The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-24 00:00:00

fourth Xbition GERMANY. We learn from Berlin that Baron Linden, Ambas sador Extraordinary from the King of Wurtemburg, has had a private audience of the King, to whom he delivered a letter from the King of Wurtemburg containing a satisfactory explanation of certain words used during the late political exc it e ment. After the audience the ambassador was invited to dine with the King at the Castle of Charlottenburgh. It is stated that the question of the succession to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Baden has been settled, and that the Prince Frederic well be sum moned to the Grand Ducal office. In Bremen the Constitution is abolished. The Senate has published the resolution of the Germanic Diet of the 6;h of March, by which that assembly adopted the maEfications proposed by the Senate. It consequently repeals the Constitution, and an nounces the grant of a new fundamental law. In Vienna the Ministerial President has formed a investigate the military budget, comm itt e e to closely and to make any proposals for retrenchment . in the expenditure that may seem at all feasible. It is generally expected that the committee, which is com posed of experienced and clear-sighted men, will propose certain reductions which will tell upon the finances. A telegraphic dispatch says 1,700 men from Sera jeno have marched into Livnor. All the Greeks and the Roman Catholics are being disarmed. All the Roman Catholic and Greek clergy, and the heads and two principal magistrates of every town and village, have been arrested. C3neealment of arms is punished with instant death. Tee Turks alone are excepted. Troops are expected at G:ahowr , Gla mock. and uvno for the purpose of suppressing the alleged Panslavistic movement. Travellers, even those pro vided with Austrian passports, are exposed to the greatest inconveniences. any Christians, quite op pressed with the expenses of quartering the troop., have quitted their homes, and are wandering about. The military co mmander of Prague, Field-Marshal Count Clam Gallas, has issued a proclamation, under date of the 14th, which suspends the right of associ ations, and recalls to mind the prohibition of either possessing or distributing exciting or revolutionary pamphlets or papers. Every transgressor of either of these laws is amenable to the cognizance of the court-martial. In Upper Austria the tide of emigration is greatly on the increase, and this is by no means con fined to the mechanics or the lower classes of the population, bat large farmers and persons possessed of considerable landed property leave their native soil for the purpose of trying their fortune in America. Dr. Anthony Warren, of New market, formerly Deputy to the Austrian Diet, has united with himself above 100 highly-respectable persons, who will leave for their distant transmarine home in the course of a few days. -- - In Bohemia, in a district of Blowitz, an emigra tion society has been formed, the object of which i 3 to establish a Bohemian and Moravian colony in North America. — The illness of his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden has assumed such a serious character that he is not expected to survive many days. ITALY. The latest accounts from Cagliari are of the 17th. The greatest tranquillity prevailed throughout the island, but no intelligence hid yet been received from the expeditionary column sent to the Nurra district. The number of muskets collected at Sassari is 3,800, of which 800 only belonged to the National Guard. The rural populations, it appears, has refused to join in the disturbances at Sassari. General DURANDO has returned t, C.igiieri ; the rigour of the state of siege has been abated at Sassari; only 35 persons ara under judicial examination. The Chamber of Deputies of Turi❑ was discussing the Civil Pension Bill. On the 19th the Minister of Finance had presented five projects of law to the Chamber. Oee of them authorised the National Bank to increase its capital by 8,000,000 of livrer, another proposed certain modifications in the tariff, end a third was relative to the construction of a rail way between Turin and Snze. The Milan Official Gazette of the 18th inst. an nounces the arrival of Marshal Radetzki at Cremona on the 17th. The Roman Journal of the 15th inst. states that the Pope had held a S.2cret Consistory in the morning of that day, at which four new Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church were appointed. Amongst them was the Archbishop of Bordeaux, Monsignor Donnet. After the Consistory, Count Bentivoglio left for IFrance to convey to his Eminence the news of his elevation. The Piedmontese Chlmber of Deputies met on the 18'h inst , to hear the interpellations of M. Ferraccia relative to the recent oveuts at Sassari. 11. Ferraccia rose ;lad said : " Hiving le. en summoned, with the other deputies of Serdiaia, by the Minisier of the Interiur, I did not thiek proper to offer any opposition, the state of siege being already decreed. Any observation I could have made would have, been tardy and useless. Breides, I was not in posvession of ;he ieforma.ion I F ave since received. I am new enabled to state sei.h certainty that the deplorable events of Sassari were brou;ht &petit, by petty persona lities and insults ffered by the riff2men to _peaceable citizens, who were under the necessity of defending themselves. The proclamation of the state of siege is, on the part of the Cabinet, an abuse of power. If any body be responsible for the recent commotions in Sardinia it is the Government, which never thought of organising the police or replacing the troeps guilty of insueordinetion. The Ministry asserts that S ardiuia is infested with secret societies, whose object is to separate the island from Pied mont. The Sardinians are animated with sentiments of union and fraternity. The disorders and offences, re pressed on certain points of the island, have been pro duced by want of foresight on the part of the Govern ment, by the detestaulo mode of assessing the taxa?. the obstacles thrown in the way of industry and trale, and by the apathy of the constituted authorities. I will never approve measures of an exceptional character, for they recal to my mind the period of vice-regal despotism. It would be preferable, in my opinion, to favour the intellectual, morel, and civil development of the country. I cense 'ittently consider that I am fulfilling a duty, in calling the Ministry to account for suspenuing the e ff e cts of the o estitutio u in the province of Sassari, without having been previously authorised to do so by a law." M. Pernati, Minister of the Interior, replied— " The etem of siege is only a concentration of power, to provide f or extraordinary eases by extraordinary means. et that constitutional concentration of power should abrogate justice and individual and suppress the guarantees of antidue.l liberty, it deserves the censure of Parliament. to eO , ll it should respect those rights, and co nfine itself entrate in one hand the civil and m ilitary authorit ybelonging the latter doea not to the Executive Power, the Constitution. Thist:xceed its attributes or violate opinion is confirmed by the decree placing Genoa in of texts which I a state of siege in 1849, and by a number might borrow from French jurispruden ce , yoked the SaN to iieian Dep u ti es icn )I.2 "' :r twie cone intention of t he Government,ead"ties them : of the they unanimously agreed that the measure was ineaspeneatil Government acted with frankness and e. Thus the aerio loj i alty. A few weeks before the 24th of February occurred in the province. A comp eny of r eeee 7 esses had attacked, and we had anerwards In elm was have Sassari. deplore the oc currences at Cagliari and it not yet sufficiently certain data to e l euid :e _ whence came the provocation, there is one thing positive namely, that soldiers were ill-treated, seta, pa and one killed. It was consequently evident that there prevailed in the province 3 spirit of insubordination which required to be energetically checked. He tbe decree establishing the state of siego, of which the execution is confided to General Durand°. Liberty no doubt should be respected, but it does not exist when the Government cannot protect order against all attacks, from whatever side they come. M. SURF, who spoke next, said : " I expected that the Minister of the I n t e rior, in order to justify the measure, would cite conspirac ies, reac tionary intrigues, or demagogic excesses. He adduyed no such facts. If ordinary offences be sufficient to justify the proclamation of martial law, why - not extend it to Ptedment, where such offences are daily committed? The occurrences at a masked ball at S is sari were mere individual offences, and did not constitute a revolt. The Courts of Justice alone were competent to try them. I consequently propose the following order of the day :-- 4 The Chamber, consider ing that the Cabinet had no right to deprive the inhabi tants of the town and province of Samar' of their consti tutional franchises, passes to the order of the day.' After a few words from M. Asproni, General della I %rmore, Minister of War, rose and said— "lt is my duty to refute insinuations tending to repre sent the citizzns as having been assaulted by the troops. A person perfectly worthy of credit, who left Sassari 4,,., the 24 t h F ebruary, certified to the G overnment t h at it was the soldiers who had been ill-treated and me naced in their barracks. O ffi cers and soldiers were in sulted by the citizens a nd . the National Guard. Cul pa'Jle violence was exercised towards them. A corporal was wounded by a piatel-shot tired by an advanced sen try of t h e National Guard. The troops behaved with ge . n , ro ary aid troges n i m i ty. , M. Vitazzi and Al. D econdi a h subsequently- vindi cated the condu c t of ts.e Government. The latter declared that the National