The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-23 00:00:00

FRANCE. A deputation from the inhabitants of Paris and the suburbs, consisting of from 15 to 20 persons, each attired in a fall snit of black, waited en the President of the Republic on Tuesday, to present him with a bouquet of flowers on the occasion of his birthday. On quitting the Elysee they gave expressive signs of the satisfaction they felt at their reception. According to the military almanack, just published, the French army comprises 18,304 officers. It is commanded by the President of the Republic, having under his order five Marshals, 78 Generals of Division, and 152 Generals of Brigade. The Court of Assizes of Corsica tried, a few days ago, a shoemaker, named Augustin Cucucci, for the mur der of his brother Peter. It appeared that a dispute arose between them about a sum of 10E, the balance due on a division of some family property. A violent quarrel followed, and at length the two brothers, both of whom had been drinking, discharged their guns at each other, and Peter fell mortally wounded. The jury declared the accused guilty , with extenuating circumstances, and the court con demned him to fifteen years' hard labour at the hulks. The Court then tried a Garde Champetre, named Orsatelli, for murder. On the 29th of May, 1849, he met a day labourer, named Orsini, at a public house, at Albitro, and demanded from him 80c., which he declared to be due. Orsini denied the debt, and refused to pay. A dispute ensued, and they defied each other to mortal combat. Some persons, however, appeased them, and Orsini went away accompanied by his wife. After proceed ing some distance, Orsatelli presented himself before them, and cried to Orsini—" Pray to God, for you are about to die !" Orsias wife threw herself before him and implored Orsatelli not to take ven geance, and Orsini himself offered to give him all the money he bad, if he would let him alone. " Bat," cried Orsatelli, " it is not money, but blood that I require !" And at the same moment he dis charged his musket at his breast, and the unfortunate man fell mortally wounded. The wife of the de ceased gave evidence, and when she had concluded she cried to the jury :—" I have several children, and oh ! punish this murder that they may not become aseaasins to avenge their father !" The jury brought in a verdict of guilty, with extenuating circumstances and the Court sentenced him to twenty years' hard labour at the hulks. ITALY. Accounts from Naples, dated the 14th instant, state that during the last last few days the politically ac cused, amounting to 28, had been removed from the prisons of Naples to the penal islands. Each had un dergone examination, but the Court had agreed that they should not be brought to trial, probably for want of material. By such means the criminal courts are saved trouble and exposure of their injustice, while the great aim, viz., the banishment of leading men of the constitutional party, is just as effectually secured as by the most formal process. One of these victims, Pizzutti, is the brother-in-law of Baron Mazziotti, now an exile in Genoa. On the 9th inst. his Excellency the Hon. Sir W. Temple, and the other foreign ministers at the Court of Naples, went to the Royal Palace at Caserta to pay the compliments of the season to his Sicilian Majesty. The King is described as looking care worn awl anxious. The accounts from Montefusco, where Poerio and his companions are confined, ore still very sad. A special order has arrived, from the general of the district, at Montefusco, which says, " These prisoners are to be treated with the full prison severity, espe cially Poerio and Nisco, who are not worthy to live. They are to have no medical treatment." Such is the treatment of the constitutional prisoners of Naples, and this, too, after energetic representa tions of friendly Governments—after a representation of the bishop of the district, and an humble petition to the Throne of the wives and families of the victims of cruelty unworthy of the age in which we live. " The justice of heaven is sometimes slow, but it is sure," sap an Italian proverb—which we trust may be signally verified in th e p erson o f King Bombe. M. G-aravini, a French merchant, has lately placed a steamer in the Bay of Naples, which enables tra vellers to visit the islands of Capri, Ischia, and Pro cida, with the least possible inconvenience and eco nomy. M. de Riven, a medical gentleman, has established a retreat for invalids who may be desirous of availing themselves of the thermal benefits of the island of Ischia. • The Neapolitan steamboat proprietors have deter mined to send a steamer thrae times a month direct from Civita Vecchia to Marseilles. A Genoa letter of April 16 states the, in antici pation of the benefits of the commercial treaty with France, the municipality intend to convert the Dar sena into a commercial dock, in imitation of the Katherine Docks of London. The expense is esti mated at 720,000/. sterling. NEWFOUNDLAND. The late papers from this ishnd surprise ILA much by their notice of an electric telegraph actually at work is one direction, and of another being under contemplation in ano:.:hr2r cia;rter, and of cattle having actually arrived Li S. John's from a distance 110 miles in the interior, having travelled that distance by a road. _ _ _ -" ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.--This wonderful and powerful agent in the transmission of thought, with lightning speed, commenced operations between this plena and Harbor Grace on this day week; since then, its practical utility and greet convenience, in badness transactions, have been fully tested ley several of our citizens, who have already experieuced its many advantages in the speedy and certain transmission of their communications to their friends in the Bay; who, in repiy, have in severed instances recipro• cated, we might say, with the rapidity of thought. Cer tainly this is a greet improvement in our social eeonomy. The results to the trade and general busi ness of the country from this step in the right direc tion, cannot but prove of great nod lasting advan tage. As one atop lads to another, so we confidently expect before long to see this colony in the possession of an instantaneous and continuous electric COMMUIIi• estion with the chief cities and t'37.!1:3 in the United States awl the British provinces en the continent of Ame:ica. Then, indeed, St. John's will undoubtedly become the citing poet for the greater portion of the shipping which traverses the western shores of the At lantic. Incalculable advantages must ultimately result Lo this colony freuf the completion of such an enterprize, and therefore every encouragement shoeld be given to it. De ernerprieing and indefatigable projector, Mr. Gisborne, is entitled to the best flanks of the corny for his persevering exertions in its beinlf. " CATTLE FROM PLACENTIA.—Last week nine head of cattle arrived i n our market from the C ape Sh ore o f Placentia Bay, alter a joureey of 110 miles; several head more are on their way feem that anarter. So much for the great eldvantawn already afforded by the opening of a direct line of land communicatien between the capital and that valuable ag eoulturel district." The inhabitants o f this colony were expressing their deep anxiety for the establishment of the pro posed " Ocean Penny Post." COMMON SCE OOL ON IN NEW FOUNEDD de N A D T I Those who know how anxious glsh,,„ Fie ld for her ex clergy and laity of the Church of En ;land a nd the land are to secure to the Church of England, in Newfound elusive uses and manag ement, s ome , 'portion or the gran made by the House of A s sembly annually for th e Poses of education, will read with much -purt w oundland pleasure the following announcement of the success of the churc h ° ha t s hereto movement in the present ses.snionthaott' island e n li d Legislature. The practice i fore been to divide the annual grant which has been made for education int o two main portions ; on e to g o to the Roman Catholi cs for the support of their 0;,, schools, managed in their own ways the other p ort i on to Protestants gen erally, to be under the management of all denominational boards, thus merging the Church o f England in the various Protestant sects, and n an ki n , Church education, or even religiou s education, in cPro testant schools perfectly impracticable. The enemies of the Church of Englaad in the colony are expressing th e hope that this tri um ph o f sound principles in the House of Assembly is "only a temporary one" (Newfoundland Pilot, March 13 ), but the Newfoundland Times, of the same date, expresses itself more to the taste of the mem bers of the Church upon the subject:— " The Hume of Assembly was occupied yesterday in commiltee on the Education Bill, when, facer an ani mated debate, the principle of sub-division of the Pro testant grant was carried by a majority of one—Mr• lioyles consenting, on the suggestion of 111 r. Winser, to limit the application of the principle to cases where the total sum for the schools of both denominations, Church o f England and Wesleyan, shall exceed 301. We trust that this long-vexed question is now finally disposed of, and that we can congratulate the country upon the ini- Trovemente in our educational institutions which may sow be reasonably expected from the decision at which the House bee at length arrived." A YANKEE SPEECH. The following speech was delivered by an .Astaexionist, at-the recent election of candidates for to City o f Toronto—" Feller citizens and horses ! hurrah ls , l ) There's got to be a war ! I'm in for whip -4,,,,,i`. - " r at Britain right off, without stopping for iowynerterneanti otof ' Iv"ilt3 1 We must ho st!". the British lion heels t'ns everlasting bon - lets of this here Canwia! w, iin .._ "t- Hurrah for the annexation of Caro to waiioi lu n zt o hn ve the critter neck and heels, if we borns Of John tu o u ji up to our knees to pnll it from the . 