The Sun. — London, England, 1846-02-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, - FEBRUARY 25, 1@46. moved the adjournment would be satisfied with such an arrangement. He believed that he could undertake that this debate would not go on beyond Friday. The discussion kept the country in a state of suspense, yet as several gentlemen still wished to speak on the subject, he thought that he was justified in asking the delay, as, in his opinion, the debate could not continue beyond Friday, and might possibly finish on Thursday. He could not give his reasons for that opinion, as they were not called for. The ',tight Hon. Baronet had presented a petition front Liverpool, which petition stated that the long continuance of the debate caused great trouble and confusion in mercantile affairs. He knew that a good deal of this discussion was caused by the temporary decrease of the potatoes in Ireland, and this ought to be brought to a close as soon as possible, if it were a measure for temporary alleviation. If the Right Hon. Baronet chose to bring in a temporary Bill, giving to the Government the power o taking out of bond food for the purpose of alleviating the distress of Ireland, he, for one, would give his consent. Sir ROBERT PEEL said, that if the question had been asked, he would have given his opinion in favour of an adjournment to Thursday. Mr. CHARLES BULLER obtained leave to bring In a Bill to assimilate the law with respect to the period of notices for elections in England and Ireland. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock. Secretary of State for the Home Department had stated that crime was greatly reduced in this country. He (Mr. Ferrand) would tell him that that was not the fact. [At this point of the Hon. Gentle man's address Sir James Graham was engaged in earnest conversa tion with an Hon. Member.] Perhaps when he (Mr. Ferrand) told the Right Hon. Baronet that the protectionists were 462 a-head in South Nottinghamshire, he would attend to him.- (Loud pro tectionist cheers.) When the Right Hon. Gentleman said that crime had not increased, he would call his attention to the address of Mr. Justice Coleridge to a jury in the north, in Nov., 1814. That Learned . Judge said that a steady increase of crime had taken place throughout the nountry, and in their own county the increase was not so much in crimes of a petty nature as those of a more serious character. Within the last eht years the number of prisoners had nearly doubled in that county. That county was the manufacturing county of York. At the present moment the number of prisoners in Wake field gaol were greater than it had ever been known before. When he was in the north of England Ile was thrown Intro contact es ith large bodies of the working classes. and they instructed him to bring their case before the House, fur they said that the battle was the battle of labour against capital, and they told him, that far (rem the extension of trade in this coun t./ being of the slightest benefit to them, it had been their bitterest curse, and they produced to him statements of the greatest import ance to prove that sues was the fact. His lion. Friend, the Mem ber for East Cornwall, had l.itely putlished, at his own expense, a history of the working population in the manufacturing districts in the north of England for the last sixty . years. This was written by a working man, but who bad shown ability far above his order. [The JIM. Gentleman then read several extracts Irom the work in ques ties, from which it appeared, that while trade bee largely ex tended, the wages of the labourer had been decreased in proportion.] lie would now quote a statement made by Mr. Muggridge, the Com missioner appointed to inquire into the state of the manufacturing districts in the midland counties. In examining a weaver at Roch dale, he asks, " What had you for weaving this piece of cloth in 1829 ?" The weaver replied, " 21. 55." Mr. Muggridge then asked him what he received for it now, and he replied " 19s ," and added, " that trade had more than doubled since 1829." In examining a Bolton weaver, Mr. Muggridge asked the following questions: - •' Would you be as well off if the corn laws were repealed, o as you were in a given year ?" " No. If you gave me all my f d the nothing I should net be so well off, because, since that reduction which has taken place in my wages amounts to P m er ;e N ' ti i i , : w iri , the price of all the Nod I eat, and the clothes I wear. other hi_ that was the statement of a Bolton weaver ; and had other It stances which lie could quote, of a still more startling c would suffice, however, for him to pledge his word to t co lie u ' n i t i r o y ust r tl t i i , i t e t ever singe machinery had been introduced i f nto the this working people had medic of manufacturing goods, the wages et by . the lion. Member been gradually falling. He had been charged for Stroud as being the opponent every description of machinery. ; i h n u f t ae w m h u e r n o i f i m d a e c s i t i r i o n ) e e ry d Now, he positively denied that ch ( a .f i r i g u e ail l , l b e o N , V , aS r SO long as it was subservient to ma , a curse rattler than a benefit to the country. manual labour, lie said, in the language ot thelateSir Itobert feel, that machinery became Member Was any Ilon. Member oppo?sitleviasirepthaeredllotlol. say alid tt e a a t ri t i h e derion cebe of food did not regulate wa g e. for Bolton prepared to say that it did not ? Dr. BOW RING-I sin. Mr. FERRAND continued - Wel, then, if the Hon. and Learned e r would refer to his sp eech which he made on the 26 th l e 'r a einb January, 1535, he would. find a statement to the effect that the foreigner was enabled to compete with the Bri tish manufacturer through the cheapness of food abroad, rending it unnecessary to give his workmen the same wages as were paid in England. The Hon. and Learned Member for Cork, Mr. Ricardo, the Hon. and Learned Member for Birmingham, and Mr. Rathbone Greg, all agreed in this opinion. Now, something had been said about the country gentlemen of the South of England Ire posing to the manufacturers to take off their hands the surplus popu lation of their districts. Ile was glad to see the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton in his place, and he called upon him, if he dared, to refute this statement. Mr:VILLIERS-No ; I will not indeed. Mr. FERRAND continued-No; he was convinced the Hon. Mem ber would not, for lie had always conducted the corn-law debate in a moderate and honourable tone, and had oily made one charge against the agricultural body, which lie should show shortly that the Hon. Member had f ailed to prove. lie would assert it, without fear of contradiction, that the agricultu ral population of the south of England were originally taken into Lineolnshire by the league ramiufacturao-(Hear, hear)-that the proposition was never made to the agricultural Members, or to the employers of those labourers--thet they, in fact, never heard of it until the thing was carried into effect.-(Hear, hear.) The autho rity which he had for saying this was the letter of a Quaker, which, before lie had done with hint, ho would prove to be a trafficker iii human blood. That letter was addressed to Mr. Chadwick, the Se cretary to the Pcor-law Conimissioners. That Quaker recommended that the agricultural labourers of the south of England should be sent into Lancashire for the purpose of being employed in the cotton manufacture, where there was •gosel remuneration for labour ; and yet at that very moment a Cotuniittee of that House was sitting, at which it was clearly proved that he was in the practice of giving no more than 2ted. per day to his hand-loom weavers. That Quaker was Mr. Henry Ashworth, of Bolton, who, in consequence of the great support which he gave to the Leaguers, was called the head of the Anti-Corn-law League. Now was it not disgraceful that any man could he found who would be guilty of such conduct ?- (Hear. hear.) But there was Mr. Robert Hyde Greg, another Anti-Corn-law League manufacturer, in gentleman who subscribed his thousands to the League, to whom he would refer. A'r.,Greg wrote a letter on the 17th of September, 1844, only three months after the date of • Mr. henry Ashwortles letter, and his letter was a kind of refresher to Mr. Chadwick. Mr. Greg said iti his letter, that lie had fir some time thought of addressing Mr. Clhadwiek on the same subject as his friend Henry Ashworth had written upon a short time before. It was, he said, a most important question, :Ina one which, deserved immediate attention. Ile then went on to recommend that all poor men amid women, of every age, and even children and orphans, should be transmitted from the south of England to Lancashire and Yorkshire. He said that they would be most acceptable to manufacturers who seers short of labourers, or those that were starting new concerns, because the variety of the manufacturers' wants were great.-(Bear.) That proposal came from Mr. Greg, the Anti Corn-law League manufacturer, and the pi oposels in his letter were adopted. He (Mr. Ferrand) held in his haul a r gular invoice which was sent of a 'amity that had been packed off into Lancashire, after they had been kidnapped in the agricultural counties to supply the wants of the manufacturers. lie also held in his hand an extract from an article which had appeared in the Manchester Guardian with regard to sending the agricultural population of the south of England into the manufactur ing districts. The editor of that paper expressed his earnest hope that another draft might be made from the same source, fpr the purpose of giving comfort to the agricultural labourers. Two years ago the Hon. Member had moved for certain returns which should prove to this House and to the country that the population Clad been worked to death in the manufacturing districts. Parliament then called upon the Poor law Commissioners to account for the tens of thousands of the inhaletants of the agricultural districts who had been induced to go into Yorkshire and Lancashire-8,000 was the whole number for which they could account, and he was in a position to prove that the re mainder were worked to death. Before, however, he did that, I.e would read to the House some extraordinary documents connected with the Poor law Commissioners, which had come to his hands ; and now the country would begin to know what has been going on at Somerset house between these Poor-law Commissioners and these manufacturers connected with the League. Witten these last ten days he had received a letter, of which the following was a copy : - " Lualow Parish, West Wycombe, Bucks. " Sir,-I beg to inclose you an account made out against Ludlow , parish, for the charge of four persons belonging to the same, who were tempted to migrate at the instance of Mr. Ashworth. This parish of Ludlow, in 1839, refused to par any more money to Mary Avis, as they considered that 4s. 6d. per week, paid by the parish, did. not go to her, but for weges. She was, theretere, discharged to try it on with the parish, and ultimately went back unfit for agricul tural labours. The parish subsequently settled the account (7 1.) , under the throat of legal proceedings.-I remain, ~S ae your obedient servant, • He would now call the attention of the House to the sufferings of these poor people, and he thought he could not better effect his pur pose than by calling their attention to the following extraordinary docuMent :- " Messrs. H. and E. Ashworth, Drs. to Dr. Barry :-Mary Ann Avis, child burnt and died, 1/. ; Mary Ann Avis, small-pox, 11.55. ; George Allen anti family, typhus fever, U. 9s. Bd. ; George Gilbert an I family, sickness, 1/. ; George Gilbert and family, small-rex, 6/. 15s. ; to cash paid in aid of wages, at 4s. Gd. per week, 47/. 133. 4d. Total, 59/. 3.1. Settled the sixth day of the third month by the Poor law Commissioner, Assistant Parker." Thus the House would see that these Poor-law Commissioners paid for the single item of wages to Messrs. Ashworth the sum of 471. 13s. 441. Nsw, this was part of the exposure-it was not all he had other documents. No. 958 of the Commissioners papers proved the payment of 61. 153. 