The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-01 00:00:00

SPORTING IN TELLIGEN CE. GOODWOOD RACES. . . TnuitSDAY (CONCLUDED). ala dec i d i ng heat for the r)00 sovs. Sweepstakes. between The Duke and King of Morven, was won by the former. t o ,.,, Lb e, Duke R chtnomi's Plate of 100 sovs. New mile. kr"1,11-turch's Wincheszer, 4 yrs, ist lib ...... (Abciale) 0 1 ,srockford's St. Lawrence, aged, Bst 710 ;„13eowes's Ukraine, 3 yrs, 53t 711.) 3 M 11, following also started, but were not placed : Rolt's Evenus, 0 vrs, Bst 12Ib kr * * • 0 sis• Johnsione's Sorella, 5 yrs, Bst 1216—•.. Alvanley, 5 yrs, 7st 81b 14 . hiqville's Sir Francis, 4 yrs, 7st 610 0 kr, ° ' l ° , h's Queen of the Gipsies, aged, 7st L ora f,eeTan's Sir Diggory Diddle, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b 0 0010.ntgliton's Bretwalda, 4yrs, bat 61u kis b el Aussn's Rowland Hill, 4 yrs, Oat 31b 0 kr. il)obson's Chatham, 4 yrs, GA 0 Lo ra r,rinkStid's Farthing Candle, 3 yrs, sst 10Ib Alr• ,iSsk: ester-field's Snake, 3 yrs, .sst 91b 40 , d •Q,igh's Correct Card, 4 yrs, sst 7lb kt: George Benti7lck's Green Pea, 3 yrs, sst 51b 0 kr.t`e„.of Richmond's Tugnet, 3 yrs, 5.t tutaclues's llewlsinan, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b tO agst Winchester ;10to 1 each agst Sorella, tto w • re, Sir Francis, and Miss Lettv colt ; 12 t o 1 eac h ags t Hill and St. ' Lawrence. tt.iretuarkable fine race, terminatingin a dead heat between F4wrence and Winchester, Ukraine a good third, and .eg Candle fourth. Run in one min!ite forty-six seconds. Lord d t g!esea Stakes of 15 sovs. each. New mile. (15 S . :bs.) DO) c ''sorge Bentinek's Coal Black Rose, 5 yrs, lOst 51b 1 41.0e,stif Richmond's Pic- Nic, 4 yrs, 10st 81b kseorge Bentinck'eNaworth, aged, list • a• Johnstone's Newhails,l2st bib 4 usbaldiston's King Charles, 3 yrs, lOst 101 b 5 Won by a head. let e4t question if a Goodwood Cup ever excited so little in ,11004 h ar Tmgst sporting men as the one carried off this after titbit " 7 air. O'Brien's Grimston. Speculation was on a very kid riN scale, the field was bed, and the re,111 ,- , although it teati e ;,! few thousands to the large sum won by the same 5 8 1 0 ;„'" 4 n on the Goodwood Stakes, was so easily achieved, , ) ; 1 1 ate it one of the least excifing races of the da3. t lik-,....`tluate therefore t,hat the public did not attach much sin - 'flce ' to the grade of the animals from whom their ;swent was to be derived; suflizient for them that it was *til e th c "ls Day," and that the extraordinary fineness of the tstsi arid special trains at all hours, offered every induce- Ki enjoy it. That all the " extras" arrived in time we tha , ° „ t 'V; certain, it is, however, that the assemblage on kist -4r se was immense • greater, in our opinion, if not so 7 G at ie, than has beer; seen at any previous meeti-ig. , tl tes r and Stand would have been crammed had its cepa- N om - to trebled; lack of room drove hundreds to the tetip - "re, and made the trees at its extremity a grateful frozu the broiling heat of the sun. t t o sh i t t ,. l l so many other claims on our time, it was impossible u rn -14 a complete .Prince of te company ;we mast therefore by nate that 11.R.H George of Cambridge arrived ttit tle the special t ra i ns i n th e morn i ng , an d was presen t ki n ri rarly the close of the racing; and then, after enunT llele,g t he visito rs a t G oo d wood and Molecomb, make a brief 1- 4 4 011 of the fashisnables. ktn: Goodwood " Hence List" contained the following !ChestsDuke and Duchess of Beaufort, Earl and Countess rrtield, Earl and Countess of Eglinton, Earl Jersey, Espi ° I Uxbridge and Lady Ann Paget, Earl Stradbroke,. , Marquis of 'Granby, Marquis Clanricarde, Ll4:l' Rosslyn', Earl f Glasgow, Lrrd and Lady Stanley, 1/4ori Blanche Somerset, Lard and Lady Arthur Lennox, t 4 :' W. Lennox Lord G. Bentinck, Lord Dupplin, Lord e: h ttst °z l c, Lord ' Duncannon, Lord G. Manners. Lo . rd . A. il a „"°/s, Lord H. Lennox, Baron Brunow, Hon. F. Villiers, V",, • F. Foley, Hon. 11. Rous, Hon. E. Mostyn, Hon. Col. (i i 4 Airs. Anson, Sir J. Hawley, Sir R. Bulkeley Williams, M. Stanley, Sir J. Shelley, Captain Pettat, Captain k4ll,ltiams Messr s . P ayne, Grevill e , Belfour, C. Peel, Houlds h, Moore, Bowes, S. Graham, Leslie and Hudson. tie Earl of March entertained the Marquis of Kildare, Mills,ert Miss Charlotte Mills, air. Robert Oliver, and Mr. Rielrdo. !'here were also present the Duke and FltNgess of Montrose the Marquis of Waterfo r d, th e E ar l o f • F.arl of-Granville, Lord W. Powlctt, Lord Charles • Glamis, Lord Dramlanrig, Lord Andover, P t , ?Longford; Lord F. Fitzclarence, Sirs C. Cockerell and ls;c1le Houston Honbles. Captain Pitt, H. Forester, G. Fitz ,klllCtter Littleton, and Co onel Synge; Messrs. Gratwicke, peke, A. Berkeley, holt. A. Johnstone, Biggs, C. Mille, s,9 11 t1 ) ; J acMs, Vrockford, Portman, Archdall, &c.. ,sfciti„.tt:sport it is needless to dilate; a more brilliant or i r t 41147 4 . 1 d, ay's racing it has never been our good fortune to 3 ' of G' it :Was-i keeping with the unapproachable superior- Oodwood,n and only too good. It l' "'t 18 FRIDAY'S RACES. It, latch, 300, Bst 71b each. T. Y. C.—Mr. Gulley's (Butler), beat Lord Glasgow's f by Retriever, out )Itet t ; l k 114t1 • 1.4.-6 to 4 agst f. Won by half a length. me ' it' SJO sec. It_,Sidsto4e stakes of 15 sovs. each. The winner to be i 21 ,111, u1 0 ,1 for 500 sovs Maidstone Course. (19 Subs.) asastOi4Rllichniond's-.Pie Nic 4 eo -ta kes of 50 soya. each, for three yrs old fillies. The (24, 1 '. 4 to leeeive 100 soya out of the stakes. New Mile. .104 elbs.) t,/,''' 4% A, a li o e jainck's Princess Alice, 3ibs extra (W.Abdale) 1 I,,„Ltss,„llstone'sFair Helen 8 , AToweri k. sis to Pergularia Polka ''`e Of '‘•karacha 13 It 1, 6 te rstnond's Cuckoo 1 1 .1 1 1)e f . 0 * - 1 6 0 to 4on Princess Alice. Fair Helen made the k u 4 hl itria wed to the distance by Cuckoo, and sister to k,,,tverk. thence to the stand by the favourite, and Vver The favourite then went in front and run home ktol4 Win n by half a length; Mowerina a bad third. r i tt e h °Lin- Wsec. dt n h ft. Last th ree - quar t ers o f a m il e o f th e telisa,le Course. Lord Glasgow's fby Retriever, out of B st 41b beat Mr. Gully's Buckskin, 2 yrs, h. L. o to 4 on Emilia. Won by three parts of a length. N't`tur Inin 26 i sec. k s tid Cup,.. by subscription of 15 soys. each. boas all st vrs old excepted. Craven Course. (35 S) Mongrel, 4 yrs, 7st ... -(Pettit) ftrlson's Kedger, 4 yrs. Bst 21b • ••• 2 , I ) 4t lls's Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs, Bst 3 I,lll.°.ote's Vaudeville, 4 yrs, 7st 91b 4 LN,2ollowing also started, but were not placed :—Mr. 'it sr ) , Idas 4 yrs Sst 71b—Mr. Worley's Example, 5 yrs, lr`Lord' G. 13 tinck's Discord, aged, Bst 410—Duke ien . Refraction, 4 yrs,.Bst—Mr. Godwin's Dex t,W„Q bud's ). 3 yrs, 7st 710—Sir . Heathcote's cby Hetman Cti r ' ll t. of Nannette, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—Lord Miltown's Due "‘Bl:Stas 4 yrs 7st lib—Mr. Drake's Bold Archer, 3 yrs, 1 1 ) 4 1 1 e ""*"l ' lr • tt i „_ • Ford's Auricula, 3 yrs, 6st. d k re 'ig--3 to 1 agst Idas, 3 to 1 agst Ke ger, 3 . to 1 agst ttk i d 4 l ' 8 to 1 agst R e f rac ti on , 9 to 1 agst Armenia, and tß o t ii t gst Bold Archer. Mongrel took the lead at starting, Amin t,he running, and . won cleverly by a length. Run in t 7 sec. 4 0, of the March Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, sft if &c ; to be ridden by members of the Goodwood 1.0t11),: i n L e a a st h . th i ree-quart 4 e B rs of a mile of D. R. S. C. (10 s, nd pay 5 sovs. each.) t4d (T. ll.,,ea tLck! a s s Af a rican, aged, llst 81bs (Mr. Moore) 1 ltlsf rientinek's Coal Black Rose, 5 yrs, llst 4lbs 2 k b ollo win _ itlat,, g also started but were not placed :—Mr. W. t tsj i a - .."" r4 „e's Newhaills, 6 yrs, 12st 21bs—Lord Chester. 110, • 4yrs, l lst—Sir W. W. Wynn's Stoker, 4 yrs, %Meiklam's Alliance, 3 yrs,. lOst 410s—Mr. N k kt esq ° , ll 's King Charles, 3 3-rs, lOst 3ibs—Mr. Bank's t % ,': Yrs, 9st 6113::—Mr. Jaques's Headsman, 3 yrs, Bst 4,7 ' 04 bs ti ,on the Stoker. African made all the . runni9g, half a length, Newhaills third. Run in 1 min. Second Cl ass o f th e March Stak e s. k, b'esfield's New Brighton, 6 yrs, lOst 121b(Williams) a ~T.4,7ntin c k' s B est B ower, 5 yrs, lO s t 101 b O. j,S l o t 8 Collingwood, 3 yrs, lOst q i tleitnving also started, but were not placed —3lr. 10 t ; a ler, - , 3 Sorella, 5 yrs, 12st 21b—Mr. Walker's The I,L',Yrs 10st 91b—Lord Glamis's Secundus, 5 yrs, It s L i,"l'Co of Richmond's Tugnet, 3 yrs, Oat 111b -4,01 't l 4l4 4l *' B Alexa, 3 yrs, Bst 71b. tr", to 2 agst New Brighton, 5 to 2 agst the Nob agst Collingwood, 4 to 1 agst Secundus, 10 to 1 +3l , „•ge 4` 4 , and 10 to 1 agst Alexa. thlate rl was made by Best Bower, followed by New tt 4 qrst andl. Collinwood, and ended in a dead heat between ft, ,"0 ' ,Collingwood was not beaten more than a neck. v`stlei;:a 1 seconds. 'lrt, 9 8 ,. 4 „ tt ,e s k Stakes Of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added. Three et 21 - I ,'' 6 ; four, 11 t 41b • five, llst 121 b; s:x and aged, '"' The we s to be' sold for 100 sovs. To be rid -1Z14.:13eY. members of the Goodwood Club. Maidstone k,74 4 )3 (?5 sub s . ) ‘pd4.l,_,euturick's Naworth, aged (Capt. Pettat) 1 eston's Gizelle, 3 yrs jot.: also started, but were not placed :—Mr. .k t a b 4) 3 Lady Mallorie, 3 vrs—Lord G. Bentinck's 11, 4 t-,•,', r s - -Mr. IL Johnstone's Blind Hookey, aged. kl4'"g--5 to 2 agst Lady Mallorie, 5 to 2 agst Blind t e 3;, 5 to 2 agst Pug, and 3 to 1_ agst_Ta a w l o e r n th ih AT he Weer the first two, and won by half 52 seconds. g 1 4 , 4 1\ t ‘t; c 1n claimed . Run Ruriin 6 minutes Second Class of the March Stakes. L td Il l es i t n e7tielCl's New Brighton (Mr. P. Williams) 1 1 . twits Rentinck's Best Bower ltlh 4 t -6 to 4 on New Brighton. Run in 1 minute 30 ikt4 e . -llenge for March Stakes was won by Lord G. s , N.African, beating Coal Black Rose and several ree,y„AsCul-quis of Waterford and Earl Stradbroke have ao 'sl4%tsl7, st evvardship of the races for 1847. Vrstand that Lord George Bentinek, having deter the turf, has sold the whole of hi s s t u d. LATEST ST. LEGER BETTING. • 6to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First ' 6 to 1 agst Grimston—taken 8 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes 10 t o 1 agst Brocardo 1 2 to 1 ags t l ago , 2 to 1 agst Traverser ; 8 ,. to 1 agst Fancy Boy -0 to 1 agst Free Lance—taken. t) ti NetNt 18tI .., bei aY booming, at i A..m., L.. ki4 I lill n g Rh- h Ashburton and . 