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went, es he had done upon the Maynooth question, provided they could convince him that this measure would prove effectual. He did not think a measure so unconstitutional as the present could be supported by the Members of this Home, valets they were fully persuaded that it would prove effectual. o..is did not think it would. It would only be carried after Mors debate than was perhaps desired, and by allowing great changes to be introduced into the measure, and accompanied with measures of a more concilia tory character.—( Hear, hear.) The first vote he gave was in favour of a coercion Bill, he was wrong in so doing.—( Hear, hear.) He had too much faith in the Government at that Erne. He did not know so much of Ireland at that time 33 he then did. He did not know bow much liberty was cherished en this side of the water, and disregarded on the other side.— (Hear, hea r .) H e did not k now that that Bill was a copy of h a series of Bill s , o f w hi c h the Bill of 1764, passed in the Irish Parliament, was the first—a Bill in which power was given to magistrates to convict. Th a t Bill was denounced by an emi-, nent legal authority, Chancellor Clair, who calledi mon strous attempt to es t a bli s h re li g i on by an Act ofParliament. (The Hon. Member then proceeded to read some extracts from " The Correspondence of Edmund Burke," describing the state of the cnnntry in 1761 ; also from the speech of Mr. Fitzgib bon, in 1781. ) The Bills of 1764 and 1787 were no remedies and the present was not a new Bill—it had been tried before. It had never succeeded. Was that, then, a proper remedy for the British Parliament to apply in 1846 ? Were we to say, with the Hon. Member for the University of Dublin, that re bellion and misery were indigenous to the soil of It e land ? The Honourable Member for Dorsetshire had said that Irishmen weredeficient in common sense—that they should not be tried by the rules which apply to humanity in general— that they were, in short, " wretches" unable to manage their estates ! An eminent judge in Irish matters (Mr. Wiggins) had said, that the Irish were only reckless when labour and care were found to be useless.—(Hear, hear.) He thought Irish natu re t h e same as other natures. He did not thinkdso that any nat i on cou l d have borne so much so patiently quietly as t h ey h ad done.—( Hear, hear.) Take any autho rity you ple ase , t h e comm i ssioner of t h e an vaotherauthority, an d you w ill fi n d from a ll t h a r i(tinsheaemde o distress in his workressiifth that country is most ala rming an d seve re. Dr. on " th e dnstrial Resources of Ireland," alludes to the farms number of s m a ll f arms i n that country. and these small were let at a great deal higher rent than farms in England of a similar s i ze . Mr. Wakefield, in 1812, stated that the landlords exacted a larger amount of rent than in any country in the world. There was the case of a large farmer, who stated he never tasted a bit of bread or a bit of butter since he was born, and that numbe rs were i n the me state in that country. The landlords, i n or d er to raise game rents, perpetually re-value and re-let their estates, and this has led to the worst system of cultivation possible. There are no agreements, no leases, and where the land is improved rents are increased. In cases where bog lands have been re elaimed by the industry of their families, their rents have been more than doubled by their landlords. Now, if these circum stances went on, they would have every other agitation in Ire land merging into one against rents.—( Hear, hear.) And he asked them how were they to deal with the evil when it reached that magnitude ? The landlords were not alone to blame. They were the victim s of a system. Many of them were but the nominal owners of their estates. Encumbered with all manner of mortgages and settlements they could not improve them if they had the will. Land was often let on leases renewable fur ever on the payment o f a small fine, and the proprietors lived by lettin g and sub-letting ; but they would find that every removal from the fee-simple ownership was for the worse. There was no othe r source of employment open to the middle classes. No gentleman would put his son to a profession ; he lived by sub-letting. If that was the state of the farmer, what was the elate of the labourer? Why worse, if worse could be—living in wretched hovels, composed of the absolute refuse of the earth —thatched with potato stocks, built of sods.—(" No" from an Hon. Member.) Did the Hon. Gentleman mean to deny the fact, against the evidence of so many witnesses ?—did he mean to deny that pigs lived with them, in the same houses —that they lay on straw, without bed-clothes to cover them ? Could he deny these facts, vouched as they were by unimpeach able evidence ? In Lord Devon's report, it was stated that they passed one half of the year dragging sorrow at their heels. And what did Kohl, the German, say ? That when he saw the Leois of Lithuania he conceived that there could not be a race of men more miserable ; but now (in Ireland) he saw a portion of the human race compared to whom the Egyptian Fellah lived in a state of luxury. But in the midst of all these miseries we find the same concurrent tes timony. As to their resignation, and cheerfulness. and sense of religion —a woman to whom he spoke, said that those strug gles were hard, but that God gave them backs to bear the hardens. And those were the people whom they were ()ailed order to teach them respect and love for that law, which to them was what the Obek was to the Egyp tian Fellah, distraioing his cattle, and serving him with perpetual notices to quit, and coming at last with the military and police to pull down his miserable hovel, and send him adrift upon the world. And this Bill was to put an end to the struggle which existed between the tenant and the lendlord. It was a very old struggle. Go back to the be ginning; of the last century, and you could trace it through every page of the criminal code. He admitted that the prin. eipht of intimidation was extending itself in Ireland, and was passing from land to wages. Tne steward could not do justice to his master at present. This was a state of things which could not be endured, and he was perfectly prepared to go with the Government in voting for any measure which would have for its object the introduction of a better state of things, pro vided they would show him that they intended to reach the cause of the evil as well as the criminal. But what was the present remedy proposed ? Coercion. How did they treat the tithe qneetion ? They found that it cost 12,000. to collect some ea or On/. of rent. Well, they came down with a pro posal that the Church should charge itself with the burden of Its own maintenance ; and they did this, and did not show any cowardice in doing it, because they felt that they were law makers, and were bound to make law and justice harmonise. drawing !sold Chatham's distinction. " That law was not right, but that the principles of right were unalterable ; and when law did not accord wish them, it was their duty to bring them into conformity." They were law makers, and he thought that they were to blame in arraying a long list of crimes before Par liament to endeavour to enlist its sympathies against the criminals, without going back to the primary cause which led to them. He did not believe that they could remedy them unless they went to the root of the evil. He believed that no thing but a sense of grievous and persevering injustice could band a whole people against the law ; and it could not be denied but that a very large portion of the people in Ireland were banded against it. He believed that the people were a moral people in comparison to them.—( Hear, hear.) Crimes against property are peculiar there, and crimes against persons are almost invariably connected with land. He was quite pre pared to adopt strong measures against the crime, but he wished to see the cause of it removed. They found that in Ireland no man could live without land; a man who loses his little holding there, loses everything. Mr. Lilo recommended certain restrictions on the right of property in Ireland ; he was an advocate for free trade in land, but he considered that Ireland should be excepted. Why, he would ask, was the north of Ireland more quiet than the south ? Because it possessed the tenant right. He was not an advocate of that right ; he was aware of its evils. The outgoing tenants often exacted an enormous sum for their interest, but it had its good effect also ; it conveyed a feeling of security. He would force the Irish landlord to deal with his tenants as if he had not the force of England to fall back upon. Now this Bill would give increased power to the landlord ; it enabled every petty magistrate, or his understrapper, to lay held of an ob noxious person, and to get rid of him. He believed that if this Bill were carried, that the clearance ' system would find in it a most valuable support. He believed that this would be the best cure for absenteeism. The value of a resident landlord could not be overrated. He could show that the resident landlord had metamorphosed a whole district of country. Lord George Hill, in the county Donegal!, had made a great amelioration in the habits of the people with whom he resided, and ho had no doubt that if the same system adopted by him were carried on throughout Ireland, the same results would follow. The book of Dr. Kane, which had been so often quoted in Conciliation Hall, showed " that it was not the want of capital which was the cause of Ireland's misery. Labour was capital, and intelligence was capital, and if they were properly exercised the same re sults would follow as in England. The fault was not in the country, but in themselves. They wanted industrial know ledge." He (Mr. Ward) agreed with Dr. Kane. Po litical questions were certainly of great importance. The question of the franchise and the Church ought to be dealt with by every stateman that wished to govern Ireland well, but political changes could not remove the social evils of Ireland. They must break up the monopoly of the needy landowners, they must endeavour to adjust the relation of landlord and tenant—then and not till then would the people of Ireland be disposed to peace and quietude, and the necessity for such Bills as the present he entirely removed. That was his view of the case, and he saw no other method of dealing with the question. Mr. VERNON SMITH could not agree with the Hon. Gentleman who bad just sat down. That Gentleman said that other measures of a remedial kind should have preceded this Bill. He did not agree with that opinion, as he thought that both the crimes and the criminals should be suppressed before any thing else was considered. He could not agree either with the Right Hon. Baronet who introduced the Bill, for it appeared from his statement that the powers of the present Bill were to be carried out by the same juries who, according to the Right Hon. Gentleman, were unable to carry out the common law. He (Mr. Smith) expected that some stronger measure would have been proposed after that statement. He considered this measure would have the effect of causing irritation rather than suppressing the outrages which it was directed against. The manner in which the measure was brought forward by the Government, as well theos measureitself, h e th oug ht ob jectionable. H e did not agree with the Hon. Gentlema n th e Member for C or k, t h at an adjustment of with the t d iv id e system would b e a remedy for the evils of that , he think that the Ch urc h had anything to do w i The crimes entirely ar ose f rom the occupation of lanodt.rare Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir J. Graham) exhibited a dis inclination to touch upon this question in consequence of the excitement it was likely to produce, but to what purpose he would ask was the landlord and tenant commission issued? When they talked of land it should be remembered what was mixed up with that question. No man would pretend to say— at least no Member of that House, would pretend to say that the owners of land could carry out their rights, even at the risk of sacrificing life. The tenant system of Ireland was b a d i n the extreme, and something should be done to alter it.