The Sun. — London, England, 1848-07-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 5. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) PLACES OF WORSHIP SITES (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the question being put lor going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. OSIWALD said, those English Members who had supported this Bill had established a precedent for Scotch Members supporting any request of the Wes leyan Methodists to have a similar Bill to this passed for their benefit, and he had therefore placed a notice on the paper that it be an instruc tion to the Committee on the Places of Worship Sites (Scotland) Bill, that they have power to extend the provisions of the Bill to the other parts of the United Kingdom, if they so think fit. But as on a former occa sion the opinion of the House, in reference to this mea sure, was expressed in a most decided manner, any fur they resistance on his part to the progress of the Bill might be viewed in the light of a factious opposition, he should, therefore, not persevere in his motion. After a few words from. Mr. FORBES MACKENZIE, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the adverse views he expressed on a former occasion_ to this Bill remained unaltered, and in his opinion they were unalterable; he would not however again trouble the House with a re petition of them, but would rather defer any further opposition ho might be disposed to urge against the Bill till they got into Committee. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. On clause 1 being proposed, Mr. ELLIOT maintained that, notwithstanding what had been urged against the Bill opposite, the grievances under which the Free Church of Scotland was suffering called loudly for a remedy. They were grievances that he believed could never exist in Ireland or Eng land, for in Scotland many miles of the country were the property of one man, whose tyrannical re fusal to grant a Freo Church congregation a site for their church drove them to worship their God in the open air. The Committee that had sat upon this subject had reported that this mode of worship was greatly detrimental to the lives of the various members of the congregations; and as the winter was approaching, when these congregations might again be cruelly exposed to the inclemencies of the season, be submitted that it was as much the duty of the House to pass this Bill as it was to pass the Health of Towns measure. The violent feelings which once subsisted between the two Church parties in Scotland had now passed away, and if the House were anxious to prevent a recurrence of the scenes which lha .. .t feeling gave rise to, they would consent to adopt the Bill with such amend ments as the Committee might introduce into it. The grievances of the Free Church were confined to particu lar localities, and - it was proposed that the Bill should only extend to those localities, and be applicable only to this one religious sect. To accomplish this object he proposed to move the following amendments : In clause 1, page 1, line 20, after the word " by," to Ibave out the word " the members of any religious congregation in that part of Great Britain called Scot land," and insert, " any congregation or congregations of the Free Church of Scotland." Page 2, line 2, to leave out from the word " and," at the beginning of the second line, to the word " congregation," in the fourth line, and to insert as follows, " or for either of these purposes, within the boundaries of any parish in which the proprietor or proprietors of the land has, prior to the first day of January of this year refused, and after application made in writing after the passing of this Act shall again refuse to grant a suitable site or sites, or shall fail to reply to such application for the space of one calendar month from the date of delivery of such application, either to himself, his chamberlain, factor, or other agent, and provided always, that no suitable site can otherwise be obtained, then." Page 2, line 16, after the word "as" insert " after due consideration for the in - terests and convenience of the proprietor." Clause 2, page 2, line 22, after the word "denomination," to - insert - the words; " and either residing in the parish in which such land is situated, or within ten miles of the proposed site." Clause 3, page 3, line 3, after the word " appli cants," to insert the words, " having just cause for their application." Mr. CHRISTOPHER was very much inclined to take the same view of the Bill as that of his Right Hon. Friend the Member for Ripon, but if a Bill of this sort must be passed, he thought it had much better stand in the original form than be adopted with the amendments which the Hon. Gentleman opposite proposed. He could not see upon what prin ciple of equity or justice they could confine the oppsition of the Bill to one sect or to one locality, for if he were not mistaken the Roman Catholic body had as much right to complain of individual deeds of oppression as the Free Church, and therefore, without saying any thing in reference to the details of this Bill, he thought if they passed the Bill it ought to be made general and not partial, and he for one should support the clause as it now stood. Mr. TREL AWNY protested that the rights of pri vate property ought not to be so scrupulously maintained that a landed proprietor should always have power to refuse a religious congregation a site upon which to build a place of public worship, but still he preferred the clause as it now stood, and he should vote against the amendment proposed by the Hon. Gentleman sitting near him. Mr. C. BRUCE entertained decided objections to the principle df the Bill, but, if it were to pass, it ought to be general, and not confined to one particular sect and one particular locality. The Hon. Gentleman who wished to amend the first clause had referred to the irritated feelings that once existed between the two Church parties, and called upon the Committee to adopt his amendment bo prevent a recurrence of that feeling. He (Mr. Bruce), however, doubted whether either the Bill or the amendment would tend to allay the irritability which characterised the feelings of both parties ; but if either could have that effect, it was the Bill as it stood in its original form, and he should certainly vote against the amendment. Mr. BOUVERIE insisted that the principle of this Bill ought to be established without restriction to one class in each city. A few years ago the Unita rians complained of a grievance under which they were suffering, of being ejected from chapels which they bad long held possession of, and they ap plied to Parliament for a legislative remedy. Parliament granted the remedy but it did not confine the measure authorising the remedy to the Unitarians, hut made it applicable to all sects, and this Bill in his opinion ought to follow that precedent. Colonel MURE said the grievance complained of by the Free Church was confined only to one in ten locali ties, and he for one should support the amendment of the Honourable Member for Roxburghshire. He disputed the principle that all sects had a right to take the land of their neighbour to build a place of worship upon. Many sects in Scotland partook very much of fanaticism, and a landed proprietor ought not in all cases to be compelled to surrender his land for the pur poses of a place of worship, without reference to his conscientious feelings of religion.—(Hear, hear.) Sir EDWARD COLEBROOKE did not consent to - support the Bill until he had satisfied himself that it was the only means that :could be adopted to allay the irritable feelings which prevailed amongst the great re ligious bodies of Scotland. He was one of the Com mittee that was appointed to inquire into the question, and it appeared to him from what he heard in that Committee, that the refusal of sites arose from the strong feelings which animated both sections of the Scotch Church, but ho differed with the Honourable Gentleman who proposed the amendment. that this feeling was confined to only one locality. He admitted, with the Hon. Member for Roxburghshire, that the operation of the Bill ought to be confined to the Free Church of Scotland, and before it should be extended to any other sect they should be required to come before Parliament and make out a case, as the Free Church had done ; but in resuming his seat by would submit to the Hon. Member for Roxburgh shire whether his object would not be just as well at • tained by a simple limitation as by the adoption of his amendment.