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CR Ip f .91 3u , ' of 14, !n in service, TELLIGENCE. OF LORDS, July 27. 6 v. DLUNDELL.-JUDGMENT. gave judgment to-day in this case, sion of the Court below with costs. OF GLASGOW COLLEGE V. THE ATTOR- - J. 1-10 J. 1,01? eA r neir Lordst •i°-' arn'Thin.z the ci:?8 Tirtt PRINciP4z j 7'l l rer s i 6l t Lord, -13 ruce. n g . the NEY-CZNERAL. ships al3o gave judgment in this case , re judgment of th© Vice-Chancellor Knight INTELLIGENCE. XFORD ClRCUlT.—Stafford, July 26. OWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLATT). diam Harding Flint was indicted for the man ,hter of Elizabeth Riley, the wife of Thcmas Riley, figh Sheen, in this county, on the 28th of March t. Mr. Huddleston and Mr.. Woolrych conducted the prosecution, and Mr. W. EL Cooke, and Mr. Scotland defended the prisoner. The prisoner, it appeared, had for ,many years practised extensively as a surgeon and acconcheur at Longnor, a place about two miles from Riley's :esidence. The de ceased on the day in question having all the symptoms of an approaching confinement with her L 'hird child, her husband sent for the prisoner to attend he;. be having attended her at the birth of her second ch ild. The prisoner arrived at the house about two o'clock in the morning. Evidence at great length was then given to show Oat the deceased had been improperly treated, and sunk un- , der it. A surgeon, who had made a post mortem examination, stated that in his opinion midwifery instruments had been improperly used, and that proper surgical skill had not been applied to the case. It was then elicited from the witness, on cross-examination, that even a very skil ful man might be mistaken as to the proper mode of dealing with cases like the deceased's. Mr. Baron PLATT here interposed, and said that, as it had now appeared that the rupture of vital parts had caused the death, and that such rupture might have been the result of natural causes, the charge of manslaughter could hardly be pressed under the present circumstances, he would recommend the jury to say that there was not sufficient evidence to show that the prisoner had been the cause of the death; and ultimately, under his Lordship's direction, Tho jury found the prisoner Not Guilty, the foreman stating their opinion to be that the death may have arisen from natural causes. the trial lasted some hours, and created considerable interest in the neighbourhood. NISI rRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE, and Special and Common Juries.) The two cases disposed of did not admit of any public notice whatever. ROME ClRCUlT.—Maidstone, July 26. The commission for the county of Kent was opened on Tuesday by the Lord Chief Baron. There are twenty eight causes for trial, and seventy-five prisoners, but none or the charges against them appear to be of a very serious character. (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.) STEBBING V. COYLE. This was an action to recover a sum of 7001., the ba lance due upon a promissory note for 1,2501., made by the defendant, who pleaded that the whole amount had really been paid. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Bovill were for the plaintiff ; Mr. M. Chambers and ➢lr. Wordsworth for the de fendant. The parties in this action were well known upon the turf, and it appeared that there had been a good many money transactions between them. In 1845 the defen dant held three bills in promissory notes, amounting al together to more than 1,2001., and he placed them in the bands of the plaintiff, who gave him consideration for them to their full amoun•. When these bills became due, the plaintiff was unable to get them paid, some of the parties being out of the way, and others not being in a condition to pay, and at]engtri the defendant consented to give his owu promissory note, payable on demand, for the full amount of the three bills, the understanding being between the parties that the three original bills should he retained by the plaintiff's solicitor as colla teral security, and that the defendant should pay off his own promissory note by instalments to suit his conve nience. Accordingly, it appeared that about 5701. had been paid off by different sums, at intervals, but at length the defendant declined to pay any more money, and he now set up as a defence to this action that he had paid the whole amount of the bill. The bill having been put in, together with the admis sion of the defendant that it was his handwriting. Mr. CHAMBERS addressed the jury, and called a wit ness named Sibree, who swore positively that he was present at a room i❑ an inn in Doncaster, where he saw the plaintiff and the defendant, and the latter, in an swer to a question from Mr. Stebbing, said he had won 3001., and then the subject of the twelve hundred pounds bill was introduced, and he was asked to calcu late amount of interest that was due upon it, and he said that when he had done so a balance was struck, and the whole amount that was due was paid by the defendant in notes and gold, and he said also that the plaintiff promised to give Coyle the 1,2001. bill the next day. Upon his being ' cross-examined, this witness said that he had been in business as a wine -merchant, and became a bankrupt, and was charged with concealing his property, and was imprisoned for eighteen months for defrauding his creditors. In order to rebut the testimony of this witness, Ser geant Shee called Mr. Roberts, the attorney for the plaintiff, and he stated that he was present when the arrangement was made with regard to the delivery of the promissory note in question for the three bills that were in the plaintiff's possession, and he also proved the payment of the different sums by the defendant to reduce the amount down to the 25th of May, 1847. He likewise stated that, after the time mentioned by the witness Sibree, when the balance was alleged to have been paid, he saw the defendant upon the subject of the balance due upon the bill, and told him that if he did not make some arrangement to pay the amount, that the plaintiff would sue him and recover it, upon which he said he did not care if he did, for if he were sued, he owed eighteen hundred pounds more, and he should wipe it all off in the Insolvent Court, and at that time he said nothing about the bill having been paid. Mr. Cualaux.R. then addressed the jury, upon this additional evidence for the plaintiff, and he urged that the defendant had made out his plea by the evidence of the witness Sibree. He said it was not tecause a man had been unfortunate that he was, therefore, disentitled to being believed. The bum , Banox—Oh, the eighteen months' im prisonment, you know, may be said to have completely whitewashed him, and he came out of gaol quite pure and above suspicion .—(A laugh.) Sergeant SHEE was about to reply upon the whole case, but was stopped by Te LORD CHIEF BARON, who said it appeared to him that it was quite unnecessary he should do so. The witnesses swore directly in contradiction to each other, but on one side they had the evidence of a man who had been i.npri,oned for eighteen months for fraud, and in the other there was the testimony of a respectable person, whose evidence appeared to be above suspicion. The jury immediately returned a verdict for plaintiff. NORTHERN CIRC f.—York, July 20. (Before Mr. Ju3tice CRESSWELL and a Special Jury.) GuAvnuax a. EVERETT. This action resembled the one tried yesterday, being an action of debt for not setting out tithe, to which the defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. The plaintiff was proved to be entitled to the tithes of the rectory of 0 wston, as the lessee of the Archbishop of York. The defendant's case was, that the lands in respect of which tithes were sought to be recovered formed part of a district called the South Ings, which, prior to 1793, had always paid a modus of 4d. an acre, as was proved by old receipts. In 1793. a Mr. Morris became lessee, and he was succeeded by his nephew, who became bankrupt in 1812. His assignees sold them, in 1840, to the plaintiff. Since 1793, the lessees had always re fused to accept the modus. Tithes in kind were never paid or rendered. Verdict for the defendant. His Lordship then proceeded to try prisoners. Sarah Stubbs and Abigail Stubbs were charged with having, at Harrogate, on the 15th of July, caused the death of their father by throwing him down stairs. The particulars of this case have recently appeared in this paper, and will therefore be fresh in the recollection of our readers. After hearing the evidence, the jury instantly re turned a verdict of Acquittal. Before rising last evening, Mr. Justice Erie passed the following sentences : Williams Burrows, aged 21, for a burglary in, and beating the inmates of the house of Wm. So a v e , at Bishopside, West Riding, on the 4th of July, to be transported for fourteen years. Thomas Bailey, aged 28, was, for a felony not named, sentenced to be transported for fourteen years. Peter Afachan, aged 34, for three burglaries at Scarborough, on the 23d of November, on the 25th f May, and the 4th of June, to be transported for ten years. Edward Dickinson, aged 23, for stealing a maro on the 4th of May, at Wakefield, to be transported for seven years. James Frith, aged 31, for stealing. a horse at Shef field, on the 6th of April last, to be transported for sev'n years. Matthew Thompson, aged 37, for stealing a mare on the 24th o f A pr il , at Bilb roug h , to b e transporte d fur seven years. Thoma s Will, aged 23, for a burglary on the 29th of June, at Cliff, in the