The Express. — London, England, 1849-07-04 00:00:00

the ▪ events on the connate, which showed the actual holing of the le, the progress of popular opinion every where s free inoitations, were either perverted or suppressed. Whole nations, who were struggling for free dom, were described by the Tuner, first as merely Matinee tiesary, thou as a body of insureente, and &tot wattle, when they became sweet mough to m a ke their power felt, they were elevated into " the democratic party." Is one more *paper, he was to say, it Ne w s so. If theyread the cemsposdeoce b Orfhe Daily they would there sus the mind of th• people foreshadowed. (Hear, hear.) Then they would see what the people really thought, and what they were really doing. (Hear, bear.) But the ob ject of the Tame seemed to he to keep them in ignorance of the truth until it eh eetd buret up in thane like a dap ef thaniter. He proposed this otion es an in rodent motion ; he had shown that th on o netruction et the Home of Commute was not in harmony wi b the ()liaises of ebe people, he had shown how they might develop the esseerere of the country, give employment to labour, and a n y a p menu' and dangerous antagonism, and ia elPre•Sind his dete,niiistioa to agitate a question which , after all, was but the recapitulation of the principles of the Whig p o ly paaajos• to the Reform Bill, without going so Mr es to say that be would die on the floor of the house —(a kregb)—be promised that, whether in the house or out of it, spits of persecution or renovation, he would never, until that question was earned, nun to advocate the people's charter an Ino surrender. (Hear, hear.) Mr. S. CRAW FORD seemaded the motion. The questioa was put, but some moments elapsed before say owe nee to spoilt toil Oa the divisioo being called for, Col. THOMPSON said that, as one if thou who was con serated is the modem origin of the charter, he should, he thought, incur just blame it he allowed the debate to go ever without offering a few worth to esoress his own resumes SR supporting the motion. In doing so he must admit that he ttok a wile gad divenive view of the siitiject. He did not Diskedhi bound either to this pert of it or that, bat to ma in what direction the current of the avltiCM loaded, sad believing it to be generally good he voted for it Uke weed for annu-1 parliaments, it might be his (minim that that was a just and reasonable thing, and he had so lesitstios ia suing that he preferred annual parliaments if they were practicable, but if it should be baud that they were so e he did net "enisidor that he was in any way bound ea that sisbjeete. (Hear) Thom wee sae of the tea points which be wryly's], looked apse as sa ezaresosnee —no pint is the adoption of that could betokened to the =seism authors of the charter to which he had the honour to belong. He re lented the paegaect of nienthinr. (Hear.) That win so child of than, bet had bees invented and direlverld silts sad he amid sot iavolve himself by any meg eto support it. Mr. HUME promised to poppet the 'adios. He denied that any 'diem attached to the charter or to those wh ad vacated popular rights in a candid and ecestitutional spirit. He desired to sec the principle. , of refer= tally and fairly es. • aed believe I that reform, to be •me ant, must be made wieformable to the feelings of the reuerry. He had ever &denoted the right of every man to be repo rated in the legislator*, sad he could distinctly reeollect that 2.5 years age there was an emotion toast at popular wilt sad disaers—easeely, the liberty et the people. lie h a o:liett time was coming when the midaile-skini electors, 111 sing that all theme meaures were sow rejected which had for their object a reduction of the national espesditure and the promoti in of 'not govenemeut, would demand a chains in the eoesli tativu of the house. He was happy to say that, Sluing the whole course of his acquaintance with the working elswes, he had beard them advocate anything approaching to violence. The noble lord at tne heed of the government was looked upon as a gnat reformer; now that he had the power let him carry out those prineiples of which, for so seam years, he had pr Mimed linnet! to be so warm a sup porter. Let not others be allowed to do what he ght new accomplish with 10 much facility and grace. Let hies, as a friend to popular and religiose freedom, do indict to the people by at eau luiegiag them wilds the pile of the con 'Putties. (Hoer ) Ile. M. J. O'CONNELL objected on 1111111,11 principles to the motion. He Wm is favour of the abolition of the property qualificadoe, and he was also in favour of vote by ballot, sad he left the question of annuli parliaments to be argued by other hon. gen tlemen. He thought that if universal suffrage were hastily adopted, it would be most injurious and dangerous. He restarded the equalimti in of electoral districs as the worst ot all the propositions, because any rash spirit of ism ration in that respect would ba productive of evil cense gammen His derided opinion war, that the safest, the most necessary, and the mew truly cosservstive measure which any 401 . .1201 at adopt, was a large extension of the franchise (Hear, hear.) Ile O THOMPSON mild not conceal from himself that no immediate practical result could be expected to result from the present la 'lion, but it was of no ieconsiderable im portance that on every fitting occasion there should be, for the sake of hon. members and their countrymen out of dome, calm and judicious discession of that momentous national questioa of a change in our representative system. (Hoar, bear.) Every declaration from the noble lord at the head of the government was only a declaration more em pbatic than the last that from him nettling war to be expeseed. Lird J. RUSSELL.—No. Mr. TtiOMPSON —The noble lord had affirmed this self imposed condition, a condition imposed in New , 1837, that he would s ever disturb the R--fors Bill of 1832 ; and that, although he did not deny to the house and to the country the right of reconstituting the hem-, aed making such changes in the representative syittm as circumstances might seem to demand, yet, from himself individually, not only was there not to be ected the origination of any further measure of infirm, but not even the sanction of it as a member of that house still km any co-operation in carryiog such • measure late the nem of a law. Lord J. RUSSELL—No. Mr. THOMPSON said he was merely quoting the deck- Mein of the noble lord, deli,. red on the 20th of November, 1837—a decleration repeated on the following night in more emphatic terms, on the occ mains of a motion being submitted by one of the hon. members for Finsbury. It was time, thee, fir the hon. members of that house to consider whether, instead of making appeals to the noble lord, which were very like going to a" broken cistern," or like" gathering grapes from thorn, or figs from thistles," they woul I divestthems-Ives of the opinionsof her litsjegyegovernment, and, above all, of the opinion of the head of the government, and take Lilo their smiles eosin& ration the necessity of enlarging the number of these whose privilege it was to send siemens to that Louse. (Hear, bear.) He was the enemy of nomina tion an I intimidation ; 14.3 were those who now asked for re form. Nomination boroughs still existed. "No contest" was the return in lastly of those places near which the nominee resided, and held considerable property. Those which were not strictly speaking nomination boroughs were in the mar ket. The candidate did sot censid.r the prevailing political sentiments of the inhabitants, but went to • public-house not far from that hon.