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MAY 7, 1853. volent purposes to which these bequests had been ori ginally devoted had become useless, or even highly injurious, while the legal machinery now provided for effecting any change in the object or mode of ad • ministering any bequest was munbrous in all cases. and far too costly to be set in motion in behalf of the large class of minor charities. It was now proposed to give the county courts a jurisdiction over all chari table funds of less than 30/. per annum revenue, and that all above should be brought before a master in chancery, in both cases under certain precautionary provisos. Over all there was a board to he consti tuted, with very extensive powers of superintendence, control, and advice, for the cheek or guidance of the respective bodies of trustees. Farther, it was pro posed that every change in the administration or di • rection of a bequest, if suggested by the trustees, approved by the board, and not forbidden by Parlia ment, after lying before either house for a space of thirty days. should become of full effect, and super sede the original design of the testator in that case. Lord Sr. LEosien's apprehended danger from the establishment of a board holding such very unli mited power over a vast mass of property, and inti mated his purpose of proposing some modification of the bill when it had progressed into committee. THE ROCKET CONSPIRACY. Mr. DuNcobtsE, in a half-hour's speech on Thurs day, asked the Home Minister whether the Govern ment intended to persevere in the prosecution of Mr. Hale, the ltotherhithe manufacturer of illegal rockets ? The hon. member gave a burlesque detail of the circumstances attending the police seizure, and the police-office decisions; inferred that Vauxhall and Cremorne Gardens would he visited with a similar process; and complained that, while the Government could find nothing hut a trumpery charge against the principal offender under an obso lete act prohibiting squibs and crackers, the Gove►n ment organs were insinuating atrocious charges against M. Kossuth for designing to levy war against. a friendly power. Viscount PALMERSTON had no intention of pre , :sing bard upon Mr. Hale, but could not abandon the prosecution. " It was nut tla►t Mr. Hide had a few pounds of gun powder in his isossession, or carried on the trade of making shells and rockets for ordinary purposes; but when I was informed that there was a great collection of warlike tunres accumulated in an out of the way place, under cir cunastancea of secrecy, and when I coupled that with other circumstances which tended to show that there was a purpose, the object of which was ley•ond the 'ts of this country, and not connected with the legitimate interests of commerce, 1 felt it my duty to inquire whether• these proceedings were or were not contrary to law. ( Hear, hear.) I was► told they were contrary to law, and ther•- fore 1 think I should have neglected my duty if I had not taken such steps as the law appeared to authorise for the purpose of putting a stop to those proceedings. I hold that in doing that I have consulted the honour ami dignity of the country. (Hear, hear. )" He acknowledged, however•, without he.itation. that there was no evidence to hear out or justitj• proceed ings against any other person. Lord D. STUART, feeling most interested in the fair form of M. Kossuth, accepted this statement as a complete exoneration of his friend. Mr. BIUOHT remarked that the Government had " got into a mess " through its pitiful proceeding against 31r. Hale, and then launched forth into a violent diatribe against the Times for its malicious insinustions against Kossuth. lie compared the con duct of that paper with the worst specimens to be found in the worst days of continental journalism. Mr. Comws proposed that Kossuth should be al lowed to exculpate himself, making a sort of affidavit of his innocence :--- " The ex-governor of Hungary• is not below