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

. f tlle rew i - ---- - ----- -- ~....eseel * r e Nlve ere ] i ' ' t'year 1815 on the suhject of ra e ,,,, , a • n ries la tie . le ast to re .s el conteedent 'h at it was the u.y of this count r y at b ue 6. aierete rate against these Vlattlon.. They might not t,a en As std in Pleven jag it, but it was their duly to have w as come step i mtter. Tne quest inns he wanted to know es s l l 'she ` he o r' any rem onst r ance had been mede on t! e part of this tee & nl r • Recent transectinins in that country showed the Jae e,„ T t of some interference, and he believed that if a Rritish Issit'lel:tnnaitnat:lebleen appointed to Cracow much of these arrocitese i. ' , t nave heela recno-ef, the cletaiis of which were so revolt credited. It would be som e d oles sketiOn tO those who took an inter. st in the tanfortunate 11 ° , 1 . 0 t 0 kno:"ld'"ar'c'elY the that steps had been taken by this. (iovernraent. dace Ped he Vaoul I. lice to see the day when, 'Poland should tar Inrlre a's ert in•r digri'y and free herself from the despotic k- ee s as io r d lY , ; ° f t b nee nations . w . 11 - '6 had oppresse a her. It might that Nc i; a i a . t he was indulging a forlorn hiepe, but 'he thought %live the ItPes, if kept up, would tend 'to preserve and keep Air, . reelin g of liberty in the b sous of that gesierous people. tub A. AIILNES felt that in that 'douse individuals might ISlat ieh rer serks upon the conduct . , of foreign Governments zaentesnlsitalikrtge.ee:ebers of this Governme nt might not think it prudent He i t c h o , hsidered that 'the principle o: non-interference ~.ulUnstrance ' but bh7 did ''..,elieved, however, that the p resent r e e,:° ,l Was one of neat, and m i g h t a ff or d some grounds for -aroonstrane not know to what good purpose l°l be u/s• e "In% tend unless they were prepared to resort sti ed a 'ma rat reaium• If they did that, he could under - ' 4 'l they otherwise it elrould - comp . lain of the violation of treaties, but Crac ow was P ponds to him to be utterly useless, and _wor t s . e e . t reat AS pendent a town as Hambro, and might h Mthe Y d c i f t:A Vs 'r - , nn a this was distinctly secured. There might be treat y, bp er -thy in reconciling the 6:11 and 9th article . of . that 3 i o llb y , A he could not conceive a case so unjust as the inve consoije el armed force of the territory of Cracow. If bands of * *at ': ators were plotting again s t the peace of that republic. letet te ' ra s not a j us t reason for the armed occupation of the Pow -1 7 cf Cra cow . I t was the duty of the protective itof po or to investigate the subject, and to assist thr e a r u e th w or n i s ti n e o s tioi 4 e o ,ta to suppress those conspiracies, but th ere _ .. ,tt. a atla cetion whatever for the occupation of Cracow by Aus i a tb`' their retention of it to this moment. The accoonts of tslyet it whi c h t oo k p l ace t h ere were very contused, A could not be doubted that some of the most 16'7°Iti ne scenes which occurred in Galicia were tsParalleled in the hist ry of the world. The Hon. Gentle -alit after r the relatienshiexisted between the p eo , seen too . ~ 'tants of Galicia and the prow., .et'Ors ,f the land there, pro titeeded to s tha t 1.478 lender'. proprietors were massacred by t - : e peasant s , a i v d lee L i ht t. - . the Austrian Government in com ancevsithtaheeir Oe ' de g es. 60 or 70 of them were priests; and e a % f etely ther e viere no less than 16 individuals destroyed. .. -4 woul d now 'ask, were the authors of these cruelties, ttiese 4heard-of a*,roc . ties, punished ? No ; they were not, Nor there Ole least inquiry into the matter. Now, theese were hi . • storica) facts and could not be denied. If they oe'curred in a dine * ' a . ut ocountry—in any place—he thought the! 'were bound in ,1 Reuse to call upon their own Gove!ntrent- to remonstrate zp. ut hem, With regard, however. to Cracow, this country has bound by solemn treaty to ine t eire why they were perpe jo,f,edu , to investieate the whele circumstance's, and to guard ir on "' e l their occurrettee. He would not enter into the ques- Was reall yc'nskirse-f, as alleged against the proprietors ; but if . it bY the Or d IQ' wh y , h 3 would ask, were they not dealt with tri m , Goy,-rsry pelitical and military Governments. The .Aus alleeed onment had no reason t o apprehend any fear, if the 80,000 tel'onTirLsie s reall• ex;sted, for they had an army of re v° l 's * b e d " , a e t " a nd. on re i ceiving the filet intimation that a Vard th i - `a.en ace. He trust that he had b osught for hthe An,ts spin a!l et h e -nan Goatentnerit would be able to justify their acts; ~,,eiti., nlntitt. at t same time, express his conviction, that they itoiseuse not be able in the r, that if they did not do tardy to do se.—(Hear, hear.) He was sure, justice in this instance. o Xur oeo en d. , When they needed assistance , the provinces it thin, might so construe the treaty as tit refuse to give i dit t 4 r4 PALMERSTON aaid, howeveo 'much they might be the t: e r c l by their feelin2s to go back i'',o , ,, events connected with tutpetthteneniieer,thtsiswtohriyeho f h P s o d la ( 7 e r e l . n they a e n gh t to confine themselves since the ratifica'ion of the ,Itle e i her ` I,v V , had The mit' . en which his Hon. Friend the oe o , es " er 'i t:t act b' . ct made he could not bring himself to , Iri en e t s ii t it t il e ' o e ;;; li Vne - Friend moved for the production of a took p lace between the British Govern •laarall4 the Got '''' o f A us tria,Russia, and Prussia ten t . el .. ego, tune serninents . . . .. a log t o .., sing mien a state of things then existing,. an . d ''',,d wbia i '"Atters which hail long been settled and determined. s a,„"salin u could in no way serve either to instruct or enlighten • e 7Stlr -st 'Von the immediate occurrence which the lion. '7r,,01',2 had brought under their consideration.—( Hear, air a .,; 0 , oliae c orrespondence was simply an expression o f °s )zl.o"ciattentlinvoion:fupnonn certain rights and claims; an i good results to rip up those matters t e lk ° tip h ,' In ng been buried and settled, and which did n. l e .. -' st att a °- ` , 1 ,, e ee tion now at issue.--( Hear, hear. ) He de ol" sore e ch t ,--- nauch to the appointment of a consulet at C!