The Express. — London, England, 1849-06-19 00:00:00

RAILWAYS. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDOTONI. June 15. —Several very snore been experieneed In thoriald tbe pnelyeek whirk My , l a wag lartases tuned the e t m ips el slighWe Om& awe MOO " whether thew tweets h ore ben Mat Waded la Met lama Man • ',the pirate. Its elects ea 1r hewer, it my, reed kw w e n liendent. ts newt groonts ... dna ea vigorous and, fere awn ha than we. k sem ether ground. pore limy wow to have dintledsbThe *Mb XIX hive affected the %Vat It masa yet be Memento mart arrest AtietINGNIMT. Te9TON 1911172,121tAD, AND Ming wesso.—There Ms not bees • grist ally of vermin, except In the law ittatine, sad the blaw, setathandang the cold nights, has freely, Weft we has the Manus a heahhy appearance. C; l enela anon the weak bme sad young shoat awe than they de the *mg Wee, which is a bed anew Slailago.—The bins gnaws freely atplaer, masiderleg the aal win lber wades d wade wed theoe lad state they en hada( en imam el Ity, r iionehomnits.2=l l6 lie• prevail to such an extent In ear Mentatima that a awn blight I. Inevltalie, utiles we me aleatly aid dikter destmetm vermin. llonty-dew spreading the ro. _ piety. Prevent snancee are exceedingly unfavounible fai growth et e crop Our nate wer- 7 1 7 . . flv and lice still continue very *hand- sot, which. tam thee with the (testy night', have retarded the 3, 1' growth of the bine doing the past week, they having made IdGe promo; is fact, the atan.lindlon ref d SCA appear too much fir So Ikea In general, unless upon very superior pines of bad, on which, hemmer, they h ere not regressed so lama. ably as men have been 10 sa rir l iAX AND SE XL —Sines the lot report the fly have to lasiment. and now present • *amides's appearance; la many r n wow& hosiepdew le wen. WAOIII/1311 —The hops is and about Wrothant spline la s o the ease pawing Este, but the Ms* fly and hoe are ea very meek Wirendeg. BAINNICTILIT.—The tines elation, very full of fly and 20 Sea. Ned the howy.due is spreading to a great extent. Haying had * wportnetty of cannot the priseipal Vantation. In du.re during Igo pese wok, 1 cannot report favourably t he gag e dy A I.IIM 041,14,d. The We cold nightve their par flt =sod they ars ttruMg ewer to the poses which Indiettes to ate Ow. thartaaros.—We have sa much fly sad liee:111 OM, with le By CA the tine looks well. SO . mos.—The bane is in a growing slate ; the fl y II Mid** wry malt deerered. The nigger las made amearanse. Si Si Ds% 1 1 10,04101. to 120 V OM Lisiori tut —Thy will cultivated gardens pr esent a very IS Miami aprarence to the cabers, but the fly and lice are nameless M. "irriXtvre. lb TICEltr Hwy.—We have no deems. in theAuantity knak, and the bine is not kitbag os healaty es It did a fotnaht g . lam FARNHAM, ALTON, AND COVNTILT DISTRICTS, June 18. SO —We hive a peat dad et dy end owed; and we Whew the plants be lobe nerwrdly ',Revery preatriesistalw—Nelikkere thrattte,Jsr ID. to CaNTaIDORT —Owiog a the ask weer of this week. the hops see *cooing much worse la mbar. Tan is see evident SS derineee et Sy, bat still a pr.v.drese et Gm whit the pow* et lbw ffs brallearem of liieffs. are alw, riglis, ad la restlair day or two, with op_ the sonlinoanee awe thee vi unfavourable ee we have had the ro Haan den, up to Wt dneeday afternoon, there will be little chance si et the giant recocering. lbe duty I. lail from bo,aol. to it haul. 21 "ft Is see 111 wad that Mows nobody good." The proved of • failure fakeers. Ike year eat.ing the types of parties having stock , en P. bed, bar tibial there has Iwo a Viva demand at greatly enhanced 2,6 pieta Indeed, we have sae persons hope fora failure, as the onl7 23 mane el elleteallog the market from the depressed state in which it LS Ms a bag nesalas.L Tireanrar.—We have a great quantity*, fir and lice ; the 11 4 km is salves, aid in am* pounds the honey dew has made Its 4 aggearame. Avtagroita —'kite bombe Mae condoles la a growing tee 40 etas, tot that which is backward bee made but little ; mod so albs grated now try meows of honey dew, esPtda' Mom which 3 mem the low lards. tt e have Will an Macaw cf 11 ,sad the lice 30 mew were anwerwas ; the momenta acne y tad. SO TOR/liatztOu. — The told nights list week have checked 25 M. by.; we hew not or mach Ay bet more Ike. In some gardens Sp where tte Sy were deer. asing, the let few days has brought them on it —. lioneyadew has mde Re appearance. ROLTRNDIDII.—We are fall of fly and liee, and coneidtr. is Mb homparit ;be may 'Mora the Mae is weakly, and cannot do 11a slevesthe diner eau% leave them. SO ilvartaavast —The growth as bees retarded this lbj mirk by the soy sights, but they du not appear to be matte:ally leo 30 fistirsorama—Wo ere in a worse plight even then our V Deighteurs, the 'rutin daily Ineretedne, and the hop. covered Gi with lice and honey, and beginning to curl. SS ULcAnis, LINDA. AND Sitoonstocn.—The fly and Hoe, 10 with homy-dew hare barman thong the lust week ; very kw Ily. gokenr. The hioe is Will Ramie& The %cretin have not had eel- 25 blest time to cheek Its growth yet. A camel obeerver, after _an or 31 , three hours' e 441 wind, would cowhide the fly had decreased, bat bp upon clo-e Inspection th ey wilt be foun d upon the puma Wee at the be bottom of the hit* ready to amend as mon as the weather Is more 4 10 Inouranle. Our nrampunilent aka, "I think if the Lards day the 121 Traver, were hop-tainterv, they would name a far distant day foe tie, the astation a the duty.. 9 FAILIIOH, lALIANG. AND CRART.— Durine lilt week the weather has cold r then fare not genhil. The Ono SO \mineral; made bo ss.poten The flies erne and go, whin I. rather Si la LIMA: or the rant. Judging from the penost appmeanosot blight 3 to wry prohable, though not perhaps a primal or total one. 121 Ct AN itionk.— In, considerable increase • lice is shun- le dime, with ceadderalle honey.dew ; prospects very bad far mop. IX. 12LraNnAla AND ADJ OI NING Pa insane —We have an a LS nima quantity of mean in nO the garden., and a very slight ys prosyect a growing any hops. Twee of our taking infirm:nuns have t made a Mar of t h e toll motet parnh. , Ws, in ; the pat week, with a view to I are the reo-net of the plantations M the we- tent linnet in ",„ something it.c • tiniglblo 'hare s They my : -We started from Seven. c,"..„ ask., and pore I twoor there pave' , on the `laralatnne Ridtre, plenty of blue, healthy, andur.mr. but an humanity at Hee; thence to Cdunel Austen'. aromas at tritUme ; here anon the same acne, Mu „.• individual poetic.. whets the blue ts etro.la and lea. aff-eted. lily '""„„ the way we Iwuld ! ice mentioned this a. occurring In Mr. Minh • aelebrated pl.ce at uevennek.d. Thence through (Meant' g anti past tr„ Co thank to Suertridge, and lure the fly and Her are actinic vimultn. !4 „ road y thfek, .inti threefold." In Ilmatal and Wiatcrhunt the come, but In these lathe p • elate. ono otservations only etude to the •"„„, sorthern portico of the rrovetres porlshe. m ntioned. Now, on the ".., northern ride*, tinning rem Kent %%Veterans pi:nit, to ....I. Ineakt Melt, a rlidnuce of ten or eltenv miles, there is certainly 11 a great deal less vermin, nut Gut the plant is free frog hemp, tar UM it ; the bier is god, and well up the poles, sere orrtainly augurs 1111101 hater than 'lse tool mde immediately adjoining; foe hotanc:, we noticed one or two pinata on the hill in t *evening and Stindridge, somparatively well off, what. the gardens in the valley adjoining, and .2„- •▪ • asereely • site off, wc e completely beet; we are decidedly of opinion that, without a change fax the better very shortly, not more than oar ". third of tau year's crop our be ?orbited. Them obeereattons aro handed to apply to Scvennaks, heal, and l'aderrivers. Kenning, • Me•eallag, aundrbhce, Brasted,Westaimm, :tad the northern "▪ ' proof etlemwidge, rhkkiingunne, and Leigh. We estimate the day at sot more man Int,Ulluf.—.Odideforre /vernal 20 1$ ••• by the Easton& Conn- CORN.—Arrivels at the gran. —_, . the Sanwa, ice the week eroding tune 17 t li s l e Wiwi SSO „ Pa. „. 3 To Barley _ Omits .......... 