The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-28 00:00:00

FRANCE. M. de Larochejaquelein has addressed the following letter to the editor of the lndependance Beige : " I have ju-t read in the Independence of the 20th and 21st May a passage of ycur correspondence which Takes me s a y th a t I wa s pr ese nt at the meeting of the uileries, at the residence of General Changernier, of which so much has been said for some days past. The fact is false in all points, and thoigh I contradict this statement alone amongst .30 many others of which I am frequently the object in the journals, it is because it ap plies not to me alone. " Receive, Sir, the expression of most distinguished sentiments. " M. DE LAROCHEJAQUELEIN." A long letter appears in the Elysean journal, Le Pays, on the fusion between the elder and younger branch of the house of Bourbon. It is taken from the Emancipation of Brussels, and, with the exception of a postscript, which states that all obstacles are now removed, contains nothing more than what has appeared on the same subject over and over again. The postscript referred to speaks of the fusion, or reconciliation, as in fact concluded, and that the friend?, of the Count de Chambord and the Orleans Princes have come to an understanding on the terms of a manifesto, the publication of which is adjorarned for the moment ; that General Chaowarnier was on the point of setting out for Yrobsdorf to finish the matter, but was persuaded by his friends not to do so yet; and that General Bedeau has become a decided fusionist. The Gazette de Cologne of the 21st also states that the Count de Chambord was expected at Wiesbaden with his suite, and that the Orleanists, " having at their head the Dukes of liontpensier, N a mou rs, and Aumale, were to proceed at the same time to Ems, as also the Queen Amelie." There is no question that the present appears to be the most propitious moment, and many of those who bad heretofore held out may be tempted to go over ; and it is in fact stated that of the persons who had, until very recently, counselled the Duchess of Orleans, out of regard for the interests of her son, against ac cepting the fusion, are now of a contrary way of think ing. If this be the case in som e instances, in others, however, it is doubted whether many, who, though belonging to the opposition during a considerable part of the late reign, preserve their attachment to the King sons, will approve or sympathise with an event w hich, as they believe, is owing to foreign influence. But whether the fusion be really in the advanced state described or not, it is not un deserving of remark that the Pays, a journal that constantly supports the Government, pub lishes in extenso, and with much care, everything that appears about it in the foreign press. On the other hand, and with a perseverance no less re makable, M. Emile Girardin continues his quo tations from the speeches of M. Guizot on various occasions, and particularly on the Belgrave-square pilgrimages, in which the Legitimists as a political party are turned into ridicule and spoken of with contempt, and otherwise described as utterly in capable of government. Day after day the war is carried on by that indefatigable writer against the Assemblie Nationale—supposed to be the organ of M. Guizot—with the object of again exciting bad blood between the partisans of the Count de Cham bord and the Orleans Princes. The opinion that ge nerally prevails, however, is that this time at least the question of the fusion is decided favourably. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. 'ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTRACT MAIL PACKETS TO CEY LON, MAURITIUS AND INDIA, VIA THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. On and after the 15th Jane next, the mail packets of the general Screw•steam Shipping Company, conveying mails to the Cape of Good Hope, will call at Ascension, and will proceed from the Cape to Mauritius, Point de Galle (Ceylon) and Calcutta. All letters and newspapers for Ascension or for Mauritius will hereafter be forwarded by these packets, unless specially addressed to be otherwise sent, but letters for Ceylon or India intended to be sent by this route must be specially addressed " /id the Cape of Good Hope." Letters for all these British possessions will bo liable to the uniform rate of one shilling, when not ex ceeding half an ounce in weight, two shillings when not excecdine. an ounce, and so on in proportion, but news papers will be convoyed free from charge. The postage chargeable upon letters for Ascension and Mauritius must be paid in advance, but letters for Ceylon and India forwarded by these packets may be posted unpaid. COURT OF CHAIsiCERY. NEW ORDERS OF COURT. INVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND ACCUMULATIONS. Tuesday, May 4. Whereas under and by virtue of an Act passed in the 36 , h year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Third, chap. 52, intituled " An Act for repealing cer tain duties on legacies and shares of personal estates, and for granting other duties thereon in certain cases;" and of an Act passed in the 37th year of the reign of his said Majesty, chap. 135, to explain and amend the said Acts, it is enacted that monies paid in under the first-recited Act into the Bank of E.,gland, with the privity of the Accountant •General of the High Court of Chancery when paid in, be laid out by the said Accauntane Gen , ral without any formal request for that purpose in the purchase of Bank 31. per Cent. Annuities. By virtue or the powers contained in the last-mentioned of the said Acts, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Right lion. Ed ward Burtensinaw, Lord St. Leonard's, Lord High Chan cater of Great Britain, doll hereby order and direct that the Accountant-General be at liberty, unless he shaq have received, on behalf of some party claiming to be entitled, notice in writing of an intended application to the Court for otherwise disposing of the fund, from time to time to lay out and invest the dividends on such stock when so purchased, and all accurnula• tions thereon as the same shall accrue due, in the puTebase of like Bank 31. per Cent. Annuities, without any formal request for that purpose, and place the stock purchased with such dividends to the said several matters and accounts to which the original sums of stock respectively stand, and the Accountant-General is to declare the trust thereof when purchased, subject to the further order of this Court, and for the purposes aforesaid the Accountant-General is to draw on the Bank according to the forms prescribed by the Act of Parliament and the general rules and orders of the Court in that case made and provided. ST. LEONARD'S, C. Friday, May 7. The Right Hon. Edward Burtensbaw, Lord St. Leonard's, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, with the assistance of the Right Honourable Sir John Romilly, Knight, Master of the Rolls, doth hereby, in pursuance of an Act of Parliament passed in the 10th and 11th year of the reign of her present Majesty, in tituled " An Act for better securing trust funds, and for the relief of trustees," and in pursuance and execution of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, order 941,1 direct in manner following, that is to say:— Where any trustee desiring to pay money or transfer meek or securities into the name of the Accountant-Ge neral of the Court of Chancery, under the said Act, is under i a general order of the said Court, dated the 10t h 1 , %y of Jane, 1845, directed to file an affidavit entitled llonruki ce rtain matter of the Act and of the trust, setting matters and things in the said order of Court specified and declared, in future, such affi davit in every case, where the parties deem it unne cesssary to have the money, or the dividends, or interest of aleck or securities invested in the meantime, shall further contain a statement to that effect; and if the affidavit shall contain no such statement, the Accountant- General shall be at liberty to invest as soon as conve niently may be the said eash i n B an k 31. p er C en t. An nuities in the matter of the particular trust; or in case of dividends or interest on stock or securities transferred, such dividends or interest is the like-stock, and all ac cumulations of the dividends of the stuck in which such cash shall be invested, and of the dividends or in the like matter, with out any spec i al teyest on such stock or securiti es aforesaid, from Vale to time in fo t r hat tha b t eha pp a os n e d . i Court request i n 'order made by the without any formal And the Accountant-General s to declare the trust thereof when purchased, subject to the order of this Court. A n d f or t he purposes aforesaid, the Ac countant-General i s to draw on the Bank , accordi ng to the form prescribed by the Act of Parliament and the general rules and orders of the Court in that case made and provided. Provided always, that if at any time a request in writing, by or on behalf of any party claiming to be e n . titled, that such investment be discontinuedshall be l e f t with the Accountant-General, ho shall be at liberty to cease making any further investment in the matter of the particular trust until the Court shall have made some order in that behalf. ST. LEONARD'S, C OHN ROYILLT, M . B ..uuAv RAILWAY LOANS. The following railway companies are in the money market for loans upon mortgage and debenture bonds:— SOUTH WALES.—On mortgage, bearing interest at 4 per cent. per annnum, for periods of not less than three and not exceeding seven years. LEEDS NORTHERN.—At 34 per cent. per annum, for three or five years , in sums of 100/. or upwards. GLASGOW AND SOUTEI-WESTERN.—LI sums of 5001. and upwards, for terms not less than three years. MANCHESTER, BUXTON, AND MATLOCL—Not exceed i-og on the whole 100,0001. The money is respired 'for the purchase of the Cromford Canal and works, and the mortgages constitute a first charge on both un dertakings. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER —Fur a limited amount, to replace mortgages as they fall in. BRISTOL AND EXETER—Are ready to either pay off immediately, in cash, any debentures of this company which bear interest at 5 or 4-1 per cent., or to grant per petual preference 4 per cent, stock in exchange for them, allowitig forthwith, in either case, to the holders, the difference of interest. CORE AND BANDO N.—On debentures, in sums of not 1/ . as than 1001., for five or seven years, bearing interest 'at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, payable half yearly. CALEDONLAN.—On debentures, in sums of 2001. and upwards, at 4 per cent. per annum, for terms of years. VALE OF NEATH,—On debentures, in sums of not less than 1001. and upwards, at 3i per cent, per annul:Pl kr terms of three, five, or seven years. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. The anniversary meeting of the Royal Geographical Society and presentation of the royal medals, took place on Tuesday, in the rooms of the society, Waterloo -place, Pall-mall; Sir Roderick Murchison, president, in the chair. The President announced that the council had this year awarded the founder's gold medal to Dr. John Rae, of the Hudson's Bay Company, for his survey of Boothia, under most severe privations, in 1848, and for his recent explorations on foot and in boats of the coasts of Wollaston and Victoria Lands, by which very im portant additions have been made to the geography of the Arctic Regions. The patron's gold medal was con ferred upon Captain Henry Strachey, of the Hon. East India Company's service, for his extensive explorations and surveys in Western Thibet. The President then proceeded to deliver his usual annual address, which was of extreme length, and was a complete retrospect of all the subjects of interest that had been brought under the attention of the society during the past year. The most prominent was a notice of the different expeditions that had been dispatched from this country to the Arctic Regions in search of Sir John Franklin. With such men as Sir Edward Be lcher, Ca p tain Kellet, Lieutenant Osborne, Captain Pim, and a host of others engaged in this work, there was no doubt whatever on his mind that all that w as possible would be done to throw light on the fate of their long-lost countrymen. Ho alluded to the two abandoned ships seen by the Renovation, and expressed his opinion that they were the ships of the Franklin expedil ion, and that being seen in that latitude might be accounted for in the strong currents that ran in that direction. Tlie President also referred to the discoveries of gold in Australia, the existence of which he had indieated in a letter to Earl Grey in 1846, a pe riod long antecedent to the finding of the ore in Cali fornia. After touching upon other topics, he concluded an address of upwards of two hours' duration by con gratulating the members en the great accession to the stores of knowledge that had taken place through the means and energy of the members of the Royal Geo graphical Society. The Earl of Rosse moved the thanks of the society to the president for his able address, with a request that he would allow it to be printed for the benefit of the members. Lord De Manley seconded the resolution, which was put and agreed to unanimously. The President acknowledged the compliment in a brief speech. Sir B. Oatram moved a vote of thanks to the retiring members of the council, which was agreed to, and the meeting dissolved. NAV Y PAY. - - The following is a Bill prepared and brought in by Mr. Secretary Stafford and the Hon. Captain Dun combe, to amend an Act of the eleventh year of King George IV., for amending and consolidating the laws relating to the pay of the Royal Navy : " Whereas by the 18th section of the Act 11th George IV., chap. 20, provisions are made for the payment of wages and pay of the officers and seamen of the Roy al navy, and by such section it is, among other things, enacted that there shall always be left six months' wages in arrear and unpaid over and above the wages accruing to the time during which the ship's books shall have ueen prepar ing and examining, but that whenever any ship shall return home in order to be laid up, all the wages due for such ship shall be entirely paid off as soon after wards as may be: and whereas it is expedient to repeal the said 18th section of the said Act, and to make other provisions in lien of those thereby enacted, and also other provisions in regard to naval remittances. Be it, therefore, enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Com mons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: " 1. That from and after the Ist day of October, 1852, the 18th section of the Act of 11th George IV., chap. 20, shall be and the same is hereby repealed. "2. That out of all supplies to be granted by Par liament for naval services, the necessary sums of money shall be first appropriated, issued, and applied for the regular and punctual payment of the pay and wages of the officers and men of the Royal Marines; and when any of her Majesty's ships in commission shall be or arrive at any port of the United Kingdom, or on the coast thereof, on or after th© Ist day of October, 1852, such officers and men shall be paid their pay and wages according to such regulations and subject to such restrictions as the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, or the Commis sioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, shall at any time or times, or from time to time, order, direct, or appoint, with power for such Lord High Admiral or Commissioners to alter or revoke at any time or times such regulations and restrictions, or any of them, or to make the same or any of them applicable, if he or they think fit, both to sea-going and stationary ships, or to make some applicable to sea-going ships and others to stationary ships; and to order, at any time or times, which ship or ships shall be deemed sea going and which shall be deemed stationary: provided always, that under such regulations and restrictions there shall not at any time be due to any of such officers and men, when borne on the books of any of her Majesty's ships in commission which may be at any such port or on such coast, more than the gross amount of three calendar months' pay and wages, except when any such officers or men shall cease to have full pay or be discharged from the service, when all the pay and wages which may be due to them or to which they may be entitled as having belonged to any ship in commission shall be entirely paid to them as soon as may be. "3. That, notwithstanding anything in the said Act of the 11th of George IV., chap. 20, or anything in any other Act or Acts contained, all naval remittances what soever when made by any person belonging to one of her Majesty's ships not oeing in any port of the United Kingdom or on the coast thereot may extend to and include all such wages and pay which may be due to thy, persons respectively making any such remittances, as the Lord High Admiral or the said Commissioners may at any time or times, or from time to time, order or direct, with power for him or them, at any time or times, to order or revoke any such order or direction." HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK - - (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The total deaths registered in the metropolitan dis tricts, which in the first week of May were 972, aad in thu second rose to 1,070, declined in the week that ended last Saturday to 943. The mean weekly tem perature rose in the three weeks from 48.1° to 55 . 6°. In the ten weeks corresponding to the last, of the years 1842-51, the average number was 889, which if raised in proportion to increase of population, becomes 978. The mortality of last week is, therefore, less than the estimated amount by 35. Of the 943 persons whose deaths are enumerated in the present return, 449 were males, 494 females. It appears that the present reduction of mortality is among the old and the middle aged, and with regard to young persons that the number who died last week is near the amount usually observable at this period. In comparing the results of the last two weeks there is a difference, greater or less, in favour of last week in all the principal classes of fatal diseases. Although smallpox is gaining ground, and there seems to be a good deal of scarlatina, the mortality of epidemics in the aggregate declined from 234 to 228; of tubercular diseases, trom 200 to 189; of diseases of the heart, from 45 to 33; but the principal redaction occurs in diseases of the organs of respiration, which in the previous week were fatal in 169 eases, in the last in 131. Bronchitis, belonging to the last class, has declined in the two weeks from 79 to 50. Phthisis, of the tubercular order, has fallen from 142 to 129. Of epidemic disorders, smallpox carried off 38 children and 6 adults. The corrected average is 18. It is only reported in three cases—those of a b o y, age d 1 year, and a boy and girl severally 4 years —that vacci na ti on had i been previously perfor med. Next n fatality are scarla tina and hooping cough, each of which destroyed 42 lives. Typhus, synocha, &c., number 41 cases, and rheumatic fever 3. Croup carried off ten children, measles 12, thrush 2, noma 1. Diarrhosa was fatal in 14 cases, dysentery in 2, purpura in 2, erysipelas in. 7, syphilis in 1. The diseases incident al to childbearin g were fatal to 10 women, 5 of whom sank under puerperal fever. Three deaths occurred in the Smallpox Hospital, of which the following are the particulars:— On the 16th May a glasspainter from Priory-street, Camden-town, aged 22 years," smallpox, confluent, un protected (15 days)." On the 16th May a labourer from Jennings'-build ings, Kensington, aged 24 years, " smallpox, confluent, unprotected (15 days)." On the 22d May a female servant from Little Camden street, St. Pancras, aged 31 years, " smallpox, confluent, unprotected (7 days)." At 17, George-yard, Islington, on the 21st May, the son of a labourer, aged , 6 years, died of " variola con fluens ; exhaustion." Mr. Butterfield states that " within a month there have been 20 cases of smallpox in this court, which has no supply of water, is entirely without aceommodation, and wretchedly drained." At 70, Shoe-lane, St. Andrew's, on the 17th May, the daughter of a tailor, 4 years, died of " variola con fluees." Mr. Nason, the registrar, adds that " the whole gamily, consisting of four, have been attacked with smallpox. Two have not been vaccinated. and of these a e nt i„.