04 .. en to t e . 1 1i td (then *lo day evenincr, arr I South Devon I.lail he news of the royal 'ved by 9 0 'etliti --4 te thi s iriteeproprieto t t ili k i ,_'t• it c :, 4 ,4Y The Sun newspaper.in the th e Quicksilver 1 Air. Young) Shortly ~fter , he bells ea .. nit le a 8 Tower sent forth a merry p vir 1 (2-I,4ltilbal,°9ll, ce the the`commenement of a n a., , all ciass ,,, v I eo,lll,s'eLY benefits to manufacturers a e marWkeet, hope s n 4 i Nit tr."ll4itY will arise from the laudable enterprise.— blltilt 1 1 , °9 at, Ile itO N th Of (-1414 AN OPERA.—Her Royal Highness Serene High-- toe b-9rbbridge, accompanied by . S 1 her and attended the k_,u, t o ehess of .tecklenburg ....,tre.it Knesebeck,, and kt.l,l4):Nlis Ahl..fel , lt, the Baron 'V i tt t t ‘ . :( 1 St. Jo i Niildmay, honoured the performances P.tt4i,enilkleety's Th , atre with their presence the Princes- 111 i ,11 tov t !„‘ laßt. Toere were also present, 11)471,i.5.'1:4 the 13 irooess Brunow, Mdlle. Helene d. 11.-14 01Al dile• 01 , a de Lechner, the . Dulte m a a n r d_ W` 4 .,',,Y r,- Cl'aevelan•l, the i Princess Troubetskoi,the .i.,a 74 i h r ,Nral i the Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladies l':fhNitsli, ' Xacelh 1,7 the General Count Bj m e stjerria 4147°.. t er,' iti:44 haVutt 9 '), his Excellency the Bas ,. -a s r al ian ~ th, 15 , Eaedllencv the Sardinian Minister, k_-;,..41,;,,1 , s 4 44' . tet% t i3aroo Glades de Hugel, the Count Komi t_ a rr r. 6 k;o tth . Pea tus... 4l of Sh ,11,,irne the Earl of Lansdale, the E the l I.'otti: 4 3 or:l of BiQtive; tie Coutess of Linc l C o o u n ' n t d e 4.ti,tveY, th,,tpniel; the Count de a ns leo, 41 11 - ,Iteid useou. it Cautilupe, the Viscou; h t e Ran r el i a , g )l b ., , tl't. ,-7-4 d G. >r,ana ray, the Count d A g : ) ri- , '.. , 1 1 INV; ‘::'1,111ng P' t 4fiv Br-ungham, Lady '.4 illougno. 4 11. 1% -. ki the lion. :•;,:),Zer. (~'weer, Sir Freticric "1' issuer. k IC keti.ltskell, ILP , iilr. arry Baldwin, M.P.. Mr. and ktb°4do7oo,l(4l Trelawoi-, Colonel Daniel, C donel Fox, Mr. ' 1 `' 4111 li" ALP, Air. Dodd, M.P. and Mrs. Dodd, and Sir titi.:llE g t ° l 7 i s. MP. tti,,76eati„, AND UR. WrtnEasPirr.—Virith extreme cOmttq ' 5l -t t,f ti l "° we al nonce, from a private source of inffir st e most aaciientie character, that her Majesty iikt .qlll9 444%6Wilderspin an annuity of er Va c P eople's Journal. 1001.—from th e forth- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 1846. [MPERJAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 31. Their Lord.hips as- erablod at Five o'clock. l‘lesengers horn the Commons brought up several Bills. 1115G.8Y ANI) LEAMINGTON RAILWAY BILL. The Earl of STRAFFORD moved the third reading of this Bill. Lord KIFNAIRD obj-cted to the motion, on the ground that the parties residing in Leamington had not been heard before the Committee, who decided against hearing them before they mad had an opportunity of opening their case against the Bill. He concluded by moving the postponement of the third reading until Monday. Lord CAMOYS defended the Committee, and detailed their proceedings. No appearance was entered upon the petition from Leamington, so that they had no right to be heard. It was true an application was made to be heard, but the Commix tee decided against hearing them. But the case of the petitioners was fully heard on another petition, and therefore, whether they were heard or not in their case, their opposition was virtually heard, and was fully before the Committee, who were not guilty of any injustice. The parties had, however, no right to be he ird, be: an e their p titit n was not pre sented to the House until the 17th. Their appearance was not entered in time. He therefore should support the Noble Lord the chairman of the Committee (Lord Strafford). The Earl of STRAFFORD said, he concurred in many of the statements which had fallen from his Noble Friend who had jurt sat down. Lord KINNAIRD said, after what had fallen form the two Noble Lords, who were members of the Com mittee to whom the Bill was referred, he must persevere in his motion that the third reading be postponed till Monday. Lord . MONTE AGLE said the question was—a Bill was referred to a Select Committee, and the parties ap peared, and they were to be deprived of the power of being heard. If the case was as stated by his Noble Friend, and that the parties did appear before the Bill was taken into consideration, he did think it was tujust if they would not allow them to be heard. What earthly ground was there why this demand should be refused?—(Hear.) Except what he had heard in the House that night, he was not acquainted with the matter before their Lordships ; but, as a matter of justice, he thought the parties had a right to be heard. Earl GREY said it was very natural that the parties should appear in tho first instance, because it would decide in what order the Committee should consider the Lord BEAUMONT said he was himself chairman of a Committee when the landowners were permitted to be heard when they came in due time. He did not think that any rule existed on this subject ; but it did appear to him that parties whose land was to be taken foreiby away, had a right to be heard to the last moment.—(Hear, hear.) Let them suppose a case of a bad Bill which was to be pro posed. Before the parties opposing that Bill entered into the expense incidental on opposing the Bill, they might wish to have some certainty on the question, and therefore he theught they were entiied to indelgence. The Earl of RADNOR said he thought that the rules of the Committee should be adhered to ; and, therefore, he conceived there were no grounds whatever for these allegations. Lord BROUGHAM said he thought the rule was to receive petitions up to the last moment. Now what he wanted was that the party should be compensated against the injury done him. Now there was a ease of an hotel, and the railway was to come within thirty-five yards of that hotel. Now it was not very pleasant to the parties stopping at that hotel to be subjected to the noise of the trains, and to have the dust which they would occasion thrust down their throats.—(Hear, hear.) Lord CAMOYS said the Noble Lord had brought forward a case quite different from that before the House. The promoters of the Bill had offered remuneration, hut those terms had been refused. He understood when the question was put, tbat the railway did not touch his property, therefore, he did not come within the operation of the law of compensation.--; Hear, hear.) The Marquis of AYLESBURY thought that the pe tition should have been received, and the case of the petitioner heard. He would support the amendment of the Noble Lord. Lord BROUGHAM again referred to the question of compensation. Instances could be shown where com pensation was given, though the property of the person who received it was not touched by the railway. The Commissioners, who lately reported on the central rail way termini, gave it as their opinion that even where there was no direct injury, such as the passing of the railway over property, compensation should be given. Lord KINNAIRD would press the amendment to a div;sion. Lord STRAFFORD said that after what had occurred, he had no objection to postpone his motion till Monday next, agreeably to the desire of the Noble Lord. THE CHOLERA IN LONDON. The Earl of FITZ HARDINGE said he had seen an announcement in the Times newspaper of this day, on the authority of the Lord Mayor, that the cholera had broken out in London. The statement put forth did not distinctly state the species of cholera which had so broken out, and in order to allay anxiety on the subject, he wished to ask his Noble Friend below him (the Mar quis of Lansdowne) whether the Government had received any official information on the subject. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had seen the state ment in the Times of this day, and considered thatgreat importance was attached to it on account of its emanat ing from so high an authority as the Lord Mayor of the City of London. His Noble Friend, in using the term cholera, seemed to imply that it was of that virulent species which was denominated Asiatic cholera, which caused so much alarm throughout Europe and in this city some years ago. He did not think the opinion of the Lord Mayor was tantamount to create an impression that Asiatic cholera was existing in this city ; and he was extremely happy to make a statement which could not tail to be satisfactory to his Noble Friend and the House. It was strictly true that a very confident opi nion prevailed in this city that Asiatic cholera had existed for some time in London, but especially in the lower, and consequently densely-populated districts. Imme diately on the Government being apprised of the exist ence of such an impression, they employed an officer, who had practised in the hospitals of this city, to in quire into the subject, and he was sent into all the localities which had been indicated as being affected by the cholera. He visited those houses and those lodgings, and reported in the course of the following day, that he could not find a single instance bearing the character or symptoms of Asiatic cholera.—(hear, hear.) Not, however, content with this, he visited the hospitals in the immediate neighbourhood of these lo calities, and he did not find in any of these establish ments a single case of cholera.