The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Domvile's Estate, London and Blackwall Railway, Os westry and Newtown Railway (Amendments), and Dublin and Neath Railway Bills were read a second time. The London and North Western (No. 1), the Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton, and Severn Valley RailwaT, and East Somerset Railway bills were read a third time and passed. CHURCH RATES. A great many petitions were presented for and against the abolition of church rates. SALE OF GAS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE this bill was read a first time. PETITION OF RIGHTS BILL. This bill passed through committee, and was reported with amendments. SELLING AND HAWKING GOODS ON SUNDAY. The report of the committee on this bill was received, after Lord CHELMSFORD had moved an additional clause. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Lord TEYNHAM moved the sec nd reading of this bill, which was to compel tradesmen to sell articles by imperial weights and measures. Lord REDESDALE said it would be very inconvenient to publicans, especially if their customers preferred to pur chase their articles otherwise. The bill was read a second time. ADULTERATION OF FOOD BILL. Lord REDESDALE moved the second reading of this bill, which was to prevent the sale of a vast deal of rubbish which was now being sold in the form of meat and drink in the metropolis. He said the idea that gave rise to the bill was the manufacture of isinglass from very deleterious articles ; and although the manufacturer thought by con verting these materials into gelatine they would lose the injurious properties, such was not the case, as the gelatine starch retained the dangerous properties. Unless some pro per person was appointed to examine certain articles of food and drink, adulteration would go on to a much larger extent than it was carried on at the present time. Lord PORTMAN thought there would be great diffi culty in working this bill. The in•pectors to be appointed would be the first difficulty, because he thought such per sons as the bill set forth should be appointed, could not very readily be found. Then it was proposed that any person selling adulterated articles, and being convicted, was liable to have his name and address published in one or more newspapers, which he thought was alto• Bother a new principle in legislation. The Earl of HARDWICKE thought the machinery of the bill was too complicated, but he fully admitted that as far as regarded the public the question was a very important one. The Earl of WESTMEATH supported the bill. Some time ago an inquiry into the genuineness of certain articles took place in Ireland, when it was discovered that a great part of the bread consumed is one of the towns in the county of Cork was composed of nothing but ground bones. After a few words from Lord TETNIINM and Lord WENSLEYDALE, Lord REDESDALE said, as there was some difference of opinion withrespect to the bill, he should propose to take the second reading that evening, and he would then fix the committee for a certain day after the holidays, when all parties could then be ready with the amendments they wished to be made in the measure. This suggestion was adopted, and the bill was read a second time. BANKRUPT LAW (SCOTLAND) ACT AMEND MENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND (£9,500,000) BILL. This bill was read a second time. THE DISTURBANCES IN THE PARISH C EIURCH OF ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST. Lord DUNGANNON rose pursuant to notice to call attention to the continued disturbancesin the parish church of St. George's-in-the-East. He said he thought he should have the concurrence of every one of their lordships when he asserted that the proceedings that took place Sunday after Sunday in this church were not only an abomination of themselves, but were both a scandal to religion and a disgrace to a civilised country. They saw in the newspa pers accounts of disturbances every succeeding Sunday morning worse than any that had preceded them. He did not stand there as the advocate in any shape of the Rev. Bryan King or any of his associates, He could not bit look on his conduct as being, to use the mildest term, cul pably injudicious. It might be true that the ccremonieshe had introduced were in conformity with the rubrics, but there were many things sanctioned by them which were obsolete, to which the public were unaccustomed, and the public feeling was opposed to. He thought it a matter of great regret that the Ordinary had not sufficient power to lay down a rule with regard to these matters which must be abided by. But be Mr. King's conduct ever so censur able, it was incumbent on the Government at once to put down these riots. He was given to understand that most of Mr. King's original congregation had left the church, and that these riots were entirely got up by disorderly, reckless persons, who came from other parts. He could not for a moment believe that the Secretary of State, when he gave dire?. ions to the chief of the metropolitan police to have po'icemen placed in the church, did not give instructions to put down the riots, but they had acted as if such instructions had not been given. He thought that if proper energy had been used by the police these riots would have been put down long ago. If they had occurred in any church at the west end of London —at St. George's, Hanover-square, or St. James's, Picea dilly--orin any Dissenting place of worship they would have been put down at once. He was told the policemen had an idea that they might take any person into custody who created a disturbance outside the church, but that they would not be justified in interfering inside ; but he had always thought that any person, be he a constable or not, was justified in interfering to prevent a disturbance in a place of worship. If the Ordinary had not sufficient power to act in the matter some measure ought tJ be introduced to give him the power. It was true that one or two perscns had been brought before the magistrates, and one person, who was said to move in a respectable sphere, was fined ; the magistrate, from humane motives, inflicting a fine in stead of sending him to prison, which he might have done, for 14 days. He thought that if that person had been sent to prison the example would have gone far towards quelling hese disturbances. He moved a resolution to the effect that sufficient energy has not been displayed in putting down these disturbances and bringing their perpetrators to punishment. Earl GRANVILLE said it was not so viz - 4y to put down these disturbances as the noble lord seemed to imagine. The strong charge which the noble lord had brought against the police was entirely unwarranted. The noble lord said these rioters were entirely unconnected with the parish ; but he (Earl Granville) was informed that a groat portion of the congregation did belong to the parish. The police were ready, on their own authority, to take into custody any person whom they could swear to as having created or assisted in creating a disturbance ; and they had orders if a person were charged with participating in the riots to take him into custody. But no person would give another in charge ; and what were the police to do ? The other day a person went up to a policeman, and pointed out a person who ho said had taken part in the disturbance, but on being asked if he would give the person into custody he refused. Seve ral persons had been taken before the magistrates, but in every case except one they had teen let off. He assured the noble lord that the Secretary for the Home Department had a very strong desire 0 put down these disturbances. The noble lord, he thought, had shown no ground for the vote of censure that he proposed. Lord WENSLEYDALE said there was a statute, the 2d of Mary (aa wo understood), which provided that if any person in any way disturbed a congregation he might be taken, not only by a police officer or a churchwarden, but by any person, before a magistrate, who might commit him for three months. He thought if that act were put in force it would soon put a stop to these disturbances. The Earl of WICKLOW said it 'xi; alleged that proper steps had not been taken to put down these disturbances. Ho thought there could not be the slightest doubt that the outrages were of such a gross and infamous nature that it was utterly impossible for them to take place in any civilised country on earth if the authorities had done their duty in putting them down ; and that they had not done their duty was perfectly clear. lle had ken told by persons who were there that while these mitt ages were going on in the most violent manner, the police, like so many auto mata, were standing by as mere spectators, au .l without taking the slightest notice. It also appeared from the pro ceedings in the courts of justice, that in every case where an offender had been brought before the magistrate he had been let off without any fine, or with a merely nominal punishment; whereas those gentlemen who, though not at the solicitation or desire of Mr. Bryan King, had attempted to interfere for his protection, and to put out of the church the persons whom they saw transgressing, were heavily fi n ed. It was evident that a feeling of prejudice existed against that unfortunate gentleman. He (the Earl of Wicklow) did not approve of the course