4d. to Mary Gregg on the same account. On February 'I he received another document, proving the payment of a fluffier awn of 1 lt. Bs. 2d. to Mary Avis. After this payment, it seems she, with her family, was sent home by an order of removal, but in what state will he seen by the renewing invoice sent with her to the parish of Laidlaw : -Maria, aged 10 years ; Emma, aged 5 years ; illegitima:e, one year. Ito had weather letter which he would also read, in which Messrs. Ashworth acknowledged the receipt from the I'oor-law Commissioners of the stun of 221. 2s 6d., paid by them to Widow Avis ; and they also considered that it was an unworthy re tarn, and that they should look to the West Wycombe Union for the payment of the full sum of 4s. Gd. per week, which had been paid by them to Widow Avis. The lion. Member for Manchester, who stated at a public meeting in that town that they could buy up the whole of the land in England, declared that the working population of Manchester were starving to death, and living, if living it could be called, upon wages, if wages it could be called, at the rate of ld. a day. The lion. Member for Oldham stated himself that the people in Ills borough were starved to death. Teat was the state of the working population in the manufacturing - districts. The Anti-Corn-law League manufacturers had proposed to the agricultural labourers to go down to the north of England for the purpose of getting food and higher wages. He held in his hand two statements, one of them the copy of a document, which was laid on the table of that House, which would show that the unfortunate agriculturist la bourers were actually kidnapped and carried down to Lancashire, The House and the country should hear that night what had become of them. And then he thought they would de ceive the work ng classes, and that they would oppose the measure of her Majesty's government. The manufacturers admitted that the measure would: throw out of cultivation the poorer descriptions of laird. Now that House should hear how the manufacturers treated their poor workmen, and the lion. Members opposite would them selves be oleiged to say that the cares which he would allude to would surpass anything of the kind they had ever heard. He (Ile The LORD *CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woclsack Ferrand) had taken some pains to collect for three years the number of accidents which herd taken piece in nianufactories in the North, at Five o'clocz. and he found them to consist of 34', out of which 33 were caused by After the presentation of petitions, the machinery being in motion at the time, Out of those 310 cates . , he only knew of two in whioli the manufacturer had made any rep t- Ihe -AnQtlIS of WESTMEATII asked a question as to ration, cr compensation to the injured party. Three hundred what had taken place in the House of Commons in reference and forty! torn limb from limb by the machinery of those free to . _ the case of BRIAN SEERY. The question having been traders! He would challenge any Hun. Member opposite who re • presented the anti-Corn-4w League to produce any case in tile ob j ected to as irre g ular, the Noble Marquis gave notice of a country of an agricultural Meurer being Injured without receiving compensation. Weer itenerant preacher, convicted of blasphemy- question on the subject for Thursday. their discharged soldier, with his lashes marked upon his back-swell Lord BnoutallAm then presented a petition from a person were the persons they sent to Inquire into the conduct of country named Worthing, praying their Lordships to amend the law gentlemen.-(Cheers from the protectionists.) They should now hear relating to divorce. The case was somewhat similar to that from the lips of a manufacturer, and a Member of that House, what had become of the agricultural labourers to whom he had alluded. of Edward Gibson Wakefield. The dau g hter of the p eti - tioner, a minor, had been abducted by a man named Newman, The lion. Member then read a statement, in which it was alleged that in many instances the poor creatures were s t arve d while flogged and married by him. The man ha d been convicted of the to their work, and were often driven by the harsh treatment which abduction, and she prayed their Lordships to amend they received, to the committal of suicide.- (Loud cries of " Hear, the law, so as to give an easier remedy in such cases. hear.") That was the treatment the poor agricultural labourers received, torn rn eo their green lanes and shady valleys, to drag out The Noble and Learned Lord concluded by announcing his intention of moving that the - petition be referred to a Select a miserable existence i n th e manu f ac t er i ng di s t r icts. and nd now, if Committee. these facts were true-and he challenged any M em b er t o d en y it was it not the duty of the Go ve rnment, as w e ll as o f every coun t y The LORD CHANCELLOR suggested the propriety of having :S !ember, to demand that the agricultural labourer s h ou ld b e pro - the petition printed. t ceted, and that they should be permitted to exist eta the hind on Lord CAMPBELL protested against this proceeding. In the which they had been born, rather than be saerified and immolated f case of Wakefield, the marriage had never been consummated, the benefit of the cotton lords of the North of England eChce or but in this instance there had been issue, and he trusted their He bee not exposed the one-fourth of what ( 1 e (Cheers.) tended ; but the day would arrive when he should 1 in tended eo, and he was very much inclined to b neve that he had said Lordships would not illegitimatise the issue. The Scotch law of marriage ought to be altered, but until it was altered, sufficient t l h e a a t g i: i l e ght to be remembered for a ' long time by the Anti- marriages contracted under the law ought to be maintained. inesize.d;itleQ iii,,,,,, But now he would exhibit their complete selfish of the Ante se may remember (having frequently heard it men- After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the petition was ,meof a Mr. George Wilson, who was the chairman ordered to be printed. Lord KINNAIIID then rose to ask the Government what g _ .l (illt,,nn-law League-who presided at the League meet iforj alto, . dh ,„ edi it,t the , 4 i ht 1 ex i n a s t 01 tit a o _ l7 O s 1 h d , e nt of that ascii:eye This gentleman course they intended to pursue with respect to the report of tile Tariff 1842 Lord love ye, we're all for ourselves," ,on. Baronet in the alterations which heproposed the Gauge Commission ? The question was of great impor erom 9r! or 101. to 51., 'Maisel?: SiNlv,:;lldritietver dO • free a starch sauce in a social, a commercial, a military, and u ti t e lo n 4 n •educe the duty on foreign star article, sale "Oh, tit s • il ----, who was manufacturer a financial point of view, and he hoped the House would but no reduction in of that however, rest VII he had convened " starch , trade in corn, If you like, and at this meeti grant a Committee to inquire whether it would not be (Laughter). lie did not advisable to establish a general system of superintendence facturers down at Manchester and a meeting of the starch menu expressed to send a det p a r tl o?)s on taoithe Primter y/ n t g th and control of railways generally, which.would sureensur the re th se e lu v t i l e o w ns o l f vere safety and convenience of the public, and prevent witch were in. starch was concerned. t li a l diming him to alter his Lotrters and starch wee • the onlys s°artflacrlesas . vcd a letter from a friend exempted pr gation of bubble schemes. With regard to the report of film the recta:Alen then Made. He recel ' eircumst unem . this holvidualof x li t e ra° o l" dthienrarYm embe rs con- Commissioners, it appeared to him to be all in favour of his at th it tune detaining the above this e ' the broad gauge, with the exception of the conveyance of was also a free trader, but duct on the part of Mr. Wilson and t troops and of goods ; and after reading the report of the Leegue with regard to this subject excitedhe was surprised to find the Commissioners recommending the narrow gauge. He trusted they Hon. U ntionen here read the letter in miestioned) its s lid e (te extra rein:try that in this new tariff of the Right li t o w - "newhat would net at tempt to limit the speed, and he Is. Baron e t the regretted that the Commissions had not considered the pro wishes of Mr. G. Wilson were equally protected, and the prohibleery Priety of adopting a medium gauge. The narrow gauge duty, as far as starch was concerned, was not affected, Laughter.) 71! gauge. hear," anl laughter%) That was the way the Governme-nroljear' might, without any inconvenience, be altered into a six-foot Indeed, he believed it was impossible to alter the country truzeled to the members of the League-( had then in conclusion to. allude to a subject which was or a persen,,l N vhole of the narrow gauge into the broad without any incon nature. lie had stlilered not a little from the conduct or an lien. ienience to the Member of that House ; and perhaps he should never have alluded to o the public, and without any enormous expense Member He trustedthe Noble Lord th e m eter but that the gentleman had asserted at a public meeting maturely consider would that he intended repairing to Knareeboroteeh to deprive loin (Mr. down the country to the subject before he tied Ferrand) of the representation of that bOrough, and r e e called on out Of the alteration y i _ ,,h an inferior gauge. The expense Li i-Corn-law League to ass is t him in crryine his object. Now at he (Mr. Ferrand) was to be opposed b Y before the evidence was d to know how soon it would be the Honourable Genteeinan, he alluded to the Member for Government would be laid be fore the House, and when the Stockport, or his nominees, it would be only fair that they both the subject ? prepared to state their intentions on should stand upon equal grounds.-(Hear, hear.) Owing to state- The Earlof n -ALTIOUSIE rnents that had been made in reference to him (Mr. Fernald) lie replied, that the applied for, and obtained, a Commission of Inquiry, great importance, Ashley presided. The lion. Member then quoted qaestions front the mug be maturely considered. No effect could • and report, the answer to Which was that certain intliviattale, who were those recommendations without an Act of Parliament be given to malowners, kept cows and let them out, and that trimly wor'epeople the Government felt that it would be unjust t , and were compelled to take more milk than they required ; and that all tike any steps until the members of the o propose to the millownere were in the habit of getting .50 per cent. out of lan e had Legislature should A an opportunity of studying the evidence, which . . their shops Ire then went on to say, that ha would not nay- utter another word upon this question, but he would WOlll4 be laid on the table of the House as soon as possible, aKeal to the gentlemanly feeling of this House iron pos,ibly in the course of two or three weeks; and as soon as the question ;it was late, he admitted, to do so, but he would leave tile Government should have considered the evidence, th e y the question now to the House to decide whether the two II ' on. on the subject. Members oppopete had not made a charge which would propose some measure was divested of a etouLord B thought that time should be given, not no UG11.131 low of a shade of founeat on.--(llear, hear.) II totally t Id be c woa prepared to meet him at the hustings, b only to Parliament,but to engineers and scientific me Member 1,5001. Ile begged list it would cost the Hon. tion with which he h to thank the House for the kind atten- consider the subject. het conetituency • h a , l been heard. He had performed his duty to Lord ILiTHERTON thought great caution should be exer hoped other eteinbeerswas prepared to go before them again, and he decision•this important subject, and Mr. W. MILE% salel7"l4 be able to do the same. cised in coming to a on sloe on thus question sl that if his opinion had been taken, the divi- if the number of miles of broad gauge had been greater than Wile time, he thought itTiull have been taken that night, but at the those of narrow, he thought the decision would have been have the fullest conskterataionft question of such importance in llwished to press on their should favour of the broad gauge. e separate business, and, therefore, Wl""Y' leut ' ' did 1 ' Inctt pet apart for 1 ordshi Journect to Ibursdey, and he he seise that it - t • 1 s ps the necessity of competing lines in order to pre „stud that th, do o (mid be ad- 1 vent Monopoly. The public interest could only be secured 4 ri, Member who • by competition. THE IVEEKLY CHRONICLE of Saturday, the 28th February, and Sunday, the let of March, will con tain the Fullest Particulars of the BRITIsIi VICTORIES IN INDIA, from the Official Dispatches and other Sources, the Lists of Killed and Wounded, Trophies Seized, &c., &c. With the MONSTER DEBATE AND DIVISION, the Election for S,uth Notts, Editorial Comments on the State of the FREE TRADE QUESTION, and a LETTER FROM COTTON TWIS r !