—(Hear, hear.) He cer tainly did find an increase of those diseases which were frequently found at hot seasons of the year, and a species of acrid cholera which was not unfrequent in this country. Therefore he thought the House might rely, that as far as this report was concerned, no alarm need prevail on the subject. He, however, desired the officer alluded to, and another connected with the Medical Board, to be on the look out. He had been at the council-office that day, but up to that hour no iuti mation to the effect had been received. The notice might prevent, in some measure, the spreading of dis ease in hot seasons of the year, by passing a measure before their Lordships for promoting cleanliness amongst the labouring classes. Lord BROUGHAM stated that nothing could be more satisfactory than the statement of the Noble Lord, because nothing could be more prejudicial than to allow such reports to remain uncontradicted if they were de void of truth. When he was in office he was informed that the cholera had prevailed for some time before the attention of the authorities was called to its existence. He apprehended, however, that the anticipated disease from the hot weather might be obviated by persons not exposing themselves to sudden chills, for at this period of the year—in the end of July and in August—what was termed " Lammas-flood," in Scotland prevailed to a great extent. In the neighbourhood of Bedford-square, in the mews behind it, English cholera prevailed. but not to a great extent. He considered the Government ought to have information from week to week ; but he con sidered that there was no ground for alarm, that the cholera existed ; and no dangerous results need be anticipated if persons did not expose themselves to chills, and did not eat raw vegetables. But there was an other kind of cholera which he called legislative cholera. He alluded to the Bill for the Recovery of Small Debts, and the Sugar Bill, which he cal'ed the Slave-trade Bill, which he feared, frau . ) the late period of the session, would not receive the attention they required. He hoped no delay would take place, and that these im portant measures would be brought before their Lord ships at the earliest possible period. The Earl of FITZ HARDINGE expressed himself satisfied with the explanation. Lord CAMPBELL, in presenting a petition from Wiabeach, in favour of the Small Debts Bill, urged the House to pass it without dE lay. The Earl of ST. GERMANS hoped the Government would not postpone the passing of this Bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said scarcely a day passed with-ut his receiving most urgent entreaties to pass this Bill. Under these circumstances it would be the duty of Government to proceed at once with this Bill. After a few nerds from Lord BROUGHAM and Earl GREY, the matter dropped. RAILWAYS. The Earl of CLARENDON reported from the Select Committee appointed to consider what Railway Bills should b 3 committed during the remainder of the ses sion. That the Committee were of opinion that the followitt4 Bills ought to be exempted from the operation of the resolution of the 7th of May :—The Liverpool, )nn,kirk, and l'reson ; the Glasgow and Belfast Union; the Taff Vale Railway ; the Caledonian ; the Caledo nian and Govan ; the Manchester and Southampton ; ind ae East and West India Dock Bill. The Noble Lor I, therefore, moved that the resolution of the 7th of May be suspendel in rosnect of those 13.11 s--Agreed to. son who would deny that the late general distress in Ire land had been of the most alarming nature. He should be sorry if, in proving that the present machinery for conducting the legislation of Ireland was inadequate, he should be considered as casting any reflection on the late Government. The people of that country had been in the habit of depending fir their :apply of food upon the lowest kind of diet, which had entirely failed—he al luded to the failure of the Potato crop. Great exertions were made by the late Government in introducing Indian meal, which had prevented famine from reaching that country, and it had also lroduced the most beneficial effect in a moral point of liew. It was a most difficult problem to solve, in what manner a Government 'could interfere with the food of the country, but that problem had been must successfully solved by her Majesty's Go vernment in the course they had taken on this subject. He was happy to say that the four first Bills passed during this session of Parliament, were Bills for the im provement of Ireland, and for giving employment to the people of that country. Ile thought that the Govern ment would have to contend with similar difficulties in the ensuing year, unless they altered the present system with regard to Ireland. He was not himself an alarmist, but he really believed that the prospects of the ensuing year were more alarming than even the former year. There was, a less quantity of land under cultivation for the growth of potatoes than in the preceding year, and the disease appeared to be likely to be far more prevalent. He thought there were syinptons of an entire failure of the potato plant itself in that country. Alluding to seasons of scarcity that had previously taken place in that country, the Noble Lord said they were not to be compared to the amount of distress that was endured during the last season. He believed that not a less sum than 800,0001. had been ad vanced to alleviate the distress of the country ; large sums had been raised by private contributions. In the county of Clare, Colonel Wyndham had advanced 6,000/., Lord Kenmaire 3,000 L, another private gentleman 2,0001., the district committees raised 100,0001., and Govern ment had come forward with large sums for the same purpose. There was also an immense amount of assist ance afforded by giving employment upon the laud. lie believed that great praise was due to the Commissariat of Ireland. Commissariat-General Rowth and Gordon, also deserved great praise for their indefatigable exer tions. In the time of Lord Grey's Government, he (Lord Monteagle) introduced the Bill for the establish ment of the Board of Public Works, which was sub stituted for the other boards then existing ; but the im mense variety of business which came before them pre vented them from becoming so efficient on the late occa sion of distress as they otherwise would have been, had their duties been confined to the proper and legitimate business which was their peculiar function. Me men- tioned this for the purpose . of showing the utter Made quacy of that board to discharge with effect the business which was lately imposed upon them. He•lately applied to them, in conjunction with his friends Lord Clare and Lord Kenmaire, to procure e.oployment for the relief of the poor people who were in distress in the county of Kerry; but early as that application was made, the pre- linainary surveys were not yet made of those works, on which it was designed to provide them employment. The Noble Lord then went into a variety of details, for the purpose of shoeing that a better system of central management for the public works of Ireland was neces sary. By the Act of Union the treasury of the empire was as applicable to the wants of Ireland as to England and Scotland. Scotland received the sum of 400,0001., and the condition of the people of Scotland was ad vanced one hundred years by that outlay. He con tended that there was an actual gain to the kingdom by the expenditure of these grants. From 1822 to 1828, the revenue of the county Galway increased from nothing to 6,800/. yearly, which completely covered the outlay which had been made in that country, and. to which alone this increased revenue could be attributed. The people of Ireland required superintendence more than money, for they were not sufficiently improved is knowledge to promote their interests in the best manner. If they had an efficient board of works, this good would be effected. In conclusion, he did not impute blame to the public works, nor to the exertions of the late Go vernment, but he hoped that some steps would be taken to have an efficient superintending board, for the pur pose of regulating the expenditure of the public grants, and providin: employment for the people. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he bad listened with the greatest satisfaction to the address of the Noble Lord, aed he admitted the general accuracy of the details entered upon. He hoped, however, the Noble Lord and the House would excuse him, if he did not go into a statement of the intentions of the Govern ment in regard to meeting the evils complained of. He trusted also it would not be supposed that he avoided doing so, because he was not aware of the importance of it. He could assure the House that, as far as possible, it would be the duty of the Government to do everything in its power to provide for the state of things referred to. In reference to the measures of the late Government, he must bear testimony that they had done great good, though it must be admitted that the machinery by which the relief was administered was very imperfect. He had no fault however to find with what they did, as they were called upon to act under circumstances of great emergency, and it was not to be expected they could bring into operation a perfect system of machinery. He begged to inform their Lord ships that the Government for the last week had been, and would be for some time to come, engaged on the consideration of a measure for giving greater efficacy to the works, in order the more effectually to administer relief to the people of Ireland, and for possessing full security for the application of the sums advanced, that they were used to forward the welfare and comfort of the people. He pledged himself to the general accuracy of the details of the Noble Lord. He was sorry it was not in his power to contradict him. Would to God that he could say that the great evil which was expected again to overtake Ireland was not such as had been represented ! He could not say more at present. He felt thankful for the state ment made by the Noble Lord, that considering the late period of the session, and seeing that the present Go vernment had but so lately acceded to office, he trusted they would excuse him from further entering into the subject at present. In a few days a full and authentic statement would be presented to the other House of the expenditure of money which had been made under the Act which had been referred to, from which it would be seen how the funds had been applied. The Earl of DEVON hoped the House would allow him to address a few words on this subject, as it was one to which he had pail great attention. He thought there could be no dispute as to the present principle of employing the population on public works should there be a scarcity of employment. lie wou'd not therefore dispute that principle; but he would endeavour to show the difficulties and obstacles which had caused the measures adopted in relation to Ireland not being so successful as was expected. He thought the difficulties did not arise so much as to the employment of