The Sun. — London, England, 1848-06-16 00:00:00

0 1 the Committ ee tor six m u nths; but he should in ac bsequent stages give the Bill every opposition in his Power. already Lor d J. vr RUSSELL hoped that as the House had declared its opinion of the merits of the Bill in two divisions, the Committee would be permitted to be proceeded, without further delay.—(Hear.) the House then went into Committee on the Bill. progress, SIBTHORP moved that the chairman report Tess, and ask leave to sit again. h_ . ,nr• BANKES would be willing to support his Hon. bud Gallant Friend in a division against the first clause, 'at trusted that he would not take the seemingly in tyhideloßuisii.course of dividing on a merely formal stage of the gallery persisted in dividing the House , and to gallery was cleared. On our return we w ere in tlereA that no di v i s ion had taken place, the mov er of amendment having been unable to obtain a teller. b0 " 0 0 , llon. an d G a ll ant M em ber hastily bundled up hi s „ It : and papers and walked out of the House. clause 1, appointing commissioners, l • BANKES had an objection to this clause, which, j ect eed, invol ve d th e w hole principle of the Bill. H e ob tocce,cl generally. to c ommissioners appointed by Govern acc;', because—let t h em act ever so impartially —their I lions never gave satisfaction, being always suspected of bias. It had been so in the case of the commis :tiers under th e R e form Bill, and also in tha t of the uilic iPal commissioners. Besides , th e y never could get „ men of muc h em inence at the bar to serve on th ese ieacornissions, and the holders of the franchise would oi rd lY be satised be derived oit at the discretion tvjtilfird or fourth rate legal practitio f ners.—(Hear.) tion to this, they could never steer clear of the sus- Pi 4, ° ,c of political bias. ae SOLICITOR-GENERAL —The L ord Chief Justice would nominate.—(Hear, hear.) BANKES feared that under any circumstances it ruin alci be impossible to remove suspicion from the public the(l,• Admitting that the Chief Justice did appoint, he 'd not draw on the front ranks of the profession for corn • • and b— . mission, the consequence would be that the ;rioters chosen must be of interior status even to those e ° presided over the county courts, the latter being p:j el anent, while the forme: were only transitory ap w-e'ctinents. Then the duties of these commissioners re not clearly defined. They were to inquire and reportunder their opinions; that was to say, his opinion, for • court; the Bill one commissioner might constitute a r t. It was said that the opinion of the commission e r 4' 311( to influence the House. If not, why' all this P e 4 rand the expense to the country of five guineas 7 And here he had another objection. The re ,, °ff remuneration would make it the in terest of th e barrister employed to delay the inquiry for a s s i long.ll oil time as possible. ---(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The on s e would then be in this dilemma—either the deci .. obis ould be final, and a borough might be disfran- A e d on the dictum of a barrister of little or no stand iitS, or it was a nullity, and all the expense, trouble, co ' del a .. „t would go for nothing. By the third clause giv er c cnnuaiesioner might hold a court, and he had powers counthim greater than had ever been tolerated in this e1 t , 17 siece the days of the star Chamber. The tenth P°ie gave the commissioner indemnity on all legal zo " 1 , but there were also such things as points of ho erou:' from which he could not be indemnified. He was co em powered to summon parties before him, and he might ma rtl Pel them to expose and denounce other parties with ou °co he had been connected. This was a most invidi zenis l ic wer• He (Mr. Bankes) had once had occasion to min' a banker before a Committee of that House, but buyinggu received a private intimation that the party in si s e t ' s ,,, ti ° 4 would commit suicide if the summons were per -11.1,`" in, he gave up the notion. It might be said that h - o had shrunk from his duty, but there were points of Tote d which could not be got over. He entreated the Noble c — ` l o l l to withdraw his support from this Bill,end to adopt the . 1, 4 1 1 4 r , 5e be had himself originally suggested. Let him in e" ?fie appoint a Committee of five, with powers to ricTine witnesses on oath, and a decision would be ar -I,'en at calculated to satisfy both the other House of arliarnent and the country. ibis HANMER said that the cour se su gg ested in la Bill had already been adopted in th e case of Sud 011r Y , and had received general approbation. The Hon. • c 1 Learned Member for Dorsetshire obje cted to con • 41 b l ,asinuers as likely to be influenced b y political bias; a " ‘v from Pleioa?— (Oh, oh.) He rem embered one notorious e C2 " c---the b oroug h of Nottingharn.—(Hear, hear , an d ~..ea of .‘ H u ll," and laughter.) Very well; he mere l y m entioned the cases to show that Committees bad been a ccused of political bias. He had watched the proceed ings at the various public meetings throughout the c ountry in support of Mr. Hume's motion, and though 4 e had observed many opinions put forward as to the condition on which the franchise should rest, the mode sever taking votes and the durat ion of Parliaments, he had •Jever seen that the constituencies of any borough in Which such meetings had been held had declared that t hey would comm enc e the work of reform b y Purifying themselves of cor ru p t p ractices. There was b r 4 "'° reason to suppose tha t the j ust pride of „ electors could be offended by a strict in quiry in every case in which a constituency was now misrepresented, not because of the death or resignation of the late Member, but because bribery and treating had. prevailed at the last election. It had been come Plainer' that the commissioners would decide in accord ance with any bias that might obtain in their own minds, but that was impossible; all the commissioners had to do was to collect evidence and embody that evidence in a report, and on that report it would be for Parliament to act. He denied that the inquiry would be as expen ' 1 47 e as some Hon. Gentlemen seemed to suppose. Mr. ANSTEY believed that the reason why many Gentlemen opposite supported this Bill was that th e y believed it would have the effect of advancing one of the objects of Mr. Hume's motion to disfranchise the %mall boroughs. Not only did this Bill take away the right of trial by jury, vesting the whole power in the c ommissioner without any appeal, but it offered a direct premium to perjury. The whole Bill was open to ob Jections of a similar character. Treating and bribery Were dealt with as if equally criminal, although °lle Was opposed to the law both of God and man, an d the other comparatively innocent. The conse c litenee of putting them in the same category would to induce the poor man, who could see nothing In i n trea ti n g, to view bribery in the sa me li g ht. • s •ti accordance with his pledge he should feel it his duty I. ) 1 3 Pose the further progress of this Bill. lir. HUDSON contended that no sufficient case of I° ll.l iption had been made out by the Hon. Baronet to , VtilY this measure, which pr o c eeded entirely upon a • of surmise. If treating were to be deemed a ~v 7,, ruPt practice, he saw no re ason wh y they should not, .` u equal reason, legislate aga inst the influence of pro ' Vt3', or even of eloquence, which, by falsifying the 'V et, might lead men to a vote which, on calmer reflec en, they would regret. Its effect would be t o intro tier' beartburnings in several towns, the effect of which 6414 be most prejudicial. The Honourable Member .(kr Montrose was anxious for household suffrage; if the °l lse wanted that, they had it in the freemen of some to extinguish boroughs ; but the object of this Bill was e xtinguish that class of electors. He was well c i t illainted with the virtues and merits of f reemen, ti ugh he was not returned by that class. It was said t he chief commissioner was to be named by the Lard Chief Justice ; but he had actually heard the gentle• fan already named by the promoter of this Bill.— be'ear, hear.) He understood the appointment was to given to the late Hon. Member for Bath.—(Hear.) ° know what it was to be examined for three da y s be t cl. a Committee of that House on election matters , a nd to have his banking accounts rummaged over and ex r4(aed to i n di v id ua ls of the opposite party. Some such w hich, proceeding might take place under this Bill , which, though only applicable to 12 or 13 boroughs, Tight on a future occasion be applicable to 80 or 100 . his would be a precedent in the next Parliament, When. Hon. Gentlemen opposite might perhaps be in a c ninority.—(Hear, hear.) The measure would perpetuate ill•blood in half the towns in the kingdom; it would be come a perfect nuisance; parties bankrupt in fortune and character would busy themselves in getting up these Inquiries and fomenting discord, while the respectable Classes would hold themselves aloof. Expenses the most ruinous would be incurred; and this was not the way to purify a constituency.—(Hear, hear.) The Solicitor • General, as the legal protector of her y Majest 's subjects, ought to have taken care t h at no party was exposed to such a heavy penalty.—(Laughter.) He hoped that local authorities would mark their disapproval of the . measure by refusing the use of their public buildings for the proposed inquiries. He contended that the lower Classes were no more open to corruption than others. Lord J. RUSSELL had hoped, after the House had consented to go into Committee, that the clauses of the would have been debated in the usual mod e o f car rying on the business.