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petent for every Member to refuse to serve on a Commttee. which was not immediately connected with his own locaility 'Well then the Hon. Gentleman puts his case entirely on this ground. He does not say it is inconvenient for him to attend trat he i.n .tpeortunity of attending at sem , . time, but he distinctly gives the Committee to understarn that he will not serve on any Committee unless connected with Irish affairs. What then was the House to do under these cir cumstances ? Suppose that the Hon. Member had defied the House, and said he would serve on no Committee whatsoever, it is perfectly clear what the decision of the House would be. But the answer of the lion. Gentleman came to the same thing. It was considered for the advantage of the public that he should be selected to perform a particular duty, and it would be admitted that the Committee of Selection had performed its duty carefully and forbearingly towards the different Members. The lousy having by its resolution entrusted to the Committee of Selec tion the power of choosing Members for the different servic.-s, the question would be, whether the House was or was not to sup port the act of its Committee Now what did the Hon. and Learned Member for York say in answer to the charge against the Hon. Member for Limerick, of neglecting his duty in this respect—of having disobeyed the order of the House, and there fore of being guilty of contempt. The Hon. and Learned Member for Cork said that there was no intentional disrespect on the part of the Hon. and Learned Member for Limerick. He said that he had a strong impression of the validity of hi , objection, and that he was, therefore, justified in actirg as he had done, and the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork called on the House to pause before it came to any resolution ex pressive of its determination to vindicate its authority' againsi the Hon. Member for Limerick. Now, in the first place. could the House believe that the Hon. Member for Limerick was not perfectly aware that he was a Member of the Honse of Commons, and that that House represented the whole empire; was he not perfectly aware of the resolution on the 12th of February, 1846; was he not perfectly aware that he was not. to all i n t en t s and nurposes, a party to that resolution ; and was the Hon. Member for Limerick ignora nt that i . t was his duty, as a Member of that House, to obey . its orders ? But the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork saul that they must pause—that they must be caref ul of taking any steps on this occasion ; and the Hon. and Learned Member sug gested that they might not hove power to interfere in the manner proposed to be proceeded in as against the Hon. and Learned Member for Limerick for a breach of the orders of the House. He was astonished that the Hon. and Learned Mem ber for Cork should advance these arguments; for, in the first place, that was a power invested in the House by the Act of Union ; and, in the next place, there was a new power which was exercised by the Committee of Selection—powers of a stringent character, which, until this year, had never been given them. Was the Hen. and Learned Member for Cork not aware that, by the third article of the Act of Union, it was enacted that the said United Kingdom was represented in one and the same Parliament, to be styled the Par liament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland? By the Act of Union a certain number of Irish Members, who formed part of the House of Commons in Ireland, became merged with the existing House of Commons. Now he thought the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork would not dispute this proposition, that immediately after these Member , were incorported with the English House of Commons, they became subject to all the liabilities which a 11Tember of the House was exposed to previous to the Act of Union. He was really at a loss to understand what the Hon. and Learned Member meant by saying that they had no statutab l e power given to them to proceed to extremities azainst refractory Members. Now he had always understood that public bodies and functionaries like the House of Commons, to whom im portant trusts were commttted, might enforce the obedience of their Members when it was necessary for the due performance of their fun c tion s . He did not mean to say, however , that this power was expressly conferred on them by any Act of the Legislature, or by any other authority than that of the House itself; but a body like the House of Commons would be perfectly powerless and perfectly helpless without it had the right of enforcing obedience from its Members. It was clear, therefore, that they wanted no Act of the Legislature to confer this poser upon themselves. The House had to discharge high and important duties to the country, and, in the performance of those duties, it was necessary to delegate to its Members certain minor duties to be performed on their part, and without this power it was impossible the business of the House could be conducted. If this power did not exist, and Members were allowed to refuse obedience to the orders of the House, there would be a stop put to all the proceedings of the inferior House of Parliament. The Hon. and Learned Member for Cork had also stated, that the Committee of Selection had powers given to it which were more stringent than the powers previously given to a Committee of the House ; but it mug!: be remembered, that the House in its wisdom thought proper to give these powers to the Committee of Selection. He felt it impossible to get over the necessity which was evi dent, in order to perform these duties, without delegating those powers to the Committee of Selection. The Hon. Member for Limerick had refused obedience to that authority which he had himself been a party to recognise. He had done this delibe rately ; there was no inadvertence. He in his place in that House had refrained from endeavouring to excuse himself. He positively refused to furnish any certificate to the Committee of Selection of hi s i n ability, but had exhibited a persevering re sistance to the authority of the House. Under the circum stances, he (the Solicitor-General) thought there was no other course to pursue than adopt the resolution of the Hon. Mem iber for Oxford. He was the last to be the advocate of severe measures against any individual, especially an Hon. Member of that House ; but he could not see there was any other course to pursue, for it was impossible for the House to support its authority if it were to be resisted, as it now was, by the Hon. Member for Limerick. He repeated, then, that he saw no other course in this instance, than to take measures, which, he regretted to say, might prove eventually severe in their conse quences to that Hon. Gentleman, and to approve of the reso lution which the House was now called upon to adopt. He certainly should support the resolution. Mr. E. B. ROaHE could not help feeling that the House should not have entered upon this subject at this particular moment. He felt this regret, because he saw that it appeared to him that if these measures were carried out, he and the friends who acted with him would be compelled to approve of the whole of the conduct of the Hon. Member for Limerick, and very possibly, at last, he and his friends would be compelled to take measures which would have the effect of very seriously impeding the business of that House. He regretted it far another reason ; for, if it were carried out, there would arise a strong feeling is Ireland, that it savoured—it might be perhaps too strong a word to say—of persecution—( Oh, oh)—that this House were visiting the Hon. Gentleman with enmity—at any „rate, with hostility—for the course of conduct which he had ;thought it his duty to pursue in Ireland.—(Oh, oh.) He re gretted the House should adopt such a course, and he felt it to be his duty to warn it of the result which would attend it. House had certainly the power of doing a great deal of m.sch 4ef in connexion with this matter — ( Oh , oh, and laughter) —but tie the House had the power to punish any Member for non-a 4tendance at Railway Committees, he advised it to pave before it exercised such a power. Every one who had sat upon a railway committee must have felt the conviction, after having attended the business of that Committee, and gone into the various matters of detail, that it would be utterly impossible for any Hon. Member, after hav ing his attention occupied the whole day in affairs brought be• fore the Committee, to come down to that House and give his deliberate attention to measures of public advantage to the country that claimed his attention. If no other good arose out of this question than to turn the attention of Hon. Members to the mode in which Hon. Members conducted the private busi ness of the House, it would he a great advantage. He would ask, what would the result be if the resolution against his Hon. Friend the Member for Limerick was carried into effect? The great majority of the people of Ireland were with that Hon. Member, and if the resolution were carried against him, the Inostile feelings of the Irish people would be raised against this House, as being unfit to make laws for Ireland. How do they propose to mend the matter? Why by withdrawing from this House by force the Honourble Member for Limerick. Did they think the Irish people would have greater confidence in th e w i s d om o f that House when they found that one of their representatives was forcibly re strained from a tt en di ng to t h e i r interests in the House, and compelled to eat a b a d mutton-chops in the purlieus of that House? They would be doing a vast injury to the b interests of Ireland. Th ey i ntended to order his Hon. Frie nd to attend at the bar of the House ; the resolution they were now deliberating upon would th en b e rea d , and f i nally he would b e placed in the custody of the Sergeant -at-Arms. He found, h o wever, from the motion paper that his Hon. Friend had a series e - )f resolutions to propose which would open up the whole state of Ireland. That was a subject upon which he thought the Hon. Gentleman ought to have an opportunity of expres sing his opinion. His Hon. and Learned Friend( Mr. O'Connell ) had a motion on the paper that the representation of the county of Cork should be increased by two additional members. Would it not be unfair that the people of Limerick should be deprived of expressing their opinion on this matter, by being deprived of the assistance of their representative ? Another subject of great importance was, that the Hon. Member for Limerick would be prevented giving his vote en Friday next, to prevent the passing of the Coercion Bill. But above all, and more than all, if the House pursued the proposed course they would exas perate the minds of the people of Ireland. He would hope the House would not persist in the eourse. Let them seek to gain the hearts of the shish people not by an union, but by kindness and generous feeling. A question of that kind was of far more importance than questions of the rules of that House. Mr. WARBURTON wished to express his strong disap proval, in the most stringent terms, of the conduct of the Hen. Alember for Limerick, in the contempt he had shown for the rules of that House. It was proposed that the Hon. Gentle man should be committed to the custody of the Serjeant-at• Arms, and eventually he might find himself committed to the Tower. He disapproved of the course it was proposed to be taken. He did not dispute the authority of the House, but he did not think it was a matter of expediency to carry that power into effect. If for every foolish reason given by Hon. Members of the House not to serve upon Committees, the House were to order them into custody, he did not know how many foolish Members would seek such unenviable notoriety. The real question stoost—what did they propose to gain by following up the rules of the house ? and secondly, what would they lose if the rules of the House were not followed up ? What did they gain by forcibly compe ging a Member to sit as a member of Com mittee ? Why he would enter the Committee-room, he would take his seat, but he would pay no attention to the business be fore the Committee, because he was there against his will. If a Member should say he did not wish to be on any Committee, was th a t M em b er a likely person to attend to t h e b us i ness o f the Committee? H e did not see that any good was likely to result from forcing any Member to attend on a Committee. The g pee coivuersea s heprop ose d was, that if any Member should choose to iat reason for i2ot attending on a Committee, that they, according to their wish, should not be compelled to at tend, but