The Sun. — London, England, 1852-06-11 00:00:00

ALLEGED MURDER AND VIOLATION. On Tuesday Mr. W. Baker opened an inquiry a t th e Foresters' Arms, Old Ford-road, Victoria-park, respect ing the death of Maria Leech, aged eighteen years, a single woman, who was f o und dead in Sir George Dackett's Canal. Mr. John Parr, residing at No. 1, Et. John's-terrace, Smith Hackney-, an independent gentle men, stated that the 4i-ceased was his servant. Sae left his residence on Friday morning at eleven o'clock, for holiday, with direction; to return at eight o'clock i n t h e evonie . g. She was cinite cheerful when she departed, and witness had not seen her alive since. She was very regular in her attire, and attentive to the Witness livid undo inquiry and ascertained that her body lead been found in the canal, which he hid since seen and recegnised by her dress. He (ID not believe she had committed suicide. Had heard that she had been on a visit to her aunt. Deceased yeas an excellent servant, and had no followers. Mary Brown, the aunt, was called, and said that she resided at Bromley. The deceased came to see her on Friday last, and remained anti' seven o'clock in the evening, when she left to proceed across the fields to her master's house at Hackney. She had a little basket with her and a pair of cloth boots, which she had purchased before she left witness. She had only a few coppers with her when she degiared. l'ar. Edward Moore, surgeon, of No. 86, BetlinciT-green-road, said he had examined the body, and found a bruise on the left eye, and marks of strangulation on the neck, as if the arm of some per son had been closely pressed roend it, and her ears exhibited marks as if they had been tightly grasped. There were bruises en other parts of her per son, which he was of opinion had been inflicted previous to immersion in the water. Witness had also ascertained that some connexion had very recently taken place, but there was no hworrhage proving any particular violence. Susannah Keppell, wife of a beer shop keeper, stated that she saw the deceased with a sailor on the Friday night, about ten o'clock. Tney entered the Yarmouth Arms, in Green-street, Bethnal green; but witness only knew her by the bonnet she had on at the time. Vaughan, summoning officer, said they had since found the deesesA's shawl by the dregs. The basket had also been recovered at a public-house at Folly -bridge, where it had been sold for a pint of beer on the Saturday, by some person who picked it up in the field near the canal. No barges were allowed to pass through it. It was kept for pleasure-boats and bathing. The road-way was not dangerous, and the deceased a mid not have walked in from the main thoroughfare. e inquest was adjourned to give the police time fur farther inquiries. SEABORNE MAILS. EN airiblee that the mails are 'ant from the General by the night—and M by the morning—iispateb.) Post-office I When made to lb' From what .PIAGT.S. GeneralPoit-otecel port dis- When London: I patched. due. • -... I I America (by Brit. pkt.)N June 11 .. .. 11 Liverpool .. June 17 America (by U.S. pkt.) NI .. .. [Liverpool .. June 25 America (by U.S. pkt.) M f 44 .. Southampt.lJuly 3 Australia (via South- I ' ampton) .. .. .. MI :. .. .. .. . Southampt. Ditto (via Marseilles) NI .. „, „ .. [Dover .. Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N,2d of the month.. [Plymouth.. Africa (West coact).. Ni 14th of the month ,Plymosth June 29 Alexandria* ........ 1119th is - , 30th of rao.[Dover .. June 18 Ilelgl .. anz .. .. NI Daily .. .. .. ( Dover • • Daily Itraril ... , • .. 2.1 , 9 th of the month [Sonthampt. June 16 Buenos Ayres .. .. M,9tla of the mouth [ Soathampt. June 16 Callfornie(viaCkarer) M ill k 17th of Month !Soathamp t. Jane 20 Ogee of Good Hope N, 14th of Jane .. 'Plymouth .. June 29 Cape,.. de Verdi .. .. 'N'2d of the month .. !Plymouth.. June 29 Co nstantinople* .... N 70117th 27th of mo 'Dover .. Arrived Central America .. M,ed & 17th of men. ISonthampt. June 20 ' LL eunellalei .. .. ii! Mon., Wed., &Th.!Sontitampt. Tu. Th. Sat Chili - • .. .. - M 17th cf.the month ISouthampt. June 20 (ire e ,... o s• •• '-'' N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily riu,,„,_••• .. . N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Arrived Reli a ; 4 74- 1 .. .. N., Tuosday & Friday !London .. Toes. Sat. Bond •• .. .. X I Wednes. & Solar.Londen .. Moa.Thur inl and A • • . If 17th of the month Southampt. June 20 India o. ta -- Id fc IT; Twice daily.. .. /Holyhead.. Twicedally jadta(i a ; v 7:thantp , ,) M,2oth of the month Sonthatupt. June 23 India, -"l a c . Z . p.,! ! _lles, N th.k.24,th efneonth Dover .. June 17 Mauritius „. 7' DePe N 15 . th of month Plyenouth.. .. N 15th of month Plymouth.. Mediterranea n •• SoutbrJrpto-n) `vla i k - e diten ~,nean (v f t 14 l 2 0th o: the month Southampt. J une 28 :Marseilles) .: 4 made° .. .. •• •14 rt - cA 2 itli Of fflOnth Dover .. Jane 17 mmeirs .. .. .. til,d_of the month.. Southampt. July 5 e eta of the month SontJaampt. June 16 Malta* •• •• • 11 7t h , .. ilth.l9th 27th ,„,. ~, ,,a 4th er nm ' nth Dover Arrived jgra* • • • ' :: ~ , 115 " it h h tis.t.h •25 th - of'rn — e Dover .. June 12 .., al States * • .. r ninsnlar.• • • • • :.I Ttn 1 : - / 71 . 1rs of mo; Dover .. IJune 12 th of e[outhampt. !June 16 .. S sth 15thue month I Soathampt. [June 20 Yarn • • • • '" ''' 1 7% Of th It ."4117.1) -4 • • • • .. .. 54 i via, of . ‘.O Dover • • !June 12 . 4th o f 7-, 'West Indleh West lediJs (except 11 th 'Scutb.ampt. June 20 HAVE/flllll & 5:1,15310 51 ' of tbe mem:, . k , ~ 4, th ese c( , antrica Vans ak a . nthafiartt. I . 1 The nr.D.5 .--• • le , (*) aro coaveyel. by French onetret v , !. VarFeli .. . The India mail, via Southampton, will ~,,, made of the 19th instant. in coniequence of the aqu i ID on the, evening The Peninsula mail will be makie uP 071 the:r_ un g en a Sunday. ‘..tnin., of the 2:th tailing on a s nof the 28th Instant, in consequeuee .._ k for- TIM BANK FORGERIES AT SHETZ IEL ,. i _ . Qrapel, whose examination on several . charg e , Qt . , E rnest magistrates on Ve genies appeared in Saturday's publication, was aga . i .. ti an br g up before_ the Sheffield borough edneoiud-ht Mr. Melees, solkitor to the Bankers' Association. appeaZ. to conduct the prosecution. The only additional evideacet was the prpof, on the past of the Coventry and Warwi e k, hira Banking Company, of the forgery of the draught for 198/. 11,. 2d., which the iiedg,rB prisoner paid to Messrs. Joseph and Sons, cutlery mmufacturrs,ircnbSasepetue,mtboert,hleSloinunptiayo merit foi goods Well he hid pa SOL Payment of money was also proved in the case of the forgery •at West Bromwich, where a draugbt on Smith, Payne, and Smith's, of London, in the name of the Man chester and Liverpool District Bank at Stafford, was paid on the 29th ult. to Messrs. Davies and Bloomer, of Goldshill l'ev, Ironworks. After the depositions had been read, the priaoner Paid—" The statements of the witnesses are perfectly true. lam the only guilty myself, and there is nobody one- I executed the forgeries else implicated in any way. I executed all with my own hands, and nobody else knew a word about it." The prisoner was committed to York for trial at the assizes. Conozatt's INQUEST.—On Thursday last an in (pest was held at Maid tone on th e body of WiltiaM Ed wards Chittenden, a young man who carried on the business of a butcher at Maidstone. It appeared from the evidence produced before the coroner that the deceased 130 e,o,ntr9cted to supply the barracks with meat, and that en the delivery of a portion of the contract ottjection had been taken to it, both as to its quality and its freshness. The deceased be came excited, and shortly afterwards was found with his throat out in a building formerly used as the workhouse. It was also'shown that several members .of his family had de stroyed themselves whilst under mental delusion. The jury, after a ling-continued investigation, returned a verdi ct o f " Temporary insanity." Tan ..MAY;CarSTFR CIIARITIES.—The Theatre Royal, Manchester, h as b een th rown o p en f or s i x nights per g, in order that the gross receipts may be devoted to the benefit of the various charitable institutio n s o f Manches eve ter a ni nd Sa underlfod. the distinguiphed patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, am most of the influential 'inhabitants of Manchester and itaneiehbourhood. addition to the members 1 of the drainatic corps of the TheTheatre .Eoyal, whoat.oncevolun teered their assistance, seve ral ' p a e n r ci ornfers of eminence Op eluding Miss Helen Raucit, a t , I Glyn, Mis 9 Alias Vandenhoff, ins Fanny Vi ning; Cue Bateman children, and Mr. Barry Sullivan) have given their gratuitous services for the occasion. The receipts on Alo n " : , r of Y d Tuesda were about 2601., and • a handsome sum money is l i k e l y to be realised PROTECTIONIST ESTIMATES --pethns the most Curious item in the estimates agreed to b y the Protectionist Govetinment is the est?mate that has b een e as been set formed o f our national honour, which (aide the Math er ase) h down at two hularod - and forty pou nds . 'NS, REGEIVT'S- ROYAL BOTANIC GARD PARK. The second general exhibition of plants and flowers these gardens took place on Wednesday, but owing to the fitness of the weather feet persons were present beyond the professional horticultarista immediately interested in the show and those determined amateurs whom no thrng can daunt. In themselves the collections were re merkably fine, and although numerous, would have been more abundant had not the almost certain prospect of continuous rain prevented the exposition of many others. The heaths and azaleas were, perhaps, the most plenti ful in proportion, and reflected great credit on the growers. The orchideous plants were also remarkably good, but not in such numbers as at the preceding fete. The same observation will apply to the quality of the pelargoniums and the stove and greenhouse plants. Roses ' cinerarias, calceolarias, and the other hosts com pleted the crowds which filled the marquees. The fruits, which generally attract so much attention, were con strained to expand their sweetness upon the vacant air. The American plants, which formed on the preceding Saturday a special show by_themselves, but were then rather backward in flower, owing to the coldness of the season, were on Wednesday in magnificent condition. Nothing, indeed, was wanting but a sunny sky to have nade thin exhibition most successful, the number of tickets issued to the fellowa and their friends having ex ceeded all formers years. We subjoin an official list of the chief prizes awarded:— MEDALS WITH THEIR MONEY VALUE. EXTRA GOLD, 30Z—To Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing-park, for 25 orchids. LIEGE Gor t p t 15/.