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l i tr i tits, keepieg them in correspondence u ntil ho had sii his own measures for the institution of Mr . Ben -114,r"_ and that he at length hurried on the institution ; 4_l dsleated their endeavours to lodge a caveat throrigh u'cieeting them by half an hour. That was the most , e 2;t'lls part of his statement , becau se it showed the 't , tnes with which the Bishop acted. His Honourable lust Learned Friend, the Solicitor-General, got up and 'acle a statement on that point whi ch sur p rised him, d ad ~io doubt iefluenced the votes of many Members ' that House who gave credence to it; observing that *bile th e y were asked to pass, by implication, a r ote of censure, the Right Rev. Prelate had in fact donel liQt ,hieg more than he was required to do by law. N ow he (Ate Horsinan) would show the House that the case d uty not as it was thus represented. He had felt i t his 1 Y to take the opinion of two authorities of D octors' p'l ,°airnon3, a nd those opinions he would now read. The l ' tatement made by his Hon, and Learned Frie nd was tsderstood by the House to amount to a declaration that the Bish o p of Bath and Wells was Inlaid to insthute °r. Bennett within 28 days after his presentation. Now ; 41 that point he had put this case to Dr. Twiss:—" The la te Vicar o!Frouie died on the 26th of Nove mber, 1851. 14, rtre Bennett was presented (say) the 29 t h of December ulleeing. Wee the Bishop bound to institute him so soon j . 4 the canonical 28 days had run out; or , how long might 4 . _e ha ve lawfully delayed institution?" T he answer was IS fellows:—" The bishop is not bound to institute a pre 7ntee to a benefice as soon as the canonical 28 days have Ta out. The canon is directory , and it was held by the Arch es ' Court, in the case of Gorham v. the Bishop ° t Exeter' (2 Robertson's R e p orts, p . 28), that the b ishop is not bound to commence the examination of a c andidate for institution within the canonica l 28 da y s, b et that the meaning of the 28 days in the 95th canon a, that after that interval th e bisho p may be called :Pon to assign a reason, if he delays to institute. The d ecision l of Sir Herbert Jeuner Fast on this point was d' o t impugned before the Judic ial Committee of the Privy It is also settled law (Robert's Reports, p, n ti) that a bishop may take comp etent time to examine tt 'e sufficiency and fitness of a p resentee to a benefice, he is not bound to institute him until he is satisfied his fitness. Six months is the only limit mentioned °Y canonists, within which the examination must be c oncluded so that the right of p atrona g e ma y not la p se. a the case of Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter,' the Presentation took place on Nov. 2, 1847, and Mr. Gorham 1;0ra:tally applied for institution on November 8, but the bishop did not co mmence his examination of Mr. Gor i!an as a candidate fo r institution, until the 17th day of December, after the canonical 28 days had ex ltired.ra The Court of Arches held , overr u lin g Mr. rhe's protest, that such delay was not impro pero on the part of the bishop, although at :puled with inconvenience to Mr. Gorham.—(Signed) ~ 14.1.VEns TWlSS.—Doctors' ' -Commons June 16, 1852. 13 t1Ch was the opinion of Dr. Twiss. He had taken se parately the opiuibn of Dr. Phillimore; but as it was rather long h e would only read the last p ara g ra p h am of opinion, however, that it is competent to the B ishop to institute the clerk at any time within the six °onths after presentation so as to avoid a lapse; for the Words of the 95th canon are director y only, and not Prohibitory, and have so been adjudged to be. And I concei ve , in the event of a caveat having been entered, !I bishop (although the common law takes no notice of would not consider himself bound to institute within the eighteen days, if the proceedings co p se q uent on the caveat commenced during the twenty -ei g ht days, ex tended beyond that period." He brought forward the ° pinion of these two eminent author i t ies because ho felt that if it had really been the case, that the Bishop was uound to institute within twenty - eight da y s, and that, as Was represented by his Hon. and Learne d Friend, so far from using undue haste, he had shown extreme indul flenee by delaying institution for that per iod, he would cud been justly censurable, not only for his i g norance 4 _ ll d carelessness about the law, but for want of ~ , s ution and consideration in making statements ta that House.—(Hear.) One of the most remark able ecclesiastical cases of late years was that of Mr. G orham against the Bishop of Exeter. In that case "tits very point was raised, and Sir Herbert Jenner Fast decided that the Bishop had a right to commence an in quiry after the lapse of 28 days from the time of pre sentation. Considering how familiar all lawyers were With that case, ho was certainly surprised that his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member for Oxford should have 17 ,eitled th e House; for there could not be the sma llest doubt that his opinion did mislead the House, and, that, in consequence of hearing it, many who had intended, to vote for the motion voted against it. — Meer, hear.) Now, be repeated that he did not think that in the present session he ought to endea vour to pursue the inquiry. But he could not sit down Without expressing his sense, not merely of the imports roe of the subject itself, but of the importance which had ,een givernto it by the proceedings in that House, and °Y the vote to which the House had come. He could only sa y f o r himself, as a member of that Church in which a long with the majority of that House he had been edu cated and brought up, and from which he had never sWervecl for a moment either in allegience or attachment, that he felt it to be impossible to overrate the importance 01 the vote which was come to the other evening. The country had now been told in a manner which was not to be mistaken, that in whatever quarter abuses might exist in the Church, there was a Parliamentry tribunal that wou ld t a k e cognizance of them.—(Hear, a hear.) It bad been told that wherever the offence might be, how ever high and exalted the offender, there was a Parlia hentary jurisdiction to take cognizance of the offence, and to inquire into the circumstances attending its coin baission.—(llear, hear.) That was amongst the last, and W as. in his opinion, by far the most important of the ecisions of the present Parliamen t ; it was a judgment deliberately recorded as a legacy to future Parliaments. tse believed there had been few votes in that Howe Which would give more satisfaction to the country; and he Was sure that, the attention of Parliament having been at tent roused by one great scandal of the Church, which had been increased and aggravated by the impunity Which it had hitherto met with, a promise had, in effect, been given to the country that impunity should not con tinue and that wherever a case of grievance was al -I,eged, like that which it ha d been his duty to bring oefore the House, Parliament would endeavour to pro ride redress.—(Cheers.) Mr. GLADSTONE said the few words to which the u‘ole. Gentleman had announced that he would limit his chservations had expanded in his hands into a speech of considerable length, containing as much of crimina tory ma t ter as the Hon. Gentleman found it convenient to introduce .—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman referred that night to such portions of his charges against the Bishop of Bath and Wells as he thought would bear re petition. He had re minded the House that he charged the t Bishop with undue haste in instituting Mr. Bennett; cut he (Mr. Gladstone) must remind him of the full ex tent of his own charges. The Honourable Gentleman d id not say merely that there was undue haste, but he Charged the Bishop with a deliberate violation of the taw in not subjecting Mr. Bennett to due examination, to receiving him without the usual certificate, and instit u ting him with haste and precipitancy, Contrary to the usual course, for the purpose of defrauding the parishioners of their just and lawful rights. On the other hand, it had been Stated that if the Bishop had not examined Mr. Bennett he would not have broken the law, but that ho exer cised his discretion wisely, and did examine him. [Mr. Horsemen here made some observation which was in audible.] The statement of a Member of Parliament in ,place was evidence.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Glad stone) had made that statement, and he invited and • challenged the lion. Gentleman to disprove it. He as sertee that, so far as the law was concerned, the Bishop took precisely the usual course; that he was bound to administer the law, and that he was not authorised to !laity instituting on account of any informal and extra- Judicial step which might have been taken. What Would they say of a judge in Westminster Hall who, on account of representations made to him privately, de clined to administer the law in any case which had come before him?—(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Gentle bean said that the Bishop entangled the parties by entering into a correspondence with them. No such thi ng . The parties sent to him a request that he Would not institute Mr. Bennett; and ho told them Plainly that he had satisfied his own mind on the legal question involved, and that he was re solved to institute. He did not evade the point in the least, but simply refused to accede to the petition. --(Hear, bear.) Tao Hon. Gentleman had sought to throw upon him (Mr. Gladstone) the responsibility of having interfered with the nomination. He was sorry the Hon. Gentleman had forced the House into a discus sion of that question; but, as be had charged him with impeding the nomination of the Committee by an un usual and unprecedented proceeding, he would tell him, in reply, that he regretted that he had not either ori ginated himself, or, having omitted to do so, adopted, on the suggestion of another, a course which was in conformity with the plainest dictates of justice. Let the Bosse consider, for a moment, the position in which they were placed. There were 658 gentlemen elected by three or four hundred constituencies through the country—a body containing. the greatest varieties of character, capacity, and inclination, and there was not one amongst them who was not authorised to make any charge he p l ease d against any subject of her Majesty, and to lay it on the table of the Rouse without incurring any personal responsibility Whatever. Now he asked the House to consider what a officers, what tremendous power it was that was publicthuos_ (Hear, hear.) What a power over t a power for the destruction of riv chara'cter.