The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-27 00:00:00

irrt -y,sii4 W+ FRANCE. The Moniteur publishes several decrees, the most im portant of which is one for the decentralization of the Administration, and another for the prevention of pub lic meetings as well es secret s , :cieties. The decree on administrative decentralization states that the Prefects will continue to subm it to the I.l?me- Ltfice all matters relating to the general interest of the F-tat , ), such as budgets and extraordinary imposts, &C., but will in future themselves decide ou all the other de partment.al and communal affairs, as specified in sone s annexed to the decrees. The law of May, 1850, preventing the application of rational property to the public service, except in virtue of a law, is repealed. An import duty of 26F. 50c. the 100 kil)gramnrs is plseed on 901 . /3 of all kinds, and of 2 . 1 f. 50c . on alkalis. It is said that the Presiden t has, r,!spect to Rome, maintained the suggestions laid down in his former letter to Colonel Ney, and tha t he has not in the least aban doned his liberal views o n the subject of the 13.:1113U Go vernment. The total number of persons in Paris and the banlieu who have applied for reimbursement of capital (5 per ttent.) is between 170 . and 130, and it appears they *re all, or mostly of tne smaller class of holders. ITALY. The conclusion of the Sardo-Roman question was not drawing to . a close. The admission by the Pope of the civil marriage was made a sine qua non condition of a reconciliation. between Piedmont and the Holy See. As a . c•:-.mPensatio D, the Sardinian Government offered to give satisfaction to the two banished archbishops. The Marquis Spinola, who recently returned from Berne, brought proposals of a somewhat more conciliatory na ture but M. Gal r a g no, who anticipate s a change in the political system of the Holy See, was in no hurry to con clude the isegotiation. The Campana, a Catholic journal of Turin, says that he insists on the sanctia n by the Pope of the Siccardi laws, and other religious reforms. Ths Piedmontese Gazette of the 23rd inst. announces that the Members of both Chambers and the Govern ment essisted, in the morning of that day, at a funeral service, celebrated in the Cathedral of Turin, in com memoration of the officers and soldiers of the Sardinian army killed at the battle of Novara. Masses of requiem were performed with the same intention in the other churches of that capital. The Genoa Gazette of the 221 mentions the arrival of the mail packet from Sardinia. When she sailed Sassari was perfectly tranquil. The authorities had adopted various measures for the complete disarmament of the population and the surveillance,of foreign residents. The column sent into the district of Nueva had collected a considerable quantity of arms, which were deposited at Alghere. No fresh attempt had been made to prevent the embarkation of corn since the arrival of the troops. At Seniscela a rising took place aga inst the municipal authorities and the land surveyors. But the exhorta tions of the clergymen who preached the Lent, tie d mul- th attitude of the troops, contributed t o appeasee titude. The Grand Duke Constantine was to assist on the 23d at grand military manoeuvres in the neighbourhood of Milan. The Prince, it appears, had asked Marshal Rarletzki for a repetition of the operations of the Aus trian army at the battle of Novara. The Grand Duke had gained for himself great popularity at Venice, for having gone in search of the Austrian steamer Marianna, in the Russian brig Wla lanir. He proceeciA to An cone, it:anfredonte, and Corfu, and wes assailed on his return by a violent storm, which forced him to seek re fuge at Pala. There was little doubt but the Marianna was lost, several pieces of the wreck having been dis covered at Tolle, at the month of the Po. The Roman Observer has too following:—" On the 7th mate the first-born of the noble Countess of Solms, grand-daughter of Prince Lucien Napoleon, coil deugh ter of the Right Hon. Thomas Wyse, Minister Pleni potentiary of England in Greece, was christen , d in the Church of the Vatican. i'rinces3 It.eitia Bonaparte, inother of the Countess, hold on the hcemal font her grandson, who roceivttl the name cf Alt , xis. Count Alexis tie Pornereux, who belongs to one of the noblest and most illustrious families in France, stood as god father." THE ARMY AND NAVY. (Prom the United Service Guzett:: of this day.) TEE 12TH LANCERS.—We regret to find that a de tachment of the 12th Lareers, consisting of four troops, employed for six weeks on; patrol duty against the !afire, hare suffered considerably from the fatigue of long marches and constant wet weather. One officer has been very ill, but is now recovered. 72 horses have died, but no troopers. We regret to hear that Li,iut.-General Sir William Warre, C.D., commanding the northern counties of Eng land, is seriously ill. LIEUT.•GENERAL Sin R. ARKSTRONG.—By the last acconnts from India, the aged Commander-in• Chief of the Madras army was in a very infirm state of health; he had, in fact, been an invalid from the day of his arrival. CHATHAM GARRISON.—Drafts from the several de pots stationed at Chatham will shortly be held in readi ness to embark for the head•quarters cf their respective regime•ats. The men under 19 years' service have been 'radically inspected as to their fitness for foreign ser- vice. SOUTH-WEST DISTRICT.—A fort is to be erected in the Isle of Wight for the purpose of defending the Needles passage, at an outlay of 40,0001, and the works at Hurst Castle are to be reformed, and placed in a state of defence. PLYMOUTH GARRISON.—The new barracks at Devon port are to be made to accommodate two battalions of infantry, at an expense of 100,0001. A new guard-house is to be built at the Gun-wharf, Devonport; and a new cook house is to be erected at the Citadel. CANADIAN RIFLES.—This corps is to be reduced, from the Ist of April next, from ten to six companies, principally, it is understood, because certain distant stations, such as Bytown, are to be supplied by the en rolled pensioners now in course of organization and location. THE BAND OF TEE COLDSTREAM G usnns,--We fear that a recent arrangement entered into with the bandsmen of this distinguished corps will lead to the rapid deterioration of what has hitherto been the pride of the regiment. A few days ego Colonel Bentinck assembled the band, and informed them that from the Ist proximo they would receive no allow ance in addition to their pay, as soldiers, out of the fund contributed by the officers. Hitherto good musicians have freely entered the Corps, because they looked forward to some ultimate advantage, in ad dition to the temptation of superior pay. This advan tage being withdrawn, the Regiment falls into the same eategery with Corps of the Line. It is said that the !Aden reduction has arisen from Lord Strefford's re- I s sal to contribute to the hand the same in man ner with 41 !!predecessor, the late Duke of Cambridge. Akt the eniCAL BRANCH OF THE i 3 expected that amalgamation of the Ordnance and Army btanei t of the medical department will produce a itieti-e7, to the State of 10,0001. per annum, without in- Ottoli„ single individual in the service. ooromovain et DEPARTM ENT.-- C clonel Oldfield, to Dublin ffo ß tu ni Ec g' ince " in Ireland, has returned room is Gracrod lea ve of abzence in England. A barrack room given over to a detect men: of the Coast Guard, under -, ,,, t! 1 _? command of Captain Symonds, Royal Navy, at peri.lti of me moult,, House Fort, Dublin, for the exEreise. vuto, during their practice at great gun The celebrated old 5 0 ., ) „,, Glatton, and the n frig ate E thal of by a breakwater at Har w;pb, hau been diipos e d the Admiralty to the Corpration of. Elva ich. FOREIGN PROTISION3 TOR 'r 'IR Navvy. —The Lords td . the Treasury have given dire ctions for permitting a contractor to deliver 900 tierces and 450 barrels of of into salted pork, of the cure of panto her Ms jestyDeptford. duty 's Victualling Stores g attchfree Commander John King (1 ,25 ) ha s been selected b the Dulto of Northumberland for proamtion tothe by -v , d half-paY list ran of Csptaie, on the resc , This is the r Ca t** * first promotion to the of -In that the new First Lord has made. The officer promoted bas served sorenteen years afloat, and with distinction d uring the war. MIN IN G INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Jouinul of this day.) There bus bean more animation in th e market for all de4eriptions of shares tbis week, with an Upward deney as regards pace. South Tolgus and `MaryarY An ton n havc sold at an improved rate. Alfred Consols, Mer llyn, west Providence, Bedford United, South CAradou, Tare;r Consols, Tincroft, and Wellington, maintain the price quoted, and a good business doing in them. In South Tamar, Cubert, Trevelyan, Robins, Pembroke and East Crinnis, a great many shares have changed hands during the week. In the Bullion Market, Mexican and South American (I,llars, buyers at 4s. 10i(I. per ca. Bar Gold, 775. 9d. pet cz, standard. American gold coin, 76 , . 3d. per oz. Platine, 16e. per ez. Quieksilver in bone, 3:. per lb. In the Metal Market-Copper remains firm and in coasiderable demand, without change in price.-In tin, some parcels of Straits have gone off at lower rates, and Luca at 79/. 105. ; British has been dull of sole, and tin-plates remain stationary. The demand for lead bas been c3nsi , lerably on the increase, causir2g an advance of tr(Ti h r)?. to 103. per ton. .1e sale of copper ore at Thursday's ticketing was '.: 3 j ) t° l ai, am:untie* to 15 ; 1911. ls 6,1 the average F'""tes and standard' •I! 7 1121 16 . 3 ' . Thecorrc: spormi t „tie last belru., i, ill/. 4,3., being month was 2.184 tens, prcduce 63-. The direei.tori " advance of 11.5'. per ton. ccrpe: millin ; t 7f the Doren:intro Great C;,n;olidated y, at their w-s(lrly board mectin; r h ec le ;L cs re te , r f d r a o y m , ene c t i e l: a P r l e t tl a divider(' of 7,168/., being 71. 11; e c.,fita arising from sales of copper ores s.am;led for n pa ya l ent of the mom's of Nov. and Dec. last. After m, th‘:o romaine in hand a 34. 1,9 balance of 21,i40/. 23. in cash, ore bills not yet at matur ity, and reserved bind ,applicable to the general purposes of the ccnapany. At Alfred Consuls Mine lA - monthly met ting, cn the 18th inst., the accounts showed_c _ and l; b., 4,977/. I6e. 9i.; debts received ore sold, Jan. 4,979 1 12s. 7 ,3„.......Lf.ad's due ? , rp.,.., e( , I/. 153. 10J• , t/ 109. 10d • labour °est, Dtc., 480/. 73. Id.; Jsn., 5661. 4,. v. ., &C., 641. 49. 11d.; merehantb' bills, 3321. '' Is. 6d.; subsist, setts for 21 years, 13 5 /. 96 .: leavcs balance of . p ; ;CZ 3,074/, 14s. 61; a:2(1 b a l,9rcc. in hand from last aceo t ' 303/. 