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listened to on such a question as that under considera tion? He entreated the Government to pause before the final step was ta k en. In the words of the preamble of the Act of Charles 11. he entreated Ministers not to rep ea l an Act, the object of which was to increase the ah l iPPing and science of navigation of the country, on sv nichl, under the protection of God, the wealth, the stre ngth, and the safety of the empire were so much de pendent. —(Cheers-) Justus a f • 11 . GIBSON sa id that the Noble Marquis who had t don't' had uttered loud lamentations at what he seemed to think was the reckless course which the House was Pursuing. He had referred t o th e success i ve steps W hich had been adopted—first,the blow given to the agri cultural interests; next, that inflicted on the colonies; red novv he d e p recate d the ruinous policy by which, as had observed, "perhaps the mercantile marine of Great Britain would be swept from the seas." He Woul d vent ure to tell the Noble Marquis that if it had be en unwi se to embark in the policy of free-trade mea sures, it 'would be still more unwise to stand still, and after b • a ving exposed the agricultural and colonial in ducers terest to the unrestr i cte d competition of foreign pro to, to the refuse to adopt th e s a me course w ith res p ec t to of " Oh.") It was ne cessary to call upon Parliament to go forward, and not to allow itself to be stopped by the importunities urged he ard beh a l f of a mistaken self-interest. He had o ft en Bard it asserted, when free-trade principles were first discussed, that if the Legislature carried those principles 04!i.t not hing mare th an equa l j us ti ce oug h t to b e d one to inter ests; and it w as argue d t h at t h e agr i cu l tura l 4iterest, ought not to be subjected alone to the competi tion of foreign producers. He recollected a phrase used st the tirne b h H M b for Essex, who said, y t e um er Z e non t object to free trade, only hold the dish en'" Th atTh was what the Government was now do ing, on the Noble Marq u i s h a d d we l t very urgent l y he d angers resulting from competition ; but if i ti ( Tr. M. Gibson) talked to the House about the r 3,1 shipowne rs being able to compete with foreigners, more with a view to calm the fears of that Ze. 151 than to vindicate the principles of free trade, for if e to b e proved beyond possibility of doubt that fo t l r Briti s h shipowner could not compete with the si gner that fact wouldrender him the more only . Urgent in his desire to use the foreigner's ships if it suited his convenience and his pocket.—(" Oh," and t: a s t%) bid the opponents of the proposed change mean hatthat the weaker the British ships were the stronger the necessity for driving the foreign ships away ; or ot . if the ritish ship was no better calculated for navi eralt,lg seas than the Chinese junk she ought to be 11, 1 15 i i °Yed in preference to the finest vessels in the world? 1 4 , a t Was it that the Hon. Member for Poole had urged theu;inafence.of the navigation-laws ? Nothing else than its th Possibility of building ships in England as cheaply s Y would be constructed in other parts of the N A " A And what was the answer which he found re gentle in the blue -book on the navigation laws by a iM r. t n,sn who was Lloyd's surveyor at Sunderland? t RO BIN surveyor of registers. Ffea:'at. GIBSON—The surveyor of registers, as the de e , Member had stated. That gentleman, in his eri be b bef ore the Committee, asserted that a ship might el leti tl ilt at Sunderland of oak imported from Dantzic ass t han than she c ou ld b e b u ilt a t D an t z i c . A n d t h e oth e ` loll Was reasonable and well founded, for all the a sh; m aterials whi c h entere d i nto t h e construction of race W ere far ch eaper i n E ng l an d t h an i n any other in the World. The iron knees, the copper sheath pro cables cables, the rigging, and all the accessories were th e r u ed , from Engl an d even by A mer i cans, w h o sent to h :Mips t o t hi s country when half finished, in order ( laes a ti e t hem compl e t e d. He could not dwell on the e el na °n of c ompetition, which was no more an essential th e ci eri ,_t of the di scuss i on t h an t h e pr i ce o f corn was to on, s ee ste on the r e p ea l o f t h e corn -l aws. Th ere was question sfac tion which h e h a d i n cons id er i ng th e p resent Lot ~, and that was, that the Navigation Act could as it was. But then he might be told that law s -4 1, "ing the necessary changes in the navigation great t y Ought to be careful not to surrender those Peri,, - ,, ; P r inciples by which were guaranteed the Su l:m-17 for which the mercantile navy of England Ro g It iways been renowned. Now, what was the 124vratitee for the superiority of England's commercial *hi/0t?l It was b ase d on t h e A c t o f 8 and 9 Victoria, Pst, _ ° , II IY aplies to the imports into the kingdo4i i n i . x- f - 'light be sent in ships of any nation, and s ps E o nationsmight provided those also ge e d. goods, t ec ° were not consumed in Engaz d but merel re lied h • • If g ods so imported in foreign b ottorn. ere in transult. g . any man to conceive one plan which is more tyrannical than any other in reference to British sailors, or an at - rangement more destructive to British shipping, it is that plan, which, without benefiting the shipowner or the men he employs, exposes him at some uncertain moment to all these inflictions.—(Hear.) I have referred to the opinion of Sir J. Stirling :—another authority whom we often hear quoted in this House, Mr. M'Uulloch, says that he believes it would cost less if the navy were made altoge ther independent of the merchant service, and he adds he believes there are many naval men who consider that the time is coming when you must, for your own safety, free the navy from the obligation to press men out of the merchant service; and that, under proper ar rangements, this might be done with economy to the State. I believe there 'are many unnecessary expenses attached to the naval department which ought to be put down. It is also my opinion that the worst-treated and worst dealt with class of the Queen's subjects are the seamen.—Hoar, hear.) What do you really do for them ? You profess to protect them: but you have not prevented the prevalence of great distress from time to time among both sailors and shipowners. Though the country professes to have at heart the interest of the sailor, and claims the right to take him from the service in which he obtains the highest amount of wages at any moment, what have you ever done for his advan tage? Should the sailor fall into poverty and want in consequence of the uncertain state of employment, what have you done for him more than for other paupers ? If you take the practical operations of the statutes you have passed —as the Merchant Seamen's Fund—are they worth a fig to him? If employment fail, and he fall into distress, perhaps, if he is lucky, he may get a pauper allowance.—(Hear, hear.) This is all you have done for him, and yet you claim the right to call your selves the sailors' friends and the shipowners' friends, while you expose them to the evils I have alluded to. I will not say a word in disparagement of the shipowners, or of the masters or mates, in the course they have taken on this question—l can forgive men for being uneasy when they think it possible that their pecuniary inte rests may bo affected—(Hear)—but I will not consent to allow in Parliament the voice of justice, reason, and good policy, to be drowned by the clamour of any class what ever.— (Cheers, and " Oh, oh.") We must discuss this question with a view to the general interests of the British empire, and must not be deterred from doing what is right by the fears and apprehensions of any party.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord asked where was the clamour and where the petition in favour of the proposed change. I should much regret if it was to be understood that Parliament was never to carry any measure except forced to it by clamour.—(Opposition cheers, and Ministerial counter cheers.) It must be a subject of great regret to every friend of his country to think that we have a Parliament—if it be as the Noble Lord says—which it is i❑ vain to appeal to unless the appeal be backed by clamour and threats.—(Hear, hear.) But this at least is a subject in which we are not backed by clamour. Here we want reason and dispassionate consideration, not clamour.—(Hear, hear.) And when gentlemen lay such stress on power, glory, and such things, I must tell them that they are not acting in ac cordance with the spirit of the times.—(Hear and laugh ter.) The spirit of the times is commerce—the spirit of the times is industry—(Hear, hear)—it is internal im provement—(Hear, hear)—it is mechanical invention— (Hear, hear)—it is, if you will, political economy.-- (Opposition cheers, met by counter cheers from the Mi nisterial benches.) It is not war—(Hear, hear)—it is not clamour—(Hear, hear)—it is peaceful relations, peaceful progress, and amicable feeling among all the nations of the earth.—(Cheering.) If you wish to act in conformity with the spirit of the times, you must abo lish those antiquated notions by which you have been so long influenced. Let the ships of all the nations of the world bring the produce of the world from every place —(Hear, hear)—exclude none.—(Hear, hear.) Do this, and you will carry out a policy beneficial to your in dustry, beneficial to your manufactures, beneficial to your shipping interest, and to all classes of your fellow countrymen; do this, and you will add strength to your peaceful relations with foreign powers, and, by setting the example of a vast, generous, and enlightened corn ! mercial policy, you will be raising the character of England amongst the nations of the world.—(Cheers.) Mr. HENLEY said that if he could gather anything from the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, it was that the general interests of the country ought to be made subservient to a sordid spirit of gain —(Hear, hear)—that, in fact, for the gain of half a farthing additional every relation of honour, of inde pendence, and of national security, should give way.