The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-14 00:00:00

SALE OF TIN WOnES.—Yest•rday Mr. Robins of fered for sale at the Auction Mart the well-known and exten swe works situate close to the town of Kidwellv, in South Wales, under the corporation of which borough they are held upon a lease for 99 years. They are situate about two miles from the sea, on the banks of ‘l"Wendrath Faek river, and a few miles from the towns of Carmarthen and Swansea. The average weekly manufacture of plates was stated to be about 200 boxes. Th e sa l e, which was understood to be by the direction of the mortgagee, was but thinly at tended. 1,500 guineas was the first bidding, which ulti mately increased to 1,900 guineas, at which sum it was knocked down. It was understood to be bought in by the mortgagee. JERSEY CIDER.—An importation of this esteetned slimmer beverage has just taken place at the port of Bristol from Jersey, the produce of the island mentioned. The im portationof a quantity of the article at this late period of the season, when the stock of the cider merchants of this country is well nigh, if not entirely, exhausted, in reuse (pence of the great demand which has existed for it, owing to the extreme heat of the weather, causes it to be worthy of notice, as it may, in cut , quencu of the pr.,bw e conti ttion of 'Varl:. vreata.?.) of interest and imports cu to tlbs _ THE GREAT BBITAIN.—At the departure of our ex press from Liverpool ye sLerday afternoon, no intelligence of this noble ship had been received. Her arrival - was anxiously looked for. slie will only bring one clay'e later nen 4=. 111., 'T 'HE RUSSELL CABINET—its POSITION, POLICY, and PROSPECTS, No. 2, in RELATION to the PRESS, in the " WEEKLY CHRONICLE" of SATURDAY , the 15th of August instant, with the INDIAN MAIL, and all the , News of the Week. Office, 337, Strand ; and all Newsmen. THE INTELLECTUAL CLAIMS of YOUNG IRELAND, No. 2—The "Poet.," of the "Nation," in the " WEEKLY CHRONICLE" of SATI:B.DAY, the lsth of August Instant, with all the Week's News. Office, 237, Strand; and all Newsmen.. GOOD ENTERTAINMENT for MAN and HORSE, at the SIGN of the MARQUT,S of GRANBy with the Government and the Irish Arms Bill ; ',he St. Alban's Elec tion; and all the News of the Week, in " WEEKLY CHRO NICLE" of SATURDAY, the 15th instant. Office, 337, Strand ; and r'ai Newsmen. RAILWAY SPIARES - ",:sY PUBLIC SALE. RESSRS. SMALE, AND rAmoND, rt9 . 4iway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Pub . A tu tbr their continued support and patronage, and to announce t 'atat their I'i:bile Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place ever t ...Emir and Fames, at One o'clock, at the Ilall of Comr' Aee, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, cont sitting instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested toy be addressed. ,111 Scr' p and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered; and advices of results will 100 forwarded by the first post after the sale, an.: the proceeds Mune di tti . ly disposed of according to instructions. r ifit,cs. 11E111 of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. • HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE LAST NIGHT BUT ONE OF THE SEASON. TO-MO/WOW EVENING, SATURDAY, AUGUit O )S, Will be performed Bellini's Opera, NORMA. Norma, Madame Grisi ; Corbari ; PoWneo, Sig: Co relli ; and Groves°, Sig. Lablache. After which the highly successful new and original Divertisse ment, euttled LE JUGEMENT DE PAELS, ard, as before, to be followed (by desire) with the Ist Act of Verdi's ealetratod Opera, NINO, Ninus (King of Assyria), S'gTiornasari ; Idaspe, Sig. Corelli Orotaspe, Sig. L'otelli; Few na (daughter of Ninus), Jldiie. Corbari anti. Abigail to Slave, supposed to be the eldest daughter of Nituts; 31:111e. Sa To conclude with the last Tableau of the successful New Grand Mallet, entitled LALLA ROOKII ; Comprising, the Feast of Roses, and the celebrated Pas do Neuf, Cerito, M. St. Leon, and Mdlle. Louise Tagiloni, supported by IMesdlles. Demelisse, Cassan, James, Lamorenx, Julien, and Honore. HER MAJES I' 'S THEATRE. THE LAST NIGHT. • The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectililly informed that there will be a FAREWELL NIGHT on THURSDAY NEXT, AUGUST 20, When will be performed RossinPs celebrated Opera, entitled IL BARBIERI.: DI SIVIGLIA. Rosins, Madame Grist; Il Comte d'Almaviva, Sig. Mario ; Bartolo Lablache; Basilic), Sig. F. Lablaehe ; Figaro, Sig. Foniasari. In the course of the Evening, the highly successful new and original Ballet Divertissement, by M. Perrot, the Music by Signor Pugni, entitled LE JtiGEMENT DE PARIS Introducing a now Gr Pus, entitled " Le Pas des Deesses, The principal parts by Madlie. Tagliotd, Lucile Grain Mdlle. Cerito, MM. Perrot and St. Leon, Mdlle. Louise Taglion. Mdlles. Cassini and Dernelisse, &c. After which, the last scone of BellinPs Opera, LA SON.NA 311: ITL Amine. Madame Castellan Count Rodolpho, Signor F. Lablache ; Elylno, Signor Corelli. To be followed by the First Tableau from the successful Grand enthled LALLA tiOOKII. In which Mdlte. Cerito will in troduce the Pas Symi,ollgut:, supported by Mesdlles. Cassan, De inelisse, James, and Honore. Atter which the First fableatt of the admired Ballet of EOLTNE , ou, LA. DItYADE. Intr&lucing the Muzourka d'Extase, by Mdlle. Lucile Grain; and M. Perrot. A Selection from the Ballet of oNDINE. Comprising the cele brated Pas de l'Ombre, by Mi. Ile. Cerito. To conclude with the Sewed Act of the admired liallet of LA SYLI'IIIDE. La Sylph!,le, !,1(1Ile. Taglioni ; James, M. Perrot. Applications tor boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box Mlle°, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. FRENCH PLAYS-:AT. JAMEF,'S THEATRE, For the BENEFIP of MtWe. RACHEL, — her I.i.;Wii.Pea;ance, and •s , CLOSY. of the SEASON. THIS EVENING. The Performances will commence with the favourite Comedy of LES PLAIDEURS. After which (fur the last time), Cornetlle's celebrated Tragedy of LES HORAC ES. Le Vied Horace, M. Marius ; Horace, M. Quelus ; turiace, M. Raphael Felix; Valero, M. Maleuvre ; Flavian. M. Zlasquillier ; Procu!e, Pagenier ; Sabine, Mcdle. Martelleur ; Sabine, Mdlle. Derouet Camille, Rachel. At the end of the Tragedy, " God save the Queen" will be sung by the Company. Prices of Admission—Reserved Seats in the Dress Boxes, 7s. 6d. ; Admission to the Pit, ss. ; Reserved Seats in the Amphitheatre, 55. ; Gallery, 35. Doors will be opened at Half-past Seven o'clock, and the Perfor mances commence at Eight. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, may he secured at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street; Mr. Sains's Liorary, 1. St. James's-street; Mr. Andrews's Library, New Bond street; of Messrs. Hookham, Ebers, Allcroft, and 011ivier, Bond street; Bailey, 12, Regent-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which Is open daily from Eleven till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. For the BEN - LIIT of Mons. MASSOL, and the Last Night but One of the Brussels Opera Company. In consequence of the immense applause with which the repre sentations of "Le Domino Noir" were received on Monday and Wednesday last by a brilliant and overflowing audience, that Opera will be repeated THIS EVENING, with one Act of " La Favorite," and one Act of " Lucie de Lammermoor." TO-MORRO - A , (being the last Night the Company can perform this Season), Meyerbeer's celebrated grand Opera of " Les Hugue nots" will be performed, for the BENEFIT of Mr. CHARLES HANSSENS. The Free List (except the public press) is suspended; and early aPPlicailu - a is necessary to secure places. J: PARSONS, Box Office-keeper. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LA NE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MONS. MASSOL. LA AT NIGHT BUT ONE of the BRUSSELS OPERA COMPANY TUTS EVENING. Will 1,0 performed Scribe's ConVe Opera, enti'led LE DOMINO NOIR. Principal characters by MM. Couderc, Barielle, Delany; Charton, Madame Guichard, and Madame Biacabe. After which, the Second Act of LA FAVORITE. Characters by Massol, Barlelle, Millet, Ildme. Julien, and Mdimo. Quichard. Miss Yates will dance "The Cachoucha," and M. Mattau will perform on a new set of Musical Glasses. To conclude with the Second Act of LUCIE DE LAMMERMOOR. In which. MM. 3lassol, Boulo, Barielle, and 3ldlle. Charton will appear. Doors open at Seven, performance to commence at half-past Seven. TH'UTRE F OYAL, LYCEUM. TINDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the successful Drama of THE DUSTMAN'S /BELLE. Ned Windfall, Mr. Keeley; Sally, Mrs. Keeley. . _ . . After which a new and Original Farce, entitled THE END OF JUNE. Principal characters by Messrs. Diddear, Turner, Keeley, and Miss Howard. To be followed by the Interesting Drama of THE MTSER':i WELL. Principal characters by Messrs. Keeley, Turner, Emery, and Kinloch ; Miss Keeley, Miss Turner, Mrs. Woollidge, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Khiloch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss Howard. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the interesting and popular Drama, entitled 'MARIE DUCANGE. In which Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Worrell, Howe, Lambert, Cullenford ; Madame Celeste, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. F. Mathews will perform. After which an entirely new and original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. To be followed by the popular Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Chesterfield Honey bun, Mr. Wright ; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Mrs. Iloneybun, Miss Emma Harding. To conclude with the Farce of A NABOB - FOR AN HOUR, Characters by Messrs. Worrell, Lambert, Munyard, Miss Harding, and Mrs. Frank Matthews. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. TIIIS EVENING Will he performed the Musical Drama of THE BIItRACK ROOM. Marquis de Cruzac, Mr. Granby; Colonel Ferrier, Mr. J. Vining; Beraard, Mr. Walton ; Claris:Fe, Madame Yestris. After which a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE SLEEP ING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD. Baron Factotum, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Princess Isabelle, Madame Vcstris. To be followed by au entirely New Comic Drama, entitled THE DABBER BRAVO ; or, 't he Inventor of Powder. In which Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Granby, Mr. Wynn, Miss E. Stanley, and N iss Merehall will perform. To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. C. Mathews ; Sir Adonis Leech, 111 r. Granby ; Lady Clutterbuck, Miss E. Bonner. ASTLEY',i, ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty t`•.e Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. Great and glorious success of our Military Achievements In India. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Military Spectacle, called THE KIIS' INVASION ; or, England's Victories of ItS46. Intro ducing the whole resources of the Estaulishment. Douisle Stud, Mi litary Brass Bands, &c. After which, New and Popular SCENES of the CIRCLE, by tho British and Foreign Professors, Male and Female. The whole concluding with the legendary 6pectacle of the PHANTOM KNIGHT ; or, The Fatal Kiss. On THURSDAY, Atwust 20, a variety of NoveltTes ; for the BE NEFIT of Mr. THOMPSO.c, Stage Director. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. Open every - Evening. Powerful attraction ! Popular Operas ! New Pieces, and Double Company, Operatic and Dramatic. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE MOUNTAIN SYLPH. Supported by the whole of the Operatic Company. After which, an affecting Drama, entitled MILITARY PUNISH MENT ; or, The Fate of the Widow's Son- To conclude with THE FIELD OF FORTY FOOTSTEPS. In which Messrs. E. F. Saville, Fredericks, J. T. Johnson, Neville, Wood= Mrs. Daly, Mies Iticlaardson, alias Terry, Mrs. E. F. Saville, and Ills% martin will appear. Box Office open from eleven tin four o'clock. FOtit DAYS MORE I GRAND NEIYOLITAN rr,Tv. AND BAZAAR. I'ANCF, (I!: SHILLING. ROYAL sL ZO:)LoGICAL GARDENS„, MO.ND:CYIUESIJAY, WED .ESDAY, anti THURSDAY. August 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th. DAYLIGHT VIEW of VESUVIUS and BAY of :NAPLES. UNRIVALLED ME N AGE R lE. An EXTRA BE %SS RANI). NEAPOLITAN BAZAAR, Attendants in Neapolitan Costume. The TIGHT ROPE, by Madame Hicken, Mr. Ryan, and Master FAIRY-LIKE EXPLOITS, A-la-Risley, by the Messrs. Candler. TRANCA HISPANIOLA, by Mr. Candler. RAMO SAM RE will vive his amusing FEATS of DEXTERITY. PROMENADE CONCERTS, by Godfrey's Band. An ENCAMPMENT of GIrSIES. TRIUMPHAL ARC.IIEs ILLUMINATED at DUSK. CALYPSO'S FAIRY . GROTTO. DESCENT of FARINELLI in the FIERY CAR. GOTHIC BRIDGE or sTitTUES, Illuminated with Two Thousand J e t s o f Gas ; and the GLASS CONSERVATORY, Lighted with Festoons of Gas. ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS, with new and indescribable e ff ects. A Grand Display of FIREIVOIZ , iS at Nine o'Clock. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1846, upon the sugar question. They have committed an error, but an honourable and even admirable error. Returns were last night directed by the House of Commons of the number of cases in which corporal punishment had been inflicted in the army in the years 1845 and 1846, to the end of July ; the names of the persons so punished ; the number of lashes to which the offenders were sentenced, and the number actually inflicted. These returns are all undoubtedly valuable, as affording correct and certain in formation on a point upon which the public feeling has been fully awakened, and respecting which the nation will no longer consent to remain in igno rance ; but their practical value has been sadly diminished by the unaccountable refusal to afford the further information demanded, and by which the re sults of the horrid practice would be fully developed. The more important of these returns so refused, we conceive to be the 2d, 7th, Bth, and 10th viz., the regiments, the place of station, and the time of the punishment; how soon after the punishment the man was able to return to his duty, and at what place he was then quartered ; whether death had followed within twelve months of the flogging, and the date of such death; and copies of the surgeons' minutes of all such punishments, and any subsequent observations on their con sequences. We do not think that it im plies any want of confidence in the good in tentions of the Government or of the military authorities that this information should be demanded on the part of the people. They form an integral part of the legislature of the country, and are entitled, through their representatives, to refuse their sanction to any new enactment. The system of flogging in the army must receive the sanction of Parliament in each and every year, as the house has ever most properly refused to give its assent to the Mutiny Act for any longer period; and are - we now to be told that we are, blindfolded, to pass laws that affect the happiness, the welfare'of tens of thousands of our fellow-subjects, that we believe to be unnecessary and unjust, pro ductive of the most injurious and demoralizing con sequences, because the demand for information would imply a want of confidence in any man or body of men ? If this be the case, away with the farce of free discussion : of what service can it be if we are not correctly informed of the premises from which we are to draw our conclusions, the data upon which we are to found our arguments? A state of darkness and ignorance as to public matters may be the most convenient for a despotic government, but it is not by such means that a free or reasoning people are to be ruled. We doubt not that it is the wish and intention of the illustrious Duke at the head of the army, that every possible care should be taken that flogging, so far as it still is unhappily retained in the service, should be a simple infliction of punishment, leading to no future consequences, nor to any permanent injury to the health of the ;individuals upon whom it is inflicted, But have not the public a right to know that the steps taken, the precautions adopted, are sufficient for that purpose ? Are they not entitled to the fullest evi dence that the Commander-in-Chief may not be misled by prejudiced persons, and the truth kept back from his knowledge ? There must be something essentially wrong in a system that will not bear the light, that shrouds itself in darkness and mystery— that which is based on truth and justice demands no concealment, fears no investigation ; the more fully it is canvassed and discussed, the more universally will it be approved of and assented to. Were it not for the publicity given to the circumstances attendant on the death of poor WUITE, it would still be supposed that his premature end was not in the slightest degree occasioned, or even hastened, by the brutal flagellation to which he was subjected; were it not for the full investigation into the causes of his death, and the able statements and opinions thereby elicited, the public would still be ignorant of the great fact that death in its most horrible and terrific form has been constantly inflicted in our army for a trifling breach of military regulations, in volving no moral guilt on the part of the unhappy sufferer; the good- old system would still have gone on, and hundreds of lashes would still continue to be inflicted, without any of the pre cautions now required being even dreamt of. The great amelioration that has taken place is wholly owing to the publicity given to that transaction. Tht , wise, the just caution of the Rev. Mr. TRIMMER, tht praiseworthy and honourable manner in which he acted on that occasion, has probably saved the lives of, has certainly prevented the most fearful suffering, the most horrible torture, from being inflicted on hundreds of our fellow-creatures, of our brother Britons. He has had the happiness of producing a result within a few short weeks for which philanthropists might have laboured zealously during their entire lives, and the attainment of which would be looked upon as a sufficient reward for a life of labour. It has been alleged as a reason for refusing the name of the regiments in which such abominable cruelties have been perpe trated, that if they were particularised invidious comparisons might be made—it might lead persons to entertain very unfavourable opinions of particular officers. And why should they not do so ? believing as we do, that it is in the worst-managed regiments, in those governed in an ill-judged and injudicious manner, that such punishments are the most fre quent, that the officer who cannot maintain the efficiency and preserve the discipline of those placed under his command without the constant use of the cat, is unfit for the service, and that those who succeed in so doing, without any, or a comparatively small amount of punishment, thereby afford the strongest evidence of their fitness for command. We think it due to such officers that the facts should be fully known to the public that honour may be given where honour is due, and that not merely to the officer but also to the soldier. Would it not be a prouder boast to such a man that he had served in a regiment whose conduct had been so meritorious, so irreproachable, that for twenty years not one of its members had been de graded by the lash, than that he had participated in any—the most glorious and triumphant— victory ? A bad and ill conducted man might by accident have participated in the latter, but it must be a man of approved merit who can boast of the for mer. Is there any one who would not gladly get such a man into his service, when in the fulness of time he had obtained his discharge, and was look ing for that employment which the inadequacy of his pension, the niggardliness of his country, com pels him to seek ? Such a publication is due to the deserving soldier, and it is but just that he should receive it ; it would raise hint above a host of competitors for employment, and would give him at once character, honour, and consequently food. If there was any reason to justify or excuse the commanding officer of a flogging regiment, any peculiar or extraordinary necessity that compelled him to adopt such a course, there would be numerous friends and advocates ready to step forward in his behalf. But, above all, the publicity given would act as the strongest cheek to th e sys t em . A cruel man m a y thi n k little of torturing those whose destinies are com mitted to his charge, but he will reflect before he wantonly incurs the odium which will be the almost certain result of the abuse of the power en trusted to him. For these reasons we think that the