The Express. — London, England, 1848-07-28 00:00:00

peasantry are, after all, far less ignorant and less fa natic than they were, their spiritual guides are far more rational and pacific, their physical and moral grievances less poignant. On the other hand, tr.e military force and military talent which could be brought to bear against Irish rebellion now, are twenty times as Rifest as England could have furnished in 1798. The remlt, therefore, in putting down insur recti,m, should it start up, must be infinitely more assured and more speedy. WE learn with pleasure that the Committee of , Council on Education have at length freed themselves from the charge of partiality in the administration of the powers confided to them. by admitting Roman , catholic schools to a participation in the parriumen tary grant. It is most gratifying, also, to observe j that the right thus conferred is qualified with no hu- j miliating or bigoted restrictions. The religious edu- j cation of the pupils is abandoned by government to the religious teachers. Thesecond regulation expressly states that the government iiipectors "shall report , concerning the secutar instruction only." We are not aware whether the committee of council intended by this regulation to give their sanction to the principle which has been of late years the object of so much dis cussion, that secular instructiou may be totally uisjoined from religious ed ucat ion in a national system: whether, • however, they ietended to give this sanction or trot, the result will be the same. AL parties will give there credit for such an intention. The rule which has hitherto been laid down, of requiring the daily use of the authorised version of the Bible i❑ all schools receiving government aid, is abandoned in favour of the Roman catholics; and it would be ob viously uufair to enforce the rule with respect to other denominations who may have conscientious ob jections to the use of the same. Now, of this prin ciple, to which the committee have given their sanc tion, it is well known that a large number of persons entertain a dislike aparoachicg to abhorrence. It is stigmatised as latitudinarian, as savouring of in fidelity. Many who are disposed to be exceedingly liberal on all other points, are stubborn on this. They will not allow that national education can be carried on without a substratum of religion. A strong ex hibition of this feeling in a very high quarter, was displayed lately upon the occasion of a deputation from the Lancashire Public School Asso ciation waiting upon the Bishop of Manchester, for the purpose of requesting his lordship to take charge of a petition on the subject of general education. As his lordship's answer to the deputation embodied many of the p•pular objections to the principle in question, we will give a brief sketch of it, previous to pointing out the fallacy of his reasoning. He told the deputation that ho could not consent to the exclusion of all instruction in peculiar religious doc trines. It seas perfectly impossible for any teacher to gain influence over the hearts and minds of his pupils if lie was interdicted tram communicating with them on the most vitally important subjects. The late Dr. Astoosn gained pate influence over the minds of his pupils in this maniatr. Ile would ask, also, was the deputation prepared to sanction the constant association of young people carefully trained in reli gious principles at home with those who were under no religious influences whatever? The above observations contain as many fallacies as sentences. So far is it from the truth that it is im pomible for any teacher to gain influence over the hearts and minds of his pupils it he is interdicted from communicating with them on the most vitally important subjects, that, on the contrary, unless the teacher belong to the same denomination as the pupil, every statement made by . the former on doctrinal voiles will be sets ived with suspicion by the latter, and thus be an element of estrangement between the two. Every attempt to communicate knowledge on a "vitally important subject" will be resented by parents who hold different opinions from the teacher on these points, as an evidence of a design to make proselytes. The pupil on such occasions will see brought into:distinct light the religious dissension be. tween his parent and Ins teacher. lle will be initiated at an age when unity in religious feeling is above measure desirable, into the demoralising practice of theological squabbling. The case of Dr. ARNOLD is precisely that which the Bishop should not have cited. That great and good man was a devoted lover of the church of England, at the head of a large church school. All his pupils were presumably not only christians, but church of England Christians. The head master of Rugby was bound by his office to instruct his pupils in the doctrines of the established church. No dissenter's child could have had any place at Rugby. No pupil, therefore, could make it a subject of complaint that he was instructed in sus picious doctrines. Although, however, the bishop could cot cite the case of Dr. ARNOLD as supporting his view of the question, it is certain that the com mittee might have done so to support theirs. The religious opinions of Dr. Ansone were so dis tasteful to one party in the church of Eng land, that his appointment as head master of Rugby was made the subject of most bitter animadversion, and it was only because there was another party large enough to compensate by its patronage for the opposition of the (Oiler, that the school flourished. Numbers of the clergy refrained from sending their own children to Rugby, and pre vailed upon their friends to imitate their example, fur the very reason that De. Aneoro all make a paint of communicating religious instnictioe. The committee then had assuredly more right than the bishop to point to Dr. ARNOLD in support of their case. His lordship's last objecti - n applies to the pupils, and not to the master. The danger of association with boys who have had no religious training is there insisted on. The only answer to this remark is, w•ltsre are these boys ? How in any persons are there in the coun try who are professed infidels, and systematically pre vent their children from receiving religious training? Is their number so great as to make it necessary to include them in a question of education? 1 And if it were, is that a reason for shutting them out from the benefits of a national system of educa tion? After stating his opinions as to the plan of the deputation, his lordship expounded his own views on the subject. He would have schools founded on church principles, admitting dissenting pupil, who should be excused from attendance in the hours de voted to doctrinal lessons. Objection being made to this plan as being impracticable when applied to a national system, his lordship considered it sufficient to point to the school at Birmingham which he had himself conducted upon similar principles! Tire few parents who agreed were therefore to be taken as the representatives of the whole body, in cluding the vast majority who dissented Because sonic rew dissenters soot their children to his school, therefore all could, or should, or would, do the same ! As a climax to this strange medley of unfounded assertion and bad logic, his lordship in replying to the objection, that it would be unfair to tax dissenters to provide funds for the dimemination of doctrines to which they entertained conscientious objections, observed that this would not be more unjust than the taxing the members of the Peace Society for the army estimates. As if there were no difference in making one body cf men in a state pay for the instruction of another body, in doc trines w hich it conceives erroneous, and in compelling a party of dissentients to pay for the preservation of the whole state. According to the bishop there is no more injustice in making JOHN contribute a sum of money for the purpose of