The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-18 00:00:00

WiF;FT, the respective countries in the y ear 1815 on the select of ; era ") and cons eeded that it was the duty of this country at haveto remonstrate assainst these violations. They might not a te succeededsucceededin prevereitig, it, but it WO3 their duty to have w omen some step in the matter. The question he wanted to know wether any remonstt once tad been made on the port' of this teunt rY- Recent transactions in that country shower! the ne essity of some interference, and he believed that if a British 'consul had been appointed to Cracow much of these atrocities might have been removed, the detaio) of which were so revolt ing that they could scarcely be credited. It would be some r n isfacti on to these who took ' an inter st in the unfortunate He know, that step s h a d be e n t a k en b y t hi s G overnmen t. ne hoped he ghoul I live to see the day when Poland should °nee more a s sert her dignity, and free herself front the despotic tyranny of th ose nations which hail oppressed her. It might *cl that he was indulging a forlorn hope, but he thought l ot such h opes, i f kept up, would tend to preserve and keep tve the f ee li ng ofliberty in the b .soms of that generous people. Mr. M. AIILNES f e l t t h at i n t h at H ouse i nd i v id uals m i g h t which remarks u p on t h e conduct of foreign Governments 'nich memb ers of this Government might not think it prudent t y ° make. He considered that the principle o: non-interference was in general the best. He believed, ho wever. that the present cowling was one of right, and might afford some grounds for remonstrance, but h e did not k now to w h at goo d purpose onstrance could tend unless they were prepared to resort, s t totnhdwh the eltyinta ratio re g i um . If t h ey did t h at , h e cou ld under they should com pl a i n o f t h e v i o l at i on o f treat i es , b u t ot herwise i t appeared to him to be utterly useless, and worse. Cracow was as independent a town as Hambro, and by the treaty of Vienna this was distinctly secured. There might he ule di ffi culty in reconciling the 6 h and 9th article of that treaty, but he could not conceive a case so unjust as the inva toon by an arme d f orce of the territory of Cracow. If bands of Oonspirators were plotting, against the peace of that republic, that was n o t a j ust reason for the armed occupation of the territory et Cracow. It was the duty of the protective Powers to investigate the subject, and to assist the authorities jof Cracow to suppress those conspiracies, but there was no ustification whatever for the occupation of Cracow by Austria, and their retention of it to this moment. The accounts of the transactions which took place there were very contused, but it could not be doubted that some of the most revolting scenes which occurred in Galicia were unparalleled in the history of the world. The Hon. Gentle enau, after describing the relationship that existed between the Peasants of Galicia and the proprietors ef the land there, pro ceeded to say that 1,478 landed proprietors were massacred by the peasants, and brought to the Austrian Government in com pliance with their orders. 60 or 70 of them were priests; and err one family there were no less than 16 individuals destroyed. He would now ask, were the authors of these cruelties, these unheard-of atrocities, punished? No; they were not. Nor wag there the least inquiry into the matter. Now, these were historieel facts, and could not be denied If they occurred in a distant country—in any place—he thought they were bound in that House to call upon their own Government to remonstrate against them. With regard, however, to Cracow, this country was bound by solemn treaty to inquire why they were perpe trated, t o i nvest i gate the whole circumstances, and to guard against their occurrence. He would not enter into the ques tion of conspiracy, as alleged against the proprietors ; but if it ban really so, why, he would ask, were they not dealt with . by the ord nary political and military Governments. The Aus %%Government had no reason to apprehend any fear, if the 8 0. 6 0 conspiracies really existed, for they had an army of "volt h m a t t l a a o t h an i d• on receiving the first intimation that a 'ward Ch's ease P l ace. He trusted that he had b-ought for thuet Round must, in a spirit of moderation, arid he earnestly hoped Government would be able to justify their acts; Would no u t t, at the same time, express his conviction that they however be able to do se._( Hear, hear.) He was sure, ja, th , that if they did nut do tardy justice in this instance . Z uro e end, when tee), needed assistance, the provinc es . of t Lord lnPe might so construe the treaty as to refuse to give PALMERSTON said, however much they might be disposed b y t h eir feelinss to go back into events connected with e form er hi story of Poland, they ought to confine themselves tr the es , easy its Which had occurred since the ratification of the Vienna. The tn ,, tion which his Hon. Friend the Member for Pontefract had made he could not bring himself to ton cede to. H is Hon. F r i en d moved for the product i on of a !o e , r ti espo n d ence which took place between the British Govern ,: „ year s and the G overnments o f A ustr i a, R uss i a, an d P russ i a ten eel ago, turning upon a state of things then existing, and oti l t lng to matters which had long been settled and determined. t h 7,,bioh_co u ld i n no way serve either to instruct or enlighten Gea_rt.,ouse upon th e i mme di ate occurrence w hi c h t h e H on. • "Lieraan had brought under their consideration.—( Hear, T% ) The cor respon d ence was s i mp l y an express i on o f nerent opinions upon certain rights and claims; and it could tltoductive of no good results to rip up those matters be ' had long been buried and settled, and which did n „aar uPon the question now at issue.— ( Hear, hear.) He did attach so much to the appointment of a consulet at Cracow L ee • s e e lloo Hon. Gentlemen did, because had such a functionary toio u a naPpointed when the subject was agitated in 1 836, he could dust as have o f information which must have reached " quick, and just as authentic, through another channel. ''(Hear, hear. Now, he should be quite ready to give his to Oo Friend th ose papers, and that correspondence with regard oth ? present state of things which had been moved for in the r , House of Parliament.—(Cries of Hear, hear.'') it tolOossible to deny that the treaty of Vienna had been • steel by the recent proceedings in Cracow, and it must F r r , e tnembered th at not on l y were Austria, Russia, and G Ina parti es to the condition s of that treaty, but there were eat Britain, France, and other powers, who were parties to There could be no doubt that those who drew up the treaty t l nhnded th at i t should protect the small state of Cracow ; and, h e ee d , the tr eaty itself provided that it should be placed under it three Powers of Austria, Prussia, and Russia. But while Le ns placed so far under the control of those powers, it must oiormitted en all hands that the treaty gave to Cracow the Trots privileges and responsibilities of an independent state. ne eot ,' r eble Lord having entered into the details of the recent Te e s e u e cce in Cracow, which have already been given fully . in ar my Ivo, Proceeded to say, that the entrance of the Austrian for the a s a decided violation of the treaty of Cracow, ttelaie o l f r e e atY provided, that under no pretence should the otireanr. ) us ti n u e t s of Ch et adjacent powers enter into Cracow.—( Hear, Powers had was' nevertheless, firmly of opinion that the three eng egeese e not the remotest intention of departing from their n doubt. I. thetreaty of Vienna, and he entertained little Craco w tuat the three powers would place the republic of _e ow hea r , "runt the footing on which it formerly stood.—(t three) At all events he hoped it was the intention of the h. Powers to do so. He had no knowledge to the contrary, he tho ug ht t h e H ouse would find from the papers which 48 should produce some intimation or assurance of their , in tention to restore Cracow to its for mer position.—(Hear, ) He entertained too high an opinion of the sense of Ittatice and of right which must animate the Governments of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, to believe that they could nave any disposition to treat Cracow otherwise than Cracow Was entitled to be treated by the treaty of : Vienna. He was quite sure that those Governments must be sufficiently Rations to have seen the force of that reasoning, to which his non. Friend the Member for Pontefract had referred, namely. that the treaty of Vienna must be taken as a whole, and it could not be permitted for any power to depart from one article which did not please them, and at the same time to act upon another which might happen to serve a particular purpose of th e i r . own. _ (Hear, hear.) It could not have escaped the sagacity of t h ose powers, that the treaty of Vienna, it violated n r espect of on e s t a t e , m i g h t b e violated in respect of all the stater it embraced ; for instance, if this principle of violation as applied to a state on the banks of the Vistula, it might br the to the German States on the banks of or adjacent n y_t a Rhine, or those on the banks of the Po.—( Hear, hear.) He ;:to‘e,i therefore, convinced that a sense of policy, a sense of ;rlo.l'ne.t_ere(st on the part of those powers would induce them te that the treaty of Vienna must be respected as a Cheers.) It must be for their interest that tirsaeow firm c should b restored to its former position, and it was r e , onviction e , that Austria, Prussia and Russia woulo Peet th e treaty of Vienna, and restore ' Cracow accordingly. till Hear, hear.) He should have wished to avoid adverting hee t o mern ent to the other topic which the Hon. Gentlemar, tete re light under his notice, but as it related to events of a R o ccurrence he cou ld not allow the observations of the or, ce this vue t'fltlernar. to pass by unnoticed. Now, it was perfectly H ori at alicia formed part of Austria, but he differed . with tre.at • °fiend in thinking that there was anything in the Of intYeGroffe:::::' % 1 3 ;6 ; a ye the British Government thr righ . 1 ,?? ' in th &smite in question.—(Hear,) While he. nor ' said this e u L ch;he was perfectly ready to admit tha rep rigb oe t s , e, s m tandine in that House as they did as the ative s of a great anti a free country, had a perfect which'cl discuss and express their opinions upon s it n feed recently taken place in Galicia. Indeed meth tte°erstseic expected that an independent Member of the Britisl, Li 5g attire should have any restraint put upon him, to preven pressing his views anTI opiniors with regard to such mat th , but it was widely different with respect to a member 4. L° Government, who could not always be at liberty to avail He was of so much letitutle for comment and observation. to e "as afraid that his Pon. Friend had understated tht s a l r er—( Hear, hear ._but he (Lord Palmerston) had not ad an opportunity of referring to o ffi cial information ;he was peaking from information which had just been published and !OA before the other House of Parliament. And he believed that if the facts which had taken place at Cracow were fully Published, they would be found to be without example, he might almost say in any age—( Hear, hear)—but certainly without example in any modern history of Europe.—( Hear, hear.) lie could not believe that these proceedings were sanctioned or known by the Government.