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tl i "!ng )ensit 6.1)611.640a In this country. It teas unjust ' 45 Dia,enters of Eeglano should he texsd to sup Part the reinieters of no Peesbyterians is Ireland ; who wsre a fas r nnar b; Mr REYINOSLTSI also oppon d ‘tles venn which he bail yvv~ obi-t-ints.ile on policy seal principle. sur. V. SCULLY said, in at liedl he weole question of the endowment of the three. Churches had uenereone c oesideration he was not prepared to withdraw this par ticular mean C ARTER opposed the grant. Mr. KERSHAW trusted that the time would shortly arrive when this scramble far public money for religious Purposes would terminate. He could see no utility in r anting this sum of money to the Presbyterians of Ire- Et tld- The only effect of the endowment was to cheek Private contributions for the support of the Presbyterian Ministry. Alter a few words from Captain JONES, the Com mittee divided, when there appeared— For the vote ... ••• 57 Against it ... ••• ••• 34 Majority ... ••• —23 The vote of 6 5521. for • the Concordaturn fund (Iceland) for oharit'sblo purposes, and for the minister nf St. Matthew's Chapel, Rio send, his salary, and allowance to clerk and sexton, was egresd to after an °Pnosition from Mr. ANSTEY, which was with %waren. G, ?n the vote of 10.7451. to defray the cha r g es of the nerel Board of Health, Mr. lIUME me:whined that the power enabling one tenth of th e i n h a bitants of towns to petition the 'board to send down a surveyor to inquire into the sanitary con eiti s sn of was at present frecriently abused. He did not think the initiatory step of requesting inspection s hould be taken until it had receive d t he. sanction o f at least two public meetings. He (Mr. Hume) was not pre- Pared, however, further to oppose the grent. Mr. ELLICE called upon the Government to look C losely into the working of the board, or it would do a great deal of mischief in the country. ,* Mr. G. A. HAMILTON said the present Act of Par liament would come under revision in two years, and could therefore be readily amended. Ho would not enter into any details; but he would say that, as a general rule, he could not admit the mismanagement of the board. Viscount EBRINGTON said some of the imputations against the board were owing rather to the deliberate in terference of Parliament than to the board itself. The average amount of these preliminary expenses was very trifling, say about 1201, compared with those of a private Uhl, which was usually not less than 2,0001. for large Places, and which in same cases amounted to tens of t housands, while the results obtained were of the most trunortant character. Mr. HUME com plained only of giving the power of bringing down a surveyor to one or two of the rate - Payers. It led to jobbing and abuse in a variety of cases. Re had no confidence in the management of the Board of Health as regarded discretion, after the disclosures that had taken place. S ir B. HALL said the only proof of the Metropolitan t i h st erment Act having pasted into a law since 1850 wes ma t appointment of Dr. Southwood Smit h as an addi nal commissioner. The Act was inoperative, and the e . l . C Peisse of the Commission, 2,400/. a year, oug h t to be " l ePensed with. The vote was then agreed to. 4 730/. for the Encumbered Estates Commi ssion Court. Mr. FRENCH protested against the vote, but he W o Luld n ot di v id e on it e.s it involved the salaries of t he 'jai perso ns conn e c t e d with the court. T he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the stateme nt ie .. of the Hon. Gentleman, that the Govern ment i 7 l Suddenly resolved to continue the Act under which int ention court was cons ti tu t e d, surprised him. That .01it ention was announce d three months ago, and it was n avoidahl e under the circumstances. t i„ t ir• HUME as k e d how long these courts would con tote supersede the courts of law? N &PIER said the court was created for the pur rt s e e of facilitating the sale of encumbered estates, and wit w b ui . i . at present impossible for the law courts to deal es ,,t4o subject. There were twenty millions'- worth of rea 7:.° B at present undisposcd of. In moving the second etat ' e l ng of the Continuance Bill, he (Mr. Napier) should 4" the course intended to be adopted. sh o ' r u • HUME wished to know why the courts of law ev u 'u not be freed from the present processes which Q e nted their operation in the case of encumbered etntesn Mr. FRENCH maintained that the decision of the "ernment, as regarded the continuance of the Bill, Was sudde n and ustonished the grea t e r part of t heir e s Upporters from Ireland. One of the ablest pamphlets 4. 4111 : t t the measure, in fact, was, he understood, written 4, l ,tegal member of the Government. 7 `, B vote was then agreed to. So also were 4 ',! 60 1. for lighthouses abroad; and ,u,200e for the census. 3, i 3 1. 32!. for , building chapels for the embassies abroad. k • tT ANSTEY objected to the vote. or tE r. "UME thought the vote was an extraordinary up‘ Mr * On THOMPSON said there wer e in all ex p ended all tp. the erect i on of a res id ence for the British Arabes laaeor a . Constantinople, from 1543 to 1850, 83,765/. wi ti ,:as, therefore, not surprised that 3,0001. and up kestind: Should be expeeded on a chapel for this costly Vot k e r ' l4 • . A. HAMILTON had nothing to say to the that had been passed. As respected the vote under consideraion, the chapel at Constantinople had alon destroyed by fire some tune ego, and the sum of S te . s ° , l . of this vote was for the erection of that chapel at _ bu!e accommodation of the English residents in Con untieepie. em ber CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the er -see (n. English residents at Para was much more auonneiderable than was supposecl—e,ertainly more than I . 4t u t; and the chapel was bait for their accommodation er than for the embassy. He bad no objection to Pest u Pone the vote. f or Z r • KEOGH said this was a case of economical re- Th'unen which he would take the sense of the House. T he Right Hon. Gentleman s aid there were 300 riser eh th tl iati in "era; why did they not build a chapel for eniselves? f 14 e CHANCELLOR of the E X C HE QU ER in trtned the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that Pere was ea: P ar t of Constantinople in which the British embus ,n°r dwelt; he had thought ho only deferred to the de eofte.the Committee in proposing the postponement of the sir a few words Irons Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Hume , and tr r .R. Willoughby, by Mr. WILLIAMS said no advantage cou ld be g ained -n nstponing the vote. It was a qu es t ion of p rinci p le. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would P9stpone d th e c ons id era tion of the vote, and commenc e th it when nex t go i ng into supply. He now moved use Chairman report progress. Mr. ANSTEY objected to the motion for reporting Progress, He wished to go to a division on the vote Law, for he believed the opponents of the vote had a Majority—a position he doubted whether they would hold when it was again brought on. Mr. G. THOMI'SON thought, instead of postponing the consideration of the vote, it would give more satis laction if the vote itself were postponed. Th e question was then put, and the Committee die 'tided, when there appeared — For reporting progress ... 92 Majority for reporting progress ... —BO The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the House resumed. NEW ZEALAND BILL. Th e House went into Committee on this Bill. On clause 74 being proposed, kr. GLADSTONE wished to know if Government Intended to make certain amendments to the clauses, r ui how that would affect the amendment his Hon. g Friend had to propose. He wished to know who should 'give precedence? Sir J. PAKINGTON said the most convenient plan !ould be for the 74th clause. to be amended, and when the question be put, that the clause so amended stand part of the Bill, the Hon. Gentleman could make his riatement. • After some further discussion, Sir W. MOLES WORTH proposed to move to omit all the words after the word " and," p. 20,1ine 36. The reason why he suggested this amendment was, because it was proposed to transfer the management of the waste lands sembly of New Zealand. He desired that the No re Zealand Company should not have any augmen tation o f their strict legal charge on the waste tglda of New Zealand. By the Act of 1847 the New Zealand Company wer e entitled to the suplus of the l and_ purchases, after the expenses of emigration were ntisfied. He desired, in any alteration that might be ode, to restrict the New Zealand Company to their I (tellcharge. rhe New Zealand . Company . objected to tili l plan, stating they a hid, in addition to a legal claim,. that claim—and that the Colonial-office recognised it " moral claim. The New Ze,dandCompqny contended, tile transfer 11 41. fla to . the General Aseembly from the Colo- Ze ll _, 1: ee was made, that the moral claim of the New th ee t Company would n o'u bc. remcoarinisgetdh;istthrearneffo:re, to cepstn wished Parliame'nt, in make der its moral and legal claims together, and to set, its moral claim a legal c w eted beclaim, , , Y giving them one-fourth of the produce of the which ' could be lore Lands. Now, he contended that the New Zea title e°rnP to en any had no moral claim strong en ou g h th t hem to Acts of Parliament for anything beyo nd h a e t atria legal claim. Had some documents which ho to L noved for been forthcoming, he should havei been a% hotter position to prove that the New Z4alanc. Co . m- L . Pod no moral claim to the advantage they sought. b e ° 46 , the company obtained a loan of 100,0001. to tbi tl PPtied to purposes of general utility, with ap Ire) sibition, that no part of the money should be pr P h il i e k ti z % 0 the payment of their debenture debt. This pe e " 4 )11 was distasteful to the company, and the corn eta, 201 )11 afterwards obtained another Act, which dCred t hem to apply half the borrowed sum to the .Rena r