The Express. — London, England, 1852-03-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1852. IMPERIAL R HOUSE OF LORDS.—TuraDaT, MAacll 16. TM LORD CRANCILLOR took ku MI 115 o'clock. PETITIONS PRESENTED. VOLICT or Tar 00•111AIIINT.—By Earl GRANVILLE, numeromly signed, hula burkies, merchants, and othtn, Liverpool, and the Dike of NEWCASTLE, from %ha Commercial Association of Manchester praying that lir country 'nay be relieved u soon as poestWe from its pea seat suspense on the subject of the oolzuncrcial policy of the government. THE POLICE—RIFLE CORPS. ..... The Earl Or ELCENfloliallii gavca;iice that on Thursday he would more for returns showing the number of rural and municipal polite ; end at the same time he would ask, whether the goverammt adhered to the deci sion of their prodoomesors nut to giro any aid to volunteer CO rial t e l m N T COURTS FURTHER EXTENSION BILL. Oa the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, this bill was read a third time and per* EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Marquis of CLANHICAHDE rose, pursuant to Sohn, to ask if her Majesty's ministers intended to pro pose to parliament any alteration in the present ap plseation of the public funds for educational purposes Is Ireland. The noble tnoryuis traced the program of the National School system, from 1832 down to the last report which had been presented on the subject, with a view to show the progress which it had made. In 1631, there were 71.9 sc6iols, giving education to 107,006 children ;iu 1813. the schools had iacreased to 2,9 i and the children to 3i3,000 ; hi 1666, the number of schools was 3,600. and sehoLus 433,00; and according to the last report, In 1810. notwithstanding the great extent of emigration in 1849, the number of schools was 6,317, and the pupils re• airing instruction 311,6 W. Additional accommodation had Mon been obtained, and the schools now numbered 4,600, having 320,0J0 scholars. Now, he maintained that these school• ought to be' preserved by the government of the Country. tor, he took open dime& to say, that there did not *Met a better system of Christian education in any part of the civilised world. The books of the Natimal Society were sought after not only . by schools in this country but is various pins of the continent ; and it was a system of education eminently practical. There were seventeen model schools in different parts of Ireland, besides those which he hail mentioned, and the whole system was cal culated to by of the utmost beat& to the country. This being the case, he was sorry to have hail his attention lately eallo,l to a speech delivered by her Majesty's Attorney- Oen, rd iu Joel tad. He did not wish to find fault with any prtieular words of that speech, but w,th its general purport, which appeared to be to find fault with the present system of national education, and to state that he should 111011C1V011f to induce the government to lend their support to a different system. He stated that Lord Derby had said that he would have an honest inquiry to see what could be done Such a rpeech coming from so high an autho rity ;would certainly have the effect of leading per sons to suppose that the present government were inclined to eatend their plans of education to other sys tems than that of the national board, in contradiction to the policy of their predecessors. When they considered all the dilSculties with which the National School system had bad to contend—all the antagonism which it had to en counter—it was imp:eal6le not to award praise to those noble, leiraed, and reverend persons by whose untiring seal and assiduity—by whom its success had been mainly secured. (Hear, bear.) He hoped the pre.ent government would support the system; but if it was said that the matter was nadir the consideration of the government, and a doubt was thrown upon it, it would be most injurious, not only to the system itself, but to the government; and be thought he was doing no bad service to her Majesty's government b asking the noble earl if it was his intention to mike any ebony whatever In the appropriation of the public funds P _ _ The Earl of =MR odd be wee ease eat their lord ships and the de ws r ibi gn all WENN seed some% that if any Man win be wed of the system o ed Isesed.ll mit be Ire= vidual who had thee the lesser of wilsessess Orr bed ships ; because Mart Wide to limit dam credit, he was ate pima during whose GS chief secretary of tat WIWI of Ireland, the wider mar of former commiwism sad pleas peptized bp bawd or painstaking isdiebbil, were eirsieed ; and a sevess anent of which be wee • member, is.. to the esselers that it was nassmary to introdese a sew system of taw bined educadem It was his geed brews to be de airs of that govermasat is tee resobilese introducing that eases. Re wi die deepest Werra, a d mai howdy , the preipes_s aid frees, whir theds arrauisled suably abeleited el the amber of wheels ad sebeless eider the agile. then betoodesed. He believed that se ere whir eerie be takes seat hove any effect in weakening the bilasase which that spleen had produced on the Wei of the people of kid Ile believed it e lte d. d re prated iteelf b Ile iedileelese sit alleetioes of the or that of Het the perm eke. tern wee as as be believed its rush% as the whole , had bees bearded Orem es bed bees the issesee ef Hr Rumba , of Win/ sad ruildle, he believed It bed rot loses more than essmesseeste with the MINNIIMSIIII. ia pastel quality, of the eimatiers Sew la hied woke Ow asp ef Nalleeal us serreed He csiality of Ha edsseilei erns am emir rase sip- Aid ae also believed dot if alt Hat sismse all gmerrost emetaste druid be williess bes seta an ether eakools, $ peat sr primer ardor meld bed bees derived. The poople of beard sew he., or yr mimed what ray seed Wier= wod se oireised web OM prowleas sere or IS rem op end they meld set be sethied with odeesties of an Shim quality, to that which they now esseired. No r did he believe it to be in the power of any dies of proem hewer great the in fluence they might merles over a posies of the popula tion, to support sersis of es Melee rarest.., ia lion to then el the poem gra Jibes, her) * gladly joked r the Isibule lest which the sire mar quis bad paid to these imwor or leaded perm to whose assiduity the me mm of the "dm mss seer to be attributed, this to mg serene whir bud boss N. elc :war. Ns bed spins of diem • errs of me de more dm k was Imposible ihst salt eimple ONO met whamiedr, ma he sir hlsesl4 that is the muse of twisty various atedilaileas the details bad bees eat various anteedees in the minor details of the bee* and ores sere ossiser with =Minor Per toseriple, le stood, for for he 1•1 . 