The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-01 00:00:00

-'tettion .• ; ; E. Seven P ;nek. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. The reports upon the following Bills were further considered and ordered to be engrossed : Birkenhead Dock Company Bill. Brighton Gas Light and Coal Company Bill. Derby Waterworks Bill. Manchester General Cemetery Bill. Petitions were presented by—Mr. GRANGER, from a tradesman residing in Durham, praying for an alteration in the County Courts Act; Mr. DUNCAN, from Scottish congregations, praying the House to pass some measure to enable them to obtain sites for building churches ; Mr. BAINES, from the magi.trates of a town in Yorkshire, in favour of the Bill for regulating the proceedings of special and petty sessions; Mr. FITZROY, against the Public Health Bill, from Lewes. Mr. G. THOMPSON, from Folkestone, praying that all matters in dispute between this country and other nations should be referred to arbitration ; and from Steoney, praying for the removal of the tax upon land in India employeed in the development of agricul ure ; Lord DRUMLANRIG, from Dumfries, against the Bill for Establishing Diplomatic Relations with the Court of Rome. Mr. EWART, from Dundee and other places praying for the adoption of some measure to prevent the desecration of the Sabbath and the running of the mails upon that day ; Mr, DISRAELI, from the parish of St. Elizabeth, in the Island of Jamaica, praying for relief; from Long Crendon, in favour of a repeal of the Poor Re moval Act ; from Eton and Brill, in favour of re trenchment in the national expenditure ; from the Lodges of Odd Fellows in the towns of Newport Pagnel, Burnham, Fenny Stratford, Stony Stratford, Wolverton, Pottersbury, and Leighton Buzzard, praying for the same legal security as enjoyed by other friendly societies ; from Brill and Chipping Norton, in favour of the Bill for removing the Jewish disabilities ; and from Bicester, against the system of direct taxation; Mr. BERN AL, from Rochester, signed by the Mayor, on behalf of a public meeting against the Public Health Bill - Sir R. H. INGLIS, from various places, against the Jewish Disabilities Bill ; Mr. HAMILTON, from a number of parishes in the north of Ireland, agai ns t the present system of national education ' • TADC ASTER AND HALTON DIAL TURN PIKE ROAD BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. LEICESTER CEMETERY BILL. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were consi dered and agreed to. EVICTED DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND) BILL. -- On the motion of AIr:DRUMMOND, the second reading of this Bill was postponed until the 17th. HARWICH ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had received information that the recognizances required in the matter of the petition, complaining of an undue election in the borough of Harwich, were unob jectionable, and that the petitioner declined to pro ceed with the petition. Mr. URQUHART presented a petition from Worcester against the Health of Towns' Bill. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath, in favour of the Site of Churches (Scotland) Bill; also a petition from Invernes4, praying for the better observance of the Sabbath ; also a - petition from Glas gow, praying for an alteration of the law of entail in Scotland, and against the Bill introduced on the subject by the Lord Advocate. THE BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice of his intention to move, on Thursday, the 11th of May, that it was expedient, in the future election of Members, that the votes should be taken by way of ballot. ALIEN BILL. Lord D. STUART gave notice of his intention in Committee, on the Alien Bill, to move an amendment on certain clauses. The Earl of LINCOLN presented a petition from Linlithgow, in favour of the site of Churches (Scot land) Bill. Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. SPAIN, PRUSSIA,-AND DENMARK. Mr. URQUHART gave notice that lie should, to morrow, ask the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether the correspondence recently published in the newspapers as having passed between this country and Spain was authentic or not ; and if so, whether he would have any objection to lay copies of it on the table of the House.—(Hear, hear.) He should also ask the Noble Lord in what position this country stands with respect to the recent events that had taken place between Denmark spud Prussia. TOBAGO RELIEF BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEK, the House went into Committee on this Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then said it was most probably well known to every Member in the House who had read the papers that had been recently furnished with respect to tho condi tion of the island of Tobago, that it had been desolated by a severe hurricane, which had caused great destruction of property. It was no doubt equally well known and appreciated, that the island in such an extremity possessed a strong claim upon the generous aid of this country. When the Government received intimation of the disaster, they immediately advised the Government to propose a grant of 5,0001., in order that it might be applied to the immediate relief of the distress that had been occasioned, and on the un derstanding that the home Government would at the earliest moment propose a vote of that amount to meet the expenditure of this sum out of the funds of the island; but at the same time they undertook to pro pose the loan of a larger sum in order to enable those whose property had been destroyed to replace it, and to afford employment for the working people, whose means of subsistence had been destroyed by the cala mity. -- He had, therefore, to propose a grant of 5,0001. and a loan of 50,0001. The House had adopted a similar co urse i n re f erence to St. Vincent, Jamaica, Domingo, an d ot h er i slands, and as recently as 1843 assistance had been afforded to Antigua in conse. quence of a calamity that had occurred there. He would not on the present occasion advert to th e condition of the West In dian Islands, as their condition would, no doubt, on a future occasion, come under the mature consideration of the House. was would only state a s that the condition of Toba go as to render it necessary that the House shoulda fully extend u the pro posed aid to it. As the Ho use w posses sion of the circumstances, he should syimmplymo,.; that the sum of 5,000/. be voted t o re li eve the distress occasioned in the island by the recent h urr i cane Mr. HUME inquired where the details of the grant were laid down ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, in page 16 of the printed papers. The money was to relieve labourers and others. Mr. HUME inquired if that was the whole amount proposed ? The CHANCELLOR of the EACHEQUER said it was not ; a loan of 50,000/ was proposed. Mr. HUME wkhed to know whether the money had been advanced ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that it had been advanced, and that such was the only course which could be adopted by the Go vernment in the emergency in which the island was placed. The Right Honourable Baronet then proceeded to state that the next vote which he should place in the hands of the:Chairman was to authorise the Treasury to advance, either from the Consolidated Fund, or by the issue of Exchequer-bills, a sum of 50,0001. upon loan to the Island of Tobago, to be distributed by the Legisla ture of th at island to individuals who had suffered from the effects of the recent hurricane, in the same manner as similar grants have been distributed in the islands H a u t i t z ,sy igm . eMontserrat, and o th e r s . had been advanced' and sh edto know wh e th e r th e money if not, u p on w h a t t erms it w he as to be awouldvance and .d wheth er it was lik e l y t h at t sums dbe , rLepcaoilt by the colony. The CHANCEL that the money had not or the EXCHEQUER said Y u e n \ been advanced, and would not be advanced prepared to give such tare: the island was the Go vern . meat thought to be sufficient :security for the repayment of the money. He did not think th at i t . u was advisable then to ent er into any the gene - al state of the We,t Indian csock):ion as t o The present grant would form no part of the gen ie e s r . Ipla n to he proposed for the relief of those islands, b" was in strict accordance with gr an t s made upn former occasions to those islands w hi c h had suffered from hurricanes or other Calamities of a similar nature. The money would be advanced by the Legislature of the island to individuals who would give such security as would no doubt satisfy them, but the Government of this country would look to the island for its repayment. Mr. HUDSON wished to know what amount at present remained unpaid out of similar advances made upon previous occasions to the West Indian islands ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that advances had been made to other islands to a very considerable extent, and, up to the present time, THE SUN, LONDON, to a very great extent, the instalments had been punctually and regularly paid. Owing to the