—(Hear,hear. ) He was not in a condition to deny, he would not say di sbelieve , th at those . Proceedi ngs were r egulated or governed by he local auth or i t i es . He was afraid that there was too much reason t o believe th e correctness of the statement which his Hon. Friend had made, but he was convinced that those offences must have cause's grief and affliction to the Government of Vienna. He was afraid that a Government like Austria, which prided itself upon the maintenance of order, and upon a Government that was called paternal and kind end conservative of the honour of subjects which were under its sway—he never could believe that that Government could have learne4, without the greatest pain, affliction, and distress, the deplorable proceedings which had taken place at Galicia. Although it was not convenient for the Government of Eng land to interfere in a matter so exclusively confined to the Go vernment of the country in which these transactions had taken Place, yet, as an individual Member of that House, he might be permitted to express his conviction that the enlighteeed linen of the Government of the empire of Austria would feel it to be, not only their duty, but would also feel it their pleasure a nd their satisfaction to take such steps as might be in their Dower, not to redress, for that was impossible, but to mitigate,- a ° far as in them lay, the miseries and calamities that had re tcieletly taken place in Galicis.—( Hear. hear.) He would say, if ejetore, tbat he trusted his Hon. Friend would excuse him no did not feel himself at liberty to accede to the par tiaular motion which he had made; but he thought that the Papers which he (Lord Palmerston) was prepared to give him fefford him mor e practical information on the subject °t the L. 4e transactions than were, in psont of fact, asked for f a j r Q ' S motion. He could assure his Hon. Friend, that so oe recommendations from this Government to that of &Istri a went, he would do all in his power to mitigate the eqa complained of—( Cheers.) h tlr • 110 WRING said that the Members of that House, and i s oe People of the country must feel greatly indebted to the ies.,,o;dreletativiord for the speech which he had made on this occa -uone—( Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord had referred nd w i i l . a th d unids choeu net:hryye circumstances which had taken place, a important acknowledgement to this andcountry, teh a t.O.the world —namely that the treaty of Vienna, o h i lid been broken—( Hear, ear) ee s . r , ho ped t s ha a t - i a t " mi g ht a go forth to the world that make i t e° t lan "a t treat Government who had been the first parties to He Y, were the ' first to break it.—( Hear, hear.) co at not but feel tha t this question, which hail been for ays , at elY brought forwa rd b his Hon. Friend was but a small bets er n of a great disease, and thounh it mieht suit the I t;e b sof that House to refer to the state of things long on et as " net that would never return, and to hold those Poles and i still sighed to see their nationality recegnised. and grieve.) ~f ,O,ni!uishert for the restoration of the rights and liberties r country, as entertaining wild hopes , he would Cae tare to remind that House tat though of Cab inet had sanctioned the destruction of the rights a nd )l", that the crime had not yet been expiated, to hat t hat the popular opinion which alone could give a sanction that fic h es —lhat same popular opinion had never recognised quiet rni sleed•—,( Cheers.) Poland must be subject to dis th - ude while the present state of things remained. Whilst to e L P e re "nt evils existed in thet country there would continue tthe friend s of freedom and of ihe redemption of that coun dreYinvihu would demand the restoration of Polish rights ; and their " 4 : and hopes would We a response the bosom of Ml . t, • •RV': THE SUN, LONDON, _TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1846. hoped the Hon. Gentleman would he persuaded to lay it on I the table, that he (Sir t. harles Napier) might speak to it in answer. Such proceeding was most indecorous in his opinion, and he felt it the more that it was a matter on which he was most anxious. He considered the whole affair was scandalous; the officers had been tricked ; they had been written to, and many of them had sent in their names, saying they would accept of the retirement ; the plan was rejected, and the names were kept up in the Admiralty—kept up there as a rod over their heads. The conse quence to these officers would be, that they would never get employment, for whenever they applied the Lord of the Admiralty would refer to the said list, and his observation would be, " Oh, why here I have this man's name down for retirement, and yet he asks to be employed." In his opinion, the whole proceeding had been most reprehensible and most scandalous. The present plan, he said, was that the first 100 old captains should retire, if they thought proper, on 25r. a day. How inconsistent this was l the plan was, if they would take it, 255. a-day, and the hope of rear-admiral. But then if 10 only took it, and though that was an extreme supposition, yet it might oecur, if 10 only took it, why, then, only 10 would retire, and that would be the working of their plan. The next 200 on the 14s. 6d and the 10s. 6d7 list, if they took it, retired on IL and 185. a day; and many, he had no doubtewould accept it; they would retire as captains, only they could never rise higher than 360/. a year, and might obtain promotion to rear-admiral, which they might have got in the natural way. This he con sidered to be injustice, if all the 100 got to be rear-admiral and 460/. a-yeer. The plan which he (Sir Charles Napier) would suggest would be the following. He supposed that the Government gave all the officers, within the first 100, 460/. a-year, which he thought was only fair; and for this reason, because if one officer would get to be rear. admiral in the course of five years, be had a right to the 4614. ; this, then. gave all at the top of the list the same privilege of re ceiving the 460/. If 60 or 70 took it, he did not see why dttrw% h t Ih h er a aasee lv : iyd s t i t e n t hwmoginat(dhotaarlra received etdepe absorbed.el mma w 3 i e e l i6l e oov d oon r new e :ed t H. yhyaoleft hset but otui others mot should the po h wol4vir e ihaio 0 e. was not d nfn o t oi tru. the ote;l l d atohrthf a h-oeea l ne l dd o emim w edhoai nusnr t eheano money opinion e. e indeed he thought 25,04. enough for the first year. There was another objection which he had to this plan, an insur mountable objection, an objection which he would never yield while he sat in Parliament. It was that the adoption of the plan would be forcing the of to go on the retiring list ; and the oldest officers were allowed to ask employment till they were black in the face—(Laughter)—but in vain; they were forcing the oldest officers on the list—Captain Gordon, for example. At present the oldest officer, and very soon his Hon. Friend opposite (Captain Pechell) would be affected in the same ixay; to accept of the retirement—to accept it in spite of their teeth.—(Leughter.) That was the very practice which the Duke of Wellington, at the head of a Commission, had done away. That Commission brought back many from the retired list, and gave them employment. The present proposal was to undo all that the Commission had done. It put a man on the retired list—yes, and more, it put a dot against his name, to the effect that he coule never be employed again. Why, there was a friend of his, still but a you .g man—he was a younger man than he (Sir C. Napier) was—(Laughter)—but he had been asking employment for the last thirty years— ( Laughter)—yet it was in vain. He said the Government positively disgraced a man by the plan proposed—the plan which the Honourable Gentleman opposite kept very snug in his pocket ; he thought it was most degrading. But, again, while the sum of 30 0004 was being given by the country, the House ought to have an assurance as to the number of those who were to be promoted. The plan which had been pursued was most irregular. In 1830 it was ar ranged to be one promotion in three. What, he asked, should the House and the country understand by that ? Why, that it would be religiously observed. But what was the fact? Why, instead of one in three, it was three in one. Every man who distingui bed himself was made the one in three ; that one in hree promotion was given as the private patronage of the First Lord of the Admiralty. The First Lord of the Admiralty monopolised all the patronage. A friend made a call upon him; the First Lord of the Admiralty went to his board, " Gentlemen," he said, " I have a pressing case ; my own patronage is up, let us make it a special case." The list, he said, would show what he said ; but let them only compare the list of 1830 with that of 1846, and the House ought to be satisfied how this was to be settled. He thought that 15 admirals arid 15 captains dying during, the year, the 30 ought to cover the year's promotions. He said that one half of the vacancies that occurred would he on the com mander's list, and one-half on the lieutenant's list, which would give the First Lord of the Admiralty more patronage than any First Lord had ever had who had been there. The conse quence of the plan pursued at present, was that the service wes in an inefficient state ; their cemmanders were old, and their captains were old, and they could not get lieutenants sufficient for the service. He hoped th • late motions on flogging in the army and in the navy would have the effect of directing attention to the state of the navy. He hoped the Government would follow the ex ample of a private merchant, who had a fleet of twenty-two ships, and had established a seamen's home for his men, and he found it most economical after all. He (Sir C. Napier) did not see if it was most economical for a private merchant to provide for the comfort of his men, why it should not be so for a Goverc ment. He hoped the Government would adopt a different system; would improve the men's pay, and would desist from paying off the ship's crew when she came home. Mr. HUME said he had called the attention of the House to the abuses in the navy, and at that time he found, for every captain employed there were seven relays, and an equal proportion for each commander.—(Hear, hear.) This was not a system of retirement, but of patronage. If returns were laid upon the table of the House, they would find that the navy was solely kept up as a means of bestowing pa tronage. 'I he Hon. Member proceeded to read extracts, to show that many were placed on the retired list, and on the promotion list, who had never served. The House of Com mons should not permit a superannuation to be made unless they had a list. made out agreeable to these returns. It appeared, from the returns printed in 1835, that the actual service per formed by 635 captains was only a period of four years. Now they wanted, at the present time, to put 200 of these men on the retired pension list. Out of 1,188 com manders in the navy, 492 never served a day as a commander, and 102 only served one year; leaving a balance of 594 who never served at all. For every officer in service there were six who could not get employed, and thus, when vacancies were required, they were obliged to pension off some and promote others. This was a system which could not be allowed to continue. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that a great many things in the system might be altered and mtxli- Sed, but the Government were in office too short a time to be able at the present moment to give it the attention which they desired. The present system owed its origin to the enormous number of officers who were employed during the war. Mr. HUME—That is the old story. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—It may be the old story, but that does not make it the less true ; and it has been found that it was impossible not to place them in such a position which they deserved, and so much merited. Hence arose the over-stocking of the navy ; and the men who at present served would not continue to do so unless they had some hope of some reward, particularly as the pay of the Admiralty was not as liberal as he considered it ought to be. Though brought up in the school of the Honourable Member for . Montrose, he had ever advocated an increase of pay to officers in active service. Mr. CORRY was very glad that the Admiralty had taken up the question, as it gave great promise that a wholesome re form would take place in the present system, Admiral DUNDAS hoped the Hon. Member for Montrose would not oppose the vote. He considered the plan submitted was necessary for the efficiency of tr:e service. Mr. WILLIAMS thought they would not effect any good until they had cleared out all the old captains; but to do that they ought to have a properly digested plan of retirement. He could not consent to the vote merely because the Govern ment, asked fir the money, but they ought to lay dawn a plan before they asked the House to agree to the vote. He would certainly divide the House on the question Mr. GOULBURN hoped the Hon. Member would not divide the Committee on the question. He considered it was impossible to bring any definite plan before the House upon a mere conditional arrangement, which depended on the accept ance of the officers who e retirement was desired, in order to give it effect. He trusted the Hon. Gentleman would allow the vote to go on the responsibility of the Government. Captain BERKELEY said that the object of the Govern ment was to make the list of admirals progressively effective, and it was for that purpose this vote was proposed. Captain PECHELL complimented the late Chancellor of the Exchequer on the speech he had made. It had made him sorry that the flight Hon. Gentleman had gone over to the other side of the Ilouse. He complained, however, that the plan propose was not clear and intelligible; and, although the Hon. Member for Hertford had stated how the plan affected the 145., the 125., and the 10s. 6d. list, he did not state how it affected other officers in the service. These points were unexplained and they could never have confidence in the arrangement until this was done. On the other side of the House, it was pro posed to retire 300 officers, but on that side of the House it was proposed to retire 200; and if he were to give his opinion on the two plans, he would admit that his bias was in favour of his friends below him. He thought, in the absence of any plans, the Hon. Member for Coventry was justified in pursuing any course calculated to throw light upon the subject. The public wanted to know what the Government plan was, and would not be satisfied till they were put in posssession of that information. Mr. COWPER supported the vote, and in doing so said be should be happy to communicate the plan of the Admiralty to the Hon. and Gallant Member privately.—(Hear, hear. ) After a few words from Captain Pechell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Napier, and Admiral Dundas, Mr. HUNIE said, if captains were to be bribed to retire, he could see no reason why officers of a tower grade should not enjoy the same privilege. After a few words from Captain PLUAIRIDGE, Captain PECHELL said that with the Hon. and Gallant Mensber,he agreed that the retiring officers should be better re munerated, but he had very great objections to the plan of giving a different amount of remuneration to different officers. Mr. WILLIAMS said he had intended taking the sense of the House on this question, but considering the present state of the House, he would not persist in bringing the House to a division.—( Hear, hear.) He would, however, bring forward the subject on some future occasion. The vote was agreed to. After which the House resumed. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. The Miscellaneous Estimates then went through Committee and the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. SPIRIT LICENSES AND DUTIES BILL. This Bill, with some amendments, was read a third time and passed. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL. ..._ .. ... This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICERS BILL. This Bill was read a third time, and passed. INCOME-TAX DEDUCTION BILL. The Howe then resolved itself into a Committee en this Bill. Mr. 3. COLLETT wished to know, from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the object of this Bill ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there sere certain officers in the Court of Chancery who had hitherto not been liable to the payment of the income tax, and this was to make them pay.—( Laughter. ) The clauses were agreed to, the House resumed, and the Bill WPS ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. COURT OF EXCHEQUER (IRELAND) BILL. The Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time tomorrow. CUSTOMS BILL (No. 2.) This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted to morrow. DISTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUNIS' (IRE:LAIN - I)) BILL. On the order of the day far the House resolving itself into Committee on this Bill, Captain LAY A RD proposed a question to the Government. In reply to which, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the salary had been settled by the late Government, but he would be happy to consider the case. Mr. J. O'CONNELL was happy to hear the Right Hon. Gentleman say so. After a few words from Mr. WAKLEY on the Haydock Asylum, the House went into Committee on the Bill, the clauses of which were read and agreed to. The report WU ordered to be brought up to-morrow. The House then resumed. The Contagious Diseases Prevention Bill, and the Turnpike Roads (Ireland) Bill were read a third time and passed. The Tithe Amendment 13111 was read a second time and or dered to be committed. RATEABLE PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to. SMALL DEBTS BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill, the clauses of which were agreed to. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL. Sir GEORGE GREY said that the profession did not ap prove of this Bill, and it would only be fair to give them an opportunity of discussing it. Mr. WAKLEY said he would be content to go into Com mittee, pro fivina, and to take the further consideration of the Bill on Friday next. PAWNBROKERS' ACT. Mr. WAKLEY obtained leave to bring in a Bill, amend ing the Pawnbrokers' Act. THE ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE BILL was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday next. EJECTMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. MARRIAGES (IRELAND) BILL. , . . This Bill was also read a third time and - passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half past Twelve o'clock. --- - ANTI-SLAVERY LEAGUE. A public meeting of the friends of this association was held yesterday evening, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Straw. George Thompson, Esq, was called to the chair, and was supported by J. Houghton, Esq., W. Howitt, Esq., Rev. Dr. Thompson, Henry Vincent, Mr. Frederick Douglas (the fugitive slave), henry Colman, Esq. (United States), B. Smith, Esq., &c. The Cunitotss said it was his duty to thank them, in the first place, for the honour they had conferred upon him, and to state that he should be as brief as possible. A few words would be sufficient to state the circumstances which led to the present meeting. At a meeting held some time ago it was unanimously agreed to invite Mr: Garrison over to this country, which was accepted by that gentleman. A few friends met him on his arrival in this room, where a meeting took place last Monday, at which it was agreed to form an anti-slavery league, to sympathise with those in the bondage of slavery, and to unite with the abolitionists who were en deavouring to do away with slavery. He would take leave to read the preamble upon which this league was formed. It was as follows: " Whereas there are, in the United States of America, three millions of the human race held in chains and slavery by a power which sacrilegiously usurps the proprietaryright of the Creator; whereas these three millions of slaves in their utter helplessness and degradation, make their appeal to the friends of humanity throughout the world; and whereas the cause of humanity is not bounded by country or clime, nor moral obligations and duties circumscribed by geographical limita tions or governmental restrictions; and whereas the God of the oppressed, who hath never left himself without witness, hath raised up for the slave population of the United States friends who are nobly and faithfully struggling to obtain liberty for the captive by the prosecution of moral and peace ful measures ; -" Therefore we, the undersigned, desirous of showing our 'remembrance of those in bonds, as bound with them,' and believing that we can essentially serve the cause of those in bondage by acting with the uncompromising abolitionists who compose the American Anti-Slavery Society,' do form ourselves into an association, to be called the Anti-Slavery League,' based upon the following principles : " Art. 1. That slave-holding is, under all circumstances, a sin of the deepest dye, and ought to be immediately aban doned. " Art. 2. That the members of this League shall consist of all persons subscribing to the foregoing principles, withoutre spect of country, complexion, religious or political creeds. " Art. 3. That the sole object of this League shall be the overthrow, by means exclusively moral and peaceful, of slavery in every land. but with special reference to the system n!,sv existing in the United States." It was resolved to adopt the practice of another League, which had been successful—to circulate this preamble, and to enrol members, who would be furnished with cards at a shilling a head.—(Cheers.) They would be addressed by Mr. Garri son, who was the head of the society for the abolition of slavery in the United States. This gentleman had been one of the earliest and most uncompromising advocates of the cause he had espoused. He had published a newspaper in the United States, in which he warmly advocated the rights of the slave to perfect freedom; and lie had even suffered im prisonment for the fearless assertion of his principles.— (Hear.) (Mr. Thompson here read an extract from a news paper published by Mr. Garrison, asserting his principles.) Since that period no change had taken place in those principles in the mind of Mr. Garrison. They would be addressed also by the' other gentlemen connected with this cause, amongst the rest by Mr. Douglas, who had himself been a slave, but who not only emancipated himself from the horrors of slavery, but also from the darkness and degradation that invariably attend the accursed system of slavery.—(Hear, hear.) He was near omitting to mention one circumstance, namely, a meeting that was held at Boston by the black population, expressing their approval of Mr. Garrison's in tention of visiting Scotland, their gratitude for his past ser vices, and confidence in his future conduct. Mr. J. HOUGHTON, of Dublin, proposed the first resolu tion, to the effect that they should extend the hand of friendship to Mr. Garrison, to Frederick Douglas, and Mr. H. Wright. He said the ladies could do much towards assisting the object of the meeting by donations towards the bazaars which were to be held in support of the same. He would not trouble them with any further observations, but though he might not be of much importance there, he had endeavoured to render them some assistance, and which he would continue to do in his own locality. He would conclude by proposing the resolution.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. W. LovErr seconded the resolution. The Rev. Mr. HOUGHTON said, he was not prepared to give his assent to the resolution then propose#, however he sympathised with the slaves. He did not wish it to be un derstood that he would oppose the resolution, but merely that it should be recorded that the resolution did not pass unanimously, lout nemine contrwlicente. • The resolution was put and carried amid loud cheers, there being but five dissentients. Mr. HENRY WRIGHT said there were three millions of slaves in the United States, who, to all intents and purposes, were personal chattels. That was the principle of American slavery, and no matter who was a slaveholder, he pro nounced him to be a villain.—(Cheers.) They should under stand that by this system a slave was prevented from enter ing into marriage or any civil contract, he was not permitted to learn the alphabet, and whatever injury he might sustain, as he could not be heard in a court of justice, he could ob tain no redress unless his case were taken up by a white man.