debt. Not contented with thi s . gii of the debenture an -El ' I other concessions, the company in 1846 obtained re °ther , It st ant 1 Act, excusing them from the payment of into- It -,ewpowering a further advance of public money. e h * - , tiso provided, if the company surrendered their toter to the Crown, and if the shouldpowers of the company `hid thereby revert to the Crown. that the Crown -;- 6 bound to satisfy any liability of the company suirhrer 43:re d „ Doe to .the settlement at Nelson. Notice of Came lie ; : e r , of the charter was be given, and the Crown . mi g ht 1 e‘..a to the Nelson settlement for any claims they distin 1"e " the ei ey ~.thnlee.:4 b : f o o i r ss e pany. Now, he contended it was at the , ti duty of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Act of he on rarlictroent C o ented to support Ell liable •to the Sett which was render the Crown quiry.. But t h e anent, to have to made doe in- I. ever ' , obtained p ro imeellor of the Exchequer had halo in fi l C ou ,n u , Per information as to the New r" Y a liabilities. In 1846 it papor of THEN, epieties was sent to the NO Intlati Company by the Goancsitor of the Exchequer; but previeus to this the ; cete;emy had Suhinitted ca:ie to their steadieg 0011AZ: , 1 with reference to i-heir liability to the settlers of N non, that trio company were litLlJ!c to • thet!i reply l et t s os wic fo l ru ll v or7priorwrince of contract, and that they would be liable to retutel money roe ived, with in tercet and damages. At the time this opinion was given, no contradictory legal opinien4 were in existence. The New Zeelete4 Company, however, till net hesitate to leave out in their replies . to the queries pent teem by the Chancellor of the Exchequer all mention of their liability, and the opinion of their standing ceunsel, re lative to the settlement at Nelson. By this step they produced a belief in the mind of the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the settlers had only a moral aid not a Legal claim upon them. The facts he had stated showed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had no cognizance at the time of the opinion of the st an di ng counse l of the company. He would next coma to the Coloniat-offic. A week after these answers were given to the, Chancellor.of the Exchequer, the Under Secretery for the Colonies (Hr. Hawes) wrote a letter to the company enclosing a peti tion from persons in the :nelson settlement, complaining of the conduct of the company. Tho auhstance of the petition was, had that the New Z ,alatial Company not fulfilled their obligations to the settlers—thot the settlers aad no legal redress, and they, therefore, prayed to have the means of legel redress secured to them. The company replied, Nvithout referring to all to their MlD eel's opinion, that they had not failed in any contract. with the Nelsen settlers which they could be called upon to Ile would next proCced to the formal state went of the company to the Secretary for the Colonies (Mr. Hawes), which formed the basis of the measure of 1847. In givinl• in a statement of their liabilities end claims upon them, they again omitted all notice of their counsel's opinion, and merely enumerated claims of the Nelson settlers to the extent of about 25,0001. trust money. o:her documents to Goverment re peated those assertions, and in consequence of such re presentations the Lords of the Trtatury concurred in en application - to P a rliament for the Act of 1847. His statement was, that no proper communication was made to Parliament of the liability of the New Zealand Company for non-performance of contracts to the Nelson settlers. Lord Grey, however, in a subsequent letter, appeared to consider that some concealment had been made, but that the concealment had not been an improper one. At a later period the Commissioners represented to Lord Grey the difference of opinion which prevailed among legal authorities as to the liabilities of the company to th Nelson settlers, and suggested the expediency of having the doubts cleared up. Lord Grey, however, did not think proper to comply with the suggestion. One settler had brought an action against the company, and the company had compromised it._ The proceedings of the company, with reference to the Colonial-office, and also with respect to the settlers, were of a very questionable nature. In February, 1841, the com- ' pane , issued a prospectus for a settlement, to be called Nelson, and for the sale of certain allotments of land in the settlement on certain terms. About 315 persons purchased allotments, to the value of 132,020/. On ar riving in New Zealand they found that the company could not fulfil its conditions.' They complained of a breach of contract, and demanded compensation, but com pensation was refused them. A case was submitted by the company to their rtending counsel, but this gentleman was a large shareholder in the company. Oa the 26th of February, 1846, the company wrote to their agents in 'Now Zealand, Messrs. Cox and Wakefield, that they had submitted a case to counsel, and that they meant to proceed in the way best calculated to unite the interests of the settlers and the company. That letter produced is the settlement a feelieg very favourable towards the company. Afterwards they received tho opinion al luded to in their letter of the 26th of November; but they sent out the opinion of a second counsel; which was favourable, as if it were the opinion of the first. When that opinion reached Nelson the agents of the company made good use of it to bring about an or raneement beneficial to the company. Mr. Wakefield had stated in a letter that the pertial disclosure of that opinion had had the effect of inducing many of the set ters to accept the terms proposed by the company; but he felt bound to state that Mr. Wakefield had acted in the belief that the second opinion was the opinion referred to in the letter of the 26th November, and that Mr. Cox had stated to him that he was of a like belief. Ho was warranted therefore in coming to the conclusion that the company had concealed from the settlers at Nelson the' state of Ha affairs. It was but due to the emptily that he should state that in a letter, dated March 22, 1848, they had stated that they had concealed the opinion of the first counsel, lest it should mislead the settlers, and lead to disputes between them and the company. To show that the company believed the first opinion to be right, the Hon. Baronet referred in detail to the case of a Mr. Veit, who had purchased an allotment from the company at Nelson. Mr. Veit, finding that the company could not fulfil its conditions, returned to this country, and, after some proceedings, the company repurchased for 3,000/. the allotment for which Mr. Veit had given only 1,500/. This was a most important fact, for by the terms of the Act of 1847 the Crown was bound to take on itself any claims which the company might be liable on account of the settle ment of Nelson. Mr. GLADSTONE said that the words of the Act were, " for which the company may then be liable." Sir W. MOLESWORTH said that if the opinion of 1 the first counsel was correct the liability of the company would be enormous, for they had sold land in Nelsen to the value of 152,0001.; and if all the settlers were in the same position as Mr. Veit the liabilities of the company could not fall short of 300,000/. (Hr, Gladstone here • pointed out to the Hon. Baronet the clause in the Act referred to.) It was clear (contended the Hon. Baronet) that whatever remained of the liabilities of the year 1846 the Crown was bound to discharge, except those which had been cancelled by valid arrangement between the company and the settlers. • It was for the Committee to determine whether the company where entitled to anything 'under the Act of 1847, except tleir legal rights, and he had therefore to move the following amendment:—" Clause 74, page 20, line 36, omit all the words after and,' to provided,' in page 31, line 24, and insert, Nothing in this Act, or in any Act, law, or ordinance, to be made by the said General' Assembly, or by any Provincial Assembly, shall affect or interfere with so much of an Act of the session holden in the 10th and 11th year of her Majesty, chapter 112, to pro mote colonisation to New Zealand, and to authorise a loan to the New Zealand Company," as relates to a cer tain sum, with interest, to be charged upon and paid to the New Zealand Company, out of the proceeds of all future sales of demesne lands of the Crown in New Zealand, after deducting the outlay for surveys and the proportion of such proceeds which is appropriated to the purposes of emigration:" The question having been put, Mr. AGLIONBY deprecated the time as most incon venient fur raising such a discussion. The Hon. Baronet had fully prepared himself for it under the instructions of his friend, who had been removed from the Colonial office for a reason that did not redound much to his credit—that reason being that ho was in the habit of taking notes of private conversations and communicating them to third parties months after. One case was that of a conversation with Mr. Godley—a gentleman whom he (Mr. Agiionby) could not too highly eulogise—which the gentleman quoted by the Hon. Baronet made use of afterwards to represent that there was a cabal among the directors preparatory to an attack in the House of Commons. Ile (Mr. Aglionby) should " not rest under these charges, but would demand a Com mittee of the House, before which everything must be rightly investigated. With respect to Mr. Nelson, he had thought it a good project, and had him self bought land, which he still held, and he hoped and believed it would yet prosper; indeed ho had that morn ing received a letter from a young man of Carlisle, who had emigrated twelve years since, and who gave a most favourable account. The opinion upon which that com pany had acted was that of one of the ablest counsel at the bar, sod ho believed it to be a sound one. The Hon. Gentleman than proceeded to refer to