instruct ing TOXIN children in doctrines which the former considers false, if not damnable, than in making the raid Jolts, if he be a member of the peace society, contribute towards a fund which is to prevent a foreign enemy from making free with the lives and property of the whole nation! Assuredly, whatever was the curriculum of study at Birmingham, logic could have had no part in it. The fact is, and we have only space to notice the ' fact briefly, the whole reasoning of the objection is founded upon a wrong basis. At a future period we will devolope the subject fully; in the mean tune let the following observations suffice. The really wise men who hold opinions similar to those of the bishop on the subject of education, but have ad vocated them in a very different manner, have taken their views from the appearance of education as it existed in the best period of all great states up to the time of the breaking up of the mediaeval form of society. In the brightest periods of Grecian and Boman history there was a distinct national life visible. There was an unmistakeable national cha racter, brought out, educed from a system of training, which owed its strength to a unity of faith, of race, and of political objects. Society was simply constituted, there were nom , of the thousand various springs of ac tion which eplit up modern society in such numerous elements. There existed then naturally a standard U . " 4 E 11 40141 form, to tbo likeness of which all good citizens should be moulded. The whole inner man was to be brought out and developed in this slaspe. There was one national religion, one national mo rality. A dissenter could not have been educated at all, cr must have been educated wrongly. In this case religion was not an adjunct, it was a necessity, and this too in the national form. The same observa tions apply to the governments existent in certain periods in tl.e middle cges. Now no one can say that this description of soci, ty is at all applicable to that of the: present day. Everything, on the con trary, tells us that we are advancing towards a period when unity of religion can no more be a necessary conclitioa of political unity. We need not argue the question whether this is desirable or not, for the simple reason that the decision of this question will not have the slightest influence on the fact. The immense) development of all the intellectual faculties iu the mass of mankind has split it for ever into parties religious, moral, arid political; and educa tion, in its ancient sense, is no longer practicable. At present we can see no possibility of a state's inter ference with the education of a nation being extended with any profit, beyond the cultivation of the princi pal intellectual faculties. In a word, until some great revolution, o' the nature of which we are iu the dark, happens, we must limit thefunction of national educa tors to the mere giving of information, the rest must be lett to the influences of the hearth and the altar. FRANCE. PARIS, T111:1031/AY, It 30 A.M. The Paris journals this morning are filled with the report of M. Theirs upon the project of M. Prudhon and comments on it. With the ex ception of the anarchist papers they are unani mous in their praises of this labour of M. Tillers, which, in the opinion of some, has completely demo lished communism. But that system has too much vitality to succumb to this first blow, and will doubtless reappear under a variety of forms. M. Tillers himself, and the Finance Committee, of which ho was the organ, were quite conscious of this, and occasion was accordingly taken to strike a blow in the present report at the project of the government for levying a tax on suc cessions, which differs in degree only from the project presented to the Assembly by M. Prudhon. It was gratify ing to observe that the report, and es pecially those parts of it which struck the mo t severe blows against communit m, were received with the warmest expressions of assent and applause by the entire chamber, with the exception of the small knot of members who have acquired the title of the Mountain, and who cluster round MM. Louis Blanc, Lagrange, Flocou, Caussidiere, and Prudhon. With a view to tranquillise the alarms which ru incurs circulated daily excite in the capital, the Prefect of Police hes announced his intention of publivhing from time to tin.e reports and returns on those sub jects calculated to reassure the public by exhibiting the exact truth, and thus frustrating the designs of those who are disposed to exaggerate the evils of the situation. . . _ The committee on the constitution have devoted three days to hearing the delegates of the bureaux, on 0:c article of the preamble of the project which recog nises the univ..rsal right to labour ; 8 of the 15 bureaux have pronounced against the article and 7 in its fa vour; of these 7, however, several were nearly equally divided in their votes. MM. Thiers, Herr) er, and lluvergier d'llauranne, have maintained in the committee of the constitution the opinions of their respective bureaux against the right. MM. Crc micux and Victor Lefranc have spoken on the other side. It is arranged that, with the exception of the articles upon the question of the election of a president, the question of one or two chambers, and the functions of the council of state, upon which, severally, the delegates will deliver the sentiment of their respective bureaux, with all the necessary developments, they will confine themselves to the mere announce ment of the decisions of the bureaux. It is expected that by this arrangement they will complete their communic .tions to the committee by the end of next week, and that the committee will present the amended project to the chamber about the middle of next month. _ . The Committee of Finances has decided on the re jection of the project of M. Pougeard, to convert the extraordinary tax of 4.i centimes, and those of mort gagee aryl successions, into a national loan of 200 mil lions, and has appointed M. Leon Faucher to report upon it accordingly. 104 MADain, Jr 22.—Three per Cents, 191 cash; after Bola,cash; 19 1 paper. lire per Cenb., 10.1 paper; after Botta, to Ugh. Passim, t paper;, after Balsa, 37. cask. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 5., cu.h, 60 paper ; drcount of notes, 4 if per cent.; Coupons, 7 cash. Exchange on London at does, 41• ITALY.—A letter from Genoa of the 21st says that the commander of the English fleet has p:otested against the capture, which we stated to have been been made by a Neapolitan vessel under British colours, of a vessel containing Sicilians and Calabrians. GERMANY. PRESSIA--The Berlin journals of the 25th hare reached us. _ _ The inhabitants of Berlin have already subscribed nearly five millions of thalers towards the " vo- luntary loan," which it is thought will Froduce fifteen millions. In a few days the report of the committee appointed by the Berlin constituent assembly to revise the draft of the const'tution, will ha discussed by the latter body, the report itself being now completed. In ad dition to the clauses already referred to in recent com munications, the committee have decided in favour of the complete independence of judges (except of course with reference to the laws which regulate their con duct), and their nomination for life. IVith respect to the financial administration, the committee propose that no state loan he raised, except by virtue of a law to tha' effect; in other words, except with the cor sent of the legislature, and that the budget of ways and means be laid every year before the chambers. _ _ . ....... A Berlin letter in the Cologne Gazette of the Mi.. says that it was positively stated that on the 24th M. Arazo, the French envoy, was to be received by he King. The Staats Anseiger, of the 23th makes no mention of any interview of the kind. We have stated that a deputation had arrived at Berlin from Cologne to invite the King of Prussia to the festival of the opening of the new portion of the Cologne cathedral. The King has expressed hie readiness to be present, should no unforeseen circumstances happen to prevent him. AUSTRIA.