1" 3 ; 7 'llm ivhose littl—w, moist 11r, it ! Where's the Tic s i n t nowl„„, an d never echo them senlments ? and every one of us roues wag. Can't you and I, y u eg tu r, till he'll' paw the wh o l e % tli la B wolf of human na below low wa %er mark? England clear down zen of this tall land , from the OviVre• Every citi toen te hemlock tub the Presiders in his great ann.o h of this all-thundering and liherty., v ,Z i is in favour - United Just IA them glorious ideas p op i nto l measure : fairly, and see if an earth he ' ttrubber States' cranium bursting from tweuty-six millions of /1 3 , 1 1 , 10 shout MP, don't shake /he whole earth, crack e zenith, and knock the very poles over ! I tell you there is nothing on this side of the millenium like our own everlasting institutions, nor you can't scare up a flock of civilized beings on the face of the universal terra firma, who know so well to defend and spread them. Where's the Yankee wh o won't vote for his country within three-quarters of an inch of his life, if it tries his soul, y9s, and his . upper leather too ? What's England ? Why, aint anything at all scarcely. Uncle Sam will take it yet fer a pocket•ha n dkerchief to blow his nose upon when he gets a cold! We are bound to wake up snakes, and no mistake. Let us once get hold of the job in right earnest, with all of Uncle Sam's boys, and if we don't dig a hole as deep as eternity, with the spades of Yankee spunk, and scum the grease spots off the face of the world, and pitch them clear to the bottom of it, then I am no two-legged crocodile ? When this is done you will set the great roaring eagle of liberty like a big rooster crowing on the top of the barrel! Why you are all ready and primed for the onset—all you want is a live coal or two of fire dropped on your devoted heads, to touch you off. Methinks the flashes:of fire in your eyes to-day forbade blood and thunder, on ly m i n d that you don't flash in the pan ! If yo u a ll d o y o ur bounden duty in this crisis, you'll spit th e tobacco-juice of determination in John Bull's eyes till he has the blind staggers, when you can t a k e hi m by th e t a il, and swing him beyond all recollection ! Rouse ye ! rouse ye ! to the rescue ! let the shout penetrate every nook and cranny of N or th A mer i ca —f r om the tip-top of the Arctic regions clear to the Straits of Gibraltar—Canada and th e U n it e d Stat es f o r ever. Begot in a war-hoop, born in blood, cradled in thun der, and brought up in glory." FOREIGN DRAMA. AND MUSIC. OPERA COMIQUE.—An operetta has been produced here under the title of Galatie, with better founded claims on the permanent favour of the public than the trifles which have been recently brought out here. It is founded on the graceful mythological tale of Pygmalion and Galatea, but in this case it is Venus, who, to punish the sculptor for his diaregard of her worship, animates his statue, of whom of course he becomes enanoured. Galatea, however, like her name sake in the eclogue, turns out so desperate a coquette, and causes her lover such pangs of jealousy, that the goddess—" Quem Jocus circumvolat, et Cupido"— takes pity upon his sufferings, and finally restores Gala tea to her pristine state. Upon this little sketch, the joint production of M. Carre and Barbier, the com poser, M. Masse, has written a partition displaying freshness and melody, and, occasionally, an impas sioned tenderness that augur well for the future career of this young composer. Madame Ugalde was the Galatea, and sang the music allotted to her with her usual brilliancy and entrain, which made some amends for her physical disqualifications for the part. This lady's style, as well as her voice, has how ever undergone a deterioration since her first appear at the Opera Comique, quite painful to witness. Enough remains, however, to place her beyond any edherother cancatrice this theatre can bo disp boast. The Pyg malion was Mlle. Wertheicober, who fine contralto organ to the best advantage, and fairly shared the applause with Mme. Ugalde. En pas sant, let us say that the enthusias m o f th e pu bli c, a " first representation public " it is true, broke forth in plaudits as loud and frequent as though they were listening to a work combining the efforts of Mozart, Weber, and Meyerbeer all put altogether ! The get ting up of Galatee is elegant and tasteful, and the care with which Mocker and St. Foy went through a brace of secondary p ar t s , grea tly con t r ib u t e d t o th e perfection of the ensemble. A fashionably attended concert took place on Thursday at Players rooms, the baneficiare being M. Albert, a pianist of great merit, but as yet better known in foreign musical circles than in Paris. M. Albert possesses remarkable agility and correct ness of fingering, combined with a rare power of singing, as it were on his instrument, and though not wanting in energy, he never makes those fierce onslaughts on his piano which are so much the fashion of the day, and that really make one feel for the unfortunate instrument. M. Albert played a sonata of Beethoven's, and several morceaus of his composition, all of which were warmly applauded ; two pieces, h owev er (a duo for two pia nos , w i t h M. Cellot, and variations on the Schleswig-Holstein Hymn), were special favourites. M. Jacquard played a fantasia of Servars on the violincello la a manner deserving the hi g hest commendation. Th e grea t es t praise that can be awarded, however, is to mention the fact that this gentleman's performance s t rong l y reminds one of that of M. Bazzini on the v i o li n . The other vocalists were Mmes. Dorign 5 , and Donovan, and M. Paul Briand, who gave a couple of comic chansonnettes inimitably. In one of them particu larly he went through a certain ticklish part contain ing some political allusions with a kind of humorous apprehension of being overheard, whispering it, as it were, to the audience, that drew down roars of laugh ter on every side, and an irresistable bis. At the Opera National, which has changed its name to that of Theatre Lyrique, La Gazza Ladra, in a French disguise, is in active preparation for Mdlle. D uez. M. Giorgio R-Aconi, the great baritone, is said by the Pirate to be engaged in the composition of an opera. An Italian opera company is performing with suc cess, it is said, at Dunkirk; it consists of four artistes, Mmes. Clary and Scott-Sainville, and MM. Moaa ferri and Montelli. It is stated in a Turin journal that previous en gagements will prevent M. Negrini going to London before July. A new director has succeeded to M. Solera, at the Oriente, in Madrid, and has already commenced his engagements for the ensuing season by securing Mesdames Clara Novello, d'Angri, and M. Colletti for the opera, and Madame Flora Fabri for the ballet departments. Letters from Vienna °state that Linda has been pro;iuced at the Italian Opera, and with the utmlst favour. Mdlle. Moray, and MM. Ferri, Mitrovich, and Baucarde, sustaining the principal parts. Norma with Mdlles. Medori and Czillag, has also been well received. Mdlle. Alboni and M. Rovere, a buffo of great re putation on the other side of the Alps, are, it is said, shortly to take their departure for America, on an artistical tour. SUN SOCIETY OF ARTS. Ou Wednesday a very crowded assembly attended in the hall of the society, John-street, Adelphi, Lord Monteagle in the chair, to hear the lecture of Mr.D igby Wyatt, on "An attempt to define the principles which should determine form in the decorative arts." The lecture, we need har6ly remind our readers, is one of a series undertaken by the members of the society to illustrate the objects displayed at the Great Exhibition. The lecture delivered on this occasion by Mr. Wyatt was a very elaborate disqui sition on the principles exhibited by nature in all the departments of the physical creation, which must ever guide the artist in his formative processes, and a dili gent study of which, therefore, was indispensable to success in the decorative arts. The leading prin. rciples of nature which a diligent observer would meet with everywhere, and which should therefore determine form, were thus described by the lecturer. The first quality with which the observer must be struck is the infinite variety of form which pervades creation. When the moat complex flower is submitted to the test of a scientific botanical examination, no particles are found to be adventitious—all are concerned in ful filling the appointed functions of vegetable physiology. As those functions vary with the growth of the plant, so in every case does it form—changing from tender bad to blooming flower, and from bloom ing flower to reproductive seed-pod, as each suc cessive change of purpose progresses . Infinite variety and un err i ng fitness thus appear to govern all form in iature. While the former of these properties demonstrates her infinite power of complexity, th e l atter restrains t h e former, an d binds es , e structural t the offspring P n r e mi c np e g s all in beautiful simplicity. permits, the the every sicmaspelesot linesrnam i ornament agars ty necessity alone, and where ver ease consistent with the variety of uses of the object are adapted, their normal state,hardy from the ground, in which sprin g erect andhus, the principal forest trees, and uninfluenced e by shoot straight aloft, with boughs equally balanced on all sides, condi tions of lightgrospewienigalsosym th or . oviform would, in parerceisely deficonneteh their r outline ; and thus m m o e s t t ri i c n a s ll t y a , ne th es a , t eir first appearance, creep sad wayward lines, more the climbing plants, Planarance, creep along the ground • until they reach something stronger erect than themselves ; to this they r c a r from it they bang e ; ith t e o r evaecrhticaitlsly character cling, and :the most graceful festoons form as of purpose—to each the simplest line con sistent with its appointed functions and propriety of expression. While a consideration of the quality of fitness binds us to