*, and came into costae with an acknow ledged it feel's, in boroughs. The bargain was struck—he stated how much nsesey ht could pay, and agreed to be re turned hu se mach, the fees of the negotiation included. Gentlemen wereenestantly returned to that biome under such circumstances. There was in every one of those tyirouges a e irrupt few who held the balance of power. It was not with them a question of tarn or liberal,. It was not be cause they wished to see any particular political opinions supported in that house that they turned the scale. It was with th.ne a question of mossy—of bribery. He, there fore, said, let there be an appeal to the peal C Mt mon same of the people at At present there was ne such appeal—(eear, hear)—it depended alto gether spas parer—it depended on whether the candi date leasable to hay up some 30 or 40 corrupt ilidividuale • sad if the mosey was not paid, no matter what his political minims or how great his sincerity, he did not attain the object of hie ambition. He did not rise to discuss the six posts of Gm charter. He did not think this was the Lae to go tate the details of any great measure of represen tative referee. But he asked of the house to recogoim the right et the people to send their representatives to thallium. The discuss ion of all other questions was but shedding addi tional light upon that question. He believed that the eon stitutien would he bent 'maintained in its isnot ity when the people sere fairly represented 111 that house, and he should therefore vote, without committing himself to the details, for the resolutios btfore the house, hoping it would lead to some Frankel voile Mr. CAMPBELL opposed the motion, which he said was sot based upon the ebiiets of the Helena Bill, but upon such abwract principles as "the people were the nurse of power," and •• labour was the mum" of wealth." Mr. 8. CRAW FORD. as es* who had signed the dace moot an which the chaster was founded, wished to avow the Met, sod his continued convietion that the principle of the charter were the only ones on which the liberties of the people meld be gemmed. Sir G. STRICKLAND felt eempelled, from the course the debate had te k-a, to explain the vote be should give. Tb' re was not an older MOM!r in the house, nor one disposed to intend the frostlike further. He had supported the motion of the hoe. member for Montrose, who, however, while speaking against the prew nt motion, declared he should vote for it. He (Sir George) could not do this, the motion bang cootnry to the opinions he held. He had always advocated the ballot, thinking it would afford great relief to minty seascientious soon—shopkeepers, for in stance, who were comp Zed to vote menet their conscience lest Quit trade should be ruined. Unlike the hon. member for Not ir ghons, he would take the ballot without wile's' sal suffrage, thinking that too largo a jump to take at once. He could not eonslstently vote for the motion, her approve of the course taken by the hon. member foe Montrose, alh he was as much as ever an advocate fur the extension" It Baffles. Mr. W. J. FOX said the hon. baronet who had Just Wiles s•ented to imagine that there was some extreardinare contrariety between the motion now before the house and that of the hon. member for Montrose. But then was a bond of union b tween thews two motions much more im portant then any minute difference that could possibly be shown. They both aimed at one thing, at representation— (hear, hear)—and it was for representation, real, full, and fair, that he meant to itive his vote that evening as he gave it on a former occasion when he went out into the lobby with the hen. mamba for Montrose. It had been objected to this motion that it was an abstract proposition, end also that it tied the house down by its adoption to a minuteness of detail which could not afterwards be altered. These two objections, thouith urged by the same hon. member, Komori so radically in opposition to each other. as effeetuaVy to settle the questirn of the attention to which either of them was entitled. This proposition was only abstract in the sense of all imeertant propositi Every great measure of reform must originate in what was celled an abstract propesitMa. It had been alleged as an argument against the adoption of that motion, on tie supposition teat it was identical with extreme democracy, that this was a peculiarly unfit country—that we had here tan ancient mo hereby, an ancient charcb, an ancient aristocracy, and a large landed proprietary. Why, these were the very meows which had neceniteted representation in the mum:mut of these realms—(n"u, hear)—and which showed the intense want of • popular principle is order to mate looms balite@ to these mighty intl .encie, identified as they were with clues of society Will. mie h t oc cseilaelly have, or amm to have, interests aot ilutical with those of t►e entire pops:ivies. (Hear, hear.) Not only was it Otis that representation was the principle of the British constitution, but it wee du metier of complaint that we had not yet arrived at its enjoyment Having gone over the tilt-repeated statistics as to the number of (coati tuents of various b 'roughs, he said, but if the house looked at the 'lenient of proper', in addition to that of •embers, It would find that 330 me milieu rept, seated peoperty to the amount of 6,300,00!.. and 34h other members pro peril, to the amount of 78,0002 If such enamel s u these, &nog as they were, were not opposed to the feelings and opinions of the people, he was not pr pared Vi say that it would be worth wbre t bring about ince rectification at the price of those inconventencits laid', to • certain ex. tent, must always be attendant on any change of a great system that had been long in operation. Bat the feelings sad opinions of the people were ocidedly opproet to them ; end there was an imperative necessity for their removal. (Hea►, hear) It was not at all in retentive to this or that point in the charter, of which so mush had been said, that he supported the motion of the hon. member fur Nottingham, but on the simple principle that the people were entitled to this extensive enlargement of the existing basis art the tier total franchise. - Lied J. RUSSELLhaving had mere than oce opportunity of addreesing the hones on matters of a nature somewhat similar to tee present one, both in the last sod during the present session of parliament, he did not know that he should have risen on the present occasion to trouble the house with the ezpression of sentinieets with weich it must be now familiar, had it not been for some assertions thee had been made in the course of the debs • to-night, which, it be were to Slew to pus uncontredicted might leave • very laise im pression on the minds of all who had heard them, with se geed to the government to which he belonged—to the wiej city of that house--end to his own political conduct as aI . minister of the crown, or as a private member of parts meat, on the question of parliamentary storm. (Hear, hear.) And first he must advert to a &mermen ahad been mad*, that night, by the hon. n member tor t the Tower Hamlets, whammed to think that he (Lard J. Rms sell) had pledged himself end the government to welch be belonged, to resist any attempt to terry any further measure of parliamentary reform, or sty propsition for the eaten sion of the elective suffrage, whether brought forward by any member of her Majesty'. government for the time being, or any other member of that house. T.e hon. gentleman, in support of this assertion, had especially advertea to • speech which he (Lord J. Russell) had made is the year 1837. (Hear, bear.) Geneemen would, doubtless, recollect that when the proposed mature for the reform of pareiament was brought formerd by him, as the organ of the govern ment of theists Earl Grey in that house, its announcement had excited a great deal of enthusiasm among a great body of the people ; and, at the same time, had occasioned very considerable alarm among other classes ; wise were, incited, prepared to adopt measures having a reform of parliament for their object, but who Con sidered the bill for that purpose this submitted to the lature so extreme, so very esteems or democratic in its ten dencies, that they were prepared to witnold their support from it, sincerely as they would have espoused tee preempts, and to run all risks that might result ire en their pieta .g themselves is opposition on that subject to the declared sun unequivocally avowed wishes of a great majority of the pea pie. On its