The Express. — London, England, 1849-02-13 00:00:00

tare* indeed, the moat faresere the Mere maeasees of parliament will of come be hand on their neeezebee, in it not to be feared that the people will suspect parliament of a wink to fling dam is their eye., rather than to proemial' a really eserching end eilloienesinqairy The committee on the andantes lest year wee coup paid of four whip, roar Petah* three preteetieniete, one repealer, and three members of the popular party. We need not point out in what a feeble minority were the latter._ _ _ This year stir. COBALT, Mr. BARING, and Sir T. Amain) dieeppear from the all-imloeumt ocemaittse, cad eve replaced bi a M r SIDNIT lialalaT. Mr. Val- PON ibtrim, and Neuss WELLULZT. The 'image is decidedly against retrenchment, for Mr. Bataan wee last year oat of plass, and was a !m -orass economist; Mr. CORRY was an inactive official; and Sir THOMAS ACLAND at kart a MA Lade. pendent man. Instead of these we have the motive official, Mr. finomir lilaaalT, 010 rank whig, Mr. Veanon Blurs, and the remeocutative of the great military duke at the head of the War Depart mat, in Lord CHARLES WILLISIXL The ohms • of military expenditure ham is fact their ranks en committee; while op t* them the people have not one military reformer. We will do Srl hitas Ousel( the Justice to may that no more diciest partisan of retrenchment co naval matters was to be bead on lest year's com mittee. bo that with an old First Lord of the Admi ralty on their side, the seekers after cetrenciuneot were able to expose many abuses and put a stop to much prodigality. Bat military abates axe far more closel screened, sad we begin to fees that even the clot hing colonels may manage to obscure matters, es as to reader investigation dank. The • eoeatry, however, will be amend with a. evasion. The lacerate dell are omeentrated in the doings of this secret committee. And if its labours prove abortive from its composition and from the 'brevity of officials, the people will visit its diseppoiatimat and its loss on parliament itsol4 and upon that mock division el parties which Illiabies it as jet to thrust the remise representatives of the people into a corner. T hie at least will be, if it is sot already, a crying argument for farther reform. WIRT an unhappy fatality it is in the history of this kingdom that peevents oar legislators Ikon over doing •tally and with a good gram that which they know well that right and jostles will ultimately ehilge them to do. For twenty, we might say thirty, pus before catholic entancipatio, was earned , the lading an of all parties were inwardly convinced that the demands of the catholic. were just, mad that eventually they meet be granted. Aad yet they went as Anne. _ _year after year, the more liberal of them seerlicing their aspemed Nations to coasideradens of maw chisel convenience or ministerial expedlesey i the lest liberal of them shirking their private Moist/ens, and eating for party parpossea seal and Welty of which they were uawar&y ashamed, until the lima eine too /ats to abolish the abases for whisk Me dada had been the retext, and to abate whisk lice minesseies was ultimately made. Had catholic been granted in 1801, or oven in 1813, hew wade be the condition of Ireland at this preeenthwer. The quinine of Jewish emancipation is, we mina, of Les moment to the safety of the empire this that of cathslic emancipation. But the smaller the pco portion which the Jewish interest and community bear to our entire wealth and population, the greater discredit it reflects on the nation, that there should have been so much delay in placing them on. perfect equality with the rest of their fallow-citizens. The election of Baron Itoenscnitn wee a fair oortz nity, which the liberality of the city of gd within the reach of the legislature, foe with a good grape, and with a spontaneous will, what it bad not courage to effect la a more berate way. Twelve months ago the admission of Baron Boruscitun to the privileges of a legislator would have been received with warm gratitude by ma lowish fellow-mibjects, and hailed by the Jewish throughout the world an example held rrt ek o: l ll es those coantries where their mos were still sallected to penal disabilities. Bat now, instead of leading, we shall be in the veer of European liberality in this respect ; and the thanks and gratitude of the Jews will be given, not to the English legis lators of either hou se, but to the German and Italian radicals, who knocked off their fetters when getting rid of their own ; and whose operations and organs are now said to be very gene rally sabsidised by the wealth, and directed by the talent and energy, which distinguish the Jewish race in every pursuit they engage in. It rested with the conservatives of the Continent to bind the Jewish people to them bythe strongest - ties of interest and affection ; but they would not do so ; and now the whole energies of that long-proscribed race are thrown into the opposite scale. And if similar results do not exhibit themselves in this country, it is simply be cause the stability of our institutions does not offer those temptations to ambition, or those prospects of advancement and retaliation which the lottery of con tinental revolutions holds out to the more embittered members of a MOM Wog pamdbell and trampled on. Th. Kim** d a guasaal revision of the oaths taken by members or the legiablare, oa which the till to be inundated by Lord RUSSELL on tie 191 bun. ie inisrolsoi to be founded, seems u poisibis. It is the best and the least invi dious husk which such a ammo could be introdased bat adathart it will peas muster with the House of Lodi eat more than its predecessors is another gene tics. We calculate on hearing it opposed by the aims amount of taloa; and irrelevant twaddle which was inflicted on both homes a twelvemonth ago. And there is nothing that we know of to prevent bigots, lay and clerical, from throwing it overboard, jest as they did the last. If, indeed, we are to take the vaticinatiooa of the Monday Herald for gospel, we must infer that the bill, in its present form, has has chance than ever of becoming the law of the land. Oar contemporary de clarer, in a very authoritative way, that " among con: servatives no difference of opinion whatever exists on the subject" If this be the fact, our contemporary MOSS place minimally narrow restrictions on the use of the term "conservative" The Morning Herald con tinues " One or two members of the party . who voted aith Lord Oaoaoa BESTINCI last session on the Jewish Bill, • • • will certainly not give their sanction to a oolitrivance recommended by nothing but the spleen of the contriver," &c. This is certainly as extraordinary a mode of expressing a negative as ever we met with. " One or tee members will not trovltsir amain P By dint of repeated attempts, our senamporary makes his meaning's little planer. 