—(Groans.) Notwithstanding this, what had oc curred ? In the year 1794, in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, of which Dr. Cox was the moderator, it was adopted as a portion of their discipline, that every man who was in any way concerned in bringing one of the human race into slavery, or retaining him in it, or who kept slaves, or who possessed slaves, was guilty of the worst crimes, and one of the basest sinners.—(gear, hear.) Now, it would be naturally supposed that that assembly would not admit such persons into their church ; but they did. The entire General Assembly became at last so full of these men, "guilty of the highest crimes, the basest of sinners," that in 1816 they came to the determination of blotting out this testimony from their records, and in 1818 they put upon record that which was not against slaveholders, but against the system. Now here was miserable sophistry. Why there was not one of the slaveholders who would not denounce slavery. It was easy to transfer your horror from the stripes on the back of the slaves to slavery in the abstract. The negro was separated from the rest of the congregation in the churches and chapels, and the place allotted to them was called opprobiously the "Jim Crow pew." The speaker here read a letter from a Presbyterian clergyman on this subject in confirmation of his assertion. This was the practice of the Dpiscopalian Church, as well as thePresbyteriau Church. That was the case in every church except the Roman Catholic, where there was no " negro pew."—(Cheers.) The speaker here read several other published letters, extracts from newspapers, ke., to the same effect, and to show that the black slave was treated with, not only perfect indiffer ence, but with the greatest barbarity, and this, too, by some of the professors of religion.—(Groans.) He trusted that the time would come when the slaveholder would find this country too hot for him.—(Loud cheers.) Before con cluding, lie would state that the interests of this country were intimately bound up in the cause of American slavery. —(hear, hear.) He would now read the resolution, which was to the effect " That they regarded with feelings of pro found sorrow and humiliation the state of the American churches in relation to the question of slavery, and would earnestly implore the various religious denominations to dis charge in all Christian fidelity the duty of admonishing those professed Christians in America who practice it in anywise—. plead for the extinction of the foul abomination in their midst—who reduce the image of God to the condition of a chattel and a brute, and condemn to ignorance and perpetual bondage those for whom Christ died."— (Cheers.) Mr. GARRISON seconded the resolution in a very eloquent address, in which he enforced the arguments of the preceding speakers, and gave a vivid picture of the horrors of slavery. He contended that America could not be called a Christian country, but might be well designated a bloodhound country. Bloodhounds were very useful in that country, as would be shown from the letters he would take the liberty of reading to the meeting.—(The.speaker then read those letters, which fully bore out his statement, and also read an advertisement, announcing that some cele brated negro-hounds, bloodhounds were ready for sale.) What a horrible thing was this. Blood-hounds following those made in the image of God, who were guilty of no crime but merely endeavoured to obtain freedom, the boon they had derived from Him as their birth-right. The poor slaves found a shelter even among the savages of the wilderness.— (Mr. Garrison read several other extracts of a similar nature, and c t o h n es t e in , hutedere He was sorry to find that, no t w ithstanding all were some apologists for the slaveowners in this country. Ile never had degraded himself avtearY was or was not a ble question.—(Hear, hear.) ca S rs o i n m i t e e°, l l. s oa , 15,000 of argue whether awtshhonesoteht a l e V r ho ds h elba a d been slaves had taken refuge in that asylum where the British flag of freedom floated— Canada.—(Cheers.) He stood there as the representative of the society for the abolition of slavery in America. That in stitution had not swerved from its principles, but they had to ci_ against them th e v il es t ca l umn i es. These he, on the p art of the societ ples becomeand the most venomous o f their left the ranks of th e opponen ts, and hurled en c o u nter difficulties w hich t hey did not expect. They h a d to contend against a church whi ch countenanced that slavery, and many, rather than _relinquish th e i r pro-slavery church, society. These, Y, denied, for, though ind i v id ua l members of their instit u ti on m i ght en tertain certain view s on religion, or on • p o liti cs , their official docum ents contained nothing of that nature. They certainly said that the y would not support a pro slavery church , fo r the y contended that it was not, could not their too,prin had be a church of Christ.—(Hear, hear.) The present position of the society was a vital one, for they had come to the last point, namely—in contact with Government in the United States. Now they could not agree in the constitution that still retained a particle of slavery. I n thi s po i nt they were revolutionists, and w ould endeavour to effect their object by moral means. He trusted that they would not send any more delegations over to America, for there was too much of divinity and too little of common humanity amongst them. They had all, whether Quaker, Methodist, or Presbyterian bowed their k nee s at the altar of Baal.—(Hear, hear.) If preserved from their English friends of this description, they would protect themselves from their southern enemies. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He contended that they were all bound, as a matter of self-interest, to do away with slavery, for even their fellow-subjects were liable to undergo the horrors of slavery. He called on the people of this country to demand of their Government to compel the Government of the United. States to do away with this foul blot on humanity.—(Loud cheers.) The CHATIniAN then put the resolution, which was carried by a large majority. Mr. F. DonGLA s then addressed the meeting, and con tended that the members of the Evangelical Alliance were the greatest opponents of the anti-slavery movement. He denied altogether the statements made by members of that body at the late temperance convention, and deprecated, in strong terms, the conduct of the ministers of the Free Church of Scotland in America towards the coloured population, which he described as being of a most anti-Christian nature, and concluded a most humorous and eloquent address by proposing a resolution in conformity with his observations. The resolution was seconded and carried. Mr. COLLIER, from New York, here made a few observa tions, in which he dissented from the views of the meeting, and denied the right of the people of this country to interfere with the social institutions of the United States. The following resolution was then proposed, seconded, and carried :—" That the existence of slavery in the United States has strengthened the cause of despotism throughout the world; and that this meeting earnestly appeals to the people of America to be faithful to their own declaration of rights, and to decree upon this horrible sin, that despots may no longer be able to point to America as a proof of the failure of de mocracy, and thus avert attention from the discussion of principles which are ultimately to establish a democratic freedom in all countries."—(Cheers.) A vote of thanks was then given to, and acknowledged by, the Chairman, after which the meeting separated. LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, August 17. (Before Chief Baron Po',tom.) THE LATE FATAL. CJLLISION ON TILE EASTERN COUNTIES Oldfield on these charges. Forgery had been committed, and the Judges had informed her, if such was the ease, she could apply to these Courts and they would take the proper steps for doing justice to all parties. She had applied at the Mansion House and they bad referred her to this Court Alderman Wool+ said he thought thht the Act under which applicant applied had been repealed during the reign of either George IV., or William IV., but on looking over the various Acts of Parliament, no s uc h clause could be found. Mrs. Cobbett observed that Oldfield was quite willing to compromise with them and let her husband out, if lie would stay all further proceedings, but they were determined cot to do so. • Alderman WOOD said, from the letter he had read from Mr. Cobbett, he was of opinion that Oldfield was iu the relationship of a confidential steward. with the late Mr. Cobbett. Mrs. Cobbett urged that Mr. Oldfield had committed forgery, and that he was, and had been, enjoying their property to the a moun t o f near ly 25,000/. for the last seven years. Alderman WOOD was of opinion that it would be highly indecorous for a magistrate to interfere with the proceedings of a superior Court. The question of forgery had been mooted in the Court of Chancery, and instead of its being thought a case of forgery, the decision was quite the reverse. Under these circumstances he could not accede to the appli cant's request. The parties then left the Court. SOUTHWARK. _ _ _ Yesterday, Mrs. Cebbett, the wife of one of the sons of the late W. Cobbett, made an application for a warrant against a person who had been formerly in her husband's service. She said that her husband, Mr. Cobbett, had now been an inmate of the Queen's Bench prison for the last seven years, arising out of a Chancery proceeding, in which there was pending a suit to the amount of 22,000/. ; that the individual against whom she made the present complaint • had obtained employment under her husband's father by means of a fictitious character, and that principally through his means they had been defrauded of property to the above amount, which they ought to be enjoying now, Instead of Mr. Cobbett liagering for a period of seven years within the walls of a gaol. That her husband was justly entitled to the property there was no doubt upon earth ; but by the proceedings adopted by the Court of Chancery they were kept out of it, and they had no hope of redress from that quarter. Her object in making the present application was to ascertain if they could not have some redress at this court against the man who had, by means of false pretences, ob tained employment in her husband's service, and who, by artifice and chicanery, was the cause of producing such misfortune amongst the members, of his family. Mr. CorriNGlfAst inquired how long ago it was that the party against whom the alleged complaint was preferred had acted in the manner described P—The reply was that it was now about ten years ago, and that she was induced to make the present application owing to a case of a similar nature having been brought under the notice a short time since ( f the Lord Mayor, and in Which the applicant had redress. Mr. Cormidathist said that he regretted to hear of the present situation of the applicant's husband, but that toe long a period had been suffered to elapse to take proceedings against the party of whom she complained. But with respect to the proceedings in the Court of Chancery, of course he could not offer any opinion or advice. The applicant stated, that if her husband consented to give an undertaking not to proceed further in the suit for the recovery of his property he would be liberated to-mor row. This, however, he would not consent to do, and ulti mately, from the justice of his claim, expected to recover his property. The applicant having thanked the Magistrate then withdrew. GREENIKICH. Yesterday a very respectably attired middle-aged man, de scribed in the police-sheet as Ilenry Lee, of Haggerstone, Kingsland-road, London, linendraper, was brought before Mr. Traill, charged with indecently exposing his person, three distinct times, to nurserymaids, having the care of children, in Greenwich-park, under the following circum stances:, (Mr. Hodson, of Commercial-road East, solicitor, attended for the prisoner.) Jane Long, a very pretty girl, aged 15, deposed that she is nurserymaid in Mr. R. Stedall's family, ironmonger, Nel son- sti eet, Greenwich. On Saturday afternoon, between half-past four'and five o'clock, she was walking with the children on the lawn fronting the Asylum wall in the park. The prisoner stood near the wall and deliberately exposed his person. 