391 „ lied Clavicle Tea, June th —Our market was very thinly 7 yl iiieeded ts-day, but there was a fair supple of Wheat, for which 15! mdse. mare any was asked., The WC, effected were at former 91 Mee. Wheat. 101. to 121. per load. Out., 19s. to 265. per oir. a DOXVIATIR, June IG.—There was an increased supply of 20 Wheat; the deummod Cm all best qualities was brisk at fid. per three ,„ bah* adman. Other qualities were held fur a sithihr advarsee, •„,,,` bet II was on obtainable; very Utile renalmsl mcntd at the close of fu the mirk& Wo hose vi rr little demand for craw and Beans, and 1 0 1 mail sea aaaltered. Yellin doing in Barley. Wheat, 13s, to 1.c.; 10 toe, lfit. to 21e.; Blendcorn, 14e. to Ifs.; tine, 17a. Eye 14.. to .„ Ilm.; line. 1%. Beans, new, lls. to lb.; fine, 14e. W I 12a. to "".. 135.; Ine,l4e. Pews grey, Ila. to lts.; white, 125., pee 3 imperial ''' bonen. O. new, 14e. to lb.; fine, 20s. to 21a; Barley, the. to II 27a; fine mania& re. per qr. SI 11•DLZIOZ, Jane 1i —We have again to notice a short u gapipt, of —at marlet, almost exclusively confined to Wheat, 30 whisk was talon by our millers at fully fare prices. It is almost 10 imams even to name some (Inn, for of that we have little or none at 10 wry of sot trinket< now. 50 6TSTItiltO, Jane VC—Farmers are busy baying. The 10 attenianor end show of Wheat were wry short. Wheat maid at late si prim, as did also other mum. White Whe 0, al. to 121.: red, B'. to ... W. Barley, 21.. t0 tan Oats, 16s. to 19a. Boat% Ma. to Us . w' Pen, 365. to , 38e. 23 2$ 16 HAT. BXtratrteur, Jabs 19 — Yews. Cooper an d Davis report the supply abort and trade heavy, at the iolkniriag quo - tit Woes: =ark% f., 1a I New.... Pa. to Val nom .. 60.. to libt. 140.410.. Wa to eta. 1 Straw.— bal. to As. CATTLE, i.e.—Total of Cattle TtelllVed In London, by Om Ernes Ceentim Railway, far tiro week aiding lass 17 :—lleasts, 1,177 ; Calms, 143; Sheep, 1000 LTip, COLONISTS& Jana 15.—The show of Sheep and Lambs err set so Imp as last week's, bat there was a good run of sales throughout the by, and pekes were rather upon the rise. Mod of tbs let bus shown were sold for the London mar re lli:e d t seises ma. Bt time actronety law. Fresh and less stock sold , dirt week's rank sod thine bleb Cow., motioning wane, very gold 90 prier. Thee wee rather a Limited soppy of PIP, bat It was quite To sttissi e assastl, except in stow, which continue south, and in said : Sheep and Legtio, 4,100; Beasts, 214; Coleco, 10 29; lige, 175 ; 3 Nominal, Jaw 16.—Oar make' eillibited a poi show s of don settle : there wee sot so Wyo. see so moth bakers SO treasesest, still a fais *erases we at rather lower priers. SO Tut Besse • stud Avow. hat trade *ilk at Ss ed. se as par stoned SO letba, with a fair clearance. The pees wen well alsd. linggets. IS Ewe., awl Lunt» were sgped demand, sod ell sold at lag SO !saw seism pool gibe Moe, Ua r tha per heed; fu Pork, SS ILI& le Su per same. SO 'Fannin Mom Ma'am—TM% meat leading market 21) .„ semseemMi m Weamedry with the sale of sheep. The market was wry kepdy seppbed. Priam were be ILI Wadden 34. to iv. 'Wow in in Us prism Om et the morrespandinst market but year ; and hit fpvens; OM gaga Mar. Th e:atter Wooed about Sid. lb., siakigg die tads, bet the supply etheeded the demist. Ewes and Webs Iffeembt from lea to les. The secek.masters were 11141 theed with the sales, sad the Jobbers were shy to purchase so thy Ivry Train the ninny of keep ; as hosanue number was drives away unsold. The show of culla on =was large, the fat stack Wan !Mortal) , of prime imam aid the drove gavots in goal condition for gram. Waling sett ue wswly. Fat set, w. Fanlight from fa. n& to 7.. per Dutth glows; end very kw of that ehin remained unsold. Three-yrapold diem art Qum bought from IV. to lay. ; two-gear-Milo, from V. to M.; 'topside, how to Small liner. and farrow CORP brought lies O. id. to 3.. pet Dutch store et tlvir estimated weight when M. Deere settle brought from 101. to 151. per head, wording to weight god quality. Good Can, seer ealrlng, - brought fully as much story se Ott. sod all sold. A peat anmber of small remts could not be ry, the pasturri trlng eseitward as to deter purehsa r. from thesdetteg es soy term.. There was • good number of !three. in ths se shhomrseee our Wm day's eserket. WWI= AND CitOPII.—BILYT.—The corn on good Inn is Woking wen, and protases a fair erop. Apple, Sr. pasabiss ; filberts shoat an average; early-sown tur nips an coming op anti looking heoltl . y. A large par ion of fibs bay asp liss bees gat up in *valiant order.—Maidstone Jeurssi. Tux CRoPs.—The hay harvest seems to have com mowed pretty generally throughout the West Riding et Yorkshire. more especially on the superior meadows is the southern distrieta. The yield la very good, and many wow lave been already well honsid, though there is a great deal yet to cut. The recent rain, have greatly improved the ap parallel+ of the grain cross. as well as potatoes sad pads', sad turnips ere understood to be generally doirg well. RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH CILLN-TILT.—Lord Iron, ha+ pronounced a decision, accompanied by a Tallish!' sots, in favour el the title tease guessed by the pareners is the Olen-Tilt ease, with expenses against the Duke of AtholL This judgment, well-consiat red as it bu maaifeatly been, and fouuded oa such grounds as those set forth in the mete, Is mil worth the time and effort that have been yet eareaded.—Scotenon. THIS DAY. Two o'CLocx. The share market this morning was rather buoy ant, and prices in several instances are higher, though the decline in the Consol market this morn ing has somewhat checked the improvement. York and North Midlands have advanced considerably, having been done at 33 , 32-1, 34, and 33. York, Newcastle, and Berwicks are also better, and were bought at 211 and 21. North Stafford., at 121 and In French shares an improvement is perceptible, and transactions at higher rates have token place in the following :—ln Boulogne and Amiens at 73; in Northern of France at 101, /, and 1; in Orleans and Bordeaux at 3; ; in Rouen and Havre at 11. y.i.,sfri Pd. I bunts JUILWATI• a 174 to 11111 di& Ai 41 &a 40 Abiedges ~ ,- __ . . l ! ... 44 Abadan. • Yrewilww Nottlodb 6 llas imb lo r irit ion. 10ng.... 10 arsiberbein end Ogled Jseedosoielledglppe* or with a priggis• „. 90 Do. without a seggimies 131 Birti/olv., end am V... ... . . .. 10 Bina., duly rev., end galls pad, L I VI 10 Do. withoot &inmate 4 Boston, Stain., and Wm.. 96 Bristol and Enter ... .. * = 661 ,.. ... :: Ili Ds. I drop . IS Do. lie Pn11inie;22..... SI • cr and listened - U Do. Preferesso 174 Dobils aid Benne 14:C.: is D. 4 /mai,. • ••• 16 Do (gle B. Si 11.) _ 3.. D0.(31.1 0 5.) 6 per s. Pre/ ID Imam Omatias - - le Do. New Guar. g per et. ril Do. Ext., &per et, No.l 171 Do. do. 35 Do. N. kK.II pa 12) Do. I shows ... ... .. 43 Do. New er, ... 2 .. ... 124 Illserges U , dais *I relent C. ditto... .. 10 Do. Snip prow. 'p.a IS Zest Lambing ... . 33 Da Now 14 Do. do. 1 shg . ree ... .. 411 D 0.4 psi it. Pm/. 4 siL. 16 Best lUseobsehire - ... 30 Edinburgh end Gleasow... 20 Do. 4 shares . . 21 , Exeter, YOUTtI. it D..;rei.. to Great Northers 114 D 0.4 sheres,A,Deferrod 74 D 0.4 shares B, 6 per W. 114 Do. Satierrias .. 42 OL Boo*. mud Wei. (leg) ISO °peat Ninth ot SneentL.. J. Do. New, C4O .. . . 30 Do. New, .530 ... ~. 14 Do. New, AIS ... .. 100 Groat Western... ... SSDo. shares ... ... ... 93 Do. Piftbe ... ... ... IS Do. New, /17 ... ... SO Hall sad Selby- ... ... 13 Ds. 4 shares ... ... .. 114 Do. 4 shires ... .- ... SO Leneester and Culla/a .. 10 Do. Thirds , . . 91 ligegirhire and inorkshlre ISDo. ... ... .. 54 Do. Bizuenths ... ... 13 Do.Thlrds . . ... -. 10 Do. New (guar..6 per et.) 9 Do. West Riding Wu 13 Do. Preston and Wyss 94 Do. 4 shares (A) ... ... 30 Leeds end Bradiurd... ... SO Leeds end Think - ... 46 Do. New I* London end Blackwell - SO Lon., Brightbs, rk B. 000 i 4 Do. guaranteed 3 peed. lotsCtu3d althea_ SO Do. Peet 3 per Cent„.. SO DolbaTert. 2p. a.,11132 6 Do. New CI guar.6p.Cl. 121 Landes and Greenwich .. * Do. Preference .—. 100 London ak North-Wein= / Dn. do. New 1 gores -2 Do. Yilths . I Iat..CIO sh.,3i.Swill.(e) 60 Landau k *Jude-Western 414 LW. New, gSO .. ... 34 Do. New, £lO ... Ir 4 Do. Third. .... ... .. 5 Do. Preference 7p. a.