‘ die_d; the others are going on favourably. On the Zil . ,a . .I. M e ay, at 3, Gas-court, in the sub district of af -" sel s l ait e . t, the daughter of a labourer, aged 9 years, died mentioa s ll°x de layed, and and thereafterQueen's son of a smith, fluent (1 . 0 days), not vaccinated." Mr. Austin that in this case " vaccination had been the child at the age of 2 years hact'smallpox, pia, was considered to be quite sate." At 9, .New-street, Lambeth, on 17th May, the (Bda s aged 4 years, died of " smallpox, con m i wholy , inumberings about asays:—" 1) ), without previous vaccination." Mr. Wheatley Y -fONone of the children in ur, have been vaccinated; the complain t when I calk'. ' obfeAr:cetatir3tittina years old, was inoculated some s ago. The t wo sickening from the younger were yethlediasersfta, . Th© mothercae convinced did not w approvehe when the , re ß sti ro lt En in p g to fr n o -c al re t s h e e e n ? p , of vaccination, but I think operation were pointed out." girl, mr aged 5 years, died maligna ($ d ay t e r the . Stone family observes:— within eight An open drain at the back " d i a T ya h . is is the second death in part of the crescent and adjacent houses has been frequently complained f f o ol l t o h w e e n d e i but hitherto without effect. There can be no doub of, neighbourhood." o c u o r m h oaotd.(7,t, In Somers-town, on 19th May, a .-, its being prejudicial to the health , t 11, Grafton-place, the son of a stonemason, aged one year, - = , died of " per tussia (6 weeks), convulsions, hours)." " The drains," says Mr. Matthews, " are re ported to be very bad." At the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, 8 pe nsioners died between the 13th and 20th May inclusive, t h e of whom was 64 years, and the o ldest 81 years, nge while youst their average age at death was 74 y ears. In the district of St. Mary, Marylobono, at 5, Sey mour-yard, on the 14th of May, a gr oom, a g e d 33 years and his son, aged 5 months, d ied of p hthisi s. The ' father and his child died within a few hours of each other, The son of a mariner, aged 10 weeks, was auffo. THE SUN, LONDON; _ FRIDAY cated by a portion of food getting into the trachea ; died in five minutes. On the 11th of April, at 1, Bul strode-court, Cavendish-square, a boy, aged five weeks, was " starved to death." Post mortem. (In quest.) On the 3d Maya lauourer, aged 30 years, was found dead in Copenhagen-fl -Ids, having been suffocated en a clump of burning bricks. (Inquest.) A girl, aged 7 weeks, was accidentally suffocated in bed. On the 19th May the daughter of a shoemaker, aged 21 years, died of chorea, after 6 years' illness. A woman, aged 52 years, died of " pyrosis (18 months) hxma temesis." STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY. —The sky was clear throughout the day. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate at each exami nation. AlowDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. Rain fell frequently. From 9h. P. M. to 10h. 30m. P.M. light ning was frequent, and thunder was heard between 9h. 48m. and 10h. 20m. Electricity—No electricity was shown at the times of inspection. TUESDAY.—The sky was one.balf covered with cloud at noon, at other times during the day it was overcast; cumu lostratus and cirrostratus. Rain fell frequently. Electricity— Positive, and tension strong during the afternoon. EDNISDAY.—Three-fourths of the sky were covered with cloud throughout the day; cumuli, cirrocumuli, and cirro strati. Electricity—From this time till Saturday at 10h. A.M. the apparatus was under repair, and during the re mainder of the day weak positive electricity was constant. THURSDAY.—The sky was one-fourth part covered during the morning, and overcast during the remainder of the day ; cumului, cirrocumuli, and cirrostrati. Rain fell at night. FRIDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day; cirrostratus. Rain tell during the earlier portion of the mornine. SATURDAY.—The sky was overcast till the evening, and was mostly free from cloc.d afterwards. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 58.1° ; and the mean reading at 9h. P.M. was 55.1° ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 57.5 Q and 51.1° respectively. The reading of the barometer decreased from 29.89 in. at the beginning of the week to 29.46 in. by noon on the 18th; increased to 29'86 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 20th, at about which reading it continued till the z2d, when it further increased to 29.91 in. by the end of the week. FAMILY HISTORY of a FAMILY FRIEND. The family seat of Potatoes is well known to be in America. They are a comparatively new race in our own country, since they did not come over untilsome time after the Conqueror. The genealogists have nearly settled, after much discussion, that all members of this family spread over the world, are descended from the Potatoes of Chili. Their town seat is in the neighbourhood of Valparaiso, upon hills facing the sea. The Potatoes were early spread over many portions of America, on missions for the be nefit of man, who had not been long in discovering that they were friends worth cultivating properly. It is said, that the first Potato who visited Europe, came over with Sir Francis Drake, in 1753; it is said, also, that some of the family had accompanied Sir John Hawkins, in 1563; it is certain that a body of Potatoes quitted Virginia in 1586, and came to England with Sir Walter Raleigh. M. Dunal, who has written an elaborate history of the Potato family, shows it to be extremely probable that, be fore the time of Raleigh, a settlement of Potatoes had been formed in Spain. Reaching England in 1586, the benevolent Potato family was welcomed into Belgium in 1590. In 1610, the first Potatoes went to Ireland, where they eventually multiplied and grew, to form one of the most important branches of this worthy race. The Scotch Potatoes date their origin as a distinct branch, from 1728. It was at dates not very different from this, that other branches of the family settled in Ger many. The Potatoes of Switzerland first settled in 1730, in the Canton Berne. In 1738. the thriving family ex tended its benevolent assistance to the Prussians; but it was not until 1767 that its aid was solicited inTuscany. In France, the kindly efforts of this family were not ap preciated, until, in the middle of the last century, there arose a man, Parmentier, who backed the introduction of Potatoes into France with recommendations so emphatic, that it was designed to impute to him the interest of near relationship, not indeed by calling him Potato, but by calling Potatoes by his name, Parmentiers. The benevolent exertions made by the Potato family on be half of France, during the famine of 1793, completely established it in favour with the grateful people. Pota toes, though so widely spread, are unable to maintain their health under too warm a climate. On the Andes, they fix their abode at a height of ten or thirteen thousand feet; in the Swiss Alps, they are comfortable on the mountain sides, and spread in Berne to a height of five thousand feet, or not very much less. Over the north of Europe the Potato family extends its labours farther on into the cold than even barley, which is famous as the hardi at of grain. There are Potatoes settled in Iceland, though it is a place in which barley declines to live.—Dickens's " Household Words." SEABORNE MAILS. [IT signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] When made up in From what When PLACES. General Post-office port dis- due. London. patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)N , May 23 ... .. Liverpool .• May 31 America (by U.S. pkt.) N!June 1 .. .. Liverpool .. June 9 America (by U.S. pkt.) M'June 8 . .. .. Southampt. Jane 3 Australia (via South ampton) .. .. .. M .. .. .. .. Southampt. Ditto (via Marseilles) N, .. .. .. .. Dover .. Ditto, vale. of G. Hope N,Junc 2 .. .. Plymouth.. Africa (West coast).. N,l4th of the month ,Plymouth June 3 Alexandria* ...... NII9III & 30th of me. Dover .. May 28 Belgium •• .. .. N Dely •• .. .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .. .. .. M 9th of the month Southampt. June 16 Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month Southampt. June 16 California(viaChagrer)M 2d& 17th of monthlSouthampt. June 5 Cape of Good Hope N,2d & 14th of June Plymouth.. June 3 Cape do Verde .. .. N June 2.. .. Plymouth.. Constantinople* .... N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. May 30 Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. June 5 Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Soot/owt. Tn. Th. Sat Chili .. .. .. . M'l7th of the month Southampt. Jane 5 Franco .. .. 51 & N TA:CO (Wily .. .. Dover Twicedally Greece* •• .. •• N,7th 17th27th of nao Dover .. Slay 30 Damburgh .. .. N, Tuesday & Friday London, .. Tees. Sat. tiolland .. •• .. 91 , Wednes. & Satur. London .. Men•Tbur Honduras .• .. . N 17th of the mouth Southampt. June 20 Ireland .• •• M& N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead .• Twicedally India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. June 20 Yndia(virtMerseilles) 1.4 mtb:i.24th ofrnonth'Dover .• June 1 India, vlaC. of G. Hope N 15th of month Plymouth.. Mauritius .. .. ...N 15th of month Plymouth.. Mediterranean (via Southfurnton) •• M 20th of the month Southampt. June 20 Mediten anean (via ' Marseilles) .. .. N Bth&24tia of month Dover .. June 1 Mexico .. .. .. M;2cl of the month.. Southampt. Juno 5 Madeira • • •• .. AI 9th of the month Southampt. June 16 Malta * • • .. 7th,17th,19th,27th 1 I & 30th of month i Dover May 28 t Naples * • • • . • • N,sth 15th 25th of mo Dover • • Juno 2 Papal Stated* .. .. N Sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. June 2 reninsular.. .. .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. June G Peru • • .. .. • • M 17th of the month Southampt. June 5 Tuscany. .. .. .. N .sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover •• ,June 2 West Indies .. .. Al 17th of the month Sputhampt. 