the com peesation received by the directors in regard to the Nelson settlement. This compensatior, he had con cluded, determined the whole question; and hence his astonishment at the old matter being raked up again that evening. Then there was the charge against the company in connexion with Mr. Veit. Mr. Veit had not claimed compensation for land, but for arrears of salary, and for interest on salary. Tnere was an arbi= tration; and Mr. Cowell was the person negotiating for Mr. Veit. Mr. Veit was driven out of the first •nego tiation; but on a second negotiation 3,0001. was awarded to that individual. Here the Hon. Gentleman entered into minute details, and then continued to repeat his denials of the general charge that the 268,0001. was obtained on misrepresentation. That charge had not been made out; and the company was quite willing to rnamit the whole case to any impartial . tribunal. The fact was that the company had paid 100,000/, more in Nelson than the prospectus undertook in emigration, surveys, &c., and though that sum might not be obtained back because it had not been expended in the propor tions specified by the prospectus, still such was the fact; and he did not believe the Government would have to pay more than the 25,000/. In conclusion, the Hon. Gentle man expressed his entire confidence that the House would not bo misled in this matter, and that, should tae whole case be brought under any other tribunal, the company would stand honourably acquitted. "r Sir S. FAKING ON had listened to the two last speeches addressed to the Committee with feelings of paha, in which he thought every other Hon. Member would sympathise.—(Hear, hear.) Bat as theeklon. Baronet had now entered on the charges he had con sidered it his duty to urge against the New Zeeland CompanYr and as the Hon. Member for Cockermouth had made his reply on behalf of the company, h e (Sir reltington) thought he would be able to show that to press . the discussion further— there wet no occadsio[' that the bearings of these differences in r e ference to (Llear, hear)—and New Zealand Company u p on the Bill before tho Committee were not sufficiently marked to Committee from en exclusive considera lea,' away the tt hear.) It was natural tion of rho Bill itself—(aear, and proper that these diff,rences should beco me sub ject of special inquiry; fo r the the directors of t he New Zea land,4 ractices, or Company were charge,- • vith fraudulent p hear) —and it was to be something akin to that—(llear, • estracterl that Hen. Gentletnen should shrink from such proof. accusations, and de m and a reatittition and But in reality thes e were queetione with which .the Committee had nothi ng to do. In one respect elv did th e char g e of the Hon. Baronet against the New Zeal end Company_ affect the Bill. The lion. Baronet said the the Act of 1847 gave the New Zealand Company better t erms than they were 'entitled to; that that' Act was obtaiited by an intentional concealment from the Government of the liabilities that would pass to the Government under the new egraegerrient; and that, therefore, the present bill should only give to the company such terms es would be warranted by a construction of the mere letter of 'the Act of 1847. All these accusatioos.had been repudiated by the lion. 'amber for Cock ermouth;•und there, as LONDON, far as the Committee wes concerned, the question stood. It :meld not be exaceted thet (ltir J. Peking iegten) could act judicielly in such a matter, and as little could it be csapeenel that the Coaimittee should e'ew jct.- these-transections so many years .. after their occurrence.--( 1 ear.) Cousiderieg that for our conweco tive years Lord Grey, who Led et- s inelly contracted the transter, bsd expressed no un f atisfectory °portions in re ference to these matters, he (Sir J. Pack.ington) shrank at this moment from accepting. the retponsibi ity of arbitra tion to which the Hon. Baronet invited him.—(Hear, hear.) He considered that his dust' in promoting this Bill ceneleted simply in looking to the Act of 1817, and to take care that the New Zeeland Company should not be a loser by an arrangement entered into natioubtectly for the benefit of the colony,—(Hear, he - ea) The Hon. Baronet said, "Leave them strictly to the Act." That seemed a very plausible proposal; but in fact, it would not be a just one, for this particular clause, in the Act relating to the terms to be obtained by the company, seas so defectively drawn up that the most liberal inter pretation was required, The tlawe said that the pro ceeds of the sales shall be divided into three portions — first, fur emigration;` next for surveys; and the balance to be spportioned to the Now Zealand Company. Bat then the clauSe did not specify the proportions, and the: e fore the comnany said, " If you turn us over to a new Legislature with that 01Q1150; and with nothing dare we can't tall what censtrtzetien they may choose to put upon it" This was ohvious, and indeed it might be that the company would gat nothing, inasmuch as the "balance" under this clause could be prevented altogether.--(Hear, hoar.) He thought Lord Grey had put an Equitable construction on the clause, and that no one putting such a construction on it would give, the company less than what was propesed—one-fonrth. Mr. V. small considered that the New Zealand Company was altogether a trading company, and as such he contended they had ho claim whatever on this coun try. They had lost their money—over 600,0001.—by this transaction. They were destitute shareholders; their scrip was at a discount of 75 by the last coconuts; but still all these circumstances gave them no claim whatever. He (Mr. Smith) could see no necessity to depart from the Act of 1847, unless it was that they had greet distrust in the Legislature which they were about to confer on that colony.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. F. PEEL said there was no doubt whatever of the existence of this debt being due to the; New Zealand Company. He did not understand the 'speech of the Honourable Baronet below him (Sir W. Molesworth). But it appeared to him (Mr. Peel) as if it scent to in validate the debt due to the company; though the Honourable Baronet adduced no grounds whatever on which to repudiate it. In his mind the question was as to how the debt could best be discharged in the least burdensome manner.—(Hear, hear.) It was clear the Imperial Treasury could not discharge it, neither could the Company of New Zealand. Trio debt was charged on the lands of New Zsatand, .anti by these lands it should be discharge. They - had two courses before them at present, one, that suggested by her Majesty's Ministers; and the other that suggested by the lion. Baronet the Member for Southwark. Some Hon. Gen tlemen seemed to think that the Goiernment plan was one-sided, and in favour of the company; whilst it ap peared to him (Mr. Peel) not to be unattended with considerable sacrifice on the part of the New Zealand Company. The late Government pointed out the way to expending the land fund of the colony in other modes of improvement besides surveys and emigration; and of these the local legislature, under their new powers, would no doubt avail themselves; such, for instance; as the opening up and improving new districts, forming roads and other public works; and in these respects the colony derived great advantages from the arrangements which had been made by Government—advantages which justified Government in making them. Mr. MANGLES complained that charges had been raked up, after an interval of five years, against the com pany. though Lord Grey had investigated the whole i n a judicial capacity, and had honourably acquitted the c ompany. it was impossible for gentlemen and men of honour to sit silent when they heard themselves arraigned on such charges. He' was as anxious as any one that the whole of the papers connected with the transaction should be laid before the House. At the same time he tea s unwilling to do anything which might delay the passing of this Bill. The company had been charged with obtaining the Act of 1847 by fhlse representations. To negative this it was only necessary to state that the , 1 whole of the negotiations had passed through the hands of the late Mr. Charles Buller,—(Hear, hear.) He bad before him a letter from that gentleman, stating that he had examined the whole of the legal opinions, and be lieved them to be well founded. He was able to speak with the greatest absence of anything like personal feel leg, inasmuch as he had not taken the slightest part in these transactions. He had been a director of the New Zealand Company—so had the Hon. Baronet; bat when the company fell into difficulties in 1833 the Hon. Baronet found it convenient to retire. He (Mr. Mangles), however, would not so treat his former colleagues, iu whose integrity he had the fullest confidence.—(Sear, hear.) All they asked for was, that they should give them some better security for what they already pea sessed.—(Llear, hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE had seldom seen the House oc cupied with a subject which seemed to be more distsste fal to them.—(Hear, bear.) Nevertheless, the matter was one of extreme difficulty and delicacy; and they ought not to let the Bill pass without a strong endeavour to arrive et a just conclution.---(fiear, hear.) There were four ways of proceeding open to them. First, there was the plan of the Government, who proposed to carry over to the Colonial Legislature the control of the waste lands in the island, subject to the obligation of paying ss. per acre to the New Zealand Company. The second plan was similar, except that the amount to bo paid should be one-fourth of the price instead of ss. Teo third plan was that of the Honourable Baronet, who proposed to give the control to the Legislature, but to leave the claims of the company as they stood. The fourth ?plan was one that had not yet been mentioned in the Committee, but which he understood wait to have been brought forward, namely, that they should postpone the whole matter until • another year.