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tion similar to that discretionary power with reference to the Secretiry cf State or the seagiArsao. The TD.::,.--!;°.5- t^ate was made to act Ministeni•elly ; ho had no cii:•.cre- Lion; nor had the Secretary of State any pol,;(-r wha?ever to Stop the proceedings, or prevent the party being de liveri-d up. The Earl MALMESBURY—That is altered now. Lord BEAUMONT said there could not have been Y alteration in the convention since it was signed. If he meant that the clauses of the Bill wore altered, they Would be of no use unless they carried out the conven tion which was recited in the preamble. He hoped the Bill would pot be proceeded with. There curs a amoral ,wish in the House rather to assist in th is o bj ee:t but, seeing the numerous objections that had arisen, the b ust eourae would ho to have another convention, embodying the suggestions that had been thrown out. Too srvonth clause gave the power to offenders, if charged with political offences, to plead as a defence their extradition under the treaty; but this did not go far enough; he ought to be restored to the country whence ho had been taken, or at all events hive the op tion of returning its he chose. Some alteration was ati lolutely necessary in the existing con v e n t ion, which was full of difficulties. He doubted whether it would be an "dvantage to have documentary evidence sent over here; it probably would not be enough to justify a magistrate In Committing for trial. If it were so, the mise en accu sation would be a perfectly satisfactory document. The Duke of ARGYLL said it appeared to him that by the terms of the convention, the Secretary of State Was obliged to deliver up an offender on proof of iden tity; but the Bill gave him a discretionary power. The French Government bad retained that discretion for themselves in the convention. The Bill purported to enable the Secretary of State to exercise a discretion which the convention did not give him. It was most important that he should have that power, especially as the number of offences included in the treaty was in creased from three to twenty, and included such a charge Its malversation in office. Tho Earl of ABERDEEN said the discretion only ap plied to one article—article 10—which related to fo reigners not Frenchmen. It was most essential that it should be extended to all. No one could be more sen sible than himself of the necessity of an alteration in the existing law. If the mise en accusation fulfilled the con ditions laid down, the existing law might have been en forced, and there would have been no necessity for an alteration. Lord BROUGHAM said that even if the miss en ac cusation were considered tantamount to an indictment, it would not suffice at present, being a foreign indict ment. The Earl of MALMESBURY suggested that they should go into Committee now, allow amendments to be Made, and have the Bill reprinted before Monday. Lord CAMPBELL said he did not think it proper that the Secretary of State of England should be re stricted, as was done by the Convention, which gave a discretionary power on the French side, but none on the English. This power could not be introduced into the Bill unless it was in the Convention. Re suggested that the same power should be given on both sides of the water, and the same obli t eetions. Lerd Aberdeen's Con vention had proved ineffectual, because it required the same evidence as was necessary to commit a man under tno English law. It was now proposed to dispense with this, but a discretionary power ought to be retained. The Earl of MINTO considered that the Bill could not b e proceeded with to the end, unless they had another convention. The House then went into Committee. In answer to the Earl of ABERDEEN, The Earl of DERBY said that one of the amendments proposed to be inserted in the Bill was, that any further Convention or stipulation that might be entered into should be considered for the purposes of the Act as part of the original convention. The Earl cf ABERDEEN remarked that the Bill re cited the convention and proceeded to carry it out. It was impossible then to agree to a convention that had not yet been entered into. Lord BEAUMONT took the same view of the case. 'll, e mode of proceeding proposed by the Noble Lord Wes a very Irish way of legislation. The Earl of DERBY said the convention had received the assent of two successive Governments, and had been entered into with the French Government in a Most amicable manner. It had received the approval of the most eminent statesmen and lawyers on both sides °f tho Ch an nel; but from what he had heard that night no was afraid that if they had half a dozen new conven tions they would all be objected to. He ventured, how ever, t o say, in spite of the Noble Baron (Lord Beau latcnit), that their Lordships had nothing to do with the convention.—(Hear, hear.) The Earl of ABERDEEN insisted that they could not legislate except on a convention t hat was alread y before e m . The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the proposed Proviso was to enable her Majesty to enter into a sup- Plementary treaty in conformity with the Bill. It would not in the least interfere with their Lordships' Powers. The amendments were then agreed to, and the Bill„ h aving gone through Committee , w as ordered to be re- Ported on Monday. The Differential Dues Bill was reported. The Public Works Bill, and the Industrial and Provident Societies Bill were read a third time and passed. A number of private Bills were then adva nced a stage, and their Lordships adjourned at a Q uarter- p ast Te n o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 10. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) THE WORKING CLASSES. , Mr. St I ANEY, on the motion t h at the S p eaker do leave the Chair, on going into Committee of Supply, moved a s an amendment, " That it was expedient that a Department, Standing Committee, or unpaid Commission, ,sbould be a ppointed, to consider , sugge s t , and re p ort from ti me to time, preventive and remedial measures, to benefit the social condition of the working classes, and for re teving social and other obstacles to their improvement." . 7 said this subject had nothin g to do with p arty po litics, but was deeply interesting to the vast body of the People whose condition was to be embraced by the pro- Posed inquiry. The labouring population was divided , into two clastes—those connected with husbandr y , and th ose • • living in large towns and in the manufacturin g districts. The great mass of them had been depressed, degraded, and neglected for many yeare, and in a great Measure from the want of proper attention to their con dition by the Government and the Legislature. He thought that if some department or commission bad been in existence to watch the condition of the working classes, and to suggest measures to remedy the evils that surrounded them, there would now have been a vast im provement among them, both in a physical and moral aspect. The Honourable Member referred to the reports of Commissioners and Select Committees to show the deplorable state of these two great divisions of the people, and said he attributed the neglect he had mentioned to great social changes which had taken place without any corresponding alterations of the law, so as to give them fair play in their altered position. So frequent wer e political changes, that before a Government had time to direct its attention to subjects of this nature it went out of office; and nothing effectual would be done for the benefit of the people, unless some such perma nent body as he suggested was appointed. The exist ing state of things produced nothing but discontent, suf fering, and disease in the country, and he asked for a Commission on the ground of economy, justice, and right. While the comforts of the rich and middle classes had been vastly augmented, crime had increased three times faster than the population, and crime now cost the country upwards of eleven millions annually. Hitherto the wealthy had adopted the laissez faire sys tem in regard to these great grievances; but there ought to be no longer delay in devising means of amelioration. Whet ho wanted for the working classes was instruction to their children, protection to their health, and fair Play and encouragement in regard to the employment of their labour. Lord R. GROSVENOR seconded the motion. Mr. WALPOLE said he was sure that the sincere benevolence which had always distinguished the career of the Hon. Gentleman deserved to be rewarded; and if he thought the means proposed by the Hon. Gentleman would be likely to contribute towards the improvement of tho social condition of the working classes, he should certainly wish, on the part of the Government, at once to give his assent to this motion. With regard to the motion before the House, he doubt. d whether it would really tend to the benefit of those for whose benefit it was intended. He doubted whether more information would be gained by such a standing commission than was now obtained by the Committees of both Houses of Parliament. A commission would consist of one or two persons, who Would imbibe peculiar ideas and plans on these subjects, .?,n which their report s would be founded, while a I:arliamentary Committee would consist of persons who took varied and different views, and in whose hands th ese q i ues ti ons would be mor e likel y to be considered in 1 / 4 their bearings. Moreo ver, he did not think t , Gjueti ein°4B to lead the people to de p end rather on th a- e —run:lent and Parliament than on their own exertions. °Q these grounds, therefore, ho mast give a reluctant ne hogetive to the motion of the Hon. GentLman, and he hoped he would not press it to a division. rai:stmf. SCOBELL supported the appointment of a com did - on, which he thought would do D o harm, if it no good. Mr. CARTER thought the appointment of this,com mission wou ld prevent the appointment of Select Qom eaittees for special purposes connected with this; que stion ' After a fe w words from Mr. PACKE and Mr. P. J-lowenn the motion was withdrawn, and the louse Went into Committee of Supply. TIIE EXPENSES OF TUE EMBASSY AT CON STANTINOPLE.