- 44 Maack., Bee., and Mel_ Ito Wendt.. She., and Lbw.. IS Do. I that", No. 1 ... 23 Do. shares, No. 1 ... It Do. shores, Na a .. 10 Ds., New 540 Pref. ... SO Do.. Chest linoteby „. 1e) Do. dn. . . . ... 10 Do. Met andr Lin ~ corn... 23 Do. Orbashy Doek ... 41 Ds. Llocolo Vision .. It* Do. Goa. ireVrenos ... 13 Do. 1130 shares _ .. 100 Do. MEL and Derby... ISO _Do. B. NAB. 6p. e. . . Hi ISA ta SI a to-clay up to 1 o'clock. 10i 11 4 5 pa 3 4 pa 3 S 4 IPL 34 634. 83 73 db. 1 I 1613 da 26 IV 18 1 3 pa. db. 16 iif lit 33 31 dlr. 31 $ 1 3 1 3 8 1 11 pisu Pak rd P., iii "lit 3 • pa. IS II Ms. IS is SW. IS is 17 IS 7 db. 21 11 die. I 11 po. 27 26. iiii4 5 4 40. 11 i 10 91 4 8 41 2 11 I 3 131 130 233 50 52 3$ 40 19 20 7$ $ ia 31 Sy 8 dia. 13 13 4 y 4i dia. 94 94 47 49 • 9 pm. 43 52 1 dia. 1 pm. 24 22 oft 141 2 10 32 dia. 4 3y dia. 12 ly dia. II 7 dia. ▪ 21 pm. • 4y dia. 27 58 i pm. 11 2 / 101 18 20 ii ao ;4 ;74i 31 .22te liii IR. 5 1 Pm. a pr 354 361 IS 14 db. If 10 db. • 44 db. $ 11 1 S 1 pmi i dia.. S 4 9 I I ills. S i II 20 11 die. 7 dl.. 14 di.. 14 dim. 2i die. 70 I ft. Il i.e f I 17 10 is 121 111 dia. 44 4R 1241 1231 33 37 121 111 dIL 18 19 41 41 is D. New P2O 20 Do. Ouswes.s ger sent 3 Do. Guano. SI per cent. 20 Do.Lowe.tf.,guar.4 p.et 12; Do. RRsjij Da, Lobate; Do. irde 2 Do. Pr. 8 reoee 174 North Staffordshire_ ... so 'llford, Wort., & Wolver. IS klead.,Guild., and Reigate 4) Royston and lDtWin .• 25 Scottish Central II Shrews. & Birm, CLass A 7 Do., Clara B 8 Do., New Dtttranteed le lerewsbury and Cluster gt m or. W. Min.) ... • llelea 185 Do. °marry 10 I: kk ii 2= out. Pref. ... 3 23 Do. Preference 71 South Staffordshire::: 33) South Eastern 27 Do. N 0.2 ..„ 30 Do. No. 3 10 Do. No. 4 Registered ... 10 Ds. . 4 kelp 38 don* Wales ... • Trek.. Don., & Goole -13 lbellidd,Rotherham. and Ostesaior.Di.gaa.3p.ct. 30 Wear Valley, 6 pretense. Ile Do. do. d 0... WlntL,Btaines,& l.tVedn. 46 vniu4 Bowe., & Wersa. SS Tork,Seercaet lel Berwick W Do. Emission (York & Newcastle) • Do. O.N.E. Purchase or Preference 11€1 York and North Midland.. 10 , Do. Preference 131 13 1 1 pi 6 3 6, 4 par Pm. g 51 4 .11s. 19 99. i I Fa. 22_ 11 ire 66 10 91 71 sail 6 6 dia. 44 4 dis. 14 If on. 2 1 db. 1 as. 7 5 4 db. 1 db. 141 13 3 21 db. 12 16 11 14 "i eis. 201 WI 61 6 6 1 dls. 3i 3 di& I 14 db. 691 70 GI 13 121 14 I _ 4i 6+p. - 13 13 dls. 20 211 61 31 db. $1 31 414. 33 33 1 4 3 dls. 4ul 14b i 33 21 4 3 617.817 re, lames RAILWAYS. 3 U3ll3.llallea Ode Italian ad Marian) .- ... Se nedeane ea& Aiiii. B - SO st rma• (Vierece) Dula PAW* ... .. ir I liana Peninsula ' .. 106. Do. 10 Maw and Lege . ... 13 Nannies at leMee ... 7 Oder. ad ßodleanz .. 21 her and °Mans „. ... II haler& Rosen ... ... Is her am& madam .. 10 Zama and lime ... ... 10 drake and Nevaa .„ ... 11 Cann sod Sautes ... ... 11 q'l.. II Is . .. 1 die. pra. dis. pi& Pit Pm SI 33 me. 31 3! dia. 30 33 311 1 0 y I I 21 31 die. 10 11. 71.71 -ii 7 die. LIVERPOOL, J. 18. Perocz-Bscaammt.—The market was a 'bade better taday. Ssies Lanewire, 171-ILascasithe end Teekshire (11ffit eh.), C. 4.—Ditto (tee sae W. 71 4.—Ditto (I shares, Ur. k Mee), 121 tto (1 Mena Ba), 116 d.—Loadon and Neer Neater, lel—Ditto (new sham). fl 6.—Ditm (fifth shares), 6 61, td. 6, — Ditto (1 errs, C.), II 6.—Manebestes, Sheffield, Si Lin ers aisno, 4-1116 sud (e shares), 121 la W. d.—South Eastern and Dere (No. 4, N a.)„ 6 iht. ed.—Torit, Newcastle, sod Swirls (seemlier o. le g ad 1), 6 d. MANCHESTER, AIM 18. erogn-Ennniarole—A very great Improvement has taken glees la our market to-day. Prices are better, and a good busleces itaa Monde. BIRdINOHAM, Jaw 18. BTocl-Exottatiroz.—Thero was very little done in one share market to-day. Shrewsbury awl Birmingham (pref. shares), were done at II p.; Shropshire LlWaws, at 2/ dm; and North British Prekrenoe at par. LEEDS, Jwie 18. STOCZ-BSCSIANOI.—The extent of the transactions in shores this awning, compered with the dealings en Nan:day, ehowel a Online in the dement, yet the prier s reali s m d w ere a tr if le better. Greet Northerne, 93 d.—teede end Think Extensions, 1i d.—East Lancashire (new &agree), S; 16a 3L d. BRISTOL, AM/ 18. Broclancmsliomarkst still continued Rat, but withosi way vitiation from the prices ot flehuday. YORK, Joie 111. BToCLEXCHANON.—Saks: Ot. Northern Pref., 211; North Britlob, 131 ; North thafforttottire, 12 ; rk, Nevi. asde, end Berwick 011Wieltal ELVID.OIO, 141 1 ; Ditto l'Or.), 44. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, 1849. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ' HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, JUNE 18. The Earl of Sn.arrnanuae (D.puty Speaker) took his mat at 6 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. SECOND READINGS.—Toe Earl of Glengall's Estate (amendment of acts) ; East Lothian Central Railway (abandonment of railway and dissolution of company); Bills. THIRD READINGS.—Windsor Extension of the Wind sor, Staines, and S iuth Western (Richmond to Wind.or), ; York and North Midland Railway (deviations); Edinburgh and Okiegow Railway and Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal (amalgamation or sale of the Union Canal to the railway company); Bills. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. AGRICULTURAL DISTR/LsS.—B) Le rd FEVERSHAM, from York, Norkallerton, TI ink, and other places In the North Riding of Yorkshire, complaining of the depressed condition of a:riculture. HOPI COLONISATION. —By the Bishop of NORWICH, from a place not heard, in tumor Or home coloniastion. HEALTH OF TOWNS (IRELAND). By Earl FOR TESCUE, from Watcriord, in (Avow of an efficient Health of Towns Bill. LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. Lord PORTMAN brouieht up the report of the committee on this bill, which recommended that the bill should rot be proceeded with further this sesaion. After 1 few words from the Earl of STEADBROILE, the report wee received. COMMISSION ON REAL PROPERTY. IS lISSWST to a question fret Lord BiIOUOEAY, Lord BEAUMONT said the commission which was apt pointed two years rgo tad made considsrsble progress, and he hoped they would soon terminate their labours, and that the result would be sati.famory. He trusted they would be able to submit such a plan of general register of deeds as would accord with the tom, heated state of the law of real property in England. lie could not promise that the report would be presented dur.ng tans session, Lut he hoped it would he ready son after the prorogation of parliammt. Lord BROUGHAM wished to know whether the com mission would give separate reports, or one report ? Lord BEAUMONT said the suggestion of the noble lord would be considered. LEASEHOLD TENURELL OF LAND (IRELAND) 81. Lord CAMPBELL moved the third reading of this bill, and said the clauses had been altered so as to give full com pensation to lenses and reversionen. lie proposed to strike out the second and sixth clauses, anti substitute another for the latter. It was said that the b.II woo l I deprive the Irish Society of the power of arbitration between their lessees and sub-lessees; but he proposed that that power should be re tained. Lord REDESDALE moved that the bill be read a third time that day six Lord CAMPBELL should persist in pressing the bill with out any further amenument. The Earl of WICKLOW cote(' not support the bill in its present shape. The liable rod leaned lord had introduced a clause totally altering its character. The Marquis of DONEGAL complained of a cue of indi. vidual baretsliip wtich would be inflicted on him by the bi.l. Lord LYNDHURST suggested an amendment to the effect that oonspensation should be estimated according to the marketable value of the land. Lord STANLEY th might the amendments which had been made in the bill had not met the objections urged by the Irish Society and other m p ,nents of it; and there was nothing, more objectionable than a writs of amendments on the third reading. The Eul of DEVON had heard this till spoken of u a necessary measure, although he must confess he had ant heard any argument which had proved it to be st. He did not ace that say public benefit would accrue to a third party by the compulsory powers contained in this bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that