simplicity, that of variety, as if in counterbalance, conducts us to a just recognition of the value of contrast throughout the works of crea tion. Simplicity becomes appreciable only w h en op ' posed to complexity, while complexity itself will, on analyais, be found to cansiet only of the combination of pert?, individually, of extreme simplicity. Nature, in working out her harmonies of contrast, abounds with optical corrections. The i n fi n i te l y gentle convexity cf her water sky line is precisely corrected into perfect apparent horizontality by Con trast with any line at right angles to a tangent to its curve. It is by attention to the optical effects pro duced by the impact of lines upon one another in na ture, that the artist can alone store his mind with the most graceful varieties of delicate contrast. Thus it is alone that be can appreciate the extreme beauty of her constant, minute, and generally inappreciable divergence from the precise mathematical figures, in aPProximation to which simplicity demands, as we THE LONDON, have already shown, that her leading forms should be modelled. We have now arrived at a recognition of the four principal elements which invariably concur in producing those emotions of delight, which may be regarded as infallible tests of our contact with real beauty in the productions of nature—variety—fitness, simplicity, and contrast. The rest of the lecture, which occupied altogether about two hours in the delivery, consisted for the most part of an application of these principles to the works of art that adorned the Great Exhibition, and were illustrated by various beautiful specimens in wcrks of metal, glass, and textile fabrics, which had been lent for the purpose. At the close of the lecture a vote of thanks, moved by Mr. Redgrave, and seconded by Mr. T. H. Hope, M.P., was unanimously accorded to Mr. Wyatt, for his lecture ; and thanks were also voted to the manu facturers who had sent their manufactures to the society. STEAM NAVIGATION-SAFETY VALVES. The following instructions have been issued by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, for the guidance of engineer surveyors, under the Steam Navigation Act, 1852, with respect to the safety valves required by the 21st section of the Act:— The 21st section of the Act requires that after the 31st day of March, 1852, each bolter of every steam vessel shall have a saf ty valve "free from the care of the engineer, and out of his control and interference." Some doubts having been expressed as to the meaning of the above section, and some practical difficulty having been experienced in bringing it into operation, the atten tion of the engineer surveyors is directed to the follow ing instructions, which have been adopted:by my Lords after mature deliberation, and are now issued for the future guidance of these officers. Each boiler must be fitted with a safety valve con structed so that it shall be entirely out of the control of the engineer when the steam is up, and so that be may not have the power of increasing the pressure upon it in any manner whilst the vessel is under stpa t i. My Lords consider that the responsibili y of seeing to the efficiency of the mode i❑ which this is done rests with the surveyors; but the following are modes which appear to them to be satisfactory. The valve may either be contained wholly within the boiler and accessible through the man-hole only, or on the outside of the boiler, enclosed in a box sufficiently large only for the weights and the necessary motion for them, and secured by a lock, of which the key is not to be kept by the engineer, and is, if kept on board, to be in charge of the master of the vessel, who will, of course, in such C3S3 be responsible, should any additional weight or pressure ba placed on the valve. These safety valves are in all ewes to be of the same areas as the ordinary safety valves upon the same boiler, and to bear an equal or less pressure, but not in any case more. In cases where two or more boilers of a steamer have a common steam chest, and there is no means of shutting off the steam from, or disconnecting either of them, they may, so far as the safety valve in question is concerned , be considered a; one boiler. My Lords think it extremely desirable that the safety valve required by the Act should be in addition to the or dinary valve, and the surveyors should point this out to the owners of vessels; but as it is not expressly enjoined by the Act, they are not to reuse a declaration on ac count of the recommendation not being complied with. Toe engineer surveyors are, so far as in their power, to mak:. my Lords' opinion on these points generally known to the proprietors of steam-vessels carrying pas;tingcrs. In order to give time for preparation, the 30th day of June next has been fixed as the time at which the above instructions are to come into full operation; and the sur veyors are, therefore, not to give any declaration for a steam vessel after that date, unless they are satisfied that the requisite safety valve is fitted accordingly. F. 117. BEECHEY. W. LI. WALKER. T. IL FARREL Secretary, Naval Department, Board of Trade, April 19, 1852. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. - - On Wednesday the annual election of Examiners in the various departments took place at Somerset House, when the following gentlemen were appointed:— Classics—Thomas Borrow Barcham, Rig., M.A., bar rister-at-law, late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy—The Rev. J. W. L. Heaviside, professor of Mathematics at Hayley bury College, and G. B. Jerrard, Esq., B.A. Logic, Moral and Intellectual Philosophy—The Rev. H. Alford, M.A., vicar of Wimeswold, Leicestershire, and T. B. Burcham, Esq , M.A. Chemistry—Professor Graham, M.A,, F.R S. French—C. J. Delille, M.A. German—Rev. A. Wal. aum. The Thbrew Text of the Old Testament, the Greek Text of the New Testament, and Scripture History —The Rev. W. Drake, and the Rev. Professor Gotch. M.A. __ _ Medicine — A. Tweedie, Esq., M.D , F.R.S. Surgery—Joseph Hodgson, F43q , F.R.S. Anatomy and Pnysiology—Protessor Sharpey, M.ll, F.R S. Physiclogy end Comparative Anatomy—Professor Carpenter, M.D., F.R.S. Midwifery and the Diseases of Women and lafants Ed %vat d Rigby, Esq., M D. Maceria Medina and Pharmacy—J. Pereira, Esq., M.D., F.R.S. MONUMENT TO "DELTA." On Monday a meeting was held in the Town-hall, Masse!burgh, to consider the propriety of erecting a monument to the late Dr. Moir (Delta), in his native place. Provost Campbell took the chair. The Rev. Mr. BEvErannE moved, and Mr. FORMAN seconded, in elcquent speeches, that a monument to Dr. Moir, whose geuias and taste had shed a lustre on the literature of his country, and whose amiable qualities had endeared him to the community, be erected in his na.ive &ace. Mr. JAMES KEMP moved a resolution agreeing to open subscription lists, and appointing a committee to take charge of the money raised, remarking that for a long time he had been Dr. Moir's next door neighbour, and well knew his kindness of heart. Mr. JOHN BLACKWOOD seconded the resolution ; and in doing so stated that Professor Aytoun and other friends were expected to have been present. bat were unavoidably prevented from attending. He then read letters from Mr. Sheriff Alison, Charles Dick ens, Esq., Samuel Warren, Esq., J. G. Lookhart, Esq., and the Rev. Dr. Croly, enclosing subscriptions to the memorial, and testifying their warm appreciation of Dr. Moir's eseinent literary talents, and regret for his lose. The PROVOST stated that apologies for absence had also been received from Mr. Noncrieff, M.P., and from Mr. Sheriff Gordon. The Provost also intimated sub scriptione alreedy received to the amount of nearly 801. Toe R-v. Dr. STEVENSON, in a few appropriate re marks, moved that a meeting of the subscriber; be again called in three monthe, to consider the description and site of the monument to be erected. Mr. LEES secended the resolution. All the resolutions were carried with acclamation. The meeting separated with a vote of thanks to the provost. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signiles that the malls are sent Prom tho General Post-ofl3ce by the nigat—and SI by the morning—tispateh.) When made up In From what' When PLACES. General Post-office' port dia. due. London. patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)N.A.pril 23 .. Liverpool America (by 11.5. pkt.) N May 4 .. .. Liverpool America (by 11.9. pkt.) M'April 28 2outhampt. Africa (Welt coast).. 11114th of tho month ,Plymouth Alexandria. N! 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Belgium •• N; Daily .. Dover .. .. + • .. , 9th of the month Sonthampt. April 2G !April 23 IMay 3 April 28 'Daily Buenos Ayrea M 9th of the month Sonthampt. Callfarnia(viaCha.gree)M 2clR6 17th of month Sonthampt. Cape, of Good Hope Nil4th of month Plymouth.. Constantinople* •• N 7th 17th 27th ofmo Dover .. Central America .. M, 2d & 17th of men. ISonthampt. Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Sonthampt. Chill • • .. 17th of the month Sonthampt. May 1G May 16 April 20 !Slay 3 April 20 April 20 Ta. Th.sat April 20 Twicedsdly April 20 Taes. Sat. 3100.Thot April 20 Twicedully May 20 May 1 France .. M & NlTivice daily I Dover .. Greece* • • .. N 7th l 7th 27th of mo iDover .. Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London Prolland •• .• M Wednes. & Satur. London .. Honduras .. N l l7th of the month Southampt. Ireland .. .• hI & N Twice daily Holyhead India (via t. , lotithamp.) M 23th of the month Southampt. India (viaMqrseilles) N oth& 24th ofmonth Dover Mediterranean (via Southatr ,,, ton) M 20th of the month Routhampt. Mediterianean (via Marseilles) N Btti& 24th ofmonth Dover .. Mexico M 23 of the month..lBouthampt. Madeira • • • • 21 1 9th of the month 'Southatinot. Malta* • • • • 1th,17th,19t11,27th t _3;3oth of month Dove. May 29 May 1 'May 5 IMay 16 April 23 Naples* sth 15th 25th ofmo'frovor Papal States* .. N 'sth 15th 25th of molDoirer peninsula.. • • .. 