—(Hear, hear.) He must own his disappointment, after the House had assented to the • second reading of the Bill, and after a long debate on the question of going into Committee, the House having de cided on each occasion by a large majority in favour of the Bill, that the whole question should now be argued o ver again—not as to whether a formal inquiry should he • instituted in certain cases, but as to whether any Bill c 1 thi s ki n d s h ou ld b e entertained at all.--(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman who began the debate, had argued, 43 he very fairly mig ht have done in a s peech on the sec ond reading that the inquiry oug ht tobe before a C ommittee of 'that House; but the House h avin g ap proved the principle of this Bill, and decided to go n -11 with it, it was surely wrong to recommence this hadof oosition The Honourable Gentlem an who 44 just sat down had certainly added little to the 1.1. 4°43 e , 8 means of judging of the clauses of the Bi ll.— (La ughter.) He argued that bribery and treating ought debe con s id ere d ven i a l o ff ences , an d that a Bill for t peting and punishing them ought to be discouraged. Vicar, hear.) His personal attacks on the Honourable , w 4oriet who had brought in this Bill ought not to weigh ,w one* the House in considering the details of this mea *are i nrs --(Rear, hear.) He hoped the House would not t i a "ger discuss the general merits of the Bill. Whether f o r di ng of prosecuting inquiries, but not those of cle f n uing them, should be allowed, was a very fair question t c i : (l 'r e the Committee, and he hoped that to such questions j i onareittee would address itself. BANKES said a few words in justification of the 4 3, 1 ; 3 e he had pursued. r st 4rG ODSON wished to know, in reference to the lieuted t cl ause, whether the Lord Chief Justice had con kission-eursac;ept the irksome duty of appointing the com • ha d cons HANIIER said that the Lord Chief Justice meonsented to do so. how r f . G° DSON—That being so, the question arose •ar the House of Commons would consent to give likEtL Y e) t 8 jurisdiction. He thought it was bad policy to bla m the Lord Chief Justice interfere in political mat the ' ‘ , 44 ,d, he was afraid it would shake the confidence of ,Ir."s.Leiulnettricactothreyir in legal tribunals. Besides, the clause itself ; for whilst the appointment 7:- 141 commissioners was given to the Lori Chief Jas. ep s e 4t lll , r t . ho &rat instance, it WAS Zefterwards give* to the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1848. The SOLICITOR -GENERAL said the House would not part with its jurisdiction at all, because the commis sioners to be appointed would have no power to dis franchise the boroughs. The object of the Bill was to give a convenient mode for ascertaining evidence on which the House was to act. There was an appearance of inconsistency in the Chief Justice appointing the commissioners in the first instance, and afterwards the Speaker ; but that arose from a disinclination to name the commissioners in the Bill itself, lest it might be said that they were selected for their political opinions, and the Speaker did not wish to make the appointment in the first instance.—(Hear.) Mr. HENLEY thought the Bill vicious and ill-con trived. He should like to know from the Solicitor- General on what authority it was stated that the Lord Chief Justice would take upon himself the appointment of the commissioners. It was reported also that cer tain persons had been already selected for the office. But the clause provided that if the commissioners did not do the work as they ought, they, the majority, might appoint other commissioners to override them. He should likewise wish to know whether the 'commis sioners to be appointed would cease when the boroughs named in the schedule were disposed of, because it was provided by the last clause that in case of any fresh report the Speaker was to appoint commissioners. Sir G. GREY said that no nomination of commis sioners had taken place, and if the clause were adopted the Lord Chief Justice would be at liberty to choose from the entire bar any persons whom he thought pro per. With regard to the last question, the Hon. Gen tleman would see by the 17th clause that in future cases only the appointment of csimmissioners was to be made by the Speaker. Mr. HENLEY said that the 17th clause merely gave power to the Speaker to appoint an additional commis stoner, but it was by no means clear from that that the commission died. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said what was in tended was that the commissioners to be appointed by the Chief Justice should inquire into the boroughs men tioned in the schedule, and that when they made their final report they should be fun& officio. But with re gard to any future boroughs which it might be neces sary to inquire into, the inquiry was to take place under the 17th section. Colonel SIBTHORP said the Bill was the most clumsy he ever read, and he would oppose it in every stage. Mr. ANSTEY (amid cries of " Divide ") observed that the 7th clause was so worded that the commis sioners would have to go into questions of usage and custom, and might protract their inquiries indefinitely. Mr. GODSON asked if the commissioners' decision was to be final, and Mr. HENLEY said he should like to know precisely what their powers were to be. Mr. NE WDEGATE expressed his belief that the Government had not decided at all with respect to these commissioners until five minutes before they came down to the House. Mr. BANKES said these commissioners were required to report the names of parties whom they might 6' find guilty', of bribery. Was it not an abuse to give such an authority power to brand people in such a way? He moved that the Chairman report progress. Lord J. RUSSELL supposed there would be no ob jection to divide on the clause itself, provided progress were then reported. Mr. BANKES assented. The House divided on the clause, when there ap- peared 108 For the clause Against it 39 Majority 69 The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and ob tained leave to sit again. WRIT FOR DERBY, &c. Sir J. PAKINGTON said that in consequence of the appeal which had been made to him in the early part of the evening not to bring on a question of privilege on Tuesday, he should bring forward his motion for the issuing of these writs at the sitting of the Hon Monday, or, if that should be very inconveni ous ent, e on Thursday next. The House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Procee Y, dings of the House of Commons. THURSDA JUNE 15. LEICESTER WRIT. Motion made, and Qaestion put, " That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a New Writ for the electing of two Burgesses to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough of Leicester, in the e room of Sir Joshua NValmsley and Richard Gardner, Equire, whose Election has been determined to be void.." The House divided: — MAJORITY —AYES, 6. Baldock, E. 11. O'Connor, Feargus TELLERS. 'Benbow, Jo h n Sibthorp, Colonel Stafford, Augustus Hudson, George Sidney, Alderman Goring, Charles MINORITY-NOES, 129. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.—FURTHER PROCEEDING ON FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF REPORT. Amendment proposed, in page 14, line 23, to leave out from the words " entitled to vote," to the end of line 33 : Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 46. Anson, Colonel Ilayter, W. G. Parker, John Armstrong, R. B. Henley, J. W. Raphael, Alexander Arundel, Earl of llobhouse, Sir John Romilly, Sir John Baines, M. 'l'. lloward, C. W. Russell, Lord John Bellew, R. M. Jervis, Sir John Russell, F. C. Bernal, Ralph Labouchere, Henry Shen, ii. L. Christy, Samuel Lacy, 11. C. Somerville. Sir W. Cowper, W. F. Lascelles, W. S. Spooner, Richard Cubittt, William Lewis, George C. Turner, Edmund Divett, E. Mackinnon, W. A. Turner, G. J. Drummond, Henry Maher, N. _ _ Wood, Sir Charles Elliot, J. E. Masterman, John Wyld, Janes Forster, Matthew Maule, Fox Grey, Ralph W. Mitchell, A. T. TELLEAS. Ilanmer, Sir,J. Morpeth, Viscount Tanta.. IL liawes, B. Newdegate, N. LIM, L.rd Marcus Hay, Lord John O'Brien, John MINORITY-NOES, 18. Fox, W. J. Stuart, Lord D. Hall, Sir Benjamin Thompson, Colonel Henry, Alexander Thornely, Thomas Pearson, Charles Urquhart, David perfect, Robert TELLERS. Salwey, Colonel Ilume, Joseph Pechell,Captain Aglionby, 11. A. Clay, Sir W. Clay, James; Cobden, It. Crawford, W. S. D'Eyncourt, T. Evans, John BOROUGH ELECTIONS (No. 2) BILL. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) First Clause:—Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill." The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 108. - - - ----- - Adair, R. Shafto Hawes, Benjamin Raphael, Alexander Aglionby, H. A. Ilayter, W. G. Ileynoldi, Jonh Anson, Colonel Henry, Alexander Ricardo, Osman Armstrong, Sir A. Heywood, James Rich, henry A rm strong, R. B. Hill, Lord M. Robartes, T.:J. Bagshaw, John Hindley, Charles Roche, E. B. Bellew, K. M. Holland, Robert Romaly, Sir John Birch, Sir Thomas Howard, C. IV. Russell, Lord J. Bovring, Dr. Howard, Sir R. Russell, F. C. H. Boyle, Colonel Hume, Joseph Satwo', Colonel Brutherton, Joseph Jervis, Sir John Scholefield, William Buller, Charles King, Peter John Seymer, H. K. Bunbury, E. IL Lewis , G. C. Simeon, John Campbell, W. F. Littleton, E. R. Somerville, Sir W. Carew, W. P. M'Gregor, John Stansfield, W. R. Clay, James Ma her, N. Strickland, Sir G. Clifford, Henry M. Mahon, O'Gorman Sullivan, Michael Craig, W. G. Ma n g les, R. D. Talbot, C. It. Crawford, W. S. Marshall, William Talfourd, Sergeant Davie, Sir Henry Matheson, Colonel Thompson, Colonel Divett, Edward Maine, Fox Thornely, T. Duncan, George 3lelgund, Viscount: Tolleniache, F. J. Dundas, Admiral Milner, W. M. Towneley, Charles Ebrington, Lord Mitchell, T. A. Townshend, Captain Ellice, Edward Monsell, William Trelawny, J. S. Elliot, John E. Morpeth, Viscount Tufnell, 11. Estcourt, J. B. B. Mostyn, E. M. L. Tivian, J. H. Fordyce, A. D. Mulgrave, Earl Willcox, Brodie Fox, W. J. Ogle, S. C. Wilson, James . Freestun, Colonel Paget, Lord A. Wilson, Matthew Glyn, George Carr Palmer, Boundell Wood, Sir Charles Granger, T. C. Parker, John Wood, W. P. Greene, Thomas Pearson, Charles Wyld, James Grey, Sir George Pechell, Captain Wyvill, Marmaduke Grosvenor, Lord R. Perfect, Robert TELLERS. Hall, Sir B. Pigott, Francis Hanmer, Sir J. Bally burton, Lord Pinney, William Baines, M. T. MINORITY-NOES, 39. Anstey, T. C. Edwards, Henry Newdegate, C. N. Archdall, Captain Godson,lß. Pakington, Sir J. S. Baring, Thomas Goring, C. Palmer, Robert Barrington, Viscount Grogan, E. Rolleston, Colonel Benbow, John Gwyn, Vowel Sibthorp, Colonel lieresford, William Hall, Cohniel Sinyth, J. G. Bourke, Richard S. Heneage, G. 11. Spooner, Richard Bruce, C. L. Henley, J. W. Stuart, Henry Buck, L. W. Hildyard, R. C. 'Taylor, Thomas E. Buller, Sir J. Y. Hildyard, T. B. T. Urquhart, David Burrell, Sir C. Hobhouse, T. B. Vivian, J. E. Christy, Samuel Hood, Sir A. TELLTRI. Dodd, G. Ingestre, Visct. Duncembe, 0. Mackenzie, W. F. Banker, G. Hudson, G. PARLIAMEN TARY REFORM. The following letter from Earl Stanhope has been received by the Secretary of the West London Anti . . Cie v r e e n p el reply y, n t 0 yourear Seven Oaks, letter, e v elmust Kent, J e ry u o n u e l2. "Sir,—ln to the Enclosure Association:-- - Resolutions on the General Principles of Representa tion,' which I prepared several years ago, and recently published in some of the newspapers. They would es tablish triennial Parliaments, the right of voting b ballot when any electors should think fit to exercise it, and an allowance to Members of Parliament for their expenses, if any of them chose to receive it. They would abolish all property qualifications, both for Members of Parliament and for electors; and would attain a most im portant object, in preventing elections from being expen sive to the candidates or profitable to the voters. They would also give a vote to every citizen of the state, and would secure a full and fair representation of all classes of the community. These resolutions were the result of long and deliberate reflection, but they have received very little support, and, therefore, at present, I have no intention or inducement to propose them in the House of Lords, where I had some years ago an opportunity of stating my opinions upon the subject. " The mode of representation which I recommend is, that every citizen of the state should vote in the class or classes to which he belongs, each class having its own representatives, and this principle seems to me perfectly sate as well as salutary . I disapprove very much of universal suffrage in the common acceptance of the term, as the votes would be given collectively, a. .d the numerical majority would thus acquire a prepon derating power which no class of the community could justly c l a i m or could properly exercise. class Every others t h ou gh it is of all th e most va l ua bl e an d us eful, class, n o t even the labouring class , has a riht to be fully re p resented, g but no repre sen t e d. Although every citizen o f the has any right to be exclusively state has a right to a vote, he has no rig ht to g ive it in such a mann er as to render of no weight the votes of others. For the same reason I disapprove of household the h e same suffrage, which is liabl e , though in a lesser de g ree, to objection, and would, besides, be very p artial. present representati on appears to me very objection able in many respects, mad, among others, itz excluding the labouring classes, and in giving too great a share of power to the 101. voters. Its operation has shown its defects, and I am thoroughly convinced that a House of Commons in which all classes of the community were fully represented would not have adopted such an in human measure as the new poor-law, or a system of free trade which is unjust and injurious to the labouring classes.--I am, Sir, yours, &c., " STANHOPE. "To H. D. Griffiths." COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of business. The Lord Mayor placed the following letter before the Court:— " Whitehall, June 5, 1848. "My Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's letter of the 24th ult., trans mitting to me, at the request of the Common Council of the city of London, the declarations ofloyalty subscribed by the citizens with reference to the proceedings on Mon day, the 10th of April last. " I have received with much gratification this addi tional proof of the loyalty of the citizens of London, and of their firm attachment to the throne and constitutio❑ of this country. " ller Majesty's Government relies with the greatest confidence on their zealous and efficacious co-operation in maintaining the public tranquillity and upholding the supremacy of the law, in which all classes of her Ma jesty's subjects have so deep an interest. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's very obedient servant, " G. GREY." The letter was ordered to be entered upon the minus of the Court. EXEMPTION FROM ARREST. Mr. ANDERTON said he had cut out of a newspaper a paragraph which he considered it was necessary to read to the Court, as the subject was one which con cerned the Corporation in no ordinary.degree. The pa ragraph stated that application was made at judges' chambers to Mr. Justice Coleridge, to discharge an officer of the City of London Small Debts Court, whose case, upon an application to the Insolvent Debtors' Court, appeared on the 6th inst., and who was refused the protection of the Court and taken in execution on a writ of fi. fa.; that the arrest was made in the court where the cases were tried; and the defendant, at the time he was arrested, contended that, under the 98th and 99th sections of the City Small Debts Act, he was not only exempted from arrest, but that the mere laying hands on him to effect that arrest was an assault, he being at the time in the execution of his duty; that the officer, however, demurred to that interpretation of the clauses, and conveyed the defendant to Whitecross-street; and that Mr. Justice Coleridge made an order directing the defendant to be discharged out of the custody of the Sheriff. Now, he was not aware that officers appointed by the Corporation were free from arrest.— (El , ar, hear.) He could not see how, when honest creditors felt such difficulty in getting their money, or any part of it, the officers of the Corporation were to be considered entitled to exemption, and he moved that the subject be referred to the Officers and Clerks Committee for inquiry. Mr. R. TAYLOR said, the Corporation owed it to Lord Shaftesbury that the protection was introduced into the Bill. The subject was then referred to the Committee. It is proper to state, that Lord Shaftesbury required that the City Small Debts Bill should be similar in every respect to the County Courts Bill, and thus a protection is given to some of its officers, without which it is con tended the business of the court could not be carried on, any more than could that of Parliament without a similar exemption. Mr. SNELLING (the chairman of the City Lands Com mittee) brought up a report recommending the grant of a piece of ground belonging to the Corporation to the parish of St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, in lieu of a piece of ground to be laid into the public street, near Puddle Dock, for the purpose of widening the same. Agreed to. _ . THE CITY COURTS OF LAW. Mr. SNELLING brought up the report on the reference ' to carry into execution the recommendation of the Com mittee for sundry alterations and repairs being performed to the courts of law in Guildhall-yard. It stated that such alterations and repairs had been fully carried into , effect according to the plans and specifications of the City architect; that apparatus for ventilating and warming the courts had been affixed, and found well adapted for obtaining the desired object ; and the Committee had great pleasure in reporting that the alterations and re pairs: had not only been completed and finished in a highly judicious and satisfactory manner, but had met with the unqualified approbation of the judges, counsel, attorneys, and others frequenting these courts, and re flected great credit on the architect and the several par ties engaged in carrying out the same.—(Cheers.) The report concludes by stating that the courts bad, by the judicious alterations, been made to answer every pur pose for which they were intended, without incurring the expense of taking down and rebuilding, as originally contemplated. The report was unanimously agreed to. ABOLITION OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. It. TAYLOR, in the absence of Mr. D. Wire, moved— " That the Court petition both Houses of Parliament, praying for the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and the transfer of their functions to the civil courts of the kingdom." lie con3idered that the evils of the ecclesiastical courts were so well known and so tremendous that it was quite unnecessary to wait fur any discussion upon the neces sity of petitioning fora change. Mr. WARTON seconded the motion ; Which was carried, and it was submitted to the Gene ral Purposes Committee to prepare the petition. THE POOR-LAW AS TO VAGRANTS AND CASUAL PAUPERS. Mr. li. TAYLOR moved— " That it be referred to a Committee of which all the Aldermen shall be members, to consider whether any and what measures should be adopted to give increased efficiency to the Poor-law so far as relates to vagrants and casual paupers." lie said that much public inconvenience had resulted from the discord which existed between the magistrates of the City and the guardians of the poor on the sub ject of the treatment of the poor. The blame was at tributable not to either of those parties, but to the defects of the law itself.