dis .;ress which hid existed during the last two yro the time had, however, been extended fur the payment of the instalments. Mr. HUDSON wished to know whether th - ad vance of the present sum would not be attended with much greater risk than grants made at any former period. Mr. BARCLAY tendered his most cordial thanks to the Government for their kindness in coming for ward to assist the colony. He would remind the House that the West India islands had contributed a large sum of money towards the relief of the destitute in Ireland last year. Interchanges of this kind were equally honourable to both par ties, and would form, he believed, the best link between the colonies and the mother country. With respect to the question put by the Hon. Member for Sunderland (Mr. Hudson), he did not think that there was any risk attending the advance of this money to the island, because he believed that the revenues of the islands were never in a more pros perous condition, owing to the prosperous state of the labouring population. The vote was then agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose to move a vote of 200,0001. for the purpose of the emigration of free labourers to the islands of Trinidad and Guiana. He believed that all were aware of the importance attached to the emigration of free labourers to the West Indies on the coast of Africa, and the object of this vote was to further that emigration, and to defray the expenditure that had already taken place, which he believed was about 166,0004 Mr. BARCLAY said, it might perhaps app t e h a e r un grateful on his part, but he felt bound to e Go vernmentll that the loan would not enable the t island to compete with those colonies where free-labour was produced. This loan was the only sugar measure that Government could i ntroduce for the her Majesty's benefit of the colonies, but he:hoped the House would not labour under the impression that temporary ex pedients of this nature were calculated to improve the condition of the coloni es . qu ite convinced that th e y wou ld nevera int a a l nl any events enable he w the ay c olonies to compete with slave- growing states ; and he, therefore, trueted that the time was not far diStant when the ,House wou ld condescend to take into its seriou'i con sideration the present deplorable state of the colonies. How was it that the colonists could not raise this money upon their own security ? Why, simply because an impression prevailed that the colonies were to be left to their fate, aid were never more to be taken under the fostering care of that House. The House should not think that it was doing an act of great generosity in voting this grant. Mr. HUME agreed, with a great portion of the Hon. Gentleman's address, but particularly with that portion of it in which he stated that the colonies had been greatly injured by the mismanagement of the Colonial-office ; but he rose to oppose the grant on other grounds, and he should divide upon it. By the rules of the House no money should be spent by the Government without the consent of the House, except in cases of extreme emergency, like that for which the 5,0001. was voted ; but since 1844, the Colonial-office had entered into negotiations with the colo nies by which the House had been pledged to vote large sums of money for their use. For instance, when the Court of Policy of Trinidad desired to raise a loan and could not do so, the Colonial-office stepped into their aid, and pledged the House to in demnify them. It was utterly fallacious—it was a perfect delusion to suppose that, as these Colonies were situated at present they would even be enabled to repay is. of any sum that might be lent to them. There was a time when they could have done so, but their credit was now gone, and such: was the deplorable financial condition of the colony, that the Government had -been compelled to curtail their expenses by reducing the emoluments of their servants. Therefore, if they advanced the money, they might as well do so as a grant, for none of it would ever be repaid. T i ne Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Gladstone), was not lesss culpable than any of his predecessors for he sanctioned the emigration of coolies at an ex pense which he pledged this country to defray by loan. He (Ar. Hume) wished to see the colonies left to their own management, and free from the in fluence of the Colonial Office ; let them employ whom they liked, pass what laws they liked, and pay what salaries they liked; do not interfere with them, but make them responsible to the mother country. He, therefore, begged to move that the grant be postponed until the report of the Committee on Oirsn.t Indian Affairs was before the Hcuse, and they were informed of the intentions of the Government respecting them. Mr. GLADSTONE confessed that the repayment of the money would be questionable, and agreed with the lion. Gentleman that as a matter of economy the best way to bring that about was to leave matters to the transaction of the colonists themselves.— ♦ (Hear.) Whatever gratitude the West Indian Islands owed for the aid afforded by the Government, or whatever responsibility attached to it, neither he nor Lord Stanley were to blame, as it was not afforded during the time they held office. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it was perfectly correct that the present propo sition did not originate with the late Government, but they adopted the measure for the immigration of the coolies into the West Indies, out of which the necessity for the present loan originated. Sir R. H. INGLIS said that whatever might be the opinion, with respect to the recent equilization of the duty on sugar had been productive of the greatest of evils to the West Indian colonies. Notwithstand ing the injuries the colonists had sustained, he believed that they still entertained the best feelings towards the mother country, and he thought that the House would be only acting right in agreeing to advance the sums which were required the purpose of mitigating the evils under which the colonies were at present suffering He trusted that there would be no opposition to this grant. lithe colonies were compelled to pay all their expenses, they would cease to look upon this country in a parental light. Mr. ROBINSON thought that the House of Commons ought not to be called upon to vote 200,0001. for the purpose of emigration before it had the report of the Emigration Committee. For aught they knew the report of that Committee might be against any further emigration to these colonies, and on such doubt it was rather too bad to take out of the pockets of the hard working people of this country so large a sum as 200,000/. Mr. HUME called upon the Government to post pone this vote for a short time in order to enable the House to have before it the report of the 'West India Committee. Mr. WILSON thought there was very little chance of the report of the West India Committee being laid on the table of the House for some weeks. to come. Mr. HERRIES supported the grant, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. (THIS I)AY.) AFTERNOON SITTING. At the re-assembling of the delegates this afternoon, there were only twenty-four present; Mr. Dixon, the newly elected chairman, presided. The first business was the election of a person to take money at the gallery entrance, and also the election of a s t e a h t Z u e t h . t a a t k l e l r i l . John Ask. ilh received e b l e v e e n d e a le c c or ed m a un d i e C l a e t g lO a n te , The CHAIRMAN said h e had ' at A a meeting Finance of 6o opersons h e ld at Swindon (Wilts). Committee, an Agitation Committ ee , t o super intend the holding of meetings in the London district, and tocazange as to the attendance of delegates then t theepec, Captain to I . 