The Express. — London, England, 1860-04-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROllB2 OF LORDS.—TarRADAT, Arun. gel. The LORD CISANCILLOR took hie mat ou the A o o lmelt at 6 o'clock. UNION OT 11,21161PICES BILL. The globs" of LONDON, in movie( the season reading ef the above bill, used that the object of the bill was be provide that a wealthy parish with a small piailatiou abound contribute to the amenities of its pores neigh bours, or rather that the wealthy parish should contribute I. the spiritual instreetina of its owe poor, as there was NO doubt that the poor who lived in the immediate aeighbourbood, although out o f the perish, were its owe poor. It wax proposed by the bi:l that chur in certain instances which were at prevent • ...Oen' ghouls' be taken down altogether, in such a marin,, he tr.:veal, toe the ssfeiguarls provided in the bill, no t•. pre in.ut nun desecration in the removal of any blinding coo. acratal by the reminiscences of the past. Many ‘.f the sty churches, which bed leather b eau ty nor ant iquity to recommend them, might, he thought. be re moved isle district" teeming with popilAuon with the mates* beaellt. Before any church could be re o.oved, however, it would be necessary to obudo the convent of the Ss' ,retary of State for the Home Department, the Arliiu,hop of Canterbury, and the bishop of the sLocese. Any chasme was pr.-loved to be made it was provided in the bill that a commission should le previously Waned, consisting of three London and two laymen, the latter in the city of U. hen sppointed by the corporation. He trusted if their Imbibils were willing to consent to this bill, that so oppor. tu would occur, by the union of parishes, for placing the el in a position such as they must all desire to see every cies-came in—that be should have a house to live in, and eh- Ad have, if not egwergh, at least something approaching as .Agh, to live wpm is that home. It was out his (the Boil op .4 Loiedso'd wish so to amalgamate the Parishes as to make theca one parish in tomporel mattera. 'I hey might have as men, charekwaedens and other officer. as t he y phased. What he desired we, that the parishes should be united for minimal parpoese, and be believed this could be dose is perfect accordance with prisciplee which had lees already assetioned by par ' tin recent legislation. Be hoped in stake the of Loudon model parishes, the clergymen be have sufficient incomes, cure of souls ace Is. Ire t for constant atteetion. sod tn. to ,iitivst• tbs. se as to ewes es a model to the whole land. With views ha asked their lordship fora second med• ist i v i, o . l the hilL Earl of CARNARVON hoped that the house would pay careful attention to this bill before thev allowed it to proceed farther. The right rev. prelate called it a mutt on once bill, hut the fact war that it disagreed with the act 155.1.1, which it professed to cootinue, in many important particular.. The same words had been preserved, but the a, otriaction was different, and the clause, hail every eve of theni be..i resit ingeniously inverted. Another objection err., that th. y -meat bill proposed to apply to the whole al an.l Wales, whereas the right rev. prelate had m.plissil his arguments exclusively to the di o c ese of Lades. Ti. • noble earl pr seeded to examine the clauses in dela% po.rting out their difference from those of the act of Ina, an ! coueludal by suggesting that the bill should be edernd to a *elect committee. T:.e Bishop of OXFORD said be had uppreed the bill of not providing sufficient security fur the sanctity of th• alen4, and there was nothing an the present bill to re iibje lion. The sanctity of a church might be re. aa .ved with it by new consecration, but he believed there kind always been a edema compact between civilisation aad Christianity that the bodies of the dead, when once u teri ail.. buried an consecrated ground, should never be dis turb...l in their reiting.places. If from the great value which had become attach-4 to these sites the compact should be broken an order Visit these large prices :alight be obtained, it would lw a breach ce the port of the rhumb. Ae could not give a (-imolai foe the ask of these elks, which the church h.i4 contncted should be kept undkh torbel ground. In thn 15th duos he should propose the w11:t1..11 these • " That if any burials there bad taken place upon the uid situ," then that the site should be kept undisturbed ; and is or of the late reports of the b tbest weds al autluiratios of the City, it was stated that wroth itig was so daugerousaa that of disturbing these old irhurihvaols. Lord REDESDALE mkt he entirely speed that this bill should be limited to the City of London. Earl GRAN VILLE was uadeiwtoori to suggest that the renter part of this debate would have been mire appro. piste if the Rouge were in committee. There see.i.r.l to be no objectiou to the principle of the bill, the peat object of winch all their lordships seemed to be of opinion it would be desirous to &Mot. No doubt there were many of the clauses which would require alteestiou sad ametilment in committee, and to carry out the provisions of th e measure would require all the energise sad ability of the right revortal prelate. The Bishop of EXETER mid as it would be impossible far him to 'Reed the committee he would now express his mined prayer that their lordships would reject that dame ' which contained • permiasioa to grant the sites ..f those eburaiea which iihnulel not he wanted to other protestant conweptionii. '• Protestant" wan a very vague term, and web , ' it might be included the Yarrow of America and all thore who profeeval to be Chriatians (and who were not Roman catliolbah but who differed very much from the clo!iii .4 k:nuland oa µAnte of doctrine which the church of Laglenot thought eateutial to salvation. It would be Is ;roper for the church of England to hand over such et, so. that they mi,tht he used by other denominations. T., Earl of DERBY said he should be sorry to interpose soy ohetacle in the way of the passing of a measure which for the Ity of London he believed to he a matter .4 great unportaoce, but he saw considemble difficulty, if it should to read a sewed titno. ..f confining it within the limits &pined by neap of (bra kr !Alpe. E.o.IOREY has afraid that considerable inconvenience trivlil be created if the o,v,atiun of the 1..11 wi Collfi I within toe itaTtir limito If they were not to give a fair degree of oudilesice to a.m. authority other than parlia amt. it was nap...made that the iniprovements so much sty .iced in the church could ever be accompli bed. What we. repaired was a rows onick acid mare ready available authority than parliament ; arel he thought it unwise that you liameat should endeavour to keep two much in its own ham Is the power of dealing with questions of this nature. The hill wo. then nisi a seems' time. Bishop of LONDON observed th a t b e was reedy to enrc the operation of th e bill within oarmie limits , wag afraid it would he impoweible to confine it to the City of hood .n, a. it was desirehle to wake provision for a Tat 2 nom of the population outside the walls of the City. DIV( *ICE COURT BILL. house omit iuto oiiiiiiiittee upon the above bill, when YArliitla eil4o. were agreed to. I, rd NWI MTH proposed the addition of • clause tei pr-vest collueiou ; which provided, among other ceicip. th.,e. a decree ehould Lot le• executed until three ?DOOMS titer it prete , WlCe4. The LORD CHANCELLOR cordially supported the which h I tl. e, ht w,,uld have a very sidutery ten. sire -y. He was very aux; ius that every precaution should be Lakin to pied auniont collusion. After a few word, from Lord Wvirrn.rromi an I Lord The clausee.ts *peel t.) ao.I ordered to be added to the The bona, thee nwontod a NU to e.t.a tee 444..L0 d at Divorce court to !Memel, and moved jaw it be reed a bet time. The LORD CHANCKLLOR would support his *Mlle friemre bill, hemline he believe! there wei a ear *livable portioe the population of Ire:Jail who eme:lil derive iscoAt front it; hut, at the *woe time, he soot rlwit thtt aedemand had come from that country ter toe measure. The lull we, then real a ere time. The Kral...Are Bill pitual through committee. Tine. :ordehite, thee a o nrmd at a quarter past 8 o'clock. 110176 Z OF OOKNONS.—TswasouT, Aran. _ti. Ti !true.