the notice of the Home Secretary. Let Kossuth explain, and, if he gi►•es his word of honour, I say that he is as much entitled to credence as any member of the th•leans family who are habitually - visiting at our Court. ( Hear, hear. l" Lord J. RussELl. recognised the equal right en joyed by all refugees, royal or republican, to enioy the hospitality of this country so long as they did not abuse it. The suspicions excited against. Kos suth, however, were to be traced to his own words and acts, some of which the noble lord related. He then passed on to notice and refute the statement which hail been industriously propagated, that the Ministry had acted upon Austrian prompting. 4ir J. WALI4SLEY reiterated the %indication of Kos suth ; and the subject, which had been introduced rtpropost of the motion for going into committee of ways and means, was allowed to drop. PAYMENT OF WAGES MU. Sir H. Hm.roan, in Wednesday morning's sitting, moved the second reading of this bill. The objeet of the measure was to relieve the manufacturing opora lives, and especially framework-knitters, by render ing more stringent the existing prohibitions of the "truck" system, and protecting them from the inter ference of middlemen, and from various exactions at eieut imposed Ron them by , oinu of the master . THE PRESS. under the title of " rent " of their w orking frante4, fines, .te. Mr. 1111;liS • AS a manufacturer. critieiseil the provi sions of the bill, some of which he pronounced use less ! and others mischiet 31r. Surer and other members belonging to the same interest followed on the saute side. and entered into a multitude of details respecting 1111. different relations between masters and men as to their work and wages. 11r. Hunt: moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. PACKE believed that the system which tii.w pre vailed was tyrannical and degrading. The Min-gels of liitiNity attributed to the !tractive of deducting frame rents and inflicting tines the grin cipal portion of the distrvss which existed among the numerous ilieratit es in the hosier) truth.. Mr. owril, warned the I se against allowing their sympathy for u u distress to ill. Klee departure from the principles of free action and Ins' trade. They would incur, by passing this measure, a serious risk of establishing such interference in the processes and conditions of manufactire as might result most ilisailt antageonsly towards the w orkm e n themselves. Mr. NEWDEtinE found in the bill only a WE and eon sistent endeavour to cam' out. the principle already ad mined in tho Truek Act, by which they had .ought. to secure to the workman full payment of his wages in eurrent coin. The gross amount of fralal. Mal he computed at 1120.1101 V. laT nun nun. t h e whole of w hich eonstituted a fle4lllet . fr i ll the wages of the opera tives, while the masteN were momr sc r ruahlud to establish a sytitirm of finouritismli)!Z their hands. Lord 34111 N IMANNEES, in supporting the bill, nc cepted as a distinction the taunt- thrown out by :Ur. Biggs, that- the • Tory gentlemen of England wen. sympathising with the rabble of great towns." Upon dividing, the house threw out the bill by a nnkjority of 61, the numbers being Ist; to 115. 1111;1114'11 F.1,1.:(71 OS. Mr. larasught up a ralsort of the liarwiela der that el 'Minh WV, reporting that I tan id %Vailalisoarai. was duly 4.1441(41, anal that ti. M. W. l'a :icaarke, Eami., %% l am taw duly eleeti.al ; that Kea era! voters were 110441,1,1 a it tail, not shown to have been with the knowledge of \l r. raw. cocky. clivritAn ELEcnoN. Lord ion% Itt•ssrt.t. ga‘c notice that 011 Nhaslay hr should move the suspension o f tli t . writ for Chathmi t . nad that he ' , amid also bring in it bin to disqualify itersons holding dockyard appointment% front ‘uting at clection. (baud cheers.) MIL lit Fli. The o rder of the hie taking into consideration the woods uttered last night by Mr. I fully having been read, Tile SPEAKER called upon the