— fettered by (Hear, hear.) This power, being totally those legal checks and remedies which appulined in other cases, and which influenced those who were disposed to vituperate others, what was t here to restrain it? He knew of no restraint except the invariable rule of the I that House—a rule which, even in the worst times, so far a . s t he was able to discover, h ad not been broken — 'would entertain no crim inator y charges unless they Were placed on some definite basis, so that the party !lonised, though he might have no remedy or redress for It false accusation, might at least be able to say " That it was with which I was charged, and that it was of Which I have been acquitted." As to the statement of the lion. Gentleman that be did not intend impeach Silent, he (Mr. Gladstone) must tell him that in that case be did not understand his own charges or his obliga tions as a Member of Parliament. If & Bishop and a Peer in Parliament had been guilty of a deliberate violation of the law, and had defrauded the parties righ t s, subjeted if t t o he his spiritual oversight of their jest aud legal could bs any case for impeachment, that was one. gland would Tnohrwee Ron. Gentlemen said the people of En know that there was a tribu nal to take up abuse that s the in the Chu rc h. He would tell the lion. Gentleman People of England had not first learnt from his mouth e fund a mental principles of the constirtutionlt and was jnotus tice of the House of Com mons,— (11ea.) reserved for the year 1852 t o teach the nation that the that grievances of People, and that it was ever ready to entertain complaints against high functionaries and officers of State in the Rays and modes which the coultitution pointed out. SUN, LONDON, SA ence, be should bring the whole question before Par liament. At present his purpose was limited to call ing attention to the dispatch of Lord Malmesbury of the 29th April. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER appealed to the Chair, to know if it was competent for the Hon. Member to bring forward a question now of which ho had given notice for the 29th? Tne SPEAKER replied in the negative. Mr. ANSTI6Y would withdraw the notice of the 29th, and would now go oa with the question which he wished to bring under the notice of the House. The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member would not be in order in so doing. He had given notice for the 29th, and he could not bring it on now. Mr. ANSTEY would take the opinion of the House as to the present notice and the notice of the 29th being identical. The Hon. Member hero read his present mo tion and his motion for the 29th. The SPEAKER said it appeared to him to be the in tention of the Lion. Member now to call attention to a part of the question of which ho had given notice for a future day. If that were so, the Hon. Member was not in order. THE WINE DUTIES. Mr. ANSTEY said he had a question to ask on another point. Yesterday the Hon. Member for Ciren cester had asked a question of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the subject of the wino duties. Lie (Mr. Anstey) was the chairman of the Com mittee on that subject, and as the evidence had not been laid on the table yesterday he wished to know whe ther the Right Hon. Gentleman was in order in referring to it ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—What is your question ? Mr. ANSTEY wished to know whether the Right Hon. Gentleman had been correctly reported, and whe ther he was in order in referring to evidence not before the House? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ha had been asked yesterday by a Member of that House, whether there was any foundation for the rumour that the Government were going to lower the duty on wine to Is. a gallon. That question was asked without any reference to the evidence taken before the Committee. He had made answer that he had not heard of the ru mour; but he had not referred to the evidence. Subse quently, and in answer to an Hon. Gentleman who was interested in the commerce of London, he had expressed the opinion of the Government on the subject more fully, because he felt it was of the utmost importance to per sons engaged in commerce to know that no reduction was contemplated. He had again to state that Govern ment did not intend to recommend any alteration of the duties on wine, and that, in lets opinion, the assumption that there would be an increase in the consumption of wines in this country if the duties wore reduced rested on the fallacy that a total change would take place in the tastes and habits of the great bulk of the population. He would also repeat, that if it ever should be in the power of the Government to reduce taxation, it would not be taxation on wine, but that on articles more largely consumed by the people which would demand their con sideration.—(Hear, hear.) The motion that the House at its rising adjourn to Monday was then a greed to. ADMIRALTY. Mr. HUME gave notice of his intention to ask whether Government intended to apply to the Admiralty the system of consolidation which had already been car ried out in the department of inland revenue. CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL. On the Order of the Day for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. V. SCULLY rose to oppose its further progress. He said he had a strong preliminary objection to the Bill in the period chosen for its introduction when the majority of the Irish Members were necessarily absent. He objected to it also because it was unaccompanied by any remedial measure. He contended that the Bill was of the most coercive and unconstitutional character, and that it would be most injurious in its effects. Did he think it calculated to suppress crime and outrage ha should be the last to oppose it, but ho believed, on the contrary, that it would only annoy peaceable people, while the guilty would have no difficulty in escaping its provisions. As it was a renewal Bill, it might be con sidered that its passing was a matter of course, but it should be recollected that we were now in a very altered state of circumstances. Besides, he thought its in troduction most inexpedient on the eve of a general election. The former Bill was introduced by a remark able royal speech, setting forth a state of great disorder in Ireland, and there was no doubt but that, immediately a fter the failure of the crops, there was considerable dis order, while the insurrectionary movement that subse quently broke out was getting prominent. But now, the country, with the exception of one district of about eight miles in diameter, was as peaceable as any part of Eng land. If the Right Hon. Gentleman had brought in a Bill for that particular district the House might have a reason for entertaining it; but all the information they had was the report of the crime and outrage committee, only two pages, and the report of Major Brownrigg dated 3d of April, 1852. These documents showed some in crease of crime in certain districts of Armagh. Louth, and Dfonagan, bet in other counties formerly prominent for disturbance there was a more than commensurate de crease. In Limerick and Tipperary the decrease was remar kable, and surely these cases formed as good an argume nt on the one side as the cases of Armagh, Louth, and Monaghan made on the other. The fact was that the proposed measure was a coercive one, framed with a view to the coming elections. An HON. MEMBER here moved that the House be counted, but more than forty Members being present, Mr. SCULLY resumed, and on our return to the gallery was explaining the provisions of the 13111. Per sons having arms in their possession in districts under the operation of this Bill were liable to ho prosecuted for misdemeanour, and the Lord Lieutenant had discre tionary power to increase the police force in such dis trict. Mr. Meyer said that the provisions respecting arms were inoperative, as the persons who intended to use them criminally contrived to conceal them, while the farmers who were obnoxious to the secret tribunals were disarmed and left wholly without defence. At pre sent this Act was in force in twenty-one counties in Ire land, and, in addition, the two Whiteboy Acts, which were known to have a most coercive character. Both Acts were embodied in the Bill before the House. