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Perfumer to his Majesty, 12, Tichborne-street, Quadrant. CLAIt E T S in 3 and 6 Dozen Cases as imported. per doz. per 3 doz. Case. per G doz. Case. 3rd Growth • • . 30s. .£4 10 0 . . £ 9 0 0 St. Julien, 2nd Growth 425. . 6 0 0 . . 12 0 0 Ditto, Ist Groxiih- 48s. . 7 0 0 . . 13 10 0 The Latitte . . . 60s. . 810 0 . . 16 10 0 Do., very Old in Bottle 725. . 10 0 0 . . 20 0 0 GEORGE lIENEKEY and CO. Gray's Inn Wine Establishment, 23, lligh Ilolborn. LITERATURE. RECOLLECTIONS of an EXCURSIONto the MO NASTERIES of ALCOBACA and BATALHA. Br ?HE AUTHOR OF " TATHEIC." Loactom,!_.Richord,Bentley.lB3s - .-T• " Pleasant are the words of the song, lovely the talcs of other times ! They are like the calm dew of the morning on the hill, when the sun is faint on its side, and the lake is settled and blue in the vale." And with such enchanting records of a past age the public will class Mr. Beckford's charming volume. It is truly a tale of other times. The sites of his vivid descriptions, and the monastic piles which he visited, still remain ; but all else that was perishable has passed away ; and, but for him, it might be questioned whether a great part of it ever existed. Portugal is not now what it was in 1794, the date of Mr. Beck. ford's excursion ; and we doubt whether all Christen dom boasts of two such venerable ecclesiastics as the Grand Prior of Aviz, and the Grand Prior of St. Vincent—his most reverend travelling companions. Despite of our high appreciation of the benefits to mankind of the reforming spirit which is now abroad in every country in Europe—in defiance of the respect which we feel for the labours of those through whose instrumentality the world is being relieved from the shackles of ignorance and superstition—we confess we are sometimes weak enough to lament the total disap pearance of the fine old chubby churchmen of the Middle Ages, the whole extent of whose literary ac quirements consisted in being able to mumble over their breviaries in a style only intelligible to the Deity—even if the whole world could talk Latin. They must have been charming boon companions, as they never allowed their digestive organs to be im paired by irritability. Then again it must have been so. amusing to hear them expatiate on the miracles which attended the founding 'of their respective orders —to witness their zeal in the discussion of some knotty point of theology, the settlement of which could be of no more importance to mankind than the cut of their own habits—and above all, to see them, by some ingenious device, contriving to reconcile the will of Heaven with their own, even where both would ap pear to the uninitiated to be diametrically opposed to each other. We are aware' that we are treading upon dangerous ground though as fully convinced as any person can be of the evils which have flowed from clerical domination, during the long night of Papal ig norance which overshadowed Europe. We do think, however, generally speaking, that were we to institute a comparison between the conduct (not the faith, mark) of the Monks in Portugal in 1794 and the Protes tant Clergy in Ireland in 1835, the public would de clare for the former as the more apostolic body. To fare sumptuously may, under any circumstances, be considered by the " rigidly righteous" a crime in a churchman ; and if so, how much greater must be the guilt when not the individual only, but his family so fares, and all at the expense of those who neither profit by, nor believe in his ministry ? Besides, the luxuriant, lazy Lord Abbot and his brethren were the landlords, not the tithe collectors of the district allotted for the support of the Abbacy ; and happy and contented were the peasants who claimed the distinction of being numbered with their tenantry. We may have occasion to show this more fully before concluding this notice ; and in the mean time we must accompany Mr. Beckford, who is about to set out on his journey. In the summer of 1794, the Prince Regent of Portugal signified to Mr. Beckford that it was his Royal Highness's pleasure that he should visit the Monasteries of Alcabaca and Batallm, accompanied by the grand Priors of Aviz and St. Vincent. The Prince's motives were not communicated ; but Mr. Beckford towards the close of the volume, supposes them to refer to certain abuses which were reported to have crept into these institutions. The preparations for the journey, and the mode of travelling adopted by the venerable dignitaries of the Portuguese Church, are thus described : " As my right reverend companions had arranged not to renounce one atom of their habitual comforts and conve niences, and to take with them their confidential acolytes and secretaries, as well as some of their favourite quadrupeds, we had in the train of the latter-mentioned animals a rare rabble of grooms, ferradors, and mule-drivers. To these, my usual followers being added, we formed altogether a caravan which, camels and dromedaries excepted, would have cut no despi cable figure even on the route of Mecca or Mesched-Ali " ' Here I am, my dear friend,' said the Grand Prior to me as I handed him out of his brother the old Marquis of Ma rialva's most sleepifying dormouse, which had been lent to him expressly for this trying occasion. Behold me at last' (at last, indeed; this being the third put-off I had experienced), ever delighted with your company, but not so much so with the expedition we are going to undertake.' " ' I hope it will not turn out so unpleasant after all,' was my answer : for my own part, I quite long to see Alcobaca.' " So do not I,' rejoined the Grand Prior : but let that pass. Is Ehrhart come ?is Franchi ready ? Has the first se cured the medicine chest he was in such an agony about the other day, and the second the piano-forte he swore he would break to pieces unless it would get into better tune ?' " ' All safe—all waiting—and dinner too, my dear Lord Prior; and after that, let us get off.' No easy matter, by the-bye, even yet, some of the party being such adepts at dawdling. " Why the Grand Prior should have dreaded the journey so much I