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fish planters in the West Indies was being utterly demo- 1 Mr. LABOUCHERE.—I have no objection to answer Ached—in Cuba the production of sugar had increased 1 the question of the Noble Lerd. I certainly have not from 80,000 tons, in 1831, to 240,000 tons last year. seen the dispatch.—(Cheers.) The Member for Westbury had endeavoured to show Lord G. BENTINCK proceeded to read some extracts that the West Indies were not in that distressed state from the Jamaica newspapers. conjecturing that some which had been set forth on that (the Opposition) side of dispatches had been kept back ; and said that since the House. He went into a long history of the corn- ' the celebrated days of " green-bagism," and Majocchio What made at various times by th e B r i t i s h co l on i s t s . with his "non mi ricordo," there h a d n ever been such a What class was there in this country which had not notorious instance of short mem o ry as th a t displayed by 1 from time to time complained of grievance and distress? the Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary to the Colo- But what class was there that had so much reason nies.—(Hear, hear.) On the 4th of May, a report was to complain as our West Indian colonists ? After laid before the Committee from Mr. Stipendiary Strata the war every class received relief except that class. this report had been accompanied by a dispatch from Their taxes remained the same, whilst the value Governor Light, but that dispatch the Committee never of their produce fell one-third, and the cost of cultivation saw. Mr. Strutt recommended the introduction of new became greatly enhanced. The Member for Westbury, machinery, admitted that some proprietors might be too as one argument in support of his position, argued that poor to purchase the machines, but blamed them for their in computing the losses of the West Indians they ought apathy, and said the mode of manufacturing sugar in to calculate as if they had realised all the sugar which Berbice was the same as it was thirty years ago. But tremained unsold. This was, indeed, a new system of why was the dispatch of Governor Light held back, arithmetic. Gentlemen sitting in their libraries eaten- which gave a very different account of the state of bitted as if all the property of the West Indies could at • affairs, while that of the stipendiary was laid before the any time be realised at any price. Only a few years Committee?—(Haar, hear.) It had been repeatedly urged ago the property of the West Indies was calculated at that the want of resident proprietors was the cause of one hundred and thirty millions sterling. What was its the colonial distress. This argument had been the main value now?—(Hear, hear.) The price realised by West stay of Earl Grey in the Colonial-offiee. By the same ar- India and Mauritius sugars barely realised the cost of rival which brought Governor Light's dispatch, that of production. Bat he was not going to argue the question the 24th April, contained a letter from certain of the on free arade grounds, for the case was an exceptional colonists denying fhat there was any foundation in fact one, and did not admit of being so treated. The facts for the supposition of his Lordship, that the proprietors Were quite different from those which had characterised of West India estates were to a large extent non-resident. the: free-trade debates. When the Legislature took Governor Lord Harris, in a dispatch of the sth of May, away the slaves from the West India planters, it did said that the position of the colony was most deplorable, to with a distinct and well-understood engagement that bankruptcy and insolvency were staring them in the that they were to be protected in their own face, and that bold and immediate measures were de market against slave-grown sugar of other colonies. manded—adding that the question was whether the cul- And let Honourable Members and Noble Lords talk tivation should be allowed, to cease, and the estates to go as they would of the apathy of the West India planters, to ruin, or such assistance afforded as would enable the that apathy had never hindered them from profitable cultivation to be continued. Such was the language that cultivation under the old system of slave-labour, and had been kept back from the Committee. But he went subsequent to emancipation of protection. If, th e r e f ore , further, and said that under the present grievous cir the planters in the British colonies were deprived, first, cumstances of the colony it would only be politic on the of their machines by which their cultivation was carried part of the mother country to s h ow some s y m p a thy to on, and afterwards of the protection to which they were wards it as early as possible. He (Lord G. Ben entitled in consequence of emancipation, h a d th e y not a tinck) hoped that the Noble Lord at the head ight to complain of the bad faith of the Government and of the Government would make some satisfactory the Legislature by which those acts of arbitrary injustice answer on the subject. Nothing was so repugnant were sanctioned and perpetrated? The Legislature had to the feelings of the British people as a packed treated the unhappy planters worse than Pharaoh did jury ; and he complained that there had been a the children of Israel. They called upon them to make packed jury in this case ; that witnesses who would bricks without straw, and then taunted them by saying, have given evidence in favour of the colonies were kept "Ye are idle, ye are idle." Far better had it been for back, and those who told against them brought:forward. them to have bad Egyptian taskmasters than to live In conclusion he had only to recommend the Noble Lord 'tinder such a government as that of the Noble Lord.