•asow ,alt' , O a ", °n• Gentlemen did, because had such a functionary ?lily intrulted when the subject was agitated in 1836, he could have o:esiienunicated information which must have reached *.'“, 1 14 - ,‘"-k, and just as authentic, through another channel. 'on. F . t toar. ) M oo, ttl %h. tiend th o se he should be quite ready to gve his - -ose papers and that correspondence with t ie . garn ' r tb o,resent state of things which had been moved for in the no Rai!i "e of Parliament. —( Cries of ts Hear, hear.") It viro nePossibi e that o f Vienna had been b e to ed b.. . .e t o deny the treaty Pr t"terstereeo recent proceedings in Austria, and it must t ilr illSi sParti that not only were Russia, and • -eat al e ,es to the conditions of that treaty, but there were it, There date. , France and other powers, who were parties to it i t stilled tf ec iold be no doubt that those who drew up the treaty isi eed e -lat it should protect the small state of Cracow ; and, ';'e t, th l :,,* e 's ott e twrearty itself provided that it should be placed under beads plac e d e of Austria, Prussia, and Russia. But while so far under the control of those powers it must "xttiorra,epurei:tin.noradllhabyainnd.gs that the treaty gave to Cracow ' the :::::Liselsle'ro:siand responsibilities of an in dependent . state. entered into the details of the re cent ti c opt s un 's In Cra cow ' Cra which have already been given ful ly in 'for i t sa ad e . d sat , ' , a dtee, th t the entrance of the Austrian * t e tr eate s' ed violation of the treaty of Cracow, ,ceilharern;acoaagri.eismouef:-ethoiTt.:abttrPhere:vriedroed., that under n o . pretence should the powe rs ii:icieriwas, ne ad verth e s n , t es p s rers enter into Cracew.---t Hear, firmly of opinion that the three t ' t intention of departing from their tr n o do nt s of the t r , ata 'test Vienna, and he entertained little th e , e 4 th Y ree p owers would place the republic of listr. Upon tile. footing oriwhich it formerly stood.—('Near, three At all events he hoped it was the intention of the b O l4 t "wrens 4 .. c. do so. He had la, knowledge to the contrary , _ e ' h e thou.ght the House would find from the paperaw t tet ip te ih nald produce some intimation or er ass assuran ce h t i ae s tion. to restore Cracow to its form position—(Hear, of (Hear, Pk, l He entertained too high a n . opinion of th e . sense of et, fee and of right which must animate the Government -LSstria, Prussia, and Russia. to:' believe that they cold , .74, 8 any dispositi o n to treat C r a c ow otherwise than .. Crac_o4 , It, entitled to be treated by the treaty of 's ienna. H C..latte sure thate those Governments mu st be sufficientli 1-1 - :!_ e linis to have seen the force of that reason ing . . to which his th;tounti.ttiFeritetnedattyhe Member fur Pontefract had ref erred namely. namely. v li d not cif Vienna must be taken as a who le, a nd it be Pormitteil for any power to depart from one a rticle 44 ett e l l s l e , (lid onst. please them, and at the samt time to act upoi t t hei r e - ,..,' ss ai'cla might happen to serve a particular purpose h o Ssatei t - a ls a - --( Hear, hear.) It could not have escaped t i : IS res pect ihoee powers, that the treaty of Vienna, it violat h ee ster eal . of cne state, might be violated in respect of . a ll l :, Nat at ; ,c7mbraced ; for instance , if this principle of vio aio h. . sit e ,: led to a state on the banks of the Vistula, it tonig h t be % ,d to the German States on the banks of or adjacent ti 'Was, the 11 3 e, or those on the banks of the Po.—( Hear, bear.) He .ILi,tefore, convinced that a tense of policy, a sense t o . lay 4'4lre%t ori the part of those powers would induce them . xtl. lb at tv. r; 4l e.—,,:"e treaty f Vienna must be respected as asteeo-Veheers.) -It t be for their interest A tha see 4, - , - should be restored t o its former position, and it was th e t e., e el le°4vie titn, that Austria, Prussia, and Russia !mul, One ts treaty of Vienna, and restore Cracow accordingly. t Z i t „ at ' ~,,",) He should have wished to avoid adverting a I r l , - ,_ u nrA ro e ti re gh t 'l_bs, the. o ' th u e r . topic which the Hon. Gentleman We t ilteurr.nuer his notice, but as it related to events of I tre e e e "‘ e en "' he could not allow the observations of the Le t ' t i'lll tt •' unnoticed. Now, it was perfect . l . h is 40 al G a b ei. - e . ? pass by of Austria, but he di ff ered witt tr eaty o n f • Fri en.d ': i t n orn h i . ed ki p n art that there was anything in . th h s , hlo.st eves Violeri,lla whch te u ga ve the British Government the rig tiettoweetreet.e:;4"rfdltle_ the Clisp'e a te in question.—(Hear,) Wtn . le he. Fitly ready to admit the! tein: Gel'llln n4"uch ' , he was Per House as they did as tie ei ith e ‘ serat alive ! .1. standing in tti, : ` to oi so Lor a expressd that r ceuntry, had a erfec iso tef, h2r , ' , las and p their opinions upon the event I deed, it conli -tee, • b. e ree e - slily taken place in Galicia. 144,ste ' " P e eted that an independent Nlember n fif . the Britisi lature should have any restraint put upon him, to preven t s t t e ra e n„ e i s ',ing his views anil opinions with regard to such ma ; isseiverpment, th e; G r , "'"t was widely different with respect t o . a member , who cou!d not always be at liberty to a . vai al e o . t " so much lstitude for comment and observatio t. n ti lmt as afraid that his Pon. Friend had understated h ' a d an Hear, hear)—but he (Leril Palmerston) had no epeaV oPporlunity of referring to official information; he wa• laid k l _g from information which had just been publ i shed aim th at '-.7fere Use other House of Parliament. And he believeo lito l i : 11 , the facts which had taken plac e . at Cracow were fully 41 / . 'zed, they would be found to be without example. he might ~._lost say in any age—( Hear, hear)—but c ertainly iiear witho ut ear.) 147, 41 1:4 in any modern history e could not believe that these p e r f oc E ee e drifg e s . .we_re e saLti one d Crka.4 k nown by the Government.