G uar d h a d di s h onoure d its uniform by, becoming an i nstrument o f assassi nation. M. Suds protested against those words, asserting that the shots were not fired by the National Guard, but by c itiz e ns armed with fowl ing-pieces. its judgment on ing-pleoes. M. Lione then moved an order of the day, by which the Chamber re served the measures adopted by t he G overnment, but it was . not supported. Finally, on the proposition of M. Gustave de Cavour, the simple order of the day was put to the vote, and adopted by a considerable majo rity. The Assembly after vrard3 atourw,"4 THE SUN, LORD DERBY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, 7 -Can you spare me a small space in your valu able, highly-interesting, and most impartial journal. If ye!,l will venture a f e w words on the position of the Ministers and the Opposition. The latter complain—or would make us believe that they do—that Lord Derby has not been sufficiently explicit in his explanations. Has he not been rather too much so for them? It ap pears to me that Lord Derby has said, as plain as words can speak, as clearly, I may say, as A B C, and es cer tainly as that two and two make four, that his own indi vides! opinion is not in the slightest degree changed as regards the impolicy of free trade, and I conclude that he speaks the voice of his party, and the following may, I think, be considered as a Lair summary of his Lordship's speeches:—A great experiment has now been going on in this country for some years, of the impolicy of which neither I nor my party entertain the smallest doubt. On the other hand we are well aware that a very large and influential holy of men who have a majority in both Houses are of a different opinion, and we are, therefore, quite aware that it would be impossible, even it it was advisable, and the wish of the country, to reverse this system with the present Parliament. Consequently, as soon as what we consider the necessary and most important business of the country has been transacted, we purpose to appeal to and take the sense of the country; not on the mere question, however, of a corn-law, but upon the broad principle of protection to British interests and British industry. As far as re gards protection, we do not even in the next Parliament propose to meddle with it, unless the voice of the coun try is expressed most decidedly in its favour, and then in bringing forward our measures for protection, we most certainly do not mean to exclude the agricultural interests. Oa the other hand, again, should the decision of the country be against us as regards protection, but in our favour on other matters of hardly less importance, we propose—not most certainly even then to resign—but to endeavour to carry out the policy decided upon by the country, fully and fairly, taking carp that no one parti cular interest shall suffer more than, or be sacrificed to any other; endeavouring to equalize the weight of our heavy taxation over all branches of industry and all property equally, whilst at the same time relieving all, as far as possible, by a strict economy and a steady pur pose in our policy. We hope, in short, the great expe riment having either passed away or become a fact and a reality, to guide the nation onward in the path of glory, and not to be driven forward by a perpetual howl of discontent.—l am, Sir, your admirer, FAIR PLAY. .15 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. On Monday evening the usual meeting of the society was held at the Royal Institution, Albemarle-street. Sir R. J. Murchison presided. The Earl of Yeralam, Captain Pullen, and Captain Washington Carr, were among the new members elected. Captain BEATS'I , N was introduced by the President, and read an interesting paper in explanation of the objscts of the expedition on which he is about to embark in search of Sir John Franklin and his brave companions. He gave a minute description of the steamer, the Isabel, 250 tons, in which the search will be performed, the pre cautions used to enable the vessel to resist the pres sure of the ice, the number of boats, among which is a life boat, and the general equipments, which are most complete. He stated that the crew would consist of twelve persona besides himself', and provisions were provided for five years, and could be made to last seven years, if necessary, while abun dant ammunition had been supplied by the Board of Ordnance. His course, on leaving England, will be to proceed direct to the Straits of Magellan, thence passing into the Pacific to Callao, and from that point proceed ing to Bebring's Straits. Arrived at the ice, Captain Beatson proposes to posh forward to the north and west, along the Asiatic shore, and to get to the north as far as possible this year. As soon as the winter com mences he will endeavour to explore to the east and north-east with sledges. In the event of not getting so far this year, he intends to winter as far to the north-west as possible, previous to starting in the spring. Opportunity will be taken to erect cairns cn every available cape or hill, in which will be deposited a bottle containing a notice of his inten tions. Every endeavour will be subsequently used to get to the eastward, but should this be impracticable on account of the condition of the ice, Captain Beat son will make to the north, entertaining, as he does, the conviction that if Sir John Franklin has arrived in or about the 150th meriiian, he wouli probably try to proceed westward in a higher latitude. This course he proposes to follow year by year, until he deems that region sufficiently explored, which the missing naviga tors are by competent judges believed to have reached. In conclusion, the captain expressed his hope that he would be favoured with moral and physical energy to perform his task ; but should he not be fortunate enough to meet with traces of Franklin and his crews, he should at least return with satisfactory proofs of their not having reached the parts he proposed to survey, and with the consciousness of having performed his duty. Thanks were voted to Captain Beatson for his paper, the President observing that the plan was peculiarly his own, and that the exhaustive process of search now in progress would leave no means untried to discover our missing countrymen. A paper, by Mr. P. L. Simmonds, On Animal Life in the Arctic Regions," was then read, which was strongly confirmatory of the views and de tails given by Mr. Petermann on the same subject at a recent meeting. Some discussion followed, in which Sir Thomas Phillips, Dr. Truernan, and other members took part, a very strong opinion heir g generally expressed with regard to the present safety and ultiina'e discovery of Franklin and his companions. Adverting to a state ment in some of the papers, that Captaia R ty, of the Ilud,on'a Bay Company, had picked up a portion of a fi gostaff with the Admiralty mark upon it, the inference being drawn that it was from the wreck of one of Franklin's ships, the President expressed a de cided opinion, founded ou the last intelligence heard of the expedition, that this conclusion was wholly errone =, an opinion in which he WAS supported by the best geographers. A paper was read by Mr. Gassiot, descriptive of his tr=ivets in Southern Africa, which concluded the business of the evening. CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY. The anniversary festival of this useful charity was celebrated last evening at the London Tavern, Vis count Mahon, M.P., in the chair. The Noble Chairman having given the loyal toasts, with a few appropriate remarks, in proposing the " toast of the evening," said such meetings as the present w ere p ecu li a r to this country, and it was cheering to p erce ive that gentle men of opposite political principles could unite cordially in supporting a charitable soci e ty. In pleading on be half of this inst itution, he noticed its value in seeking out and supporting the decayed and unfortunate, who were deserving of receiving its benefits. And he considered that it would be much better if individuals were to contribute to such charities where the merits of the re cipients were strictly inquired into, instead of mis takenly encouraging those impostors who abused their benevolence. He drew an amusing pic ture of the tricks practised by , professed mendicants from Sheridan's play of The Critic. Mr. Thomson, the chairman of the directors, proposed the health of tae Noble Chairman, and stated that Earl Stanhope had ac cepted the office of the president of the society, and bad been pleased to send a donation of la. and to double his annual subscription. The report stated that the sum of 56,9914 had been distributed by the society since its commencement to 882 pensioners. There were at pre sent 56 persons receiving assistance. The donations col lected in the room amounted to upwards of 4001. The following legacies were also announced :-1001. from the late Mr. J. Thomson; 1,0001. Three per Cent. Consols, from Miss E. licbb3n; and the reversion of 2,0001. on the death of a lady, whose name did not transpire. Having responded to the toasts of the " Corporation of London," the " Stewards," &c., the company separated. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Genge, assisted by the Misses Wells, Mr. Perren, and Mr. F. Smith, who presided at the pianoforte. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1552. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*193 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 44 Tubercular Diseases ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 224 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 145 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 51 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of . liespiration ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 269 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs Digestion... •• • ••. -•• ••• sees of the s ' Kidney &e. •- , Liudb - •• ••• Disc firth, Diseases of the Uterus, &o. Di seuea ° o l f the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Malforra ti ti o th ua " B kin , &0. 