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

FRAN CE. [The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night]: — A letter written from Paris yesterday evening an nounces as a fact that M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN has been set at liberty. An entire division of the army of the Alps arrived at Vincennes on Tuesday. L FATAT, Bishop of Orleans and Representative of the People, was to officiate at the funeral ceremony this day. The Five per Cents. rose on the Bourse yesterday per cent.; the Three per Ce nts., i; Orleans Shares, 90f.;2 and Rouen, 201. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse yes terday at 481. 75c.; the Five per Cents., 76f.; the Or leans Railroad Shares, 7101.; Rouen, 4501.; Havre, 2151.; Great Northern, 365 f.; Avignon, 2321. 50c.;_Vierzon, 268 f. 250.; Bordeau x, 4001. ; Basle, 90f.; Paris and Strasburg, 3561. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 342 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 3121. 50c. LOMBARDY. The Risorgimento of the Ist inst. announces that King Cualuss ALBERT repaired, on the 28th ult., to Valeggio, where an envoy of General RADETSKY bad arrived with dispatches for his MAJESTY. ASSASSINATION OF THE ARCH BISHOP OF PARIS. THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. General Cavaignac did not confine himself to giving his assent to the desire of the Archbishop ; he blessed the idea, and expressed a hope that this noble act would be crowned with success. The Archbishop, although worn out with fatigue, and ill for some months, as his friends were well aware, scarcely rested a mo ment, but set out for the Bastille. Throughout his passage he was received with the utmost veneration. Young officers, gardes-mobiles, black with powder, ran up and pressed his hands, several reminding him that it was he was he who had confirmed them, and conjuring him not to expose himself to danger ; others said, " Bless our muskets, and we shall be invincible." Women in their simplicity brought him out linen and lint for the wounded. According as we advanced, and approached the scene of combat, the officers of the troops; moved to tears, conjured him not to persist in so danger ous an attempt. They mentioned the death of General liegrier, General Brea and his aide-de-camp, and others, with a view to dissuade him ; he replied with calm that as lor g as there was a gleam of hope he would endea vour to stop the effusion of blood. When he came to the spot where the officer in command of the attack stood, he informed him of the assent given to his demand by General Cavaignac, and asked him to suspend a moment the firing. "I will advance alone with my priests," said he, towards this people who have been deceived; I hope they will recognize my violet soutane and the cross which I bear on my breast." His request was complied with, and the firing was suspended. Several National Guards de manded permission to accompany him, but he refused. A brave workman alone was allowed to walk in front, bearing a large palm branch, which the Archbishop had chosen as the symbol of his pacific intentions. Our hopes were even exceeded ; the barricade had ceased its fire and its defenders appeared to show less hostile disposi tions. At this good news, the Archbishop traversed the Place de la Bastille, and in a moment found himself with his Grand-Vicars in the midst of the insurgents, who had descended into the Place, and with whom were mingled some soldiers, anxious, no doubt, to fraternize. But in a moment some collisions took place; the cry of " to arms! to our barricades!" burst forth; a musket went off, we believe, by accident, and immediately a ter rible firing recommenced. The Archbishop had turned the barricade, had entered the taubourg by the narrow passage of. a house with a double issue, and was there endeavouring to appease , by voice and gesture, the multitude, who seemed anxious to hear him, and who appiauded his proceedings, when all at once a ball struck him in the back. " I am wounded," 'said he, as he tell, to the workman bearing the palm branch. The insurgents th ron g ed around him, took him up, and 'carried him to the house of the Cure of St. Antoine, most of them expressing the greatest regret, and repeating, " What a misfortune ! Our good father is wounded, he who came to save us." In this short passage, a ball also struck, but slightly, a faithful servant, who had succeeded in following his master. Of the two Grand Vicars, separated from their Archbishop by the confusion of such a moment, one wandered about a part of the night, with out being able to penetrate to the prelate, whom he could not rejoin until the next morning ; the other, thrown back to the foot of the column of July, re mained there some time exposed to the fire from the barricade, and then traversed the Place de la Bastille, running in the midst of the crossing balls, which only struck his hat. He soon learned the wound of the Arch bishop, and the place where he lay, and succeeded in getting himself conducted there, obtaining a free passage through certain houses in the faubourg. He found the venerable prelate sur rounded with every care ; he was lying on the ground on a mattress, peace and serenity marking his features. His Grand Vicar, who had just learned the gravity of the wound, threw himself on his knees by his side, kissing his hands, and repeating the words so often uttered in the preceding hoars, 4"rhe good shepherd gives his life for his sheep." The Archbishop immediately said, " Thanks he to God, you are not wounded, I am glad to have you near me; with you and the good priests who sur round me, I shall not want spiritual aid." In the first hour, the wound was not very acute, and did not inti mate to the wounded man the extreme gravity of his situation. However, the medical men, without having lost all hope, were apprehensive that he would not be able to get through the night, and it became necessary to inform him of this truth. The mourn ful duty was rendered easy by the conduct of the pious prelate himself. As soon as he found him self alone with his Grand Vicar, he said, " You have the duty of a friend to perform—you are bound to warn me of my situation. Is my wound a grave one ?" "Yes, Monseigneur, exceedingly grave, but we are not without hope." "It is more probable that I shall die .r it, is it not ?" "Yes, Monseigneur, humanly speaking, it is more probable that you will die of it." He heard this intelligence with the utmost serenity, expressing a hope that God would accept his life as an expiation for his sins. " I should die satis fied," said he, "if the sacrifice of my life would put an end to this dreadful civil war. Into thy hands, " O God, do I yield up my s p irit! Have merc y on me. Then, thinking of his flock so cruelly visited, he said, " Tell the workmen that I conjure them to lay down their arms, and to submit to the persons in power; cer tainly the Government will not abandon them. If work cannot be given them at Paris, it will be given them elsewhere; tell them that for their own welfare they ought to decide to set out." 'The remainder of the article is only a recapitulation of the account already given of the last moments of the Archbishop. DUTCH MAIL. A 3 ISTERDA3t, JULY 4.—THE BOURSE.—lntegrals con tinue to be in demand; the other inland funds and the Commercial Company keep their price. Five per Cent. Spanish without variation; Three per Cents. more in demand. Portuguese flat. Austrian firm. The Rus sian at a minimum. The other foreign funds are the same. DUTCH FUNDS.—AXSTXIDIX, J UL/ . 4. • Money. Bills Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ........... 43% 44 1 4 Ditto, 3 per Cent ••••• • • • • • ........ 50 5131( Ditto, 4 per Cent... .. •.• • • • ........ GG 6G% Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent.... ••.. .. 64% GS Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • . 127% 1251 4 East India Loan, 4 per Cent.• ••• • 65 65% E xc hange on London, at sight •••• • • .. 11 97 Two months... .. .• • • ...... 11 87 On Hamburgh, at sight •• .. 34 75 Two months... On Paris • ••• • • • ........ 56 25 TWO Months. •••••• •, „ „ .. 55 75 • RIOTS IN EDINBURGH. So me weeks ago an attempt was made to distrain a ntunoer of articles in the shops of Mr. H. Darlington, Frederick-street, and Mr. J. Sword, Hanover-street, Edinburgh, lor arrears of ministers' stipend, but in con seq.aence of the opposition offered by the crowd who as sembled on the occasion, none of the goods were sold, and. the auctioneer was forced to desist. Since that time the "Volunteers of Edinburgh have had two meetings, at both of which resolutions were passed denouncing the Ann city Tax. It has also been resolved to set on foot a lot .gu', in order to employ all lawful and constitu tion; Al means to procure its immediate and entire aboli tion,. The parties charged with t he collecting of the stipend for the ministers were, however, deter mins d that the goods which were pounded for the arres rs due by Mr. Darlington and Mr. Sword should be so Id; and yesterday was fixed upon for this purpose. A (considerable crowd assembled at Frederick street some time before the hour of sale ; and the pre;aiises of Mr. Darlington were crowded. When Mr. Barclay, the auctioneer, began to expose for sale the articles -which had been poinded, the crowd pressed in upon la'nm and drowned his voice with their cries and grovms.. Some even went so far as to spit upon him, until',he whole of his coat was covered with the most offer 'sive saliva. Some blows were also aimed at him. He, la.owever, read over the whole of the articles which were i appraised; and as it was impossible for any one to bid fist' them, even if he was inclined, they were adjudged to th s poinding creditor. Mr. Barclay, who was now appar e ntly alarmed for the situation in which he was placed, , endeavoured to force his way out. This was a work c f some difficulty, and before he gained the street his h at: was knocked over his eyes, and then torn from his h etid, while he himself was buffeted right and left. When i the sale was over in Frederick-street, the crowd, who had assembled to the number of 3,000 or 4,000 repair ed to Hanover street, where the sale of Mr. Sword 's articles was to take place at one o'clock, Whil e the multitude were waiting, the sheriff and the anthori ties were consulting as to what steps should be taken ti prevent the scenes which took place in Frede• rick-stre et being enacted at Mr. Sword's. The result of their c!eli,lserations was that about 100 policemen were ordered ids )tv.a to Hanover-street, the same number of she 93d H 3ginrent from the Castle were also marched to th 'e spot, t and a troop of dragoons were brought up from ' barracks. The civ il and military force, after clea ring a portion of the street, drew . up in a square. The good s were brought do wn stairs from the premises of ai l ', Si 'ord, and were pla ced on the public street, in the centre of the square formed by the armed for . ce. As each arti c l e was brought down, a groan was raised by the crowd, • who now numbered about 12,000. There were no offer, s for four of the articles, w hich were ad judged to tht poinding creditor, and the rest of the things were kx socked in down to a Mr. John Balfour, said to b e a sma ll roker Glasgow. About half-put live I I !I T I 4 E o'clock, by which time the goods were lodged in the yard of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, the crowd began to disperse, and the streets resumed their usual appearance.