7th 17th 27th of mo , Sonthampt. ()cm • • • • •• • • N 17th of the month Sonthampt. T = cany* • N sth 15th 45th of molDover •• west ' a las .• bf l l7th of the month Southampt. West Indies (except klAvanna tip Nassau) M, 2d of the month ~ * The mails to those c onntries thus mar French packet via Marseilles. April 21 !April 22 Apr•l April 21 April 21 'April 20 1 Southampt. ; May 5 Led (*) are coaveyad by RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. —Traffic for th© week ending April 11 : Passengers Goods ..• Parcels ... Mails ... ... £2,807 0 7 .„ 1,191 7 9 ... 275 4 6 ... 223 4 2 ... £4,496 17 0 Total SHREWSBITRY AND CHESTER RAlLWAY..—Traffic receipts for the week ending April IS Passengers, &c. ••• 4373 9 3 Merchandise, mineralf, &c. ... 975 2 2 Total *" ...£1,648 11 5 . Corresponding week last year ... 1,587 13 9 - BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNO TIw " I LwAy.—lteturn of traf f ic for the weak ending April I 1 :—Passengeny, &c. ••• -1 18 8 , et ) r ,l3 .l3pondin g week last year 136 14 . 9 CAMBORN a CONSOLS MINING COAlPANY.—Yester day a numerous meeting in this matter was hel,d before Master in Chancery P.ichar c i s to appoint an official manager to settle and wind up i ts affairs' and li a bilities, which amount to about 7,0001. Mr. Bagshawe proposed Mr. Harding; Mr. Roxhurg proposed Dlr. Turquand• Mr. Tort propo sed M r. Quitter; and Mr. H. Harris proposed Mr. Virryghte. Major Tyndall and Captain liarriott, tavo of the directors , were ex amined, and deposed that being unable to carry on the com pany's concerns, they had preserved the petition to wind it up, and, after considerable discussion, th e Master appointed bir.WryghteQflicialmanae .. er, With r. garria as his sOcltor. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1852. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 20. The supply of fat beasts to-day was again large, with a good attendance of purchasers, without any alteration in price. The number of sheep was considerably larger than it has been this year, which caused the price to be a little lower. The show of fat and store calves was exceedingly large, and a few left on hand unsold. Fat pigs about the average. Beef, 4id to 5d ; mutton, 5d to 6d; veal, 41d to 5d per lb ; pigs, 7s 3d to 7s 6d per score. Rough fat, 35 6d per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid to lid per lb; calf skins, 2d to 3id per lb. UPPINOHAM, APRIL 2 1.—Wheat 38s to 41s; barley 25s to 28s Od ; oats 19s to 241; beans 29s to 32s per qr. Butter 8d to Sid per lb ; eggs 26 for is, LOUTH, APRIL 21.—Wheat 36s to 40s; barley 25s to 28s; oats les to 19s; beans 26. to 31s per qr. NEWARK, APRIL a —Wheat, white 44s to 465, red 38s to 41s ; barley, malting 28s to 30s, grinding 23s to 24. ; oats, 245 t., 22s to 235. 225 t., 20s to 21s; beans, 31s Od to 325; malt, 56s to 60s ; tares, 38s to 401 per qr. Bonow, APRIL 21 .—Wheat, red 33s to 39s Od, white 39. to 425, superfine 44s to 00s ; barley 253 to 27s ; oats, 16s to 20s: beans 27s to 31s; peas 26s to 29, per qr. 4OBT EDlNBURGH lahargtelseto onbop:abarley, theolt ehf Boyet:waa t3:ohloBpee33:aGl.dstr.:esinwaa oats,ean ii i sda. s:: M l saaens MARKET, R vuw3.: K .er. : tnea average , APRIL 21. —W e had ln the market a good supuly of grain to-day, except barley. Sales dull, except wheat, which sold readily. The Wheat ..• ... st t .h h e e a v average dld down.up . top Is 6d, and the average 4d down. trusold, 73 qrs wheat, e 3d ... down. Beans an the ' beans. andl e . a . d . n Top 0f ... ... .. 63 lb. 3426: OdOd 45 lb. 23s Od ;; Beans •• ••• •• • 66i1b. 34s ad • E D INBURGH 4..,ATTLE MARKET, APRIL 21.—The number of cattle was 591, or 161 less than last week. Top price, 6s 3d. to Os Od ; current, 6s Od ; secondary and inferior, from 4s a to 5 The per Dutch st one . A clearance was not e ff ecte d . n d umber of sheep a t mar k et t hi s morn i ng was 2,'1195 ° , being 425 less than last week. Best wedder mutton, t o p price, Sid per lbc;OcßuK, APRlLrrent,s 2 t0 1. 0d ; ewes, 4d to 41d. At the close a clearance was n o t effected. Barrels. Currency. O White wheat ON Od to ON Od ON Od-20 stone 19 Red wheat l9s 94 to 20s 6d O Ditto ..• 00s Od to 00s Od 00. Od-20 do O Ditto .0 03 Od to 00s Od 42 Barley 12s 6il to 13s 6d O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od . } ON 04-09 do O Ditto ...tips Od to 00a Od O Bere Ol. Od to ON Od Os Oel 173 Oats 103 2(1 to lis Od O Ditto .... oos Od to 00s Od 10. Bd—.o do O Ditto ... oos Od to 00 s Od O Pigs ........... OOl Od to 00s Od 00s Od per cwt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices: 0 barrels white wheat; 10 red ; 1 barley; 0 bere ; 34 oats; 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week (.... Wheat, 49. Barley, 938. Oats, 1170. Pigs, 15. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CUARINCY. First quality ....... . ..... 86's First quality ... 77s Second quality ............ 82s Second quality Third quality ........... .... 76s Third quality ... Fourth quality ............ 00s Fourth quality Fifth quality ...... . ...... .. OJa Fifth quality Return 00? Sixth quality ............. •00. Sixth quality OO Pigs, 3 1 5 . Sheep, 489. Cows, Bi. CORY.—h our —.First 12s 6d to 13s 6d; extra 14s 6(1; 1 of Cattle sold for week ending April r 7. seconds, 103 6 d to 12s Od; households 9s to IN 6d; thirds, 7s to 9s; per cwt. Oatmeal 101 6d to 11s; Indian meal 7s 3d to 7s 6(1; wheat. meal, 9s 6d to 10, 64 per cwt. Indian corn 710 s Cd to 7158 Od pet ton. Bran 87, 6d to 9.)s per ton. Hay—Farmers 208 t o 32 5; average 27.; dealers 30, to 49s 0(1; average 34s per ton. Straw — Farmers 15s Od to 18 s Od ; aver e 17s ; dealers 23 s 0(1 to 00 s Od; ' average 00, Od per ton. B rea d--Wheaten loaf 6}d to 0.1; household loaf bi d to Oa per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d ts r 10d per lb. ag , -- , gge-4s 41 to 43 6d per hundred. Coals 10.1.woort 155 Od ; Lyd ne y The ; Landore ON ; Culm, 12? W Gd par ton. 'Tallow 37s Od to 381 per cw , hisky, 5 0. p., 5, 94 per imperial gallon. Mess —Beef 40 to 7(1; mutton 5(1 to 6P ; veal 5d t( 7d ; pork 4d t. —Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d p(ir lb Hops 8188 to 910 s per cwt. Bangor slates 2 / 17 s 6 d to 3 / Os per ton. Bark, red 71 t0 8 1 10 s per ton. Fl eece wool 14s to 15 s p er s t one Hemp 29/ to 34/ per ton. Fish— S co tch herrings 19. to ON; red ditto, 24s to 00a pe r b arre l ; Newfoundland, 10, Os to 111 pt, ten. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton; re d p i ne , 31 5 s ; yell° , ditto, 2/ 15 s per ton; d ea l s , 151 to 191 per 100. nibs— ;d to 0(1 per l ar kel 18' t° l e . ' sal Potatoes,ted2o white 8d to gd ; pink. to 261 per cwt ; call s ki n . Rid to 124. Guano— Peruvian, 10/ 10. to 11/: Ichaboe, 8 to 91 1.8 per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LtitiDS, April 22. Lord REDESDALE presided, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor. MAYNOOTH. The Duke of ARGYLL presented a number of peti tions against any further grant to Maynooth. The Bishop of WINCHESTER also presented a nurt:ber of petitions from different places in his diocese to the s , .me effect. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY also presented sixteen petitions to the same effiC• THE REV. MR. BENNETT. The Earl OISEI A F 1 ESBURY said he would postpone for the present the presentdtton of the petition prom the inhabitwats of Frome, of which he had given notice, until the result of the inquiry which the Government had undertaken to make was made known. ST. ALBANS DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. The Earl of DERBY rote to move the second reading of this Bill. The Noble Earl said he was aware that their Lordshipa would be very unwilling to agree to any measure of disfranchisement which had not been pre ceded by an investigation, or which could only lead to the punishment of many fur the sins of a few. But if he could show that in the present case the bribery had not been confined to a few, but had extended over the whole electoral body; that it had not been limited to a single election, bat had prevailed at several successive elections—it ho could show that the bribery had been exorbitant in its amount, and if the whole of these facts had bean subetantia ed before a competent tribunal, which had entered into an inquiry on the subject under the sanction of an Act of Parliament—he felt persuaded that they would not then be disposed to save the offend ing borough from the penalty justly due to its offences. In the course of the year 1850 a vacancy bad taken place in the representation of St. Alban's, in conse quence of the death of ono of the members. A contest had ensued, as had almost always been the case;and the result of that contest had been the return of a Mem ber who had been petitioned against, in the session of 18 ground of gross and notor i ous b r ib ery. Th e petition sl had on ne been tried before a Committee of the House of Commons, and the evidence which had been brought before that Committee had been sufficient to satisfy them that extensive bribery had been practised at the election; but in consequence of the evasion and escape of some of the principal witnesses, it had been found impossible to bring home that bribery to the sitting Member or his agents. The Committee had, therefore, made the somewhat inconsistent report that gross bribery bad been consmitted at the election, but that it could not affsct the seat of the sitting Member. Be (the Earl of Derby) would say a few words in passing, on the effect produced by the alterations made in the tribunals to which the trial of elections had been referred. Un doubtedly great abuses had been put an end to by the introduction of the Grenvele Act; but, in spite of that Act and the various moiifications and improvements which had suesequentiy been made in it, those election tribunals had been pervaded by this defect, that the inves tigation of that which was a public grievance could only be prosecuted by individuals, anti that