2= 11118. allmid Mime* le the details of the Works Is perms; bathe belber Hue that which la the Mee rearm sr esedered , seemly, the in of error home be dile vole bee, Mos misos. bees lob he He MI or Irmo of the meie me ler er, emesqiwoft, wiesb Men mired rime moo set red, dm w ane s of sodplere Merles shisle due rub des wee odshilly emphiled dmo rim lie did set mess le we 1621, =thee was Ibe s zareeo set e` flies lets Ile Vases a or sun seed edmilles Ibm they weeilliew th r il emeived War bed see bees elleilbied. IN eider of which dee Mt er. a lsles plea dis Ire le lime. They sew emus OM sem time ege trim dieddiseo based es idede, wore tars es lhe pert of de Preoloymbs belles, se who rid Ober odd se sash penereeise es rosy — be shrift des wrie— r re embed li dr a elerad et os or Inked. The armee of dr be Air le be • post ser deism No It le by em s , t i e, weir de in tuitive set rim 11/ lasesbetlos s"1. due ham doldsed rest owe of re peed% sr deeds roe the red sot only of de bee de /lam addle preisies—es rice whir be ad sot mesa to mg weed Ms hiss be' porseb, bet breildelly Dr while br id di rimier dingy ef sleet= sub as Mew. be wee set arena to soy be esseldred ft a weir of de err imporsee to mewled widest deperV isdemo om odered system it Z i t be yailhe ire dm erten melt earn modill a ribs rtqoate Hs droller. ma Irmo the deep le oseporst• 6r tree kw dm bed blare dem is the arra * Ohm bear,he bed set bed lees so reed sidi wed he lb bad sr bored bier the for WM. If be herd what wee this takis igk iessid soe ark that he wee rift hi. with V he Meshb 111,41111111 ire be bed set seed the 7mef le whieb d. tedfi mord hod sired. Ist die he bass, rat be b a se h o b orimmisellms veld bin et th e riled end be Imew hi doulshremed sr rode disaster too 11, set ft believe dell be bed rode se statement i s whir he wee sot entirely boost me art wenested by do eve which be ( be led of Deily) bed mei. 2=m innsatimiliss meld sr to mime Wm •• both dim eat he illsetsd at OM Win that he wee me m& diresed be saber de queries tor their broblpi emidemeiss, •M to mem that • eswerto M of here_ hergekeed. Are woe re sleet shish be It doirdte aside., bow her die ries wee pse d r Mb • swabbed edemeled Mesh meld beds zlhe_yeeth of heir Is smiler aid beers imseemme rudose dust • s albeeet r bee sellober poseries le themeres, sed beremay Lira dim van shish try ewer des es whir Alliedi arse and • trim we on eadedm opers, set prelbsob het it result. ; how far de smode err perpreeles we esereset were practically erased lo w mehLesier ; hew •r `the seer and west of of the pork wow Lew seders, esd the sine woes grew Ile mmeseemet of &ma or oelle perm, sr led Rome arr. idesherese—or as the greet ma- Jeetty ed the people were Liam seder he did as* owl & d thee& M err thee they should /mew by de beeeellopelos Mow Ar Oil yam was pacti deny • vetoes st essarma odesedes. Ile isesgbt for dat purpose it was arable dm a esomdme &sold be =owed o be reser that the lobsexe, sod e, ismoligations, of that committee might renew • ponies of the ' trj s e l e i t im ioa• that new existed. I file node of the is - quiry was to find that, practically iqualthic mni•irity of schools in which it was intsil • tembisd ryuin should prevail, there was is reality as esdeive Intern; that there were presbyterian echoels hem, wed Homan catholic schools there, from which a portion of the community werepractiedly excluded by the rules of the boanl, hr hoped it would not be considered as anything that would in th , slightest degree trench on the existing system, if they entered into n calm inquiry how far assistance might to • certain degree he a ff orded, even to schools which did not come within the letter of the law, whether by the sup ply of school requisites, or by the supply of the lite rary works of the Amid, which fully deserved the praise the noble m,rquit gave to them , and which he haat', had been adopted, not a d z throughout this kingdom, b u t i n a great part of Europe al e , ae had keen recognised both by peotriotaat and Items Whole. Raid not 'brisk from the cosennenat adverted to by the alibis marquis. If they gave enek reinsee to prelnessat easel. they could net with hold *Mar oniisses ben Mom 'scholia Is 1831 and Ind. whim this no mat Let then wee a didnease Of Wig been dot midi penned ow whisk wend hen mined on anotose• NINA OW.- nvely nom dandle es Pe_ pet .1 dad MOO =ll.la spatter of alleadio ioneeentft. I nria to believe not the hellos midi then misted did not end Is the peenot der. Ile band that the objection. whisk wen tbea aster toned, se to onset* Pam Canalise as Been Oa- Oaks, had set no one !dent it no ands d tho i c: pie now that they had in 1361. beilned. Not s *such seelstaacc to a school, esespood at &MS Ca. tholice, wend sot meet now with the oppeddes sod b! liOrks whin it would ham met with he nil sod 1632 ; ut, he adwasied, theta they gave mei asaistriese to schools exclusively poitestant, they seed sit ream it to schools exclusively ealkolic. Whether it Was possible to enabine the independence of these adosis, In their inmost In rangeland, with the saperiabsdnee of the bowl. whoa they received aid boo the anima funds, was a moth. ea which, at the soneat, he mold aft give a mad,* opines. The Marquis of eapreesed his sessww , rents in what had hike bee Lord Derby, and seised the opportunity to par a are eulogy OM the leis Archbishop Murray. After a few words from the Earl of Delimit, Lord RODEN trusted that the present govendand would not continue the system pursued by the late and by MIMI governments. The people of England believed that ialafro tors would uphold the protestant church and institutions of the country, and he sincerely hoped that those expectations would not be disappointed. Lord MONTEAGLE hoped if such a committee were appointed care would be taken to keep its inquiries within fair bounds. He wished also to move fora copy of Mr. Stanley's letter to the Duke of Leinster, laying dawn the principles upon which the present system was established. After some conversation between the Earl of Donough. more, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Lord do Roe an order wu made for the production of the letter, and the subject dropped. The house adjourned at half-put 7 until to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuzsDAT, MARCH 16. The Srus.aa took the chair at a quarter before font o'clock. MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT RETURNED. Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON took the oaths and his meat on his re-election for Tyrone. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Humber Conservancy Bill, and the Kingston-on- Hull Ducks Bill, were severally read a second time, and re (erred to select committees. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. MILITIA Bita..—Against, by Mr. 11. BERKELEY, from a public meeting at Bristol; Sir J. Y. BULLER, from a place in Devon; Mr. M. GIBSON, from Manchester. ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ACT.—For the repeal Of. by Mr. REYNOLDS, from Enniskillen, Tyrone, and other places in Ireland, and from Ashboorne, in Derbyshire; Col. DAWSON, from a place in Monaghan. GAME Laws.—Against, by Mr. J. ELLIS, hoes Lei cester. ST.CULAR EDUCATION.-411 SIMI" of S parochial system of, by Mr. W. J. FOX, from Dr. Watts, of Manchester, sad others. Reroute or Pant.tastarrr.—ln favour of, by Mr. LOCKE KING, from Croydon and other places; lie. J. STUART, from Inverness, praying for an additional member ; by Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, from Birmingham. GRANT TO MATNOOTH.—Arnot, Colonel DUNNE, from several places in Irelan d ; Mr. SOTHERON, from • place not beard; Mr. HARDINOE, from Downpatriek ; Mr. TATTON EGERTON, from inhabitanu of Attring. ham, Bowder, and two other pions; Mr. FARRER, from Bishop Middleham. TENANT RIGHT AMMO of, by Mr. SCULLY,' from Tipperary; Mr. H. HEREIZET, from Kerry; Mr. HEARD, from Kinsale. M•SCHISTIE AND SALFORD EDUCATION 81LL....E7 Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, from Manoloster, NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR TUESDAY, MAWR STEAIe Nam--By Mr. ANDERSON,—To Mil OW Lion to the report of the select ammittee of ISie to inquire into the pesmisability of podding, by MOM 111 the commercial steam marine, Or • mane kale OR Moll seesmaeo ny l Se mew the lasering resolution, on** is dm of this brew that, with a view to onside men he the pulls 'arty, to eaenen Ohs pais new, and to miens posse, it la desirable that numbs elated ea twiSS the ememeretml seam marine gessimilly awaide tie alas retro force he the nom nary to meA any sand ex' Wars Dors.—By Mr ANSTEY,—SeIene faimialtice to Inquire top dm antes of the decline of the revenue duty VOIDn tbe import of foreign wine. Di Rat.Lor.—By Mr. H. BERKELEY,—A bill to wiebila MB mode of voting at elections for MMISDIMI of vadlomeDlS hear.) COUNTS PHANCHISE.—By Mr. L. KING,—A bill to switailate the county freesia* le that of boroughs W giving On right of Toting to all 101. hemembeiden, and to *sit the voting to one day. Bonus Rarcs.