that the Specialt C omm i ttee s h ou ld b e di recte d to re port to the House he o inon-attendance of such Members, with their speci a l reasons fore not attendi ng . H e did not k now what would b e the r of such a is.port of the non attendance of are Ist: Member ; but he felt satisfied that if the Select committeethoowtere to rep or t th e non-attendance of an English Member without some special r eason , h e wou ld not be again electied to repres ao et his iis co ns ti tuents in Parlia ment. He should move as aindme n t, t h at W. Smith O'Brien, Esq., and any other memberof this H ouse , who i n shall the course of the p resent sessiontorefubsee telesmerpvteedupooon might claim Committees appointed, special grounds ; and that it be anniensatbruction to the Select a o n f ee such Mem- Committee to refsort to the House th ber, and the special grounds for such non-attendance Mr. Mr. BROII - IERTON having seconded the amendment, which was read from the chair, Mr. J. O'CONNELL said he differed l from the Hun- Mem ber entirely I t s to the epith e t s h e app led to the Hon. Member for Limerick. He had spoken of his reasons of Irelandas being foolish; smell) be (Mr. O'Co ell) thought th a t the peopleapprove of his conduct; they wo u ld cons i der that he' .had ad w b o e u e l n d acting with a sriew to meet the wishes of his constituents. lie differed also in another particular from an Hon. Member. He (Mr. J. O'Connell) had been a member of a Committee for the last fortnight, arirl there was every probability of his continuing so for three months longer. He considered that he was aroost unwilling me min r of the Committee, but he thought that he could at least take the credit, without assuming too much, of saying that he bud not neglected the business of the Committee, although he ss ma in attendance very much against his inclina tion. He did Tim think that the Right Hon. Gentleman. the At torney-Gisnerrol, had fairly met the argment of the Ron. G entleman the Wernher for Cork. The especial statute for co mpelling the attendance of English Members had not been extended t o t h e I ris h M em b ers, an d t h at o bj ec ti on had not been satisfaet Drily disposed of. The Hon. Gentleman then al luded to th e U n i on, an d said that Ireland was not a consent • 'ug Party to it, and concluded by urging the adoption of the THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNRSDAIT _EVENING, APRIL . 29, 1846 suggestion offered by his Hon. Friend (Mr. Warburton) near him. If the resolution before the House were carried into effect, , t must result in complete bitterness on the part of the people .f Ireland towards the House. Mr. BROTH F:TON had dreadv seconded tha ani , r.drc. ,, t. tie thought that it was very often tile case that the less a man Nas restricted the more stringently he considered himself to IJa bound. He had a foolish idea, that if it was left to Hon. Members unfettered to perform their duties, that they would very seldom be found shrinking from the performance of them. He would trust entirely to their sense of honour and duty. If any Member should be found refractory, he would rather leave him to answer for his conduct to his constituents than punish him by a rule of the House for his neglect. The Hon. Member for Limerick perhaps had a different view in persisting in his contumacy—he wanted the House to send h i m to the Tower, so that the sympathies of the people might be raised, but he (Mr. Brotherton) did not wish to make a martyr of him ; therefore he thought the suggestion of his Hon. Friend should be adopted. Mr. MORRIS O'CONNELL thought that nothing more than a mistaken notion of his duty was attributable to his Hon. Friend. the Member for Limerick. If he had wished to evade the duties of the House, he might have gone to Ireland, and remained there secure from any interruption. Sir G. GREY was of opinion that no other course was open to the House than the adoption of the resolution which had been originally submitted. He d id not see how they could refuse to pass the original proposition. The Hon. Mem ber for Limerick had had sufficient time to reflect upon the consequences of his refusal to serve upon Committees. The Hon. Member had refused to obey the order of the House, red it was very evident he must be held as in contempt of the House. He must say, therefore, that he saw no reason to alter the resolution before the House. by the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government in his allusion to the Scottish Union, and the position which certain Members of that House had been enabled to obtain under it, as well as in his reference to the privi t ^t. ;rF. eh they et.joyerl from the same sonrce.—(Flear. ) e t makeo Imperialee P r t a a r i l n i a :A m l e e n m t b , e t r a s k i r n e g - F fr r o ie m nd ti , m th e e im M m em em b; for the City of Cork, mean when he talked o f thi s au t hority not oe utAuplroinntehdtahtfeoitnrbselerlUevlenasnioadnllAhtlhaeedmpdbooewnrseerowsf, all the authorities, and all the aths b exlvo What a g t e d d d t o h ll i I s e H m o b n e . r s r p i r a i l l . ' — ileg ( e H s e w ar h , ic h h ea h r a . d ) being sanctioned by the common law of the land? He agreed with the Hon. and Learned Member that they had no right by the common law to compel the attendance of Members on Committees, but they had that law of the land which passed by the name of Parliamentary law—(Hear, hear)—a law, in many respects, of higher authority than the common law, and which was necessarily admitted by the common law itself.— ( Hear.) His Hon. and Learned Friend must have come to his conclusion not in a moment of serious contemplation, but rather while he was influenced by a desire to relieve a friend from difficulty. It would indeed be attended with serious in convenience if they allowed an opinion to be entertained that the House had no such authority as that claimed in the present instance over Members coming from a particular part of the empire, and he hoped the House would put down such a notion by asserting its authority. What was that authority ? It was what he had already stated. The House had a right to call upon every Member to discharge those Parliamentary duties which, from their situation and position, devolved upon them, in such manner as the wisdom of the House might deem necessary for the public benefit.—( Hear, hear.) When it was necessary to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, what was the course the House adopted ? Was it not to appoint a private Committee to report to the House upon its expediency ? And =pee - Mr. O'CONNELL thought that it was unnecessary for the when the country was in a disturbed state, was it not usual to House to come to this resolution, for his Hon. Friend, the appoint Secret Committees to make inquiry into the cause, Member for Limerick, was certainly not aware of any notice and report to the House the result of that inquiry ? being sent to him; and, to say the least, it seemed strange that How many questions, then, relating to the peace of the country, the measure should he so hastily and harshly pressed. to the due administration of justice, or to the conduct of Sir R. PEEL could no, help expressing his astonishment Ministers and other public functionaries, were there, which it and regret at hearing that any Hon. Gentleman could have was necessary and desirable should be inquired into by a Se supposed that in the course of this debate any party cret or a Select Committee; but how were they to receive could have come to any decision on the subject, in consequence these inquiries if the House had not the power to command the of having been actuated by anything like personal feeling, services of every Member in such manner as it might think He could not help expressing his feelings on the point, and it essential for the public benefit ? He agreed with his Honour.. was one of very deep regret, for nothing, he believed, was and Learned Friend the Member for Cork, that Parliament more contrary to the sentiments entertained by the whole of might abuse its power as a court of justice might do, the Members of that House than that of hostility to the Irish but his Honourable and Learned Friend might rely upon Members. It should be remembered that this was not the it, when the House sought to abuse its power by making first time that a Member of the House had been placed in this any absurd resolution, it would be soon taught repentance. position. During the session of last year the Hon. Member Now as to the question of whether the House could compel for Winchester (Mr. B. Escott) had been appointed to serve the attendance of its Members on Committees—could it not an two Committees, and was afterwards appointed Member of send fur the public—could it not send for witnesses, if they a third. He had conceived that his attendance on the first two would not come ? Well, then, had it more power over the ught to exonerate him from any duty in the third, and he public than over its own Members?—(Hear, hear.) They had accordingly declined to attend. The Select Committee came there pledged to do their duty to the public, and who was made a representation of the circumstance to the House, and to decide what that duty dernatided, what services it required, he was ordered to attend. That Hon. Gentleman made his and how it could best be performed, but the united wisdom of appeal to the House, and stated the facts, anti of his utter in- the House itself ? ( Hear, hear.) Therefore, then, the ability to do duty in three places at the same time ; but the power to order Hon. Members to attend Committees was per- House overruled his objection, and he was obliged to console fectly clear. But that was not the question here. The ques himself by doing his duty as well as he could, fur the order of tion they were considering was the disobediency of an Hon. he House was made that he should attend upon all Member in not attending a particular Committee; and, sub the Committees.—( Hear, hear.) He might also refer to a sequently treating with cont mpt an order of the House. It circumstance which occurred in the year 1830, when a similar was true the appointment of the Hon. Member was instance had happened. The Hon. Member in that case had made by a Committee of Selection; but the House, not attended his Committee. The report was made—he stated having delegated its powers to this Committee, the his reasons, and the House admitted that those reasons were appointment had become the act of the House. It was now valid, and excused him. Why does the Hon. Gentleman then their act. It was by the authority of the House that the Hen. presume that he should not be equally amenable to the rules of Member was called to attend the Committee, and what was now •he House as any other individual who is willing to submit to their situation?—( Hear, hear.) Why, it was such that there its orders? Here there was no endeavour to palliate his con- was only one course open to them. He deeply regretted that duct ; and instead of endeavouring to excuse himself, he had re- this question should have arisen, and that regret was increased ferred to his correspondence, and stated that he had an ob- by the fact, that the question had sprung out of the refusal of jsction to serve, on a ground of public principle, and gave no an Irish Member to attend on a Committee connected with the other reason than a vague statement of feeling. He had in- private business of the House, because their present course, deed said that he would attend unon no other Committees than being misunderstood, or misrepresented, might be productive those which might sit upon the affairs of Ireland. What other of more unpleasant feeling in the sister kingdom. He re course then could the Committee of Selection pursue than that gretted the more that the course of the Hon. Member for of reporting his conduct to the House ; and what other course Limerick was adopted with the sanction of his Hon. and could the House pursue than that of affirming the resolution Learned Friend the Member for Cork. But he was confident that had now been submitted to them? The amend- his Hon. and Learned Friend in his calmer moments would ment which had been moved on this resolution by the change his opinion, anti he trusted the Hon. and Learned Honourable and Learned Member for the county of Cork Gentleman would give the House the benefit of his sent to neither more nor less than doing away with the power sober judgment upon the all-important question. It was of the House to compel Members to attend to these Corn- for the interest of Ireland the House should have power mittees, and provided that every Member should be excused over the Irish Members, and let it be remembered that when from attendance by assigning a special reason. Why he they joined the House it entitled