the people on public works, but as to the employment of the people on the land. In the Bill which had been passed to facilitate the employment of the people, so backward were the landed proprietors to take advantage of the clause which authorised the borrowing of money for improving the land, to be paid again with interest in ten years, that only one proprietor, the late Lord- Lieutenant, took advantage of it. The effect therefore had been that scarcely any employment was found for the people through the operation of this clause. (The Noble Lord gave some other instances of the same cha racter, to show the difficulties that were found in carrying out the intentions of the Act. While on this subject he must complain of the proceedings of the late Govern ment as to the discretion in which they had exercised the right given them by the recent Act passed on this subject—that of fixing the rate of interest, and the pe riod at which it was to be paid when applications for loans had been forwarded them through the Board of Works. He thought the Government had not acted in this Da-Ater as they ought to have done. The giving many a means of earning an honest livelihood would be the result of the reclamation of this waste land. To say that no good would result from reclaiming waste land appeared to him a perfect absurdity. These were points to which he alluded—not for the purpose of corn plaint, but merely that attention might be turned to the subject. The last report made by the society on that subject, showed that there were two thousand persons on the estate in Ireland where at one time there were not nine cabins, and not one of those individuals had been convicted of a single offence,—(Hear, hear.) It was, no doubt, of great importance that the people should be employed, and to give that employ ment was the great object they all had in view. It unfortunately happened, however, that the landlords of Ireland were not able to do this. The report of the Board of Works on this subject came too late to enable them to turn it to immediate account, and he trusted that the House would act peremptorily in this matter. Lord CLANCARTY said he thought a most im portant consideration had been brought before the House. His Noble Friend had likewise brought before the notice of their Luriships the advance that had been made of public money. The officers of these public works had done their work efficiently. He trusted that a state of improved agriculture would be introduced, that would give to the people of Ireland—as in England —permanent employment ; but he thought at the same time, that too much importance could not be given to public works.—(Hear, hear.) Lord MONTEAGLE said, after what had fallen from the Noble Lord, he would not press his motion. Tne motion was accordingly withdrawn, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 31. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, it was agreed, after a short discussion, that the Lords' amendments to all Bills brought from the House of Lords should be con sidered without notice, provided such amendments should have been first submitted to the Speaker. The report on Lord Kinnaird's (Sir John Webb's) Estate Bill was farther considered, and ordered to ke printed. - THE STOCKPORT IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. BROTHERTON moved that the order of the day for the third reading of the Stockport Improvement Bill be discharged, in order that a new Bill might be intro duced. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed by 5,096 inhabit ants o f S toc k port aga i nst the Bill. The petitioners stated that nine-tenths of the inhabitants of Stockport were opposed to the Bill. He would now move that the Bill should be read a third time that day three months, as he never would agree to the third read ing of such a tyrannical measure. Mr. BROTHERTON said that the motion he had made was tantamount to reading. the Bill a third time that day three months. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that unless the Honour able Gentleman would agree to the proposition of postponing the third reading for three months, he should feel it to be his duty to make the motion. The measure was a most atrocious and ty ntruded. ono', and no person approved of it except those who were t ) benefit nncler it. The parties who opposed the measure bad asked the mayor to call a meting, which he refused to do, or even to lend them the Town hall; the result was, the meeting was held in the market place, and resolutions wert) adopted against the measure, which he hollered to be a, complete job. The parties had been deceived with re,..;:pect to the Bill, and did rot know fersome time who was the concocter of the measure. He wished to know whether the lion. Member for Sal ford would consent to the withdrawal of the Bill with out the condition which he had stated, viz., on the un derstanding that he should be allowed to reintroduce it on a future occasion. If the Honourable Gen- tlernan would agree to that, he (Mr. Duncnmbe) would abstain at present from entering at any further length into the merits of the Bill. The fourth clause proposed to give to the town council of Stockport the sum of 10,0001. out of the public funds ; and in the distribution of that sum the ratepayers would not have the slightest control. The proposition contained in that clause was one of the most disgraceful proceedings which any body of men calling themselves liberal could make. Mr. BROTHEIZTON said that he certainly should not consent to the withdrawal of the Bill on the terms proposed by the Hon. Gentleman. Air. DUNCOMBE said he would then go at length into the objections which he had against this Bill. Arr. UME trusted that the Hon. Member for Finsbury would allow him to suggest, that as the promoters r f the Bill were anxious to have it withdrawn, he (Mr. T. Duncombe) would be saving the time of the House by abstaining at present from any remarks on the de merits of the Bill. Of course he would have the opportunity of making those remarks which he intended now to make, should any attempt be hereafter made to re-introduce it.—(Hear, hear.) He himself had received several letters from some of the most respectable ratepayers of Stockport, in eonfire mation of the statement of the Hoe. Member for Fins bury, and should the Bill be attempted to be re-introduced he should heartily join with that Hon. Gentleman in opposing the Bill, but he hoped that nothing would be at present said which would have the effect inflaming the excited feelings of the people of Stockport. Mr. DUNCOMBE said he had no objection to con• sent to the withdrawal of the Bill on the terms proposed by the Hon. Member for Salford. Mr. BROTHERTON refused to alter the terms of his proposal. Mr. MARSLAND said that, as he was interested in the question, being one of the representatives of Stock ton, he might perhaps be allowed to say a few words on this question. The Honourable Gentleman the Member for Finsbury had accused the mayor of being personally interested in the question. He could assure the Hon. Gentleman that the mayor had been represented as hostile to the measure, because he had kept aloof, as he had himself. They never were consulted as to whether the waterworks should or should not be pur chased, and they did not know that it was in contemplation to do so until ho saw the announcement in the Guardian. With respect to the observation that this was a job, it was very far from the truth, as he was positive that there was no job in it. He had with others objected to many of its clauses. The town council of Stockport were far more liberal than any body of the same nature to be found in Finsbury. It was composed of rate payers, and all were admitted from the highest to the lowest. It had been characterised as a gross job by one of the magistrates who was not a ratepayer, and who wished to make it a gross job. He begged to say that, having objections to some of the clauses, he had consulted as to the proper means of opposing them. Sir R. H. INGLIS said that the Hon. Member had offered to withdraw his opposition, provided that no other Bill were brought in. He (Sir R. H. Inglis) thought that the late period of the session would gau rantee that no other measure of the kind could be brought in. Mr. ESTCOURT said he had been drawn into this mat ter, and he had had a good deal of correspondence on the subject. He did not think that if the House wereto appoint a Committee—he was satisfied that it would not, in the opinion of the Hon. Member for Montrose, be such a Committee as would be satisfactory. But he would further observe that if the Hon. Member were to bring in another Bill, as he trusted he would, he should have his support. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET was afraid that, if another Bill were to be brought in containing the same clauses it would be equally unsatisfactory. Mr. BROTHERTON would emphatically deny the charges that had been made against the inhabitants of Stockport on this Bill. If the motion of the Hon. Mem• ber for Finsbury for the withdrawal of this Bill were acceded to by the House, he should certainly bring in another Bill to the same effect. It was only the cot ton-spinners who wished the smoke of their factories not to be stopped, and the publicans who wished to keep their houses open on Sunday, and persons in a similar position. who were petitioners against this Bill. The Bill was for making parks, improving the streets, and making other sanatory regulations. Great numbers of Bills of similar character to this had been passed this session without a word ; and if the Bill were thrown out he should certainly bring in another Bill of the same kind. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that one division would do, and he should, therefore, move that the Bill be read this day three months. Mr. HUME was anxious to have for Stockport fair play. He thought, under the present circumstances, it would be the best course to allow the order of the day to be discharged. That done, he hoped, before the next session of Parliament, some general measure would he introduced for the regulation of police in all towns, and also a measure for market improvements. He hoped that at present the matter would be amicably settled without a division. Mr. B. ESCOTT wished the lion. Member for Stock port to give some information of the meeting respecting the Bill which had been referred to. Mr. WIRSLAND could not give any information respecting the meeting. lie had left the town before the meeting took place, and he had not had any com munication with the parties to it since then. Mr. BRIGHT wished to bear testimony that the pro moters of the Bill had no other object in view than the welfare of Stockport. The real difficulty ex perienced in that town was that the promoters of the Bill were desirous of having power for the levying of rates for the improvement of the town, while the small ratepayers were against it, and at pre sent refused the granting of any rates for that purpose at any meetings that might be called for that pur pose. No danger could arise from the passing of the Bill, because the power was vested in the town council, which represented the great body of the inhabitants. He had risen merely to give his testimony in favour of the promoters of the Bill. Mr. DUNCOMBE said he would withdraw his amend ment on the understanding that the Bill would be with drawn. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the order of the day for the third reading of the Bill discharged. Mr. BROTHERTON then moved for leave to bring in a fresh Bill on the subject—the Stockport Improve ment Act, No. 2. Some discussion then arose as to whether the Hon. Member was in order in giving notice of a second Bill on the subject. The SPEAKER said that it was competent for the llon. Member to move for leave to bring in a fresh Bill. Mr. I'. DUNCONIBE thought the House should know something of the nature of the Bill about to be intro duced. Mr. BROTHERTON said he did not know what the Bill would be; if he had leave to bring in a Bill he thought it would be one of the same nature as the pre smt Bill, which had been approved of by the Hon. Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. Greene. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that the Hon. Member the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means had informed him that he had nothing to do with the Bill; if, therefore, the Hon. Member for Salford proposed to bring in a Bill similar to the one approved by that Hon. Member, he did not know where it was to be found. Sir G. GREY wished to explain to the House the part he bad taken in this Bill. Great objections were made to several clauses of the Bill, and it was suggested by the Hon. Member the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means that it was a subject which should be brought under the consideration of the Home-office. He had accordingly examined the Bill, and had struck out several objectionable clauses. Mr. MARSLAND said that he bad objected to se veral clauses of the Bill, but he thought it a very anomalous state of things that the Bury and Manchester Improvement Acts should have been passed with pre cisely the same clauses as there were in the present Bill, and yet that this Bill was not allowed to be proceeded with. Mr. GREENE said, that on a former occasion when the Bill was before the House, he stated his opinion that several of the clauses were of a highly objectionable nature ; he was still of the same opinion. Mr. HUME hoped the Hon. Mem ber for Salford would note press his Bill at the p rese nt time. He ' was sure that the Bill w ould not be allowed to 'pass with its presen t ob j ectionabl e clauses. It was impossible for any ma n to su pp ose that it was and to a ssucha peacemaker, a ß e i e l m l as ak this er , b t e h g r g o e u d g h o f the House, his Hon. Friend the member for Salfo rd not to persist in his motion.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ESTCOURT approved of the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Montrose. There could be n o ne cessity for pressing this Bill forward during the present l session. The Hon. Member for Fins bury , as well as the Chairman of the Committee of Ways am? Means, h a d inspected the Bill, and pronounced it to be an unjust measure. Under these circumstances he should vote with the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Finsbury. Mr. BROTHERTON said he had no personal whatever in t t h i e t ; Bill, bu t n h o e r hdaidd hopehe en y t hsattrot the g feeling either Houseinterest w oud e d x ec e i r s c i i o s ß e m it i s gh d t is b e e r , et h io e n sh in oul t d hisma. Whatever their cheerfully bow t o i t . No tics was given of this Bill in the regular manner, and it proceeded as far as this, the last stage, without any opposition. No petition was presented against it, with I the exception of that presented by the lion. Member for Finsbury. He did think that the town council of Stockport had b'Pen harshly used in this matter. He felt bound to divide the House on this question. Mr. DUNCOMBE said, that one of the Hon. Mem bers for Stockport (Mr. Marsland) had presented a peti tion, signed by between 5,000 and 6,000 ratepayers of the borough, against the Bill. Strangers were then ordereered to withdraw, when there aproured— For the motion Against it .......................... • ..... 40 Against the Bill being brought im —8 METROPOLITAN SEWAGE MANURE BILL. The report and further consideration of this Bill was poststiod to Mouday nut, The British Guarantee Association Bill and the Sligo and Shannon Railway 8.11 were read a third time and passed. TENANT COMPENSATION. Mr. S. CR AWFORD presented a petition from a large body of the inhabitants of Castlereagh, praying the House to take steps to provide a pet manent measure for providing compensation to tenants, after having regularly paid theirrent, and were about to be discharged from their ;arms, such compensation to be adequate 0 the out lay made by the tenant whilst in occupation. Mr. HUDSON presented a petition from Sunderland against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. CONSTITUTION OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. Mr. CHRISTIE presented a petition from a gentle man of the name of Duppa, residing in Jersey, praying for an extension of the British Constitution to Jersey, and the other Channel islands. IRISH LANDLORD AND TENANTS BILL. Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that on Monday next be should put a question to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government respecting the Bills now lying on the table for the direction of the Irish tenantry, and that he should also at the same time ask whether it was the intention of Government to issue any com mission on that subject during the recess. SURVEY OF IRELAND. Sir DENHAM NORREYS moved for a Select Com , rnittee on the progress of the trigonometrical surrey in Irelend. he consider red to be his duty ; but that decision of the House hay in a been pronounced by a majority so large as to render any further attempt on his part, not merely hopeless,' but probably irritative, and leading to a great hindrano 2 to the discharge of public business, he did not desk :e to revive the discussion of Monday and Tues day lest, and rose rather for the purpose of stating that, than '3f answering what he thought might be easily answered—the opposition of his Hon. Friend the Mem ber f or Birmingham —the latest convert to the doctrine of fro e-trade, and latest abandoner of the principles of protc ction. He would only state, that deeply as he re grett ed the injury to be sustained by their fellow coon trDnen in the East as well as the West Indies, by the Image which had been decided upon in the course of the last few days--deeply as he regretted the ma• jority by which that change had been produced, by such a cor aisination of individuals and of parties as perhaps the wildest imagination of any man in that House, he w: is quite sure could no verexpect upon such a subject— still i fore deeply feeling the change in our commercial polio, y., the greatest change which had been made in the come eof three centuries—he meant this change in the slave trade—yet at the same time he saw the contest was 1 topeless, and he would not weary- the House with argu vents in reply, which had been used by far better and a bier men than himself. He would therefore take upon himself the responsibility, on a subject of so much impm 'tames to the interests of the West Indian colonies, and ti et; still higher interests of humanity and the world, of wi theirawin,g all further opposition. Se reral Bills were brought down from the Lords, after whic b, TI - te ;House went into Committee on TIIE SUGAR DUTIES. Mr. D. BARCLAY opposed the resolution, and called.. upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to distin guish. between sugar the produce of free labour in the coin ue s, and sugar the produce of the unfortunate ne groes: in the islands of Cuba and in the Brazils. He said this measure would destroy the little attachment betw erne the colonies and the mother country ; for what attac lin:lent, he asked, would Jamaica have to this coun try s then the duties were equalised, and Cuba and the Brazi is had the same advantages ? Ho said they were coma titling an act tantamount to dissolving the connexion betw ?en the colonies and this country. The only chant le, for the colonies would be to give their produce every opportunity of a market. If the. inhabitants of Jamaica were their fellow subjects they am re entitled to an equal treatment with the people of the • , country, and he did hope that there would be no obstrr fiction thrown into the way of the consumption of free Is ;hour sugar. The simple alteration which he pro props( v. - / was, that instead of the duty varying for the first t' aree years, that the foreig n sugar should rema i n stedla 3t; for that ti me a t 21 5., and after that in the fourth year it should be reduced to 3s. 6d. That alteration was s9s simple in its character that it could hardly be object ed to, and he sincerely hoped that the House would not object to it. The (CHAIRMAN said that the resolution of the Icon.: M.mber could not be put at present. Mr. .MOFFATT then moved the repeal of the differe Wel duties on white clayed sugar and Muscovado, or other sugar not being equal to white clayed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the mution, because it would be a great annoyance to the public if adopted. If the House was deal ing vit . h colonial sugar on ly t h e Honourable Mmbc m would have a better ground for proposing his mo n, but as they were now dealing with foreign as well, hes believed that the resolution proposed would in flict gri eat injury on those engaged in the sugar trade. He theta read extracts from some documents, for the purpose.: 'of showing that the charges of oppression on the part of the custom•house officers, in the collection of the duties on sugar, were not well grounded. Believing that the 'reasons which existed at the time when those duties were first proposed existed now in even greater etrengt h, he must say that he should oppose his Hon. Friend's, motion ; at the same time he might state that he did not consider the present as a final measure. Mr. BILOFFATT said, that after the explanations of the t Hon. Gentleman, he would not persist in his motion at present.