— (Hear , hear.) Now, he objected to both the two first plans as being more than the New Zealand Company were entitled to ceder the Act of 1847.—(Hear, hear.) lie thought tha t the y ought not to dama g e the positi on of the company, but, on the other hand, they ought not to pat it in a batter position at the ex pense, of the „I„y.-(Gear.) The company relied upon a letter of Lord Grey; but the Noble Lord had no right to fix the claims of the company'—(Hear, bear.) The statute gave him no such power. The Act of Parliament said that the expense of surveying and emi gration should be defrayed, a nd the rate was to be fixed accordi ng t o the exigencies o f the public service. The Secretary .of • State, therefore, went beyond his power when he determined what the law bad left un determined. The Secretary of State might have . com- Laitted himself, but he Could not bind the public faith,— (Hear, hean) He (Mr. Gladstone) was desirous of making as liberal an offer as possible, but he could not consent to either of the two first plans. The two, how ever, might-be :co m bi ne d, namely, th at the com p any should , have one-fourth, provided that it should never exceed ss. per acre .—(H ea r, hear) His Hon. Friend (Sir W. Molesvvorth) had brought certain charges against the co m p any , but he (Mr. Gl adstone) could not j o in in censuring the conduct of the H onourable Baro net. The most that could be said aga inst him was' that e com he had chosen to vindicate the public int erests a g ainst himself as one of th e f orme r directors of t he c om p an y . The charge was th a t th pact wh i c h the company upon stood had been obt a i ne d b y f rau dulent represen t a tions ; and if the Hon. B aronet p ro ved his case, it would leave their claims in a very ques tionable position.—(Hear, At the same time the Committee ought to have the means given them of making a full and complete answer to those charges. At all events, he (Mr. Glad stone) would not be guilty of any act of injustice to them.—(Hear, hear.) There was one other course open to them, and that was the postponement of the whole matter. Upon this subject he felt a great difficulty in coming to a decision. He should be reluctant to mike the proposition unless the opinion of the Committee were in favour of it, and until he knew the sentiments of several Hon. Members who had taken a great interest in the question, and particularly until he knew those ,of the Bight Hon. Baronet the Member for Ripon. The proposal of the Hon. Baronet (Sir W. Molesworth) would be decidedly unjust to the c ompany, while on the other hand the postponement would be just to the co lony, and would be a great relief to the Government and the Committee. Mr. J. A. SMITH was at a loss to understand why the Hon. Baronet should have brought forward such charges against the company without informing his former colleague of his intention. Those charges were entirely undeserved, and so was the Hon. Baronet's treatment of the company, who would have been ready to have given him the most complete information on any points respecting which he might have desired it. — (Hear, hear.) In the present state of the session he de spaired of a settlement which could either be satisfactory to the House or to the New Zealand Company, and he was prepared heartily to support a proposal for the post ponement of this land question for another year, on the understanding that there should boa Comniittee of the House to examine the cleims and position of the New Zealand Company. They had, as he maintained honestly, to the best of their ability, in difficult circumstances, dis charged their duty to the public and to the proprietors, and they ought to have an opportunity of beiug'freed from those charges which the Hon. Member for South wark had brought against them, and their claims should be settled on an equitable construction of the Act of .1847. Sir J. PAKINGTON said be could not consent to se parate the land clauses, to banding over the land fund to the colonial; legislature without the claims of the New Zealand Compauy being first provided for, or to strik ing the land ClaUtiCS altogether out of the Bill. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said the directors of the New Zealand Company had not contradicted one single allegation that ho had brought against them. Ile should be ready at any future time to meet them and sustain all his ; allegations. The amendment was then negatived without a Several verbal amendments were then male in the clause, and on the proposition to insert the words "one fourth part of tbo sum paid by the purchaser in.respect of every such sale or alienation," Sir W. moLEswoßni .moved to substitute the words "one tenth" instead of one-fourth. PAKINGION said that the circumstances .under which one-tenth of the proceeds of the land were previously offered to the New Zealand Company, were totally distinct from those under which the one-fourth was given them. Mr. AGLIONBY submitted that the measure offered to the company was much shorter than they had a right \to ex)ect. Toe amendinnt was . then negatived without a Sir J. Pikington?s proposition was then agreed to. Jur, GLADSTONE; then moved to insert the words FRIDAY 1652. EVENIN'a; nt the crr3 hf tho c:auso to the effect "tint the slid paytnent.shall in no coo excicti ss. p.-1- acre, .so sold or di ca i t teti," Wiz= they hid got the sl iai t o of a body, wh i ch was i s largo intieterrninate oe the hest mode tO aCt was tO`;lettid*of that fizirtion of it thlt r;:se deter-. rained, and at the'szake Cur) to bring the burdtcs within reasonabie.hmits. Mr.MANGIES hoped that tbe Governtnalt would not assent to any such amendment. Rather than accept of such an arrangement he would call upon the Govern ment to qivo the company back their land and let them deal with it themvivi:s. Sir J. PAKINGTON thought that under the circum stances Eirla an arranl.temett- would ba most unjust. Mr. J. A. SMITH suggested th_fit the ss. proceeds should. ho given upon all lands, Urban as well es rural. Mr.'ADDERLEY Was iU 'favour of the prepOsition of the Hon, liernh , 4 . for chichester: Mr. COBDEN . stlip7)rtcd the suggestion. Mr. SCOTT said it was no doubt acceptable to the company, for much land might ba sold at•.lntlf-a.crown as acre.—(A laugh.) Mr. GLADS PONE now understood the comparY to ho protesting ogdeat the •Government an. It se, he wou!d not be u party .to any compulsory mcmure, and would nwl press his fimenflaieut. Mr. AG LION BY said the company were not satis fied, out wore ready tO'ykld to the exigency of the case, and take what the; get.—(A. laugh.) Sir J. PAKINGTON Said Le had never understood the cbmiyiny af; protesting partie..—(flear, hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE could not understand the posi tion of the • company—(H bear)—were they con senting, parties or not? Otherwise he would not break faith with' hiba.' • • Mr. AG LIONBY said they were willing to take whatever they were forced to takp.-0. imgh.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thotight the company pressed rather too hardly, perhaps, by the Right Hon. 'Gentleman. They were Protestant Dis senters—(A 1111:4h)—'out had acted on the whole pretty fairly, assenting ro what they could not resist.—(Hear') Mr. GL ADSTONE said if there were' really n o pro. tes;; on their part he should press his amendment. The House then divided, when there appeared — For the amendment • 51 Against it ... 120 • Majority... The clause was agreed to, as WAS On clause 76, also clauso 75. Sir J. PAKINGTON moved to insert words to secure to the 'company sn alleged debt due from the Canterbury Settlement. Mr. ADDERLEY objected to the introduction of the words. `. Sir J. PAIUNGTON asked wh et h er the d e bt was disputed? Mr. ADDERLEY replied that it Was. ~ The clause was then agreed to, th e words propose d t o bo added being postponed to the rep ort. The remaining climes were thou agre e d t o , Bill passed through Committee. - POOR -L AW BOARD CONTINUANCE BILL. Oa the motion for the third readi ng o f the Bill, ' Mr. BROTHER fON.moved the adj ournment o f th e House.—(No, no.) .. - . The CHANCELLOR of the. EXCHEQUER said it was only proposed to take business about Wtaich.he!"e was no dis?greement.—(Hear,.he ar ), Mr. BROTHERTON then withd re W his m o tion; 'but the third reading was postponed. .and the The Woods; Forests, and. Land Revenues Bill was then read a third time. . The' Navy Pay 'Bill was read a third time. The Poor-law Continuance (Ireland) fill was read a laird time and The Sunk island Roads Bill•was also read a third ime and passed. The Trustedg Act Extension Bill .was read a third imo and passed. Sir W.JOLLIFFE moved for, and obtained, leave to bring in a Bill for authorising and making lt , gal the oc cnvtion of the House of Correction rceently erected by of Middlesex. in the county and for the City of London, at Holloway, FROME VICARAGE. Mr. HORSMAN moved to nominate the Select Com- HOgSO would allow the motion to proceed, as, unless the Committee were nominated to-nigh , , it w ould proba b ly mitteo on Promo Vicarage.—(Oh, oh.) H e be delayed till Monday, and it was mo s t desirable to avoid anything that m give rise to an ighthoped the impression out of doors that the House wished to shirk the inquiry. He bad . endeavoured to make the Committee as fair a representation of both sides of the question as possible. He was sorry to find, however, that the Right Honour- Able GEnthanan the Member. for Oxford University, the Honourable and Learned Member for Cambridge University, and the Honourable Member for South Leicester, declined to 'act, but he was quite ready to sub - itituto such other names in lieu as might be suggested.