particularisation of the regiments and the quantity of punishment inflicted in each should, above all, have been insisted on. The other returns would, to a certain extent, have shown the consequences of the system. If the public have been unduly deprived of the services of any man for an unreasonable time, if the injuries in one case are much more serious than in another, the causes which lead thereto should be investigated and known. If the proportion of deaths within a limited time after the infliction of corporal punish ment amongst those subjected thereto should greatly exceed that of those who have not been so punished, it would be a fair presumption that the excess was caused by the flogging, and afford an ad ditional reason for its discontinuance. The sub sequent observation s of the surgeons on the consequences thereof would be peculiarly valuable, ;aid vve cannot conceive by what proctss of rc•iftn 'lug it Cal he contended that such observations of an officer on duty, as to what he observed in the per formance of that duty, to his commanding officer, can be moldered to conAdential eommunleAtieno, We sincerely hope that if the lash is not abolished by next session, that the demand for these returns, which must be of the greatest benefit, may be reiterated and acquiesced in. Malta papers of the 4th have been received. The Malta Times of that date declares that nothing could have been more kind than the reception of MELIEMUT ALT by the SULTAN, thus directly contradicting the accounts which some of the Paris papers had copied from another of the Malta journals. IBRAHIM PACIIA. arrived at Malta in the steam frigate Avenger on the 2d. He was received with a salute from Fort Angelo, and another salute was fired on the following morning when he landed, ac companied by Admiral Sir Lucius CuaTis. On landing he was received by Colonel BALNEEVIS, the acting Governor and his staff, and a guard of honour of the 42d Royal Highlanders. When his Highness arrived at the Governor's house, there was another guard of honour from the 88th regiment to receive him. He left the same evening for Alexandria. The following is an extract from a letter, dated Constantinople, July 27, which appears in some of these papers : " Yesterday Sir S. Canning, • the English Ambassador, quitted this capital in the Reda strainer for Trieste, and thence to London by Paris. Some days before his depar ture his Excellency had an interview with the Paella of Egypt. In the conversation, which was rather long, the Viceroy expressed to the Ambassador how grateful he was both towards the people and the Queen of Great Britain for the reception given to Ibrahim Paella. Speaking of the trans port of the India mail across Egypt, the Paella declared that he perfectly well understood all the advantages which must result to his country from the establishment of a good and sure passage across the Isthmus of Suez; but he added that this means of communication ought not to be a question of commercial speculation, and therefore he himse:f should un dertake the work, and not entrust it to any company what ever. Before his departure Sir S. Canning presented to the Porte an energetic note on the testimony of Christians in the Turkish courts of justice. The present system, the note says, is a continual source of perjuries, for the Christian, knowing that his testimony cannot be received, buys over a Mussulman, and gets him to swear what he wants. Men are found at Constantinople who live by selling their oaths, doing this openly, and disposing of their services to the first coiner. The note concludes by the observation that such a state of things, if not remedied, may influence the relations of the Porte with Foreign Powers, in case circumstances should again occur analogous to those of the affair of Sir Lawrence Jones. Mr. Wellesley, son of Lord Cowley, is to ill the functions of British Minister during Sir Stratford Canning's absence, or until a new Ambassador is named. On the 24th Sir Stratford Canning received a dispatch from the new English Ministry, offering to maintain him in his post, but he had already decided on returning to England." Intelligence has been received from Lima, to the effect that the Peruvian Government has abolished the right hitherto conceded to foreign Consuls in cases of dispute between the subjects of their respective nations and natives, of calling the parties before them, and, endeavouring by conciliation to prevent the neces sity of their going before the tribunals of the country They are now merely to be allowed to give their as sistance to their fellow-subjects when the cases are before the tribunals. The Foreign Consuls at Lima have formally pro tested against this abolition. On the evening of the 6th instant there were nu merous assemblages of the people at Cologne. The citizens, however, had formed themselves into a guard, and they succeeded in maintaining the public tranquillity. A deputation, appointed by the respect able inhabitants, met on the 7th, to investigate the circumstances attending the riots of the 4th, and to draw up an address to the KING on the subject. The King of PRUSSIA arrived at Vraemgnoarth on the 3d August, and immediately proceeded to pay a visit to Prince METTERNICH. The Ministers DE CA RITZ and D'ull'DEN, Count SOLINS, and Count DE FLAHAUT, are also at Vraemgnoarth. Letters from Kiel (Holstein), of the 6th August, state that, notwithstanding the urgent representations of the Royal Commissioner, the States refused to pro ceed to the consideration of any business so long as the question of the succession remained in its present state. Before they separated they resolved, by a majority of 45 to 1, to appeal to the German Diet on the subject of the succession. The King of DENMARK embarked from Copenhagen on the 3d, on bard the steam war schooner, llecla, for Flensburgh, in the Duchy of Schleswig. Madrid papers of the 7th have been received. The three men who were arrested on the charge of assas sinating the Catalonian Deputy, Senor PERPERA, at tempted to make their escape whilst proceeding under escort from Juneda to the prison of Lerida. They were fired on by the escort, and mortally wounded. There now remains in the hands of the police only a woman, who acted as their agent and spy. There is no political news whatever in any of these papers. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 7—The Three per Cents. were done at 34 cash. The Five per Cents, are said to be 227/ 8 buyers ; Fourper Cents., 21% ; Passive Debt, G - t , ;( 3 ; and Coupons, 20 1 4 buyers. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. M. GulzoT and M. SALVANDY have both returned to Paris and resumed the performance of their offi cial duties. The new Chamber of Deputies will meet on Sun day next, at two o'clock, and begin their pre paratory sittings. At these preparatory sit tings the oldest Deputy present officiates as President. The father of the present Chamber is M. DUPONT (de l'Eure), but he will not be present at the sittings. M. CLEMENT, the next in seniority, will decline to officiate, in order to retain the office of Questor, and M. SAPEY, the third oldest member of the Chamber, will be the Provisional President. The four junior Deputies, viz., the Mar quis DE GUICHE, the Marquis DE CASTEL LANE, M. HALLEZ CLAPAREDE, and M. SAGLIO, Will officiate as secretaries. The Chamber will on Tuesday divide itself by ballot into nine Committees, in order to verify the qualifica tions of the Deputies, and to decide upon all disputed elections. The verification of the qualifications being finished, and the disputed returns _being settled, the Chamber will proceed to elect the President, the four Vice-Presidents, the Secretaries, and the two Questors for the session. Several Deputies have already arrived in Paris. The National makes the Conservative majority by the last elections 89, without adding 12 Deputies who ore considered doubtful, but who tne National thinks will join the victorious party. PARIS, AUG. 12.—Three per Cents., 83f. 65c.; Five per Cents., 122 f. 5c.; Spanish Three per Cents. 36; Spanish Do mestic, 32k. Railroads.—Orleans, 1,268 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 958 f. 75c.; Havre,69sf. ; Vierzon, 622 f. 50c.; Boulogre, 465 f.; Bordeaux, 557 f. 50c. ; Northern, 706 f. 25c. ; Strasburg, 495 f.; Tours and Nantes, 505 f. ; Lyons, 517 f. 50c.; Avignon (Definitives), 495 f.; Bordeaux (Definitives), 485 f. BUSLNESS hONR IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Arnrsr 13. Boulogne and Amiens, 12N -Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie). I%—Ditto (Espelete). lU—Dutch Rhenish, 6 -East Indian, 3& --Jamaica South Midland Junction. qi --Luxembourg, I%—Northern of France Constituted, 12X—Paris and Lyons Con stituted, 5% MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE The Cotton market at Liverpool was dull yesterday, but no change to notice in prices, although the buyers have a considerable choice of samples. The sales were about 4,000 bales, all to the trade. There are many points in the Annual Report of the Com mittee of the General Shipowners Society which are worth notice and comment, as occasion may serve. That the shipping interests are liable to burdens and restrictions injurious to the whole body, is an established fact. Thus they are crippled in the exercise of that skill and industry so largely possessed by them, and rendered less able to enter into a competition with the foreign shipowners. The Committee call upon the shipping classes of Great Britain to co-operate together, and obtain a removal of those restrictions of a heavily disqualifying nature : and certainly the best course, in the opinion of most persons in the City connected with shipping, is, that all par ties interested should lend a hand to obtain justice. But there can be little doubt the Ministers will take up this matter at the earliest convenience. And as Mr. G. F. Young antici pates that for one or two years, at least, the shipping interest of this country will have a full tide of prosperity in conse quence of the inc• eased demand for freight, by reason of the Corn and Sugar Bills, there is aiost ample time fur the ship owners of this country to lay before Ministers their present grievances, and fur Lord John Russell to frame remedial measures. There are not any late Colonial arrivals announced in the City this morning. We have the following return of the number of emigrants arrived at Quebec up to the 25th July last : From England From Ireland From Scotland From Germany Cabin. Steerage. 