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include murders or homicides—for this reason, that the Hon. an I Learned Member fur Clonmel (Mr. Figot) moved far a ' return of murders and h omicides during a corresponding period ' and which was presented to the House on Monday last, and he only regretted that it was not its his hands at that mo ment. He would now proceed to make a comparison between the number of offences committed in Ireland during, he first five months of last year and the corresponding period of the present year; and he must admit, at the same time, that in consequence of these papers net having reached his hands before the previcius day, he was not able to make so accurate and precise a comparison as be could have wished, but if Hon. Gentlemen would hare the kindness to read them over care fully, he was quite sure that, with the exception of Leitrim, the counties which had been noted for crime had not at all im proved with regard to their amount of crime within the last five months.--( Hear, hear.) In the county of Leitrim he did rejoice to say (and be congratulated the Noble Lord the Mem ber for that county on this fact) that there had been a con siderable diminution of crime during the last five months.— ( Hear, hear.) But he believed that the Noble Lord would be able, much better than he could do, to establish to the House good grounds with regard to the diminution of crime in that particular county, and which in his (Lord Lincoln's) opi nion would tend very considerably to strengthen the arguments in favour of this Bill rather than diminish them. And now with regard to the comparison of crime in these five counties, as compared with the whole of Ireland during the past flee months. During that period there bad been, in the whole of Ireland, of the class of crimes to which he had alluded, 2,093; but in the five counties in question 1,185 of those crimes bad been perpetrated, being considerably more than one-half of the crimes co mm itt e d i n th e w l eo l e o f Ireland. Now, withont . going into d e t a il, b ecause h e h a d no t time to do so, he wou l d make a brief comparison in the gross between the n umber of crimes committed in the different counties in Ireland, from the stat emen t h e th oug ht th e House wou l d see that th a e; d e had, in fact b een no di m i nu ti on o f cr ime in Irt yof Leitrim.eilatnd during the last five months, with the e xception of the county In Leitrim 138. In Clare the re h a d b een 171 cas es e • In Limerick ( an d h e b egge d to observ e , cr lha e t with regard to Li merick, the amount was very considerable in proportion to its population), 210 cases. In Roscommon, be regretted to say, there had been no diminutien, but a very great increase, 373. In Tipperary, 296 ; he before said, 1,188 cases for the five counties in question,vaaki- as whilst in the whole of Ireland there had only been 2,o93.—(Hear, bear.) Now, as he had this return in his hand, and as he remarked to the House in a former part of his statement that these offences were of a local nature, he would read a few particulars as to the population of the counties now under comparison. He had already stated that in the county of Roscommon, during the last five months, there had been 333 offences, and the popula tion of that county was 253,000. He was glad to see the Hon. Member for Kerry now in his place on the opposite benches. Kerry eontained a much larger population than Roscommon, the number of its people amounting to 293,000 ; but in the county of Kerry, during the same period, there bad been only sixteen offences, whilst in Roscommon there were 383 • — ( Hear, hear.) He would now refer the House to the number of cffemeiCoaimitted in the county of Limerick ; the population of that county amounted only to 281,000, and yet the number of crimes was 210. Now in the county of Lei trim, as he before stated, the number of crimes was 138, whilst the population of that county was 155,000 In the adjoining county of Fermaiaagh, the population of which was 166,000, the number of offences was only 14. In the county of Antrim, with :60,0•90 inhabitants, the offences were only 17. In the county of Dublin, exclusive of the city of Dublin, with a po pulat;on of 146,000, the amount of offences was only four. Now he thought that there facts would clearly establish the grounds which he ma ntained for the necessity of passing some coercive measure to effect the five counties in Ireland where crime was so rife. He admitted, with the Hon. Baronet who moved the amendment, that it was the duty of any Govern ment, if introduci ng a measure o f this nature, to prove three things ; and in the first place they were bound to prove th at an evil existed . which ought to be met by some means or othe r. he did think that if they would look to the proo f s which had been laid before the House on the former debates on this country, that the case was made out—clearly proving the existence of such an evil. He also thought that the pools he had laid before the House that evening showed that there had been not any diminution is crime within the last five months, and he thought he might assume that the Hon. Baronet who moved this amendment could not complain that a sufficient case hail rot been mode out for enactments of this kind. The Baronet stated that it was the duty of the Government to prove that tl-sy had attempted to meet these offences by the ordinary law, and ttiat they hod failed in so doing. He alluded to the cans. of Westtneatb, to show that had special cornraissione been issued, the existing state of things might hare been prevented. In referring to that case, the Honourable Baronet bad forgotten to tell the House the circumstances under which that special commis sion was issued. Now, the circumstances which led to the issuing of that special commission in the county of Westmeath, were these, thaet here had previously been not only a consider able accumulation of officers ; but what was, of course, of greater importance as regarded the commission, a very consider able accumulation of prisoners within the gaol. Under those eircumstancsahe believed that the Lord-Lieutenant was applied to by certain magistrates and gentry to issue a special com mission. '1 he Government hesitated for some time as to the propriety of so doing. The Government doubted whether sufficient ground existed for the issuing of the commission, and they employed proper persons to ascertam whether such grounds did exist ; and the result was, that the commission was issued. Bat the Hon. Baronet asked why a special commission was not issued for the five counties. The answer was obvious, that al though the state of crime was so rife, and although the number of outrages was so great, yet the instances of detection were so few, the committals were so rare, that there would be no justification for the issue of a commission on those counties, for it would i n rea li ty end in nothing. But let 'him (the Earl of Lincoln) remind the House—when they were Low taxed with not issuing special commissions—whey, they were now charged by the Hon. Baronet the Member for Drogheda, and also by the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork, with the negligence of duty in consequence of their not issuing special commissions—let bins remind the House that those were not the views that had been entertained generally by Hon. Gentlemen opposite. Unless he very greatly mis took, Lord Altherp in introducing the Bill of 1833, dwelt particularly upon the total inadequacy of special commissions to meet crimes of the kind in question. —(Hear, hear.) That Noble Lord stated reasons which he (the Earl of Lin coln) thought were sound and good. Let him remind the House also that when in 111/15 the Coercion. Bill, of a less stringent character, was introduced, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman for Cork deprecated the issuing of special com mission., and stated that the Government having declined the attempt to diminish crime by such means, had, in his opinion, taken a wise and prudent course. In support of this statement he could quote Hansard, but he had no desire to do so. He must observe at the same time that before they could show the desirableness of issuing a spe cial commission, they must show that they could produce the necessary evidenee to prosecute. Now he was encouraged to maintain this position by reading a short extract from the evi dence of Mr, Cahill, given before Lord Devon. That gentle man was :take I whether he believed that the perpetrators of agrarian outrages were known by • the peasantry where they were committed, and his answer was, that he was perfectly con vinced that the parties knew everything of the transaction, but that there was little disposition to give any evidence against the yerpetratoza. , He was then asked to what he attributed that dis;3osition, and he replied that it was not attributable to any terror, but rather a dislike to injure those of the class to which they belonged. —( Hear, hear, from the opposition.) He stated also that such murderers were harboured and protected, ant?, in pint of fact o weredooked upon as better men than others, be cause they put down what they called a tyrant. They re ceived the character of what they called a " good boy."—( Rem ) That showed the difficaity of obtaining evidence. Perhaps the Hon. Baronet the Member for Cloamell was entitled at his hands to a peculiar exelanatiest. He could give minute information with respect to the number of offences in the five counties he had enumerated, and the number of committals. The total number of offences was 1,193, out of which number there were only 54 committals. In Tipperary the number of off,,ce, wa s ene, and 19 committals.- In the county of. Lime riek the number of offences was 210, and 12 committals. In Leitrim there was 133- offences committed, and 8 committals. la Clara the neraber of offences was 171, and the committals were 7. In.-Rosscommon, where he :vas sorry that crime was on the increase, out of the large number of offences, 383, there hod been only &eonsmittals, in consequence of the unwilling ness of witnesses to come forward. The great majority of theee effenees •+.6re committed during the night. In the county of Tipperary between 130 and 140 of the offences were committed at n i g ht. 11r. DENISON—Not offences against Lord LINCOLN resumed. Between 130 and 140 were committed ateight, and on the average between 60 and 70 in the day time, The same proportion prevailed in the ' other counties. The principles which were intended to be embodied " in this measure were similar i i effect to those Which were already extended to districts in England when cases of rebellion or rioting occurred. In every case of riot the district was mulcted for the offences committed within its range. There was another provision which was essentially different from the Act of 1835, and that was to give power to the Lord LiekitYnant to proclaim any di str i ct i nstea d o f vest i ng the Power it, the hands of the grand jnry and gentlemen of the He astonished that an • objection was made to that 's p;ovision. He believed that ' in 16.33 3 te Minister, in his pbltaacasisinwelarea4irletylamoennetailth alth o ugh he admitted that military tri bunals still they were preferable to the graretiussee 11; irTabdie'a ey7esrae said constituted. he Ilenonsrableetem inu fee er present ass Oppbytuttit y for Cork rt. had id that there was at de cision of parties to traverse from the de ot,inwtitt the there would be no means of traversing from the floumse oT e se t i , aeas er check up b on the r e d Lieutenant. But, he would ask, would not that tt . t . i,o nr er er sufil y ei t e h o e t manifestation of any extraerdinai Cheere.) VAS net Lord-Lieutenant'? — ( to restrain any Lord-Lieutenant from improperly abesi h g the with which ha might be vested. The penalty in ee s powers Bill was certainly more severe than itnhatthethefoNrmoebrleßLl2r.a He had understood on the first reading, he was surprised that the Member for the city of London inten ded to move an amend. . te :tient on this clause in Committee, and Noble Lord s hould now turn round so soon, and make this clause