The Sun. — London, England, 1848-07-24 00:00:00

iettrzl -1 ? T awn SUN OFFICE, Seven 6 Clock. SICILY. The following is the decree of the Sicilian Parlia ment, nominating the Duke of GENOA King of Sicily : " Art. 1. The Duke of Genoa, second son of the pre • sent King of Sardinia, and his posterity, are called to reign in Sicily, according to the constitutional statutes of the 10th July, 1848. Art. 2. He will assume the name and title of Albert Amedee 1., king of Sicily, in virtuo of the constitution of the kingdom. Art. 3. He shall be invited to ac cept and take the oath required by the 40th article of the statutes. Done and delivered at Palermo on the 11th July, 1848. (Signed) The President of the House of Commons, the Marquis do Torrearsa; the President of the House of Peers, the Duke de Serra di Falco." RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) DOUSE OF LORDS. LORD SHAFTESBURY'S Co ‘I NIITTEE.—DIIN DEE AND ARBROATH RAILWAY (DRIldQe Junction). — This Bill was re-committed to introduce certain amended clauses relating to the capital. ROYSTON AND HITCRIN EXTENSICN RAILWAY. — Clauses further considered, and Bill ordered to be re ported. GROUP No. B.—NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY (Harrow to Breutford).—Case for the pro moters and opposition of the Great Western Company further considered. GROUP No. 9.—Scornsu MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY (Amendment of Acts, and Branch to Law rencekirk).—The case for the promoters and the oppo sition of the Aberdeen Company being closed, the room was cleared, and the Committee, after a short delibera tion, decided that the preamble was not preyed. PAISLEY, BARRIIEAD, AND lIURLET RAILWAY.—The object of this Bill is to authorise the construction of a line of railway to open up the mineral field in the imme diate vicinity of Glasgow. The case was opened to-day, and evidence taken in its favour. GROUP No. IO.—LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEWCASTLE- UPON • TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY. The object of this Bill is to authorise the abandonment of the line and the dissolution of the company. It is op posed by several landholders along the route of the proposed railway, who insist that the dissolution of the concern is sought for stock-jobbing purposes, and that the public ought not to be deprived of the benefit of the line to enable the shareholders to pocket large sums, and A competing line to monopolise the whole traffic of the district. The case was opened to day, and evidence taken in its favour. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the ;;11Clity of Mr. Reynolds' majority was resumed, and in the course of the day the petitioners succeeded in striking off one additional vote. NORTH C ESHINE. The North Cheshire Election Committee met again this morning, and proceeded with the ease of treating against Mr. Leigh, the sitting Member. The evidence went to show that each voter was supplied with a voting card, which was exchanged for a refreshment ticket after he had polled. The refreshments supplied to the voters consisted of eJld meats, beer, and brandy and water. One of the witnesses stated that he had promised to support Mr. Leigh's opponent, but the prospects of a good dinner, which Mr. Leigh's friends held out to various electors, induced him to vote for that gentleman. The evidence had not closed when the Committee ad journed. The charges of bribery contained in the petition are abandoned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Earl of DARNLEY took the oaths and his seat. '[he Earl of lIARROWBY presented a petition from the journeymen bakers, praying for a diminution of the hours of labour; also from. the Shrewsbury Waterworks Company against the llealths of Towns Bill. ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Earl FUPTESCUE, this Bill was read a second time. AI)MINISTIZATION OF JUSTICE BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, this Bill was read a third time and passed. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL (No. 2). On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, this Bill was read a third time and passed. VEXATIOUS ACTIONS BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved that this Bill be read a second time. The Earl of WICKLOW hoped a similar Bill would be introduced for Ireland. The motion was then agreed to. IRISH CONSPIRATORS DETENTION BILL. This Bill having been brought up from the Commons, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved that it be read a first titne.—Agreed to. The NOBLE MARQUIS then said he was about to pro pose to their Lordships to adopt an unusual, but not an unprecedented, course. He had in the first instance to state to their Lordships, that only three days having elapsed since this matter had been discussed in that House, additional and overwhelming proof had been furnished of the existence of the exi gency under the pressure of which their Lordships were called upon to act. He held in his hand a short report on the state of Ireland, which contained a state ment of facts relating to that country up to Saturday. It stated that the system of clubs for organizing rebel lion was advancing at an accelerated pace, and that in Cork, Waterford, Meath, and Kilkenny, those clubs were endeavouring to gain possession of the country since the Lord-Lieutenant had proclaimed Dublin, Cork, and Waterford, the leaders of the conspiracy had been moving from county to county to review their forces. These measures had been adopted without disguise, and it would seem as if the leaders had endeavoured to prove the necessity of passing this measure. But without allud ing to the sedition and treason with which numerous Irish papers had come laden to this country, he would allude to a few significant paragraphs which clearly showed the objects which those parties had in view. In one of these papers he found a paper signed by a leader, named Brennan, declaring that they were now in a state of war, from which they could not recede, and urging the young men of Ireland, as very rash and rather inclined to be fiery, to proceed at once, and to let their watchword be " Now or never." Then there was another article, signed by Mr. Thomas F. Lalor, urging the Irish to destroy'the 40,000 English soldiers in Ireland, to kill and capture them in the best and swiftest manner possible. There was another paper which, after sneering at the Earl of Clarendon's prac tical instructors in Ireland, headed a column as their own practical instructor, instructing the people in every means of destroying life and property that the most hellish ingenuity could imagine. He, therefore had turned to those precedents which showed to what means their Lordships had recourse to pass measures in times of emergency to proeeed in one day to carry a Bill of this importance through all its stages. lie found that in 1803, without any previous notice, two Bills for the suppression of rebellion in Ire land, and enabling the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland to Lord arrest suspected per sons were passed throughte rd L the House in one sitting , t hat the standing orders w ere sus pended, and a resolu tion passed enabling Chancellor to put the question upon every stage on the same day. lie had no hesitation In pro posing to their Lordship s to act upon that precedent.._ (Hear.) Ile had no doubt but the persons who were engaged in organizing rebellion, who h ad proclaimed war without subjecting themselves to the da!igersotwar, were not entitled to the benefit of those regulations, which were never intended for rebellions . subjects. One of those writers had asked who would strike the first blow for Ireland—who would shed the first blood ? and if no one should be found to strike the first blow or to shed the first blood, it would be m ainl y owing to whichtheir Lordships passing this Bill without delay, and would at once receive the Royal assent. Ile concluded by moving the second reading of the Bill, and the sus pension of the standing orders. Lord BROUGHAM was aware that it was a most dangerous power with which it was now propose to invest the Lord Lieutenant, but it was an absolutely ne cessary one. Without detaining their Lordships, he would at once say that he gave his cordial consent to his Noble Friend's proposition, but when he saw the exultation which those events had produced in France, he must protest against it being understood that we wanted this measure or any measure to protect the Integrity of the empire or to retain for us Ireland. The integrity of the empire was never in jeopardy. This measure was not wanted to prevent the severance of the empire, but to prevent attempts at that severance, which would produce bloodshed and civil war, which civil war would end in the destruction of those rebellious persons whO excited it.