The Express. — London, England, 1847-07-01 00:00:00

2 time • • ur s e OM Be le le 1 - 11 - 10 • hostas Minn, la mho wire the MOM la mmemaYMed3a lbeimmat. mil he wired* thoi blies *MI feel. aaithat that the IMO l ems * of whose war fir John Beappse, bed se What Wu. theta( Wks by their.aspeal a Whig Oma babas .the. be awl the estrlrs is operatics of the n Relief AN, ead.lie maisaw in wbillk bad hem carried into asst (Hay harp.) Sr , wDfd ad sift to lie boa. Mori lbw issebbas he nay, their-the elMeisals mailieel the roped Imadwal asyliteeL *a a guard and unitersal comere • apse the Make sitatry of Ireland, many of whom Iniffeabid is he legislature and the government tamp late east the benevolent intentions of both to rellem deellhabb ef het 'poetry. True it war that the ipsomiams. alma teat they bad been thwnrted by the war tat by the meurage mantel pen abases Ilalbsgsget et Mae bibs km which they bed a right to meet amen ea& amliaace, and he sawn. rebus to disarm& the *MEd the report In the course of the disemstaas If_ he mem ,he (Mr. Labouchere) had tergyeasettylnitiesraintlesd, in the face of the house, that mildb mtaimei he vindicated the gentry of hind hem lit mempiecamsere cast gene rally apes theabedy, oaths ohm lei be had not denied that in poileMar path ef that employ pest abuses bed brim). Maw, - sespe to this ropers, reVl e tstel= emseepse a imp al sweeping semen, =l d heldiligwitily. laths lei }bee the aided, in is, thaflaesiefeemeittma the dilllmeat localities lad shwa a wpm yeelbememe of heir anima The raembma of ahem semen sea bad bees minted eme follyo,,,auVlshey wage fryer la avamhers than the re lief day b e eellosin limb who had the crielheit open ef themmonanity ; and he the manage is these gentlemen bad din ee• the onerous llualigns they bad undertaken was areditable to thou. In what way did Sir John Bur- Fe and his cabmen, therein of the relief commissioners, of the finance emeatittess which had been 40 selected ? said : " The linear nominees, composed of from two to (put genitors a eat • Ida mei 111/11 ex ceptions, meet with mad .sail seembing, in many muteness, men fa Amos by the relief committees; but they me m* aims mama details requiring very aneenno _knowledge of the circum stances of mama Mei itestes." HeLumber.) thought this sintense simmed that the comusiesieson were anxious to do ins* le these who energetically mated them in carr)ing into Mid the intentions of the gemernamnt, sangtiosed as those binniens had been by the logblegare. It was perfamly awe the Depart stated the comsaissionem had boas thwashalla thile views in some districts; but this state mint at ilea dimimed the anxiety of the commissioners to evince that so far be. thwarting being the general rule, they desired it to be aaderstood as the exception to the rule. Nothing could be mese .hatiaet and clear than the seateres from the repent seed by Mahon. member for Mallow, that in " enlarging el thillegisaggemant facts we would beg that it may be undersign' that. they are clearly exceptions, although sufficient in essislier te I. deserving of notice, and to show in puts of the mantry a great want of the principles necessary for minute self- t" This was not an incorrect picture of Inland. It me tine that the govern moat had met with peat difficulties from the want of ao operation upon the yam of the gentry et that country. An inquiry into the etemacy of this report was asked for by his hon. friend, with a mew to ascertain who had, and who had not, done their duty in the emergency which had visited Ireland. He (Mr. Labouchere) confessed he could not ad vise the house to enter upon such an inquiry ; neither could he state that the government thought it consistent with their duty, or with public advantage, to enter upon such an in vestigation. When he considered the expense, the ill-blood thar would be engendered, the crimivation and recrimina tion, the setting neighbour against neighbour. the priest hood against the gentry. and the whole effects that would be produced upon the whole structure of society in Ire land, he thought it better to bear with some por tion of the abuses which existed, than to embark upon an inquiry into charges which, though general, applied no personal implication. An inquiry, he thought, under the circumstances, would be productive of the most disastrous consequences ; and stating, as he now did, his conviction that no affront upon the gentry of Ireland was intended by the commissioners, he trusted his hon. friend would tuft think any farther inquiry deniable. (Hear, hear.) Mr. B. OSBORNE did net think the explanation given by the right hon. gentleman who hail just sat down, ought to be satisfactory either to Irish members or to /thy English member who held property in Ireland. The right hon. gen tleman said there were exceptions made in the report which would give the house and the country , to believe that in Ireland, in the administration of the funds voted for the relief of the destitute, there had been gross instances of that which he could only designate as swindling. (Hear, hear.) He threw no blame upon them who had argued their names es commissioners to the report, but he thought a rigid inquiry ought to be instituted, in order to ascertain the accuracy of the information upon which their report had been based. Mr. D. R. ROSS acquitted Sir John Burgoyne, and thereat of the commissioners, from any wish to publish the slanders upon the Irish people, but he thought the parties indirectly aecuied ought to be exhibited, by further inquiry, to the just odium of the pen le . not only of Ireland, but of Eng land and Scotland . He believed the report to be true ' and he only desired that the offending parties should be made known. Mr. BERNAL said, that as an English member of the house, bobsed to state that this matter ought not to be se lightly trea ted as it had been by the right hon. gentleman the Seeretary for Ireland. The report he had read, and he conceived it to be a sweeping and general censure upon the Irish gentry without exception; and he should support the hon. baronet the member for Mallow, if be would move for a full inquiry into all the allegations contained in the report. Lord CLEMBNTS complained, that whatever errors had arisen in the administration of the Relief Act were attribu table to the government for not having provided is that act a definitive description of those who were or were not desti tute poor; this had been left to the local authorities, and , hence the difficulties which had arisen. Again he complained as he bad on a former occasion, of the constitution of the Board of Relief Commissioners. Of Sir John Burgoyne he could only speak in terms of the highest respect, but the rest of the commissioners bad avocations sufficiently onerous without these additional duties being heaped upon them. After a few words from Mr. LABOUCHERI, in expla nation, Mr. AGLIONBY stated that in his judgment not only an inquiry ought to be instituted into the conduct of the relief committees, but that those who bad been guilty of the acts alleged in the report ought to be brought to punishment. In his view, some of these allegations were so serious as to demand inquiry. The charge of " actual con niiance at the grossest frauds" eitainly could not be passed over. (Hear, hear.) If such things were done, it was time to punish ; if magistrates were guilty, why were they not held up to public odium, and erased from the commis sion P Some inquiry was due both to Ireland and England, and he hoped the government would devise mime means by which it might take place. • Lord J. RUSSELL begged the house to consider what were the facts of the case. A commission had been up • - pointed, with Sir John Burgoyne at its head, to whom merits everybody bore testimooy ; and they bad imposed upon them meet arduous duties. They reported that they were in superintendence of a system et relief, which in volved the distribution of more than two millions of rations every day, the greater part gratuitously, and which would ultimately involve the distribution of about 2,600,000 rations, They had the superintendence