—( Hear,hear. ). it was not in soudition to deny, he would not say disbelieve, that those ti a eeedings w ere reg ulated or gtovoerned by .he local authorities. a was afraid that there was o m Hon.licli reason of the statement which h is Friend to believehad the C orrectnessmade, hat h e was convinced that those offences most have cause, - 1 ,, Cat grief and affiiction to the Gevernment o ienna. e wa. t raid that a Government like Au tria l N which H prided ea self upon the maintenance of order, and upon . a -nsero nt that was called paternal and kind l ''l t Ii conservative of the honour of subjects which were under l t l e ss ',aa—he never could believe that that Government could th e e learned, without the greatest pain, affliction, and distress, . ilett.deplorabie proceedings w hich . had taken place at Gahm. la ne "orsh it was not convenient for the Government of Eng ler to interfere in a matter so exclusively confined to the Go )11-Vntent of the county in which these transactions had taken be-ee' Yet, as an e individual Member of that House, he might man Perm itted to expre ss hi s conv i ct i on t h at the enlightecect it to ot the Gov ernment o f t h e emp i re of Austria would f e el t i not only their duty, but would also feel it their pleasure Poot,',7eir satisfaction to take such steps as might be t in their lta h e ' sot to redress, for that was impossible,. but to h mitiga t e, h itiga re e . , te citl as in them lay, the miseries and calamities t w a nnt a d el say t beri, o t sken place in Galicia.—( Hear, .hear.) H if h e - ale, that he trusted his Hon. Friend would e excuse him' ti stie lid tot feel himself at liberty to accede to the par. I ) sp er . "I,otlon which he had made ; but he thought that the "Iv' ss nieh he (Lord Palmerston) was pr . epared t t o he give him subject of th ' qto•il him more practical information 1 1 h ese tr ansactions than were, in Trent of _f e a a t c e t n , d, asked for that so far ' it s tuitio n. H e could assure his Hon. k AeetLreeommendations from this Governme r nt in t i o tig t a h t a e t a t , i e f svil s - ' w ent, he would do all in his power to bre.ornylained of—( Cheers.) .._ ll le i „,, i/ U, W RING said that the Members of t . hat b li te o d use to , a t r h d e 4•Nehi- Pen of the country must feel greatly indebted , e ,Lurd for the speech which he had made on this occa teßrettHe,srt } lsar ) The Noble Lord had re f erred and w h i o th o trziee:kiwtc.,eo,,ni_einreau:esiyta,nces which had taken this t o th e * "rY important aniknoele,lgament to . i place, Col t ntr 37 w , arts iel) and he Try w4s a partyth,ahtadthih•eerneabt r Y o k o f e n V — l e ( n i i n e wor ld that th e Allsi r i a " a 2Ped that it might ge forth to theaa'r bear) tbet treat 4 ""Verntnent, who had been the first par ties to mak e ..e c at Y, were the first to break it.—( Hear, hear. ) II tee ata r but feel that this question, which hail been smallit sh te " Y but forward les his Hon. Friend was bu., a - h ers e‘ °I a great diseae ald though it might suit the Mi ni , by, :r 'hat House to ' refer to the; state of things long gone *he - a il : l r that would never retorn, and to hold those Po les ,ei at ti I,_ !'ghed to see their nationality recognised, and grie .es et the7uished for the restoration of the rights and iiberti ,n lationr eQ untry, as entertaining wild hopes, he WOW . Cabi n e t to remind that House that though of Psolebad sanctioned the destruction of the rights st ld th at 7, that the crime had not yet been exp i ated, t o tr eat; th e Popular opinion which alone could give a sanction l o h , a . t t ell ' i e tt %-- i 'tha e at-e popular opinion had never recogoisee ""tal s ' ( Cheers. ) Poland must be subject to dis the I,ret.:wile the present state of things remained. W hilst t° he th rs . t .evi - existed irs that country ther e . would con tinue . tr y 1,1 , e triendsof freedom and of the redemption of that coup. lidlttliwz----117"d.emand the restoration of Po u li t s: . r m igh ti ts . ; b a nalu nd their f uom would bon a nor 1 THR SUN, LONDON, TITESOAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1846; hoped the Hon. Gentleman would be persuaded to lay it on the table, that he (Sir Charles Napier) might speak to it in Strand. don ed. 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 Bill 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 azreed 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 . forma, 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-SLA VERY LEAGUE. A public meeting of the friends of this association was held yesterday evening, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, 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), R. Smith, Esq., &c. The CHAIRMAN 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 lcd to the present meeting. At a meeting held some time ago it was ananimously 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 proprietary right 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 bath 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 tha 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 foim 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- " 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 new existing in the Uuited States." It was resolved to adopt the practice of another League, which hal 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 he . had even suffered im prisonment for the fearle3s 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 proposed, 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 lthanluiuua!y, but nemine contrssdicente. 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 ofjustice, 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. —(hear, 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 Episcopalian Church, as well as the Presbyterian 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, &c., to the same effect, and to show that the black slave was treated with, not only perfect indifler 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 ihr him. (Loud cheers.) Before con cluding, he would state that the interests of this country were intimately bound up in the cause of American slavery. —(Hear, hear.) lie 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 iu relation to the question of slavery, and would earnestly implore the various religious denominations todis 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. Ho 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 continued.) He was sorry to find that, notwithstanding all these, there were some apologists for the slaVeowners in this country. He never had degraded himself as to argue whether slavery was o r was no t a crime, for it was not a debatable question.