The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

IMPERIA HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at 5 o'clock. The attendance of Peers was slight. The members of the Government having seats in the house were present. On the Opposition benches were Lord Clanri. carde and Lord Clarendon. All the galleries of the house and the spaces at the foot of the throne and below the bar were crowded. MINISTERIAL EXPLANATION. The Earl of DERBY rose and said—My lords, it is consistent with the usual practice and advantageous for the public service that a Minister of th e C rown, i n announcing to your lordships the dissolutio n o f hi s G evernment, should enter into some explanation. The responsibility of re signing office is no less an offence than that of accept ing it without due consideration ; and it is due to your lordships, to the other house, and to the country, that those who are charged with the Government should not throw up that Government on light or on trifling grounds, upon any minor differences of opinion, or upon any ground of private misunderstanding or personal intrigue. Upon the present occasion I am not called to trespass on your lordships time at any length, because the causes of the dissolution are patent to all, and upon the surface. The noble earl then proceeded to say that, after the general election of last summer, her Majesty's Government hav ing gone through the returns, found that there were about 310 gentlemen who were disposed to repose confidence in her Majesty's Government, irrespective of the ques tion of free trade or protection. There were three other parties, or rather there were mo r e, o ne o f w h om included within itself the various gradation between high aristocratic and exclusive Whig and the wildest theorist and extreme Radical, comprising about 260 members. There was a third party from the sister king dom—the representatives of the Catholic clergy, and pledged to oppose every Government who were not prepared to act on their extreme views. There was another party, numerically small, but of great personal worth, possessed of very great official experience, still professing Conservative principles. Those gentlemen possess talents which would reflect credit on any administration, but their numbers, as I stated, are comparatively small. In this state of things it was obvious to her Majesty's present Government, that though they had by far the largest party, and were nearly a moiety of the whole House of Commons, yet thc.v did not nnagnaa the anyinnrt of an a.haninta in that house, and that consequently, if it should be the will of all the three other parties to whom I have referred to combine in carrying out a movement for the overthrow of the Government, those three parties so combining— whatever power they might possess for the formation of another Government--had full power to destroy and overthrow the Government which then existed. We were not long to be left in doubt as to whether the will existed on the part of those to whom I have alluded, to overthrow the Government. Before we had an oppor tunity of bringing forward any specific measures, notice was given of a motion by a gentleman holding extreme opinions —a gentleman of whom I desire to speak with all respect, because he has throughout consistently main tained and steadily supported the same opinions when the were unpopular which he did when subsequently ra tified by public opinion, so that he at all events has a perfect right to plume himself on the consistency of his opinions, and to the hands of no man could a declara tion of free trade policy be more fitly consigned. But the hon. gentleman holds extreme opinions ; and in order that the Government might be placed in a minority on that question, before we had any opportunity of bring. ing forward our measures, it was necessary that a concert should take place among all the parties to whom I have referred, because, without such concert, the Government would still be in a majority. My lords, we are speaking here of no doubtful question. We have had some curi ous revelations made to us by a right hon. baronet, a member of the other house, who has lifted the curtain, admitted us behind the scenes, shown us the actors pre paring for their parts, and discussing the most convenient phrases to be adopted in order to obtain that universal concurrence which was necessary to accomplish their object, and and place the Government in a minority. The incidents, my lords, possess almost a dramatic character ; for when these concerted measures ap peared ready for execution, an amendment was moved in another and an unexpected quarter, which placed the matter on a different footing, and prevented that union of Whigs, Conservatives, and Radicals, which was necessary for the Government to be placed in a minority. My lords, the Government escaped defeat on this occa sion by the falling asunder of the different materials of which that combination was composed. We proceeded then to bring forward and to submit to Parliament the financial policy which we were to propose, and after a lengthend debate in the House of Commons, by the union of all the three parties, the Government were de feated in a house almost unprecedentedly full—a house, I believe, in which there were not more than six and twenty members in the whole house who, in one way or the other, did not record their opinions. In that house so constituted the Government were subjected to a de feat by a majority of nineteen. If we had been defeated on a minor and incidental point—if it were on some detail of a measure the general principle of which was assented to by Parliament --greatly as I should have felt that the position .of the Government was thereby weakened, I should not have considered myself satisfied upon such a defeat in abandoning the duty confided. But the motion was made ostensibly as a vote of want of confidence in the Government, and, under those circumstances, it was the opinion of my col leagues that it was our duty at once to resign. - Having had a distinct declaration of want of confi dence on the part of the Honse of Commons, I and my colleagues were unaninvausly of opinion as to the only course we ought to pursue ; and I proceeded to w it on her Majesty to tender, in my own name and that of my colleagues, the humble resignation of our ser vices. Her Majesty was pleased to accept that resigna tion, and to signify her pleasure, which was acted on in the course of the same evening, to send for, and to take the advice of two members of your lordship's house, of great experience and ability, and one of whom , I say it .without di srespect to the other, was peculiarlydistin gnished for the well-known moderation and temper which he has shown in discharging his duty in this house. That noble marquis (Lansdowne) was prevented by ill ness from attending, and on the following day the Earl of Aberdeen waited on her Majesty, and signified his readiness to undertake the formation of a new Adminis tration. On what principle that Administration is to be formed, of whom it is to be composed, what are to be its principle I know nothing. We shall, I presume, have a full declaration before long from the noble earl himself. I remember that on more than one occasion that noble earl has declared that the question of free trade excepted, he knew of no point upon which he differed with myself and my present colleagues. I presume it is the intention of the noble earl to carry on the Govern ment if he shall be able to form it on strictly Conserva tive principles. My lords, how those principles are to be carried out at present, I, confess I enter tain some little doubt and anxiety, with such associates and such support as I apprehend the noble earl must avail himself of. But of this I shall say nothing ; I shall abstain from a single expression which can have the effect of prejudging the course to be* pursued by the noble earl. This I may say in his absence, as I would say in his presence, that I am confident he relies, and he may justly rely, on having more forbearance shown him by the great Conservative party with which I have the honour to act than that Conservative party has experienced at the hands of ethers. (Hear, hear.) I venture to promise that if the government about to be formed be conducted upon Con servative principles, and with a view to resist the onward progress of democratic power in the constitution—in that event the noble earl may rely on having, if not the cordial, at all events the sincere and conscientious sup port of the great Conservative party in this country. He will find, if the past cannot be forgotten, that at least personal feeling shall exercise no influence on our con duct, and he will find that he will be encountered on the part of myself and my friends by no factious opposition, and that he will be met by no unprincipled combination. (Hear, hear.) My lords, for my part, I need hardly say, that personally to myself the surrender of office is no sacrifice, and costs no pain in personal feeling. It would, indeed, be a deep mortification to me din resigning the trust reposed in my hands by my Sovereign, I left the country in a less advantageous position than I found it. But I rejoice to think that, short as has been the period during which I and my colleagues have held office that period has not been withont advantage to the coun trY—that period has not elapsed without some beneficial measures having been carried ; and that while we leave I L c o e untry in a condition of peace and great tranquility :lay no hesitation in saying that, in regard to the fo reign reia . vanta tons of the country, we leave it in a more ad geous state —that our foreign relations are in a more friend]. • when y and in a more satisfactory position than , of noble friend the Foreign Secretary received ' enarge of that clepartment ; and I rejoice to have this npportunity of _ I „ o „, has b een b e_aring my testimony to one than whom unjustly malig ned euns gly, and I venture to say ;It-An) From firsto than a my noble friend. (Hear, I have had no cause for anything but self-gratuiatt