The Sun. — London, England, 1852-11-20 00:00:00

'~ :.r . , ~~ ' , - e. ~_*,~ Vh_tr o ,„ l , . 1, v i o ~. , A . , *•;,.rf ... qt . ‘. 11 . , 2 4 ,r. t• cupied foot of ground, and that you passed through a living sea of faces all turned to look upon that great spectacle—when you saw every house every window, every house-top, loaded with persons anxious to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of England's greatest son—when you saw those persons (those, at least, in the greets) remaining with entire and unflinchin g p atience many hours in a position in which movement was scarcely possible, amd yet that hardly a single accident occurred to the most feeble woman or child among the ' vast assemblage--when through the whole of that route no t only was a perfect , decorum preserved, and a perfect an d rea dy assistance given .to the efforts of the police and military, but that there was no unseemly eagerness to witness the magnificent spectacle, no light or thought less applause of its splendour; but the people of England, In the awful silence of those vast crowds, testified in the most emphatic manner the sense in which every man among them felt the_ public loss that England had sus tained. My lords, I know not how you looked upon this great manifestation of public feeling, and of public good sense and order; but I know this, that as I passed along those lines it was with p r id e an d satisfaction I felt that I was a fellow-countryman of those who knew so well how to regulate and control themselves. And I could not help entertaining a hope that those foreign visitors who have done us and themselves the honour of assisting at this great ceremonial might, on this occa sion as well as on the occasion of the Ist bf May, 1851, bear witness back to their own countries how safely, and to what an extent, a people may be relied upon over whom the strongest hold of their government was their own reverence and respect for the free institutions of their country and the principles of popular self-government, controlled and modifiedllby a constitutional monarchy. (Hear, hear.) My lords, when we pass from this long line of procession and enter into that magnificent struc ture, I think few who were present to their latest mo ment will forget the scene which they witnessed there— few will forget the effect when, through the length and breadth of that vast cathedral, the pealing anthem swelled, not with the note of praise, but with the note of sorrow —few will forget the effect when, in ready acquiescence to the request publicly communicated within that sacred edifice, sixteen thousand voices joined simultaneously in the response to the common prayer of every Christian man. And, my lords (the noble earl continued, with evident emotion, and in faltering and subdued tones), when the close of that impressive ceremony approached-- when, amidst the solemn and mournful music, slowly, and inch by inch, the coffin that bore the illustrious departed descended into its last long resting place, I, my lords,- was near enough to see the countenances of many veteran companions of his labours and his triumphs, and was near enough to hear the suppressed sobs, and to witness the hardly checked tear which would not have disgraced the cheek of England's bravest son, as they looked down for the last time upon all that was mortal of our mighty hero. Honour, my lords, to the people who so well knew how to reverence their illustrious dead—honour to those friendly nations who, renewing their old companionship in his triumphs and his glories, joined in paying the tribute of their respect to him whose renown was not English, nor European, but world-wide, and associated their own countries for the last time with the glories and the triumphs of the Duke of Wellington. (Hear, hear.) And, my lords, honour, let me say, also, to that great and friendly nation, our relations with whom in times long gone by, and never I trust to return, very naturally incapacitated them from participating in the national rejoings with which we of tentimes celebrated his military fame, but whO, be it • borne in mind, didnot refuse to join in the public mourn ing over. the departed hero, but generosity forgot for a time their old national recollections, and, by the pre sence of their representative, testified their respect and veneratisn for his memory. (Hear, hear.) If they thought r of-hixa as a foe at all, it was only as one who jiad been,4 the discharge of his public duty, "A foeman worthy of their steel." And tliey-would- have remembered, with something of "thatzzyke . r were his military talents or abilities more highly: tested and more severely tried, than when opposed in the field to the valour of their troops, and to the science and skill of their commanders. (Hear.) My lords, we have all paid the last tribute to our illustrious chief—we have consigned him to the grave ; but in so consigning him, I trust many of us will not forget that, in burying him who was our greatest hero, we have perhaps buried the man who amongst us had the greatest horror of the miseries of war that every effort and every energy of his mind in the field, in the camp, and in the senate, was directed to the attainment of vic tory, or triumph, or glory, only because they constituted the means of securing to his country and to the world the blessings of a lasting peace. (Hear, hear.) My lords, I trust that in solemnly interring him, we have not taken leave of or buried our recollections of the principles which he supported and advocated. I am sure, my lords, that I am speaking in the spirit of him whose loss we all deplore when I say that I look—and I am sure that your lordships will look upon—war in itself as the greatest curse with which a country can be afflicted, and upon unnecessary war as the greatest crime of which a statesman can be guilty. I an sure, my lords, that the great, and paramount object of this country is the maintenance of a firm and honourable peace ; but I am no less convinced of the necessity, upon that princi ple, which it was his constant duty to inculcate upon successive governments, in order to maintain the security and the permanence of peace—the necessity that every nation should have within itself those means of self-de fence and of self-dependence which would not provoke aggression by their weakness, more especially if to that weakness is added the possession of unbounded wealth. (Hear, hear.) I trust that we shall bear this in mind, not in words only, but by actions and in our policy ; and that, setting aside all political and party considerations, we shall all concur in this opinion—that in order to be peaceful England must be powerful ; but that if England ought to be powerful, she ought to be so only that she may be the more secure of peace. (Cheers.) The noble earl then concluded by moving the adjournment of the house. The motion was agreed to, and their lordships ad journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY). The SPEAKER took the chair, when several additions.; imbibers were sworn in. PETITIONS. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee, praying the abolition of Religious Tests. Mr. WALTER presented a petition against the re t u r n to.. 47 . ;ccif Sir Johir WALTER for Wigton Burghs. Mr CRAVEN I3ERKELEY presented a petition from a solicitor Darned Williams, residing at Cheltenham, clompaliiiiee, of the manner in which Bills are printed .when they are passed. The hon. member moved that the petition be referred to the printing committee of the Ilouse4f Commons, which was agreed to. THE TURKISH LOAN. )r. LAYARD seeing the the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in his place, he wished to ask him a question of some interest to the commercial world, and of which he had given him notice. The Sublime Porte had, through the Turkish Minister in Paris, re pudiated or refused to ratify the advances which had been made by British capitalists to the Turkish Loan. Now, he did not wish to make any remark that was cal culated to encourage English capitalists to engage in speculating upon foreign loans. (Order.) He wished to ask the noble lord this question, had any information been received by the Government on the subject of the repayment of the loan, and if any had, would the noble lord have any objection to lay it on the table ? (Hear, hear.) Lord STANLEY said the government had received some information on the subject, and they had watched the whole progress of the affair with much interest and attention. (Hear, hear.) He thought, however, that the house would agree with him, that it was not expe dient at present to lay the papers before the house, as they related to a transaction which could not be said to have yet terminated. (Hear, hear.) But he could state in a few words a general outline of the case. It was well known that the Turkish Minister who was charged with the negotiation of the loan in question, deviated from the instructions of his own Government; and, in consequence of that deviation, the act of the • Minister - was disavowed by the Porte, an d th e l oan was re f use d to be ratified. At the sam e ti me , h owever, t h e P orte intimated that the deposits would be returned with in terest, and from all the information he had received, he had every reason to believe that the matter would be eventually satisfactory disposed of. (Hear.) MARITIME LAW. Mr. RICARDO wished to ask the President of the Board of Trade, whether any dispatches have been transmitted to that department from the Foreign-office, containing information or statistics bearing on the work ing of the Maritime Laws of the United Kingdom, and, !f so, whether he will lay them on the table of the house ? also, whether any inquiries on these subjects have been made by the Board of Trade of the British consuls, through the Foreign-office. Mr. HENLEY said, questions had been transmitted to British consuls abroad, requesting them to furnish infor mation,. in a particular form ; and to those questions souse few answers had been received '; but the answers only to the operation of the law in 1850, and not pinio n s u-l• ofthe answers merely conveyed opinions , and it was remarkable ftliat some of these of the 10. 