---(Hear, hear.) Some 15,000 of those who had been slaves had taken refuge in that asylum where the British flag of freedom bated— 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, b u t th ey h a d to encounter difficulties which they did not expect. They had to contend against a church which countenanced that slavery, and many, rather than relinquish their pr.-slavery church, sacrificed their principles, and left the ranks of the society. These, too, had become the most venomous of their opponent!, and hurled against them the vilest calumnies. These he, on the part of the society ) &tied, for, though individual members of their institution might en tertain certain views on religion, or on politics, their official documents contained nothing of that nature. They certainly said that they would not support a pro slavery church, for they contended that it was not) could not be a church of Christ.—(llear, hear.) The present position of the society wa s a Vital one, for they h a d come to the l ast point, namely—in contact with Government in the United States, Now they could not agree in the constitution that still retained a particle of slav e r y , In this point th e y W ere revolutionists, an d would endeavour t o e ff ect t h e i r o bj ect b y moral mean& lie trusted that they Would not Send any more delegations over to America, for there was too mat of divinity and too little of common humanity amongst them. They had all, whether Quaker, Methodist, or Presbyterian bowed their knees at the altar of Baal.._(Hear, hear.) If preserved from their English friehda of this description, they would protect themselves from their southern enemies. —(Hear, bear, and laughter.) He contended that they were ell 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 CHAIRMA.N then put the resolution, which was carried by a large majority. Mr. If. DOUGLA.S then addressed the meeting, and con tended that the members of the Evangelical Alliance were the greatest opronents of the anti-slavery movement. He denied altogether the statements made by members of that body at the late OraPagum 00VT‘iitito, atal 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 secont'ect 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 POLLOCK.) THE LATE FATAL COLLISION ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES Oldtield 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 had referred her to this Court (Guildhall). Alderman Wcon said he thought that 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 such clause could be found. Mrs. Cobbett observed that Oldfleld was quite willing to compromise with them and let her husband out, if he would stay all further proceedings, but they were determined rot to do so. Alderman WOOD said, from the letter he had read from Mr. Cobbett, he was of opinion that Oldfleld was in 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 amount of nearly 25,0001. for the last seven years: Alderman Woon 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. every lover of liberty, notwithstanding any treaties that might exist between the Governments of ny country. This question Lad rut yet heed decided once and for ever. The things that had already t,ken p'ace, would return again_ and again. 1t was impossible that teat state of thing , , which had produced so much misery and so much crime—it was impossihle tor such to continue ; and he rejoiced that the treaty of Vienna had been violated by those who had made it—by those who won so much by it. The Noble 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, who had 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.--(dear, hear.) Now, that fact would not bo 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 opiniote on that subject, in , a Committee at which he (Dr. Bowring) had had the honour 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 done everything that he could to give effect to the wishes of Parliament and the opinions of this country; but he ( Dr. Bowling), 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 .. tinn 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 deep!) , on this subject, because he tnought that it was one of vital importance—of vital im portance, as it respected the treaties which we should always consider invi - late, 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 national independence, with which that House and this country would ever, he trusted, express warm sympathy , and the. sincerest regard.—( Hear, hear.) And Won' these g' 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 aui:,hed for the public virtue, for the patriotism of her sons—a country which in former times rendered such great, such sicnal services to Europe, and civilisation at large. He trusted that the remembrance of those services was not yet effaced, and that both 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 honour:blo race.—( Cheers.) There was one point which, as regarded Aus , . ia, 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 to 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; anti he was sure they would feel that the Austrian Government, especially such a Government as now existed there, would feel it to be its 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 place in Poland, now some 70 er 80 years ago—he forgot the exact time—but he could not look et those circumstances without blushing for the degradairon to which Europe was subjected by those occurrences—without blushing for the konour 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 snake 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 for 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 oeneficial to the un fortunate Poles.