The Sun. — London, England, 1848-06-19 00:00:00

it irlY IlVition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY•) HOUSE OF LORDS. No. I.—Yonx, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK (Main Line Improvement.)—Preamblo proved, clauses agreed ,to, and Bill ordered to be reported. NORTH WESTERN (Deviation to Skipton, Casterton, ane Sedbury).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP No. 3.— MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLCCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNCTION (Deviation and Branches). — Opposition of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire Company further considered. GROUP No. 7. ROYSTON AND HITCHIN, (Exten sion to Cambridge and Branches.)—Case closed but de cision postponed. GROUP No. B.—LONDON AND CREDITON, (Taw Vale Railway and Dock, and Bodmin and Wadebridge Com panies' Arrangements. (Opposition of Bristol and Exeter Company further considered. BAXTER ♦ND COWLEY JUNCTION. —Evidence for promwers. GROUP No. 11.—M0NKLAND AND KIRKINTILLOCH, BA.LLOCHNEY, AND SLAMANNAN (Amalgamation Or Sale, or Lease, and Amendment or Repeal of Acts). — Case closed, and decision postponed till to-morrow. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynold's majo rity was resumed, and althcugh the counsel for the pe titioners took objections to several votes, they did not succeed in any one instance. Mr. MURPHY intimated that the petitioners would abandon the remaining objections to voters who had not paid the borough rate. He could not, however, state what course the petitioners would now pursue, and he must pray for adjournment to give him time to consult with them on the subject. Adjourned accordingly. SLIGO. The poll. books having bees put in, and the return of Mr. Townley proved, Mr. CLARKE, on the :part of the petitioners, took a preliminary objection to the return, on the ground that the notice of the election, published by the M ayor of was defective, inasmuch as it was not signed by the returning-officer. Mr. W. Kelly was called to prove the defect, and on his cross-examination he stated that he prepared the pe tition against the sitting Member, and after it was pre sented he received 1,5001. from Mr. Coppock, the agent of the sitting Member, to consent to its withdrawal. He received the money for the purpose of ascertaining how far Mr. Coppock would go, and never contemplated re taining it. During the entire negociation he communicated with Mr. Somers, and Mr. Walker, his attorney. He did not make the first overture, but Mr. Coppock called upon him, and said it was most absurd thinking of going on with the petition, for the sitting Member was a very rich man, while Mr. So mers was a very poor one. Sub sequently at his own house Mr. Coppock told him if he would consent to settle the matter Mr. Somers would get him a good Government situation, but he preferred the 1,5001., which he afterwards received in bank -notes at Fen.dall's Hotel, and in return he handed Mr. Cop pock a letter, consenting to the withdrawal of the peti. tion. Mr. Coppock then retired, but returned in st afew m inutes, and - dem anded the mone y back a gain, stating t h a t he had discovered that the petition cou ld not b e withdrawn. He of course expended the money, as he neve r contemplated retaining possession of it. - Mr. Robert M'Bridge, the Mayor of Sligo, proved that his assessor put his own initials to the original notice, whereupon The Committee, without calling for a reply, over ruled the objection. The case of bribery and treating was then proceeded with. THE BONVYER GALLERY. (THIS DAY.) Vie dealing out of the shares of Mrs. Parkes' last grand subscription for the purchase of the Bowyer Collection of Works of Art, amounting to the value of 80,0001., took place this morning at Exeter Ilan in the presence of a very numerous company. The agents appointed for the occasion were accomadated with tables in the body of the hall, and the whole of the proceedings were conducted with every possible fairness and im partiality, ucder the superintendence of Mrs. Parkes. The higheSt portion is valued at 3.100 guineas, and consists of the celebrated Bowyer Bible ; and the value Of the lowest portion is one guinea and a half. It will be some days before the names of the lucky individuals w ho have been fortunante enough to obtain the highest prizes will be known. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Six O'CLOCK. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4 to 1 agst Administrator 5 to 1 agst Glen Saddel 5 to 1 agst Sylvan 6 to 1 agst Executor 10 to 1 agst All's Well 10 to 1 agst Chanticleer GOODWOOD STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Chat 20 to 1 agst Alpheia GOODWOOD CUP. 4 to 1 agst Van Tromp—taken ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 agst Surplice 3 to 1 agst Springy Jack 7 to 1 agst Justice to Ireland 20 to 1 agst Beverlac DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Flying Dutchman 20 to 1 agst Elthiron 33 to 1 agst Chantry 33 to 1 agst c out of Ailce Hawthorn's dam. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. EMBEZZLEMENT.—Joseph Pickering, a middle aged man, very respectably connected, was convicted of em bezzling various sums of money belonging to his em ployers, Messrs. Pitcher and Co., of Tooley-street, and was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour. THE CHARTIST PRISONERS. Joseph &rams, who looked somewhat paler and more downcast than he did before his incarceratio n , having been placed at the bar, Mr. BALLANTINE said—Wi th respect to the case of Joseph Williams, a prisoner now in Newgate, I have to apply to the Court to reduce the bail from two sureties of tool. each to 501. each, which latter sum the prisoner, who is one of the, humbler classes, will be able to ob tain. The RECORDER —What is his offence? Mr. BALLANTINE—He is charged with having uttered seditious words, and with Laving disturbed the public peace. The RECORDER—Why was not the offer you have now made made before the magistrate who committed the prisoner '1 Mr. BALLANTINE -- Because since his committal he has not been able to procure bail in the required amount; he is therefore compelled now he is in N.ewgate to make this application to the Court. A similar application has been made to your Lordship with respect to the other defendants. The RECORDER —Have you given notice? Mr. BODKIN said a similar application had been made to the Court with respect to a person named Vernon who was charged with the same offence as the prisoner at the bar. He did not wish to impugn the decision of the magistrate with respect to the amount of the bail h e felt it his duty under the circumstances to require, b ut having looked at the affidavit of the prisoner. he con fessed it raised a reasonable probability that the prisoner was not able to find the bail already specified. On the part of the Crown, therefore, he was not instructed to oppose the applic ation, provided a reasonable time were allowed for inquiring into the va lidity of the sureties. the RECORDER—I wish to be understood, in yielding to the application, that I do so the more readily since it has received the consent of the prosecution ; but is doing so I have no wish to impugn the decision of the magistrate in the course which be felt it his duty to take. It is only necessary that the amount of bail should be sufficient to render it certain that the person for whom it is given will be produced at the trial; but, on the other hand, it ought not to be so excessive as to operate as no bail at all, being of OM amount which will virtually keep the persons charged in custody. But if the persons sought to become bail became apprehensive of the consequences, and declined becomin g bail, they had no one save themselves to blame. The magistrate, in a matter of this description, consi dering its serious nature to the public feeling at the time, was quite justified in requiring the bail he did. I shall therefore accede to the application. The RECORDER, with res p ec t t o th e case o f Al exan d er Sharpe, en the application of Mr. ROBINSON, acceded to the same amount of bail. _John Fuss e ll h av i ng b een p l ace d at t h e b ar, Mr. ROBINS ON ma d e a s i milar application on ' behalf of this defendant, and in support of it read an affidavit, stating that th e defendant average wages did not exc ee d 50 8 . a wee k , an d t h at in from hi s station life he w as una bl e to f i nd two par ties competent toeb come bail for him i n 1501. eac h, an d that if it was reduced to 501. ea c h h e cou l d procure bail His to that amou n t.case did not di ffer from the others. a B g BODKIN the case differed from the oth ers . wereiN said gh, and therefore there were not t h e that sa me grounds for supposing the defendant could not obtain the realuired bail ; the affidavit did not besides state that the defendant was bound to say, after readin g theln depositions, that his unemployed. He was to oetrrore he could offence differed from the others, and finde application. not on the part of the Crown consent The RECORDER said if a person could . who doingreuired bail bail, that was a reason for its reduction. Thoseeasonable now befo reston now found that they could not obtain the should have considered what they were they placed themselves in the position they but there was another mode of meeting this—_taking the same amount of bail, but in smaller sums, secured by a greater number of persons.