them to certain rights and believed, if such were the case, the Hon. Member would very privileges, and they claimed these rights and privileges to soon find that every idle man would speedily discover abundance enable them to discharge the duties which the people required of special reasons for his absence. The Hon. Member seemed of them, but at the same time the possession of these rights to think that Committees form no part of the House, and that and privileges must make them amenable to the jurisdiction compulsory attendance on them was beyond its control. If of the House ; and imperfect indeed would the Union have been such a doctrine were to prevail, most grievous evils would had the jurisdiction of the House been of such a mixed charac speedily flow both to the House and to the country, and if this ter that its power over different Members should be placed question were to be decided against the resolution, the character upon different footings. How then did they stand now they of the House must speedily suffer. It had always been his had made an order upon one of their Members to attend a policy to elevate the character of that branch of the Legis- Committee, and he had refused to do so? It was not that the lature, which more particularly emanated from, and was more Hon. Member up to the present time had acted under any immediately connected with the people, and upon which the misapprehension, for the Hon. Member, according to hi s own eyes of the people were conti nua lly fi xe d. If Hon. Members statement, had duly considered what his duty to the House and would not give their attendance on these Committees, there his duty to Ireland was, anti he considered he was justified in must be a power to compel them to do so, or they might on withholding his attendance on that Committee. The Hon. similar grounds exempt themselves from attendance on the Member could not be committing greater treason to his country House itself ; and not only the business of the Committees, but than when he argued that he was doing no injustice to Ire also the public business of the House would, even under a call, land in not attending. It was desirable that the dignity become only voluntary, and any Members who chose would be and authority of the House should be preserved, and he for one exonerated from the most important legislative functions. For hoped the motion of the Hon. Member for Kendal would not his own part, he conceived that the Committees constituted be allowed to go forth to the public, because, in effect, it ex part of the House. The Hon. Member asked whether there cused every man in that House from doing his duty. If the was any law to compel the attendance of the Members, and House determined to discharge its duty, they must not shrink from whence they derived their power? He might in the from maintaining their authority when it was distinctly shown. interim say, and as a sufficient answer to the inquiry, that if Was there any ground, any distinction between private and they could not compel attendance upon the Committees, neither public Bills? It was true, private Bills interfered materially could they compel attendance upon the most important business with private rights ; and it was the duty of the House to see of the country, and they would lose every ability to ensure the that they were properly framed and properly drawn performance of those duties for which the country had sent them up. There was no distinction then between the two there. But, with respect to the power, he could tell him that they classes of Bills, and it was the duty of the House to derived the power from that source of all power in which the employ its members to see that the law was wholesome, institutions and the laws of the country had their origin, and and that private Bills were framed in such a manner from which they derived their authority—in the interests of all as to answer the ends of the public. There could be no classes of that community from whom all power emanated. difference then between the Parliamentary laws which related The Hon. Gentleman had stated that there was no clause in the to the two class of Bills, and if they did not vindicate their Act of Union which gave them the power to compel the at- authority in respect of one, Hon. Members might disobey tendance of the Irish Members. He was right ; nor was there their orders in respect to the other. The question was, then, any statute law needed to give them the authority. The what course should they take? Now, for himself, he would right was inherent in the constitution of that House, and pre- not shrink from meeting the difficulty, and on considering viously existed in the institutions and the necessities out of whether he should vote aye or no, he felt convinced that he which it arose long before the House itself was formed. If should be doing right if he voted for that which maintained the such a plea were to be set up, they ought, in his opinion, to authority of Parliament. He trusted that that House, in give compensation to all those Members from North Britain dealing with this question, would perform its first duty, and who had served in Committees since the Scottish Union, for maintain its own character and authority, and preserve its there was no clause in the Act of Union which ex- jurisdiction from all evasion. He extremely regretted that nressly detailed the rights and duties of those Mem- this question should have come before the House, but there bers, and the great men of that period had never was no alternative for them to adopt but that which he had thought it necessary to obtain a sanction of their rights or any already pointed out. other grants or privileges for the Scottish Members when they Mr. COLLETT said, as he did not wish to render himself became Members of the United Parliament. If they were to liable to be placed in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, he assent to the statement of the Hon. Member, they must adopt wished to ask the Hon. and Learned Attorney-General a some principle of action equivalent to that which they were question respecting two resolutions which the House had agreed now employing, and he therefore saw no alternative between to in the early part of the session. —( Oh, oh.) It would be affirming the resolution and taking a line of conduct which remembered that a resolution was passed, compelling the at would be destructive of the power of the House. They did tendance of Members on Railway Committees, and another to not rely upon the statute of Henry VIII., to which the Hon. sanction the sitting of the House on Wednesdays, from twelve Member had alluded, but they relied upon the power which at noon till six in the evening. Now, he wished to know had been existing in the House throughout the whole series of whether the minor duty of attending a Committee merged into its proceedings—on that source from which all power arose, the superior duty of attending the House? the power which enabled to make laws ; and it was on these The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, when the question grounds that he hoped that they should come to the conclusion came properly before the House, he should feel called upon to which he conceived to be inevitable. He was sure that the answer it. House were quite aware of the consequences that would ensue Mr. DISRAELI thought the House could at this moment if they were to refrain from establishing their authority in this adept a course by which they might legally gain a little time instance, which all parties allowed to belong to the House of before they came to a conclusion in the present case, for it was Commons in order to obtain its rights, but the exercise of admitted on both sides that technical notice had not been which the Hon. Member challenged in the most open manner. served on theeHonourable Gentleman the Member for Limerick, It was evident how much importance the Members attached to and if they delayed the matter in order that this notice might this power, and he trusted, therefore, that the House of Corn- be given, it would enable the Honourable Gentleman himself mons would affirm the resoluti on . —(Ch eers .) to consider his determination, and themselves to look minutely Mr. H. GRATTAN presumed that this was only a question into the case. But there was strong ground fa- the delay, for of privilege, and he thought it was inadvisable to bring it on it was admitted that the matter involved a good deal of argu at the present time.. There was no ground in law. It was ment, and it was not improbable that the Honourable Member not necessary to express it ; anti if the House went to a division for Limerick might require to be heard by counsel. It was im he should feel it his duty to oppose the resolution. portant, moreover, that the decision on the present occasion Mr. C. PO WELL regretted to see the spirit of hostility in should not hereafter be upset on the ground of informality; and which the Government seemed inclined to act with regard to he trusted the suggestion he had just thrown out would be his Hon. Friend the Member for Limerick.—(No, no.) He adopted by the House. He had heard it said that it was thought they had better have adopted the suggestions of his totally impossible to carry on the private business of the country, Hon. Friend the Member for the city of Cork, and was sorry unless they exercised this privilege of compulsory attendance that the Attorney-General had not adopted the same strain as Why should this be so? The business of the country was that in which he had proposed it, instead of the hostil e tone carried on, a short time ago, without this compulsory power ; which he had used.—(Cries of " Oh, ch.") Certainly the and it was only within the last twelve months that this new speeches of the Hon. Attorney-General, and of the Hon. Baro- principle was introduced. It was introduced, too, under cir net the Prime Minister, had evidenced that hostility. He cumstances of a peculiar character—at a time of great excite conceived there was a difference between Irish and English ment—and when there was a strong pressure of private busi- Members. ness. It was thought at the time that the pressure of private Sir R. PEEL—No, no. business would continue, and it was therefore thought ad- Mr. CHARLES POWELL—There might have been some visable to take this decided step while this excitement con grounds for such a motion, if it had been merely an tinned. They violated the constitution of the House with re- English case.—(" No, no.") But if the House had the power gard to the conduct of the business of private Committees. to compel the attendance of any Membe r i n thi s manner, they Now the ra il wa y b us i ness was f a lli ng off it was hardly might comp e l hi m to do anything. For instance, supposing the necessary—it was hardly politic—to sanction this compulsory case of any gentleman, who for 20 years had entertained parti- rule; but before they came to a decision, they wanted evi cuter opinions, and a h a o d ca in meinto the . House five years ago a dente upon the subject. Let them know what the railways might order complete monopolist w the exercise of his judgment in the were that this group No. 11 comprised. They might be all course of three years became turned.—( Great laughter. converted into a thorough free- bubbles ; and if they delayed this motion for a short time, the trader, they him ) tiedeenhteer hoped d he House with his coat next bulletin from the Stock Exchange might show that all issue, for if it did, he conceived that the thew would d rder would not these Bills had vanished ; therefore he hoped the House would motley g r oup.