The Sun. — London, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PAISLEY RACE S. TIIURSDA T. The Tiial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 20 added. One mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. - 2.lerry's Aspasia, 3 yrs ... Captain Campbell na Headsman, 5 yrs • ... Mr. Gray, na Lady Tightleg, 4 yrs... •• The Burgh Members' Plate of 20 guineas. Heats, two miles. Mr. Merry's Pilot, 6 yrs ... (Robertson) Mr. Rodger's Geneva, aged ... ..• ••• ••• 3 2 Mr. Tiernan's Eighen, 5 yrs •-• ••• ••• 2dr The Ci/agow Cup of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 s iv% - each, h ft; the second to save his stake. Two miles. (3 Subs.) Mr. 'Merry's Collier, 6 yrs ... ••• ••• (Robertson) 1 Mr. Tiernan's Eighen, 5 yrs ••• •• ••• 2 Mr. Buchanan's My-eye, 4 yrs .. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, with 2b" added. Heats once round and a distance. Mr. Mackenzie's John Harris, 6 yrs ... ...(Riley) 1 1 Mr. Flood's Pawnbroker, 5 yrs... ... ... 3 2 Mr. Merry's Inglewood, 5 yrs ... ... 2 dr The Paisley Cup of 40 1 ., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft. Heats, once round. Mr. Merry's Pilot, 6 yrs ... ... (Robertson) 2 1 1 Captain Campbell na Headsman ... 1 2 2 FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft., with 20 added. Three years old, ist 41b ; four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged, 9st 21b. To start at the north-east corner, and go once round. Captain J. Campbell, na The Headsman ... Mr. Merw's Aspasia, 3 yrs ... Mr. Mackenzie's John Harris, 6 yrs ... The Silver Bells, with 50 soya. added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; three-years old 7st 21b; four Bst 21b; five Bst ; six and aged 9st; mares and geldings allowed alb. Two miles and a dia. Mr. Berry's Pilot, 6 yrs ... ... (Robertson) 1 Mr. Tiernan's Eighen, 5 yrs ... 2 The Hunters' stakes of lb sovs each, h ft, with 20 added. 12st 71b each, cocktails allowed 71bs. Winners before the day of entry once of 50 sovs to carry 51bs, of two fifties or 100 sovs, 101bs extra. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Merry's Collier, 6 yrs ... ... (Mr. Hunter) 1 1 Mr. Swan's Johnnie Barrie. aged ... ... 2 2 Mr. Harvies' Jim Purl (h. b.), aged ... ... 3 dr The Railway Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 25 added, three yrs old, 7st 41b ; four, Bst 61b ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aced, 9st 21b; mares and geldings allowed 31bs ; the vs inner to be sold for 100 cove. if demanded, &c. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Mackenzie's John Harris, 6 yrs ... (Riley) 1 1 Merry's Inglewood. 5 yrs ... ... 2 2 The Aftershots (free handicap) of 3 sovs. each, with 15 added. One mile and a distance. Mr. Merry's Aspasia Mr. Flood's Pawnbroker ... Mr. Tierman's Eighen, 5 yrs Mr. Rodger's Geneva, aged ... ... (Robertson) 1 ... 2 ... Riley 1 (Turner) 1 LLYNVI VALLEY RAILWAY. The usual half-yearly general meeting of the pro prietors of the Llynvi,Valley Railway was held yesterday: vfternoon, at the office, West Strand; Sir Robert Price: in the chair. The report represented the net profit for division ; amongst the proprietors, including a sum of 260/. 13s. 4d.,! carried from the last half-year, to be 2,108/. 16s. 5d., and the directors recommended that a dividend be de clared at the rate of five pounds per cent. per annuna, on 83,4401., the capital stock of the company, and; amounting to the sum of 1,981/. 103., viz., on 2,500! shares, 201. paid up, 1,2501. ; on 8,360, with 3/. paid andi 41. called, 731/. 10s., leaving a surplus of 1271. 6s. sd. to be carried to the credit of the next half- year. The report was adopted and the dividend declared payable on an early day; after which thanks were voted to the Chairman and the meeting terminated. FRA NKFORT. n'ANDRIAN, Vice-President of the German Na tional Assembly, had left Frankfort for Paris and London on an extraordinary mission. He is said to be the hearer of dispatches announcing to the English and French Cabinets the resolution of the German Central Administration to offer its mediation, in conjunction with England and France, for the adjustment of the Austro-Italian difference. M. D'ANDRIAN was also eriarged to notify to General CAVAIGNAC the official re• cognition of the French Republic by the German Government. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. Advieee from Elsinore of the 15th state that on the previous day King OSCAR of Sweden and the Prussian Major-General VON BELOW had arrived at Malmo, and had resunied the negotiations respecting the armistice between Germany and Denmark. There is reason to ex pect that in the course of a fortnight or three weeks the affair will be concluded. According to a statement of a traveller, who left Copenhagen on the morning of the 16th and Malmo in the afternoon of the same day, there was an impression at both places that the armistice was already definitively settled. COPENHAGEN, AUG. 13.—0 n the 28th of this month the sale of the definitively-condemned vessels and their cargoes will commence. After which the respective crews will be sent home. Several German ships which were lying in the road here have been brought into harbour. There are rumours afloat here that Lord COWLEY'S propositions for the armistice have met a refusal at Frankfort, and that communications of a very decisive character have reached Malmo via Zstad, in conse quence of which preparations are being made for the shipment of the Swedish and Norwegian troops. The Fadrelandst says, that a petition and declaration has been sent from Alsen to the National Assembly at Frankfort, signed by all the inhabitants of the island, protesting against any interference of the Germans, and stating their firm resolve to remain attached to Denmark. The Danish head-quarters have been removed to Viuf, near Folding. KIEL, AUGUST 17.—According to all appearances, the negotiations respecting the armistice are very near a termination. The principal conditions are, the ab dication of the present Provisional Government, and the appointment of a new one by the King of DEN MARK, selected from a given number of Schleswig-Hol stein men, named as eligible by the REGENT of the EMPIRE; the withdrawal of the German troops, with the excep tion of 4,000 Prussians; the present Schleswig-Holstein army (about 16,000 men) to remain under arms, and the occupation of Alsen by the Danes with 3,000 troops. It is further desired that the Assembly shall adjourn to the 17th of Septeniber. The latter point is to be dis cussed in a private sitting this evening. ALTONA, Auc. 17.—News from Kiel, of four o'cloCk this afternoon, announces that although the debate on the question of adjournment had not been decided, the majo rity of the members were in favour of it.—Hamlsurgh Papers, Aug. 18. WALLACHIA. A letter from Bucharest of the 24th, states that ranks and titles had been abolished by the Provisional Govern ment. The latter had invited the people to sign an ad dress to the Czar of Russio, in which the sovereignty of the Ottoman Porte is admitted, with the reservation of an independent internal administration. A letter from Moldavia of the 26th says, that there were in the environs of that city on the 26th August 6,000 well-disciplined Turkish troops (infantry and cavalry). These troops are commanded by Riffaat Pacha. The Baron de Richthofen, Consul-General of Prussia, and the Consul of France, have protested. NAPLES. Le Bien Public has the following important news re lative to Naples and Sicily :—" The affairs of Naples and Sicily are likely to arrive at a prompt and pacific con clusion, under the influence of English counsel. The proposals of the KING to the Sicilians are as follow, viz.:--1. Ilia second son to be King of Sicily, wholly independent of Naples. 2. The constitution of 1812, with such modifications as the Sicilians have deemed necessary. 3. An offensive and defensive alliance. 4. A treaty of commerce and navigation. The Venetian Government has published the follow ing proclamation:— " Fellow Citizens—Venice is in a position which is unique in the world; its strong position and the courage of its inhabitants sender it impregnable. Our fleet insures us by sea. Venice is the true rampart of Italian independence. It was she who was the first to give the signal of independence, and to show what a people deter mined to be free can do. Venice can and will re sist. Venice, with the concord and union which she en joys, can renew in the face of the world the great exam ples of the DAndolos, the Mauroceni, the Pizani, the Zeni, and the hundred other heroes of whom history has recorded the gigantic acts. Yesterday the enemy sent you a note, by which he invites you to reflect if it would not be more correct and proper to enter into a negotiation.' To this notice we have replied by sending our proclamation of the 7th of this month; and besides this, we hold to the reply made to a similar communication from General Welden by the Provisional Government. Venetians, our brothers, con fidence, union, concord, and the triumph of liberty, are in sured. ' Viva St. Marco, Viva l'ltalia 1' " COLLI. "GIBRARIO. " CA.STELLI. " Venice, Aug. 9, 1848." THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, AUG. I.—The cholera has broken out throughout all Egypt with more or less . intensity It made its first appearance about the middle of : last mooath in a town of the Delta, called Tantah, where () nn immense number of people, amounting to about 16 5 , 00 , were assembled in pilgrimage from all parts of Egypt and Syria to celebrate the festival of a Moham medan saint. In Cairo during the last week there have been about :300 cases daily; here, about 120; in most of the villages on the Nile there are daily cases, and it is much feared that the number will materially increase ' l uring' the present month of Ramadan, which began yesterday, when the natives fast all day and commit excesses during the night. Before the people dispersed at Tantah, it is said that there must have been upwards of 3,000 deaths from this disease. Ibrahim Pacha, who was ex p ec t e d to have shown more courage, took fright on the appearance of the cholera, and has; sailed for Rhodes in a line-of , battle ship, taking with him the whole of the Egyptian fleet; Abbas Pacha, the Governor of Cairo, who is next in authority to Ibra him Pacha, has taken ."refuge in Upper Egypt, so that the country is left to take care o f i tse lf . On the first outbreak of the cholera measures of qua rantine were strictly enforced, but they have since been abandoned as useless ; no quarantine whatever is now performed. and arrivals from Constantinopl e are ad witted to free prailique. A great many of the European residents are leaving the country, and trade, which was before in a mo s t lan guishing state , is now entirely stopped. T ra vellers to and from India are to traverse the country with as little c Aiaet as possible with th e na tives, and instead of passing through the city of C a i ro, they will start for Suez direct f r om the river's side. A n thew iron steamer, i n t e nded for the navigation of the Nile, arrived here yesterday, sent out from England by the Peninsular and Oriental Com pn Mr. F. N. Gilbert, our newly a ppointed Consul, has arrived here, and his commission was publicly read to the British residents this morning.