—The Vienna papers of the 22nd have reached us. _ . The emperor has agreed to the proposal of the ministry, that Count Leopold Thun should be removed from his position of government President of Bohemia and that this office shall be filled by Charles, Count Van Rot hkireh. The officers of the garrison of Vienna have formed a committee for the defence of their honour against the attacks of certain portions of the press. They object to callin: ; Pilleradorf a pander to the aristocrats, Windiscbgratz a bloodhound, the garrison a soldiery, &c. Intelligence from Moldavia and Wallachia is contained in a letter from Jassy of the 14th. The entry of the Russians into the town itself will only tako place on the personal request of Prince Stourdza. Till now no proclamation has been issued by the Moldavian government respecting the object of the entraro.e of the Itnssians, or the time they will re main In that country. The Turkish commissioner, Talat Effendi, had not left Jassy. Accounts received iu that town from Fockschany state that the Russian troops which had been marching towards Wallachia, had halted at Verlad in Lower Moldavia. Lateraccounts from Fockschany to the 12th, received it Vienna, are to the effect that the Russian Consul, Von Kotzebue, had received official intimations of the flight into Lesser Wallachia of the late provisional government of Bucharest, and the consequent re-establishment of the old state of things ; the Boyards have resumed their old posts, and Herr Von Kotzebue had started on his return to Bucharest. A remodelling of the constitutions of the principalities, in a Russian sense, is now expected. FRANKFORT.—During the sitting of the 24th the National Assembly commenced the discussion, on the report of the international commission, on the subject of the incorporation of a part of the grand duchy of Posen with the Germanic confederation, and the recognition of the deputies from thence; and also regarding the maintenance of the nationality of the Poles in western Prussia. The following are the con clusions of the commission : 1. The National Assembly reeozntses the admission into the Germanic centedtration of the parts of the grand duchy THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1818. of FOAM which, upon the proposition of the Prussian go vernment, were incorporated thereinto by the unanimous re solutiens of the Germanic Diet, onthe 22d April and 2d May; I consequently the assembly admits to sit in its body the twelve deputiis chard in thew, parts e 4 the grand duchy incor porated with Germany, and who have barn pro visionally admitted in virtue of their plenary powers. 2. The assembly provisionally recognises the line of demarca lion fixed on the 4th of June by General Pluel, Prussian commissary, between part of Germany and part of Poland, at the sato, time TI serving to Csell the right, upon a subse quent report of the Prussian government, to pies a definitive rewdution as to the line of demarcation. 3. The assembly will demand from tie Prussian g N-..rnrnent a positive declaration that while it governs the Polish portion of the grand-duchy of Poland, not only will it guarantee their nationality to the Germans estab.ished therein, but, further, that it will tune such measures as shall ensure it to them at a time when this l'olish part of the grand duchy shall have ceased to be under Prus, en rub•. 4. As regard). petitions which relate to Western 1 - rusaia, the assembly declares to the inhabitants of this province who are not German, that by its resolutions of the 31st of !day it has guarenteed to ail races Rot Germar, establishes! upon German soil (and consequently to the Poles throughout the German territory ), a complete popular dcvelopmeat, and the right of wing th, Sr own language throughout their territory, in matters which relate to ecclesiastical affair, education, literature, ink roe administration and justice. A series of amendments to this motion having been proposed, M. Ituge moved that the deputies from the abovementioned part of the grand duchy of Poland in the msontily, shall neither take part in nor vote upon this question. The assembly resolved by a large majority that the abovementioned deputies do take part in the discussion, and by 234 votes against 182 it decided upon adjourning the debate. Ordnance-office in London for the immediate despatch of • nunder of rockets (tin, twelve, and twenty-four pounders), and a quantity of ammunition to Ireland. The men were, th , Wore, kept in beyond the usual beer, and the rockets and ammunition were immediately packed sip and sent off in am munition waggons. A despatch was elan received at the dockyard in the evening, ordering all the vimele connected with the port to get their steam up immediately, so an to be ready to leave at the earlie t moment. Tim Llewellyn at. v., which wan intended for the Holyhead and Dublin station, was immediately gat ready, and will be taken nut of the basin to night, and in the morning will leave for Cork with rockets and ammunition. She will stop for au hour or two at Greenhithe to have her compasses adjusted, and proceed direct to Cork. The Black Earle at. yacht, Master Corn cupful, r S. B. Cook, the liionkry, and the Charon et. tug, immediately got their steam up, and will remain day and night, with their tires banked up, ready to start at a mo ment's notice. The Onyx, Dover at. packet, which was also to have lett on Monday for Dover, will be in rcaliness sn case of emergency. THE EEXINE left Southampton last evening for Constantinople and the Black Sea; she took out de-patches from the Foreign-office, for Sir Stratford Canning. The Jupiter, with the Peninsular mails, left Southampton also lest, niay afternoon, for Lisbon and Gibraltar. The Pacha, which will leave Southampton, on Saturday, for the coast of Italy, will take out a full cargo, a portion of which will con sist of muskets for Genoa ; ab iut 40,000 stand of arras will hove been taken out by the Euxine, Indus, and Pacha to Malta and Genoa. The Madrid steamer (tom the Italian coast expected et Southampton on Monday ; the Ripon, with the Southampton portion of the indi in Mail, on Sun day. The Washington, from New York, is expected the middle of next week. THE Iltlsll CONFEDERATES.—Last night a public meeting of the friends of the above GUM took place at the institution, John-street, Tottenham-court-road. Lmg before the hour of meeting the body of the hall and galleries were densely crowded.—Mr. Nolan, prior to th- proceedings, read from a morning paper the report of the alleged collision wick end detest of the troops in Ireland. The announcement was received with loud and prolonged cheers.—Mr. W. Meat having been called to the chair, Mr. Walton moved the lust r solution : That in the opinion of this meeting the present government of Ire- Lind has been not only prejudicial to the Irish joopl but injurious to the whole people of Great Britain, and fully justified the demand for a repedl of the leguilative union. - - - - - - lie said, that he bad not attended a public meeting for two years, and only now came forward lu cause he NM the government desirous to put down public meetings by force of arms. Ile considered that the conduct of government to Ireland was injurious to the best interests of the British emoire. If government only existed to resist all measures of reform, only consenting to reform when the standard of re bellion was raised, why then the government committed treason against the people.