—Office, 337, Strand; and all Newsmen. Price 6d. UN lON MAGAZINE.-CORN LAWS.- The MARCH number of this Magazine will contain the re maining portion of the conclusive Article on the Corn Laws, proving the beneficial tendency of their repeal on the agricultural interest ; together with all the latest, home, and foreign statistics, obtained at great expense, and now published for the first time. Publbthed by Messrs. Madden and Malcolm, Leadenhall-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. TO-MOBROW EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Borneo, Miss Cushman, Mercutio, Mr. Boll; Peter, Mr. Buckstone ; Juliet, Miss S. Cushman ; nurse, Mrs. Glover. The Band will perform the Overture, " La Gaz?.a Ladra," and the Waltz, "Love's Serenade." After which, the Comedy of THE OLD SCIIOOL. Principal haracters by Messrs. Farren, Moll, Brindal, Mrs. Clifford, and Mrs. Yarnold. To conclude wills a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL LINGS. Principal characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Brindal, and Miss P. 11.rton. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI. TO-MORROW, THURSDAY EVENING Will be performed the Drama of LEOLINE : or, Life's Tr;als P,tlcipal characters by Messrs. 0. Smith and Wright, Mrs. Yates an I Miss Woolgar. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM itItEAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, &c. This being Ash Wednesday, there will be no performance. PRINCF,sS's oxFORD-sTrar.l l. .T. 70-MORROW, THURSDAY EVENING, Will be performed ShalcFpeare's Tragedy of KING LE AR. King Lear, Mr. Macready; Earl of Kent, Mr. Cooper; Edgar, Mr. snack ; Regan, Mrs. Tenmn ; Cordelia, Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Marshall, M. Adrien, Miss Bailin, Miss 3larshall, and Mdlle. Duval will appear. After which, a New Farce, called TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH. Gregory Granite, Mr. Compton ; George, Mr. Oxberry ; Fanny, Miss E. Stanley. - This being Ash Wednesday, there will be no performance. THE WEATIIER.--Smi OFFICE, Ftn.l2s. cIIERMuMETER, Lowest, 52; Highest, 61; Noon, 57, BAROMETER, 29 67.—WInn S,W., fair. ctillki WATER AT LONDON-KRIDGE TIIES DAY. ai erring .. 12 minutes after 1. I Evening .. 37 minutes after I. ) 1 ISi_s4.l4 N • , 1, „, , - - ... , ^4:. c.v.' ...:72 .... ),il , _ 1 4......-:-.1 7, , v ?,. 5 ..4 ,11 - '''- • .'.. t. I .. 4 , •-klies-- 3- ~ „:""4:1 , . ,-,. . ___2_2 ? , r.. d-` „ . r. At a N.,,, htoiT SECOND EDITION. eblniug LONDON, WEDNESDAY. k EBRUARY 25, 1846 The Marquis of LONDONDERRY considered that amalgama tion of various lines as most detrimental to the public interests. He thought that the construction of competing lines ought to be encouraged. After a few words from Earl GREY, The Duke of WELLINGTON gave notice that the Noble Earl, the President of the Board of Control, would submit certain resolutions relating to the recent military operations in India, and that on Thursday or Friday he would lay, on the table certain papers relating to those operations. The report on the Public Works (Ireland) Bill was then brought up, and certain amendments were then proposed and agreed to. The Fisheries, Piers, and harbours (Ireland) Bill was then read a second time. On the motion of the Earl of ST. GERMANS, after a high enlogium by Lord MONTEAGLE on the Board of Public Works (Ireland), and an expreAsion from the Duke of RICHMOND of his willingness to support any measure for the improve. ment of Ireland, _ . Lord DACRE then moved the second reading of the Game laws Bill. The Noble Lord then went into a detailed history of the various alterations which had been made in the game laws since 1816, and proposed, as an amendment of the pre sent law, that every licensed dealer in game should be forced to keep a record of the names of the persons of whom he purchased game; and thus, if it were found that the 4.ealers had purchased game from a person not in the occupation of land, it would be prima facie evidence that he had purchased illegally, and by this measure the demoralization occasioned by poaching would in a great measure Le prevented. He also proposed to give power to magistrates to appoint refe rees to assess the amount of damage done to . the crops of any person complaining of the game preserved on the land of any neighbouring occupier, such assessment to be levied by warrant of distress to be issued by the magistrate. He thought that the difficulties which would be thus interposed between the poacher and the dealer, and the easy remedy afforded to the injured occupier, would sooth the irritation at present prevalent on this subject. Lord CAMOYS objected to the whole of the Bill, as calcu lated to make the game-laws more strict than they were at present, as really affording no check to poaching, and as cal culated to increase the acrimony at present existing in regard to the operation of the game-laws. Lord BROUGHAM considered that the game-laws reqaired revision. Although the regulating the sale of game did some good, yet he thought that suffic:ent secnritities were not taken against abuse. The Duke of RICHMOND had never paid a single farthing for damage done by game, for he had always destroyed every hare and rabbit as mere vermin, and he had done so long before the celebrated Tamworth decree. Lord HATIIERTON had nearly exterminated hares and rabbits on his estate, greatly to the sati.faction of his tenantry and to the improvement of his property. Lord ASHBURTON recommended their Lordships to take the hare, as well as the rabbit, entirely out of the class of game, and he would, in Committee on the report, submit a clause to that effect. . _ The Bill was then read a second time, and their Lordships adjourned. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock, Several railway Billa were read a second time and or . dered to be committed. Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition from Burnley, in Lancashire, praying fur a free pardon for Frost, Williams, and Jones. Mr. WILLIAMS presented similar petitions from Coventry. Petitions were presented for and against the free-trade measures brought forward by the Government. Mr. O'CONNELL had to complain of a breach of privilege on the part of the Morning Chronicle, in having made him to say on Monday, with respect to the execution of Seery,that he had laid the case upon the subject before Mr. Baron PENNE FATinrat, and that that Learned Judge had decided against him ; now what he stated was, that that Learned Judge had decided in 14s favour. He was sure that the error was unintentional, and he should therefore not press the matter further. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from the American Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool, praying the House to come to a speedy determination with respect to the Ministe rial question now before it. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he should, on the 26th, move that the correspondence between Dr. Cantwell and the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, relative to the execution of Seery, should be laid on the table. Sir R. PEEL gave notice of his intention on Monday next to move the thanks of the House to the Governor-General of India, and the officers and men employed in the recent operations on the left bank of the Sutlej ; and in order that the subject might be properly understood by the House, he should, a few days previously, lay on the table dispatches that had been received by the Government from the Governor-General of India. Mr. ESTCOURT then moved, pursuant to notice, that so much of the report of the Committee on Standing Orders, presented on Friday, which related to the West Riding Union Railway petition for leave to bring in a Bill, be annulled, and that the notice be expunged that the West Riding Union Railway be brought in. The error that had been committed was merely technical, but the Committee had that day come to the resolution that the standing orders should not be dispensed with in the case of the West Riding Union Railway Bill, and had directed him as their Chairman to report it to the House, in order that no unnecessary delay should occur to the parties. After some observations from Mr: C. Woon, Mr. B. DENISON, Mr. Acmosair, and Lord Mourrm, the subject was referred back to the Committee on Standing Orders. Mr. HUME moved for certain notices relative to the carriage of letters and newspapers to the East Indies, and also for re turns relative to the Cape of Good Hope.—Agreed to. Mr. CORRY, in answer to a question from Admiral DUNDAS and Sir C. NAPIER, said, that when the navy estimates were brought forward, a new arrangement would be sug gested relative to the retired list of officers. Mr. MORGAN JOHN O'CONNELL then resumed the ad journed debate on the free-trade measures of the Government. He was not ashamed to own that his opinions on this question had changed during the last twelve months. Al though he had formerly voted with the Hon. Member for Wol verhampton; he considered that a moderate fixed duty would be the best course to adopt, but at the present moment he considered the only satisfactory mode of settling the question would bo to immediately repeal the corn-laws. He trusted, whatever agitation might take place on this question, the farmers of Ireland would nut be forgetful in their support of those mea sures which were for their interest. Those interests in Ire land, which it had been said would be ruined by free-trade, had of late years quadrupled their imports into this country. There was nothing that would please him better than to see the Protectionists thwart the Right lion. Baronet were he called upon to form a Ministry, because he was sure if they had presumption enough to do so it would end in their own discomfiture, and their heir.); laughed at from one end o the country to the other. He supported the measure be cause he believed it would afford to the working man the protection he wanted, namely, protection against the high price of food. Col., CONNOLLY opposed the measure of the Government. He did not see any necessity for it, because he was convinced if the Irish peasants waited till these resolutions were passed for relief, they would have to wait a long time. lie thought the present measure rash, inasmuch as it gave an impetus to that which had already gone foo far. While he bad a soul in his body he would never support so frightful a propo sition as that put forward by her MAJESTY'S Ministers. Lord INGEsznu felt that it was due to the House that he should apologise for addressing it on such an important question. It was its importance in these days of political apostacy that must act as his excuse. He believed that it was the intention of his noble relative to support the measures of the Government, believing them to be beneficial to the country. He would be glad to hear from the Chancellor of the,Exchequer why he had not pursued the same course as that which was adopted by the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government in 1829, namely re sign his seat, and go again to his constituents in his new character of a free-trader. He believed that the adjust ment that was proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government would be:found to be the beginning and outbreak of fresh trouble ; that the day was not far,distant when be would exclaim that the period when he brought forward the measure was the unhappiest of his life. lie believed that if all parties were allowed to start fair, the nation would soon overcome the difficulties by which it was now surrounded. The admission of foreign corn would dis place a great quantity of British corn, and destroy the home market for manufactures. Seeing