The Express. — London, England, 1860-05-04 00:00:00

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It has proved conclusively whet many sincere liberals were disposed to doubt, em, necessity of a reformed House et Commons. longer the discussion lasted the now drikis tid the opposition between the violin of the ISSika, and the conduct of its asommed representatives appear. Half the members who have risen to discredit • 6/. franchise gained their seats in Parliament by pledging themselves on the hustings to that very measure. But the dis cussion has not simply proved how imperfectly the wishes and hopes of the people are represented in St. Stephen's. It has accomplished another equally important object. It has unmasked the Opposition and revealed them in their true character as the sworn foes of real reform. Night after night their affected liberalism has been more and more forgotten, their tone has become bolder, till at length they have not scrupled to express in unambiguous terms the contempt and aversion they cherish towards the classes they once flat tered with a promise of enfranchisement. The speakers on the Liberal side of the House, who may not altogether approve of the Government Bill, still treat the subject of Reform as one of urgent practical importance, and talk like men in earnest. But this cannot be said of the gentlemen on the Opposition benches. Both their arguments and their behaviour prove that so far from being in earnest, their only object is to get rid of the subject altogether, by any means, fair or foul, decent or indecent. Their seal to accomplish this great object has in fact altogether outrun their prudence and discretion. The courtesy and respect which an important mea sure usually receives from both sides of the House has been forgotten, the behaviour of the Opposi tion during the debate having displayed from the first a singular mixture of levity, rowdyism and cowardice. Not daring to offer any direct and straightforward opposition to the measure, they have resorted to the un dignified expedient of trying to burke and hustle it in its passage through the House. Last night, for example, the miserable dodge of a count-out was resorted to for the third time, and the Tory member who was speaking at the time applauded the policy of his friends, and only regretted it was not snoceedul. This is not the way the battles of the constitution used to be fought by the " gentlemen of Ringisnd" in old days. If they lacked liberal sympathies and pro found views, they never showed any want of eon mon spirit, common honesty, and ordinary course. If they hated a measure they said so plainly enough, and opposed it with all their might and main. But their modern re presentatives, instead of venturing on a stand up fight, vent their malice and try to pin their ends by covert insults. They treat the popular claims as • mean-spirited grandee might treat a poor relation or a dun. Not having the spirit to kick the obnoxious visitor down stairs, they strive by marked discourtesy and neglect, by studied insults of every kind, to induce hint to retire. The honourable and right honourable gentlemen on the Opposition benches are already rubbing their heads with glee, and indulging in scarcely suppremed exclamations of delight in the hope that this chivalrous policy may yet succeed, and that after a few more insults this troublesome measure may be induced I. go sod leave them in peace. Their exultation is premature, as Mr. GLA DwroNt gave them to understand hut night, and in giving way to it they are supplying the most po;erfui Mr. Scholefield intends to ask the President of the and effective argument in favour of Reform that Board of nada en Monday when he intends to iatrodeses could I...saltily be urged. the promised lei on trade mitt.. The Mimic:), Loudonderry, and county of Clara Mr. GlirskillY made an able speech, which is open to only one objection, that it had nothing to i commitNossosen on the 4th of June next. The forms& mays :—"The petition to do with the question before the Home. This, however, is true of so many speectlase in this debate, i the the Queer: r7e i tlar the le liLi s trad d, e i has ted been tt preeented,..an a d that it is perhaps scarcely fair to urge it against ' the beet productions of the trade should be forthwith one in particular. But Mr. Classmay's argu- mut up for her Ifsiesty'a inspection, previous to the ments are pre-eminently far-fetched, hypotheti- east drswiscroo-n. The matter having been trans/amid cal, and away from one point. The honour- trem the original promoters of tie petition to the Chamber able gentleman hail just re t urne d f rom a visit of Commerce, a meets; ha. been held by that body this to America, where he appears to have made week, to take the matter into consideration. It was derided that the Nati .r abould be left to • special committee, some discoveries so surprising alj events, if not to the world in general, that he must to himself alt conriating of limas. Vickery, Birkin, Bradbury, Heymann, and Monett, who rest oa Tuesday morning last, and detail then, at once to the House on his return. decided to invite about a dozen of the principal makers of In the first place he discovered that the workingof the trade." the American constitution is by no means perfect. I The Very Rev. Dean Gamier " read himself in" This seems to have been so great and painful a at the Lincoln Cathedral on Buaday last, the Riyhop preach. surprise that he was at once converted from Liberal- ing in the morniag. At the termination of the evening ism into decided, not to say extreme, Conservatism. service the following declaration was made by the data " I, Dean of this cathedral church of the Blessed Virgin This is somewhat surprising, and certainly indicates a refreshingly simple and impressible state of mind. If he had really wanted to point an argument an il l r l Y' of Lipmaa. t, to all d° and everything In Co l ll 4!feilPe s d ed assent merited in sad by the book intituled the Book of Coe:- against democratic institutions he might have mos Prayer, and administration of the sacraments and obtained all the facts he detailed to the H ouse, other rites sod ceremonies of the Church, according to the