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with regard to this question it would be better for that House to adhere strictly to those points in which this country bad a right to interfere, and not a step further with the internal government of other parts of the country under the adminis tration of different Governments. Lord KINN AIRD thought that the evacuation and oc cupation of Cracow had never been properly explained. He believed it to have been done with a view of bringing any conspiracy to a head. The cruelties which had been com mitted were known in many instances to have received the sanction of the Government of Vienna, or at least of their sub ordinate otScers, and he thought that a remonstrance on the part of this country would have much weight in preventing similar occurrences in future. The motion was then agreed to with the amendment. Several Bills were then forwarded a stage, and their Lord ships adjourned until Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 11. The SraAKaa took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. PORT GORDON HARBOUR BILL. On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON, the Bill for this harbour was withdrawn. SMALL DEBTS BILL. Sir F. TRENCH presented two petitions praying that this Bill may pass this session. Mr. DIJNCOMBE also presented a petition to the same effect from Scarborough. IRISH ARMS BILL. Mr. ESCOTT gave notice that on Monday next, on the motion that the House resolve itself into Commitcee on this Bill, he should move that the House resolve itself into Com mittee that day three moths. MIDDLE-ROW, HOLBORN. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the parish of St. George the Martyr, praying for the abolition of this inconvenience. ABOLITION DEODANDS BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, this 13ill was read a third time and passed. MILITARY PUNISHMENTS. Mr. WILLIAMS, se ing the Secretary to the Ordnance in his place. wished to ask whether the opinion of the law officers of the Crown had been taken as to the validity of the sentence of death passed upon a private marine at Cork for striking his sergeant. Mr. WARD said that it had been ascertained that there had been some informality &severed in the construction of the court which tried the prisoner, and on that ground, and also from the recollection that tie had tinderg ne a long uncer • tainty as to the sentence, they had cot ceived it but right that the prisoner should be sent back to his company, in the hope that the or teal which he had undergone would have a benefi cial effect on his future conduct. • MITCHELL'S PETITION. At the request of Mr. JOHN PARKER, Mr. T. DUNCONIBE consented to postpone the considera tion of this petition till this day week. APPLICATION OF CAPITAL TO RAILWAYS. Mr. WILLIAMS wished to ask the Noble Lord, the First Lord of the Treasury, whether the Government intended to interpose any check upon the application of capital to railway construction. He saw that during last session and this as much as 210,000,0001. had been alit ho-ised to be laid out in the construc tion of railways. This was likely to create di,arrangement of the capital usually devoted to the manufactures and commerce of the country. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that, inasmuch as a Committee of Inquiry had been instituted at the commencement of the present session, and they had recommended that no interference should take place, and inasmuch, also, as the parties who had obtained their Bills had been put to great expense, it did appear to be unjust that they should be deprived of the advantage to which, in consequence of that outlay, they were entitled. With respect to the general part of the question, he did not see how, as there was no means of preventing the application of capital to railways on the Continent, or in the United States of America, there could be any restriction to the application of capital to railways within the limits of the United Kingdsm. The Railway Board which was proposed would, in all probabi lity, save all the difficulty. NAVAL AND MILITARY DEPARTMENT BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER this Rill was read a second time. PUBLIC WORKS AND FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Sir G. GREY this Bill was read a second time, after a remark that it would be advisable to ascertain whether the works were necessary, especially on the river Shannon. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that this point had received careful attention. This Bill, with the the preceding one, was ordered to be com mitted to-morrow. CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL. The Report on this Bill was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. DEODANDS ABOLITION BILL. Sir G. GREY moved the third reading of this Bill. Lerd G. SOMERSET wished to know whether her Ma. jesty had given her assent to the abolition of these deodandQ, as it was but decent to consult her upon this subject. Sir G. GREY said that he was prepared to take the course pursued by the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests last year. Of course her Majesty had been consulted, sod had given her consent to every step in which it was necessary. After some observations by Mr. WALLEY and Mr. Hex- LIT, the former complaining that Mr. S. Wortley, who was in the other House, was not able Co be present, at the discussion, and from the latter complaining that there was no rule to direct Members to ascertain whether the several 8.113 were to be taken at twelve or five o'clock. If they took a man's property or his life, they ought to give some compen sation ; and he had some doubt on the success of the policy adopted, and he did not think it right, because they had cut off one foot that they should cut off another. Mr. S. WORTLEY at this time entered the House ' and said that although this Bill had passed the House of Lords, after an able introduction, yet it had so passed without any dis cussion whatever. It would be recollected that deodands were a gift to the Crown in a very early stage of our history, and he did not think that any alteration whatever was made in the case by what he learned was the fee - , viz. the sale of the deo dands to the several corporations. The only discussion which the Bill had undergone was in a Committee up-stairs, con sisting chiefly of lawyers, the responsibility of whose acts he would share, although he was only present for half an hour. It should further Ira recollected that it was by means of deodands only that a cheap and ready compensation seas made to the poor f r the injury which they suffered. Now, in the instance of an injury inflicted by a railway company, was it at all reasonable that they should not be obliged to pay for the consequences of the con duct of their servants. What was the ase of bringing an action for damages against the servant, who was in most cases a man of straw, and could give none. He was no advocate for the absurdity of the law of deodand, but he did say that a simple compensation to the Crown was a very ready means of getting at the compensation which was due to the injured patty. He would appeal to the Learned Lord Advocate for a confirmation of the working of the law of deodands in Scot land. He had always considered Scotchmen as much more steady and sober characters than those of whom London juries generally consisted, and he would ask how the law worked there. Certainly well. The Bill was brought down from the House of Lords on the Bth of May, and it was read a second time in the House of Commons, and committed on the follow ing Monday. and when he returned to town on that day at one o'clock, he found that the two clauses which gave the principal feature to the Bill had not only been refrained, but totally altered in character. In Scot land there was this difference in the law: the nearest relation of the person killed or injured might bring an action for damages, and any relation who might be abroad at the time of the occurrence was not debarred front bringing an action on his return. In fact each relation might come in turn; therefore the whole question was involved in difficulties. He considered that the two Bills before the Hcuse ought to be postponed until next session, and that in the meantime a Select Committee should be appointed, to consider the laws relative to deodand., and to report to the House on the subject. He concluded by moving an amendment to that effect. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the amendment, on the ground that the two Bills had been before the House for two sessions, and had been during that period hilly dis cussed in Committee, both in that and the other House of Parliament. It was never intended that deodands should be levied and compensation awarded for acci dents which did not occur through carelessness, wrong, or from any other cause, but for those which did. The plan proposed by the Bill was this—the Crown would receive the amount of the deodand levied, arid pay it, out of the Consolidated Fund, to the persons injured, or to their relations in case of death. The amount of compensation for injury was, in all cases, difficult to determine, and at all times difficult to enforce. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then went on to show that the present law was defective, and required re-modelling. His Learned Friend distrusted English juries, but he (the Attorney-General) having bad some expe rience of juries, had arrived at the opinion that the case of a person injured through carelessness was safe in their hands. He should, therefore, oppose the motion of h,s Hon. and Learned Friend. _ _ _ - ----- Mr. WAKLEY said that he had hoped that some other legal gentleman would have been present to expound the law. His two friends who had just spoken were educated under cir cumstances entirely nmilar, and whose opinions entirely dif fered. If either of these gentlemen were elevated to the bench, the law of coroner would entirely depend on the opinion of which of them happened to be judge. That was a most unsatisfactory state of things. The law of deodand, he admitted, was in a molt unsatisfactory state. He would take the case of a livery-stable keeper who lent to•his drunken servant an unmanageable horse. The horse might cause the dew h of some person, and yet the livery. stable keeper, who was as muc h, if not ore. is blame than his servant, entirely escaped all the consequences —the law could not touch him. If the horse belonged to a gentleman, and were ridden by his servant, the gentle man, in that case, would be liable. If, in the case of a rail way company, the wheel of a carriage came off, and caused death to some one, the company might prove that the wheels bad been examined before the starting of the train, and yet the jury had the power to inflict a decdand. He admitted that the law required alteration, but yet he hoped the Hon. and Learned Member would not divide the House on his motion, for the matter had already received the full consideration of both Rouses of Parliament. After a few words from the LORD-ADVOCATE, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. HENLEY said that the question was whether the amendment proposed was one likely to be beneficial. The Hon. and Learned Members who had been discussing the Bill differed i n opinion, and a similar difterenee of opinion was observable in the Noble and Learned Lords who had discussed the question in the other House. lie thought that the Bill should certainly receive a more full and careful investigation before it. passed that House. Mr. CRIPPS said he would support the Bill before the House, as he considered it likely to be efficient in its nature. The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there appeared— For the third reading of the Bill Against it ••• Majority 45 The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. ---- DEATH BY ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION BILL. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, this Bill was read a third time and passed. SMALL DEBTS BILL. Sir G. GREY moved the order of the day for the second reading of thi3 Bill. Mr. WAKLEY hoped the further consideration of the Bilj would be postponed for a few days. Sir G. GREY begged to inform the House that the prin ciple of the Bill was not new, but was founded on the report of the Law Commissioners. It had been brought in by the late Government, and had been favou rably considered by the EOM of Lords. There was an intention of postponing it till another session, but from the urgent request of the tradesmen of Birmingham and other large towns the p resent Gover nme n t bad decided to go on with it. H e as k ed the House to allow the second reading, and allow the Bill to be committed pro forma to-morrow, when the money clauses could be added, and the whole details of the measure fully considered. Mr. WILLI.OIS thought the measure one that was much required, and he was glad there was a prospect of its being carried into effect. He thought a great benefit would be con ferred by taking away the jurisdiction at present exercised by -the quarter sessions in relation to debts. Mr. GREENE hoped the House would at present confine itself entirely to the merits of the Bill, which he thought was much required. Sir WILLIAM CLAY thought the Bill was much required, and its provisions had given general satisfaction, and had his entire support. Sir G. GREY explained that a reduction in the table of fees had been made to that which had been drawn up origi nally for the Bill. Lord G. SOMERSET defended the proceedings of the quarter sessions from the charge of the Hon. Member for Coventry. Mr. HENLEY supported the second reading of the Bill, though he complained of the late period at which the Bill had been introduced into the House. Mr. SPOONER considered it was a Bill of very great im portance, and he hoped no further delay would take place in carrying it into a law. Sir G. GREY had no objection, with the consent of the House, se as that no time should be lost, to move that the BA: be committed pro .forma this day, so that the clauses to Ist added might be printed at once. Mr. WAKLEY said that, after the speech of the Hon. Member for Birmingham on a previous occasion, when a similar Bill was passed, and his speech on this occasion, he was much alarmed as to what were the real provisions of this Bill. Indeed, he should carefully scrutinise every clause and every word of it.—(Laughter.) In his (Mr. Wakley'A) opinion, one of she greatest mischiefs which could happen to the working men of this country was the facility with which they could contract debts. If Le found there was nothing objectionable in this Bill (and be sincerely hoped that would be the case), he should give it his support. After a few words from Mr. B. ESCOTT in support of the Bill, Mr. MUNTZ said this measure was absolutely necessary to the interests of the traders of this country. He knew it to be a fact that many of that class of people could not recover debts exceeding 20/. The Bill ssas then read a second time, and committed pro formd, with the view of adding some more clauses. The Bill was then reported, and ordered to be re-committed on Monday next. COMMONS INCLOSURE (No. 3) BILL. This Bill then went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES PREVENTION - - _ The House having resolved itself into Committee on this Bill, Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET complained that the powers proposed to be given by it to the Secretary of State and the corporation• of towns were toe summary and exclusive. Lord MORPETH said that no danger need be ap prehended by any party from the exercise of those powers ; they were, in fact, such as were absolutely ne cespary for the health of the people. Mr. BERNAL begged to call the attention of his Noble Friend ( Lord Morpeth) to a point in connexion with this ques tion. Whilst they were all talking of improving the health of towns, within a mile from the very house within which they were sitting, there was a large sewer pouring its filthy strerms info the river Thames, and yet there wag not the slightest covering over it, and the people of that neighbourhood were suffering from the sickness and contagion arising from it.—( Hear, hear.) And there were several such sewers in and around the metropolis. Now he wanted to know whose province it was to remedy this state of things ?—( Hear, hear.) Was it that of the Commis missioners of Sewers, the surveyor of the district, or were the people of such unhealay districts to be left to the last re source of indicting the local authorities, for having suffered the continuance of such nuisances? Mr. WAKLI2,Y having condemned the present imperfect sewage system in large towns. Lord DIORPETH said that the nuisances complained of could be removed by a very summary process, which was afforded by the present law. Mr. SiIEIL confirmed the statement of the Hon. Member as to the sewer in Westminster. He was so struck with the odious appearance of the sewer in the neighbourhood of Shallesbury-terrace, that he went from house to house for the purpose of inquiring whether, in their opinion they suffered anything from the nuisance, and they stated that it was most prejudicial to their health.—(Hear. ) After a few further observations from different Members, the Bill went through Committee, the report was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be re-committed en Thursday. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The report of the Committee on the ordnance estimates was brought up and agreed to. . THE WRECK AND SALVAGE BILL. This Bill was postponed till to-morrow. LUNATIC ASYLUMS, AND PAUPER LUNATICS BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. STEAM NAVIGATION BILL. -- The report on this Bill was further considered and agreed to, and was ordered to be received on Thursday next. BRITISH POSSESSIONS BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. PUBLIC WORKS, FISHERIES, ice., BILL. This Bill was reada second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) (No. 3) BILL. The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be corn mitted to morrow. K7E6I6AL PRACTITIONERS BILL. On the motion of Mr. WAKLEY, this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to he committed on Thursday next. Sir GEORGE GREY would not object to the second re:, d ing of the Bill, on the understanding that it would be printed, in order that the medical profession might be fully acquainted with its provisions. ARTS-UNION BILL. On the motion of Mr. SHEIL, the Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to. The House then adjourned at a Quarter-past Three till Five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'clock, only a few Members being present. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY AND NAVY. Dr. BOWRING present.-d a petition from the inhabitants of Hounslow against the practice of flogging in the British army and navy. The petitioners stated, that in their opinion the character of the British soldier was lowered by the bar barou4 practice ; that it. was foreign to the character of the British nation, and alien to the principles of religion ; and therefore they besought the House immediately to abolish the disgusting practice. He cordially concurred in the prayer of the petitioners. MEDICAL PRACTICE BILL. Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition from a Dr. Brown, of Park-road. Surrey, against this Bill. BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. BODKIN presented a petition from several inhabitants of Finsbury, praying that the British Museum might be opened on Sundays. GUIANA. . . Mr. G. BERKELEY inquired whether it was the inten tion of her Majesty's Ministers to take arty: ntage of the recent arrangements made by 1,,1te Government to promote the immigration of free labourers between British Guiana or the West Indian colonies and the free states of Africa? He also wished to know whether there would be any objection on the part of the Government to promote free emigration to Guiana after the new duties came into operation. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who was very indistinctly beard in the gallery, said he had already stated that there was every desire on the part of the Government to promote immigration from the coast of Africa to Guiana, but there was considerable difficulty in carrying out such an object, and of limiting the numbers. Since his Noble Friend (the Secretary for the Colonies) last spoke on the sub ject, applications had been made to him by persons connected with India, that the Kroo coast n ight be open to those who wished to emigrate. He had already stated that there was no British authority there to attend to the interests of those who might go thither. His Noble Friend would, no doubt, agree with him that we ought not to give zny encou ragement to the slave trade in that part of the world, but do all is our power to put an end to it. GAME-LAWS. Mr. G. BERKELEY ib; rose to bring forward his mo tion on the game-laws, but An Hox. MEMBER remarked that there were not forty Members present. The House was then counted, and only twenty-two Members being !present, the SPEAKER declared the House adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. ESTERDAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. This Committee met this morning for the first time. The Noble Lords who formed this Committee were—The Lord Monteagle of Brandon (chairman), the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, the Earl of Duc'e, Lord Camoys, and Lord Skeimersdale. The following were the Bills referred to their Lordships : 'I he Caledonian Railway (Clyeesdale Junction Railway Deviations). Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway. Caledonian, roßoc, Govan, and Clydesdale Junction Railway Amal- gamation. The first Bill which was taken into consideration wax THE CALEDONIAN, POLLOC, GOVAN, AND CLYDESDALE JUNCTION AMALGAMA TION. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr. Hope appeared for the pi o moters of the Bill; Messrs. Austin, 1-111.iyard, and Sergeant Murphy appeared for Sir John Maxwell, of Polloc, and other persons, in op position to the Bill. Mr. Sergeant Waarionam opened the case on behalf of the pro moters, and proceeded to call evidence in support of the Bill. The first witness called was Mr. Errington, who deposed to the general merits of the scheme ; after which Nir. Austin claimed to be heard on behalf of the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Munkland Junction Railway, to which Mr. Hope objected, and contended that he had no locus standi Mr. AUSTIN was heard In support of his claim. Mr. HOPE replied. Atter which Tho CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee were unanimously of opinion that the petitioners had failed to make out their case, and that the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monkland Junction Railway had no locus slandi. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY then, on the part of Mr. Graham, wished to Introduce a clause making more explicit the six mile clause contained in the Bill as it came up from the House cp Commons. The Committee intimated that the question was decided by their previous decision. The next application on the part of Mr. Sergeant MURPHY was that the interpretation put upon the six mile clause should be made to appear on the votes. Mr. HoPE said that if his opinion would have any weight with the courts of law in Scotland he should feel proud to have his opinion there recorded. This application the Committee also considered should not be corn- Idied with. Mr. Errington was then cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY. vr. Graham was then examined. wee f rge ti e m oaet rousappricaii;n; ;;;•e Tri;de to the Committee by Mr. Sergeant rr A . 1 c le a d pu by v, t o h i e t ir be L llf i s e h t i p h s is , client d ( e 3 c f l r a . r G ed r a t h i a i e m), e a a l l m o b f l e w h a T i l d , the various other clauses of the Bill to be proved. p s z i e r :t io re n - t . l: . il . t ar l CAL EDONIAN — CLYDESDALE JUNCTION 1 IMr. Sergeant WRA% t H h AM then opened the case for the promoters of tehuits in ß t i lt , l l a t st a t h e Clydesdale Junction Railway, as laid Graham in an objectionable m ament, affected the property of a Mr. progress of the MM. Subsequelintill'ra. d e That to g t e h n e t 1 southe ma n o o f p p t o h s e e c o l r i t g h i e . n agreement was entered into, by which a deviation line was to h:e an ma to pay to Mr. Graham, i s l e t s which that gen- Caledonian Cl. tiesdale nally proposed line, and the company the suits of 2,900/., in order to defrayYtWhceree. tleman had incurred in his opposition to tirl.. n ' Railway ha 4 now passed into the hands of the Company, and this agreement with Mr. Graham had hTe ll a an a l i l i'f t , i ‘ l l y that Company, and had been faithfully' adhered to. r- -- by Mr. Sergeant MrAtenY, who appeared for Mr. Graham, said that if the agreement were produced bearing the corporate seal of the Caledonian Railway, his client would he satisfied. Mr. Errington was then called, and deposed to the course of the deviation line as being in accordance with the terms of the agree. me ,t entered into between the parties. The CHAIRMAN then declared the preamble of the Bill proved, sub ject, however, to the condition, that before the Bill sould receive its third reading, the agreement bearing the cnrp- rate teal of the Cale donian Railway should be placed in the hands of Mr. Graham. GLASGOW AND SELF/IST UNION. 3ELAILV.7,B.Y Mr. TALBOT opened thu ease for the promoters of this Bill in a speech of considerable length. We applied for a copy of the map, or the Bill, show!ng the course of the proposed line, but we were mot uneourteously met by a refusal on the part cc the solicitor to the ILL. 1L.,1 our request been attended to we should then have been enasled with accuracy to have pointed out the route of the proposed line, and the various towns and villages of by it, being anxious that anything pat forward by us should not be of a nature calculated to mislead the public. We are most reluctantly compelled to omit a lengthened report of the Learned Counsel's able spezch on the occasion. Mr. T. Miller was examined by Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., as to the general merits of the line. Mr. J. Brown, cross-examined by Mr. Horn, gave evidence of a similar nature. The Committee then adjourned till eleven to-morrow. Room C. OLDRAIVI, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL, AND BIRILEDIRE2I.II JUNCTION. Mr. Bendall, C.E., end other witnesses, ►ere examined in support of the Bill. This closed the case on behalf of the promoters, Mr. MeatvALE then proceeded to address the Committee on behalf of the Rochdale Canal Company, whose property was affected by the Bill. The Learned Counsel illustrated the alleged injury done to the property of the petitioners, by frequenting calling the attention of their Lordships to a model of the premises of the Company which lay upon the table. Mr. Cooke, the chairman of the Rochdale Canal Company, was examined at considerable length, with a view of showing the amount .nd position of the property which would be affected by the proposed Sue. Mr. IL Eton, engineer of the Rochdale Canal Company, gave similar evidence. This closed the case of the Rochdale Canal Company. _ _ _ 31r. lIILDTARD, Q.C., proceeded to call witnesses on behalf of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company. Mr. ilawkshaw, C.E., engineer to this Company, was then who stated that he had gone over the estimates of Mr. Lowe. the engineer to the line, and had taken his quantities of earth-work, viaducts, embankments, and other works, and he believed that those works could not be executed, including the necessary land, under 668,135/., being at the rate of 90,t 001. per *idle. He thought the area of the chief station should be at least 15,000 square yards. At the conclusion of the exarainatiois of this witness their Lord ships adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the rotes and Proceedlncs of die House of Commons.) MONDAY, A ' 1:0 - . 10. Messengers from the Lords brought up the following Bills, to which their Lordships had agreed:— British Guarantee Assoc.ation Bill, without amendment—Burial Service (No. 2) Bill—Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal, and Manchester and Leeds Railway Amalgamation Bill— West Riding Union Railways (No. 2) Bill—Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice Bill, with amendments—Salthouse Embankment Bill, with an amendment. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. MONDAY. AUG. 10. ARM; (IRELAND) BILL. Order fur Second lteAding s read ; Motion made, and Question pro posed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :" Amendment propused, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Ques tion to add the words " upon this day mouth :"—Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of the Question." The House divided : ➢iAJORITY-AYES, 56. Anson, Colonel Gladstone, Captain Pigot, David Bannerman, A. Goulburn Henry Rich, Henry Baring, W. B. Greene, Thomas Rumbold, C. E. Berkeley, Captain Grey, Sir G. Russell, L(.rd John Berkeley, Grantley Hamilton, G. A. Rutherturd, A. Bodkin, W. H. Hamilton, Lord C. Seymour, Lord Broadley, Henry Hawes, B. Shaw, Rt. Hon. F. Brocklehurst, John Ileneage, Edward Sheil, R.L. Brooke, Sir A. B. Hobhouse, Sir John Smith, Vernon Buller, Charles Hogg, J. W. Somerville, Sir W. Cowper, W. F. Jervis, Sir John . Spooner, Richard Craig, W. G. Jones, Captain Stewart, P. M DIIII6IFIS, Admiral Labouchere, Henry Wad, 11. G. Dundas, David Macaulay, T. B. Wilshere, T. W. hbrington, Viscount Morpeth, Viscount Wood, Charles Estcourt, T. G. N icholl, John Wyse, Thomas Ferguson, Sir R. O'Conor, Don Forster, Mathew Palmer, G. TELLERS. Fox, C. R. Palmerston, Viscount Tufnell, H. Gibson, T. M. Parker, John Hill, Lord Marcus MINORITY-NOES. 9.3. Baine, Walter Horsman, E. Sibthorr, Colonel Bowring, Dr. Martin, J. Warburton, H. Bridgernan, Hewitt Morris, David Wawn, JT. Browne, W. 31untz, G F. Williams, W. Collett, John Napier, Sir Ckarles Yorke, Henry R. Crawford, W. S. Norreys, Sir D. Duncan, George Osborne, Ralph TELLERS. Escott, Bickhain Pechell, Captain Dunconibe, Thomas Evans, Sir De Lacy Protheroe, E. Hume, Joseph LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 11. COMMITTEE FOR PRIVILEGES. Their Lordships sat to-dad• in Committee for Privileges. The Peers present were—the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Mountford, the Earl of Kingston, Viscount Strangford, Lord Sondes, and Lord Longford. THE EARL OF CARIERY'S CLAIM TO VOTE AT THE ELEC- TION OF REPRESENTATIVE PEERS FOR IRELAND. Counsel were heard, and witnesses examined, upon the claim of the Earl of Carbery to vote at the election of representative Peers for Ireland ; after which, Their LORDSHIPS declared that the Noble Earl bad made out his claim.—Claim allowed. --, The House then sat to hear appeals, and their Lordships were occupied the remainder of the morning with hearing arguments in the case of Robertson v. Paterson, which came before their Lordships upon an appeal from the decision of the Court of Session m Scotland. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, August 11. (Before Mr. Commis4iOner Gotn.Bur.x.) FOX V. COLLINGWOOD. This was a summons under the sth and 6th Vict., for the purpose of getting the defendant declared bank rupt unless he paid the sum claimed. An objection was taken to the heading of the sum mons, which was simply Court of Bankruptcy. The COURT was at first of opinion that that was suf ficient, as all the other courts were district ci,urts ; but ultimately held, that under the 24th rule, made by the Lord Chancellor, it was necessary that it should be stated that it was the Court of Bankruptcy, London. His llosoun also decided on a second objection, that the initials, or the abbreviation of the name of the plain tiff in his signature, was nut sufficient, although it fol lowed, -‘ I ;he undersigned William Fox." The summons was therefore dischary,ed. CONTEMPT OF COURT.