that the prosperity of the country had greatly increased under the present system, he could see no reason for altering it in the sudden manner pro posed. The proposed measure was an act of injustice to Ireland, to our colonies, more particularly to Canada, and to the agricultural interest of England, and although he gave the Right lion. Baronet credit for being actuated by con scientious motives, he felt bound to oppose the measure. It had been said that potatoes were diseased ; now, he held in his band certain young potatos—(Here the Noble Lord, amidst some laughter, produced from his pocket a handful of small potatoes) which had been produced from diseased eyes, and which were perfectly sound. Mr. TRICLAWNEY supported the Government measure, and commented in indignant language on the expression made use of by the Duke of Richmond, that " cotton would burn ai well as straw." Mr. PACKE felt great regret in being obliged to differ from an Administration which he had hitherto supported, but so convinced was he that the proposed measure was ruinous to the country that he felt bound to oppose it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defended the Govern- ment proposition. It was unnecessary for him to say that the removal of protecting duties had invariably benefitted the people. He utterly de..ied the statements that bad been put forth, that he differed from his colleagues upon the pro priety of the steps proposed to be taken by the Right lion. Baronet at the head of the Government. He admitted that he objected to the opening of the ports by an Order in Coun cil, as inexpedient and unnecessary. Ile also thought that further information ought to be obtained befoi e Parliament was called upon to assemble to alter the law with respect to corn. He might on these points have been in error, but no circum stance had taken place that would lead him at the present moment, if the question was again proposed to him, to adopt a different course. When lie resigned his office, he had no thought that he should hare had to deal with the question of an alteration of the corn-laws, other than as a private indi lidual, and in that character h e had determined to support an alteration in those laws. As to his not tendering the resigna tion of his seat for the University of Cambridge to his con stituents upon the change of his opinions, he did not consi der it the duty of a representative who had given no pledge to do so; indeed, it would be parting with the trust he held to the people to do so. The Right llon. Gentleman then at some length pointed out to the House the benefits that would result from the measure, and stated his firm belief that free trade would improve the condition of all classes. He was the advocate of consistency in public men, but he did not think it consistent to uphold a law when it was found to be injurious to the people. He knew of no man, if it was to be considered consistent to uphold a law when it was found oppressive,_ who had been consistent with respect to' the corn-laws. He believed that the present was the time for the settlement of the corn-laws, and he trusted, therefore, the measure bf the Government would be adopted by the House. 'Mr. FERRAND then addressed the House. He accused the Anti-Corn-law League of having purchased, at one shilling a hundred, the signatures to the petition presented the other night by the Noble Lord the Member for the West Riding .of Yorkshire. Ile was prepared to prove that one man attached no less than 14,000 signa tures to one of the petitions without leaving his house. So much for the petitions presented to that House. He denied the statement of the Hon. Member for Sheffield, that he had. set master and servant at defiance. He believed, if Mr. LitscELLEs had fought the battle in Yorkshire, notwith standing the conduct of the League, Lord MonPEnt would have not now been the representative of the West Riding. Noble Lords and Members opposite had been a - cu3ed of thimble-rigging; he thought they might retort the observation in these days of unblushing apostasy. The Member for the West Riding who sc , :onded tie Address was going to vote against Ministers, and would tell the House that he had beets humbugged into secondlng the Address. As to the Hon. Member for Winchester, Ile was bound to go down to the electors there and resign Ws seat. He thought the personal honour of the Secretary- at War was at stake, and that he also ought to go to his constituents in Wiltshire, and tell them of tlie change in his opinions. As to the Secretary of State for the Department, he ought to do the same, for he would find that though he could dispose of his speech by one fling of the arm, he could not serve his constituents; so. He could not but admire the cool ness of the Right Hon. Baronet the Vice President of the Board of Trade, who, when he addressed the House last night, had either in his pocket, or his red box, a letter from his constituents, requesting him to resign. The personal honour of the Right Hon Baronet at the head of the Go vernment was at stake, and he ought also to go back to his constituents at Tamworth. The electors of that place believed in the pledge of the Right Hon. Baronet, that he would pro tect agriculture, and on that ground they re urned him. How he had kept those pledges he would le ave it t o th e H ous e and country to say. When the Government found they could not carry out the measures they proposed, instead of resigning their places, they ought to have appealed to the country, and asked the opinions of the people with respect to their mea sures; that was the bold and manly course they ought to hare pursued. He thought it was not improbable that an address would be moved in that House, ere long, praying her Majesty graciously to send them back to their consti tuents; and should such be the case, he should, after the division was over, look carefully through the names of all those who voted with the Ministry—he would see what pledges they had given to their constituents, and he would take care to show them up in that House. The Hon. Member then, at some length, went into statements to prove the wretched condition of the operatives of the ma nufacturing districts, and asked were they now to band over the agricultural labourers to the tender mercies of the lords of cotton and manufactures. Perhaps if he could not get the Right Hon. Baronet's, at the head of the Home Department, atten tion to till statements he had been making, he would con descend t notice this fact, that at four o'clock that day the protectioniStr of South Nottingham were 460 a-head. He could azure the House, that the more machinery had been introduced the more r •pidly had wages declined. He was not against machinery so long as it did not displace manual labour, but when it did displace manual labour it was the greatest curse to the country. He contended that wages were regulated by the price of food, and quoted seve ral authorities in support of his position. Would any mem ber of the Anti-Corn-law League venture to state that the agriculturists of the south of England had proposed to the manufacturers to use up their surplus population ? He knew the proposition had come from the manufacturers, and it was made at a time when the hand-loom weavers were in a state of the greatest distress. The Poor: Itw Commissioners had been playing into the hands of the manufacturers, and the agricultural labourers who had gone into the manufacturing districts had been worked to death. He challenged them to deny his statement, and he trusted the agrieultural labourer would be content to live upon moderate comforts at home, rather than migrate into the manufacturing districts. He had shown up the cruelty of the manufacturers, and they were as selfish as they were cruel. They were not for free trade in everything, for Mr. G. WI son, the Chairman of the Anti- Corn-law League, who was a dealer in starch, had, in 1842, called a meeting to prevent the removal of protection to starch, and he had succeeded, and starch and lobsters were the only articles on which protection was retained ; and al though it was now proposed to have a free trade in corn, starch was still to be protected by a prohibitory duty. He complained of the conduct of the Honourable Member for Stockport, who had declared that the Anti- Corn-law League would subscribe liberally to de prive him (Mr. FERRAND) of his seat for Knares borough. The Hon. Member then went into a long state ment about manufacturers forcing their work-people to pur chase milk; the statement was a very confused one, and certainly, as re understo d it, it failed to implicate the Hon. Member for Stockport. Mr. BORTHWICK moved the adjournment of the debate to Wednesday. Mr. W. IifILES moved that it be adjourned till Thursday, as Wednesday was set apart for private business. He thought the subject had been fully debated, and he believed that if the debate were adjourned to Thursday, it would not be con tinued beyond Friday night, and it might perchance be over on Thursday. If the Right Hon. Baronet thought fit to move at once to take corn out of bond for the use of the Irish people, he would support it; but he thought this question should be amply debated. Sir R. PEEL had no objection to the adjournment of the debate to Thursday, which was agreed to; after which the other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned. In the House of Lords, last evening, the execution of BRYAN SEERY, at Muflinger, was adverted to; and in con- e quence of the allusions made to it, possibly some explana tien may be given by Earl ST. GERMANS. We believe the case will be also brought before the Commons ; and under the peculiar circumstances attending the trial, conviction, and execution of the unfortunate man, such a step cannot be adopted too soon. It is well known that. the great body of the people in the district of Mullingar believe that he was unjustly condemned, and that he is regarded as a martyr by many person., among whom are several of the Irish clergy. At the first glance the proceedings appear of an extraordinary character. The principal, or rather the only witness against him, was the prosecutor. He was arraigned, the evidence was produced, the Judge summed up, and the jury retired to consider their verdict ; but not being able to come to any agreement, they were dis charged. The prisoner was again arraigned Lefore a new jury, who found him guilty. Such a mode of conducting a trial is hardly known in this country, though similar in stances have occurred, and, in our opinion, the less it is prac tised the better: but the main point is the innocence or guilt of the victim; and in order to clear that up, and allay the commotion created by this unfortunate affair, the Go vernment should furnish every possible information. We believe most persons capable of comparing the different facts adduced in the evidence, and forming a judgment, are fully convinced that SEERY was guilty, but that does not appear to be the impression of the multitude, for the im portant statements made by Sir FRANCIS Horaixs have not any effect whatever: This is unfortunate in many respects, but, most of all, because the lower Irish seem only to be the more confirmed in their belief that they cannot obtain jus tice in a criminal court, and must trust entirely for protec tion to, private revenge. As regards the evidence of Sir FRANCIS Homrsts, we are bound to say it is in every respect satisfactory. He had known the man for many years ; Seery had been his tenant, and we believe, also, his steward ; he had been induced to give up his farm for a con siderable sum of money, taken another in a different district, and having been unsuccessful, chiefly through his own in dolence, he came back to his old quarters, and urged to be reins'ated in the farm belonging to the prosecutor. This demand, of course, was rejected, and thence he vowed to retaliate either upon the occupying tenant or the landlord for what he considered an act of injustice. When the attempt at assassination was made the moon was shining bright. Sir FnAncts, who fortunately escaped the shot, seized his assailant, held his face up between him and the light, and distinctly recognised the features of the man whom he had known for many years. The man made his escape, as some accomplices came to his rescue, but be left parts of his