—Mr. P. M'Orath said, that he believed these were dangerous times ; there was ro danger to them in the body of the meeting, but there was for those on the platform, for every meeting was now attended by tho - c harpie', the detective, to take down what was said; but he was happy to see, on this occasion, the government re porter was on the platform, who would put nothing into their mouths they did not say. With regard to Ireland he said the people of a nation never rose in rebellion a geinst a government which governed them properly. He would say that the Irish people ought to have • repeal of the union. It now seemed that the volcano of rebellion had burst forth in that country. (Loud and continued cheering ) The government had the power of Reining a great and glorious victory by conciliating instead of coercing the Irish people, arm thus avert the horrors of civil war.—The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.—Mr S. M. Kidd pro posed: That the rights of the subject are as constitutional and conservative as the rights of the crown or the prerng dives of parliament; and as the present administration had not adopted social remedies for the acknowledged griev.liteniut Ireland, the attempt by military despotism to suppress the irmloin of the pens and the liberty of the aubject was unwire, impolitic, and unjust. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Davit, and unanimously adopted.—Tne usual courtesies were then awarded to the chairman; and after three lusty cheers for repeal and the like for the charter the meeting quietly dispersed. Ilielf:fifiTs, YESTERDAY. DEATII OF AN INFANT mast AIISENIC.—Before Mr. Bedford, at the Malpas Arms, Charles street, Grosvenor-Kure, touching the death of Mary Ann Theresa Dore, aged four months. The three mil was the danebter of Mr. Dore, a servant in the employ of Sir Alexander Spearman, a county magistrate, and during the last two months had been afflicted with the thrush, in consequence of which she wan taken to the Isle of Wight. On the 13th inst., before stating, her mother sent for Mr. Woolmer, a surgeon, to know if the child could be removed with safety. Mr. Wunlnser being out of town, his assistant attended, and thought t'le infant could be removed without any danger. Ile sent a bottle of medicine, a portion of which war admiuistered before they started. On tee journey another portion was given, and when they reached Hyde, a change was observed in the appearance of the in fant. A surgeon was called in, and he rent a pow& r and a bottle of medicine, and advised the imm..diate return to London. The mother left that evening with her child, and ret ailed to her lodg'ngs, at the house of her pa rents, on the following morning. The assistant of Mr.Wooluo r again attended, and perceiving the child to be worse, ob tained the assistance of Mr. Diver, a surgeon, who said the child could not survive, and it died during the night. Mr. Diver again attended, and said he could not give a certificate unless a post mortem examination of the hs,ely was made. The grandmother of the deceased refused to allow the opera tion, and ultimately desired Mr. Diver to leave the house. When Mr. Woolater returned from the countryAe made a post mortem examination; the intestines were highly in flam d, and contained sufficient arsenic to cause death. Mr. Woolmer and Mr. Diver signed an open certificate stating the probable cause of death.—Mr. Rodgers, lecturer on che , mietry, stated that he analysed the contents of the stomach, and in every experiment he detected arsenic. Ile found two grains, which was quite sufficient to cause death.—lnspector Marco, of the B division, who hid ordered the body to be exhumed, produced several bottles which had been given to him by Mr. Dore and Mrs. Spry, the grand mother of the deceased.— the Coroner directed Mr. Rodgers to examine the bottles and the remainder of • powder, and the inquiry was adjourned for an hour for that purpose.—At four o'clock Mr. Ito lgers said he had very earetully analysed the bottles, but could not de tect any tracer of arsenic —At the conclusion of his evidi nee Mrs. Spry made a statement, being previously cau'ioned by the coroner, which was in effect that nothing tad been ad ministered to the child, except the medicine prescribed by Mr. Woolater and Mr. Bloxham.—The coroner proposed an adjournment for the purpose of having the attendance of Mr. Bliixharn, and also to afford an opportunity to the police for procuring further evidence.—The jury then adjourned the inquiry until Monday next. Alter the jury hail withdrawn a cab was procured, and the mother of the child and the grandmother were conveyed to the station-house, and will be taken before the magistrates at Westminster this day, charged on suspicion with having caused the death of the de ceased. COLONIAL. TOE VALUE OF LAIIOUR IN AUsTIIALIA.—A pri vate letter, dated Sydney, Fe: , . 29, says: "The last ship of emigrants were hired for the year at from 211. to 301., emote men; from 161. to single women; irons 351. to ail., married couples, besides food and ludgiuu. Yuu nevi r saw anything like the rush that was made to secure them. The anxiety for a prize number in the lottery was not to be com pared to it." Ebe Court. The Duchess of Gloucester arrived at Osborne on Wednesday afternoon, and remains on a visit to her Majesty. A cabinet council was held yesterday aftrrnooa at the Foreiun-otlice. The minist rs present were Lod John Harwell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Linoulownc. the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grty, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hohhnuse, the Right lion. 11. 1,31t0u• cher', Lod Campbell, and Viscount Morpeth. The council sat an hour and a halt. The Duke of Wellington had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday. A deputation, consisting of the following gentle men, representing the interests of the Buckinghamshire. Rail way Company, and those of the towns interested in the Buck inghamshire narrow gauge routes between Birmingham and Loudon, hail an interview with the Commissioner. of Rail ways yesterday, at their office is the Board of Trade :—Lord Br ickli y, M.P., Sir 11. Verney, Bart., M.P., Right Hon. Sir T. k. Fremantle, Bart., lion. C. C. Cavendish, M.P., lion. P. S. l'ierrepont, Mr. Collins. M.P.. Mr. Dupre, M P. Mr. Q. Dick, M.P., Col. Hall, M P., Mr. Tancred, M.P., the Mayor of Warwick (Mr. Blenkinsop), Rev. T. Sunnier Mr J. P. Deering, Capt. Dove.. ' Mr. Humphreys, Mr. Z. D. Hunt, Mr. E. °reeves, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Parrott, Mr. Draper, Mr. Ni 'son, Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Howard, Mr. But terfield, Mr. Hayward, Mr Swain, Mr. 0. King, and Mr. Rowland. Mr. Wyndham II rrEng, the Secretary of the Com pany, explained the views of the deputation. CHRISTENING OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S INFANT Soy.—Yesterday forenoon the infant son of Lord and Lady John Russell was halite, d at Petersham Church, Richmond, by the Rev. Lord Wriethesley Russell, in the presence of Cord ar.d Lidy John Russell. the Countess of Mint,, the Ladies Elliot, Viscount and Viscountess Melgund, Lidy Grey, and a distinguished circle. ahe infant was named George Gilbert William ;" the sponsors being Lord Mel gond, who represented Sir George Grey, and Lady Grey. At the conclusion of the ceremony the noble lord left with much haste for London, in consequence of the report of an alleged siting in Ireland. Lady John entertained the com pany at a seasonable drjeUrser. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of public business. Tim SMOKE NuesAses.--In answer to • question from Mr. Edkins, the Remembrancer said that Mr. John Master- man had taken charge of the bill in parliament for the aboli tion of smoke, and would, upon the printing of the ball, confer with Lard Itedesdale, who haul brought it into the House of Lords, upon the question of facilitating its prozress in th• House of Commons. (Hear.)—Mr. Wire sugges•ed the propriety of applying to Mr. Masterman to propose • chute for the abolition of smoke on board of the steamers. The absence of such a nuisance would be most desirable to all those who inhabited the immediat- neighbourhood of Lon.!on-bridge, as well as to those who passed over the bridge. (Hear.) A discussion then ensued respecting the poor law and the %Vest London Union. _ _ . TILE COMMERCIAL. TRAVELLER.S . SCllool.B.