The Sun. — London, England, 1852-06-18 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES. No. CCXLVI. THE NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. BlR,—Next week is prolific with sport both in north and south: Newcastle putting forth its attractions in the north of England, and Eibury, Stockbridge, and Win chester exhibiting their charms in the opposite direction. Now as it so happens that each of these reunions this yemr possesses an unusual amount of attraction—the stakes being numerous and well filled—l have made a point of commencing my remarks upon them a day earlier than usual, my motive for doing which will no doubt be seen and I hope appreciated by those for whose benefit it is done. I shall not touch upon any other evens than those of Newcastle to-day. The sport commences on the banks of what scribblers are pleased to term " the coaly Tyne," with the last spin of the Second Trienial Produce Stakes, which seems to be the peculiar property of Mr. Wentworth—his ches nut colt Azeth having won it in 1850, beating Presto by a head, walking over for it last year, and this year is again likely to do a similar feat, it not being worth the while of the owner of Presto to send his horse to Newcastle to receive the second money—a matter of something under 20/., so A zura will remain alone in his glor Tny. e second event will be the Tyro Stakes, to be run over the T.Y.C., which is abpat six. furlongs. We probably have the following at the post, namely:— Ann Eliza, i\lestor, Charming Woman, the Queen, and .Lumbton. The race will probably terminate in placing THE QUEEN, LAMBTON, and CHARMING WOMAN, first, second, and third. The North Derby of 10 sove. each, with 100 added, once round, being 3,162 yards, will probably ba con tested by one of Scott's, the Marinello colt or Phantom,. Gossamer, and perhaps Lucie. I shall look to Scott's horse for the winner. Stilton is a non-starter. On Wednesday the sport will commence with the third Triennial Produce Stakes over the two roneeCaine; and, notwithstanding that the names of Songstress and Claverhouse figure in the entry, I shall look for the winner in EVADNE or PELOPIDAC, the former for choice. The Produce Stakes of 25 sous. each, h ft, for two years old, over the T.Y.C., will prob abl y fall to the lot of Lord Fauconber. The Northumberland Plato of 200 soya, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, and only five, if declared, Zsc., over the two ra:le course, is of course the crack event of the meetings The field, it is expected, will comprise most of the f o ll ow i ng names: — Bird-on-the-wireg, 3 yrs, est 121 b; Caracara, 3 yrs, 4st 10Ib; Colsterdaie, 4 yrs , 6st 41b ; England's Glory, 4 yrs, Sat 101 b; Jack Leeninig, 4 yrs, 6st 41b; Gelding, by Morgan Rattler, 5 y rs, Est 6 1b ; P aquette, 4 yrs, 6st Phantom, 3 y r s, 5 3 t 121 b; th e P roc t or , • 4 yrs, s:t 121 b ; St, Michael, 3 yrs, 43t 10lb; Stilton, s Yrs, 6st, Including 611)3 for winning the M e t r opolitan Handicap; and perhaps one of Saunders's _Goldfiiader, Ringleader, or Trickstress. This field, it is very_possible, may be added to or subtracted from, before Wednesday next; should such be the case I shall notify the :41039 on Monday or Tuesday. For a long time past Stilton has not only monopolised the position of first favourite, but also all the betting; within the last few days, however, commissions have been flying about in support of Bird-on-the-Wing, St. Michael, Caracara, Phantom, and one or two others; and I think it not at all improbable that the field may put on a much bolder front before the helloing's for saddling. This course— although somewhat of a circular shape—being much larger than that at Chester, is better adapted to Stilton's enormous stride, and consequently will en able him to run to better advantage than on the Roodeo. I cannot help thinking, however, that he starts on very unfavourable terms with the majority of his competitors. One of his most dangerous rivals is the little Bird-ora the-Wing, whose performance in the Oaks entitles her to a considerable share of attention. The mysterious Phantom, too, is expected to run very for ward in the race, and as Scott says so—bearing in mind what he said of Daniel before the Derby—l shall not forget Phantom in this instance. St. Michael, although supported heavily by many, I have no fancy for whatever. The Proctor and Pa quetta are both let loose; and if either have any pretensions to racing, they ought to show them on this occasion. England's Glory has not been very bright lately, or at 5,t 101 b he should be the absolute winner; as it is, I expect he will be nowhere. More, however, anon. One of the lowest in the scale of weights is Lord Glasgow's Caracara, who in this instance, I expect, will be very forward in the rats—one of the first three—receiving, as he does, ISibs of Stilton, and 161bs of Bird-on-the-Wing. The race, in fact, so far as I can discover at the present time, lies between Caracara, Bird-on-the-Wing, and Stilton; and if I took any for choice it would be Lord Glasgow's colt. On Thursday for the Gateshead or Lottery Stakes, over the two mile course, they will scarcely, I should say, pull out the Derby winner ; but leave the race to GOSSA 111ER, Augur also being among the absentees. The Gold Cup Stakes, or 10 soya each, over the two mile coarse, will probably be contested by Azeth, Nancy, and perhapl Stilton. Should Mr. Martinson's mare run, I expect she will be the winner ; in her absence I see rtothiag to deprive Aa;ah of the laurels of victory. The Members' Plate Handicap, Grand Stand, Convi vial, and Amateur Welter Stakes, and Corporation Plate, I shall defer commentin;a upon until next week. The betting on the events next week aro som ew hat brisk, notwithstanding the attractions of Hampton meeting. The following are the latest quotations:— North Derby-2 to 1 agst Gossamer, 2 to 1 agst Stilton, 4 to 1 agat the Matiaella colt. Second Triennial-2 to 1 on Azsth. Tyro Stakes-3 to 1 each egat the Queen and Lembton, 4 to 1 each agst Nestor and the Charming Woman. Third Trien nial-2 to 1 apt Songstress, 3 to 1 eget Claverhouse, 4 to 1 agst Evadne. Northumberland Plate-2 to 1 agst Stilton (offered), 6 to 1 agst Bird-on-the- Wing, 8 to 1 each agst St. Michael, the Proctor, Phantom, and Caracara, 12 to I agst Cslsterdale. Lottery Stakes—Even on Daniel O'Rourke, 3 to 1 agst Gossamer. Gold Cup Stakes— Even on Nancy, 2to 1 agst Songsq.esa: Stockbridge Second Triennial -6 to 4 agat Lamartine, 4 to 1 agst Payment, 6 to 1 eget Harpsichord, Tt;ird Triennial-3 to 1 agst Chief Boron Nicholson, 4 to 1 agst Longbow, 9 to 2 agst Joe Miller, 6 to 1 each agst Harbinger and Kingston. Fourth Triennial-2 to 1 eget Coals. Mottisfort Stakes-2 to 1 agat Vaultress, 3 to 1 agst Cneas, 5 to 1 agit Checl dan—l ate, Sir, &c., June 17, 1832. TUE sputa OF THE TURF. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Silt,—Under the head of Election Movements, in the Morning Advertiser of this morning, a paragraph ap pears announcing Cat " a meeting of the friends of Stir. Harvey was held at Hawkstone Hail, Waterloo road, on the previous evening, at which that gentleman, in au address which was enthusiastically received, stated his political views, and resolutions pledging the meting to his support were adopted." We beg to state that the meeting in question was convened by the committee of Messrs. D'Eyncoart and Williams, and was addressed by those gentlemen, and a resolution passed pledging the meeting to support them at the ensuing election. Mr. Harvey has not yet held a public meeting in the borough of any kind. We remain, Sir, your obpdi, , nt servants, FRED. :DOULTON, H. J. SLACK, Hon, Sees. JOHN GOITER, Central Comraitvte-rocrn, Horns, Kennington, June 17, 1852. C L CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSoN and Mr. Justice WIGHT ) MURDER,—G u i se "MAN described as a ea r i pe Remorino, an Italian, a g ed 20, or, and Emanuel Antola, anoth e r Italian, aged 22 , also Oi Thomas d escribed Morley. us a sailor, were indicted for the wilful murder addressed the jury for the prisoners, Counsel having add The Learned JUDG E t rl t t i ed up, when after deliberatin g The juY, fora . short time, retired, and returned into court with a verdict of Manslaughter against both prisoner 3. The COURT tben sentenced them to two years' impri sonMent with bard labour. RAIL WA Y iNTELLCCTENCE. NORFOLK. • of the sharehol A special meetings, hoer' of the above company was held on We.. !e• t offices,Guildhall buildings, for the purpose of considering the expediency of creatine debenture or prefer ence sh ares unde r the pro visions oe'the Act of Parliament passed is thepresent session, and to create such shares, or such number thereof, as might be deemed expedient, t a - nd ca such such 11100.111 r, terms as might be determined si t eer. S. M. Peto, - M.P. ' was in the chair. The notice by which the meeting had been cosivened having been read by the Secretary, The CRLIMIA.N said—You may naturally supp ose that to a matter of the kind to which the advertisement calling this meeting refers—one so seriously involvin g your interests in perpetuity—your directo n ti . , oh,r,av!, given their most ser i ous cons id era tion. 11 _ they see their way p er f ec tly clearly . to "m• course of action brought under your notice, they have been induced, from having the pleasure of recog nising amongst the names of their s h are holders those of gentlemen eminently qualified t o g i ve t h e b es t practical, advice on the subject, to come to the determination of suggesting to you to appoint a committee of consultation , with a view of adjourning this meeting to the 28th inst., lind I would therefore procose," That the following pro prietors be requested to act as a committee to confer with the directors as to the terms on which the prefer ence or debenture) shares to be created under the pro visions of the recent Act of Parliament shall be laved, and to report thereon, in conjunction with the directors, to an adjourned meeting:— J. D. Bassett, Esq., D. B. Chapman, Esq., W. M. Coalthurat, Bsq., Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart., Joseph Law rence, Esq, E. W. Mills, Esq, Francis Mills, Esq., John Norbury, Esq., W. H. C. Plowden, E q., M.P. and M. A. de Rothschild." These gentlemen are all large proprietors, and it appears to your directors a very wise sad desirable thing that they should be associated with them in considering a question which so materially affects your interests as the creation of debenture shares in perpetuity to supereede the d-benturo capital. lam the inure induced to suggest this course in consequence having received lett ers from proprietors, no two of whom at to take similar views as to what should be done, VINV lio from the fact th head Reilwe Y I at as chairman of th e Ch es t er have found no difficulty in re er. at 3i per_ cent. 147 of the debentures of A ae any. He then formally moved the resolution e -- hove. pe e e ‘ i 1, 4-'.s ° -.:' i s; elkta; BARBEIt seconded the reso l ut i on, wh i ch was es .