The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-18 00:00:00

9.2bitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloch. IRELAND. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. ARREST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TRAINING SOCIETIES IN DUBLIN. In the House of Lords, this evening, the Marquis of Lansdowne announced that the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland had yesterday issued warrants for the arrest of all persons who had been attending military drill in Dublin contrary to law, and that the members of the Irish training societies were now in custody ; also, that all persons who had been firing at marks within the precincts of the city of Dublin had been proceeded against under the provi sions of the Dublin Police Act, by which such firing was rendered a misdemeanor. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IS THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1548. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 275 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 48 Tnrbercular Diseases... ... 192 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 107 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 32 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... • Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. . Malformations... ... Premature Birth ... Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• •• Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• •I Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Causes not specified • ... 181 ... 62 ••• 11 ... 8 ... 7 .. 22 18 ... 34 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... 1,04 Ponulation Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. In the 1841'. Five Winters. Week. West Districts... 300,711 . . 161 ... 163 Nerth Districts.. 375,971 ... 209 ... 203 Central Districts 373,653 ... 203 ... ' 178 East Districts 392,444 ... 235 ... 217, bouth Districts .. 501,190 ... 299 ••• 286 Totals... ..... 1,948,425 Malea ... ... Females ... -. 1,107 ...' 1,047 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 537 ... 510 ... 660 ... 580 COURSE OF EXCH -.1,240 Itbraltar.. ........ • . Leghorn ........ • • .. • • 34 ....... .. • ..... Naples ...... ••• • • • IPalermo, per0x....... - Lisbon.. ...... •• • .. Oporto .... Rio Janeiro Bahia ..... Buenos Ayres ... New York, 21 days'eight Philadelphia .... • • .... PRICES OF BULLION, 111 OR. Foreign Gold in bars... £3 :7 9 New Dollars Portugal Gold Coin Spanish Doubloons ver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11 GE.-(THIS DAY. Amsterdam .......... Ditto, at sight iitotterdam •• dntwerp. Etansburgh .... . • N.B. 14 2% Paris, 3 days' sight.. .. 26 60 Marseilles •••• • • • ..... neurdeaux .... ..... .. _— Frankfort on Maine.... Peter sburgh, Sil. Rble • • Berlin • . .. • ... .. .. .... Vienna, effec. f 10...... Trieste, ditt0.......... Madrid • ... ..... 43 Cadiz • . ............. 47 Bilbao.. .. .. .. .. Barcelona ..... 5avi11e........: MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of April 18.) Sri:wt.—To-day the home demand further increased for all kinds of raw Sugar, and the business concluded was larger for Mauritius than for some time. On the part of the exporters more inclination was shown to make purchases, and an advance in the value of all sorts took place. West India Murcovado was in fair demand for grocery, as well as refining purposes, and the private purchases amounted to 140 hhdo. &o, whilit the rates obtained are 6d above those of Friday. The market for both free and slave labour Sugar closes with firmness. REFINED.—To-day there was an active demand for refined goods from the home trade, end pricesare firm( r, brown grocery lumps selling at 52s to 52s 6d, and to pass the standard 53s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is offered at a further reduction, still the export demand is extremely limited, and 25s 6d to 27s is the value of British of first and second quality. MA lIIIITIIIS.—This afternoon'there was a further in. crease in . the demand for all kinds of Mauritius Sugar, but the quantity offered at public sale was large, and amounted to 360 casks and 9,513 bags ; the whole sold, and at prices showing an advance on those of Friday of 6d to Is per cwt. EAST INHIA. This afternoon Madras Sugar was more readily dealt in, and 1,509 bags at auction sold at stiffer rates. Of Bengal several parcels were taken privately, and prices advanced 6d per cwt. None was offered at public sale. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, but privately a fair amount of business was con cluded, chiefly by the home trade: the rates paid were rather above those of Friday. CorrEE.—This afternoon the public sales of Planta tion Ceylon consisted of 2 cka and 895 bgs; they w,nt off with more spirit at full rates—fine bold colory real ised 70s to 82s, good 54s 6d to 60s, and middling 45i 6d to 495 6d. Native in better request, and 1,879 bags were all sold at full rates. There was little desire shown to operate in Mocha. . • TEA.—To day there was little passing in Tea by private treaty, and 574 packages offered at public sale, a part only sold at barely lormer rates ; Gunpowder of good quality went at 2s 3d to 2s 9d, and Imperial, good and fine is 7d to 23 per lb. SPICES.—To day at public sale 61 pkgs of Jamaica Ginger went at 85s for middling, and at 60s per cwt fur good ordinary. Rica.—To-day East India Rice was offered at a fur ther reduction, yet the purchases made in all sorts were limited by exi orters and the home trade, middling white Bengal has been selling at 93 6d to 105, good to fine 103 6d to I Is, and cargo 6i 6d to 7s 6d per cwt. Patna is cheaper, and is quoted at from 13s to 17s per cwt. SPIRITS.—The market for East India Rum has a dull aspect, and there are sellers at is 7 , 1 to Is Si proof with certificate, whilst a larger quantity is (,n offer. Lee ward Island is not much required, and can be obtained at i s 9d to is 90 proof strength, which are rather lower rates, and the supply is good.Fordarnaica export orders come in slowly, and home buyers make purchases with caution in all sorts, prices tend downwards, and rule at 33 8d to 3s iOd for low and middling, good to fine 43 to 4s 4.1, high flavour 4s 3d to 4s 8d per gallon. Demerara is little wanted, and prices are on the decline. Brandy in less demand, and must be called rather cheaper, but there are several arrivals near at hand. Geneva is dull of sale at is 10d to 2s for ordinary export sort, and 2s 10d to 3s 3d for fine fit for duty. SALTPETRE.—To-day there was less desire evinced to operate in Rough, but holders are firm, and for the small parcels sold privately full rates were obtained. At public sale 450 bags for exportation only were taken in above the value. INDlGo.—There is yet little desire evinced to opera'e in East India for home censumption, whilst the export , demand con t inues to be very limited, although sellers I are willing to accept, prices 3d to 43 per lb under those of the list quarterly sales. Spanish is dull of sale, and the tendency of prices is yet to decline. OrLs - -To-day prices were further depressed for Lin seed Oil, and 22s 9d to 23s is the value on the spot. On the part of exporters and home buyers little desire was shown to operate. TALLow.—On the spot holders of Russian are sellers at a further reduction, yet soap makers and chandlers operated Iwith caution, and 50s 6d to 51s per cwt is the value of fine P. Y. Candle. For delivery in the last three months of the year, the rates asked are 46s to 46s 6d,.few buyers are, however, to be met with. Home made is offered on the spot at 49s to 501 nett cash, but only a limited, demand has been experienced. Other sorts are brought freely to market, and a further fall in the v ague is apparent. At auction 294 casks of New South Wales were only in part sold. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES' S P ALACE , . The be,n APRIL 17, 1848. Surgerypleased to appo i nt J ames Mill er , M.D., Professor of in the U n i vers ity o f Edin burgh,. to be Surgeon in seotland, in the room oil O rdinary to her Ma j est y in from Edinburgh. James brae, Esq., removed Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. b of Militia —Charles William West Middlesex Regi ment William Grenfell, Esq. M.P. to WHI rEHALL, APRIL 13 captain, 'March 31. The Lord Chancellor has appointed • Sydn y ty,„ .„ Husband, of Mold, in the county of Flint, - Gent. e° t o.- ah''. a Master Extraordinary in the Elizh Court of CI e ;- BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. ane 1 ' ' Charles Ellis, grocer, Essthothly, Sussex. James Wade, draper, Lisson-grove, Middlesex. • BANKRUPTS. Edward Benton, pawnbroker, Tottenham Court-road, to Surrender April 28 and May 30, a: eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street; Guy and Co , Great Queen .street. Anthony Harrison, joiner, Bootle-cum-Linacre, near Liverpool, May 2 and 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent and Co., Temple, London ; Irlim and Fletcher, Liverpool. Juno, Sidney, Stopford, m erchant, Austin friars, April 28, at two, and May 30, at half-past eleven. at the I:ifit•of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assigne ; Tatum, Id Johnson, Austin-friars, London. .. 