— (Hear, hear.) It was easy to clothe a bad sentiment in good language, and to talk of general advantage, when the advantage of a particular class only was intended.— (Hear, hear.) The lion. Gentleman spoke of the ener vating influence of the navigation-laws depressing the raw material ; by which he (Mr. Henley) supposed the Right Hon. Gentleman meant lowering the price.— (Ilear, hear.) If the Right Hon. Gentleman had not withdrawn from the Government, he would not have attempted what no Minister ever yet attempted to do —to separate the commercial marine from the naval force of the country. Our mercantile marine had advanced almost progressively in an extraordinary degree, and had supplied us with seamen when ever they were wanted. He could not understand, therefore, why the Right Hon. Gentleman looked upon them as injurious in their effect upon our navy. He complained, too, of their being a groat clamour raised in favour of seamen. Now, of all the interests in the country, he believed there was none, considering its ex tent and consequences, that was now, or had at any time been so weakly represented as the shipping interest, which, in some sense, was part of the commercial inte rest. lie was not disposed to rest this question upon the ground of competition ; for, after all, it was a matter of opinion. We had vast possessions in every part of the world, and he considered it necessary not only that we should be on an equal footing with the rest of the world, but that we should have a naval supremacy.— (Hear, hear.) Once lose that supremacy, and the strength of the British empire was gone. The great mass of our empire was composed of scattered parts ; and if we were to have them knit together by the ocean, we must maintain the supremacy of the ocean. Com petition would not do all that was required. The Right Mon. Gentleman said we must become one nation by means of free trade. If so, why did he not begin with his own constituents and remove protection from Manchester, cottons? And here he must take leave to defend a most deserving class of men, the merchant seamen, from the groundless attacks that had been got up against them in true Chadwick style by various officials, and made be hind their backs. A paid servant of the Brish crown, holding a high position in the Foreign-office, writes to 70, out of 215 British consuls, saying he "is particu larly desirous of gaining information of the incompe tency of British shipmasters." That was certainly a very fishing question, to say the least of it. He also demanded to be informed " of their want of sobriety." It was very easy to see what influence a letter, such as that coming from the Foreign•office, would have upon a consul. But the evidence as reported by the Committee on the navigation-laws was so full of contradictions, even by the same men, that he would not hang a dog on it. The first witness was the consul of St. Petersburgh, and he epoke favourably of those men. But Mr. Crow, another consul, said that they were the most ignorant, illiterate, and brutal set he had ever seen in a civilised nation. That was close at hand, and there purchasing British manu factures, with the design of sending them to Jamaica. If there happened to be no British ship at New York at the time, our navigation-laws would prevent his employing any other ship which might be in port at the time.— (Hear.) Was there justice or expediency in such an enact ment? He called upon them in justice to these colo nies to free them from such odious restrictions, and to give them liberty to ship their goods in any bottoms they might think fit—in fact, a share in the privileges which had been accorded to the parent country. With regard to the manufacturing interest with which the town he had the honour to represent was intimately con nected, he should best explain their feelings by calling attention to a petition which he had on that evening presented from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. (The Right Hon. Gentleman read an extract from the petition in question, from which it appeared that the petitioners, having themselves received the benefits of commercial freedom, were anxious to have them ex tended to our colonists by the abolition of the naviga tion-laws.) It was conceded on all hands that the navi gation-laws were not to remain in their present state. The worthy Alderman opposite (Mr. Alderman Thomp son) was prepared to concede an important change, and thus to infringe on those fundamental principles which the Right Hon. Member for Stamford was so unwilling to surrender. He (Mr. Gibson) very much doubted whether any of the changes offered could be eff eted without touching a fundamental principle. One great fundamental principle of the navigation-laws was that the produce of Asia, Africa, and America should be altogether inadmissible from the continent of Europe. The worthy Alderman was willing to relax on that point, while the Right Hon. Member for Stamford refused to touch a fundamental principle. If there were such dif ferences amongst the supporters of the navigation-laws, how could they reconcile it to themselves to oppose even the going into Committee? Why, the changes which they themselves advocated could not be effected without first going into Committee.—(Hear, hear.) There was one point to which he must make some allusion. lie had been charged by the Noble Lord the Member for King's Lynn with having assisted in framing returns which were calculated to mislead the public on the sub ject of the navigation-laws. He must say that a more unfounded charge, or unfounded insinuation, had never been made against any man. He was prepared to assert, and to prove, that the returns in question were strictly correct. Lord G. BENTINCK—I have not made such a charge yet. Mr. M. GIBSON had read the charge in the Noble Lord's speech. The charge was that returns had been got up for the purpose of deceiving the Committee, and inducing them to draw erroneous inferences. He repeated that a more unfounded statement had never been made; the figures in those returns were correct in all their parts. The only object for which those returns had been compiled was that of comparing the increase in those trades which were exposed to aompetition with the increase in those which were protected. That was the object, and the returns distinctly showed that in those trades which were protected the increase was not so great as in those trades which were exposed to com petition. The heading of the returns had also been obs jected to, but that had been adopted from Mr. Young, who stated that shipping had declined in consequence of protection being withdrawn by reciprocity treaties, and that the repeal of the navigation-laws would com plete their ruin. The tables proved that instead of the reciprocity treaties having produced any such evil effects, the very trades on which they operated had increased in a much greater ratio than the trades which remained a close monopoly. —(Hear, hear.) The returns, therefore, which had been complained of were perfectly to the point, and gave a complete answer to the statement of the witnesses. He could not conceive the possibility of any human being being misled by them who had any knowledge of the subject, or who was not entirely ignorant of the whole bearing of the navigation-laws question. He wanted to ask another question of the House. Were they pre pared to assert, if they rejected the proposal of the Go vernment, our existing relations with foreign countries would allow us to return to the navigation-laws P— (Hear, hear.) He spoke of the indirect foreign trade. How could they hope, with the concessions they had already made, the departures that had already taken place from the principle of the Navigation Act, and with the existing treaties of reciprocity which contained the favoured-nation clause, to maintain the navigation laws, or any great portion of them ? You have (said the Honourable Gentleman) already permitted fo reign countries to use ports for shipping goods to this country, which ports are not in those countries —you have permitted Austria to use the port of Galatz ; you have permitted Hanover to use Memel, and the ports at the mouth of the Meuse; you have permitted the duchies of Oldenburgh and Mecklenburgh, and the states of the ' Zullverein, to depart from the principle you have laid down in your navigation-laws, of ma ki ng every country confineitself to carrying its own produce from its own ports. Then what will those countries which have in the treaties by which we are bound to them the most favoured-nation-clause say ? What does Holland say now ? Holland says you allow Hanover to carry her produce to England from Memel. Is Memel in Hanover? we always supposed it to be in Prussia. If you allow Hanover to come to the Meuse, and carry her produce from Holland to England, you must allow Holland to carry from Memel to England, and give to Holland, as you are bound to do by the favoured-nation clause, the same advantages you give to other nations.