‘ The CEtANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the vote which stood to b e taken first was the vote far 0 expenses of repairing t he cha p el of the British ""Em bassy7, at Constantinople. The Government had taken it vote i n to their considerat ion since y esterda y , and " appeared to them to be one of those which required c onsiderable inquiry. The enormous expenditure which had taken place upon the ambassado rial residence at Constantinople appeared to him on the sur face indefensible. It certainly appeared to him that to spend 85 0001. in ten years was rather too much. Ile knew it had grown up to a practice, not sufficiently checked at a distance from this country, to launch out into heavy expenses of this sort, and without wishing to lay an y bi am ,, on , e . r th I pre d e cessors, her Ma j est y 's Hi_ nisters wi s h e d to take this opportunity of expressing their dissatisfaction on this head, and therefore, ender these circumstan ces , h e shou ld not pro pose to proceed urther now with t hi s vote,—( H ea r, hear.) Mr. PT. PATTEN glad to hear the opinions said he was which had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentle man. Having presided as Chairman of the Committee on Official Salaries, he remem b e red that th e sub j ect of the expenses of the Embassy at Constantinople had "trolley pressed themselves on the notice of the Com- SATURDAY THE SUN, LONDON, rnittee, though he was not quite sure whether it had been mentioned in their repoet.t Votes of 7831, for reptirieg the Ambassador's house at Madrid, of 1,595/, for she arrears of the late Earl of Shaftesbury 's pension due at the time of his death, and of 4,0001. for improving the navigation of the Menai Straits, were also egreed to. On the motion that 100 ; 0001, be vote for civil Call tingoncie3, Mr. ANSTEY rose to object to the following items: — The expense incurred by the Bishop of Bar'oedoes in his visitation to the islands of St. Vincent and St. Lucia, 32/. ss. 10d.; the expense , incurred by the Bishop of Antigua, for passages on his visitation to several islands within his diocese, 421. Bs. 4d.; the ex pence incurred by the Bishop of Newfoundland on account of a passage from Newfoundland to Bermuda, on visiting that part of his dioe,ese, 60/a the expense incurred by the Rtv. H. M. Blaltiston, ou account of his p Issage to Conetantinople, on his appt place, 5 01 .; for oiuterhat as chop lain to her Kejesty's embassy at te a the entertainment of the Bi s h o p o f Vi c toria, on several occasions, while visiting the consular cities in China, on board her Majesty's steam sloop Reytiaed, 92/. 10s. After a few observations the Hon. Gentleman moved to reduce the vote by these items. Sir J. PAKINGTON eeid it appeared to him that the introduction of the word " bishop" into a vote was suffi cient to induce the lion. Gentleman to oppose the vote. The question, however, which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had just been discussing wa s not new, it had been frequently debated, and the result of ail the discus sion was the approve! of the vote on the part of the Legislature. Mr. HUME thought the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had introduced this discussion had done nothing but his duty. It might be unjust to call upon the bishop to pay these expenses out of his own pocket, but it was still more unjust to require the country to pay them. The fact was, the time had come when they ought to have acme settled principles upon which all these ec clesiastical charges should be made upon the public ex chequer, and he for one should be always ready to oppose these votes for ecclesiastical purposes in the colonies. The Church possessed a property of more than 600,0001. in value, and yet last night they were called upon to vote 38,0001 for its assistance. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman deserved great credit for introducing this sub ject, and he should certainly vote with him if he pro posed any reduction of the estimate. Mr. ANSTEY said ho should move that the estimate be reduced by 3001. Colonel SIBTHORP was quite G 3 willing to recom mend economy as the Hon. Member for Youghal, or the Hon. Member for Montrose, but it appeared to him that the opposition of the Hon. and Learned Member for Youghal was not so much directed against the vote as the Established Church, and as he for one could not allow the establishment to be attacked in this manner he should certainly resist the amendment. He was nevertheless an advocate of legitimate economy, and as he could be no party to the Groat Exhibition rolsbery, he should move to omit the SIM of 1,5051. 7s. 6d. for salaries of secretaries, clerks, and messengers for the Commission for the promotion of the Exhibition of the Works of Iteluttry of all Nations. Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved a further reduction of the vote by 1,570/. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said this complication of amendments would lead to great confusion, and he would suggest that they should be taken separately. Sir GEORGE PECHELL hoped this was the last time they should hear of such an estimate as this, and hoped if it was required next year it would be paid out of the Secret Service , hey. Lord DUDLEY STUART objected to saddling the country with the expenses of this estimate. After a few words from Mr. Hamilton, Mr. W. Wil liams, and Mr. Heyworth, Mr. ANSTEY sad, to save one division, he would add his reduction of 3001 to that of the Hon. Member for Lambeth, who concurred in the fission of the two amendments. The CHAIRHAN said the larger reduction, which was that of the Hon. Member for Lambeth, would have to be put first. The Committee then divided, when there appeared — For the amendment of Mr. Williams 40 Against it 97 Majority egainat it ••• —57 doubtful if it could be nominated? and at that late period of the sossion it was desirable that no time should be to-,t. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. would be extremely glad if he could fAcilitaT,e the inquiry that had baen ordered by the House; and if ht cJuld learn from the Hon. Gentleman then, or i❑ the course of the evening, that there was any proFict of proposing a Committee, the nomination of which would not lead to a protracted discussion, he would certainly do what ho could to suit hia wishes. At present he could not take upon himself the responsibility of allowing a question, which would apparently lead to a long discussion, to interfere with the progress of public business. Both the morning and evening sittings were at the present moment apportioned to very important business; and, althougn he was ready to accede to the suggestion of the Hen. Gentleman, provided ho was assured that there would be no delay, still until there was some es surance or certainty of such a result, he could not take the responsibility of permitting the nomination of a Committee which would unduly retard the public bußiness. IMPROVEUENT OF THE JURISDICTION OF EQUITY BILL. • The House then went into Committee on this Bill, Mr. BERNAL in the chair. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY moved, pursuant to novice, to omit clauses 1 to 9 inclusive ' contending that it was not expedient to print the nreliminary documents in a Chancery wit, and that besides the reduction of expense that would be thereby attained, it would have the effect of stopping many Chancery suits in lirnine. He would move, in the first instance, that clause 1 be omitted. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL contended that as the Bill at present stood the expense would be lessened and the proceedings simplified. Mr. BETHELL also supported the clause. Under the former system the preliminary documents were the source of very great expense, and in many instances before the defendant knew the offence of which he was charged, he was put to some hundreds of pounds of expense. The filing of bills was in that way the source of a great deal of oppression. The benefit that would remit from the change proposed by the present measure was, that the defendant would be informed at once, and at the commencement of the suit, of the complaint against him in a manner that would be intelli gible to the meanest capacity, and might be able to avoid the expense of litigation without resorting to professional aid. By the printing of the preliminary documents much expense would be saved, instead of any additional costs being incurred; and, indeed, it would be most desirable if the plan of the printing the documents was extended to other stages of the suit. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said he bad not been con vinced by the arguments of the Hon. and Learned Gen tleman. It was impossible to say that printing was re quitite, or would be inexpensive. The object of reduc ing the length of bills in Chancery might be otherwise obtained. H© should negative the clauses. The clause was then agreed to. Clause 2 was agreed to, with a verbal amendment in serted on the motion of the MASTER of the ROLLS. On clause 3, The MASTER of the ROLLS likewise introduced a verbal amendment, and the clause was agreed to. Clause 4 was agreed to without alteration. On clause 5, The MASTER of the ROLLS moved a verbal amendment, which was assented to, and the clause then pessed, as also did clauses 6,7, and 8, without observadon. On clause 9, giving the Chancellor power to alter, modify, or suspend any of the previous provisions of the measure, Mr. KEOGH objected that it might neutralise the measure altogether. Mr. WALPOLE said as it was an experiment it was deemed necessary to give the Chancellor power of modi ltdrg it. 0 ? 