—By Mr. TILELAWNY,—A reeds *n against the continuance of. ALLEGED SHOOTING OF A DESERTER. Mr. W. WILLIAMS, refining to • report which had emend in a new :i thof • modes bed been di * Captain the senniandsr of • British v Zo I 4 war ia the le ant a maw who wee es. damming to dement to Iltrfoolsoo, sod that skate es was nopeni t terpes4: was embodied Min • mesa time. mar • et puelabastat, ekes am seans was ast Med ; fee mg tbe Admirehg hid rewarded the wart* with a pods.; asked whether the salumen was tree ? Admiral BERKELEY thought it well bare ben awe isnewand had as hen. spawn pot the tuna* le as florroOmy al the Admiralty. Al be seal := peso{ neon* ef mask esserresee„ es Mat te. bed been resulhod at the Allmiralty midis be was in ease.(Hew, beer.) With roped to the peels., the bed net the power le "ant • pain to any made, anseot kr kat servile es wands. TEE LATE OPERATIONS AT LAGOS. Mr. FUME W suited, seas ass age, if there was orry oijoslisir ts greases tiw amoslass seat MI by the Is the eeniessadar et Ibe swishes et Loin. C ll :itr al sot pieta the lama% ha essmsgesess et - the in the saltily. He new begged to give alai alleallialliee ler those dospmdior tomerrow Ohle day.) THE TERRITORY OP SARAWAK. Mr. HUME had put a mean on the fur Is awe fat a espy of an=ze rank near bee Nmesety's and Omni Omani to the Salsa end = s het dish of 111111 M, Mat r.lmesitary of Sers• wek, is the hind ef Reran ; sawing volliaor the Owen of the one be rat of at loapsawl sersemign, a of a vowel ming Whoa Is the Subs esp i es t end, else, under watt - anandly the Bahl kited at Saw teak. Maw Medea that was on the w, le hid been inforwed aid se ash desnasnis wise le be heed la the naives of Ike relle. lie wished saw weedy Is ea the Chandler*( the Inhequer, whease he bad web lard( ns megmealed with the fact se to the nalsase e( sac peo air set P - The CHANCELLOR of thit EXCHEQUER umannlesd diet then wen se snit awsmassa as then dads' M in the archives of the F and be lid bees he hewn that the Bradt aster been behead at Sarawak. THE VENTILATION OF TIE HOUSE. Imd E. OBAXIVENOR, la Mike a quallen lathe dal eenniwiner et Woods and Fen& es she safest at the mendistisn of the been, Mew a Mehl Oman of as en& Glop ammaltew wen annodled rmime whia mamma fag le dna leolabsin demise. f esinething were net den speedily* at heal tetwocanne. Mr. W. PATER ad a sinar esuillint in mpg/ to the eanwelltse ream Led J. MANNERS wet nye ih=lllda Sias Seel set bins gives say resew for the 4111 nee boa imitate neet hare ggpes say ar al izedy rowdy, if the ° Ass ma seal ge, every Linty dila boas er was in the grogram of = d e wed.hafts ae recen t ( o the beam a ressinan was en Dr. Reid le report on all the dreenetanwe rma tehra i te mils Maid MI ailed*. es lVzil J. Masests) in la Geed that Dr. am had 11 his report, bus net yet lea lined is hie aside Ind's) Moe. `ms hat *pee amt whet bed ham Muss MOM net be sad U l f in the bear)—al Ste lea W pant /saber Ass eaninalse aseeel rot onsfibor anima oreibmimmal win amid be eamidled. B. (Lewd J. Mamma bad Ihneame Mow dinsilses ea *JO anus to gat of the he.. awn be mended a Mice retr y pa c t bid aloe been nowsuled oset. as be maid edited ony_ ibellidie *dm agglim- Es. elm erelses resowly he wadi& oh but he was own is mew hm See WPM either etas quassia= which lad bean pet to Idna (Roar, haw.) WATER SUPPLY AND EXTRAMURAL INTER. MEN w TE GLASS PALACE. 14. swap. t "ALPOLE, wag Is Mr. baliented So it weal awl essilemse D.l 74 swan ad OM state of past brawn whither asst' sow sera wand be substituted for rr of last year, wldelk had tailed in **eel of carrying are extramural interments. Noddles NOM be done in referees, to the metropolitan watieroggly until they had the report of the select com mittee eat she @object And in answer to another question the ben gentlemen Intimated that the Crystal Palace would be removed by the Ist of May. PUBLIC HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. OSWALD asked the Secretary of the Treasury whe ther it was his intention to proceed with this bill as • go vernment measure? Mr. FORBES MACKENZIE answered in the negative, but intimated that he should probably introduce • bill on the same subject. OUTRAGE ON BRITISH SUBJECTS AT ask her Maje s ty s PF.STII. • Mr. ANSTEY begged to m i n isters I whether any reparation had been made by the cabinet it I Vienna for the outrages committed on the persons and properties of the ministers of the Scottish church at Pesth ; whether any reply had been received to Lord Granville's representation on the subject; and, if so, whether there was any obj..ction ti I iy it le. fore this house ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had to state in renly, that Lord Westmoreland mentioned in his list despatch that he had had an interview with the cabi net vi Vienna on the subject of this alleged outrage; but that the matter was still alai, dissamiaa. He was there fore unable to comply with the Illsora's must. RELIGIOUS ENDO Mr. ANSTEY mewed for ester slsift er elsrltabie leelthetioss sawed I l se of the pahh revenues ease he eta= parliament speeifyiag he amnia d and the yeah whes pi V edu emlevelehile =Ers lint made, sad the nigher se elm or rupees. of all sash institutions; sad Is what way and in what year or yews the esimesi slit mei andoweasate bars umistgane dwi mvarlatia ag gglwtrsessetisusl, se servises but setsivis of esm issyl shipset est se the puha seeessms, reader the like I risslitlfog the ameusts respectively so reosived, and the pests whim sash was Ant ' , lna to such lostiblafts se sanisse and the particular re- HgisO other slimes he whisk t he same was given ; and ag la what way, and in what year or years, the SIBISat of shilimy expended on such support has under pass thy varieties. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ebscrthd that there wee so public or party objethies to these re turns ; bat he was bused Is say, after baying assn eked those is wises 4=ea t i l l i tsted then were thry geese it wee or eves possible, to give them, Ma essiplozity and volusainoussem If the lea. genisma wed( communi este prim* with hi., he wadi ens whither some snengsment held not be mho to demi bin Its Infssma• dest be sought. At must, however, he thought that the Meese mould not possibly be made; or, if they could, it wadi oh be after a great lapse of time and a large expen diture et the public money. Mr. ANSTRY would comnianicate with the right hon. gentians*; but as it was his intention, at no d is tant period, to bring the whole subject of these establishments before the house, ho must persist in moving for the substan tial information be sought. He would therefore postpone his notice till to morrow. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND). Mr. REYNOLDS observed that in 1849 a select com mittee of this bean was appointed to inquire into this impost. That ellernittee recommended its abolition ; and in 18111 the side Led at the head of the late government stated to the line that the question wee under tho con sideration of the t, with a view to the introduc tion of a biU far met pipes. He (Mr. Reynolds) there fore wished to ask what were the intentions of the present government on the select ? He had a notice on the paper that the house should resolve itsoWinto a mosninittee to con sider the act authorising the napailiss of this tea ; but if the government wemill peseleei mdertako the responsi bility, he would lublay leave it Whole hands. Mr. WALPOfiaid it wee mete true that the com mittee had rearnmeaded the abis of the tee; and in deed all were owed that it was One mbar wend wish to 1 continue, if any substitute moil he heed he is. Her Modesty's pommeled were audios M Sdi a Nib mimes ; but es the =hie lord (Led J. i hed tiles from 1860 until sew, perhaps the Ms. wed& allow them likewise sem little thme he the mediersties of the question (" Hear, hear," and a level l Mr. REYNOLDS would postpone his msiisa until that day week, in order to give the government time to consider. (Laughter.) ALLEGED COAL FRAUDS. Mr. G. THOMPSON in a speech of seese length, moved for a select committee to inquire into eselshi alleged frauds in the eupply dome by centred to the deskyurda mad pub lic ogees, in man be sea, to 'mow the napkin. as to the integrity with whisk Mina elninals an MIRA. The chair was that ergots of seals from the Tye% Laded within the jurisdiction of the city of Leaks. were de. livered UM gevsemeent tispein, not wider the imps non of me ss% but id semeels of the oontreseme t wiler the superisteedenee sawn senessied with the , awl that certificates were inn inMileri quantitie s were actually delivered. The motion was senseded by Mr. Hone. Mr. BTA/FORD offend the meths, which was not con fined to time es plass. end, on the behalf of all public de portee% be preessesd against *nit be called upon to Now warn analnala like tile, whisk it was, indeed, hepenlib Ilse siq isgeenne at properly to meet. Without a lanwear ens, sad Min minute details, It would be me oldness to appoint a anmitne, which world disturb ox ides semegessette, unjustly stigmatise certain dockyards, and Mimi the progress of salutary reforms. The gallery was cleared, but no division took place, the motion having been withdrawn. PERFORATED POSTAGE STAMPS. Mr. MUNTE mired for • select essemittse te Mee the egmement bowmen the Ceemlielessee ef al Imenee eel the wee% re lative to medies he pa - Mr. - sheets pee ef labs& l s tr i ltßOGAN eepp the melee, and mewed that the Jaquith' of the semmittse should be Mended le the mode of engraving, pdating, and gumming the postage label Mr. ai r HAMILTON objesteil M ths seigMsl Imam. that it was handed am an semengelen OM en epee. meet added, whisk der Majesty's gemenniont denied. With mead to the sammisient, he tbeart Mrs was a fair imagist it lagrsy ; and the governamM weft willing that a mernietee should be eggeinted he that Mimi, which was the meet estnpsehenehe. _ _ — After • inn dionniss, Mr. Myers withdrew his mo titre, arid that Of Mr. GB.OOAN WOO Weld 10. GLASGOW AND OBAII RAILWAY. Mr. J. STUART, la web( a resslelien w Is the u psilon, of mimosa Mime Model y pedimat sad the t, t. MOW, the lationsin awl Mae Memos tie ~letlwa mai Lisa sal the nothas pails of tows the el Kinyboa, ,by tho anoinuollea Oh et a railway lion the mad harbour om ia Argyllshire. es mid that he did not eons le wit pennant hr as sinew- Clisogew, upary irsair u Ltolm i nivonso of nosey on MINN of a t s h e n u jould mind assillY. * of dvidliP ropmust. TM nature of the wok propess ila rwas M loss a rail way aonnsahaties ham= Glasgow sad the port of Ohm. The winalsgos to be g nand Ana this work won, dust It would obviate a hag mad demgerons Navigation. wed open • 'whet In the oalmain hen of esuatry ha On west et Sonlaad—tin feheihmatu of th. Weeds aline ansmating to 100,000. The Clossabor of Con ant* of Ohnew la addressing the Chamaliss of tha Re =thopui*t, said that there oath sat be a nose ap of pubis anon tommia en ▪ ot this dsolsolie aidsrleihn. It this maid pen • end pommel lomat to Pe IsMihons the who meld Mu bare spend mg to thin ro wenn whisk wen se_pronn rapredanive mod deviant hr west of nadosh. The peigho .f the Ilighlosde wore at al IMMO simian to oh ilor smaishme hona the public =it and if this west ef 110 Mlle were own hr Uses. thew world be we nesessity for asmoilm lo pediment hr pile mid ia lona. Rea object in deg this whoa was le hi may with that public aid is This aide of Meek*, thr nomotroso of the mak, was trot mew. Abed a enemy you Ps Ant adeopdmo of this Wad was minhkes min - Lead tlieemlreetioa t a talllesey road through the AM also boon ealuniod by the genemsat he the ocumatnisika et • railway hen Ar. briar: la g the llai nflginnkg ; and szlisik he neelhetaL led Pm Minn hy Loyd Gongs ma- Meek whoa la pawed his oohs mad hemenion rail way mime for holed. TM mid which woo gleam to RP lase was maid la a fezfl whilst pin Made was don to the dhlrist. . _ Maar the An of 1846, oomph* moo mad it was nour ishing that the capons of Who would be MAK To osnpiele the iamb would, in the Mof onaphost ;wpm% smoke about 600,0001., is liat ialy mg la whin that m~ raked was by Ma pamphlets agresim. as they Inee pored to cosine Memo two4Mis. l it g a ss =nowe mold to Mums the as • hem as the saes rity of Ps min i : 1 4111 e did an pun the gowininume • hang Asoblea ; le al sit elk era Wow Is *thin wine ll • past *trona ressay. Alleasind was limy would mosonala, through tha seen et on saglanor, whether sr an the ospremnaohns whisk had Pea nada sue true, mil that they would thou lit is menden& with the result of the Altar ism seimmoks by Mr. Kumagai' is favour of the notion, and Mir 0. STAICILLAM wire it, TM CRAMILLOR of the RICREQUER said, he did nee MAW Swan led flotillhhad the position which he profaned to mho the basis of his CAM He (Mr. Dis reeD) did net lay down a nil, that the state should not, ender aay eireareelasess, assist private ; but WVigsmai he oussind with rug pun amain. If • Mnalay hod Iran wink ups a wisitof grad moaning dine*, mai awned est, vlma= aught, in s a nc ra lt ig e=ea t tbsINIKINX: ewes. But at posans. la tile seas, avowedly hit hen Mas. Ha ILLIS osaidend it the duty of dm at to edit Ole laadlords of this district is dein aping ita re- SINIMPIas mad believed that in no way mold that be done a elhotoally a by assisting la Ms iNasavolloa of • 1 railway. Sir A. CAMPBELL reminded Me lime Mat the pre pond railway _partook mete of • radio thou apricots work. Mr. HUME was MINIM tart the only tweedy foe the distress in the Ilighlaaills waseadiration. He saw atioo , no at vantage that could result to the essatry from a railroad in the district in question, wham ems was no traffic to make it remunerative. After some further eonvoroadook,lo which Mr. Trelawny, Sir D. Nonreys, and Mr. Booker took part, Mr. F. SCOTT moved the adjournment of the debate for a fortnight, to give the Chancellor of the Exchequer an opportunity of further considering the su bj ect , w h ic h was agree to. THE LAWS OF MORTMAIN Mr. HEADLAM moved the appointment of the select committee, to consider the laws of mertmain. After a brief conversation, the motion was agreed to, when the following committee was nominated:—Mr. Head lam, Lord John Manners, the Attorney-General for Inland, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Marshall, Lord Harry Vane, Mr. Shaft° Adair, Mr. Austen Mr. Drummond, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Hardeastle, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Heald, Mr. Keogh, Mr. Philip 110WIlfal, Mr. Monsell, and Mr. Meagher. RIBBON CONSPIRACY IN IRELAND. Mr. NAPIER row pursuant to notic e , to move for a 'select committee to inquir e i n t o th e s t ate of those parts of the counties of Armagh, Monaghan, and Louth, which are referred to in her Majesty's speech ; into the immediate cause of crime and outrage in those districts ; and into the efliciencnof (he, laws, and of their administration, for the suppression of such crime and outrage. He said that his motion was substantially the same as one which he had intended to make previous to the change of govern ment in this country. He could assure the house that this was a subject of the deepest importance to all classes in Ireland, and he trusted might claim the attention of the hoses, beeSre there sold be aohl. el greater bapse one' telt fraprisseat of tort Sea the seeadey of Nib pewee.. _ The epee. km he Orem having reopen? da le these ditels. le mold new per et. to lay the hare week dear est unsebigoise evidenco Mink dale es weald, le Waded, SM. ile lead their 01 la Riled. ft.