2 653 11 858 0 0 0 0 Total l3 1,511 Previous!y reported 321 23,252 ERRATUM.—In our leading article of yesterday re specting the progress of free-trade principles in the United States, we inadvertently observed that " the Tariff 13111 was passed by a majority of one through the Chamber of Re presentatives;" it should have been through "the &nate." DIED. --On the 13th inst., at his house, No. 3, Tufuell Park-road, Upper Holloway, aged 40, Mr. William Hawkins Ebbs, of Nos. 14 and 15, Great St. Thomas Apostle, City. TESTIMONIAL To Ma. L. JONES.—A meeting of sub scribers to the proposed testimonial to Mr. L. Jones, was held yesterday at the Mansion House to determine on the application of the funds raised for that purpose. The Lord Mayor having taken the chair, the report of the sub- committee appointed to consider the subiect was read, and the following proposals were therein stated to be the result of their deliberation. That a bust of Mr. Jones be made, and placed in the Royal Exchange; that a medal be struck to Emmemorate the event, and Sir. Jones's services; and that a scholarship of the value of 301. per annum be fininded bearing his name. A discussion arose on the motion for the adoption of the report. Si r P eter L a urie objected strongly to a bust, and would agree to nothing but a full-length por trait—to the other prop osa l s h e entertained no objection. Mr. Alderman Moon, on the other hand, was so persuad e d of the superior efficacy of sculpture in handing down a man's merits to posterity, that, so far from deem ing a b ust suff i cient, his own op i n i on was in favour of a statue, altho ug h h e wou ld n ot oppose the recom mendation contained in the report. Another gentleman, by way of insuring unanimity, suggested the carrying out of both proposals. In the end, no gentleman supporting the views of Sir Peter Laurie, the motion for the adoption of the report was carried, with that gentleman's single dissent. It was stated that the c ost o f t h e b us t was estimated at 2001., of the medals at about the same, and the scholarship at 1,000/. The amount sub:cribed would not cover those ex penses, but there was little doubt of the sum being speedily realised. Total '334 '24.763 To same period last year Increase in 1845 4,172 Comparative statement of Arrivals and Tonnage at this Port : Vessels. Tonnage. 27th July , 184 .5 904 334,149 27th July, 1846 747 273,473 Less this year 157 60,676 There have been some further sales ot Consols for Money and the Account this morning, by which the price for the former have been reduced 95%, and the latter to 95 3 / 4 . Busi ness in all the funds has been animated this morning. The Reduced Three per Cents. have been srld at 96%; the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 97 3 / 4 ; India Bonds at 250 ; Exchequer-bills at Bs. to 9s. premium ; and India Bonds at 16s. premium. Bank Stock is quoted at 208 to 209. In the Portuguese Bonds there was an improvement this morning to 44, but the quotation has just dropped 1 per cent. There have been continuous sales ot this stock upon Dutch account, the reason why is not accurately known. The Converted Three per Cents. are at 46. Spanish Three per Cents. remain at 36%. Mexican Stock is dull at 23%; and the Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. at 59 5 4 i. In the Railway Shares and Scrips not much is passing to day. Prices are pretty stationary, except for the London and Birmingham, which reached 230 early to-day, but are now at 229. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. - (From the Official List.) Bank Stock for Account .. .. 208 209 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .• • • 95% % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 97%14 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 7-16 % Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 1014 Ditto, 30 years, Jan.s, 1860 .. 10 1-16 India Stock • • " • • • • 258 India Bonds, 1,0001. • • .. .• .. 16 Ditto, under 1,0001. South Sea Stock .. • • .. • • •• • • Ditto, Old Annuities • • • • • • 95% Ditto, New Annuities 94% Consols for Account • • .. • • .. • • 95% Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1 d. 1,000/. .. 912 812 9pm 500/. .. • • 912 812 9pm Ditto, Small •• • • 9 12 8 12 9 pm, PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • .. Ditto, New, 1843 .. • • • • .. 83 Equador Bonds • • •• • • • • - 338 Mexican Old, 5 per Cent .. .. • • 23% % Portuguese Four per Cent .. 43% 43 Ditto, 3 per Cent .. 46 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. . • 113 3 ,! Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, Passive Bonds .......14 Ditto, Three per Cent .. . - • • 36% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59%% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 94!4 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. Pea SHADE. Aberdeen • • • • • • • • • •• 15 8% .. to 8 Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastni Jn. 2% I % .. to Buckinghamshire • • .. • • .. • • 425. • • % dis. to Caledonian .. • • • • .. 20 15% .... to Cambridge and Oxford •• • . • . 1% .... to Direct Northern • • • • • 2%.... 1%.•.. to— Eastern Counties • • .• • • 14/. 16s. 0d... • . 23%%.. to Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No. 1, 61 13s. 4d... .. ••to Ditto, ditto .• .. N 0.2, 61. 135. 4d..... % p.. to Ditto, York Extension • • • • 105..... 2►438.. to East Lincolnshire •• • • • • • • 1% •• • • % .... to Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • •• 50 .• • • 73% to Ditto, New Quarter Shares • • • • 12% 17% • ••to Edinburgh and Northern •.• .. 10 .... 9 t,4 .. • • to Edinburgh and Perth • .. • . .. 3 .. • • 2% .• to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 25 28 u j .. • . to Great North of England •• • 100 .. • . 235 .... to Ditto, New .. .• • • • • I% 19 .... to Great Western .. • • • • .. 85 ....155 •• to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 10 .... 24 .... to Ditto, Fifths •• •• • • •• 20 .. . 34 to Leicester and Bedford • • • • 225. % dia. to Lelest., Tarn.,Bir., & Trent Val. June. 42a. %% dia. to Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junet. 2% •• • • 2.4 .. to London and Birmingham •• • • —lOO ...•230 .. •• to 229 Ditto, Quarter shares .• •. 2 .... 30 •• to Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .; 26 to London and Blackwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. .. •• 8% .... to Lo.don and Brighton . .. • • .. 50 •• .. 65 1 % .... to London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. .... to Ditto, Guaranteed Five per Cent... 9 .• • 10 •••• to London and Greenwich .. 12/. 15s. 4d. .... 9 .... to London and South-Western 411. 6ti. 10d. .. • • 75 •• .. to Ditto, New .. • • .. 17% .... 27% .... to 26N London and York .. • • • • 2% .... to Manchester and Leeds • • • •• 82 .• •. .• .. to Ditto, Fifths .. .. • • • • .. 3 .... 11 1 4 %.. to Ditto, Extension .. .. 425..... 2% p.. to 3J Blanchester and Birmingham .. •• 40 .. .. ••to -- Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. 5 ...• 15% to Ditto, Quar.er Shares (It) .. 5 .... 15 1 14 to Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • e. 1 ...• 10% •••• to 10 Manehester, Buxton, and Matlock • 425. .• • • 1% p.. to 1 p Midland • • • • • • • • - • • • 100 •• • • 139 .... to 140 1 % Ditto, New .. 24 .... 37% 1 4.. to . Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 •• • • to Ditto, New .. • • .. 1 •• .. 11% %.. to Newcastle and Berwick • • •• 15 .... 2814 .... to Norfolk .. 20 . 278 %• • to Ditto, Extension .• 2 •• 2% •• • • to North British .. .. • • .. • • 25 .. • • 39 1 4 .... to Ditto, Half Shares .. .• 8% .. • • 14 • • to Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. .. 1 • . 374 .. • to 4 North Staffordshire .. .. • • • • 425. .. • • 3% %pto Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12 1 ,E •• .. 8% .. • • to 8 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate • • 425. •• .. 1 dis... to icottish Central .. .. • • • • 12% .. • • 19 .. • to Scottish Midland .. •. • . .. • . 10 .. • • 7 •• to Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. . • 2% •• • • 3% to 3 Shropshire Union • .. .• •• .• 42e..... %% dis. to South Midland • 425. .... %%p to South Eastern and Dover • • 33%.... 44 1 % 1 4 .. to Ditto, New, No. 2 .• .. • • • • 12 • 1714 •• . to Ditto, New, No. 4 .. •• .. .. .. to South Wales .. • • • • • • .. 5 .... 4%.... to 3% Welsh Midland .. .• .. • . • • 214 • %.. •. to 1 West Riding Union .. .. • • • • 425.•... 3% p.• to York and North Midland .. • • 50 .• .... to Ditto, Selby .. .. • . • • • • 30 .. • . 72 .. • • to Ditto, Extension • • • • .. .. 20 •• • • 39 •• .• to Ditto East awl West Riding Extension I .... 1314 3 ,4, .. to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 14 12 to Dutch Rhenish • . .. • • 6 • • • 4• • to East ss. ...• % to Great Indian Peninsular • • .. • • 55. •• • • %••• • to Namur and Liege .. 6 .. • • 3 .... to Orleans and Vierzon . .. 10 .. • • 14 4 .... to Orleana and Bordeaux .. 6 .. • • 8 •• .. to MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .. •• •• 3% —• • to LLOYD'S SHIPPIN 6.-(THIS DAY. LONDON, AUG 14.—Wind this day at noon N.N.W., moderate breeze, and line clear weather, DEAL, Au°. 13.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Emily, Taylor, New Orleans; John, Mirarnichi ; Egnida, Rlchebucto ; Raritan, Adams, New Orleans. Arrd. from the River, Northumberland, Psillock, Madras ; Manchester, hlorice, Calcutta; Agnes Sophia, Guillan, Barbadoes ; William and Mary, Watson, Bermuda. _ _ OFE DOVER, AUG. 12.—Diana, Meyer, Porto niers, for Altona. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 13.—Arrd. Enterprise, Brown, Nova Scotia. Walsh,Ea Krebs, prince l E a d , w s a a r u d ; ,BDea Islandc Ii o ; n A , b A b i LIVERPOOL. Atha. 13.—Wind S. t o W.N . W ., fresh. —A rr d . G o l den oletsulLrNd,e'LvocOkr,leQanuseb; ecZ.eteslilda., Mary Hartley, Barkett, Calcutta; Catharine, Crane, New York; Susan, Mansell, San Blas ; Bombay packet, Owens, Africa ; Sweden, Shaw, New Orleans; Saranak, Turley, Philadelphia; Garrick, Trask, ew York ; Sophia 31'Kenzie, Isaac, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Admiral, Buchanan, Quebec. Off port, Magnificent. The Royal William steamer, from Dublin, in coming up the River early this morning, ran foul of the Scotia, for Baltimore, lying at anchor, and carried away the head, cutwiter, &c. of the latter. There were only eleven feet water in Lake St. Peter, 28th July. BELFAST. AUG. 11.