1. a croe c ul l ar a tt u i vsee be o l rr 2 e , cit su requiring at rhy t e h g a fih t l ai filing gd n i ao t h : ., e at hb a ei b l l s c e oo n nh c s o bs eh o ht t a ' hl a ff th he cruse was agreed to; as were clauses 10 and 11. near of an infant, The MASTER of the ROLLS moved its omission, stating that it wits often necessary to file a bill at a few hours' notice. Mr. WALPOLE admitted that delay might arise in some instances, but yet thought the provision would be useful. Some power was required to prevent an impro per person from being put in as next friend. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL suggested that it might be sufficient to require the consent of the Court within some short time after the filing of the bill. The MASTER of the ROLLS conceived that this The House resumed at Six o'clock. might in some measure meet the difficulty. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. M r. BETHELL thou g ht the clause wouldj be at once On the motionrt of Mr. F. MACKENZIE , it was nu g atory and obstructive. It would entail the necessity agreed that the Louse at its rising, should adjourn until for that most objectionable and onerous proceeding, an Monday nest, me pa MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. proper application, which was alto ge ther alien from the p r oper province of a judicial tribun a l. A me ssenger from th e L or d s b r ought up the follow- Mr. WALPOLE concurred to a great degree in those i ng Bills, to which their Lordships had agreed:— observations, and promised to consider them before the Apprehension of Deserters from Foreign Ships, report. Law of Evidence (Scotland). The MASTER of the ROLLS suggested the post- Stockport and Marple Road. ponement of the clause. Pcdmore and Rowley Roads. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected. Stroud and Bieley Road. • Sir J. GRAHAM said this subject had been fully Macclesfield and Buxton Road. considered by the Commission, and there appeared to be Kirkby Stephen send Hawes Road. between the retention and rejection of the clause a Marsden, Lisburne, and Long Preston Roads, with- choice of difficulties. His own opinion, however, was out amendment. in conformity with that of the Commissioners, that it Yeovil and Ilehester Turnpike Trusts. ought to be omitted. South Wales Railway, with amendments. Mr. HENLEY observed that the judges in the Court PETITIONS. of Chancery were of a different opinion, with the excep- Mr. THORNELY presented a petition, praying the tion of the Master of the Rolls. House to take steps to increase the supply of guano to Sir P. WOOD said, as the father was usuall y dead, all this country. the children infants, and the mother executrix and an Sir E. BUXTON presented a petition from a place in accounting party is the suit, the application to the Court Essex against the Militia Bill. would be necessary in almost every case for the selection Petitions in favour of an ocean Penny postage were of a " next friend" to institute the suit. presented by Mr. CuanTenes and by Mr. S. CRAWFORD Mr. WALPOLE ultimately, in deference to the from Rochdale. opinion of the Commissioners, withdrew the clause. Mr. ELIOT presented a petition from Gallashiele, Clauses 13, 14, 15, 16, were afterwards agreed to. praying a Government inspection or nunneries. Oa clause 17, Mr. OSWALD presented a petition from a place in Sir H. WILLOUGHBY moved to insert—" From the Scotland against the grant to Maynooth. time when this Act shall commence and take effect, all Captain Y I AGAN wished to ask whether it wa s the s p ecial clauses obeli be set down for hearing in the intention of the Government to bring on the Crime and cause-books kept at the registr's office, and ts." shall His be Outrage (Ireland) Bill before the adjournment of t he inserted in the dail y papers of the several cour House that day? The Right Hon. Gentleman the object was to prevent uncertainty as to the time when Attorney-General had on that morning at half-past two motions came on. o'clock, in no very stentorian voice, stated that he in- Mr. WALPOLE said the amendment had nothing tended to bring it on that day. It did not appear on the practicable in it. The greater number of motions were order paper, and he wished to know whether it would so eudden, that the papers were not delivered until the come on? ni g ht bef ore the hearing , —( ehr . ), The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said h e The MASTER of the ROLLS said the amendment it on Tuesday morning.would be most mischievous; i t would p revent the judge proposed takingMß. SMITH O'BRIEN, from taking a motion of the m ost p ressing character out Mr. V. SCULLY wished to ask a question of the of its order. Right Hon. Gentlemen the Attorney-General for Ire- Mr. CARTER said under this system land. On the occasion of the present Gove rnment had to chance of bringing on a motion. a junior counsel coming into newer it was understood by many ef the The amendment was negativ ed without a division. friends of Mr. Smith O'Brien in Ireland, that if a pro- Clauses 18 to 25 inclusive wer e a g reed to. perly-worded memorial was prepared , the p resent Go- On clause 26. M vernment would be disposed to mitigate the sentence The AS PER of the ROLLS said that this and the passed upon that u n fortunate gentleman. It was, indeed, 28th clause threw a very great deal of additional duty on stated that the Government wished such a memorial to the ex , miners of the Court of Chanc er y , thou g be presented. Hwe wished to ask the Right Hon. Ge ntle s certainl y was an imp rovement in tho pas ractice of t Bhill e provision h the man, and he hoped he would have a fair a nd frank court, while at the same time there no answer, whether he had not revised the memorial, mace for a fur remuneration for the extra services im whether he had not corrected it, and whether he had posed upon thes e officers, not stated that it should receive his support? Mr. WALPOLE said, however just the complaint of The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND (Mr. his Hon. and Learned Friend might be, nothing could Napier) would state all the facts connected with the be done in the matter at p re sent. It certain l y did seem memorial. He and his Right Hon. Friend the Solicitor - not to be quite fair to increase the work without in- General were counsel for Mr. Smith O'Brien. The creasing the salaries. At the present time the chief clerk Solicitor- General acted for him at the tria l, and be him- had 2001 . a y ear more than the examiners, which was sell had been counsel before the House of Lords and bad anomaly. presented a petition in his behalf after he had been The clause was then agreed to. sentenced to transpomation. H e was a l so on terms o f Clauses 27 to 29 were also agreed to after a short con great intimacy with many of his friends and relations, versetion on the latter respecting the conduc t of which particularly his his brother, the Rev. W. O'Brien, and the roissioners for taking evidence in the country, in Hon. Baronet the Member for Clare was also one of his hope was expressed by Sir J. GRAHAM that local and intimate friends. After the present Government came county courts would be made available for that purpose. into power the friends of Mr. O'Brien waited upon him In clause 30, which related to the mode in which the entirely in the capacity of a private friend, to consult evidence of witnesses should be taken before the exa with him whether anything could be done in the way of miners, a mitigation of puniehment. The conversation was en- The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in answer to a re tirely confidential and private, but he distinctly stated mark of Mr. C. Villiers, said that the clause provided that he could take no part whatever in his official cepa- that the examiner should take a narrative of the evidence, city, as it was impossible the Government could do any - and t hat the witness should sign it. thing, as it would be at once set down as being done for The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, to meet certain ohjec political purposes and electioneering considerations. Ho tions, proposed to insert words which would prevent the had never taken upon himself to state what the Govern- proceedings being rendered invalid in Case the witness meat would do on the subject. All his communications refused to sign the narrative. were simply those of a private friend, and arising out of The MAS TER of the ROLLS said the narrative tho sympathy he entertained for the friends and rela- would be of no value unless signed by the witness, fives of Mr. O'Brien. He never did bold out, nor and unless ho signed it he could not be indicted for was he aware that any person on the part of the Go- perjury. vernment ever held our, any intimation or any hope as The amendment of the Solicitor-General was with to what the Government would do, nor had he directly or drawn, and the consideration of it postponed till the indirectly pledged himself that the Government would report. attend to Any m e mori a l that might be got up. He trusted Mr. C. VILLIERS said that before the clause was that explanation wou ld be satisteetery.—(Hear, hear.) agreed to he wished to point out that the proposed DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. mode of asking the evidence would open a door for Mr. EWART begged t o as k th e Under -Secretary of great dela y and ex p ense, and would lead to the some gg State for Foreign Am e i rs w h e th er an y measures have results as the present system of taking evidence by the bven adopted for the examination of candidates for ap- Mastar 3 . pointment and promotion in th e diplomatic service in the T he clause was then agree.d to, as also were clauses country; and whether ther e w ill be any objection to lay down to 58. bolero the House a return expl ana t ory of such measures, On clause 59, as has been done in the case of the different revenue The MASTER of the ROLLS said it appeared to boards, the navy, the marine, and more lately (by the him that this clause did not come within the scope of Duke of Wellington) in the case of examinations of the Bill. It appeared to him that each court should bo candidates for the army? able to execute justice by means of the functions and Lord STANLEY, who was indistinctly heard in the powers possessed by itself, and without resorting to any say that no sach retu rns were in ex- other court.