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eupiad foot of ground, and that you .passed_ through a living sea of faces all turned to look upon that great aPeotacle—when you saw every house every window, every house-top, loaded with persons anxious to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of England's greatest eon---when you saw those persons (those, at least, in the streets) remaining with entire and unflinching patience for many hours in a position in which movement was scarcely possible, amd 'yet that hardly. a single accident occurred to the most feeble wainan or child among the vast assemblage—when through the whole of that route not only was a perfect desorum preserved, and a perfect an d rea dy assistance given to the efforts of the police and military, but that there was no unseemly eagerness to witness the magnificent spectacle, no light or thought less applause of its splendour; but the people of England, in the awful silence of those vast crowds, testified in the most emphatic manner the sense in which every man among them felt the _public loss that England had sus tained. My lords, I know not how you looked upon this great manifestation of public feeling, and of public good sense and order; but I know this, that as I passed along those lines it was with pride and satisfaction I felt that I was a fellow-countryman of those who knew so well how to regulate and control themselves. And I °odd not help entertaining a hope that those foreign visitors who have done us and themselves the honour of assisting at this great ceremonial might, on this occa sion as well as on the occasion of the Ist of May, 1851, bear witness back to their own countries how safely, and to what an extent, a people may be relied upon over whom the strongest hold of their government was their own reverence and respect for the free institutions of their country and the principles of popular self-government, controlled and modified by a constitutional monarchy. (Hear, hear.) My lords, when we pass from this long line of procession and enter into that magnificent struc ture, I think few who were present to their latest mo ment will forget the scene which they witnessed there— few will forget the effect when, through the length and breadth of that vast cathedral, the pealing anthem swelled, not with the note of praise, but with the note of sorrow —few will forget the effect when, in ready acquiescence to the request publicly communicated within that sacred edifice, sixteen thousand voices joined simultaneously in the response to the common prayer of every Christian man. And, my lords (the noble earl continued, with evident emotion, and in faltering and subdued tones), when the close of that impressive ceremony approached — when, amidst the solemn and mournful music, slowly, and inch by inch, the coffin that bore the illustrious departed descended into its last long resting place, I, my lords, was 'near enough to see the countenances of many veteran companiqns of his labours and his .triumphs, and was near enough to hear the suppressed sobs, and to witness the hardly checked tear which would not have disgraced the cheek of England's bravest son, as they looked down for the last time upon all that was mortal of otir mighty hero. Honour, my lords, to the people who so well knew how to reverence their illustrious dead—honour to those friendly nations who, renewing their old companionship in his triumphs and his glories, joined in paying the tribute of their respect to him whose renown was not English, nor European, but world-wide, and associated their own countries f or the last time with the glories and the triumphs of the Duke of Wellington. (Hear, hear.) And, my lords, honour, let me say, also, to that great and friendly nation, our relations with whom in times long gone by, and never I trust to return, very naturally incapacitated them from participating in the national rejoings with which we of tentimes celebrated his military fame, but who, be it borne in mind; didnot refuse to join in the public mourn ing over the departed hero, but generosity forgot for a time their old national recollections, and, by the pre sence of their representative, testified their respect and veneration for his memory. (Hear, hear.) If they thought of him as a foe at all, it was only as one who had been, in the discharge of his public duty, "A foeman worthy of their steel." And they would have remembered, with something of pride, that never were his military talents or abilities more highly tested and more severely tried, than when opposed in the field to the valour of their troops, and to the science and skill of - their commanders. (Hear.) My lordi, we have all paid the last tribute to our illustrious chief—we have consigned him to the grave ; but in so oonsigninglim, I trust many of us will not forget that, in burying him who was our greatest hero, we have perhaps buried the man who amongst us had the greatest horror of the miseries of war that every effort and every energy of his- mind in the field, in the camp, and in the senate, was directed to the attainment of vic tory, or triumph, or glory, only because they constituted the means of securing to his country and to the world the blessings of a lasting peace. (Hear, hear.) My lords, I trust that in. solemnly interring him, we have not taken leave of or buried our recollections of the principles which he supported and advocated. I am sure, my lords ' that I am speaking in the spirit of him whose loss w e all deplore when I say that I look—and I am sure that your lordships will look upbn—war in itself as the greatest curse with which a country can be afflicted, and upon unnecessary war as the greatest crime of which a statesman can be guilty. I am sure, my lords, that the great and paramount object of this country is the maintenance of a firm and honourable peace ; but I am no less convinced of the necessity, upon that princi ple, which it was his constant duty to inculcate upon successive governments, in order to maintain the security and the permanence of peace—the necessity that every nation should have within itself those means of self-de fence and of self-dependence which would not provoke aggression by their weakness, more especially if to that weediness is added the possession of unbounded wealth. (Hear, hear.) I trust that we shall bear this in mind, not in words only, but by actions and our policy ; and that, setting aside all political and party considerations, we shall all concur in this opinion—that in order to be peaceful England must be powerful ; but that if England ought to be powerful, she ought to be so only that she may be the more secure of peace. (Cheers.) The noble earl then concluded by moving the adjournment of the house. The motion was agreed to, and their lordships ad. journed. HOrSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY). The SPEAKER took the chair, when several additional members were sworn in. PETITIONS. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee, praying the abolition of Religious Tests. Mr. WALTER presented a petition against the return of Sir John Mactaggart for Wigton Burghs. Mr CRAVEN BERKELEY presented a petition from a solicitor named Williams, residing at Cheltenham, complaining of the manner in which Bills are printed when they are passed. The hon. member moved that the petition be referred to the printing committee of the liouer of Commons, which was agreed to. THE TURKISH LOAN. • Pr. LAYARD seeing the the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in his place, he wished to ask him a queition of some interest - to the commercial world, and of which he had given him notice. The Sublime Porte had, through the Turkish Minister in Paris, re pudiated or refused to ratify the advances which had been made by British capitalists to the Turkish Loan. Now, he did not wish to make any remark that was cal culated to encourage English capitalists to engage in speculating upon foreign loans. , (Order.) He wished to ask the noble lord this question, had any information been received by the Government on the subject of the repayment of the loan,, and if any had, would the noble lorclhave any objection to lay it on the table ? (Hear, hear.). Lord STANLEY said the government had received some information on the subject, and they had watched therwhole progress of the affair with much interest and attention. (Hear, hear.) He thought, however, that the, house would agree with him, that it was not expe dient at present to lay the papers before the house, as they related to a transaction which could not be said to have yet terminated. (Hear, hear.) But he could state in few words a general outline of the case. It was wall known that the Turkish Minister who was charged with the negotiation of the loan in question, deviated from the instructions of his own Government; and, in consequence of that deviation, the act of the Minister was disavowed by the Porte, and the loan was refused tio be raltified. At the same time, however, the Porte intimated that to deposits would be returned with in terest, and from all the information he had received, he had every reason to believe that the matter would be eventually satisfactory disposed of. (Hear.) _ _ . MARITIME LAW. Mr. RICARDO wished to ask the President of the Board of Trade, whether any dispatches have been transmitted to that department from the Foreign-office, containing information or statistics bearing'on the work ing of the Maritime Laws of the United Kingdom, and, if so, whether he will lay them on the table of the house ? alsO, whether any inquiries on these subjects hive been made„ by the Boa r d of Trade of the British consuls, "aligh the Foreign-office. 