—Arrd. Catherine, Simeon, Quebec. Sld. Leti tia lleyn, Pirie, Quebec. PETERHEAD, AUG. 9. 7 -Sld. Gleaner, Johnston, Greenland. SHIELDS, AUG. 13.—S1d. Princess Heluta, Gallelie, Montreal. klum„ AUG. 12.—Arrd. John White, Cruin, Richebucto. Sid. Fo rager, Spent'love, St. John's, New Brunswick. YountlAL, 9.—The Gem, Murray, bound to Quebec, which sailed hence 14th ult., has put back with loss of malmnabt, &c., having encountered a heavy gale about 700 miles from land. MARKET NE WS -(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. St. Martin's Church having undergone the necessary cleansing and reparation in the interior . , will be re-opened for Divine service on Sunday next. CAUTION TO fRADESBIEN.-FORGED BILLS.---A Polish Jew, name unknown, has lately been obtaining a quantity of goods from variou s t ra d esmen at t h e East end, by means of bilis of exchange w hi c h h ave turne d ou t to be forgeries. Mr. Calisper, No. 88, Ald gate, is a recent sufferer. The . . T slw lately resided in Ply mout h , i q 28 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, re d h a i r and whiskers, ru ddy complexion, and hail a pa, aiytic struk, I..tely, which in. s ured one of his eyes. I NcuE.^.5E OF Arr o u rcw:s. -17 Term. persons hi given the rcquiruci no!:;.:;,:i of :heir iNelition to be admitted is a t- torneys of the Court o f Q ueen ' s B en ch next Michaelmas The average number of attorneys who are annually admitted to practiNo in OKI 60Q, the C9lll* to of law at Westminster ex- The present week's arrivals of English Wheat have been on a very limited scale, consequently the show of samples of that article h ere was small. Although the amount of business actually transacted was by no means important, the demand may be considered fair, at very full prices. There was more doing In Foreign Wheat, at, in some instances, an advance of Is per quarter. A few floating cargoes were sold for export to Holland and Belgium, but at very low prices. No new Barley at market; grinding and other qualities un altered. Superfine season-made Malt went off steadily, at full prices. In other kinds very little was doing. Owing to the unfivourable accounts received from Ireland respecting the potato crop, the Oat trade was active, at an advance of is per quarter. All other articles as last advised. Oats Flo Ur. 770 qrs. 1,440 sks. 11,210 --- 9,060 ---- ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 2,050 qrs. 400 qrst. 5,550 2,940 talt, 2.260 qre. Tlirx. Our market was, on B the in whole, moderately well, but not to stay he .oily, supplied with Beasts, the demand for which was steady at fully Monday's quotations. There were on offer about 250 foreign Beasts, and 500 ditto of Sheep and Lambs, in middling condition. The supplies of Sheep wore good, yet the Mutton trade was somewhat active, at full prices. In Lambs, a full average amount of btisillesti was doing, at late rates. Primo small Calves sold readily ; other kinds of Veal slowly, at our quotations. Pigs moved off heavily, and prices were with difficulty supported. Milch Cows were very dull, at from 161. to 191. each, including their small Calf ; Suckli ng Calves, 18s. to 28s. ; and Quarter -old Store Pigs, IGs. to 185. cacti. Beats, 680; Cows, 142 ; Sheep and Lambs, 12,400 ; Calves, 480 ; Pigs, 350. IfHWO,Atti Ateti We had a Very steady demand here at full priced. HOHOUGH HOP DICAL:TEET. English • • • • • • Irish •••• • • •• Foreign ...... Our market still continues In a very inactive stile for all kinds of Bops, and last week's prices are with difficulty stippoi•ted. The ac outuits received from the plantations to-day are very favourable, owing to which the duty is backed at 1 55 ,0001. Sussex pockets, 5/. to 6/. ; , ent ditto, 51. Ss. to 61. 10s.; Mid and East Kent ditto, 6/. 6s. to SI. 15s. NONDELIVERY OF NEWSPAPERS.--In consequence of the numerous complaints which have for some time past been made by news-agents and others of the non-arrival at their de,tination of newspapers, Colonel Moberly, the chief sc;:re:ary of the Post-office ck,partzneni, kia\l isrmiAl a cir cala.i information up on t h e following po:Lts:— Name and address of applicant--Ground of complaint— Title and date of newspaper—Consisting of one or more newspapers—W9l4 put in; whe n , a n d b y w h om , and how . Wrested. AT a MEETING et the SHAREHOLDERS of the AYRCHIRE and OALLOwAY RAIL WAY COMPANY, held within Gibbs' Royal Princes-street, Edinburgh, on Mon day, the 10th day of Airjalst, 1846, at two o'clock in the afternoon, called by virtue of t.:ne, Act 9 and 10 Victoria, cap. 28, intituled, " An Act to facilita',e, the dissolution of certain Railway Com pan?es," and pursurint to notice duly published in the London and Edinburgh" Gazet.t.e,e , ot Friday, 31st July ; in the Edinburgh" Scots man" of 29th Jelly ; in the London "_horning Chronicle," the London "Morning the London "Evening Sun," and the Edinburgh " Evening G' , .:4l,:ant" of 30th July last (copies cif which Gazettes and N ewsPaPP:r.sivere laid on the table)—Richard Hodgson, Esq., M.P., one of tl",e members of the committee of management, was by the men:l'4m of the committee then present, unanimously elected chair nlP.n, wig having taken the chair, William Archibald Small , Esq , ',villtam Smith, Esq., and Robert Miller, Esq., three of the share , holders of the said Company, were Immediately afterwards elected by the meeting scrutineers, to verify the votes of the shareholders entitled to vote, and to declare the same. A report from the committee of management, and an abstract of the accounts of expenditure, having been laid before the meeting, it was then moved and duly seconded— . _ . " That this meeting cordially:approve of the report presented to them this day by the committee of management, and reso ve not to dissolve the Ayrshire and Galloway Railway Company, but to fro mote the objects of the undertaking to the utmost of their power." The Chairman put the question from the chair,, and the scrutineers proceeded to take and record the votes thereon, and made the fol lowing report : We the undersigned, being the scrutineers elected at a meeting of the shareholders of the Ayrshire and Galloway Railway, convened pursuant to the Act of the 9th and 10th Victoria, c. 28, held within Gibbs' Royal Hotel, Princes-street, Edinburgh, on the 10th day of August, 1846, do hereby certify, that we and the total number of scrip and receipts for deposits on shares, represented by persons present who have recorded their votes, amounts to eight thousand and sixty-five, and that the same is more th n one-third part of the shares in the unde!taking actually issued or given before the 31st day of March, 1846, either as shares scrip, or receipts, awl we do hereby cet tify that the fOlowing votes were given against the disso lution of the Company, and in favour of the motion:—to proceed, eight thousand and sixty - -five; and against the motion, none. And we do hereby further certify that by the above voting it has been de cided that the Company shall not be dissolved. " WM. Alleil. S3IAIL, W. Scrutineers." RORER f 311 LEER, 3 On receipt of the above report, the Chairman declared the motion aoinst the Oissolution of the Company had been carried. RICHARD 110DG.z.ON, Chairman. WM. AIV:11. till AIL, W. SMITH, Scrutineers, P. , )ltiAtT MILLER, 11:111 WEATtikili.—SoN OFFICE, AUGUST 13. rEERMOMETER, Lowest, 49; Highest. 68 ; Noon, 67 BAROMETER, 29 99.—WIND IV.; fine. 111 II WATER AT LONI)()N-mtn , GE THIS I)AY. , rnins .. 50 minutes after 6. I Evenirw .. 15 rainnte3 after 7 ry° Wog • _ • .1, r: j . r; LONDON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 14, 1846. The operations of Parliament are, by a merciful dis pensation, accelerated as the termination of each ses sien approaches. If we might be permitted to trace en analogy between what is august and what is merely commonplace, we should hint that this faculty In our legislators resembles the instinctive manner in which the horse is observed to mend his pace on ap proaching the conclusion of his journey. Grouse, and stubble, and relaxation, are to the former what chopped beans, a cleanly manger, and idleness are to the latter—namely, a wholesome stimulus and a ra qonal lure. In accordance with this circumstance, the Sugar Duties' Bill has passed rapidly and smoothly through the Commons, and precisely upon the same principle it is receiving a generous welcome rom the Peers. Last evening, after an amend l'nent by the Bishop of OXFORD, that this Bill should tie introduced that day three months, and which amendment was rejected by a majority of eighteen in House of thirty-eight, it was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the following day. A rew fleeting hours, and her MAJESTY'S sanction to the measure will be alone required to bring it into .)peration. 'Whenever the prelacy takes upon itself to interfere in commercial legislation, it imme liately becomes a matter of curiosity to dis cover upon what precise plea that venerable body of senators bring ecclesiastical astuteness to bear upon monetary transactions. Mammon and world liness are things so entirely inimical to the genius of Christianity, that we are almost unconsciously impelled to scrutinise the motives of such a start ling interposition. 