—(Hear, hear.) One of those proclamations which his Noble Friend had read had been issued by a man who was in prison for his crimes. Ile trusted that there was some prison discipline in Ireland as there was in England, to prevent prisoners, when committed to prison, from com mitting a repetition of their crimes. If such were not the law of Ireland, it ought to be the law of Ireland , _ ie they ar.) ri o h u e l d and if it were, he trusted it would b e carr i e d out. A ; would not the leaders of these people, ho believed not be very sorry to see this Bill passed, had in Ireland lea ders of two sorts—the first who y preached up repeal but took care not to commit them selves, and warned the people to do nothing unlawful_ these were sordid, cautious, crafty, money -getting Wen, who thought they did enough to absolve their con sciences—if any they had—or to save themselves from prosecution if they said pray do dot break the law as if they had taken gunpowder and placed it near a fire and said pray do not explode. Of lute had arisen an other set of leaders who wished to make a noise to make speeches to become notorious. He believed that rebellion was the last objectthey had,in view; andithen they were hatching a rebellion which they wished never to come into existence, but which would come into and existence of the persons of those leaden were not secured, and it was to secure the safety of the country from those who wished to rebel, viz, the followers, and from those who did not wish, but who would be forced to break it, viz., the leaders, that he vote for this Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW asked for some assurance that measures should be adopted for preventing pri soners in gaols from writing and publishing seditious letters? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said there was every reason to believe that although these letters bore the initials of the prisoners, they were not written by them, although they might have been written by their au thority. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH believed that this measure, if introduced some months ago, might have pre vented the organi za ti on o f the clubs, but he believed that now it would be too late to prevent rebellion. Writings as exciting had been published three months since by that person who have now been transported for his crimes, and no steps had been taken in consequence. Three months since, he (Lord Ellenborough) had urged the necessity of proclaiming Dublin. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPE/xEn took the Chair at Four o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to Payne's Patents (Improve ments in preserving Vegetable Matters) Bill was agreed to. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time :—New. ton's Estate Bill. North Wales Railway (Dissolution of Company) Bill. SECOND READING. The Regent's Quadrant Colonnade Bill was read a second time. POOR-LAW. Mr. WARD presented a petition from the guardians of Greenwich and other parishes in its neighbourhood against the Bill for altering the charges for the relief of the poor. Mr. MILES presented a petition to the same effect. THE RIVER DEE. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from Chester, complaining of the management of the navigation of the river by the joint stock company to whom it is intrusted, and praying that the inhabitants might have the benefits which that Act was intended to confer. The Right Hon. Baronet said the petition was one of considerable importance, and ho trusted the Hon. Baronet the Member for Chester (the Attorney-General) would move that the petition be printed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a petition to the same effect from the town• council of Chester. The Hon. Gentleman said he should to•morrow move that buth the petitions be printed. EMIGRATION. Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from the board. of guardians of the Hanwell Union, praying for greater facilities for emigration, DUBLIN ELECTION. Lord R. GROSVENOR moved to discharge Alr. Baines from further attendance on the Dublin Eloction Committee, on account of the serious indisposition of a near relation.—Agreed to. Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from Liver pool, signed by the Mayor and by persons of all classes and ()pinions in that place, stating that they viewed with the greatest satisfaction the introduction of a measure into Parliament for the suppression of rebellion in Ireland, and praying that as Liverpool was so near Ireland, and as so many persons connected with that country came over to the port of Liverpool, among whom were many of the disaffected, that the provisions of the Bill might be extended to Liverpool, or that a Bill might be introduced, with similar provisions, ex tending to that town. POOR-LAWS. I❑ reply to a question from Mr. URQUHART, Mr. C. BULLER stated that he intended to proceed with the four Bills for amending the poor-laws, and he proposed to-morrow, at twelve o'clock, to bring the union charges under the consideration of the House. PRIVILEGE. Mr. C. ANSTEY wished to explain a mistake which had crept into the report of Friday night's debate. He was repurted to hare charged the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department with having selected passages from a speech of his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member fur Athlone, and sup pressing others which would have materially qualified his Hon. and Learned Friend's opinion. He wished it to be understood that he had made no such charge. OVERLOADING STEAM-BOATS. Mr. LUSIIINGTON wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department a ques tion of come importance to the metropolis. It would no doubt be in the recollection of the House that the attention of the Lord Mayor had been directed to the circumstance of overloading steam-packets plying on the river Thames, and his Lordship had given it as his opi nion that no real remedy would be applied to the evil until between 400 and 500 had been drowned. He therefore wished to ask whether, under this state of things, Government were prepared to propose any regu lations for the purpose of reforming the system? Sir G. GREY said the question came more imme• diately under the cognizance of the department of his Right Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade, and he would be glad if the Hon. Gentleman would re peat his question on another occasion. DISTURBANCES IN EDINBURGH. Mr. lIUME, seeing the Lord Advocate in his place, wished to ask him a question connected with an occurrence that took place in Edinburgh on the 3d of July. It would be remembered that a disturbance arose there relative to a sale of the goods of a defaulter in payment of the minister's rate, and the military were called out to protect the auctioneer who conducted the sale in the execution of his duty. The question he wished to ask was, why the civil power was not used instead of the military to quell the disturbance ? The LORD ADVOCATE was understood to state that the occurrence referred to by the Hon. Member took place on the occasion of a sale in Edinburgh. The mob which had collected became so unruly that the police were not sufficiently numerous to disperse it, and the consequence was that the military were called, and he had been assured by many persons of great judgment and experience that it would have been utterly impossible, without their assistance, to have put down the disturbance. He observed that the police force of Edinburgh was entirely inadequate in numbers, and was besides badly paid, and had it been sufficiently numerous he was cf opinion there would have been no necessity to have called in any part of the military. He hoped that the Commissioners of tho Edinburgh Police would turn their attention to this matter, and see that the police force was increased. IRELAND. In reply to a question from Mr. S. CRAWFORD, Lord J. RUSSELL said the Hon. Member's motion with respect to the state of Ireland might b© taken on Friday next. STOCK IN TRADE EXEMPTION BILL. Sir R. LI. INGLIS inquired if it was the intentio❑ of the Government to bring in a general measure on this subject? Sir G. GREY said the subject was one surrounded with difficulties, and that he could not give a pledge to that effect. SUPPLY.-IRISH JURIES. I On the motion for going into a Committee of Supply, Mr. FAGAN rose to resume the adjourned debate on Mr. Keogh's motion with respect to the constitution of Irish juries. He said the timo had at length arrived when they must look the evils under which Ireland laboured sternly in the face, and not delay the remedial measures which she required longer. He did not think it would be fair to allow the observations of the Right lion. Baronet (Sir G. Grey) with respect to that Hon. Gen tlernan's address to pass unnoticed. Though he differed with the political opinions of the Hon. Member as widely as the poles were asunder, yet he must be permitted to say of him that he was not the first to introduce a spirit of acrimony into the debate.t l lt wus true he introduced some party feeling into the debate; but his observations were directed against the Government and not against individuals. Personalities were first intro duced into the debate by the Right Hon. Baronet, who charged the Hon. Member for Athlone with having praised the Whig Government of 1840, and of having become a Conservative in (1849. If he had dono so— and really that was not the matter at issue before the 'Raise. He had simply done that of which the Cannings and Pitts of former days were not ashamed. In his opinion the Hon. Gentleman was an able statesman, and migkt rank amongst the best politicians of his coun try. He regretted the Hon. Member for Dublin had joined in the personal attack upon the Hon. Member. The rule that had been carried out and adopted was a perpetual and total exclusion of the Roman Catholics from the jury lists in Ireland, without any regard to their political opinions. The truth of the matter was, that in consequence of the trials of Mr. Smith O'Brien a in g t o h o i d s e d o e u a n l tr o y f c upo i n t e m t h e e n t s u prevailed Mr. ' D I U b e a l i g n h and b an ot d h trial by jury, and this excitement naturally operated upon the mind of the Sheriff, in striking the jury to try Mr. Mitchel.