= took the chair at a quarter to four clink. NEW MEMBER. Coined ROWLIIT took the oaths and his seat on his elec tor for the boriesh of Harwich. The h.m. member, who woo introduced by Mr. Beettinrk and Colonel Taylor, was cheered by the eauserratiee 'arty. TI o Loodnn sad Rooth Wiser rs Ral,lwar (seer lime to Bristol awl Exeter Railway at Easter, kc.) Btil was Nod a third limo sad pared. nun= BCMNEHR. THE RIISOItY BILL Mr. E. J Mere notice that to.morrow (thisdal ) , an the ores fee the adjosnmsest till Noodle, he nhoeldi ask the Ree-..eary of Mate for Forties Affairs whether it was the intentions of the goversinest to intnslues Loy nearly to porde far the reigiiitistion this ye 0 of perion,, lemming 44 - idled to TOW in the event of the Reform Bill bee.eniug law deist the present sesaket, the Reform Bill iteelf beius 44. A as the ratter. VOIVIRXENT OP ROUSE rROPERTY. Mr. P. WATLINOTON asked the President of the .law Surd whether the rorrequintlent of the Tones 7h,w "spec of Ow Sled iu t. wi• corre c t to meti ng th a t v et .alines of the Poor law Boar I had defined "'ma esti minted retrial" to he " laulloors rent, the lasilloal nod must a:sportively paying their own proper charges," and, it s o, what was the differe:we between " gross estimat.ll pastel and "net enema value." Mr. V ILLIEIIit sail he tort referral to the new, UMW, and had wen in the lettrrt.whichthehon. gentleman ivy referred, what IRO pnri "I to he the opinion of the auditors th e Porwilaw hoord IV it n•diari Ito that Ismer, he t iii4ht it right to state fluid it loot u,d been inserted in the Tt ;nee 11 , . , 'paper alter any cornmuni,ati on with him, nor did it derive any authinit i him the Poor'law Board. And /unites, be night state tivit the utilities of th e N oel , Board had no peculiar eimpeteiwy in their conk. in d e fi n i ng .hot was caned grow witosi.,t- I united, and the fact of their ba,ing oven any opinion on the matter aro«, from the cir ca:nation's whyli be would state to the 11, 1 , Th ere wee • deputation (nun the Po.law auditors to the Poor. and, eonsi,kr:ng them 1•1111 h expel-W yitco' iw narochial affidr+, he asked them wii.4 con e:rival what the mermen radial gni, e.tin te t e d mind to he, and he fovuld that these assures esdertniaerl the opinhie that was espeessol in the latter, namely, that Ile , gens. estimated rental was the rent Irvl to the laierwal • the landlord sal the tr:wint paying their erne ehatze. Ile then *Wed ti.em if they thought girt epuihni would be supported by their colleagues THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1860. tlunugliout the country, and he directed a circular to be sent to the auditors to know if that coneeponded with their experience, and their replies generally were to the effect that it did an. With regard to the other question which the Lim. gentleman asked him, as to what was the differ ence between gran estimated rental and net annual value. he believed puma estimated rental to be pretty much what the auditira had represented it to he, the net annual value being rlast remained after the deductions bed been made of the charges which feU on the landlord. The set annual value and the rateable value were in Net nearly identical. The landlord had certain charges which everybody knew were incident to °mien of property. He had to pay the expenses of insurance and repairs, and these deductions having been made the over seer arrived at the rateable value. That he believed to be the distinctice which had bees recognised by the courts of law so late as May, 1839, and had been supported by the opinion of the law officers of the crown. THE PROTECTION OP BRITISH PERSONS AND PROPERTY IN NAPIiiiTNI.; Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he had heard that complaint' had been nude of the insufficient protect i on afforded to British subjects in the kingdoms of N aples, and in the immediate neighbourhood of the dinturbenoes in Sicily, by the English representative and British men-o[-war on the station. and whether there was any truth in these complaints ; and if he would state which of her Majesty's vessels were on the station, and whether the in oiMuctiom had been to give maistencis to all persons rightly claiming the protection of the Euglish Reg. Aod whether, to hie knowledge, it was true thst Austrian troops had been employed to aid in the suppreeion of the efforts of the Sicilian population to obtain a better form of government. Lord J RUSSELL mud, no complaints had reached the Fone,ei office of insufficient protection afforded to British subjects in the kingdom of Naples and in the immediate neighbourhood of the disturbances in Sicily. With regard to the secoivi part of the question as to which of her Ma. joity'a ve.e.lx were on the station, he had to inform him that the Or was at Paters^ the Argus at Messina, and the Ceeir had been despatched to Naples for the protection of British pel ns and property. The hoar. gentleman further asked tee whether instructions bad been given to give as sistance to all permits rightly claiming the protection of the English Hag He had to inform him that her Majesty's government had forwarded instructions to the C.llllllloiier. bo it. rlO,ll/.• SO well as the property of British subjects. In reference to the lest question, if it was true that Austrian troops had bow employed to aid in the suppreasiou of the efforts of the Sicilian population to obtain a better form of govern ment, the government bed no information as to Austrian troops hay* been so employed , and he thought it highly maprobahle. THE REFORM BILL. —ADJOURNED DEBATE. The adjourned debate on the Reform Bill was resumed by Mr. BLACK, who, while approving of the reduction of the franchise to 10f. in counties, expremed more than a doubt of the advimlility or advantage of extending the borough franchise generally to 61., contending that there hod bees too much flattering of the working clams as a clew Ha pointed out the tendency of that clam, in their com parative ignorance, to become the subject of delu sions, which led them into combinations and strikes. He believed that such • of halfeslucated rTwould only tend to lower the character of ranchise. There was not much agitation for the bill ; hut those who were in favour of manhood suffrage bid their followers to be content with it, because it was a set ip in the right direction. (Hear, hear.) They said it was an instalment, and they were quite right. It was an held meet, and a guarantee that they would one day be paid in fall (o !been.) 'rimy were proposing to go down the slide fee • certain dahlias*. bat they could - not doped that point. They might go does by steps, but down they must go. (Lou-! cheers.) It was bat • shove, but it would carry them to the bottom —it would take them to manhood, or even to naivetes', suffrage. (Olisen.) But if the house thought that that would en improvement on our representative system, why did they not adopt it at once? Why did they not take that course and save all those aeration); which must ensue' (Hear.) Lord Macaulay had been frequently referred to in the eoune of this debate. He lifr. Black) knew what Lord Macaulay 's opinions on this subject were ; and be vmuld read to the house a letter which the noble lard had written to a gentleman in New York, and which had recently been published. [Mr. Black accordingly read the document, which haa appeared in this journal, and in which Lord Macaulay expresses an opinion that institutions of a purely democratic character must sootier or later be de structive of liberty. j But they were told that this was to be a settlement of the question. A settlement! Why, the act of 13;.r2 was to hoes bolo •An settlement but it had not lasted thirty years. In his opinion twenty years would not pass over before they would be asked to reduce the franchise to 3/. or 41. (Hear, hear.) But it was said that the same suprehensions that were now expreesed WWI SW. tertained by certain &deity gentlemen in Mt He (Mr. Black) was one of the most ardent supporters of the first Reform Bill, but the difference between that measure and this was extreme. The electors who were enfranchised in lPtt2 included all classes. They included the most highly edinsted, the most opulent, and the most influential. They included also the her her middle dames, and no incousi derable portion of the lower classes. This bill would only bring in one class ; but it wee a large clam, and there was some danger of its overweighting the machine. (Cheers I If it was considered ilmiiahle that • certain portiou of the working classe. should be ad mitted, there were ways of doing if without diluting the aggregate electoral body. They might, for instance, give up a certain number of homeghs, and might establish there manhood suffrage, or any suffrage they pleased. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) But let them not forget that Providence had placed various ranks in a satiety of situa tions ; and that all were Whence' by the circum.stencce under which they stood. He considered the ranks of so ciety as an ordinance of the Creator; and he endeavoured to look at them as they redly were—impartially, but with discriminatiou. It was very painful to her to differ from statesmen for whom he had the highest respect and when, he held iu the L'..glicst honour as men through whose invaluable se-seces the country had enjoyed much prove. rity. But he end t not, on account of mere affection, permit himself even to appeir to acquiesce in that of which he did not approve ; nor could he allow it to he affirmed of him that he said ese thing to his einetiteeets and another to the House of Commune (Cheers.) When the boo, gentleman resumed his seat a great weather of member rose simultaneously, but the SPEAKER celled on Sir E. B. !Arrow, who questioned the accuracy of the return' on which the bill was founded. Thom were few workmen in the coinky towns who did not pay a weekly SUM for their Muses which rtmountel to 6/. a year. Even posing the returns to be correct, the elms .4 persons the would admit would seriously impair the character of the constituency. The consequence would he a general system of corruption, for the poor elector would be utterly unable to withstand temptation. He amused the house by taking • aiippositioua voter with • debt hanging over him of three pounds, and delineating the phases through elm .:h would pass until he sac. combed. He admitted that • much larger redistribution of meta was neceaory, but to make the sew and larger constituencies coiis:it of the poorer classes of the community would be fraught with in6i,ite danger to the polilii service. It 1r33 said that modern progress demanded an extension of the suffrage, that we were to have a (U. franchise becao.te we had steamer, and rail. roods. For himself, be could not see the sequence. Modena progress was dos to science and learning; was that • roma for admitting to power the male trued and unaciestilc• Adverting to historical argument., he said that the f a ll of the great republics of antiquity ws due to extensioru of the sulfrage, snit yet in those d a y s th e :tumbler classes had greater facilities of political educa tion than they had at present. lie was Lotions if • fresh constitution warn to be finnied, that it sho i•I ha one which would last at least as Wig as the constitution of 18.31 ; but this could °Mr be ibis, l.v a substantial and comprehenelve measure, not 17 which left the chances of corruption greater than it foal, I them, amt the settlinneet of the Tiestimi as far oat .ili ca cr. If they were to have an election in Decent. her under this bill. the chief cry would be for a new reform hill. F.veu Mr. Bright had told his bearers confidentially that the passing .1 this measure would strengthen the hands of I.loi niers to demand • better. Thi, was his argument for a bill which settled nothing and p leased nobody. The time b which the bill was bro ught for. ward was as (hide to objection as the The noble lord who was both the author of this bill and the Minister of Foreign Affairs had not only acknowledged, bet enforced that differents in speeches and in diplomatic eeirreepondenos, which he (86r E. B. Lytton) said frankly seemed to him equally honour:able to the noble lord himself, and faithful to the sentiments of the country —(ebeer.)— and he trusted that gentlemen near him would pardon even if they did not sympathies with him, if be said with mord to that chief under whom be once served a • private moldier, that he rejoiced that on that question at Lust be could 7ually defend Lis country's honour and his tenown. (Cheers. It W 1 .4 said that in the war coninienc. by Frame or the independence of Italy then. we 110th i (IT that threatened England. Coald this be said of the peace that bedlam concluded by France for the enlargement of her boundaries ? When a neighbouring 01p:title power de:lared that she wiankl riot use her arms fur any selfish purpose, they had no right to disbelieve her. Now, however, they saw both the power and the use which was made of it, and wrote had shown bow • neighbour could my oue thing and mesa another. They now knew the chiral er and condition of the French empire. They knew that the peace of Europe and the security of Wood bung upon the nod of • single whose thoughts none of them could penetrate, whose anibitkie none of them could maosure, and hithe p. stroke of whose pen the existing geography, of n could he chewed as rapidly's@ in his owndonnunms •• republic like that of America was changed into • sove reignty as lamer al as that of the Roman Comm. re sembling their, inasmuch as it preserved the farms while it dentroyeil the substance of h ity ; more formirhihle to its neighbours than the ancient neinsrehies that surrounded it, because it was as little bound by their scruples as it wag by their treaties. (Hear, hear.) It hid the young Mood of VI , revolution from which it sprang ; it inherited the force and the license of the multitude, who deemed theenselva, crowned bits coronation. Thus it combined in • terrible ondusion the arts and necessities of demagogue with the erns and obect,. of • military Soda • unon was rate; it Lad never yet happened in the history of the world ; bat ft had Ii placed the latelnisrk, of it. neighbours' • comtries, and woe to the stow wiiich it found unprepared to cope with its twofold power over the multitude that it dazzles and the arms that it wield*. The Emperor of the French had those high attributes of genius which rendered even his defects popular and majestic with the people Ise governed. He had capacities for organisation not inferior to those of his illustnous uncle, and he consolidated his ambition and his intelligence by an inflexible singleness of purpose, by a mixture of secrecy in design and promptitude in action which gave the vigour of Richelieu and the astuteness of Mesarin to the movements of 200,000 men. In all this there was nothing that should not make them deplore the loss of the French alliance ; nothing that should make them forfeit their nat ured position as a commercial and insular people, by seeking to place themselves at the head of great conti nental powers ; but it involved much that required unre lasing vigilance, as well as sound judgment on the part not only of her Majesty's government, but also of the House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) And therefore it did seem to him a wanton imprudence to discard a legislative body whose fidelity to the honour and interests of Eng land had been proved and tested, which could not be worn out, which was actually younger than meet of the youngest members amonpt them, which had spent the last :30 years in acquiring wisdom and qualify ing itself for the discharge of its arduous duties and to construct another legislative body, altogether raw and un tried, to be chosen by the minimum of political experience, in times that required the maximum of political know ledge. (Cheers.) The Chancellor of the Duchy asked them (the opposition) tauntingly why they did not divide, and then he answered his own question by saying it was bemuse they knew there would be a ma• jority against them. Let him ask the right hon. gentleman —not tauntingly, but in sober earnest—whether, granting what was mad, namely, that there would be a majority for the bill, that majority did not include members enough to turn the scale in their (the opposition's) favour tf they all voted according to the opinions they bad expressed in private ? (Loud opposition cheers.) It was because they would not, if they could help it, make that strict demarcation of parties which they did not believe would indicate a real and genuine demarcation of opinion--it was for that reason that they did not intend to divide ; and he hoped it world not be thought presump tuous in him to add that he earnestly solicited the serious reflection of those enlightened reformers who did not desire merely for the sake of change. He knew there reso weme Z i rr E ntlionni4 Um. ni.nn. •nprinn the road to alter the springs of the carriage. (laughter.) He knew LIMITS were some who believed