—(Renewed laughter.) . exhibitthat a very the themselvestake sa consideration ; expression, g a ia a little bins, eavailingtime y Hts ou triested Government would not persevere, for if they did, he must op- to look into the matter themselves, and give another oppor pose the resolution. tunity to the Hon. Member for Limerick to consider his deci- Mr. H UME could not help rising to reprobate the opinion sion. It would enable them too, as he said before, to recon that there was any difference between Irish and English Mem- eider the spirit of this principle of compulsory attendance. bers. If the former enjoyed the same privileges as the latter, The circumstances which justified them were daily disappear they were equally liable to perform the duties of their office. ing, and they would have an opportunity, at the same time, of He thought this was not the way to show to the people of relieving themselves from a great difficulty, and yet Ireland that their Members were protecting their interests. be enabled to preserve the privileges of the House. He would not take notice of what had been said about turn- Mr. C. BULLER said it was quite clear that his Hon. coats, and all that nonsense, but he would ask what situation Friend had deliberately refused to attend the summons of the were those Members in who entered the House after the House, and had, therefore, been guilty of a breach of privi- Reform Bill? Thera was no law passed to put them in pos. lege ; and he was of opinion that where the requests of the session of the privileges of the other Members of the House, House were not attended to they should endeavour to enforce a nor was it necessary to pass any such law for the Irish Mem- compliance. At the same time he was sure that every Member bers. He regretted that the last speaker had not followed the of the House would, in consequence of the circumstances in of the Hon. Member for Ku- which his Hon. Friend was placed, wish to see this con although he entertained tempt ofthe • • House visited by temper and moderation. He Member for Limerick, had de- agreed, in a great with • the same opinions as the Hon. . who, measure, the remarks of the Hon. examplek en n y ( 11 0 1 f r . t h J e o John manlyO C s o p n e n e e e l h l ) , ferred his own feelings to his higher sense of the claims of his Member for Shrewsbury (Mr. Disraeli. ) It was certainly country, and did his duty in Cohmmdittee. He thought that the manifest to every one th a t a contempt of the House had been Right Hen. Baronet at the ea of the Governmen t ha d commi t ted , and they must, in justice to th emse l ves , see that i w a a n y et or at o t t e h n e d r iag ß to ut th h eesew agreed with him that the re was that disobedience with the orders of the House w punished stated the ease very fairly, and a e a s r d s e u r r s e , t h h a a d t his h e been i s e a n e o t n r g a b le put an end to all business. no other course to pursue ; fur this ignorance, and under misapprehension. fi e k new t h a t i n t h e if they w re h s a t l o f w ac e e d thiscould duty, courts of law, if a party to a suit acte d i n contempt o f t h e p l e t a h e i t most Friend, som e to fulfil their in House, and then, after refusing :Members avail themselves of the privileges of the rights of their country. The best cou rts, he was su pp osed t o act under the advice of his counsel. stand up to demand ..,...(Hear, hear.) And it was quite clear that in this instance Ile way to defend those rights was the Hon. Member for the city of Limerick had been acting possible refuse to un- enjoying the privileges , Learned Member for Cork that House, and not after ccom a • d. Those under the advice of the Hon. h and B to fulfil their duty in But the Hon. Member for dergo the labour by which they were a Irish, and Scotch (Mr. O'Connell).—(Laugtern. privileges were equally enjoyed by English, I the attendance of Limerick should have looked, Connell).—(Laughter.) to the opinion, * but the ex- Members, and without the power to eompe must be stopped. emplary conduct exponent on such questions.— the Members, the business of the country . after all, was the best •of the feeling of the Irish people than conduct, value His Hon. Friend ought to lay such a He had a better opinion to gratuitous opinions of ed by all sensible men what use was it their having as was attach h •and laughter) His Hon. the Hon. Member for Limerick—(Cheers)—for. lie believed . Hear, hear.) hat the Irish people would say—of Members in the House of Commons, Friend had been led into error ; he had fancied that a great heir rights, and how could they do so without fulfilling their d between the duties of English and Irish if they did not support Learned Counsel.—(hear, eat, . not think there Members of that House. But the House did duty ?—for they had equal duties to fulfil with the English difference existed Members. He certainly should affirm the resolution, and hoped Mem the House would adopt it. the House in this instance. Mr. Cries of " Divide, divide;" but with the opinion of At the same time they must not forget Mr. E WART rose to ask a question, upon which he was ( Hear, hear. ) existed any, and he (Mr. Buller) thought that he must coincide considerable extent. A great xceedingly anxious, and that was—in the event of the motion that the notion of the Honourable Member for Limerick eing agreed to, whether tht Hon. Member for Limerick would prevailed to a very and it was evident that e committed at once into the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms many people fancied that Irish Members were not or being convicted of contempt, or whether, as the Members subject to the same laws as the English, He (Mr. Buller), Kendalattenda attendance ed u S p a o lf a or t d ha t t ho ß u e g a h s t e ,.he ought to be allowed to renew in disobeying - the summons of the House, the Hon. Member was acting in conformity with that notion. give the Hon. Sir T. WILDE had the highest respect for the Honourable . therefore, thought that it would be but just to Memb er for Cork, but he deeply regretted * the opinions which Member an opportunity of reconsidering his opinion.—(Hear, in the cou rse of this discussion that Hon. Member had ex- I hear.) He should perfectly coincide with the opinion of the pthreesßseodnrAtiheemmheortifoonr bLeifmoreeritehke H (A o i ti r s . e s ,.a o nt , l i o h n te t n h ) e . eon ß d e uct r o - f e H o o n u te se n , d that a contempt had been committed; but he would fectly agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet, that it was ne p e e eresolution, to give the Hon. Member an opportunity of nary to uphold the rights of that House, and thought the hade- sucha man of sense to say that he was prepared coming forward as a . been moderately and fairly stated. He regretted, therefore,that it would be but fair, after the House had come . to the delusion under which the Hon. Member appeared to some observe aye Mr. O'CONNELL explained with regard to h to submit to the unanimous opinion . of the House.— ( Hear. ) acted; he trusted he would excuse himself, but he ayes bound down.tions * which had fallen from the Hon. Member who had just sat to say that, on the present occasion, both his Parliamentary and his common law were decidedly bad. The House were Sir Sir R. H. INGLIS said it was his misfortune to differ very fully aware of the grounds on which this resolution was based, frequently of late with the opinion of the majority of the House. It was well known that Parliamentary law was a part of the He would, however, venture to say, that he would give his cor ' law of the land, and he thought this law had been fairly stated dial support to the original motion. He held that it would be exceedingly dangerous if in this case they refused to punish the contempt of the House committed by the Hon. Member for the I city of Limerick ; and in giving his support to the original motion, he conceived that he was merely discharging his duty. He maintained that 'he. existence of the legidative body de pended in a great measure upon the proper compliance with the orders and regulations of the House. What respect would be paid to the Legislature, if its members were found to be incapa ble of enforcing laws for their own good? He hoped, therefore, that the House would persist in pressing the original motion. One Hon. Member had said that no man ought to vote upon that motion who was not prepared to vote for a direct punish. ment of the contempt ; and another Hon. Member had sug gested, that if the original motion should be passed, the House ought to give the Hon. Member an opportunity of expressing his apology to the House for the contempt of which he had been guilty. But he (Sir R. H. Inglis) was not prepared even to grant that delay, because he felt that such delay had never yet been granted to any other individual Member of that House who had been found guilty of a disobedience to its orders. He saw no good for such delay. All Members, whether Irish or English, were bound to attend to those orders ; and, as in the case of the 'aws of the land, no plea of ignorance was admitted ; so, in this case, the Hon. Member for the city of Limerick should not be permitted to plead an ignorance of the rules of the House. It could not be argued that the Hon. Member had not had sufficient notice of the order of the House, because it was regularly published will the other notices. The lion. Member was clearly bound to attend on a railway Commit• tee as well as upon any other conceivable measure that came before the House, if he were selected to attend. Under all these circumstrnces, he could not but feel that it was the abso lute duty of the House to agree to the motion of his Hon. Friend and colleague. Mr. FITZGERALD, amidst some impatience, said that he hoped the House would permit him to make a few observations on this subject. It was very interesting to every Irish mem ber, and therefore he thought that he was entitled to the indul gence of the House for a few moments. The Hon. Member for Limerick had conceived it to be his right to deny the right of the House to compel him to attend upon a railway Com mittee, and he (Mr. Fitzgerald) was in hopes that his Hon. Friend would not have persisted in trying that question. The opinion entertained by his Hon. Friend on this subject was par. ticipated in by the majority of the people of Ireland. He, for his own part, had not yet heard any argument that would in duce him to concede with the views Of the Attorney-General on this question. On the contrary, all that he had heard only induced him to give his support to the amendment proposed by the Hon. Member (Mr. Warburton). The Hon. Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) had stated that the Members of the House were bonnd to perform all duties of the House; and he (Mr. Fitzgerald) begged to observe to the Hon. Member, that the Irish Members were in a peculiar situation. The Hon. Member should recollect that the majority of the Irish Mem bers had been elected on the condition of not attending to any duties in that House.--( Great laughter.) The Hon. Member, in reply to the statement that it was a prevalent opinion that there was a great difference between English and Irish Mem bers, had said that there was indeed a difference between them, and it was this, that the Irish Members were net subject to the payment of the income-tax. But that Hon. Member should remember; that the majority of the Irish Members resided during the greater portion of the year in England, and thereby subjected themselves to the payment of that tax. Undoubtedly if the Government had thought that the amount to be received in Ireland in the shape of income- tax would have yielded any thing to their aoffer•, they would have subjected Ireland to the income-tax.—( Hear, hear.) He was confidently of opinion that his Hon. Friend, the Member for Limerick, in refusing to comply with the rules of the House, had no intention of con temning them ; he acted under the belief that he was dis charging his duty to his country, and he, therefore, could not vote for the original motion.—(" Hear, hear," and loud cries of "Divide, divide.") Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. The House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment .. 15 Against it .................................... 139 Majority The House then divided upon the original motion, when there appeared-- In favour of Against Majority 120 Upon our re-admission into the gallery, we found Mr. ESTCOURT moving that the Hon. Member for Limerick should be committed to the custody of the Sergeant at-A rms. Colonel RAWDON then rose and bore testimony to the character of the Hon. Member for Limerick. He considered that he had acted upon a mistaken principle. He had looked upon his duty more in the light of what he had to do out of the House, rather than what he had to do in it. He thought that the House should allow some time to the Hon. Member in order to give him an opportunity of reconsidering his position. He contrasted his character with the Hon. Members for Cork and Kilkenny, who, entertaining the same political opinions, had nut shrunk from the performance of their duties. The House Laving asserted its dignity in so unequivocal a manner, he thought the Hon. Member might be induced to retrace his steps. Mr. J. O'CONNELL did not wish to accept any compli ment at the expense of his Hon. Friend the Member for Lime rick. He, the Hon. Member for Limerick, had performed faithfully what he considered to be his duty, and he thought his sincerity should be respected ; he thought some time should be allowed to the Hon. Member to reconsider his position. If they did not do so, it would be considered by the Irish people as e aproof ofhrimher hostility to might the l h r tis hsa Members.—( , N emb e e , nrs.