The Express. — London, England, 1852-05-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. MOUSE OF LORDS.—MOSDAT, MAT 17. The LOUD CM ANCILLOR took his seat at 5 o'clock. PET' noss PRESENTED. COPTHOLD En . By the Earl of HAW ROWLIY, from MEM places, in favour of copyhold enfranchisement. NUNNEbtlfi.-By the Duke of ARGYLE, from Edin burgh, against nunneries. COMMON LAW PROCEDURE BILL. Lord LYNDHURST wiaMtel to know, from his noble and learned friend opposite, what rOgTeel the committee on the Commas Law Procedure had made ? Lord CAMPBELL said that the operations of the com mittee had been delayed in consequence of the illness of the late Lord Chancellor, Lord Truro ; but the committee would meet to-morrow (this day), at too o'clock, and they would certainly proceed with the bill, and be actively employed in canal iering and amending it. (Hear, hear.) CONDEMNATION OF MR. MURRAY AT ROME. The Duke of ARGYLL wished to put a question to the noble bird opposite, the Foreign Secretary. It had been reported in the papers that a person of the name of Murray had been imprisoned in .tneona for two or three years, seemed of a criminal elf: nee, and without being brought to nid ; as also that he hail Istely been found guilty, and sentenced to death. 'lbis wee certainly a somewhat extra. orilinery statement concerning a British subject ; and he wished to ask whether any communication had been made to the noble rut on the subject, or any application, either on the part of the friends of the gentleman in question or our emendar agent resident in Rome, which was the only channel of conupunieat ion there ? The Karl of MALMESBUILY, as far as h' was con tented, was glad to have an opportunity of explaininrt what had uppeand In the public journals, and which he had seem with wine pain. Tho farts of the ease, as far ac he was informed, were these: About a week after he came into odic, -about the first week in March-be received a despatch from Mr. Freeborn, our consul at Rome, stating that .1 gentleman of the name of Murray, the son of a meri torious officer, formerly in her Majesty's service, had been conhaed for thirty months lnc prison at Ancona on a charge of murder ; that he had been cleaged, in common with a baud of bravos, regular murderers, with having committed several murders in that part of Italy; that, in consequence of tae disturbed state of the country, he had not been brouelit to trial, and upon the representation of consul Moore he hail been transmitted from Ancona to Rome; that Mr. Freeborn had written to Cardinal Antanelli, and begged that hs might have a fair trial, and that justice Duel t be dorm him ; and that the cardinal bad promised that justice should be done to Mr. Murray. He had since nee,s , d • despatch from Mr. Freeborn, stating the arrival Cl Mr. Murray, as • prisoner, in Rome. On receiving the tin.? despatch, he wrote to Mr. Freeborn. desiring him to %mill the prim... Winos and take care that the accused had f el: pla7. The mat intimation which he had received on 'h.... a bject was through the medium of the public prints. It bad not received any further despatch from Mr. Free born, nor had he received any information from the charm/ Wallin's at Florence. Their lordships were aware of the very anal:malaise pooition in which we Heed at Rome. (Hear, hear.) We had no one to whom we could regu larly apply ; and it was only by a circuitous underhand way, very unworthy of a great country like England, that we "mid endeavour to assert soil sindicate that interns bond law which it was his duty to carry out. (Hear, bear) Two months ago he wrote a strong despatch to Mr, Freeborn, to see that the accused had fair play and that jestiee was done ; snit he had no objection to lay the oor no the table of the Mum. (Ilene, hear.) E X PULSION OF MISSIONARIES FROM HUN GARY. The Puke of ARGYLL begged to ask the noble earl an• other question-namely, whether he had any objection to produce to the house, the despate:ms and papers which had passed between him, his predecessor is the Foreign- Mace, cad the government of Austria. with respect to the r.k. • 1.1 Messrs. Wingate, Smith, and Edw-irds, tnissionariete in Honesty ? The communications had appeared in the public papers, but they had not been laid officially on the table of the hottee. (The Earl of MINTO pat a question ta the Foreign Se cretary, which was tetall mandible in the gallery ; as was also the reply of Lord I bury, who throughout the evening spoke urns the table is a conversational tone. If noble lords scald turn towards the reporters' gallery, there would be mach lees diSculty in reporting their observa tions The Earl of MALMESDURY said that with respect to the observations of the noble duke he was sorry to say he did • t MOM it would he advantageous to the public service, or to the Interests of the individuals referred to, that the eorresoondence should be laid on the table in its present state. as it was not yet complete. lie (the Earl of Malmes bury) could give his most solemn amorance that he had en deavoured to maintain, as it was his duty to do, the rights of international law ; and he should ban nothing so much a• heart, oolong as be filled the office which he had now the honour of holding. ae the endeavour to usciutain interim banal law between this and all foreign countries. The view be took upon this question was that it was not his duty to argue with foreign countries the laws which they had in their wisdom or despotism established, but it was his duty to en that such laws were fairly carried out with regard to her Majesty's subjects; and upon that view he had acted in this caw. The Marquis of BREADALBANE believed that if Lord still held the seals of the foreign once, they should never have beard of the perpetration of such conduct. (Hear.) TEE CASE OF MR. MATIIER. In reply to a question from Earl FITZWILL1•111, The Earl of MALMRSEURY said that the affair of Mr. Mather was nearly amend; and until it was fi n , lly decided he begged to defer morwering the question of the noble earl as to the co., caiman which had paned am the subject. THE CASE OP MR. MURRAY. Lord STANLEY (of Aldesber)said, that during the time he was in canoe, no informed= had reached the *anion °Hoe as to the am of Mr. Murray. Ho had ea doebt the mane east meld visa/Meier eetised ma do what =rodshed. TM treatment el abroad se in many Desna, awe by dela ralegions with the W dea reernment ems that, of jenny le ,Lord CAMPIALL believed the smut et RUMMY set iedispeie hear dm truth; and emit in the highset er there was a aim to be well-Informed. If these hei been a diploma* minister accredited to the court elan. much gad might hays bean anticipated from it. Ha be lieved the peewit state of things had beat produced by the amonemet hetrodemel is their loraldpe Mese la the Dlplammela beorsourse veldt Rama BEL If a minister from ebolegFlM mot woos mat m llama s be would lay before Oardhel Antenelli mod the Rama sears the real state of mile opinion in Embed and Irobed, and what Were the seal besresu of the Ream mambo in those countries ; M Todd be listemsdbe with rameeah, and he De li( and that fan sub a step a mat salutary demo wend take plate. (Hear, beer) COLONIAL BISHOPS BILL. This bill ma read a third tines end peseed. STUCK IN TRADE BILL-RIORWAY RATES BILL. These bills were severally read a asmail time. EMIORATION TO AUSTRALIA. The Earl of MARRO WRY, percent to notice, rose to move for a name of mesh. with trams sad avashar of emigrants (MON and Winos essibillt whisk have sa iled boa Eel Mel peas for Senn Armin gad Victoria reepronele, ben the be froperabon ebe. Mantes rams. Ihr we panes is. nos esesonlyi iq of the Halsralien Ormbrmens As the pope= el po is those sulassontt ales mann hen H i ef se won seethe/ boa the lAA Medi i d s= a the reieena rseg arsinir sema ssee=a iss inseentedi einos• Moe, nil betas naie - ba that puree; end tin noise of Inas addrenel to bar Me /sty s Seemelenies of State for the Celes r isi asi ben the let Dmembar