1. He bed Mated the day before that " usa mislay provaßei II that quarts: r whose want of unanimity had boas =ilea at flu opening of the ses sion by patties hipadissmatery leadership into cons missies between tines as Olresstated and us-mini -111011• gentlemen se seer sat sa the same benches. " The friends of to and the upholders of reli gion" are hies to be "identical." " The time has arrived wins It Moos evmy man to merge his Pima proponent's§ ite a maniple, unselfish desire to defend the institutions et the land, &c. &o.' Now, if all this ;rlrdonsentirb has any meaning at all, the gist of it is that Mr. DISRAELI is expected to vote against Lord Jolts Roseau's bill. All we can my is, that the party are very unfortunate, if this is the dist test to which their unanimity is to be sub mitted. Mr. Disiazu, we are convinced, will do as much as any man to ansolidate the party whin has now moored hie leadership. But that the seeker of " toeingeby " and " Tamed," the champion of the oppressed race from whin he boasts ' to be sprung, the chivalrous vindicator of the supre- Macy of the Moan-Arab or Hebrew-Cmcmian intel lect, will so stultify linage, and "sacrifice his per °seal Pseposeemices," we do sot believe. If any em ceed= be required en attar side to cement this late adherence of the peonstionlet romp to the only man who is able and bed don it is may limb sod sot be, that are aIW spa fs sake soh a ma a le% seeing that without bin they leave little AMOS of .satiating to exist se a yultaneatary piny at ill. Poe oar pet, it is set se mash the weaned soo. Wait, of the proteWeehlnote the indliferamee and neril/nion et mivisf.as nil thetruggsrlen fist aithe opprobsonve for *a Anon Ye 1 the bill. The reOri'y of the annalmn 'theft beano ere known le I. is tam , of it; salll iso wneted but Lard lons Room sheath is dee mom SW is the sesame ci wan his IMO ienreeted. Really his lordship owes ft to tarots to ere that the likrality thi7 has sad the lemon they have read the • shall sot be Int. Aad even though the a : TH$ IPPRESB, TUESDAY EVENING, - FKBILUARY 18, 1849. escrow snob With teir the peleeipie et maw l emsloriveslitoo rarebit see wide Wet Also; sad meowed Ids sem**. do mimesis, si;thoom delth—The Nedra lees serisol. Alteriledessiodellese AO eat year, the meet ing selsomild• YAW ASSEEDEEET SOCIETY. Yesterday wrialai s aa attlooraed moottag of the seassbore of tide miser leek pima et their isms, Reseed street Lord Reashrea la ato dote. Maas stew am bers levier been baked for and Kr. Nemo read a festkar K Km eisamittse on malty, which bed bow a rW he madiamtlen frill a pains maker. The aelaillee lad head hies shied ISOM_ it 411ffirb lopmee. mega. ea the almblitimMa ef *ee k Karree - Oiled el whisk was the unemaney amosat d prelindeary etedie s zai ss t e , mad with whisk the were The emu' sass of ember neimma sod ptemeedmiles lay la *a het Sae the Kota naiad to every ells. ealysic spathe eferhediwoldegated to him by the dares, eat el idea be could eat Weal, and whlebelleatieassweeW no moos eumprebeashe easogh, aid the third IMO these the pretties edified el to ems bosh Is he Madly Mae be boil ji v I l er i f: = a ; end slibsogh stem body might be .ti/id with it. ler the MINIMe dobtafalag leave Kea Idea to wry eat whit he Mat eisenty explisity directed to be date. The puessat ample of haring imam rammed, fm ace or two We et dm% 1 1 24 •11h1 itedi swami med effirmoisdrae ss & hoe the Whilim, olio eestilloiell mart Goody and tedious. The repot ae relented to Muse ' Pones pamphlet ea the aims of the Rinstoe it Ober eery, kr austeralsos of tit loos. mseass et gisadiem wad gi*tg Whose in them ohms, in ossiegnease if slab the pmesedb. weep keeverally spread weer to Hie gime InsonisMeme - sod to of all paths emmern Wed swaths, ed. To Uwe Ole evil it should be made imparsave that musts sheaf b. smeesiel with contimmusly ; that the time within whM Nib pseessduss was to be takes shield be dellosd. awl that aifialtlsg parties should be sable* to the wawa of rests estesioned by askass e seed of bolas allowed to mopes the pe lf saggaideas einati vat, IM Kean ert be mialled to wise melt soltect to so hues Within a Sash" Om • intro illation of • dillbent system of plowling. swam tibias of the plan was to aster is the Wow the authorityda l l e ure— id to clothe his. with the power permed by die superior lairs of the court hipedag of all mitten brought be fore him--of binding has elm was sot perdu to pro. sealing, before his., bat might &he in intmeet in their l their e a llea .ti and of autar tell= the " pre u ssitCrin hie court. The learned gentMmam thes M esetideedlie lento h, amassed and es mi plobie dtege Me epseellsa el Ohs miens Oarordersy ol which dm com goiparill te earn see these mos, id reseded by mode/ Mae the wells restived. me The resolution bathe boon tommaed. wee mispeed. Mr. JANIS aril/AZT premed the odeplieo of a bog feria of resolutions, Woolson in aneher, et which notice bad beat _riven at the lea araeorkg , directly tradvonatory of the oak of procedure mislod la the Court of Chaesery, ad pls.:ging the society to Se adephea of various opiaiocs both with newest to ibis s eat Me remedies for thus. The motion having bees weeded, Mr. HILL, Q C., ilipllllllllll direst from some ef the pro =eciataised It do realadeas ; and Mr. H. CLUiI himself opflosed to the peeporal to pledge the society by general resolutions to awy perionlar plea of law reform. The MUM while hey Mt Mabel* fitheered weld be hand to week beat fesatiemme ei o galitaim pilaw of detail Satirised by these remimitme, sod dm peeper mob of acting wee by reports, whish maid in &mei& oil ..ended If mummy. He would mere as so omoodment, that these resolationa would mere properly fora the silliest of a distinct report. Mr. Neese eseended the intendment, which WWI carried after a brief diseareare, sad the beaten of the seating tar abutted. OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM Theta is a charm abont Scarborough apart from the @Molar beauty of its situation, and the smoothness of its hard, dry muds It . offers to you what yes de sire and expect in a 'Mann( pkoa It it not& Wailers, to tile eat-aide like Brighton, our a ing village enlarged sad improved like Broadotairs. Om! spa a time it war a town of narrow, steep, and o ce r i e s abeste, needier under the old rock-built ' NNW issesterk. Met hob lbstilemitil its psy Isttimsets. and b or. playe d dso great a part in days et yere. Bat Beer hes been musk imperreditrMin the lest five amd-twatty years. Hamblin beam love up in every direction; old plaosi . knee been and as entirely new quarter bus bias founded cm a cliff which al l the world then& until some one skilled in sgieserlogreeme mb st " ved the bold idea of conaseti ng it with thetzi s l an airy bridge serous the wide revise that let There vow to Ma IPSO lIMMI - train Os dm% the keg wide" a leemes" Ileoftrod above. bdow. some la We slab. Sem ea Ur um* et the Ink lie ma. announce the new mums: resort of the fashion of the north. No plans has been improved, in this ins till:vs ti ol tare. * with great : V e e r & a_thi higher rough dose not, i n all respects, faint the promise which it affords you to the eye. Bet its people are said to be extortionate, and, politically, certainly, they have net hitherto exhibited themselves es ia -4 halm the Reform DPI, was a corpo rationf4 in the loads of 3 bailiffs, 3 coroners, 4 emi 36 burgeons, the majority of whom were emoted with a single family. Thir teen at the entire number were incapacitated