33 4' rzlIEN11)BY said, questions had been transmitted to rn — a t i o n consuls abroad, requesting them to furnish infer -11 in. a particular form ; and to those questions som . e few answers had been received ; but the answers only re l ated i n 1 851. I t the operation of the law in 1850, and not and not ,__ .B est ofthe answers merely conveyed opinions opinions 7, ;,.and it was remarkable that some of these of the la . ;n• n.q rent views to oth ers o f th e o p era ti on was no objection,,,,ionif toeth hon. gentleman wished it, there roduce them. (Cheers.) Mr. LABOTTCRE RAILWAY pIALGAMATIONS. R fished t o as k the right hon. gentleman who h a d last Ir e essed th em a quest i on o f c onsiderable import ance to araaagapinublic. It would refer to those bills of railway house eation which were ex pected to come %before the and the question he wished . to ask was whether th at no distant period, right hon. gentleman find given , the subject his e considera tion, and whether he would be prepared to the house the at the pro er time to recommend best calculated course which P A d to him to be the calculated for the house to peered in reference to the bills, with a viewof ouse to pursue parties concerned that g ivi n the public and the at protectiong which they both desired? (Hear, hear.) question which th Mr. HENLEY said the had put to him could hardly be overrated • • gentleman , hear.) He its importance. department to which he was - e- tunity, nor had the of these con nected, of considering the details to the public at large. That except that which was open published in the . That was the parliamentary notices . those notices that Ga4ette, and it was quite clear from at least arge scheme s of railway amalgamation were .. con templated. (Rear, hear). He had given such attention would notices as he had been able, and he thought it be `the daty of the house—so far, as he could see his way at • with Pres** to appoint a committee of inquiry, the-view of devising the best means, either by standing order or otherwise, of enabling. the house to consider and . deal with such lt ne4guree. (Hear hear). we4lel be th e duty , o f_ t h e . house sake of the parties themselves, as for the public, to take care that these great steps of amalga• oration were not taken unadvisedly. (Hear, hear.) DIPLOMACY. Mr. EWART wished to know from the Under Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs if any steps had been taken to provide for an educational examination of can didates for diplomatic offices. Lord STANLEY said a system of educational examination had been drawn up certainly, but it could not be published yet, as it was likely to receive some modification. (Hear, hear.) NATIONAL EDUCATION. Mr. B. OSBORNE wished to ask the noble lord the Secretary for Ireland whether, in accordance with an instruction given by the Minister during the last session of Parliament, it was the - intention of Government to propose any alteration in the system of National Educa tion in Ireland during the present session 'I (Hear.) Lord NAAS certainly was not aware of any instruction of that sort having been given by Government last session, but he had now to state that it was not the intention of Government to propose any alteration of the national system of education. (Hear, hear.) He had further to state that the Government would see with considerable regret any alteration made in that system which could possibly interfere with its efficiency, or was calculated in any way to deprive the people of Ireland of the bene fit of the system as it was now in force. (Hear, hear.) But, at the same time, if it should seem to any ho iourable gentleman on either side of the house that any improvement could be made in the rules re gulating the system, so as to make it more extended in its operations, by removing the religi ous scruples which some parties might entertain to them, it would of course be the duty of the Government not only to acquiesce in these improvements, but to assist in putting them in force with the sanction of the law. (Hear.) THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER !fto, 1852. and he had upon that ground thought it his duty to bring forward the present motion, as he conceived the house would not be doing full justice to her Majesty's Address, unless they took every means in their power to obtain a decided opinion in the great questions refered to. The honourable member then proceeded to quote from an excellent and use ful " Treaties on the Rules and Orders of Proceeding in the House of Commons," by Mr. May, one of the clerks of the house,.the varous occasions upon which a call of the house had been ordered. From the year 1820 to the present • time it appeared that there had been forty-three calls made. 'Off the Efferent occasions upon which the call was made were Parliamentary reform in 1822 ; on the Roman Catholic ,disabilities, moved by the late Sir Robert Peel, in 1829; in 1832, moved by Lord John Russell, on the proposed Reform Bill ; is 1833, moved for by Lord Althorpe, on the consideration of the bill for the suppression ofdisturbances in Ireland. The num ber of days upon which the house was called on the dif ferent occasions referred to varied from three to six. In 1835 there was another call of the house, upon the ques tion of the Church of Ireland, after 13 days' notice. Again in 1836 there was another call of the House of Commons, on the state of agriculture. In 1838 there was a call of the house on the motion of Sir William Molesworth, on the subject of Canada. In 1839, upon the motion of Mr. Villiers, there was a call on the subject of the corn laws, and in the same year there was anotber call of the house, upon the question of national education. He thought it most important for the future settlement of the question of free trade that the opinions of every member should be declared upon it. Mr. R. PALMEB was not personally interested in the question one way or the other. He, however did not see the utility ofa call of the house. Had the hon. gentleman the power of enforcing the attendance of members, upon a division, then indeed he could perceive a just reason for tie motion. There was nothing to prevent the member who attended on Monday from being absent upon Tuesday, although the latter day was more Probably the one upon which the division would take place. Mr. HUME observed that the constituencies, if they saw that a member was present upon Monday and absent upon Tuesday, would require an explanation of his con duct, and it would not then be in his power to say that he was abroad. Mr. EWART said that those who were forced to at tend upon Monday would probably attend upon Tues day. Viscount BERNARD complained of the hardship a call would inflict upon Irish members, who could not possibly receive notic e o f th e i n t en tio n f the house. Mr. CARTER said that no member had a right to be in the south of Ireland or the south of France when a question of such importance was debated. The CHANCELLOR of the ' EXCHEQUER said that with reference to the author from whom the member for Montrose had quoted, that gentleman laid down that a call should not be made which it was intended really to enforce unless a notice of a week or ten days had intervened. He saw such an anxiety upon every side of the house, that the motion of Mr. Villiers should be disposed of that he did not think there was any necessity for the call. For his own part, he was most anxious that every member of the Government should attend ; and .although inconvenience might be occassioned t. many members, he would not oppose the motion. Sergeant SHEE said that several of the Irish co4nty members could not by any possibility attend upon Mon— day next. They had not attended, because they saw no reason to suppose that there would be any great differ ence of opinion upon either side of the house. They saw no reason to suppose that there would be any amendment upon the address to the Crown, nor that there would be any attempt to reverse the system introduced by the great man whom the country had lost. A call would operate with hardship upon them, as they could not come over in sufficient time to be present. • Lord J. RUSSELL considered that it would have been better if the member for Montrose had given notice of his motion immediately after the notice placed upon the books of the house by the hon. member for Wolver hampton. Certainly, the time was very short, but the practice was that when any valid excuse was given— such as, " I was abroad, and could not arrive in time"— it was permitted to prevail. He supposed it was in tended to pursue the same course now. (Hear, hear.) Although he did not see any great advantage to be gained by a call, still, as it was a practice, he did not see why it should not be followed in the present instance, when a question of such importance was to be decided as whe ther the country should adopt a free trade policy, or whether it should give up free trade and return to pro tection. The house then divided — For the call Against it . 