--(Hear.) Now, the present clause, so far t proposed. Instru c ti ons h a d b een from con f err i ng th a t power, only extended the existing gallery, or couhltal had beenly - sent to the Government agents abroad to collect infer- evil of appeals from equity to law courts, and he was metier), as they mere anxious in the first place to aster- therefore opposed to it. He hoped it would not be per tain what was the practice in other countries. When severed with.—(Hear.) that information was obtaine t m n t o . they hoped to be able to The SOLICITOR GENERAL admitted that the scheme im had clause did not come within the ecope of the Bill, and cot i ls ,i e le nted, therefore, to its omission. device some plan, but b ee n prepared;e a s s ur Y e e was one of so e much e r , the g al : l. e sure the Hon. Grntlemanpoarntd anceett"' he '''''" " I i with him that no-steps ought clauses , h el a a v u i s n a g bweaesn t a la; ,r n ee s d tr t u h, ck out, and the remaining „ That d were inserted in the b e efily or without full consideration. lie , the MASTER of the ROLLS brought to be taken , jection on the ground that a merel s y ha " the Hon. Gentlemen amore de• following clauses,which • , e u ß e il t l h : Ltwo could riot at present give l l 1 1 o b e e lawful open declaratory decree sr c o tr h b e ee the House would agree . - no sin. in the said court finite answer. e uested b the or order is sou ' h h t ih th d ereby, and it shad Mr no RS . M C A H N iill . cj id El "Igt,'he University court to make g Right on. Gentleman the Memberfor . , .., ing . declarations of right without intment of the granting consequential relief." to Clealmery, i in any t cause or matter depending in the same 'he Rev. Mr. " That it shall not he Conan •' • -i:_tutton ot t , ot Oxford that whi , a he rt it i D ov hi- ( aS :l C t lb h Pe e eLi t lli p N p Eo. -, ii,tee in the case of the in.lawful for the said Court of Bennett to the vicsrage of Froral it l', ° ' 7 ' d be !hop"' lay on the t a m e the heads o f the allegations, and tha Court, to f direct a case to be stated for the opinion of any Right Hon, Gen t l e this was accordin,:l a a e rideci rcd the ' I.' could not give iiii; Ri,l-,tr,criednentc• „ it i ( , ri an an answer, law which, in th e judgment of the said Court of Chan but he wee pre- : eery, shall he necessary to be decided previously to the but he had since co at ed, at ter, tt , , _ t i,,aia 1 decision of the equitable question at issue between the d now to say that if the R n 2 pale the .louse gat. Hon. Mee ' , , me e (mulct satisfy zaouse that what he proposed was la Md . ---• conformity with precedent ho would l btm ohe wish of Tee Bill was then reported, with amendments, to the the House, ttad cumPla' with his suggestion. : t He begged 1 Hono. _ to eek the Right Hon. Gentl,mans Chancellor the 1 MASTERS IN CHANCERY ABOLITION BILL. of i Exchequer whether he would all ow hi m to nominate The Houso went into Committee up on this Bil l. the Committee either in the mornine, • • 1 On clatiie 1, which provides for the abolition of the , . , sitting of Monday, or at the afternoon sitting, DoCCUSC other Wise it would ', masters, not come on till after the other ord ers , w h en i t was I Th e MASTER of the ROLLS moved the insertion The amendment was accordingly lost. The CHAIRMAN was then directed to report progress, and the House having resumed, be did so accordingly. The remaining twelve o'clock orders were next cis posed of, and Four o'clock having arrived, the House rose. EVENING, JUNE 12 1 1852. of words to provide that they should be abolished en tirely, except for the p( rformsnoo of the mere duty of winding up the business before them, which was con tained in the latter part of the Bill—and not for the pur pose of doing any matters which the Lord Chancellor might hereafter direct. Mr. ADLA 4 moved the omission of the clause. Mr. WALPOLE defended its retention, for the whole Bill was based upon the fact that the Masters' Ofaee was to be abolished. The clause, as amended, Was then egad to. On the next clause being proposed, The MASTER of the ROLLS moved an amendment reducing the number of Masters in Chancery to two in stead of four. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought it was much better to leave the eitiVie as it stood. Mr. AGLIONBY said it would be no benefit to the public reducing the number of these officers, if their salaries were not also to be reduced. Mr. HENLEY said the Hon. Member appeared to think that this Bill was a mer e matter of pounds, shil lings, and pence, instead of looking at it as a matter cal culated to confer a great b enefit on the publ i c. Mr. ELLICE thanked t h e Commissioners f or the at tention they had given t o t h e subject. Mr. CARTER thought t h at if these gent l emen were to be paid their salaries, th ey ought to have t h e advgn tage of their services, inasmuch as the business hitherto done by them should now be done by others. Mr. WALPOLE s aid it would be most unjust to ask these Masters to undertake the duties of the inferior officers. THE CORK EXFIIBITION. CORK, WEDNESDAY.—In the month of January last Mr. Daniel Corbett, a highly respectable citizen of Cork, accompanied by Mr. John Shea, his son-in-law and ex-Ylayor of Cork, waited upon Sir Thomas Deane, and suggested to him the prop r i ety of taking steps to have an Exhibition of the industrial products of the province of Munster. Sir Thomas 1)44:zoo at first considered that the proposition was not oue which would be received by the public with complete satisfac tion and general reliance upon the success of the under taking; he feared that the unrivalled splendour of the Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace would cast an Irish Exhibition into the shade, but upon reflection, he came to the conclasion that even if it should be impossible to collect the .material products t 3 such an extent as to render the Exhibition creditable to the country, the fine art department would be so ex cellent, embracing, as it would, the works of some of our most e if mi o n t e h n e t rw ar is ti e st ( s 3 , ef t e h e a t t iv i e t . would r r ie ec r le t e h m cse the circuEmx hibition, - stances, Sir Thomas Deane expressed his approval of the plan, and promised to co-operate heart and hand with those by whom it had been projected. A public mootine. was hold in Cork, at whin Mr. C2rhett pleinedhis views. Lord Bernerd, Sir Robert Kane, and Sir Thomas Deane also addressed the meeting, and a committee was formed to carry out the object of the meeting. After the committee had been formed, Sir Thomas Deane and Sir Robert Kane waited upon the Earl of Clarendon, who highly approved of the proiect, and eubseribed 501. in order to aid in carrying out a pro ject so important. The Noble Earl suggested that if persons from other parts of Ireland wished to send in articles to be exhibited, it would be advisable to permit them to do so, and the olj: ct which the Committee had in view would be carried out more effectually by extending their operations so that it might become a national undertaking. After this interview with the Earl Clarendon, the deputation returned to Cork, having previously had a consultation with some of the eminent manufacturers of Dublin. Upon the return of the deputation to Cork, a meeting of the committee was held, and it was finally determine to snake the Exhibition a national one in the largest sense of the word. It was then arranged that a deputation, consisting of Mr. Corbett and Mr. Shea, should proceed to Dublin, with direc tions to co-operate with Mr. John C. Deane, the son of Sir Thomas Deane. The deputation, having come to Dublin, called on that gentlemen, and he at once promised to do everything in his power to forward their views. The deputation waited upon the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, and his Lordship sum moned a meeting at the Mansion-house, which was attended by the leading manufacturers and citizens of Dublin, Resolutions were adopted at that meeting ap proving of the measure, and the metropolitan stamp was given to it. Mr. John C. Deane was appointed secre tary to the metropolitan committee, which numbered a mong its members some of the most distinguished and influential of the citizens of Dublin and its neighbour- ' hood. The Hon. Secretaries next proceeded to Belfast, where they had interviews with the mayor and the lead ing manufacturers of the city and its vicinity, by whom they were received in a flattering and highly favour able manner. They then visited Drogheda, Lime rick, Clonmel, and Waterford, and were received with the inmost enthusiasm. The applications for space in the building became so numerous, and the encouragement from England was so warm, and afforded such a prospect of cordial and generous co-operation, that the committee in Cork determined to construct a building worthy of the great efforts that were being made to develop the arts, manufactures, and ma terials of the country. We may here do justice to the services rendered to the object in view by Mr. C. P. Roney, through whom largo sums of money were pro cured. He was appointed an honourable member of the Executive Committee of Cork, in testimony of the zeal, ability, and earnestness which ho had displayed. Through his exertions also the Electric Telegraph Company seat over one of their officers for the purpose of showing the process complete in the building dedi cated to the Exhibition. The telegraph could not cer tainly come under the head of Irish manufacture, but it bore so much upon the true interests of the country that the committee did not hesitate to allow it to be included in the