success, the same peaks, still fearful of its re result., seeing on the one heed the peril, which they thought mast attach to the princieles that Zed Grey had sine loped with his authority and support, and on the other the perils that might attend any further saistamesto the clear mani festations welch ha I been given of the popular will on such • subject, end in a free country like this, addressed a ques tion to Earl Grey, as the lead of the government in 'he other house, and to Lord Althorp as the ministerial leader in this, " whether it was is tended by that government that the bill should he the bales of a sere s of other measures totally destroying the existing scheme of p erliamentary reprerention : or whe ther toe government intended it as their measure of paths mentary reform, and upon which the y meant to stand ?" (Hear, hear.) Earl Grey and Lord Althorp both replied to this question by a solemn declaration that their bill was a measure try which they did mean to stand. (Hear, hear.) But no pledge was given that, in the event of the Reform Bill then eeton parliament befog carried, no proposals fee further 'iteration, that might be called tor in the representa tion of the people, provided they should be founded on the basin established by that bill, would be este rtained by any member of that government. Oa this declaration en male by Reel Grey and Lord Althorp, who, in their several ca pacities were of course entitles to be regarded as speaking the sentiments of the government they represented in both Mass of the legieleture, many peewee of moderate opi- Seas who had not been, up to that time, pasha mentary reformers, declared their adherence to the taaoll Earl Grey, and gave such euppert to it as eneebl Grey's government to carry their bill, first throuth this, and fleshy through the ether house of parliament. It was some five years after this event that he (Lord J. Rumen) was asked to give his consent to a totally new and different seisms of representation from that which had been / see balked by the Reform Bill. He replied—es it was surely natural that he should do, and as he was bound to do—that be had been a member of Earl Ore y's government, and as such its organ in bringing forward the Reform Bill ; that he was, therefore, not prepared, slier •o short a period had I lapsed since it had peeved into law, to be the organ for the introduction of • new and delfereot seems of parliamentary representation. But he had said, at the same time, that it was very possible some such measure might be c tiled for by some change in public opinion, but that he did nut feel that be could properly be the party to propound it to p slisment. (Hi as.) The boa. member for the Tower Hamlets he I said 'bat because of that answer so returned by him, he (Lord J. Resell) stood pl. dged to resist eve ry proposition for any, even the slightest, alteration in the Reform Bill as it now steed. But this was surely no fair cemstraition of his answer. It was possible that others might have ad .pled it ; bat,at the same time, he (Lord J. Russell) was bound to state, that he did not think tbe Reform Bill quite perfect 1t bail teeny impertectious, and was therefore susceptible of anteadment. (Cheers.) He was not surprised that an hon. friend of his (Sir 0. Strickland) should think the course which the hon, member for Montrose proposed to take on the question •as an inconsistent one. The hon. genti min (Mr. Hum •) supported it as a step only, be said, to other measure-, to the *dupe° a of which many mem bers on that side of the house were avowedly favourable. But be (Lore J. Hanel) conceived that although it might be but • step, it was one which would carry them all* long way to the affirmative of all those extreme principles that were comprised in what was called the " six points of the charter." His bon. friend cooed not be surprised that he (Lord J. Huse ll) shou'd be uneiliteg, therefore, to vote for the motion of the hon. member tor Natingesm. That ban. member, not content with introducing a bill to cony into effect the objects proposed by the advocates of the six points, had thought proper to emetics it with revelations affirming certain principle.. That the people were the source of all wealth"—" That the people were the source of all legitimate power," he (Lod J Russell) was not prepared to dispute ; but that "Labour should be permitted to take the fruits of its own industry before capital received its own sub's," he did not uncle nand. What was the meaning of snob a proposition ? (fleas, hear.) Generally speaking. labour agreed to give its aid for certain wages ; when this me gives, sad the wages were paid, then (and le thought the hon. member for Montrose would z: with him in this) the contract was fulfilled. The usually did not work fur anything beyond his emirs. So Mew, indeed, that a similar principl • to that involved I. tile km member for Nottingham's resolution bad been up- WY germ.e time paean France ; end. for aught he knew, by sago of diem who had been most instrumental in advocating moss doctrines of the rights of labour, in recent periods of pug political trouble, but it was never known to be upheld la this country. The noble lord proceeded to ridicule the aeries of charging the existing representative system with tyranny and injustice. on account of its withholding from very large classes of the community the elective franchise The time was when Englishmen were accustomed to call the males freaborn le-ghettoise, from their conviction, he 'rammed, that so 1 ng is they continued to act and live within the limits of the law, they might set, a^d do, and say Just what they pissed. Ile never heard before that Englishmen considered themselves to be slaves because ems of them w. re debarred from the privilege of ' eloosing members of parliameat. One hon. gentleman (Mr. O Thompson) had talked about the 28,000,000 of the Eng lish people who wave cooceraed in this Memel question ; did he propoee that every male at a week ole, who went in addiiion to the adult males to stapes this aggregate, should be invested with the right of voting ? (A laugh) And what did be pr even to do wi h the ladise—(laughter)—a part of the 28,000,000? Wm they to be excluded ? F r his own part, he was convinced that there were very men, indeed who, like Miss Martineau, were (Ilya% well qualified to exercise this important privilege as avast number of thole a d u l t males who would be most d streneouely to refute it to them The noble lord proceedltTe 4 onte it the promitions selvaisced by the bon. member for Montrose (Mr. Kane) with ngerd to the expediency of so large an extension of the elective franchise es he advocated. With respect to the only other topic upon which he sheeted touch, namely, equal electorel dietriet a, he at least thought that the proposi tion of the lieu. member (Jr Nottingham was more intelligi ble than that of the hon. member for Montrose. (Hear ' bear ) He could understand very well a proposal that they should diviie the country according to its population , and that each district should have one or two members, That was an intelligible proposition. That they would thus put an end to the influence of the aristocracy, which seemed to be the bugbear with some hen. members who had spoke, he del not at all believe; because it there were representative* in the agricultural districts, as, according to the plan of the , hon. member, there would be—where there was conei !treble property in the pessetsions either of one geal-man or of several gentlemen living in the nu sty. that influence would tell upon the election. (Hear, hese ) It would tell with universal suffrage almost as much as with the present mode of election, and then could be no doubt that it would greatly control the return of members to that house. (Hear, hear.) He did not blessed think the system would be so good an one as that which now existed. The hen. gentleman who spoke last had, for the hundredth time, stated the decrepaney between the number of the °mete tummies, the population in some nes consisting of sixty sr seventy thousand persons, and