from raft by age, infirmity, distanee, or plass; so that the 4e4 orate in reality satiated of 30. It had been a custom for many years at Scarborough to select the members from the &mills. of the Duke of Rutland and the Earl of Mulgrave. Neither of tholes noblemen were personally interested in the town, but they had both held high functions with the c ourt, and were both able to confer sakes and favours, which were the surest recommendation to a eorpcsrate constita. ea,. In 1331 Mr. Marla Manners Sutton, the Speaker, who was a moond-esesin to the Duke of Roland, was returned for the 6th time for Soar- I borough, and the Hon. Edward Phipps, an ants to the resat Marquis of Normanby, took his seat for the borough in the 10th parliament in which he had served. -- When the borough was opened some of the electors wore dairousofthrowiug offtlis trammels of the ancisat interests. They selected as a candidate Sir George Csyley, a neighbouring baroast, whose family , had long been ranked amongst the friends of civil and religious freedom. Sir John Johnstone, who had been returned for Yorkshire on the whig interest on Lord Brougham's elevation to the woolsack, also presented himself. He lived in the • hbourhood, and as a reformer of emsoocsidlocal In fluence, be was not unacceptable to the town. For some time it was doubtful whether the Speaker would again come forward. The Duke of Rutland, it was un derstood, was very desirous to maintain his interest in the borough, but Mr. Manners Sutton, it afterwards transpired, was selected to represent his Univerity. As soon as this was decided, Colonel Sir Frederick Trench appeared in the field. He was on terms of very intimate friendship with the Duke of Rutland, and had eat in previous parliaments as his grace's no minee for the town of Cambridge. At the time these circumstances scarcely rendered him more acceptable at Scarborough. and be was accordingly rejected by upwards of 100 rotas, oat of about 350 which were polled. Scarborough, however, was not destined to preserve, for any long peeled, its entire independence of aristocratic domination. The tory party worked hard between 1832 and 1835, and when the general election occurred in that year, they stood prepared to fight a mosesfal battle. Their &moss were improved by the representative position of the borough at the period. The electors had oertalnly been ill-served by the members of their choice. It appears, by reference to the votes of the " liberal members of Scarborough, in the first reformed parliament," that " on a motion I to repeal the window duties, both were absent ! On another motion to repeal the bona and window duties both were absent! Oa a motion to discontinue naval 1 and military sinecure', one was absent, whilst the other voted against ! On a motion to diminish public burdens both were absent On a motion to redo.* the Malt Tax one was absent, whilst the other voted for it in the first instance, and against the very next night! On a motion to inquire into the Pension List, both were absent!" In fine, "on occasion of 116 divisions on important question', one member was absent upon 94, and the other upon 100!" Having jointly 232 votes to give, they bad exercised their right and per formed their duty on 38 occasions ! In addition to all this, the position of Sir John Johnstone was peculiarly anomalous. He had won his way into parliament as an uncompromising re former, in doys when reform appeared to be trium phant. When divisions arose in the liberal ranks, his began to trim hie nails. He expressed an opinion that Lord Stanley was the first statesman of the day, and gave evident indications of a desire to ride in " the dilly." On the occasion of this election hn stood aloof from his former liberal colleague, and hoisted an in dependent flag of his own. He said as little as pos sible in his canvass about general politics, but a great deal on the subject of local interests. He trimmed himself, in fact, to get votes from both sides, and to be equally content with whichever colleague the elea meats might give him. The contest upon this occasion waxed extremely fierce and acrimonious. Of all the peppery candi dates it ever was our lot to hear of, none ever came up to Sir Frederick Trench. He took mortal offence at everything that was done and said, and always seemed to have his fingers twitching at the potent keys of his pistol are. He replied personally to half the rquibs that were issued spina him. Hs wee nearly driven to desperation at a joke about his eyeglass, and would hare shot anybody dead who could have been proved the author of • sally about his wig and padding. This example imparted to the constituency and ti.e contest a degree of rancour which could only exist in a very small electorate. It mast have been hard work for the Scarborough printers in those days. The nsass of paperswe had to go through in reviewing the history of this electios, imposed on us a labour of no otdinary character. There was even a established to support the cease. How its ne irlisC escaped Hewlett* seems miraculous. In 1836 the polls at borough elections were per mitted to be open two days. Virtually, however, the eleetirm was almost invariably decided ea the first. At the class of the first day's polling at Scarborough, Sir Frederick Trench had polled 176 votes, Sir John Johnstone 161, and Sir George Ca y - ley 122. It was complained by the party of the de feated caadidatu that. Sir John Johnstone might have saved the election for the liberals. This, however, does not appear to be made out. There is no doubt that many of his friends split with the tory, bat Sir George Cayky's minority was upon the whole too great to lave been materially affected by this ciraun stases. The Vayley party, however, determined upon re taliation. At the succeeding election in 1837 they brought forward Si Charles Style, a son-in-law of Sir Georp Cayll succeedede to win against either candidate.by a majoritLo s Ug e over Sir John Johnstone, who by this time had a ooafirmed conservative, though not so much so es to preclude his voting with either party when they seemed likely to he Victorious. A carious illustration of this gentleman's trimming propensities was given in the early part of Sir Robert Peel's parliament. Everybody recollects the maid for the Speakership. when Mr. Aberaromb was elected by a majority of 10. On that Sir Jahn - Johnstone was ass of the very few absentees. But though the ab solute result of this division was unfavourable to the tory government, the majority against them was so small that it was thought Sir R. Peal would be able to retain power. Accordingly in the very next divi sion, Sir John Johnston* was found a sapporta. of the government That he had miscalculate it is ma mmary now to state. The defeat which Sir John Johnstone sustained in 1837 woo an extremely sore Inhisst. He applied. every energy to redeem his radon. Day after day satil the next giusell abeam be Wound iacessandy in this borough. His expenditure amesgst the trader people was and continues to be vary considerable. That cininmstana could root bat have its eat& A spina was also c omma med by some of his frisods at rendering pecuniary assistance, as it be