really could not imagine, every pains having been taken to make it so easy and smooth. It was settled he should 101 l in his dormeuse, or in my chaise, just as he best pleased, and look at nothing calculated to excite the fatigue of reflec tion ; topographical inquiries were to be waived completely, and no questions asked about who endowed such a Church, or raised such a Palace. We were to proceed, or rather creep along, by short and facile stages; stopping to dine, and sup, and repose, as delectably as In the most commodious of homes. Everything that could be thought of, or even dreamed of, for our convenience or relaxation, was to be carried in our train, and nothing left behind but Care and Sorrow; two spectres, who, had they dared to mount on our shoulders, would have been driven off with a high hand by the Prior of St. Vincent's, than whom a more delightful companion never existed since the days of those polished and gifted canons and cardinals who formed such a galaxy of talent and facetiousness round .Leo the Tenth." At length the dormeuses were put in motion, amid the shouts of the populace, who had rarely beheld pre parations for so distant an expedition. After a world of adventures, some of'' them so fearful as almost to have frightened the Grand Prior of Aviz out of an appetite, the cavalcade reached the Royal Monastery of Alcobaca. Their reception by the lordly - monks, , and the preparations made for their entertainment, especially the latter, would do honour to the culinary LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1835. sanctity of those venerable pillars of the church mili tant, the Prebendaries and stall-fed canonists of Durham. The very perusal of the passage is a cure for indigestion : " We had no sooner hove in sight, and we loomed large; than a most tremendous ring of bells of extraordinary power announced our speedy arrival. A special aviso, or broad hint from the Secretary of State, recommending these magnificent monks to receive the Grand Prior and his companions with peculiar graciousness, the o hole community, including fathers, friars, and subordinates, at' least four hundred strong, were drawn up in grand spiritual array on the vast platform before the monastery to bid us welcome. At their head the Abbot himself, in his costume of High Almoner of Portugal, advanced to give us a cordial embrace. " It was quite delectable to witness with what cooings arid comforting-% the Lord Abbot of Alcobaca greeted his right reverend brethren of Aviz and St. Vincent's—turtle-doves were never more fondlesome, at least in outward appear ance. Preceded by these three graces of holiness, I entered the spacious, massive, and somewhat austere Saxon-looking church. All was gloom, except where the perpetual lamps burning before the high altar diffused a light most solemn and religious—(inferior twinkles from side chapels and chan tries arc not worth mentioning). To this altar my high clerical conductors repaired, whilst the full harmonious tones of several stately organs, accompanied by the choir, pro claimed that they were in the act of adoring the real Presence. " Whilst these devout prostrations were performing, I lost not a moment in visiting the sepulchral chapel, where lie interred Pedro the Just and his beloved Inez. The light which reached this solemn recess of a most solemn edifice was. so subdued and hazy, that I could hardly distinguish the eb, =borateseviiitare. of the tomb - , whielr.temintled me, both tteto design and execution of the Beauchamp monument at War wick, se rich in fretwork and imagery. "Just as I was giving way to the affecting reveries which such an object could not fail of exciting in a bosom the least susceptible of romantic impressions, in came the Grand Priors hand in hand, all three together. 'To the kitchen,' said they in perfect unison,—' to the kitchen, and that immediately ; you will then judge whether we have been wanting in zeal to regale you.' Such a summons so conveyed was irresistible; the three prelates led the way to, I verily believe, the most distinguished temple of gluttony in all Europe. What Glastonbury may have been in its high and palmy state, I cannot answer; but my eyes never beheld in any modern convent of France, Italy, or Germany, such an enormous space dedicated to culinary purposes. Through the centre of the immense and nobly groined hall, not less than sixty feet in circumference, ran a brisk rivulet of the clearest water, flowing through pierced wooden reservoirs, containing every sort and size of the finest river-fish. On one side, loads of game and venison were heaped up ; on the other, vegetables and fruit in endless va riety. Beyond a long line of stoves extended a: row of ovens, and close to them hillocks of wheaten flour whiter than snow, rocks of sugar, jars of the purest oil, and pastry in vast abun dance, which a numerous tribe of lay brothers and their at tendants were rolling out and puffing into a hundred different shapes, singing all the while as blithely as larks in a corn field. " My servants, and those of their reverend excellencies the two Priors, were standing by in the full glee of witnessing these hospitable preparations, as well pleased, and as much flushed, as if they had been just returned from assisting at tho marriage at Cana in Gallilee. There,' said the Lord- Abbot, 'we shall not starve : God's bounties are great, it is fit we should enjoy them.' " The above brief speech of the Lord Abbot, like the late Duke of York's speech against Catholic emancipa tion, ought to be printed in letters of gold, and solemnly recited at all episcopal visitations by the assembled clergy. As the Church can boast of more than one versifier among her children, perhaps it might be made the burden of an anti-starvation hymn, to be chaunted in chorus at all church and king festivals. We regret that want of space obliges us to omit the " Enactment of the excruciating tragedy of Donna Inez de Castro, and the cruel murder of that lovely lady and her two innocent royal infants," got up for the entertainment of the visitors at the monastery of Alcobaca, " by the grace of God, and