—Tunes. THE SUN, THE MOORS-THE TWELFTH OF AUGUST. (From the Inverness Couricr). The dawn of this important day was not this season ushered in by the firing off of many double-barrels on the hills. Being the last of the week, sportsmen generally were satisfied with a short range on their moors, more to try the mettle of dogs, and to ascertai❑ the numbers and strength of the young broods, than to fill the panniers and game-bags. The weather was lowering, and threatening a heavy fall of rain, which hindered many from going out, and with others there was a wish to give a few days respite to the coveys. Monday was a day of unclouded sunshine, hut of it we have as yet no returns, which makes our bulletin for the opening of the season less than usual. On the Ghask moors, near Inverness, Mr. Williams shot 281 brace, the young birds a fair average for strength and numbers; A. K. George, Esq., and two friends, shot at Upper Ki'fin, 36 brace, in a very few hours, it raining all the time ; Mr. Rose, Holme, bagged 21 brace ; on the fine moors of Erchless Castles, S. M. Boulderson, Esq., and three friends, bagged 56 brace, mostly old birds, the young having been mostly all drowned; on Abriachan moors, Captain Baillie and Mr. Baillie, Esq., shot 40 brace ; and from the Mullbuie, H. M. Fowler, Esq., bagged 20 brace ; Mr. Mackenzie, jun , of Ord, at the same place, 18 brace ; at Dalmigavie, Mr. Marsland shot 51 brace, and Mr. Wood, 20 brace • Mr. Fenton and party bagged, at Pitmain, 100 and odd brace ; at Foyers, Lord Goderich had 15, and the Honourable D. de Ros, 13 brace ; Mr. Martin and friend, at Phoiness, about 50 brace ; on the Kinrara moors, R. H. Clive, Esq., and H. Clive, Esq., M.P., shooting together, bagged in three•and-a-half hours 40 brace ; on the same grounds, Lord E. Russell and Lord Cosmo Russell shot 40 brace of grouse, 3 hares, and a snipe; Mr. Mackintosh of Raigmore shot 15 brace of grouse at Nairnside ; and at Coramville, 40 odd brace were bagged by F. Pryor, Esq. and Mr. Pryor ; at Glenlivat, Henry Caldwell, Esq., shot 48 brace and 1 snipe, and Mr. William Call well, 25 brace grouse. We have seen several brace of fine birds, shot on the Mackintosh's moors, but have not heard of the numbers killed. _ _ Shootings taken since the general list was printed— Scardroy—Captain Ibbetson. Elchies—E. foreman, Esq. Portree Moors—S. Simpson, Esq.; R. A. Simp son, Esq.; Hon. Charles Trench; M. Erington, Esq.; A. Macarthur, Esq. Culrain—H. H. Fasakerly, Esq. For the latter place a wrong name was given last week. A correspondent last week, in alluding to the subject of heather burning, instanced the grounds at Gruids, as having been " shamefully burned." This': must be a story of some years' standing, if correct at all; for we have un doubted authority for stating that there was no burning this year at Gruids, owing to the wetness of the spring. There is no ground better clad with heather suitable for grouse, or with a better prospect of game, considering the general scarcity. Our sporting friends are some times misled by this cry against heather burning. There are various places (and we believe Gruids is of the number) that would be the better for judicious burning, which tends to improve both the game and the pasture. DEER STALEING.—ILL the forests, nothing great has been done among the antlered herds, most of the stalkers preferring to wait until the stags' heads are clear of velvet. At Glendoe, W. 0. Jackson, Esq., shot a very large stag, 21 stone weight— very thick horns, with ten points. At Glen strathfarar, Cinlochewe, Guisachan, Erchless, and se veral other places, some fine heads have been got. On Friday, the 4th instant, Mr. Mackenzie of Applecross— the young gentleman whose deer-stalking exploits elicited so much notice last year—made a remarkable shot at two large running deer. He fired from the shoulder, and brought them down right and left. The sportsman is now only in his 14th year. THE NESS.—Anglers are beginning to wish for a little more rain on the hills, as the Ness is now rather low and clear. The pools are full of fish, and it is very tantalising to see the silvery tenants of the water tumbling harm. lessly over the flies—absolutely playing with the angler's patience. Good sport, nevertheless, has ban obtained during the week. Mr. Bower Smythe in three days killed 22 grilse in the upper pools; and yesterday six were taken by him. Mr. Arabin began his fishing this season yesterday, and caught five—two of which weighed ten pounds each. One day last week, Mr. D. Nicol took four, and the next day three. Other gentlemen have had sport of the same good kind. THE CARRON.—We understand that in one day last week, Mr. Jones, angling in the Carron, caught nine salmon-2 of 17 lb.; 1 of 16 lb.; 1 of 14 lb.; 2 of 12 lb.; 2 of 10Ib.; and one of 7 lb—three grilse of 6 lbs. each; and a number of sea-trout. The day's take weighed on the whole over 200 lb. Such a day's fishing is really worth recording. DEER'S HEADS.—TAO fine deer's heads were received yesterday, to be preserved, by Mr. G. Mackenzie, Church-street. The one (from Mr. Pochin, Guisachan) had 13 points, the other (from Mr. Boulderson, Erchless) had 11. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) DUBLIN. The Committee were engaged the entire day in re ceiving evidence of the sitting Members' qualification. The tendency of the evidence went to show that Mr. Reynolds's property was far more valuable than the other side had attempted to prove it to be. CHELTENHAM. This Committee were occupied the whole of its sitting in receiving evidence to prove that Mr. Berkeley was no party to the treating or other corrupt practices, alleged to have been resorted to at the last or the previous elec tion in 1847. HORSHAM. The evidence of bribery and treating on the part of Mr. Padwick, one of the sitting Member's agents, was resumed this morning, and occupied the attention of the Committee till its adjournment. The evidence was chiefly confined to the act of bribery proved on Satur day. The voter to whom Mr. Padwick offered the 351., and paid the 101., stated that be did not intend, nor did he accept the money as a bribe; but Mr. Padwick had played him false before, and he was, therefore anxious to lure him into the committal of an act which should sacrifice his friend the sitting Member. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following notice was posted at Lloyd's:— " Hobart Town, April 10,1848. " Sir,—The following notice has just been published by the Post-office here, and we beg to forward the same for the information of the subscribers to Lloyd's. (Signed) "THOS. D. CHAPMAN and CO., _ . _ " Agents to Lloyd's. "To Captain G. A. Halsted, RN., Secretary, Lloyd's." DEAL ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE, VAN DIESIEN'S LAND. The lighthouse on Deal Island, forming ono of the cluster of Islands called " Kent's Group," in Bass's Straits, in lat. 39 29 S., long. 147 21 E., having now been erected, a light is burning, and will continue from sunset until sunrise. The lighthouse is erected on a hill nine hundred feet above high water mark. The supporting column is forty-six feet in height. The upper part of the column (like all the lighthouses within the Government of Van Diemea's land) is coloured red, and the lower part white. The lower part of the column is built of granite, each block worked to a mould. The cornice and blocking are six feet high of freestone. The lantern is seven feet high, having a revolving catoptric light, with twenty-one lamps and patent pipes, smoke consumers, working in three groups, each group containing seven lamps with reflectors, and revolves round once in five minutes, showing fifty seconds of light and fifty seconds of darkness. The light may be seen thirteen leagues, has been set by cross bearings at a distance of twelve leagues, and is visible all round the compass, unless the light be inter cepted by being close in with any of the surrounding islands. (Signed) WM. MORIARTY, Post Officer. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY AND THEIR ENGINE•DRIVERS AND FIREDIEN.—We are au thorised to state that the North-Western Company have agreed to reinstate both drivers and firemen in their for mer position. _ LAUNCHES AT DUMBARTON.—At half past two o'clock yesterday, there was launched from the shin-building yard of Messrs. Archibald M'Millan and Son a splendid new ship of 563 tons register, named Robina Mitchell, the pro perty of Thomas Mitchell, Esq., shipowner, Glasgow, and is intended to sail as consort to the Flora Kerr in the East India trade, and is to be commanded by Captain James M‘Nidder, late of the Flora Kerr. She has been built under careful in. f christening spection. The workmanship is very sub s t an ti a l, and the finishings in all departments are most compl e t e an d d o much credit to the builders. The ceremony o gracefully performed by Miss Jemima Mitchell, daughter of the owner, when the Robina Mitchellglided majestically into the water, amidst the cheers of a respectable concourse of spectators. On Wednesday last, at two o'clock, there was launched from the build i ng y ard of Messrs. Denny Brothers a line new iron steamer, schooner rigged, of a beautiful model and elegant proportions, called the Ayrshire Lass. Messrs. Wingate and Co., are to supply her with two engines of 25- horse power each, and screw propeller. She is intended to ply between Glasgow and Girvan, under the charge of Cap tain M'Clure, who is well-known in the trade. It is worthy of remark, and also shows the efficiency and perfection to which these spirited builders have attained in iron ship building, that it is only two months since the keel of the Ayrshire Lass was laid down, and that she has been com pleted and ready to receive her engines in so short a time. The weather was remarkably fine, and she went of the stocks in beautiful style.