bet to the er re a nt time, on the of creased alien is the great weed leheur in the pined sad distebb el Aselealie, front Captain Illesleftlor._ r t , dermas of the sormitee of Austra lian colonble. He did not intend to sags lute the general discuses% but he wished to giro es eppolseity to the government to state the step whin they woe nest to take. Tor lowlehige were aware thee a sonnin uses. Inns wan tang piess in Antonia free the Soo very ef pad. an the nest peril which ell the establian harm is tbe many were exposed to is esressona of eE the INIMITOOS bens diverted Is tide now direares. Then ma a general paellas eased net the pennant bed net fade • movement propertissale le the enlist ef the ail. end tha they were tee nosh inbried to ran shish eosin se awe to remain is norms. ninon there bad bees routzietime m to the shin of eral mos mai Andrea ; men from towns had set ban sneer aged to emirate ; bet be thought L tM Mani NOM of the maim May would be mom mobil than aptennend labeseern No else comidwod that the session of peen parmesan he seeson le their eamployen from** mare west et viand power to dig be grIL Consiierable sues • ineasplei bees armed lb this enstry from Mao:dom. sad his sent wend wane the ineneneat to an whet etc; s they hai MIS to Forme ennoble. Be lad been told that these wee bee estignales pin en the/ nod, in nominee sins dillenties whining . boos thrown la the way. The welds sari, in a very inning tone of van, dwelt es the loperinece of a fall reggly of lanar IS the colony, endieftlwi that if the Sinn w eniseaties were pro perly sodomised tham would be a large engin atireats how Lannehlre sad Yorkshire. Earl DUART did not wish the government to be on sod of .palmy sad vacillation in every depaeleeent, and tiondare bawd to say a few wards ae this merjost. Very aappiermiens were eatertained hen the ails which st uNdi bin the abendensesst of laboring enespations es the pen dines omginsti hs Vistoris end New Smith We The goomemont bed not a Meng disposable Owen Onto ; hat they bed den their nen to anet the missy is ermine the alealef arms ken this state of =c ; It hod ben stein is wenn plate Oa her ef the rraerrisi of As 1110 Noma 11•11, sleet to be removed ben Hess Heap M Anaralls. The mobile deb at the heed glee Armrelty holreseind a requisition for the presses den ether Ninenes din at Melbourne, eisi rosier sash andonses ea a us e ma lt be sired. it is nire dun nen lopespeen Se the bad hos =.l* fll• tame I a at On elan= Se soda the se as far es is could. At liseinl wenn feel ing of the aissin and of the pone if Rearm to avail thesnolvc ef every Melee al lanondej Lt a parer enabler; sad the government having reesied bops ems hen teo meanies. they feel it to be thairto heilitale the isestiormisa ef animas nen t*_cites*_cites et all the ne to se at theires ; and to avail anise, to prevent the nib whin night Grin bees Ise an i n of Inman ef At dm W 'nib lei lie had very IMNiim• little doubt that men who went out and devoted themselves to agneniture, would realise more mosey than by working at the gold diggings. Lord PORTMAN thought that many persons to whom the mesas of emigration had bees refused, would make good and useful emigrants. Earl GREY thought this question dextrous importance. The money to be expended in emisredes was derived flan the sale of land in the colony, mid was to be laid out for its welfare. The money derived Item the sale of waste land was to bo applied in sending out 111114f11 . 8)41 of the best as scription. nil instructions to the comm issioners were, that they were to consider themselves in the light of trustees for the colony, and they were bound to spend the money placed at their disposal in such a manner as would produce the greatest amount of advantage to the colony. They were not to consider the object which he knew the landowners and others in this country were continually pressing on them, namely, to get rid of these who, from their characters and other deficiencies, were an incumbrance instead of an ad. vantage to the mother country. Such persons would be an equal incumbrauce in the colony. The country bad been won ' derfully prosperous; labour had found lull employment at home, and the consequence had been a material diminution in the number of applicants for the commissioners' funds. This, indeed, had hese' the ease to such an extent that pre viously to his leaving office the emigration commis- SiOnIITS had recommended a reduction in the amount of the required deposit iu order that emigration might be again stimulated. No doubt, as the result of the "gold fever," there would be again frequent applications ; and if so, he hoped advantage would be taken of the cir cumstance in behalf of the colony, and that there wosid be an increase in the amount of the stipulated deposit. The object obviously was to get the higher class of emigrants; and he therefore entirely deprecated the plan suggested by the noble earl—a plan, the only principle of which was to send out all those whom we at home desired to get rid of. The Earl of DONOtOIIMOIIE called their lordships' attention to the candidates for emigration, who were now to be found in the Iri h poor-houses. (Hear, hear.) After a few words from Lord Wodehousc ' the Duke of Argyle, Earl Grey, Earl of llarrowby, the Earl of Shaf tesbury, and some observations from the Earl of Dcsart, in explanation, The returns were agreed to. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION BILL. This bill was read n second time. r. PROTESTANT DISSENTERS BILL. The Bishop of SALISBURY moved the second reading of this bill. It was a bill the principle of which had sue. cessively received the sanction of most of the distinguished members of their lordships* house—the late Lord Cottenham having been emphatic in recommending the adoption of a similar measure. The object of the bill was to esta blish a more satisfactory machinery than that now used for the registration of the chapels, Bm., of protestant dissenters. It was proposed that registration' should cease through the diocesan ecclesiastical courts, and that in future, in the spirit of enlightened toleration, pro testant dissenters should be wholly under civil jurisdiction. Stich a bill could not fail to be acceptable to dimmers them selves. But it was also desired by himself and his right rev. friends, that they should be relieved from functions which they Ilia not believe pmperly attached to them. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY was understood earnestly to recommend their lordships to read the bill • second time. His grace, however, spoke in too low • tone of voice to enable us to report his remarks. The bill was then rend • second time. Disuorittc OF CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEA LAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee, amendments pro posed by the Bishop of Ostend being agreed to. DISABILITIES REPEAL BILL. The Dissnii;iesKapearßill, , which stood — for a third reading, wee postponed until to-morrow (this dap. REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third tine awl paned, after a abort and unheard esavenation between Lords DoNououstons, SALISBURY, and XONTEAGLIL Their lordships adjourned at 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COIIMON3.—MONDAY, MAT 17. The &salsa took the chair at a quarter before four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. D. Jonas, the newly elected member for Car marthen, took the oaths and his seat, in the room of Lord Dyneror, who has succeeded to the peerage. PRIVATE BUSINESS,. BILLS n LAD /1 . T1r1;17 fITS;7IN i'ASSED.—Belfost Harbour; Great Western Railway (No. 1) ; London and North Western Railway (No. 2); Bills. BILLS CONSIDINED WITH ANENDMINTS, AND OILDTILID TO 115 RIAD • THIRD TlNS.