all the com pulsion contained in the bill, which had been said to be unjust, had been gives up. Lord REDESI)ALE saw no reason to withdraw his amendment, particularly as the mover of the bill bad so much doubt up .n the question as to bring forward fire sew clauses ta meet particulsr cases. The house thou divided, when there appeared for the third reading: Contents Non contents The bill was then read a third time and plaint THE PASSENGERS' BILL Earl GREY, in moving the second reauing of this b3l, said that it wa- proposed in pursuance of the recommenda tion of the commiaainers of emigration, who had been in communication wilt the principal ship owners engaged in the trade of carrying emigrants from this country to North America, and was merely in its most Imp nut provisions a re-enactment of the existing law and contained but a few alterations, which he believed tolse insperaut improvements. These were that the existing run' dim for carr)iog not more than two pass agars fur each ton should include the crew—that means o . ventilati In should be provided—and that an imprevement should be made in the dietary from a pound to a pound and a halt of flour, and an allowance of tea and sugar. The bill was then read a second time. ACCIDENTS IN MINES. Lord WHARNCLIFIE moved for the appointment of a select commiteee to inquire into the beat moues of preventing the occurrence of dangerous accidents in coal mines. There had been no inquiry on the subject since ISM, and he thought the time had arrived when some it.quiry might be attended with the graast advantage. He apprehended no objection to the motion, and believed that the inquiry would sot be a protracted one. The Earl of CARLISLE said there was no objection to the motion, as the necessity of some remedial measure was admitted. The government had been making endea vours on the subject through Sir Henry Da La Bache, who had sanguine expectations of their successful result. But, nevertheless, the government would willingly adopt any sug gestions by the committee now proposed that might appear useful. After • few words from Earl St. GERMANS the motion was agreed to. PREVENTION OF SHEEP LL. STEALING (IRELAND) BI Oa the motion of Lord GLENciALL this bill was read • second time. AUDIT OF RAILWAY ACCOUNTS. Lord MONTEAGLE laid on the table a report which closed the inquiry of the committee on the auditing of rail way accounts, and said that in pursuance of the recom mendation of that committee, he hoped, is the course of the week, to be able to lay oa the table a bill to provide fee the perm anent and effectual auditing of the accounts of all railways throughout the kingdom. Their lordships adjourned at ten minutes past seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAT, JUNEIB. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. SECOND READING —Dean and Chapter of Canter bury's Walworth Nrate Bill. REPORTS CONSIDERED.—Binbrooke Saint Gabriel and Binbrouke Saint Mary Inclosure (cutendment and ca tension of acts, alteraton of awards, settling titles to lands, &c., and defining parish boundaries) ; Ent Indian Railway Company (for making and maintaining one or more railways in the East lodise) Incorporation ; THIRD READlNnt3.—Dublin, Ashlsourne, Slane, and Drogheda Roads Let Continuation and Amendment ; East Lancashire Railway Acts Amendment and Deviation (con necting lines in Preston and Walton le Dale, &c.) ; Irish South Eastern Railway (amendment of acts) ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (extension of Ashton branch, of Clifton branch, &e.) ; Bills. LORDS' AMENDMENTS CONSlDERED.—Ashton under-Lynn Police, Markets, and Improvement Acts Exten sion and Amendment, and Transference of Gas and Water works, and ether Property, to the Corporation, Bill. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. BANERITTCY CONSOLIDATION BILL.—By Mr. BRIGHT, from Manchester, signed by 6,292 persona, comprising the principal merchants and traders in that city ; Mr. B. DENI SON, from merchant., efee., of Leeds ; Sir J. WALMSLEY, from Bolton; M BROTHERTON, from merchants, &c., of Salford ; in favour of this bill. POOR Lawa.—By Serjeant TALFOURD, from poor-law officers in Wiltshire, for certain alterations in these kW. CODNTY RATES AND EXPERDITHILE BILL.—By Mr. W. EVANS, from a baud of guardians in Derbyshire, in favour I of this bill. Taoracrios To WOMEN BILL.—By Mr. W. EVANS, I from a place not heard, in favour of this bill. MARRIAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL.—By Mr. OSWALD (2), from members of the free church of Scotland, aping this bill. MARRIAGES BILL —Be Mr. S. WORTLEY, from Ken- Slugfest ; Sir R. EBEL (several), in favour of this bill. FOREST RIGHTS.—Mr. ROEBUCK, from an individual, complaining of the poor being deprived of forest•rights. ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE DUTY.—MT. BERKELEYI from attcrneys of Bristol, and several other places, for repels of the certificate du. y. SMITHFIELD bLtanzr.—Lord D. STUART, from 220 shopkeepers of Oztord.street, for the abolition of Smithfield Market. _ ________ _ CHARTIST Parsownt.—!dr. B. OSBORNE, from Alex ander Sharp, • prisonerin the Werminster Bridewell, com plaining cf his treatment, and asking for the use of pen, ink, and paper. Howls CoLoNIEs.—By Sir R. PEEL, from certain me• altanica, in [avow of the acioption of this principle. DUBLIN, &e.. ROADS CONTINUATION BILL. On the motion fer the third reading of the Dublin, AA bourne, Slane, and Drogheda Roads Act Continuation and Amendment Bill, Mr. REYNOLDS, after objecting to Tarim alterations , which had been made in the bill, requested that the third reading should be postponed for a week ; and an this being refustd, moved that it should be read a third time that day six months . The inhabitants of Dublin and Drogheda, and all along the line of the road. had petitioned against the bill, and it would be too bad for English members to enforce this bill upon them. Mr. J. O'CONNELL seconded the antendment. Lord HARRY VANE, chairman of the committee on the bill, said that he leered a delay of only a week would be in jurious. The hon. member for Dublin had atrenuowly exerttd himself against the bill in committee; but the com mittee Henousl thought it • measure which ought te pass was swished that justice had been done the citizens of Dublin. Lord GALWAY and Mr. HINDLIBT supported the bill. The house then divided— For the third reading 65 Against it B-57 The bill was then read a third time end passed. NOTICES OF MOTION.—IRISH POOR LAW, &c. Mr. HORSHAM, on the hest supply day, to cell the atten tion of tee house to the evidence taken before the select committee on the Irish Poor-law ; also, on the same day, to cell attention to the state of legislation on the Ecclesiastical VORmaimum. PALACE COURT. Mr. OSBORNE asked what course the government in tended to Lake with respect to a bill introduced by the noble lord, the member for Marylebone, and in the papers for that day, for the sbelLion of the Pets= Court. The ATTORNMOENERAL said he had stated in an early period of the wallas that the matter was under the consideration of the government, and the Lord Steward had since none IsMa the favour to sp.ak with him on the subject. Early next week, Le hoped to be able to move for leave to bring in a bill for amending the law with regard to the reco very of small debts in county courts, and in that bill he should include clauses fsr abolishing the Palace Court. When the bill went into committee he should move clauses for giving compensation to the tilicers of that court. rd IL C. STUART, being appealed to by Sir F. Thesiger, said he should nevertheless feel it his duty to persevere with his bill. VAN DIEhIEN'S LAND. In answer to Mr. EWAILT, Mr. HAWES skid that Sir W. Denison bad some time ago sent a despatch ttquestit g that no addition might be made to the ticket-of-l?ave men in that coleny. In a day or two he should lay en the table papers, containing a resolu tion of the couacil of Van Diemen's Land, ap proving of cmvicts being sent out those colonies, alter confinement in England, and being distributed ever the • whole colonies. THE CHARTIST, ERNEST JONES. Mr. F. O'CONNOR renewed his quest:on about the com plaints