—(Hear, hear.) What then becomes of your principle that you will not allow one country to carry for another to this ? If you allow Holland to become the carriers from the countries of the north of Europe, you break down the very ground on which your navigation-laws were established—viz., fear of the Dutch. —(llean.) And if you concede the privilege to Holland how can you refuse it to Sweden, Denmark, and Nor way? Then what will Prussia say when she sees that you allow those countries to go to Memel and carry Prussian produce to England? Will not she demand that her ships shall go to those countries and carry her produce to England? With this difficulty staring us in the face I do not wonder at the shrewdness of the Hon. Member for Westmoreland, for he knows well that the consequence of the concessions already made to foreign powers is that that part of the Navigation Act which relates to the admissibility of African, Asiatic, and American produce is gone—the foundations of it aro sapped, and do what you will, with your existing rela tions and your treaties with foreign countries, you are not in a condition to maintain it. I doubt, whether, if the United States were to call upon you to carry out your treaty with them, whether you could prevent American produce being brought through Europe to this country—(Hear, hear)—ior what says your American treaty? It says that you shall not impose any prohibi tion on American produce which you do not impose on the produce of other countries; and if you allow Euro pean produce, the produce of one country to be brought through the ports of another European country to Eng land, by what right can you deny the claim of America to admit ter produce in the same way? In fact, I be lieve it is only the idea that you arc about immediately to deal with the Navigation Act yourselves that has pre vented foreign countries pressing on you for the per formance of the stipulations of the treaties into which you have entered with them. With regard to the Dutch treaty, I believe I am right in saying that the Dutch have already—some years ago—made their claim to this carrying trade which your Navigation Act was framed specially to take from them, and that the justice of that claim was not denied, and whether you repeal the navigation-laws or not, you must shortly make conces sions to that and other continental countries to which you are bound by the most favoured-nation clause. —(Hear, hear.) I have stated these arguments in the hope that they may induce the House not to take the course of saying that they will not stir a step in the consideration of this navigation-law. It would bo monstrous, when we consider how Parliament has sane DUKES. Richmond Cleveland MARQUISES. Sligo Drogheda EARLS. St. Germans Fitzwilliam Lucan Glengall Stradbroko Stanhope DUKI. Leinstcr MARQUISES. Clanricarde Lansdowne Northampton EARLS. Auckland Besborough Devon Fingall tivi • Were to be exported, then they wero outside the ti on, gttiorklavvs. But if they were for home consump- Etz , i t t:eri those goods must be imported in the way which aky L i " down by the prohibition-laws. Now, he would ag e „," 5 . 1 d 1 Y, that let a ship come from whatsoever place tilli n - ' l ot, laden with produce, he would not :drive that Ao aw ay. Was England to be afraid of receiving ini rtg il)ere fr om foreign countries? Were they to fear an du ce a " in her revenue? If not, why exclude thi . 3 pro- --•- of foreign countries? Was not that exclusion the manufacturing int o e f re p s o t l s ie — y j r ,Ab, g a serious injury to o d could such a course ‘ieersand " ph,")—an • b . ° JUstified ? It could not Suppose, food was dfor herselfinstance, a t t that ship laden E R • with food fused entry because presen t e helish port. She was refused et raised in the country to which theship bOt the • e Legislatur pretty plainly showed,vt.heo belonged.it su spended the navigation-laws in favour o r f_ ..— th ( is isi c o l , as n s o o .) f ,ert , that those laws were a great e il Okionthen why did every one of them clamoooudrifoorptrhineesiuplse of those laws? Was a law g of the future t.eich was to be suspended by force or clamour? At the ~.``ekent moment how could the House judge Those o the 'kilt° f manufacturing or the labouring of ffree trade, population? and wants must be left to the coursehat ofaffording to r to. pursue any other policy than t would gross injustice I,2lblnnited means of supply bea had been - 4 a ttls the people. The navigation-lawsnri ss. Could those who o tiotebiled during the famine give the country a gua d r e a d? 6 t,tt ,;)Pposed their abolition navigatio❑-laws were confined e.o.. l • It o tbat they would not again . require to be sus t o thbEttl stated that the .. navig not ex hi l . Pen o ► ef Policy of prohibition; but . they were 0,, Y calculated for the protection d o . of the British ship ebserved There was another and a The Noble d be arquis in the operations of doing s d o e h h a feature s to b p e Anpa ii ; had quoted Mr. 11 . u kis ys s ' ° hich had been made th o ose a ls n l d aw i ' o s. th, e Koga n important omission on a former . el was, *l4l;Member for Stamford. The omission k r It t l b( !ting the same authority. 1 whilst foreign countries e taihtbkkissons declaration that, hot, i n, be permitted to carry forthemselves, t op o,i that statesnasn's opinion, permitted to say, that 014ners, soli Now, he must be never• yet was cited to be permitted to carry a • in ,4---"quated or obsolete maxim the only meaning t hat o-',.,",ee of a bad cause. For country was . to eari blen-lavvs were concerned,. ono and 411/ irwa - t lici be attached to it was, that in in so far as the the ouestion i l 'as 49bktis f or all other countric . s, i a g C I , .?" eo Untry ? Was America t l o t wbeoutlhdeseceamrr3a's ,t tti:-.Lt•Y for the rest of the world? 1, 411. ver, v t of the British Parliament was to innutrtsoe navieswhfeh -.,°l:ishd" eeketry in the world. But the , Po was the real 01 5 te ticar„„ t ° nail the attention of the English and duiJeet. was"taracter of the Government proposals. The b,. - erle ah 0 repeal at the same time tt Hine. down `;°P0801-• ttt.4:igation-laws. Would the Uo le usereject that 14'311111 ens ' '4., tfihation•laws. did, what would they be ea ~_ The fulfilment of all -.selves it, another direction? . . from ot her the threats which they had been receiving ns— ill fact°tri the Manse Tow . , f p ,„... ea, from Prussia, from 43tliclk"3 ' m 6v ery town in the German Confederation. 44t e be:"eY, even-considering the British shipi, ht.eosiy tOuld ti"wen these alternatives? Oa the one handeyhery rterate free access to the United States frlo.mae n ci ire I toe d °l the globe d • addition they wou.o "The 11 0 4 e 1-(,0e1.4f15„1! P9rtie'nanof the trade of the Baltic. United States was 1100,000 ~.11,e,, i mports into t from all other parts tithe'34 defu"ionliiars, of which 36,000,000 came from the 4 vropm. . ( ,? 1 „ . . 1 5, and 39,000,00. t,..4t t j , th ey el. 1-J rider the operation he of A t m he eri n e a a v o i , b ut iiU°,3ed but one-half of t laws there would . be 4 0 „? Pro s beY repealed thesegimatploonrt -441 froit t e l t i of their enjoying the liljogyZatekt wouldshearClPPusiti°°.)Theywhile they now only ti , d on. , eof the whole, w h whole.—(lronical --- certainly iro have nll 41;1,011 bad nalf.—( l lear, hear.) The Hon. Member o lit'hlhr,o, ~, called the attention of the Hou h se e to Eu th g e_ 01'44 A! ge eta of the combined influence oft and had Oh th_Merican laws on English shipping, th q ,be tol i _t blunder those laws English shipping hcollector of taitPort 'iworst of. The evidence of h t s e point. That Pq t• saif4 that was strong on must MI -01. t rl i kq of A Et the effect of confining t t t h o e l British ships, NI l't'B,l4'l,ma, Africa, and America b from w h th hc a e,' oelonging to te countries i P mport of . the tia.tstrvi,tne, had been the onfine wholealmostdtEheland to tv ki "fie ti l f Bu,g trade between America American, eliC,ertiliojllPs• All the liners were one of those e4, li ,'ls tttif Y a remarkable fact that hardly however, 14 w 1 Y ►ao," from an English port. It was,navigation and it vp ot : of th wiles for by the operation of the liner th is 1),, ,(11„11.'70 countries, because the English roduce of pt , :_ ,e ooo tr ,` . l _ 'Red to confine himself to t il l : F e e t : lo tosi:,,awilbeErueraospteh.e4merican could th t e ak P e back the ehh.sitifiitti: Project of the Government they __ our Hear, hear.) If then they th,t'Ditit i' l one of the greatest blows on depriving NZ! of ~,,at Could be inflicted and likt,t, 40.0)7" advantage which was ° el, itk, IN.C—Oiekr.) With regard to the . pressed 4 54 11 by the leh had been alluded to as being almost th it :d, 0, Principles of free trade, he certai l n P e l s r y ° felt colonialw iwithin and Of I)C1)08„ who had advocated those princip ef . ° , 1 v 0 ,.,'_,b t colonies to the unrestricted competition . Itit'i' i ke lt P r i o "), thev them that freedom of transmission ihotithe foir c t i ee to this country which was con t hat rllttl w ogtloPMent the hose principles. How could eliZtoi„,hieh site resist justice of such an appeal . as ti g t b e ~ made on behalf of the colonists, that the., titli t p_iest ,frtertnitted to transmit their produce at the i. I cif ,), e to the home market ? Hon. Gentlemen 4 i•, „,,, ~! ittoth9kely flsk of losing our colonies. Were the colo 'iksl'tietis ° become discontented if we removed the . 44 3' t 0 offtZeder which they laboured? Were they :titte4o.sthit their ° it a grievance that we permitted them to i - .,4 l4 ) , :t.ol:_oh a.ritiibrilroduce to the home market at the kr ai Im p° . a rate?—.(llear ) Why not put the 1 4 0 ~..Rh rotinttt,g merchant on as ' good a footing as the g reerehlnt? Under the present law, tql;:t°ll"be--d".'to"Perting *from Canada to this country ` 1. 14 z aka a ,c l his elif,; onesllP, while the United States m _ 44) 40 ‘ " t nat 'II "'" °f two, English and American. He t/toitteXhibiter.P. Gentlemen opposite, who on all oFe t a s eok th e them " _so much sympathy for our co s lonis .v. , . t,l,lait f . :k the 4( 1 1 ,,b _a_ foeting with the foreigniT,hygflor, ti;k,inirti,t,{4hts. ,ii;:t.,,,: arising from a, competition llectthat the na tieNtrikt t w .r a, in, fheirrifirussteisrohoul.dt.zohore something o f 4 ,y, ter the ;,,,:l Penal enuctrecPn°tsi being coun- Doi ; :'s t 0 ~„. enefit of the Coloniesor the parent . 