—(Hear, bear.) lie wished the question to be taken into consideration by the Police Committee, as it was actually a matter of police. There should be a separation between the easual and vagrant poor and the settled poor. The former ought to be dealt with by the police, to whom they were, from the vagrant ald criminal nature of their habits, well known; the latter should be under the care of the guardians.--(Hear, hear.) lie regretted that the magistrates were too much in the habit of considering the vagrant poor as objects of sympathy, and the guar dians were subjected to calumnious accusations because they would not recognize the claims of impostors upon parochial benevolence. In the belief that it was neces sary to render all possible assistance to the present able Poor-law Commission, he moved the resolution. Mr. BARNARD seconded the motion, and declared that the City magistrates had not done justice to the poor law guardians of the West London Union. lie hoped that there would be a co-operation between the autho• rities as to the treatment of the poor. Mr. HARRISON said ho had no experience in the management of the poor, but as a ratepayer he com plained of the enormous increase of the expense to the parish to which he belonged. In the parish of St. Mi chael's, Cornhill, the poor-rate had been raised from 800!. per annum to 1,4001. within the period of five years. If that increase were the effect of the system of centre lization it appeared to him to be a very bad effect. He hoped the committee would give some information as to the cause of the increase.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BucKstesTen complained that the guardians of the poor of the West London Union had not received sup port from the magistrates. Mr. CONDER complained of the conduct of the suburban districts in crowding in the vagrant paupers upon the city of London, and expressed a hope that in the new measure the evil would be counteracted. Mr. WILLIAMS and other members supported the motion, which was carried unanimously. GRAND BALL AT GUILDHALL. The use of the Guildhall for the purpose of a ball on the 7th of July next, was granted to the committee of the Spitalfields School of Design.—Adjourned. MR. FEARGUS O'CONNOR AT SIIEFEIELD.—At the soiree held on Tuesday at the Old Threatre at Sheffield, , Mr. Feargus O'Conner addressed a very large meeting, over which Mr. R. Otley presided. An address was read by Mr. Councillor Ironside, expressive of approval of Mr. O'Connor's conduct in his political proceedings, and in connexion with the National Land Company. Mr. O'Connor responded at great length, expressing the pleasure he felt at the address. In France, they had been telling the labourer that he was entitled to honour and compensation, but had not told him how he was to get it, but by his (Mr. O'Connor's) plan the rich would become richer and the poor rich. It was heresy and blasphemy to say that the industrious people of this country were to be transported as sur plus population to another country. The money hoarded in the Bank of England was useless and unprofitable. Place labour on the land ; it was Nature's pap, and was the only thing which could sustain and maintain them. The proud oak should be levelled, the fat war-horse knocked off, and an end put to pleasure horses and dogs, and then if the land were too small, he would go abroad with them (his auditors) in search of another country. The Charter had been spat upon ; their full-length portrait, the little miniature ho had carried under his coat fifteen years ago, his crippled bantling, they had laughed at him ; but now behold the master which on the 10th of April frightened the isle from its propriety, and caused the Queen to take refuge in the Isle of Wight.—(Cheers.) Mr. O'Connor after proceeding in this strain for some time, attacked the gagging Bill of Lord John Russell, the very name of which was a violation of the constitution, and described the Government as seeking protection under the petti coats of the Queen. They had suborned a corrupt press, and were trying to destroy the French Republic. Nothing had been obtained for the people by the Ca tholic Emancipation Bill, the Parliamentary Reform Bill, or by free trade, but the social plan he wished to put them in possession of would seek a good political system to defend it. Thomas Slingsby Duncombe, who would be in his place in the House of Commons that day week, was his leader, not Mr. flume, nor Mr. Cobden. They must suppose they were to mount the ladder above him ; he knew his position, and would make them know theirs. He would tell them that there was a still greater power than that which they might achieve for themselves, and that was by co-oper ating with the Irish people. After enlarging to some extent on this head, Mr. O'Connor gave a groat variety of details connected with the National Land Company, which were received with much approbation. The pro ceedins terminated it 10 n'elock , _ _ LITERATURE. THE COURT AND TIMES OF ✓AMES I. Edited by the Author of "Memoirs of Sophia Doro thea." 2 Vols. THE COURT AND TIMES OF CHARLES I. Edited by the same Author. 2 Vols. These volumes serve to illustrate the Court and Times of James I. and Charles 1., in a very effective and interesting manner. They contain a collection of " authentic and confide n ti a l l e tt e r s ," having refer ence to many of the most interesting and important events which transpired during the reign of the first Stuart kings. These volumes, as we are informed by the preface to the first volume of the series, were col lected by Dr. Tho mas Bi rc h , an i n d ustr i ous historical scholar, who died i n 1766 . " This Dr. Birch," adds the preface, " having access to almost every . important public and private collection of manuscripts in the kingdom, entertained the idea of putting together a consecutive series of the most interesting correspon dence of the seventeenth century. With this object he selected the entertaining correspondence of the pro fessed writers of news, or intelligencers, as they were then called, who wer e emp l o y e d by ambas sadors in foreign coun t r i es an d great men at home to furnish th em w i t h a con ti n ual account of • every event that came under their observation. To these he added the private letters of men of eminence, holding distinguished employments abroad, as well as those of a few eminent characters about the Court likely to be well informed of what was going on around them." Dr. Birch's death prevented the pub lication of this interesting collection. The doctor's papers, containing transcripts of these letters, copied from the originals, were by his bequest transferred to the British Museum, and to this collection we are indebted for the present volumes. These volumes are edited by the author of " Memoirs of Sophia Doro thea," and enriched by numerous interesting and ex planatory, but not lengthy notes. Perhaps the best epitome of their contents is a quotation from the editor's introductory remarks. In these epistles, he says, the slightest gossip of the Court mingles with the important details of transactions of state ; a piquant anecdote is contrasted with a grave conspiracy, and a momentou s discussion in the House of Commons is relieved by an interesting recollection of Shakspere's theatre, or a lively account of Ben Jonson's masque. By so many observers of various humorous writings of the same time, not only is the reader secure against any omission of facts it is de sirable he should know, but he is presented with the minutest details of every occurrence that transpired, at a period wonderfully fruitful in strange events. Here the reader may hold companionship with the estimable Prince Henry, the worthiest example of regal heirship since the heroic Black Prince ; accom pany his unfortunate yet true-hearted sister from her wooing by the Prince Palatine of the Rhine to the end of her fruitless struggle for the Bohemian crown ; or share with another royal adventurer, Prince Charles, the dangers of his romantic journey from England to make fruitless love to the Infanta of Spain. If incidents of a more touching character are likely to attract him, he will find ample materials for sympathy in the fatal marriage of the Lady Ara bella, or the affecting tragedy of the gallant Raleigh. Should he seek scenes of more terrible interest, they are to be found in the ample details of the Gunpowder Plot, in the thrilling memorials of Sir Thomas Overbury's murder in the Tower, or of the myste rious trials in the Star Chamber of Lady Roos and Sir Thomas and Lady Lake. After this enumera tion of its attractions, is it necesrary for us to add one word in recommendation of this work—of a work so admirably well calculated to clear up much that is indistinct, and to fill out much that remains unfinished in the historical records of the period to which it refers ? The " Court