of this convict. Sir G. GREY said, on referring to documents, he found there had been several applications from Ernest Jones, con taining numiroas complaints. lie had directed en inquiry to be made, and the result wee, that of the whole of these pin toners only Jones and another expressed themselves dissatis fied with their treatment. Ernest Jones had repeatedly complained of the regulations to which he was stoject, in 0031111011 with all other misdemeanants not directed by the judge before whom he was tried to be placed in the first class Si tale' demeanants. This could only be done by the judge's ceder; and permission had been given to apply t) the Mg,. The refusal to send his letter was because the privi lege was limited to send a letter once in three months. Mr. F. O'CONNOR—Then if a pr'smer wrote his letter, and afterwards received any unjustifiable treatment, he would have no means of complaint tilt the three months expired? Sir G. GREY did not mesa that at all. He had the power of sending a statement to the Secretary of state at any THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Almiral DUN DAS, in a-ewer to a string of interrogatories fruit Mr. As STET, said that the whole of tee documents and papers in jo union of the Admiralty which bore on the mat ter would be placed at the disposal of the Amcricen commo dore who wee about to be sent oat in search of Sir J Franklin. AFFAIRS OF CANADA. Mr. B. COCHRANE asked if ht had understood the noble lord at the head of the government the other evenirg to contradict the statement that a reward of 5001. had been offered in CAnada ter the apprehension of M. Lafon•aine ? Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that he had no knowledge of the matter. Mr. B. COCHRANE afterwards gave notice that he should move on Thursday tor a copy of the order in council offering such reward. Mr. HAWES, in answer to the same hon. gentleman, stated, that a stain petitions and addresses from Cauada easiest the royal assent being given to the R.ballion Lessees Bill, bad not yet been received, but prole-1.4 would next day. IRISH PACKET STATIONS. Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to Mr. IL. Herbert, raid, that no commissioo was contemplated en the subject of the packet, stati me on the west of Ireleud, as the metier had been already considered. RETURNS OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. Mr. LABOUCHERE said, a question had been put t) him witheut no ice, a few nights ago, as to the delay in the printing of the returns of the Board of Trade ; and in Matt leg that the delay was attributable only to the officers of the House of Commons, he had been led into an error. On icquiry he found that these returns containing a geed de el that was new and in a cliff, rent formfrom form _r returns, and it being necessity to bring up the accounts ot the past month on the new system, the officers of the customs and the Hurd of Trade had been particularly anxious to avoid error if pos sible, and had therefore c tmenutiicated with the printing officers of the Hotta) of Commons; and hence the delay. Ile was wrong in stating that the delay rested with the House of Commons printer'; in reality, it was owi g to the interference of the officers. He hoped it would not take place in future ; in the present instance it was unavoidable. Mr. DISRAELI said he should be obliged if the right bon. gentlemen would inform the house what was the new system en which the accounts were to be produced. Mt. LABOUCHERE said there were several entirely new articles in the returns, and the quantities as well as declared values were given of the exports of British produce and manufactures. CHARTIST PRISONERS IN LANCASHIRE. Mr. HIADLEY said he had received a communication from Ashton, stating that the positieal prisoners in Liney shire were required to wear masks on certain occasions, which was very offensive to their friends. (Laughter.) Sir 0. GREY presumed these were the prisoners under sentence of transportation for life, for having conspired last year against the constitution and form of gove rnment. He had no doubt it was the cue of these men to which the hon. gentleman referred. They were subject to the general re gulati ins of the prison, as imposed by the visiting justi.:ee ; and he could not recommend her Majesty to exercise any interference in their behalf. Mr. ROEBUCK asked if there would be any objection to lay these regulations on the table of the house, so that it might be seen whether the right hon. b tronet or any of his predecessors had countenanced this regulation for the wear ing of masks ? Sir G. GREY said that all prison regulations must be ap proved and sanctioned by the Secretary of State ; and there was no doubt that where separate imprisonment was strictly carried out, what were termed masks were worn on most occasions when the prisoners would otherwise have an op portunity ot seeing each other. No recent regulations had been made on the subject. THE FRENCH DESPATCHES. In answer to Mr. lhxr, Lord J. RUSSELL said his noble friend the &vette, for Foreign Affairs had applied to the French government to know if there was any objection to a certain despatch re lating to the intervention at Rome being laid before that house ; and the answer received was that they) would be no objection whatever. It would, therefore, be for his noble friend to consider whether or not he would produce that PETITION FROM SMITH O'BRIEN AND OTHERS, On the order of the day for the second reading of the Transportation for Treason Bill, Mr. NAPIER rose and said he bad a petition to present from W. S. O'Brien, W. Id•Manus, and others. Lord J. RUSSELL here interpcPed, and submitted to the Speaker that the names which the hon. and learned gentleman had read being the names of persons who bad been convicted of high treason, the house could not receive such a petition. (Hear, hear.) The SPEAKER said he could not now call to his mind any occasion when a petition of that kind had been refused. (Hear, hear ) Mr. NAPIER rose to read the petition, when Mr. DISRAELI rose to ask a question of the Attorney- General, amidst loud cries of " Order, ordor," " Chair, chair." Mr. ROCHE rose to order. He submitted to the house whether. the Speaker having decided that the petition ought to ba read, that decision sheuld not ba final—(hear, he ,r)— the more particularly when it recollected the p o sitio n of these unfortunate gentlemen. The SPEAKER, add that he had but pronounced an opinion. The haus* would decide for itself ou any question of this kind. Mr. DISRAELI said be would not have made a single ob q, eervation if he understood that the Speaker had settled the ' question. This was so important a question that he though notice should have be, n given of it. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that his hon. and ' , learned friend having Riven him notice that the presentation of this petition was abe,ut to blur place, and having doubts whether they ought to receive a petition from a person con victed of high treason, bemuse it was plain that such a person could not be heard in a court of law, he informed his noVe I friend of the circumstance and of the difficulty he felt witn regard to it. He. beli , ved that a petition had been re ceived a few days ago from the same persons, but it was pre santed without any notice. He hod asked the opinion of other lawyers, and amongst others that of his hon. and learned frien d member for Abingdon, and although it might be a question of importance to the petitioners to be heard, they were of opinion that it would be laying down a orioles precedent if the house should decide that the petition was to bo received. (Hear. hear.) At all events, he felt it his duty to suggest the difficulty which he had on the sub. ject. (Hear, bear.) Sir G. GREY felt bound to state in justice to the bon. member for Limerick (Mr, Maunsell) who presented the former petition, that be informed him (Sir G. Grey) of his intention to present that petition, and if blame was due to any one it was due to him for not at the moment adverting to the fact that it might be o b j ectionable to receive a peti tion from an attainted traitor. Mr. NAPIER said that in consequence