2 Killar, innkeeper, Swindon, Wiltshire, May at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Hut -1 assignee, Bristol; Clarke and Co., Lincoln's Brown, Swindon. urcliyant, butcher, Market-hill, Woodbridge sy 2 arid June 2, at two, at the Court of Elwards, official assignee, Frederick's. j :IF. ws - - - -4 '''A p.,-. 4 .„ .;‘,. _,:-..... i rr, ). r5...E74 - i i -,t5r , :. 1 , e rr 4 i - 47 . j i/Jcaill:74,l•l ' j. .....• := ! " Total . Ce, Old Jewry ; Taylor, Mark-lane; Pownall, Ips wich. Adam Marsland, silk manufacturer, Macclesfield, April 28 and May 19, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Bell, Brodrick, and Bell, Bow Churchyard, London ; Norris, Macclesfield; Gremsditch, Macclesfield. Robert Blake Webb, draper, Bury me St. Edmunds. Mary Hetherington, innkeeper, Ly Regis. ZRichard Wilson, shipowner, Hartlepool, Durham. Hannah Prosser and Ann Prosser, milliners,Wigmore street, Cavendit.h• square. John Shave, licensed victualler, Bristol. William Dyson, grocer, Wakefield, Yorkshire. James Greenwood, worsted spinner, Bradford, York shire. THE SUN, LONDON, an offence of that sort was recognised, for, by that Act it made those who indulged in mal ciously and advisedly speaking or writing, sought to provoke rebellious attacks upon the Crown, or either Houses of Parlia ment, felons, and liable to promunire. By the 6th of Anne, too, another offence of this sort was recognised, and those who by preaching, teaching, or advised speaking, sought to divert the succession to the throne, contrary to the established law, were also liable to the penalties of pramunire. True, there was a slight distinction between open and advised speaking alone, and open and advised speaking accompanied by an overt act; but Blackstone very properly remarked, that as the penalties of the latter case were equally applicable to the former, there could scarcely be any distinction between the two offences.—(Hear, hear.) These penalties, then, were surely more severe than those provided by this Bill, namely, transportation for seven years. The only distinction between the offenee recognized by this Bill and that of the two Acts he had just mentioned was, that in the latter instance the offence was treason, and in the former felony. Well, but the question after all for them to consider was whether the circumstances of the case would justify the passing of this Bill. Was the state of the public mind of the United Kingdom liable to be so influenced by the example of other nations as to justify the making, for a limited period, the offence of malicious and advised speak had thatheee addressed drethssoeudgh to t organized he had speak ing, for, the purpose of effecting a cer • t a in object, liable to the penalties of transpor stßeetinolll: He e 11 uag whichconfessed and immense masses of people liable to sudden excitement, which rendered this law necessary.—(Hear.) He ad mitted that it was not always advisable to resort to the law in all cases, but he did thi n k e con gregation of immense masses, under the pretext of presenting petitions, was a practice which ought to be carefully watched, and their leaders in particular cases ought to be subjected to the penalties of the could not conceive that th e sole object of large masses of people being called together could be simply for the purpose of deliberation ; and although he had heard the Honourable and Learned Member for Nottingham and explain his conduct in reference to recent events,made_ many professions of loyalty, yet still those wilob brought together 100,000 persons could not always hope tohave credit for the sincerity of their confessions i nfavour of order and public tranquillity.—(Hear, hear.) Yet, even the Hon. and Learned Member's declarations of loyalty were not altogether satisfactory, for in his words, while he . was declaring that he would be ewn knee, and was deprecating eat no party speaking, toeaklirem he adinittt d that he did not e 'care wrhaveatgearntthepform go; government was a republic or a monarchy, or who was upon the throne, provided it did not damage the public good.—(Hear, hear.) The lion. and Learned Gentle mau's ardent loyalty had not risen to a very high pitch I on the thermometer of loyalty, for the Hon. and Learned Gentleman's loyalty was of that description that, provided he got certain institutions, it was a matter of indifference to him whether Beelzebub was sovereign.--(Leud Laugh ter.) This, however, he (the Right Hon. Baron et) cordially wished, that when t he Hon. Gentlema n e had gotthesoveof the Crown .—( Renewed sovereign of hiswcah.Lic(eßenheewwoed laughter.) uldhav the T entire hh confidence e Hon. Member's profes sions of loyalty towards te iota a rather H ha e x G t r e a ll o t n a a a r is loalt simly sisted in no carin orie c S h o a v r e a r c e t i e g r n , w fo e r re it ce s r a t e a m in e l d y of that the h e whetter th e Pope, con the Prete nder t B , aort to return thegraDervh to ilwere upon the the throne. — (L au g hter.) s ubject of this debate , he thou g ht he could see sufs cient proof in what bad occurred vtithin the last ten days to justify their strengthening the hands of the Government in one particular class of offences. It was said, how ever, that it was not necessary tc appeal to the Legislature for fresh powers, and in support of this argument, attention was directed to the magnificent demonstration that was made by the people a few days ago. Yes, but they must tell those who made that map nificent demonstration, that they were prepared to take their share of the responsibility of it. The time of those who made that demonstration was most valuable ; and, looking at the sacrifices and personal exertions they had made, it was the duty of the Government and the Legislature to tell them that they, the Government and the Legislature, so valued the institutions of the country that they were determined to uphold them in all their leading principles, and upon their ancient founda tions. The Constitution of this country was so strong that a temporary departure from ordinary rules might be made without danger upon particular occasions. Such an occasion existed now, and after the lapse of two years the House would have power to decide whether it would continue or allow the law which they were about to establish to expire. If they perinitted it to expire he had not the least doubt that it would be found that the Constitution of the country had been perfectly unblemished and un impaired by the practical exercise of it.—(Cheers.) It they found that treason and sedition were resorting to new devices for the purpose of defeating the Govern ment, and subverting the constitution, and if they did not meet those new devices by new enactments suited to the purpose, then they would give to treason and sedition an advantage which the law could not cope with. I will not, said the Right Hon. Baronet, make any allusions to the political events which are passing in another country; ray firm beliet is, that the security of every existing government depends upon the most rigid abstinence from any interference with what is passing now at Paris. The people of France may maintain their own opinion, I have mine, and I believe that it is essential to the peace of the work' and to the stability of the Government that the experiment which is now making in France should have a fair trial— (Hear, hear)—and remain perfectly undisturbed by any extrinsic influences. At the same time, with respect to the social principles, Imust say this, that I hope the work ing classes of this country will not be deluded—(Hear) — by the doctrines which are there promulgated upon the subject of their labour.—(Hear, hear.) If the doctrines there maintained be true—if there be, indeed, an anta gonism between capital and labour—(hear, hear) —if it be true that all men, without reference to their different capabilities, their different strength, their different capacity, are to be entitled to the same rate of wages — if these things be true, then all the experience, and all the lights of the last one hundred and fifty years have existed in vain—let us burn all the works of Turgot, of Saye, and of Adam Smith, let us establish in strength the doctrines of the Mississippi scheme, and the doctrines of that law which was supposed to have in volved France in irremediable confusion. Let us await the result of those experiments calmly ; let us see if it be true that you can force labour to employ labour, it you can reduce all men, without reference to their habits, strength, and intelligence to the receipt of the same uniform rate of wages, but for God's sake give to those social principles the same fair trial which you are about to give to the political principles.