and Times of Charles I." may be either regarded as a work per se, or as a conclusion to the series of letters already mentioned. These last published volumes are in some respects more valuable and more interesting than their predecessors, inasmuch as the reign of Charles I. is invested with a higher historical interest than that of James. These letters, many of which tend to throw light on the various incidents of that momentous period, are im portant as matters of history and interesting as mat ters of detail. As an appendix to these revelations of the secret history of the Court of Charles I. is added a translation of the memoirs of the mission of the Capuchin Friars in England, by Father Cyprian de Gomache, the Capuchin preacher to Queen Henrietta Maria. This narrative, making due allowance for the strong religions tendencies of its author, is sufficiently attractive. It gives, among other interesting details, some particulars of the escape of the Countess of Morton and the infant daughter of Charles, on the first breaking out of the revolution. The student of history anxious to make himself well acquainted with the chronicles of the past, should not pass over without perusal these memoirs of the times of James I. and Charles I. ; they constitute a not unimportant chapter of the history of England, while to the lover of romance, or to the diversified taste of the " general reader," their very miscellaneous, and, in some cases, most romantic contents will render these volumes peculiarly attractive. The third volume of the series is embellished with a very beautiful engraving of Vandyke's portrait of Charles I. BI?ADSHAIT'S MONTHLY RAILWAY AND STEAM NAVIGATION GUIDE FOR JUNE. Messrs. Bradshaw and Blacklock have introduced several improvements into the Railway Guide for June, which will be continued in the future numbers of this very useful publication. The index has beer, considerably extended, a table of the through routes has been added, and a new complete full map of Great Britain is now given, which not only shows the railways in operation and those in progress, or for which Acts have been obtained, but also distinguishes the principal and intermediate stations, the distances of large towns from London, the lines on which the electric telegraph is in operation, the tracks of the steamers, and distance in miles to all the principal ports, &c. This map, which is on a large scale, is beautifully executed, and is not more remarkable for its elegance than for its accuracy. The map with which this edition of the Guide was formerly illus trated, now illustrates the cheaper edition of the work. BRADSHA W'S CUATINENTAL RAILWAY GUIDE FOR JUNE. This month's Continental Guide is as distinguished as its predecessors for the accuracy and variety of its information, and for the lucid manner in which that information is arranged. The nwp of Central Europe, showing all the lines of rail way at present existing in central Europe, is a beautiful specimen of map en graving. MIL_ THE POETICAL WORKS OF JORN TON. A New Edition. One Volume, pp. 767 : Various and almost innumerable as were the editions already published of the Poetical Works of our sub lime and immortal Milto n , th ere was yet a necessity for precisely such a reprint as the present. A hand some volume, compact an d y e t co pious, massive and yet portable, of excellent type and substantial paper, scrupulous in typography and simple in appearance — the book is calculated to be—not a valuable, but an invaluable addition to any man's and every man's library. What materially enhances the interest of the volume, beyond the circumstance of its contain ing all the poetical compositions of the great epic poet of England, whose masterpiece was pre ferred by Ad. dison to the masterpieces of Homer and Virgil—is, that it is elaborately edited by Sir Egerton Brydges, and lavishly embellished by the pencil of J. M. W. Turner. BRITISH POET; OF THE PRESENT CENTURY. By Alfred Dixox Toovey. Onc Volume, pp. 288. Mr. A. D. Toovey is a bit of a poet himself, and has been doubtless induced to carry out the idea of the present volume, partly because the idea was in itself good, and partly because he might enhance his reputation in some sort by as sociatin g his own name with the more memorable names of his c ontempo - _ raries. In the conjecture, supp osin g it eve r entered T L o if o e v a e his imagination, he has bee n marvellousl y mistaken, for whatever little glimm erin g of re p ute Mr. A. D . nYdinoaythheravPoeegmaisned a s " musliteacdeyrtabiynlyhite for ever " Modern extingushed by the blu nder of his present brochure. So much self-sufficie nc y , so much pertness, and such incorrigible coxcombry in the way o f criticism we never saw __crammed into so small a compass before. one merit, however, the book has—Ostz. It i s a merit, neverthe less, not loftier tha n mi g ht be claimed b y Poor Richard's Almanac, or by the annual poste rs i n t h e shape of illuminate d calendars given awa— y periodically to the subscribers t o the illustrated newspapers. W e mean the abreviated biographies of the diff erent poets of the present ce ntur y given at the . headi ng o f each division in the sh a p e of two lueot date s — t h e alpha and omega of e ach career. _ As thus :--.ii George Crabbe. I3orn 1754. —Died 1832." Or thus 4, P erc y Bysshe Shelley. Born 1792—Died 1822." Or thus—" Thomas Hood. B i orn 1798—Died 1845." This solitary merit in a ye uhme otherwise so abor tively pretentious, appears. to e worthy of some dis tinguishing memento in connexion with the signature of Mr. Toovey, whom we . shall therefore call, not Mr. A. D. Toovey, but—in commemoration of his success as a chronologist—Mr. Anno Domini Toovey. With Mr. .A.Hno Domini Toovey, however, we must in fairness .. be somewhat more explicit by expla i n i ng the . direct tendency of our re marks as to his s elf-sufficiency, his; pertness, and his literary coxcombry. What we quarrel with him for is this, that he is such an . e h gregionA and gratuitous dogmatist in criticism, without proving himself by a single circumstance to literature. be capable of e x p ress i ng an author i ta tive opinion in Listen to him discoursing, for instance, upon one Thomas Babing ton Macaulay—" Mr. Macaulay is one of the best prose w riters of the present century, h ut h i s imagi. nation appea rs to be in , The Lays e _ays of fetters when h e wr i tes i n v erse. • • • - • Ancient Rome' have but few attractions for the lovers of poetry, &0.,' or on one Shelley—" Shelley knew little of the nrt of composition • his poetry lacks repose . . . . the general reader becomes wearied with a single page, &c. ;" or on one Alfred Tennyson—" If Mr. Tennyson aims at readers who have vacated the nursery, he should remember that they will probably require something more than that he should lisp in numbers, &c.'" How terse, how racy, how senten tious, is Mr. Anno Domini Toovey ! Yet, notwith standing the book before us, we cannot but doubt that the cloak of a Gifford, a Johnson, or a Dacier, has descended upon such shoulders as his. LAYS OF THE DEER FOREST. 2 Vols. By John Sobieski and Charles Edward Stuart. To every one who is acquainted with the publica tion of this work merely through advertisement, we can imagine that the signature of its authors must be somewhat enigmatical. Many will regard the names on the title-pages as mere pseudonyms, as sumed for th e nonce as Mr. Dickens assumed the mask of Boa, Dr. Walcot that of Peter Pindar, Sydney Smith that of Peter Plymly, and Mr. Lever that of Harry Lorriquer. Briefly, however, the supposition would prove to b e erroneous ; for the names are writ ten down in sober earnest, like the names of the merest John Smith in Whitechapel. The fact is, the authors — John Sobieski and Charles Edward Stuart—are two brothers inhabiting a little river-island given to them by the good Lord Lovat, and who have penned these flowing " Lays of the Deer Forest," not for the sake of writing a book, but for the unaffected love of song and for their simple narrative. The assumed rela tionship with the Jolair Dheirg—the son of Prince Charles Edward and his wife, the Countess D'Al banie—may be better understood by consulting their previous work, called " Tales of the Century." OF c E u ni U uR t e P d E of th A is L n iS ob ° le A c 'S om il po l s S it 7 i: O n ß h Y as d Gradually, from mon th t o month, the new edition up on our bookshelves, until we h ave now before us eighteen elegant and handsome volumes, together with fourteen parts of the new illustrative " Atlas." We have watched the progress of th e repu bli cation with some interest, and with no little attention, from the time of its commencement ; and we have great satisfaction in averring, that, with a very few unim portant misprints, we have not detected any diminu tion whatever of the care with which the new edition has been revised. The work is laid before the public in as cheap a form as could, by any r easona bl e man, be desired ; and, certainly, in as admirable a shape as could be wished even by the most fastidious. Of the "Illustrative Atlas" we shall only remark, that as it contributes an absolutely essential accompaniment to the narrative of European history, from the com mencement of the French Revolution in 1789 down to the treaty of peace in 1815, so it is literally in valuable to every one who remembers the master piece of Alison among the classic gems of his library. The edition is altogether one of the most remarkable productions of the British press during the present century. FINE ARTS. THE ART-JOURNAL. No. CXX. Notwithstanding the slight modification in