which involves the appiication of the law of May to muni cipal elections, would render a change in the minis try at this moment, in the sense indicated, highly Important as a demonstration against the electoral law of May. The Mediterranean squadron, which lately entered the port of Cadiz, has received orders to sail to Toulon. The Jemappes is immediately to come into Toulon to be laid up, and her fittings are to be trans ferred to the now ship the Charlemagne, whose sail ing qualities have been the subject of much profes sional- speculation, and are expected to be tested next month. The Sultan has sent the decoration of the Nishan to M. Schneider, ex-minister of commerce, and some other employes. Tho funds e xp erienced to-day a slight decline. The Fives closed at 94.85, with a fall of 15c. The Threes fell 13c. and closed at 58.85. SPAIN. MADRID, JOLT 17. The sitting of tho Chamber was occupied with skirmishes relative to the recent interpellations of Moyano. M. Pacheco sets out upon a mission to London, ostensibly to visit the Exhibition, but really to re. move certain objections entertained by the English cabinet against tho concordat. GERMANY. Herr von Auerswald, the former president of the Rhine Provinces, so unceremoniously removed from Lis post by the Prussian government, on account of hispolitical opinions, haspositively declined to a cce pt the election to the First Member for Dusseldorf, be cause it would be considered a political demon stration against the government. PORTUGAL—Iasnos JULY 14.—Eleven ser geants of the 16th Regi. have been arrested for attempting to raise a military insurrection. ROME.—A letter from Rome, of the 14th, states that an attempt was made on the 11th to assassinate Monsignor Tumuli, Bishop of Terni, by blowing up the ihouse he inhabited at S an t a Maria Maguire. For- I tunately the incendiary missile, consisting of the nave of a wheel loaded with powder and grape-shot which was to set fire to a quantity of combustible matter in the cellar, exploded before it reached its destination, and only caused some slight damage to the outer wall of the building. The unknown au thors of this criminal attempt had previously had the hardihood to stick up bills in the streets, inviting the friends of the prelate to be present at his funeral. Monsignor Tizzani is almoner-general to the Ponti fical troops. An immense store-house for forage, situated outside the Porta Salara, and belonging to the coach-hirer Bachilli, who is also the proprietor of the Caffe Sciarra, where the French officers generally meet, was set fire to on the 12th, but the games were stopped in time. ine cow. OSBORNE, MONDAY, JULY 21. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Prince of Wales, with the usual suite, attended divine service yester day morning at the parish church at Whippingtuni. The service was performed by the lion. and Rev. F. P. Bouverie. There was no addition to the royal dinner party yes terday. Sir James Clark arrived in the afternoon from London. TUESDAY, JULY 22.—Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the junior branches of the royal family walked and drove in the grounds at Osborne yesterday. Mr. Birch and Mr Becker had the honour of dining with her Majesty and his Royal Highness. Sir James Clark left early for London. Lieut.-Col. Sir Harry Darell had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The officers and corps of her Majesty's Royal Body Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, assembled yesterday in the garden in front of St. James's Palace in full uniform under arms and were inspected by the Marquis of Donegan, G.C.H., captain of the corps. (From last night's Casette.) BCCEINGUAM-P.tLACE, JULY 17.—This day had audience of her Majesty : The Count de Buol-Sehauenstein, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of Austria, to deliver his credentials; to which he was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, 0.C.8., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel the Honourable Sir Edward Cwt, K.C.H., Master of the Ceremonies. BUCKINGITAM-PAL WE, JULY 17.—The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Robert Walter Carden, Esq., Sheriff of the city of London and county of Middlesex. BUCKINGHAM-PALACE., JULY 17.—The Queen WEIS this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon George Edmund Iludgkinson ' Esq., Sheriff of the city of London and county of Middl esex. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 21.—The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George Wortmann as Consul at Gibraltar for his Majesty the King of Bavaria. DOWNING -STREET, JULY 22.—The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Major-General George Bowles, late Master of her Majesty's Household, and now Lieutenant of her Majesty's Tower of London, to be an Ordinary Member of the MilitariDivision of the Second Class or Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. WHITEHALL, JULY 19.