—(Rear, hear.) There could be no doubt that the jury was unfairly selected, and a preference was given to Protestants over Catholics which had lead to the creation'of a good deal of dis content in Ireland upon the subject of Mr. Mitchel's trial. Ho sincerely hoped that the discussion in that House would have the effect of securing fair and impartial juri es for those prisoners who were now on the eve of trial, and people of Ireland. He would give his cordial to the cordial support to the motion of his on. Friend. Mr. 11. GRAT'rAN asked whether it was right or just that the constitutional libert i es of tho Irish people should be taken away because a few Irishmen had gone mad? (LEFT SPEAKING.) A meeting of the friends of Mr. Richard Hicks, the much-respected deputy of Castle Bayuard Ward, was held on Wednesday, at the London Tavern, fur the purpose of presenting to that gentleman a splendid ser vic4 of plate (manufactured by Hunt and Rosktil, of Bond•street), subscribed by the trade of butchers, sales men, and others, as a testimonial of their esteem and gratitude for the perseverance, ability, and public spirit with which he has for many years advocated their in terests and those of the community at large, more par ticularly by obtaining and personally superintending the enlargement and improvement of Smithfield market. The company sat down to an excellent dejetiner provided for the occasion. Mr. William Sharpe in the chair. was given THURSDAY.—Yesterday evening a soiree w e a qr s e., g pfo i or v fer e Ls n teohnn t et o d. coMi of Henry y o r k. w Upwards of of the 1 ,2 late p r candi datesiuisoEfs Leeds; J.mporn. gs t Gordon,the Company m H p a u ni Hull; were Flint,E . 3 , E 1 i s a q l other geatenanl: Thompson,• ch e thiss t e andr c , ity and a number of connected t te withd Man County. • BANK • OF FRANCE. Th© following is the return of the state of the &uk of France and its branches to the 20th July, 1848: CREDITOR. Cash in coin and ingots . . ... f. 87,618,778 16 Ditto iii branch banks ... ... 75,129.283 00 Bills past due ... ... ... ... 2,058.693 19 Bills not yet falling due in Paris ... 103,419 515 28 Bills in the branch banks ... ... 147,435.126 19 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 14,086,70 U 00 Ditto on French public securities ... 38,132,082 90 Ditto by branch banks... ... ... 3,677,99 S 00 Ditto to the State on Bons d u Tresor of the Republic ... Reserve Rentcs ••• ~, ~, Rentcs, disposable funds ... Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... Hotel and furniture of the bank Real property and branch banks Interest in the branch bank at Algiers.. Interest in National Discount Bank . Ditto branch banks .. Bills Protested at Paris Ditto in the branches .. Expenses of administration of the bank Ditto at branches ... Sundries ~ ~, ••• , Advance to the State on the lean of 150,000,000 f. LIABILITIES. 50,000,000 00 10,000,000 00 11,248,767 56 12,806,741 39 4,000,000 00 2,523,241 00 1,000,000 00 200,000 00 230,000 00 ~, 24,283,015 17 11,817,209 00 500 00 43,718 00 1,150,731 36 25,000,000 00 f. 625,862,100 20 Capital ... . . 67,900,000 00 Ditto of the new Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 00 Reserve fund ... ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,650 14 Reserve• irnalobiliere 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation 314,980,100 00 Do. of the branch banks 70,695,875 00 Do. to order (post-bills) 670,114 51 Account current with Treasury 14,157,192 71 Various accounts current 79,338,901 04 Ditto at branches 2 0 448 439 00 Bills payable at sight ... 2,341,000 00 Ditto in branches 1,311,517 00 Bills of the branch banks payable by the Bank ... 4,105,248 72 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches. 2,103.332 00 Dividends payable ... . 1,428,837 75 Branch Bank of Algiers, sum not yet employed in Treasury Bonds Discounts, diverse interests, &c. Ditto branch bank Re-discounts of the last six months Ditto branch banks Miscellanies ... 1,108,388 19 ... 713,718 25 ... 650,885 00 ▪ 922,932 27 • 642,133 00 ... 602,834 92 625,862,100 20 It will be seen from the above returns that the Government has received a first payment of 25 mil lions out of the loan of 150 millions lately agreed to. Of that instalment of 25 millions, only four teen now remain in the Bank, to the credit ac count of the Treasury, so that out of that money alone the expenditure of the week has been 11 mil lions. The metallic reserve of the Bank has increased about 3i millions, of which one has been in Paris, and 21 in the branch banks. The bills becoming due in Paris have declined about two millions, and in the branch banks have increased a liitle more than three. The bills protested in Paris have diminished one million, and in the branch banks about half a mil lion. On the side of the liabilities the amount of notes issued has increased 104 millions, whilst in the branch banks it has fallen off about one million. The whole of the metallic reserve is now 162 millions to 385 millions of notes in circulation. THE RIVER PLATE. The following is an extract from the Diario de Per nambuco of the 15th of June, 1848 : " Mot.= VIDEO, MAY 19.—General Oribe forwarded to General Riisas a copy of the conditions that had been proposed to him by Captain Gore and Baron Grog. This communication was sent by her Majesty's steamer Harpy, in charge of M. ltturiaga. Oribe's Private Secre tary, who was instructed to give every explanation. The Harpy was expected back immediately, but did not re turn for seventeen days. "The reply of Rosas, received by Oribe, is said to occupy 27 sheets of paper, and to have greatly disap pointed every one, and particularly those who, though they were prepared to hear of ulcerations and condi tions in the proposals, still hoped that they would not be rejected altogether. It now appears that General Rusas denies the right of Oribe to enter into any negotiations, and accuses him of having broken through the existing agreements by which he (Itosas) is the principal belligerent and the only one authorised to make peace or war. Rosas adds, that if, after these observations, Oribe persists in his intentions, he will cer tainly be returning with the basest ingratitude the fa vours received, and concludes by declaring that he will nut consent to the withdrawal of the Argentine forces, and that the carrying out of the conditions proposed will put an end to the good understanding between the Ar gentine Government, and General Oribe. '"This is more or less, us we are assured by a letter before us, the substance of Rosas's dispatch, the contents of which he desires General Oribe to communicate word by word to the Ministers, that they may understand that he will listen to no conditions but those proposed by Mr. Hood, with the modifications and additions he (Hosas) made, and which were refused by the French and English Governments. " This note appears to have placed Oribe in a fix, fur up to the 15th of May he had not returned any answer to the many applications made to him by the mediators after the return of the Harpy. " The financial position of the Monte Videan Go vernment had experienced some little improvement. On the 14th of May the French Ministers resolved to take upon themselves to provide for the families of the Foreign Legion, which circumstance very much de creases the daily expense incurred by the Government for these troops. " When the packet Kestrel sailed from Buenos Ayres it was currently reported that Roses had ordered General Urquiza to march with his forces to the Banda Oriental. " The Spanish naval squadron in La Plata had received orders to return to Europe. "On the 19th of Muy a conference took place between the Ministers and Oribe, and it was reported that the negotiation had been abandoned." HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE.—The past week has been favourable to the hop plantations; they are getting forward. A few lice are to be found, but on the whole they look as well as ever was known. If they were worth 200,0001. duty last week, they certainly are worth 210,0001. this, being now beyond the reach of injury from fly. The districts are estimated as follows: — Rochester ... ... 75,000 Canterbury ... 45,000• Sussex ... 60,000 Worcester ... ... 20,000 Farnham ... 8,000 Kingdom ... 2,000 Total ... 210,000 BOXLEV, AYLEsPoRD, BURHAM.--Generally good, but not the prospect of growing so many hops as a few weeks back. The duty must be over-rated. YALDING; FARLEIGIC CHART.—The bine is free from any disease, but is not strong and vigorous as last year. From this cause the planters do not expect so large a growth. Most think we shall fall short two bags per acre. Much, however, depends on the weather. The burr is showing itself, and the plant is forward ; we therefore hope for good quality —w e wish we could say remuneration for our labour; that, however, is out of the question, as regards the unfortunate and oppressed farmer. MEREWORTIL—The weather of late being favourable for the hops, they are looking very well in our parish and neighbourhood. 'rho bine grows very fast, and they are coming into burr. EAST 1 - ECKIIAM.—Going on very well ; not very full of binv. STAPLEHURST.—FavourabIy progressing, the Geldings slightly affected by the cold nights. CRANDNOOK.—the cold nights and wind have checked the growth of the bine the last fortnight; in consequence they have made but little progress; some very backward, others have not been doing well of late. GOUDHURST.—Our bine is luxuriant and strong, and displays a brightness of colour far beyond that which was.at one time anticipated. ItaLvENDEN.—We are free from vermin, and most of our grounds are doing well, but some of the uld planta tions have symptoms of fire-blast. SEVENOAKs t AND ADJOINING PARISHES.---Bine very good; every appearance of growing a moderate crop. The mould has made its appearance in the hedges, but not at present in the hops. CANTERSUItY.