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") With respe c t 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, be 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 oar own rights had been assaulted, if our own lib rties had been violated, what must have been 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 cause of the in vaded rights of the unfortunate Poles. We were called upon to do 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 some of them for literature, as well as for their patriotism and zeal. He was acquainted with one of the most distinguished nen of that country, and he said he never did participate in ;he outbreaks of Poland, but he said that he hoped he might net sink into his grave until his country had regained its inde pendence. That man was wow no more. He loved and honoured him ; he was a perfect statesman, a true patriot, and real friend, and he always expressed a hope that Great Britain might continue to maintain her present proud position in the scale of nations. Such a spirit of liberty as that of the Poles was most praiseworthy, because it tended in a great measure to ~reserve liberty; it tended to spread the principles of literature, , ivilisation, and all those pursuits which did honour to a nation. rite Hon. Member concluded by expressing a hope that this ,euntry.siould not delayaixerting itself on behalf of the'unfors unato 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 `relieve with the Noble Lord that the Government of Aus tie were blameless in this matter. Indeed, every thing that lad taken place, in reference to the recent outbreak in Gall showed that they had, in fact, countenanced, if not provoked, he horrible attack upon the unprotected people of Galicia. tie felt that it was a duty which the Government owed to the House and the country. to take such measures as would vindi este the character of this station from being any party to the etrocitiee 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 eo doubt been violated, and they could not do better, he con -idered, than 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 nit ted in that province. He had hoped that such ;rimes and cruelties as were said to have been committed here had been banished from Europe, and he trusted that shat the Noble Lord had expressed as to their being exagge -ated was true. Still, whether or no, an expression of opinion ey that House against such atrocities could not but exert a be iefieial influence on the.. Governments concerned. Mr. P. M. STEWAR T could not allow the discussion to .sass without saying a few words. He was pleased to hear the entimeets of the Noble Lord es to maintaining the treaty of Cracow inviolate, though his (Mr. Stewart's) opinion was, that •he intentions of the treaty were much more extensive than hey had been stated to be. He had been somewhat surprised st what his Noble Friend said respecting the establishment of 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 Government i eceiving correct and authentic information of eroceedinge there, from time to time. It was their duty to catch the proceedings of the three great powers surrounding Iracow, as he could not bat recognise a growing disposition on .heir part to encroach en this small independent state. He lad no doubt but that great benefit would result from the dis eussion of that night, and he would conclude by thanking the Noble Lord for the way in which he had met the motion, and eith 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 he had to propose. It was but the renewal cf 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‘ number of retirements, which they determined to carry into effect in due course of time. He would not state the precise nature of that plan, as an dficial account of it would be issued immediately, but he would infirm the House generally that the terms were not con sidered by the present Board to be sufficiently favourable, and they agreed to make the terms more favourable, and in order to do that diminish the number of those who would immee 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 N ere made; according to seniority. 30,0001. would be sufficiAit for the whole of the present year, but when the plan was fully carried out, be hoped that before many years there would be an actual diminution, in consequence of the operation of the elan, while at the same time the public would be greatly bene fited. It would cause the withdrawal of those who were not sufficiently vigot.us 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 7,500/. be granted for the purpose he had stated, for the coming cparter. 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 lion. 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 itly as the Hon. Member opposite. They told the House what it was more publicly and fully than the lion. Gentleman had done on the present occasion. At that time, when they had unfolded their plan, the House astral Sir George Cockbu'n whether the Oar, proposed was definite; anti within a few hours afterwards, by next day, their plan of re tirement was made up, and sent down to all the officers and re eudiated. 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 imrnedia'ely sent iii his acceptance of it ; 250 instead of and the Admiralty, seeing this. reject e d it. 3W Yet here, acceptedhe it, sa they had been boggling at it from the month of February—(Laughter)—and they had left it in the hands of the Right Him. Gentleman. plan? Sir did not know that. Th e ri s t ir e. C H H lJAlE L — ES W N ha t t p is i t E li ß e Right lion. Gentlemen 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 =At indecent thing.—( Laughter. ) Here they were voting away 30 ,0001., and the Government MI *Xi ittrti t hey Prop. 40 4 1'0 4 1 011 g it , lie answPr. Sti-h procerding was most njecorous in his opinion, and he fell it the more that it was a matter on which he was most anxious. He coLsiclered 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 hers 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 vra;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 occur, if 10 only took it, why, then, only I() would retire, and that would be the working of their plan. The next 200 on the 14s. 6d and the 10s. 6d. list, if they took it, retired on I/. and lBs. a day; and many, he had no douipt4woulti accept it; they would retire as captains, only they could never ris.e higher than 3601. 