—(Hear, bear.) Ide most earnestly trust—l have that confidence in the good sense of the working classes of this country, to believe that no false delusions of compulsory sharing in profits, no enmity directed against capi tal—(Cheers)—no destruction of competition betweei , individuals, no overbearing of individual enterprise by Government undertakings, at the 'public expense — (Cheers) —can possibly lead to the benefit of the working classes, but, on the contrary, will tend only to involve them in misery and confusion.—(Cheers.) I have brew thus diverted from the question before the House.— (Cheers.) Upon that subject I believe there are grounds for the temporary authority sought by the Government. I will not be a party to forcing upon the Executive of this country any power which they d., not require—all that I have to deal with is the question whether for two years he who endeavours to intimidate the Legislature, not by words but by a declaration of war, shall be subject to the penalty attached to felony. think that the circumstances of the times justly de mend it, and I believe that the people of this country will be encouraged to continue every exertion, upon which, and not upon the police, and not upon the army, the tranquillity and safety of this country depends. Mr. BRIGHT said that he thought that the Right lion. Baronet was a most valuable witness in favour of the course pursued by the opposition to the Bill; that Right Hon. Baronet had confined all his approbation to the clause with respect to open and advised speaking, as it now stood. But it must be remembered - that the clause as it now stood, making it temporary, bad been owing to the opposition of the few ion. Members on his side the House, for the measure was originally intended to be permanent. He cordially agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet in the opinion be had expressed with respect to the social revolution going cn in another country. He also joined with him in expressing his distrust of large assemblages and processions, such as had recently taken place; but, at the same time, he trusted that the Government would not entirely lose sight of the causes which led to those assemblies. For many years the question of reform had been agitated in this country, but the demands of those assemblies were for a long time unheeded, and the Noble Lord now at the head of the Government repeatedly brought the question before the House without success. The Noble Lord at length triumphed, and he trusted that he would live to effect still further reforms in the representation of the country and the constitution of the House. He thought that the time had now come for exendiag the Dale of the Constitution of which they boasted so much. The 800,000 electors of the country formed a kind of garrison, but it was surrounded by 5,000,000 persons who required to be admitted within its bounds, and who would tend considerably to strengthen and support that Constitution which was so highly prized not only in this, but in other countries.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. MUNTZ in explanation upon the,subject of the exchanges of the country, Lord J. RUSSELL rose and said—Sir, after the pro tracted discussion which this measure has undergone, and the part which I have taken upon the subject, I do not think that it will be necessary for me to do more than to make a few observations upon the course of the debate to-day. It appears to me, in the first place, that it is extravagant to suppose that, without an alteration of the law from time to time, we can secure those benefits of peace and order which it is the bounden duty of the House and the Executive to make. The law of Edward 111. was an excellent law, but did not provide for those cases of publication or of speeches at public meetings, any more than the Parliament of that day thought it advisable to pass railway Bills. These are things which have grown up in the course of civilization ; and as that civilization makes progress, so new modes of overturning the country are resorted to. To the same extent and in the same proportion must the Legislature be prepared to meet those evils.—(Hear, hear.) I will not now again enter into that question which has been debated with respect to words, but with respect to the alteration which we have made, I mean having made the provisions of the Bill temporary which we had proposed to be permanent. I must declare that I think it of infinite value that any measure, which passes the House at the present time 'Mould combine the advantage of being effectual for its purpose, and of obtaining the concurrence of those mo t derate men who are afraid, perhaps over-afraid, of any MPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING•) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from a lodge of Odd Fellows, meeting at Bury, in Lanca shire, p ra y ing for the legalization of their society. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the freeholders of the county of Ross, praying for an altera tion in the law of entail in Scotland. LEASES OF MINES (IRELAND) BILL. The Leases of Mines (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. ODD FELLOWS. Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions from lodges of Odd Fellows, praying for the legalization of their societies. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented several petitions with a similar prayer. CASE OF THE REV. MR. SHORE. The NOBLE MARQUIS also presented a petition from the inhabitants of Stirling. complaining of the decision of the Courtof Arches in the case of the Rev. Mr. Shore. The Bishop of EXETER complained that the Noble Marquis had not given him notice of his intention to present this petition, and he wished to know wh ether he intended to bring the subject before the House ? The Marquis of BREADALBANE said he did not. The Bishop of EXETER complained that Mr. Shore had attended public meetings, and complained of the usage he had received from him (the Bishop of Exeter). The Right Rev. Prelate was also understood to say that he would assist Mr. Shore in divesting himself of the character of a clergyman, which might be done without costing five shillings. THE EARL OF _DUNDONALD NATIONAL DEFENCES. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition' from the Earl of Dundonald, on the subject of the National De fences, praying the House to order an inquiry to be made into the merits of his plans for the defence of the country. Those plans were for off n‘ivt and defensive warfare, and had received the approbation of plansa th n e d m we infinitelyes t r e d adopted d s e t m i p n ot g er u de i s et h h c oe e y d n 0 wm o o ffi i cu c al d e l r s tb he a i f n no u t thenh de ge v i ' e fitly e e. s u I p f e superior constructiondtheestro adoptionoyi.dd ,ispaonu o fdt f i fortifications hnfigosrpwe iga nnhsus saotstiht oiaelnenssdflu would ero a etu r so l l wel o a t o i cbuy r e s l do o r fefi theed effectually s g eoeic e a . t .0 a H B I l inca pableyy felt it a great honour to have the petition com mitted to his care. The Noble Lord, after expressing the great joy he felt at the failure of the Chartist demonstration of Monday, explained that he had applied to be naturalised as a citizen of France solely for the purpose of protecting his property, if by such means he could protect it. Lord LYNDHURST said that his Noble and Learned Friend had expressed to him his intention of malting the explanation on Monday week, but had deferred making it by his (Lord Lyndhurst's) advice. IRELAND—ARREST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TRAINING SOCIETY. In reply to a question from Lord BEAUMONT on the subject of the statement made last evening with re gard to ihe proceedings of the Governme t n h t a i t n nl o a rel s a s n o d c . ia. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE sai d c sanctioni at o ns couldof the L be legallyorL Lord-Lieutenant ; ena nd.armed in ; Ireland a t w i t t h h e o uLt Lord- Lieutenant had decided upon giving arms to cer tain e t and loyal societies, or to authorise them to take arms. The arms that had been sent over had been so sent, not for any particular society, but in order to have a stock of arms in Dublin which should be at the disposal of the Lord Lieutenant to be distributed as he might think proper. With regard to the training societies to which the Noble Earl had last night alluded, the attention of the Lord-Lieutenant had been drawn:to the subject, he had consulted the law officers of the Crown, and last night warrants bad been issued against all persons who had joined those societies. 1 in their illegal proceedings, and those persons who were members of those training societies in Dublin were at this moment in custody.—(Hear, hear.) By the Dub lin police any person firing at a target within the boun -1 dames of the City of Dublin was to be considered as guilty of a misdetneatiour and was to be punished I accordingly, and the Lord Lieutenant A ould take ' I care that the law should be rigidly enforced.