4'titol irribilsh certainimposed not so Portionsoiour colonies for their Psrtin uhols• That be inthe case, the inivpend 1° Pr' sheY the-i'ed states whi g h'h d been brought about WPress 1 4 „ 0 'e very l aws ' , e ~., ,a ' 1 te V n o ur col ~ suoui u De a warning a to , u eo s o n s o i. t set /.. ~e a, ~r.._, °nista that which they 11 4514 Plio;l3lag grievance. Suppose the case of a. `cr going to the 'United States, which was pretty well for a man speaking of his own countrymen. Then Mr. Consul Baker, at Riga, in answer to the same circular letter of Mr. Murray of the Foreign-office, had written very much in the same strain; but he had taken a most extraordinary course. The House would observe that in this debate almost every lion. Member who had taken part in it had spoken in the highest possible terms of the captains employed in what is called the long trade. Now Mr. Baker, being consul at Riga, spoke most dis paragingly of the merchant captains, but relied not on his own observations, and therefore enclosed in his reply that which he called a most interesting document, refer ring to the character and conduct of the British ship masters. And what was that interesting document so enclosed? Why, it was a paper emanating from the Bombay Chamber of Commerce. Now, that body had only to do with shipmasters engaged in the long trade, whereas Mr. Baker had only to deal with the east coast traders, and yet he sends a document which ap plied to a totally different class. There was an other remarkable piece of evidence in the letters of Mr. Cumberbatch, the consul at Constantinople, for that gentleman had written two letters. In his first, dated the 30th November, 1843, ho declared that the masters and men of the ships coming there from London and Liverpool were of a superior class, and that acts of misconduct were less frequent among them than they were on board other vessels. But, in a subsequent let ter, dated 3d November, 1847, Mr. Cumberbatch states, that " he finds the vessels from the outports better com manded and manned than those from the larger ports." Thus he directly contradicted himself in a matter of fact, and, therefore, he (Mr. Henley) asked what confidence could be placed in such evidence, from men who thus took away the character of others behind their backs ? But it was stated that the ships insured in clubs were north country ships, and were commanded by illiterate, ignorant, and brutal men. Now the fact was, that the ships insured in clubs were commanded by men of supe rior character and respectability, because the clubs, be ing constituted of mutual assurers, every member was careful of the sort of men he employed. Again, all that had been stated in the correspondence from Rio Janeiro about the want of skill and activity alleged on anonymous authority against the English captains fell to the ground, because that duty was regulated not by the captains, but by the brokers and agents there. Mr. Goodwin, the consul at Palermo, and the gentleman who was consul at St. Michael's, had made similar statements, wholly at variance with each other. And it was on such evidence that the House was asked to revise the navigation-laws. In short, all these gentlemen, in cluding Mr. Liddel, the consul at Norway, and others had furnished evidence of so contradictory a character, that, he repeated, it was not fit to hang a dog upon. If the protection to the commercial marine was withdrawn he maintained that the nation would suffer an irrepa rable injury. He reminded the House, that if they re pealed the navigation-laws they would not be able to re trace their steps, and he conceived that not merely the interests, but the honour, the greatness, and the inde pendence of this country could only bo secured by the maintenance of her naval supremacy.—(Hear, hear.) On the motion of Lord INGESTRE, the debate was then adjourned until to-morrow (this day). PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. Lord MORPETH proposed to proceed with the further consideration of the report on the Public Health Bill, but The Earl of LINCOLN objected not only on account of the lateness of the hour (half-past twelve o'clock), but also on the ground that the amended Bill had only reached the hands of Members that day; so that it was impossible to enter upon the discussion of the amend ments. Lord MORPETII consented to postpone the further proceeding with the Bill untiPO LICEI Monday next. METROPOLIS BILL. Sir C. LEWIS moved the second reading of this Bill, tinned the principle of free trade, that we should now be deterred from taking this initiatory step on the ground that it invades the principle of protection, while there are many who oppose the present motion who are prepared to suggest alterations in the law. I may be accused of omitting the general argument as to the bearing of this question on our national defences—(Hear hear)—and I will therefore say a word or two on that point. The Hon. Gentleman opposite talks as if every man in the British navy was a sailor, whereas, after all, it is only a small part of the British navy that are sea teen. Sir J. Sterling, in his evidence before the Com mittee of the House of Commons, tells us that not more than one-fourth of the navy on the average are seamen, and the proportion of the mercantile marine is so small that it would be possible, Sir J. Sterling thinks, so to constitute the navy as to render it entirely.independent of the merchant service. If you reduce the officers to the lowest possible limit, and put down all useless offices, it might I think be possible to increase the number of seamen in the navy without adding to the expense. And this evidently is what Sir J. Sterling (who is a man of experience in the profession, and whose opinion is entitled to be taken as an authority)—this is evidently what he means, though he does not assert it in words. H e sa ys, " You have no mode of procuring men from the mercantile marine except by impressment ; they will not volunteer." Honourable Gentlemen opposite say the mercantile marine must be protected as a means of support to our naval power, and, at the same time, they object to the system of impressment ; but not one of them has told us how the transfer of the men from one service to the other, when wanted, is to be effected. —(llear, hear.) I believe the only mode by which you can effect it is by force.—(Hear, hear.) They do net volunteer now freely in time of peace, and I doubt whether they would do so at all were war ap prehended. Sir J. Stirling told the Committee before which he was examined that Parliament was trusting to a broken reed in the mercantile marine as a means of supplying the navy, except by impress ment, and he pressed on them the importance of making the naval power independent altogether of the merchant service ; and he added that he believed it might be so made even in the event of a war. His opinion was that the best means of promoting the interests of both services, and of the country, was to let each stand upon its own resources.—(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen opposite plume themselves upon being the shipowners' and the sailors' friends. Can anything be more unjust or tyrannical to the shipowner than to invite him to incur heavy expenses in ships and in procuring able seamen at high wages on the faith of maintaining protection, while you do nothinc , to guarantee him a larger amount of profit th an can be obtained in any other trade; for the profits in all trades will be the same, pro tect them as you may ?—(lfear hear.) On the one hand you tak e cre di t for proteCting the shipowners, while on the other you claim credit for having invented a plan for manning the navyilr ie cntirely at the expense of this unfortunate interest. ( And without giving them greater profits than other iradetshm a can obtain, you claim the right to po unce down upon mo ment, to take away th e i r men, knock up their trade, any trad e, and perhaps bring them to ruin.—(llear.) If it be possible for THE S N, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1848. which provides for a re-assessment of the paris hes in London for the purposes of the police-rate. After a few words from Mr. Hudson, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Henley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir W. Jolliffe (who objected to the constitution of the Me tropolitan Police Force), Mr. HUDSON moved that the debate should h 43 a d_ journed ; but on an appea l from S i r G . GREY withdrew his motion, and the Bill was read a second time. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR W. HOTHAM, G.C.B. We regret to state that Admiral of the Red Sir Wil liam Hotham, G.C.8., died yesterday. This gallant officer was the second son of General Hotham, and grandson of the first Sir Beaumont Hotham. He WAS the nephew of the celebrated Admiral of the Blue Lord Hotham, was cousin to the late Vice-Admiral Henry Hotham, G.C.13., who died in 1533 in com mand of the Mediterranean fleet, and was also cousin to the present Baron Hotham. Sir William Hotham en tered the navy in 1779, became a lieutenant in 1790, October, Commander, August, 1794; Captain, October, 1794; Rear - Admiral, 181 9 ; Vico-Admiral, 1821; and Ad miral, 1837. In the New Navy List he is stated to have been Lieutenant of the Victory, and served on shore under Nelson, at the siege of Bastia, in 1795; was Cap tain family, one son, of the Adamant, in Duncan's action of the 11th of French frigate Prenieuse, off the Isle of France, in 1799 . The Gallant Admiral married, firstly, Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Jenes. Knt., and secondly, in 1797 ; and assisted at the destruction of the c .l3 i a t n., : c d le ; b o J Al his nidranni r d c: e l c r 1835, the widow of Roger Pettiward, Esq. Of his sur vivinglongs to the navy. The deceased, we believe, was about 76 years of age. Lieutenant John William, be longs Sir William Hothain was fifth in seniority on the flag list, following promotions take theplace:— Admiral hi thee Commander-in -Chief o t h S e ir W E e s. Indies,} Otwowebni will Admiral of the ViThito John Giffard, to be Admiral of the t c. G.C.8., G.C.H., to he Admiral of the White. __ Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Francis William Austen, Admiral of the Blue, leaving Vice -Admiral M a ing senior of that grade ; Vice-Admiral of the White Sir John Wentworth Loring, Bart., K.C.B , K. of to b e Vice - Admiral of th e R ed ; Vico-Ad 1 f i h ra o the Blue Robert J ac k son to be Vice-Admiral ofm Rear-Admi ra l o f the Red John S 3 t k e e s White. Admiral of th e Bl ue, leaving Re A to be Vice ar- dmiral Impey senior of that grade ; Rear-Admiral of the White the L. Proby to b e R ear -Admiral * of the Redz .lion. G. ; ear -Ad miral of the Blue John B. Purvis to be R e the White. Rear - Admiral o f Captain Alexander Renton Sharpe, C.B. (1813 b comes Rear-Admi ra l of the Blue, leaving C ie p n Gordon Falcon (1813) , Superintendent of Pembrokeata Dockyard, senior captain on the list ; Captain the Earl of Hardwicke (1825) succeeds to the 14s. 6d., and Capta in Samuel price (1831) su cceeds to the 12s. . 