East Riding, to be imprisoned, with hard labour, for twelve months. Thomas Hall, aged ", for a burglary on the 15th of May, at Middleton, in the East Riding, for six months. John Matthews, clerk to the Midland Railway Com pany, for embezzling 101. and upwards, of the Com pany's money, for six months. Eliza ,Booth, aged 34, for bigamy on the 18th of Sep tember, at St. Pancras, Middlesex, to be imprisoned three months. The five girls who pleaded guilty to robbery and vio lence in a house of ill-fame at Leeds, were sentenced, two of them to be transported for ten years, two for even years, and the other to be imprisoned six months with hard labour. (Before Mr. Justice CaEssavxm..l S ar ah and Abigail ,Stublts, sisters, whose age was not given, but who appeare d abou t 24 or 26 , and not hand some, were charged with manslaughter, i n having caused father, by throwing him down _ te tine death of their own stairs, on Saturday, the lat h July , at Ilarroga . p The case has recently appeared substanceearecl in the of the papers,ev id a e nd nce Ann Stubbs, the it , may be sufficient to state mother,th said he was 73. The pri soners were unmarried, Sarah the elder. They had thej Harrogate visitors. Her husband had eaten no solid food for three days. The quarrel began with her. The prisoners had earned three shillings, and she only gave them two, when the father came in and struck Sarh on the side of the head, saying he would let her know who was master there. He then went up stairs to turn their boxes out of the house. They had gone up. He was in a great passion, and she went to the door, pretending for a policeman. On her return she found Abigail holding up her father on the landing. She said, " I want you, mother, my father has tumbled down stairs and killed himself." Mr. Parry, a surgeon, said he examined the body; it was quite healthy. There was a slight bruise on the head. The stomach was empty. He attributed death to the shock of the nervous system, from struggle and fall. By the JuDGE---If he had been thrown down stairs with any force, or had fallen down headlong, there must have been greater bruises.' Mr. J. POLLOCK addressed the jury for the prisoners. The Learned Junes summed up, and the jury almost immediately Acquitted the prisoners, and they were discharged. THE CHARTIST RIOTS. F. Vicory, 30 ; Henry Walton, 35 ; Wm. Snith, 19 ; Henry Whitcombe, 21; James Downs, 19; Isaiah Heaton, 22; Wm. Camer, 31; Wm. Winterburn, 20; Wm. Sugar, and John Johnson were charged with riot and assaulting a policeman in the execution of his duty on the 29th of May last, at Hoxton, iii the West Riding. Mr. KNow.nus (the Hon. Mr. Phipps and Mr. Overend a7ith him) stated the case for ti l :e Crown. A. brief outline of the case may :office on the present oce l ,:sion, as a full report was given at !he time, nor was there ,Ntight to distinguish this from the goneral run of Chartist meetings, of which the papers have been full ad nauseant. It will perhaps be recollected that a mee tin g was beld on the 29th of gay, at Bradford, on the occasion of one Jefferson, a blacksmith, who had obtained the cognomen of Wat Tyler, being charged with drilling. There had been a meeting also of be well disposed. The following is Mr. Pollard's, a magisiTate's, account:—Bradford was in a very excited state, and bad been for three months. On tke afternoon of the 29th be went out with a large body of police and specials, and soldiers. Before they had proceeded far they met a large concourse of people; stones were thrown, the specials were driven back, and the military were brought forward. They bad three or four troops of horse, and four or five companies of infan try in Bradford. The police had cutlasses; there were about 60 of them, and 500 specials. Other witnesses were called to prove the part each took in the affray. Many stones were thrown, and truncheons used, but no very serious results. ne of the prisoners, Sugar, had a dagger, and on his way to prison he said that he had intended stabbing it into the guts of a policeman or a special. Mr. J. POLLOCK addressed the jury for the defendants. Mr. Justice ERLE summed up with great care and minutenss. After which the jury found all Guilty, except Walton, whom they Acquitted. SentenCe defrred. The trial lasted half the day, but did not excite any great interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. A young woman named Eliza Ashton, was again brought up on the charge of obtaining money under false pretences from Mr. Chubb, of St. Paul's church-yard. Mr. Chubb stated that the prisoner called on him, and said that she had been recommended to do so by a Mr. Nicholson, residing in Upper-street, Islington, whom he knew. She represented that her father was in great distress, in consequence of an execution having been put in by the landlord, and all that her parent wished was half-a-crown to make up the amount necessary to have the distress taken out of the house. Having some sus picion, he gave her half-a-crown, but sent one of his clerks with her to the place where she said her father resided, to ascertain the truth of her story, but on her way she altered her plan, and told that individual that she lived at another part of London, and having led him a dance, he eventually gave her into custody. Mr. Ni cholson had been sent to, and he denied all knowledge of her. Mr. George Mackie, of the City-road, said that she applied to him under another name, and with a similar story. She said she lived with her father in Pleasant ! row, 01d-street, but knowing there was no such place, he told her he should make some inquiries before he gave her anything upon trust. She left, and since then had obtained money from the Rev. Mr. Brookhouse, of Bru denell-place, Horton; Mrs. Roche, Herbert-street; Mr. Stanton, coal-merchant, at the Wenlock- basins and Mrs. Wright, Brunswicb-place. Mr. Nicholson said that the prisoner had obtained money from various people in Hornsey-grove, and had been imposing on the public for the last two years. She was generally accompanied by a woman with sandy hair, and they had obtained pounds in this way. The constable said he had made every inquiry, but could obtain no information respecting the prisoner. All the addresses she had given were false. Alderman Jomaisosr said he would take care of her for some time, and sent her to prison for one month. SOUTHWARK. James Cooper, a keeper in a private lunatic asylum, was brought before Mr. S ee k er , c h arge d w i t h f orc ibl y attempting to convey Mr. William Henry Reynolds, a licensed victualler, to Doddington Retreat Asylum, and taking possession of his watch; and Roierl Bore was charged with assisting in the illegal arrest of the same individual. William Henry Reynolds stated that he is landlord of the Paviours' Arms, in Margaret's-court, Southwark, and that on the preceding morning, while he was lying in bed at his house, Cooper entered the room, and having awoke him, told him that his mother was dying, and that if he did not get up and make haste to accompany him to Kennington, he would not see her before her dis solution. He (complainant) accordingly hurried on his clothes, and went down stairs to the bar-parlour, where Cooper asked to see his watch, and the moment he gave it into his hands he placed it in his pocket, and then desired complainant to put on his hat, that a cab was waiting at the end of the court for them, and they would go at once to see the dying woman before she expired.. By this time, however, complainant began to suspect that there was no truth in the statement respecting his mother, and that it was a trick to get possession of his property; and this suspicion was confirmed when, on his refusal to gait the house, the other prisoner entered, and a as pet bag was then produced, from which was taken a strait-jacket and leathern straps, and he was Skis Wormed that if he did not submit quietly, and go with them, he would be compelled. He, however, peremptorily refused to quit his house, and on finding the prisoners were making preparations to put the strait-jacket on him, he called out for help, and his pot man, some of the customers, and the neighbours, came forward and prevented it, and the prisoners then went away, saying they had authority for what they were doing, and exhibited a printed document, under which they asserted they were acting. The complainant added, that he subsequently found that it was the intention of the prisoners to remove him to a lunatic asylum, if they had not been prevented in the way described, and he de clared that there was no pretence for such a step being taken against him, as he was in his perfect senses—that Cooper still kept possession of his watch, and that the same person also succeeded in obtaining 303. from his wife for the expenses incurred in the attempt to place him (complainant) in a lunatic asylum. He further said that his mother was in the house during the time the whole proceedings were taking place. Patrick Mahony said that he was in the Paviours' Arms when the prisoners came there, and heard Cooper tell the complainant that his mother was dying, and that he must go and see her before she expired. Witness afterwards saw the carpet-bag containing the strait jacket and straps, and heard both prisoners assert that they had authority to convey the landlord to a madhouse. Witness, with others, interposed, knowing the com plainant was not insane, and having heard that Cooper had previously taken possession of his watch, he desired that person to restore it, but he refused, saying he was acting under authority, and that he took