Exhibition, and we doubt that ere long this won der of the world will be in full operation between Dub lin and Cork. . As soon as it was discovered that the Exhibition was to extend to all Ireland, the utmost exertion, as we have already said, was made; a suite of rooms rarely to be met w ith were erected in the incredibly snort space of about six weeks, the great object of national importance and a people smitten by Providence endeavouring urging, gg make in an effort to rise against despondence, made every one of a practical committee alive to this patriotic move ment. The architectural department was committed to the hands of Sir Thomas Deane and Ur. J. Benson, architects, who gave their services gratis, working night and day to accomplish the great work. Sir Thomas Deane wont to London personally to wait on his country men, the Irish artists of celebrity there, who to a man responded to his wishes. In his absence Mr. Benson designed the Fine Arts Hall, which does him so much honour; and on the return of Sir Thomas Deane to Cork, both these patriotic architects worked in perfect harmony together in completing the several buildings. Having given these details relative to the origin and progress of this approaching manifestation of the industrial power of Ireland, we will now describe the building ,in which the Exhibition will take place. It is situated at the Corn-market, which was erected about twenty years since, the Corn Ex change being one of tee principal halls. The various additions for the purposes of the Exhibition—namely, the banquet-room, ball and reception rooms, kitchen, &c., have been erected on the spacious area of the market, which contains about five acres, surrounded by i streets, and on one side adjoining the south branch of the river Lee, which rues in the channel through the city of Cork. The entrance or northern hall (the Corn-Exchange), entered from the quays, is 76 feet square and 50 teat high, divided into nave and aisles, the nave rising into a species of clerestory, with elevated side lights. This fine apartment contains in various glass cases all the fine texture articles—damask, linens, cabinets, crochet, embroidery, &c. From this hall is a noble arched entrance, 20 feet wide, descending by six steps into one of the finest rooms in Europe—the Fine Arts Hall, 182 feet by 53 feet in the centre, 45 feet high; it has an arched roof in one span, with laminated timber girders, and a continuous top light in the centre, 8 feet 6 inches at each side. The extreme end is circu lar, where is placed a noble organ, and an orchestra te, contain 200 performers: the latter temporary, t o be removed after the first day's performence of the ode. The view from the northern hall of this beautiful room, now filled with sculpture and painting, is magnificent, and to those who watched the rapid progress of is erection appears magical. The united length of these rooms, Sc , en at one time, is 258 feet, running north and south. R unn i ng east and west, adjoining the north hall, and creating the Fine Acts Hai!, is a transept 320 ft. long by 30 fr.. w id e , adjoining which to the south at each end are hers, each about 130 by 80 feet—in all six great halls for toe va rious purposes of the Exhibition, with committee and refreshment rooms and various; offices ate ..c'ael, spa:i ;us courts, &e. The Exhibition building, filled with the va rious objects of art end industry, and crowded by aliclauses and grades will present a brilliant coup d'ocil. The spen did arch of the dome, with its moulded cornice, adorned with shields and banners, supported on retiring columns backed with crimson drapery, oversha dows a lengthened perspective of beautiful sta tuary, gems of art, gushing fountains, and gorgeous fabrics, whose converging lines, from floor, wall, and ceiling, meet and conceumate on a magnificent organ. The fountain, which will be supplied from the Pipe Water Company's works, is of a pyramidal form, the base consisting of a circular reservoir, 13 feet in dia meter, anti two feet deep, with reek-work supporting three dolphins reversed, each spouting water. The en twined tails of the dolphins uphold a tazza, formed of a large shell four and a half feet diameter, with water flawing over; in it three mer maids support a smaller tazza three and a half feet diameter, of a similar form, from which rises a Triton blowing a conch shell, whence a copious jet flows, rising to the height of 16 feqt, and forming the apex of the whole. The fountain is Itepounted by emblemati cal figures and vases of flowers. ep At distances through the room large ornamental vases led with exotics and native flowers are placed. At the rear of the Exhibition buildings, and adjoining the southern street, are the banquelhall, the reception room, &c. The banquet-hall, which is -capable of enter tainingis 90 feet by 70 feet, and 40 feet high , decorated,Pbeerslas' lighted with gas. The:decoration and fitting up and having nine, sp l en did glass o f the hall was under 'tho 'direction of Mr. Mr. Ric h a rd Dillon Boylan, of Dublin, who displayed much taste and ing enuit y i n the manne r in which he car ried o ut the views of the committee. The vestibule , iust beautifullyre3, s t o o 0 whichlion adorned with rich ha ngings, mirrors neend far- P"i te is of et circular form, looks like a splendid eastern pavilion, e ' 71 suite. This, wi.1,1 the great eption n itl roomi and ante-room, form a suite of apartments. The ves tibule leads into a well. proport ioned and spacious u ng-r • oom of conical for m, which is deco rated w ith live ly brilliant colours, afte r the Parisian mode, and drav ' the trowel,purpose of an ante-room for the guests at the banquet, a nd a supper and promenade-room . g durin the ball. Th e o co ntrives a double debt to pay," as it serves the double SOCIETY ' S A ornamented 'with shields, and vases of laced in the niches. It leads by an easy ap tion-stone of the asylum, which them flowers founes are p BEER TRAIM SOULE SYLum.,__ Th ,_. cornices are members preach and decorated archway into the banquet-hall and on Wednesday by the Right lion. Lord iyi, 2"11 ' was a s. ball-room. The latter apron nent is fitted up with deco peckleit this metro - i The committee received his Lordship on politan association are about to erect at hi dteagle, F.B. d escorted him in procession to the grouted, .w'il arrival, and e repel" of white and yellow bands, n walls are hung with d usual preliminaries observed on these occasion ere, after J. rations in the French style, of the richest description. The G. Stone, M.A., incumbent of St. Mary ti a s ' d porting pillars bear narrow - longitudinal stripes of purple ham, commenced the ceremony by cfferih n alen, t 'the R resvhe.cok.: with a showy cornice of t' ae same material. The sup prayer. The coins, plate, a _a w n o d scroll of " with rich hangings of Irish damask, 1 - t and white, and midway from the ground a graceful reco g rd, u ive a re then trophy of arms, shields, o aid banners, forms a striking ited N th presented by Messrs. 5t. , 1 , 1 i, rosser, and Bishop, to, ornament. The seat int( aided for the Lord-Lieutenant the erection o f the Lord Monteagle, who de l i t 3 i'v s in 91 in for their receptioil ;and.. er Robinson, receivedtoweby a canopy of equally gorgeous ma- I ship, assisted by • ll2 place appoitee proceeded"' terial. At each side of ti me room are recesses for wine building has been entrusted, t° lay the readfoundation ancoolers and the other s vquisites for the table The stone. Mr. Biseop then e address, lelit 'stated that c o- e • iofolden • * the of for aeed and e ca t kitchen department renare. s ono the time; the asylum was intend . t and al- -e 'ervlng members • alone is tw ' feet long, ''h eive with hot hearth, of the Beer Trade Some y, h alto pointed othe i n . roasting grate which it wilt e conducted • out ple an d has been surni o fi u tt n e t l ed up c harcoal stoves, platform for kettles, &c. ciples upon , particularly with of the inmat e reference to the selection 8 . The ceremony was Cork is like a tee-hive—full of life, expectation , end ,blessi a prayer -- n g concluded by by the Reverend In . ' e nergy, hustle, business; a great impetus has been given ' 1 hip Lo rd; cumbent• to trade; human iudus try is atvene end active. It e Hollows ' rADVERTISVAIENT. j y s Ointment and was glorious: to witness how tho workmen laboured; Bad Leg,—Extract ' Pills have cured another N B o 1, Ca . t — ha E.xtract of a letter from here were the anxious architects running to and fro to Mr. James Townley, of _e_._o.—., Trine-street, Poplar New see that their designs tirei plans were accurately ob- Town, dated July 22nd, 18.5 well Professor Hollow* s erved, there were seen the members of the Sir,—A sense of gratitude, as a wish to benefit the committee as actively occupied in giving their directions. There . afflicted, induces me to publiclytvaecknowledge the excellent not a tradesman in the city . o f c is wit h your Pills and Ointmen _‘ . I h effected of my bad leg, . ork unemployed. with t wo w ounds in it, with which had suffered upwards of ' CORK, THURSDAY EVENING.—The Irish National thr ee years, an d w hi c h i t was found impossible to heal, - until I Exhibition WAS duly inaugu rated this day by his E fortunately tried your medicine, which soon gave me r elief, , cellency the Earl of Egliaton, under circumstances - 4 -, x l - 1 and now I have as sound a leg as any man can desire.