—The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Gibson to the church and parish of Kirkhope, in the presbytery of Selkirk. CROWN -OFFICE, JULY 22.—Member returned to serve in this present Parliament for the borough of Scar borough: George Frederick Young, of Walthamstow, in the county of Essex, and Limehouse, in the county of Middlesex, merchant and ship owner, in the room of the Earl of Mulgrave, who; has accepted the office of Comp troller of her Majesty's Household. THE PEACE CONGRESS. Yesterday, after our report was despatched, Don MARBANO Cull, a Spanish gentleman, who ob served that he had not spoken English for 10 years, never theless addressed the meeting in that language. Their cause was not the cause of a man, nor the cause of a sect, or nation, or party or country, but the cause of humanity. (Cheers.) .f hey were not here to defend the position of the red man or the white man, the American, the Englishman, the Frenchman, or the Spaniard, but to endeavour to establish a principle which would be beneficial to every nation of the earth. Lillis opinion war and all the evils of war were designed as a punishment to the people for having transgressed naturt's laws ; whilst peace and all the blessings of peace were the just reward for having obeyed them. Without peace no progress could be made by man, and in this firm conviction ho warmly advocated those measures which the friends of this congress proposed to adopt. (Cheers.) Mons. JULES DELBItUCK, Directeur de la Revue d'Education Nouvelle, addressed the meeting in French, and drew particular attention to the danger which arose from the system adopted in France and also in this country of presenting to children those kinds of toys which were calculated to familiarise them to ideas and habits of war. Instead of giving them playthings of this description, ho advised parents to present them with instruments of labour and industry. (Cheers.) Mr. COBDEN, M.P. ' thought this suggestion so worthy of being followed that he felt it desirable that all mothers of young children should fully understand it. Ile there fore volunteered a translation, and proceeded to observe that the system complained of by the honourable gentleman was very prevalent in France and not altogether unknown in this country. It consisted in giving children wooden soldiers for playthings, and teaching them to set. tile red coats against the blue oats with the aid of mimic swords, cannons, and muskets. The children of this country were thus taught to exult if' the red coats overturned the blue coats, and the French children were induced to shout and rejoice if the blue coats overthrew the red coats. Now he (Mr. Cobden) was of the wane opinion with the French gentleman hat this system ought no longer to receive en couragement from mothers. (Dear.) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Mons. ACM:STE VISSCIIERS, of Brussels, proposed the second resolution, asserting " That as the sword can i settle no question on principles of equity and right, it is the duty of governments to refer such differences arising be tween them as cannot be otherwise amicably adjusted to the decision of competent and impartial arbitrators." He supported this resolution with the greatest fervour because he was firmly convinced that it pointed out the only rational and practical means of settling disputes which arise between nations. The Rev. Dr. BECKWITH, secretary to the American Peace Society, seconded the resolution, observing that he found in the altered tone of statesmen upon this question, and in the continued demands of the people for better means of settling international disputes, abundant reason for believing in the ultimate success of this movement. He was happy to inform those fri e nd s o f p eace by w h om h e was surrounded that there was growing in the minds of the American rulers, as well as of the people, a most auspicious change on this important subject. He was chary of pro mises, but he could assure the people of this country that if they would give the Americans time to work, they might bring to a future congress the report of some achievements far more cheering than any thing which had been stated on this occasion. (Cheers.) The Rev. JOHN BI RNETT observed that if war was wisdom, this large meeting of the friends of peace must be a wonderful gathering of fouls. (Laughter.) In regard to the principle advocated by this resolution, he contended that the effect of arbitration was to bind society together in the bonds of brotherhood. Arbitration belonged to all the courts of the civilised land. It was no new thing, and be felt convinced that if the House of Commons were made to ring with petitions —as indeed it ought to be—against the present system, the principle of arbitration would ere long be acted upon. He regarded the present assembly as a living illustration of the practicability of universal peace, and he felt that the vast number of persons who had visited this country to witness the peaceful rivalry of nations in the palace of glass, afforded abundant ground for saying that the progress of the world might be best promoted by an union of science and commerce in the cause of peace. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put and unanimously agreed to. The Rev. Mr. RICHARD announced that the delegates from England who attended the Peace Congress in Paris last year, and were received with such kindness and hospi tality, that the friends and promoters of the present con gress were anxious to testify their gratitude by showing ome mark of respect to the delegates from France who were now in this country. With this view it was proposed to give a soiree to the foreign gentlemen attending this con gress, at Willies Rooms, on k riday evening neat. The announcement was received with loud cheers, and the proceedings of the day closed. THIS MORNING The Congress resumed its sitting, Sir David BREWSTER in the chair. The Reverend M. RICHARD read a series of letters from distinguished foreign gentlemen, expressing their adhesion to the cause. Amongst them was a letter from the son of Monsieur Carnot, who organised the armies of the former republic of France, and he now desired to express his entire sympathy with the principles sought to be advocated by the members of this con gress. A letter from one of the oldest generals in the French army expressed similar sentiments, and stated that he had always considered war to be a most barbarous institution, and contrary to the laws of humanity. He had assisted in many great batti e3 ' and had sometimes reproached Providence for not arresting the hand which had caused the effusion of human blood. Certain pamphlets upon the subject by a gentleman re siding at Vervien, in Belgium, were then presented to the by Mons. Visschers, o (Brussels. Mr. BDE :I, M.P., then proposed the third resolution: —" That the standing armaments with which the govern ments of Europe menace each other, amid professions of mutual friendship and confidence being a prolific source of social immorality, financial embarrassment, and national suffering, while they excite constant disquietude and irrita tion among the nations, this congress would earnestly urge upon the governments the imperative necessity of entering upon a system of international disarmament." The ho nourable gentleman contended, with his usual argumeta tive power, that England bad done more to encourage war by maintaining a standing armament than any other country. lie observed that she had constructed fortifica tions at Gibraltar, Malta, Corfu, and in almost every part of the habitable globe, and in order to support these fortifies tions, the people were heavily taxed, and social immorality encouraged. Mr. Cobden drew particular attention to the demoralising influence of the barracks in this country, and upon this point he observed that in those towns where the military were stationed, vice and immorality existed to such an extent as to bring disgrace: upon the surrounding neighbourhoods. The hon. gentleman concluded • very effective address (which was loudly cheered throughout), by observing that the cause they were advocating was not a national but a universal cause, and he advised the me,nben of this mill irem to persevere in their efforts until the v had succeeded in destroying the barbarous system complained of. M. POMPERE from Paris, seconded th e resolution, and Mr. EWART , M.P., was supporting it when Nn went to press IRELAND. Denttw, JULY 22. The following important communication has been received from Lord John Russell in reply to a state ment recently submitted to him by a numerous body of peers and members of the House of Commons connected with this country on a subject which has lately attracted a good deal of attention here, namely, that of completing and amalgamating the railway system in the north of Ireland. Lord Enniskillen, the chairman of the meeting at which the statement referred to was adopted, has transmitted a copy of that document, with the Premier's reply, to the foreman of each grand jury in Ulster, that their formal approbation may be given to the proposed plan : Downing-street, 17th July, 1851. My Lorl,—ller Majesty's government have considered the application which has been made to them in a memorial presented to me by your lordship and others connected with the province of Ulster, relative to the extension of railways in that part of the United Kingdom. Iler Majesty's government are fully sensible of the ad vantages which would result from