—(The Recorder here devoted some time to a perusal of the depositions.) Mr. ROBINSON said he was not aware that the de fendant was in a condition to obtain greater bail than two persons in 75/. each. The only thing in which his case differed from the others was this—that he did not swear he had been out of employment for some time. The RECORDER suggested that four sureties in 501. each might be acceptable. Mr. ROBINSON said, two in 751. or three in 501. would be nearer the defendant's means. The RECORDER said, he should require bail in 2001. altogether ; that was four in 501. each. Ido not, he said, wish to prejudice the future inquiry which will take place into this case, but I may say this—(looking sternly at the prisoner, an intelligent, gentlemanly-looking young man, who stood perfectly unmoved in the dock, and whose de meanour was most respectful to the Court) that if the offence charged against the prisoner is proved it looks to me like something else—a far higher crime. Ido not know for what he is indicted, but this is my impression from the depositions. Mr. ROBINSON—I believe a true bill has been found against him for uttering sedition. The RECORDER—I know nothing about that. It is right the parties should know that any deviation from their recognizances will cause them to be estreated. I will accept the bail I have named with 24 hours' notice to the prosecutor. The prisoner then retired. NEW COURT. THE CHARTISTS IN BONNER'S-FIELDS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Richard Yatten and Henry Payne were also convicted of assaulting the police on the 4th of June.—Sentence deferred. Samuel Shapps, a respectable-looking young man, was indicted with assaulting the police on the 4th Of June, by throwing a ginger-beer bottle at them. Several police swore positively to the prisoner, and their evidence was corroborated by a person of the name of Andrews, who stated himself to be a cons positor, a reporter, and special constablo e, was but upon being pressed by Mr. Payne, wh counsel for the prisoner, he declined to state for what paper he reported, and the Common S e ant, after consulting with the Recorder, decided her s justified in doing so. Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury for the prisoner, and called three witnesses, who positively denied that the prisoner was the man who threw the ginger-beer bottle. The COMMON-SERGEANT summed up, and The jury, after considering for some time, found the prisoner Guilty. George Stratford was then indicted with assaulting the police, but Mr. B ODKI N, on the part of the prosecution, declin e d o q ff u e e r n i t n l y any cq uit tegevidenced. against him, and he was cense- The Co3tmoN SERGEANT in the cour se o f t h e morn ing stated it to be his intention to pass sentence on the prisoners , G . Coulin g , Charles I eGY'eporegnei Denis Blackburn,Callsghn a ‘,o B n i e n s g , Th o mas Hayes , John Kingston, Will Callaghan, J Henry White head, Thomas i Henry Illman , all of whom William Moston, and were S a turday with unlawfully and riotously assem blinge convicted on together to distu r b t h the police and other constables in peace, and assaulti ng duty, and all, with the in the execution of th e i r mended to the merciful exception of Illman, recom mended to the time of o consideration of the Court ; but our reporter leaving the sentence s upon them had not been passed. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) - - ' HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented several petitions against any alteration in the navigation-laws. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented a petition from some place in Ireland against the Scottish Registration Bill. THE SUN, LONDON, RAILWAY GAUGES. Lord REDESITALE asked whether it was the inten tion of the Railway Commissioners to oppose the intro duction into any private Bill of any provisions for alter ing the gauge of any railway, authorised to be con structed by any Act which had passed prior to the passing of the Gauge Act in 1846; whether they propose to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the Gauge Act ; whether' any report; has been prepared by them upon the subject ; or whether they intund to recommend that the consideration of the same shall be postponed to the next session of Parliament. The Earl of GRANVILLE, who spoke in such an indistinct tone that it was all but impossible to catch the purport of his observations in the gallery, was understood to say that it was not the intention of the Railway Commissioners to introduce any measure of the nature alluded to by the Noble Lord. They were inclined, however, to favour the extensio❑ of the broad gauge to Birmingham. [Such, we believe, was the purport of the observations of the Noble Earl; but the new House of Peers is so ill adapted for the purposes of a deliberative assembly, and the Noble Earl spoke so in distinctly, that it was impossible to collect accurately the purport of his speech.] After a few words from the Earl of WArtwicK and the Earl of GRANVILLE, Lord STANLEY rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clock. Mr. Conamm.. 'LEIGH took the oaths and I►is seat for North Cheshire, in the room of Mr. E. J. Stanley, who has been elevated to the Peerage. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were agreed to: — Battle-bridge and Holloway-road Act Repeal Bill. Liverpool Gas Light Company and Liverpool New Gas and Coke Company Amalgamation Bill. Patent Galvanizd Iron Company Bill. THIRD REAbINGS. The following Bills were read a third time:— Caledonian Railway (Branches connecting the Clydes dale Junction and Wish aw and Coltness Railways, &c.) Dundee and Arbroath Railway (Dundee Junction). Dundee and Perth Railway (Dundee Junction). Dundee and Perth Railway (Lease of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway). Edinburgh and Ulasgow Railway, and Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction Railway (Amendment of Acts). Whitehaven Junction Railway (Extension, Alteration, and Branches, &c.). Windsor, Staines, and South-Western Railway Act (No. 1) 1847 (Slough Extension and Deviations) (No. 2). Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Deviation Connecting Branch and Improvement). York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway, and Hartlepool Dock and Railway Leasing). ABERDEEN RAILWAY (ADDITIONAL CAPI TAL) BILL. . .. _ . On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, Mr. HINDLEY opposed the motion on the ground that although the company had been authorised to raise an immense sum of money from which the original shareholders could never expect to derive any adequate return, they now sought by this Bill to raise an addi tional sum Isy the creation of new shares, seeking power at the same time to guarantee interest at the rate of ten per cent. to those who should take up the new shares thus to be created. Why, Manchester, Liverpool, and Leeds had been drained by railway com panies, and it was monstrous for this company to endea vour to obtain powers like those they sought, which would have the effect of draining the resources of the country, if similar powers were granted to other com panies, to an extent which would be most injurious to its commerce. He wished to know if it was competent for him to move that the clause in the Bill be altered from 10 to 6 per cent. The SPEAKER said it was not competent for the Hon. Gentleman to do so as he had not given notice of his intention, in which case his amendment should have been printed in the votes. Mr. BERNAL said as the Bill had emanated from his small tribunal up stairs, it was incumbent upon him to explain the grounds upon which he had passed it. The Bon. Gentlman then stated that the Bill was abso lutely necessary to enable the company to proceed with its undertaking, and that if it was not acceded to the original shareholders, whom the Hon. Gentleman seemed to commisserate, would be unfairly dealt with. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. ESDAILE'S CHARITY ESTATE BILL. This Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. The follo w i ng repoßrtEsPwoeßreTSc.onside red and agreed to:— Burntislaad Harbour Improvement Bill. Dover Harbour Bill. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Mr. M'GREGOR presented a at a meeting hel d at Glasgow on petition agreed to the stating that the t axa t io n of the country 6th of June, and praying f or an extension of the 2suwfr oppressive, ballot, electora l districts, and triennial rl)wite,vote by He also presented a number of si milar potitrhaments. ions from workmen and others at Glasgow, and from other places in Scotland. Mr. G. DUNCAN presented, several petitions from places in Scotland to the same effect. An HoN. MEMBER presented a petition to the s ame effect from Oldham. LUNATICS ASYLUM BILL. Mr. GEORGE DUNCAN presented a petition from Scotland against the Lunatics Asylum Bill. SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition against the system now adopted throughout the country in granting licenses for the sale of spirituous liquors. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented petitions from Westminster in favour of Parliamentary reform. Petitions to the same effect were presented - by Mr. Glyn, Mr. G. Thompson (one of which was in favour of the Charter) ; Dr. Bowing, from Saffron Walden ; Mr. Mowatt, from a place in Cornwall ; and Col. Thomp son, from Manchester and Preston. THE EXCISE. Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a petition from St. Ives in favour of the reduction of the duty upon tea, coffee, windows, and paper. STALEYBRIDGE. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Staley bridge, setting forth the value of the property of the town, and the capital invested in its trade; and praying that the town might be permitted to return a Member to represent its interests in Parliament. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Hull against this Bill, and complained that the central management was placed in the Trinity House. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Colonel SALWEY presented petitions from Ludlow and Shropshire in favour of Parliamentary reform. Captain BERKELEY presented a petition from the inhabitants of Chelsea, and 111 from Bristol to the same effect. Colonel REID presented 22 petitions in favour of the extension of the franchise. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented 51 petitions, pray ing for a reduction in the national expenditure. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presenfed a petition from Bir mingham in favour oflParliamentary reform. Mr. BANNERMAN presented a petition from the merchants and shipowners of Hartlepool against any al teration in the Navigation Laws. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from Rochdale in favour of Parliamentary Reform. Mr. HoDoEs and Mr. JoHN EVANS presented petitions to the same effect. Mr. HUDSON presented a petition from Sunderland against the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath. Mr. FORBES presented a petition in favour of vote by ballot. Mr. COBDEN presented a largo number of numer eincgity for of Edinburgh, Parliamentary signed reform; by numer ously signed petitions pray in g for P arliamentary reform. Mr. HUME presen ted a still more extensive batch of petitions, (.e6 ofo was ns' persons, all of who m g ave the ir addresses. them etiall lom praying SUSPENDED WRPI S. Sir J. PAKINGTON said, as it was desirable to bring on the question of the sugar duties at as early a period of the evening as possible, it was not his inten tion to bring forward the motion which stood in his name on the paper, with regard to the issuing of new writs for Derby, and other places. SUGAR DUTIES.—WEST INDIES. The Host. MrsinEa said he would also avail himself of that opportunity of stating that it was not his inten tion to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice respecting the sugar duties. Upon s uc further consideration h e h a d f oun d t h at t h e plan proposed by h er M a j esty ' s G overnment had create d o :resolution intention tt negative sub stitutee to amounting t wtoas his r ad that proposed by the Government. Mr. CARDWELL said, considering that the plan of the Government involved an alteration of the Bill of 1846, and made changes not only in the rate of the duties, but also in the mode of levying them, and affected the law with respect to the position in which this country stood as regarded the slave trade, and also the magnitude of the interests involved, he thought that the time for the consideration of this question by the House ought to be extended. The question he wished to put was, whether it was not due to the House and the country that more time should be given for the consideration of this question, which was one of so complicated a nature, and whether the Govern ment did not think they ought to follow the precdent of 1846, when temporary Bills were passed continuing for a month the existing duties. Mr. E. ELLICE was satisfied that nothing would do so much injury to the West India interest as allowing the matter to remain in suspense. In his opinion the people in the colonies ought to know what they had to depend on. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER con curred with the observations that had just been made by the Right Hon. Gentleman. He thought it would be much more satisfactory to all parties that some deci. sion should be come to upon the subject. The real and substantial question for the decision of the House was stated on Friday night, and ho thought the sooner the House came to a decision upon the question whether further protection should be given than was proposed by the Government, the better. Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from the bankers and citizens of London, agreed to at a meeting held that morning, convened for the purpose of consi dering the proposal of her Majesty's Government with respect to the West Indies, and praying the House to reject the proposal. The Hon. Baronet moved that the petition be read at length by the clerk at the table. Oncoming to a passage which referred to a recent state ment by the Noble Lord in the matter. The SPEAKER interrupted the Clerk, and stated that the reference to the recent debate in that House, and the statement of the Noble Lord, the first Mintster of the Crown, was informal. Mr. GLAI)STONE said the parties, as the resolu tions had not been laid on the table, were driven to the alternative of referring to the observations of the Noble Lord.—(Hear.) They had no doubt committed an irre gularity, but he could not see how they could have ob viated it. _ _ _ Sir R. H. INGLIS said the resolutions were printed this morning, and might have been purchased for a half- penny, so that the parties, as the meeting was not held until mid-day, might have easily procured copies. Sir J. PAKINUTON then presented a petition from the Mauritius Association, stating that they had read the proposition of the Government with great dismay; that it would provide no remedy to the colonies; and praying the House to reject it. Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from the West India Association of Liverpool, saying that the proposition of the Government would be totally inade quate to meet the great distress in the colony. IRELAND. Sir B. HALL moved for a return similar to that which had been !presented to the House of Lords, by which a Member of the other House of Parliament Lord de Fre3 ne, and three other gentlemen resident in Ireland, were charged with misappropriating the advances en trusted to them under the Laud improvement Act. He should call the attention of the House and the Govern ment to the matter on Friday next, as the persons in question had ♦iolated the 29 th section of the Act, which I provided that the wages of persons employed on the public works should be paid in the coin of the realm. The return will, therefore, be procured from the House of Lords. DISMISSAL OF JUDGES IN VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. In reply to Mr. ANSTEY, Mr. HAWES stated that the Colonial-office had re ceived no further information on this subject. Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that on the first supply night he should bring the whole subject under the con sideration of the House. Mr. HUME wished to know whether any provision had been made for the administration of justice in the colony ? Mr. HAWES said he was not able to answer the question. WEST INDIA QUESTION. Mr. HAWES then proceeded to address the House on the West India question. He understood that the Noble Lord the Member for King's Lynn on Friday accused his Noble Friend the Secretary for the Colonies of bay ing withheld from the West India Committee a certain dispatch, and he had taken the trouble to bring down the original dispatch to show the Noble Lord the Member for King's Lynn that he was mistaken. Now on this dis patch there was a memorandum in his Noble Friend's handwriting, representing it to be his opinion that the dispatch ought to be laid before the Committee, and he was not aware until Saturday that the directions of Noble Friend to forward the dispatch to the Com mittee had been neglected. The omission, however, he had ascertained occurred in the hurry of business, and when the House considered the immense amount of business carried on at the Colonial-office, he was sure that the House would admit that the omission was not `so highly reprehensible as the Noble Lord the Member for Kings Lynn represented it to be. It was not the intention of his Noble Friend or himself to withold any information of any importance from the House or the Committee. MR. HUME'S MOTION. Mr. FREWEN said, as it had been reported that the debate on the West Indian colonies