needed, to respectable and worthy Small loans of 101. or 204 end ems soma, ea the security of notes of band, were Mal Nte saw mays worthy family from ruin." Time bees kw net been lent, say Ste John John ston% whether la oar to get votes, but rather as a taste keyed Idshassees. Of course, however, they had the en* el Woke mew of gratitude from the slaters whoa lbw bad an opportunity of evincing it. It was not to be tremdered at, therefore, that in 1841 Sir John Modem should head the poll with 295 votes, Whig enly been able to muster 192 at the 'election Darin:7l: 6ll 4nal Sir John Johnstone was at work for himself ia Scarborough, the whigs, it must be stated, were not lees actively engaged in promot ing their party interests. The ?denim* Reform Act destroyed what osetainly was a monstrous grievance in this borough—the inflames of its old, close, nominee corporation. For years every . office in the place bad been held by themselves, their friends and dependents, and the influence thereby acquired had been very peat. The whip now obtained the ascendancy, and the municipal appointments were vested in their own friends. But they did more than this. Pasture land, as very fre quently happens at a seaport, is scares at Scarborough. It is only up the valley in one direc tion that it is to be advantageously obtained at aIL Now it happens that the Woods and Forests pos sum property clone to the town, which, in consequence of this' dm-mammas, obtains a considerably increased value. The lease of this estate happened, a few years to influence in; the liberal party determined to get it. Theh theinfluence of Sir George Cayley they the soosossafel competitors. How it was ar ranged is net altogether clear, but the tories do sot hesitate to say that it was a whig job, and that sufficient time was allowed to communicate with Scarborough, between the opening of the tenders and their aocept anbe at Whitehall. Be this as it may, the matter is of little consequence, far the use made of the property is the point. No sooner was the land obtained than the whigs proceeded to let it out to their own friends. In a watering-place them are always hereof fly.drivers, donkey-keepers, milkmen, and people of that class, to whom the possession of a piece of pasture laud close to the town is an inestimable advantage. A whig voter of this *lass was able to get a slice of the Woods and Forests property without much trouble, and upon reasonable terms. He holds it, however, during good behaviour; so at a general election he always looks oat for the right man. The right man in 1841 was the Hon. Col. Phipps, now secretary to Prince Albert. Sir Charles Style was woes to relinquish his seat, and the Scar borough liberals, looking out for a new candidate, thought they might obtain increased influence by in troducing a member of one of the old families. CA Phipps was decidedly the beet candidate Scarborough ever had, and it is mach to bengretted that he did not succeed. Sir Frederick Trench's connexion, com bined with the Johnstone influence, proved too strong for him, and he was beaten on the poll, though only by a majority of 18. Colonel Phipps endeared himself to his supporters at Scarborough, and there is no doubt would have been very triumphantly returned in 1847. But at the commencement of that year he accepted a post which precluded further pursuit of parliamentary and political distinction. So samiesefully, however, had his party worked, that when the last general election came, although Colonel Phipps was no longer in the field, Sir Frederick Trench thought it prudent to retire. He relinquished the representation on the ground of ill health and a desire to retire from the public service. The tories tried in vain to obtain a candidate. Mr. W. Ewart Gladstone examined the register, and mistrusted the place both on the grounds of success and expenditure. He thought the chances doubtful, and had fears that the large sums required from the candidates could not altogether be correctly spmt. Mr. Gladstone having declined, Sir Fitzroy Kelly was asked to stand. He had less scruple about the expenditure, bat entertained equal doubts as to the victory. For some time, however, he wavered with respect to Scarborough, but at len gth elected to stand for Lyme, where be was beaten and something 1/01110. The candidate .elected by the liberals was the Earl of Mulgrave, Lord Normanby's son, and, what was more important to the electors of Scarborough, Col. Phippe's nephew. He came in without opposi tion, with Sir John Johnstone fora colleague. Should his lordship obtain a parliamentary reputation, he may hold the seat for years to oome, but in any other case he will probably be exposed to a severe contest at the next election. For the constituency of Scarborough is essentially unsound. In consequence of the extension of the i town and its increase as a watering-place, the electo rate has doubled itself within the last ten years, andl at present consists of upwards of 800 registered voters. But the property of the town is constantly changing hands. People come and take • house either to oc-i cup 7 or to let—they remain a couple of years, recruit their health in the one ease, or relinquish their speculation in the miler—and another change ensues. These changes, which have been greatly increasing since; 1841, set at defiance ordi nary political specula' ion. This clams of voters too, are not generally people of Aron* political bias. Probably in the majority of cases they would vote for the most influential man. The result is that it be comes exceedingly difficult to calculate the result of an election : perhaps, indeed, there is no place in the country with reepect to which it is less possible to decide at this moment bow parties would really stand upon a coned, though certainly the probabilities are that the liberals have the upper hand. As regards expenditure at Scarborough, except by the indirect means already described, there has on no occasion been that direct and systematic system of bribery which prevails at other places. Treating, however, has been practised by all parties to a con siderable extent. The candidate to whom the bo rough has been most costly on all occasions has been Sir John Johnstone. He must have disbursed ve7 heavy sums at the Scarborough elections, though it .5 difficult to say bow much. Bir Frederick Trench's contests here may have cost on an average about 1,5001. Sir Charles Style spent 1,0001. in 1837: Phipps's contest in 1841 is believed to have cost com paratively • very small amount. The money in Scarborough chiefly goes in agency charges — which is little better than bribing an attorney and his relatives—in colours, music, re ifreshments for committee, and sash like " constitu time& "if not absolately " legal " expenses. Gene ral allegations of corruption, of a worse character, have been, of coarse, bandied about by both parties, but they ap to rest entirely ffOU suspicion. As s Sir John Johnston.'