—To Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, EariSg-park, Mr. Cola, gardener to Mr. H. Colyer, Dartford, for 30 sto ve an d green h ou se plants,, and to Mr. Cole. MEDIUM GOLD, 101.—To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobtas, Che,am, Surrey, for 20 stove and green house plants; Mr. Blake, gardener to Mr. J. 11. Rhoder, Stratford-green, for 25 orchids; Messrs. Robinson and Son, nurserymen, Tooting. for 20 orchids; Mr. Woolley, gardener to Mr. H. B. Kerr, Cheshuat, Herts, for 15 orchids. Smith,gartie gardener to Nor . GOLD MEDAL, 71.—T0 Mr. Speed , Ed m onton, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Smith , Mi. W. Qailter, for 12 cape he aths ; Mr. wood, fur 12 Cape heaths. Open class—Mr. Green, gar dener to Sir E. Antrobtis, for 10 greenhotis Teahzaamleaess.; Ms. Robinson, gardener to Mr. J. Sim pson, hank, Pimlicite for 12 pelargoniums in 8-inch pots; Messrs. Lane and Son, nursery men, G reat Berkhatnp stead, for 12 distinct varieties of roses in 13-inch pots. LARGE SILVER GILT 51.—T0 Mr. Stanley, gardener, for 30 stove and greenhouse plants ; Ur. Dods, gar - dener to Sir J. Cathcart, coo -hill, Surrey, or 10 clove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. May, gardener to M r ,. Lawrence, fox six greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. MI . n ame , etardener to Mr. C. B. Werner, Hcdesdon, Herts, far 25 orchids ; Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E Antro ga.., for six orchids ; dr. A. Rowlang, Lewisham, Kent for eigt t (Watt:let varietie s o f roses i n 13-i nc h pots. LAIIOI3 S/LVER, 41—To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, for six tall cacti ; Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawre nce, f or 12 Cape heaths; Messrs. Robinson, nurserymen, Tooting, for 12 Cape heaths ; Mr. Car rigan, gardener to Mr. E. Lawrance, Kentish Town , for 1/2 pelargoniums in 8-inch pots ; Mr. Pa:-kor, gardener to Mr. J. AL Strachen, Teddington, for six pelar goniums in 11-inch pots ; Mr. Turner, nurseryman, 44100 0, for six fancy pelargoniuma in 8-inch pots ; Mr. Robinson, Pimlico, for six fancy pelargoniums in 8-inch Pots ; Mr. Hoyle, Reading, for six pelargoniums in 8 inch pots. ITALY. A letter from Turin of the sth, in the Official Ga zette of Savoy, states that the Prince of Monaco had an interview lately with M. de Persigny, in which he at tempted to interest the latter in his claims upon Mo naco and Rcccabruna, now incorporated in the king dom of Sardinia, but that he met with great coolness on the part of \l. de Persigny. The correspon dent adds that the sovereignty of the King of Sardinia over the principality of Monaco has been re cognised by the treaties of 1815, and observes that it is an acknowledged principle in feudal law, that the Lord may disposses his vassal whenever maladmi nistration is proved against him, as is the case in the present instance. The Risorgirnento of Turin relates the fol lowing act of opposition to the construction of railways in Piedmon,7, which occurred on t h e 4th at Truffarello, a point at which th e T ur i n and Savigliano line is to meet the Genoa line. se emed to promis e a speedy com- It appears that the work was going on rapidly, and everything pletion of the junction, when on the above-men tioned day a band of armed men marched out of Truffare ll o , proceeded to th e works, and bid the workmen stop and disperse. The person entrusted with the direction of the works on that point expos. tulated, and went to the syndic of the place to in quire the reason of so unlawful a proceeding; where upon the latter told him the whole population were against the railway to a man, and that if the works were continued serious consequences might ensue. The works were then suspended until orders should have been received from Turin. A Swiss journal states that the Papal Government has concluded a capitulation with the brother of the old Roman Minister of War, M. de Kalbermatten. The officers named up to this time are all Swiss. As far as regards the soldiers, preference will be given to those of the Catholic cantons. France and Austria have already permitted the establishment of offices for enrolment on their territory. Two regiments of 3,000 picked men each will be formed, of whom 600 have already arrived at Macerata. SCANDINAVIA. A letter from Copenhagen, 4th, says :—" His Ma jesty will leave to-morrow for Sweden. He will proceed to Scania, where be will have an interview with the King of Sweden. On the 12th he will pro ceed to Jutland with the Countess de Danner, and remain there for a fortnight. The Prince and Princess Christian of Glucksburg will leave to-day with their eldest son for the baths of Mannheim, near Frankfort-on-the-Maine. They will pass by Schlan genbad, to pay their respects to the Empress of Russia." A letter from Stockholm, of the 28th ult., states that an extensive camp was to be formed in Scania in the early part of the present month, under the command of the Prince Royal, who, with his Princess had already set out for the place, and the King and the other branches of the Royal family were to fol low in a few days. Tile Queen is to remain at the Chateau of klaga, where she expects a visit from her sister, the Princess Theodolinda of Wurtemberg. The Swedish Government is actively engaged with several important modifications ; amongst others, the simplification of the system of taxation, the establishment of branch banks in the provinces, and the construction of railways. TURKEY. The Levant mail has brought Constantinople journals to the 24th ult. They announce that the steamer Reschid had sailed for Egypt with the ratifi cation by the Porte of the arrangements made re specting the tanzirnat, and with orders to Feed Effendi to return home, as his mission is completely terminated. The Journal publishes the text of an address to Viscount Stratford, from four merchants, ex pres.ing in warm terms their gratitude for the protec tiou always afforded by him to commerce in general, and for the assistance rendered by him, some time ago, to them personally in preventing a Greek bank rupt from defrauding them ; they also expressed personal regret at his approaching departure from Constantinople; and declared that they wished him and his family every health and happiness. Viscount Stratford returned a suitable reply, and in the course of it stated that in his diplomatic career he had always attempted to protect the interests of commerce, be cause he believes it to be a guarantee of peace and the means of spreading and civilization. the blessings of Providence On the night of the 22d alt. a fire broke out at Serajewo, the capital of Bosnia. All the houses of the Christians have been burnt, as well as the Latin Chapel and the Presbytery. The horrors committed by the Nizams during this scene are said to have been of the most savage description; women were violated, and houses broken into and pillaged. The Viser, Veljeddin Pecha, used his utmost exertions to restrain the fury of these Nizams. He sent off a re port to Constantinople, from whence assistance is expected. The house of the Austrian Consul was also burnt. The cause of the conflagration is not known. GREECE. Athens journals to the 27th ult. have been received. They contain no news of interest; but th© Trieste Gazette has the following from Athens : " attention cf the Government is et present en gaged on a very serious affair; it proposes to conclude with the Patriarch of Constantinople a treaty which will completely change tho relations of the Greek Church, which had declared itself independent of Constantinople since the establishment of a kingdom, and which had for its chiaf a Syncidchosen by theliing. By the new treaty the Greek Church will cease to be an independent member of the dogma of Anatolia, and will return under the full, and entire authority of tha Patriarch. The orthodox Degliganni, wh o , Russian p arty have leog looked for this result. 14 was when Greek Chargé d'Affaires at Constantinople, succeeded in concluding this treaty with the support of the orthodox party. The Greek Ministers are now about to present it to the Clasnabers.'' AIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. A:special meeting of the Great Western Railway Com pany was held at the Paddington Station on Wednesday afternoon, in pursuance of the standing ' orders of the House of Lords, in order to take into consideration an Act to authorise traffic arrangements between the Great Western, the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, the Shrews bury and Chester, the Shrewsbury and Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway Companies. Mr. RUSSELL, the chairman of the company, presided, and, in opening Ithe proceedings, said that when the proprietors were called together a week since, the directors were not aware that it would be necessary under the Wharncliife standing order to submit this Bill to them. The Standing Orders Committee of the' House of Lords had, however, taken a different view of the case, and the present meeting was held in defe rence to their decision. It would, of course, be ncc,3s sary to submit to a similar ordeal the Bills of the other companies which were required to carry out this ar rangement. He did not think, however, that the Com mittee would insist upon the strict observance of the standing order, for if they did he feared it would be impossible to obtain a continuous line of communication between London and Birmingham. At the meetings of tho two Shrewsbury companies, which had been held within the last week or ten days, it was clearly shown that although the directors could command a large majority of their proprietors, in fact equal to three : fifths, in favour of their arrangements, they could not obtain the assent of four-fifths, as required by the standing orders of the House of Lords; al though that consent was merely required to agree ments which had been already sanctioned by the pro prietors. Thes e resu l ts t h e di r e c t ors broadly and dis tinctly ascribed to the number of shares which were held in these companies on Isehalf of the London and North-Western Railway Company, and upon these grounds they had prayed that the standing order should be dispensed with upon, the present occasion. That ques tion was now under investigation by a Committee of the lieu;e of Lords, and it would therefore ba extremely, ins proper for him tel advert to it any further than by saying that he confidently believed that they would be able to establish the allegations in that petition, and that %he Me y had full relian ce u p on the j ustice of the decision of 'louse of Lords upon every Ci9o that was fully and fairly laid before them. , A resolution a pp rov i ng t h e Bill was then unanimously a .r,ed to, and the proceedings terminated. A .. 