—Glasgow Paper. AN ARTFUL ROBBERY.—On Saturday evening, about eleven o'clock, a very artful robbery was com mitted in the shop of Mr. David Habbershaw, gro cer, Waterhouse-land. It appears that while Mr. and Mrs. Habbershaw were in the shop attend ing to some of their customers, a man rushed in crying out for protection, pursued by four men, all of whom followed him into the shop, and pretended that they were quarrelling with him. They all appeared extremely violent, swearing that they would have the man out of the shop. A scuffle ensued, and Mr. and Mrs. Habbershaw interfered in behalf of the man who was assailed. Ultimately, however, they all went into the street, and in a short time afterwards Mrs. Habber shaw, to her extreme astonishment, found that her Pocket had been picked of her purse, containing 31. and two half-sovereigns.—Hull Packet. THE GREAT NORTH ROAD.—fn order to show the o, immense rartkhi aaraufma Moor off in traffic on the Great North Road, w e.. may mention that a few years back the tolls at the l a o f o orT o o o l l l . ba p r e , r near anu aEmaswt whilst t fo t r be d, same bar b l a e r t was let at th e W hite Hart, Ret fo rd, on Saturday last, for 2001.—Don caster Gazette. LONDON, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 21. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'Clock. ASSASINES (SCOTLAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. COURTS OF JUSTICIARY (SCOTLAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Orkney Islands, praying for a redress of the grievances under which they laboured. CAE OF MR. WILLIAMS. The Earl of RADNOR, in allusion to certain returns which had been moved for the other night relative to the case in which Mr. Williams had prosecuted his servant for giving away broken victuals, explained that the vic tuals so given away consisted of a large quantity of meat, and that the magistrate, the Rev. Mr. Hawkins, had committed her on the charge. Lord BROUGHAM marvelled that his Noble Friend should take up as entirely correct the account which Mr. Williams gave of himself. He should move to- morrow on the subject, and the production of the documents would enable the House to judge after what manner the Rev. Mr. Hawkins committed persons. The report in the newspaper stated that the judge commented upon the conduct of the committing magistrate; and it was the first time that he ever beard of any such interpolation being made in judicial reports. He had himself vindicated the conduct of the committing magistrate, but to-morrow, when he should have ob tained the information, their Lordships would see upon what grounds the committing magistrate had proceeded. The Earl of RADNOR explained, and the subject dropped. IRISH REBELS. Lord BROUGHAM asked if it were true that the Irish Roman Catholic clergy had signed a requisition, praying for an amnesty for those misguided persons who had incited and endeavoured to wage war against her .Majesty ? It was said that the Roman Catholics had done this immediately that the rebellion had been crushed. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had seen an account of the transaction alluded to in the newspapers, but he had no official knowledge on the subject. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BILL. _ Lord BEAUMONT postponed the third reading of this Bill until tomorrow, and gave notice of a clause which he proposed to introduce into it. Lord REDESDALE considered that the postpone ment was taking an undue advantage of those who had come down to-night to vote on the Bill. The amend ment was one which he had himself proposed in Com mittee, and which had been rejected. After a few words from Lord BEAUMONT, the matter dropped. SLAVE TRADE. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that to-morrow he should move a resolution on the subject of the slave trade. PAPERS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table the report of the Commissioners on Inclosures, the Minutes of the Committee of the Privy Council on Education for 1846 and 1847, and several other papers. CHOLERA. _ _ The Earl of FORTESCUE presented a petition from the mayor of Waterford, praying for the adoption of measures to prevent the spread of cholera. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the subject had attracted the attention of the Government, and that a measure which would extend to Ireland had been in troduced into the other House, and would be soon before their Lordships. POST-OFFICE ORDER BILL. In answer to a question from a NOBLE EARL. The Marquis of CLANRICABDE said that in many places the Post-office had prohibited the payment ,of money orders on a Sunday. He moved the third reading of the Bill. The Bill 'vas then read a third tima and passed. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. Lord REIDESDALE expressed a hope that their Lord ships would nut consent to proceed with a Bill of such importance during this session. It had only just come up from the Commons, and he hoped it would not be proceeded with. Lord I3ROUGHAM was most anxious that a search ing inquiry should be instituted into corrupt practices at elections; at the same time, he thought the Bill ought not to be hurried through. Earl GREY would consent to the postponement of the Bill if he wore not of opinion that such postponement would lead to its total loss. _ _ ........... _____ _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR proposed to take the second reading on Thursday. The Marquis of SALISBURY was opposed to pro ceeding with such a Bill at this late period of the ses sion—a session, be it remembered, which had lastep since November. Lord REDESDALE moved that the 24th standing order against hurrying Bills through the House be read. This was the only Bill, the postponement of which had been asked by the Opposition, and he trusted the Government would give way. The standing order having been read, Lord REDESDALE said that he should certainly move the postponement of the further consideration of the measure. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the standing order referred to was passed in 1168, and referred to a long Bill. This was the year 1848, and the Bill was a short one; therefore the standing order did not apply. Lord RDESDALE reiterated his application to the Government to postpone the Bill. Lord BROUGHAM said the Commons alone had no right to disfranchise any borough by suspending its writ; it could only be disfranchised by King, Lords, and Com mons conjointly. The Duke of WELLINGTON thought their Lord ships would do right to be in the possession of the Bill. Its object was to form a new jurisdiction tor the decision of these cases, and their Lordships would have to pro nounce on the measure without previous inquiry at their bar. He thought it was a subject of so much import ance that it ought not to be passed without due consi deration.—( Hear, hear.) Earl GREY said the praotice of suspending writs was no novelty ; the Noble and Learned Lord (Lord Brougham) concurred in suspending the writ for East Retford for two years. Lord BROUGHAM did not object to the House of Commons exercising the power of suspending a writ in such a case us East Retford ; but he complained of such a practice becoming general. The second reading of the Bill was then postponed until Thursday. THE SLAVE TRADE. On the notice of motion by Lord DENMAN on this subject, The Bishop of , OXFORD said, .as he could not be present to-morrow night,' he begged to state that if the blockade of the coast of Africa was withdrawn, it would be a frightfully retrograde step, and he hoped, therefore, that the address of the Noble and Learned Lord would be adopted.- TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. On the Motion tlinethe House should go into Commit tee on this Bill, The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL complained of certain clauses being introduced into the Bill foreign to its de clared object. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said the Bill was merely:a continuation of former Acts. The Bill then passed through Committee, and the 'louse adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 21. SUPPLY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)' On 'the question that a sum of 9,8271. be granted to her Majesty to defray the expense and charges of the Government of Labuan, Mr. HUME moved as an amendment that a sum of only 3,0001. should be granted. Mr. HAWES defended the vote. Mr. OSBORNE objected to tfievote. They had now a governor, a commander-in• chief, deputy -governor, and postmaster in Labuan, and he had no doubt it would end in the appointment of a bishop.—(Laughter.) He thought the vote extravagant, and he should, therefore, support the amendment of his Hon. Friend the Member for Mon trose. Mr. 'MACKINNON thought the vote called for, and would support it. Mr. GLAI)STONE thought the vote was a larg e one , and felt some difficulty in acceding to it. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the vote wa s an experiment, which he believed would end in the ad vantage of this country. If the House of Commons did not wish the experiment made he would give up the vote. After some further discussion the Committee divided. when there appeared— For the vote 56 Against it Majority in favour of the vote ••• —44 The vote was then agreed to ; as was also a vote 01 11,5781. to defray the expense s of the ecclesia stica establishments in British North America, and a v o t e 0 14,3861. to defray the expenses of the Indian Depart ment in Canada. The House then resumed, the Chairman reported pro gross, and obtained leave to sit again at a quarter p as five o'clock. SUPPLY REPORT. The report on the Committee of Supply was then brought up and agreed to. LABOURING POOR (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. FEVER (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be reported to -morrow. MILLBANK PRISON BILL. This Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed to-morrow. The House, at Twenty minutes past Three, adjourned to a Quarter past Five o'clock. The nous.. ie House resumed at a Quarter past Five o'clock. Mr. PETO presented a petition from Norwich pray ing for an amendment in the mode of levying the county rate. Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition in favour of sanitary reform. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Mr Al ACKINNON gave notice of his intention to move the appointment of an additional Health of Towns Commissioner, who should be a medical man. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that early next session he should call the attention of the House to the griev- HAM ELECTION. a nces of the Mialloteßses. On the question for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. FITZGERALD begged the indulgence of the House for a few moments while he alluded to a matter of a personal nature. It would no d.)ubt be in the re collection of the House that on Friday night the Hon. and Learned Attorney-General, in answering a question relative to an action pending against himself, adverted to TUESDAY EVE NING, AUGUST'--- the inquiry which was now going on into the va lidity of his (Mr. Fitzgerald's) return, but as that inquiry was bring conducted in a strictly impartial spirit, he should be wanting in respect to the Committee if lie adverted to the proceedings that were going on before them. Ho could, however, assure the House and the Hon. and Learned Attorney-General, that he was in no way connected with the parties who had commenced the action against him, nor had he nny, the slightest, control over the conduct or proceedings of those parties. They were acting entirely independent of him, and had instituted the legal pro ceedings to attain an object of their own. The Hon. and Learned Attorney- Geßeral, it would seem, had complained that there were no witnesses to support the action, or they would have been produced before another tribunal. Now he could assure the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that he was altogether mistaken, for there were wit nesses who could speak to the charge preferred against the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, and who would have been examined .in support of the petition presented in the early part of the present session against the return for Horsham, had it not been for the sudden withdrawal of the Gentle man who then represented the borough in that House. If any course of investigation could be suggested by which the facts might be arrived at it would meet with his warmest cooperation. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said what fell from him on Friday evening had not been correctly reported, and he was not surprised that such should be the case, taking into account the late period of the evening at which he spo►ke. The House would be aware that he had then no intention to bring the matter under discussion, and that his statement arose out of an accusation by the Hon. Member for Youghal that the Corrupt Practices Bill had been brought in to indemnify him (the Attorney. General) against the action which had been brought against hies, and which would subject him to a penalty, if it were not compromised. Now he said on that occasion that he had not compromised the action—(Hear, hear)—and that he was anxious that it should be proceeded with. He further stated the facts of the case, which were as follows:--That, on the 27th or 28th of June, an oleo• tion was held for the borough of Horsham. Upon that occasion, Lord Edward Howard objected to the qualifi cation of the Learned Gentleman opposite (Mr. Fitz• gerald),and he gave notice that he would petition. On the 30th of the same month he (the Attorney-General) was served with a writ, which was issued from the office of the attorney of the Hon. Member (Mr. Fitzgerald). He (the Attorney-General) did not then draw any inference from that fact, and he then stated that he had directed his attorneys to examine all the witnesses who were mentioned in the declara. tion, and who were directly or indirectly engaged in the transaction. They were prepared on oath, as he was to deny the charge, and he did further state, as he believed to be the fact, that the plaintiff or his attorney had not examined one of those witnesses.—(Hear.) VANCOUVER'S ISLAND. In reply to a question from Mr. HUME, Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that it was the inten- tion of the Government so propose that certain conditions) should accomp an y th e grant to th e H u dso n ' s Bay ; Company, with the view of promoting colonization.; When all the papers on the subject were prepared, it' was the intention of his Hon. Friend the Under-Secretary; of State for the Colonies, to lay them before the Privy Council, when their charter would be taken into consi deration. Mr. GLADSTONE wished to know if any investiga- 1 tion was to be instituted into the charges that had been! brought against the Hudson's Bay Company of having: used illegal and despotic powers? He had to express his strong conviction that, however restrictions on the company might tend to overcome positive evils and abuses now existing, yet they would not overcome the wretched unfitness for currying out colonization which the Hudson's Bay Company had exhibited. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that an inquiry into the conduct of the company . was instituted by the Secretary of State for the Colonies before any discussion in that House took place on the subject, and that inquiry wai still proceeding, although it was not intended to wait the result of the inquiry before the grant should take place. He quite concurred in the opinions of his Noble Friend (Earl Grey), that they were not likely to have colonization in Vancouver's Island except through the instrumentality of the Hudson's Bay Company. Mr. G. A. HA MILTON then rose to move that as humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that her. Majesty will be graciously pleased to direct that such a modification of the system of national education in Ireland may be made as may remove the conscientious objections which a very large proportion of the clergy and laity of the Established Church entertain to that system as at present carried into operation; or other wise, that means may be taken to enable those of the clergy and laity of the Established Church who entertain such conscientious objections, to extend the blessings of Scriptural education in Ireland. He said it was unnecessary to make any apology for submitting the above motion to the House, because there never was a period when education was more appreciated, and the principles on which such a system should be conducted more thoroughly:understood, than at the present moment. He complained that the system of toleration, carried so successfully in England, was not applied in the same spirit to the clergy and laity of the Established Church of Ireland. In proof of this he might quote the sentiments enunciated by the Noble Lord (Lord. J. Russell), the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth, and Lord al orpeth, whose Christian character endowed their opinion with consi derable weight. The Hon. Gentleman then said that addresses had been signed by a large number of the pre lates and clergy of the Established Church of Ireland, praying that some modification should be made of the present national system of education in Ireland. These addresses were presented in the years 1832 and 1845. The Hon. Gentleman then said that, if the property of the Church of Ireland was equally divided between the clergy of that country it would give only 2001. a year to each clergyman, and a congregation to each clergyman of 6,000 persons.—[An Hon. Member—What ?] —He meant of 600 persons.' Then, again, clergymen were refused livings because they conscientiously opposed the national system of education. Was this right? Was it not using the patronage of Government to promote a particular system, to which the clergy and a large body of the country were opposed? What the Protestants of Ireland asked was, that either schools should be estab lished where scriptural education should be afforded to all, or that a s e parate branch of the present system should be made applicable to scriptural education. They were bound to attend to the demands of 1,600 clergymen 2,000. After s some concluded by me f ur n observations, o e atofa thbeodyno of rt. Member motion with whi c h h e com menced hi s mthae address.making s Sir W. SOMERVILLE, after complimenting the Honour- Gentleman for the judicious manner in which he had brought this question before the House, said the real ques tion for the consideration of the House was this, was the national system of education—the mixed system of educa tion--which had existed in Ireland for the last fifteen years, to be changed? Now, considering the present state of Ire land, the length of time this system of education existed in Ireland, and the fact that the prejudices which had prevailed even on the part of the Protestant clergymen themselves were fast fading away, he thought the House ought to pause before they assented to the motion brought forward by his Honourable Friend. The Right Honourable Gentleman then proceeded to contend, from facts that were beyond dispute, that a great body of the Protestant clergymen in Ireland had given up their hostility to the national system of education. Mr. Woodward, at a later period, having ex amined the matter for himself, stated that the board was entirely free from the charges brought against it of exclud ing scriptural education from the schools. The case of Mr. Woodward was not a solitary one. Many other clergymen have declared themselves hi favour of the national system. He asked them whether, under such circumstances, they should now abandon the mixed system, and establish one which would involve a necessity to erect separate schools, not only for the members of the Established Church, but for the Roman Catholics, and so cover the country with schools to perpetuate those differences and exclusiveness which had so long prevailed in that country. He should op pose the motion of his Hon. Friend. Captain JONES said there was no such thing as united education, except in those cases where the clergymen of the Established Church were the patrons. They should either so modify the rules as to enable the members of the Estab • lished Church to avail themselves of it, or at once give each sect a separate grant. Mr. GROGAN said he had a right to complain that the English Parliament should coerce the feelings of the Pro testant clergy of Ireland upon this subject, and deny them the privilege of carrying out their principles in educating the children. The joint system of