. interest, however, we confess that it seems difficult materially to distin guish it from the old boroathmongering system of the period antecedent to the Reform Act. This gentle- man is elected upon no avowed principle—as the representative of no stated course of policy. He gets into parliament by the suffrages of the tradespeople with whom he deals, and of others upon whom he confers obligation. A liberal expenditure in beef and mutton : good round bills for groceries and cheesemoogery : prompt payment, and no *twilling at the items : presents of game, and assistance to poor voters : these are, in sum and substance, what Sir John Johnstone represents in parliament. Were he obliged to cease his expenditure in ficarbormigh, he would have few supporters in the borough—none from principle, comparatively few from personal feeling, and, very likely, fewer still from gratitude for put favours. For the venal constituent who accepts, te by no means the foremost to return, an obligation. IRELAND. Dumas., Pas. 12. The rumour every day gains ground that we are to have a Vioe-Cbanoellor. There certainly must be some important change in the equity coats of this country, for, as :hap are at present managed, the arrear of business in the Court of Chancery is fearful to contemplate. Amongst the names mentioned for a vios-clumelloe are those of the Lord Chief Baron, nod his lamed, ' collapse, Barons Lefroy and Richards. In case that Chief Baron Pigot were made vice-ohancellcr, it is said that the pay ment Chaaaeller would be anxious to ro ams hes old pia in the Court of Exchequer, se that allee Is permanent. while the tenure of the ebsosellorebip bite oily with the cabinet. It is cer tainly believed that if Sir James Grattan had joined the -proment ainletry, step would hate been taken to make Mr. Blackburn Lord Chancellor. The Doty trial drags its slow length along. Ere limiaary arguments have not concluded yet. 3 Mr. John Hilliles,editor of the Waterford Chroaiele, and who has been three or four mouths in Cloning gaol for political offences, has been liberated on bail. John Hughes, who was a fruit merchant in Dublin. has also been kt oat of Waterford gaol. ATTINTT TO AJOLUDIATI A MAGI STOLTZ. -n• Leiws ta states that " Between the hours of eleven and twelve o'ckck on last Saturday night J. 8. Slott Esq. of Ltaesdowne, was fired at near We own gate. Th. bell pawed thrmgh the 'Appel* sad breast of kis eoat carrying away a portion of some letters he had in his breast coat pocket We feel happy to state the respected gentleman vu sot wouided." will Ws eSerek_ll is 4diel atill het .the bell is *My llkelysto ho, W !mobile will nee take op the ism tion a lit V 1 is more mangy this ho bus yet &IL If he wanted to damp the demo of WM We and give its km and lukewarm frisradizzE he rejesting it, could mot do so mare dm by the he and hypotheses cadeined in ire ant to Mr. Aim therm "To prom it for ward to the exelmise of other and, perAaps, pruning basinses," is Oat so one expiated of hue. But to make the bill a bend Ns minute:id maim. is what Lord Jose Acne 3s really bowed to do, if be thinks to intiedemisusk &boll at all. This bringiog in ofgialative liweiehesess at half-week, with early and radio eradia t ed you will take me tremble to hit your samtly and bait really ogre very Rude whether your plum mhos ire or not, is the wish peeeible ray s mfidelsr. The disesteems masetemess ef wash add drewshmed have bee& marloM wisest deft het needs& to hare disgusted Lord Rum Stromitt and his sellsopes with rash teethe for ever sad ever. It wadi en the whole be bitter to hive measwres widely Me the completion of Jewish maw oipatice, esedelle z = al mesa of all parties, es bs height in by members if the house, rather hen MR Plirsts of memo by the leageid eat imhodaislid ate with which the minis try emit Ills to the shames of delay or mutilation is ens hem sod el lareaming refection in the ides. Vbe Court. ARRIVAL OF THB COURT IN LONDON. The Qom mid Prises Albert, amorepenied by the Priam Woks. Prises Alfred. the Priam@ Bevil, the Pelmets Also, the Primers Heim, sad the Nissen Nitesded by the Vieeemonse Imm a Hem. Min C=lg a Sae. Mtn Msedissid. the Berl et Linseed, Remise, IMM.-041. Se Hos. C. B. PeiM Ils== .l lllewmer, Laird AMIE Fsget. sod ME Wylde,, MR Wisher Cade et Is. noloralm pen three o'ideeit yester day tit emicm mestaul by a deteamem of the 2ad Life Grath Z:4 te the Omsk Nation, traveling se tows by Imin ur z ul doe Great Weans &Amy. From the in anon party ',Nominated by Adelelmseil Llobt Deigeses to I`siese. wino Ibisalp of oaf bia Ilepoi Mohnen Gotha et toe anode Won bar Ate& The Gems end the Priam were reeeiwa et the pekes by lbe Dolmen lady Ly twins, the Ma. Ws of Ihresehlbase c the Deka 4111 Nerfolk, Lord Georg* 7wenen. end Wesel Seymour. Her Melesty and Priem Albert honoured the per. hariese et the Preach Plays with their proems yesterday emaimi. The royal mute alsokied pf the Vientiane, Joce lyn. toe Hem Min listelousid. the Had of Llstowel, Lord Mred Perk owl Cdmel Worm The 'G&W Committee el the Privy Carnal eat memedey la the Ceased Chamber. Whkehea. The Lords were the Koster at the Rolle. Lad Shoreham, the ChaeeeSrof tb Dsehy of Cerswall, aid the 'edge of the Adaiwilq Own. A report of the moseedisp will be load @bowine. DIPLOMATIC CHANOML—It is rnsontel in the diploma* circles het several dimes mess as diplomatic servants of tta state are la NONNI,Wiest (M lit that his lasellsag eir Aleunder Ms Heidi Weisser at the mart st Ware/mbar% la to sellespaish_ Mao thr another appoiatamat.—His Ezedlioney Lord Massi dims net re. mon to et numbers is mama Ifs d plum* tanstions is Britt& minim. at the mart of the Rapers, lessons 'mks. 'ha Lady Bloombeld will SONalpsay hie ezmillanoy. SUDDEN DIATH OF TM COUNTESS OP BUDGE WATEL—The venerable Countess of A =rater ezplrld puldealy on Sudsy Mammon, at Castle, liar Ihmkkampateed, Herts. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The email Meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Comsseree and Manufaeteres was bel i tzeterday. T. Bliley, Se the resident, occupied the that,. she CHAI CHAIRMAN rid they met wader eiressastances more gratifying than those under which they had bees sentestomed to meet during the last few years. If there weft, he said, so other triumph to record than the albs earn laws, that alone is es important nt ajeel reseal eengesielaton to the rashers of this chamber. In the marathstaring districts Ire convinced that there is ate iiiipesides to retinue easy acrimonious ruse any seams of *Meg Is Werra to the agriculturists. 