11 aEWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM. eere;a l l _ . lai general meeting of the proprietors of this the put / po w:LB held at Shrewsbury on Wednesday, for Il B 3 e i e ll sio i u nt : r l d ,ei e l i d in W to o rder) during t h t e h e f o presenti I ow i following '° into Parliament during %he present thence t , a t, of approving or disapproving (in obe hParnardiliaiffmesnt A HU between the ore 1 to authorise Traffic Arrangements m i ng h wit the th a r t e Western, the Shrewsbury and Biz and Hereford, thewliby and Chester, the Shrewsbury shire junction, ,and B irk.enhead, Lancashire, and Che shire Railways 2, W e nn Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester. The CHAIRMAN, h efo rl °a• R. H. Clive, 111. P., presid e d. Bill, begged to allud e -irte he called for the reading of the had taken place at th e r t ° o :l important meeting which day, and which he hop ed e l_u of Trade on the preceding z tate of feeling am ee " the harbinger of a better I g th e . b etter arrangements with thews e.ves, as well as I W este rn Company. At th London and North- alludiii it was arrangrA that meetin g to which ho phould be opened on the 2 0th oft.Stour Valley line that thirty-five hours' notice al ti !l_e present month, Board of Trade for its npp r „ a r.° be given to the man) had to add that Mr. Gl yn ' a Z i ld he (the chair f the st ' have the appointment 0 mien. himself were to 'nut harupton. He (the chairman) h oped th t er at Wolver a better and satisfactory state of thinas,this augured well for the future. The chairm an ,:g and spoke why they bad again been called upon t o t as explained Shrewsbury that day. i The directors had include the present Bill in the notice ia s t r an assemble at by wh.c d h ed to meeting of Thursday last was convened 1 - t ; hut the were told by their .P•arliatnentary agents that such a course was unnecessary, but it was subse quent] discovered th a t t h e appioval of the sh areh olders and! Lord Wharneliff e ' s order was essential, and that was the reason they wore called togetb`3r that day. The chairman observed that the title and preamble of t h e Bill gave all necessary information as to its object, and be was Consequently not required to enter into LONDON, FOR THE RESOLUTION. Persons present, 170 votes 1,481 Proxies, 897 votes 9,435 10,916 AGAINST IT. Persons present, 38 _ votes 754 Proxies, 600 ...votes - 6,544 RIOT IN BELFAST. The Belfast Mercury of Tuesday has the following:— " Oue of the extraordinary and unforeseen occurrences which from time to time arise out of the most trivial Causes took place on Monday evening in Belfast, in the shape of disturbances, amounting to riots, which con tinued at intervals for acme hour/. In the morning a very large body 0 1 teetotallers met in procession in town, according to annual cestern, and proceeded by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway to Randalstown, where a public meeting was held. On former occasions a very large muster was made to witness the return of the party in the evening; and last year when the teetotallers spent the day in Armagh, the crowds were so dense at the terminus of the Ulster Railway that the returning party were enabled only with the utmost difficulty to emerge from the station. It is well known that, from whatever cause, these processions are not looked upon with favour by a class in the town; and on the last occa sion, very serious apprehensions were entertained that on the return of the procession a breach of the peace would have ensued. Fortunately, however, though there was a good deal of mischievous hustling, every thisg passed off quietly. Monday evening, the proces siee was expected about six o'clock, and for two hours previously largo numbers were assembled about the terminus, York-street; the great bulk of them being evi dently idlers and sightseers, end not met for any pre meditated purpose. The procession not appearing, the want of something to beguile the time induced a few boys to commence throwing tufts of grass at each other, which they procured at a field hard by. This went on harmlessly enough for some time, until their blood becoming warmer, or from the supplies of grass becoming scarce, they bandied stones among each other. The stone-throwing fever communicated itself to others, and before one hour had passed over the state of things became resolved into this —the crowd had swelled up York -street, as far as Earl-street, and those who chanced to be on either side of the street stood methodically ranged against each other. Stones were flung to and fro, and many blows were given. A party of the local police now came to the spot, and their presence had, for a time, some effect in restoring order. However, the paucity of their numbers in comparison with the dense htdies of people who lined the streets only emboldened the mischief-makers. Several ruses were played on the police; a knot of fellows hero affecting a tumult, and on the approach of the police, becoming quiet or movi ng away; while, at the same moment, in a distant part of the crowd, a shout would be raised, and they would sally thither, only to find themselves again baffled. The county pole under Mr. Hill, 5.1., also came on the ground, and exerted themselves with much energy; but the mob was paramount, and, regardless of the presence of the authorities, they be came momentarily more excited and unruly. They exhibited their unmanly ruffianism in a most brutal manner to persons who happened to pass through the streets on cars. Thera were pelted from both sides, and some gentlemen were in considerable clanger of re riving mortal injuries. Some were meth hurt. Matters growing worse, and seine of the police being much maltreated, a party of the military under Lieut. Colonel Garrett, appeared is Yorle.street, and dr filed 1 on either side of the street. Mr. Tracy, oar resident magistrate, and Mr. Stevenson, J.P., both of whom re ceived several blows of stones, Mr. Tracy in particular having been much hart, appeared at the head of the force, and the Riot Act was read. The crowd on this began to separate; but still stones were thrown, especially at the police, who now became the objects of attack when it was possible to annoy them. Several of the rioters were erre •ted. RACING FIXTU RES FOR 1852. ... Bibary Stockbridge Winchester Knighton • 25 Carlisle Ludlow Chelmsford...., 3O 'LY. Stamford 2O Knutstord Nottingham Abingdon Guildford Goodwood Do wnham Market... , 2B Wenlock 23 Leith Lamber ton Hampton Newton Tenbury Macclesfield Newcastle Salisbury Newmarket Worcester Woodford and Lough ton Lancaster Jersey INey Liverpool Ipswich 21 I 22 au; AUG Ripon — 2 North Staffordshire 3 Brighton Edgware 5 Brigbcon Club. Wolverhampton 9 Great Yarmouth lO Reading Coventry l2 SEPTE w arwick Whitehaven Rochester and Chatham 8 DoncasTer . Eglinton Club Bedford OCTO. Chester Royal Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh Club. 6 Yorkshire Union Hunt 6 Wrexham . NOVE: Worcester Autumn ... 2 IRISH RAC. Lynn Lichfield l6 York /lidoMTh 23 25 Derby . Stourbridge Lincoln BIBER. Leicester 22 Manchester Autumn 23 Newmarket F. O 28 Chesterfield Western Meeting oBER. Newmarket S. 0 11 Holywell Hunt Richmond Newmarket Houghton 25 SIDER. Co wbridge Hunt lO S TO COME. JUNE. Carragh JULY. Ileath 5 Bellewstown AUGUST. Down Royal Corp 3 Tusm Phoenix I?atli lO Ballinrobo. ... 3l Roscomm on SEPTEMBER. Curragh..., 7 1101instown 2l Limerick - 2 l 2l !Cashel OCTOBER. Curragh Down Royal Corp...- 2O I Carlow COASTlats AND COLLIEBS.—It apprArs, from are' turn to Pa , !Lament just issued, that last year there were 19,748 saili ng-vessels, of 2,778,525 tons, and 662 steamers, of 206,666 tons, that entered the port of London as coasters and colliers. A PAR AGRAPR ONLY TO BE READ BY THE LA" DIES.