I (,ni in having obtained for tli,tt department the a pr,- vious political exper ience es of one who, without an ability, a dilig ence, has brought to bear the affairs of his dep artra ZZ a goad judgment on and whie which reflects the highest credit upon him, adrairatnioinventure to say has of old and ex e. the applause and rienced diplomatists, against whose he has on ttccessfully more than one occasion had to combat, a w nd s to combat. (Hear, hear.) If we look toirn merit edraents depart merit of law, we shall find that greater and reforms have taken place in that department during ,the last 12 months than have taken place for ma ny previous —reforms of a magnitude and importaneneYwyheaig have gained the acknowledgments both of the members of this house and of the country at large. For these reform s we are indebted to the zeal and assiduity, and distinguished talent and thorough professional know. ledge of my noble and learned friend who sits on the woolsack, and for wh om , w h en h e qu i ts i t, i t will be dif ficult, indeed, for any Government to find a successor who will not give the country cause to regret the change. (Hear, hear.) I take no credit to the present Govern ment for the state of our finances ; but I think I may take credit for our having done this—for having for the first time broken the apathy—the dangerous apathy, the existence of which was most injurious to the public service, in regard to the internal defences of this country. (Hear, hear.) A n d if we leave the affairs of this country in such a state that o hatthere is no fea r o f hostility from abroad-- f f riendly relat ions *411 . 4 great powere--n a state 7we leave it also in a condition e self-defence com p w e t h i o i c n h is o f almost w c o e m h p a l v e t e e d iai ad d a towardsground full which I trust may not be abandoned by those who may succeed us, who, I trust, will not be neglectful of those great elements of self-defence which we have called into operation, the old and constitutional force of the militia, and an increase to that naval force which must ever be, in the first instance, the safeguard of this country. My lords, we leave the administration of this country in a state, I hope, of tranquillity, of contentment, and of prosperity ; at peace with all foreign powers, with in creasing, if not with fully accomplished, means of self defence and self-independence. Under these circum stances, it is no personal sacrifice to us to surrender the reins of office. I rejoice to see that those who may suc ceed us, apart from those personal difficulties which I cannot but think they have created for themselves, have a comparatively easy task before them. I trust that they will go on in a course of social improvement, and that they will place this country on a footing where it ought to stand. I trust that, with regard to those great measures and objects to which I have alluded, they will complete the course which we have begun, and I hope that this great country will still continue to enjoy tranquillity and contentment at home, peace abroad, and an increasing prosperity among all classes of the people, by whosesoever hands it may be the will of the Sovereign that the affairs of this great country shall be administered. (Hear, hear.) My lords. I have only further to state—and it is hardly ne cessary for me to do so after what I have said—that I and my colleagues hold our offices only until our suc cessors shall have been appointed, and until the noble earl to whom the task has been entrusted shall be en abled to present for her Majesty's approbation, and to introduce to this and the other house of Parliament, a Government which in his judgment he shall feel to be capable of conducting the affairs of this country. Under these circumstances, my lords, I received from the noble earl this morning, a communication which I must con fess did a little surprise me ; because I did anticipate, after what has taken place—after the conferences which have been held between various parties, and the decided steps which have been adopted to put her Ma jesty's Government at the earliest opportunity in a mi nority—l anticipated that not four-a,nd-twenty, certainly not eight-and -forty hours, would elapse before the noble earl would be in a position to submit a programme of his Government to her Majesty, I received a communication from the noble earl in the course of the day, requesting me to move the adjournment of the house to this day week. I informed the noble earl in reply that I would consult his wishes and move the adjournment of the house, but' that looking to the period of the year, and to the inconvenience that would be experienced by many of your lordships by being detained in town over Christmas-day—though, of course, all other VOTlRhimrationo muqt yield to that Para mount one of promoting the public service—l would move the adjournment of the house till Thursday, hoping that by that time the noble earl would have made such progress in his arrangements as to be able to take upon himself the responsibility of the public service. But I added that if he had not made the requisite progress in his arrangements by Thursday, I would then move, and I am sure your lordships will concur in the noble earl's desire, that this house should be adjourned till Monday next. My lords I have to thank you for the patience with which you have listened to me, and I now move that this house at its rising do adjourn till Thursday next. (Hear, hear.) The Duke of NEWCASTLE (who spoke from the cross benches)—My lords, the noble earl in the course of his observations said he was anxious to avoid every thing that could promote controversy, or that was likely to create a hostile feeling. I regret that through a consi derable portion of his speech the noble earl did not adhere to that consideration. (Hear, hear.) I certainly, my lords, do not feel less anxious than the noble earl to avoid everything that can promote controversyand excite hostile feeling, and therefore I shall avoid entering upon any of the topics except one to which the noble earl has referred. I shall not stop to consider how far the course which the noble earl has taken is in strict conformity with that courtesy which usually prevails between a Minister 'who has resigned office and one who has received her Majes ty's commands to form a new Administration. (Hear, hear.) I shall not stop to discuss that question, as lam anxious to avoid as much as possible entering upon any topic which can excite unpleasant feeling ; but I think there was one statement made by the noble earl which requires to be contradicted now, even though the house is to be adjourned only till Thursday next, for I think it is due to the character of some gentlemen who are not members of your lordships' house, and, particularly, it is due to the noble earl who has received her Majesty's commands to form a new Admisistration—l say it is due to them that some notice should be taken of one state ment which the noble earl made with the greatest confi dence, and founded, as he stated, on facts patent to all your lordships, and on the explanations of a right hon. baronet, a friend of mine, in the other house of Parliament. Now, I beg to give to that state ment a most positive and eraphatic, though at the same time a most courteous, denial. (Hear, hear.) The noble earl stated that he saw at the commencement of the session a determination on the part of three parties, whom he enumerated, to overthrow the Government, and he quoted the speech of a right honourable baronet in the other house of Parliament, to prove that attempts were made to form a combination by which the Govern ment would be prevented from bringing their measures before the country. My lords, the very opposite of that statement is the truth. (Hear, hear.) The part which he did take was announced by the right hon. baronet as having been taken by himself, in concert with my noble friend, who is now absent ; and I think it is absolutely necessary for me, or for some one of his friends—he has very few in this house—to rise in his place and to state the real facts of the case. My lords, I say that the statement of the right hon. baronet was this—that at tempts were made by a few gentlemen—himself included —to prepare a resolution which should combine the whole of the friends of free trade, and to separate that resolution from all appearance of opposition to the Government. It was for that express purpose that my right honourable friend framed his resolution ; and, my lords, can there be a more conclusive proof that there was no such combination as the noble earl stated than the simple fact that the very words which my right hon. friend framed were the words which were even tually accepted and adopted by the Government, though they did not receive the sanction and appro bation of the hon. gentleman to whom the noble earl alluded, as having moved the first resolution. (Hear, hear)? My lords, I have already said Ido not wish to arouse controversy ; but it is due to my right hon. friend in the other house—it is due to the noble earl, that such a statement should not go forth uncontra dieted. The opposite statement is the case. It was their strong and earnest desire that the noble earl and his colleagues in the other House of Parliament should produce before the country their measures ; and the course of my right hon. friend , and of tho se t o w h om the noble ea r l a ll u d e d as mem bers of a party of 35—the course they took with regard to the resolution moved by the hon. gentleman, are facts patent to all ; and were it not for the broad statements made by the noble earl to-night, I should have thought that contradiction was unnecessary. (Hear, hear.) When the noble earl talks of combination, I must say th a t h e has himself informed the hous e o f a fact which affords the strongest contra diction to the combination and preparation which he has assumed to exist, when he has informed your lordships that the noble earl who was summoned to Osborne on Saturday required a week in order to form an Ad ministration. (Hear, hear.) I will