of 1,677 electoral divisions, which were included in this distribution. In the first in stance they had felt it due, both to the government and the house, to state the obstacles which they found in the per formance of their duty. (Hear, hear.) He had seen a great number of their reports, and thought their conduct had been most admirable. The obstacles put in their way, in the first instance, after the passing of the act, by the apathy shown in many instances, and latterly by particular instances of abuses had been such, that they . deserved the greatest credit for struggling to make an efficient and systematic plan of relief, having such obstacles to encounter. It was due, in the fir.t instance, to the truth, and in the next to parliament, who had made so large and extraordinary a provision for the relief of the destitute,to state whether or not that system had been carried into operation fairly by those local bodies who were under their euperintendenee. They did not state that the whole, or the great body, of the landowners in Ireland, and those engaged in ielministerieg relief, had abused that trust and given relief to those who did not need it, to their , own dependents, tenants, or servaets ; far from it; for out of 1,677 distriets. they merely stated that there bad beenseveral cases of abuse. Not only so, but, after making this state ment, they went on to say that these were cases of exception, and were not the general rule. (Hear, hear.) The praise of the finance committee was general, sad they made no excep tions. He believed, from the character of these gentlemen, who would not lightly give credence to such accusations, and from various reports which he had seen, that there lied been several instances of very gross abuse. (Hear, hear.) Anil it was just, while the house was informed that the system operated generally beneficially, and that cases of starvation should be prevented, that they should likewise have the information that there were some instances of abuse; and that there hid been obstacles in the way of making the act more universally beneficial. But it was mid, if they ventured to say there were some instances, why not have a general inquiry ? That remedy would be worse than the evil complained of. A general inquiry all over Ireland, to ascertain who had be haved well, and who hid neglected their duty, would lead only to to counter-statement, and contradictions ; in the midst of which it would be difficult to ascertain the truth in any particular instance. Sir D. NORREYS said he had not naked for a general in • oorrespondence, in justified the el-- quiry, but merely for extracts from the oorreapoiidence, in order that It might be seen whether that justified the state- ment' made is the ',Tort L Lord J. RUSSET said, if the report had stated the names of indiridush, or if the information on which it was founded was made public , there would be complaints from the parties whore cl.arricters were th us impugned ; they would naturally seek inquiry; and there must be an inquiry into a great number of instances. There had already been an inquiry of 32 days into one single case ; what w o uld be ' the time ocmpied by a number of such inquiries? Any gonad inquiry would be still more inexpedient. Where the conduct of any particular magistrate had been complained of, it woulebe ftt to send an extract Tram the report to that magistrate, asking hint for his answer, and intimating that time would be a further inquiry, or action ' if that answer wars not satisfactory. (Hew.) The noble lord, the mem- ber for Latrine (Lord Clemente), in speaking of the opera- tomporory law for the r;ollef of \ *kik Massif fitly Naiad fa • _ _ • thirst ille ' :=. • , i__ s In 'tO % In' = ries thee bw.iii- a—sereashie, in which itch M4S iart had made use of the weed i lifilefilifi" bit elhemes Slier* being no definition of who frial l fir has end, further, became the Vero it uneestain on this point, at i re . Opp hal neldithat a man who held land and in another, that those who I . ili ss =r4ilinseved the serionioonsiders • stllnsinemilleseii _. _ raw -- Lord J. RUSSitii, did not think the noble lord had mended his case by his explanation. How was it possible for the legisla tur e to define the nut eircumetances which oonstitutn destitution? In every case those eiretunshmeas most be matter of inquiry; no general definition by the legislature wee peemble. The wort itself mifileienty defined what was meant (Hear, hear.) As to the two circulars, they were bend under very differeat circum stances ; the fir= being only in reference to the temporary art—the latter la 'Arena to the permanent one; conse quently the dilbrewee was easily understood. The subject was are of greet difficulty ; and he believed that all the commie/ism" Col. Rase included, were entitled to the best titian of the house for the way in which they had dis charged their duties. (Hear.) Lord CLEMENTS said a few words in explanation. ' Mr. G. A. HAMILTON said it was quite right that such abuses es the report alluded to should be brought before the public but the names ought to have been stated. (Hear.) Such a course would have been more manly and straightfor ward. He would support any proposition, not for a general inquiry, but for more detailed information. Mr. W. WILLIAMS had no doubt that the ch arg es IMO perfectly justified ; for similar charges had already been quietened, inquired into at great length, and found to be perfectly true. If another inquiry were made, he doubted act it would have the same result. Sir R. FERGUSON said the house had a fair right to the information on which the charges had been founded, tied he hoped the boo. member would continue to move for these papers till they were granted. Mr. BORTHWICK complained of the bad English in which portions of the report were expressed. Hs had been one of the committee who sat 32 days on Captain Wynne's cam, and he thought it due to the Irish gentry that in such cases names and particulars should be given. The subject then dropped, and the house proceeded to the orders of the day. MINES AND COLLIERIES BILL. Sir G. GREY expressed • hope that the second reading of this bill would not he premed. The subject was of vast im portance, and inquiries were going on which might throw much light on the means for preventing accidents in mines. lie thought the matter too important to be dealt with in the present session; and he hoped the hon. mover would allow it to stand over. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he should have wished the bill to be read a second time, if it proceeded no further, solely for the sake of showing that the legislature recognised the necessity irea of interfering for the protection of the lives of those in colliery labour, and for the better ventilatioa of mines. Of late years there had been many fearful accidents in coal pits ; in the Ilorsley=ines, three years ago, no leas than 97'llies were lost ; and other serious accidents had since occurred. The commissioners had reported that the time had arrived, and that the subject was ripe for legislation. The only practicable measure was to appoint commissioners of inspection, with full power to visit all the mines in the country, and to report on their condition as to ventilation &a. A petition from the working miners all over the; kingdom stated that, with the exception of one in fifty perhaps, these feerfal accidents might be foreseen end pre vented. (Hear.) This petition pointed out the me of the Davy lamps as a remedy ; it also complained of the evile in flicted on the men by the truck system, by means of which " the buttes," or overseers, who kept provision-shops and public-houses, secured a considerable per centime of the labourers' wages. To remedy these and other abuses he would give full power to the inspectors to visit the mines whenever they chose; the expense he would defray by a tax'of a farthing on every ton of coal, allowing the surplus to go to the education of the miners' children. Col. SIBTHORP supported the second reading of the bill. He thought it was the first duty elan governments to protect the lives of the people in every possible way, and the bill before the house was of infinitely more importance than highway bills and health of towns bills. He hoped the hon, member for Finsbury would not be lulled and quieted by the interposition of the right hop.