that man was made for nothing better than to pass his whole existence in the ecstatic contemplation of interminable reform bills; but they might flatter themselves that these amiable enthusiasts were rather to be found out of doors than among them to whom education and some knowledge of life had given the ordinary attributes of common sense. They could not die ruse from themselves that it was a critical moment in the history of their country ; they felt this more than they said they did, and they would rather summon for their guidance the highest widow and the greatest exCince they could obtain than inertly such wisdom as poissessed, and such experience as they had acquired, in arbitration of men who bad never yet been called upon to exercise a judgment on questions so grave and complicated, but from whom, if they were once appointed, there could never be an appeal. (Hear, hear.) He did not say that the state of the nuances and the state of affairs abroad were reasons for not dealing with this question which the government could put forward ; but he did say that they were reasons which their own supporters migh t privately urge upon them, and reason,. which • t justify them before the public if the bill were withdrawn on the obvious and un answerable ground that they found it not to be a measure that would give general satisfaction. (Cheers.) A reform bill, so easy to the theorist, was a very raMcult measure to the practical statesman : the true artist naturally faltered in applying the hammer and the chisel to his country's laws. If they were to be told that the bill, whether good or bad, wee a bill, and must therefore proceed • if they were to be told that what they (the oppos ition) considered its defects were in fact its advantages, and if the government intended to avail themselves of the natural reluctance of the members from boroughs to declare against those new constituencies, to whom next December they might be compelled to appeal ;. if that were the course the Queen's advisers deemed it their duty to take, he could only express his fervent wish that the result might justify a reversal of all the rules which in similar times led the statesmen, whether of republics or of monarchies, rather to strengthen the hand.' of the lftultiture than transfer to the wide circle of an unaccustomed multitude the nice and delicate arrangements of the national finances and the cautious consideration of slanging which would alarm the boldest statesmen and menace the strongest thrones. (Loud cheers.) Mr. MARSH stated at once that he could not sup pcst the bill in its present shape, unless at least the 6!. franchise was altered to an N. holdin g. Sir J. FERGUI3:3O2.; was speaking against the bill, when an attempt was made to count the house out, which was very nearly successful, owing to the o'ustruction offered to the entrance of members ; but with some difficulty the re quisite number was obtained to keep the house. Mr. DENMAN declared that the increased intelligence of the working chases made them worthy the confidence reposed in them by the bill, which, during the present calm temper of the public, was especially well timed. The ob jections to the risk of the 61. franchise were founded on the marast assoraptinn He denial that the clam so nAmitted would be either homogeneous or dangerous. He believed that it would be well for the country if the working classes sent men from their own body to represent their interests in that house. He exprastal his warm approval of the lodger franchise, which he defended in considerable detaiL Sir J. WALSH congratulated the ministry on having at last found • supporter. The arguments of the honourable member, however, would not establish the accuracy of the returns on which the bill was founded. If what was stated was true, this was a most revolutionary measure, instead of the quiet inoffensive proposal which they ware called upon to pass in thew especially quiet times. The bill, in fact, was • household suffrage bill, under another name. Lord J. RUSSELL acid that similar objections had been ' urged against the old Reform Bill to those made to the present measure, yet that hill had incalculably strengthened the institutions of the country, and heralded those measures of progress and improvement to which it owed so much of its actual greetness. He objected to the enemies of the bill that their assumptions rested upon no foundation. They had decimal, one after the other, that the bill admitted to the franchise the poorest chimes of the community, and had drawn the newt terrible con sequences from such a proceeding. But nut one of them attempted to prove the facts from which they deduced so formidable an assertion. All the restrictions which now existed were coetinueil by the bill, and yet no deductions had been made on that account from the 6/. franchise, while the deductions had uniformly been made from the higher franchise. But, on the contrary, there would be larger deductions from the lower class of voters on ' amount of nonpayment of rates and similar diaqualifications. He teamed the various propositions made during the framing of the Rdorm Bill, stating that it had been serio;sly con templated to propose a lower franchise than WI. NBC* that time the progress of education had made a larger class of the population fit for the franchise. The noble lord continued—l have heard much, awl indeed the greater pert of this debate on the other side of the house has been conducted on the principle that no extension of the franchise should be allowed to reach the working classes. (Loud cnee of "No, no" from the opposition. benches.) I think the rep esientation gene rally has been—" The working classes are entitled to all our respect, but they are very poor. The working classes are • class whose good qualities excite our esteem, but they are very ignorant. The working chasm deserve all our care and all our affection, bat they are very corrupt, and there fore should not be entrusted with the franchise." (Cheers and cries of "No, no.") Hon. gentlemen opposite my "no," but I have really heard one speech after another, and, to my surprise, that of the right hoe. mem ber for Bucks, which followed the speech of the rtht hon. gentleman the member for the University of Dublin, and many other speeches, which have all gone to the same point. They have eone of them said that the working classes have a very great share of the 10!. franchise ; they could not well say that. Th ey _ have it indec,l in some places, but in very few. They did not propose an Ml. or • Ti. franchise, but they all objected to this particular franchise, which does include a great number of the workingelasses. There fore, I say— for I can come to no other conclusion, and it is • very serious conclusion to come to—that a spirit of dis trust of the working classes, as holding any p o rtion of pn. litical power, has animated the speeches of hon. 'peda -1 men. (Cries of "No no," from the opposition.) Hon. I gentlemen say that it ham not, but what is their prup?sal for the admission of the working classes. A suggcstioa has been thrown out that there might be some cities of r,fuge in which the working classes might he allowed to have members, if they are very few. My hon. friend the mem ber for Edinburgh said something of that kind, lint Iw did not tell us whether Edinburgh was to be ouc of those places. It behoves hon. gentlemen opposite to reconsider their speeches if that was not their meaning. The whole im pression I have derived from those speeches is that we ought not to trust the franchise to the working classes, and that they ought not generally to be admitted to that privilege. (Cries of `No, no.") Now, let us look for • moment to what the right hoe. gentleman the member for Bucks said upon this question last veer. After raying that the bill they hail proposed would admit 500,000 people to the franchise, the right hon. gentleman proceeded to say—" The question of the borough franchise must Le dealt with, and it must be dealt with in reference to the introduction of the working classes. We admit that that has been the opinion of parliament, and that the opinion of the country has been shows by the hon. gentlemen who have been returned. We cannot lie blind to the result. We do cot with to be blind to it. We have no prejudice against the proposition. All we want is to same ourselves that any mestere we bring forward is required by the public necessity, and would hare the sanc