in others being comearetively small. He (Lord I. Rusell) had never denied that such was the fact under the present system of representation ; what he said was, however, that although the existing repre sentation was not a representation of numbers, it was more a representation of the whole community of this country than would be a representation of districts divided exactly according to population. (Hear, hear.) Under a division into districts they would have many mem- THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1849. bus from the great tows. and many members from the country districts, discussing the qu.stions which came before them; and they would possibly find at the first that those who had expected a great democratic change were disap pointed, and that there was a great mojority belonging rather to the conservative party than to any other political body. (Neer, hear .) Bat then, suppoeing this great change Where been male, had they any guarantee that satisfaction would be given by the alteration ? (Cheers.) Did they believe that those persons who were chiefly dissatisfied, those who were busy with petitions in some of the great towns, would be satisfied with such a representation ? (Hear, hear.) Having got universal mange, when they found that these impassable results did not follow, they went into the streets, to the somber of twenty or thir:y thousand, prepared to sacrifice their lives in defence of this impossible theory. (Hear, hear) He might be told that no such oe comings cold take place in Ragland, that the English people were better instructed than other nations, and would sot entertain such an expectation. But however the hon. gentleman might talk of the greater portion of the people of this oountry being slaves, he (Lord J. Russell) must own that he did not thick the advantages which they had to part with were so trifling that they should run the ha nesse risk they were asked to do. (Loud cheering.) He might be quit* miyaken in that respect; it might be that this country wand be much happier, man prosperous, and more free, if it adopted these propositi ons; but what he saw was, that this country was very free—(hear, hear)—that it had the enjoyment of great liberties. (Hear, hoar.) If they were wrong with respect to soy of the economical laws which bad been adopted, still they had been adopted with the consent of the great body of the people, and not against their will. Feeling this, he was not dupoied to adopt the change which the boa. gentleman recommended. Ho be lieved it would be for their advantage if a greater number of the working classes had the suffrage—(bear, hear)—lf any change of that kind could be made with no such risks, with no such sacrifice of all the main principles of their con stitution as be had mentioned. He must, therefore, oppose the proposition of the hon. gentleman, conceiving that if adopted it would tend to produce the greatest evils, and that they were in the edjoyment of benefits which, if they lightly parted with, they would he a moat foolish ant unwise on tion. (Cheers.) Mr. MUNTZ said it was with great satisfaction that he had heard the noble lord declare that they were at liberty to make great alterations, notwithstanding the passing of the Reform Bill. (Hear, hear.) He remembered a declaration of the noble lord on that subject, which had the effect of giving bim the soubriquet of " Finality John." (Great laughter.) 3001., including the 401. about which so musts had been made. And yet a gentleman who had conducted an election m in economically than had ever been known in Harwich was to be bald up to public contumely as having been guilty of corrupt ppictices. He thought Kinsale and other Irish boroughs might be adduced as much greater instances of cor ruption than the boroughs of either Ewe: er Dotsetabire. He hoped the bouts would not direct a primecutimi which must and in failure, nor attempt to eagle out one gentleman for punishment for an offence alleged against bias, but of which many other. had been guilty. He must oppose the nation. Alter it few words from Mr. FanersX, Sir 0. GREY could not support the motion, es it proposed • course unprecedented. The committee had not recom mended a prosecution, and he much doubted whether it in stituted it could be m kintained. Cr.L BUTLER replied. The house divided—For the motion 3 Against it The Municipal Corporation (Ireland) Bill wu read a second time. The Pupil's Protecion Bill, and the Benefices in Planli• ties Bill were read a third Wass and passed. The house adjourned at half-past 1 o'clock. Lord J. RUSSELL—Perhaps I should explain to the boo. gentleman that the word • finality " was led by me. (Rear. btu.) It was, no doubt, a very Rood nigh nans!)—(laushter)—but I n eed the word " finality " , at an. (Hear, kit'ar.) Mr. MUNTZ was very glad to hear that declaration. (Hew, hear.) He had also rejoiced to hear the noble lsrd declare, in the latter part of his speech, that he was in favour of an evensioa of the suffrage, provided it could be made with advantage sad safety—(bear, hear)--and hoped be would not allow • very long period to elapsi before he put his views in practical operation. The protierty qualification seemed to him nonsense. (Hear, hear.) It was a notorims fact that many gentlemen had sat in that house with a nominal qualification, who had not • shilling's worth of property in the world. (Much laughter.) Ho ted that he could not record his vote in favour of the motion, feeling that there was a great deal which ought to be given to the people, and whi• h, if it were not given, they would take. (Hear.) Mr. F. O'CONNOR replied. The nob!e lord had com menced by reminding the house that the Reform Bill was carried in deference to popular opinion. He (Mr. F. O'Con aor) would be glad to know when the concessions of which he had spoken were likely to be made. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the noble lord's analysis of the proposition that the lab aura should be the first partaker of the fruits of his induvry, he would observe that the words had re ference to taza ion. Tne noble lord had instanced the case of France. He (Mr. F. O'Connor) had always opposed socialism and commuLion, and hat placed himself in dire hostility to those who advocated such theories in this country; hut, then, the English people were nut socialists or commun'sta, and !hereore the noble lcrd's objection did not apply to them. If he had sought for an advocate of universal suffrage he could not have found a better one than the noble lord, who said that if universal suffrage were established to-morrow the landlords would still have the preponderance in that house. (liter, hear.) The noble lord had intimated that when the proper time had arrived he would mete emulsions. He (Mr. F. O'Connor) believed that that time had arriv.d ; and that if the rights of the reople were conceded the muses would not invade those of others. Ile felt much obliged to the house for the patient attention which they had given the subject ; and he would only say in conclusion, that, come what might, it was his deteemination to Persevere, even to the last moment of his life, until he saw the charter the law of the land. The house divided : The numbers wen—Ayes l3 Noes 222 —209 SALE OF BREAD. Mr. BANK ES then pet seeded to call the attention of the house to the subject of the manutacture and sale of bread. Ile did not mean to say that the general run of bakers wee, not honest dealers, but there unquestionably 'elated a considerable number of b,kers whose fraud and dishonesty inflicted a most materiel injury upon the poor. It was well known that, both as to quantity :and as to quality, the poorer class of custom , es was in especial grossly defrauded by the purveyors of bread. The effect of the present law was, that all bread should be sold by weight, and there was a provision that customers might require each loaf to be weighed on de livery—an efficient protection, perhaps, for the richer cus tomer, but Outdo' small security to the poorer customers, many of them probably debtors of the vendor, and most of