—Scottish Guardian. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. THE MAILS.—The opening of this great railway line, as all our mercantile men are well aware, has vastly in creased the facilities for our communication with England. But they complain, and with good reason, that advantage has not been taken of this railway, to afford those early postal communications which the public has a right to expect. For instance, the Caledonian Company runs two trains daily from Glas gow and Edinburgh to London. which perform the journey in twelve hours and a few minutes; and there are corresponding trains from the metropolis which go over the ground with equal rapidity. Yet, with a perversity for which we cannot well account, the Post-office, instead of employing the twelve hours' train, makes use of one which takes seventeen hours to perform the journey between Glasgow and London. It may be given as a reason that the latter waits at a greater number of stations than the former, and thus affords facilities for receiving mail bags from the country towns along the line of route; but the Post Office authorities know full well that the bags can be received and carried by the express train as well at by the slow one. On many of the English lines, the Post-office van is provided with a net, which, on passing a station, is extended upon an iron rod; the rod touches a pole to which is attached the mail bag, and even when the train is at full speed the bag is deposited in the net, and drawn into Ithe van with the greatest ease and regularity. Would it be asking too much of the Post master General to extend these advantages to Scotland? Private enterprise beats the Post-office entirely. We receive the London morning papers by express parcel, about ten o'clock on the evening of the day on which they are published ; but the mail does not bring in these papers till half-past one ; and did we depend on the courtesy, attention, and speed of the post, these journals would not be placed in our hands before eight o'clock on the following morning, which is just ten hour later than we supply ourselves by a private opportunity. Of course we have to pay for these parcels, but we cannot regard these payments other than as taxes imposed upon us by Post-office laziness. While on this subject, we bear our willing testimony to the regularity and admirable management of this line. Standing on the platform at St. Rollox the other evening, the manager said, •' In two minutes you will see the express train approaching." The gentleman was as good as his word, for before sixty seconds expired the London train hove in sight, after performing a journey of 400 miles. We are also glad to say, that from Mr. Stewart, the active manager, downwards, the attention and courtesy of the officers of the company is all that could be desired. The temporary station of itself is abominable, but one is reconciled to the place by the kindly demeanour of those about it.— Glasgow Herald. REMARKABLE FIDELITY or A. DOG. —The following fact, evincing a most extraordinary instance of the at tachment and fidelity of a dog, was related by a gentle man on whose veracity we could rely, and who had wit nessed it. In the parish of Saint Olave, Tooley-street, Borough, the churchyard is detached from the church, and surrounded, by high buildings, so as to be wholly inaccessible but by one large close gate. A poor tailor of this parish dying, left a small cur dog, evidently in. consolable for his loss, for he would not leave his dead master, not even for food, and whatever therefore he ate, was forced to be placed in the same room with the corpse. When the body was removed for burial, this faithful attendant followed the coffin, and, after the funeral, was hunted out of the churchyard b y the sexton. The next day, however, he was again found there, having made his way by some unaccountable means into the enclosure, where he had dug himself a bed on the grave of his master. Once more he was driven out, and again he was found in the same situation the following day. The minister of the parish, hearing of the circumstance, had him caught, taken home and fed ; and he further endeavoured by every means to win the animal's affections ; but they were wedded to his late master, and he took the first opportunity to escape and regain his lonely situation. With true benevolence, the clergyman allowed him to follow the bent of his inclinations ; but, to soften the rigour of his fate, he built him upon the grave a small kennel, which was replenished once a day with food and water. Two years did this ex ample of fidelity pass in this manner, when death put an end to his griefs, and the extended philanthropy of the kind clergyman allowed his remains an asylum with his beloved master. OUR OWN NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.—PORTSMOUTH. The fine steamer, Perfection arrived this morning from Plymouth, having only broken down thirteen times on the way. The Perfection was built at Deptford for a sailing frigate. Not floating, however, according to her lines, her stern was sawn off, and 72 feet added to her length. A short time afterwards, at Woolwich, she underwent other improvements. One of her sides was cut away, from stem to stern, and her breadth increased by eight feet. She went a cruise as far as Sheerness, but was not found to answer; and being re-decked at Chatham, the position of her mast was altered, and she was supplied with iron standing rigging. The Perfection then pro ceeded to sea, but it was soon found that, owing to some unforeseen imperfection, she would only sail stern first, and she was accordingly towed into Ply mouth, where the master-superintendent proposed that she should be fitted out with a screw-propeller. The change being sanctioned by the Admiralty, engines were constructed and put on board. On the first trial the piston would not work, on the second the screw broke, and on the third the boiler burst. The Per fection was then employed some time as a guard ship, which service she performed very efficiently. Orders at length arrived from the Admiralty that she should be fitted out as a mass. She accordingly made ready for sea; but it was found that, with her guns on board, the main deck would be eighteen inches below the water-line. She was, therefore, re-decked and overhauled, and ultimately her bow was cut away, six feet added to her length, engines of a dif ferent construction taken on board, and paddle-wheels constructed. She was then ordered round to Ports mouth, where, we have stated, she arrived this morning. Two o'clock P.M.—While I am sealing my dispatch, I am informed that the Perfection has sunk at her anchor, in consequence, it is said, of a hole in her bottom, which the dockyard people forgot to stop up.—The Man in the Moos. GREAT FEAT OF LEAPING 1,000 HURDLES IN THREE HOURS AND THIRTY MINUTES.—The above extraordinary feat, undertaken by Robert Coates, of London, came off at the Red Lion Knowle, near Bristol, on Monday Though the weather was unfavourable, a large number of the admirers of British manly sports, with a tolerable sprinkling of Corinthians from the ancient city attended. When Coates appeared it was evident that, though possessed of vast muscular powers, the task he had undertaken could only be accomplished by the un shrinking game that has carried him triumphantly through his various feats for the last 23 years. He started at five minutes to five, and jumped the first 300 in 50 minutes. He then rested, often during the time rinsing his mouth with water. The fourth hundred was done in 16} minutes; the fifth hundred in 20 minutes, the sixth hundred in 24} minutes, and the seventh hun dred in 22 minutes. At the 752 d leap he was again obliged to rest, showing evident marks of distress ; but having taken a cup of strong " tea," he again started, saying he felt confident of winning. The eighth hundred was done in 37 minutes. During the ninth hundred, which was finished within the third hour, he showed such evident weakness that many thought be could not finish his task within the time, but having again refreshed himself with strong tea, and changed his shirt, he arose as a " giant refreshed," saying that he was determined to win, and win he did; for, after one of the most surprising efforts, he accomplished this, tho great est of modern feats, in three hours, 19 minutes, and 20 seconds. THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.—Friday last W 23 an exceedingly stormy day over a wide district of country, but we experienced little of it in Glasgow. In the upper ward of the county, however, the wind was high, and the rain was so heavy that it may almost be said to have fallen in sheets. Nu merous tiny cataracts spouted from the hills, and the flooded state of the streams and rivers along the line of the Caledonian Railway southward of Carlisle. showed that the rains had been alike heavy and general. Since then we have enjoyed delightful weather—a clear sky, genial temperature, with only now and then a passing shower. The appearance of the country is beautiful; the wheat strong in head and stalk, and rapidly assuming the autumnal tinge ; and as to the oats, if they have any fault, it is that of over-luxuriance. Potatoes are healthy and for ward, and in many cases the furrows have been earthed up. A vast breadth of turnip has been sown this season ; the early kinds have suffered a good deal from the fly ; but, with favourable weather the plant will recover itself. The thinning process has commenced. An experienced agriculturist states that " the best remedy for the fly is thick sowing; and when 5 or slbs. of seed per Scotch ac re have been given, sufficient plants in general re main." Rye grass will be a capital crop; fully one third of it has been cut in this district, but little has been carried, from the variable character of the weather, During the past week thunder st o r ms v i s it e d p ar t s of the country; but in this district we were exempt from them. — Glasgow Herald. SEA FIGHT IN A Foci.