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. DITNDAS said, when he supported the second reading Ofthe Bill he did not wish it to be understood that it was his opinion that its provisions ought to be extended to all sects. All that he wanted was to see justice done to the Free Church, and it was upon that ground that he gave his support to the Bill. Mr. HUME could not agree with those who advocated a partial operation of this Bill. It ought to be extended to every sect, anti not leave it for each sect to come Prward to make out a case before they could enjoy the ivileges of its provisions. With regard to the parti cular case of the Free Church, he thought the Bill was nothing HIM an act of justice to that body. If a railway wanted ante, the House would readily interfere to compel a landholder to grant it, and he could not see upon what principle the House coulti refuse to extend the same privilege to a religious body.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ANDERSON said he should support the Bill as it originally stood. Sir G. GREY said, nothing but an indelible neces sity could justify their passing such a measure as this, • and he was not prepared to sanction the principle that whaee even no grievance existed a landed proprietor ought to be compelled to grant sites for places of worship. •He should therefore support the amendment so far as it went to limit the operation of the Bill to the Free Church only. Mr. STUART WORTLEY agreed with the opinion of the Right lion. Basonet that the operation of the Bill ought to be restricted, and as the amendment re cognised that principle he felt bound to give it his sup port. The Hon. and Learned Member for Kilmarnock was mistaken in supposing that the Act passed in refer ence to the Unitarians contained general provisions ap plicable to all sects, and he trusted the Committee would not allow themselves to be led away by the sup position that that Act formed a precedent which ought to guide them on the present occasion. • Mr. FOX MAULE still retained his opinion that what was right—what was just in reference to the Free Church, was equally right and equally just in the case a every other sect, and on these grounds he should support the Bill as it originally stood. Mr. EWART opposed the amendment, because he believed that the Bill ought to be general. Mr. MACGREGOR assured the House, that if they passed the Bill in its original form, the landholders of Scotland would readily fall into its views; but if they crippled the measure, by adopting the amendment, there would be no end of agitation on the subject. The LORD ADVOCATE insisted that this Bill was an exception to the ordinary system of legislation, and, therefore, it ought strictly to be limited to the case it was proposed to meet. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD said the amendment Would entirely change the character of the Bill, and if it were agreed to, he should feel himself bound to oppose every other stage of the Bill. MP. KERSBA w and Mr. DUNCAN supported the Bill as it origninally stood. Mt. C. ANSTEY supported the amendment. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1848. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority against it —3 The clause was accordingly agreed to and ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, were also agreed to. On clause 15 being proposed, Mr. W. J. FOX moved that the words " purpose than the purpose for which the same shall have been acquired," in line 5, be omitted, and the words " than religious pur poses" substituted. This Bill was an extraordinary interfe rence with the rights of private property, and the House ought to take care that all future cases of disruption m the Church should be provided for. The Bill inflicted the penalty of forfeiture of their place of worship upon all congregations in the event of their devoting it to other purposes than celebrating their present form of worship. This Bill must be taken as a reward bestowed upon the Free Church for the conscientious exercise of their freedom of opinion, but, suppose in ten years they pro. . posed to return to the Established Church, what would be the consequences of such a change in their religious views? Why, according to the provisions of this Bill it would involve a forfeiture of their church, and it was to avoid that evil that he proposed the present amend ment. Mr. BOUVERIE and Sir G. GREY resisted the amend ment, and after a short discussion it was negatived without a division. The clause was then agreed to. Mr. ELLIOT moved the insertion of the following provision:—" And be it enacted, that this Act shall continue and be in force for the space of two years from and after the passing thereof." Mr. BOUVERIE opposed it, after which the Com mittee divided, when there appeared— For the clause 46 Against it Majority against it —l2 The remaining clauses were then agreed to and the House having resumed, the Chairman reported progress and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. REPEAL OF THE UNION. On the question being put for resuming the adjourned debate on Mr. O'Connell's motion for a Repeal of the Union, Sir BENJAMIN HALL rose and said, this question was represented to be a most important one, but he did not attach much importance to it. It was brought on so far back as the 11th .of April, and since then both the mover and seconder of the question had absented themselves, and he really did think that the House ought to come to some understanding as to whether this order should remain on the books.—(Hear, hear.) At all events, if the Hon. Mover and seconder were not in their places next Wednesday, to which day it was pro posed further to adjourn the matter, he should move that the order be discharged. It ill became these Hon. Gentlemen who attached so much importance to this question to treat it in this way, nor did it reflect much credit on Irish Members generally, that when it was introduced there were not more thale a dozen of them present.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. REYNOLDS said he was not responsible for the repeated adjournments of this question, and for the information of the House, he might state that he strongly condemned the Hon. Member for the city of Limerick for bringing forward this motion at the time he did. He took charge of the motion because he moved the adjourn ment ; but it could not be expected at that late hour (half-past four) he should bring it forward then. He could, however, assure the House that he was perfectly prepared to enter upon the discussion of the question, because he thought it was highly calculated to benefit Ireland; but seeing that the House would rise at six o'clock, and that there were only two or three Repeal Members present, he would not be justified in bringing it on then. He should therefore move that it be further adjourned till this day three weeks. Mr. SCULLY seconded the motion. Mr. KEOGH said, he could not exculpate the Hon. Member for the city from all responsibility in this matter, nor was he at all surprised at the absence of the Repeal Members, when he remembered that the honourable and bland demagogue ' the Hon. Member for the city o f D u bli n —(C r i es of " Order, order")—the honourable and bland democrat, who was always more bland in that House than in the Conciliation Hall Parliament, where he told the Irish nation, a few weeks ago, that there was a greater amount of political rascality to be found amongst Irish Members themselves than amongst any other class of Members who occupied seats in the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) How then could the bland and Honourable Member be surprised at the absence of his repeal friends?—(Hear, hear.) The fact was this repeal question was a bubble which had long deceived the Irish people, and through the aid of which certain fiery demagogues were in the habit of obtaining seats in that House. But he did not so much blame Repeal Mem bers for this as those who sat on the Treasury benches, from whom the Repeal Members had received a good deal of comfort and consolation, and he thought there ought to be an end put to this question without further delay. Mr. REYNOLDS rose to explain. The Hon. Mem ber had called him a demagogue. The SPEAKER told the Hon . Member that he could not explain the epithet. Mr. REYNOLDS very much regretted that the forms of the House would not allow him to reply to the speech of the Hon. and Learned Member, but in order that ho might do so, he would move the adjournment of the House. The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member being the mover of the original motion, he could not move the adjournment. Tne motion for adjournment of the debate was then agreed to. Mr. REYNOLDS said he would now move the ad journment of the House to enable him to reply to the speech of the Hon. and Learned Member, who had at tributed words to him that he had never uttered. It was quite clear to him when the Hon. and Learned Gentleman rose, that he was overflowing with political combustible matter.