hon. member to toth-r any explanation lac thought proper. The hollow %NY ad this tilde extremely full, Mid the greatest interest appeared tat prevail on both silks to hear the how getatlentoufs 31r. 1/I's 11' 11•111111401 tier 111111` , i' III:tt when he tittered the words in question, instead of laving ealled to wfiler and regnireal to set himself right with the he haul been elaillengttl to pone his statements, anal he haul felt it utterly irreetoneilable with his ewswience to withdraw state utrnt 1111 its truth Is aptestionstl. Ile was charged by a noble bah 1.1. !fussed) with flying away from the maitl anaiding to nanoe the patties, but the %cry Val t WlO4 the fact, bevatuse he haul said that if the Vs muatt Wl', through the Chairman. decided that he might do Wa, he ‘‘‘ ettlii tit 111141. 111144441 10 110 AO WithOlit NCa aslant this. )1•1/1111• sibility ad' proving the ad legations. The noble had had further subt that he could not prone at syllable of what he haul uttered. and after Knelt a statement 1w app ealeal to the house whether lar could withdraw his words. Ile never meant to convey that money haul been given to Irish mem bers to secure their sates. What he meant by the allusion to the days of the Walpaales and l'elleamas was, that there had been au utter athawalonment of flamer pledges and principles ill accepting tidier. If he knew what paalitical corroptitin meant, that was it. slit heal et On s iilltil an, lend he wars still ready to 'star it. 1.41/11.101IN 1t11,5111.1. thought, ass the g1'11514 part of the accusal' load lacen aband at, the matter ought to drop. 11'.11's ANI• ME \Ns. The . hOUS4. t h l n Went 111110 I . llllllllittl . l . of %%11 . 1s 111111 reeeriming the Ilebec me Mr. Lawless' , anicialmetit. The CHAIRMAN pH, the 11111.!111.111, 1A1111•1i l% heard. sewing to the rush sit soul, haudred, oil leaving the hearse. Mr. FRENCH HMI Mr. teler.w . it?.. eine 'nide .1 a ninon strains., but the galleries' wen. clearest for re 011% . 1,11111 N 111111,61 /001111t1.11111M. , i1pn, and it was maierstesal that seem.. Moller remonstrative.% were aelelo ...tell to the chairman, while h tra t eg e rs w et s• ete leoleel, in eseratemiciere ill him bntiag lent the. 'position without Maim.; 4.'41(11 ilium I. Poll) to re. some the. Mooniest debate. ema iii litter hat Mg eliiitled. the entelatmetet. of Mr. Lawless was fact le% a majority Of '41.441 to The. Co 1111 MAN 1111.11 progress feerdii•iitirpipio• sir hating the epirriein of the Steertker. The hems': hat Mg 1.•:. sinned, .Ir. G. 11. 11.,0ur. efimplained of the question having been pmt, and It eliviesion %Oleo \lr. !Nifty wnv Nally in posicessiiiii of the house, a n d that nits the lepini.en of many hien. gentlemen. So murk tsoilosion terentileil at the time that it great many IiVrISORS did 111.11 'VI what was going forward. The l'u.►ntatx 1 Mr. Itouveriel explained that he• aLd not e.onsitler it wan Ins duty to eall upon any hem. metulacr. IL. hail !nit the ipiestion delilwerately, although he wlmitted al good deal of noise prevailed at the tithe, and if he hail vies hated any rule of the lion's. he was extremely sort►•. Sir l'AitltiliTON WWI it was very inneli to lie re wetted that a titil . r4tiliti of 1.0 much importance to Inland shoulal hate been carried as it were by surprise. Ile roue the impnapriety plating 111104.114.11, 1111101 , 11 41111..1* and allelae 1111'Vallo.41 in the house. Mr. FitisrErtur% hat ‘1 11 UN% 114 . 111 . 111\ the' question having been put until he heariltiir alit tsiaan called, anal he haul. thervfore. IA the house without toting. The SPE %Kilt DNiel , rules the. hiin. number in p,weaes• siou of the house chaose to rise. it Wll4 llitt the business of the Chairman to call 'wain him. Captain AIWA% haul Also lr'tt the' house ailhont and he had dome fi4l ibt.rllliwe he Ilia nut think the• motion of Nlr. Lawless worth notice. (UpnAr. anal erica of " I trilvt !.. " Chair!" ) Nlr. VANCE, lunidst co u p ed ematintsion, »Mal there wen. at least twenty Irish members who a 'a, sl'i'nk. and 'stoical the adjournment of the house. t Renewed uproar, anal cries of " Chair' Cell 44444 .1 Strrnaliar. with stentorian' whjels meatier 1111101 N11111 , 4111..11t. 110 `eli the vonaluet of tlw Irish niemleell4, and ,'vial they ought to he inaele pay triple in• 4.0111 t. l a‘ . t Roars of laughter.) Mr. EMI 1 , 45. Milli w*, tiprlitviath notrlt plasm .al sat rcti•n•ltel• liming been annals , to it slt.bour Illneh lull 1 1 4411 tATIIIIIIittetk 1.1 I Is. .h. I'itptniu \I %.