a nelson for throwing out t he Lord JOHN RUSSELL—I propose to w hole Bill. omit the clause altogether. Lord LINCOLN understood that it was his intention to move an amendment in Committee, and he should be glad to hear ii he opposed the Bill on principle, at what period it was since the year 1835 that his opinions had changed upon the subject of coercive measures. It hart been stated that the Government adopted coercive measures and had neglected conciliatory measures. He would ask whether the Charitable Bequests Bill was not a proof of the good spirit in which they had conductel the Government of the country? Did not the Government introduce a measure foe the endowment of May nooth, which gave conshlerable offence to their frienth? Another measure was calculated to extend the system of national edu cation. There azain, with r forence to the landlord and tenant question. The Hon. Member, who complained of the Government not bringing in a Bill founded on the report of the Devon Commissien, could not have looked very attentively on the paper or he would !hive. seen that he had given notice at a date not later than Friday next, of his intenfon to move for leave to introduce three Bills founded ms these measures. And then with ref. rence to the measures wlarh the Government had adopted to relieve .11e distress in Ireland, their oppcncnts had given them c.edit for their endeavour?. Thry had provided, to a large extent, food and employment for the people of Ireland. They had had to entluto the reproach of former friends, v.hich they felt they did not deserve; they h a d to bear reproach in Parliamentwhich he. was sure they would tot have received out of the House—opprobrium which had only been. vast u p on them for party purposes. They had voted considerable sums for the promotion of public work; ; they had also distributed large glare hies of India:t meal among the people of Ireland, and I they would lock bark in after years ti:-on what had been done in the present day by the Government as a proof of the good ! feeling of the Government towards them. They had sane tioned the expenditure of 120,000/. for the promotion of public works, mhich, when completed, would involve an o u tl ay on the part o f individual proprietors of half a million of money, and would, of course, give both food and employment for a considerable time to the people in the districts %here the works were constructed, and would also provide a valuable return for the i capital nveted. He considered that althoug h the Govern ment had d one much ,a -eatdeal could yet be done by private in dividuals, b ut so long ' as t he country remained in its present disturbed state it could not be expected th a t t h e l an dl or d s wou ld invest their cap i tal. If Hon . Members opposite wished to deprive the lan d lords passs l ie u ßill. anyexcuse fornot remai n i ng i n the country ;aey presentHe% felt himself bound tc THE SUN, LONDON,' TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1846 make these observations in consequence of the challenge which had been given him to show the necessity which existed for the present measure. It was easy to charge the Government with tyranny and oppression, and to make long and eloquent speeches on the subject. He felt that if the Government had proposed this measure as a panacea for the evils of Ire!and, that then they would have been justified in pursuing the course they had adopted ; but the Government had brought in this Bill avowedly as a corrective for a disorganized state of society—as a corrective without which any measure, however good in itself, could have no satisfactory operation. The Government owned that they did not look on the Bill as likely to change permanently the social system of Ireland, but simply as a preparatory mea sure ; and it was on that view and on that principle that it had been introduced. He, for one, was perfectly his opinion as to the impossibility of any longer permitting Ireland to alternate between lawless despotism and ultra con stitutional enactments.—( Hear, hear .) rea dy to admit And when he made that admission it was not at variance with the _ principle of the Bill, and he knewitlwouaksed not at tv t a he ria m nce as w u i r t e h the spirit with which the Government. He was prepared to give his principal s upport to it on this view, calculated believing that it was a measure to restore peace an d harmony to the country. A nd looking , to prove measure in thi s spirit he ventured to cal l u p on that House prove by its votes to-night that they will consent, however reluctantly, to suspend the law whenever lawless violence is rife, rather than all law should be set at variance, and the lives and property of the sub jects of the realm jeopardised and endangered, and the peace ful security of the neighbourhood set at nought and destroyed, Mr. MORGAN JOHN O'CONNELL—There was one ad o tntage which the Noble Lord who just a dd resse d t h e H ouse ris e follow him, hi3 sp speech, t , h a a u t d w h a e s by wo the uld h e Ld c o il e ia e t r o a r n y y t s o p n e e a w ke h r ie w h h e e might h d himself endeavour to follow the example he had so eloquently set. If he believed th at t hi s B ill was what its title pretended it to be, no party consideration, or no consideration of any other kind would prevent hire from giving it his support.—( Hear, hear.) But the arguments of the Noble Lord had failed com pletely to convince him, and he had heard with very great sur prise th e s t a t ement of the Noble Lord, that crime was rather on the increase in Ireland than on the diminution. He had, however, some constitutional mistrust of the reports coming from the constabulary, when those reports were calculated to bear out the views of Government, and he advised the Noble Lord now, :Ind he advised any man about to be Secretary for Ireland, (and it would be very hard to say who might be Secretary for Ireland next year) to adopt for their first rule to distrust the constabulary ; and the next rule he would give them would be to distrust thu law-adviser for the Crown.— ( Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord used a phrase which gave him great surprise ; he had told them that this Rill was a temporary remedy for a temporary emergency. But did they know that this temporary remedy was brought in as permanent in its nature in another place? The Noble Lord had quoted largely from the constabulary returns, but a great proportion of these outrages were not agrarian. He did not know on what principle these returns were made, but he was afraid they were made in very nearly a similar manner to those which were made when the Arms Bill was brought forward. The first use nude of that Act was to deprive of arms all who were repealers ; in a county. too, which was not a disturbed county. That was the first use made of it by an Irish magistracy in one of the counties of Ireland. He, therefore, warned the House that instead of using the new powers which were con ferred by this Bill for the object intended, the magistracy of Ireland would use it, not for its purpose of suppressing out rage, but for destroying the liberties of the people, and sup pressing the freedom of discussion. Many clauses of the Bill were fraught with the most serious mischief to the people, and would entail the greatest injury if carried into effect. He believed that a law which would alter the agrarian system of Ireland would have more effect in doing away with crime in that country than if they were to introduce such a measure as the present for years to come. This was what was wanted for Ireland. Alter the landed system of the country, and they would find the goad results of that alteration in the continued prosperity, and the total cessation of crime. —(Hear, hear. ) He believed that whatever was good for the tenantry of Ire land would he equally good fur the landlord—that which was good for the one would he good for the other, and the whole country would feel the beneficial results of that all-importan' change.—( Hear, hear.) He hoped the Irish representatives on both sides of the House, who during the whole period of the session had displayed a spirit of generosity towards their country, would not now be found wanting in substituting for the measure before the House that which would be a laeting good, instead of adapting that which would only entail more misery, and revive that crime which did not now exist.—( Hear.) He hoped that he might be pardoned for alluding to one question, more especially as it might be remembered that he did not trouble the House much that session on Irish affairs. —(Hear, hear.) He was about to allude to the Established Church of Ireland, and in alluding to it he did not wish to cause anything like a division amongst the Irish representa tires who differed with him on that question. He thought, however, that he might with great propriety impress upon them the necessity of taking that question into consideration, while they had the opportunity of settling it amicably, instead of waiting till that period when they would be forced to concede much more than the country were now willing to accept.—( Hear, hear.) The people of Ireland would now be satisfied with a moderate reform in the Church establishment of that country, comparatively with that which these would demand at a future period, when the subject would be forced upon the consideration of Parliament, and when nothing less than a radical change in the whole system would satisfy them.—( Hear, bear.) With respect to the measure before the House, her Majesty's Ministers would do well to consider that the spirit of the age was not in favour efeoereion. —(Hear, hear.) The spirit of the age was spoken out by her Majesty's Government, when, a short time since, they told the House that they had abandoned those principles which they had been in the habit of supporting, to meet the reformed spirit of the country.—( Hear , hear.) He called upon the House and upon her Majesty's Ministers not to make this Bill an ex ception to that new spirit of reform which had forced itself upon the Legislature ; and feeling, as be did, that it was a measure calculated to do irreparable injury, and work more mischief than it could possibly put down, he should vote against it.— (Cheers. ) Lord G. BENTINCK said it would be in the recollection of the House that he gave his advice to her Majesty's Government, that if this measure was necessary for the suppression of crime in Ireland, it ought to take precedence of many questions then about to be entertained. It would also be remembered that at that time it was a measure of more emergency than many others, and it would be remem beked that when the measure was brought down to that House, her Majesty's Ministers most solemnly impressed upon them the necessity of immediately passing it into a law. Not withstanding that necessity six weeks had elapsed before it was again brought forward. When this Bill stood for a first read ing there was no House, and when it was remembered that there were two Government nights when it could have been brought forward, and on one of those nights the House ad journed at nine o'clock, could it be said by her Majesty's Minis ters that there was any wish to press the measure?—( Hear, hear.) On the contrary he was of opinion that there was no desire whatever to press it, and those opportunities of bringing it forward were allowed to pass away. The caries federi, had now arrived when it behoved the party with which he (Lord George Bentinck) acted, to stand forward and prove to the Right Honourable Baronet that they were determined to act for themselves.—( Great cheering.) He could not help remarking that it appeared to him that crime in Ireland had diminished as the days had grown longer. and therefore, if this measure was to have been passed at all, it should have been passed when the days were short; but, in stead of that it had been postponed till the mouth of June.