taken by Mr. Bryan King, which he thought was injudicious, though it was not a transgression of the law. But he hid read a letter addressed by Mr. King to the bishop of his diocese, which had been circulated among their lordships and the members of the " " other house. Ile stated that he got his 4iiitag from the late Bishop of London, at a time when that bishop had published a letter to his clergy requiring them to introduce an uniformity of ritual in their churches; that in compliance with that letter he introduced those practices, and did not feel justified in withdrawing them because of the disapprobation which they had met with. Mr. Bryan King also stated that all these distur bances arose in consequence of the appointment of a person, as lecturer, licensed by the present bishop of the diocese. This was the Rev. Hugh Allen, who was an intimate friend of Mr. Spurgeon, and who had assisted Mr. Spurgeon in the establishment of his tabernacle. With regard to this Mr. Allen, there were alleged to be some other circum stances, which might have exposed Mr. King to an action for libel if they had been stated in his printed letter, but which he (the Earl of Wicklow), speaking in their lordships' I house, could mention. It was alleged that Mr. Allen had been obliged to leave another church is consequence of the intention of the authorities of that church to bri g him be fore a court of justice for his improper condu t. He was afterwards elected by the vestry of St. G orge's-in-the East. Mr. King protested against his electio and informed the bishop that he was a notorious drun:: ,rd, and totally and entirely unfit for the office; yet notw Thstanding this, that man obtained his license from the bishop of the diocese —and what was the consequence ? He came into the church with the bishop's license, took possession of the pulpit, and was followed by a large crowd ; and Mr. King stated that all the disturbances had arisen in con sequence of the conduct of this Mr. Allen. He (the Earl of Wicklow) was glad to give the right rev, prelate an oppor • tunity of contradicting these statements, for either they were true, and then Mr. King was justified in his proceed ings, or else they were not true, and then he would be stamped as a libeller, and unfit to retain the position he held. The Bishop of LONDON said he was rather surprised to hear the speech of the noble earl. He had read, with due at tention, the letter to which the noble earl directed his no tice. The noble earl alluded to a statement that a clergyman who, in a neighbouring diocese, had lately been appointed to a most important living, and who on that occasion of course produced testimonials signed by three beneficed clergymen, upon which he was instituted by that bishop to the charge of that living, was a notorious drunkard. He (the Bishop of London) really must say that he did not find such a statement in the letter of Mr. King, though he now heard it in the speech of the noble lord. He must request the noble lo d to read the words of Mr. King's letter, so that if there was a libel in the statement their lordships might know whe ther Mr. King was the libeller, or the noble lord himself. The Earl of WICKLOW said thereasonassigned by Mr. King was not in the letter ; and why ? Because Mr. King believed he could not publish it without being guilty of libel. But did the right rev, prelate mean to tell him that Mr. King did not inform him of that reason when he re.• quested him to withhold the license from Mr. Allen ? If the right rev, prelate would say that Mr. King never informed him of those circumstances, he (Earl of Wicklow) would at once admit that he had been wrong in going so far into the case. But Mr. King's statement was that Mr. Allen was guilty of those charges, and was obliged to abandon the church. The Bishop of LONDON again asked the noble lord to read the words of Mr. King's letter. Earl GRANVILLE rose to order—He hoped the house would agree with him that it was not desirable that this conversation should go on, impugning the character of a clergyman without any notice whatever. Lord CHELMSFORD quite agreed that this irregular discussion should not go on, since it was painful in itself, and had nothing to do with the subject brought before the house by the noble viscount, though the right rev. prelate might naturally desire to enter into some explanations with the noble earl on this point. He thought his noble friend (Viscount Dungannon) had been perfectly justified in bring ing his motion before the house, and he would now say a few words upon it. The Duke of NEWCASTLE rose to order—The noble and learned lord opposite had a right to address the house on the point of order, but not to speak to the motion of the noble viscount until that point was settled. He thought it would be unfair to allow such a charge against the charac ter of a clergyman to be brought before them and then to stop the discussion so as to preclude the matter from being set right, and prevent the right rev. prelate from offering his observations upon it. The Bishop of LONDON said nothing could be more painful to him than such a discussion as this. He believed, however, that the noble lord (Wicklow) had looked through a magnifying medium at the statements which he had read, and had seen in them more than there really was. He be lieved Mr. Bryan King was totally incapable of saying that the clergyman referred to was a notorious drunkard. If the house would allow him, he would now state what the noble lord evidently knew nothing about, viz., the legal steps by which the Rev. Hugh Allen was appointed to the lecture ship of St, George's-in-the-East. That was a matter which had riot any great connection with the subject at present be fore their lordships; but as the disturbances began about the time that gentleman was appointed, it was well for the public to know in what way he was appointed. They were perhaps aware that no lecturer could be appointed in a parish church without the consent of the rector. But there was hardly a parish in London that had not its local act. The peculiar circumstances of this parish arose from the act of Parliament belonging to the parish itself. As the noble and learned lord on the woolsack, who had been consulted in this case, was aware, the Act of Parliament which regulated the affairs of St. George's-in-the-East made it imperative on the bishop, without any consent of the rector whatever, to appoint the person who was nominated by the bishop to fill the office. If, therefore, he (the Bishop of London) had refused to in stitute to the office of lecturer the person who was nominated by the vestry, he would be liable to be called before a court of law. But, of course, if an improper person were nomi nated, it would be his duty, at whatever peril, to resist the appointment of such a person. The gentleman who had been, as he thought, so unfortunately named in this dis cussion, was nominated by the vestry. He (the Bishop of London) received from Mr. King a letter, which informed him that in his opinion that gentleman was an unfit person to be appointed to this lectuteship, because he believed he had been at a tea-party at which Mr. Spurgeon had been present, and also because it was supposed that there were certain reflections as to his moral character which required investigation. Immediately on the receipt of this commu nication, he (the Bishop of London) informed the gentleman nominated of the charges brought against him, and told him that he would require most satisfactory evidence that they were without foundation. On the next day that evi dence was produced in the usual shape of testimonials signed by three beneficed clergymen of the diocese, testify ing that, to their certain knowledge, he was a pious and good man, and a perfectly fit person to be appointed to this lectureship. (Cheers.) Then, what other course was left to him (the Bishop of London) than that which he Pursued ? This gentleman, whatever faults might be attributed to him in any particular instance, was a person who had a wonder ful faculty of attracting large crowds of persons to hear his preachings. It must be said that of all the churches in the east-end of London, his own parish church of which at that time he was incumbent was the one that was most filled. It was perfectly true that the deserted parish church of St. George's became immediately filled when he was ap pointed. He (the Bishop of London) did not know whether that was to be attributed to this clergyman as any blame, but on the contrary he believed that the persons who went to hear him as lecturer, went simply from their admiration of his character as a preacher of the gospel, and because they expected now to hear what they thought they had not heard for a long time, such preaching as was likely to do them good. He believed, therefore, that the thousand per sons who frequented the church at that afternoon lecture went there with no intention of any disturbance, but as they had been in the habit of frequenting every church where this gentleman preached—it might be from mistaken ideas of the truth, or it might not, for he (the Bishop of London) would not enter into that—only because he was what they felt to be a preacher who did them good. It was quite true that on the occ sion of the preacher taking possession of his office, to which he had been legally appointed, an at tempt was made—and he (the