2:_ 0 ?15 different views to others of the 'operation was no o w ls: _bt if the hon. gentleman wished it, there 1 , 7 4 7 . 21 to produce them. (Cheers.) ; Mr. LAte si l i'‘ l V-A-Y AMALGAMATIONS. gentleman w h o WARE wished to ask the right hon. considerabl e importanaet addressed them a question of railwa e . eto the public. It would refer to those bills of ex pected to come before' traig amation which were he wishe .use at no distant period, a nd the question to ask was whether the given the subject his eonsidera right hon. gentleman had housperetred at the proper eest calculateed for the house t tion, and whether he would course which ap t o r e h c i o m mm t oenbed theto tbh Pe • in reference to the bills, • pursue tini ar e e t ; the parties with a view of t h e blic and . 2 concerned that which they both desired . (Hear, b ear.) protection Mr. HENLEY said the question which the ri h gentleman had put to him could har b e ev ,s t . e (Hear, hear.) He had had `rrateci its importance. no oppor tunity, the department to wttich he nor w— con. netted, of considering t he details of these amalgamation that which was open to the publi c at large, That except ge. That was the parliamentary notices published in the Gazette, and it was quite clear from those notic es th at large sc h emes o f ra ilway amalgamation were at least co n „ templated. (Hea r , hear). He had given such attention t o notices as he had been able, and he thought it would be the duty of the house—so far, as he could see his way at present to appoint a committee of i n q uir y , with the view of devising the best means, either by standing order or oth erw i se, of enabling the house to consider and deal with such measures. (Hear, hear). It would be the duty of the house both for the e ~~: 1 • THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1852. sake of the parties themselves, as for the public, to take care that these great steps of amalga. mation were not taken unadvisedly. (Hear, hear.) DIPLOMACY. Mr. EWART wished to know from the - Under Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs if any steps had been taken to provide for an educational examination of can didates for diplomatic offices. Lord STANLEY said a system of educational examination had been drawn up certainly, but it could not be published yet, as it was likely to receive some modification. (Hear, hear.) _ _ NATIONAL EDUCATION. Mr. B. OSBORNE wished to ask the noble lord the Secretary for Ireland whether, in accordance with an instruction given by the Minister during the last session of Parliament, it was the intention of Government to propose any alteration in the system of National Educa tion in Ireland during the present session ? (Hear.) Lord NAAS certainly was not aware of any instruction of that sort havingbeen given by Government last session, but he had now to state that it was not the intention of Government to propose any alteration of the national system of education. (Hear, hear.) He had further to state that the Government would see with considerable regret any alteration made in that system which could possibly interfere with its efficiency, or was calculated in any way to deprive the people of Ireland of the bene fit of the system as it was now in force. (Hear, hear.) But, at the same time, if it should seem to any ho nourable gentleman on either side of the house that any improvement could be made in the rules re gulating the system, so as to make it more extended in its operations, by removing the religi ous scruples which some parties might entertain to them, it would of course be the duty of the Government not only to acquiesce in these improvements, but to assist in putting them in force with the sanction of the law. (Hear.) would make inquiries at that office to know what steps would be taken in the matter. CASE OF MR. PAGET. Mr. MONCKTON MILNES gave notice that on Monday he would ask a questioh of the Under-Secretary for foreign Affairs respecting the seizure and inspection of the private papers of Mr. Paget, an English gentle man residing at Dresden, by the Austrian police acting in Saxony, and not by the Goverment of Saxony itself. and he had upon that ground thought it his duty to bring forward the present motion as "he conceived the house would not be doing full justice to her Majesty's Address, unless they took every means in their power to obtain a decided opinion in the great questions referred to. The honourable member then proceeded to quote from an excellent and use ful " Treaties on the Rules and Orders of Proceeding in the House of Commons," by Mr. May, one of the clerks of the house, the various occasions upon which a call of the house had been ordered. From the year 1820 to the present time it appeared that there had been forty-three calls made. Of the different occasions upon which the call was made were Parliamentary reform in 1822 ; on the Roman Catholic disabilities, moved by the late Sir Robert Peel, in 1829 ; in 1832, moved by Lord John Russell, on the proposed Reform. Bill ; in 1833, moved for by Lord Althorpe, on the consideration of the bill for the suppression of disturbances in Ireland. The num ber of days upon which the house was called on the dif ferent occasions referred to varied from three to six. In 1835 there was another call of the house, upon the ques tion of the Church of Ireland, after 13 days' notice. Again in 1836 there was another call of the House of Commons, on the state of agriculture. In 1838 there was a call of the house on the motion of Sir William Molesworth, on the subject of Canada. In 1839, upon the motion of Mr. Villiers, there was a call on the subject of the corn laws, and in the same year there was anotber call of the house, upon the question of national education. He thought it most important for the future settlement of the question of free trade that the opinions of every member should be declared upon it._ Mr. R. PALMER was not personally interested in the question one way or the other. He, however did not see the utility of a call of the house. Had the hon. gentleman the power of enforcing the attendance of members, upon a division, then indeed he could perceive a just reason for the motion. There was nothing to prevent the member who attended on Monday from being absent upon Tuesday, although the latter day was more probably the one upon which the division would take place. Mr. HUME observed that the constituencies, if they s aw that a member was present upon Monday and absent upon Tuesday, would require an explanation of his con duct, and it would not then be in his power to say that he was abroad. • Mr. EWART said that those who were forced to at tend upon Monday would probably attend upon Tues day. Viscount BERNARD complained of the hardship a call would inflict upon Irish members, who could not possibly receive noti ce o f th e intention of the house. Mr. CARTER said that no member had a right to be in the south of Ireland or the south of France when a question of such importance was debated. The CHANCELLOR of the ;EXCHEQUER said that with reference to the author from whom the member for Montrose had quoted, that gentleman laid down that a call should not be made which it was intended really to enforce unless a notice of a week or ten days had intervened. He saw such an anxiety upon every side of the house, that the motion of Mr. Villiers should be disposed of that he did not think there was any necessity for the call. For his own part; he was most anxious that every member of the Government should attend ; and although inconvenience might be occassioned to many members, he would not oppose the motion. Sergeant SHEE said that several of the Irish county members could not by any possibility attend upon Mon day next. They had not attended, because they saw no reason to suppose that there would be any great differ ence of opinion upon either side of the house. They saw no reason to suppose that there would be any amendment upon the address to the Crown, nor that there would be any attempt to reverse the system introduced by the great man whom the country had lost. A call would operate with hardship upon them, as they could not come over in sufficient time to be present. Lord J. RUSSELL considered that it would have been better if the member for Montrose had given notice of his motion immediately after the notice placed upon the books of the house by the hon. member for Wolver hampton. Certainly, the time was very short, but the practice was that when any valid excuse was given— such as, " I was abroad, and could not arrive in time"— it was permitted to prevail. He supposed it was in tended to pursue the same course now. (Hear, hear.) Although he did not see any great advantage to be gained by a call, still, as it was a practice, he did not see why it should not be followed in the present instance, when a question of such importance was to be decided as whe ther the country should adopt a free trade policy, or whether it should give up free trade and return to pro tection. The house then divided — For the call Against it . 