—AISTROP A. SOLOMON. In this case the defendant, who had been summoned under the Small Debts Act, was committed tor contempt of Court. The summons was originally returnable, on the Ist inst., but the defendant, on being served, said he was " too busy to attend the Court." The Commis sioner suggested that a notice should be given, so that he might not be ignorant of the consequence of not at tending ; but, on receiving it, the same answer was re ceived. The Learned COMMISSIONER, therefore, ordered the commitment to be enforced. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT —Carlisle, Aug. 8. CROWN COURT. The assizes closed this day, Mr. Justice Wightman sitting to try the two remaining criminal cases. William Gore, a young man of vulgar aspect, and no edu cation. was charged with being in the dwelling•house o Musgrave Todd, in Cockermouth, in the parish of Bryham in this county, on the 19th of July last, and stealing am carrying away three silver spoons, a silver watch, a gob watch key. a silver guard chain, eight sovereigns, 305., n snuff box, and silk cravat, the money and property of Mr Todd, and so being in the said dwelling-house feloniously an , burglariously breaking out of the said dwelling-house. The witnesses examined clearly proved the case as laid it the indictment, the jury found him guilty, and The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to ten years' transportation. . _ Edward Sloane, aged 33, tried yesterday, and convictev on the evid.nce of a very interesting young girl, and other vi itnesses, of having violently and feloniously assaulted ant criminally abused her, the said Mary Hutchinson, at Hat ringtor, in this county, received the sentence of the Cour: that for the said offence he b' transported for life. OXFORD CIRCUIT.— Gloucester, Aug. 10. Fifteen cases have been added to the list. Sir Thomas Wilde commenced business this mornint in the Nisi Prius Court at ten o'clock, and Mr. Justie Maule in the Crown Court at eleven, but before neithe. Learned Judge has any case occurred which would justify a report. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. The justice-room was crowed by persons who were anxious to see Janes Fitzsimmon, the man charged with having robbed the Lord Mayor of a gold watch and appendages on Monday week, at the Blackwall Railway station. The curiosity was the stronger as it was known that the prisoner has been for some time dieitin guisbed as a prominent member of the swell mob, and that he had been brought before the Lord Mayor him self a few m!,nths ago. in the custody of Daniel For rester, from Masterman's bank, where he had been watching for victims. Th- , prisoner, who was defendei by Mr. Hobler, walked into the bar with gre:A confidence. Thu following was the additional evidence:— Mr. James Hartley, of I3ridge-street, Blackfriars, solicitor, stated that he was standing with the Lord Mayor when the prisoner and the smaller man, who was described by the other witnesses, were together, close to his Lordship. Witness fixed his eyes open the two men the moment they came out of the carriage on the railway. The prisoner (to the witness)—Come, come, speak up so that every one may hear you. The witness—They came suddenly in front of his Lordship. In a moment the shorter man disappeared. Then the Lord Mayor cried out that he was robbed. From the manner in which they both acted, it was quite evident to me that they were acting in concert together, and I at once judged, from their appearance, that they were bad characters. .. The prisoner —Oh, dear ! so you know a thief by his looks, do you ? Alderman GlBBs—Did you observe them in conversa tion ? Witness—Certainly. The prisoner—State what you heard us say. If you thought us bad characters, you ought to have listened to what we said. Mr. Harley said he did not hear the conversation. Alderman bissek—Shyuld you be able to identify the colupanion of the prisoner ? Witness—No doubt of it. Mr. Wood, who gave evidence on the day of the first examination, said the prisoner was in concert with the person who stole the Lord Mayor's watch, if not the actual thief. Mr. Ilobler—Did you ire the prisoner attempt to escape ? Mr Hartley—l did not see that. I SAW from their general appearance that they were pick pockets, and I saA so. The prisoner shook his head contemptuously. Mr. Nobler—Had you seen them before ? Witne!s Mr. John Hall, of Bishomate•street-without, ware lio,iseman, confirmed the statements made by the other witnesses, in which the prisoner and the shorter man were described as being in connexion. The witness was behind the Lord Mayor when he saw the prisoner and Mayor i,re c t a h ll :p d r t i l s i o e n p e t r ) , lic a e t the y( r i i e s: i n re er o s i h A ru i n d l i c r li m a a c r k , his c ompan i on c l ose to his Lordship. When the Lord * Gibbs, put on his hat. Alderman dinns—Put it more completely on your head. The prisoner—l can't ' my 1 , .a ' d.. e The hat 11 7 . just as I wear it always.W - h: t mo t re ° ea L n il f . (11,4 eta©• ,ehweraeotwe,itio? Alderman Ginns—ls there any i mq nnything to ,ay against the prisoner ? Mr. James [Lillis, wa e.h mitttae•ort - ,r, of Last s m i t bfk.! ( -1, here stepped forward, and swid that hr ha-I a charge to make ugaihst ti•ie prisoner. ilk: thee stated that on last Friday week, at half past eight o'clock in the evening, a person of gentlemanly appearance, and taller than the prisoner walked into the shop and asked to see some pat, nt gold levers. Witness showed him three, and he wished to see still better, and spoke ah,Jut not taking anti• Geneva watches, or any watch not of English make. Witness then handed him a fourth watch, with a heavy gold chain. There was a lady in the shop at the time, who was known to the witness, and who was looking at ear-rings, and at that moment the pri soner entered and pushed roughly by the lady to reach the party who was looking at the watches. In an instant, by a wonderful sleight of hand, the watch and chain disappeared, and the pris_iner too followed toy his com panion. Alderman GIBBS.—What did the prisoner say upon entering the shop ? Witness—When he squeez. dby the lady to get to the place where the party was looking at the watches, he said to me, " Mr. Harris, what do you charge for cleaning a patent lever r' I replied, 45., and the prisoner went out, and after him went t!..e other party, and so rapidly was the thing done that they were out of the shop before I di!covered that the watch was off. Mr. Hobler—Was the prisoner the person who took the watch ? Witness—One of them had it. Mr. Hobler—DA yi,u sEe the person touch the watch at all ? Witn-sf.—l say there was extraordinary sleight of hand made use of, and one of them certainly wok the watch. Alderman GlBBS—Should you know ti - e tall man ? Witness—Directly. The prisons—l am entirely innocent of both of these charges. Miss Susanna Harris said she was in the shop when the prisoner entered the shop, and asked her father what he would charge for cleaning a patent gold lever. She was po.itive the prisoner was the man, and she was con fident that she saw the other man hand the prisoner something. The prisoner—The witness before you did not say anything of that kind. . Miss Susanna Harris—l know you are the man. I saw the tall man hand something to you, and you went out directly, and he followed you. The prisoner—You don't know whether the tall one or the little one took the watch? Miss S. Harris—l as confident the tall man handed something to you, and you went out immediately, followed by him, and vie watch was then missed. The young lady added that Mr. Gardiner, a neighbour, had seen the prisoner and the tall man looking in at the watches through the window and talking together. Alderman GIBBS asked whether the lady who was in the shop looking at the earrings could give any evidence? Mr. Harris replied that he supposed she could not, as she was so much occupiod with the earrings. Miss Mary Ann Harris, another of Mr. Harris's daughters, stated that as she was passim.; through the shop, she saw the prisoner distinctly, and heard him ask her father what he would charge for cleaning a gold patent lever. She looked at the prisoner, and the pri soner looked at her. Mr. Hunier—Did you ever see him before ? Witness Never. Alderman GIBBS—Is there any body else here who has anything to say against the prisoner? Here a lad) in deep mourning stepped forward and said, I should not like to swear, but I am almost con vinced that that is the countenance of the man who robbed me of 421., at a banking-house, in Pall-mall East, on Monday week. I was at the time in a state of great agitation, having just left my husband on his death bed. I think three of them followed me into the banking-house. I had two distinct views of the prisoner. He had pushed the door open for her as she entered, and he also pushed it open for her as she retired. Alderman GIRDS—Can you swear to his identity ? The lady—l should not like to swear to him. I think I can swear to him. The face is exactly that face. The prisoner—l never saw the lady before. Mr. Hobler—You know that there are many faces exactly alike. The lady—l do not. I have never see❑ two countenances exactly alike. Ido not think it is in human nature. The prisoner said that all who had splien against him laboured under mistakes. He had dune none of these things at all. Alderman GIBBS remanded the prisoner till Thursday next. The prisoner's confidence and self-possession were evidently shaken when Mr. Harris suddenly appeared to give evidence against him. He, however, soon recovered, and showed a disposition to bully the officer who had him in custody. It is repot ted that the Lord Mayor's watch was broken up immediately after it disappeared trom his Lordship's fob, as, in the absence of the prisoner, it fell into the hands of some of the juniors of the fraternity, who got )41 of it with all possible expedition. It is supposed by some, that if the prisoner had escaped at the time of the robbery, the watch would have found its way back to his Lordship by as rapid a mode of communication as that 'of which Mr. Harris complained when speaking of the magical departure of his property. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Thomas Brake, a footman in the service of a gentleman re i Jinx at No. 44, Hertford-street, May-fair, and Thomas Williams were brought before Mr. Maltby, charged with hav ing been found together by the police under the following suspicious circumstances :--_ . Police-constable P C 102 said he was going through his beat that morning when he saw a man in the area of No. 32, Hert ford-street. He noticed a second person, who stood outside of the railings, and who gave a kind of signal to the man in the area, as if to warn him of the approach of any one. Witness went forward to the area and spoke to the man, who said it was all right, as he lived in the house. Wit. ness was not satisfied, and he took the two men to the station-house. On the prisoner Brake (the man in the area) a number of skeleton keys were found. Witness ascertained that Brake did not live in the house, but that be had for merly lived in the service of the gentleman who occupied the house, but that now he was in service at No. 44 in the same street. The prisoner Brake said he merely went down the area to call upon the footman who had succeeded him. Mr. MALTBY said he should remand both prisoners for a few days, in order to give the police an opportunity of mak ing proper inquiries. Thomas Alexander Barker, a clerk in the service of Messrs. Williams and Co., silk-mercers, Oxford-street, was charged with embezzlement. Several cases were alleged against the prisoner, but as it was expected there were other cases not yet known the pri soner was remanded. Cavanagh was charged with robbing her master, Mr. Martin, agent, No. 3, Thug-street, St. James's. The prisoner had been in the service of the prosecutor only a few days. A quantity of table-linen and other arti cles were missed, and the prisoner was accused of the rob bery. The duplicates of the missing property were found in her possession.--Fully committed. LAMBETH. Yesterday Mrs. Louisa Harney,middle-aged woman of respectable appearance, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of plundering Mr. Thomas Bloyds, a gentleman residing at Castle-hill, Englefield-green, with whom she lived as hou.ekeeper, of property to a considerable extent ; and Charlotte Hal ev, Julia Harney, Emnia Harney, Henry Barney, and Edward Sauce, were placed in the dock on a charge of receiving the property well knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, attended for the prosecution ; and a professional gentleman, whose name did not transpire, appeared on behalf of the prisoners. From the statement of the Learned Counsel, and the evi dence of the witnesses, it appeared that the elder prisoner, Mrs. Louisa Harney, had entered the service of the prose cutor, Mr. Bloyds, and up to a few days since that gentle man entertained the highest opinion of her. Having been informed, however, that various boxes and hampers had been from time to time sent from his house to the Bull and Mouth booking-office in town, he had made some inquiries into the matter, and found it quite true. He also arcer tained that one of the packages sent there had been actually addressed to himself, and to be kept till called for; and that this, like the others, had been taken away by the same parties. This induced him to employ Morton, an active officer belonging to the P division of police, who soon found out that the persons who were in the habit of taking away the parcels were the children of Mrs. Harney. He in the next place traced the parties to a house in liertford-street, Walworth, where they resided, and which contained a wag gon load of property of all descriptions. Amongst the articles produced were a quantity of window and bed curtains, Turkey carpets, table end bed linen, china and glass, wine, brandy, hams, tea, coffee, soap, candles, preserves, and a large box of the choicest hot-house grapes, pines, melons, &c., all of which was sworn to as being the property of the prose cutor. _ _ After a lengthened examination the prisoner was remanded for a fortnight, but the magistrate consented to liberate the prisoner Sonee, on hi 4 entering into his own recognisance to appear at the next examination, and also to take bail for Charlotte, Julia, Emma, and Henry Harney, but refused to take bail for Mrs. Harney, their mother. SUPPOSED MURDERS. OxFox% A uctisT 10.—The neighbourhoods of Wood stock, Sturdy's Castle, and Jaekley, have been thrown into a considerable state of alarm in consequence of the pitial r i I s , cloonvwetirht:. within fifty right tfihf handsk yards a l skeletons t s ,oot o .i f: thhee three ßsat nu human bntr. yturnpike j abo-i s, in road, a public• house, and which there is every reason to fear are the remains of some unfortunate fellow -creatures who have been basely courered and then buried there by a gang of gipsies who used to infest that part of Oxford shire, three of whom are now in Oxford Castle, two under a conviction of murder, and the other of sheep-stealing. Our readers will at once know to whom we allude, viz., to James Biddle and Isaac Sheriff, who were condemned at the recent assizes for the murder of \lr. MolAs, but whose sentence has since been commuted to that of transporta tion for life, and Skerry, who turned Queen's evidence but was afterwards trAnsported tor fifteen years f' ,, ; shet•pstealitig. The discovery of the human skeletons arose under the foilowitL.- t ireumstances :--When Mr. Walkkr, the governor of Banbury Gaol, and Morgiln, the constable of King Sutton, were bringing Biddle, Skerry, and Sheriff to Oxford Castle, and on - arriving within a short distance of the public house called Sturdy's Castle, Biddle suddenly exefaimed (pointing to the side of the road as wit as his handcuff, wouldlet him). " There lays d ead men's hones." Mr. Walker asked him what he meant—how dead MPTi ' S bones came there ? Biddle appeared somewhat con fused, but replied, in a jesting manner, ‘; Oh, they :v.-re killed in the war," and said no more. rlie eltia , rs, on their r, turn from Oxford, repeated the c•inversation to the landlady at Sturdy's Ca4be, who remembered that, about eight years ago, a ,person .disapp , areil from that neighbourhood under very peculiar cir . cunistances, and had never been seems or heard of by hiss friends since— the person's name was flick=, the run of a small farmer residing at Jackley (a village about a s e and a h a lf from Sturdy's ea , tle, and that he W4S the ow , ier of some that place. Ile was - a cottages and land at very eccentric character, ""1 preferred a r.'am a , settled ~n o. . Il e at ins life to that of last took up a regular vagabond s ll:e, Wludermg about, trb", 0 1 witch . B (file awl the count!) with a •gipsy Skerry formed a portion. Es ef:., h ::f ) e "" ti!e), were to n -ighniu hoof . i-1 . > ' I',' s be seen encamped in 1 Le Castle, an:i it was on thoie 0,,c,,n Ms . !O V I 110kS ;I:id to pay his 'wive village a visit, !or , Ile ;•urpe ,e of r4-c , iv ,!!.=2; hi, r ..t , l'or t ,,,,.. 1 : ,, , ,41 ,, 1 , • •tr. , ,•..-. So.o , ,thi , : n like ei g ht ye a r s ttgo he paid his hsit ..) early visit as Usual, but since that time he has never been seen or heard of, and his brother has taken to the property. The circumstance under which be disappeared, and the company he was known to keep, coupled with Biddle's declaration on his way to Oxford Castle, led to the opinion that he had been basely murdered for the sake of the rents he had been receiving. No steps were taken to ascertain the truth of Biddle's declaration until Friday last, when some persons w( re employed to dig aoout the spot pointed to by Biddle, when, horrible to relate, the sk-letons of three human beings were dis covered im a hollow place, which was many years ago used as a saw pit, on the side of the road, about a foot and a half under ground. Many of the bones are quite perfect. A medical gentleman residing in the neigh bourhood has pronounc,d thorn to be those of a woman and two men, an 4 from the state they were in they must have .h• en there several years. They were carefully collected together and placed in a box; which is now under lock and seal, waiting the issue of a coroner's inquest, when, it is to he hoped, that some further light will be thrown on the affair. MILBANK PRISON. A supplementary report has just been issued by the House of Commons. emanating from the Inspectors of Milbank Prison, with evidence append..d, relative to the complaint of Edward Baker. The following are ex tracts from this document. The inspectors iu their sup plementary report say We beg to state that we have instituted a full and searching inquiry into Mr. Duncombe's allegations, and we herewith transmit our report on the statements to which Sir G. Grey has directed our attention. In reference to that part of our report which relates to the corporal punishment of two prisoners with cats, different from those approved by the inspectors, we en• close two lashes taken from one of those approved by the inspectors, and also two from one of the cats with which those prisoners were punished. A comparison of these lashes will show that there is no material difference be• tween them. The evidence of the Deputy. Governor proves that no order was given by the Governor for any change to be made from the usual pattern of the cat, for although the Th-putv-Governor states that he was di rected to procure new cats (which the Governor himself does not recollect), he expressly adds that he was not ordered to vary them in any manner from the original model, but, on the contrary, that the Governor desired that preparation should be made for the punishment in the usual manner, in the case of Bunyan, whereas, in that of the other prisoner, the Governor was absent on leave. There has, however, been manifest irregularity in the eour'e adopted, from time to time, in renewing the cats when worn out, and due care has not been taken to pro vide that the eats, whenever renewed, should be sub mitted to the inspectors for approval. In this, as in all other cases, we look to the Governor, in the first instance, to take care that the rules of the prison are strictly observed. It appears, however, by the evidence, that the Goiernor did not interfere, the rule in question not requiring him to submit each cat, when renewed, for the approval of the inspectors, but only that he should take care that the new cats were in accordance with the pattern sealed by the inspectors. En the case of Frederick Bunyan, the governor is proved to have given the usual directions to the Deputy- Governor for carrying the sentence into effect, and he had a right to expect that the officer specially ap pointed to see his orders correctly executed, would in this instance have peirlbrined that duty ; but vi e regret that the Governor did not, by his own inspection from time to time, consistently with his interpretation of the rule, ascertain that the cats in use were in strict ac cordance with the sealed pattern. We are of opinion that the Deputy-Governor is highly blameable for having omitted to preserve proper pre cautions in