18s. ld., mikes 3 :375/. 123. 741.-Deduct dividend, uia 3,072/.; leaves balance to next account, 30 6/. 12e. 7d. A dividend of 12s. per share was made. At Vii4al Spume Consel2 quarterly meeting on the 13th inst., the accounts showed --Balance last account, 5551 . 145..; _black tin sold (bigheat ipx ce 541. lot;.), THE SUN, 1,90 a is 150. Labour cost three months, end December, 1,0801 4s. 2d.; merchants' bills, 252/. 19s. 5 i stamps' rent, rates, tec., 401. 7s. ld.• dividend, 51 21 .: leaving a balance to the next account of 575/, 4a. 4d. A dividend of 103. per share was declared. At Pembroke and East Orin:n . 3 Mines meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts showed an expenditure since the meeting in Juno of 5,447/. 14s. 4d., leaving a balance in hand. after all liabilities are paid, of 7,337/. 6s. 83. At United Mines (Gweunap) hi-monthly meeting, on the 19th instant, the accounts showed—Labour cost for January and February, 2,5981. Ss.; tribute balances, 1348/. 12e.; merchants' bills, 1,9344 183, 103.; lord's dues, 124/. 2s. 6d,=.6,306/. is. 4d. Copper ore sold, 5,6791. 63. 10d; tin ore, 2781. 123. 4d.; sundry receipts, 139/. 6e.; shows I,)ss, 167/. Hs. Bd.; which deducted from balance in hand, 1,6931. 14e. Bd., leaves balance to next account, 1,5251. 163. At the Coed Mawr Pool bimonthly meeting, on Sa turday, at the offices in the Adelphi, the purser's ac count showed a balance in hand. including the produce of 31 tons 13 cwts. of lead (3241. 83. 2d.) of 7351. s. 2d. The expenditure during the two months, including charge for crushing machine, was 5131. 23. 11(i., leaving a balance in hand of 2221. 61. 3d. at the close of last month. At West Alfred Consols bi-monthly meeting, on the 18th inst., the accounts showed-Balance last account, 8821. 45.; labour cost, December, 359/. 13s. 11d.; Janu ary, 349/. 195. 43.; merchants' bills, 3331. 12s. 81=- 1,955/. 9s. 11d. Copper ore sold, less dues, 1851, 43. 9d,; call in January, 1,0241.; leaving balance;to next account, 7461.55. 2d. A call of 15s. per share was made. At East Wheal Crofty meeting, on Tuesday, the ac counts showed-Mine costs for Jan. and Feb., 1,612/. le. 3d.-Balance end of Dec., 155/. 4s. 7d.; ores sold in Fe bruary and March, 1,1081. 123. Bd.; discount on ore bills, 11/. 81. ld.; debts received, 121. Os. 21.; leaving balance against adventurers, 3241. 15s. 9d. At Devon and Courtenay Mine bi-monthly meeting, on the 16th inst., the accounts showed-Jan. and Feb. cost, 381/. 7s. 101; rope and timber, 145/. 153. 7d.; cast ings, candles, leather, &e., 1561. 15s. 3d,; compensation for land for water-course, 40/. 6s. 81=724/. 59. 4 d.-By balance last meeting, 103/. 93. 6d.; shares restored 461. Os. Bd.; call in Jan., 4151. Os. 103.: leaving balance to next account, 1581. 178. 10d. The following shares were duly forfeited for non-payment of calls :-Messrs. &uphill's, 8; Niel's, 40; Hall's 50; Boalaill's, 15; Shaw's, 10; Wright's, 75; and Jehu Hitchins's, 34; in all, 232; the register now showing the number of shares to be 3,923, a call upon which was made of 3a. per share. At North Trelawny Mine (Quithiock) bi-montbly meeting on the 18th instant, the accounts showed- Balance in hand Nov. last, 55/. ss. 101-Dee. cost, 11/. 19a. 2d.; Jay., 201. ls.: leaving balance to next ac count, 23/. sa. Bd. At the Callington Mines meeting, on Wednesday, the 6w...racial statement, of the 13th inst., was passed and al lowed. At the annual general meeting of shareholders in the Holmbush Mine, on Wednesday, the minutes of the last meeting were read and conErmed; the statements of the accounts for the past year, duly audited, were al lowed, and e:aborate reports from Captains Lean and Jewell were read, giving a detailed statement of the progress of the operations during the past twelve months. At Wheal Stanley meeting, on Friday, the accounts for four months ending February, showed-Balance from last account, 142/. Os. 53. ; costs and merchants' bills, 182/. 193. 21=324/. 19s. 7d.-By ores sold (less daes), 25/. 18s. 103.; call in November, 2471.: leaving balance against adventurers, 521.0:. 93. A call of 103. per share was made. At Wheal Venton bi-monthly meeting, on Thursday last, the accounts showed-Balance last account, 1981. 103. 9d.; calls received, 318/. 103.= - .517/. Os. 91-Labour cost, December, 1441. 9s. 4d. ; January, 1581. 163. 2d. ; July and August merchants' bills, 661. 53. 91.; leaving balance to next account, 1471. 9s. 63.; add arrears of calls due, 52/. 10:., makes 1991. 193. 63.-The liabilities are, February labour cost, 132/. Os. Sd,; merchants' bills from September to end of Febrnar:, - , 1941. Ss. 113. =3261. 103. 73.; showing an excess over assets of 12E/. Ils. 13. A call of ss, per share was made. At the Wheal Catherine meeting on Thursday, the accounts showed a balance against the adventurers of 1571. 3s. 2d., and a call of ss. per share was made. At the Appledore Mine meeting, on Wednesday, the accounts showed-Balance last account, 1321. 7s. 1c1.; labour cost, four months to end February, 3141. 7s. 43.; merchants' bills, 174/. 53. 7d.=- - 621/. Call, 384/.: leaving balance against adventurers, 237/. A call of 7s. 6d. per share was made. At Bridiord Consols Mine meeting, on Thursday last, the accounts showed a balance against the adventurers of 1081. Os. 73. A call of 15s. per share was made. At Bell and Lanarth United Mines quarterly meeting, on the 12th inst., the accounts showed-Balance last ac count, 133/. Oa. 2d.; labour cost for three months end ing Jan., 3061. lls. 3d.; merchants' bills, 63/. 9s. 93,- - 503/. ls. 21-Calls on 508 shares, 3871. 7s. ; leaving ba lance to next account, 1151.145. 2d.; add February cost, 116/. 103. 3d., leaves a balance against the adventurers of 232/.49. sd. A call of 9s. ld. per share was made to discharge the same. At Berriow Consols Mine meeting, on Thursday last, the accounts showed a baltrace against the adventurers of 191.45. 3d. A call of 10s. per share was made. At Wheal Williams meeting, on the 18th inst., the ac counts to end of December were passed, showing a ba lance in hand of 61., and a call of 4s. per share was made. At Tregorden Mine meeting, on the 10th inst., the accounts showed-Balance last account, 4511. 15s. 3d.• labour cost, December, 135 1 . 15 s. B d.; January , 1441 4s. 3d.; merchants' bills, 761. 17a. 4d.; lord's dues, 14/. Bs. 6d. 823/. Is.-Calls, 1361.; silver-lead ore sold, 1291. 55.: leaves balance to next account, 557/. 163., which, with February cost and liabilities, 243/. 12s. 4d., makes 801/. 83. 41-The assets are-Calls in arrear, 88/.; mundio unsold, 771.: leaving a balance against the adventurers, 636/. Bs. 4d. The relinquishments of 47 shares (224ths) was received, and a call of 31. per share (177ths) made. At the Calstock Consols meeting, on Wednesday last, a call of ls. per share was made. During the week shares have changed hands in West Providence, Alfred Consols, Mary Ann, South Tamar, Robins, Bedford United, South Tolgus, Tincroft, West Alfred, St. Aubyn and Grylls, Tremayne, Lewis, Drake Walls, Trehane, Wellington Wheal Arthur, Trebarvah, Trannack and Bosence, Condurrow, Butterdon, South Caradon, Merllyn, Cook's Kitchen, Silbricken, Great Bryn, Cubed, West Treasury, Venton, Pembroke and East Crinnis, Hennock, Garreg, West Ding Dung, Crebor, North Robert, East Russell, Rhoswydol, West Camborne, Tywardreatb, North Wheal Buller, Lydford, Cwindyle Rock,: Union Tin, Trevelyan, Devon, Burra Burra, Silver Valley, Harriet, Bodmin Mary, Wheal Lovel, West Basset, West Polgootb, Beacon, Great Polgooth, Cupid, Bell and Lanarth, Wheal Basset, Crane and Bejawsa, Dolcoath, Mill Pool, Wheal Nep tune, Carvannal, and Mining Company of Ireland. In Foreign Mines there have been transactions in St. John del Rey, Cobre, Copiapo, Imperial Brazilian, General Mining Association, Santiago, and Nailed Mexican. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE MATCH. Saturday next is the day fixed for the race, which will, no doubt, attract an immense number of spectators. We cannot hear that any definite time for the start has been named, but presume it will be about a quarter past ono, as it will be high water at Putney at half-past two o'clock. Both crews have been in active training in their respective rivers, and speak in high terms of approbation of their new outriggers, both of which were built by the Messrs. Searle. The Cambridge boat is 62 feet in length, and the Oxford one 63 feet, both being about 2ft. Sin. in breadth. They are, we understand, beautiful specimens of the art; and the Oxonians are particularly delighted with their boat; they , having been heard to say that it is the best ever con structed for them. Both crews are expected in town on Monday, and during the week they will _continue their training over the course, which will be, as before stated, from Patti. y- bridge to Mortlake. The names of the crews are as follow : OXFORD-1, Prescott; 2, Grcenball; 3, King; 4, Buller; 5, Deane; 6, Houghton; 7, Nynd; 8, Chitty; --- (coxswain). CAMBRIDGE-1, 11. E. Tuckey; 2, IL Brandt; :1, J. Shaw; 4, H. B. Foord; 5, E. Hawley; 6, W. S. Long more; 7, J. W. Sirron; 8, P. B. Corker; C. Crosse (coxswain). THE PREMIERSHIP. A disputed bet between two Noble Lords on the fol lowirg subject has been decided as follows by Captain _ . •ii . n 1848 A lasts B 1001. that Sir R. Peel is Prime Minister before the Earl of Derby. Sir It. Peel dies, and ,EeS when Lord D. receives the appointment a question EtTl can B claim the loot. from A? ; ,I l i t has-been argued that a parallel case to the above th e Dotehrebry:EPealiflinelkbey event e b n e t t 0 betweenf one horsewo dhyoirnsecre:s rand the stakes, it would be elear that the t bet would be fairly ought to be considered as or that Sir R. P. and Lord IP pay match, where, 0 _ a as horses engaged in a play or . _ T Course rice:ve fogfett iro n , h,_ dead , the surviving horse would o e the other 1 1 „a _. competitor. contrary to J ep ul ett o t tl e t a he Derby are especially declarations and reso made p r., a o. gtent match be made pr. i 9 forfeited, and all other bets one I the nominators d' nlnettiwoen:nofotvlsoe Jhoocrkseesy, ctla before the day of the race, void; but if one of the proportionhorseaalldbieest%_?Pila.iantclud o n f o t t he p.p. m included, alrees E. wins the aortcehvowihd.ich is f s 13 1001. that Lord " Again, if A he, becomes Derby teor.e liA - ci C., the he t void i n t h e event of the eac-aso of any on e of the pa an d rtesi "By rule 36. 