—Tho weather of the nights and morn ings of the past week has been unfavourable for the hops, and mould has appeared in some grounds. Damage has likewise been inflicted by the high winds. From the low prices at present prevailing it is considered that it would not be wholly disadvantageous if the growers do not get a great crop.—Maidstone Journal. HOW TO GET REFORM. TO THE _EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—To petition Parliament is vain. The Parlia ment does not represent the people. Why then waste ink and paper in petitioning the " Honourable Honse?" Reform is entreated, and Reform is denied; the pre mier asserting that the people of England do not want it. And this at a time when the minds of men gene rally are determined upon certain great principles; when Tories, Whigs, and Radicals are agreed, and the mad ness of party is a matter of bygone absurdity. Who does not vote the Income-tax an " abominable thing which the soul hateth?" Who does not denounce the payment of iniquitous pensions? Who does not de mand the reduction of State salaries? Is an aristocrat necessarily the best of legislators, and must he necessarily have an aristocratic salary? Are there not hundreds of talented men who would gladly do the work—do it in a ' less slovenly manner —tor oue-third the pay? How then is Reform to be obtained? Nothing is easier! Let the people be agreed as nearly us possible concern ing what they wane—Retrenchment, Income-tax aboli tion, Vote by Ballot, Extension of the Suffrage; one, two, three, or all of these. Concerning the two first, all will be agreed, and if a few unbelieving loiterers on the road kick at the two last, no matter—they must " creep before they gang." Let the electors of every town and county send a me morial to their present " Representatives," sa yi ng , " Sirs, such and such are our opinions, and we hereby give you notice, and bind ourselves that, whenever 11 n election shall occur, we will vote for no candidate unless he shall pledge himself to represent and to support our views." I need not tell you, Sir, that the majority of electors, of three fourths of th , •constiluency of this country, would sign a memorial of this character, and would obstinately and honestly stand by their determination. As a natu ral consequence, the very next Parliament, would be a Parliament representing the will of the people. Your obedient servant, A NON-CONTENT. Boston, Lincolnshire. SUSPENSION - OF THE HABEAS CORPUS ACT. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.) POST.—The measure of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland will confide to the Lord-Lieute nant, or Lords Justices in his absence, the power to arrest, and detain in imprisonment, till the Ist of March, 1849, all persons suspected of disaffection to the Queen's person and Government. So urgent did the Minister consider the situation of Ireland, that he proposed the suspension of the standing orders pro hue vice, and the Bill went through all its stages, and was finally passed by the House Commons, before the sitting was con cluded. It is to be brought under the consideration of the House of Lords this day, when the same eispatch will no doubt he used, and we may reasonably expect that to-morrow's post will convey to Dublin the infor mation that the Bill has become a portion of the law of the land. An opposition, so insignificant as by its weakness to strengthen the hands of the Government, was offered to the measure on Saturday. Eight Mem bers of the House of Commons were happily all that could be found arrayed against the cause of order. The debate on this important subject will be read with deep interest, on account of the gratifying alacrity displayed to support the Crown against the machinations of traitors, who have not even the common-place plea of traitors to urge in their defence. It was as truly as tersely observed by Mr. Disraeli, " that this was not an agrarian, nor a religious, movement, nor one arising from a sentiment of perverted nationality; it was an external, a continental, a Jacobin movement." That the general condition of Ireland calls for earnest consideration we have on very many occasions expressed our firm Con viction; but treason must first be put down. Legisla tion cannot take place in presence of an armed insurrec tion. ADVERTISER.—The proceedings of the House of Commons, on Saturday, in reference to the Ministerial measure, will be read with profound interest on both sides of the Channel. They will produce a powerful moral effect in Ireland. Out of a House consisting of 215, only. 8 could be found to vote against the Govern ment motion. And not only so, but no opposition was offered to the Ministerial proposal, that the standing or ders of the House should be suspended, in order that the Bill might pass that day. This is a most significant cir eutnatance. It will appal the traitors in Ireland. It will strike terror into the minds of the rebel leaders. They will stand aghast at the unanimity of the House of Commons, in dooming them so speedily to durance vile. They never dreamt of being dealt with after this fashion. Those who last week were playing the braggart, and with an unparalleled audtwity defying the Government, will, in scores of eases, find themselves, before the close of this week, safely enclosed within the walls of the felon's cell. Before many weeks have elapsed, we expect to witness the complete restoration of tranquillity in Ireland. The vigour and energy which Ministers are now displaying, in their determination to crush the incipient insurrection which prevails in Ireland, almost reconciles us to the past forbearance of the Lord-Lieutenant of that country, THE SOUTH FORELAND LIGHTHOUSES.—These new edifices are now completed, and from their beauty and unique appearance reflect the greatest credit on all par ties concerned. There are two—the one called the tipper, and the other the Lower South Foreland Light house. The headland on which they stand is the nearest point in England to the coast of France, being barely a distance of 21 miles across the Channel. The upper lighthouse consists of a massive tower (externally octa gon, internally circular), the lantern of which is about 375 feet above high-water mark, leaving a perpendicular height of the cliff on which it is situated of about 290 feet. The lantern is constructed on a novel principle. It is furnished with 264 mirrors, which are enclosed on the side opposite the sea by six lenses. These mirrors, casting a multitudinous reflection on each other, afford a strong and brilliant light, being clearly visible on the opposite coast, throughout the Downs, Ramsgate, and even Margate and the greatest portion of the Isle of Thanet. The lamp, which is in the centre of the lan tern, consists of one large socket, containing four burners; and it supplies itself with oil by means of a kind of clock work machinery, which, while it pumps up the oil to the wick, also returns the surplus quantity to the reservoir; and in case of any defect, or want of supply, by a small hydraulic balance, strikes a sharp tinkling bell, as a warning to the keeper. The machinery is very simple, at the same time curious. The lantern consists of cupola, the roof and sides of which are composed of neatly wrought iron frames, apparently light, but suf ficiently strong to stand against the most ordinarily violent tempest. It is enclosed by 48 oblong panes of plate glass, from two and a half feet to four feet long. Around the cupola, on the exterior, is a balcony, rendered safe by a castellated parapet, from which, in clear weather, one of the most splendid views is to be obtained; giving scope to the eye a considerable distance beyond the bare out line of the opposite coast, and far both up and down the Channel. Passing from the upper lighthouse, about a quarter of a mile easterly, is the lower one, standing on the verge of the cliff. The tower is not so high as the former, neither is it lighted on the same principle. Within the lantern are suspended from copper branches 13 Argand lamps, each having a burner of rather large dimensions, with a concave reflector of the greatest brilliancy, and about 20 inches in diameter. It appears that it is yet a matter of doubt which system of lighting is preferable, the honourable Corporation of Trinity are giving each a fair trial. The framework and exterior of the lantern are about the same as at the upper light, this also having a balcony from which an extensive view is obtained.—Cunterbury J ourna l. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.—The 62(.1 Regiment in garrison at Portsmouth received orders on Thursday last to hold themselves in readiness to leave those quarters at a moment's notice; and a similar order was issued on Frithty to the 17th Regiment in the same garrison. The 62d were inspected on Friday by the Major-General commanding the district (Lord Frederick Fitaclarence), and on Saturday morning, at half-past four o'clock, four companies of that regiment took their departure from Portsmouth for London by the South-Western Railway, and on arriving at the Waterloo Station, marched thence to the terminus of the London and North-Western Rail• way, by which they proceeded to Bury, in Lancashire, (and not to Ireland, as was stated on Saturday), to relieve the 60th Regiment ordered to Ireland. The remainder of the 62d arrived in town and followed the head-quar ters to Bury, this morning. The 77th Regiment, in quarters at Winchester, will take the place of the 62d in Portsmouth. - - - RESWEARING OF SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—In con sequence of a communication received from Sir George Grey, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the magistrates of the Kensington division of Middlesex have been engaged since Wednesday last in re-swearing the special constables appointed previous and subsequent to the 10th of April last. The division comprises the parishes of Chelsea, Kensington, Fulham, Hammersmith, Chiswick, Ealing, Acton, and Willesden. All who have presented themselves have been re-sworn for six months. Many have, however, absented themselves, and the greater part have ❑ot undertaken the duty with the willingness they did at first, most of them considering it at prvsent unnecessary. —Observer. A QUAKER EXPELLED FOR PAYING TITHES.