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. P. M. STEWART. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the- •present measure was a final one, but he did re serve to himself the power of making a distinction on the white e' ayed sugar. The item of IBs. Bd. on white clayed sugar was then agreed to. Mr.. LAMES moved that the item of brown sugar, be ing Mt tscovado, or clayed, or any other sugar not being equal i n quality, white clayed, not being refined, be ad mitted fox. three years at a duty not exceeding 10s. the cwt. He wa s against any duty being placed upon colonial sugar. He was not actuated in making this motion by any h( stility to the Government, but he considered that the Ho use would confer a great boon upon the people if they a Feed to his motion. He would not press it, how ever, it: it was not the wish of the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the redimtion would interfere too much with the revenue. Mr. BERKELEY moved that the differential duty should exist for three years at a fixed sum of 21s. per cwt., r aid, in the fourth year there should be a further reduce.on to a fixed duty of 145., as proposed by her Majes ty':s Government. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he con Id not agree to the proposition, which involved most e ril consequences. Ile considered that the plan as propoa ed by her Majesty's Goverment had met very general: approbation, and he, therefore, consid ere d he 'IN uld not be justified in assenting to the rrroposition of the Honourable Gentleman. He belie ved that under all the circumstances the gradual reducti on of duty on the sugar was the mode best calcu lated to ;.benefit the consumers and the trade of the country. With i segard to the introduction of molasses, into distille ries, lie, had promised to give the subject his fullest and fairest consideration. He thought that there would be some eiifficulty in introducinc , it this session, but at some future period it would probably occupy the attention of the H' Rise. Mr. D. BARCLAY made some observations in reply which did not reach the gallery. The purport was (as we understood) to withdraw the amendment. Mr. :BARFLY said, that in consequence of the variety - of rates of duty in the Bill, which would in many mercer iti.le houses cause a considerable loss of time, the W est India planters would be certainly deprived of the be nt.fit of it. The slave owner would be able to throw in a quantity of sugar at such a rate as to render tilt West India planter unable to compete with them. He sleeted certainly have felt it his duty to support the amendbnent of the Hon. Member for Sunderland if he had p res3ed it, but as it was withdrawn, he could only state thtst he heartily concurred in its principle. Sir JOHN RAE REID would put it to the House whether a great interest like the present one was to be sacrif iced in this way. He objected to the hurried mode of its. discussion, and he thought that its effect would be butli cruel and unjust upon those engaged in the sugar trade. Mr. PATRICK STEWART entirely agreed with his two Hon. Friends who had preceded him, that the next day's packet would take out very gloomy tidings to the \Vest Indies. He did not wish, however, that the gloomy forebodings of his Hon. Friends should be carried across the Atlantic. Much as the sugar pro ducers dreaded the competition which was to be opened upon them, they would not so much care for it if the Government would only be prompt in the execution of those measures of which they held out hopes. If they would Jet them have a free and uninterrupted supply of free labour from every British possession on the globe, he shoal. say to his friends on the other side of the Atlantic, that hard and severe as the measure was, they would survive the crisis if they moved the Government to fulfil its promise to them. Mn I BORTHWICK said that lie hardly :knew whether the motion of the Hon. Gentleman had been withdrawn or not. If it had been pressed to a division he should have supported it by his vote, He agreed with the lion. Gentleman who had just sat down, that look ing at the colonies, there was no such gloomy prospects as had been anticipated. He believed that in ten years from that time the colonies would be again flourishing. The question was, what was to be done with those who had property there, and who would be most materially injured by the passing of the present measure. He thought it was right, both in public and private policy, to look difficulties in the face, and he trusted that the Hon. Baronet, the Member for Dover (Sir John Rae Reid) would prevail on the wealthy merchants of Lon don to look at the question in this light. Ile hoped that these merchants would not have to send out, by to-morrow's packet, the dolorous news that it was their determination to put an end to protection as regarded the colonies. Mr. GOULBURN, who was at first inaudible in the gallery, said he was not prepared to have voted for his Hon. Friend's motion if he had pressed it to a division. He thought that the Government ought to be pressed to give those measures of compensation to which the West Indies had a claim ; that if the Government reduced the duties to perfect equality, they should assist them by a sufficient supply of labour, and also give some compensation for the tardiness of that assistance. It was in the hope that Government would do something of this kind that he would support the measure of the Government. Dr. BOWRING confessed that the colonial claims deserved calm and reasonable consideration. The pro prietors had admitted to those on his side the House the principles of free trade, and he thought that taking up that position they were likely to establish fair claims. There were no doubt facilities that might be given and opportunities that might be opened up, preserving alvveys the integrity of the principles of free trade. The ques tion had been unnecessarily complicated by minute dis tinctions. He himself was anxious that the rum question had been settled ; but there was this advantage that the colonies had by this measure, that the markets of the world were opened to them, to buy in the cheapest mar ket, and sell in the dearest. Mr. BERNAL said he did not understand what fell from the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer as to the change he proposed on colonial spirits. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, what he had said in reference to the West India proprie tors was, that all protection had been removed from them, and all protection had been removed against them. He only was anxious to know what they wished, and what obstacles they felt. He said the principle upon which the Government had acted, was, that the fiscal burdens on British and colonial spirits should be the same when they came in for consumption. Possibly the duty continued might he too much, but he did not mean to enter on that question just now. There was no duty on the spirits of the West Indies, except for fiscal pur poses ; and that British spirits and Jamaica rum might come in on precisely the same terms, he had reduced the duty to ls. instead of Is. 6d. A deputation of dis tillers had waited on him, who thought he had gone too far. He said he would hear the West Indians as to whether the Is. was too much, and the distillers as to whether it was not enough, and he would adjudicate : betiTeen ULNA with YieW d9ing j wgico. Lle eaid BATITS AN!) WAS'IHOUSES. The Marquii of LANSDOWNE moved the second reading of tois Bill. EAPLOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND. Lord MON ['EAGLE rose, pursuant to notice, to move that a humol.. address be presented to her Majesty upon :nt- suhjrct of the encouragement of indu , rry and of employment among the people of Ireland. He did not bring the subject forward in opposi don to the Government.—(Hear, hear.) It was a sub ipet which deserved the attention and support of all Noble Lords present. It was a question involving no political considerations—it was a subject affecting the well-being of the people of Ireland. He felt it his duty to bring the matter forward, and place it before the no tice of the Government. He was sure there was no per- ASSESSED TAXES. Sir DE LACY EVANS moved bra copy of the list of defaulters in payment of assessed taxes for the year 1845. ending the sth day of Ncvember, 1846, and pay able (in order to election qualification) on or before the 20th day of July, 1846, or two following days, furnished in compliance with the 12th section sf the Act 6 Vic. c.lB by the assessors or collectors in the city of Westminster, and, if any reasons for non-receipt of these taxes in each or any case can be assigned, the same to be stated; and similar copies of the same list for the city of London and boroughs of Finsbury, Brighton, and Southampton. THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. Dr. BOWRING inquired whether the Government would consent to extend the inquiries of the Channel Is lands Commission into the general state of the laws and their administration in those islands ? Sir GEORGE GREY said that he did not see why, the criminal jurisdiction as well as the civil should not be extended to the Channel Islands. The subject was at present under the consideration of the Lord Chan cellor. Mr. CHARLES VILLIERS moved that the petition of Robert Maule Gillies and George Home, respecting the duties on rye, peas, and beans, be printed. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Sir GEORGE GREY, it was agreed that the house at its rising adjourn till Monday, SPIRIT DUTIES. Mr. MACKINNON said he had a motion for the equalisation of duties on colonial and British spirits. H wished to know from the Chancellor of the Exchequer when would be the most convenient time for him to do so? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the most convenient time would be at the time that the House went into Committee on the Customs' Duties Bill, and when they proposed the amount of duty to be imposed on rum. Mr. MACKINNON—When will that be? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—AII that he could say was, that it would be as soon as pos sible, but he could nat say exactly when. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that as notice of motion had been given by an Hon. Member respecting flogging in the army, he wished to inform the House that he had caused the subject to be brought under the consideration of the Commander-in-Chief, the Duke of Wellington. The question was, therefore, at present under the con sideration of the Commander-in-Chief, not with the object of abrogating the power of inflicting corpo ra l punish ment, t with the view of regulating it. He thought, therefore, it would not be advisable, till the result was communicated to the House, that the subject of flogging in the army should be discussed. Dr. BOWRING was willing that his motion should be postponed, so as not to interfere with the proceedings of the Government regarding the question. He would, however, wish the Noble Lord to understand that if the measure the Government submitted was not satisfactory, he (Dr. Bowring) should be at liberty to bring forward the whole question. He was bound, before the end of the session, to bring the subject before the House Mr. B. OSBORNE said the intimation of the Noble Lord was so far satisfactory that he should not, under the circumstances, press the motion of which he had given notice. Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know if flogging in the navy was also to be brought under consideration, and whether anything was to be done to regulate court martials in that department of the service ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the subject of the army, as he had stated, was under the consideration of the commander-in-chief; but he (Lord John Russell) had not had any communication with the Admiraly on the subject of the navy. He would, in regard to the Hon. Member for Bolton, take care that, in case the Govern ment measure was not considered satisfactory, he should have an opportunity of bringing forward his motion. „After a few words from Mr. lIUME, Mr. OSBORNE said he pledged himself not to press his amendment, if the Commander-in-Chief recom mended that the number of lashes should be limited. The Noble Lord had not given any express pledge that the Commander-in-Chief would recommend a di minution in the number of lashes. Now, unless the Commander-in-Chief did limit the number of lashes, he should press his amendment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having moved the order of the day for the House resolving itself int) a Committee of Ways and Means, ACCIDENTS ON EASTERN COUNTIES RAIL- WAY. Mr. HUDSON said he was anxious to take that op portunity of making a few observations, in reference to the statements made on the previous day by two Honourable Members, with respect to the Eastern Counties Railway, He wished to make this state ment, for the purpose of allaying any public excitement that might have been occasioned by the re marks of those two Hon. Members. He had made in quiries from the secretaries of the company, and he thought that the result of those inquiries would satisfy the House that, as far as the ma nagement of that undertaking was concerned, the public had less cause to fear accidents when travel ling on that railway than on any other. Since the opening of this line, which was in 1840, 11,000,000 people had travelled upon it, and, with the exception.ot the late accident, there had been only one death during the whole time. There had been only twenty one passengers injured since the opening, three of whom had their legs broken, and one a dislocated shoulder. The remainder of the accidents were of the most trifling description. He felt confident that this state ment would be most satisfactory to the House and the public. He would not as yet say anything in reference to the recent accident on the line, but the state ment which he had made he thought was but just to the proprietors and the public. There was as much if not greater security on the Eastern Counties than on any other line in the kingdom. Mr. HORSMAN wished to know what was the in tention of the Government in reference to the Com mission that had been appointed at the com mencement of the session in reference to rail roads. He wished to know from his Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intended to do anything in order to allay the public excitement and confusion which prevailed on this subject ? Sir GEORGE . GREY said he was not prepared to make any statement in reference to this question. He hoped to be able to bring forward some measure, during the present session, for the purpose of removing some of the inconveniences complained of in the report of the Committee lately presented to the House, which he hoped would come into operation before the next session. On the motion for going into Committee of Ways and Means. - _ _ . Mr. SPOONER said the .t he wished to state briefly to the House his reasons for giving his vote in support of the proposition of Government. He thought it the duty of a christian nation to lay aside every consideration of profit and commercial benefit or advantage, if they were to be purchased by anything tending to increase the slave trade. He did not think that th proposition of her Majesty's Government would give the least stimulus to the slave trade ; if he thought it would he said he would not give his support to the proposition. After the very able speech of the Noble Lord the Member for Liverpool (Lord Sa.adon), he would not have risen to enter on the subject if the Noble Lord the Member for Stamford had not risen after and made an attempt to invalidate his argu ments. That Noble Lord had characterised the speech of the Member for Liverpool as one that could not be comprehended.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Spooner was of opinion that that speech was the most concise and the most complete answer to all the argu ments on the opposite side. He said the demand for sugar had grown till it was more than the supply. If, however, they excluded slave-grown sugar from the market that only opened another market for it elsewhere im mediately ; a greater consumption of free-labour sugar at home was the consequence, and that created a vacuum on the Continent, which was again supplied with slave-grown sugar. He begged they would observe what the effect of this had been on trade and the manufactures of this country. The trade between this country and the Brazils was an important trade ; but since the treaty had ceased the Bra zilian Government had raised their duties. Trio merchants there had sent over their agents tc the Continent, and there they were buying German goods in the German markets with English capital, and carrying into their markets slave-labour sugar. It was a fact which could not be disputed, that their efforts to do away with slavery had failed, and it was therefore completely uselesss to persevere in a system which pressed so heavily upon the comforts of the people. Their plan had also given the greatest offence to the Brazilians, who felt that their interests were wholly neglected. He was an advocate for protection, which he believed was the foundation of the prosperity of the country ; but if it wire to be maintained, it should be so as a whole, as otherwise it would be the source of endless injustice to different parties. The question had already been so fully debated in the House, that he did not hope to give any new argument for its consideration, but he felt that it would not be consistent with his duty to give a silent vote upon so important a question. Sir R. H. INGLIS said that amongst the many de feats which, in the course of his experience in that Muse, he had had to sustain, there was none which he felt more deeply than that which he sustained by the decision of the House on Tuesday last ; and if by any opposition of his he could hope to remove that decision, he trusted that he should not be found wanting iu what . -..,‘ , - t „_: duty imposed was not for protecti on to any i -tI Is? ,'ss, this country, but only for the purposes of reve 4 - al WSS : l l ,ese - A- saa Mr. BEIiNAL wished to know how the Ri t ' "sig -----,-‘ Gentleman could justify that arrangement, by es Scotland rum at 9s. 4d. was let in to meet a s • a V e l ACP' 3s. 4d. Was not that protection ? Perhaps the Chan cellor of the Exchequer did not know that there was a spirit manufactured in Scotland, called the U Silent Spirit."—(Laughter.) It was alcohol having the appear ance and colour of rum, and was vended there duty free to the prejudice of rum. He asked why rum should not enter into Scotland on the same footing as it did with English spirits in England ; why there was not a uniform rate for Scotland also ? Mr. HUME was pleased that this matter had been so amicably settled, but he though the Government might have male the concession asked by the West India inte rest, without injuring the great measure now before the Committee.—(Hear, hear.) He must join with other Hon. Gentlemen who had already addressed the Com mittee, in hepng that Government would act liberally with the Colonies. No one could deny the assertion that they had not been treated fairly ; and he, for one, thought, while they were adopting free trade at'home, they ought to apply it to the colonies without any reservations whatever. Place the colonies in a situation of freedom in that respect, and he was satisfied that, so far from suffering from the change about to be made, they would be able to compete with any foreign producers. Now, this freedom could not be given unless a change took place in the system pursued at the Colonial-office. Hitherto that department had acted upon nothing but 3 receding policy, issuing orders one day, and counter manding them another, and acting all the year round upon a vice rersa system, if he might be allowed to use the term.