and far more damaging owe, without crow Use of the ('sited Church of garland sod Ireland, together ing the Atlantic. In the second place, Mr. with the Psalter or Psalms of David, appointed ea they lar..onv has recently discovered that a are to be akin' or mid in churches, mad the form or manner French writer called DI TOCQVIVILLZ wrote of making ' ortlainin;, and consecrating Bishops, Priests, and deacons." kia favoured the House with Mous from this treatise. a work about Democracy . _ tiona had neither the chaspi force of truth. The Homo them, and every mound political Beal statesman would recognise tam only one of theme pointed antithetic sophisms, " ben as art advances the artisan recedes." work an Mbar -1 to do, the more stupid does he necessarily become. What is to be said of the sagacity of a public man who endorsee an opinion of that kind I He finds it in a clever book and at once accepts it. But if he kept his eyes open, he might find a practical refutation any day is any manufacturing town hi the country. But evert from these special points, Mr. GILZOOIT'S whole argument, from beginning to end, was a fallacy. Democracy, he argues, works badly ; and his conclusion is, " therefore don't accept this " Bill." But this of course rests on the assump tion that the Bill is necesearily democratic. But this assumption is the whole question at issue. Mr. Gesoosr, following the example so repeatedly set on the other side, begs this question at the outset instead of discussing it. We affirm that the Bill, so far from being democratic, is in the truest and but sense conservative. No speaker has yet attempted to refute this assertion. Mr. Ger owrowr appropriately concluded this long-drama debate with a vindication of the objects of the BilL He well rebuked the insolence which pre tends to a monopoly of political virtue and intelli gence, and derides the claims of honest industry. The few words of the right honourable gentleman outweigh long orations of petty revilers, and will recover to the House of Commons some of the popular respect it has lately lost. ebt Court. The Queen and the Prince Cowart went at 12' o'clock yesterday to the faltibitios al the Royal A.cedeony, in Trafelp‘requere. Her Majesty as& hie Royal Highborn errs aserp~sds4 by the Pithier AM" Pion Alhed, Prince Arthur, and the Primaries Maims end Luis. The royal suite raided el the Deane et eatherlead, the Ducker et AtMil. the lady Oman Barriegtos, lice. , Beatrice Bye& Has. Imlay Cathcart, the VION111111•11" Janke, the Pad et at Goeseuri, Vileotuat Sydow, Mari qui, el Aillabery, Berl Spews. Laid Methaeri, Leed s Waterpark, Majarelnieral Mr Berry Bar*Jeals. °skeet P., Preysear, C.D., Leal Chaska Theron Lieulement•Celosel; Parecriby, Me* Orwell, and Major laphdasease. Sir Cherie, L. BRAMAN Praia's* M the Soya Anadesey, received the Queen, sad caridaeled bur Majesty three& the Exhibition. _ _ _ • - Ds m Lan, .ritimlA i t . Wile anises, Rom the' AsideanY to pig 2 o'clock. Prviamor Owen delivered, yeaterday, etßuckiagham Palace, hie fourth lecture on " Natural Biatory," before' the Rine° Oomort, Prime Alfred, the Pitman Alioe, and , other sombre of the royal family, sad the ladies and gen tiara in aatemdisea Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, left Bucking ham Palace yesterday afternoon for Portsmouth, to mac, the Boxyalus, which proceeds immediately to the Cape of Good Hope. The Queen, accompanied by the Primroses Alice mid • Helena, and attended by the Hon. Emily Cathcart, took • drive in a carriage and four in the afternoon. The equerry in welting attended oa horseback. The Prince Consort rode on horseback, attended by his equerry in waiting. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the per fornianon at the Haymarket Theatre, but evening, with their presence. In attendance were the Viecountem Jon. lin Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord Methuen, Lord Charles ritiroy, and Lleateaan“.:Oloael Poasoaby. A deputation from the Internstional Maid Aniociation had an interview with the RiOt Ham T. Milner Giloon yesterday, at the office of the Bond d node. A deputation from the nweitreiese of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in favour of a division of the Riding, had an interview with Sir G. C. Leery ymemday, at the Rome. uffice. A deputation from the vestry at Bt. Martin's had en interview with the t Hon. W. F. Cowper yeeterdey, at the °lnce of her s Wades tad Public Build. lairs, in Whitehall-plum Dc matches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday from the Governor ci (hawk. Despatches were watt to the Governors of Hoag-Kam Ceylon, Litman, Malta, and Gibraltar, and to the Loud High Commilsioner of the lowan Islands. His Excellency Senor Don Juan de P'rancisoo Martin, Envoy Extraordinary from the Republics of New Grenada and Guatemala to the Courts of St. James and the Tuileries, is recovering from the severe axes which recentl► attacked him in Park. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester, who are staying with the Earl of Sandwich at Hinchingbrook, will arrive in town for the season on Tuesday next. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland reached Southampton yesterday from Lisbon, and are ex sleeted at Northumberland House to-day. Mr. Harcourt, M.P., anal the Countess Frances Wald/grave entertained at dinner last evening, at their reddseme in Carlton-gardens, his Excellency the Saxon Minister, Count Brandenburg, the Earl and Countess of Aid* Lady Georgians Grey, Lord and Lady Radstock, Mr. and Mn. Herbert, Mr. Fortescue, and Mr. Monckton ➢[iba Lady Emily Hesketh has issued cards for a ball en Wednesday, the 30th inst. Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel entertained the Duchess of Wellington, the Marquis of Hartington, the Marchioness of Ely, the Marchioness Marta of Aylesbury, Count Louis Corti, Lord Dunkellin, Lord Arthur Hay, the Right Hon. H. Corry, Sir J. Metcalfe, Mr. Oliphent, Mr. Wise, Mr. Higgins, lam, at dinner last evening at their residence in Whiteltallipudene. Mr. Mackinnon, on going into committee on Representation of the People Bill will move that, in order to obtain ► safe and effective reform, it would be inexpe dient and unjust to proceed further with the proposed legislative measure for the representation of the people until the house has Wore it the result, of the census au thorised by the bill now under its consideration. On going into committee on Representation of the People Bill, Mr. Bovihl will move, "That this house is not prepared to sanction the depriving 25 boroughs of one member each, on the sole count that their population was how than 7,000 in the year 1K51." Admiral Dunoombe, on Monday, will ask the IProident of the Board or Tea Is if the government bays came to any d.cision relative to harbours of refuge, and if say grant of money is to be i ropaesd far that purpose during the grant session. raid, is seated to hevebeen drawn, up by two %saw 4 Belgium. The loan is, It is mid; to be guaranteed 11? I ammekis on the eochealastioal properties of the state; II le to be negotiated at par, to bear 5 per cent. interest, pay able at the places in which thg subscriptions may be made ; the ribecriptions are to be in bonds of 1001 r., 500 fr., and JAM& I wed the total azoottat is to he 60,000,000 tr. The Holy Bee appeale to all Boman catholic* to take part in the loan, and hopes thkt a great part of It will be subscribed in Rome itself. The Director-Gfeneral of the Pontifical Debt has already got 10,000,000 fr. worth of securities taken in Belgium, and MOSIUTC4 :are to be adopted for disposing of °them in Spain, Portugal, Germany, and all the states of Europe. - AT BOLOGNA. BOLOGNA, MA 3. A splendid ball was given at the theatre yester day, in honour of the King, who was most enthu siastically received. A hymn was sung by 100 at the principal lady inhabitants. The hall was crowded. The number of persons present was about 4,500. KING VICTOR BOLOGNA. THURSDAY. The Syndics of the Romagna have presented addresses to the King, adding five millions of francs, as a voluntary contribution, towards the expenses of the state. The clergy of Bologna have also presented an address to his Majesty. To-day his Majesty will review the troops and receive two other addresses from the clergy of the Romagna. THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY. MARBKILLEB, THURSDAY. A letter received here from Palermo reports that the insurrection had again broken out in the inte rior of Sicily. - SCHLNSWIG-HOLSTEIN. BERLIN, MAT 3. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies a debate took place in reference to the Schleswig- Holstein question. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Baron von Schleinitx, in his speech on the subject, said : " Haying in view the present state of things in 18ch1eswig, the Federal Diet could hardly neglect any further its duty of examining what Germany is entitled to demand in consequence of the conven tions concluded in 1851 and 1852. We cannot ac cept the acts of Denmark as a fulfilment of the obli gations she had undertaken. Prussia takes the intereeta of the German duchies to heart, and, both' as a Federal and an European Power, will do for them all that lies in her power." TURKEY. Said Pacha has nominated several offloeaiciMaen from among the native Christians. This example of tolerance has produced a aeasation. TRIEM., MAT 3. Advisee received from Constantinople to the 28th ult. report that Belgium had offered the Porte 40,000,000 francs for the island of Cyprus. INDIA AND_CHINA, mAy 3. It is reported here, on the authority of letters received from Bombay to the 11th ultimo that orders had been given in Bombay and Madras to suspend the despatch of troops to China, hopes being entertained of an amicable arrangement of the pending difficulties. Khan Bahadoor had been hung. The disturbances among the indigo planters ap peared to be subsiding. CALCUTTA, Apart. T. The Bank of Bengal has reduced its rate of dis want 1 per east. all round. Goverunsent securities : Four per Gents., 16 discount ; Five per Cents., 31 discount. change unaltered. Freights to London, 80s. BOMBAY, APRIL 11 The markete ere firm. Exchange on London, 3. lid. Freights to Lambs, Oa. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY • . „... • -acy in Arsorica ;•• °- T i A twirl"' dth un hpft g :MI A tha I q 11 . 4 larra •PlR Y _ ellt Y' ' b • . 4 a k M a ".' . of tbi tt., ... . :moo iris TOOOO, ''' DAN* dip : polittcal thinker or proo- The plea of the lean about to be raised Pontifical Pim' their Wag* a• foroesoiont, hot not yet °Meisel. as ewe *womb have ALTE;I'RALJA. MARCH ]7. The state of trade is very unsatisfactory. Several failures have taken place, including Weems. W. 11. Bel and Co., &he, Dickson, and Co., Betiriqrsez Brothers, and Tickle. 148,000 oz of gold have been shipped during the mosth. Exchange on London is quoted at par. Wool is firm. The quotations are—Greasy, IW. to 141 d. ; fleece, 17id. to23d. Tallow scarce. Hides limited. SYDNEY, Maws :7. The new gold fields are very productive and attract diggers from Victoria. Trade is Milk. The supply of wool is plettiinl. Exchange on London, 1 per cent. prem. Government debentures : An active demand for terminablea, but inter minehles are doll. ADELAIDE, MARCH 18. Parliament has been dissolved. The election of new members is proceeding. Seasonable rains have fallen Exchange on London : The banks buy at 1 discount and sell at 1 premium. Trade is dull, but no failuree have taken plain. Flour 181. per ton. Copper scarce ; 106/, per ton. Burrs shares are quoted 1531. THE BRAZILIAN AND RIVER PLATE SOUTHAMPTON, FIFUDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Magdalena, Captain Woodward, with the above mail, has arrived. Her dates are Baena' Arm, 29th March ; Monte Video, Ist April ; Rio de Janeiro, Bth ; 13ehia, 12th ; Pernambuco, 14th ; Bt. Vinotet, 22nd ; sad Lisbon, the 30th. She brings 155 pasemmers, and specie and bullion from the following porta, value 27,0801. From Monte Video 1301., Buenos Ayres 150/., Rio de Janeiro 23,8001., and Pernambuco 1,0001, also diamond, said to be of large value. Her cargo consists of 100 rolls of tobacco, 24 bags of I Orchella weed, SS bags of mom, 900 balfchsts of oranges, 107 boxes and 70 baskets of potatoes, and 112 packages of sundries. UNiTED STATES AND CANADA. LIVERPOOL, TacasDAT. The screw steamship Anglo Saxon, on Ca Bellantyne, which