147 . 142 Majority The house adjourned at a quarter-past seven o'clock. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCLI. The hybrid kind of sport that came off in the second day of the late races at Warwick was, in the extent of the fields, if anything, superior to that of the first day. The Free Handicap Steeplechase was the first event de cided ; for which Frank, about whom they took as little aS 2 to 1, was the winner in a canter : my selection, Gulnare, being disposed of rather easily than otherwise, owing, I fancy, more to the state of the ground than anything else. This was the only race of the day in which my judgment was nt fault. The winner, entered to be sold for 301., was knocked down for 60 guineas, thus realising for the fundt 331. The Grand Open Steeplechase was won all the way by Maurice Daley, who had all his opponents as safe as pos sible, going faster, and taking his fences with greater precision than any other. In my first remarks on this meeting I stated that he was a first-rate animal for in vestment, both to win and for a place ; and last Tuesday observed that I had a strong fancy that Maurice Daley would run to win, and that if he did so he must be about the mark. The Reiver—who is evidently a crack in embryo—is gradually improving his running in every race, and will, no doubt, do a good thing some of these days. He managed to beat the Screw easily for second honours. Peter Simple finished a very bad fourth. Peter, who was the favourite at starting, managed to upset his owner's interests some distance from home, and, of course, was nowhere. Proceed was no better off, and Little Charley is not of the calibre to contest suc cessfully with the animals opposed to him. The Hunt Cup Steeplechase, as the Reiver did not put in an appearance, having had enough of it in the preceding race, was a certainty for Victress, about whom they took as little as sto 4. She literally ran away with the .race, winning with most consummate ease, by half-a dozen lengths ; Old Trust-me-not, who finished second, not being able to make any sort of a race with her. The Emperor was a wretched third. The Ladder, Quickstep, and Trooper, were out of the race early. It struck me that the day of the remaining starter, Sir Edward, had not yet arrived. A Match followed, of no interest to anybody but the contending parties. The Free Handicap Hurdle Race terminated in the defeat of that great pot, Tomboy, who was backed in the city and off the lists to a very considerable extent. Odi ham had him safe from end to end, beating him at the finish by three lengths. The filly by Don John, who was also supported very freely, run in a moderate third ; Half-and-half, Presto, and Caurire dragging their weary length along, in the rear. This race brought the War wick and Leamington November Meeting of 1852 to a close. The sport on both days was quite up to the average,. if not above it. The attendance was not so as usual, whi c h may b e attr ib ute d t o th e mee ti ng P ar l i ament and th e l ate Duke ' s funera l . A great drawback back was the very r o tt en s t a t e o f the ground. ofst - Th ow e g meeting has not passed away without leaving one un pleasant reminiscence b e hi n d, occurr ing in the "list" department. ' Mr. John j i, of Clerkenwell, St. Martin's and late o f F arr i ng don-street, having gly put up the shutters. A ru mour ) implicating Mr. Alexander Taylor in this stoppage ; it is consequent l y d ue t o hi m t o sta t e that the whole of the responsibility of the establishment thefo d circle, i t has - lane,gone has inconvenient, forth and perhaps impossible, to square accordin i n St. Martin's-lanerested entirely on the broad shoulders of Mr. who received all the monies ; and that Mr. Taylor merely cs °---eiated for him, and did not act on Its own account. TICE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. BETTING AT M.OOHESTER--YzartzDAY. SHREWSBURY HANDICAP. 7 to 2 agst Doubt (take 4 to 1) 6 to 1 Li tt l e F awn (t a k en ) 7 to I Xi tel lyer (take 8 to 1) 8 to 1 --Little Davie (taken and offered) 12 to 1 Candlewick (taken) 12 to 1 Aaron Smith (offered) Little Fawn and D ou b t were b a cked together at 7 to 4 to 1001. There is a grtat d ea l o f talk about the Chester Cup, but very little betti ng ; horses are certainly named, and sometimes backed, but nothing is done to give a tone to the market. Derby, no betting. The Selling Steeplech ase will close on Tuesday night, the 23d inst., between the hours of six and eight, at Mr. W. Clement's, the Ankel Inn, Sutton. No saddle horses will be allowed on the steeplechase ground. THE DUKE'S FUNFI A L,—Much as we had reason to believe that the Duk e ' s me mory would be revered and respected, we were certainly not prepared to witness anything like the excitement caused throughout the, whole of the country. Had the period of lying in state ex tended to weeks, or even months, it is probable that there is scarcely a person in her Majesty's dominions but what would have visited London to have paid a tribute to the memory of his Grace. This might be considered a mere pretext for relaxation ; but as one fact is worth a hundred conjectures, we have it in our power to state that a lead ing Mourning Warehouse in Regent-street has actually disposed of more tha n treble the amount of mourning than it has ever done upon former occasions of national lament—Messrs. Jays informing us t hat the ma j orit y of such purchasers are assuredly not merely for the passing moment, but are intended for a lengthened period, mani festing anything but an ephemeral sorrow.—Morning Paper. DEFRAUDING LOAN SOCIETIES.- - William Pentacost, alias Watson, ali as dressed piddle-aged man , was placed at the bar, before Mr. Eamraill, Cooke, alias Osborn, a respectably upon numerous charges of obtaining money from the secretaries of various loan societies by false and fraudulent representations. The prisoner had evidently carried on a most extensive and suc cessful system of fraud for a lengthened period, and the court was crowded with persons connected with different loan societies, who were anxious to prefer charges against WPM MaPilkd'Xis , z b 1,..,. P- ) N 4 ,• -, - •* 4l, ~..% ME 1./ r''.)• .p 4,,;!, r-T d'''' LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1852. We had hoped that special pleading, if not altogether abolished, was yet in course of aboli tion. Special Demurrers have certainly been done away with ; and a step further in advance is about to be taken with respect to the Superior Courts of Common taw in Ireland, the practice of which is to be further assimilated to that of the County Courts, where the question in dispute is brought to a hearing on a short and simple plaint or statement of the actual facts. W e earnestly hope that the obnoxious and moribund system is not to be continued in the Legislature, that angry and protracted debates may not be carried on respecting the verbiage or mere form, not the substance of a resolution. Something of the kind is, however, threatened for Monday evening. There is no real difference between the resolution about to be brought forward by Mr. VILLIERS, and the amendment thereto of which the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has given notice. Both . alike recognise the great principle for which we have so long been contending ; both express the opinion of the House as to the improved con dition of the people, and the great cause of that im provement, and also that the principle deliberately adopted by the Legislature must not only be main tained but considerably extended. It is true that onuses the terms, "recent commercial legislation," while the other more briefly speaks of " recent legislation," the former again speaks of " Free Trade," while the latter only refers to " unre stricted,.(ompetition." The resolution declares in favour of " the maintenance and further exten sion of the policy of Free Trade," while the amendment announces that "it is the duty of the Government unreservedly to adhere to that policy"—that is, of unrestricted competition— " in those measures of Financial *id kaministi a tive Reform, which under the circumstances of the country, they may deem it their duty to intro- duCe." What, then, is the use of hair-splitting, or wasting in words, therefore, the time that may otherwise be usefully applied ; whence the neces sity for calling Hon. Gentlemen together at the shortest notice, from the most remote parts of the kingdom, perhaps at great personal inconveni ence ? If " the rose by any other name will smell as sweet," if " deeds, not words," be what is re quired, why should there be any dispute or discus sion? why should not Mr. DISRAELI vote in favour of the resolution, or Mr. VILLIERS gracefully ac cept- the amendment, so that there may be the legislative unanimity so much to be desired? or, at least, that the only dissentients be the gallant SIBTHORP, and other equally worthy adherents of the obsolete and abandoned policy. What, after all, is required from the Govern ment? What is it Mr. COBDEN and the gentle men assembled at the Great Manchester Demon stration demanded at their hands? Was it not the total and unconditional abandonment of "Protection," and a deliberate and solemn under taking that no attempt shall be made at the re-imposition of a bread tax, or any other charge on human food? Will not that be attained by the adoption of the amendment? and how would Ministers be more firmly pledged by the one form of words than by the other? Let any unpreju diced person examine them in juxtaposition, and point out any real distinction between the two : MR. VILLIERS' MOTION. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S AMEND MENT. " That it is the opinion of " That this house acknow this house that the improved ledges with satisfaction that condition of the country, the cheapness of provisions, and particularly of the in- occasioned by recent legisla dustrious classes, is mainly tion, has mainly contributed the result of recent commer- to improve the condition cial legislation, and espe- and increase the comforts of cially of. the Act of 1846, the working classes ; and which established the free that unrestricted competi admission of foreign corn ; tion having been adopted, and that that Act was a wise, after due deliberation, as the just, and beneficent measure. principle of our commercial " That it is the opinion of system, this house is of opi this house that the mainten- nion that it is the duty of ance and further extension the Government unreserv of the policy of free trade, edly to adhere to that policy as opposed to that of protec- in those measures of finan tion, will best enable the cial and administrative re property and industry of the form which, under the cir nation to bear the burdens cumstances of the country, to which they are exposed, they may deem it their duty and will most contribute to to introduce." the general prosperity, wel fare, and contentment of the "That this house will be ready to take into its con sideration any measures con- sistent with' the principles of this resolution which may be laid before it by her 31i- jesty's Ministers." The latter certainly appears to be as like the thing as possible, and should satisfy the most scrupu lous and exacting Free-trader. "The leek" has been swallowed—not a fragment remains behind ; why, then, insist on more? or complain on account of the expression of countenance during the pro cess of masticating the wholesome, but distasteful, meal? We do not complain of Mr. VILLIERS. He has completely and unequivocally attained his object. He has succeeded in obtaining the dis tinct pledge demanded by himself and his Free trade brethren throughout the country. And it was fit and proper that he, the earliest champion of " unrestricted competition"—the general who, though frequently foiled, gained additional strength from each defeat, and at length achieved a brilliant and decisive victory, should receive the sword of the fallen enemy, and seal the terms of capitulation. He has earned his laurels well, and long may he live to wear them. But he should not prove obdurate in the hour of his crowning triumph. He should accord the " honours of war " to the garrison, and allow them to march forth with drums beating, and retaining their arms. The colours have been abandoned. In place of the Standard of Protection, they march under the oriflamme of Free Trade. No longer formid able opponents, they promise to become effi cient auxiliaries, and have given hostages for their fidelity. A ' generous victor would be satisfied with such a result, and would not seek to dishonour those with whom it is by no means improbable that he may at some future time be arranged in the same ranks, and fighting side by side. If we do not suppose that Mr. VILLIERS desires more than he professes or that his real object is to bring forward a vote of " want of confidence," under the guise of a re solution in favour of Free Trade—the Hon. Gentleman has sufficient strength not to seek to capture stray votes by such means. If his object be to displace the Ministry, without allowing " those measures of financial and administra tive reform which they deem it their duty to introduce," and in which the policy of " unre stricted competition" is to be " unreservedly" adhered to—to be brought forward, let him say so, openly and explicitly. Let him declare that his faith is in " men, not measures," and that nothing but the return of the Whigs to office will content him. That may be the desire of " the family party"—of the RUSSELLS, GREYS, and ELLIOTTS ; but we believe that it is not the feeling of the people, and that any unfair or factious op position will be very prejudicial to the good cause. Let not Mr. VILLIERS, then (to whose unblemished reputation and high character we bear, as we have always done, willing, nay eager, testimony), suf fer himself to be made the instrument for doing the " dirty work" of the Whigs. His object-- that of the resuscitated League, and of the indus trious classes throughout the entire kingdom, is achieved. Let him be contented. He was before treated not only with ingratitude, but contumely ; his services to the Liberal cause were forgotten, or, far worse, slighted, and no place in the Ministry was tendered to the champion of Free Trade. The Whigs require a further lesson. "Sweet are the uses of adver sity." A prolonged sojourn on the Opposition benches until they have learned to abandon the doctrines of " finality," and to recognise adminis trative ability, although the possessor be not a de scendant of, or any degree related to, SARAN, Duchess of Bedford, the grandmother of the pre sent Duke, will be of the greatest possible benefit. They must be compelled to bid for office, and that very liberally, before it is tendered for their acceptance. It is by such means, and such means only, that we hope to arrive at an ade quate extension of the Franchise, and protection to the voter in the exercise of his undoubted privilege, and also to obtain those measures of legal, fiscal, and monetary reform which are so urgently required by the country, and which "will most contribute to the general prosperity, iwel fare, and contentment of the people." FRANKLIN PIERCE may now be regarded as de facto, if not yet actually de jure President of the United States. Already 246 votes have been recorded in his favour, while the most formidable of his opponents (SCOTT), has obtained only 42 altogether, and these merely from Tennessee, Ver mont, Kentucky, and Massachusetts. The con test may, therefore, be regarded as virtually brought to a conclusion. Against such enormous odds, the Whig candidates cannot hope to be suc cessful. The. four years' power has slipped from their grasp—and not only the four years' power, but, in the opinion of many competent observers, the influence they have hitherto preserved in their hands over a very considerable part of the population. This is not merely the opinion entertained by the systematic antag onists of Federalism—it was the conviction ar rived at upon his death-bed by DANIEL WEBSTI the most illustrious advocate of the system, and, omonc_all a its favourite representative. The Whigs in England are at this moment not more entirely divested of their ancient prestige with the community than their namesakes on the opposite shores of the Atlantic. The latter have fallen, however, more by reason of their divisions amongst themselves than because of their political incapa city. In their instance, another " house divided against itself' has tumbled into ruin, according to the Divine rule inevitably observable under those circumstances. Out of their defeat has grown up the victory of the Democratic party as above indicated. The principles of JACKSON - have, in truth, become at last predominant throughout the vast majority of the States con stituting that great Republican confederation . JEFFERSON has left behind him an influence -which has altogether eclipsed that maintained by his Whig contemporaries. SCOTT and GRAHAM have been totally vanquished in the course of the re cent election, even according to the candid ad mission of one of the principal organs of their party—the New York Tribune. There can 1 0 longer be any doubt whatever as to the ulterior consequences of these remarkable and memorable proceedings. Insomuch may we count with con fidence upon the result already announced, tha t we may even now regard it as certain that the United States has a PIERCE as a President, and e) KING as a Vice-President. , It is an extraordinary coincidence, that at thia ' particular juncture the cause of Free Trade ha s received an unexampled triumph almost sin lll . - taneously in both hemispheres. Scarcely has it been decided by the Protectionist Cabinet of Great Britain that the old, effete, worn-out, 610; lete ideas of commercial monopoly must be a t length and totally abandoned, when we receiv e intelligence from America that- the cause of unre stricted tariffs has obtained a signal victory iii the United States by the selection from among th e various candidates of a thoroughly Free-tradi n g President. We shall hear no more, therefe in the United Kingdom of any attemPw' change in the enactments o f 1846, or i n the United States, of any proposed increase Of 1,,, 11 ` ) import duties decided by the T ar iff framed in t' same year at Washington. Th e coincidence °f these two events, coming to us as they do so 01 ° 5° upon each other, and connected as they are 1) 4, Y the similarity of their tendency, an d the' alln ° ", identity of the character—cann o t t oo sedulousu be borne in the popular consideration. T hel indicate the close of