—tipon the motion of Deputy Lott, the report of the Cool, Corn, and Finance Committee, recommending that the sum of 2501. be granted towards the new building for the eorcmercial tra vellers' schools, was taken into consideration.—Mr. Anderton opposed the motion. He was of opinion that if those 30,000 social gentlemen would each of them contribute the price of one glass of grog per week to the charity, they would not In under the necessity of making such an application. It was absurd to suppose that the corporation was bound to assist those who made no effort to assist themselves, and who ought to apply for aid to those by wilol4 they were employed. —Mr. R. Taylor objected to an essential regulation so to the admission of children. He alluded to the ex clusive use of tuts church of England and the Assembly's catechisms in the schools. It appeared that Co other sects were recognised, and he could not think of encouraging by • vote the illiberal views of the managers. (Hear.)—Alder man Lawrence said he generally advocated grants for the building of schools, but he was opposed decidedly to the corporation giving money to build palaces and call them schools. The fact was the corporation w.ui looked upon as a good milch cow, but their money must not be exneroled in the erection of a building which was to coat 15,0001. fur the accommodation of 500 children. The court ought not to vote one shilling for such a purpese.—Mr. Phillips was in favour of the original motion, and stated that the commer Mal travellers had great fatigues and hardships to endure, without being rewarded by corresponding salaries.—After some further discussion, the grant was refused by a majority of 9, the numbers being-50 for the amendment, and 41 against it. ECCLESIASTICAL COCRTS.—The report of the general our poses committee, with the draft of a petition to parliament, praying the abolition of the cult siautical courts, was brought up, and the consideration of it adjourned. Sur PLY OP WATER TO THE METItOPOLIS.—The report of the committee stated that it was referred to a deputation to c'mfer with the New River Company, and to take such other stej s to obtain information and advance the objects in view as they might deem advisable. The deputation, after a diligent inve,tigation, stated that they found the supply of water had lately, and since the reference to the committee was made, seen materially augmented at the instigation of the commissioner= of sewers, especially for sanitary purposes, and fur the use of the poorer classes ; and that they were of opinion the most available, if not the only method, cf sicuring an additional sup ply , should it be deemed requisite, would be by the New River Company being per mitted to take more water from the river Lea, as suggested by ..alr. Wybro, the cogincer. Such a proceeding would of course involve very en siderable expense, and most probably lengthened parliamentary interference and arrangement. This report concluded by stating that the committee, agree ing with the deputation, suggested that it did not appear that there would be any advantage from further pressing this subject at the present period.—The report was agreed to. ORDNANCE SURVEY OF THE ClTY, —Deputy Peacock presented the report of the Commissioners of Sewers upon the proposed Onlnance survey of the City, and moved that the same be paid for out of the City cash, at • cost not ex ceeding the sum of 4501,—Agreed to.—Adjourned. lItELANII The substance of part of the following appeared in a se:ond edition of last evening's Erprom : Donis, Jett. 2G. This evening (the 26th) a Gazette Extraordinary was published, containing the proclamation I pre viously informed you was about to be issued. It orders all clubs to be suppressed throughout the country. The first blcod has been shed' A policeman was mortally wounded last night in George's-street. Three confederates, two of them distinguished as " wand•bearers," were diaulaying arms in the public streets, when they were accosted by the police man, and ordered to surrender their arms or pro duce their license. The reply was the presentation of a loaded pistol, but the deed was accomplished by a dagger. The policeman behaved moat gallantly. I send you a full account of the affair Irom an early copy of a Dublin paper. The house of the chief aggressor, on being searched, brought some serious things to light. Prod :nations, rebellious songs, pike heads and handles, and a sword-proof casque covered with green velvet. Government, I hear, has received positive informa tion of an immediate outbreak, as well as the time and place when and where the "insurgent flag" will be raised. They are also informed of the forces which will be brought together, the districts of country from which the insurgent battalions will be drafted, and all the THE FALSE RUMOURS OF AN IRTSTI INSURRECTION. means now at work to continue the struggle should —The announcements made by • false telegraphic communi - the first blow prove unsuccessful. Troops are quietly tation yesterday, that the south of Ireland was in open rebel- gathering from all sides on the suspected point. lion, created at the clubs a sensation such as has not been ob. At twelve o'clock on Monday, an express arrived aervable for years put. When the despatch reached'the Home- from Cashel at Clonmel, with accounts of an outbreak. office, Sir George Grey was about to start to Richmond to The police immediately took possession of the west act as one of the spoils rs at the baptism of Lord and Laxly gate, and the military occupied the main guard. One John Russell's infant son. lie immediately forwarded a com munication to the noble premier, who received it just as he of the insurgent leaders was said to have spent was entering Petersham Church. After witnessing the b .p- Sunday night on the ridges of Slievenamon, and to tismel ceremony his lordship left for town in great haste, and hese marshalled the Carrick corps for an assault on had an interview with the Duke of Wellington. Sum- Monday. monses were issued shortly afterwards for a Cabinet Council. At Nenagh the police have been strengthened and The Earl of Glengall, Lord-Lieutenant of Tipperary, and several of the leading Irish members, were in constant Coin- furnished with muskets and ammunition. A squadron inunic ition during the day. of dragoons and the 59th, from Templemore, were We learn from Livzrpool that the town was thrown yesterday ordered to occupy the town. The O'Meara and morning into a state of great excitement by a r port that all Fulton Clubs, which, in the pride of their strength, the south of Ireland .:111 in a state of open revolt, that the paraded Nenagh on Sunday to the number of l'eaa, dis military had been driven out of Clonmel, that the soldiers refused to act again 4 the insurgents in Carrick, and that the solved on Monday. The Habeas Corpus Suspension railway station at Thurles had been burnt down and the had a most dispersing effect on their spirits. rails taken up. This report was traced to two parcels directed Information reached the local authorities that to two Liverpool newsagents, each parcel containing two general attack was meditated on the small police documents purporting to emanate from the office of Ore detachments scattered about Borrisoleigh, Tipperary. Dublin Erentng Post, and had arrived net by the The whole force was ordered to concentrate in the regular mail, but by the Rwommon, city of Dublin steamer. The passengers by the mail and R3SCOMMOII had heard village on Monday, and a similar circler hr.