• ;4,1- aniniously. ILLIZipIAN then moved the adjour nmen t of th e . •e. "teat" to the 28th 21 motion having teen geoonded, 1 .- The CHAIRMAN said ho would, before the resolution was put to the meeting, take the opportunity of ob serving (as he had received letters from shareholders respecting the matter), that the order of preference shares would be the same as settled in the Act of Parlia ment—viz., the first alter the debenture shares to be created was the Lowestoft 4 per cent.; the next, the 5 per cent. extensions; then the 5; the 6 per cent.; and Waveney 5 per cents. A PROPRIETOR inquired the respective amounts of the preference capital. The CHAIRMAN said it was as follows: — Lowestoft Four per Cent., 1845 ... £120,000 Five per Cent. Extension, 1846 ... 300,000 Five per Cent. „ •-• 105,000 Six per Cent. ... 120,000 Waveney Five per Cent. 36,980 It was explained that the Act obtai ned b y th e company during the present session converts the who le of their preference capital into preference shares, which will, in fact, extinguish the debenture debt. A PROPRIETOR requested to know when the bonds fell in? The CHAIRMAN said they were as foll ows : Bonds due and falling due (luring present year £391,250 In 1353 ••• ••• ... 22,300 1854 1855 1856 1857 1859 ... ... 25,750 11,000 4,395 3,000 4,000 £461,695 The motion for adjournment to the 28th icstant was carried, and the meeting broke up. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY.--The directors of this line are using their best exertions to Nava it opened. They have had many difficulties to overcome, but it is stated that the permanent way is being laid down be tween Jerpoint and Knockwilliam, and the progress that has been made in the works between the latter place and Dunkett during the last few weeks is very great. _ _ _ CORNWALL.—We understand that at a large meeting of the board, on Saturday last, which was attended by the representatives of the Associated Companies, it was resolved to request Mr. Brunel to prepere his plans as quickly as possible, for the purpose of obtaining tenders for the construction of the bridge across the Tamar at Saltash.—Devonport Gazette. Tuis STOUR. VALLEY.—It is gratifying to know that this line is at length about to be opened, and that the greatly desiderated accommodation of Wolver hampton and the district is about to be afforded. In vain have meetings been held and reports published, de putations been sent to the Board of Trade, and speeches been made, for all failed alike to bring the directors of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Companies to their senses, and induce them to allow the Stour Valley to be opened; bat the moment two plain, honest, common sense, business men, like Messrs. Glyn and Clive, met together, the matter which presented such difficulties be fore became simple and easy, and the whole affair was settled in the twinkling of a gnat's eye.— Wolverhampton Herald. IRELAND. THE CORK EXHIBITION. The Lord-Lieutenant has addressed the following letter to the Mayor of Cork:— " Viceregal-Lodge, June 14. " Sir,—l am directed by the L)rd-Lieutenant to ex press to you the great pleasure he experienced during his recent visit to Cork, and to return to you and the other members of the Council, as well as the citizens, the thanks of their Excellencies for the numerous acts of kindness and attention that were shown to them on that occasion. I am also to convey to you that his Excellency was much gratified at the orderly conduct and kindly feeling that were displayed by all classes, and that he will always have a lively recollection of the courtesy with which he was treated, on his recent and agreeable visit to your city, by all its inhabitants. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient humble servant, " W. CAMPBELL, Private Secretary. " The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Cork." The number of visitors to the Exhibition on Monday was close upon 1,600. IRON WORK—AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, &C.—A large display of agricultural implements, manu factured by Mr. H. Sheridan, of Dublin, at his foundry in Bridgefoot-street, deserves particular notice. This is a branch of manufacturing ingenuity which de serves to be encouraged, as it is one of importance to agriculture and to Ireland generally. Among them is a new description of straw-cutter, which can be adapted to cut or chop the straw into pieces of any size. In com mon straw-cutters there is no way of lengthening or shortening the size of the shreds—this defect frequently becomes of importance, especially when the straw is to be employed in the finer kinds of manufacture. A large quantity of straw is now annually converted into paper, and for this purpose especially the contrivance intro duced into Mr. Sheridan's straw-cutter is of peculiar value. The next from Mr. Sheridan's foundry is a churn, worked by a - hand-turning windlass. Near this is an immense fire-proof safe. It is composed entirely of wrought iron, painted to represent oak, which is so naturally imitated as at once to challenge the admiration of the beholder. It has double doors, locked by 28 bolts, aed contains five compartments, for arms, books, gun powdzr, two drawers, and one secret drawer, all fire proof. The third and smallest of the three safes which Mr. Sheridan has sent for exhibition has a single door, but, like the others, is all lined fire-proof. It has seven bolts, acted on by ono of Chubb's key's the same as the other cafes. The next object in Mr. Sheridan's collec tion is an iron eagle, of the species known as the Irish sea eage, made of cast-iron, and weighing 3 cwt. To wards that part of the machinery department set apart for the centritu,gal fountain, Mr. Sheridan exhibits a row of six bells, all of different sizes, one of them weighing 7 cwt. They are all composed of the purest metal, and cast accurately to the proper note, thus requiring no firing. In the making of bells three matters of consi derable importance have to be attended to—first, the compost:ice of the metal; second, the form; third, the mass; as all three have have great influence on the pitch and quality of the tone. In all three points tho bells of Air. Sheridee's foundry have acquired a Euro pean'reputation ; and orders for bells have frequently been sent to the firm from places in England which used formerly be supplied from foundries in England and Scotland. ADULTERATION OF COFFEE. The necessity of protecting the public against the adulteration of coffee has been brought under the notice of the Treasury, through the intercession of his Grace the Duke of Montrose, and the most Noble Viscount Torrington. The retail dealers who supply the middle and higher classes have found that a public discussion of the subject was alone wanting to enable these classes to protect themselves. But the continued adulteration of coffee in the more densely populated districts shows that nothing short of the interference of the Government will avail to protect the poor from the unscrupulous practices of the unredr trader. It is said that the present Govern ment are by no means disposed, like the last, to lend a tacit sanction .. to a demoralizing system of fraud, and that they arc aisposed to interf ere t o protect t h e co l on i a l producer, tne revenue, the fair trader, and the poorer clgssesof consumer s , f rom t h e admixture of noxious and deleterious substances i n co ff ee. All that the movers of this question require is, that the Treasury minute of 1840 should be rescinded, and that the minute of 1832 should be altered, the eff:ct of which would be to allow grocers to sell chicory as chicory, and coffee as coffee. Some such solution of the question is considered the more probable from the fact that the celeb rate d analyti cal chemist, Dr. lire, has, withi the last f ew d ays, declared that " No problem in science is simpler or more certain than the detection of chicory or similar sub stancea in coffee powder." Dr. Ure also pointed out a cheap and simple apparatus for giving test results of sufficient precision. This opinion, together with what i has previously been raid on this subject, will t is hoped induce the present Government to make some speedy alteration. COPY OF DR. ITRE'S OPINION ON THE POWER OF DISCOVERING THE ADMIXTURE OF CHICORY WITH COFFEE. "No problem in science is simpler or more certain than the detection of chicory or of similar substances in coffee powder. Ground roasted coffee imparts to cold water merely a pale sherry colour, whereas when it is adulterated with ground roasted chicory, it communicates a brown colons., of greater or less intensity to cold water. If three glass tubes set upright be charged respectively with a few grains weight of 1. Pure coffee, 2. Coffee mixed with a little chicory, 3. Coffee mixed with much chicory, and if into each of these tubes a like quantity of cold water be poured, and if, after agitation, the tubes be set upright at rest, the solid particles will soon fall to the bottom and the transparent liquids in the stems of the tubes will show by the variable depths of the tinctures the presence and proportion of coffee and chicory in each of them. An apparatus for making this experiment may he had for one shilling, and would give test results of But:Reit nt precision. , 8 1 , gned) .g ANDREW URE, M.D., F.R.S., & c . & c . o rwarded to Charles H. Burton, 14, Furnival's lan." W e fin d the followi la ng story I " IMA in MAGNETISM. theSiacle:--- , Madame de V--- ' Of th two days ago t_ M. Rue Neuve St. Augustin, 62, went magnetism, ant i d Marcillet, the professor of animal somnambulist, demanded a consultation from his nication w i th Alexis. • h Ilavicg been placed in commit aye which has broughtsca° said, 'Do you know the mo come to ask ma to find l e here?" Yes Madame. You has andestolen fr om ~,( 7 ,You a sum Of 3,130 f. which it was, Alexia Ju. The lady admitted that Proceeded to state how the sum was wad° up—namely,of _,. three 100 f, in E n glish sovereigns, notes of I,ooof. each, and 30! . . in silver. Ma dame do V---- said that Alexis if he gaw the Person who had robbed ms correct, and asked her. , re ,..f tet ly,' he answer ed whom you discharged on moni_ last.