that terribly prolonged strug gle which was, in a manner, predicated by Al SMITH, commenced by WILLIAM HUSKISSON, tinued by CHARLES VILLIERS, advanced by Rrogn COBDEN, and brought to a climax by BO ' 4 PEEL—that redoubtable contest which embittervr the life of the great statesman last-mention ev ; embittered it so very grievously i mme di a tely' P ri f,,, to his dissolution—the str ugg l e ma i n t a ined,.', GEORGE BENTINCK to the hour of his preinan demise, but which may now be considered as finitively closed by the wise concession and pa"' admission of BENJAMIN DISRAELI, in his three' ~6 fold capacity as Cabi ne t Mi n i s t er , as L ea d er of O n House of Commons, and as CHANCELLOR of th EXCHEQUER. The simple truth is this; 'the P re ': tectionists, if they hav e still failed some of thent to recognise the error o f th e i r ways, . have alin e :, without one solitary exception, perceived the f e ' of continuing a contest so manifestly hopell because so glaringly opposed to the spirit ° the times and the wishes of the populat i°°. They perceive at last, that in this directsoUpi as in so many others, " what can't be O re l must be endured." Levius fit patientia qui 4 o l ,t corrigere est nefas. The . thi ng i s done--it m k t be accepted. England will on Tuesday rng,, e hear the acknowledgement of this fact from t ' t lips of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Pre s it e° l CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Araerlea enforced the necessity of the acknowledgu ill e , by the selection of FRANKLIN PIERCE as her Fr t sident ; for it can no longer be doubted a la i such is really her selection any more than it e t be doubted that the choice of General PIERCE a brilliant advantage to the cause of the -r - """ traders. Affairs are thus tending admirably to sect the maintenance of the unrestricted P( 9ljc : established in the s ame y ear o f grace 1 84- - got at both Westminster and W as hi ng t on ! I let us add, its maintenance, but its diffusion throughout,the other great powers of Christendom. It has' latterly been rather sr cially argued by some amongst the wiliest of ti l° , advocates of monopoly, that, "in the abstract; the doctrines of Free Trade, or, in other Vor tls ' the principles of unrestri c t e d commer c e, are the soundest and the wisest in the whole syster a ° political economy. •" In the abstract," they tb' they would willingly have consented to declaration of so much distinctly as their 0 6 :: opinion. What they shrink from, is the ° by sidedness of the present scheme of arrangemeut a la d which Free Trad e i s es t a blished in the -Gni Kingdom, althou g h P ro t ec ti on i s pers i s ted in by Fair the nations of th e E uropean C on ti n ent. play, according to their argument, can en l Y ter , secured by a world- w id e reciprocity. Dia°,„ve and ruin, and mise r y, if we are to he" - 0 . them, can alone result from the laws l r Wished in 1846 by the British P a .: j e ment. " From their own mouths," the ever, " let them be judged." What saYs o f last Speech from the Throne ?" Does it tal' o j ruin as the consequence of those renowned vilified enactments ? No, it speaks only 11 . } : s the matter of prosp e rity am ong the labou rl ais , classes of the' population ! So much for th e rerade? asters accruing from the acceptance of Free f o r without the condition of reciprocity. So retie' 00 the ruin which was to have followed upon t he measures carried by Sir ROBERT PEEtt iii r o House of Commons, and in the House of by the Duke of WELLINGTON. So much ti . 46 niisery which was to have befallen us, I : le° s of that resolute abandonm e nt o f th e princiP e fte r Protection. Coming to us almost immediatelY a , the Royal Speech, look on T ues d a y e vening to w DisnAELf s " Amendment" to the motion. a , le Hon. Gentlem an the representative of W °iv Lce. hampton And, as th e crown i ng circunis43. to all these triumphs of the Free-traders ---- " - o sider, in fine, the selection by the AMeri° Bl2s FRANKLIN PIERCE as their President. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.— . The first session ti r r o ;l 4 the present mayoralty of the Ce n t ra l C r i m i n al will commence on Monday next, at the Old Bailey 1 ,0 , TREATY WITH THE KING OF THE SANDWICH ISLA in' —A parliamentary paper has been printed coita l br the treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigativici l tween her Majesty and the King of the SOr t ,ioel Islands. There is to be, between all th e donn - o ctA of her Majesty and the Hawaiian Islands a re ci r r io ae freedom of commerce. British whale ships are tf„ e pt; access to the several ports for refitment and refres" la c` t and merchant vessels to two ports °lily—Hone. ° Labania. . crp , FATAL ACCIDENT TO A STREET ORDERLY.---- -`," S L evening Mr. W. Payne, the city coroner, hela: bog quest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on view of tn e , th ° of John Dooley, aged 50 years. It appeared fr °— ,„ o ,o evidence of several witnesses that the decease d ae" street orderly, and on Wednesday last, while i n " e peg of sweeping the carriage -way of Aldersgate-stren.jYeh the General Post - office, previously to the Duke ,°, hie/ lington's funeral procession, several carts came a be rather slowly, which seemed to confuse him, , all iC k dropped his broom. The decea se d en deavoured &rt. it up again, when he fell against the wheel of ¢ 0 10 belonging to the Great N or th ern Railway Con 43 whereby he sustained a severe injury ih the be lace d was raised up quite insensible and, having be en l o l f the in a cart, was conv e y e d t o th e acc ident war d gre° above-named institution, where he lingered in . ric roe agony for two hours, and then expired. There bei_fasect legal evidence as to the manner in which the cl_ej i v et of met with the injury, the jury returned a Ire - ittil "Died from apoplexy." At the same time, Wu, from exonerated the driver of the cart (Richard Barker) 1 blame. 1 , PICKING POCKETS AT THE DUKE'S EITI V oill . " consequence of the closing of Guildhall polic tbo during the funeral of the late Duke of WellinV n L the list of night charges was unusually heavy, names of upwards of thirty prisoners, e ight _l t, f ;orl! were sentenced to various terms of impri s°llln S l ets an seven days to three months, for picking P° _oke assaulting the police ; two were fined for u ri der d the renial ,_a assaults and damage to property ; an Inati civ t of evidence or re contaot , 1 ;4100 were either discharged for wan , 1 for further inquiry. the Id3l. G ENTLE MANLY AMUSEMENT? —Yesterday at j o ll 0 r g borough-street police court, Thomas Clayton and . to y Sman, two fashionably dressed p ersons of ill of appearance, who described themselv es as gentlemei,l'oe No. 14, Park-place, but who are understood to li t a l rd , given assumed nan,,6, were bought before gr. sec. L ral houses in charged with Thy having rung the bells of _ iccadilly. Th were failed forty sli--- -'illotg. facia. CONVOCATION. Sir J. V. SHELLEY wished to ask the right hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department a question relative to the sitting of Convocation. He understood the sitting was adjourned until February next, and he wished to know whether the sitting was to be resumed or forbidden ? (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE was obliged to the hon. gentleman for having put this question, because he thought a mis understanding had taken place with reference to the powers and conduct of Government as regarded Convo cation. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps the house would there fore allow him to state that the usual course observed with reference to Convocation was this : it sit tings could be held according to law until the ad dress was answered without any interference of the Goverment, and Government could only interfere when the Convocation required to continue its sittings for the purpose of making canons or ordinances. A sit ting for that purpose could only take place with the sanction of -the Crown, and no application had yet been A made by the rchbishop -of Canterbury for such permis sion. (Hear, hear.) From the commencement, it was never intended on the part of the Government to allow any deviation from the usual course with refer ence to the sitting of Convocation, and they had strictly and steadily adhered to that determination, and had taken no part whatever in the matter, nor could they, indeed, do so, unless the Convocation re quired the sanction of the Crown, for pursuing a differ ent course to that which had occurred on previous occa sions. (Cheers.) In the present instance, the only de viation that had occurred was that the address had been debated three days instead of one, and a com mittee had been. appointed on . the subject, but the Government had nothing whatever to do with that matter. (Hear, hear.) The question of prorogation had not yet arisen, and it could not arise until the question of the address had been answered, but he could assure the house, that so long as he had the power of holding the office of Secretary of State for the Home Department, nothing should induce him to recom mend the Crown' to grant its license to Convocation to make canons. He had nevermade this declaration until he was upon to pronounce it, but he made the declara tion now most heartily, because he entertained the'strongest opinion that nothing could be more detriMental to the Church of England, and nothing was more calculated to cause schisms in the Church than the revival of Convo iion. (Cheers.) - - COUNTY FRANCHISE. Mr. L. KING gave notice that on the 2d December he should move for leave to bring in a bill to make the qualification for county votes the same as that for boroughs. THE GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT TO MR. VILLIER'S MOTION. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, I beg to give notice, sir, that on Tuesday, the, 23d'inst., on the motion of the hon member for Wolverhampton, I will move a resolution, by way of amendment, ex pressed in this language : " That this house acknowledges with satisfaction that the cheapness of provisions occasioned by recent legislation has mainly contributed to improve the condition and increase the comfort of the working classes, and that unrestricted competition having been adopted after due deliberation, as the principle of our commercial system, this house is of opinion that it is the duty of the Government, unre servedly to adhere to that policy—(loud ironical laughter from the opposition benches)—in these measures of financial and administrative reform, which under the circumstances of the country they may deem it their duty to introduce." • (Laughter.) THE CAPE. Lord J. RUSSELL said the Secretary for the Colo nies, at the commencement of the session intimated to the house, that no very recent intelligence had been received from the Cape, but the last accounts were of a favourable nature, and gave hopes of the termination of hostilities in the colony. It appeared that more recent dispatches had since been received, and he, therefore, wished to inquire what was the character of those dispatches, and whether they confirmed the hopes which he previously held out. He perceived that some dissatisfaction was expressed by the colonists at the non-arrival of the constitution for Cape ; and, perhaps the right hon. gentleman would give an explanation of the circumstances which had led to the delay. Sir J. PAKINGTON in answer to the first question, said, he was happy to state that the recent accounts for the Cape, had very much, if not entirely confirmed the view which he took at the commencement of the session. General Cathcart, in a dispatch, dated about the 23d of September, said, he might now almost report, that the war is at an end, adding that, though it might be characterised as a war, it was in fact a rebellion, and that in order to suppress it it was necessary to chastise and subdue the subjects of the re bellious-leaders. This, he said, had been nearly accom plished by a military occupation of the country, though, he observed, it was difficult to say the exact time when peace would be restored. One of the principal Kafir chiefs; hostile to British rule, Macomo had been expelled from the Waterkloof, and though he had not surren dered, he was lurking about with only a very few fol lowers. Sandilli was also still in the Amatolas, but his followers were reduced to a very small number. The latest dispatches did not refer to him in any manner. In regard to the second question, the right. hon. gentle man entered into an explanation, showing that, though there was no indisposition on the part of the Government to give free institutions to the Cape, the changes which had taken place in the Cape since the constitution was first promised, rendered it necessary for them to exercise great caution and deliberation ere they took so important a step. The fra nc hi se i n th e co l ony h a d b een very much extended, so as to reach a portion of the po pUlation who had been in rebellion against the Crown ; and, besides, before the ordnance was sent out, the Government would have to decide whether the Orange River should be retained, what should be the eastern boundary, and whether the colony should be divided into• two governments, all of which matters bore upon the constitution. In addi tion to these difficulties, General Cathcart was engaged in prosecuting the war, and obviously in capable of devoting his attention to carrying out an ordnance at the present time. Under these circumstances, the Government thought it their duty to pause until they obtained further information, but were prepared to grant a 'free constitution when they believed it could be done with due regard to the interests of the colony and the duty of the crown. (Hear.) In reply to Lord J. RUSSELL, Sir J. PAKINGTON said there was no reservation for altering the original constitution. He had no objec tion to lay the papers on the table. CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES. ' In answer to an hon. member, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if he had an opportunity of laying his financial measures be fore the house, he would have occasion to advert to the consolidated annuities charged to the Poor Law Unions Ireland, and he would reserve his opinion as to the remission, until then, since if he had not that opportunity his opinion on the subject would be of little importance. (Laughter.) FORTIFICATION BELOW GRAVESEND. In reply to a question from Mr. M. SMITH, Colonel DUNNE said it was about five years ago since the fortification below Gravesend had been con structed, arid although, from its vicinity to the marshes at that part of the river, considerable precautions were taken to secure the foundations, the platform had since sunk to some extent. It was now proposed by the in spector-General of Fortifications to allow the present foundations to settle, and then to repair them in such a way as he might think desirable. In reply to a further question from Mr. M. SMITH, Colonel DUNNE said 12,2001. had been expended in the construction of the fortifications below Gravesend. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.-THE STEAM SHIP LA PLATA AT SOUTHAMPTON. Lord PALMERSTON—I beg to ask a question of the right hon. gentleman, the President of the Board of Trade. ' The question, as it relates to a system as well as to a particular case, he will excuse me for asking. I see by the newspapers that a vessel has arrived in South amton river from the West Indies, on board which the Yellow fever has broken out. It is stated that the in tention is that the ship shall be placed under quarantine, according to ancient custom, the crew being kept on board and not allowed to leave until they are either dead -new syste m (A laugh.) I wish to know whether the ose wheroewarewsili had styhetem has been recommended by those persons who whether quarantine laws under their consideration, will be being gopvleade placed sel th infect ed propermve d e ves sel—those : cal attendance and fection being under m the a : llowe r those who are wholly free from in and whether steps wil le b proceed to 'their destination— Mr. HENLEY said the taken to purify the vessel ? aware that that was noble lord was piobably not not a branch • • under the control or notice of the Board of Trade, under I (Mr. Henley) believed it was under the though he ' h management of the Consular-office, whic h was under the same roof, He would make inquiries at that office to know what steps would be taken in the matter. CASE OF MR. PAGET. Mr. MONCKTON MILNES gave notice that on Monday he would ask a questioh of the Under-Secretary for foreign Affairs respecting the seizure and inspection of the private papers of Mr. Paget, an English gentle man residing at Dresden, by the Austrian police acting in Saxony, and not by the Goverment of Saxony itself. THE DERBY ELECTION AND THE SECRETARY-AT-WAR. Sir A. COCKBURN was about to rise to bring under the consideration of the house the petition of the electors of Derby, when_ The SPEAKER said he though it right to invite the attention of the house to what he thought was an infor mality in this petition, and if the house should be of the same opinion, it would not be competent for the hon. and learned member to proceed with his motion. He wished, in the first place to call the attention of the house to a clause in the 11th and 12th Victoria, which stated what should be deemed an election petition. That clause said that every petition presented to the House of Commons within the time from time to time allowed by the house for receiving election petitions, complaining of an undue election and return of any member of Parlia ment, or that no return had been made, and which petition should be signed by some person who had voted, or had a right to vote, at the election to which it related, should be deemed an election petition. Now, this petition began by stating "That your petitioners are electors of the borough of Derby, and voted at the last election of members to serve in this present Parliament for the said borough." Then there was another allegation, namely, "That the return of the said Thomas Berry Horsfall was procured by illegal and corrupt means, and by an orga nised system of bribery, which was resorted to, and suc cessfully carried out, for the purpose of procuring, and which - did procure, the said return."' And then the prayer of the petition was, " Your petitioners therefore humbly pray your honourable house to institute a full and searching inquiry into the allegations of this petition, and into the proceedings of the said Right Hon. William