them too caret( as in their general mode of dealing to avail themselves of the provision. The circumstance which per mitted fraud was that lookers might bake loaves of - any weight and eiz s they pleased. It was suggested that at all events bakers should stamp upon every loaf its alleged weight, so that detection of fraud might be facilitated. The hon. gentleman moved that the house should go into committee ti inquire into the subject. The SPSAKIIIi having put the question, Captain PEC HELL opposed the motion, an I said that the house, having abrogated the lairs relating to the assize of bread—laws which placed millers and bakers alike at the mercy of.informere and migiatratee, he would sent to revive such an injurious and obnoxious system Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he was not indisposed to permit the hon. member to bring in his bill, but he must gaud against being supposed to agree to the principle. The present system worked well. When the proposal to stamp the brass was last year before the house, the !slicers opposed it by very reasonable arguments, and nothing had been urged to shake his belief an the validil of those objections. Mr. PACKE said that the country, and mere particularly the poor, ought to feel very much obligel to the hon. mem her for his motion. which deserved the support of the whole house. The price of bread in London was exorbitant, as compared wiih the provinces. After a short discussion the house divided, when the flambee* were, For the motion Against it The house then went into committee immediately, and • resolution having been agreed to, leave was given to bring in the bill. Mr. BROTHERTON gave notice that as it was now past 12 o'clock, and they had to meet at 12 the following day, he should, if any question were brought forward likely to pro voke opposition, at once move the adjournment of the house. TRANSMISSION OF IRISH AND scorcH MAILS. Mr. HER then moved for a select committee to inquire into the ezpedienny of the proposed alterations as regarded the transmission if the mails between the south-west ef Sentland and the north of Ireland. H. knew it might be said that the question was not one of sufficient importance to occupy the attention of a select committee, and that the Post•ofdee authorities were quite competent to do all that was weenier. His answer to that, however, was that many committees had sat upon similar subjects, and that greatly increased 'vital facilities had resuded from them. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not know that the committee could obtain, by inquiry, any sore information than the house slready pcsamed ; or that they could throw any more light on the subject. If the railways would carry on their works to tte pripoeecl points of transmission, then be might further consider the question. Mr. FREWEN did not wish to press the motion against the opinion of the house. Lord CAqTLEREAOII advised his hon. friend not to withdraw the motion. Mr. FREWEN, finding himself supported, must press the motion to a division. The hold's divided — For the motion 37 Against it INSPECTOR OF MINES AND COLLIERIES. Mr. WYLD obtained Dove to bring in a bill to enable her Majesty's Secretary of State to appoint inspectors of m:net and collieries, and providing the menu of payment for such inspection. LYME REGIS ELECTION. Mr. BUTLER called the sttenti.tn of the house to the special reports and recommendation of the Lyme Regis Elec tion Committee of last session, charging Joke Attwood, with bribery (then a member of this hewer, and subsequently unseated for bribery in his election for Harwich), as moved that the Attorney Genera be directed to prose. cute Mr. Attwood and his agents for the alleged eases of bribery and corruption at Lyme ft , gis and Harwich. He referred to the preceding' at the elections of Athlone and Kinsale, as brought out in the reports of the election committees and by letters from both them boroughs, as show ing that Mr. Attwood's interference with the freedom of election wee not even eanfised to this country, but had been *vendee to Ireland. If a check wee not put to such a system by the house, he had no doubt that half of the Irish num b n would ere long have to make way fur the millionaires of the city of London, who, like Mr. Attwood, would find spe culation in Irish boroughs a profitable investment. Major BERRSFORD had expected to have to defend his late hon colleague from charges brought against him in connexion with Lyme Regis and Harwich ; but it appeared that the whole complaint now resolved itself into a fear of an invasion of Inland by Eog'ish capitalists. He under stood that it was English capital Irish members were anxious to see brought into Ireland, but not, it appeared, when it interfered with their owo p-usual political interest. In the ease of Lyme Regis bribery was brought home not to Mr. Atwood, but to an agent ; and with regard to Harwich, the whole expense of the Late election had not coat more than This would be sound constitutional dextrine, even were the Lords unanimous in their opposition to the other two b-anches of the legislatare and sure of numerous sympathisers out of doors. But in point of fsc: the majority in the Lords opposed t 3 the Jews Bill is Bartow, and rapidly dimmishing; end the acknowledged leader of the party in the Commons which sympallises with this narrow majority votes I for the bill. The case is one in which the Lads are bound in honour to give way : and they wilt give way. We have perused with respectful attention the statistical portion of Mr. Disaam's speech, in the hops of discovering something witty if not something new, or of eneounteting for mice, at least, the prepos terous figments of protectionism reamed from the painful imbecility which universally besets every appeal ventured on their behalf to the evidence of facts, and every eff3rt to procure for them some countenance from the science of numbers. We have been di-appointed in our expectations. In point of fact, we are by no means sure that even the dull industry and innocent mishaps of Mr. NEWDEGATE axe not mare tolerable and more to the purpose, than anything which Mr. Disitaeti has managed to pat together, after a riotous ransack of every statistical appliance within the reach of a member of parlia ment and the leader of an impatient party. We may state, for the information of that very ex tensive class of persons who unlike ourselves, being under no positive compulsion to digest the speeches of Mr. DIsRAELI, will be thankful to receive the re port of any adventurous explorer of their contents, that the oratorical effort of Monday night was mainly directed to establish three points. Mr. Dis- RAELI, East of all, lags it down as a fact, as in truth a very great fact, that in 1848 we exported as large a quantity of goods as in 1846, and that for this same quantity we received 64 millions sterling less. " There is a fact for you to some purpose," is the commentary of Mr. DISRAELI ; " and," we use the words of our report, " I especially recommend the advocates of free trade carefully to consider the re sult." We are most happy to avail ourselves of the invitation. But there is really not much consideration required. The answer is a simple matter of eyesight. Let it be borne in mind that Mr. DISRAELI places the argument epos the quantity of the goods exported. Very well : so much the better for the defenders of free trade. Mr. DISRAELI read from one column of Table No. 107, at page 124 of the Finance Accounts for 1848: we are unwilling to deprive the honourable member of the benefit of the reference, and all we have to do is to read from another column of precis.4y the same table. Mr. DISRAELI stated that ess the official value of the exports was— Ia 1846 1848 But w hy did not Mr. DISRAELI state at the aame time that the official value of the imports was— la 184 G 1848 lucrease 1:18,0110,000 The pubrc Rill now underatand the solidity and breadth of the first of the grounds for this prodigious motion on the state of the nation—a motion on the state of the nati in, when it is receiving 