the watch to take care of for the owner. Witness saw the printed document under which the prisoners asserted they were acting in the business, but they both withdrew on finding that the neighbours - were all up in arms, and that they were likely to receive rough usage if they remained. The witness added that he never perceived that the com plainant exhibited any symptoms of insanity, and that was the reason he and others interposed to save him from having a strait-jacket put on and taken to ala natio asylum. Thomas Only, potman in the complainant's service, confirmed the above statement with respect to hearing Cooper say that complainant's mother was dying, and afterwards mention that he had authority for taking him to a mad-house. Witness saw the • strait-jacket which they were about to put on his master, until measures were taken to prevent it. That he knew complainant was not mad. He added that he heard Cooper refuse to deliver up the possession of his master's watch, and saw that person produce the authority for taking him to the mad-house. Mrs. Ann Reynolds said she was complainant's • wlfe, and that as he was very ill, an d s h e h ad reason to believe his illness was prod uce d f rom drinking, she sent a message over to hi s mo th er, describing his situation, and requesting her t o p rocure such assistance as a man in his condition required, as she was anxious that he should have some person i n atten d ance to make him take his physic. That soon afterwards the prisoners came to the house and informed her that they came there by the direction of her husband's relations, and told . her who they were, and th a t t h e i r duty was to prevent him from doing himself or any other person injury, by conveying him to their employer's asylum, a t Doddiugton-grove. She was surprised at finding what their business was, and had no idea that her mother-in-law would have sent such persons th ere ; and when the neighbou rs and others interfered, the prisoner Cooper, before leaving the house demanded 30 s . for expenses, which she paid him, and they went away ; that her husband's watch had not been since restored to him. In reply to Mr. SEetc.F.a, she said that Cooper gave her a receipt for the money he received from her. Cooper, a very powerful looking man, with a blouse, said he belonged to a private lunatic asylum, and that application was made at his employer's asylum to re- j move the complainant, and the necessary docu ments having been procured for his removal, he went to his house for that purpose, accompanied by his fol low-prisoner, if he should require his assistance. That he did take possession of the watch, and in order to throw the patient off his guard, and get him along quietly, he did pretend that his mother was dying, but that, on finding he was resisted by several persons, he quitted the house, after having made and received the den And of the expenses incurred on the occasion . Lie now produced the written authority for the complainant's removal on the ground of temporary insanity, and added Lad delivered to him. The prisoner's employer said he was the proprietor of the Doddington-grove asylum for lunatics, and that the necessary application having been made for the com plainant's removal there, the prisoners were sent to his house fur that purpose. They, however, came without him, and Cooper gave the watch into withess's charge, upon the supposition that he was to be sent back again tor the patient, who was described by his friends as in sane. He, witness, had the watch, and was prepared to deliver it np under the magistrate's authority. He added that the 30s. received of the complainant's wife were the expenses incurred for the proceedings adopted to place him under proper restraint by his own relatives. Mr. SEWER having perused the document, and heard the statements pro and con., said there was no pretence for charging the accused parties with stealing the com plainant's watch. That the facts were the complainant had reduced himself to a condition which some of his re. lations had reason to suppose brought on temporary in sanity, and that with a view to his own preservation, as well as those about him, considered that he ought to be placed under such constraint as would avert the conse quences. That for that purpose they applied for his ad mission into a place where he would be put under the necessary constraint, and the prisoners were only em. ployed to execute that intention, and, therefore, had only acted under the instructions they had received. He should, therefore, discharge the prisoners, and give directions that the watch belonging to the complainant should be delivered up to him, which was immediately done, and the accused were liberated. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) GROUP No. 9.—PAISLEY, BARRHEAD, AND HURLET RAILWAY.—Clauses further considered. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY (Glasgow Station, and Branch across the Clyde).—Case opened and evidence taken in ;:ts favour. GROUP No. 10.— NEWPORT AND PONTYPOOL RAIL WAY AcT AMENDMENT.—PreambIe passed, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' ma jority was resumed, but the petitioners did not succeed in striking off any additional votes to-day. A good deal of time was taken up in proving the legality of the supplemental building-rate for the parish of St. Mark's, Dublin ; but eventually the Committee decided that the evidence was not sufficient to establish the validity of the rate. NORTH CHESHIRE. The evidence of treating was further proceeded with this morning. Mr. Joseph Hieginson, proprietor of the Warren Bulkeley Arms, at Stockport, proved that he supplied a number of Mr. Legh's voters with dinners, drink, wine and refreshments, to the extent of 2241. 17s. 10d. The orders were given by one of Mr. Leigh's committee, which sat at his house, but he had sinee not been able to obtain the amount of his bill.—Mr. George Massey, the landlord:of the Union Inn at Altrineham, proved that another of Mr. Leigh's committees held their meetings at his house, and by their directions he supplied a nurabes of electors with drink and refreshments. Lie did not know t`'e amount of his bill, but it was under 2001. This witnOsa gave his evidence in a very unsatisfactory manner, which brought down upon him the re prehension of the Committee, The Speaker's war rant required 11:r 1 to produce his books, but he pp, p failed to do so ; while a private communication wit h Mr. Co ock thepetitioners agent, he had represented , as it would now seem falsely. deli, e had no books. It turned out, however, that his bar-maid kept books, in which e n t r i e s were ma d e of th e h us in.;ss transacted at the Union, but it was agreed on both sides 11 - ,fit to send for the books would not compensate for the waste or 6Pe and expense it would lead to. This being all the evidence the petitioners had to ad duce, Mr. Pants summed up at great length, insisting that sufficient treating had been established to justify the unseating of Mr. Leigh. After which the Committee adjourned till tomorrow at eleven o'clock. EDINBURGH. (From the Edinburgh Evening Courant of Wednesday.) This afternoon Mr. Henry Rankine, Mr. Archibald Walker, and James Cumming, with some others, were arrested on charges of a general character, comprising attendance at illegal public meetings, and addresses delivered on those occasions of an exciting description. The houses of those individuals have been searched, and documents of a very suspicious character have been seized and carried away. After an examination, Messrs. Rankine, Cumming, and Walker were committed to gaol; and some of the other parties arrested were liberated upon bail. A great demonstration of sympathy with the oifenders is talked of by the Chartists. 1 FRANCE. {The following appeared in our Third Edition of last nigh t, In the sitting of the Assembly yesterday, M. Thiers read a report of the Committee of Finance on a pro position of M. Proudhon, relative to the tax on revenues. The proposition, he said, tended to authorise the Go vernment to seise one-third of the rents, and the Com mittee bad been unanimously of opinion to reject it. According to the proposition, a tax of one-third was to be levied after the 15th of July, 1848, on all property, one-sixth of which was to be given to the lodgers and farmers, and the other to the Government. M. Proudhon calculated that the produce of that new tax would amount to at least 150 millions of francs, and permit the suppression or reduction of other taxes, particularly those on articles of consumption, the most odious of all. M. Proudhon suggested that the Government once in possession of those resources might proceed to organise immediately discount banks in all the districts of France ; create farming and manufacturing banks, &c. M. Thiers stated that that proposition bad been discussed during several days in the Committee, in a financial, moral, and political point of view. The project originally published in a journal, subsequently suspended for sedition, contained a direct and avowed attack against property. It was presented as a petition of a factious nature, since its author declared that it should not be presented as a prayer but an order. I was moreover founded on the denial of the right of property, and was one of those engines by means of which so many ambitious men sought of late ' celebrity or power amidst the ruins of social order. M. Proudhon,when examined by the Committee, declared that he did not wish to destroy property, but merely to de rive from it a temporary resource for the benefit and protection of property itself. The Committee, however, had not considered the proposition entitled to considera tion. It regarded it as one of those indirect appeals to citisens to turn against each other the arms that should only be directed against the enemies of the country. M. Thiers was of opinion that all th ose ant i- soc i a l doctrines should be discussed publicly and in noonday, and that they should not be stifled, lest the modern Erostrates should, like Galileo, complain of having been condemned without a hearing. He next de— monstrated the folly of the proposed scheme, and maintained that it would be impossible to raise the sum of 1,500,000,000 francs. In 1821 the Govern ment had ordered an inquiry to be instituted into the revenue of the landed property of France, and it was ascertained that it did not exceed 1,600 millions. 