sailed from Portland the 21st • and touched at Queenstown yesterday morning, a m here to-day. The approaching Democratic National Convention at Charleston monopolised the attention of politician& The Convention wie to assemble on the Wed ultimo, and the Lint despatches state that Charleston was already crowded with visitors. President Buchanan had written a letter positively and peremptorily declining the use of his name for re-itemi sation. The proceedings in Congress had been of slight impor tance. The Legislature of the State of New York had adjourned sine die. The United States steamer Powbattan sailed on the 7th for Panama, with the Japanese embassy as board. The Japanese steamer Candintuarrah will remain at lien Fran cisco till advice' are received of the arrival of the embassy at Washington, and then return to Jaren. to announce to the Emperor the news of their reoeption at the federal On Monday a solemn requiem was performed at Path, in honoured the late Count Stephen Szechenyi, "the greatest Hungarian." The Prince Primate of Hungary read mass in the open air in the presence of 10,000 or 12,000 per. persons, one whom was General yen Benedek. As soon as the mass was at an end the people raised a loud shout of " Elk" Prisms"' (Long life to the Primate) and then sang l the national anthem " Sweat." After this display of pa triotism had been made, the crowd proceeded to the hotel in which the two sons of the late Count 13sechenyi are staying, and cheered them with might and main. The shops in Pesth were closed during the whole day, and nearly every house had its black flag. Disorder or disturlauice there was none. A statue of Szechenyi is to be erected in one of the most frequented streets in Pesth, and the Magyars have auno-nceil that they care not how much it costs if it be but like the de ! ceased. by a maiority of 249 against 4, in favour Va le "profit of law Wonoeraluir the tariff of wools, cottons, and other raw materials." I am obliged .tiniiihestuilly to report the title of the bill from , want of ability to describe clearly and accurately the 'exact nature of a measure brought forward pro fs/wily for the mere purpose of giving the "re presentatives of the people " an opportunity of ip some way or other mixed up with a legis- Linton over which they have no oontroL qiesidion debated was the policy of the commercial treaty with Engislia, but that treaty was the act oitiliiribnperor, and has by virtue of his constitu tion force of law witboulk any legislative sanction, and he can, moreover, modify the tariffs at pleasure . . by his sole decree. Nevertheless, the protectionists understood that on this occasion they had free lissome to say their say, and they availed themselves of the permission to the fullest extent. The general tabor of the debate was altogether hostile, and no listener unacquainted with the habitual humility and pervading sense of their impotence which prevails among the members of the Corps Legislatif, would ever have supposed that so many speeches about bankrupt trade, ruined shipping, closed inatearies, and starving operatives, would have re sulted in the miserable minority of four votes against theAloverament proposition. M. Baroche, the President of the Council of State, replied to all objections. He is an old lawyer of great ability ; few men san speak better from a brief. He seldom fails to find the beet arguments that his case will admit of, and when he has a bad ease he speaks is the voice of authority with so much assurance that few care to contradict him. On the present occa sion he told the Chamber that whatever might be their opinion of the commercial treaty they could not help its being law, and the lowering of the duties on raw materials would at any rate mitigate its "fatal conse quences." He was not astonished at the emotion which the treaty had provoked. Nothing short of a deep coaviction and a firm resolve could have achieved the conclusion of such a treaty. This conviction existed in the mind of the Emperor and in the minds of the negotiators, of whom he was proud to say he was one, who had affixed their sig natures by his Majesty's command. It was the Emperor's duty to think of the interest of con sumers, who conelituted the vast majority of the country, but who did not talk so much or Kt loud as the small minority which ' fancied that they had opposite interests. tin spite, however, of M. Ba roche's solicitude for the consumer, he was fain tol conciliate the protectionists by large promises, which, if they are kept—and it is plain that the Corps Legislatif does not think they will be would go well nigh to reduce the operation of the commercial treaty to nothing. "It is important," he said, " clearly to define the Emperor's commercial policy. That Poliey is not, and neverients, s policy of free trade." This declaration may probably oecsaion some little earwigs in England. He subsequently quoted, with approbation, a speech of M. Thiers in 1834, in which that statesman laid it down that commer cial liberty should be "never unlimited, but always progressive ; for every industry when adult should cease to be protected." But the official spokesman of Napoleon HI. in 1880 hastened to add that he did not go so far in the way of free trade as did the protectionist M. Thiers in 1834. "The government," he said, "does not, now tell you that as soon as a branch of industry has at tained its full growth it shall cease to be protected. It maintains, on the contrary, the necessity of pro tection for almost everything." M. Baroche did not, I am sorry to say, hold out the least hope of the abandonment of the system of specific duties, which commercial men in England seem to think impracticable. He did not even allude to the subject as one of difficulty in the point of view in which it is regarded on your side of the Channel. Some of the opposition speakers had complained that the specific duties were to be settled by a sup plemental treaty, which would be drawn up after the recommendations of an "international com mission," which, being composed of free-traders, would naturally vote in a particular way. To this M. Baroche replied that there would be no inter national commission. The negotiators