18,000,000.. more if value in three years for the same quantity of exported commodities. But Mr. 111:41tAELI did not content himself with one great feat in the art of confusing and misapprehending facts. Ile declared that the principal reason to which he attributed the alleged distress of the country waii, " the decline of our foreign commerce.' A reduction in three years of seven millions of exports would, honourable gentlemen would easily understand, occasion great distress. A proposition so much in the form of a truism may ba safely accepted even from Mr. Dtsass:u. But is it a fact? Is it true that the foreign trade of the country has declined 7,000,000/. in three years? It is not true. Mr. DISRAELI will say, " Not true—why here are the figures: sxp arts in 1815, 60,000,000/.; in 1846, 58,000,000/. ; and in 1848, 53.000,000 I." That is perfectly correct. We do not dispute the returns of the Board of Trade, but we sltopther deny the inference derived from them by Mr. Disnent. Does Mr. DISRAELI really know what an export means? Iles be any more distinct idea of an article of export —say of a bale of woollens—than he has of the Cau casian mystery? Has it ever occurred to him that hats, and coats, and hurdware, hippen to be ma - 'e of ;raw matrriols as well as of skilled lab3ur ? Let Mr. DISRAELI draw upon his imagination so far as to suppose that by some new achievement of the Caucasian race the art of printing and the art of paper-making were to become so improved that or e of his own novels could be sold at a profit for half the sum it cows at present, and let him forlisr suppose that he happens to sell as many at the new low price, as he sold at the old high price, and that for a thons%nd copies of the book he receives in the one case 5,000/., and in the other 2,500/. Now pre sumisg tht se elements of the problem to be ade quately understood let it be completed by the performance of an operation in rule of three demons•rating in figures that by Felling 1,000 copies for 2,500/. instead of 5,000!. when they have cost only half their firmer price his foreign trade, or whatever sort of a trade it be, has fallen off 50 per c nt., and that he is consequently in a distressed con . (Wien. _ _ lies it never occurred to Mr. DISRAELI and the other members of his party who talk so incessantly about high and low prices, and of the ruin of trade, that price is from first to last a relative term ? Selling tea at 4s. a pound is almost as profitable a trade as it mei to be when the price was four times four, and it is just as reasonable to deecribe the country as ruined because the volume of the exports happens to be Las this year than last, as it would be to speak of all the tea deeers being insolvent imam they turned over only half as much money as their grandfathers. The exports of 1848 were less than the exports of 1846, not became we sold less, but because we paid less for the raw materiala. We bought indigo cheaper, and cotton cheaper, and oil cheaper, and timber cheap r, and therefore we sold the commodities menu 'actuted out of these materials also cheaper. We have seen the same fact in 50 diffe rent forms. In 1817, for instance, we exported more goe ds in value than in 1846. But who believes that 1847 was as good a year as 1846? The large exports in value of 1847 arcse out of the scarcity prices of the raw material, and the apparently email exports of 1848 arose out of the plenty prices of the raw ma'. rial. Now, let it not be said that all this is mere arm , tion, and that we have no detailed proof of the difference we allege between the prices of 1846 and 1848. We b-g to say that we have such a proof, and, what is more, a proof that Mr. DISRAELI will feel limed,' bound to accept as definitely c inclusive.l Mr. Disesett is no doubt perfectly familiar with a small pamphlet with a sky-blue cover containing the latest lamentations in an arithmetical form of his excellent colleague, Mr. NEWDEGATE. Mr. NEWDE GATE is not an authority by whom we should always like to swear, but in ties instance he will answer the pnrp roe to perf e ion, and as we have already borne somewhat upon Mr. DISRAELI as the scapegoat of men to whom it is his misfortune and his fruit to be a mouthpiece and a leader, we are dioposed to let him off leniently, upon this hat peccadillo. At pages 14 and 44 of Mr. NEWDEGATE'S bock Mr. DISRAELI can refresh his m mory by pausing the followirg figures, and the next time he ventutes to iedul.e in rhspso die-e on the ruin of our foreign commerce, let Mr. NEWDEGATE defend his own fixtures, and read as under trim his own tract a statement of the price in bond, and of the total value of the importations in 1846 and 1848, of 146. MS. PLR TAW". PRIM VALVIt. Indigo, 1b.... 36. 91. Mood's root, cwt... .... 55a. Od. Olir, oil, tun 410 Train oil, tun £7O Blubber, tun 4.'.5 Sa tpetre, cwt. 252. 14.0, ruw, lb. Ili. Silk,tbrown,lo.l 9 a. Turpentine, cert.,94. Wool,cutton,lb.,Nd. CA,700.000 C 28,291,000 INQUEST, YESTERDAT.—ALLEOED MURDER OF A MAN NT HIS \Vim —At the University College Hospi•sl. bet.we Mr. Et M. WA:By, on the body of Peter Writ. rigid 55, a shoemaker, who Liid from a wound on the throat infested by his wife with a knife used for cutting leather.—Mr. H. 8. Gaye and Mr. W. Filliter, house surgeons r f the hospital, gave eiidenre to the affect, that the deeeased died of low or generen. us istiammation of the lungs, brought on by the wound in the throat.—The jury re awned a verdict of Manslaug'iter" against Mary White. gilt erprtoo. OUTGOING MAILS. The malls for Madeira, the Brazils, and Bassos Ayres, labs made up tilts swain", the 4th of July. Mena for Smash North arnerias mad the United State. will be made up to-morrow evening, July IL The mails for Vigo, Opotto, Lisbon, Madeira, Cid* and Gibraltar, will be made up on the morning of the 7th of July. The mails, via Marseilles, to the Mediterranean, Egypt, Ceylon, India, Bong-Kong, U., will be made up on the evening of the 7th of July. the Watt India Mails, excluding Bermuda. Hanna, Nano, donduran New Orleans, and Mexico, and includhin those lot Madeira, St. Juan-le-eicarscrea, New Grenades ChM. end Pere. wit. be made up on the 17th of July. The mats lot Gibraltar, liana, Onuses, the lonian Wanda. root Ceylon, India, and China. via Southampton, wit. be made up on the morning of the 20th of July. MOH WATIM AT LONDON BRIDOIL T.. DAT —oselag, Aim. pot I &Worm. SI atm. put 1 T. JONuew—Nlanisg.D WA. port I: Afictuam, II mas. ima 2. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4. YOUNG ENGLAND is no match for Sidonia. One might fancy that the prophetical gifts of his ances tors had descended to Mr. DISRAELI ; and that his account cf the steeple-chase—whir. Sidonia at an easy canter outrider Coningsby whipping and spur ring u for bare life—was a typical prophecy of the contest between BARON ROTHSCHILD and LORD J. MANNERS for the representation of the City of London. An attempt has been made, and in a quarter where liberal principles are prolersed, to represent the musty and de:ided at' p taken by B iron Walls euinn on the second rejection of the Jews' Bill by the Lords °, uncalled for. It is alleged that not ha ving, like WILKES, been turned out of the House of Commons, he had nothing to gain by a re-election. It may be admitted that the cases of RonisciiiLD and WILKES are not exactly 'mallet: that has nothing to do with the question. At the hat general election, the City of London—the most powerlul con stituency in the empire—returned Burin Itozusentim to pirliamen*, avowedly and exclusively for the pur pose a trying the question whether tic legislature would refuse to admit him on account of his religious opiuioos. Hitherto, the House of Lords have refuel d to allow him to take his scat. The faction of the big.ds have spared no pains, in the meantime, to cool the zeal of the citizens of Lo ndon for religious liberty, by reminding them on all occasions of the immeme sucrifice they are makinu to obtain justice for a not numerous sect. The lords, very probably, relied upon the success of these insidious whispers, and flattered thems.ilves that if they persevered is rxeludieg the Jew the ci'izens of London would grow tired of ask ing admission for him. Baron &TIISCIIILD wisely res heed that there should be no doubt on this point. He pieced himself again in the ha' de of the citizens. He said to them, "if your zeal in behalf of myself and my co.reigionists has wax:d faint; if you are disinclined to eantinue the great sacrifice you are making in our behalf, it is now in your ; ow. Tto do eve us." Baron ROT liSClttnn bad this to gain by taking such a step:—An unequivocal declaration on the part of the his nds of Jewish rights, that their obstinacy in asserting the cruse of justice is at lout as great as the obstinacy of the fanatics in opposing it. Tee rionstituency of London have responded to the appeal of Baron Itomseitinn, in the same frank and generous ep'rit in which it was made. He has polled within two hundre I of the number of votes he reecise d at the general election, whilst his antsgonist's voters are fewer by upwards of fifteen hundred, than were polled on that occasion for the lowest of the con servative csndidate a. 