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) An evil genius appeared to have invaded all the ranks of the Colonial office, but lie hoped the Noble Lord would give them an assurance that, in this respect a change should be made, and the colonies permitted to have the management of their own fiscal affairs themselves.—(llear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL had heard with great plea sure the statement of his Right Hon. Friend opposite. But with regard to the observations of his Hon. Friend • (Mr. Bernal) he thought it was better both for the con sumer and the producer that the present distinction between rum scotch spirits should continue for a short while longer. These changes could not be suddenly made with advantage to either party. It required time to effect them, and if that time were allowed to Govern ment they would do their utmost to carry out the details of this change in a manner that should meet the viewo and wishes of most parties.—(Hear, hear.) They did not propose any variation of duties for the sake of protection, but with a view of ultimately leading to a final and satisfactory adjustment of the sugar duty question. With regard to the reduction proposed to be made in the excise duty of 6d., he relied fully upon the justice and integrity of his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who he had no doubt would settle the question impartially, and in a manner calculated to pro tect the interest of all parties. It must be remembered, however, that the West Indies had been exposed to great changes in their social as well as commercial condition. They were now thrown open to the changes of free trade, if indeed there were any ; and he felt it to be the duty of Government to attend to all these little questions and details which it was supposed would do so much benefit for the colonies.—(Cheers.) He was very sorry to hear two Honourable Gentlemen opposite speak with so much despondency of the prospect of the West Indies. lie owned, although, he had cerefully con sidered all that was said on former occasions upon this part of the subject, he did not believe the prospects of the West Indies were so distressing and deplorable as some Hon. Gentlemen would paint them.—(Hear, hear.) He did really believe that, with the advantages of some trifling charge, and privileges, they would be well able to compete in the sugar market with sugar the produce of slave labour.—(Hear, hear.) The difficulties in their way were only those of the price and supply of labour, and he could assure the House that Government in tended taking these steps which should reduce the diffi culties year by year till they had entirely vanished.— (Hear, hear.) It would be their study and desire to establish a free intercourse between the African and West Indian colonies. Men could be brought from Africa to the West Indies, and there thoroughly taught the arts of civilisation before they would return to their native soil. This system, managed with skill, care, and attention, he need not point out to the House, would lead to the civilisation of the barbarous population of our African colonies.—(Hear, hear.) He had stated these opinions on former evenings, and in repeating them then his only object was to add that he hoped shortly to see them carried into practical effect. But still lie must agree with a Noble Lord, a late Governor of Jamaica, that it was impossible that any system of emigration could improve the cultivation of the West Indies, unless there were some slight sacri fice made on the part of the West Indians themselves ; but upon this point he did not want to raise any contro versy. Still, however, it must he borne in mind that the efforts of that Noble Lord were in a great measure ren dered useless by the disputes which arose between the West Indians and the emigrants, relative to certain rights and privileges claimed by the one, and refused by the other ; and while he. did not pretend to say who was in the right or who was in the wrong, the advisers of the emigrants, or the counsel of the West Indians, he could not conceal from himself the fact that these disputes had had the effect of retarding the progress of the colonies themselves.—(Hear, hear.) Happily, however, these disputes and disagreements had generally sub sided, and at all events he was glad that this obstacle would not lie in the future course of the Government. Upon these grounds, therefore, he did not l oo k w ith any ki n d of despondency to the result of this measure. It was an experiment which had already been tried with great success. They had heard this in the course of debate from the Right Hon. Baronet, the Member for Tamworth, himself, and he felt confident the anticipations of those who were the most desponding would never be realised.—(Hear, hear.) Ile could not quite agree with his Hon. Friend, the Member for Montrose, that there was hardly a colony which was not a burden to this country; not that he intended to say that every colony was perfectly satis fied with the recent policy of the Colonial-office ; but upon this point, all he could say was, that his Noble Friend, now at the head of the Colonial Department, would pay every attention to the subject.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord, he was sure, agreed with him in the public course that ought to be pursued towards the colo nies ; and he felt convinced every thing would be done that could protect or promote the interest of the colo nies —(llear, hear,) Where emigrants were settling in large numbers, be thought they ought to control the ex penditure of their own moneys without being sub jected to the dictation of any department of the parent state ; and, with these principles for their guidance, he had not the least doubt whatever Government would be able to work out a beneficial reformation in the colonies.—(Cheers.) Mr. PHILIP HOWARD fully appreciated the liberal and patriotic spirit which had dictated the remarks of the Hon. Member for Sunderland, kind the Hon. Mem ber for Rochester ; and after what had fallen from the Noble Lord, who had just resumed his seat, he thought they might safely look forward to a speedy and perms- , nent improvement being effected in the colonies.— (Hear, hear.) There was no better way of attaining that improvement, in his opinion, than extending the contract under which emigrants were brought from Africa to labour in the West Indies. The time now, he thought, was too short to admit of the negroes ob taining a sufficient knowledge of the art of civilisation, to render his example of any value when he returned to his native home.—(Hear, hear.) Though these la bourers might at first be considered a burden, they would in a short thee repay the trouble and expense bestowed upon them, He thought that this step would be a very great boon to the colonists, and it was one which the C e overnment might very fairly concede. .I t would make the labourers in the West Indies more in dustrious. resumed, resolutions chairman r d e t a o s : end the T the hhie o ruesme report a in de wasr of ordered to be brought up on Monday next. COURTS MARTIAL IN THE NAVY. On the order of the day for the House resolving itself into a Committee of Supply, Mr. WILLIAMS rose for the purpose of calling the attention of the House to the manner in which courts martial were constituted and conducted in the British navy, and in doing so he said he was very unwilling to detain the Speaker in the chair, but he considered him self called upon to entreat the House to condemn the present management of courts martial in the navy. Gentlemen connected with the navy stated that the ex isting laws inflicted the punishment of death for the most trivial offences; and with the view of making those courts more in accordance with the feelings of the time, and with the present state of criminal law in this begged to call the attention of th e H ouse to present existed with re gar d t o t h e the country , law he as it at holding of courts-martial in the British navy. That law, he contended, required a most extensive alteration. The law with regard to holding, and the powers of, courts-martial was to be found in the 22d Act of Geo. 11., passed 97 years ago. The law, since that time, had undergone a material alteration with regard to holding courts-martial in the army, and he thought it was high time that so important a branch of the public service as that of the navy should also receive a proper considera tion. The present law with regard to the holding of courts-martial required five officers at least to be present at a court, and of those it was requisite that three should be post captains. Now it happened that if a ship were out at a foreign station, and charges were brought against the officer, three post captains could not be found, and the consequence was that in many instances justice was delayed to the accused. Indeed, many months often elapsed before the accused was put upon his trial. One case of recent occurrence had been brought under his notice of a lieutenant who had been put under arrest ; he was consequently disqualified from the performance of his duty; he was kept in a state of the utmost anxiety for a period of twenty-two months. That gentleman was stationed at the coast of Africa. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of the Admi ralty, it appeared, denied the truth of the statement, but he (Mr. Williams) would be able to prove it by the testimony of a gentleman of the highest respectability. He could bring forward many cases of a similar descrip tion, but he was not willing to trespass on the time of the House. Now, if the same law prevailed in the navy as that in the army, with respect to the holding of courts-martial, there need be no unnecessary delays. In the army lieutenants were permitted to form mem bers of the courts, and he submitted that the first lieutenants in the navy were quite as capable of deter miningn on the cases occurring in the navy as lieutenants that in the army were of judging upon cases_occ ( department of the public eer yice. noo li nwn ► j e na t i r n : The Admiralty were bound sii in with an officer to have sent out ' a a col:re-martial to determine ahommoshte erroneoushad uri ni referred. i- e n i2 unjustTofonh The tpresentl'he° principle, epurposesseosfy sthtoe a nefinfdowrr gen tl e m a n might basedn g t oo b e nw altered is the simplest Pr, a . '; ~. ~: A