The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-21 00:00:00

FRANCE. The Presse, after quoting largely from the article of M. Granier de Cassagnac, in the Constitutionnel, against Generals Changarnier and de Lamoriciere, says :—" What a number of avowals in those pas sages, and what lessons in those avowals ! After such avowals, what value can the magnificent sword presented to General Changarnier in 1849 be said to possess ? After such avowals, what becomes of the famous subscription proposed and accepted, on condition that uo payment should exceed - 20 f.? After such avowals, what must be thought of su ch saviours of society, of such palace - conspirat ors, so pit• iless however for all other conspirators, real or supposed ? General Changarnier was long the hero, the beau-tdeal of a certain portion of the Paris press. Well,then, what do those journals now thi nk of this heroi▪ c de ender of society, of order, and of the laws, whose fixed dea was to seize on the dictatorship. Alas ! what would he have done with it? Just the same as Gen. Cavaignac did. Ask Gen. Lamoriciere, who was Minister of War at the time. Yet that ex-Minister, he who was at the head of the War department in June, 1848, is now indignant that an officer's grade should be at the mercy of arbitrary rule, and that neither persons nor property are respected: In 1848, HI he respect persons and property ? Did he respect persons when he had thousands of men transported with out trial ? Did he respect property when he totally disregarded establishments which it had taken long years of stubborn labour to found ? Why then, and on what grounds, should a military grade be less sub jut to arbitrary rule than a journal ?" The Paris correspondent of the Indepenclanc.e of Brussels says :—" To the names of M . de Pyroni and M. Courtais, who have been amnestied, must now be added that of M. Marc Dufraisse. He was ordered to be exiled to Cayenne, by the decree in London. tne 9th January, but is now living very quietly London. The pardon of this ex-representative was accompanied by romantic circumstances. In 1849 two persons took the diligence from Perigueux to Paris. One was M. Marc Dufraisse, who was returning from the Council-General of the Dordogne, the other a sons-chef of the Ministry of Public Works, M. G—. They made acqu aintance on the road, an d on sepa rating, Dufraisse laughingly promised his travelling co mpanion, whose reactionary ideas had, he said, caused him pain, that on the day of the Socialist triumph, he would guarantee him his life and a passport. And I,' replied M. G—, 'as a National Guard of the 2d Legion, pr om i se you that if I see you behind a barricade, I will not fire on you.' Events marched on. M. Dufraisse, who, by his famous speech on re g i c id e , acqu i re d a go od deal of notoriety, became one of the chiefs of the Mountain. G —, who, in addition to his humble functions a t the Ministry, was secretary of M. de Morny, was, in the morning of the 2d December summoned by that statesman, and attached to the Ministry of the Interior. He became chief of the censorship, and one of the principal columns of the Administra tion. DI. G— remembered his companion of the di ligence, and he told the Minister the adventure of 1849. He demanded that the punishment should be commuted, not for the sake of Dufraisse himself, whose opinions he was far from sharing, but for the honour of humanity and plighted faith. M. de Horny understood this appeal, and M. Dufraisse, after being provisionally detained in France, was allowed to leave for England, The anecdote is official." GERMANY. The project for the revision of the Hanoverian Constitution of September, 1848, communicated to the Chambers by the Ministry, has just been printed. It is probable that it will be referred to a committee. The presentation of this project has caused much ex citement, although, on considering the turn that affairs have lately been taking throughout Germany, it might have been easily seen that the Hanoverian Constitution would not remain intact. It is likely that the Government will soon bring forward a law against associations, and one relative to the press. The negotiations between the Government and the delegates of the Provincial Diets (the equestrian or der) are carried on with much asperity, and it is feared will not lead to any satisfactory result. ITALY. The last accounts from Turin, received at the Pied montese Legation, Paris, state that the entire Cabi net had tendered its resignation to the King, who had accepted it, and that his Majesty had charged the Marquis of Azeglio, President of the retiring Ministry, to construct another. THE ARAB CHIEFS IN PARIS. The Arab chiefs, who formed so marked a feature in the ceremony of the 10th, and the ball of the 12th, and who have since attracted the attention of the Parisian population, lsft Paris on May lath on their return to Africa. Since their arrival they might be seen at all hours of the day in the streets, sometimes singly, but often in parties of two, walk ing in the places of public resort, where their pre sence usually collected curious groups, who watched them at some distance, hut who, it must be added, never annoyed them by impertinent staring, or en cumbered their passage. Several also might be seen driving about in cabs, the front thrown open to allow an unimpeded view, and visiting the remoter quarters of the city. They were remarkable for their easy graceful deportment and calm dignity, in dicative of thorough breeding. They had not the appearance of being surprised at any of the numerous objects that met their view for the first time, and were seemingly heedless of the effect their peculiar costume produced on the public. Their deportment in society is described as exquisitely polite. They expressed a wish during their sojourn in Paris to visit the widow of Marshal Bugeaud. On being introduced to her and her family, the Kelifa of Constantine thus addressed her : " We wished to visit in her mourning and in her grief the companion of him whom as enemies we feared, and who, after our submission, we loved. We have all had at heart to lay at the feet of his widow the testimony of our personal gratitude and the souvenir of our people. The good which the Marshal has done is immense; he has sown it in our country as a labourer sows barley ire the furrows, for his name is written not only in oar hearts, but his works are engravers in indelible characters on our mountains and in our plains." The conversation then becoming general, the chief began recounting some particularity in the life of the Marshal. " God bless his Government," said one " the six years of his rule were years of re markable fertility ; hi s s p u r brought U 3 happiness." Another related the combat of the Sikaf, and the moment when General Mustapha bou Ismael, when wound e d in the hand with a musket ball, deposited at the feet of had himself cut off. conqueror three Leads which he Isly, anothe r had Oar; chief had been present at campaign of the Winter the Marshal during the rude winter of 1846.47 visit the pri soners, and provide them with goats for the nou rishment of their children. Moun brother, e xclaimed one of o and he owes l e i s life e g toe hief y y s, was among them, the Marshal. As the remar ks made by the chiefs drew tears from the eyes of Madame Bußeaud, h er emotion, said, " B e patient—it of them observing —it sometimes hap pens that an olive tree, the king of our forests, is its trunk spring s up he levelled by a temp est ; b ut from a shoot which ofte n s urpasses parent stem." And then, taking the hand of the sere is a ung Charles d'lsly, he pressed i t and said, bears a resemblance to his father ; let himl son who day amongst us ;he will be there much ciovnaede and n e respected as our benefactor was. A n d now, thanks be to God for having pr ocured us tho s atis f action of seeing the son and widow of him who fills our heart and our mouths; in contemp latin g them, it appears to us that our august Marshal is not entirel y l ost to us.,; h ave LONDON ILLUiTHA T A TIONS. The illuminations on the Queen's birth - day found a severe, but not perhaps altogether unjust, critic in the correspondent of the Prussian National, and as it is useful sometimes to see things through the eye of a foreigner, his remarks, though not flat tering, are subjoined; one or two points are worth attending to : " The Queen's birth-day has been celebrated in the usual form. In the morning h a if_ a .dozen soldiers were inspected in the park ; at noon about twice as many postmen drove through the streets in their new red coats, cut on the principle of the men grow ing to fit them; and in the evening some thousand ' V.'s," V. R.'s,' and 'V. A.'s,' with suns and stars, and stars and suns, as a variety, were displayed in gvilight. I have always to mako the two same 0 1 0 - PN - rations as to those illuminations—that tho popular fancy is hnomiug poorer and poorer, and that proper artistic application of gas as the mate rial of an illumination has yet to be discovered. In the old times of oiled paper, what a variety of witty mottos and pithy phrases were exhibited. Now all invention seems to be exhausted in three let ters, and, at the utmost, a wreath of laurel. The indifference as to artistic effect is really barbaric. ritab-pots on the roof of the house, lights placed in regular li nes i n th e window, or rows of lam psthat follow the architectural ' outlines of the structure,indivi allow the b u ildi ng t o b e seen , di sp l ay i t as an does thuo individual tit it, so to say, as a well cut garment ' A sun Bung in the ; ill ( v the front tn.