11.0., cll ma,:ches bAts are void 0 , the d. - :a:h of either party before the ma•ch or bet i s d : termilied ; but there is a w ide discrepancy bebetweenwee the rules which apply to men and to hoes: 13 ; for inst ance, if A baths Hobble Noble for the )erhY, ,and ifthe b*rie diF)s before the race, A loses h is money, uut llobbie lives and his nornitator dies, A savea his money, This is beceuse the horse is thereby on the principle that as A could not Will his bet, he could disqualified fr; ru stirting. not lose it. " It is very obvious that it is necessary to aisle a wide distinction between the animals, man and horse, to prevent constant frauds, because if Rule 36 ex tended o horses, nothing would be so simple as to destroy a horse broked for a largo sum cf money which might be lame, coughing, or good for nothing when the race Was about to occur, but it would not be quite so simple a process to destroy the nominator. " I therefore demur to the propriety of metamorpho lag Sir R. P. and Lord D. into horses, merely to take the bent& of the act, which prescribes a forfeit from dead horses on p.p. races. I cannot admit the justice cf the argument. In all disputed beta we must take a com mon tense view of the subject, in unison with the esta blished rules and customs of betting on ordinary events. "As there was no specification in the nature of play or pay attached to the bet, I atit of opinion that from the moment Sir R. Pei died, the bet became void, be cause no power can make a corpse a Price Minister; the bet could not be won because it could not be lost. The great arbiter death has nullified the bet. Mors ultima Linea rerun; est. " H. I. Rocs." ASSIZ E INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Kingston, March 2ti. Mr. Justice Coleridge concluded the criminal business to-Jay, and he then proceeded to assist in disposing of the cause list. The following case we's tried by his Lord ship and a special jury:— HALL V. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action brought by a lady named Hall, to recover compensation in damages for personal injuries sustained by her while a passenger upon the railway, through the negligence of the servants of the company. The defendants paid 250/. into court. When the case %las called on, Mr. M. CHAMBERS, Q.C., who with Mr. Bovill ap peared for the plaintiff, said that the jury would not be troubled with the inquiry, as the company had consented to a verdict being taken against them for 2501, in addi tion to the sum they had paid into, court; and the plain tiff having agreed to that arrangement, no evidence would be offered. Mr. E. JAMES, Q.C., said that he was instructed, with his Learned Friend, Mr. Roots, to appear on behalf of the company.on the present occasion. The accident out of which the action arose took place on the 7th of August last year, and the company, feeling that some compen sation was due to the plaintiff for the injury she had sustained upon the occasion, bad offered her a sum of 2504 They had only very recently had the opportunity of obtainirg the report of a medical man as to the extent of the injury she had suffered, and upon that report, feeling that the amount of compensation they had offered was insufficient, the company had agreed to pay her a further sum of 2501. A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff—Damages, 2501, in addition to the 2501. paid into court. NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—Bury St. Edmund's, March 25. CROWN COURT—(Before Lord CAMPBELL ) William Robinson, aged 82, was indicted for the wilfu' murder of Ann Cornell, at Great Thurlow, on the 30nla of August last. Mr. Worlledge and Mr. Bulwer were counsel for the prosecution; Mr. Power appeared for the defence. The prisoner, who appeared in the dock almost in a dying state, lived at Great Thurlow, near Newmarket, with his daughter-in-law, Mary Rawlinson, the widow of his deceased son, George, who died in 1850. In 1951, one Jermyn courted Mrs. Rollinson and the old man strenuously opposed the match, but without effect, it being determined by the lovers that they would marry, and remove Mrs. Rollinson's furniture from the pri soner's house. Under these circumstances, it was shown that one day in August, when Ann Cornell, the sister of Mary Rollinson, came to dine with her, they were both taken ill immediately after eating some pud ding, made of flour kept by Mary Rollinson in an open teougb, and eventually Ann Cornell died, and was bu ried. it being then supposed by the medical man attend ing her that she died of English cholera. Before this similar but not so fatal symptoms arose after Mrs. Rol linson had partaken of dinner. In October she was again taken most violently ill after eating dumplings for dinner, as were a friend and two children. Suspicion of poi son then arose, and by the advice of a friend the dumplings which remained uneaten were given to a cat and a dog. The former refused to do more than taste, but the dog eat the whole dump ling, and immediately after brought it all up again. The remainder of the dumpling. the vomit, and the flour in the trough and basin from which the dump lings were made, were analysed, and found to contain arsenic, in precisely the same proportions. The conse quence of these discoveries was, that Ann Cornell's body was exhumed, and on examination by skilled sur geons, little doubt remained that the poor woman had fallen a sacrifice to arsenic. All the rest of the parties, who had at no fewer than four times bee❑ recently afiketed with symptoms indicative of the administration of arsenic, fortunately survived ; but the old man was taken into custody on this charge, in support of which, besides the above facto, it was proved filet he had fre quently bought arsenic at the village shop for mice, and that he had en one occasion cautioned a friend of his daughter-in-law not to eat or allow any cf her children to eat any of her victuals, as it might make them nick. It did not, however, appear that, though he %posed the match, he was unkind to Mary Rolliuson; but on the night before her last illness ho certainly locked her out and refused to let her in, because she had persisted in going out to join her sweetheart. Mr. POWER having addressed the jury for the pri soner, His LORDSHIP proceeded to sum up the case to them; and after a lengthened deliberation they found a verdict of Guilty. ' Sentence of death was passed on the prisoner. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER.—Tho share and loan capital account of this company shows that 1,131,000/ is authorised to be raised on shares and 407,0001. on loan; total, 1,538,0001. Of this sum 875,4361. had been raised on the 31st of December, 1851, on shares, 8,022/. in anticipation of calls, and 407,0001. on mort gages, making together 1,290,4591., and leaving 77,8081. to be raised on the 101. preference shares, 151,140/, on shares authorised but not created; together, 228,948/.; less calls paid in advance, 8,0221 , leaving 220,9251., and arrears of calls 26,615/., together 247,540/. to be raised. The capital account shows that 1,291,630/. had been re ceived, and 1,386,950/. expended, including 1,118,454/, for line and stations and 227,728/. working stock, of which 116,3281. is for waggon stock, leaving a balance against the ccmrany of 95,349/. The general balance sheet to the 31st of December last shows that 23,032/, was due to the bankers, 25,788/. on acceptances, 53,194/. to Messrs. T. Brassey and Co., for works, 7,130/. due to revenue account, 24,081/. to companies and persons, 709/. old dividends unpaid, and reserve fund 2,7431.; total 135,679/. On the other aide an pears the balance from capital account 95,3491., the stores 10,547/., unclaimed shares in Cheshire Junction Railway 2 0501, debts owing to the company 28,7181., and 141. due by the treasurer. The revenue account for; the half year ending the 31st of December, 1851, states that 43,846/. had been received, and 24,327/. expended, in cluding 1,6781. rates, taxes, and Government duty, and 1,023/. Chester and Holyhead toll, leavinz a balance of 19,518/. From this sum is deducted 12,3881. for interest on 1, ) , , ,,e5, acceptances, and so forth, leaving 7,1301. ap plicable to dividend on the preference shares. SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM.—The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the company took place at Shrewsbury on Thursday. The report of the direc tors, and the statement of accounts, wero adopted, and the agreement with the Great Western and Shrewsbury and Chester Company accApted. HEALTHOF LONDON DURLIiii THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) A high rate of mortality continues to prevail in the metropolis. In the last week of February the deaths were 1,069 ; in the first two weeks of March they rose successively to 1,128. and 1,232 ; and in the week that ended last Saturday there were 1,208. In ten corres ponding weeks of the years 1842-51 the average number of deaths was 1,051, which, if raised to a certain pro portion according to increase of population, will be 1,156. The number returned for last week, therefore, exceeds the corrected average by 52. It appears from a review of corresponding weeks that last year alone (in which hooping-cough, influ enza, bronchitis, &c., were fatal at this season) ex hibits a mortality greater than that of last week; and it is remarkable how nearly the numbers of the two weeks approach each other in all the leading classes of fatal causes, except those which contain the diseases now mentioned. In the same week of last year 47 persons died of " dropsy, cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable sear;" in the week ending last Saturday the number was 44; from " tubercular dis eases" the respective numbers were 228 and 224; from " diseases of the nervous system" 134 and 145; from " diseases of the heart, &a.," 55 and 51; from " diseases of the digestive organs" 75 and 74; from " atrophy" 25 and 31; from " age" 69 and 62. The deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs last week numbered 269 (the overage being 219), and are thus distributed,—laryngitis 2, laryngismus stridnlus 6, pleurisy 3, bronchitis 126, pneumcnia 83, asthma 29, and other diseases of the same organs nut specified 20 . Bronchitis was much more fatal than in any correspond ing week of ten years, except that of 1851, when it carried off 156 persons. Phthisis also continues fatal, though the number, which was 182 in the preceding week, has declined to 151. The zymotic class shows about an average number of cases; smallpox carried off 18 children and 4 persons of mature r'ge, 9 children died of measles, 20 of scarlatina, 54 o hopping cough, 11 of croup, and sof thrush. 22 persons died of diarrheas and dysentery, 4 of influenza, 32 of typhus, &c., 1 of rheumatic fever, 12 of erysipelas, and 2 children of syphilis. 4 women died of puerperal fever, besides 3 others after childbirth. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY.—The sky was for the mo st p art covered with cloud throughout the day. Electricity—Positive, and ten sion moderate during the morning. MoNDAY.—The sky was one-half covered with cloud during the morning, and overcast during the remainder of the day. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the afternoon. TUESDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the d. cirrostratus. Electricity—Nothing w as shown throu g hou the day. It EDNESDAY. — The sky was covered with cloud until the evening, after which time the amount of cloud was variable. Electricity—Positive, and tension variable daring the after noon. THURSDAY.—Tho sky was overcast till 6h P.m., and the amount of cloud was variable afterwards; cirrostratus. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the e n S s A i o • r a n unA v moderate. attention. FIIIDAY.—The clouds were slightly broken during the morning and afternoon, at night the sky was overcast; ......T i g ie en s e k r 3 a , l w ly a s during cloudless th cumulostratus t and cirrostratus. Electricity—Positive, and Electricity • • e d th ay rOughout the day. —Positive, and tension strong generally through out the day. The mean readi •ng of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9b. A.m. was 42.8° ; and the mean reading at 9h. P.M. was 88.2° ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 41.6 Q and 38.1° respectively. The reading of the barometer decreased from 80.32 in. at the beginning of the week to 30 . 31 in. by 10h. AM. on the 14tb, at about which reading it continued all the day; t h e n increased to 30'31 in. by 9h. AM. on the 15th; and decreased to 29 99 in. by the end of the week. as app o i n t e d t h e H on. an d AdlingfleQt, Yorkshire, gd ; n Chancellor , h as 01. BRISTOL ) Ala C4 " .— "W 1134 IsE•`""s l d. 001190 y, t ß o e b Tv e h h Fe i r s a L° r r d S L nk o (l s a hip s domestic chaplain. Qubto. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, IBM THE LONDON GAZETTE, March 26. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 2, 1559. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Drawing-room, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, tha Ist of April next, at two o'clock. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 25. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Josiah Williams as Consul at Waterford, and of Mr. George E. Bevan as Vice. Consul at Swansea, for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. WAR-OFFICE, MARCIE 26. 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Robert White to be Captain, by purchase, vice Richards, who retires, March 26. 2d Regiment of Fcot—Ensign Robert Cunningham Thom son to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jacson, who retires; Lieutenant James Harwood Rocke to be Adjutant, vice Jacson, who resigns, March 26, sth Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Henry Bowles Franklyn, to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Robb, deceased, March 26. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Masca 24. Royal Regiment of Artillery —Lieutenant-Colonel William Bell to be Cclonel, vice Cruttenden, deceased ; Brevet Major Charles William Wingfield to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Bell ; Second Captain Richard Blackwood Price to be Cap tain, vice Wingfield; First Lieutenant George Colclough to be Second Captain, vice Blackwood Price; S ec ond Lieute nant Henry Plantagenet Prescott Phelis to be First Lieute nant, vice Colclough, March 18. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Wigtounshire. Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart., to be - Vice-Lieutenant, March 18. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Stlrlingsbire. Stirlingshire Militia—John Alexander Henderson, Esq., to be Major, vice Major Callander, deceased. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Nad.:ly, Readiug, Berkshire. BANKRUPTS. John Hall, confectioner, Croydon, to surrender April 2, a; eleven, and May 7, at one, at the Court cf Bankruptcy Stansteld, official assignee ; Healey, Basinghall-street. Frederick King, hair dresser, Brighton, April 5, at one, and May 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street; Freemand and Bothamley, Coleman-street; Chalk, Brighton. Edward Morgan, licensed victualler, Portman-market, Edgeware- road, April 8 and May 6, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall- street ; Pollock, Essex-street, Strand. Charles Green, scrivener, Spalding Lincolnshire, April 16 and April 30, at half-past ten, at the Nottingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Jebb, Boston, Lincolnshire; Jabet, Birmingham. David Henry Thomas, draper, Tyntwr, Carnarvonsbire, April 6 and May 10, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Bunting, Man chester. Philip Hitchmough, corn dealer, Liverpool, April 14 and May 10, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze nove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Malaby and Townshend, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Elliott, Chichester, builder, April 17, at eleven—A. E. Player, Braintree, Essex, grocer, April 17, at twelve—G. Smith, Warlter's-buildings, Old Kent-road, corn merchant, April 16, at eleven—J. King and J. F. King, Wells-row, Islington, builders, April 16, at half-past eleven—E. T. An drews, Southampton, ironmonger, April 16. at eleven—W. Moss, jun., Stock, Esex, miLter, April '22, at half-past twelve—D. Pugsley, Bread-street, Cheapside, warehouseman, April 22, at half- past eleven. In the Country. G. Pim and S. Pim, Birkenhead, Cheshire, merchants, April 16, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—D. Morton, Walsall, chemist, April 21, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. E. Clarke and C. Buckles, Manchester and Swinton, brick makers, April 20, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. C. Mackenzie, Lower Crown-street, Westminster, book binder, Is. 4d., on Saturday, the 27th inst., and three sub sequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the cffice cf Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. W. Edwards, Brighton, carpenter and builder, ls. 5d., on Saturday, the 27th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. A. Richter, Soho-square, bookseller, 070., on Saturday, the 27th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays. between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook- court, Basinghall-street. W. Langford, John-street, Pentonville, brewer, ls. 7d. on Saturday, the 27th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sam- brook-court, Basinghall-street. S. Keen, John-street, Pentonville, brewer, 3e. 3d., on Sa turday, the 27th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sam- brook-court, Basinghall-street. I W. S. Brown, sen . and W. S. Brown, jun., Broad-street, Ratcliffe, saiimakers, second dividend of Id. and 2s. I Id., on new proofs, on Saturday, the 27th inst , and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Ed wards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. J. Law, Birkenhead, Cheshire, bokseller, Id., any Monday, ex-cept Easter Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. R. Johnson, Liverpool, merchant, 0 1 ,0 , any Monday, ex cept Easter Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. D. APViccar, Liverpool, merchant, 10/ d., any Monday, except Easter Monday, between eleven and two, at the cffice of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. F. Blarney, Gwennap, Cornwall, grocer, 55., on any Tues day or Friday, after March 30, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr.:Hernaman, Exeter. T. Avant, Bridport, Dorsetshire, musicseller, 7d., any Tuesday or Friday after March 30, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. J. M. Banfield, Devonport, and J. Lewis, Bristol, wine and spirit merchants, 4s. 6d., any Tuesday or Friday after March 30, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. T. Wileman ' Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, hosier, 4 s. B d. , on Tuesday, April 6, or Tuesday, April 20, or the two subse quent alternate Tuesdays between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Robinson, West Lynn, Norfolk, grocer and draper, April 20, at eleven—W. Houston, St. James's-terrace, Ilan row-road, Paddington, builder, April 17, at twelve. In the Country. S. Mayor, Liverpool, chip chandler, April 16, at eleven, at. the Court, Liverpool— J. S. Rittion, Liverpool, printer and shipowner, April 19, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— W. Haywood, Birmingham, grocer, April 19, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. E. Wickens, Faversham, Kent, linendraper, certificate of the second class —W. Moss, jun., Stock, Essex, miller, certificate of the second class—J. C. Sanford, Paternoster row, stationer and bookseller, certificate of the second class —Sarah Clabbon, Stapleford, Camb r id ges hi re , newspaper proprietor, certificate of the secon d class—W. Woods, Gres ham-rooms, B as i n ghall-street, warehouseman, certificate of the second class—C. H. Gausden, Hove, Sussex, licensed victualler, certificate of the second class—J. Nicholson, Woolwich, grocer and cheesemonger, certificate of the third class—G. Trotter, Gloucester, coachmaker, certificate of the third class—J. Varley, Manchester, chemist and druggist, certificate of the first class—T. U. Anderson, Wellington, Shropshire, mercer and draper, certificate of the first class— J. Potter, Birmingham, mill manufacturer, certificate of the second class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Mary Woolley, Eliza Ewen, Emma Sanders, and J. J. Sanders, Maidstone, chemists and druggists—H. Skidmore and W. Tansley, Loughborough, Leicestershire, and Notting ham, common carriers—W. Astin and C. Cawley-, Fore street, City, printers -M. Holard, T. Stavely, and R. Dunn, Lancaster, stone-cutters —S. Burgess and J.Turner, Swinton, Yorkshire, builders —N. Barr and S. Turnbull, Manchester, cotton manufacturers —R. Bowler and H. Manistre, Langley place, Commercial-road East, confectioners—R. Leonard, W. Boult, C. W. Finzel, and G. H. Leonard, Easton, near Bris tol, coal miners (as far as regards C. W. Finzel)—J. Slater and M. Slater, Droylsden, Lancashire, provision dealers—W. Mitchell , linendrapers -ib- s i t i r g eet, St. Marylebone, apo ga.keWteerilkins, Church-street, Shore flour factors—G. B. Morris, Shore ditch. .teclc vha.eand r aapo thecaries—J. and r j c and. Coburn-street, Morris u t Watson,N r Y zn. a . t Stocker,a s s t r o ne n, tdeAA Baker-street, w W. Thomas, R. Hughes, J. Cook, F. Morris, and C. H. Mor ris, Llangavelach, near Swansea, Glamorganshire, tin plate manufacturers (so far as regards C. H. Morris) -F. Vink and J Speller, Wapping, ship chandlers—H. M‘Raith and J