'BittEt: General Business Committee, were at end ( e D r i t b i ° ri n ) , who had been appointed to attend the Assembly, in invitationo sent to that effect, here a b c y co th rd e an l e r e ish w e ithon statement, but spoke in ruse and proceeded to make to him, several su low a tone of voice that scar a cel o a w d urd was audible. On a vote of thanks being proposed delegates objected, observing that t i ' t s w e a s when not a sentence of the captain's absurd t o d o so s,,eech was clea r ! understood, whereupon e y red to expl a i n t h e substance of Dr. mwo uL offered Mr. O'Brien's communication, which was to the follo w . ing effect:—That the condition of Ireland was such that the Government of this country had commenced a ruth less prosecution against the best and bravest of her ser vants, who were now entirely in their hands and would be dealt with in the most cruel and blood-thirsty manner. Chat Mr. O'Brien had consulted his own lawyer as to the effect of the Convention Act, and was informed that, under exsiting circumstances, it would not be prudent for the Confederation to send delegates to that assembly. That he was of opinion that very great danger m i g ht result, not only to Ireland but to this country, provided they did not carry on their aagitation h the effect of distracting the active would have gitation with firmness a nd p rudence ; and that an ' its whole strength upon unha ppy Government throwing aarlitioll of their common en em y , and present the Ireland. He (D r . M'Douall) entirely ag reed with the ~p inion of C a pt a i n O'Brien, for he believed that the Government wished nothing better than that the as sembly should cease their agitatbn, and allow them to concentrate their powers on Ireland. A vote of thanks was then carried with great una nimity. A DELCATE said he sincerely believed that it was not The ens the intention to be taken u under the operation el Gov tax of the Convention Act. Government to bring that Assembly .e public. sai said, the next most important business p by the Assembly was to consider some mode whereby thei etd r het t n r i reedin gs might be properly and fatAthfmulolytiocrwyeaYs Barnsley, that the Assembly seconded by Mr. s H ,,;" i ved by - Mr. CAMPBELL and should enter into ti d li ai a l ; yr n a : n g erne n t with procepedispers, to . secure a full and the proprietors of some: one of the correct report of the A good deal of discussitoungs. enaued, during which the Tory press was lauded as having acted more fairly and openly with the Chartists thilb the other ; organs, and the Morning Post alluded to as giving the fullest and fairest reports. The .111,,rthei 71 Star came in for a share of abuse, a dole gate 4,bserving that its proprietor bad very materially injured the cause, and that Mr. O'Connor was un worthy of their support. Ultimately the original mo tion was withdrawn, and one passed appointing a committee to inquire into the best means of obtaining a fair and lull report. and requesting them to report the result of their inquiries to the Assembly. A certificate was read by the Chairman, in accord ance with the resolution passed in the morning, appoint ing Mr. M'Carthy a delegate for Finsbury and the city of London. A lengthy discussion also ensued upon this subject, upon a motion of Mr. T. Clarke being made, that Mr. M'Carthy's credentials be returned, and the eltction be considered null and void. Mr. ADAMS stated that the meeting which elected Mr. WCarthy consisted of only 200 persona, and was held in a small room; neither had proper notice been given of the meeting. _ _ Mr. INJARTHY contended that he had been properly elected, a nd attributed the opposition against his taking his seat to one or two delegates who entertained some personal hostility towards him because he held extreme opinions. lie bad no wi,h to remain in the Assembly, however, if they thought he was not entitled to a seat as a delegate. The discussion terminated by a motion that the cer tificate was not satisfactory, the meeting not having been held in accordance with the resolutions laid down for the conducting of elections, which was carried by a majority of three upon being put to the Assembly. Mr. M'Carthy resigned his seat and left the hall be• fore the resolution was passed, apparently much an no)•ed. The Assembly shortly afterwards separated. IRELAND. Duners, APRIL 29.—A large majority of the ' magistrates of the county and city of Dublin has de clared in favour of coercion. Nothing less than the proclamation of both will satisfy " the great unpaid" of the county of Dublin, for it is a remarkable fact, that of the city magistrates present when this sage determination was arrived at, nine-tenths were un favourable to the proposition, and, what is still more remarkable, very many of these gentlemen heretofore professing high Conservative politics. The meeting was convened by Lord Brabazon, the county Sheriff, and was called on requisition to him, in his capacity of Vice-Lieutenant. • llis Lordship having taken the chair, The lion. Mr. PRESTON, a county magistrate, pro posed the following address to the Lord Lieutenant : "We, the undersigned magistrates and Deputy- Lieutenants of the county and city of Dublin, having witnessed with' horror and disgust the traitorous advice lately given at certain public meetings by evil i designing men, with intent to excite the ignorant and mors necessitous of the poorer classes to acts ofin subordination and rebellion, are anxious to approach your Excellency with the strongest expression of our detestation r o t f h su e ch blessing oproceeding, f uo d and ofour to use use ev d e ry e ter rr a• i exertion within our power to assist your Excellency in the maintenance of order. " We deeply deplore that an insignificant and tur bulent party should have been able, by their seditious exhortations and the sanguinary violence that has characterised their harangues, to create so much alarm ,sttothpeargarlyeaset tbh(eloypeorfattihoenscoofintrnraudneitayndascomma-- t a e m r i ? a n l merce, and consequently to entail such calamitous results on the industrious classes; and though we are aware that your Excellency has succeeded, by the judicious and vigorous exercise of the powers en trusted to you, to suppress all insane attempts at out break, we conceive it to be of the utmost importance that the luyal and well-disposed portion of the people should stand forward to assist your Excellency in maintaining peace and restoring confidence. " We therefore feel it incumbent, under the cir cumstances, to give assurance to your Excellency of cur affection and loyalty to the Crown, and of our firm determination to exert our influence, and, if necessary, to piece our personal service at your dis • posal for the preservation of peace, the support of the throne, and the maintenance in its integrity of the constitution of the United Kingdom. • " We would respectfully b u t ear n e stly submit to her Majesty's Government the absolute necessity of taking the most prompt and vigorous measures to prohibit the organization of clubs, and put down all seditious proceedings, whether by meetings, speeches, or publications, and to restore confidence to the well disposed by enforcing obedience to the laws—by preventing the manufacture, sale, and indiscriminate possession of arms, and by repressing, with a strong hand, those traitorous and seditioua efforts which are now being openly made to excite a people, suffering under severe privations, to sanguinary rebellion, and to subvert all law, order, and government in this portion of the United Kingdom." Colonel CONNOLLY seconded the motion, to which the following amendment . was moved by C. Firzsi- MOv, Esq.:— " That while we are prepared to essist her Majes ty's Executive in maintaining peace and order, we feel we should he wanting in our duty to the Crown, it we did not inform Government of our conviction that distress and discontent pervade society in Ireland ; that large and generous measures are necessary to restore this country to permanent tranquillity." Mr. REYNOLDS, M.l'., seconded the amendment, which was supported by Lord Cloncurry, the Hon. Mr. Southwell, Mr. George Roe, Mr. Wallace, Mr. T. Hutton, Alderman O'Brien, M.P., Cantain Lindsay, Mr. George Pirri, Sir John Power, Bart., Alderman Keshan, &c., &c., all of whom testified to the good disposition of their respective localities, and protested against the injustice of subjecting a well disposed city like Dublin to the operation of an arbi trary and unconstitutional law. On a division, the amendment was negatived by a majority of twenty-six, twenty-two being in favour of it, and forty-eight, against it. On the division being taken, Sir JOHN POWER said Before your Lordship eaves the chair, I beg to protest against the whole proceedings of this meeting. On the motion of Mr. HAMILTON, it was then re solved that the address should be presented to his Excellency by their chairman, the Vice-Lieutenant of the county. Mr. REYNOLDS entered his solemn protest against the county magistrates recording their votes upon any subject affecting the city. Alderman KEsnAN, on the part of the city magis- Itrates, also protested against, the proceedings. He was one of the humblest magistrates present.—(Cries of " Question," and interruption.) He had not troubled the meeting before, but he would not he deterred iry clamour from giving expression to his opinions. Sir ROBERT SHAW—Order, order. There is no question before the chair. Alderman KESHAN—The Lord-Lieutenant has been humbugged by designing persons, who were concoct ing reports . detrimental to the character of the people. There was no more danger of an outbreak in the city of Dublin than there was of one amongst the magis trates themselves. As a proof that he for one enter tained no apprehensions on the subject, he might mention, that the preceding day he offered twenty- Eve years' purchase for a limited estate. Sir ROBERT SHAW (interrupting)—There is no question before the chair.—(Order, order.) Alderman KESHAN—No matter; you shall not libel the people of. Dublin with impunity. I deny emphatically that the people are on the eve of rebel lion ; and I am sure there is not a Roman Catholic in Dublin who is not ready, if necessary, to shed his life's blood in defence of the throne. I, for one, am prepared to do so.—(Cheers.) I regret to say that I perceive a disposition on the part of the magistrates to coerce the city and keep the county free.