—(Hear and laughter.) He had known the Hon. and Learned Member for many years, but during the whole of that time he could not call to mind that •he had been guilty of any act of utility to wards the country.—(Laughter.) The support which the Hon. and Learned Member had given to the Hon. Baronet the Member for Marylebone reminded him very much of an Irish tale, which represented that if an Irishman were put upon a spit, another Irishman would be found to turn him.—(Hear and laughter.) The Hon. Baronet had placed his Hon. Friend the Member for the city of Limerick on a spit, and the Honourable and Learned Gentleman had volun teered to perform the duties of spit -turner, of which office he wished him joy.—(Laughter.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had told the House that many Irish Members found their way into that House through agi tating the repeal of the Union. No doubt there were some men who advocated that question, but when the Hon. and Learned Gentleman came forward with a sweeping denunciation of all Repeal Members, he should remember that there were many Irish Members in that House who procured their seats through the influence of bo!oughmongering capitalists in England, ou the principle, no doubt, of realising the old expectation that the prosperity of Ireland would be greatly increased by the introduction of English capital into Ireland.—(A laugh.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had said some thing about the Repeal Members having received comfort and consolation from the Treasury benches. He (Mr. Rey nold 3) liked open and advised speaking, and he would be glad if the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would trans late the terms he had used into plain English; but before he sat down, to enable him to do so, he must assure the Honourable and Learned Member that he did not come into that House as a youthful lawyer, ex pecting anxiously a change of Government, and hoping to pick up some of the crumbs that fell from the Prime Minister's table—(Hear, and laughter)—but he was sent there by an unbiassed constituency, to defend the in, terests of Ireland against the attacks of her pretended friends and open enemies.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. KEOGH must ask the permission of the House to second the motion for an adjournment, to enable him to say a few words in reply to the Hon. Member for the city of Dublin. The Hon. Member wanted to know what he meant by the statement that some of the Repeal Members received comfort and consolation from the Treasury benches, and he would tell him he meant this, that the Repeal Members at the last election were openly supported every. where by her Majesty's present Attorney-Gene ral for Ireland, and at the election for Dublin that Learned Gentleman, upon going to poll for the Hon. Gentleman opposite, and finding that the booth was closed, took out his watch and called the attention of the persons present to the fact that it was not five o'clock; and remarking that if the Government Mem ber were not returned, that fact would form good ground for a petition.—(Hear.) Sir G. GREY indignantly denied that Government sanctioned any interference at the last elections, and challenged the Hon. and Learned Gentleman to prove the charge he had so unexpectedly brought forward. The motion for adjournment was then put and nega tived without a division. HORSHAM BOROUGH BILL. Mr. BANKES moved the:second reading of this Bill, which he said was introduced under the authority of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government. The time had arrived when the Bill ought to be passed or the order relating to it quashed. Sir G. GREY said ho thought it would be much better to postpone the second reading till the Bill of the Hon. Member for Flint Burghs had been disposed of. Mr. W. MILES seconded the motion for the second reading, and protested against the vacillating conduct of the Government in reference to these Bills. Mr. HUME agreed with Sir George Grey that the Bill ought to be postponed. After a few words from Mr. STAFFORD, who sup ported the second reading, Mr. FORBES said he was not surprised at the course Government was pursuing in reference to this Bill, but he was surprised at the course of the Honourable Mem ber for Montrose, who stated himself exceedingly anxious that all persons should be duly represented in that House. Mr. D'EYNCOURT moved the adjournment of the debate till this day week, on the ground that the Hon. Member who had charge of the Bill was not in his place, and it was irregular for another Hon. Member to move the second reading without previous notice. yr. FITZGERALD begged to state that the con stituency of Horsham,. who had recently done him the honour to return h i m to that House, courted inquiryinto the political state of their borouglr, and they were anxious that it should take place without d e lay, feeling as they did that there w as no c h arge which had been brought against them.—(Hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS advised the Government to gratify the wishes of Hon. Gentlemen opposite, and proceed at once with the Bill. Mr. BANKES assured the_llonourable Member for GAS—LIGHT AND COI= COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of ' Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- -- 1 .Z. s. d. Z. e. d. British .• ••••..• • • • .. 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 16 Ditto Provincial— • • 11. 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Accord . Life aud Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 - British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 10s Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 2/. 4s Edinburgh Life Insur GI. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 118.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - Elercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 I I Incur. Co. of Scotlnd• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 73 Mercantile Life .. • • - 10 0 0 010 0 ss. Od. National Fire and Life Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s. North British Insur. -5% /.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 178.6 d. Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 ss. Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life 5/. per cent. 1 0 0 015 0 10s. Od Scottish Union Insrnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0. 0 1 0 0 11. is Standard Life flatted Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1,135.0 d 111XISCSILLANZOUS• Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- £. s. d. X. a. d. Australian Azriculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint., 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 17 Ditto, Ilal f Shares.. - - 2 10 0 -- Canada ... •..... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 28 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - - • City 80nd5.......... 3%1. pr cent. - - 82 Comp. Cppr Mars Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0, 70 0 0 .- Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Equitable Reversionry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 Gen. Steam Navigation 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 0 19 London Institution . • • - - - 10 Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 51% Reversionary Int. Soc. 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Steam •• •• 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 GO 0 0 45% South Australian ..... - 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 Van Dieman's Land., 11. per share. 100 0 0 23 0 0 - Universal Salvage •• • • - 25 0 0 5 0 0 - ---_ _ TO THE SHADE OF SIR WILLIAM JONES.-" What TO THE SHADE constitutes a State ?' hat.—Puppet Show. F SIR WI Rolling i [LLIAM JONES.—" What in the gutter without a Horsham. that he did not make the charge against that borough, but it was made by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, and it was upon that ground that he called upon the Noble Lord to proceed with it. Sir G. GREY said the charge arose out of the con cealment of certain facts from the Committee that had tried the Horsham petition, and it was those circum stances of suspicion which induced his Noble Friend to recommend that an inquiry should be instituted into the matter. The motion for the adjournment of the debate was then agreed to. ECCLESIASTICAL DISTRICT ASSIGNMENT BILL. This Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed to-morrow. JUVENILE OFFENDERS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read p second time and ordered to be committed to-morrow. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. EVELYN DENISON moved that a Select Com mittee be appointed to consider the best means of pro moting the dispatch of public business in this House, to consist of seventeen Members :—Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel, Sir George Grey, Sir James Graham, Mr. Hume, Mr. Disraeli, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Gnulburn, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Bernal, Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, Mr. Brotberton, Mr. Henley, Mr. George A. Hamilton, and Mr. Evelyn Denison.—A2reed to. The remaining orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. TUESDAY, JULY 4. ZOTNT-STOCIC BANILS. Name of Company. 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They dug a hole in the ground, and penetrated into quarries, which, unfor tunately for them, had no issue, and they were con sequently unable to carry their plan into effect. The authorities had ordered the catacombs to be searched, but only a few muskets were found in them. An individual named BUSSIERES, implicated in the murder of General BREA and his aide de-camp, had been arrested. A number of snuff-boxes, jewels, and other precious articles, were found in his lodging. A manufactory of gunpowder, cartridges, bullets, &c., was discovered on Monday, in a house of the Faubourg St. Antoine. 2,000 cartridges were seized, with a large quantity of sulphur, saltpetre, &c. A smith, living in the house where the seizure was effected, was lying wounded in his bed. The police con veyed him to the hospital, where he was placed under surveillance. Another clandestine manufactory of gunpowder, under the direction of a journeyman watchmaker, was discovered on the same day, in the Rue Poulaillerie. Several of the insurgents have been arrested at Orleans and the neighbouring villages. The Argus Soissonnais of the 2d inst. announces the arrest of two persons at Missy, who appeared to be coming from Paris, travelling in a handsome cabriolet, but whose appearance created suspicion. It is said that when searched some gold was found on their persons, together with papers , w hi c h prove d their connexion with the chiefs of the late insurrec tion. In the cabriolet were found a supply of cart ridges and proclamations, commencing with " Down with the National Guard." RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP No. 2. —GREAT WESTERN (Extension of the Berks and Hants from Hungerford to Westbury, with a branch to Devizes).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. BRISTOL AND EXETER (Branch from Bleadon to Wells).—Preambl e proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. BRISTOL AND EXETER (Taunton and Castlecary Extension).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. MIDLANDS (Gloucester and Stonehouse Junction). — Case opened, and evidence taken in its favour. GROUP No. 3.— SALISBURY AND YEOVIL.—Oppo . • sition of landholders further considered. GROUP No. 4.—GREAT NORTIIERN (Isle of Ax liolme closed, but decision postponed till to-morrow. GROUP No. 5 was to have met to-day, but, owing to the indisposition of one of the Noble Lords, it adjourned without going into any business. ELECTION COMMITTEE. DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' majo rity was resumed yesterday, and in course of the day the petitioners succeeded in striking off two additional votes. ~_ - The Committee, pursuant to previous arrangement, and with the permission of the House, adjourned at its rising till Friday. THE CHARTIST TRIALS. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. THE TRIAL OF FUSSELL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) On the return of the jury, Mr. Sergeant ALLEN called the attention of their Lordships to several discrepancies between the words alleged in the indictment to have been spoken by Fus sell and the words sworn to as having been uttered by him and by the witnesses Fowler and Potter. After rt short desultory discussion, several of the words alleged to have been spoken by Fussell were struck out of the indictment. The CHIEF JUSTICE intimated that it was thu opinion of the Judges there was no ground for a charge of riot. Mr. Sergeant ALLEN then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and said, in the first place, that he apprehended he might dismiss from his con sideration whether there was or was not an unlawful assembling, and, therefore, the charge to which he would address himself was confined within very narrow limits. It amounted simply to whether the defendant did utter seditious language at a certain meeting or assemblage, which had been called for no express object, or if, in deed, it had any, it was of so puerile a character as to he utterly unworthy the attention of the law officers of the Crown. The only defence which he put in issue to that charge was, that the words alleged to have been uttered by the defendant were not uttered by him, and he should produce evidence to show that it was impossible for the defendant to have spoken the words in the sense and meaning which had been attributed to them. It was said that the defendant used the words, "I have no sympathy with his (Lord J. Russell's) damnable Government;" bat he be lieved that the word " damnable" had been inserted by the reporter to give a colour and prejudice to the obser vation; and even if it had been uttered it could not possibly be interpreted as bringing her Majesty's Government into contempt. Then he was reported to have said " that if the Sovereign neglected the people then the people must neglect their Sove reign." But was that a new doctrine—was it pro pounded here for the first time ? Why, the,very autho rity under which they were sitting there that day arose out of a persecution on the part of the sovereign. The very laws, the very liberties of which they now boasted— the very protection they sought that day—arose from the ac t s of the people, who expelled a sovereign, who, forgetting his duty to his people and to his country, sought to overturn the constitution, sought to obstruct the liberties of his people, and gave occasion to theme to rise and deprive him of that power he was no longer fitted to maintain. He referred of course to the revolu tion of 1688. Why, such language as that alluded to might have been uttered under such circumstances by any Member in the House of Commons. Another ex pression said to have been made use of was that the Government was not worthy the support of any honest man, but no reasonable person could construe that into a charge of sedition, because the same opinion was honestly entertained by a great portion of the community. When one party was in power it nearly always happened that the other party used every possible means at their command to overthrow the Government, and perhaps some of the jury he was addressing bad ex ercised the franchise they possessed in such a way as to lead to the exclusion of one party from office. lie now came to the last passage of the speech, with which he nor any one could entertain the slightest sympathy —viz., recommending private assassination. But was it likely that a man like the defendant, whom, he should prove, bore a most respectable character, and was of a most peaceable dis position, would make use of such a monstrous assertion before a large assembly, and when he knew that re porters were present ? He contended that the testimony upon which that charge rested was entirely beyond be lief. The witness Fowler said he was a reporter, but, forsooth, was unable to write shorthand. He was engaged to report for no particular paper, and it stood to reason that he would make the report as pithy and as startling as possible, so as to get it inserted in the newspapers. He denied that Fussell entertained any such opinion, or that he intended to convey any such meaning to the meeting; and taking into account the character which Fowler bore, he was justified in saying that if it were not a fabrication, at least it was a misapprehension of what was said by the defendant. Then, as to the un lawful assembling, he apprehended that the people had a perfect right to meet for the purpose of stating what they considered were their grievances. That right they always had enjoyed, and he trusted they always would enjoy it. The defendant was also accused of using the expression " the base, bloody, and brutal Whigs;" but from whom did those words origi nate? Why, they were used as descriptive of the Whigs by O'Connell, who, instead of being prosecuted, was afterwards asked by the Whigs to accept one of the highest law offices in Ireland. The defendant, there fore, had merely quoted the words; and were they now to have one law