— ( Hear, hear.) How differ ent from the tenant system of this country. In England, when a tenant left his farm, the incoming tenant paid so much to the other for the improve ments. This was the just mode of dealing with the tenant farmers. It was monstrous that something should not be of fered to alter the state of things in Ireland. It was a country which had all th e resources o f pros p er ity, an d why were th ey not brought to bear. There was not a book or publication of any sort but contained something regarding the resources of that country, A few days ago he had taken up the Report of the Tidal Harbour Commissioners, and he did not expect to find anything regarding Ireland, but he had not read far before he found it stated that the port and harbour of Cr)rk had been the victims of half measures.—( Hear, hear.) Notwithstanding the evils and sufferings of the people of that country, he was of opinion that rrething should be done to ut down crime, as it at present existed there. He Would not be assisting the Government in patting down that state of things if he were to vote against the first reading of the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) He would vote for the first reading of the measure for the purpose of putting an end to that crime . He would, hoverer, oppose the Bill in many of the provisions at a future stage ; and he only now weed for it because ha thought that crime should be first put down before the equie of that crime should be redressed. Mr. M. GORE would vote for the measure of her Majesty's Government. It wig not to be den ed that there appeared something unconstitutional in such a proceeding, but on the other hand it Was ten true ',hat they were called upon to put a stop to crimes of the deepest dye. He considered the ab sence of middl e men from Ireland, was a great cause of many of its evils. He was as anxious as any one to support the supre macy of the law in Ireland ; but he would ask, how could the l aw be expected to be respected, ender the circumstances of Government such as he had in s t anced. He would say that too I long had Ireland been the scene of party politics and party conflicts, and that until they were put an end to, peace could not be expected there. He next proceeded to read extracts from a work recently published, on the state of Ireland, in which was depicted a description of the most harrowing misery in the county of Kit. dare, and other adjacent counties. He also instanced cases - where, according to the reports of certaia ;agricultural cieties, it appeared that a strong desire existed amongst the tenantry to improve their condition, if they were only en couraged by the landlords. He should only speak in favour of the Irishmen who had been engaged in the late battles of the Sutlej, in which Irish soldiers had subscribed liberally to the fund made up for the relief of the wounded soldiers in those engagements.—( Hear, hear.) Under all the circumstances he did hope yet to see Ireland made the inde pendent nation she deserved to be.---( Hear, hear. ) They ought to treat the poor man with kindness. They would find the hearts of the people to expand, and there would be no difficulty in governing them? Still, he supported the principle of the present Bill, as he was anxious to maintain the su ' premaey of the law. But, at the same time, he would support any measures that might be devised, calculated to relieve the distresses of the people. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that whatever dispute might exist about the necessity of the Bill, it could not be denied that the Bill would suspend the constitution, in one part of the empire at least. He was opposed to the first reading of the Bill, and therefore, that he might not be misrepresented, he would give a few reasons why h the present Bill, they should, ls in tbe fi e didrsto' In proposing place, s prove exclusive el • tence of the crimes alleged ; secon d , that third, at t t h h e at or t d h i e na ß r i y u la w w as s were not sufficient to meet them , and , the existed,stateo f he th d i e n p g l s er c e o d m t p h l e a i i r ned c t h he w y e w re er s e o o l f ris t i li t o i s ,e e e c p r le im c W al i c th ula r t e e g d ar t d o t p o u t t he an ca e Le d s t t o hat aiten to the true character crimes which exist ence and extent, especially of so th e e limited to a few districts, though they proved a great demo ralization to exist, and evidenced a state of things such as he deplored as much as any Member in that House. They were such, that he thought might hav e b een met b y the ordinary hw o c e o v u e r r s; of the law. The Government might have ap pointed a Special Commission to sit upon such crimes in the dis turbed districts. Such a course had been attended with the best effects elsewl.ere. Better would it hare been to appoint such a Commission, and to allow it to sit permanently, if necessary, than to pass a Bill like the present. If the Right Honourable Baronet thought the Bill was calculated to suppress crime, he was justified in pressing it forward night after night; but that would not be the case he (Sir William Somerville) was fully convinced.--( Hear, he..r.) The commission of the crime so much complained of—the common crime of assassination— would not be put a stop to by any regulation for keeping parties in their houses from sunset to sunrise. Those bent on such crimes would still find means to commit the crimes. He could not consent, from such slender expectancy of success, to arm the Lord Lieutenant with such extraordinary powers. The watching and surveillance would be most vexatious and ex pensive, and it was to be saddled on the poorer classes. The Government might advance the expenses out of the Consoli dated Fund, but they would never get it back again.—( Hear, hear.) The people would be neither able nor willing to pay it; and if soldiers or police were employed to enforce the pay ment, it would tend to make those forces still more unpopular than now, and keep alive bad feeling and irritation. —( Hear.) They would disgust all their police—all their officers, and for nothing. Well, what would come then ? Harraasing and vexatious questions, the final effect of which would be the further disgusting of their Agents, without having effected a single thing. Having only harrassed the innocent and taken up the men who were only out at night, and made them prove their innocence—their innocence of what? And could they wonder that the population was bandied together to resist those laws. What had been the conduct of Government on another ee.ca sion ? How did they deal with the Rebecca riots ? Did they then suspend the Constitution. In Caermarthen, workhouses were attacked, and peaceable people were obliged to fly the country ; the people were armed and drilled at night. But they made no such law. What did they do? They issued a Commission to inquire, and when they had found oat what grievances the people complained of, they remedied them and the riots ceased. the effect of any legislation they had adopted had been the immediate removal of ascertained grievances, by means of the most efficient measures in their power. He con sidered that the conduct of the Government in this particular was wrong. They ought not to have lost a moment in endea vouring to carry into effect some of the recommen dations of their Commissioners. The proposal would he a good one, if it was to one point only, namely to redress the grievances of the Irish farmer ; but the principal grievances they had to deal with in Ireland were masses of horror and destitution, not amongst the farmers, but amongst the labouring classes. He would take this opportunity of saying that he did hope, and hoped sincerely, that the mea sures would be framed to regulate a system of landlord and tenant in Ireland; and that the Government would not be led away from the wants of the labouring and the working classes. These wants were the first great grievances in that country, and were the cause of the agitation. The people of Ireland were surrounded with grievances, and there was not a people on the face of the earth who suffered the same amount of misery, and endured it with the same amount of patience is the people of Ireland. They were steeped in misery, wretehedness, and distress, and they attributed those evils to the effect of the laws and the institution under which they lived. He believed that the people of Ireland were riot entirely averse to the exercise of the law—on the contrary, they would be most anxious to avail themselves of it; and as a proof of that, he appealed to the stern manlier in which these unfortunate people obeyed the laws which they themselves framed. He wished the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down could be convinced how necessary was some alteration of the law in Ireland. When he sat on the other side of the House, he had often warned them of the state things would come to if they proceeded as they then did. Ireland was made the scene of party warfare ; every Irish question was made a question, not as to the merit it bad with reference to the wants of Ireland, but a question with regard to the existence of one party and another. The question of the Church had been treated in a similar way. What was the case with regard to the Municipal question? When her Majesty in that House desired that the municipal rights of Ireland .hould be placed on an equal footing with those of England, the Right Hon. Gentleman had acquiesced, but he had since said that the municipal rights of Ireland should not be placed as those of England. Let them look at the conduct of Go vernment with regard to the Irish registration. The Govern ment would not wait a week with this measure, as perjury and falsehood were said to be so rife in that country. They now allowed perjury to continue in the manner which they did formerly, and yet there was no registration Bill. Did they think that that sort of thing made no impression in Ire land ? Did they think that this sort of political action could be perpetrated, and make no impression on the people ? For, if they did, :hey were mistaken. He would beg for one moment to consider the consequences of this Bill. Let them do all that they could, still such was the state of that country, they could not relieve it without some radical measure. He begged pardon of the House for the length of the time that he had detained them—(Cheers)—but he could not conscientiously fulfil his duty without stating these opinions, and he should feel obliged to oppose this Bill in all its stages. Mr. J. COLLETT wag obliged to differ from the Hon. Baronet who had just preceded him, and it was to a certain ex , tent. In doing so he was assured that this most atrocious Go vernment Bill would only end in disappointment and regret. In doing so he was only doing his duty, for so long as the Union Bill existed, he could only join his Hon. Friend in be lieving that no relief could be afforded to the Irish people con sistent with law, equity, and justice. He bad hitherto opposed any repeal of the Union, but he was now led to believe that it was only in giving a domestic Legislature, that any relief to the miseries of It eland could be accomplished.