0. Premature .. ••• •-• ••• Atrophy ••• ••• .•• ••• Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Sudden• Violence, Privation, 1 6-a d ••• •• ••• ••• 1 Causes not specified••• an`! IntemPoran.oe.. • „. 31 ••• 2 ... .. 74 22 ... 30 ... 62 DEATHS FROM ALL cults Populatlen ES *** ••• 1,208 Enumerated, Death s i n eorre.. Deaths 1851. 'Pendin g we e k in the Firotit Districts... 976,427 .. of 1851, Week. 236 North Districts.. 490,396 .• 282 ••• 196 Central Districts 393,256 ... 25 0 ... 237 East Districts ••• 485,522 ••• 266 ... 208 South Districts .. 616,635 ... 37 9 ••• 230 *** 338 ---__ Totals... ..... 2,362,236 ... 1,412 ••• 1,208 ••• ••• ••• 6 52 Males ••• ••• Females ..±,, ••• ••• 556 ••• ••• ----- BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. 897 Males Females ... ••• ••• ••• ... ... ••• ••• ••• ... 813 - Total ... ••• "" 1,710 *ln this number are included 20 by Scarlatina, 32 by Typhus Fever, and 19 by Diarrhcea. THE KROLLWINTER GARDEN at BERLIN After this splendid establishment had been consumed by fire last year, its re-opening, after complete recon struction, took place on the 24th February. A spacious entrance, capable of accommodating two coaches, leads the visitor through a vestibule to the entrance, where the bureau and the wardrobe are situated. To the right, an elegant winding staircase of iron leads to the corridor and the boxes of the first saloon. This, called the Roman Saloon, has a length of 80 feet, by 36 fret of breadth, and 26 feet high. It is painted gold, white, and red, and the ceiling has casettes, whioh surround two large fresco psiotinge. The walla ore ornmeate4 LONDON, with groups in medallions. Large mirrors, 12 feet by 6, ornament the walls. By a colonnade, which divides the saloons, we reach the King's Saloon, which has a length of 100 feet, by 78 feet bread, and 40 feet high. Six chandeliers spread the light of 900 gas tapers over the space. The saloon and the surrounding boxes aro painted white, gold, and green. The architecture is that of the Renaissance style; grooved out gilt pilasters end into caryatides, which support the ceiling; they are modelled by Professor Fischer. The ceiling consists of a network of gilt ornaments, containing medallion pc,r traits of poets, painters, and architects. The third apartment is called the Knights' Saloon, and is of the same dimensions es the former. The ornamentation consists of paintings representing sports and medicinal gymnastics in eighteen arched niches. The other ap purtenances of the new Kroll Winter Garden are of the same character, and the whole ornamented, more over, with plants and shrubs. The very large atten dance on the opening and subsequent day, proved the liking of winter gardens by the large population of the Prussian capital.—Builder. MERCIFUL JURIES. A girl named Alexandrine Raffanel was tried four days ego by the C. , urt of Assizes of the Aude, sitting at Montpellier, for the murder of a sub-lieutenant of 2d Regiment of Hussars, named Anceaume. When in garrison at Tarascon, in 1849, Anceaume made the girl his mistress, and the followed him in 1850 to Carcas sonne. At that place he became acquainted with a young girl of respectable family, and resolved to marry her. The wedding was fixed to take place in July last. This greatly exasperated the prisoner, and she frequently menaced Anceaume with vengeance. In the night of the 2cl July the report of a firearm was heard in the lieutenant's room, and on going to it he was found wel tering in blood. In a few minutes he died. Suspicion fell on the girl, and it was ascertained that she had a key to his room, by which she could let herself in with out his knowledge; that she had a few days before been making enquiries as to how firearms were loaded; that just after the shot was fired a girl had been seen running from the house towards that in which she lived; and that a ball, similar to that by which the officer was killed, was found in her room. But, notwithstanding all this, the jury returned a verdict of acquittal. During the trial, the girl repeatedly protested her innocence, and heard the verdict without the least emotion. A peasant girl, named The a te Chuchu, of Etourvy, department of the Aube, was also tried three days ago by the Court of Assizes of the department, sitting at Troyes, for an attempt to kill a lover who had aban doned her. By this man, named Prunior, sho bad hail a ohild, and he undertook to give her 5,000 f. to pro vide for it; but after subscribing a document to that effect, he contrived to get it away again. Having broken off with her, he paid his addresses to a girl named Lar bouillat, and a marriage was resolved on. One evening in January, as he was kissing this girl on taking leave, a shot was fired at him from the adjacent garden, but fortunately he was not touched. The prisoner lived in the next house, and it was proved that just before she had bought a pistol. In answer to the interrogatories of the President, she readily admitted that she had fired the pistol, and that she had formed a deliberate design of killing Prunier because he had dishonoured her. But nevertheless the jury declared her not guilty.— Galipuzni. FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC. The following are the last returns of the gross re ceipts of the principal French Railways : NORTHERN.—From March 4 to March 10: Passengers, 203,9921.; goods, 265,605 f.; total, 469,597 f. ROUEN.—From March 7 to March 13 : Passengers, 66,67214 goods, 97,874 f.; total, 164,5461. HAVEL—From March 7 to March 13 : Passengers, 23,577 f.; goods, 46,019 f.; total 69,5961. ORLEANS.—From March 8 to March 14: Passengers, 77,900 i. ; goods, 141,2961.; total, 219,1961. BORDEAUX.—From March 2 to March 8: Passengers, 44,4891.; goods, 69,7541.; total, 114,2431. VIERSON.—From March 8 to March 14: Passengers, 38,958 f.; goods, 52,990 f.; total, 91,9481. NANTES.—From March 4 to March 10 : Passengers, 23,985 f.; goods, 31,4601.; total, 55,445 f. t,TItASBURG.—From March 4 to March 10: Passengers. 93,6641.; goods, 118,6701.; total, 212,3341. BALE.—From Feb. 23 to Feb. 29 : Passengers, 17,974 t.; goods, 29,0071._ 00ta1,46,981f. „, InONTEREAU.—From Mar. 4 to Mar. 10: Passengers, 8,0561.; goods, 14,5061.; total, 22,5621. MARSEILLES.—From Feb. 26 to Mar. 4: Passengers, 42,420 f.; goods, 35,497 f.; total, 77,917 f. CIIAETREB.—From March 8 to March 14: Passengers, 21,791 f.; goods, 23,590£; total, 45,651 f. giftb 92tittion, NORTHAMPTON! RACES. (THIS DAY.) L:(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (Continued frcm our Third Edition.) Tho Trial Stakes. Colt by Venison, out of Glee... 1 Trinket ... 2 Clincher ... 3 The Triennial Stakes. Frantic ... ... • • ... ... 1 Convulsion ... ... ... ... PlumAeud ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Won by two lengths. THE LONDON GAZETTE, March 23. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Lorene Theodor Wang, merchant, Sunderland. BANKRUPTS. John Branch, corn dealer, Camberwell, to surrender March 27, at eleven, and April 30, at ono, at the Court of Bankruptcy Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall street; Wilson ,Greaharn-street, City. William Stevens, upholsterer, High Holborn, April 2 and May 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Taylor, South street, Finsbury-square. John Wood, brewer, Putney, March 31, at half-past twelve, and May 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Laurance, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. Charles Henry White, china, glass, and earthenware dealer, Southampton, March 29 and May 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Braikentidge. Bartlett's-buildings. Richard Chamberlain, draper, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, April 3 and May 3, at half-past ten, at the Birming ham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Bir mingham; Cox, Sise-lane, London; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. John Cadman, grocer, Derby, April 2, at half-past ten, and April 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court, Nottingham. Bittleston, official assignee, Not • tingham; Vallick, Derby; Motteram, Knight, and Emmett, Birmingham. James Lnxford, draper, Market Rasen, Lincoln, April 14, and May 5, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Tweed, Lincoln. Robert Tomlinson Carlisle, builder, Sheffield, April 3 and May 15, at ten, at the ieeds district Court. Free man, official assignee, Sheffield; Broomhead, jun., Sheffield; Fernell, Sheffield. William Todd and James Todd, provision merchants, Liverpool, April 5, at twelve, and April 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool- District Court. Morgan, official as signee, Liverpool; Holden, Liverpool. Anson Hardy, general and commission merchant, Li verpool, April 2 and May 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Holden, Liverpool. George Foster, joiner, Chorlton-upon•Medlock, Lan cashire, April 5 and 28, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Messrs. Whitworth, Manchester. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. J. Banks, stereotyper, Castle-street, Holborn. E. L. Levy, attorney, Mecklenburgh•square, Gray's Inn-road. Wm, Patterson, coal dealer, Grundy-street, Poplar New Town. W. Aldred, corn dealer, Harper-street, New Kent-road. T. B. Loader, map publisher, Princes-street, Stamford street. J. Ainslie, draining engineer, Earl-street, Blackfriars. G. J. Brown, land agent, Victoria-grove, Kensington. I. Smart, dining room keeper, Somerset-place, Rother hithe. W. Killick, share broker, Gower-street North, New-road. G. Wheateroft, a Lieutenant in her Majesty's 6th Regi ment of Enniskillen Dragoons, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury. J. Fuller, beer retailer, Hillingdon, Middlesex. C. R. Storey, Captain in her Majesty's Army, Francis terrace, Hampstead-road. W. Haggis, beer seller, Woolwich. ( 7 Z,:; DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Harrop, Crasscroft, Yorkshire, clothier, April 16, at eleven—H. J. Ellis, Rotherhithe-wall, Rotherhithe, ironmonger, April 16, at one—H. R. Sabine, Poppin's court, Fleet-street, cardmaker, April 16, at twelve—J. Murray, Graceohurch-street, Manchester warehouseman, April 16, at twelve. In the Country. • J. Robinson, Henley, Yorkshire, dyer, May 4, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Duggan, Maryport, Cumberland, draper, April 21, at halt-past twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne — J. Storey, Hartlepool, Durham, draper, April 19, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. Phillips, Birmingham, druggist and grocer, 11 d., on any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. T. E. Slate, King's Head-court, City, and Hatton garden,tween eleven'and three, bookbinder, Is, 70. on any Wednesday, be tween_ eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, B lRinghall-street. J. Barker, Exmouth street, and Pleasant-row, Clerk cheesemonger 6id on any Wednesday, be , second dividend of 111., t on t a 7 as sieghall• sireer. J. Franekeiss p aotrtthseeaoffianced of L a ti nd r. p l o v r h t, ii w al o o o r l e le , n ß d a r s a in pe g r . , eleven and three, he dividend d lon of hell street. any Wednesday, e o d f ne M s d r. ay W , h b i e t t m we r e e n , Princes -street, Hanover-square, re ceolenFvdenFd. and three, at the o o ffi n ce 4 01 y Mr . w W ednesday, hitmre betweenßs Basing hall-street. n g. hall-street. J. H. m a y, Breoknock-terrace, Camden Town, draper, second dividend of 51, on any Wednesday, between eleven an d three, at the office of Mr. W hitoure, Basing hall-street. flowam WEDNESDAY E. Lee, Glossop, Derbyshire, cotton manufacturer, 2i. 50., on Tuesday, March 30, or any subsequent Tues day, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. R. Heardman, Manchester, wine •nd spirit merchant, 41d., on Taesday, March 30, or any subsequent Tues day, between eleven and one, at the cffice of Mr. Pott, gancbest er. T. Birch, Manchester, common brewer, 6s. 4d., on Thursday, March 25, or any subsequent Thursday, be tween ten and one, at the office of Mr. Lee, Manchester. R. Seymour, Sunderland, linendraper, 4%, on Satur day, March 27, or any subsequent Saturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basingball-atreet. W. Clapham, Strand, licensed ♦ictualler, April 15, at hall-past eleven. In the Country. J. Duggan, Maryport, Cumberland, draper, April 21, at one, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—W. Bel shaw, Manchester, joiner and bni:der, April 20, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—H. Gladwin, Not tingham, draper, April 23, at half•past ten, at the Court, Nottingham—J. Furniss, Almondbury, York -I.hire, woollen cloth manufacturer, May 3, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. CERTIFICATE GRANTED. S. T. Jay, Badley, Suffolk, miller, certificate of the nird clan. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Coulthart and A. Coke, Blackburn, drapers—Jane Edwards, Anne L. Edwards, and W. L. Edwards, Colwyn, Carnarvonshire, grocers—J. Russell and G. Russell, Hoy land Nether, Yorkshire, tanners—J. Mit chell and T. E. Sykes, Worsbrough, Yorkshire, coal miners—H. Batch and H. Knowlden, Lichfield-street, Soho, water gilders—W. Roberts and J. Wagner, Bull's Head-court, Newgate-street, perfumers—B. Hainsworth and W. Tetley, Liverpool, brewers—J. F. Kennedy and Harriet Spence, Kingston-upon-Hull, woollen drapers —W. J. Robinson and M. Cullwick, Birmingham, grocers—J. Gibbons, S. Gibbons, and W. Brown, Sal ford, manufacturers (so far as regards J. Gibbons) — S. L'wis, E. Allenby, and R. Whitehouse, Leaming ton Priors, silk mercers—W. Hobbs and W. Side botham, Gibralter Mill, near Hydo, Cheshire, cotton spinners—J. Garlick and J. Hirst, Lockwood Berry Brow and Springwood, both near Huddersfield, coal merchants—J. Dyer and T. Wigley, Belper, Derbyshire, joiners—H. Butterfield, W. T. Fisher, and L. T. M. Rochet, Victoria -street, City, merchants—J. Hughes and Oaa.totte Pack, Alderagate- strew eurreenowie-keepera— P. B. Gow and Katharine Gow, Bishopsgate.street Within, lace manufacturera—R. Peate, Diana C. Peate, and M. Tomlin, Ashton-under-Lyne, milliners (so far as regards M. Tomlin)—J. B. Orrell and J. J. Brierley, Manchester, fancy dress mixed goods manufacturers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. R. Miller, West Derby, Liverpool, bricklayer and builder, John Packett, Liverpool. J. Perks, Bootle, Lancashire, ironmonger's assistant. George Dawson, Hulme, Lancashire, butcher. Thomas Warr, Manchester, Lancashire, coach driver. Samuel Burman, Hulme, Lancashire, plumber. John Bratley, Wragby, Lincolnshire, farrier. Joseph Dent, Castle Yiew, Leicestershire, law stationer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. T. J. Adams, Glasgow, professor of music, to meet within the Glasgow Stock Exchange Room, Glasgow, on March 25 and April 15, at one. SHIP NEWS. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, March 18, 1852. Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to transmit to you, for the in formation of the Committee for Managing the Affairs of Lloyd's, the accompanying copies of two notices that have been received from her Majesty's Consul at Rot terdam' and which were published in the Naha lands Sta., ts Courant, No. 56, of the sth inst., respecting the shallows off the Island of Texel, and alteration about to t7,1t0 place in the existing coast light at West Capelle. (Sign( d) G. R. PORTER. Capt. Geo. A. Halsted, R N., Secretary to Lloyd's, &a. Marine Department, the Hague, Feb. IG. The Minister ofj Marine having taken :into con sideration the numerous strandings and shipwrecks which occur on the coast of the island of Texel, hereby informs and cautions mariners that the coast of the island of Texel is, for the purpose of avoiding the shallows extending from the said coast, known under the appellation of the Eyerland Shallows, and also designated by fishermen as the Gardens or Orchards, not to be approached within a distance of two to three German miles, or a depth of 16 to 18 fathoms, at has of old been intimated and published. The shallows to the north of the eastern part of Texel are very dry, and extend about one mile from the shore, and the ebb stream coming at this part of the coast from the north-east and east-north-east, by variations of com pass is apt greatly to mislead. Ships coming west about in thick weather and at night are therefore especially recommended to make timely and careful use of the sounding line, in order not to approach the coast of Texel within the aforesaid 16 to 18 fathoms; the result shown by the sounding line being the safest guide to keep out at sea, in order to avoid the aforesaid coast and shallows. As the charts of the North Sea are in this respect less extensive, and as no special chart of tho Eyerland Shallows is in existence, it is intended shortly to cause accurate soundings to be made of the aforesaid Eyerland Shallows, which will then be included in the Charts of the Mouths of the Sea. The Minister aforesaid, (Signed) T. ENSUE. The Hague, March 20, 1852. The Minister of Marine hereby informs mariners that the existing coast light at West Capelle, composed of argand lamps, with parabolic ri !lectors, will, in all probability, bare to be temporarily extinguished at the commencement of the ensuing month of May, to be re placed by a powerful catadioptrie light of the first class. From the time when the present light will be 'ex tinguished up to the lighting of the improved light (cal culated to embrace a period of about six weeks) an auxiliary light will be exhibited from the aforesaid of a eatadi e p tr i c li g h t i ng apparatus (small size). The time of lighting an x sg i s liary light, as a l so th e h or i zln th ere by beacon, the thare 0 fourthecsoani s d i s ac t ul i to be lighted, and the distance at which it will be visible will be published later. The Minister aforesaid, (Signed) T. Minn. Light-house on the Ponta da Atalita, province of Para. Braz lian Consulate-General, Liverpool, March 17. Sir,—l am directed by the Brazilian Government to make public, for the information of all parties whom it may concern, that a l ighthouse, of which I beg to hand you the particulars, has recently been erected on the andn the Salinas, province of Para, in that the said light-house was intended to be in operation on and after the 15th o February last. (Signed) J. M. B RAGA , Vi ce -C onsu l, the Po n empire t a d a At of a I a Brazil,is . Acting-Consul- General. Cnai P ar ticulars of the light-ho use recent ly erec t e d on the the " Secretary, Lloyd's. Salinas, province of Para, P empire G. t of A Brs t.a let. illzial,eisistidn3 ItlsT te 4 S., long. 33 32 of the meridian of the Ilha do Ferro:—The light is visible at 17 miles distance, is varied, and presents the following phases: — Bright white light during 70 seconds—Eclipse of ob scurity during 16 ditto — lnoreasing and brilliant light gradually until it disappears, 12 ditto— Attotherecdliipmsein, diminishing ditto: total, 120. The phases suc ceed each other at intervals of two minutes. muddle" (expressive and distressing dissyllable) has our real endeavour to defeat Against muddle—the muddle of ignorance, the muddle of idleness, the muddle of want of heartiest ' D g D ot7d ." w — ishe A s. ny order, the love-destroying and comfort-killing "muddle of inexorable cleanliness," ag a i nst mu ddl e i n t h e drawing room, the studio, or the workshop—we wage war eternal and unsparing. Unhappy victims of muddle, who shall re count your miseries or obtain you redress? Muddle cannot get for five pounds what Order, Judgment, and Energy can get for one: muddle makes fortune of little avail, and takes the shine out of a life which might otherwise be all bright ness. "Lucky . Jones has married a wife with 3001. a year; but then she is a sad muddle." Miserable Jones! do you know what you have done? Muddle would lie dear at double the money. Muddle will provide for you no home to rest in—no sympathising comforter to advise. In the temple where muddle reigns there will be found no peace, no beauty, no good. Against muddle the dower weighs not. An ob serving eye, a calculating head, a ready hand, a gentle step, a loving heart, cAternal neatness, internal purity, are more to be considered than hundreds a year, trashy accomplish ments, lofty connexions, and unhealthy apings of the class above. Mothers, be wise ; make your daughters able women, real help-mates; not useless toys, joy-destroying muddies..