the especial permission of the Lord High Almoner of Portugal, &c." The naivete with which the Lord Abbot con fessed his having permitted the author of the tragedy to falsify history for the purpose of heightening the dra matic effect is no slight trait of the amiableness of his character and the goodness of his heart. After telling Mr. Beckford that the author was a foreigner, in order to account for his want of feeling for " the two pre cious infants," the Lord Abbot acknowledges that his " permission was asked to have them murdered, in order to add to the effect of the catastrophe. Rather," continues his Right Reverence, " than thwart a person of such transcendent abilities, and my very particular friend, I consented. He had half a mind to make them fall by their mother's own poinard in a fit of frenzy : but I could not allow of that ; it would have been stretching a little too far—don't you think so ?" The monastery of Batalha being by no means so wealthy as the Royal foundation of Alcobaca, the re ception given to the travellers on their visit to it, though equally cordial, was by no means so splendid as that described in the extract given above. The monks were poor and industrious, and the Prior a man of whom Mr. Beckford speaks in terms of the highest commendation. Our author, however, found abund ance of entertainment in examining the architectural beauties of the convent, upon which he dwells with enthusiasm. The episode of the maniac monk is im pressive ; but we cannot say that we felt so comfortable after reading it as we did after hearing the Chinese missionary's Apology for the infidelity of his Majesty of the Celestial Empire. We pass over the author's visit in company with the Grand Priors at the palace of the Bird-queen, whose knowledge of the climate of England, and the topo graphy of London, are among the richest specimens of existing ancestorial wisdom. Her Majesty's doubt of the existence of native birds in England, founded upon the authority of the canary bird-fancier, who assured her there was no such thing as daylight in London, and the Jesuit quoting Camoens in support of the same opinions, arc admirable, because true satires on na- tional pride, ignorance, and prejudice. On the twelfth day after setting out, Mr. Beckford and his Right Reverend guides returned to Lisbon, and were severally honoured with an audience by the Prince Regent. One scene in this part is truly ter rific, but we cannot find space for insertion. The readers of this volume will not be able to forget it even if they would. With Mr. Beckford's departure from the palace, the " Excursion" terminates. We have extended our notice of this beautiful pro duction considerably beyond our usual limits. A 5 we said before, it is a tale of the past—a tale whose lead- ing characters and incidents are neither to be found nor traced in Europe. The race of Grand Priors, such as he of Aviz in his dormeuse, is totally extinct—the Bird queen and her court and courtiers have disappeared for , ever—and there is not heat enough in any of our mo- dern churches to warm such a kitchen as that of Al cobaca. The fine enthusiasm of Mr. Beckford throws a charm over his descriptions ; and the division of his narrative into " Days" instead of " Chapters" imparts to it that novel kind of romantic interest, which every person must have experienced in reading Boccacio's Tales. In justice to the lordly monks, we shall con clude with the following extract : " The peasantry, comfortably clad in substantial garments, looked kindly and unenviously at our splendid caravan, be cause their hearts were expanded by good treatment, their gra naries amply stored, their flocks numerous and healthy, and their landlords, the rich monks of Alcobaqa, neither grip in g nor tyrannical. When the Prior of Aviz stopped to converse with these good people, which he frequently did, and inquired with his usual affable benignity, Who taught you to till your land so neatly ? to manure it with so much judgment ? to raise such crops of grain? to spare your cattle all forced oppressive labour? to treat their young with so much gentleness?' the answer was prompt and uniform,--' Our, indulgent masters and kind friends, the monks of tic royal monastery.'" COURT OF ALDERMEN. DANGEROUS NAVIGATION. When the form of giving bond by the Sheriffs was con cluded on Saturday, the Master and Wardens of the Watermen's Company were called into the Court to be sworn. Mr. Drinkald, the Master of the Company, presented to the Court a list of by-laws, which, he said, greatly intere3ted the public, and he hoped would be sanctioned by the Court. They related to the watermen's boats on the Thames, and authorised the building of boats of larger burden and dimen sions than those, so many of which had been overwhelmed on the river by the steam vessels. The Company of which he was the head had taken the subject into their most serious consideration, for they found that the proprietors of the steam vessels cared about nothing but their own profits, and the re 'petition of accidents was of no avail in checking the speed with which the steam-vessels were propelled. The boats re.: commended in the by-laws would be more than twice the burden of those in present use, and the river could, if the regu lations were adopted, be much more safely navigated. Alderman Lucas apprehended that if larger boats were adopted the watermen would not be able to row against the tide. Alderman VENABLES said the subject had been under consi deration by that Court, before which all the necessary evidence had been laid and examined. The Court had limited the number of persons to be carried by the steam-vessels for the security and accommodation of the public; but the measure had not been carried into effect, as a certain sanction which was necessary had not yet been received. Mr. Drinkald expressed a hope that the by. laws would be approved by the Court. After a few words from Alderman WOOD and Alderman LUCAS the by-laws were at once adopted. The Court then adjourned. . ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ROME CIRCUIT.