—Eve try man has his price, so said Walpole; but he never said as much of woman. The fact is, Walpole judged the ladies only too correctly, for he knew as well as We do that 'many of those dear creatures are beyond all price. further explanation. After alluding to an unfair and eue-sided report of the proceedings of the meet ing; on Thursday last, insPrted in a provincial jour nal, he concluded by moving that the shareholders do approve of the Bill aithorising traffic arrangements between the Great Western, Shrewsbury and Birming ham, Shrewsbury and Chester, Shrewsbury and Here ford, and Hereford, Ross, and Gloucestershire (with the exception of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction) Railways, and also to authorise the directors to submit to such as they might deem expe dient during the progres3 of the Bill through Parliament. Mr. HILL seconded the motion. Not the slighest observation was offered in opposition to the motion, and the CHAIRMAN declared the motion carried by a show of hands. Hereupon Mr. J. WEBSTER demanded a poll, and Mr. Roy and Mr. W. J. Beaks being appointed scrutineers, the meeting was adjourned until four o'clock. When the proceedings of the meeting wero resumed, the scrutineers declared the numbers who had voted to be— 7,298 Mr. ROY stated that there were about 200 more votes than 3-sths. The number of votes not being 4-sths, the standing orders of the House of Lords were not com plied with, and if the House insists upon a strict com pliance, the Bill may be considered as lost for the present session. Thanks being voted to the chairman, tho meeting separated. COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE. An alarming accident, attended with the loss of two lives, occurred on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire line, on Tuesday afternoon, near to the Woodhouse junc tion, and within a short distance of the spot where a colli sion occurred last year between a Great Northern excur sion and a goods train. It appears that about two o'clock, a ballast train, laden with sleepers, left Grimsby for Sheffield, a passenger carriage, containing seven or eight men in the company's service, being attached to the last waggon. Nothing occurred until they arrived at the Kiveton-park station, when, in consequence of the piston-rod breaking, the engine became dis abled. Efforts were then immediately made to bring the trains to a stand, but in conse quence of the line at this point being on a steep incline this was not accomplished until some time had elapsed. The moment this was done, all the men except two left the passenger carriage, and a messenger was dispatched to signal an approaching luggage train, which was then due from Retford, and the steam whistle of which was then distinctly heard, but which, in conse quence of a sharp curve in the line, was not then visible. Before ho bad proceeded more than twenty or thirty yards he came in sight of the train, the driver of which, as soon as ho became aware of the danger, instantly re versed the engine, shut off the steam and applied the break, after which he, together with the stoker and the guard, leaped off the train and escaped without any se rious injury. On the collision the engine of the goods train was thrown off the rails and sustained considera ble damage. The passenger carriage and several of the ballast waggons were smashed to pieces, and the two men who were sitting in one of the compartments of the carriage, unaware of the danger, were killed on the spot. Their names are William Waller and John Walker, married men, residing at Brigg. Their remains were conveyed to Woodhouse, where the affair will undergo an investigation before Mr. Thomas Badger, coroner. The line was speedily cleared, and no inter ruption was occasioned to the ordinary trains. THE SUN, lUST. FREDAY EVENING, AMERICAN RAILROAD BONDS. An amount equal to 1,000,000/. sterling of the bonds of an American company, called the Illinois Central Railroad, has just been .introduced upon the Stock Ex change, and the greater part of it is understood to have been already subscribed. The railway has been commerced, and its length is to be seven hundred miles, extending through the entire State of Illi nois, and connecting all the great branches of travel from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Its cost is estimated at 17,000,000 dollars, or about 4,500/, per mile, and this is to be raised by an issue of Six per Cent. Bonds, of which 12,000,000 dollars are to be taken in the United States, and 5,000,000 dollars here, such bonds being secured by the line itself, and by 2,500,000 acres of land granted by Congress to the State, and by the State to the company. They are to be paid off at par iu 1875, but may be redeemed at any earlier period at 20 per cent. premium. Con currently with the issue of the bonds a nominal share capital also of 17,000,000 dollars will be created by the company, and, C 3 the promoters rely that before 1875 the sales of the lands and the profits of the line will have discharged the whole of the bonded debt, f te participati ng e extent eo in this prospective the road would then b ecome their property, without its having cost them a nyt hi ng. As an inducement, however, to the take rs o f the bonds, the option is given re version. They may accordingly, if they choose, b ecome shareholders o to h a one-half the amount o f their bonds, in which ca se , supposing the outlay for the line should not exceed th e contemplated 17,000,000 dolls,, every holder of a 1001, b on d , after he has been paid off in them 1875, will still possess 501, stock in the line for which no payment will ever have been required. Of course the entire value of the scheme thus submitted mast depend upon the correctness of the estimates regarding the ulti mate value of the lands granted by Congress, the cost of the road and its prospects of traffic, and, lastly, the con stitutional validity of the arrangements under which the whole plan has been formed, and in which the Fed era l Government, the State Government, and the comp an y have all been parties. With regard to the first two points, enough is known of the general results of similar works to enable persons conversant with what has taken place during the last fifteen years in America to arrive at a distinct although not a positive opinion; but the chief reliance must still be placed upon the standing of those by whom the proposals are introduced. In this respect, both as regards the directors in the United States and the trustees and agents in Eng land, there is enough in the commercial position of the parties to excite full confidence that the undertaking is believed to be intrinsically sound; as respects any questions of co nstitutionality, it is to be mentioned that the company is a New York one, and that, owing to its lands having been granted by Congress, the tribunal to whose jurisdiction it would be amenable is the Supreme Court of the United States, and not the Legislative Assembly of Illinois. If the reverse were the fact, it would be necessary to protest against the intro duction of any of the securities of the company on this side. Although Illinois has never repudiated her public obligations, she is still a defaulter to a heavy extent, and at one time she passed an arbitrary law imposing confiscation in case her creditors should fail to register their bonds within a certain defined period. Happily since that date a different tone has been manifested, and a full discharge of every liability is ultimately to be locked for; but although the construction of the present railway, by the immense impulse it will give to the pros perity of the State, will accelerate that conclusion, it w ill take many years of punctuality to warrant, as far as her Government is concerned, any revival of former confidence. I n touching upon American Railroad Bonds of any description, it is essential to add a general caution. Like those now referred to, there are many descriptions which are perfectly legitimate objects of investment, the extent of any speculation that may be involved in them being fairly Stated at the outset. At the same time it is unques tionable thet active attempts have been carried on for months to introduce upon the London and provincial mar kets a large mass of these securities, which are likely to prove in a great degree worthless, and which would find no countenance in New York, except among the most notorious s peculators. By these parties they are taken at rates of discount which show that, like doubtful bills, they are calculated at an average—some may be paid and some dishonoured, some may be got rid of in England, some may be sold at home during a tem porary rise, and others may be advantageously coin promised in the ultimate litigation that awaits them. It is therefore easy to understand that for the habitual gamblers that abound in every commercial city they have powerful attractions. That they should find pur chasers, however, among foreigners seeking a quiet in vestment is almost incredible. The only explanation lies in the influences that are employed to effect the object. Ironmasters, for instance, are tempted to receive them in payment for orders, on which they realize enormous profits, and once introduced, it follows that every plan is put in motion, by means of large per centages to brokers and others, to insure their diffusion amongst the public, who at last, by the force of recom mendations, which increase in confidence in proportion as the nature of the original negotiation is lost sight of, become the purchasers at par of things which probably fetched at starting no more than 50 or 60 per cent. of the amount they purport to represent. The system of towns and counties pledging their credit for the payment of these bonds is merely a revival of the method which in 1837 was pursued by the various States, and it will in evitably have a similar termination. Those who may suffer, however, must blame themselves alone. If they would consult any leading American houses, they would hear the opinion entertained of these documents among the respectable portion of the commercial community in the United State, and if they have neither opportunity nor inclination to make such inquiry, they are not to charge the result upon the merchants of that country, any more than the people of New York could reproach us if they were to accept consign ments of gold mining shares in payment for cotton from the least reputable of our London adventurers. If capitalists wish to participate in Ame rican enterprise, the only rational method is to be come joint shareholders in undertakings that have a definite value in the Am er i can markets. If any loss arise, they can then at -- all events feel satisfied that it has not been all on one side, But to take bonds of which know they practi ca lly nothing from companies of which the shareholders , instead of being in the same boat, may deem it profitable at any time to treat them as ad is a p rocee di ng ad versaries, 6 0 calculated to invite disaster, and to injure instead of promoting a healthy co-opera tion between the two nations, that it will be impossible when time the shall arri ve to feel regret in witnessing its penalty.