-801d , calculated to make a lasting impression upon ti nt by ail Druggists, a;. at Professor Holloway's Establishment , lightened classes in this cott,lat The oldest -- en " 244, Strand, London. ry. inhabitant Mr. OSWALD objected to the Bill that whilst the Ist clause abolished the ()film of it in the Dower of the Lord Chancellor to retain the whole staff of Masters. Master the 31 clause left Mr. WALPOLE said that the office of master was abolished by the Ist clau se . . —BY th e 3 d c l a use only so many Masters were retained as were necessary to car r y on the lowliness now in th e office. As soon as that busi ness was dispatched those M asters would retire. The clause was then agr ee d to, as was clause 4 . Clauses 5 and 6 were postp oned. Clauses from 7 to 11 incl us i ve were agreed to , w ith verbal amendments. On clause 12, which provides for the hiring of cham bers for the accommodation of the judges acting under the, sill, The MASTER of the ROLLS urged the pro priety of retaining the building known as "Southampton-build ings," as a more suitable place for th e transactio n of bu siness, and as being more consist ent with the di g nity o f the proposed office, than dispersed chambers inLincoln's by moving as an amendment of the clause, in conform it y with his views, to insert the w or d s " In the meant i me convenient chambers in the buildi ng now occup i e d by the Masters and other officers of t h e sa i d cou rt, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-l ane, shall bs appro printed for the purpose, provided t h at the chamber busi ness of the Master of the Rolls, o r any part thereof, DM', inn. The Right Hon. and Learn e d G entleman conc l u ded if, and so long, as be shall think fit, be carried on at the Rolls House, Rolls-yard, Chancery-lane." Mr. WALPOLE said it was considered essential to the efficient working of the measure that the business should be carried on as much as possible under the per sonal supervision of the judges, without any interruption from change of place and distance. Sir J. GRAHAM said there were three seta of cliali hers vacant at Southampton• buildings for the three Vic e and it did not seem re qu i s i te to provide other chambers for the purpose in Linc o l n ' s Inn. The matter had been discussed in the Commi ss i on, and the conclu sion arrived at was, that it would be better to retain Southacapton:buildyp„_____ The SOLICITOR - GENERAL sugg es t e d th© om i ss ion of the words in the clause raterrin g to the question unt il the report. Theclausesl3, l on 15, andthisun 16 werederstanding was agre e d to. also agreed to. On clause 17, relative to the chief clerks, The MASTER cf the ROLLS proposed a verbal amendment.—Agreed to. . Clauses 17 to 51 inclusive were then agrees to, ex elusive of clause 44, which, as a m oney clause, was postponed. On clause 5 being brought up, Mr. CARTER proposed to make such a reduction in the retiring salary of the Masters as would leave them two-thirds of the amount. Mr. WALPOLE said when the appointments were made they were made for life, and it was, therefore, but equitable that th e p ar ti es should b a secured the full amount of their sahry when their offices were taken away. He hop e d th e H o use wo u ld not agree to the amendment. Mt. CARTER, thought the Masters would be amply paid for past services on for any services they could pos sibly render to the country by two-thirds of the large salaries they had been accustomed to receive. Mr. R. PALMER thought it would be contrary to the principle that House had always acted upon towards vested interests—namely, to secure the whole amount of salaries which otherwise would ho secured to them for life if they adopted the amendment. He thought, however, that if full salaries were paid, Part i es receiv ing salaries o ug ht to perform serv i ces for them e i t h er in their own office or in some other ooffice.—(Hear.)Mr. ANSTEY th ought it wou ld b e unwise to par t with those fou r j u d ges, and to lose all control over them, as proposed by th e c l ause, The effect of the clause was to give a boon t o t h e gentlemen who were to retire— i t was, in fact, to i ncrease their ret i ring allowance. He thought those gentlemen ought to be at the command of the Lord Chan ee ll or , to be employed in any way which might assist in working out those reforms which were in progress. _ Mr. WALPOLE defended the clause as it stood. After some further di scuesioa the Committee divided, when there appeared :-- For the amendment ~ ... 10 Against it ... • ... 90 Majority . .., —BO The clause was ordered Clause ; 6 was also agreed t toos tend part of the Bill. Clause 43 was next adopted. :—" To omit after the words ' Clause 44 having been preposed, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the following' amend mentlawful' all the words to the end of the clause, and to substitute the following :—For every first toy Perso n who on the d of Hilary Term, 1852, bold the office of chief clerk of any -of the Masters in ordin ary o f the said Court.,er, Chancery, and who is not hereb vappointed a chief_ci an a . to the Master of the Rolls, or to one of the i t s hall b 3 te arieec3h cellors, under the authority of to whom he shall be such chief clerk being releas f t s the duties as such Master, und the authority of hi Act, to continuo to be entitled t e o r this Act, receive during his life, b y way of retiring eosin to the full amount of his. and sa lary as such chief clerk, such salary to be paid d payable out of such fundsand in such manner as herein after in that behalf directed:, After a short conversation, Mr. WALPOLE express e d the upon the Mas ter_rom If r eadiness to adept IS r principle of the amendment. Mr. T. DUNCOHBE said he was s atisfied to le ave the The matter in the hands of theßi g t Hon. Gen tleman. amendment waa then an d the clause Withdrawn, was agreed to. The MASTER of - sere ' t he ROLLS reeved the in tion of the following ei , s ...... i t shall be lawful for the Lore' C har La .ei V r with t h e eon Beet of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea sury, by an order made on a , A Petition presented to hir e for that purpose, to Greer (i t he shall think f i t) to paid to any person e xn g the office o f chief clerk the junior clerk to the Mastere i t:', f the Rolls, or, a n y of t 'Vice-Chancellors, who ratan h d wion some Pon of disabling manent infirmity , e aftl.cte - "iin from the due execution of his office, and shall be desirous of resigning the " a l e an annuity, not exceeding t ,... "no-thi r d parts of the year y salary which such person s h,„ It be entitled to at the time the SWC time, and out f 'und be paid and payable at of presenting such petition, arid paid and payable a the Same time, and out of th .. same et funds, as compee ,„ ,atiensced t under this Act ar e di " rec to be paid." Agro. The r emaining clauses We u r_ then agreed to , and the Bill was reported. Mr. WALpOLE said ho e v i_ "nod rotae that oppor tunity to express, on behalf of e sty's Govern he ment, their deep sense of the and "" assiduity, learning ' ability exhibited by the members of the Chancery Com mission iu drawing up their r eport, an d which report her Majesty's Ministers d lia eladeavenTed, as far as possible, to Gentlemen Mer, hear) G rea t credit was due to those g for thus ref orming and improving the law; nod, in particular, the LOSd Chancellor,g whose exertions had been most iinremittin andpraiseworthy. sir'j. GRAHAM regretted tha an dabs ever have been thrown on the intention's of the Lotd C hance ll or . In every communication they had had with the Lord Chancellor, he evinced his deep anxiety in be half of this measure.—(H had accep t e d hear). Indeed since that Noble and Learned Lord . . accepted a nd great ecal he had acted with that strict integ r t ty _ g hi h honour which ever characterised him, and which at esent so rank well became his great ( pro -,ssional abilityand exalted Hear, hear.) and position. — The House then resumed. The Metropolitan Sewers Bill was re a d a second time. The Turnpike Acts Continuance 13111 wo,a read a third time. The Hereditary Casual Revenues in th e Ell Colonies . Bill went through C . and the Pharmacy otnnaittee. The House tresumed, a n d • hen One o'clock. of the second ci'y in Trelqnd recollects nothing like the fete of this day as having occurred within its boundaries, I and in truth we may admit tha t Du blin has never had such an effective first day at any of its industrial exhi bitions. Probably we may go further, end confess that it all tgat is promised by cx4bitors be fulfilled when the business part of the affair shall ho in progress, Dublin will be thrown is the sLade, and Cork may fairly claim credit for having produced the best Irish exhibition on record. From almost the first day the matter was pro jected to the present, the manufacturers and artisans, not only of Munster, but of all the manufacturing dis tricts of Ireland, have manifested a strong desire for its success, and most liberally contributed towards the ne cessary expenses. Something also is due to the valu able aid rendered the project by the Dublin and London press, which at once took tha matter in hand, and gave wa in °lleoura);einent and support. The result of all tiii : a ufll described by the Lord•Lieutenatit of Ireland c-tY—nr rather Ist D ifi, e g' When he pronounced the Exhibition " a rang demonstration of bn* Irishmen can do." The still present themselves. Row —are crowded t o ti. they are contriv.in"ces:', and beyond it. Nevertheless, w the "' hotels and lodging-houses g to find accommodation for ail who Take the position of ROW is this done, think you? Hotel, but his billet doe ' illustration, li e has the " own correspondent" as an best sod in this celebratedn ...I;sonour to hail from the Imperial about 70 cots, compactly laid l o u t entitle him to the second e I r i e . v i ,0 He zicekneoi goe tsrhh t decabaoci bed, therefore a ea n eart dn t hts i c4O o er e n , d e aatn o hnt f ddeo t o Oill his 'ste which some clever quart-ern:le b a t' n , d t4l 7 l o l" shout ou in the ball-room, of convalescent anihulancE% tcjohas fitted up as a kind quently, when No. 4 49 8 ; n cs um th b e ei c s as 6 e 6, m 6 a s y , " Order, gentle men, and do go to sleep." Then 48 out, threatens to call out the " persons'' g ic7relf:::: take such liberties with a man in his in his own house, and consequently, in his own essae. Its to seep, it is quite question. Your " own correspondent" served notice to quit. Every other hotel in t is just as full, but each will continue to