—(Cheers ) :PETITION S. Lord BROUGHAM. then rose to present several petitions, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. THE GOVERNMENT PROTECTION BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The SOLICITOR GENERAL explained that a mis apprehension existed amongst Hon. Members as to an opinion he had expressed upon the difference between written and spoken words not being recognised by the law of any country but that of Eng land. Honourable Membi rs appeared to labour under the impression that he was of opinion that a party could be punished for mere words spoken with out reference; whatever object the party had in view in speaking them came within the scope of this Act.— (Hear, hear.) No jury would convict, in his opinion, unless they were satisfied that the party using the words I had a guilty and traitorous design in view. —(Hear.) Sir ROBERT PEEL said he had given his cordial \ support to the Government during the progress of this Bill, and he had marked that support by a silent vote. It had not been from any wish to disclaim any portion of the responsibility which attached to those who supported this measure that he had hitherto given a silent vote, but because he believed that the importance of the Bill demanded that it should be passed at as early a period as was consistent with its due consideration.— (Hear, hear.) Before he made any remarks with reference to what had passed at former periods of this question, he wished to state that he believed the Government were justified in proposing this Bill, and, believing them to be so justified, he had, up to the present time, thought it best to give 1 them his silent, though cordial, support.—(Hear, I hear.) Now what did this Bill propose to do? In the first instance, it reduced several offences which bad hitherto been characterised as treason to the minor offence of felony, and the Bill also proposed that for two years, and two years only, the com passing of certain things, namely, the intimida tion of Parliament, or her Mejesty, or declaring war, the compassing of those things by open and advised rpesking was, for the period of two years, to be sub jected to the penalty of transportation. lie cordially approved of the first part of this Bill, while he thought it nothing but right that men who had nut the dignity of traitors should not be allowed to cover themselves with the illusion that they were such.— (Hear, hear.) He had no sympathy, no respect, no admiration for those who involved the ignorant in the capital punish ment of treason, and contented themselves with shrinking from all the responsibilities which attached to their advice. (Hear, hear.) A more detest ttble character could not be conceived than that man who, for the purpose of gratifying his personal vanity, and in the hope of having his name placed amongst those splendid names that were included in the category of traitors, should urge his miserable, deluded followers to acts of rebellion, but was never ready to share the responsibility which- might result from his conduct.—(Cheers.) It was right, then, that such men as those should be reduced to the condition of felons, for he liked to see the frog kept down to its own natural dimensions without swell -1 ing to the size of noble animals—the bulls, who had been bellowing treason.—(Cheers and laughter.) He thought it was impossible to look at the speeches that had been made in Dublinhe would not give them the circulation or the importance of quoting them in that House—with out being convinced of the necessity of this measure. Indeed, had the advice which some of those seditious speakers given out been, followed, acts of open violence would have been committed, which must inevitably have resulted in great loss of life, a suspension of industry, besides a paralyzation of the whole commerce of the country ; and yet these miseries were to be brought upon them simply for the purpose of gratify ing the private vanity of those who advocated theirs—(Loud cheers.) He would, at the same time that he said thus much, most willingly admit that it was exceedingly dangerous to be influenced in their legislation either by panic or by amen feeling of indignation for these preachers of sedition, and he would concede that they ought never to depart from the constitution without the gravest consideration; but he really did not. believe that this Bill deserved the character which was atCributed to it by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Oxford, whose conduct in that House, and whose legal knowledge upon these subjects entitled him to great. respect. He readily allowed that the Hon. and Learned Member for Oxford might be sincere in his belief that this Bill deserved the character which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had attributed to it, namely, that for the first tims these five hundred years they were labout to attach certain consequences and certain penalties to the offence of open and advised speakince the counti(iarytia,ziaaeis., He had heard with regret from the hen. and Learned Gentlemanof that it was perfectly new to the Constitution maelltin t - a e h s e t d a air b s. l t) i i shed for 500 years, to subject to severe penalties the offence of open and advised advised speaking and oe H tio e n kn h e e w tvi t e h e a n t it o h pe a n d been itnd and writing, and that contrary and advised speaking for to this rule about to make the offence of open the penalties of writing certain . purposes subject to ule m l i t s e h ta i n h g e ; .but in supposingthe on . and Learned Gentlemanandevsi indulged) in e and i that the same penalties had not been mistaken i pli d to hiss who, for traitorous purposes, advised speaking, as were' - inflicted upon open writers under the constitution of the law of England within the last 500 years.—(Hear, hear.) . There was, for in itance, formerly an offence of the sort created by this- Bill known as malicious and advised speaking; and he apprehended that in this case the speaking which this Bill took cognizance of was, that which would' be for malicious and felonious purposes. Well, then, by the lath of Charles the Second, TUESDA EVENIN Gr, APRIL 18, 1848 interference with the cause of liberty, and who are yet unwilling to deny to the Government those powers which are necessary. My belief is that the proposal which we have made, and which we originally proposed should be permanent, will be an im provement in the law, and that when the House shall be called upon hereafter to consider if, they will be dis posed to adopt it as a portion of our permanent legisla tion. But I did not think when I found that there were several Hon. Members, not only among the fifty to whom the Hon. Member for Manchester referred, but several gentleman upon this side of the House, and who have constantly voted with the Govern ment upon every Bill which they have introduced— when I found, I say, that such Hon. Members were ready to give every power necessary for a temporary purpose, but doubting whether such power should be a part of permanent legislation, I do not think that any majority we might obtain—and I believe that we should have hid as great had we adhered to our original plan, annetd thinkma made itthepteremey majority that we should soanent instead of tempo rar y—l d o obtain would be a compensation for violently overturning the opinions of these Hon. Gentlemen, when all that was required for the present purpose could be obtained with their concurrence. I therefore, Sir, am not afraid of being accused ot' want of courage, or want of consistency, in consenting to that alteration. I only say that I did not consent to the alteration, itt the opinion that it is not a wise permanent alteration of the law; I have adopted the alteration in the same manner in which many alterations have been adopted, viz., that the urgency of the times demanded theimmediate passing of the measure, and that it would be a question forfuture consideration whether it should form a part of permanent legislation.—(Hear, hear.) Such has been the course which on former occasions has been adopted, and I see no reason why the Government should now object to c the adoption of that course.