— ( Hear, hear.) Now, it so happened, that he found that. during the month of June crime had considerably diminished, for it appeared by the returns that in the month of June, las. year, the various crimes amounted to 896, while in the same month of this year, they did not exceed 89.0, and in the month of May they were only 708. Contrestine these returns with the amount of crime committed in the months of November and De-ember, they were respectively 6(12 and 607, so that the Noble Chief Secretary of State for Ireland did appear b be very well informed as to the state of crime in Ireland—(Hear, hear)—and when the Noble Lord carat here for the purpose of rescuing the Government from defeat, he (Lord G. Bentinck) did not this k he was very successful.— (Hear, bear.) Indeed, the Noble Lord did not appear to have given - much attention to Irish affairs, when he appears to hay. been totally unconscious of the resistance of such a town a , Csetlebar.—(Cheers and laughter.) Now he (Lord George Bentinck) should say he could see no cause for passing in the month of June a measure that was needed' in the month of February. In comparing the year 1845 to that of 1846, he could not find that crime had increased beyond 514 per cent., and he would say that such an increase would not justify the Government in passirg such a measure as this, after having hraredished it before the people of Ireland so long with being in earnest in their desire to carry it.—( Cheers. ) In comparine ' the amount of crime committed in each of the tw s years he had mentioned, he feline that the crimes of incen diarist's, robbery of arms, firing at with intent to kill, threaten ins; notioes, and such like, amounted in the aggregate, in the first five months of the year 18 ni, to 786; while withi n th e last three months they amounted to only 554. In the first five months of last year those crimes amounted to 815; while it the same period of this year crimes of a more mitigated cha racter in the first five months of last year amounted to 1,701 ; while in this year they did not exceed 1,500,—( Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord had told the House that this was a permanen' measure to meet a temporary emergency—that was to say, that it was a measure which was intended to have met an emers gency that had taken place five months ago.—(Loud cheers. ) Now, these were some of the reasons which induced him to oppose this measure upon this occasion; but he had still much more grave and important reasons for doing so. One of thew was, that he could assure the House that the gentlemen who sat around him would refuse to trust her Majesty's Government.—(Renewed cheers.) And it they had no other reasons, he conceived they had quite enough in the double dealing which the Government had displayed.—(Cheers.) The House had been deceived by the statements that had been- made by .. her M a j esty ' s Mi n i sters f our mont h s ago . Th ey were tole war - month s ago that there was a famine in Ireland, and that sense could trust her Majesty's four millions of the people were starving there—( Hear, hear) — but after that had occurred he could not see how any man of hear.) ITe would not: but he would' ar'siewif sc./) Ireland 'lid any man believe theLt were He would saythat they never meant whether any one Who understood the for c us te s r 4 I t. present Ministers.—( Hear. to discuss the merits of this the Howie of Cons believe that the session would be I would be dragged through mig n o ec v e e a r Sa b ri ti fo s r the peace of ixt,us H .i_ e would ask Government would carry it ? He did not this measure Pane , le the Go. law.—(Hear, h e There. might he some Hon. Members opposite who were e ts e rVr v .i e t n in t to it erethe impression that such a measure might i have been necessary, vernment ever mean a waste of time, a mockry ear e . ' Therefore he would say it wa la s nd, but they could not bel t ie t v o e t n h a a r t r , y e to brandish this measurea in d an insult to the people of Ire t to be carried into a law, and their face, which was nev er mean therefore he would do his bes t to pre vent that mockery being done.—(Loud cheers.) Th e Government said that they were measure as they were about as much in earnest in carrying this . dealt _,., ~...... the corn-law ; but hcw differently had tbeO d l a s 't we w r ' e lu a e— ( Hear, hear.) In the cue of the "rn-jaws all y forced iik on Goverment days and all others and it was with all the ant of new converts.--(Loud cheers.) They had short holidays and short notices of holidays, They were worked up till the eve of Good Friday, and then they only nijcurnrd till the Friday following. But no sooner was the Corn Bill through, and the Coercion Bill introduced, than there was an altervieu. If the Ministers really believed the n.:l was necessary ter the protection of life and property in Indand, why had they thus procrastinated it? Why had so mach valuable time been lost in pushing it forward ?—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) No sooner was the Coercion Bill intro duced thsn they had long holidays—( Cheers)—and on Tuesday and Thursday they adjourned at half past seven o'clock. Was there any man in that House and the country foolish enough to believe that her Hijcsey's Ministers were in earnest in the introduction of this Bill ?—( Hear, hear.) Believing that they were not in earnest, the sooner the House got rid of the Rill and her Majesty's Ministers the better.—( Tremendous cheering from the protectionists.) With this view of the question he considered he should delay no longer to state on the part of the friends around him the course they were pre pared to take. They would have preferred to support a mo tion of no confidence, still he would accept the question as it was before the House, and if the Government believed they were not in a position to carry on the affairs of the country it was time for them to retire. They had been told by Sir R. Poet, on a former occasion, that he would not consent to be a Minister on sufferance. Was he not such a Minis ter now ? Sometimes depending on gentlemen on en one side of the House, and sometimes on those around him (Lord George Bentinck), and supported throu but his paid Janizaries. —( Loud cheers from the protectionists.) Many of those who after voting expressed their shame at what they had been obliged to do. It such was the state of the Go .nagainstto theouteak and measure.declare H e their asked se the sense of t Right Hon. Baronet if he had not l ost t he confidence of every h on est man in that House — (Loud cheers)—and not only in i ve s conduct men t' itby was voting that House, but of every honest man in the country ?—( Con tinued cheering.) In the course he had pursued, he had been inconstant to all with whom he had any con nexion. He ( Lord George Bentinck) recollected how aam same question, measure e asor e io he had hunted down a mem b er o f the Ministrl, in 1827, for a departure f rom the str i ct li ne of consis tency onanother though lB2 t 9 h . e Io Right lB 22 Hon. h e tßaronetold the supporte d the House, in supporting the measure, that he changed his opinion in 1825, when he was connected with the Earl of Liverpool's Government.—( Hear, hear.) That, however, did not pre vent him, in 1827, separating from Mr. Canning's Govern ment. If it was base, and dishonest, and inconsistent with the duty of a Minister to the Sovereign then, to maintain opinions after he had ctunged them, did not the Right Hon. Baronet stand convicted on the verdict of base and d.shonest conduct, and of beint inconsistent in his duty to the Sovereign in the course he had pursued ? (Loud protectionist cheers.) Lit them recqllect his conduct in 1527, and compare it with what it was in 1525 and 1829, and bear in mind that the coun try would not twice submit to the same conduct.—( Hear. ) It was time the country ahould know—it was time Europe should kmw—it was time the world should know—that treachery had been committed by the Ministers in power. They certainly did not represent the feelings of the people, for the corn-laws might be lost to the agricultural interest—do mestic industry might suffer—they might be betrayed. Europe must not think—America must not think—the world must not think that England was committed, or that England had par ticipated in the guilt of those who sat on the Treasury benches.—( Cheers. ) The time had come, when those Gen tlemen who had been glad to avail themselves of the treason of the Right Hon. Baronet, and Honourable Gentle men who considered the Right Hon. Baronet to be traitor to his principlee, to combine in denouncing, the canduct of her Majesty's Ministers, and in telling the Ministry that they should no longer presume to insult the country.—(Cheers.) The time had come when, by placing the Government in a minority, they could drive them from power, and thus wipe away that dishonour which had been forced upon Parliament by a renegade Ministry, and vindicate the eharacter of the British senate in the eyes of America. in the eyes of Europe, and in the eyes of the world.—(Loud and continued cheering.) Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said he had upon a previous oc casion ventured to trespass upon the time of the House for some length, upon the subject of the Bill which had that night for the second time been discussed, upon which had arisen so much of acrimonious debate, and during which so many charges had been urged against the Government—(lronical cheers)—charges which were seldom urged—charges which were couched in language little heard in that House--( Renewed cheers)— charges and language which he confessed for the sake of preserving the character of the House ought seldom, if ever, to be used—( Renewed cheering)—charges which he would not repeat, urged in terms which he would not retaliate so long as he had any self-respect for his own character—so long as he had any respect fer the character, the temper, and reputation of that House.—(Continued cheering.) Is 4 or would he impute to others motives which he scorned to be influenced by himself ; nor would he, under any temptation whatever, import into that House terms, language, and insinuations which were better suited to some other arena than that in which gentlemen of station, influence, and character were assembled to discuss calmly, deliberately, and dispassionately measures vitally affect ing the great interest of this country.—( Cheer) ) The Noble Lord had stated that her Majesty's Ministers could not be in earnest in pressing this Bill. The Noble Lord founded that supposition on the feet that now, in June, when he had discovered that the days were long they were erasing on the measure, but the Noble Lord forgot now upon another measure he and his party wasted night after night with long speeches, devoid of argument, put forward to meet facts which could not be contradicted.—( Cries of" Oh, oh.") But granting that the sp-eches contained argument— granting that the facts were capable of being shaken by the trifling , experience, or the seeming eloquence of the Noble Lord, he put it to the Howe whether it was possible for the Government to have brought the second reading of this Bill forward earlier than they had done.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord had said that the Government should have brought this Bill forward before the Corn Bill —( Hear, hear.) That might be the opinion of the Noble Lord, but it was not the opinion of the country. The Noble Lord, whose powers of in credulity were so great—( Cries of " Oh I oh l")—now told the House that there was no necessity for interfering with the liberties of the people of Ireland. He now told them, after three weeks' experience, that the course which:he had taken a few days ago was utterly unsound.—(f o Oh loh I") He (Mr. S. Herbert) conceived that his conduct in that House had not disentitled himself to its attention—( Hear, hear)—and he thought he might be permitted to make a few ob.erva tions with regard to what had fallen from the Noble Lord, and he thought that even the Noble L Id would admit that he was not disentitled himself to its attention.