6d , half-pay lists. Sir William Ilotham was the possessor of an honorary y gold medal for the Camp er d own action ; was created G.C.B. in 1840, and was in the receipt of an Admiral's good service pension, which now reverts to the Ad miralty, as also a captain's good service pension, from the promotion of Commodore Sharpe. Two other naval officers have died during the past week, viz., Captain Charles Conrad Grey, aged 31, pro moted from the command of the Columbine, 16, and recently returned from the East Indies, son of the late Colonel Grey; and Commander Edward Potts (1830), the fifth out of six sons of the late John Potts, Esq., who have died either in the naval or military service. Commander Henry D. Chads, it is said, will receive his promotion on paying off the Styx steam-sloop, at Woolwich, for his services in capturing so many slavers on the coast of Africa. The Howe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling, Knight, bent sails yesterday morning, and shortly afterwards crossed topgallant and royal yards. At la. 40m. A.M., she got under canvass and sailed majestically out of the harbour under her double-reefed topsails, foresail, and jib. The tido of flood being rather strong, she set top gallant sails soon after passing the Platform, but took them in again after rounding the Spit buoy, the wind freshening she made one tack under the island shore, which brought her, there being a strong weather tide, to the westernmost part of Spithead, when she bore up, and having run along the line, dropped her anchor as the easternmost ship. She was attended, as a measure of precaution only, by the Echo steam-tug. She is going to the Mediterranean, and has taken in a large quantity of stores for the use of the squadron and the supply of Malta Dockyard. Among other items she has five tons of paint and 400 gallons of linseed oil. She is to be paid wages up to six months prior to sailing, having been more than thirteen months in commission. Five minutes after the Howe started from her moorings, the Bellerophon, 78, Captain Richard L. Baynes, C. 8., which had been held in like a greyhound in the slips for some time to give the Howe the start, loosed sails and followed her example, so that the good people of Ports mouth beheld a spectacle not often seen, of two ships of the lino sailing out of the harbour at the same time. She worked farther to the westward than the Howe, and ultimately anchored as the westernmost ship. The Light ning steam-vessel attended her out. The Rolla, exercise brig, went to Spithead also to-day, where she remains at anchor. Wind N.N.W., fresh breezes and hazy, with rain. MALTA, MAY 26.—The India mails, per Ariel, ar rived this morning. Last night her Majesty's steamer Flamer left port, for England, touching at Algiers. Yesterday her Majesty's criminal judges and a jury condeinned Michael Malony, the private of her Majes ty% 69th Foot who shot at and wounded a Maltese calash driver on the 24th of April last, to ten years' im prisonment, with a chain. The second count (charging him with committing the act maliciously) not being proved unanimously, saved the man from imprisonment for life, if not from the gallows. To-day, in honour of the birthday of our most Gra cious Sovereign, the customary honours were paid, and salutes fired at noon from the forts and ships. The sol diers fired a feu de joie. The General and Vice-Admiral gave large dinners, and the Governor a ball in the even ing. There was no levee, as is customary. A slight disturbance occurred on Monday night be tween some soldiers of the 44th and the people. ltended in a few broken heads, and is not worth mentioning but for the purpose of preventing garbled reports gaining credit in part of the London press; there are men hero who at all risks will make a serious matter of nothing —a mountain of a molehill. RIG II WAYS -- BILL. Sir G. GREY moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to highways in England and Wales. He described it as supplementary to an Act passed in the last session. In answer to a question from Sir W. JOLLIFFE, Sir G. GREY said the provisions of the Bill did not extend to turnpike trusts, but might be made applicable to thorn by a subsequent Act. It was not the intention of the Government to bring in any general measure this session relating to turnpike trusts. Colonel SIBTHORI) complained of the hardship which railways had inflicted on those interested in turn pike trusts, whose capital, to the extent of thirteen mil lions, had been destroyed. Mr. FRE WEN recommended Government to take the management of highways in Ireland as the basis of their legislation. Leave was then given to brine in the Bill. The House adjourned at a Qaarter past One. IRISH POOR-LAW ACTS. DIVISION ON LORD LUCAN'S MOTION FOR A COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY. ROUSE OF LORDS.-MAT 30. CONTENT. Lonsclale Charlevillo Powys Cathcart Enniskillen Eglinton Egmont VISCOUNT. Hawarden BARONS. Wharncliffe Montcagle Elayney NON -CONTENT. BARONS, Colchester /3olton Churchill Stanley Farnham' Heytesbury Sondes Castlemaine Forester Crofton De Hos Abinger Fortescue Gray Granville Huntingdon 3tinto B!SUOP. Peterborough BARONS. Arundell Camoys His Highness, the Pope's Nuncio to the Sublime Porte, the Archbishop Ferrier', has arrived in Malta by the French steam-packet Rhamses, and will go to Rome by the first opportunity, after finishing his quarantine. General Tombs is here, suffering severely from bronchitis. Although he has purged his quarantine his medical man will not allow him to leave the Lazaretto till his condition better enables him to bear the change. A French frigate a vapeur, the Pluton, ar r i ve d h ere the Governor and Admiral. Martial l aw h as b een pro cyesterday, at Naples . a o p m l e s. T Naples, he with important di s p atc h es f or Lazzaroni have insulted severa l of the English, and gone so far, it i s re p or t e d h ere, as to attack the British Embassy. It is reported here that the Republican Neapolitans have demanded the aid of England ag ains t th e Ki ng. This cannot be granted without orders fro m h ome. The Ad miral will not sanction the meeting o f t h e E nglish and French fleets if he can avoid it. Four Deputies of the Chamber and four officers of the Civic Guard arrived here by the steamer. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. MALTA, MAY 24.—1 n Malta Harbour —The Hibernia, 120, Captain P. Richards, C. 8., bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, G.C.8., the Commander in.Chief; the Ceylon, receiving -ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Edward Harvey; the Queen, 120, Captain H. W. Bruce; the Superb, 80, Captain Corry; the Vengeance, 84, Captain S. Lushington ; the Rodney, 90, Captain E. Collier; the Vanguard, 80, Captain G. F. Rich; the Bulldog, Commander A. C. Key; the Odin, Captain the Hon. F. F. Pelham; the Triton, Lieutenant C. J. P. Gliun ; the Porcupine, Lieutenant E. F. Roberts; the Wee Pot, steam-tug. On a Cruise —The Thetis, 36, Captain H. Codring ton; the Harlequin, Commander Moore; the Gladiator, Captain Robb; the Hecate, Commander R. Moorman; the Terrible, Captain W. Ramsay; the Sidon, Captain W. 11. Henderson; and the Spitfire, Lieutenant J. A. Macdonald. On Surveying Duty—The Volage, 22, Captain T. Graves; the Research, Lieut. Lord J. Browne. At Gibraltar —The Polyphemus. At the Piraeus of Athens —The Meteor, Commander Butler, and the Spartan, Captain Symonds. At Beyrout—The Mutine, 12, Commander Palmer. At Constantinople —The Antelopo, Lieut. F. Smyth; the Tartarus, Commander Sir G. Webster. MAIL STEAM PACKETS. At Malta —The Ardent, Lieut. - Commander W. Nowel; the Flamer, Commander Lavie. ca r p o t u a t i e n fromuope ; Malta and the to Resistance En r ou t e to Marseilles from Malta—The Oberon, Lieut. Ga r d ner. En ro u t e f rom the lonian Islands and Greece to Malta —The V o l cano, Lieut. J. 11. Crang. 120 owe. En , L E ng la ntroop-ship d l ohpe sThirpa,faclgapart: G . En r ou t e f rom Malta to Messina—The Locust, Lieut. E. R. Power. THE ARMY. THE 9TH REGIMENT. —RESTORATION OF THE BAND. —About a month back, in consequence of some alleged misconduct of two or three individuals composing a part of the band of this regiment, while at Cowes, and in at tendance on the Court, by an order from the Horse Guards the band was reduced, and the men turned to the ranks. We are most happy to state that an order arrived from head-quarters yesterday that the band should be restored, and the pleasing intelligence was conveyed by Major-G enera l L or d F re d er i ck Fitzclarence to Major Thomas, the officer in command, thi s morn i ng, when the band agai n a pp eare d at t h e h ead of the regiment, on the allyfienald near the in heavy march ing Grand occasionorder, by Lord F. Fitz c l arence . Th e restoration of the band the be ing governors o fficially to this remarkably fine and loyal regiment is no more than an act of justice; but it has afforded much satisfac tion to the officers and men, who could in no manner or way be implicated in the misconduct of two or three drunken and excited men. The Blenheim, transport, with the 82d Regiment, is ordered to Plymouth, where it will be landed. Miss Burdett Coutts entertained his Serene High ness Prince Frederick William of Hesse, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duchess of Norfolk, his Excellency the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Earl of Falmouth, Viscount Mor peth, Viscount and Viscountess Neville, Viscount and Viscountess Combermere and the Hon. Miss Cotton, Lord De Lisle and Hon. Miss Sidney, Lady Ashley, Lady Peel, Lady Davy, Sir Loftus and Lady Otway, the Rev. Dr. Jelf, Mr. Samuel Rogers, Mr. and Miss Stanley, Mr. Babbage, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. C. Mal colm, at dinner last evening, in Stratton-street. WEST INDIA PINE APPLES.