not now enter further into a discussion on the subject. We have heard before of Prime Ministers who were taken by surprise, and found themselves in positions which they had little expected. My noble friend (the (Earl of Aberdeen), when he appears in this house, will be capable of explaining to your lord ships the part which he has taken in all these trans actions much better than I can do ; but this I must say, that if the high honour and reputation of my noble friend as a member of this house did not command from the noble earl opposite an abstinence from the insinua tion which he has thrown out against him—l think, I say, that if such feelings do not exist in his mind—still the duty in which, by the command of his Sovereign, he is now engaged ought to have prevented him from making charges and using expressions of this nature. (Hear, hear.) I rose, my lords, for no other purpose than to say that the statement made by the noble earl, with reference to the existence of a combination for the purpose of preventing her Majesty's Government ex plaining their measures to the country, is perfectly and entirely unfounded, and I was anxious to give it the most positive contradiction. I can assure the noble earl that if, on any future and more regular occasion —for the noble earl will perhaps forgive me for saying that his course upon the present occasion has been a most unusual one—(hear, hear)—he will raise any of these complaints, he shall be fully and fairly met ; and if he has been deceived, though in justice to him I cannot believe that he has been, the facts shall be ex plained to him. It is most important that through such lips as those of the noble earl the country should not be under any misconception as to the views, the honesty, and the straightforward conduct of those who perhaps before long will be intrusted with the duty of the Administration of this country. I beg pardon of your lordships for having detained you with these re marks. I found myself placed in an unusual position, but with the affections I bear to the noble earl (the Earl of Aberdeen) as a friend, as well as with regard to other friends of mine in the House of Commons, whose charac ters have been drawn into this discussion, I could n o t refrain from offering a few remarks t o the house. In conclusion, I will only beg your lordships not to consider that there are not many other things in the speech of the noble earl which may require on a future occasion explanation, and a no less positive contradiction than that given by me to that particular part to which I have called the attention of your lordships. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY said—l trust the noble lord will permit me to state that I did not say that there had been a motion made for the purpose of preventing us barptn9igiyaoibnnvigtoorgu.ustrttmeehiereraesures before the country. What I did say Wasw that from the first commencement of the session it measures e optrhe concert ehn otiun b s ge e between e de e n tGh t oehveecountry; L iberalen purpose was s that a motion was made and concert entered into on the our measures lid not say that th Ny to e had an opportunity of submitting subject motion at that time the country. (Hear, hear.) I these ineasuriessliotl have Weasspteocpifirceve objectus briofngimnagkifnogrwatrhde only to add, that if the prepared on Thursday next, I noble Earl Monday next, and thatad j shall move the ournment of the house until e interval. linlrneasures of any importance will be brought forward i iournment was then agreed to. The motion for the ad a stage, and Some bills were then Passed ships adjourned. their lord- HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock, when there was a very full attendance of members. PETITIONS. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from the West Riding, praying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge. . Sir DE LACY EVANS presented two petitions from Westminster, praying the house to take steps for the release of Edward Murray. Mr. 0, BRUCE presented a petition from a place in Scotland,- against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the farmers of Cumberland, complaining of the conduct of the magistracy of that county, in reference to their offi cial proceeding, and praying the house to pass measures to prevent magistrates adjudicating in cases where they are personally interested. Several petitions were presented from literary and scientific institutions, praying the house to make them grants of Parliamentary papers. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from . Manchester, praying for the repeal of the Excise duty upon paper and soap, when there shall be a sufficient surplus in the Ex: chequer to admit of such a measure. Several petitions were presented from various parts of the country, against any alteration in the house tax. RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN SPAIN. Sir R. H. INGLIS wished to ask the Under-Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he had seen a notice published by the Spanish Government, in which it was stated that foreigners residing in, and passing through, Spain, would be prohibited from prac tising or professing any other than that of the Roman Catholic religion ? (A laugh.) Lord STANLEY said, that the attention of the Foreign-office had been directed to such a notice, but the terms of the notice were of so ambiguous a cha racter, that Lord Howden, our Minister at Madrid,[had been requested to apply to the Spanish Government for an explanation of them. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. MOORE gave notice that, immediately after the recess, he should bring before the house a motion in re lation to the Irish Consolidated Annuities, and the re commendation contained in the report of the Lords' Committee on that subject. Mr. W. WILLIAMS gave notice that early after the recess, he should move that probate and legacy duties should be extended to real property. MINISTERIAL CRISIS. By a quarter past four there was a scanty gathering of ex-Ministers on the Treasury Benches —among those present, we observed Sir John Pakington and Mr. Wal pole. About tweuty minutes past four, Mr. Gladstone hav ing entered a few minutes previously, hurried from his usual post below the gangway, to the seat occupied by Lord John Russell on the front bench of the Opposi tion, when the two eminent statesmen were very speedily absorbed in conversation. Sir James Graham was in his place by the side of the noble lord the member for the city of London. After the conversation already alluded to having taken place between Mr. Gladstone and Lord John Russell, the latter crossed over for a few moments, and, taking his seat on the Treasury bench near Mr. Walpole, spoke for an interval to the ex-Home Secretary. The noble lord then talked for a minute or so to the Speaker. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer en tered the house at about half-past four o'clock, looking better, we were glad to see, than he has appeared for some time past, with a blooming red rose in his button. hole. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose and said : Mr. Speaker—After the vote to which the House arrived on Thursday night, the Earl of Derby and his colleagues thought it to be their duty to tender the resignation of their offices to her Majesty, and her Majesty has been most graciously pleased to accept the same. It has reached me that the Earl of Aberdeen has undertaken the office of forming a new Administra tion, and it therefore remains for me to say that we hold our present offices only until our successors are ap pointed. I hope the house will not consider it presump tuous on my part if, under these circumstances, I venture to offer them my grateful thanks for the indulgent, and, I may even say, generous manner, in which, on both sides, I have been supported, in attempting to conduct the busi ness of this house—(cheers)—and if, sir, in the course of that unequal struggle in which we have been engaged, one word has escaped my lips which has been calculated to hurt the feelings of any gentleman in this house, I deeply regret it—(cheers from the Opposition) —and I hope that the impression on their part will be as transitory as the sense of provocation was on my own. (Renewed cheers.) The kind opinion of the members of this house, whatever may be their political opinions, and wherever I may sit, will always be to me a most precious posses sion, and one which I shall always most covet and most appreciate. (Cheers.) I beg leave now to move, sir, that this house, at its rising, do adjourn until Thursday next. (Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, I rise for the purpose, in the first place, of concurring in the motion which has just been made ; and, in the next place, to say that I feel quite certain that if, in the course of debate, any words fell from the right hon. gentleman which were calculated to hurt the feelings of any one, they are to be attributed entirely to the circumstances in which the hon, gentle. man was placed, and not to any wish or desire to offend. (Cheers.) For my part, I have always admired the ability and talent with which he has carried on the business of this house, and I have still more admired the manner in which, singly as it were, he had to battle for the interests of his Govern ment. (Cheers.) It is impossible, sir, to hope that those halcyon days will ever overtake us, when the course of debate in this house shall be such as not to give rise to some degree of angry feeling—(hear, hear) — and if it should ever occur that any feeling of that kind must arise, the sting, I hope, will be done away with by hon. gentlemen imitating the course which the right hon. gentleman has judiciously taken to-night. (Cheers.) Sir J. GRAHAM—Sir, with respect to the future I am altogether uninformed ; but with respect to the past, after what has fallen from the right hon. gentle. man opposite, I cannot refrain saying one word upon this occasion. (Hear, hear.) It would be impossible for me, Sir, not to feel with some degree of pain the