--(No.) Mr. FITZSIMON then moved that the Lord Mayor should take the second chair ; but his Lordship de clined to do so, as he would thereby commit the City of Dublin to an approval of the addresses which had been adopted, and from which he totally dis sented. The lion. Mr. Preston was then called to the chair, and a vote of thanks having been passed to Lord Bra. bazon, the meeting separated. Whether Lord Clarendon will adopt the sugges tions of the rural Dogberries, and proclaim the City, remains to be seen. It is more than pro bable, however, that his Excellency, after such an unequivocal expreaion of opinion on the part of the city magistracy, will hesitate long before he resorts to such a measure, and the more especially when he must be convinced that the great majority of the citizens have no sympathy with the ravings of the few hot-headed and reckless individuals who have found prating and printing sedition such profit able employment during the last few months. Mr. Hodges, the Government reporter, left for Lime rick by the mail of last night. Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher are to appear in the Queen's Bench on Monday morning, at ten o'clock, to be charged with the information at the suit of the Queen, the Attorney-General having entered a nolle prosequi on the indictments, and tiled ex officios instead. . , . THE PROSECUTED PATRIOTS. Large placards of variously gorgeous colours are posted through the city .of Cork, calling on the people to assemble on _Monday, at Sydney-place, the trades to march from their rooms in procession, in order to sympathise with•the "prosecuted patriots." The placards conclude with "God save the People." We have heard that preparations on an extensive ' scale are being made to render the demonstration: sufficiently effective. It is rumoured that some of rt,racteosncheialv,iengalrtheaedrey g is ot n a n lnitetcleesisiietryvoluors anon the m in a ag tt i e s open air meeting, and will prohibit the assemblage in Sidney-place. The magistrates met yesterday, but, they did not consider it necessary to come to any resolution to put , MONDAY down the meeting or procession. They strongly ob ject to banners ; and trust that the rural population will not cotne into the city, as, if necessary, each locality can have its separate meeting. Cork Examiner. Sir Ralph Howard is returned for the county of Wicklow. The following is the account of the last day of the election : FOURTH AND LAST DAY'S POLLING. At half-past six o'clock the High-Sheriff, Lord Brabazon, declared the poll this day : Sir R. Howard 6 Mr. Monck Majority —4 GROSS POLL. Sir R. Howard 368 Mr: Monck Majority -13 The High-Sheriff then declared Sir R. Howard duly elected. Both gentlemen returned thanks. WHOLESALE EXTERMINATION IN CONNAUGHT.— Dr. Brown, the Catholic Bishop of E!phin, has addressed a letter to Lord Shrewsbury, in defence of the Rev. Mr. M‘Dermott, accused of instigating the murder of the late Major Mahon, in which he gives a list of 605 families, including upwards of 3,000 human beings, ejected by the deceased from his property at Strokestown. MORE PROSECUTIONS.—It is rumoured to-day, that should any of " the persecuted patriots" put them %deo within the meshes of the law this evening, or get excited over their cups at the soirée to be given in Limerick to Mr. Smith O'Brien and e other patriots, it h i a o s n. ha i d l a e m N o a st ii s e a n lu a t n a d r United they w ill b e i n dicted anew under the Gagging Act. THE JACOBIN PRESS. " yefre c Irishman of t his da y are as insipid as stale soda t upon water. The Nation has published a new conf ess i on of political fait h, whi ch many even of' the Conserva tive party will re g ard as orthodox enough, seeing that Tthhee Gaggingyenders o Act"se d Mr. Duffy a:est religiously eschews Communism, Socialism, and various other isms, including Ribbon ism and Republicanism. The United Irishman hav i ng an antipathy to Norfolk Island and the hulks, has become so wonderfully discreet, that he has en,- ployed " counsel learned i n t h e l aw " to rev i se hi s proofs. To be sure, this new feature in journalism has been adopted' to quiet "the coward fears" of the tradesman who does the presswork of the papers ; but it is such an evident improvement on the ancient practice, that Mr. Mitchell might persevere in the course with great advantage to himself. He says-- "All we shall say today is —First, Every man, in all countries, ought to possess arms, and understand the use of them, and not part with them upon any consideration. "Second, Constitutional agitation, voting at elec tions, petitioning Parliament,' or addressing the Queen,' is utter delusion in Ireland ; and we repsat our entreaty, that any of our readers who have been so foolish as to register their franchises,' should burn their registry certificates. "We have further to inform our readers that the Gagging Bill has already begun to operate upon us in an unexpectod manner. This newspaper is printed by the proprietor, at No. 12, Trinity-street, and the press-work is done at a steam-press printing office, Bachelor's-walk. On Wednesday evening last, the proprietors of the press sent word to our office that they were advised by eminent counsel that they could not allow the United Irishman to be pressed in their establishment any longer without incurring the risk of an indictment; arid as it was then too late to make any other arrangement for the present week, we have been obliged to submit to the degradation of having our proofs revised by a lawyer, in order to satisfy the parties before this number could appear. " We have most heartily to apologise to our readers for this, and can only promise them that no lawyer's pen shall touch our writings a second time." THE MAY MEETINGS. The following anniversary meetings are announced to be held during the present month : MoNaar, MAY I.—Wesleyan Missionary Society, Exeter Hall, at eleven o'clock; chairman, J. Heald, Esci , M.P.—Home and Colonial Schools Society, Literary In stitution, Gray's Inn-road, tst eleven o'clock; chairman, Earl of Chichester. TUESDAY, May 2.—Church Missionary Society, Exeter Hall, at ten o'clock; chairman, Earl of Chichester. —Church Missionary Society, Exeter Hall, at six o'clock; chairman, Marquis of Cholmoodeley.—Christiau Instruction Society, Finsbury Chapel, at six o'clock; chairman, S. M. Peto,_!€l,,,. M.P., WEDNESDAY, MAY 3.—Britis h and Foreign Bible So ciety, Exeter Hall, at eleven; chairman (not fixed). — British Anti-State Church Association, Finsbury Chapel, at half-past six o'clock; chairman, Dr. F. Price.—Free Church of Scotland Foreign Missions, Exeter Hall, at six o'clock; chairman, Right Honourable Fox Manic, M.P.—St. Ann's Schools, the Asylum, Streatham, at two o'clock; chairman, Lord Bishop of Manchester.— Book Society, Exeter Hall, at six o'clock; chairman, Alderman Challis.—Town Missions and Scripture Headers' Society, Freemasons' Tavern, at half-past six o'clock; chairman, 3. D. Paul, Esq. TIIUNSDAY, MAY 4 —London City Mission, Exetier hall, at eleven o'clock ; chairman, Lord Kinnaird.—Sun day 'School Union, Exeter hall, at six o'clock ; chair • man, Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart., M.P.—London City Mission, Crosby-hall, at half past six o ' clock ; chairman, R. L. C. Bevan, Esq, FRIDAY, MAY s. —London Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, Exeter-hall, at eleven o'clock ; chairman, Lord Abley, Trict Society, Exeter•hall, at six o'clock ; chairman, Thomas Farmer, Esq.—Colonial Church Society, Freemasns Tavern, at half-past six o'clock ; chairman, J. P. Plumptre, Esq:, M.P. SATURDAY, MAY G.—Sailors' Home and Asylum, lianover-square Roosns, at two o'clock ; chairman, Admiral Bowles, M.P. --- MONDAY, MAY B.—British and Foreign School So ciety, Exeter Hall, at twelve o'clock ; chairman, Right Honourable Viscount Morpeth, M.P.—Prayer Book and Homily Society, Exeter Hall, at twelve o'clock ; chair man (not fixed).—British and Foreign-Sailors' Society, London Tavern, at half past six o'clock ; chairman, the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor. 'TUESDAY, MAY 9.—Churela Pastoral Aid Society, Exeter Hall, at eleven o'clock ; chairman, Lord Ashley, M.Y.—British Missionary Society, Exeter Hall, at six o'clock ; chairman, Alderman Challis. WNDNESDAY, MAY 10 . —Protestant Association Exeter Hall, at twelve o'clock; chairman (not fixed). — Ragged School Union (District Meeting), Amwell street, Pentonville, at six o'clock; chairman, Lord Bishop of St. David's. THU/LSDAY, MAY 12.—London Missionary Society Exeter Hall, at ten o'clock; chairman, J. Kershaw, Esq., M.Y.—British Reformation S o ciety, Hanover square-rooms, at twelve o'clock; chairman (not fixed). — London Missionary Society, Finsbury Chapel, at six o'clock; chairman, Alderman Challis. FRIDAY, MAY 12 . —London Hibernian Society, Ho v , at tw e l ve o ' c l oc k ; chair ma n, n Marquis Y.—Operative Jewish Converts' Society, London Tavern, at half-p as t s i x o ' c l oc k ; chair man, Hight Hon. Sir George Rose, Bart. ae r - : f q c o a h r o e hn R o o n o de m l s e TUESDAY, MAT 16 .—Foreign Aid Society, Hanover square Rooms, at one o'clock; chairman, Marquis of Cholmondeley.