of the great pre cipitancy of the bill—(hear. hear)—it was only that day he received a letter, stating that the petition would arrive. Sir F. THESIGER said that his hon. and learned friend woul l do well to postpone the presentation of the petition, for the questinn was a very serious On., so as t o g i ve the house time to consider what it should do, Mr. ANSTEY said the fact stated by his hon. and learned friend, namely, that there was no precedent, was the very reason why he hoped the hon. and learaed gentleman (Mr. Napier) would peraevere, for if there was to precedent of the petition of any person, however humble or defenceless being rejected, that was not the time of day when they should make one. (Rear.) Sir R. PEEL said that it appeared to him that the speci alty of this case would warrant the house in receiving the petition—(cheers)—even if doubts existed as to the pro priety under ordinary circumatanccs of admitting it, be cause they were about being parties to legislative proceedings. (Hear, hear,) The preamble of the bill recited that doubts existed as to the power of the crown to commute a seatenoe of high treason in Ireland, and the inter vention of parliament was necessary to remove those doubts Under these circumstances, be thought it would be hard, whether the party was convicted or not, to say that he was disentitled from approaching that house, and praying that the bill might not he passed into a law. (Hear, hear.) The circumstances of the case were peculiar, and he would deal with it as such. (Hear.) Mr. J. STUART thought it impossible to consider the right of the petitioners to petition, without considering the nature of the act which was to substitute another punish ment fur the punishment of death. The petition was, that the law might not be altered, and that they, the petitioners, might auger the penalty of death. (A laugh.) This was placing the house in an extraordinary position. He thought they should be allowed time to consider the subject. Mr. BRIGHT presumed that in all past times and now men in the unfortunate position of these individuate would have the liberty of approaching the crows for the purpose of asking for a mitigation or remission of sentence. (Hear, hear.) That house wee not in the position of the crown, but, inasmuch as there was a bill before the house, and as there was no precedent, they could not be doing wrong, in a case of this kiud, where they were not pursuing an unmer ciful aid a harsh course, in receiving this rethou. (Hear, The proper course was to throw open the right to petiti .n as widely as possible, for no danger could arise from it. (H-ar, hear.) He hoped the advice of the rieht hon. gentleman opposite would be taken. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ROCIIE hoped the hon. and learned gentleman (Mr. Napier) would not withdraw the petition. As regard. d the right hon. gentleman the Secretary of State fur the Home Department, at all events, there'wes a precedent, for he had received notice that a petition from the sane individuals was about to be presented, and he made no objection. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GRATTAN expected that after the debate of Friday night, as much lenity would be shown to Irishmen as to in dividuals on the other side of the Atlantic. Mr. HERMES said that there must be great difficulty in receiving in that house any petition from a person who was civilly dead. If they 'received this petition on this subject, he did not see why the same person might not present a pe tition on any other subject. He therefore wished for time to consider the question. Mr. COCKBURN quite agreed in the proposition that persons unstinted of high treason were civilly dead, but as they chose to legislate by passing an ex post facto law for the purpose of affecting the position of these petitioners, it was quite preposterous that they should not be heard. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that as he undnstnod the length of the argument in the present instance extended only to this that as this was a case in which they proposed to legislate, and that there ought to be an exception made with regard to it, he would waive his objection againstthe reception of the p,ti- Um , . (Hear, hear.) The petition of W. S. O'Brien, F. T. Meagher, B lil9ilanus, and J. O'Donoghue, was then read by the clerk at the table. After stating the several circumstances con nected with their conviction, and the fact that it was pro posed to commute the sentence, of death into transportation, which they had been advised it sou not competent for the crown to do against their own consent—the peti tonere prayed the house not to sanction the bill which woe brought in for that purpose, and that they might be heard by coun,el at the bar of the house against it. The petition was then ordered to ti • on the table. Mr. ANSTEY wished to know from the right hon. gen tleman (Sir G. Grey) whether the commutation of the sen tence of Mr. O'Brien had passed the great seal, or whether it had been authorised under the royal sign manual ? Sir G. GREY said tut no warrant or instrument com muting the sentence had actually passed the great seal. (Hear, hear.) The prisoners were, therefore, in the same position is which they stood after the writ of error hail been decid dby the House of Lords, and were liable to have the criginal sentence of the court carried into execution against them. (Hear, hear.) TRANSPORTATION FOIL TREASON (IRELAND' B Sir G. GREY, in rising to wee the second reading of this bill, said its object as to remove ell pos sible doubts that might be entertained as to the right of the crown, or the right of tho Lord Lieu. tenant of behind, as the representative of the crown, to commute a capitel sentence, and to carry that commuted sentence into execution in the case of persons convicted of high treason in Ireland, who, in consequence of thet sentence, were liable to suffer death, but to wh pm the crown reiiht be advised to extend its mercy on the usual condition of temp petition. It was reediest to remind the house that a commutation of a capital sentence into transportation was one of frequent occurrence. What was unprecedented was, that persons legally tried and legally convicted of high treason should re fuse the merey of the crown. (Hear, hear.) An instance of that kind had occurred only in the case of the four prisoners whose petition had just been read. (Hear, hear.) When these persons had been convicted it became the duty of the government to cunsidi r how the sentence should be carried out. The bill was not founded —and he begged that that might be understood—on ail ad mission of the legality of th doubt; the object was simply to remove from the minds of the people the idea that the law hat not been as strictly adhered to in this stage of the proceedings with regard to these unhappy and misguided men as in all the previous stages. (Hear, hear.) The hon. and learned member for Southampton had put the hypothe tical case of the bill bring teken a:vantage of to increase the severity of justice. This bill was designed to enable the Grown to temper justice with mercy, and, in the words of the lord-lieutenant himself, to provide that justice might be administered without any s verity beyond that which the lancets of society demanded. (Hear, hear.) He did not wish to say one word with regard to the previous conduct of the prisoners. He would only, in conclusion, express a hope that the bill having received the highest judicial sanc tion in another assembly, would meet with general concur rence in that house. Mr. NAPIER said the bill bad come upon him so much as a sue prise that he had scarcely had an opportunity of exa mining the question. It was evidently considered of some ien pounce, proposed, as it had been, for the purpose of alter ing the position in which the prisoners were placed. A bill was passed last year for the express pur pose of reducing into felonies offences which had previ ously been held to be treason. The act distinguished throughout between treason and felony; and if these parties had been, as they might have been, prosecuted under it, and had been convicted of felony, they would have been liable