23 years afterwards a new inquiry was instituted, and it was found to have increased by one-fourth, and to amount to 2,000 millions, or perhaps 2,200. To-day that revenue would not be above 1,800 millions. After recapitulating the different branches of revenue of which M. Proudhon proposed to confiscate one-third, M. Thiers showed that not more than 320 millions could be realised. M. Thiers contended that it was neither a system of credit nor a new tax. M. Proudhon wished to establish that it was an attack against property, as audacious as it was ably combined; that if there were errors entitled to pity and respect, there were others unworthy of any in dulgence; that the doctrines developed by M. Proudhon deserved universal reprobation, and, in the interest of society so deeply shaken, he called on the National As seeibly to ratify the judgment of its Finance Committee. M. Proudhon next asked that his proposition be dis cussed on Saturday. M. Boutel, as Member of the Finance Committee, had found fault with a passage of M. Thiers' report, in which he said, that the project of decree on the progressive tax bad alarmed all the proprietors. M. Boutel was not a partisan of the savage doctrines of M. Proudhon ; he indignantly reproved them, but he thought that M. Thiers was not justified in attacking before hand a pro ject of decree presented by the Government. M. Thiers replied, that M. Boutel was the only mem ber of the Committee who had objected to that passage of his report. He had at first used the word " deeply irritated the proprietors," but at the suggestion of M. Boutel he had consented to substitute for them the word " alarmed." When M. Thiers descended from the tribune a great tumult arose, which only subsided when General Ca vaignac appeared at the tribune. General Cavaignac gave his fullest approbation to every word of M. Thiers's report and thanked him in the name of the country for the sentiments he had ex pressed. But he thought that M. Thiers should not have condemned in advance a project of decree that had not yet come under discussion. M. Thiers maintained his right, and observed that the Committee to which the project had been referred had reproved its principle. After a few words from General Cavaignac, the inci dent was dropped. M. Marie, Minister of Justice, next laid on the table a project of decree relative to elections of Judges of the Tribunals of Commerce. According to the decree, the members of those tribunals should in future be elected by merchants, licensed during five years, and having re sided two years within the jurisdiction of the tribunal. M. Marrast next read a letter from M. Bixin, who tendered his resignation of the post of Vice-President of the Assembly. The Assembly afterwards resumed the adjourned dis cussion on the 13th article of the law relative to clubs, which had been referred, with the different amendments, to the Committee. M. Coquerel, the reporter, stated that the Committee had carefully examined all these amendments, and thought proper to substitute three articles for the lath article. By the first, it was proposed to prohibit all secret societies, and to condemn their members to a fine of from 10L to and to an imprisonment of from three months to a year. The penalty eight be doubled as resreted the ••••-•••-,•.• JG.I/Ll. uiLiatfil3 were IA) ue C.lllllloriZed to establith circles or reunions, which were not of a political nature, on giving previous notice of their intention to the authorities. Finally, the 15th article sanctioned the right of all citizens to hold pre paratory electoral meetings and to assemble for religious purposes. _ _ _ M. Vivien observed that the penalties against secret societies were not sufficiently severe, and proposed not only to increase the fine and imprisonment, but to de prive the members of such societies of their civil rights during a period of five years at least and ten years at most. A discussion ensued on the nature of secret societies, which M. Vallette was desirous to specify in the law. M. Dupin stated that the fact of their secrecy consti tuted their culpability. M. Flocon was left at the tribune, combating M. Du pin's opinion. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEWCASTLE JUNCTION RAILWAY. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The opposition (petitioners) to this line having been thrown out on Wednesday night by the Com mittee of the House of Lords, I send you the follow ing account of the line from its first introduction into Parliament : "This line is intended to join the East Lancashire line at Burnley, and run north into the York and Newcastle line at Cowton (near Richmond), in York shire, crossing the projected Northern Counties Union line, which runs to Bedele, and using twelve miles of that line, the total length being fifty-six miles. " The company was projected in 1845 under the highest patronage; the shares were to be 80,000, at 201. each, with 21. 10s. paid. Several other projects were in the field to occupy the district; there being nothing nearer than the Leeds and Thirsk on the east side, the Northern Counties Union on the north side of the proposed line, and the Lancaster and Carlisle on the east side of it, into which the rival Northern Coun ties line ran. The only project which survived was the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Company, which agreed in committee in 1846 to amalgamate with this line. "The Bill passed most triumphantly in 1846, and the amalgamation took place ; the capital then to be 70,000 shares at 201., and the shares were equally divided, 35,000 to each company or body of pro prietors. "This line shortened the route between Newcastle upon-Tyne and Liverpool 25 miles over any other line, between Newcastle and Fleetwood 541 miles, between Newcastle and P reston t h e same, between Newcastle and Manchester 181 miles, and to Bury 38 miles ; it commanded the traffic between those places, and of course the north of Ireland via Fleetwood. The coal and coke passing over the line was calculated at an immense extent, and the line itself occupied a rich grazing country : it shortened the communication between the terminii considerably more than the Northern Counties Union line. "Mr. Hudson had agreed to pay six per cent. on half the capital f or ma ki ng t h e t we l ve m i les running west from Bedale to the Northern Counties Union line, in other words, that part WlO to be common to both _~. -, companies, I" In 1847 the directors went to Parliament for the iitunley branch, so as to cut off an elbow, and to effect other important deviations, and the line, as it stands, was said to be constructible now for 800,0001. only. me district had become matter of much dis cussion between the Manchester and Leeds Company, the Northern Counties Company, and Mr. Hudson's companies, and those discussions led to internal dis sensions, which had a serious influence on the share holders, especially as other companies held large shares in this undertaking. It also appeared that the allotments of shares in 1845, and the subsequent transactions in them by directors and officials, had called forth strong expressions of disapprobation, and there is no doubt those irregularities (to use no harsher term) had influence with the Committee of the Lords—the solicitors promoting this Bill having lately purchased several hundreds of shares at nominal prices. In 1845, 20,000 shares had been originally allotted to the officials, 6,000 only to the public, and 3,000 to Members of Parliament! In 1845 the shares were at W. to 81. premium —in 1848 at as many shillings! and large numbers were bought by the , promoters of this Bill. " Above 170,0001. had been raised, and above 100,000/. spent ; so that there remained 70,0001., or nearly 11. per share. " The public advantages of the line had been through out maintained by all sets of directors up to the pre sent application, and there is no doubt that that weighed with their Lordships, as Well as the private, considerations as to the conduct of the promoter., and the share transactions, which appeared of the most extraordinary chamter. The public interests cer tainly appear to furnish a fair reason for the making the line in competition to existing routes on the north or south, or the projected route of the Northern Counties Union." THE POTATO CROP IN IRELAND. (From the Dublin Pilot of Monday.) Unfavourable reports continue to reach us from some quarters of Ireland; but there are districts in which a single symptom of the disease has not yet manifested itself. The Titan Herald states that it has not been found, on the minutest inquiry, that there is the least ground for the apprehensions which had become so pre valent in the past week. There is an