expressions which fell from the right hon. gentleman the other night ; but, if I had thought that those ex pressions were intended purposely to wound my feelings, it would have been of a far different kind, for I am not conscious, Sir, of having said anything in the course of debate which was in any way calculated to wound or hurt the feelings of the right honourable gen tleman. (Cheers.) I cannot, therefore, believe that the expressions which the right honourable gentleman used were intentional ; but I am confident that he made use of them in the heat of debate, and without any pre meditation. (Cheers.) No member of this house can be more attached to the freedom of debate than myself ; but, at the same time, I cordially concur in what has fallen from my noble friend the member for the city of London, as to the wisdom and policy of conducting our discussions with temperance and decorum. (Hear, hear.) I have only to add, sir, in con c l us i on, t h at I have never failed to a d m i re the talents of the right hon. gentleman opposite, and also, I must say, the manner in which he has conducted the business of this house. I hope the house will pardon me for what I have said, but I felt that expressions had been used which rendered it necessary for me to say thus much, though I hope my conduct in this house, at all times, will ensure me some port i on of its respect, which i s all that I desire. (Cheers.) Sir CHARLES WOOD said—l think I should be wanting in that proper feeling which has marked the conduct of the right honourable gentleman, if I did not say a word on this occasion. I can only say, if I had been conscious of having used an expression beyond the fair liberty of debate, I should not have been wanting in inclination to retract or apologise for that expression ; but being unconscious of having done so, I referred to a right honourable gentleman who sits near me, and he did not think I had used any expression to justify the attack of the right honourable gentleman. I think it fair to say this only in my own defence ; but feeling strongly as I did on the question under discussion, I may, in the heat of debate, have betrayed a warmth of expres sion far beyond any intention on my part. (Hear, hear.) I thought it fair to myself to say thus much ; and I may add, I accept the expression of the right honourable gentlethan's regret as frankly as he has proffered it. (Hear, hear.) I am sure that he must feel that, with the friendly and reciprocal terms on which we have here tofore communicated, I could not have intended to say anything personal. And I will say further, with regard to any expressions which gave him pain, there are no expressions of courtesy which I am not willing to make. (Hear, hear.) I am most anxious our debates in this house should be conducted with courtesy, and I am very sorry indeed that anything like personal observa tion should have arisen to interrupt it. (Hear, hear.) Col. SIBTHORP had listened attentively to what had fallen from the three right hon. gentlemen opposite in reply to the observations of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and certainly the scene of this evening reminded him very much of a well known saying he had heard, that we might knock a man down in the street, and afterwards help him to a plaster. (A laugh.) He did not subscribe to the knocking down, nor had he much sympathy with the sincerity of the individual who stopped after having done that to give the plaster, and in that view he looked upon the conduct of the right hon. gentleman opposite. (Laughter.) He had heard that the noble earl at the head of the Government had tendered his resignation, and he regretted it very much, because he could not help feeling that the noble lord had succumbed to a daring phalanx of conspirators, but those conspirators were something like the dog and the cat, and he had this belief to console himself with that they could not long hold together. (Laughter.) Mr. HUME said he had no apology to make ; but he had an act of duty to perform, in expressing to her Ma jesty's late Government that he had been highly pleased at the manner in which facilities had been given to ob tain all the information which was useful to the house. (Hear.) The motion now before the house involved in his mind matter of anxious and deep concern. To him difficulties appeared which perhaps to others might not be apparent, and ho was fearful that unless a wise Min ister adopted prudential and wise counsels that 'the tha- '. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1852. racter of that house and our system of government, which had been so highly eulogised in Europe, might be endangered. He understood that the Earl of Aberdeen had been sent for by her Majesty. He had a great opinion of the prudence, and caution, and discretion of the Earl of Aberdeen ; but he begged to say that, in the present state of this country, in the present state of Europe, and after the experiment which for the last ten months had been tried, the attempt to carry on the government against the majority of the people of thecountryas shown bytheir representatives in Parliament —he thought the fu ture required consideration. (Hear, hear.) Any Go vernmeist that was formed should be formed on a broad basis, so as to obtain the support of the community, and to effect a progressive improvement in every depart ment of the State. (Hear, hear.) It was on that ground that he ventured humbly to state his opinion— which was his sole opinion, for he had communicated with no one—that unless her Majesty's Government— whoever might assume it—should look to extend the in stitutions of the country, and to make more efficient and more useful the representative system, the consequences might be disastrous. The Government must be pre pared to carry out the law reforms which had been initi ated; to continue and complete the free trade system, which was now admitted; and to effect a reform in the formation of the house. (Hear.) If there was any thing necessary to show the urgency of the last subject, they need only look to the table of that house, where there were 130, or he did not know how many election petitions—(hear, hear)—enough to throw discredit on the whole representative system of the country. Unless those who succeeded to office well weighed and consi dered how they could best carry out the wishes of the country, time would be wasted, and they might have to regret the result. (Hear, hear.) Unless they were prepared to carry out a reformation in the cha racter of that house by giving the mass of the people the rights to which they were entitled, he could not look upon any Government as a permanent or steady Government. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord at the head of the Government at the present moment was alleged to have stated that he would stop the progress of democracy. He could not believe that the noble lord intended the words he had used to bear the mean ing which had been asagned to them. (Hear, hear.) The constitution of that house was a democratic consti tution. The noble lord ;he member for the city of Lon don had declared that the mass of the people had their rights as well as the Crown, and the peers had their privileges and rights. All he (Mr. Hume) asked was, that those who succeeded to the Government should take care that the democracy had their rights, as the best means of preventing those evils which were alleged to arise from democracy, whereas in general they arose from a denial to democracy of those rights, (Hear, hear.) On that ground he had ventured individually to express his opinion. He only wished the affairs of the country might be resumed with as short a delay as pos sible. Now was the time for that house, now was the time for a wise Government to make those changes which were required, and to sow seeds of satisfaction and good will, in order to give an example to the whole world, and to carry on harmoniously the Government of the British Crown. (Hear, hear.) That opinion he hoped to see realised, and he could only any attempt to the contrary could not but fail. (Hear.) Mr. CAYLEY, agreeing witi much that was said by the member for Montrose, pronounced an earnest pane gyric upon the Derby Ministry but especially upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He said that the right hon. gentleman entered office yith a very brilliant repu tation, and that he left it with that reputation not only untarnished, but very considerably increased. (Loud cheers.) The motion was then agreeC to. ORDNANCE STORES. Sir G. PECHELL moved for a continuation of the returns of 1848 of the Ordnance Stores in hand. Col. DUNNE hoped that tie gallant member would defer his motion till the appointment of his successor. After some conversation, the gallery was cleared fo r a division, but thei r being only thirty members, the motion fell through, and the house immediately adjourned. RE -APPEARANCE OP LORD PALMERSTON. -Lord Palmerston entered the house just before the discussion on the Ministerial crisis terminated, and took his seat in his usual position on the first row beyond the gangway on the Opposition side. There was a considerable change for the worse in his appearance since he was last seen in the house ; his face looked pale and haggard, and he seemed to walk with difficulty. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-DEC. 21 - - (Nisi Prins Sittings for London, before Lord Chief Justice Jervis.) JACOBS V. MOUFLET. This was an action to recover damages for a malicious arrest and prosecution. The defendant pleaded not guilty. _ _ Tlie plaintiff, who described himself as a wholesale china dealer and process-server, in Lambeth-walk, stated that last year he had a writ to serve against one Thomas Hennings, who was tenant to the defendant of the " Crystal Palace Hotel," Knightsbridge, and whilst waiting about for an opportunity to serve it, he saw a person named Cruise, whom he knew was not a broker, making a levy for the defendant on the goods of a person named Getting, who lived in a cottage connected with the hotel. Shortly afterwards the defendant came, and Cruise introduced them to each other, saying to the de fendant, " This is Moses Jacobs' brother," upon which plaintiff told defendant he was glad to see him, as he was instructed to serve a writ upon him, and asked if he should leave it with defendant's attorney. The defendant replied he knew nothing about it, and the plaintiff was a scoundrel, and told him to be off about his business. He had nothing to do with the Crystal Palace Hotel, and had never been there ; but shortly afterwards he saw in the newspapers that a bill had been preferred against himself, Hennings, and two other persons, for keeping it open as a casino, and allowing music and dancing there without a license ; upon which he came up to town and entered into recognisances to appear and be tried upon the in dictment. A few days afterwards the defendant and his wife, accompanied by a policeman with a warrant, came to his house at Lambeth, to apprehend him upon this bill, and he produced to them a notice of his having en tered into recognisances to appear to it ; but the defen dant, who is a French cook, said he was " one rogue, and one scoundrel, and that the notice was one forgery ;" and thereupon; at defendant's instigation, the plaintiff was taken to the station-house, whereupon, producing the notice of recognisances, he was discharged by the inspector. His own brother, Moses Jacobs, though not an attorney,, acted for the defendant as attorney in the indictment against him ; and he attrihuted all the pro ceedings to his brother's instigation. Hennings used to keep the Flora Gardens, Camberwell, but became bank rupt ; and plaintiff was appointed to hold the prpperty in trust for the creditors. The Lord Chief Justic e left the whole matter to the jury, who retired for half an hour, and then returned a verdict for the defendant as to the prosecution, on the ground that it was not Cone maliciously ; and for the plaintiff for the arrest, with is. damages.—Verdict accordingly. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH—Dec. 20. London Sittings at NiEi Prins, before Lord Campbell and a Common Jury.) BURR V. KING. Mr. Hake appeared fir the plaintiff, and Mr. Quain Or the defendant. • This was an action it which the plaintiff, a young man still under age, sought to recover from the defendan t compensation in damages for an injury sustained through the negligent conduct of the defendant's servant. The plaintiff was in the service of a Mr. Bishop, a baker, in Poplar-row, New Kent-load, and on the 24th of August last, was in Union-street, in the Borough, delivering bread to his master's customers. The barrow was close to the kerb-stone, and the plaintiff was standing between the handles of the barrow, making in his book an entry of loaves which he had just delivered, when the defendant's waggon passel by. It was a wa gg on l oa d e d with corn, drawn by threehorses, and the waggoner, as was ' alleged on the part of the plaintiff, instead of being with his horses, so as to be able to guide and check them, was walking on the pavement. It appeared that something had occurred to make tie horses swerve from the path they were pursuing, and the shaft horse knocked the plaintiff down, and he was dragged along a little dis tance, and both the wheels of the waggon passed over one of his ankles. He was picked up by some persons passing by and carried to St. Thomas's Hospital, where it was found that hi: ankle had been severely injured, though not crushed. He continued in the hospital about three weeks, and was then discharged, but continued an out-patient, and Vi'23 still unable to attend to his business. The Jury returneea verdict for the plaintiff—damages 30/. COURT OF 3ANIKRUPTCY—DEC. 20. IN IE JAMES HOLMES. The bankrupt wasa shawl warehouseman of 171, 173, and 175, Regent-street. This was the certificate meeting. Mr. Reed opposed for the assignees ; Mr. Strangwayes for Messrs. Jour dan, shawl merchants, of Paris ; Mr. Lawrence sup ported. The bankrupt in 1848 had no means of paying 10s. in the pound, except by the value of his lease. The lease of a part of the premises had, since the bankruptcy. been sold for 3,1601, He considered the lease of the whole premises to be now worth 9,000/., and had in structed their hou se - agent to go to t h e ex t en t o f 7,000/ . at the time of the lease being offered for public sale. The rent had been increased since Holmes's bankruptcy, and he now considered the lease worth 9,0001. The bankrupt had had a loss of 3,660/. upon the sale of some old stock to Mr. Willey, and he had given his opinion that he (the bankrupt) would do well to sell of his old stock. There had been also a great loss upon the sale of the bankrupt's stock since his bankruptcy. The bankrupt's busi ness had been under the inspectorship till March, 1850. Since 1848 the bankrupt had paid 8,0001. for interest and law expenses. Mr. Jury had been paid at the rate of 10 per cent., although goods had been deposited far beyond that which Was necessary to cover the advance. Of the 8,0001., 3 ,4801. had since 1848 been paid to Levy and Price. The sum then owing to the former being 20,0001., to the latter 1,0001., at the rate of 5 per cent., the interest paid to those gentlemen during the 31 years would amount to 5001. or 6001. Instead of this, they have had 3,480/. The bankrupt had pledged goods with Messrs. Attenborough, in September, 1851, to the amount of 9591., and with Mr. Benjamin 7001. Goods of the value of 2,360/. had been deposited with Mr. Jury as a security for an advance of 1,500/. at 10 per cent. The bankrupt had, in fact, pledged goods by wholesale, for the purpose of raising-money. To Mro Elliott the bankrupt had given 221., including the cost of stamps, for the discount of a bill for three months for 1501., and whilst he had thus been raising money at the rate of 101. to 601. per cent., he had kept a carriage and been living at the rate of 1,0001. a year. The unsecured debts were 17,0001., and there would not be a dividend of more than 2s. 6d. in the pound. At this stage of the proceedings the Court adjourned. 1.19- A WORD ABOUT THOMAS ROOD AND HIS MONUMENT. (From the Liverpool Journal.) A public subscription has been started in London for the purpose of erecting a monument over the grave of Thomas Hood, the poet and author of "The Comic An nual." The suggestion originated with Miss Eliza Cook, through some lines on " Hood's Grave," published in her journal a few weeks since, which were responded to, in default of notice in high places, by several literary members of the Whittington Club. These gentlemen, in furtherance of the plan, have formed themselves into a committee to receive subscriptions, and have appointed Mr. John Watkins (formerly of Liverpool), of 34, Par liament-street, Westminster, honorary secretary. The Fund, we are happy to announce, is progressing rapidly ; and we have every reason to hope, as an appeal is only now being made in Liverpool, that Hood, who has been 30 strangely forgotten, and whose earnest career of public usefulness has been so strangely overlooked, will ret some decent memorial to cover the nakedness of his tomb. We believe Hood, if any man ever had, has a tie on •" humanly and brotherly." His claim is not on our ;enerosity but but on our justice, —on the justice which lemands a public acknowledgment of that virtue which lies in the pursuit of the public good. It if , not simply a matter of regret, but of severe reproach, that Miss Eliza Cook, in seeking amidst the mausoleums of pill loctors and posture makers for his grave, should find that he has left no sign. That he has died ou t lik e a candle. Th a t th ere i s not even a cross for the illiterate over his grave. He earned at least our gratitude ;he has received nothing, we are consequently in his debt. Something is asked to mark his narrow home, not to commemorate his memory, for that will live in hearts he has left behind, and needs no commemoration, but as an instalment on account. Not a " lamp of sacrifice" to enlighten the world as to national gratitude. Not a column, for he never set his charity on high, a beacon to break the hearts of houseless wanderers, who fly to it in the dark night and fall dead outside at the strange cold reception, but a simple stone to tell where lies the man " Who sung the song of the shirt." Our munificent rewards for military services, our mausoleums, columns, and funeral pageants, the artistic result of forty centuries of woe, when contrasted with our reward of literary genius, might perhaps, to some, suggest harsh allusio ns . B u t we h ave no d es i re to point to the fame of a great conqueror, while peeping about for the narrow home of a poet and philanthropist, or, what is more, of a disinterestedly -earnest and indefatig ably-humane man. There is no comparison, and we have no desire to make one. We cannot help ignorance. We can only regret that there are men who have neither heard of the name nor the mission of Thomas Hood, and feel it is heard that, at this time of day, an appeal should be necessary for one who - so honourably " helped his country and his kind," that the modest exertions of a party of chivalrous ladies and gentlemen are even neces sary to save his memory with the public from oblivion, and that a man who has "done the state some service," should be so lost sight of. We speak not of Hood the poet, nor of Hood the humourist, nor of Hood of the "Comic Annual," though they are one, but of Hood the moralist, of Hood the philanthropist, who threw his mantle alike over all, and who spoke for those who could not speak for themselves. For labourers, paupers, outcasts, and distressed needlewomen. Of Rood, the last soul of chivalry in consumption ;—of nobility fallen in an evil age -the poo r man ' s p oe t— t h e great racer worn down by misfortune into a literary hack, and then doing wonders, breaking forth like a Pegasus before he lay down and died ;—and, finally, of Hood, the Giant Great Heart, whose pulse beat responsively with all woe, misery, or misfortune whatever. For Hood was no ordinary nor mere versifier. That he was a poet, and a poet