'June 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. ,Southampt. , Jane 5 * The mails to those c onntrias thus marked (*) are conveyed by French packet via Marseilles. 3outhampt.:Jane 5 (*) are conveyed by INFLUENCE OF ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES OVER THE PASSIONS. Some years ago, Juan Antonio Garcia, aged between 35 and 40, was executed for murder at Buenos Ayres. lie was a person of some education, rather remark able than otherwise for the civility and amenity of his manners ; his countenance was open and hand some, and his disposition frank and generous ; but when the north wind set in, he ap peared to loco all command of himself, and such was his extreme irritability, that during its continu ance he could hardly speak to any one in the street without quarrelling; before his execution hi' admitted that it was the third man he had killed, besides having been engaged in more than twenty fights with knives, in which he both gave and received many serious wounds; but, ho said, it was the north wind, not he, that shed all this blood. When he rose from his bed in the morning, he told my informant ho was at once aware of its accursed influence upon him; a dull headache first, and then a feeling of impatience at everything about him, would cause him to take umbrage even at the members of his own family on the most trivial occurrence. If he went abroad his headache generally became worse, a heavy weight seemed to hang over his temples, he saw objects as it were through a cloud, and was hardly conscious where ho went. He was fond of play, and if in such a mood a gambling house was in his way, ho seldom resisted the tempta tion ; once there, any turn of ill-luck would so irritate him, that the chances were he would insult some of the bystanders. Those who knew him, perhaps, would bear with his ill-humours; but if unhappily he chanced to meet with a stranger disposed to resent his abuse, they seldom parted without bloodshed. The ac count the wretched man gave of himself was corroho rat,d by his relatives and friends.—Sir Woodbine Pa risk's Buenos Ayres. NATIONAL BANK OF bigLaND.—The seventeenth annual meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at the office of the bank, 13, Old Broad-street, on Wednesday; Mr. Octavius Ommanney in the chair. After the usual preliminaries, the secretary read the report of the directors detailing the operations of the bank for the year ending December, 1851. The motion for the adoption of the report having been seconded, Mr. Dennehey went into a long statistical comparison, to show that the resources of the company had never been properly developed, and con cluded by appealing to the directo rs t o use their best exer tions to raise the bank to a level with its rivals in Ireland and in this country. Mr. Cartlan combated Mr. Dennehey's statements, which he charged with omitting all reference to the disastrous influence of the potato famine upon the Na tional Bank, and from the pressure of which its rivals in the north of Ireland and in Dublin were comparatively exempt. The report , was then unanimously adopted, and after the vacancies in the direction hrid been filled up, the meeting separated. DEATH OF A WOMAN IN A POLICE-BTATION.-011 Tuesday Mr. Payne held an inquest at the St. George's Workhouse, Southwark, on the body of Eunice Kingmoore, aged 21, who died on Sunday last at the station-house, Stonesend. Several policemen of the M division, and a woman who was locked up with deceased, deposed that the deceased was found drunk in the Dover -road about nine o'clock on Saturday evening, and locked up in a cell in which three other women were placed. Deceased appeared very ill all the night, but did not complain till the morn ing about ten o'clock, when one of the women, having some tea brought to her, gave deceased some; and on the police being made acquainted with her illness, they immediately sent for the police surgeon of the district, but on his arrival life was extinct. A juror inquired if the deceased had any refreshment up to the time the woman gave her the tea? The superintendent of police, who was in attendance, replied that persons locked up are allowed to have anything brought to them, except beer or spirits; and if they are destitute, and locked up all day, they are allowed 3d. worth of tea or coffee, and bread and water, but nothing more, except in ex traordinary cases. Mrs. Squire, sister of deceased, stated that she did not believe her sister was drunk at the time she was taken up. She had been ill for some time, and had been five times in the hospital with an affection of the heart and inclination to consumption; and such was the , peculiar nature of her complaint, that she would fall down in the street in a kind of fit, and for hours after would appear to be intoxicated. The jury returned a verdiot of " Natural death ;" and they considered that more direct attention ought to be paid to persons who were utkeasto the station-house in a Mate of insensibility. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. fIOUSE OF LORDS, May 27. Th© LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a 7,9tition from Portsmouth in favour of the enfranchisement of copy holds; one from Sussex against the present system of licensing beer-houses; and several others against the Maynooth grant. The Earl of RODEN presented several petitions from Ireland agains tthe Maynooth grant; also praying for the inspection of nunneries. MR. MA.THER'S CASE. In answer to a question from Earl FITZ WILLIAM, The Earl of MALMESBURRY said that this case had at last, after great exertions and anxiety on the part of Mr. Scarlett, our chargé "d'affaires at Florence, been brought to a termination, and bad resulted in Mr. Mather having obtained an amount of pecuniary damages equi valent, according to Mr. Scarlett's opinion, to those which ho would have received in an English court of justice had the action been brought. All feeling of nationality, he might add, had been disclaimed on the part of the Austrian officer as prompting him to the un justifiable act of which he had been guilty. WELSH WITNESSES. ' _ _ The Earl of PO WIS put a question to the Lord Chan cellor, respecting the trial of John Joseph Corby at the Monmouthshire assizes, whether it were true that the Learned Judge stated to a witness, who desired to speak Welsh, that if she did not answer in English, she would not have her expenses. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that it was per fectly true that the Learned Judge of ussizs had ad dressed such a remark to the witness in question. It was often found that Welsh witnesses who could speak Eng lish refused to be examined, except in Welsh, and the threat of not being allowed their expenses was the only means of making them speak English.—(Hear, hear.) in this case the Learned Judge had been informed that the witness, who was a respectable farmer's wife, could speak English fluently, and in answer to all re quests to her to speak English, she only answered that she would be examined in Welsh. Tho Learned Judge certainly did make to her the statement which was attri buted to him, but at the end.of the cause he ordered her expenses to be allowed her, and she received them. Lord CAMPBELL protested that any Welsh witness, who could speak English, could insist upon being exa mined in Welsh. He also bore his testimony to the truth of the remark of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, that the only way of suddenly conferring the faculty of speaking English fluently on Welsh witnesses was to threaten them not to allow their expenses. After a few words from Lord DYNEVOI the subjec dropped. COMMON LAW PROCEDURE BILL. Lord TRURO rose to move the third reading of this Bill, which he described as having arisen out of the re port of a Commission which had inquired into the whole subject of common law procedure in this country. After the Learned Judges had communicated their opinion upon it, the Bill was referred to a Select Committee, when most of the suggestions of the Learned Judges were adopted. He did not expect that the Bill was perfect in all its parts, but he believed it to be scarcely possible to frame a measure better adapted to meet the evils com plained of. There was a power conferred on the judges of effecting any improvement in tho law they might think necessary, subject to the approbation of Parlia ment. He could not move the third reading without paying his tribute of respect and thanks to the Commis sioners for having conferred such an advantage on the country as the measure before them. To the able indi vidual who drew up the Bill the Treasury proposed to pay him a fee of 60 guineas; but it was subsequently considered that he was entitled to at least 200 guineas. He had prepared a clause for the more effectual execu tion of judgments in cases where the property or person be removed from the place in which the Court had juris diction from whence such judgments were issued. Lord DENMAN was happy to express his high ap proval of the Bill, which he believed would Effect a most valuable improvement in the law. He thought that the Commissioners were deserving of their highest com mendations for the great attention they had given to the subject. The country was also deeply indebted to the Committee of their Lordships' House for the many im provements they had made in the Bill. It was of- the highest importance that the measure should pass into a law without, if possible, a delay of a single week. It was his intention to introduce an amendment into that part of the Bill having reference to the wrongful conver sion of property, by the addition of these words, viz., " and wrongfully deprived him of the benefit and use of his own goods." It was necessary, he thought, to in troduce these words, as the law respecting the wrongful conversion of property was not sufficiently defined. He also proposed to introduce an amendment in reference to that part of the Bill which related to ejectment. Lord CAMPBELL expressed his great satisfaction in seeing the Noble and Learned Lord in his place that evening. He (Lord Campbell) concurred with him in thinking the measure a most valuable one, and would prove a vast improvement in the law. He would sup port the first amendment of the Noble and Learned Lord, but in reference to cases of ejectment, he thought that the plaintiff should be required to deliver in a written statement of his claim, and the defendant his answer to it. The Earl of WICKLOW thought that so valuable a measure ought to be extended to Ireland. The Earl of CARLISLE believed there was a law passed two sessions ago for Ireland, in which many of the improvements in the present measure were anticipated. Lord CRANWORTH said it would be totally im possinle to trame EL Bill of this kind in its integrity for application both to England and Ireland. There would of necessity be so many exceptions to introduce that such a measure could not well be framed to meet the cases of both countries; besides there should be a consultation with the Irish judges. He thought that the wisest course for them to take would he in the first instance to confine it to Eng land; and then if it were found to work admirably well, it would be easy to frame a measure for Ireland upon the same principles. In the meantime Ireland might say— " Nov= experimentum incorpore viii."