—Yesterday the first consignment of West India pine apples this season, ex Royal Mail Steam-packet Avon, from Nassau, New Pro vidence, were sold by Keeling and Hunt, Monument yard ; they were of the description termed Bird's Eye I Pule, arid very inferior, none selling for more than 2s. 3d. each. clear it, and keep the thoroughfare open for carriages and horses. This was effected, but not without some difficulty, and there was a good deal of yelling and shouting on the part of the mob, which at half -past eight o'clock consisted of about eight hundred persons, principally youths, thieves, and disorderly per sons, from the neighbourhood of Rosemary-lane, Whitechapol, and Ratcliffe-highway, with a sprinkling of Chartista from Bethnal-green and the vicinity. No speakers pre sented themselves, although the Chartist leaders pro mised to be there. After the superintendent had repeatedly remonstrated with the people, who appeared bent on mischief, and commenced groaning and hissing, the whole of the K division advanced from five different points, under the direction of Inspectors Horne, Fraser, _Holmes, Waller, and Smith, the horse police charging in front. The green was soon cleared, but the mob rallied again in the side streets, which Mr. Marquard gave orders to clear. The police, who acted with exem plary forbearance, soon effected a clearance; but up wards of two hundred traversed a very circuitous route, and made their appearance on the Green, near the Royal Oak, once more. The mounted police wore drawn across the road, and intercepted them. A few stones were thrown at the police, and the rabble groaned. Mr. Marquard then gave orders for the ground to be again cleared, and the police charged the mob, and inflicted some hard knocks with their truncheons on the most re fractory, and in less than two minutes the Green and surrounding thoroughfares were free. The mob did not re-assemble. When the last charge was made, Mr. Marquard was in a narrow street within a few yards of the Green, driving the people before him, and calling out to them to get out of harm's way, but not using his truncheon, when he received what he supposed was a kick on the left leg, and of which he took no notice; but a few minutes afterwards, feeling the limb very stiff and painful, he was induced to examine it, and found his stocking and boot covered with blood, which was flowing copiously from a deep wound in the top of the leg. Mr. Marquard was carried to his home in a state of great suffering, and was immediately attended by Mr. Falconer, a surgeon, who, on examining the wound, stated that ho received a stab from some double-edged and very sharp instrument. THE CHARTIST DISTURBAICES. CLERKENWELL-GREEN. Last night another disgraceful exhibition was at tempted upon Clerkenwell-green. The police, hayin g received information that several meetings wer a to take place in various parts of the metropolis to sy mpathise with Mr. Mitchel, and to demand of the Govern anent his immediate liberty, and that at the termination of these meetings the parties intended to march off to Clerken well-green, induced the Commissioners to make such ar rangarnents as would effectually have broken up, such a procession if attempted. At an early part of the opening a number of mounted police were sent off, not merely to Clerk enwell, but to Arbour-square, Stepney,Kielg-street, Westeninster, and Lambeth. The soldiery were also under arms, and were quartered iu different; parts of London. The Honourable Artillery Company received notice yesterday morning to assemble in the evening, and hold themselves in readiness in case their service; should be required. Accordingly, the whole of that force mot last night at the Armoury, in the Ar:illery ground, and were immediately placed under arms. At six:o'clock the people began to assemble at Clerken well-gal en, in the expectation that some: of their " brave patriots" would have been present to address them vaecording to promise. In that they were disap pointed, and the only party who attempted to make a speech was a man nobody appeared to know, who was dressed, in a brown holland blouse. Having taken his stand tin the kerb opposite the churchyard, he began his harangue by upbraiding the people for their cowardice in not resisting the police the previous night.—(Cries of "We Odd.") Yes, but how did you do it? continued the orator; you suffered them to knock down your friends in the same manner the horses are slaughtered in Sharp's-alley. You are not fit to be called Chartists or Repeal:en. He was absolutely ashamed of them.— (Cries of "Gh dearl") Yes, he would not own one of them any longer.—(Cries of " What do you want us to do?") Why, go to work at once, and pull up the pavement; they could do that before the police got there, if they liked. They had done no thing yet. Where were their broken bottles and their old mantel-pieces that Mitchel recom mended2—(Cries of " You are a pretty leader. Where 'would you go?") He would go by the side of the man who hied just interrupted him, if he would take the front rank.—{Cries of " Walker!") This remark seemed to provoke the speaker to such an extent, that he was de ' termitesd at once to resort to physical force, and with out further ceremony he left off his discourse and gave his opponent a violent blow in the face. Being imme diately surrounded by some of his partisans, the fellow succeeded i n getting off; but the man having found out his residence, h e i ntends to take out an assault warrant this morning (Friday). Lett_a, quarter past eight o'clock Mr. S u p er i n t e ndent Lewis, "an about 100 men, marched on to the green, at which t=ine the mob was creating a most hideous noise, throwing s tones about, and rushing to and fro with sticks in their hands, so that the inhabitants were compelled again to, close their s police came up from A shops, Aril additional number of instructions from the superintendent, they body amongst the crowud and in the course of half an marched in a hour they succeeded in driv back the rabble, and by placing a reserve at the end n e o g f !he courts and streets leading on to the green, the ble back from the again onsgregating. To drive ° ,1," Were prevented from bye -streets was a work of considerableerrs difficulty, but it ury to any was accomplished without much that t nal a thousandi.nj per one, and by ten o'clock there w A er t e Period the place sons to be seen near the green. o v e i s t e i o r n s muster of was well guarded by a strong of police, under Superintendent Erans and Inspectors Penny and Julian. At half-past ten o'clock the meetings in the Far • rin - g don Hall, John-stre e t, T otten h am -court-road, and Oh places, broke up, b u t ow i ng to the admirable arran ge _ meats of the police, no p rocess i ons were allowed to take place. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace, for the reception of an address from the Corporation of the City of Dublin. At three o'clock the deputation arrived at the Palace. It was composed of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Keshan, Alderman O'Brien, M.P., Alderman M'Kenna, Alderman C. P. Gawen, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, M.P., D.L., Town Councillor; Mr. Richard Keating, Town Councillor; Mr. Fer guson, Town Councillor ; Mr. Thomas Reynolds, Marshal of Dublin ; Mr. Thomas L. Lynnott, High Constable of the City of Dublin ; and Mr. James Curran, mace-bearer. The deputation were conducted from the library, where they had assembled, by Sir Wm. Martins and Mr. Heneage, the Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting to the door of the Throne-room. The Lord Chamber lain here received the deputation, and conducted them to the presence of the Queen. Her Majesty was seated on the Throne, Prince Albert being by her side. In attendance on the Queen was Sir George Grey, h er M a j es t y ' s principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Mistress of the Robes and Lady Portman, Lady in Waiting, were behind the Throne, and the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Mas ter of the Horse, stood in their usual stations near her Maj es t y . The room was lined by her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, commanded by their Capt a i n, L ord Foley. deputation having approached the royal pre sence, the Lord M ayor read the address from the Corporation, and kneeling, presented it to his Sove reign. The Queen received the address, and returned a most g rac i ous answer. and Ferguson, had the h onour of being introduced to the Queen to kiss hands. The senior Alderman, eshan had also the h onour of being presented a Mrri K d kissing hands. The deputation then retired. The Queen gave audience to Sir George Grey. The Court was attended by the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Treasurer of the Household ; the Vice-Chamberlain, the Comptroller of the Household; Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert; Sir Matthew Wyatt, Lieutenant of her Ma jesty ; Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Col. Wylde, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Mr. D. J. Harmer, Standard-bearer of the Honour able Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting; Colonel Parker, Ist Life Guards, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Mr. James Bunco Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Messrs. Crofton and Forbes, Pages of Honour in Waiting; Sir Benjamin Smith, C. S., and the Field Officer in Waiting. The Yeomen Guard lined the Grand Hall, com manded by the Egon in Waiting, Captain Sailer. Some handsome papier macho articles and speci mens of patent pearl glass, from Birmingham, were submitted to his Royal Highness Prince Albert yes terday, by Mr. T. Lane, at Buckingham Palace. The Duchess Bernhard, and the Princesses Anne and Amelia of Saxe Weimar, visited her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's. A deputation from the Shipowners and Ship. builders of Sunderland, consisting of Mr. George Hudson, M.P., Sir H e d wort h W illiamson g , Bart. M.P., Messr s . Willi am Ord, Robert Brown, C., Richardson, L. Gales, G. W. Hall, and R. Hutchin. son, had an interview with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. FARRINGDON HALL, SNOW-HILL. Frustrated in their attempts to create a sensation out of doors, the Confederates and Chartists assembled at their various clubs yesterday morning, and resolved that meetings should be held in the several districts of the metropolis last evening, in order that they might have an opportunity of expressing their unfettered opi nions with respect to Mr. Mitchel and his recent convic tion. At the meeting held at the Farringdon Hall, Snow hill, Mr. James White presided, and, in opening the proceedings, remarked that the meeting was held for the purpose of expressing their disgust at the way in which Mr. Mitchel had been tried and convicted. The large meeting which ho beheld at once intimated that a strong feeling prevailed in this country iu favour of Mr. John Mitchel. They felt, ho had no doubt, as he (the chair man) did, that John Mitchel had only endeavoured to free his country from that oppression under which it had for so many years laboured.