( eof only throw s th spectator may the house its-,lf into the shade, and the else ho pleases, Baru-door, or anything grg producedathe back-ground. Ii this effect is not perfectly because the wind at in tervals blows out half t l , sus ar x star, the window frames, parapets, and other lines s _ oc e building appear behind the illumination, and the tack is a wretched one— gardl ike a brilliant patch of a jr,,rrnent stuck on without re ” to the form. A concession was ranted on th e 11th just. by the Dutch Government to AL L 137 seeaaors for a submarine pro tcle. o The graph from the Hague to. Harwich cf in Engird.babla castth'3 ander:A-kik; "t 141 t" 1 At %bout lopiuocii. THE CORK NATIONAL EXHIBITION. The Corn Exchange buildings, intended for the pur poses of the coming National - Exhibition, are rapidly increasing in dimensions, and presenting an appearance ve ry different from their former aspect. By the constant efforts of large numbers of workmen, and under the continual superintendence of tae committee, new build ings are growing up around the small centre which a short time ago comprised the Corn Exchange, astonish ing many a good citizen almost as much as the sudden appearance of the magically constructed castle did the Sultan in the Arabian tale. Ccnsidering the magnitude of the work yet to be accomplished, one might be in. clined to fear for the shortness of the time between this and the day fixed for the opening, if he were not to recollect in how brief a space the splendid additions to the original building, now nearly finished, have been brought to that state. It was not at first contemplated that the buildings should extend over the area they are now designed to cover, but the magnitude which the undertaking began gradually to assume, and the vastly increased applications for space which every day came pouring in, rendered it necessary for the committee to make preparations upon a far larger scale. The whole of the building to be devoted to the purposes of the Exhibition may be now said to comprise four rooms, although the effect of the northern and southern halls, running the whole length of the structure, will give to the eye but the appearance of one. The visitor enters in the first instance the northern hall. This is the fine room known as the Corn Exchange Room, and in which so many public banquets, balls, and concerts have taken place. But little alteration has been made in this room, and its proportions certainly appear at the first glance shrunken in their dimensions when the eye takes in the vast and lately-added extent of the southern hall. The northern hall will be devoted to the exposition of native articles of industrial manufacture and science. It will not need much decoration, and its handsome proportions, filled, as it will be, with specimens of every kind of artistic labour and skill, will not be less continuously thronged with visitors, and regarded with interest and admiration, than the more brilliant adornments and attractive contents of the Fine Arts' Gallery, which extends beyond. A splendid arch, with a pedestal and statue at each side, will form the entrance from the northern hall, through the transept, that portion of the building known as the southern hall, and which is to receive sculpture and paintings. In the northern hall will be placed Telford's great organ. The transept, which will be a beautiful gallery, running the whole width of the buildings, and roofed with glass, will also con tain specimens of native manufacture. Beyond the trransept, at the west side, a large room will be arranged to receive such works of native skill, as carriages and similar articles of exhibition, requiring much space. It is ascertained that there will be a very fine display of carriages from the builders of Dublin and of our own city, and many other parts of Ireland. Returning to the northern hall, the visitor passes, by the entrance we have mentioned, into the southern hall. This building is now nearly completed. It will be roofed with glass, and in its centre an elegantly constructed fountain will throw up a high sparkling jet of water. Viewed from any part of the northern hall, the aspect of this room will be striking and beautiful. Around its walls will be displayed some of the finest specimens of sculpture our country has produced. Not a statue there which will not bear the name of some rare genius now honoured as a memory in the land, or yet existing to add still greater extent to the fame that Ire land has ever justly earned in this glorious domain of art. Among them will be two of the happiest efforts of our own immortal townsman, Hogan—" The Drunken Faun,* which the artist produced to convince sceptics that the power of original conception had not been extinguished in the world; and the noble, majestic form which our citizens have so long admired, known as "The Dead Christ." M`Dowell, Moore, Foley, O'Connor, Barter, and many another sculptor of long-acquired or rising fame, will add to the attractions of this room, Paintings—a feature not possessed by the Great Exhibi tion—will be there, bearing the illustrious names of Berry, Grogan, and Heffernan, and the more recent, but scarcely less honoured names of Maclise, Elmore, Fisher, M'Donald, West, and many others. Frescoes, models of architecture, statuettes, bronzes, reliefs, and ornamental specimens of every description of art, will be found also in this hall. The room will be hung in a manner cal culated to display its contents in the fullest manner, and to render its entire aspect magnificent. Mr. Jones, of this city, has devised a beautiful kind of hanging, of cloth covered with crimson flock, before only used with paper, which will give the walls the appearance of being lined with bright velvet. The view which this noble room will present, with its dome of glass, its brilliant crimson hangings lining every portion of the walls, its beautiful fountain arising in the midst, and its long array of marble groups and figures, paintings, bronzes, and frescoes, will be such as will not soon fade from the recollection of the spectator, when, standing at the upper end of the northern hall, his eye receives its first glimpse of it. The effect of the style of hanging we have spoken of may be judged by a specimen of the cloth which is hung oa the wall of a portion of the transept, behind a cast of the " The Three Graces." Beyond the Fine Arts' Court it is intended that the room for the banquet and ball to bo given to the Lord and Lady Lieutenant shall be erected. The banquet room will be a fine building, ninety feet in length by sixty in breadth. The committee will also erect a re ception-room, a retiring-room for ladies, and the kitchens and offices necessary for their preparations. In the ban quet room there will be seven tables arranged down its entire length, and at the head of the room a table slightly raised above the rest, and running transversely, for the reception of the Lord-Lieutenant and the dis tinguished guests who are expected to arrive. The time remaining for the completion of this work is but short; yet, judging from the rapidity which has in irked the progress of all the arrangements up to this point, there can be little doubt that the committee will accom • pitch what yet remains to be done in a manner equally creditable and satisfactory. In the northern hall the sub-committees sit every day, and appear to have their time most fully occupied in attending to the arrangements which are necessary. We need not remark upon the value of the undertak ing as regards the employment it diffuses. The visitor who enters the building at present, and sees every part of it filled with busy workmen, feels proud of the project which gives occupation to so many hands that might otherwise be idle, and the means of life to such numbers that without it could scarcely perhaps continue the strug gle for existence. And yet he sees but an insignificant por tion of the amount of good which is being accomplished. In every part of our city and of meuy others, in wide, crowded streets and large shops, and not less in dingy, narrow lanes, and close, confined garrets, thousands of hands aro toiling in preparation for the coming display of our national power, and employment revives where it had been long drooping, and well-re warded industry finds its way into places that before seemed given up to the sway of idleness and poverty.— Cork Examiner. THE SUN, LONDON, . FRIDAY SOCIETY" OF ARTS. Oa Wednesday, at the rooms of the Society of Arts, John•street, Adelphi, Professor Ansted delivered a lecture up on th e manufactures , not trated Lecturer by the Great Exhibition commenced by of l 8 5 1 . The dividing h into three classes —the manufactures in marble bj a e n e d t stone; those in cement no danedfhro e artificial l°. stone ; and those in brick, terracotta, yveeoso.rlfaniot contained d e first n o the Great Exhibition of last year countrie s mate rials speci mens illustrative of new processes. few the moat exist in which so many different kinds of f for these manufactures (many of them of excellent quality) are met with in such great abun dance, within a comparatively small area, as in Eng land. We had not, however, attained the excellence in these manufactures that might be expected; for all our large towns afforded numerous examples of ma terials,ill-selected and ill-worked. The Exhibition, however, indicated an increasing demand for good materials. Great novelty was shown in the manufac• ture of slate ; and there were several new applications of it, specimens of which were shown and received much notice. After expressing his surprise at the com paratively small use we made of our large fields of mar ble, the lecturer stated that the taste displayed by the exhibitors of marble used for the purposes of furniture was of the most indifferent description, especially where there was any pretence to elegance of style. The manufactures of marble, without reference to the purposes of furniture, contained some good specimens, although they were not distinguished by any great originality. The most interesting of our manufac tures in marble