& been nothing of the news; and people soon began to suspect a issued to the other districts where the police are stack-jobbing trick, and their suspicions we re confirmed by a divided into small sections. communication from a newsagent in Dublin, sent by the Messrs. O'Brien, Dillon, and Meagher:, reached Roscorumon, and which, on being opened, contained no ~ lailkenny on Monday, on their tour of inspection. alarming intelligence—quite the contrary. The alarm soon began to subside ; especially when it w.as known that in Dublin They addressed the people, who were ir , a most ex yeatel day it was announced that I averpool was in flames and icited state, and colt:awned firmness awl organisation. that 500 policemen had been kil: a d. The town is perfectly i After the address, Mr. O'Brien ascer.ded the steeple tranquil, but this idle rununAr had a very bad effect on of the lofty cathedral, and took, ver',laps, a " military " business. view . of the city. Such was the popular inference. WAR STEAMERS P.ND ROCKETS FOR IRELAND. I the In Kilkenny the people are re '- orted to be ve.y busy —Yesterday afternoon., as the workmen were quitting Royal Amu], Woolwich, a messenger arrived item the in casting bullets, and pry t: r aring for an outbreak, which, it is said, would come to a head during the cattle show. From Kilkenny the three chiefs pro cceded to Carrick-on-Suir, where the clubs were also harangued, and the fermentation already existing quickened to a still greater heat. The travellers were expected iu (Unmet on Tuesday. Mr. Smith ' O'Brien I hear, appeared very agitated ; and I well he might, for he plays a tremendous game, in which the odds are all against him, for ere this night shall have clo , ed Mr. Smith O'Brien will most probably be in the hands of the authorities. The act suspending the Habeas Cmpus was published here this morning, after the arr:val of the Banshee steamer, which brought i the act to Ireland, and immediately a war taut was prepared for the arrest of Mr. Smith O'Brien, under its provisions. At 2 p.m. to-day, a Castle messenger was despatched southward, by rail, to capture the hon. gentleman, and he is accom panied by a squadron of the 17th Lancers, to enforce the capture if necessary. Twelve anvils, says the Limerick Reporter, are for ever ringing in Carrick-on-Suir, each turning out daily and nightly scores of "queenly" weapons, and in the very face of tke military and police. This is exaggeration. A private letter informs me that the universal feeling is that of alarm and terror. Num bers of the inhabitants of the better class have fled the town, and troops of all arms are pouring in like a flood. The catholic clergy are labouring most zeal ously to allay the movement. In the south Mr. O'Gorman, of whom I have given some details in my letter of Monday, inspected and addressed the Sarsfield, Brian Ilorimhe, Mitchel, and Hugh O'Neil clubs, on Saturday evening. He ex horted all " to cruel and organise into sections, and prepare in every way that became men." (Tremen dous shouts of " Yes, yes.") On Sunday he visited Killaloe ; then Newport, where he detailed the minutes of a conversation he had with the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, P.P., of a most discouraging nature. At Newport a club was " formed on the spot." " I am," said Mr. O'Gorman, "in presence of the ancient Palace of Kincora, the residence of the Irish Kings ; let the club then be called the Kincora." And so it was; but the enrolment was scanty; fifty members out of some thousands. On Sunday even ing Mr. O'Gorman revisited Limerick, and proceeded to the Treaty Stone, where he reviewed the Treaty Club. On Monday he proceeded to .he county of Clare to harangue and organise. The police followed his movements and took ample noes. One would suppose from all this that the southern leader was already at the head of a formidnble arma ment; but I am in a position to allay any apprehen sions of that nature. I have seen letters from Lime rick to-day and yesterday, from parties known to me as enthusiastic confederates, which assure me that 1 this is all froth and vapour. There will be no rising I in Limerick. ATTEMPT TO MURDER A POLICEMAN. Between one and two o'clock this (Wednesday) morn ing, as constable John Byrne was on his heat 111 South Great Georges•street, he perceived approaching him three %comp men (whose names were afterwards ascertained to be Michael Moran, John Joseph Moran, and John M'Cormack), one of whom (Michael Moran), was talking loudly, with a pistol in his hand, which he pointed in different directions, as if imparting more emphasis to his discourse. the con stable went up to him and said, " Fir, may I ask if you have a license to carry arms ?" To this a coarse reply was given. The constable then said he would be under the fleece eity of taking him to the station-house, to ascertain if he had a licence to carry arms. He was then about arresting Michael Moran, who pointed the pistol at him, and told him to stand back. The constable instantly jumped forward and turrhd aside the pistol, which he :awed, and, after a short struggle, wrested it horn Moran. The latter, the moment he let it go, turned his back, and one of his companions as instantaneously placed himself sideways be tween the constable and Moran, who, at the instant, with a back-handed blow plunged a dagger through the thick part of the constable's thigh, inflicting a wound of some four or live inches. The constable grasped his assail ant, and they fell together. The other two persons were advancing to the assistance of Moran, when the policeman cocked the pistol end threatened to shoot them. They held back, and Byrne finding himself be coming weak, shouted " police," which caused them to run away, and brought otbsr constables to his assistance. Such is the substance of the statement given by Byrne to his inspector, after having been brought to the hospital. What took place after the wound had been inflicted is to be found in the informations sworn at the head office, the principal of which we subjoin : The information of James Glen/wit (136 B) was to the effect: He was on duty between 1 and 2 o'clock in the morn ing, when he heard a cry of s' Police!" He ran in the direction from whence it mune, until he arrived in South Great George's-street. He there saw Police Constable John Byrne, partly in a lying posture, on the fiagway, holding the prisoner Michael Moran. A pistol and a dagger were lying across Byrne's thighs. Moran was then struggling to get away, but informant seized him, when he instantly turned round and exclaimed, " That'e the way we intend to do the work." Informant saw John Joseph Moran standing within a few yards of the pace where he saw Byrne. Other constables then came up. Michael Moran was brought to the station-house, and in formant usisted the other constables in conveying Byrne tee Mercer's Hospital. John Joseph merlin followed them, and stated that it was a shame for one Irishman to s'ab another ; and he also said that it was he who had pulled the dagger out of the constable's body. Byrne, on hearing this said, " It's false; he's one of the party; take him into custody ;" or words to that effect. Byrne also declared, in the presence o John Joseph Mcrae, that *slide he wee struggling with Michael Moran, John Joseph Moran advanced towards him for the purpose of assisting Michael, and that he (Byrne) presented a pistol at him, which kept him off. Byrne also stated that he took the pistol from Michael Moran. John Joseph Moran was thereupon arrested. Other policemen cot robotrated this deposition. One of whom stated after he had taken Moran to the station-house, he returned to the spot where the offence was eommitted, and found a loaded pistol within a few yards of where Byrne was wounded. Two other pistols were found near the spit, sup posed to have been thrown away by the other prisoners. James M'Henry (85 B) deposed to having been attracted to the spot, and proved the same as the other witnesses, as well as the identification of J. J. Moran on the Hospital steps by Byrne. Inspector Armstrong deposed that he was on du'y in Aungier.street, when inform. d that one of his men had been stabbed, and taken to Mercer's Hospital. He proceeded there, and havine obtained an account of the