— at the head of the Colonial Department to attend to the ' (Laughter and cheers.) But the Government was going opinions of a Whig statesman, who said that a refined to gr a nt half a million of money in order to en- policy had ever been the parent of confusion and ever ourage and carry out a plan of emigration of la- would be—that plain, honest intention, which could as bourers to the West Indies under their immediate easily be discovered as fraud would be detected at last, superintendence and control. And this was to be the was the best that could be pursued.—(Cheers.) great boon that the West India planters were to receive. Mr. G. THOMPSON having moved the adjournment Ile could show the House, by the testimonies of Lord of the debate (on the suggestion of Lord J. Russell), Harris and Governor Light, in what condition the ne- Lord J. RUSSELL said ho did not wish to address groes arrived in the West Indies when imported into the House on the question at so late an hour, but would those islands for the purpose of becoming labourers, and avail himself of the motion of adjournment to defend then the House would be in a condition to judge of the his Noble Colleague from the charge made against him value of such free labour. Lord Harris, in one of his by the Noble Lord opposite. There was certainly dispatches, says that, from all he had witnessed at Tri- nothing in the character of his Noble Friend, public or nidad, the undertaking could never be successfully car- private, to justify the Noble Lord in charging him ried on as a public enterprise. It must be left to with fraud. He defied the Noble Lord to say that there Private individuals, who, if they were allowed to carry was, or that any one would be justified in casting the out a plan of supplying African labourers to the West slightest stain upon his integrity. Upon what did the Indies, would not enter upon such a scheme without Noble Lord found his accasjition? Upon the proceeding being amply provided with capital, and who would be which took place in referente to a dispatch which arrived able to find sustenance and profitable employ for the im- on the 27th of March, and }which dispatch had been dealt Migrated labourers. Both Governor Light and Lord with in the ordinary course, and, according to the este- Ilarris spoke of the condition in which the Africans im- blished practice, had first been sent to a clerk of the par- Ported under the supervision of the Government had titular office to which it belonged. That officer marked arrived from Sierra Leone in their respective colonies. that it was important, and that it ought to be laid be fore the Committee. On' the same day his Hon. Friend Those poor creatures bad been landed in a most ema ciated state, and about 10 per cent. of their number (Mr. Hawes) assented to that proposal, and on the 30th died. But their was another consid e rati on t o be taken of March Lord Grey made a minute that it was to be laid before the Committee. On the sth of April his Hon. jet() account in dealing with the question of immigration F of African labourers by Government agency, and that Friend, when examined before the Committee, said h e w Was, the exp, uses attending the operation. He held in was not aware of any dispatch of any importance having his hand a statement of the result o f one o f th e se experi- been withheld—supposing at the moment that the dis- Ments, which he would shortly detail to the House. The patch in question either was then before the Committee, Government ag eats chartered a ship called the Banga- or that it would be laid before the Committee.—(Hear.) - lor e to procee d to Si erra L eone, i n or d er to rece i ve a The Noble Lord, therefore, was not justified in saying ' ' :certain stipulated number of liberated Africans, and to that his (Lord J. Russells) Noble Friend (Lord Grey) convey them to Trinidad. The price paid for each wished to conceal or suppress any dispatch, or with -African was 71. ; and it was a condition of the charter hold it from the Committee. If concealment were Party that a certain number,was guaranteed at this price, his object, he would have withheld it from that H and that whether they were embarked or not the Go- House.—(Hear, hear.) But such mean frauds—such dis- Sernment paid the full price for the stipulated number. honourable practices—were not the characteristics of men who held high offices in this country, but of men who A surgeon and a superintendent were likewise provided at the expense of the Government. The Bangalore ex- were engaged in those pursuits which the Noble Lord • Pected to have conveyed 225 or 226 liberated Africans so long followed.—(Loud cries of " Oh," and groans fromeSierra Leone to Trinidad ; but alter visiting all the from the Bentinck and also from the Radical party.) settlements on the coast, and waiting the time named in The Noble Lord might have greatly distinguished him the charter, the ship sailed, and he had the certificate of self in detecting frauds about the name or age of a horse her arrival at Trinidad with one liberated African —(Renewed groans)—but when he imputed to m en o f On board.—(Loud cheers, and laughter.) And this was the character of Lord Grey the fraudulent conduct o f the 'result of one of the first great steps to be taken suppressing the truth, with the view of evading a know ny the Government in order to benefit the West Indians, , ledge of the truth, he totally misconceived that N o bl e i and for which the Legislature was called upon to ad- Lord's character, or the character of any man w ith , since half a million of money. The cost of transport- whom he (Lord J. Russell) had been acquainted as i ng this one negro, with his suite of surgical attendant holding high office in the State. The imputations of and inspector, was upwards of 7001., and for the same the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn were utterly un ' money a governor-general and his suite might be con- founded; and he was convinced, when the whole of veyed to the East Indies.