whose merits were of a rare order, is undoubted ; but his imagination was as nothing to his humanity. His indignation at evil, his pity for the houseless and distressed, framed his song, and gave it the peculiarity in which lay its intrinsic worth. It was not so much the brilliancy, melody, nor iteration of his note that dis tinguished it, as its curious cry. "Such thrilling voice was never heard, In spring time from the cuckoo bird." It told of old, unhappy, far-off things—of human misery and depravity—of human indifference and despair, and therein lay its claims on our sympathies and affection, its interest and attraction. This sad quaint song shows us the depths of the man, what manner of heart he had, his honesty and integrity of purpose, and his no bility and true worth—that, after all, his was not a mind attaining to, but a soul venting itself in poetry. A contributor to annuals—a daily worker for the press, his Pegasus harnessed and let to the booksellers, his terrific, yet sober earnestness, seemed all the more serious that it was not his trade. That it burst out ap parently against his will. That it welled up through the depths of his feelings, frightening the idle drinkers at his sunny stream (like some vision of Hades) with the dark phantom underneath ; that it came and went un controlled, like the fierce wind of heaven ; and, though he could not "show scorn its own image," he brought us face to face with misery, lit up its gaunt visage, and begged us to scrape acquaintance. His rich, quaint stream of fancy came pouring down like a flood of light on the upturned face of sorrow and affliction, showing its strange grim look and lines of care truthfully, but sunnily ; and then, when he had beguiled us with the wild, sad music of his note, he left us with the face of woe he had conjured up, and whose cry he had been imitating, to show it, if possible, some sympathy and affection. Having enlisted our attention, he left us to settle accounts with the miserables them selves. He did all a poet could. He did not challenge society on its vices, and then throw down the gauntlet a' l'outrance for justice ; but, like Anthony, he pointed to the wounds it had inflicted, and bade them speak, and thus, perhaps, fulfilled the only function possible to the time, or of service to the object he strove to promote. Hood's poems were many ; they were short, wild, imaginative, and fantastic creations—the flashes of a burning mind, whether it assumed to be comic or pro found. But he is known to the public less by these than by his " Comic Annual," and by his by no means best song "Of the Shirt." To his serious writings we wish, however, chiefly to draw attention. To the " Bridge of Sighs," "The Workhouse Clock," and such and similar of his poems. In all, there was the same deep feeling for human misery —the same solemn serious ness ; a seriousness unlike that of any other poet ; a seri ousness springing neither from disappointment, nor from misanthropy, nor from disease, nor from affectation, but from incurable humanity. He loved his country, and he hated crime. His heart overflowed with pity. He saw the evils of life—the rich man's contumely—" the law's delay." He not only saw but felt them. The iron en tered into his soul ; and then, wounded, pitying, in dignant—yet mildly, humanely, mercifully—he poured forth his feelings earnestly, but still curiously, quaintly. and with his kindliness playing over them, like a good, humane, and feeling man, as he was. He saw the suf fering misery of those who could not help themselves, putting words into their mouths, he bade them speak, as they were but poor dumb mouths, he fashioned their cry intelligibly —set it to music—and what a strange, fan tastic, heart-rending cry it was, arousing the mighty Ba bylon hastily from its rest, like an affrighted sleeper, and then dying away in faint, melodious echoes. The coun try was startled for a moment, the sound was so preter natural and unholy. It hastened, as if summoned by a tocsin in an earthquake, to pass resolutions hastily for safety and social regeneration ; but when the morning came, as bright and light as ever, "there was no need to push that business farther ;" and the fire struck, ex hausted itself in the flash, and " straight was cold again." Hood did for the white slaves what Mrs. Stowe is attempting to do for the black ones. He penned faith fully and dispassionately their miseries and woes, and was, as she is, fashionable in his day. He attempted to break down that middle wall of partition through which no sympathy can penetrate—the " great gulf fixed" be tween poor and rich, between which no man can or will pass ; to pull up, as it were, the hatch wa y gra ti ngs, over which we m a k e merry , and disclose the suffering wretches crying for air—fighting and tearing at each other in mad disaster—amid vice, poverty, and despair —in the hold below. He succeeded in clearing away some of our respectable prejudices, and disclosed misery in its truckle bed, behind the neat design which, like Goldsmith's drawers, was designed a double debt to pay, and keep up appearances. And what a view it was he thus briefly disclosed ! Poor miserable women wearing out their lives in poverty, hunger, and dirt—" sewi ng th e i r own shrouds ; unfor tunates, " rashly importunate, gone to their death ;" hearts broken by toil, the sickly and crippled sons of squalid misery. In conclusion, Hood showed the naked horrors of crime that grows up rankly among uncultured millions. He threw his lanthorn light well on the miser able slaves of a miserable social system —on the by no means brightest example of Christianity among men —on the homes of the unwashed, the schools of crime and "the galley-slaves of civili sa ti on ." , For extending the line othuma liity—for showi ng th a t the miserable had a clai m upon us—for attempting to save his country from further disgrace—and for endeavouring to make the laws of justice and Chris tianity rightly understood, we put in this small plea to the memory of Thomas Hood. It is certain that he was a poet, and an able one—a man of great and startling catholicity of soul--a living example of charity and mercy ; and, as such, we think his claims deserve recog nition. Such men are not frequent enough in their ap pearance to render gravestones to their memory a pro bable tax. Their visits are few and far between. It is not every man who sees misery —and we believe it to be the hardest thing in the world for the prosperous to see —that dare talk of it, still more to talk of it as a wrong —as a positive evil, that should and must be abated. And we therefore think that honesty of its order—nota bility of its worth, should be honoured when met. We wish all success to the subscription —the success that its purpose deserves. JAM. T. FOARD. THE STEAM-SHIP GLASGOW.—This fine ship sailed from the Clyde on Thursday evening, for New York, with 55 passengers, and the most valuable cargo of ma nufactured goods which ever cleared out from Glasgow, the estimated value in the Custom-house books being 151,825/. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A certain Cure are Holloway's Pills for Headaches, Lowness of Spirits, and Pains in the Chest.—A soldier who had seen much service abroad suffered for years from headaches, lowness of spirits, and pains in the right side, which had: so debilitated him, that it was found necessary to discharge him from the service. Every attention had been paid to his complaints both by the army surgeons and in the hospitals ; at last it was decided that he was incurable ; but since his dis charge he commenced taking Holloway's Pills, Whi c h have been the means of restoring him to that buoyancy of spirits and excellent health that he had not enjoyed for years.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Hol loway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Dec. 20 Charles Felix Lascarde, 22, a Frenchman, was in dicted for having stolen five rings, value U. 10s„ the property of Mary Ann Thompson. He pleaded guilty of stealing three of them, and also of having stolen a watch, value 31., the property of John Thomas Wood. The prosecutrix in the first case met the prisoner at a coffee-house in Norton-street, at an early hour on the morning of the 3d instant. He accompanied her home to her lodgings, 15, Buckingham-street, Fitzroy-square, and remained with her till the middle of the day. When he was about to leave, he said he had no money, and took a ring from his finger and gave it to her, and ' said it was worth 31. 10s. He then went away, and directly afterwards she missed five rings from a small basket on the looking-glass, and when the prisoner was appre hended three of them were found upon him. The watch he stole from a fellow-lodger. The Assistant-Judge said the robbery of the watch was bad enough, but the other was one of those pecu liarly base cases which the Court always treated with marked severity. He then sentenced the prisoner to one year's hard labour. Gustave Julius Getti, 25, a German, was indicted for having unlawfully attempted to obtain a diamond ring and other articles, value 2451., the property of Richard Attenborough, with intent to cheat him thereof. Mr. Parry prosecuted. It appeared that on the afternoon of the 30th of No vember the prisoner went to the shop of the prosecutor, a pawnbroker and jeweller, 68, Oxford-street, and sig nified to the shopman that he wished to see a diamond bracelet which was in the window, ticketed 1501. Ac cordingly it was shown to him ; and he then wished to see a necklace, the price of which was 60 guineas, and then a diamond ring, value 351. The shopman did not like the appearance of his customer. and while showing him the ring placed the other articles aside by way of precaution, upon which the prisoner desired them to be replaced before him on - the counter, and taking up a piece of paper he wrote, down the figures and made an offer of 2301. for tlie three articles, which was accepted. He desired them to be sent to Christie's Hotel, and the shopman repaired thither at the appointed time. Being