—( Cheers.) Mr. J. O'CONNELL would wish to move the adjournment of the debate, but was met by loud cries for a continuance of the debate, and obeying the impulse, he was bound to say that this was the most outrageous, injurious, and insulti ng Bill b y which Ireland had b een threatened.--(Laughter from the Minis terial benches.) During this debate they had had a fair sample of the manner in which the Irish people were to be treated, and he conceived that no better example could have been afforded of the way in which Ireland was to be treated. It had been shown that the attendance of the Irish Members was a mere nullity, and it was an assurance that the Irish people had lost all confidence in this Parliament. It was indeed degrading to the Irish Members to attend there, and the only relief was to be obtained from the establishment of a domestic Legislature. He had seen the commonest matter, the treatment of a common parish matter, bring up a debate of a warmer character than this, while, when an Irish question arose it had not provoked even the respect of a reply. He would, therefore, call upon the Irish Members to second him in the endeavour to obtain a domestic Parliament, for it was evident that it was only in an Irish Parliament that any hope of redress was to he sought.-- ( Cheers.) Such being the case, he anticipated but little good from the present discussions, and with the impression that such alone was likely to prove to be advantageous to the country, he should move ler the adjournment of the present debate. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN considered that the course taken by his Hon. Friend the Member for Kilkenny perfectly justi fiable. During the three nights of the debate upon this ques tion only two Gentlemen connected with the Government had thought the arguments of those who had spoken against the measure worthy of reply. ( Hear, hear,) This Bill had been opposed by every representative of the districts of Ireland sought to be outlawed, and several of the representatives of England had also entered their protests against it, and yet the Government persisted in pressing the measure forward.— ( Hear, hear.) In common courtesy to the Irish representa tives, the Members of the Government and those who sup ported them ought to have replied to their arguments. How ever, it only furnished one more argument to the words of his Hun. Friend the Alenaber for Kilkenny to the people of Ire land for the repeal of the Legislative Union.—( Hear, hear. ) Sir R. PEEL said he must leave it to the House to judge how far the accusation made by the Honourable Gentleman who had moved the adjournment was just or not. —( Cheers.) He knew of no debate in that House in which there was more respectful attention paid by Hon„llembers than had been paid to the . _ . _ arguments advanced by the Irish Members.—( Hear, hear.) The debate had now only been on four hours, for the greater portion of the evening had been occupied in a discussion upon the scarcity at present prevailing in Ireland, and during that discussion three Cabinet Ministers, viz., his Right Hon. Friends the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and himself, had risen for the purpose o f rep l y i ng to the arguments of the Irish Members. H e believed, too, that ever Cabinet Minister was (with th e exception of on e ,Y who prevented by indis position) wa s present in council when the subject of the her 'Majesty's present distress in Ireland was brought bef Government. He therefore left it to the 1-lOiret her Majesty's Government had treated th:*lrlsrAlitte with any want of courtesy or any want of sympathy for the wants of the Irish people.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") He left it to the House to say whether the Gover n merit had treat e d t h e Irish representatives with -dis respect, when in th e course of four hours two Membe rs o f t h e Government had r i sen f or the purpose of meeting the ari,n dHebeawteotuhldatahhsadkadHtae b m e e r t:ts w w he h t i h eh er th th e e y y ha r d eco ad ll v ec an tz d an ? y beenn p A LT n e in that House, in which greater attention to the Speakers, or whether th ey h a d ever heard finer or paid r wi generous sentiments than those whi c h h a d been expressedobrye Hon. Members who supported the measure?—(Hear, hear. ) Was it then just to say that during the course of that debate they treated the Irish people or their representatives with the slightest disrespect. The English Members had listened with the deepeet interest to the social condi tion of Ireland, and whatever might be their political differences, he ventured to say that they all enter tained most sincere wishes to have the misfortunes of Ireland removed. He left it, therefore, to the Hon. Gentleman to say whether he would still persist in his motion for an adjournment. Mr JOHN O'CONNELL said that he had not charged the Members of the Government with want of courtesy to wards the Irish Members. What he did complain of was, that those Hoe. Members who generally supported the Go vernment had not thought it worth their while to say anything in reply to the arguments of his Hon. Friends the representa tives of Ireland, and they appeared anxious only to urge for ward the present coercion. Mr. ELLICE could not help expressing his hope and prayer to the Hon. Gentlemen on that side of the House, who represented the interest of Ireland, to reflect a little upon the injury inflicted upon the whole country if they persisted in the present course, inasmuch as it would impede the progress of that measure which was of vital importance to the people of the United Kingdom.—( Hear, hear.) In making that a pp ea l to Hon. Gentlemen , he ho p ed that he might not be considered the wants had sat a t n h t i s rty an y d ea n rs e , ce a s c si d tie h s e o d f id lre n la o n t dt.hinHethere d Houses t a o t t i r n ea t t ha li t ght ly t f was any one occasion during tha t period upon which Irish inte rests came into discussion, w h en he failed to support what was called a liberal policy towards that country. He, as well as ' many Hon. Gentlemen on that side of the House, who repre sented large English constituencies, had united their best en. deavours to prom o te the best interests of Ireland, and he hoped, th a t w h en h e now entrea t e d the Irish Mend) ers to per- mit the first reading of this Bill, he would not be acting incon: consistently.—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. D. BRONV N said, that he could not see how the Irish Members could be blamed, for the performance of their duties to the Irish people, for opposing this measure. They were most anxious to see the Corn Bill progress as rapidly as possible, but he could not conceive that for the purpose of faciliting the progress of that measure, they should be called upon to forsake their duties to the Irish people. When the people of Ireland read the report of this debate, they would come to the conclusion, that Ministers had not deemed it worth their while to enter as fully as became them, into the present condition of Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) He thought the Irish Members had introduced much matter, indeed, much valuable matter in that debate, and it was noto rious that her Majesty's Government had not answered it.— , (Hear, hear.) There was not a single newspaper in Ireland but had said that her Majesty's Government had not answered one of the arguments advanced by the Irish Members on this question. The Right Hon. Baronet told them that he had obliged them by introducing this measure before Easter. He (Mr. D Brown) thanked him for such an obligation, but what was it ? They have obliged them with the Coercion Bill. He thanked him for nothing.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) The Right Hon. Baronet told them that they ought to be obliged to them for giving them this Bill. Sir R. PEEL—I never said any such thing. Mr. DILLON BROWN—The Right Hon. Baronet had said it, if not in words in effect; and surely if it was an obliga tion conferred upon Ireland, it was not too much for him to thank the Right Hon. Gentleman for so much kindness and generosity. He was, however, of a different opinion, and he would, therefore, move the adjournment of the House. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. For the adjournment ... 2O Against it Majority. ......... 57 On our return to the gallery— Mr. DILLON BROWN said he would new move the ad• journment of the House. Mr. ROCHE said that he would second the motion. He considered it right that this question should not be hurried through the House. Mr. CALEB POWELL was of opinion that the debate should not be disposed of that night. It was too bad of her Majesty's Ministers to put an end to the debate by bringing for ward their majority. The SPEAKER—The Hon. Member had not stated upon what he now addressed the House. Mr. CALEB POWELL said he was speaking to the mo tion for the adjournment of the House, which was moved by the Hon. Member, who had preceded him. He really thought it too bad that the Government should strangle the opinions of the Irish Members by a division ; and for that reason he would support the motion of his Hon. Friend. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the course about to be pursued by Hon. Members at the other side of the House would cause much difficulty. That was a course that would greatly retard most important measures for the benefit of Ireland. He felt confident that no one could charge him with not having listened with great attention to the argu ments advanced by Hon. Members differing on this question of her Majesty's Ministers. Mr. FITZGERALD supported the adjournment. He did not think that the Irish Members were under any obligation to the Right Honourable Baronet for the short holidays he had given them. He had also to observe that during the debates on this question the benches on the other side were but very thinly occupied. Sir R. PEFL hoped the Hon. Gentleman, who had just sat down, would not be angry if he did not reply to the speech he had just made.—(Laughter.) He thought that more tolerance and good feeling should be exhibited towards one another. For his own part he could say that had he consi dered the debate would have come to a close on that night, he would have thought it due to the House and due to the subject, to have spoken on the question. After what had taken place, however, he hoped the House would consent to the proposal he would now make that the debate be adjourned to Monday next.