—CHELSFORD, TUESDAY. The Commission of Assize was opened here yesterday, and the Learned Judges, Sir JAMES ALLAN PARK and Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE, presided in their respective Courts this morning, the former presiding in the Crown, Court and the latter on the Civil side. The business here is not so heavy as it usually is. The names of thirty-three prisoners are down in the calendar for trial. Amongst the offences is one case of arson, one of murder, two of rape, and several cases of burglary. Ten causes are entered in the cause list. CROWN COURT. William Patient, aged twenty-two, labourer, was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Samuel Tuttleby, at Great Easton, and stealing two sovereigns, his property, and four sovereigns, and Gs. 6d., the property of John Tuttleby. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Learned Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned for 18 months, and kept to hard labour. Robert Rance, alias James Starling, aged twenty-seven, labourer, was indicted for a rape upon Sarah Everett, a widow, at Stock, on the 13th of April last. The prosecutrix could not positively identify the prisoner, and the Jury there fore acquitted him. William Taylor, aged thirty-nine, was also acquitted of an assault with intent, &c., on Martha Sampson. NORTHERN CIRCUIT :-.—Your, TUESDAY. George Lee, John Smith, and John Pepper, were charged with robbing a man of the name of John Norford of a silver watch, one sovereign, and some copper, on the night of the 27th of June. The Jury found the prisoners Guilty. His Lonosun' should recommend his Majesty to spare their lives, but it would only be on condition of their being sent out of the country. Titus Baher was Ofarged with firing 41 loaded pistol at a man of the name of John Bennet, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of shooting with intent to do some bodily harm. The Learned JUDOS sentenced him to be transported for life. TIIACKREY V. BINNS. This was an action for an assault of a very singular nature. The plaintiff, Miss Francis Thackroy, is an unmarried Lady, living at Harrogate, somewhat advanced in years, and dis tinguished as being, not a blue stocking, but a Blue. The defendant, Mr. Binns, is the keeper of a respectable lodging_ house in the same place, and a decided Yellow. On the 12th May, the most exciting period of the late contested election for the West Riding, those two partisans met next the wells at Lower Harrogate, when the defendant commenced hostili ties by caging out " Yellow." The Lady instantly rejoined, " I am Blue to the heart ;" on which the defendant placed his hand on the lower part of her dress, and made use of ex pressions too indelicate for publication. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 40s. PRICE 7D. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, JuLr 22. The VICE CHANCELLOR took his •at on the Woolsack at five Lord it AVE N S WORT presented a petition from York shire, against the Corporation Reform Bill. A Message from the Commons brought up several private Bills. Lord DUNCANNON laid upon the table the protest of Mr. Hogg, one of the Corporation Commissioners, against the Report of the Commissioners. Lord SEG RAVE presented a petition from the Freemen of Gloucester, against the disfranchisement clause in the Cor poration Bill. Several petitions against the Corporati.m Reform Bill were presented. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S BILL • The House went into Committee on the Mere'ant Seamen's Bill.—The Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. Several private Bills were reported. Earl SELKIRK then presented several petitions in sup port of the Church of Scotland, The House then adjourned at twenty minutes to six o'clock. 110 USE OF COMMONS, JULY 22. The SPEAKER took the Chair at five minutes to four o'clock. Captain GORDON presented a petition from Aberdeen in favour of the Bill now before the House for the Registration of Sasines. Also petitions from other places in Scotland, the purport of whit•h the Hon. Member did not state. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. Mr. TOOKE gave notice that on Thursday week he should call the attention of the House to the Address voted to his Majesty on the 28th March last, relative to the granting of a Charter to the University of London, and his Majesty's an swer thereto. OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.. Sir ANDREW AGNEW presented about a dozen Peti tions from Sussex, Derby, and various parts of the country, praying for some legislative enactment for the better Observ ance of the Sabbath. The Hon. Baronet gave notice that early next Session he should again have great satisfaction in moving for leave to b r i ng i n a Bill f or t h e b etter Observa:ce of the Lord's Day, and for the protection of all classc:,, o f hi s Majesty's subj ec t s i n t h e o b servance of their relig ; "...fitis duties Mr. POTTER b egge d to o b serve that rnl„.,- ° f these I,,ti . e tions had very few signatures, and it %v evident they did not speak the sense o f the p ar i s h es fr:,in which they p ro f esse d to come. Sir A. AGNEW ha' 4 . - neen assured by the respect a bl e gen tlemen by whom tb .: , l - had been forwarded to him fo r presenta tint), that the" were sinned by all classes—high and low. Mr. POTTER—Then the parishes must contain a very limited population. COURT OF ADMIRALTY, (IRELAND.) Mr. EMNIERSON TENNANT had a most important petition to present from the Chamber of Commerce of Bel , fast, relative to the improper detention of a Danish vessel, and complaining of the proceedings of the Court of Admiralty in Ireland. A similar petition had been presented a short time since by the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin. The Hon. Member entered into the details of the case, which were the same as detailed by Mr. O'Connell on the former oc casion. The vessel having got upon the shore, a per son forced himself on board, in order, as he said, to render assistance —the only thing he did was to cut the hawser, which did more damage than had been done before. For his services, he claimed salvage to the amount of 1401. That demand was resisted, and the ship was dotained for upwards of a month, at an expense of 151. per day, when the Court of Admiralty decided that the party claiming had right to no more than was paid into Court. That was an infamous proceeding, considering the circum stances the vessel was driven in, and if no other per Son early in the next Session took up the matter for the amendment of the proceedings in the Court of Admiralty in Ireland, he would bring in a Bill upon the subject. Mr. CAWFORD and Mr. RUTHVEN supported the prayer of the petition, and trusted the Hon. Member would persist in his intention. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS' BILL. Mr. VERNON presented a petition from the Proctors of the Ecclesiastical Court of York, complaining of the Attorney- General's Ecclesiastical Courts' Bill. He had the honour of being a Judge of that Court—(H ear )— an d h e cou ld assure the House it was no sinecure, and whatever he felt to be his incapacity for the situation, such was not the feeling of the county of York and the northern counties, all of which would violently oppose the Bill. _ TITHES. Mr. DOBBIN presented a petition from John Huson, Esq., a most respectable gentleman, resident in the county of Durham, complaining of the very unjust charge of tithe made upon his lands. The land was abbey-land, and had not been subjected to tithes for one hundred years ; but, under the late compulsory Tithe Act, the Commissioners set it down at the rate of 701., reducing the value of the land full 1,0001. The Hon. Member also presented a petition to the same effect, from some other landholders in the county of Durham. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD bore testimony to the re spectability of the petitioners, and supported th e i r prayer. ACCOUNTANT'S OFFICE. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, moved for certain Re turns connected with this office, which were ordered, and im mediately afterwards were brought up and laid on the table. Sir R. INGLIS presented two petitions against the con templated Irish Church Bill. Mr. BROCKLE HURST presented a petition from the Licensed Victuallers of Macclesfield, complaining of the pre sent rate of duty upon licenses. - Col. JONES presented a petition against the claims of Ba ron de Bode, from a place the name of which we did not hear. Mr. M. O'CONNELL presented a petition from 1,163 inhabitants of a parish in Mayo, in favour of the contemplated Bill for the regulation of the Irish Established Church, and praying for the total abolition of tithes. IPSWICH ELECTION. Mr. WYNN brought up the Report of the Ipswich Election Committee, which was as follows: " 1. That it appears to the Committee that Thomas Moore Keith aided' and abetted the procuring and continuit , the absence of John Pilgrim, to prevent his giving evidence on the petition against the Ipswich election, and that lie used the charge of embezzlement as a means of inducing Pilgrim to remain in concealment for the same purpose. " 2. That on Pilgrim's return to Norwich, an information was laid against him for embezzlement, which had the effect of delaying obedience to the Chairman's summons, and his attendance before the Committee on the Ipswich election. "3. That it does not appear to the Committee, from the evidence before them, that there is any proof that these prosecutions were taken for the purpose of procuring such delay. " 4. That it does not appear to the Committee, from the evi dence before them, that any charge is proved agai ns t Joseph Sewell, John Blake, or Joh n Joseph Blake." Mr. HUME believed the invariable rule to be that when ever a party was reported against in this manner he should be ordered into the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. WYNN thought the rule was not quite so clear as the Hon. Member thought. In the case of the Magistrates who were reported against by the former Committee, they were not ordered into custody. The House would not take that course before reading over the evidence, and judging for themselves. Mr. WA SON.—The Right Hon. Baronet had made a mistake in the allusion to the former case. All the parties reported against specifically, were instantly ordered into cus tody. The case of the Magistrates was different, as they were only reported to have been guilty of a breach of the privileges of the House, without its being stated what the breach was. Mr. HUME considered that the Committee had been ap pointed in order to save the time of the House. He thought the duty of the House was clear, and he would move that Mr. Keith, the gentleman reported against, be taken into custody by the Sergeant -at-Arms. Sir IL INGLIS asked whether the Hon. Gentleman had given notice of this motion. Mr. HUME did not think that any notice was necessary in a motion of this nature. Mr. SINCLAIR thought that the time of the House ought not to be occupied in examining witnesses. He thought that the matter had been referred to a Committee for that purpose. Mr. WILKS—The Committee had gone beyond that. It was not a mere reference to examine witnesses—the Com mittec were empowered to form an opinion, and it was necessary that that opinion, under such circumstances, should appear, for it was to no purpose that the Committee should simply come to a decision unless, after distinctly giving their opinion, that House was to act upon it. Sir J. WROTTE SLE Y suggested, that as many mem. hers had entered the House since. the Report had been read, it should be read again. The Report having been read accordingly, Mr. WYNN said, when the proposal for the appointment of the Committee was made, there was a considerable differ ence of opinion in that house upon it, and he appre hended that when the Committee was appointed, the great object was to save the time of the House, and to save them from the inconvenience of examining witnesses at the bar o f t h e H ouse. W h i le some Members were coming,_ and others had on ly h ear d one part, an d others allotber part, the same questions were put over and uer again, an-' it was the least conducive to iwtitto of any moil ceedincr. If Ow mero opinion of a re•-• of pro - - .. Plo W... jority of a -Com itt aS to be conclusive, them to report the n was the use of di rec ti ng uence to th at Houe ?