suspicious, he took the pre caution of making some inquiries of parties at the hotel, the result of which was that he was convinced he had a swindler to deal with. The prisoner, it appeared, had on the same afternoon gone to the hotel and engaged a suite of apartments, as the agent of a Count Beckendorff, who, he said, would arrive that night, at half-past ten o'clock, with the countess and family. After doing this he went to Mr. Attenborough's, and his hiring of the rooms no doubt was part of his scheme to get the pro perty in question into his possession. When the shop man was shown into the apartment where the prisoner was, he took the bill (the shopman had not delivered the goods) and went into an inner -room, as if to submit it to some one, and on his return he inquired if the ring could be altered in size. He was answered in the affirmative, and then he wished to take the ring into the inner room, and said something about "Madame," to induce the shopman to suppose it was for a lady. The shopman said the ring could not go to the lady—" Madame" must come to the ring ; and then the prisoner finding that he was suspected, went back to the room as if to fetch "Madame," but he slipped on his overcoat and went down stairs through another door. As he was about to leave by the street door, one of the servants asked him if he had paid Mr. Atten borough for the jewellery, when he replied, "Me no English." He was detained and given into custody. It is almost needless to say that no Count or Countess Becken dorff made their appearance at the hotel. When searched, the sum of twopence-halfpenny was found on him. The prisoner, through an interpreter, in his defence, said in effect, that he had acted on the instructions of a friend at Paris, who was to have arrived that night ; but he had destroyed the letter, as it related to private family matters. He said nothing about his having wanted to show the ring to Madame. The jury found him guilty, and the Court sentenced him to eight months' hard labour. Mr. Buchanan, a magistrate, said there were in the House of Correction, at the present time, 21 Germans, who were regular scamps and thieves, and he had no doubt the prisoner was one of the gang. The interpreter said the prisoner wished to be sent back to Germany. The Assistant-Judge. —The sooner you get back to Germany after the eight months the better. (A laugh POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET.—Charles James Wainson, robust, daring-looking fellow, was placed at the bar before Mr. D'Eyncourt, charged with having burgla,- riously entered the dwelling-house of Mr. Martin Wil liams, a master carpenter, in Byde's-place, Shaditch, for the purpose of committing felony, and also with cutting and wounding the prosecutor with intent to murder him. The prosecutor, an elderly man, stated that while seated in the parlour, on the first floor of his house, between eleven an d t we l ve o ' c l oc k on the night of Satur day se'ennight, he was alarmed by the sudden bursting open of the street door, which was immediately after wards cautiously closed on the inside, and secured with the bolts and chain. Feeling greatly alarmed, as there was no one but himself in the house, he hastily caught up a knife from the table, and at the same moment the parlour door was thrown open, and the prisoner, who was an entire stranger to him, entered the apartment. On asking who he was, and what he wanted, the prisoner advanced towards him in a menac ing manner, and exclaimed, " You know me well enough ; I want your money." Witness immediately rushed to the window and raised an alarm by dashing his elbow through one of the panes, but had no sooner done so than the prisoner sprang upon him and wrested the knife out of his hand, with the observation, " It's no use your making a noise, for there are three or four more of us below, and I have got a pistol." A des perate struggle then ensued between them, in the course of which he managed to break loose from the prisoner, and made his way into the passage, but was overtaken by his assailant, who grasped him by the throat, which he compressed so tightly that he was almost strangled. Witness, however, succeeded in reaching the kitchen, which was on the same floor, and as the prisoner still retained his hold of him, he dragged him to the window and dashed out two more panes of glass, at the same time raising the cry of " police' and "murder." In order to stifle his cries, the prisoner placed his hand over his mouth, and pressed it with such violence that he forced out one his teeth. After a protracted contest, he ma naged to throw the prisoner on the floor, but was dragged down after him, and they continued fighting and grappling together until he was rescued by a police man, who forced his way into the house, and took the prisoner into custody. Witness then discovered that a portion of the floor was covered with blood, proceeding from two deep and dangerous wounds in the head, which he had received during the encounter, and he was sub sequently conveyed to the London Hospital, where he I had ever since remained. The prisoner declined offering any defence, and was committed to Newgate for trial, SOUTHWARK.—Emma Wilson, a common prosti tute, was placed at the bar, before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing a watch from the person of Mr. James Bailey. The prisoner was further charged ,with violently assaulting the acti ng i nspector and the female searcher subsequently to her having been taken into custody. The complainant stated that on the previous night, as he was walking along the London-road, he was accosted by the prisoner, who wanted him to accompany her home. He refused to have anything to say to her, but she still kept by his side, and as he was in the act of crossing to the opposite side of the way to avoid her im portunities, she suddenly made a snatch at his watch, which was in his waistcoat pocket, and dragged it out by the chain. She then attempted to run away, but he seized her, and while they were struggling a policeman came up and took her into custody. A watch, to which was attached a portion of a guard, was produced, and identified by the complainant. A policeman stated that on hearing the noise he ran up, and on being informed of the nature of the charge he seized the prisoner's hand, in which she held a watch, and tried to take it from her. She, however, dropped it down an area grating on which she stood, and he after wards went down and picked it up, and it was claimed by the complainant. When at the station-house, acting inspector Timowell directed that the prisoner should be searched before she was placed in one of the cells. For that purpose she was taken into a private room, but had no sooner got there than she flew at the searcher, and struck her a violent blow on the eye that completely closed it up. The poor woman's cries brought the acting inspector to her assistance, and when he interfered, and attempted to take a gold ring (suspected to be stolen) off the finger of the prisoner, she struggled to prevent him, and inflicted a bite upon the fleshy part of his right hand, which gave him great pain, and caused a severe wound. The prisoner was committed for both offences. Sin M. CHAPMAN.-It was reported a short time since that Sir M. Chapman had been lost at sea. Letters have just been received from him, anouncing his safe arrival at Australia.—Northern Whig, [ADVERTISEMENT.]-DEAFNESS—NEW DISCOVERY.- 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York Hotel. The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, pro duced. Being of the same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it enables deaf perso ns t o hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensa tion of singing noises in the ears are entirely removed ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. The Royal Exhibition- Valuable newly-in vented, very small, powerful Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, to discern minute objects at a distance of from four to five miles, which is found to be invaluable for yachting, and to sportsmen, gentlemen, and game keepers. Telescopes, possessing such extraordinary power that some, 34 inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. They supersede every other kind, and are of all sizes, for the waistcoat-pocket, shooting, military purposes, &c. Opera and Race-course Glasses with won derful power ; a minute object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Invaluable newly-invented Spectacle. —S. and B. Solomons, aurists and opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opp'osite the York Hotel. IXIV AL INTELLIGENCE. CI 2 °' PORTSMOUTH) M ,:f 560. The Odin, 16, paddle-wheel steam - frig ate s h ;Capt" horse p ower , was put into commission to -d a y Seott. ieut. The Cyclops, 6, p a ddl e - whee l steam -frigate, Seecombe commanding prn tern , w ill sail to -01 ° I r li the her return to th e eas tward with . the riggers placed In , London to navigate that ship to this port. . 4 , 0 10 The London, Captai n G. R. M u ndy ) is com The te her full complement of 850. Sidon paddle wheel steam-frigate, Cie' cold. ad her usting smith, was swun g t o -d ay f or the purpose 0- compasses. The Manceuv rer an d Si n b ad l i ghters arr ived eVen. ing from the eastward with stores foi; the dockyr o . ther • A Prussian man - o f- war arr i ved to -d ay at the • , --L jas . hank, and s a l u t e d th e Port-Admiral's flag With 175- She has the appearance of a store-ship 4he The remains of Admiral Sir Thomas . Brigg s ' u ; t° Commander-in-Chief at this port, will be reill °- e %t. London for interment on the morning of Thursday SHEERNESS, D ES ' goo. At 1 o'clock p. m. yes t erday, Vice-Admiral the go, Josceline Percy, Commander-in-Chief at the N ci r r h e ' o i s ted struck his flag (blue at the fore), and in lieu there'''. 1 , tea tho white flag, which was duly saluted when .- el „ i e ocl board the flag-ship Waterloo, of 120 guns, in 03131 „7 tiste, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford. At th e Th . ;i e r 1)1° 1 all the ships and vessels in commission struck r i , s. ensigns and hoi s t e d th e w hi te ensigns at their Pe"' WOOLWICH, DEC. 211 PROMTIONS. • ng Commander.