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. D. BROWN felt deeply gratified at what had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet, and expressed the misappre hension which he entertained as to the intentions of the Go vernment with respect to this Bill. Air. J. O'CONisIELL withdrew the remarks he had made, in reference to what he supposed to be the designs of the Government. The debate was then adjourned till Monday next. RAILWAY DEPOSITS BILL. Sir G. CLERK brought up the report on the Railway De. posits Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, this Bill was read a second time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock. LAW 11'TE LLIGEN CE, ROLL'S COURT, April 17. Lord Langdale sat to-day at ten o'clock. RAVEN V. TATI.OI.. The cross-petition in this case, which was part heard, was resumed to-day. Messrs. Turner and Harding replied on the part of the petitioners. Lord LANs DALE said this case had occupied a consider. able portion of time at various Periods, and yet he could not make any adjudication on the case. He sould only say what should be done with reference to the costs. He did not know whether any snit would be instituted in this cause, and he was extremely de sirous of not expressing any opinion on the cause, which might become the subject of litigation. He certainly had expressed his dissent from some of the arguments which had been used. That opinion, however, would not be of any im portance in future proceedings. The case appeared to be simply this :—There was a creditor, who admini.tered to an estate, which it was considered desirable to sell, and a portion of the money to be given to Mr. and Mrs. Ashwell for their lives, and the residue for their children's use. A petition had been brought forward in the cause, which, however, did not comprise all that was ne cessary, and another petition was presented by Mr. Ashwell, complaining of gross misconduct with respect to the trustees. It did, however, appear, from sill the circumstances set forth, that Mr. Ashwell had cause to complain. Having re gard to the cross-petition, he could not give that relief which was sought. Under all the circumstances, he could not do better than order that there should be no costs on either side. ISLE OF ELY, WISBEACH, AND LINCOLN JUNCTION RAILWAY. IN RE COPPOCK. This was a petition, praying for the production and taxa tion of a bill of costs, and for obtaining possession of certain deeds, writings, &c. Mr. TCRNER, who apeared in support of the petition said, this was a petition of twelve gentlemen out of fifteen, who were provisional directors to a railway, and the de fendants were Messrs. Coppock and Bell, who had been employed by the promoters of the Isle of Ely, Wis • beach, and Lincoln Junction Railway, as solicitors to the company. The present Bill was originally presented by a less number than the present, and was solely against Mr. Coppock. That gentlemen made an affidavit to the effect that three of the gentlemen 'whose names were to the petition were not directors; and that he was not sole solicitor of the company. Mr. Bell, who though not his partner, was associated with him in the affairs of the company. The petition was then amended and these. parties made respondents. The railway was amalgamated with the Huntingdon and Wis beach Railway, and the affairs of the company so amalga•. mated were transferred to Messrs. Baxter and Co. Mr. Turner appeared on behalf of the defendants. His LonDssur decided that the petitioners were entitled to a common order, which was accordingly granted. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, April 17. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) TER ATTORNEY-GENJRAI n. TILE CORPORATION or CONGLETON. The arguments on a motion for injunction in this case were concluded to-day. Details were gone into only so far as they affected the motion immediately before the (2ourt, but the power of appointing a master to the Free Grammar School of Congleton, which has been exercised for at least the last 400 years, seems to be brought into dispute at present by the religious differences of the day. It appeared in evidence that the master of the school has hitherto been a member of the Church of England, and in several instances in priest's orders, discharging the duties of the sacred office at a small chapel close by the school, for which the corporation acted as trustees. Toe books of the corporation show that they have been in the custom of paying the master of the school 161. yearly since the year 1390. It was contended, therefore, on the part of the Attorney. General, that the corporation were mere trustees, and as such had no power to interfere with the school, or with the character of the education hitherto given. When Mr. ROMILLY had replied, Mr. ANDERTON proposed, on behalf of the mayor and the corporation of Congleton, that litigation should be staved by a decree, made by consent of both parties, declaring that the liability of the corporation to pay 161. annually to the master, and their power of appointment to the vacancy, should both cease and determine henceforth. The case was postponed for consideration. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 17. (Sittings in Banco, at Westminster Hall.) WOOD V. LORD PORTARLINGTOL The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he applied for a rule to show cause why an order should not be made to strike the same of Mr. Macy off the roll of attorneys. It appeared that the charge against Mr. Macy was that he had been guilty of subornation of perjury. Mr. Macy had been an attorney for the last fifteen years, practising in this Court, during which time not the slightest imputation or suspicion had been cast upon his character. This charge was a most serious one, and was to the effect that Mr. Macy had induc. , d another party to swear to certain matter, of the truth of which he was not aware. This charge had been distinctly denied by Mr. Macy, upon his solemn oath; and he (the Solicitor-General) trusted he would be able to show the Court that the charge was unfounded, and had been made to extort money from Mr. Macy. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on the other side, said that as the result of the application would be to send the case before the Master, he would suggest, for the convenience of the Court, that that course should be now adopted. The SOLICITOR- GENERAL said he had no objection; and that course was agreed to. WOOL.MAN v. SORT. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE applied for a rule to show cause why the verdict in this case should not be set aside, and a new trial had. The grounds of the application were upon the, facts of the case as they appeared on the trial, which have already been published in The Slot at lengt h. he facts were shortly these : —Th e defendant applied toThe Direct Exeter, Plymouth, and Deyonport Railway directors for forty shares, for which he was to pay within a reason able time ; but defendant found that in the meantime the names of the provisional committee and directors had been altered, and other names substituted ; he also alleged that there was an abandonment of the scheme at the time of the the mode Company of se were bound b o o u u t n d th t e o number go b e fo of re allotment ; that the appli ca ti on fur the payment of the de posit was no t ma d e w i th i n a reasonable time; and that there s w b e a r r a na - v a ; ri aunncd that e s in n at Parliament. There was also a series of resolutions to the effect that the Company should be dissolved, and the scheme aba adoned, on the 30th of December. —Rule granted. FOSIFF.E. V. BANK OF ENGLAND. Mr. Sergeant SIIEE applied for a rule to show cause why the verdict in this case should not be set aside. This case was tried at Guildhall in the last term. The facts of the case were these :—lt appeared that a person named William Oxley, who had been 37 years a clerk in the Bank of Eng land, had been intimate with the husband of the plaintiff, who was an illiterate old woman, and whose a ff a i rs he undertook to manage after her husband's death. That the plaintiff had given Oxley about 400/. to lodge in the Bank, which had been entered to her credit, but had been converted into stock. and sold out by him without her authority. Oxley at the trial contended that he had the plaintiff's authority for the transfer, but admitted that he took the money, and did not pay it to her; he alleged that she had given him the authority to transfer, upon his having - represented that he could proc ure her a larger amount o f i n terest than what she was paid by the Bank of En g l an d . After the Learned Sergeant had argued the case at great Itagth, Lord DEN3fA2C said it appeared to him that the transfer had been a valid transfer. The other Learned Judges were of the same opinon. Rule refuted. BAIL COURT, Aprill7. (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) Mr. Thomas Campbell Foster, the " Times Commis , sioner," took the oaths on being clued to the bar. lIARRIS V. KIMBERLEY. Mr. Sergeant ALLAN moved for a rule to set aside a non-suit obtained by default, the plaintiff having been absent when the cause was called on. This was a cause which was put down for trial by a special jury at the last Gloucester Assizes, and there be ing 13 or 14 common jury trials to come on on the Tugs day, the special causes were ordered for hearing on the succeeding morning at nine o'clock. The Lord Chief Baron, however, without notifying his intention of doing so, sat at eight o'clock, and thus when the plaintiff and his witnesses arrived in Court, they found that a nonsuit had been entered in their absence. His LORDSHIP granted a rule to show cause, reserving the question of who should bear the expenses till a future period. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 17. (Sittings at Nisi Prins before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Common Juries.) His Lordship disposed of several undefended cases. THOMSON V. GREGORY AND WIFE. This was an action to recover two sums, one of 24'. 19s. 514 d., and the other 111. 19s. 3d. In respect of the second claim the defendant paid the sum of 12/. into court, and pleaded "not indebted" as to the first. Mr. Chambers and Mr. Lush were for the plaintiff ; Mr. Jervis and Mr. Peacock for the defendant. The plaintiff in this action is a grocer, carrying on busi ness at Hampstead, and the defendant is Mr. Barnard Gregory, the comedian. There was a lengthened examina tion of witnesses into the circumstances under which the alleged debt took place, but the case possesses no public interest to warrant a more detailed report.—Verdict for the plaintiff: The next case was one equally destitute of interest, and occupied the attention of the Court for nearly the remainder of the th.y. It was an action to recover damages for a col lision that had taken place down the river between two barges. COURT OF C0311:1101V PLEAS, April 17. (Sittings in Banco.) riGur I. TIM: EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Mr. Sergeant SHEA moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted in this case, which was tried at the last Chelmsford Assizes, before Mr. Baron Alderson. The application was made on the ground of the improper admission of evidence by the Learned Judge. The action was brought by the plaintiff for damage done by fire on his premises, contiguous to the Eastern Counties Railway, occa sioned by a spark or sparks from one of the engines of the Company. A verdict was given for the plaintiff, and the amount of damages was settled out of Court. There was no dispute set up by the defendants that the fire was not occasioned by a spark from the engine, as it appeared the fire, which originated in the plaintiff's cart shed, was occasioned in the way alleged; but the objection taken by the defendants was to the plaintiff's declaration, which alleged that the damage arose from negli gence and unskilfulness on the part of the Company, in not using a fire-screen or " bonnet," such as is used on other rail ways, for the prevention of sparks flying off; and also in the use of engines inadequate in power to the work. Two scientific witnesses were called in support of this declaration, and several other witnesses were examined, who stated they continually saw sparks emitted, some as large as an orange, and that they saw several flying into the premises of the plaintiff. Evidence of this kind was admitted to an unli mited extent, to the admission of which the defendants ob jected, en the ground that the declarations severally attri buted negligence and unekilfuleess in the management of the railway, whereas he submitted the declarations should have been confined to the particular case at issue, and to the pre cise facts of negligence in relation to it.