—(Hear.) The names proposed by the Hon. Member were—Mr. Holtman, Mr. Secretary Wal pole, Sir David Dundas, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Strutt, Sir William Page Wood, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Solicitor- General, Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. Loftus Wigr am , Mr. Evans. Mr. Parke, Mr. Langston, Mr. Newdegate, and Mr. Shall iti Adair. Mr. WALPOLE thought it essential the House should take care that the constitution of the Committee was sa tisfactory, and without wishing td thwart the decision the Rouse came to the other night, he could not consent to a Committee which he did not know the constitution of. Three gentlemen the. Hon. Gentleman had named had declined to serve—viz., the Members for Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and Mr. Packe—and unless Hon. Members of equal weight and ability were substi tuted for them, the constitution, of the Committee would not be satisfactory, and he must say he saw no prospect of doing so. at all events at present.—(Adjourn.) Mr. GLADS'fONE said his name had been plactedon the Committee without' his knowledee, and nothing short of the express order of the House would induce him to serve on it. Aed for this reason—he did not think the cours3 pursued in this matter had been strictly constitu _ h tional, and he can,;;certaibly OF opinion that the House been made against a great officer of state, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, 'and it"wai fair that he should know that he was acquitted or convicted of the charges brought against him. ought to proceed in a more d ef i nite form . Charges had 11 e 11° , 1 '; gave notice that, when the Committee was nominated, it was his intention to move that the Hen. Member for Cockermouth do reduce to heads or 'articles the several chames brought against the Bishop of. Bath and ver „ •• ells, and do present t hose heads or articles to tho xiouse. It was his intention to move that those heads be referred to the Committee, House. who should report theirzopiaio4 li p on t h e subject, to the Mr. E. ELLICE suggested nomination of the Committee to 4 future day. . Mr. S. HERBERT said the Rouse had already TO fused to inquire into the state of the law, feeling that a prinia facie case of malvertatiou .in his office had bee n ' made out against the •Bishop.oe Bub and Wells. In common justice to the party arraigned and refute them. Without pretending he ought to have the charges put upon paper, m ight meet .A the postponement of the in order that he Bishop of Bath and Wells was or not gailth .1a confessed he did not -think the guiltyty ..4-ouseou,ht in an, vfaY to shuffis out of the incitiiry. Sir 13. HALL, for one,. had shu ffl e out ' no de s ire to of the inquiry. He trusted that between this and the d ' next day the Hon. Member for Coekermoath might 611 it possible to arrange the names of the Committee with the Government. After a few words from Bars S. ~ S. HE RB ERT and Sir P. to say whethert% ' WOOD, The CHANCELLOR of the ZxcHEQU'Ell' said that the Government did not at ait• --- not sufficiently consulted them on the subject. 11is Diva had was that the re. Member for Cockermouth Lira solution to which the 1- IQII3O h a d Come to was an tinfort tunate one; but, •Ilwing shouldpte it, the Government desired that the inquiry dbe full and impartial. What, under the circumstances, h e suggest to the k would Hon. Member for Cockerixiouth tom lain that the Hon, -Lu alter the terms of his 'motion as. that inquiryshould be niadeinto the grievances of the exitsting last, and not into the eundubt of an indi vidual, whom all now seethed t o ve anxious . the permission of the Hoare g e ,1 1 . 11 to hold free By adopting this g(the Chan engagefrom attack. suggestion he colter of the ' Exchequer) though t th e H ouse would dis gq, that he should as itself from a very embarra luation, and : itself better' footing with el to the lace on a , ea With rovect • A• inquiry. • Mr. BRO PHERTOeI seconcted the motion. a dJ • onr tutout o f the House. anxious to nue l o :::: s me s v a e id d til l, : was wishes of the House with regard to the nomination of Colonel the Committee, and ho allowed 'that the idea of nomi nating it at this hour of the er „ ; ,. 14 --'"g:',Nll3 not one whi,_c h he should wish to persist pr —e beg ge d to ask tne Goverument, however, whether they Would allow the Committee to be nominated on Monday?_ (Adjourn.) No answer was given to this ino ; P - rY; and, after some ' "*ki from Sir J. TYRELL, Which d 'd remar . Were ma e ami manifestations of great impatienc% The motion for adjournment was p ut an , u agreed to. meet the adjourned at twenty minutes p ast two .o'ellolicek.ilouse history of such B Miss n P a n A R a p s Ci E the . - ...b beautiful u . t f i ru e l i 7rn a t . i-11' g THE LIFE OF MARIE DE Min) Te ; QUEENboe. The or a M w is o and affect otiate Marie de Medicis could onl Puisi ve, earnest, to by a female pen, impelled by all thYe be done justice womanhood, but strengthened by an erudition 17 1 :12pathies of not in every case accompanied. In Miss P a ,„ Y which it is tunate Queen has found both these requi s i tes 7e, the has been been a biography combining the attractiand the result mance with the reliableness of history, and wli v ic eness of ro place midway between the ." frescoed ,and h, taking s, and the " philosophic watch tower" of Guizot of Tbierry,' pictorial brilliancy of the one with ud, of „ has all the speculation of the Other."--Daßy News. 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American bishop 3 who have been de puted to attend the j u l .: il e e services of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's, next week, have, we understand,__r.m‘, arrived. The se lection made in the ' persons of o p Wes c, t. -°s ' r eY , Bishop of Michigan, and Dr. De Lancet', tern N ew . York, is a very acceptable and judicious one, BuENos AntEAN ROO EV. —Several of the pas• sengers of the Brazilian mail steamer --e, which left Southampton on Wednesday , were polit ic al refugees from Buenos Ayres during the dictatorship o R " — es, and who are returning to their country in omegtiene° of the fall of woo. JUNE 11, SWIFT, ST.7 - ML It; AND 'VANESSA. (From Eliza Cook's Journal) There is nothing in a:eoances mor e peraUlly interein log than the hist or y o f D ea n the lives of the two beautiful andeift' in connexion with o re.omplished women whom edilreseerl by the isemae the Stell a and 'Vanessa; and tho secant French novel 'on %Veiny, so ably translated b y Les :15' IrtCliej-to'rdboyn,'lml.udset yield in vivid interest to. the actual ces P trvren Swift and those two reeliapey womenorr "cleric ' a 136- We may briefly recount the prominent faet s d o e f ce So ind itf e ht d :33 life, before ent e ring u p on any consideration transaction referred to. Jonathan S w if t w " from a Yorkshire family. His father was rector of Goderich, and, through family inte u re s s e t n l O i f e the tamed a Government appointment in Dublin, :hoer"); Jonathan Swift was born in 1667. The boy was edu cated at Kilkenny, and afterwards entered Trinity C o t: eige, Dithlin, as a student; from thence he went to Oxford, where ha graduated. Bat in the mean time, ho he'd obtained the patronage of Si: William Temple, the stetesmen, who had married one of his mother's rela tions. Sir William presented him witti the preherelar l '- ship of Kilroot, in the diocese of Connor, worth' about a hundred pounds, a year. While there, be oommenced a flirtation with a young lady, a Miss Warine, to whom ha gave the affected name of Varina, and though she was very cold and indifferent to his professions of love at first, his impetuosity at length won her heart: but now his ardour disappeared, he grew cold and formal, and at length broke off all intercourse with her. Swift left Kilroot, and proceeded to England at the earnest invitation of his relative Sir William Temple, for whom he now acted as secretary. It was a hile at Moor Park that he became acqUainted with Miss Esther Johnson, afterwards better known by the name of Stella. She was born at Richmond, the daughter of a merchant; Mrs. Johnson, her mother, was a widow at the time she became acquainted with Lady Gifford, the sister of Sir William Temple. As Lady Gifford lived much with her brother, Sir William, and her intimacy with Mrs. John son was great, a friendly intercourse sprang up between all the parties, and Mrs. Johnson's daughters, of whom Stella was one, were thus admitted to the circle of Sir William Temple's family. Indeed, the little Hetty was brought up in the family, with Sir William's own neice; and it was while she was thus living at Moor Park that Swift first became acquainted with her. Swift resided at Moor Park for four years, and while there made his appearance in public as a poet. But his patron died, leaving Swift a considerable fortune; after which he got appointed to the livings of Laracor and Rathbeggin in the county Meath, where Swift's congre gation was so small that he occasionally officiated before only a single individual, and that was Roger, the clerk! While at Laracor he invited Stella to Ireland, whither she went in company with a Mrs. Dingley. The lived et the parsonage while Swift was away, and went into lodgings at Trim when he returned, thus never living in the same house together; but Swift spent most of his leisure hours in their company. Such a mode of life must have been most painful to the lady; but as wo shall afterwards fled, Swift advanced all manner of ex cuses to avoid fulfilling the promise of marriage which he had made to Stella, inferentially if not directly. Swift's reputation as an author was meanwhile grow ing; he spent much of his time in England. His " Tale of a Tub," together with many Whig pamphlets, had brought him some favour but no profit. Tho Whigs neglected him, so he went over to the Tories, and as sailed all the objects of his previous admiration. His new political allies would have made him an English bishop if his scurrilous "Tale of a Tub," which, how ever, he never publicly owned, bad not stood in the way. But they made him Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, which was the best preferment they could venture to bestow. Having placed Stella in lodgings near the deanery, (most equivocal position