` It is the domestic shou!ders, is little, and limps slightly; She has large ' That is true.' ' To find her you mast go towards theY' ceaux, She li v es with one of her Barrier° du Mon a street which ascends —wait a ` acquaintances in Ras— Rne du Rocher. I see also m oment—it is the her, who appears not to be a stranger to ung man with Go to that pl ace , an d you will find the wo the affair. ut money, with th e exce ption of about 300 f., which and your she has spent.' Madame d e AT-- returned home, and surprise found h er l a t e s ervant with the conciergto her some pretext sh e ma d e h e r go up to her apartment,°' On looked her in th e b e d room . She then went to th and missary of police and related to him what Alexis eo h ti said. The commissary offered to go to the Rue 'do s' It°°h e r to had out the girl's lodgings , At that ' rciPmezit a commissionnaire, who had carried her box when she left, came in, and said that the number was 11. The commissary mused the girl to be conveyed to the house indicated, and Madame de V- accompanied her. A minute search was made, but led to no result. The do mestic on this became very insolent, and threatened to have her mistress prosecuted. Presently, the commis sary, continuing his search, found a box which was locked, and ordered it to be opened. The servant on this became greatly agitated, and said that it did not be long to her. A locksmith was sent for, and in the box was found the sum stolen, less, as Alexis bad said, 300 f., which the servant had spent in buying dresses. She was sent to the Prefecture of Police." THE CAMPBELL MONUMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—l see a meeting has been held at the house of Lord Lansdowne, for the purpose of erecting a monu ment to Thomas Moore. Four or five years ago a simi lar meeting of the " friends and admirers" of Thomas Campbell was held at the house of Lord Brougham. Subscriptions were opened, and, for the last two years. the finished statue of the " Bard of Hope" has been standing in the studio of the artist wrapped in inglorious pacLiheet, although t'cere was a written contract to erect it in Poets' Corner eighteen months ago. Can any of your renders explain this? Does the committee still exp-ct the Poles to redeem their promise and send a pedeLtel of Polish granite? or, are the Dean and Chapter of Westminster still resolved, dragon-like, to swallow up a largo proportion of the entire funds for the privilege of placing the monument over the body of the poet? There is great neglect somewhere; and the subzceibers have a right to complain of this apparent unfaithfulness to the memory of Campbell. And Glasgow, too, the honoured city of his birth, boyhood, and student life,—where are the wealthy mer chants, once the " dear boys" as the kind-hearted poet called the Glasgow students, when, with unequalled en thusiasm, they thrice elected him Lord Rector? Has the " Campbell Club" gone to sleep? Where are the "schoolfellows, personal friends, and admirers" who re solved to erect a monument to his memory, but whose zeal evaporated in an unseemiy squabble about the choice of an artist? Verily, a prophet bath not honour in his own country.—Yours, &c., June 16. A SCOTCIDIAN. HEALTH OF LONDON DUREVG THI.; WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The mortality of the metropolitan districts, which in the previous week rose to 1,000, declined in the week that ended last Saturday to 898. In the ton weeks cor responding to last week of the years 1842-51 the average number of deaths was 872, which, with a correction for increase of population, becomes 959. The present re turn, therefore, exhibits an amount less than the esti mated number by Gl. In the table of fatal cases it appears that the class of zymotic or epidemic diseases numbers 209 oases, which nearly coincides with the corrected average; tubercular diseases, including phthisis, 181 cases; diseases of the organs of respiration, 110, which is also near the usual amount of the season. In the week that ended May 15 bronchitis was reported as having been fatal to 79 persons; thereafter it declined, and the uniformity of its rate of mortality during the four weeks that followed deserves notice. In the week ending the 22d of May 50 deaths were referred to it, in the next week 49, and in each of the two following also 49. Pneumonia ex hibits a decrease, having been fatal in the last two weeks in 58 and 43 cases respectively. Among the 21 complaints of which the epidemic class is composed, scarlatina and smallpox last week produced the greatest number of deaths, the former having been fatal in 45 cases, the latter in 36. It will be seen, also, from the registrars' reports that scarlatin abounds in some quarters. Nine of the victims of smallpox were of 15 years of ego and upwards; and with regard to five who,e ages were respectively 7 months, and 2, 22, 26, and 27 years, it is stated that vaccination had been pre v i ous l y performed. Four deaths were registered that occurred in the Smallpox Hospital, the particulars of which are as follow: On the 6th of June a porter from Middle-yard, Great Queen-street, aged 24 years, "smallpox, confluent, un protected (13 days)." On the 6th of June a wine-cooper, from William street, Pimlico, aged 27 years, "smallpox, cot Stroud, unmodified (16 days)." Vaccinated in inf anc y a Kent; one pretty good cicatrix. On the 9th of Juno a carpenter from King -street terrace, Islington, aged 23 years, " smallpox, confluent, unprotected (29 days)." On the 10th of June a female servant, from Victoria road, Kentish-town, aged 21 years, " smallpox, confluent, unprotected (15 days)." Ia the rectory sub-district of Marylebone, at 5, Ken dal's-mews, on the 4th of June, a girl, aged 2 years, died of " confluent smallpox, unvaccinated (3 weeks)," and at 16, James-street, on the 12th of June, a girl, aged 7 years, died of " variola (7 days), unvaccinated." Mr. Joseph, the registrar, adds:—" Smallpox is exceed ingly rife in my district at present. The houses of the poor are continually visited by me for the purpose of vaccination; but although the prevalence of this disease and its fatal results are known, yet it is well nigh im possible to overcome the dislike which the poor enter tain to the means of prevention." On 3d of Juno at 13, Windmill -street, Lambeth, the son of a labourer, aged five years, died of " variola (seven days), unvac cinated?' Mr. Mears states that " the mother assigned as the reason why vaccination had been neglected that the child had been weakly from birth." The state of Windmill-street and its environs, with their heaps of dung and garbage, has been repeatedly described. Mr. Butterfield, et the east sub-district, Islington, regis tered three children who died of smallpox; in one case it was doubted whether vaccination had been performed, in another it had been omitted through neglect, in another from ignorance of the parents. The medical attendant of the last case writes on his certificate as tollows : " There caa bo no doubt that the present eyetem of vaccination is radically bad ; ftital epidemics of smallpox will be fre quently prevalent unless en improved system is esta blished." In Haggerstone West, at 11, Leburnane terrace, on Bth June, the son of a watchmaker, aged seven months, died of "smallpox (three weeks) con vulsions (20 hours), vaccinated five weeks ago with eff,ct." It is mentioned by Mr. Bowring that " this is tee Second child that has fallen a victim to this disease within a month in the same house." In the sub-district of Kensington Mr. Gorham regis tered four deaths from scarlatina, two of which, along with the death of a child from " convulsions," occurred in one house, 10, Addison -terrace. The three inmates of this house who died were a gentleman, his wife, and son. The Registrar was told that a " prejudice existed in the mind of the gentleman against medical treatment. He recently returned from Scotland, where it ap pears that scarlatina maligna was raging. A few days after his arrival home one of his children was taken ill with this disease; ho refused to send for medical aid until all hope of recovery was past; five days thereafter he died of the same complaint; three days afterwards his wife also died; her sister, who came from the country to attend them, was seized with the malady, was removed from the house, and has since died. One servant and two other children also suffered from the same disease, tut were removed to Brighton, and, it is stated, have now recovered." The Registrar has made an inspection of the house, but cannot trace anything prejudicial to health. The gentleman was ec centric in his habits, having been known to live for many months on brown bread and water, although pos sessed of large property. In Pentoriville, at 9, Chapel-place, on the Bth of June, the son of an omnibus conductor, aged 3 years, died of " scarlatina (8 days), angina maligna (3 days);" at 2, Mount Zion, on the sth of June, the daughter of is drover, aged 1 year, of "scarlatina, acute meningitis, pericarditis, broncho-pneumonia;" and at 2, Russell-place, on the 7th of June, the son of a porter, aged 3 years, died of " malig nant scarlatina (9 days)." Mr. Pyno was informed that " scarlatina is still raging very muc h i n t h ese l oca li t i es ; ' the hou ses aro small and very thickly inhabited by poor persons; the drai nage i s very b ad, and the smell arising from it very offensive. Almost every family has had part of it ill with the disease." In South St. Giles's, at 15, Little White Lion-street, on the 29th of May, the daughter of a barman, aged 3 years, died of "hydrocephalus (4 days)." " This child (says Mr. Faulkner) was kept after death nearly a fortnight; in the meantime another child, aged 5 years, died from typhoid fever, and the bodies were not removed until some neighbours complained to the authorities, who caused them to bo taken awayim mediately. Informant states that the parents were averse to have the children buried by the parish, and were all this time endeavouring to raise the money for burial. Another child is very ill; five persons live in the room, which is very small." At 116, Waterloo-road, on the 3d of June, a tailor, aged 63 years, died of " anthrax (4 weeks). , ' On the 6th of June, at St. Luke's workhouse, a girl aged one year, died of " diarrhoea . from destitution;" on the 21 s t of F e bruary, at 6, Sey mour-place, Marylebone, a man, aged 56 years, from " exhaustion, caused by disease of the lungs and want of food." Inquest. Post-mortem. And on the 13th of March, at 12, Adam-street West, Marylebone, a boy, aged 17 weeks, from " disease of the lungs, caused by improper food." Inquest. Post-mortem. STATE OF THE IVEITHER DURING THE PAST WEE K . _ • SUNDAY.