—Hear.) I m us t con f ess, ertainly, that the r easons for bringin g forward this alteration of the law at present were net merely that it was desirable to reduce the punishment of treason to that of felony, that it was desirable to make other altera tions in the law, but that it did appear to us tbat the Government was not armed with sufficient powers against the particular kind of machinations which has been adopted against the Throne, and against the Government of this nation. I believe, that in adopting any alteration of this kind, you have to steer between two great dangers. I believe,.that if you leave treason and sedition to take their course unchecked, you expose, not only the Constitution and Government of the country to the greatest perils, but you also run the danger that for weeks and months together the minds of the working classes will be disturbed, that the peaceable occupations of trade and industry will be interrupted, and thus discontent will grow from the very absence of that peace and order which is necessary to their progress. But, on the other hand, if in adopting such alteration, in taking such power, you exceed that which is necessary for the occasion; if you at all interrupt the course of free discussion by any public meetings or by the press, in that way, you incur a danger equal, if not superior, in the opposite direction; you aid in increasing that discontent which you wish to meet, you send that discontent into other channels, and you find, finally, that so far from se. curing order you have greatly endangered it —(Cheers.) We have endeavoured, in the manner which we have brought forward, and we shall endeavour in any course which the Government may pursue, to avoid these dangers. I believe myself that this Bill will tend much to the security of peace . in this country.---:(Cheers.) I believe that the instance which the .1:1-on. Member for Nottingham (Mr. F. O'Connor) gave to-day of one who was very braVe and bold in his language with respect to insurrection,. and spikes, daggers, and guns, and that when he came to the point it was found that he had a bad fit of rheumatism upon that day, and that he could not venture to leeve his home. I believe, Sir, that such instances will not be at all uncommon if this Bill passes . into law—(Laughter)—and that great numbers of persops will leave ott the dangerous pastime of sedition, when they find that consequences serious to themselves are likely to ensue from the adoption of that course.—(Hear, hear.) I believe that the freedom of discussion will not be in the smallest degree intertered with if this Bill passes into law. Ido not, believe that there is a man in this country or in Ireland, who wishes by peaceable means to promote what he may think an improvement in the state of the law, or obtain the redress of any grievances, will be in the slightest degree deprived from the liberty of stating those grievances —stating them even in strong and warm language, becadse this Bill is passed into law.—( Hear, hear.) He may trust to the Government, to the judges, and to the jury of his country, that he will not incur any danger in the pursuit of his peaceable and honest course.—(Hear, hear.) But, Sir, one cannot shut one's eyes to that langcage which has been held, and which, like the Right Honourable Baronet, the Member for Tamworth (Sir Robert Heel), I will not repeat, but opinions of which, in a mitigated shape, may "be seen in the newspapers of this morning—language used in Dublin, to excite the people to arm, with the view of preventing the law being carried into effect, and declarations that the Parliament should be opened in Ireland, if not by a legislative enactment, by the bay ()net, by pikes, or other forcible means used by the people, who were directed to be armed fur that purpose. Sir, it is impossible not to feel that, in the distressed condition that the great proportion of the peo pie of Ireland are now in, such excitements may have a dire and dreadful effect.—(l.lear, hear.) It is impossible not to feel that outrage and insurrection may in some parts of the country be the consequence of such exciting language Outrage and insurrection will be put down because the Government has the means at its disposal. Government has the means in the loyalty and affection of the great body of the people—means at its disposal in the use of the army, whose loyalty y suff t e o rers has been most falsely impugned—(Loud cheers) —by reports stated at public meetings and iii various ways, and even rumoured in the House. which upon enquiry have been found utterly void of foundation. Government has such measures, therefore, to put down outrage and insurrection ; loth as we feel, b e maintainedebeen told te d i a n y , thates country.—(Cheers.) reyp.e—e( frequentC h e ers. ) , that that that in this country, if peace were disturbed the working classes would be the first to suffer. So also the people of Ireland that t ul i d t b is e n the t merely r e s r t el order Sir, occasions,a notrheae co ercion that we should have recourse, but that • should also have recourse to remedial measures.— (Hear, we reproach, as it commenced the last session at least was somewhatsomewhat un seasonable and ill_placed, because, in the suflrin,un seasonable of Ireland during the last year was so intense, and re quiredg such immediate measures, that the greater part of last session was taken up by the consideration of those immediate measures which were required to assist the starving and :Mitering people.—(Hear.) I realty beg this House, or that portion of it which makes these reproaches, to consider for a moment how justly we should have been blamed if, when the people were daily falling victims to the famine of .18.17,wehad come down to the House and said we have here a Bill to extend the franchise of the people of Ireland with respect to the right of voting for Members of Parliament ; we have here another Bill fur the • purpose of making the corporations • • of Ireland simi lar to those of England—they want t _ , the extension of political privileges, and we will pone our consi• iteration of the famine till those Wan P ts os (Bear.) Sir, I am not averse. to entertaining these to, — questions, and immediately after the Easter r t ec i e ning l t s h h e a s l e l proceed with those questions which relate to the political state of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) There are other mea 'tires to which I have alluded upon a former occasion, which must come under the consideration of the House; hut I must also beg to allude for a moment, as the de it measures peace op 'lapand was interrupted, to the grievances whi c h are now stated as the grounds for asking the people in Ireland to resort to arms. What we are asked for every day is to consent to the repeal of the union. —(Hear, hear.) Well, Sir, in looking over the Acts and discussions of the Irish Parliament—that Parliament which was referred to as the Parliament which would give happiness to Ireland —as that which contributed to the welfare of the nation. I find that some of the most distinguished men of Ireland have expressed a contrary opinion. I have the authority of Gratton that name which can never be mentioned without honour that the whole Government of Ireland was carried on by corruption; that almost the majority, if not quite the majority of that Parliament, received pen sions during pleasure and • salaries from the Crown; that peerages were sold, and that; in short, the whole Government was a mass of the grossest corruption; for the suffrages by which it was supported were bought. And the constituencies were so gross that Grattan declared as is a well•known fact, that Members of Parliament were returned by constituencies of ten in one borough, and twelve in another, and that consequently a reform of the Parliament was absolutely necessary. I find likewise that he stated, and enforced with great power and eloquence, for he possessed great vigor in s tating details, that the mode of collecting the tithes deserved this term to be they were collected by a applied to them, namely, that " subornation of vultures," and that the system reatest grievance to that prevailed was the g • asant that country. every farmer and to every Pe He likewise urged that a great propeorr_ e ion of the t p le professed the Ro e m e an e of Ireland, namely, those r barred from the privileges Catholic religion, were de the King enjoyed. which the Protestant subjects o mome nt what these Now, Sir, let us consider for a b the most able grievances were stated to b e f I y reland, and what arid eloquent of the patriots. gdom has done. With the Parliament of the United rerd:to -peerage p s and ga ensi°ll3l;o one in this House wi a similar practioe I feel persuaded, . sta te, t all state that any exists at the present moment—n°+. the statement of such similar grievance prevails, whether_ with respect to the corruption is justly made or not has been settled, and question of tithes. That question ievances so much settled in such a manner, that the gr no longer press upon complained of in respect of them to the reform of Parliament — that question the tenant or farmer. ithhas ect likewise been carried in With respect Wit Catholic to the United Parliament. Relief—the admission of all Roman Catholics to the privileges of the Constitution --that likewise has been Then we have at carried by the United Parliament• least a right to this presumption , : that those things which in the Parliament were stated to be the greatest greevances redressed by the of Ireland, have been redressed. and d Kingdom. But, votes of the Parliament of the Unite ances have been Sir, if that is the case—if these griev dKi d f the Unite ng om— redressed by the Parliament o • is, as I if the Parliament of the United Kingdom„ great believe, the Legislature for Ireland--and . o f advantage to the objects of the Crown in that part of ostile collision with the kingdom—with less chance of public discord among this country—with less chance .of. /say, the - the various classes of the people ; th.en,t.. produc ive of a great Par liament of Ireland would be deal of injury instead of good.