The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-19 00:00:00

..-sees---------...--------- _ - never got at; but the Member, who had no cognizance rat first fell, have again rallied, and advanced higher than of the facts, and the poor voter who was n ot able to re- . before the arrival of the Caledonia Produce, on the sist temptation, were made the scapegoa t s of these wicked i !ontra t ry, droops,_ mainly . becat!se of ' the chec k . iven to He (Mr. ..Stafford) knew nothing of 4 x por ation to F rance, wh ich, in cotton especially, was persons' doings. Horsham, or of any person in it, but he had taken up • considerable at this season of the year. this question on public gro . unds and he thought this Owing to the repairs and enlargement of the Erie writ ought in justice to be Canal now in progress, the period of resuming navigation Mr. AGLIONBY said i ssued.th Hon. Member Then owned !; is postponed till May I—a great disappointment to many, to moving the writ for Kinsale.—( Hear.) Th more ' looking for an early trade, which the season would shame for him.—(Laughter.) However muc h he (Mr. already permit, for our spring has commenced and winter Aglionby) might have said upon that and on former has disappeared. By the increased facilities, however, occasions, wherever there was found to be a case of cor- the aggregate of the year's trade will not probably be rapt dealing, now he declared his firm determination to found diminished. bunt it down. There was a clear prima facie case for In foreign exchange, our quotations for English ster further inquiry here, and he called upon the Governi ling ar e f rom Bto 9 4 , and in extreme cases 9 i. In franc s m ent to aid those Mem bers who were seekin g to vindie there is no market—few caring to dra w, and fewer still es t e the character of the Hou se in the e y es of the. y being able to negotiate bills on France. country. '4 The Cotton market has suffered a decline owing to the Mr. FITZROY said it would be a premium upon core : advices per Caledonia, and the continual large accumu ruption if a writ were again issued without full inquiry lation of stocks at the southern ports—the excess at the to a borough which had been guilty of such gross cor- latest dates received over the stocks at the like period ruption as that which had notoriously disgraced Hors.- last year reaching 235,000. ham.—(Hear.) The fall in price since the Caledonia's arrival may be Lord COURTENAY said that the Committee upon stated at from itoi• of a cent. per lb. In the southern the Horsham election, of which ho was a:member, had not ' ports business declined very much on the receipt of the reported as to bribery, for the simple reason that the it Cambria's news, giving the first intelligence of the subject was not brought before them in a way to call for French Revolution. When the accounts by the Caledonia a report. He was quite ready to support the proposition shall reach them, the decline must be still greater. of the Noble Lord opposite for further inquiry, and Yee, Bread Stuffs—Since the sailing of the steam-ship should therefore resist the issuing of the writ for tics Cambria the operations in flour have been on quite a present. limited scale, and confined mostly to the wants of Lord J. RUSSELL concurred entirely in the pm- the city trade. Pure Genessee brands are scarce, priety of suspending the writ until there had ben lull and bring G dolls. 62ic., whilst the common kinds of inquiry made i o t a the circumstances of the case, wh: eh Oswego, Brooklyn, &c., may be had at 6 dolls. 50c. to inquiry, it occurred to him, might be conducted under 6 dolls. 561 c. Baltimore, Georgetown, Richmond country the provisons of the Bill of which the Hon. Baronets and other southern are selling slowly at 6 dolls. sc. to near him had given notice better than under the parte. 6 dolls. 37c. The stocks of all kinds are ening light of , the Erie and not cular Bill which he himself had intro duced. more than will be wanted before the op Sir J. HAN NIER then moved an `amendment for Canal on the Ist of May. Corn meal is dull t 2 d a ols. leave to bring in a Biil to appoin t Commissiours to in- 500. ; Rye flour 3 dolls. 62 1 c. ; Indian corn has been e quire into the existence of cor ru p t p ractices at elections selling freely the last week for distilling, and a fair for certain boroughs. He had framed the measure ex- portion fur export prices have rangeel from 52c. actly on the precedent of the Stitibury inquiry commis- to 54c. for Jersey yellow, and 53c. to Lee. aion, adding a clause rendering the measure a permanent for white Southern and Jersey. The export of one, so that when future occasions should arise calling corn from this port for March was 207,953 bushels. for similar inquiries, the House would only need, by Rye is in moderaterequest a r t ;3 to 75c. Wheat is resolution, to call the Act into operation. still held at 140 c. for Ohio, and 150 c. for Gensee, with The Earl of LINCOLN thought that as there had small sales. been no special report on the Horsham case it would be The freight engagements for a few clays past have unfair, perhaps, to include that borough in the prowl- been largo—mostly for corn, at 3iel to 4c1., although sd, sions of this measure. was generally asked yesterday.—E. Bell's Circular. Mr. AGLIONBY observed that such inquiries would be rendered unnecessary if Government would honestly come forward and give the people household suffrage and the vote by ballot.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. STAFFORD then withdrew his motion, and Sir J. Hanmer's amendment was agreed to. The Honourable Baronet's Bill was subsequently brought in and read a first time. ATTACHMENT OF GOODS (IRELAND). On the motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, leave was given to bring in a Bill to abolish the process of attachment of goods in the courts of record of the municipal corpora tions of Ireland. WILFUL DAMAGE BILL,. On the motion of Sir W. CLAY, leave was given to bring in a Bill to amend the law in England relative to remedies against the hundred for injuries to property by riotous assemblages. The House adjourned at Eight o'clock. Vbtrb VZOition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. THE CONWAY RAILWAY TUBE TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The first locomotive engine and train crossed by the tube over the Conway, at ten minutes past twelve, this day. There was not the slightest deflexion, nor, indeed, perceptible vibration, during its passage. As a constant reader of your paper, I thought that this information might be acceptable.— I am, Sir, &c., 0. 0. ROBERTS, Of Castle Hill, Bangor Conway, April 18, 1848. THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ( THIS EVENING.) HOUSE O.F LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo: sack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Lord BEAUMONT presented petitions from severe, societies of Odd Fellows, praying that their societies might be placed upon the same footing as benefit and friendly societies. CROWN AND GOVERNMENT SECURITY BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the second reading of the Crown and Government Bill, appre hended that the public were in possession of informa tion sufficient to justiFy the Government in the intro• duction of this measure. Inflammatory speeches were every day made in London and Dublin, and it was necessary to propose some alteration in the criminal law, in order to bring those to justice who were en gaged in these nefarious proceedings. If their Lord ships were of opinion that measures should bo adopted to provide a remedy for this state of things, he hoped they would consent to this Bill. The Noble and Learned Lord then explained the state of the law of treason under the Act of Edward 111., and the necessity of proving some overt act in order to procure conviction for treasonable words spoken, and the difference made in the law by the Act:of Geo. 1 11 , (which applied only to England), and which made inciting to attempts at com passing the death of the Sovereign, or at levying war against the Sovereign, or attempting to deprive the Sovereign of his dominions, or attempting to intimidate Parliament, substantive acts of treason. Great delays took place in prosecutions for high treason. The Bill proposed to make those offences which were treasons under the Act of George the Third felonies, and to extend the provisions of the Act to Ireland. To that alteration he did not apprehend that any of their Lordships would object. He was bound, however, to allude to one alteration which bad been made by this Bill in the Act of George lIL It ieclurled among the persons who should be deemed guilty of felony, those person who should by open or advised speaking counsel to any of the designs which were made felony by the Act. It was principally from open and advised speaking that the present danger arose, and therefore this alteration was required in the law to meet the danger. It was not by this intended to subject a person to the punishment of felony for the uttering of mere words. The felony consisting in compassing or designing any of the offences mentioned in the Act, and the words were merely to be taken as a proof of such compassing or designing. The punishment proposed to be inflicted on persons convicted of these felonies was transporta tion. The Noble and Learned Lord concluded by moving the second reading of the Bill. Lord Stanley and Lord Brougham rose together, but the latter Noble Lord gave way. Lord STANLEY would not throw any impediments in the way of passing this measure, which lie thought was absolutely required. It was necessary to have some measure inflicting sufficient punisbment on those whose crimes amounted to more than misdemeanours, and yet whom it would not be proper to dignify with a prosecution for high treason.