M'Raith, Lancaster, linen and wcollendrapers—J. Shaw and H. Shaw, Huddersfield, manufacturers of tin and iron plate goods—O. Lewis and 0. Owens, Melin Adda Mills and Cemaes Mills, Anglesey, millers and corn dealers—J. Mitchell and A. Duthie, Chester-mews, Grosvenor-place, builders — W. Taylor and J. R. Fitzmaurice, Birmingham, paviors and surveyors—J. Barnes and J. Barnes, Liverpool, ship brokers —W. H. Fletcher and J. Bate, Kidderminster, auctioneers— W. Teale and T. S. Best, Bradford, Yorkshire, auctioneers— J. Bailey and J. Warren, Lengley-in-Sutton, Cheshire, bleachers—H. Bedford, J. Geddes, and E. N. B. Kimberley, Birmingham, cut glass manufacturers—E. I. Child, and J. Lewis, Salterhebble, Halifax, Yorkshire, woollen spinners— J. Morgan, G. Taylor, J. T. Morgan, W. Morgan, W. L. Williams, H. Merchant, and W. Merchant, Barking, Essex, ice dealers (as far a 3 regards G. Taylor). INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Wardell, North Shields, tripe preparer. Henry Jackson, North Shields, outfitter. Joseph Bell, North Shields, master mariner. William Garman, Liverpool, hairdresser. Abraham Downs, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, labourer. James William Lane, St. Albans, grocer. Thomas Thompson, Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire, tailor. William Knott, 13rigg, and Yawthorpe, Corringham, Lin colnshire, vessel owner. George Crabtree, Burley-wood-head, near Otley, Yorkshire, woollen top manufacturer. Joseph Duffield, Littlehampton, Sussex, tailor. John Page, Coaley, Gloucestershire. John Bishop, Brighton, jeweller. Arthur Akhbar Mahomed, Brighton, bath keeper. Thomas Drew, Worcester, tailor. Johnson Darley, Keelby, Lincolnshire, innkeeper. William Rees, Cardiff, retailer of beer. Cornelius Millward, Wellington, Shropshire, painter. Robert Green Bales, Great Yarmouth, baker. Henry Williamson, Frindabury, Kent, ropemaker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ;i• - •;aW. Halliday, Glasgow, wine, spirit, and grain merchant, to meet within the Globe Hotel , Glasgow, April 1, and April I 23, at twelvo. ; —TSIe market Et wasM veAryßinKactEiveTto7d.ay. BRISTOL, MARCH 26. STOCK RA I E iL xc W itAN A GE Y . The only sales reported were—Great Western, 88%—Mid land Stock, 63;4,—South Wales, 32 1 4. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 26. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The share market opened heavily this morning, but afterwards improved, and a fair amount of business was done at better prices. The transactions were as follow :—Caledonian, 19—East Lancashire, 17% C. -- Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72 1 4 London a nd North- Western, 12234—Ditto, New Quarters, 4% p. —Manches and ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 33% —Midland, 6334 —York North Midland, 2334—Dutch Rhenish, 3% die. MANCHESTER, MAIL 26. S TOC K EXCHANGE.—There was an RC improved feeling ex hibited in the share market to-day, and a good business has been done at improved prices. The transactions wer_r follow : —Eastern Counties, 9—Edinburgh and Glasgow,Y.s, _A —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7214 —East Lancashire, 151'4..6 Ditto, Preference, Fifths, ! ft p.—Ditto, rters, —London and North-Western, 12314 —Ditto, New Qtla, ..... 5 1 A p.—Manchester, Shef fi eld, and Lincolnshire, b 4 Caledo- Midland, E 3 , A,—Sou th- Ear:tern and Dover, 21 5 41 _... i T; N_ 5....1J1LL0, nian, 1815-16—Shrewsbury and Birmingham t"ii Preference, 9 13-16—Buckinghamshire, 174, Second Leto, 0 i 26.. BIRAIINGELAM, MAacu . has ma . STOCK EXCHANGE.—The improvement whic h ni• .of 'Change this morning, but well supported on the opening The onl trans the amount of business done was limited. ~.. Y trans act itself in the share market for the last few days was tions reported were—Shrewsbury And PU 713414411414 (A), 7 —Ditty (B), 0%. IMPERI ROUSE OF LORDS, March 26. The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. MAYNOOTII GRANT. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a peti ti,,n from Chester against the M.aynooth grant. PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS ACT EXTEN SION BILL. On the motion of Lord COLCHESTER this Bill wts read a second time. The Commons Enclosure Bill passed through Com mittee, CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. On the motion of the Earl of LONSDALE this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. WILLS ACT (AMENDMENT). The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the report on the Wills Act Amendment Bill. Lord CR AN WORTH still retained his former opi nions on the general subject, but as certain modifica tions had been made in the measure by the Noble and Learned Lord, he should not object to it any further. The report was then received. ASSEMBLING OF PARLIAMENT BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of the Proclamation for the Assembling of Parliament Bill. He said that though he had named 35 days in the Bill, in stead of 50, he had strong doubts whether 28 days would not be better. Lerd REDESDALE considered the Bill to be wholly unnecessary. Lord CR AN WORTH was of the same opinion. He asked the Lord Chancellor whether he would wish the writs to be made returnable in less than 50 days? The LORD CHANCELLOR had not had an oppor• tunity of looking into the Bill; but as his Noble Friend had argued it, he considered it unnecessary. He would not, however, oppose the second reading, but he would look with great care at the measure before it went . into Committee. Lord BROUGHAM replied. The Bill might not be necessary; but all he could say was, that if it were not passed no one would be found to advise the Crown to summon Parliament within less than 50 days after a dissolution. The Bill was then read a second time. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE. Lord REDESDALE moved the adoption of the fol lowing sessional resolations:— .' That all notices of proceedings on public Bills and of other matters be inserted in the minutes of each day, according to the priority of every such notice, or as the Lords giving the same may have agreed; and that the House do always proceed with the same in the order in which they shall so stand, unless the Lord who shall have given any such notice shall withdraw the same, or shall, with the leave of the House, consent to its postpone ment, or shall be absent at the appointed time after the House shall have entered upon the consideration of the said notices, in which latter case it shall be held to be a lapsed order, and not be proceeded with until after the notice shall have been renewed. " That on all cecasions notices to suspend any of the standing orders of the House shall be disposed of before the House proceeds to the other notices. " That, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Bills which are entered for consideration on the minutes of the day, shall, with the before-mentioned exception, have prece dence of all other notices; but petitions relating to any such Bill may be presented immediately before the race Lion is made to proceed with the Bill. " That any business for which notice is not required, and all proceedings relating to private Bills, may, in accordance with present usage, be entered upon before the notices of the day are called for, but the House will proceed with the notices in preference to other matters at any time after a quarter-past five o'clock, at the request of any Lord who may have a notice on the minutes." The resolutions, after a short conversation, were agreed to. The Earl of GLENGALL, brought in a Bill to amend the laws relating to medical practitioners in Ire land, which was read a first time. The NOBLE EARL then moved for a return of the number of men who volunteered from the Irish militia regiments into the line, from the year 1793 to 1815, in clusive; a return of the number of officers, non-com mia‘ioned officers, and privates of the permanent staff of the Irish militia, in 1817; a similar return for the year 1825; a similar return for the year 1840; and a similar return for the year 1851. The returns were ordered, and their Lordships ad ourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 20. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes to Four. ORDNANCE ESTIMATES. Colonel DUNNE rose to introduce the Ordnance Es mates to the Committee, and, in doing so, he remarked that the estimates themselves were so clear, as they appeared upon the votes, that they required no explanation whatever , (Hear, hear.) The estimates he need hardly observe were prepared by his predecessors in office, and they appeared to him to have been prepared with a due and proper attention to economy.— (Hear, hear.) The ordnance service was never in a more efficient state than it was at present, and, notwithstanding, there had been an increase in the number of men in all the other items of the estimates, with the exception of No. 9, which related to the survey of Scotland, which this year was increased by 10,0001., the votes were reduced.— Hear, hear.) The increase in the number of men would of course necessitate an increase in the expenditure ; but, on the whole, the estimates showed a reduction upon those of last year.- (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving that the number of men for artillery and ordnance be voted at 15,532.—(Hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS admitted that the ordnance was in a state of great efficiency, while the estimates showed a reduc tion over those of last year, but as compared with 1835, they had increased from 1,152,0001. to 2,470,000/., which he thought was a disgraceful circumstance.—(Hear, hear.) The fact was the military services of this country were wretchedly managed, and general officers who were receiv ing large sums from the State in the shape of pay were allowed to augment their incomes by taking the clothing con tracts of their different regiments.—(Hear, hear.) That was a system which the Committee ought to insist should at once be put a atop to, and he demanded that it should be done now.—(Hear, hear.) The commissary estimates, which should consist of one item only, he found were divided into two, and he was strongly inclined to suspect the Treasury exercised no control over these estimates, or it would have taken care that the recommendations which were made by the Commission of 1837 were fully carried out.—(Hear, hear.) Had that been done, the estimates would have been immediately reduced, and the foundation for a rigid system of economy established for the future. (Hear, hear.) Colonel DUNNE had no answer to make to the observa tions of the Hon. Gentleman, but he was glad to learn from him that he intended to offer no opposition to the estimates. —(Hear.) With regard to his last remark, however, he begged to assure the lion. Member that many of the recommenda tions had been carried into effeet.