— Times' RAILWAY Cu, —.AARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 10. EXCHANGE.......W_ STOcr . e have no improvement to notice to-day. The transactions have been very limited, and prices and Cheshire, 103 4—Eastern Counties, 9% varied little from those h have have been quoted for the last few days. Tha transactions reported were—Birkenhead, Lancashire, 1. 7 % -- Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72% London and North-Western, 122% — Midland, 67—Se_iith-Eastern and Dover, 2054 j —York and North Midland, 2 3 Yi.• MANCIrEsn,-.-- , IM.IS JUNE 10. Ditto,E Lancashire, ast Fifths, 6 South-London share market opened better this morning, but . atterw ards d eclineti. and closed heavily. The only transaction s ~ reported were—Eastern Counties, 9 3-16— Lancashire and lorkohire,72%_London and North-Western, STOCK 122% —msichester and Bir m , ingham (C)Quarters,l 15-16 p. Midland, 61 N—Scluth-Aastern and Dover, 20 5 /s. Exc7A74E.—...TL BERMIN GLAhI, JUNE 10. STOCK ETCH"? an share market has been flat e - o any business doin g . Th e on l y sa l es 1 lrY Sh ro p s hire Union, 3% (Its and Birmingham 51. 16 3 .3 d.— r t o p d a r tye,da wnedret_rsicaelyrew— sh MONEY MARKET......TL e quotation of gold at Paris at the English Mint (according to the new tariff ), which, Price of 31 . 17s. 10 d. per ounce for stan d ar d ld gives a Lon exchange of 25.29 i ; and the ex change at Paris on & - 1 1 at short being 25.42 i, it follows gold is about 051 that ' per cent. dearer in London than is about 5 per . mille prem. By advice s from Hamburgh the in Paris. is about 430 i Per mark, wife , , 1 n at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange o f 13 . 74 ; and the ez e h a age at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.9 k, it f . 01 low s that gold is about 0.80 per cent. dearer in London then L•. --, Hamburgh. The course of ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 110 i per cent., and th e price of gold it follows that the ' 23-40 per cent., exchange is nominally 0 .9 „ 4 Per cent. in favour of England. An'', after making allowance for charges of transport, the present rate.leaves A - 81E411 profit on the importation of gold from the United Stat es. and America being if o par of exchange between England A COLLIER p i , -- ..ia D ESTRO YED BY Frp.E. — On Monday night, at eleven o'clock, information was received at the River Police -station, North Shields, that a vessel was in flames at Jarrow, about two miles up the Tyne. Th e police irarridi at _, y ei unmoored the river engine, and had it towed up t o t h v-e scene of disaster. The vessel was lying after the engine off the Patent Si; --- -P, and was in one sheet of flame. Shortly and, notwithstandin g an immense column of water was poured upon the boring vessel, it was not until four o'clock in the morning that the fire the masts fell by the vessel's side, fire was extinguished. The vessel was a total wreck. I, -Lie was th e C oun tess of Durham, belonging to Messrs. Storer,R of Bedford t eet, North Shields. The fire had originated i cellor was chairman, a the cabin boy n the cabin, it supposed by the carelessness th eli.r.inqEu4t'r" Ives resumed before W. Brumer, Esq„ the city coroner, at the committee-room, Town-hall. Mr. William ACCIDENT AT OXFORD.—Yesterday Bull, a civil engineer and architect, who had been employed to superintend the erection of the bathe and washhouses by the committee of the institution, of which the Vice-Chan- The accide n t. • 'a his opinion was caused by the end of the coil-pipe having been blown off, which admitted a sudden was examined for upwards of four hours. evaporation of steam into the hot water tank and caused it to burst, IL, ' was quite satisfied that there must have been a very great pressure at the time the accident happened, and much higher than it had ever been tested at. The inquest it is ex pected, will last several days. At present two deaths have occurred from this accident, viz., John Wordsworth, the e ngineer, a n d re spectable tradesman of Oxford. The following have been a young man named Burchell, son of a seriously injured, and are now lying- in the infirmary, where wi llE of sT th it e U e c: they are progressing favourably, viz , Sarah Wordsworth, ner, two girls about ten years of age; and William Hosier, DESTRUCTION e u r; r A n nn AT H s. a — rwßooadiy an Sutton had a hen, and eight chickens three weeks old, which, when ready for the market, he intended to sell, and with the money to buy a new jacket While he went to fetch the cows fr, o e m,_ t . ne field, Billy secured his hen and her young brood a i t . n t u d f ; s e u , i re pen, carefully fastening the door atter him. who can, of the poor boy's grief o to abstraction hen alone, in ; at the cruel "laY, chicken alarm, being and destruction of herwhole not a single chick every one, left to run by her side. The cruel rats had taken are those and that too in half an hour. serve, till their blood-st iined hole w' Unwearied watchers or se B o u nn j d the old They will kill and carry away their victims, .if opportunity Norway rascals, and cruel and tigers vo rc h i i o s u r s e a h s Yrn' wolves. in one night, sever; 'll contain no more Two rats, a few weeks since, carried oil', rabbits five weeks old. Th e y were dug out and killed th e dot after.—P reston Chronicle. JUNE 11, 1852 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 10. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions, from Bolton egainst the Militia Bill ; from several me tropolitan parishes azainst betting-houses, and a number of petitions, from different places in the United King dom, against the Maynoath grant. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from certain lords of manors, in Somersetehire, in favour of the en franchisement of copyholda. Lord MONTEAGLE presented two petitions, from Limerick against the Ecclesiastical Titles Act. The Earl of ABERDEEN presented a petition from Paisley to the same effect; also a petition from Jamaica, praying for relief to the distressed interests of the island. The Apprehension of Deserters from Foreign Ships Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Lord COLCHESTER the Differen tial Dues Bill passed through Committee. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY the General Board of Health Bill was read a second time. On the motion of Lard COLCHESTER the Public Works Bill passed through Committee. LAW OF EVIDENCE (SCOTLAND) BILL. On tho motion for the third reading of this Bill, Lord BROUGHAM said it was quite impossible, supposing that this Bill passed, that the law of evidence in Scotland should remain for long in the con dition in which it would be placed by the Bill. He hoped that the whole law of evidence as it now stood in Eng land would very soon be extended to Scotland. After a few words from the Earl of MINTO and Lord CAMPBELL, the Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of the Earl of HARROWBY, the In dustrial and Provident Societies Bill pas3cd through Committee. LOCAL TAXATION. Earl FITZWILLIAM rose, pursuant to notice, to present a petition from the Wellingborough Union (Northamptonshire), on the subject of local taxation. The question was one of considerable importance at the present moment, and, taken in connexion with a re markable document which had been recently published by a member of her Majesty's Government, was of especial interest. The document to which he alluded was one of very great importance; but emanating, as it did, from the Minister who was specially charged with the administration of the finances of the country, the interest and value attaching to it could not be too highly appreciated. The document to which he referred had appeared in the usual channel of information; it had attached to it the name of the Chancellor of the Exche quer, and it stated that " in preparing the financial state ment for the year, it was officially represented to me that I must contemplate, in estimating the produce of the income-tax, a diminution of rent not much less in amount than 5,000,0001. sterling." But then he wont on to state, and this was a remarkable passage to which he (Earl Fitz withal:o was desirous of drawing their Lord ships' attention, that " practically speaking, in this coun try rent has become a return for the capital invested in the improvement of land; that laws to secure a return for inch investment are not for a moment to be tolerated " a most important admission—a most remarkable expression from so high a quarter—" not for a moment to be tolerated"—their Lordships would observe that it was not a question of present policy, but whether such laws ought to be " tolerated ;" that " laws to secure a return for such investment are not for a mo ment to be tolerated, but laws which, by imposing un equal taxes, discourage that investment, are, irrespective of their injustice, highly impolitic; for nothing contri butes more to the enduring prosperity of a country than the natural deposit of its surplus capital in the improve ment of its soil. Justice to the land, in all systems of finance, is equally the interest of the proprietor and the farmer, but is is also equally the interest of the commu nity." There could be no doubt that justice to every class of society was the interest of the community. — (Hear, hear.) But, passing on, he came to the follow ing paragraph, which was one of very remarkable im port, and which he desired particularly to impress on their Lordships' minds:—" Every principle of abstract justice, and every consideration of high policy, counsel that the producer should be treated as fairly as the con sumer, and intimate that when the native producer is thrown into unrestricted competition with external rivals it is the duty of the Legislature t in every way to diminish, certainly not to increase, the cost of production. It is the intention cf her Majesty's Ministers"—let their Lordships observe that—" it is the intention of her Majesty's Ministers to recommend to Parliament, as soon as it is in their power, measures which may effect this end." He (Earl Fitzwilliem) trusted that it was the intention of her Majesty's Ministers also to carefully consider the means by which they proposed to accom plish that end.