—(Hear, hear.) This Bill properly degraded those persons as felons, classing them in the some category with thieves and robbers, and murderers. He should however, have wished that circumstances had so turned out as to have enabled both the House and Government to have given the subject a greater degree of consideration. With regard to the extension of the Bill to Ireland he approved of it. Yet he should have been better pleased if the Government had made this a special measure, and had left the permanent alteration to be made at a subsequent period. He thought the compassing the deposition or the imprisonment of the Sovereign should have been retained in the category of treason. He thought also that the Government ought to have the option of prosecuting many crimes made felonies by this Act either as a felony or a misdemenour. in order to give the Crown the power of having persons so charged tried by a special jury, and of depriving the person of his peremptory right of challenge. He should not detain the House further, than to observe, that the responsibility of the measure itself, and of the delay which had taken place in bringing it forward, must rest with her Majesty's Government. Lord BROUGHAM said no one could feel more strongly than he did the grievous state of things in the sister country which had rendered the introduction of this measure necessary. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the ChairßAGE.at Twelve o'clock. THE SUFF Mr. MOWATT presented a petition from Penryn, sigiied by the Mayor and several of the inhabitants, praying .. for the extension and more equit able distribution of the franchise. HUDDERSFIELD IMPROVEMENT BILL. The report on this Bill was considered and agreed to with some amendments. POOR-LAW. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from the parish of Westbury-on-Severn, complaining of the great'number of poor seeking relief now, and praying the House to devise some remedial measures. . . HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. Lord G. BENTINCK presented a petition from Liverpool, signed in three days by 1,661 persons, praying that the town may not be included in this Bill ; and against the principle of centralization. He had examined the signatutures (Laughter) and found them un exceptionable. The N OBLE Colonel TI-I. NAVIGATION-LAWS. presented two petitions from Glasgow against any alteration in the navigation-laws. Bungay, signed ° b M y 1 20Tp N erso finality, in ' TILE BALLOT. ns, presented against a thepetition principle from of y, in tav,ur of gradual in preference to sudden re forms, and in favour of the vote by ballot. LEASEHOLD PROPERTY. Mr. 11ORSM AN presented • • C a petition .rom Cumber land, praying for the enfranchisement of leasehold pro perty. ______ . _ NOTICES OF MOTION. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that the orders of the day take precedence of notices of motion on Thursdays after Easter. It was necessary to do this, as the discus sions on the army and navy estimates generally occupied a good deal of time, and as it was necessary when they were brought on that the whole evening should be de voted to their consideration. He did not complain that these discussions occupied so much time. The Govern ment had also been prevented, by other matters inter vening, from bringing on other matters of importance. He had spoken to several Hon. Members on the subject, and they concurred with him in thinking that the course he proposed was tll i m E o A st L a l d i v ,:N isab ß le m to L adopt. Mr. EWART asked the Noble Lord if he could give ment to think it the reasons to the Ho d u . se h w t h to ich p h re a p d e i s n e du t c h e i d s tteillGaotverthne ?xPlleleasked the question, because he posed a similar provision. Noble Lord had, on a tormer occasion, op- Pberleiseevnetd the junctureN ob . n received by the of information which had been h h d been induced to rz• r ey a Lord J. RUSSELL replied b that the Bill was the result Govern ment from several quarte . the genera p certainly quite opposed to . . . was that no such His opinion think such a Bill necessary, although he l adm ol i i t e t y cd o i f t Ras country.—(Hear, hear.) Bill ought to exist at ordinary times. He did not think i c t i r w e:Mi u I 'l t abnec eadvisablevi had f l h e i d m forward su c h a Bill. It was, riht, however , ment to bring he should state that it was mere ly o f a temporary ttboestGatoevetrobthe Route the gporary character. THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose and said— : litshave n ow' Sir, to move, that the Hou se at rising adjou rn unt il S atur d ay nex t, with the moving view of on th a t d ay a f urt h er a dj ournme nt until Monday, the Ist of May. It may, Sir, perhaps, be con venient that I should state to the House the course which the Government intend to pursue with respect to the business before it after Easter. On Monday, the Ist of May, I shall propose that the first business shall be the advances for special purpcses—the ore for a certain West Indian loan for the promotion of emigration, the substance of which was stated by my Right Honourable THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. By the arrival at this port, last evening, of the royal mailsteanaer Caledonia, Capt. Leitch, with the mails from Boston and Halifax, and about 30 passengers, we have received our usual files of papers to the sth inst., her day of sailing from Boston, and the 7th from Halifax. The Caledonia met the steamer Hibernia, which sailed hence on the 25th ult., entering Halifax. She has brought home about 6,000/. specie on freight. The great event that had occurred since the last advices was the arrival out of the Caledonia her- self, on the 27th ultimo, with the news confirmed of the establishment of a Republic in France, and its acknowledgment by the liberal Govern- ments of England and the rest of Europe. It was hailed in every part of the unicn with the greatest demonstrations of joy and satisfaction. Meet ings to celebrate and acknowledge the recognition of the new Republic were everywhere held, and the en thusiasm of the people hardly knew any bounds. The . President of the United States transmitted to both • Houses on Monday an official message, communicating the dispatches of the American Minister at Paris, announcing his course in recognising immediately', the new Government, which the President very emphatically approves, and sympathises entirely with the Republican movement in France. It had caused considerable remark, however, that cer. tain resolutions of congratulation and sympathy ; with the Republic of France, proposed in the Senate of the United States, debated and opposed, were rejected on Monday, by a vote of 21 ayes to 22 nays. It was only a question of time and present fitness, and not of feeling, with those who opposed too precipitate action. All parties look at the peaceful establishment of a Republic in France as a most desirable consum mation. Large and enthusiastic meetings of Irish, German, French, and American citizens have been held in all the principal cities of the Union, to express their sympathy for republicanism in Europe. One of these in the city of New York took place on the 3d instant in the Park ; platforms were erected, which were occupied by American, French, Ger man andltalian sympathisers, who addressed , City immens e multitude assembled. At night the 1 Hall was illuminated along its entire . front, and before the balcony was laced a piece of fire.. works, which displayed in A le P tters of fire the words Vive la Republiquer number of private houses, and most of the French German hotels, were illuminated. , 6, demonstration the (says a New York paper) was enthnelastie in .whichhig.h4si,st tdiengrtehee, and served to indicate the' feelings hearts of the foreign population of this city,. as well ai , litir own citizens. From Mexico we are withont any decisiveintelli ee intelli gence as to the probabl e f ate of the treaty of peace. We have papers an d letters from th e city of m to the 14th ult. , whic h s eem g ener ally to incline to the belief that the treaty would he rati fied by the Congress of Queretaro, if a sufficient number of Members could be convened there for the purpose. At that date not more than thirty were present. The country :ee ms quiet under the armist i ce; a n d , as the commissioners *we the United States, with the ratified treats, ere on the way, it is confidently believed here that peace will result; all the sooner, perhaps, from the great political revolution in France, which is likely to occupy the European Powers with interests nearer home. The 16,000,000 dolls. Loan Bill has passed both Houses of Congress, received the President's signa ture, and is now a law. It is not supposed that proposals for more than ten millions will as yet be issued, and the stock can only be negotiated at par, at an interest not exceeding six per cent. There is little doubt that par will rill be bid for what shall be required, provided t tments be not too large and rapid. An ap propriation • is made in the law for the expenses of negotiating this d'Affaires loan, which may mean sending an agent to Europe obtain' bids. A Charge States, to the C a t lres, on behalf of the Unite d Court been appointed; and Of t l " ne, has , for t he first time, the American embassy Mr. M ar ti n , th e sec retary of at P ar i s , h as b een c h osen f or that station. He is and qualified man__ especially qualified a speaking capable grin The Bill for raising ten regiments languages. addition to the existing hich passed the of regulars, in Senate of the United States within few days after ratified, has the treaty of peace with Mexico a Representa.