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. A. SMITH again took the opportunity of pressing upon the Government the propriety of doing something to increase the comforts of the soldier while in barracks. Colonel DUNNE said he was ready to give that subject his best attention, but the Hon. Member would see, that as the matter would involve an increase of expense, it was one which the Committee ought themselves to deal with.— ( Hear.) Colonel AN SON assured the Committee that these estimates had been prepared with a due attention to economy, and so Hon. Members would find if they would only take:the trouble to :examine before discussing them.—(Hear.) They could be easily understood, and had his Hon. Friend the Member for Lambeth taken the trouble to make himself master of them he would not haue fallen into the error of supposing that the estimate this year exhibited an extravagant in crease over those of 1835. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME said many important changes might be made both in the army and the ordnance with great advantage to the public service ; but, nevertheless, as the estimates were not those of the present Government, he would make no opposition to them. --(Hear, hear.) He would, however, recommend the War Department to turn its attention to the improvements which had been suggested, and see if they could not be carried into effect.—(Hear, hear.) At all events, unless they did so they would not obtain the estimates so easily as they were getting them now, for in no department was there more room fur economy and improvement than in that of the army and ordnance. After a few words from Mr. EWART, the vote was agreed to, as was also a money vote for the pay of the men, am unting to 749,2541. 296,5561. for the Commissariat and Barrack supplies. 7 ;,580/.. for Ordnance Offices, Tower, and Pall-mall. 288,313/. for the salaries and contingencies of establish ments in the United Kingdom and the colonies. 121,6161. for the wages of artificers, labourers, and others. A vote of 176,4531. having been proposed for Ordnance stores for land and sea service, Mr. HUME said that complaints had been made that the guns which we used were not serviceable; and he thought that we ought not to be remiss in placing in the hands of our soldiers the best means of defence with which they could be supplied. But he understood from the public prints that that had not hitherto been done. Colonel DUNNE said that he had found no indication of any neglect upon the point among the proper authorities. Since the year 1850 the Noble Duke the Cornmander-ie- Chief had turned his attention to the subject; and the pre sent Master-General of the Ordnance was continuing the Colonel ro s e experiments which had been instituted fo r the of ascertaining what were the best fire-arms. Dunne) had no doubt but our soldiers would Heb armed as efficiently, or even more efficiently, than these of any other country. General ANSON said that misrepresentatioands haaamd put forth upon that subject which he felt requir arms b frona Sint fl ee o rt . rice. In the year 1838 we had changedoti to percussion locks • and the muskets which such a subjec t s up most efficient by the highest autheritaiein this eotintr_y. :nned been seemed had been adopted, and were stilt inaunsd ev ery Bon. DlE?ln t i?er had a simple percussion musket tgervice a peculiar descrip t ion must be aware that for military tly asaskaednywphriyvathteegseonldtlieef of arm was require . fowlingpiece • d It was frequen. should not have as good a than private gentlemen and man. But the soldier hafdartmo ghrough a peculiar service ; to the danger of accidents ' from he had harder work to pe ed r his tire-arms were exr::ere exempt. In the years 1546 and which other dre-a ma • and . after 1847 some noveltirens2were introduced on the continent in the some experiments had manufacture of fire-ar the purpose of testing their utility they had been made for thought, b cert y ain fo- Of these novelties the been adopted raetatshe r . hastily, as he principal was reign G°vernnladed at the breech, which had been adopted, them usket lo a h e understood, by the Prussian Government only. That Government had supplied 10,000 or 12,000 of their troops With that musket. The invention was a very ingenious one, and to any one not conversant with mi litary service it would appear that such a weapon would give a great advantage to the soldiers who employed it, in consequence of the much greater rapidity with which it enabled him to discharge his fire. But he believed it had been found so inefficient in the Prussian army that the Prussian Government had ceased to furnish their troops with it. lii the year 1847 the attention of the authorities at the Ordnance department and at the Horse Guards had been directed to the improvement of our arms, and his Noble Friend the late head of the Ordnance department and the Noble Duke the Commander-in-Chief had formed a Com mittee, consisting of the most competent officers, for the purpose of inquiring into the matter, and receiving any pro posals that might be made for the improvement of the mus kets placed in the hands of our soldiers. That Committee had met at various periods since the year 1817. They had 1131 k taial 91 'moral d9wriPti9=l 9f 14;494 19094 of the AMEN T. breech, produced by seven different makers. But all those muskets had failed. They could no lorser be worked after they had been tried for twenty rounds, in con sequence of an escape of gas, or cf some derangement in the fixed machinery • and yet they had been made of the very best materials. Since that time various other inven tions had appeared—there were, fur instance, the muskets of the Chasseurs de Vincennes, which he understood had re cently been supplanted by the Miele muskets. Those lat ter arms had been tried at Woolwich, and had there been found to succeed. But he believed that we ought not has tily to adopt any of those improvements. Complaints had been made of the great weight of our muskets and of the great incovenience which they caused to our soldiers; and it had been said that a musket with a small bore would be as effective as a musket with a large one. But the Noble Duke the Commander-in -Chief had always maintained very strongly, and had told him over and over again, that he felt indebted in a great measure for the success of his armies in foreign countries to the weight and the siae of the bore in our muskets. He (General Anson) found that the French were endeavouring to make their muskets of as large a bore as ours, and they felt satisfied of the greater efficiency of our muskets. He would not say that we were bound to adhere to the size of our bore ; for it was at present ascertained that the weight of the ball was all that was required, and that, although the bore might not be as large as formerly, it would be as efficient a 9 ever if it were to carry the same weight of lead. Attacks had been daily been directed against the Government for not having r taken that subject into their serious consideration. And he would venture to say that there was not at this moment an army in Europe, or in the world, that could beat our troops with their present arms. He was satisfied that, although they might not load so quickly, and although they might not have so deadly an aim at five or six hundred yard, as the troops of some other countries —he was satisfied that, with their present arms in their hands, they would be found superior to any other soldiers in the world. He should observe that it would be ridiculous to suppose that two armies could fight at a distance of five or six hundred yards. Much more depended on the discipline of the troops than on anything else. They had been told they did not give suffi cient ammunition practice to their troops; but if the troops made use of the quantity of ammunition given them, small though it was, there could be no cause of complaint. He entirely agreed with Hon. Gentlemen who said this country should keep at peace with other nations. He more than agreed with them, because he thought this country was bound to set the example.—(Hear, hear.) Sir W. CLAY was glad to find the possibility acknow ledged of obtaining something less cumbrous for the soldiery than the musket now in use.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to call the attention of the Committee to one matter, namely, that when the military were furnished with better arms, they should be practised in the use of them.—(Hear, hear. ) At present, the allowance of ball cartridge for practice was only thirty rounds per man per annum, or little more than one opportunity of firing one shot at a mark in every fort night.—(Hear, hear.) As to the bravery of the Britsh troops, there could be no second opinion, but then the autho rities would be greatly to blame if they left everything to the gallantry and discipline of the troops without properly arming them also.—(Hear, hear.) The House and the authorities were bound to see that in return for his bravery, the soldier should have the very best arms with which to defend himself. Mr. F. MAULE was glad to find that the opinion re garding the inefficiency of the arms used by the British troops had fallen off very much, However, from what had been stated by the Hon. Gentleman who last addressed the House. it was clear the impression was not altogether removed. He (Mr. F. Manic) was of opinion that a better description of arm than that used at present was not as yet found ; and, therefore, he hoped the House would not be led away by reports of new inventions and modern inno vations. Of course he had no objection that a portion of their regiments should be equipped with this new arm ; but that the whole force should be supplied with it, he hoped would not take place If it should—apart from the expense and caution attending it their arms might oalculate on more reverses than victories. A ith regard to ball practice, he should say that in order to perfect the troops in that branch of their duty it was necessary they should have places set apart for the exercise, which they had not at present, seeing the localities in which their barracks were situated. He thought it would be a great improvement if such places were procured ; but as to the general condition of their troops, be believed ho might say they never possessed a more efficient army than at present.—(hear, hear.) Colonel DUNNE could assure the House that the Master General of Ordnance was using the greatest possible caution in reference to the adoption of the newly-improved arm, and also that it was not the intention to arm the whole army with that description of fire-arm.