—(Cheers.) They were then told what were the means for accomplishing it. " One of the soundest means, among others, by which this result may be accomplished, is a revision of our taxation." Now here they had the general proposition laid down that they were to have a total revision of taxation, and it might be wise and desirable to do that, and the results of such a revision might perhaps be perfect justice to all. But he would take leave to say that any great and extensive changes by which burdens which had hitherto been imposed upon one class of the community were transferred to another class of the community ought not to be lightly undertaken, or undertaken without a full and careful consideration of all the consequences that might ensue from adopting such a step. The document then went on to say—" The times are favourable to such an undertaking; juster notions of taxation are more prevalent than heretofore; powerful agencies are stirring, which have introduced new phenomena into finance, and altered the complexion of the fiscal world, and the possibility of greatly relieving the burdens of the community, both by adjustment and reduction, seems to loom in the future." Undoubtedly, if any means could bo adopted by which a reduction of taxation could be effected it would be exceedingly de sirable. But he (the Earl Fitz william) was not one, of those who were very sanguine with regard to the pos sible results of any such measure, and he would now warn his friends at Wellingborough, who had done him the honour of intrusting him with their petition, not to be too sanguine in their expectation of any benefit th ey might desire fro m a genera l rev ision of taxation.—(H ear .) The Noble Earl then laid the petition on the table. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the second re port from the Select Committee on the Parliament Office and office of Gentleman Usher of thißlack Rod, was considered and agreed to. WEST INDIAN DISTRESS. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature, the Vice- Chancellor, the Master in Ordinary to the Court of Chancery, the Chairman of Quarter Sessions, and other leaders of the legal profession in the island of Jamaica, representing the distress under which that island, in common with the other West India islands, was now labouring under. The petitioners spoke of the dimi nished value of property, and the consequent impove rished state of the proprietors. They state that although the actual amount of crime had not increased, yet that pers on, comprising fi g h ts and as offences against the saults, were greatly on the increase, as exhibited in the returns of the criminal courts. The petitioners be lieved that the state of th in g s wh ich they were suffer ing from was attributabl e to the Ac t of 1846, red uc i ng the differential duties on sugar, anclexpres: expressed oauldh hope that their Lordships would ad opt such steps al leviate their sufferings. He felt it to be his duty to read the statement of the petitioners, and while be differed from them in the economical view of the question, he must agree with them that the effect of the Act of 1846 was to increase the slave trade in the Spanish colonies and the Brazils. Earl GREY could not agree with the Noble and Learned Lord that the Act of 1846 had the effect which the petitioners attributed to it. On the contrary, he be lieved that it very materially, in conjun c ti on w i th the squadron on the African coast, diminished it. The papers which had been laid o n t h e table showed that slavery during tne last five years, as compared with the fi ve preceding years, had very much diminished; and at that moment the parties in Cuba wore so satisfied with what they saw resulting from free labour, that they were taking measures for the introduction of 8,000 Chinese labourers. The Bishop of OXFORD laboured under the inability to maintain silence when ho heard the sentiments just uttered by the Noble Earl. end those also given ex pression to by the Noble and Learned Lord (Brougham). He could not allow the statem(nt of the Noble Earl to pass without protesting against it, believing, as he did, that the statement contained in the petition presented by the Noble and Learned Lord, attributing their distress to the Act of 1846, wee correct. He believed that the necessary aspect of that Act was to give a great stimulus to the increase of slavery, the demoralization of the people, and the promotion of the produce of slave grown sugar in the Brazils. Slaves continued to be largely imported from Africa, showing clearly one of the bad effects of the Act of 1846. The Noble Earl had told them, however, that the introduction of Chinese labour into Cuba was attributable to the Act of 1846, but he must protest against the arguments of the Noble Earl, and against the cause of justice being defeated on this great and most important question. Lord BROUGHAM presented another petition to the same effect, from the President and Associates of the College of Surgeons in Jamaica. Lord BROUGHAM, in presenting a petition from the Board of Council, and Council of the Assembly of Antigua, complainingof distress, said the inhabitants of that island were deserving of the respectful attention of their Lordships, seeing that they had the distinguished honour of emancipating their slaves, without waiting for the operation of the "apprenticeship" clause. The pe, touers prayed that the House would take into their serious consideration what steps could be adopted for the alleviation of the suffer ings of the people of a ] : island, and would to Heaven that he could see any chance of the Legislature of this country being able to afford them effectual relief, for he entirely concurred I that they were mos t d eserving of it. The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition on the same subject, and with a similar pcayer, f rom the colo nists of British Guian a , i n the no t petitioners on l y vol . de clared that the singl© A ct o f 18461 e iia d the slave trade. t h e m, but encou H ra A ge n d ß t The Earl of the m2ur. ..tr presented a petition from the colonists of ttius, showing that the impor tation of cooli,s had been accomplished to a considerable extent, and at a very considerable expense, an d pray i ng for the further introduction of f ree l a b our i nto the colony. The Noble presented a memori a l from the isl an d of 5,., Earlii t alese , Nest lndies, complaining ' of the evils arising to the morals of the population from recent legislation,House to adopt some remedy to effect an imiir r je l l g sta th te e of the law. The Earl of DERBY beg,,,,d clergy present a memorial on the same subject f, om the tions in the island of Jamaica. Th"egyet)tf' all s de b n o o r m e denomina tions tes timony not only to the distress fromp petitioners the island Was buffering, but to the negro population lapsing into a state cf consequent immorality. The petition was signed by 69 clergymen of the Chirch of England, and 83 clergymen of other denominations, including Wesley - ails, Baptists, Independents, and Roman Catho lics, all concurring that the negro population were ra pidly lapsing into their former state of ignorance Lead vice, and that the evil was attributable to the Act of 1846. The petitioners hoped that their Lordships would apply some remedy to relieve them from the injurious operations of the Differential Duties Ach The effect of that Act, the petitioners submitted, exposed them to a most unequal competition. There v.'es no question but sugar could be produced more easily and less ex pensively by slave than free labour, and it certainly seemed advisable that their Lordships should take the case of the petitioners into consideration, with a view of adopting some course that would place the West Indies in a better position than they were at present. He confessed he entertained the most serious apprehen sions, in consequence of the distress from which the co lonists were suffering, and the consequent demoraliza tion of the negro population. Earl GREY—The Noble Earl had said that the de moralization of the negro population was to be attri buted to the Act of 1846. Their Lordships would allow him to make a few observations in reply to the Noble Earl. There had been papers laid on the table of their Lordships' House in abundance, which showed that the Act of 1846 had not boon the cause of the result attri buted to it. He had the testimony of officers in the highest position in the West Indies to that effect, and that all the evils now stated were in full operation before the measure came into operation, the falling back of the negroes from a state of civilization included. The country was so favourable in its production, that the negroes finding that they could, on the produce of two days, live the rest of the week without working, became idle; and as a remedy to obviate that evil, it was con sidered that to lower the price of sugar would have the effect of lowering wages, and cause the negro to labour more for his subsistence. The anticipations thus formed had been realised, and it was now found that in every one of the colonies the negroes laboured more, and that the produce of 1851 exceeded that of 1850 in every one of the colonies. Now that was the way in which the an ticipations of the Act of 1846 had been realised. Ho asserted on a former occasion what he advanced now— that the evils complained of had not been increased by the Act of 1846. The Duke of NORTEIUMBERL AND was understood to say that since he had come into office the Admiral in command on the West India station had reported to him that all the evils complained of were attributable to the Act of 1846. The Bishop of OXFORD was sensible of the diffi culty of discussing a measure like this incidentally. The