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) At, some meetings which had been recently held, recommendations of a very grave nature had been made—he did not expect that such recommendations would be made there, not that they were too timid— (Cries of "No, no")—but he was quite certain that whatever recommendations were proposed would be car ried out, for the people were quite ready to act, and were not afraid of losing their own lives. If they were driven to acts of violence they must not be blamed, for it would be the fault of Government who had driven them to it.—(Cheers.) Mr. W. COOPER moved the following resolution:— " That this meeting views it as the inalienable right of man to think, that it would look upon that man as less than a man, who would be induced to hold back in speaking what he thinks; that therefore John Mitchel has only filled the purpose which his Maker had in view in furnishing him with mind and tongue, that therefore any physical demonstration of power made for the pur pose of gagging human beings is a violation of God's law and man's rights, and is viewed by this meeting with the execration it deserves, but the meeting would also express itheir utter disgust at the means by which a verdict of guilty' had been secured to a Whiggish Go vernment against John Mitchel, by poisoning the foun tain of justice—'trial b,7 jury,' and by making the profession of particular forms of religion the means by which a gag-loving Government is to be strength. ened in its purposes, and a tellow-creature convicted and doomed for thinking and speaking, to fourteen years' transportation in a penal settlement." The question for their consideration was, not what doe. trines Mr. Mitchel had taught. The question was not whether Roman Catholics would or would not have con victed John Mitchel. The question was, whether any Government were justified in packing the jury with men who were known to be opposed to John Mitchel in every sentiment he expressed? If such a right wore to be conceded to the Crown, what became of Magna Charts —where was your Reform Bill—where your boasted liberty? Why it was all miserable cant and humbug, and there was no truth in any of them, and trial by jury became a mockery, a delusion, and a snare. Ile felt it his duty to come to that meeting for the purpose of washing his hands from the damnable stain which had been put upon every man, and which would remain until they raised their voice against such a bloody pro ceeding. The Government knew that if John Mitchel went on a little longer they would not be able to main tain their position; but he thanked God that be had gone on long enough to do sufficient damage, as they would very soon perceive. British power, he considered was maintained in Ireland at the present time by the point of the bayonet.—(Groans.) Much had been said on the subject of the apprehended rise in Ireland, that there was no fear of any disturbance on account of Mitchel's transportation. All he should say on that point was, that they were waiting their opportunity. —(Hear, hear, and cheers.) They were preserving their strength until the proper period arrived.—(Loud cheers.) The terrible cloud had not yet burst. After lavishing a profusion of abuse upon the press, the speaker continued to say—All Ireland's miseries have been brought on by English misrule—the Government had forced upon that country a distasteful Church, had compelled them to support it, they had refused to Ire land a measure of tenant right; in fact, every injustice which could be thrust upon the country. It had been said that if Mr. Mitchel had wished a repeal of the union. that he should have petitioned Parliament.— (Cries of " We have done with petitions; pikes are the things for us now.") But he might have petitioned long enough before any notice would have been taken of him. When Mr. Mitchell saw during the last winter that hundreds of thousands were dying of starvation, he swore by God that he would never rest night nor day until he obtained redress for his country, for doing which the Government had now trans ported him.--(A Voice--" Yes, the b—y villians are murdering the people.") He warned the Government not to suppose that they had put down agitation by trans porting Mitchel. The only way to do that, was to give the country a right to self-government. All legitimate power was derived from the people, and therefore the people had a right to select what government they would have. If he considered republicanism better than royalty jhe had a right to say so. A republican was the only ust government, and the country would never prosper under any other.—(Cheers.) He could assure the Go vernment that it was the determination of the people to break the chains which John Mitchel had shaken. Mr. E. YOUEL seconded the resolution. He said there were men ready to join in any movement which might take place for the release of Mitchel.—(Cheers.) They had only one common object in view, that was to hurl the Government of this country from its resting place. The resol u ti on was t h en put, and carried by accla mation. Several other persons addressed the meeting, and an address to Mrs. Mitchel was agreed to. The Chief Justice of Jamaica had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial -office. Mr. P. Mowatt had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. A deputation on the subject of the Health of Towns Bill, consisting of Sir W. Clay, M.P., Mr. Richard Spooner, M.P., Mr. W. Jackson, M.P., Mr. J. Pil kington, M.P., Mr. J. Duncan, M.P., Messrs. W. Roberts, J. F. Bateman, C. Cowley, and G. Emmett, and representing the following Waterworks Com panies —Birmingham, Birkenhead, Blackburn, Bury, Heywood, Kendal, Rochdale, and Warrington—had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of New South Wales, South Australia, Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand, and the Mauritius. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, at the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West India Colonies. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The notion of an inherent sanctity in the person of royalty, which was illustrated by Ne touchez pas a le Reine—played at this house as Dying for a Kiss —has served for the foundation of another drama, entitled in English Spanish Marriages. A young gentleman, who is in love with a great heiress, has saved the life of the Queen of Spain, and thus has earned the Royal favour, while he has put his neck in jeopardy. The deed of heroism was performed in the dark, and a foppish personage, hoping to obtain the hand of the heiress, who has resolved to marry the Queen's preserver, takes advantage of this cir cumstance, and pretends to be the real hero. A con demnation to the scaffold of the man who has dared to touch the Royal person, even for the purpose of preservation, i n d u ces the impostor to abandon the dangerous honour, while the genuine man of valour glady accepts the peril. The Queen has merely devised the condemnation to discover the truth, and bestows the hand of the heiress on her preserver. The fopperies of the im postor (played by Vining) cause some amusement, but, altogether, the piece is a weak one, with little to distinguish it from other ephemeral productions of the kind,. The principal female characters are made as effective as they can be made by Mrs. Stirling, Miss Cooper, end Miss Emma Stanley. A ballet divertisse ment called Menorella is without novelty of idea, but is rendering pleasing by the talents of Mademoiselle Aurioli and Mr. Flexmore. The lady displays great vigour and power of execution in her dancing, and Flexmore, who is one of the best clowns of the day, shows much fantastic invention as a comic mime. The Crown Diamonds is played at the Princess's OR alternate nights, and Madame Thillon is supported by Mr. Allen. The re -engagement of this gentleman is highly advantageous to the company. MEETINC IN JOHN -STREET, TOTTENHAM-COURT ROAD.—A meeting of persons professing sympathy with Mr. Mitchel was held last night at the Literary Institu tion, John-street, Tottenham-court-road, which was densely crowded long before the hour appointed for the commencement of the proceedings. After several in flammatory speeches, resolutions denunciatory of the Government, and expressive of sympathy with Mr. Mitchel, were agreed to. THE JEWISU DIsABILITIES BILL.—A special meeting of the Ancient and Honourable Lumber Troop was held on Wednesday night, at the Troop Hall, Fetter lane, to take into cons id eration the rejection of the above bbryieflt Lords.hy Bu ß pi i 1 1 01 1 nu b tn y a tkitilhniegt thesH r oe rejection iioorfn,e explained H T o u e s eof coloneltLh Lords r pdrs o o f g; r t ae h ns e sd t os r fo o tm o h p ee , excellent speeches were delivered on the subject by Mr. Marsh and Mr. Fit lte zwa r. The latter gentleman ob. served that the constituency of the city of London was not likely to submit tamely to the implied dietation of the House of Peers. Baron Rothschild should present himself at the table of the House, and as he of course would not take the oath "on the true faith of a Chris tian," a new writ would issue, and then it would be seen whether lordly bigotry was to bear down public opinion. THE NATIONAL GALLERY.--MR. VERNONS PlC- TllRES.—Yesterday the trustees of the National Gallery issued the following regulations to the public for view ing the pictures recently given by Mr. Vernon to the nation, at that gentleman's mansion in Pall.mall:— " Regulations for viewing Mr. Vernon's pictures.