—_-Ragged .School Union (General Meet at six o'clock; chairman, Lord Ash : Di m Chapel, Fetter-lane, at six o'clock; chairman (not fixed). Missionary Society, lienygw,),1::::::---seDrPj,i;liym,aliMi;ileit'1117e.t—"Rdoi8yLialt Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals, Hanover- square Rooms, at one o'clock; chairman, Lord Bishop of Norwich. - -- --- POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Amelia Jones and Eliza Clark were charged, the former with having called at various shops with in tent to commit a felony, and the latter with being in possession of is quantity of black lace for which she could not account. From the evidence of a policeman, it appeared that he had seen the prisoners go into several linen. draper's shops, and from their conduct he suspected the nature of their occupation. He therefore took them into custody, and at the station-house sixty three yards of black lace, and a purse containing 7s. 6d., were found in a basket carried by Clark. Mr. Vaughan, of Aldgate, draper, identified three pieces of the lace as his property, which he had missed. Another witness said' that the prisoners had pur chased at her master's shop a quantitY of narrow lace, and that she had shown them some broad lace which they did not purchase. She believed that two of the pieces found on the prisoners were part of those which she had shown them. The prisoners werexemanded for further evidence. the man who has ' ------____ SOy ER S NEW SAUCES. The great Napoleon of Gastr onom y , , s cience, M. Soyer has by bringing the lights of chemistry to bear on the art of preparing viands for the food of man, raised cooker y from an art to the dignity of a invented a sauce (or rather two sa uces), sau c e succulente (one pour lea Messieurs, and another pour ler Dames), iu comparison with w hi c h a ll Other sauces a re " stale, d u l l , flat, and unpr o fi ta bl e ." There is a warmth and flavour about the sauce succulente of Soyer which gives a zest to appetite and imparts a relish to c hop, steak, cold meat, or whatever other comestible it may be•used with, which is most piquant and delicious. A very small quantity is sufficievt to. impart the most delicious flavour. The bottle containing the sauce too is worthy of all praise as a most elegant specimen of " art manufacture." It is quite an Ornament to the table. The great chef of the itetorni Clab h as a dd e d i mm ensely to his reputation by his invention of the sauce succulente• . A POULTRY-YARD ROUSER ADROITLY DETECTED. when the curate ascended . the —A Suffolk farmer, who had a goose stolen from him, complained to the curate, and begged of his reverence to assist him in getting back his gose. Accordingly, Sunday he desired all his congregation to sit down, and when they pulpit, on the following had obeyed, said, ," Why . sit ye not ` l " w4 ?" They replied, "We are already seated." " Nay," sitteth,not. ' rejoined the curate, "he who stole the goose " Yes, that I do !" exclaimed the guilty party. "Sayest thou that," replied the curate. " I charge thee, on pain of excommunica tion, to brin g the goose baek again." The sequel need not be related. MA Y 1, 1848, NAVAL INTELLIG CE. rORTSIVOUTII, APRIL 30 . —Admiral Sir Charles Og:e, the Commander-in-Chief at this p,,rt, inspected the Gorgon steam sloop, Commander Paynter, at Spithead yesterday, and mustered her crew, He was accompanied by Flag-Lieutenant Cochrane, and went out in the Lightning steam-tender. The Mercury tender sailed with supernumeraries for the eastward yesterday. the Fanny tender returned from Dover yesterday, where the had beei with a supply of provisions for the LTndine steam-packet. The Waterwitch, 8, Commander R. R. Quin, passed the Fanny off Dover on Friday morning from Chatham. She was bound for Plymouth to be paid advance, and take on board the next African mail. The Acosta freight ship sailed yesterday for London, having disembarked the troops the previous day. The Howe, 120, Captai❑ Sir James Stirling, is to be brought into the harbour tomorrow forenoon it she is ready. The Lightning steam-tender embarked Major-General Lord Fredericklarence, the Lieutenant -Governor and Staff, this morning, at the Sallyport stairs, and con veyed them to Osborne to visit her Majesty. Rear- Admiral Dundrts, C. 8., M.P., has arrived ut Holyhead from his visit to Sir C. Nupier's squadron, at Cork, and is expected to return to the Admiralty to morrow. Rear Admiral Bowles, C. 8., has been visiting Devon port Dockyard during the past week; and has been inspecting the works of the new basin there. Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C.B. (1837) has been officially appointed to the San Josef, as flag captain (vice Sir Henry Leek) to Sir William Gage, G.C.11., Com mander-in-Chief at Devonport. Commander Western's appointment to study at the steam-factory, Woolwich, has been cancelled. Naval Cadets —Allred A. Hanson, and J. W. L. Oakes have been appointed to the San Josef, flag-ship at Devonport; and ,Robert Livesay, to the St. Vincent, flag-ship at Cork. The Torch, 1, Lieutenant Commander G. Morris, having been run into by a merchant steaw-vessel in the Cly de, her defects are ordered to be made good at Glasgow. On Friday the ward-room officers of the flag ship San Josef, in the Sound, gave their late Flag Captain, Sir Henry Leeke, a parting dinner as a testimonial of their respect. On Saturday Sir Henry Leeke gave the naval appren tices (200 tu number) of the port a substantial dinner, under a tent erected for that purpose, near the Obelisk opposite the moorings of the San Josef ; the band of the ship attended. A brilliant phalanx of beauty and gal lantry assembled to witness the interesting festivities: LIEUTENANT %\ INNE, R.M.—The friends of this gen tleman, who was recently dismissed from her Majesty's service on the 19th ult. on proofs of charges of drunken nesi, preferred by Captain Ratcliffe of the Apollo troop ship, intend to petition the Admiralty with a view to get him restored. The Ringdove, 12, Commander Inglefield, was at Sin gapore March the ith, but on the point of sailing for the Ananbas in search of the Chinese convicts that had escaped from the G, , neral Wood, the sad fate of which vessel and the barbarous murder of the officers the public are already acquainted with. The Hon. Com pany's steamer, Hoogly, sailed from Singapore the day before the North Natunas, on the same search us the Ringdove. HER MAJESTY'S LATE. STEAMER AVENCER.—The committee intend meeting on Saturday the 6th of May, at the Naval College, to pay money to such persons residing in the neighbourhood as they consider objects fur continuing to participate in the fund subscribed, and also to vote the remittance of sums to others living in different parts of Ireland, Scotland, &e. The corn. mittee have obtained the full particulars of the cases of 161 of those who are supposed to have perished in the Avenger. The whole number is officially stated to be 234.—R0yal Naval College, April 29, 1848. PROMOTIONS. Mate—John Eglintoun Montgomerie, to tho rank b lieutenant. ♦PPOINTbIENTB. Second Master—A. J. limes, to the Spartan, 26, in the 'Mediterranean. Master's Assistant—G. W. Ackherson, to the Belle rophon, 78, fitting at Portsmouth. Carpenter—Charles Kingston, to the Investigator dis covery ship at Woolwich. COAST• GUARD APPOINTNENTS. Lieutenants—Charles Goldsmith, from a station, to command the Royal George revenue cruiser; R. W. Charleston, to Ardmore station; F. P. Coull, to com mand Portland station; Mr. Montgomery Campbell, late Midshipman, ILN.); to command Larne station; Mr. James K. White (late East India Naval Service), to command Frazerburgh station; Mr. William Henry Pawll (late Mate, R.N.), to command a station; Mr. Thomas Lapernotiere, from Buckie to Muchuls; Lieut. A. J. Molesworth, R.M., from Winchelsea to Camber station. WOOLWICH, APRIL 29.—The General Palmer tran sport-ship arrived off the Royal Arsenal yesterday evening, at six o'clock, P.M., having on board the 7th company of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Captaiu Chapman, R.E., commanding, from Corfu, th e company having been relieved from that station by Captain Ogle'.to company of the same corps, brought out in the General Palmer. Captain Chapman's company went to Corfu in January, 1842, and were brought home in charge of Lieut. Hassard, R.E. The passage from Corfu to Wool wich occupied 65 days, The General Palmer also brought some detachments of the Royal Artillery, and of infantry regiments from Mediterranean stations. The Myrmidon steam:vessel recently put out of conic,- mission in consequence of 'having been declared unfit for further service, was brought to Woolwich and undert went some repairs, which have answered remarkably well, us on trial down the river yesterday, in charge of Lieut. Robertson, she made a steed of Of knots per hour. The Dover, formerly a mail steam packet on the Dover station, and now refitted for service on the coast of Africa, was tried down the river this morning and made a speed of fif knots per hour. The Vivid, Dover mail steam-packet, Capt. Smithett, has turned out to exceed the most sanguine expectations as to speed, and yesterday made the quickest passage he has yet done, having crossed from Boulogne to Dover iu ninety-five minutes. The number of labourers in this dockyard is to be reduced by eighteen from this date. The Tory, hired convict ship, left her moorings oppo site the Royal Arsenal, this morning, with 180 female convicts on board, for Van Diemen's Laud. The Plumper steam-vessel, recently launched from Portsmouth, is daily expected round to the river to have her engines put on board. DOCKYARD INTELLIGENCE.