Beresford, with reference to the last election for the borough of Derby." Now the question was, whether that allegation, " That the return of the said Thomas Berry Horsfall was procured by illegal and corrupt means, and by an organised system of bribery, which was resorted to and successfully carried out for the purpose of procuring, and which did procure, the said return," ought not to be considered as an allegation complaining of an Undue return for the borough of Derby. Sir A. COCKBURN said—Understanding, sir, that you entertain a strong opinion upon the point of forma lity, which you have stated lo the house, I should not be inclined to struggle against that opinion ; but, inas much as the prayer of the petition is not to make void the return, and inasmuch as the bribery that is alleged is not stated to have been committed by the sitting member, or by any person for whose • acts the sitting member would be responsible, this petition, it strikes me, does not come within the clause of the act. At the same time, I think it will be a great pity to take up the time of the house in discussing a question of that kind ; and if, sir, you entertain that view, I will withdraw my motion, for I have not the slightest wish to press it for ward against your opinion. Sir J. Y. BULLER said he begged to state, on behalf of his right honourable friend the Secretary-at-War, that he (Sir J. Y. Buller) was quite prepared on his part to go into the case now, unless the Speaker ruled that the motion of the" honourable and learned gentleman (Sir A. Cockburn) could not be entertained by the house. The SPEAKER said if the house allowed the debate to proceed on this petition, it would really have received a petition which it ought not to have received at all, be cause the act stated that no election petitions could be received by the house unless they were endorsed by the officer of election recognizances, who must state that the recognizances had been properly entered. Now, if this petition came within the definition given in the act of an election petition, then it ought to have been endorsed by the officer of election recognizances ; if it had not been so endorsed, he did not think it ought to have been re ceived ; and he did not think they could proceed with the debate. Sir A. COCKBURN : Then, this being your view, sir, as I said before, I will not struggle against it, but will withdraw my motion. But I do think these peti tioners are bound to give the right hon. gentleman (Major Beresford) an opportunity of clearing himself of the charges that have been brought against him ; and, therefore, I hope the parties who presented this petition —having failed from the informality which you have pointed out—will not hesitate to come before the house again with the least possible delay. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : It is unnecessary for me, after what the honourable and learned gentleman has said, to add a word. I merely rise to say, I think it would be inexpedient to act con trary to the regulations of the house on such an im portant subject. But I think there will be no difficulty in devising some means by which a full and speedy in quiry shall be given to it, and I think that must be the wish of every gentleman on both sides of the house. The subject then dropped. ,AMENDMENT OF THE COMMON LAW IN IRELAND. Mr- WHITESIDE moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the procedure in the superior courts of com mon law in Ireland. The hon. member said the object of the bill, as stated in the preamble, was to make the practice and proceedings in the superior courts of com mon law less dilatory and expensive, to prevent substan tial justice from being defeated, and to enable common law courts to give effect to certain rights without a re sort to the courts of equity. The necessity for such a reformation was obvious and pressing. The house was aware that in the county courts the question at issue be tween the parties was brought to a hearing upon a short and simple claim. Far different was the course of pro ceeding in the superior courts. First, there was a writ, which told the defendent nothing ; next, there was an appearance by the defendant, which told the plaintiff no , thing ; thirdly, there was a declaration, or exposition of cause of action, which confused the case ; then there was the plea, which in Ireland was generally as vague as the declaration ; and amongst other subsequent proceedings was the demurrer, which had the effect of " hanging up the suit," as it was termed, for a twelvemonth. The record, too, ran to a most inconvenient and expensive length, and was scarcely ever referred except when counsel wanted to trip up his opponent on some tech nical point. His object in introducing this measure was to remove these abuses. With this view he proposed to make the superior courts resemble as nearly as possible the county courts, in giving justice cheaply and promptly What he had founded the measure upon was the County Court Act for England, the County Court Act for Ire land, the act for the regulation of civil procedure in Scot land, the report of the commissioners which led to the recent improvements in England, the bill passed for England in the last session, he was not afraid to add the American code, and the report of the commissioners on the best mode of reforming the practice of the courts of law. ' The first great point of reform was to abolish all distinctions in the form of actions. There were eight or nine different forms, and this variety often prevented the attainment of justice. The next proposal was to abolish what was termed special pleading. He wished to have both the ground of action and the ground of defence dis tinctly stated, so as to be intelligible to every man. For this purpose there were given in the draft of the bill forms of complaint and answer, and he was indebted to the report of the comm i ss i o n ers for precedents as pre ,that t t ot hswe pre cise as the English language could make them. The writ and the d e cl ara ti on , th e appearance and the defence, he proposed to co nso lid a t e i n t o t wo f orms, which. , would be amply suffi c i en t for p r ro t e h ei purpose.e roceededtino osay Thelearnedee ob ject gentleman havi ng quo t e d s o me A mer i ca n authorities in: eln fiTthatei ofon his a to simplify views, away the technicalities of sp ec i a l pl ea di ng, b y obligingp the suitor to verify his pleading by p ersona l d ec l aration. Another object was to extend to the superior law courts the power possessed by the equity and county courts, of finding service of subpoena at domicile sufficient; instead of requiring personal service, as at present. Another attempt at simplification was contemplated with respect to assignments of bonds, on which at present no action for recovery could be taken, except in a Court of Equity. It - was proposed in this case to make them recoverable by action at common law. Another case of hardship was when a bill of exchange or bond was lost. Under the present system there was no remedy except in equity; but he proposed to give the courts of law all the powers of courts of equity in deciding the amount of indemnity to - be given for lost instruments. Another case w as that of a man holding land by contract, but without any legal title. Such cases were common in Ireland, and the landlord might eject at common law, although the tenant had a perfect and good defence in equity, and could force his landlord to give him a lease instead of an agreement. At present the county courts in Ireland could protect the tenant in' such cases, cr 2i r e a la c t as ter court concurrent and commo n j urisdiction . He also e and their decision would be confirmed on a pp ea l to the superior courts. He propo sed to g ive the s uperior courts the same power in the firs t instance, the p ow er that they now enjoyed on appeal. In other cases, wher e permission i w n as to trequiredhe Queen's from E the enc h,Court proposed to y to give a litigation, b proposed to extend the power possessed by equity courts of protecting a man from vexatious 3 7 a per petual injunction to the common law courts. Such were the principal provisions of the bill, which he w as happy to say had received the approval of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. The hon. and learned gentleman concluded by moving for leave to, bring in the bill. Mr. HUME offered his thanks to the right hon. and learned gentlemen for the onerous task he had under taken:, The only surprise he felt was that such evils as the right hon. and learned gentleman had detailed should have been allowed to exist so long. Reform in the law was equivalent to a reduction of taxation, for there was nothing entailed so heavy a tax on the people a s vexatious litigation. (Hear, hear.) He wished the Gove r n men t every success in this direction, as he felt convinced that law reforms would confer the most extended and lasting benefits on the country.