• mullr Ktis,ther ettlort amidst grEtit IA14411(1'1' 111111 14" Slliiki. !" ill till' n►ill•t sir H ltiti • I'he SVE \lalt 1411 the i'llllll'. and the home Itgititt wt•ut into rommittet. of wu)►t and means, ME. Itottioir'A nitwit to the elwir living hailed with loud ehrt.ll4. 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Itrssai i. haat, iittentaptll. anal riatrruiral that lamer might IN. re.tone4l. and the &hide all meal fib Attar Mr. Limiest'. had 11111411 r a.lll. lar two lather 1110114.1111 d 111114 . 111011 I 0 he 111.1 Mi, I.6llllllfig 1,0 1111%1' the %or& tat' Nllll4Bll take,' 1101111. MAists . ts Ectsi 1111 l silettivrviaim that it 'ill% iu I.lllllle. queue.. Ill' yet - twin I . ..rivisenlittiotis Ihat lawl 'wen Dilute ill 16 , 11 111 , 1111.4'114 II kith. witticism' titling 1114 111. 1eptv....11• 11Ni\es Id ' 1114. Go%l'lllllll'lll !kit 111, 111l1itl1161•111 fir Liwil 16 . 1 . 1. * :4 Government haul Itot . ii prot . ureil. (" Oh '" 11114 elit . ers.l Ili witiitcli to bud back, 6.1 • the ittirtitcst• or 'tutting llu lu nut Ilunill. (tired! ) Thai) boil. member% farm Ireland bad cume into that home liana ail.l and wen • like worth,. ,abutter %rapped up ii. n 1114.4 . 1• Mr. Slioinisow Toomill night. 11111. ( Itt•newell laughter. 1 Thome who hod ruled widi the Stivcnitiiciit haul Itrukcsi their pieduce., 11114 Ile Said that ill the 1110141 ( I kcal 'El i o. r ainwat er then proorreolrol to olisilitei the n . 114/111• 111111. illl4l COI. 4 inEvli.l.": and Mr. H A LL (oof l'ounloriclite. 11,11 ink Houle II re% n . 1111111v4, Ilairitag which the lilllll4l' ON. 11117111 quirt mid olo.liberati‘e character, \lr. I'ur/slot:1111.A ri•iir%vol the (A 611.111,11( loy charging Sir (11111 . 11'h Wl.ll/I with out carrying iota the Kir loi• twit motile to this. Irish tiietsilocrs tliiit uu incostite tai. Icould loi• itiirioso.il twits !relent& Lunt Itl relzrettell tluit luau. had nut timilt• his cluirge ttlicti Sir Winut wu pri•setit. Mt. Fri \ill retarteil that he hail said malting IH hind the right lam. gentleman ' s bark that he email Wit reveal to his rave. Sir I \ complained that EIILININI UNN arm• idly hirt4iitti•ii iu them• iii•wiipmiong, mid Mr. .1 11. Fit y• LitA 1 lo 1110/%1•11 Nlt ittiii•tillmf.tit to eitetielot tili4l.l. mid pnor.-4- vi4olIN iu li. INud 610111 6111. N111..11411111fi1l Nein Jelled 10 by the %%111.1,011 of the 111,414.1 t, and NiNtely Atwater ainienilineat wx. iireiwiseil la Mr. M treat t., the „Meet which Wivs lit I•V•liiist the tilwt It NU. .4 an fesaional trailing assists% ill Ireland, and aulattitating seal*. sit :AI. illistel4ll sit t h e its%cns. meat iirapaiatian, for the next IWV g rant. This aas also alleetell to by the CIiANCEI4.IOII Of the Exi•tit yer.n, WUI after fil if ill• slipsrliNsiorli the sinuitablient NAPA withdrawn. 'rho . . 1114j1111.111 theta rviNtit.:4l prisgrut.r., atd +u.kt•d Is.a%c tip mit MS.:Kill Nl.stiflii). The ither imxitivou4 lon the paper then diaptmed tif, fil l : hawse atljtaantral at one o'clock. ELECTION. Sir .11. inspired by ll lothe% of !direly ab %tract virtu., moved on Tuesday fur a Goventraent pruseenlioti agaitud Sir Frederic Smith, fur haring illegall.‘ ',Maine(' an appointment iii the l'omt-ottice fur sone Joseph (i real head, the ' ,gm of a Chatham elect PE. Sir I. Tilt:mi. En, niter %Andy wanting fur some toutiiher of the Government to express an opinion upon the Nubject, rei,istetl the motion both vu legal and mural grounds. ■