Noble Earl's argument was, that the real distress in the West India colonies was not attributable to the Act of 1846; and the Noble Earl then went on to say that the negroes, in the first instance, were overpaid, and did not care to labour more than two days in the week, and that therefore a reduction was thought desirable, as a means to cause them to labour more. Now, that was the argument of the Noble Earl; but in his (th e Bi s h op o f Oxford's) opi n i on , the Noble Earl's argument was no answer to the evils complained of. They gave their de liberate opinion that as they saw things under their own eyes, :the Act of 1846, instead of producing the desired effect, bad led almost to the lapse of this whole people into barbarism. There was a universal belief that it was impossible to compete with free labour. There was also an impression amongst capitalists throughout Europe that they could not offer any satis factory security for the investment of capital. There fore they could obtain no advances for the improvement of their manufacture, or their estates and machinery. Capitalists did not hesitate to make large investments in Cuba and Brazilian estates, which benefited in cense qeence, while Jamaica was suffering from the want of them. He felt the difficulty of dealing with this subject. It seemed to him that what they were doing with one hand, they were undoing with the other. While they were preventing the slave trade in Africa, and the intro duction of slaves into our colonies on the one hand, they were on the other stimulating the production of slaves grown sugar in the Brazils and Cuba. Earl GREY denied that there was any want of em ployment in Jamaica from a decrease in the manufacture of sugar. The quantity of sugar produced in the colony had increased, and was increasing, But wages, he ad mitted, had fallen some 15 or 20 per cent. His argu ment was, that their security was so bad that they could not get capital for improvements. However, notwith standing the indisposition of the planters to adapt them selves to the existing state of things, and the dependence upon the supposition of a return to protection, there had eeen more improvements in the colony during the last five or six years than during the preceding twenty or thirty years. The Earl of HARROWBY read a paper, showing the increase in the production of sugar in the Brazils and in Cuba. During the last ten years it had increased in the Brazils from 82,000 tons to 235,000 tons, and in Cuba, from 63,000 to 111,000 tons. Upon the average of years it eppeared that, with some few exceptions, there had been a gradual decrease in the production of sugar in Jamaica. They had also exported machinery to the Havannah and Cuba, which would not have been done if they could have obtained a profitable return from their estates. Lord STANLEY (of Alderley), who was nearly in audible, was understood to say, that since emancipation the cultivation of sugar had increased in Europe, and that had tended to decrease the price of sugar in the market. He thought more was made of the effect of the Act of 1846 than was justly deducible from its operation. The conversation then dropped, and their Lordships adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, June 10. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) NAVAL RESERVE. Sir F. BARING said he wished to know what was to be done with the sum which had been voted in the estimates' for the naval reserve. He understood that the Admiralty bad considered their plan, and had relin quished all idea of carrying it out. Did they intend to apply the 40,0001. which had been voted for this pur pose to keeping up a force larger than that for which they had taken a vote? If he were rightly informed he believed that they would find, if the Admiralty went on in the system they were now pursuing, that the esti mates which they had taken would not cover their ex penses. There were rumours afloat that there was no sur plus at all, and he should be glad to know if there was any foundation for it.—(Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed with the opinion that had been expressed respecting the Accountant-General. There was no foundation in the report that the rate of expenditure exceeded the esti mate.—(Hear.) He would net enter into any discussion respecting the navy reserves, but the House might rest satisfied that the Admiralty expenditure would not ex ceed the amount justified by the estimate which had been voted by the House.--(He a r, hear.) A grea t de mand had bean mad e u p on the Admiralty inconsequence of the gold discoveries, but no increase would be made in the number of man, should such an increase ulti mately become necessary, until the matters requiring it had been fully explained to Parliament—(Hear.) Sir F. BARING wished to know if the rate of expen diture bad exceeded that of last year? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought he had already stated that it had not.—(llear, hear.) Mr. W. WILLIAMS was glad to hear that Ho was quite ready to vote money to make the navy efficient, provided the money was properly applied. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The SPEAKER then left the Chair, and the House went into Committee on the question that 4,4691. be voted for the miscellaneous allowances on the civil list. Mr. ANSTEY objected to several items comprised in the estimate, and moved that the vote be reduced to 2,6691. The items which he principally objected to were 7001. for poor French refugee clergy, 3001. for poor French refugee laity,ll7sl. for charitable and oth.r allow ances formerly p a id f rom t h e c i v il li st , an d 4001. for the College of St. David's, Lampeter, in aid of the expendi ture4ool. of the co ll ege. His ob j ect i on to t h e gran t_ is con viction that th e stu d ents a t that college received o to SC. David' s C o l lege was founded h un efficient instruction i n the Welsh language.was also I s no t a ob e sectarian supportedestablishment, the p a a b n l io and o n ey'. of the college, for m that re H as o on c o o u n g si h d t er n e o d t that, under th e present circumstances e t i h d e e red f coming raudul for e w n a t. Mr. HAMILTON forward to ask for this grant must be con_ a few explanati ons on the objects to which hlemba • had ref e r re d, though, if he had consulted would the lt e oli d ffoe t rn h . e report of th e S e l ect With ehack t a he s far as the time of the revocation of the edict of N antes, Committee on that subject, he would have obt a i ne d t h e i v n o f te rm fo a r t t io h n e French he seeni r e e d f u t g o e r e e s it m q , uire i to.e regard terrgh ed to and in his opinion to evoke that grant now would be an act of great hardship and injustice. In respect of the grant of 891.93. to the Bishop of Scdor and Man, i t Was also a very ancient one, having been made so far back as the year 1766. The subject of the vote to St. David's College had been already :so fully discussed that it was unnecessary for him to enter into the question, but ho must say, that ho did not consider that the Ikon. Member had shown sufficient reason for discontinuicg this grant. Mr. BOOKER oemid,red the charges made by the Hon. Member f or Y oughal entirely untenable. This opinion was formal upon mortal 'Knowl edge the subject. With regard to the allegations of tne of Hon. Member, that the returns of the college had been frau dulent, he would read a letter from the vice-principal of the college: (The lion. Member then read a letter, with the view of showing that there had never been even a mornantary concealment.) Interested as he was in the subjec', ho should not have considered himself to be doing his duty if he had silently listened to the allegations so recklessly made. were BENJAMIN HALL considered tha ty ot ral w re allega tions of the H onoura bl e M em b er for ag the m anagers in the main correct. He would defy of the college to produce the returns proving that there had been gross H e oonsidered that the io the affairs of the college. rather carried out the letter read by his Hon. Friend rather anakidanfoarnawgietmhoentitt been made. It had notion that fraudulent returns that the ext;rcises in the on ono occasion been showno f the studensts..,..cpanadviiddraste. For Welsh language of illiterate that t notwheleydgweeroef Sent ordination, had beetoBll°tlnßh:eee r p y r principal e l of back as specimen: a practical purposes was necessary. The Replan Catholic.; bad established a Jesuit Celle f Nor, permit a single man to go forth to Colle t ; rom Welsh larent , g n l unless he be so j p iw a n r h n e N g i a c ci tt lh e l e11117 , 6a P e : 11 IS: Gospel a y a b . usefulpa c e d i n. u c c ° lo ll ry Conversant the e w peopleth the an ro n r g d whom E74LITN could not reconcile the Hon. Baronet's l an guage in this place with his actions in other parts of the country. He Ives convinced that any imformation upon the expenditure of the college could easily be obtained. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the question had been brought before the House Oil morning. He begged to say th a t h e wou ld t a ke the matter into his cosideration, with a view to what he believed to b e th e interests of all parties ; but during the present session it would be impossible to consider the question. Mr. AGLIONBY supported the vote, and the House then divided, when there appeured— For the motion... ... 17 Against it ... 57 Majority against the motion —4O SUPPLY. I he House then went into a Committee of Supply. 6001. for the Female Hospital, Dublin, and 6001 for the Female Orphan House, Dublin, were agreed to. 1,5001. for the Westmoreland Lock Hospital. 1,0501. for Stephen's Hospital, Dublin. 2,660/. for the Fever Hospital, Cork-street, Dublin. 3501. for the Hospital for Incurables. 