—Hear, ear.) Why lay the Minutes of Evidenc e before the ( Hose, h if the House was bOtllld to submit en ti re l y to t h e di scret i on of the C°111 :ii;ttoo a Tho question was, whether a witness had Prgvarleated or absconded, and he wished before they came to a decision, the evidence taken before the Committee should be laid before the House, and then they would be able to judge what was the real meaning of the words " aiding or abetting." These words admitted of very different constructions, and it was only fitting that the House should know the case before they fixed the punishment. He only wished that the House should have an opportunity of reading the evidence before they determined upon it.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Whatever might be the decision of that House—whether it would be different from that come to by the Committee or lot, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. UNION:HALL. An Englishman, named Burns, with his face tattooed like a New Zealand Chief, was charged with being drunk on the preceding night. When Burns was brought before the Magistrate, his ap pearance attracted a great deal of attention, and when asked by the Chief Clerk why he, as an Englishman, permitted him self to be disfigured by tattooing, his reply was, " Better be that, than eaten." Burns had been wrecked about six years ago on the coast of New Zealand, when six of the crew were murdered ; by the interference, however, of a native, his life was saved, and he was conveyed into the interior, where he adopted the manners and customs of the natives, with the ex ception of eating the bodies of the enemies of his tribe slain in war. Soon after his residence amongst the New Zealan ders, it was determined that he should be made a Chief, and for this purpose lie was compelled to undergo the painful opera tion of tattooing, which was performed with such skill that it is impossible to distinguish his visage from that of a native. He shortly became inured to the way of life of those amongst whom he lived, and being a handy fellow, lie became a use ful member of his tribe, and was as expert in the management ~ ef the canoe as those accustomed to it from their infancy. To this may be attributed Burns's escape from his cap tivity amongst the savages. He had been out at sea in his canoe with several warriors, on the 100k -out for their enemies along the coast, when he espied a vessel in the distance. The moment he made the discovery he was determined to effect his escape if it was possible, and with this in view he sepa rated from the main body of the canoes, allowing his to drop astern to give some orders to those i n th e rear. When, how ever, he considered that he was at a sufficient distance from these whom he knew to be most expert in the use of throwing the spear, he at once turned the head of his canoe towards the ship, and used the paddles with such dexterity that he out stripped the efforts of the New Zealanders to come up, al though several canoes tried hard, and he got safely alongside a Spanish vessel homeward bound, and was taken on board on the Captain being apprised that lie was an Englishman, a fact which was not credited for some time, owing to his being tat tooed, and dressed after the manner of a New Zealander. From Spain, Burns recently arrived in this country, and when brought before the Magistrate (Mr. Traill), he stated that he was to exhibit at the Surrey Zoological Gardens that day in the costume of a New Zealander, and to display his dexterity in the management of the lance, and perform other feats which he had acquired during a six-years' residence amongst them. Burns was liberated immediately, that the public might not be disappointed of his exhibition. Letters from Martinique, of the end of May, an nounce the burning of seven or eight houses at St. Lucia, which the negroes of that English island are _said to have set on fire.—French Paper. - Those who opened the prison for the fugitive pri soners have also opened their purses, in order to secure their flight ; this sufficiently proves that Louis Philippe had nothing to do with it.—La Charivari. The Mechanics' Magazine says that the House of Commons' Committee have recommended a grant to be made to Mr. Iloldsworthy Gurney of 16,0001., for his steam-car riage improvement. THE SPANISH EXPEDITION.—The recruiting for the first regiment of Lancers of the British Auxiliary Legion, at the Ship, Charles-street, Westminster, has gone on briskly for the last few days. Amongst those who en tered yesterday are several Poles, who it is intended shall form a distinct troop. Several of these are decorated with the legion of honour, and were engaged in the principal part of the campaigns of Napoleon. On entering the service, the sum of Si. is paid into the hands of the Paymaster, by the Committee for the relief of the Polish Exiles, with the un derstanding that hereafter they renounce all farther claims on its assistance. It is expected that the first regiment will be completed in a week or ten days, when the recruiting for the second regiment will commence at the Ship. A party has just gone to Canterbury to recruit for a regiment of Hussars, MLLANCIIOLY ACCIDENT.—FIVE LIVES LOST. —Monday afternoon six men employed in the chalk works at Hailing, left Rochester Bridge in a boat to return to that place, but had not proceeded far before the boat was upset, and five of them were drowned. Monks, the man who was saved, has a family of nine or ten children I of the others, J. Harris has left three, J. Batty and W. Taylor, a man about 60 years of a g e, have each left two child ren ; J. D urrant an d W. Harris were single men. The bodies were recovered soon after the accident occurred. Great praise is due to Thornu, Featherstone, a fisherman, who succeeded in p;e l k,i 9 g up two of the party immediately after the accident. Thei had the ferryboat from Hailing, and haying sailed down the river, ; had the mast up on t h e i r return, and one of the party wa ctk,served climbing the mast when the accident eeeu,rreci. They h a d, i t is said, b een indulging rather freely in drinking through the afternoon. The medical practitioners in the neichbecrheed were prompt in their attendance and unremitting in their endeavours to restore animation, hut, unfortunately, without setocen. 