—Mr. Jelico, a Quaker, having, as agent for a number of per sons m Kilkenny and Tipperary, paid the tithe rent charge to the various incumbents on the properties under his control, has been expelled by the society. Mr. Jelico caused application to be made to the Court of Queen's Bench last week for a mandamus to compel the Society of Friends to restore him to their body. The Court held that it had no jurisdiction. • Major-General W. Rowan, C. 8., has been ap pointed to the Staff of the Army in Canada, in succession to Major-General Sir R. Armstrong who has resiened. Major-General Rowan served with the 52nd Regiment in Sicily, in the years 1806 and 1807. He subsequently Proceeded on the expedition to Sweden in 1808 ; went again to the Peninsula, under Sir John Moore, in 1808 and 1809, and was also at Walcheren in 1809, including the bombardment and surrender of Flushing. During the first half-year of 1811 the Major-General was in Portugal, and was present at the action of Sabugal. From the begining of January 1813, to the close of the war in .1814, ha served in the Peninsula and the South of rrance, sharing in the battles of Vittoria, the Bidassoa, the Nivelle, Nive, Ortheus, and Toulouse. He concluded an active career at Waterloo, where he received the Brevet Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. —United Service Gazette. _ _ LIEUTE;A;TTGOVERNORSHIP OF JAMAICA.—Major- General McDonald, e. 13., is not to proceed to that island in command of the troops, and, therefore, the appoint ment of Lieutenant - Governor has again become vacant.— Ibid. .CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. -011 Friday an in quiry, adjourned from Monday last, was resumed and concluded before Mr. Baker, at the London Hospital, on view of the body of Christopher Broderick, aged 28, a journeyman tailor, who is alleged to have died of in. juries inflicted by a man named John Donovan. It ap peared that on the night of the 26th of June, deceased, who was in liquor; was going along the East India Dock-road, Poplar, when a man, named John Donovan, came out of a court and knocked his hat off. Deceased went up to Donovan and tried to kick him, Donovan then gave deceased a violent blow on his forehead with a brick-bat, or s t on e, which knocked him down, and in flicted a deep gash over the left eye. He was taken u p in a state of insensibility, and, after having been seen by a medical gentleman, was removed to the London Hospital. H e wen t o n favourably till the 6th instant, when erysipelas came in the wound, and led to his death on Friday last. Deceased resided at a c:,mmou lodging house in George -street; Whitechapel. Verdict "Man slaughter against John Donovan," who left his lodgings immediately after the assault, and who; has not been heard of since. AN ACTIVE WomAN.—On Wednesday last, a woman named Foley, who had only arrived from Ireland on the preceding day, was brought to the police-office on the charge of pocket-picking. She was liberated on Thursday forenoon, however, for want of suffi cient evidence, and within an hour afterwards gave birth to an infant, in a court off Bell-street, from which she was removed to a place of shelter. On Saturday mo rning the woman, accompanied by her child, called at the police office to make inquiry regarding a relation, and on the same evening she was again lodged in the office, on three separate charges of picking pockets, which had been committed during the day. This indefatigable personage and her infant re main, of course, in custody till liberated in due course of law.—Glasgow !Jerald. The Chairman of the Customs had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. Harvest operations have already commenced in this neighbourhood. Several fields of winter-sown barley have been cut and carried in prime conditou, and the fine warm weather which we have had without interruption for the last ten days, is ra pidly ripening all hinds of grain. The wheat harvest may be expected to begin within a fortnight, and, should we be favoured with a continuance of this glorious sunshine, we may confidently anticipate an average though not an extraordinary yield. Circum stances were unfavourable to the crop during the spring, but these are being rapidly counterbalanced by the present auspicious season. There can be no doubt that indications of the potato disease have appeared in several places, but the best information we have - been able to procure induces us to believe that the tubers are not affected to any extent that need excite alarm.— Western Lum:nary. The weather throughout the past week has beea highly favourable for hay-making and a large quantity of grass has been cut and secured in pritue condition. Another week of fine weather would enable the farmers in this part of the country to place the chief part, it not the whole, of their hay under cover. Cumberland Pasquet. The weather still continues propitbus. The hay har vest is almost over, and good supplies will be laid in for the winter. Wheat looks healthy and strong, the heads being large and full, and the reeds tall and firm. Barley end oats have sprung up amazingly, and look very heavy. The turnip crops are expected to be fine in proportion as they were bad last year. The potato plant, we are happy to say, looks healthy, and large crops are expected. The accounts throughout the country are very promising. —Derby Mercury. PERTII, JULY 15.—During the week now nearly con cluded, the weather has been most splendid, warm,:,and genial, and in every way fitted to bring the crops to maturity. The crop of grain in this quarter promises generally to be good, and in particular the oats will be one of the heaviest crops we have had tor many years, should the season continue favourable. There was a slight appearance of rain last night, but to-day the clouds have been almost entirely dispersed, and there is every appearance at present of a continuance of warm, settled weather. The sudden change which has taken place in the weather during the last week has been of the most ex tensive benefit to the agriculturist, and enabled him to proceed with carrying his hay in tolerable condition. The wheat is fast ripening under such favourable aus pices, and the increased value a week of such brilliant sunshine adds to the crop, and consequently to the wealth of the country, is almost incalculable, besides its advantage in bringing harvest time forward. There are as usual very conflicting accounts as to the pro bable yield, and even the best authorities differ; some pronounce it to be far below, otrs a fair average one. We are inclined to beliei6 that it will be a fair crop, and, if the present weather holds, of ex cellent quality. There are few complaints of sum mer corn, but the crop of barley is not equal to that of last year. Reaping is expected to commence on the forward land in this neighbourhood on Monday week, but this must of course depend upon the weather which may intervene. We hear various reports about the potato disease, and there can be no doubt of its existence, bat not in many cases. A letter in the limes, by Mr. Hewitt Davis, and which had an alarming ten dency, has called forth many replies, the majority of which deny that there are any grounds for apprehension. —Berkshire Chronicle. GAME CERTIFICATES. — The Collectors of Assessed Taxes have received official notices not to issue a receipt fur game certificates for any party whose residence is not in the parish where the collector resides This is quite right, fur.obvious reasons. Tan SUBTERRANEAN FIRE NEAR SHEFFIELD..-- Some account of this fire appeared in our paper lately. A correspondent of the ,Nkellield Independent gives some further particulars. He says, " Old people whom I have known well, remembered a fire which was burning under the Red Hill and adjacent fields near a century siece. Some of them, who were living since the modern outbreak, fully believed this fire to be nothing but a continuation of the former one. Be this as it may, it is certain that for about 80 years past the fire has been undermining the ground ori which many of the habitations stand. Some times, for the space of a year or more, various indi vidual houses have been so dreadfully filled with black or choke damp, that it has been impossible to breathe unless the door was kept wide open. Many of the cellars have been closed for years. About twenty years since a portion of the streets sunk immediately after a loaded waggon had passed over the spot, exposing the hollow on which the people walked and dwelt. During one considerable period the water drawn from the principal well of the village came up, not warm merely, but positively hot. From 15 to 25 years ago, both in winter and summer, as soon as the evening closed in, flame was seen to issue from various fissures in particular fields and gardens. A few years since an old farm-house and outbuildings had suffered so much by being undermined, that it was deemed advisable to take them quite down, and the ma terials were made use of in the building of two neat cottages. These were erected on ground where it was thought the fire had long done its worst, and where the new buildings would stand safely. Though not more than six or eight years since the cottages are tumbling down, one of them having been already prudently aban doned by its inhabitants. Some of your readers may recollect that during the recent prevalence of typhus fever, Nether Ilaugh was more than once named in your paper, in connexion with that dreadful scourge. There was not, perhaps, one village in the whole country which, for the number of its inha bitants, suffe.red more. Ido not recollect to have seen the opinion expressed in print, but I never doubted that the chief cause of the prevalence of fever in Nether Haugh was the bad air engendered in the houses by the subterranean fire." A FEMALE SaiLoa.