'I he determination of the Lenden liberals to have the hot link of the chain of religious ser'dnm struck off is unabated, while the zeal and hopefulness of the illiherale are manifestly on the wane. The pretext of the bigots that they have boon tak e n by surprise will not hold water. They, as well as the liberals, have their standing election c‘mmirtre and organised agency, ready to act at a miment's warning In behalf of any man who may be the choice of the party. An impression entertained by the conferee. lives that a vacancy in the representation of London was 1 kely to occur at an early period, has of late kept this agency more on the alert than usual. The difficulty experienced in finding a candi date (Id not for a moment impede their exertion's, and that difficulty arose from their certain kno vledge that they must be defeated. The only question at issue on the election was whether Jews shall be allowed to sit in parliament; and it was well known that many of the conservative party were resolved not to take an active part in resisting their admission. There is a prejudice against candidates who have eau been defeated, and the BARINGS and You os were resolute not to diminish their chance of being returned for London at some future period by incurring it. A candidate was wanted who did not ca e for representing London, and, consequently. did not object to be defeated ; and the whole force of the anti-Jewish party were nay to vote for any candidate that might be put up. The other pretexts set op by the advocates of religious persecution to extenuate their defeat arc equally untenable. If the commercial position of the house of Rornscnitio was apt to influence the imagi nations of men on one side, the commercial position of the rival house of BAKING wu equally p3werful on the other. Any accession of votes that the sym pathy of his co religionists naturally brought to Baron Rornsenan were fully counterbalanced by vulgar and virulent prejudices against the " German Jew " (is they aff• ct to call a thorough-bred and accomplished English gent'emen), so recklessly appeal.d to by the creatures of the opposing faction. The very Whiggish tone of the declarations that have been emitted from first to last by Baron ROTUSCIIILD may have disarmed opposition in lukewarm tied genteel quarters, but they bare to a much greater extent thrown cold water on the vial of that majority amour the L ndon liberals r Bich identifies itselt with the movement for financial and parliamentary reform. The declaration of the London constituency, that they will hive the paltry impediments which exclude their Jewish fellow-countrymen from seats in the legislature removed, is unequivocal. And the liberal majorities throughout the country entirely approve of the decision which has been pronounced by the eke tors of the capital. It is certain, then, that the majority in the House of Commons fiat admitting the Jews will not be di mine,ed at any future election. And so long as there is a majority for their admission in the Com ne ns, the offices of executive government must of re -essity be filled by men desirous to promote their admission. On this qnsstion, therefore, it is clear that there are two branches of the legislature permanently and unalterable opposed to the views at pr. sent entertained by the third. It is a necessary con dition of all legal and constitutional government, that where equal power and influence are 'resisted in three bodies, the minority must on all c intested questions give way to the majority. Where three bodies are allowed each a vote, a ens pensive veto is the utmost that can be allowed to any one of them. Government would be imp'ssible on any other terms. The Lords have only exercised their constitutional right in twice impo sing a suspensive veto on the Jaws Bill ; to insist up m rendering that veto perpetual would be a tyranny to which assuredly the people of England will never be brought to submit. The Crown, the Lords., and the Commons have each, according to the c onstitution, an equal vote on all legislative measures; but if the L ords are allowed permanently to neutralise rite will of the other two branches of the legislature, tin y will, in fact, have two votes, and each of the others only one. Cbe Court. OSBORNE, JULY 3.—The Queen and Prince, Ita companied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Prince .. Royal, and younger members of the royal fsmily, arrived at Gosport about 20 minute' bdore 5 p.n. yesterday, and crossed to Cowes in the Fairy yacht, nyder the command of Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence. The august party reached Osborne about a quarter before 6 o'clock. Her Majesty was attended by the Counter of Mount &drum* La-in-Waiting ; the Hon. Min Lennox, Maid otHonour in Waiting; the Dowager Lady Lytteltou, Mice Hildyard, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Seymour, Equerries In Waiting; Major General Bowles, and Mr. Birch. There was no addition to the royal dinner party yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited her Royal Highness the Ducheu of Kent yesterday at Carenee Home, St. Jams's. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meehlenburgh Stye- Ma, honoured Ledy Marian Alford with their company yes. terday arming, at her /widener' in Belgrave.square. Sir Alan McNab had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing rreet. Sir Alan bad also an interview with Earl Grey m the colonial office yesterday. Toe Earl of Burlington had an interview with Sir George arty y_erterday at the home office. Captain Walcot had an interview with the Chan: cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Eceles!astical Commissioners for England had s committee meeting yesterday, at their o ffi ce in Whitehall place. Mr. Marsh had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colottial offiee from the Govemers of the West India Colonies. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council aat yesterday. The appeal, "Montagu v. the Governor and Council of Van Dismen's Land" was concluded. An appeal was heard, " Raja °odic Purkasts Sing v. Martindell aad (From last night's Gazette.) BUCKINGIIAM-PALACE, JUNE 29.—Present : The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Mon. Sir David Dundee, Knight, was, by her jeaty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Han. Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JUNE 29.—This day had audience of her Majesty hie Excellency Mebemcd Pacha, Ambassidor Extraordinary end Plenipotentiary from the Sublime Ottoman Porte, to deliver a letter from the Sultan,- to which he was introduced by Viscount Palmerston 0.C.8 , her Majesty's Secretary of State for F. reigu Affairs, and conducted by Colonel the Hon. Sir E. Cu•t, K.C.H., Muter of the Ceremonies. _ _ _ _ LORD-CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JUN E 30.