—( Hear, hear.) As he had before said, the Noble Lord now, .fter three weeks' experience, told the House that there was no necessity for any interference with the privileges of the Irish people ; but a short time ago he was so keen fer this Bill, that he could not allow the discussion to go on in the regular course, and in sup port of the Bill he cited cases in which women had been at tacked, fire-arms discharged into pear men's cottages, old ladies attacked as they were returning from church in the broad day. There was no language sufficiently strong to express his indig nation at the conduct of the Irish people.—( Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord said that on the heads of those who opposed the passing of this Bill would rest the blood of the mureered men of Ireland._( Hear, hear.) Upon whose head did the blood of the murdered men now rest ?—( Hear, hear.) Suddenly, upon no change of circumstances in that country—at three weeks notice—the Noble Lord turned round short, and said, " That what we told you before was a lie before God and man." Did the Noble Lord now take this course because he conceived it would be necessary for the benefit of the country ? No ; but because there were 'other reasons which pvompted him to do so. The Noble Lord had made use of sin gular logic on this question, and he (Mr. Herbert) conld not have any affinity with the political opinions of the Noble Lord. The Noble Lord had said the other night, 'that because a gentleman, who in his opinion had qualities which entitled him to reign in the hearts of the people of Ireland—(Hear, hear)—so great was his respect for those qualities which would so attach him to the whole of that people that he ( Lord G. Bentinck) was ready to sacrifice his opinions whatever they might be—(No, no)—in order to (tarry out his views on this subject.—(No, no.) If it were deemed neces sary, he could quote the exact words of the Noble Lord. The Noble Lord had said, because the Hon. Member in question (Mr. W. S. O'Brien) had reigned in the hearts of the Irish people, he was prepared to make a proposal to him on the sub ject of his Bill on the corn-law. The Noble Lord said, " It you will propose to this House that the corn-law shall be sus pended, though I believe there is no necessity for it, and though I believe it will do harm—(" Hear, hear," from the protectionists)—yet such was the logical inference to which the Noble Lord came, that although he believed there was no necessity for the ineasure, and that it was totally wrong, he would vote for it, because, as he said to the Hon. Member, " you are the man who reigns in the hearts of the people of Ireland."—(Cries of "No, no.") He, therefore, saw some consistency in the course which the Noble Lord was now taking. The Honourable Member for Limerick, who reigned in the hearts of the people f Ireland was bitterly opposed to this measure, and yet the Noble Lord, who was ready to vote, was prepared to vote for he measure because it was supported by that Hon. Gentleman, And because it was wrong. The Noble Lord was now ready to appose this measure, became it was likely to be opposed by that Hon. Gentleman, whose popularity was great amongst that por :ioc of the people of Ireland who were disposed to dismember he United Kingdom. Now he ( Mr. Herbert) would not go !tack into every case which the Noble Lord had adduced. They had had enough of discussion already en the subject of the Corn Bill, and he did not think that the House would to over the same ground. The Noble Lord might make his accusations of treachery, and he might %ay that in consequence of their conduct, they had forfeited tiis confidence—( Hear)--but he (Mr. Herbert) must say that .f the present Government was to cease holding office—(Pro -ectionist cheers)—after the exhibitions he had seen—after the willingness he had seen—on the part of the Noble Lord to sacrifice his opinions at three weeks' notice, and to ally him self to a political party with whom he could not have any faith, is to the loss that they were threatened with, the least that he should care for would be the loss of the confidence of the Noble Lord.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) The Noble Lord had said that thy Government were not in earneet in pressing. Forward this Bill, and he quoted cases with that unfortunate eve of arithmetic which disposed of human life as it did of tallow and hides. He said that there had been 552 homicides; only in such a tone as to intimate, that in his opinion, those rases were not worth the notice of the Government. He had :Is° said there were so many threatening notices ; and his whole tons had been to the effect, that the Government had .tot the slightest reason to interfere in the manner proposed._ He (Mr. Herbert) thought the people of this country would fudge between the Noble Lord.—(Cheers, and counter cheers._ the people know full well and will know how to value the wofessions—(lronical cheers) -of the Noble Lord, who but a .hurt time since hurled his threatenings with so much force against his own party with whom he is now allied. —( Great uproar.) We have introduced the mea sure, because we think it necessary to do so— Loud cheers, and cries of dissent.) How was it the Noble Lord, who votel for the first reading of the Bill only a few nights ago, now turned round suddenly, without any fresh statement ?—(Uproar. ) He would tell the Noble Lord for his satisfaction, that the Government would persevere in the measure in spite of all his sarcasms and factious combinations. —(lmmense uproar.) He made no charge against Hon. Members opposite. Those gentlemen who had opposed the measure before were bound still to do so.-.-(Loud cheers. ) lie spoke only of those who had changed their course so slid lenly. If he might be allowed to refer to the rumours which had been about the town for the last two city's, that a proposal had been made to a Noble Lord to b log to his assistance a certain number of Gentleman, who were most anxious, to divide with him, aed that Noble Lord received the eroposition with a aUence which might amount to what might almost be called conteropte.—(Cries of " Name, name."( Gen -lemen who wished for the names might look after the divsion on the list, and they would see the names.—(Name, name.) He had made no charge against any individual.—(oh, oh.) He was speaking of a party by their acts--(Great uproar)— and he did cot know why he should be called upon to name a particular individual.—(Uproar.) He could only add that the Government would press the measure forward to its second reading.—( Hear.) He knew not what might be the fate 'f the measure. —(Cheers and uproar.) The Noble Lord who cha rge d the Government with insincerity in bringing forward themnemeasure knew little cf the moti ve s w hi c h ac t ua t e d pu bli c in the disch arge of their duties—( " Oh, oh. " )—and he trusted that House would never sanction a departure from that honourable sp H ir e it f i o n r w o h n i . ch the l offices of Government should be conducted. d.always regret being placed in the hands of a man who seemswou incapable of understanding that public men have a higher than anything in maintain, and who should be ready to sacrifice order to support chat they considered for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of the country. Marquis of GRANBY considered that language had been used upon the present occasion which upon a more mature con e.lera' ion might not have been used. He thought it unfair t';at they ss ho had been so little used to speaking in that House -Should be charged with using i p such lang uage . Th ey had de ;ap.(l it for six weeks, anal he c lci ask the H ouse w h et h er they could suppose that there was any necessity f or pass i ng this Bill, which he did believe, when he voted for its fi rst reading, existed. They felt sure that th e Government were i n was incumbent on them to p ass the earnest, that it measure, that the blood of the mur d ered and victims in Ireland would be on their heads if they relived to pees it. But when the corn-.ax was allowed to pass through the House instead of that more important measure, he became convinced that there was no truth in its alleged necessity. And they were now prepared to vote against Ginstoivtebrencmauesn. They e t they had no longer confidence in her Illaj eat y had but little when they first support b supported it ; butthatlit tlewas rendered still less by the course which they h ad pursued w i th reference to the Bill, and the course which they had pursued with reference to the Pour-law Settlement Bill had dmeniehed that confidence in a greater degree.—( Hear,.hear. ) They had been told the t night thae they bad entered two some compact . with the Noble Lord who conducted the opposition, DLit he believed that the only compact which existed between them was that they had no confidence in her Majesty's Govern ment.—( Cheers.) io' Mr. ROSS moved the kainnrnmonf of tha dohafP. Pe Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL rose to put a question to the Secretary at War. The Hon. Gentleman had used an ex• pression towards an absent friend of his, which would denote him as a person wishing the dismemberment of the empire. If that expression applied to the Honourable Member fur Limerick, it also applied to all those who shared his opinion on the subject of the Legislative union, and it was one which they must meet with the shortest andfattest denial. It might appear ridiculousthar they should be sensitive on the point, but he could not allow any one to impugn his loyalty, an - 1, therefore, he for one could not suffer the expression to pass without demanding an explanation. They did not wish the dismemberment of the empire, but on the contrary, they wished to see Ireland placed in a closer con nexion with England, upon a fair and legisla'K attment. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN rose to ask ;ti explanation, which the Hon. Gentleman should e - .nsider not an un reasonable demand atter what had yas ed. The Hon. Gen tleman had said, that there had been a proposition made by Gentlemen below the gang-way, to the Noble Loed who conducted the Opposition, which proposition had been treat: d by him with something which it would be considered unpadia. mentary to term contempt.— (Hear. hear.) If the Hon. Gen. tleman had trade the assertion in the heat of debate, he O'Brien) felt perfectly sure that he would be very glad to get up and offer an explanation ; but if, on ,he coetrary, he had expressed it firmly and advisedly, he a!so felt certain that he would have no hesitation in reaming the party. He did rot wish to add one word of bitterness, but he certainly did feel it incumbent on him to demand an explanation. With the permrision of the House he would read part of that correspondence, and if his Noble Fri nd had written it in a spirit of prophecy, he could net have mace it more ap plicable to the present circumstances. ( The Hon. Member here read an extract from a letter of the 21st of March, in which the Noble Lord stated that the measure was a curfew and unconetitutional measure, and that no grounds whatever existed for its adoption ) From that letter it would be seen that the cams fcedeeis did not rest with the Noble Lord, and he put it to the Noble Lord himself to state whether anything had really occurred. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said that what he had alluded to wen rumours which had come to his knowledge through the ordinary channels, but he did not refer to persons. He did not assert of his own knowledge any of the facts. He made the statement from rumour that certain communications had taken place between Hon. Gentlemen on that side of the House and the Noble Lord the Member for London. If there had been any blame to the party in taking such a course, it was not for proposing to take it, but for actually taking it.—( Oh.) Mr. E. YORKE trusted that the House would not think him out of order in making the resent application. A statement had been made that a certain application or overture was made to the Noble Lord (Russell). Now, he felt that if any such application had been made, it must have been made by some person.