147 . 142 Majority The house adjourned at a quarter-past seven o'clock. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCLI. The hybrid kind of sport that came off in the second day of the late races at Warwick was, in the extent of the fields, if anything, superior to that of the first day. The Free Handicap Steeplechase was the first event de cided ; for which Frank, about whom they took as little as 2 to 1, was the winner in a canter : my selection, Gulnare, being disposed of rather easily than otherwise, owing, I fancy, more to the state of the ground than anything else. This ;was the only race of the day in which my judgment was at fault. The winner, entered to be sold for SW., was knocked down for 00 guineas, thus realising for, the fund 331. The Grand Open Steeplechase was won all the way by Maurice Daley, who had all his opponents as safe as pos sible, going faster, and taking his fences with greater precision than any other. In my first remarks on this meeting I stated that he was a first-rate animal for in vestment, both to win and for a place ; and last Tuesday observed that I had a strong fancy that Maurice Daley would run to win, and that if he did so he must be about the mark. The Reiver—who is evidently a crack in embryo—is gradually improving his running in every race, and will, no doubt, do a good thing some of these days. He managed to beat the Screw easily for second honours. Peter Simple finished a very bad fourth. Peter, who was the favourite at starting, managed to upset his owner's interests some distance from home, and, of course, was nowhere. Proceed was no better off, and Little Charley is not of the calibre to contest suc cessfully with the animals opposed to him. The Hunt Cup Steeplechase, as the Reiver did not put in an appearance, having had enough of it in the preceding race, was a certainty for Victress, about whom they took as little as sto 4. She literally ran away with the race, winning with most consummate ease, by half-a dozen lengths ; Old Trust-me-not, who finished second, not being able to make any sort of a race with her. The Emperor was a wretched third. The Ladder, Quickstep, and Trooper, were out of the race early. It struck me that the day of the remaining starter, Sir Edward, had not yet arrived. A Match followed, of no interest to anybody but the contending parties. -- The FrWHanclicap Hurdle Race terminated in the defeat of that great pot, Tomboy, who was backed in the city and off the lists to a very considerable extent. Odi ham had him safe from end to end, beating him at the finish by three lengths. The filly by Don John, who supported very freely, run in a moderate third ; Presto, and Caurire dragging their weary in the rear. This race brought the War wick November Meeting of 1852 to a strong as Whi c h may sport on both days was quite up to the average, if not 1-, wFoacsg. ti kef alsoilength nna ci Thedl . o s h u nLagi fi usual,a-eve it. The attendance was not so be attributed to the meeting of Parliament and the late Duke's funeral. A great drawback was the very rotten state of the ground. The meeting has not passed away without leaving one n unpleasants department. Mr. J o h n J i, o f Cl er k enwe ll, St. Martin late of Farringdon-street, having found it inconvenient, and perhaps impossible, to square th e circle, has accoltlingly put up the shutters. A ru mour has gone forth, i mp li ca ti ng Mr. Alexander Taylor in this stoppage r ; it is consequently due to him to state ti, lane, m eilli andscence behind, occurring in the "list" that the whole of th e responsibility of the establishment of Mr. . 1. - 4 Who received all the monies ; and that Mr. Taylor mer ely e o rffies c t ia ed te e d nt f ir or ely hiom n, t a h n e d br doid ad n s o h t o a u c l t de o r n s hinisSot.w:aartccinoin THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. BETTING AT MANCHESTER---YEsTERDAr. SHREWSBURY HANDICAP. 7 to 2'agst Doubt (take 4 to 1) 6 to 1 Little Fawn (taken) 7 to 1 Kiteflyer (take 8 to 1) 8 to 1 Little Davie (taken and offered) 12 to 1 Candlewick (taken) 12 to 1 Aaron Smith (offered) Little Fawn and D ou bt were backed together at 7 to 4 to 1001. There is a grea t d ea l of talk about the Chester Cup, but very littl e betting ; horses are certainly named, and sometimes backed, but nothing is done to give a tone to the market. Derby, no betting. The Selling the 23d inst., bet ween th e hours of six and eight, at Mr. Steeplechase will close on Tuesday night, W. Clement's, th'e Angel Inn, Sutton. No saddle hon es w ill be allowed on the steeplechase ground. THE DUKE'S F UN ERAL.—Much as we had reason to believe that the Duke's memory would be revered and respected, we Were certainly not prepared to witness anything like the excitement caused throughout the whole of the cotitry. Had the period of lying in state ex tended to week; or even months, it is probable that there is scarcely a person in her Majesty's dominions but what would' have visited London to have paid a tribute to the memory of his G r ace. This might be considered a mere pretext for relaxation ; but as one fact is worth a hundred conjectures, we have it in our power:to state that a lead ing Mourning W ar ehouse in Regent-street has actually disposed of more than treble the amount of mourning than it has ever done upon former occasions of national lament—Messr s . Jays informing us that the majority of such purchaser s are assuredly not merely for the passing moment, but are intended for a lengthened period, mani festing anythi ng but an ephemeral sorrow.—Morning Paper. • DEFRAUDING LOAN SOCIETIES.—WiIIiam Pentacost, alias Watson, alias Cooke, alias Osborn, a respectably dressed middle-aged man, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Hammitt, upon numerous charges of obtaining money from the secretaries of various loan societies by false and fraudulent representations. The prisoner had evidently carried on a most extensive and suc cessful system of fraud for a lengthened period, and the court was crowded with persons connected with different loan societies, who were anxious to prefer charges against him. 33e was remanded. CECIL ON TRAINING HORSES. On Friday next will be published. in fcp. Bvo. with Plate, STABLE PRACTICE ; or, Hints on Training for the Turf, the Chase, and the Road : With Observations on Racing an Hunting, Wasting, Race Riding, and Handicapping. A ddressed to owners of Racers, Hunters, and other Horses, and to all who are concerned in Rasing,-Steeple-chasing and Fox huntitg. By MIL. Ey the same Author. THE STUD FARM; og, hints on Breeding. Fcp. Bvo., with Plate, uniform with Stable Practice, price ss. half-bound. Londoi : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S LINE of IRON SCREW STEAMERS.—Tor SYDNEY, calling at the CAPE of GOOD HOPE, KING GEORGE'S SOUND, ADIMAIDE, and POUT PHILLIP.— The following splendid STEAM SHIPS will be dispatched as under : Names. Tons. Commanders. Departure Departure I from London. fromPlymouth Adelaide.. 2.000 G.R. Jackson December 9. December 14. 458 h. power 'Victoria • . 2,000 January 28. February 3. These vessels have been built expressly for the Company with every convenience required for the voyage, are of the most approved models, and of large steam power, so as to insure a quick passage. They are divided into eight absolutely water-tight compartments, and are constructed in the strongest possible manner. The tables will be amply supplied, and an experienced surgeon taken. For terms of passage and rate of freight apply to the Company's agent, CIIARLE3 WALTON, Jun., 17, Graceehurch-street, 4.,0nd0n. LEICESTER -SQUARE IMPROVEMENT. OWNERSHIP OF SQUARE OR GARDEN. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that APPLICATION is intended to be made to CARLIAMENT, in the next session, for an ACT to pat an end to all disputes as to the enclosed square or garden in Leicester-square, in the city of Westminster, whereon a building now used as a public exhibition is erected, and more effectually to vest the same, and the fee-simple and inheritance thereof, in James Wy d, Esq., the present owner of the said building, and of the said square or garden, and to extinguish an rights of entry into th e sa id square in respec t property adjacent thereto, and , all,charge upon such property in respect of such entry, and to take powers for the com pulsory purchase of any right, property, or privilege belonging to the owners of land or houses, in relation to the said square or garden. Dated this thirteenth day of November, 1852. LOAN to the BANK of CONSTANTINOPLE guaranteed by the Ottoman Government.