-- Builder. ACCIDENT TO A CLEEGYMAN.—We regret to state that the Rev. Charles axenden, the respected rector of Bar ham, met with an accident in the course of last week, which will, we fear, incapacitate him from fulfilling his parochial duties for some time to come. Mr. C. Oxendon was walking in the garden of the rectory, when he slipped down an ab rupt terrace bank fronting his house, and in the effort to re cover his footing, snapped the tendons of the leg, just above the ankle. To a gentleman of his active habits this is a most unfortunate occurrence, seeing that though neither dangerous nor painful, the accident is one which requires entire rest and perfect quiescence. Our readers may remember that some months back we recorded an accident of a similar nature, which befel Mr. Charles Vernon Oxendon, of the Rifle Brigade, son of the above gentleman, on the St. Lawrence cricket ground, when playing the match between the gen tlemen of Kent and the gentlemen of England.—Dover Telegraph. THE GAME-LAwB.—The-amount of crime, misery, and cost, calla a t , 118 h for forth resulting fr om grave ave superabunda nt reflec ti on. T game-preserving hatb no lnoblemen m and and gay's-laws, which i s shown during the p r esent assize cir cts squires, by their i n f a t ua ti o n f o r superabund a nce of game (which amounts to a sort of mania or madness), should bring upon the community all the ills and evils which they do, is truely disgraceful, and it is impossible that it can be much longer endured. No reasonable person Would begrudge tern of rational sport and diversion, but the contrary ; yet their gam e preserving; has grown to such a hight that the countryjustly condemns it, and because it beget injuries and consequences most serious. It is, also. too bad that the public should have to pay, in any shape, one farthing for prosecutions arising oat of the !game-laws. The time is hastening on when some preserves will have, as they ought to have, the entire cost of those prosecutions to defray them selves ; and they ought to be at the expense of maintaining the prisoners, and exonerating the ratepayers from charges of the convicts' wives and families. This being ac . complished, " My Lords and Gentlemen" would then act differently to what they now do.—(From a Correspondent.) mo nster fish, of THB SEA SERPENT'S RIVAL.--A an unknown species, has been exhibited during the week in the old corn market. It had six gills on each side of its head, measures 16 feet in length, and from five to six feat in girth, and weighs about two tons. It was caught off the Start, on Sunday, the 14th inst.,-by the crew of the sloop Jessie, Thomas Middleton, master, and, in consequence of its enormous size, was towed by that vessel Into harbour,- Devonport indepencicnt. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 23. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. LAW OF WILLS. The LORD CHANCELLOR—My Lords, I rise to move the second reading of a Bill for the amendment of the law with resreet to wills. When I introduced this Bill the other night, I stated to your Lordships the diffi culties which it was intended to guard against. By a statute passed in the reign of Charles 11., all devises in writing were to be attested and subscribed by three or four witnesses in the presence of the testator; and it was said that a will was:good if the name of the testator was found at the head of the will; and therefore, if a man, for example, began in these terms—" I, John Styles, do make this my will," that was held to be a sufficient big nsture. Now, my Lords, this was thought to be an abuse; and, in order to guard against such an abuse, a new Act of Parliament was passed in the first year of her present Majesty, for the amendment of the law of wills, which provided that every will should be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator, in the pre sence of certain witnesses. I had stated to your Lord ships that the effect of that enactment was (and I dare say it was a surprise upon those who framed the Act) that unless the name of the testator followed im mediately after the disposition of the will (if there was, for example, a little more than an inch of space left, on which the name might have been introduced), if the name was placed a little lower, the case was tried, not by the rule of law, but rather by a rule of space, nod the will was held to be void; and, upon that construc tion, my Lords, hundreds of wills have been held to be invalid, and misery and wretchedness have found their way to hearths where wealth, and peace, and comfort ought to have found their liabilities. My Lords, the proposition is to amend the present law by providing that where the name of the testator is found after the will, so as to give, by its place and situation, a sanction to the will itself—so as to show that it was intended to sanction the will by the signature after the will, that shall be held to be valid. Now, my Lords, no question ever arose in the vast number of wills which were made after the Statute of Frauds in the reign of Charles IL, which I have mentioned—no question, I say, ever arose as to whether the name of the testator being after the will was in its proper place or not, and therefore the removal of the obstacle which has been occa sioned by the decisions will remove all the difficul ties, and no question hereafter can arise, as it ap pears to me, my Lord., with regard to the PT .1111. Lion of such a will. My Lords, I believe there will be a general concurrence in this measure, and I be lieve that nothing can be more desirable, as people die daily, and as men must have made their wills, and as a great majority of wills would be held to b e valid but for the rule of law I have referred to; and, indeed, I know that many of your Lordships, in consequence of what you have heard, have done exactly what I have done myself, namely. I have looked at my own will to see whether it was executed so as to carry my own inten tions into effect, having a very great doubt in my mind whether the appearance of the thing upon paper might not invalidate it, for I might have put my name a little lower than the rule of law required. And I think, my Lords, that it is of the utmost importance that a man's will should be considered valid and sacred where the mere form only is in question, and the substance is not in question. Therefore I propose, with your Lordships' permission, to carry the Bill through all its stages now, so that your Lordships may be enabled to pass the mea sure before Easter, and send it down to the other House immediately. My Lords, there are other points which I have endeavoured to cops with, and which may be open to more observation, and which may draw from some of my Noble and Learned Friends objections to its pas sing without more mature consideration ; and, my Lords, if that should be so, I can only say that I should at once feel myself bound to withdraw those clauses, because I mean to put forward nothing that in my opinion shall endanger this measure, which is ono which I think so exceedingly important. My Lords, the two clauses to which I refer will, I think, remedy a great abuse. The Act of Parliament of her present Majesty, as I have told your Lord hips, requires a will to be signed at the foot or end thereof, in the presence of two witnesses. That my Lords, I have disposed of. It then goes on to require that the signature of the testator shall be made or acknowledged in the presence of the witnesses. Now, my Lords, this difficulty has arisen upon that—it was not required by the Statute of Frauds: but this difficulty has now arisen. Your Lord ' ships will bear in mind that what the Act requires is, that the signature of the testator shall be made or ac knowledged in the presence of the witnesses. Now, my Lords, it often happens that when a man has made his will and called in the witnesses to attest his will, ho is anxious that they should not see any part of the provisions of that will; — suppose, for example, that it is written on a sheet of letter paper—you have it before you, and two servants, perhaps, come into the room to witness the will, and the testator desires that they should not read any por tion of the will by glancing over that part which is above the signature, and that has induced a man fre quently to hold down the will so as to hide from the witnesses the portion above the signature, and in doing so they have folded down the signature itself. And, my Lords, it has been held, that as the statute requires that the signature, not the will, should be made and acknowledged in the presence of the witnesses, that unless they have seen the signature the will is void. Now, my Lords, that was never the intention, and with your Lordships' permission I propose to amend that state of the law in this manner—by enacting that if the signature of the testator be in its proper place, and it is not proved to have b en placed there after the witnesses affixed their signatures, and if the testator at the time acknowledged the instrument to be his will, that that shall be sufficient. Now, my Lords, I enter tained a hope—which hope I have rather