bold ,3 city 6 just one more." At eleven o'clock this morning one small door was partly opened for the admission of a vast crowd of in vited guest and parties who had paid for tickets of ad mission. Such crushing and confusion ensued! By this door lady guests were to be admitted first, then the male guests—then the lady holders of cards, and then the male. Absurd as this appears, still it was the order pronounced by the impassable body of police by which this clothes-destroying passage was guarded. No one that your correspondent could find out knew the right way, and the Cork Committee took especial care to keep out of it, and beyond the reach of questions. Fortu nately, just at the moment your " own correspondent " was about to crush his way out of the crowd, he was recognised and taken in hand by that übiquitous friend of the press, Cusack P. Roney, and by an open sesame conveyed him to a place of safety within. THE EXHIBITION HALL. The scene within this building was ample compensa tion for the suffering outside. It is 146 feet it length by 52 in breadth, and about 50 in height. The walls are nearly completely covered with oil paintings. Of their value as works of art nothing need be said, as they are merely intended, we presume, as " furniture." A copy of Maclire's fresco in the House of Lords, "The Spirit of Justice," is pointed out with pride by the men of Cork, as this accomplished artist is a fellow•citizen. There is a range of casts of celebrated pieces of sculp ture on either side of the main avenue in this hall. In the centre a jet d'eau sheds around its cooling influence, and at the northern end there is an organ of great power and brilliant tones from the warehouse of Telford of Dublin. Around the organ was an elevated stage for members of the choral societies of Cork and Dublin, who had agreed to perform the inauguration ode, written for the occasion by John Francis Waller, Esq., barrister at law, the music by Mr. Stewart, musical doctor. ',ewer down was a raised dais or throne, on which chairs were placed for the accommodation of their Excellencies th 3 Earl and Countess of Eglinton. About one-half of the hall was exclusively set tpart for ladies, and certainly no portion of it was so attractively occupied. The " Limerick lasses" are celebrated for their beauty, but if the ladies assembled in the fine arts hal at Cork to-day are natives of this country, their neighbours of the " city of the violated treaty" ought to look to their laurela. At half-past one o'clock a loud and protracted cheer from the exterior intimated the approach of the Viceregal party, and shortly afterwards their Excellencies the Earl and Countess of Eglinton were ushered into the hall by the mayor and executive committee. Their Ex oellencies, who arrived from the Earl of Bandon's, were attended by Captain Thesiger, aide de camp, and Colonel Campbell, private secretary. The Earl of Bandon and Lord Bernard arrived in the hall with the Viceregal party. The reception of their Excellencies was enthu • siastic. _ _ At this period we observed in the vicinity of the Vice regal party Lord Talbot do Malahide, Lord lilassarecne, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. George Roe, Ur. John C. Deane, and several other members of the Dublin cam mittee. The Mayors of Limerick and Kilkenny, with many other provincial notabilities, were pr esent. The bueinesn et tho day commenced with the' Halle lujah Chorus," which was well rendered by the assem bled porformers. Mr. SuE,k, the secretary to the Cork co; =Nee, then advancel, and read the following address t o his Excel- lency : " We. the Mayor, and Executive Committee of the National Exhibition, on behalf of the citiz ens of Cork, greet your Excellency's arrival amongst us: with an ar dent welcome. " We recognise in your Excellency the dfistinguished representative of oar beloved Queen, the object alike of our loyalty and our affection, and whose g enerous ex ample in sustaining our humble efforts t 5 rouse the drooping energies and to stimulate into grc rater activity the exertions of the Irish people, you have :to nobly imi tated. " Wo have marked with pleasure, since your Excel lency's official connexion with Ireland, have anxiously you have availed yourself of every opportunilty to patro nize her public institutions, to promote her aative manu factures, to inspire our gentry with a re' tpect for her inherent capabilitieo, and our humble fellow-countrymen with a just reliance upon their own industr y and intelli gelle3. "In the encouragement given by your Excellency's predecessor to the project of an Exhibition is our city, which first led its promoters to venture upon extending the design so as to embrace the arts and 'manufactures of all Ireland, and in the patronage since necordecl by your Excellency to the matured undertaking from which so many advantages have resulted, we recogni ze con d uc t that represents., in the most beneficial manner, the foster ing attribute& of a ruler anxious to promote the real in-. terests of the country. "Your Erecellency's ready acceptance of our invita tion to inaugurate this day's auspicious ceremonial we regard as e. high compliment to ourselves and to our fellow-cithens, and we deem the value of that cempli =lent gree,tly enhanced by the presence of your amiable and disFeaguished Countess, to whom we offer the tribute of our t'remks for thus adding grace and lustre to the opening scene of our National Exhibition. Oe.r country has passod through a severe ordeal of calamity and privations; let us fervently hope that the procciodings of this day may prove the commencement of a't era of cheering contrast to the years that have gore by; that this National Exhibition may be followed ty those results which we had alone in view to secure, in. the more profitable development of the resources of Ireland, the triumph of the ekill and intelligence of her Pe - Ple; and that your Excellency may hereafter look bccA upon this scene as 020 with which you will feel n just pride in having your name associated in the recol lection of our countrymen. (Signed) " WILLIAM HACKETT, Mayor, " Chairman of the Executive Committee." His Excellency then read the following reply:— to Ireland as the representa tive GoefEtt:,emgreanc,i—C a m i no; aaltilligenlightened Queen, whose pa tronage of science and art is equalled only by her desire to promote the best interests and encourage the national enjoyments of her subjects, I consider it an imperati ve duty to give my best aid to a scheme of such great na tional importance and utility. " To revive, the energies and stimulate the exertions of the peophe—to teach them to rely on the genius and resources with which they are so richly end owe d in them selves and in their country—to foster the industry, the results of which we see around us in such rich profu sion—shall be my constant object so long as I remain among you, and most fervently do I trust that this mag nificent demonstration of what Irishmen can and will do, when their efforts are well directed, may prove a great and lasting benefit to Ireland. —(Applause.) " I beg to express to you on my own part, and on that of Lady Eglinton, our beat thanks for the kind manner in which we have been received, and to assure you that we shall ever retain a most pleasing recollection of the courtesy, liberality, and public spirit of the inhabitants of Cork."—(Flear, hear.) After his Excellency had concluded the reading of this reply, he intimated his desire to confer the honour of knighthood upon Mr. Hackett, the mayor of Cork, The worthy mayor, therefore, knelt down, and haea e y re ceived the friendly stroke of the sword, arose Sir r. Wm. Bartholomew Hackett, Knight. Sir William is exten sively eregaged in the tanning and leather trade, in whiob , accord . rag to repute, he has realised a handsome ludo' pendenee. The REcomeEn then read an address from the corPo ration following answer: of Cork, to which his Excellency returne d the " G antlemen,—lf anyt hi ng were wanting to ineTrsk° the pleasure whi c h I f eel in paying my first visit totit'-'the on such an Int erest i ng occasion, I should find io the cordiality with which you have received me, mod, ey flattering terraa in 'which you welcome me to Y°.?' " As the representative of my not have fail , xl in te f r.rillilee of my duty tie zundertakirg give my baz,t encourageent to the t a s id houid P S:tvrie: g i-g s brouel t t" which l.hp public sidrit o'' your citizens Lai, 1 should such a successful issue ; end, n 9 on indir yea, it I had have le ?en wanting in good feelieg to Z.r so promptly hesitated to accept the invitation wid e and so' kindly proffered to M C ' T h St consult, not Only the " I am fully convinced that e e e eity o f my office, by interes ts of Irel a d , but 0 0 t sto!sible from keeoi.g myself as much 9 1 36T- f -s re ; a nd that it is only by moil ol politics and party war. a l l course , and by ac•du i g P urB u-L 3 g u fair and imp s ca n hope to make myso t i Justly* and firmly to at,, tija ;rl the religious and politic reap, and to softetnjno the Eglinton e bane ot Ireland. , rasp rice which hove " .----- ou the part of Lady for" I hav e to thank Y your kind appreci:tls")o'nf .:,f ie h r er n en a d ti e v a e vr ou ra nt t r e y, p raentndo to the 'trade and h t lnd l Y afford her the most be artte it g t r r a i : lasses. assts re .lion o y n ot i l f t -1 - her e the condition of the poorer c It tffworits in th.cir cause have at all con „ but() I to improve and dietinct (Lot id apPlau ee ' ) and in a loud the name of *her Most Gracious Majesty ELL ENce rose again, Ills Exc : —ln vciice said Qaeen Victoria, and on behalf of the Executive Com mittee, I now declare this Exhibition open—(Cheers). —and I sincerely trust and hope that it may meet with all the success which an . object so laudable and useful merits, and may the result be such as the best friend of Ir.)land could desire.