was that in imitation of the Floren tine mosaic, which was introduced into Derbyshire Borne few years since, and now furnished an increas ing amount of employment to a considerable number of intelligent workmen. There had, however, be en asyet but little in _ 6 designs fitted to the present state of the manufacture; still there had been unquestion ably a n on provement since the Great Exhibition. Passingto the marble and stone m a n uf ac t u r e s of 1 other countries, the prof e ssor sa id th a t It a ly sen t hardly any ; while, specimens of stone to the Great Exhibi tion of specimens of contributed a most interesting series m anufactures in marble and all kinds a o b f s a o l l a u b t a e st no ra e n lt d jeB , par' although there were very few the manufactures 0 , After noticing with approbation nor t i pfelta, the lecturer stated that neither Franco importance ; but that e ;Ottui exhibited anything of Sweden and Norway contri eaeniunlfeaf:ctsufoirfres of Russia were next hated some fine specimens manufacture in granite. The malachite noticed, the lecturer that the cost of malachite at St. Petersburgring was w a e t e w n f r as s m t two used and ; d t o o n three d ls a s s . while , t ju e ired for the great I b et per lb. avoirdupois one that pounds were wasted for doors 3, ooo i s h h s o . ss, o , f n t a h t e t m he at E er x ia h l ibition re • of :Iy must have cost day forawchloallethyoueagrh. t 2 h ,O ei O r O p t. r b o d ef u o c r t e io t n he oc a c p u P p li i e e a d ti a o s n many menlabour, as could work upon them night and From India the manufactures in this distinguished by great delicacy of Profelsor Ansted statedofth execution.ass were Referring again to the English manufactures in models ey in this class, eng aged in their production. were nearly confined to the imitation adopted from other countries, and strikingly illus trated the necessity for a diffusion of artistic educa tion amongst those After entering into a number of details with respect to the artificial cements and stones exhibited, th e lecturer stated that England and Italy were pre eminently distinguished iu this class ; nor, con sidering that Italy waa the country in W hi c h the raanufactuo of sugliula took its rise, and taking into consideration the artistic position which it had always occupied, was there any reason to be dissatisfied with the specimens of English manufacture which the Great Exhibition contained. Shortly noticing the articles in terra cottas and clays, the lecturer con cluded by briefly resuming the topics upon which he had touched, and enforcing the necessity for a wider dissemination of artistic and scientific education in this country. A vote of thanks was very cordially given to Pro fessor Ansted at the conclusion of the lecture. RECKLESS DRIVING 1N THE STREETS OF LONDON. On Wednesday at the Mansion-house Court, the Lord Mayor stated that amongst the letters he had lately re ceived complaining of the conduct of omnibus and cab drivers, was one from a gentleman who, after repre senting the fatal consequences of reckless driving iu the crowded streets of London, especially over crossings and round corners, expressed a fervent wish that the ma gistracy should cause some mode to be adopted to abate so serious an evil. His Lordship then read the com munication to which he referred, and observed that with the assistance of the press ho believed the magistrates would be able to check the evil of which his corre• spondent made mention. He knew the t the death of the late Mr. Pitcher, near the London-bridge termintp, had resulted merely from the carelessness of a driver, and he entertained no doubt of the truth of the statement that the most deplorable mischief frequently occurred at cor ners and crossings of streets. Alderman Wilson said it was the duty of the police to report and summon all drivers who drive recklessly in the streets, whether the driving happened to be furious or not. The Act comprehended all sorts of driving by which the safety of possengers was endangered, and he was convinced that Mr. D. W. Harvey, the commis sioner of the City police, would promptly issue directions to the force to carry into effect in the directest manner so humane a regulation as that suggested in the letter. It was necessary to observe that a great deal depended upon the mode of punishment adopted by magistrates in cases of reckless driving. The omnibus and cab drivers exercised a most dangerous power, ac companied with a responsibility which often, in conse quence of the lenity of the authorities, seemed to be by no means adapted to that power. Now he knew that a driver of a public vehicle would prefer a heavy penalty to the suspension of his licence, for Sir Richard Mayne kept a record of the offences endorsed upon the licences, and was determined to improve the class by weeding it of the delinquents whose recorded penalties would, not withstanding all other ingenuity, stare them in the face upon their customary application.—The Lord Mayor said he bad reason to believe that his brother magistrates would unanimously agree in the adoption of extreme measures in a matter of such serious import as the safety of the public, and expressed his intention to communi cate with Mr. D. W. Harvey on the subject. TEE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND HIS CAMPAIGNS. His Grace the Commander-in• Chief visited the " Diorama of the Wellington Campaigns" on .Mon day week. The Duke recognised most of the views as they passed before him, and made several observations regarding the events in which he was an actor. His memory seemed fresh and vigorous. On the picture of the adoption of Dhoondea Waugh's son being disclosed, he remarked that " ho was a nice enough boy, but that the officers of the 74th i spoiled him," At Assye, he described his descending into the plains, and taking up a position between the Kaitna and Jua, near the village of Assye, where the Scindia's cavalry could not act. " People," said he, "call all that genius; but, after all, it was only common sense;" a sufficiently modest estimate of his own great sagacity. His Grace said he generally wore a white cloak in the field, that the troops might know him at a distance. The incident at the brook at Talavera, where the French and English soldiers mingle in amity, recalled to his recol lection several _occasions in which these friendly scenes occurred. " Once," said the Duke, " there was profound silence; the men of the two armies were seen harmoniously together, which led me to inquire the cause, when I found that the French had brought a quantity of brandy out of the town, which our fellows were purchasing. Traffic of this sort was frequent; and I remember a French officer coming into our camp to beg that a stand of arms, which one of our soldiers had bought of a Frenchman, might be returned!" The "Triumphal Entry into Madrid" he pronounced very accurate, and jocularly alluded to the enthusiasm of the Spanish women. " They took off their shawls" said his Grace, " and made carpets for my horse's feet; and when I walked through the streets, one would throw her arms round my neck, embrace me fervently, and then hand me over to another." Looking upon the picture of the bridge of boats over the Adour, the Duke spoke of the great services of the navy in that operation, saying that their labours were " quite wonderful." SEABORNE mAir.s. [N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—and M by the morning—Etispatch.] When made up in From what PLAOICS. GeneralPost-ofilce port dis- When due. London: patched. America (by Brit. pkt.) N May 21 .. Liverpool .. 'May 24 America (by U.S. pkt.) N June 1 .. • • Liverpool May 26 America (by U.S. pkt.) 3.1 i May 25 Southampt. Arrived;i Africa (West coast)., Nil4th of the month Plyraoath :June 3 Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. May 28 Belgium • • N Daily .. , D over ..;Daily Brazil .. . • .. M 9th of the month ,Southampt. June 16 Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month ;Southampt. June 16 California(viaChagrcz) M 2d & 17th of month Southampt. May 20 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. June 3 Constantinople* .... N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Slay 20 Central America .. M l 2d & 17th of men. South'ampt. ; May 20 Channel Isles •• NrMon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Sat Chili Mll7th of the month Southampt. May 20 France M & *Twice daily .. Dover .. Twicedaily Greece* . • .. With 17th 27th of mo Dover .. May 20 Hamburgh 2.,f Tuesday & Friday iLondon Tees. Sat. Holland •• M Wednes. & Satan London .. Mon. Thur Honduras .. . N 17th of the month,Southampt. May 20 Ireland .. M& N Twice daily.. .. Holyhead —lTwicedaily India (via Sonthamp.) M 20th of the month Southanapt. IMay 20 India (via Marseilles) N Bth& 24th efmonth Dover • • June 1 Mediterranean (via Sonthairnfon) M 20th of the month ,Southampt. May 20 Meditenanean (via Marseilles) .. •. N Bth&24tk ofmonth Dover .. June 1 Mexico M 2d of the month.. Southampt. June 5 Madeira Math of the month ;Southampt. iJune 16 17th,17th,19th,27th Malta* 1 1 Dover ;May 28 & 3oth of month Naples* .. 11,5 th 15th 25th ofmo Dover •,l‘fay 22 Papal States* .. ./41 5 th 15th 25th of mo Dover .. 'May 22 Peninsular • • .. 51 7th 17th 27th ef mo Southampt. May 26 Peru • • .. M 17th of the month (Southampt. May 20 Tuscany* .. N sth 15th 25th ofmo)3over •• May 22 West Indies .. M 17th of the month Southampt. ; May 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) 51 1 2 d of the menth Southampt. June 5 * The mails to those countries thus marked ( 0 ) are cenveyei by French packet via Marseilles. ISouthampt. June 5 •ked (*) are coaveyel by RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS BRISTOL, M 20. STOCK EXCHANGE. —There was little or nothing done in the share market to-day. The only sales reported were— Great Western, 92 IA —South-Eastern and Dover, 21k. LIVERPOOL, MAY 20 STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have no improvement to notice to-day. The transactions have been very limited, and prices varied little from those which have been quoted for the last few days. The sales reported were—Blackburn (late B. C. and W. Y.), Preference, 6 per cent., 20 5 A—Caledonian, 19 15-16—Eastern Counties, 9—London and North-Western, l23N,—Ditto, New Quarters, 5 1 / 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34—Midland, 69 1 / 4 —North Staffordshire, dis.