the investigation could not take place if private individuals vrere unwilling to incur the greet expense by which it was accompa nied. Ho was afraid that under that arrangement gross bribery had prevailed at the - elections in various bo rouges, session after aessiou ; although he would not go so far as 3 person of the n A 313 of Coppock, whose expe rience in the annals of corruption was unparalleled on the part of any other individual in this country, who for the last fifteen or sixteen years had been a leading agent in contested elections, and who, after having stated that he knew something of most of the boroughs in England, added that, if he were to go through them from the fret to the last, ho should be able to make quite as extraordinary revelations with respect to them generally as Mr. Edwards had made with respect to the borough of S:. Alban's. He (the Earl of Derby) re peated that he was not prepared to go quite that length, although he admitted the great experience and knowledge of Mr. Coppock in that Wetter; and he hoped it would be remembered at the next election that the appearance sf • Mr. Coppock in a borough afforded a prima facie evidence that bribery was to be practised there. The House of Commons had thought it necessary to take up the question affecting the borough of St. Alban's, not for the purpoei of unseating the sitting Member, but in order to ascertain how far bribery had prevailed in the borough. They had passed an Ace which had sub sequently received the assent of their ,L srdebips, by which a Commission had been appointed with very ex tensive powers to inqeire into- the proceedings in the borough, not only at the lest election, but at any pre ceding o lection to which they might think it desirable to extend their investigations. The disclosures made to that Commission were as open and as frank as any one could desire. It appeared that previously to the passing of the Reform act the constituency of St. Alban's had consisted of between 600 and 700 voters; but when the non-resident freemen had been struck of by that Act, and the 10/. householders had been introduced, the bnourmoubegrh h of a th d e o e r l i e g c i t n o a r i s ly had been considerably diminished. The total numb er of them in 1850 bad amounted to 483. It appear e d that the political i n fl uence i n the great families of Spencer be a e n n d d A iv l i e d e ed between marlo.Previously to two fiba the dd Reform amount subsequentlyAct o f h eEtd.m i th ad b e o e e n o y the toeach elector. practice a spec ifiedßut it householders been the 101.ohold voters, and th a t h i gher sums had b een paid to a d eturned m ueh out more venal than the them. The Commissioners had come to the conclusion that previously to the Reform Act one third part of the total sum expended at an election in the borough was spent in bribery, while two-thirds of the total expense of an election there since the passing of the Reform Act had been dev o t e d to the corruption of the electors. The cost of rho various can did ates at seven e l ect i ons d u ring a period of 10 years hal am, tinted to 37,000/., of which two-thirds, or 24,6001., h a d b e en spent in bribery; and that gave an average of more than 3,000/, spent in bri bery at each election. In 1841 the bribery oath bad been a adininistere.l t o every voter who had gone to the po ll, andf whichtlte oath 400 1 01 1 d. there li , tl be en spent at th a t election upwards of 6,000/., o been inure by each of them; and yet employed in bribery. T he total rumbas of 10/ voters wee 354, and of these 212 ha bitually sold t h e i r votes; an d o f 66 s cat end lot voters 64 habitually 50 41 heir votes. There were t wo p arties in the borough —the Conservative party, whic h way re p resented by a gentle man o f the name o f Blagg, and the Liberal party, which was represented by a gentleman (34 ' the name of Edward s . There was also a third or a neutral part y , which h a d been esta bli s hed under he aespi ces o f Mr. Webster. That latter party embraced 200 voters— a number amply sufficient to turn the scale at an election. The members of that party had been in the h4i l it of hanging up a key in the town as an indication that they were about to take part in a contest. The Commissioners reported that there was no doubt of the gross general venality of the borough, and that, as Mr. Coppock said, the great majority of the electors had always been bought and sold. In the year 1847, arm!. a variety of intrigues between Mr. Coppock, Mr. Blagg, and Mr. Edwards, Mr. Raphael had been returned as the Liberal candidate, and with him Mr. Repton, a Conservative; end it was a remarkable fact that the voters for Mr. Repton had been bribed with the money advanced by Mr. Raphael, in order to carry out a previous arrange. ment ; for it app-ared that there was honour even among election rigents.—(A. laugh.) Mr Raphael had not lived long enough to cejoy his success. He had died in the year 1850. Mr. Coppock had instantly been in the field. At an interview with Mr. Edwards he bad promised a situation to the son of the later, and there was ample evidence to show that Mr. Cop pock had possessed the power of obtaining public situa tions. At that time there had appeared on the stage a gentleman of the name of Simps in. who had been a clerk to Mr. Blagg and then to Mr. Edwards, and who en finding that the bribing of electors bad not been an unprofitable trade, had bet up for himself. He and Mr. Edwards had hit on a candidate in the person of a practising chemist and druggist, who had been desirous of obtaining a seat in Parliament, not for the purpose of exercising any political influence, but for the purpose of carrying some measures connected with the medical profession. Both these gentlemen came to Mr. Bell, whom they found ready to treat. It was true that Mr. Bell throughout the contest declared that he would have nothing to do with the election, and that all matters of expense should be dealt with by his friend. It ap peered, however, that this friend, who had negotiat e d payments to the extent of 3 0001., was the confiden tial partner of Mr. Bell, carrying on business with him, and with whom he was in daily correspondence. It appeared that Simpson found it necessary to get an other candidate, and Alderman Carden was applied to. It was but justice to Alderman Carden to state that he seemed desirous of representing St. Alban's on the purity system. He was told that if he went to St. Al ban's he would be the means of restoring the borough to a state of purity, as there were many voters there sick of the bribery system, and anxious to support him. It appeared, from the evidence of the witness Blanks, that he went to London to seek for a candidate to pre vent the course being walked over, and that Alderman Carden went down. It appeared that he was received by the town councillors, some of whom walked arm in arm with him, and that out of the sixteen councillors, twelve voted for him, two against him, and two remained neutral. The solicitor of Alderman Carden found out what was going on in the borough, and informed him that he had no chance unless he bribed. ' Alderman Carden refused to do this. Though he had spent 6001., there was no reason to suppose that he was cognisant of any bribery, and the result was, that Mr. Bell polled 276 votes, and Alderman Carden, the candidate on the purity system, polled only 147 votes. Mr. Bell, after having spent a large sum, was returned, and he must do that gentleman the justice to say that he appeared to be a forgiving and much enduring man, for when the Bill for the disfran chisement of St. Alban's met with the unanimous support of the other House in all its stages, Mr. Bell's was the only voice raised to protest against the hardship done to St. Alban's, and to utter a melancholy plaint on the too probable fate of the corrupt borough which he repre sented. In conclusion, he begged to read the summary which the Commissioners had given at the end of their report, as to the bribery which had been practised:— "We find that a sum of 3,500/. was advanced by Mr. Raphael to Mr. Henry Edwards for the purposes of the election in 1847; that the greater part of that sum was expended by him with the knowledge of Mr. Raphael in bribing voters; and that Mr. Raphael owed his elec tion in 1847 to such bribery. " We find that the sum of 1,2001. was expended by Mr. Blagg on behalf of Mr. Repton, for the purposes of the election in 1847; that 500/., part of this sum, was ad vanced by Mr. El wards to Mr. Blagg for the express purpose of bribery, and was expended by Mr. Blagg in buying votes for Mr. Repton; that Mr. Itcpton, during the poling, and before the election, knew that bribery was being practised on his behalf, sad we find that he owed his election in 1847 to such bribery. "We find that neatly 1.0001 way advanced by the Hon. Mr. Craven to Mr. El ward Gibion for the pur poses of the election in 1847, when he was one of the unsuccessful candidates; that 300/, part of this sum, was given by Mr. Gibson to Mr. James Vass for the purpose of bribing , voters on behalf of Mr. Craven; and that the said sum of 3001 was expended by Mr. Vitas in bribery. " We find that Mr. Craven was not directly cognisant of any portion of the money having been expended is bribery ; but that be had strong suspicion of the way in w hi c h the money had been employed. " We find that, a sum of 8001. was advanced by Mr. Milks for the purposes of the election in 1847, when he also was one of the unsuccessful candidates; and that a large portion of this sum was expended by his agent, Mr. Thomas Harris, in bribery on his behalf; that Harris gave 751. to George Perry, and 50/. to Mr. Frederick Theopbilus Webster, for the purpose of bribing voters for Mr. Wilks; and that the said sums were expended by Perry and Webster in bribery. " We find that at the election in 1850, 2,5001. was ad vanced by Mr. Thomas Hydes Hills on behalf of Mr. Bell to Mr. Henry Edwards; that the greater part of this sum