—At a numerous Meeting, held this day at the London Tavern—Jas. Capel, Esq., in the chair—the following resolution was unanimously passed : The meeting having heard the statements submitted to them by Messrs. Chs. Devaux and Co., resolve— That the Ottoman Government is bound by the treaty for the Ot toman Loan, entered into by Prince Callimaki and Sur. Couturia, and expresses its astonishment that, after the first instalment of the said Loan had been paid, and the money appropriated to the pur poes of the Sublime Porte, that any attempt should be made to re pudiate so solemn a contract. That a Committee of ten gentlemen be appointel to pro - note and protect the interests of the holders of the said Loan, and that they be authorised to take such steps as they may deem best calculated to obtain the fulfilment of the obligations entered into by the Ottoman Government. That the Committee consist of S. F. Waley. Count Strzlechi. C.B. Baron Goldsmid. G. E. Seymour. Wm. Tile. And that Messrs, C. Devaux a with them, and that they be also papers, and correspondence in disposal. London, 19th Nov., 1852. Joseph Locke, Esq., M.P. Jas. Capel. W. H. 41 ullens. I H. GuedAlla. Louis Cohen.. nd Co be requested to co-operate requested to place all documents, :ference to the said Loan' at their THEATRE LOYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr. BenjambYWOster as Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING, Will be performed (never acted) a new and original Comedy, en titled MASKS A sID FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain, by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Howe, and Stuart ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Rosa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Fanny Maskell. After which, the popular Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. Keeley and Miss Rosa Bennett. To conclude with the Farce of YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Inder the Management of Madame Vestria. THIS EVENING, Nov. 20, Will be performed a Dramatic Story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, F. Matthews, Roxby. Baker, Suter, Belton, Horncastle, Butler, Ro dere, and Homier; Madame Vestris, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss St. George. Miss M. Oliver, Miss Rosina Wright, Miss Martindale, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Mrs. Foote, and Miss Foote. To conclude with THE PRACTICAL MAN. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Aileron, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress. Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING (By general demand.) . _ The celebrated Drama - of THE GREEN BUSHES, by Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss E. Chaplin ; Messrs. Paul Bed ford, Honey, 0. Smith, Emery, &c. After which (at second price), the Popular Drama of JACK SHEPPARD. Jack, by Mrs. Keeley; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford. ROYAL PRINCE iS'S TIIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. TUTS EVENING Will be performed the new and original Play, in five acts, by West land Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters by Molars. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison ; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which, DEAF AS A POST. Characters by Messrs. Wright, J. Vining, Meadows, and F. Cooke ; Misses Marshall, J. Marston, and Desborough, and Mrs. Daly. To conclude with BOMBASTES FURIOSO, in which Mr. Wright and Mr. Barley will appear. ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Proprietor and Manager—Mr. W. Batty. Last Night of the present Spectacle. MR. BATTY Respectfully announces that. In compliance with numerous sugges tions and requests, he has determined on the production, on MON DAY, 22d November, of an Equestrian Version of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, embodying all those stirring situations so graphically described in Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular work, and which are so peculiarly adapted to the resources of this Theatre. THIS EVENING, November 20, and during the week, the enter tainments will commence, at 7 o'clock, with the gorgeous Spectacle of Enchantment, entitled THE BRIDE OF GOLCONDA ; or, the Genius of the Ring. _ _ . followed by a Series of extraordinary Equestrian and Gymnastic Performances in the Circle. To conclude with a popular Farce. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. Doors open at half-past Six o'clock; Box-office open oat)) , from Eleven to to Four. HIGH WATER AT LONDI lON BRIDGE. Tins DAY -Morning 51 min. after 8 I Evening 29 min.aft. To-Monitow Morning 7 min. after 10 Evening 42 min.aft. 10 THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE; Nov. 20. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night.' 52—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'45. WIND, S.E.--continued rain. FITE WELLINGTON SUN. ON THURSDAY THE 18TH, AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE SUN WAS PUBLISHED, CONTAINING A SPLENDID PORTRAIT WE this week present The Sun to our Subscribers in new type, from Her Majesty's Typefoundry for Scotland, by the Firm of Messrs. MILLER & RICHARD, Typefounders, Edinburgh and London. If the durability of the type prove equal to its varied beauty, then we shall wish Messrs. MILLER & RICHARD all the success which they fairly promise to deserve. b Z t ...4- 4 Q - TltAr 4 ---: Isll. ,i'ii " " s LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1852 We had hoped that special pleading, if not altogether abolished, was yet in course of aboli tion. Special Demurrers have certainly been done away with ; and a step further in advance is about to be taken with respect to 'the Superior Courts of Common Law in Ireland, the practice of which is to be further assimilated to that of the County Courts, where the question in dispute is brought to a hearing on a short and simple plaint or statement of the actual facts. We earnestly hope that the obnoxious and moribund system is not to be continued in the Legislature, that angry and protracted debates may not be carried on respecting the verbiage or mere form, not the substance of a resolution. Something of the kind is, however, threatened for Monday evening. There is no real difference between the resolution about to be brought forward by Mr. VILLIERS, and the amendment thereto of which the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has given notice. Both alike recognise the great principle for which we have so long been contending ; both express the opinion of the House as to the improved con dition of the people, and the great cause of that im provement, and also that the principle deliberately adopted by the Legislature must not only be main tained but considerably extended. It is true that one uses the terms, "recent commercial legislation," while the other more briefly speaks of " recent legislation," the former again speaks of " Free Trade," while the latter only refers to " unre stricted competition." The resolution declares in favour of " the maintenance and further exten sion of the policy - of Free Trade," while the amendment announces that "it is the duty of the Government unreservedly to adhere to that policy"—that is, of unrestricted competition— " in those measures of Financial and Administra tive Reform, which under the circumstances of the country, they may deem it their duty to intro duce." What, then, is the use of hair-splitting, or wasting in words, therefore, the time that may otherwise be usefully applied ; whence the neces sity for calling Hon. Gentlemen together at the shortest notice, from the most remote parts of the kingdom, perhaps at great personal inconveni ence ? If " the rose by any other name will smell as sweet," if " deeds, not words," be what is re quired, why should there be any dispute or discus sion? why should not Mr. DISRAELI vote in favour -of -the resolution, or Mr. VILLIERS gracefully ac cept the amendment, so that there may be the legislative unanimity so much to be desired? or, at least, that the only dissentients be the gallant SIBTHORP, and other equally worthy adherents of the obsolete and abandoned policy. What, after 'all, is required from the Govern ment? What is it Mr. COBDEN and the gentle men assembled at the Great Manchester Demon stration demanded at their hands? Was it not the total and unconditional abandonment of "Protection," and a deliberate and solemn under taking that no attempt shall be made at the re-imposition of a bread tax, or any other charge on human food? Will not that be attained by the adoption of the amendment? and how would Ministers be more firmly pledged by the one form, of words than by the other? Let any unpreju diced person examine them in juxtaposition, and point out any real distinction between the two : MR. VILLIERS' MOTION. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S AMEND MENT. " That it is the opinion of " That this house acknow this house that the improved ledges with satisfaction that condition of the country, the cheapness of provisions, and particularly of the in- occasioned by recent legisla dustrious classes, is mainly tion, has mainly contributed the result of recent commer- to improve the condition cial legislation, and espe- and increase the comforts of cially of the Act of 1846, the working classes ; and which established the free that unrestricted competi admission of foreign corn ; tion having been adopted, and that that Act was a wise, after due deliberation, as the just, and beneficent measure. principle of our commercial " That it is the opinion of system, this house is of opi this house that the mainten- nion that it is the duty of a,nce and further extension the Government unreserv of the policy of free trade, edly to adhere to that policy as opposed to that of protec- in those measures of finan tion, will best enable the cial and administrative re property and industry of the form which, under the car nation to bear the burdens cumstances of the country, to which they are exposed, they may deem it their duty and will most contribute to to introduce." the general prosperity, wel fare, and contentment of the people. "That this house will be ready to take into its con sideration any measures con- sistent with the principles of this resolution which may be laid before it by her Ma jesty's Ministers." The latter certainly appears to be as like the thing as possible, and should satisfy the most scrupu lous and exacting Free-trader. "The leek" has been swallowed—not a fragment remains behind; why, then, insist on more? or complain on account of the expression of countenance during the pro cess of masticating the wholesome, but distasteful, meal? We do not complain of Mr. VILLIERS. He has completely and unequivocally attained his object. He has succeeded in obtaining the dis tinct pledge demanded by himself and his Free trade brethren throughout the country. And it was fit and proper that he, the earliest champion of " unrestricted competition"—the general who, though frequently foiled, gained additional strength from each defeat, and. at length achieved a brilliant and decisive victory, should receive the sword of the fallen enemy, and seal the terms of capitulatimi. He has earned his laurels well, and long may he live to wear them. But he should not prove obdurate in the hour of his crowning triumph. He should accord the " honours of war" to the garrison, and allow them to march forth with drums beating, and retaining their arms. The colours have been abandoned. In place of the Standard of Protection, they march under the oriflamme of Free Trade. No longer formid able opponents, they promise to become effi cient auxiliaries, and have given hostages for their fidelity. A generous victor would be satisfied with such a result, and would not seek to dishonour those with whom it is by no means improbable that he may at some future time be arranged in the same ranks, and fighting side by. side. If we do not suppose that Mr. VILLIERS desires more than he professes or that his real object is to bring forward a vote of " want of confidence," under the guise of a re solution in favour of Free Trade—the Hon. Gentleman has sufficient strength not to seek to capture stray votes by such means. If his object be to displace the Ministry, without allowing " those measures of financial and administra tive reform which they deem it their duty to introduce," and in which the policy of " unre stricted competition" is to be " unreservedly" adhered to—to be brought forward, let him say so, openly and explicitly. Let him declare that his faith is in " men, not measures," and that nothing but the return of the Whigs to office will content him. That may be the desire of " the family party"—of the RUSSELLS, GREYS, and ELLIOTTS ; but we believe that it is not the feeling of the people, and that any unfair or factious op position will be very prejudicial to the good cause. Let not Mr. VILLIERS, then (to whose unblemished reputation and high character we bear, as we have always done, willing, nay eager, testimony), suf fer himself to be made the instrument for doing the " dirty work" of the Whigs. His object— that of the resuscitated League, and of the indus trious classes throughout the entire kingdom, is achieved. Let him be contented. He was before treated not only with ingratitude, but contumely ; his services to the Liberal cause were forgotten, or, far worse, slighted, and no place in the Ministry was tendered to the champion of Free Trade. The Whigs require a further lesson. " Sweet are the uses of adver sity." A prolonged sojourn on the Opposition benches until they have learned to abandon the doctrines of " finality," and to recognise adminis trative ability, although the possessor be not a de scendant of, or any degree related to, SARAH, Duchess of Bedford, the grandmother of the pre sent Duke, will be'of the greatest possible benefit. They must be compelled to bid for office, and that very liberally, before it is tendered for their acceptance. It is by such means, and such means only, that we hope to arrive at an ade quate extension of the Franchise, and protection to the voter in the exercise of his undoubted privilege, and also to obtain those measures of legal, fiscal, and monetary reform which are so urgently required by the country, and which "wi most contribute to the general prosperity, we] fare, and contentment of the people." FRANKLIN PIERCE may now be regarded as de facto, if not yet actually de jure President of the United States. Already 246 votes have been recorded in his favour, while the most formidable of his opponents (Soon), has obtained only 42 altogether, and these merely from Tennessee, Ver mont, Kentucky, and Massachusetts. The con test may, therefore, be regarded as virtually brought to a conclusion. Against such enormous odds, the Whig candidates cannot hope to be suc cessful. The four years' power has slipped from their grasp—and not only the four years' power, but, in the opinion of many competent observers, the influence they have hitherto preserved in their hands over a very considerable part o f the population. This is not merely the opinion entertained by the systematic antag onists of Federalism—it was the conviction ar rived at upon his death-bed by DANIEL WEBSTER, the most illustrious advocate of the system, and, amougLall i - its faveuxite repreeentatite. The Whigs in England are at this moment not more entirely divested of their ancient prestige with the community than their namesakes on the o pp osite shores of the Atlantic. The latter hav e fallen/ however, more by reasoir.of their divisions am on g st themselves than because of their political ineaP a ; city. In their instance, another " house divide" against itself" has tumbled into ruin, according t° the Divine rule inevitably observable under those circumstances. Out of their defeat has up the victory of the Democratic pay as above indicated. The principles of JlicxsoNt have, in truth, become at last predominall throughout the vast majority of the States °°ll - that great Republican cenfederati(ol: JEFFERSON has left behind him an influence whic,i! has altogether eclipsed • that maintained by 11,1: Whig contemporaries. SCOTT and GRAHAM ha s been totally vanquished in the course o f the I.& cent election, even according to the ca,ndid the at n ._ mission of one of the principal organs of ° party—the New York Tribune. There can 14 or longer be any doubt whatever as to the niter l bie consequences of these remarkable and menor a _ proceedings. Insomuch may fidence upon the result already announc ed / we count with the we may even now regard ,it as certain that United States has a PIERCE as a President, and KING as a Vice-President. It is an extraordinary coincidence, that at thisin particular juncture the cause of Free T rade P ut , received an unexampled triumph almost sire it taneously in both hemispheres. Scarcely has been decided by the Protectionist Cab inet boe , Great Britain that the old, effete, worn-ou t ' . m ° a t lete ideas of commercial monopoly must ive length and totally abandoned, when Wee iv from America that the cause stricted tariffs has obtained a signal vie te ', t he the United States by the selection from ara° ll6 din g various candidates of a thoroughly Free 3r3 rnre President. We shall hear no more, there,,teci in the United Kingdom of any at teatr tho change in the enactments of 1846, or w r United States, of any proposed increase °,,*. the import duties decided by the T ar iff framed ' - oo of same year at Washington. The coineid en e o se these two events, coming to us as they do S° e by upon each other, and connected as they l o st the similarity of their tendency, and the _ . 7 05 13 , identity of the character—can no t too sed w oot be borne in the popular consideration. * c fr sti indicate the close of that terribly prolonged AD )3 I gle which was, in a manner, pr e dicated by "' c os" SMITH, commenced by WILLIAM Husiossos/00 tinued by CHARLES VILLIERS, advancedby 11 10 5 COBDEN, and brought to a climax by i. ) - 7 0 , 0 reti Pm - gr.