—Rule to show cause !gaited. The Court shortly afterwards role. SECONDARIES' COURT, April 17. (Before Mr. Secondary Porrim.) CLARKS v. ALSTOX. This was an action on a bill of exchange for 15/. 16s. 6d., of which the defendant was alleged to be the acceptor. The defendant pleaded that it was not his acceptance. Mr. PEARSON appeared as counsel for the plaintiff, whom he said is an oilman in Fore-street, City, and the defendant is a beer•shop keeper in the vicinity. He would call two witnesses to prove that the defendant had admitted to them that he had accepted a bill for 151. 165., drawn by a Mr. Linde and indorsed to Mr. Hamond, who had paid it away to the plaintiff. What evidence could be called to rebut this he was at a loss to conjecture. The first witness called was a clerk to Mr. Hammond, who proved that the defendant called on him, and said his name was Alston, and he had called about a bill drawn by Hude, which he was told was in Mr Hamond's hands, and he wished for a little time. The bill had however been paid to the plaintiff. The clerk to the plaintiff's attorney, proved that when he served the writ, the defendant said that he had accented a bill for the accommodation of Hude, who was to have assisted him in taking it up, but he (defendant) would pay it in a short time. Mr. HUGHES, for the defendant, elicited that the witness did not know the handwriting, nor was the bill in question produced to him. The Learned Counsel then addressed the jury, and submitted that they were bound to go by the evi dence, and there had not been any given as to the hand writing. That there had been bill trassactiona with 'Nude there could be no doubt, but there might have been many other bills to the same amounts. Hude ought to have been called to leave shown the bill was the one the defendant had signed. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW STREET. A young man named John Dowker, a medical student at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, was charged with steal ing a silver fork from an oyster-house in Vinegar-yard, kept by a Mr. Perks. The niece of the prosecutor deposed to having served the prisoner and a gentleman who accompanied him with oysters, &c., in a room up stairs, from which the fork was missed directly after their departure. - Witness noticed the hurried manner in which they left the place, and was for that reason induced to send her brother to the room to see if the property was safe It was found that one of the parties had left an umbrella behind, and in about half an hour afterwards the prisoner returned for it. He was then charged with the theft and given into custody. He denied all knowledge of the robbery, but offered to pay the value of the fork until he could produce his friend, whom, he said, he had only known a few hours, having met him at Moncrieff's, a tavern close by. Subsequently he stated that he met him acci dentally in the street, and that their acquaintance arose from the one having inquired of the other the way into Catherine-street. He paid for both at the oyster-shop. Chadwick, a police -sergeant, took the prisoner into custody. He said, on his way to Bow-street, " I did not take the fork; but I will give you half-a-sovereign to let me go." He said he was a medical student, and lived at King's College. Witness went and inquired there re specting him, but be was wholly unknown. This he com municated to the prisoner, who replied, "Not know me! the devil they don't. Did I say King's College? Oh! I meant Bartholomew's, at Smithfield. I'm drunk, and shall be sick directly. Witness thought he appeared confused, but did not think him too drunk to know what he was about. The fork had net been found. The prisoner appeared equally incomprehensible in the dock. He gave several different accounts of the transaction, first saying that his friend was a stranger. and then that he was a fellow student. We could not understand what he either saWor meant. Mr. Clark, landlord of the Artichoke, in Hart-street, having been sent for by th e pr i soner, stated that he knew him very well, that he was a highly respectable gentleman, a student at Bartholomew's, and quite in capable of a felonious act or intention. The prisoner dined at his house with some friends the previous even ing, and witness heard him say he should go and have some oysters. He went out, apparently for that pur pose, with one of his friends and fellow-students. He presently returned, and, discovering that he had left his umbrella at the oyster-house, went out again to fetch it. Witness saw no more of him. Mr. HALL thought that it was a case for further in quiry. The statement of the young woman who served the oysters was a very strong one, and it was neces sary that the person who accompanied the prisoner should be discovered. The fact of his returning for his umbrella, after the alleged theft, was a circumstance in his favour. Still there was suspicion enough in the case to justify him in remanding him to Monday next, but he would not object to take bail for his appearance. Mr. Clark tendered the requisite bail, and the prisoner was accordingly remanded. Edwin Ball, and Frederic Sampson, both persons of gentle manly dress and appearance, were charged with throwing a trussel into the river from Waterloo-bridge, and thereby en dangering the lives of people upon the river. Policeman F 72 said that he was on duty on Waterloo bridge at about half-past two o'clock yesterday morningeand saw the prisoners standing in one of the recesses, over an arch, with two women of the town. He heard one of them shouting out to some person below, he supposed, a bargeman. He then saw them run across the bridge and go into another recess. There was another gentleman besides the prisoners. Witness seeing them go into the recess on the opposite side crossed over for the purpose of watching them, and met the Sergeant F 4, with whom he had some conversation about what was geing on. They had not been together many minutes when they heard a splash in the water. The ser geant said, " I suppose they have thrown a trussel over," and witness went to see whether that was the case while the Sergeant stopped the prisoners who were walking quickly away. The truasels were wooden beams which were laid across the carriage way in order to force carts, carriages, &c. to go over T the part of the road that had been newly maca damised. thrown over b hey were very heavy and could not have been y one man. Witness had seen a trussel lying in the recess a few minutes before and missed it after hearing the noise. The person who was with the prisoners had parted with them before the splash was heard. He went with them to the station-house, but did not give any evidence. Police sergeant F 4, corroborated the evidence of the first witness. He had been sent to " visit" him. The prisoners made no attempt to escape. The police had received orders from Mr. Powel, the solicitor to the Waterloo-bridge Com pany, to take care of these trussels. Mr. Powel, solicitor to the 1.1 aterloo. bridge Company, proved that the trussels were the property of the Company, and were put there for the purpose described by the con stable. They were very heavy, usually weighing from IIA to 2 cwt. If a barge had been passing at the time, the trussel falling into it would have knocked the bottom out. W itness had be en to the spot this morning, and had missed one of th e trussels. There were marks ou the bench and parapet, and particles of wood, as if a trussel had been thrown over. A man was tried at the Old Bailey for manslaughter, having thrown a stone over and thereby killed a boy. M r. Logan, the inspector, said that at the station the pri soners made no direct denial of the charge, but only contra dicted the statements of the officers in minute particulars. Ball had dust on his shoulders, as if from lifting a trussel. t _ The prisoner Ball was vociferous in complaining that he were women who were with them on the bridge i not a dmitted to gi ve evidence at the station iouse. Neither he nor the other prisoner made any state ment in answer to the charge, but called a witness to dis prove the st a t ements of the policemen. This was the pe rson who was w ith them at th e t i me the officer first noticed ° them, and hi s ev i dence went to show that the time between his parting from the prisoners and their being taken in Charge IPril " /l 4 IWAit WU izapos4ibli fin aim t 9 have thrown the trussel over. On the way to the station-house one of the policemen said that " it was a pity they did not throw one of the - women over." Mr. JARDINE said he would not decide the case at present, as he was not sure under what Act he would adjudicate. Under one clause of the Waterloo-bridge Act he could fine them for the injury done to the trussel, but he would prefer to treat it in another way. He must refer to the Thames River Acts, in order to ascertain how it came under his juris diction as an offence against the safety of the public. I❑ order to refer to these Acts, he would remand the prisoners till Tuesday next; but, in the meantime, he would admit them to bail, in two sureties of 201. each, and their own re cognisances for 41. The prisoner Ball inquired whether one surety would be sufficient for him? Mr. JA RD LN B —Yes ; if you can get one person t• be bound for 50/. We believe the necessary bail was obtained. MAuLBOROUGII-STREET. John Long, son of a former proprietor of Long's Hotel, Bond-street, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged by Lord Lisburne with having annoyed him in the fol lowing manner Lord Lisburne said he was at present residing at No. 30, :,cuto - o-street, and he had to complain of the de fendant, who brought a note to him, which he begged to hand to the Bench. The note appeared to contain a demand on Lord Lis burne for the payment of tavern hills, amounting to 621. 103., incurred by the late Lord Lisburne, at Long's; and the note ended by the writer offering to get a person to discount a bill for 2001. or 3001. at three months' date for good interest. The note was signed, " Juhn Long, No. 66, New Compton-street." Mr. HARDWICK inquired if his Lordship knew any thing of the prisoner? Lord Lisburne replied he had known the prisoner some years ago as a waiter at Long's. The practice of the defendant was to annoy him with applications when ever he came to town. The defendant would send him a note, and continue to walk before the house or hotel at which he was staying until his object was accomplished. He (Lord Lisburne) had written to the defendant, say ing that the defendant had no claim on him; that it was his father who had kept the hotel, and if his father had any bill against the late Lord Lisburne he ought to have proved his claim against the late Lord Lisburne's estate, and shared the fate of the other creditors. The de fendant, however, would tot cease his importunities for payment, and as this conduct has lasted for three years, it had been found necessary to take the present step against the defendant. Mr. HARDWICK inquired if his Lordship had cautioned the defendant against annoying him ? Lord Lisburne said he had repeatedly received begging letters from the defendant, and had often warned him to cease his system of annoyance. The defendant, when called upon to explain ids con duct, said—" With due submission to your Worship, I only applied to his Lordship for payment of the balance of tavern bills owing to my father by his Lordship's father, principally for dinners of which his Lordship there was in the habit of partaking. Lord Lisburne has given me at times 11. and 21. in part payment of the balance of 651. 