- v, and Sao the hatiodoeder grime woad eapital into heit 7. 4. * Irk WOmq he bed as to the state of thee disk.. was the Elgeoulel of the grand jury adobeessd is Lord , ClaraaM, amplaining of the wide speed of the c a. praying that an mod.. polies Sim m ° 111 41 11 1 . 17 40t down fur the purse" ef airlift ea sees rata lumbago of the ribbon system- Wilk sped to the administreden of the law, he had procured a retire of the state of Lodi for two years, selecting only these armee which were mmaccted with the ribbon system emit wins* having thislieenharity, that they were the overt Mil 401 • greet coaho which, if not pot down, woad assa pietely override the law with an sp.ed e tzt life and property. The retort ass hlbri m t e 2 1849, to the 29th Dec., 1861, ad 'hewed IS separate ears of ribbon offences, including muds. deeeelog with latent, and various g rades of surdenine searall. Os of these 23 oases there were only five or reties ; is all the rot the law had not overtaken the criminals. Shortly after a social commission was issued for the county of Monaghan, ma while the commission was pending the series corn mewed. The prosecutions at that commission were con ducted by his right hon. friend the late Attorney-General for Ireland, and he was bound to add with great ability, although perhaps greater precautions might have been taken to obtain • higher class of jurors. He did not mean to impeach the conduct of those jurors ; all he should say was, that at this commission, presided onr by a judge of distinguished ability, no conviction took place ; there had been no attempt to try again, although no cases had been removed by certiorari to the Queen's Bench. The Lord Chief Justice, in his charge to the grand jury on that occa sion, referred to the proved existence of a Ribbon associa tion, and to the case of Mr. Bateeon, with the dreadful circumstances under which that murder was committed in the open day, and the clear evidence there existed that it had been the result of a dreadful conspiracy. Another im portant document, to which he would call the attention of the house, was • memorial which had been sub mitted to the late Secretary of State by the magistrates of these essaties, signed he 126 magistrate', 3 lieutenants. the peaty members, including his hon. friend whom he saw tipped. and 27 deputy liestesaate. The description which those ialeaselalists gave,. hooded ea local know ledge, 00fragnaged esactl with the mar. statement of the judge. They of the sameselea of murders and ars.* to warder, seil the mashat ash et intimida tion sweating fres seeret asighaeles pareseing the sym pathies, or at least the obedienee, of the whole pepulation. To such en extent did the organisation prevail, that the law was of no avail, as jurors and witnesses were completely intimidated. lie put it to the house whether this was not a dreadful state of things in a district otherwise so ad yawed and civilised. (Hear, bear.) Since the special essamission, an anise had paw ed, and no one was put on his trial, a state of things which in his opinion required calm and searching investigation. This was no question of party, as It was the duty of all indiscriminately to aid in the restoration of law and order. Having put the house in possession of the opinions of :my high authorities as to the na ture end working of the Ribbon system, he would advert to the manner in which the law had been brought to bear on them. The first case was that of 1822, in which a man named Keenan was prosecuted by the late Lord Plunket, then attorney-general, for being member of a , ribbon confederacy, under the statute 60 Oeo. 111. The object of that prosecution was to expose the character and objects of the confederacy , in order that it might be gene , ro ily understood by the public, and it was a singular fact , that the passwords proved on this trial were afterwards found in Louth by Mr. Hamilton. Soon after the trial of Henna there was a searching inquiry in the House of Lor ds, when Chief Just. Blackburn" was exa mined, and he gave evidence 28 years ago which showed his vast acquaintance with the workings of this system. , Ho did think that some regard should be had to the humbler classes, for observe the position in which they were placed. The peasantry, when the country was visited by these fellows, were surely not in • condition to resist their feil tyranny, when it was exercised even over persons in circus...a of • sash sore favourable character. (iloar,trae.) lie regosesil that their sympathy was due , to the Iftsabke dams. People talked of murders being eeneelteed in the breed day, and a whole neighbourho od', Inking ea ; but did not know how much of this im punity was to iatimidation. (Cheers.) He knew that the wow dime were grateful for the protee- ties whisk sessono et as astraerdinary feature the the atippressisa of aim gave Ikrs, sod he esld quote in- News mime they hod pethisned hr their con d... (Rear hear.) The next of these mea sures was Iles *plaid 01111111olion of 1832, and it was accompealed by a mairelebes of that heel, for it was to be isselted that geoid coassithes were almost eseampreseess with pediementary esusiltra. The re poet of that =snit. adseled to Or hat that the special commission, which had dead before they had daished their labours, had tried IS geese in which id servistione had bees obeained, the Steel berg et the brasses of the Marerry-Oewaral who did aft udder the cyders ealleisat to worm. $ Sad. of . The cemasittee remedial that the aseseledeso rim themselves amain eta 1.5.111, belay the law Mopped t 5., sad they re warmed. SS the ere. should have as 'oat sa the spot. That eases ths earbratecl coercion est eff Lied Om which coatiard hir rose years, and whisk expired hi 183.5. The low this reverted to its mawel slate, and the attorney-gearalo having given soar seystringest instruc tions with repel be letting sadejerposa, the course of justice was moth haled. He was bawd, however, to say that his right his. predessear had art MEM the crown counsel in stria eases. Re bed veey eddy orridered both W eight sad the duty of the ore. ; sad bed exercised the eight so as met to put lescrefer peones ea the juries, but Si ezelude improper paw hen dm. Is feet, he had erred it to he exerciesiljar in the sore smser as the wriesser's right of chadasitei pumas when he aliht sup pose to have • bias ages. kis. (Neer, hsar.) The c0n ..., however, el the Imeneeins to whisk he had re ferred. was a greaeineresse et Milibeedea, sad In 1838 there was a committee of the Roane of Lords. That committee made no report, but their lemidds took a great deal of evidence upon the workings/the Ribbon conspiracy. That of Major Warburto• wee posalieely valuable, and -COW pletely corroborated die slehamat of the learned judges, to whickitt OM& login) hod referred. The witnesses described the HNI gam as beteg padded rather agrarian. Mr. Hamillea sated thet the - 8M...a made ILO of their moiety le Abet sersaguesate he thmielves as to land. At swat their pia wee this :—Whis a tenant was disarmed they cooped. the hem to lie waste, until the peen' rate sad the ems, ems eseirsalated to an extent that made the kWhmd gledi to let le at any price. (Hear, MO Is MO a as. was dined to sea the evils is elan holosed, end it wee reesarkable hat nearly all dr fearedwas weds that est were obtained leader the dare whisk be bed sasedswed se laving beat repealed in 1846. The einesawease et the degrades et that provi sion had boss to sulakesavielleas very secs, wad thus to harease the eel by the very ispaa=whisk was en. joyed by the perpeweises et the No knew dot it was essellues add Wt these wen the results of out sgskitirg the Maim between lealleal sal leant ; bet be led abesevall dial la saes where tousle were es read time were asia af a due that woad sever he bene fited by say ableesties is she law. (Hear, Mir.) He had always