—The clouds were occasionally broken during the afternoon, otherwise the sky was covered with stratus and cirrostratus. Rain fell during the morning. Electricity— Positive, and tension weak during the afternoon. MONDAy.—The sky was overcast throughout the day; cirrostratus. Rain fell generally. Electricity—Nothing was shown throughout the day. TUESDAY.—The sky was overcast till 6h. r.ar., and the amount of cloud was variable afterwards; cirrostratus. Rain fell during the morning and afternoon. Electricity — Positive, and tension weak during the afternoon. WEDNEsDAy.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. Rain fell heavily, and almost without intermission. Elec tricity—Negative, and very active during the morning; sparks were shown. THURSDAY.—The sky was overcast till sb. P.M., soon after which time the clouds became broken, and during the remainder of the day the sky was for the most part clear. Rain fell during the morning and afternoon. Electricity— Nothing was shown through .ut the day. Famar.—The sky was overcast till evening, and the amount of cloud was variable afterwards; cumulostratus and cirrostratus. Rain fell occasionally. An aurora at night, and the magnets were much disturbed. Electricity—Nothing was shown throughout the day. SATuRDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day; cirrostratus. Thin rain fell occasionally. Electricity — Nothing was shown during the morning. Th e a pparatus was under repair afterwards. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at Oh. A.M. was 55.5 0 ; and the mean reading at 9h. P.m. was 55•2.• the mean r ea di ngs a t the Royal Observatory for the same limes were 55.2 s and 53 . 7' respectively. The reading of the barometer decreased from 29.66 in. at the beginning of the week to 29.34 in. by 311. P.M. on the 7th; increases to 29'51 in. by 9h. P.M. on the Bth; de cored to 29'40 in.. 1)Y 9.1a l rat om tbe VI; rollaAiwgl At thi4 reading, nearly, till Oh. Y.M. on the 10th ; decreased to 29.36 in. by 911. A.M. on the 11th; and increased to 29.61 in. by the end of the week. SHOCKING CASE OF VIOLATION. GATESHEAD, TUESDAY. - This morning, at the county police court, Gateshead, seven men were brought up before a fell bench of magistrates, charged with having, in company with two other men not yet in custody, committed a rap e u p on th e p ers on of Anne Begg, under circumstances of the most revolting description. The names of the men are William Miller, a quarryman; Edward Brown, a pitman; Richard Stephenson, a quarryman; Stephen Cooper, a hawker; William Bell, a pitman; Thomas Harrison, a quarry man; and John Brown, a pitman. Their victim was a married woman, about 40 years of age, who being separated from her husband, recently took lodgings with a woman at a place called Waggonman's• row, which lies between the villages of Usworth and Washington, and at a distance of about five miles from Newcastle. It appears that this woman had been at Newcastle on Saturday, the sth instant, which place she left to proceed home at four o'clock on the following (Sunday) morning. On reaching the Blue Quarries, which is about a mile from Gateshead, she passed a number of men who were standing together; and one of them, the prisoner Miller, stepped forward, and offered to accompany her. They walked on together until they arrived at a village called Windy Nook, when Miller called at a public- house, and during his absence Mrs. gg entered into conversation with a woman who was drawing water, by whom she was told that Miller " was a decent sort of man." Mrs. Begg then proceeded on her journey, but was speedily overtaken by Miller, and a minute or two after wards she turned round, and saw a number o f o th er men rapidly making their way towards her. As soon as these men overtook her, Miller suddenly threw her with great violence upon the ground,where she was violated by nine men in succession. She at first resisted to the utmost, and shouted " Murder" several times, but was completely overpowered thatredby barbarians, who held her in such a resistancethse was impossible. When they had all effected their purpose the poor woman got up almost in a state of insensibility, and heard the prisoner Cooper said to his companions, " If we do not make away with her she will do for us." This propo sition to murder her was o bj ec t e d t o b y th e pr i soners , and the latter was heard to say treated her again as badly as they Bell would tell the police himself. " that a ta done, ndif they ye s o n Whilst the men were quarrelling amongst them selves, the woman walked on, but she had not got more than one hundred yards when she was again overtaken by Miller and Stephenson, who threw her down in the same brutal manner as before, and both again violated her; after which they returned to their companions, who had remained at a distance. The poor creature contrived again to raise herself from the ground, and with great difficulty walked home, about a mile distant, where she arrived at seven o'clock. Although, as may be imagined, she was in the most deplorable condition, no medical man was called in, but her landlady ministered as well as she was able to her necessities, and for several days she was confined to her bed. No informa tion was given to the police until the following Thursday, and on the next day (Friday) Miller and Stephenson were apprehended and examined before J. F. Crow, Esq., one of the county magistrates. The complainant was then present, and after she hadnarrated the facts above stated, and positively sworn to these two men having committed a rape upon her, they were remanded until Tues day. On the seven men being brought up this morn ing, Mr. Superintendent Thompson informed the bench that the woman was no where to be found, and had been m issing since yesterday mor n in g . U n d e r th e s e suspi cious circumstances, the prisoners were all remanded for a week. The two men who have at present escaped the vigilance of the police are well known, and no effort w ill be left untried to bring. them to justice. Whether the woman has been murdered or bribed is at present a mystery, which it is to be hoped will speedily be un ravelled. CAPITAL CONVICTIONS IN EDINBURGH. In the High Courtry at Edinburgh on Mon day of Justiciary two labourers (brothers) of the name of Michael and Peter Scanlan, Irish labourers, were tried for the murder of an old, woman at Hilton-on-Forthar, in the parish of Kettle, in Fifeshire. The evidence given at the begin ning of the trial was circumstantial, but was afterwards con firmed by the testimony of an Irishman of the name of Thos. M`Manus, who had turned informer upon the pri soners. The name of the old woman who was murdered was liargaret Maxwell, who kept a small huckster's shop at the place mentioned. The prisoners were labourers at limewotks in the neighbourhood, and dealt with the old woman, against whom they were proved to have taken umbrage for refusing to credit them with any more bread and meal. On Monday, the 15th of February, the old woman was found murdered in her own house, her skull having been dreadfully beaten in by a three-legged stool. A watch and money to the value of 3/. were stolen from the premises. The prisoners were examined on suspicion, and various marks about their clothes were found to confirm the impres sion which prevailed as to their guilt. Their shirts, which the woman with whom they lodged proved were put on clean on the Saturday evening, had some marks of blood on them; and one of them was stained with a white substance, like milk, which tallied with a dis covery previously made in the old woman's house, of a basin of milk having been spilt in some way or another during the struggle. Their stockings were also covered with clay and dirt, showing that they had :gone into the old woman's house with their stockings on only, not to alarm any of the neighbours by the noise of their shoes. They were also heard to leave their lodgings for a time in the course of tho Sunday night. The approver, Thomas M‘Manus, deposed that he and the prisoners had arranged to rob the old woman of her money and go to America ; that they met on a Sunday evening, agreeably to appointment, to commit the robbery; that the two prisoners went into the house, by breaking open a back window; that when they were in he stood watch outside; that ho heard the noise of a struggle inside, and the old woman cry out, " Oh, my God;" that, on the prisoners coming out, Michael Scanlan, is explanation of the noise, said he had given the old woman a knock or two. A witness, who had been imprisoned in the same cell in Cupar prison with Michael Scanlan, stated that Scanlan had confessed to having taken part in the robbery, but said that it was neither ho nor his brother that had caused the death of the old woman; that it was M‘Manus who got into "grips" with her, and did the deed. The evidence was followed by a long speech against the prisoners by the Solicitor-General, who was replied to by Mr. Craufurd, the counsel for the pri soners. The Lord Justice General then summed up, after which the jury retired, and returned shortly afterwards with a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners. They were then sentenced, in an impressive speech, to be executed at Cupar on Monday, the sth of July. The prisoners exhibited the utmost indifference during the trial, and at its close they said the judge and jury were a set of - asses, and they hoped that they would all be dead and - before the day of execution. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signincs that the mails are sent from the General Post-eCes by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] When made up in! From what When PLACZ3. General Post-office port dig" due. London. patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)NJune 18 .. Liverpool .. June 23 America (by U.S. pkt.) Nl June 15 .. Liverpool June 24 America (by U.S. pkt.) AffJune 23 .. Southampt. June 30 Australia (via South ampton) .. • • •• M Southampt. Ditto (via Marseilles) N Dover .. Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N 2d of the month.. Plymouth.. Africa (West coast) • • N 14th of the month Plymouth June 29 Alexandria* N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. June 18 Belgium .• .. •• N Daily .. .. Dover .. Daily Brazil • Buenos Ayres • • M 9th of the month Southampt. June 16 M 9th of the month Southampt. Jane 16 California(viaCkagres)Mi2d & 17th of month Sonthampt. June 20 Cape of Good Hope .. Plymouth.. June 29 Cape de Verds N l 2d of the month .. Plymouth.. June 29 Constantinople * ••• • N; 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. June 20 Central America .. M,2d & 17th of mon. Sonthampt. June 20 Channel Igoe • • .. Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th• Sat Chill Mll7th of the month Sonthampt. June 20 France .. & N Twice daily .. Dover Twicedaily Greece* .. - • •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Jane 20 Hamburgh .. .. IsT, Tuesday & Friday London .. Taos. Sat. Holland •• •• Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mou.Thur Honduras • •• N 17th of the month Southampt. June 20 Ireland .. & N ' ; Twice daily .. Holyhead.. Twicedally India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. June 28 India(viaMaraailles) N Bth& 24th efmonth Dover • • June 17 India, via C. of G. Hope N 15th of month Plymouth.. Mauritius .. „ Nlsth of month Plymouth.. Mediterranean (via Mediterrane B°ntharrPt`sn) (via••• bif,2oth of the month Southampt. Jun* 25 an Marseilles) • • • • NBth& 24th of month Dover . • June 17 Madeira Mexico .. •• Ml2d of the month.. Southampt. July 5 •• M 9th of the month Southampt. June 16 Malta* .. 1 Ith• l7 th• l9 t ll • 27 th t &30th of month 3 Dover June 18 Naples* • .• • N sth 15th 25th ofme, Dover • • June 22 Papal States* .. •• N sth 15th 25th °fru° Dover .. June 22 p r A e r n i l i nsalar • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. June 26 • • •• •• M 17th of the month Southampt. June 20 Tuscany* .. • N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. June 22 West Indies (ex West Indies •• •• M 17th of the month Southampt. Jane 20 cept Havanna & Nassau) AI 2d of the month Southampt. * The French pac k mails to th M ose c ountries thus marked ( 0 ) are conveyed by et via arseilles. The India mail, via Southampton, will be made up on the evening of the 19th instant, in consequence of the 20th falling on a Sunday. hu T tan he t l : w eni e n o s ab ul e a g m ue all ne v e r o ill f tbheemvatdhe pfall : g n o t n h e a m s a n o r n i d a n y! of the 28th A commLn., c- - company has been f o r me d for the construction of a railway in the presidency of Madras. The capital is to be 500,0001., in shares of 201. each, with a guaranteed interest from the East India Rouse of 4i per cent., and the line Passing through is to proceed from the city of Madras into the interior, lore, and ultimately reaching Bangalore. The facilities for the work, as regards the nature of the country, un dertaking, wholly Conjeverana, Wallajanuggur. and Vel are stated to be unquestionable, and the existence of a large population throughout the route, and the absence of all com petition from water carriage, are likewise referred to as cir cumstances that would give a certainty of success to the guarantee.un- be lid In the first instance only a single line of rails is to the down, so as to enable the road to be carried as far as return of capital will permit, and to insure the earlies t . the East apart from the security of the a profit. The general conditions of the contract wit h of with regard to the railways already in course that in construc tion in Bombay and Bengal, with the excep tion he lands are to be India Company are precisely the same as those w entered into those cases the guarantee is 5 per cent. 1: On the opening of granted for 99 years free of charge. the line one-half of any surplus beyond n d House for the is to be applied to reimburse the I which the railway interest they may have already paid, after to the right reserved company will take the whole, subject duction of fares when re 4 4 per cent. by the Government of requiring a the other hand, the Com Pa nt ; ,, %., purchasing the line at the House are also to have the power of rico equal to the averaze end either of 25 or 50 years at a preeeding • ‘- years , and, on value of the shares for the three. ever the dividend shall exceed 10 per cent. The India v after it shall have been opened a surregder it ttitogetti three months, may at any .. ' — .7 • el . ; Uld a CICMIgICI 6 ao TOW; Qt Vaal' Vilni44* IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 17. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY BILL. Lord JOHN MANNERS, in moving the committal of this Bill, intimated that the Bill as it now stood was the Bill introduced by his predecessor in office, as amended by a Committee, at td the Government did not hold itself responsible for all its provisions, but it acknowleged the principle of Government control, and with those principles Government perfectly concurred. Mr. MO WATT said this was a question of vital im portance to the metropolis, and as the Bill was exceed ingly defective ho must move that it be committed this day three months. The omissions in the Bill were most extraordinary, while it had been dealt with in a very restricted manner,. The whole question of water supply'had not been referred to a Select Committee, but this particular Bill had been investigated by a Com mittee who felt that all they had to dispose of was simply to decide whether or no the Bill was such as the House ought to pass. The public, therefore, was not heard before that Committee, and the consequence was their interests had been neglected. What was it that the public had been so long complaining of ? Why, first, it was the source whence their water was supplied; secondly, the mode of distribution; and, thirdly, the price. The third objection was of minor importance compared with the two first, but he was sorry to say that this 13111 removed none of the objections. The question of supply as against the Thames had long ago been settled; all the authori ties who had written or spoken upon the point, with only two exceptions, concurred in stating that the Thames could not be safely used as a source of supply. Dr. Conyers Smith had, at the instance of the Government, examined the quality of the water in the Thames, not only in the neighbourhood of the metro polis, bat above bridge as far as its source, and he was satisfied that it was saturated with decayed animal and vegetable matter, that no filtering process could render it fit for human consumption, and yet this Bill continued this objectionable source of supply. Other authorities of equal eminence, such as Dr. Hooper, Dr. Harris, and Dr. James Johnson, and a great many others were unanimous upon this point, but the evidence taken before the Committee which sat upon this Bill was of a very different character. It was paid for, and the views of the parties from whom the fees were re ceived were supported by the witnesses. Besides all the other impurities of the Thames water, no less than sixteen grains of carbonate of lime were contained in every gallon of it, showing thus that twenty-six tons of carbonate of lime were contained in every daily supply of water to the metropolis. It was estimated that three to four millions of money were lost to the inhabitants of London annually in con sequence of the hardness of this water, which rendered necessary three-fifths more soap and tea than would be required under other circumstances. Hops, malt, and dyes, and every other article which was to be held in solution in water were likewise affected by the hardness of the Thames water. When the consumption of these articles had so much effect upon the comfort and well-being of the people, he thought the House ought to do something to cure the evil. No less than 15,000 and 16,000 deaths in London every year were attributed to preventable causes, and the two main causes were an imperfect and impure sup ply of water and bad drainage. One reason, perhaps, of the absence of a compreshensive system of legisla tion was the fact that between 70 and 80 Members were interested in water companies. It might be said in reply to this, that a great number of Members were also concerned in railways; but there was this difference between railway and water companies, the former were generally in direct competition with each other, but since the termination of the great water struggle in 1817, the latter had divided and parcelled out the metropolis as completely as if they were their own private domi nions. He next came to the consideration as to what remedy was to be devised for securing a better supply of water. The scientific gentlemen appointed by the Board of Health to consider the subject came to the conclusion