—(Laughter.) It was necessary, then, that' the name of the person who had made such a statement to the Right Hon. Gentleman should be given. • Lord J. RUSSELL said that in answering the Hon. Gen tleman sitting on that ben h (Mr. Stafford O'Brien) and the other Hon. Member who had just sat down, he could state that no such application was made to him by the Noble. Lord the Member for Lynne, nor by any other Hon. Member. The Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland might have remembered that on the first reading of this Bill he (Lord John Rus sell) had stated that he had an objection to that portion of the Bill which confined parties to their houses after certain hours in the evening. He stated then, that though he would vote for the first reading of the Bill he would reserve his opposition to anosher stage, and that he would oppo e the question on the second reading. In timate friends of his own asked him ( Lord John Russell) what his intent:one were in respect to this Bill, and they also wished him to state whether he had any (Net:tine to their stating to those with whom they acted what his intentems were with re spect to the measure. Certainly he did not treat those friends with any conte•nptuous silence, and ne told them that he had stated his intentions in the House en the first reading of the Bill.— ( Hear, hear.) But he would not say that he had not stated anything which he had not stated on a former occasion, and he again repo ated that no application was made to him for a coali tion from Hon. Members on the other side of the House.— ( Hear, hear.) He opposed it on public grounds, for it was a Bill, in his opinion, which would be of great injury to life and property, thus having the opposite effect to that e. hich it was intended. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said that after what bad fallen from the Noble Lord, he had but to state to the House that the rumour which he had heard was without foundation, and be therehre begged to withdraw the statement he had made founded on such grounds. The debate was then adjourned. Sir ROBERT PEEL then gave notice that he would move that on Thursday, the 18th day of June, and on the subse quent Thursdays of each week, orders of the day shall have precedence over notices of motions. The other orders of the day were then dirposed of and the House adjourned at Half-past One o'clock. GREAT KENT ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY SPECIAL MEETING. In pursuance of a resolution passed at a preliminary meeting of the subscribers to the Great Kent Atmospheric Railway, a public meeting of the scripholders was advertised to take place yesterday, at the London Tavern. The meeting was called for the purpose of considering the best means of staying the Bill at present in Parliament, and to take into consideration the means best adapted to get back the deposits in full. The meeting consisted of only 35 persons out of 900 shareholders, two-thirds of whom, it was stated, were proprietors in the London and Croydon Railway Company. The chair was taken by Colonel Murray. Mr. LECIDIERE addressed the meeting, informing them that in the depressed state of the money market it would be much more advisable to drop the scheme. The directors had formed a different line from that which they originally pro • posed in their prospectus, and he considered that they had better call upon the directors to convene a meeting, under the resolutions of Sir Robert Peel, for the purpose of dissolving the Company. An HoN. PROPRIETOR called on Mr. Lechmere to explain to the meeting some of the propositions he had made to the solicitors to the line. Mr. LECIIMER I declined. An Hort. PROPRIETOR objected to the course proposed by Mr. Lechmere, and stated that he looked with great jealousy on Mr. Lechmere's proposition, who was himself a solicitor, and that jealousy was heightened by his not answering the question put to him. The preamble of the Bill would be proved in a few days, and as the directors after that could not pro ceed without the assent of the shareholders, he did no t see the reason for calling the meeting. An HOK. PROPRIETOR said it would save expense. Some conversation ensued as to whether such a course would prejudice the scripholders or the Bill before Parlia- ment. A PRO'RIETOR moved as an amendment a ve t e o f con fidence in the di re ctors, which was about to be put by the Chairman, when Mr. LVCIIMERE'S motion was put by that gentleman himself, and was carried k i r a show of hands. The CHAIRMAN considering himselfsupearsle,odteedi,vtatcheatnedkstht: chair. Some confusion ensued, and the !fleeting separated, no tthheineghbaei u g a virtually done, after passing WA ERFORD AND XILKENNY RAILWAY. An adjourned special general meeting o f t hi s C ompany T was held at the London Tavern, at one o'clock, yesterday, to rec.five the report of the committee appointed at the special meeting on the 20th ult. relative to the superstructure of the line- Mr. ANDERSON took the chair, and having had the ad • vertisement read, stated that one of the objects f,r which the meeting had been called to hear read and approved cf the Bill of the Galway and Kilkenny Railway, now known as the Kilkenny and Great South Western Itiilway. That wasßill the line bad been altered to but one-h a lf the original length. At a former meeting the shareholde'rs of the at present e in the House of Lord s , an d the length of Waterford and Kilkenny Company au t h or i sed their directors to ta! - .3 . an interest m that line to the amount of 50,00 E, if necessary, and the directors, in accordance with this, took 2..4000/. in shares, but by an order E have a e resolution to tntolthßis Lill, l e ect. . tr The Chairman of the House of Lords, known as L , rd Wharncliffe's order, the shareholders to c, i i t opy u ptc , rl a oa s vde n e,d e ) c fa e ,t s i s itil a ei r .t v un oa t o iv l n i a a gy v , a and Mr. EERY seconded the resolution. An HON. Pnoranuott wished to dissuade the shareholders front approving of the Bill. The CIJAIRM,IN tleuight the 7on. Pr:prietor could not ad dress himself to the question which he was taking up, inas much as it was settled at a tinnier meeting, when the share holthrs authorisnd the directors to take a stake hi the line in question to the amount of 50,000/. Mr. JONES moved, as an amendment on the resolution, that the Li 1 be not approved of. The lshuccrou to the Company begged simply to submit his opinion, that the Waterford and Kilkenny Company were legally bound to the Galway and Kilk enny C ompany ' to follow out what they had begun. In January last a meeting.of the shareholders was held, and the directors were then authorised to take 50,0001 in shares f,f the Galwat , line. Shares to the amount of 25,000/. had been taken, the Parlia mentary contract end deeds had been signed ; and now even if' a resolution should be passed, stuHlying themselves, the Galway Company could, nevertheless, sue them at law f , r the wh - ole amount ( f the 25,0001 The contract and the deeds had alrra Iv been signed, and the present meeting wa s tW one mey pro forma, in accordance with an order from the House of Lords. Mr. I:3:zai felt convinced, that in forming a connexion with the Galway and Kilkenny Company, they were mate rially affecting their own interests for the better. Their own position was greatly improved since the first, the wort parts of the line had been taken out of their hands by other em- a _ panie , , and he was sure that ere I..mg the other great companies would be in treaty with them after they had secured this district of country. After some other observations from honourable proprietors, Mr. JONES withdrew his amendment. The original resolution was then put from the chair and carried unanimously. • The Chairman having left the choir, apd Mr. &limy having taken his place, said, that the other object for which the meeting had been called was to receive the report of the special committee concerning the supsr structure of the line. He said that th.t..t committee met on the 26th of May, at the Company's office , , in Delahay-street, and all but concluded arrangements with the proprietor of Presser's patent, stipulating, on the part of the Company, to give that gentleman 500 shares in the Company fully paid upon, being equal to 10,000!., and 5,0001. in money to be paid in three separate instalments, in compensation for the use of Mr. Prosser's invention on the Company's line. It remained for the shareholders to give them power to ratify this agree ment; and therefore he moved a resolution to that effect, which was seconded and carried by the meeting nem. con. A vote of thanks to the committee was passed, and the meeting s2parated. l.; ere is no truth whatever in th report that Costa is likely to return to her Majesty's Theatre, the present direc tor gives the greatest satisfaction both to the singers, the band, and the publ:c. FOBD ABBEY MONASTERY.—The greatest f attire of the season will be Mr. Robin's next sale, Ford Abbey, with its magnificently fine and ancient Monastery arid demesne. It is denominated very properly "the Great Leviathan of the West," presenting loth without and within an abbev so inconceivably fine that none other threw - 411,mi England can axwroach it. The historical account that Mr. Robins has appended to his voluminous particulars of sale, will be fuind unusually interesting, and the drawing cf the Abbey which is now in course of distribution, confirms the impression we had gathered bef,ze, that it would well repay a journey ° f 500 mi es to go to see it. It has been hinted in cert :in quarters that the next posAessor will be of the Catholic per suasion, and Mr. Robins has already been instructed that the sale must of necessity be peremptory. -ti'n7 ese h N a y s e e l k ) , EFFECTS OF THE WEATHER IN THE TR , .N MANU wFAhCoTleOimsr—ictSodui, t.hrc u ,pout the of the prim ip.,l ,Nvvoitrhksthheairvelabhoeuern. s T t. i p le pe n cl i , en tl a te t u m o c i r , i is b h e i i i i i T T i o n l l l ; . l:; i lr d, t(i ii p i r p c:c r e v e: i ! and Bradswick works have suffered considerably. It 15 been I tlia sh t e m h o e s a t t Tature of blast Imam. utterly impossible for any human being to stand the teat- LECONITE S TRIAL. Foelsent•bleatt twice before the 15th and 16th of April, and been recognised there by Toin, his laundress, and another person, admitting at the same time that he had no accom plice, nor was impelled to the attempt by any political mo tive or feeling. M. Duvergier then rose to defend the accused. He ad verted to the honour and credit with which Lecomte had passed his early years—his military career was honourable, and he was decorated with the Legion of honour, his ser vice in the royal forests, until he sent in his resignation, in 1844, in consequence, of the unkind conduct of his superiors. lie then urged that it was the resentment he felt that he wished to gratify, and he had no other or ulterior motive, for when asked " What would you have done if the King had been killed ?" his reply was that , he had not thought of what he should do. He hed no political feelinp, never read any newspapers in his lodgings ; he was seeking some honest employment in Paris. There was, perhaps, the idea, but no premeditation of the att e mpt before the 'attf.rnoon of April 15, and for a long time his letters to the King had been respectfully worded. He then, with much ability, adduced_all the points in favour of Lecomte being in a state of mental excitement,, amounting to derangement ou this point of his fancied wrongs, on which he brooded in silence until he was literally monomaniac in this particular. He . quoted the opinions of en emineet practitioner, M. Lel.-u, as to the positive monomania of Lecomte, ar.d concluded a most able harangue amidst, a buzz of approbation. The Procurcur-General made a short reply, denying that the evidence would warrant any suspicion of monomania ; to which THE SENTENCE. Pant;, THUR9DAY.—The Court of Peers sat until half-past seven o'clock on Thursday, in order to hear the whole of the witnesses to be examined, some of whom, however, were not called, their testimony not being considered as requisite. The following is the ecinence of those called after our statement of Saturday;— M. de Monicault, prefect at Melun, who attended the King ou the day of the aWmpt, repeated the circum , tat;ces and added, that on his coming up with Leenmte, Ivhen in custody, and on his way to Fontsi ne blp au , L e head him say, " The King is not w o und e d ; be i s more fortunate than I am." When they Lad arrived at the prison, L.