'Witness walked away, and the prisoner pro ceeded in the same direction near some trees, and again ex posed himself. Had no doubt that lie did so intentionally. He turned round to see if any person observed him before the second offence. Witness then made her way up the park, and told a fruit woman whom she met what had taken place, and she went in search of a police-constable. James Jeffries, aged 12, deposed that his mother sells fruit in the Park. Ile was with her on Saturday afternoon. Witness was on Plamsted-bill, and saw the prisoner by the side of the Royal Observatory next Maize-hill. The pri soner had his back to a tree, and was exposing his person to two ladies with children, and was laughing at them. Wit ness ran away and told a police-constable, who apprehended the prisoner, but the ladies had gone away. A girl told wit ness's mother that the prisoner had been guilty of similar conduct about twenty minutes previously. Braddick, R 64, deposed that lie apprehended the prisoner, who was quite sober at the time. The witness Jeffries pointed the prisoner out, and told him distinctly what he had seen. The prisoner did not deny it, but said that lie was sorry to have such an accusation against him. Witness took the prisoner to Mr. Stedall's house, and while there he remarked that lie should like to palliate the offence, or some such word. Mr. Robert Stedall, of Nelson-street, Greenwich, deposed that Jane Long is his servant, and has the care of his chil dren. They were directed to take a walk in the Park on Saturday last. Witness was in his counting- house when the prisoner was brought into the shop by the police-constable. The nature cf the case having been communicated to wit ness by the police- constable in the prisoner's presence, he turned and said he was very sorry for what had happened ; that he did not attempt to palliate the matter, and continued to apologise; but, on being told that he must go to the station house, replied, " Oh, I don't mean to acknowledge anything ; the afair was merely an accident." The witnesses were subject to a long cross-examination by Mr. Hodson, but their testimony was not only unshaken, but more fully satisfied the magistrate of its correctness. The charge was denied, and a defence set up that the prisoner was labouring tinder an inward complaint, and was in a corner by the Asylum wall, when some boys threw stones while so engaged, which caused him suddenly to turn, not thinking for a moment of exposing his person to any one. Mr. TRAILL said that three separate and distinct charges had been proved against the prisoner. He was sorry to see a person apparently so respectable in life in such a disgrace ful situation. If he was a person of high rank, or a near re lative, it would be his imperative duty to convict, let the con sequences be ever so distressing. A clearer case of guilt he did not remember. The prisoner st..id he had been brought to the station-house through a heavy rain, and kept in a miserable cell twenty-six hours in that state. Mr. TRAILL said the prisoner was liable, for so serious an offence, to be imprisoned in the House of Correction and kept to hard labour for three months. He would, however, con sidering that lie had already receiwd some punishment, mitigate the sentence to ten weeks' imprisonment and Bard labour in the county gaol. The prisoner left the bar exclaiming that it would be his total ruin. THE MURDER A r DAGENHAM. EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF THE POLICE. DAGENHAM,• MONDAY NlGHT.—Throughout the whole of Sunday and yesterday considerable excitement prevailed at Dagenham, komford, Ilford, and even in the metropolis, con sequent on a report which had gained considerable credit that five of the police-constables stationed at Dagenham, including the sergeant, Parsons, had been apprehended by Superintendent Pearce, and other officers of the detective police, on a charge of being concerned in the murder of the unfortunate man Clarke, and that an investigation into the truth of it was being gone into before the Word bench of magist rates. In some particulars the rumour was found to be true, and on inquiries being instituted by the reporter, the fol lowing was ascertained to be the cause :—At the inquest it will be remembered that a considerable portion of the time of the Coroner was taken up with inquiring whether Sergeant Parsons was on duty on the night the unfortunate man Clarke was murdered, which inquiry was caused by one of the constables stating to Mrs. Page (a principal witness) that he did duty for the sergeant on the night in question. The constable denied that he had made use of such a remark, but the jury, after a most patient investigation, were of opinion that he had, sergeant Parsons bringing forward wit nesses who saw hint on duty at twelve o'clock on the night of the 29th, and at one o'clock and three o'clock on the morning of the 30th of June, when Clarke was missed. This evidence was given at the last meeting of the jury, and the Coroner said they were all satisfied that Parsons had done his duty in a proper manner. Among the witnesses examined on the first meeting of the jury were constables Kimpton and Batfoy, who spoke to finding the body of the deceased, the latter throwing suspi cion on some parties living at Romford. On Saturday last Batfoy attended the examination of the parties brought before the magistrates at Ilford, on the charge of being concerned in the murder of Clarke, and, subsequently, he returned to the station at Dagenham, but on being wanted to go on duty, he was found absent. ergeant Parsons could not account for it, but afterwards it was ascertained that he had been to Scotland-yard, and stated to the Commissioners that the whole of the evidence that had been given by the police before the Coroner was untrue. Superintendent Pearce and other officers of the Detective Police were imme diately sent for, and proceeded, by direction of the Commis sioners, to Dagenham. After an investigation, Sergeant Parsons, IN ith constables liickton, Kimpton, Ferns, and Batfoy, were ordered into custody, th e superintendent feeling it his duty to resort to harsh measures, as gross perjury had been committed by some one. Yesterday an investigation into the circumstances was gone into before the Commissioners at Scotland-yard, and at a late hour last night Superintendent Macquad, with several officers of the K division, attended at Dagenham, but it could not be ascertained whether the parties would be taken before the magistrates. LOST AND WON • OR THE LOVE TEST. — This is certainly a very taking and attractive name for a work of fiction, and promises much of that pathos and sentimentality which often afford so pleasant a contrast to the stirring inci dents of peril, or the black deeds of crime, which usually form the elements of such tales. The novel will be read and admired by a large class; the lovers of animated fiction will dwell upon its pages with delight, and its popularity will have a longer existence than the generality of three-volume tales are known to enjoy. The profound, sincere, and almost idolatrous passion of Bartley is beautifully described ; and, as the author possesses great command of language, her graphic pen depicts those refinements and delicate points in the human mind with great effect. Sir Frederic Cleveland, the great landowner in Devon, is a well-drawn character.— Weekly Dispatch. OSTEND, AUG. 17.—The Brussels Opera Company arrived here yesterday afternoon by the General Steam Navi gation Company's steam-ship Soho, from London. AYRSHIRE MOORS.—Grouse shooting commenced on the 12th instant. Accounts represent the birds to be strong and wild. Sir James Boswell killed upwards of twenty brace on the moors of Boghead, parish of Aucbinleck. We have heard of several other cases in which considerably fewer were shot, and from all accounts it appears that the game is rather scarce. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —THE RAJAH OF TRAVANCORE AND HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.—On the 11th of July, 846, Professor Holloway was honoured with an order for six of the largest pot. Qi Holloway's Ointment, from no less a person than his Royal Highness the Rajah, or reigning soveretgn of Travancore, through the eminent firm of Messrs. J. Cockburn and Co., East India merchants, N0..1, New Broad-street, London. The ointment, it appears, is for the personal use of the Rajah, and will be employed under the super intendence of his private physician. Holloway's ointment is sold all over India, being a certain cure for nZcers, wounds, at res, and abscesses, even if of twenty years' standing, and may be obtained of the Pro prietor, 244, Strand, London, and of every medicine vendor. APPLE DISEASE.—The apples introduced into the London markets during the present season are effected in a manner unknown for many years. The disease shows itself in the speedy decay of the fruit after it is gathered. vvery Inver of liberty, notwithstanding any treaties that might exist between the Governments of ny country. This qu.stion {lad not yet been decided once and for ever. The things that hart &ready taken pace, would return again and again. it was impossible that that state of thing=, which had produced so much misery and so much crime—it was impos.sible for such to con.inue ; and he rejoiced that the treaty of Vienna had been violated by those who had made it—hy those who won so mu oh by it. The Ni•ble Lord had said, and he had said wisely, that it would be rather injudicious on the part of the combined powers of the north—the German states, w'hoharl gained so much by this treaty of Vienna—it would be unwise and reckless in them to treat that treaty with indifference. And yet they had done so. That treaty, which had hitherto secured protection to a small community—that treaty which recognised the rights and established liberties accorded to a small fragment of the nation of Poland—was not respected for an hour or for a moment when they had no purpose to serve in maintaining it inviolate.—( Hear, hear.) Now, that fact would not be for gotten. The Noble Lord was a• strong advocate for the appointment of a consular power at Cracow. He ( Dr. Bowring) recollected hearing him give an opinion on that . subject, in a Committee at which he ( Dr. Bowring) had had the hon•tur to sit, and the Noble Lord certainly did express himself most cordially as to the desirableness of the appointment of a consular agent. He ( Dr. Bowring) attached great value to the presence of a Bri tish representative. He must express his thanks to the Noble Lord for what he had done in this matter. The Noble Lord had certainly dime everything that he could to give effect to the wishes of Parliament and3the opinions of this country; but he ( Dr. 13owrirg), for one, believed, that had there been a Bri tish agent at Cracow -knowing the influence which always at tached to such an individual—knowing the weight of authority which, thank Heaven, was associated with the British name— he believed that the presence of such an individual would have prevented the terrible catastrophe which had taken place.— ( Hear, hear.) Sure he was that the Noble Lord had done all in his power in this matter; sure he was, also, that this question would not be settled even if the troops of the allied powers should be withdrawn from the country of Galicia. The question of the integrity of Poland, of its greatness, and its nationality, must return again; and, if living in the next year, it was his purpose to show to the Parliament of this country that the state of Poland did require the attention of Great Britain—( Hear, hear) —and the atten tion of all countries interested in the progress of the liberty and peace of mankind.