Bishop) did not blame the inexperienced curate who performed that act for the absent rector—an attempt was made to put in a prote.t, which caused some little disturbance. But all that admitted of an easy solution. The noble and learned lord then Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench decided the case, and settled that the lecturer was properly appointed, and settled by implication that he (the Bishop) had no alternative but to appoint him, and that he was entitled to the use of the church on certain occasions. That was all, so far as the part he (the Bishop of London) had taken with reference to Mr. Allen was concerned. If the most rev. prelate (the Archbishop of Canterbury) were now present in the house, he would have spoken of the cha racter Mr. Ailed bore when in his diocese. The most rev. prelate had spoken to him (the Bishop of London) of Mr. Allen, as believing him to be a zealous and good clergyman, exercising a wide influence over the poor when in the dio cese of Chester. He believed there were others of his right rev. brethren who would say the same. But really all that had nothing to do with the question now before the house, and he regretted that it had been brought forward in a way which he was sure Mr. King, the writer of that letter, would regret. He might say in that house what he (the Bishop of London) had often said in private—that Mr. Bryan King was a person who would never allow himself, if he possibly could avoid it, to transgress the rules of propriety in speaking of a brother clergyman. As for the miserable state of things in St. George's-in-the-East, he (the Bishop of London) regretted as much, or more, than any man, for he had more cause to regret it. The only point on which he was now particularly concerned to eve any explanation was that which the noble viscount had raised, as to whether the churchwardens had done their duty. He had continually charged them, by word and by letter, to see that they did it; and he had taken steps to find them such assistance, by means of sidesmen, as the law enabled hire to provide them with. He had even called upon the clergy belonging to the parish to meet the churchwardens and suggest some course by which the churchwardens might execute their duty. If any complaint against the churchwardens were made, he would be ready either to carry it into the proper court, o: to do what in him lay to induce them to do their duty; but although, of course, much abuse had been bandied about on every side, and everything that was done by anybody was wrong in the estimation of everybody else, yet no charge of which he could take cognisance had been brought before him. He believed this was simply one of those miser able cases to be found in all parts of society, in which, if men would stand on their legal rights, there was no amount of disturbance they might no cause. In the do • mestic relations of people, for instance, suppose two sets of peNsons determined each to make themselves as d isagree a.ble'an they could to the other, without infringing the law, What a state of things would result from it. He believed it was the same thing with those most sacred relations be tween the pastor and his flock; it was possible for a pastor to make himself very disagreeable to his flock, and for the flock to make th emse l ves very di sagreea bl e t o th e p as t or; and it was very difficult for those who wished to set them right to find by what means they could put an end to that THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1860, be received from Mr. Hawkshaw on the subject, and as soon as that report was received it should have the consideration of the Colonial-office. He might mention that it would be in the power of the railway company to reject or accept any tender which was made, but the agreement entered into be tween his noble friend (Lord Taunton) and the colonists was that no contract could be made by the company with. out the consent of the colony. After a few words from Lord TAT) sITON, the house ad • journed shortly after S o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to, and the bills were ordered for third reading :—Sheffield Water, Sirhowy Tramroad ; and Tewkesbury, Upton upon Severn, and Malvern Junction Railway. The following bills were read a third time :—Hereford, Hay, and Brecon Railway, Maidstone Water, Vale of Clwyd Railway Extension, and Wexford Free Bridge. The following bills were considered, and ordered for third reading :—Doncaster and Tadcaster Road ; Horsham and Guildford Direct Railway ; London Hydraulic Power Company (Lords) ; Marchburn, Kelso, and Lauder Road ; North Kent Water (Lord , 3) ; Sudbury, Melford and Clare Railway (changed from " Sudbury, Melford and Clare, and Bury Saint Edmund's Railway") ; Swansea Local Board of Health; and Wimbledon and Dorking Railway. disagreeable state of things. He trusted the expression of their lordships' opinion, that both parties were most shamefully to blame, and that there was no sympathy for either the one or the other, in this miserable contest, would have some effect on those persons who were, he believed, both the one and the other, in the wrong. He had said, and he believed, that if the matter was placed in his hands, it could be arranged ; but it must be an unconditional surrender to the ordinary of the place. He must be called in to settle these d'sturbances ; and he hoped he was not thinking too much of himself or his office, when he said he had full confidence that there was so much .. good feeling among Englishmen that, whenever they had no doubt as to where the authority lay, or as to how far those who exercised the authority wore entitled to exercise it, they would be quite ready to give way to it. If the rector of that parish would do what he ought to have done months ago, and say, " I am unable to manage this parish, I beg the bishop Of the diocese to manage it for nae," all the mis chief might be put an end to, The LORD CHANCELLOR said the case of " Allen v. King" came before the Court of Queen's Bench when he had the honour of filling the office of Lord Chief Justice. It was contended on the part of the Rev. Bryan King that the Rev. Mr. Allen had no legal right to officiate as lecturer in the church of St. George's-in• the-East without Mr. King's consent. The court decided that Mr. Bryan Kin• was wrong and Mr. Allen right ; but they earnestly recom mended the parties to try and come to some amicable arrangement. ' With regard to his presenting Mr. Allen to the living of St. George's, Southwark, he (the Lord Chan cellor) was informed that it was of importance that some active and zealous clergyman should be appointed to pre side over so populous a parish. He was wholly unac quainted with him, but he was recommended to him, along with a great many others, as being a most zealous pastor and a most upright and pious man. He received a great variety of testimonials of a most unexceptional character stating his fitness fur such a charge ; but, not contented with these, he applied to the Bishop of London, because he was afraid that Mr. Allen might have incurred some blame in the controversies at St. George's-in-the-East, for the purpose of ascertaining whether he had done any thing in those transactions which affected his character, and rendered him an unfit person to be appointed rector of the parish. The right reverend prelate testified to him that Mr. Allen's conduct, as far as he knew, had been unexceptionable, and that he was a proper person to receive the appointment. Upon that he presented him to the living, and up to that hour he be • lieved he had discharged his duties in a manner calculated to give great satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) With regard to what had fallen from the noble viscount (Lord Dungannon), he would ask him on whom did he propose censure should fall in regard to the continuance of the riots at St. George's-in-the-East ? It could not fall upon the Bishop of London, nor upon the Home Secretary. And he had not shown any other individual whose duty it was to suppress these outrages who was at all to blame. He hoped, however, that the expression of feeling in deploring these transactions, which the noble viscount had called forth from all quarters of the house, would satisfy him, and induce him to withdraw his motion. The Bishop of CASHEL bore strong testimony to the character of the Rev. Mr. Alit n, and observed that he had never seen such a large and attentive congregation in his life as that which he witnessed on one occasion at St. Jude's, Whitechapel, where that rev. gentleman officiated. The right rev. prelate was proceeding to ef , mplain of the charges which were brought against Mr. Allen, when Lord DUNGANNON observed that he had brought no charge whatever against Mr. Allen. Earl GRANVILLE rose to order, and said he thought it was now high time the eonvcrsation should come to a close. The Earl of WICKLOW denied that he wished to throw any imputation upon the gentleman whose character had been so highly spoken to by two right rev. prelates. He knew nothing of him whatever, he only quoted the words of a pamphlet which had beencirculated throughout the whole country, and in which much stronger words than he had used appeared. And he had asked the Bishop of London whether Mr. Bryan Kin did not inform him of those par ticular circumstances, He would now ask the right rev. prelate