'But I , femme gm Sal at the present time some of the leaders of the reteedsalet party are pursuing a cure that is cola memlehle ea their part ; sad I would sot at the relent seemer gem le ISM Ot the statuseses which had pro seeded Rea the Dabs of R ic h Lord Stanley, and Mr. Diersell, bet far the total abeam from their remarks of the greet beaus that has scerwid by the range in the eons law to the people et this country. Thor aristocratical indivi. dear imegM It Meter es a crime upon Sir Robert Pail and span the leghleines that sack a awe has been introduced that laLt the lest three yeses we hail been enabled to re ed the amount of provisions that had come into the country the form of wheat—almost an average of ten millions of quarters per arum, of en annual velure of some 20 millions sterling. Now these 10 minims of wheat rri . d e elttri l n en tle t° l.l l l;te s r . ltingd ort : f in. eve gis a re i third ll root apparently to these distinguished individuals that this food kr bra brought into the country. But none of them ban bed the manliness to sympathise with the pressing wants of the people of *le country, nor hue say of them declared that If this food had not some into the country, that one-third of the population must bars con trued to puffer extreme pantie:a. And for a moment admitting what they say as a nutter of fact, that the introduction of ten millions of quarters of wheat reit not to have been brought hither, then I put them upon the borne of the dilemma, and wk., what must have rooms of the people who have eaten these ten milling of quarters of wheat? (Hear.) We are charged sometimes with enter %aisle( cad-blooded principles of political economy. But these gentlemen, who rank themselves r ; rotectlonate, for get that they are advocating • system that would have con tinued etaratioa to • vast multitude of the indestrione people of this country. We have had a redaction of miry Aral duties. We bat had a redaction of aroma. Seger has been introduced at much lower rates of duty. The policy that Sir Robert Peel pursued was questioned in the Howe of Commons, and it was predicted that it cur entailing ruin and less up= the revenue of the country. But we have the satidestion of teeing that lower duties bare increased the reveler; and the sugar at Its prosiest low rates is yielding a greater amount of revenue than it has ever drone at the high, ex whiter, and protective rate that it has ruled at for many years. And ague, we see the protectiosis's quarrelling with the quantity of sugar that has been Introduced into this conntry. They say the aken toning of protection is injurious to the colonies. Bet they again forget that the pimple of this country are the mew errs of the sugar; and if less sugar be brought into the runtry, again there must be a &Final= of comfort, and dens of almost the neeessaries of hfir. And, therefore, we see on almost every hand that the ruse el policy has bra one le perfect harmony with oar marital interests, and, at the same time, with humanity. Per Leneseithe cotton may be regarded as an essential legvedient for the welfare of the pit** as almost any other commodity. We have to regret that even yet we are simnel exclusively dependent upon solitary sources of supply fee this raw material. We desire to see rues somiag from every quarter of the world where there is the power of growing it; and whatever we have had an opportunity affsrdal toe, ha this ehamber, te enastrage the growth of oaks in • new restos, we have readily gives any amistasee that it hae bees Iss our power to reader. Some time ago we kad a visit has Dr. Lang, who stated to us that cores might be gem in aboadenee in South Australia. We had samples frees him of a very rape rice hind. I regret that he heeled esemparatively little sap part to his attempts to satandort Tether ea migrate s the ent deaths of rasa in Arras. He has law I* a merdw rage thee la this mod isle headed that %lidera hes asstamt modgrastatith the avowed 'aeration of atria their , thry arrived la Australia, to the .casuist dada W ok is only judo to ths writ slag as imildessi S. dab this 64 and I him to lamed 111.1 limp is so a* igathy sassia 011111k11/ opts a voids. also* 4114 improsolo. Ws hate ha, an swam ossomittsor fees Part Naha, rupplog t r .= bare of that allay far prodvabog MP._ ofis say claw. We have halation hod .ales. ImOrkluds In an sego.se of the notoriety at we oldizte. rolodro to dm with to have o greater supply of asseigit others, has Yams. Z. Calppiaai sad Oft consmpaisaso is o a k TextrintieLtha wr eet e s t allmaltad tha aces eZ thir.p.m. of Natal Is puha it la largo pommlitio. Th e horror, erilsemsla with. the lateral, azalogi t foe tiro ponrol of ofe who dun to Ulm Oho Math of looking it over. I may stet*, that. h& c * o hm „is. as a spumer, I have bought and used wisely id beim of this Port Nair oxen, and that it is of a "dig mei derivable la many raps.' he the Lasumbiro Isawiliastmam WWoad be • p.ao bass mod a gnat miquidloa. With Pa Posmriay is nab • missfy, I think *in willadibse le segimmow on rob gad ad. trade to giro assur_Appos to ask ado* w him Is mhos ; nor, oa the ilimir_isitisom rho got a oar orismisi author... la Odor waramisursponat to Ma rio. Ow VC topmost What osiopy he the par pd.Weakly this itspertent haw material. It is rams amass that web emigrasts, with • capital of hem aw. to 600 i. would be du Hsiehss to praised to Port Natal to swage in the enitiratioe of war. Mr. BOOTHMAN, the ascretary„ that read the report, which pre a dig.. o_f the prisiyal subjects width the drawbar bad delladued darlai die pasty am rho Man hurt ben Id Mr. EDNUNVISHWORTH moored that the report be printed. Mr. & SCHRAM' novel a modpilliamboy solo to tb directors, saying he ins we dr emirs ought not to forget tho tholes also whisk vim dial to elm passes is this smatry. Ho mead lb. who wend this. They had pp thump' • year ol lili A2 b odlimbg, mai they aboald be sasaimwor, he was faro, he t ore Ira so go fags 0/ the globs wild%{ hart Phased ttatellellliat the r a thaa tie popish.. amp{ Albsse ~ Mind Its might now lock farina own W alms dim* pricy, sod that was joit ig ibu g at ups SSW hie Labia et frugality isi AO ago ell mmotifostonsi, bad Oho 414 ft soliWaki THE MURDER NEAR BRIGHTON. Yesterday Mr. Gell, the coroner, resumed the inquest on the body of Mr. George Stenhouse Griffith, the brewer of Brighton, en account of whom murder, on Tues day night, has already appeared bs cur columns. Mr. C. Hodson and Mr. C. 8. 'Erten described the find iv et body, as Were reported. Mr. Martin. clerk to deceased, said the pistols frond were borrowed by hiss tee Mr. Griffith. They were nes loaded warn headed to dammed. It will be remembered diatoms ballets were fourth in the pockets of the eau:dared man. Police Inspector Plasemnpeudund the ballet extracted from Mr. Griffith'. keert. It was M a different site to the others, sad appeared malt sorrcdrd ea numb it bad been lying in the nab before burg recently used. Maria Amen, wife of the landlord of the Horse sal Groom Inn, Horsham, deposed—l have known Mr. Griffith 4 years. Last Tuesday he came to the house; I shook beads with him mid said, " Is is very late, whieh way ere is said, il ) . borne ." He said, l " By w I yw i r of West dark before fWestOrinstaad yo . ‘ get th th an; and then ha an ve been bees so essay robberies of late in West Grinstead and Shipley, that penile barn lights all night." He replied," that he had been out all hours of the sight, aad he had never hart any on, nor had Lay one hart kiss." He then took oat of his pocket a red beg los tamping pistols. I had n seen a pistol . before; I oohed him ff ft was a pistol, and he said " Yes ' He then took out of his pocket something sad nassrewed the pistol. He also toek out the Beek prodseed, sad pat a round ball in and screwed it up main. He then put some powder into a a phis, that he opened near the !ewe part. He then pat the pistol into the red beg, sad as he was palling the string it broke. He then placed the loaded pistol in the r4ht hand great coat pocket ; after which, he took another