to transportation for life, or for a term of yr an. The design was now to treat them es though they had been con victed under the act of last session. The whole ally- I meat of the right hon. gentleman (Sir G. Grey) proceeded on the assumption that there was no legal doubt at all. If so, why not act upon the law ? (Hear, hear.) If the ob jections all had their origin in an excess of philo legality, why did net the government carry out the clear letter of the law ? (Hear, hear.) The hon. and learned gentleman con cluded by moving as en amendment that the petitioners should be heard by counsel at the bat of the house. Mr. J. O'CONNELL seconded the amendment. He said, that when he and others had been convicted, and were suf fering imprisonment in 1814, it was at once admitted that they were suffering an i injustice and a bill was brought in for their relief. The prisoners n that case, however, were not allowed to have ex post facto legislation for their benefit. How, then, could ex post facto legislation bejusrly resorted to now as a punishment ? The effect of pestling this bill would he to deprive the children of Mr. Smith O'Brien of the benefit of large assurances upon his life. Tne ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in resisting the amend ment, esplsina 1 the prime of doubt. It had been contended in Ireland that the statute 12 George 1., c. 8, under whith it wee proposed to commute the sentence, referred to persons under sentence of death for felony, and therefore it was not upplicable to cases of Melon. He thought that treason was included is the term " (deny," and that the reasonable con structi Pn of the statute, in fororem vita, was that it gave the crown power to commute in ease of treason. He showed from authoriti a, and even from the statute 21 Edward 111., that all treasons were felonies, though all felonies were not tressees. In this cues there had been no pardon ; but if there had been, the pardon would be conditional, and if the eendiden wee refused the pardon became void. If a writ of habeas corpus had been obtained in this case, it would be a sufficient answer that the party was a convicted traitor, and he cited the case of one of the Canadian prisoners exactly in point. The argument that this was an ex post facts law was fallacious. Had the parties been pardoned and their position alter d, the law reitht be so characterised ; but they were really in the same *illation as when judgment was given on the emit of error in the Roue of Lords. Mr. C. ANSTEY supported the amendment, and inti mated his intention, should that amendment be rejected, to move that the bill be lead a second time that day six months. He claimed for Mr. Smith O'Brien that he should die like a man of honour on the scaffold, rather than be sent to such a den of infamy as a convict set tlement. He contended that on the authority of many old eases, some dating so far beck as Edw. IV., the Queen's pardon of Mr. Smith O'Brien, being a legal act, was valid and remelted good, while the condition of transportation, being illegal, was invalid and of no effect. Mr. P. WOOD said he would not allow himself to be led astray from the real question before the house by the hon. member for Youghel. The question was whether a :doubt existed as to the royal prerogative; and, admitting that such did exist, he could only say that as to the demand of Mr. S. O'Brien to be heard at the bar—the necessity for the bill owing to the doubt as to prerogative being admitted—there could be no necessity for bearing any arguments at the bar. The only ground for hearing such would be some illegality in the proceedings—such, for instance, as to whether after a pardon had been granted, an ex post facto law was about to interim with the effects of that pardon. Mr. KEOGH begged leave to stets his reining for enp porting the amendment. The bill was an extraordinary one, and brought forward under suspi c ious circumstances, of which the suspension of the standing . orderswa• not the least indication. The state of Ireland did not justify such a proceeding what then were the legal grounds for it? It had been declared, both in that house and another place,that no dGubt existed as to the power of the crown to transport )h. 5, O'Brien, and yet the first paragraph of the bill demiamul that such a doubt did fist, which wits right. The feet was, that th bill was intendtd to impose a heavier punishment than the law allowed of. The it gal mode of dealing with the cue mu, by respiting the sentence during pleasure, as h been done in a former ease, when Bnnd and others were so treated, and otter being sent to Fort St George, in Scotland, were permitted to expatriate them selves v.lunteri'y. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—That was dons under fpecial act of parliament. Mr. KEOGH.—So it might be done in the ;resent eue without danutr ore ifficulty. The panne yore mAerned by na sordid mot,vre, nor did they seek to serer Ireland from the crown of England._ _ . . Mr ilf,ardeffina:jawateearl, .liferjesint ALFOURD many they ey i said , a , that na dnuirhTip oriwi ceti,t t ouh h bill oc:lotaalteration t tecor w jan sne u irned e n. x soddnotiQi traordinary, it was called fur by extraordinary ciream. tannin e He apprehended, when his hon. vied learned friend said that it would be possible to argue the question of the le galley of such proceeding.: in the Court of Queen's Bench in that be assumed that which was not the Ca.V., whatever special return might be made to the writ of Iteheas Cor pus. The hon. and learned gentleman, the me ether for th Univeni•.y of Dublin, said it must be taken as conceded that the case of these prisoners was one in which the extreme penalty of the law could not be carried into ct. He heggel to differ fr en that view of t w h h e orn Me he , n t e e r y c ao o nf n y e eh i d e is e r e dni thinking also e p .m.. t s had to the atrocity of the offence singly considered, Bet it they took into couideration the peculiar character and con duct,andh is no gr d e o a u t h e t on i n n e c x lu io d n in ,_ g i m r the principal traitor, when they considered his high descent, to an the d w people h o m h ewhhaodm betrayed—when h ebed deluded, portionu bmt strong tah,hl:eids:tys , to.pc asuoinhrnt particular repugnance psduct:eiraspunishment 2;a:see:sta. clemency si; et of a deathgr et re juice that the pueiali a m l a c e e L i n e t d ral o oe f or h kera d e ey e osd a f w th o t had been everted is a response in the heart of cv. ry Irishman—a clemency which he trusted that house would not impisr by refesieg to sans. tion the present bill, or delay by the wholly unueeessiu7 course of hearing counsel at the bar. (Hear, heir.) Mr. E. B. ROCHE reminded the government that they had come down the o' ik r night to support a bill for the in demnifigatian of loses sueeaucd from the Cuadi in rebel lime, and he peeked the Louses to compare that ease with the present, in which no property had been destroyed, ao life -acrificed. However the law might stand fit , c was no doubt but punishment of death was out of the qucetien, and that being S 2 they proposed to pa a a law, In order to idler • a mar , were senteace than by the present law they w ere enabled to do. k Mr. LAWLESS said this would have been a glitioat op portuaity for her Majesty to It eve ex i&s• d her preempto rs to the fullest extent. There had been 50.000 signature' to a petition upon the he half of these men, and by :uch an exer cise of the prerogative her Majesty would Wove s cured the faithful attachment of those men, and have p,.t an reties guisher upon any future insurrection. Ile ettoull °ppm this measure in every stage, and would ratio r divide the house a hundred time* than permit it to become law. Mr. FAGAN denied the proposition which had been put before the house by the bor. and learned member for Read ing (dr. Serjeant Tall curd), that this was an act of mercy. He believed, even it the present government wished for the infliction of capital punishment, that the Lord Lieuteaut would not sanction such a measure. It was utterly impassi ble that that sentence could bo carried out; and it was futile, therefore, to pretend that tramper involved any exerciee of