dress, which were recog nised as belonging to SEERY. We believe these facts are admitted by all unprejudiced parties, and the evidence altogether was considered so strong and conclusive the that Irish Government allowedthe law to take its course. But, be sides, what object could Sir FRANCIS HOPKINS have in obtaining the conviction of an innocent man, and what motive could he have in giving such evidence, unless he were fully convinced of his identity ? The words of Sir FRANCIS HOPKINs on this point are explicit and decisive : " It has been stated that I solicited a commutation of the extreme pnwshnient of death, and an inference was draw n therefrom that I had changed toy mind respecting the identity of my assailant. It is true that I did solicit the clemency of the Crown for the unhappy prisoner, who on this occasion I believe to have been the tool of othgrS, but I most solemnly deny that the sha , ow of a doubt ev er crossed my mind as to the identity of my assailant, and notwithstandin g the re ported dy ing declaration of innocenco by Seery on the scaffold, I again affirm that he was the person who fired at, and subsequently assaulted me, on the night of the 18th of November last, and such is my positive and unalterable conviction." Mr. MORGAN JOHN O'CONNELL told the protectionists last night that they would forget all their abuse and threatening as soon as this pending question was settled, and, as after Catholic Emancipation, be again the humble servants of Sir ROBERT PEEL. The protectionists cried " No." What is their " No" worth ? They are now again petting and patronising Mr. FERnAND, whom, with hardly a single ex ception, they all united to put clown when he attacked Sir JAMES GRAHAM about the Nottingham Election Com mittee, and Sir JAsiss GRAHAM procured a vote of censure on him from the House of Commons. Mr. FERRARD, after having been for a long time all but proscribed by all but the whole of his party, spoke again last night amid the most enthusiastic plaudits, such as cheered him on in his first Parliamentary efforts. "Adversity makes us ac quainted with strange bedfellows," and the great protec tionist party, deserted by the Government, have not thought it beneath them to take up Mr. FERRAND again, and avail themselves of those powers of abuse, which were first used to their gratification against Mr. COBDEN and the League, which were afterwards turned upon Sir ROBERT PEEL and Sir JAMES GRAHAM', greatly to the disgust of the protection gentlemen, who were then Sir ROBERT PEEL'S and Sir JAMES GRAHAM'S humble servants, and which mow (all that was passed being forgotten) are again hounded on by the " gen. tlemen of England," by the " proud aristocracy" of England, against the Members of the Government, as they were, before Mr. FERRAND was found out by his friends, against the manufacturers. If there were any foreigner in the gallery for the first time last night, he would have carried away a strange opinion of the oratory of the English Senate, if after witnessing Mr. FERRAND'S violent extravagance of gesture and hearing the vociferous cheers which greeted all his personal attacks, he had concluded that his was the favourite style of speaking with the gentlemen of the English House of Commons. And such a speech as Mr. FERRAND'S was ! Why, what does it all conic to ? That Mr. Escorr was a vehement pro tectionist, and is now a free-trader, and ought to ge down to Winchester for re-election; that Mr. BRocErr, of Leeds, has changed also, and should go to Lads for re-election, else, says this gentlemanly orator, lie will be known' ever after as " dishonest WILLIAM BECKETT," and this gentlemanly sally was cheered, too, by the gentlemen of England ; and that Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Sir ROBERT PEEL , should give Dor chester and Tamworth an opportunity of expressing their opinions on the conversion of their representatives to free trade. The extracts from Mr. ESCOTT 's and Sir JAME GRAHAM'S former speeches were, it must be allowed, suffi ciently amusing. But how does thiS affect the merits of the Ministerial measure ? We are disposed to allow Mr. FER RAND all that he contends for. We think that Lord AsHrzy right voting course. for the Ministerial Members of Parliament measure, have are and the others, who, after being returned to Par !lenient as protectionists, have resi g ned their seats b t ef e ore taken h elected by their constituents on account o f their entertain ing certain opinions on political questions; there is an end of the influence of electors in our representative system if thus much is not conceded. And there can be no doubt that every Member on the Conservative side was returned in 1841 as a protectionist. This being so, we have no hesita. tion in saying that every protectionist who has become a free-trader owes it to himself and to his constituents to do as Lord ASHLEY, Lord HENNIKER, Mr. STURT, and Mr. CHARTERIS have done. 13ut, Mier all,. this is A matter rather between themselves and their constituents than for us to meddle with, whose chief anxiety is to see Sir RonErvr PEEL'S proposals become the law of the land. And, we believe, that if the protectionists were to have their will, and an appeal were to he made to the country as they ask, that they would take nothing by their motion. Evertere domus total optantibus Ipsis Di feu:Res. And if Sir ROBERT PEEL were good naturedly to let the protectionists have the dissolution which they pray for, we believe it would be the dissolution of the protection party, No inference is to be drawn from the duke-ridden counties and pocket-boroughs, in which great proprietary influence has lately compelled new elections, and substituted men who are protectionists still for men who were protectionists in 1841. In some other cases, protectionists would be substituted for Peelites on a general election ; but there are others in which Peelites would be substituted for protectionists—aye, and Liberals fur protectionists.. Will Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS ever show his face again in Liverpool, or Mr. BEcitErr DENISON (after voting against Ministers) in the West Riding 7 A dissolution has hitherto been objected to, not be cause it was feared in itself, but beeauie it would pro duce delay in the carrying of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S measure. Considering that this debate has gone on for three weeks, and that a Parliament may be dissolved and a new one called and begin business in six weeks, perhaps Sir R. PEEL may change his mind. We, at any rate, advise the protectioui3ts not to reckon too much on his powers of endurance. lie may dissolve. Let, them take care they are not caught in their own trap. We have received Madrid journals of the 17th, but they contain no news. A report seemed to gain ground that the Ministry would pass the Electoral Bill with the utmost dis patch, and then dissolve the Cortes, preparatory to a general election under the new law. Accounts have been received of the movements of the Infante Don HENRY. He had not made his escape, as reported, though he had left Vigo on the 12th instant much discontented, and refused to accept the visit of the authorities. On the 17th the Three per Cents. closed at 32% for cash, and 33 at 60 days; and the Madrid and Aranjuez Railroad shares at 2,050 for cash. The Paris papers are much occupied with the speeches of the new Spanish Ministers in the Cortez, containing explana tions of the late crisis, which several of them give at length► with comments, but we find nothing in them requiring notice. Those of the Opposition are of opinion that NARVAEz has been greatly disappointed by the result, and that when he resigned he expected to be able to form a Cabinet, of which he should be the chief. They infer also that he had some dangerous plans in view, to which his colleagues would not consent. In the Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies, on Monday, appointed to take into consideration the extraordinary vote of 25,000,000 f. for the service of the army in Africa, a long and spirited discussion took Flace. Several of the speakers, chiefly of the Ministerial side, were in favour of a more limited plan of occupation, while the Opposition Mem hers generally approved of the policy adopted by Marshal BUGEAUD, and taking possession of the entire country from Morrocco to Tunis. Should their opinion prevail many extra ordinary grants of 25,000,000 f. will yet be required, but the general feeling seemed rather the other way, and adverse to the mode of warfare hitherto practised. The Committee, however, was nearly equally divided, for four Opposition members were elected out of the nine. The object of the grant was to raise the effective strength of the army to 95,331 men Political affairs seemed to be in a sad state of confusion at Berne. A letter from that city, dat.:d the 19th instant, gives the following account of the last meeting of the Grand Council : " We have had a stormy sitting to-day which lasted from nine in the morning to seven in the evening. There were about 112 mem bers present. The matter brought under consideration was to de mand categorical explanations from the nine members of the Council of State hostile to the institution of a constituent assembly. These gentlemen are, MM. Neuhaus, Weber, Steinhaur, Jaggi, Bigler, Lecorimigut, Bandelier, Dottier, and Schmalz. The meeting flist de cided that the nine members should withdraw during the delibera tions. M. Funk, President of the Court of Appeal, having in sisted on the necessity of the Grand Council knowing precisely the intentions of functionaries called on to execute its decrees, and in case of non-approval of calling for their resignation, pre sented a motion to that effect, which was adopted by 76 votes to 43, It then named a committee of five members to bring forward propo sitions on the subject during the sitting. These members are, MM. Ochsenhein, Funk, Dr. Lehmann, Migy, jun., and Steiner. To say that the President of this Committee was the head of the Corps francs, is to declare the tendencies of the body. The Committee then withdrew, and about three o'clock returned with a proposition, de claring that the interest of public order demanded imperatively that the nine dissentient members should state how they in tended conciliating *he opinion which they had expressed rela tive to the Constituent Assembly, with their position of mem bers of the high executive authority, of which they composed the majority. In consequence, the Grand Council decides that the nine Councillors of State be called on to give, within the space of an hour and a half, a tranquillising declaration, stating that they will loyally assist in getting the resolution of the Grand Council, confiding the revision of the Constitution to a constituent assembly, carried into effect.' A warm discussion 'ensued, in the course of which, a proposition from Chancellor Hunerwadel to proceed no fur ther in the matter, was at once rejected. At last, the meeting agreed to extend to eight next morning the time which the nine should have to declare themselves. The proposition of the commit tee of five with this change of ,time was carried by 75 votes to 29. If the nine memlers should not to-morrow make a satisfactory de claration, they will be dismissed, and the officers of the Government of Berne will be almost entirely renewed, the vacant places being, no doubt, occupied by the Radicals." According to the subjoined letters from Posen, of the 15th instant, a conspiracy had been discovered in Prussian Poland. The letters appear in the Government Gazette of Frankfort on-the Oder " For several days it had been remarked that the Polish noblemen who had kept away from Posen during the. winter were assemb ing in great numbers. Yesterday upwards of 600 were counted. Pre cisely at the hour of dinner in the hotels, William-square was occi• pied by troops, and immediately after domiciliary visits and arrests commenced. About 100 Polish gentlemen were arrested at dinner, and taken to the Etat-Major to be interrogated. Those who could not give satisfactory answers were thrown into prison. Out of thirty-nine chiefs of the conspiracy down on the list, only nine were arrested last evening. The rest lie concealed, but they will he dis covered at last. Couriers were sent out in all directions, and nume rous patrols scour the town. A large quantity of powder and con siderable sums of money were found with the conspirators." Another letter of the same date says : " The measures taken by the authorities to preserve order have ensured public tranquillity. There is still, however, much agitation amongst the Polish population. The individuals arrested are thirty in number, not forty, as previously reported, and all are of the kigher classes of society. It is believed that amongs: the persons arrested at Gnesen, and conducted here, is a Polish nobleman, one of the heads of the conspiracy, and an emissary of the Propaganda of Paris. Funds, amounting to 60,000 thalers were seized in the house of one of the conspirators." _ _ On the Paris Bo r urso on Monday the Three per Cents, closed at 84f. 75c. ; the New Loan, at 84f. 50c. ; the Five per Cents , 123 f. 45e. ; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,3281.75 c.; Rouen, 1,0551.. ; Great Nor thern, 777 f. 50c. ; Havre, 735 f. ; Avignon, 1,015 f. ' • Vierzon, 725 f.; Bordeaux, 05f. ; Boulogne, 5551.; Basic, 2521.50 e. ;Farnpoux, 475 f. Dieppe, 477 f. 50c. ' • Paris and Strasburg, 556 f. 25e. ; Tours an d Nantes, 5911. 