whether he did or did not try to ascertain what were the reasons why the rev. gentleman was obliged to relinquish the living of St. Luke's, Old-street ? The Marquis of CLANRICARDE rose to order. The noble earl, instead of simply explaining, was now comment ing on the speech of the right rev. prelate. - After a few words from the Earl of WICKLOW in reply, Earl STANHOPE regretted very much that the Rev. Mr. Allen's name had been introduced in this discussion without any necessity. But he would not advert further to that gentleman, whose character had been completely vin dicated by the testimen) of two right rev. prelates and by the Lord Chancellor, who had bestowed the benefice upon him. His object in rising was only to advert to the unfor tunate transactions at St. George's-in-the-East. His own opinion was the same as that expressed ;by several of their lordships, namely, that both parties were to blame. The outrages in that church against the Rev. Mr. King were utterly indefensible ; but, on the other hand, it must be regretted that Mr. King, though doubtless actuated by conscientious motives, proceeded to the extremity of his legal rights, and thus produced an almost universal feeling of dissatisfaction at his conduct. These distur bances arose out of ritual observances which were not essential to divine service. In the letter which the noble lord opposite had read, it was said that these services did not differ in any respect from those in a cathedral ; but his church was not a cathedral, and what authority had he to introduce cathedral services into a parish church ? He was persuaded that the only way of bringing these unhappy disturbances to a termination was to submit them to the arbitration of the bishop of the diocese. It appeared that the parishioners were anxious for such a course. He hoped the rev. gentleman would reconsider the subject and agree to it also, with a view of restoring peace to his parish. After the expressions which the debate had elicited, he hoped the noble lord would not press his motion. Lord CHELMSFORD thought that in fairness to the Rev. Mr. Allen, whose character had been assailed by the noble earl opposite— Lord WICKLOW—No. Lord CHELMSFORD—It was quite right that the Bishop of London should explain and vindicate not only that gentleman's conduct but his own with regard to these transactions. The question was not what was the origin of these unhappy scandals, nor were they called upon to adjust the proportion of blame attachable to the different parties. But his noble friend complained that sufficient power and energy had not been displayed in putting down these disturbances. They had, however, no evidence to show that if a different course of action had been pursued it would have produced a better result. His noble friend (Lord Wensleydale) had said that the magistrates were too lenient on some occasions when defendants were brought before them. That was a very strong charge to snake against ma gistrates without more information is to the einumstances of the case, because there was great difficulty in obtaining evidence, and it was this want of evidence, and particularly the want of proof of identity, that occasioned the failure of charges of this description. lie objected to the motion, which, if passed, would be perfectly futile, and he hoped the noble lord after the expressions of feeling which it had called forth, would consent to withdraw it. Lord DUNGANNON briefly replied. The motion was then withdrawn. CLERGY OF THE DIOCESE OF CLONFERT. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a petition from the clergy of the diocese of Clonfert, praying for a restoration of tkat portion of the revenues of their benefices commonly call the " Quarta pars," which was fotmerly ap propriated to increase the income of the bishop, but which had latterly been put at the disposal of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. THE CEYLON RAILWAY. The Earl of CARNARVON asked what were the inten tions of her Majesty's Government in respect to the further prosecution of the Ceylon Railway ? The Duke of NEWCASTLE replied that the railway in question was proposed so far back as the year 1854, but it was only brought into a state in which it could be dealt with by the Colonial-office in 1857. The course taken by his noble friend (Lord Taunton) at that time was this—the noble lord sent out Capt. Moorsom for the purpose of surveying the line and forming an estimate of the cost of its construction. That estimate was £856,000, and xpon it a contract was made between the colonial government of Ceylon and the railway company which had been formed to carry out the undertaking, based on a guarantee. The next step taken was that this company sent out Mr. Doyle, a civil engineer, for the purpose of superintending the workings, but from 1857 down to 1859 little was done. In the June of lastyear, however, a report came from Mr. Doyle, estimating the cost of constructing the line, not at £855,000, but at £2,214,000. This estimate was received at the Colonial office at a time when he (the noble duke) was at the head of that department, and one of the first matters he had to deal with was the complication arising on the subject of this railway. The colonists naturally remonstrated against the increased estimate sent home by Mr. Doyle, and under +hese circumstances he (the Duke of Newcastle) thought it quite impossible to allow the works to proceed without some further inquiry, and most thorough and complete investiga tion. He thought it absolutely necessary to call in the best practical opinion, and although the late Mr. Robert Stephenson had retired from professional business he most kindly undertook to investigate the whole case and give the Government the benefit of his practical advice. It was then arranged that , the works should be as far as practicable suspended, but that the two contractors who had undertaken to send out agents to Ceylon should be allowed still to send them out, and it was also decided that Mr. Doyle should be immediately sent home, with a view of his laying before Mr. Stephenson such information as he had been able to acquire. Mr. Doyle arrived in England in December last, but in the meantime, to the great disadvantage of the Government in this matter, and, indeed, to the great disadvantage of the country at large, Mr. Stephenson died. Under these cir cumstances it was necessary that some other person should be found to undertake the task which had been accerted by him, and eventually Mr. Hawkshaw was applied to, and Captain Moorsom had been induced to pat himself in com munication with that gentleman. He had every reason to hope that by the close of the present month a report would GUN VESSELS. The following returns were ordered :—Copies of the con tract entered into with Messrs. Green for building the gun vessels ; of any document in office, or correspondence, on the subject of unseasoned timber, and of the inability of Messrs. Green to procure seasoned timber; of the report from Malta of the state of the Coquette, built by Messrs. Green, stating whether that vessel had ever been hauled up at Haslar or elsewhere ; of he report from Portsmouth on the state of the Caroline, built by Messrs. Green; re turns of the number of inspectors appointed by the Board of Admiralty attached to the yard of Messrs. Green during the building of the gunboats ; and, of the means adopted for the preservation of the vessels hauled up at Hasler, as directed in Jan., 1857. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE—VOTE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS ON THE REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY. Lord PALMERSTON said he rose, pursuant to notice, to move that the house at its rising this evening should ad journ till Thursday. He took that opportunity of stating that on Thursday evening he would move for the appointment of a committee to inquire into precedents in regard to the course which had been taken on former occasions by the House of lords in reference to money bills. He would make this motion in consequence of the vote of last night in the Upper House. (Cries of " Hear, hear," and " Oh, oh.") COURT OF PROBATE. Sir J. SIZELLEY rose to ask the First Commissioner of I \rorks when proper accommodation would be provided for the Court of Probate, and what steps had been taken to ac quire the pr, perty for which powers were given under the act of last session, and for the purchase of which a sum of £60,000 was granted. The present offices were in every respect inconvenient. The accommodation was not sufficient for the gentlemen whose business it was to attend at the offices ; and in one plan a gentleman was put into a room where any member would be ashamed to put one of his ser vants. The inconvenience and insufficiency of the offices had been the subject of long correspondence with the Trea sury, but the only result as yet arrived at had been that portions of adjoining houses were hired, and openings bored through the wall to connect them with the Probate-office. The consequence of this state of things was that gentlemen holding important offices, as registrars, and receiving high salaries, found themselves on tke second floor of a house, the floor below being hired by somebody else, and the floor above by a third party. One of these registrars occupied an office in the room above which lived a gentleman