encouraging para ydnfro T m ull 6 ml d. t o they 8d para graph in the Tipperary Free P ress , an d a l so i n the C ork leeporkr, on this important matter. The country mar a. a r e weight so l of 4 2 1 pounds. kets appear to be abundantly s u ppli e d w i t h potatoes of thet oid v . e r a y s ! o n n e e s , t a /114111UorkI We are happy to find these views corroborated by the following extract from the letter of a highly respectable Catholic clergyman:— S A TuRDAY, JULY 22 . —Thinking that you would be anxious to know the condition of the potato crop in this part of the country, I have to say that, with a very few exceptions, it promises well. Certain interested indivi duals are looking out for an excuse to circulate an unfa vourable report." (From the Leinster Express.) In our last we -alluded to rumours which had been circulated of the re-appearance of the potato disease of 1845-6, in various parts of Ireland. We have the utmost satisfaction in recording our conviction that there is not the slightest ground for apprehension. Against the few isolated reports of partially discoloured leaves and tainted tubers, we have to place the cheering and encouraging accounts received from a vast number of localities, in which no trace of the blight has manifested itself. All the discouraging symptoms said to have been observed are, we firmly believe, traceable to the effects of the weather, or of diseased seed, or of improper cultivation. The conductors of the Farmer's Gazette have, in the last number of their valuable journal, published in a tabular form the result of their inquiries relative to the whole of the crops, issued by circular to a great number of locali ties throughout the country, and this result is in the highest degree satisfactory. We compile from this table the report from such of the districts in our own vicinity as are embraced in the return as follows : BALLYCASTLE.—No appearance of disease in potatoes. The crop has a most healthy and luxuriant appearance. About four times the breadth planted this year compared with the last. The appearance of the wheat crop is a little complained of. For the last seventy years the oat crop never looked better. BALLYNAIIINCH.—Dise se has appeared partially in the potato crop even in the fields. There are, however, no grounds for alarm yet. Four to one of an increase Planted. Wheat, oats, and barley look well. BUSHMILLS.—Not in any instance has disease appeared in potatoes. Five times the amount planted over last year. Wheat and oats an average crop. Cot ERAINE.—The potato disease has not yet appeared. A few tainted ones have been met with. The quantity planted is four to one compared with last year. Wheat and oats very good, but very long straw. DONAGIIMORE, COUNTY DOWN.—No appearance of disease in the potato crop, which never looked healthier, or more luxuriant. About six times the extent planted this year, as compared with the former. Wheat looks well. Oats from all appearance will be short in the straw. Durtuanzeox.—No appearance of potato disease. The crops never looked better this time of the year. Fully tenfold more planted than last year. Wheat and ioats an excellent crop. DUNMURRY.—In some districts a trifling appearance of disease in potatoes, but the crop generally appears safe, and promises well. Quantity planted treble.that of last year. Wheat not as weighty as last year, but the oats seem a fair average. KILLINCRY.—In potatoes RO appearance of disease. The crop never looked more healthy. Fully five times as many planted as last year. Wheat light compared with former years. Oats a fair crop. LARNE. —The potato crop in general never presented a more beautiful or promising appearance than it does this season. Quantity planted equal to that of years before the disease. Wheat and oats look extremely well. Beans which are extensively cultivated, most promising. LouoimALL.—No appearance of disease in potato crop. Four times as many planted as last year. Wheat and oats first rate, with the exception of some wheat sown on ground not fit to grow it. Persons connected with this journal have had, during the past week, opportunities of inquiring and examining into the st a t e o f th e cro p s in the Queen's County, the county of Kildare, and King's County. As regards the potato, the accounts are varied; traces of disease are re. ported in many districts, while in some the crop is stated to present a most healthy appearance, and though suffering from high winds and other ordinary causes, there is not the slightest symptom of taint. The other crops are described as most luxuriant, nee writing the foregoing, We have been shown by Mr. Turpin, Maryborough, a sample or the ac.kleavets kidney potato —a variety that has hitherto - been ',,nt little affected by disease—in which the taint was plainly developed Otner fields it: the neighbourhood of 11a. y borough, Stradbally, Mountmellick, and Mountrath, aro said to,be extensively affected with disease aiwilar to that I of the past year. A COUNTERFEIT PRINCE. Mention was made some time ago of an impudent scamp having swindled an old soldier by passing him self off as Prince Louis Napoleon. The fellow has since contrived to keep out of the reach of the police; but a middle-aged man, named Mialhe, a bookkeeper by occupation, who introduced the swindler to the dupe, was arrested, and was yesterday brought to trial be fore the Tribunal of Correctional Police. The dupe, whose name is Chausse, and is now a weaver, related that he fell in with Mialhe at a club of old soldiers, meet ing in the Rue de Lancry, and that he there told him that he was in communication with Prince Louis Napoleon, at the same time showing him a manuscript address to the electors, which he said was signed by the Prince. Some time after he was drinking in a wine shop with Mialhe, when the latter bolted out, and returned in some minutes, accompanied by an individual who he made complainant understand by signs was no other than Prince Louis Napoleon. On this Chausse invited the prince and Mialhe to breakfast, and on the former graciously condescending to accept it, the complainant made it, as he expressed it, worthy to, be ofered to the nephew of the Emperor, In the oourse of the breakfast the Prince asked him if he had known the Little Corporal, and the complainant answered with . great emotion, that he had that " immortal hory• jur. ,, " Well !" said the Prince, " having Ittio7„ n hi m, you must recognise these," and he sbr:,, e d hi m a cross of the Legion of Honour, a l l'!" another of the Iron Crown, which, he said, had been worn by the Emperor. On this the complooant, to use his own words, " cried like a calf," reverentially kissed the cross of Honour. Af t:Zir breakfast, the Prince accom panied him to his own house, and there dispatched Mialhe to seek for some papers, giving him a warrant under his hand and seal so to do. His Highness next expressed a wish to partake of some Lyons sausages, and the complainant procured him half a pound, which he dispatched with infinite relish. The Prince then discovered that, in coming from Auteuil that morning on horseback (he had, he said, a residence at Auteuil), he had torn his trousers, and the complainant offered him a pair which he deigned to accept, and the Prince also condescended to receive a waistcoat, a shirt, and two pocket handkerchiefs. The trouble of dressing made the Prince thirsty, he intimated that a bottle of wine would be acceptable, and the complainant supplied him with one of the best that could be found in the neighbourhood. The Prince then showed an empty purse, and graciously borrowed 38 francs from the complainant to put into it. Hearing that complainant's sister and some friends had gone out fishing, he proposed to go and eat the fish they had caught, as he said he adored fish. Ir . returning, he tried to borrow 300 francs from the crjm plainant, but, as the latter had not so nan. e b, he consented to accept 150 f. These were tP, b e given to him next day, but fortunately tie complainant was warned by the prisoner himself not to ad• vance the money, and he took the counsel. Shortly after, the pretended.prince., who had been seen reeling about very drunk, chsa*:;peared. The prisoner contended that he had not assl- ste d i n duping the complainant, and that ho himsel.f. had been deceived into believing that the swindler was really what he pretended; and as his warning to the complainant to keep his money seemed to bear out this story, the triounal acquitted him.— Galisnani's Messenger. I A HOP INTELLIGENCE. correspondent who occupies a considerable breadth of hop land in a usually favoured district says, I calcula ted last week that the crop from cold nights, high winds, &c., would fall short two bags per acre. Another week has passed on, and I am now in my own growth (which is not one of the worst) prepared to say that it will not exceed that. If the weather continue cold at night and windy in the day for another week, not more than half the growth of last year will be produced in this neigh bourhood. I hear. (and from those I can depend on) that this is the case in other districts; I believe it, because the weather which affects one part will another. Should the crop fall short, as I expect, it will be another proof how little the growth of hops can be depended on. MAIDSTONE. —The prevailing south-westerly winds and rain are very unfavourable to the hop plant which is whipping about, now that the burr requires warm, calm weather, instead of a continuous bruising, and want of sun. Under such circumstances, the duty must now re cede as fast as it progressed during the month of May. It would be extraordinary to estimate it above 190,0001., and with the present symptoms 150,0001. will shortly be the " set." BOILEY, AYLESIORD, AND BURNAM. Bine not quite so healthy. The high winds and cold nights have been much against the progress of the plantations. OTRAM.