on each side would mato their inquiries, and would con sider the rates of specific duties, and with regard to any article to which they could not agree the highest ad ea/vain duty, namely 30 per cent., would be levied during the whole period to which the treaty extended. M. Emile 011ivier, speaking for himself and his republican friends, said that they should vote with the government. They regretted on principle that such an important measure should have been taken without the Corps Legislatif having a substantial opportunity to exercise a jurisdiction regarding it ; but, as they thought the measure good in itself, it should have their support. Mr. Cobden was in the gallery, attentively lis tening to the debate during the four days. The Opinion Nationale has reason to think that the new tariff will oome into operation by May 7. The Opinion Nationak mentions a rumour that Cardinal Antonelli's "suppleness, cunning, and patience," have regained their old ascendancy over the Pope, and that General Lamoriciere may very possibly be dismissed at a short notice. The members of the Paris bar were convoked this morning to elect two members of council in the place of M.M. Liouville and Bathmont, de ceased. An unpreoedentedly large number at tended. M. Emile 011ivier was at the head of the poll, and M. Bertin the second, but neither of them having obtained an " absolute " majority, the election is postponed till Saturday. The upward movement in the Rente made further progress to-day, but the highest quotations were not sustained. The price for account was at one time 71fr. 40c., but just at the close of business there was a rather sudden reaction, and the last prices were 71fr. 30c. for cash, and 71fr. 25c. for account, with a rise of 25c. and 15c. The panic in Mobilier seems to be over ; the shares rose 7fr. 50c. Railways are still comparatively dull. Eastern and Southern rose sfr. each, and Western, 3fr. 750.; but Orleans fell 10fr. ; Lyons, 31r. 75c. ; and Northern, 2fr. 50c. Tan Praline Las )[am.—The Tagus arrived st Southampton yesterday will the Peninsular mad. Her dates were Lisbon, April V. Oporto 28, and Vigo 29. She bought 20 paariesers, aniannia whom were the Doke and Duchess of Nortltiunberisad, Colonel Healy, and Captain Robertson. Her cargo comisted of precious stones worth 4001., specie worth 2,3461., 629 half-chests of aaoges, 37 elephanta' teeth, 60 boxes of onions, 84 baskets and 29 boxes of potutoea, Rod 217 boxes of egg.. The Tagus ex perienced generally doe weather, with fresh northeasterly winds, out and home. Oa the 26th and 26th ult., at Lisbon, it blew a bard gale from the north-wart, ammo. ponied with heavy rain. lx the Tagus were the usual Portuguese squadron and two Dutch frigate.. One of the latter was le *save for Java on the 28th ult. ENCE. (CH. —et Juitioe, Kr. Blackburn.) Ai QUI= - ATEME. CLIIKs W. N. FRIMANYLK, CLERK, AND 0. LOSHINOTOX, RAR RIIIITLAT-LAW, O. TER ARCHBIRHOP Of ca.:l=mm', dal eneieffieei. ISOOLa COMAS', OXPOZD. ZI ON occupied the coed the whole of pielierdsgs, itimi it for resumption this morning. The angtomenli ataff apes allowing cause against • rule obtaised by Mr. Cole ridge• on the 24th of November hut, on behalf of the Worms* who are three junior fellows of All Souls, and which called upon the Archbishop of Canterbury, as visitor of the coffee, to show amuse why a writ of mandamus should ash Issue, commanding his grace to hear and deter ' mine oriels matters contained in a petition presented to Bill is la eip.eitj of visitor by the three informants, and which appssunea to the mode of electing fellow' of All Souls. Mr. M. Smith, Q.C. and Mr. Coleridge appeared for the informants ; Mr. Sum ner for the Archbishop ; and Mr. Bovill, Q.C. Mr. Kenyon, D.C.L, and Mr. Granville Sonmesels fo r the warden and fellows of All Souls. These proesedings bed originated in • strong difference of opiate which Ws prevailed Were= the three informente and the warden and great body of the follows of All Souls relative to the Interpretation to be put upon certain clause; at the Bth ordiimece of the University Commissioners ap pended maw the act 17 and 18 Viet., esp. 81, and which Acci E alma the principles and general rules of elec lkie 16 for the college. . te ancient damnation of things—whilst is mmta as mffigem of Oxford academical distinction ac ' gated end pima by the test of public and 'logien: ex. ems, IMO tile first principa • for a fellowship—at All Souls, although candidate was obliged to submit to en elimination of three days, u en joined by Archbishop Whitgefe yet that was by no means the only scrutiny: temper, cons, general babes of life, re pis, atondoooduct, future promisees end present ma i sad all the various particulars expected to form the ca'ro'b of a gentleman wen atefully inquired into and medderedbefore a selection was made from &maga the can didates who preaented themselves. le this way it celeste ewe the Society of All Souls was most agreeable sad attractive, and the oollege a very plemant pima to live in. No par tieaar functions devolved upon the fellows ; who, on that amount, or because of due regard being had totheir present circumstances and future prospects, not unnaturally num bered amongst their body a large sprinkling of the aristo cracy and the wealthier families of the country that flocked to the university. The fellows were not very learned, but, am Mr. Coleridge remarked, they were always • most "club-able" set. They cultivated the alm a" but no other branch of study was held in much repute at All Souls. Things remained in this state down to the paring of the Oxford University Reform Act —the 17th and 18th Vie., cap. 81—when the commissioners, anxious to promote the study of jurisprudence and modem history in the university, and more especially in the Col lage of All Souls, issued an ordinance that for the future at (Imams for fellowships at All Souls, "the intellectual qualifications of the candidates should be tested in such subjects recognised in the school of jurisprudent., and modern history within the university as the erse-1 den and follows should determine; and the warden • and fellows should elect that candidate (being otherwise dal qualified by the statutes forthe