-comte de clared that he intended to kill the Kb,g, awl had come to Fontainebleau for the pure .so. Colonel Berry,r, who was also with the Kbig, deposed that after Leeomte was arrrested, he sail in answer to the clues tions of the prt:fect, " I had to complain of the conservator of the Crown forests. I addressed the intendantcs, and t, a-, from thence referred to the const•rvator. This was with me, and I r•Ts , ,,lvcd to be reveng:d. I have only one thing to blame myself for. I p!aeeti n:yself badly, at:drctsret it. The King has profited it. I ;.hill be blamed, but I have as much htrart and as much honour as those who will blame me." M. Carte, a gunsmith, deposed to l•iaving sold a fowling piece to 1 - .4.couitc in May or June, 1843. 'Die idal without giving his name or address. In March, 1844, Lecomte changed this gun tbr ninth of higher price, ss; . )ing that he was guard of the forests, and wanted a lighter gun. The witness identified the gun produced in court. Mademoiselle Pauchet, a print-seller in the Place du Car rousel, gave some evidence of no importance, as to having seen Lecomte before her shop a short time before the King left Fon'ainebleau. M. Duvergier rejoined a few words, and the Chamber was then cleared, in order that the Peers might deliberate as to the sentence, which is always done with closed doors. Lecomte preserved his equanimity throughout, and when his advocate had finished leaned over the bar and Lordisily thanked him for his defence ; and on quitting the Court shook AI. Duvergier by the hand, and bowed twice to the Court very respectfully. The pleadings were ended about half-patt three o'clock. Paws, SATURDAY.—After the Chsuiber of Peers had heard the whole of the ple4dings yesterday, the Court was cleated of all but the members of that body, who, aft er sitting in deliberation for nearly two hours, retuned the verdict of Guilty against Lecomte, and condemned him as a parricide to go to the place of execution in his shirt only, with his feet naked and his head covered with a black veil. Another witness, named Becker, gave testimony on the same subject. lleroux, a groom, stated that on the 15th of April he was talking with Mdlle. Pauc!iet at the moment when the Kiog was Paving for ' , attain, !death A shower cane on, and two persona, Reverchon ;;nd Becker, took shelter with him. Wh they were talking about the King's departure, Mdile. Pauchet remarked a man who appeared to be listening., and who wa, turning over some prints es an excu.e, for being near them They were struck with his ,gloomy apect. The witness is certain that this man remained until the King left, and he and his friends thought from his manner and appearance that he had no good design, and if he had been by his side on an occasion of the King's passing by, he should have watched him very narrowly. M. Liot, the director of the Fontainebleau diligence, de posed to Lecomte's having, on the 15th of April, engaged a place in the name of Lebrun. M. Hubert deposed to the same effect. The execution will take place on Monday at an early hour, unless the King's mercy be extended to the condemned man, who bore the passing of his sentence with the same firmness and tranquillity that characterised him throughout the whole proceedings. Pichard, a journeyman wheelwright, was with Lecomte in the diligence to Fontainebleau, hut merely deposed to seeing a parcel in his possession, which must have been his fowling-piece. THE WEST INDIES AND MEXICO. The Royal Mail steam-packet Tweed, George Parsons, R.N. Commander, Lieutenant Davis, RN., Admiralty agent, arrived at Southampton on Sunday at noon, bringing the unusual number of 138 passengers. The Tweed has been much retarded since leaving Bermuda by fogs, and ex. perienced also eight days' rain. She brings on freight 52,000 dollars on account of the Mexican Government, 386,140 on merchants' account, 9,000 pineapples, a number of turtle, 269 ounces gold dust, 216 serons cochineal, 33 bales indigo, 29 cases of cigars, 15 of tobacco, 70 boxes :,uccades, 61 barrels potatoes, 32 cases of plants, 24 bales jalap, 5 boxes of old gold and silver. She also brings mails of the following dates—from Tampico, April 22 ; Vera Cruz, May 1; Havannah, May 10 ; Nassau, May 13; Bermuda, May 21 • Honduras, April 20; Deme rara, May 5 ; Trinidad, day 6; Grenada, May 10 ; St. Thomas, May 15 ; and Jamaica, May 9. The Company's ship Tay sailed on the 11th of May from Havan all for the Gulf, and the Trent; was at Bermuda. Her Maje Sty's ship Rose was at Vera Cruz; the Vindictive and steam-ship Hermes, at Bermuda; the Pique also there, but homeward bound. „ . Madame Bertrant, an innkeeper at Lannon, served Le. comte with a breakfast on the 16th of April, but the whole of her evidence amounted to Lecomte's having said that he did not think the breakfast a very good one. The daughter of this witness gave similar testimony. M. Vigorelli, an inhabitant of Fontainbleau, near the Chateau, stated that he saw a man on the 16th of April, at about nine in the morning, who had his face turned towards the Parquet d'Avon, and who appeared to be watching. Hen°le, a corperal of the First Hussars, deposed that he had seen Lecomte in the morning before the attempt in company with another person, but he could rot swear that they were talking together. He had previously seen him three or four times alone. When he disappeared, after the witness saw him for the last time, he went towards the bati ment de Survivances. Lecomte here observed that what the witness bad stated was improbable He would hardly have exposed himself in a place where he could be recognised, as he was so well known at Fontainebleau. Vioal, a hussar, gave similar testimony to that of Henole, as did also Dartus, another hussar. All these men spoke pesitively as to the identity of the prisoner. A washerwoman, named Foin, declared that she had seen Lecomte at Fontainebleau, at the door of the Cadraebleu, in 1845. This was denied by Lecomte, but the evidence did not ap pear to bear upon any point of the case. Roucy, an employi at the chateau, deposed that he had met Lecomte in 1845, in a road near Fontainebleau, but could not say at what period of the year. Cara, an upholsterer, who was formerly in the army with Lecomte, deposed to some acts of violence on the part of th. prisoner wherein the service, and added that he was brave bat brutal. Another witness, named Gres, gave some evidence without ' the slightest interest. M. Hebert de la Grave knew Lecomte when Secretary of the Inspection of Forests of Villers Cotterets in 1830, and also in 1832, when under the orders of the witness. He described him as of au eccentric, taciturn, hombre, violent, and vindictive character,severe to his subordinates, and rest less under the authority of hie superiors, owing to his exces sive .pride and self love. lie lived alone, witnont friend or companiol, but his co• duct was regular, and his exactitude and prolti7 were irreproachable. He was considered an ex cellent. marksman. M. Savoie, an inspector of Crown forests, said he never bad to complain of Lecomte. His intelligence was limited, but he always did cheerfully what the witness commatnied. He liked to live alone, and held no communication with his subordinates, except on matters of duty. His probity was unquestionable, and nothing could have induced him to vio late his duties. M. Le Grid, who had given Lecomte leave of absence in in 1833 for illness, was called to give evidence to the state of his mind. It had been said that this witness had declared Lecomte to be deranged. He deposed that the mind of Le cnmte was in a state of excitement, and that he needed re pose; but he had never imagined that he was insane. M. Duvergier asked the witness whether, as the superior of M. Lecomte, he had net ordered him to be severe towards his interiors. The witness replied that he had ordered him to en force the rules of the service, but to be moderate. If. Jallon, a physician at Orleans, deposed to his having attended Lecomte whilst labouring under an affection of the chest. He had given him a certificate as to his state of health, in order that he might obtain leave of absence. In answer to a question from the president, this witness stated that he had found no trace of insanity in the prisoner, nor had he ever thought of looking for any semptons of the kind. AN UNFORTUNATE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEEMAN. M. Lecoufle was the next witness examined, but his evi- —The proprietor of a local newspaper, who figured somewhat dente was immaterial. largely in new railway schemes during the recent mania, Samson,' guard in the Crown forests, deposed that he had having been a provisional committeeman in many of them, served under the orders of Lecomte, but had never been on has had numerous applications made to him for sums of good terms with him. Had heard him, when speaking of money for which the companies have become liable. The so both the present and the old:Royal Family, mutter words be- licitors' letters containing applications for payment he pub tween his teeth which he could not distinctly make out. Indies in hie journal, with the following heading in large The evidence of the next witness, Lelievre, merely went to type :—” The Money-hunting Vagabonds Gazette; or. Pro the fact of his having known the prisoner in 1839 and 1840, visional Committeeman's Chronicle." and of their having taken their meals together at Fontaine. ALARMING FlRE.—Shortly before eleven o'clock on bleats. Lecomte had once asked him his opinion as to the Saturday night, considerable alarm was created in the im capitalisation of his pension, when he had told him that his mediate vicinity of the Victoria Theatre in consequence of claims were not well founded. the sudden outbreak of a fire on the premises termed the Ge- M. elarrier de Bois d'Hyver, inspector of forests, deposed neral Tom Thumb Concert and Refreshment Rooms, in the that he had frequent intercourse with the prisoner during the Lower Marsh, Lambeth, nearly facing the theatre. It ap laat four years. He considered him as a man of a very violent pears that whilst the ball-room was filled with company an and proud character, morose, and taciturn, and capable of alarm wa s rais e d that the upper portion of the building was i going to great extremities when thwarted. On one occasion on fire, This caused a general turn out of e the , nr e tt e e n s, ,i a nes in particular, he remembered his coming to him in a great for some time the greatest confu t si t o o n prevailed. l d work. There being i an passion and asking him if he meant it as an insult, merely promptly attended, and were set placing his name on some official p a p er b e l ow another name abundance of wtatt:er masterysupi " by the Lambeth mains, the over the destructive element. which was written on it. He (the witness) had replied that firemen soon , o nothing was further from his intention, which Lecomte ought The flames, g howe7er, were not extinguished until that to have been aware of, as he saw him write the name tit a p o rtion of the premises where they commenced was burnt great hurry just as he was about to mount his horse. The out, and the contents consumed. The whole of the lower answer, however, did not pacify him, and he appeared much part of the building, more especially the ball-room, is se . e i xcted. On another occasion he had given way to much riously damaged by water. It is unknown how th e fi re violence on the occasion of having 20f. of his pay stopped for originated, some breach of duty. Lecomte eves, however, a man of great CONSEQUENCES OF CRIME.