—that redoubtable contest which enr i l oo 64/ the life of the great statesman last-mt i riot embittered it so very grievously immediately to his dissolution—the struggle maint ein o tor e GEORGE BENTINCK up to the hour of his P re " lir demise, but which may now be considered 11a litie finitively closed by the wise concession. 0. admission of BENJAMIN DISRAELI ' in of the fold capacity as Cabinet Mi n i s t er , asLead er House of Commons, a n d as CHANcsa , °!:, fri r EXCHEQUER. The simple t ru th i s this; l l - 0 0 , tectionists, if they h a v e s till f a il e d some to recognise the error of their ways, have foil without one solitary exce pti on , perce ived,' -e of continuing a cont es t so man if e stly' n e Y e l ri because so glaringly opposed to the s r o titP the times and the wishes of the P°, o tie l l They perceive at last, that in this edit as in so many others, " what can't he 49 must be endured." Levius fit patiencel.l:o? , corrigere est nefas. The thing is done --4 p ih t be accepted. England will on Tuesd a y s 'o hear the acknowledgement of this fact r e?: lips of the Right Hon. Gentleman th e P o CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Ar aerl a c rOe ° enforced the necessity of the acknow ie by the selection of FRANKLIN PIERCE aS j e tl9 sident ; for it can no longer be dolip t ' - iO 4 such is really her selection any more o°o be doubted that the choice of General i ll fre e ' a brilliant advantage to the cause of t he traders. s ec°, Affairs are thus tending admirably TM 01 0 , the maintenan ce o f th e unres tricted ' I S 4v t established in the sam e y ear o f gra' e at both Westminster and Washingtoll,' ,t merely, let us add, its maintenance, ' - ', l " o o°' diffusion throughout the other great P a ", e Christendom. It has latterly been ratl le- f o e , cially argued by some amongst the wilie st ° we t : advocates of monopoly, that, "in the a' - ^ O , O O the doctrines of Free Trade, or, in other io ; the principles of unrestricted commerc e / tee ° soundest and the wisest in the whole fey rya political economy. "In the abstract, ti/ t e o they would willingly have- consented eit 0#: declaration of so mu c h distinctly as til , be ( I,f opinion. What they sh r i n k from, is .„" e i0 4 7,3 sidedness of the present s c h eme of arrang ej- Voi l 'i l which Free Trade is established in tb ,:a Kingdom, although Prote c ti o n is persi st o O ti the nations o f th e E uro p ean Contine rl t cost li play, according to their argument, 0331 00, 0 ' secured by a world-wide reciprocity. and ruin, and misery, if we a re t ° them, can alon e r e su lt f rom the la o blished in 1846 by the Britis h ,/ W il '; ment. " From their own i noutll e ' sa ys ever, " let them be judged." What it 001 last Speech from the Throne " Dc' es i - va d , 7„ . 0 ruin as the consequence of those reu ° oll vilified enactments ? No, it speaks ° the matter of prosperity among the l a t e r (1 0 , classes of the population 1 So much f° , - e e foi asters accruing from the acceptance of v without the condition of reciprocity. S i e l, v oa t he the ruin which was to have followeu,, - ift i . ( 10 measures carried by Sir ROBERT 1 " -- 0 1 YOO House of Commons, and in the Sou se u for 00 by the Duke of WELLINGTON. So m u ch be' of misery which was to have befallen "";,,,' r of that resolute abandonment of the P, l l - o ,telli,fr. Protection. Coming to us almost inone_ . ,% . g O , t he the Royal Speech, look on Tuesday ev e1 " 0 :, e,, e r DISRAELI'S " Amendment" to the nw e " co Hon. Gentleman the representative °°s hampton ! A n d, as th e crown ing e ir e e: 4 of to all these triumphs o f th e Free-tP" ort ier Bider, in fine, the selection by the -M a FRANKLIN PIERCE as th e i r President. ie f tl O s iott CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.--The firsts .nsl the present mayoralty o f th e C en t ra l 11: roailei' 'P fr g will commence on Monday next, at the 0 1 : ci ; TREATY. WITH THE KING OF THE SAND"'d CoOcp ; —A. parliamentary paper has been prin te a igs t/ 0 1 „ the treaty of friendship, commerce, and A rl- - 413 . 0 i 0 Y . ; tween her Majesty and the King of „ i v' dor' fti pirr e Islands. There is to be, between all i ' -e a re - „,;11 1). t , of her Majesty and the Hawaiian Islan, " e s a re oci eo" freedom of commerce. British whale sl r efre, , t it, access to the several ports for refitment /10001 and merchant vessels to two ports onir - terc ik ' itr Labania. Al l ( 11 FATAL ACCIDENT TO A STREET ,„ t •a , Be-ae „ he evening Mr. W. Payne, the city coren% v irof , L a i quest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on we d SCA ° A of John Dooley, aged 50 years. It apPr,p,seutbe evidence of several witnesses that the " e bile i s t 0e street orderly, and on Wednesday last, W to tree o fi l l n ; l of sweeping the carriage-w a y o f Alder s g 3 Dui ce by bile u the General Post-office, p rev i ous ly to the _aagie hbc , e to r: lington's funeral proces s i on , several c arts rt rather slowly, which seemed to een fi l se v our eci f , dropped his broom. The deceased enu e t e l e', 1 19; it up again, when he fell against the w' e s , Co_A belonging to the Great Northern Bil l i w t h 3 f ; be w 'r . lo c kh e whereby he sustained a severe injury it [ O . be en ' o f ,',t was raised up quite insensible, and, haYi n ,'„ iv eri gr o - o in a cart, was conveyed to the accidenuered above-named institution, where he li n goore D e ec , efr o f agony for t wo hours, and then expir ed. , the legal evid ence as to t h e manner in whi ch a T` met with the i n j ury , th e jury a ter n "Died from apoplexy." At the saute Icilarlcell exonerated the driver of the cart a tiehar 00' 0 0 blame. - co t y PICKING POCKETS AT THE Doc E%- P ° Eton, tba consequence of the closing of Guild*OuP.og tr during the funeral of the late Duke 0 ' con taii' cv ill°,l list of night charges was unusually heavy , til t f, were sentenced to various terms of tlf ing . pee ev air je f names of upwards of thirty prisone.re) ri e s t o oe ic li e b ts ' e ep seven days to three months, for pi for 0 ,01„A assaults and damage to propertY evidence or assaulting the police ; two were were either discharged for want of e 1 , 0 1 1 0 t t.. Job for further inquiry. terdaY l id t r, GENTLEMANLY AMUSEMENT ?-- Yes ClaYt ell 111 of borough-street police court, Thomas e on f s Sman, two fashionably dressed p fiend to h who ens ~e described themselve appearance, are unaerswsr. P;eral No. 14, Park-place, but who ht befor e of s,e • given assumed names, were broug be n s d io wick, charged with having rung i l ; t f o rty houses in Piccadilly. They we re each. —findeuthe CONVOCATION. Sir J. V. SHELLEY wished to ask the right hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department a question relative to the sitting of Convocation. He understood the sitting was adjourned until February next, and he wished to know whether the sitting was to be resumed or forbidden ? (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE was obliged to the hon. gentleman for having put this question, because he thought a mis understanding had taken place with reference,to the powers and conduct of Government as regarded Convo cation. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps the house would there -1 fore allow him to state that the usual course observed with reference to Convocation was this ; it sit tings could be held according to law until the ad 'dress was answered without any interference of the Goverment, and Government could only interfere when the Convocation required to continue its sittings for the purpose of making.canons or ordinances. ;A sit ting for that purpose could only take place with the sanction of the Crown, and no application had yet been made by the Archbishop of Canterbury for such permis sion. (Hear, hear.) From the commencement, , it was never intended on the part of ,the Government to allow any deviation from the usual course with , refer ence to the sitting of Convocation, and they had strictly and steadily adhered to that determination, and had taken no part whatever in the matter, nor could they, indeed, do so, unless the Convocation re quired the sanction of the Crown, for pursuing a' differ ent course to that which had occurred on previous occa sions. (Cheers.) In the present instance, the only de viation that had occurred was that the address had been debated three days instead of one, and a com mittee had been appointed on the subject, but the Government had nothing whatever to do with that matter. (Hear, hear.) The question of prorogation had not yet arisen, and it could not arise until the question of the address had been answered, but he could assure the house, that so long as he had the power of holding the office of Secretary of State for the Home Department, nothing should induce him to recom mend the Crown to grant its license to Convocation to make canons. He had never made this declaration until he was called upon to pronounce it, but he made the declara tion now most heartily, because he entertained the strongest opinion that nothing could be more detrimental to the Church of England, and nothing was more calculated to cause schisms in the Cluirch than the revival of Convo iion. (Cheers.) COUNTY FRANCHISE. Mr. L. KING gave notice that on the 2d December he should move for leave to bring in a bill to make the qualification for ' county votes the same as that for boroughs. THE GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT TO MR. VILLIER'S MOTION. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, I beg to give notice, sir, that on Tuesday, the 23d'inst., on the motion of the hon member for Wolverhampton, I will move a resolution, by way of amendment, ex pressed in this language " That this house acknowledges with satisfaction that the cheapness of provisions occasioned by recent legislation has mainly contributed to improve the condition and increase the comfort of the working classes, and that unrestricted competition having been adopted after due deliberation, as the principle of our commercial system, this house is of opinion that it is the duty of the Government, unre servedly to adhere to that policy—(loud ironical laughter from the opposition benches)—in these measures of financial and administrative reform, which under the circumstances of the country they may deem it their duty to introduce." (Laughter.) THE CAPE. Lord J. RUSSELL said the Secretary for the Colo nies, at the commencement of the session intimated to the house, that no very recent intelligence had been received from the Cape, but the last accounts were of a favourable nature, and gave hopes of the termination of hostilities in the colony. It appeared that more recent dispatches had since been received, and he, therefore, wished to inquire what was the character of those dispatches, and whether they confirmed the hopes which he previously held out. He perceived that some dissatisfaction was expressed by the colonists at the non-arrival of the constitution for Cape ; and, perhaps the right hon. gentleman would give an explanation of the circumstances which had led to the delay. Sir J. PAKINGTON in answer to the first question, said, he was happy to state that the recent accounts for the Cape, had very much, if not entirely confirmed the view which he took at the commencement of the session. General Cathcart, in a dispatch, dated about the 23d of September, said, he might now almost report,lthat the war is at an end, adding that, though it might be characterised as a war, it was in fact a rebellion, and that in order to suppress it it was necessary to chastise and subdue the subjects of the re bellious leaders. This, he said, had been nearly accom plished by a military occupation of the country, though, he observed, it was difficult to say the exact time when peace would be restored. One of the principal iKafir chiefs, hostile to British rule, Macomo had been expelled from the Waterkloof, and though he had not surren dered, he was lurking about with only a very few fol lowers. Sandilli was also still in the Amatolas, but his followers were reduced to a very small number. The latest dispatches did not refer to him in any manner. In regard to the second question, the right. hon. gentle man entered into an explanation, showing that, though there was no indisposition on the part of the Government to give free institutions to the Cape, the changes which had taken place in the Cape since the constitution was first promised, rendered it necessary for them to exercise great caution and deliberation ere they took so important a step. The franchise in the colony had been very much extended, so as to reach a portion of the po pulation who had been in • rebellion against the Crown ; and, besides, before the ordnance was sent out, the Government would have, to decide whether the Orange. River should be retained, what should be the eastern boundary, and whether the colony should be divided into two governments, all of which matters bore upon the constitution. In addi tion to these difficulties, • General Cathcart- -was engaged in prosecuting the war, and obviously in capable of devoting his attention to carrying out an - ordnance at the present time. Under these circumstances, the Government thought it their duty to pause until they obtained further information, but were prepared to. grant a free constitution when they believed it could be done with due regard to the interests of the colony and the duty of the crown. (Hear.) In reply to Lord J. RUSSELL, Sir J. PAKINGTON said there was no reservation for altering the original constitution. He had no objec tion to lay the papers on the table. CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES. In answer to an hon. member, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if he had an opportunity of laying his financial measures be fore the house, he would have occasion to advert to the consolidated annuities charged to the Poor Law Unions in Ireland, and he would reserve his opinion as to the remission, until then, since if he had not that opportunity his opinion on the subject would be of little importance. (Laughter.) FORTIFICATION BELOW GRAVESEND. In reply to a question from Mr. M. SMITH, Colonel DUNNE said it was about five years ago since the fortification below Gravesend had been con structed, and although, from its vicinity to the marshes at that part of the river, considerable precautions were taken to secure the foundations, the platform. had since sunk to some extent. It was now proposed by the In spector-General of Fortifications to allow the present foundations to settle, and then to repair them in such a way as he might think desirable. In reply to a further question from Mr. M. Siam, Colonel DUNNE said 12,2001. had been expended in the construction of the fortifications below Gravesend. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.--THE STEAM. SHIP LA PLATA AT SOUTHAMPTON. • Lord PALMERSTON—I beg to ask a question of the right hon. gentleman, the President of the Board of Trade. The question, as it relates to a system as well as to a particular case, he will excuse me for asking. I see by the newspapers that a vessel has arrived in South ampton river from the West Indies, on board which the yellow fever has broken out. It is stated that the in tention is that the ship shall be placed under quarantine, according to ancient custom, the crew being kept on board and not allowed to leave until they are either dead or cured. (A laugh.) I wish to know whether the cal attendance, I ,',ey, system has been recommended by those pOrsons who had the quarantine laws under their consideration, fectatien he da iu n g ee a:ll a o nd whethertl the crew will be removed from the infected ves sel—those whether steps se who are sick being placed under proper medi dthose proceedw ho ar t e o Ny th h e o i ll r y d f e r: t e ina fr o ti m o n il- aware that that allowed will be taken to purify the ivessel ? the control or notice s n f ot Mr. HENLEY I wa aid the noble lord was pt!obably not (Mr. Henley) believed it the Board of Trade,Athough he a branch hnmediitely under which was under the management of Wail under the same roof. Re the Consular•oftce, THE DERBY ELECTION AND THE SECRETARY-AT-WAR. Sir A. COCKBURN was about to rise to bring under the consideration of the house the petition of the electors of Derby, when The SPEAKER said he though it right to invite the attention of the house to what he thought was an infor mality in this petition, and if the house should be of the same opinion, it would not be competent for the hon. and learned member to proceed with his motion. He wished, in the first place to call the attention of the house to a clause in the 11th and 12th Victoria, which stated what should be deemed an election petition. That clause said that every petition presented to the House of Commons within the time from time to time allowed by the house for receiving election petitions, complaining of an undue election and return of any member of Parlia ment, or that no return had been made, and which petition should be signed by some person who had voted, or had a right to vote, at the election to which it related, should be deemed an election petition. Now, this petition began by stating "That your petitioners are electors of the borough of Derby, and voted at the last election of members to serve in this. present Parliament for the said borough." Then there was another allegation, namely, "That the return of the said Thomas Berry Horsfall was procured by illegal and corrupt means, and by an orga nised system of bribery, which was resorted to, and suc cessfully carried out, for the purpose of procuring, and which - did procure, the said return." And then the prayer of the petition was, "Your petitioners therefore humbly pray your honourable house to institute a full and searching inquiry into the allegations of this petition, and into the proceedings of the said Right Hon. William Beresford, with reference to the last election for the borough of Derby." Now the question was, whether that allegation "That the return of the said Thomas Berry_ was procured by illegal and corrupt means, and by an organised system of bribery, which was resorted to and successfully carried out for the purpose of procuring, and which did procure, the said return," ought not to be considered as an allegation complaining of an undue return for the