time being) whm after rush exatnination. should appear to them to be of the greatest, merit and most fit to be • fellow et the college as • piece of ' religion and learning, with special reference to the subjects recognised in the said wheel" That ordinatiee was pro- . mulgated in April, 1857, and was accepted by All Souls : College in the same year. Previousto the fellowship election in November, 1857, which was the first electioe that took place under the ordinance, • bye-law waa pawed by the allege, whereby, amongst other things, certain persons chosen from amo ngst the warden and fellows to he exami ners for the said fellowship election, were directed to report to the college, before or at the time of elec tion, the names of those who should have en tirely satisfied them ; declaring alto who bad failed to satisfy the prescribed steadier Thereupon the present informants presented • petition to the columniation pray ing them to declare whether the examination contemplated in the Bth clause of the ordinance was a competi. tive examination or not, and whether therefore the position of the candidates examined as to their order of merit should be officially made known to the college, sad also what other considerations were to be hold sufficient to justify the electors to the fellowship in diweganl ing the order of merit ascertained by the examination. In reply the commissioners stated that unquestionably the examination intended was to be a competitive one. How ever, at the election which took place in November, 1867, it was deemed by the informants that the result of the examination had been insufficiently arcertained, and that the examination, such es it was, was disreganled in the election; so they thereupon again appealed to the commissioners, and requestedthem to give sited by a supple mentary ordinance to the interpretation of their original ordi nance ; namely, that the examination be a competitive one and that it was incumbent upon every elector to inform himself of the order of merit as disclosed by the examine rs Lion, either by a peonal inspection of the papers, or by a report from the examiners. In answer, while admitting that the facia as disclosed on one side described a comes at variance with the letter and spirit of the ordinance, the commissioners referred the informants to the visitor, who was invested with full authority to enforce the proper interpretation of the ordinance. This 1 resulted in • college meeting being held on the 6th of April, 1858, at which the existing bye-laws I were revised, and it was determined that, although the examiners should make no formal report to the college with respect to the merits displayed by the candidate in examin ation, yet no vote should be accepted _unlessthe person ' tendering it should consider himself [round to have funned his own opinion, either by the perinea of the papers, or to have ascertained from the examiners or some -- fellow so qualified to assure him the comparative merits of the candidates ; and that the examiners should be hound to answer questions proposed to them in the common room with respect to the papers. In November, 1858, another fellowship election took place ; but immediately previous to the discussion by the college at • meeting (called in formal, but at which the warden sod all the fellows in residence were present), held to review the merits of the caudal:des, as displayed by the papers or otherwise, the papers were, without the knowledge of the informants, burnt, and according to a custom of the college instituted lung before the passing of the ordinance, an obligation of secrecy as to the proceedings which should take place at the meeting was laid upon all the member; of the college p-resent, including the informants. And as re seeded the election also the informants complain that the result of the examination was disregarded from conaidene tious improper and uueuthorised by the ordinance, and that • breach of the ordinance was committed. Under ordinary circumstances it would have been the duty of the informants to have appealed to the visitor to rescind the election, but it was impossible, inasmuch as, owing to the destruction of the exanunation papers, and the obligation of secrecy imposed epee them, they were not in a position to lay before the visitor the particulars either of the examination or the election proceedings. In that position of affairs, it only remained for the informants to petition the visitor to take the necessary steps whereby future fellowships' elec tions should be conducted and determined in conformity with the construction of the ordinance by the commissioners, and in effect they requested his grace-- 1. To interpret the election ordinance so as to decide how far social qualifications were admissible in the choice of candidates. 2. To pronounce as improper and incompatible with a bona fide execution of the ordinance—the introduction of classics into the examination ; the prohibition to the examiners to report formally in order of merit • the burning or the papers of the can didate; before any formal discussion of the same by the college, or before the election ; the virtual deter mination of the election at an informal meeting of the members of the college ; the imposing of an obligation of secrecy upon fellows previous to their admission to the meeting. S. To make a visitation of the renege with a view to verify the statements of the petitioners, and to ascertain the working of the ordinance concerning elections. This petition the archbishop forwarded toile warden and fellows, and requested them to send in an answer to the statements it contained. In the course of time they did so, end on the 25th of August, 1858 , the archbishop's secretary wrote to the appellants enclosing the answer, and informing them that they were at liberty to make any reply to it which they should deem *economy. Accordingly : on the 18th of September, Mr. Fremantle, acting for him self and the other petitioners, wrote to the archbishop, informing his grace that it would be almost impoonble to follow the arguments of the warden and fellows in • written reply, and they there fore hoped his grace would allow the matter to be argued before him by