— Godfrey T. P. Hornby (1850), t11(1Yi steam at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard, to b e th e Lieutenants. —John M. Cooke (1841), serv ing , j io th e Coast Guard, an d W illiam Burdon (1848), serving to w" Hastings, 72, flag-ship on the East Inda station, lieutenants. the Mates. —Robert Mansel (1850), recently serv' Firebrand stea m f r i ga t e, an d F ranc i s M . _. e e to w serving in the Calliope, 26, on the Australian station, lieutenants. is (10° 1 th is Commodore H enr y Ed en, super i n t en d en t of OP' yard, having obtained six weeks' leave of absen ee iigfite? Hyde Parker, com man d er o f th e Firebrand stea °.o .gp 0 1 ' , will be acting-sup er i n t en d en t a fl oat, an d M r . ni se r a The actin g - su p er i n t en d en t i n the do ol , or , The officers and crew of th e C ru i ser steam -01 njetit' turned over to the Firebrand steam-frigate, l ' ilu otpt- 411 Jones, First Lieutenant, hoisted the pendant of Hyde Parker on b oar d th e Fi re b rand. fo r The Imperieuse, 50, screw steam-ship, will be re Id" trial down th e r i ver nex t wee k , and when out of Xstlol3l' of the enginee rs , w ill b e nav i gate d round t o where her masts and rigging are read. ser" Brevet-Major Stransham, Lieutenant Tomlin, geD 2 corporals, 1 drummer, and 46 privates of the 11° order s division of R o y a l M ar i nes, h ave been placed nualro-tath° to hold themsel ves i n rea di ness to embark for !AM.° Imperieuse. COUNTRY MARKETS. - 4 0 COLCHESTER--DEc. 18. 6 0 ; Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, whitey 46 ! v ieo 4 red, 38s to 50 s ; b ar l ey, 28 s to 34s ; oats, 17s to 2*". Mazagan, 30s to 32s ; middle and small, 34s to white, 40s to 42s ; grey, 30s to 325. 1 (k CHELMSFORD—DEO. 17. l a 44 0 Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, c' . .,' 351 to 59s Od, new 42s to 57s ; red, old 40s to 490, new fig, 45A ; barley, 25s to 28s ; chevalier, 28s to 33$ ;,r os ° ! 21s to 27s ; malt, 55s to 56s ; chevalier, 55s to aei o 33 3 4 19s to Ms ; peas, partridge, 30s to 35s ; white, 3. 1. 0 1c, 3 ' boiling 37s to 40s ; dun, new, 29s to 33s ; beans, ' 1 3 ,2 0 , to 34s ; Harrow ticks, 31s to 36s ; Mazagan, 290 t° .tiel boti - As The following is the official statement of the ( 11,, pov, „ n" both in corn, &c., received i n th e por t o f L ondon fronit" in Essex, from the 13th t o th e 18th D ecem b er , inclusive : 4 fj 4 S 4 ry , 9 13 #OO 6 -- r ioq , 126 'T.' '' 1 7 4 -4 4 Colchester Harwich Leigh Maldon 108 645 18 - 39 - 360, - 4211 KIRKCALDY—DEC. 18. The following are t the quotatio Oat ns for grain s Osa u : s• Whea. Barley. . I Bena First s9s 6d 32s 0.1 25. Od 1 n . °- I I' Second n u- Oa Third 46s Od 25, 6d 19 s 6d s od, Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 30 s Od to ON COAL MARKET-DEC. 20. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market :"... d , R. 6 s. d. II 3 Hasting's Hartley 15 9 Hetton .. .. ......... .....' l 7 , Holywell 16 6 Russel's Hetton .......... ' l 6 ° Hartlepool West Hartley 15 0 Scarborough ............... , / : 1 . Longridge's W. Hartley 15 9 Plummer . ...... . .......... ii 3 . North Percy Hartley l5 0 South Hartlepool ..... ..., 6 0 , Smith's West Hartley l5 9 Thornley . .................. 1 1 6 Wall's End, &c. Tees.. .... . ..... —. ......... ' , Walker l6 3 Fothergill's ............. ! Eden Main 17 0 St eam ... . . ............. ..f,i o Belmont ' 17 0 Aberanam Steam ........ Braddyll 17 0 Ships at market, 35 Sold, 33. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 20. £O,l STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sh a r e mar k e t h as bee° 0- but not very active to-day. The stocks most in dltb° have been Caledonians and Dovers. The following ° l och closing prices :—Caledonian, 34,1 ; Chester and 1 1 ° 1 Y. f i alr 24 ; Eastern Cou n ti es , 13A ; East Lancashire, lt cashire and Yo r k s hi re , 85t1 ; ditto, Fifths, Ap. ; Lift' and North Western, 126 ; Manchester, Sheffield, 1 40 0 , 1 t1i colnshire, 31 ; Midl an d, 80} ; N ort h B r i t i s h , 10A; 'Q01; Eastern and Dover, 21? ; York and North Midland, Dublin and Belfast Junction, 1i dis. MANCHESTER, DEC. 20. does s ' STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was ra th er more uu- , e• and prices were r a th er hi g h er . L ee d s stock 8 5 8 • EL" burgh and Glas go w, 40 ; Sheffields, 311; Midlands' be d3, North British, 10 ; D o y en , 24.?, ; Dublin and Dr°f disj 61 ; Bristol and Exeter, 107; Cheshire Junction, 0 1 Caledonians, 35 ; E as t Anglian, 3 7-16. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 20. 1 1 1 STOCK EXCHANGE.—Thi s mar k e t was very steady t ° t and prices somewh a t i n a d vance , w ith a fair amotil'",,jaa business doing. G rea t W es t erns were d one at 9_,.51'4011 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (London and North w guaranteed stock) at 80. LDS DEC. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE EE .—The , resignation of ministers 4, been followed by a general advance in the price of Everything this morning shows an advancing ten ac i :od The following are the clo s i ng p r i ces : —L ancas hire nfi l; Yorkshires 85i ; L ee d s Northerns, ; Midlands , °" South Easterns, SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Posi by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] ny the nignt—and 3( by the morning —dispatch.] ------- Day when made up From what TOO COUNTRIES, in General Post- Port due , Office, London. Dispatched. America (byllrit.pack.N Dec. 24. .... Liverpool ... A 104 America (by United Sts. 2 4 packet) .. America (by U States packet) ..........N Dec. 22 .. .. S ou th amp t on ,•• 25 Australia (via South ampton) 20th of each wont_Southampton 1)e-' 24 Ditto (via Marseilles N 24th of the wont. Dover PM' *Ditto (via tape of Cool Hope) .. N2d of February.... PlYsnouth .•• °•• 30 Africa (West Coast) .. N 23rd of th e mon th . P lymouth .. Jan • 4 *4 28 Alexandria* ........ N 19th&30th 6:mon. Dover ...... 08c „.„' Belgium ..N Dover , „ Dalkt i 6 Brazil .. ...... M 9th of the month.. Southampton fan' 1 6 Buenos Ayres ....M 9th of , he month.. southampton J'an' 1 California .. ......M d & 17th o f month Southampton ran' 94 t Cape of flood Hone ..N 14tho" th e month. Southampton Dec. 28 Cape de Verds ......N f 4th o f th e month.. Southampton Dee' 0 Constantinople*......N 7 thi7th27thof rao.. Dover Dee. Central America .... M ?nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Jan' agt Channel Isles ...... N Nfon.Wed.&•Friday Southampton ril• 1 ?d & 17th ofmonth Southampton .1212,4,.ed51u France ........ & N Twice daily Dover ...••• L "2O Greece. .. N 7thl7th27th ohnon. Dover .... • sec. Ss" Hamburgh Tuesday & Friday Condon Ta e° 4ol o * Holland Wednesday & Sat London ..... Sun' 16 Honduras .......... 's 17th of the month . Southampton Jan „ 4 011.7 Ireland ........M Stag Twice daily v" Holyhead ..• T' 24 India (viaSouthampt.)ll4 2eth of themonth.. South am pton Dee. India (via Marseilles) N Bth& 2 ith o f month Dover .... • • 'ram , India (via Cape of Good H0pe)............. M 14th of the month.. Southampton Dee' 9 6 Mauritius ..........N 14th of th e mon th .. S out h amp t on Dee' Mediterranean (via 26 Southampton .......M 25th of themonth , Southampton Dec' Ditto (via Marseilles).N ith& 24th ofmonth Jan. Mexico ....... ..... M 2nd of the month. Southampton Jam. 1 , Madeira 9th&23dofthe mon. Southampton Jan. 6 Maltaaa p p a l e l 7th, f 7th.l9th,27th, 90 ... ..........N - Bt3Oth of the month Dover ... Dec. Naples* ::N N s ith thl i f , u t h h 2 2Z t t h h o o f f m m o o n n. Peninsula M tthl7th27thormon Southampton Dec. D Do o v v e e r r ;:: Dec. pec 2 ,. 2 ! Peru •• 2d & 17th of month southampton Jan. S.„ Tuscany * N sthlsth2sthofmon , Dover ..... Dec.?' West Indies 2d & 17th of month Southampton Jan. I Tan DiemenN Land (see Australia) . * The mails for Australia via the Cape of Good Hope are In 2 041 1 on the 2d of every alternate month. Those made up on tb e n t and 24th of each month via Southampton and Marseilles ars It' l l 1)6 sailing vessels at present from Singapore, but next year theY sent in steamers. bl ved • * The malls to those countries thus marked (*) are e onVe, French packet to Marseilles. f° i t Malls are also made up on the 2d of every alternate month the Cape of Good Hope. _, BIRTHS. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 19th inst., at Rhodeville Cheltenham, to of E. Mockler, Esq., 2d Dragoon Guards. the On the 20th inst., at Richmond -villa, Paddingt 4l3 ' • wife of John Thomas, Esq. MARRIED. .1' On the 18th i ns t. , at St. Pancras-church Willi' l l o i ter Strickland, E sq ., c i v il engineer, to Elizabeth, (3' nIY d ia tceo of the late W. T . Anderson, R.N., 39, T on bridgeT New-road. DIED. Ch On the 15th inst. at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, orle6 Hurt, Es q ., aged 71. ik the On the 15th inst., at Buxto n Vi carage , Norfolk, Rev. G. Jarvis, 8.D., vicar of Tuttington, aged 68. op On the 17th i ns t., a t T orquay, Capta i n J as . John H. P. 7th Royal Fusiliers. oD, On the 18th inst., Anne William, wife of T. -Dv"' Esq., of Gledhow-hall, near Leeds, Yorkshire. LONDON : Printed and Publish e d b MITRDO VO ii of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sum Office, et Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county Middlesex, teai&T Dumber - 24 052 BAST % -kfU] C a „ D] A CO tier ART] 4,„ aet at ill( "taber V4e Pres, oourab / I(, tr. of Indi i] St coa 01 the C kt4IRISH r t'I CE I Statu 4' 4. ,, to col .p 4 Pat iles") 16:ifor a Si c4rter ins ;:4;olraph in t: Ibeen ref ittarrade 4 . 1 13 9th d Ikk\TAME i, 411 billing fte • ty„,lltE , in I' 4.,N 4 1 , 149, Of She il‘hteresti also 0 11 1 , e 4 r, ALE ejus working ba rS . 0 0 ,10100 yt ()11 heth e Cost : the bts dir kit tc 1 1 4 that ! Of bonel Nir - gatton. ja°St Ro n. volt Autrim i top i ,,, 4 `rJ t p atd P e irarci i t. 4o i l i oil i Swift, ei W and haitew Cra w -7 W. 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