—Yesterday a good-looking sailor youth (as all in court took the prisoner to be), attired in a blue jacket, striped blue shirt, &e., was placed at the bar of the police-court, charged by a stout whiskered seaman, named James Kitson, with having robbed him in a lodging-house of 8!. Mr. Parkinson, the Bridewell-keeper, intimated before the case was gone into, that the prisoner turned out to be a young woman. The complainant then said that prisoner had accosted him on Saturday in the street, asking his assistance, as he was in distress, and wanted a ship. Witness took him and gave him his breakfast, and afterwards his dinner, at Mr. Parker's cookshvp, Wapping. It appeared that complainant had afterwards introduced prisoner to some of his ship mates, and that the whole had been drinking together rather cheerfully during the day. At night Jack in vited his young companion to accept of part of his bed, and they slept together. He had previously given the prisoner a jacket, so as to appear more tidy than before. In the morning, the sailor somehow suspected the sex of his partner, and missing his money went down stairs to the landlord, and told him there was, he believed, a woman in his room, who had robbed him. The land lord laughed, and said he must be mistaken, and had perhaps bad " the horrors." The prisoner was not, it appears, really discovered to be a female until taken into custody. Seven shillings were found on the prisoner, and she said the jacket was given to her by the complainant, and she had found the money in it. Mr. Parkinson said he had learned that prisoner's mother bad gone from Manchester by a packet ship from this port to New York, that they had some how missed each other in coming here, and that the pri soner had come in disguise, in hopes of working her way out as a sailor. Mr. Rushton remanded her. She gave her name as Mary Ann Martin.—Liverpool Standard. AN EXTRAORDINARY SCENE.—A most extraordi nary scene occurred at Nant turnpike-gate, near Llan getni. on Friday, the 30th ult. On that day Hylton's collection of wild beasts, in caravans drawn by several horses, came from Llangefni to the turnpike-gate, and 6d. for each collar was demanded as toll. When this claim was paid, the gate-keeper refused to let the collection go through unless 2d. more for each collar was paid, upon the ground that only 4d. had been paid for each when they passed on their way to Llanerchymedd. The person in custody alleged that whatever bad been demanded had been paid at that time, and that if a fur ther charge had been then made it would have been paid ; but that the property had since that time changed hands by being• sold to another party when at .Llanerchymedd. The gate-keeper was determined not to open the gate, and the keeper of the wild beasts was fully as determined to pass onward; and each party loudly insisted upon the cor rectness of his own view of the cam: A respectable farmer who happened to be in the adjoi n i ng fi e ld was referred to as to the respective rights of the parties. The clause in the Turnpike Act was clear as to 6d. a collar being chargeable where the carriage drawn was upon springs, but the wild beast man insisted there was nothing in the Act to compel him to pay toll for another man's property or beasts. The pikeman called to his assistance the lime- burnersand carters from the adjoin ing quarries, and the caravan man summoned his trusty keepers. W o rds grew louder and blow s fell f aster, until at length the battle became general ; bloody hands and broken heads were seen and felt ; staves and butt ends of the carter's whips were met with long poles and short truncheons. The is sue o f the battle was for a considerable time doubtful. The pikeman's w if e and children were crying and roaring in the house, whilst the wild beasts in their respective dens were sending forth terrific yells. The elephant, after removing the gate, was unchained, camp to the rescue, decided the day, and caused the discomfited Monaites to fly in great disorder towards Glynhwrfa, leaving the pikeman and his gate at the mercy of the victors, who subsequently passed onwards with lighted pipes and flying colours.—Chester Courant. THE REMOVAL OF THE COLONNADE IN THE REGENT'S QUADRANT.—Lord Morpeth and Mr. Parker have prepared and brought in a Bill to empower the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests to remove the unpopular colonnade in the Regent's Qua drant. The preamble sets forth that whereas the colon nade, commonly called the Quadrant, in Regent-street, is inconvenient and injurious to the trade of the inhabi tants and occupiers of the houses and shops therein, and it is therefore expedient that the Commissioners of her lajesty's Woods and Forests shall be empowered to re move the same, and also to make such architectural alteration and additions in and to the front elevations of the houses as shall be desirable, it may be lawful for the said Commissioners to take down the whole of the columns, with the entablatures and balustrades above the same, and the beams, roof, ceiling, and skylights over the toot-pavements, and all the materials forming the colonnade, and to dispose of the same. The Bill further provides that balconies may be erected in front of the houses, and that a suitable pavement shall be laid down. The expense is not to exceed 8,5001., the same to levied by a rate not to exceed eight per cent. on the total cost. All the houses in the Quadrant are to be assessed to the rate, and credit is to be given for the suet realised by the sale of the old materials, ,48. THE LAW- OF MARRIAGE. It will be remembered by our readers that en the 28th of June, 1847, lo r Majesty was pleased to appoint a Special Commission " to inquire into the state and opera tion of the law of marriage, as relating to the prohibited degrees of affinity, and to marriages solemnized abroad, and in the British colonies." The Commissioners so appointed consisted of the Lord Bishop of Lichfield, the Hon. James Stuart Wortley, M.P., Sir Stephen Lush ington, D.C.L., Mr. Anthony Richard Blake, Sir Edward Vaughan Williams, and Mr. Andrew Rutherford. The first report to the Queen's most excellent Ma jesty is embodied in the shape of a blue book, including the evidence of the witnesses examined, the appendices, &c. The report itself occupies a space of 10 pages. The commissioners first directed their attention to the question of marriages within the prohibited degrees of affinity, and to the law affecting such marriages, pi inei pally confining themselves to the case of marriage with the eister of a deceased wife. The legality of such mar riage is notoriously the essence of the question at issue. The Commissioners find, from their minute investiga tion of the laws of foreign countries, that marriages of this kind are permitted, by " dispensation" or otherwise, in nearly all the continental states of Europe. It appears that in the Romish Church they are pro hibited as matters of discipline, but that such prohibition may be, and fri quently is, dispensed with by the Pope, or by others acting under his authority; the'principle of this dispensation being that the prohibition has been im posed by the church, and not by the law of God; and that, consequently, the church is as free to remove as it was to ordain the prohibition. In Protestant countries such marriages are likewise permitted, and solemnized by dispensation or license, under ecclesiastical or civil authority. I lin the United States of America alliances between a a man and the sister of a former wife are not only deemed lawful, in a civil sense, but also in a moral, religious, and Christian sense ; and, moreover, as ex ceedingly praiseworthy. A great judicial authority in that country—we allude to Judge Story—declares, " Nothing is more common in all the states of America than second marriages of this sort, and, so far from being doubtful as to their moral tendency, they are, amongst us, deemed the very best sort of marriages. In my whole life I have never heard the slightest sug gestion against them, ;founded on moral or domestic considerations." Turning to the Greek church, we find these mar riages stigmatized as incestuous, and of course disal lowed as utterly unlawful. It seems, however, that such marriages are not illegal in Russia, if the con tracting parties be without the pale of the Greek church. The opinion prevalent amongst the Jews is favourable to these unions, and, so far from condemning such con nexions, the usual time prescribed for remaining in a state of widowhood is abbreviated in cases where there are children. The various bodies of English Dissenters do not ap pear to hold any opinion based on the assumption that these marriages are interdicted by Holy Writ, the sole authority which these respectable classes of the Christian community admit. The Commissioners were naturally anxious to ascer tain the opinions of the clergy of the Established Church in England on the two questions of principle and expe • diency-1. Whether the marriage