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 4601. a-year. The plan which he (Sir Charles Napier) would suggest would be the following, He supposed that the Government gave all the tracers, within the first 100, 460/. a-year, which he thought was only fair; and for this reason, because if one officer weu!d get to he rear- admiral in the course of five years, he had a right to the 4601. ; this, then, gave all at the top of the list the same privilege of re ceiving the 460 i. If 60 or 70 took it, he did not see why those that were left of the 100 should be punished. After having applied this to the first hundred, he would allow the rest to take 360 g. and retire. Thus, then, when the one hun dred had received the 4601. and the promotion of rear-admiral, they would allow others to retire on the 364 t., till the money was absorbed. He said absorbed, for he was not of opinion that more money should be voted than 30,0004; he did not want more money, but more judgment, applied to the case ; indeed he thought 25,(2001. 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 Parham - tit. It was that the adoption of the plan would bo forcing the officers 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 tIP3 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 way; to accept of the retirement—to accept it in spite of their teeth.—( Laughter.) 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 coulA never be employed again. Why, there was a friend of his, still but a you g man—he was a younger n,an than he (Sir C. Napier) was—(Laughter)—but he had been asking employment for the last thirty years— (Laughter)—yet it wa , in vain. He said the Government positively disgraced a man by the plan proposed—the plan which the Honuurab!c Gentleman opposite kept very snug in his pocket ; he thought it was most degrading. rut, again, while the sum of 30 0001, was being given by the country, the House ought to have an assurance as to the number of those wha 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 distingui4ted himself was made the one in three ; that one in three 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 18.30 with that of 1846, and the Howe ought to be satisfied how this was to be settled. Ho thought that 15 admirals aud 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 was in an inefficient state ; their commanders were old, and their captains were old, and they could not get lieutenants sufficient for the service. He hoped the 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 Seet 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 tke comfort of his men, why it should not be so for a Govern ment. He hoped the Government would adopt a different system; would improve the men's pay, and would desist from paying of 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. 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 638 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 °Moor in service there were six who could not get employed, and thus, when vacancies were required, they were obliged to pen , ion 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 modi fied, 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 enormons number of officers who were employed during the war. Mr. HUMS—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 bad 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 tce 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 for the money, but they ought to lay down a plan before they a=ked 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 whine retirement was desired, in order to give it effect. He trusted the Hon. Gentleman would allow the vote to go on tho 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 Right Hon. Gentleman had gone over to the other side of the House. He complained, however, that the plan propose was not clear and intelligible; and, although the Hon. Member for Hertford had stated bow the plan affected the 145., the 125., and the 10s. 6d. liar, 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 he 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. HUME said, if captains were to be bribed to retire, he could see no reason why officers of a lower grade should not enjoy the same privilege. After a few words from Captain PLUMRIDGE, Captain PECHELL said that with the Hon. and Gallant Mensbor,he agreed that the retiring officers should be better re munerated, but he had very great objections to the plan of giving a d.fferent 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, hea-.) 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 posPd. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL. This BiU was read a second time, and ordered to be corn. witted to-marrow. 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. J. COLLETT wished to know, from he Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the object of this Bill? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there were certain officer-, in the Court of Chanc!f.ry 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 was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. COURT OF EXCHEQUER (IRELAND) BILL. The Bill went thrnugh Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time tu•morrow. CUSTOMS BILL (No. 2.) This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be corn witted t , , mr:rrew. DISTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day for the House resolving itself into Committee on this fill, Captain LAY ARD 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. Thy :Nowa waif ortlvred to be bmiglitup tamorror. SOUTHWARK. Yesterday, Mrs. Cobbett, the wife of one of the sons of the late IV. 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 22,0001. ; 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 lingering 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 tho 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. Corrl\Gna a inquired how long ago it was that the party against whom the alleged complaint was preferred had acted in the manner described ?