beg containing a pistol. Mr. H,well, a shoe maker, who was there at the time, asked him if that was loaded ? He replied " no," " warrant the other will be enough for ore man. 1. shall set gim up my mosey easily." He placed the load pistol in his pocket again. The other he did not take out of the bag. Did no pay him say mosey. He was very cheerful, and said be hat to COMP to Griastead, and thought we should be offended if be did not cow. Sarah Ann Ihnokey, rehoolaistiese, at Negotiant, stated that es the menirg of Tuesday lad, about 20 minutes pest 9 o'clock, she heard • report of a ran or pistol, which ap peared to come in the direction of Mr. Mansington's pre-1 mists, which were in a line with the West road. The jary retureed a verdict of " Wilful murder egaloit Rae persons unksown." There is as yet so els, to the wader r'. °ornament has offered a reward of 1001, whisk, with the 2001. offered by the Brighton pollee committee, makes 3001. altogether. THE MURDERS ON BOARD THE AMELIA. Oa Wednesday last we published a short aocoant of the horrible eatesOophe which took place in the midst of , the Pacific Ocean on board the Amelia, bound fro. Cali fornia to China, with red fee the parchate We are now favoured with ostrich frost a private eon nutniealou from Hanavoora Bay in Wahooa, one of the Sandwich Islands Oa whisk stands the tows of Hosolulu), received ea Mazatlan prr the last West India Mail, by a raerseatile house is Menchtster, which corroborates every rosin fact of the mount we have already published, giving, however, fuller portionless and the dates of the homage traced: : " On the night of the 3rd Oct., la the middle watch, three of the new , sanely, Jos& Cabrera, Joel Torres, end Andres Boldav:o, astiaied, attacked the sate, sad killed his. Captain Alva (a Spaniard), and Mr. Francis Cooke, passen ger, hearing the size, male on deck. Two of the ru ffi ans attacked awn, Med Mr. Coate, and hantediawly threw him overboard, and badly wrestled the captain, bat who, nevertheless, eseeseded in getlieg down Into the cabia to ern himself, =dome ea deck oak with a outlaw, but the audiasse stabled him la the nit "Ili* kid* earl be 'ell a wpm In. Geis, bet maid SSIISMS. limy Madera, son the flag aim , ltNally (a native of Dublin), who were below when lite murderous Nees commeased, were confined to their soma rooms • and the nostianws, who were all Peregrine, shaped tbrir seem kw Neu. Oa the follow hog monies Captain WM/ftnisi, midi the soistaises of the empeases, re leave the MAIM ship, With the isloslss, provided Ike madams would gave ilia eels of the boats sad the atemarry previelem. This they rammed te Nernst to, 'bats i h r t piss ea dee M Ires sea d, bees', sad throws VP, OM Saw the papers sad desserts mho emebseed, arlfrAkiwt a large quantity of asik divided it emus the aisslake of the crew, mmys seek to take a pert. Oa tie tight it Me 4114 the medium hewing drunk freely, two of thus wimi air tie rw ebsa the mesa ter, is accordance with a plea aim of Ms arew, killed dam with his axe, while sashed the third mesimer, who reristed,. hat wee likewise deopetsbed by ▪ sad the mad lough to these lasi (the dead waltbesizteelkes. Theme ihmesa sad Oaks the empseeer. is Wheel' Seagram °sante and *Dora ere frets Lanka. The specie, about 6:10,000 deem, les hems snared by bet Majesty's oreselpseraL Mrs. Ceske Bed sensed are Urine ca Ms" sad it it apsshd will ratan is the mast of Maim wiles sa oppoßaaly cam" Fos.—Lou 07 Lino—Yesterday morning, daring the Seam kg wish enveloped the swim. polls, the Orals whisk leaves the Basses Maths at im Mamas yea 9 o'clock bal jest prod ilts bridge over the mad at the Camila swim (shear moles Way bum Weld Mauldin As masaad ), ra l :awe aids* mild it aim eitearead Sieves eased IA hi lona canoe as yereetegi Psil =, promided iessaelha Sae lionnots the two emelees. ead was streak dews by die egitaarbeed to tho link. Oa V a ts milermiele alarm to woolbemi orwillmedoellt ea thehsedompareedy enmesh to Omaha bode sad the tool 41 also imbed. He wee soeseved the Vain:rutty whore . asommose al e h had slOwindil ie loa a one s sad begs MAI Weft . Se v =is as ibg awed Mimi omd imeameliese US die Theme. The Brammalletemese, mere wide a imp reember of panne at a quarter before AW *hash. AS eight Wash a boat from thil Star compare beam sod at plaintidt aawlek o'clock the Bra,bsieogis Mike 'modes ad wall Itedlwqr SOIL TSB WSW tot me at its ing up, when the people ea bawd diamond. obese midway be tween Bride and WOOll4lll, that the Beameid was 'ironed mod** awed to be eel* foe aid. The IS boa mese, and wind about two bowie alba Wed time at the pier. The Imerald rembod Ladlosebrilig•-wharf about Wee beers after her es. gear Sri, wed it appeared that mom her Kakis& as is seielway, kr the Rasa aim. eke amide, solved es le bi elsiesse bg Oho isi, ma epos who Me sham whore lie notaind wed the We retereeL WALES'. CARDIGAN BOROUGH ELECTION.—The election for the Cardigan boroughs was concluded on Saturdsy last, and, as will be seen from t►e subjoined statement of the numbers polled at the several ui,triets to the close of the poll, termi nated in favour of the liberal candidate, Mr. Prres Palms, who beat his oonservative opponent, Mr. J. B. Reused, by • Nakeig of sight. IUtAL CLOSI OP TIM POLL. _ _____ __ ___ ___. Per. Buford. Centigram' Abenetwhls lB2 71 Adpar 4O 22 Lampetir 49 78 291 Mr. Raiford was a asndidate for the representation of the boroughs at the elemiln .f 1841, in opposition to the lam liberal member, Mr. Pry's'', but owing to the loss of a poll book, the returning e , r was usable to determine upon whom the elso.ion had fallen, and a double return was made to the Homo of Commons. Mr. Hayford did net petition, and Mr. Prise ocemeguently held the seat till his death. PROVINCIAL. LANCAIII ILE. ARIES? OP AN IBIBH MuBOER= IN LIVERPOOL. —A man, owned Ceres Boswell. has been arrested in Liver wool, charged with the murder of the Rev. Mr. Lloyd. at ROSISOIAMOD, about a veer sr. Re will be ramovod to Ire land, to stood kin tziaL ----- THE MURDER AT BEIDONORTH.—It will be reooL. lected that at the last inquiry before the coroner, the jury could not agree to a verdict, and the court was adjourned to the 28th of this month, in order that all the evidences which could bear upon the ease might be produced before the jury on that day. Since the adjournment, Mary Cortleld, the fellow servant of the prisoner, Catherine Newton, bee made a statement to the magistrates of the borough, which If tree, fully eatables the guilt of the prisoner. —Mary Cortield says that on the night in question oho left the deceased with her daughter in the kitchen; and that shortly after she went up stairs she heard deceased cry out "Oh, don't!" She fre quently heard the prb7ner say she would kill her mother. On one occasion she found the prisoner kneeling on het mother's chest, and pressieg a hadkerchief Into her mouth. The witness went oa to say that the pri soner one* told her that her mother was keeping ner out of her property, and if she did not soon die she would kill her. as she had lived quite long enough. I have been sent by the prisoner to the doctor's for poison, but I did not know for what purpose. I fetched a quantity of oil on the day the deceased came to the house by the prisoner's direction ; the oil was afterwards found to have been poured on the clothes el the deceased. Oa the same city I saw a quantity of drip ping in a basin, in the cupboard, and on the fullowinet morn ing, when the deceased was found burned, I noticed that the dripping had been taken out of the basin, and I have no doubt it had been need for the same purpose as the oil. As soon as I discovered the are I ran down stairs. I mimed the de ceased, and went to look fur her. I found her lying In the yard, and I ran back and said, " Oh, dear, yonder she is; she's dead." The primmer, at that time, was sitting upon the sofa in ha night gown, but she did not take the slightest I natio*. I saw a pillow and some sheets in the yard, which were in the r seat when I went to bed. The bottle which had contained the oil I fetched I found on the fireplace the next morning ; the sofa was covered with marks of oil. Sine Arto. ROTAL ACADEXT.