the extension of railways in Ireland upon a system which would be economical, and of the peculiar advantages to be expected from connecting the centres of population and commerce with the agricul tural districts of the province of Ulster. They do not, however, conceive themselves warranted in supporting any scheme based upon advances to be made from the public funds. But it it shall be made apparent to them that a scheme, similar to the one which is recommended in the memorial, is generally desired as the best means of providing railway communication in Ireland, or in the province of Ulster, her Majesty's government will be disposed to lend their assist ance in obtaining legislative authority for establishing such a system. They understand the principle of the proposed system to be, that the interested localities should be responsible, and should guarantee such a security upon their rates as will in duce private capitalists to supply the necessary funds. They arc of opinion that such a measure should only be carried into effect upon a decided expression on the part of counties or districts of their willingness to be rated to tho extent required fur the construction and maintenance of the railway in which they may be interested. It appears also essential that a sinking fund should in all cases be provided for the redemption ol' the debt, and that no guarantee for promoting railways should, together with any other exist ing liabilities, be allowed to exceed a certain proportion upon the value asgessncil. I have the honour to he, my lord, your lordaliiiis most obedient servant, J. ltvssrm.. The Earl of Enniskillen. SPORTING. CIIELMSFORD RACES.—TUEBDAY. CHELMMEOILD STAICEA of 10 sees. each, 6 It, and 2 only If declared, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake. Two miles. 35 subs, 27 of whom declared. Mr. C. Du Cane, jun., nd Sunplieity, 3 yr., Est Mb (Satin) I Mr. W. Darts. jun., nd Ire u'geor, aged, Sat 610 ...(11orsibi,jus) 2 Mr. IL Bulks*, nd Msuntatn Dew, uged, 74131 b (win) 3 Mr. A. Taylor nd Michael Brunton, 4 yrs, lit 13Ib (Charlt o n) 4 Mr. Drew's Swordplayer, 6 yrs, S.t 4lb (Ilow:ett) 3 Betting : 6to 4 agut Simplicity, and 5 to 2 apt Sword player. Won by two lengths; a neck between second and third. SWEEPSTAKES of 5 secs each, soul s(t added; the winner to be sold for 1201., and the second to save his stake. Heats. The new mile. 3 subs. Mr. luster's Firenolt, 3 yrP, ;Pt Sib (Charlton) 0 1 1 Mr. MesPer's Grasshopper, 5 yr., 9.4 211nBsetholumen) 1 2dr Mr. MA's Forest Flower, a o re.t. tot. Slb The first heat was wou by half a length, and the others by a length. _ _ _ 111IIANDS STAKE.; of 10 SOTS. each, and 60 added; for two-) rs-olti. About half a mile. 7 subs. Mr. Drintoialdbi Grey Tommy, Net 516 ........ ...... Mr. Muerte. tblitetty Oirl, 04 Slb (1- Mr. C. Parker's Columbine, s.t 31b Mon letti 3 Mr. Harris'. aby litterani, set 516 Betting : 3tol on Grey Tommy. Won in a (Nutter by three lengths. , (Fond) CRICKET. THE GENTLEMEN v. THE PLAYERS. Yesterday morning thi. m Itch was con , luTedaTilrd 7 s: . iiie effect of the inefficiency of the bowling on the part of the Gent klutz tit the let diirms that they lost the match—that they were beaten in one innings by 22 Tuna. In their first hand. they at con3plishedjust a seem of lON in number there were only three they acmes—namely, Mr. Cecil Whitehead Spencer l'onroriby, 26. by three fauns, four three., a two o and a balance of singles; Nlr.fti.Napper, 1.5, by two throes, n two, and • line ot ones; and Sir F. D.thurt, who toad up 11, with a six, a brace of two., and a .inele. Of course the Genileinen were called upon to follow their innings. Thia they did, but 107 only wan the t eal of their exertion. upon this Ortallinfl. Of these Mr. Kb.hnision matte 9 4. Sir. ::POr.2 :IN awl Or, ttiddinf 21, The end Kole stood thus : -- . Ton PLATUIA.—(Fiat Innings), Dean, c King, b Gilbert Guy, c Venni'', b Gilbert ... 3 Wiaden, e and b Gilbert N Nixon, not o u t 3 Box e and b Napper rare% B Grundb Mynn ut .ru . n o 37 John L y illywhite, c Napper, b 229 Bathurst. 0 Tor GIDITLEIII2I. Mr. R. T. King, c Clarke, b Whalen 8 b Grundy 4 ' Mr. W. Nichohno, • Box, b Hillyer 3 b Billyer IS Mr. 11. Vernon b Ilillyer . Mr. 8. Cecil, b Nixon Mr. A. Huygarth, b Grundy N ran out 4 Mr. K. Gilbert, b Nixon Mr. E. Napper, b Grundy '...... ..... II bw, b Nixon Mt Mr. A. Mynn, c Purr, b Nixon Mr. H. Mellon!, b Grundy ... Mr. C. Belding, not out Sir P. Butbur.t, e Party, b Grundy. 11 b Nixon Lb .. I 1.17,3; w,l PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. METROPOLITAN WATER SEPPLT COMMITTEE.