counsel. They had already prayed the archbishop to inform himself, by means of • visitation, of the accuracy of their statement, but whether that course was followed or not the facts would be beat ,elicited by the matter being argued before his _grace. They likewise declare that at the late election " mere good companion. ship, and even more frivolous qualifications" out weighed intellectual and moral consideration. To that communication the archbishop replied, "In , regard to your desire that the sae should be beard by counsel, I shall think it my duty to take advice my own opinion is that there will be uo such necessity. I could not countenance eo invidione a measure am as inquisition into the character of former elections and the respective merits of the candidate • neither would it be practicable, the papers having been destroyed. ° In the expect a tion of bearing from the era ' bishop that he was prepared to accede or reject the proposal to hearing tlie - petitioners by counsel, they emitted to send in any written reply to the answer of the warden and fellows. However, on the 26th October, the informants learned with surprise that, notwithstanding no opportunity for reply had been allowed to them, the judg ment of the visitor had been forwarded to the warden aud fellows. In his judgment his gram in effect stated that the wanton and fellows had no authority to appoint a committee of the electors to examine and report upon the candidates in order of merit it, as to bind the other electors by the report of the committee. He was therefore not disposed to disallow the resolutions • - i i G, MAY 4 .• 4 FROM '.t • I • INTELLIGENCE • MOO, DAY.) ( • OW 008BISPOIMIXT. ‘S BEN( PARIS, TIIO6BDAT • R •••• The Corps Legislatif, after an unusually Sittings in Benno.—(Before the Lord Chief traded debate, extending over four days, voted • Juouce Cr """ t ' n ' and Kr.Jo tics Dim • • A A • TWO QUIZ'S ON ISE INFOIWATIOW or A. G. WAI - - pawed by the college on the . 6th of April, litre s Hie grace was likewise of opinion that it was very reasonable that the moral qualiAmbom of the candidates should be freely dimmed by the assembled electors prior to the election. Also that ascreey throughout the proceedings of the election of fellows was a statutable obligation: that tie introduction of a classical work into the examination was consistent with the new ordinance; that he saw no reason for objecting to the exprOsee et the candidates being de rtsoyed when the elec to rs had *tidied themselves by each extuninalica "who shall appear to them to be of the greatest merit, and most fit to he • fellow of the college." And, lastly , his pas* &Med to hold a visitation for the purpose verlfoqg littestatemente of the petitioners, as WO saw no sufficient/emu to do so. Dissatisfied with the i t of dienrchhishop, on the ground that they had not hissed in reply to the warden and fellows, and, ooneeQuently, that the archbishop was not in a position properly to determine the matter in difference, the peti tioners then applied to this court for a mandamus directed to hit e" "W"Petling him to re•hear the case. At th il tzoin4 yeateiday morn, Mr. in the first place to go through the answer of the iga Llen and fellows in order to set them riOt before the world with regard to the aspersions which had been cast upon them by the statements put forward by counsel in moving for the rule. The Lord Chief Justice —ln other words, Mr. Bovill, you wont a newspaper answer to go forth to charges which went before the world through newspapers. Wu it not that the time of the court wee very precious there would be no objection to hear you ; but ivaamuch as the views which the warden and fellows might entertain with respect to the points in dispute are quite irrelevant to the matter to be decided by the court, they must refuse to allow the answer of the warden and fellows to be gone into. The simple question before the court was had the archbishop heard both parties ? Mr. Bovill—But your lordships permitted Mr. Coleridge, when moving for the rule, to go into a variety of matters which were no more pertinent to the inquiry before the court. The allegations then put forward went before the world, and the warden and fellows feel that they ought to be allowed an opportunity of setting themselves tight. The Lord Chief lustier,— You must be aware, Mr. Bovill, that it is not always possible for the court to decide at once what is relevant and what is irrelevant in a counsel's state ment. The court has frequently to listen to counsel for some time before we can determine the real point before we. Mr. Justice Crompton—What we have to decide is whe ther upon the affidavits on the file of the court the arch bishop an be held to have determined the matters in the petition Mr. Bovill—But who is to be the judge of that! The archbishop says he has determined the qu estion . On both , sides there has been a statement in writing, and therefore what I am here to contend is that your lordships have no power to compel the archbishop to receive a reply from the petitioners. The Lord Chid Justioe—But supposing that the answer of the warden and fellows sets up entirely new facts, rarely common justice requires that the other side should t be allowed an opportunity of replying to those facts. Otherwise sea the matters be said to lave been fully beard and determined! Mr. Bovril would submit that there had been no failure of natural justice. The only thing the archbishop was requested to do was to hear the petitioners by counsel, and it was now admitted on the other side that his grace could not be compelled to do so. There was no pretence that the archbishop had not given his construction as to the meaning of the ordinance. Mr. Smith submitted, on the other side, that the arch bishop's decision did not go the full length to which it ought to have gone. After some further arguments, it was agreed upon the suggestion of the Lord Chief Justice, that the arch bishop should rehear the case—ell imputation upon the warden and fellows being disclaimed, the present application being withdrawn, and the affidavits removed off the files of the court. The Lunl Chief Justice raid he was exceedingly rejoiced that the Warden and Fellows had consented o accept the suggestion tlius thrown out, because otherwise it would have beau the painful duty of the Court to have directed that the rule should be made absolute. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE CHARLTON. The bankrupt was a solicitor of Garden-court, Temple. Mr. Chalky, on his behalf, applied to the court under the following circumstances. On the 2nd of March his Honour bad made an order for the discharge of the bank rupt from custody, on his finding satisfactory security. This had been done ; Mr. Norton, who, represented the detaining creditor, wee satisfied with the sureties ; and the bond was now prepared. Mr. Norton expressed his assent. He was content per sonally, on behalf of his clients. The bond was accordingly given, and the discharge or dered to take place. ns M'EVILLT. The bankrupt was a saddler, et Great Portland-street. This was the certificate meeting. It was stated that the bankrupt had died since passing his examination. In con sequence of Lis death, policies which were in his order and disposition at the time of his bankruptcy to the amount of Mi., would become payable, and the estate would be bene- Mewl to that amount. - - The usual order warn made, adjourning the meeting nine the. IN IIZ ARAARAZ DAVIS.. The bankrupt, a merchant and commission agent of Cam den-town, applied for his certificate ; debts 1,4921. ; assets about 2001. . . fitk)Pher was for assignees, and Mr. Bagley fur the bankrupt. A second loss certificate was granted. IN Ni. ISAMUIL ADANN.-BUPII:III4DEAM. The bankrupt wee a beaker of Hertford and Ware. Hie otetificate was wholly refused two years ago. Mr. C. E. Lewis applied to the court to supersede the bankruptcy. The bankrupt had ramie an offer to pay MIOL into the hands of the official ess' t gnee, for the purpowel making a further dividend. ITThuat proposal bad been assented to by the required majority of amp tors at two meetings , _. i n fact, all the creditors who attended the meetings had agreed to it. It now only re mained for the bankrupt to execute the usual deed of re lease, ratifying all that bad been done by his assigneee uuder the bankruptcy. The Oomminioner—What clause do you proceed under 2 It is not a very common application. Mr. Lewis—The 230th. The Commiasioner—l see nothing is said as to whether i the conduct of the bankrupt has been right or wrong. That is left entirely ou one side. Mr. Lewis said that was so. An order had been made ea the 10th February, the day of the second meeting, eat ing that tblOtlis of the creditors had agreed to accept the offer of the bankrupt. Since then the money had been paid into the hands of the official assignee ; the bankrupt had executed the required release ; notice had been given to the asaignem of this meeting ; and they had emit a written approval of the order w hich the court was now asked to make. So that the bankruptcy would be annulled entirely. The order for annulling was then made. Dividends of 7s. in the pound have been paid on 105,000/. IN RE HATWOOD.—TOTAL REFUSAL OF CERTIFICATE. • The bankrupt, a grocer, of Homertou, applied far his cc:till...lde in January last. He was opposed by the amis. noes ou the charge of coooesling property and on other grounds. Judgment had been deferred from time to time at the instance of the bankrupt, who was endeavouring to arrange with his creditors. Mr. C. E. Lewis, on his behalf, now stated that he had been occupied in the interval in endeavouring to carry out an arrangement with the creditors. Out of credituri for 3,000 f. creilitors to the amount of 2,747/. had agreed to accept his proposal which would yield a dividend of about 2a. in the pound; but a large number of creditors having refused, the arrangement had fallen through. Mr. Lawrence, for the assignees, objected to thin fact being urged upon the Commissioner with a view to in fluence Ins judgment on the case. The Coannissioner—l regret that the bankrupt persists in refusing to do justice to his creditors, inasmuc h as it forms upon me the unpleasant duty of refusing his certificate Mwand leaving him entirely at the mercy of his . r., I cannot doubt that he has secreted his pro. party. If any justly indignant creditor 'Mould exercise his right of sending him to prawn, and I hope that 60020 one may, I shall not release Wm until he has undergone a year's imprisonment. Mr. Lewis—l don't know whether, under the peculiar circumstances of this awe, your honour will &part from whet is your general rule, and grant a Alert protection. The Commissioner—l never give protection for a day unless under very peculiar circumstances. I have a very clear recollection of all the eircum.tancre of this case ; and 1 thick it is one of the worst that ever cape before me. I believe that the bankrupt has been endea vouring to buy protection at the cheapest rate lie geld; and I will not assist him. lam very glad that Mr. Law rence has so far assisted me that he, by his opposition, has given a sort of meetion to my judgment. It is very difficult for a person in my po sition to go against the wdl of the whole body of creditors, though very often his public duty requires of hint utterly to disregard it, and to administer justice with a view to the benefit of the community at large. But if the whole body of the creditom withdraw their io“istance from the commissioner, it is very difficult for him to act contrary to their 'Maims. In this case the creditors who have instructed Mr. Lawrence have really placed me in a position to perform my duty to the public, from which I pc=ii might have shrunk, if all the creditors hail 0011. in accepting the composition offered by the bankrupt. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) WANDSWORTH. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER. John Gay was again brought op ou remand. charged with attempting to minder hie wife by cutting her thrust. Sergeant Newman said he had Setll the injur woma n ed woa in Guy's Hospital, and she was proerea.ing very favourbly. He was, however, not pretend to go on with the use that day. Mr. Daynum accordingly remanded the oisoner, and it is expected that the wife will a pptse on th e nex t occasion. The prisoner was then removed. ~~