was expended by Mr. Edwards in bribery; and that Mr. Hots well knew at the time that he ad vanced the money that it was to be no applied. " We find that 2,0001. of this sum was advanced by way of loan to Mr. Hills, by Messrs. Brace and Colt, who knew the purposes to which it was to be applied. "We find that of the 2,5001 2,0001 was first trans mitted by Mr. Bills to Ihe office of Mr. Coppock by his direction, and was thence forearded to Mr. Edwards at St. Albans by Mr. Coppock, with full knowledge on the part of the latter that it was to be expended in bribery. " We find that Mr. 801 l knew that money was being advanced on his behalf for the pnrpoes of bribery, and we find that he owed his election to such bribery." The report then stated the number of voters who received bribes at the election of 1847. Out of 450 electors the names were given of 307 who had received bribes, The total number who received bribes at the election of 1850 was proved to be 219, though, doubtless, there were others whose cases had not been proved. He thought he had stated sufficient to show that the bribery had not been incidental—thit it was not confined to a few, and that disfranchisement would not, therefore, be an unme rited punishment of the whole for a fault of the few. On the contrary, the bribery had been systematic, election after election, and at least two•thirds of the voters had been proved to be corrupt. Such a state of things would, ho feared, continuo if the borough were allowed to return Members to Parliament, and so long as the constituency, without any consideration except that of money, allowed themselves to be driven like sheep to the poll by those from whom they received their bribes. The House of Commons in this case had taken the only course it could take, and after the clear and conclugive evidence which had been laid before Parliament on the subject, he trusted their Lordships would agree unani mously is reading a second time this Bill for disfran chising the borough of St. Alban's. Lord REDESDALE (who occupied the Woolsack) said that before he put the question he wished to inform their Lordships that a petition had been presented from St. Alben'e by certain persons praying to be heard by counsel fleeiag, the Bill. The Earl of VERULA.NI said ho had presented such a petition, though tie disagreed in its prays r. After the evidence which bad been taken, he thought it impossible for the borough to make out a case for itself. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought their Lordships w,re in a posttiou to legislate on the question without hearing counsel. Lord CAMP - BELL thought the parties affected by a Bill of pains 04d penalties like thia had a right to be heard at the bar. Lord HON rEA.GLE agreed that parties affected by a Bitt had u right to be heard against it; but the parties in the present case had bean heard, and had been found guilty. The Earl of HARROWBY was in favour of hearing the petitioners at the bar, if they desired it. The Earl of WICKLOW said he should be guided by precedent, and shou'd vote for the parties being heard by counsel, if it could be shown that that course had been adorted in similar cases. The Earl of DERBY said, no doubt the petitioners were anxious not to be included among those who had bean guilty of bribery, but there could be no doubt as to the extent of it. It was stated in the report that the bribery was not confined to persons of one station, but extended to professional men, tradesmen, and even to persons holding subordinate offices connected with the edministratiou of justice in the borough, and that the exceptions were the clergy of all persuasions, and some of the principal inhabitsets. The second reading was then agreed to. Lord REDESDALE then presented a petition, and moved that leave be given to parties affected by this Bill to appear by counsel, as such a course was conformable to precedent, though he did not think the parties would be disposed to ineur the expense. Lord CAMPBELL would not refuse to support the petition, as the prayer of the petitioners was reasonable and customary, and the Bill itself one of a very stringent character Earl GREY said that House ought not to be bound by narrow or technical rules which obtained in courts of law. It was the duty of that House to do justice on a broad bl:sis irrespective of the practice of other courts. He did not think counsel could advise the House of the coarse they ought to pursue, nor did he think it w as consistent with the dignity of that House to call counsel to the bar in order to induce them by arguments to alter their opinion on-fac•a, and to influence their decision. The Earl of DERBY did not think, if leave were given, that counsel would appear, on account of the ex pense, and even if they did appear, he doubted whether they would have any effect on the proceedings or de cisions of their Lordships. He should, howeversup. port the motion, because the case of S u db ury was pre- pre cedent, and it would be advisable not to depriv e indi viduals of what they might c ons id er an a dvantage. L. MONTEAGLE said if thi s h case he for one would h ave b een ready been a si ng l e to hear counsel, but the case wag but too coalmen, Sudbury had been adduced, but Tae precedent of a as for their Lord ships to decide wh e th er tht wa g it w some precedent t o follow. Ike useful and a thought, whol©- therefore, the counsel ought not to be heard. Lord BEAU HoNr denied judi cial inquiry i n t o t h e case there had been any TheEe had only been a com mission to r e p ort to that . House,..which was, in fact, the judicial trib una l . The parties had not been heard in their defence and now was the time to hear them. If the House refu4, to hear oouaael, ho asserted their erdships wo uld doa monstrous injaaticN and would act differently to every other tribunal do the country. He believed their Lordships considered the facts too strong to he upset 17 any roof or reasoning; but even were such the case, that was not a valid reason against hearing counsel. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE c3nsiclered hearing counsel was a delusion, an] derogatory to the diguity of the House when sittiDZ Y• The Duke of ARGYLL said. the c-Inmission had been appointed by that House, who had examined parties on oath, and had elicited clear proofs of bribery. If counsel were employed, they would be us-ful in se parating those who were culpable iron) those who were not culpable. He hoped their Lordships would agree to the motion, The Duke of NEWCASTLE regretted that a Bill in troduc,d la,t year to 6top eon option at elections hal not pastit d, as it mi3Oit have be-•n toplt , tl with t ff , et to toe forthcoming electi.ins. He was o' iiptriicri if their L rd ships followed the precEdmit brough forward, that they wouli be greatly vv , akesiing toe eff, , ct of the Cominis • sioners, and be again introducing party feelings and party squabbles in. those matters, which were very objec tionable. Lord CAMPBELL did not intend, by bearing counsel, that their Lord:otitis should renew , the it:gamy gone through by the Commission; but h. propose°, after the Commission had reported to tbt it Lordships that coun sel snoultl be heird, to see if a strong case could be made out against the majority- of the SL Albans' electors. The Esrl of WICKLOW said he bad always found that though objections had been made to the hearing of counsel, their Lordships' sense of justice had always overruled those objections. As no former application had been rejected, be hoped their Lordships would not make this a precedent for refusal. Lord REDESDALE, after a few words of explana tion, put the motion, upon which their Lordships di vided, when there appeared— Contents 41 Non-e,ntents ... 15 Mejority for the motion ... —26 Their Lordships then mourned. ROUSE OF COAMONS, April 22. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. NEW MEMBER Sir FITZROY KELLY took the oaths and his seat for Harwich. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman was introdnced by Sir R. H. Inglis and Mr. Masterman. PRIVATE BILLS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Aberdare Market and Slaughterhouses. Dudley Waterworks. Eastern Counties and Newmarket and Chesterford Railway C .mpanies. Glamford Briggs Waterworks. Great Southern and Western Railway Ireland). Kelvin Bridge (Glasgow) and other S% orka. Lockivood and Meltham Road. Norfolk Railway. Retford and Littleborough Road. South Essex Estuary and Reclamation. Stockton and Darlington Railway. Sunderland Waterworks. The Romney, Broughton, Stockbridze, and Wallop Roads Bill, and the York and North Midland and Bait and West Yorkshire Junction Railwsys Bill were con sidered and agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. EVANS presented a petition in favour of the re tention of the Crystal Palace. Mr. J. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Mac clesßeldto the same effect. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from the congrega tion of Sr. Saviour's, Birmingham, praying for the re peal of the taxes on knowledge. Mr. J. ELLIS presented a similar petition from Leicester. Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from Sheffield, praying for the repeal of the Maynooth grant. Mr. EWART presented a petition from Bedford to the same efft-ot. Mr. BERNAL presented a petition from Rochester and Chatham sgainst the Militia Bill. Mr. HEY WOOD presented a petition from Burnley, praying tor the rep.,l of the taxes on knowledge. Mr. A. STAFFORD pre , sentel a petition, praying for repeal of the attorneys' certificate duty from the attorneys pnicising in North Northamptont,hire. Lord PALUERS roN presented a petition against the Militia Bill; also a petition from Gla,g,w, ng of the expulsion of certain missionanes from Hun gary, and praying the House to take the m:..tter into its e consideration. Mr. PARKER presented a petition from Sheffield against the Milttia Bill. — Air. CHRIS r6PLIER presented a petition from But ton on-flumuer, prayin A for an extended jurisdiction of County Courts. Mr. COWAN presented several petitions from Scot land against the May moth grant. Lord DUNCAN presented two petitions from Bath, one praying for the repeal of all taxes on knowledge, and the other against the Maynooth grant. Mr. GEACH. presented a petition from a place in Warwickshire against the enrolment of the mili►ia. Sir W. JOLLIFFE presented several petitions from Cumberland, praying for an amendment of the highway , laws. _ _ Mr. U petition from Suffolk a ga i ns t the malt tax; a P ts r os e e n v t er ci al7petitions from the metropo litan districts in favour of the retention o: the Cr) stal Palace. Mr. PETO presented several petitions from Norwich against the enrolment of the militia. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from Chel tenham against the Maynooth grant. Mr. SLANEY presented several petitions from various co-operative societies in favour of the Industrial Partnerships Bill. Sir D. DUNDAS presented a petition from Suther litncishire against the Maynooth grant. Sir B. HALL presented a petition from Marylebone praying for the repeal of all taxes on knowledge. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition to the soma() effect from the Manchester A‘herieum. Mr. EWART presented a similar petition from local paper. Mr. M. GIBSON presented similar petitions from the metropolitan papers and certain local budies. MILI I'IA. BILL Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to know if Govern ment intended to proceed with this Bill to-morrow? Mr. WALPOLE replied in the affirmative. TUE CRYS ('AL PALACE. Mr. HEYWOOD said he bad a mutton on the paper for the 29 h inst. relative to the retention of the Crystal Palace, but a molon on the sullec t of the durtslion of Parliament stood betore him, and he should be glad to know if the Hon. Member for Lambeth, who had charge of it, would consent to postpone it. Mr. D'EYNCOURT said the subject of his motion was of as much importance as the Crystal Palace, but looking at the peculiar position in which the latter question stood he would readily give way. NEW ZEALAND. Sir W. MOLES W ORTH would be glad to know i ; when Government intended to bring in their Bill for Iconferring a constitution upon New Zealand ? Sir J. PAKINGTON said ho should move a resolu tion for the purpose next Mond sy week. THE CLERGY IN CANADA. Lord JOHN RUSSELL WI3 ned to know/ if her Ma jesty's Government had ally inttaition of bringing in a Bill to extend the provisions , of the Clergy Reserves ,Canada 1 Sir J. PAKINGTON said f t3overnment had no inten ffrin of bringing in aIY B!1 . ~ Ate.- that Act tl- is et s.ien. EXPULSION OF CLERGYMEN FROM ee ' UsTRI A ' Mr. ANsTEY would be g , aci t , know it o,,vemment hat any obj eteion to l e y t h e correspondence which had taken any on this eubjec4 with Austria before the House. Tee CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQU ER there would b e no o bj- ct i on when the negoLi,.. Lion s now N c_ pending in the mitter we-r e b roug h ;to I o se. TAXES ON IiNOVit'LEDGE.. said Mr. MILNER GIBSON ereui;let under the no tice of the Howie th e p o li c y of dorivrai 4 revenue from taxes open knowledge, for the purpowo c.f moving, in separate resolutions—that snob financi4 a rrangtw-nts ought to 'be made as would enable Parhame nt to dispense with the 'duty on paper; that the DrJwsptti, er stamp ought to be abolished; and hat the tax on adve rtisemeuts ought to be repealed. The Honourable Member said that on bringing forward a modon for' the repeal of any portion of taxation an in dependent Member 'laboured under considerable difficulty, inasmuch : sd who wavi toh were ido ,_ ,u dt es it might be consider ed that he was Yielding to a o'amour out of doc es against paying any taxation. He admitted there w f: tee e afol p ro e of r n s o tea n xh s Father indisCriminating in the cote rue they took with re gard supporting any y ea m l e o t t ie t e ax fo e r s e might be understood ' th b e ut re b having satisfied himself of the gr. ounds on which it pro °ands of public policy c a e s e b d r e i d n . gi H eg e f h o u r p w e a d r , d t b h e i s r e in fo o r t e i 0 , a t h o a n t g t , r e o f th a tax and its effects and in reference to the character on the morals of the nation. ra a t r ti t e t. :; le taxed. There was another difficulty which he had a it would be .f mancial in increasing the price of th e s 0 to n t encounter. heeff ecl itT had he They were-sometimes told, aft er h a motion a r r for an they were comet statement had been made, that propose s t u h e e h and then again Imes to bring for wardrept al of taxes, because the financial gensents 1 eid been completed; be improper to these two views it been man told that it would statement had a me ition until the financial Home ought to iler'' presented t( I , the House. Between time for Was impossible to fix upon a proper tion, but b e instances taxation tion, eOtld. submitting a proposal for the re dilation of taxa tion, the par d that the leg i timare ettentioa of the be given to the ge reeral question of pose of ascertainir ' levied w he in . a particul ar ever and less oppressive manner. He not b ' e s b ed to be understood as ner. .wi . not representing that of any particular i a terest. neither the Papermai, .er, nor the newepa per proprietor, nor the Publisher of cheap productioere i therefore, if he were told that certain paperinakers, newspaper proprietors, or publiel ppers were o osed to th , s rep eal of these taxes on the ground of vested inter eat, th a t would be no answer to the motion. Neither could he permit this to be treatecras a party question. ‘ Riben his proposal was submitted to Parliament, two ye tt rs ago, it was sup ported by gentlemen of all pc drtieal views. It was supported by no less there four distinguished membera of her Majesty's presea t Government. His first motion had reference to the repeal of the paper duties. He did not propose askir I ; Members to agree to a large reduction of taxation, and he had put his motions separately in order the 1 Members might, on supporting one, not necessarily 1 pledge themselves to the principle of the others. With regard to the first motion, he only asked the House to agree to the recommendetir agresolutions which the 1 ownCommittees in had been passed by ono , f its in 1834, when the revenue fo T 'hale country W.. 14 in a 4 much less sati,factory state.at Comaliteee r(s ,Ivoci that the du4 on pep er - two , in oen j ewel ion with tl.e other duties aught , on moral as vial grounds, be we ll .as general comtner repeelead 1 pith t i 'le least possible delays—(Hear, hear.) His motion was simply I that the duty on paper ought not to be considered as part part of our permanent system of taxation . The Exerts regulations coanected with the manul'acture of paper wept most oppressive end vexatious; yet they were nut sufficient to protect the honest against the fraudulent mauutacturer. Notwithstanding the precautions of the Excise, it was a notorious fact that large quantiti es 0f paper were sold which bad never paid duty, stud they came in competition with the, goods ot the fair and honest o trailer who was subj ect to t axat i on . The county of Buckinghamshire, welch was re p res ented be ate R I O Hon. Gentleman the Ch ance ll or of t h e E xc h e quer, woe' admirably- adapted- -for--the enotedifemiure -of - - paper , but most of the repel-swills in it were note slant up in con, tqw new of the idurieus tendency of the Exc os duties, which created a kited of C011a, ,, 5ii,41 of et IA A, and threw the business almost snorely into the hands of great capitalists. fl e would read en extract trom a 1. tter utdchesi•ed to the Ch :ecellor of the Exchequer, and written by a gentl es men well , ntitled to speak on such a subject...enamel/ Mr. Ingram, the proprietor of the Illustrated , NeWs: -. 7, , _ " 1 yesterday aid myself the son' to forward Mr your accepts , ce a copy of the Illustrated London :Veers, of which I am the proprietor, that I might bring 011 d e s your 'amine a copy of your portrait engraved for tbda. j ,urnal —(Laughter.) I now take the liberty of B ft dressing you upon a subject of national importance, °_. te?.ting not only the trade aced the literature of the conn _ try inW% general, but the welfare of the agricultural O lotion in many districts, and especially in Buckinghneteas snire and Hertfordshire. The *inject I allude to is tuof of the Excise duty upon paper, with the whole effect 0 , which I am particularly acq ua inted, not, only as a n ew ae paper proprietor, but as an extensive manufacturer a. consumer of paper. Your Long and honourable 00r1; nexien with literature, and the high position whic h Y to ° e now occupy in the councils c•f her Majesty, justiff. in believing that sou will do me the honour to lieteo to the facts which I proceed to lay before you, in, es „ P l; nation of the practical injuries it flicted by this ' W Y, — a injuries which were, I am certain, never contentlm" e e e as possible when the tax was first levied. .! °; scarcely scarcely explain to you that, when paper is made' 1t the paper-manufacturer naturally dries the wet; that, as the Excise duty is levied upon the tv e tr t it may be as light as possible when ho is favoured lv,"lt the visits of the Excise•efficer; and that after it T a been so dried, and paid th e duty, it must be Wlr t h e is again before it can be used in the printiugsoffiee- 'or double process of drying and wetting, besides being tu , tended by a very considerable expense for labour , De e ,: rally damages the quality of the otoreo"; paper; and, involves au additional cast in subjecting it to Pr eljsur e: that the article may recover the glossy and s mooth °eta face it has lost. Now, I have found by experiwerit sad trial, that paper can be manufactured in a fit statehicb the printer, with a beautifully smooth surface, e w do t paper th".. h would not be impaired by printing and drying, and printing upon such paper could