—North-Western, 858—St. Helen's (Railway and Canal), Preference, guaranteed 5 per cent., s:li p.—South- Eastern and Dover, 21 1 / —York and North Midland, 24 1 / t . MANCHESTER, MAY 20. STOCK EXCRANGE.—A considerable amount of business was transacted in•our share market to-day, without ma terial alteration in prices. The sales were—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1031 dis.—Caledonian, 19;j—Eastern Counties, 9—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 73-- London and North-Western, 123%—Ditto, New Quarters, p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 33 7 4 — Ditto, Preference (No. 1), 13 1 / 4 —Ditto, New Preference, 13.16 p.—Midland, 6914—South-Eastern and Dover, 211 A Warrington and Altrincharn, i,g p.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 9 3 / 4 p.—Kendal and Windermere, 12 , i;—North Staihrdshire, 0; 3 dis. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been a fair amount of business done in the share market to-day, but it was chiefly in local stock. There was little alteration in railway quota tions. The only sale reported was—Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Stour Valley, 10%,. " Friend," said a sharp Quaker to a man with a drove of hogs, " hast any bogs iu thy drove with large bones ?" " Yes," replied the drover, "they all have." " Haat any with long head and sharp noses ?" Yes; they all have." " llast with long ears, like those of the elephant, hanging down over their eyes ?" " Yes; all my drove are of that description, and will suit you exactly." " I rather think they wouldn't suit me, friend, if they are such as thou describest them. Thou mayst drive on." _ _ FEMALE EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—At the last meeting of the board of guardians of the Holborn Union, Mr. Pearson proposed that application be made to the Emi gration Commissioners to allow:twelve young women in the workhouse to emigrate to Australia. They were about 20 years of age, he said, and whenever they obtained situations in service, they soon returned to the house ; and if they were sent to Australia, they would become permanently settled there. Mr. James said that several orders had been obtained some time since for that purpose, but the Commissioners would not: then take young women out of the workhouses, but such a rule might, perhaps, be relaxed in the present state of those colonies. These young women felt that they had a home in the workhouse, and whenever they were tired of their situations, returned to it. Mr. Lloyd said that as the Government had now in hand nearly 170,000/. to facili tate emigration, it was a very fitting time to make such an application. Mr. Cottle seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A TRADESMAN'S WIFE IN THE BOROUGIL —Yesterday morning a painful sensation was created in the Borough, in consequence of its being dis covered that Mrs. Thompson, the wife of a highly respectable cabinetmaker, of 14, King-street, had committed suicide. The deceased had for a long time past suffered from depres sion of spirits, which was considerably increased by her burying a child on Sunday last. Yesterday morning she got up very early, and hung up a lot of clothes which had been washed, ca a line in the court-yard to dry. About a quarter past seven her husband, not having seen her since six o'clock, became anxious about her, and instituted a search, when he found the water-closet closed and fastened on the inside, and not being able to obtain any answer to his calls, he imme diately broke open the door, when he discovered his wife in a pool of blood, which had proceeded from a deep wound in the throat, and a razor by her side. Medical assistance was immediately called in, but life was quite extinct, and the de ceased quite cold. MANSION HousE.—On Wednesday the Lord Mayor and Miss Hunt er en t er t a i ne d a party of private friends at dinner. Covers were laid for 60 in the long par lour, and Miss Hunter aft erwar d s rece i ve d 200 additional isiters. The party did net separate until two O'cliNli! IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, May 20. The SPEAKER took th© Chair at Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Blackburn and Preston Road and Bridge. Bramley and Ridgewick Road. From e, Yeovil, and Weymouth Railway (No. 1). Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Leven Railway. North British Flax Company (Claussen's Patent). North-Western Railway. Stockport and Marple Road. York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Deviation of Bishop Auckland Branch, &c.) The following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction Railway. Pedmore and Rowley Roads. Stroud and Sisley Road. NEW WRIT. _ _ On the motion of Mr. HAYTER a new writ was ordered for the borough of Sandwich, in the room of Mr. C. W. Grenfell, who had accepted the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. PETITIONS. A largo number of petitions were presented against the Maynooth grant. Mr. JOHN ELLIS presented a petition from Leices ter against church-rates. Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from a place in the north against the Charitable Trusts Bill. Lord J. STUART presented petitions in favour of ocean penny postage. Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from Oldham against the Militia Bill. Mr. RICARDO presented a petition from Stoke upon-Trent in favour of ocean p enny p os t age . Mr. MACItINNON presented a petition from Lea mington praying for tb suppression of beer-shops. Mr. GEORGE DUNCAN presented a petition from the trustees of the ha r b our o f D un d ee , s t a ti ng th e i r anx i o us desire for the:ecmpletion of the Ordnance survey of Scotland on the scale of the Irish survey, and pray ing the House to adopt immediate measures for this object. SPAIN. Lord PALMERSTON gave notice that to-morrow he should call the attention of the Government to certain re p o rts which have lately been circulated in Europe re lative to the exercise of foreign influence for the purpose a chan ge i n th e co nstitution of Spain. of I"enringTHE REV. MR. BENNETT. Lord CASTLEREAGH gave notice that on Monday put a question to the Right Hon. Gentle manetary for the Home Department relative ethhee Secretary aurld appointment of the Rev. Mr. Bennett to the vicar agentoeztht of Frome. THE ACCIDENT IN HYDE-PARK. Sir DE LACY EVANS w i s h e d t o k now w h e ther the attention of Gov ernmen t h a d b een ca ll e d t o th e acc id en t which occurred in Hyde-park on Sunday, by which a gentleman, owin g t o t h e b a d s t a t e o f th e road, nearly lost his life by a fall from his horse. Lord JOHN MANNERS said his attention had been called to the m a tt er , an d h e h a d g i ven directions for the i holes n the road to be filled up. THE MAGISTRACY. Mr. M'CULLAGH wished to ask the Secretary for the Home Department whether, in the appointments recently made to the magistracy in Great Yarmouth, reference has been had to the opinion of the town-council of the borough, in conformity with the practice of former Administrations in such cases? Mr. WALPOLE said no such practice had existed at the Home-office since Lord John Russell was at the head of that department. The Honourable Gentle man would see the inconvenience of the appointment of borough magistrates being made to depend upon the recommendation of the town council, though it was al ways right and p ro p er th a t d ue d e f e rence should be paid to the wishes and opinions of those bodies; and in the case in question, five of the gentlemen appointed were town councillors, while the sixth was an alderman of the borough.—(Hear, hear.) GOLD DISCOVERIES. Mr. GLADSTONE asked whether the attention of her Majesty's Government had been drawn to the reports of the discov er y o f go ld i n l ar ge quantities in Queen Charlotte's Island, and of the departure of considerable numbers of perscass from California, for that island; whether any measures have been or are to be taken for the maintenance of order, and for securing the authority of the Crown in th e i s l an d ; and also if it was the in tention of Government to order a survey of the island? Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said he had received a report from the Governor of Vancouver's Island, giving an account of the discovery of gold in Charlotte's Island.—(llear, hear.) That discovery was to a con siderable extent, but he was not able to give any ac curate information as to its extent or character.— (Hear, hear.) The report also informed him th a t some American ships from California had proceeded thither, and more American vessels avere expected ; i and in consequence of that information Government had given directions for sending additional naval as sistance, to preserve order under these extraordi nary circumstances.