—(Hear, hear.) these and entertaining This being the case , opinions I should say a p a rt from all imperial interests, that we are bound to withstand all those motions in whatever form they may appear, which have the repeal of the union in view. —(Hear, hear.) For my own part, I jshall be ready, whether or not motions of this kind :are brought forward by those who consider that the granting of them may tend, as they believe, to the advantage of that part of the United Kingdom, any proposition which is supported by the great body of the Irish Members with a view to improve the laws of that country—to improve the situation of landlord or tenant, or to remedy any social or political grievance under which they consider it labours, I shall be happy to listen to if they choose to discuss and debate them i❑ Parliament—choosing argument rather than the adop tion of any other course—but if, on the contrary, by exciting the people to arm, leaving us to take mea sun s of force if necessary, I will, as long as I ha ve any breath or life in me, oppose the repeal of the legis lative union.—(Cheers.) The House then divided, when there appeared— For the third reading 295 Against it 4O Majority for the third reading 255 The Bill was then read a third time and passed. On the question that the Bill do pass, Mr. HUME objected to the motion. He would to the last object to the passing of a Bill which be thought not only unnecessary but unjust.. The law as it at present exis'ed he believed to be strong enough; and such a - measure as the present ought not to have been passed without trying whether the law was strong enough or not. The Hon. Member concluded by moving the striking out of the words 4 . open and advised speaking," at the same time stating that it was not his intention to divide the House upon it. Mr. H. BERKELEY, on behalf of his constituents, thanked the Noble Lord and the Government for bring ing forward the measure, and the determination with which they had carried it through. The SPEAKER then put the question that the Bill do pass, and declared that the ayes had it, amid loud cht ering. The House then adjourned to Half-past Five o'clock. The SPEAKER took the Chair again at half-past Five o'cluck. BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMPLETION BILL On the motion for the second reading of this Bill being reaa, Mr. HUME inquired whether any money was pro posed to be raised by this Bill, and if so, why no docu ments had been laid on the table of the House ? Lord MORPETH said the Bill did not contain any proposition to raise money. Before any such power was given he would take care that documents on the matter were placed on the table of the House. The Bill was then read a third time; as also were the Leeds Improvement Act Amendment, and Price's Patent Candle Bills. WIGAN IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, Mr. THICKNESSE opposed the motion, and moved as an amendment that the Bill be read a third time this day six months. Colonel LINDSEY, although he moved the second reading of the Bill, admitted that there were clauses which were objectionable; but he thought there was no town in the kingdom that more required sanatory reform than Wig an, and therefore the Bill should be allowed to go into Committee, in order that some sanatory provi sions should be introduced into it. _ _ . Mr. HUME objected to the second reading of the Bill. It had been introduced at the suggestion of one individual only in the borough, against the unanimous wish of all the inhabitant expressed at a town meeting. Mr. CARDWELL said, that as there were a majority of the ratepayers against the Bill, he should oppose its second reading. After a few words from Sir DE LACEY EVANS, Lord MORPETH said that he trusted that after the Easter recess he should be allowed to press forward the Public Health Bill, and that [the House would allow it to pass into law. Mr. BERNAL said that he thought that the local inquiries made under the 9th and 10th Vic., into all private Bills, ought to be received by the House as authority upon the Bi!ls to which those reports referred. Mr. W. PATTEN suggested that his Gallant Friend should consent to withdraw his motion for the second reading of the Bill. Co:onel LINDSAY withdraw his motion, and the Bill was orieled to bo read a second time this day six months. _ QUEENSFERRY PASSAGE BILL. Sir W. HEATHCOTE moved that the order of the 17th day of this instant April, that it be an instruction to the Committee on the Queensterry Passage Bill, that th y have leave to mike additional provision therein, be di,charged. Mr. ACLAND presented a petition praying for an alteration in the Excise laws. Captain PECHELL presented a petition from Kent in favour of the allotment system. Lord MORPETH presented several petitions in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. DENMARK. Mr. DISRAELI gave notice that, to-morrow, on the motion for the adjournment of the House, he would call the attention of the House to the present state of the relations subsisting between this country and Denmark. NEW WRIT FOR HORSHAM. Mr. STAFFORD then rose to move for the issuing of a new writ for Horsham, in the room of John Jervis, whose election bad been determined to be void. (LEFT SPEAKING.) LATEST PRICES OF SHARES. N BANKS, ASSURANt;E, AND OTHER COM, PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 18. JOINT-STOCH BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. --.-- --..-- --- - --- , 1 s. d. / s. d. 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Soc. 3311. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Steam.... 331/. pr cent. 100 0 0I 60 0 0 south Australian . .... 61. per cent. 2 5 0 0! 25 0 0 Van Dieman's Land.. 100 0 0 23 0 0 Universal Salvage ... • 25 001 5 0 0 LA W IN TELLIGE n CE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 17, (Sittings in Banco.) DAWSON ♦ND OTHERS V. HAY. Mr. Serjeant SBEE moved for a rule calling on the defendant to show cause why a nonsuit in this case should not be set aside and a new trial granted. The action was tried at the sittings at Guildhall after last term, before Lord Denman, and was brought by the plaintiffs, who are advertising agents, against the defendant, as a member of the provisional committee of the Shrewsbury and Leicester and the Leicester Direct Railway Company, to recover the sum of 2701., being the balance of an account due to them by the committee. At the trial it was proved that on the 10th March, 1845, the committee came to a resolution that each member should pay the sum of 631., to defray the liabilities of the company, and that if any of their members should make default in payment of this sum, he should receive no as sistance from the others if legal proceedings should be instituted against him by their creditors. The de fendant, accordingly, paid his proportion ' but several other members of the committee proving defaulters, a further sum became necessary; and it was resolved that another call for 901. each should be made upon them. This second demand the defendant refused to pay, and thereupon the present action was brought against him, nominally, by the plaintiffs; but at the trial it was ad • mitted by the plaintiff's solicitor that, in reality, the proceedings was instituted against the defendant by the other members of the committee. Under these circum stances, the Lord Chief Justice nonsuited the plaintiffs, but the Learned Sergeant now moved to set aside the nonsuit on the affidavit of the plaintiffs' solicitor that the statement at the trial was made under a mistake, and that the action was brought bona fide by the plaintiffs, though with the sanction of the committee. He also con tended that as the plaintiffs had a substituting claim against the defendant, it could not be barred by the breach of any agreement between the defendant and the committee, to which the plaintiffs were not parties. Rule nisi granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, April 17. (In Banco, before Lord Chief Justice WILDE). BATTY (AN INFANT) V. MARRIOTT. A question arose in this case as to the construction of the recent Act relative to games and wagers, it appeared that the plaintiff and one Askew deposited in the hands of the defendant 101. each, to abide the event of a foot race between them; that the race was accordingly run, and that Askew having been declared the winner, the stakes were in due course paid over to him. The plain tiff, however, dissatisfied with this result, brought the present action (for money had and received) to recover back his stake, and a verdict having been given in his favour, a rule was obtained last term to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a non suit en tered, or why a new trial should not be granted. Mr. OGLE now