—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 cf the Lord Mayor, and in which the applicant had redress. Mr. Cowman...al 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. GREENWICH. Yesterday a very respectably attired middle-aged man, de scribed in the police-sheet as Henry 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:— Hodson, of Commercial-road Last, solicitor, attended for the prisoner.) Jane Long, a very pretty girl, aged 15, deposed that she is nurserymaid in Mr. L. Stedall's family, ironmonger, Nel son -street, 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 he 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. He was with her on Saturday afternoon. Witness was on Flamsted-hill, 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 he 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 he was sorry to have such an accusation against him. Witness took the prisoner to Mr. Stedall's house, and while there lie remarked that he 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 of 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 affair was merely an accident." The witnesses were subject to a long cross-examination by Mr. Hodson, but their testimony was not only unshaken, hut more fully satisfied the magistrate of its correctness. The charge was denied, and a defence set up that the prisoner was labouring under 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 persoa to any one. Mr. TRAILL said that three separate and distinct charges had been proved against the prisoner. lie 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 said 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. TaArt.r. said the prisoner was liable, for 50 serious an I offence, to be imprisoned in the House of Correction and kept • to hard labour for three months. lie would, however, con sidering that he had already received some punishment, mitigate the sentence to ten weeks' imprisonment and hard labour in the county gaol. The prisoner left the bar exclaiming that it would be his total ruin. THE MURDER Ar DAGENHAM, EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF THE POLICE DAGENHAM, MONDAY NlGHT.—Throughout the whole of Sunday and yesterday considerable excitement prevailed at Dagenham, Romford, Wont, 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 Ilford bench of magistrates. 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 murdsred, 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 him 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. Sergeant 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. Superintend e nt earce and other officers of the Detective IVice were imme diately sent for, and proceeded, by direction of the Commis sioners, to Dagenham. After an investigation, Sergeant Parsons, with constables llickton, Kimpton, earns, and Batfoy, were ordered into custody, the 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 nat be ascertained whether the parties would be taken before the magistrates. LOST AND *ON ; OR THE LOVE TEST.—This is certainly a very taking and attr.ictive 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 h ave a longer existence than the generality of three-volume tales are known to enjoy. The profound, sincere, and almost idolatrous passion of liartley 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. 06TEND, AUG. 17.--The Brussels Opera Company arrivOd 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 Auchinleck. 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. [AvvERTtsEmENT.]—Tas RAJAH OF TRAVANCORE AND HOLLOWAT'S OINTMENT.—On the 11 th of 1 146, Professor Dolloway was honoured with an order for six of the largest pots of if,. , lloway's Ointment, from no less a person than his Royal Ilighlie,s ,ttajah, or reigning sovereign of Travancore, through the eminent firm' n Messrs. J. Cockburn and Co., East India merchants, No. 11, New 8,,:0ad-street, Loudon. The ointment, it appears, is for the pntmlenc.t. ersonal ose of the Rajah, and will be employed under the super of his private physician. Holloway's ointment is sold all i a certain cure for ulcers, wounds, sc res, and abscesses, over India, bk ln g even if of twel. , ty years' standing, and may be obtained of the Pro prietor, 444, Stm mud, London, and of every medicine vendor. APPLE D ist : c s CE.—The apples introduced into the London markets cL uring the present season are effected in a manner unknown fot many years. The disease shows itself 41 the s p ee dy d eca y of thefruit after it le gathered. 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 should not be admitted to bail. Mr. B. W. Rawlings, solicitor, of Romford, 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. RAWLINS 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, and 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 he 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 he had considered that it was so. ➢lr. WHirricomn observed, that if the application haneen 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 501. each. Mr. RAWLINGS—WouId 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 not; it is on another charge. Mr. RAW'LLNIGS 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 au 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. Flom 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 thesums he received at the end of each week ; and it was alleged that he 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 ads ante 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 baen the case. It likewise appeared that 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. CLA RKSON 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 prisoner was then arraigned upon another indictment, preferred by the same prosecutor, charging him with larceny ; but, after one or two witnesses had been examinee. 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 repeatedly 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 question at issue, viz. whether or not he had caused the false entry to be made. 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 that the parties were married, and that the child was legitimate, yet, in point of fact he had not made any actual false statement. 111 r. 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 lIMORbER said that the mischief which it was the in tention of the Act to prevent, was certainly effected, but undeurdtglas upon circunit the point. should like to tike the opinion of the i Theitify 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 f on act no actual false representation had been. ma de by the priser. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mn. WILLIAM Connerr.