education was only cur rent in the Church Establishment schools. He hoped they would attend to the temperate appeal made to them by his Hon. Friend in favour of his motion. Sir WILLIAM VERNER complained that the Govern ment patronage was withheld from those clergymen who were favourable to the national or present system of educa tion. He had himself applied for a friend of his to be ap pointed chaplain to the Lord-Lieutenant, and was refused, on the ground that he was opposed to the national system. The best system of education in Ireland was that under the Kil dare-place Society. Mr. S. CRAWFORD said he knew the Protestant clergy were opposed to the national system, but that was not shared in by the Protestant laity, as was shown by the fact that the number of these schools was greater in the north of Ire landnly a , tt e difference onse t was e h than in other parts o f the country. lie knew that the t S h c a ri t p t t h u e res Catholicme rereca occasions, as they objected to read t h e Scriptures w ithout note and comment. He s hould g ive h i s cordial supp ort to the continuance of the e xistin g s y stem . children i d n r en these were not schools; oblitgheedo to Mr. B. OSBORNE regretted that Honourable Members opposite had not come forward manfully and opposed the vote on the merits of the question. As the motion stood, it was opposed to the religious scruples of Roman Catholic pa rents, and if carried, it would upset th e whole system of mixed education. The Honourable Member for the Univer sity of Dublin had called for a modification of the system, but it appeared that what he proposed was the abolition of the present board of education , and the substitution_e of a system of separate grants for that no w in force. H supplied had not denied that P r otestant children were already with as much scriptural education as the greatest stickler for such education could demand: and, in truth, as in every national school, several hours were sat apar t s t a nt youths did n for ot receive tural reading, if the Prote The effect of passing the testant clergy.—(Hear, hear.) h S te c r h o ools l . f of• - ,religious strife, motion would be to revive the embers had out. Something been said about instruction in the Bible, it must be the fault of the Pro which were now dying know that the sendtay. educa tion. He happened to parents to - their chit means had been used to induce p . the excellence of the Kildare -place Society system of nsideration 5/. down, 55 • a week, Pa rents had received as a , o w ap a i s ta t l ru in e that hie and a leg of mutton red done more than another • to improve were one thing which had dren to what were caelvleedrythFenKdail:l,.a—re(-Lplaaucge Stanley, founded as it was on the great introduced by Lord . sei the right of private judgment the state of Ireland it was the mixed system of education principle of Protestant , In connexion with that point he would ask the Hon. Member ) On the subject the managers of which refused to admit a Roman Catholic, NfyoarsthaesuUbsncirviebresritio, of a n d di Dublin, rect whetherdirector o of, a it h even if brought there in extremis, unless he would consent ' Co hear the Scriptures read?—(Hear, hear. 22, of the national system of education most extraordinary state- • thents had been made at different periods. There were cer tain dignitaries of the Church who, to use the words of Mr. Burke, never manifested any particular zeal for religion except when they desired to wound the feelings of their opponents. The Bishop of Cashel, for example, had stated at the Rotunda at Liverpool—and he had repeated the state ment at the Hanover-square Rooms in April last—that at the last special commission for Limerick, six men were con victed who had been educated in the national schools. He had also stated that at the special commission at Clonmel eleven were convicted who were young, the greater proportion of whom, he said, were probably taught in the national schools—( Hear, hear)—and singularly enough, he added, that eighteen were convicte:, eleven of whom were educated under the national system. Considering the state tnent with respect to Clonmel very extraordinary, he (Mr. B. Osborne) had been at the trouble of making some inqui ries in the neighbourhood; and he would now state the re putt. It appeared that in the gaol of Clonmel, no account ,was kept of the schools in which the prisoners had been edu cated, and from the inquiries which he made, he had found that so far from its being true that eleven of the prisoners convicted had been educated in the national schools, only one of them had ever been in a school, and that oils 'only for about ten days.—(Hear, hear.) The exemplary IBishop who had made this statement had the presentation Ito thirty-four very large livings in his diocese, while !the Crown had the patronage of only three, one of the number being a mere curacy. Such being :the case, the Bishop had not promoted a single clergyman who was friendly to the national system, though there were 'many exemplary men in his diocese; yet he did not scruple to complain that the Crown did not present the opponents of that system to the livings in its gift. The Bishop had, in ' deed, appointed Mr. Dalton, the secretary of the Protestant Association of Exeter Hall, who had never received a colle giate education, to a living which was founded for the en , couragement of such education.—(Hear, hear.) That pre.- late, however, did not stand alone. In the diocese of Fearns, where there were forty-four livings in the presentation of the bishop, not a single friend to the national system of educa tion had been collated to a living. If, as was stated by the Hon. Member for the University of Dublin, there was no such thing as scriptural education in Ireland, it was the fault of those who entertained the opinions of the Hon. Gen tleman and his colleague. He called upon the House not to listen to the suggestion of the Hon. Member, or to sanc tion a course of proceeding which originated with a miserable faction. _ _ _ Mr. NAPIER traced the progress of education in Ireland from the union to 1831, when the national system was esta blished, at which period there were, he said, 30,000 Roman Catholics attending the schools in hich the Scriptures were read, and which the Roman Catholic clergy were then stre nuously opposing. He contended that the system had been founded on the principle of concession to the Roman Catho lic clergy, and of objection to the Protestant Church, thus giving a preference which was not conformable to the established religion of the State. So that by the introduction of the National Board of Education, they raised up two sys tems and two sets of men antagonistically and conscientiously opposed the one to the other. That being so, he must say he considered it most unfair to refuse to those Protestant clergy who were conscientiously opposed to the national system any aid out of the public funds. It was no answer on the part of the Government to say :they would grant that aid to those who assisted the national system, because that would be asking the men to violate their consciences, 'ann to act in opposition to their firm belief in the right of pri vate judgment as applied to the word of God. One of the best remedial measures for Ireland was to extend the advan tages of education in that part of her Majesty's dominions; and with that view he supported the proposition of his Hon. Colleague.—( Hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL said—Sir, if I do not enter at length on the present occasion into this question, the House will readily conceive the reason why I decline to do so. This is a system which, as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman has truly stated, was established by Lord Stanley in 1832, and it has since that time received the support of successive Governments. Having been established by Lord Stanley, it was continued by the Administration of Sir Robert Peel, who refused to make any alteration in respect to this grant, and it has gone on to the present time increasing in the number of its schools and in the number of its scholars. There were at first about 1,000 schools, '• and 100,000 scholars; there are now about 4,000 schools, and 400,000 scholars.—(Cheers.) It is, therefore, I think, not to be considered, as some Honourable Gentlemen who have spoken to-night would appear desirous of considering it, as an entirely new question, now brought forward for the first time by the Government; but it is a system which, having been proposed by Lord Stanley, at first as an experi ment, has been found even more successful than could have been expected, has extended itself very much in Ireland, and has been of very great use in that country.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) It is in these circumstances, therefore, that I say that we have very sufficient grounds for resisting any modification or alteration of that system.—(Cheers.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Napier) stated that be fore the plan of Lord Stanley existed, the Kildare-place Society was in operation, which proceeded upon the prin ciple of introducing the Bible as a school-book without notes or comments. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman stated truly that I am one of those who in this country approve of such a system, and that I belong to a society which takes that broad rule as its guide. I concur entirely in that prin ciple. I think in a Protestant country, where a great ma jority of the people are Protestants, it is of the greatest bene fit to be able to enact that the Bible should be used as a school-book. But this system has been opposed by a ma jority of the clergymen of the Church of England, on the ground that it is quite necessary to add the catechism and liturgy ofthe Church ; and yet, however the Hon. and Learned Gentleman and the Church Educational Society may approve of it in Ireland, it is entirely opposed to the views of the great majority of the Church of England. But this plan, which is opposed By the majority of the clergymen, on ac count of the exclusion of the catechism and liturgy, would, if their wishes were acceded to, exclude the Protestant Dis senters of this country. This is the plan which lam in fa vour of in this country, but the adoption of which in Ire land would exclude the great proportion of Roman Catholics in that country.—(Hear, hear.) lam in principle for that plan which in practice is most successful—(Cheers)—for the best education which can be given to the greatest number.