'We have scrutinised it in this in stance, and however much our conclusions may be opposed to those deduced from the Ministerial propo sition by the Right Reverend the Bishops of Ox- FORD and of LONDON, we cannot but altogether exone- rate them from being actuated by petty or interested sentiments. Indeed, we could almost find it in our hearts to admire the obliquity of judgment which has, in the instance of these ecclesiastical Peers, evolved such moral symmetry. And we should pos sibly feel the more inclined to utter such an eccen tric and one-sided panegyric, because, in the present case, we could afford to do so with impunity. By lauding the motives of a WILBERFORCE or a Thom- FIELD, we could not bb taxed with deserting the cause of free trade at a moment when its safety was perilled, or its stability dubious. The paucity of noblemen, whether Protectionist or Ministerial, who decided as to the postponement of the second reading of the Sugar Duties' Bill is, assuredly, a sufficient indication in itself that the mind of the aristocracy is definitely settled as to the destiny of this and all similar measures of mercantile reform ; that the sticklers for the protective system know that " their game is up ;" that the promoters of freedom to trade are indolent, in the consciousness that the victory may be achieved without their being required to wag a finger. They know that the waters of com petition have broken through their unnatural barriers, that they require no impulsion to flow onwards and to fructify the world by their irrigation. Aware, therefore, of the certainty of ultimate triumph to that noble and humanizing cause which it has been so long our privilege to advo cate, we can avail ourselves of that conviction to express our admiration for the manifest motives of the two Prelates already mentioned, and our reverence for those benignant principles which were so beauti fully and so nobly avowed by the Right Reverend the Bishop of OXFORD. The Bishop of OXFORD declared that he believed that the Sugar Duties' Bill would act " as a stimulus, and as a bonus on that great crime, the slave trade." Believing that, he inveighed in earnest and eloquent language against a measure of this character—a mea sure which, according to his view, was to sweeten the viands of our own labourers by the wholesale murder and excruciating torments of the unfortunate Africans —a measure which,: in his opinion, could only produce us a very questionable advantage (perhaps slightly lincrease the comfort of our poorer population; and find additional employment for our manufacturers), by bringing new agonies to the poor blacks, by dragging millions of fresh victims across the Atlantic, by excoriating their backs by more stripes, and grinding them down to a state of more hope less and iatolerable degradation—believing that such would be the consequences of this measure, it is not surprising that the Eight Rev. Prelate should speak in language of the most per suasive adjuration, that the earnestness of his fea tures should betoken the earnestness of his whole soul, that the tremor of his voice should betray the bleeding of his heart. We believe, and we most cordially acknowledge, that we believe the Bishop of OXFORD to be sincere. His voice, his manner, his language were an assurance—his name was an assurance. The most frigid sceptic could not presume to tax with hypocrisy the owner of a name so memorable in the annals of consistency and bene volence. The most heartless believer in the univer sal corruptibility of human nature would pause before he taxed with insincerity a man who is kith and kin to that illustrious philanthropist whose effigy has been enshrined by a grateful nation in the shadow of Westminster Abbey. A WILBERFORCE 1 1 speaking upon the slave trade is not one of those Par liamentary occurrences in which we could amuse ourselves by collating the adroitness of the rhetori cian. It demands a more serious consideration, but, above all, it demands that the imagination and the nobler passions should be subservient to the judgment. Otherwise the prestige of the speaker would be likely to warp the latter by enkindling the former. So impassioned were the remarks delivered by the Bishop of OXFORD that the calm and rigid rationality of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE came after it like a relief. It reminded one that nothing is so liable to delusion as benevolence ; it said to us, " Yes, in GOD'S name, let us endeavour to root out that damning vice of slavery, and to do so most effectual and speedily, let us adopt this Ilier,,,ure, which is erron...ously pronounced to be its inecatrag:.-txtunt 1" It roclaired the placid manner and the shrewd sense of a LANs- DOWNE to counteract the mistaken fervour and con tagious kindliness of a Wuneuroacz. Howbeit the $l/11 0 1 3 5 IWO spoken geMOTCIOIY, _ RAILWAY CommirrEES (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. There were no Railway Committees this day in their Lordships' House. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Coil= FaNSr wATlvaronto. GROUP LXXII. The Committee to whom this Bill is referred consiets of the lion. E. Yorke (chairman), Colonel Thomas Wood, Sir D. Le Merchant, Mr. A. Smith, and Mr. Brown. Counsel for the promoters, Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Talbot, QC., Mr. Hope, Mr. Ponsonby, and Mr. Welsh. On the petition of the scripholders and shareholders of the Cork and Waterford, Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr. Murphy, Q.C., appeared for those parties. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM stated to the Committee that the ground ofopposition on the part of hie clients had been removed by a satisfactory explanation from the promoters of the scheme. It appeared that at a meeting of the proprietors there had been 52,000 scrip shares polled, although origin ally there were only 40,000 shares allotted by the Company. This increase was accounted for by the fact of an amalgama tion which had taken place with the Cork and Youghal Railway Company, who held more than the surplus number of shares in the Cork and Waterford Railway, by virtue of the agresnu nt made for the carrying out the said amal gamation. The petitioners, therefore, withdrew all opposition. Petitions against the Bill of Cooper Penzose, Esq, Alex. Deantry, Esq., and other proprietors of land on the line, were called upon, but no parties appeared on their behalf. The Committee then proceeded to the formal evidence (the Bill having passed the House of Lords). Mr. Tai.eoT, Q.C., then opened the case on behalf of the pro moters; he stated that the line would continence near St. Patrick's-bridge, in the city of Cork, terminating at Water ford, and would accommodate, amongst others, the towns or places of Cork, Cove, New Glanmire, Glanmire ' Cloyne, Car-. rigtohill, Middleton, F ermo y, Gl an worth, Mitchelstown, Rathcormac, Castle Martyr, Killeagh, Lismore, Cappoquin, Tallow, Dungarvan, Stradballv, Kilmacthomas, Bonmahon, Tramore, and Waterford, embracing a popula tion of 200,000 souls, exclusive of the age icuitural districts. The line of railway would unite two of the largest cities in the south of Ireland—Cork and Waterford—and would also be the medium of direct communication with all the harbours along the south coast, securing by its junction with the Waterford and Kilkenny and Waterford and Limerick linee, now in progress of construction, an important connexion with the counties of Kilkenny, Tipperary, Limerick, and the midland counties generally ; while, by its junction with the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway (which had received the sanction of Parliament in the present session), and by means of the South Wales Railway, it will afford the most certain and rapid communication between time south of Ireland and London, t he waist ante being 55 miles shorter than by the Dublin and Holyhead route. The proposed line would also, by means of the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway, complete a coast communication between Dublin and Cork. The line also embraced the valuable mineral districts of the south of Ireland, more particularly those of Stradbally and Bonmahon ; the importance of which might be understood by considering the amount of annual increase in t he produce of copper ore from the Knockmahon wines since 1836. Not withstanding the great impediment which want of com munication opposes to the full development of its resources, in 1836 there were raised 3.588 tons, value 33,1661., and 1844 upwards of 10,000, value 75,0001., and which affords employment to from 1,600 to 2,000 people. • A direct and rapid communication will also be opened between this district and Cove, the great naval arsenal of Ireland, to the obvious advantage of the Government of the country. There is no competing scheme. The support of all the large landowners is afforded to the undertaking. The Bill has passed the House of Lords, having received the unanimous assent of the Committee, after a minute and lengthened investigation. The districts traversed by the proposed line would be bene fited by a better and cheaper conveyance for grain, cattle, and other articles of export, as well as for coal, timber, and iron, and the numerous articles of import. The internal communication for lime, sand, salt, seaweed, and other articles, would also be materially benefited. The fishing interest would also partake of the advantages of the line. By means of the branch to Fermoy, communication would be opened with the northern parts of the county of Cork, and the great military depot of the south of Ireland, which contained accommodation for 14 field-officers, 169 officers, and 2,516 non - comm i ss i one d o ffi cers an d privates, with stabling for upwards of 150 horses. The length of the main line was 78 miles 8 chains. The Fermoy branch was 18 mile::, and the branch to Tramore 1 mile 16 1s chains. '1 he Bill had passed the House of Lords, and the principal landowners upon the line had petitioned in favour of the scheme. Having stated these facts, he would pro_eed to call evidence as briefly as possible. Several witnesses were then called who gave general evi dence in favour of the line. Mr. Beamish, C.E., engineer to the line, stated that the steepest gradient was 1 in 70, that there were several curves of 20 chains radius, a tunnel of the length of 1,470 yards proposed to be made through a favourable strata, and the total estimate for the construction of the line was 1,500,0001., which was ample. The CHAIRMAN then declared that the preamble of the Bill was proved. The several clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be reported. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THkS DAY.) HOUE k)F COMMONS. The SyslocEit took the chair at Twelve o'clock. The Lords' amen iments cm the following Bills were agreed to:— Brighouse Sewering, Drainage, and Lighting, Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Oldham Branch). Norfolk Estuary. Wexford Harbour Improvement. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. Dr. BOA RING presented a petition from Manchester, praying the total abolition of fl , 2giog in the army and navy. SMALL DEBTS BILL. Mr. JOHN PARKER presented a petition from Bury St. Edmund's, praying that the Small Debts Bill might pass this session. REDUCTION OF DUTIES. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented several . petitions for a repeal of the malt tax and the reduction of the duties on tea. CHANNEL ISLANDS. Dr. BOWRING wished to inquire whether the Commis sion for the inquiry into the state of the criminal law in the Channel Islands, could be extended to the municipal and civil law? Sir G. GREY said that after much inquiry and consider ation it bad been deemed bett e r to awa it th e result of the first inquiry before they entered on the second, as the one m.ght very much interfere with the other. It was decided, there fore, to receive the report of the first. Commission, but after that it was fully intended to extend the inquiry to the other branches of the Channel Islands law. WEXFORD AND WATERFORD RAILWAY. The Bill for this line was read a third time and passed. ECCLESIASTICAL PECULIARS. Mr. NEWDEGATE rose to complain of an order in Council which had been made for the abolition of peculiars on the recom mendation of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. A Bill on this sultject had been introduced early in thissession, but it was subse quently decided that it slit uld not be proceeded with without notice. He was therefore exceedingly surprised to learn after wards, that, in consequence of this recommendation, an order in council had appeared in the Gazette, abolishing these pecu. bars. He had thus himself keen deprived of property which had been vested in his family since the reign of Edward 111., and had been deprived of rights of his parish church, on a hich he had spent several thousands in enlarging and improving it. He would defy any one to assert that either he, or any of the preceding heads of his family, had been guilty of any impropriety in the exercise of those rights, and wished to ask whether there was any intention to carry this deter-mil ation of the Council into full effect ? Sir GEORGE GREY said that the Hon. Gentleman was mistaken in supposing that this order would have the effect of transferring these peculiars from the present proprietors to the jurisdiction of the superiors of the several dioceses, but not of abolishing them, though that consequence might also follow. By the 6th and 7th Victoria, chap. 10 the power was given to the Ecclesiast , cal Commissioners to make this change. Their powers were not so extensive under this Act, as those which succeeding Bills had conferred, and would not, as a Bill would, deprive the owner •f anything more than the spiritual jurisdiction. - In reply to a question from Mr. HENLEY, who stated that his Hon. Friend had an impression that he was deprived of the pecuniary value, as well as of the spiritual jurisdiction, Sir IiEORGE GREY •aid, that the powers of the Com missioners, or of the Council, only extended to the spiritual jurisdiction, and only affected the pecuniary privilege, so far as the one was involved in the other. COAL USED IN THE NAVY. On the motion of Mr. HUME, a return of the quantity of coal used in the Royal Steam Navy was ordered. JEWEL OFFICE IN T HE TOWER. Mr. HUME moved for a return to the order of the 24th for a return relative to the British Museum, National Gal lery, &c. (so tar as relates to the Jewel Office in the Tower). 'SEWERS OF THE METROPOLIS Mr. HUME moved that a returit:tl,e — oiier of 15th of July, for returns relative to sewers of the metropolis, be made forthwith. REFUGE FOR PRISONERS. Mr. MACKINNON wished to know if the Government had taken any steps for providing a place of refuge for prisoners after their discharge from custody. This was a matter of great importance ; and one in which the Sheriffs and Corpora tion of London took great interest. Sir GEORGE GREY said that the matter was under con sideration. MILLBANK PENITENTIARY. have Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know why, in the i ssu ing to. commision for inquiry into the malpractises alleged t o Ai o v n 7 taken place in the prison at Millbank, :ither the House nor He could assure the Government that Member for Finsbury (Mr. T. Duncombe) He Commission unless that ' d with the the country would be sat isfied included. Hon. Gentleman's name was ommission had been issued in nwaamsenot included. Sir G. GREY said thaetetaeLe or the petition of the Hon. consequence of the but h o did not conceive that if an invi tation that that Hon. Member would tation had beet! giv en A giVt°rnembers of this Commission would be haVe siedepte. it. .The . Member for Finsburyrbust h . i..natshien position of jurors, wh ilst the Hon. Member for Finsbury that of an accuier, and it seemed unfair to place an ac . cuse r in the position of a judge. Th e gent lemen who had been appointed were the Earl of Chichester, Lend Seymour and Mr. B. Iscott, ail gentlemen who, from their knowledge of prison discipline, were most likely to carry out the object. He did not Say that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. 'l'. Duncombe) was not efficient, far from it; but his name had been left out of the commission for the reasors stated. Mr. WAKLEY quite concurred in the view taken by the Hon. Member for Coventry, and thought that his Hon. Colleague ought to have been placed on the commission. Mr. WILLIAMS thought that the best person to put on the comthistion was one who knew most of the subject. Mr. DUNCOMBE said that if he had been asked he should certainly have served on the Commission. He had several Charges to make, and should, if not on the Commission, go be fore it with Alf, baker to substantiate the charges which he had made, an d i n t o t h e V a lid ity o f w hi c h he had carefullyin quired. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Mr. HUME sail that he had presented a petition the other night signed by 4,500 of the most respectable inhabitants of this colony, piaying for the establisment of a re presentative legislature. The whole of the influence of this colony was at present in the hands of the Home Government, hi, ugh the governor. The adoption of the representative legislature, they considered, was absolutely necessary for the protaciloo o. thy propei ty of tiro colanis , a. The affairs of the colony had, frog the %bant of such a legislature, been mismanaged, its trade injth'ed, and its expenditure materially increased. In 1827, the exp.:n(l4llre was 53,0001. ; in 1843, it had increased to 186,900/. the expenditure having actually increased during that period 111,6001. He had intended to move that each of the colon,e-ts should have the power of electieg a representative' Legislature; but he should content himself at that late period of the session, if the Government would, on inquiry, state what measures they intended to adopt for the better government of the colonies; what they intended to do for the future to render the colonies valuable t° this country, instead of a burden, as heretofore, attended with enormous expense. The time had come, he thought, when th 3 Government ought to take the whole subject into consideratiod. In Van Diemen's Land there were 35,060 freemen, and there could be no doubt it wins a colony of the utmost importance, and could not be properly managed without a representative legisla ture. To show the importance of the colony, he might state that the exports from thiscolonyamounted annually, in round numbers to seventeen millions and a half. There were 52 colonies cf dif ferent kinds belonging to this country, 25 of which had Houses of Assembly, but the others were regulated by Orders in Council. He might also state that it was requisite that Orders in Council, with respect to the colonies, should be pubi,ished im mediately aft( r they were issued, in order that the parties who m they might affect might take measures in accordance with t.'sem , without unnecessary delay. It was impossible that the aftsie f e of such large colonies could be properly managed at home, atwts therefore, the petitioners prayed for a representative Goverts me 1. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by presenting the petition. 11.f.r. HAWES said the Hon. Gentleman hack, in presentil the petition, entered into much discursive matter, which 1 . !„!:,: little or no relation to the sentiments of the petition , s'"" the informatiost of the Hon. Member, he might state , that the Governroent considered a representative Governrnew s the best ; that the subject had occupied the attention of the Noble Lord at the hoed of the Colonial Department (Eap Grey), and of the Governor-General of Van Die-. men's Land, and th et in the course of the recess the whole subject We old be carefully considered. 14 ' new Governor-General had been recently appointed, who would no doubt attend tes the desires of the colonists, tus d he hoped and trusted that the r esult of the deliberations of the Government would meet their Ary Ants. The Government, et the wish of the colonists, had e ndeavoured to diminish the number of convicts, but the experimeiet had proved a failure , and therefore there many difficulties in ,`he wa„ - of adopting the system pointed out in the petition. Lord JOHN RUSSELL had no hesitate'on to tell the Hoe. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) that, generally s oaking, be eons side red that representative institutions ought te into our lonercoonie—( r, measure he could no,t agree with him that general measure would apply to colonies •, be introduced differently situated, and used to different cus toms. Many of- our colonies were inhabited principally hOT the; Englishmen, who had resided in them for a length ctime; but many of the inhabitants are Spanish and natives of a ,„ e a - countrieseand by others who only resided in them for a lietth period ; therefore, he said it would be impossible to apply °t o, genei al measure to the whole of the colonies belonging to au` country. He wished to say on e wor d w ith r egard t„ Van Diemen's Land, with respect to what his H on . Frien° - (Mr. Hawes) had truly said, that the plan of reducing th e number of tetavicts from year to year had failed. The Go' vernment were anxious to put an cull to transportation t° New South Wales ; but they intended to go further: and to adopt part of the policy recommended , wit ' respect to transportation, by the Archbishop of Dubliset His (Lord J. Russell's) opinion was that transportation wig" to be much diminished ; and with that object he intended 2 introduce a measure to abolish transportation for larceny , a u " continue it only with respect to cases were death was core' mutted to transportation. Thus, instead of 4,000 persons beieg transported in the course of a year, the number would VI greatly diminished.