25c.; Belgian Two-and-a• Half per Cents., 5734 ; Spa nish Passives, 6% ; Domestic Debt, 323. The following are the quotations for other lines:— Paris and Lyons, definitive, 6251. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot) 5101. ; ditto (Lecointe). 5051. ; ditto (Compagnie Ateridionale) 5011. boc. ; ditto (llefinitives), 656 f.; Bordeaux and Cetto (iliac• kenzie), 503 f. 50c. ; ditto (Espeleta), 5101. ; Charleroi (Ky. seen's), 4951. MARSEILLES, FED. 19.—Marseilles and Avignon, 991 f. 25c. LYONS, FEB. 21.--Narseles and Avignon,l,olof.; PaT is and Orleans, 1,320 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,045 f. ; Orleans and Yierzon, 717 f. 50e. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREII;N RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK E SCHANGE, FEB: 25. Boulogne and Amiens, 11% —Bordeaux and Mediterranean, I —Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espelota). DA—East Indian, 1 —Great Northern of Franco Constituted, 16 —Great Western Bengal, %—Great Western Canada, 2N—ltalian and Austrian, I —Louvain and Jeinappe, 2—Luxembourg, 2 —.Madrid and Va. lentia, —Namur and Liege, 3% —Orleans and Bordeaux, 11%. RAILW AY COMMIT FEES (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee, No. 2. This Commit tee met to-day at twelve o'clock. The Men: hers present were—Sir J. Y. Boller (Chairman), Mr. Bel Mr. Bramston, and Mr. Walker. DIRECT LONDON AND WIA.NCIIESTER. The consideration of the remaining allegations in the petition, which were not concluded yesterday, were re sumed. It was alleged in the petition that notice had not baen served on the owners of the property 42, in the parish of lbstock. Mr. DYSON contended that the consent of the parties peti tioning should be proved. The requisite evidence was then adduced, and the Com mittee found that in this case the standing orders had been complied with. It was also alleged that a piece of land between Nos. F 5 and 88, in the same parish, was not iu the book of reference deposited with the clerk of the peace for the county. The allegation was not sustained. There was a similar allegation with respect to the field marked 32, on the part of Sir Charles Hastings, the owner of the same. Mr. Hughes (solicitor to Sir Charles Hastings) proved the ownership of the property in question. The clerk of the peace for Bedford not being in attendance, the allegation was abandoned. There was another allegation, to the same effect, with respect to the property, No. 72, the property of the same owner. The petition was from the occupier, Mr. Rice, whose con sent to the petition was shown. The Committee found that in this case the standing orders had not been complied with. Several similar allegations were abandoned. It was then alleged, on the part of the surveyors of high ways in Manchester, that no nottce respecting the property, No. 5, Oxford-row, in the parish of Manchester, had been served. This allegation was not pressed. There was a similar allegation, which was abandoned, the witnesses not being in attendance. This was the 334th allegation, and the 344th was the next taken, the intermediate allegations being abandoned. This allegation was to the effect, that in No. 51 in the parish of Staple-hill, in the occupation of James Wilson, notice had not been served on the owner. This allegation was not sustained. 1 here was a similar allegation with respect to Nos. 54 and 58 in the parish of Tutbury, which was abandoned, as well as an allegation to the effect that the property marked No. 156 was described as the property of Sir Oswald Moseley, whereas the owner was the Marquis of Anglesea. It was also alleged that no notice had been served on Sir Oswald Moseley with respect to a plantation, his property, marked No. 4. This allegation was not sustained. Sub-Committee, No. 3. This Committee resumed its sittings at the usual hour this morning, Mr. Aglionby in the chair. ELY AND BUTLY. The object of the petitioners in this case was to make a railway from Ely to the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway, at Bury, a distance of 23 1 4 miles. The estima'ed cost of the line was 230,000/., and the sum deposited with the Accountant. General amounted to 17,2501. Messrs. Dyson, Wall, and Co., are the Parliamentary agents, and Mr. I. S. Valentine the engineer. The customary formal proofs having been put in, the Committee decided that the stantiing orders had been com plied with. Sub :Committee. No. 5. The Committee met at twelve o'clock. Present Mr. Home Drummond (Chairman), the O'Conor Don, Mr. Rice, Mr. G. Phillips, and Mr. Compton. THE LONDON, SALISEUILY, AND YEOVIL JUNCTION (E.LISINGSTORE TO YEOVIL). The further consideration of this line was resumed by the Committee, when Mr. Venables, the agent against the Bill, called Mr. Smith, an engineer, who proved that the distances were not marked on the datum line in miles and furlongs to correspond with the plan. After some observaticris in reply, from Mr. WEBSTER, The CHAIRMAN said, it was clear that the standing orders were not complied with. Six other objections were then abandoned by Mr. VENA.. ISLES, and he proceeded to an allegation contained in another general petition, namely, " that the miles were not correctly marked ot. the datum line," which was similar to an allega tion made yesterday, but that it did not apply to the same part of the line. Mr. WEBSTER contended that the allegation was decided yesterday by the Committee, and that it should not beopened again, as it did apply to the same part of the line. The objection was not. entertained by the Committee. The petition of Mr. Bartlett was then proceeded with, in hich it was stated a certain field owned by the Marquis of Anglesea was not numbered on the line, Is hich field was in the possession of petitioner and his brother. The Committee decided that it was quite clear the field was not numbered. A similar objection to another field adjoining one marked 18, and owned by the Marquis of Anglesea, and in the pos. session of petitioner, was then examined into, and the Com mittee decided, as in tits preceding objection, that the said field was tot marked in the map, or entered in the book of reference. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY) HOUSE OF COMMOS. The House met at Twelve o'clock. The following Bills were read a second time : Bridgewater and Minehead Railway and Pier. Carnwath and West Linton Railway. Ballochnoy Railway (Shotts Branch ). Caledonian and Dumbar tonshire Railway. Monkland and Rirkintilloch Railway (Chapel Hall Branch). Swansea Vale Railway. Glasgow Harbour Mineral Railway. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (Amendment and Branches). Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway (Wakefield Ex tension). Ulverstone, Furness, and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. Edinburggh and Peebles Railway. Mr. DUNCAN presented several petitions from Paisley, Glasgow, and other places, in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill ; and also five petitions from Tavistock and other places, against the enrolment and embodiment of the militia. A petition was presented from several of the resident clergy of Denbi h h in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill. A petition was presented from Rostock, in favour of Frost, Williams, and Jones. Mr. IV. FATTEN presented two petitions from places in Lancashire, in favour of the Ten Hours Bill. Mr. GREENE brought up the report on the Wakefield and Pontefract Railway, and the Huddersfield Railway. Mr. GREENE moved that Standing Order No. 114, re quiring the breviate of all private Bills to be laid on the table three clear days before the second reading of such Bills ; and standing order No. 119, requiring breviates of Bills amended in Committee to be submitted to the Chair man of Ways and Means, and laid on the table the day pre vious to the consideration of the report, be suspended wi:h respect to all Bills entitled to the privileges agreed to be granted in certain cases by the resolutions of the House on the 7th day of July last.—The motion was agreed to. ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. In reply to a-question from Sir R. INGLIS, Mr. ESCOTT said that in the absence of so many Irish Members he should not feel justified in moving the second reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. Mr. HUVI' understood that it was not intended to move the second reading of that Bill during the present week. The order of the day for the second reading of the Bill having been read, Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN regretted to bring under the notice of the House a circumstance which had recently occurred at the Nottinghamshire election, and which had come under his cognizance. It appeared that the Hon. Member for Maldon had stated that the views of Lord Lincoln, with reference to the policy which it was intended to be pursued towards Ireland, were perfectly satisfactory, and• that he had given utterance to very strong opinions with reference to this subject. When he (Mr. O'Brien) looked over the votes of that House, he had fond(' that the name of the Honourable Member for Malton was among those who had voted in the attempt to destroy the Irish Church establishment. In the course of the conversation which ensued between Lord Lincoln and the Hon. Member for Maldon it might be inferred that his Lordship considered himself justified in remaining a mem ber of the present Government, although he entertained sentiments contrary to the principles which the Government had recently professed. The Noble Lord is also reported to have said that he should take no part in the present debate ; for, although he should support the Administration, his prin ciples would not allow him to interfere further in the matter than to give his vote. He (Mr. O'Brien) felt it to be his duty to state in the most public manner that the greatest possible anxiety and con sternation prevailed as to the nature of the sentiments which the Noble Lord might entertain with respect to the policy to be pursued towards Ireland. He must say that he deeply regretted that the Noble Lord had not remained silent with respect to his opinion on Irish affairs if the revenues of the Irish Church were to be disturbed. He entertained the sincerest regard for the Noble Lord, and for.that reason he regretted still more the events that had recently occurred. He would most earnestly hope that the Noble Lord the Member for London should have the task of interfering with the temporalities of the Irish Church, and that the disagreeable duty should not fall to the lot of his Noble Friend Lord Lincoln. If those sentiments expressed by Lord Lincoln were perfectly satisfactory to the Member for Maldon, who was distinctly pledged by his vote to the destruction of the Irish establish ment; and if the views of the Noble Lord coincided with the views of the Government, he did not think he was trans gressing his duty to ask the Government to state their opinions with reference to this subject of the Irish Church. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that it was possible Lord Lincoln would be in his place in a few days, and that then he would be able to explain his conduct most satisfactorily to the lion. Member. lie had no knowledge of the matter more than what was derived from the newspapers, and he could not state what opinions were held by the Member for Maldon, or on what subject it was that Lord Lincoln gave him perfect satisfaction. The Ho nourable Gentleman had stated, that if the destruction of the Irish Establishment was resolved upon, he would much rather it were committed to the hands of the Noble Lord op posite. Now he,was not aware that either he or the Noble Lord opposite ever contemplated the destruction of that Church. Lord J.*RUSSELL said that he considered it due to his own public character to state that he had been informed generally of the whole conversation which had taken place, and he was at liberty to state that Lord Lincoln made use of no expression which implied that he was to take a part in the overthrow orthe Church Establishment in Ireland; he said that his opinions were in favour of a liberal policy, and with respect to details he would be able to form his judg ment after some residence in the country.—(Hear, hear. ) He (Lord John Russell) did not think that any thing had taken place at all inconsistent with his former opinions, and with regard to himself he must decline the measures which the Hon. Gentleman would impose upon him. He had never held the opinion that the Church of Ireland ought to be destroyed ; he did think there was a portion of its revenues misapplied, and a contest arose between him and gentlemen opposite as to that subject. They said his views, if carried out, would destroy the Establishment—he considered that if they were that they would teed to its more certain preservation; but with regard to the Church of Ireland as a whole, he wished for its maintenance, and lie, therefore, could not accept the duty which the lion. Member would devolve upon him. Mr. O'CONNELL observed that there was no person in Ireland who wished for the destruction of the Irish Church. He would wish fur its maintenance, but the temporalities of that Church were quite another affair, and he would press upon the Government the necessity of seeing a portion of them otherwise applied than they were at present. Mr. P. HOWARD observed that he saw with great pain a report of certain observations made use of by the Member of Nottingham, with reference to the Roman Catholic religion. Now he did not think that the words could do any possible injury to the Church against which they were directed, but he complained of them as cal culated to raise the seeds of religious discord in the country. Ile had himself stood as many contested elections as any man in England, and he had never used any words that might not be employed in a drawing-room, and he hoped the representatives of the aristocracy would do the same. Un less they did so, how could they blame the ignorant and 'uneducated for following their example? THE CASE OF SEERY. Sir J. GRAHAM said, that although they were on the orders of the day, he wished to offer an explanation respect ing an answer which he had given to a question on Monday night last, relating to a deputation that had waited on the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. When he (Sir J. Graham) gave the answer he had cot received an answer from the Lord Lieutenant, though immediately on the notice being given of the intentien to ask the question, he was written to for the particulars. He (Sir James Graham) wrote ou Friday night, and not receiving an answer on Monday, as expected, he re plied to the best of his ability, from the information he was able to collect, that the deputation had acted in the manner he described. He stated that a deputation from Westmeath had waited on the Lord Lieutenant in Dublin, and prayed that the sentence of death on Brian Seery might be carried into effect. He (Sir James Graham) answered the question to the best of his information, and considered the deputation bad acted in a very harsh and unusual manner. On Tues day morning, however, he received the answer of the Lord Lieutenant, which represented the matter in a somewhat different light, and he would read it to the House. (The Right Hon. Baronet then read the letter, which set forth that a deputation from the county of Westmeath had waited on the Lord Lieutenant, but that he (the Lord Lieutenant) had not been influenced in the slighest degree by anything they had stated relating to the case of Brian Seery. 'I his decision had not in the least degree operated on his mind. In jus tice to the deputation, however, it must be stated that their principal object in calling on the Lord Lieutenant was to represeut the lawless state of Roscommon, and the necessity of more stringent measures for the protection of life and property, and that it was only, incidentally that the case of Seery was introduced. On this subject they stated that any lenity shown to Seery would tend to encourage and per petuate the evils that existed, and keep alive the spirit of in subordination.) He had taken this, the earliest, opportunity of making an explanation to the house. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT. Mr. FOSTER asked the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Graham) whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce in the present session a Bill for the amendment of this Act, which in many particulars operated in a very vexatious manner? Sir JAMES GRAHAM answered that the Government intended to introduce a UHL in the course of the session, but previous to that it was their intention to lay before the House a Bill to amend' one portion of the present Act, re lating- to the appointment of official referees, so as to in crease their number to three, with an increase of salary, subject to the condition that no person should be employed in that capacity who acted as a surveyor. CORRESRONDENCE RESPECTING SEERY. Mr. O'CONNELL withdrew the notice he had given re specting the correspondence between the Lord Lieutenant and Dr. Cantwell, as he found that the correspondence was laid on the table at a late hour last night. In place of that, he begged leave to substitute a notice of motion, that two ad ditional Members be given to Ireland, for those of which Sudbury had been deprived. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' BILL. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. HENLEY asked the lion. Gentleman what was meant by the words in the Bill, "or any other purpose not Mr. DIJNCOMBE said, the Hon. Gentleman asked what these words meant. To that he would answer, t: at they existed in the present statute, and he was not responsible for them. The object of this Bill was to give greater RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMONI), SMALE, AND LAMOND, bag to thank their, Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at their offices, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, at which place all favours, con t iining instructions, are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; anti advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRUB:MANE. TO-MORRO Y, THURiq3AY EVENING, Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. Howell, Har rison, 14orrani, Horncas!le, S. Jones, Weiss, fAretton, D. W. King, Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. After which, a new Fairy Ballet, called THE ISLAND NYINIFIL In which Mons. Des,places, Mdlles. Neodot, Louise, Adele, Mdine. Glubilel, &c., will appear. This being Ash Wednesday, there will be no performance. NEW STRAND THEATRE. PHILLIPPE'S SOIREES and MA7 INEES M YST ERI EC'S ES. Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many distingu'shed Eimilies, and in order to accommodate the crowds who fie At to attend his Morning Performances, M. PHILLI PPE will g' re his ;rand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday Mornne, 4t Two o'clock. N. Phillippe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar ExT cements vill he repeated every Evening, varied by the Amuiln ; Per formances of the Chiarini Family, and the astounding Fe , tt of the American Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter past Sal eu to com mence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Fit, Is. • Gallery, 6d. ; Pr' rate Boxes, 11. is., and 1/. I is. 6d. Ash Wednesday, there will be no performance. This being A:VILA:Y . 3 ROYAL AM I'HITYMATKIn OF AItTS. GI rious career of the New Oriental Spectacle. The most suc cessful piece ever produced. Nightly overflows of rank and fashion lo witness the rave pelforrnances of the Colossal Elephants, train of Camels, &c. TO-MORROW EVENING Will ho performed a New Drama, entitled TIIE RAJAH OF NTAGPOEIE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole of the extensive resources of the Establishment will be brought into requisition. New Scenes of the Circle, combining tke unequalled Feats of the British and Foreign Company. The whole to conclude with the favourite Afterpiece of LOVE AND WAR. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY FREATRE, The greatest hit ever known. The One Hundred Female Warriors' wo:.derful performance, and the magnificence and effect of the New historical Spectacle, have produced an immense sensation. Nighty crowded to the ceiling. First appearance of Mr. It. Pelham (from America), the Nigger Dancer and Singer. TO-MORROW EV EN I NO Will be performed THE S •'A KING'S VOW: or, a Struggle for Liberty. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Rogers, Cowell, May nerd, Johnson, Lewis, 11, slop, Monson ; Mcsdms. Vining, Daly, Marlin, Miss Glover, and one hundred Female Warriors. Afier which, a new Eiree, entitled, THE MASQUERADE BALL. Saints-Hit-'em-Hard, Mr. R. Pelham. To coneltulc3 with THE MENDICANT SON; or, The Jew of S mtliweirk. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Ileslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, and Daly. ROYAL VICTORIA TIIEATIZE. On Tuesday, March 3d, for the Benefit of Miss Vincent, Will he performed THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM ; or, The Mas querade. If;npported by Messrs. Osbaldiston, E. F. Saville, Frede ricks, Iliggie, Miss Vincent, &c. After which, a Drama called SIIAKSPEARE'S FESTIVAL. In which the entire strength of the Company will be engaged. Professor HEMMING and his Two Infant SONS will go through a Series of their Classical and Popular Exercises. To conclude with MARGARET CATCH POLE ; or, the Female itorsc Stealer. Margaret Catchpole, Miss Vincent. effect to those words, and he would state what he had in S t stance placed before the House the other evening, as go , reasons that had induced him to bring it forward. Itl e - t he Gentleman here recapitulated the facts connected vra', ic h appeal case from a South Shields benefit society , if was recently argued and decided upon in the Court ofQueeeice Bench, and said that it was the judgment of Mr . Ju lb„ Wightman that, led him (Mr. Duncombe) to se 4 t he amendment of the law. In that case the ruleso , va Society were regularly enrolled and certified by 31 r. u dg. Pratt, yet that was not sufficient to protect it, the ment of the Court having been opposed to its legar:se There were upwards of 5,000 friendly and mutual i nsu _ societies already enrolled under the provisions of the Though it was not for him to impugn the justice of the the sion of M Air. Justice Wightman, still he thought the ! Learned Judge would not have given such a d e r a :ge had he been cognizant of the existence of se •ogi a number of these societies. The effect of that dee' ~ would, he believed, cause great confusion among the elistil';f societies. The Bill which he introduced at the r e q ue f'gr. members of these societies, and with the concurren ce ; 0,1 Tidd Pratt, would, he believed, remedy the evil of. The only alteration sought by this Bill was the ,a d „f t he after the words "for any other purpose not illega l "„,er words "if of the came description as hereinbefor e 'ioned." • acd Sir J. GRAHAM was friendly to the existence - tension of friendly and mutual insurance societies, bm ou iti thought the Bill, as proposed by the lion. Bleinher, give rise to considerable difficulties. There were °to, things which were not illegal,' but which, at the sa n tt of it was not convenient to sanction by an ""1 for the Legislature. It was hot, for instance, &li m e. masters to combine to reduce the wages of their w° r bi ir nor the workmen to join together for the purpose a %Jet ing a rise in wages. But he did not think it qui te clit 4 on the pact of the Government, that they should saStio the formation of a benefit society to support them, that strike. He had not had an interview with l‘i•e" via Pratt upon the subject since the introduction of the He would not oppose its second reading, but would 1.1- 0 0 to the Government any r,marks they might have to when the Bill was in Commi.tee. Mr. HENLEY was favourable to friendly societies•oco• considered, however, that the measure proposed by th e f i o jar, Member was so vague, that it would have the effect 014 ing those interests which he sought to protect g e not, however, oppose the second reading of the 40 5 Mr. DUNCOAIBE said that when the Bill pilsse" otir for the purpose of extending the power of the friendlf o r t 1 tics to objects of another nature, but not for ani beoi i purposes. But if political societies were not illeg" not see why the words " and for any other purpose 11°, gal," should forbid a political association. Ever sifi l :',l l i ll Bill had been brought in he had been overwhelmed sorts of complaints to introduce a variety of alley the Right Hon: Baronet would allow llim to have some versation with Mr. Tidd Pratt, he might be better °- explain to him the nature of the alleviations recitiLr ed "oo, Mr. STUART WURTLEY said that the Hon. Drr h a P i , Finsbury had rather misconceived the intention of , i . 