— (Loud cheers.) Whatever system is most likely to extend education, that system I shall certainly adopt. If 1 find that such a system cannot be adopted owing to the ditle rences of religion, I do not think that a system which, though less good in itself; may open its doors to numbers who would be excluded from the benefits of education under the other system, is the system we should adopt.—(Hear, hear.) That is the principle on which we should act in endeavouring to promote education in Ireland.—(Cheers.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman who has just spoken, as well as the Honourable Gentleman who brought forward this motion, have talked much of the violation of conscience which is the consequence of the system that is introduced in Ireland. Now let us consider what that system is. The Roman Catholic clergymen say that, according to the rules and discipline of the Church of Rome, they cannot approve of the Bible being made a school-book. I need not enter into the peculiar grounds which cause that decision, as every one knows that they are closely connected with the rules and discipline of that Church. But that being the case, the principle on which Lord Stanley founded his plan was this :—That where it should be desired by the patron of the school to introduce the Bible, it should not be competent for him to introduce it as a school-book dur ing the hours in which school instruction was given to the children of Roman Catholics. In one of the reports presented to the House, it was expressly regulated that during the hours of religious instruction no child should be compelled to be present if it was objected t 3 by its parents. That is, in two words, the principle on which those schools are conducted, and I beg to ask how that can be a violation of conscience, where the children are offered only the means of such religious instruction as their parents approve, and that the Catholics are separated from the Protestant children? The Honourable and Learned Gentle man says it is a violation of conscience to the clergymen of the Established Church of England and to many Protestant parents, that such latitude should be allowed. Is it not the same violation of conscience which renders it obligatory on a parent to send a child to receive religious instruction he dis approves, or else to deprive it of instruction altogether?— (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I may be permitted very shortly to illustrate that doctrine. The Protestants of France, under Louis XIV., said that it was a violation of conscience to prohibit them from attending Divine worship according to their own tenets, and from receiving religious instruction according to their own proper belief. On laying their complaints before the King, Louis XIV. said that it was a violation of his conscience to permit any one Protestant to reside or to hold property within the boundaries of France, and he accordingly deprived them of all their property and banished them into foreign countries upon the ground that it was a violation to his con science. —(Cheers.) And so the word violation of con science may be used thus or in a t otall y different sense. ' of The Roman Catholic says "Itis a violation my n science to oblige my childto receive religious instruction of which the Roman Catholic Church disapproves. That is a very intelligent proposition ! But when the Protestant clergyman says, " It is a violation of my conscience to pro mote education , unless I can compel Roman Catholic children to receive religious instruction according to the forms of the Church of England," the word " violation" of conscience becomes so vague and unimportant that I for one cannot attach any meaning at all to it.—(Loud cheers.) It is for this reason, therefore, I cannot allow that the Pro testants of the Established Church have a right to object to that system.—(llear , hear.) They certainly have a right to say, that despairing of the schools upon that foundation, they will not promote the educa tion of any children who may belong to another com• munion. They may withdraw their support, and may promote the success of other schools more favourable to their views. I am glad to see that so eminent a clergyman as the Rev. Mr. Woodward has changed his opinion upon this subject.—( Hear, hear.) It is perfectly competent for them to say that they will not attend these schools. I can - not object to it. What I do object to is that they should oppose a grant of public money for the purpose of aiding and assisting the cause of education at these schools —which acts, effectually, most effectually—upon no other grounds than a violation of conscience.—(Bear, hear, and cheering.) I m ust here take notice of one other point to w hi c h the Hon an d Learned Member (fir. Napie r ) re f erred. He stated . that not only is the Bible excluded as a school-book, but that the scriptural extracts which were made in 1832, and gene rally acknowledged to be extremely useful, are no longer in use. The reason of that is that so long as they were used as a school-hook, we used to be charged by the Protestant clergy with allowing the use of the Bible mutilated.—(Hear, hear.) T o relieve that objection, the Commissioners decided that they would no longer enforce the use of the Script ure extracts. And now, though these Scripture extracts weredismissed from use, in compliance with the complaints of the clergymen belong ing to the Church of England, we are made amenable to the charge of having deprived the children of both denomina tions of all religious instruction, The Hon. and Learned Gentleman has di scusse d the question e estio l n very fairly ! but he hardly considered the consequences of the concession made to the objections of the Right Rev. Prelate, and other cler gymen who objected to the resolution. But then it is stated that we ought not to support a grant of public money unless it include a portion for the use of the Church of England. Now that is very plausible, particularly if it could be adopted without doing a great deal of mischief, and would seem con formable to the system adopted in England. But the pre sent having been adopted as a national system, and having appointed the Archbishop of Dublin and others to conduct the same, I am afraid that we could not admit of any change in favour of the Church schools, without seriously injuring the national system.—(Cries of " Hear.") I think that the Archbishop of Dublin would oppose any system favouring sectarian distinctions, even if he found himself opposed by a majority of the Church. I think, therefore, there was a good deal of reason 'in what w as s a id t a y the Honourable Member for Rochdale, that the Protes tant Church of Ireland is an endowed church, and the clergy of it leave the means of subsisting, aiding, and sub scribing for schools of its own.—(Hear, hear.) The lion. and Learned Gentleman who spoke last said that there were large funds subscribed for such a purpose. I am sorry that the clergy could not join in the national school system, but if they could not conscientiously do so, I am glad that they subscribed for schools of their own.—(Hear, hear.) But I find a great deal of difficulty in granting aid to these schools in -1949. Ireland whilst the present is the mode that Government supports as the national system. I remember that the Ibght Honourable Baronet the Member for timworth was asked sonic years ago to aid a system of separate reli gious education, and he could not agree to the proposition. With regard to another subject connected with this, though not belonging to it—l mean the charge.which has been made against the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, that all the Church patronage is reserved for. and is only given to, those who support the national system of education—l shall merely say that I agree with the Hon. and Gallant Member for Middle sex, who said that by far the greater portion of the Church patronage, the benefices in Ireland, belongs to the bishops, and is in their gift-1( Hear, hear)—and I really think that it is not too much that the Government, believing this to be a good system of education, and wishing that it should flourish, and seeing that a great many enlightened and pious clergy men have, from their favourable opinion of the system, no chance of patronage or promotion from their bishops, should recommend them, and I think it is no wonder that the Crown, in the distribution of its patronage, should favour their claims. —(Hear, hear.) I therefore think that although it would be wrong to make an absolute rule of exclusion of all those who are conscientiously opposed to the national system of education, yet it is a fair test of preference, and I am ready to maintain that the conduct of the Irish Government is right in appointing those who are friends to it to benefices in their gift.— (Hear, hear.) The fact is not as the Hon. Gentleman opposite stated, when he said that it is the clergy, who are opponents of the system, who are made to support a load of obloquy. On the contrary, all the obloquy is cast upon those who support the system.--(Hear, hear.) They are charged with not observing their vows, and with not acting conscientiously with the body to which they belong, and it requires a good deal of c ourage an d a s t rengt h o f m i n d to support all the obloquy that is cast upon them.—(Hear, hear.) For my part, Sir, I think that a system which has for sixteen years increased, and not diminished—(Hear, hear)—which was set on foot by Lord Stanley, which was carried on under the Administration of Lord Grey, Lord Melbourne, and Sir Robert Peel, which does tend to unite Catholics and Protestants, and which, were it not for those unfortunate prejudices of the clergy, would more readily promote that union—l think that this system is worthy of the continued support of this House—(Hear, hear)—and I should regret any vote which would injure its efficacy and undermine its usefulness.