abandoned within the last quarter of an hour—but I had hoped that this proposition was free from objec tion, and would meet with none from any of my Noble and Learned Friends, because, if a testator ac knowledges an instrument to be his will, and if the will come to be examined, and the name of the testator is found to be in its proper place at the end of the will, where is the danger? What is it, my Lords, that you have to guard against? There is the signature—the testator has signed it, and properly speaking it is not his will unless he has signed it. If, therefore, he did that which was requisite at the end of it, which is ne cessary to give effectual operation t o it, I as k your Lord ships whether it is reasonable to allow men's wills to be set aside upon a distinction of that sort. I should pro mise your Lordships that if any obstacle be opposed by any of my Noble and Learned Friends to this provision being carries' now—a provision which I should think it not proper to attempt to force upon your Lordships—if any of my Learned Friends should have any objections to offer, I shall think it highly improper to attempt to ask your Lordships to pass this provision without full consideration being given to it; and therefore I shall withdraw it, so as not to endanger the ultimate success of the whole measure, though undoubtedly I shall intro duce it for further and more mature consideration upon another occasion. My Lords, there is another improve ment, if your Lordships should think proper to concur in it, that I propose to introduce. The statute requires that the witnesses should sign in the presence of the tes tator; ased, my Lords, it has very often happened that when a man is making his will tn extremis —when he is lying in bed, and is incapable of being moved, but still in a state of perfect capacity of mind—it lass frequently happened that witnesses who have come round the bed side, and witnessed the execution of the will, and seen it signed by the testator, all due solemnities being ob served, in order not to disturb him, have retired to the adjoining room, and there attested the will; and then the question has arisen—is that, or is it not, a com pliance with the statute, which requires that a will shall be signed by the witness in the presence of the testator? Now, my Lords, in order to meet the difficulties of the case—with a natural desire to give effect to men's wills where there is no fraud, and where the statute has been substantially complied with, the courts have made this distinction, that if the witnesses sign in such a position in an adjoining _room, that they are within the line of light, so that the testator, if he liked, might see them (although nobody pretends that he did see them) the will is good; but if they happen to retire a little beyond the line of light, the table, for example, being out of view, and they all sign the will, then the will is void. Now, my Lords, what has been the consequence ? W hy, my Lords, this—that juries have not been found who would, though upon their oaths, find a will so signed to be void. They would not find a will to be void, though it was clear that the tes tator was not in a position in which ho could have seen the witnesses sign. And, my Lords, we have had several instances of this sort. Several trials have been sent down to juries once, twice, and thrice, to decide that question upon a will, in cases in which there was no doubt about the fact that the witnesses were not within the line of light, and the juries have upon every occasion returned a verdict in favour of the will, and re fusing obedience to the law, because they thought that a verdict according to the rule of law would be stripping the rightful owners of their just possessions. N . is an invitation which should not be held towituohrie o compel them to come to a verdict at variance their own consciences. My Lords, there is rodrodusblelpedslwyhaadtiift ficulty ; but before I state to h is, I must state that it is almosty. a o les r ur a d n ,_ a blind ni s and i ludicrous. a we i The statute applies to 11, therefore, that under possessed of his eye as to the will of a man who is sight ; and it has been held, witnesses are to sign i n t h e the statute, although t the witnesses they sign in the pre sencepresence of the testanotriitayeits good signature. But of a blind m ps will a be astonished when I tell you— your Lordships a testamentarydeprivepdowoferh,iasnsdigihtt,would be although nobody would find fault with it, because it was that he in furtherance of hard, because a ma should be deprived of the power of making a testamen tary disposition ofhis property—that the courts have made this rule, which surely must startle most people— viz., that the same same rule, that which I have spoken of to your Lordships as to the line of light —applies as well to a blind man as to a man that can see; and the courts have decided that if a blind man is not in a posi tion in which if he was blessed with sight he could see, his will is void. And so, in the case of a man being wholly incapable of seeing, if the witnesses are there, his will is good if they happen to sign within the line of light. Now, my Lords, surely these are anomalies in the law of England which ought not to be allowed to prevail; and I must say that the first case that I put to your Lordships, in which men's wills have been held to be void because the signature was not put in the proper place, is a case arising under a law which in its opera tion is a disgrace to the country. My Lords, it is very easy to point out what I have been stating to your Lordships upon the last head. It will not be perhaps so easy to persuade some of my Noble and Learned Friends that I have provided a satisfactory remedy, although have often and anxiously takes the subject into coot- • deration; but, my Lords, this is no hasty conclusion of mine. I have no doubt some of my Noble and Learned Friends will think that I have not provided in the most satisfactory manner for the solu tion of this question; but what I propose to provide for is this, that where witnesses, without fraud, and as part of the same transaction, without quitting the house or place where the will is signed, do sign a will after see ing the testator sign it, all due solemnities being observed, that shall be held to be a valid will. Now, my Lords, no doubt it may be said that this would open a door to some fraud, or to a substitution of one will for another. My Lords, these are not the dangers after all which we have to avoid. It may be said that because the dangers have not occurred these laws have prevented them. But the law has not stuck at fraud; the law has destroyed a man's will, which was open to no substantial objection. The law has not prevented the frauds which, whenever the parties had been determined to carry them into exe cution, they have been able to do so in spite of it. I do not say that they have ail been successful—men have at tempted it skilfully, and it may be successfully in some cases, and they have taken care to adhere to all those rules which would destroy men's wills, in attempting to impose the solemnities required. Now, my Lords, I must state in conclusion that if any of my Noble and Learned Friends object to either of these two latter clauses I will not retain them. But if I should have the concurrence of my Noble and Learned Friends to the first clause, which I heartily expect, I shall be very well content to have the Bill passed in that shape; if not I shall listen with respectful attention to what they have to suegest. But, my Lords, I cannot. promise that I shall not, upon a future occasion, bring into your Lordships' House a measure founded upon the two last propositions, which may then be more fully con sidered. And, as I am addressing your Lordships upon the subject, and speaking of future measures, I would draw your Lordships' attention to a measure as to wills, which may require the attention of this and the other House of Parliament. The statute of the first of Queen Victoria for the first time imposed the same solemnities upon the disposition of personal estate as in the time of Charles IL (with variations) were imposed upon the disposition of real estate, and it was said, how very ab surd it is that you cannot dispose of half an acre of land without three witnesses, and yet you may dispose of 100,0001. o 1 personal estate which is even fluctuating without any witnesses at all. Yet, people do not desire every day to alter their testamentary dispositions; but they make variations in the disposition of their personal estate by codicil or by legacy to be payable out of their personal estate, however large it may be; but now no man can make the slightest alteration in his will—he cannot give 5/., nor alter a certain legacy, without call ing in two witnesses. It was said of a great man, that the faults which we denounced in him died with him; but I might say with greater truth, that owing to the difficulties which the law throws around them, many codicils die even in thinking. These are points, how• ever, which we must consider hereafter. The Noble and Learned Lord thou concluded by moving the second reading of the Bill. Lord BROUGHAM agreed with his Noble and Learned Friend that at all events the first provision of the Bill should be passed. With reference to the pre sent state of the law some test must be taken. It had been decided that if the witnesses were in a position to be seen by the testator that was sufficient; and it was difficult to see how the law could be otherwise construed. He recollected that a question aroso on the Duke of Roxburgh's will, as to whether the witnesses signed on a particular table in the adjoining room, where they could be seen by the testator, or not, which was decided by a court of law. Ile did not object to give the whole Bill a second reading; but if there were doubts as to the second and third clauses, it would be well to withdraw them for the present. Lord ORAN WORTH did not object to the first clause; but he thought the other clauses required further consi deration. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH thought that all the statutory provisions having reference to wills should be embodied in one Act of Parliament. The Bill was then read a second time. THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. Lord BEAUMONT rose to put a question to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs relating to the present state of the Argentine Confederation. It was not his intention to criticise the policy of former Go vernments with regard to this Confederation, but simply to obtain information as to the present state of our rela tions with that quarter of the world, and to press upon the present Government the absolute necessity of commencing negotiations in that part of the world, and not to lose the present golden opportunity of extending our commercial intercourse, and to attempt to establish there a permanent peace. The Noble Lord then proceeded to contrast the progress of the two great races, Anglo Saxon and Spanish, in the great continent of America, and attributed the inferiority of the latter to the propensity of the Spanish Government to exclude as much as possible all European intercourse. The independence of the Banda Oriental had been established by a treaty between Brazil and Buenos Ayres, in 1828, which independence it had always been the policy of the English Government to maintain. In the year 1830 war existed between France and Buenos Ayres, and during the period of the war the French used to avail themselves of the independent country of Monte Video, in order to make it the basis of their operations, and carry on their hostile movements against Buenos Ayres. General Oribe happened to be the President of Monte Video, and he obj- cted to that country being made use of by France. A revolution arose—he need not say how—in Monte Video. General Oribe was driven from there, and General Rivera was appointed in his stead. He joined the French in their operations, and an invasion of Buenos Ayres took place, in which he as sisted. At that time, as well as since, thorn raged two violent parties in the Argentine Confederation, going by the names of Unitarians and Federalists; and so hostile were they that not a single proclamation of the Govern ment was issued without being headed " Death to the savage Unitarians." There was no doubt that the Uni. tartans from Buenos Ayres went over to Monte Video, and carried on their hostilities against Buenos Ayres, for, al ter the French had left, General Rivera continued the war, and invaded part of the Argentine Con federation. General Roses availed himself of Oribe, who was then in Buenos Ayres, placed him at the head of a large body of men, and sent hi m t o meet General Rivera, who was completely routed. Oribe continued to press on the Banda Oriental, claiming to be the legiti mate President; he roused the whole country of Uru guay; he surrounded and besieged the town of Monte Video, and it being thought necessary to interfere, we sent out Mr. Gore Ouseley, as the successor of Mr. Man deville, and the French Government also sent out a ne gotiator. They went to Buenos Ayres, but could not get Rosas to adopt any terms of peace, in consequence of which they went over to Monte Video, which was then engaged in hostilities against Buenos Ayres, which was blockaded by an English squadron, and an English force was landed to defend Monte Video. In spite of all this, Generals Roses and Oribe maintained their footing, and pressed Monte Video extremely hard. Mr. Ouseley proposed terms which Roses did not then think proper to accede to. After that the British Government sent out Lord Howden, and with him went out, on behalf of France, a ;distinguished person who was now the ambassador to this country. After a short time Lord Howden, although that was a joint intervention, thought it better at once to break the blockade and do away with our interference, leaving But nos Ayres and Monte Video to fight it out as best they could. They ac cordingly did so, the blockade was withdrawn, and from that moment the joint intervention must have been considered to have come to an end. This state of things continued; and after that another person was sent out, and finally Mr. South ern, who was the only negotiator who seemed to have anything like success. At that period a treaty was framed between General Roses and this country ; and that treaty, as was well known now, had merely for its object the acknowledgment or the independence of Monte Video and the inducing of itosas to withdraw his force from that country. In all these treaties, not withstanding the instructions originally sent Out to ne gotiate for the opening of the River Plate, and notwith standing on one occasion we forced the opening of the river Parana, yet notwithstanding these instructions , never did Resets at any moment consent to open those rivers. Mr. Hood proposed to open the Parans sa end ni Paraguay, as internal rivers, yet so suspicious was no that he objected to do so; the negotiation fei v e r d rd ,. and ii When attempt had since been made to op en those r interference affairs had come to this point, as p s a d r a tb s o b u e an end of the was concerned, there was sup had gained no ad we had vantage in a commercial view , although matter; and up to that moi;en t P ta f : O of Monte Video, After the independence compelled Roses to act up to the treaty of 1828, and ac knowledgethat country, and opened np an opportunity of that circumstances aroso which totally changed our rela tions as to had withdrawn establishing std the independence of eoftho th se o Monte Video had new relations. After Resat; been acknowledged, the Brazils entered into four others Somor five treaties with Monte Video, which he trusted would be laid t o a f bl c e om of m t e h r e ce H , o tt u n s d e, Corrientes to urgedtreaties were raise the flag of rebellion. C • orrientes was not in a con dition to be successful. It was supported by Brazil (which had never declared war) very much in the man ner we supported Monte Videoform er o ccasion. on a General Urquiza next went to the Parana and defeated Roma, who was a b an d oned by all his followers, and was obliged to • escape with his daughter on board the Locust, one of our vessels. General Urquiza was at this moment in the Banda Oriental, and he (the Noble Lord) was informed by letters he had received that the Brazi lian and Argentine lags were now both flying in that country. In this state of affairs Brazil, having assisted Urquiz 1, would, of course, demand high pay for the services she had done his cause; and it was stated that the Gibraltar of the Parana was to be surrendered to Brazil; and that a large portion of the Banda Oriental had been coded. It was to ascertain, then, who was to be considered the proper authority—whether the Argen tine Confederation wes to be consider the proper autho rity—in the Banda Oriental, that he had asked the questions he had risen to put to the Noble Earl. He would also strongly urge on her Majesty's Government that, in the present state of affairs, the should lose not a moment in entering into negotiations with the coun tries which were touched by the rivers Parana and Pa raguay for free navigation through all those countries; amongst which he included not only the Argentine Con federation, but also Bolivia, Brezd, Paraguay—which we had not yet, but which we ought to have, considered independent— (Hear, hear)---and the Banda Oriental.— (Ideer, hear.) Under these circumstances, he begged to ask the Noble Earl whether he could afford them any information on the subject; and also whether he could give them any hope that the great object they had in view —namely, the legitimate extension of our commerce, was likely to b carried out more successfully than it had before Le en under General Rosas?—(Cheers ) The E at' of MALMESBURY remarked that, after the detailed account which the Noble Lord had given, it would be perfectly unneceeeary for him again to go through the transactions to which the Noble Lord had alluded, end which had extended over eo many yea". It was not very likely that any Government in which her Majesty placed confidence would have neglected to see the vast importance of these transactions, both as respected the subject itself, and as respected the opper tunity which had been offered to her Majesty's merit to to interfere, with view to the interests of British commerce ; but it had been a subject which had occu pied the attention of the Government for many years. Even so long ago as 1806, when Sir Home Popham had made an attack upon Buenos Ayres, it was shown before a court-martial how invaluable it would be as regarded the communications with those rivers which fell into the Piate, and certainly it would bo most desir able, to have an unbroken communication between all the coun tries through which they ran and the Atlantic, and thus with this country.—(Hear.) The independent Public of Paraguay, which we had not yet acknowledged, but which he thought we ought to do as soon as possible-- (Hear, hear)—and which appeared to be upheld at this moment by a man who was the most advanced of h is race, had agreed to accept commercial relations wl.ll this country.—(Elear.) It appeared that when a Charles Hotham went up to the Parana, he had COt" munications with the chief of that country. It v 131 ,d tisfactory to find that the two great states at the bee of these rivers were in favour of commercial intercourse with Eegland; and when they further considered the immense advantages that England and the other Eur,; pests countries w uld derive, he thought that there be no doubt that all the nations in Europe would tage the same view as that which the Noble Lord and licrt Majesty's Government entertained. (Cheers.) 