-OJ, but Crie he ` k ` No, Cries of ` N e o w , no.") Hon. that the sympathies of the people were now with the Hon. Member. He thought that a Commission ought to be ap pointedstandng to th i a n t q a ui m re o a t n io d n r w ep a o s rt ab in o t u o t t t e he he ci m rc a u d m e, st t a h n e ce H s. en. Under- Mem ber declined to press the motion. Lord MORPETH had given most reluctantly two votes upon the question then before the House, and was prepared to vote in favour of the Hon. Member for Oxford's motion, ex cept some sufficient reason should be shown to the contrary ; but after the large majorities of this House, he thought that some little time should be given to the Honourable Member, in order to ascertain whether he would not himself now be prepared to yield to the clearly ascertained opinion of that House. It had been stated in the course of the debate, that the Hon Member for Limerick did not entertain any precise notion that the con duct he intended to pursue would be regarded as an act of contempt to the orders of the House. The House had ex pressed its opinion. It would seem considerate in them to see whether the expressed opinion had ha,.cl any effect upon the Hon. Member. Most earnestly he wished this might be the case —( Hear, hear)—looking to the number of the notices which the Hon. Member had upon the paper, and the various subjects connected with the interests in Ireland, upon which he had taken an active part. Let the Hon. Member not forget, that he had been following the example set by the Honourable Member for Cork, who certainly, in no less degree than for no shorter period of time, had been occupied in subjects con cerning the welfare of the Irish people. He had no; thought it inconsistent with his devotion to the Irish people, or with his advocacy of the repeal of the union, to take his part in com mon with all other Members of that House, in dispatching the local business of the House, whether English, Irish, or Scotch. The Hon. Member for Limerick should not forget that English and Scotch Members had not shown themselves backward in attending to Irish business. Unusual facilities had been given, both by that House and the House of Lords, to Irish Bills. He thought the House would stand better in the eyes of the people of this country, and that of Ireland, if it allowed the Hon. Member an opportunity to bow to the general sense of the House. If, unfortunately, the House should not be prepared to grant this delay, he thought the better course would b e to adopt the motion similar to that of the Hon. Member for Kilkenny. He proposed that the Hon. Member for Oxford should withdraw his motion, and that the Hon. Member for Limerick be requested to attend in his place, in order that the Speaker might communicate to him the decision of the House. Mr. ESTCOURT had been governed by precedent in the course he had adopted, and he knew of no precedent to with draw his motion. He could only be guided by precedent. It would be entirely nnbecomming in him to withdraw his motion. Mr. WARD considered that the House surely did not need a precedent in order to give an Hon Member time to come to a calm consideration. The Hon. Member was not required to withdraw his motion—he was only required to postpone it. He was himself employed for seventeen days upon a Galway Committee last year, but he never dreamt of asking whether it was an Irish or an English Committee delegated to him by Parliament.--( Hear, hear.) He hoped the Hon. Member would consent to postpone his motion. Mr. O'CONNELL said that his suggestion was, that the motion be postponed. He spoke for himself ; he had had no communication with Mr. S. O'Brien ; but he considered, by a delay of two days, they would not in the least be tarnishing the dignity of the House. In the meantime, it was to be hoped that the Hon. Member might feel himself at liberty to pursue a course which would be more consistent with the feelings of the House. Sir R. PEEL said that the House had decided by a very large majority that a contempt of its authority had been com mitted, and it manifested in that majority a decided determina tion to support its authority. Yet at the same time he did not think that that dignity would be prejudiced by giving the Hon. Gentleman some time for calm consideration, that they might not throw any difficulty in the way of the Honourable Gentle man's pursuing a different course, and he did trust, with the advice of his friends he would be guided by more moderate counsels. He trusted the opinion of the Honourable Member, which he -o highly valued upon these subjects, and who was entitled to the gratitude of the country for the part which he had taken, purely out of a sense of public duty, would not consider that they were establishing an inconvenient prece dent by the course they were about to adopt.—( Hear, hear.) He believed that forbearance was the wisest course which they could pursue, and he was therefore for postponing the debate until Thursday next, and in the meantime the Hon. Member, seeing the opinion which had been expressed, might be induced to retrace his steps by the advice o t f to his fi iends.. . be misunderstood. Ido pursue course b will the which the House would wish. w H i e stin.ni%olemMember to do. reason for opposing the Mr. WYSE did not see any . g course not l‘ Iprced°g'eCm°yNseNlfEthLaLt —the M. proposed. If it was unusual, the circumstances were novel ; Sir R. PEEL—Oh, no ; we have not understood you so h considered that by adopting it they were establishing a bad precedent, he would at once oppose it. Lord MORPETH wished that it should be understood, that he did not desire that the House should pursue any course but that which should appear most consistent with its suggestion i e o ri d a t _v h . r — o w ( u H e o a u r t . 4 own dignity. He did wish that some breathing time should be allowed by having the debate adjourned, as the Hon. Member might have an opportunity of retracing his steps. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped, that Me be business tubers, it would be understood that in adjourning the debate, it should House would Sir R. HARRY INGLIS said, that he hoped ' in con ttt hh a e k eA e ft cwr a p . osrHeelfaAeosrft‘evns:cpneeesaokocveoferurstc.thuhereirre other concurred n with b u i‘t s ih i senting to what appeared to be a concession in remember to enforce the same principle when the case of an individual member came under their consideration_ Mr. E. BURKE ROCHE said i t was his pa u in . fril ( I d la y r.) put an end to the present discussio n . The Hon. Member ut for Limerick felt so strongly on this s u bj ect, that he thought it quite unnecessary that any further delay should be interposed between the m ot i o n of the h Hon. Membe r f or Oxfo rd. —(Cries of " Oh, ,"" hear, ear.") He (Mr. Roche) hoped that Hon. Members would not consider that he was perform_ ( Hear, hear. ) ing an agreeable duty.— He assured the House that nothing but his sense of duty s t ood his friendship for the Hon. Member, could induce him gup in his place and make the statement which he had done. But his Hon. Friend was so convinced of the rectitude of the course which he had adopted, and so impressed with i ts propriety, that his resolution remains unchanged, and he (Mr. Roche) did not consider it his duty to conceal the facts of the case. Sir R. PEEL—I doubt whether we had not better pursue our own course. The House was willing to establish a pre cedent, that time for consideration should be allowed; and I do think, after the course which it seems willing to pursue, that there will be a general desire that we had better not change that course from any statement which may be made. Mr. BULLER considered that the House would be con sulting its own dignity in the best mode by allowing a short period to elapse before they should proceed to any step, and, in the meantime, the dif f iculty might be got over. Mr. ESTCOURT s aid be had not the slightest hesitation s uggestion of the Hon in adopting the sugge debate * Gentleman ;he would move that the be then adjourned, and that accordingly f rivat b • it The debate was be resumed at the then adj time 0 ourned.e p bossiness on Thursday next. Mr. P. BORTHWICK gave notice that on Thursday, the 20th instant, he could move an inquiry into the poor-laws of England and Wake. RECLAMATION OF WASTE LANDS. Mr. POULETT SC'ROPE proceed _d to draw the atten. lion of the House to the reclamation of waste lands in Ireland. At the beginning of the session several Bills were laid upon the table of the House by the Right Hon. Gentleman. There was a County Works Bill, a Grand Jury Presentments Bill, but he looked in vain for a Reclamation of Waste Lands Bill. The SPEAKER —Seeing the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Limerick has returned to his seat, I beg to state to him, that it i s no t usua l , a f ter a Member has been observed to withdraw, to return until the debate has been concluded; 1 wish to inform him the debate has been adjourned. Mr. S. O'BRIEN said, with the utmost deference to the House, and to the Right Hon. Gentleman, he did not consider . that he w ou ld b e fulfilling his duty in voluntarily absenting of R the P waste then i a n c d o s n t t i onue the d. himself from th e H ouse, as he had 'notions on the paper which he co ns id ere d would be of importance to the country. (The reclamation Hon. M em b er t h en withdrew). Air. . PSCOE spiritH ethought r t o h v e , tin t i e t was come wh en i t was no longer safe or prudent to leave the which had been evinced by landlords. They had not exhibited a feeling which would warrant Parliament in leaving the matter any longer to them. In Leinster. Munster, and Connaught, in there % were 2,000 , 0 00 of acres which might be improved, and Leinster there were 700,000. There was scarcely a county in Ireland which had not a large quantity of land which mi g ht be reclaimed. I n D onegal there were 40 0,000 acres • in Mayo 800,000 acres. Of this q uant i ty 170,000 acres might be im proved for cultivation, and 300,000 acres for pasture. In Ros common there were 120,000 acres, in Galway 400,000 acres. In Tipperary 300,000 acres might be improved for cultivation, and 60,000 acres for pasture. According to the state ment of a gentleman of considerable authority, there were 200 square miles of land in Ireland which might be reclaimed more or less profitably. The Hon. Mem ber then read copious extracts from the Landlord and Tenant Commission and other reports, to show the immense quantity of waste land in Ireland, and how successfully it might be re claimed.) The question, however, continued the Hon. Gen. tleman, might be put, if such profits arise from the reclamation of waste land, 4 ,why was not more of it reclaimed? Therelwere many reasons. In the first place, the owners were principally absentees; in the second place, it was oftentimes difficult to obtain the co-operation of those whose property these waste lands were ; in the third place, many of the proprietors had only a life interest; and fourthly, there appeared to be an ex traordinary disinclination among the landed proprietors of Ire land to go en with such improvements. Captain KENNEDY said that if anything was to be done, Government should take the improvement of the land into their own hands. He said that the landlords were careless of reclaiming the waste lands. He (Mr. P. Scrope) !thought the time had arrived when the Government should take the matter into their consideration. Why the tenants did not reclaim the bogland in the vicinity of their farms was, that they were not allowed any of the profits arising out of the improve ments. Without that incentive they could not be expected to do so. It was stated on good authority that immediately after improvements had been made, the rent of the land was raised, thereby putting the whole profit into the pockets of the landed proprietors. There were some cases in which some thousands of acres would be taken by some railways; no doubt these might be very advantageous lines to the public, but they would pass through some very valuable properties, and take up some gar dens and pleasure grounds. In making this proposition, hebegged to say he had no object in view but employing the labouring classes; therefore he would propose, that the capital about to be devoted to the reclamation of the waste lands in Ireland should be so applied as to grant farms of not less than one hun dred acres, and to let them either on lease or for a term of years--not to leave the tenant the option of resigning or pur chasing the farm. The Waste Land Society had set a valuable example for the House to follow. He had heard from a gen tleman connected with that society that they had placed in a state of cultivation no less than 18,000 acres, and that with every chance of their bec om i ng a p ro fit a bl e i nves t ment. I f he wished to quote high authorities on this subject he could do so, for he found, in the recommendation given by Lord Stanley