- been laid upon the table of the Houweeasof tixes, and unless the treaty be rejected by M ex i co, will not be called up again. John Jacob Astor, undoutedly the wealthie s in the United Stat es, died in New York on thte man ult., at the advance d a g e of ei g ht y - five. Ili 29th 3 proparty is estimated at ten millions of dollars. COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From the .New York Courier and Inquirer.) Our position in the United States is sound and flourishing, commercially. The money market, after being somewhat disturbed by the money convul sions of Europe, is calm and free. The (Lifland for articles of export to France is cut off for the time being, by uncertainty as to the political condition of that country; and the shipments to Great Britain are not large, because the prices there of American pro duce offer few inducements. Yet, as the spring trade opens, and till rivers and the lakes shall pour down the agricultural wealth of the interior, there must be ship ments. Ships arc always ready. Our markets for stocks and produce have been vari ously affected by the late European news. Stocks, which Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the cm_ mencement Of this session, and with respect to which, when the matter comes again before the House, he will give a more particular notice.—(Hear, hear.) The second object is to enable the Government to ad vance again any repayments of money out of the ad vances made to Ireland in the course of last year and the year before. We shall propose on the same day, Monday, the Ist of May, the second reading of the Alien Bill. On Thursday, the 4th of May, I shall pro pose the third reading of the Jewish Disabilities Bill. (Hear, Hear.) On Friday I purpose to take the Committee on the Alien Bill, if the second reading is agreed to on the Monday • and if there is on that day time to proceed to other business, I propose to take the Committee on the Health of Towns Bill, that is if the Committee on that Bill cannot be taken before then. At all events, if the House should proceed but a little way with the discussion, I shall propose to proceed further with that Bill on Monday, the gth of May. On Monday, the 15th of May, my Right Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade will bring under the consideration of the House, as the first order of the day, the amendment of the navigation-laws.--(Hear, hear.) My Right Hon. Friend will state at the same time the course which is proposed to be taken with regard to the registration of seamen and the registration of ships; he will likewise state to the House, as a part of the general view which her Majesty's Government entertain upon this subject, the course that is proposed to be taken by the introduction of a Bill to place the mer chant seamen's fund on an improved footing, thus giving the House a complete view of what are the inten tions of the Government upon this most important sub ject. \S ith regard to motions that have been made, or may be made, I should state that my Right Hon. Friend the Secretary for Ireland will on Monday, the Ist of May (or if not then on the next day, perhaps.) introduce a Bill with respect to the elective franchise and the polling places of Ireland—(Hear, hear)—with which he will proceed at the earliest possible date. I do not know that there is any other subject on which it is necessary I should state the intentions of the Govern ment to the House;. and I beg, therefore to move that the House at its rising do adjourn until Saturday next. Sir W. CLAY inquired whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce any Bill during the pre sent session, like the one introduced into the last Par liament, having reference to the rate• paying clauses of the Reform Act. If so, whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce any Bill to facilitate the exercise of the franchise by 101. householders resid ing in tenements, the rates of which were paid by the landlord ? Lord J. RUSSELL—I hope, in the course of the present session, to be enabled to introduce a Bill on this subject, similar to the one intro duced last year. I would rather not at present enter into any discussion of the details of such a mea sure; and I may take this opportunity of stating with respect to that and other measures that I do not feel disposed to introduce them unless I see any reasonable possibility of being enabled to proceed with them during the present session. —(Hear.) meet 3lr . at°;,,,C,eolvNeN. Oorßatittlhqueiorerddinwahrye,thheorurthoenllsosutusredwayo?uld Lord J. RUSSELL replied that he could not pre cisely name the hour. He rather thought it would meet at two o'clock. THE:IRISH CHURCH. Mr. BRIGHT wished to ask whether the Govern ment intended to propose any measures for remedying the grievances of the Irish Church—grievances acknow ledged by the Government some years ago ? He had hoped that such a measure would have been brought forward ere now. Had the ,Government any measures in contemplation with respect to the Church of that country? Lord J. RUSSELL—I have no measure to introduce on the subject of the Irish Church. ENCUMBERED ESTATES. Mr. MONSELL inquired when the Government in tended to proceed with the Bill for the sale of encum bered estates. Lord J. RUSSELL believed that the Bill was about to go into Committee in the House of Lords. As soon as it passed the House of Lords it would be pro ceeded with in that House. GRAND JURIES. Mr. MONSELL inquired when a measure would be introduced for the amendment of the grand jury laws. Lord J. RUSSELL said that Bill had not been intro duced. He had already stated, and he would repeat it again, that he saw no advantage in introducing ten or twelve Bills, when only two or three could be passed. If he saw a reasonable prospect of proceeding with the Bill he should be glad to proceed with it during the present session. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. Mr. THORNELY said a Bill was introduced some time ago to enable joint-stock companies to wind up their affairs. The Noble Lord had not stated any day when that Bill would be brought forward; and therefore, he wished to know when it was likely the Government would be enabled to proceed with it, as the Bill had caused great anxiety, especially in the north of England? Mr. LABOUCHERE could not fix a day when he should proceed with the Bill. He was quite aware of the anxiety which the measure had created in the minds of those residing in that part of the country with which his Han. Friend was connected. Ile would endeavour to proceed with it the first op portunity that might present itself after Easter. TENANT-RIGHT—EVICTIONS. Mr. P. SCROPE complained that nothing had been said about a measure which was more important than any the Noble Lord had mentioned. He alluded to the Bill for the protection of tenants. Hundreds of thou sands of persons had been evicted from their holdings, and were wandering about the country without food or clothing, and it was absolutely necessary that some measure should be immediately passed to protect poor tenants from the barbarous evictions that had occurred of late. Did the Government intend to introduce any measure on the subject? Sir G. GREY said a Bill had been prepared which it had been found necessary to send to Ireland, in order that it might be considered by the Lord-Lieutenant and the law officers in Ireland. It had only reached him (Sir G. Grey) this morning, and as it was necessary that he should devote his attention to the suggestions they had made he could only express a hope that he should be enabled to introduce it soon after Easter. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. In reply to Mr. HERRIES, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that the civil contingencies and miscellaneous estimates were under the consideration of a Committee of the House now sitting on Miscellaneous Expenditure. The Right Hon. Baronet was understood to say that they would be laid on the table on an early day. CANADA CUSTOMS TARIFF. Mr. MACGREGOR inquired if the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hawes) had any objection to lay the recent cus toms tariff of Canada upon the table? Mr. HAWES said he had not the least objection. It was provided by law that such matters should be laid on the table. DENMARK Mr. DISRAELI then rose to call the attention of the House to the affairs of Denmark. He fully felt the great inconvenience of alluding to such matters at the present moment, and was disposed to leave their super intendence to the Minister of State for the Foreign Department; but there were cases, and Denmark was one of them, in which it became the duty of the House not to allow them to pass without observation. Denmark—in the prosperity of which this country was deeply interested—formed an excep tion to the general rule. It was unnecessary to ,remind the House of the general character of the country. The House knew,tbat, in population it did not rank amongst the first of the *ions of the Continent, bait was one of those nations whose importance was to be measured by the character of its people and its geographical position. Denmark had been inherited by a brave people, and, from what he bad stated, exercised a peculiar influence on the fate of the other nations of Europe. Let them bear in mind that the present Monarch had only ascended the throne this year, and when he did so he assented and accorded to the people a free constitution, and that upon a large and liberal scale. He wished they would contrast his conduct with others who had been full of promises to their subjects which they never intended to fulfil.