„ . gentleman the Secre tary for the Home Department, but would proceed with his measure at once; and moo there being no time for it, be cause the session was to terminate on the 20th of July, he was prepared to sit the whole of this year—(a laugh)—and the whole of the next year—(much laughter)—to pass so important a measure. Mr. LIDDELL was as anxious as the hon. member for Finsbury could be for the protection of the lives of persons engaged in mines and collieries, but he thought the provi sions of the bill so objectionable that he felt bound to move that the bill be read a second time that day three months. The means which the hon. member had taken to carry the measure into effect were most ridiculously inadequate. Three individuals were to inspect all the mines and collieries ie the kingdom, and were to perform duties so various and important, that it was absurd to suppose for a moment they could execute one tithe of the duties to be imposed on them. He also thought that it was useless to proceed with such a measure at so late a period of the session. Mr. BERNAL thought that all the details of the bill, with which the hon. member who had just sat down found ht be amended or altered lathe committee. The rmiVon the house to affirm a most important prepai d*, illady, that it was the duty of the government to obi* amassses for the preservation of the lives and limbo of A portion of her Majesty's subjects. The government, , bad not given any assurance that they would in a memorises the subject, and it was most important, t r er tUrefore, that the principle of the bill before the house *odd be 'Mimed, eititeugh there was no possibility of the m being weed %lb melon. a rri b G. GREY mid that no good could result from the einmareading of the bin. He thought that the principle of the; hill was mat impertant, and the subject was well wrathy the attention oldie government and the legialatirre ; bat Kate bill were reed a second time, it would affirm prin. rmitido which he should not like to assent- It not only dee ingestiela use necessary, but also that the in. "eases sbesdd be armed with arbitrary power. (Hear.) It stare a tax em Nei. sad a charge on the Coasolidated them MVO clauses, with respect to wages, aorta* did Lotman within the title of the bill. (21 , hear.) The home would, therefore, by giving the neensure a second reading, not only pledge itself to the prin. , al* of parliamentary interference, to which he did not ob ject—(hear, hear)—but also to all these other points, and which he did not think it wise to do. (Hear, hear.) Ifir. B. DENISON was not opposed to the principle of the hill, but hoped the hon. member would withdraw it at red& period of the session. H. VANE expressed &similar opinion. Mr. WAKLEY said the interests of the poor were always anted off; but Rona noble lord had been blown out of a anal pit4 instead of hundreds of miners, net only would a 1111111111111111111 bate been at once introduced, but ho doubted if the matter would not have been mentioned in the speech from the this.., (A laugh.) He thought the vein of humanity called kindly for some interference to prevent the frightful ley of Us Which so frequently occurred ; and the late period of thalami* was no argument against proceeding with the bin, es there could be no necesaitY for the house ruing en a ' particilar day. Mr. NEWDEGATIS and Mr. AOLIONRY both agreed in the principle of the measure, but thought it quite useless to pro ceed with it at this period of the session. Mr. P. HOWARD thought that the time had arrived when the owners of mines should set, not their honed.. but their mines, in order. (Laughter.) The principle of in spection having been assented to in the case of factories, it could not be resisted in the case of mines. He hoped the government would take up the measure with energy, sad endeavour to improve the condition of a class which so well deserved the consideration of the philanthropist. Mr. FORSTER said that nineteen out of twenty of the accidents which recurred in mines were owing to the care losness of the men themselves. and that was an evil for which the bill provided no remedy. The inevitable loss of property in case of accident afforded the best security for due care on the part of the owners—a much better security than a penalty of 100/. There was scarcely a single accident which did not involve a loos of several thousand pounds. If • proper ease were made out, the proprietors of mines would not object to interference. Mr. B. OSBORNE said he admitted that, at that period of the session, it would be melee* to attempt to proceed with the bill. What was wanted, was a distinct pledge from the government to take up the question in another session. Sir G. GREY said he could give no pledge beyond what he hod given before. He had already stated that the was under consideration, and the bill before the house= afford assistance in framing a future measure. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he had no complaint to make of the manner in whin the eight hen. gentleman had dealt with this measure. What he complained of, was, that those who bad interfered with factory labour refused to admit the principle of interference in the case of coal mines. He had now the same difficulty in dealing with the coal kings as the government bad recently had in dealing with the cotton lords. (Laughter.) After the recommendation of the government commissioners the bill ought not to be made the subject of ridicule : and he hoped that in a future smision of parliament legislation would take place, and be attended with beneficial effects. The bill was then withdrawn. THE LUNATICS BILL. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the second reading of this bill. Sir 0 GREY said the object of this bill appeared to be to place lunatics under the management of the bishop of the diocese, or clergymen appointed by him. He wax not aware of any peculiar qualification of bishops and clergymen for dealing with such persons—(laughter)—and he hoped, therefore, that the hon. gentlemen would not press his motion to a division. Mr, I'. DUNCOMBE mid he certainly did not feel the male I confidence in refereece to this bill as the previous one. (Laughter.) Great alteration, however, was required in the present law of lunacy. He believed that, for five or ten pounds, a certificate could be obtained declaring any one to be a lunatic. The system of inspection was quite inefficiint for the purpose of protection. One great object which he had in view we', to prevent any man from being confined se a lunatic unless the certificate were countersigned by a magistrate. Another means of protection would be to enable the clergyman to si-it his Innate parishioner*. In another session he should introduce • bill which did not con tain any offeneive claims. (Laughter.) Lord SEYMOUR defended the lunacy commissioners, and said that he hine.elf had paid immediate attention to two or three cases to which the icon. gentleman (Mr. T. Duncombe) had directed his attention. Mr. T. WAKLEY thought his hon. colleague had exer cised a eery wise discretion in intimating his intention to with of the day to. .4 of the reErt r. SPOONER moved certain ameadmeots. r. C. BERKELEY said that the Nil would be inoperative for any good purpose, and wished to know front the severe mint whether they intended to let this wretched attempt at legislation pGal. it G. GREY said, that with the amendments made by the hon. gentleman, he was not prepared to offer any opposition to the further progress of the bill.—The report wee then re ceived. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR BI LL. On the motion for going into committee on Mis bill, Mr. WILLIAMS objected to its further p on the ground that it was totally unfit for a harbour of ref uge, rogress and would occasion a much greater outlay of public money than was estimated by Mr. Rendell, who planned the undertaking. He would, therefore, move that the bill be committed this day three months. Mr. WARD said that the bill had been sanctioned by the royal commission, and it was proved before them that the herbour could be made a good and safe one, and at the esti mated expense. The defects to which the hon. gentleman alluded had no existence except in his own Imagination. The house divided—For the original motion B3 For the amendment '2-81 The house then went into committee, and the several clause* were agreed to. THE WELLINGTON STATUE. Lord G. BENTINCK.—I wish to ask a question of the noble lord, which will interest every man from the peer to the peasant, respecting the Wellington memorial. It is whether the noble hied and her Majesty's government have not strong reason for knowing that the removal of the stains from the arch and the retractation of her Majesty's grant of the site for it will be in a high degree distasteful to, ff it beats felt u an indignity by,that illustrious personage whose peat military deeds wasintended by those who anbudbei b Chet memorial to commemorate ? (Hear, he Lord J. RUSSELL—I certainly received inenmekrat frau a gentleman, who called on me in Downing street, that the duke had strOnglyezpressedto him byletter, that the removal of the statue would be considered by others as injurious to kb reputation. That letter was written a considerable time ago—l believe in February. Since that time her Majesty has been pleased to order not only that a more fitting pedes tal should be erected for the statue whenever this house shall grant the funds for it, but also that the arch, wherever it shall be erected, shall be ornamented after the more ap proved manner in which triumphal arches were formerly or namented, and that these ornaments shall be in honour of the Duke of Wellington, whose triumphs it is intended to commemorate. That being the ease, I cannot sappers, that the Duke of Wellington entertains any longer those feel ings which he entertained in February. (Hear.) Lord G. BENTINCK.—I beg leave to ask the noble lord whether, since the letter of the noble duke, to which the noble lord referred, was written, he had not reason to know that the feelings of that illustrious individual remained un changed? Lord J. RUSSELL.—Since the communication made by my noble friend, I have had no intimation of what the feel ings of the Duke of Wellington on the subject are, and, Ia fact, I do not myself believe them to be such as the noble lord states. However, it is always iu the power of any one to ask the Duke of Wellington a question on the subject, and ha can state what his own feelings are. My belief is, that his wish is that her Majesty and parliament should consider what they think would be most in honour of the Duke of Wellington. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WAKLEY said that he had considerable intercourse with the public, and he believed that the public wish was, that the stable should remain where it was. (" Hear, hear and " No, no.") He entertained no doubt at all that the wish of the public wu almost universal in favour of the statue remaining where it was. It was offensive, he believed, to the classical taste of some persons, but if it was the desire of the Duke of Wellington, in whose honour it was erected, that the statue should remain where it was, nothing could be more offensive to public feeling than to have it removed (Hear, hear.) He trusted, therefore, that if it was desired by that illustrious individual to have the statue remain where it was, his wish would be conclusive in the minds of all persons on the subject. Mr. HUMS concurred in what had been said by his hon. friend. He believed that the desire of the public was that the statue having remained so long where it was, it should remain there now. (Laughter.) Such, he believed, was the won/ and general feeling of the public on the sub ject. (Hear. Mr. NEW EGATE hoped that his grace the Duke of Wellington would not be questioned on the subject, because such were his feelings of loyalty, that any wish of her Majesty, whatever his own feelings might be, would be para mount with him. He believed it was the general wish o every class of society that the statue should remain where i was, and should not in any manner be tampered with. , The house then adjourned at *ix o'clock. HOUSE OF COMHONS.—RAILWAYS (IRELAND) ' (No. 2) BILL. Drvotom in favour of the second reading of this bill.—Ayes, 175; Noes. 62. AYEB. Aida., W. Oa," W. B. Jollitie, Sir W. G.Permonby,C.F.A. Amon, fin. OM. ibookesky, Lost .10.^.. apt- Punt P Archdall. H. Merger, W. F. Emig., IL Bashi:4i, W. Austen, CoL Craig, W. O. Ihbouchcre, 11. Paolo& 0. W. J. Bailey, J. Dwlrtm*.C.Pt. I...Raton, J. H. Rich, H. Babe, W. Darr, Sa. Col. Lawless, Hon.C. Roes, D. B. Baldwin, B. Dawes% Hon. T. Lawson, A. bound, J. HafisCHa E. T. Dookli. J. E. layard, Woe Rasped, Lord J. Baring. T. Dime, B. .I.y, A. Russell, Lord C. Barnard, E. 0. Denim, Admiral Ls Merchant, D. Butberfurd, A. Bittlo3l2, T. Darks, tir D. Liddell, Hon. H. Scrape, G. P. Beckett, W. Mirlogles, Via. Lowther, /in Colliheil, Rt. tin. R. Bellew, R. li. Itoraresis. Mr T. Macaulay, T. B. alielburne, Earlot Bennett, P. Porgems, Mr R. M'Clarthy, A. Somers, J. P. Bentiock, 14.0. Prelim. C. H. IrDonnell, J. M. Sornervilk,SirW. Bentinck, 14. H. Feller, M'T rt, SirJ. Stanley. lion. W. Borksloy, Iln. C. Odom. lii./In.T. es, It. D. Staunton, Mr G. Beekelry, Capt. Gore, IL Manors, Lord J. Stuart, Lord J. BHa 0. Clore, W.O. Mau1...8.01n. F. Stuart, J. 1 B: ta sellt: Clom, Bon. R. Maxwell, Hon. J.Strutt, Rt. lin. E. Ilkeirborne,J. I. Omer, T. Monahan, J. H. Talbot, C. B. N. M. prepay. W. H. Morpeth, Vis. Taylor. E. J. J. Orey,.. G. Marko& Om. Thomely, T. Bli.. G. Grosso, E. .Nosier Hon. E. Townley, J. P. Onmeoor, Ld.R.Napter, Sir C. frollope, Sir J. i01;74 - 4.. Oreerwaor, Earl Neeld, Joseph Turner, E. Brie" H. Hairlarles, DI. Newdegate, C. Vane, lord H. Deelleiles, J. Raker, P. P. Newport, Visa Veiny, Hon. T. Browee, a lia. W. ow. J. H. None's, Sir D.J. Villiers, Hon. C. a i. G. A O'Brioe, A. S. Vivian. J. H. T. J. =LordC.O'Brian, C. Vyse H. Sir C. M.H.woor, Mr J. 1:: : ;=.i... Welker, E. W. Ratted. Cog& V. IL J. Wall, C. B. O. & Sue" IL dOner Ward, H. 0. D. = ..31. 1r E. Ogka, S. C. H. Waste, W. H. Ceetew,Sca. IL 11. Wr J. Ord, W. Wilalsere, W. =Va. liallgoial, Mien& R. Workbags., & liwilard, Ea C. Paget, 00l . Wood, Els. !dr C. ..=IL.. B. Wirward , Wee. Era Lard A. wyee, C. W. W. MT. Isesessek Mr P. .robea.Vist. W yea T. Cleek — F - Wss, D. Haftwk, G. Parker, L ftill: W. Hard. IL H. Terkel. 1 1 . MAW. att, W: Milne, elk R. Table& H. = l 7ittm ii J. IT A. fwd., lea J. Hamm W. Hill, Lord M. T. ec•WwThL Polhill, P. NOE& Latedria. E. De , eesa, J. D. S. liabsay, OM. Spry, Mr S. T. Mined^ G. Dube, ft J. Lyres, H. Gen. Swart, IL Banks, D. Dees. Vise. Hiul, W. Bntion, DA.ILN. Barriegtew.TheLDweeM D. Wwelewsedw, J. T. 1110111 ".7 I. Bodkin, W. H. Dealsebe, T. Mitchell, T. A. Trelawny, J. 8. &overt., Hn.E. Ent Hn.E. W. meet, 0. 'from?, 3. &maim:sod, 11. Oweiliere, HA.H.lfeerie, D. Wien, J. E. Brown, W. Oreien, Mr J. Mar% CaL Wielder, T. Cardwell, H. H.B. Mr B. Neville, R. Williams, W. Carew, W. IL P. ibetlio, A. J. W. Wood, Col. T. Clerk, lin. Mr 0.H...1G, lard A. =, Capt. Wortley, J. & Clive, Via Hogg, d o- J. W. Peel, J. Torte, H. R geere 'a . i lTi. Hagbati lk". (1 • 1 7..13. itin"6‘ J. meats. Dennedoun, L 9l , Col. If okoworth, W . D'Eyncourt, C. ,A id. Smyth, Sac IL Roebuck. J. A. Denglahllir C. E.of concurrence, and by encouragement grim abuses on the part of those bodies from whom they had a right to expect support and assistance, but he could not advise the house to enter upon an inquiry, which, if instituted, must inevitably lead to the most disastrous results. After some further discussion the subject dropped. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, at the sug gestion of Sir G. GREY, who stated that inquiries were proceeding with a view to the prevention of accidents, withdrew the Mines and Collieries Bill, as also the Lunatics Bill which stood for a second read ing. The Seduction and Prostitution Prevention Bill was reported, Sir G. GREY intimating that it was not the intention of the government to offer any further opposition to the measure. The committal of the Holyhead Harbour Bill was carried on a division by 83 to 2. A conversation on the subject of the Wellington Statue occupied the remainder of the sitting. NOTHING is more remarkable, in the preparations making for the coming election, than the small number of English counties likely to be contested. There will indeed be a considerable change in the county representation, for many whig and liberal members will, in the next parliament, occupy county seats now held by tories. But this will be chiefly effected by compromise and arraagement. The landocracy, which is, in the main, tort', will here and there admit one whig member out of two, or more frequently where there are three county mem bers, in order to avoid contest, of the possible results of which they have a far more distinct perception than their more liberal rivals. In speaking of coun- ties on this occasion, we refer chiefly to those which are purely or principally agricultural: districts where protection was once in the ascendant; where the " British Lion " roared most obstreperously, and the " tergiversation of PEEL " excited the greatest ob jurgation. Now, assuming the government to be de sirous of obtaining a liberal majority in the next parliament, we do think the real position of the counties has been overlooked. It seems to have been taken for granted that they are hopeless; that mono polist and anti-social ideas have obtained complete possession of the agricultural mind ; and that men who would, as if possible, roll back the tide of civilisa tion, are alone the politicians who can obtain the confidence of the farmers. Yet nothing is farther from the truth. The English farmers, as a class, are far more poli tically intelligent than persons . who judge of them by the ignorance of the leaders t ry have hitherto fol lowed so implicitly, suppose. It is not an unfair in ference in the minds of persons holding little or no intercourse with farmers, that the followers of the protectionist leaders must be men of low intellectual capacity; that the rank and file of that party which has for its leaders a RICHMOND, a BUCKINGHAM, and a GEORGE BENTINCK, must form indifferent consti tuencies to be addressed by men of education and political intelligence. Nevertheless, though such inferences are fair, they are essentially false. The connexion between the political landowners, who have of late years figured in parliament as " farmers' Mends," and fought fur the objects of the landocracy under cover of agricultural interests, was of a peculiar character. It consisted of one link, and one only, which was a potent bond of union so long as it lasted; but that being severed, the connexion was virtually at an end. This link was the corn-laws. That the great majority of the farmers placed great faith in the corn-laws cannot be doubted; and their anxiety on that point made them, almost to a man, adherents of the protectionist landowners at the last general elec tion in 1841. Then the sole question in the counties was the maintenance of the corn-laws; and in electing the present House of Commons the farmers of England most certainly believed that they had settled the corn-law question in favour of protection, at least for one parliament But human wisdom can scarcely calculate the m inks of the future, and it is not at all surprising that the calculations of human ignorance have been re versed. The corn-laws have been prospectively repealed, and the connecting link between the protectionist landlords and the farmers has been severed. And, althoiish we believe it is not improbable that a con vulsive effort may be made in the next parliament by the landed interest to maintain permanently some fixed duty on foreign grain, the farmers neither desire nor would abet any each effort. They no longer rely on artificial prices for profit ; they are resigned or willing to enter into open competition with the corn-growers of the world. All they seek is free dom from landlord-imposed burdens, and relief from a semi-feudal system of land-letting. And in judging of the present temper of the rural constituencies, the mode in which the corn-laws were repealed must not be overlooked. The manner in which the political severance between the protectionist landowners and the tenantry occurred, is by no means unimportant. The corn-laws were surrendered most unwillingly by the landed aristocracy as soon as they wore com p riWly understood by the people. Now the whole agitation of the league was a series of popular lec tures on economical science, in which scientific truths were applied to the daily business of men's lives and the course of our oommercial legislation. Before such an investigation it was of course impossible, that the corn-laws could be upheld ; the great problem was how to maintain the system of popular instruction long enough to overcome the inert mass of resistance offered by the huidocracy. And the measure of that resistance may be seen by.the fact, that in 1836 a committee of the House of Commons collected a body of evidence, which proved the failure of the corn laws to effect the objects their authors contemplated ; yet it was ten years later that the decree for the abrogation of those laws went forth, and r : a = s seven of such years the most perfectly or political and peaceful movement which the world has seen was in operation. Nor shall we be able to judge of the effect of the league movement upon the county constituencies, if we regard only its operation in the towns and the manufacturing and populous districts. There the population received the teachings of the league leaders as something which gave them new power to assail that system, which their daily experi ence had already told them was adverse to their lute rests. They were made stronger in their conflict with monopoly by the knowledge they have gained. In the counties the process of instruction was altogether different. There the farmers were shown to their surprise that " monopoly is not profit," and, by the evi dence of the past, it was proved to them that the ar tificial scarcity for which they had so earnestly con tended, brought at least as much of loss to themselves as to the rest of the community. It was when Mr. CAMDEN and his fellow-labourers began their meet . ings in the rural districts that the protectionist system trembled to its fall. Brought to their own doors, the farmers could not resist the truths so eloquently and convincingly urged upon them. The facts of their own businesses, in their own districts, before their own public, were appealed to for corroboration of the arguments of the free-traders against monopoly, and those facts were unanswerable. To many farmers I these meetings brought conviction ; in the minds of still more they created, for the first time, doubts of the soundness of the protectionist system, and the confidence doll in their previous notions was much shaken. In fact, the rural districts were neutra lised as protectionist, and were rapidly coming round to free-trade opinions, when the land owners took the step which was fatal to their monopoly. They determined on counter agitation. They got up a sort of imitation of the league, or rather of many leagues, in their local protection societies. Their land agents, their pet farmers, their law agents were instructed to convoke the tenantry, who were told they need only attend, they were not expected to subscribe ; the landlords would furnish the requisite funds. For a moment the counter-move looked pro mising. The farmers mustered strongly ; the land owners were fierce in their denunciations of the league, and loud in their enunciation of false pro- , pheries and of falser statistics. The protectionist journals were in ecstasies at the idea of a popular agitation in favour of short commons, and a crusade agriust low prices and cheap food. This did not last long ; it was soon obvious