—Blackbum and Preston Road and Bridge • Bury and Little Bolton Road ; Bra le sad Ridgewick Road; Frame, Yeovil, and Weymouth Railway (No. I) ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ; Liskeard Raids; North Westirn Railway; North British Flax Company (Claussen's Ntent) ; Rotherham and Pins ky Road; Tremor* Embankment; York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Deviation of Bishop Mmaland Branch, He.) ; Bills. The Sunk Island Roads Bill and the Watson's Hospital (Edinburgh) Estate Bill were read a emend time. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. _ _ MILITIA BILL.—By Mr. M'CULLAGH, from Da:Hon, and other places in Muld!mei and Kent; Mr. HORSMAN, from Cockerrnonth ; Mr. BRIGHT (23), from Manchester, and from places in Huntingdon and Laneashire ; Mr. PETO, from Norwich; Mr. GLYN, from Lancashire; Mr. GASKELL, from Madeley and Tronbridge, in Shrop shire; against. MAYNOOTH ENDOWMINT Aer.—By Mr. J. ELLIS, from a place in Hants; Mr. MUNDY, from the parish of St. Michael, Derby ; Mr. D. WADDINGTON, from Mal don; Mr. LASCELLES, from Euresborough ; Mr. 8. WADDINGTON, from Lindsay, Suffolk; Mr. MASTER MAN, from Presbytery of London, in Presbytery ewes bled; for repeal of. WEST INDIA Ditcriumn.—By Mr. T. BARING, from planters and others of Jamaica, against the equalisation of defies on foreign and colonial sugar, and a petition from St. Christopher to the same effect. INDECTION OF CLERGYMEN TO LIVINOB. 7 - By Mc HORSMAN, from a place near Wakefield, praying for en alteration in the law to prevent the induction of clergymen to benefices against the wishes of the inhabitants. _____lNCOMki TAX COMMITTEE. Mr. HUMS i,io4l;e up the Hnt report of the commit tee, which was ordered to lie on the table. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS. Lord J. SUSBELL intimated IQ IT ;;;no t his inten tion to bring forward the motion of which he bad given notice for to-morrow, for a committee of the whole bons* on the oaths taken by memben of the two houses of parlia ment. RIBBON LODG ES IN IRELAND. Mr. 0. OORS gyre notice that itezaaio-ntorrow (this day) put a question to the Attorney•Oeneral u to what steps were in contemplation in reference to Orange Wire 111.TTLI • 1.1,1 • • • %Tv. . a Lord J. MANNERS gave notice for the same day to move for leave to introduce a bill to amend the law relating to the interment of the deed within the metropolis. FB.EVALENCB OF FEVER IN DUBLIN. Lod NAAS, re - Xr. Reirnot De said he had Neese to believe, boat acessati , which h ad that day come le lord ben tae medial inspector of the Poor law Ilard, Aiondeld on the reports of the medical elms el Oa aver hoepitals in Dahlia, that the =Jigsaw aver salsa hid bees the emote time past prevailing wee sow la the issue._ _ _ _ LOAN TO THE ANTIGUA PROPRIETORS. Mr. MACKINNON asked the Colonial Secretary what are the intentions of government in reference to the loan advanced to the Antigua proprietor. in 1842, in conse quence of the earthquake there ? Sir J. PAKINGTON replied that the matter was under the ormaideratios of government. - EMIGRATION. Mr. HUMS mid he asked a question a few days ago re specting emigration. He now asked the Colonial theretary whether any measure were now is progress, and whether government would make their intuitions - knows as speedily se pomade ? Sir J. PAKINOTON said he wen sot men Oat As hos. gentleman proposed to put a question to him as Me =He therefore could say say little mere An be Friday. He wee now In essemaidostila wNk per sans were saw endeavouring by beareolont sad charitable means M MEM emigration firm Skye and the Wands of see estima t was also in mummideMion with the Erni =e=keige with a view is the emigration of as wawa. Ia oddities to that, he stated on Fri =lmo same toil bees coat bone by the Australian sad Ye wee now in eumnemdeation with the Erni esellea Consiebioaers respective I. _ c4MI L IT#BLB . 71111/Ipll BILL. Mr. IIEADLAM asked if it was intended to exempt dis senting chapel' from the operation of this bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL mid at present he must decline exempting any particular bodies because he was not swim of what the anmequence would be. TUE REV. MR. BENNETT AND THE PARISH OF FROYB. The CHANCELLOR of the EIeidEQUER yolaatmed • debaeat of the result of hie eeparultatio• with the law cisme el the stews I. referee., te the promised la the hem Tisane can. The *ohs of time that if maiseile ware welshed it w in o lg r= wee, as to eusaesa eribeesen, W maga! the gerebeetisa to, or ewe sasses the attaidesee of the pod= Idles ended we imparted. And farther, that If mit a eemainba sawed apes aliw like • full awl held lark& it washl potato el ea dia meter. =I be a Semi breech of tbe of Rights. Bat if the psebbiewate of resew weamidered 111 r. leanest bed been ha- Mibrehoted. had, loader lbe Mardi Diesiglias ami to Ile hr p, sad Amid sorbs, Sege atee ibs peetewlee be staie d e4 e t u realelel b u r 2 wadi Mew. easpealisa ee la eeiblease W • ealompeent teem r al iamas, tbe eight bes. seelbsea added, that be we se 'plan es le 'Wiwi the Eames( redeem waifs An *dui agleam wee =et eat. but Obey ought le be ezlwested beam ea, Mee _were taken by erg d gaeliemeestary teststhr ease. Ile had been ad wised sae wee aefiding Mesa la the eindleet of the Bishop of Beth Bed Wens. Mr. GLADSTONE intimated that hating made full in quiry, be was prepared to show that that prelate had lasted is perfect accordance both with the letter and the spirit of the law. Mr. HORSMAN gave notice that he should this day more for a committee of inquiry into the facts of the case. , THE MILITIA BILL. The boss* then went into essmaittee on this bill, re suming at the 14th clause. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1852. lie. BRIGHT said the oath to be taken by the militia, under the 6111 Oeo. 111., obliged the men to swear that they would serve in any part of the United Kingdom. Under this oath they might raise &d,OOO militia in England and Wales, egad them to Ireland to foal the duties of the =solslien there, and send the regular soldiers to the er elsewhere. lie believed that that oath was cen tury to the spirit is which the Militia Bill was originally prom:med. Mr. WALPOLE said when the Interchange Act passed Ow militia of England could be sent to Ireland, and that of Ireland to England. It would be impossible to alter that, fur the militia law of Ireland was in force, and might be brought into operation. It did not necessarily follow that the men would be sent to Ireliad. Mr. BRIGHT said the words in the former act were that the militia might be called out fur the suppression of rebel lion. They had omitted that in the ',resent bill. If there was to be a militia, he thought it ought to be convened from all parts of the kingdom. Viscount PALMERSTON hoped that the government would not accede to the proposition of the hon. gentleman. The militia of each island was originally limited to service within it ; but the object of the force was not to put down insurrection, but to defend the country, and it was found greatly inconvenient that the Irish militia should be con fined to Ireland, and the British militia to Great Britain. Parliament, therefore, deliberately determined that each militia should be liable to serve in every part of the United Kingdom in which its service should Ise required. (Hear, hear.) Ile certainly could not admit that because the government did not at this time think fit to raise a force lin Ireland, the militia raised in England should be pre vented from going over to Ireland in case that part of the United Kingdom should be in danger. In fact, he thought there could not be a stronger reason for continuing the lia bility to serve in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. R. PECIIELL hoped that there would be a militia neither in England nor Ireland. Mr. BRIGHT said the noble lord the member for Tiver ton seemed to be able to force the government to do anything; but he (Mr. Bright) did not wish him to force the government to extend the militia to Scot land and Ireland. Ile did, however, hope the noble lord would support him in his proposition, that the oath should not be so constructed