10s., and has promised to pay the rest." Lord Lisburne—l gave you the money, not as pay ment of the alleged debt, but as charity. Defendant—Your Lordship stated, when I saw you last, that you were very short of cash, but as soon as you returned to the country you would send me some money. Here are my sister and myself in a state of great destitution, while there are noblemen at this moment owing us thousands for bilis run up at my father's hotel. I have never annoyed Lord Lisburne in any way. I only asked him to pay for dinners which he had a share of. I appeal to him as a man, as a peer of the realm, as a man of honour, to say whether he did not promise to send me some money when he got into the country. There are thousands and thousands of pounds owing to me and my sister, and yet we are in a state of great privation. Lord Lisburne—l do not owe you anything. You have no claim on me; otherwise I would discharge it. Mr. HARDWICK told the defendant if he had any legal claim he must pursue it in a legal way. Unless the defendant promised to cease his system of annoyance it would be necessary to attend to the application of the complainant. The defendant said he would not apply to his Lord ship any more, he would trust to his Lordship's sense of honour to pay him. Lord Lisburne was satisfied with this promise, and the defendant was liberated. BUSINESS OF THE SESSION. (From the Times.) We have now arrived at that period of the session from which custom and opinion have hitherto dated the commencement of real business. Up to this time of the year it was formerly usual to indulge Hon. Members with the prescriptive license of legislative idleness. After Easter came the tussle and contest of the session. Before this the light skirmishings of awkward questions, and the showy feints of threatened motions, amused the public and animated the House ; but the real conflict did not begin till after the holidays. This practice has been modified within the last few years. Last year, in deed, the principal measures of Government were as good as settled before Easter. This year the most im portant commercial scheme of modern times has been already twice fully and stoutly contested in the Lower House; and another proposition of great mome n t h as received the sanction of the Lords. But here we stick. Parliament re-assemblbs, and finds itself in the predi cament of the family coach in the Journey to London. It is just passing the corner of Cut-throat-lane, which typifies the Assassination Bill • the more generous steeds, emblem a tical of the "Whigs, who have been yoked with the heavier cattle, begin to turn restiff ; the insides feel an unusual oscillation ; the par rot screams, the monkey scratches, and the flunkies faint. How to get out and how to get on become ques tions of equal gravity. The leaders will shy at that lane ; the wheelers can't drag the carriage without them. If the coachman lashes the Flemish horses, the thorough breds rear ; if he coaxes the thoroughbr e d s , th e h eav y cattle stand still. Meanwhile, night is coming on, and the footman tells the coachman in confidence that there is a fatality about that place, that the last man that got fast there was stripped and turned loose, and that unless they can get off before nightfal, they will be lost men. Lash goes the whip, up rear the horses, down tumbles the coach, and out fly monkey, parrot, and maid, all jabbering, scratching, and screaming together. We do not wish to institute a comparison between the fate of the coach and that of the Ministry. At the same time it will be within the recollection of the world that less formidable matters than an Irish Bill have upset a Cabinet before this. But unquestion ably there is a fatality about all Irish Bills, especially those savouring of coercion. Our wonder is that any Ministry has the courage to meddle with them. Where a Government cannot import food without the imputa tion of importing poison, it seems unaccountable how it should venture on the introduction of martial law ; but perhaps it originally presumed upon the illogical cha racter of the people with whom it had to deal. But whatever its designs or its notions may have been, the consequences of them are serious enough. We are in for a long debate on a Coercion Bill. Anybody who re members the debate on the Arms Bill knows what this means. It means that, if it so please Messrs. O'Connell and O'Brien, nothing whatever shall be done, spoken, or thought of, from this time to the end of the session, ex cept the Coercion Bill—that corn, tariffs, church, edu cation, law, Oregon, India, shall all be in abeyance till the end of August, if the Irish Bill is pressed by Minis ters. Now this is no joke. It is a serious calamity. It affects every class, every interest, every trade, every business. It condemns the life of the country to a temporary paralysis. It disjoints and dis organises the whole mechanism of commerce ; it blights speculation, cramps industry, destroys the hopes and occupation of thousands. And all for what ? Who are to blame for a threatened delay which, to our sor row and disgust, may be realised to-morrow ? The Minister has, it is said, acted only according to prece dent in introducing the obnoxious measure. Whether according to precedent or not, there are many who affirm that the condition of Ireland left him no option but that of taking the sense of the House on this ques tion. He could not, it is argued in justice to his own character and the feelings of the country, have refused or delayed to consult the House of Commons. If this be so, the blame does not rest with the Cabinet or its chief. But, if not there, where then ? There is but one other party to the question—that is the Repeal party in the House. Are its members answerable for the perplexity and dismay which the postponement of the commercial questions has produced and is producing ? Clearly they are, if their opposition is irregular, un usual, and unnecessary. We do not of course call in question the constitutional right to resist to the utter most any Bill on its first reading. But the exercise of a constitutional privilege may degenerate into a most un constitutional tyranny. And the fact of its doing so must be determined by the custom and law of Perlis. mentary discussion. Now, we believe that it has always been the admitted and undoubted rule to allow every Bill of importance to pass through its first reading. This stage is considered merely , a formal intr o d uct i on to the debate on the merits, whi ch is reserved for the second and third readings. This has been the case with, we believe, every Bill of any consequence which has been brought forward within the last ten years. Occiiio"ne ally, indeed, individual Members have carried their ade heion to a principle so far as to oppose a first reading but there has not been an example of a party—except, indeed, an Irish party—carrying their resistance so far. And when we recollect how long debates on second and third readings hare b een , an d how obstinately clauses are generally and with perfect propriety contested in Com - mittee, it seems but reasonable that no time should be unnecessarily wasted on proceedings purely preliminary. Moreover, every inducement to prompt and vigorous action is now ten times increased by events, which one would think can hardly be lost on the minds of the most pertinacious in the minority. Already the distress be gins to be more severely felt, and the crimes which we prophesies would accompany distress are committed; Every day which is now frittered WI the hide stubborn ness of discohtent is not only retarding the settlement of this Irish question, but that still more momentous ques tion which affects the future supply of food to both countries. As long as trade remains in an uneasy state, and the admission of grain is only proportioned to a temporary emergency, so long will the towns and dis tricts of Ireland be disgraced by the scenes which have occurred in Tipperary and Clonmel. Whatever good and solid objections Irish Members may bring forward against the Coercion Bill, they may rest assured of this, that they will not carry the sympathy of this country with them, if their opposition assume a character of factious fretfulness. The English people and the English Legislature will b e alike disposed to give their most serious and attentive reflection to any proposal which so intimately affects the interests of their Irish fellow-subjects. A Coercion Bill even for six counties only, as this is: intended to be, will, in their minds involve all the princirdes which would 1).1, ng to au enactment of a more comprehensive kind; and will, therefore, not be hurried through the House with any indecent precipitation. But if it appear to be the object of those who arrogate to themselves the title of Irish patriots to impede the progress of pub lic business and thwart the operations of national com merce, then the sympathies of England will be against, and not with, the opponents of a rigorous policy ; and men who would otherwise have looked with a lenient eye on the errors or omissions of Liberal politicians, will begin to ask one another what is the value of that pa triotism which in England is so active in obstincting legislation, but in Ireland was so cold and sluggish in rebuking MURDER? FATAL MINE ACCIDENT IN STAFFORDSHIRE. BILSTON, THURSDAY.—One of the most alarming mine accidents which have taken place in this neighbour hood for a long time occurred yesterday morning, at Messrs. Benton and Peal berton's coal and ironstone pit. It appears that at six o'clock on Wednesday morning the men who worked at the above place came to the shatt for the purpose of going to work. A man named Wm. Jones, with six others, got into the skip and descended; but before doing so they were cautioned by the doggie, or overlooker, not to go into a certain part of the pit until he went down and saw that all was right. When they reached the bottom they were again desired by those at the top of the pit not to take the candle into a certain part of the pit until the doggie went down with the next lot. When at the bottom the above unfor tunate man would go, in spite of all remonstrance, com pelling a young man, named Cox, to accompany him into the dangerous part of the pit, with a naked candle in his hand. There being a great quantity of damp air in the pit, the moment the candle was taken in a terrific explosion took place, which killed Jones on the spot, and, it was feared, fatally injured Cox. The other five who we re at the bottom of the pit, seeing their ef forts unavailing in trying to restrain Jones, and dread ing the consequence of an explosion, went into a safer part of the mine, and escaped with a very few slight bruises. At the time the explosion took place, there were six more men in the skip descending, when, such was the violence of the explosion, that the whole six were blown at least fifty yards into the air. Four of them, Abraham Atkins, John Evans, Enoch Beverton, and Jos. Vincent, were killed, arid the other two so se verely injured that their medical attendant gives little hopes of their recovery. The men had not been to work since Saturday last, and during that time a great quantity of sulphur