that in coming upon the platform the protectionists threw away their only chance, which consisted in passive resistance. Once compelled to defend their monopoly by speech, in parliament 0: in the market-place, the protectionist landowners felt their own weakness, and the work of the free-traders ssAs done. Indeed not a few land owners, in defending the corn laws, worked out their own conversion to the cause of free trade, and we know that the violent, and often silly, speeches made by the squires at protectionist meetings had a very considerable effect in leading farmers to question the merits of the protectionist cause, and examine dispas sionately free-trade reasonings. When Sir It. PEEL proposed his late measures, he merely completed the work which had been virtually done. Apart from the political landowners, who fore saw the loss of power they would sustain, everybody was heartily glad to put an end to the protective sys tem. The intelligence and the numbers of our com munity were actively hoetile to protection ; the farmers were become, at least, indifferent to it, and all the clearest heeds amongst the landowners wished the contest to be put an end to by any means. Now, judging from the tactics of the whigs and liberals in the English counties, they would seem to imagine that the farmers who rallied round the tory candidates in 1841, would Again rally round them in a contest with liberal candidates. Nothing is further from the truth. Independently of the tendency which exists amongst all the industrious classes towards liberal political views, and which exists largely amongst farmers, they have, at this moment, various peculiar objects, such as tenant-rights, and other ameliorations of the law of real property, game-law repeal, and su forth, on which they lay great stress, and towards which the protectionist and tory landlords entertain the most intense aversion. There is, too, a strong feeling amongst the farmers that they have been made tools of by their late protectionist leaders, for purposes which were intended to serve the class interests of the landlords alone, and not a few agricultural electors would vote for the consistent liberal, in preference to the bigoted protectionist, or the accommodating conservative candidate. These views are the result of mum personal communication with farmers in many agricultural counties widely separated from each other, in which the same feelings prevail, and which would assuredly lead to the suc cess of liberal candidates in many counties where the protectionist sitting members are assumed to be unas sailable. We shall hereafter illustrate this by re ference to what is going on amongst the rural con stituencies. THE interest which the governments of Christen dom take in the western coast of Africa is to be seen in the fleets that watch its shores, in the treaties that repose in their archives, in the vast sums yearly spent —misspent is perhaps the more correct word—on their unfruitful efforts to suppress the slave-trade, and in their trading settlements there. The more useful interest which the people of Christendom take in the coast, is to be less ostentatiously seen in commercial establishments at the Senegal, the Gambia, the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and Angola; in the merchant ships that trade at every point, and penetrate every river; in the missionary stations that dot its shores, and have forced themselves even to Ashantee, and in the succession of expeditions which for the last seventy years have been so liberally promoted, so courageously conducted, and so disastrously concluded. Detailed accounts have lately been received of the last of these expeditions, and to them we are about to call the attention of our readers. Few of them can, we presume, be entirely ignorant of the persevering efforts made by Mr. ROBERT JAMIESON, of Liverpool, to establish commerce with the interior of Africa, on a scale worthy of the great highway thereunto dis covered (the Niger), by the LANDERS. He had, it may be recollected, been for some time cautiously but energetically testing the commercial resources of that river by means of his steamer, Ethiope, when the un fortunate Niger expedition was projected by govern meat. Against it he emphatically protested, as more likely to defeat than to promote its own objects, by an interference with private enterprise. As Air. JAMIE SON predicated, so it turned out. The expedition failed—miserably failed ; and had it not been for Mr. JAMIESON'S steamer, and its master, Captain BEE mores timely assistance, there would have been few left to tell its dreadful story. The failure of the ex pedition did not, however, damp the ardour of Mr. lESON'S enterprise; its interference over, he re solved to renew his efforts. By his energy a fund was subscribed, "in support of an experimental fund to open commerce with Central Africa;" and again the Ethiope, Captain BEECROFT, and Dr. KING have ascended the Niger. Pecuniarily, this expedition has also been unfor tunate, but from causes independent of its object. Commercially, however, the expedition has met with so much encouragement as to hold out hopes of ulti mate success if persevered in. The Ethiope left Liverpool in July, 1814; but made so tedious a passage out as to render the ascent of the Niger that season, as had been intended, unadsisable. A quarrel between the engineer and the sailing-master pre vented the exploration of the Congo ; and it was not until Jnly, 1845, that the Ethiope was able to com mence the ascent of the Niger, aid on the Fith of September following it reached Rabbah, which is about nearly equidistant from Lever, the highest point of Capt. Beecnorr's ascent, in 1840, with Boupah, near which place MUNGO PARK lost his life in 1808. From Rabbah they descended, and on the 3rd of November again made Fernando Po, having been more than three months in the river, during which term only one man died. Rabbah, which Capt. BEE CROFT left a flourishing town in 1840, the present party found in complete ruins, and without a single inha bitant. In Laddah, situate inland from Eggab, and in its port, Si-wah, they discovered a place of some importance, bearing signs of higher civilisa tion : for instance, they found the market numerously attended and well supplied, and its commodities arranged in an orderly manner, each distinct class having a particular depart ment assigned to it, and attending it were Arabs from the African coast of the Mediterranean. At Icooreb they found a still larger market, held every fortnight, lasting for three days, and having a medium of ex change. Indeed, everywhere in the river, they met with a highly commercial spirit ; and, if the Ethiope did not return laden with its most precious article of export, ivory, the cause was, that the price at which it could be obtained was deemed too high, ivory being very much in demand for ornamental purposes. This home demand it is, however, acutely suggested by Dr. KINC, might be greatly diminished by substitut ing articles of Birmingham manufacture for ivory ornaments. Everywhere, too, the expedition was most hospitably received ; no obstructions from chiefs or headsmen were experienced ; no imposition was practised ; no inducements net to proceed further were met with. The only disparagement of their trade came from the Tripoli Arabs, who, to prolong their own monopoly, depreciated our goods, and spread reports of our ambitious territorial designs— efforts which have not, however, been as yet attended with any great success, and which it only requires a little intercourse effectually to dispel. Of the gradually improving appearance of the country, as he ascended the Niger, Dr. KING speaks highly : From the confluence of the Tchaddah with the Niger, to Eggab nearly, the country is a continued series of table lands, of about I,4oOleet high, steep generally . towards the river, but apparently sloping in other directions. Their commits, as viewed from the river, frequently present stony escarpments for considerable distances, unbroken in some places, and in o'hers resembling the ruins of ancient fortifi cations. Some fine pieces of alluvial land entend from the river towards their bases, when these are at any distance. Palms, with other trees, adorn their aides, and large villages are to be seen embosomed in many of their recesses. The people say that on these table-lands their principal farms or plantations are situated. And of the higher part of the river he considers the climate to be as healthy as that of any tropical country ; and the rains there are never of very long 1 continuance. The means of trade are, too, abundant. .....