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman proceeded to describe at length the character and machinery of the previous Act, his object being to show that it was unwise, with a view to the effect upon the public mind in Ireland, at election time, to place at the disposal of the Secretary for Ireland such monstrous powers as that previous Act conferred, and as this renewa l would also convey. The Bill would apply even to election addresses; and would enable the Lord-Lieutenant to burden any district momenta rily excited by electioneering with the heavy charge of police. Local magistrates might send up to Dublin a highly-coloured account of an exceptional outrage; and then the district in which the offence was committed would be at the Lord-Lieutenant's mercy. This what act must be tested by the answ er to this question; would Englishmen say were such an Act applicable to England? It had been said that the principle of taxing for the hundred fo r th e cr imes commit ted within it tha slaw an was a Norman in ven ti o n, to punish t he Saxons then kept down (as Irishm en were now kept do wn), and who were ; but that was to tall y untrue; old Saxon law guilty of assassinating Normans wherever they could do so secretly. Such a law was arbitrary and unjust, and was totally opposed to the Constitution of England. in 1842 to the late Si r R o bert P By whom were th ese cr i me s in Ireland c ommitted? Ac cording to a lette r o f Si r Mathew Barri n gton, addressed Potionoo in the matter being very considerable —these agrarian murders w ere i n variably comm itted by non residents, by vagabonds, and never in any case by eel—Sir Mathew'e ex the farmers and settl e d inhabitants of the district. All the evidence th e y p os sessed on thi s sub j ect was to the same effect. To tax a district, therefore, for a crime committed by none of the inhabitants of the district, was absurd. But there was evidence to show something more. It was clear that all these coer cive Acts were failures even as Acts of police. They failed because they wore unaccompanied by those reme dial measures which would go to the root of the state of soniety whence these crimes proceeded as inevitably as, effect followed cause. The Hon. and Learned Gentle man then went on to contend that this admission had been made by Mr. Disraeli, in his speech on a former coercion measure. The Right Hon. Gentleman had said the other day, in reference to that speech, that his ob jection to the measure in question was founded on the curfew clause. But the Right Hon. Gentleman bad never said a word about the curfew. He had said dis tinctly that he was opposed to all such legislation for Ireland, unless it were accompanied by reformatory. social measures. The Government were boasting that they had lying perdu their remedial measures. But where was the Landlord and Tenant Bill the Attorney- General (Mr. Napier) had spoken co much of? Why was it not produced? Not having been produced, the inference was not favourable to this panacea in re serve. There were other measure of which the wer Go vernment had given some hints. Why e they not frankly laid on the table, in order that they might be considered in the recess? Returnin said that to the cons id e ration of the Bill before the House, he the measure was produced backed by no recommendation from the Committee which had sat to consider the whole question of Irish orime. And was the last fortnight of the session the proper period for dealing with such a Bill? It was a period at which Irish Members wore compelled to be absent; and certainly its introduction just now looked like a settled and rather suspicious plan on te art of the Government. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by mov ing that the Bill be read a second time this day three months. Mr. LAWLESS congratulated Irish Members on the Government having thrown off the mask, and shown what their intentions were. The Hon. Gentleman ex pressed his belief that Lord Eglintou wished well to Ireland, but was controlled and thwarted, as Lord Anglesea was, by the present Premier, then Secretary for Ireland, under Lord Grey. He complained of the period at which this Bill was brought in, and of its being one of three measures relating to Ireland, which were all that the Government had intro duced, after a ll th e i r professions while in opposition. He diranesogkwlaerndredl Orange t n h r o da a n t , t h wg i w ea s was at c t ?e h s e s iTi hand.on hn t e se , n llv t 2a i on ost hu , s 1 yod o ef Ift July,l this a h i ss e G oadn o pl v uib e mte r n dp m oo rwet usedann n t t ton w dp i i a t uby h t. bonisna? He believed the Ribbon Societies had done less harm and caused fewer murders than the Orange asso ciations.—(Oh, oh.) Let Ribbonism he put ei down if they liked, but put down also the Orange societies, which went through the country rousing the passions of the people —(011, oh.) As to the argument of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, which was the only one which was at all in favour of the Bill, that many criminals now imprisoned under its provisions would be released, that might easily be remedied. The country was now more peaceful, and crime was becoming less and less every year; therefore let there be an end of coercion Bills, ane let the Government trust to the ordinary powers of the law in Ireland. Ho would recommend the Government, for their own sakes, and with a view to the approaching election, to give up this Bill. Mr. Will fESIDE said that the Government felt it to be on imperative duty to prorose the col-nil:mane° of this Bill till next year, or to the end of the next session of Parliament, for the reasons which had been stated at length by his Right Hon. Friend the Attorney-General for Ireland. Since his Right Hon. Friend addressed the House a return, moved for by the Right Hon. Member for Louth, had been laid on the table, which showed the amount of crime which existed in Louth,. Monaghan, and Armagh, from the year 1849 to 1852. No impartial man could read this return without coming to the con clusion that the ordinary law was not sufficient to cope with offences of the character and description mentioned in it. No less than 136 gentlemen, belo ng ing to these three countries and of all politics, ask e d for additional measures of protection beyond this Bill. This Bill did not take away the trial by jury or any of the constitee tional safeguards of the subject. All th a t it did was to protect life and property, from a c o n s pi rac y, the object of which was to take away human life, iu order to subvert law and order and government in Ireland,--(Bear, • hear.) He solemnly believed that was the object in view, and he confessed that his symp a thi es were with the loyal and well-behaved, and not .with those w ho de sired to subvert and destroy all lava an d or d er . There were persons now in prison unde r th e A ct , a nd they must be liberated if it was not contin ua l . Thi s was Ein additional reason why the House s h ou l d pass t his Bill. The ion. and Learned Member for Co r k, who introduced several topics into the discussion not connecte d with the measure before the House, asked wh at the G ove rnment had done for Ireland. His answer w as t h at they had not time to do much for Ireland, but they gave assist ance to railways; they reduced the rate o f i nte rest.— (Hear, hear.) Besides, there was a measure pre pared and ready to be brought before the H ou se, for the amendment of the Court of Chancery in Ireland; but they felt that there would be no use in bringing in such a measure in the present Parliament. There were other measures also in preparation for the improvement of that country. He could assure the Hon. and Learned. Gen tleman that the present Government was not the Go vernment of a clique or a party, but the Government of a nation; and that they would treat 411—whether Pro testant or Roman Catholic, Orangeman or Ribbonman— with the same justice.—(Cheers.) I t was w i t h that object—to protect the well disposed and to pun i s h the guilty assassin—that the present measur e was pro posed. The Government would endeavour to g i ve pea ce and justice to Ireland; by which, as Lord B acon sa id, the prosperity of that country could alone be secured. Mr. FRENCH said that, while admiring the great eloquence of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had just spoken, he could not concur in ruby of his conclu sions. lie had rightly described the provi s i o ns of the Bill. It had now been tried in Ireland for th re e years, and had not at all improved the state of so c i e ty there. life The army and the police bad uniformly fail e d to pro tect and property in Ireland; that would b e d one by the people themselves if they were allowed the means. The provisions of the Bill could only be required at present in part of the counties of Louth and Monaghan. In the former county, two cases had occurred where, after the agents had been shot, reductions of rent had been made. It was impossible to contend against auch a state of things as that. In the county he represented (Roscom girueilltayn;dbuhtadthis Wa s not the mon), threatening notices having been sent, th e had combined for their own defence, and the result had been to restore the most perfect tranquillity. that if the country at largemere thrown on its own re sources the benefit would be equally great.. (Hear.) e r coagpght s e t Stated that it opposite effect. H e wa s in the Act. He denied that there was any Captain MAGAN was opposed to the necessity for it. continuanceioccthuopuigehorstf case—it threw a h s e e it the had e xp expense Solicitor-Genera l is o e n ly t h f t o h e r e favour of the Act being carried out as regarded the pri soners now in gaol; he would not turn them loose on all hearts in society. He denied the statement of the Learned Gen thHatethheadLodrdon-Leienuottehnitanngt h to ad g w ai o: such an end, the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill could be supposed to contribute to it.---(A laugh.) By It u lr c eem l l e a s an i ncl his advocacy preamble.—(Laughter.) Hi s eersenaandders.the Act which it was proposed to renew, the Lord-Lieu owto Lieu tenant was n one ttniooabhne obnoxious eto d odx i t p ohb o uye w s power c t t o 0 proclaimf George eor g e certain ili ~ which,districts: though re great. t g he ill was that it revived the Provisions corned, by an Act of William IV., was highl y °niece hceotthldeldnoat h a i l g le i ) l w o Thee in pealed, as far al the punishment of death tionable. He doubted whether a poor man, carrying a Was con pitchfork or other agricultural implement, might harmo niousnot b e within these provision; or even those n in tle t m he en cha w r h a o ct b er la o ck f e E d th t i h o e p i i r an fa s c Pass Unnoticed. the socie in ty A o l PO ll ra D ng A e L m L en s , a a i n d d He must protest against the imprudent and stupid abuse, at tack that had been made on that body to the infamous statements of the Hon. Member for Clon mel (Mr. Lawless) with regard to the Orangemenmasque raded of Ireland. Whatever might be the opinions of the Hon. Member, that body would continue to act upon their principles, and to be distinguished by loyalty and obe dience to the law. Mr. F. SCULLY said that in very recent times the body of which the Hon. Member acknowledged and boasted himself a member had been condemned by reso lutions of both Houses of Parliament.