for poor Stella!) Swift went to England again, and engaged eagerly in the po litical frays of the times, becoming a great power through the vigour • as well as through the scurrility of Lis pen, which all men feared. Queen Anne died, George I. succeeded, and the Whigs returned to power. Swift went back to. Dublin, to a kind of exile, in which he remained for life; but he became , a great power in ' He shone again in the literary world, his Gulliver's Travels being received with immense éclat But it was in connexion with politics that the Dean be came most widely known in Ireland. He identified him self with the popular party, endeavoured to promote native Irish manufactures, denounced Wood's copper coinage in his Drapier'a Letters, which were made famous by a Government prosecution, and for many years before he died, he was the most popular wan in Ireland. There are not many facts of great int erest in the Dean ' s lifee In those days, politics meant intrigue, slander, backbiting, favouritism, and backstairs influences. There was no soundness in the political life in the midst of which Dean Swift lived; there was little or no devotion to principle then: men ratted from one side to another, jest as their interest prompted. We therefore turn away from any further consideration of so repulsive a theme. To us, the great interest of Dean Swift's life attaches to his correspondence with Stella and Vanessa. As for Varina and several others to whom he professed attach ment, and, by so doing, won their hearts, only to abandon them when he had succeeded in drawing from them a declaration of their love, we must dismiss them with small comment. They were the snraller wrecks of human affection, which make little wail, and excite no interest. But Stella and Vanessa are made immortal by their letters; and they will cling round the memory of Swift for ever. What are wo to say of the Dean's re lations to these beautiful and accomplished women? We fear we must say of them what we have said of his politics, that there was no principle there—no pure affection—only deception and intrigue. We are aware that the Dean has found many defen ders, just as Lord Byron has done. The man of genius is always defended; his failings are lightly dealt with; what are crimes in others, are regarded in him as peccadilloes. In palliation of Dean Swift's conduct in relation to Stella, some great mystery has been apprehended. It has been rumoured that Stella was his own sister, or half-sister, Sir William Temple having been the rumoured father of both; and Surgeon Vilde, of Dublin, is now said to be engaged in the pre paration of a life of the Dean in which he will endeavour to establish the correctness of this view. Without his evidence before us, we can only say that all that has yet been published on the subject, is in direct contradiction of this supposition. The same theory Was once before put forth by Mr. Delany, but poiitive proofs to the contrary were found, which led to its abandonment. To vindicate even the memory of a dean, one ought to be careful not to do so at the expense of the virtuous reputation of his own mother, , as well GS of Sir William Temple, and Mrs. Johnson, the mother of Stella. Swift's connection with Temple is quite sufficiently explained by the fact of Sir William being married to a near relative of Swift's own mother. We do not think it necessary to go so far in search of a theory of vindication for the Dean. The fact is, Swift's treatment of Stella will not bear investigating. He had a mean opinion of women generally, and he seemed incapable of entertaining a pare and undivided affection for them. When a young man of twenty four, living at Sir William Temple's house at Moor ,Park, he had a love affair with a Miss Betty Jones, afterwards Mrs. Perkins, of the George Inn, Lough 'borough. The Rev. Mr. Kendall, Vicar of Thornton, to whose ears this and other evil rumours about young Swift had come, took him to task about the affair; :and the young man excused himself by say that his mind " must do mischief, if not otherwise employed." " I could remember," says he, " twenty women in my life, to whom I have behaved myself just the same way (as to Miss Jones), and, I profess without any other design than that of entertaining myself when I am very idle or when something goes amiss in any affairs. Such were the sullied notions of love and its professions with which the young man started in life. Marriage he looked upon with aversion, and sneered at those " honest young men" who, in marrying, " entail a misery on themselves and posterity by an overacted modesty." When Swift invited Stella and Mrs. Dingle to visit him at Laracor,. the . former was only eighteen years of age—a mere girl; and though a beautiful, educated, and accomplished young lady, with a fortune sufficient to maintain her in comfort, Swift did not hesitate thus , to compromise her reputation, and to affix a stain upon her which life could not remove. The personal attractions of Stella were great. Her hair was of a raven black, her features were beautiful and attractive, her form was of exquisite symmetry; added to this she ha d cheerfulness, good sense, wit, aud virtue. These qualities brought lovers and admirers about her, for as yet the secrecy which bad been ob served in connexion with the visit, had not affected Miss Johnson's reputation, a nd a clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Tisdall, a friend of Swift's, offered his hand to her in marrisve. What was Swift's conduct? He wrote an equivocal letter, very cautious, but saying that should " that state," he should certainly,. of all he ever think.of hoice of Mlles Johnson for his wife, and a °Lhets Inak?ff I e of good more to than s.me econsequenc deal the clergy dropped his suit. this letter, en& lone. years in vain— Alas ! poor - st -- of her ywaitedo uth man an y d beauty had fled— till the bloom hadfor become . ,wearied and worn till bet the day that came not, for the waiting was not to be fulfilled. It was but too ob vious that Swift o nl y p rolon g ed the flirtation b eca use it „,,, 69p l e asing to him , thou g h at the sacrifice woman of the health and happiness of ,young , and beautiful wo od n ot forego his selfish amusement though at pednelis. l ug had the cost of another's . health a won 1.7012611's beautiful afhationndohnlay-tio peetramle on it. ie possible that such conduct . can meet with y pal- Is ls it necessary to tnvta theory when the That Swift pro ldiaartikl°Df ? acts of the case are so obvious. e es sed love for Stella is but too clear from his letters and t h e journal which he seat to her, when absent in Lon den-written too, at the very time that he was making professions of love to a woman still more beautiful, and of far higher intellectual powers than poor Stella Esther had pr etensions to. Th is was the unhappy but gifted Vanhomrigh. The part which Swift played in the political intrigues of he time led him often au London, where he first met hiss Vanbomrigh in society. She was beautiful, hand -9 ° accom plished, and rich. She was inspired, too, -h gen ius ; and round , her brow was bound that acan- L t s wreath, which, on a woman, so often leaves it bleeding. S h e was fascinating, brilliant, proud, yet loving; such was the main scarce twenty yearn of . age, whom Swift Lett the wo m'o, scarce twenty yeare of age, shom Swift wet the high circles of London life. lie prof eeed love for hers perhaps ia e e rh s, a w p h s i ho did love her—who can tell? But be fore be lay at the feet of this new beauty, his er there must often have risen up the form of the devoted, affectionate, quiet, end graceful Stella, then in her lodg i o va at Trim, or in the rectory at Laracor, so far r e m oved from the gaieties of London life,, living on the promises which Swift had made to her, still trust ing a nd believing in his truthfulness, and that he wo uld yet one day rescue her from opprobrium an d make her happy. While he was engaged in con stant intercourse with Vanessa, and corresponding with her when absent from town, he was also penning his . . t iournal to Stella, assuring her that "ho loved her batter . 'than his life, a thousand million finals." and that "he hod not had one happy day since he left hcr." 1 At length Switt loft London—his eirLition eit . appointed is not having been made a i,i:aop—and he WVA pensioned off for lifo with the cl.ritlery of Dublin, whither he removed. Vanessa remained behind, with the deadly shaft fixed- in ber bosom. Nothing but ' correspondence relllain23, and letters flaw across the channel. The rumour of the Dean's illness prodac2d in her the most intense auxinty, and the wrote to him in a strain of the deepest affliction. Swift resided for about a year in Ireland at this time, bringing Stella and Mrs. Dingley to Dublin. end placing them "in lodgings near the deanery." Poor Stella had now ken in Ireland some thirteen Years! Waiting, oh how patiently! but still hope• lessly! She was now a woman of thirty, and Swift had reached the mature egs of fort e -six. The hap- Pinhis 's of Stella's life was staked on Swift's fulfilment "f promise to her ; but ill•ll6.altin - from hope dc afenrirod, and the heart preying on itself, fell upon her, t e Lb. Bl3 , secin ed like Ono sinkkg• alive into the 1 ' T• 0 rnent ~,fe n t h,...- ro eau a want of womsT.