—Yesterday Mre. Cobbett, the wire 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 eletert years ago a person named Jesse Oldficld came to her father-In-law's house in Pdieffiehl, and represented himself as a man of substance. lie also brought a woman with him, whom he represented to be his wife. On being asked if he bad ever been .1). ser vice, he replied in the negative. From that time he bad with Mr. Cobbett's family ; and, on t;:e death coorrinthecete, elder g ;-: . f . leman, he (Mr. Win. Cobbett, the i heir-at-law) wag, On the property being thrown Into Chancery by the gross impOsiii,en of Jesse Oldfield, thrown IMO prison, where he had been for seven years. She n o w 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- 1 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 these 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, on oath, respecting her statement, for lie Vurlrne Of gral44 A Ramat And approbondixigidr. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince-Albert, the Duchess of lient, and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite, attended Divine Service on Sunday afternoon in Whippinghara Church. The royal party afterwards took a drive towards Newport and Ryde. The Queen 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, timed the Equerries in Waiting, Lord Alfred Paget and the Hon.- Capt. Gordon, attended on horseback. Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice went in the ride 4 of Osborne House on Sunday afternoon, and the Princess Het Ina was taken an airing in the pleasure grounds. Yesterday was the birthday of her Royal Highness thhe Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort. promenaded with the Royal Duchess in the morning, in the vicinity of Barton. The illustrious party were accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. A military band was in attendance at Osvorne House in the afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took their usual rides yesterday forenoon, and her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken an air: 1 4- 'lle 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 ate 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 Loyal 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 Mr. 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. Jerdan, Mr. Cochrane,the Rev. S. R. Cattley, and Mr. W. 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 Jo!in Russell arrived in town yesterday from Wimbledon. The Noble Lord had a dinner party in the evening at his residence in Chesham-place. The Marquis of Lansdowne returned to town yesterday from his seat, &wood-park, Wills. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. just WOOLIA7CII, AUG. 17.—The following circulars higYe been issu3d for the guidance of officers of the Royal Nai:Y ;"-` " MEMORANDUM. "Admiralty, July 21, 1846: " Initanca.s 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 ships, 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 half its 'weight in boiling, the captain or commander of such ship shall, on satisfying himself of the correctness of the fact, authorise the paymaster and purser to issue to the ship's company an additional portion of raw salt meat, equal to half the original u.llowance. " By command of their Lordships, "IL G. WARD. " To all Captains and Commanders, Pay masters, and Pursers of her Majesty's ships and ves&.‘ds." " Admiralty, Aug. 7, 1846. " MEMORANDUM. " With a view to encourage boys to continue in he Ma jesty's service, nay Lords Commissioners of the Admir:lty are pleased to direct that when any of her Majesty's ve3sei.s 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 at 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 on charges preferred against him by the Gallant Major. The charges of which Major Deane has been pro nounced guilty are trivial, while all the rest are, in as opinion of the Court, " most vexatious, harassing, and vin dictive :" (Cons.) "' The Court is of 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, li.H., of the Ist battalion of the let, or Royal Regiment, be reprimanded, at such time and in such manner as his Grace the Commander-in-Chief may direct. " 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. " "Phe 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 in 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 gentleman, 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 harts." We regret to state that a man named Parker died in the London Hospital yesterday morn ing, about eighteen hours after he had partaken of a Trio 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, Whitechapet-road. The berries were purchased of a man in the Whitechapel-road on Friday evening. Another sufferer named Mary Cox, of No. 4, 2ollingwood-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 from 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 bean 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, in 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 Whiteehapel-road. He administered antidotes immediately, and fortunately they have all recovered. Mr. Bloomfield states that dangerous results would have followed it 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 Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road. A letter, of which the following is a copy, was forwarde d :y to the superintendents of police, on Saturday morning , Mr. Cook, house surgeon. It w as to the following effect:— "Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road, Aug. 15. " Sir,-1 think it proper to give you immediate notice that a boy named Thomas Dilley, 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. Me. 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 of e sleight-of-hand man or fire-eater. A large heart should not, we think, be advertised as showmen adve►tise 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 RR English senator ; and, judging from his hustings' speeches, ho promises to add to the harmless amusement of the House of Commons.—Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper. THE Moons.—The morningof6e twelfth dawned as auspiciously for the sportsman as could be desired. So far u the accounts have reached to, the sport will be about an average on the principal Highland moors ; but of course we arc 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 bow 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. TAY SALMON FISIIING.—The " takes " for thlt last eight days, at the stations below th e bridfu e 't those farther ; been so good as during the previou s w e ek up have been doing tolerably well rice tnentioned.—rert4 grilse, 6d.; trout scarce, and pr 4 4c/tlertiscr. ell. Pnces ere—salmon,_7d.; =. ' 7 4 r ~.• .4? Ar ict tip