—Foreigners have been permitted to view several of our dockyards, this week,: by Admiralty orders. There is a vacancy for a cltik in Chatham Dockyard, in consequence of the decease, on Wednesday last, of Mr. John Bliss, a third-class clerk in the captain superintendent's office. Mr. Francis Martin and Mr. John Brown have lately been appointed inspectors of shipwrights at Portsmouth Dockyard. These intelligent young men were selected by the Ad miralty on account of their being at the head of a list of 11 candidates for theta situations, after a severe exami nation, embracing laying oil' ships, practical shipbuilding, arithmetic, and algebra. The Admiralty, in giving the appointments to the above gentlemen, stated, through the admiral superintendent; how pleased they were with the result of the examinations of all, which convinced their Lordships that in future talented persons might always be obtained from Portsmouth yard for similar situations when vacancies occurred. How much better this than political influence, giving deserving men some thing to look up to as vacancies occur, and induce them to improve themselves- in their profession. Two men at Chatham, belonging to the brigade, having lost their uniform, the Admiralty have ordered them to pay the cost.—United Service Gazette. MALTA Dociutaltp.--Mr. Henwood, late foreman at Portsmouth, and appointed master shipwright at Malta Dockyard; is not very much impressed in favour o f th e advantages of his promotion; on the contrary, Malta Dockyard to him, as to most Englishmen proceeding there on appointment from the home dockyards, pre sents a nything but an agreeable change. Mr. Tuck e r has arrived at Malta, to enter upon his duties of addl. tional clerk of works, to which post he has been ap pointed for two years, at a salary of 3501 per annum. THE MEDITERRANZAK SQUADRON. With the overland India mail, which arrived at Mar seilles by the Ardent, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Co - mender Mowell, we have letters from Malta to the 24th of April. Our correspondent says— " Little in our naval circles since my last dispatch has occurred. Continental affairs, yet unsettled, have neces sitated the dispatch of some of our squadron to protect the British interests. The Terrible, steam frigate. Captain Ramsay, left port on the 17th April f or a cru i se . proce eding to Sicily, thence to Athens, or rather the Bay f Salamis, to dispatch respectively the Harlequin, 12, Commander Moore, and the Spartan, 26, Captain Sy monds. to Trieste, whither the steam-frigate herself would precede them. The Spitfire, steam-vessel, Com mander Macdonald, had also been ordered from Corfu to Venice disturbances there requiring a vessel to protect 'commercial iatererts. " I am sorry to announce that [a great deal of fever, contracted, it is thought, by drinking the mineral waters of Baja, exists at present in the fleet. Several men and officers have been sent to the hospital, and some cases have terminated fatally. The hospital wards, and the sick-bays on board two-thirds of the vessels of war in port, are tenanted. The first indications of attack are known by severe diarrhea, and the disease afterwards assumes the appearance of typhus. It seems now settled that the Trafalgar will leave Port on Tuesday next, the 27th, fur England. Sh e w ill be very deep, as old stores from the dockyard, and all the heavy baggage of the late Admiral Super intendent, Sir Lucius Curtis, are being pat on board. Admiral Harvey's flag flies on board her at pre sent, but will be shifted to the Ceylon as soon as Sir Lucius is .ready. I have heard, on very good authority, that Sir Lucius does not make over his late charge till the last of the month. Yet how to recon cile the two accounts ? My own fixed opinion is that although the 27th is said to bo fixed for the Trafalgar's departure, it will be found that the latter information will prove to be the most correct." We have already stated that the orders for Sir Lucius Curtis were to hoist his flag on board the first man of war ordered to England, and proceed to Spithead. Our correspondent has furnished us with particulars of some little notice, by Sir Wm. Parker, of certain little dif ferences on points of duty between Commander Wilmot and Lieut. May, of the Superb, 80, Captain Corry. They relate, however, more-td the internal discipline of the ship, and are not of sufficient importance to interest the service.—Huald. The Right lion. the Speaker of the House of Commons and family. arrived In Eaton•square on,Satur day, from ileckfiekl, Hints. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY WHICH NOW STAND IN THE ORDER BOOK OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, MAY 1. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Tobago Relief, &c.—Committee thereupon. 2. Public Works (Ireland) —Committee thereupon. 3. Removal of Aliens Bill—secord reading. 4. Imprisonment for Debt (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 5. Diplomatic Relations with the Court of Rome Bill— second reading. 6. Game Certificates for Killing Hares Bill—further consideration of report. 7. Supply—Committee. 8. Ways and Means—Committee. 9. Horsham Borough Bill—second reading. 10. Collectors of Cess (Ireland) Bill—second reading. 11. Insolvent Debtors' ilndia) Bill—report. 12. Distilling from Sugar Bill—further consideration of report. 13. Indemnity Bill—third reading. 14. Evicted Destitute Poor (Ireland) Bill—second reading. 15. Election Recognisances Bill—consideration of Lords' amendments. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Sir W. Somerville—Bill to Regulate the Elective Franchise, and for the Registration of Purliamentary Electors in Ireland.. • 2. Sir W. Somerville—Bill for the Establishment of Additional Polling Places for the Purposes of Parlia mentary Elections in Ireland. 3. The Chancellor of the Exchequer—Bill to Amend certain Acts for Granting Relief to the Weit India Islands. 4. Mr. Richard Maxwell Fox—ln Committee on Impri,onment for Debt (Ireland) Bill, to propose au addition to the first clause. 5. Mr. Fagan—ln Committee on Imprisonment for Debt (Ireland) Bill, to move, after clause 8, the insertion of clothes. 6. Mr. Grogan—ln Committee on Imprisonment for Debt (Ireland) Bill, to move clauses, 7. Mr. Chisholm Anstey—On the second reading of the Diplomatic Relations with the Court of Rome Bill, to move that it be read a second time this day six months. 8. Mr. Grantley Berkeley—On further consideration of report of Game Certificates for Killing Hares Bill, to more amendments. 9. Mr. Barkly—On farther consideration of the report on Di:tilling from Sugar Bill, to move that the Bill be recommitted, for the purpose of proposing amendments, authorising the mixing of sugar and grain and sugar and molaNses in distillation, and reducing the number of gallons of spirit on which' the drawback is to be calcu lated from I I to 101 gallons per hundredweight of sugar. TUESDAY, MAY 2. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. • _ _ _ _ _ 1. Mr. M'Gregor—Select'Committee to inquire into the appointments, regulations, and management of the Customs. 2. Mr. Wood—Select Committee to inquire into the allegations contained in the petition of certain elector s and inhabitants of the borough of Stamford (presented the 14th of March), complaining of the interference of the Marquis of Exeter, a Peer of the realm, and Lord- Lieutenant of the county of Northampton, at the late and former elections of Members to serve for the said borough. • 3. Mr. Frewen—Address for return stating, in miles and furlongs, the length of road in each turnpike trust in England and Wales. 4. Mr. Frewea—To bring under the notice of the House the general state of the borough gaols throughout England and Wales. 5. Sir De Lacy Evans—To move that the following words be added to the instructions given to the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the laws and char ters of practitioners in medicine and surgery, viz And also to inquire into the defective state of the law respecting pharmacy and the education of chymists and druggists, and to report the evidence, with their opinion thereupon, to the House." 6. Mr. Barkly—Address for copy of the protest of elective members of the Court of Policy of Guiana, against the passing of the rural hospital ord nance, No. 4, of the year 1848. Also, extract from the minutes of the proceedings of the Court of Policy, at its adjourned assembly held at the Guiana Public buildings, Georgetown, Demerara, on Friday, the 14th day of January, 1848. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3. • ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Poor Removal Bill—Committee. 2. Exemption of Small Tenements from Rating Bill second reading. 3. Small Debts Bill—second reading. 4. Great Yarmouth Freemen Disfranchisement Bill- Committee. 5. Joint-stock Companies Bill—Committee. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Sir de Lacy Evaus—To move (with reference to a petition presented to this house from 102 engineer workpeople suddenly expelled from France) an address to her Majesty, praying she will be graciously pleased to direct that a representation be made by her Majesty's Government to the Government of France, with a view to obtaining a just indemnity for the heavy losses sus tained respectively by those petitioners through the violence to which they have been exposed. 2. Mr. Stafford—On the motion that the House do resolve itself into Committee on the Great Yarmouth Freemen Disfranchisement Bill, to move, as an amend ment, that the House do resolve itself into the said Committee• that day six months. 3. Mr. Osborn—ln Committee on Joint-stock Com• panics Bill, to move, clause 1, that the time should be extended to six mouths instead of from Ist of March. 4. Mr. lleadlatn—ln Committee on Joint-stock Com panies Bill, to move amendments. THURIIDAY, MAY 4. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Jewish Bill—third reading. 2. Petty Big-office Bill—Committee. 3, Pour-houses (Ireland) Bill—Committee. NOTICE! OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Baines—Bill for the further removal of defects in the administration of criminal justice. 2. Viscount Duncan—Return of all expired contracts for British oak and African teak timber supplied for the use of her Majesty's dockyards (in continuation of and with like particulars as Parliamentary Return No. 611, dated the 9th of May, 1844.) 3. Mr. Reynolds—on third reading of the Jewish Disabilities Bill, to move the omission of the words " or Ireland," i❑ clause 6 of said Bill. 4. Sir F. Thesiger—on motion for the third reading of the Jewish Disabilities Bill, to move that the Bill be read a third time this day six months. • 5. Sir Denham Norreys—in Committee on Poor houses (Ireland) Bill, to move the following amend ments:— 1. To omit so much of the Bill as requires reference to the rate payers of the union. 2. To insert a proviso, that no land shall be taken by boards of guardians under this Bill, unless by a lease which shall contain a clause of surrender. FRIDAY, MAY 5. ODERS OF THE DAY. 1. Public Health Bill—Committee. 2. Rajah of Sattara—adjourned debate. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Urquhart—on motion that Mr. Speaker do leave the chair to go into Committee on the Public Health Bill, to move that, in the opinion of this House, the existing law does provide protection against, and remedies for, the nuisances which affect the health of man:_ • (In Committee on Public.llealth Bill.) 2. Sir B. Hall—to move a clause. 8. Mr. Fuller—to move an addition at the end of clause 30. 4. Viscount Duncan—to move amendments. 5. Mr. H. Berkeley—after clause 11 to move a clause. 6. Mr. Wood—to move an amendment. 7. Mr. Hutt--to move an amendment. S. Mr. Wyld—after clause 79 to add the following:— And be it enacted that the excise duty on post horses let to hire, and the assessed tax on carriages kept for funeral purposes, be from the passing of this Act re pealed. 9. Sir Willoughby Jones—to move, in clause 16, line 5, after the word " thereof," to insert the words, " and shall have been so resident for the space of three years next preceding such election." 10. Mr. Foley —to move the following amendment:— Clause 51, line 47, after the . word " any," to add the words "mince, iron-works." 11. Mr. Divett—to move amendments. HER MAJESTY'S TREATRIL—His Royal High ness the Duke of Saxe Weimar, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, and their Serene Highnesses the Princes Herman and Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by Major Oerlich, honoured the • performance at her Majesty's Theatre, on Saturday evening, with his presence. There were also present — The Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Cleveland, the Duchess of Leeds, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of Aboyne, the Prince Louis Na poleon, Prince Lowenstein, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness de Brunnow and Mdlle. Olger de Lechner, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Ex cellency the Hanoverian Minister, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, the Countess of Wilton, the Count de Burke, M. de Berg, M. C. de Koudriaffsky, M. de Cottu, Viscount Clifden, Viscount Somerton, Viscountess Dillon, Viscount and Viscountess Ingestre, Viscount Exmouth, Countess of Sandwich, Lord and Lady Rendlesham and the Misses Duff, Lady de Bathe. Lord Gardner, Lord Elphinstone, Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Somerset, Lady Alice Peel, Lady Augusta Poulett, Lady Foulis, Lady Palmer, Lady Warnetord, the Ladies Brown, Count Arthur de Courcy, Baron Hugel, Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir Wm. de Bathe, Bart., Sir John Bailey, Bart., Sir T. Rentford, Hon. R. Curzon, Hon. Mrs. Stanley, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Sir Gee. Carroll, Bart., and Lady Carroll, Sir Arthur and Lady Croft, Sir Christopher Barnard, Bart., Major Buckley, Captain Seymour Sadler, Captain Reynolds, Captain Munro, Colonel Thornton, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Brere tou Trelawny, Miss S. Lane Fox, Mrs. Dennistoun, Mr. Grote, M.P., and Mrs. Grote, Mrs. Aseue, Miss %V. Williams Mr. J. Drummond, Mr. G. C ornwall, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. an d M rs. Hub son, Mr. Singleton. BRISTOL SUGAR MARIE; APRIL 28.----The cargo of Mauritius sugar I;4r Campbell has been disposed of this week at full prices, and Some sales in Pa roams are also reported; but in other kinds no transactions of con sequ Bristol Mercury. ence have been effected. fined good s are d earer. The British and North American Royal mail steam-ship Cambria,' C apta i n Harrison, left Liverpool for New York, on Sat ur d ay, at half -past two o'clock in I the afternoon, taking her Siaj esty ' s ma i ls and from 60 to 70 pamagers. THE NEW « LIBERAL" PARTY During the Easter holidays the Liberal Members of the House of Commons connected with Manchester have not been unoccupied. Mr. Cob den Bright, and several others, with Mr. G. Wilson, held a private meeting a few evenings ago at the League rooms, in Market- street, at which it was resolved that the followin circular should be addr essed to g most of the parties who had given their support to the great free-trade movement : " 5, Newell's- buildings, Manchester, April 27. "Dear Sir,—A number of gentlemen h av e wet here to-day to consider what steps should be t ake! ! to promote a cordial union of all classes of Reformer.; in favour of an improvement in our system of Parlia mentary representation. They feel that increasing public expenditure and increasing taxation are causes of the deepest anxiety, and they doubt the possibility of any permanent remedy being applied whilst the tax-payers are for the most part excluded from direct influence in Parliament. I hav e been requested to address this circular to you to ascertain how far you think the extension of the fr anchise to all householders, with the protection of the ballot, the more equal distribution of the electoral power by means of electoral districts, and the shortening of the duration of Parliaments to a period not ex' ceeding three years, would afford a system of repre sentation such as the middle classes, now partial enfranchised, would generally acquiesce in, an which the unenfranchised classes would accept as.th substantial admission to their legitimate place In the constitution. I shall be glad also to knovv wheeto i you think that at the present time a movement desirable In favour of the changes I have indicated and if you are disposed to co-orate with an Ow' ascertained, s i a sch t e i r ta o l n al ib f n o ee u dg n , ldaiedsdtahflosero prevailing v e kani p ol i u wn r g p ‘ o v purpose of s o p promoting a o st you bit ants of your town or district on fee th li e ng su o hj f ec th t se to I have referred. The replies to this circular l 001 be published ; and I will thank you to favour In with an answer at your earliest convenience, " I am, dear Sir, faithfully yours, ~, GEORGE WLSOP-u It is also intended that district meetings on. t t ", e ter, tbhee c el ineiaar example same subjects shall be immediately held in Mancli e li order that ascertained.h t u h s at set u b b y l av o ne p rc i p n ho i e o os n i:e thatin ds tacinw4asliae. rr populous towns in the north are expected to' fell 0,11 l c ht RAILWAY SHARE IVIARK TS. LIVERPOOL AP I. 29. • t teat• The market has improvingsi E n .— STOCK EXCIIANO Thee 9 RI t fai r e•-- J lidlands are in good.demand. T - - 1 • are the cle 9l . he tol.ewing , e l ect esa les t a o p - d p a e y s r a a r n e c .80. a , s 0 ,, Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire ° :: 1.1 1 : 3 : ( p rices:— • late C. and B.), 271. 