—(Cheers.) Mr. MONTAGUE GORE said he could not avoid the ex pression of his gratitude to the Noble Lord for the speech which he had ju , t made. That speech was worthy of the Noble Lord and of the present Administration.--( Hear, hear.) He did confess that he felt most deeply on this subject, because he thought that it was one of vital importance—of vital im portance, as it respected the treaties which we should always consider inviolate, from the attacks of ourselves, and free also from the attacks of other countries—of vital importance also as regarded the general interests of liberty, and freedom, and natit.nal independence, with which that House and this country would ever, he trusted, express a warm sympathy, and the sincerest regard.—( Hear, hear.) And if on these gi nerel views, he felt a warm sympathy, he must say that he felt deeply so, when such a country as Poland was concerned —a country so eminent in many respects—a country so distin guished for the public virtue, for the patriotism of her sons—a country which in former times rendered such great, such signal services to Europe, and civilisation at large. He trusted that the remembrance of those services was not yet effaced, and that b ith throughout this country and civilised Europe it would cause men to exert themselves as much as they could— for in gratitude they were bound to do so—to assist that high. minded, that gallant and honourable rare.—( Cheers.) There waa one point which, as regarded Austria, ought not he thought to be omitted on this occasion, and that was that when Vienna was besiged in former times, who was it that came a the rescue of Vienna? If we looked to this point, we must feel that if any country owed a debt of gratitude to Poland, it was Austria; and he was sure they would feel that the Austrian Government, espe&atly such a Government ;13 now existed there, would feel it to he - lig bounden duty to take whatever steps it could to do justice to that country, from whose ancestors they experienced such signal benefits. He confessed that he could not look at the circumstances that took - dace in Poland, now some 70 or 80 years ago—he forgot he exact time—be he could not look at those circumstances without blushing for the degradation to which Europe was subjected by those oceurrences—w ithout blushing for the honour of his own country. If they could not have prevented, they could at least have mitigated, the wrongs that had been com mitted. But if they would now make a reparation, let them, . . as far as was consistent with the treaties' of other nations, show to Europe and the world, that a spirit of liberty and freedom, and a regard fo: national independence, still glowed as warmly and as brightly within the breasts of Englishmen as it ever did, and, as he trusted, it would do to the latest generations ; and although the Hon. Gentleman who brought 'forward this measure might not obtain all those papers that he wished, still he thought that the Noble Lord would, as far as was consistent with his public duty, do as much as he could to remedy the present state of things in Galicia—( Hear, hear)—and he hoped that the kindly expres sions in that House would not fail to be nenefieial to the un- fortunate Poles.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") With re s pect t o Cracow, there seemed to be no doubt that its independence was guaranteed, and if it was guaranteed, as no question could be entertained on that point, he did trust that the Government of this country would feel it to be their duty to do all that they could for the purpose of seeing that that guarantee which they gave was fulfilled. He was sure that if they made this case their own, and if it happened to the people of this country to have had their independence struck down—if our own rights had been assaulted, if our own lib .rties had been violated, what must have beets our feelings? They would ; of course, exert their utmost endeavours for the restoration of the rights and privileges, and he did trust that we should feel animated by no less ardour in the cau'e of the in vaded rights of the unfortunate Poles. We were called upon to co so by the very terms of the treaty into which we had en tered with the people of Poland. We were also called upon as men and as freemen, to feel with the misfortune and oppression of the people of that country. It had been his fortune to know several Poles who were distinguished same of them for literature, as well as for their patriotism and zeal. He was acquainted with one of the most distinguished men of that country, and he said he never did participate in the outbreaks of Poland, but he said that he hoped he might not sink into his grave until his country had regained its inde pendence. That man was now no more. He loved and honoured him ; he was a perfect statesman, a true patriot, and a real friend, and he always expressed a hope that Great Britain might continue to maintain her present proud position in the scale of net ions. Such a spirit° f liberty as that of the Poles was most praiseworthy, because it tended in a great measure to preserve liberty; it tended to spread the principles of literature, civilisation, and all those pursuits which did honour to a nation. ('he Hon. Member concluded by expressing a hope that this country would not delay exerting itself on behalf et the unfor tunate sons of Poland. Mr. JOHN A. SMITH concurred with the two Hon. Members who had preceded him as to the gratitude due to the Noble Lord for his speech that evening, but he did not aelieve with the Noble Lord that the Government of Aus ,ria were blameless in this matter. Indeed, everything that had taken place, in reference to the recent outbreak in Gali cia, showed that they had, in fact, countenanced, if not provoked, he horrible attack upon the unprotected people of Galicia. He felt that it was a duty which the Government owed to the House and the country, to take such measures as would vindi ,,ate the character of this nation from being any party to the itrocitie4 that had been perpetrated.—( Hear. hear.) Mr. WYSE thought that little remained to be said, after the speech of his Noble Friend. The treaty of Cracow had no doubt been violated, and they could not do better, he con .idered, then to leave the matter in the hands of the Noble Lord, who would no doubt take care and see that justice was lone. But it was not of Cracow alone that they had to -xpress an opinion. The House, though it might not nterfere in the affairs of Galicia, could at least ex ,ress its opinion of the atrocities that had been com mitted in that province. He had hoped that suet, .:rimes and cruelties as were said to have been committed here had been banished from Europe, and he trusted that what the Noble Lord had expressed as to their being exagge ated was true. Still, whether or no, an expression of opinion ,y that House against such atrocities could not but exert a be :eficial influence on the Governments concerned. Mr. P. M. STEWART could not al ow the discussion to , ass without saying a few words. He was pleased to hear the ,•ntiments of the Noble Lord :is to maintaining the treaty of Cracow inviolate, though his ( Mr. Stewart's) opinion was, that he intentions of th,t treaty were much more extensive than hey had been stated to be. He had been somewhat surprised a what his Noble Friend said respecting the establishment of t consular agent at Cracow ; and, instead of thinking it would lave been of little service, it was his (Mr. Stewart's ) impres .ion that great benefit would have been conferred by the aovernment eeeiving correct and authentic information of troceedings there, from time to time. It was their duty to vatch the proceed:ngs of the three great powers surrounding Cracow, as he could not but recognise a growing disposition on their part to encroach on this small independent state. He nad no doubt but that great benefit would result from the dis imssion of that night, and he would conclude by thanking the Noble Lord for the way in which he had met the motion, and with the hope, that the Hon. Member (Mr. Hume) after the explanation would withdraw his motion. Mr. HUME, in consequence of the expression of opinion of the House, and the satisfactory explanation of the Noble Lord, consented to withdraw his motion. The motion was accordingly withdrawn, and the House re solved itself into a Committee of Supply. SUPPLEMENTAL NAVY ESTIMATES. Mr. TUFNELL rose to explain the first vote be had to propose. It was but the renewal of the vote of last year, and in doing so he would explain that the late Lords of the Admiralty proposed a plan for the retirement of a certain number of captains. They decided on a number of retirements, which 'hey determined to carry into effect in due course of time. ile would not state the precise nature of that plan, as an official account of it would be issued immediately, but he would inf irm the House generally that the terms were not con sidered by the present Board to be sufficiently favourable, and .hey agreed to make the terms more favourable, and in order 'n do that diminish the number of those who would imme diately receive the benefit. The present Board proposed the retirement of 200 captains ; the object being the retirement of all those who were not less than twenty years in the service, and fifty-five years of age. The Board would grant the applications for retirement, as they xere made ; according to seniority. 30,0001. would be sufficient for the whole of the present year, but when the plan was fully carried out, he hoped that before many years there would be an actual diminution, in consequence of the operation of the ulsn, while at the same time the public would be greatly bene- fited. It would cause the withdrawal of those who were not sufficiently vigor.ius for active service, and cause the navy to be manned with officers in the most effective manner. He would now sit down by moving that a sum of 7,5001. be granted for the purpose he had stated, for the coming quarter. Sir CHARLES NAPIER said he knew something of the plan alluded to by the Hon. Member, but, in order that he might not make any mistake, he considered the Hon. Member ought to have supplied him with a copy of the official document which he appeared to have in his hand, in order that he might di-cuss the subject fairly. For himself he had advocated the retirement of these captains for the last thirty years out of the House, and for five years inside of it, but he had been told it was altogether unnecessary. The Lords of the Admiralty all declared that such a step was unnecessary, and that it would be saddling the country with a great deal of extra expense. They then brought forward their plan of retirement ; he would not say quite so seer •tly as the Hon. Member opposite. They told the House what it was more publicly and fully than the Hon. Gentleman had done on the present occasion. At that time, when they had unfolded their plan, the House asked Sir George Cockburn whether the plan proposed was definite • and within a few hours after war d s , by neat day. their plan of re tirement was made up, and sent down to all the officers and re pudiated. According to that list their was no limit to infe riority. Why, what, he asked, was the effect of this ? That a man sixty years of age on the inferior list immediately sent le his acceptance of it ; 250 instead of 3(50 accepted it, and the Admiralty, se..ing this. rejected it. Yet here, he said, they had been boegling at it from the month of February—(Laugh'er)—and they had left it in the hands of the Right Hon. Gentleman. Mr. HU IIF, --- What the plan? Sir CHARLES NAPIER said, he did not know that. The Right Hon. Gentlem en opposite would not tell him what it was. We understood the Gallant Member to say he had seen it, but they would not give him a copy of it, and he reckoned this way of proceeding a most indecent thing.