would not close that evening, he wished to know whether the Hon. Member (Mr. Hume) intended to press his motion which stood on the paper for to-morrow. Mr. HUME replied that it was certainly his intention to proceed with the motion of which he had given notice, and that nothing on his part would lead to any post ponement. WEST INDIAN DISTRESS. O❑ the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, that the Speaker do now leave the Chair and the House resolve itself into a Committee upon the resolutions which he proposed on Friday last, with respect to distress in the Wet Indies. Mr. E. ELLICE rose and said, the deeply melancholy interest with which the affairs of the West Indian colonies was viewed throughout the country would be some apology for his opposing the motion of his Noble Friend, in order that they might endeavour to obtain from her Majesty's Government some further explana tion of the views they entertained with respect to the present state of those colonies. Mr. FREWEN interrupted tke Hon. Member for the purpose of asking him whether or not he could give him permission, before he proceeded any further, to move the amendment of which he had given notice? Mr. ELLICE said his particular object was to pre vent Hon. Gentleman moving his amendment. In his (Mr. Ellie's) opinion the question now before the House had been too muck narrowed he considered, and that there were graver and more serious considera tions which must yet be brought under the pub lic view before the question could be disposed of. There could be no doubt of the ruinous condi tion and distressed state of the West India Colo nies at the present moment. An extent of dis tress and rain existed in them unparalleled in the history of any country. Now, what was the remedy proposed by the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern ment. The Noble Lord's remedy was an experiment. He proposed to lend 500,0001. to the colonies. Now, he would venture to say that 500,0001. was never proposed to be lent for a more useless purpose, or on a more un• sable security. The question was not one of protec tion, but a choice of two evils, one guarding against dangers by end eavour i ng to o b ta i n t h e ass i stance o f proprietors in the West Indies, or by forcing them by despair to find subsidies for the support of the Establish ment. (LEFT SPEAKING.) PRUSSIA. ---- THE RIOTS AT BERLIN -TAKING OF THE ARSENAL. We continue our narrative of the occurrences at Berlin, on the 14th and 15, from our second edition. It appears the 13urgher-guard, att empt i ng to d i sperse the crouds in the streets, wounded five men. There was an immediate cry of "to arms ! " and at ten o'clock the peopl e a tt ac k e d the arsenal, from which two muskets shots were fired, and two persons wounded, and one killed. The cry of Barricades was raised, and the people retreated for reinforcements. Alarmed at what had occurred, the Brugher Guard deposed Major BBNDA, who had given the order to fire, from his command, and deserted the arsenal, which was also evacuated by the troops, and at eleven o'clock the people collected round it again, and it was resolved to storm it. The windows of the ground floor are closed inside with heavy shutters. A large beam of timber was procured, and EVENING, JUNE 19, lB4B. LOMBARDY. The Italia del Popoles of the 13th conveys the disagreeable news of the capitulation of Vicenza, overpowered by the overwhelming force of the Austrians. It appears that the enemy was (at the date referred to) moving towards Padua, and that the latter city would no doubt experience a similar fate unless succour were sent. This intelligence is confirmed by letters f rom Milan, which state that t he garrison of Vicenza capitulated on the 11th. The troops composing th e garrison marched out with the honours of war, and were permitted to retain their arms on condition that they should not serve against the Austrians sor three months. Bassano is occupied by 1,500 Austrians. The Osscrratore Triestino of the 10th announces the per fect tranquillity of Trieste. No further . aggr ess i ons . had been attempted by the fleet. That city, acc o rd• mg to the Osservatore, is determined to remain Austrian. Letters from Naples, addressed to the Piedmontese 1 G eg o a z l e it tk y, of those the landing of 1 , 50 0 Sicilians at R eggio, and the entire defeat of the R o yal troops. Almost all the provinces of the kingdom refuse to make f res h e l ec ti o ns, protesting in favour of the those already made, and the illegality of the decree by which they have been annulled. A NOBLE FEMALE PEDESTRIAN. — in 177 G the Duchess of Charteris beat her husband in a foot race of 200 yards for 200 guineas. The Duchess was allowed tv secure her petticoats above the knees of her drawers. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Share market is still very inanimate, with a tendency to decline. The sales are— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction (late C. and B.). 13X—Ditto, 221. Shares, 81 dis.—East Lanca shire, 61. ss. I ref. 6 per cent., I / 1 P.—Great Northern, 9 1 4 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Bir migham), Fifth Shares (late West Riding Union), 3% dis. —London and North-Western, Fifth Shares, 5 c. dis.— Ditto, New Quarters, % c. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Liecolnshire, Quarter Shares, 5 1 A dis.—Midland Stock, 100 1 4—Ditto, New Halves, 6% c. dis.—North Stafford shire, 2 1 4 dis.—Shrewsbury and Hereford, 21. ls. 3d. c. dis. South-Eastern and Dover, 24 c. MANCHESTER, JUNK 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding: Union), 3% n. cum new—South- Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 2 15-16 dis.—North British, Thirds, 2% dis. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 17. STOCK Excireprox.—There was little alteration in the market prices of yesterday. Transactions took place in several local lines of railway; but the only positive sales announced were—North Stafordahires, at 2% dis.—Shrews bury and Birmingham A's, 935 9d. dis.— and Shrewsbury and Birmingham B's, 625. 6d. dis. GLASGOW, .jams 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Dundee and Perth, 27—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 73—North British, Thirds, 495. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT. THE CHARTIST RIOTS IN BISHOP BONNER'S FIELDS. ---- -- --- (Continued from our Third Edition of Saturday.) After the conclusion of Mr. Parry's address for the prisoners Kingston and Blackburn, Several witnesses were then called to speak to the character of the defendants, and according to their tes timony they were all industrious well-conducted young men. The Commom SERGEANT, in summing up, explained the law to the jury, and said that all meetings in terro rem populi, or constituted to cause terror and alarm to the people were illegal and riotous meetings, and the question for them to consider was whether the meeting in question was one of that description. God forbid that they should be deprived of the privilege of meeting fairly and honestly for the purpose of discussing any po litical grievance. Then the question was, was this such a meeting for such a reasonable and honest purpose ? What day was it fixed for ? Sunday. Was Sunday a day that would be fixed for such an ho nourable and reasonable object, in the first place. Then, the next question was, did it occasion disturbance in the minds of. reasonable persons ? If it did then it was an illegal meeting, and the parties who were present were guilty of a .riot. It was the object of all government that the people should live in peace, and go to their homes in quietness, and when they looked at the circumstances of this meeting, could they doubt that, taking into consideration the day on which it was held, the attack that was made upon the church, and the severe injury that was inflicted upon the constables before they took any steps against the crowd, that it was a riotous assemblage, and one cal culated to create terror and alarm in the mind of any reasonable person? If, therefore, they considered the evidence established the fact of the presence of all or any of the defendants at the meeting, he was bound to inform them that such presence, in . law, rendered them guilty of the offence imputed to them. The jury, after deliberating about ten minutes, re turned a verdict of Guilty against all the defendants, but recemmended them to mercy, with the exception of Ullman, who struck the constable with the iron bar. The COMMON-SIRGEANT respited the judgment, and said he should consider what sentence ought to be pro nounced upon the defendants. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basiaghall-street. J. Clarke, Liquorpond-street, builder, July 7, at twelve —H. M. Low and W. M. Westerman, Calcutta, and C. A. Cantor, England, merchants, July 7, at two—A. Beattie, F. Macnaghtan, R. A. F. Kingacote, and A. Atkinson, Nicholas lane, Lombard street, merchants, July 7, at eleven—E. S. Meyer and T. G. Brownsinith, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, fringe manufacturers, July 10, at twelve—J. Foster, Wilson -street, Finsbury, July 10, at one—J. Webster, Wood. street, Cheapside, warehouseman, July 10, at one—F. Adamson, Bond court, Walbrook, merchant, July 7, at twelve—A. King, Oxford, timber-merchant, July 7, at one—J. Softlaw, Adelaide-place, London-bridge, wine-merchant, July 7, at"twelve—J. Teasel, Norwich, carpenter, July 7, at eleven—C. Green, St. Mary Overie's dock, Southwark, whtirfinger, July 7, at eleven. In the Country. T. Lidiard, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, money scriv ener, July 7, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol—J. Bush and N. G. ,Prideaux, Bristol, scriveners, July 7, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol—E. Hill, Stourpoint, Worcester tershire, hosier, July 13, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—M. W. Osborne, Coventry, Warwickshire, grocer, July 13, at half past ten, at the Court, Birming ham—J. Jenks, Nottingham, lace manufacturer, July 7, at eleven, at the Court Birmingham—Elizabeth Green, Spring-mill and Crossland-moor, Yorkshire, common brewer, July 7, at ten, at the Court, Leeds—T. B. Shut tleworth, Sheffield, brush maker, July 8, at ton, at the Court, Leeds—J. Napier, jun., Sheffield, oil merchant, July 8, at ten, at the Court, Leeds—G. Garton, Shef field, stock broker, July 8, at teo, at the Court, Leeds. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. E. C. Blackwell and J. N. Dunsford, Newbiggen by the Sea, Northumberland, brewers, 3s. 6d., on Saturday, June 17, or any , following Saturday, between the hours of ten • and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, New castle-upon-Tyne. J. T. Phipps, Darlington, Durham, linendraper, 65., on Saturday, June 17, or any following Saturday, be tween the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle• upon-Tyne. G. llattersley, Sheffield, stove•manufacturer, 3d., on Saturday June 23, or any following Saturday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Sheffield. F. Kirby, Leeds, grocer, 2s. 6d., on Friday, June 23, or any following Friday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. A. Dawson, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, fancy cloth ma nufacturer, 2id., on Friday, June 23, or any following Friday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. _ E. Seppings, Cromer, Norfolk, 25., on Thursday, Juno 22, or any following Thursday, between the hours of twelve and three, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. H. W. Lake, Liverpool, commission merchant, la. 9d., on any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. J. Teals, Leeds, Yorkshire, upholsterer, 2s. 2d., on Tuesday, June 20, or any following Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. T. Bate, Birmingham, hatter, July 11, at twelve—T. Pasco, Chichester, Sussex, upholsterer, July 10, at half past eleven—A. King, Oxford, timber merchant and builder, July 7, at half-past one—T. Barker, Bream's buildings, Chancery-lane, manufacturing perfumer, July 7, at one—F. Chaplin and W. H. Chaplin, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, tanners, July 8, at two. In the Country. J. Dawson, Fairford, Gloucestershire, maltster, baker, and shopkeeper, July 7, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol —G. Harris, Chaxhill, Gloucestershire, carpenter and builder, July 7, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—R. Britton, Bradford, Yorkshire, coach builder, July 7, at ten, at the Court, Leeds. At the Court of Review, July 7. H. Turner, Bristol, draper—J. Pidgeon, Honiton, Devonshire, wine and spirit-merchant—E. Render, Bodmin, Cornwall, ironmonger—S. Stringer, Northum berland-street, New-road, coach plater and lamp maker —J. Ilkeston, Derbyshire, hosier, draper, and:grocer—J. Cumming, Tottenham-court• road, furrier and draper— C. Stuart, Herbert-street, New North-road, wholesale milliner—A. Henderson, Birmingham, china and glass dealer—R. B. Perkins, Coventry, currier and leather seller—J. Sinclair, Liverpool, tailor and draper—L. Lench, Worcester, tobacconist—W. Child, Chertsey, grocer—A. Turney, Addington-square, Camberwell, brewer T. 11. Irwin, Liverpool, stock-broker—F. Peake and J. Jillings, Woolpit, Sulfolk, drapers—J. White, Exeter, decorative painter, and paper seller and hanger—D. W. Lucas, Mark-lane, hemp and flax dealer —J. 0. Mason, J. Mason, and A. Mason, New Broad street, and Birmingham, imerchants—W. Penn, Liver pool, licensed victualler—G. G. Coldrey, Lawrence-lane, merchant—S. Low, Stoke Newington and West Smith field, cattle salesman and liverystable keeper. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. P. Stewart and G. Smith, Cornhill, booksellers, pab fishers, and stationers—C. B. Miller and S. B. Miller, Liverpool, tea and general brokers—W. Knowles and G. Wilde, Altrincham, Cheshire, plumbers, painters, and glaziers—G. Britten, I. Weller, and J. Grover, Frani field, Sussex, farmers—E. J. Coates and J. Hillard, London and Manchester—J. Hood, T. Hood, and D. Hood, Chorley, Lancashire, bleachers—E. W. Timmins and A. Worrall, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, civil engineers, architects, and surveyors—J. Williamson, J. N. Wood, and W. Howson, jun., Liverpool, sail makers and canvass dealers—A. Henry, G. Wilder, W. R. Johnson, T. Barton, W. Atkinson, W. F. Scholfield, J. Mitchell, W. Firth, and D. Ratnsden, Leeds and Brad ford, merchants and general commission agents (so far as regards W. Firth and D. Ramsden)—l. Moses, J. Walker, and J. S. Jenior, Liverpool, warehousekeepers —T. Heap and J. Walmsley, Hurst, Lancashire, roller makers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. William Mallord, Gloucester. Geo. Wright, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, chandler. Charles Dixon, Stamford, Lincolnshire, tailor. John Maderson, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, hurdle maker. James Stanner, Ramsgate, Kent, blacksmith. John Kitchen, Reading, Berkshire, librarian. William Edwards Edwards, Bristol, painter and glazier. John Dale, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. R. Scott, Glasgow, merchant, to meet June 20 and July 17, at twelve, within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. R. Adamson, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, merchant, to meet June 22 and July 19, at twelve, at the New Inn, Dunfermline. J. M. Kopper, Kirkintilloch, distiller, to meet June 24 and July 15, at one, at the Black Bull Inn, Kirkin tilloch. A. Clark, Greenock, feuar and grocer. to meet June 22 arid July 18, at one, within the White Hart Inn, Greenock. J. M'lver, Edinburgh, boot and shoemaker, to meet June 21 and July 17, at two, within the Railway Station Hotel, Edinburgh. John Thomson, Edinburgh, draper, !to meet June 21 and July 19, at one, w ithi n t h e R oya l Exchange Coffee house, Edinburgh. W. Ewing, jun. , and G. Anderson, Glasgow and Cal cutta, merchants and commission agents, to meet June 22 and July 18, at one, within Comrie's Hotel, Glasgow. A. and A. M'Phail, Glasgow, merchants and power loom cloth manufacturers, to meet July 3, at twelve, within the Buck's Head Hotel, Glasgow. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court on Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, for the reception on the throne of addresses from the Convocation of the Clergy, from the University of Oxford, and from the University of Cambridge. The Archbishop of Canterbury, attended by the members of the Upper House, and Prolocutor and Lower House, in their convocation robes, arriv.d at the Palace shortly before three o'clock, from the Jeru salem Chamber, where the Convocation of the Clergy had assembled. The deputation included the Archbishop of Canter bury, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Bangor, 'the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, the Dean of Canterbury, the Dean of Worcester, the Dean of Hereford (Deputy Clerk of the Closet), the Dean of St. Asaph, Archdeacon Hale, Archdeacon Thorp, of Bristol ; Archdeacon Hollingsworth, Chancellor Mar tin, Francis Hart Dyke, Esq., the Registrar; the Queen's Proctor, Hon. and Rev. Mr. Boscawen, Rev. Dr. Mill, Rev. Dr. Spry, Rev. Mr. Ransdolph, Rev. Augustus Morgan ; the Archbishop's chaplains, the Rev. Mr. Thomas, and the Rev. Mr. Elliott ; the Rev. Mr. Dalton, Rev. Robert Tritton, Rev. Mr. Hardinge, Rev. Dr. Tattarn, Archdeacon of Bedford; the Rev. Dr. Moore, Proctor for the Clergy Diocese of Lincoln ; and Mr. James Barber, the Apparitor- General for the Province of Canterbury. The deputation was conducted by Sir William Martins, Mr. Heneage, and Captain Green. the Gen tlemen Ushers in waiting, to the entrance of the throne-room, where the Lord Chamberlain received the Convocation, and conducted the Archbishop and the members to the presence of the Queen. Her Majesty received the address on the throne, Prince Albert being by her side. Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, was in attendance. The Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, and the Master of the Horse, stood near the Queen, and the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain, and the Comptroller of the Household, occupied their usual places near the throne. The Mistress of the Robes and the Countess of Desart, Lady in waiting, were also in attendance on her Majesty. The room was lined by her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentle men at Arms, commanded by their Lieutenant, Sir Matthew Wyatt. The Archbishop of Canterbury advanced to the Queen, the Prolocutor on. his Grace's left hand, the Upper House following, and standing on her Ma jesty's right hand, the Lower House on the left. - The Archbishop of Canterbury read the address from the Archbishop, Bishops, and Clergy of the Pro vince of Canterbury, in convocation assembled, and afterwards, kneeling, delivered the address to her Majesty. The Queen received the address, and was pleased to return the following most gracious answer " I receive with cordial satisfaction your assurances of loyal and affectionate attachment to my throne and person. _ " It is my earnest desire to promote the welfare and happiness of my people, by the maintenance of peace and tranquillity, and by measures calculated to extend the influence of our holy religion, which is the sure foundation of national prosperity. " I rely with entire confidence on your zeal and earnestness in inculcating the principles of Christian truth and charity, and I derive much gratification from the assurance of your co-operation in increas ing the efficiency of the Church for the accom plishment of the great work for which it was estab lished. " I trust that, by the blessing of God on the means adopted for this important end, the inestimable benefits of pure and undefiled religion may be gene rally diffused throughout all classes of the com munity." The Archbishop of Canterbury received the answer from the Queen, and had the honour to kiss hands. The Prolocutor, the Dean of Canterbury, had also the honour of being presented to her Majesty to kiss hands, and the Convocation then retired from the presence of the Sovereign. ' The deputation from the University of Oxford were next ushered to present a loyal address to her Majesty on the Throne. The Duke of Wellington appeared in his robes as Chancellor of the University, and wore the ensigns of the Garter and the Golden Fleece. His Grace was supported by the Vice- Chancellor, the Rev. Dr. Symons, and the following University delegates :—The Provost of Oriel (Rev. Dr. Hawkins), the President of St. John's (Rev. Dr. Wynter), the Principal of St. Alban's H a ll (Rev. Dr. Cardwell), the Rector of Exeter (Rev. Dr. Richards), the Warden of Merton (Rev. Dr. Marsham), Dr. Higgs (St. John's), Dr. Ogle (Trinity), Dr. Goldings (Queen's College), Senior Proctor (Mr. Andrews, Exeter), Junior Proctor (Mr. Shadforth, Trinity), Mr. Ley (Exeter), Mr. Woollcombe (Exeter), Mr. Stack poole (New College), Mr. Stanley (University). The deputation was accompanied by the Repre sentatives in Parliament of the University, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart., and the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone; and also by a numerous party of members of the University, in the following order, and taking precedence according to the date of their respective degrees :—Noblemen, Doctors in Divinity, Doctors in Law and Medicine, Bachelors in Civil Law, Masters of Arts. Among those present were the Earl of Eldon and Viscount Mahon, Rev. Dr. Bliss, Lieutenant-General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., G.C.8., D.C.L., Mr. Cardwell, M.P., M r . J o h n R oun d, D C.L., Rev. A. G. Woolward, M.A., Mr. Whateley (Queen's Counsel), the Dean of Hereford, Rev. G. Kitson (Baliol College), Rev. Brymer Belcher, and the Rev. J. C. Cox. The deputation was attended by the Esquire Bedells and other officers of the University. The Duke of Wellington read the loyal address from the University of Oxford, and kneeling before the Queen, presented it to her Majesty. The Queen, having received the address, returned a most gracious answer, which was then delivered by her Majesty to the illustrious Duke. The Duke of Wellington presented to her Majesty the Vice-Chancellor, the Rev. Dr. Symons, the Pro vost of Oriel, the Rev. Dr. Hawkins, the President of St. John's, the Rev. Dr. Wynter' and the Principal of St. Alban Hall, the Rev. Dr. Cardwell, who had all the honour to kiss hands. The deputation then withdrew from the presence of the Sovereign. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, who wore his robe as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, received the members of that University in the green drawing-room. The deputation from the University of Combridge consisted of the Rev. Dr. Phelps, Vice-Chancellor; the Hon. and Very Rev, the Dean of Windsor, Mas ter of Magdalen College ; the Rev. Dr. Webb, Mas ter of Clare Hall ; the Rev. Dr. French, Master of Jesus College ; the Very Rev. the Dean of Bristol, Master of Corpus Christi College; the Rev. Dr. Tatham, Master of St. John's College ; the Rev. Dr. Philpott, Master of St. Catherine's Hall ; the Rev. Mr. Worsley, Master of Downing College ; Dr. Broadley, Trinity College, Deputy Professor of Laws, Representative of the Faculty of Law ; Dr. Drosier, Caius College, Representative of the Faculty o f Me dicine ; Rev. W. Baily, Clare Hall, Senior Proctor Rev. Henry G. Williams, Emmanuel College, Junior Proctor; Mr. Leapingwell, Corpus Christi College, Esquire Bedell; Mr. Hopkins, jun., Esquire Bedell ; Rev. Joseph Romilly, Registrary. The de putation was accompanied by the representatives of the University in Parliament, the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn and the Hon. C. E. Law, D.C.L., St. John's College; also by the Rev. Daniel Hulbert, Member of the Senate of Cambridge, the Marquis Camden, and by a very numerous party of members of the different colleges. His Royal Highness Prince Albert entered the Throne-room, followed by the Vice-Chancellor, the University delegates, and the members of the different colleges and halls. His Royal Highness read the loyal address to the Queen from the University of Cambridge, and afterwards presented the address to her Majesty. The Queen returned a most gracious answer to the address, which her Majesty delivered to the Prince. His Royal Highness presented to the Queen the Vice-Chancellor, the Rev. Dr. Phelps, the Master of Magdalen College ; the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, the Master of Clare Hall, the Rev. Dr. Webb, and the Master of Jesus College, the Rev. Dr. French, who had the honour to kiss hands. The Prince Chancellor and the deputation from the University then withdrew from the presence of the Sovereign. pr T in h c e e oQitivenaleasn,dpPrirnincece A A l l f b r e e r d t , , t a h c e c onipnie Princess a (h 1 Royal, t he, and the Princess Alice, and attended by Colonels i q n ue th rr e ie ß s eg i e ri nt aaiti a n ri! v o ß i n s u i c s te k a d l t e u y t r h , e i a a Z n y d oo m l ß o:g r u i i i e v i a n e l g ri G . e' ar atlheensE, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty on Saturday. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured her Ma jesty's Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desert, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Hon. Miss Macdo nald, Lord Elphinstone, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess Bernhard of Saxe Weimar also ho noured the performance with their presence. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service yesterday in the private chapel i n Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie 1 Courtenay officiated, The Royal children took their usual airings yes• terday. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal H ighness th e D uc h ess o f K en t a t ten d e d Di v i ne ser vice yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. W. Hall, the lessons by th e R ev . J. C . H a d en, an d t h e commu nion service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Anderson. The anthem was, "U clap your hands" (Gibbon). Sir George Smart presided at the organ. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at• tended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Anderson. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary attended Divine service ye terday, in St. Michael's Church. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present vvere—Lord, John Russ4ll, the Lord Chancell or , th e Marquis °I Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Greh Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hob house, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Viscount Morpetb. The Council sat two hours and a half. Lord Poltimore had an interview with Lord John Russell, on Saturday. The Chairman of the Customs had an intervieir with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday.. Sir John Pelly had an interview on Saturday Wit h the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. A deputation from Belfast, consisting of Mr. Robt. J.Tennent, M.P. ; Mr. Alexander Shafto Adair, M. 1!; Mr. John M'Gregor, M.P. ; Mr. George Moff . att• M.P. ; Mr. John Boyd, M.P. ; M r . J o hn le, and Mr. James Bennett, had an interview on Saturday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.. MONDAY having been slung between a party of 30 or 40 men, was applied to doors and windows in the manner of a battering-ram. Four windows defied all the attacks; glass and woodwork were split and shat tered, but the iron held out ; a fifth gave way, and through it the crowd entered and in a few minutes were masters of all the military stores and ammunition the building contained. The search on the ground-floor discovered no weapons ; but several pigs of lead, provided for casting bullets, were carried away in various directions ; there were also some cannon there, but they were left, as too heavy for removal. In the upper story the depot of Uu in n ‘ d ,a , din s g eiz p e a d rty the stock was not seized, and forthwith di videdmu s muskets e ts amongwas found, great as expected; for since the form e r distribu tion the Government has not placed any others th ere . From 700 to 800 is reported to be about the number. The crowd held possession of the building till one o'clock, and then retired . the But quiet was not perfectly restored the whole night. IN umerous patrol Parties crossed the city in every direction. The troops, too, were called into requisition, and at day break the apparition .1 a troop of Lancers created an alarm, and the tocsin was sounded from all the churches. When the arsenal was stormed the mili tary were called out. They only arrived in time to see the last of the storming party departing ; but they succeeded in rescuing a few muskets from the hands of those who had stayed in the building a little too long. The arsenal—now it is gutted of its contents—is held by a stropg military force. Up to eight o'clock the city a ppeared pretty quiet. The following speech, made in the Chamber by M. Camphausen, shadows forth the difficulties the Go vernment has had and has still to contend with : „ I w ill onlyobserve that the excesses which have become the subject of just complaint must be much lamented, because they endanger the safety and liberty of this Assembly, and might lead the provinces to believe that what springs from our deliberations and debates is not the true and free expression of the opinion of the Assembly. The measures which have been taken to prevent similar occurrences will be stated by the Minister of the Interior; but as the re proach might be made to the Government of having neglected measures which would prevent the repetition of these occurrences, I beg you to listen to a few words explaining and justifying its conduct. When I was called to my present office the country was in turbulent commotion. Two courses could then have been adopted' for the purpose of restoring order. The one was to act quickly, vigorously, and boldly, to obtain all the results which might have been deprived from the past events, and to govern, as it were, in the spirit of the revolution; the other was to continue to govern by those historical means which the old consti tution had left us, until the day when the representatives of the people should take their position at our side. The first course, the course of revolutionary dictatorship, the Ministry would not adopt. The second it has followed, and this was not easily done. We had to govern in accordance with public opinion, which at all times it is so difficult to ascertain, and which often proves to be changed after a fact has been accomplished. Often we had to seek strength in a passive resistance, often to omit vigorous measures for the purpose of not appear ing as reactionary. Wo had to seek support through the Burgher Guard, and often our decrees were dependent on their opinion and consent. We have succeeded in over coming these difficulties. The time is come in which this Hon. Assembly takes its position at our side. What it decrees conjointly with the Government must be ac knowledged as law by the country and by Berlin. As regards the subject just alluded to that this Asssembly should be removed from Berlin, I am of opinion that this would be impolitic and incompatible with the wel fare of the country." At the sitting of the Chamber on the 15th, the President read a communication from Major Blesson which created the utmost astonishment. He in formed the Chamber that he had ordered the number of men required to take their posts round the hall, but after the events of yesterday he could not guarantee the safety of the Assembly. The guard had the proper orders, but he could not promise they would obey them ; just as little could he say they would do their duty if they did I A second letter from him, apparently latter written, stated that the 4th, Gth, and 7th battalions had volunteered for the duty, and on them he thought he could rely. M. Camphausen then stated the measures the Government was prepared to take for the protection of the Assembly. As it appeared the existing force could not be depended on, it proposed to call out the 3d battalion of the Berlin Landwehr (consisting of men who have served their time in the regular army, but are still liable for extraordinary service) to mount guard along with the citizens. A new organisation of the Civic Guard itself is resolved on, and the for mation of a special protective force for the Chamber is contemplated. A stormy debate ensued ; the left, the Oppostion, declared such extraordinary measures were unworthy of a popular representative Assembly ; it would end by every member being obliged to walk home under an armed escort. Their best protection was a perfect confidence in the people ; but it was no wonder, considering the nature of their discussions and votes, that the suspicions of the people had been excited. A deputy, named Uhlich, formally moved that the Assembly should declare that it did not require any armed guard, but that it placed itself under the 'protection of the people of Berlin. The motion of M. Uhlich was carried by a great majo rity ; it is, of course, equivalent to a defeat of the Government, Neither of the Ministers made any observation as to what may be the result of the vote. The Assembly then entered on a ',discussion as to the best means of hastening the progress of the debate on the constitution. It was then proposed to form a commission of 24 ; three members to be named from each of the eight bureau; to take the draught into consideration, to make alterations in it, or to draw up an entirely new one; the constitution thus amended and developed to be submitted to the whole Chamber. The Ministry, through M. Hanseman, opposed the motion, as much more likely to cause delay than progress ; but on the division the Govern ment WAS again defeated, the numbers being, for the motion, 188 ; against it, 142. In the Chamber, as well as out of doors, the power of the Govern ment is gone ; political and social disorder are deepen ing every day ; and, with them, distress. The smaller traders, who have to pay rents and taxes as usual, with no returns from their business, are sinking turning to theft. gra dually into pauperism; and sturdy mendican t ' is RUSSIA, DENMARK, AND SWEDEN. From Malmo it is reported that the shipment of Swedish troops has been suspended, Sweden being anxious to avoid war if possible. A. portion of the Swedish fleet, consisting of frigates, brigs, schooners, and steamers, is lying off Malmo. A report from Copenhagen mention that a considerable body of troops is on board the Russian fleet; as many as 11,000 men is named. On the other hand it is reported that a reinforce ment of 40,000 men wiil join the Schleswig army in a few days. It appears that at the conference which took place at Malmo, between the Kings of Sweden and Den mark, the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, and the British Minister at Copenhagen, nothing definitely could be arranged with regard to any truce, the Russian demands, on behalf of Denmark, being, that both the duchies should be cleared of all foreign troops before any negotiations were en tered into, and that, in the event of Denmark being forced to give up Schleswig, or any part of it, which had been guaranteed by England, France, Sweden, and Russia to that power, the Rus sian Eniperor would make a similar claim (with re spect to a formal breach of treaty) to the possession of the Duchy of Holstein, which had been given up to favour the Danish Monarchy by the Emperor Paul I. It was further stated that a marriage was on the tapis between the daughter of the King of Sweden and the Grand Duke Constantine, which was as good as settled. Such an alliance would of course con siderably strengthen the union of these two Powers, and become ultimately of some importance to the balance of power of the north. The Swedes in general are opposed to any such alliance with Russia. THE REFORYL MOVEMENT• TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As you have so ably support e d t h e approachin g motion of Mr. Hume for an amendment of the Reform Bill, which motion is expected to be opposed by the