10 1 1: The object of the Act was to extend the power of_,L r ' e ditie societies. If his Hon. Friend would refer to the pr°": Al l# 4 of the House in 1834, he would find that it was stat.';o o o the Bill was brought in it was their I° „` t to extend the powers of these societw - ciffi other objects. If he rightly conceived 0150' these misapprehensions had arisen from some suPr e t cision of Mr. Justice Wightman, who decided ths o societies were not soeieties for mutual benefit. I t %tor sirable that this doubt should be removed, and the „or way to do it would be to introduce a declaratocibOt moving these doubts. At the same time he agree d v i e e l Right Hon. Baronet that it was desirable to prese r o.. societies from the contamination of politics or relie l „%siole:l, Mr. HAWES said that he wished for an earlY c v fri tion of some Bill to meet the object of his 11.°n :•eli fr There were a great number of these societies wi4tltof enrolled, and which were excluded from the bene' 004 Act of Parliament. It was necessary t o introduces e, to let the societies excluded by the decision of 111 ', j t', Wightman have the benefit of the Friendly Societies o f 0 Sir J. GRAHAM said that, if the considera i d Bill were postponed until Wednesday next, lie 10° .„ e et t ' the necessary step to have the Bill so framed as t ° exigencies of the case. The Bill was then read a second time, and orde red til o ' commi tted on Wednesda next. • readi the of the Roman Catholic Relicf 11 0 postponed until Wednesday next. 03 11 The London, Hounslow, and Western Railv io f then read a second time, and the House adjourned' CHAN CERY.-(THIS DA Y) tti The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall 014 took appeal motions, it being the second seal after, i ,po mas term. No case of any interest, except to tue ' concerned, came before his Lordship during th morning. A l VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS 1) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENOl , • 0 0 This was the second seal, and the Court took 0 1° ' 111- t ,t 1)) 1 ve CRIMINAL COURT.-(T 4.6 ,1 (Before Mr. Justice IV ILLIAXS and Mr. Justice T. ift The amended calendar exhibited an increase aoners, some of them being charged with r 0 0 offs. Watkins, Ann Watkins, remanded from last session fo r i fi!• l ',Di selling and having in her possession forged stainitripssi) her plea of not guilty to one of the indictments c" t ops , with having in her possession 500 counterfeit s_oo pleaded guilty instead. There were other indictueoo.oo the prisoner was ultimately remanded for anothe r hot , OS William and Ann Richardson, f a th e r and daub we rs , g, stood charged with the murder of their infant s°ll l ,' e r t e tte the application of Mr. Clarkson, remanded for an ic e) t" on the ground that sufficient time had not been g ft struct counsel. Henry Joseph Kellerby, remanded from last se! s j e ftel,'yk ing indicted for feloniously sending a threatening lefts', The prisoner, apparently a boy, had sent tio ief es . . z a dressed to Elizabeth Clouter, a:child some ten or ereqtr old, containing three small parcels of oxalic acid , t Y her to take the powders, as they were very nice. „ti4 o, Mr. Bodkin, with Mr. Clerk, was for the prose s prisoner was undefended. 6 1V The following witnesses were then called : I pes. it/ re se J ' Ann Clouter, living in Kent-street, Borough, 2(101, the 6th of August last. A letter produced veto - tw o r i ,r her daughter Elizabeth. The letter contained woe) which at first she believed to contain salts, but ° , l l/ det! r , k el discovered that it was not so. She put the Pl o o°' ) into the letter. She had seen the prismier once with her daughter. His relations were known t?_st Sampson Clouter received from his wife the J . t o ij a letter, dated the 6th August, and coutaining " which, on the same day, he showed to Mr. man. He afterwards showed it to other medic ao. P subsequently gave it up to Kendall, the polic, ell3 A b' ll3l ' f membered another letter coming on the lit" ti f,4 P; s dressed to Mr. Clouter. Kendall, police-constable, received the lettriopetoll.til Clouter, which he gave to Mr. Warren, cheuilci" .•• the Apothecaries' Hall. ' O ef rt Robert Blake, surgeon, Borough, knew th e .i o bi mily. The prisoner has purchased oxalic a cid ' 6 used for the purposes of his father's trade. s P o o: Or e De a' Warrington, Apothecaries' Hall, received o f c which he found, on subjecting them to a ser i !' s . o lchl e operations, contained oxalic acid ; the WO r tanned 50 grains, and the other 35 grains. a of s° 4 oi , 4 Mr. Blake recalled—lf a child 10 or 11 Yel d. " taken that quantity of oxalic acid on a full stelOch it not have injured her, but if en an empty St °l33s occasion death. prif i d f o e Edward John Tiler, foreman to Messrs. 1 . 4 e Knew prisoner as an apprentice in the am'. , t eg The letters produced were in his h an d wr iting., s' e or r tr i William Whittington, officer in the gaol 0 1 t he P e er' s j on the 17th of this month, received a letter frenlie gOl to be forwarded. It was h an d e d t o M r . Cope , t ier 's. 1 10 1 ; ," The letter was handed in and read by the fe gre4 , l ll ,4l addressed to his b r oth er , an d expressed his 1 I) ° ;‘i had acted so foolishly. He had done it ona.'„„ e ow and with the wish of emulating some of the h ero cheap publications, some of whose feats had O d e t bell i ' nation, because of the mystery which enveloP e . 6o o o. No witnesses were called on behalf of the Pr l „ f ee Mr. Justice WILLIAMS summed up, and tr od ) 4 ,0: The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but s . b. at ifr d mended him to mercy, on account of his you',o tb' er to; r o , Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, in passing sentence, 5 , 4 eflt t ever might be the notions the prisonex soi_V oit is lo o o' o „ his own offence, and they appeared to be .'" ° or ioat s j, ll ,c' ordinary, the law held that it was a most 6 i o ry .. , P O l ' A pt punishable with transportation for life. 1 , 11 e h .",, C ol '2,leY t tle ever, recommended him to the mercy 0 ' t by tb . " 0 7 6 1 4 , 4 0 count of his youth, and probably influenc es ;ob sh_° b oot" ite communication they had heard read, wh," 001 tig oo tt, vague and wayward ideas he had inibibed 'roost 0 1 ref had been perusing. The Court, however, a , 0001' sense of his heavy offence, and the s ertleo c ` op tlLS that he be imprisoned for twelve calenclirlll to hard labour. likely to wee We hear it said that the Divisiott 38 ° l / 1 50 o llec place on Thursday night. to c too , A meeting had been held at Calcutgto le ss 0 0 scrlptions for the relief of the distressed WO - 0 :1 rupees were at once subscribed. SW to tA Mr. Leader, it is said, does not fatal' 11 0 " ,rt' AO' itor,r e for the representation of Westminster. vri, 4, CUSTOM-ROUSE DESTRUCTION OF had u'i A d ' 111: 0 ‘ .—This week a quantity of foreign wheat, whir, ll ,,,Dicli - ief s i ir po by Messrs. l'hibpotts andthis port, bu!' in g It u ste, ,0 1 4 , come damaged, so as not to be worth Pa.Y vi diaut„,Filt was destroyed under the supervision of a very t r he officer, by throwing it into the river Severn, l e grea 0,01 close official watch till!. was carried away bY I n y o 'o'l 0 0' 0 ifL Re - mixed with the mud that it could not • wheat thus destroyed was not of course fit the ;',Ol Os" would have done very well to feed pigs, &c• , ,E - u oa f 4 , ceremony of total destruction is anything . „,.0 , 0 the spectaters of such a scene with the h P - ati e Josef' o itto rer re; Gloucester Journal. ReV' so iv; ti" tin Wednesday evening last the MS, g a. oc io 4 minister of one of the Bethnal green church es ' ,ks 6 e d, v in the National School, Hare-street, of a t lat t teo senting Mr. Morgan's design of a Self-sum:Cm colt', for 300 poor families. The tweeting W as great interest was excited. ---- cl _ o lo r) , Ste'e On the 19th inst., at King William-street, WO' ..,... Hawes, Esq. , surgeon, of a d au ghter. e„nyilie, P' . , 4 10 On the 20th inst ., in CUMM ing-Streetjan's— . ''' W O hi n te t , h c e .B l4 , th ot i h ns F t. o , o . ta,tot!...eadmati:gighttociir,. the - h p Tripp, of a son. " or l er" lady of :AS it 10 1 On the 18th inst., at Brewood, Staffordshire, A fie Henry Smith, Esq., of a son. Miller, ..-54•,,, tp On the 19th inst., at Preeton, the lady of T. _., c1e ,./P. On the 19th inst., in upper douthwick-street, rt , _ t ier. iit o of W. Courtney, Jun., Esq., of a daughter. „ o f* dia l lt On the 20th inst., at Lower Claptov, Mrs. 13.r"ion, pop .10. Ou the 22d inst., at Canmden-hill, Kens" gj pls ) Lascelles, of a son. 1. "ir n f Cap On the 18th Inst., at Fernley, the lady o iivotiot° ray, of a son. f iv. 0. w ire o On the 21st inst., in Montave-place, the Esq., of a son. O l i . ifortolt, J., Al A 1:1:1S.. williarn t o late On the 15th inst., at Tunbridge daughter Wells! of _____/ I Lieutenant R.N., to Agnes Jane, second Wells. _ 'isher, Es of Great Culverdiga _.--- 121., , WO ' On the 12th ult., at St. Vincent, CaPt e a , oolt meat. even lifted, th e -A 1 9 ' On the 21st inst., at Lonsdale-square, - ~ All' - nor Gray, Esq., barrister .at-law. Sarah stlrftli;iill' On the 21st Inst., at Iteading, Berks, Mrs; sr• i v. co ( so , On the 21st inst., Mary Jane, wile °' ve ctor ° factor, Southwark. 'WI weft gre o. On the 21st inst., at LCWCI, the Bei'. ~,i s t o _ f j ps D. In Arthur CosPe, 66111 00. Wick, Sussex. ~p er , oi_f ; ct. On the 22d inst., Sophia, the wife ef , U ll l: 3 s,do lPha.' tile late n A ti e e i 22d inst., Alc s • lal Ow' On the 23d inst., in Fountain-court, / • 11 eldest daughter of Mr. Andrew Beater. f :N0.,0t , a _ 0 .....0. ~.., ----------------Tlll-%! Do iC)idTi‘in'therK,l4o London: Printed and Published by -:- jl 2, Stran ~.,„y, Strand, Printer, at The Sun °Dice, lk ?;_,.,,,,_ wc‘laC,- of the Savoy, In the county a Midalvs.', 20, 1840. Alberroallbari, ___;: ._ =-1 ~~ EAS VT BEI the: , V That a Lis Electi on o f D ? a lined agre e . weir desire of tlays before su, The Court of order that t: rC f e n nsning u -- nr ears that such as theah, T 11. 3 . e take th, Eaheld by tl z: ni of bum he Zng i (to.r e e Right Ri teo T rge Ti ttnti , The Chair 41 riAdtnission b • 21, 3 row. _Berne j r a c i so 3 ll l , es . srs. eZ ct kr ° . r a Y, , itic :ro a d ; b e ' of the A 13°4 oven a c ° ll ection, Tat 4 371,- -Nve, thi Llt,, th lg of the , unm d eratt, Propostd vi,, en . :4 ),, . :,.. :c., lu l i hirer yax o a. ryptatie dtvu:athuuuLltEti Iti Ye°M be, 1r( ° . l l Tu • lieu, rnt _ 3r Croo l' l' ' IL SPi It 'IL lkdini 4•.,,,,,_.. 8 ' Cumin • -.4..g. le J. 1 4 .___ art • 4 . ;',Laat ~.a. Holt • 3. P. Bull( • • Rea 4 . Ve ru J, H a Z an (;: Har man k voceEdn i , gob i. r h-o Lai kloitliL ale • 1ii..... ) , • 'lt' g 4 0 .,7 5 Lace' db Ruti A c s l, 4 Yoan co • cont kmian ce llote b! clo n n ck i 14 e' rt& , F e 44°ST-0] • `"~``~