—(Bear, hear.) It was the duty of the Government to watch very nar rowly tho proceedings of that body, in the north of Ireland; for it was a society possessing Signs, pass words, and other marks of a secret association ; and, in his eyes, it was just as exceptionable as a Riobon so ciety. He (Mr. Scully) w as o pposed-to the Bill, be cause it proposed to apply to the proclaimed districts the most atrocious enact ments o f the Whit e b o y A c ts. In other parts of the United Kingdom, the' Polio! cou l d good cause; bu t , i n He not break into a man's ho use without. Ireland, that would be don e on t h e m erest rumourth.e also objected to the Bill, bec ause i t would tax in nocent population in a very cruel and o ppr e ssive manner. On comparing the returns, he f oun d that the agrarian crimes committed in Armagh , bore no proportion to those in the other partso f I the Bill Ire laud; and therefore there was no reason wh y 1 ined of should be applied to those counties. He comP 4 Bill till the Government for postponing so important 3 Divide.) such an advanced period of the sessione—fd have H e very much regretted that they Down, and Mointgh„t re n . , adopted the policy of their predecessors in important -- important measures relating t o I re l an d throug h the it:ha:n:li u a li p e e v e n e r ° : House. The Right Hon. Gentleman opposite bad al d luded in sarcastic terms to his most but a very short time would sh ow who we re t ~,. was popular men in Ireland.—(cries of .-. " Divide.") to i' talk all very well for the Right Liton. Gentleman be (Mr. about putting down religious processions; but re of a Scully) was not aware of any in Ireland tbst W e ta But if character to give ()Ilene° to th e Protestant — (Mr. Scully they brow there were, the Government g ays their sanction military miler processions in the colonies, where 's)befriet)eclasi., the Peohpel sup port were proclamation ordered a t o s a attend w wanton 0 t j e a t ht in measures _ 0. different character fr om coercion Bills. The Irishwpere I p r e e r l t an o d f . the T The people Government au essth pu lotion had no con fi dence iu their rulers, and . leaving their country in shoals. I f intro duce they did not some remedial measures, Ireland would soon really . became what the Premier had (sailed it—" almost a d e but the serf" —a country which would contain none d people in the workhouses. Iris , ursoe expecte greatexcellent things from the present Governmon c' after he statements in the Chancellor of th e ee eexchequer s address. withdrawing Let bins give them an earnest by the Bill fur the. present session, an d by stating what were the measures he intended the next to introduce in atthisniedetTedaot the Parliament. The House then divided, when there appeared — For the'second reading . ... 118 Against it ... . .. .. 13 Majority ... * •' •_ l ENCUMBERED ESTATES . ; (aREND) BIL L ' This Bill was read a second time. On the question that it be committed on Monday, m Mr. F. FRENCH said her having ajesty' a Ministers s opposed a similar measure when ". out of office. he without surprised that they had now introduced this Bill dt. a ny observation. Ile wanted to know what extraor ~ nary than ; e had taken plat © One 01 c - powerful opponents of irt their opinion' teen was the most i for the Attorney-Genera lreland and the president of the Board of. Trade was strongly .. against it. Nearly every member of the Government, 0 w as pledge d against: fact, against: the principle car ri ed _ out. - vvir, was this mea sure. proposed? Had not Irele n d ' su ff er ed enough? not sufficient that half , had been Was it the g try swept away, and . many parts e of h -e -" e country depopulated? The Hon. Member for Montrose 'r roperly asked the Goverment the other evening w het h er they meant permanently to supersede the ordtiiVyand he r tribunslee hoped the Government would n ow question. 4 - answer the It was his intention to oppo se th ,. u Illeasure to eat on. and though he might be beaten, there would be a fight in annther place which would astonish the Govern ment.—(A laugh.) Mr. NAPIER said the reason why he had no t spoken before was that he thought it best to wait to hear the ob jections to the Bill. He believed thttt the introduction of this measure was the very best course which the Go vernment could take with reference to the interests of the landed proprietors of Ireland. that was the real state of the case? When the Govertunent oame into office they found that triod for presenting petitions would expire in July; and if the period were not ex tended, the result would be a crowding 13 " f Petitions before that period, which must oause a very great depreciation of landed'property in Ireland. He adrnitted that the proper remedy in the first instance would have been to reform the Court of Equity; but the truth Was, that law reforms were delayed too long both f or the public and for the- profession—(Hear, hear) — . and the Court of Chancery, as at Presentlegulated, w as not at all suited to the effecting of sales. Mr. J. STUART had hoped the Go v ernment wo uld - overament have paused before proceeding with this Bill, a n d mo ved that it be committed that day six months. Ile did so because the Bill had enormously depreciated the value of land in Ireland. The petitions presented under it re ferred to property valued at 28 millions of money. Of tbe property sold, to the amount of five millions only, the price received had not been more than four or five yeara' purchase. Such a state of things war anprecee dented in the legislative or economical history of any country in the world. This result had been propheeied by many Hon. Members who had oppoaed the Bill, a nd he thought that it ought not to be con tieued fora day longer. The tribunal before which thug cases came, and which was the instrument of fraud and confiscation, ought at once to be abandoned, and he sh ou l d ta k e the opinion of the House on the subject. Mr. WHITESIDE submitted that the argument of his 'Hon. and Learned Friend was not a just ono. It was difficult to abolish a tribunal which had existed for some years. Besides, the Encumbered Estates Court was already wearing itself out, as was sh own b y the diminution in the number of the petitiojal b s id b efore it. Instead of four years' purchase being the price obtained for estates sold under the commission, in many cases twenty or twenty-one years' purchase had been obtained. Mr. BUTT suzgested that the discussion of the prin' ciple of the Bill might be taken on going into Committee. But as no promise was given by the Government that an opportnnity should bo afforded him, the Honourable and Learned Gentleman proceeded with a statement of his objections to the Bill. It was not asked by the op ponents of the Bill that the proceeding s of this court should be brought to a speedy termination, but that those petitions before it, and no more, should be taken, and that no extension of the time for sales sh ou ld b e , allowed. It was not hero proposed to extend the time for sales or the distribution of the proceeds, but to ex. tend the time for sending in petitions. This Bill ga ve a right of sale to a class who never possessed it before, and who were most likely to use it to the prejudice of the owner. The argument against the measure when it was first brought forward was, that it would, by forcing a glut of property into the market, reduce the value. Bat it was answered that it was necessary to get rid of an encumbered proprietary, and yet, almost immediately,' when that glut occurred, a pro posal wA3 brought forward to allow the pro perty purchased through these courts to be encum bered to one.half their amount. The number of peti tions now before the court was 931, involving property amounting to 800,0001. a year rental. Surely that was sufficient to occupy the court for the next three years without giving them another year's petitions. Then there were 2,000,000/. lying in the courts to be distri buted, and which had not been yet distributed in conse quence of the difficulty of deciding upon who were the parties entitled. Add the value of the 800,0001. rental to this, and the commissioners would have 10,000,0001. to decide upon and distribute within three years. Was not that business sufficient for them, without adding to it that which must arise from an additional year's peti- Lions? The average of all the property sold under this Act had been ten years' purchase, and he believed the result of the depression in value caused by forcing so vast an amount of property into the market had been as injurious to the creditors as the owners of the land. Yet this was the Bill they were asked to continue. He asked the House to adopt the course recommended by Lord Derby when the Act was passed to continue a measure passed under special circumstances only so long as such circumstances existed. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion for going into Com mittee on Monday... ... 78 For the amendment ... ... 6 Majority ... —72 The School Sites Extension Bill, and the Property of Lunatics Bill, were read a second time. The Master in Chancery Abolition Bill passed through Committee, and the compensation clause was added. The Representative Peers of Scotland Bill was read a third time and passed. The County Rates Bill was read a third time and passed. The Protestant Dissenters Bill was read a third time and passed. PIMLICO IMPROVEMENT BILL. The House having gone into Committee on this Bill, Colonel SIBTHORP complained of the large expendi ture incurred for the royal palaces, especially Bucking ham Palace, for the alterations in which this Bill was brought foward, and referred to the enormous charge, for the removal of the marble arch, viz., 13,0001. and upwards. The clauses were then agreed to, and the House re- The Savings Banks (Ireland) Bill, the Inland Revenue Office Bill, and the Thames Embankment Bill, were read a third time and passed. The Public Health Act (1848) Amendment Bill went through Committee, and the House adjourned at Half past One o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. WORCESTER AND HEREFORD RAmway.