last year to the Governor of Van Diemen's Land, that a plan very 51113 • ilar to the one he had advocated was proposed. A similar plan was ad o pt e d i n H o ll an d an d B e l g i um i n their oorer provinces, and though it did not succeed as a profitable nvestment, yet it gave employment to mar.y able-bodied men who would o! herwise be mere paupers. Sir JAMES GRAHAM—AII those provinces are kept under martial law. Mr. P. SCROPE— Such a measure would certainly give employment to vagrants, and would be certainly much better than the mode of treating them in England; and when the Right Hon. Baronet proposed shutting up an honest and indus trious people from sunset to sunrise, he (the Right Hon. Baronet) could hardly twit him with attempting to propose a system which would encourage the operation and application of martial law. Under the present lamentable state of things in Ireland, it was only right that Parliament should step in with some measure which would give employment to the population, and these waste lands offered to a great extent a means of em ployment which would enrich the country instead of impoverish•. ing it. He called the attention of the House to these things, and would ask for leave to bring in a Bill for the purpose he had already stated. He held in his hand a work lately published, from the pen of Mr. Thornton, a gentleman of acknowledged literary talent. It was a work on over-population, and re commended such a plan as he (Mr. P. Scrope) had proposed. He would not trouble the House with any extracts ; he would merely state that the opinions of the writer were so strong on the subject of the urgencey of the present condition of Ireland, and on the necessity for adopting some such plan as the one he had proposed, that he declared that the Irish would be justified in calling for a repeal of the Union, if something was not done to alleviate their sufferings. He quoted this to show that the impression made on a cool and philosophic mind was, that it was better a nation should go through the bitter ordeal of a revolution, than that things should remain as they were at pre sent. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by asking leave to introduce the Bill. Mr. S. CRAWFORD rose to support the motion. He thought that, by carrying oat the measure, great good would be done to Ireland, by bringing waste lands into cultivation, the improving of farms, and the advancement of agriculture. The great object they should keep in view was, not to force the people to leave the land, but to teach them how they could best improve the soil on which they were placed. It was im portant that the State shonld interfere to prevent the system of clearances going on ; and this could be done if it took into its hands the cultivation of waste lands, and those who were obliged to leave the estates of the present landlords, might be found in employment. While the present system continued in operation, they need not be surprised that assassi nations and other deplorable crimes prevailed.—( Hear. ) It was unreasonable that the land should remain uncultivated while the people were unemployed. Legislation was necessary to relieve the distresses of Ireland. It was necessary that the state should assume the power of taking waste land., in order to alleviate some of the evils under which the Irish people were now labouring. What the people of Ireland required was a tenant right. It was that which had kept the people in his neighbourhood in a state of peace ; a good understanding al ways existed between the landlord and the tenant. For these reasons he should support the proposition of the Honourable Member for Stroud. Sir J. GRA HAM, who spoke in so low a tone of voice as to be almost inaudible in the gallery, was understood to say that he had lately bestowed considerable attention on this subject, and he was aware that there were large tracts of land in Ire land which might be advantageously reclaimed for the benefit of thepeople. There were some of the details of the Hon. Member opposite with which he could not agree, and particularly with two observations upon which he dwelt for some time. The Hon. Member said they had done nothing to promote the em ployment of the poor in Ireland, while in no place had educa tion made so little progress as in Ireland. Now, in reply to the latter observations, he could only state that in the last report of the national board of education, they stated that there were 400,000 children receiving instruction under the existing system, which was considered by all parties and classes to be exceedingly excellent. With respect to the first observation, he could only refer to the efforts they had already made for giving employment to the people of Ireland, and he had every reason to believe that those effol is would prove successful.— ( Hear, hear.) With respect to the Bill itself, he should not oppose its introduction, although he objected to some of its details. He should give it his best intentions, and in its pro gress through the House, he hoped to make the Bill more practicable and useful in its provisions. Mr. ROCHE made a few observations net the present law of landlord and tenant in Ireland, which were spoken in so low a tone as to be inaudible in the gallery. He was understood to support the Mr. WY SE entreated the Government to give their atten tion to the establishment of model free schools in Ireland. Mr. LEFROY said that the improvement of waste lands in Ireland would be one of the most beneficial undertakings that could be adopted. All the difficulties which attended legislation upon this point could, he considered, be easily dis posed of. The Government could treat with landed proprietors for their waste lands, and they could adopt such .neans as would improve the land, an d afterwards let them to the proprietors at a certain rent, until the amount expended was fully paid up. He did trust that in the future stages of the Bill, it would be duly conidered by the House. He trusted, that on occasions like this, both aides would join for the purpose of supporting such a measure. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. RAILWAY BILLS. Mr. HUDSON obtained leave to bring in a Bill of Joint- Stock or facilitating the winding up of th . e h affairs o a"s of Parliament, and for which Acts of Incorporation sha ll not be obtained during the present session. ef the shall 1 have been sion ships, their tonnage and crews, belonging to the United King -1.81) tr:mca fo r m ed d t n m HAßßlS Psubsequentie for ro making m th o e v ed com mencemen t f R o i a l a wa r y e s t , u r w n h of the number of King dom, employed in the timber trade with the North American Colonies, cleared outwards and entered inwards in the years 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, and 1845. Also a return of the num ber of ships specified above, their tonnage and crews, which have been cleared outwards and entered inwards twice within the year, in the years 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, and 1845. Also a return of the number of ships specified above, their tonnage and crews, which have cleared outwards up to the date April 20, 1846. Sir JAM'S GRAHAM said the return could not be made in the terms stated in the motion. After some modification it was eventually agreed to. Mr. WAWN, in the absence of Mr. Hume, moved that the petition of ropemakers on the Clyde, for exemyting their trade from the operation of the Factories Act, presented on the 27th of April, be printed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of. Mr. BANKES gave notice that he would, on the 7th of May, move that the minutes of evidence on the Bridport elec tion be printed. The House then adjourned at a Quarter to One. LORD BROUGHAM'S NEW WORK.—We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has this day published the second volume of Lord Brougham's "Lives of Men of Letters and Science, who flourished in the reign of George III.," with original letters, royal Bvo., with portraits, 21s. bound, which can now be had of all booksellers. Also now ready, " Letters of the Kings of England," now first collected from the originals in the Royal Archives and from other authentic sources, private as well as public. Edited with au historical introduction and notes, by J. 0. Halliwell, Esq., P. 8.5., &c., 2 vols., with illustrations, 21s. bound. [ AD VERTISEMENT.]—PALPITATI ON OF THE HEART, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND GENERAL DEBILITY, CURED BY lIOL LOWLY'S PILLS.—A gentleman of the name of Spencer, residing for the present in Sackville-street, Dublin, and who was for many years in the East India Company's service, fell into ill-health, and was even at death's door, the action of his heart being frequently so violent as to cause, when lying down, the very bed to shake; and, again, from shortness of breath and debility he could scarcely walk twenty yards. This gentleman may now be seen out hunting, in the fullest enjoyment of health, having been cured by the surprising virtues of Holloway's justly celebrat e d Pill s, wh i ch are sold b y every c h em ist, and at Professor Holloway's Establislunent, 244, Strand, London. FIRST SPRING MEETING AT NEWMARKET AND CHESTER RACES.—Bell's Life in London, of Sunday next, Full report of the First Spring M e eting, 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Cup and kiery 3 5 a ,1,000 Guineas Stakes, and every event of the week—The ChesterH arrived. other important races—Foregatherings by P g as rm us o on Fly-ilshing,—n Pegasus—Horses and latest speculations —Angling—Piscatorial e Sermon by Ephemera—Chess Problems and Games—Cricket opening arrange ments at Lord's—Aquatics—Pedestrianism, and every class of British Sports, and the usual summary of Foreign, Domestic, and Political News. Price of Bell's Life (40 folio columns), gularly published in time for all the Saturday afternoon railways. EFFECT 0F SOOT ON F WERS .—s 00t, when applied to the roots of the common primrose LO and ftetu cowslip, has the effect of transmuting their complexion from their wonted pale yellow colour to those of a delicate pink. Min NAVY CIVIL DEPARTMENTS. A Bill to amend the Laws relating to the Business of the Civil Departments of the Navy, and to make other Regulations for the more effectually carrying on the Duties of the said Departments. Whereas by an Act m a d e I n the second year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, "An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Business of the Civil Departments of the Navy, and to make other Regulations for the more effectually carrying on the Duties of the said De partments," all the duties thereof then vested in the prin cipal officers and commissioners of his Majesty's navy, and the commissioners for victualling his Majesty's navy, and for the care of sick and wounded seamen, were transferred to the commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. And whereas her Majesty, by her royal letters patent, un der the great seal, bearing date the was pleased to constitute and appoint certain persons therein named to be such commissioners as last aforesaid. And whereas it is deemed expedient, and for the better re gulation of her Majesty's naval service, that the said com missioners for executing the said office of Lord lligh Ad miral should be reduced to three, and that other regulations should be established for conducting the civil services of her Majesty's navy. Be it therefore enacted, by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons. in this present Par liament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that in case her Majesty should be pleased to cancel and revoke the said letters patent, by which the said several persons were respectively constituted and appointed commissioners for executing the said office of Lord High Admiral as afore said, the number of such commissioners shall be reduced to three. And be it enacted, that the said three commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral as aforesaid, shall be and they are hereby authorised and empowered to appoint a naval officer, during good behaviour, to be styled " Comp troller of th e D ockyard Establis hment's," under whose three tien and controul shall be placed the survey or of the navy , the storekeepe r - general, and all the o ffi cers attached to the dockyard establishments, and to whom the said commis sioners shall be and they are hereby authorised and em powered to depute all or any of the powers transferred to the said commissioners from the principal officers and commis sioners of his Majesty's navy by the said Act of the second year of the reign of his late Alajesty William IV. Provided always, that the said Comptroller of the dockyard establish.. merits shall correspond with the secretary for the time bein g of the Board