—(Hear, hear.) This great boon was made by the King of Denmark at the commencement of the present year, when there was but little chance of the movement being made that had taken place in Europe. The King of Denmark, too, had then his wish to incorporate all his dominions in the privileges he had granted of the thorough representation of his people and a free press. Holstein objected to this, and the King at once consented to the adoption of any mode they might wish should be pursued. ADA,' all the unfortunate discussion that had taken place no one had chalked out a system of freer institutions than the King had offered to his subjects when Europe was at peace. In the midst of all this the French revolution had taken place, and what had occurred in France was endeavoured to be imitated in Schleswig, and a Provisional Govern ment was attempted to be established there. At the time a quasi revolution had already taken place at Berlin, where the Monarch had already granted free in stitutions to Prussia. The King of Prussia upon the events he had alluded to having taken place in Schles wig, and Holstein pursued a course which he must de signate as most unwarrantable, he had marched his sol soldiers to Schleswig and Holstein without appealing to the Diet. It was, therefore, an invasion without sanction, and without cause, and since the Provisional Government of Schleswig had made decrees fully confirming all that the King of Prussia had done ; all this he considered most unwar rantable towards a monarch who had acted as the King of Denmark had done. The people in his dominions supported the King of Denmark to a man. To the present moment not a single attenspt had been made to vindicate the course that had been pursued by Prussia with respect to Denmark ; the only pre text for the invasion of Schleswig and Holstein was the preservation of German nationality, it being contended that where the German language was spoken the German flag ought to wave. Such a pretext was totally without foundation. Germany was the centre of Europe, and ought not to complain of her territory. It was to command the Baltic and the mouth of the Elbe that this plea of nationality had been put forth. He would not argue the case upon the interests of England, but it was the interests of England at e p a e c a e ce co sh ul o d uld bo not be maintained if the maintained, and he con and t e E n u d r e o d p carried out. He might be asked bow England could principles adopted by Prussia were allowed to be interfere in this? Why, England was bound to Denmark e tha th t by treaties, and she d into should be carried into ought to take care that the l experience this effect. They had awfucof the oo in country nsin taskingita,ti acquainted with the neglect of the House of •► inm that had Been stipulations s tip u lations she had ent ere wit h Foreign Powers in entered into by this country VENIN APRIL 19, 1848. the present immense National Debt, which he would venture to say would not have been half what it was, if treaties had been properly attended to. England had guaranteed the existence of the provinces which were now sought to be taken from her by Prussia to Den mark, in the reign of George 1., by the treaty of Gotha of 1720. The language of that treaty admitted of no doubt, and it had been recognised by England over and over again, especially at the time when the in vasion of the Duchies were threatened by Russia. It had been argued by the Prussian Minister in the work he had published on the subject, that the guarantee was only against the measures of the Duke of Gotha, and that it was a limited guarantee. In that work the guarantee had not been faithfully quoted, for instead of its being limited it was general. He was astonished that a person of the sound sense of the Prussian Minister should have drawn up such a document for the perusal of the English Minister for Foreign Affairs. He had now stated the facts of what had taken glace, and he would now advert to the results of the course that had been or was to be adopted by this country. There could be no doubt that England had given this guaran tee, and it was her d u ty to fulfil it. England had t guaranteed S nte y e oke Sax o o f n Prussia, and if such was a y xo w ne o ' o t l o d Pr o u ro ssia ih a is nd h b ov u o t ale not entitled to tell Prussia thrownft o h r e t :l a n s t eo, ff g u w a t ah r s a e that she had guaranteed Schleswig and Holstein to Den mark, and she could not countenance the outrageous conduct she had pursued?—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member concluded by stating that his only object in bringing forward this motion was, in order that the matter might be sees right as far as England was con cerned, and by expsing a hope that in the occur peace and justice mi.—(ght be maintained in Europe r e nces that had take n p lace God would defend t he ri g ht, and that by the power of England Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON then rose to address the House, and after fully admitting the right and justice of the Honourable Member to bring forward the subject, observed that there were certainly circumstances connected with the history of Denmark which made anything that affected the welfare of that state pecu liarly interesting to all persons of high feeling and ho nourable minds. No state, he admitted, had suffered more than Denmark b a d d on e, and 1 , had been the lot of England to be drawn into acts of hostility to Denmark. With regard to the question itself which was involved in these trans actions, he trusted the House would excuse him if be abstained from following the lion. Member by any arguments either on the one side or the other. A question of right had arisen by the German Confederation on the one hand and Denmark on the other, and that question was confined to Schles • wig. With regard to. Holstein no questh n existed, as that province had long remained part of the German Confederation. With regard to Schleswig, the German Confederation con tended that by ancient acts, and agreements, and trans actions, Schleswig was inseparably united to Holstein. and that it must follow its for tunes. The Danish Government, on the other hand, contended that it had the right to require that Schleswig should follow the line of succession of Den mark, and it was upon that question chit fly that difference had arisen. Now, as her Majesty's Government had signified to the two parties —Denmark on the one hand and Prussia on the other—their willingness to undertake the task of endeavouring to settle this question amicably, it must be obvious to the House that it would be unfitting for him to express any opinion on which side the merit and right was. The Hon. Gentle man opposite, in his opinion, had exercised a proper dis cretion in calling the attention of the House and the country to the engagements which this country had entered into with regard to Schleswig. He had with him the original treaty upon which the gua rantee was given, and he was bound to confess that the Hon. Member had quoted the words accurately, and that therefore it was not necessary for him to read them again. He was perfectly ready to concur with him, and with what appeared to be the general sense and opinion of the House, that it was the duty of England, and essentially to her honour, to see that en gagements that had been entered into were made good. The Hon. Gentleman, however, must permit him to say that the guarantee given by England was also given upon the same occasion by France. Not only, therefore, was this country bound with is engagement to Denmark with regard to Schleswig, but whatever engagement England had entered into had been taken up, and in exactly the same words, by the French Government.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had adverted to the course pursued in reference to the subject by a person for whom he (Lord Pal merston) had the honour to feel the greatest respect and attachment. The Prussian Minister, in publishing the pamphlet which the Hon. Member had alluded to in the course of his speech, had no doubt been actuated by the bestemotives, and all he could say was, thatalthoue h the Hon. Member might differ with the arguments and course of reasoning which he had found in the pamphlet, he had no right to censure the Chevalier Bunsen for having published. Let the House just consider that the Chevalier was sent here to watch over the rights of his Government, and he thought no man in that House would be diposad to blame the Chevallier for publishing what he considers to be the views of the Prussian Government in reference to a particular matter likely to give rise to discussion. (Hear, hear.) He would not now, as he said before, enter into any arguments in reference to those views; but he could not refrain from saying that he thought the censure of the Hon. Member was not altogether well founded.— (Hear, hear.) He should say no more.—(Hear, hear.) He had stated his perfect concurrence with the Hon. Member, that the guarantees given by England ought to be respected, but at the same time, he must add what he had stated on a former occasion, that whatever might be the right of either side, the purpose of Prussia in entering Holstein, and in crossing the island to Schleswig, was not to include Schleswig in the power of Denmark, but to supp or t a p ar ty in Schleswig who upheld the ancie n t constitution, and demanded that they should be incorporated and attached to Holstein, instead of being incorporated and attached to Denmark. He could only express his hope that matters would not be pursued to extremities, or the consequence to Europe might be most serious . . He sincerely trusted that the dispute might be adjusted by an amicable negotiation between the parties, and he sincerely hoped that the s t a t esm en of the two countries, viewing the dis turbed, troubled , and dangerous condition of question t hings i inhichevery could of Europe, would not allow produc e no pract i ca l resu l t , an d a part the settlement of which would be dependent upon a contingency, to lead to effects which every reasonable man must deplore.