providing cats for Bunyan's punishmet, the responsibility of which is not diminished by the acci dental fact, proved in evidence, that no injury resulted to the prisoner from the omission. Finding the re newal of the cat necessary, he should, as on former occasions, have applied to the steward of the establish ment for new cord ; or, if it was necessary to send out an officer to purchase the cord. he should have provided him with a pattern, and should not have allowed him to depend upon his memory to guide him in the selec tion. When the new cats were made, also, he should have examined them, for the purpose of ascertaining that they were in accordance with the pattern, by which examination he would have discovered that they were lapped with thread waxed with cobbler's wax, instead of bees' wax, as heretofore. It is but justice to the Deputy. Governor to state, that he appears not to have considered this to be a part of his duty ; but we do not admit the validity of this defence. As, however, we have reason to believe that the De puty-Governor is a good and efficient officer, that he had no intention to do an act of injustice to the prisoner, or to increase the severity of the instrument with which he was to be puni.ihed, and that, in point of fact, there is no material d fference between the cat with which the convict was punished and that approved by the inspectors, we submit whether the justice of the case will not be met by the Deputy Governor receiving a severe reprimand. The following is an extract with regard to one of the allegations or order against the authorities of the.prison, and the result of investigation made thereinto:— THIRD ALLEGATION. That the treatment pursued towards prisoners has led to suicides in the prison to a considerable extent ; the names of three individuals were given who committed suicide in consequence of the cruel treatment which they had received ; indeed he might say that there were four who had destroyed themselves in their cells since the present governor had gone there. But that was not all, he was prepared to prove that twelve others had made the attempt to commit suicide, and were only saved by the vigilance of the officer. The inspectors have examined the records of the pri son relating both to the suicides and the attempts at sui cide, and have ascertained that of the four prisoners who have committed suicide, only one had been sub jected to punishment of any kind, namely, William Pearson, who had been confined in a dark cell for three days on bread and water, for violent and muti nous conduct, and for disobedience of orders in refu• sing, with an oath, to repick oakum, and for using insolent and offensive lsnguage towards Supervisor Lawrence. There had been no case of corporal punish ment during the time he was in the prison, and up to that period there had not been - a single case of corporal punishment during the time that Captain Groves was governor. With reference to this prisoner, the court before which he was tried, in passing sentence, had observed that they would not be responsible fiir the consequences if they allowed such a hardened off.nder, nursed in crime, ever to return to this country. Charles Shipwerth, twenty-two years of age, sentenced for life for arson, was received into this prison on the 10th of June, ant: destroyed himself by hanging four days afterwards. This man, during the four days that he was in prison, between his reception and the act which terminated his lite, was under great depression of spirits, and strongly protested•his innocence of the crime with which he was charged, having said that he was going to suffer for a cime that h.' had never committed. The prisoner never was subjected to punishment of any kind. Thomas Bentley, thirty-two years of age, was re ceived into the prison on the 12th of August, 1844, under sentence of t even years' transportation for stealing rabbits, and destroyed himself on the following day; on the ni,;bt of the 13th, or the morning of the 14th August ; he never was subject to punishment of any kind, or cognisant of it in the ease of others. _ _ _ Thomas I'erry, twenty-five years of age, convicted of burglary, and sentenced for fifteen years, was. received on the 25th of August, 1845 ; he destroyed himself on the 29th of October in the same year. He was never subjected to punishment of any kind himself, or wit• nessed corporal punishment in others. POOH, REMOVAL. A BILL, as AMENDED by the COMMITTEE, to CONSOLIDATE and AMEND the LAWS RELAT. ING to the ItEMOVAL of the POOR. New title for third reading :—" An Act to amend the laws Mating to the removal of the poor." Sect. 1. Persons — exempted from the liability to be removed after five years' residence.—Whereas it is ex pedient that the Jaws relating to the removal of the poor should be amended ; be it eeacted that from and after the passing of this Act, no person shall be re moved from any parish in which he shall have resided for five years next before the application for a warrant for his removal from such parish : provided always that the time during which such persons shall be a prisoner in a prison, or shall he serving her Majesty as . a soldier, marine, or sailor, or shall be confined in a lunatic a-ylum, or house. duly licensed, or hospital regis terec for the reception of lunatics, or as a patient in a hospital, or during which any such person shall receive relief from any ?aria), or shall be wholly or in part maintained by any rate of subscription raised in a parish in which he does noareside, not being a bona fide chari table gift, shall tot- all purposes be excluded in the com putation of time hereinbefore mentioned. 2. Widows.—ni woman residing in any parish with her husband at the time of his death shall, during ht r widowhood, be removable from such parish for twelve calendar months next atter his death. 3. Children.—No child under the age of sixteen years, whether legitimate or illegitimate, residing in any parish with his or her father or mother, stepfather or stepmother, or reputed father, shall be re moved from such parish in any case where such father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, or reputed father, may not law fully be removed. 4. Sid( Pet-8 , 113.—Ni) warrant shall be granted for the removal of any person becoming chargeable in re spect of relief made necessary by sielice,s or accident, unless the justices granting the warrant shall state in such warrant that they are . satisfied that tha sickness or accident will produce permanent flisability. 5. Settlement not to be 'mind by exemption from removal hereiti provided.—Provided always, and ha it enacted, that no person hereby exempted from liability ta he removed, shall, by such exemption, acquire any settlement in any parish. 6. Penalty for procuring removals of poor persons without warrants of Justices.—lf any officer of any parish or union do, contrary to law, with intent to cause any poor person to become chargeable to any parish to which such person was net then c h argea b le, or f con vey any po o r p e rson out of the parish which such alit: a. acts, or cause or pro - tire any poor person to he so Canvey ed. or give. directly' 0- indirectly any money, relief. or assistance, or ailord or procure to be tiff ailed any faeeity - f , r subh cony eyance, or make an y offer or promise, or use any threat to induce any pear person to eepart from such parish, and if, in con s, qiience of such conveyance or de l eirt ore, any nnor per ,rtp-1t.1.1, to any parish to which he was Hot tnen chargeable, such officer, on conviction thereot before any two justices, :Alan forfeit and pay fur every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds, nor less than forty shilling s. 7. Delivery of Paupers under orders of Removal.— The delivery of any pauper under any warrant of removal directed to the overseers of any parish, at the workhouse of such parish, or of any union to which such parish belongs, to any officer of such workhouse, shall be deemed the delivery of such pauper to the over seers of such parish. 8. The Poor-law Amendment Act and this Act to be construed as one Act.--The said Act of the fifth year of the reig:t of King William the Fourth, " for the amend ment and better administration of the laws relating to the poor in England and Wales," and a'l Acts to amend and extend the same, and the present Act, except so far as the provisions of any former Act are altered, amended, or repealed by any subsequent Act, hall be construed as one Act ; and all penal ties and forfeitures imposed under this Act shall be re coverable as penalties and forfeitures under the said Act for the amendment of the laws relating to the poor. 9. Act l•mited to England.—This Act shall extend only to England. 10. Act may be amended this session.— This Act may he amended or repealed by any act to be passed in ail; session of Parliament. MARKET NEWS-(Y.ESTERDAY) SAY DIATt.3LETS. SMITHFIELD —Old Meadow Hay, 313 s to 41; New ditto, 215 s I* 3/ 148 ; Old Clover, 41 to 51 15s ; New ditto, 31 3s to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 11128 to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11168 per load. Supply good, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/ 58 to 414 s ; New ditto, 218 s to 21 IGs ; Old Clover, 4/ to Si 158 ; New ditto, 31 5s to 41 14s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 14s to 11 16s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 168 to 11 18s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. WIIITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/ 3s to 41; New ditto, 2/ 58 to 31 14s ; Old Clover, 4/ 5s to 5/ 18s ; New ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 188 ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to II 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 11 16s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. (From the London New Price Current of August II.) SPGAIL—To4Iay importers of West India Sugar displayed more firmness, and refused to sell in the private market any description, excepting at prices equal to those of Friday ; the demand was good, and the refiners the principal opera tors; the quantity disposed of privately amounted to MO hhds and trcs. REFINED.—To-day the home trade operated largely in Re fined goods, and prices closed firmly at 63s for brown grocery and at 64s per cwt for standard lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar is dull of sale, and first quality is offered at 34s per cwt. MA UKITIUS.