--Yesterday after five days' inquiry in the Lords' Committee , the preamble of this company's Bill was declared not proved. The cost of the inquiry in Lords and Commons and other matters, cannot, it is thought, have been less than 70,0001. LONDON AND NORTII-WESTERN AND BIICKINGUADI SHIRE RAILWAY. —Yesterday in the Committee of the House of Lords, the preamble of this Bill to connect the Buckinghamshire Railway with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and for other purposes, was de clared not proved. The Bill of the Great Western, Shrewsbury, and Bir mingham, Shrewsbury and Chester, Shrewsbury and Hereford, Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, and Hereford, Rose, and Gloucester, for traffic arrangements, was declared proved. WYCOMNE RAILWAY.—The Committee of the Lords passed this Bill, for lease to the Great Western and other purposes. KINGSTON -UPON-HULL DOCILS.--1110 preamble of this Bill was proved. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—The Committee have come to a resolution to refer the difforences of opinion between Mr. Rendel and Mr. Abernethy to the adjudication of 1 Mr. Brunel, and adjourned to Monday. THE That was no new discovery. But he hoped the Hon. Gentleman viouli discover that that House wee no willing to entertain charges like that which he had made, nub Ss they were brought forward in a distinct shape; and indeed, were the case otherwise, the House would become the refuge of licensed libel and defamation. — (Loud cheers.) Now, the Honourable Gentleman was teltirely wrong with respect to the practice of the Houao on the subject of impeachment. He (Mr. Gladstone) did not say that when a complaint was made, articles were invariably exhibited; what he said was, that when there was to be a criminatory proceed ing, the House always proceeded on the defined basis of a criminatory document. In the case of the ship money in the reign of Charles 1., the matter complained of being perfectly notorious, the House at once entertained the question, and proceeded to vote impeachment; but where there was no such notoriety the House always proceeded on something of a documentary character; ;sometimes on a petition, and sometimes on a document of some other kind. In the caso of Sir Jonah Barring ton, the report of a Commission accidentally brought to light the grounds of accusation; and the case of Lord Melville arose in the same way. Its both cases docu mentary evidence formed the basis of the charge. The Hen. Gentlemen said the charges were never exhibited except in cases where impeachment was intended. On that point he was entirely wrong. The Hon. Gentleman seemed to think that impeachment depended entirely on the judge' ut of individual Members of that House. Is was no such thing; they could not speak of a private member impeaching, except by a looseness of language which did not express the mind of the con stitution. If the Hon. Gentleman thought that written charges were never exhibited in that House, except in cases of impeachment, he would recommend him before he next introduced such a subject to refer to the case of the Bishop of Worcester, vol. 14, p. 37, of the Journals. The Right Hon. Gentleman than read the case in support of his view. If it were the prac tice of the House, as appeared from that case, to re quire written chargea when evidence was to be taken at the bar, much more necessary was it to require them when it was to bo taken before a Select Com mittee, composed of a small number of Members. The Honourable Gentleman's objection did not touch the principle, which was that when there was criminatory matter against a party, the House should proceed except on the basis of written documents or of facts which were notorious. That principle he challenged the Hon. Gentleman to shake. Had the lion. and Learned Gentleman proceeded according to precedent to justice, and bad he intended to abide by his motion, the heads of charges ought to have been drawn up. If the Hon. and ',tamed Gentleman did not do so in a matter which he (Mr. Horsman) had stated warranted impeachment, it would have been com petent for any other Hon. Gentleman to have taken the case nut of the Hon. and Learned Member's hands. But whether the case was one calling for impeachment or for any other class of criminal proceedings, he (Mr. Glad stone) thought he had shown the House that the prac tice, even in former times, had invariably been to show to the accused that shelter, that though they might have no remedy or redress against accusations made in Parliament; yet that they should have such a defence that serious injury might not be done to their characters by Honourable Gentlemen going into Committees of the House, and fishing for informa tion criminatory to the accused, producing new, and omitting other portions of that evidence, as they pleased. _-(Cheers.) Such a proceeding was more worthy of a southern meridian than that in which we lived, and one which be was sure that House would not sanction. Mr. HORSMAN explained that in the case of Sir John Pakington and the Bishop of Worcester, to which the Right Hon. Gentleman had alluded, though the al legation against that Prelate was drawn up, heads of charges against him were not exhibited.—(Oh, oh.) Mr. GLADSTONE would not quarrel with the Hon. Gentleman about the term heads of charge.---(Hear, bear.) The principles which he sought to establish were, that a Member of the House accusing a great officer of State of any offence against the law was bound to pat his accusation in a defined and written form in conformity with the principle and practice of the House, and with the principles of British and universal justice.—(Hear.) Sir W. P. WOOD would correct a misapprehension of rthe of what he had stated w ith reference to the case. He denied tha t he had in the face of the judg ment in the cue of" Bishop of Exeter v. Gorham', made any statement in that House diametrically opposed to that judgment. lie would show there was not a word in his statement but what coincided with that judgment. He had never said anything so absurd as that the Bishop could not institute after 28 days. He had said the Bishop was protected for 28 days from a quare impedit. The law watched jealously over the conduct of the Bishop in the matter of institution, on account of the double office held by him. All he had asserted was, that in or der to protect hims elf a g ains t costs , the Bishop had only 28 days allowed him—formerly the canon law gave two months —now it only gave 28 days. He was there fore correct in what he had formerly stated, that the Bishops bad only 28 days, and that he was protected from costs for non-institution during that period. With regard to the common law on the subject, which was contained in an Act of Henry VII., it was stated if an ordinary had not examined a clerk, it was a good excuse to plead that he had public business to attend to. The common law therefore protected an ordinary for non-institution on certain stated grounds. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman here quoted a case from Hobart, in support of his statement of the law. After the 28th day the Bishop would not have a good defence to an action by only saying he had not examined the clerk. That was the case he had formerly put be fore the House. The case of Gorham was this, that it was pleaded the examination was a nullity, because not gone into before the expiration of the 28 days. This was an absurdity. He admitted that ttiti DISCOp was bound to finish his inquiry within 28 days, if he com menced it, unless he could fairly plead public business as an excuse for delay. He repeated that he had not stated the Bishop could only finish the inquiry in the 28 days; what he said was, that parties had no right to throw on the Bishop the costs of proceedings to which he ought not to be exposed. Then with regard to ex penses, it was laid down in " Burn's Law," that in a duplex querela, if judgment was pronounced against the Bishop, the Bishop was condemned in expenses. He did not make any complaint on the matter, because he did not think that any one had any right to make com plaints if they were in a situation to make replies.— (liea,r.) He had denied that the charge of indecent imste was correct, and he now asserted that his state ment was borne out by facts. His purpose in rising was to justify himself to the House; the propositions he then laid down he adhered to, and he should have had no justification had he misstated the law on the case. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER here rose, and trusted that the subject would be deferred to the next Parliament. There was no regular discussion before the House. He would not interfere before, be cause the matter had assumed a somewhat important character, in consequence of the way it had been put before the House by the Hon. Member for Cocker mouth. He trusted the House would support him in his desire to confine the speaking to motions regularly before the boast, otherwise it would be impossible to carry on the public business; for no public business could go on if Hon. Members would persist in availing themselves of the privilege of introducing questionable matters on motions which were for the dispatch of busi ness. It was his painful duty to make a respectful re monstrance against Hon. Members using that privilege to the obstruction of public affairs. lie would take the opportunity of saying, with reference to the subject under discussion, had the Right Hon. Member for the University of Oxford proceeded with his amendment, ho should have felt it to be his duty, in conformity with the principles of justice, to support it.—(Hear, hear.) It ' was useless, however, to recur to the past. The ques tion of law was, however, left in such an unsatisfactory state that it will be the duty of Government to take it into consideration, with the view of remedying this grievance of the present law of instituting clerks by bishops.