mercy. lie trusted the government would see that this was a case in which a pardon should be conceded. Mr. GODSON said that the ccmmen law punishment which could have been substituted for that of the would have been imprisonment or fine—that he took to be good law upon the authority of the hon. and learned the Attorney. General. This bill, therefore, become unnecessary, and if .he crown bad subs i•u•ed imprisonment for de eta be los lieved that they never would have had this ley. *duties. [ Mr. MONSELL said that his feelings did not &Inv him to be altogether s lent on this sultject. He wined the house to consider what would bo the practical effect of the passing of this bill. T acre could be no doubt that the oven ment teed the power of imprisonment for life; the effect of this bill was to allow them to change that punishment for transportation. Therefore the real practical effect of this bill was to enable gm mm' rat to inflict a heavier punchy then they could have iielicted if the bill did not pass. This cams thou under the head of ex post filch) legislation. Ile asked the government to consider whether the memorials and pe ti ions which had been pre.ented for pardon for those unto,. tunate and misguided men, and for a further mi igation of their sentence, ought not to have some eff ? The per. poses of justice, and the incenses of the country, would be fully consulted by such an impri• mount as the c regrnstamee of ilia case required. Mr. REYNOLDS argued that, this qu s 100 involviae legal points, which the petiti-mers could not base dehatedia a court of law, they ought to be hoard by counsel; that, with reference to the bill, as it was idle to suppose the lives of the prisoners were in danger, the substitut,on of trans oirm•ion for imprisonment, which miant he iieficted as a secondary punishment under the common law wi• bout this hill, seas, in fact, en aggravation of the penalty ; • nd that, under the circumstances of the case, leniency th:uld be exercised. Sir J. GRAHAM could not reconcile it to his sense of duty to Ore a silent vote on this occesi on; although, if he consulted only his own feelings, he should slimes from saying anything respecting these men, for during the mealy years that he had gm in the house he had been on terms of • Intimate communication with one of them. Under say cis cums'ances, considering Mr. O'Brien's present condition, he should think it inexcusable on his part to say any thing which could tend to the aggravation of his puninament; but, aft .r the speech which he had just heard, he was sorry to say he meld not venture to say any thing in estcnustion of his erime. As to his wife and childr nhe must say that be thought it would have been well if Mr. O'Brien had remem bered that wife and those children before be engaged in his hapless enterprise. I Hear, hear.) Something had been said as to the eyes of Ireland being fixed on the home la reference to their decision this eight. He fah that the eyes of Ireland were died upon theta, and es it was the peinful ditty of the ministers of the crown to advise condign punishment in respect to persons is a bumble station of life, he tnought they would be inexcusable if they tailed in the administration of justice in roped to a person occupying the station of life which Mr. O'Brien occupied. lie thought that the points introduced with reference to the crime committed be Mr. S. O'Brien were extraneous; he was sorry they Ind been introduced. The queetioo which they were now called upon to discuss was one =holy, as it appeared to him, of law. He had had the homier for many yeard of being more particularly the adviser of her ?dainty in respect to the exercise of this prerogative, the noblest, the brightest, the most precious that adorned the crows of England, vie , the prerogative of mercy. These was this remarkable quality in it, as he had always thoupt, like the quality of mercy itself, it was a prerogative which could not be strained; for other prerogatives might be used advefsely to the subject. He gave his support decidedly to the bill. He was mast decidedly of opinion that the sentence should be commuted with a secondary punishment. Mr. ROEBUCK understood the proposition of the hon. and learned gentleman opposite to be of this description, that certain counsel should be heard at the bar of the house in opposition to this bill. He arreed with this bill, he should vote for the second reading of this bill ; he was quite pre. pared to hear anything that might be said to the passing of this bill by the counsel of the unhappy persons before the house; but he should not like to give a vote respecting the bill itself, and at the emotion) decide the question of the honourable gentle meta opposite. ifs heard the bon. member for Meath this night, and he should not forget what he said. (" Hear, bear," from I Mr. Grattan.) And when he said "not forget," let not the hon. member suppose that it was from the wiedom of what he said. (A laugh.) Ile heard him say that this was a rich cu lous attempt at insurrection, that if they had not made this false move they would have found that the:c were some persons who would have made a real move, and the hon. member would have b, en amongst those persons who would have made a real move. Mr. GRATTAN denied that he had said any such thing. Mr. ROEBUCK did not consider it at all unlikely that what the hon. member said should have passed from his memory very soon a'eer. Trowe was nothing which the hon. gentlemen could say which would be likely to rest on any one's mind ; there was something so extraordinary and ridiculous in the statement he made, that by accident it had lodged in his (Mr. Roebuck's) memory. He did say so, he it, and if Icy accident it bad remained in the 'memory of anybody on ibis bench, he asked them whether he did not sly it? propositions, and should endeavour t o do so, it per' tHioenscloikulei so ll m a e hspoenaokurianbilremriemebi3OnSS, Obr but t n co m h u e . r t e n p t ro aszera b i milted. What he had said was, that the hon. member for Meath had called the rebilion a ridiculous rebellion, aldiax that if it had been a rational serious rebellion he himself would have joined it. (Mr. Grafton, "No, no.") He begged the hon. member's pardon, lie (Mr. Roebuck) had fixed the words distinctly on his memory. Mr. GRATTAN—Sir, I must rise and put a stop to this. I ask you, sir, whether you will allow an honour:Odd member of this house, when speaking of attainted traitors, to chugs another hon. member with having said that in certain eir cumetances he would have followed in their footsteps. Lot the hon. and learned member explain himself. The SPEAKER,—If the hon. and learned member for Sheffield has misstated anything that may have toilet frog the hon. membei for Meath, the latter hon. mi mher is at perfect liberty to state what he actually did say. (Hear ) Mr. GRATTAN.—What I said wu that re fM. o•Brim had so vulgarised sedition that no one would ollow his example, not even the Chartists. Mr. ROEBUCK said that that short explanation peeled!, Meath could not fellow him. (Laughter.) But let bita rt e a ev iV en ear vert to what was really before the house. (Hear, hest) They were considering a bill which gave to the QOM! atinssawsoereldohgissnpsuerdp o st se d . :si l o t ss now appeared a power which was disputed in certain quarters —le powd mercifully to commute a sentence of death. fie did nottfuse! the bill requisite; but even supposing it requisite, wh o the objection to it? It was objected that it was a theed that hon n us l r e . m O b T e ri f e s : active bill a ff ecting one who was now a prisoner, b ut abs would be free if it were not passed into a law. For hi s ' if if the bill were resisted, and if he were minister of the . m 7. and even although, on principle, opposedta the puntsh is of death, he would not allow the prisoners to escape fr om the severest punishment. He was not to be turned b ro sit purpose by a general proposition that the punis m a r t : et death was inexpedient. lie maintained that if th e e sr ; Mr. O'Brien were not those of an insane person, th to We poor deluded followe r s. lie deemed t e • pre-eminently mischievous , bri n g i ng misery and duestsrestecLialt I