for the rich and another for the poor? Now, be agreed with the Attorney-General that the present was a most inapt time for carrying on any movement, but he could not help reverting to a period not long since when the Prime Minister of this country advised the people at large to agitate, and declare d th at if they did so they would be able to wring from the Peers of the country that measure of justice which they then refused to concede. And it was in that way that the Reform Bill was carried, and who were the leaders of that agitation but the present prosecutors ? They had obtained their object, and seeing no reason for any further change, they attempted to crush those who went one step further than themselves. Now he contended that the law ought to be the same in all cases, and the defendant was entitled to a verdict of acquittal, by which the jury would as much uphold the law and establish order, as by a verdict of guilty. Witnesses were then called for the defence. Stephen Blackstone, examined by Mr. HunDLEsTerm —He said he was a carpenter, and that he was at the meeting, and was near enough to hear the addresses delivered. He heard the whole of the address of Mr. Fussell. In speaking of private assassination, he said the Emperor of Austria had been compelled to fly from fear of it. He did not use the words in the sense imputed to him. He said ho had five sons, and if they did not avenge his (F in _ sell's) wrongs, he would disown them. He made use of the words " private assassination" once, and only then in the sense he had stated. The report of his speech in the next day's paper was incorrect ; its inaccuracy was impressed upon him the moment he saw it. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—He be longed to the Southall district of Chartists. He was en rolled a member of that society. London was divided into districts. Notices of meeting are distributed by the secretary. Handbills are often distributed for the pur pose of informing the members where and when the meetings are held. He went to the meeting in question in consequence of seeing a placard in the streets, " Meet at all hazards." He believed some of the districts had captains. Was in the van at the meeting close to Fussell. There might have been 4,000 at the meeting. There was applause, but not much noise. Mr. Fussell, in speaking of private assassination, alluded to a paragraph in the newspapers with respect to the Emperor of Austria. In speaking of the Government, he said he and others wished to see the system of things changed, as the taxes pressed heavily and oppressively upon them. He said a great deal more, but he could not recollect all. Did not recollect even the substance of what Fussell said with respect to the Queen. Ho thought he spoke in favour of the Queen.—(Laughter.) He said John Mitchel was a persecuted man. Did not hear any thing said about the duty of Irishmen to rise and avenge their injuries. Was struck with the words, " private assassination," because he thought at the time if those were his sentiments that he could not countenance him as a fellow-Chartist. Should say there were not more than 40,000 in the crowd ; they took three-quarters of an hour to pass. Did not see either Vernon or Wil liams. Michael Weedon said he lived in Hatton-garden, and that he heard Fussell speak at a distance of six or seven yards. He could not say whether he said the word " avenge" or " revenge," when ho spoke of his five sons. He agreed with the last witness in all respects as to what he said in reference to private assassination. He spoke of the Emperor of Austria, and said he had been driven from his dominions in consequence of the fear of private assassination, and that however strong a Government might be, it might easily be rendered weak if it did not exist in the affections of the people. Edward Stokes, a jeweller, residing in Spencer-street, Clerkenwell, said the defendant Fussell had been in his employ six or seven years, and had always borne an excellent character. He always considered him a sober, peaceable, and inoffensive man. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Had heard that the defendant was tried at Warwick assizes in 1839, for being engaged in some Chartist disturb ances. John Brittain said he had known him four years and always considered him a peaceable man. This being the case for the defence, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proceeded to address the jury for the prosecution. He said the words spoken by the defendant under such circumstances, and at such a time, did, beyond all possibility of doubt, amount to an offence of the most dangerous character—an offence very little short of high treason, because it had a tendency to that crime. Tho question they would have to determine was, whether the defendant Fussell spoke the language imputed to ,him, and whether he spoke it under such circumstances as would make it amount to the crime of sedition ; and also whether that language, and the circumstances attending the meeting, made the meeting an unlawful and criminal assembly, by attending and taking a part in which the defendant was open to punishment. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to reply in detail to the various arguments advanced on behalf of the prisoner. The CHIEF JUSTICE then summed up, and explained at considerable length the state of the law with regard to illegal assemblies and sedition. He said it was cer tainly a most important privilege possessed by the people of this country to meet and discuss political grievances; but, at the same time, it was equally important for the protection of them all, that this right should not be abused, and that public meetings should not be made use of by designing persons to inflame the minds of the lower orders of people, who perhaps might be at the moment, from particular causes, in a state of distress, and peculiarly liable to be acted upon by exciting ad dresses, and thereby induced to commit acts of vio lence, and endanger the public peace. This was the question at issue in the present instance, and the jury were the proper arbiters of it. After some further observations upon the same subject, the Learned Judge said that the doctrine advanced by the Learned Ser geant in his speech for the defendant, that if the Crown did not perform the duty which the people thought they were entitled to receive at the hands of the Crown, they had a right to discuss the pro priety of expelling the Sovereign, was an entirely new doctrine to him. The Learned Sergeant had grounded his assertion on the circumstances of the Revolution of 1688, but he forgot that the great lawyers and the great statesmen of that day denied the doctrine of the existence of any power to remove the Sovereign, and the constitution sanctioned the principle that the Crown could do no wrong. The Crown only acted by its advisers, and if wrong was done, the instruments were alone amenable, and not the Crown itself. Where would it end if the people had the power of discussing whether the Crown had done wrong? Who was to de cide the question P Was it to be discussed by such persons as appeared to have assembled on ;the present occasion and under such circumstances ? Could such a subject be safely left in their hands ? It was impossible they could do so, and if such proceedings were per mitted, they would only produce anarchy, confusion, and tyranny. The Jury retired, and after deliberating about a quarter-of-an-hour, they found the defendant guilty upon those counts of the indictment charging him with sedition and attending an unlawful assembly, and acquitted hinsot the count charging a riot. The defendant was immediately ordered into the custody of the Governor of Newgate. Judgment was postponed. LAW INTELLIGENCE. SECONDARIES' COURT, July 5. (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) POYNDER AND ANOTHER V. GREGOR. This was an action to recover the sum of 2001. on a guarantee. The defendant suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. DOLMAN, the plaintiff's attorney, said the guarantee was given by defendant for payment for some bricks supplied to a third party. He would prove the delivery of the goods, which would entitle him to a verdict. The Learned SECONDARY held that as the guarantee was set forth in the declaration, and defendant had by not pleading admitted the breach charged against him, that therefore there was no necessity to prove the de livery. Mr. DOLMAN said be had entertained doubts, and thought it better to bring witnesses, but he would rather act under the Learned Secondary's opinion. The Learned SECONDARY said he always held that evidence was not necessary in such cases, and had not found himself wrong. A verdict was then entered for the amount. INGLE AND FOSTER.