showed cause. Mr. HUGH BILL was heard in support of the rule. His LORDSHIP observed, that the only rule which he could lay down for the construction of the Act was to inquire what was the plain meaning of the words. The first question was, whether a foot-race was lawful. It had been said in the course of the argument that the statute 9 Anne made it unlawful; but he thought that statute was repealed as tar as it related to that subject. Then the ques tion was, what was the effect of the enactment of the present statute (8 and 9 Vict. c. 109) on the question of the wager being unlawful. It appeared that two persons had subscribed 101. each, the whole amount to be paid to the winner of a race, in which they were to be the only contending parties. He adverted to that fact, because there might be a difference in a case where the money was subscribed by persons not interested in the event. Considering, therefore, that the game was not an un lawful o►:e, and that the money had been subscribed by parties to the game, one or two questions arose. By the 18th section of the Act, all contracts by way of gaming or wagering were declared null and void; and it was enacted that no suit should be brought to recover any sum of money or other valuable thing alleged to be won upon any wager, or which should have been de posited in the hands of any person to abide the event on which any wager should have been made; but it was provided that that enactment should not apply to any subscription or contribution for or towards any plate, prize, or sum of money to be awarded to the winner or winners of any lawful game, sport, pastime, or exercise. The difficulty was this:—if two persons subscribed a sum to be awarded to the winner of a game which is to be contested by those two persons, in what did that differ from a wager? And yet, considering the class of persons in the Legislature who had been engaged in promoting this measure, he thought that some difference was intended to be made. It was quite clear, for example, that it had not been in tended to put down horse racing; and yet many horse races were matches between horses for stakes subscribed by the owners. Here there were the two sums of 101. contributed by two persons, to be awarded to the winner of a lawful game, and the case, therefore, seemed to fall within the terms of the proviso. He, therefore, thought that the plaintiff could not maintain an action to recover his stake, and that the rule for entering a a nonsuit must be made absolute. Mr. Justice COLTMAN, in expressing a similar opinion, adverted to the singular anomaly that, in the present state of the law, the stakes might be recovered front the stakeholder, but that if the latter gave a promissory note for the amount it was to be considered (by virtue of the sth and 6th W. IV., c. 41) as given for an illegal consideration. Mr. Justice Cresawell and Mr. Justice Williams con curred. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. FLECTION OF REPRESENTATIVE PEERS FOR _ . SCOTLAND. The Earl of EGLIN TON moved that " The matter of 4s. the protest given in against the vote of the person as {l4 sunning the title of Lord Colvill, or Lord Colvill of 1 14 Ochiltree, being received or counted at the meeting for ; s the election of the 16 Peers of Scotland, holden at Edin • burgh, upon the Bth day of September, 1847, be taken • under deliberation by the House, with a view to direct such inquiry, and to make such order as to the House shall seem proper." After a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, Mr. Serjeant Holcombe, counsel for the person claiming to be Lord Colvill, was called in, and having been informed by the Lord Chancellor of the nature of the resolution, was asked if he had anything to urge against it. The Learned Counsel then commenced an address in support of his client's claim to the title. After a short time the Learned Gentleman stated, in answer to a question from Lord Campbell, that he did not object to the inquiry which the resolution sought for, and a Com mittee of privileges was then appointed, before which I the claimant is to attend and endeavour to make out his title. ;2 RENIOVAL OF ALIENS BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE proposed that this Bill should pass through Committee pre forma for the purpose of printing certain amendments of a verbal cha racter, and one which gave a right of appeal to the Privy Council. He should move that the Bill be read a third time to-morrow (this day). The Earl:of ELLENBOROUGII said an appeal to the Privy Council would defeat the object of the Bill. The foreigners in this country whom it might bode• sirable to send away by steamerfuls were not respect able traitors, but persons of the lowest class, and to give each the right of a separate appeal to the Queen in Council would keep the Privy Council constantly sitting. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that if they were not " respectable traitors"—(Laughter)—they would not be able to bear the expense of such an appeal. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGR said he would not oppose the clause, as it appeared to be useless. After a few words from Lord HOLLAND in oppe sition to the Bill, which were veryi ndistinctly heard, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE felt it necessary to say a few words after what had fallen from his Noble Friend, whom he heard with pleasure for the first time in that House, and who was entitled to its attention as the descendant of the great and illustrious name which he bore, and to the recollection of which no one was more fondly and affectionately attached than he.— (Hear, hear.) But the present Bill was not only a less stringent measure than the one opposed by the late Lord Holland, but the circumstances under which it was brought forward were totally different. Besides, in the speech with which Lord Holland prefaced his protest, he stated, not as his sole objection to the Bill, but as a prin cipal one, that it would favour the views of the Holy Alliance. He maintained that every society was entitled to prevent the interference of foreigners in its concerns. The fact that a Noble and Learned Lord (Lord Denman) who was eminent for his attachment to the law and con tititution of this country, and who joined Lord Holland in his opposition to the former Alien Act, had publicly declared within the last three days his convic tion of the necessity of this Bill, removed all doubt from his mind with respect to the objections en- tertained by Lord Holland. The Bill they were no proposing was only a temporary one, to exist for one year. He was Lot desirous that it should become the permanent law of the land.—(Hear, hear.) He prayed God it might never be more than a temporary exile- dient, which was justified by the state of things exist ing. throughout the world.—(Hear, hear.) - Lord ABERDEEN said the Bill would in fact continue for two years, because it was for a year or to the end of the next session of Parliament. The Bill then passed through Committee. ELECTION RECOGNIZANCES BILL. Lord MONTEAG LE proposed the second reading. of this Bill. The main object was to empower the Election Committee to inquire into the validity of the recogni zance. As it was a Bill relating to the privileges of the other House, be hoped their Lordships would not oppose it. Lord BROUGHAM objected to the Bill on the ground that while the existing law enacted that the determina tion of the examiner of retognizances should be final and conclusive, this Bill would give a power to a Com mittee of the House of Commons to set it aside. He had no objection that the matter should be sent back to a Committee. It might be very well to alter the law prospectively, but he objected to their passing an ez pat facto law on the subject. He thought the House of Commons mistook their proper course. He would move, that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. Lord REDESDALE supported the second reading. He thought it would be a most ungracious thing on the part of their Lordships' House if they were to say, " You are in a difficulty, get out of it as you can ; we will not help you."