- l liners in Stella's co ' nduct throughout; but remember 'laser,ghvi:ast- i t u rtfinin S g w o if f •l ' - '"ed profession, snd his of repeated declarations of devotion inGuencn over her, his • ea t rly , now that his sources of in v r e le ,„ ? , eines enough for poor Sella? and love. shall we not find cx- Why did not Dean Swift, miser. to this woman? ifie_teli7ndntehsesoar teas were large, fulfil his we-- g a l: so n i d 'n' u is t h ill l landthis p a n qn ' le r ee e 4d t t i u u r not no . dTl i l' i n : 2s I 1 , h t i 1 o n .Tune, atel answeriY 1 1 7 r 4 . • ri rmth Th A er n e d h l i o s intercourse En and corrinespwoandence with Vanessa was resumed, and increased perhaps more than his. But he himself told her the ,—on her part truth,—that he had engaged While in England on this -visit, h e vv to another. entitled " Cadenus to Vanessa." in vv id e r ti ° " h his poem apologetic history of the rise and progress of t o h f e o /t , il gi a v i e d s en a , u s love for him, in the frigid artificial style Yet, it is obvious from that poem, that Swift, tho e g day. attributed all the ardour to her side, loved to linge u r -11 he the picture which he drew. Ile is far from giving over her any discouragement, for he says:— - But what success Vanessa met Is to the world a secret yet— Whether h 3 at last des:ends To act with less seraphic ends, Or to compound the business, whether They temper books and love together, Must never to the world be told, Nor shall the conscious muse unfold. He aiao addresses lines " To Love," which he sends to her about this time—lines which she treasures next her heart, and they aro only brought to light after her death, when they are found in a concealed place in her writing deals. But he must return to Ireland again, whither Va nessa promises to follow him. He writes to dissuade her: ho says, " If you are in Ireland when I am there, I shall see you very seldom; it is not a place for any freedom; but it is where everything is known in a week, and magnified a hundred degrees. God Al mighty bless you! I would not answer your questions for a million; nor can I think of them with any ease of mind." But Miss Vanhomrigh did follow Swift to Ireland, whither she went to take possession of a small estate, loft to her on the de,th of her father. She took up her residence beside the Dean, and saw him often. Poor Stella—the faithful, devoted Stella, now growing old—her position was more hopeless than ever! The Dean would j break into fits of rage against Vanessa, telling her he: would not have gone to see her at Cellbridge (where her estate was, and whither she soon removed) "for all the world;" that she "wanted discretion,"—ending one of his letters to her with " a fig for all your letters and messages!" Vanessa replies in a strain of grief and love, bordering on despair, and the Dean is mollified again, and,now he " will see her in a day or two," assuring her that "it goes to his soul that he does not see her oftener," and that ho "would give his whole fortune" to remove her difficulties. Vanessa replies—" I know it is quite im possible for you to burn my letters without reading them. . . . Once more I advise you, if you have any regard for your own quiet, to alter your behaviour, for I do assure you I have too much spirit to sit down contented with this treatment." But poor Vanessa; was in the toils, and had no help but to fret and vex herself, until her suffering became quite agonizing. She knew now of her rival, Stella, an d the pangs of jealousy were added to her suiLrings: his intercourse with Stella, though as guarded and concealed as the Dean could contrive it, yet became known to her. Stella, too, knew of the Dean's intimacy with Vanessa, and she secretly sorrowed and suffered. We can now pity the lamentable Dean in his miserable predicament, though we can find no excuse for the imprudence, if not the villany, which had placed him there. " If you continue to treat me as you do," wrote the imploring Vanessa to him, " you will not be made un easy by me long. It is impossible to describe what I have suffered since I saw you last. I could have borne the rack better than those killing, killing words of yours. Sometimes I have resolved to die without seeing you more, but the resolves, to your misfortune, did not last long. -I must beg you to see me, and speak kindly to me, for I am sure you would not condemn any one to suffer what I have done, could you font know it.- When I complain, then you are angry; and there is something awful in your looks that strikes me dumb. Oh! that you may have so much regard left that this com plaint may touch your soul with pity. Did you but know what I thought, I am sure it would move you to forgive me, and I believe I cannot help telling you this, and live." Was ever despairing love more &count? What heart would not have been melted by this agonizing appeal? But Dean Swift's was not. lie went on buoy ing the woman up with false sympathy, and would not say the word that would have set her free. He was in a labyrinth, and went on temporizing with both women, harsh, cruel, and by turns repulsive to both; often he repulsed Vanessa with extreme coarseness. This could not last long. Stella was racked with agony, and lay on her sick bed; she was reduced to a wreck, and was brought to the verge of the grave. Swift, alarmed at her state,brought , his intimate friend and old tutor , the Bisho p of c to Visit her, and inqaire from Stella what would restore her peace of mind? The answer he brought back was this:—" That for many years she had patiently borne the tongue of slander, but that hitherto she had been cheered by the hope of one day becoming his wife; , that of such an event she now saw no probability, and t h at consequently her memory would be transmitted to pos terity branded with the most unmerited obloquy." She also communicated to the Bishop, that for Swift she had refused other eligible offers, influenced by his advice and conduct. The Dean could no longer hesitate to take a decided step; he was united privately to Stella, in the deanery, by the Bishop of Clogher ; but on condition that their union should remain a secret to all the world, and that they should continue to live separate as heretofore. And Swift never acknowledged Stella as his wife. What is most lamentable to add is, that Swift con cealed his marriage from Vanessa, and continued to visit and 'correspond with her, keeping up even a more fami liar intercourse than betore; of this, Stella was aware, but sho could not prevent it; the man was now her hus band. This went on for years. Vanessa became ab sorbed by the unhappy passion that consumed her life. Writing to him from her home at Celibridge, in 1720, four years after the Dean's unhappy marriage, she said —" For God's sake, write to me soon, and kindly, for in your 4'aence your letters aro all the joy I have on earth, and sure you are tco goodnatured to grudge one hour in a week to make any human creature h appy.—Cad (her familiar name for him), think of me and pity me. At length the secret came out! Irritated by the dean's neglect, and occasional coolness and rudeness, she discovered the retreat of Stella, and wrote directly to her, asking the nature of the relation that subsisted be tween her and Swift. Stella replied, that they were married! Stella did more; she sent Vanessa's letter to the Dean, who, filled with sudden rage, mounted his horse and rode to Marley Abbey, where Vanessa was staying, burst rudely into the room where she was, and with a look of fury, throwing her own letter on the table, rushed from the room in the same paroxysm of rage, remounted his horse and rode on. The blow killed her; in three weeks poor Vanessa died of a broken heart. No wonder Swift was "the most miserable man in Ireland." Vanessa, like Stella, loved " not wisely, but too well." What a miserable recompense was theirs, for so many years of waiting and wearying for the bright day that never came! Even after Vanessa'e death, Swift would not recognise Stella as hi s w if e. She i died in 1727, after protracted suffering, o f which her mental o e p n o te ig l neagneteyrewgreestse, not t n t d h w e i l t e h aet S . telSlaw'isftliremained oemPereyc happiness departed from his home. He died in 1745. What a tragedy is contained in this brief history ! HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box at her Majesty's Theatre was yesterday (Thursday) evening occupied by the Marchioness of Ely, the Ladies Anna, Cathe rine, and Augustus Loftus, Lady Jane Hay, Captain George Dashwood and party. Amongst the noble and distinguished individuals honouring the performance with their presence on this occasion we observed the following :—llia Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquis of Sligo, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Aboyne, the Dowager Lady Ward, the Countess of Harrington and Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope, the Right Hon. the Foreign Secretary, his Excellency the American Minister, Mrs, and Miss Abott Lawrence, and the First Secretary of the American Legation Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Miss Dawson, Miss Parnell and party, Lord Ward, Lord George Paget, Lord William Lennox, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, the Viscount Ranelagh, Lord Sandys, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Lady Augusta Stanhope, Colonel Lockyer Freestun, M.P., a n d M rs . L o ckyer Freestun, Mr. IL O'Donel Clayton, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. --Th e I) the Royal Italian Opera was occupied last evening 19 34. Excellency the French Ambassador and the C:natel„nd lewski and party. Among (q ueen's bo x ,_ a i6 t , the fashionab le cora-. 2° Y a a u d the ing the theatre were —the Marchioness of liastulelverton, Ladies Edith and Bertha Hastings and Captai Earl of Bes- R.N., the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, the an d Lady borough, the Earl and Countess of Hard Elizabeth Yorke, the Earl and Countess of Margot Butler, the and Countess of Glengall and Lady ~.,t oa, the Countess Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warril s „ an t 'Sydney, Ovixterd, the Earl of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiera,caunt Bentivoglio , Viscount Dupplin, Viscount Chelsea, an d the Hon. Mita d' Aragon, Lord and Lady Carringt 4l , j i g h a m and Mrs. and Carrington, Lord Cranstoun, Lady il Bd°the Hon. Miss Gage, Miss Spalding, Viscountess Gage an Bla k e , Lady Catherine d Lady Wallscourt and the Hon- Mi a a s ra es n p a rke and Lady an Harcourt and Colonel Harcourt , 1 3 Miss Parke. .