—The hops continue going on favourably, and are remarkably clean. YALDING, FARLEIGII, ANA CZART.—The hops are going back. The bine, which has always been short, is now looking sickly, and there are other unfavourable 1 symptoms. GOUDEIURST.—Growing fast, and looking well. In fact, too well according to the planters accounts. We hear of no damage being done by the late winds. WROTHAM, lONIAN, AND SHlPBORNE.—Notwith standing the healthy appearance of the bine, it is the general opinion that we s h a ll not grow anything like last year's duty—experienced p ersons t hi n k not more 1 than half. Even in the very best grounds their uneven ness becomes daily more apparent. Svvicaummis AND ADNOINING PARISHES.—The high winds the last few days have very much injured the growth of the hops. TXCERURST.—The hops within the last fortnight have made but little improvement; the late winds on high grounds have injured them considerably. CANTERBITRY.—The declining condition of the hops, noticed in our last, is more apparent this week ; and though the drenching rain of Saturday served to cleanse them, still, injury was inflicted in many instances, and we have to remark a further declension of duty this week. WOROESTER,, JULY 10.—We have a limited demand for hops, and at ruinously low rates; the best 1846's not realising more than 20s. per cwt., and some few useful lots have been taken at 425. to 455. The reports of the growing crops are generally favourable, the duty for the district being already estimated as high as 25,000/. That for the kingdom is backed to pay 210,0001. Muidetone Journal. ~„_-. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JULY 27. STOCK ExcHANGE.—There was a much more active market today; prices, however, remain about the same. The sales are—Great Western Quarter Shares, 2 dis.—Mid land Stock, 103—Taff Vale, New Shares, IA dis.—Lanca shire and Yorkshire, Preferential Shares, % p.—South Devon Preference, 9 dis. LIVERPOOL, Jut., 2r. STOCK EXCHANGPL—The market is again lower, wad but little business doing. The sales are --Great Northern, 9 dis--Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10/, Shares, Prefe rence, % p.--Ditto (late West Riding Union) Fifths, 41. Is. 3d. dis--London and North-Western, 5 1 / i p.— Ditto, New Quarters, 174 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 101. Preference, 10—Midland Stock, 101—Ditto, New Halves, 6 3 4 dis.—North British, New Thirds, 38s. 9d. dis.—South- Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 3 c. dis.—York, New castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 3 4 p. MANCHESTER, JULY 27. STOCK EXCHANGL—The sales are—Birkenhead. Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 7 9-16 dis. Caledonian, Preference, 9-16 p.—East Lancashire. Preference, Quarters, 5-16 p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 5L 14s. 3d.—Great Northern, 8 15-16 dis.— Lancashire and Yorkshire, 101. Preference, 6 per cent., 5 /g P. —North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 3 dis. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North British, Thirds, 365. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham ( B), 68s. 9d. dis.—North Staffordshire, 2 dis.—Shropshire Union, 56e. 3d. dis.—South Staffordshire, 3 1 4 dis. YORK, JULY 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was as follows : —Great Northern, 61. 3s.—North British, Thirds, 2%--York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (late New Ber wicks), 11%. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JULY 27. STOCK EXCHANCL—The only sale was—North British, Thirds, 375. 6d. GLASGOW, JOLT 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 27—. Ditto, New, 335. 6d.--Ditto, Preference, 563.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern, 17— Edinburgh and Perth, 17s. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 614 —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 70—Ditto, Halves, No 1, 7 . l4—Ditto, No. 2. 71. 85.—Great Northern, 61. Os. 6d.—North British, Thirds, 535.—York, N ew and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), WA. EXPENSES OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT. —The following is the expose des niegfs of the proposed decree, presented by the Minister of Finance, for paying the ex penses of the Chief °tithe Ex ecutive Gover nment, President of the Council of Ministers : — " The National Assembly, by decree adopted in the sitting of July 4, fixed the salary of the President of the Council of Minister s at 10,000 f. a month during the existence of the powers conferred on him by the decree of June 24 preceding. But, inde pendently of this personal allowance, the expenses of administration arising from the Secretary's depart ment, and the private bureau of the Chief of the Executive Government, to which must be added the expenses of printing publications and subsciptions, have to be provided for. These expenses, which are in herent to the exercise of the extraordinary powers con fided in General Cavaignac, and which could not pre viously have been provided for in the budget, now demand a special vote of the Chamber. They are esti mated, as appears from the subjoined return of the per sonnel and materitl, at 15,000 f. a. month. I come, citizen representatives, by orders of the Chief of the Executive Government, to submit these expense to you, and to de mand the necessary authorisation to pay the first month, about to become due. Such is the object of the decree which I have the honour to propose to you to adopt." The return referred to is as follows :—" Personnel.— Cabinet of the Secretary -General and redaction —An employe, 300 f. ; five employes, at 2501. Publieity.—Chef de Service, 500 f. ; tour translators, at 2501.; two copying clerks, at 2501. and 2001. Huis siers and garcons de bureau, —One hwissier, at 1801.. four at 10 0 f.—three.—three garcons `de bureau, at 83f. 83c. Total, 4,2581: 32c. Materiel.—Subscriptions to French and foreign newspapers, 2001.; publications, impress ions, the Moniteur, pl a c ar d s , 10 , 00 0 1 .; carr i age expenses o f employes of th e secretarys hi p, 300 1. ; diff eren t expenses, tot 2141. 68c. Tot a l, 10,7141. 68 c ., a nd general total , 15,0001." AN INTELLIG ENT NEGRO. —A negro, while under going an examination at Northampton, Massachussetts on being asked if his master was a Christian, replied "_No, Sir e he's a member of Congress."—American Paper IIVIPE:131,-L1.1)A I?, LIAIIIEN T. DEGREES OF 4.FFINITY. The Bishop of LONDON inquired whether it was the intention of the Governmetit to introduce into either House of Parliament, durin g the present session, any measure with reference ~o marriage with a deceased wife's sister? The Marquis of LA.:NSDOWNE replied that a very able Member of the other House had prepared a Bill on the subject, but that as he was in no way connected with the Government, he was unable to say whether that Bill would receive their sanction or not. SOUTII-WESTERN RAILWAY The adjourned debate on the London and South. Western Railway Company's Acts Amendment (Eaten sion, Deviation, and New Works) Bill, after a short dis cussion, was adjourned again unfit Monday. CHARITY TRUSTS REGULATION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR in moving the second reading of this Bill said it was introduced the better to regulate certain charitable trusts. The Municipal Re form Bill took away from the corporations the power of administering the uses connected with the trusts of many charities, and it was now necessary to apply to the Court of Chancery to appoint trustees, which was an expensive process. Moreover, thoee trustees could not take the legal estate, which was said to be in nubibus. Many small charities could not afford to come to the Court of Chancery at all, and they had no means of renewing their trustees. It must be evident that there was a constant necessity for seeing that the funds of these charities were properly administered. To show the extent of this evil he might state that of charities under 301. a year, which could not afford to apply to Chancery, there were 23,746; the total number of charities in the situation he had described being 28,340. In 1846 the present county courts had been established, and they had been found to be much more useful than it was ever imagined they could be. They were now 60 in number, and from November, 1846, to the same pe riod in the following year, they had adjudicated upon no less than 429,415 suits, and received during the same period 600,5581., including 203,3181. for fees. It would, he believed, be practicable to reduce these fees by one half, and still leave a revenue sufficient to pay all the expenses of the establishment. This, he thought, was a highly satisfactory state of things—(Hear, hear) — and they need not look further for a jurisdiction to ad minister these local charities. He might at once, there fore, say that the object of the Bill was that all chari ties under 30/. a year, should be subject to the juris diction of the judges of the county courts.