—(Cheers.) Mr. COLQUHOUN believed the House much in debted to the Hon e Member who had brought this subject before them, and he had no doubt this discussion would be productive of good results.—(Hear, hear.) But the House must allow him, while he approved of the maxims of the Noble Lord who had just sat down, to denounce his actions. The House could not forget that the treaty of Vienna, in reference to Cracow, had been ; but he hoped in future disre garded theNo would rd be consistent with his maxims.—(Hear, he ar. ) bleLo b r y cr t s he so N ti o o b o l s e Lo The motion for the adjournment of the House was then agreed to. DUBLIN STEAM-PACKETS. On the motion of Mr. FORSTER a copy of any pro posal addressed to the Treasury by the City of Dublin Steam• Packet Company, offering to run steam-packets between Holyhead tied Dublin, and the reply of the Treasury thereto, was ordered 19 be laid ,belore the House. IRISH POLICE. On the motion of -Mr. CLEMENTS, the following Fund retur in Ireland,nswereorderceodtrstilttgdrnbsi ofActhther Police ic ande Reward7e Wi11.4, c. 13, s. 4 9 , for t he y ea r - ending tl4''3lst day of De c, mber, 1847 ,• of the Police Superannuation Fund, constituted under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 46, for the year ending the 31st day of Decem ber, 1847 ; of the names of all persons not given in previous returns, receiving pensions or gratuities from either of the above funds, showing the date in each case of the commencement of service, the rank or employment of each individual, the cause and date of retirement, the age of each person at the date of retirement, and the amount received by each per annum, or otherwise, as received from either it the above funds, specifying on which fund the charge is made. And, showing the number of policemen in every county in Ireland who do not perform the duties of constables, but are employed either as clerks or officers' servants, have charge of horses or otherwise; distinguishing the number of men in each employment other than that of a constable, together with the expense, including all pay and allowances of those in each employment (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 571, of Session 1847). THE INDIAN WAR. Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the President of the Board of Control what decision has been come to on the subject of an application understood to have been made for the authority of Government relative to the grant of a medal by the Court of East India Directors to the sur viving officers present in the victories of Assaye, Las warree, Burtpore, Mahidpore, and Ava. Sir J. C. HOBLIOUSE said the matter had been re ferred to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, and it was now under the Right Hon. Baronet's consideration. KILLING HARES BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on the Game Certificates for Killing Hares Bill, Mr. ADDERLEY opposed he motion, on the ground that if the Bill were passe the it would give se to endless disputes b e t wee n landlord an d tenants. If, how ever, the House d eterm ined to go into Committee, he should move th a t i t b e an instruction to the Committee to extend the o p erat i on o f the Bill to enable oeeu p iers of land, ha v i ng a rig ht to kill ga me on that land, to do so, by themselesor persons a uthorised by them , with out being re qu i re d to take out a g ame certificate. It was in his opi n i on, however, much better to deal with the question in a large and comprehensive measure, such as that which the lion. .slember for Manchester mould insist upon g oin g into Committee had already i ntro d uce d . —(Thar, bear.) Mr. GRANTL EY B ERKELEY said he should give the motion o f t h e Hon. G e ntleman the M embe r for Staffordshir e hi s most d e cided opposition.—(Hear.) greatly The E ar l o f M ARCH trus ted thu Hon. Member for Derby s hi re on his Bill untrammelled w i t h the instructions of the Hon. Memb er f or Staffords hi re . Mr. K. SEYM OUR supported the mot ion. The Bill improve it.—(llear hear.) Captain was a s tep in the right direction, and the proposal of his Hon. Friend th e Member for Staffordshire would HARRIS was 'favourable to t he Bill a s it stood, but h e was decided l y op posed to the principle of the Hon. M em b er for Staffor d s hire. Lord co Lvinr . prineip.4l of the Hon. Member for S ta ff or d s hi re was utterly foreign to the principl e of the Bill, and be should certainly resist The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he did not think that he should be justified in sacrificing that portion of the revenue which would be sacrificed if the provisions of this Bill were carried out. , --(Hear, hear.) The duties upon game certificates amounted, in round numbers, to about 160,0001., and he did not know to what extent that sum might be affected by this Bill. Mr. BRIGHT said that it appeared to him that the object of this Bill was simply to afford power to any farmers to shoot hares upon their own land, provided they could obtain the consent of their landlords to do EO. The provisions of the Bill would not in the least degree affect the real grievances which were disclosed by the labours of the Committee which sat upon that subject last year and the year be fore. The Bill simply propostd that the annual duty of about 41. per annum should be remitted to such persons as could obtain the consent of their land owners to shoot hares upon their own land; and it also proposed to place rabbits upon the same footing as hares; and it would not have the least effect upon the diminution of the crimes and outrages consequent upon the preservation of game. He thought that it was the duty of the House to treat :the question in a wider and more extensive manner; and if the Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary of State dis approved of the plan which he (Mr, Bright) had proposed he ought to bring forwat d some compre hensive measure on the subject. He sh nild recommend, therefore, that the present Bill should Je withdrawn, in order to give an opportunity for the overnment to in troduce a measure upon the subject. Sir J. TYRELL said that the Hon. Member for Man chester ought to be content with having obtained his Committee to inquire into the operation of the Game Laws, because he believed it was the intention of the Hun. Member to use the abolition of the Game Laws as a mere lever upon which he would hang the abolition of the corn. laws. The latter object having !seen obtained, he thought that the Hon. Member might now rest contented upon the former question. He did not think that the country was prepared or would accept of any such comprehensive measure as that hinted at by the Hon. Member for Man chester, for the wholesale destruction of the rights of property. Mr. BRIGHT said that he had never to his know- ledge expressed it as his reason for proposing to abolish the game-laws in order to obtain the abolition of the corn-laws. The first thing which led him to take an active part against those laws was the fact of five persons being convicted for the murder of Lord Derby's gamekeeper. Mr H. BERKLEY said that ho differed very widely from the extreme opinion expre rssed by the Hon. Mem ber for Manchester upon the subject of the game- laws. That Hon. Member's sympathies were always enlisted on the side of the murderer, his cry was always '•another victim to the bloody game-laws," but DO notice what ever was taken of the old and faithful servant who was perhaps cruelly* and brutally murdered by the mur derer, but so soon as the assassin was led to the foot of the gallows, immediately the Hon. Member set up his psurdo sentimental whine.—(Cheers.) Mr. S. CRAWFOED thought that the present Rill was a delusion, and would not go to the root of the evil; and any Bill vO-ich did not. give to every person the right to kill for h's own food any animal which fed upon his property, would prove utterly valueless. Colonel SIBTHOFF said he had been told that one of the most intimat friends of the Honourable Member for Manchester was one of the first shots in the country; and that a great quantity of the game shot by that gen tleman found its way to the Honourable Member for Manchester's table, He thought if such were so, that the Hon. Member ought to be the last person to find fault with the protection of game, seeing that it afforded to himself a cheap and wholesome substitute for other food.—(Great laughter.) He should most certainly oppose this Bill in every stage of it, upon the ground of the preservation of property, not upon the ground that he was fond of game, for he would much rather have a plump barn-door fowl than all the game in the country.—(Laughter.) Sir H. VERNEY was understood to say that he should give his support to the Bill. After a few words from Mr. ADDERLEY, The HoN. MEMBER withdrew his motion, and the House went into Committee on the Bill. After some discussion, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir W. Joliffe, the Earl of March, Mr. Colville, and several other Hon. Members, took part, the first clause was agreed to, with several verbal amend ments. _ Upon clause 2 being proposed, Mr. G. BERKELEY moved to leave out from the words "by coursing" to the end of the clause for the purpose of adding the words " with fire-arms or guns of any description." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sug gested that the Hon. Member should withdraw his amendment, and embody it in a fresh :plause, and not mix up two entirely different things in one clause. Mr. G BERKELEY then withdrew fiis amendment. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. i3ERNAL informed the House that, in conse quence of some error in the title of the Bill, making it applicable to owners, it was not competent to insert the amendments having reference to occupiers. After some discussion the House resumed, the Chair man reported progress, and, on the motion of Mr. COLVILE, it was ordered that it be an instruction to the Committee to insert the words " owners and occu piers of land." The House then went into Committee, and the various amendments were agreed to, and clauses 1 to 3 as amended were ordered to stand part of the 'l3ill. Upon clause 4 being proposed, Mr. G. BERKELEY proposed to add tii the end of the clause the words, "or for any person npt baying a game certificate to use any fire-arms or guns of any de scription for the purpose of killing any game or hates." After some discussion the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority in favour of it —s The clause, as amended, was then agreed to, and ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 5 was agreed to; clauses 6 and 7 were struck out; clauses 8 and 9 were agreed to. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the Chairman instructed to report progress. The House having resumed, the Chairman reported accordingly, and the report was ordered to be brought up on the Ist of May. CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. Mr. ANSTEY trusted that the Government would appoint an early day for renewing the adjourned debate on the Catholic Relief Bill. Sir G. GREY said that he could not hold out any hope for appointing an early day for the consideration of the measure. Mr. ANSTEY then gave notice for the 31st of May for the resumption of the adjourned debate. PETTY BAG OFFICE BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be brought up. POOR HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill also went through Committee, and was ordered to be reported on the Ist of May. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. The Committee upon this Bill was postponed till Friday, the sth of May. JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. The third reading of this Bill was postponed until Thursday, the 4th of May. COLLECTOR OF CESS (IRELAND) BILL. The second reading of this Bill was postponed to Wednesday, the 3d of May. INSOLVVT DEBTORS (INDIA) BILL. ' This Bill Virelirbrough Committee, the various clau'es with amendments agreed to, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Monday, the Ist of May. DISTILLING FROM SUGAR BILL. The fuither consideration of the report upon this Bill was postponed until Monday, Ist of May. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock until Saturday next. SOUTH AUSTRALIA, We have received files of papers from South Aus. tralia to the 10th November inclusive. The following vessels had arrived at Adelaide : The Duchess of Northumberland, the Competitor, from England, and the Antilla, which left London on the Bth July. - The Adelaide Observer gives the following account of the voyage of the Competitor : " The Competitor, owing to a succession of contrary winds, some of which beset her even before she cleared the British Channel, made the unusually long passage of 134 days, having left Gravesend on the 17th June. On the night of Saturday, the 2d October, when the Com petitor had reached the longitude of St. Paul's, that island being distant about 200 miles, the ship encoun tered a terrific thunder storm, and was twice struck with lightning. The alarming occurrence is thus described by one of the passengers:— " On the first occasion a ball of fire, apparently double the size of a man's head, came down the main rigging, and passing over from the larboard to the starboard side of the vessel, disappeared in the water. At the first appearance of the appalling meteor some of the crew were working at the pumps, the first and second mate standing by, and the wind blowing what is called ' half a gale.' The deck was strewed with sparks, as if scattered from a firebrand, and many persons below as well as on deck felt the shock. The two mates and four men at the pumps were not only struck down, but felt the effects for some time after. A portion of the pump lead was actually melted, as was also the leaden " apron' which encompasses the mast just above the deck ; in fact, a portion of the latter, in a molten state, was carried a distance of some yards, and found em bedded in the deck. On the second occasion, within a quarter of an hour afterwards, the shock'was still more terrific. The electric fluid struck the foremast and ran down the rigging, nod simultaneously it struck the iron tanks in the half-decl,, producing an explosive noise resembling the heavy discharge of ordnance, and leaving between decks a thick sulphureous smoke, like that arising from exploded gunpowder. A seaman who had just uurigged a pump, and Wag remov• ing the pump gear, was precipitated to the foot of a hatchway ladder, and leaping up unciimr,ciously, struck his head against the deck ceiling, but without being seriously hurt. It does not appear that any injury, beyond that described, has been sustained by the vessel, cargo, or anybody on board." We read in the South. Australian Register of the 20th of October : " At a general meeting of shareholders in the Princess Royal Mines Company, held on the 6th instant, at the comi- , any's office, the second half-yearly report of the direwors was read. from whie4 may be gathered the f,d T. - s;(-1iL:s ar , t o t 1 land pureheie, and preliminary expenses, provided out of the company's paid-up capital (14,8001.) was 13,8741. 12s. 6d. The working cost, management, and incidental expenses have amounted to 3,0871. 3s. 3d. These work ing disbursements have been met to the extent of 1,971/. ss. 83., by shipment of copper ore; rand it is probable remittances to come, and the proceeds of ore not yet shipped, would not only balance the disbursement aecounts rendered, but exhibit a surplus equal to ten per cent. upon the capital employed. The quantity of ores shipped is about 193 tons, leaving at the port and on the mine about 113 tons. We consider these statements highly satisfactory, although, from all we can learn, the assured expectations of future and .much more brilliant success are shadowed forth with extreme caution in the report before us. The following is the result of the annual election of directors:—G. F. Aston, Esq.; Hon. C. H. Begot, M.L.C.; John Hart, Esq.; Josb. Johnson, Esq.; George Morphett, Esq.; T. Shepherd, Esq.; and E. J. S. Trimmer, Esq. " A general meeting of shareholders in the Mount Remarkable Special Survey and Mines was held at the offices of the company on the 12th blast. The report of the directors fully manifested the favourable im pressions produced by Mr. Fiuke's discoveries, and the specimens produced from the newly-discovered lodes were such as to justify the flattering advices which preceded them. All doubts as to the great value of this extensive and varied property are now happily dis pelled." " VAN I)lEsmEN's LAND.—There have been two ar rivals from Van Diemen's Land, namely, the Elizabeth Thompssn, from Hobart Town on 17th inst , and lately from Liverpool, bringing 17 passengers and part of her English cargo. The Henry arrived last night from Launceston, 21st inst., with cargo and 14 passengers. " The influenza was very prevalent in Van Diemen's Land, and had proved fatal in many instances, especially amongst children. At Hobart Town it was estimated 2,000 were suffering from its effects. The catarrh had also made its appearance amongst the sheep. " The colonists of Van Diemen's Land had been astonished and alarmed by the announcement that 1,500 to 2.000 doubly and trebly sentenced convicts were to be removed from New youth %Vales to Tasmania. " A preliminary meeting was hastily convened on the 11th inst , and a general meeting called on the 21st; and it is pleasing to observe that many gentlemen heretofore averse to the abolition of the transportation system have become thorough abolitionists."—Austrulian Regis ter, Oct. 30. COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION. Yesterday the anniversary dinner of this association was held at the Freemason's Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, David W. Wire, Esq , in the chair. Upwards of a hundred members of the society sat down to dinner. Mr. Harker acted as toastmaster, and Messrs. Sporle, Turner, and other vocalists assisted in the musical entertainments. The usual loyal toasts having been drunk with great enthusiasm, The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one which re lated to the immediate object of their festive meeting that evening, and would be received, he was sure, with the cordiality n hich it deserved ; it was " Prosperity to the Coffee and Eating house Keepers' Association."— (Cheers.) He learned from their secretary that this institution had been established in 1837, that at its be ginning its means were very small, but that from year to year those means had gone on increasing until that mo ment, when the Society had established a fund of 2,0001. —(Hear, hear.) He also learned that the society had begun to distribute its funds amongst the most necessi tous of its members, and the great anxiety of the officers of the institution was to increase its means, in order that they might be enabled to afford assistance to a larger number of deserving claimants than were now recipients of its bounty.