—( Loud cheers.) Mr. HUME thought that no answer had been given to the speech of the Hon. Member for Middlesex ( Mr. Osborne) in reference to the refusal to admit a Roman Catholic into an hospital in Dublin. He had originally supported the system as introduced by Lord Stanley, and he held it to be one of the best measures ever applied by the British Parliament to Ireland, and he could wish a similar system, which was so well calculated to put down sectarian rancour, was adopted for this country. Mr. G. A. HAMILTON begged to explain. The hospital to which reference had been made had been established with Protestant money, to afford medical aid and spiritual conso lation to members of the Established Church; but he was confident no Roman Catholic labouring under the effects of accident would be refused admission. Mr. REYNOLDS said that, remembering the charge made against the hospi,al in question, he could not but think the answer just given was equivalent to a plea of guilty, for it was no justification in a Christian country to say that the hospital had been founded with Protestant money. He had never before heard of such a description being given to the circulating medium.-.-(Hear, hear, and laughter.) This was practical bigotry on the part of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, who was the Parliamentary guardian of the College of the holy and undivided Trinity in the city of Dublin.—(Hear, hear.) From that Hon. and Learned Member he was astonished to hear that there was an attempt to proselytise that university. Why, it was clear that a Roman Catholic might enter as a sizar, and at the end of four years become a candidate for a scholarship; but, how ever great his scholastic qualifications, he was inadmissible to that office unless be produced a certificate that he had re ceived the sacrament acccrding to the form of the Established Church in the college chapel. Therefore, unless he became an apostate, he was excluded from honours and emoluments. In short, though Trinity College was called a national university, no man, from the ball porter to the senior fellow, could hold office unless he subscribed to the Thirty-nine Ar ticles. Mr. NAPIER explained, and said that he had been mis represented in being charged with inconsistency. Mr. NEWDEGATE deprecated the taunts which had been thrown out by the Honourable Members for M on tr o s e and Middlesex. He had only heard from them words to the effect that the system of national education which suited the Catholics suited some of the Protestants, and therefore that they should keep it. But they found that there were 1,600 out of 2,000 of the clergy who found it incompatible with their duty to accept the terms offered, and who prayed that they might have some assistance. He proceeded, amidst several interruptions from Ilr. Osborne, to combat the asser- tion3 of the Hon. Member, which he said were based upon the inexperience of his (Mr. Osborne's) own facts. The Hon. Member seemed to be afraid that there should be a single Protestant establishment in all Ireland. He talked of pro selytism ; but he (Mr. Newdegate) asked was there not such a thing as proselytism among the Roman Catholics? Form ing as it did an essential portion of their religion, were they in a position to taunt Protestants with the practice? He lamented the decision that her Majesty's Government had come to, and his conviction was, that well intended and well devised as the system had been by Lord Stanley, it was un just to the Protestants of Ireland; and he hoped that a system would be established in that country which would be in accordance with the feelings of both religions. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion ... llB Against it Majority On our return to the gallery the House had gone into Committee of Supply, when the following votes were agreed to c 13,4511. for Emigration. 41,1501. for stipendiary magistrates in the West India Co• ionies and the Mauritius. On the question that 30,0001. be granted for the support of captured negroes, Lord G. BENTINCK inquired whether the system of im porting negroes into the colonies, which had been tried, and so unsuccessfully, was to be persisted ? One of the ships (the Bangalore) that had been sent to the coast had made rather a good trip, having received 7001. for the passage of one negro boy only thirteen years of age. He wished also to know whether any other and better facilities would be given to our colonists towards obtaining a supply of labour ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that with respect to what had been done it had been done at the request of the colonists themselves. As to the future, it was not intended to bring in any measure for the purpose of legalizing the purchase of negroes on the coast of Africa. Mr. HUME said that Government had sent out two ships, not in accordance with the wishes of the colonists, but to gratify a whim of their own. Those ships had been indeed most successful, having brought home one negro between them.—(Laughter.) He wished to know who was to pay the expenses? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was afraid that he must pay, although the ships had been sent out at the urgent request of the colonists.—Vote agreed to. 23,000/., expenses of mixed commissions. Mr. URQUHART objected to the votes, on the ground that these commissions were virtually sinecures. He should move that the vote be reduced by 10,0001. Lord PALMERSTON defended the vote, and stated that the mixed commissions were appointed under treaty, by which they were bound to be maintained. And it was necessary they should be so, for if any one were abolished, and a vessel was afterwards captured under the flag of the other party to the commission, there would be no court to adjudicate. Mr. ANSTEY supported the amendment, and contended that these Commissioners' Courts might be abolished without any infraction of existing treaties for the suppression of the slave-trade. He should prefer to meet the vote with a direct negative, as he believed the object of it was to keep up sine cure offices. After a short conversation, i KEOGH ob T expressedhe annual his returns showed e t d h e t Commissionthat tno cases was Mr. a gross came before the Court, while a large sum was annually paid tothe officers, who enjoyed a perfect sinecure. The judge at Sie e r c ra ol L on e y one w r it e h ce n iv o ed ass 2, is 2 t s a o n /. t, a re 3 c -e e tt iv r, ed wh b i u le t I th ,s e oo c l h . ief jTuhsteicGe Go of v th ernment ; feeling this to be a bad case, had offered to give up the appointment of a judge at Sierra Leone, but maintained those at Havannah, Surinam, and the Cape, none of whom had decided a single case for the last three years. Surely the judge at Sierra Leone might be charged with the wh o l e d uty. trenchment. Never was a more favourable opportunity presented f or re - Viscount PALMERSTON said that he had already in formed the House that the Judge at Sierra Leone would not be continued, and one of the Judges at Havannah havirg died the appointment would not be filled up. Mr. HUME said these courts were a nest of sinecures. Mr. BRIGHT compared the operations of the African squadron to the knight errantry of old, and contended that with the prevailing distress in this country no unnecessary expense ought to be incurred for the purposes for which this vote was designed. He was opposed to all Government interference on the question of slavery and the slave trade. Mr. P. HOWARD said the mixed commission had been established in compliance with the wish of the country. After a few words from Mr. URQUHART, The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, and the vote was agreed to. On the vote of 41.190'. for the Consular establishments, Mr. URQUHART moved to reduce it by 1,0001., on ac count of the Consul for Warsaw, which he contended ought to be under the head of Poland, and not Russia. Lord PALAIERSTON said he had no objection to the alteration from Russia to Poland, which was accordingly made. Mr. URQUHART then moved that the vote be reduced by the sum of 5,0001., as he objected to several of the details. Lord PALMERSTON defended the vote as originally pro posed by her Majesty's Government. Mr. URQUHART declined to divide the Committee on his amendment, and the vote was put and agreed to. The next vote proposed was that 49,0001. be granted to defray the charges of the British settlement at Hong-Kong. Dr. BOWRING complained of the excessive local taxa tion of Hong-Kong. Though it had but little of our China trade, it was subjected to a very large proportion of the diplomatic expenses of that region. Indeed, out of the five ports in China open to our trade, there was only two with which we had any commerce of considerable amount. Lord PALMERSTON admitted that the subject was one that required some consideration; and that at present there were only two ports, Canton and Shanghae, with which we had considerable traffic, though there was a third port where the trade was increasing. He would endeavour next year to see whether there might not be some reduction effected in this. After a few words from Mr. A. SMITH, Mr. HAWES mentioned, as a proof of the increasing im portance of Hong-Kong, that its revenue during the last three years had progressively increased, being in 1846, 22,000/. ; in 1847, 27,000/. ; and for the present year, 31,0001. The vote was then agreed to, as was also the following :- 10,000/. for extraordinary disbursements of Ministers at foreign Courts. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the House having resumed, the report was ordered to be brought up to morrow (this day) at twelve o'clock. The Nuisances and Contagious Diseases Bill went through Committee. Some amendments which were proposed are to be considered in Committee. The report of the Commons Enclosure Act was brought up and amended, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time. The Controverted Elections Bill was read a third time and passed. The Dublin Police Bill went through Committe, clause 26 being struck out. REYNOLDS intimated it was not his intention to offer any objections to the above Bill. He should reserve his opposition for the future stages of the measure. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at Two o'clock. IMPORTATION OF ASPHALTUM.—A vessel arrived from Philadelphia, United States, has brought thirty casks of asphaltum as a portion of her cargo. We have no recollec tion of a previ ous i mportat i on of asphaltum from the United States of America. LAW INTELLIGENCE: • j DOUSE OF LORDS, August 21. .•_-. The House sat to-day at half-past three o'clock, for ' the purpose of g i v i ng sever al j u d gments i n appea l c ases: that had been heard beforry their- Lordships during 'the_ prese:.t session. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Earl Beauchamp, Nord. Campbell, and Viscount Hawarden. COLE V. SEWELL. Their Lordships gave judgment in this case,affirto ing the judgment of the late Lord Chancellor orir - e ; ' laud (Sir E. Sugden), and dismissing Abe. appesil with costs . THORNEYCROFT V. CROCKETT. ~..