tion of public support. Therefore we are prepared to deal with that question, namely, the introduction of the work ; in- 5 classes by lowering the franchise in boroughs, because, as I had ventured to observe in the debate on our r.iessitre, if you intend to admit the working claws to the franchise by lowering the suffrage in boroughs, you must not • keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope.' I must my that the right hon. gentleman went on to argue most fairly upon the subject. He said, "You niight con trive a franchise such as would appear to allow of a greet adniimion of the working classes, but, in effect, it would rather restrict the franchise than extend it." He added, " If you want to deal with the question you must deal with it fairly, and provide really for the admission of the working I classes." But although that was his opinion last year— and he spoke. having the confidence of Lord Derby and of the Whole of the government he repre seneed as well as the coulideoce of the great party of which he is the leader in this house—the right hon. gentleman laid it down as a substantial proposition that in any reform bill to be introduced there must be a reduction of the borough franchise, and by the reduction of the borough franchise be meant the admission of the working classes. (Hear, hear.) Then I ask, how this is to be done? Let them, if they do not approve of this 6/. franchise, frame some provision by which the working classes will other wise come in. Some gentleman, indeed, said—what I myself suggested in 1837—that the proof of frugality should be taken by considering the deposit in the savings bank, and that the depositor there has a claim to the suffrage, but it has been shown to me that th oug h that would admit same the number would be so small that it could not be said to be a substantial admission of the working classes. But when the question was whether Mr. Huskisson was or ' was not a good representative of Liverpool, there was no doubt upon the minds of the electors, who at once returned him as a man of well-known eminent qualities who was held in pneral esteem by the public. And if I say so, it is in regard to the people in general. If you a sk the IW. or the 6/. householder, their opinions on some difficult questions of political economy or constitutional right they may possibly pronounce a strong judgment; but ' if the question be presented before them, whether they were with a vote or without it, they shall select a man of . well known probity and eminence, and generally speaking they will make a judicious choice. I think the working classes are apt to take things as they come, whether from a philosophical or a Christian spirit ; but generally speaking they are wonderfully contented with their lot. With !lord to the allegation of the danger of extend ing the representation of the country to that class, it may be mentioned that there are a great num ber of boroughs and counties sending members to this house by no menus likely to be swept away or seriously damaged by this flood of 6!. householders which is so much apprehended. Looking at the boroughs as they stand at present, it appears that boroughs having a population of 20,000, return 127 members. There are 111 such boroughs returning 172 members. Now that makes the whole differ ence, because if I add these 172 to 159 who are now rated to counties, it is evident there will still be a Won %Vett can say i - n — res — pzt boroughs there there will be any great change, or that property will be less respected under the proposed bill than it is at present. I re member at the time of the first Reform Bill there was some feeling in favour of reform—but no great deal, and when I that Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds should rv i e c :ilmbers, that proposal was reje cted by • large ma jority. The house thought, and the government of the day tionini . .. L t, that they could set at defiance the claims of places like these, and that they might remain with on members 20 or 30 years longer. But, after all, was it domestic pressure that settled that question ? A foreign event of moat importance occurred—a revolution in France— that tended much to cause agitation on the subject of re form in this country, and tended to fan the flame until it became dangerous. Who can tell if you put off this ques till next year, or the y.nir after, or until the census has been taken, who can tall what will be the circumstances, in which you may have to deal with it then? (" Oh, oh," and laughter from the opposition.) The hon. gentlemen oppo site treat this with ridicule and contempt. I remember in 1825 in this house—that was in very quiet times—using a met' her that might not be very appropriate—but it ex what I meant, that if you would not let reform L 77; with the majesty of a river it would come upon you with the madness of the torrent. And that happened when you had Bristol on fire and the Castle of Nottingham in flames ; then men began to think the matter serious. ("Oh," and cheers.) History will tell you that, and no one who reads history and reflects upon it will my that it would not have been better if the reform question had been settled five or ten years before—that it would have been better that prudent measures should have been taken, the franchise gradually extended, and reform accepted by general consent, instead of being the object of such great hostility and violent conflict. It is in the belief that you can now legis late safely that her Majesty's present government have in troduced this bill of reform. The right hon. gentlemen the member for Bucks stated last year, as I have already shown, that it would be right to admit the working classes, and that you should not attempt to treat them with dissem blance—that you should not give the word of promise to the ear and break it to the hope. Mr. DISRAELI—You did not read the whole passage— that was garbled. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL—Did I not? I will read it again. " The lowering of the franchise must be carried out in a manner completely to effect your object, and at the same time consistent with the maintaining of the in. stitutions of the country." (Conservative cheers.) Well, we say that our proposal for a lower suf frage satisfactorily and completely effects our object— (cheers and laughter)—and in • manner that will maintain the institutions of the country. (No, no.) That is our opinion. The right hon. gentleman has another way of maintaining the institutions of the reentry, but we are se well entitled to say that we arc maintaining those institu tions as Lord Derby or the right hon. gentleman. (Hear, hear.) We proposed the Reform Bill in 1831, and Lord Grey adveed his Majesty to make a speech from the throne, in which he declared that he proposed a measure as to the House of Commons which should respect and preserve the rights of every member of the constitution. And was not that promise kept? (Hear.) At an early part of my speech I showed how well that pn ouise had been kept, and that the institu tions of the country were stronger now than they were then. (" Hear,* and „ oh.") Does the right hon. gentleman deny that? If, then, we have kept our promise and maintained the institutions of the country—then, 1 say, examine this hill, examine it as much as you please, and if you find anything dangerous in it, alter that part of it. My belief is that it will tend, like the previous Reform Bill, to maintain the institutions of the country; and this I think above all, that if you find that there is a numerous class that has advanced im intell*ence, which has advanced in ite well-being and comfort, and which ia fit to exerciao the elective franchise, it is an injury not so much to them as it is injurious to yourselves and the institutions of the country to keep them out. I remember the plain and homely but expressive phrase tithe rig ht irli lion. member for Oxfordshire (Mr. Henley) last year— •if you draw a bread line, if you say you will have a 10/. franchise and nothing below it,'" I think the ugly rush of which the right hon. gentleman spoke may come upon us. I hope you will strengthen the institutions of the country by enlarging the franchise and admitting many who are capable of exer cising it advantageously to the public welfare, and thereby secure the instit u tions of the country. (Cheers.) Mr. BENTINCK mowed the adjournment of the debate. The motion was at once agreed to, and the debate