be carried to "' a nd higher perfection as an art, both for letter-pre ss e eto engravings, than can be attained by paper dried anu net s wetted according to the present practice. The deloPuce, of such paper would be scarcely tee ceptible to the Wood but would require for such paper as the Plus° o r London News 14 printed upon a weight of seed 113 1t1 water amounting to no less than 131 b. per resin' ve to were to use such paper in my business I should 1 ee d, pay an Excise tax upon water of no less than 18 ': lb, per ream, in addition to a tax of the same rate P er on the paper itself. Now, I consume twenty tons of a r,. per week, or 1,040 tons and upwards per ne l l e ce a fact which I state that you may see at a g B ei what an enormous sum I should have to pay as a Pe r) fa . for using the improved paper, which I could Man u sa a Lure by the aid of a little water. lam quite will in g way prepared to inform all printers and p e p er makers 0 t o e experiment, and its results, which could be insinedietVo adopted with much benefit to all concerned, provide% 4 could obtain a removal of the Exifise dal. s a g other inmumerable objections to the impost, which P. to an es remind you that it involv. a considerable trouble a Ato practical man I could point out, I may be permitted dt 1 6 pe ose in the collection, both to the manufacturer 5 0 ° a the ou,l.uu.hout,e, and prevents books from being priory where they ought to be printed, namely, at the PaP it e mill itte le, Were it not tor the operation of the Pe t , e , duty I could print at my paper-mill educational bootiop ‘, lr bl,e,i,s,k. b T . e . s t ta t m h, en c t o s, st & , c. t. , a th ud , , i i n t k idee ti d d , de e d veLy m d pi e;ie t r o iP t t : l3,os t , ' p l o f r i t tl ,„ e nt, p l ap t e h r ;nk a I t t t ati lv d Y Oll you rioted grant me the honour of an interview. , l ee must, Sir, in your youth, have wandered obe li " ilO h s io , h i , ,fa e c i tu h ril o y th p e r r o s ve equallyooui if beautiful streams of Beckiegeamshire, and listeneus the easy sound of the water wheel, tearing to pieces:l;p other wise useless article, to manutacture it into atie fie t t i•O paper; and it must have given you pleasure to re em .. that this plottment to great numbers of the rural poPote ve to gave hralthtul, pleasant, and remuneratioigatio, , Most of the Bockinghaeashire mills here, 1 gri e esi ton rentittel you, been swept away under the °Pe' bet of the Excise duty, and transferred to barrtelLeces populous coal districts, leaving the population of _P “ le n , inghaecabire unemployed, and to a gre at e xtent med. Ihi %ve no hesitation in saying that, if the rf id be duty upon paper were abolished, these mills w t °_ c eop ie. again prosy; ~ =rotis and employ large numbers War:cup Nor is this iene only evil result of the tax upon , g ,d il u eal rural distric t s . One article, straw, which 15 PI ii i e g, by the farmer„ is no sooner employed in paper ince-cote for which it is well adapted, than it is tax ers 300 P etitteo I need not dwell' at further length upon s uch a In's injury to agticulture as that is. ' the He believed it could be proved that threetfifth v a i fL e s, value of paper consisted iu the labour of man,!..... 1 di, and chtldreo; and considering that the agricultin foi e tricts were precisely the localities beat ad51 3 _7,,,',, fa their water . power and the purity of their sir e c7l •o o3o the paper manufacture, he contended that be on"_„ o ws claim to suot nit ibis motion to the consideration tlemen oo site, even as an agricultural qt" '2' dot ibt (Hear.) Wit b regard to Ireland, he bad o e u id we t whatever that the repeal of the Excise duty ,T feu m ' e et of a most bete-Acne( effsct in producing the emisloY er o pt' labour. The Excise duty necessitated a much la i rF e y eaett ees went of a paper manufactory; and ther , 7 e rr at i e s i!S . tat than would otherwise be required for tneepriu 0 country which was so . pressed down by °i co ital 1 1 Ireland, mid where there was a &tieing of . e in ot tatt carry on various branches of industry, it was itn e n_ pnia ls that a nift. , Juigteture so valuable in respect to the o u_ ,v, oo meat of labour as the paper manufacture .914..!;be0 longer be si'vackled by this Excise (ucy t rt a io sPe n ItY c o i f the d ° o l it was borne in mind that the Irishtreet portion the duty was -, raised wets eery small; for the it was desired to der' • prohibit to a great c ,f, 9 extract from Bebad a very short tter tent the much martol), I d o u t c u e r e re i ;e o revenue.—(l3ear.) • Ireland tlenien inupon this q letter writteta by a gen 11C 1 lion, and he said —e I ive constant e I w ent a e timuewhaich "As a manufactiere! g all of this mp 0 030 st 0 d by 121 ) s e . ll"—(this entle n wr o t e fro be the friendship of both), that ear (.. m to f t u h l e l m w jangsetarutocteS_oo ind tv , w , l r u k a ) ls .... , e ndgl alimicaalitlbyini Dripsev-mills. n . of the pariteh, both Protestant i t an d Itr e l l e, clergymen . 1 and attention to my business,WiE . ti(T,..rcio,e thatat her cut of the wo • b the devote enjoy the r tn tkliouee• .0 Go o only of one day in the week, the best P Of exception . 0 . 1 to In of which is gis e. yd uties as poor-law gusto this union." _. . h be Thus showing the importmice of the repeal of t t be ito as an industrial question , an d there could _wet n9dea:Vtrboet:tibi :ay MIN duty reason why this country should not manufacture Y O , pet ters of paper its we eve re of colt -n goOdet i'„ O S t ° hear.) We might i be b y 0 0 i t o o r ol t is b i e a ( w fu h t u :w 7o d r i l d d. n -- ot (ll, se e t al t;;lly cause the .0301- nd r e , com e into this country to buy up cotton waste fl o ra paper aud sending it to ? upply fuse of rope for the tep ees purpose of IDEllaliee lbo was a system that did not supply revenue, but it n ;Ol d this country of a valuable meeutaciure, and p rof I 'A P revenue, moral touched uponut the employ i.or own colonie'rieutised them. of lab,ur, and the improverri'lli/0 btr important view ef this at those physical o t s h e ,, p p o c r i h e fi a s t e r s a n i t t i e i t : o h , r o e be f tr e ts t r h d h e teolpeople ' 1 nation e btbe ei o1 ;a t ) g o:ti t to if, and diet not apply to any other ques tion 4 ? i ' tera ter e or taxation, was t hetffect of this duty on th! J o , gu ll ; of the couutry. must ask the favour 01, ._.„ 0 0 Gentlemen opp. question that peculiatlY , so its isles., if tbey condeaceeded to g? .. l e ra, s w f t e qusstion, and also those who sat on his own . 1 ! 3 ' beet l ! house, tot to make use of that argument that hen _ OO O osition to a POI', 00 as it were, a stop argument in OPPI was said the du,Veas price of book's, th for the repeal of the paper duty eltent into the re' s " o - al paper entered to so aunrchaser of hooka tall' that this not feel the Mr. Fox Maule ha e t ""elf. cellorof the Exchequ,,erirda v, ~ effect of the repeal, and the late Chart t n quoted the exa mple 0 . 0 0 used that ergo. - In , u m t sold for 505., and the Or l o n t° aerc e e t , e br s co'nPnt eats 'l Dictionary. That book, i datir said, weighed sle : r lb., amouuted upon that I . ° ;, tll O berg only liet y, l' et would be the reduction of 6°. sal 6d. only shot statement that it had no referene'ilio onnorli'l that sold for 50s. ? He had only t e to be took upon the question.—( ce •) 0 0 the position t or the effect of the piper d ut y, a nd no che eti position was in i c a e li e t es - 0 works that sold for Boa., but upon, t h e re expansive works that sold at - • sea ' 00r speces of literature he was . r br - rO , 1 popular literature that derived _ eia ti _ i w hich. was from an extensive circi. tees turn o was er the s ee tone be That upon ; hut, even if he were to aliude to the et 4 bette s should like to know if a reduction in the pric e ( Whe ks ? 00 was to be of no value to the purchaser of boo- dut y , o was the nsearrirg of their having repealed tb e h a t ed ` t i Bibles and Prater-books, but because they w ' es , se 0 increase the circuladon of those secred volltu'eogO? t hey knew that the Excise duty on paper • b e " e thee ) s extent the effect ot [novena:llg the circulation ° iv; tve l. That view of the question which be was Vrg yi.' o % not at all met by the argument about 1 woo d loch's Dictionary, and he asked as a person!' out ttte ' that upon this occasion, at least. it should b e I meta .ergo,Pill though he kieew it bad been used as an e— e 'been Ns' went when th e repeal of the paper duty li l `„ be tea ii posed. He w ould point out what appeareo sn ap plot be the injurious -effect of the paper duty up cb . t coul d a ttire. It was , not that it raised its price, but l e la qti . _ demons raver,: mathematically that it deteriorat r o ov ' iug t o n; lity—(Hear),--that it stood in the way of imp eill°ill quality of th at literature that might be c irculate d _ o ne t , the people, a rid which that House had a Gee! re der terest in taking every step in their power i etw apet l s a ,, moral and is 'proving as possible. They had e u t , ,0 11 F di they wanted goodness. They had their pe"" : 7 .9 r o oon t ja Lions; what , wood iii the way of reeking the a us it 'i t ; t o y t e they could be made?—thee paper dulyt tase ! e a pe w e e ; pxWain how shut operated. Take the Mr.e ,a u: sel l, la n ot publication, and be would quote from k l o p t ete° t he was extensive ly engaged in the publicationbodi °!. stli works, calculi tted to 'improve the gres, ~ au e je , le One, of those 'sok e • g was elnltle U .ii tlf-V .— •A to peop • That goo . slit entitled—the Popular Educator. week. p ~i , ,-, see thed islig lie i 0 Short of 1001. per . bet peo v e, perm( G f r circulating the Gov.,rnint it etc hard cash, o _ ix tt ee evil Th, dal 0 , the ns o t r used 1 ~, lu _ ~,, 19 pUk)all.d. , • if it We re reV O , O O 6 cis ions toe-k eei say that: 1001. per wet-k. . _ _ rice co , the publioatice t 6 would still be itsued— psi tr i lej'ge not be rtgclucqci 4—tt was low enough 0 secure L