1 - (( he though.t a W ••e more satisfactory after the evidence shculd have been printed. He believed that one day, would be sufficient to put Members in possession of the evidence; and if upon this delay they could have the evidence, their decision would give infinitely more satisfaction. Mr. P. M. STEWART felt bound to differ from that which had been stated by the great authority which bad just sat down. In the former instance, the House did not wait for the printing of the evidence, but committed the parties on the re. port of Committee. He thought that the same course ought certainly to be pursued in the present instance.—(Hears hear.) He entertained very little doubt, that the evidence taken before the last Committee was very similar to that which was given before the Committee of which be Was thtt Chairman. Mr. MILES thought if Hon. Members would wait till the evidence was printed, they tvould be disposed to deal with this individual more leniently than if they proceeded to older hiT.r, into custody without it. 'hi s , considering the state c the individual, would be extmnely de sirable, as probably the House might aggravate 'his condition if it acted hastily with him. Mr. HEJXIE could assure the Hon. Member that in moving this he had merely done it officially, He was willing to admit that what the Hon. Member had stated was worthy of the con sideration of the House, after it had vindiceied its own autho rity.—( Cries of " Hear,") If the authority of the House vans not supported, it could not administe:r the justice of the country. Sir M. W. RIDLEY fulls . ; admitted the statem en t O f the Hon. Me m b er for ili;:,ldlee.;ox, cate its own that the House ought t o vindi `...l.gnity, but he thought that vindicati on wou ld take more effectually if it did not act O.', the evidence `..ad been printed. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was diF:posed to move, as an amendment, that the motion sho , :tid be put off till Friday. If the House ordered this individual into custody, it might, as had been stated, aggravate his state of mind, for which he would be sorry. Mr. HAWES thought, when the evidence was laid before the House, it would be found to be an ample justification for the most severe punishment being inflicted on this individual ; n6r did he believe that the results anticipated by the lion. Member opposite, as to the aggravation of his state of mind, would take place. This impending delay would be quite as in jurious to Mr. Keith as any present proceeding. He (Mr. Hawes) was fully aware of the circumstances stated by the Hon. Member for Somersetshire, and it was thls knowledge enabled him to state, that .delay would not, in his opinion, be the wisest course. The question was then put that the motion for directing the Sergeant -at-Arms to t a k e M r. K eith into custody be postponed to Friday, which was, agreed to. Mr. P. M. STEWART trusted the House would indulge him for a few moments on a matter personal to himself. The concluding sentenfle of the Report condemned the Chairman of the Committee, for signing a warrant for the arrest of Pil grim,. one of the witne sses , as b e i ng contrary to the usual practice, which was to resort to that House for the warrant of ..tie Speaker. That sentence was a gentle hint to himself (Mr. P. M. Stewart), and he pleaded guilty to it. The House was aware of the difficulty they had experienced in tracing Pilgrim at home or abroad, and when a summons out of five or Six had at length been served upon him at Norwich, he had been arrested under a warrant from the Magistrates of that town. It was then suggested that he (Mr. Stewart) should send a summons to the Constable of Norwich, but he bad doubted whether such a proceeding would be sufficient, and, without much consideration, had issued the warrant. -He believed the Chairman of a Committee could not sign a war rant, and that he (Mr. Stewart) should have applied to that Ilouse.—( Hear.) The Magistrates were, therefore, perfectly right in refusing to act upon that warrant . Mr. WYNN could assure the Hon. Member that the para graph to which he had alluded had not been introduced for the purpose of casting any imputation upon him, but because if such a precedent was improper, and if acted upon by future Election Committees, it would be extremely inconvenient. CASE OF MR. SPARRONVE. Sig• 13. VERE moved, according to notice, that J. E. Sparrowe be brought to the Bar, and reprimanded and dis charged. AGLIONBY said before the motion was agreed to, be would like to hear some reason assigned for the -dis charge of this person, who had so grossly outraged the laws of the country.--( Hear, hear.) His petition set forth that he had been in confinement for six weeks. He (Mr. A.) was certain that there were many now in goal, and had been for six months, for a much less offence than this per son had been guilty of.