was adjourned to Monday next. The Paper Duties Repeal Bill and Sir John Barnard's Act Repeal Bill were postponed till to-morrow (this day). look of the matter, sent the said note to his son (a solicitor), and the result of the inquiries ho made was that it was not genuine. Mr. Augustus Twyford, a solicitor, and Lieutenant Anthony William Twyford, of the 3rd Bengal Cavalry (some of the retired magistrate), proved that the signature pun porting to be that of their father was a forgery. Mr. Hammill (to prisoner)—Have you any question to put to either of the witnceses, or anything to say to the charge? Prisoner—Nothing, sir. Mr. Hammill—l have beard sufficient to satisfy me that lam bonnd to remand you, but you will be brought up again on Thursday next. Mr. Richard Talbot, a man about 50 years of age, and better known as Dr. Talbot, appeared to answer a sum mons taken out under the Medial Act, passed to "regu late the qualifications of practitioners in medicine and sur gery," and which charged him with having, on the 28th of November last and on divers other days, wilfully and falsely pretended to be and did take and use the names and titles of physician and doctor of medicine, implying he was registered under the Medical Act, by which he had incurred a penalty of 251. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, of Arbour-square, Stepney, whocooducted the prosecution for Mr. Gibbs, said he should prove that four years ago the defendantwas a schoolmaster, and that he subsequently became a preacher in the Wesleyan Methodist connexion, and preached one sermon only, and then finding the cure of bodies was better than the cure of souls, gave up preaching, and practised as a sur geon and apothecary, without being qualified to do so. After some interruptions from the defendant, Mr. Young said he found in a prospectus issued by the sot diaant Dr. Talbot, of 20, Upperjohn-street, Wv.tney ' street, Commercial-road East, and headed, " Gone in • moment, or Galvanism, by Dr. Talbot, of London," that he advertised " Toothache cured in one moment by gal vanism alone, with a touch"—(laughter)—and that he pro. posed to cure the rheumatism, tic dolomitic, toothache, and other diseases, by galvanism ; and then followed nume rous testimonials, all in the regular quack doctor style. The defendant was afterwards found in the St. Leonard's road, Bromley, and lastly, of Canton-house, corner of Stainsby-road, East India-road, where he was now dwelling and practising illegally. Mr. aelfe said that General Council of Medical Educa tion and hagistration had been estainisted oo.toi cLc Medi cal Act, and it occurred to him that a society like that ought to prosecute in • case of this description. Mr. Young said the council received the fees for regis tration, and they amounted to a large sum, but would not protect the qualified practitioners. The defendant—The reason the council have not taken the initiative I. that it has been applied to to prosecute Mr. Giles. Mr. Young—That is quite false. Mr. William Giles said he was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in England since 1852, and a licentiate of the Royal C,ollege of Physicians, Edinburgh, and was residing at No. 1, 1...1nt0n-place, East India-road, Lime house. The defendant lived exactly oppimite to him, and "Dr. Talbot" was painted in large letters over his door. On the :Pith of November last be was sent for by a Mr. West, of High.street, Poplar, to attend a member of his family, and discovered that the patient had been attended by the defendant, and that he (Mr. Giles) bad been sent for by mistake. He told Mr. West he had better send for the gentleman who had been attending to the case, and retired from it. He then believed the defendant was a regularly qualified medical practitioner. He had since ascertained to the contrary. On the same evening the defendant called upon him, sat down in his surgery, and thanked bins for not displacing him on attendance upon Miss West, in Poplar. The defendant also said he bad studied at Cam bridge, and was a master of arts and doctor of medicine, that his practice was a large one, and that be had adver tised to sell it. _ . _ Dr. Giles was croes-examined with some asperity, and shrewdness by the defendant, who once gave him the lie direct. Dr. Giles smiled, and appealed to the bench. The witness admitted that in an interview with the defendant be recommended him to put his name on his house to dis tinguish it, and prevent mistakes. 'rhe defendant said he should certainly prosecute Dr. Giles for perjury. (Laughter.) Mr. Young then put in a certified copy of the Medical Register, in which Dr. Giles's qualifications, his address, and other particulars were describa The defendant's name and address was not inserted in the register. Mrs. Emma Lovell, the wife of Captain Lovell, of Pay'. ton-street, Poplar, said the defendant had attended her in her accouchernent, and had also prescribed for her children. She retained the services of the defendant, believing he was a regularly qualified man. Her husband came home very ill on the last day of October from the African coast, and the defendant attended him. Her husband did not get any better under the defendant's treatment, and she began to have considerable doubts of his skill, and in the last week of November said to him "Dr. Talbot, what is this rumour abroad t I hear you have got no diploma." The defendant said, " You want to know too much." She was then in extreme trouble, and said, " I beg your pardon, sir, if I have put a rude ques tion." The defendant said, "My practice is so very exten sive, the medical gentlemen around here are jealous of me." He also said, " I have a foreign diploma, which is worth three English diplomas • I am a doctor of medicine and • physician." She after wards discovered the ilefenditut was not a qualified practitioner, and was not registered. She would-never have employed the defendant if she had known be was not a regular practitioner. He never allowed her to think otherwise. The defendant—l am sorry to ask you a few questions, madam. Mrs. Lovell—l hope you will confine yourself to the truth. The defendant—You ladies have such long tongues. Mrs. Lovell—Perhaps my tongue is too Vuthful for you. The defendant—l very much admire the spirit of your evidence. You recollect a letter you received? Mrs. Lovell—Yee I do. Mind, you have not the simple creature to deal with you think you have. The defendant add he would not ask the witness any more questions, and addressed the magistrate, or rather the people in the court, at great length. He said the name of Dr. Talbot was over his door, and that it should remain as long as be lived. There was no power on earth could re move it. He was advised by a barrister, to whom he paid • fee of twoguineas, that he hada right to the title of doctor, and to place it over his dour. He had studied at the London Hospital, and was now studying at Guy's. He was now an articled pupil to a Mr. Davies, and transferred his business to him. He never pretended to be a doctor of medicine. He obtained the degree of D.C.L. from the University of Hew, in Germany, after hard fagging in Latin, Hebrew, Greek, and mathematics, and the composition of a prise poem. He passed his examination before five of the moat eminent men in Europe. He claimed the right to use the title of doctor, and to put it over his door. He put in his German diploma, and a deed transferring his practice to Mr. Davis, of Bircham-house, tit. Leonards.road, Bromley . . He declared that Canton-honor was only his private rem. dente, and near the Limehouse station of the Black. wall 11.iilwsy, which gave hint very great facilities to pro ceed to Guy's and back daily. Ho concluded • long and desultory harangue by saying that he was qualifying him self to become a physician and surgeon of the English col. leges, and I few would do that at his time of life. Dlr. Frederick Davies, a ineniber of the College of Surgeons and licentiate of the Apothecaries' Company, duly regis tered, was called by the defendant, who put the question to him—Am I not your apprentice (Laughter.) Mr. Davis—Yes, you are, sir. 1 Mr. Selfe—Where is the indenture of apprenticeship No answer was given to this question, and Mr. Selfe said that according to the document put in there was a tran•fer of the defendant's business to Mr. Davies, who was to allow him half the profit+. They were in partnership—a qualified and an unqua lifie d practitioner. (Sensation.) If