esasidired, liewever, that this was a setter of the greater Ispertenee, and that if the legblature could do e.t.a. hey ought to do it at owe. (Chess.) Fos his own pet, be had gives his ber Mention to the 'ab ject, and he Spoil dray to lay wpm die tabled die bean a code of Mr elosplltybeg the ed.et of bra..d sad Meant ; tai So de es midi as be bedewed Is bh eareieace that l ie esabi de hr as hail the bawl sad industrious. Re believed that there was nothing of greater begarlean to the piss et Izeirad, than that there druid be • seeseebsediag of the ass of he law in pulling down by orethaelswel awns the criminality which had prevailed, (Ifeee leer.) He held in his hand a list of several need= whisk had bees emaiitted is the seates to which be bed ideated. dime the Illth es e s taldie, there had bees SOON taw twelve, end la as ease had there bees imbibe. A geoid was to gala a dishaled diaist, bat this ceLent, zPLardease with reepost to those ruder discus. dea. He was sue that his tier ht.. friend (Mr. Hatehell) wield agree with him that sash a state of things was frightful. (Hear, hear.) These woe a fearful • •ainasy to defeat justice. N they alai ear jury.. bus the Menu they would lad them depadeat spot their aniatry eastessers, and when the seise ems ea saliserigliass world be levied upea this he the Mimeo of the pet seem. If they teek then tress the efiealai they were title to the grand balbodthtlea. (Hem) The duelling MOBS copy efi Mew whisk he (Mr. Napier) hoil nos. My dear Rapier—You know what a esosirst reads. I have ever bees, and how I devoted my time and ISMS to the imeigoveseat of my Maury, md t. their otwahrt. To inset the these, I, awe than two redwood all my sere is Mk this mostry sad By • valuation. the rent was so arranged that, eseeeedhag to the corn alf rages et three years, the tenant should have two thirds of the value for himself and his labour, and I but the value of one-third for my land. The average was taken when corn was lowest, and yet such is the organisation and intimidation in some districts, thlt those that I know are not only able but willing to pay, dare not ; and, as to taking measures to enforce it, that is out of the question, for, en my bailiff said, no keeper would be allowed to live • night , iu it. Rome additional military and police have been sent into the district, but that cannot reach the root of the cell, as was proved by poor Chambre's murderous attack, The Ribbon system ss at the bottom of all, and some act to reach it must he palmed. In all agrarian offences the venue must he changed from the county in which they occur ; for oven if the jurors were faithful and fearless, and disregarded thereto, the bloody menaces would be addressed to their wives and fanulies---and, to my knowledge, had been; and who can stand that? with such examples eel poor Mauleverer, almost all unavenged by the law." He (Mr. Napier) propoeed to examine before the committee Captain Warburton, Major Brownrigg, sod other persons of great experience. It would then be a matter fur COlaii- • deration whether they should not restore the clause which ' had been repealed in 1815 ; and adopt some other plan in tead of allowing the barony constables to return the ' jurors. At present they often got bribes not to present persons, and in the A rmag h ass i rep a barony constable was himself ia the dock for a ribbon offence. (Laughter.) The I county cese used to he the test fur Pinata, but now there was the rating to the poor -rata by which the franchise was adjusted, ant probably the committee would recommend the substitution of that. It was also proposed to consider whether powers might not be given to the Court of Queen's Bench, when the circumstances of the locality d.- mended it, to NOM eaeer to other districts where ao in- Banidatkm aged ha bond. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. simalemema emmishilaimiug the hearty co-operation at had. winaban, withou t reference to creed or party. (Loud cheers.) Mr. MATCIIBLL, without offering the slightest objec tion to the motion, which he thought ought to be acceded to, justified the course he had pursued in the criminal pro secution., and detailed the obstacles be had encountered, which the inquiries of the committee might remove with out altering the basis of the existing law, and thereby remedy a crying evil. ' Mr. lIALLEWELL commended the motion and the speech of th • Attorney•Generel for Ireland, observing that unless the Is, was made a terror to evil-doers, evil-doers would become a terror to society. Mr. M'CULLAGH sympathised with much of what had bass said respecting crime in Ireland, but was of opinion that this state of things, though it had not been originated, had been aggravated, by the fearful state of distrust between dm and class and the oppressive exercise of the right of • F The motion, after a few remarks from Mr. Grogan, was then agreed to. ANNUAL INDEMNITY BILL. On the motion of Sir W. Jou.lera this bill was brought in and reads first time. EXPIRING LAWS. On the motion of Mr. G. A. liamixros, the following members were appointed a select committee on Expiring Laws: Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Attorney- General, Mr. Bernal, Mr. Stafford, Air William Jolliffe, Mr. Freohbeld, Mr. Hume, the Marquis of Chandos, Mr. Greene, Lord Henry Lennox, Mr. Aglionby, Sir John Young, and Mr. Rayon. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT. Mr. SOTHERON, in moving that the order of the day for the second reading of this bill be discharged, said the present act expired at the end of the present session. The main object of the bill was to render the act permanent, and it contained a few other provisions; but looking at the state of the session, he now gave notice that he would, to- morrow, move for leave to bring in a bell, the object of which would be simply to continuo the present act in force two years longer. The order was then disc harged The report of the committee in supply was brought up, and agreed to. The house adjourned at 11 o'clock. 7ARY COMMITTEES. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS. 1 FOREn OF DEAN CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Yester day, on the re-assembling of the select committee, the standing orders were declared not to be dispensed with in favour of this proposed line for a railway frem the River Severn to the boundary of the Forest of Dean, and a branch to the South Wales, on the ground of incorrectness of levels. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERII•MPTOX RAIL WAY.—The application, on petition of Lord Ward, for leave to deposit a petition against this bill, for extension of time for purchasing lands and completing works, and for devia tions in Kingswinford and Dudley, was refused by the se lect committee. _ The standing orders were dispensed with in the cues of the Swansea Local Board of Health ; Liverpool Corporation Waterworks (for leave to deposit a petition against) ; and in the case of the Birkenhead Dock Trustees (for dispensing with standing order, 152). LIVERPOOL CORPORATION WATIERWORRS.—Yesterday, the committee on this measure, consisting of Mr. Alderman Copeland (chairman), Mr. W. Evans, Sir E. Gooch, Mr. ' Collins, Mr. Bell, Mr. Cardwell, and Sir T. Birch, met for the first time in committee room No. 9. Mr. Talbot, Q.C., opened the case for the corporation, and stated that the ob ject of the bill was to deviate the water supply at variotui places between Hindley and Knowsley, with reservoirs at various other places. The bill is opposed by Sir J. Gerard, the Chorley Waterworks, and owner. and occupiers of pro perty, for whom counsel and parliamentary agents up reared. Mr. Hawkesley, C.E., was examined at great upon the exped proposed iency of the deviations, which would would be greatly advantageous to the district, and the committee adjourned to this day. EAST LONDON WATER-WORILS. Yesterday, in Mr. Bernal's committee, which sat for the first time this session, the preamble of this company's bill was declared proved. The object of the measure is for improving the supply of water from the river Lee, to raise further capital, and fix ing such capital at 760,0001., shareholders to have one share of 1001., and one of 601., in lieu of one now existing share of 1001., no future call to exceed 161. in the hundred, the company to be empowered to execute additional works. Marisein.ti C . .