„ BILL THE BRITISH TELEGE-- the clauses ned t t e i r l c e laz ii t v l i ) ly e Committee proceeded with. the intErests, the further "nsi affirmed the principle be cora derationssesofa.fflchTicneh*gsis adjourned to this day. The Co m mittee l i a bility.; no operations to 300,000/. clause for giving _ if the proposed capital of com menced until one:hwd 10 per cent. paid up. i 4 gulacribed fir, an liinitedof NA:VAL IN sr ILLLIGEN We regret to hear that Commander John J. cell (1843), who comtelisioned the Crane, 6, at I.),..3vou pert in Octob:r last, and pro cee d e d to Lilo coast of Africa, died at Sierra Leone on the 150 h of April last. lie was the second too of the trite Colonel IWDonnell, and grandson of the late Sir John Johnson, Ban. Lie entered the navy in 1816, and when belonging to the CPmbrian, !Ind in charge of - amerehantman, teat off two piratical heats in the NegropOnt. He was made a lieu tenant in IS2S, commanded the Firefly tehoon er , an d lost her in 181.5 in the West Indies; commanded the Nautilus, 8, and was promoted from her in November, 1846. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 10. The following officers passed iR navigation yesterday and this day at the Royal Naval College, for the rank of lieutenant:—Messrs. Charles Stirling,. C. B. C. Dent, L. Lambert, I'. E. Luerd, J. P. J. Parry, IL E. Crozier, F. 0. Hand field, E. Wilmot, F. A. Bunco, the Hon. R. A. C Tel, G. F. Aston, T. H. Collingweod, J. G. C. Evered, G. AA". Broeker (this geeilrenan gained the highest numbers), C. T. Witliamsou, Gilbert Norman, Lord Grosvenor, E. F, Weld. The fcllowing second ma:tor also poised for the rank of chaster:—Me. Alfred e Toseo Veitch. The following, young gentlemen also passed examine tions at the same time, evelifyiee for entry into the navy as masters' assistants:—Messrs. T. E. Biddlecombe, F. C. li. Petah, and H. V. Ithssell. The following also qualified for entry into the service as naval cadets:—Mt ssrs. H. E. C. Robinson, J. Ho thaw, 11. L. Barker, and John' Shone The Fairy royal yacht, and her tender the Elfin, were taken out of harbour to-day to make trial of their efficiency, by Commander Crispin, prior to being re ported ready for the service of the Queen. Sprightly steam-tender, Master-Commander Allen, arrived from Plymouth this morning, bringing up a few supernumeraries. Edingbureh, 58, screw-tender .to Excellent, Captain Hewlett, beet sails yesterday, and has had her coin have. had 48 hours passes adjusted. She will go to Spithead in a day or two. - Vulcan screw -troop ship, Commander Von Donop, steam machinery, in the basic. came out of deck on Monday, and has been trying her With the exctption of one or two short intervale, we li ghtly, but g enial •1 d vast deal of good in party of sappers and steadily—it will o a this locality. DEVONPOn?, T of rain, which still comes down William freight-ship, Milton HURSDAT. -- master, sailed this morning, with stores and a Torch, tender miners, for the Cape . to the Herald , Lieutenant-Commander Herald and Torch Chennie, having had her r id advance of wages coals, went out of harbour steam-ship Seymour. Wer on Tuesday evening. (Wednesday), by Commodore The d efee ts nade good, of a G n o cl o t d ak il e o n p in yester daymissioned on Tuesday. Her Majesty's screw is appointed to her, He C ve ee rt tu t, -isnhil)P Sans com mand of the Leander by Captaine succeeded in the 2dr6me'ivaysmiteldne to-day, pre- King. The 6 aespareil is to have examined Wednesday aae el. eo I p po a lf r e e tni i h l eeni, et was of 700 George S t a . n dV Vincent e r n e t - West officers and men. p taken a il ir e ° d r . into M s ai h d e e s o t c l Y v k ' i e l t i o b frigate h e a t v a have her e h ß n e P r e o c r u t o t e p a e p , : paratory to being commissioned at this port. ller com plement will be 230 officers and men. The Buzzard steam-sloop, Commander Dobbie, nearly ready to proceed for service in the Indies.is She takes a number of supernumeraries for distribution among the squadron on that station, which the S • prigbtl y brought to this port from Portsmouth. SHEERNESS, THUESDAY.—Iier Majesty's paddle wheel steam-sloop Barracouta, 6, took in her full quan tity of coal on Monday, preparatory to proceedin g on a trial cruise down the Channel. She is ordered to sail this day, and will be fully tested both under steam and canvas, under the direction of Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, commanding the advanced steam flotilla at this port. Lieutenant Seccombe, senior lieutenant; Mr J. W. Harvey, second master; three engineers, and 80 seamen of the Horatio; are placed on board her for the cruise. The Admiralty pilot at this port, Ur. Taylor, is ordered to proceed in her as far as the Downs. The Barracouta is an untried vessel, having been launched from Pembroke last year, end recently added to the ad vanced steam squadron at this port. Her Majesty's ship Waterloo, 120, Port Admiral's flag-ship, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopfcrd, is now fully rigged with her proper spars and gear; her masts are fitted with lightning conductors on the principle adopted by Mr. Snow Harris. Her Majesty's stetra-vessel Myrtle, Mr. W. S. Bour chier, Master-Commanding, and African steam-tug, Mr. James Watt, in charge, proceeded to Saltpan.reach yes terday morning, and removed the Vestal, 26, to moor ings abreast the dockyard, preparatory to her being taken into the fitting basin to be got ready for foreign service. Captain Cospstrick Bailin) Hamilton has been appointed to command her. She was launched from this dockyard in 1833, having been built by Sir W. Symons, and is of 943 tons; she was last employed in the East Indies, under the command of the Hon. Captain Talbot, now Lord Ingestre; she is now reported to be destined for the South American station. _ The Chatham yacht arrived here yesterday morning in tow of the Adder steamer, havirg on board Captain Peter Richard!, of her Majesty's ship Boscawen, who haa been summoned to attend a court-martial on board her Majesty's ship Waterloo, 120, Captain the lion. Montagu Stopford. Captain Richards returned to Chatham immediately after the breaking up of the Court. Her Iltjesty's screw steam frigate Amphion is re prted to be put in commission very shortly at this port. APPOINTMENTS. Woomacn, JUNE lo.—Captain—Charles Talbot (1830), to the Ithender, 44, at Chatham, commissioned by the gallant o ff icer for service as flag slip at the Cape of Good Hope, and he wiil hoist his broad pendant as Commodore of the second class proceeding to relieve the Castor, 36, Commodore Christopher Wyvil, in the com mand at that station since May. 1849. Commander—John A. L. Wharton (1848), to be Agent for Mails on board of a contract screw steamer for the Cape of Good Hope. Lieutenant—Arthur R. Henry (1842), to the Vestal, 26, at Sheerness. Masters—Timothy W. Sulivan (1849), to the Vestal; Stephen Johns (1845), to be Acting-Master to the Lean der, 50, at Devonport. Surgeons—Wiltiam FL B. Jones, M.D. (1837), to the Boseawen, 70, at Chatham, vice Gann; John Dunlop, M.D. (1833), to the Sampson, vice Donnelly. Paymaster and Purser—Stephen Rains (1841), to the Spartan, 26, at Davenport. Assistant -Surgeons—G. F. A. Drew (1851), is con firmcd to the Inflexible; James Sproule (1851), is con firmed to the Scorpion. Midshipmen —Lindsay Bruce and Gerald B. Vivian, to the Vestal. Masters' A;sistant—W. L. Dcdds, to the Vestal. Gunner—Thomas Rourke, to the Vestal. Boatswain—Frederick Hullolt, to the Vestal. Carpenter—Charles Lemon, to the Vestal. PROMOTION._ Samuel Osborne, scan nd-class Assistant-Engineer, t o be first-class Assistant -Engineer. COURT CIRCULAR. THernsuesx.—The Queen loft the Castle at eighteen 'minutes past twelve this morn i ng for Ascot WINDSOR, Osß' races. The royal cortege consisted of e i g h t carriages and four,with postilions, in state sca r l et li veries, and nume- TO nHer on horseback. Majesty and Prince Alb ert, and the royal party, outriders returned to the Castle at ten minutes past five o'clock. Viscount Mandeville left the Castle today. The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementine Villiers are expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon, On a visit to her Majesty, Her Royal Highness tle Duchess of Kent visited her Royal High ness the Du c h ess of Cambridge at theOsssie this. • The band of th e C oldstream Guards attended in th e Castle during dinner yesterday. Her Majesty George's Hall gave a grand dinner this evening :(I,,st , The table was decorated t 8 e nd op candelabra, ice pails and tureens of V I " p la te, e ; e ' s can posit° the Queen's seat was placed the s e , r ' ere two lefty delabrum. At each end of the "li r ificent selection buffets, on which were displayed of gold shields, salvers, cups , v "' — e ' s eh ~a „ ,,,l nL en k ards, and sta tuettes. The centre ornament Fleur-de-lis (the property of Goodwood Cup, Won by Fieee.--;wo successive years, his Majesty King William I V " ) buffet being a 1829 and 1830. The Queen h a d a fter su ing party. wardo all e. The Countess of Desert has relie Waiting to M the arc Queen. of Ely in her d u ties as La d y n ved the hioness Lord Beaumont had an interview with Mr. Secretary WP l Pole yesterday, at the Homeffice. Viscount Hardinge had an interview yesterda with Earl of Derby, at his official residence in Downing thestreet Mr. Mackinnon had also an interview with the Noble Earl. Viscount Har ding ° bad an interview with the Chan ether of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi dencewiling-street. in Do Biox , o had an interview with Mr. Secretary yeste t rday. Mrretary . an bad also an interview ah Hon. Sec. Wwitahlptohlee pAR LIAIIiENTARY COMMITTEES. L TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND.--The Commit teeouse of Lords have passed the preamb l e o f GREAT WESTERN, SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGSALX,, his oocichlo.: 11, AND SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER AMALGAMATION.-- Yesterday, in Lord Redesdale's Committee, the amalga mation powers being struck out of the Bill, it was with. drawn. 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