— Yesterday, long drawn out evidence was taken, on the water trade of Edinbtirough, Dunfermline, and Dundee, with tho view of showing the well working of the water system in the hands of private companies. A. diverting point during the day, as illustrating the scarcity of the aqua Pura at one period iri Dundee, was the declaration of a witness that when they could not get water, they shaved themselves in small beer." (Laughter.) Mr. Williams, one of the members of the local Board of Health at Worcester, spoke to the insufficiency and inferiority of the water supplied to that town, and which was under the administration of the municipality. Mr. Phinn, one of the counsel fur the government bill, lodged a complaint with the committee, to the effect that the only companies who had complied with the requisition of the committee, calling for a statistical return of their working for three years—were the East London, the Grand Junction, the Southwark and Vauxhall, and the Kent Water Companies. CROWN ERTATE PAVING BILL.—TRANsFERENCE OF POWERS FROM THE COMMIASItUNEItS TO TOE —Yesterday the conunittte on this bill, Mr. Vernon Smith in the chair, met fur the first time to consider this measure, brought in by Lord Seymour and Mr. Cornwall Lewis, the object of it being to transfer the duties and jurisdiction of paving, lighting, Watering and cleansing parts of the crown estate in the district of the Regent's-park, and certain streets and places in Westminster, frem the commissioner* to the parishes of St. Pancras, Marylebonc, St. Litrorge's Hanover-square, and St. James Westminster. THE GUILDHALL AND ITS DECORATIoNB.—The whole of the Guildhall, with its decorations, us prepared for the recent visit of her Majesty the Queen to the Lord Mayor on the 9th inst., will be thrown open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next., from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., for public inspection. The admission will be by ticket. EFFECTS OF RAILWAY COMPETITION.—A striking instance of the results of competition in railways has just occurred in Leeds, where the Midland and Groat Northern are struggling in a most extraordinary manner for the Ex hibition traffic. The consequence is that yesterday (Tues day) the third-class fares from Leeds to London and back were only 4s. 6d. by the Great Northern, and ss. by the Midland, with a prospect of a still further reduction, each company having announced its determination to be 6d. lower than its competitor. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING TILE WEEK.—The official report says :—lt was shown in the last report that the public health had improved to some extent under the influence of more genial weather; it will now be seen that the return teethe period that has intervened adds its testi- T idy y to deaths the inLondon improvement. w During bo Maly ,ooo an , d or never June the f MID' considerably below that amount ; in the week ending July 12, they declined to 881, and in the week ending last about 1,000, and ek to ra t4c ed mi fro ddle of 47 ure, o a n 4 . 4rag ln e the nu te ni n . egatuideg J eaturda nne .4o , ued t o te; m dn to l e gar an B . 7 thi t s . r ose i , r i . j o h uia ra in ro t t 7u 4, r ti h e LouteftinietuMpehhaly however, eg w hich e rrec tbseue ted for increase of last week exhibit a great decreue. But it is to be o d f ss z blermrsadilift P"..nof pula d ti tagea o7 hAloww l e ,o ewas 7 k 7, eov e 9fe o 7rage m ol, p M ar L ed -150thc*, with which the 873 observed that cholera had made much progress at this period in 1849, and with diarrhea had raised the total deaths in the corresponding week of that year to 1741: hence the average mortality as now stated is higher than a normal state of the population would have produced. The mor tality of London last week is equal to only half its sum at a time when cholera had begun, but is gr ea t er th an w h at prevails in districts where more favourable conditions of health exist. In the present return the deaths arising from diseasesof the respiratory organs amount to 112, while the corrected average of corresponding weeks is 89. In the tymotic class the number of fatal diseases is 209, of which 21 were produced by small-pox, 21 by measles, 34 by hoop- Ing-coiwh, and only 6 by scarlatina. In the last three weeks diarrhea has been fatal successively to 23, 53, and 64 persons, showing a gradual increase. Of the 64 only 11 were more than 15 yeas of age. Right cases of cholera were registered in various districts. The births of 719 boys and 688 girls, in all 1,407 children, were registered last week. The average number in six corresponding -- 1845-50 is 1,244. The mean height of the barons , week was 29.640 in. at the Royal Observatory, ch on Thursday fell to 541 deg., or 7 deg. below t Th m h e a c an n Ea th w e r m a s be t e e rag l in ow Pe e traohfteutharveeeragsawmaeseoow.SeeelykderiTideanwyhi:„. ;pon (Trig weeks of e barometer in the 'story, Oreenwich. rhich is 4 des . . I years. Time y of the vt low it. 1„ ?, < Ai 2. Is • z 1 . 1 a p, "al lt c, 73 08 041 F