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauritius submitted to public compe ition amounted to 8,352 bags; there was a brisker demand, and the whole sold at and after the sale at an advance on the rates of the last auction of 6d, and in some cases of is per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with more attention • 1.966 bags and 107 chests were offered at auction, and all sold, but not at better prices. FonmaN.—To-day there was no public sale of Sugar the produce of slave-labour, and privately little desire was evinced to operate in white or brown sorts, but holders for the most part are not inclined to lower their prices. Cohan.—To-day several purchases were made privately in Ceylon, and stiffer rates were paid. The public sales comprised 38 bags of Singapore Java, and 38 casks 5 brls of Jamaica. TEA.—The market has an improving appearance for nearly all descriptions of Tea; holders have confidence, and refrain from bringing any to public sale, but some are declared. In Congeal several purchases have been made, and the tendency of prices is upwards, especially for the lower kinds, which are yet the most in demand. Pouchong has been in good request, and prices are firm. For yellowish leaf Twankay the market has a dull appearance, and prices are on the decline. For Hyson kinds the operations are upon a more extended scale at is 6d to is 10d. Flowery Pekoe is dull of sale, and the tendency of prices is downwaids. Orange Pekoe has been sparingly dealt in, and 2s per lb is the value of fine. Prices have not risen for Hyson, b,it many parcels have been sold. Young Hvson has been in fair demand. RUM, BRANDY, ANDHOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum has been purchased with caution by exporters and the home trade, but holders are unwilling to reduce their prices. There is not a large quantity on offer, and the qualities are chiefly of the low and middling. Calcutta has been sparingly dealt in, and prices are looking down. D emerara i s wante d, and bring firm rates. Leeward Island is less wanted, and prices have taken a downward turn, although the supply is yet small. The artival3 of Rum have not been of much moment since this day week. Brandt has been in brisker demand, and prices are firmer, the' home trade have been the chief buyers. and old sorts the most in demand. In Geneva there has been a good business transacted for exportation, and prices are higher. British Corn Spirits have been in better demand. English Gin is 9s 4d fur 17 per cent under proof, and 22 under 8s 10d per gallon. SricEs.—To-day at public sale 19 cases of Nutmegs were offered, and all taken in at 2s lid to 3s for mouldy brown Penang, 3s for limed Bombay. 10 barrels Jamaica Ginger sold at 36$ for low, and 44s to 101 s for fair and middling. 80 bags Carraway Seeds were taken in at 41s per cwt. RICE. —To-day Bengal Rice was sought after, but further advAmceii rates being insisted upon operated against business, and at public sale 3,005 bags were all taken in 6d per cwt. above the value. Of Blades 1,000 bags of sound were dis posed of privately at the stiff rates of 14s to 14s 6d for Bengal grain. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon at public sale 46 bags 01 Honduras were offered and sold at full rates. On.s.—Although Linseed Oil can be obtained upon lower terms; still the home trade have been cautious in their pro ceedings, taking only sufficient for their immediate wants. and for exportation there has been scarcely any business transacted. For forward delivery there are sellers at 22s 9d to 245, but few contracts have been entered into. The crushers are still working freely, although prices are under those of last year, and they are getting small profits, but as the trade are scantily supplied, and the consumption very good, a brisker demand may be expected to take place shortly. Rape Seed Oil has been in good demand, and prices are improv ing. Cocoa Nut is held with firmness, and is still wanted, but the supply at market is small. In Palm many purchases have been made privately. Olive does not improve in value. but the demand is on the increase, and many parcels have been disposed of. Of Fish Oils none has been brou4ht to public sale since our last report, and the arrivals are of little consequence. There has been only a limited demand for Cod. Seal has been in brisker demand, and holders evince firmness. Southern has been in good demand, and prices are firmer. Sperm has been sparingly dealt in, but holders generally are unwilling to further reipce their prices. SALTPETRE —To"-day rough met with little attention, and 1,069 bags of Calcutta at public sale sold rather under former rates. TALLOW.—There has been a brisker demand for Russian on the spot. but holders have been unable to obtain any advance in prices. Purchases to a fair extent have been made, and 41s 3d to 41s. 6d. per cwt are the rates paid tor fine Petersburgh Yellow Candle. For delivery in the: three last months of the year many contracts were entered into. but there are still sellers of fine Petersburgh yellow at 41s. to 41s. 3d. Town tallow has been in excellent request at 40S 6d net cash, at which the market is firm, although it is well supplied, but there is an increased quantity being consumed. All other descriptions have been purchased with more freedom, and full rates are paid privately. DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA. Important advices came to hand from Sydney by one or the mail packets. The latest date is March 31. Mr. Leich hardt, the enterprising traveller, had made some extra ordinary discoveries in the interior of Australia, and under the most trying difficulties, of which it is almost impossible to foresee the consequences. A new region, offering a con stant succession of water, is opened from Gilbert's Lagoon to the Yappar, extending along the east coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria, is desCribed as being highly adapted for pastoral pursuits; but only as regards cattle and horses, the climate not being favourable for sheep. Large plains limited by - narrow belts of open forest land—extensive box-flats and tea tree flats openly timbered, changing with a more undulating country—fine grassy meadows along frequent chains of lagoons and shady forest land along the rivers, render the country, it is said, pleasing to the eye of the traveller, and inviting to the squatter, and long stretches of country would be adapted to the cultivation of rice and cotton. Even as far north as lat. 14 deg. 48 min„ a country openly timbered was discovered, and near the forest land of a black soil and richly grassed. The season in Australia has been the dryest and warmest experienced for 'six or seven years, and yet Mr. Leichhardt discovered a country unlike that hitherto known. because so well watered. There had been no fall of rain for eight months, consequently the pools, lagoons, brooks, wells, and streams discovered are fairly presumed to be perpetual. Our enterprising traveller had given names to about 12 creeks and 15 rivers. It is considered probable that some of these rivers will be found to flow into the Albert, which empties its waters into the southern extre , rity of the Gulfof Carpentaria, and which Captain Stokes of the Beagle ascended for the distance of .50 miles, and that some one or more of the others will connect Halifax Bay, on the eastern coast of Australia, with the GulfSf Carpentaria. Mr. Leichhardt, as had been truly observed in the colony, if recent experiences justifies the expectations raised, has discovered an " Australian Paradise" of immense importance to the mother country, and perhaps of still greater to the world. The joyous emotions excited in the colony by these brilliant discoveries were heightened because they-so soon followed the gloomy disappointment caused by the disastrous issue of Capt. Sturt's last expedition. . _ Captain Pilfold, of the schoonel. Frolic had discovered some islands and reefs on his voyage, shortly after leaving Chilcott Island, and as these lie directly in the track of ves sels proceeding through Torres' Straits, their discovery is considered most fortunate. The latitude was 16 deg. 23 min. S., and the longitude 149 deg. 15 min. E. THE BOTANISTS.—At the Police Correctionelle ir! Paris, a few days ago, two young naturalists, of te nd e r the e re 'Being ages of fifty and fifty-two, named Flacon and Roz e e r i y e ; their appearance on a being© of aim'sg rocebrtba_n i locality, questioned as to their being found Flacon informed the President that fl u were returning from botanising in the forest of Bondy. President— " Botanising at three o'clock in the aft ern oon, intheheight Yon each had a large of the dog-days! That's not usual. sack."hasn't that Ro to putzeleur—"W got on e a box , n d.' o s n ' T 6 must he get some thing thehe n one subjects in President—But when your sacks Rozeleur—"Add were also opened, they were found full of beans, peas, and onions. asparagus, new potatoes, and carrots. We have demon strated that the potato is free from disease this year, and the carrots we found were in remarkably fine condition." The President—" But all these things are useful productions of the earth, according to the code." Flacon—" At that rate, one must leave off botanising, for everything in nature is useful; besides, what fault was it of ours if the subject of the lecture chanced to be vegetables?" Rozeleur—" In botany, the lecture is suited to the season. You may ask at the Jardin des Plants, of M. Pacquet, M. Noisette, or any body you please; they will tell you that it is the season of vegetables." In slip of this definition, the unhappy victims of science were sent to prison, to make up a /wrtus siccus at leiure. ROYAL BUCKS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.—The annual ploughing match of this association is fixed to take place at Aylesbury, on Wednesday, the 7th of September. After the ploughing match, a public dinner will take place at the George Inn, at which the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, K.G., President, will preside, when a large attend ance of the gentry and farmers of the neighbourhood is ex pected.—Bucks Herald. ROYAL BOTANIC SOClETY.