• Their Lordships also gave judgment in this case, affirming the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor of Eng•,.. land with costs. LADY E. TIIYNNE V. THE EARL CF GLENGALL. Their Lordships also gave judgment in this case, affirming the judgment of the Master of the Rolls with costs. HARRISON V. STICKNEY. Their Lordships also gave judgment in this case, agreeing with the Judges that the judgment ought to be for the defendant in error with costs. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) Thomas William Snape, a person of gentlemanly appear ance, surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment for misdemeanour, in having unlawfully induced one William Jacobs to make him a promise to give him 2001. upon the condition that he would use his influence to obtain for him Government appointment. The defendant pleaded Guilty. Mr. Boutcrx, who, with Mr. 'Clark, appeared for the prose cution, said that this indictment had been preferred by the direction of the Lords of the Treasury. The defendant bad been a junior clerk in the office of the Queen's Remetn brancer, and he held that position at the time of the occur rence in question. It appeared that in February last the prosecutor, who was a young gentleman residing in the country, put an advertisement in the Times newspaper, in which he offered to give a sum of 6001. to any person who would obtain for him a Government appointment, legally saleable. The defendant answered the advertisement, and negotiation was entered into between the parties, the result of which was that the defendant required a sum of 2001. to be given to him, which he said would be required for some preliminary expenses in furtherance of the object he had in view. The prosecutor fortunately communicated the circum stance to some of his friends, and the result was that the pre sent indictment had been preferred; but he thought it right to say that the defendant did not obtain any money, and he had also been dismissed from his appointment by the Lords of the Treasury. The prisoner put in a written paper, in which he admitted he had committed the offence, but urged in mitigation of punishment that he had lost his situation and his position in society, and had therefore already suffered most severely lot the act he had committed. The RECORDER inquired whether the defendant really pos sessed any influence to obtain an appointment, or whether his proposition was all moonshine. Mr. Vincent, the chief clerk in the Remembrancer's-office, said that the defendant was a junior clerk, and he knew of no interest that he possessed which would enable him to realise the expectations he had held out. The RECORDIM, in passing sentence, said that the defend ant had pleaded guilty to the charge of endeavouring to obtain money under the pretence that he could obtain I Government appointment; and although the person who had put the advertisement in the paper offering to pay money to any one who would procure him a Government appointment —which he must have known was not legal—wasa good deal to blame in the matter, the defendant must still take the con" sequences of the act he had committed. Ha had already certainly suffered very severely by the loss of his situation, and that circumstance would be largely taken into account in the sentence that was pronounced, and it would be the ground for no fine being inflicted. The offence, however , could not be passed over without punishment, as a warning to others; but, under all the circumstances, the sentence would be that he be imprisoned in the gaol of Newgate for one month. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. BULLOCK.) ihnjamin Holt, aged 39, was indicted for embezzling various sums of money, the property of William Stevens, al master. Mr. Ballantine was for the defence. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, that be carries on the business of a wine-merchant in Bishopsgate' street ; the prisoner had been in his service for twelve years, and he lived, with his wife and family upon the premises, and had a salary of 50/. a year. He had no reason to suspect his h . onesty until the month of April in the present year, when he found that he had been receiving money fronl different customers, which he had not accounted for, and 013 his taxing him with it he at once admitted that he had XV; ceived the money, which amounted altogether to 25/., apd said he had been induced to take it consequence of having, entered a number of racing-sw ee p s , an d b egge d t h at h e m ight not be prosecuted, offering to restore the money if time wfsr e allowed him to do so. Mr. BADL&NTINE, for the defence, said the present via s l most melancholy case. The prisoner was formerly in Oor. circumstances as a licensed victuall er , and had borne a hie character for a great many years. He had seven childre l3 2 and latterly his wife had turned out drunken and depraveu , and had caused him considerable ex p ense , f rom w hich 1 18 had sought to relieve himself by th e means s t a t e d by his master, and the consequence had been that he had becP o3B still more embarrassed. Two highly respectable victuallers 'were examined on be' . half of the prisoner, and they bo re ou t th e statement made by the Learned Counsel. They had known the prisoner $ great many years, and from their knowledge of his circunr stances, they had interested themselves in getting a portion of his family into the Licensed Victualler? School. . The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly recoll mended him to mercy, in which recommendation the prose cutor also joined. Mr. BULLOCK sentenced the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for three months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION HOUSE. Rebecca Brown was brought before the Lord illayort charged with shoplifting in the house of Mr. Campbell, hosier , in Cheapside. A waiter at Jaeksons's dining-rooms in Cheapside saw tbf, prisoner walk into the prosecut or ' s s h op an d purc h ase a LIL lar, after which she asked to see s ome handkerchiefs. s'l" tool( the opportunity to take from the counter, whilst talkivi to the shopman, a piece of handk erc hi e f s an d concea l i t a bout her, and she then walked out. The slaspman immediatei afterwards missed the property, and saw the prisoner in. custody of the waiter, who gave her i n t o t h e custo dy 6' • policeman. She had, upon being apprehended by the wail/ who insisted upon an investigati on , ki c k e d h i m and res ist the attempt to secure her in a v ery v i o l ent manner. She if, followed up in her manoeuvres by a f ema l e accomplices ,'" tween whom and her what is called " the office" was pas s ° The . accomplice esea ped. The pris.,ner, upon being taken to the station-house, l i t. placed in the hands of th e searcher, who found under P*- clothes the piece of handkerchiefs. Committed for trial. Thomas Bryan was charged with having be g ged. ge had the appearance o f b e i ng a person of great strength of body. The defendant was begging of every passer-by, and 01 3 , 4 being told that if he continued to carry on lila trade r at should be taken before the Lord Mayor, by whom he Nv0, 1 _ 1 . 6 1 no doubt, be punished, he , said he was determined 0 "_„„'' and nothing should prevent him. While he was even Mic a tulating with the officer he solicited alms of those 0 , 10 stopped to witness the scene, and as he seemed to have all °;: t qualifications of a resolute beggar-man, it became neceses;;, to remove him at once from the street to the presence of t''" magistrate. In answer to questions from the Lord Mayor, the defen d; ant said he h a d come f rom the county of Carlow to get Word in London, an d th at on com i ng into town he was so tired ,1) hungry that he could not help sitting down on the atePs of hall door and begging. The LORD MA/OR committed him for fourteen days 0 *- rogue and a vagabond. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 21. to' Stocx EXCITAN GE .—Li tt I e b usiness has been done , day. The market is further depressed, and prices IL W c . The sales are—Birke n h ea d. L ancashire, and Cheshire ow, tion; 31/. Shares, 9 dis.—Caledonian, Preference, IA Lancashire and Y or k s hi re (late M. and B.), 161 A ( 1', 9 1$ Ditto (late Manchest er and L eeds), 16% dis.—Ditto, dis.—London and North. Western, 113 c.—Ditto, New 9.4, ters, par— Midland Stock, 91—Ditto, New Halves, B %, je ff —North Union (A), 1991 ,4—Shrewsbury and Cheiter, n a , Thirds, 1% dis.—South-Ea s t ern an d D over, No. 2, , dis.—Ditto, No. 4, Thi r d s , 6% —Y ork, Newcastle, and Z wick (G. N. E. Purchase), % p. DIAINCiii:SIYtt, AUG. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, nisio shire, and Cheshire J unc ti on , 9 dis.—Eastern C0d0,..0 14 c.—Lancashire and Yo r k s hi re (W est Ridi ng Uni0n),4,40 dis.—Ditto, Preference, IX, c. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, L. rential, 1846, 1% dis.—North Staffordshire, 3 15-16 South-Eastern and Dover, 24 1 4—Ditto, No. 4, 6 13-1 6 ' BIRMINGHAM, Atra. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.— O w i ng t o th e unsett l e d sta t e of Pre weather and other depres s i ng causes , t h e share marlietorol. exceedingly dull to-day. The sales are—Birmingham isef verhampton, and Dudley, 3 1 4 p.—North Stafford° 4 dis.—North British, Thirds, 2 ', dis. On the 16th inst., at Melcombe-place, the lady ° Withecombe, Bengal Medical Service, of a son. g ror On the 17th inst., a t Bognor, Sussex, the lady of the H. C. Knight, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., the wife of Martin T. Smith, x. , * ( l'' of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at Berden Parsonage, Essex, the 'W ife the Rev. C. F. Cook, of a daughter. On the 18th i nst . , at Larkhall-lane, Clapham, rte ' lts M 4 Mullen, o f a son. MARRIED. ...; en A ff, On the 14th inst., at the British Embassy, P.'• 3 ' Chamrion De Orespigny, Esq., brother of Sir Claurietteh Crespigny, Bart., to Charlotte, eldest daughter of John - Esq., of Westend, near Southampton. Trill i° On the 17th i ns t., a t t h e church of the Holy - bp. Yeovil, Somerset, Thomas H. Johnston, eldest son of I I AD De Johnston, Esq., of Bookhana .lodge, Surrey, to Sarab oes ilo Whitmarsh Tucker, only child of R. Tucker, DR.) °f ford, Yeovil. 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