—One day last week, when the salmon fishers at Berriedale were engaged at their occupation, they were surprised at hearing an in cessant report of cannonading at sea. As there was a heavy mist at the time, they were at a loss to know the cause of the occurrence; but they were not long left to conjecture, as a partial clearing of the atmosphere dis closed to their astonished gaze two vessels peppering into each other at a furious rate. The vessels were evi dently foreign, and are not unlikely to be the same two as are said to have been engaged with each other off the Bell Rock. The fog soon returned , a nd the firing in a short time ceased.—John o'Groat's Journal. CRICKET.—THE GENTLEMEN OF KENT V. THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND.—The resumption of this grand match took place soon after eleven o'clock on Tuesday morning, at Lord's, in the presence of an in creased congregation of spectators as compared with the number present on the preceding day. On the part of Kent, the " long hands" were made by Mr. Felix, Mr. Fredericks, and the Hon. E. Bligh, in the first innings, and by Mr. A. Mynn, Mr. Fredericks, and Mr. W. Banks, in the second. Those on behalf of England, the Hon. R. Grimston, Mr. W. Nicholson. Mr. J. M. Lee, Mr. J. Walker, Mr. Haygarth, and Mr. Fellowes were the most conspicuous in the first; whilst in the second Mr. J. M. Lee, Mr. W. Nicholson, and Mr. J. Walker again stood forth pre-eminent. The final score stood thus:—Kent, first innings, 121; second ditto, 125. England, first innings, 177; second ditto, 70. England therefore won by five wickets. SUN, LONDON, THE CHARTIST TRIALS. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. THE TRIAL OF WILLIAMS AND VERNON. - - (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) On the return of the jury, Mr. PARRY proceeded to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner. If, he said, he could believe that the minds of the jury were entirely unprejudiced against the pri soner, the duty which he had to perform on the present occasion would have been much more easy, and of a more pleasant nature than he anticipated it would be. If, however, he was compelled to occupy much of their time, he trusted that the importance of the case would be a sufficient excuse. It had been said that if twelve Englishmen were empa nelled and placed in the box, and an Attorney-General were to appear before them as a prosecutor, and say that the prisoner had been guilty of disturbing the peace and speaking seditious language, the fear of panic was so great in this country, in consequence of the late events on the Continent, that the jury were certain to convict the prisoner. He trusted, however, if they were embued with any prejudice that they would wrestle with it and expel it from their minds. A great deal of abuse had been heaped upon those who were called Chartists, but did they know that Charles James Fox, who was one of the most enlightened meet of his day, gave his consent and support to the principles contained in the People's Charter, including the payment of Members of Parliament, which part of it was considered so absurd and ridiculous? That was in 1780, before Mr. Fox became contaminated with the conduct of Lord North, but he lived to redeem the error he had committed by assisting in passing many measures of political reform. The Learned Counsel then referred to the Reform Bill agi tation, and quoted passages from speeches delivered by Lord John Russell and others, to show that equally seditious and inflammatory language as that alleged to be used by the prisoner was then uttered with impunity. He admitted that the meeting on Clerkenwell-green was an unlawful meeting, and he regretted that under such circumstances it should have taken place, believing that instead of pro moting the progress of reform it had, in a great degree, tended to retard it. But during the time of the Reform Bill agitation there were repeated instances of monster meetings taking place and marching in procession through the streets of London to the King's palace and the House of Commons, without any prosecution being instituted by the Attorney-General. Indeed, if the Whigs, instead of being in power were on the opposite side of the House, they would in all probability have given their support to the parties now under prosecution. The jury would no doubt remember the trial of Mr. O'Connell—the enthusiastic manner in which that emi nent man was received by the Whigs in this metropolis, after his trial, and the fact that the Duke of Bedford and Lord John Russell subscribed towards defraying the expense of his defence. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL took an exception to this statement. Mr. PARRY said the Atterney General might take what exception he liked; but he was speaking to a matter of tact, and not to a point of law, and he again repeated, in spite of what had fallen from the Learned Attorney-General, that the Duke of Bedford and Lord John Russell did contribute towards Mr. O'Connell's expenses. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL appealed to the Court whether the Learned Counsel ought to persist in a statement that could neither be proved nor controverted on that occasion. The COURT thought the Learned Counsel ought not to persist in such statements. Mr. PARRY said their Lordships did not stop the Attorney-General yesterday, when he was alluding to Communism in France, and the horrors which had re sulted there from the adovacacy of such principles; and whatever interruption he might meet with, no matter from what quarter it came, he was determined to perse vere in that course which his deliberate judgment might dictate was fur the benefit of his client. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE insisted that the Learned Counsel was most irregular in making such a statement. lie was desirous to give every possible license to counsel fur the benefit of a client, but it' counsel persisted in fol lowing the dictates of his owl, mind, however irrelevant and opposed to the practice of the Court, be for one would protest against such a course. Mr. PARRY said no doubt the Court had decided against him, but there were numerous instances at the bar where counsel had pursued a coarse which the bench had protested against. There was tie well-known case in which Mr. Cockburn was engaged on the Western Circuit, when he told the jury not to pay any attention to the law which made duelling murder, and was not interrupted by Mr. Baron Parke. The Learned Counsel then proceeded at some length to observe upon the evi dence for the prosecution, and contended that there were no sufficient grounds to criminate Vernon. Henry J. Potter (the reporter) was then called and examined by Mr. METCALFE—He attended the meeting on Clerkeuwell-green, on the 29th of May, us a reporter. The witness Fowler was also there. lie saw Vernon get into the van. When the meeting broke up Williams told the people to fall into marching erder, and the per sons in the van all got out. He (witness) was the last who remained in the van. The procession then moved off, and in Red Lion-street he saw Vernon and his three friends who were with it go into a public•house, and there he lost sight of them. He met the procession again at the corner of Wilderness-row, and followed it as tar as Finsbury-square, where he saw Vernon and his friends again. He was not able to swear whether Vernon was at the head of the procession. They re mained some time in the square, and he followed the procession afterwards to Dean-street ; Soho. He saw Vernon again in Holborn. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL — Vernon and a man with mustachios got out of the van together. Vernon was present during part of the time that Fussell was speaking, but he could not say whether he was there when he spoke about private assassination. When he saw Vernon in Holborn he was near Little Turnstile, walking by the side of the procession. He tried to speak to Vernon, as he seemed to be the most re spectable man in the mob, for the purpose of knowing what their object was, and where they intended to go. Saw him again opposite the Land and Labour Bank, at the junction with New Oxford-street. Re-examined by Mr. PARRY—IIe was unable to get any answer from Vernon. Charles Smith, picture dealer and bookseller, in Wardour-street, said on the day in question he went to the meeting at Clerkenwell-green. He arrived a few minutes past seven o'clock, and saw Ver non get out of the van, and did not see him again until he was in Old-street. He was then walking with another person about 500 yards behind the stragglers of the procession. Saw him again in Finsbury square ; but he did not appear to be in the procession. Witness then took Vernon's arm, and they walked together to a public-house in Chiswell••street for some refreshment, where they remained a quarter of an hour. He parted with Vernon at the corner of Chiswell-street, and he then appeared to go in the direction of Moorgate street. Witness then went ahead of the procession to Smithfield Market, where he saw it pass, but did not see Vernon with it, although he looked in all directions for him. Met the procession again in Leicester-square, but did not observe Vernon. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Had only known Vernon as a public man.—(Laughter.) He meant he only knew him as a lecturer on phrenology and mesmerism. Had not seen any placard calling the meeting, and attended at the invitation of a person named Dalrymple. John Dalrymple, carpenter and builder in Pulteney street, Golden-square, who was also present at the meeting, gave similar testimony. William Godfrey, a police-constable , stated that he apprehended Vernon in Sussex-street, Tottenham -court.. road, which he understood was his residence. The witness was cross-examined by the ATTORNEY GENERAL with the view of showing that the route it was proved Vernon took was not in a direction towards his residence. This was the case for the defence. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then addressed the jury fur the prosecution, and Mr. Baron PARKE summed up the case. The jury retired at ten minutes past six to deliberate upon their verdict, and at seven o'clock they returned into Court and delivered their verdict, finding Vernon Guilty upon the first count of being present at an un lawful assembly, and Williams Guilty of the whole charge of being present at an unlawful assembly and riot. NEW COURT. (Before the REcoRDER.) Ann Fuel, a girl about 16 years of age, and Ann Wood house, aged 25, were indicted for stealing several sums of money, the property of John Woodhouse. It appeared that the elder prisoner was daughter-in law to the prosecutor, who is a farmer and market-gar dener at Edmonton. The younger prisoner was prose cutor's servant, and, under the direction of the elder pri soner, had for months past been in the habit of plunder ing the prosecutor, who, not being able to read or write, did not keep any account of the monies he used to put away, and would not, upon this occasion, have known ho had been robbed but for the sum extracted from his drawers, namely, twelve sovereigns, being sufficiently large for him to know there was a diminution of his store. Is being discovered that the two prisoners had been spending a quantity of money in wearing apparel, the younger prisoner was taxed, and she admitted the theft, and said the elder prisoner had instigated her to commit the act. In answer to the Court, the prosecutor said the daughter-in-law and his son were most abandoned characters, and he did all he could for them, allowing them to live on his farm and support them. His son had threatened to shoot him if he proceeded with this ease, and had refused to leave his farm. They were continually plundering him, and he did not know how to protect himself. The Jury found the younger prisoner guilty, but the evidence against the elder one not being conclusive iu legal view, the Recorder directed her acquittal. The Recorder told the prosecutor that the sooner he got rid of his son and daughter-in-law the better, and cautioned the woman against any act of violence to wards the prosecutor, as a severe punishment would be awarded to her and her husband, if convicted of such an offence. Had the Jury been allowed to convict her upon the present indictment, he should have passed a heavy sentence. The judgment upon Fuel was re spited. No other case of any interest occurred during the day. THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BuLeocx.) Daniel Rush was indicted for a misdemeanour in selling a scurrilous pamphlet, reflecting disgrace upon the character of Mr. William Cluff. The defendant said he did not know the contents of the pamphlet he sold. The Jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. FRIDAY EVENING, MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (13,•fore the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.) Yesterday James Ford, a young man, said to have been an officer in the East India Company's service, was indicted for obtaining a ten pound note by means of false pretences, from Elizabeth Ilylyn. The facts of this case have already appeared in full in the report of the investigation before the police magistrate. It appeared that he had induced the pro secutrix to cash a cheque on a bank in which he had no effects. Mr. PRENDERGAST took some technical objections on behalf of the prisoner. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE decided that the objections were fatal, and directed the jury to acquit the prisoner. Mr. RosE, one of the magistrates on the bench, said he had the honour to know the prisoner's father and grandfather, both of whom were his brother officers. He regretted very much to see the prisoner stand there on such a charge, but he hoped that it would be a warning to him to be more guarded in his future conduct. John Gore, the dust contractor, of St. John's, Old - street, appeared in discharge of his recogniseances to re ceive the judgment of the Court, having been convicted of keeping and maintaining a nuisance in Hatfield street. This was the fourth or fifth time the defendant had surrendered under similar circumstances, and on each occasion he was allowed time to remove the nuisance. Another fortnight was allowed him to remove the nui sance, but under an imperative order that if it was not removed in that time the Court would inflict a severe punishment. A police-constable was ordered to watch the premises, and to report to the Court what progress defendant would make towards its total removal. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE. Just before the usual period for closing the Court a fashionably-dressed man, a foreigner, who gave his name Theodore Piedfort, and described himself as a hair dresser, residing at 5, Bury-street, St. James's, was placed at the bar before Mr. Long, on the charge of hav ing committed a rape on Rose Harris, a young woman in the service of the Countess Dundonald, whose resi dences are 8, Chesterfield-street, May-fair, and Belmour House, Hampstead. Prosecutrix, a very roodest•looking girl, apparently not mote than 17 or 18 years of age, who was accompa nied by her uncle, deposed that the prisoner had for some time past been in the habit of dressing her Lady ship's hair, and that on Thursday he rang the bell at Belmour House, and on her opening the door he came in. She told him that Lady Dundonald was in Chesterfield street, with the rest of the family, and had been there since Tuesday. He remarked that he knew that, as he had been there himself, and that her Ladyship did not require his services. She (prosecutrix) was the only person left in charge of the dwelling at Hampstead, and she observing the prisoner walk into the parlour, while standing with the street-door in her hand, asked him what he wanted, when be told her he wished to speak to her. She required to know what he could have to say to her, to which, however, he made no reply, but immediately came out of the parlour, and closed the door she was holding. He then pulled her forcibly into the apartment alluded to, and there behaved to her in the most gross and indecent manner, at the same time thrusting her back upon the dining-room table with such force as to hurt her considerably, and she had been in pain ever since. She told him that she had a friend down stairs, thinking by that means to frighten him, and she resisted and screamed as loudly as she was able. He declared with an oath that she should go up stairs, and, after pushing her along the passage, clasped her round the waist, when he lifted her in his arms, and, in spite of her screaming and struggling to release herself, carried her into the first-floor back room. The prosecutrix set forth additional facts, showing that the prisoner had succeeded in committing the capital offence with which he stood charged. He at length quitted the premis,s, having first asked her to open the door for him and let him out, which she refused to do. On the Saturday prior to the committal of the crime in question he called to see the lady's maid, and then had the impudence to follow the prosecutrix into the kitchen and place his arms round her waist. It was further shown that, on Friday last, the prose cutrix made known the particulars of the outrage per trated on the Thursday to Lady Dundonald's house keeper, on her coming to Hampstead ; and, on her (prosecutrix's) uncle and aunt's being subsequently in formed of all that had transpired, the uncle lost no time in giving information for ensuring the prisoner's appre hension, which was yesterday effected by police-constable 157 C. Some other evidence being required to complete the case, the prisoner was remanded. LAMBETH. William Branch and Jams Martin surrendered to their bail, to undergo a further examination on a charge of shooting at and seriously wounding James Haynes. It, will be recollected that the prisoners, who were in the employment of Mr. Scott, a builder, at Chelsea, were set to work on a piece of ground at Norwood, the property of Mr. Sellenan, and on which some buildings were about to be erected, and the workmen in the neighbourhood, feeling annoyed and jealous at seeing strangers being employed, made use of some threats, and further, attacked a small hut in which the prisoners were asleep on the night of Thursday, the 15th of last month. The prisoners sallied out to defend themselves, and Haynes having attacked Branch with a quart pot, the latter fired a pistol at him, and lodged the charge in his face. The wounded man was at once removed to Guy's Hospital, where he remained up to within a few days, in a very dangerous and precarious state. To day Mr. Games, who attended for the prisoners, pro duced a certificate, stating that Haynes was out of dan ger, and would be able to attend on that day week to give his evidence, and the prisoners were remanded. On the application of their solicitor, they were admitted to bail. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. LORD SHAFTESBURY'S COMMITTEE.—Duzi- DEE AND PERTH (Dundee Junction).—The object of this line is to wake a line across the town of Dundee, to connect this lino with the Dundee and Arbroath Rail way. Preamble proved and clauses agreed to. DUNDEE AND ARBROATH (Dundee Junction). —Pre amble proved and clauses agreed to. DUNDEE AND PERTH.—This Bill is to enable the com pany to lease the Dundee and Arbroath line. Preamble proved and clauses agreed to. WHITEIIAVEN JUNCTION (Extension, and Alteration of Branches).—Preamble proved and clauses agreed to. CALEDONLIN.—This Bill is to enable this company to make a short line to connect Clydesdale Junction Rail way with the ‘Vishaw and Coltness Railway. Preamble proved and clauses agreed to. GROUP No. 2.—MIDLAND (Gloucester and Stone house Junction). —Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. GROUP No. 3.—ExE7ER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHES TER.—This Bill is to authorise an extension of the Salisbury and Yeovil scheme from Yeovil to Exeter, with a branch to Dorchester, and one or two other minor branches. The same evidence that was adduced on the Salisbury and Yeovil was put in to support the present Bill ; after which Mr. .Mexander and other Learned Counsel were heard in opposition to the Bill, on behalf of several landholders whose property would be intersected by the proposed line. Mr. Brunel, the en gineer, was called by these gentlemen to show that the district would afford a better route, and enable the pro moters to avoid the estates of the opponents. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL.—The opposition in the for mer case was equally applicable to this. GROUP No. 4.—GREAT NORTHERN (Isle of Ax holme Branch).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE (Humber Ferries Improvement).—This Bill is to autho rise the construction of several extensive ferries across the Humber at Hull and New Holland. The Bill is op posed by the corporation of Hull, on the ground that the terries will greatly obstruct the navigation of the Humber. Mr. Cubitt and other witnesses were exa mined in favour of the Bill to-day. EXCISE INFORMATION AT BITTON, NEAR BRISTOL. —The magistrates of this division of the county of Gloucester held a special petty sessions on Tuesday for the purpose of hearing a case of great importance to all persons engaged in maitutacturing and trading in paper. The case, which was that of Regina v. Richard M•Don;old, was a❑ excise information laid by order of the commissioners for the recovery of penalties amounting to upwards of 2,000/. against Mr. Donald, the entered proprietor of the Bitton paper mills. The information was laid under the 24th, 25th, and 28th sections of the 2,1 and 3d Victoria, cap. 23, and charged the defendant with having on the 6th of April, delivered and sent cer tain parcels of paper, of the weight of 6,235 lbs. without having catered the same in a book supplied under the provisions of the Act of Parliament by the Excise authorities,' whereby he had incurred the penalties of 2001. and 3001. ; and it further charged him with having used sixty-two wrappers which had been previously affixed to other papers, whereby ho had incurred penalties amounting to 1,246/. The defendant pleaded not guilty. The evidence, which was very voluminous, was chiefly of a circumstantial nature ; and, the case for the prosecution being concluded, the further hearing was adjourned till Monday next. These paper-mills, it will be recollected, were burnt down a few . . days since. CHARING.CROSS HOSPITAL.—On Tuesday a quar terly general court of the governors was held in the board-room of the institution; Major Lyon in the chair. 'rho report stated that, during the past quarter, there had been admitted 293 in - patients , and 3,365 out patients; the accident cases were 519, of which 100 were received as in-patients. During the last year 12,092 in digent sick were admitted on the books for relief, at a cost of 1,2924 4s. l ld.; of these 1,156 were in-patients, and 10,937 were out-patients, of which number no fewer than 10,509 were freely admitted without any recom mendation—the total number of persons admitted since the foundation of the charity being 133,758. The pre sent resources of the hospital are much too limited for the full exercise of its useful operations, and stand greatly iu need of augmentation. Thanks were voted to the gallant chairman, and the court broke up. SINGULAR CASE OF POISONING.-01, Friday even ing last, Mr. Harris, the proprietor of the Equestrian Tavern, near the Surrey Theatre, having nearly 200 letters to post, adopted the usual mode of moistening the postage stamps with his tongue, and before he had finished, he felt an extraordinary sensation and swelling of the tongue. In a short time it had swollen to so alarming a site, that Mr. Harris found it necessary to send for a surgeon, and that gentleman, on attending, at once pronounced his case one of poisoning, and stated that same poi-onous ingredient was used in the glutinous matter applied to postage stamps. The usual remedies were adopted with success. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LOBOS, July 6. heir Lordships met at Five o'clock. Lord BEAUNiONT presented a petition praying that the Benefit Societies' Act might be extended to Odd Fellows' societies. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL. Lord CANIPBELL postponed the committal of this The Duke of RICHMOND p,resented several petitions praying that a Bill might be introduced for the regula tion of turnpike trusts. Lord MONTE AGLE presented a petition from the Honourable Member for Carnarvon, praying the House not to pass the Bill for the dissolution of the North Wales Railway, and complaining of the conduct of the directors in applying the funds of the company to the construction of another railway in a different part of the kingdom. ECCLESIASTICAL UNIONS (IRELAND) BILL. Earl FORTESCUE moved the third reading of this Bill. He proposed to insert several new clauses, one of them to give the parties who were affected by the Bill a right to appear and be heard before the Privy Council in all cases that might be instituted under its provisions. The Bill having been read a third time, the new clauses were ordered to be inserted in it. Lord STANLEY moved the insertion of the following claw e:—Provided always that nothing herein contained shall affect the rights of any patron in respect of any beneficiere to the patronage of which he shall be entitled at the passing of this Bill, or the patronage whereof he shall hereafter acquire by purchase, will, or inheri tance. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE opposed the insertion of the clause, because it would have the effect of pre venting the people of Ireland from receiving that spiritual instruction which the Bill proposed to give to them. The Earl of WICKLOW said this was not the first time Parliament had interfered with ecclesiastical pro perty, and looking at the great benefit the Bill was cal culated to confer on the people of Ireland, he could see no sufficient reason for inserting the clause proposed by the Noble Lord opposite. After a few words from Earl FORTESCITE and Lord STANLEY the clause was withdrawn, and the Bill passed. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER. AND NEW CASTLE-ON .TYNE RAILWAY BILL. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved that the .ime for presenting petitions against the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-on-Tyne Railway Bill be extended to the 11th inst. After a few words from Lord BEAUMONT, The Marquis of LONDONDERRY resumed, and said he thought their Lordships would find it their duty to investigate the subject. The Noble and Gallant Mar quis then presented several petitions in relation to the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-on-Tyne Rail way Company (Abandonment of the Railway and Disso lution of the Cotnpauy)Bill, and gave notice that they be referred to the Select Committee sitting on the Bill. COPYHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL. The order of the day for going into Committee on the Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill having been moved by the LORI) CHANCELLOR, Lord WrIARNCLIFFE suggested the postponement of the Committee, on the ground that another measure was under consideration, which would meet the case in a still more satisfactory manner than the Bill introduced by the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack. Some discussion ensued, in which several Noble Lords took part, and The LORI) CHANCELLOR, under the circum stances, said he would not then persevere with his Bill. The consideration of the Bill in Committee was con sequently postponed. Their Lurdehips then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 6. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' Amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be taken to the Lords:— Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (No. I—Amendment of Acts and Branches, &c.) Bill. Leeds Central Station Bill. Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Harrogate and Pateley Branch) Bill. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Cross ing of Sheffield-street in Manchester, &c.) Bill. Patent Galvanised Iron Company (trading under the style or firm of " Malins and Rawlinsons") Bill. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: Leith Municipality and Police Trusts, Markets, Paving, and Sanitary Improvement. Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction Railway Deviation and Branches. Monkland and Kirkintilloch, Ballochney and Slamaanan Railways (Amalgamation or Sale or Lease, and Amendment or Repeal of Acts). Royston and Hitchen Railway (Extension to Cambridge and Branches). REPORTS. _ The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— North Wales Railway (Dissolution of Company). Philanthropic Society Charity Estate. River Nene Improvement and Drainage. NATIONAL REPRESENTATION. Petitions were presented by Lord Dudley Stuart, from St. Pancras, in favour of Mr. Hume's motion for an extended suffrage ; by Mr. Fox, from Manchester, to the same effect, and also praying for the adoption of the People's Charter ; by Mr. C. Lusbington, from the Stonemasons Political Association Union, to the same effect. THE POLICE AT BONNER'S-FIELDS. Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a petition from seve ral inhabitants of Bethnal-green, who were witnesses of the outrage committed by the police at Bonner's-fields on the 4th of June last, praying for a strict investigation into the conduct of the police on that occasion. The Hon. Member also presented several petitions in favour of Mr. Hume's motion. Mr. C. P. VILLIERS presented petitions from Wol verhampton in favour of the People's Charter. Mr. MACGREGOR presented petitions from Glasgow in favour of Mr. Fume's motion for the extension of the suffrage. Mr. MUNTZ presented similar petitions from Preston. Mr. OSBORNE presented petitions from Uxbridge and other place.; in favour of the People's Charter. Colonel THOMPSON presented 57 petitions from Manchester, and its neighbourhood, in favour of Mr. Ilume's motion. Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented similar petitions. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented similar petitions from different parts of Scotland. Lord J. S ruART presented petitions from Ayr and ot;ier places in favour of vote by ballot. M. F. O'CONNOR presented petitions from Man chester and various parts of Scotland in favour of the People's Charter. Mr. M. GIBSON presented petitions from Manches ter in favour of the national representation proposed by Mr. Hume. Mr. M. MILNES presented a petition, signed by the Duke of Richmond and several other eminent indivi duals, praying the House to pass an Act for the erection of reformatory asylums. The Hon. Member gave n otice of his intention to move, to-morrow, that the petition should be printed with the votes. Sir D. DUNDAS presented a petition from Suther landshire complaining of distress in Scotland, and pray ing that Government would grant loans for carrying on railways in Scotland. SALE OF NEWSPAPERS. Sir B. HALL gave notice of his intention, in Com mittee on the Sunday Trading Bill , to m ove an exemp tion in favour of the sale of newspapers on Sundays. EMPLOYMENT OF TROOPS. Mr. HUME asked, pursuant to notice, under what circumstances the regular troops, at and cavalry, were employed lately in Edinburgh, at a sale of furni ture under distress for the payment of the annuity tax, or ministers' money. Sir G. GREY bad not received any detail, of the cir cumstances under which the military had been employed, when he had he would inform the Hon. Member. THE CHOLERA. Mr. MONSELL inquired, pursuant to notice, whether the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests had heard of the breaking out of the cholera at Moscow and St. Petersburgh, and whether her Majesty's Government were prepared to take any steps to enforce the laws re lating to public health in Ireland? Lord MORPET II said that the last dispatch received had intimated a fear of the existence of the cholera in Moscow and St. Petersburgh, but nothing official was known upon the subject. With respect to Ireland, he was in hopes, in the course of the present session, that he should be enabled to introduce a Bill into the House extending the provisions of the Health of Towns Bill to Ireland. ANNUITY MONEY. Mr. HUME moved, pursuant to notice, for an account of the amount collected under the title of annuity money or tax, for payment of the clergy in Edinburgh, Mon trose, and other burghs in Scotland, in each year for five years, stating the authority under which that tax has been collected, and how expended; stating the name and residence of every person receiving any portion of that tax.—Agreed to. IRISEI STEAM-PACKET STATION. Mr. MONSELL wished to put a question to the Hon. Secretary of the Admiralty of which he had given no tice. The lion. Gentleman was no doubt aware that within the last few days a railway had been opened from Dublin to Limerick, and the question he wished to ask was whether Government contemplated the establish ment, in connexion with this railway, of a transatlantic steam-packet station in the western part of Ireland? Mr. WARD was understood to say that the Admi ralty did not contemplate establishing such a station for the present. Mr. MONSELL hoped the subject would not be lost sight of, fur it was a most important one to Ireland. LEICESTER ELECTION. Mr. STAFFORD, pursuant to notice, moved that Mr. Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the electing two burgesses to serve in this present Parliament for the borough of Leicester, in the room of Sir Joshua Wahnsley, Knt„ and Charles Gardner, Esq., whose election has been determined to be void. In the case of Leicester, he said, no extensive system of bribery had been proved to exist, and he was, therefore, quite sure that the House would not be justified in delaying the issuing of the writ. Mr. NEWDEGATE seconded the motion. Mr. SEYMER had come down prepared to support the issuing of the writ, but after what had been stated by the lion. Member who had moved the issuing of the writ, he almost doubted whether he ought to do so. He objected, however, to the indt finite suspension of a writ, and he trusted that the attention of the Government Would be given to the subject. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he would early I now vote for the motion of his Hon. Friend.—(Hear, hear.) . next wet k state to the House the remedies I But even in the present session the Noble Lord had intro which he thought ought to be applied to duced a Bill which was to be applied to Ireland, giving the this subject. He thought with respect to the present ease right to vote to every tenant-at-will rated at h/. , and he did the Committee had left the House in rather an unsatis - not see what particular virtue there was in a 10 /. qualifica tion ire England, if there was to be an 8 /. qualification ex factory proition. He could not vote for the issuing of the 1 tended to in Ireland. His Hon. Friend the writ for Leicester as the case at present stood. He Member for Buckinghamshire had i gone very fully into this should certainly include the borough of Leicester in the question of the franchise, and had told them that he looked measure he should submit to the House next week. on the suffrage not as a trust, or a right, but as a privilege. Mr. FRE WEN believed that it was the wish of the He (Mr. Osborne) begged to differ front his Hon. Friend in respectable inhabitants of Leicester that inquiry should that view, and to tell him that the voters themselves, in half take place into the charges of bribery that had taken the small boroughs, looked upon the suffrage not as a trust, place there, and he should, therefore, vote against the or as a right, or as a privilege, but as a perquisite. He believed issuing of the writ. that the horror of bribery which was professed in that House was not sincere, as he did not think there were twenty Mem- Mr. STAFFORD had found out that there was no- was in the House who did not pay pretty smartly, and did thing like persevering in that House, both in season otdraw considerable bills on their bankers , on account of and out of season, to obtain au object. He was r seats—(Hear, hear)—and if the Noble Lord and his determined that the Government should take up party were sincere in their horror of bribery, he wished that the subject. (Hear, Wear.) The Noble Lord at they would strike at the fountain head.—(Hear, hear.) In ' the head of the Government had stated that the a book written by a certain distinguished Whig Lord, this Government had taken up the subject—( Hear, hear) custom was spoken of as " a countervailing expediency to —hi s o bj ec t was therefore answered, and ho should the landed interest."—(Laughter.) The first case of bribery not persevere in his motion.—(dear, hear.) brought before the House was in 1571; and he was sorry The motion was then withdrawn. that lie did not see the Hon. Member for Westbury in his NATIONAL REPRESENTATION—ADJOURNED DE- place, as he could tell him that that borough had the dis- BATE. tinctior. of being the locality complained against on that On the motion for reading the order of the day for resum - occasion.—(Laughter.) From that period to the present ing the adjourned debate on Mr. Hume's motion, bribery at elections had been constantly before the public, Mr. HUME presented twenty petitions from various loca - until people believed in the truth of what a British satirist lities in favour of his motion. had written sixty years ago— Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said that he had also a peti- " Those who would seek to gain the votes of British tribes, " Lion to present in favour of Parliamentary reform, but the pe - Must add to force of merit force of bribes. titioners did not concur in the motion of the Hon. Member —( Laughter.) Then with respect to the electoral districts, Bon, Gentlemen were really not aware of the monstrous for Montrose. They stated that they were happy to hear that her Majesty's principal advisers concurred with them as inequality of the present system. He would take the dis to the superiority of universal suffrage over household ant - tricts of Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith, Fulham, and frage, and of annual Parliaments over triennial Parliaments. Chiswick, occupying fourteen square miles, having a rate- Mr. PEARSON presented a petition from South Lambeth able value of 484,000/., and a population of 110 , 000 persona, and with 18,4,45 registered voters, and yet that district was in favour of Mr. Hume's motion, and similar petitions from Camberwell and Manchester. without a representative, while such places as Caine, Mid- Sir NVIII. CLAY presented three petitions from the Tower burst, Harwich, and other small boroughs, were allowed to Hamlets to the same effect. send Members to that House, for there were Hon. Gentlemen The order of the day was then read. to be found who were not too respectable to sit even for such Mr. HUME wished to be allowed to make one remark. a borough as Harwich.—(Laughter.) His Hon. Friend had It was to express a hope that the House would come to a favoured them with a great number of statistics on this part of the subject. He had shown that Glasgow was entitled to division on the motion that night, and that Hon. Gentlemen would regulate the length of their speeches with a view to seven representatives—God defend them from seven Macgre that result.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " Divide.") gors in Parliament I—(Loud laughter, and cries of " Order.) Well, from seven alembers from Glasgow. — (Laughter.) Mr. OSBORNE said that the Hon. Member for North - Having mentioned that Hon. Gentleman's name, he begged amptonshire had concluded the motion which he had intro- to say that he sincerely believed him to be among the most duced to their notice by a series of grammatic readings, with distinguished Members of that House.—(Hear, hear.) On the remark that perseverance was a great quality in a Mem- the same principle that his Hon. Friend the Member for bur of that House; but there was another quality still more Bucks (Mr. Disraeli) had defended the present system of resentation, the system of Gatton and old Sarum must b necessary, and that was patience, and that, he hoped the r d e e p fended. He had the honour of sitting in the last Parr e House would extend to him for a very brief period. When ment for a place in the county of Bucks , and he knew as well a he had moved the adjournment of this debate on a former as could be that all the boroughs in that county were in evening, he suspected that the cause of the debate being put flueneed more or less by local proprietors. But was the off for so long a period was not because the sugar duties had division of the representation anything like equal? Bucks, expired, and the result proved that he was right. He be- for instance, was rated at 674, 0 00 1 ., and it sent eleven Blem g lieved that his Right Honourable Friend had yielded to tiers ; Middlesex was rated at 7,223,400/., and it sent fourteen nothing but the necessity of the occasion. The House could Member , . According to this division, property was not re not forget the three very remarkable speeches by which the presented in that House.