the name of this enterprising periodical, it would be im possible not to recognise it at once as our old fa vourite, the Art- Union Journal—and not so much from the light-brown cover with the disc, the candle sticks and the goddesses, as from the beauty and profusion of the embellishments. "The Golden Age" is an exquisite engraving by Hunter, from the painting by Magnus, copied from the original en graving by Mandel. The " Prince Alfred as Autumn," again, is a continuation of the charming series of statuettes by Mary Thornycroft. And " The Nymph of the Waterfall," taken by F. Bacon from the painting of Daniel Maclise, in the posses sion of Charles Dickens, is a brilliant and elaborate production. Of the curiosities contained in this number the specimen of the compound plate-print ing is decidedly the most remarkable—it sets the forger entirely at defiance. It is quite impossible to praise too highly the original designs given in pages 187, 188, and 189, for our manufactures. There is a poetical gracefulness about some of them (such as the marmalade pot with its circle of oranges, and sprigs of orange leaves and blossoms or the salad bowl, consisting of an opening lettuce, or the butter-dish, composed of a king-cup) that is really admirable. These are the designs which have made the name of Felix Summerley pleasant in the popular ear, and which has lately provoked the pencil of Doyle to the embellishment of Punch with his droll suggestion for a milk jug. The exhibition of the Royal Academy for 1848 is criticised with considerable care and ability ; and the country abodes of Teniers and Rubens are represented by excellent wood engravings. LYCEUM THEATRE. Last night Gay's Beggar's Opera, originally pro- duced in 1728, was revived here with an admirable cast, and came out after the pale platitudes recently adapted from the French with the freshness of a new• gathered bouquet. Though the circumstances which gave this work se much " local colour" at the time of its proauctiut. arc paanca, tho pungency of the wit in the dialogue, and the truthful touches of trail humanity, survive the occasion, and were received and understood with all the zest which truthful illus tration invariably commands. The music is of a character which can never fail to engage and gratify the sense. We shall give the cast, comprising so many distinguished names, in full, paying a passing compliment to all and every one in it for the good taste and sound judgment they displayed in readily co-operating in so good a work. A little more of this sort of feeling on the part of actors and mana• K ers would do more to restore their cause, and secure the reward so justly their due, than all their petitions for patronage in high quarters. The Player Mr. Parselle. The Beggar . Mr. Meadows. Captain Macheath Peachum Lockit Filch Mat o' the Mint Mr. S. Smith. - - Drawer Mrs. Peachum . . Mrs. C. Jones. Polly Peachum Lucy Lockit Madame Vestris. Mrs. Coaxer Jenny Diver It will be seen from the above that on this occasion the characters of the Player and the Beggar, who con coct, and who are the chorus of the extravaganza, have been restored, and with good effect, depriving the abrupt conclusion of much of its absurdity. Mr. Harrison, who made his first appearance here, acquitted himself with great success as Macheath. His voice, in the interval which has occurred since his appear ance at Drury-lane, if not (improved in quality, dis plays greater taste and skill in its management. It is also of a calibre much better adapted to this little house, than the larger arena of Old Drury. His upper notes are of exquisite sweetness, and they were those most frequently used in the music he had to sing. He was received with great enthusiasm on his first entrance, and loudly applauded in all his songs. He was honoured with encores in " My heart was so free," " If the heart of a man is oppressed with care," and " How happy could I be with either," which last he gave with considerable spirit. Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam made a most graceful and in teresting Polly ; and we have never heard the deli cious melodies allotted to the part given with greater purity of intonation and feeling expression than she displayed. She was rapturously applauded in that touching air, " Oh! ponder well !" and in " When my hero in court appears," and again in " Cease your f unn i ng, " w hi ch she closed with some scientific adornments, given with equal taste and ability. Madame Vestris, w e nee d h ar d ly say, was an inimitable Lucy. Frank Matthews made a hit as Peachum. And Harley, in the little part of Filch, showed how an old hand, zealously determined upon it, may steal a round of applause, however slight the materials he has to deal with. The Mrs. Peachum of Mrs. C. Jones was admirable, who is there on the stage at th e p resen t d ay can ever approach her in the delineation of such parts as Mrs. Peachum. It is one of the richest bits of acting we have seen for many a d a y. Mi ss J . C o l eman sustaine d th e little part of Jenny Diver excellently. Miss Charlton was the Mrs. Coax er . Th e opera conc l u d e d with a gene ral dance by th e c h aracters, w hi c h was encored. . ihe audience, who had b een mos t l av ish of their applause throughout the performance, then called for Polly, Lucy, and the gallant Captain, whom they welcomed with distinct and hearty rounds of cheering. The piece was well dressed in the costume of the period. CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY.— ADDRESS TO lIER MAJESTY.—Iier Majesty having appointed tomorrow (Saturday) for the reception of the address agreed upon by the Convocation, the Upper and Lower Houses will meet at the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, at two o'clock, and at half-past two the procession will set out, proceeding through the Dean's•yard, across the Broad Sanctuary, through Prince's-street into Great George street,and thence into the Park by Storey's-gate, along Birdcage -walk to Buckingham Palace, where they will be received by the Lord Chamberlain, who will conduct them to the Throne-room. HOLYITEAD ROUTE.—The steam-ship Anglia,. 700 tons measurement, 350-horse power, built by Mare and Co., engines by Maudsley and Field, intended for the Holyhead station, to run between Holyhead and Kings town in conjunction with the Chester and Holyhead Railway trains, was tried yesterday between Gravesend and the Mouse light, and performed as follows: Gravesend to the Mouse, with tide, 90 minutes, equal to 19.574 statute mile miles per hour; Mouse to Gravesend, against tide, 120 1.6 minutes, equal to 14.690 statute miles per hour. Measured nautical miles, slack tide, 4 min. 11 sec., equal to 16.489 statute miles per hour; against tide, 4 mia. 39 sec., equal to 14.863 statute miles per hour; two miles, 8 min. 50i, equal to 15.635 statute miles per hour. LOSS OF THE STEAM-SHIP ARIEL. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14. We have received advices to the 6th inst. from Leg horn relative to the unfortunate loss of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Ariel. These accounts are more explanatory of the disaster than those previously published. It appears that on the 2d of June, at 6 30 in the morning, the Ariel, from Malta and Civita Vecchia en route to Leghorn, struck the dangerous rocky shoal of Mal di Vetro, four miles distant, W. 4 S., from the seaport of Vado in Tuscany, 13 miles southward of Leghorn lighthouse. The ship was going full speed, nearly ten knots, and from the force with which she struck, the fore-hold and engine room immediately filled with water ; the fires of course being extinguished, the engines were rendered unser viceable. Captain Caldbeck, therefore, hoisted out the ship's boats, and sent them to Leghorn under com mand of Mr. Neill Cook, the first officer, with the passengers, stewardess, and the youngest ship's boys, where they all arrived in safety. A boat was also dispatched to the company's agent at Leghorn for as sistance which was promptly rendered, and a steamer of war and a merchant steamer sent to the wreck, with a view, if possible, to get off the vessel, or to endeavour to save the cargo, &c. Captain Caldbeck, with the crew and officers, remained on board till 11 A.M. of the 3d, when, in consequence of the weather being unfavourable, and a gale of wind blowing, with very high sea, the whole ship's company were obliged to leave the ship. This they did with great difficulty, having to drop from the bows of the Ariel into a large boat sent off by the company's agent. Fortunately, the whole party suc ceeded in leaving the ship without accident, although the danger was very great. The Ariel is an iron vessel, and built in water-tight compartments; this may account for her surviving the gale of wind on the 3d. Although the fore-hold and engine-room were full of water, the after-hold was quite sound and dry. Up to the 6th every exertion had been made by Cap tain Caldbeck, the officers, and crew, to save the mate rials of the ship. Two large boats and a bomb-vessel of 80 tons were employed in this service, and all the passen gers' baggage, specie, and that part of the cargo in the after-hold, had been secured and landed at Vado. The passengers were accommodated in the lazaretto at Leg horn. The Tuscan Government rendered all the assist ance in its power. On the 6th instant Captain Caldbeck wrote to the company that he entertained some hopes of floating the vessel, and was then actually engaged in making p reparations to effect t h at o bject; on that day there were ten feet of water under the port paddle•box, nine feet under the