—In the Bristol Batik energy of character, and capable of mastering his temper ruptcy Court, last week, W. J. Dunsford, surgeon, passed when he thought proper. his last examination. This person was the defendant in an The prisoner denies the assertion of this witness. and said action for trim. ccs , brought by a gentleman with whose that he had,him self admitted ,that the punishment inflicted b rot h er D unsford WAS in partnership—each partner receiv on him was unjust. ing about 1,5e0/. a year Irons the business. The conse -51. de Lahure, conservator of forests, deposed that he had quences of the defendant's guilt convey a striking moral seen Lecomte for the first time on a tou r of inspection at lesson, A verdict, with 5,000/. damages, is returned against Villers-Cotterets. He had received a satisfactory account him. He is obliged. to relinquish his business, to part pith of his activity and intelligence, but was told that he was all his effects, to forfeit his position in society and his brit severe towaros iis inferi o rs. H e h a d t a k en hi nt aside, and limit I rospects in lite, and, ruined in pocket and reputation, made some observations to him on the subject, which, if he to submit to a degrading examination into his pecuniary remembered right, were p roper l y rece i ve d . His conduct, matters before the public. The partner of his guilt, after however, did not alter, and he had consequently proposed to being separated from her husband and her children, is the Intendant-General to stop from him the usual annual legalk divorced from the former, and left without ap. s gratification. He had of erwards ordered 20f. to be stopped sinility of obtaining a home with her seducer, who (to ag from him in consequence of his disobedience to an order gravate' the fearful catalogue) is a married man. What ac given him by his sub i ns p ec t or . In consequence o f this, cumulated misery and distress have thus resulted from a Lecomte had addressed a letter to the administration, de- single crime I—Somerset County Gazette. inanding the settlement of' his retiring pension. He had pre heard nothing more of him u ntil i n November last, when. TEE Asco'r RACE CUPS.—The prize annually sented be- his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, a nd passing near the Palais Royale, he was insulted by him in the Royal Hunt prize, were last week submitted by Messrs. the grossest manner. He did not at first recognise biro. Hunt aril Roskill, of Bond-street, the successors of Messrs. lie bad since frequently•met him, and had every time re. Storr and Mortiiner, to the approbation of her Majesty the ceived the mist outrageous insults. He had in consequence Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, at Bucking complained t o th e Prefect of Police, who sent a ponce officer haul Pal a ce, when those illustrious persons were pleased to to accompany him, in order that he might know him. On express their approval of the designs and workmanship Of the next occasion of his being insulted the police-officer pur- both of them. The prize given by the Emperor of Russia is sued him, and discovered his residence in the Rue Colysee, this year superior in the weight of the silver and tie design' 'He had been summoned to appear before the police authorn to that of last year. It consists of a group, St. George ties, and since that period he had ceased to annoy him, al- destroying the dragon. St. George is a patron saint of though he had met hini frequently. Russia as well se of England, therefore the subject is MaTheologue, Miler Secretary of the Civil List, stated that appropriate. The group is from a design by Mr. Bailey, in November laet Lec o mt e came t o his office to inquire the R . A ., or at l east modelled under his inspecting eye. It is fate of his last application to the King— a t l ea st, he supposed more than usually spirited, treated with novelty of design. so far. He did not know him, and that the witness could and most elaborately exquisite in the workmanship. A no , have told him, or any one else, that an unfavourable candelabrum, with thirteen lights, forms a sylvan canopy minute had been made upon it w h en it was l a id before his over the figures. The inscription is the same as that on the Majesty. The erisoner persisted in affirming that the witne ss did prize of last year e s -- give him such an answ e r . " Ludorum Ascotoniensium memor u Mme. Cochois, who keeps the h ouse i n w hi c h t h e pr i - Quibus ipse interf c soner lodged, deposed ti n t L ecom t e was i n t h e h a bi t of using Regina Vitoriaisset Utter language, frequently asserting t h at a ll the P ar i sians Hospes were thieves. fluffi e r, one o f t h e wa i ters at the lot in Mens. Jun., 1844, g house, stated th a t Le com t e was rarely visited by any one, Solenne certamiuis equestris prcemium, except a M. Braceseicle a clerk in the dice of the Minister Instituit of Foreign Affairs. Th a t h e k ept very good hours, and never Nicolaus, Totius Russise Imperator." slept from home. This testimony was confirmed by another servant of the house. The royal hunt prize, which will be run for on Tuesday, 51. Bracewich stated that he had heard Lecomte declare consists that all Frenchmen were cowa r d e , th e P arisians thieves, is very fine, and reminds the beholder of Landseer's best and Louis Philippe a scoundr e l ; b u t t hi s was said in such . The composition very correct. The animals are a tone that no one could believe he meant serious] y what he full of and the workmanship fine. , J un e 6. — said. FOUR PERSONS POISONED.--11' EXFORD , , neighbour was last witness examined on the part of the prosecution in this neig - lace t About four (From a Correspondent.)—l am sorry to infor . m 3 most melancholy occurrence took P was a Madame Wuttelle, who keeps a reading-room, and . . K. 1 a whole family of who steed that Lecomte came there to read the journals, 0 . 0 that a , hood yesterday, by e•hic v h ici f n ou it r y n o v f es miles from this, in the . men, two and she did not remark anything particular in his conduct consisting of three young the name of Cullen, consis of theirs sual or manners. sisters, an . 1 11 and the three un The Court then proceeded to hear the witnesses for the b came serious y i , . g y w e e . re lost prisoner. e da died. Also a poor woman and child, breakfast, s d tira th b men in the course of the . Y of the breakfast as charity, and The first called was M. Boyer, who deposed that Lecomte to whom they gave a portion eoiurt,mothe,, after partaking lived with hint from November, 1843, till June, 1844, and n jsidpere.d .that the that he was very steady and quiet during the whole of the yesterday, and made a post mortem exaud iwigasthoeuproyor woman died. pr. James Furlong, ' of p the ,,;s breakfast ,i, iii g ‘vasciwitilale d time. lie gave a long statement of a duel in which he (the r tt lh a ii t. ss i o tm i o i ovv o ri f nhi the bodies, and l a t n i a s lyse the oatmeal from which witness) was second to Lecomte, whe, after having received made., result of acei irr e n n t er ; il h y a c w o his adversary's fire, discharged his own pistol in the air. wass s e t on the bodies of the unfortunate people. but as our active and The next witnesses were M. Carrier and M. Arnouit, who intelligentsa3c,obrlognearn.y more ' o ra re ve a r t s pßr.esHeir,i: ~., is just now The other persons are were both asked whether they knew that Lecomte, b, ..a , ,f ,, t_e_f holding an in the 27th of August, 1845, took a journey from Paris 1 .n e I forbear f STABBING ON TOIVER-lIILL. I understand, recovering. DEng:RATE CaSE OF tainebleau, where they then were? but both gave a negative answer. , c r r h ested on Tower-hill vo Sunda • mornin g, It being seven o'clock, the Court then adjourned until a Sunday at an . early hour, considerable alarm was next day. never lost Cheapside, being stabbed by . in .consequence of a man named lie the whole time paid an (11 During the whole of this . 1 i 0 . n.; sitting, Lecomte Thomas Stead, aged thirty years, of No. 30, King. street, that he was on his way his composure and sang flint '.ding ; was always ready to two foreign sailors. It appears usdivided attention to the, pence , r interrupted a witness, home with a companion, and while velanteer explanations, but never v, at twelve o'clock this clay, . passing through Posten-row, Tower-hill, they met two Peelle, FRIDAY EVENING.—On . was much as on I precisely, Leconte was b roug nt into the court, escorted, as i drunken sailors, who began abusing them. A fight at was more ' before, by four gEnsdarrnes. flis appearance length ensued, and in the struggle one of the sailors inflicted the previous dav, unless, perhaps, that his cheek two deep stabs on the person of Stead, one on the breast and flushed. Thy prO4eedings again opened with the apple nominal i the othe r i n th e left groin. An alarm was raised, b u t th e of the Peers. ' two ruffians escaped netnre the arrival of the police. M. Duvergier, who defended Lecomte, turned to him as 1 a few words, the CONVICTS FOR GIBRALTAR.—Mr. Masterman„ in he took his seat, mud, after speaki ng , ac • charge of the convicts in the Warrior hulk, lyi ng o ff th e cased took a paper from his pocks:, which handed to his .he h Dockyard at Woolwi e n, e anni , eed sixty of that unf or t una t e counsel. . class on board the Tteetie hired e(,nvict ship, to convey them 111. Hebert, the Procureur-General, then addressed the to Gibraltar to assist in the works or that imp,alanf fortress. Court, recapitulating th e main psis of the ev id ence, and , They have n o military escort, as several keepers go ou t a t insisting on the long premeditation of the crime, and that . the same time. the purchase of the short-barrelled gun was trot to use on ConossEux.—Arrangements are being made at this horseback, for he had at than noineut no horse, no r was h e gigantic establishment to illuminate the dome and summit of any longer garde forestiar. Its purpose, then, was to ahoot i the building, this evening, with upwards of thlity coltinnas at &If KIM& and. althorn?), h. .a....:,..1 :. ___. s. ._ a • . . -it .....- i.. I._ JP al —t 1— 1 I_. •1- _1 The following ships of war were lying at Sacriticios:— Cumbe:land, 56; Potomac, 56; Raritan, 56; Falmouth, 24; John Adams, 24 ; Somers, 14. These vessels were waiting in anticipation of hostilities being likely to commence at the Rio Bravo, when it is the intention of the American corn.. motlore to attack St. Juan d'Alloa and the fortifications at Vera Cruz. The Mexicans are spoken of as being hourly en gaged in adding to the strength of that fort, and it is thought unlikely that the squadron would be able to take it if a spirited Jefence were made. By this arrival we have our usual files of West India papers, and extract the only news of interest The following account of the weather, from the Jamaica Dispatch, is very distre sing:— "We are enabled to add but little to the unsatisfactory intelli nee which we were obliged to communicate to our English readers by the lest mail. The drought continues without abatement throughout the island, and the crop of next year is in a most precarious condition; that for the present year may be considered as reduced by more than one half. In St. Ann the drought has been so severe, and the con sequent want of water so great, that the stock havexlied in large numbers, and in some of the inland districts a pail of water for domestic purposes catJuot be obtained .under 4s In St. Ma: y, usually a very wet parish, the progress of sugar making has ceased for want of water to put the mills in ope— ration. Indeed, if rain does not soon come to our relief, the state of the country in its lowland districts will be melan choly. At present, however, there seems but little prospect of a change of weather. The month of May has already advanced towards its centre, and although it is the month in which we are accustomed to be blest with those periodical rains which tend so much to fertilise our soil, we have as yet no indication of any relief from the oppressive drought. which has now continued unabated fur six months in some parts of the island." _ - From the port of Spain we have nearly similar accounts; so serere and prolonged a dry season has not been known, and the usual planting operations have been altogether sus peneed. The Barbadoes Siandard gives a most unsatisfactory ac count of. the weather in that i•land. Serious drought pre vails in many parts. On some estates all progress with the crops is stopped for want of water. Fires may be descried in all quarters ; the hills on the Maravals and St. Juan's side are completely illuminated at