with the sister of a deceased wife is prohibited by the Divine law ; or, 2, if not, whether it ought to be interdicted on any other ground ? The result of this inquiry was unsatisfactory. The clergy are so divided in opinion on both questions that it is impossible to put forth any judicial dictum as the expression of the sentiments entertained by so numerous, It may be remembered that the Act of sth and 6th of William IV. had a twofold bearing—the one retro spective, the other prospective. The effect of the former was to legalise the marriages already contracted, as faits accomplis, whereas the latter provision declared all such marriages for the future to be null and void, thus giving ample notice of the illegality and the attendant consequences to all parties interested. important, and authoritative a body. The majority, especially in Ireland, appear to object to the marriages in question, but on various grounds; and in Scotland the opinion of the Presbyterian ministers is decidedly ad verse to them. The Commissioners regret the utter failure of this prospective enactment. It has not prevented numerous marriages with the sisters or nieces of deceased wives. " On a low computation," says the report, " such mar riages must amount to thousands, although, from the nature of the connexion and the secrecy observed, their number cannot be accurately ascertained. The evil is great, and it appears to be increasing." The commissioners proceed to analyze the cause of the failure of the statute to prevent these marriages. Some of those who object to them rely less upon Scriptural or ecclesiastical authority (which would at once decide the question at issue) than upon certain arguments of expe diency very commonly urged in familiar arguments on the subject. These refer to the delicate relations which exist between the sister of the wife and her brother-in law, considered tantamount by some to a tie of consanguinity, and, consequently, branding any future congenial con nexion as incestuous. Others, again, with less delicacy, suggest that " if a possibility exist that hereafter the husband and the sister-in-law might become husband and wife, room would be allowed for the excitement of carnal passions tending to criminal intercourse." The supporters of such marriages, on the other hand, contend that the marriage with a wile's sister, so fur from being prohibited, is inferentially and analogically permitted by the law of God (vide xviii. Leviticus, 18; xxv. Deuteronomy, 5), and. on the ground of expediency, they urge that such marriages ought to be permitted for the advantage of the motherless children, whose maternal aunt is naturally more adapted to fill the part of an affectionate stepmother than a stranger. The commissioners, however, as philosophers and men of the world, reject these arguments as the cause of the production , or prevention of the marriages in question. The common foundation of such alliance is stated to be the familiar intercourse necessarily prevailing between a man and his sister-in-law, when, on the decease of his wife, she assumes her sister's place as the guardian of her bereaved children. And here the grand argument of natural impulse urges itself upon our notice. Upon this interesting question the commissioners offer the following observations and opinions, with which they conclude their report :—; "It may be advisable to consider this part of the subject with reference to the community, as divided into three classes—the most elevated in rank and fortune ; .the next class ; and the rest of th e commun i ty. " Few of these marriages are found to have taken place among persons of a bight station. But we do not attribute this to any stronger sense of religious or moral obligation than in other classes. On the contrary, the evidence shows that where circumstances have placed persons of elevated rank in situations likely to create such attachments, connexions of this kind do take place, as amonk other ranks. Probably the true reason why such marriages are rare lin the highest class are, — l, that the number of such class are small; 2, that in such class a sister less often occupies the place of a deceased wife. Wealth pro vides otherwies for the management of domestic c a o ff n it s i d s e ; r g a o t i v o e n r s n e o s f s e e s take the x pen s edo c n h o a t r g intervene;e o f . chi ldr en whe e r relations have much greater facility of seeing the children, and superintending their education, without actual resi dence under the father's roof. Even under the roof the society is less closely domestic and private, and the desire of not offending the opinions or scruples of the world, be they right or wrong, is stronger. These con siderations, we think, account for the small number of marriages of this kind in high life, without supposing that the feelings would be different, or differently go verned, if the circumstances were the same. .• In the next rank of life, the evidence shows that these attachments and marriages are frequent ; and we believe frequent in proportion to the occur rence of the circumstance which would naturally give rise to them ; that is, in proportion to the number of cases where the sister of a deceased wile takes up her residence under the husband's roof, the parties not having passed the middle age. We find that the relations and friends of both parties have in some cases readily assented to the contraction Of such mar marriages ; and in other cases, where a contrary feeling may have originally existed, they have not hesitated, upon a consideration of the subject, to sanction, with their approval the connexion already formed. " We do not find that the persons who contract these marriages, and the relations and friends who approve them, have a less strong sense than others of religious and moral obligation, or are marked by laxity of conduct. " Among the poorer classes of society, we believe that in a great majority of cases where the sister of the deceased wife becomes on inmate of the house, and the parties are not advanced in age, the end of such a stuto of things is marriage or concu binage. The constant and familiar ineercourse, the want of separate aocommodation, and the entire privacy, give rise to feelings which, in tho ordinary course of things, naturally will produce the conse quences which we have stated. When a poor man with' a family has the misfortune _to lose his wife, some assistance for his domestic concerns becomes indispensable; assistance, too, for which he cannot afford to pay, and which must be rendered im mediately. All circumstances and all feelings point to the sister of the deceased wife ; and when once she be comes a permanent inmate, the result, in this class, is almost inevitable ; cohabitation with, or without, the form of marrige. " On a review of the subject, in all these its different bearings, and effects, we are constrained, not only to express our belief stat the statute 5 and 6 William IV. has failed to attain its object, but also to express our doubt whether any measure of a prohibitory character would be effectual. These marriages will take place when a concurrence of circumstances give rise to mu tual attachment; they are not dependent on legislation. " We are not inclined to think that such attachments and marriages would be extensively increased in number were the law to permit them ; because, as we have said, it is not the state of the law, prohibitory or persuasi ve , which has governed, or, as we think, ever will effectually' endeavoured, faithfully and impartially, go.v,e‘rlii_ethheamve. set forth the result of our investigation ; to or what measure should be introduced for a change O r b f a i t i h 'y e law, either on the side of relaxation, or stricti:lrzurroe.:,bi tion, we must leave to the wisdom of the Lei. Lord and Lady Stanley left town on Saturday for the Goodwood Races, on a visit t o t h e D uke and Duchess of Richmond. The Noble Lord is, however, expected to return to town to-day, for the purpose of attending in his place in the House of Lords. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Saxe Weimar accompanied by her two daughters and son, Prince Ed ward, attended by a numerous suite, embarked on Satur day morning at Blackwall-pier on board the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Ocean, J. C. Hut, for Rotterdam en route to the Hague, J. Stockham, Bristol, licensed victualler, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Beak, Cadoxtoo, Gla morganshire, grocer, Aug. 17, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Bristol—G. Godson, Brailes, Warwickshire, far mer, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham-4V. H. Hyde, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-upon-Trent, printer, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham-- J. Bevan, Bridestowe, Devonshire, tanner, Aug. 17, at one, at the Court, Exeter—A. Harrison, Bootle-cum• Lineacre, Lancashire, builder, Aug. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. At the Court of Review, Aug. 11. J. Capel, Bouverie-street, Fleet -street, coal merchant —E. Pauli, Lawrence Pountney-hill, City, commission agent —G. Umphray, Liverpool, merchant—W. P. Micklam, Fleet-street, tobacconist—J. W. Hooper, Holloway-road, Islington, statuary—C. Cousins, Sher herd's place, Lee's-mews, Grosvenor•place, corn merchant —J. Cotton, Manchester, spindle maker—T. Holt, Bury, Lancashire, rope manuf ac t urer —W. J o ll ey, Charing cross, poul terer—H. W. Russell, Bisley, Gloucester, grocer and draper—W. Ashbee, Tonbridge, Kent, grocer —G. D. Rose, Duke-street, Smithfield, plumber, painter, and glazier--J. Riley, Mount-place, Walworth, cheese monger—J. Porter. Wormwood -street, City, cheese factor—H. Roose, Salisbury-street, Strand, and Liver pool, merchant—H. A. Hart, Devonshire -street, Queen. , square, linendraper. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. . W. Baker and R. Speed, Brighton, grocers—J. Kirk , . ham and J. Chambers, timber-merchants —R. Seanor and C. C. B.Williams, Montague-street, Whitechapel, manu facturers of chemical thatches—T. Cardus and T. Faw cett, contractors—P. P. Wragg and H. Jackson, Hol beach, Lincolnshire, grocers—N. Kennett and E. Cotten, Shoredith, chymists—W. Haslett and J. Reid, London derry and Liverpool—H. Kershaw and J. G. Good, Leeds, wool merchants—W. H. L. Corron and G. Aeettv Liverpool, Irish and foreign provision dealers—W. Bol an and W. C. Boxall, Stopham and Fittleworth, Sussex, farmers—C. Fox, J. Henderson, A. Moore, and J. W Hoby (so far as regar d s A. M oore and . IV. Hoby Birmingham, engineers —D. Henderson, C. Fox, J Henderson, A. M oore , an d J. W. Roby, Renfrew, Scotland, engineers —B. Fox and J. S. Kenway, Brid port, Dorsetst,ire, manufacturers—W. Carter, sere, and W. Carter, jun., Emscote and Leamington Priors, War wickshire, ironfounders—J. Levy, E. Levy, and R. Levy (so far as regards J. Levy), Manchester, tailors—E. Keddell, T. Baker, and J. H. Grant, Lime-street, City, attorneys—J. Kyle and T. G. Edgley, Deptford, coal-merchants—J. Walmsley and R. Hoyle, Scout, Lancashire, woollen drapers—H. Lupton, ton, and 11. W. Reynolds, Theme, Oxfordshire, surgeon —S. Baxter, A. Thomson, and S. Baxter, jun., High street, Weppiag, shipwrights—T. Lloyd and J. Gill, Plumber's-row, City-road, grocers—T. Wallis mid S. Acocks, Cambridge Wharf, Hackney-road, coal and firewood dealers—C. J. Moore and W. B. Kewley, Liverpool, ship brokers—G. Oxley and G. Dunlop, Bradford, stuff merchants—T. Robinson and C. Brewer, Banner-street, St. Luke's, emery-merchants—J. Holden, T. Holden, J. Holden, and G. Holden (so far as regaide James Holden), Holdenfold, Lancashire, cotton. spinners —J. G. Henry and R. H. Lankester, Lawrence Pount ney-hill, City, sail-cloth manufacturers —E. Westlake, W. C. Westlake, and E. Thompson, Southampton, mer chants—T. Gill, J. Rundle, and C. V. Bridgman ( so fa as regards C. V. Bridgman), Honabridge, Devonshire, woollen factors—G. Braund, W. Pearse, and G. Pearse, Nether Stowey, Somers,- tshire, linen and woollen drapers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. B. Kirry, Cumner, Berkshire, blacksmith. T. Edwards, Newcastle, farmer. R. Fisher and W. Fisher, Abingdon, carpet manu facturer. I. Spurgiu, Liverpool, assistant to a draper. R G. Goatman, Berrow Worcestershire, wheelwright. D. Jones, Penbrigog, Flintshire, corn dealer. B. Croft, Bowling, Yorkshire, shopkeeper. J. Turtle, sen., Staveley, Derbyshire, wood turner. J. Hughes, Liverpool, publican. R. W. Davies. Birkenhead, ironmonger. J. Smith, Great Sutton, Cheshire, milkman. H. Narraway, Exeter, painter. H. Parkes ' Northfield, Worcestershire, brewer. T. Booth, Bakew e ll, Derbyshire, joiner. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION& A. Leighton, Dundee, baker, to meet July 28 and Aug. 25, at two, within the Royal Hotel, Dundee. • T. Penman, Glasgow, grain merchant, to meet July 27 and Aug. 17, at two, within the Eagle Inn and Hotel, Glasgow. rADVERTISEMENT.]—Tax EARL OF ALDBOR01:1011 AND HoLtowAy's PILLS.—An astounding care by this mireculow. inedieine, alter every other means had failed. See extract from Is Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, . 114% Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills hall effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach all the Mod: eminent of the facnity, at home and all over the continent, hadirio been able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad er a' rienbad. (Signed) " ALniosoucii.” These wonderflil pills Will eure any disease of the liver sr stomach.—Sold (also Rellowayli Ointmant) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, iita by ell rnedisine vendors throughout the civilised world. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford are expected to arrive in town to-day from Endsleigh, Devonshire, and will leave town for Goodwood to-morrow, to attend the races. Mr. J. Greenwood, now Recorder of Portsmouth, is appointed Recorder of Devonport, being the first Re corder of that borough on the grant of quarter sessions there. Mr. T. Phinn, of the Western Circuit, is to succeed Mr. Greenwood as Recorder of- Portsmouth Observer. outrun. On the 16th inst., at La Rosiere, Jersey,' the lady of 1'; E. Le Blanc, Esq., late Captain 37th Regiment, of adaughter, On the 16th inst., at Shrivenham-house, the Hon. Alrs• Barrington, of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at Hershatn-lodge, Surrey, the lady of W. G. Monk, Esq., of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at Peasemore Rectory, Berks, the wit , ' of the Rev. T. A. Houblon, of a daughter. On the 20th inst., the wife of Horatio H. Handey, sur geon, Upper Stamford -street, of a daughter. On the 20th inst., the wifeaf tho Rev. J. 0. W. Haweis• of a daughter. On the 2lst inst., at Ebury-street, the Hon. Mrs. Gerald Dillon, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 19th f as t ., at Fittleton Church, Wilts, Charles S. Hams, Esq., of Budleigh, Salterton, Devon, to Catkerina Jane, younger daughter of the late Major Vowell, of the 881- 11 Regiment of Foot. On the 20th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, J. Bethel], Ea+ , of Connaught -place West, Hyde -park, to Sarah Cross, eldest daughter of the late V. Smedley, Esq., of Highbury-place‘ On the 20th inst., at Wimbledon, H. 0. Savery, of Morden• terrace, Greenwich, to Mary Eliza, daughter of the late J. Sanford, Esq., Bengal N.I. DIED. On the 18th inst., at Austin-friars, J. Cockerton, Esq. On the 19th inst., at Crarbrook, Kent, the Rev. F. C. Wilson, M.A., incumbent of All Saints, Islington, aged 41. On the lgth inst., aged 74, Ann, widow of the late 4 511. ' Cobbett, M.P. _ _ On the 19th inst., at Endsleigh-street, Tavistock-squar e r Caroline Elizabeth, second daughter of the Rev. P. Hewett' rector of Binstead, in the Isle of Wight. •n the 20th inst., aged 20, James, only child of A. 11°r dern, Esq., of Oxley-house, Staffordshire. On the 20th inst., at Hoddesdon, Herta, William Tu ck Esq., aged 75. On the 20th inst., Mary Alice, the wife of R. Fowler, E st i" of Lambridge, Bath. ------ London: Printed and Publish e d by MURDO YOUN 6 t '" No. 112, Strand, Print er , at T he Sun O ffi ce, l'io• 112 ; Strand, in the Precin c t o f t h e S avoy, in ,the coas t! ° Bliddleau t Monday, July 24, 1848. .....• FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. - At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Collins, Middle-yard, Great Q ueen - street, Li nco l n 's Inn-fields, wheelwright, Aug. 11, at eleven—R. Fletcher, Great "Winchester -street, City, and Rawson's-wheel. Yorkshire, steel manufacturer, Aug. 11, at one. In the Country. E. Dibb, Idle, Yorkshire, grocer, Aug. 18, at eleven at the Court, Leeds—T. I3elliwell , Halifax, Yorkshire, stockbroker, Aug. 18, et eleven, at the Court Leeds--- J. S. Maling, Scarborough, Yorkshire, joiher, Aug.- 18, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—H. Garthwaite, Hoptoa, Yorkshire, fancy goods manufacturer, Aug. 18, at eleven, at the Court, LeedE—W. Wingfield, Masborough, York.' shire, common brewer, Aug. 12, at eleven, at the Court, Sheffield. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. T. Orpwood, B ear - street, Leicester-square, coach curlier, 3g. 4d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman street. W. Kennett and J. H. Reynolds, Lamb-street, Spite fields, wax chandlers, 11d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. J. Jillings, Honiton, Devonshire, draper, .11s. 68-, any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, et the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. J. F. Shaw, Mortino-r-street, Cavendish-square, up holsterer, 55., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman street. H. Harvey, Stock Exchange, and St. Paul's•terrace, Islington, stockbroker, Is. 9d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. S. Bagnall, Leek, Staffordshire, grocer, 2s. any Thura dly, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. G. Lloyd, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, general iron monger, 35. 6d., any Thursday till Aug. 17, between the hours of eleven and two, at:the office of Mr. Valpy, Bir mingham. _ J. Forster, Shafto, Northumberland, banker, 205., - any Saturday, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. T. Chatto, Morpeth, linen draper, 10s., on Saturday. July 29, or any subsequent Saturday, between the hours, of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle uponzTyne. J. Shore, Rochdale, Lancashire, flannel manufacturer, 55., on Tuesday, July 25, or any subsequent Tuesday, be tweeen • the hours of eleven and one; at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J, Warmington, Tottenham, farmer, Aug. 11, at twelve —F. Finney, Tottenham, pastrycook, Aug. 11, at twelve —R. Thompson, Basingstoke, stonemason, Aug. 11, at half-past eleven—T. Ridsdale, jun., Milton-n ex t-G ra ves• end, ironmonger, Aug. 14, at' halt-past one—C. J. Ed wards, Great Sutton-street, Clerkenwell, currier, Aug. 12, at one—W. Sage, New Brentford and Hampton, tallow chandler, Aug. 14, at half-past twelve—H. Shaw, Gerrard -street, Islington; Southampton-row, Russell square; and Sloane -street, Chelsea; china and glass• dealer, Aug. 12, at one—R. Knight, Lewes, Sussex. butcher, and Barcombe, Sussex, farmer, Aug. 12, at two —D. Simons, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, ironmonger, Aug. 21, at eleven. In the Country.