—Leave given. CALL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. HI ME brought forward his motion for a call of the house on Monday next. He considered it important upon all great occasions that such a step should be re sorted to. If ever there was an occasion upon which the house should express its solemn opinion, it was upon the great question it would on Monday have brought under its consideration. During the long period for which he had.been a member of the house, he had never felt the importance of any subject more deeply than he did, that of the final settlement of the great question of the commercial and financial policy of the country. The house was shortly to be called upon to decide questions ipvolving great interests, and upon which the members of the 'government were unable to form any opinion themselves. (tries - of "No, no.") The question was leferred to most prorainengy in her Majesty's speeck CECIL ON TRAINING HORSES. On Friday next will be published. in Ito. Sao. with Mat a, STABLE PRACTICE ; or, Hints on Training for the Tnrf, the Chase, and the Road : With Ob ser vations on Racing ant Hunting. Wasting, Race Riding. and Han die apping. Addressed to owners of Racers, Hunters, and other Hors es, and to all who are concerned in Racing, Steeple-chasing and Fos; hunting. By CECIL. By the same Aut.lrr. THE STUD FARM ; or, Hints on Breeding. Fcp. ?AM., with Plate, uniform with Stable Practice, price ss. half-bound. Londoa : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman 7. THOMAS MOORE'S MEMOIRS. On Wednesday, December 15, will be published, in post I3vo. with Portraits and Vignettes, the First and Second Volumes, g ?We Haif a Guinea each, MEMOIRS, JOURNAL, and CORRE SPONDENCE of THOM 4S MOORE. Edited; by the Right Hon. Lord JoaN RUSSELL, M.P. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. ! THE GRAND MOVING DIORAMA of the EXPLOITS and PRINCIPAL EVENTS in the (;weer of the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, NELSON, and WELLING rc .N. Painted by Charles Marshall, Esq., of her Majesty's Thoatre. AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL S7i.TIAM NAVIGATION CONIPANY'S LINE of IRON* So STEAMERS.—For SYDNEY, calling at the CAPE ofGOOD 'OPE, KING GEORGE'S SOUND, ADRLAIDE, and POtiT PHILILIP.— The following splendid STEABI-SHIPS . will be dispel:a ied as under : Names. Tons. Commanders. Departure Der arture I from London. fromP 17"..nouth, --- Adelaide .. 2.000 G.W. Jackson December 9. Dece , nber 14. 459 h. power Victoria .. 2,000 January 28. Febr aa ry 3. These vessels have been built expressly for the Corn ?any with every convenience required for the voyage, are of the most approved models, and of large steam power, so as to insure a quick. _passage. They are divided into eight absolutely water-tight comnartments, and are constructed in the strongest possible manner. The tables will be amply supplied, and an experience at surgeon taken. For terms of passage and rate of freight apply to the , Clompany's agent, CHARLES WALTON, Jan., 17, Graceehurch-streqt., London. LEICESTER -SQUARE IMPROVI.ENT. OWNERSHIP OF SQUARE OR GARDEN. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that APPLICATION - is intended to be made to s'ARLIAMENT, in the next session, tor an ACT to put an end to all disputes as to the enclosed square .m• garden in Leicester-square, in the city of Westm , nster, whereon a building now used as a poblie exhibition is erected, and more efi ectually to vest the same, and the tee-simple and inheritance there ol', in James Wyld, Esq., the present owner of the said building, and of the said square or garden, and to extinguish all rights of entry into the said square in respect of property adjacent thereto, and all charge upon such property in respect of such entry, and to take powers Tar the com pulsory purchase of any right. property, or privilege bt.longing to the owners of land or houses, In relation to the S Ida square or garden. Dated this thirteenth day of November, 1852. LOAN to the BANK of CONSTANTINOPLE guaranteed by the Ottoman Government.—At a numerous Meeting, held this day at the London Tavern—Jas. Cap 21,,E5q., in the chair—the following resolution was unanimously pas sed : The meeting having heard the statements submitted' 'to them by Messrs. Chs. Devaux and Co., resolve— That the Ottoman Government is bound by the treaty for the Ot toman Loan, entered into by Prince Calllmaki and Stu'. Couturi s, and exsresses its astonishment that, atter the first instalment of the sa'd Loan had been paid, and the money appropriated, to the pur po.es of the Sublime Porte, that any attempt should be made to re pudiate so solemn a contract. That a Committee of ten gentlemen be appointel to pro - note and protect the interests of Vie holders of the said Loan, and that they be authorised to take such steps as they may deem best. calculated to obtain the fulfilment of the obligations entered into by the Ottoman Goyernment. That the Committee consist of S. F. Waley. ' I Joseph Locke, Mo. M.P. Count Strzlechl, C.D. Jas. Capel. Baron Goidsmid. W. H. a ullens. G. E. Seymour. I 11. Guedslla. Wm. Tite. 1 Louis Cohen. And that Messrs, C. Devanx and Co be requested to co-operate with them, and that they be also requested to place all documents, papers, and correspondence in reference to the said Loan at their disposal. London, 19th Nov., 1852. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Beason of Mr. Benjamin Welitter a., Lessee and Manager TATS EVENING, Will be performed (never acted) a new and original Comedy, en titled MASKS ASID FACES; or, Before and Behind. the Curtain, by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Howe, and Stuart ; Mrs. Stirlitv, Miss Rosa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Fanny Maskell. After which, tho popular Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. Keeley and Miss Rosa Bennett. To conclude with tho Farce of YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. 'Wader the Management of Madame Vestrls. THIS EVENING, Nov. 20, Will be performed a Dramatic Story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles; Mathews, F. Matthews, Roxby. Baker, Suter, Belton, Horncastle, Butler, Ro slue, and Honner ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss St. George, Miss if. (Myer, Miss Rosina Wright. Miss Martindale, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Mrs. Foote, and Miss Foote. To conclude with THE PRACTICAL MAN. Sole Agent tor the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond•street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprhitor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING (By general demand.) The celebrated Drania of THE GREEN 'BUSHES, by Madame Celeste, Miss VI oolgar, and Miss E. Chaplin ; Messrs. Paul Bed ford, Honey, 0. smith, Emery, &c. After which (at second price), the Popular Drama of JACK SHEPPARD. Jack, by Mrs. Keeley; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford. ROYAL PRINCE iS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new and oristinal Play, in fire acts, by West land Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. erincipal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison riMrs. IVinstanley, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which, DEAF AS A POST. Characters by Messrs. Wright, J. Vining, Meadows, and F. Cooke; Misses Marshall, J. Marston, and Desborongh, and Mrs. Daly. To conclude with BOMBASZES FURIOSO, in which Mr. Wright and Mr. Harley will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.' Sole Proprietor and Manager—Mr. W. Batty. Last Night of the present Spectacle. MR. BATTY Respectfully announces that, in compliance with numerous sugges tions and requests, he has determined on the production. on MON DAY, 22d November, of an Equestrian Version of UNCLE TOM'd CABIN, embodying all those stirring situations so graphically described in Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular Work, and which are so peculiarly adapted to the resources of this Theatre. THIS EVENING, November 20, and during the week, the enter tainments will commence, at 7 o'clock, with the gorgeous Spectacle of Enchantment, entitled THE BRIDE OF GOLCONDA ; or, the Genius of the Ring. To be followed by a Series of extraordinary Equestrian and Gymnastic Performances in the Circle. To conclude with a popular Farce. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock; Box-office open daily from Eleven to to Four. HIGH WATER AT LONE lON BRIDGE. Tans DAY --Morning 51 min. after 8 Evening 29 min.aft. 9 I T o -M oaa ow Morning 7 min. after 10 Evening 42 min.aft. 10 ' THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE; Nov. 20. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 52—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'45. WIND, S.E.--continued. rain. rHE WELLINGTON SUN. ON THURSDAY THE 18rn, AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE SUN WAS PUBLISHED, CONTAINING A SPLENDID PORTRAIT OF THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, WITH HIS AUTOGRAPH, AND A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE GRAND NATIONAL FUNERAL, AND IS NOW ON SALE. ORDERS RECEIVED BY ALL NEWS AGENTS, AND AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. WE this week present The Sun to our Subscribers in new type, from Her Majesty's Typefoundry for Scotland, by the Firm of Messrs. MILLER & RICHARD, Typefounders, Edinburgh and London. If the durability of the type prove equal to its varied beauty, then we shall wish Messrs. MILLER & RICHARD all the success which they fairly promise to deserve. The Period 4a ieS butte trig sat e Th e p p I' ll 2 im,,,.. r .g.,;:,44 b, 4 0 fro N t fro Port ed 143,47 Liv / c illiry Eib iall. /311enol