of Admiralty, an d s h a ll o b ey all orders and in structions which shall be from time to time transmitted to him by such secretary. And be it enacted, that the said commissioners shall be and they are hereby authorised and empowered to appoint a naval officer, during good behaviour, to be styled " Comp troller of the Medical and Victualling Department," under whose direction and controul shall be placed the Physician of the Fleet and Comptroller of the Victualling, to be here after styled " Purser and Paymaster of the Fleet," and all the officers and servants attached to the medical and vic tualling department of the said establishment, to whom the said commissioners shall be and they are hereby authorised and empowered to depute all or any of the powers transferred to the said commissioners from the principal officers and com missioners for victualling his Majesty's navy, and for the care of sick and wounded seamen, by the said Act of the second year of the reign of William IV. Provided always, that the said Comptroller of the Medical and. Victualling De partment shall correspond with the secretary for the time being of the Board of Admiralty, and shall obey all orders and instructions which shall be from time to time transmitted to him by such secretary. And be it enacted, that the said three Commissioners shall be authorised and empowered to appoint a person to be styled the " Comptroller of Accounts," whose duty shall be to comptrol the accounts and bring forward the estimates and perform any other duties deputed to him by the said Commissioners for the time being, under whose direction and control shall be placed the Accountant-General, and all clerks and other officers attached to his department for executing the office of Lord High Admiral, to whom the said Commis sioners shall be and they are hereby authorised and em poWered to depute all or any of the powers transferred to the said Commissioners by the said Act of the second year of the reign of William IV.: provided always, that the said Comp troller of Accounts shall correspond with the Secretary for the time being of the Board of Admiralty, and shall obey all orders and instructions which shall be from time to time transmitted to him by such Secretary. And whereas by the third section of the said Act passed in the second year of the reign of his late Majesty King Wil liam IV., it is enacted, that from and after the revocation of the said letters patent, all contracts, covenants, and agree ments made between the said Commissioners of the Navy and Victualling respectively, or any person on their behalf, and any other person or persons whomsoever, for the supply of any stores, goods or other things for his Majesty's ser vice, or for the performance of any work, or on any account in anywise relating to the naval and victualling departments respectively, or in which the said Commissioners are in any manner interested or concerned, shall in like manner be trans ferred to and vested in the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, and shall be executed and enforced by them in the same manner as if they had been named therein : and whereas it is deemed expedient that such section should be repealed and re-en acted as hereinafter mentioned ; be it therefore enacted, that from and after the passing of this Act, the said section be and the same is hereby repealed. And be it further enacted, that from and after the revoca tion of the said letters patent, all contracts, covenants, and agreements made between the said Commissioners for ex ecuting the office of Lord High Admiral, or any person on their behalf, and any other person or persons whomsoever, for the supply of any stores, goods, or other things for her Majesty's service, or for the performance of any work, or on any other account in anywise relating to the naval and vic tualling departments respectively, or in which the said Com missioners are in any manner interested or concerned, shall be transferred to and vested in the said Comptrollers of the Dockyards, the Comptroller of the Medical and Victualling Department, the Comptroller of Accounts, and one of the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Ad• miral as aforesaid, for the time being, and shall be executed and enforced by them in the same manner as if they - had been named therein. And whereas it is expedient for the government of her Majesty's naval service, that the officer to be appointed to fill the office of Comptroller of the DOckyards and Comp. troller of the Victualling and Medical Department, should be experienced men, and weal versed in the duties they have to perform ; be it enacted, that no officer shall be appointed to fill either of these departments who has not served five years as superintendent of a dockyard or superintendent of an hos pital and victualling-yard respectively. And be it enacted, that on the demise of the present Vice and Rear Admiral of Great Britain, the two Naval Lords of the Admiralty for the time being do hold the appointments of Vice and Rear Admiral, and in the event of the appoint ment of a Lord High Admiral, they hold their appointment and act as his counsel. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Hon. Miss Mitchell, visited the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace, and remained to luncheon with her Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.- Colonel Seymour, left town at six o'clock yesterday morning, travelled by a special train on the South Western Railway to Gosport, crossed in the Lightning steam•packet to Mead Hole, Isle of Wight, and proceeded to Osborne House. The Prince left Osborne House at ten minutes before three o'clock in the afternoon, recrossed in the Lightning, and returned to town by a special train, arriving at Buckingham Palace at seven o'clock in the evening. The Queen, attended by Lady Portman, took an airing yesterday, in an open carriage and four. The Equerry in Waiting, the HonourableColon e l G rey , was in attendance on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Al fred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday, in the gardens of the Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attendd by the Hon, Miss Murray, Hon. Mi ss N ap i er , L ord By on, Hon. Colonel Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour, honoured the Italian Opera with their presence yesterday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by her Lady in Waiting, also honoured the performance of the Opera with her presence. Her Majesty the Queen Do wager v i s i te d her Royal High ness the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at Cambridge House. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe- Meiningen returned to Marlborough House at six o'clock yesterday afternoon from Portambuth. His Serene Highness was attended by Captain Taylor, Mr. Bedford, and the Baron de Reitzenotein. Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Minister, had an inter view with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at the Foreign office. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. VOCAL CONCERTS, HANOVER SQUARE; ROOMS. The first of these delightful concerts took place here last evening under the patronage of the Duchess of Kent, the were ia supportedwit. Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and Duch ess o f B ucc l euc h , and the Duchess of Sutherland. Th e who a r vocal ia B . e performers ,s .issßioreeh,eyad H. Miss n Ley ,and Phillips,Mi s m bilwy: were, r a ebb's lv,l Mr. Lk very efficient chorus. Mr. Tarte, the organist of West minster Abbey, presided at the organ and piano -forte. The only other instrumental performance was Mr. Blagrove on the violin. The following was the programme Madrigal.PA uT I n a tlinovnea wake," principal. m singers and chorus— N B. V ir e . bb ß e cagrov Song, "Ah com ir," Miss Birch ; "God Save the Queen." Obligate, andM rose," Miss e—Guglielini. P Glee, " With sighs, sweet Miss Maria B. Hawes, Mr. Hobbs, 2r. Lockey Phillips—Callcott. Ballad, " When forced from dear Hebe," Mr. H. Phillips—Dr. Arne. Music in Macbeth, all the p ls ri ipa n rA c ia i n p Tß al . s uH a .—G n aw d e c ls,e h e oLu : s . o H h n l nb ß s i , r m d r o . f Ln e n v ke e,' y ' M n is d s m ßi r rc H h,. MissPhil lips—Earl of Mornington. Song, "1 attempt a from love's sickness to fly," M r . H o bb s —Purcell. Duet, "Fraught with melodies," Miss Birch and Miss Maria B. Hawes, and chorus —Weber. New Fantasia, violin, Mr. Blagrove—Kalliwoda. Air, " See Nature doth her stores unfold." Miss Maria B. Hawes—Weber. Glee, " The Midges," Mi ss Bi rc h, Mi ss Maria B. Ha wes , Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. H. Phillips—W. Knyvett. Chorus, " Then round the st arr y throne"—Han del. Glee, Thy voice, 0 Harmony," principal singers and chorus—Webbe. Miss Birch gave Gaglielmi's beautiful air with exquisite taste, and Callcott's glee too, was very delightfully given. H. Phillips, who was in excellent voice, sung " When forced from dear Hebe," as he always does sing, admirably; and then came the gem of the night, Matthew Lock's magnificent Macbeth music, with H. Phillipps as first witch and Hecate, and Miss Birch as second witch. The solo, " Let's have a dance upon the heath," was beautifully given by Miss Ley, who seemed thoroughly to enter into the spirit of this, the finest of our old English composers. Too much praise cannot be given to Mr. Turle for the manlier in which he accompanied this music on the organ, it was very fine. The Earl of Mornington's charming glee was beauti fully given, and was honoured with an encore ; as was Weber's exquisite air, " See nature doth her stores un fold," in which the rich tones of Miss Maria Hawes's fine contralto voice told admirably. The concert was well at tended; so well, that we think we may venture to prophecy that this attempt at reviving our old classical chamber music will be pre-eminently successful. We trust it l may, o and we hope the directors of these vocal concerts there is g no on sand prosper. Often have we heard it said, English sc h oo l o f m usic, founded in fact, There was an English school of music. Never was any assei-tion les s witness Wilbye and his contempora r y madri g al writer s , and Matthew Locke and Purce ll, lon g before the Ger • man or the French were dreamed of : but we have been careless of the fame transmitted to us by our ancestors. We have been content to hide our light under a bushel, and have suffered ourselves to be robbed of that credit which is by right our own. The fact is, no nation is so rich in chamber music as our own. The directors of these Concerts are endeavouring to bring to light these hidden us they will obtain ical treasures. They deserve succes s , d an We ardently hope it, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST ; SPRIN.9 AILETIN-0;.5.-EsnaY. The race for th e 2,000 gaineas, roved,' itsßaSAditiilpated, unusually attractive, and A.m . togetheritiar i gal*mblage than we have witnessed foiviny Years tare accasion. There were numerous arrivOs - inAidreEsaing.evfning, but the "rush " on the morn%i" Was pfailik4Cincluding a large accession by special train, foremost among whom were the Duke of Beaufort, and Lord George Bentinck, who reached the town before twelve o'clock. The betting circle was extensive, but the hopes of many, who were against the "crack," were sadly damped by the declaration, at twenty minutes after ten. that lago had been scratched. This brought Tom Tul lock in great force, and he was greedily backed at evens against the field, and subsequently, as will be seen,-at six and seven to four on him. Tibthorpe was second favourite, and many got on to five to one , a t w hi c h price a good deal was done. Bill Scott having evinced unshrinking confidence on the heath in the morning, declaring he would win, and no thing less, a confidence which it will be seen was fully sus tained by the result. Green Pea and King Charles had also been admired, but Scott,,. Scott occupied the vantage ground throughout. The first race was appointed for one o'clock, and by this time the assemblage on the heath was immense, including many equipages of families of distinction, and carriages of all descriptions : the equestrians were beyond all calculation, and the excitement, as usual, extraordinary. The first race was quickly disposed of, by the victory of the Duke of Rutland's Alexa over the two favourites. The next race for the Queen's Plate for mares over the Rowley Course derived additional interest from Mr. Osbaldeston riding his own mare, Sorella. At first the field had the call of Miss Elis, but it being soon ascertained that three only would start she rose in favour, and 5 and 6 to 4 was laid on her. The Squire rode with great " pluck" to the stand, and looked like a winner, but Nat then