— (Hear, hear.) The Master General had also directed his attention to the matter of. ball practice, and would do everything in his power to improve it.--(Hear, hear.) The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of 449 oeB/. for works, buildings, and repairs, Mr. IJUME called attention to the expenditure in the Channel Islands, and suggested that a survey cf the works now in progress at Jersey and Alderney should be made. lii his opinion they were only throwing thousands into the sea. Ile had also to complain that a sum of 45,0001. had been ex pended at Portsmouth, on the authority of the Secretary of State, but not authorised by Parliament. Colonel DUNNE said he would make inquiry into the subject. General ANSON said the works were commenced on the express recommendation of the committee of ordnance esti mates, and he hoped the House would agree to works that had been already sanctioned. Mr. HUME thought the Secretary of State, except in cases of emergency, should not be authorised to commence the erection of fortifications without the previous sanction of Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) General ANSON— These works had the deliberate con sideration of the Government. But of course the House can now reject them if it should please. Mr. WALPOLE said all that had been done was this. Before the estimate was submitted to Parliament sanction had been given to the proposal of the estimate, but not to its adoption by the Secretary of State, with a view that its should be subsequently submitted to the consideration of the House.—(Hear, hear.) That was all that had been done. General ANSON—No works are commenced until sanc tioned by this House. Mr. HUME could state that evid ence existed to prove the very opposite. Mr. WYLD hoped some attention would be given to the defenceless state of the coast from Bristol southward. Colonel DUNNE replied the Master General had his at tention already directed to that portion of the coast. The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of 107,9071. for the scientific branch of the ordnance, Mr. WYLD hoped the officers in general and military students would be engaged in the work of surveying. It was the case in all the armies of Europe with the exception of the English. Sir D. NORREYS hoped the one-inch map, which was found to be of great value in Ireland, would be speedily pub• lished. After a few words from Mr. EWART and Mr. CHAR TERIS, Colonel DUNNE said the six-inch map, now completed, was about to be reduced to one inch, which would be found very beneficial to Ireland, particularly as regarded geolo gical purposes. He should be -happy to support any measure which would tend to improve the scientific education of the officers of the army. General ANSON thought it would be very desirable that these maps should be rendered more generally available to the public, and sold at a rate which would produce some thing to the Exchequer. CHARTERIS said the Committee had examined a number of engineers and other persons, who had given it as their opinion that the six-inch scale was too large for prac tical purposes, and that the one-inch scale would be the most advisable to adopt. The saving, by adopting the latter scale, would be about 500,000/. Sir D. NORREYS said all the persons who had con sidered the subject in Ireland were of opinion that the six inch scale was the best for practical purposes. It would be easy to reduce the large to the small scale, but it w ould be impossible to enlarge the small scale if the survey was ever made upon the one-inch scale. Mr. COWAN said he had the hono ur of serving on the Committee, and the evidence in favour of the one-inch scale was overwhelming. There was a p ros p ect now of ttchiesscuarle vey being completed in ten years, but if the six-in was adhered to it would not be completed for half - a - ce ntur y . After a few words from Mr. HOME, Colonel DUNNE said no d . ou t bt s a thbeutsi found very convenient for proprietors, tended for their exclusive ben efit. 251;innecliVerscivalaes win! The vot t c h we expensees then o o g r f ee the dto , vote of 1 m 72 i1 ,3 4 5 a 6 ry and civil. /. to defray no neffective salsoa iat establishment.tio H on e that ob ar Mr. HAMILTON then moved a vote of 447,602/. to defray the charges of the commiss consider able 'a that there was anincrease of of last year, notwithsta nding reduc n served that the vote wa s in which that colony was the particular circum stances 49,776 k in the vote for the Cape of Good Hope, owing to placed, and an en of a v deot. add i t i on al vote of 6,27 61 . for W estern Aus tralia, for the establis hm h a lf- pa y pensions-and al lowances of the commi ssar iat esta- The vote was then agreed to, as con wa ict s also 43, bli s hment. 599/. for the The House then resu C med. EXHEQUER-BILLS. he House resolve Mr. HAMILTON then moved th 00a be raised for the the Hon. Member moved that 17,. itself into Committee of Ways aVoMelnst, service of the yearly rate of interest on Exche- Mr. HUME inquired as to thewhich being done public had a right to expect? Mr. (1 Vssl.), saidxpec believed it was the lowest rate per th e c m en w t he • Mr. HAMILTON he which he t believed to be higher than the possible. that the bills wouldsell to lower very well he believed Mr. HUME said that money never was so low as it was at present, and .• by private • The Government had to raise the price of the bills arties. when money n money i a 3 t Id., for cavipasitadleacor,t7ndboeughhatd was cheap. Alderman THOMPSON agreed that the publi • c ought to have money as cheap as possible, but also thought that it w as very inconvenient to vary the rate of interest on Exche quer bills too often . — (Hear, (Hear, hear.) Nothi ng to have Exchequer bills at a discount, was worse than Bills of exchange mi g ht v or even at par. r ates, but they ran for very likely be obtainable at low If the late Chan ce ll or shorter periods than Exchequer Bills. of the Exchequer had reduced the rate of interest som e time since the r esu lt had shown that he might safely have risk, and it done so; still there would have been a thought was always a n ice an d delicate question, and he that the present Chancellor of the Exchequer had acted most prud en tly in • not taking such a step. Mr. HUME said the • bills were now at a premium of 775., and he did not thi n k i t was r i g ht to have such interest. On the bringing up of the report he should bring the subject forward again. The resolution was then agreed to, and the House resumed. MUTINY BILL. Mr. BERESFORD moved the second reading of the Mu tiny Bill.—Agreed to. Mr. HAMILTON moved the Marine Mutiny Bill, which also passed that stage. COPYRIGHT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. HENLEY moved the report on this Bill, which was received and agreed to. ST. ALBAN'S DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. APPREHE sISION OF DESERTERS BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. ANSTEY rose to oppose it. He said it was a Bill to enable her Majesty to, carry into effect arrangements with ion sof deser ters from foreign power s for th e appreheu • rters from ships coming to this country, Th e preamble stated that such arrangements had been concluded. With what powers? Perhaps with the Czar of Russia. Some years ago several Polish sailors deserted from a Russian of war, and escaped to this country , w here the ship they were pro tected against pursuit. Such was the sort of case to which this Bill would apply, and in which the w ould be delivered up to what might unfortunate men often be certain death. If such " arrangements had been mad re ferred to, they were disgraceful to this e as the preamble these "foreign Wa powers?" _s country. Who were usurper 9ta _ w Austria_ one, or the present n ; m uaducourmt Lehi out t 9 lead tel to assent to such en arrangement ? These " powers," it appeared, had promised to carry out corresponding ar rangements as to the desertions of our own sailors in foreign ports. But the terms were not equal. For in this country the deserter would have a fair trial; on the continent he would find no law at all, but arbitrary power. The " ar rangements" alluded to, then, were de graceful and scan dalous; and whoever had entered into them ought to be punished. It would be said that the measure merely referred to merchant ships; but it was clear that it also referred to ships of war, from the phrase" belonging to foreign powers, which was to be found in one of the clauses. Was this country, then, to become the gaoler of the Holy Alliance — not for the purpose of immuring Napoleon—(he wished we had him now ; he meant Napoleon the Little, in place of Na poleon the Great) -but fur the punishment of such wretched slaves of foreign despots who endeavoured here to exchange their condition for that of freemen in this land of liberty. It was an extradition Bill, and most unconstitutional and dis creditable. He moved that it be read a second time that day six months. Lord D. STUART, in seconding the amendment, said cer tainly it would be beneficial to the commerce of the country to have the power of preventing the desertion of our mer chant seamen in foreign ports.