had collected. The deceased Jones and Atkin have each left a wife and five children to mourn their untimely end. The in quest on the bodies will take place this evening, before. Mr. Philips, coroner. DEATH OF AN AMERICAN CULPRIT. (From the ./Vew York Journal.) The Pittsburgh Commercial Journal mentions the death of Dr. Braddee, the notorious mail robb e r, who died last week in his cell in the Penitentiary of that city. The journal adds : He was convicted of robbing the mails, and imprisoned, it will be remembered, in 1841, pursuant to sentenne by Judge Baldwin, for ten years. Shortly after his incar ceration, he conceived the idea of procuring his liberation by simulating a decline of health. For this purpose he would prick his gums with the awls, which were supplied to him in the vocation he had chosen, that of a shoemaker, and having saturated his towel with blood, was always prepared for the stated visit of a physician or chaplain, with this evidence of a danger ous hemorrhage from the lungs, to which he was always careful to add a difficult and painful respiration. His physician was able, sometimes, to.engage the suffering doctor in conversations, in which he would become sufficiently animated to forget his painful breathing, hut on the instant that he would recollect himself, the diffi culty would return. These practices, it is believed, brought on the disease which terminated his life, and he died at last of a pulmonary affection. Until two weeks before his death his disease had not assumed a formidable type, but then he began to sink rapidly. Up to this period he had steadily and vehe mently asserted his innocence of the crimes imputed to him, but so soon as he became convinced that his re covery was impossible, he confessed his guilt, and al though we are restrained by prudential considerations from further allusion to this point, we may venture to add, that in his confession he has implicated several persons who had not been suspected of participating in his crimes. It is worthy of remark, also, that the df•ctor, who had gained an astonishing reputation as a physician, de termining, or pretending to determine, the precise symptoms in any case of disease by an examination of the patient's urinary discharges, felt constrained by ap proaching death to confess that his system was nothing but a humbug. His success in this humbug is another evidence of his remarable shrewdness of character. The vast income he derived from his dupes is well known. It is known that Braddee's wife, who clung to him during his trial, and suggested by her pre sence and the signs of affliction that beautiful apostrophe to love in anguish, with which Mr. Biddle, in Braddee's defence, electrified the auditory, had been unfaithful to her vows, and married another during Braddee's imprisonment. He was not made acquainted with the fact, and for the five years he was in confinement, he was fond of an opportunity of talking about `•his wife and children." He spoke of them in terms of warm affection ; and undoubtedly his desire to recover his liberty was stimulated by attachment to them. Even after he became aware that he must soon' die, he desired to be at liberty, even if it were to die in a barn, to the end that he might not die a prisoner. But so soon as he learned the conduct of his wife, he instantly ceased to wish for freedom. It was the final blow to the poor convict, the unexpected thrust, like that which ex torted the memorable et to Brute, commanding sur render ; and, poor fellow, he gave up at once. He never after mentioned wire or child, or desired to move be yond the limits of his cell. The name of his wife was avoided with an iron will, although for the previous years of his confinement it had been a pleasant and hope ful theme. A question was a long time existing whether Bracldec could read or write. In his last illness it was satisfac torily ascertained that he could do neither, although every effort in the earlier part of his imprisonment to determine the question was unsuccessful. EXECUTION FOR MURDER IN FRANCE. A striking defect in the French criminal law is the regulation by which criminals sentenced to death are not informed of the day on which they are to die until about an hour before the time fixed on the day itself. The criminal, lulled by a false hope of his appeal to the superior court being successful, or of his petition to the King for mercy being listened to, refuses to attend to the pious exhortations of the chaplain, thinking that he will have no necessity for repentance, and passes his time in a state of brute carelessness, in which he is encouraged by his fellow-prisoners, who flatter him with the idea that at most he will get off with Iravaux foray, hard labour for life. This continues till some morning he is suddenly informed that in an hour (sometimes even less) he is to ascend the steps of the guillotine. At first, stunned by this information, he shows no exterior signs of emotion ; the chaplain attempts to pour consolation into ears yet deafened by the sounds of death, and ere the miserable man can be made to understand that that is his last opportunity for making his peace with an offended Deity, he is given up to the executioner, the axe falls, and his soul is in the presence of its Judge. Even the English system, bad as it is, is better than this. A lamentable instance of the effect produced by this regulation lately occurred at Mezieres (Ar dennes). Jacques Loney had been condemned in January last to death for assassination, against which sentence he had appealed, and confidently expected that it would be mitigated to hard labour for life. On the .sth of March his appeal was rejected, a fact of which he was left in ignorance until the 9th instant, the day fixed for his execution, which was to take place in the Place St. Julian, at nine o'clock. At half -past seven, Lonay, who had been present at mass with the other prisoners, was detained by the chaplain, the AbbiiGarot, for the purpose of communicating to him the fatal news; the Abbie however, overcome with emotion at the thought that the man then standing before him, full of life and vigour, would in a few minutes be a lifeless corpse, he had not courage to announce to him the sad truth. The clerk then read to him the decree of the Court of Cassation rejecting his appeal; and, as he seemed not to comprehend the purport of the decree, it was at last explained to him that he must no longer count on the mercy of man. Lonay then protested his innocence, walked up and down the oratory, clasping his hands and groaning piteously. He was then left to the exhortations of the priest, to which he only replied by groans and protestations of innocence. This scene lasted till the arrival of the executioners. On their attempting to bind his arms, he stiffened them against his say ing;sidei,oned: the He r h e e fu could e w d a r l i k n kwell glass enough f , without exterior on beholding the crowd, he e r b e e d i n h g im pin by turned to the priest, who d t u o r e n r k e e f y , t h a e n d p r w i s a o l n k , e d w h w e i r t e h , o u t assistance to the uttered a plaintive cry and confessed his guilt, and in few minutes all was over. was by his side. After he ha d ascended the scaffo ld he GRAVESEND AND ROCHESTER RAILWAY. The fol lowing are the traffic returns for the week ending April 11, 1846 ;—Passengers, 11,4261 amount received, 2801. 2s. 4d. TROTTING MATCH.—Thursday, Mr. Marsden's cob, which was matched to trot two miles under seven minutes, for a stake of 101., decided the issue at Streatham, and won by twenty SeeoDd6. PEDESTRIANISM.—The match between Sam East, of Westtninster, and Robert Fuller, of London, will come off on Monday neat at Caniiick , eorner, on the Barnet-road. The distance is twenty miles, and the stakes 2001. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE Jurrith STEAMER.— On Wednesday night, about ten o'clock, as the Jupiter steam-packet, which is placed on the Bristol and Cork sta tion by the General Steam Navigation Company, in place of tilt Sabrina; relittilig, Wits coming up the Bristol river from Cork, with a valuable cargo of homes, cattle, pigs, and mer chandise, the night being very dark, she ran aground at a little below Round Point, a projection in the river about one mile from Bristol, and, the tide being on the ebb, as the water left her she heeled over on her side, and a scene of in. describable confusion instantly ensued. The horses, being frightened, broke loose from the horse-boxes, and seven va.- leable hunters, belonging to the stud of Mr. Mason, a gentle man resident in Oxfordshire, who has been hunting in Ire land this season, with seven or eight head of horned cattle, and, as it is believed, upwards of 200 pigs, were drowned; the vessel was also seriously injured, and the general cargo much damaged. The scene at this moment, it is said, was almost an indescribable one; the utmost confusion prevailed, horses and cattle were floating up and down the river, and this morning the shore was literally strewn with carcases. The vessel was got off this morning, and is now lying at the entrance of the Cumberland basin; it is found that she makes water, and is otherwise injured, but the extent of the damage is not yet known. The Jupiter is a fine vessel, and of upwards of 200 horse-power. ROYAL FAVOURS. Lord Ell 'a campaigns an earldom get; Sir Henry Smith'§—a baronet MARKET NEWS.-4 Y; :STEM, DAY CORN EXCRANL I E• The arrivals of English Wheat in the port of Landon, during t present week, have been consid era bly on the' increi Ise yet ? nearly the whole of the parcels from Lincolnshire 1: `l' v e g ° L. 4l irect the millers, the show of samples of that article titre ta•-d3y, w small ; still, however, the demand was in a s l ugg i s h efdtb ad bare Monday's prices. Upwards of 20,000 quarters of ..' F ilff4ln Wits have come to hand, and been landed it bond. So little - was doing it, free as well as under lock, that the quotations we re almost et mina]. Barley and Malt, though in short supply, we re excessive dull, and prices had a downward tendency. From all parts, the r ceipts of Oats were very small, owing to which, the 0 tit trade w firm, at an advance in the quotations, of quite 6d per qu grter, Bea' were a dull sale ; but Peas were quite as dear. In Flour .neat to It thing was doing. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. Oats rear , 6,610 qrs. 3,020 qrs. 4,060 qrs. 1,040 ii 1.4110 --- 2,930 ---.. English ...... Irish .. Foreign ...... 0,410 Malt, 4,290 qrs. S.XX HPIELD. Notwithstanding tho supply of beasts on sale was bat • moderat the demand for that description ofstock was in a very sluE,2 ;•1511 stat yet prices were supported. There were in the market 31. Oxen at Cows, together with 40 Sheep, from Holland, as also 1 10 Scots, 1 sea from Aberdeen. The numbers of Sheep were ag sin halite while the Mutton trade ruled Ilan, at fully previous quotation From the Isle of Wight 144 Lambs came to hand per rail way. Fria Essex qualities moved off steadily at full prices, but I he value other kinds suffered a decline of 2d per Sibs. Calves w Ere in sho supply and sluggish demand, at late rates. In Pigs vet: r little w doing, yet prices were maintained. Mitch Cove dull, at I i•om 161. 161. each, including the small calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. e. d. s. d. s., d. to o. Inferior Beasts •.• • 2 6 3 0 Second quality ditto 4, 4 4 Second quality ditto. 3 2 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 Prime larwe Oxen 2 8 310 Southdown Wethevs 4 .10 5 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 0 Large Hogs ... ••• 3. 