put his shoulder to the wheel and won, but not without being driven almost over the ropes, by a length. neat agita in ti ro on ta ill tion tb , e an r d in w g ls e g d r e b a y t race tb e accustomed the day came noisy preceded Tom Tullock being backed at 6 and 7 to 4 on him, and Tib thorpe at sto 1; Green Pea at 5 and 6to 1, but with few friends. Of th e race we h ave g i ven fu ll part i cu l ars here after. It is only necessary to say the verdict was in favour of Tibthorpe, who won cleverly by three parts of a length amidst the vociferous acclamations of the " Bill Scotian" dy i nasty, who were considerable winners, and to the utter dis may of those who had held on to the rocket by which Tom Tullock had been raised to an enviable height, only to fall like the stick. The sports concluded with the Coffee room Stakes, won in a canter by Paragone, and the defeat of Fusbos by the Duke of Rutland's Leopard. The weather was favourable throughout., the sport abundant, and all, ex cept s. the losers, retired highly gratified with the day's amuse t In addition to other distinguished visitors on the heath, we may mention Prince George of Cambridge, who the race for the 2,000 Guineas Stake, Lord cam Su e b b s y e Maidstone, we understand, called upon the stewards to have Tibthorpe's mouth examined, and it will be done to morrow morning; meanwhile, the stakes are withheld. We have only time and space to describe the races as they came off, and to add that in the betting Tom Tullock was sent "to the right about," and Tibthorpe took his place for the Derby, being backed at 8 to 1-4 to 1 taken against Sting. The following are details of the racing : Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, for three-yrs-old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 200 soy. if de manded, &c. T. Y. C. (6 Subs.) Duke of Rutland's Alexa Lord Exeter's Lebanon... Mr. Shelly's Tit-bit Mr. IL J. Shafto's Sharpshooter Duke of Bedford's Lady Constance Mr. Beresford's Miranda Betting sto 2 agst Tit-bit, 3to 1 agst Lebanon, and 4to 1 agst Lady Constance. Lebanon made running at a strong pace into the ro p es , an d ought to have won, but cut it a ew yards from the chair, and was beaten by half a length ; Tit-bit was beaten two lengths from the winner. The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas, for mares; four-yrs-old, 9st; five, 9st 81b ; s i x an d aged, R.C. Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elis, 4 yrs (Nat) I Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella, 5 yrs 2 Mr. Arber's Caroline, 4 yrs Betting -7 to 4on Miss Elis, and 7to 4 agst Sorella. Miss Elis made all the running, Sorella waiting on her till near the cords; Nat, with great difficulty, got his mare's head straight a few yards from the chair, and having just missed it, won by a length. Caroline ran out at the corner of the plantations. After the race, complaints of foul riding were mutually lodged by Mr. Osbaldeston and Nat. The 2,000 Guineas Stakes, by Subs of 100 Sovs. each, h ft, for three-yrs-old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tattan Sykes, late Tibtborpe (Owner) I Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock 2 Lord Exeter's c by Colwick, out of Galata The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord Albemarle's Radulphus, Lord George Bentinck's Green Pea, and Mr. Osbaldestone's King Charles. Betting -13 to Bon Tom Tullock, sto 1 agst Green Pea, 5 to 1 agst Tibthorpe, and 10 to 1 agst King Charles. Radulphus went away with a slight lead, followed by Green Pea and Tibthorpe, and by this trio the front was maintained for nearly half a mile; King Charles then showed in front (against his rider's will, we suspect) and made play to the bushes, where he fell ba c k, an d t h e favoUrite took up the running, Tibthorpe and the Galata colt lying close up, and nothing else having a chance. The three ran together into the bottom and three parts up the hill, by which time the Galata colt had enough of it ; Tibthorpe now closed with the favourite, headed him a few strides from home, and wort cleverly by three parts of a length ; the Galata colt a bad third. The race was run in 1 minute and 57 seconds. lago was declared not to start at twenty minutes past ten this morning. The Coffee-room Stakes of 50 sovs. each, for colts, Bst 71h and fillies, Bst 41b. A.F. Duke of Bedford's Paragone (Robinson) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Fugitive Lord Albemarle's N e ll C oo k a 5 to I on Paragone, who took the lead at starting, but was passed, after running a quarter of a mile, by Nell Cook, who went on to the Ab. M. bottom ; the favourite then re covered his lead, kept it, and won cleverly by half a length ; Fugitive second, and Nell Cook a bad third. Sweepstakes of 300 Boys. each, 100 ft, for four-yr-olds, oohs. Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b. B.C. (5 Subs.) Duke of Bedford's Leopard (Robinson) 1 Mr. Ford's Fuzbos 2 .5 to 4on Leopard, who made running at a moderate pace from end to end, and won by four lengths. Match.-3 00 ,Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon, Bst 71b, rec ft from Lord Glasgow's c by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Whip, Bst 71b. ARRIVALS THIS Day.—Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First and Mendicant, Mr. Wreford's Wilderness, Lord G. Bentinck's Ennui, and the Marquis of Conyngham. ...(W. Boyce) 1 (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, TUESDAY Nunrr. ENTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY. 501. PLATE, B.C.—Wolfdog, 4 yrs—Keppel, 4 yrs—May nooth, 4 yrs. HANDICAP, A.F.—Rowland Hill, 4 yrs, Bst 101b—Petit Morceau, 4 yrs, Bst 61b—Footstool, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Leacon field, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (paid). LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Sweetmeat 20 to 1 agst Pedometer 11 to 1 agst Best Bo wer 20 to 1 agst Weatherbit 16 to 1 agst The Baron 20 to 1 agst Miss Burns 20 to 1 agst Inheritress—t. 25 to 1 agst Magnet —t. No others mentioned. DERBY. _ _ 4 to 1 agst Sting—t 20 to 1 agst Brocardo 8 to 1 agst Tibthorpe 22 to 1 agst Spithead 20 to 1 agst Tom Tullock—t. 40 to 1 agst Crown Prince. OAKS. 15 to 1 agst Osprey. BETTING AT MANCHESTEE.—TUESDAY. CHESTER CUP.-9 to 1 agst Sweetmeat (take 10 to 1)- 2 to 1 agst Best. Bower (t)-15 to 1 agst Weatherbit t)-15 to 1 agst Pedometer (0-20 to 1 agst Inheritress (t) —3O to 1 agst Chilnsy-30 to 1 agst Magnet-40 to 1 agst Con. (t)-40 to 1 agst Beaufront (t)-40 to 1 agst Elope (taken freely)-50 to 1 agst Lothario (t). DERBY.-6 to 1 agst Toth Tullock (t). 2000 GUINEAS STAKES.-5 to 4 agst Torn Milo& (taken to 50I.)--4 to 1 agstlago (t)- 7 -5 to 1 agst Tibthorpe (t). . . DREADFUL ACCIDENT.,-- 7 BRISTOL. TUESDAY, APRIL 28.—Yesterday afternoon a very severe accident, by which five men were most seriously injured, occurred at the NewChureh, Kingswood. The interior of the church has for some time been undergoing exten sive repairs, and was being entirely repainted, and the unfortunate sufferers by this lamentable accident were painters engaged at the time in painting the ceiling of the church. For this purpose, as is usual, a plank was placed for the men to work upon, having each end laid upon a scaffold erected for its support. Upon this plank four men, Thomas Nash, William Kent, William Lambert, and James Morgan, very incautiously went to work; it having been in lank so in a c n r o eas ther ed m its anat tended by the employers that only one man, or at the most two, should work upon it at the some time. The motions and weight T i ck :r ed :l) u in p g ii d l o a wi d i r vi bration that one end of It was gradually drawn off the scaffold Nfivoi:earrkt unfortunatea t io i r e te d eh iutr,n men and church.. :, i Te it fell uthe t mh ewoltsittyh of consternation t i h o e u d erasl church, , aimmediatelydep ul precipitating ofabi o)theruet of the four men while at work dreadfully mangled pre vailed, f e e d et :a a n n d d th in e fi th v e e p s r u o ir g e res re s rs o w f l er ts e fall p condition, James Morgan having a severe fractu re a compound fracture of his lower jaw , and an of his right thigh, his spine, William Lambert else had , his extensive contusion of received several severe injuries of the left thigh fractured, and Thomas Nash fractured his ankle right ankle and right shoulder. some very severe contusions of t hef ace oint severely, and had besides Kent received seine abdominal injuries and body; and William charac ter, but had no bones fractured. The inh a bitants Of a a most dangerous neighbour hood immediately carnao the assistan ce o f of the o the unfortunate sufferers, and they were removed to the Bristol Infirmary, lying in a very precarious state. The man we wherewawa s theystruck are by now th e falling plank was also severely, but not dangerously injured, and was removed to the house of some of his relatives. THREE FATAL 'ACCIDENTS.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford, Coroner for Westminster, held three nquests at the Black Horse, Bedfordbury, Covent-garden. The first was upon the body of Wm. Austin, aged two years, the son of a compositor, residing at No. 16, Crown-court, Drury-lane. From the evidence of a Mr. Todd, it ap peared that, on 'the morning of Sunday last, his attention was directed to the house opposite his own, in Crown-court, by per ceiving smoke Issuing through the iron gratings. He immediately went to ascertain the cause, when he found the deceased running to and fro in the front kitchen area, with the whole of his wearing ap parel in a blaze. The flames were extinguished as soon as possible, and the deceased was removed first to King's College Hospital, but there being no vacant beds in that institution, he was taken to the Charing-cross Hospital, where he died on Monday from the effects of the bums. It appears that the child, daring the temporary absence of his mother, commenced playing with the lire, and his clothes in consequence became ignited. Verdict, " Ac cidental death."—The second inquest was concerning the death of John Woodman, aged 48. The deceased on the 6th of the present month was engaged with several other men, removing an entabla ture from the shop front of a house under repair in Long-acre. The deceased was holding the facia up by means of a rope from the first floor, when the weight of it pulled him out of window, and__ fal lin g a . i, _ upon his head he fractured his skull. lie was taken to "Accidental Charing cross Hospital, where he died on Monday. Verdict. _ an Thomas Irel and, aged third inquiry was on the o f body .ning some windows aged 65. The deceased. on Sunday last, was t, cle so;io, when it is for Mr. Sawyer, an engineer, of Frith - stree t, found lying on the sup posedpave- that he missed'his footing, for a t h t e he time was issuing from his meat under the house ; the bloodas also removed to the Charing-cross mouth, ears, and nose. lie •mediately after his admission. Verdict. where he died 1111 of the base of the skull, but how `Hospital,That he died from a fracture c au sed there was not a anicient evidence to prove." . BRIGHTON, APRIL 28.— Tills morning, at ten o ' clock, ti , e body of C a ptain Johnson, who was drowned off B r i g h ton, about five weeks ago, by the foundering of the Sloop Bee, of Goole, was brought ashore by some fishermen. His features were completely obliterated, and the only means of identifying him was by his clothes. Neither of the other bodies have been found. Two Eastbourne fisher men who came in during the night reported that they had fallen in with a large vessel a few miles o ff i n the Channel, upon her beam ends, but without discovering any person on bo ard , this morning the Gener a l Steam Ica • At two o'clock navigation Company's packet the Magnet went off in search of the vessel, but had not returned when this account was forwarded. TILE WILDERSPIN TESTIMONIAL.—The subscription for the purpose of forming a fund for the support of the declining years of Mr. Wild ersp i n, the originator of infant schools, is proceeding very succeSsfallY. Among the recent names added to the list aro those of the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of Hereford, Earl Fitz- William, Viscountess, Galway, Lady Noel Byron, Lady Wenlock Hon. Mrs. Annesley, Hon. Jane Lawley, lion. Mrs. Smythe, Pro fessor Smythe, Wm. Beckett, Eel., M.P., Rev. Armyt age Rhodes, Fountain Wilson, Esq., Henri Hallam, Esq., &C. ADMISSION OF S O LICITORS. -7 'he Master of the Rolls 6, at the Rolls Court, Chancery lane,has appointed Wednesday, May ,for swearing in the afternoon , • at a quarter-past three o'clock in solicitors ; and it is intimated that every person desirous of being sworn must leave his common law admission and certificate at the secretary's office on or before May 5.