—(Hear, hear.) Lord CAMPBELL said that but for the present Bill the petitioners in the eight cases now pending would clearly have a right to proceed under Sir R. Peel's Act, which made the certificate of the examiner of recor nizances final. Against thls certificate the Bill gave an appeal, to the most objectionable of all tribunals —th e Election Committee. After the proper officer, Mr- Booth, ;bad declared the recognizances in certain cases good, the House had no right to assume that they wer• bad, as was done by this Bill. The question was one which ought to be referred to a court of law ; and on that ground he felt that the present Bill was objection able in principle, and would support the motion that it be read a second time that day six months. Lord STANLEY, while admitting that there were grave objections to the Bill, thought it the only method of escaping from a dilemma and supplying a casus omissus in the former Act, which had not been andel" pated at the time it was passed. The main consideration for their Lordships was how to do substantial justice between the petitioners and the sitting Members and tO carry out the intention of the Legislature. The LORD CHANCELLOR concurred in thinking this a most objectionable measure, contrary to all the rules of law and principles of justice. The existing Act prescribed all that was to be done by petitioners. They had strictly complied with the Act, and it would be most unjust to require them to do more. The Earl of DEVON denied that the Bill would affect any parties who had complied with the provisions of the existing Act. They had not so complied, but, by en oversight of ,the officer had obtained a certificate that they had done so. Lord DENMAN said the examiner of recognizanc e ' had performed the duty imposed on him by Act of Par liament, and to attempt, by a new Act, to set aside decision, would open a wide door to abuse. He felt bound to oppose the second reading of this Bill. Lord BROUGHAM said a few words in explanation. The House they divided, when there appeared — For the second reading Against it Majority for the second reading —lO The House then adjourned at Halt-past Eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 17. BOROUGH OF DERBY. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) . Dr. BOWRING read a statement to shot' Lb" two hundred of the electors were bribed. Mr. A. STAFFORD suggested that as the hands of the Government and of the Hon. Member for Montrose were quite full, perhaps, as the Right Ron. Baronet the Member for Tamworth had no party to lead, and vie s otherwise quite unoccupied in respect to public affairs' he would have no objection to take charge of the me w ' sure for purifying the borough of Derby, more partial' larly as he had uttered sueh magnanimous sentiments O . the subject of purity of election. Sir G. GREY agreed that it was the duty of the se who opposed the issue of the writ to charge thenisel/ with the task of conducting some inquiry with a view f bringing in some measure for purifying the borough _4). Derby. The Government certainly could not c herbv itself with such a task. A commission might be sr pointed to go into an inquiry on the spot with this view: He hoped that some Hon. Member would feel it to be_ his duty to come forward with a specific propo sal for t that purpose. In the meantime he would vote agates: the immediate issue of the writ, although he was no t prepared to suspend it for an indefinite period. Mr. F. O'CONNOR did not think a case for disfrair chising Derby bad been made out. Lord INGESTRE said that all- the writs how , se e pended ought to issue, subject to an inquiry int o the guilty practices of the voters, and then a Bill having a n ex post facto effect ought to be passed, for disfranchising all those freemen and voters who had takes •bribes. Mr. EVANS expressed his willingness to withdral f his motion. Air. COLVILE claimed the right of dividing the House. The gallery was then cleared, and the House diridcd, when there appeared— For the issue of the writ 43 Against it 199 —156 SCHL M ES aj W or I i a:H . ....... ..... On the gallery being opened, Mr. WILSON put the following questions to the Secretary for Foreign A ffairs :—W hether any communi cation has been received from the Danish Government, on the subject of the entry of the Prussian troop int° Holstein, and with the object of soliciting the inter ference of this country by mediation or otherwise; snd whether any information has been received by the G°: vernment of the expected blockade of the Elbe, should the Germanic Confederation continue their interf ereuc . e . between the King of Denmark and his subjects in licla stein; and whether any steps have been taken, 0,11 what, by his Government, to secure an amicable sett 'l. merit of the existing disputes between Schleswig-fie tein and the Government in Copenhagen. The Ho Member said that the raerchante trading with ,„, burgh were in a state of apprehension lest t is "; mouth of the Elbe should be blockaded by t`a", • Danish naval forces, and there were very good re aso n for their fears, considering that Altona, which su, adjoined the free city of Hamburgh, was a Danish sh e ; . Clement. He had another question to put to that Nem o Lord, of which he had not given previous notice, but which perhaps the Noble Lord would be able to give bi n -- an answer. By letters received th a t morning 1 t,,,! t A r.,; peered that the Prussian troops h a d cr ossed the xa k ,'" into the duchy of Schleswig-Holstein, which did not long to the Germanic Confeder a ti on , an d also that the • Hanoverian and Brunswick troops had crossed th e in order to join the Prussian forces, and to co-Or rs ; with them in suppressin g th e di s p utes b etwee n the F ru. sian and the Danish peopl e . H a d t h e N o ble Lord re ceived any confirmation of those letters ? f Lord PALMERSTON said that the Governm ec- 1 , 13 a her Majesty had received several communications frot° Danish and Prussian Governments upon the s ubjec t 0 1 . question, and he was in communication with both th ci d , powers, to whom her Majesty's Government had i n n ,' mated a desire that their good offices should be e t - he . ployed in bringing the difference existing between the Prussians and the Danes to a satisfactory and atc leti c ie s conclusion. It had been intimated to both those -0 vernments that if the good offices of Great Britain O u r , be of service in this respect, her Majesty's Alin ifit e e st would gladly employ them, He was in hopes tc, this offer would be accepted. Nothing could be 113C4 ,a deplorable than to see the peace of Europe endaeg er- e 0 by a question cf such a nature as that at issue betsse" the Prussians and the Danes, and he entertained ho pe the that this danger might be averted. With respect to a gi- ce intimation having been received that the Danish ''' na t vernment would resort to naval operations, it was probable, if hostilities did continue, that the 1: 11 7b e being strong at sea, would endeavour to cripple ins Prussian commerce, but if, as he hoped, peace was V i b - e, tained, the interruption to the commere of the 1-1 referred to by the Hon. Member, would not take Pi the He had not received any. official information of Prussian troops having crossed the frontiers of t', duchy of Schleswig in a hostile manner, but it °l'd certainly not improbable that such an occurrence sh lo have taken place in conformity to the information t had been received. Mr. DISRAELI said, that by a former treaty ritge: land had guaranteed to the crown of Denmark the /3 t ee grity of the duchy of Schleswig-Holstein as a part of .114 , " Danish kingdom. He wished to know whether,:to Court of Denmark had called upon the Noble L er fulfil this guarantee? that ° Lord PALMERSTON was understood to reply' m a the guarantee stipulated under the treaty of 172 t been called for on the part of the Danish Governlve°: Of must, however, be recollected that the interfereneith the Germanic Confederation had not been offered w e! the view of conquest, but in order to settle an inte' eo t question that had arisen betwe e n the Danish Gove rn and the inhabitants of Schleswig-Holstein. PROJECTED PAUPER PROCESSION: 00' Sir J. Y. BULLER begged to as k the It_igule„ eni Baronet opposite whether h e cou ld g i v e the eione- 0 • information on the subject o f a p ro j ec t e d proees si° 100,000 paupers, to be headed by Mr. C. Cetch tlirje ' EasterG. GREY Monday? e A IV Sir r G. Y said that three wee ks ago he •u h a ; h ot ceived a letter from Mr. C. C oc h rane , s tating tha t an d a petition and address to present to her Mais it U s ese' that it was his intention to come down to the the office, accompanied by 24th of April, in order to place it in his han ds : sof a body of petitioners, on se had, thereupon, informed Mr. C. Cochrane ths" „ - te d address of the nature referred to might be Pre lie b - e to him in the usual course by himself, attended nietl few persons, but that no such document, accerarts. by a large number of persons, would be received• be had also informed Mr. C. Cochrane that it w ould convenient for him to receive any deputat ion or eceui'lect during the Easter week. lie (Sir G. Grey) bad oiled Jet' letters from various Poor-law unions , stating tha t let' tors addressed by Mr. C. Cochrane t o persons. th u: ho d name of Jones, and others of the nam e of Scn, l t been received at the workhouses, in th e hope tiliouses• would find some one of those names in t he woe" to Those letters stated that the petition of the poor W . : 00 , be presented by the writer on Easter MondaY , °, c ,, re. panted by 150,000 paupers, and he hoped those o w'-. 103 i ceived them would make every endeavour to ac g w o : - .' ro s the procession. Since that, he had received no Iri t° at 4 tion that it was Mr. Cochrane ' s intention to resort d fo r such proceeding as the deputation he had - refer°