—(hear, hear.) Sir A. COCKBURN would not impede the wish of the Home to proceed to business. He must, however, not be understood as implying by silence content to the legal doctrines laid down by the Right Hon. Gentleman. —(Bear, hear.) To those doctrines he begged to say he dissented in tote. Mr. NEWDEGATE must take this opportunity to clear up a misapprehension which prevailed widely e with ter respect to the opinions of many of those who e v n o t t le d m f an the amendment proposed by the the Right Hon. G motion of the Hon. Member for Cockermouth, and on that account were held to have voted directly against the appointment of a Committee to inquire into circumstances connected with the institution of Mr. Bennett to the vicarage of Frome, and thereby to have concurred with the Right Hon. Member for the Univer sity of Oxford in expressing their approbation of the con duct of the Bishop of Bath and Wells for instituting Mr. Bennet. Ile (Mr. Newdegate) begged distinctly to state that he participated in the disapprobation of the institution of Mr. Bennett, which had been expressed by the majority of the House, although he had preferred the amendment of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Mem ber for the University of Cambride to the motion of the Hon. Member for Cockermouth, and had voted for the amendment, and therefore against the motion. In his opinion, the Bishop of Bath and Wells had exercised a most unwise discretion when he instituted the Rev. Mr. Bennett to the vicarage of Fromo; but he knew, that in so doing, the Bishop had acted in accordance with the latitude of discretion allowed him bylaw, and was not therefore legally culpable; and he (Mr. Newde gate) voted for the amendment with a view to amend the law, in preference to the original motion; because, however sincerely he deprecated the manner in which the Bishop had exercised the discretion allowed him by law, ho did not wish to see that House constitute itself a court of appeal in ecclesiastical cases, or arbitrarily i n t er fere with the legal exercise of the discretion en trusted to bishops in such matters.—(Hear, hear.) MR. MATHER'S CASE. Mr. ANSTEY rose, he said, to call the attention of the House to the principle upon which Lord Malmes bury represented himself as acting when called upon to p pi r i o w t e e c r tsi. lle o Britishbegged subject t e eeil s th w e he a n tt i en - - on. Gentleman the Chancellor of the the dispatch of Lord Malmesbury of the Exchequer to jinu lionrtee interfere by h fi e .oorr ß e it i g g hne h t 29th April. The Right Hon. Gentleman had promised nished to the House months ago, but the promise had not that papers which bad been moved for should be fur been redeemed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER here rose, and said the Hon. Gentleman had a resolu:ion on the subject for 'the 29th inst. He did not think he was in order in making a similar motion now. As for the papers promised,' he had to reply that the negotia cions had been resum e d , and the pape rs could not be produced. Negotiations were now terminated, and they would be laid on the table in time for the Eton. Geatle- EVP'B motion on the 29th. j o lt, ANSTEY said, if the House was then in exist- PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY. JUNE 18. COMMON LAW PROCEDURE BILL. (IN TIIE COMMITTEE.) Clause 80 k Pleading and demurring together) :—Amend ment proposed, page 21, line 21, to leave out from the word time" to the word " and" in line 28 :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause." The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 56. Danes. Joseph Crowder, It. B. O'Brien, Sir Lucius Baldock, E. 11. Davies, D. A. l'acke, U. w. Barrington, Vls. buncombe, A. Powlett, Lord W. Boldero, George H. Edwards, H. Prime, Richard Bonham-Carter, J. Farrer, James Pugh, David Breisridge, Richard Forester, Colonel Seaham, Viscount Bridges, Sir B. Fuller, A. E. Stafford, Augustus Brockman, E. D. Galway, Viscount Thesiger. Sir F. Bruce, C. L. C. Hamilton, G. A. Tollemache, P. J. Buck, L. W. Hamilton, Lord C. Vyse, 11. R. 11. Buller, Sil J. Y. Headlam, Thomas Walpole, Spencer Campbell, Sir A. Hope, Sir J. Whiteside, James Carew, W. P. llornby, John Willoughby, Sir R. Chandos, Marquis of Jones, David Wynn, 11. W. Christopher, IL Knox, W. S. Yorke, E. T. Christy, Samuel Lockhart, W. Clinton, Lord C. Mandeville, Vis. Cockburn, Sir A. Manners, Lord J. Coles, H. B. Naas, Lord Collins, T. Napier, Joseph TELLERS. Mackenzie, W. F Lennox, Lord H. U. MINORITY-NOES, 18. Adair, Hugh E. Bell, Jacob Brotherton, J. Hastie, Alexander Stanton, W. H. Heywood, James Thompson, Colonel Hutt, William Thornely T. Duncan, George Kershaw, James Wilson, Matthew Evans, John Milligan, Robert TELLERS. Granger, T. C. Pilkington, James Carter, Samuel Barris, Richard Salwey, Colonel Evans, John CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL. Order for Second Reading read; Motion made and Ques tion proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day three months :"—Question put, " That the word' now' stand part of the Question." The House divided : BIAJORITY-AYES, 118. MINORITY—NOES, 1 3 . Anstoy, Thomas French, F. Wyld, James Armstrong, Sir A. Green, John Carter, Samuel Magan, W. H. Cogan, W. H. Maher, N. Devereux, J. T. O'Connell, M. J. For, W. J. Scully, Francis TELLERS. Scully, Vincent Lawless, Cecil INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL, Read a Second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House:—Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House will, upon Monday next, resolve itself into the said Committee :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out the words " Monday next," in order to insert the words " this day three months," instead thereof: —Question put, " That the words ' Monday next' stand part of the Question." The house divided : MAJORITY—AYES. 78. MINORITY—NOES, 6.. Barrow, W. 11. O'Brien, Sir Lucius TELL M. Frewen, C. 11. Stuart, J. Butt, Isaac Lowther, Colonel Thompson, Alderman French, F. Norreys, Sir 1). COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, JUNE 17. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRONVALS INTELLIGENCE. ARRI. June U. Dream yawl. G. Bentinok, Esq., from Guernsey; Ripple cutter, Douglas Dickerson, Etq., from Ryde. 15. Plover ditto, Lieut.-Colonel Henry Brown, from London; Lavrock ditto, Capt. C. H. Williams, R.N., from Guernsey; Fancy schooner, Rev. R. P. Hartopp, from Lymington. SAILINGS. June 12. Constance schooner, Marquis of Conyng hare, for the Baltic. 17. Ballerina ditto, John Davenport, Esq., to the westward. YA CUTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Leda, s a pphire, lone, Gloriana, Coquette , D ream, Brilliant, Osprey, Lavrock, Nautilus, Plover, Ripple, Triumvir, Maritana, Gauntlet, and Resolution. CRACKING A BOTTLE.—A few day since, as the wor thy host of the Globe Hotel was attempting to draw a cork, the bottle broke and inflicted a severe wound in his thigh, six inches in width and one and a half inches in depth, fortunately just missing the m ain arter y . Hoffmeister and Cass were immediately called in, and the wound is progressing favourably. All depends on their patient being kept quiet, no very easy matter, es all his thoughts are on the hotel being got ready for t he yachting season; and were he not fastencdj into his bed he could not be kept there. • ACCIDENT. —As the Queen Charlotte trader, Jonas goth master, was proceeding to Copthorne, in South ampton river, on Sunday last, for some yacht stores be longing to the Helen yacht, the property of H. Bradley, E s q., of Stourbridge, in a gust of wind, one of the men (Joan Taylor) . fell overboard, and all attempts to save n i c a proved fruitless. He has left a widow, and a son about eighteen years of age. A clever translation has recently appeared of the treatise on Spermatorrhaca, written by Dr. Pickford, of the University of Heidelberg. Published by H. Bailliere, it is edited by Francis Burdett Courtenay, and may be the means o f c onducing no less considerably to the exposure of quackery than to the alleviation of suffering. INCREASE or SHIPPING. Notwithstanding the querulous notes shipping by the repeal of the Navigation-laws, an increase of upwards of 2,000 tons has been made to this port within the last few days, and a still farther increase is pro ' baDle....Duncke Advertiser, COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, the Princes 3 Royal, and the Princess Alice, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Biddulph and Colonel Bouverie, went at nine o'clock yesterday morning to Westiniueter Abbey. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness returned to Buckingham Palace about ten o'clock. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie. Her Royal Highness the Princess Alice and the younger members of the Royal Family took their usual walks and rides yesterday, in the garden of the Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Abercon, Colonel Bouverie, and the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, honoured the Duke of Wel lington with his company at the Waterloo dinner, at Apsloy House, last evening. Her Majesty, attended by the Duchess of Athol, the Countess of Decart, the Honourable Amelia Murra y , Lerd C rofton and Colonel the Honourable Charles Grey, honoured the Princess's Theatre with her pre sence last evening.. Th • " • le ' ) Y 4I highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarcuce House, St. James's, Her Royal l,a Howard Lord Murray, the Duchess of Kent, attended and James • honoured the d Perfor mance the with her presence last on the evening,of the French Plays A deputation subject of the coal duties, con sisting of Lord Mellon and the (Members for Hertford ). brancer), Mr. Merchant (C mr, (Clerk to Lion. W. P. Cowper to Tyrrell (City Remem and Mr. Scott, had an interview with River Lee Trust , ), yesterday, at the Office of Works and LpourbdijeJ.lfiaindnicergss an interview in Whitehall-place. The Duke of Beaufort had an i n t erv i e of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in D c u. ing-street. The Earl of Cawdor had a l so with the Noble Earl. The Very Rev. L. J. Cassault, Superior of the Seminar ~ of Quebec, had an interview with Sir John y raklngton yesterday at the Colonial-office. A deputation on behalf of the New River and East London Water Companies had an interview with Lord John Manners yesterday. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Johnston, Baiter, Ellicombe, Bircham, and Greaves. Mr. Mailings, M.P., had an interview with Mr. Secre tary Walpole yesterday at the Home-office. Captain Gibb, R.E., had an interview with Sir John Pakington at the Colonial-office yesterday. Dispatches were sent yesterday to the Governor- General of Canada from the Colonial-office. Dis patches were else sent to the Governor of the Falkland Islands. _ _ Dispatches were received yesterday from the Governor of Victoria. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday in the Council Chamber; the Lords present were, Lord Cranworth, the Judge of the Prerogative Court, Sir Edward Ryan, and Sir J. Patteson. An ap peal from the Admiralty Court, " Leicester and others v. Lamont and others" (the Nimrod) was heard. THE WATERLOO BANQUET. Yesterday being the 38th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, his Grace the Duke of Wellington gave his usual grand banquet at Apsley House to those of his surviving companions in arms, who shared with him the bloody contest of that day. To his Grace the yearly return of this celebrated an niversary must bring feelings of mingled pride and regret—pride at knowing that the fruits of his conquests yet endure and shed their undiminished lustre and pres tige over the British arms, and regret to find that each succeeding year trenches upon the list of the gallant veterans who were wont upon this day to partake of the social enjoyments which his Grace's splendid hospitality proffered them. With the English nation, however, ,the lath of June has ever bean regarded with sentiments of unmixed pride. In fact, with the inhabitants of the metropolis, it is quite looked upon as a public holiday, and held as a great day for fites at our various places of amusement. Years have now rolled on, and time has changed the feelings of enmity with which the two greatest nations of the earth once regarded each other, into one of close and friendly intercourse. With the troubles and vicissitudes of the French people we sympathised as with our own—the rivalry of arms is forgotten, or laid aside for ever—and the noble emula tion which now animates both empires finds a happy opening ia the wide fields of science, or in struggles to promote the progress of civilization. With such feelings of friendship, the public celebration of the anniversary of Waterloo may be thought by many to be inconsistent But such is not the case. The 18th of Juno is hailed with joy in England, not as the anniversary of a vic tory over France, bat as a day which gave liberty to her as well as to the rest of Europe—as a day which broke for ever the iron rule of a military despot—and as a day which crowned with one of the most decisive victories ever gained the long and heroic struggle of Britain for the freedom of the world. Though each year adds to the oblivion which is gradually creeping over the events of the struggle of 1815, it but enhances the respect and admiration entertained for the Noble and Gallant Duke by all classes of his fellow -countrymen. Looking forward to the future prosperity of this country with hope and confidence, they pause to remember with gratitude and affection the pant services of that man by whose energy, ability, and indomitable perseverance their best intereets have been promoted and secured. Accord ingly it has been customary for the friends of the Gallant Duke, and, indeed, for almost the whole of the aristo cracy end diplomatic corps to offer their felicitations upon the event. Yesterday, therefore, formed no excep tion t, this rule of courtesy. During the whole of the m ewing a nd ..i . t.rnuon there was a continued series of calls made at Apsley House,:the visitors including men of every shade of political opinion, and also the most distinguished leaders of the beau monde. As the time drew near when the guests might be ex pected to arrive, a considerable crowd of persons of re spectability began to assemble near the gates of Apsley House. The exertions of the police, however, who were stationed round the house, prevented any obstruc tion to the arrival of the guests. The Marquis of Angle sey and Sir Harry Smith were much cheered upon their arrival. His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived a little before seven o'clock, and was enthusiastically welcomed by the crowd. The veteran Duke descended to meet and welcome his illustrious guest under the portico of the mansion, while the band of the Grenadier Guards (the Duke's regiment), which was stationed in the hall, saluted the Prince Consort with the National Anthem. At a few minutes after seven o'clock dinner was an nounced. His Grace the Duke of Wellingto n , with his Royal guest, and followed b y the distinguished field officers, led the way to the banquetting-room, the band of the Grenadier Guards, under Mr. Schott, playing, according to custom, the " Roast Beef of Old En gland." His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Duke of Wel lington, and all the gallant guests who were privileged, wore the red ribbon of the Order of the Bath. The Gallant Duke presided,supported on the right by Prince Albert. There was little, if any, difference in the appearance of the splendid gallery in which the banquet took place to what has been already so often described. The splendid Portuguese plateau occupied its accustomed place in the centre of the festive board. At each end of it were disposed magnificent vases, bearing some very fine grapes and other fruits. There was also the colossal candelabra, a present to his Grace from the late Em peror of Russia, and the superb china vases, gifts of the late King of Prussia, which last were filled with the rarest exotics. At the end of the gallery the buffet pre sented a most gorgeous display of gold plate, Flaxman's celebrated shield occupying a conspicuous position in the centre of the group, the whole of which was brilliantly illuminated by the lights in the gold candelabra—a tes timonial from the citizens of London. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley (chaplain to his Grace end rector of Strathfieldsaye) said grace previous to the banquet. Covers were laid for 80 guests. The following officers were among those present:— o His Royal Highness Pri nce Albert, K.G., C. 13., colonel the Scots Fusilier Gu ards ; Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey, K.C., G.C.8., and G.C.H., colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards; General the Earl of Strafford, G.C.B. and G.C.H.,‘colonel of the Coldstream Guards; General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.8., colonel of the 17th Foot; General the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B. and G.C.M.G., colonel of the 21st Foot; Lieutenat-General Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., G.C.B. and G.C.H. colonel of the 14th Dragoons; Lieutenant- General Lord Seaton, G.C.8., G.C.M.G., and G.C.H., colonel of the 26th Foot; Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Woodford, and G.C.M.G., colonel of the 40th Foot; Lieutenant-General Lord Fitzroy J. H. Somerset, G.C.8., colonel of the 53d Foot; Lieutenant- General Sir James Macdonell, K.C.B. and K.C.1.3 , c olonel of the 71st Foot; Lieutenant-G enera l th e Earl of Cathcart, K.C.8., colonel of the Ist Dragoo n Guards; co L lo i n e e u l ten o a f t-G th e e rter s a 7 l th FVoisocto;unitra joHre.raGardieLne.goitrild,i, Sir Harry George Wakelyn Smith, G .c ni colonel of the 2d battalion of the Rifle, lßrigade.'cLoileounteelnoafnt-thGeen4ethralDraSgoirons?eLoitenregaeSaneot..Gvellen Saltoun, K.C.B. and G.C.H., colonel of thfo2thdeFßioolosttsh: Lieutenant-General H. Wyndham, colonel Hussars; Major-General Sir Henry Dalrympl e o K.C.8., deputy adjutant of the Royal Artillery;G M a i General John Reeve; Major-General James Major- General L en n e r r d al sa S n i d r ys D , e xi L a j a o c r y .G E en ln: i G R e .c org r e an ß t ' o o w . l l3 c : Colonel Lord Hotham, Colonel the Hon, George Anson, Colonel the Hon. George Cathcart, Colonel n Colonel Berkeley Drummond, ColeneljaEm:eills)."BCMuhcakatjtleeoyrr; Chatter ton, K.H., Colonel C. F. R. L Bouverie, Colonel Lord Rokeby,D Colonel the ol t o a n a el ß_ E i . g v .,b en . t Hon. George Lionel Dawson I3entinek, Colonel W. the Earl of Albemarle. The The full band south front of the home, and performed, neMdooienrniel Darner, a Ce nuottel • nrnaoconi rat C. t heu.ye l past, a choice selection of m usic. The banquet, it is needless 1151 e. recherche' character, and wa s of the most during th e 'T to say, having been placed upon out of season. The r i ncluded every d the dessert repast being over, The Duke ofthe table, an d in gracious Ma terms proposed " The WELLINGTON hreorse, e health of. Most Gracious jesty the Queen , ' adnelicacy in and ' tally, with all the honours. „ % toast which wards announced that ness be Band—" God save the Queen' itT shortly after- His Royal h Prince Al lis the next toast, in which he feel the same delight was drunk enthusiasti bvradesperraiesion to propose s i tothaeys he o did nl having the honour to of the illustrious Duke of W I toast was Th e e 40 10911."