—(Protracted cheering.) The next event was the performance of an " Ode," the poetry of which had been composed by a gentleman who, under the name of " Slingiby," enjoys a well merited reputation for grateful verse and sprightly prose. hitherto chiefly published in the Dublin University Magazine, but whose real, and far more poetical, patro nyme is Waller. The music was composed by Dr. Ro bert Stewart, who, in the imposing canonicals of a Mtn. Doc., conducted the performance. The following is the INAUGURATION ODE. STROPHE a. Man aria! and speed thy mission— Labour of the brain and brow. God assigns a high ambition; Glorify thy Maker new. ANTISTROPHE a. Genius ! from thy heaven-taught heart Bring the jewels of thy thought — Pensive Science, keen eyed Art, Toil give all thy hand hath wrought. EPODE a. Earth, which Deity at first For the sin of man had cursed. Conquered by his tameless will, Yield thy treasures to his skill: All thy bosom, all thy heart, Yield to Labour, yield to Art. Air lend all tby favouring wings. Ocean give thy hidden things. Elemental Fire enfiftme, Till the stubborn ore thou tame, Plastic to man's stern command As the wax to infant's hand. STROPHE p. Sze with soul the canvass glow! _See to life the marble start! hkear from string and syphon flow Sounds that soothe and shake the heart! Raise th ® son ANTIsTuornE P. praise and bless-- Raise the s ong with glad accord. Good t o man and happiness— Holiness unto the Lord. Thine the fulness EPODE 3. of the land, Lord we lay it at thy throne. In the hollow of thine hand Thou dost hold the earth thine own. Lauding thee with hearts o'erflowing Who dost make the morn's outgoing Evermore to give Thee praise, Lord, to Thee our souls we raise. Let Peace and Wealth upon ns smile, Bless our Monarch! bless our Isle! STROPHE y. Shadows of the deep, long night, Draping all the moonless sky, Darkest ere the coming light Of the morning dawns on high. ANTISTROPHE y. Lo! they melt before the glancing Of the radiant light advancing, Till the glorious day arise Lustrous o'er the reddening skies. EPODE '. See the sun above the bias All the earth with splendour fills. Hues of Beauty—Shapes of Glory, Such as bard ne'er feigned in story, Burst upon the wondering sight— Forms of Wisdom—Forms of Might Throng the world, from slunab::T waking, While the morning pse - Ai breaking, In the vast and mellowed voice Of a Nation's heart, upspringetb, Till with praises heaven ringeth And the Isles rejoice! STROPHE o. Honour to the awinking arm, Glowing brow and earnest heart! ANTISTROPHE Honour to the potent charm Wizard Science gives to Art! EPODE a. Spirit adorable! whose will doth move All life to be thy ministrant — Spirit of Wisdom, Potency and Lave! To Thee we raise our loftiest chant. Great primal Mind! great primal Hand! Artificer of all that Thou halt planned. The fast foundations of the beauteous world Into the deep, dark chaos Thcu hest hurled, What time pealed out the grand sidereal song: Thyself invisible—serene—alone — Amid the clouds and thunders round thy throne, Thou diti'st control each orb that moved along. And thou did'at breathe into man's lifeless frame The sacred breath of thine Almighty flame, Making thy last, best work—a living soul; Then all the sons of God, in loud acclaim, Shouted for joy Jehovah's holy name, And to the farthest bounds Of space, in thunder sounds, Creation's jubilant hymn to God did roll! The ode was admirably rendered, and at its conclesion several gentlemen were presented to his Excellency, who retired amidst applause. Previously to leaving the Exhibition building, their Excellencies and suite, with several of the most distin guished visitors, proceeded to the committee-room, where they were entertained with a sumptuous detainer, pre pared under the superintendence of Mrs. Fitzgerald. At its close the lady of the honourable secretary, Mr. John Shea, was presented to her Excellency. The Lord-Lieutenant subsequently proceeded to visit the Queen's College, where in address was to be presented to him. Conti, HALF•PAST NINE, THURSDAY NizuT.--The grand banquet to his , Excellency is going on. The spaci ous pavilion,erected for the purpose, is decorated in an exceedingly beautiful and tasteful manner. There cannot bo less than six hundred persons present, comprisi ng a large array of nobility, gentry, members of professions, merchants, &c., from all parts of Ireland. Sir Willi am Hacket, Mayor of Cork, presides. nery s: , e d forms, depression_ [ADVERTISEMENT.] Du Barry's delicious Food cures Indigestion , th e el ic r kZE! dyspepsia, constipation, nervous debility, an d bilious, and aenr d am li p v , er ac c i o d m ity pl , ai h n e ts ad i s n eh a e ll s l i with spirits, &c.--Extract of a letter from Mrs. Mari Northam Ling, near Diss, Norfolk :—" Fifty a Jolly, o f scribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, astyheare' jade constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at tt :Ra, cough, and vomitings, have been removed by Du Bard',e stomach, health -restoring food."—Sold in canisters, excellent for all climates, and with full instructi suitably packed 211e5., es. 61. ; slbs., lls.; 121b5., 22e ohs : 11b., 2a. 9d ; 225.; 101bs., 335. The 10Ibs. and 1 . 2. .. it super - refined, Ms.. receipt of post-office order.—Barry Da carriage free, on New Bond-street, London ortuu Barry and Co., 127, Piccadilly ; Hedges and Buter, esTs Mason, and Co., 182, respectable grocers and chemists. ' , Regent -street; and all STEAM-BOAT COLLISION. l utelligence was received at Lloyd's on Wednesday of a occurrod between the Clyde most serious collision having the Carron Company, and screw steam-ship, belonging to the steamer's recent trip a coaster named the Beehive, on which resulted in the from the Thames to Grangemouth, the loss of three lives. foundering of the smaller vessel and fur nished at the London According to the information fur that the Clyde, the company, it would appear off Carron Wharf, L Captain Alexander Watt, left her moorings and proceeded over East Smithfield, on even ing,Saturdayat Gravesend, down the river. The pilot was landed At nightfall the usual the steamer continued on her course. usualand white lights were hoisted, and the red, green, • ons taken of avoiding ac cident. About ordinar precanti •(Sunday) d ) half-pastone on the following nay morning, when the Cl e was ;d ic ey between the Mouse and Maplin Sands, vesseld eeas:fighteoftwo-and-a-half points on her starboard a b w The master, Mr. Watt, was on the bridge at the bow. e, and the &id and second mates were on the forecastle on the look-out. From some unex plained circumstance the Beehive is said to have kept the course she wa s ma king when first perceived. She put her helm a e under the Clyde's bow. A collision Port and cam Watt ordered the engines to be appearing inevitable, Mn reversed and backed, and in n t . would seem, to avert the accident. vessels came in contact,respects did everything it All f - 1 h 'ai ed, oweyer, the and such was the violence of the went down • in ten fathoms 1 shock that the Beehivebos rapidly at were promptly lowered in the ' water. The steamer's . , the poor fellows who formed the B • ' eehive s hope of preservfnehowever, was picked up, the master and crew. Only r ol ing. Immediately atter the collision the two men P is - e d h e r anchor and remained nearly two hours by Clyde dropPe accident, with a view of seeing whether the scene of the fferers were floating about on pieees of wreck. e ither of the su howevwier, was seen of them. The unfortunate yes: Nothing , laden th iron, and was bo un d f ro m Glasgow to eel was The Clyde continued her t r ip to Grangemouth, L on don. was thedisaster reported. where WEST CUMBERLAND.—We understand that George Esq., of Bow Church-yard, London, has been in.-- M o ore, fly solicited to come forward to contest aliens estern divi gen. of oar county, but his large and increommercial sion. o pera , tions we fear, will preclude him from so doing. We are inclined to think, however, from his well - known sym pathy with the Liberal cause, that if he were assured of a reasonable chance of success he would fight the battle of in dependence with a zeal and energy for which he is eo noted, and would, in all probability, take one seat out of Lord Lonsdale's keeping. We know from a private purce that the register has been well attended to since Mr. oore suggested, in his speech at the dinner given to our Liberal Members at the last general election, that the Registration Court was the arena to secure one seat for the Liberals in the West, and it is not too late to make a movement to effect the independence of the division.—Carlisle Jour na l. IRON PAPER —At the Prussian Industrial Exhi bition, Count Renard, a large proprietor of ironworks, ex hibited sheets-iron of such a degree of tenuity that the I can be used for paper. Of the finest scat, the machinery eaves rolls 7,040 square feet , of which mad be called leaf-iron, from a cwt. of metal. A bookbinder o Breslau has made an album of nothing else, the pages of which turn as flexibly as the finest fabric of linen rags. As yet no extensive ap plication for this form of the metal has been found, but the manager says the material must precede th Per haps books may hereafter be printed fee use for it. n these metallic leaves, ,and d ety the destructive the e tropics owero o of ants, of any colour or strength of force , NsTe have power only to invent a white ink, and th e thi ng is done.i LONDON AND S OD W TII- ESTERS RAILWAY..--The directors of this company have announced that there are two vacant seats at the board to be filled up at the half-yearly meeting of proprietors in August next. It is requisite that candidates for the office of director in this company should give at least 30 des' notice in w ritin g to the secretar y of the company before the day of meeting. So far as the notice is concerned the shareholders will not be taken by surprise, as they were on a former occasion; and it will be their own fault If they do not select suitable persons tO flu gm vacancies at the board.