—The public to be admitted by tickets on the Tuesday and Thursday of each week from the Ist of May to the 9th of September, 1848, between the hours of ten and three o'clock. Tickets to bo obtained on application at the National Gallery on the first four days of each wee l Not more than three hundered tickets to be issue each day." -+ Lord John Russell will fintlAs ;most r antagonists in that overwhelming 564 and working classes, who aro equally de' the peace and to have extensive refr .ormidable of the middle eermined to ke e p ...rah— 0-- • Scarborough Campbell Sefton' Cottenham Stafford BISHOPS. Hereford Manchester Sudeley PAIRS. Hastings Saye and Sele Stuart de Decies AGAINST. Duke of Roxburgh° Lord Byron Bishop of Worcester Archbishop of York Earl of Zetland Earl of Morley Bishop of Ripon Bishop of Norwich Bishop of Durham Earl Waldegrave Lord Crewe Lord Portman Marquis of Anglesea Lord Colborne Lord Montfort Lord Dinorben Earl Bruco Lord Kinnaird Lord Bateman Lord Elphinstone Duke of Bedford Earl of Effingham Lord Milford Marquis of Donegal Earl Fitzliardingo Earl of Camperdown Lord Stafford Earl Spencer Marquis of Westminster Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Foley Duke of Norfolk Lord Poltimore rort. Viscount Combermere Marquis of Ormondo Lord Rossinore Earl of Pomfret Duke of Buccleach Earl of Bandon Earl of Sandwich Earl of Kinnoul Lord De Freyne Duke of Montrose Lord De Lisle Lord Southampton Marquis of Ailesbury Earl of Ellenborough Earl of Ranfurly Lord Kenyon Marquis of Downshire Earl of Orkney Earl of Clare Earl of Selkirk Lord Clonbrook Lord Fevcrsham Lord Gray Lord Templemore Earl Desart Viscount Strangford Earl of Rossiya Earl of Malmesbury Earl of Wilton Earl Digby Lord Redesdale Lord Beaumont Lord Rolle PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Yotes and Proceedings of the House of Commns.) THURSDAY, JUNE 1. DERBY WRIT. Motion made, and Question put, " That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a New Writ for the electing of two Burgesses to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough of Derby, in the room of the Right Honourable Edward Strutt and the Honourable Edward Frederick Leveson Gower, whose Election has been determined to be void.." The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, 136. Adderley, C. B. Godson, Richard Oswald, A. Ansley, T. C. Goring, C. Palmerston, Vise°Unt Arkwright, G. Goulburn, Henry Patten, J. W. Bailey, Joseph Grace, 0. D. J. Reid. Colonel Raillie, 11. J. Greene, Thomas Rendlesham, Lord Baldock, E. 11. ' Grenfell, Charles W. Rice, E. It. Bankes, G. Grey, Sir G. Rich, Henry Baring, 11. B. Hall, Colonel Robinson, George Barrington, Lord Hamilton, Lord C. Rufford, Francis Barron, Sir li. Harris, lion. Capt. Russell, Lord John Bellew, R. M. Hay, Lord John Russell, F. C. Benbow, John Berries, J. C. Rutherford, A. Bentinck, Lord 11. ]iildyard, R. C. Sandars, George Beresford, William Ilildyarsl, T. B. Seaham, Viscoant Berkeley, Captain Hodgson, W. N. Seymer, Henry Ker Blandtord, Marquis Hope, Sir .J. Shelburne, Earl of Boldero, H. G. Houlcisworth, T, Sibthorp, Colonel Bolling, William Hudson, George Slaney, R. A. Bourke, Richard S. Ingestre, Yisct. Smith, M. Tucker Bowles, Admiral Inglis, Sir R. H. Smyth, J. G. Boyd, John Jocelyn, Viscount Somerset, CaptiLn Bramston, T. W. Johnstone, Sir J. Sotheron, T. Bremridge, Richard Keppol, George I'. Spooner, Richard Brooke, Lord Kerrison, Sir E. Stanley, K. Buller, Sir Y. Knox, Colonel Stuart, J. Buller, Charles Labouchere, llenry Start, lienry . G. Carew„W. P.. - 1 Lascelles, E. Tenison, E. K. Chaplin, W. J. Lascelles, W. S. Thompson, Alderiztan Childers, J. W. Lewis, George C. Thornhill, G. Christy, Samuel Lowther, lion. Col. Tollemache, F. J. Clive, Henry B. Lygon, General Townsliend,iCaptain Cobbold, J. C. Mackenzie, W. i. Trollope, Sir J. Coke, Edward K. Mackinnon, W. A, Urquhart, David Conolly, Colonel Mahon, Lord Verner, Sir W. Cotton, W. 11. Maitland, T. Vyse, R. H. Dalrymple,:Captain Masterrnan, John Waddington, David Davies, D. A. S. Melgund, Viscount Walsh, Sir J. Denison, J. sE. Miles, William Watkins, Colonel Dick, Quintin Mulgrave, Earl Dod, J. W. Mullings, J. R. Dodd, G. Noeld, John Dunne, F. P. Neeld, Joseph Da Pre, C. G. Newdegate, N. Euston, Earl Newport, Viscount Forbes, William Noel, G. J. C C Fuller, A. E. O'Connell, M. J. imivTo : yolli `Willoughby, ydnsloe:hnet i,o,szjiiiLsra. Lemll: tlEez 1, . . S .:. 1 . . . .r ii. Stafford, Augustus Galway, Viscount O'Connor, Feargua Abdy, Thomas N. Adair, R. Shafto Aglionby, H. A. Anderson, Arthur Armstrong, R. B. Baines, M. T. Barkly, Henry Barnard, E. G. Berkeley, Grantley Bernal, Ralph MAJORITY--NOES, 153. Fox, W. J. tf orreyii, Lord Frevren, C. H. Nugent, Sir Percy Claskell, J. M. O'Brien, J. Gibson, T. M. O'Flaberty, Anthony Gladstone, W. E. Parke, C. W. Glyn, George Carr Pattison, James Graham, Sir J. Peel,:Slr Robert Gratten, Henry Pendarves, E. W. "reenall, Gilbert Perfect, Robert Grenfell, C. Pascoe Pigott, Francis Guest, Sir J. Pilkington, James Gwyn, Howel Plowden, W. H. Hallyburton, Lord Povrlett, Lord W. Ilastie, Alexander Rawdon, Colonel Hastie, Archibald Ricardo, Osman Ilayter, W. G. Richards, Richard Heald, James Roche, E. B. Ileneage, E. Romilly, Sir John Henry, Alexander Salwey, Colonel He.tert, Sidney Scholefleld, William Heywood, James Sheridan, R. B. Hill, Lord Marcus Simeon, John Hood, Sir A. Stansfield, W. R. lloward, C. W. Stanton, W. Ir. Howard, P. 11. Staunton, Sir G. Jackson, William Strickland, Sir G. Keogh, William Stuart, Lord D. Kershaw, James Sullivan, Michael 3 lIL K , it t i l n .dt : as , ;3lB.,, :t Peter coein:: SirJohnocn.el Sutton, Langston, J. H. Talbot, J. 11. Lemon, Sir_C. Talfourd, Sergeant Lincoln, Earl of Tancred, 11. W. Thickness, It. A. Loch, James Thompson, Colonel 3P CuII a g h , W . T. E. T TT ruherliriacni,nl:Yi'dTjm: und Megan, W. H. Tynte, Colonel Mangles, R. D. Villiers, Charles Marshall, J. G. Vivian, J. 11. Marshall, William Wawn, J. T. Martin, J. Westhead, J. P. Matheson, Colonel Whitmore, T. C. Milner, W. M. Williams, John Mitchell, A. T. Williamson, Sir 11. Moffatt, George Wood, W. P. Molesworth, Sir W. Wrightson, W. H. Monsell, William Wyvill, Marmadeke Morgan, 11. K. Young, Sir John Morris, David TELLERS. Mostyn, E. M. L. Home, Joseph 31untz, ici F. Ilanmer,.Sir J. Birch, Sir 'llamas Blackstone, W. S. Blake, M. J. Bowring, Dr. Brotherton, J. Brown, W. Bunbury, E. 11. Busfelld, W. Buxton, Sir E. Callaghan, D. Charl&ris, Intuit! Clay, Sir W. Clay, James Clements, Charles Clerk Sir George Clifford, Henry M. Cobden, B. Cockburn, Alex. Colebrooke,lSir T. Crawford, W. S. DaTle, Sir Henry Devereux, J. T. D'Eyncourt, T. DP/at, Edward Duncan, George Duncombe, A. Duncuft, John Dundas, Admiral Egerton, W. T. Ellice, Edward Elliot, John E. Estcourt, J. B. B. Evans, Sir De Lacy Evans, John Evans, William Ewart, William Fagan, William Feliol , ies, E. Fergus, John Ferguson, Col. Foley, John H. Fortescuc, J. W. DIVISION ON THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL ON WEDNESDAY.-011 the second division on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, Mr. Newdegate voted with the "Ayes," and not with the " Noes," u stated in the lists published. CHARING.CROSS BRlDGlL—Yesterday a special ge . neral meeting of the proprieto rs of Cha ring - cenas Bridge was held at the company's office, for th e pur pose of receiving and considering the re p ort of a com mittee appointed at a general me etin g held o n the 29th February ded . The last; clerk of Mr. o p f res which were adopted. Mr. G. Br own rose to propose a resolution to the following e ffect:—" That in conse quence of the peculiar position this com p an y is in the Hawes, company deputy readthe reports, chairman, with reference to the !aura of 10,0001., said to be mixed up with the affairs of the company, a committee should be formed of five persons to see and arrange the affair." The chairman said that he could not receive that reso lution, as it had nothing to do with the reports. The meeting was called solely to receive and consider the reports. Mr. Elkins said that if their chairman re fused to put the resolution, they could order him to leave the chair, and if he refused to go, they could turn him out and elect another in his stead.—(Loud cries of " Order, order," and great confusion.) Af ter a noisy discussion of nearly three hours duration, Mr . Brown proposed a resolution to the effect that the re * . tirement of Mr. Hawes, the deputy chairman, would tend to the future prosperity of the company's affairs. The Chairman said that when the next half-yearly meeting took place, h e s hould present himself before the share holders, and unless they distinctly assured him that the were satisfied with his conduct, no longer would he allow y himself to be their deputy-chairman. He refused to en tertain the resolutions, and declared the meeting at an end. After the chair was vacated, Dr. Moore was called upon to preside, and the two resolutions were duly car ried by a b out f or t ee n parties who remained behi nd. " HOLY T H URSDAY." — Yest erd ay, in acc or dance with ancient usage, the boys belonging to the several parish sc h oo l s assem bled, and, marshalled by the variou s local authorities, proceeded to " beat the bounds" of their respecti ve di str i cts , in order, it is said, to preserve a knowledge of their limits. The scene at the Rolls-gar-. den, Chancery-lane, was particularly animating, several baskets of bread being distributed among the crowd, from w hi c h act t h e p l ac e d e rived its name. We under stood it was formerly the practice to whip one of the boys on arriving at the boundaries, " tempera mutantur et nos mutantur in illis." STEPNEY-GREEN. We regret to state that Mr. Marquard, the superin tendent of the K division of police, while engaged iu dis persing a disorderly mob on Stepney-green, on 'Wednes day night, was stabbed by some cowardly miscreant. It appears that a Chartist meeting was announced to be held on Stepney-green on that evening, and precautions were taken to prevent any outbreak. The whole of the K division, both horse and foot, wore mustered in the vicinity of the Green; a squadron of cavalry in readiness to act if necessary, were drawn up in the grounds at tached to the King Ilarry Tavern, in the, Mile-end road; a numerous body of special constable's were also at hand. Towards eight o'clock a few stragglers maae their appearance on the Green, and their ntenbers, continued to increase until half-past eight, when the road became impassable, and the horse patrol of the K division received orders from Mr. Marquard to for re. uld red ore hat er d * 01 de-