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the second question, the Hon. Member would see that he could not be expected to state now what measures would be eventually taken by the Government with reference to those discoveries; while, as to the third question, he could only state that no survey had been ordered. RIBBON LODGES. Mr. ORMSBY GORE wished to ask the Attorney- General for Ireland for information respecting the ar rest and committal to gaol of eight ribbonmen, seised in their lodge at Granard, and committed to Longford gaol, and concerning their having been subsequently ad mitted to bail, Many of these men had death notices found upon them, and at the bottom of these notices were these words—" This is the second time you have been warnesi, and, by God Almighty, if thou do not take heed you may have your coffin ready afore long." Since these men had been admitted to bail many lawless characters, who suddenly disappeared on their arrest, had . returned to the county, and the peace ably-disposed inhabitants wished to know what steps Government were prepared to take for their protection? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said five of the men had been legally admitted to bail, but two of them had been detained from wan t o f sufficient bail. The Act of Parliament gave the magistrates a discre tionary power to hold to bail i n cer t a i n cases, and although this case might assume the character of a con spiracy to murder, it as yet only r e solved itself into a charge of being a member of an illegal club, which was a bailable offence.—(Hear, hear.) The men would be tried at the summer assizes, and nothing would be wanting on the part of the Government to bring justice home to those who were really guilty.—(Hear.) Mr. GORE wished to know if the bail did not range from 201, to 30/ ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND did not know the amount, but the bail was found by the most respectable farmers in the district. THE RECENT ENGINEERS' STRIKE. Mr. FORSTER wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, at an interview with a deputation from the Amalgamated Engineers at the Treasury, in reference to the late struggle between them and their employers, be stated that " the masters had acted in a manner subversive of the law?" This report had been in circulation for many days without receiving any con tradiction. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not correct that any dep u t at i on o f t h e Ama l gama ted Society of Engineers had been received at the Treasury, but a deputation of the U n it e d T ra d es o f London waited upon him, and made certain representa tions, which were livened to with patient atten tion, as ho trusted all representations from large bodies of the . working c l asses a l ways w ould be by the Executive Government, when urged with mode ration and decorum.—(He ar , hear.) No word was ut tered either by himself or any other official present at the interview which expressed any opinion on the con duct of the employers or of the employed, and it was therefore unnecessary to add that not one word which had been quoted by the Hon. Gentleman escaped him or any other official person who was present to receive the deputation. His attention was called to this report on Monday last by a gentleman who was present at the interview, and who requested permission to give the re port an unqualified contradiction. But as he had been informed by the courtesy of a Gentleman opposite that this question would be put to him, he had recalled that permission in order to h ave th e opportunity of giving a more public denial from his place in Parliament. WYCHWOOD FORESTS. Viscount DUNCAN wished to ask the Chance ll o r of the Exchequ er w h ether Bills for t h e di s afforestation and inclosure of Wychwood and Whittlebury Forests have been prepared b y the Commiss i oners o f Woods, Forests, &c., in conf orm i ty with the notices i ssu ed in the Gazett e on the 7th d ay of November, 1851 , and, if so, when i t is the int en ti on of Government, to introduce them? The CHANC ELLOR of the E XCHEQUER said one B . w was prepared and the other was prepar in g , but in the existing state of Parliamentary affairs there was no hope of i passing eithe r thi s sess i on . H e had ordered them to be printed n order that they might be laid upon the table. EVENING, MAY 2l, 1852. those prelates who refused redress to the parishioners-- her Majesty's Government had such confidence in the Bishops of the Church that they did not con template any •such contingency. (Hear, hear.) They could not believe that the Bishops would offer any obstacle to the course of justice and the cause of truth. Mr. HORS MAN observed that the Right Hon. Gen tleman had not stated whether the parishioners had re dress under the Church Discipline Act? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had already pointed out two modes in which redress could be obtained. In reply to another question, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no hesitation in saying that the Government did consult the Law Officers of the Crown as to the irregularity of the institution, and they gave their opinion on that irregu larity. Mr. HORSMAN—Had the Right ion. Gentleman any objection to lay that opinion before the House? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had, certainly, a great objection to doing so.—(Hear, hear.) Lord CASTLEREAGH thought this question had been very unfairly dealt with.—(Order.) Were the Government aware that the Rev. Mr. Bennett was a clergyman in communion with the Church of England? —(No answer was returned to this question.) Sir B. HALL gave notice, that when this subject was formerly brought before the House he would call atten tion to the state of the diocesan church of Wells. MAYNOOTII GRANT.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. In reply to Mr. KEOGH, Mr. lI . EWDEGA.Tij intimated (as we understood) that he intended to move the adjournment of this debate until the 15th of June. Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that he would move that the debate be adjourr.ed till Wednesday next.—(A laugh.) MILITIA BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, commencing with clause 17. Mr. M. GIBSON inquired whether it was intended to make any alteration in the rules laid down in the 42d George 111 with regard to the time allowed for appeal to those whose names were placed on the lists of those liable to serve in the militia? Mr. WALPOLE said that he did not anticipate any inconvenience from those rules, and it was therefore his intention to adhere to them. Mr. BRIGHT pointed out that as the lists of those liable to serve were only required to be posted on the church doors, that would therefore be a notice merely to half of the population. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he saw no ob jection to a proviso being introduced by which these lists should be posted on the chapel doors. Mr. M. GIBSON complained of another regulation contained i❑ the 42d George 111., that those who were disqualified by bodily infirmity should be obliged to post a notice and a description of that infirmity on the church doors. He also objected that these questions of liability and non-liability should be left to the decision of de puty-lieutenants; he thought assessors should be ap pointed to assist them. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL considered that the Act of Parliament did not require the nature of the in firmity to be stated, nor did he think that any assessors could be appointed who would be more competent to decide these questions more efficiently than the deputy lieutenants. After some further discussion, Mr. WALPOLE said that he was quite willing to consider the objections which had been made to the clause, and he would bring in a proviso embodying the amendments suggested. Mr. BRIGHT inquired whether men balloted for the militia would be subjected to the same indecent per sonal examination to which persons who joined the re gular army were now liable? Mr. WALPOLE said he had no hesitation in saying that the Secretary -at-War would make such regulations as would exempt persons joining the militia from any such examination as might be disagreeable to them. Mr. HARDOASTLE moved, as a proviso after clause 17, the following:—'' And whereas by the said first recited Act it is declared that the provisions of any existing Act of Parliament for the punishment of mu tiny and desertion are to be in force with respect to the militia during such time as they are assembled for the purpose of being trained and exercised, but so that no punishment shall extend to life or limb: and whereas such provisions render militiamen liable to corporal punishment, it is hereby expressly declared that no such provisions shall be held to extend to any militiamen not embodied so far as to render them liable to corporal punishment by the sentence of a court martial." Mr. W. BERESFO RD observed that it was impossible to make any distinction between the militiaman and the soldier of the line in the matter. Besides, it was the crime that degraded the man rather than the punish ment. The crime stamped him with degradation before the punishment was inflicted at all. Captain PECHELL regretted that the Hon. Gentle man (the Secretary at War) opposed the amendment. After a few words from Colonel ESTCOURT and Mr. MOWITT, Mr. GOULBURN objected to the proviso, as inap propriate on a clause of the Bill which related to the duties of lieutenants and deputy-lieutenants of counties, whereas the proviso referred to the private soldiers. Mr. HARDC ASTLE asked the Right Hon. Gentle man if he would support his proviso if removed to an other part of the Bill? Mr. GOULBURN said that when they came to the subject of the proviso in its proper place be would dis cuss it. At present he objected to irregularity. In reply to Mr. TUFNELL, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that he be lieved, as the law now stood, the volunteers when called out for training and exercise, were liable to corporal punishment—were, in tact, subject to the provisions of the Mutiny Act. Mr. BRIGHT wished for something more definite than a mere opinion. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL could not be expected to have every provision of the militia law at his finger's ends, but he stated what he had no doubt was a correct opinion. Sir C. WOOD read the section of the Act George 111., which showed that they were subject to the Mutiny Act. Sir D. DUNDAS said that as he had had for some time the superintendence of the execution of the military law of this country, ho wished to say a word on corporal punishment. It certainly did not come well from those who were opposed to corporal punishment to have ab stained from opposing its enactment in the Mutiny A c t whenever it came before the House, as it did on the re cent occasion of the passing of that Act. Why should not the House stop the passing of the Mutiny A c t if i t were so minded? But if it were lawful that corporal pun ishment should pervade the army, it must also pervade the militia.—(Hear, hear.) If they had a regiment of militia doing duty in the same garrison as a regiment of the line, and they made a difference in the punishments of the two, the soldiers of the line would not only resent the difference, but it would be found very difficult to maintain discipline in the army.—(Hear, hear.) But as to maintaining corporal punishment in the militia when called out for training and exercise merely, he thought i t a dmitted of question. In t h e fif t h section of the Mutiny Act be found a provision that nothing in that Act contained should be con strued to extend to any militia force or corps of yeomen or volunteers, except in those cases wherein by the Act regulating such corps the punishment for mu• tiny or desertion should be made specifically applicable to that corps. Ho thought the word "specifically" created a difficulty in the matter, and left it open to question whether, at a crisis like the present, they were bound t) inflict the same punishment upon men called out by ballot against their will and upon volunteers, who wore militiamen for the mere purpose of training and ex ercise, as they would inflict upon men who were soldiers by profession. It was by nu means clear but that they might dispense with punishment for that particular period. The question of corporal punishment altogether was another matter. The administration of corporal punishment was for neglect of duty and for misconduct; but these words were open to the widest interpretation. He had heard something of the sever i ty of flogging in the army, but he was assured that no punishment was inflicted more leniently, and there was no officer in the army who would not willingly avoid it. There was, indeed, an anxious desire to administer that law with mercy, and so to save the soldier, and every appeal would be attended to at the Horse Guards by the authorities. Under these circumstances, however, he would put it to her Majesty's Government, whether the same punish ment should be inflicted on the militia soldier as on the professional soldier. The Earl of MARCH could not subscribe to the view of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman as regarded the dif ference of punishment in respect of drilling, more espe cially as the drill would only last three weeks. To abrogate corporal punishment would encourage the en listment of bad characters in the militia, which was, of course, a thing to be avoided. Mr. 0. STANLEY was of opinion that corporal pun ishment could bo safely dispensed with in the army, unless before the enemy. He thought the Government ought to except militiamen from this punishment. In India the native troops were not subjected to corporal punishment, and their conduct was not less exemplary than that of the English troops. Mr. HARDINGE said corporal punishment did ac tually exist in the native army in India, and it had been restored in 1844. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was fallacious assumption on the part of the Right Hon. Gentleman to suppose that her MAjesty's Government had not taken the question into consideration. Of course they should not have recommended the clause to the Committee unless they had given it the gravest con sideration. They had given it such consideration, and they had consulted all those who were competent to form an opinion on the subject. The subject was by n o means of that simple nature which the Right Hon. (3r n tleman supposed, and its settlement wou ld b e much more difiieult than was generally imagined. Until the whole question of corporal punishment in the army was dealt with it would be impossible to make exceptionel cas es. Her u Majesty's Gov e r nment, l ooking at the s t i on in that light, had arrived at th e conclusion thclatei; was their duty to propose this clause. It was, there fore, their duty to oppose the proviso. Under these circumstances be was bound to take the sease of the Committee by a division. The Committee then divided— For the proviso .. . 87 Against it Majority ..• —45 ••• ..• The proviso was therefore rejected. The clause was then agreed to. Clause 18. Mr. HEADLAM, in the absence of the lion. M ember for Bury St. Edmund's, moved to substitute " 25 " for " 35 ," as to the limit of age after which men should not be liable to the ballot. Mr. WALPOLE said this would increase, no t dimi nish, the hardship of the ballot. Every wan who could serve ought to serve in the defence of the country. To diminish the area would be to increase the pressure, .and therefore the greater would be the hardship. Besid es this, it was d es i ra bl e to i nter f ere as li tt l e as possible with the recruitment of the army, an interference which would take place very sensibly under this amendment. Sir H. VERNEY supported the amendment. Mr. MOWAT said the line was proposed to be drawn at 35; and the question consequently was, whe ther it was the right period. He did not think it was, and he should therefore support the amendment. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said a reference to sec. 43 of 421 Geo. 111. would show that no person ballotted for would be obliged to serve again except in rotation, after all persons in his district had served. He did not understand what difference it could make whe ther the age ranged from 18 to 25, or 18 to 35. If a person was ballotted fur the militia, he could not enter the regular army; therefore the amendment would ma terially interfere with the recruiting for that army. Mr. HEAI)LAM replit d. He maintained the hard ship was less up to 25 than up to 35. He should divide on the amendment. Mr. OSWALD said if the clause did pass, it was one of thoso c-mpulsory clauses which would never be acted upon. It might do for a hustings topic, but nothing more. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to know why the age was reduced to 35? _ Mr. WALYOLE said it was necessary, first, to con sider the area, and next ; the capability of Eervice; and, after due consideration, it was held that from 33 to 40 was the most digible age to select. It was considered that 40 was a fit age at which persons ought not to be called upon to render militia service. After a brief remark from Mr. MO WATT, The Committee divided, when there appeared— Fur the amendment ..• 52 Against it ... ..• ••• ••• 82 Majority against the amendment —3O _ During a desult :'ry conversation, Mr. OSWALD, i❑ reference to the proposed land qualification, remarked, it frequently happened that the Lord Lieutenants exercised their powers with too much partiality. Colonel SIBTHORP would indignantly repudiate the charge on the impartiality of Lords Lieutenants. Sir R. INGLIS hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would not lower the qualification, as far as land rental was to be regarded. Mr. WALPOLE said—Government, by what they now proposed, were not lowering the qualification in the least; they only varied the details, so as to enable Lords Lieutenants to make suitable appointments. Ho believed there was no fear of Lords Lieutenant appoint ing persons not properly qualified or duly connected with the county. Clause 19 was then agreed to. On clause 20 being proposed, Colonel SIBTHORP rose to move the following clause:—" That it is expedient to repeal so much or any part of the Act 42d George 111., c. 90. or any other sub sequent Act, as relates to the qualification of officers appointed to serve in any of the regiments of militia in Great Britain; also that it is essential to the constitution as by law established, that the respective appointments of all officers possessing the required qualification by the aforesaid Act, George 111., e. 90, or any subsequent Act relating to the militia, shall be made by the lieutenants of counties or by colonels commanding regiments in which each regiment is raised or to be raised from time to time, as occasions may demand, by and with the ap probation and sanction of her Majesty." He complained that the Lords-Lieutenant were to be deprived of their usual power of appointing the officers to the militia. He considered that such power could not be placed i❑ more efficient hands; and he hoped Government would fall into his views, and allow them to retain the powers con ferred on them by the Act of George 111. The Hon. and Gallant Member concluded by saying he would not move the clause, but would reserve to himself the power of moving it if the Committee went to a division. Sir C. BURRELL hoped Lords Lieutenant would ap point the surgeons and other inferior officers, as they must be best acquainted with the qualifications of the candidates. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 21 being moved, Mr. ESTCOURT considered that the time appointed for training the men was too limited. Twenty-one days in a year could never make an efficient soldier. A man drilled for 91 days consecutively would be more efficient as a soldier than the militiaman drilled 21 days in each year for the period of five years. Sir H. VERNEY thought it would be advisable for Government to sel-ct those periods cf the year for drill ing the men when the agricultural labourers were least employed. liIr.BERESFORD said with regard to drilling he readily admitted it was not possible to get good soldiers by a drill of only 21 days in the year; but then power was given in the Act to increase the time if necessary. He did not agree with the lion. Gentleman (Mr. Estcourt) that drilling for 91 days, and not again during the five years, was more efficacious than a short drill each year for five years. Mr. M. GIBSON said, that supposing some of the men did not attend after due notice for training and exercise, it would seem from the Act 42d George 111., that a ballot might take place for parsons to supply their places. In all probability many who might have taken the bounty would not attend; and if that were so, the ballot would be resorted to in order to supply their places, though the Government professed that the ballot would not be used till April, 1853. Colonel SIB THORP said that whatever might be the opinion of the Manchester school, he did not believe that Englishmen would absent themselves from their duty. He thought that if they were to have an efficient drill, the time ought to be extended to six weeks for the first year. Twenty-one days was a mere f 1406 it th e pan Mr. J. EVANS thought that if the force were to be volunteers 90 days would not be too many for training; but if the men were to be raised by ballot that period would be too long, and would produce much hardship. The difficulty was caused by Government declining to withdraw the compulsory part of the Bill. Colonel DUNNE said that in 1831, in Westminster, 3,700 men were drawn by ballot, 2 979 were exempted, 770 were chosen, and of these only 36 did not find sub stitutes. In the following year they all appeared. In Middlesex, also, 1,024 men were ballotted for, and out of these I,oli appeared in the following year. Sir H. VERNEY thought it would be advisable to strike out the words which provided that 61. should be paid as bounty. It would be better to pay it at the rate at 2s. 6d. a month. Mr. WALPOLE said that, under the section of the 42d Geo. 111., to which the Hon. Member for Manches ter had referred, the ballot could not be put in opera tion without three months' notice; c msequontly it could not be used this year. He was prepared to insert words to make the point more clear. With respect to the bounty, it was always assumed that 64 would be paid, and the men allowed to go away without any security ir their appearance. The Secretary at War would look after that. The clause was then agreed te. Colonel ESTCOURT said he had drawn up a proviso on the supposition that the force would be a volunteer one, and he now begged to move " That the Govern ment be empowered to extend the. period of drill and training in any one of the five years to 90 days, and that in any of the other years it should not exceed six days." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the opinion of the Government was, that it was not desirable that her Majesty should possees the power of extending the period beyond two months; he could nut, therefore, consent to the proviso. After a few worth from Mr. J. EVANS, the proviso was negativei. Mr. M. GIBSON then moved that the following proviso be add-d to the clause:—" Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in the said first recited Act, or any other Act, no officer, non-commis sioned officer, drummer, or private man, serving in the militia, when called out for the purpose of training and exercise, shall be quartered or billeted in any inn, livery stable, alehouse, victualling-house, or in any house of any person selling brandy, strong waters, spirits, beer, cider, wine, or methegiin, by retail, with out the consent of the respective occupiers thereof." He did not think it advisable that the young men who would compose the force should be during the whole time of their drill billeted in the beerhouses throughout the country. He would not speak of moral considerations, for he knew they had nothing to do with military occu pations. Ho doubted, however, how far it wa, just to the occupiers of such houses to force them to billet those men. If the country required their services, the country ought to be at the expense of providing proper places to lodge them in. Why should they not in the summa r months be enc troped on some dry spot? d us v to ic ra tua fo ll r i•r i s greMatr.mßaEnyßEyeSaFrOs t ß o D bme id t i t t r o h o p a d s o b n een lie t e h r e ise c according to the means which each individual of that class possessed for providing such accommodation. ill These individuals enjoyed a sort o f po o ly f b in ille th ti e n i g r business, and he could not se e the injustice rn () soldiers on them wherever there were no barracks. Sir H. VERNEY supported of unoccupiedtedthe amendment. He bf lievedthere w barracks throughout g country to afford accomodation a t r o ks the Mr. BRIGHT also supported the amendment. The proprietors of public-houses were cntitlid to the ordi nary privileges of eitis-ns. Usptain BOLDERO opposed the amendment. He was not aware that there wet° at present any unoccupied barracks in any part of the country. The old barracks which had been found unnecessary since the time of the war, had either been pulled down, or had been ap propriated to other purposes. With respect tothe sug gestion th a t th e men s h ou ld be encamped, observe that there might be seasons where it expedient. that the men it he should very undesirable to have recourse to such The ATTORNEY-GENERAL saidwould be houses of private indiviluiP. that the presence should be billeted either in public hous es or in the Mr. M. GIBSON said he believed of vagabonds a course of training would be found a n intolerable nuisance in min ought to be placed undercountry chstricts. of every description i undergoing mon , where they would no t other members of the com dteinettusrobn munity. OLE said that the men should either b e Mr. WALP the some tranquillity good Those r) o e f o uj e ncamped in tents or they should have barracks pro or they beshould . billeted ' • in public. houses. Now,in the Bill to pi., vent f rom encamping them in tents, if it should be pro vided tor them, the Crown there was nothing thought desirable to adopt that arrangement. But there wer e reasons when such a mod e o f proceeding would be man ifestlyinexpedient. It h a d b een stated by his Hon. and Gallant Friend the Member for Chipprnham that there were at present no barracks in which they could b e accommodated, and he (Mr. Walpol e ) t oo k i t tor granted that Hon. Gentlemen opposite did not wish that new barracks should be built for that purpose. There might be occa.,ions, therefore, in which it would be ne cessary to billet thon men, and, considering the privi h-gee granted to the proprietors of public-houses, he thought that they were the persons who could most fairly be eherged with the burden of the billeting sys tem, if there were any burden in the matter. Mr. BIiIGH complained that those Hon. Members who had spoken against the amendment did not seem to be redly acquainted with its purport. The object of the amendment was not to exempt the proprietors of pub lic houses from the billeting system, but to place them on the same level with other members of the community upon that subject. It had been said that that burden might fairly be imposed on those parties, because they were allowed to enjoy a monopoly in the sale of the articles in which they dealt. But the proprietors of beer-houses enjoyed no such monopoly, as any person that pleased might open a beer-shop; so that to them, at least, the argument in qne , tion could not apply. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he thought it would he well if the Hon. Member fur Manchester, who complained so much of the ignorance of others, had himself taken care to become acquainted with the clause. There was not a word about beer-houses or the pro prietors of beer-houses in the clause, which was copied from a provision in an Act which had been passed be fore those houses had been established.—(Hear.) Colonel SIB mom) said he would rather have a dozen militiamen quartered in his district than one mem ber of the Anti-Corn-law League.—(A laugh.) Mr. J. EVANS said that the clause would extend to the keepers of livery-stables and to the proprietors of victualling-houses, who enjoyed no monopoly in the sale of the articles in which they deal. There could be no reason why any special burden should be imposed oa those classes. Sir G. PEJHELL said ho believed there never had been a more oppressed class in this conatry than inn keepers and licensed victuallers. Mr. WAKLEY said, that as the military required ex tensive accommodation, the best place to billet them in were the houses of the nobility, which, in many in stances, were scantily inhabited.—(Laughter.) Those public-house proprietors had enough to do between the brewer and the distiller, to say nothing of their being obliged to go every year almost on their knees to the magistrates to be allowed to carry on their business. He had been informed that in former times the very fact of this billeting destroyed the trade of many houses. Mr. BRIGHT wished to know if, under this Act, the beer-house proprietors would be liable to have billets served upon them? The ATTORNET-GENERAL replied, that if not liable under the old Act, they would not be under the present; and if, on the contrary they were, they would be left in that position. This Act would not interfere with them. The Committee then divided, when there appeared—. For the proviso ... ... 54 Against ... 105 Majority ...