—(ci ohow /9 - propose it. He need not say_t e he . in responfg The whole of the company rose , and pledged the ago veteran. Band—" See the Conquering Hero comes!" The DUKE, after bowing his thanks, rose and e pressing at m the g " The Health of his Royal Hi g h ness Pe, Ake.hexpel9bgave. Albert," ex pr e at the pre the same sence of ti his royalratification guest upon thi s 00 _ casion. The toast was duly honoured, the band playing th e " Coburgh March." His Royal Highness Prince ALBERT rose directly after the cheering subsided, and s a id h e cou l d only - re peat what he had said upon former ccessions, that he was deeply sensible of the honour conferred upon him in having the privilege of attending those anniversary meetings. The next toast was "The Army that fought at We ter7oo;" after which the Noble and Gallant Host gave " To the memory of those who fell at Waterloo." The last toast was drank standing and in silence. Tte Dula: next proposed " The Cavalry at Waterloo, and hc) Marquis of Anglesey." The toast was most warmly received by the company. Land—" Cavalry Qiick March," Field Marshal the Marquis of ANGLESEY briefly ex pressed his grateful thanks for the honour conferred upon hire by his Grac2, and also by the Prince Consort, and his brother ffiver-t. °ale:. toasts of " The Artillery," " The Infantry," " The SAO; &c., at Water! )o," followed in due course, and were brit fly acknowledged by the gallant officers with whose names they were coupled. It being then past ten o'clock, Prince Albert and the Nob!'. and Gallant Duke left the gallery, and were fol lowed by the company to the saloon, where coffee was served. Shortly afterwards his Royal Highness took leave of his Grace, and the band of gallant officers se- pare' ed Ilia Grac© the Duke of Wellington afterwards ordered his carrier, to atte.nd the Duchess of Beaufort's and the Marchioness of Salisbury's receptions. MIDDLESEX .HOSPITAL. The annual distribution of prizes to the students of the medical school in connexion with this hospital took Place oa Thursday, under the able presidency of the Earl of Carlisle, who, at the close of the proceedings, addressed the young men in his usual felicitous manner. The following is a list of those who carried away the chief honours on the occasion:— Demou m st tirgrY—lar. Henry James Ellery, Truro. Anat iology_ Mr• William Lacy, London. Medicine —M r . Thomas Dixon, Bedford. —Mr. Edward Vernon, London. Chemistrv—m, Abbf y. Chemistry —• Robert H a ll 13 k ell Waltham Materia Medics — Mr , rati° n ---- Mr. Henry James Ellery, Truro. Midwifery—Mr. Tho mas Brighton. Botany—Mr. Edwin Ste Forensic Medicine—i i i.F d ward Vernon, London. mouth; Mr. Henry pi :Dixon, Bedford. James E l lery, Hairy Bean, Ply- Prize in Pathology presentedre? Clinical Medicine—Mr. Mr. Alexander HWY, psie Collins, stierborne. M.P.—Mr. Robert John Dem Prize presented by the TreasurreP Bri James Ellery, Truro. Mr. Henry James Ellery, Truro. r of the Hospital -Air. nenenarY' Truro—El. moderated last NAVAL IN TELLIGEN QN PORTSTIOPTH, JUNE 18.—The wind evening, and at seven P.M. the Edinburgh Hewlet, got away on her trial cruise. The wi n d Captain ge _l n increased to a gale from the S.W. this morning, a g a in _ru ng , with squalls and much rain. Sprightly steamer, Master Commander Allen, E , turned with the board of military officers, General - Bur goyne, Colonel Smith, and Mr. Fox, having visited the Channel Islands and Hurst Point to arrange the strength.. ening of the several fortifications at these places. Report says ,that Captain William Hope Johnstone, who at present commands the Albion, 20, in the Medi terranean, will succeed Rear-Admiral Parry in the se.. perintendentship of the Royal Naval Hospital at Hasler and the Clarence Victualling Establishment. The Retribution steam frigate, Captain Drummond, returned to Spithead to-day after completing coaling. Some little difficulty was experienced in getting her out of harbour, as the flood tide was making in very strong and the wind blowing half a gale in the harbour's mouth. hulk the wind took her star boardOn bow, leaving th e coaling and nearlybrought her athwart the Victo ry's stern, to escape which she was compelled to let go her anchor, which was afterwards weighed, when the wind took her on her port bow, bringing her in collision with the Lively naval lighter, staving in her port gun wale and taking her from her moorings; the Retribution was now obliged to anchor a second time. She ultimately weighed again and got out of harbour. The officers and men of the Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain L. T. Jones, have been hulked to-day on board the Victorious, pending the repair of the machinery of the Sampson. The officers and crew of the Dragon steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, have been turned over to the new steam frigate Tiger at this port today. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain bard Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H., has been swung in the stream to-day for the purpose of adjusting her compasses. The Fairy Royal yacht took a cruise round Spithead harbour engines, and afterwards returned into her and to be ready for the service of the day t e t o tr c y o al, Qat:an. The Echo steam-tug, Mr. Harding, master, embarked a draught of Royal Marines, and a party of seamen gunners from the Excellent this day, and put them on board the Arrogant steam-frigate at Spithead, for dis poesl by Rear-Admiral Dunces in the Mediterranean fleet. She afterwards brought in the Marines and newly entered men from the Arrogant, to receive their advance pay at the dockyard, and return with them to the ship in the evening. The Stirling Castle, :2, convict-ship, has been taken into the south duck to-day to be converted into a hos pital for the prisoners at this port, and will, When finished, be moored near the Excellent. MERCANTILE. The Northumberland, Captain M'Kerlie i passed this port yesterday, and sent in passengers and mails by a pilot boat last night. She sailed from Port Philip on the 2d of March, and has a freight in gold from those diggings of about le 000 ounces, at 602. per ounce, colo nial value, when shipped. She spoke the Madsas south of the Western Island, 59 days out from Sierra Leone, for Falmouth, short of provisions. We are told by our informant the Northumberland has a lump of gold on board 2741 b. weight, and that one of her steerage pas sengers has 3721 b. of his own digging, the produce of a very short " spell" at the mines. The Prince of Wales, Indiaman, one of Green's fleet. Captain Hopkins, passed the Wight, from Calcutta, this morning and sent in passengers by a pilot boat. The following is a complete list of those on board:—Messrs. A. Dick, Boulderson, Jennings, Hickscn, Becket, Hunt and two children, Childs and one child, Wood and three children, Siddons and four children, Brook Smith and one child; Miss Hunt; Messrs. Boulderson (civil service), J. Stokes, surgeon, Wake, (Captain, 34th Native In fantry), Bennett (Captain, Ist E. IL Fusiliers), Fraser (Lieutenant, 45th Native Infantry), and Lieutenant- Colonel Sutherland. From the Cape to London : Lady Stanford, Captain Maydwell (her Majesty's 41st Regi ment), Sir R. Stanford and daughter, Mrs. Maydwell. &c. Messrs. A. Dick, J. Muir, and W. M. Dirom (of the Civil Service) were landed at the Cape. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 18.—We understand that th e re gulations by which naval officers, command ers -i n . ebi . and captains have been allowed to take their wives and e been l.: families to sea with them are to be abolished; and i t i s ves and st ated that an admiral recently appointed h re quired to land his family. Similar ord ers sept to Admiral Austen in the East Indies; aendbetehne Commodore for the Cape has been refused permi ss i on to take his family out. The cause for this alteration is slid to arise from tho fact of the Hastings fl having gone to the seat o f , eag-ship not , occasion. The Admiral proceeded in the Rattler n, on the late steamer, for which act he has not be It is further reported th a t i n been complimented. consequence of bad health Admiral Austen is likely to e The Queen of th e South come ho me i mm tdi a t e ly. chinery of which is under Captain H y d e , the ma- Devonport Dockyard, examinatien and repair in the will certainly not sail far the Cape of Good Hope and Caleil tte befor e S un d a y morning, and notification V) that effect h as b een Beet to _ the Post master-General. Letters for her can be postedin Lon don by Saturday's evening mail. The Queen ( o l l Y t e ELECTRICS outh TELEGRAP docked in the Royal outh, Captain • Hyde,) which was officially examined A a rsenal yesterd , was this morn ingbit IlipEvYndigea, Y 4he master-ship wright, the assistant mss h and Mr. Carl ing, Lloyds' surveyormWheorreport her perfect in every pert, and : e without ) ; appearance of straining, or possi bility of ad mitting al'-a` water; and they are . of opinion that the water may p oss ibly have passed into tho vessel by the valves connected with the pipes which go through the bottom. They' recommended that the valves should be csr e ilill exam i n ed. This afternoon, Mr. Stewart, the elloin Y eer of the d ock y ard, Mr, Shercroft, from Messrs. Maudslay, the engineers of whole of her machinery, Puple are :sow which are c hoked ; . the constructors of ,the engines, and ne een of the South, examined the the " I ' l which the rono d d cleaning yP the unce perfect. em ployepumps, &c., to prevent a recurrence of tho drawers are to be fixed. There is posi choking, extra drawers' the s hip, and she will go out of dock to tively no leak 1 ) The ordinary Saturday . . working of the morrow ( e •in some way to have created the sceu engin on (O e w —En ate r, which was not carried off by the ships' mulat PumP s ' ra sailed for Woolwich yesterday, and the The Ill e g . Snril•-• hay for Portsmouth. 80 0, HIGHLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY.—The Lon don Bran ch of the Society in Scotland, for Propagating Chr i st ian Knowledge in the ilighlands and Islands.—We are • formed that the Bev. Dr. Alexander Fletcher has kindly cgoinsented to preach a sermon on behalf of this venerable char ity ; and that Si Archibald Alison, Bart., Sheriff of Lanarkshire, has, in the handsomest manner, agreed to pre side at the anniversary festival, at the Freemasons' Tavern, on the 14th of May next, when it is contemplated that the Learned Baronet will be well supported by the:literati of the metropolis, as well as by the patrons and friends of the society. 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SEIZURE or ARMS.—On Saturday last acting constable Purcell and party, stationed at Camlough, county Armagh, seized live stand of arms in that district, the licenses to the parties in whose possession they were found OT9Led t u t Ltrcw4l9otowt.