---( Cheers.) This was one of the few instances of a person caught almost in the very fact, and he trusted the House would not part with him till the end of the session, without some reason being given for taking such a course. Mr. HUME agreed with his Hon. Friend. If it was not to be a mere farce to bring up a man of such distinction upon a charge of this nature—a man who knew the laws better than most people—charged with such an °llene°, they should not part with him without any reason being assigned for it. When a motion was made for the liberation of the Dorchester Labourers only a few nights ago, they were met with reasons certainly, but not in his opinion valid ones; and he did not thick them such guilty criminals as Mr. Spar rowe. He thought they ought at all events to keep him till the end of the Session, however long that might continue. ' Dr. LUSH INGT ON took no slight view of the offence with which this person was charged, for it was one that involved infinite danger to the cause of justice— that had involved an expense of many thousands of pounds. Notwithstanding his strong conviction of all these circumstances, e etilShe ehought that it would be much better to discharge those persons yet in custody, and bring in a Bill maki ng th a t offence puni s h a bl e b e f ore a Jury of th country--( Cheers)__ when the judgment would be given by a Judge who was not a party to the question—( Great cheering)—for which the punishment was awarded. He did not think it was the duty of Parliament to punish in that sense of the word. They only asserted their dignity and privileges by making an example in order to prevent a repetition of the offence. In his opinion the dignity of the House would be better kept up, and the purposes of justice better served, if the House would now release those parties, and provide as lie had suggested for the punishment of such cases by a judge and jury. Sir R. PEEL had serious doubts as to the policy of adopt. ing the plan of transferring to any other tribunal the power of that house to enforce its authority.—( Hear, hear.) The Honourable and Learned Member who had just sat down (Dr. Lushington), urged the inconvenience and possible injustice of the House acting at once as prosecu tor and judge ; and proposed, in cases of obstruction to the warrants of the Speaker and the authority of the House, that it should be referred to a jury to determine the degree of criminality of such obstruction.—( Hear.) But the Rouse was only exercising that power to enforce its own authority, as in the Court of King's Bench, or any other, and he thought they would greatly weaken their privileges and encourage contempt of their authority. The lion. Member for Middlesex had referred to the argument he ( Sir R. Peel) had used in favour of a mitigation of the sentence on the Dorches ter labourers ; and if the mitigation in this case depended upon the Crown as in that case, .the argument would equally apply, and should admit that the Crown might decide upon the case with reference to Parliament. He was of opinion that. the end of punishment had been sufficiently answered, after six week's imprisonment ; and that, after this example, no DAM would attempt to lend himself to the abstraction of any wit ness from the examination of this House.—( Hear.) Mr. P. STE WART would not dwell on the enormity of the effence, but he would say they must take the law as it now stood, and lie thought Mr. Sparrowo had undereeme as severe a punishment as the House could think of giving Min. The Honourable Gentleman opposite sen he only proposed to incarcerate him until the end t the Session. Why even to them, sitting ther e i n the light of day enjoyi ng t h e freedom of debate, there eras something appalling in the idea of having to remain here until the end of the Session._ ( Hear, and laeeehter.) He would ask whether a profes sional indie'elual, after being confined six weeks at a great pecuniary loss, and then coining forward in a penitent manner, was not entitled to the merciful consideration. of the House ?—( Hear, hear.) Mr. AGLIONI3Y denied that he had made any such amendment as that imputed to him by the Hon. Member. All he opposed was the discharge of the man this day. Mr. RIGBY WA SON said he should oppose the discharge of Mr. Clipperton. Dr. LUS ING TON explained. lie merely suggested to put it upon the same footing as bribery —that is, make punishable at common law the offence of evading the Speaker's warrant, or aiding others in doing so. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought that such a course as that recommended by his Honourable and Learned Friend would very much weaken the authority of that House, and he doubted whether they would be able to enforce attendance in any way if they adopted such a course. It would place them below the Courts of Common Law and it was a proposition which lie did not think e tlia be could ever b e di spose d to consent to. Regardina-sfles particular case the question under consideration was, whether there were any object answered by continuing this person in prison? Without giving any opinion regarding the case of Mr. Clipperton, he thought that in this case for the offence committed the punishment that had been inflicted was sufficient..—( Hear, hear, hear.) He did not think that a continuance in prison a few weeks longer, would more effee tually deter others from the same offence. The course they had already taken was a very right and a very necessary course, but he did not think it necessary to continue it. At the same time he considered this as one of those cases in which the person concerned had expressed deep contrition, but at the same time he stated that he was ignorant of' his offenes e . Ile would not, therefore, say that in a similar case ho ; mu te pursue the same course. Mr. AGLIONBY, v i t La Sparrowe, was Qr'ima ". ow his motion, and the pris o n er , to . be brought up to-morrow and di{- charged, A , • CASE OF MR. CLIPPERTON. FRESHFIELD rose to move the discharge of Mr. Clipperton, confined for the same offence. lie hoped the House would feel that Mr. Clipperton had suffered enough already for what he had been guilty of. Mr. Clipperton had no connexion whatever with the election—he was not at Ipswich at the time, he happened to be the agent of one of the parties, and in that character he was bound to protect his interest by every means in his power. Mr. Clipperton had seven children, the eldest only twelve years, and the youngest about three months old.—( Hear, hear.) If nothing else would call upon the House to act leniently towards Nlr. Clipperton, he trusted the statement of that; fact would have that effect. He trusted the House would i .__ ........... .. I grant the prayer of his motion. The question having been put, Mr. WASON should certainly feel it his duty to bppose the motion of the Hon. Member opposite. , Mr. Cltpperton, had put statements that were not founded on fact iu his po 'session. The Hon. Member proceeded to co:nment in very severe terms upon the conduct of the petitioner,