-51 The clause was then agreed to, as also was clause 22. On clause 23, Sir F. T. RARING inquired what the expenses in the counties would amount to? He thought it would come very keavy on the county I at( 11. Mr. WALPOLE said that a schedule of payments would be attached to the Act. Sir J. TYRELL assured the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Sir F. T. Baring) that ho need have very little concern for the country gentlemen. They had a Go vernment in power in whom they reposed every confi dence, no matter how unsatisfactory to Hon. Gentlemen who sat opposite. Sir F. I'. BARING said that, however consolatory such fact might be to Hon. Gentlemen on the Minis terial side, it might not be altogether so satisfactory to their constituents, who would have to pay largely in the shape of increased county rates. In the Bill brought in by the late Government such charges were carefully avoided. After a few words from Sir J. TYRELL, Lord D. STUART said that the more he considered this Bill the more he disapproved of it. The foreign in telligence contained in the morning papers of that day should make Hon. Gentlemen pause in the proceeding. There were other parties—foreign Governments—wh o were not asleep—who were alive to what was p a ssing in that House. If Hon. Gentl emen l oo k e d at the intelli gence from France of that day they would find the argu ments urged upon his side of the House reiterated there. If they made that large addition to the military re sources of the country they might depend upon it that it would serve as a pretext for other countries maintain ing their large war establishments. A proposition had been made in the French Chaenb2r to raise an additional force of 80,000 men; that was an enormous number, en d one of the arguments urged in its favour was that Eng land had granted a considerable sum to raise a large militia force. That was a matter which ought to receive the earnest consideration of both sides of the House, and even of the most sleepy Members. Mr. NEWDEGATE said it had been urged by the Right Hon. Baronet that, if the late Militia Bill had been passed, the great bulk of the expense would have been cast upon the Consolidated Fund. That was matter worthy of the consideration of the present Go vernment, which in that case would doubtless have the support of the members of the late Government in re moving the charge from the counties. He did not think thi y ought to be altogether guided by the military pre parations of other countries in providing for the defence of this country. Lord SEYMOUR said any one could understand the difference between a vote of that House and a charge thrown upon the Consolidated Fund. He wished to know whether the expense of hiring ground for ball practice was or was nut to be a charge upon the annual estimates? Mr. W ALPOLE said a few words in explanation, after which The clause, as amended, was ordered to stand part Of the Sill. On clause 25 being read, Sir [I. VERNEY thought that not only every militiamar, but every individual in the country, should be liable, in case of insurrection or rebellion, to be called out for its repression. He thought some capitol"; tion ought to be given by the Government with regard to their reasons for introducing a clause to repeal that provision which existed in all former Militia Bills. Mr. 0. GORE could not understand on what principle her Majesty should be prevented from calling out the militia in case of insurrection. He thought it most ire' politic to introduce such a restriction, which had never been introduced in any previous Militia Bill. He s hould feel it his duty to oppose the clause, and begged to move its omission. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER eta the principle of the Bill was purely and strictly defen: sive, and it was brought forward sol e ly f or the internal defence of the country against foreign aggression ; but as the Hon. Baronet and some other Hon. Gentlemen obj. cted to the clause, he proposed that it should be left for future consideration.—(Hear.) Mr. BRIGHT said, although no Hon. Member had risen on his side of the House to support the clause, th e Right Hon. Gentleman must not suppose that they were not ready to support it. He thought the measure might be so framed as to prevent any further outbreak in Ire- land, and render it as peaceable as any part of the kingdom. He believed much of the discontent of Ire land was connected with a scarcity of food, and they need not anticipate the recurrence of such an event again. He hoped the Government would not consent m hr an wo fo u r ld th b e e riwoittiuhg dwrawhealsoutggtheest e io lus unwis ,, iy, and &paving from the principle of the Bill. a n o e f . t l h r e Hon. tho3 dGidenst o le, It wog d, besides, lay uponl a ythe fai G se ov p e r r e u te m n e e n es t a o d cer t a i n ly move at a future stage the re-introduction of e the clause. n p cl en h e to sh o t u h charge of legislating Mr. 0. GORE said he hod no desire to legislate upon suspicions. He protested against that principle, and would press his amendment to a division. Mr. ANS LEY said the omission of the clause would g ive the Government power to call out the militia when all tear of invasion had passed away, and in order t repress rebellion at home. The clause was one of the few good clauses in the Bitl. Mr. NEWDEG ATE, with reference to an allusion to Maynooth, and the probability of insurrection in Ireland, which had been dropped by the Member for Manchester, said the only two persons who had recent' mended rebellion in Ireland in case of invasion, if „ ‘ t he Maynooth grant were wi hdrawn, were the Rev. Air' Cahill add the Rev. Mr. Mullens—two priests educated at May nooth.—(Elear. hear.) Mr. PACKE recommended that the consideration of the clau-e b postponed. Mr. 0. GORE agreed to this, hut gave notice that be should updoAe it Oil 71 future cocasion; of serving at th e min time that Lord Grey had wade it a main argume n t for his Militia Bill th it wea useful for the repression of domestic disturbances. Mr. J:EVANS said the measure had originally been proD.,sed t.ir the purpose of resi,ting foreign invasiou• Now, the reel object of the Bill appeared to be to sop' ss the discontent of the pope r ea p s st i ng the re-irty position of the corn laws.—(oh, oh, and cries of'' Ques tion.") It would us. breaking faith with the people to withdraw the clause. Culunel GILPIN did not see why the militia should nut be cal ed out to suppress iusurreo ton, as it had be' 33 in former times—for instance, in 1780, in the riots Loud )1). Sir J. WALMSLEY hoped the Government woul d not withdraw the clause, and thus alter and deteriora te its ten.r and character. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Gtorernment was bound to defer to the opinion of th e Howe, and he should th ere f ore wish to postpone the consideration of the clause. Mr. GIBSON said the best way of ascerttinieg th e Sense of the House was to divide on the clause. The Secretary of State had obtained leave to introduce the Bill merely on account of this clause, which was repro" sensed as nr.iktnz th e measure only defensive. Sir J. IYRELL said the manufacturing Member s occupiedthe time o f the House not only on the detaill• but the principle of the Bill. If the French President hid iecrelsed his military torte, as had been alleged, it was the gre atest possi b le compliment to the eff i c i enc y of a militia force.—(A Lugh.) Oise would think the Mee" Chester JI tubers meant to be the future Ministers -- (Laughter)—tho Member for Bolton (Sir J. WalmsleY) actually affected to be anxious for the efficiency of t he , Bill, mid the Meinb!-r for Manchester tMr. wanted, forsooth, to take the sense of the House. L. 4! him take the nonsense of the House, and ho would DU beaten.—(L .ughter.) his Ys mouthdt2 declared chde hadth that t never Hon.r used. Baronet ._ what haßSdiirput r "T J. ‘' w '‘lol(.. o lr : Rd ( L i sE 6 li141 : 81At e ol :7. ( e L a a u willg h t his me S ri i t r s J o . f N t V h A k, LM Bill; S L i t E h Y ,d s: l i o d m h e e rit h s. a_d ( n o o b t discussed t he i,e r h; Hon. Member state Sir J. TYHELL—The Hon. Member certainly eV' of its bein4 deter,orated.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") _ Mr. THOMPSON opposed the withdrawal of the clause. Sir F. BARING should vote for the postponement of . the clause in the hope a its ultimate rejection. I le 12t PAYAIENT OF COSTS BY THE CROWN. In reply to Mr. LENNARD, The ATTORNEY GENERAL admitted that great hardship was sometimes entailed on parties in conse quence of the Crown not paying costs on informations filed by the Attorney-General, but the Crown neither received nor paid costs, and if any alteration of the law were made, it must be reciprocal. In nine cases out of ten the Crown succeeded, and it would become a question whether it would not be more to the interest of parties to allow the law to remain as it was. NEW ZEALAND BILL. In reply to Sir W. MOLESWORTH, Sir J. PAKINGTON said the Government intended to proceed with the New Zealand Bill this evening if the debate on the Militia Bill condoled before ten o'clock, b u t i n the event of its continu i ng to a l ater h our, they would propose to proceed with it to-morrow. TUE REV. MR. BENNETT. Mr. lIORSMAN wished to know whether the Chan cellor of the Exchequer meant to convey it to the House as hi s opinion, that parishioners who complained of a bishop for having improperly instituted a presentee had any redress under the Church Discipline Act ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER , was not aware of having used the exp t h a t any pa rishioner i m proper in stitution. Wh a t he intended to say was , rishioner of From e w h o c*xiplained of a person, who was alleged to have com mitted a serious b reac h of discipline a nd doctrine, being instituted to the vicarage of Frome, might obtain o r redress d r t e h s e s by d applying oeee eo rof b ishopr for shi o interpos ition noefrsof anyof Fr i o s oe h me o e p ee in which th e accuse d had held preferment. By these two me th o d s the Pa might obtain redress. With regard to the °Um point —as to the means_ of redress against