—(4 laugh.) The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed in the opinion that it would not be possible to apply this Bill to Ire land. If, however, the proposed change be found to work well for this country a similar change might be made in Ireland. The Bill was then read a third time. The clause proposed by Lord Truro was then added to the Bill; and the amendments which were moved by Lord Denman were severally agreed to. The Bill was the❑ passed. On the motion of Lord COLCHESTER, the Regis tration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Bill was read a second time. On the motion for referring the Enfranchisement of Copyholds Bill to a Select Committee, Lord CAMPBELL said, however desirable the mea sure might be, he was afraid that it would not pass through . Parliament that session, and therefore he thought it unnecessary to go into the details. The LORD CHANCELLOR referred to the Masters in Chancery Abolition Bill, and another important law measure, which had been well considered by a Select Committee within the space of four hours. Lord CAMPBELL said the cases of the two Bills and the present one were very different; for, in respect to the former, they were the Bills of the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack; but, in the case of the present measure, he believed that the Noble and Learned Lord was rather opposed to it. The Bill was then referred to a Select Committee. On the motioncithe Bishop of OXFORD, the Com mittee upon the School Sites Acts Extension Bill was postponed until the Bth of June,, in order to afford time for remedying those objectionable parts of the Bill to which the Lord Chancellor had pointed his attention. The Property of Lunatics Bill passed through Com mittee. The Stamp Duties (Ireland) Bill also passed through Committee. REFORM OF THE COURTS OF CHANCERY. The reports on the Masters in Chancery Abolition Bill and the Equity Jurisdiction Bill were received. PROPERTY TAX CONTINUANCE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The Turnpike Roads (Ireland) Bill passed through Committee. REPRESENTATION OF LEARNING. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from members of the learned professions and others, praying that in any change which may be made in the constitu tion of the House of Commons provision may be made for the distinct and separate representation of the edu cated intelligence of the country. The Noble Lord said the petition was signed by suoh men as Brodie, Brews ter, Murchison, Peacock, and others of similar character, and would, he thought, be deemed worthy of attention. Indeed, attention bed been of late much directed to the subject of the representation of the country. Perhaps many would think it best to have no change at all; but the current of popular feeling was running very strongly in favour of mere numbers as the standard. If this opinion were to be followed oat it would be attended with unfortunate results.—(Hear.) Neither ancient nor modern experience encouraged this country to adopt it. For instance, whati had been the effect of the experi tnent in a neighbouring country? The first effect of universal suffrage had been the establishment of two independent bodies or powers of equal authority, but antagonistic in their principles of action. The Presi dent and the Legislative Assembly had, as soon as their powers were brought into exercise, come into opposi tion, and the ne x t resu lt w as the subversion of one of them, and the extinction of all security for life, liberty, property, or opinion.—(Hear, hear.) This ought to be enough to show the perilous nature of the principle of mere numbers. The history of ancient Rome led to the same conclusion. In its wiser times, classes were re presented rather than numbers,'and when in later times numbers merely were represented, anarchy resulted , and ultimately despotism. Moreover, by what right could a majority control a minority? It was the mere tyranny_ of the strong:ever the weak. But the whole government was to protect the weak against the strong;uta this object could only be attained by the repreeme under rather of classes than numbers—by Born e systeore than which members should not represent o pinion e ep Ee resenting majorities. Under the present system of f-ofessed ex object of merely majorities of numbers, candidates p or and treme opinions in order to obtain moderate men had no chance, so that In° 'Lb w , hear.) were not represented as they ought to be.— e _ e k eviis, and it It was no doubt difficult to remedy th s borough system. was impossible to return to the rotten the object ap inzng The only practicable means of site etitioners. It was peered to be that suggested by the pedueation would do sometimes said that the progress of the representation of aw ay with the evil resulting from Education could not nambers. But thit row a fallacy. , t to EMU an IA 01 as to eipected . eyei to prvcoed - populadrersautpepopti,nions EVENING, render men who passed their whole time in pursuits of trade and toil competent to control the representation of a couno•y.—(Hear, hear.) And it was notorious that large bodies of men were most easily influenced and be came often mere mobs. There was a question which was of great importance, nod well worthy of considera tion on this subject—that of colonial representation.— (Hear, hear.) It should be recollected that the fecilities for communication were now greater between the mother country and some of her colonies than used to exist be tween different parts of this country itself.—(Hear, hear.) And without expressing any opinion upon these various suggestions, he threw them out for the consideration of their Lordships and of the country, as entitled to some attention.—(Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY said—My Lords, my Noble Friend had no occasion to apologise for bringing under your Lordships' consideration a subject of great import ance, and deriving additional importance from the great respectability of the names attached to this petition. — (Hear, hear.) The subject, my Lords, is perhaps one which would more fitly ho mooted in the other House; but, at the same time, my Noble Friend has done good service in introducing it to the consideration of your Lordships, of the other House, and of the country.— (Hear.) Without expressing any positive opinion, I concur in many of his observations as to the present con stitution of the House of Commons, and the effects pro duced by the changes consequent upon the introduction of the Reform Bill. There has resulted from that mea sure, and from the abolition of the absolutely indefensi ble system of close boroughs, increased difficulty upon the part of men not:previously known in the world, and not possessing peculiar fluency of speech, or profes sing extreme views likely to recommend them t o large popular bodies—there has been greater difficulty in the way of their getting access to the House of Com 11100S.—(Hear, hear.) I agree also that there were of old means by which science and the colonial interests were indirectly represented in Parliament—(flear, hear)—and means by which young men disposed co avail themselves of the advantages of it seat in the House of Commons, not for the purposes of amusement, but of really entering into the service of the country, might find admission into that assembly, and there make for themselves a name and character which might subsequently recommend them to the notice of larger constituencies.—(Hear, hear.) And I agree that men previously unknown, and of moderato and temperate opinions, may find in these days more difficulty than is desirable in becoming members of the Legislature.— (Hear, hear.) I agree further, my Lords, in thinking that it is not right or expedient that everything should be referred to mere numbers.—(Hear.) In whatever way you distribute the constituencies there must always be a large minority to a certain extent unrepresented; and, indeed, the absolute majority of the country may not be represented, for the majority of Members or seats may not represent the majority of electors—there may be small majorities in some places one way counterbalanced by large majorities in other places the other way.—(Hear, hear.) But, my Lords, I do not see in what way, under any system of popular government, it is possible to escape that difficulty.— (Hear, hear.) You must be regulated by the aggregate of votes of the representatives of respective constituen cies. But I agree that, if it be necessary to make any new distribution—to fill up vacancies arising from the alterations which the times may require—it would be unwise to look to the single question of numerical ma jority—(Hear, hear)—without taking into account the question of property, and (as far as it can be considered in legislation) the question of intelligence.