4 4 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves •• 18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs ..ICr, 0 20 Inferior Sheep .. • 3 8 4 2 Lambs .... •• • ... 5 • 4 7 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I liiheep. I Calves. I Pip,. 761 4,860 143 320 NEWOATE AND LEAMENNALTi. The supplies of meat Were not to say large, yet the goner el demi] ruled heavy, at our quotations. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s . d. to s. Beef, inferior• ••• •• 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior •• 3 4 3 middling •• •• 2 6 2 8 middling— 310 4 prime lame ••2 10 3 2 prime • • 4 4 4 prime small •• 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.. 3 4 4 •••• • • 4 4 6 4 small 4 6 .5 Lamb. 5s 4d to 6s 6d. BOROUGH HOP IVIAMEEZIT. The finest Hops, in pockets, are in steady request, at fully lai week's quotations. In all other qualities—the supply of which I somewhat on the increase—exceedingly little is doing, anti prices AD with diftictilty supported (F, 'rom the London New Price Current of April 17.) SUGAR. —This afternoon the first public sate of New Bar badoes this season took place, and consisted of about 14 hhds 5 trcs ; it attracted a large attendance of the hom trade. The colour of the Sugar was inferior t o that of las year, still the sale went off a ith much animatio and at goo , prices, indeed the rates obtained were above the general valu ations, fine yellow brought 55s to 56s 64, good 63s to 54s middling 50s 6d to 52s 6d, low 49s 6d to 50 per cwt. C West India the private sales were 220 hhds a ud tierces a former rates, making the total quantity sold A,r the wee' 870 hhds and tierces; the smallness of the quay tity is to b attributed to the continued scanty supply at Blanket. REFIXED.— There has been more inclination sh own by th home trade to purchase Refined Sugar this week, And a goof business has been transacted in all descriptions at firn prices; the market is not very largely supplied, although th refiners continue freely at work ; stocks held Ily the grocer are small everywhere, the consumption continiaes to be good and Refined is very moderate in price compa.sed with rev Sugar. Manamus.—This afternoon the demand 'etas active fo Mauritius Sugar, and 8,944 bags at public sale were all soh at prices generally showing an advance on thus S previousb quoted of 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar .met with at• tention. At public sale 1,353 bags, all Dacca, were offered and all sold at very full rater, good and fine it rainy 'Teflon fetching 53s 6d to 545, middling 49s 6d to 50s, good brows 455, washed of the various sorts 42s to 535, and. damp 44s 6d to 53s 6d per cwt. SAGO is wanted, and prices rule firm--at pAblic sale 20( boxes and 4 bags were sold, good raiddlin3 wh its at 29s ts 30s. Of Farina 600 bags were in part sold .at 15s 6d pea cwt in bond. 600 tins of Jamaica Arrowroot were mostly taken in at 9 1 / 2 d to 10d. 129 tins 13 boxes 19 barrels 2 hf barrels St. Viucents 5 1 / 2 d to Bd, and 46 packages Bermuda 9d to 10 1 / I d. FOREIGN.—There has been no public sale held of any de. scription this week. The arrivals of all kinals of Foreign have been small since Friday last, and the sto ck is still lea' than it was last year, still prices are lower tha a they were at that time by 2s to 2s 6d for white, and is t o 2s for yellow and brown Havannah-2s to 3s for white Brazil, and is to is 6d for brown and yellow. COFFEE.—This afternoon 111 casks of Jamaica Coffee of the new crop were submitted to public competition. the trade evinced little desire to operate, and a pa-st only sold uP" rather lower terms. TEA.—Congou has been only in limited -request privately, but the offers made at reduced rates are. rejected by the merchants. Pouchong is dull of sale, and. Sid to 10d are the rates taken for according to quality. T be better sorts Of Twankay have been purchased with more freedom at about the former currency. Scented Orange Pekoe ,can be obtained upon lower terms. Hyson of common quality has been rather more in request at is lid to 2s. Id, but the lac tter sorts have met with little attention, and prices are on the decline. For Gunpowder prices remain much the same. :imperial can be obtained upon easier terms, but the demand has been limited. Young Hyson is heavy of disposal, and som e holders are in clined to accept rather lower rates. RICE—To-day two parcels of Bengal M.:se, amounting to 3,839 bags, were submitted to public compea. tion. The im porters were desirous to sell, and submitted to a reduction on former rates of 6d to is per cwt, but thew hole sold—lo' white at lOs 6d to Ils, middling Ils, good middling lls to lls 6d, goad, Ils 6d to 12s, sea damaged fir st class, lOs 6d to lls, second and third class 7s to lOs 6d per cwt. SPICES.—To-day the market was better supplied with Pi mento, and two parcels, amounting to 512 b ago; were submit.. ted to public competition, but a small part only sold, in con sequence of higher rates being insisted upon.. White Pepper is more in request, and 120 bags at auction were sold at the full value. COCHINEAL—This afternoon Cochineal I net with atten tion, and 115 bags at public sale were sol .d, the silvers St as 5d to 6s Id for low to fine, bring rather higher, and the blacks at 6s to 7s 4d per lb, were fully form( rt rates. SPIRITS.—An extensive business has bet in transacted in Jamaica Rum this week, and the rates paid exhibit an ad vance on those previously quoted. There has been a good business transacted in Leeward Island, and i erices have risen Id to 110. Demerara is wanted, and prices are on the ad vance. In Calcutta a good business has b eim transacted: Holders evince firmness, and have obtained - 1s 8d to Is 8 3 / a d for 150 hhds proof with certificate. Holders of Brandy are unwilling further to reduce their prices, but the purchases made have been limited this we ek by all parties. sine Geneva for home consumption is in liv - ply demand and fetches 2s 8d to 3s, but the common export sort is dull 01 , sale at 2s Id t o 2 a 2d . British Corn Spirits are selling IN , : lOs 6d per gallon net cash, Gin 22 per cent, under proof at 10d, and 17 under proof 9s 4d per gallon. INDroo.—The market for East India is in. an unsatisfac tory state ; there are sellers of all descriptio• as upon reduced terms ; still exporters and the home trade are not inclined to increase their stocks materially, low as p , rices are, and the consumption in this country an d on the con anent being still good. The quarterly sale, which commen red on Tuesday', has been but moderately attended by ho tne or Foreign buyers. In all 12,872 chests were declared ; 4,996 cheats have passed the chair to the close of the sal e yesterday, and of which only 2,400 chests were actually dis posed of. Oats--This afternoon at publi c sa l e 235 tasks of Cocoa Nut Oil were sold at rather lower rates, viz., fine Cochin at 33s to 33s 6d, Ceylon taken in at 32s 6d. Sou thern is wanted , and at auction 130 tuns were all sold at full r ates, that is to say, at 241 lOs to 26/ lO s f or l ow to fine. Si term met with attention, and 75 tuns at public sale sold at Bt%l 15s to 811 51/ and Headmatter at 81l 5s : of Palm 365 casl to were sold at lower rates, fine 275 9d to 28s, middling arsid good 255 to 275. TALLOW —This afternoon at public sale 277' casks of Aus' tralian Tallow all sold, fine at 41s 6d to 425, 1 ow to good 38s to 4ls 3d; 325 pkgs of South American partly sold at 39s to 41s 6d, low 375, very low 36s to 36s 91; 352 pkas of North American 40s 3d to 41s, and inferior 38s t.tp 39s 6d; 3 20 casks of Petersburg were taken in at 41s 9d to 4 2s for second sort yellow Candle ; 25 casks of Tschebacii.zar 42s 6d , soap 40s. THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.—The rain has brought milder and more genial weather. Monday an d yesterdai were tolerably warm ; but the sky is not wit&out its clouds. A correspondent in Argyleshire says :—" TI is weather for the last fortnight has been in every instance suitable for agricultural operations. During the present a .nd past week oat sowing has become general, and in some places sevoral fields of potatoes have been planted. We learn from Perth, that the favourable weather which prevailed du ring the las! two weeks was succeeded, on Sunday last, by rai n. It rained heavily for the most part of the day, accompan'ted by thun der and lightning, and continued up to Monday . tfternoon, by which the soil is so saturated that sowing, in th e mean time, is at an end.—Edinburgh Weekly Register. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A CURE FOR DROPtirT B HOT, Lowey's PILLS AND OINTMENT.—Captain James Eyre of the Com pany's service, residing at Boulogne, had Weft tapped thrice wit>ti! seven months ; twelve quarts of water were taken from him each time. Notwithstanding these operations he was about falling victim to this terrible complaint, when he commenced the rubbing In of Holloway's invaluable Ointment, and as effectually ae salt L. forced into meat ; besides this he took large doses of his wonderful pills, which in nine weeks effected so extraordinary a cure as Any t.O enable him to walk twenty - five miles in ona day. I unnatural swellings of the body are effectually cured by these celebrated medi eines. Sold by all medicine vendors ; likew tie at Professor Iloilo- • way's establishment, 224, Strand, London. BIRTHS On the 10th inst., at Randolph Cliff; Mrs. J. H. ) 14° kenzie, of a daughter. On the 9th inst:, in Grove-street, Mrs. Lang,. of a son. On the 9th inst., at Spylaw House, Colinton, Mrs. Word* • worth, of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Tynefield, Mrs. Park, of a daughter. On the 10th inst., at Torquay, the lady of William 4 ' 5 " . Woodcock, Esq., of a daughter. On the 11th ult., at Brooklyn, New York, the wife of Dsvi i Mglaffie Melliss, Esq., of a son. On the 12th i ns t., at W oodley, Hampshire, the Jady auto Hon. and Rev. T. Skeffington, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at Fitzwilliam-place, the lady of T. Wills, Esq , of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at the Lodge, Lion-hill, Bath, the 10 1 l of W. B. Gibbons, Esq., of a daughter. On the 15th inst., in Upper Seymour-strtmt, Portman.: square, the l a dy o f G eorge Mackintosh, Esq., oir a daughtt• On the 15th inst., at Manchester, the wife of Dr. WL•tin 76th Regiment, of a daughter. On the 15th inst., at Bayswater, Mrs. J. Earle, of a MARRIED. On the 13th inst., at St. Paul's Episcopal C3~apel, Edit burgh, Lieutenant Robert Ferris, 13th Bengal ICativ• j fr iV g , fantry, to Helen, d aug h ter o f George 0 ilvv Esq of Sir , '" buddo, Forfarshire. On the 13th i ns t., a t H o p e -p ar k E n d, M r , lan neg,7 is- Ow lot . Dumfries, to Jessie, youn ges t da ug ht er o f th e Irate Au' Hunter, Biggar. PIED. On the 12th inst., in Upper Berkeley-street,. Yortsta square, Captain E. Margoty, of the Indian Navy. On the 14th inst., at Ch er t se y, Surrey, S usan vs, "' let of the late Charles Pembroke, Esq. On the 15th list., Joanna Aldworth, only daughter of T. W. Laroche, Esq., of Bolton-row, May-fair. wif e *f On the 15th inst., in Stanhope-place, Jane S. ra h, Edmund Packe, Esq. On the 15th inst., in Montagu-street, Rua tell . Olg a "' Samuel Dandy, Esq. On the 10th inst., at Cupar-Fife Andrew Jameson, Esq; On the 6th inst.,at the Mans e of Elie, Mrs.Millicarl,se_t.„2 2, London: Printed and Published by VITRDO TOITNG, ▪ 11 c t ' , lr.trui."rintpr, at The Sun OtOre. No. 112. Str , nil, in t)4' " 1- " ;;;I, of the SaYer• in the Comity of litildleeez, 18, 1846. s - N, LONDON, SA URDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1846.