----. As will be seen from the statement of our trade upon the ' river, ivory, vegetable-tallow, and peppers, form the prin. l oipal articles of barter. The two latter, we conceive, might be obtained to an unlimited extent, were the natives once assured of • regular demand for them. Besides these, indigo might also become • considerable article of traffic. This plant grows everywhere Along the banks of the river, and we saw small fields of it, on our ride to Laddeh, remarkably clean-looking and carefally thinned, with plantain trees in terspersed for the purpose of shading it. Bias is another production of the country that might possibly be made avail able for trade. Many extensive alluviat tracts are to be seen on both banks, and mere particularly between Bggxh and 1 Rabbah, which could soon be made to yield large crops of this article. An we have alltady mentioned, cotton - wool it a ' production of the country, and is woven into cloths, at Mithe principal towns we visit* for the dress of the people. • In dian corn—of which there are more varieties than one—and millet, appear to be very plentiful. Taleseed—of similar , properties to linseed, and which we understand is an article of export from the east coast of Africa to England —is like. wise very abundant. Ground nuts are very plentiful ; sal in Apo another special of earth nut, called " sweet-nut" by our people, who were 'very fond of them. A small kidney-shaped bean, not unlike the French harioot bean, is aloe very consdion. We have likewise seen dates, and an oil pre pared from their kernels ' but dark-looking and burnt. We met with a similar oil at Eboh and Iddab, pre pared from the kernels of the common palm oil nut, and which answered exceedingly well the purposes of our engineer, for whose use it was purchased. Other oils, in smaller quantities, are also made by the nit. Urea, but of an animal kind ; the principal of which is that prepared from the fat of the lamantin, or sea-cow of the Niger. This last is chiefly used as an unguent by the women. Dyewoods, gums, and bees'-wax would in all probability, b. , found in quantity. Leopard and bullock skins might also be turned to advantage in trade. So perhaps might the dyed sheep and goat skins, like those of Morocco, which the natives use for a variety of manufactures, Teak, and other hard woods, exist plentifully from Iddah downwards—in deed, from that town to the sea, there is one dense man of trees, on both banks of the river, extending back we know not to what distance. It will thus be seen that if the com mercial resources of the Middle and Lower Niger were once brought out, there would be no wont of exchangeable pro ductions to uphold a lasting intercourse with Europe. The same would, no doubt, be the case with the tipper Niger; and as the countries along part of that great range of the river are known to be mountainous, there is reason also to hope that ores might be found, available for commerce. The exploration of so extensive and interesting a part of the river as this upper division is most desirable, and might be successfully accomplished by means of a steamer of greater power and leis draught of water than the Ethiope. - - - " With such vessels running from Fernando Po," Mr. JaxttEsoN adds, " it is my firm belief that a free ' communication and lasting commerce might be formed with Central Africa, and which might very soon be conducted with not more than two, or, at moat, three, Europeans in any one steamer." With these extracts from the documents in private circulation we conclude to-day, but only to take an early opportunity of detailing the further fate of the expedition, and to comment fully on its object. Official corruption was still the theme of the press and the salons of Paris on Tuesday. Besides the ac cusations brought by Girardin and Cubieres' affair, the cabinet ministers are now charged with having absorbed an enormous mass of railway shares. AC though a contradiction has been given to this by the semi-official paper, it is not the less believed and com mented upon by all the journals. M. Guizot returned unexpectedly to Paris on Mon day. The Duc de Broglie, ambassador to the court of St. James, was to have left Paris for London yester day (Wednesday), accompanied by his family, as was also Count Jarnac, as first secretary of embassy. The report that M. do Broglie refused to accept M. de Jarnac as first secretary, proves to be unfounded. Louis Philippe has overruled his objections. Nothing of interest occurred in the chambers on Tuesday. MADRID Jcvz 21. The alarm that was given by the Bow of 'the 22nd, of aCarlist rising in the province of Burgos, has been succeeded by notices, which give reason to believe that the insurgents are not gaining irrottnd: and letters of the 21st, from Burgos, contain no intelligence of any fresh disturbances. The Monte molinists made their first appearance on the nightof the 19th. On Sunday morning the authorities in Burgos got notice of their 'ifting their heads in six different points at once, and be fore 9 A.M, the drums were beating to arms. The Carlists had taken 4 horses from the post-house of Larracin, the first on this side of Burgos, leaving such as did net suit them ; from the courier they to ok only one. To some persons travelling in a private carriage, who fell in with them near Monas tens, 4 leagues on the other side of Burgos, they gave themselves out for Montemolinists ; they wore the broad flat red Basque cap, and were commanded by the Student, a cabecilla who obtained some note in the Carlist war. They told the travellers they would find the telegraph of La Brujula burned down, and so it turned out. By the way, this destruction of the telegraph is a most wel come piece of news to us English. The telegraphic system between Madrid and Paris seta our diplomacy entirely at fault, and meintains a closeness of intelligence between the French and Spanish governments which mocks our widest eyed vigilance. This was the instrument which effected the marriages. Well, our news of the 22nd was confined to those facts. Yesterday, letters of the 20th from Burgos con firmed this intelligence, and added that two columns of troops had set out from that city in pursuit of the rebels. But the Student who served during the last campaign under the orders of Merino, and hes a perfect knowledge of the country, would easily elude their attack. By letters of the 21st we learn to-day that the insurgents, on the morning of the 20th, at dawn, made for the Sierra, and After having exchanged some shots with the detachment of the civic guard stationed at Yillafrenca, they went to Belorado, which place they entered, proclaiming the king and the re ligion—El Rey yla Religion. They did not molest or ill treat anybody upon their passage, not even the head of the police at Belorado; and the chief of the band assured people that revenge was not their object, and that the mats of the last war should be buried in oblivion in favour of all who re mained neutral. They confined themselves to collecting • few arms, and took about 2,000 real from the strong-box of the districts.