—(Hear, hear.) The next point he arrived at was the protection of the ballot, and he must say motion of his Honourable Friend had been met when it was first brought forward. They would recollect the assertion that all the arguments urged against it appeared to him to which had been put forward with so much confidence that be more founded upon sentiment than reason. What were this movement was not founded or based on any particular the words of the Noble Lord? " Look," he said, "at support. The Hon. Member who had stated so, had said America; there every man's vote is known, though they that it was based on an erroneous, and not on a popular sup- have the ballot. Well, what did that prove but that port. He (Mr. Osborne) could not, in his own person, pre- there was no intimidation and no bribery—that, in fact, sume to say how far he expressed the feelings of the consti- the voter was careless whether his vote was known or tuency that he so inadequately represented, but this he not.—(Hear, hear.) Then the Noble Lord tried to frighten would say, that if not founded on popular support, it was in them, and he said, " Look at France; there they had a his opinion founded at all events on justice and expediency, Chamber elected by the ballot, and they had a revolution!" and he for one would therefore give his vote in its favour. — The Noble Lord must have been aware th a t th a t Ch am b er (Hear, hear.) Though there might be some difference in the was elected by a constituency of under 200,000 in a popu wording of the petitions that had been presented on this lation of 34,000,000, and that it was owing to the ballot subject, it could not be denied but that they all united in one alone that any independent Member found his way into the prayer and one opinion, and that was that the present repre- Chamber.—(Hear, hear.) To the ballot, and t o th e b a ll ot sentation of this country was inadequate — (Hear , hear) — alone, it was owing that Conservatives were returned to the and it was remarkable that throughout the three present representative body.—(Hear. hear.) But the usua l speeches made against the motion, though all had ridi- sentimental reason for refusing the ballot was that it was ruled the details, not one word had been said against " un-English." This was supposed to be unanswerable. the principle.—(llear, hear.) One of these lion. Members He doubted, however, whether it was not far more un had told them that he hated the word " Reform ;" English to traffic in votes and to bribe a man with money and yet that lion. Gentleman had himself written pam- to make him vote against his conscience. —( Hear.) Many phlets in favour of it in 1829, and had given notice of two Members were perhaps aware that the celebrated Committee motions in the present session that seemed to have a ten of four, which sat upon the Reform Bill, was composed of dency in that direction. He next came to the speech of Sir James Graham, Lord John Russell, Lord Duncannon, his lion. Friend the Member for Buckinghamshire, whose and the Earl of Durham; and he would ask the House to speeches—as long as they were not directed against himself remember what they recommended.—(Hear, hear.) Why —he always heard with great admiration and delight. That they recommended the introduction of the ballot and the Hon. Gentleman, by his untiring energy and great abilities, shortening of the duration of Parliaments.—(Hear, hear.) had done one thing which no other man could have done— And what said Lord Althorp upon the same occasion? he had almost communicated a condition of galvanic life to e Why," said be, "by your introduction of the Chandos the defunct principles of Toryism.—(Hear, hear, and clause into the Reform Bill you have made it one great ar ument for the ballot."—(Hear hear.) Earl Grey used the laughter.) He had told them that he was for none g , of their vulgar Reformers—that he would have none of their same ar g ument in the House of Lords. After this he would Wilsons or their Thompsons, but that he was ready to rally ask those twenty Honourable Gentlemen who voted for the round any great measures of reform that might emanate ballot in 1842, some of whom then used hard language to from No. 17, Old Bond-street.—(Laughter.) Every one, the Noble Lord, whether they would be swayed by the Noble it appeared, was now for progress; and the only question Lord's argument in 1848? Twenty gentlemen belonging to was, what was to be the base of the new vehicles, the Government—two of them Cabinet Minis te r s —voted for and who were to be the drivers ? He feared, however, the ballot in 1832 ! Would they support it now?—(Hear that the country was not likely to benefit much by hear.) The next question to be noticed was that relat the extent of unanimity among lion. Members on the sub- big to the qualification of Members. The Noble Lord had ject. They were all tamiliar with the fable of the man with said very little on this subject in his speech the other two wives—the younger of whom pulled all the grey hairs night. He would tell the House, however, that the out of his head, while the elder one pulled out the black qualification was of recent introduction.—(Hear, hear.) hairs, until he was in a short time left without any hair at In the year 1703, the then Parliament composed prin all. So it was in that House. One did not like electoral cipally of landed proprietors, was very jealous of the divisions, another objected to the ballot, and another to commercial classes, and as they wished to confine the household suffrage, until, between all, the reform for which legislative power to the gentry, they passed an Act declaring they professed themselves anxious dwindled down to nothing; that no man who had not an estate of 300/. a year in land and next session he had no doubt but that his lion. Friend was eligible to a seat in that House. The clause as to land would find himself shorn of all his fair proportions.— had been altered by Mr. Warburton's Bill, but the amount (Laujiter.) The Noble Lord at the head of the Govern- remained. Now, what said a Cabinet Minister, Mr. Ma ment had taken another objection—one that seemed to be caulay. on this subject? He did not know, however, whether the stereotyped objection on such occasions. He had told Mr. Macaulay was now in the Cabinet or not—nobody knew them that none of them objected to reform, but that this that.—(A laugh.) But what said Mr. Macaulay? "It is was not the proper time.—(Hear, hear.) That objec- no part of the constitution of the kingdom," he said, " that tion seemed to be at all times a sort of stage pro- the qualification should be exacted ; nor a consequence of the perty in Downing-street. In 1785, when Pitt brought Revolution. It was introduced by a bad Parliament, now forward his measure of reform, Lord North met it by say- held iii no great esteem, for the purpose of defeating the Re ing that that was not the proper time. In 1790, Mr. Pitt, volution and excluding the Protestant succession from the who had succeeded to office in the interim, gave the very Crown."—(Hear.) What did the Hon. Gentleman the same answer to Mr. Flood ; and he found that the Noble Member for North Warwickshire (Mr. Newdegate) think of Lord, when he brought forward his motions for reform in that ?—(A laugh.) Another question upon which the Come 1822, 1828, and 1831, was met by the same exclamation. mittee of four reported in 1831 was the duration of 'f he objection of the Ministers of the day always ran in the Parliaments. —(Hear, hear.) Now he declared that same cuckoo note,—" This is not the proper time."—(Hear, if ever there had been a serious infraction of the Constitu hear.) He was of o, inion that no time could be more fitting lion, it was the passing of the Septennial Act. It was than the present.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that when passed through one of the Whig horrors of the day. In they had certain indications of a coming storm in the hori- 1715 the great Whig houses wanted to make the people zon it was the time for putting their houses in order. He afraid of the Pretender, and therefore they passed this Bill, thought that when the Government had found it necessary to which was not brought first into the House of Commons, introduce a measure for the better protection of life and pro- but into the House of Lords by the Duke of Devonshire, perty, that they ought to be at least ready to tell the people enacting that Parliaments should last for seven years. It that other measures to meet the public wishes would also was opposed by the Tory party in the House of Commons, be brought forward, and that the Noble Lord should con- not certainly for very elevated reasons, for that assigned by sent to lay on the table a Bill in favour of the arneliora- Sir John Barnard was, that " county gentlemen should tion of the national representation. A change in the always be returned to that House, and nobody else."—(Hear, constitution of that House was the more necessary in the hear.) The Noble Lord would find that the average durati on of Parliaments since Ae t wt h h( e )erz re ef i de g r n e, o h f e G m eo a rg in e tai H n . ed wa h s ad si n y e e L ar a s s . of e e o u l s cl e c a o ri ns re tit a u n ti r o z.l n ua ; s and rias he , present state of the finances of the country. The great complaint made by the present and the late Ministers of the The v Septennialsaid, racticall t, the olden time, they must Crown was, that they were far from wishing to increase further maintained P practically worked i e ftl a ur s the public burdens, but that additional expenses were con- wished to tread in the steps ) rin H est e ie ( n s a lr t . th O i s s b p or e n in e t ) , s h h a o d ul i d t scantly pressed upon them by Parliament—principally, no repeal this law.—(Hear, h have been content to leave ' e the ar doubt, by the Hon. Members who sat on the benches be- have of the discussion the other hind them—(Laughter)—and who were anxious to effect night,n ot been t the e that Noble i n L et on d e fire said the Government of this coun objects beneficial to their constituents. When they recol tNiaerbslvea s Lneortdcarried that occasion a t s h i e e n benefit einete d o f the Tae iaristocracy. Hon. The , l e cted the enormous burden of taxation that was pressing upon the country, and when they saw that _all their re- Noble for West Surrey (Mr. H. Drummond), on the other sources were failings he thought that the absolute necessity band , quoted Dodd. He (Mr. Osborne) had also consulted for retrenchment was a strong argument why they ought boroughsDodd, and he found, according to Dodd, there were forty-two to reform the constitution of that House.