—The re mains of Her late Royal Highness the Princess Sophia were this day removed from the catacomb under the chapel in which they were placed after the funeral, and deposited in the vault prepared See their reception in the General Ceme tery, Kensabgreen. The Lard Chamberlain and Vice- Chamberlain ofoilier Majesty's household were present, and also Baron Knesebeck, and Sir William Martins. DOWNING -STREET, JUNE 30.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint Daniel Robertson, i Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for her Majesty's Settlements tt the Gambia. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JULY 2.—The Queen hem been pleased to appoint the Hen. and Rev. Gerald We.lesley to be Resident Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of the Hon. and Rev. Charles Leslie Court:nsy, twirled. WRITETfALL, JULY 2.—The Queen has bees pleasei to parent the Rte. John Tulloch to the church and pariah of Kettles, in the pre , hytery of Krick and county of Forfar, vacant by the tranFratati.n of the Rev. Jelin Iliaeduff, late minister thereof, to the pariah of a. Madoes, in th? county of Perth. LONDON DOCKS. Yesterday, the half-yearly general meeting of proprietors was held at the Dock House, Princes-street, f the purpose of considerirg of a divil,nd, and elating 21 directors for the year thiaing. JOLLY CATTLLY, E in the chair. Mr. J. D. POWLES, the secretary, read the report of the directors for the six months ending the 31st of May last. The numb.. r of loaded shire wl ioL entered during that pt rind was 704, of 195,309 tons ; and at the corresponding dire last year, 554, of 154,693 tons: luring an increase of 40,61 G toes. The earnings of the six month. were 230,2461. 2.. 41, against 197,7011. 2s 3d. to the ...me time lest year; and the expenditure was 120,8971. 63 against 107,5181. 11s. 7d. to May 1848. This expenditure included the income tax. The h dance to the credit of profit and loss on the 31st of May last WAS 240,8751. 16s. 101., out of which the directors recommended the payment of a oryi- Send of 21. 104. for the halt year, and which would abrade 90,9571. 12e. 4a., leaving • balance of 149 9181. 4.. Bd. still in favour of the ccmpany, end it was recommended by the directors that of that balance 10,0001. should be appro. primed to the credit of the amount outstanding under the head of new work.. Of the It dance to the credit of profit and leas, 196,6181. 144. 71. coaci.ts of outatertling Charges due to the company on goo's in the warehouses, the quest tity of which was, on the 31. t May, 1819, 107,368 tons; 31st May, 1848, 111,524 tons, In the year 1810, the company having the reties:re privilege of re:tieing brandy in tend, took warehouses of the Governors of Britlewell Hospital, on a lease for sixty-nee years but having since found roan in their own vaults, the warehouses were let for sb .ut the sum pal.: by the com pany, and as there were cli.epidatioce to make good, au ...- moment had been c to, by which the lease was cur rend. red to the hos; itat, and 6,0001. was given tc be relieved from further reap -risibility as to repair.. 'owing to the ut eri mine quantity of wool imported into London, the direr tors had found it necessary to enlarge their warehouses, and they coul•I now show (or pubic sale more than 0,0-.0 lodes. The cost of this improvement 11 , 41. 23,0001. The CHAIRMAN then said that the dividend would be payable on the 10th inst., for, as there were 2,000 proprietors, it required some little time to make out toe warrants. He would i.ow move the adoption of the report. This having been put, sec-meted, and carried, resolutions were paved in favour of the dividend and for appeioting scrutineers to report the result of the ballot. Mr. J. WILSON then proposed a rote of thanks to the director. and said he thought the proprietors were greatly inde bted to their tzertiore for the prosperity en joyed and which was grater, he believol, than that of some other decks. Mr. TWINING said, although it had usually fallen to him to propose thank., he was glad to see another gentlemaa performing the agreeable tali, but could not help rising to congratulate the " happy family" over which he hoped their pr, sent chairman vivid long preside. The vote of thanks having been carried, The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and raid that, a/- though they were most particularly concerned for the pros pi rity of this company, they were always glad to hear that the other great dock.; were doiog well, and rejoiced in the moss of their neighbours. The meeting then brole. op. SIR TEOMAS TURTON'S RECENT DEFALCATIONS IN BestoAL.—Yesterday . an adjoutned meeting of the satire= by the MOM defalcations of Sir Thomas Tutor', while he was Registrar of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Bengal, was held in the London Tavern, Bishopsgite-street, to talus into consideration the meisures to be adopted to regain the whole or part of the monies lost by such defalcations. R. Alexander, Ent., bevies; been called upon to presitce, mid that everytbirg was now ready for them to proceed to lay their b:11 before pirlisment. The Hon. Stuart Wortley had given toem access to all the documents be bad in his posses • ion which bore upon the sus feet, and they had also receised several communications from Sir Edward Ryan, the gentle man who appointed Sir Thc.mos Turton to the office of re gistrar. It wairthen agreed that the sum required to di fray toe expenses of ;the bill sl.ould be raised in the manner thought best fit by the committee, and that those who had any demands were to ternd their names and audresses to F. Shuttlewortb, acting as solicitor. 'IDE LICENSED VICTUALLERS'ASYLUM, OLD KENT noen.—Ycsterday the bar' yearly general court of this ch.ritv was held at the Fran:SOUS' Tavern, Great Queen etnet, Lincoln's Inn-fie ds. Mr. RB. Hughes in the chair. The report of the cmomi tee of management, for thz past six months, was of a peculiarly gratifying character. It stated, thatof the prop ned addition to the asylum, under the deni ms ion of the " Loch.* Wing," the fouldetion stone of which was laid some time sines by his Royal Highness Pines Albert, 16 out of the 16 houses contemplated were now in course of erection, at a cost of 2 6101., the contributions re ceived up to thi present time tieing 2,7061. There sere 62 candidates on the list for admission. It was hoped that suM. cii nt funds would be placid at the disposal of the board to commence the rernsiuLy; ten habitations before the next mei ling. Among the lulu riptions received towards the tt wing." the hoiri taste ully acknowlielgo the sum of 72 guineas from Field Marrhal tte Duke of Welliegton. The tutil reteirs for the 11-11-yrar on account of the asylum amounted to 6551., and towards the Enloe; ment Fund, there his been contribcred 4151. The annuli ball and anniversary dinivr produced upwards of 2001. It is intended to hold • fei,cy foir at the Vauxhall 04. d ns during the fertheoming we. k. On the motion of Mr. Niel, seconded by Mr. Tircloner, the report was adopted. Thanks were then voted rio the cha , rman an.l the board of management. •--- - - STATIONERS' AND I'APER MANUFACTURERS' PRO viDEst SUCLEIT.—The lOsh anniverirry dii.tier ti! this ao ei,,ty took place at the Loi don Tavern last evi Ling. Wm, 1.1111.011, EA., vies ;mai ent, in the chair. —The first of keit of th:s v luable irstitution was to raise the sum of 1 0,000/., and thee to grant annuit'en to its aged and decayed m hers, and their widoes and orphan.. Previous to this meet ing, the sum of I,:1001 was needed to conspire. the atnnuia ▪ qu red, but by an effort worthy of the trade, more than saniiient was uniuiuuted, so that the benefits a the society are row available to tlvoe that r. quire them. MURDER AT ENFIELD CIIASE.—On Sunday last he b • tier of Mr. 8.1 Lr, of the hrm of Smart and Buller, PO minis., died from a wound initcted with a knife. The vire of thicea•ed is in custody, on stepicion of the mender, • hit is suppneed was cumin tied under the influence of jeal 771 E CHOLERA.—The eolern has again broken oat nn hoard tae convict ship at Woolwich, one death hay og as • don Monday, and several Other Cases having also pro &ebeett themselves. 1