—Yesterday the annual meeting of this society was held at the gardens, Regent's Park ; Sir George Cockburn in the chair. The report was read, from which it appeared that the society is in a flourishing state, there having been numerous additions to the list of Fellows, and also large contribu tions to the fund for building the conservatory, and a great increase in the proceeds of exhibitions. During the past year the council have execute d works of great extent, and great progress has been made in tha building of the conservatory, an erection positively ne cessary for the purposes contemplated by the society, and specified in the charter, and the early completion of which two years ago would have been looked on as impossible ; the completed part, how. ever, is but a fragment of wt'at it will be when completed. The plant• already placed there consist chiefly of donations. The sum of 3,0001. was contributed by 247 out of 1,050 Fellows, and the total amount received by the Curator towards the sum of 6,0001., which it is expected will be subscribed, i 9 4,0001. Tile report was recsive4 LATEST PRICES OF SHARSS , IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COg PANIES' STOCK. From eze Offici,zl List, PUBLISHED. EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENISO. LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11. JOINT-STOCH Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of raid. F ri°. Annum. Mare. ....---" £ s. d. 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" l' Derby Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 55 Shropshire . • 125 O' n ' ~, I3 ot Erewash .• • 100 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. lu - 4 Forth & Clyd 100 4/. . - Do.LkFd St 12 61. „P; . c. t GrandJunetn 100 71. 95% Stffrd &Wore 140 2 ' l' h Grand Union 100 I/. 10s. - 'Shrewsbury.. 125 , il. 31.?.. s Glamorgnsh . 172 13%1. 210 i Stourbrldge.. 145 3 ~,' %.. Glstr &Brkly 00 - - , Strtfrd on Av 70 1 1 . 1 ' 0 Grantham 3 26 11' I* Huddersfield. 57 - - ! Wye Rail. Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 9% Trot & Mr-1 5 0 SOL Lancaster..: 47 1/. 108. - t sey, 4 oh. 3 Leeds& Livrp lOO 341. 520 ' Thanns &Med 19 '"- 4 4 Leicester ll4O 10/. 105 Worcstr Se} 78 2!• -0 Leiestr &Nth 83, 4/. 60 ; 131rming. 12 : „..- ---- Lough borogth 1421 701. 850 Wilts & 'Si ke 67 Amount ra id* of . Share: X 8. d. Commercial .... East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. East Country •• . 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 L mdon •• .51. pr cent. Stock. St. Katharine .••• • • .. 5 per cent. I j Stock. Southampton ,• • ...... 41. per cent. ' 50 0 0 Name of Company. Dividend per Annum. B 0 1 41 4 1 11 4 ,, 1 1 1 21Y1. 0 I St. Katharine .. - • • 5 per cent. Stock. Southampton ••.. • 47. per cent. ' 50 0 0 ' 5 " 1.17'.1 . 1.'r M 1.-NAT 0 liglL 5 . _ 4 ___-- ---- . 44 ._. a ' Dividend Amount raid. Name of Company. per of -----". Annum. Share. ....... 44 / —.--. ---• ,;04 £ th d.. . 4 . 4 . - (40 .. East London.... •• -• • ' 8/. 100 0 0 ~ 1 0 Grand Junction •••• • • 3/. 10s. 41 18 4 ...- 51 Kent ...........• •• • • 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 5 0 Vauxhall .. .. ••-.. •• 51 , per cent. 100 0 0 f ' West 'Middlesex . ... • • 5155. pr cnt. 63 12 9' LIST OP SCOTTISH CODIPAN ZI * ou Dividend A m nt raid. rea" of ..../. Name of Company. per . Annum. S hare ' -------- ..--- ---- zsd . A s . d. • ill . 100 0 v 159 ___ Bank of Scotland 1 5 aa Royal Bank of Scotland Cl. per cent. _ 100 0 0 %•!., British Linen Company 81. par cent' _ 100 0 0 Om Commercial Bank National Bank. ..... . • 67. per cent. '"" N 0 0 63 Union Bank of Scotland 7145. pr cent. 50 0 0 10 Western Bank .. .. North of scott and Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 v 11, Clydesdale Bank.... • • 61. per cent. Eastern Bank— ...• • . 5/. p er cen t. 10 0 0 4 Caledonian Bank Eclinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. 50 0 13 1 9 1 Oity of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 sig. Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 44 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 ° 9 .1 Emu. Co. of Scetind Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All pa l 2t' 'North British Incur 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 2 2 i . 10 Caledonian Fire Insur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 lO 0 ° 1 1: Eilin4urgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 , 0 0 1 04 Min. & Glasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 S A I paid. j 7 4 Ditto, % ShareS• ••• 73.6 d. p. s. 1 2 10 0 „ o 0 0 5 Edln., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 .. kll ..;ittnw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 i aid. 401 n ...1.1 P , 31asaw& Green& Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 o‘, n paid. 3 1 , llsgw& Garnkirk Bail. AL ercent. 25 0 0 kit paid' 9 ifundee&Artiroth Bali. 6/. Percent. 25 0 0 ' 2 10 0 itandardLifeAssurnce. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 ____ ,• „ v .- - , Corr' ''' jeS, WHITING FISHING.—(From a Hampsaire h see d . 4 dent.)—The different whiting grounds lying off t e te rra ti vo in the Isle of Wight, and also the various banks ',!' the ab ° ett the Solent, teem at present with large shoals o_l2,,.rdoed sportive and delicate little fish, and ti capture of li ii , l , l ..iioc i, s,, o gcore of whiting, effected by two hands using do; (se tc ` ii, lines, from one boat, in the course of a ficw3d dinarY ° ad hours) is not looked upon as being an extraor ._„. t on _at The oyster beds in the neighbourhood of LYT D The rerso Newtown, in the Isle of Wight, are, according t his ) 15 ' Al l of trawlers, likely to prove highly productive . i ii v ie_ en t that the numerous fishermen. along profit coast L00., 1 ,7 be probability enjoy a constant source of p ble 1;1-811 ells until the approachinc autumn, when their attee o l ais of of the directed to the herring fishing, multitudinous eh a ge ° fish annually revisit our waters at the above s l'” year. Oil is. .. 0- -- , HORRIBLE CATASTROPHE AT CHAT"-„ od , ,, t er, ~ turday afternoon, about fonr o'clock, a poor veOnli g te/iroric aa , bouring man named Cole, met her death in the fell° l l o lifr: or lec be f Having been gleaning, she was taking the wises' n hec' str el t , io e, mill, on Chatham-hill, to be ground into flour, wh i . e 'ij a cto o f o ,ior° tiously got too near the sweeps of the mill, one 0 ' body' 4 - 0 der in the neck, and nearly severed the head from the e ireo ' for death was instantaneous. She has left three clip d e , ra o•s• their loss. i t scit le , It t teo VAUXHALL.—On Monday the third It, ftl' o otit t el, the season came off in the grounds of the " ROW P.' i i p e tli e f t rio niter, attended by several thousands of visitors, who koP" ris ie e` 0; P",, ot till nearly daybreak, inspired by the exhilarating n';„ 0 ( 11 0 0;01 innumerable bottl s of Champagne, and endless D0;;; e 1V 0 ,,,, so yso and goblets of Sherry cobler, and other fluids. co la{ ,slug tbo the ceremonies, in court costumes, welcomed th e ilt e 6- 0 4 ' l ,"t• ai l arrived, and did the honours of the evening. sa lon zee. "i t ot"; principally on the new platform in front of the 'ol , e''',lt''' se" ball experienced{ floor of which was chalked ~,1 Inoilf 9 ;risti artiste, and was a principal feature a i t be " A tie'4lo' the feet of the dancers destroyed the beautl ..° 4 otri; r itie, . 0 0$ obliterated the devices.. In the Rotunda was elili"' at ist" yse ,r troupe of M. Tournaire, which performed an ~,. .,, , f„a r00,0 0 ,.dT,,,. pade, Ste., in the most finished style. This 10°' 0 . 0 151 , of "„ t 'ifel' brilliantly illuminated with lamps of various 010 T O Dee';,o4 lo propriate devices. The feathers of the arms et: th ri , e at a nd 0 0° Tnei: and the motto,dien," were partmularlY _., it, 0 110..: o T c h l e am b back oft h ft disposedel quads a in d r inters.a n le w :t s in in g a u g h r t i e ifi s c o e r nt gr ly e e l :feri a l i r i to: rA t i' ll ' ; ' was the mo to, " rive le bat masque," outshilli n o ~, II 1 00' 05' . The music for the fete was performed alternitayt t os od con' { ' under the arrangement of Mr. Alexander Le° ; : io ns. ' i l ch 3r „lve (4 , umally good. Mr. A. Lee's arrangements, sole c r iociP.,t r s : '' it .o °' ilons this season entitle him to praise. The v a c owl to ist o „ t ors consisted of creeks, Highlanders, postilions. 6 2, nout e re ° abe d ' them were well supported. There was also t. vi ii 3 01 , s ii huntsmen, dustmen, Leporellos, Don Juana. &_., c ii t, a briefless barriste*, a wandering minstrel, onfset'"" ts T ht h eoe e ewn w lei h irh o eH l e e oafd w i-F e , nt off well, and gave ! pliers' Ow * BIRTHS. l a dy of 1. On the 7th inst., at Sandgate, the ‘o soei, Dr. Esq., of a daughter. ~,, 0. „, c t - On the 7th inst., the wife of T. R. SemP, -ef? 107 A the On the Bth inst., at 31yddelton-square, the Golding Bird, o p f r a etsia d dt e : Wn g t4a h, n r t o e ds t f i r a u . w r so l o o rn w t. :a h c e e, wif ri e e o kll ecg-r(71" : f 131. D , of a son. (I. 6th ' • t the wife of It ' .- Es , j Agio OiC e the ins ~ to PI ~ Ar th of a daughter. wiA o fet n ocf t h rHi e ce 4 it t eo h wr °a l o n da s :, .. i ,.. , 0- f is E: i i :e:s eo ttyl : 6 laad 2 3 B s3 2h o d ' d n i p i :f t : i t L:i : eu a t t e o na po nt rto E : Bi ß r r s e . n .j to o n:v i s o . h p f9 o : o l 7 rce of a Ist in in in s y t. daougnhtthe the Ist APlnnes at Great Titchfieli7 t ebo ll4 of ()Ga. Rthoebe3rdts,mEsat., A-g . - feet! Plaill inst., at Graham-street, P'l7t°ll.scillAre' the ll ifs On the 2d • J. I L :D l ._ e jor , ter . _ . q., surgeon, 11.1 s.; 0 t h e hal "`„ . datiP at Portsmou T th, flll: :,:try . , Fenwick, 13th Prince Albert's Light ILl'S 'far sl°6l MARRIED. ~, CheShl L e ttiss; On the 6th inst., at Wallasey Church, ._ gory ,_ cow second daughter of Colonel Hon. Sir Edward o f slE go. Yorke, Esq., of Goddigg, N.W., to Victorrand Laay twe ll: • On the 6th inst., at the Collegiate er a Es, 0 ' of the Notts, George, son of James Hayee k .„" denet, 4 , o 6l gbliz iP field-street, Notts, to Georgina . _ i _ela rl ,,74 o o, of.e 4-- Venerable George frilkins, D. D., Arcz' • DIED. sou th Aviar ies ' )3:l° On the 20th of .Jura, at Tucacas; Car o ls. Antl, h Adams, Esq. , ... Learnieviotte.,loo On the 3d inst., at Sherborne - P'a"' , Esq., el 11. - eldest daughter of the late J. Finkarto_l3... of MO ledko On the 4th inst., Anna blaris4 -Iv" ; Patten, Esq., M.P. homes orthing° l3 es Ml' th e Wit° On the 6th inst., at Brighton, T of Hartshorne, Derby, aged 49. ~,e , Em _, Of On the 6th inst., at Newingtoa - P •-• ,_„ ff ittt fo . infer 0.•-•'...u.- Mr. Alfred Wood, aged 27. , t he im--- mir v....s-,e, On the 3d inst., Caroline Mau el , c e non.,z, iitys- o r Mr. Richard Houghton, of S , On the 4th inst., at Harrow -0 esuzi fiagbara stet P encer il s r e thel lill ' 11°w*- V iesr NY. •-i 0 'di ? t third daughter of the Rey. ./.. Harrow. r-Plac ' e Gree owl ' V L ot On the sth inst., at Glouceste revOn sbire' Sinclair, Esq., aged 24. -a Wand, B On the 4th inst., at his seat, mu Celn erliStejl° nant-Colonel Gwynne Holford. ~ v o q,, Of .. „ 0 1 On the Ist inst., Joseph Bridgeti; .-• gaar iii° ' 11. Middlesex, aged 44. _ —. au , WSJ On the Ist inst., At rarsons-5.- 1 0 Old Bond-street. „ o f /1 0 :ol 017 14 `" artrßn ° V 4. 10 tii. 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