11,4 now, in answer to the questions which the Noble LOTfu ': had put with respect to the_ political state of thr countries at the pres.nt moment—officially the Goeerv, meet had no account of anything beyond the tots; ou r defeat of Roans, ard his fltght on board of one ef ships. They had no accounts, either official or othe.rci wise, as to the flags which the Noble Lord bad said were flying in the Banda Oriental; or that any 1 ) °, 111 ,;1 of that territory had be on ceded. They had no eint — d or private information as to what the Noble Lord said been given up, but he had reason to believe th at it st ill remained what it was by the last arrangement.--(111,7„ hear.) With respect, now, to the conduct of hef t ha d jesty's Government under these circumstances. hthe been simply this. Within 24 hours after receiving to news of Rosaa's deft at, he (the Noble Earl) httd, P ato himself in communication with the Government 01i, French Republic, and invited that Governmen t to Jo us in arranging such negotiations with these e" state would contribute to the peace of the country W A ': commercial interests both of this coun t r y and the nations of Europe.—(Cheers.) Furth er than the bj e e could not at present answer the questions of the l' ° ",t Lord, and ho thought their Lordships would not eltc him to enter into the details of such plans as the Gel e k ril ; ment had in contemplation upon a subject which Ine's considered to be of as much importance as anything °di now occupied the civilised world.—(Cheers.) a bad The Earl of ABERDEEN remarked that. as b frequently had occasion to refer to this subjec ; could not help taking this opportunity of exp res ".% the great satisfaction ho felt at the tern3instlo which had taken place of the war. The bad object of the interference of this country only now for the first time been fully o btaine namely, the entire independence of the Banda Odell' (Hear, bear.) That was not the case with the between this country and Roses, because, althceg u ;e independence of the Banda was recognised in terms , army of Roses was left in the Oriental States in a fci c f dition to pursue hostilities against them; and if it 7 0 not been for the intervention of Basil and the re beloe of Curientes (as the Noble Lord had called it) DP W ,- c ßoses, it was very probable that he would have ,s e n ceded in obtaining possession. He (the Noble 11 . °1. ' was most happy to hear from his Noble Friend b t hat t e b e Government had proposed to renew with the Pre"t-op Government those negotiations which were pot 3 S W to by the separate treaties concluded with this concl —a proceeding which at the time he (Lord Aberdeend had taken the liberty of saying was not justified, 613 0 , which the French people might to a certain degre e d r i e sent, and to which they had testified their gree t t h e content. Hu thought that nothing could exceed perfect cordiality and good faith with which the -cq e - A i se Government had acted throughout the whole fl'"o. and he therefore hoped that in renewing tid e cr3 e - ; nexion and concert with them we should proceed in L- ) same manner that we had hitherto done.—(C heer r 9 i. No doubt it was impossible to exaggerate the imP e i be ante in a commercial point of view of free access to 0 internal rivers of South America: but, althoug h it !ref exceedingly easy to declare the navigation of el ri, / „ . free, much remained to be done after such declaraties', He recollected when the navigation of the Rhine w„ declared free, but it took twenty years to regulate the conditions upon which that free navigation ahould tr a place.—(Hear, hear.) He was exceedingly glad t ° Psh the various states iu favour of free communication wlAe., Europe; but the Eastern Republics had never beenjube ficienr. Tasty had always tee utmost liberality, au nee trusted that the Argentine Confederation in their condition might share in this very salutary fee lng i r (Hear, hear.) He thought it would not be WIEO to coereti., wore particularly into the specific acts of the Gclfa went. No doubt the Noble Earl was very fully impressfor with the importance of the object in view, and I t e t he one would give them credit for pursuing it wit ',„,.,1 greatest assiduity.—(llear.) He hoped that he Aberdeen) was not carried away with the va°lool4 authorship, bat it had that day happened to him to at the instructions, which he had not seen for sevnelci years since he had first drawn them up in 154 5 ; be really thou,;ht, as far as ho might judge, there " nothing in them that he would alter at this mom en ' Th ed After a few words from the Earl of HARROW - Lord STANLEY of Alderley Viscount CANNING i , of nquired if the Governt neot any information with respect to the independence Pareuay. a• The Earl of MALMESBURY answered is the Ile°'e ti to Lord what B b a E d ik i U247 l.3l o f N ro T in had the listened with Earl, tied tignrdeatteplie‘aiitlicei to know whether the Government had any paper' w had not already been laid on the tibia ot the liouie• The Earl ot MALMESBITRY 'aid they b ad " nil except the dispatches rel a t e d to the defeat of Rosh a his pe ocust esca to file L. Lord BEAUMONT was understood not to Pre" for the production of these dispatches, stud Their Lordships adjourned. ----..--- 110 USE OF COMMONS, March 23. b e Mr. KEOGH gave notice, that on Thursday ne tt it would ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer was the intention of the Government to repeal the 4 '" relating to the grant to Maynooth. In reply to a question from an HON. MEI,II3EB, the Mr. STAFFORD said it was the intention et ' ir Government to send out tho expedition in search of '-' J. Franklin, which was now fitting out. HOP DUTIES. th° Mr. FREWEN brought forward a motion to 1 pe _ effect that, in the remission of taxation, the re l' of the Excise duty on hops ought to be taken into serious consideration by the Bouse. Though Inl' duty brought comparatively a small amount into the Exchequer, yet it pressed with excessive severity upo n !! whethe.os his unfortunate constituents. What with free trade a a n c! the imposition of this duty, there was ruin . d s were entitled districts, end he thought the f su t ff h e e r r e e r being such a tax distress in every direction of the hop-growing to demand redress. The facJ n had amount of duty paid in a forthcoming year, and he , saying that large bribes wet* the best authority for gave rise to excessive gamb „: as to what would be the taining the number of poundops gat given to the Excise officers _roof the h purpose o f () seer' ticular diszriet ,, . Mr. DODGES cordially supported the motion, sod hoped duty would engag e the early attention of the next Parliament. In ever/ third year since 1819, when the currency was change d : there had been complaints of distress among the groffer" ofof tthheeEE:CHEQUER tb g l e ti b . l The that cH A ibo s C E remission LL o of hops. tow erthe.el;astlien?lt a h w is a ll ro on o . f F t r h ie , n , d su h rf a e d ri n o ro. --. presented by his lion. gin power by a rI , -, eu a very. moderate and tjv the part of the co . Aerate resolution. The Government dec• . class of her ready to cotne forward. Friend,l,i With n r d eyg were P e "., re e ntr7 . proposition to remedy the suffering' 0' is their Majesty's suhj.cts, the wouldouly u- I 1,,, tOO a if rd it case, his Ilonourab!e Friend h would be improper had justly stated f to press the Government " h °r any definite expression of opinion upon the 0 %; ice,. (Hear, hear.) All he asksd wee, bat 11 a revision of taxation took place the question of teat might not be overlooked; and he could assure hic° °it s such would be the case. The Government would tstwarY:d consider it their duty to give their utmost attention °ha consideration to any representations which might merle to them from any class of the people. a to Mr. HUME said, though this was brought for war ,ty an egricultural question, he considered the du on hops pressed most unequally upo n ~. class, and therefore ought to be re l 33-„ .e il d • They bad freed the food of the poor man from ts%9!ve why should they not relieve his beverage of taxat' ° „ o „ In Belgium and Bohemia beer was untaxed and wa il sumed to a large ext e nt f ur th e p ur pose of , 1) ", v venting intoxication.—(L t u g ht e r.) Honourable u e b , tlemen might laugh, but when a man could co fain good beer he would seldom have recourse to a rde nt spirits, and if th e H o u se s i ncere ly w i s h e d to carry ° c „, its social and free-trade policy, they would at ° l n be abolish the tax on malt.—(Hear, hear.) 0 Protectionists protested that they wanted this opportunity to relieve :the farming interest 0 ' " o t country from unequal taxation, and if they really 03e 4 what they acid, here was a capital chance for sh ow that they were in parnefer.—(Hear, hear.) the lie Mr. DRUMMOND said, the speech of tie nourable Member was one of the most ex tra ordiner.r he r had ever heard, when he remembered the Ilon. Diem antecedently, for year after year he and others bilo. been attempting to obtain a repeal of this tax, an d Y n e w after year tied the Hon. Member voted against that tion.—(No, no.) Mr. HUME—I alwags voted in favour of the 00 . tion.—Hear, hear DRUM ) Mr. BOND admitted this splendid exceptOnl3' but Mr. Cob.len and Sir James Graham had alwaY 9 h 7; posed it.—(Hear, hear.) Both those Hon. Me n "" i - ee when they were advocating the repeal of ' it , c;rn-laws told the farmers that the ° pee tax could not stand after the corn-laws % L i gone, and be now called upon them to fulfil their C" prophecies.—(Hear, hear.) tO Mr. COBDEN eispu:ed that tee malt-tax Was upon the farmer. It was paid by the consumer+ a nd therefore it waa a tax upon the people. As f° l. ,..b i r hop duty, it was certainly of a very obnoxioue gig racer, while the amount it produced was really in 5, Influent ; but when they came to treat of the 01,,*0. tax it became a much larger question. —( lo4 ltar) jr Pr9dinvi a large ega EVENING, MARCH 24, 1852