with a zoological taste, who, by way of amusement, kept from 50 to 60 rabbits. (A laugh.) He would leave the house to judge what the condition of the official gentleman was who had to discharge most important business in the room be low. In 1857, such was the crowded state of the offices, that an effort was made to increase the accommodation, the chief object being to enable persons who wanted to ex amine or prove wills to do so without the assistance of lawyers. This was, to some extent, carried out; but it frequently happened that 80 or 100 people were waiting who could not get up to the table when the examinations had to be made. (Hear, hear.) In addition to this, there was not room for the papers and wills deposited, and the result was that many of these were dispersed all over the country,':while a loss of fees to the revenue, amount ing to about £15,000 a-year, was sustained. By way of remedy for this evil, many very valuable documents had been sent to St. Paul's ; but the Dean and Chapter would not allow a fire or candle in the room in which they were deposited ; so that they could only be ex amined during the summer months, and were, besides, being destroyed by damp and mildew. Last year a bill was brought in giving powers to acquire property on which to build a Court of Probate, and a vote of £60,000 was taken towards the purchase of the ground. It was said that the College of Advocates asked a fancy price for their property, but Mr. Pennithorne stated that, if the property were bought merely as a temporary arrange,- ment, such was the growing value of property in the city of London that he had no doubt it might be sold in five or six years without loss to the Government. It was said to be in contemplation to concentrate all the law courts on one site, but the house had already had some experience of the delay that was likely to take place in carrying out such an object. The Keeper of Records had declared that after last Thursday there would not be a room in which a single will or fit paper could be placed in a state of safety. (A. cry of "Move 1") This was a subject which required the imme diate attention of the house. Hon. members would not sleep in their beds if they knew that in consequence of a dispute between the Board of Works and the Treasury the title deeds of their estates might at any moment be de. stroyed by fire. He paid a visit to the building the other day, and found, in a room four feet square, three gentle men, each with a companion, who were reading wills aloud. He could not understand a word that was said, yet it was evident that a vast amount of property might depend on the correctness of a single word. Seeing that the Govern. ment had the power of purchasing this property at a valua • tien and that it adjoined the Probate-office, he begged to ask the First Commissioner of Works when proper accom modation would be provided for her Majesty's Court of Probate, and \i'hat steps had been taken to acquire the pro perty for which powers were given under the Act of last session, and for the purchase of which a sum of £60,000 was granted ? Mr. COWPER said that his hon. friend had prefaced his question by a good many remarks, but the actual question might be disposed of in a very few words. (Hear, hear.) The real question was whether the Board of Works were prepared to purchase the property that belonged to the Col lege of Advocates. Ile would shortly give the reasons why they thought it better not to do so. The present Probate Registry was an inconvenient building, and it was expected that the commission now sitting for the concentration of the law courts would recommend some plan for placing all the law courts on some convenient and contiguous site. It was therefore very desirable that the Board of Works should not go to an expense that would stand in the way of uniting the Probate Reg - i-try with the law courts. The Registry ought to be in contiguity to the Probate Court itself, the Divorce Court, and the Admiralty Court. He had there fore to consider how temporary accommodation could best be supplied. This might be done in two ways—either by buying the property belonging to the College of Advocates, or extending the present accommodation by means of hiring the houses on the other side of the way. He had preferred the latter plan, because it involved a saving of £20,000. Ho should thereby provide seven times as much accommodation as was now found in the registry of wills and documents, whereas the officers of the court stated that it would be enough if they had five times the present space at their dis posal. The plan ho had alluded to would be much more economical, and it would provide every accommodation until a larger and more permanent scheme could be adopted. (Hear, hear.) CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT AT BERMUDA. Lord NAAS called the attention of the house to the state of the convict establishment at Bermuda, as detailed in the repot laid before Parliament ; and asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the inten tion of Government to send any more convicts to that island ? The noble lord made some observations, which were understood to be depreciatory of the present system that; prevailed in reference to the establishment in question, but from his imperfect utterance he was quite unintelligible in the reporters' gallery. THE VOTE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Mr. WHALLEY said that as no other hon. member seemed disposed to bring forward the subject of the vote given last night in the Upper House, and as it was a matter in which the country was deeply interested, he begged to ask the Government for some information in addition to that which had already been given by the noble lord at the head of the Government. He wished to know when any definite information would be given to the house on tile most unprecedented, or, at all events the most important step taken by the other branch of the Legislature last night, in respect to the bill sent up from this house. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he had no information to give the hon. member who last addressed the house in ad dition to what his noble friend, the First Lord of the Trea sury, had stated in respect to the subject of his observa tions. He would, therefore, proceed to answer the question of the noble lord opposite. (Laughter.) He wished to inform the noble lord (Lord Naas) that his attention had been directed to the subject of the convict establishment at Ber muda. So far as the Home Department was concerned, there would be no difficulty in snaking arrangements that would render unnecessary the sending of convicts to Bermuda. However the withdrawal of the supply of con vict labour would lead to a suspension of the works at Ber•. muds, and would necessarily increase the public expendi ture. The affray that took place between the Irish and English convicts at Bermuda last year was to be regarded merely in the light of a faction, and was not of a serious character. THE WINE LICENSES BILL, &c. Lords. In reply to Mr. LIDDFLL, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the question of licensing theatres' for the sale of wine was merely a matter for the police, and should not in his opinion be brought before the house. With regard to the Savings' Bank Bill, it was a financial measure, but it was not of such importance that he could expect that bills of a first class character should give way to its being proceeded with. Unless some special arrangements were made by which he could have a day settled for the discussion of the bill, its postponement from Friday next would, in the present state of public busbies havethe effect of putting off legislation on the subject for the present session. THE VOTE OF THE LORDS. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR appealed to tho Government for some information in addition to what had been already stated in respect to the vote of last night of the House of After a few words from Mr. DISRAELI, Lord PALMERSTON said that he did not see any reason to depart from the course he had state previously. The vote for the adjournment of the house until Thurs• day was then agreed to. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord PALMERSTON proposed that upon Thursdays; after Whitsuntide, Government orders of the day have pt e• cedence of notices of motions, and that notices of motions have precedence of orders of the day upon Fridays.