—(Bear and cheers.) And when they looked at the trade with which this as sociation was identified, they must naturally desire that it should flourish. It was a trade which afforded to the poor man that relaxation which was not to be met with in similar establishments on the Continent, for when a person went into a London coffee or eating-house he obtained not only sustenance for his body but the best of food for his mind, in the various valuable publica tions which were to be met with there, and the perusal of which refined the ideas, elevated the mind, and raised the whole man in the scale- of society, making him a better f ither and better husband than in all probability he would have been, it we had not had recourse to such publications.—(Hear, hear.) He therefore felt that they could not but desire with him, that such places of en tertainment should be greatly multiplied.—(Hear, hear.) He learned from the secretary that there were in Lon don not less than 2,000 of those places, which afforded to the public the mental and physical advantages to which he had referred; and yet he regretted to be obliged to observe that not more than one-third of this number were members of this Society.—(dear, hear.) He could only attribute the circumstance to the fact, that the great body of the trade were ignorant of the existence of so valuable an institution ; and he was quite assured if the subject was fairly laid before the trade generally, they would eagerly come forward, and give it their best support.—(blear.) He trusted that every gentleman whom he now addressed would go to his neighbour and explain to him the nature and °Eject of the society, and neverleave him until he wasenrolled a member.—(Hear, hear.) If this were done he could not persuade himself but that every person connected with the trade would at once give in his adhesion to the so ciety. It it was true that princely fortunes faded away almost in a moment, was it not of the greatest possible consequence, that persons identified with a trade, such as thatrunder consideration, which was so uncertain and fluctuating in its nature, should take effective means to prevent those of their body who might fall into distress, trom being left to the cold and heartless charity of the world, or from being obliged to have recourse to tho chilly attributes of a union workhouse.—(Hear, hear.) It was to prevent such results as these that this insti tution had been established, and sure he was, that it only required to be known to be appreciated and sup ported by the whole body of the coffee and eatinghouse keepers of the metropolis.—(Hear, hear.) He was told that some of the first supporters of the Association, who never contemplated being obliged to have recourse to its funds for support, had, from the sad reverse of fortune been necessitated to do so ; thus exhibiting, in the most forcible manner possible, the importance and usefulness of the institution.—(Hear, hear.) After some further equally appropriate observations, the Chairman concluded with giving the toast which he had already announced, anal which was drunk with enthusiasm. The TREASURER then read a list of donations and subscriptions, which amounted to upwards of 100/. Mr. 11t7AIPIIRIES (the treasurer), then proposed the health of the Chairman, who returned thanks, and pro posed " The liberty of the prees."—(Cheers.) -The health of the President, Mr. Chisley, and the Vice-President, Mr. Elliott, was next given, and drunk with applause. These gentlemen severally returned that lrs. The health of the Treasurer, of Mr. Deacon, one of the trustees, and several other toasts were given and responded to during the evening, which was spent most agreeably by all present. NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH.—The Bellerophon, 78 guns, Captain Richard L. Baynes, C.B , is on her way from the Medi terranean to Portsmouth, where she is ordered to com plete her crew, take on board her full number of guns, and otherwise equip as a sea-service line,of-battle THE EAST INDIA COMMAND. Rear-Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, C. 8., K C.H., will proceed to India on the 20th proximo, in the packet from Southampton, and-by that route overland to the seat of his command. THE W ESTERN COMMAND.—Admiral Sir William H. Gage, K.C.8., was officially appointed to the command in chief of the Plymouth station on Monday night ; he will hoist his blue flag at the main on board the San Josef, in DeVOiiport harbour, in a few days. The steam troop-ship Dee, Mr. Filmer, master, R.N., commanding, has not sailed from Portsmouth yet, as mis-stated last week; she was officially inspected by Flag-Captain Charles Eden, for the Port Admiral yes terday at Spithead, and is expected to sail this day for the Cape of Good Hope, with mails, on which station it is intended she shall be employed in the transport of troops from port to port. THE COAST or AFRICA.—Her Majesty's ship Ran ger, 10 guns, Commander Anderson, arrived at the Motherbank from Sierra Leone on Monday evening. She was examined by the quarantine officer, and then she made Spithead. She left Sierra Leone on the 20th of February last, and reports the slave trade as very thriving, and herself not lucky enough to make one prize. She lett ne,ne of her Majesty's ships at Sierra Leone. The Commodore was among the Bights of Benin, in his steam-ship the Penelope, accompanied by the Blazer steamer, dispensing the mails she took out from England, and provisions. The Ranger put in at Teneriffe on March 23, and sailed again on the 25th. She spoke her Majesty's steamer Firefly on the 2d of March, in lat. 10 56 N., long. 17 25, and on the 28th of January she communicated with the emigrant ship Scotia, all well, from Plymouth, bound to the Cape of Good Hope. The Ranger sailed from Plymouth in February, 1845; she is now ordered to Chatham to be paid ofd We regret to state that while a boat was coming from the Ranger, yesterday afternoon, she upset in the mouth of the harbour and one man was drowned. Tho officers very narrowly escaped. It was blowing very fresh at the time. The Triton steam-packet, Lieutenant Glinn, R.N., commanding, embarked the Lisbon and Gibraltar mails at Southampton yesterday, and sailed to Plymouth to receive advance wages for her crew and further mails. PROMOTION. Lieutenant Valentine 0. Inglefield, late Flag Lieu tenant to the late Rear-Admiral Inglefield (hia father), to the rank of Commander. APPOINTMENTS, Admiral—Sire. 11. Gage, to be Commander-in• Chief of Plymouth station, vice Sir John West, term of office expired. Lieutenants—Mr. F. Brownrigg (1812), to be Flag- Lieutenant to Sir William Gage; M. Lowther, late of the Champion, to the Gorgon steam-sloop, at Ports mouth; 11. B. Eurist, to tha Hastings, flag-ship of Sir Thomas Collier, at Portsmouth. Secretary to Sir W. Gage—Paymaster and Purser John Irving (1815). Surgeon:-- - J. T. Jenkins, to the Waterwitch, 8, fitting at Chatham. MAte—G. Serocold, to the Hastings. Assistant. Surgeons —J. 1). Cronin, to the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth; 11. French, confirmed to the President flag. ship, at the Cape of Good Hope. Clerk—B. W. White, to the Hastings, Chief Engineer—A. Ley s (2d class), to the Blenheim steam guard-ship, at Portsmouth. Masters' Assistant::, —A. Howe, to the Hastings; H. II Grousiiell. to the Enfrrprise diseevery-ship, fitting at ‘Vootwieh ; Tracy. to th,- rlia•ovt•ry zhip, P. PEA kb; LO Lilo tiorgull steam-sloop, at Portsmouth; T. E. Milne, to the Sharp shoot®r iron screw sloop, at Portsmouth. GREAT CHARTIST DEMON . STRATION. (From the North British Daily Nail.) Yesterday (Monday) the Chartists held,.an open aia meeting on the Green, for the purpose of making demonstration of their numbers. The meeting vr" called for three o'clock; but, long before that tint., the Green was enlivened by the appearance of severs! parties who h a d com e from a distance, accompanied with bands of music and banners. At three o'clock the ground presented a very beiug then between 40,000 and 50,000 people present; but only about 10,000 took part In the proceedings- After walking round the Green in procession, the principal parties ascended the platform ; animated appearance, there ws e motion of Mr. John Cameron, Mr. James Moir called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN having read the bill calling the Mee t " ing, he said that was the warrant calling them tog as but before he proceeded to make any observations fg wou chairman, the committee wished that the meeting unite in singing the Scotch Marseillaise Hymn., t h' ja The persons on the platform attempted to pertore3 e " feat ; but after singing two verses in the most dol 1 . 111 and on the manner, they ga-e the matter up. s y uer The CHAIRMAN said he rejoiced to see SO IOW) sons assembled together in peace, and law, and o rder, t to assert their rights as freemen.—(Cheers.) Was, to he e he understand that they appeared there as attacb ea an d people's charter? Were they determined leg ally yea peacefully to persevere until they obtained it?-- - (`` yes," and cheers.) He was exceedingly delighted. . hear them say so, for he had a bit of advic e to t them before he stopped speaking. No. doubt, t i g e to don meeting would be as variously estimated as numbers attending it as was the meeting in D on Kennington Common. He dare say es one libeled gentleman would give them the credit of basing farassel3 there to the number of 5,000; others would go as , - , s 10,000; whilst he had no doubt that some would dec"; - there numbers to be about 50,000. He was exceeding sorry that, after that demonstration had been held, 0 number of persons present attached to the prin ei P les the charter would he just as much a matte r of dise nw as it was before. That week there would be two assei ciations formed for obtaining the people's charter, t % i tl e his advice was, that instead of further wasting thei r t e in assembling in that manner, which still left theirs 1 70; bars a matter of dispute , they should enrol thern": o universally as members of one or other of those 9 i; ciations.