- (Hear, hear.) And if the Bill only referred t i merchant vessels, it could not be ob jectionable. But he believed it referred to ships of war; and it was in truth an act of extradition, by which this country would become the tool of foreign despotism; and it countenanced the rumours current that the sympathies of the present Government were with absolutism. The NW men of foreign ships of war were not, like ours, voluntarily enlisted, but were compelled to enter into the service. Thi s was the case with the Poles in the case referred to, wh o had been told they were going to Kamchatka, and fancied this country was Kamschatka—( Laughter)—but having once found out what it was, resolved to remain here. BY passing such a Bill as this, they might conciliate despotic powers abroad, but they would assuredly shock the feelings of the people of this country. By letting such a Bill find its way to the statute-book they would be doing nothing more nor less than making themselves the humble servants of cruel foreign Governments, and be doing their dirty work for them. Mr. HENLEY said it was not his intention to follow the example of the Noble Lord and the Hon. and Learned M m e ber for Youghal, who, whilst they deprecated delay, wer themselves causing obstruction by making speeches ill which they travelled from all sorts of places, from IKara s : chatka to this country, without urging anything really to the point at issue. —(Hear.) He must first tell the Noble Lord that this Bill was prepared by the late Government in con sequence, as he (Mr. Henley) believed, of the very general complaint made by the owners of merchant ships in this country, as to the inconveniences arising from the desertion of their seamen at foreign ports. At present there was n° power on the part of foreign ports to render any assistance ill getting these seamen back, and we could not ask the assiAt since of foreigners without giving them an equivalent. Th e , doctrine that a man as soon as he set foot on this soi l sho till not be delivered up applied just as much in his opinion- to merchants' ships as Queen's ships. Lord D. STUART—In the one case there is no bargain- Mr. HENLEY—There was no bargain, but still it was de sirable to assimilate the two cases. If Hon. Gentlemen op posite thought it desirable to deprive her Majesty ofthe advantage of getting back seamen who had deserted from Queen's ships, let them pursue their object. The board over which he presided had felt it to be their duty to embrac e merchant ships : it would be for the House of Commons to deal with the Queen's ships. The main alteration he Isad made in the Bill was in conformity wi th the Portuguese Act, and provided that a person could not be apprehended except on information upon oath. (Hear, hear.) If the Honse chose to make the words particular instead of general, he had no objection, but he certainly thought it advisable the t extend the same powers to Queen's ships.disc He tho n g House might have been spared the very unnecesssry play of declamation they had heard from the Noble ord.'s but it sometimes happened that those w ho were loudest in their task about liberty were not it s b est champions. . ht o Mr. HUME should be contented if the Bill were confeaen to merchantmen. It was of the first importance that we should not lose the 'vantage ground which the Nobl Grp' lately at the head of the foreign department (Lord villa) had declared he would secure for political offenderg.. ~ Colonel THOMPSON opposed the Bill. lie th0n.4 13 ! things had come to a pretty pass in this country if we ni u n s ! follow the example of Belgium, Switzerland, and Piecherbo t; in demanding the extradition of those foreigners who tscL made themselves obnoxious to their Governments on account of their political opinions. The m e C t il ien AN b C ef E er L e L t O h ß e HofetnhaeeEwXasCillerEtQhUe sEeßeenobdsteeravdi observed thaw the had the Bill, and any al eraalterations mu st be reserved until t passed that stage. The Hon. Member for Montrose heti misstated the origin of this Bill, which had not been franl. in deference to the wishes or dictation of foreign powers, b I out of regard to the necessities of the English Government.ti —(Hear, hear.) It originated with an English Govearnmbeenen and was intended for English purposes, and it a framed view„ T in he t r h e e Portugal, therere it was necessary to procepi ny 7_ l :7_ wmearennneer treaties alikneliytb teotneeffreecetutbhteri.ehobj:;_te2ist, clahtaiennt.—selm Hear,seamen d i ffi hear) calte a And l i d f the be t ß b i r l e l w ev n e were limited t ne w saiyd t o en: r_t it main object. Although perfectly willing to con .. t!r i , the Bill its very purpose would be defeated.—(Hear, h . _) 0,.. e p n r t e l s e e m n e t r: , b h y e rwimouitlidringotthpeleodpgeerah_titeomanrs;.; f S tO Ug t g h eS ei t r i°o A S Op otifoHn.on'AGt man LortdbePcAbLanreSr Te?gesaEidnetbheacitutehre b ß a i d gh i t n Hon. m e G d e e n gl et to . , beeircerersdtapncalems o e i t i a t te o n f ) w in h f i e c rr h ed th t i b s ia ßi ß ll il le t a n d; I h ent of an intention on the part o f be only sate. ac comp is re nec'ed with j ea v l leasti the received some time in November an application from Übe her Maj.yb'stbliaateßGillovweernremetnhte.se. Th T e be cir l c a u t m e circumstances m c oenn.l - Sweditsyh wGiotvberrengmaerdntt,eastlehiengsuthrreelilndteor ceofncsleuedmeewni,tshimSiwlaerdetne a trea that entered into with Portugal in 1842. stipulatieen i n the treaty with Portugal was to the effect,The that each a the two parties agreed not to retain in the service thaw Thereeserters from ships of war, but to discharge was no engagement, however, as to the " surrender ' of such parties; but the treaty further stipulated that all magistrates, consuls, and others should afford every facility in their power for the apprehension of deserters from merchant_ vess els, the subjects of other powers. It was an engagement of that sort that the Government of Sweden desired. Under the circumstances, his Right Hon. Friend the then Pons) dent of the Board of Trade, with his (Lord Paltnerston concurrence, instead of entering into formal treaties, which were invariably the subject of delay, deemed it most c hpna. venient and most prudent to propose a measure to Paraeo ment giving the Crown, by order in Council or oth. _ power to enter into arrangements with other powers t erow the same r e e x ee t n en t t ß as ill w w i aa th tPraormteudgainl. eennefoprmreistuymewdi,ththetrbeeforwe,iathh; tent he though the Bill expedient; but the psee so expressed by the late Board of Trade. Tore elicht maenaseuXie Lord Pal-- went beyond the limit to which, at all events, h consideration of the Government whether it wo 0.. the no merston) was a party; and he ventured to suggn(ldt ttei)etthb: advisable in Committee to make the provisioi?s t with Portugal. The matter would then s m utuald for the titer© would be no arrangement identical with the stipulations contained in stand d e t t r h ea n t s ef . spective parties would agree not t vessels would noV deserters; and deserters from merchan surrender of deserters from a ship' but the euree; rehending thew. every facility in the way of app from a ship-or-via, occurred last summer of a deserter be delivered up, but magistrates and .others wouldA geasoiere. Con. Government in an ernbarrassin g Pesi 'lned there a con-- frigate came to Portsmouth, and remai the vessel, in con-- which, if this Bill had been law, wou . ld have AplaTceudrktihststO siderable time. A person attached to ship, and escaped into the streets o bad tog o into Hasler sequence of illness, however, the man been exceedinglyunplea sequence of some dispute with othfer_arerotnembeonatbrd., %teeth:: Hospital. Now it would have le it vas not very likely ship had returned to Constantinop f now er r T e d o r ° we e sant to have had to deliver that , this party would have been on bo and a laugh.) Ile reached their destination .—(Hear, hear, dolling the Bill on the Portuguese treaty. en to the Govern armdanupll; wfohrenit ththey° t re.consider its nthoowugrheatdaallseccoomnamteirmciea: oitbjewcotusldwobueleobpelartabineedßiblyi wine% ment to consider whether they would no details.—(Hear, hear.) made on the Governments of foroigncepvo p w , i thwhichHOWAßD they e ph raleiltdsenoav : aT e c! d shtn ietvechreceivedtitmte, been theircekastsbe e h character e c r o D o i sile i n ir c . e demnation. He thought derogatory m ow i ft would opinion . d r n i bo en (No t Parliament to suffer sucha PSO - ) hat the the ge Bill a:fri.t a Aldermane mercantile interests . without this i . neglected to changed positively of late. Our mer tion had been very.eog e d to San F • rancisco lost their crew" chant ships Pwe d for months • te : B da . this elee c N o tunw:arm y s and were a w ay in whilst foreign vessels pur d their w ay in safety. He should like to see the pro- . s ue- Marine Shi • visions of the prang Act applied to merchant sailors. RUSSELL hoped the Bill wo u ld be read a secon d Lord J. gh he concurred w ith th e H on . Member fo r time , a lthou Montrose that the object of it should be more fully set forth i n the preamble. Objections might be taken to certaia powers; but he deemed the Bill to be of so much importance to the commercial marine of th trusted e cou . ntry that he there might be a sett f s actory adjustment of details. Mr. T. D'EYNCOURT asked for informs'more explicit tion as to the scope of the Bill. It would be discreditable to pass a measure with respect to the provisions of which there could be any doubt. Mr. THORN ELY said that as the law now stood, if slaves belonging to a Brazilian vessel landed on our shores they became free; but the question would arise, in case this Bill passed, should we not be compelled to place them on board again as African slaves. Lord D. STUART—To be sure we should. Mr. AGLIONBY regretted that the Government had . not more explicitly stated their intentions before going into Committee. He would vote for the second reading, but would give his opposition to the Bill in Committee, if there_ were not an exemption made in it in reference to men of war. Yv Mr. RICE concurred in the observations made by the Noble Lord the Member for Tivertoa, and would vote for the second reading. Mr. FORSTER said that nobody objected to the application of the Bill to merchant ships, but they ob j ected to its going beyond that. Mr. GOULBURN said that as they were all agree d that • some measure should be passed on the sub j ect, be thought the rational course was to agree to the second reading. Mr. WALPOLE said that the object of the Gover entered int nmeno, t was simply to carry out certain arrangenients with forei g n powers on the subject of desertion. Whatever! those arrangements were they were stipulated for in that treaties entered into with Portugal and Sweden. It seemed: to him that there would be no necessity. for inserting in tb's preamble the arrangements alluded to in the Bill, as ther were perfectly well known. The Hon. Member for Wolver hampton (Mr. Thornely) seemed to think that slaves in a , Brazilian ship should be delivered up if h tis ill were adopted. Th ere wa s, however, nothing whatever in B the Bill that ap plied to such a case. It only applied to seamen deserting their ships —( Hear.) Mr. TEIORSIELY said that if they restored a man who,. had been a slave, he would remain a slave far life. After a few word from Mr. J. BELL, Sir A. COCKBURN would venture to suggest that pow should be given to a magistrate to take into consideration t circums t a nces under which the desertion takes pace. m ight, for instance, be occasioned by i ll-treatment, vb. would justify inch desertion. Mr. ANSTEY said if the Ministers would pledge the selves to take the proposed alterations into their conside tion, and that they would draw a distinction between Si' chant ships and those in the service of a foreign Governrat he would not press his amendment. Mr. WALPOLE said he wished simp l y to carry into E T the the treaty of Portugal and the other arrang ements concu in by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. Mr. ANSTEY having withdrawn his amendment tlie 131 was read a second time. e CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose to exain t h e obi, tom' of this Bill befozo the Docile vent C o Cmalittct/ It 0' 0' or 04