- _ . . The ease of La Rims hu concluded. After the evidence had been gone through, the Promoter-Fiscal, or attorney general, presented his report of the case, and called down upon D. Angel La Riva sentence of death by the cord. The wife of the accused, who g►ve evidence on the trial, has since died. . . . The negotiations with the Pope's nuncio, Monsignor Bra nelli, have begun. Some pmgressista journals have taken alarm that it is the intention of the government to turn out the bishops presented to the vacant sees whose nomination is not sanctioned by the Pope. The Correa replies in a vague manner to this charge, which countenance* rather than con. tradicts the report. It winds up with saying that to pretend that all the bishops elected should resign en muse is a pro posal which would be too extravagant for Signor Brunelli to make, or any counsellor of the crown to listen to. The works for lighting Msdrid with gas are begun, and a prodi. gious gulf has just been opened in the Paerta del Sol, where the grand reunion of pipes will he, The Correo denies that any document has been got up by the persons who attended the meeting at the Bank of Son Fernando, to petition the Queen against the monetary decree. On the evening of the 22nd all the ministers held a long conference with Don Francisco de Paula. Yesterday the President of the Council had another interview with the same personage. Oa the same day the Infant, accompanied by his daughter, Donna Jotters, paid a zisit to the King-contiort at the Pardo. A line of steamers is to be established between Cadiz and the Havana. The credit of this, which has been wrongly given to the Foment. Bank Company, belongs, according to the Correo, properly to the Ultramar. The Conde de Thomar sent to the Gazette of yesterday, a letter defending himself against the attacks of M. Creulieux. BERLIN, Jcss 26. The closing scene of the convention of the Estates General of the kingdom has impressed the public with the painful conviction that the King is deficient in the magnanimity required to make him a worthy coadjutor of the judicious, talented, and morally brave assembly he was the means of bringing together. His ministers, too, if M. Von Bodelechwing is to be taken as a fair representative of the cabinet, stand before the world in the attitude of servile bullies. The Chambers having elected their standing com mittees, and nominated the deputation fur the affairs of the national debt, the King left Berlin for Breslau on the morning of the 26th, leaving to M. Von Bodel schwingh the teak of expressing the royal pettishness while giving the repreeentatives of the nation their congl. This duty was performed by the minister, in presence of the eetatee assembled, by 10 a.m., in grand costume, in a truly menial spirit, as follows: [German titles of honour, with the delicate nuances of servility which pervade them, being untranslatable, the invocations prefixed to the minister's speech must be omitted. After uttering the ceremonial shibboleth, he proceeded :] The hour has come, in which, by command of his Majesty, our most gracious lord, the first convention of the combined estates is to be closed. An inconsiderable number of the members, forgetful of the duty imposed upon them by the enjoyment of their political privileges, have, by re fusing to take part in the concluding act of the cession , dimmed this hour. The government Antos how to make the laws respected. (Dee Regienntg wird doe Ansehen der gesetze zee schutzen ,risen.) [ fhis unaccountable threat, levelled against the deputies who had refused to concur in the election of the standing committees, excited a lively sensation, which found vent in murmurs.] In looking back upon the eleven weeks of the session, the most varied emotions are awakened. Who coald clearly ap prehend them all, or find words to express them ? One con viction, however, mutt be participated in by all—that the results of the combined diet have been of lees benefit to the country than they might have been. Yet, in reliance upon the all-pervading divine providence, which, in criti cal moments, has ever protected our native land we Unit that the seed of the good and the elevated which has been sown here hen fallen on a fruitful sail, and that it will shoot up into a tree of noble fruits, beneath the shadow of which no weeds tan flourish. A feeling, too, of joy and pride must thrill through every breast on the reflection that the WM.l' and provinces here assembled are inseparably united by a glowing love for their native country, for the noble King whom God has given us, and his illustrious family. For all have loudly and gladly expressed it. However different the ways may be, with whatever labyrinthine perplexity they may cruel' each other, which have here been adopted, we us confident that they are pursued from the same motives, with a view to reach the same gad—to increase the honour and independence, the material and moral prosperity, the fame of the Prussian people, beneath en inviolate crown, steadied by the estates, on the heads of kings of the Hohenzollern race. With the expremion of this hope, which will accom pany you to your Homes, to strengthen you for continuous efforts towards this great object, I—by the king's command --declare the first •:,ssembly of the states general closed." The marshal of the diet, at the end of this speech. uttered the response " Long live the King!" which . . i . T. . THE EXPRESS, THIIRSDAri 4140111 1 TG, JULY. 1. ISO'- a i i, • -.... , :te•0=, : . the r., o k a y dal d e dk. Etl. n ' ,e,,” -: ' Ids .P. lic hcm. • . 4 r 1, . Iliteelto Wire"' =lc r to ~ - . , ...Pr• . 4 tb s .. -• 1 ' 4l gagaka theviladise ' t * tele. • • eras o ~ la '4.... . „_, . - viirr . . i m eget t o od at a a ye .ea lard& m m deeekte i ts 4 - 4 .'"" ..I : • u ' l ''' **a /way. onr • , be .• —,• an moony -- • , • We, to that of Ovate asylum con open to grave o melon, hoped the permits individually might held up CO the re- am* to me a name open system este) ed. ,„, probation of the country at large.— , -MY. LABOUCHILBE MR • few words trom Nr. V. Sierra the WI was w ith - rep li e d t w it it was un d ou bt e dl y t ree , hal s t a t e d been 741/CTION AND FRozifirrnos sureuEssioN 1 : 1 3; the °Min warted ill th.OiTCaeOrillltiOnit they the want of On the order of the day for the further consideration of t h e concurrence, and b ig y ,._ the „. enrurafernent of ogr:iLite, tate Opprtsio. HAILS. The West India mails, inebediag those for derko, Honduras, and the Nattenelt, ern bo who up ea t hree,o at the 2Nd Theme& he light Week ket Ilemeesh,wed lb. United Meek dell be Mee se de Or edermi _or dr kd JeIN me evetherd seldiehr Oftrearat, dirga,o3reau riled= Idris, 'pe,ltikiteleglen, lierAdrin del ebbe. Ikeremptee, I'M be mob ve en dr errs. a the Igi Jell. The =Weft qhMenUe,tlh lever Ara Mare Mien, ?mum. =.6Pariamo• Gel Berm Area A l be rags up dr the 411 Jar. Iw emilael dreg meek is Mardi re, tee Illivelliarvisavo, clupt, Mirh. Orifer, Indlia, Haag Hoeg, be, AI be role up on the mania err* July. A and kr is Haled States, British Nern Armin, to., will be mode up ones ide~l 10th „I alp, for transmission by the nether Weeknight, per pton. Lettere and papers must be opodelly herted, w Pee Weddeitea." The mine lir raw war Walee Van Diemen'. lead, and Nee Zeeland will be irk up on the evening of the 31st July, TO CORRESPONDENT& lanytisesbat• tateMl.4 ter TI. I.2prom Loodo• Ink paps& most be ba On Oeta N Toy o'clock as IN. day of pabuestioy. 111311 RAT{{ AT 1.0:4DOW.BILID01. Tens D4T—llerslog. M 108. pot 3. Ahem.. II Wm. pow 4 To•loawm—Ysflo TS lob. pawl 4 Anemone. II W. part 4. LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 1. AT the morning sitting of the House of Commons, yesterday, Lord Q. BLNTINCE complained of the in accuracy of certain returns presented relative to the quantity of corn imported in foreign ships since the suspension of the navigatiou-laws.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Lord J. RUBBELL defended the general correctness of the returns, the noble lord stating that even should it appear that the amonat of corn imported was overstated, he should still consider it necessary to propose the further suspension of the navigation-laws until the let of March, 1848, which proposition he should submit to the house on Friday next, at twelve o'clock.—Sir D. NORRETS brought the report of the relief commissioners for Ireland under the notice of the house i that report highly impugning the conduct of many relief com mittees, charging them with gross misconduct in the 1 V