that we had within reach water which was not only divested of every one of the vital objections which attached to the Thames, but could be intro duced into London at a mere fraction of the ex pense now paid for water. It was evident to com mon sense that it was much better to go, if pos sible, to the tops of hills for water than to the the bottom of valleys, which operated to a great extent as main sewers to the surrounding country. If a per fect and pure supply of water were combined with a complete system of drainage we might have water almost for nothing, the manure which would in that case be ob tained from the sowers being sufficient to meet the whole expenses; for it would be as valuable as that which was brought at great cost from the South Sea Islands. He considered that neither with regard to economy nor sanitary regulations could the two branches—water supply and sewerage—be dealt with separately. In re ference to the price of water, he said the Bill gave power to the company to make what he considered an exorbi tant charge. In fact, it proposed to tax the great bulk of the metropolis at the rate of 5 per cent. on the rental for a wretched and impure supply; whereas the Board of Health stated that pure water from the best sources could be supplied at 2d. a week to each house for domestic pur poses, and that including the cleansing of streets and the flushing of sewers, Sec., the charge would not be more than sd. The House could not have the remotest idea of the op pressive powers, both in a pecuniary and other senses, which the Bill gave to the company. It enabled them to raise from a million to a million and a half, and he calculated the metropolis would have to pay to them about 600,0001, a year. Besides that they had compul sory powers to make every house have water from their mains. —(Hear.) Under these circumstances he thought it would be much better to submit to the existing evils, terrible as they were, for the few months that would intervene before the re-assembling of Parliament, than to pass the present Bill, which, while it did not deal with the monster evil, would have the injurious effect of staving off sine die any legislation on the subject of a comprehensive character. He should feel it his duty to divide the House on the Bill. The gallery was then cleared for a division, but none took place. On re-entering the gallery we found Lord EBRINGTON objecting to the Bill, and the manner in which it had been conducted through the Select Committee. The public had not been represented before it, although he, on behalf of an association con taining a number of distinguished sanitary reformers, had applied to be beard for the public. H e therefore did not attach much weight to that Committee. The Bill which they had pro duced was certainly not worthy of the trouble which had been bestowed. In many respects it was a retro grade step from the Bill of that year, bad as that w as . It made no provision for the cognate subject of drainage, without which no system of w ater supply could be efficient. He also complained that there was n o pro vision for centralizing t h e different water com panies. The quality of the water p ropose d to be supplied was most inferior,.. and it h a d been proved to have a peculiar odour , an d to be - most deleterious to the pu blic health. It was calculated that the laundresses' bills of the metropolis came to about 5,000,0001. or 6,000,0001., and it was well k nown t h at the water from the Tbantee, from its superior hardness, i n various ways, 1,000,000 more cost the metropolis, I'l' is would do. H e than the water from the Surrey H thought that it would be better to postpone this Bill for another year. a Mr. T. DUNCOII who it used to be said th a t i t BB who were the stumbling blocks was the old companies n• ar ti in the way of reform in tis P eu ar, but now it ap peared that there were sprung up sanitary associa tions, who were greater nuisances still. —(Laughter.) of certain persons i n T They had heard Tooley-street to be the people of declaring themselves . a . on England, and had sanitary associations assuming to them now they t h e people of Engl selves the health of and, Who formed this san itary_ association? He could not find them out. H e himself had received a pamphlet from it, and be found on comparison that the Hon. Cdr' Mem berMowatt) speech wasnothing for Penryn's A. laugh.) else than this pamphlet"—( The Noble Lo r d w h o that the water tak en f rom had just sat down complained the Thames had a feculent odour. Was anything Noble Lord, when else to b e ex p ec t e d? for the Commissioner of Sewers, had , as was Proved from calculations, poured into it 2,, 000 000 cubic feet of se wage matter, equal to an et'ea, o f thirty-six acres, and s i x f eet in depth.—(Great laughter.) Yet the Noble Lord and those acting with him were now delaying measures great w hich were to remove those evils.—(Hear, hear.) The Governme nt deserved great praise for th e i r eon duct with regard to the sanitary mascaras now before the House, a nd he was su re that the public would not the House two or three weeks more existence if grudge- Iv and honestly to work on they set fairly House would go into Committeethese Bills. He hoped the set about satisfying th without further delay, and country that it was resolved to do its d uty with regard to this impor tant subject. J. WILLIAMS complained that th e C omm i ttee Mr. • . • Bill his had proceeded lied not contained f rom which t on e sing le Member who could be said t o b e t h e repre sentative of the metropolitan interest • He should op pose go i n g into Committee, because he did n o t thi n k the Bills fair one. Sir B. HALL considered that the chief recommenda tion of the Comm ittee was its entirel y im p ar t i a l construc tion, and the comple te absen ce of any element wh ich could assume the appearance of interested motives. He wa s surprised that the Hon. Member for Lambeth should attempt to o bstruct the progress of this Bill; because, if h e remembered aright , th e animals contained in t h e w a te r h i s co nstituents were larger and fatter than s upplied to any others. He believed that the Honourable Mem ber bad himself exhibited ala d ' rge rawing of them the Committee, and speaking of th e before stained animals painted on the House, had expressed his belief that the designs were taken from the animals which his constituents ate and drank daily. He should certainly support the Bill. After a few words from Mr. GEACH • who supported the Bill, The amendment was withdrawn, and the into Committee on the Bill. House w en t Mr. MO WATT proposed in clause 1 that th e d ate 1853 should be substituted f or 1857. Lord SEYMOUR hoped that not alter the origi na l word' the Com m itt ee would mg After some further co n v ersation, in which M essrs . part, it was agreed th , and Lo r d J o h n M anners took tilted for lees, at the date 1855 should b e su b s ti- The Ho us e then resumed. ROYAL COMMISSION. The TT Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the table to summon the House to attend at the bar of the House of Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several public and private Bills (for which see Lords' report). On the return of the SPEAKER ho an nounced the names of the Bills. The other twelve o'clock orders were then disposed of and the Reuse rope et Eour *look. The House resumed at Six o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from the West Indies, complaining of the distressed state of her sugar manufactures. Mr. P. MILES presented a similar petition. Sir J. PAKING TON also presented similar petitions from Jamaica and St. Lucia. Mr. HTJME presented a petition from the linen- Weavers of Montrose, complaining of their distressed state ; also from the shipping owners of Montrose, praying for the repeal of the passing toll at Ramsgate Harbour. THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Lord NAAS rose to present a petition from the Le gislative Council of New South Wales, expressing great dissatisfaction w i t h the Act 13 and 14 Victoria, relating to that colony. The Noble Lord was about to state the substance of the petition, when Mr. GLADSTONE suggested that, in consequence of its great importance, the petition should be read by the Clerk at the table. The Clerk accordingly proceeded to read the petition, but in so low a tone of voice as to be almost ineueible. As far as we could gather, the following was the import of the document:—The petitioners stated that they felt it their duty to themselves, their constituencies, and posterity, to record their deep dieeppointment at the consequences entailed upon the colony by the Act 13 and 14 Victoria. After the numerous resolutions and addresses which had proceeded from the colony, against the appropriation of the revenues of the colony under the solo authority of Parliament, against the existing administration of waste lands, against the dis pensation of the colonial revenues by the Ministers of the Crown, and against the veto reserved in mat ters of local legislation, the petitioners felt that they had a right to expect that those undoubted grievances would have been redressed by the Act referred to, but their expectations had been entirely disappointed. Ex ploded theories of colonization were still in use, the effect of which was to divert annually thousands of peti tioners' fellow-subjects from their shores, and force them to seek a home for themselves in the backwoods of America, while the persons sent to the colony from home were wholly unsuit e d t o it s wants . Th e b es towal of offices was still exercised at the nomination of the Colonial Minister, without any reference to the just claims of the colony; the salaries of the officers of Cus toms, and of other departments, were likewise placed beyond the colonists' control; and the only result of this new enactment, which had been introduced into Parlia ment by the Prime Minister himself with the avowed in tention of bestowing self-government upon the colony, was still to withhold from it the material powers previously exercised by the House of Commons. The colonists were not permitted to vote their