—(Hear, hear.) still su!ject to local influence. Of these. thirty- The Hon. Member for Buckinghamshire seemed to argil that so far from taxation having increased, it had actually remained stationary since 1827. His Hon. Friend had given three were under the direct influence of Peers. Eighteen M them a statement s howin g that the ordinary revenue for Members represented eleven Whig Peers, an d t wenty - f our the financial year ending the sth of January, 1818, represented twenty-two Tory Peers. The Noble Lord knew was forty-five and a half millions, bat he did not know on the constitution of this country : he (Mr. Osborne) would de round his Hon. Friend had fixed on that sum as scribe it according to Dodd.—(A laugh.) The present House what g, the revenue for that year was no less than 54,850,000 n contained six marquises, eight earls, twenty-one viscounts, Neither could he understand why the Hun. Member should thirty-six lords, sixty-one baronets, and about a dozen keep the income-tax entirely out of view in his calculation. honourable misters, making about 274 Members connected But instead of taking 1827, the Hon. Member ought to have with the aristocracy in that House. Besides, there were taken 1835 and 1836, years after the passing of the Reform forty-four Members connected with the army, eight with the Bill, and when a system of retrenchment had been entered navy, and eight holding official appointments. So that in the upon. Let the House look to the comparative view which whole there were no fewer than 334 individuals in that House those years supplied. The army, navy, ordnance, and mis- under the direct influence of the aristocracy. He did note cellaneous estimates for 1835 only amounted to 14,123,0001., attack individuals, he only attacked the system; but he whereas these estimates for 1848 were no less than must say, that things had arrived at such a pass in this 23,315,000/., or an increase amounting, in fact, to upwards country, that it must be declared the p ower of the aristocrac y of nine millions.—(Hear, hear.) In the face of all this, how, had increased, was increasin g , and ou g ht to be diminished. he would ask, could his ' Honourable Friend assert that the —(Hear, hear.) They had all hea r d o f f am il y pet i t i ons , country could not complain of taxation ? On comparing and his Hon. Friend ( Mr. Hume) had been t a unt e d w ith the proportion of taxation paid in different countries he the numbers he present e d. B u t w h a t was t h e f act w i t h found that the amount of taxes per head was, in the United regard to the Government itself ? Was it not f oun d e d u p o n family arrangements? Look at the construction of the hproeseernietuCsatbhiante,twitHheownoeuledxemeepntiteionn, all nthaemesm,embubetrsit of it States 9s. 7d., in Russia 9s. 9d., in Austria Ils. 6d., in Prussia Ils. 4d., in France 11. 45., and in Great Britain 2/. 12s. 6d.—(Hear, hear)—and that did not include church- t were connected together by the ties of blood or marriage. rates, borough-rates, and other local burdens. When the They were a snug family party.—(A laugh.) They so far differed from another exhibition, which was called the Hon. Gentleman told them that the working classes had no reason to complain of taxation, he would ask, had the poor Happy Family—(A . laugh)—that whereas that exhibition man no right to complain, that out of every 20s. which he was nearly so; posed of distinct breeds, here they were all one, or expended in the purchase of tea, 10s. went in duty; while and granting that the individual members of the out of every 20s. expended in tobacco, 16 s. went in duty; Cabinet were men of great knowledge and talent, he could and in the articles of sugar and coffee he was also taxed only account for the ricketty offspring they had brought to a Ready similar amount? Would the working classes forward, in the shape of legislative measures, by the fact believe tiler under such circumstances there had been no that the parents were all related.—(Hear, hear.) Then look increase in the expenditure since 1827 ? And here he wo u l d at their subordinates. They were all scions of the aristo beg to remark, that he could never forget the debt of cracy. And when the Noble Lord wished he might never gratitude which he felt was due to the Right lion. Baronet see the day when the Howards and the Stanleys would not the Member for Tamworth for his effort in favour of the be in office— reduction of taxes which pressed upon the poorer p ortion Lord J. RUSSELL—I said nothing of the kind. of the community.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had dwelt on the efforts which had been made to get up Mr. OSBORNE begged the Noble Lord's pardon. The an agitation on this question, but the lion. Gentleman Noble Lord might wish to see the Howards and the ought to recollect that agitators and professional lec- Stanleys in office, for there were few of them in the public turers were not the cause but the effect of public service. and the country would not object _t but the country did eobejilicetetofersewe which he H he on m o ,a u s ra t b e l t e all T y o discontent.—(Hear, hear.) He had himself met manyobtaining unfit, while other men of greaterai ability, but not of such high birth, were passed paid agitators at different times travelling through sOni 1) . 1 . onv(e)r.oHonourable Therewas Friendan example in point. The son of his the country, who exhibited letters of license dated from No. 17, Old Bond-street.—(Laughter.) He would not enter into the question of abstract right of voting, whichnurhae wasadmirably(Mr. Hume) obtained an office for That was all very well for bookworms and persons of that fitted by capacity and education, and immediately there w as a h u ll a b a l oo i n t h at H ouse as if description ; but he would confine h imself to the practical tl re ' l wl e constitution we re t um bli ng to p i eces ; b u t if a view of the matter. There were i n that House many advo cates for universal suffrage. He co nfessed that he was not gentleman of the name o f R usse ll o b ta i ne d an appo i ntment one of them. He believed that where interests had grown not lng was said about it. The fact was that our Govern up under a limited suffrage, they could not go at once to ment was the Governm en t o f a grea t f am ily ; an d h e wou ld universal suffrage with safety to t he g eneral representation jnst ask whether it had been very remarkable for its success of the country. He was ready to abide by a residential test, in any one branch ? Was the Colonial Administration so and he would the more readily adopt such a system because very prosperous ? Was the condition of our finances very it would let in that class, the educate d mechanics—who he promising ? Had the promises made to Ireland when out They were however k - thought had not been done justice to by the Hon. Member of office been kept whilst in office ? No.—(Hear, hear.) fur West Surrey (Mr. H. Drummond), when he said that . er kept in because none of the greatifamilies they did not trouble their heads with the subject. The were prepared to take the Government. What was most Noble Lord had stated in 1822 that he based his demand desired was a Government of practical men.—(Hear, hear.) for reform on the progress of education and intelligence; He had been much grieved at the closing remarks in the and he compared the state of the country in 1770, speech of his lion. Friend the Member for Buckinghamshire. when there bad been but four circulating libraries His Hon. Friend objected to tbis movement because he said in London, with that time, when there were 100 it was a middle-class movement, and that the best Govern circulating libraries in London, and 500 in the ment was one of traditionary influences and great property, round which men might r a lly. When his Hon. Friend co untry. But what would the Noble Lord think ou g ht to be the basis of the frachise now when he recol- talked so sneeringly of the middle classes, he could not help lected the spread of mechanics' institutes throughout the thinking he had strangely forgotten the very recent day country since the period when he had put forward that when the middle classes rallied round the small properties of statement?—(Hear, hear.) In the report of Sergeant Gre. the country, and stood between the Government and revo vine's Committee it was stated, even at that remote ti me , lution.—(Cheers.) He wished his Honourable Friend to that all householders were entitled to vote as well as free.. recollect that if this country was distinguished for one men.—(Hear, hear ) Coming down to more modern times, thing more than another, it was for the intelligence and he found that the present Duke of Marlborough brought i n wealth of its middle classes; that they were the class which a Bill in 1830, not merely for reform, but for the payment of united the ornamental and polished parts of the building Members of Parliament, for the admission of clergymen into to the more solid but rude foundation ; that in fact they that House, for the establishment of electoral districts, and formed the cement which really preserved the institutions of for household suffrage. Many of the Noble Lord's present the country. He (Mr. Osborne) should like to know, from colleagues voted in favour of that Bill, and he found that one iris lion. Friend, what were the traditionary influences to of them—a Cabinet Minister of the present day, Sir John which he referred? The only traditionary influence he Cant Hobhouse—proposed in 1830 the adoption of a series of could find on reading the history was, that a Member for a resolutions, declaring that no House of Commons would de- county was once superseded in his election to that House serve the confidence of the people until the right of suf- because Clarencieux, king-at .arms, could not find his coat of frage was extended ; that each Member ought to be elected arms at the Herald's College. If there was another, it was by a proportionate body of electors; that the duration of that the Speaker was at one time obliged to sit in his chair Parliament ought to be materially shortened; and that in a cocked hat. For the traditionary influences of that each elector should, without exposure to loss or gain, house, how far back would his Hon. Friend go? Would be protected in his vote by the ballot.—( ear hear.) h 9 ego to tha reign of Edward 111. when only one place, He hoped that the Right Hon. Baronet and those of ' his col. La ncaster, sent a Member to that House in the whole of leagues by whom he was supported on that occasion would that county ? Would he go back to the time of Henry VII. )1 -- -• •