an =ale , gous cage had occurred in the legal profession—if an attorney had allowed another person to practise in his name—he would, on application to the Court of Queen's Bench, be struck off the rolls. . . Mr. Devise was examined by the defendant on general subjects, and cross-examined by Mr. Young. Be said the name of Talbot was over his door in the St. Lemards-read, Bromley, as well as his own. They were certainly in part nership. He declined to state the consideration money given for the defendant's practice ; it had nothing to do with this case. Mr. Young then pot in two bills for medical attendance and medicine, and the witness admitted they were in the defendant's handwriting. Another bill was put in by Mr. Young, and the witness said lie had seat it to a patient. It was made out in the names of Davits and Talbot He was described in the Medical Rryi,ter as Frederick Davies, of Tonning, Berks, where he formerly practised. Mr. Young—Here is a bill with Dr. Talbot and Mr. Davies's compliments. Mr. Davies—That is the way we send out our bills. Dr. Talbot did attend the Lorene I also attended Omni a great many times. I have known the defendant only as Dr. Tel. but. I always believed him to be Dr. Talbot, with a foreign diploma, entitling him to be called a doctor. By Mr. Selfo—The practice is mine. The defendant has to account to me. I receive the money, and pay over to the defendant a certain scam , according to the agreement. Mr. Young—Now, let us know what you gave Talbot for the practice! Mr. Davies—l don'tknow that it is necessary to say what I gave for it. The Defendant—lt is a most impudent question. Mr. Self* said there was no occasion far the solicitor to trouble himself ; the agreement was before him. He did not entertain the least doubt the defendant was entitled to use the word "doctor," to have the wont painted over his door, and to print it on his caul. No one could prevent him (the defendant) using the title of doctor ; but when, in addition to that, he gives advice as a medical practitioner, dispenses medicine, sends in bills, tells his patients he had • German diploma, which was worth three English ones, gave them to understand that it your a medical diploma, and that ho had • right to the title of a doctor of medicine, be was clearly within the provisions of the Medical Act, the 21st and 22nd of Victors, cap. 90. The document put in—agreement between Talbot and Mr. Davies—described the defendant ass medical practitioner. He could not conceive a clearer cane than this, and he said just now, and must repeat, that if an analog , existed be tween the legal and medical profession, Mr. Davies would not be permitted to allow another to pr actise in his name. He had no doubt the defendant practised a deception on Mrs. Lovell, and by acts, by wools, and by the deed put in, acted as a medical practitioner, without being quabfreil to do so, and without being registered. He must sat this was a most proper case for prosecution, and he cow - Acted the defendant and fined him 101. CLSTOMS BILL. The house then wentinto committee on this bill, and passed the renuinia; clauses, with some verbal amend ments. COMMON LODGING HOCAES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. EDUCATION. Mr. ADDERLF.Y obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for the education of children employed in manufac tures or other Naylor labour. The house adjourned at half-past 12 o'clock. Rats Initlliatnte. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT. —APRIL 26. (Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.) Tlf RE f4.OIUEL HAYSILDEN—PKTITION DI4MISSZI). This insolvent, n builder, Sm., had petitioned under the Protection Act. He applied as a trader and alleged that he owed 2961. Mr. Bargee.' and Mr. Denney appeared for some creditors. It was admitted that the insolvent had been in atteuilito and seeing some sheriff's officers in court he hal absented himself. Mr. Denney said the debts were over 3001. and the insol vent had no right t., petition. It was only done to get pro tection. Evidence was called to show that the debts exceeded 3001. The court dismisi,si V...! petition. THE POLICE COURTS. MARYLEBONE. •i Before the closing of court Cha rlotte Nash, 40, was charged with harm; uttered a promissory note for 1,0001., signed ' Samuel Twyford, Trotton.house ' " with intent to ilefnold Mr. John Horace Semple at 21, Duke - street, Mancheeteraquare. The Mr. Twyford ' alluded to was fur many yearns magistrate at Bow-street Police Court. Mr. Hammill—ls Mr. Semple here? linipector—He is not, sir. I have bent to his house, but he was not there. I shall, 1 think, be able to lay enough before you to justify you in a remand. Yes terday aftern. en I received the promissory Dote which I now presluoe from Mr. Horace Semple. It is for 1,0001., and in consequence of what he said to me I this morning appre hended the prisoner. I asked her if her name was Nash, and she said it was. I showed her the note, and maid, " I be lieve you uttertvl this to Mr. Semple," to which she ob served, " Oh, yes. I did." I thou said to her, " I am a police Gem, and am bound to ask you souls veAless, bat you can do as you like about answering them. ' I said to her, " Where did you get this from?" showing her the note. She replied, " From a man named Noel, living in Church street, Blackfriars-road." I told her to put on her bonnet and shawl, and go with me. We went together in a cab, when she pointed out to me No. 24 as being the house where Noel lived, but on rnAkin; inquiries there I could get no information of any Ruch person. She (prisoner) further alleged that she had received the note from Mr. Noel in discharge of a debt, and that she had advanced him 2001. upon it. I then took her to the station-house. Mr. Hammill—When was the note uttered? Inspector—On the 2nd of the month. It was drawn in favour of Charlotte Hunter. . . . . It was also shown that the prisoners object in presenting the note to Mr. Semple was that of getting it discounted (Upon the back of it it appeared that a portion of the amount bad ban paid) ; bat he (Mr. Semple), not liking Chill MAME? S. COTTON.—LtvraPooc APRIL 26.—We have again Lad a large litiainew trauwieted, and prices are not so irr.vita as they were. The aides are 15,000 balm—including 12,12 1 / American, at 41d to eid. ; 2,000 Surat, at .3d. to 51d. ; 300 Egyptian at 9d. to 111.; 400 Pernsm, at 71d. to )44. ; 30 Bahia, at 7icl. • 150 Maranham, at Bd. to 84—of which 5,000 are for apeAdation and export. The week's import is 81,015 bales. WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, APRIL N.-- The flatness we have for some time reported in the woo! market still continues. Sales are with dilflcultyuffected at prices which leave no profit on the transaction. The supply in the market is an average for the time of year. Node nal shorts are not produced in large quantities, and prima aro steadily maintained. In worsted yarns the export howa-rt still continue limited buyers, but there are rather more in. quince to-day than for some time past, although home manufacturers are not so free to operate as they were a few weeks back. Prices are fully supported, because it is impossible to produce pares at less cost, and any reduction would entail • decided lose. The Easter fair at Leipzig has been very fiat both fur weals and yarns, and very few orders have reached this market in consequence. The piece department presents the same iu. dications. Manufacturers have mason to complain of a slow and profitless trade. Some are doing less already, and others will have to limit their production to avoid lows. Many have their spring goads still on hand, with but little prospect of selling them, the season being too far advanced. CORN.—Brumoumr, Arm 26.—At Gloucester and Worcester markets, on the 2IA, the trade ruled dull ; but the former was Is. to L. 6d. and the latter about Is. per quarter dearer for wheat. Barley very scarce, and held higher. Oats, beans, and peas all up CA to Is per quarter. During the present week, few transactions in wheat are reported, but owing to the continuance of cold ungenial weather, no reduction has been submitted to. Barley only taken in retail, at our quotations. Oats have further advanced 6d. per quarter. Small unaltered. Peas dearer. At Wolverhampton, yesterday, little wheat changed hands, but holders were firm in price for all de acnptions. At this day's market, there was • less supply of wheat, for which high prices were demanded ; but the sales ma were at about previous currency. Barley main tained its value. Oats and pea, Cd. per quarter dearer. The turn in boans was in favour of the seller. _ Draw, Arian. 