night. Great distress from want of water. is also anticipated by the. cocoa planters. At Grenada much rain had fallen. Mr. Doyle, her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Mexico, came as a passenger by the Tweed, and Mr. Adams, who had filled the same post at Lima. MARKET NEWS- (VLSTERDAY). CORN-EXCEATTO • During the past we; is. the vriv its of ell descriptions of grain of home produce, especia ly those f Wheat, Farley, Beans, and Peas, lia.e beeu a very limited scale ef f eni Ireland and Scotian' scarcely any Coin has o met • hand; while from ebroad the receiets have ken ve:y verity. From Essex, Kent, Suffolk, and ca,ibri, 4 :..hire the rriyi.l3 of Wheat fresh up were trill ng, conseeteeitly the sh .w of samples of that article was mien . In tine early pail of the morning holders were firm, and would not sell ea C t at somewhat higher rates. However, es the ewe • not submitted to by the dealers, %%trete attendance was tolerably numerous, we can notice no alteration in the quotations ob tamed on Monday last; yet the demand was very steady, anti previous rates were well sumo+ ted in every instaece. The show of free tereign Wheat was trifling. Selected l tercels of both red and white moved f freely, at eite,m; t• nee=; bin. the middling end inferior kinds were much nerd. vet. In Wheat under lock so little was doing that prices were al• uiost nominal. From all parts we curia:tee to receive muss to *r ing acceunts respecting the appearance of the grain crops. Notwithstanding the show of Basler, both English end foreign, was only limited, the Barley trade «as es an ;Tht active state, yet last Monday's prices were supported in • most trimseciions. The show of Malt was fully eitegnate to meet the wants of the dealers, who purchased eery sparingly, at late rates; and a clearance was not effected. The a rivals of Oats having been very smell since our last report, the number of samples was again trifling. Fine dry Corn was quite as dear, but other qualities were neglected. The quan tity of Beans on 'offer was small ; nevertheless the demand was inaciive, at late rates. In Pea•e—t he supply of which was unikually small —very little was doing, at late rates. The Floor trade was very dull, but prices were not lower. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Arhcat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevaller— • • 63s to 650 Red, New.... 44s to 58s Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, Old.. 49s 63s Lincolnsh., Feed. 23s 24s Norfolk and Lin- Pot atoe coin, Red... • • 44s 50s Youghad and Cork, Ditto, White ••• • • • 498 598 Black . 230 24s Irish, Red.... •• • —s —8 Cork, White 22s 2 73 Ditto, White.. .. • • —s —5 Scotch, Feed 26s 29 5 itye—Old ••• • • • 328 33s Beaus—Tick 303 363 New.— • • • . 318 33s Pigeons Barley—Grinding..... 258 27s P ease —G re y. :• 4 .3 2 1: 348 ; Malting . 293 32s Maple 335 363 Chevalier • • 333 34s White..... • ..... 373 388 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers folk • • .... 55s 59s Flour—Town-made... 505 53 s Brown . 518 52s Suffolk • 'Kingston and Ware 62s 633 Stocktn & Norfolk 41s 42 I FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dantzle...... 53s to sfs Beans .. . 305t0310 Ilamburgh Barley ••• • • ••• •• 20s 24s Flour—American • 26s 27s Oats- —New •• . . 248 258 Baltic .•••.• • • • • • 27s 2sl Feed ••• • • • 19s 20s SIVIXTEPIELD. During the past week the imports of live stock from abroad consisted of 30 Oxen and Cows, together with 450 Sheep, 76 Lambs, and 4 Calves, from Rotterdam ; as also 202 Sheep frem Flushing. From other parts no arrivals have taken place. We had on offer about 40 foreign Beasts, and 100 ditto of Sheep, the demand for which, though the quality was tolerably good, was in a sluggish state, and prices were not supported. The limited import of stocks must be chiefly attributed to most of the Dutch and other continental graziers waiting that period when both beasts and sheep will be admitted into our markets free of duty. The bullock droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire, consisted of about 2,000 Scots, home-breds, and short-horns; from the southern districts, 120 short-horns; from the western arid midland counties, 400 Hereford!, De vons, runts, &c.; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds; and from Scotiand, 200 h orne d an d p o ll e d Scots. It will be seen from the above, that we had a large number of beasts on sale, owing to which, and the continued warm weather, the Beef trade was in a very depressed state, at a de cline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs., and a clearance was not effected. The general quality of the stock was remarkably good. For the time of yw, we had a full average number of Sheep on offer. Prime old Downs were in fair request, at full prices; but all other kinds moved off slowly, at low rates. From the Isle of Wight, 231 Lambs came fresh to hand, while the receipts f rom other quarters were good. The Lamb trade was brisk at an advance in prices of 2d per Blbs. Calves—the supply of which was moderately good — moved off steadily, at full prices. In Pigs very little was doing, at late rates. • Per Bibs. to sink the offal. a. 4. a. d. a. d to s. d kiferior Beasts ••• • 2 4 2 6 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 3acend quality ditto. 2 8 3 2 Coarse-woolledditte 310 4 Prime large Oxen.. 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots .. .•. • 3 8 4 0 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 6 Large Hogs ...... 3$ 4 Prime small ditto .. 4 11 410 Smell Porkers .. . 4 8 410 :Am:l:ling Calves .18 0 29 0 quarter old Pigs .. 16 0 19 2 Inferior Sheep • • • 3 2 3 6 Lambs .......... 5 0 6 SUPPLY Al :MARKET. • Feasts. Sheep. I Calves. Pigs. 3,204 2!;,•210 163 280 BOR.OUtiat EPITIII.3IEMEM.S. The supplies of Potatoes from Scotland and most parts of England being on the increase, the demand was excessively heavy, at drooping prices. York reds, 100 s to 180 s per top ; ditto Regents, 50s to 90s; Scotch reds, 80s to 1003. Inferior and stale parcels may be purchased as low as lOs per ton. BOEOUG2I EOP M.11.312.11MT. There being no decrease in the fly in our principal districts, the demand here still continues eteady, and previous are well supported. The principal purchases have.been made for speculative purposes. Sus, , ex pockets, 10s. to Weard of Kent, 12s. to 71. 75.; Mat And East Le nt, Cl. to 81. 15s. rates WOOL. --- The imports of Wool into London during the past week have consisted of 869 bales from Hobart Town, and 500 bales from various other quarters. In the private contract mar kets, t:o little is doing in all descriptions, that prices are al most nominal ; and, to effect sales, lower zates must be sub• mittsd to. Tv' e-V7O.B.TIES LIND X.L;ILIDEMTEI.A.I.X.. Owing to the continued warm weather, the receipts of slaughtered meat up to this market from distant parts dur ing the past week have been small; but the supplies killed in the metropolis have been seasonably largo. On the whole Mit demand may be considered inactive, at but little varia tion in price. A few carcases of foreign beasts and sheep have again appeared on sale. At per stone, by the CAMAS.. s. d. to s. d. a. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior...—. 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior 3 4 3 $ middling .... 2 6 2 8 middling.. 310 4 1 1 prime large .. 210 3 2 prime •• .. 4 0 4 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 3 4 4 Veal.• • • ••.•.• • • 3 8 410 small 4 4 . " Lamb. 5s Od to 6s 2d. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pl3s• 20 100 'CO 10 200 120 30 110 60 40 50 12 60 25 40 80 10 30 30 100 10 60 40 40 Yorkshire ................. Lincolnshire • . Norfolk • • • • ................ Suffolk • • Cambridgeshire ........ •• • • Essex • • .... Surrey .. Devonshire ................ Wiltshire .................. Other parts ...... :••••• 20 80 50 110 20 100 100 50 Total .............. 197 - 850 220 690 Previous week's arrival...... 298 1,640 330 1,3,)0 110 610 Difference since our last .. . • 101 TALLOW. _ There is no alteratieiTiTtl74;ice of Foreign Tallow, on the spot or for the autumn. Town Tallow is plentiful at 40a 6d net cash. THE PRESENT VALUE 01' LAND.—The alteration. • wf etitnr it be to have increased or dimini'hed the value of I laid, has not being fairly put to the test this season; indeed i the Corn Bill, with its good or bad results, is still in embryo, i and will continue so until the 16th instant, when Mr. George Robins will appear in support of his recently-developed Ben: timent in favour of the variation that necessity has iropoSec! on Sir Robert P.el's measures to adopt. The Leviathan of all the landed interest (as lie is now entitled) will appear for the first time this season in all his glory at the Auctioa . Mart, next Tuesday, when be has to transfer the Pet Estate of Wil'enhall, in Warwickshire, into the hands of a rich capitalist; for its size (about 60,000/.) there is nothing . in England that can be conscientiously placed in comparison with it. Mr. Robins tells us in his clever announcemen t that it is the most compact property in England; and he tscite:sfe:roa app as appliedscarfpropertyword.)'increased,becoming f o a a f n al t y n t e i i dr f e n u a sraqtt uhealYnrs—tteiittnivylit'aetlitiel.'nbncotde": grease for ren, sr ting and b e te. Cas tained by some of the North A. - t o a f n t le 'e w t ;e o r t above - namedoel and the boar's was required a sufficient answer. R os s . ' ine country, and man and Eons, ioclep.urAchllase vegetable non e o tohilesr applied sed ar e tto d 120, the , use ill l e ng t h and address printed on the pot, or the eh a he of bear's grease i n ; 1.9, a ni 0 d i a u t g i h e o w f u h fc c io t a r ifil e i h r a bt . do l h f i p s !: rb : i r o a a . —CURES OF FEARFUL ~.... traPhhhur ani mals, preset h i e : ao hi n r i r b e ra e i t c aa o irn m ei the n m wgo en ras d e es a p n t uhr e ai no l l l t :bu spurio u s ael ar ti cle s , al r c ol t ie t s .' SOWEs IN MALTA, BY HOLLOWAY [ADVERTISEMENT.] however, she ea practitioners there, from whom, ho Duncan, whose husband Is employed 1 Mahe, suffered for more than t n her Majesty's doelys si r .' er feet. She formerly resided at t wo years from ulcerous sores Jut *, by the he" Cords, and was t reated fit whatever, , when, after using dye or six boxes and pots of Iloilo witY, l Pills and Ointment, a perfect cure was effected. The truth o f '1;1 statement is so notorious in Malta that the editor of the " .1,1 0 J`" Mail" newspaper was induced to intort the particulars of the case In his paper of October 31st, 1845.—501 d by all druggists, a all at ' resse 'r Rollowstee establishment , 241 Strand. London. DdeolrNeUmEL:coTE.Tat...f. BIRTH.% r On the 3d Inst„ at the Rectory, Hampreston, Dorset, the .° of the Rev. Arthur lAtxter, of a son. On the 3d inst., at Eernard-street, Russell-square, Mrs. :Ss noel Chapman. ot a daughter. On the 3d inst., at Cliftcn, the lady of John Latty Bidder, Pq" of a eau t; titer. On the -1 , st.. Mrs. G. S. P, (Ver. M Fleet. f•oef. of • on. 41A ittit Lb. On the 4th inst., at St. C•les's, Reading, Mr George Hopw(01-'1, of Egremont, to Mary, second daughter of the late Mr. John Edki ii g , v" Newington. t ar . On the 4th inst., at Trinity Church, Ay1,281)117, Eciwarl F. vs tuck, Esq., of Walhrsdc, London, to Priscilla, daughter of jai n" James, I sq., of A ylesbury. DIED. On the sth inst., in Wilfon-ereseent, the f'ountess of Romney. On the sth ult., at QuL bee, Lower Canada, the Hon. James DA' of the Inner Temple, aged RI. 0:i the , 7th ult., at Brighton, Caroline Charlotte, the wife of tt. Hon. John Kennedy, of liryanston-square. On the 30th ult., the Rev. Thomas Scott, B D., chsplain:ofßrOlni e f College. Kent, aged M 2. On the 2d inst., at Stepney-causeway, Han , 0, ti:e wife of Me.' Henry pale. On the 31st nit., at Brighton; - the Rev. Richard monde lovilleow D.D., Rector of Gravesend, aged 55. On the Ist inst., to the scent. Birmingham, J. Walker, I3s(1- London: Printed .3.nd Puolis,•,,: by C 1 WO TOIII.IO, of Ns. 119 P Strand, Printer, at. Th , 'free, N 0.112. Strcuitd, in the Pr ecincr,. of _tile . I kr o 7l 171 the Cou y et maim, T ut mori Jim!.