transaction from Byrne, ha sent John Joseph Moran to the station house, whither soon after he repaired himself. The in Spector lead not hitherto seen Michael Moran, and, on examb.ing him, he perceived his hand was cover. d with blood ; whereupon thinking his hand was cut the inspec for asked what was the Metter with his hand, and he said he believed that he had got it (the blood) in a ecuflle with the policeman who, they acid, had been stablyd. Whilst the two prison-rs were being searched, a constable in. formed the inspectcr that a young man was outside, who wished to know " what amount of bail would be taken for the gentleman inside." The inspector, tt inking the querist to be one of the party, desired the constable to bring him in, and, there being no other prisoners present than the two Horses, Michael Moran exclaimed, " Here we are—the three of us." M'Cormick was then sent to the hospital, a'.d being confronted with Byrne, the latter identified him as being, to the hest of his belief, one of the party. He was 'hen conveyed back to the station-house. On searching the prisoners a small quantity of ball cartridge and percussion caps were found on the person of each, as well as a powder flask on Michael Moran. The pistols are somewhat larger than the usual pocket size, and the dagger is a formidable instrument, double edged, with a brass handle, and guard of the game metal. In the lolging of the Morans (woo are brothers), was found a helmet a [polished !tee' or iron, covered with green velvet, and having bars to protect tie face. All the prisoners are very young men, and are, we undo rstanc, law clerks. Whet, the informations were made out and signed, the magistrate remanded the prisoners to Syturdav, or until the fate of Byrne shill he ascertained. They were than conveyed in the van to Nevrgate. it was ascertained on %Vednetday afternoon that, unless verve adverse change sh .uld tin ( chick there was no like lihaod of at present), there were favourable hops of Byrne's surviving. TH E Seistuota PRESB.—Government seem, determined to adopt no half measures, but enereetkally to pursue the demolition of the whole organisation. Stamps were refused yesterday for the Feloes and the Nation, which therefore cannot appear on Saturday next, inasmuch as thty will not be transmitted through the po , t-office, and if de patched otherwise to the provinces '.he police will seiz them at every point. Indeed, without adopting this course, which however manifests the vigour of the government, those publications would probably die out for want of contributors. Mr. Duffy and Mr. Martin will no longer be permitted to pen articles from Neonate, and the other writers have all disappeared. Mr. Devin Reilly has retreated to the north. Mr. Labe has gone to the Leineter border. Mr. Magee is also breathing country air, and the whole literary " phalanx," as Mr. Smith O'Brien once termed the conte era , ion, stems broken and routed. In the provinces the authorities are repressing wilts all the force of the lrw, the sale in either Felon or Nation. The Tribune will not revive, and the Aesegatc Calendar will never see the light. OPINIONS OP THE FRENett PRESS ON THE IRISH ARITA TR/N.—The following remarks from the Journal des Drba(s of Wednesday will be read with interest : " Wnatever may he the result of measures taken by the Enlkh government, it is positive that thy had become imperstively . nece,sary, and that with cmly those arms which the existing laws furnished the maintenance ot public peace was impossible. At any rate one merit must be acknowledged . to exist in the constitutional customs of England, and that is an admirable respect fur the liberty of the citizen. When one considers how it has been possible to organise revolt and to arm in ' Ireland during several months, and to reach the er.rer_e point where worth are changed to sets ; when one reads the ' frenzied preachings and the furious and 'sanguinary appeals to insurrection daily made, and when one considers that all this has bosh done with perfect liberty, and, If we may be allowed so to speak, in the very beard (id to barbe) of the law, one feels a prof mnd sentiment of esteem for institutions cape le of resisting seek assaults. Thus when the Irish delegates came three months since to Paris to tell us that they were slaves they were at that very moment at large on bail awaiting their trial for sedition. Today again the Irish papers of Saturday last, which are as the trumpets of rs volt, contain appeals to arms and cries of war such as arc only to he found in Ireland, and these are dated Isom wi.hin, and igrisl by prison ers! shut up in, the prison cf Newgate ." The Consei tulionael, on the same subj. et, Pays : .It may be said that never any insurrection had less chance of sue- VW. England is tranquil, her government can dispose freely i of ell her firers , and one lalf of the Irish popula non s ready to fall on the other. It is impossible to de pines too much the folly of a set of madmen who without any result being possible, and, notwithstanding the disavowal of nearly the whole population, want lo throw thin: country into civil war. Every one understands the an insurrection cannot but lead to the extermiaa'ion of those wl o may take part in it, slid that it will cause Ireland to lose a pat of the advantages gained by O'Connell in obliging the English government to replace Ireland under military rule Eng land has already miole immense sacrifice- during the hat three years in favour of Ireland; the English ministry was ready to impose on the parliament new sacrifices, and had ntered frankly on the pith of reparatb n. The scow leas agitation of Messrs. Meagher and O'Brien has come and paralysed the good intentions cf tho mini* ry, and aggra vated the evils of Ireland. The country of O'Connell will soon item by cruel exp.rience all the tend of the loss which she bad in the great in .n :or wiiom Young Ireland is pr. paring such funeral oletequies." SCO7 LAND. APPREHENSION OF CHARTISTS IN EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. An outline of the following spin and in lest t ven ing's Express : EDINBURGH, WEDNESDAY EVENING. For some weeks past the attention of the authorities has been directed to the movements of th, chartists and Irish re pealers in this cite ; and tai y have token every means of making themselves eisgnisant sf all their proceedings. During the last few da.s, in consequence of the alarming in telligence which has been received from Ireland of the spread of seditious principles, those eetruced wi h the preservation of the public peace have hem particularly active in making themselves masters, as far as possible, of the movements of these parties, and of the course which they might adopt in the event of any outbreak taking place in the sitter kingdom. From wh.t has traespiri d, it agpears that con , stables in disguise have mixed with the re peelers in the Cowgxte, a portion of the city almost exclusively inhabited by the Irish, in order to ascertain with what feelings they regarded the state of matters in Ireland, and what depen • dense might he placed upon their loyalty. In the course of their investigations it is said that it was found to be too appa rent that tie greater portion of the Irish part of the popu lation strongly sympathised with their fellow-countrymen is Ireland who espowied physical force doctrines; and it is stated that the inquiries that were made proved that meet logs were regularly held every Sunday evening in certain broker.' houses, at which the Dublin Felon was read, and the course to be pur•ned in the event of an outbreak was discussed. It wee also found that a considerable number of ogler of the Felon newspaper was weekly received from Dublin. In reference to the char. tints, it became known that they aro forming themselves into clubs; and it is reported that the authorities are pretty con versant with what passes at them. Whatever information the public authorities may have derived in