38,5601. for Non-coniorming, acceding, and Protes tant Ministers, Mr. ANSTEY said he now wished to call the atten tion of the Committee to the notorious vote called the Regium donum, Rion the subject of which ho complained that no information had been given. He believed that the great bulk of the Dissenting ministers of Ireland did ngi n t teorosratticnattothnh,neett,mihpnsuoeßan promotion congregations require ha this i s petitioned grant, an thatd that Houseth e Pr eagainstsY etiiLomnildoefoneebeemiliig,e ion but dtbhuet other o f b o j object similare t t h o e f the p u pr M oesn a et e so 7 l as t se curingoyterianthseregjoeeedtedoptihneion of the lower classes. The Pees it was a source of discord and snipicion among them• grant with scorn; the existence It was was believed that the most worthy objects were not selected, and that th e i r orthodoxy (in the Scoto-Cal" tic sense) was not consu l ted. They represented t h a t the e grant, therefore, wa s ma d e use of to pervert mem b e rs or their body from the or i g i na l profession of Geneva . 11°ws ever, he considered th a t a ll endowments or grants , casual or permanent, f or re li g i ous purposes, should CeaSe• A therefore should mov e th e re j ec ti on o f t h e vo te, an d divide against it. Mr. G. A. HAMILTON said the Hon. Member could know little of the Presbyterian body if he supposed they could be bribed by such a vote.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ANSTEY—I never said so. Mr. G. A. HAMILTON said he had so understood the Hon. Member, and begged to deny it. The fact was , that at the time of James 1., when a body of Presby terians came from Scotland, it was stipulated that there should be a public grant for their ministers. Thil _ are arrangement had repea' e dly b een recognised h _y P li a- meat, and he was persuaded it would not be disturbed. —(Hear, hear.) It was not true that there had been any application from the Presbyterians of Ireland to dis continue f tinu r e om th t e hem gran c t o ; io a n u g d .o P o a n r t l i i n a n m e e d n a t n w n ou ssi ld st h a a n r e d e l . y with drawCeptain JONES asserted that the Hon. Member for Youghal had made a most unfounded statement in re presenting that the Presbyterians required their loyalty to be secured by bribes.—(Hear, hear.) The efforts of their ministers were most assiduous to maintain order and peace.—(Hear, hear.) Let the Presbyterian coun ties be compared with others as to the stet° of crime, or the cost of constabulary.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME said the objection to the vote involved CO ) u I t t a w k e a s p t u r b u l e ic o m e o v n o e te y h i f a d t h b e e y em c o n u e l g d e g n e i t n i t.' imputation upon the character o f t h e Presbyteriaota f o r l but times had much altered since then. t days(s L l a (Laughter.) n h t. t ,lames,wer o . t nts should have aid i n religious nglnd ? grants, W 8 itf rh Catholicst The objection to it was one of principle. Should one i n D e is w se e n re te s r o s be paid by Government in Ireland, bad nee? Let every man P l‘)v r i).lci lt n e s on :: pay for his own parson, a , for his own doctor. —(A laugh.) The Presbyterians ought to pay th e i r own clergy, as other re li g i ous classes, should. N o l ess than 520 clergymen were paid out et , this vote — a paltry pittance for each—which it was dis creditable that so rich a body should allow their clog/ to receive. Mr. STANFORD said he thought the Hon. Member had spoken a great deal of common sense. But he con fessed that he often found himself placed in a very ent: bA.rrassing pdsition with respect to votes in C o mmittee _ of Supply, by reason o f t h e anoma li es compr i se d in the British Constitution.—(Hear, hear.) He was in favour of an Established Church, but it was hardly consistent to support it, and at the same-time to support votes ler the maintenance of other religious communities. Resew no good reason for the vote, and if it were carried to a division, he must vote against it. It was most monstrous and also to vote public money to keep up religious sects to call upon Members to uphold all Established Church, opposed to it.—(Hear.) It was time that some consis tent and sensible course should be taken upon the sub ject; and he should pursue such a course iu the present instance. Mr. FOX considered no sound reason had hem given for the grant. It had risen from 8,000/. to 38,000/. And so much was it viewed with aversion in the Pres byterian body, that ministers sometimes had been come pelled to relinquish it or resign their posts. One *es , . tion to the grant was that it was dis t ributed in proponi°° to the number of congregations, which, of course, was great inducement to constant division of congregations- The Presbyterians grant also i ntended supportingto depress their the religionp rop. Even e r z p r a lof n tho t s h e e who shares tie grant hill scruples in r e ceiving it; and one who was te scat inconsistency against Reis a eon his own principles, sail his co isci enee wen t minister of reli g i on, b ut he consiiesed that he rece i ve d it es a politiciau,—(A laugh.) Mr- W. PROSSER said all these grants were, in his oninion, injurious to the religious denominations en.. Cowed and to the religious character of the State; for the State to endow half a dozen religions was really al most tantamount to practical infidelity.—(Hear, hear.) There were great anomalies on the subject, and no which clear principle established. In England a religion was estab • reli gion of the majority. In Scotland a religion was estab lishedwhiliehed which was considered true, and was also the altogether different, and in Ireland one was only thereligion of tho minority. No principle was followed, therefore; neither the truth of a religion nor its being that of the majority. — (Hear.) The stat e of the Irish Church being so anomalous, he could not while it existed hastily alter the position of other rel i g , j ious m comunities.—(Hear.) The whole qnestion req _ ed investigation and adjustme n t upon sound and statesman like principles. Mr. WILLIAMP ClVsed the Er4nt ? a 131.°°:1(14. VC° Mr. BOOKER oortideTo3 thlt, the Wel6h education in the college wan perfectly- efficient. After a few vror s from Mr. LO7EDENZd Mr. All . STET, Mr. J. WILLIAMS said—As a native of the country, he could not record a, silent vote. Ho felt deeply for the c•ducation in that college, end in a feeling of incerest,in that College he yield to no M em b er of that Houle; but he considered that - an account ought to be demandoo of the ezti:.r.diture of the funds of the college. • Mr. HUME thought that if th e . Govern at were ) 0 turn their attention to the subji‘et, th would find Oa , abuses fxiv.in,c. , Waieh it was their duty to remedy. The Committee then divided, when there tippeared —.7 ' For the amendment 26 -- Against it ... 113 Majority.., 'or; ty... —B7 The vote Virt'i then egrecd to. A vote of 1,C911. for the Foundling Hospital was a' al agreed to. — A vote of 9. 7881. for the House of Industry, Dub was agreed to after some discussion. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the HOIr resumed. In aniwer to a quevion from Mr. KEOGH, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said did not intend to proceed with the C:iuie and °attar Bill after• twelve o'clock to-night. The House then adjourned until Six o'clock, The House resumed at Six o'cl;ck. MESSAGi FROM THE LORDS. A messenger from the Lords brought up the folloV ing Bills, to which their Lordships had agreed:— Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. South Essex Estuary and Reclamation. Lancaster Waterworks, Cem e t er y, an d Gas, wit h • 0t amendment. Londonderry Bridge (No. 2). Eastern C oun ti es R a il way (Power to use the re 61 Anglian Railways, 84e.), with an amendment. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. London and North-Western Railway (No. 2). Londonderry Bridge (No. 1). Tyne Improvement, with amendments. THE REV. MR. BENNETT. Sir W. P. WOOD intimated that he had received ft communication from the Bishop of London, stating to reply to certain remarks which he (Sir W. P. SV",,,`" made in the recent debate on the instituti on of Mr. Bennett to the living of Frome, the memorand um di sapproving of the Rev. Gentlensau c " conduct was not contained in a private letter aceouir n:, leg the certificate, but was added by him (the Bishop! to the bottom of the certificate itself. KAFIR WAR.—WITHDRAWAL OF EXTRA. VOTE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ssidf in consequence of the expene of the Kafir WO, having been mu c h l ess t h an he anticipated, and 0 consequence of the Treasury minute that no 0 ' peudituro should take place for extraordinary military establishments until the resources for ordinal military expenditure were exhausted. he had the satisfs . e:_, tion to inform the H ouse t h at he did not feel- -I freecsaary to call for the vote of 200,0001., which / 1 7 thought it his duty t o pl ace b e f ore the House when be made his financial statement.—(Hear, hear.) MR. F. O'CONNOR. Mr. J. BELL said he thought proper to inform the House that he had placed in the hands of the SergeaPr at-Arms two certificates which confirmed the oP l ' nion he (Mr. J. B e ll) h a d expressed yesterday, t b s s the Honourable Member who was in his custodi required medical advice. He thought it his duty to take this step, f or h e b e li eved the Honourable! Member was in an unsound state of mind, and they it was only proper th e H ouse should be in possession o f facts on medical auth or i ty , more particularly as the medical and legal profesSions were at issue es the precise line of demarcation between sou nd ' ness and unsoundness of mind, It therefore became an important question where the line was to be drawn. He made thi s statement not as a friend 0 f the Hon. Member—indeed he had been informed b e had no friends—but because he considered it was c l e : sirable the facts sh ou ld b e known, in order that justice might be done. No observation was made in reply to the Hon. Mem ber by the Governmp nt . DUTY ON CARRIAGES. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Sir DE LACY EVANS moved that the House d° resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, wltb a view to the medificatiation of the carriage duties. 8' believed the effect of that would be to increase the re venue.