own civil list, lest it might prove inadequate to the requirements of the pub lic service, nor to pass the simplest measures without the consideration of the Colonial Minister. The petitioners protested as well against the Act itself, as also against the instructions given by the Minister, by which the small powers conferred by the Act had been ren dered of no effect. They maintained that the Imperial Parliament ought not to have any power to tax the people of the colony, or to appropriate any of its money, which functions could only be properly exer cised by the colony itself; that the revenue arising from the public lands was as much the property of the colony as the ordinary revenue, and ought therefore to be subject only to like control; that the Customs and other departments ought to be under the vigilant con trol of the Colonial Legislature; and that offices of trust and emolument should be conferred only on settled in habitants of the colony, the office of Governor alone excepted. The petitioners, in conclusion, stated that in order to do away with any possible objection to the re moval of the grievances complained of, they were pre pared, on their demands being complied with, to assume and provide for the whole cost of the internal govern ment of the c o l ony, with the exception of the salary of the Governor. The petition was read amidst deep silence and atten tion on the part of the House. Sir W. MOLESWORTH moved that the petition be printed with the rotes, and gave notice that he should friend a motion upon it. The SPEAKER said that a motion for the printing of the petition could not be made until to-morrow. Mr. THORNELY said it was customary to print all petitions coming from the colonies along with the votes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had not been favoured, as other Hon. Members had been, with a printed copy of this very important pe tition, but as far as he could follow it while it was being read, he thought it contained some expressions of a very doubtful character. For instance, he believed that her Majesty was described in it as beimg only the trustee of her own possessions. He should wish to have an oppor tunity of reading this petition, and he would suggest that its formal presentation should be postponed.—(No.) Mr. HUME objected to the postponement of the re ception of the petition. Sir J. GRAHAM had understood that this petition was presented by one of her Majesty's servants, the Noble Lord the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and he con ceived that, if there was anything wrong in it, the Noble Lord ought to have consulted his colleagues before pre senting it.—(Hear, hear.) He (Sir J. Graham) was not aware of any expressions in the petition which were not well worthy of the attention of the House. At all events an expectation was held out that if the grievances com plained of were redressed, the colony would undertake to bear all its expenses, and that was a subject well worthy of consideration.—(Hear, hear.) He conceived that the petition had been presented by the Noble Lord, and the only remaining question was whether it should be printed. The SPEAKER said that the petition had not yet been received. The Noble Lord might, if he thought proper, withdraw it for the present, and present it to morrow. Mr. HUME said that the petition had been jointly entrusted to bite and the Noble Lord the Chief Secre tary for Ireland. He objected to any delay in the pre sentation of the petition, lest the petitioners might thereby feel themselves affronted. Mr. WALPOLE said that the petition had been pre sented by the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland, in his capacity as a Memb.r of that House, and not as a member of her Majesty's Government. It was right that the House should take notice of any expressions in a petition which might seem to be of a doubtful nature, and it certainly had occurred to him, as well as to his Right Hon. Friend, that in this petition the Queen was described as only the trustee of her own dominions—a phrase which he could not think would be adopted or re cognised by that Hause. He did not propose to reject the petition, but only to take time to consider whether it contained anything objectionable. Mr. GLADSTONE said that he was properly respon sible for the prominence given to that petition, which he had carefully read, and which certainly had not ap peared to him to contain anything to which objections could be justly taken.—(Hear, hear.) He was not sur prised that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should have been struck by the expression to which he bad referred, when simply hearing the petition read at the table; but it was clear that it was only used in the sense of a poli tical argument, in which it was open to anyone, and much more to the colonial legislature, to give that view of the position of her Majesty in respect not of her do minions, but of the wild lands of the colony which are merely subjects of sale.—(Hear, hear.) He should very much regret any delay in the reception of the petition. The Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland was clearly the person who was primarily responsible for the petition, and he (Mr. Gladstone) was persuaded that he would never have presented to Parliament a document of so much constitutianal importance without satisfying him self that its phraseology was free from all objection. Mr. E. ELLICE said that the waste lands in Aus tralia referred to in the petition had been surrender;dby her Maj es t y to t h e pu bli c under the Act f or provi i for the civil list, and the proceeds of those lands petitioners, applicable to the use s o f th e colony. therefore, in m a ki ng use o f the expression that her Ma jesty wa s th e t rustee of those land w ere within the strict letter of propriety. He entreet s ed the lan d s wer House not e to delay the reception of the petition. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did not find that the context softohnuetdasthtehephpreatsiteieinn had petition to which he had alluded, come from a distant colony, he would not be a party to opposing its presentation.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words of fromexplanation Mr. E. EL LICE, Lord NAAS said he hoped it would not be supposed that he would be the person to present a petition in the least degree disrespectful to her Majesty. He had read this petition carefully, and not finding anything in it that appeared to him to be of an ob j ectionable na ture , he had thought it hi. duty to present it.—(Hear.) The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. COLONIAL CHURCH BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE gave notice of moving a Com mittee of the House on the subject of colonial ecclesia s tical law. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked for what purpo se ? Mr. GLADSTONE replied that it was only in order to move a resolution pro formet, to enable to intro duce the Colonial Church Bill in an amended form. State for Foreign THE ARMY. Sir DE LACY EVANS rose the Under-Secretary of n Affairs rela tiveto put a question to to the regulations of ' August, 1843 - Foreign-office, , issued from the as affecting ofa ceived anteriorily t o that date cers who may h ave re ceived tion for servi ces i n t h e fieldforeign order s o f di s ti nc - Lord STANLEY said on the sudd en i ssuing there had been some h ar d s hip of 801110 of the reg u l a ti on , b ut, at t h e dis tanceyears, that r ecalling it. could scarcely be a reason for THE NAVY Sir G. PECHELL rose to ask * the Secretary of the Admiralty if the attention of the Board had been drawn toaajelsetty ic te,:sienrtvhee respecting c ec p tig a n pers from an Admiral in her m t steamer, complaining of the manners wthheichßitrhkneedaliteiaids are performed at Greenhithe by that scirntific officer Captain Johnson, R N., for the adjustment of the com passes of her Majesty's ships before they proceed on sra service • and whether any report from the late comman der of the Birkenhead on the compasses of that vessel had been received by the Admiralty; and if so, whether the acme would be laid before Parliament? Mr. STAFFORD said the attention of the Admiralty had been drawn to the letter referred to, but that it did not at all abate their confidence in the gallant gentleman who was so justly described as that " scientific officer." Moreover, the Board had received communications from the late captain of pru the a ßirkenhead, stating his satisfac tion with the co m p asse s of thatvesacl; and they in tended to append to the p a p ers upon her loss a copy of t he cor cular subject.—(Bear.) ASSESSMENTS ON TENANT FARMERS on ABATEMENT this particular FARMERS UNDER THE PROPERTY - T AX. Mr. FREWEN begged to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he considered that under the Property-tax Act, 14 and 15 Viet., c. 12, sec. 3, abatements might be madofrom amoroment o on tounnt-fetronvio where 1149. proSts fall short of snob assessments, if the farm is taken from Michaelmas to Michaelmas (which is usually done in the county of Suser.: and many other counties), in stead of from Lady-day to Lady-day? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that this was a very important subject, interesting to a very cont=iderable portion of her Majesty's suhjects—(Hear, hear)—and in answer to the Hon. Gentleman he did not think he could do better than read a circular sent out by the Board of Inland Revenue bearing upon the question :7_ . _ " Inland Revenue, Somerset House, June 8. " Sir,—Meny inquiries hare been made as to the period to which the accounts of farmers should be made up in order to show the amount of their profits frem the occupation of their farms, upon appeal under the third section of the 14th of Victoria, chap. 12, against the assessment of the income-tex under Schedule B, on the grounds that the profits in the years of assessment fi ll short of the sums assessed; and it is understood that farmers do not make up their accounts to the sth of April, but almost invariably to the 29th of September in each year, or thereabouts. lam directed by the board to state that, under the circumstances, no objection is to be offered by the surveyors to accounts being received on such appeals for the year from Mi chaelmas, 1850, to Michaelmas, 1851, or to such other (1,3 , in the year on which the accounts of the appellan ts shall have been usually made up, and to relief being afforded by the district commissioners upon satisfactory proof that during such year the profits arising from the occupation of their farms did not amount to the sums assessed under Schedule B. I take this opportunity to observe, that the provision above referred to does rot authorise exemption, although the total income of the party may have fallen short of 1501. in the year, but only an abatement of the charge to the amount of the profits actually acquired, in the same manner as relief is granted by the 133 d section of the Income-tax Act in respect of assessment under Schedule D on profits of trades. I have further to state, that the relief is appli cable to persons occupying their own far ms as well as to tenant-farm ers , provide they obtain their livelihood principally from husbandry. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " THOMAS KEOGH." The Hen. Gentleman would see, therefore, that the point had engaged the attention of her Majesty's Go' vernment, and that relief had already been secured. THE WINE DUTIES. Mr. MULLINGS begged to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he was prepared to give such on. assurance as wo u ld a ll ay the apprehension at presen t prevailing throughout the wine trade, by the announce' went of a project for reducing the import duty to one shilling a gallon —a rumour which was calculated t° raiso the price of wine abroad, and was already operating to the injury of the revenue, by deterring parties from taking mile out of bond for home consumption? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stood from the question of his Hon. Friend, that aPPre hension had been occasioned by an announcement of S project for reducing the import duty on wine to on e shilling a gallon. There was no such project in coutan 2 ; plation on the part of the Government, and he trusted that no Government would be found in this country 14 entertain such a project. There was no intention on the part of the Gover nmen t t o recommend any reduct i o n l the duties on win e . P er h aps t h e H ouse would F rilit be him to obser ve th a t quest i ons of this kind ought 10 7 expressly answered.—(H ear , h ear .) S ome years 64_1 under Lord Rip on , a re d uct i on had been effected in the:: duties, but without realising the success anticipated. L I the case of the r e d uct i on to w hi ch the H on. Member uf referred, it was pr esume d t h at i t would be necess ary for consumption to in crease 500 per cent. He (t h e Cnsn . were cellor of the E xc h equer ) was o f opinion that t h er e 4 7 .. . many articles whi c h p resen t e d super i or cla i ms to wise in any reduction of d u ty.—(H ear were , hear.) The duties were upon a lu xur y o f the rich; an d there were other articles, consumed by the poor of this try, which could put in a more favourable claim for re duction.--(Elear.) M. MAZZINT. Mr. B. COCHRANE inquired of the Right 11 ° 16 Gentleman the Home Secretary whether his attention the working classes in this country? His had been called to an address, issued by M. Mazzini' to objeot h — r asking whether such was the case or not was to glv e ,: e i; Majesty's Government an opportunity of stating 1 "";;1. opinions upon an effusion which contained latlguaget,y a seditious chara c t er as f ar as the people of this eou ri n ,",," 3 „, were concerned, an d objectionable to our allies. address to which he referred began by stating that " all time was fast approaching in which, according t° all their probability, th e oppressed would appeal in strength to th e oppressor, and when more would be re quired from the working classes in the way a resistance to a series of--" Mr. HUME rose to order. He objected to a docu ment being rea d w h en on l y a quest i on was proposed m em ber be asked.—(Hear, hear.) Before the Hon. made any remarks on the document it ought some way before the House. to Mr. WALPOLE said that the question addressed him was whether his attention had been called to soT r e particular speech supposed to have been made by M . Mazzini. His answer to that question was that his 13 ` tention had not been so called to such speech—( Mr. HUME requested the Hon. Member (Mr. t Cochrane) to confine himself to a particular passage J." the supposed speech. to be in The SPEAKER intim a t e d that it was irregula r for an Hon. Member to commen t u p o n a document before he had read it.—(H ear , h ear .) Mr. COCHRANE t h en s i gn ified his intentio n of call ing attention t o th e matter on the following da y . THE REV. MR. BENNE TT. this day)' Mr. HORSfi4N intimated that to-morrow ( on he would d ho m stat o e io w r fo i l l a tc r o theurs course adjournment h e intended re toof pursuethe gard to the vicarage of Promo inquiry. WESTERN PACKET STATION, IRELAND. Mr. H. HERBERT begged to ask his Hon. Frien d the Secretary to the Admiralry to what part of the coast the proposed survey of harbours in Ireland would refer, and how fur southward it would extend? Mr. STAFFORD replied that the two places to which the survey of the Commission was strictly to be limited were the Bay of Galway a nd the mouth of t he Shannon. He need not add, therefore, that it would em brace a portion of the seaboard of that locality so fortunately represented by the Hon. Member who had asked the question.—(Hear, and laughter.) RSHIP. THE LAW OF PARTNE Mr. SLANEY asked whether the attention of the Government had been directed th to the resolution of the wi regard to issuing char - Committee on this subject, ters of limited liabili t y at a less ex than than at present, and whether it was i ntended to appoint a Commission to inquire into the general subject of limited liability during this or the following session of Parliament? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the question was one of great importance, and one which he had himself had occasion to bring under the notice of the House. The Hon. Gentleman bad not given him notice of the present question, but, without at all complaining of the omission, he would state, speak ins. his general impressions on the question, that the subject had been under the consideration of the Govern ment, but that he thought there were at present ample materials on which to form an opinion. He was not aware of any deficiency of information, but, if such were found to be the case, it would be open to the House to consider whether a Commission should issue or not. METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY. The House again went into Committee on this Bill. On clause 2, reservoirs w a , s t r Mr. MO WATT proposed, as an amendment, that all reservoirs within five wiles of St. Paul' holding for r m d r o . m v e ir s A t i purposes,po LE that v t e h r e e d s .: with iparreofisvveierdveodr milessth holding aott sift . Paul covered; but it o contained water to be subjected also provided, they need not be covered. to subsequent filtration , After a brief conversation , shouldvvf oirth within ne domesticsuloahusea pr ovide d d p urposes , stwaao tc drawn, and the clause , the amendment was with- On clause 3, was agreed to. Mr. MO WATT proposed an alteration, by w hi t d l aqueducts were t o b e covered by the year 1853, ins te of 1855. After some conversation the amendment was nega tived, and the clause was agreed to. On clause 4 being proposed, Mr. MOWATT Proposed to substitute the year 1851 for 1855, as he wished the public to have tho benefit 031 filtered water as early as possible. T he Proposition was negatived without a division. The clAuse was then agreed to. Clauses 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, were agreed to. Clause 15 having been put, Mr. MO WATT proposed the omission of the words " subject to the provisions of the special Act relating to such company." He believed that, under those words , the special Acts would override the general Act. Lord SEYMOUR explained that that provision had been introduced for the purpose of relieving the compa nies from the nEcessity of forcing their water above the level required by their special Aots. After a short conversation, the amendment of Mr. Mowatt was withdrawn. Mr. MO WATT then objected to the provision in the same clause, under which a constant supply need not be supplied to any district until fourths of the houses should have been provided with the necessary mains, pipes, and other apparatus. He feared that under that arrangement many districts might remain for an indefi nite period without a constant supply. Lord J. MANNERS said ho proposed an addition to the clause, to the effect that the constant supply should be given not only when four-fifths of the houses in a dis- trict ,bould bo supplied with the necessary apparatus, but also wherever four-fifths of the inhabitants should s ign a requisition demanding such a supply. Mr. MO WATT thought that a requisition signed by a majority of the inhabitants ought to be held sufficient in the case. After some conversation tho amendment proposed by Lord J. Manners was agreed to. The claune, as amended, was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. The remaining clauses were, after some conversation , agreed to. Several new clauses were brought up and added to the Bill. Lord R. GROSVENOR deprecated the constant re fdrecce to the Board of Trade as a growing ev il, w hich s wallowed up the tim e of the Government, without any benefit to the constituencies. The Bill was then ordered to be reported to the House, and the report was brought up accordngly. o n f a t is he ßi citstion that he BIETROPOLITAN BURIALS. Lord J. MANNERS .then rose 0 move the second ra reading pre,s e o d f pass a law on the subject this He was so e session. The evils of the present system had been de svi tehAtihe r o i p m o p h o T t n a n ß c e u titiled WO books and In 6 14949. Anligipsic. Pe felt bound to endeavour to THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-, JUNE 18, 1852. I