10s. Shares, 1154—Lancaeb,„03, Yorkshire, Fifths; 11', c, dis.—London and'Notth-W,„"`" p, 127 c.—Ditto, Fifths, 5% p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 1 ,40 t —North Staffordshire, 3 1 4 dis.—Shrewsbury snd ‘l,_ .. i o d (late N. W. M.); 101 Preference,. 2 —South-Ester' •di Dover, 22%—Ditto, No. 1, 9 3 / 4 ' dis. P LDitto , Ne• 4 ' .111r 3% dis. 1 0 MANCHESTER, APRIL 29. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Great Norther / 4 P dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Huddersfield sed c " d e o, field), 1231 3 dis.-Ditto (West Riding Union), 4 S' n6 l ' y r —North Staffordshire, 3!4 dis.—South-Eastern ead ' " N ° STOCK 4 1/1 E d z i :II AX BIRM INGHAM, GEi - - - A ar P e tt ii 2 or 9 t . ii sts,Ag . lor d dii.i. hirer Thesales 655. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 633 ' 7 ' . . BRISTOL, APRIL 29. • the STOCK EXCHANGE.--The market remains' m uch 111 1 7/, same state The sales have been—Great Western, Sliftils• Shares, 1 1 ,4 dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 21i dis.—Dittor ,' p e r' % dis.—Alidland Stock, 97%—York, N u ewcastle, an wick, 27%%. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Arial , 29 - CO . STOCK EXCHANGL—The sales are — Ne wcastle en . iti o lisle, 104—Ditto, Alston Branch , 3 3 / 4 p.—Nor th Br Thirds, 40s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 3% die. WSWr igllg ItUNAWRT ENGINE OIC THE SOUTH' as . t bs RAILWAY.—SALISBURY_, APRIL 29.—Last nieL on do", mail train was on its way from Salisbury whe n it which starts at half•past ten o'clock at rug t nl r __ m il e s had reached the Alderbury cutting , . about . la e t : ... - 0 1, d fr c ' es on which the engine a passengers' carriages, the engine going the mail and s rate of speed. The accide its journey at an incres the engineer, who WBB drivil)k from its place of startin u g d , t t e h n e de c r ou b p ec h a n m g e -c s ha ep m ar g at r not being observed by distance of twelve miles, ere the engineerii n directly dsinh glPsreti. were °.- d, , v it the Romney station, a Fortunately the mail guar . 0 discovered their loss. proceeded on the line of !„,4 great presence of mind, nor yet by the stoker, tbey distance ph i ; proceeded on alone, reach ula I°y returned and ran into the carriages ate s o: unexpectedly. The guard rang the bells, a u _ ito r th runaway engine, and for a considera ble his the p d , e m to e n r a detonating n g m a s signals, a t l h s, e in engineer case h e hear separation, t. w passengers,but was_ not or heard. their alarm wouldFortunately: b. soepo r oi ts . great. The mail bags were sent on to _ te be t 11 7 0 r station as quick as possible, reaching rn chaster, e k d c., on ha t d o to L remain until bags ü bu nt t il th t e h d e ow da n y in utail ari;ibie although dispatched on to Southampton with all peli speed. Fortunately no further accident occurred. 0 , BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED M URDER .—SOII SEA, HANTS —Ott Friday a burglary was c o mnsitteu,, this town. It appears that about t wo o ' c l oc k in t" morning four men entered the residen ce o f a M rs . Lie , nington, an aged lady, residing at No. 2, Brougbo i r t , street, when they ransacked the lower rooms, broke ° r several valuable articles of plate, and destroyed eref, l l; thing in the pantry having sil ver attac h e -d to it, wilily they placed in a bag, ready to t a k e o ff . Th ey t h e n w e L, to Mrs. Linnington's bed•room, and to prevent her fr,es raising an alarm, they g ave her a violent blow over ; o i forehead, which laid h er bead open. Aft e r tbeY, h 4 emptied the various drawers of all they contained , ' decamped by climbing over the garden wall. l u shl garden were left an old h a t, two o dd b oots, sod I:f"ere• pieces of plate. The unfort una t e l a d y i s l y i n g in carious state. DREADFUL OCCURRENCE. —THIRTY 1 4 1 ' 9 „, i ld ric a Letters from Petterbead, dated April 2g, a 013 ,7 0 f 50 0 recovery of the wreck of the Hannibal, s ' hip h' tons burden, from Quebec, found ashore near 0 ,4 fiord, on the coast of Norway. The vessel en cou t ie the dreadiul storm on' the 24th of February I , sss !f r ighP on her passage to Hull, in th e course o f whic h 5 bow ful sea struck the ship, sweeping everythill I (er, decks —masts, bulw a rk s , an d b oats ; an d ever) . 0 1 0 cept one man) belonging to her overboard, all .4 : / A met with a watery gra ve . Th e so li tar y sestuar i ,._ ur teep board endured the gr ea t es t p r i vat i ons . After Iv ens , of days' suffering, the ve sse l was carr i e d by the carr he tir the ocean on to the s p o t a b ove - ment i one d, whet ties' mained six or seven' da ys b e f ore t h e w reck . a pa covered, that portion of Norw a y b e ing uninhabit`' some miles out ,of the track of trading vess els ' o ia poor fellow was insensible, and apparently i n i ll h ir r w . state, and it was with the utmost di ffi culty tha t ~,e t .00 . 1 . restored to life. Subsequently the wreck wnl! 1 "-a istr and, being found watertight, was taken in tow an TO veyed to Peterhead, where s he , arrived on the 28t h ' ,„,g 0 thirty sufferers drowned, - we understand, • Hull. Ilie et i ZOOLOGICAL S OCIETY.— Th e an n ua l gene- ~,tora'a ing of th e mem b ers of the above society, (10turds7 the Gard ens i n t h e. Regen t 's Park, was held o °, 1 11 D e rbfi in the Cou n cil-root:6, Hanover-square ; the Ear i _ e ' by shf President, i n t h e c h a i r. The accounts ren d er e auditors stated the assets of the society to be 5 1,, she and the liabilities 1,0221. From the report t 7 0 .,41 Council, read by W, Mitehell, Esq., s ee i e l n ws• appeared that the number of members and fe" to jo!t the present time, was 1,819. As an indticeme'ti the society, new. members - were now presen ted 0 0 ' twenty free admissions to the Gardens, upon PaY,7 l lll year's subscription. The receipts at the gat", CO amounted to 2,2391., showing a diminution, as .034 with the previous year, the decrease being dtte ent' unfavourable state of the weather and the . .. tary pressure o f t h e period. After alatii", - ali °l6 ,' liberation, th e C ounc il h a d come to the deter°2 l , - 4 • or. of reducing th e p r i ce o f a dmission to the .gltru e l A th il s day in the w ee k to s i xpence, and they bad no doll TO: measure would brin g a l arge increase of visitor . ' l ost number of vi s it ors o f a ll c l asses since the last annir. e, se . c was 93,556. During the year the mensge ri ,.. o l4 museum had been- enrich e d b y the addition 0 ' Ae hee living and d ea d spec i mens from all parts of th e The collection in the gardens now numbered animals. In conclusion; the council stated they'', for, pated much success f rom the new arrangelneTtlai° . ; though the w ea th er o f t h e fi rst three mon ths ° so; year had been uniavourable, the number of vigt° de*, compared with the Corresponding period last yfan a i,r, seined arvincrease of 997. ' After the unaniaaPu il oef'!„.. Lion of the report, the officers for the ensuing Yea r ' ' elected. The foll ow i ng were elected into the c " f, ii c tir d ; the room of the retiring members:—Professor. Earl of Burlingt on , J. S . Bdwerbank, Esq.,. S ir . the° Murchison, and P ro f essor ' Owen. The meeting ere voted thanks to th e N o bl e Earl in the chair, an d She ' ceedings terminated. , DRUIT-LANE T:HEATRB.—The inte r est °f i f e * Jullien in thi s es t a bli s h ment has ceased ; and hfr?ot the well-known mus i c publisher, of the firm of . ,`„,c r- • Beale, and C o ., i s now the , lessee,—M irror , • -RI If TILS Walter Carden, Esq.. 4 a daughter. be`• On the 24th ult., at Parkahot Richmo nd,' rt:-rstreet, On the 28th ult., in Wi t " the w ife of --° )o° . h • IRO Sidney Smith, of twin daughterp, c Oti s On the 25th ult., at Woo l wich ich, the lady of •• Congdon, R. AI. of a son., 0 reeti On the 27th ' tilt:, at Alland 1 ir borne , ° • the lady of Captain Dou I a e °use. its .• gas Currey R.N. of a GM'S ", tt7r On the 27th alt., at Green-atreet, Grosvenor -gcl us .htir" lad dn of tri b e ° lion. Lord Arund 05e 4 , 1 1 1 e , of a daughter. On the firs. erc of& son. 2b7ertht Anli(ti.ridgate'NlNartaeraCogPur.taciansitiloet,hthßeiflnueddy'oSfafrtdrhall..yi' jot On the 27th ult., at St. Pancas, Captain Ch ar ,,, le g illl ° l, ' shaw e , R oyal Engineers, to Griselda Emma, " u ` Colonel Harding, R.l? DIED ~r , 'OO 4 -. . , On the 22d ult., ir I • 1 henry" —AI at .g inton Castle, Esq., aged 64. ~,„n a titg° ' On the 24th u lt., S op hi a , re li ct o f t h e l a te ,T. "`"-- Esq., of Walksoken House, Norfolk. l a- On the 25th ult., Mr. ThoThas Blyth, of Lambeth -W o ff On the 27th ult., at Waiwick fudge, Maida-hil l, Ile Kent, Esq., aged 54. - n cisa ls : On the 27th ult., Cha r l o tt e H am ilt on H a y, seco nd ' ter of Major J. Adair, aged 14 .......L . _. p .,..;•!"- - ''''' ~ . --- ----+- — ' -;- Otrl ia London: Printed and Pnblished by AIURDO I hi , it . No. t i 2, Strand; Prilit'er, 'at The :Sun, Of s cC l - c a II Strand, in the Precin c t o f t h e SavOY;l±l". thl --1111 P Middlesex, Monday, May 1, 1848. a ~~,.,.