— Agreed to. Lord PALMEItSTON said it was proposed that on Thursday the Wine Licences Bill, which he hoped might not take much time, would be disposed of. It was not ex- petted that the third reading would occupy much time, and after that his right hon. friend would propoie the votes on account of the civil service estimates. They should then proceed with the naval estimates. COUNTY RATES AND EXPENDITURE. Sir J. TRELAWNY moved for leave to bring in a bill to establish county financial boards, for the assessing of county rates and for the administration of county expenditure in England and Wales. Ho wished to have the bill of 1853 reprinted in order that it might be referred to a select com mittee. Sir J. PAKINGTON offered no opposition to the intro duction of the bill, but reserved to himself the right of deal ing with it in any manner he might think prop2r on the second reading. Sir G. C. LEWIS wished it to be understood that he did not bind himself to vote for the second reading of the bill. After a few words from SirJ. SIIELLEY and Mr. MLEDES, leave was given to bring in the bill. THE REGIUM DONUM. Mr. BAXTER moved "That this house is of opinion that the grant now annually made to non-conforming ministers in Ireland (commonly called the Regium Donum), should cease and be extinguished as speedily as is consistent with the just expectations of the recipients thereof; and Stith this view that no further grant be made on account of ' new congregations,' nor to any existing congregations after the present ministers thereof shall have ceased, by death or otherwise, to be the ministers ( f such congregations." He disclaimed all hostile or unkindly feeling towards the people of Ireland or the Pre-byterian ministers of the province of Ulster in submitting this motion. The grant, amounting to nearly £lO,OOO per annum, differed from all other grants to religious bodies, inasmuch as a fresh claim was created whenever 12 founders were gathered together who were able to raise £35 yearly, and this at once became charge • able on the estimates for the ensuing year. It had always been a matter of astonishment to him that a respectable and wealthy denomination should countenance a system which of necessity gave rise to implications against clergy men as to the modes by which fresh congregations were created. He objected to the grant on financial grounds, and as an utter waste of the public money. It was also ob jectionable in point of principle, and was attended with dis astrous and injurious consequences to the recipients. The grant did more mischief than good, and there were no spe cial reasons why it should be retained. The original con tract was for a sum of £1,200, and not for the sum 0f£40,000, to which the grant now amounted. The grant was neither more nor less than a reward for political services. One of the results of the grant was to impoverish the ministers of the Presbyterian churches, by drying up the sources of vo luntary liberality. During the last 17 years the Free Church in Scotland had contributed £5,000,000 for the purposes of religious instruction. His motion did nothing more than ask the house to do, as regarded Ireland, what had been done in England and Scotland. In both of the latter coun tries the Regime _Denton had been done away with, and he believed with great advantage to religion. He did not desire to do _anything that would affect existing interests. His motion would reserve to the clergy of the Presbyterians in the North of Ireland their present income, but after they had passed away the _Regime Donum should cease. He be lieved that, if this grant were got rid of, Presbyterianism would increase and flourish in the North of Ireland. Mr. CROSSLEY said he had very great pleasure in seconding the motion, because he believed that that was the best made of settling the long-vexed question of the Regium Donum. They did not propose to interfere with vested interests, but they merely asked, that after the death of the present incumbents no more grants should be mado. He thought the hon. member for Mentromo had clearly shown that it was not for the benefit of these mini sters*:that these grants should exist. He believed there was a strong feeling against these grants in support of re ligion, and he trusted the house would when they came to them reject them. Mr. CONOLLY rose to move an amendment to the hon. gentleman's motion. It was as follows :—To leave out the words after Regime Donum, for the purpose of substituting these words—" Should no longer be exposed to the annual criticism of this house, but having been duly sanctioned by the house for a lengthened period, it ought to be placed on the Consolidated Fund." (Laughter from members at the back seats of the Treasui y benches.) Hon. gentlemen did not seem to understand this question, and he begged to quote a statement of the late Sir Robert Peel, who, in re ply to a question from Sir Robert Inglis, said that he was anxious to place the clergy of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland on as permanent a financial footing as the clergy of the Established Church and the Roman Catholic Church. This being so he felt he was justified in bring ing forward his amendment to the motion of the hon. member for Montrose. He complained that a Scotch and English member should thus interfere with the Presby terian Church in Ireland ; and in answer to the opinion of Lord Castlereagh, as quoted by the hon. gen tleman, he begged to say that the opinion of Lord Castlereagh's father, who was himself a Presbyterian, was decidedly in favour of the continuance of the Regime Demon, both upon the grounds of justice and policy. He denied that the Presbyterian congrega tions had fallen off; on the contrary, they had increased, and they were ten times more in number than they were in the time of William the Third. The grant in question was given from motives of high policy, and the Presbyte rians felt it an injustice to them that this subject should be thus constantly brought under the consideration of the house by hon. gentlemen who knew nothing whatever of the state of feeling in the North of Ireland. He begged to move the amendment which he had read to the house. Mr. DAWSON. in seconding the amendment, also com plained of hon. members unacquainted with Ireland at tempting to legisl ate in respect of this question of the Re gime Donlon, the origin of which was coeval with the settlement of Ireland. Now this was compensation for the losses the ministers had sustained by giving up their part of the tithes, and it was but just to continue it to them. (Hear.) A deliberate contract had been entered into be tween the Presbyterians and the State, and that contract ought to be strictly observed. (Hear.) One thing he re marked, that when the annual onslaught was made in this house upon the Regium Dement by hon. gentlemen who were opposed to that endowment, the Secretary of State for Ireland, of whatever Government he was a member, always rose in his place and did justice to the loyalty and order which distinguished the Presbyterians ; and it was further remarkable, that wherever they were congregated in massed population, there was little necessity there for the presence of police. He thought, looking at the position which the Presbyterians occupied, that the Regime Denton, instead of being made the subject of an annual vote, ought to be placed upon the Consolidated Fund. (Hear, bear.) He found that of the 105 members for Ireland in that house only two of them recorded their votes against this endow ment, and that the Roman Catholics to a man had always voted in favour of it, and for its continuance. He depre cated very strongly those displays of religious animosity, send he trusted that better feeling would prevail among mem bers of the different denominations of religion. For his part, he should oppose the motion of the hon. member for Mon trose. The SPEAKER then read the original motion and the amendment, and Mr. CARDWELL, amid loud cries of "Divide," rose. He saw that the house was impatient for the division ; but before they proceeded to that extreme, he ventured to ex press a hope that the hon. member for Donegal (Mr. Conolly) would not persist in pressing his amendment. His hon. friend the member for Montrose (Mr. Baxter), who moved the original motion, had raised three grounds of objection to the grant. The first of them, of a financial character, spoke for itself, the only question being, whether the conditions involved were worth £IO,OOO a-year. The second objection of the hon. member to the grant was, that it was universally objected to. Now, it should not be forgotten that when the Presbyterians first went to Ire land they were placed in possession of benefices. At the time of the Commonwealth, because they refused to take the oath of obedience to the Commonwealth, they were sentenced to transportation to Tipperary—a very severe sentence at that time. (Laughter.) The boats were ready at Carrickfergus to convey them to their destination, when, according to history, Henry Cromwell, who was of a mild temper, and who was sent over to deal with them, gave them an easier time of it; but he remonstrated with them for not changing their allegiance, on the ground that they were then in the enjoyment of £lOO a-year at least from the Government; but they told him they gave him no thanks for that, for it was but poor compensation for the tithes they had given up. The right hon. gentleman then went historically through the particulars of the grant from the time when Charles 11. originally conferred it upon the Presbyterians down to 1803, when a special arrangement was entered into respecting it by the House of Commons. Having referred to the authority of Dr. Chalmers in favour of religious endowments, he concluded by expressing a hope that the house would support the grant, on the same prin ciple that the Maynooth grant was agreed to. Mr. CONOLLY expressed his readiness to withdraw that part of his amendment which referred to allocation of the grant, but intimated that he would, on a future occasion, bring in a bill on the subject, and bring the question to a final decision. The amendment was then put and negatived without a division. The house then divided upon the original motion, when he numbers were— For the motion • 5B Against it Majority .. —ls9 COUNTY CORONERS. Mr. COBBETT moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to the election, the duties, and mode of pay of coroners. A committee had sat upon the subject, and examined it in all its bearings, and it was their opinion that a bill of this description should be brought in. It was not his intention at that stage to trouble the house by going into the details of the measure, but it contained six provisions, founded prim ipally on their recommendations. In the clause respecting jurors indif ferently summoned, he found there would be a difficulty in adhering to the views of the committee, and he therefore altered it. That, however, could be altered or modified when the bill went into commitee. The right hon. gentle man the Secretary of State for the Home Department had a bill on the paper referring to the same subject, and he (Mr. Cobbett) wished both bills to be set down for discus sion on the same day. Sir G. C. LEWIS had no objection to the bill of the hon. and learned gentleman being introduced, and should place his bill on the orders the same day for discussion. He was, however, no convert to the proposed recommendation of paying coroners by salary instead of fees. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. GUNBOATS. Sir F. SMITH moved for the appointment of a select I committee to inquire into the cause which produced so much damage to the gunboats at Portsmouth. The Go vernment, he believed, did not intend to oppose his mo tion, but after what had occurred, and especially the publi cation of Messrs. Green's letter, it was necessary he should make a few observations. The hon. and gallant officer was proceeding with his statement when an hon. member moved that the house be counted, and there being but 29 members present, tho house adjourned at a quarter past seven o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES.-TUESDAY. (The numbers prefixed to the horses' names correspond with those on the card.) The CRAVEN STAKES, of 5 sovs each, with 50 added; for 3-yr-olds, 7st. 111 b.; 4-yr-olds, Bst. 71b. , s.yr-olds, Bst. 131 b.; 6-yr .gilds and aged, 9st. ; maros and geldings allowed 31b. The last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. _ _ . 6. Sir Joseph llawley's Gallus, by Chanticleer, 4 yrs, Bst. 71b. (J. Wells) 1 2. Mr. G. Lambert's Clydesdale, 5 yrs, Bst. 131 b. Goater) • • • • • • • • 2 12. Mr. T. Parr's Gaspard, 4 yrs, Bst. 71b. (Clements) 3 1. Mr. Greville's Nana Sahib, 3 yrs, 7st 1ib.... (Drew) 0 3. Lord Glasgow's eby Barbatus, Flutter, 3 yrs, 7st lib (Bullock) 0 4. Baron Rothschild's King of Diamonds, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Grimshaw) 0 5. Mr. Crawfurd's M. Phillips, 6 yrs, 9st (Ashmall) 0 7. Mr. Bryaft's Precursor, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (L. Snowden) 0 8. Mr. E. Hall's Eskdale, 4 yrs, Bst 71b •• • • (Charlton) 0 9, Colonel Towneley's Sparrowhawk, 3 yrs, 7st llb (J. Snowden) 0 10. Lord Stamford's Tyrant, 3 yrs, 7st llb (A. Edwards) 0 11. Mr. W. Byrne's Desmond, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Challoner) 0 Betting.-4 to 1 agst Gaspard ;sto 1 each agst King of Diamonds and M. Phillipe ; 7 to 1 agst Gallus ; 8 to 1 agst Desmond ; 10 to 1 each agst Precursor and Nana Sahib. On assembling at the post, King of Diamonds, Nana Sahib, and Sparrowhawk broke away, and after three other attempts to get them together, the " King" being always impatient to get off in the front rank, the signal was given for an admirable start. Precursor showed in advance, but the horses had scarcely settled into their stride when Des mond took up the running, followed in the order named by Tyrant, Eskdale, and King of Diamonds, M. Phillipe and Clydesdale lying off. Desmond held his lead until round ing the Tattenham turn, where Gaspard showed with the leaders, and both Gallus and Clydesdale began to creep forward. At the distance the three placed separated themselves from the ruck, and ran a very exciting race home. Gallus, swerving from the middle to the lower side of the course, and getting up in the last stride, beat Clydesdale, whom all people, until the number went up, thought had won, by a head; a neck separating the second from the third ; Eskdale was a bad fourth, and close up to him were Precursor, Tyrant, and M. Phillipe. The Flutter colt was beaten off some distance. The BRIGHTON STAKES, of 10 SOPS each, h. ft., with 100 added by the Brighton Railway Company (handicap), for all ages. Certain winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 24 subs. 15. Mr. G. Hodgman's Harry, by Student, 4 yrs, 7si. Db. (H. Grhnsham) 1 18. Mr. Fleming's Clio, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b. (Lambourne) 2 23. Lord Stamford's Lava, 2 yrs, 6st. (A. Edwards) .. 3 4. Mr. G. Lambert's Drogheda, 4 yrs, Bst. 91b. (G. Fordham) .. 4 1. Mr. R. Savile's Montebello, aged, 9st. (Ashmall) 0 2. Captain Chr stie's Brandy Ball, 4 yrs, 9st. (J. Goater) 0 5. Baron Rothschild's North Lincoln, 4 yrs, Sst. 81b. (Wells) •• •• •• •• •• •• 0 7. Mr. F. Robinson's Ariadne, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. (A. Day) 0 16. Mrs. Osbaldeston's South Australian, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b. (Lambourne) 17. Mr. Eastwood's Tousle, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b. (J. Snowden) 0 23. Captain Archdall's Niger, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b. (A. Sadler) 0 21. Mr. Payne's Rockley, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b. (Drew) .. 0 22. Mr. Coverdale's Brother to Remedy, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b. (Madden) .. •„ 0 Betting.-4 to 1 agst Lava, 7to 1 each agst North Lin coln, Harry, Rockley, Drogheda, and Ariadne ; 10 to 1 agst Brandy Ball. Clio led, followed by Harry and Lava to the road, where they were joined by Drogheda, and the four ran home toge ther, Harry getting the best of it just before reaching the judge's chair,:and won by. a neck ; there was a head each between the second, third, and fourth. The others straggled in. The WooDeoTE STAKE, of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The owner of the second horse to receive 25 sous out of the stake. New T.Y.C. Three-quarters of a mile. 15 subs. 16. Mr. Merry's Dundee, by Lord of the Isles, Bst 71b (Custance) 1 23. Mr. Rogers's Blisworth, Bst 71b (Wells) .. .. 2 30. Lord Stamford's 'Walloon, Bst 71b (A. French) .. 3 12. Lord A. Lennox's Dr. Nicholl, Bst 71b (J. Goater).. 4 1. Mr. Baker's Cantab, Bst 71b (J. Snowden) .. 0 2. Mr. Beresford's Willoughton, Bst 71b (G. Fordham) 0 3. Mr. J. Brown's British Prince, Bst 71b (T. Ives) .. 0 5. Mr. Coverdale's Castletown, Bst 41b (E. Harrison) 0 7. Mr. Gratwicke's Henricus, Bst 71b (Plumb) 0 8. Mr. Gulliver's King of Kent, Bst 71b (Charlton) .. 0 13. Mr. Mellish's Rupert, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) .. 0 19. Mr. Neville's La Reux, Bst 71b (W. Sharpe) .. 0 24. Mr. Rogers's Conundrum, by Cotherstone—Glenluce, Bst 71b. (S. Rogers) .. .. • . • • •• CI 27. Mr. Saxon's Count Home, Bst 71b (L. Snowden) .. 0 33. Mr. Wales's Adonis, Set 71b (Clements) .. 0 34. Mr. T. Wood's Lady Little, Bst 41b (Withington) .. 0 On quitting the saddling paddock Mr. Gully's Highflyer took fright, swerved against the chains and threw Alfred Day, who was so much shaken that he was compelled to leave the course. The horse did not go to the post. Betting—Even at first, 5 to 4 on Walloon, 3 to 1 against Dundee, 100 to 7 agst Conundrum, 100 to 6 each against Rupert and Blisworth. Walloon jumped off with the lead, with Blisworth and Dundee lying second and third. At the distance Dundee took close order with the favourite, quitted him at the stand, and ran home an easy winner by three lengths; same between the second and third; bad fourth, Rupert, who ran wide, headed the next lot, which with the exception of llenricus, who was beaten off, passed the post in a cluster. The Rots STAKES, a free handicap of 20 sovs each; 10 ft in case of acceptance, with 200 added ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Extra weight for winners. 1 mile. 12. Mr. Murland's Benbow, by Bolingbroke, 4 yrs, Est (A. Edwards) 7. Mr. Hargreave's Horace, 3 yrs, 6st • 81b (including 101 b extra) (Madden) .. • • • • • • 2 10. Mr. Saxon's White Rose, 3 yrs, Est (H. Grimshaw) 3 1. Mr. Crawfurd's Zuyder Zee, 6 yrs, 9st 31b (Wells) 0 3. Mr. Simmons's Volunteer, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (J. Snow den) .. • • • . • • 0 5. Mr. Trower's Lovett, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b, including 51b extra (llibberd) .. • • • • • • 0 6. Mr. Lumley's Lucy, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Challoner) 0 8. Mr. W. Watson's Regius Professor, aged, Est 41b (Matthews) .. • • • • ••• 0 9. Sir C. Monck's Prelude, 4 yrs, Est 41b (A. Sadler) 0 11. Mr. Castle's Vulture, 4 yrs, 6st (carried 6st 21b) (W. BGttem) • • • • 0 •• •. •• 13. Mr. William's Convivialist, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Daley) 0 14. Mr. W. Day's Assyrian, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (J. Adams) 0 Betting-6 to 2 agst Benbow, 6 to 1 each agst White Rose and Lovett, 8 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee. Prelude showed the way, followed by Horace, Benbow and Zuyder Zee to the distance, where Prelude was beaten and Zuyder Zee took his place. Benbow came out half way up, and won by half a length, two lengths between the second and third. White Rose and Zuyder Zee headed the ruek, the last two being Lucy and Assyrian. The HORTON STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added. Optional selling weights, &c, New T.Y.C. Three quar ters of a mile. 15 subs. 9. Mr. Hudson's Miss Emma, by Kingston, 2 yrs (601.) fi sst. 31b. (Pearson) .. • • 1. Mr. Harrison's Annan, 3 • yrs (401.), Ost. 131 b. (J. Snowden) .. • • • 8. Mr. Newland's Chanoine, 4 yrs, 7st. 111 b. (car. ist. 121 b) (L. Snowden) 2 • • • • • • 2. Mr. G. Hand's Reaction, yrs • (401.), 4st 71b. (Parker) • • ••• ~s • • • _. • 4. Mr. Gulliver's Macbeth, 3 yrs MI.), Est. 131 b. (A. Sadler) • • • • 5. Mr. Wilson's Ringlet, 3 yrs (401.), 6st. 101 b. (H. Grimshaw) .. • • • • • • • • 6. Mr. Brayley' s Pescatore, 3 yrs (401.), 6st. 131 b. (Prior) • • • • 7. Air. Angell's Watersprite, 3 yrs (401.), 6st. 101 b. (G. Rayner) .. 