—(Hear, hear.) The greater part of the Bill applied to that purpose; but it had also other objects, one of which was that by an order of a judge or the Court of Chancery, the legal estate should be vested in the treasurer of the county court; and by the same authority the stock of such charities would also be transferred to the same officer. In ascertaining the value of the charities, so as to give them the benefit of this measure, the report of the Charitable Trusts Commissioners would be held to eonclusive. The Bill provided, - among other things, that persons entrusted with charitable tunas should annually render up a balance-sheet for the inspection of the proper authorities.—(Hear, hear.) There was a great deal of property under these trusts which had been; bequeathed in old times, and a far different state of society, for purposes to which they would be wholly inadequate at the present day, and the object of the Bill was, if possible, to render such property avail able for educational purposes. At present the county courts might report to the Court of Chancery as to the way in which such trusts might be carried out, but there wero many small towns and villages from which an ap peal to the Court of Chancery would completely exhaust the funds. In such cases he thought they could not do better than hand the funds over to the county courts, giving them the same powers as were now enjoyed by the Court of Chancery. In cases where doubts might arise as to the efficiency of the county courts, a refer ence might be given to the Educational Committee of the Privy Council, a tribunal in which the public seemed to have considerable confidence. After one or two further observations, the Noble and L earne d L or d moved the seco n d reading of the Bill. Lord REDESDALE approved of the principle and object of the Bill, but objected to the time at which it had been brought forward. Ile trusted that the Noble and Learned Lord would not press the Bill further dur ing the present session. The Bishop of LLANDAFF said that the object:of the Bill was one in which the Right Rev. Bench took a deep interest. A Bill which should tend to the application of the various small trust funds scattered over the country to educational purposes would receive their most fa vourable consideration. There were, however, several r h h e im co se u l l f d n en ot ac p t l m ed e g n e ts ei i t n he t r he his per ß es i e g n h t t m ß e e. as v. ur ß e h r t e o t h w r e h n i h w He p co s n tp c o u n rr in e g d i t a he tn ß e il s l u u g n g ti e l st n i e on xt o se f ss t io e n N . obleoßaron as The Earl of HARROWBY believed that there was nothing more abused than the various small trust funds mattered over the country, nor anything more loudly calling for a tvemedy. It was therefore with reluc tance that he stood in the way of legislation on the sub ket, but he feared that with a Bill introduced at the end of July little progress could be made during the present year. The LORD CHANCELLOR did not think the ses sion so far advanced as to preclude the hope that they might complete a measure respecting which there seemed to be so general a concurrence among their Lordships. The fact was that a Bill nearly similar had been intro duced last session, so that the public had had ample time to consider the principle. The Bill was then read a second time, and, after a short discussion, the Committee was fixed for that day week. Their Lordships adjourned at Half-past Seven o'clock, HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 27. POOR-LAVA UNION CHARGES. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. DRUMMOND thought that the Bill was an in different amendment of a bad measure. The great fault of the Somerset House Commissioners was that they treated paupers like abstractions, and carrying out the poor-law in that way they had destroyed all sources of private charity. lie thought it would be a great mercy and charity if landowners and farmers were to meet together every autumn, and devise some kind of em ployment for the poor, which, though it might be unprofitable in some cases, would be far preferable to sending the people into the workhouse. The poor-law had tended to abolish that direct interest which was taken in the poor by landowners and others, and as it was now carri e d out t h ere was nothing but a vile system of money. saving on the one hand and of cheating on the other. Mr. VERNON SMITH considered it would be ad visable, aft er th e i mportant statements an d o b se rvatioas which had been elicited from Hon. Members, who were well acquainted with the working of the Act in rural districts, that that the Hon. Member (Mr. Charles Buller) should not take up more of the time of the House, but should at once withdraw the Bill. this session. The House had for five years be . en at tempting to deal with this question of the law ot.settle ment, but instead of grappling with its great principle they had, session after session, been dealing with it by piecemeal. The present measure was not one of a com prehensive nature, and he did not consider that it would lead to a final settlement of the question. Ever since the days of Adam Smith it he,d been clearly proved that the law of settlement was one of the greatest curses to the poor of this country. He trusted that th e H on . M ember would adopt the suggestion to postpone the Bill until next session, by which time his additional experience, and the suggestions which had been made by Hon. Mem bers, would enable him to bring in a more comprehen sive measure. Mr. BANKES said it was apparent to him that this Bill would not pass into a law this session. He consi dered that the measure would be discussed more fairly, and that the Hon. Member who had introduced it would be better enabled to develop his plans, if it were post poned until next year. On the motion of Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, the de bate was adjourned until to-naorrow evening. ECCLESIASTICAL UNIONS AND DIVISIONS OF PARISHES (IRELA_ND). This Bill was read a third time. The House then adjourned until. Five o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 27. Their Lordship., met shortly after Five o'clock. The Eeele.iastieal Patronage Suits Compromise (Ire land) Bill went through Committee. 'the Prisons. Bill aim) went through Committee. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading 'of the Public Health Bill, with arnendanntv. The Bishop of LONJON thought that the Select Committee which bad been appointed had i ,nproved the Bill by nuking the amendments in it, sur:r therefore he gave his cordial support to it. The Bill was than read a third time and passed. STATE OF IRELAND. Lord BROUGHAM put u question to'the Noble Lord (Lord Lansdowne) relative. to the alarming accounts which had just been recei'‘ed from Ireland. For hit - melt' he thought they were 'grossly exaggerated, if they were not altogether pure '7.cventions. The Marquis of lANSDOWNE said that with respect to the rumour rehich had been circulated in the City, of the commencement of rebellion in Ire land, he had the satisfaction of being enabled to state that there was every probability of its being altogether unfounded. The Government were in th .5 possession of dispatches from the Lord Lieutenant, dated at three o'clock yesterday, which were brout" a t by a special messenger, but they contained nothilig whatever with respect to any sued", an outbreak. Utters had subsequently been received., dated at six o'clock on the same day, which had corze by the mail, but they were equally void of the sliv:atest refer ence to such an occurrence. He ':nerefore did not think that there was the slightest grounds for the circulation of such a rumour. At the same time he begged to add that there was the greatest probability of an outbreak in that particular quarter of Ireland in which it was rumoured disturbances had already commenced. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY blamed the Go vernment for the way in which they had allowed the Irish people to go unchecked until they had arrived at the very verge of rebellion, but he trusted now that they would exercise every possible 'power with which they were invested to prevent these deluded people proceed ing any further. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he had that moment received additional intelligence up to seven o'clock yesterday evening, which was equally devoid of any information as to the reported outbreak of the people in Ireland,--(Hear, hear.) ~. The : -, Pk'AXE R resumed the Chair at Five o'clock, when there was au unusually lull attendance of Members. FALSE RUMOURS. —STATE OF IRELAND. eION SELL shortly after one or two unimportant petitions had been presented rose, amidst almost breath less silence, and said —Sir, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet. the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment in his place, I wish to put a question to him with reference to the rumours that have reached this city to day with regard to the state of Ireland.—(Sensation.) I am happy to know that a great many of these rumours are entirely false.—(Cheers.) And I am sure I only express the feeling of the House when I say that a more heartless or disgraceful rumour was never perpetrated than that which has been cir culated to - day.—(Loud cheers.) I do not know whether there is any means that the Right Hon. Baronet could make use of to prevent the electric tele graph from being used for such disgraceful purposes, but I am sure if the Right Honourable Baronet has the power to do so, he will take care to prevent a recurrence of these disgraceful practices.