present Ministers, you will con f er a f avour on rallnY °f your readers, as well as on the true friends of reforlo and consistency of political character, by remindins them that Sir John Hobhouse, a member of the pre:see.t Cabinet, proposed at a Middlesex county meeting, °l ' the 15th of December, 1830, the following resolution;"" " That no House of Commons would deserve the eon fidence of the people until the right of suffrage bielt" tended to all hou,eholders—until each Member of that House be chosen by a proportionate body of electorP" until the duration of Parliaments be materially 0 ° 14 ; ened—nor until each elector, without hope or fear el private loss or gain, be allowed t o vo t e by ballot. " _,, This Cabinet Minister, on that o ccas i on , proclaito eu • to the nation " that the measures thus adverted to wer e the only remedy for all the then existing illu and abuses.: as with these measures all th a t was required for ge°: government would be obtained for th e people, and ea": out such measures it would b e di ffi cu l t tor the people to obtain anything ;" and he added, " if Ministers do p°' do their duty, come forward boldly and tell them so, as' in the present state of the c ou n t r y, i t i s a hint lbef il must take, for without the people an Administration es now do nothing." These predictions of Sir J. Hobhouse have been le bas proved; to the letter, as the result o f t h e R e f or m Bill " proved; and he will, no doubt, be proud to have an og: portunity of repeating these sentiments on the spr of ing motion, if you will only r em i n d hi m of the f o°4 which you will find recorded in a ll th e papers b e following day.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, A MIDDLESEX E GEC TOR. Hastings, June 18, 1848. STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Petitions to the House of Commons, and memorial° $41 ,, the borough Members, in favour of the "four • Pni n , t3 ; l are in course of signature in most, if no t a ll, the re i t '" „ o ( towns. In Burslem, up to Sat ur d a y n i g ht, upw ar d d. 2,000 males above the age of e i g ht een c ame lc", 0 40 spontaneously and signed th e genera l p e tition ; a t family petitions and four factory petitions had been "" into the committee for transmission to the bold Members • and the memorials to th ese gentlemen ant been signed by upwards of one hundred e l ec tors, 1 0 7/ of them men who h ave hith er t o swe ll e d the rank s the 6. obstructives " in this stronghold of TorY isl* . d Memorials, of which the following is a copy, are il i ths at the Queen's Head Inn, Burslem, for signature by electors of this district. d tQ "Memorial to John Lewis Ricardo, Esq., M.P., $ ll William Taylor Copeland, Esq., ma% " The undersigned, electors of the borough of "-beg upon-Trent, residing in Burslem and its YiehllY' isee most respectfully to request that you will, i n your r° P oon in the Commons House of Parliam en t, su pport * gilt for a reform of the represent a ti on , w hi c h w ill be "V ot e, forward on the 20th of this month, by Joseph its , for Esq. The present state of the country calls 10'7, to a very great reduction in the national expend itur e :v/1 secure which, we are decidedly of opinion th 6t .,,bg of householder in the kingdom ought to have the r i t ; c tion voting for Members of Parliament, with the P N e i e nted of the ballot ; and also that Members should bed for! from equal district s t h roug h out the country, !ID-00W period not exceeding three years. A petition t o o f Dor' ance with these views, signed by the inhabite nts „, s eren s slam sad its vicinity— w i t h t h e a ddi t i on of n u ; som e family or household petiti ons , a ll b rea thing t"., is tion prayer—will be handed to you in time for pre on the 20th of this month. THORNE, WEST RIDING OF YORlCsall*uls The following petition is iu cour s e of signatu re 101' place T TO HE HONOURABLE TEE HOUSE The humble petition of the undersigF c ned°lllriNli. in , , be ° ing_ f e habitants of the town of Thorne , and hll,. Quay, in the West Ridi ng of the coun t y of Yors sheweth, That there are in the said town of Thorne and Thoror: Quay, 570 householders rated to the relief of the po r , and that there are only 87 of such h ou seholders q"! fied by law to vote for Members of Parliament, bor'rie. above five-sixths of such householders totally unreP seated in the Commons House of Parliament; the re That among such unrepresented householders ad are three ministers of the Gospel, five schoolmasters, "r, ? four attorneys at law, and that among the 87 elect? • there is neither an attorney at law , a minister, 13°,,-fcl sc h o olmaster, except the Clergyman of the Estab lis '" Church; Of That your petitioners have all attained the ag e 0 f ,ted 21 years, are of sound mind, and not convie- fo r crime, but are debarred from the elective franchis e 'want of a property qualification; ith" That in the opinion of your petitio ners , t h e Win er out property, who has to live by hi s own pers onal s p - r , tions, is more interested in th e ma i ntenance o f the P is manent welfare and good government of these r es o e than the man of property and wealth, because the, hi can live, through a cr i s i s of depression and distrees'or falling back upon hi s property, while the other is ccoo• polled to starv e i n idl eness, b eg, or plun d er the munity ; t he That your petition er; f ee l t h e i r exc l us ion fr o j us t; elective fran c hi se t o b e gr i evous, an d d ee m it uoesti and your petitioners v e rily b e li eve t h a t the sl"neneopie ments predominate am o n g th e masse s of tne r throughout the_United Kingdom; the d r That your petitioners beli eve th a t shortening ea rs, ration of Parliaments to not more than three or would increase the vigilance of M em bers of You r 11 : 13 ;re* C able House; that vot e by ballot would secur e, in, evsi independence of electors; and tha t of , iocess electoral districts and household suffrage are n- w eir to secure to the people at large a free and fair reP o ose tation of their wants and feelings in the Commons i s de of Parliament, and believing that m easures °`, ; h he per scription are necessary t o promote and secure 0 manent peace and prosperity of the country, o ursli l. Your petitioners humbly pray that your 110 3 House will be pleased to pass them into a law. And your petitioners will ever pray, &c. -eta [ADVERTISEMENT.] A DRELFUL 14. Y 0S 13 " -- n UNDER THE CHIN CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S ~.,1?, A s. AND PlLLS.—Robert Davidson, shoemaker, °with* struther, had suffered for more than five yeor l • t it°. A very dreadful abscess under his chin. During thistotor he had been under the care of two su r g eons in 0 of ther, and one in Edinburgh, without t he least is t o e a cure ; in this miserable conditio n he beg° tesr Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which in the sh °r . i s 0 0 0 of two months soundly healed the wound , and he , or , enjoying the best of health. These fine mediciewEit, admirable remedies for King's evil, wounds of si t .01 4 burns, scalds, piles, fistula, and bearings down* wish' by all druggists , and at Professor Holloways *lts ment, 244, Strand, London. of lf I n William•street, Lowndes-square,li!ri Nich°l-4°1:4 Lady a s O o n n. the 9th inst., in Brea 's buildings, el 1 . I SC ) Chan ° ladys rOeento:fhpAeo A. t l ii z ' a i . t n i s, l l iIIS t. , the wire of John EA wil i g s ' Airs. Edward Reid, of a son m - SA. 9 " ll' . - ic p ,u l as: Esq., a of d a a n so h nn t .p a 3 p t" On the 14th inst., at Wobu g r er. l ce, Russell-gltl- re _...., On the 15th irst., at SAit.Aßh;idiel:sp;Fleet-street, by .- -e ee #h E , C. Marshall, A. M. Livingston, of Great Pultenelt;stfrOir' Golden-square, to Margaret, second daughter of Mr. 11 * l of Fleet-street. G• On the 15th inst., at St. James's , Doyer, by the,ll.3erolioe VaIRY, M A., Henry Hensley. Esq ., of B at h, to `-' Arabvlla, second daughter of W. 11. VaIPY , E' c l" Diltib g' On the 13th inst., after al i llness of twelve die . f , Joseph Dyke, of Mile-end. in the 62d year of his ag•: .l . t are L _ t On the sth inst., at ugliv, of scar let fever, r i o, ill , Ellen, aged 3, and on the 13th, George Robert, age" of children ot J Ay, Esq. On the 10th ins tt t., at Frimley, Surrey, Mr. J. .9 14c/iWisil' , 11 14 ' Cottage-road, Pimlico. the O wn i t f t e le of l2 j t . h Aiin.stii,uaatnNtoocrkt7angfledou3st Sornersetshireb,o:to sr L i° Harman, Othe Esq.,l3th oiritia, Hadley, Middlesex. I‘9l(i)d,,ilcensne,x.the relict of t r, On the 13th inst., at St. Michael's, Tortetb, ne Tint s ' pool, E. Rogers, Esq., aged 69. f — of J. 11°1 On the 15th inst., aged 76, Mary, the 0 1 -e Esq., of Walton, Hertfo rdshire. 6uo lll' ed On the 15th inst. , a t Cambridge, ag 3 4 -, J. L' Esq., of that place. - - ITO , ' t - ------ -to.---no Yo.— OP London : Printed and Published by 101:1 0,- ' ~ No. C c No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tlts Sun ()Lite: , co ol Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy) in t 4 ALiddieiez, Dloaday, June 19, IM.