—( Laughter.) Here they were voting away 30,0301., and the Government would not tell them how they proposed distributing it, Re RAILWAY. William Clare and James Quinlan, the driver and stoker of the Firefly engine, which caused the late serious and fatal accident on the Eastern Counties Railway, at Stratford, were brought up under a writ of habeas, before Chief Baron Pol. lock, at the Judges' Chambers, to ascertain if there was any just reason why the prisoners shouldl not be admitted to bail. Mr. B. W. Rawlings, solicitor, of Rumford, appeared in support of the application ; and Mr. Whitticomb, of the firm of Messrs Duncan and Co., on the part of the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The prisoners were in attend ance in the custody of an officer of Ilford gaol. Mr. RA wtanrs stated that the prisoners happened to be employed as the driver and stoker of an engine called the Firefly, which on the 18th of last month unfortunately ran into another train at the Stratford station. For this the ac cused parties were given into custody by the railway autho rities, and under the powers of Lord Seymour's 'Act, the Ilford bench of magistrates had committed his clients to take their trial for the misdemeanour. It was on this charge that the writ of habeas had been obtained to bring the prisoners before his Lordship, but subsequently one of the parties in jured by the accident had died, and a coroner's jury had re turned a verdict of "Manslaughter" against one of the pri soners. He had understood since he had been there that, although the Learned Judge should admit the prisoners to bail, there were police-officers in waiting who held the war rant of Mr. Baker, the Coroner for Middlesex, aed who, upon the authority of that warrant, would instantly take Clare into custody, and convey him to Newgate. He (Mr. Raw lings) put it to the Learned Judge, whether lie had not the power, should the prisoners be once admitted to bail, to pre vent either of them being so taken into custody? The Learned JUDGE said he had no such power, as it ap peared that to be admitted to bail on the charge of man slaughter was not the actual application before him, al though he must confess that at the outset ho had considered that it was so. Mr. Wurrricomn observed, that if the application had been confined to the admission to bail on the charge of the mis demeanour under Lord Seymour's Act solely, his instructions were, on the part of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, to offer no opposition; but he could not consent to the ad mission to bail upon the subsequent and more serious charge of manslaughter, especially as the security was so small as two sureties in the sum of 601. each. Mr. RAW Liscs—Would not the taking into custody of either of the prisoners, after their admission to bail by your Lordship, be a contempt of court, my Lord? Chief Baron PoLLocK—Certainly nut; it is on another charge. M. RAWLINGS submitted the hardship that would be in flicted on the poor man Clare if allowed to be taken into cus tody and conveyed to Newgate the moment he was admitted to bail, moreover as he understood it was intended to apply to put off the trial from the next session of the Central Criminal Court to the subsequent one. The Learned JUDGE said he should accept the bail for the misdemeanour, and if the accused Clare was taken into cus tody on the coroner's warrant, the depositions could be im mediately forwarded to him, and he would admit him to bail in that case also. Mr. Charles Renck, of the Angel Inn, Stratford, and Mr. James Heath, grocer, of Stratford, having been accepted as bail, these proceedings terminated. Clare was subsequently taken into custody on the coroner's warrant, but the necessary arrangements were made in the course of the day for his admission to bail. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (YESTERDAY). OLD COURT. One of the gentlemen summoned to serve upon the grand jury objected to serve, upon the ground that under the present system of prison discipline he should object to be any party to carrying it out, as he disapproved of it altogether. The RECORDER asked if he was to understand that the gentleman had a conscientious objection to perform the duty which the law required from him ? The party summoned said he conscientiously objected to be a party to carrying out the present system of punishing offenders. The RECORDER, after consulting with his colleagues upon the bench, said that it appeared to him that the real ground upon which the person ought to be excused was that he was really unfit to undertake the office. The same obliquity of mind which induced them to entertain such opinions as he had conceived might induce him to say that an innocent person was guilty. The COURT eventually excused the person from serving on the grand jury, the Recorder remarking that the ground for excusing him was, that he was unfit to perform the duties of a grand juror. John Weekes surrendered to answer an indictment charging him with embezzling three several sums of 45., 65., and 65., the moneys of Nathaniel Pegg, his master. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Charnock prosecuted, and Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Parry defended the prisoner. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the prisoner had been in the service of Mr. Pegg, who is a coal merchant carrying on business at Phoenix-wharf, Southwark, for twelve years, as collecting clerk, and his duty was to receive moneys due to the prosecutor, and to account for the sums he received at the end of each week; and it was alleged that ho had re ceived three payments from a person named Watts, and that on those occasions he had embezzled the sums mentioned in ' the indictment. Upon the cross-examination of Mr: Pegg, however, he admitted that he allowed one of his clerks the privilege of selling coals to his friends or private customers, at an advance of five shillings per ton upon the price of the coals in the pool, and although he denied ever having ac corded such a privilege to the prisoner, it appeared that the sum he was charged with embezzling made up exactly the amount that he would have been entitled to receive for him self, supposing such an arrangement to have existed, and which on the part of the prisoner was alleged actually to have been the case. It likewise appeared .that e the charge had not been made by the prosecutor until after the prisoner had left his service, and gone into that of another coal-mer chant, named Wright, who had set up in the coal trade near Mr. Pegg's wharf, and he admitted that the prisoner had taken a great many of his customers away. Mr. CLAmesoN made a very able address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and called a number of highly re spectable witnesses, all of whom gave him an excellent character. The RECORDER summed up the case, and the jury imme diately returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The Oisoner was then arraigned upon another indictment, preferred by the saine prosecutor, charging him with larceny ; but, after one or two witnesses had been examined, Mr. Bal lantine expressed an opinion that he did not expect the jury would convict the prisoner upon the evidence that he was in a position to offer, and he therefore withdrew from the prosecution. A verdict of Not Guilty was accordingly recorded. James Augustus Seymour, 40, was indicted for a misde• meanour, in having unlawfully caused the registry of a false entry of a birth. Mr. Doane conducted the prosecution. Mr. Hamblin, the registrar of births, deaths, and mar riages for St. Luke's, deposed that on the 12th of May de fendant came to his office and said he wished to register the birth of a child, and witness, at his dictation, filled up the register. He described himself as the father, and described the mother as Amy Seymour, formerly Amy Wallen. The witness said that the prisoner did not say that they were married, but he inferred that they were so from the descrip tion the prisoner gave of the mother of the child. The prisoner cross-examined the witness at some length, as to his identity, but he persevered in declaring that he was the man who had come to his office and had caused him to make the entry. Amy Wallen deposed that she had been living with the prisoner as his wife, but they were not married. She was delivered of a child, of which the prisoner was the father, in the beginning of May, and she remembered the prisoner go. ing away on the 12th, saying that he should get the birth registered. She identified the signature to the register as the prisoner's handwriting. The prisoner cross-examined the witness at great length, but upon matters totally irrelevent, and the only object ap parently, being to defame her character and that of her fa mily. The Recorder repsatedly interposed, and told him that he could not do himself any good by such a course of examination, and that he ought to confine himself to the real entry qu to b question ate made. issue, ,viz. whether or not he had caused the false In anwer to a question from the Court, this witness said that for the last nine months she was living with the pri soner, she went by the name of Amy Seymour, and was looked upon by their landlord, and every one who knew them, as the prisoner's wife. The prisoner, who had conducted himself with great effrontery during the trial, declared that the whole pro ceeding was a conspiracy by the girl's relations to get him transported. The RECORDER, at the close of the case for the prosecution, said there appeared to him to be this difficulty, that although the prisoner had made a statement th a t th e p ar ti es were married, and that the child was legitimate, yet, in point of fact, he had not made any actual false statement. Mr. DOANE admitted this was so, but he said the effect of such a proceeding was entirely to defeat the intention of this Act of Parliament. The RECORDER said that the mischief which it was the in tention of the Act to prevent, was certainly effected, but under the circumstances he should like to take the opinion of the judges upon the point. The jury ultimately returned a verdict of Guilty, but under the direction of his Lordship, they appended to their verdict the statement that the woman was known by the name described on the register, and:that in point of fact no actual false representation had been made by the prisoner. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mn. WILLIAM COBBETT.—Yesterday Mrs. Cobbett, the wife of the above individual, who is at present in the Court of Queen's Bench, and who is the son of the late celebrated Mr. Cobbett, appeared before Alderman 'Wood, for the purpose of making an application under the following circumstances : Mrs. Cobbett stated that about eleven years ago a person named Jesse Oldfield came to her father-in-law's house in Sheffield, and represented himself as a man of substance. He also brought a woman with him, whom he represented to be his wife. On being asked if he had ever been in ser vice, he replied in the negative. From that time he had been connected with Mr. Cobbett's family ; and, on the death of the elder gentleman, he (Mr. t 4 m. Cobbett, the heir-at-law) was, on the property being thrown into Chancery by the gross imposition of Jesse Oldfield, thrown into prison, where he had been for seven years. She now applied, on behalf of her husband, under an Act passed in the reign of George 111., for the punish ment of persons uttering false certificates and cha racters of servants. Jesse Oldfield had said that he had never been a servant, when it was untrue, and that the woman whom he introduced was his wife, which was not the case. Under those circumstances she now applied on behalf of Mr. William Cobbett, that he (Alderman Wood) would order two magistrates to go to the Queen's Bench and take her husband's evidence, onoath, respecting her statement, for the purpose of granting A warrant tmd apprehending Mr. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of ICel:t, and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite, attended D. Iva Service on Sunday afternoon in Whippingham Church. Tha royal party afterwards took a drive towards Newport and Ryde. The Q❑een and the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the'Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, were in the char-a-bane. Prince Albert rode on horseback, and the Equerries in Waiting, Lord Alfred Paget and the Hon. Capt. Gordon, attended on horseback. Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice went in the rides of Osborne House on Sunday afternoon, and the Princess Helena was taken an airing in the pleasure grounds. Yesterday was the birthday of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort promenaded with the Royal Duchess in the morning, in the vicinity of Barton. The illuiSious party were accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the I=iincess Royal. A military baud was iu attendanco At Osborne House irr the afternoon. Their, Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred MI the Princess Alice took their usual rides_ yesterday forenoott, and her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken an airing. The Queen and Prince Albert will, it is expected, embark this morning on the Victoria and Albert yacht. The birthday of the Duchess of Kent was celebrated at Kensington. Early yesterday morning the church bells at Kensington rang a merry peal, and the royal standard was hoisted, in honour of the Royal Duchess's natal day. In the evening her Royal Highness's town tradesmen il luminated, and dined together at the King's Arms Kensing ton, her Royal Highness having most liberally supplied them with venison. Mr. Wright, of Pall-mall, was chairman, and the company was entertained with the vocal talents of MV Ransford, and other professionals. A deputation from the Committee for establishing Houses of Occupation for discharged Prisoners, had a conference with Sir George Grey, at the Home-office The deputation consisted of the Lord Bishop of London, the Earl of Denbigh. Lord Kinnaird, Mr. R. Monckton Milnes, M.P., Mr. Sheriff Laurie, Mr. Alderman Sidney, Mr. Jerdau, Mr. Cochrane,t.he Rev. S. R. Cattley, and Mr. NV. J. Donthorn. Viscount Falkland, had an interview with Earl Grey yes-- terday at the Colonial-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing -street. Lord and Lady Jelin Russell arrived in town yesterday from Wimbledon. The Noble Lord had a dinner party in the evening at his residence in Chesliam-place. The Marquis of Lansdowne returned to town yesterday tom his seat, Bowood-park, Wilts. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WOOLWICH, AUG. 17.—The following circulars have just been issued for the guidance of officers of the Royal Navy " MEMORANDUM. "Admiralty, July 21, 1846. " Instances having been brought to the notice of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in which salt meat issued to the crews of her Majesty's ship , , in warm climates, has from its inferiority or other causes, lost more than half its weight by boiling, it is their Lordships' direction, that when the salt meat supplied to any of her Majesty's ships shall prove to have lost more than halt its weight in boiling, the captain or commander of. such ship shall, on satisfying himself of the correctnsms of the fact, authorise the paymaster and purser to issue to the ship's company an additional portion of raw salt molt, equal to half the original allowance. " By command of their Lordships, "11. G. WARD. "To all Captains and Commanders, Paymasters, and Pursers oilier Majesty's ships and vessels." " Admiralty, Aug. 7, 1846. " 31E3IORANDUAL " With a view to encourage boys to continue in her Ma jesty's service, my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are pleased to direct that when any of her Majesty's vessels shall have entered and completed the full complement as signed to her, and shall have been mustered and inspected before sailing, the captain or commander of such ship shall not make any fresh entry of men, but shall fill up all vacan cies that may occur in his ship's company by bringing for ward the most meritorious and serviceable first-class boys to the ratings of men, and promoting second-class boys to the first class, if eligible. " Fresh entries of boys only are to be permitted. This rule is never to be departed from except under special cir cumstances, which are to be reported to the commanders-in chief either at home or abroad, whose previous sanction is to be obtained when circumstances will permit. (Signed) . " 11. G. WARD. " To all Flag Officers, Commanders-in-Chief, Captains, and Commanding Officers, of her Ma jesty's ships and vessels." THE ARMY. COURT-MARTIAL OF MAJOR DEANE. The following is the finding of the court-martial on Major Deane, which lately sat a the Royal Barracks, to hear a list of 18 Charges preferred - against that officer by Mr. John M'court, late of the Royals, who was himself dismissed the service en charges preferred against him by the Gallant Major. The charges of which Major Deane has been pro nounced guilt- are trivial, while all the rest are, in the opinion of the Court, " most vexatious, harassing, and vin dictive :" (corr.) " The Court is or opinion that he is guilty. of the first additional charge. The Court is of opinion that he is guilty of the second additional charge. The Court-martial adjudges, that the prisoner, Major Charles Deane, K. 11., of the Ist battalion of the Ist, or Royal Regiment, be reprimanded, at such time and in such manner as his Grace the Commander-in-Chief may diact. " The Court begs respectfully to state, that in passing this sentence, intended to be the mildest in its power to ad judge, it did not take into consideration the third and first and second additional charges, inasmuch as these charges had been previously inquired into, and disposed of by competent authority. " The Court cannot separate without expressing its de cided opinion, that during the entire investigation of an accu mulation of charges, most vexatious, harassing, and vindic tive, not a particle of evidence has been elicited reflecting its the slightest degree upon the honour and purity of Major Deane 's motives, and that the honourable testimonials, both oral and written, brought forward by Major Deane, as to his zealous, active, and gallant services, as an officer, and to his high bearing as a gentlenian, have not in the slight est degree been impaired or affected by the result of' these proceedings.' " I have his Grace the Commander-in-Chief's directions to acquaint you that her Majesty was pleased to approve and • confirm the finding and sentence of the Court. J. MACDONALD, Adjutant- General." Major Deane has resumed the command of the Royal depot in the Pigeon-house Fort. POISONOUS BERRIES. Several persons have been recently taken to the public hospitals of the metropolis, labouring under poison, from eating a species of wild berry, hawked about the streets, and called " Bilbury hefts." We regret to state that a Marl named Parker died in the London Hospital yesterday morn ing, about eighteen hours after he had partaken of a pie made up of bilberries and sweetened with sugar. Parker's wife and child, who partook of the same pie, are lying in the ' same hospital. The woman has suffered greatly, but some hopes are entertained of her recovery. The child is in a dangerous state, and yesterday evening it was stated that it was not likely to survive many hours. The deceased, Parker, who was about forty years of age, and a man of strong constitution, kept the Veteran beer-shop, at No. 247, Whitechapel-road. The berries were purchased of a man in the Whitechapel-road on Friday evening. Another sufferer named Mary Cox, of No. 4, Collingwood-street, Bethnal green, after eating similar berries purchased in the street, was attacked in the same manner as Parker and his wife. Her agonies for several hours were dreadful, and she is not yet out of danger. Another person is in the same hospital, suf• fering ftom the same cause, who is going on favourably. From inquiries made by the K division of police, it appears that numerous individuals besides those in the hospital have been attacked with severe illness after eating blackberries:and other berries, the size of a small sloe, which are of a poison ous nature, and that three men dressed in smock-frocks, and having the appearance of countrymen, have been selling heath brooms, blackberries, and a smaller species of wild berry, iu the Whitechapel-road. Mr. Bloomfield, a surgeon, residing at No. 125, High-street, Wapping, was called upon to attend a family on Saturday afternoon, who were violently affected by eating berries purchased of one of the men in the Whitechapel-road. He administered antidotes immediately, and fortunately they have all recovered. Mr. Bloomfield states that dangerous results would have followed if he had not been called upon very early after the patients swallowed the berries. An inquest will be held on the body of Parker, and Mr. Baker, jun., the Deputy Coroner, has ordered a post mortem examination of the body, and has also directed the remains of the pie to be analysed. Similar cases of poisoning have been admitted into the Rope/ Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road. A letter, of which the following is a copy, was forwarded to the superintendents of police, on Saturday, morning, by Mr. Cook, hails.. surgeon. It was to the following effect : ! "Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road, Aug. 15. " Sir,--I think it proper to give you immediate notice that a boy named Thomas Miley, post boy, has been brought here this evening, suffering from the effects of some vege table poison. His father states that his son and another post boy, and a horsekeeper, all partook of some berries which they bought of a man on Blackfriare-bridge. It is reason able to suppose, if this man has been vending these berries as a fruit, that these are not the only sufferers. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "H W. COOK, House Surgeon." ST. ALBANS' ELECTION. Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell has been returned for St. Albans, Lord Listowel, of the household, .defeated. What, however, could his Lordship expect against the shrinking philanthropist, who speaks of his friendship for the poor with that .peculiar modesty that makes known the manifold virtue of Holloway's Ointment ? Mr. Cabbell, we doubt not, may possess loyalty—devo tion to the Church—and friendship for the poor ; but these surpassing virtues do not, somehow, affect us as they ought to do, when shouted from the hustings in the confident tone o f a sleight-of-hand man or fire. eater. A large heart should not, we think, be advertised as showmen advertise a monster hog. Mr. Cabbell, how ever, may think differently. His recent success may induce him to think so ; and thus, improving on our hint of the showman, he may—as that festal tradesman paints his hog outside his booth—on a future occasion have his philanthropic heart, in all its magnitude, limned for the curiosity of the elector. " The Heart of the Poor Man's Friend " would be a taking title ; and, of course, the philanthropist would not copy the com mon exaggeration of showmen, by causing the thing represented to be drawn at least double the size of the original. When Mr. Cabbell last canvassed Marylebone, a list of his donations to the poor was sent to every elector. This, no doubt, was without the consent of the worthy candidate ; it was, in fact, the work of some enemy. Will any of our St. Albans' friends inform us whether the same plotter was at work in their ancient, unbought borough ? However, Mr. Cabbell is now an English senator ; and, judging from his hustings' speeches, he promises to add to the harmless amusement of the House of Commons.—Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper, THE Moons.--The morning of the twelfth dawned as auspiciously for the sportsman as could be desired. So far as the accounts have reached us, the sport will be about an average on the principal Highland moors; but of course we are unable to give the first day's work. The mail, which passed Blair at mid-day, and the Duke of Wellington which came down four hours after, both brought a number of boxes, the produce of the morning's work, some of which were ad. dressed to the leading members of the nobility now in Lon• don.—Perth Courier. TAT SALMON FISHING.—The " takes" for hardy eight days, at the stations below the br fd l. been so good as during the previous week; -b S up have been doing tolerably well.•Pricesoe grilse, 6d.; trout scarce, and no pri . c ea . uvgalnu orta ..idvowtiser. \ L., 0. I t a0;;,0 00 I 4 • = I