—Mr. Westmaeott, jon., has been 'Doted a royal aesderaieian, to fill the vacancy canoed by the resignation of Mr. Moses. CLEgICAL .—ltev. W. Avast, to St. Paul's C., -. 17e7. H. A. Prow, to be widetant ouniiiter of et. George's. Ben Foreet, Dear Portsmouth. NAVAL. ADIMIALTT, FOB. 12.—Appotimturrs.—COmti A. Minima, to Rattler. Lioutoosat sod Onentornatter : R. A. Powat.t., to Jana,. Lleatenost mod Oodoomoder : P. J. DASIVIVUOD, CO Soppbt. Lientiosat : P. Ma IL 00D/ZST, to tattler. Katy *ntelitgence. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL. _ _ _ Y. sterda7, the Brat stump of the court sines term ended was held an the Cauncial Cbamtatr, Downing•atreet. The members of the committee present wire Lords Campbell, Brougham, and Langdale, Dr. Lualaingtun, and Kr. Thomas Pemberton Leigh. Re HARDY'S PATINV AXLIF.TREIBS. Mr. Hill, on behalf of the pitentee, James Hardy, and of hie assignees, Mears. Charles Betel and Thomas Walke►, applied to their lordships for an extension of the p 'tent for a term of seven years. Alter bearing the histsry of the patent, a consultation took place between tho members of the council, and Lord Brougham announced that they were unanimously of opinion that an extension of four years was all the present holders were entitled to ; but upon the conditions that they should bind themselves not ti raise the price of the article on the public higher than an increase in the price of iron would warrant t►em, and to give one mole•y of the net profits during that period to the Rev. Mr. Hardy. COURT OF COMMON PLRAB..--YZSTEEDAT. Sittings In games. CROSPIELD V. 11011110N.-CONOTIMCTION OP A COVENANT TO INDEMNIFY IN AN ASSIGNMENT OP LEAVE. Upon the sitting of the court, Mr. Justice Coltman de livered judgment in thie cam. It was an action of covenant, in which the declaration alleged that the plaintiff, as original lessee of &certain colliery, remained liable to pay the rents, and cinema the covet ants in the lease; that by an indenture, dated 'he Ist January, 1840, the plaintiff, in consideration of 1,676 k, to be paid by the defendant, ssaigned the colliery to John Reed, to hold in trust for the defendant, but In ease default should be male by the defendant, in payment of the MITI of 1,4781. at the time Basel, then to sell and dispose of the colliery upon certain trusts not material to be stated ; and the defendant eovenanted that be would well and truly, and at all times p. ay the rents, dm., and indemnify the plaintiff against all breach of covenants contained in the original lease. The declaration then complained that various sums had sines become due for rent, which the plaintiff (the ee'endant having teglected to do so) was obliged to pay to Elisabzth Watkins, the reversioner. There were several pleas, and the jinxes upon all of them were found at the trial for the plaintiff, with the exception of the third plea, upon which a verdict was entered for the defendant. That plea alleged that the defendant was not in possession of the colliery when the said rents became due and were paid by the plaintiff. A rule was afterwards obtaincd to enter judgment for the plaintiff, non °Wante veredicto, and the question was, whether the third plea furnished& good answer to the action. It was urged for the defendant that he was only to pay the rent during such time as he was in possession, and that the covenant to indemnify was to be comtrui d with a like restriction. The court, however, bald, having reference to the intention of the parties as manifested by die general terms used, that the covenant to indemnify was unqualified, and gave judgment for the plaintiff. Rule absolute accord iollll. COURT OF EXCHNQUEIL-YISTIRDLY. Prim huss.—Dsion Sir F. relloek. Cat., and • Middlesex Special Jury. WairmY, M.P., O. COONS AND MaLLIT.—ALLEOED LIBEL. —TILE HOUNSLOW FLOGGING CASE. The Attorney-General, Mr. B. Imam, and Mr. Bramwell were esenesi for the plaintiff, who was seated at the bar with them ; Mr. Bel. Wilkins , Mr. T. Jones, and Mr. Damen for the defendant& . . _ This was an action to !mover °Dispensation for certain alleged libellous publications in the Medical Timis, of which the defendants were the registered proprietors. The libels com plained of Were published in August, 1846, and had reference to the inquest held at Hounslow on the body of John F. White, a soldier in the 7th Hussars, whom death wee sup posed to have been caused or greatly accelerated by a severe military logging to which he had been subjected pursuant to the sentence of • conet-mardal. The matter created mesh &amnion at the time, and no slight indignation at the creel punishment inflicted upon the soldiery. After a long investigation, and several adjournments, the jury re turned a verdict that White's death had been caused by his bavinig been subjected to 160 lashes on the back and shoul ders, In obedience to the sentence pared upon him by the court-martial, end they appenued to their verdict a strong expression of their horror and condemnation of the system of loggia, in the army. The libels accused the plaintiff, is coroner for Middlesex, with having used improper means, and tampered with witnesses, with a view to procure a ver dict of manslaughter or murder against some of the parties connected with the laliction of the punishment : and that the plaintiff's eldest wits thereby to Lamase his popularity, ;•=aviv and lam azglauxiti a WOW the se, isz of t hoef lieinthg eving eagaino; otu ed inr.Fed;zuriahite Wank marrow, to examine the body, because they di vided dm fees emlesept themselves, and because Mr. Wilson well a hlieweeedtheplektiff. The defendants pleaded three pleas ellemilisaties, te which the plaintiff replied, denying their troth is& *mews lane was joined. The Bev. Mr. Trimmer. rector of Heston, the perish in whith the inquest was holden, sated that he had ••••ad • emantunisatica to be made to the Falstaff, se serener for Middleses,_ with reference to the death of the midis:. White. He thought the .0 , eoaseeted with the MOWS death se e it WM sight sa j__ -. the &pea eige r4 - (1 1. 2 0, the remains were Warred. Thel oavi lt e aremet....k , tarred, and the levied was held • 1848. It wee extremely hot weather Ho 11116- C * i K3dt3S.4LINT I