borough of Derby. Sir A. COCKBURN said—Understanding, sir, that you' entertain a strong opinion upon the point of forma lity, which you have stated to the house, I should not be inclined to struggle against that opinion ; but, inas much as the prayer of the petition is not to make void the return, and inasmuch•as the bribery that is alleged is not stated to have been committed by the sitting member, or by any person for whose acts the sitting member would be responsible, this petition, it strikes me, does not come within the clause of the act. At the same time, I think it will be a great pity to take up the time of the house in discussing a question of that kind ; and if, sir, you entertain that view, I will withdraw my motion, for I have not the' slightest wish to press it for ward against your opinion. Sir J. Y. BULLER said he begged to state, on behalf of his right honourable friend the Secretary-at-War, that he (Sir J. Y. Buller) was quite prepared on his part to go into the case now, unless the Speaker ruled that the motion of the honourable and learned gentleman (Sir A. Cockburn) could not be entertained by the house. The SPEAKER said if the house allowed the debate to proceed on this petition, it would really have received a petition which it ought not to have received at all, be cause the act stated that no election petitions could be received by the house unless they were endorsed by the officer of election recognizances, who must state that the recognizances had been properly entered. Now, if this petition came within the definition given in the act of an election petition, then it ought to have been endorsed by the officer of election recognizances ; if it had hot been so endorsed, he did not think it ought to have been re ceived ; and he did not think they could proceed with the debate. _ _ _ Sir A. COCKBURN : Then, this being your view, sir, as I said before, I will not struggle against it, but will withdraw my motion. But I do think these peti tioners are bound to give the right hon. gentleman (Major Beresford) an opportunity of clearing himself of the charges that have been brought against him ; and, therefore, I hope the parties who presented this petition —having failed from the informality which you have pointed out—will not hesitate to come before the house again with the least possible delay. (Hear, hear.) ' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : It is unnecessary for me, after what the honourable and learned gentleman has said, to add a word. I merely rise to say, I think it would be inexpedient to act con trary to the regulations of the house on such an im portant subject. But I think there will be no difficulty in devising some means by which a full and speedy in quiry shall be given to it, and I think that must be the wish of every gentleman on both sides of the house. The subject then dropped. AMENDMENT OF THE COMMON LAW IN IRELAND. Mr- WHITESIDE moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the procedure in the superior courts of com mon law in Ireland. The hon. member said the object of the bill, as stated in the preamble, was to make the practice and proceedings in the superior courts of com mon law less dilatory and expensive, to prevent substan tial justice from being defeated, and to enable common law courts to give effect to certain rights without a re sort to the courts of equity. The necessity for such a reformation was obvious and pressing. The house was aware that in the county courts the question at issue be tween the parties was brought to a hearing upon a short and simple claim. Far different was the course of pro ceeding in the superior courts. First, there was a writ, which told the defendant nothing ; next, there was an appearance by the defendant, which told the plaintiff no thing ; thirdly, there was a declaration, or exposition of cause of action, which confused the case ; then there was the plea, which in Ireland was generally as vague as the declaration ; and amongst other subsequent proceedings was the demurrer, which had the effect of "hanging up the suit," as it was termed, for a twelvemonth. The record, too, ran to a most inconvenient and expensive length, and was scarcely ever referred except when counsel wanted to trip up his opponent on some tech nical point. His object in introducing this measure was to remove these abuses. With this view he proposed to make the superior courts resemble as nearly as possible the county courts, in giving justice cheaply and promptly What he had founded the measure upon was the County Court Act for England, the County Court Act for Ire land, the act for the regulation of civil procedure in Scot land, the report of the commissioners which led to the recent improvements in England, the bill passed for England in the last session, he was not afraid to add the American code, and the report of the commissioners on the best mode of reforming the practice of the courts of law. The first great point of reform was to abolish all distinctions in the form of actions. There were eight or nine different forms, and this variety often prevented the attainment of justice. The next proposal was to abolish what was termed special pleading. He wished to have both the ground of action and the ground of defence dis tinctly stated, so as to be intelligible to every man. For this purpose there were given in the draft of the bill forms of complaint and answer, and he was indebted to the report of the commis s i oners for precedents as pre cise as the English language could make them. The writ and the declaration, the appearance and the defence, he proposed to consolidate into two forms, which would be amply sufficient for the purpose. The learned gentleman having quoted some American authorities in confirmation of his views, proceeded to say that the ob ject of the bill was to simplify proceedings, and to sweep away the technicalities of special pleading, by obliging the suitor to verify his pleading by personal declaration. Another object was to extend to the superior law courts the power possessed by the equity and county courts, of finding service of subpoena at domicile sufficient, instead of requiring personal service, as at present. Another attempt at simplification was contemplated with respect to assignments of bonds, on which at present no action for recovery could be taken, except in a Court of Equity. It was proposed in this case to make them recoverable by action at common law. Another case of hardship was when a bill of exchange or bond was lost. Under the present system there was no remedy except in equity; but he proposed to give the courts of law all the powers of courts of equity in deciding the amount of indemnity to be given for lost instruments. Another case was that of a man holding land by contract, but without any legal title. Such cases were common in Ireland, and the landlord might eject at common law, although the tenant had a perfect and good defence in equity, and could force his landlord to give hi m a lease instead of an agreement. At present the county courts in Ireland could protect the tenant in such cases, and their decision would be confirmed on appeal to the superior courts. He proposed to give the superior courts the same power in the first instance, the power that they now enjoyed on appeal. In other cases, where permission was required from the Court of Equity to carry a case into the Queen's Bench, he prop osed to gi ve th e l a tt er vexatious liaiti7gateioon courts, Such aspueerh court concurrent and common Jurisdicti on . H e a l so proposed to extend the p ower p ossessed b y equity courts petofpuraoteting et a io l in j unction were the principal prov isions of the bill, whi ch he was happy to say had recei ved the a pp roval of t he Lord un m n Chancellor of Ireland. Th e hon. and learned g e ntleman n to froin thecommon concluded by moving for l eave to brin g in the bill . Mr. HUME offered his thanks to the ri g ht hon . and learned gentlemen for the onerous task he had under taken. The only surprise he felt was that such evils as the right hon. and learned gentleman had detailed should have been allowed to exist so long. Reform in the law was equivalent to a reduction of taxation, for there was nothing entailed so heavy a tax on the people as vexatious litigation. (Hear, hear.) He wished the Government every success in this direction, as he felt convinced that law reforms would confer the most extende d and lastin g ' benefits on the country.—Leave given. CALL OF THE HOUSE. Mr --- thehe . u ll ee U e M b on M E en r da ou y gh e t forward ext next. He h ee is ee m id o e t r io fra edn it t o imp c e a r l t l of important upon all great occasions that such a step should, be re sorted to. If ever there was an occasion upon which the house should express its solemn opinion, it was upon the great question it would on Monday have brought under its consideration. During the long period for which he had been a member of the house, he had never felt the importance of any subject more deeply than he did, that of the final settlement of the great question of the commercial and financial policy of the country. 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