starboard one, nine feet two inches under the forefoot, and nineteen feet under the rudder, the main -hold being still perfectly tight, and the vessel notm much injur e d b y t h e breaking of the sea movable article had b een landed, inclUdingth Every e plate, furniture, &c., of the beard the coals, iron ship, and there only remained on which were under water ballast, and a few packages of cargo of this water in the forehold. In conse quencewere entertained of favourable report as to the hopes that saving the vessel, the Peninsular Company yesterday Bayly, their surveyor dispatched(long to Leghorn Mr. George the from his connexion at Lloyd's), to superintend rue operations for floating the ship. A list of the passengers has not yet been received, nor is there any account of th e board; the cargo was not a ve r y l arge o one unt of specie on principally of goods from Malta and it consisted Civita Vecchia. The value of the ship was about 30,0001., should a total loss ensue (which is most probable, and glad to .I.fifre on ecte announce that, in consequence o f insurances e ext the vessel, the company will not be l osers to th e d ent of more than 14,000/. or 15,0001. The cause of the Ariel's striking. the Mal di Veto reef has yet to be satisfactorily explained. Th e reef ise properly laid down in the Mediterranean cha r t s , and it position and bearings accurately described in the directions. The accident occurred at broad d ay li ght, when the coast must have been discernible, in fin e weather, and the ship at full speed. It was evident that the Ariel's course was too near the shore, or that the officers in charge could not have been aware of the ship's position at the time of the accident. The proper course from Civita Vecchia to Leghorn would appear to be northward from the island of Elba and to the east ward of Capraja and Gorgona, between which islands and the mainland there are 50 to 80 fathoms of water. The fault which has caused the Peninsular Company the loss of one of their finest ships is a fault, unfortu nately, too common to commanders of packet steamers, who are frequently too fond of hugging a dangerous shore, when there exists a safe and wide sea way in which to steer. By letters of the 7th inst., received from Leghorn since the above, we learn that every effort was to be made to save the Ariel. The after-hold still remaining water-tight, it was hoped and expected that by filling the fore-hold with casks, and securing casks to the paddle boxes, the ship would float. To assist these opera tions, the boilers were to be pumped out, 50 tons of ballast and 100 tons of coals discharged, the paddle wheels taken off, and the shaft and heavy portions of the machinery removed; thus 200 tons dead weir.zht would be removed from the vessel. The weather con. tinned very fine. Some very serious disagreements had occurred with the Livornese boatmen employed on the wreck. The captain and company's agent employed 50 of them to assist, as labourers, in saving the goods and cargo. Ou the evening of the 6th the men so employed made a demand of 3,3001. for salvage; and on the elp lain refusing to guarantee so enormous a claim, they threatened his life, and made a demonstration to seize all the property landed at Vado. The captain and crew immediately armed themselves with the ship's mus kets, and remained under arms all night. The Tuscan Government appeared quite powerless, and it is stated •h-e, in the present revolutionary state of the country, the class of men referred to are quite masters of it. The life of the British Vice-Consul had also been threatened, and a number of Maltese sailors, part of the crew of the Ariel, had sided with the Livornese, and refused to exert themselves in saving the ship. A British vessel of-war was much wanted, and letters had been sent to every port in the vicinity in the hopes of getting assist ance. In the extremity to which the captain of the Ariel was reduced he proceeded to Leghorn, to obtain a num ber of seamen from the British merchant-ships in that port, and 30 volunteered to proceed to the wreck. The Livornese, however, angry at being dismissed, announced their intention of preventing the operations, and Captain Caldbeck was accordingly about to go to Florence to claim the intervention of Sir George Hamilton, the British Minister at the Tuscan Court. To prevent dis turbances, the company's agent had offered 26,000 livres (8601.) to the boatmen, which they agreed to receive, in satisfaction of their claim for merely landing the bag gage, cargo, and stores. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Earl of Auckland, and the other members of the board, have returned to the Admiralty. The [lon. Cap tain M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., M.P., arrived in town last night. 'The Earl Auckland, G.C.8., was entertained last night at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's, by the members of the Navy Club. Reports have been circulated to the effect that Sir William Parker had arrived at Trieste with the fleet under his command, and had declared that a shot fired at Trieste by the Neapolitan and Sardinian squadron would be regarded as a declaration of war against Eng land. There is no truth in this statement, nor is there the slightest foundation for these reports. Sir William Parker and his line-of-battle ships were at Malta on the 3d instant, and was likely to remain there; and we be lieve that he has orders to remain in Malta Harbour until he receives further instructions from home, and that he is not on any account to cruise in the vicinity of Naples. The Admiralty have appointed the Rev. J. Wooley to be head master of the Central Mathematical School at Portsmouth. It is reported that the Firefly, 3, steam-vessel, on the coast of Africa, is to be commanded by a commander, and that Lieutenant Ponsonby will be succeeded by Com mander Tudor (1842). APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant—Robert M. Sandom (1843), to the Helena, IG, at Portsmouth. Assistant-Surgeon—Julian W. Slight, late of the Styx, steam-sloop, confirmed seniority January, 1846. Master's Assistants—William Hobbs, acting second master, to the San Josef , flag - ship, at Devonport; W. B. D fiSutton, to the Penelope, s t eam -f r i gate, es L. Waddilove, to the Tweed, s Devonport. coast l I Y t o t t f i h n Africa; g li a . t j C Midshipmen—John C. James, to the Bellerophon, 78, at Devonport. Clerk's Assistant—F. M. Wright, to the Fisgard, flag ship, at Woolwich. Chief Eugineer—J. Hetherington, third class, to the Blenheim. Assistants—M. Burres, second class, to the Medusa ; B. T. Fector, first class, to the Fisgard; C. Icily, third class, to the Ceylon. Carpenters—Thomas Penfound, of the Vindictive, 50, advanced to th e fi rst c l ass ; trious. S. Warn, to the Illus- Boatswain —T. Harris, acting, to the Illustrious. ROT AL M I RlNES.—Commissions have been received at Portsmouth for Captain John 0. Travers and First Lieutenant H. J. Tribe, Charles M'Arthur, F. B. Grit ton, and Edward M'Arthur. The Trafalgar, 120, Captain C. Hope, on her way from Spithead to Sheerness, to be paid off, has only a crew of 700 officers and men on board. The Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, C. 8., in Ply mouth Sound, is daily tilling up her vacancies. The Tweed, 18, Commander Lord Russell, will be ready for sea, at Devonport, by the 20th of next month. The Ranger, 8, Commander Newland, fitting at Chat ham, will be ready for sea on the 19th. The Athol, troop-ship, Master Commander Pearn, is ordered to have her defects made good, at Woolwich, immediately. The Vesuvius, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Austen, arrived at Halifax, May 27th, from Bermuda. The Onyx, iron Dover steam-packet, which has been at 'Woolwich repairing machinery for the last three weeks, will not be ready for six weeks longer. These Dover packets, what with strengthening their weakly built hulls, and the extensive repairs ot their machinery, hare been very costly. WOOLWICII, JUNE 15.—Several of the members of the Committee appointed by the House ot Commons to examine the Navy Estimates, arrived at Woolwich dock yard to-day, accompanied by Captain Ellice, comptroller of steam machinery, and were joined by Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer of the steam department at the Admiralty. The Committee examined the storehouses and works of the factory department. The Flamer steam-vessel, Commander Lavie, arrived at Woolwich on Tuesday evening from the Mediterra nean station, and will be paid off on Monday next. The Arrogant, fourth-rate, built for a frigate of 46 guns, is hourly expected at Woolwich from Portsmouth, having been sent round to be fitted with engine's and a screw propeller, The Styx steam-sloop, recently paid off at thakport, has been taken into the basin to be refitted, to „'p ready for further service. The :Encounter steam-frigate is under the Shears, having the masts of the Prometheus put in to serve as jury masts to take her round to Portsmouth, where sh e will be completed and commissioned. The Rikleman steam-vessel went down the river to. day on trial, and was found to answer well. The Onyx, Dover mail steam-packet, has been taken into the inner basin to have some repairs effected in her machinery. The transport ship Bombay embarked the 77th Regi. ment, with detachments of invalids, at Quebec, and left that place en the 23d of May, for Portsmouth. The Resistance troop-ship is expected at Quebec, by the first week in July, with the 79th Highlanders, and will take borne the 93d Highlanders, under orders to embark for England. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, MANCHESTER RACES—THCASDAT. The St. Leger Stakes of 10 soy, each, h ft with 50 added, the second to save his stake. One-mile-and-three quarters. 7 subs. Mr. Green's Swiss Boy, Bst ... (Winteringham) I Mr. Meiklam's Otterburn, Bst 21b Sir J. Gerrard's Jest, 7st 111 b Mr. Thompson's br cby Morning Star ... 4 A fine race. Won by half a length. Time 3 min 34 secs. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 40 added. One mile and a dis. 32 subs. Mr. Skerratt's Romance, 5 yrs, Est 121 b (Tasker) Mr. Price's Gaffer Green, aged, sst 121 b 2 Lord Warwick's Ylittiley, aged, 7st 7113 3 Mr. Manning's Betty Swipes, 4 yrs, Est 4 The following also ran :—Philosopher, 4 yrs, 6st 81b ; Cheapside, 4 yrs, Est 21b; Brown Fly, 5 yrs, sst 2lb; and Lecomte, 3 yrs, sst 31b. A fine race. Won by half a neck. The Welter Cup, of 100 sovs, by subs of 10 sons earl, with 30 added; three-year-olds, 9st 71b; four years, lost 121 b; five years, 11 st 61b; 6 years and aged, llst 101 b. Mares, &c., allowed 31b. Winners in 184 g, 51b. extra. Gentlemen riders. One mile and a dia. 7 subs. Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, S yrs (Mr. Osbalduton) Sir G. Gerard's Blackie, 5 yrs ••• ••• 2 Mr. Boynton's Lucaria, 3 yrs Won by 100 yards in 2 min 15 secs. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three miles and a dis. Lord Chesterfield's Alpheia, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (G. Oates) 1 Mr. Hawke's Miss Harrison, 3 yrs, 7st 21b . . 2 The following also started, but were not placed:— Mr. Meeson's Dart, 6 yrs, lOst 51b ••• ••• 0 Mr. Bell's Fiddlestrin g , 5 y rs , lO st Mr. Lillie's Great Western, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. Meiklam's Spaniard, 3 yrs, 7st 2113 0 The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added; the second to receive 101. Heats, ono mile and a half. (5 Subs.) Mr. Westerby's Ellen Loraine, 3 yrs ...(Fenn) 1 Mr. Parr's Lethargy, 4 yrs 3 _ Mr. Jones's Smuggler Bill, 5 yrs ... 2 Mr. Meiklam's Best of Three, aged HAMPTON RACES. -- -Tunnsnar. The Claremont Stakes of 10 soya. each, 5 . ft, with 25 added, for two - year - old colts , B st 71b; fill ies, Half a mile. Mr. Dyson's Christians Wake fi eld) Drewoitbts'osn,s First ebyVe of M ay ... out of Folley Mr. G. H Mr. E. Jones's fby Kremlin ••• ••• 4 col ß t. et T ti h n.6 to e g f — a v 0 ur t agst i maa C e h a s t t h i a e n r a a u , nn nd in g 3. andto 1 won agst easily by a length and a half. Run in 59 secs. Handicap Sweepstakes of 1 soy. each (5 soya. in case of acceptance), with 30 added. Heats, one mile. Sir G. Heathcote's Miss Wilfred filly,3 yrs, sstl2lb 1 1 Mr. G. R. Clarke's Sir Tatton Sykes, 5 yrs, 95t... 3 2 11!r. Nevin's Patriot, aged, Bst 71b 0 3 Sir H. Fleetwood's Forest Flower, 5 yrs, 7st ... 0 0 Mr. B a l c hi n ' s Sir Edmund, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b ... 0 0 Mr. Elwes' s Mou nta i n D ew, 4 yrs , 7st 2 dr Betting—First heat: 6 to 4 agst Patriot, and 3 to 1 agst Mountain Dew. Won in a canter. Second hest: 11 to 10 agst Patriot, and 5 to 4 agst Miss Wilfred filly. Won easy. Stakes (H an di cap) of 10 soya. each, ft. The Scurry Gentlemen rid ers. Professionals allowed to ride, car rying 51b extra.. One mile. Mr. Hobson's Ipecacuanha, 5 yrs, 11st ... (Owner) 1 Mr. Waller's Cavendish (h b), aged, list, 51b extra 2 Mr. Beville's Kimblesworth, 4 yrs, lost 21b ••• 3 Mr. Clifton's Valiant, 5 y rs , li st bOl b Lord Suffield na Guaracha, 5 yrs, lOst 71b Major Pitt's Holloa, 3 yrs, 9st 71b Betting-2 to 1 agst Kimbleswprth, sto 2 apt Caven- dish and 3to 1 each agst Guarsecha and Valiant. Gum racha, followed by Cavendish, cut out the work to the two yrs oh post, when Ipecacuanha took a decided lead, was never headed, and won very easily by three lengths. Run in 2 min. 5 sec. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four, 9st llb; five, 9st 111 b; six and aged, lOst 21b. The winner to be sold for 500, if demanded, &c. Heats, two miles. Mr. Shelley's Tarella, 4 yrs (Crouch) 0 0 0 1 1 Mr. Robertson's Tom Tough, aged ... 0 0 1 4 2 Mr. Nevin's Patriot, aged ... 0 1 0 3dr .T. Day's Premier, 4 yrs ... 0 0 2 2 dr Mr. E. R. Clarke's Self-Defence, 3 yrs 0 0 0 dr Mr. J. Edward's New Forest Deer (h b) 0 2 dr Sir G. Heatheote's Sis. to Valentissimo 0 0 dr Betting—First heat: 7 to 4 agat Sister to Valeatissimo, and 7 to 4 agst Self-Defence. The race was between Sister to Valentissimo and New Forest Deer, and ended in a dead heat; Self-Defence a good third; the others did not go for the heat. Run in 2 min. 52 sees. Second heat-2 to 1 agst Sister to Valentissimo. 3 to 1 agst Tom Tough. and 4 to 1 agst New Forest Deer. Won in a canter by two lengths; Self-Defence a bad third. Patriot kicked Sir G. Heathcote's mare after passing the dhair, and hurt her so much that it was not considered prudent to run her for another heat. Run in 3 min. 55 sees. Third heat-7 to 4 agst Patriot, and 2to 1 agat Tom Tough. Tom Tough made all the running, and won easily by two lengths. Patriot and Tarella did not go for the heat. Fourth heat-3 to lon Tom Tough, and sto 1 agst Tarella. Won by a length and a half; Patriot a bad, third. Run in 3 min. 59 sec. Fifth heat-3 to lon Tarella, who made all the run ning, and won easily by three lengths. Run in 3 min. 7 secs. The Innkeepers' Plate of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each; three yrs old. 7st 51b; four, Bst 51b; five and upwards, Bst 121 b. The winner to be sold for 1001. Heats, one mile and a quarter. Mr. Drewitt's Blind Hookey, aged ... 0 0 1 1 Mr. J. Day's Mignon, 4 yrs ... 0 1 2 2 Mr. Russell's Campanile, 6 yrs ... 1 0 odr Mr. Hodgson's Johnny, 3 yrs . . 0 2 dis Mr. Death's Urania, 5 yrs ... 0 0 dis Mr. Sherrard's Catherine, 4 yra ... 0 0 dr Mr. G. Hobson's Passion Flower, 3 yrs ... 2 dr Mr. T. Lyne's fby Lanercost, out of Zarifa 0 fell BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Crozier—takn I 14 to 1 agst Chat 10 to 1 agst Diplomatist I It was reported when we left the Course, that 2001. collected at the gates, had been abstracted from the booth - n which it had been placed for safety. THE NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS. (From the Australian Journal of Feb. 25.) That fatal defect in the existing regulations of the Bounty System of Immigration namely, the disem barking the people in Sydney, where, surrounded by more than the usual blandishments of a town, they will not (without the greatest reluctance) engage for the country—has been strongly illustrated during the past week on board the Hyderabad. A ridiculously high rate of wages ; a proportionate scale of rations ; and the most absurd allowances and privileges, have been boldly demanded by the new comers. Town life and its enjoyments, not country labour and rural occupation, are aspired to by both the male and female immi grants, whose passage hither has been paid by the country residents. And by the time they have all con ' descended to be hired, it will be found, that to the drones of the city, and not to the producing bees of the hive, will the labour, imported at the expense of the latter, be consigned. We have so repeatedly urged upon the authorities the expediency as well as the justice of landing the whole of the imported labour at the outports along the sea board, that we almost despairingly again submit a point which has been so often pressed in vain. Nevertheless, we are not without hopes ,that the disappointment and disgust which have been loudly expressed by the agents of those country gentlemen whose applications for ser vants have been useless on board the Hyderabad, may not be without effect on the local Government. REFORM MovzstuNT, Bo!r.—On Wednesday evening there was a meeting of inhabitant householders at the vestry-room. The senior churchwarden, Mr, Patterson, presided; Mr. Taylor moved, and Mr. Runt seconded, the first resolution :—" That insolvency among traders, sad desperate destitution among the industrious classes, are making rapid strides; that the whole system of taxation must be changed, the hosts of overpaid func tionaries and sinecurists must be cut down, &c."—Car ried unanimously. Mr. Blamire moved, that Lord John . Russell's assertion, that the people of this eountry are not desirous of any great measure of reform, is a total misrepresentation and want of sympathy wah the poli tical and social wants of the people, &c.—Carried unani mously. Mr. Murray moved, that the meeting h ere b y pledged itself to use all constitutional means in support of Mr. Hume's motion. That a petition be drawn up and signed by the inhabitant householders of this &c.—Carried been put and caried unani mously.parish in s o u t p h p e o r r t r e o s f o i s u u t i c o h n sh avin g motion, the meeting separated. SHEFFlELD.—Yesterday Mr. Hume's proposed plan for Parliamentary reform was discussed in the town council at Sheffield, on a motion that a petition from the council praying for amendments in accordance with Mr. Hume's motion he transmitted to Mr. Cobden, M.P.. to be presorted to the House of Commons. The motion, after a long discussion, was rejected by a majority of 28 votes, over a minority of 12 ; 17 members who were pre sent remained neutral. FALL IN THE PRICE Or BREAD.—The bakers throughout the metropolis yesterday morning reduced the price of the 41b. loaf id. Those at the West-end now charge 7d. and 64d. for the best bread; in other districts 6d. and sid. ; some, in populous neighbour hoods, only charge sd. the loaf, weighed on delivery. Good brown and rye bread can be obtained at anti 4d. The best bread in Paris is ftd.., second quality, sd. . the 2 kilo. (aabs. Zuglish). -