—The preamble of this company's bill for grant of further powers, and for ad ditional capital, was declared proved. ACCIDENTAL DRATIi INSURANCE AND RAILWAY AS SURANCE CONPANIZS AMALOANATION.—The further con sideration of this measure was adjourned. The committee, consisting of Mr. C. Legh (chairmen), O Mr. Orenfell, Sir . Pechell, Mr. Damn, and Mr. Dawe s , met in room 8, and passed the preamble of the Wolver liriston Gas Company's Bill (for increase of capital), op by the London and North-Western Railway, and the Birmingham Canal Companies, and then proceeded with the Cheltenham Improvement and Health Bills, the further consideration of which was adjourned to this day. THE ELECTIONS. -•— - Last evening Mr. Shelley met the electors of St. James's parish at Willies Rooms, Brewer-street, Golden square. Mr. William Gesell 'ded ; and having intro duced Mr. Shelley to the in some prefatory obser vations, Mr. Medley adhemed the electors and recapitulated many se the mimemess he had made use of on previous oc cams& RO IMO 1111111110 the various points mentioned in his address, end open the subjoin of free trade brought for ward the feet ImeMeedble limb of its beneficial effects upon the people. He amended that within the last four or dm ymrs meow Maw had hese expepied upon the int provemmat of lead them hir a hag mead post—a fact which proved that the agrlcalturlsts had no ream to be discon tented with their position. The agricultural labourers, to a nmil, were free faders Demme they felt that their wages went further under Me weft system than the did Asmerly. (Hear, hear.) If they (the people would take the agricultural districts, and eruunias the di • ferent unions, they would find that not only had the ex penw =Mobbing the wortattemedeereased, but the num liar of inmost bedlam trelesell. It wet, moreover, a fact, that vegmedyboloseqoaratiody speaking, disappeared, and even in the gar* As bessecial results of free trade had long been manikell. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of Derby had alluded to him lest night, and had mewled limn of having stated that if his Is obleised m ier deity spew wheat he should put an additlesol half awona curter the rent. Now, he disdained this imputation, and assured his hearers that the best peedbis feeling simile misted between him and his tenants, whom he made a point of at least twice a year. The opionitnrista were is condition, , and they knew perfectly well what tll ia lind to look to for their Norms. Nothing, he cootie' led dame them more berm Mas the constant interference ess which they bed experienced for some time pest. get other things which proved that free trade was beneficial to the merle, he observed that the price of agricultural ilia ' plantains wee much lees than it was formerly. For in sii=plough which would have oust 5/. previous to the o of free trade might now be purchased fo r 50 s . he consequence was that be could sell his produce at a lower rate and at a larger profit than he could in former days. (Hear, hear.) He was a large sheep owner as well as an agriculturist, and he could assure the friends of pro tection that he never sold his mutton or his wool at such a price as in the last year. He thought that the greatest misfortune that could happen to the tory party would be for them to pin a majority upon the question of free trade. He was no friend to a tory admi nistration, but he was not sorry for the change which had recently taken place, because the whig ministry had got so completely into the hands of a family clique, that it was time they were sent to the right about, and th ati another party had the opportunity of exhibiting their powers of legislation. He firmly believed that the present administration was only an administration of the day, and would be sure to tumble to pieces in the event of a dissolution of parliament. The result of a dissolution would be that they should have a government on a more extended basis, and the people would have the satisfaction of knowing that they_ were fairly and adequately repre sented. (Cheers.)—Mr. llenry B4eod proposed, and Mr. seam° seconded, a resolution pledging the meeting to sup port Mr. Shelley, and the business terminated. BURT.—Lord Duncan met the electors and non-else. ton of Bury, at an epos* Brislogis Union-square, on Se. Wesley evening, and addressed some 8,000 or 10,000 people. Mr. Frederick l'eel, the present representative of Leomin ster, was introduced to the electors of Bury, Lancashire, as • candidate for their suffrages, on Monday evening, at a meeting in the Town Hall. There woe • large attendance. Mr. Richard Ashton, chairman of Mr. Peel's committee, presented the hon. gentleman with a requisition signed by 412 electors, out of a constituency of 970 voters. LEOMINBTER.—Mr. J. G. Phinimoro is again in ' the field u a candidate for the representation of Lcomin -1 stet. He is a legal and parliamentary reformer and free ' trader. Mr. Plnllimore is also in favour of the ballot and abolition of church -rates, and is opposed to the vote to Mainooth. PORTSMOUTll.—Licutenant-Ocneral Lord F. Fitz els:mice, the late Lieutenant-Governor of this garrison, has rest issued an address to the electors of the borough of ortsmouth, soliciting their suffrages on free-trade princi ples. It is dated from the Island of Madeira, where his lordship is now stopping for the benefit of his daughter's health. TRE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FOR ARMS.—BIR , MtNnitAW, Nano( 18.—The wester gunmakers and opera five fitters of this town met at the Odd Fellows Hall this morning, with the view, if possible, of arranging their differences with regard to the price to be paid for finishing the new Mini. rifle. A long discussion took place, in the course of which both parties stated their respective cases very fully. The masters having retired, the men resolved unanimously to abide by the prices sanctioned by the Board of Ordnance in Inll—being 121 per cent. higher than those paid fur the last new line musket. Thus the matter stands; and if the contenders do not give way it is pretty evident that the orders for 18,0410 rifles must be executed elsewhere than in Birmingham. It is a dispute which cannot well be andentood by any but gunroakers. The statements of the men and the contracting 'neaten are directly opposed. ghe erlimm TO CORRUPONDENTB. t srama Edition of "The Fareas," cientainlai the e■me is published every Tuesday and Rids, w foe post. td ni se u l • LA"r t beet ei nt a irthil ed , i fte o. Boa " The verie- FA steee Pr n, '" h izadm y Two l oriot u l .4 on th; day of publication. HIGH WATRR AT LONDON BRIDGIC TM. DAT—Mormag.l2lk. ..... Aftenicoa. 12h. 2fAh. Vomoabow—lloneng.l2&.llo...........Afternehm, la. Nu. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARC!! 17. LORD DERBY'S heroics and bravadoes will deceive no one. lie may mount the British lion as often and ride it as theatrically as he pkases ; but lie cannot conceal the character of his policy. He may wheedle ono class and abuse another ; he may affe..l. a sym. pathy for the farmers, whom he cannot btneht, Lind he may describe as the " dangerous" port of tho community the manufacturers, whom he emiout hurt ; ho may assume all the airs of injured inno cence, and may retaliate on Lord Jolts Iti the most factious of statesmen ; ho may try and alarm the country by picturing the danger of throw ing its government " into the hands of denia„oigos a ,u and ho may endeavour to delude it by referring t o the funds as an index of his own popularity ; but ho cannot escape the falsity or the CODWiIItUITS of his actual position. Lord DERBY is, Sir JOHN PAKINGTON admits, in " an acknowledged minority" in the House of Cum. mons; he himself has said that he is in a doubtful majority in the House of Lords, and yet he will neither resign nor dissolve. He has plans to pr o . duce to a parliament which luni no confidence in him, and he has measures to carry that are not ow n . He has strong opinions which he has not the ( mirage to embody in a policy. Why, what is this but a suspension of parliamentary government-4 denial to the representatives of the people of the benefit of a majority a disregard of the first principles of our constitutional system? And the object of this trifling, this paltering with, this abuse of, the prerogatives of the crown and the rights of the people, is to concoct @chem.es to hero after raise the price of food, to collect funds to manage the elections, and to corrupt the constita encies, to go to the country with the cry of persecution. All precedents of past history, as all authority of present statesmen. are against this monstrouil assumption of executive power. In 1701 Mr. Pin at once acceptel the situation in which he was placed by the coalition ; he passed the Mutiny Act, obtained sufficient supplies, and, refusing the danger. ousexpedient ofcarrying government on inn iii.nonty, dissolved parliament. In the same spirit, Lord 3lnts BOURNE acted in 1841; he appealed to the country, sad at once after the appeal re-assembled a parliament that was hosti'e to him, and resigned office. And this, say Lord JOHN ItessELL and Sir JAMI,I GRA. HAM, Mr. GLADSTONE, and Lord PALM EIVSION, is the course Lord DERBY ought to—and, they signitkcntly add, must—be made to pursue. And what reply is there to these constitutional examples and to these expressions of contemporary authority ? There is business to be done ; there work in hand. St. Albans must be ilia franchised—no doubt. Tho Mutiny Act must be passed—certainly. Supplies mutt be granted —for a term. These are measures and things needful, indispensable to the public wel fare, which all are agreed to pass speedily. In a month, at most, they may be disposed of. On them the DISRAELITES may have a majority, but on con ditions only. The support given to carry through this, the ordinary business of the country, must be accepted as leading to an immediate dissolution after its objects have been accomplished,—and not as clearing the ground for new measures as yet un. known ; for a bill to enfranchise other places with the four seats which Sudbury and St. Albans will yield for a measure of Chancery reform not yet prepared; for a militia scheme, of which not a single particular is yet settled. Still less, for Committees on Indian affairs, for Budgets, or for Beer Bills. These are measures which require for government not toleration or forbearance, not suf ferance or hap-hazard existence, but confidence and majorities, strength and power, in the House of Commons. "I ask," exclaimed the PREMIER in one of the highest of his flights, " not to be interrupted in making the usual financial arrangements." No ono proposes to do so, if ho will act fairly with the House of Commons, the country, and the constitution. Such supplies as are needful are at his service ; lie may have votes wherewith to pay the army, the navy, tho fundholder, and the civil service, but ho must not have the means given him of carrying on for twelve months the government of the country against the will of the people; he must not have thii means furnished him of fully organising and carrying out his groat conspiracy against the people's food; he must not be permitted to keep thirty millions of his fellow-creatures, of his sovereign's subjects, in sus pense during a whole summer and another winter, whether or not they are hereafter to be half starved for the profit of the needy landowners of tho king dom. That were a " fair trial " tantamount to a surrender of the highest principles of parliamentary government and the very safety of the community. But what does the haughty grandiloquent PRE MIER mean by the usual financial arrangements? Does he expect to be permitted to propose the total abandonment of the tax on property, to sshiclt ho stands solemnly and voluntarily pledged. That would require the substitute of some new tax ; and such a substitute, ho has virtually announced, is a fixed duty on food. Here, then, we come to the issue at once and forthwith. The financial policy of the country is altogether dependent on its com mercial policy. No budget can be opened in which free-trade is not either adhered to or reversed. And it is, therefore, quite as indispensable for Lord DERBY'S administration as for the country generally that a dissolution, and a settlement by a dissolution, of the great question of free or restricted imports should be settled before any budget is opened by Mr. DISRAELI to the House of Commons. "I ask not to be interrupted i;Jiilacini this country in a flt state of organisation and defence in tho event of foreign invasion." Let Lord DERBY arm, then, the rifle clubs that are everywhere springing up; let him surround our coasts, during the dissolution, with our navy. But let him not delay an appeal to this community on the subject of their daily bread whilst he is preparing and trying to enact militia bills to draw away its youthful industry from its daily labour. If there be any measure which is calculated to prolong the present session it is a militia bill; for to it the whole force of the more liberal section of the opposition will be directed; it will meet with tho utmost hostility from all who regard fears of invasion as the merest aelusions, and plans of extensive arma ments as the most likely means of involving this country in a foreign war for foreign purposes. Louts NAPOLEON is now engaged in the most pacific of all measures—in the reduction of the Five per Cent. itentes ; a proceeding which can only be successfully carried through by tho support of a policy perfectly pacific. He has modified his pretensions against Switzerland; ho is about to meet the legislature he has summoned; he is con centrating all his strength on domestic affairs. Tho invasion we have to fear is, not of our shores, but of our food; the attack we have to resist is, not Os our homes, hut on our loaves. And dolts and idiots mo should indeed be, to give Lord DEnfiv time to prepare for his invasion and assaults, under the pretence of arming the country against Lot Nt rot.sos—tvrant though he be. No: Sir JAMES ORAII AM, Lord PALMER , T.IN, Lard Jolts ItessELL, and Mr. I:3l.tpaYosr:, are right. Dissolution—dissolution—dissolution—is the only permissible policy. Tit?. new ministry presented on Monday even ing a more discreditable and humiliating spectacle than has been presented by any English ministry 1 1 mince the revolution,—the miserable cabinet not ex cepted which raised the noisy Wit tas and liberty controversy. Its meanness, falsehood, and cowardice arc unsurpassed. The success of the free-trade policy has been as untspiivocal in practice as the soundness of its ab stract principles were unassailable in argument. Upon the unwavering maintenance of our free-trade police—upon the steady pn..s.sing forward to remove ail, am slightest remnants, of a protective or restric tive system—upon the extinction of every ground of vote i meat e bat ea , If 4 ou cau , inaj( that the Tax! COP( enti to b CESU DVOVi Ti his e mph Earl . O EI PPC' l'E Porte In d the -1 cealni Th hollo , belie) policy what pone publi, prate jack their