—(Hear, hear.) The subject then dropped. STATUE TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. ~ Mr. C. BERKELEY said he had received a note ft,' r. the Noble Lord (Lord Morpeth), asking him to postpone 1" mccion on this subject. He considered this rather unfair, Z, e had put it off from time to time, at the request of Government. id 7 0 Lord MORPETH was understood to say, that he ohou prepared to answer the Hon. Gentleman cn the subject bet the termination of the proceedings. SOLDIERS' KNAPSACKS. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to ask the Hen. Gentle;; man the Secretary-at-W ar if a b e tt er d escr iption of knaps4 6 than that in use was i n t en d e d t o b e a d op t e d i n th e a rmy. l it e one now in use was meet cumbersome, injurious to the hers it of the soldier, and frequently caused consumption; besid ee 'ais could not be put on without assistance. They suffered zu tl if from it during and after a severe march, as it weighed beslts on their chest. Many officers were also of this opinion. „a, recommended the attention of the Medical Board to the suN e ; Captain LAYA RD said, a Mr. Barrington had inven ee 'e knapsack which obviated the inconveniences of the old 01 2,.: in.smuch as they could put it on without assistance, and 'NT, it with ease, and without injury to their health. The soe%, one regiment tried it, and ran up and down the stairs withouto.',o convenience. After trying it in this way they said it extremely light and easy, but it would not be so If it wit loaded. Mr. Barrington said, " Look at it—open I tit a is loaded"—and, in truth, the knapsack was as he e ` The French had entirely dispensed with the old krlePs eek. so ( Hear, hear.) They used a cross belt, which, lustlidoa4 going over the shoulders, went round the loins. trus t that a medical board would be formed to inquire i nto merits of the knapsack. sulP Sir DE LACY EVANS said they had considere d the. ,e ject, and the French Minister of War had decided up on us of a similar aid: 34eC After a few words from Mr. FOX :MULE, which the gallery. ay e.mo t, ori Lord G. BEN TINCK gave notice that, on -the ' te al °f going into Committee of Supply, he should call .atn tra de her Majesty's Government to the state of the carrying tooticst ife *is° . won tween this country and the Spanish colonies. his i nters •• opportunity of stating that it W as of t h e Board. of to ask his Right Hon. Friend the President o f Chief Centro' a question with respect to the Lord the Justice at Bombay. He should also ask the to the 'ar u nder th e First inister of the Crown a question with respect ',ointment of magistrates by the late Government Duch They of Laneaster. c ! ANIS CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stilt,p tsith it was not the intention of the Government to pro ceed the naval estimates until onday. Mr. WA KLEY said t M hat he was glad to hear that the, . ife cretary-at-War intended to give the knapsack a trial. ' wished to know what sort of a trial ? Mr. FOX MA ULE said that there would be no objection receive whatever evidence had been collected on the eolbie ei- NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the Chair* to into Committee of Supply, al e Mr. HUME moved that, with the view of lessenieK„„e: temptations to drunkenness and immorality, and of prorn?_7s7, thereby the welfare of the working classes especially, en,er .u .e of society generally, it is the duty of a Christian Legisia'_,'`o to open the British Museum, the National Gallery,. " w a s e trU s e; similar public places calculated to afford innocent and tive recreation, for the reception of visitors on Sundays se a a holidays, at such hours after morning service as giels b° ,?, sole puNlic•houses are open. The Hon. Member said •th s a ' s jaing with :a view of benefiting those who were occupia' u s T o the six days in the week, and who were peculiarly expos' ! ", a e tt gbl temptation of entering these places on Sundays. He • . 0 the, that every possible encouragement should be given t wo or artisan to induce him to avoid one of the most fertile soul la it evil in this country, namely, drunkenness- He thought 4 , 0 0 was a question for the Cabinet to consider, whether the W i ese might not be prevented or lessened to a great extent. , Stet means which he hod proposed were in some degree caleoluel to produce that effect, arid he trusted that the Hous e vl i a le' consider seriously of the matter. Let all those places 13 ° jai; struction he opened, and then the people would be 0400 oo ete' s proved. In all cases where public institutions had beetle; hae to the public at reduced rates, a great increase of visitt i sloe , taken place ; it had been so at the Polytechnic lust"- of the Tower, and many of the principal exhibition: tee the metropolis. Similar results had taken pl ace all e ve d e asi country where th e p u bli c h a d b een a d m i tte d at cheap a r ' eo ihie rates to public institutions, and where th e y had beers a ce pro' on the Sunday. A s a means, t h ere f ore, o f c h ee kiseg s t 00; gress of th e g i n - pa l aces , an d c h ec ki ng drunkenness be e s relay, be would submit the motion, the terms of whie " already stated. the ete Lord JOHN RUSSELL was qu it e w illi ng t o prou' - iegee object sought to be carried ou t by th e H on . M em ber, in to opening national instituti ons t o th e public, and he, .to r t observe none had done m or e th an himself to forward tliaolei'/ sirable end. He was glad to hear of the great irer ° „ v , e . P7 A that had taken place throughout the country, as to the Ina l -e s , I t s attendance at public institutions. With respect, ho ve : t een the British Museum, it did not appear even from the 4O P- a of the Hon. Member himself, that any serious res" s ' ' s tie" existed on the week days ; an d th e real q u i th e they had to de a l w ith was th e open ing e 4 t e t , institution on Sunday. R eg a r di ng gar a tisYo would at once say that th e y ou g ht t o b e o p en ed on f not they were a great means of promoting health; but this P e tit hold good of such an institution as the Museum' tiO a the Hon. Member said the opening of it and the P a ', Gallery would be a great means of putties drunkenness and immorality. To that he (Lord J. p - s per' ' ' would answer, so would the acting of a play of She's-Wed for Sundays did it follow therefore that the theatres should be ° Y ; ; - t Sundays ? He did not think it would be egP e "o" t be t l o the House at least to interfere in this matter, ae ris se should leave it to the directors of the Al' ls o - a t P ew make such arrangements as they thought best and n y- till: c i f -- client. One thing, however, he must say, which w i a : o :es ,c r i e ns apprehended no Ganger from the opening of these P o acv t hey to the public. He must bear testimo n y that on „thy or. „th where they had been admitted to such y had conducted themselves in the most praisel ou gh it ~,' her The opening of the Museum on Sunday, e ci v e L • u rable on some of the grounds stated by the a siorneist . St be desirable, could not be done without °cc w ilts extra labour of a great number of servants, there. f7 l :4 present were at liberty on that day 81 00 % do of managing against interfering with the Museum, as to the opening o f p u re : gernpublic on Sundai' co rni hof the N oble favourof . reason he had given sir' he ' IP he speec f be in t in the motion ° it. , Mr. WAKLEY thoughiyt in the main, Hog. Friend, andf be i n g obliged to employ the servants . ...00 9 was the fact o asduring the week. IP', dsf stitutwn a gtly be got ov was decidedly e the er, employing ge se as el l u t euity could e J ., h • on Sunday, as well owns. H e (Mr. Wakley) was sure sure there would be plenty of candidates found f °4. persons of the e - is per " - he S it hen year would not elapse before the Museum would h e o p e t - once• t h a t 80° ,: e 'd to the and co-operatepublic, andwhiethadhviissebdroththeer Noble trust l e .o e r s d , to in give waY a effect that order to arrangement. Mr. WILLIAMS briefly supported the 111 uni ty' th e / comrouni if o°l Mr. SHAW thought that, as a Christian should oppose the opening such institutions on Sun d ay. ibte to stop opened the Museum or, Sunday, it would be l wi ll " asa userne nt. 'the opening of the theatres and other places.oncs_ Lie thought the Noble Lord had made a wise disti sh tw v 7 ) t hougr_ gardens and in-door institutions. He (Mr. that the pacts it right and expedient, as a matter of healthssr.t,sit m o oda. . gardens should be open on Sundays, not so the Id bog or the National Gallery. It had Captain PECHELL supported the raotion:lc cn SundheYa; said that if the Museum were opened to the pub' theatre. t , ee o f the it would lead to the opening how that would follow, and he, therefore , felt sat i s fietl day, but he (Captain Pechell) could not at o e id " n ot consider it a tenable argument. Noble No ble ord at that that the question was duly appreciated bygthee the head of the Government, and he hope d prien d (11 Lord would vote for the motion if his floe. Hume) pressed the House to a division. olit i e o r Mr. GOULBURN could not consider it %Es ooniov , lead course to grant this motion, which would, in same . time At the other to a great desecration of the Sabbath. t ta any f he would be most ready to give his su "lee t h e people ° f proper steps which might be taken to human r _ ent b a d in this country.—( Hear, hear.) The late Gov e a nd he tended proposing a project, having that objecftthme Government hoped that the Noble Lord at the bead o Govern would carry it into effect. sugges Ste " the humane ment would be very glad to carry out , Sir W. CLAY said that he was quite sure that the . oult urn). of the Right Gentleman (Mr. G Dr. BOWRING said that much had 9e vrs o ne desecration of the Sabbath, but in his opinion it Sabbath. Noble the beet ways of consecrating the fallen from the hie Mr. IlUolE sake that alter what ha preSS Lord at the head of the Government, he IN elm ' en said about thoef motion at present to a division. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. (im arum.)