06.—A1. the opening of the market the high prices asked checked business. There was a fair supply of wheat which met a good sale at fully late rates, and in some instances, for very prime samples, the turn was in favour of the seller. Barley was in small supply, and sold at about last week's prices. Beans were in better demand and 2s. a qr. dearer. In oats and peas no altera tion. MLI4CRERTER, APRIL 26.—There was a moderate attend. ante at our market this morning, and males of wheat were made to a limited extent only at about the prices of this day sennight. For flour there was scarcely any inquiry, and in some instances it might have been obtained on rather easier terms. Oats brought an advance of 3d. to 2d. per 4511 u., but oatmeal sold slowly at former rates. Beans and Indian corn were 6d. to ls. per quarter dearer. NEWARIL, APRIL 25.—There was a fair attendance of farmers and factors to-day, and a middling show of wheat. The tone of the trade was healthy, and prices as high as those of last week were realised ; white samples made 545. to 60s. ; red, 51s. to 54■. per 36 stone. Barley of fine qua lity was a small show, and the demand was firm at recent currencies-39a. to 465. per qr. ; grinding a slow sale at 31s. to Xis. per 36 stone. Of oats the supply was by no means large, and the trade ruled quiet at previous rater-old, 305. to 335. ; new, 275. to 295. per 24 stone. In beans no impor tant change can be quoted, prices varying from 43e. to 46a. per 314 stone. Peas, 495. to 525. per qr. NEWBURY, APRIL 26.—We had a fair supply of wheat, which met a slow sale at barely late rates. Barley still very scarce, and dear. Oats more in request at an advance of from la. to 2s. per qr. Beans and paw dull at late . . . . . . -- I.IKBRIDGE, APRIL 26.—The supply continues short, and the trade is slow without sheratfon in value. Wheat, 48s. to 625. Barley, 345. to 435. Oat*, 225. to 30s. Beans, 40s. to 465. Peas, 425. r qr. EDINBURGH, APIUL 2S.—We had in the market to.lay 753 qrs. wheat, 479 barley, 1,708 oats, and 152 beans. Thep, were sold—Wheat, 718 qn.; barley, 258; oats. 771 ; an.l beans, 104. As compared with last week—Wheat was ls. down on top, and ld. up ou average. Barley was the same on top, and 3d. up on average. Oats were fal. up on top, and ld. up on average. Beans were la 6d. down on top, and 4d. down on average. Prices per imperial quarter—Wheat, Ms. Od. to 565. Oil. ; barley, 28e. Od. to 465. 01. ; cats, 265. 6d. to 355. Gd. ; beans, 43e. Od. to 50s. Od. Weight of top—Wheat, (sighs.; barley, 56j1bs.; oats, 4411b5. ; beans, 67ilbs. CATTLE.—Emiersaa, Anti. 25.—The number of sheep and lambs this morning was 2,494, being 34 less than last week. The demand was good, awl a good clearance was effected at extreme prices. Best mutton, 101. per lb., and down to 9d. ; clipped hoggs, from 6/1. to 741. Lambe, 315., 295., 21.., and downwards. The supply of cattle was lees than last market, there being 1425, or 42 fewer. The demand was good at higher prices. Top prior, 8.. 41. ; current, 7.. 9d. to Bs. ; middling and inferior, from 6s. to is. 3d. per imperial stone. At the close a good clearance was effected. Fed pip, from 6s. to 7s.f3d. per imperial stone; six to eight weeks old do. from 11.. to 15s. a head. Num bers in market—Sheep, 2,494 ; fat cattle, 825 ; milch cows, 132 ; pip, 33'2. METALS. —Tnnsactions in metals continue to be limited, and in some descriptions prices have become still easier for buyers. Copper : On 10th instant an advance to our quo tation. was made by the English copper manufacturers, and although so small a change in prices as id. per lb. and 2/. 10s. per ton respectively on manufactured and unma nufactured copper is without precedent, still it ►ppears that in the present state of things, it was adapted to the condi tion of the market. Since the alteration in prices, the market has been steady, and there is no material change in the supplies of foreign. The prices paid for ores are now high as compared with the prices of copper. Iron shows no rally in the position of manufactured, which has been fur a long time very flat in demand, but Scotch pig has improved in price somewhat, being now 535. likl. cash, for mixed Nos. g. m. h. Tin exhibits no change, the market being quiet, and buyers of foreign cautious in operating at present rates. Speller has fluctuated considerably in the past fort night, but has shown a strong tendency in the last few days, and a fair quantity has changed hands at advanced prices. Lead. Quotations are maintained by a steady demand. Tin plates find a fair sale, but still at very low figures.— (From the l'imular of Messrs. Trueman sad Fry.) - - SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTY. Hedvic 'Premien ehip', Ciiiiiiti;eilinstedt, from Neerport to FA. Thorne'. foundered un the 11th of April . err% Widell hero by the Jonker Tau Slogte'ren.—Penzance, April 26. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Crescent City (ship,. from Liverpool for Bomhey, March 10, on the Line, )on. 24.00 W. Prins Hendrik, from Swansea for Shanghae, Jen. 18. lat. 1 N.. lon. W. Royal Rose, from Ceylon for London, April 13. lal 44 N., lon 23 W. TrlentJe Penns, for Sluing" AprU 19, lat. 46 N. lon. 13 W. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. - .. BARTON.—ApriI W., at EtcWitiiamßectory, Sussex, the wife of the Rev. R. G. Barton. of a son. BIRKErT.—April 2.3, at Checkentlen Rectory, Onfonishire, the wife of the Rev. A. Rirkett. of • laughter. CAMERON. —ApriI Z. at ifertfordeareet, Mayfair, Mn. Caine- - mm, of •ohm - jitter. TRABER.7.tpril N. at 'Woolwich, the wife of Captain 0. if. Prager. ILA., of a son. HARDIRTY.—ApriI at Hampstead, the wife of E. B. Her. &sty, Eoq., of a dau,:hter. ILNIOHT.—ApriI .24, at furriness House, Highboy New-park, Mrs. J. B. Knight. of • daughter. MARIA —April Y 3, at plater-terrace, Regent'spark, the wife of A. Marls, Igo., of a eon PEILMT.—ApriI gi. at Tmlor.street, 11 . ..kfriars, the wife of Mr. W. H. Priest, of fl HEY NOLIIS.—ApriI .21. at the Waldron; Croydon. the wife of the Res. H. E. fternol , l*. of a eon. 8311TH.—April PA at Woo 4nate, the wife of H. Smith, Eei , of Trinidad, of a daughter . TATLEIL—ApriI at oihroke-vilisa, Notting-hill, the wife of W. M. Toler, Esq., of a son. ARRIAGFIL • ILPRINSTON &DATA Y PLR —CtiIIING.AK E-ni DtriGN.— April 24, Si Peter's, Paton-square, by the ger. F. R. Hepl•nro, F.lphlustone-Dalrymple, Rag., ism of the late Sir R. D. R. Elphmstone, hart., of Rom and Logir.Elphiaostevo:. to Christian, daughter of the late W. Cuming-Skeue Gordn, Eni.. of Pitium and Parkhill. Aberdeenshire. OOLDINGHAM—GARDLN.—ApriI 'Li, at Pt. Stephen's. West minster, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster. J. A. Goldingham, Fag., Sal Rcpt. ILLI., to Christina Cameron. danifliterof the Rev. F. Garden, Sub-Dean of lI.M. s Chapel JF.FFRltift—MONK.—April '2l. at the parish church, Titiihridiv. by the Rev. W. J. Monk. M.A., Henry Sparahatt, eon of H. Jefferis. Esq., of Alton. Hants, to Elisabeth Mary, Mordliter R. Monk, Req., of Tunbridge. MtIORE—MULLENS.—ApriI 24. at Bedhampton, by the Rev. 0. 0. Willem M.A.. C. G. Moore, Esq., 8.A.. of Jenne lege, Cambridge, to Louisa Munk daughter of 13. R. Menem, Coq.. of Parltniiton House. Hants. 141141TH—ALEXANDER.—Apill TS, at Leamington. F. Smith. Esq.. of Adelnide.road. Haverstock.hill, to Fanny, ilancliter of A. Alesander. Esq.. of Portland Cottage, Leamington. I)EATHS. CRAWLEY.—ApaiI M., at Hastings, R. W. Crawley. EN., of Rectory.plam, Bow. aired 50. DYSON.—At Desgmerstleld, Haute the Rev. C. Dyson. aged :3. HACK ETT.—April 22, Mrs. Hannah Elisaheth Hackett, daughter of the late Bev. C. Ranwhew, Vicar of lewston, near title). Yorkshire, aged 06. HANCORN.—ApriI 24. J. R. Hancorn, MARACA., son of J. R. Hamm. M.D., of White Lion.street, Spitalisquare, Loln loll . aged 23. MITCHELL—ApriI 29, at Brighton. Francis Davies, son of dm late J. Mitchell, Emu, Of Greet Otorge.street, Westminster, aged 32. RAVE:SHILL—ApriI 24, at the Terrace, Kennlngtompark. HavenkilL. EN.. of Cullum.street. Fetichurch.street. age.l WARREN.—ApsiI 24, at atationere.hall.eourt, Ludigatestreet. Mr. H. T. Warn* aged 49. Printed and Published by WILLIAM Rua ILIUM 01 N°• ILeenbard Street. 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