—(Cheers.) And let him tell the effect of t i e if 50,000 of them appended their names to one or bo l d of those associations and subscribed id. each, they.tr e s ,,, establish the fact that there were 50,000 of the 111 ` 1 , - ; ;; trious people of Glasgow favourable to the Pe0, 1 "4 charter, and enrolled for its attainment.—(Chee rs) besides establishing that fact, they would leave behind them the sum of 2081 6s. Bd. ; • and if they cam e for f to the number of 100,000, they would have a sum ° 4161. 13s. 4d. which would enable their executive eeln; mittee to put a legal gentleman at their head, to coed?" their affairs in the best manner, and that w ithout it hetes! felt as a burden.—(Cheers.) Ho exhorted them t s ti t i bs t help to preserve the peace, and he as chairman 13 ` meeting, constituted every honest man a special COil; ble in his behalf, and suppress any thing kari r i appearance of disorder.—(Cheers.) Now, they ue-03 earnest as he was in the cause, resolute as he W as ; ; s6- d as ready to meet their opponents as he was, he aul ta them to enrol themselves as he had done, and they n o r do better for themselves than they could by' a n / 12t to means.—(Cheers.) It would be injudicious \for hire m detain them longer, as there were so many gentl emen speak to the resolutions, and be should, therefore, c:t, upon Mr. Daniel Paul to move the first resolution. i 0 there were as many persons behind the platter° n ' s ts be front, it was thought that it would be as well Ins-ea resolution should be proposed on one side, and s ee° ee on the other. Mr. George Adams would second resolution.—(Cheers.) Mr. D. PAUL, victualler, said ho was proud as sn: victual to see so many persons assembled on su c " i d do important occasion as this. He hoped they W Oe 'bie et all their duty like men, men worthy of the great object all the they had in view, namely, the enfranchisemen t entire manhood of the present united kingdom ef e G s d re to Britain and Ireland.—(Cheers.) The motion bery - sis f, propose was as follows:—" We, the citizens of G 0165- . o p and the surrounding districts in public meeting bled have experienced the ruinous effect of class i,egciel lation on their moral and social position, are centl'auge . the time is now arrived when a great organic c l ot{ it must be made in the constitution of these realms; 6 ~ to is our decided opinion that the surest and best Iv fi J for effect that object will be to continue the agita ti on n o the principles contained in the people's charter. LI it s they are enacted as the law of the land."—(Che ere.) wot regarded the principles of the charter, they were e ll u pon known to all around him, that he would not cisre" them then. There were various kinds of moven 0, some of which were looked upon with comparist e i n ve se gy difference, while others were calculated, from the en Lion employed by their supporters, to convulse a;whole 00: from its centre to its circumfetence, and he held tin"... s e movement for the attainment of the people's c harter " r o to be classed with the latter division .--( Loud ° le. e is It was like the rod which was cast down and beel t be living serpent, and eat up all the bad pretensions o iir ancient magicians.—(Laughter.) As regarded all u ha a cussion he had had on this important principle, it ' for turned more as to the line of action they shoul d take tto its attainment, rather than as any person denyin ,sd justice of the principles they held. A great des 'I; been said as to moral and physical force. Now, 0 the people obtaining the people's charter, by moral O' M his moral sense told him it was right they should do IV but he would use every physical energy of his boil 111 A attainieg that principle as the law of the land.—(l- 4e ; cheers.) lie concluded by moving the resolution he rev . " Mr. G. ADAMS seconded the resolution, which carried unanimously. Mr. R. WINGATE moved—" That we, the citizens of Glasgow and the surrounding districts, in public meet' ing assembled, view with regret the very great amount -A of poverty and consequent discontent which has elate.- among the people of Ireland for the last twenty yes e r s ti and is daily increasing, and which is principally 007 by the unnatural union forced upon them; and we here l pledge ourselves to use every lawful means in o ur p ow ' to assist them as far as possible to obtain a repeal es the legislative union between that country and G rey Britain."—(Cheers.) Mr. J. Duercate seconded the resolution, whi ch Ws° carried unanimously. fol low s Mr. T. FRAZER moved the third resolution as , i i iji r —" That we, the citizens of Glasgow and eurrotieues, districts,in public meeting assembled, view with Wilgus:a Lion, the present atrocious attempt to invade th e be the liberties possessed by tho people of this country b in , ' sue everlasting deceivers of the country, the Wh i g s ' Oil troducing and hurrying through Parliament e ' o , l oo entitled ' A Bill for the Better Security of th e `',l We and Government of the United Kingdonst' e n e yerY hereby declare our determination to o ppose hY s ,. / ing lawful means in our power any party capable of a' ri - re to recourse c r us ik themto fwur Re a e ea n ß any xy s ap u nr c ide h esets ß ooi not : tide s er s od i i f a n likengptuhd public lsiper resolution, o y stpio r si a rnu n it. n oi„on t tyrannical nw el d.. e p a : sh ; p up the m ir r o . WaS agreed to nem. con. Mr. THomas CLOOOH moved the fourth resolutilol " That we, the citizen s o f Gl asgow an d the surrenn.uotes districts, express our confid ence i n th e ability a n Lens grity of the National Convention, now sitting I n sta nt: don, and pledge to resi s t, a t a ll h aza rds, the anwelyieel able attacks on the liberties of the subject by tb! r h i oo df of Acts passed in the reign of the persecuting a" c tion tyrant Charles 11., and hereby express our satikeos at the prudence and determination exhibited by w o o under the most trying circornstancessin conducting, of the fan er o people' of Loildon toltebloodleis victoty the armed mercenaries of the . Goisernroent." -- ( Che oet Mr. 1101. Ev seconded the resolution, which, a tot a few remarks from Mr. JAMES ADAMS, was ag re f o ki On the motion of Mr- GEORGE Ross, a vote of Us 10 1 was passed to the chairman, and the mee tin g dispel quietly. BIRTHS. Id oll ' On the 11th inst., at Paris, the wife of Gilbert Bray-- Esq., of a daughter, still•born. On the 15th inst., at Leadenhall-street, Mrs. Lore Spyer, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Ealing, Middlesex, Mrs. Strofton4 a daughter. On the 16th inst. , in Ha rle y ford-road, Vauxhall, V' Thomas Austin, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Dalwich, Mrs. L. F. Lingemariy o f $ daughter. Gs°r° ea On the 16th inst., at Mecklenburgh -s q uare, Mrs. Pownall, of a son. On the 17th inst., at Canonbury-square, Islingtou, tbe: wife of the Rev. Joseph Ford, of a daughter , still-born- isr On the 17th inst., at Croom's-hill, Greenwich, Mrs. Spee, of a daughter. of. On the 17th inst., at Lowndes-street, Lady Colt hurott daughter. MARRIED. Andr e On the 4th inst., at Cairnhill House, Ayrshire And re t Gillon, Esq., of Walhouse, to Jane Lillies, eldest aughter Lieutenant-Colonel Ferrier Hamilton. DIED. &Or On the 20th ult., at Madeira, William Speir, Esq o f - wick-square, Brighton. f or On the 12th inst., Maria, wife of Edwin Moss, Esq . ' geon, Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square. CA' On the 12th inst., at Kenilworth, Robert S;inpsont --, Vi'• On the 13th inst., in Great James-street, Bedford -lc" ,n theth e w l i : f 3 e t h o f i n wr s t . . 0 , a r t in e U r l o s d t Ulster-place, C. Thomas, Esq., aged 76. CAt hA' i p lk la in ce :to ß n e , g E en sq 6 . B. rin O e On the 14th inst., at Sutton House, t ' near Hell° ° ' wife of John Peto, Esq., aged 69. , Ir eeII• On the 15th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. Williams L.' of Old Bond-street. W e Ar o ch n ib t l e d l K 6t e h ig i h n t s l t e „ y J , On the 16th inst , at Birkenhead, Sarah, widow of the a E n s e q ,. ' t h ag ir e d d 7 Lnghter of tii' William DA of Aldersgate-street, aged 19. ell 0 10 On the 16th inst., at Dover-road, Southwark, Regent's-park' yr the Berncastle, aged 21. trillia ° On the 17th inst., Caroline, the wife of Mr. James vv _ lathers, of Cowley-terrace, Cowley-road, North 13riitcql..../ On the 17th inst., Emma, wife of Ambrose Poynter, D" of Park-street, Westminster. Yeetse l On the 7th ' t Torquay, the 'l% Douglas, daughter of Lord Aberdour, aged 2. hoar On the Bth inst , at Lansdown-crescent, Chelten ins ~ at G. Gresham, Esq., i ged 81. the B ec.. On the Bth nst., at the Ticarage Hous e, d 8 4 ' Porter, Vicar of Mount Sherborne. S, age a Ou the 6th inst., John Welbank, Esq., 111.1;• C. ~a , iieS On the 9th inst., the Rev. David Pooley, 31 • 4 ; i bite• Master of the Grammar School, Oundle, NorthampyLabetb• On the 10th iust., at Stanhope-place , Hyde-park, relict of the late W. J. Harry, Esq., aged 82. Mr. lied On the 7th inst., at Brixton-hill, Streatham,- ette , Edward Cullen, surgeon, aged 26 . Ann Char On the 23d of February last, at Madras, _ , eldest daughter of BLijor- General John Leslie, le-r -l• , - v:G °` • ----- - TIT, , g London: Printed (I Published by ItiURDO A .., li 9 nio, 4 ' 4 ' . a 1:o. 11., Strand, Printer, ai. 7'ke J' WI '-'-i - i.. waft Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ill wv Middlesex, Wednesday, April 19, 1848.