—BLUNDER ON BLUNDER. This was an action to recover the sum of 331. 13s. 3d. for goods sold. Defendant pleaded that he was not in debted, but he was not represented by counsel or at torney. _ _ A person appeared, and said that he was present to watch the proceedings and take objections in th 3 absence of the attorney. , The Learned SECONDARY said ho could not listen to him, as he was not a professional man ; but no doubt the plaintiff would consent to an adjournment, on pay ment of the costs of the day. This, however, the party was not authorised to agree to. Mr.Caoucrt stated the case, and called Edward Walker. When the rejected advocate stepped into the box, and said that he had been subpoenaed, and had been spoken to by the other side ; but there was some mistake, he was not the party. Mr. CROUCH said that was quite clear ; there was an other Edward Walker. A person was pointed out as being the real "Simon Pure," but he said his name was Ingle, and he could not give his evidence till after Walker. The plaintiff's party appeared not to know " Walker," and after inquiring of each person in Court, at length found they had subpoenaed the wrong party. The case was then adjourned. gate s from t the Police parishes district f Mwi Mid dlesex INCREASE OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.—On s held in the Court-house, Marylebone, to consider the increased demand of the Government for the p o li ce an d d T l u es e e s x da c y o a mpr e i e se ti d nmg i n of th d e ele Metropo li tan their contemplated augmentation. Lord P ortman pre sided,m.p., &c. Sr R Hall o p ene d t h e proceedings, and observed that the meeting ought to impr ess u p on th e Stuart, supported by i Sir B. Hall, M.P., Lord Dudley Government that any . outbreak in the m e t ropo li s oug ht to be viewed as t nat ional affair, and that any addition required for police should be paid out of the consolidated fund. He was sure the cou n ty o f Mid dlesex woul d b e happy to contr ibute its fair proportion. Mr. Stamford then moved, " That a deputati on o f t h e county o f Mid dlesex do wait upon the Secretary of State for the Home Department to direct his attention to the letter of the 30th of Decemb er l ast from the Under-Secretary of State, and of the P o li ce C ommissioners, dated January 3 and June 26, 1848." Mr. Bell seconded the motion, which after so me o b servat i ons from several gentlemen present was put and c arr i e d unan i mous l y. L or d D u dl e y Stuart said, the Secretary of State was the best judge of the necessity of an increase in the police force ; and at the same time he thought the burden of its support should be more equally and justly distributed. A depu tation was then appointed to wait on the Secretary of State, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting broke up. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS FOR THE WORKING CLASSES, ST. Pertcaks-ROAD.—On Tuesday afternoon, at five o'clock, these buildings were visited by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who was attended by Colonel Bouverie, and accompanied by Viscount Ebrington, Lord Radnor, Earl Fortescue, Lord Radstock, Dr. South wood Smith, Frederick D. Goldsmid, Esq., Joseph Toynbee, Esq., John William Tottie, Esq., deputy chairman of the association, Charles Gatliff, Esq., hon. secretary, and other noblemen and gentlemen. His Royal Highness went over several of the rooms, and was minute in his inquiries as to the accommodation and healthfulness of the dwellings, and expressed himself much gratified with the information he received. His Royal Highness's visit drew together a large concourse of her Majesty's lieges, by whom his Royal Highness was heartily cheered on mounting his horse to depart. EDINBTTRGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—We un derstand that the branch line to Campsie waa not opened yesterday, as anticipated, in consequence of the official authority not having arrived from the Railway Commissioners. As that, however, is expected by to day's post, the branch will, no doubt, be opened for pas senger traffic to-morrow, if the o ffi cial letter is received in time.—North British Mail (Tuesday). CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending July 1, 1,0511. 6s. Bd. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. R. Thompson, Basingstoke, Southampton, stonemason, July 25, at hall-past eleven—C. Smith, Borwood-house, Avenue-road, Sr. John':.-wood, builder, July 25, at twelve —J. Johnson, Chelmsford, Essex, grocer, July 25, at one —J. Goodcheape, Aldersgate-street, City, and Princess street, Marylebone, furnishing undertaker, July 25, at eleven—T. D. Latham and J. Parry, Devonshire-square, City, merchants, July 25, at two—T. D. Latham, Devon shire-square, City, merchant, July 25, at two—C. L. Jones and R. Cole, Oxford-street, cheesemongers, July 25, at one—F. Kesteven, Camden -town, builder, July 29, at two—W. Morgan, Liverpool-street, City, and Farnham-plaee, Old Gravel-lane, and G. R. Roach, Li verpool-street, City, and Liverpool, and G. Morgan, Liverpool-street, City, and Tiverton, Devonshire, mer chants, July 25, at twelve. In the Country. W. Brombead, Birmingham and Sheffield, merchant„ at the Court, Birmingham, Aug. 2, at half-past ten—T. Prosser, Coleshill, Warwickshire, draper, at the Court, Birmingham, July 27, at half-past ten—J. L. Norton, Birmingham, stationer, at the Court, Birmingham, July 27, at half-past ten—E, Bridcut, Cheltenham, iron monger, at the Court, Bristol, Aug. 1, at half-past eleven—H. T. Smith and J. Hewitt, Liverpool, tailors, at the Court, Liverpool, July 25, at eleven—J. Bannister and Dinah Simpson, Liverpool, shipwrights, at the Court, Liverpool, July 21, at eleven—J. Hudson and J. Broad bent, jun., Gale, and Manchester, Lancashire, calico printers, at the Court, Manchester, July 27, at one—T. Tomkinson, Salford, Lancashire, wood turner, at the Court, Manchester, July 27, at twelve—J. Burt and J. Burt, jun., Manchester, -and W. Watson, Leeds, com mission agents, at the Court, Manchester, July 26, at eleven—J. Burt, jun., Manchester, commission agent, at the Court, Manchester, July 26, at eleven—E. Hilton and Walsh, Over Darwen, Lancashire, paper makers at the Court, Manchester, July 25, at twelve—R. Yates and T. H. Williams, Manchester, merchants, at the Court, Manchester, July 27, at twelve—R. W. Barnes, Stockport, Cheshire, cabinet maker, at the Court, Man chester, July 27, at eleven—Elizabeth. Blundell, Samles bury, Lancashire, innkeeper, at the Court, Manchester, July 27, at twelve—S. Timperley and J. Timperley, Ashton-under-Line, linen drapers, at tho Court, Man chester, July 27, at eleven. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. G. Rougemont, Broad-street-buildings, City, mer chant, second dividend of 2e. 3d., any Wednesday, be tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. W. P. Barrett, Palace-row, New-road, ironmonger, 2s. 7d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street, A. E. Player, Braintree, Essex, grocer, ss. 3d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. 0. T. J. Stocken, Walham-green ' brewer, ss. Thurs day, July 6, or any subsequent Thursday between the hours of twelve and three, ut the office of Mr. Stansfeld, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street, City. J. Harford and W. W. Davies, Bristol, and Ebbw vale and Sirhowy, Monmouthshire, ironosasters, a fourth di vidend of 25., in addition to 18s. previously paid, Wed nesday, July 5, or any subsequent Wednesday, between the hours of ten and twelve, at the office of Mr. Hutton, Bristol. G. Baker, Newport, Monmouthshire, grocer, a second dividend of 9ed., in addition to 2s. 6d. previously paid any Wednesday, between the hours of ten and twelve, at the otlice of Mr Miller, Bristol. J. Drew, Cheltenham, builder, a second dividend of 4s. 2d., in addition to 3s. previously paid, any Wednes day between the hours of ten and twelve, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. T. R. Hazard, Liverpool, merchant, and J. Barker, Now York, Is., Thursday, July 6, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. T. Yates, Liverpool, joiner and builder, 3s. 6d., Thurs day, July 5, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. W. Blain, Liverpool, corn-merchant, 3s. Thursday, July 6, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Li verpool. NOTICES OF CEPsTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. E. Wells, jun., Myddleton-place, Sadler's Wells, licensed victualler, July 25, at half-past twelve—R. Grimbly, Banbury, Oxfordshire, wine and spirit mer chant, July 24, at eleven—J. S. Stopford, Austin-friars, merchant, June 26, at eleven—J. Strange, Abingdon. wine merchant, July 26, at half-past twelve—R. Kersey, Hadleigh, Suffolk, saddler and harness maker, July 26, at twelve—S. Berry, Ipswich, licensed victualler, July 26, at twelve—El. W. Hughes, Marylebone-street, Re gent-street, plumber and glazier, July 27, at twelve— W. B. Brodie and C. G. Brodie, Salisbury, bankers, July 27, at half-past twelve—T. Jones, Botwright's-buildiugs, Hackney-road, grocer, July. 27, at half-past eleven—D. J. Elster and J. G. Elster, Threadneedle-street, mer chants, July 27, at half-past twelve. In the Country. W. P. Watkins, Long Ashton, Somersetshire, cider merchant, July 27, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. TCillard, Swindon, Wilts, inn-keeper. July 2Z, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Ansell, Pontypool, Mon mouthshire, furniture-broker, July 28, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—A. Dunn, Heden, Yorkshire, attorney , at-law, July 26, at half-past ten, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull—G. D. Deveroux, Leominster, inn keeper, Aug. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham— R. Ray, Stoke-upon-Trent, china and earthenware manufacturer, July 29, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—J. W. Busst, Bilston, Staffordshire, inn keeper, July 26, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birming ham—G. Morrell, Belper, Derbyshire, innkeeper, July 28, at eleven, at the Court, Nottingham—J. Birch, Liverpool, grocer, July 25, at eleven, at the Court, Li verpool—lL J. Evans, Pouygloddfa, Montgomeryshire, grocer, Aug. 1, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool —J. shallcross, Liverpool, provision dealer, Aug. 1, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. At the Court of Review, July 25. T. Davis, Aberavon, Glamorganshire, draper—J. Short, Bristol, boot and shoemaker—F. Hill, Montague close, Southwark, wharfinger—H. D. C. Cole, Earl's court, Old Brompton, boarding and lodging-housekeeper —W. Inwards, Luton, Bedfordshire, straw-plait mer chant—C. M. Collett, Lincoln's Inn-fields, attorney— W. Dyson, 'Wakefield, Yorkshire, grocer—A. Wilkins, Camberwell, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, merchant — F. M. Lu c k man , Manchester and Liverpool, linen draper—J. Parker, Blackburn, grocer—S. Smith, Brad field, Berkshire, miller—M. Cawood, Leeds, iron founder—J. D. Whitaker, Manchester, merchant—A. Lockwood, Wrexham, builder—H. Tabrum, St. Sa viour's, Southwark, lhop and seed-merchant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. B. Howell and A. Motley, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, timber and slate merchants—W. Rogers and W. 11. Rogers, Southampton, nurserymen—A. Dempster and A. Wilson, Liverpool, stonemasons—W. T. Bolland and C. Kemplay. Leeds, printers—J. Millman and W. Mill man, Nine Mills, Wiltshire, clothiers—S. Lang, T. Lang, and R. Lang, Bristol, iron merchants—E. Boustead, G.C. Schwabe, A. Sykes, B. Butler, and E. W. Clayton, Callum and Shanghae—E. Boustead, G. C. Schwabe, A. Sykes, and B. Butler, Liverp oo l, M an i lla, and Singapore _as. C. Gardiner and H. Dixon, Chelsea, surgeons and apothecaries—T. Ellen and R. J. Leeds, Victoria -street, City, and Great Russell -street, Bloomsbury, coal mer chants—G. Barnes and R. S. Cock, Lincoln's Inn fields, wine merchants —J. Shand, Chester, and R. Davies, Holywell, Flintshire, quarrymen —J. I. Marks, L. Leslie, and G. Leslie, Laugham-place, Marylebone, carriage builders—J. H. Cheethaus and J. Halliday, Manchester, muslin manu facturers—P. Kagenbusch, W. Y. Dent, and F. C. Matthews, Leeds and Great Driffield, Yorkshire, and Nottingham, manufacturing and agricultural chemists (so far as regards F. C. Matthews)—J. Bourne, T. Bourne, and T. Br een , Li verpoo l, merc h ants —W. F. Brand, J. Leech, and L. Pitkethly, Manchester, agents and warehousemen (so far as regards W. F. Brand)—R. Liddell, J. Graham, and A. Hall, Great Tower-street, City, tea dealers—T. E. Chapman, R. A. Johnson, and J. M. Cooper, Sunderland, importers and dealers in wine and spirits—T. Jarrett and F. Jarrett, Maidstone, butchers and salesmen—J. Cornforth, J. Cornforth, jun., S. Cornforth, W. Cornforth, T. Cornforth, and H. Corn forth, Birmingham, wire-drawers—W. Lister, W. Mor ris, and A. Morris, Halifax, worsted spinners—W. San dys, A. J. Mundella, and F. W. Mowbray, Leicester, wholesale haberdashers (so far as regards A. J. Mun della)—E. Bagnail and F. E. Hobson, Birmingham, coal dealers—A. Paull and A. F. Paull, Leadenhall-street, City, merchants—H. Levett and B. Levett, Kingston upon-Hull, seed crushers—J. Hayden and R. Turner, Greenham-mill, Somersetshire, flax and tow spinners —J. Bleasdale and J. Jowett, Wigan, Lancashire, coal pro prietors—R. Armistead and J. Musgrave, Whitehaven, attorneys and solicitors—M. Waller, J. Lockwood, and W. Field, Halifax, cotton spinners (so far as re gards W. Field)—F. Homan, E. Herne, and E. Homan, Skinner-street, Snow-hill, and Northampton, wholesale shoe-manufacturers—G. R. Harvey, J. Ivimy, and G. Harvey, Mincing-lane, City, commercial brokers (so far as regards J. Ivimy)—G. Cottam, F. Mortam, W. Beck ford, and G. W. Cottam, Lime street, City, West India merchants and agents (so far as regards G. Cottam)—J. Bayley, J. Bayley, and J. Kitts, Little Bolton, Lanca shire, cotton spinners (so far as regards J. Kitts) —R. Owen and W. Potter, Brook-street, Holborn, engravers —J. P. Heywood, S. H. Thompson, B. H. Jones, and G. H. Thompson, Liverpool, bankers (so far as regards S. H. Thompson)—T. George and T. W. George, Leeds, worsted and stuff dyers—J. Denton and R. Addyman, Leeds, cloth finishers—G. H. Simpson and H. Pemble, Birmingham, iron and coal dealers—W. J. R. Langton, F. H. J. Langton. and W. Wheatley, Lawrence Pount ney-lane, City, wholesale chemists and druggists—S. Butler and T. W. Woodbury, Birmingham, wire drawers —J. Pirkis and G. 11. Manning, City-road and Old street road, grainers and house decorators. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Robert Blake, jun., Cricklade, Wiltshire, horse and cattle dealer. William Griffiths, Liverpool. William Leece, Huddersfield, band twine-manufacturer. George Henry Hague, Gorton, Lancashire, clerk. William Douglas, Manchester, grocer and provision dealer. George Leech, Manchester, greengrocer and shoe maker. John Shaw, Manchester, shoemaker. James Connor, Coventry, house painter. Israel Harvey, Cambridge, paper damper. William Watkin, Salford, Lancashire, shopkeeper. John Wood, Tormoham, Devonshire, waiter. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Robertson, jun., Dysart, Fifeshire, iron merchant, ' to meet within the National Inn (Robertson's), Kirk caldy, July 10 and Aug, 3, at one. A T. Allan, East Linton, grocer,' to meet within tho George Inn, Haddington, July 11, and 31, at one. J. C. Bunting, Glasgow, painter, to meet within the Waverly Tavern, Glasgow, July 10, and 31, at one. J. APLeod, Glasgow, bookseller, to meet within the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow, July 11, and 28, at one. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen gave last evening, at Buckingham Palace, a State Ball, which was very numerously attended, the invitations exceeding eighteen hundred, and comprising the members of the Royal Family, the foreign Princes, and foreigners of every distinction in this country, the Diplomatic Corps, the Ladies of the Queen's Household, the Officers of State, and the principal Officers of the Household of her Majesty and Prince Albert, and most of the nobility and gentry in town. The company were invited at half-past nine o'clock, but before that time the visitors began to arrive, those having the entrée alighting at a temporary residence in the garden, the other guests alighting at the equerries' entrance in Pimlico. The distinguished assemblage were ushered, on their arrival, up the Grand Staircase, which was lined by the Yeomen of the Guard, under the com mand of Captain Kincaid, the Exon in Waiting. The officers of the corps present were Sir George Lee, the Lieutenant ; Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzmaurice, the Ad jutant ; and Captain Sadler, Exon. _ The Royal Family alighted at the Queen's private entrance, and were received by the Maids of Honour and the Grooms and Equerries in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at half-past nine o'clock, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Sir George Couper, and Lord James P. Murray. His Royal Highness the Count of Syracuse was at tended by hie Excellency General Prince Castelcicala, and his Gentleman in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess Bernhard of Saxe Weimar was accompanied by Prince Edward, and the Princesses Anne and Amelie of Saxe Weimar, and was attended by the Honourable Miss Mitchell and Captain Somerset. His Royal Highness Prince George was also present. The Royal guests were conducted to the Queen's Closet, where her Majesty and Prince Albert received their illustrious visitors. The whole suite of state sa loons, comprising the Ball-room, the Throne-room, the Picture Gallery, the Grand Saloon, the White Draw ing-room, and the Green Drawing-room were all opened, and were most tastefully decorated with the rarest and most beautiful flowers, and most brilliantly illuminated with numerous magnificent crystal lustres, filled with wax, lights. The Throne-room, as well as the Ball room were prepared for dancing, orchestras for qua drille bands being erected in each. At ten o'clock her Majesty and Prince Albert, ac companied by the Duchess of Kent, Prince George, the Duchess Bernhard, Prince Edward, and the Prince sses Anne and Amelia of Saxe Weimar, and the Count of Syracuse, entered the state rooms, and were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the ball-room, the quadrille band playing " God save the Queen," on her Maj, s ty' s entrance. The Queen wore a white crape dress, trimmed with white bugles and grapes in.crape and frosted leaves, the whole of British manufacture. Her Majesty's head dress to correspond. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent wore a black crape dress over satin, trimmed with bugles. The headdress of black lace, ornamented with bugles: and white feathers ; all the articles of British manufac.mre. Directly after the Queen's entrance in the Ball-room, a set of Quadrilles was formed, and the ball comm....need, the Quadrille Band, led by Mr. Henry Barnard, playing " La Favorite " (Tolbecque). The following dances were afterwards executed :- QUADRILLES. Haydee ~, Ag❑ese ~. La Mein© Jeanne ... Attila • • Le Diable a Quatre... Mazagran ▪ Musard. ▪ Tinnev. Bosisivs. ••• Coote. ▪ Tolbecqae. • Bosisis. Emmeline Alberta WALTZES. L'Anitua Alpenlieder Die behwalben Broneslaus Oberon ... ... D'Albert. ... Tinney. ... Lanner. POLKAS. ... Marchan. ... Strauss , . ... L2bitzky. ... Tiancy. Herminie . . Handley. Zingara „. Coote. Emily ••• ••• •.• Brawne. Ariel •• ••• ••• Tinney. Carnaval Galop ... Macfarlane. Soon after ten o'clock dancing commenced in the Throne-room, where a quadrille band of thirty per formers, conducted by Mr. Charles Coote, attended. The following dances were executed:— QUADRILLES. Attila ••• ••• ••• Troubadour ... ... ... Fountain ... ... ... I Masnidiere (first time) ... Shakespere ... ... ... Versailles ... ... .. Wilson (Songs of Scotland) WALTZES. Alberta (first time) Philadelphia Emmeline .. Concordia La Sirene • Oberon ... Coote. ••• Bosisis. Coote. ▪ Tinney. ▪ Coote. ... Musard. . ▪ Coote. ... Tinney. ... Labitzky. ... D'Albert. ... Strauss. ... Coots. ... Tinney. POLKAS. Adelaide (first time) ... Tinnoy. Zingara Coote. Coquette ... D'Albert. Clara ••• ••• Coote. Les soupirs des fleurs Strauss. La Favorite... Ceote. The following had the honour of receiving invita tions :—llis Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Austrian Ambassador and Countess Die trichstein, and the Gentlemen Attaches to the Embassy; the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, and the Gentlemen Attaches to the Legation; the Ilavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto, the Argentine Minister and Gentleman Attache to the Legation ; the Portu guese ;Minister and Viscountess de Moncorvo, and the Gentlemen Attaches ; the Russian Minister and Ba roness Brunow, Mademoiselle Olga do Lechner and the Gentlemen Attaches ; the Sicilian Minister, and the Gentleman Attaché ; the Hanoverian Minister, and the Gentleman Attache ; the Wurtemberg Minister and the Gentleman Attache ; th e P russ i an Mi n i ster, and "Madame Bunsen; Mademoiselle Bunsen, Mademoiselle Mary Bun sen, and the Gentlemen Attach es ; his Serene .Highness Prince Lowenstein; the Brazilian Minister and Madame Marques Lisboa and the Gentlemen Attaches; the Danish Minister and Countess de Reventlow, Countess Hilda de Reventlow, and the Gentleman Attache; the Turkish Minister and Princess Callimaki and the Gen • tleman' Attache, the American Minister and Mrs. Ban croft and the Gentleman Attache, the Netherlands Minister and Mademoiselle Schimtnelpenninck, and the Gentlemen Attaches, the 'New Grenada Minister anti the Gentleman Attache, the Mexican Minister and the Gentlemen Attach lie the Swedish Minister and:Baroness de Rehausen and the Gentleman Attache; the S ardinian Minister and the Gentlemen Attaches, the Saxon Mi nister and Baroness de Beust, Prince Lubora 4 raki, le Due et la Duchesse de Coigny, Mademoiselle de Coigny, Baron and Baroness Bertouch, le Due et Is Duchesse de Melfort, Major Williams, Syndicus Bankes, Baron D'Ugglas, Count Desgeneys,' Mr. and Mrs. Jay, of New York, Baron and Baroness de Linden, Baron de Plessin, M. de Lomonosseff, le Marquis de Salvo, le Marquis et la Marquise de Lousada, Mdlle. Brauealeone, the Lord Chancellor, the Gold Stick in waiting, the Right lion. the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, the Silver Stick in wai ting, the Pages of Honour, the Hon. W. F. Forbes and Mr. G. Grant Gordon; the Field Officer in Brigade waiting, Colonel J. Chaplin; the Adjutant in Brigade waiting, Captain J. Halkett; officer commanding the Grenadier Guards, Colonel J. Home; officer commanding the Scots Fusilier Guards, Colonel Berkeley Drummond; officer commanding the Coldstream Guards; officer command ing Ist battalion Grenadier Guards, Colonel J. R. Cri ,u -furd; officer commanding 2d battalion, Colonel P. S. Stanhope; officer commanding 3d battalion, Colonel 1 V. Fludyer; officers of the Ist battalion Grenadier Guar. Is, Colonel J. Dixon, Captain C. Lennox, B. Maitland, Lieutenant W. E. H. Vere ; officers of the 2d Battali on Grenadier Guards, Captain Hon. C. H. Lindsay; Lie ut. H. L. Wilson; officers of the 3d Battalion, Lieutentant- Colonel Reynardson, Major J. A. Udney, Lieutenant S. Burr; officers commanding lit Battalion Coldstream Guards, Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Windham; of facer commanding 2d Battalion, Colonel C. M. Hay; officers of the Ist Battalion, Captain C. H. White, Lieutenant R. D. Sulivan; officers of the 2d Battalion, Captain giir J. Harington Lieutenant H. Jolliffe ; officer col a mending Ist Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, Color el w. J. KriollYs; officer commanding 2d Battalion, Co lonel A. Colvile; officers of the Ist Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Bathurst, Captain H. P. Hepburn, Lieutenant F. Fortescue; officers of the 2d Battalion, Colonel , G. Dixon, Captain W. J. Ridley, Lieutenant W. Aitchiso n; officer commanding Ist Life Guards, Colonel John Ha: ll; four officers, Sir William Fraser, Mr. Walsh, Mr. L evi 4, Mr. Tardrew; offic er commanding 2d Life Guarx :s, Colonel M'Douall; four officers, Captain Vyse, Capta in Freke, Captain Tollemache, Lieutenant Lumley; offioer commanding Royal Horse Guards, Lieutenant-Colour G. Smith; four officers, Captain Baillie, Captain R. I I. Vyse, Captain A. 13. Hood, Captain Lord A. Lenno: t; officer commanding 12th Lancers, Lieutenant-Colon el E. Pole; three officers, Captain Maunsell, Lieutenant Sutton, Lieutenant Prior: officer commanding the Roy al Engineers, Major-General Sir John F. Bygoyne; foi it officers, Lieutenant-Colouel Hall, Lieutenant-Colon el Jebb, C. 8.; Major Vicars, Major Walpole; officer cosi e mending the Royal Artillery, Lieutenant-General it Thomas Downman ; four officers, Major Cuppage, B.Til • ; Lieutent Colonel Bell, R.H.A.; Lieutenant-Colony al Wright, Major James, &c. Supper was served in the State Dinner-room, on a long range of tables, which were decorated with a number of elegant epergnes, vases, and candelabra .of silver gilt; white on the buffet were tastefully arran, jewelled and crystal cups, tankards sculptured in shields and salvers of the largest size, and gold vases , in which were inserted different plants of great beauty t Ind variety, the whole being illuminated with candela Lira and sconces filled with wax-lights. His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, attended 6 y Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour, visited the Royal Botani, e al Gardens, in the Regent's. park, yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visits I the Queen 3 esterday. - The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Nations 1 Debt held a meeting yesterday in the Treasury. Then were present the Chancellor of the Exchequer, thi 3 Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputp - Governor. Mr. Hightun, Secretary and Couiptrollez - General, attended. 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