—(Hear , hear.) The numerical majority is that which commends itself to the popular opinion as one which is most easily ascertained. Next in difficulty is the question of pro perty. But the most difficult is the other—how to se cure such a Legislature as shall give a due balance to intelligence, either in every constituency, or by the system recommended by the petitioners, of having Members who shall assume exclusively to represent the intelligence of the country. My Lords, I am far from saying that, though I think there is difficulty in introducing that element to a great extent, it would be desirable to introduce to a greater degree the principle of representing intelligence and education apart from mere numbers.—(Hear, hear.) But I apprehend that there would be considerable diffi culty in bringing the principle into practical operation. To a certain extent it is adopted by the constitution of the House of Commons as it stands, in assigning seats to the three Universities—of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin; and if there were any other bodies suffi ciently numerous (for I think we cannot altogether over look the question of numbers in considering the popular representation), and sufficiently separate and distinct — as scientific bodies, for instance—l think such bodies would have a claim for the consideration of the Govern ment in the reorganisation or amendment of our repre sentative system.—(Hear, hear.) On the part of the Go vernmeat I can assure my Noble Friend that the subject has not escaped their attention, and on a recent occasion I anxiously sought for the means of making an addi tion to tne constituency. There are, however, I repeat, great practical difficulties in the way. For instance, take the case of the Scotch universities. There are three or four of them, some the very reverse of numerous, and all of them together not Containing materials for a very large constituency (supposing we considered only the graduates), and if we grouped them together for the pur pose of representation, the smaller ones might not, per haps, consider it a boon, for they might apprehend that the general interests of science might be overborne by the particular interests of the larger universities, or their preponderating opinions on political or other subjects. Then, again,' my Lords, there are the inns of court, bodies ever capable of furnishing a most respectable and valuable constituency—(Hear, hear)—and probably of returning to Parliament a very useful Member. It might be highly honourable to a lawyer to be returned by these societies rather than by some popular constitu ency, receiving his election as a mark of approval on the part of those belonging to his own profession, and sitting peculiarly as the representative of the law. But, my Lords, I must say, that, of all classes, those who find the least difficulty in obtaining seats i n the House of Commons are thealawyers.—(lloar, and a laugh.) The tendency seems really to be to that which has been found in other countries productive of mischief —too great an infusion of professional men in the repe e . sentation of the people.—(llear, hear.) For these gene tlemen, in "going circuit," have opportunities of maki ng themselves known—bringing themselves acquiring before the pub lic, and forming acquainta nces, and cen c auence. Still, my Lords , Ido not say that the ions of court would not form a c onstituency entitled to g reat consideration. With respect to learned so cieties I am afraid there would be m or e or sitifi difficulty. Be fore noticing them I moat at oats suggestion I perceive has been made of erecting of a military constituency._ or naval officers into a Parliamentary co ld never do (Hear, and a laugh.) it Service Club.—(Laughter.) h ave a member for " The United and I tscientific earned Now, my Lords, as -o s e difficulty i so cieties, there would bo whichn drawg to arrange the line between them so asof them ' led to representation should be deemed entitled e them to eth representation, and there would be difficulty in gretlP . l rt -g , my Lords g I er for that purpose.—(Hear, hear.) 1 1 - am not sure ' tho political element into their that the introduction of ly to conduce to their harmony. —(Hear, would be like cases, for armony. hear.) Take the Surgeons. instance,lt would of the Colleges of Physicians and gember, and if would be itn possible to give to each they both to the result would be, I fear, gether returned one, . ns between them. to cause e rn. And jealousies and dissensions doubt whether ' it would as to be for each particular body, the power of returnin their benefit to have nr hear) —and whether g a Member of Parliament—(H ear ' • for t he infusion of political feeling thus not be the worse impossible to give each of these se. amused. It would be would be difficult to draw - cieties a Member; it of course it would be the line practically im possible to combine i n e a Parliamentar One body for the purpose of 0 ( LT this purpose the d o constituency, So uniting together of Society, and the Statisticalrahical ciety, and the BoY,a____ e . y. , i t and all the restof Society, and the Botanical ols' them.—(A Moreover, m y Lords, although these societies' laugh.) constitution learned or scientific • bodies, they tom in their who have . many persons no special claims comprise nu" or learning—(Hear, to for science h ear )_ a character deeming it an honour to become members '— ran k deein come members men of additional if the inducement were held out of them; an d em b ers of a Parliamentary constituency, of becoming in of members for the purpose of the introduction m i g ht ultimately endanger the thus ac previous quiring T te ° 90cie t i e s . — (Hear , hear.) The whole toes objects of t as to these institutions is embarrassed y lion, theiree difficulties.—(flear, hear.) Then, my Lords, b great eth u of colonial representation; it. as to the subject greatundoub tedly importance and also of difficult tedly of f the obect could be • Y.—(Hear, Bat t attained —more par ticularlyinea ) • i nc e the alteration of 1833, and s o f indirect uent is abolitional worthy of the consideration of the Go is one well worthy hear.) If by - vernmenn— could be devised as should fairly secure the system . of differ ntation ent interests, and brin r eprese 1 . e. t the . 3 __ lam , questions affecting the material g , before 1 ei a political welfare of the colonies, a great ad social, an wo uld no doubt be ' go .. . gained.—(hear, hear.) It vsnts would cre ate an additional tie between the mother coun d t h e colonies—Hear try secure the advan tages an • no w inadequately attained by the exertions of cages amateur c olonial legislators, who are not always most discreet , et ev en if the most zeal ous , a d vocates o f t h e colo niesin w hich they ~... attach themselves.—(Hear, and a laugh .) There woud, however, be considerable diffi culty out ) the 1 in carrying p an—difficulty as to the mode ;n wh i c h the returns should be made, and the manner i ' n wh i c h the members should represent separate or Con current colonial interests.—(Hear, hear.) To have a member from each colony would of course be practically impressible, and to arrange the grouping of the coloured constituencies would be necessarily a matter of great delicay.—(Hear, hoar.) My Lords, I cannot Upon t h es e points express any positive opinion. I c on i n a great portion of the observations of es ..... cur ?rind. And if I could see my way in Noble a lt e rations hereafter made in our yin any representative system , or any additions to be mad e to our co ns ti e tuen cies—if I could see my way to the introduction, in es education gr eater degree, of the el ement of reduction, in telligence,j ° I should thi n k the b and deem it to be—well entitled t o th object—difficult as I gislature.—(H ear.) And 1:e attention of the certainlyLe desirable to to do somethino. which • feel that it may b e r' prevailing tenden c y to throw innay neutralise the the most intelligent or power the hands of not I I am afraid educated classes, b u t th e mos t nu merous—andmisguided po r ti on o f th in many cases th e mo s t eas ily e community. My Lords, I re peat, I did not rise to express any positive opinions even on my o wn part, still less to express the opinions 1 of my colleagues; and, perhaps, I have already gone fur ther than I h oug t, bat I only desired to convey my sense of the importance of the subject.—(Hear.) My 1 Noble Friend has not introduced any proposition on this occasion to your Lordships, and, therefore, I can only say that the subject is one which will have the best attention of the Government; and that 011 ikfuture MAY 28, 1852, and proper occasion, when any definite proposition may be submitted to yuur Lordships, they will be ready to con3idcr it. The petitions were then laid on the table. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. The MlTquis of LANSI)OWNE gave notice that he should, on Monday week, move the second reading of this Bill. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice of 5 question for the same day respecting our postal arrange ments with France. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Earl of DERBY gave notice that he should (to day) move the adjournment of the House to Thursday next, and should propose (as there was no measure of a pressing nature before them) that no business of im portance should be taken until Monday week—the ob ject of his moving that the House meet on Thursday being to proceed with private business and appeals. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 27. The SPEAKER took the. Chair at Four o'clock, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bills were road a third time and passed: Beaconsfield and Redhill Road. Eastern Union Railway. Humber Conservancy and Kingston-upon -Hull Docks. Kettering and Northampton Road. Kingston and Shentbridge Roads. Kingston-upon• Hull Dues and Docks. gation Improvem en t. N M e a n n e ch v es a t l e le r y H D o r u a s i e na o g f R ea e n co d v N ery. avi a w n e d r e R c v u t s . r i d e p r c o , dv Doves y n d ß af i r h e v e a d y o w t I h Co T rr h i e s, f° M il a o c w h i y n t g ill ß et 'l li ls , Branches. Great Western Railway (No. 2). Loptaidolmays. andn North-Western, and Buckingbamshire Monmouthshire Railway and Canal. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Swansea Local Board of Health. Wycombe Railway, Clarkson's Estate and the Pimlico Improvement Bills were read a second tim e and ordered to be committed. WEXFORD HARBOUR. Mr. SULLIVAN moved that the Wexford Harbour Improvement Bill be re -committed to the Committee to whom it was originally referred; that the Committee have leave to sit and proceed to-morrow, at twelve o'clock; three selected Members to form a quorum. Mr. STAFFORD said the Admiralty would remain neutral upon this question ; they would neither oppose nor support the motion, but leave it for the House to de cide whether or no the Bill should be re-committed. Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH opposed the mo tion as chairman of the former Committee. After a brief conversation, in which Mr. M'Cullagh, Mr. Wilson Patten, and Mr. R e y no ld s too k part , th e opposition was withdrawn, and the motion agreed to. PETITIONS. Sir JAMES DUKE presented a petition from the City of London against the Maynooth grant. Sir W. VERNER, presented twenty petitions from the county of Cavan, in Ireland, to the same effect. Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from Aylesbury against church -rates. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from Warwick shire against the Maynooth grant. Mr. B. CABBELL presented a petition in favour of ocean penny postage. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the Irish League in Manchester, praying for the repeal of the Ec clesiastical Titles Act. Mr. HUME presented apetitionfrom Newbury against church-rates. Mr. PORTER presented a petition from Hampshire against the post horse duty. Mr. BOOKER presented a petition from Hereford shire, praying the House to take steps to secure the in spection of nunneries. Mr. HORSMAN presented a petition from Plymouth, praying the House to address her Majesty upon the sub ject of issuing a commission to revise the Book of Com mon Prayer. Mr. B. CARTER presented a petition from Winches ter in favour of ocean penny postage. Lord D. STUART presented a petition from Maryle bone, praying for the repeal of the attorneys' certificate duty. DROPPED ORDERS. The dropped orders and notices of motion were re appointed. SIGNALS OF DISTRESS. Mr. MACGREGOR moved for copies of all letters, and answers thereto, sent fr om t h e Admiralty to Mr. Ro b ert Bettie, the inventor of th e co l oured lights system of signals for saving colli s i ons of vessels at sea, s h o wing signals of distress, ships at anchor, &c., when in Scot land and in England, since 1842 to 1852; when he was entered on board the navy or the books of the Rattler steam-frigate, and at Woolwich and Portsmouth, where the various trials took place, under the Government of Sir Robert Peel: and of the various me morials to the Admiralty fro m th e diff erent ports and steam navigation companies for their adoption.—Agreed to. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. A messenger from the Lords brought up the follow ing Bills, to which their Lordships have agreed:— Stock in Trade. Highway Rates. Porthdinllaen and Nanthwynant Roads. Eastern Counties and Newmarket and Chesterford Railway Companies. Southam to Kineton Road. Romsey, Broughton, Stockbridge, and Wallop Roads, without amendment. Athlone Markets and Customs, with an amendment. Newmarket Railway. Lancaster Waterworks, Cemetery, and Gas, with amendments. Property -tax Continuance. York and North Midland and East and West York shire J unction Railways. Dumfries and Max welltown Waterworks. Haw Bridge and Roads. Bedford and Kimholton Road. Deeside Railway, without amendment. South Essex Estuary and Reclamation, with amend ments. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway, with an amendment. ACCIDENT IN MINES. Oa the motion of Mr. CAYLEY, it was agreed that a Committee should be appointed to inquire into the causes of accidents in mines, with the view of devising some means to render them less frequent. SENTENCING A BRITISH SUBJECT TO DEATH BY A FOREIGN POWER. Lord DUDLEY STUART wished to ask the Noble Inrd the Under-Secretary for the Colonies a question of which ho had given notice, namely, whether the attention of Government had been called to the case of Mr. Murray, a gentleman of English descent, whose ances tors had served in the British army, and who himself had held a commission under the Crown. This gentle man, after being imprisoned for a period of two years in Rome, had suddenly been brought to trial before a secret tribunal, and sentenced to death for a political offence. Now, what he wanted to know was, whether the Go vernment intended to take stops to prevent that sentence being put in force?—(Hear, hear.) Lord STANLEY said it was quite true what the Noble Lord had stated. Mr. Murray was a British subject, and had formerly served in the army of Rome under the Re public. He exchanged that position,huwever,for the office of-head police agent under the Republic at Ancona, and while he filled that situation several murders took place of persons who had been favourable to the cause of the Pope. It was thought at the time that Mr. Murray had connived at these murders, and he was arrested, but afterwards liberated. At the fall, however, of the Republic he was again arrested, and remained in prison two years and four months, at the expiration of which time he was brought to trial for the previous offence, and sentenced to death. This came to the knowledge of Mr. More, the British agent at Ancona, and he, together with Mr. Free born, the consul at Rome, sent home to the Government a history of the whole case. Instructions were immediately returned to them directing them to make an -effort to obtain his liberation in the event of their believing that he was innocent of the crime imputed to him, or, on the other hand, to plead for a mitigation of his sentence. The unfortunate gentleman had since been removed from Rome to Ancona, and efforts were now being made to prevent his sentence being carried into eff,ct.—(Hear.) Lord DUDLEY STUART asked if it was true that Mr. Murray was accused of a political offence only? Lord STANLEY said the accusation was that Mr. Murray had connived at murder, which was something greater than a political offence.—(Hear.) Mr. HUME asked if Mr. Murray was tried before a secret STANLEY said he w as t r i e d b efore a special Lo ibunal? HE wished to know if Mr. Murray remained so HOME long without any information of the fact be itnri xt b g tribunal. a l . home STANLEY until sairecentlydaivtu ? ndoubtedly was so. t r i d o n ll t . o S T the U s 4 u l b l i t e r e g ing Lo se rd at Mr. ANSTEY said th e notice that he should call attention Lord the Secretary for again to - morrow. --(Hear, hear.) any actual co i t o o r . m F or o r r o e w ign he A s fr h a o i u r l s d w a h sk eth th e e r Government L Lord rd sT niannoduntilleation had taken place between the to the case of STANLEY considered would be better to Murray._ Governor of Ancona with regard Y dr c o o p ns t i h d e er s o u d b si t e h e a t. t for the present it In re 1 MAYNOOTH. P.) , to a question from Mr. P. HOWARD, _ Th e CHANCELLOR o f t h e EXCHEQUER said that he had voted for the adjournment of the House on Tuesday, without any reference to the Maynooth ques tion, but simply b ecause t h ere were fi ve mo tions upon the pap er a ff ect i ng the revenue of the country w hich he did not wish to be b roug h t on .—(A t w e e t].) He did not vote for the adjournm e nt o f th e House with the slightest reference to the Nl tt y n ooth question, that question were identical with those he had expressed the other day.—(Hest, hear.) and his views on THE LOBOS ISLANDS. In answer tottciue;tTonputbyMr. BAGGE, Lord STANLEY stated that applications had been frequently made, during the last year, to the British Government by merchants and other persons interested in the guano trade, to know—first, whether the Lobos guano was to be obtrined, were Islands, from which held to belong to Peru? secondly, whether _ . . and thirdly, whether Briti,h ships would be allowed to land there? the British Government intended to send there for tho protection of the trade? reply ma d e by the la t t h e e an i d ula th n e d a ship of war And the simple preset Government had been, that whether held to belong to Peru or not, it was certain they 8 Were land; the British Governmen did not belong to Eng t had no claim upon them, and it was deemed unadvisable to send any ship of war there. It ava4 stated; On the one hand, that thew Wanda were not mentioned in the written constitution of Peru; that the islands were at a distance from the Coast; that they were wholly unoccupied and destitute of fresh water, with no buildings erected upon them; that no aet of sovereignty heel been exercised over them by Peru, and that, according to the law of nations, the mere pre sence of .andering tribes was not sufficient to cons itute a claim of right of property. Ott the other hand, the claim of the Peruvian Government was, that the islands were fertnerly held to belong to the Spanish provincr, and that on tie separation of Peru from Spain they passed of themselves to the Government of Peru without any special mention; that one was distant about forty miles, and the other only twelve miles from the coast; that they were by no means newly discovered; and that a distinct act of sovereignty bad been exercised over them by the Government of Peru in prohibiting the In dian tribes from hunting upon them, lest the birds should be disturbed. Resting upon this claim, the Go vernment of Peru had declared that they would resist all attempts upon these islands. Her Majesty's Govern ment had examined the case, and the Noble Lord the Secretary of State (the Earl of Maleneshury) had stated, in reply to a letter upon the subject, that the Govern ment were not prepared to send ships of war to these it lands, and that, however advantageous it might be to Great Britain to appropriate the islands, or to declare them common property, we would not violate interna tional law. At the same time, the Government enter tained a sincere hope that (as we understood) such ar rangements might be made as would effect the object de ' sired, and secure a supply of guano. Sir F. BARING might be allowed to say, as the transaction passed in some degree wht n he was in office, that within the last few days (as we understood) he had received a letter from the admiral i❑ command, stating that he had sent, or was on the paint of sending, a ves3el to protect the trade with these islaeds. UNIVERSITY COMMISSION. Mr. lIORSM.AN gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the Secretary of State when it was probable that the University Commission would conclude their report; he also wished to know if the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended to bring on the Committee of Supply as the first Government business to-morrow? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ke meant to take the Committee of Supply to-morrow (this d ay ) 8 8 the first order of the day. The Right Hoe. Gentleman also announced that atter the report on the Militia Bill had been received, he meant to give the Hon: G r entlemln (Mr. SilneY), who h a d kindly relinquished his advantage on a former occasion, an opportunity of o n his motion, an d then he meant to revert 10 THE SCOTCH MAIL, Mr. COWAN g ave not ice that he sho u ld ask t he tU , made by Secretary to the Tre asur y if any arrangem en t co uld Government to expedite or s h orten the time i taken up in the transmission of the Lond on an d Edin bthreinogrindgers of the day. MILL I'IA BILL. burgh mail.—(Bear, hear.) On the motion for considering this Bill as amended, Colonel SI IiTIIORP moved in lines 21 and 22 after the words " appointments to the rank of m a j or ," to leave out the word " major," and insert the words " captain or any higher rank." It was admitted by two Governments that the militia was ne cessary, and he wished to make the force what it ought to be. The militia was formerly kept up in a con stitutional and efficient manner, and he desired it should be so for the future. Mr. HUME said no amendment would reconcile him to the Bill, which he protested against in oto. It was impolitic and barbarous in these enlightened days to establish a system of conscription among the people; and he should not hesitate to avail himself of every op portunity to oppose a measure which involved such a principle. Mr. W. WILLIAMS also observed thataotlaing could reconcile him to the measure. He had In opposed to it from the commencement; first, on the ground that our military defences were sufficient; and, odly, that if they were not, the militia would not supply the deficiencP The system of ballot, as provided for in this clause, would greatly embarrass tho Government when it was put into operation, for nothing was so odious and objectionable to the people of this country as conscr i pt i on i n a time of profound peace. The public had been grossly misled to believe that the military force available for the defence of the country was only o ne -h a lf o f i ts rea l nu merical extent. Mr. WALPOLE said reasonable time would be given by the Government for Hon. Members to consider th e course they should take on the third reading. He would fix the third reading for Monday w eek, In regard to the a men d ment of the Hon. and Gs llBllt Colonel, he should ma k e certa i n a l terat i ons i n t he c133 13 ` „ which he thought would meet his objections. The amendment was then withdrawn. Colonel GILPIN then proposed a proviso, exl i i powering commanding officers of regiments to apPO noncommissioned officers from the ranks of deserving The amendment was agreed to. Mr. THORNELY then proposed the following pro' viso at the end of clause 18:—" Provided always, that I' member of the Senate of the University of London, n°l. uny examiner, or other officer thereof, nor any profes" sor, tutor, or lecturer of any college, school, or institu tion connected with the said University, under the PO' visions of any charter thereof, nor any student of all such college, school, or institution, who shall have air triculated in the said university, shall be liable to serve 111 the militia under this Act. Mr. GOULI3OURN said the proviso went beyond anf, culated. As regarded schools, also, it privilege enjoyed by the Universities of Oxford an fl Cambridge, as it extended to all persons who had matrt privileges accorded to the Universities,of C mbridge and Oxford. Mr. GLADSTONE suggested that it would prejudice° the cause it espoused, to press the proviso, it w as loose and so vague. He suggested it should be wit . % went beyond the drawn, and some test of residence sought for, to brought forward on a future occasion. scholars engaged in education were comprised alone. a Mr. HEYWOOD thought it would effect the o b j ect if Mr. THORNELY, under these circumstances , wog' withdraw his amendment. In reply to Mr. HEYWOOD, Mr. WALPOLE said he was quite satisfied to Pier o the University of Durham on the same foot i ng as tf othtr universities—namely, London, Cambridg e, an d Oxford. Mr. BERNAL said St. Bee's ought also to be taken into consideration. I wa s The amendment was withdrawn, and the / 3il ion week. re ported,and ordered to be read a third time 0 11 week. VALUATION OF PROPERTY (IRELAND) --E t th i). On the second reading of this Bill, and 7th William IV., the val uation of Lord NAAS reminded the House th 2 a 6 t e , o u u n n d t j e e r s tihne Ibrteh. land had been made ; but, some years after the poor-lave came into operation in Ireland, it was found necessary to alter the mode of valuation. Another Act was sub sequently passed, which was based on what was sup' posed to be the letting value of lands and houses. Linder that system only five counties had been valued, and in three more it was partly finished, in the course of five years.—(Hear, hear.) It was impossible that that system could be continued, and bequeathed to their grandchildren. There was also the greatest difficulty in the mode of conducting appeals, which was excessively cumbersome and unsatisfactory to all parties. The great object should be to make one uniform mode of valuation, and with that view the Right Hon. Gentleman the Mem' ber for Drogheda brought in a Bill last session. Tha t, however, was found to be so cumbersome that it gave 130 satisfaction whatever. The present measure would be different—it proposed to proceed on an average of the price of agricultural produce at 6,000 markets for the lust three years, as taken from the different newspaPe i rs ,.: That was, in fact, the leading feature of th e Bill. It s" B ' altered the mode of appeal, which was first to the cora mistioner of valuation, and afterwards to the qtlartE sessions. He had every rea son to b e li eve, t h a t if f.'" Bill were approved of, the whole of Ireland would be vte lued in four or five years, moved m r. c t the E second m ug T s reading d e p re a o c n a f d t t e h t d e h e present system put an end to. I n conclusion, the Noble I-4O rd Bill. gt unsatisfactory such ward on the eve of a genera l election and when a hent3iitlll:lr; natural to expect that Irish Members Would be absent Ireland. He protested, therefore T fore h , e again ßill stth w oß s i s n ll i be t i r e o s continued at th e present time. duced in 1826; fiv e o th ers h a d s i nce f o ll owe d, and 9: 6 ; the question was far from being settled, showing complex and difficult nature of the question. was also introduced in the last session, it was rec° 00 mitted t w i ce , an d yet h a d to b e a b an d one d. It was fe , a totally different p r i nc iple f r o m the present meou' o , which showed that it required great consideratiuo The whole of this valuation had already cost in roe .0 numbers 260,0004, and surely they were not goingl incur mere expenses, without having the subject ca! "" 0 fally considered. He knew something of the valuatt.l% in England as well as in Ireland, and believed 4., in the majority of unions the poor-law valuation wioPf not a good one for the purpose of taxation, to that of England in many instances. It was 11 : ) „ 0 but seP er to . rious that tl o'o already made were thrown iti's' et . state of great confusion by the appeals to quarter 5.4 sions, and he was therefore against the establisbnitie:t of such a tribunal. It was impossible to expect t „,,,a such a measure should pass in the present session; ' to he put it to the Noble Lord if it were not bette r o f postpone it until next year. The delay could not be .tt any consequence , for no alteration in the val uativ o , would affect the constituencies for the next three , 0 four years. For his own part, even if it went Wird Committee, which he deprecated, he believed it R' o t o , mee t the fate of its predece ssors. H e shou ld, theret o m ove that it be read a sec on d t i me t h at da three mentheMr. H. HERBERT r e p resente d a part of ROO where such a measur e was so necessary that be tend er d,, his thanks to his N o bl e F r i end for brii,eing it forwars„ evert at that period of the session. He did not see Hon. Member s f or I re l and co ld not imitate t he condo of Scotch Members, who in discussing measur es u _Die ting their country put themselves in communication Witti the Government upon the mere details , and were tea; enabled to overcome all difficulties. He was q uite sa id ' his Nobl e Friend, the Chief Secretary f or Ireland, ," I s l ot listen to any suggestions made to him , and he did IL A see, th ere f ore , w h y t h e Bill could not be pro ce with. He denied that the Poor - la w valuation wive ge, neral satisfaction, for in his own part of the country " was quite the contrary. tio S n ir ga ß ve . tihEeßdGisUsaStOistN dactieonniedaltihudatedthteopoboyr.ltahwevp; e li on em ne b c e t r e fur i l t i h e rry very , for t, x t s r ; v e j p o r s o e p p e h r t i eKs in n e a l i r d e , I a w n h d:, d w . l 7 d ; tinctly stated, in his eviden ce before a Committee t House of Lords, that it was, g enerall y s p eaking, ur such no ar a Bill at that per iod of the session, when de. oved of. He was opp osed to the bringing forwti_ portunity would be g iven to discuss it carefully and liberate VE ly. Mr. SEY supported the second readinegraot[iViall; Th e p re sent system of valuation Ras inop , •