0 10. Mr. Fleraing'sViuca,2 yrs (100/.) 6st. (W. B o tt om ) 0 11. Mr. W. Day's Chain, Pier, 2 yrs (40/.), 4st. 71b. (S. Adams) 0 12. Lord Strathmore's Scandalous, 2 yrs (GUI.), ost. (Parsons) • • • • • • • • • • .. 0 13. Mr. Charles's Marwell, 4 yrs (40/.), 7st. 111 b. (G. Fordham) 0 14. Mr..Poyne's Gwellyan, 3 yrs (40/.) Est 101 b (Drew) 0 15. Mr. Jacob's Acre, 2 yra (801.), sst 101 b (carried 6st) (A. Edwards) . . • . Betting-4 to 1 each agst Annan, Miss Emi.na, and Cha- noine, 7 to 1 agst Chain Pier, 8 to 1 agst Gwellyan. The lead was taken by Cha.noine for the first 50 yards, when Annan and Ringlet went to the front ; at the distance Miss Emma joined Annan, and the two ran hometogether, the race ending in a dead heat. Chanoine was three lengths off. Reaction bolted at Tattnnham-corner, and jumped the rails twice. Deciding Heat—Betting, 7 and 7 to 4 on Miss Emma, who waited to the distance, where she came out and won by three-quarters of a length. On pulling up after passing the post the winner unseated Pearson, who, however, im mediately remounted, and weighed in " all right." The winner was bought in. The lIEATLICOTE PLATE of 50 SOTS, for all ages ; 2-yr-olds, sst 121 b; 3-yr-olds, 7st 101 b; 4-yr-olds and upwards, Bst 71b ; mares allowed 51b and geldings 31b. Any number of horses the property of the same owner may run for this race ; winners in 1860 to carry 51b extra. Half-a-mile. 9. Lord §,`amford's Little Lady, by Orlando, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (carried 6st) (A. Edwards) 1 6. Mr. J. Dover's Louise Leclercq, 2 yrs, Sat 121 b (J. Adams) .. 2 3. Captain Christie's Miss Julia, 5 yrs, Bst 7113 (G. Fordhom) 3 2. Captain Archdall's The Fawn, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Pearson)' 0 4. Lord Court° nay's Robinson Crusoe, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (J. Mitchell) . • •• • •.• • • 0 5. Mr. W. Day's Schism, 4 yr s , Bst 71b (S. Rogers).. 0 7. Mr. Fleming's Bobadil, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (carried 6st 21b (W. Atom) • .. 0 9. Mr. S. Jacob''s Canada, by Teddington—Cocktail's dam, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Clements) 0 10. Mr. James's f by The Mob—Bawn, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Midgley) .. 0 13. Mr. Matthews' Longhope, 2 yrs, Sat 121 b (W. Johnson) 0 15. Mr. Mundy's Lord of the Tees, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (Daley) .. 0 Betting-5 to 4 :agst Little Lady, sto 2 agat Miss Julia, S to 1 agst any other offered. Miss Julia led half way, Little Lady and Louisa Leclercq then came on, Little Lady winning by three-quarters of a length ; three lengths between the second and third. Vitula, sst 71b (Parker) did not get to the post in timeto start, and the Fawn was left behind. LATEST DERBY BETTING ON THE DOWNS. sto 2 agst The Wizard. 4to 1 agst Umpire (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Thormanby (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Nutbourne (taken freely) 15 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mainstone (offered) 25 to 1 agst Horror (taken) 25 to 1 agst B.estes (taken) 40 to 1 agst Crammond 50 to 1 agst Lanchester THE OAKS. 4to 1 agst Seclusion (taken) sto 1 agst Viatka, (offered) 6to 1 agst Emily (taken) 6to 1 agst Rupee (taken) 7to 1 agst Sagitta (taken) 10 to 1 agst Butterfly (taken) 25 td I agst Avalanche (taken and offered) Certainly the attendance of a vast number of people at Epsom was properly described by Lord Palmerston as • " wholesome custom." The weather yesterday was enough to put new spirit and hope into everyone, and the broad sunshine contrasted most strikingly with the heavy atmo opere and the driving sleet which were witnessed here during the spring meeting. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-Mir 22. The weather continues all that could be desired. We had rather a limited attendance at,this day's market, and the consumptive demand for wheat was moderately good, at last Friday's currencies. Flour a slow sale, but rather dearer. Indian corn in improved request, and is decline. Fine oats a fair sale, maintaining their value. Inferior ld per 451 b cheaper. Oatmeal 6d per load cheaper. Beans, peas, and barley neglected. LEEDS—MAY 22. With a good demand for new wheat, prices are fully is higher. Old wheat dull, and prices about the same. Oats quite as dear. Beans held for same money. SHEFFIELD—MAY 22. There was more wheat shown and a fair attendance . of buyers. Farmers asked an advance, and a limited business was done. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels 20s ed to 21s 6d white 71 II 22s Od to 23s Od New red 71 77 l7s Od to 18s Od New white „ 1, lBs Od to 19s 6d Beans 11 71 lBs 6d to 21s Od Peas, per qr 428 Od to 60s Od Grinding barley, per qr 33s Od to 35s Od Malting ditto, „ 3Bs Od to 43s Od Oats 11 27s Od to 33s Od Millers' prices for flour--is 11d, 2s Od, and 2s 4d per 141 b. , BRISTOL—MAT 22. At our market we had a fair attendant.. English wheat was limited in supply, at is to 2s over last week's prices. Other things in favour of the buyer. NORWICH CATTLE-MAT 19. This morning our market exhibited a very considerable show of good store cattle, comprising Scots, Devons, short horns, and Irish. A good clearance was effected, on very good terms, and there was a tolerable attendance. Fat beasts a large show, and sales brisk. Scots, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; shorthorns, 3s 6d to 4s ; Irish, 34 Od to 3s 6d ; Devons, 3s Oct to 4s (estimated weight when fat). Sheep—There were good supplies of sheep in the pens. Fat sheep, 8s to Ss 6d per stone ; prime, 9s Od to Os Pigs—A fair supply. Store pigs 26s to 30s; fat pork, 70 6d to 8s Od per stone. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) „ co ve d rue . Do. (via Marseilles) June 4. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. .. June 7. Canada, &c. (via Cork) .. .. May 23. Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. • . June 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) June 4. Do. (via Marseilles) May 27. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. May 25. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) June 2. Do. (via Marseilles) May 27. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. May 25. Do. (via Marseilles) .. June 4. Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &c. June 6. Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto .. May 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. May M. Do. (via Marseilles) .. May 19. United States, California, &c. (% is Cork) .. M a y 24. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe May West Indies and Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba, &c. May 29. SIR J. W. RAMSDEN, 1N1.P., AND THE REFORM Bradford gentleman having written to Sir John, taxing him with non -adherence to the principles he enun ciated at his election, Sir John writes in reply that the present bill only deals with the question of reform by lower ing the franchise, and therefore does not come up to his desires, and that is the reason why it has been received with such dissatisfaction " by many of the most earnest supporters of reform." Ho concludes by saying—" As re gards the future stapes of the bill, if it can be amended in committee, I shall then vote for its passing, but if not, I should prefer postponing the question with the view to a really enduring settlement next year, rather than passing a crude and temporary measure now. I cannot but think that you will agree with this view, which is quite con sistent with all I ever held or expressed." 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HORNER—DAvis.--On the 17th inst., at Sevenhampton, near Cheltenham, John Horner, Esq., Captain 58th Re giment, to Louisa, the youngest daughter of John Davis, Esq., Captain Dorset Regt. DEATH S. DERBY.—On the 21st inst., at George-street, Portman square, Cobbett Derby, Esq., aged 91. DWARRIS.—On the 20th inst., at 75, Eccleston-square, Sir Fortunatus Dwarris, Knt., F.R.S., aged 73. How.—On the 19th inst., at Hastings, Andrew Peddie How, Esq., of 18, Mark-lane, aged 41. JARVIS.—On the 20th inst., at Margate, Stephen Jarvis, E,q., late of the Prerogative Office, Doctors'-commons, aged 62. MONTGOMERY.--On the 19th inst., Mr. Robt. Montgomery, of Woolwich, brother of the late James Montgomery, the poet, aged 86. - - M'CALLAL—On the 20th inst., at 41, Thuilope-I:guar*, Brompton, John Weallan, Esq., of 5, St. James's-street, aged 63. 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