as to force men hangnail in England to serve in Ireland and Scotland. Mr. WALPOLE thought the clause necessary. After a brief conversation, In answer to Mr. BIRN AL, Mr. BRIGHT would move that the oath which was pre scribed in the 42. ad Geo. 111. (the act of 1802) should be substituted for that in the 54th of Geo. 111. (the act of 1811), though he would have preferred an oath referring only to England and Wales. After a few words from the Arrorneee-GeNzuvi and Mr. M. Glean s Lord J. RUSSELL said that when the militia was embodied the government would be able, in case of neces sity, to remove it to any part of the United Kingdom. lf, however, such a necessity should arise, he supposed that there would be also an embodied militia in Ireland,w here the militia was raised by voluntary enlistment at the beat of the drum. There would thus be no difference in the position of the two countries. (Hear.) Viscount PALMERSTON believed that no act was necessary to raise a militia by voluntary enlistment in Ire land. (Hear, hear.) He knew that during the war the Irish militia was raised by volunteering, and he should rather apprehend that the act being still in force ' no change in the law was necessary there as in England. The object of the clause was merely to make volunteers liable to the same extent of service as the balloted men. (Bear, hear.) Mr. BRIGHT would not trouble the house to divide ; but he thought that upon the constitutional question he had the best of tbo argument. (Laughter.) The clause was then agreed to, as was clause 15. In clause 16, which authorises a ballot, where men can not be raised by voluntary enlistment, the blank was filled up with " the 31st of December," and some verbal altera tions were made.. . . . On the words" shall be raised by ballot," Mr. CHARTERIS said he had no wish to waste the time of the committee, by urging general arguments against the bill. As the government bed consented not to enforce the compulsory clauses till after the new parliament had had an opportunity of expressing its opinion thereon, they had done well ; but he thought it would have been still better to omit these clauses altogether. Their retention destroyed the popularity of the bill, and might endanger its passing. It was out of no factious spirit that he moved this amendment, but solely from a desire to give greater effi ciency to the measure. He moved the omission of the words " shall be raised by ballot." Mr. WALPOLE said Assuming that the com mittee had already approved of 50,000 as proper number to be raised in the first year, they must adopt means to secure that result. There were two inducements to volun tary enlistment—one the bounty ; the other, the fear of the ballot having to be resorted to in any parish, and the come quent expense. Hence the compulsory clauses gave greater forte to the voluntary ones. Mr. PETO earnestly entreated the government to omit thews words. Mr. EWART was confident that the compulsory clauses would be most odious to the people. Mr. W. J. FOX said he must bear his testimony to the unpalatable nature of these clauses to the people generally. Mr. HUDSON said he had hitherto supported this mea sure ; but he felt perfectly confident the force would be rimed by the voluntary clauses, and the compulsory ones were therefore unnecessary. His constituents were unani mous in condemning that part of the measure. Though he had supported the bill all along, relying on the informa tion possessed by the two governments, he did not think there wee any pressing necessity for it atter all. 110 would rather's* the standing army increased, if additional force were necessary. He hoped the government would abandon these highly unpopular clauses. The ATTORNEY-OENERAL said the argument was so clear in favour of these clauses, that the committee could not do otherwise than support them. He contended that the bill would be imperfect unless, in providing for the defences of the country, they took are to do it efil ciently. After some discussion, intermingled with cries of Divide", a division took place. For Mr. Charteris's amendment llO Against 127 Majority against the amendment.... 17 Mr. HUME suggested that the government having suc ceeded in carrying this important, bat most unpopular, part of the bill by so inconsiderable a majority, ought not to Insist on retaining it. Mr. MITCHELL said that on the bringing up of the report, be sheald sieve that no substitutes be allowed, in order that has. gentlemen who were drawn by ballet slight themselves line an opportunity of defending the erantry. Mr. W. Z. FOX then rtes Waken a prows teas alms_ , to the Area that those who possessed tie ftenehise sesuld be the paw tailed on to serve in the .11th. This pow VIM was Os same in pH:wales the ebues tibia had hen saanwooll sad withdraw* no Mint gmallossma the fkantrwy Beats for Mom Deportsmat The iMtlie.panwww, _although he withdrew that dame, had sat osanassil aulpie, sad that which he (Mr. Fox) wow puspord woo a same monnana of that pentiplo. Mara Ia 'S he dams who wan to he a l a ir to erne M sand% he tins& that popsep t the habits, tits sattews, 11111 0011101111.• et lia• Pula different peals et the sowney, mad the pommedisa w tee fraashin *pull be Inn be mossan so ordl as the sea Ibm dlllwast sowslass sad damp. In the V i tra Below pedal thobliklarras sight of War saw ins anomstai win is pinta et duswil4 so his mesa en no Monist piantni .f jaAlia, Oho PAW* that lbws Ihmends who we hoped is polo of is osamillatisa, sail whom in nismaro no ant sosephisi. amid be esengan bon the c =f eige beadz Inn Then sun is this awstry a g= m t i oily sigommas who &Paid . eenikanerly,sa porads, to military Benin The ohs . W maid beats. one of noises and siemder haulthlk. Sash wouolsld be the teeing of the gw swasary poonliy. TM po nk he nom ma oppotirwity,hy whisk the of ikl a aataieetjtnay wit pososniog the et assosisan lea. number sswiadsd le Wan be no dens a pone, to Am ulna as puma shad be Yetis to sompassoy Winn nowise when awn b amt MB nglinlima Yea so mann kw solos borough, ne e . \Mil said be as two grounds en whisk*. him patlemea palp lb proviso wen thous : Flea, that everybody who en a he osaipsiin to sans s hand love the right, seta skims ankrred ups him ; lug siesailly, that any who IMlertslaid stassium. tins menu against asedso4shiald ho aimed to amp ow sabwittiag to taw pad* ditgusMilostima Ise ths &within Now, the tonna ',Wars tho sights et a than should always masa to Own who won to serve, was sudden' a wadi kips no that be db. sawn la win lb. Inns NIL It must be dissassol so part of • past aussenn, mad . ft . tat amides valor what oiromisman with what as to reeinsso, payment ot town or otherwise:ll=ere feet amnia( in a wilids has Mudd entitle a ma a vote p a a e s es ey bucaugtu. The spostioa hu h s no gin ilmak pont wend be to sinew no at no =mod to dm arm op a pans st dos ommanny, 6s st dm gnat bun of ths pgabli pepsinma, the s& th daty of gumbo m It was so smokes a at WPM it wield wit meet with the w.sesaa et the honk Win= to the inet thous who had amoden oserlag la a who tho lum. wean tisulillaroar nod Oat no pislisa whisk le had meld me • musk paw in Asa send be mottled by this prone. If the ~au emanated to it went to this *Oct, that every paws who to nib buy owns had a right to say that he well anseatrnate to that envier, either by prosaal salistamak or by_ ths payment of any tax for the sitgon millkus. (lieu, hear.) No person could say that he had seassioatioas seraphs pint serving himself is the army or the militia who would sot say at the IMO time that he conacientiovely objected to the application at any part of his means te the enabling others to do what he soasidlered rastramy to the law of God. Ile could not t therefore, nom the proviso. After a few words from Mr. Mowcrr and the 0130171•11 )II•Holf, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that, with to the proviso of the honourable member fir; vs = Old ham, he (the Attorney General) could not agree to it, because it would make a most invidious distinction be tween different classes. Every subject was interested in the defences of the country, and the proposal must there fore raise the inference, that only those persons who were entitled to vote for the election ola member of parliament are fit to be entrusted with the defence of the country. The objection which had been urged by his right boo. friend (Air. Walpole) was also of importance. If the pro viso were adopted it would narrow the soma from w kiok those persons who were to serve in the militia were to be taken. (Hear' hear.) The hon. member for Oldham had put forward as a reason for asking the committee to assent to his motion the conscientious objections entertained by many persons to all kinds of military *mice. Ho (the Attorney-Genenl) could not see bow the proviso would touch them, or how they would be relieved by the pews sion of the franchise. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FOX explained that his object was, that any person liable to serve, and entertaining conscientious objections, might, by forfeiting his qualification, be released from the liability. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, with all due respect, must say, he did not think it would be reasonable or desir able to allow persons to escape the service required for the defence of the country in each a manner. Many persons might have equally conscientious objections to the payment of the public tasu—(" hear," and a laugh) ;—or to any other of the duties of a citizen. (Item-, hear.) Mr. lIIJME objected to the proviso as it then stood, and recommeudet the boo. memb.•r fur Oldham to alter it so that it should run as follows: "That every man that shall be drawn by ballot, and shall serve in the militia, shall be entitled to have his name inscribed on the list of electors in the borough or county where he resides." Alter some observations from the O'Goun.tw Mattos and Mr. PACKZ, Mr. FOX, alter the opinions ermined by these from whom he had expected support, should not press his pro. vise, bat begged leave to withdraw it. (Hear.) Mr. H. GIBSON asked whether the government would lay upon the table of the house a list of the general exemp tions ? _ . Mr. Secretary WALFOLE said that the government had carefully considered the subject, and he would willingly afford the information required. The exemptions were to be as follows :-1. Peers who were doing their duty in the other house of parliament. 2. Persons serving in the other knees of the country. 3. Officers on half-pay. 4. Com mhnioned officers serving or having served four years in the militia. 5. Resident marten in the universities. 6. Clergymen, 7. Persons licensed to preach or teach (the right hon. gentleman was not quite clearly heard in the gallery.) 8. Constable' or police officers. 9. Articled clerks or apprentices. 10. l'aid seamen and seafaring men. 11. Persons emp'oyed in the dockyards and ordnance gun wharves. 12. Persons free of the company of watermen ; and 13, any poor man who has more than one child borne in wedlock. Mr. M. GIBSON could not Pee why peen should be ex• empted or allowed to escape the payment for a substitute. The duties of the other house were nut so severe as those required from members of that house. lie thought that the peers ought not to be exempt, and he should take the sense of the house upon the subject. The right hon. gentleman proposed to exempt paupers as well as peers. What did he mean by a poor man ? What was the degree of poverty required ? A 110 N. MEMBER—A day labourer. Mr. GIBSON—Then a day labourer was the poor man, and all day labourers who had one child born in wedlock were to he exempted. Then, as to tho Watermen's Com pany ; why, the watermen were almost extinguished by the steamers, and the exemption should be applicable to en gineers and stokers. The government was legislating in the spirit of the days of George 111. There ought to be an op portunity given by which the question of exemptions should be submitted to the house, and the sense of the house taken on it. Then, again, with regard to resident members of the universities. Why should they be ex emoted ? Could not they purchase substitutes ? Did the exemption apply to all universities? In order to give the home an opportunity of expressing an opinion on this sub ject, he would suggest that the right hon. gentleman the Secretary for the Home Department should move to repeal the exempting clauses of 42 George 111., and bring up • clause containing such exemptions as tho government thought ought at present to exist. Mr. WALPOLE said that if any hon. member thought that exemptions should be added to or taken away from those now proposed, it was in his power to move a proviso to that effect, and take the sense of the house upon it. Mr. BRIGHT asked the right hon. gentleman if he would consent to bring up a clause, showing that he was prepared to recon eider the question of exemptions, leaving out those which could not be defended nod adding such as the house would consent to, for be (Mr. Bright) did not think there should be no exemptions, though those which at present existed required correction. Mr. WALPOLE thought it would be the best course for any gentleman who wished to make any exemptions, to move • clause containing such exemptions. He would not say that the government would not consider the present exemptions, although ha thought good reasons could be given tor them. Colonel THOMPSON suggested that members of the So ciely of Friends should be exempted. The proviso was then by leave withdrawn. Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY moved a proviso that " no married man be drawn by ballot, and no unmarried men, except beteeentheagesof 20and25. Ho would not enter into a lengthened statement, but the basis of his motion wa., that as there were 8,753,000 mules in England, of whom 800,000 were b:tween 20 and 25, and deducting the mar ried men from that number, there would be 'bunt 600,000 from which men might be drawn. After some discussion, the committee divided: For tho amendment 153 Against it Mr. M. GIBSON they moved the addition of a proviso to exempt schoolmasters and teachers in schools. Mr. WALPOLE said the exemptions had better come at the end of clause IS, and If the right hon. gentleman would agree to that, he would then state what his views were re s pectin Mr. GIBSON said if the right hon. gentleman would submit a list of all the exemptions ho proposed, so that they might have an opportunity of considering them, and whether any additions should be made to them, he would agree to the proposal, otherwise he could not see but that this was the proper time to press this proviso. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said they proposed exactly the same exemptions as in the act of .12 Geo. 111., but further exemptions were proposed, and in reference to that he said as a general principle ho was opposed to exemptions and should oppose increasing them, and when a fair opportunity occurred for discussion the government we e not indisposed to consider the exemp tions in the act revived by the present bill, and if any objections could be raised to the objec tions therein contained they would consider them. He gave in his full adhesion to the principle of compro mises, and he was quite convinced that without that prin ciple nothing ever would be carried in the House of Com mons. The committee divided— For the proviso B6 Against it _ _ Mr. pi. OIDSON then moved the following proviso " Provided that no peer of this realm shall be exempted from serving in the militia raised by this act, anything in the first recited act or any other act notwithstanding." (Loud laughter and cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that . . all these exemptions were of considerable date. They had been adopted after much experience, and were not to be terminated in this crude manner. lie should therefore oppose the proviso. (Cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT defended the proviso. Surely it could not be any indignity to the house of peers to be put upon the same footing with the members of this house ? (Cheers.) ' He trusted the house would have spirit enough to assert its own privileges. (Cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to the right hon. gentleman suddenly introducing a proposi tion of this description. The hon. member for Manchester had elude some claptrap observations about members of this home being entitled to the same privileges as the House of Peen. But this question did not rise on the privileges of the umbers of this house. (Hear, hear.) This was a prisilep which incidentally belonged to the peerage, with may others nut connected with parliament. For instance, posse were exempted from serving on juries), which mem• bon of this house were not. (Cries of lies they are.") At all events, they were only exempted during the sitting of the house, bet peers were exempt at all times. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman and his friends had issisil the pager with notices of amendments, and he ought she to have given notice of this proviso if he had in lemded to move it. (Cheers.) Mr. M. GIBSON denied that he had taken the right hon. gentlemen by imprimis. He was only following the course which the government hsd”inted ost to him. Viscount PALMS RBTM reminded the house that the ballot mai MSS lake plum dB the beginning of next year at the sentiset; WI mist miss they were to have a con solidated bill susaitimi to them. DI would be better to reserve all these exemptions until them. (Cheers.) The committee divided— For the proviso Against IO3 Majority against —as Mr. WAKLEY moved a proviso examidwg physicians, and surgeons, and other legally qualified members of the medical profession." He proposed this on public as much as on professional grounds—on the ground that human life was in question Mr. WALPOLE objected for the same reasons token by the government in regard to the previous proviso. Colonel SIBTHORP wanted to know if the hon. mem ber (Mr. Wakley) was going to exempt quack doctors ? (Laughter.) He (Colonel Sibthorp) hated quacks as be did the devil. (Loud laughter.) Mr. WAKLEY informed the gallant °Meer that the legally qualified " only were sought to be exempted. The committee again divided— For the exemption Against On our re-admission to the gallery, Mr. I'ETO was addressing the house, moving, an it was understood, an exemption in favour of the Society of Friends. He stated that a brother of the hon. member for Leicester (Mr. Ellis) had suffered several years' imprison ment on scoount of his refusal to serve in the militia. Col. BIBTHORP having indulged the committee with a tirade against quaker', The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER referred to a clause in the 61 Oeorip 111., by which gushers were per mitted to provide substitutes. In default of doing no, they might be imprisoned; but the government thought this was not in accordance with the spirit of the age, and they had intended bringing in a proviso to that effect. The go vernment could nut support the proposal of the hon. mem ber, seeing no reason why the Quakers should be wholly exempt. Mr. BRIGHT said ho had intended moving a proviso. By the former act the deputy-lieutenants were empowered to provide substitutes for Quakers and distrain on them; where no distraint could be made imprisonment followed. It was not at all probable that any member of the society of friends would conceal his property ; and where impn gasolene had been suffered it had been Won't poverty. If. had proposed to mow" a proviso to the effect that so much of the 42 Oeo. 111. as authorised Quakers to be COM. mitted•to gaol should be repealed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER 'mid the object of the government woe to make a proviso whereby Quakers would not he in a wore* position with regard to providing substitutes in the militia than they were with re spect to church rata. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ELLIS said his brother was =apprentice when he was ballotted. His father, having conscientious objections, would net provide him a lb uhstitute, and the result was, he was committed to Northallerton House of Correction. The amendment was then withdrawn. Mr. J. HEYWOOD proposed that the resident gra duates of the university of Durham should be placed on the same touting as those of Oxford end Cambring.•. After a conversation, in which Mr. 1::%‘ AILT and others took part, Mr. M. GIBSON objected to the ballotted men being called on to take an oath. The volunteers might do ft ii they chose ' but to compel those who were balloted to do so was little short of blasphemy. (Cheers and " !") Ile contended that such an oath was not binding, and could not be supported in a court of justice. having been imposed under duresse. (Hear, hear.) Of the MO desertions of which Mr. Hodges had spoken, probably the majority had coiled Clod to witness that they would serve faithfully. Ile moved the omission of that part of the clause. The CHANCELLOR of the Exc.:lime:lilt said the observations applied not only to the militia, but to every oath taken in a court of justice. (Hear, hear.) Ile there fore hoped the committee would not bo led, at that boor, into so wide a discussion. (Hear, bear.) Sir P. WOOD said that he should support the proviso proposed the right hon. gentleman. 1 he committee divided— For the proviso 79 Against it Mr. VIAKLEY said that he felt that the clause was not sufficiently discussed. (" Oh, oh.") It should be recol lected that the dame contained the compulsory power—a cr gr wt4.7,ton, considerationero so strenuouslyofwhi ch the noble lord the mem supported the govern ment on this hill, declared might be postpvned. lie should therefore move that the chairman report progress. (Hear, and " Oh, oh.") The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not think that the hon. gentleman and his friends would risk the house to divide after the number of hours which had been spent in the discussion of the clause. (Hear, beat.) He did not see how the government could be accused of prolonging the session if an opposition of this nature were persevered in. (Hear, hear.) He should oppose the mo tion. Mr. BOUVERIE said that he should sup; ort her Ma jesty's government in opposing any further postponement of the clause. (Hear.) Mr. I)RIGHT did aot intend that they should spend another night in the discussion of the clause, but that they should take a division upon it—not at a perio I when the house might be favourable to their hors, but when it was fresh. (Laughter.) The house then divided— For reporting progress Against it On returning to the gallery, we found Mr. W. WIL LIAMS moving that the chairman do leave the chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was sur mised at such a motion, considering the unmistakeable manner in which the committee had expressed its opinion. However the opposition might delay It, the bill would be come law. (Cheers.) Strangers were ordered to withdraw. On the re-admission of strangers the motion was with drawn without a division ; and, the 16th clause having panisd, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave for the committee to sit again on Thursday next. The Nisi Fritts Odious Bill and the Burgh Harbours (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill were read a second time. The Ecclesiastical Courts Criminal Jurisdiction Bill passed through committee pro forma. COUNTY COURTS FURTHER EXTENSION (COM- PENSATIOSS, &c.). The house, in committee of the whole house, passed a resolution empowering payment of compensations for abo lished edicts. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. HENLEY, in fixing the second reading of this bill for Thursday, intimated that there would be no abjection to referring the bill to a select committee. (Hear.) RAILWAYS (IRELAND) BILL. The order for the second readiug of this bill was read end discharged. The Public Works Bill was read a second time. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND). The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (for Ireland) moved for leave to introduce a bill to continue for a limited time the powers of petitioning for a sale of lands, under the act of 12 and 13 Vic., further to facilitate the sale and transfer of encumbered estates in Ireland.—Agreed to. The bill was subsequently brought in and read a first time. The house adjourned at one o'clock. MILITIA BlLL.—Pairs on Mr. Charteris's amendment to strike out the compulsory climes In the Militia Bill :—Mr. Grenville Berkeley for with Mr. Hamilton against; Right Hon. E. Strutt for with Mr. Baldock against; Mr. Osman Ricardo for with Mr. W. Ormsby Ooro against.—Mr. Greaten, of Preston, paired off on Friday night against the Militia Bill, with Mr. Cenolly for. Mr. Ileum= wu prevented from voting for Mr. Chan teris's amendment to omit the compulsory clauses by being shut out. MILITIA BILL -COMPULSORY CLAUSES. DIVISION ON MR. CHARTER'S'S AMENDMENT. ATFS. Adderley, Cluirlas B. Dunne„Cilanal Manners, Lord John Arkwright. Georgia Du Pre, C. Omega stammelL T. P. Bagge, William Etat, Sir Isms B. Moody, (barks A. =Hon. W. ligertanZt io t a Morgan, Octangle , Crawshay Lays, lama, Lord !Millie, H. J. Milloins, Edward Neeld, John Bantus, Rt. 110.0. Vermwan, Sir R. A. Newdegate, C. N. Barrow, W. 11. Pllmer, Mr E. Newport. Viacount lisreefted. Rt. Hn.W. Irlmr, John Noel, Hon. O. J. lbrillwil. MOM& ot [Mies, William O'Brien, Sir L. SWIM Kam O. ha, Richard M. Parte, Charles W. bissoks. ibis. W. Tax, Bsetrilks, W. L. Psaidagten,lttllnSlTJ Ississiop. Ilsbard Vraconan, Colonel Palmerston, Viscount FrestigeliL Jas. W. Peel, Colonel Ids" Fuller, Azimut= E. Pennant. Hon. Col. aminiessis Oallwey, Sir Wm. P. Prime, Richard lirealin t Mr 11. M. Galway, Viso:rant Piney, PSIIIS, arew. C. L. C. Odpin, Colonel Richard., Mortara Bakif. Olt JAE Y. (Redman, ho. tin. W. Bandar% Joseph Iluerell. We C. M. Hallewell, E. 0. Scott, lion. Francis Batty bra Hamilton, 0. A. Realism, Viscount Ssap .belk. B. A. I. Hamilton, Lord Claud ftryener, Henry K. Ilsmoart. Oecings O. Sltatiorp, LW. Marquis of Harr* Hon. Capt. Stuart, Henry Cliansuwa. Woad Henley, Rt. lion. J. Mealier, Blr P. Harbert, Rt. Hon. S. Thommon, Mr. Ald. =sa i sk ii .ll.ll,alt. Herder, Rt. Its. LC. Tolima/chi, Jam Crfsq Hildyard, T. B. T. Trollcpe,RLUn.Sirt. az i l isseg D. Hive,Ohm R. Bottum, Lord Sir John Tyler, Sir Owns Tyrell, Sir John T. Coesßy. near Jsrmys, Earl Veiny, Hon. Thos. Catty IL Ma. H. 1.. Johniteme, Jams Vivian, John E. Oita% Ha. W. H.O. NAIR', Sir W. 0. H. Vise, It. IL IL H. COM. MP. AM. Jones, Cap du Waddington, H. S. Dark D. A. S.I Jones David Walpole, Re. Hn.S.H. Dais% Wllliana Kelly, Sir fritsßoy Welby, Glynn' E. Insissa, lEdmund Kerrie" Kir Edward Whiteside, James Dimas% Rt. Hoc. B. Langton, W. Oars Williams. Thos. P. Dod, John W. Leman, Sir Charles Torte, Hon. E.T. Drat, J. 8. W. S. E. Lennon, Lord A. O. Drumlantig, Viscount Lesvos, Lord H. O. T 11211114 Dunearobe, Hon. A. Lewisham, Vimeount Mackenzie, W. P. Dusoontbs, Hun. 0. Loam War Batensa, Thomas Dananults, lln.W. E. Lygon, Hon. Oen. Adair, R. A. B Cam, IL Ha. T. W. Howell, !ramie Armstrong, R... B. Olya, Osorge;C. Maker, J. Balms, Rt. Ha. Y. T. Groaner, Thomas C. Oaken*, Ralph Baring,Rt.UnifirF.T. Gemmel!, Gilbert Putt,. John Baas, Michael T. Omer, John recasil, Mr Om. B. Bell, Jacob Hall. eir Benjamin Nebel, Robert Berkeley, Us. U. F. Cards, Richard Nto, 8. N. Blackstone, W. B. Castle, Ai Weald = i r ceiv reacis Blair, Stephen Henry, Akzander Jmam R, le, Um. Coked Hervey, Lord Alfred Plawer, .U. Bright, John Ueywood, J. Rice, Edward B. Motherless, Joseph lic i Er i orth, Lawrence Fawley, CM. Brown, H. II Lord Hamm ganders, 3 Brown, William 111 ey, Charles &Wall, ds= Buxton, Bit E. E. N. Hohnouse, Nos. B. Scully, Vincent Carter, guard 'lodge,. T. L. Seymour, IL D. Candle, William J. !Indere, George tleymour, Lord Clay, James Ulnae, Joseph Smith, lit lion. Clerk, Rt. sm. WO. Ilumphery, Mr. Ald. Strickland, Sir 0. Cowan, Cheeks Ilutt, Wiliam Stremt, Admiral Camper Om W. F. looely to a.Vlernist Thleknesse, Ralph A. ne, J Thom Colonel Crowder. Elisbard B. Johns Karehaw James Sirohn Thompson, pson, George Curb. Who King, Uli. F. J. L. Verney. hir Harry Darla Ur Hoary R. Lacy, Henry C. Villiers, Lion. C. Mal. Rdward Langston, James U. Wakley, Thomas Dsioe. Ilr hum Lamina, William Walmeley, Sir J. Dam" 0. Lash, Oriorm C. Walter, John Deana, IPlssaat Lewis, Geom Ci. Winos, B i ll: his rcuiValla Ike. J. E. Y'Taggart,Siir John Williams, William Eamon, J. B. B. U R D. Willoughby. Sir 11. Emma, John Hartle, John Wood, air W, F. Ewart, William Illillgan, Robert Wyld, halal leardyte, Ales. U. liltabell, Thomas A. Forster, Matthew Moffatt, George TIMIPAN. Fos William J. Maria David Charlene, lion. F. W. Oareb, Charles Hoary; Um. E. Cardwell, kdward THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT. Lest evening the ninth and last meeting of the London Temperance League was held in the great room at Exeter-hall ; J. Silk Buckingham, Esq., in the chair.. The chairman spoke in condemnation of intoxicating drinks. It appeared from a report that the sum of 4701., arming from the fund of the demonstration of last year, had been paid over to the league. The expenses of the league had been 1001. a month, and from 16,000 to 20,000 circulars, tracts, appeals, &e., had been distributed. Ten lecturers had been en gaged, who had delivered 1,000 lectures in the midland end southern counties. A reading room and library bad been established for the use of the members of the league, and it was proposed to carry out the demonstrations of the next season, on an unprecedented scale. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. Mr. Forster, of liontish-town.lle con gratulated the cause of teetotalism on the interest which of late the press had taken in the movement. The use of alcoholic liquors was a lie, and would perish, notwithstanding what the doctors or the ministers of religion might say. Tee totalism was a mighty truth, and would live. Mr. Forster concluded his speech by enumerating the many good effects of the League, and stated that Mr. Ileyworth in tended to move for a select committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the cause and effects of intem perance. The meeting was subsequently addressed by the Rev. H. Belly and others, after which a collection was made ; and several other gentlemen having spoken, the meeting broke up. eke expregg. TO COMIESPONDENT9. cecead Edition of "The Espies.: fauteuils me new Ciatettc," la published every Tuesday and Yrslay ..iiht s in L itt wpoet. ottLeisiesta Weeded fee "The Expremo," Laudon Evvnine ruw must be at the Office, lu, Bouverai-strest, by Tau (Alai k. 4 day of publication. HIGH WA'LER AT ►.ONDON BIIII)Olt This DA,—Waning, 114.42 a. AtterAral, 111.50 a. To-roaaow-1102212A, Aitarnima, 20. Aft. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 18. "TRUTH is stranger than fiction." This may well be said of a correspondence between the Marquis of LONDONDERRY and his nephew, Mr. Reel n STI:w.: KER, relative to a sent in parliament for the county Down, which has just been published. The delicate chapter on . pocket boroughs in the theory and prac tice of British electioneering is ample and explieit; the chapter on pocket counties has hitherto been a blank, but the letters of Lord LoNnoxnettitv sill g, fur to supply the desideratum. Lord Cesri.eite.l6ll—" be courtesy"—member for the windy Down, but in reality representative of his father's pocket—Ls received notice to quit at next election. He is to be "evicted" for the unpudonabi e offence of thinking fur himself on the question " tenant right." The vacancy thus to he created was offered to, and accepted by, the eldest nephew of t h e Marquis, Mr. Davin STEWART Ken. Mr. KER, ever, having given symptoms of what is considered by his patron a muttuous spirit, has been deprived of the reversion and sent packing after his cousin. .1 younger and more dutiful nephew, Mr. Jolts \ AN . DELECR STEWART, is now the political flunkey elect of the Marquis of Losnoxininitv in county Dunn. The quarrel is essentially a family one, but in the indiscretion of auger, the Marquis and the senior nephew have appealed to the public to judge betwei a them; and thus the public is enabled to appreciate at its true value the political morality of both; and has, moreover, obtained a glimpse into the myst/ ry of the management of pocket counties. The Most Notre the Marquis of I.oxiioNnentev claims an entire and absolute proprietary right in the represeuediqn of the county 1/own, on the title of purchase. Ile speaks of " the immense treasure expended by my family on this county scat," and declares, " after all my forefathers have spent, I ought not to yield this prize." He has bought the electors, and will make them do his bidding. He mill not share this property even with a son. "After the immense treasure spent by the family on this county seat, I cannot reconcile it to my. self, my position, and my political name, to abandon it, during, at least, my tenancy, to even CAsrLD. REAGII, paying his own means, as he must even then be dependent on my I otes." In the course of nature exsThenearal must succeed to what his an. cestors have bought, but the Marquis cannot bear the thought of the young dog's stepping into the pa. ternal shoes, before the father has gone where no shots arc worn. Respecting the duties of the party whom the Marquis is to place in the seat, his lordship is perfectly explicit. There can be no mistake. lie tells Mr. D. S. KER. that on no one question is he to think for himself'; he is to leave his uncle to think for him. " Otherwise," says the Marquis, "you would be in the seat with my money, and my means, in a very great degree, and my friends and others would laugh at me for your boasted and acting indepen dence." To insure the " absolute, unconditional" obe dience of his nominee, the Marquis insists that ho shall leave the Marquis to canvass for him, or only ask votes in the Marquis's name. It was upon this point that the negotiation with Mr. Kee was broken off. Mr. Kan, to strengthen his position, asked ,owe of his personal friends to vote for him, in addition to his uncle's voters. Among others he wrote to this effect to a Mr. ALEXANDER STEWART. Fearing that a member who had been only in part returned by his influence, might in future submit only in part to his dictation, Lord LONDONDERRY immediately with drew his support, and transferred it to Mr. N-ANDE LEUR STEWART. The question at issue between Lord LONDONDERRY and his senior nephew has nothing to do with public principle. In their political views they arc entirely agreed—both arc out-and-out supporters of " Loel DERBY, and protestant and censer% ally° principles:' Nay, it does not appear that even on the delicate question of their relations, as patron and nonliuc., there is any essential difference between them. Mr. KER apologises for canvassing, in his own name, by suggesting that some regard ought to be had to appearances. "It did not appear to me necessary or advisable to make our arrangements known to each indb•idual and puttie:y, because as regards our opponents and the `'..Ahern Whig, it would confirm their insinuation that the county was to be handed over to a political crab, and because there are many landlords, and I believe tenants, who would be offended by assuming that they could be influenced by anything but their own conscience and opinion . The nephew had no disinclination to be his uncle's flunkey ; but lie dis liked the idea of wearing livery, and tried to per suade the old gentleman that the county gentlemen and farmers, though willing to do his bidding, would like to appear to act by their own impulse. The tru culent senior, however, would listen to nothing of the kind; his parliamentary slave must be branded as such ; the electors must not only do his biddin.t, but proclaim to all the world that it was their sole motive for acting. Ile had bought them, and all the world should know it. Not even a semblance of free will should be left them lest it should keep alive a hankering after the reality. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY is clearly of opinion that the electors of the county Down see as completely in his power as his horses, dogs, or cattle. They must do what he bids them; they must let all the world see their implicit obedience. Lord CAMELFORD, when ho gave the burgesses el his pocket borough to understand that if he com manded them to elect his black servant they must obey, did not speak with more imperious insolence than the owner of the pocket county of Down. We shall be curious to see how that election goes. If the Marquis of LONDONDERRY carry his point, the electors of Downshire must take rank below those of St. Albans. But is Down the only county that is thus degraded? Viscount. SEsnsts, aeon of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, sits for North Durham, in which the Marquis has large estates. By what means has his return been secured ? on what tenure does he hold his seat ? Ilan "immense treasure " been expended on the voters of North Durham ? Is Lord St:sitte'; subjection to the will of his father also "absolute, unconditional ?" Is he too debarred from caneassinq for votes in his own name, lest he should follow the bad example set him by his half-brother? Alta the exposure of the relations which exist bete eta the Marquis and the electors of the county Down, east the electors of North Durham, for very Aime, return his son to another parliament: if they do. they will seek in vain to convince taw world that their votes have not been bought. Were this disgraceful affair a laughing matter, it would be easy to place it in a ridiculous point e , f view. Lord LostuosicEniev's magnanimous dictation to his nephew—" I must not be the dupe of my own affectionate credulity"—is the boldest burlesque on the pathetic that has ever been attempted. 141 r.. VANDELEUR STEWART'S appeal to " the electors el this independent county "—published after the se pearance of the correspondence upon which we hale been commenting, and his exhortation to them " as independent electors," to "be guided by principle alone, and enrol your votes under the old STEW.% It r banner of honour and honesty,' and pitch the tat tered standard of expediency to the winds"—is the sublime of impudence. But the subject is too serious to be treated in this manner. The bought and sold, and " ballyrag: gated" elections of county Down are but types el. all their tribe. Tho revelations of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY tell us what is the condition of nearly all our agricultural constituencies. The most venal boroughs are scarcely a whit more venal than most counties under the Chandos clause of the Reform Bill. Electoral corruption has 'grown to such a head that the abuse can only be remedied by an extensive and sweeping measure of general reform. The time for paltering with bit by bit remedies has gone by. Electoral corruption can only be cured or diminished by a large infusion of new blood into the etcetera ranks, by breaking up the organisations by which constituencies arc managed, by withdrawing the d. pendent from the surveillance and controul of flux wealthy and powerful corruptors. To accomplA the first of these ends, whole classes now excluded front the electoral franchiso moat have it ck I he journe missio gardt the Pt Berryi deatin: expect of the scarce] Barth, The Chant; Lama; Gen( procco would only b: which the WI of to reeidin a data issued drew , have 1 The public But, to har Scent Presid return the It cipai Kern, niemb Deleg refuse tuella The begini 1 ' 1111(4 given forma public the g ( The Ithemi a leg " Puri chief emplo irritat ht politic the ht made