this way it is im possible to say ; but it would appear that it is of such a nature as calls upon them to take active an immediate steps for this suppression of sedition. . . . lin Monday night a meeting of repeaters and chartists was held on the Cahot:L.l2in, to sympathise with the cool, ite rates in Ireland in their revolutionary progress, at which violent speeches were made, aria fertility violent resolutions were passed. Since then the autholitaes would appear to have matured their measures; for to-day three of the leading chartists were arrested by them. Their names are Rankine, Cumming, and Walker. It woult appear, however, that their arrest is not inconsequence of the meeting just referred to; for the charge on whirls they have het n a; prehended is of a gent rat character. It is understand to be—that they ore guilty of attending illeesl meetings, of tleivering ad ' dresses at these, and of adviaiug the lieges to arm for the purpose of overthrowing her Majesty's gevernment, and of attending club meetings, dice. After having undergone ex amination before the sheriff, they were lodged in the Calton jail at about nine o'clock in the evening. Three chartists were also apprehended ; but one of these wan libe rated on bail, and the otter two were dismissed. We also understand thst warrants are issuei against other ringlead ers. The authorities also seized a quantity of correspond ence in the office of a newspaper called the North BritisA Express, which is published under the superintendence of the chartist committee, and the books and other artieles found on the premises. sir. Smith, the agent of the paper in Glasgow, has been al,' apprehended in that city. It is not known whether the authorities have at present any in tention to stop the publication of the paper. It is but proper to add that the proceedings of the repeat ers and chartists here excite no apprehensions, as they have comparatively few sympathisers among the great body of the population. WALES. THE Tows OF FLINT AND RHTL, 11l Flintabire, haring been constituted post towns, the pest-offices then will be opened for the issue and payment of money orders on and alter the Ist of August next. PROPINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. TILE RECENT MEETINGS OF CONFEDERATES IN MANCHESTER and the neighbourhood have put the authori ties of Manchester in commoti,n, and fully awakened them to the naceuity of being ready for an eni.rgeney. The con federates apps ar to be elated by what they regard as a most successful experithent, and it appears to be apprehended that these simulteueous meetings are to be renewed on the recep tion of nese of any outbreak in Ireland, as a diversion to keep the troops in Eneland ; and, ening on this informa tion, the magistrates were in deliberation yesterday as to preventive measures. The military force is unusually strong in garrison at this moment, aril hisides the troops I and the pensioners, a large body of special constables are under notice to attend at a short summons. The regular palice force wu also ordered yesterday to he increased by 200 men (nearly one calf more); and in conformi.y with orders from Lieutenant General Sir T. Aetna:snot, an t the magis trates, • great portion of the garrison are to come out of barracks, and will be immediately posted in convenient and central parts of the city. A large military time is to occupy Ti . ,.strect workhouse, in the very heart of Manchester, and other strong guards are to be placed in unoccupied mills and warehouses, which were being enraged yesterday for their BARTON, IRLAR, AND AIPTAIRS.—• LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COURT OF BANKETPTCIN—Yesterday the ease arising out of the insolvent affairs of them merchants, which has so frequently been previously before the court, was again further proceeded with, before Mr. Serjeaat Lt.dlow. The present hearing had been filed, in order to enable Mr. Deane, one of the firm of Barton. Irlam, and Higginson, to proceed to and return from Barbadoes, on mitten connected with the bankruptcy.—Mr. Holland, a solicitor, appeared for Mr. Hinds, a creditor to the bankrupts' estate to the amount of 50,0001, and eubjected Mr. Jonathan Higginson to a severe scrutiny of the affairs of the concern, in an examir.ation of seve ral hours' duration. In answer to the questions put, Mr. Higginson said he had had since the year 1844 various railway transactions, both in receiving allctinents of shares and purchasing shares in the markets, a. el these transactions were enter. d into on his own account, but he had put them into the joint balance sheet as the property to represent the money taken from the joint concern to ply tor the same, and there did not appear any entry of these shares in the books of the juiut cone. ra ; neithn in any other book, notwithetanding that the transactions on there. amounted to upwards of 110,0001. Them stares were principally paid for in cash and bank notes, but there might have bee., some few cheques given, and the money so paid belonged part to himself and part to the house of which he was a partner, and the cheques were those of the partnership.—Mr. Holland then objected to the bankrupt, Mr. Wane, passing his examination, on the ground that his balance-sheet was not regular, not being signed. The solicitor fur the I.ankru pt coatended that the amended balaace.sheet was incorporated. with the original balance-sheet, which was signed. T,.e bankrupt, Mr. Jonathan Hiegineon, was next examined by Mr. Holland in ref , renee to his transactions with Mr. Hinds, of Barbsdoes, and, in answer to questions pus, he stated that in June, 1844, he received from Mr. Hinds a consignment of sugars amounting to 70,0001, and setae quently a letter from Mr. Hinds, advising him nut to dis pose of the sugars until he received further instructions. On the 15th of July be pledged there sugars to Messrs- Littledale and Co., of Live rpool, for 30.0001., and in August he got a further advance, making the sum of 40,0001. The advances were obtained by bills, which bills were paid into use Royal Bank tJ the credit of the bankrupts. At the time them advances were made, the bankrup , a were hide ate,d to Mr. Hinds in the amount of the 50,0001. for =ill they wrre now opposed. The bankrupt was then erznined as to the state of his affairs at the time the sugars were pledged, end he stated that the firm, fur anything be knew to the contrary, were solvent. He was also examined as to his Manmade= in cotton, the funds, and other spaculatiens, which in his balance-sheet he had returned ar. being his individual and private transactions. The several payments upon these transactions, it appeared, had been made from the beak, I rum private sources, and comet :roe, from the joint feria, the lia bilities of which at the time of the bankruptcy were 1,460,0001... Mr. Holland said he .sighed, with the permission of fae court, to call particular at'.ention to the cue of his diem, which was an etceediney hard one. Mr. Jonathan ',lig gineon said he din not recollect having received a tette r or dering him not to sell without notice, but the bankrupt's ex amination that day, proved that he received 80 lands. of sugar about the Bt h or 10th of Jeme, and on the 16th July follove.ng he pledged them for 30,0001., and on the 3Pdls of the same nionth received a further advance, increasing the , ;mount to 40,0001., owing Mr. Rends at the 50 . 0001. He (Mr. Hollan , ', ) subeetted that a move flagrant breach of the condir:, o , ns of the !actors act ne'eer before came into a court, for 'we the of Mr. Higgir,son in his transactions be had rendered himself liable to 14 years' transportation as clearly as ever man did, and his client, had he chosen so to Peeve done, could have proceeded against him in a criminal. prosecution ; and he was sure, when his Honour was called upon to judge he would so treat the case as to show that Mr. Higginson bad not only misoonducted Waged in thin apcculatioas, bye tad I c