--(Cheers.) The question I wish to ask him first is, what accounts he has received from Ireland; and, secondly, do these accounts confirm the statement that the whole of the south of Ireland is in open insurrection? Sir GEORGE GREY—I have great satisfaction in stating that I have every reason to believe that the alarming accounts which have appeared in the: later editions of the morning papers, and which were trans mitted this morning from Liverpool by the electric telegraph, to the effect that an open insurrection had actually broken out in the south of Ireland, are totally destitute of truth.—(Loud cheers.) Sir, on re ceiving the first copy of the paper transmitted to me containing the intelligence, said to have been sent from Liverpool this morning, I disp itched a letter to the Honourable Member for Stoke -upon- Trent, to induce him to forward a communication. by the electric telegraph to the Mayor of Liverpool, rev testing to know from him what information had been ia .ceived in Liverpool from Ireland, and I received a dispatch from that functionary by the electric telegraph, ;stating that the information published this morning was 'accom panied from Ireland by a letter, of which the following is a copy. (The letter was dated Dublin, Wecb iesday evening, and represented that Mr. Conway, of the Dublin Evening Post, had received from the Cis, stle a most dreadful rumour, which he was eh( ,ut to publish in a second edition of that paper.) The writer then went on to say that he took advantag a of a Queen's messenger going off at the moment for I .ondon to forward the intelligence in a parcel to Messrs . Will mer and Smith, of Liverpool, who no doubt would to •ansmit it to London by the electric telegraph. The Mayo! • of Li verpool about an hour after this further communi.c ated to me that he was perfectly satisfied that the Irish. intelli gence contained in the paragraph published in the morning papers was utterly untrue, unless Govern ment had received a dispatch from Lord Cl.a rendon confirming it. He also states that a Queen's mes senger certainly had arrived from Dublin by a steamer this morning, and he left Liverpool by the half-past six express train. Now, it is perfectly true that a Queen's messenger was dispatched from 'Dublin last night. I had sent him over with a dispatch,. stating that the Bill for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act had received the Royal assent, and he left Dublin with a dispatch from the Lord-Lieutenant yesterday evening, and arrived in London by the express train this r ac Tning at half-past one o'clock. This dispatch certainly d , at zribes the state of the country in the neighbourhood of Clc inure], Carrick, and Thurles to be dreadful, but in reit it ion to any actual outbreak it is perfectly silent, and m a'kes no mention whatever.—(Hear, hear.) I have s evil the messenger, and he states that he left Dublin tit three o'clock yesterday afternoon, but he assures me tl tat he brought no parcel or letter for any private party - what ever. The messenger is stated to have come over by a special steamer from Kingston yesterday ; th at he started at three o'clock by the steamer which was reported to have had the Queen's messengi a. on board. Now, no Queen's messenger came ce ier in that steamer; but I have received letters from the Lord- Lieutenant, written after the departure of the 44 10 0 25 messenger yesterday afternoon, which contain In allu sion to those frightful accounts. lam also assur ed by an Hon. Member that the Hon. Gentleman the Ja amber for Totnes left Dublin yesterday by the steamer which leaves at seven o'clock, and that everything was tran quil when he left—that no rumour of the kim I had reached his ears when the steamer left the pc rt. I will only add that I certainly shall ends avour to trace the wilful originator of the report..-4 (Loud cheers.) I have now given all the information :in my power; and it enables me to concur with the lic.nour able Gentleman, that these reports were fabricate d for a wicked and malicious purpose. With respect to the state of Ireland, I may only add, that by the letters which I have receive from the Lord-Lieu teelant, it appears that Sir Charles Napier had arrived at the port with his squadron—(Hear, hear)—with an able and ample body of troops, who, I am sure, are always ready to discharge their duty with unflinching brt 'very. and who are, therefore, entirely free from the imputa tions which the reports circulated this day hare naost unfoundedly cast upon them.—(Cheers.) Mr. HAMILTON considered the Right Hon. Baronet had sufficiently answered the question which h ad been put to him. In the event of any partial outbrea k great excitement would be the natural resalt ; and th erefore he thought it would, in such a case, be the duty o I every loyal Irish subject in this country to put himself a t the disposal of her Majesty's Government either f o r the purpose of suppressing insurrection or tranquillis ing the excited minds of that people.—(llear, hear.) H e there fore begged to ask whether it was the wish of t he Go vernment that Irish Members now in London sh ould at once leave this country and immediately pros teed to their estates and the particular localities with w hich they were connected, for the purpose of perform ing the duty he had stated—(Hear, hear)—and it so what course the Government intended to pursue with ' res pect to Irish business ? Sir G. GREY—Several gentlemen connect(' d with Ireland have called upon me in the course of tl se day, and expressed their readiness to proceed at once 03 those parts of Ireland where they considered their E lervices would be available in tranquillising the minds , of the people.—(Hear, hear.) Although, as I have stated, from the information I have received from Liver pool, that I believe the rumour totally d estitute of information, yet in the excited state of the c iountry, where the insurrection is stated to have brol :en out. I think Irish gentlemen of property, of character, and of influence, cannot do better than proceed at once to that country, and exert themselves to maintain tl ic peace of the country..-(Hear, hear.) My Noble Fri. Ind has instructed me to say, that in the event of Irisl t Mem bers leaving town, he will not proceed with the Land lord and Tenant Bill. Sir ARTHUR BROOKE considered that Iris h Mem bers would do well by adopting the advice thrown out. In the ncrth of Ireland there were man y well" affected men, but if it was necessary that they ' should come forward in the defence of the country, h, j hoped the Government would take the precaution to provide them with arms and ammunition. He the , ight it necessary to make this observation, since an inn sression had gone abroad that they were well provide d with arms. Now they were totally destitute of arm s; they were, in fact, without any means of defence what ever, except some old yeomanry muskets whit h were altogether useless. He hoped the Government would give them the means of defending themselves ar id their country.—(Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY here arose again, with a paper r in bill hand, and said, I have since received a further co comuni" cation from the same quarter on this subject. l ,t states that Messrs. Wilmer and Smith are the agents for the London morning newspapers at Liverpool ; that a cab man, at seven o'clock this morning, drove up to their office, and delivered to th em parcel, which contained the news that ha d been transmitted to the London papers, and which I have read to the House, stating that it was to be sent by the seven o'clock special train, and that it was by special favour of the Queen's messenger. He stated 1 hat be had received it from a Queen's messenger. Mr. HERBERT inquired when the Noble L( Ird in tended to proceed with the Landlord and Tenant .Bill Lord J. RUSSELL—I mean to postpone that 1 till for a fortnight; and in case Irish Members are not i n yaosval I certainly shall not proceed with it.—(Hear.) Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL considered that the /sTobla Lord might as well postpone it for six mom hs f or whether Irish M em b ers were obliged to go to Ire L a/I 'd or not, it could not be proceeded with this session. SUGAU . The CHANCELLOR o D f the TIES EXCFIEQUI answer to a question from Lord George Bentinck, , state" that he proposed to go into Committee on the Suga r Duties Bill on Monday next, and he would thei a stir° the course he intended to pursue. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. A message from the Lords informed the Hon ra that their Lordships had agreed to the following 3 Amendments to Ecclesiastical Districts Assign, vent - : Edinburgh and B a th ga t e R a il way (Extension as id viation, without amendment —London and 1 Ver tu ., Western Railway (Branches arid Extensions from Le tia mington, &c.)—Edinburgh an d Gl asgow R a il wa _ Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction Ra (Amendment of Acts)—Dundee and Arbroath Ra.l vi_a•A (Dundee Junction), w ith an amendment—Stirling and with Amendments. (Amendment an d Deviate/ 19), LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL C• In answer to a question from an Hort. MEMBER, Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not his intention to proceed with this Bill in the present session. Several Members called upon the Noble Lord not to po-tpone the measure to another session. Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not, consistent with b ig duty, recommend the further pr ocee di ng w ith the Bill in the absence of the Irish Memb e r s , w h o h a d been advis ea to go immediately to Ireland t o d o a ll i n their power to put down the disaffection that prevailed in that counntp 'I ~( , It ist b 11