—(Great laughter, and cheers.) these matters came to be discussed, it would be univer- And with such a specimen of the activity and intelli- sally admitted that the Noble Lord in this case, as in • ,R nee of Earl Grey and the Hon. Member opposite, the others — that , for instance, of the Right Hon. Gentle ' West Indians were to be told they were apathetic and man who was late Prime Minister—(Loud cries of devoid of understanding.—(Hear, hear.) The complaint Oh,")—and, within these few'days, respecting a gen- Which he made was that the truth was suppressed in the tleman holding a subordinate office in the Board of ,colo n i a l department, and that the information th a t w a s Trade—that the Noble Lord, in m akin g th ese rec kl ess .• reeeived there was not fairly laid before the House.— and unfounded imputations, injured not the characters (Oh,and hear, hear,) The Hon. Member opposite (Mr. of the men whom he assailed, but his own.—(lronical 45, Hawes) had made an explanation the other night, cheering.) Which he had not the good fortune to bear, of the acci- Mr. DISRAELI could not help thinking—had the dent w hi c h bad occurred relative to the dispatch of Go- Noble Lord allowed the debate to terminate, or entrusted , V ernor Grey, dated the 27 th of March. He had told the its future destinies to the volunt e er wh o moved the ad . 41 . 0 use that it was the intention of Earl Grey and of him - journment—(A laugh)—that neither the reputation of Self to send that dispatch to the Committee at the time it the Noble Lord nor that of his Noble Colleague at the arrived. He admitted that the date of its receipt at the head of the Colonial Department would have at all cur- C olonial-office was the 27th of March, and unless he was fered.—(Hear, hear.) it was for the House to say whe kiarepresented the Hon. Colonial Under Secretary stated ther the latter Noble Lord had been vindicated with • that on the same day the dispatch reached his hands, success—(Great cheering from the Opposition and Ra- With a mi n ute o n it to this effect:—" This is a copy of dical parties)—seeing that the statement of the Noble t he dispatch for which the d oCmmittee on West India Lord the Member for Lynn, be it right or wrong, was istress have asked. We had a copy of the document supported by muc h detail and strong testimony. Had which was required in the votes of the House of As- the Noble Lord at the head of the Government said any lenably, It was to be sent to the Committee to-day." thing which should influence the House on this subject? di spatch, it no t be better to send instead a copy of this — (Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord's colleague had been which is important, with the report and evi. accused of a suppressio veri, and the Noble Lord's an aence which we have got now for the first time? There sorer was that he knew nothing about it.—(Conservative 1 .1! - e two copies. And so it is desirable to send it to-day.' cheers.) Of three charges he only noti ce d one , an d o f t he reached his hands from the Secretary of State with that he said merely that he knew nothing about it. It re words, " I agree with you that this dispatch ought to was not decorous or decent of the Noble Lord to meet r given at the same time with the report . his Noble Friend's statement in that manner.—(Cheers.) Sian evidence to which it refers." He (Mr. Hawes) The Noble Lord had dwelt upon the high character and •taded, " I agree," and on the 30th of - March his Noble pedigree of his Noble' Colleague, but that character bValend made a minute to this effect, " This may be laid was only to be maintained by meeting mantully what efore the Committee as suggested." (" Hear, ever charges might be brought, no matter from what !leer," from Mr. B. Hawes.) So that it appeared a quarter. The Noble Lord bad sneered at a noble pas- Ircussion on that very dispatch had taken place betwen time, with what justice let the gentlemen of England 2 , 6 Hon. Member and the Noble Earl, first on March decide this; however, he would say, that his (Mr. . 1 .,`. and then on March 30.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. I)israeli's) Noble Friend's experience in such matters ,rder Secretary cheered. Did he mean to deny the had proved of good service in that House. His ho act was was so? The House would presently judge of the nesty, his indefatigable powers of investigation, his in ,, (7 4110 of the ironical cheers of the Hon. Member.— domitable spirit that would not be cowed ny any bravo, Cheers ag a in.) The ' Hon. Under Secretary, having no matter what might be his position—(Tremendous E - n 2 htersigned the minute of the 28th of March, made by cheering)—that would not be bullied eitber in the ring arl_ . Grey on the dispatch, must have had possession of , or from the Treasury benches— (Cheers and laughter)— at that time, and have been cognizant of its contents, had done good service in exposing the manner in which tW let him (Lord G. Bentinck) refer to th e evid e n ce the business of the Colonial-office was carried on.— given d by the Hon. Under Secretary before the West (Hear, hear.) As to the circumstance in private life to India Committee. He did not see the Right Hon. Gen- ' which the Noble Lord had with such exquisite taste 11,elpan the Member for the University of Cambridge in alluded—(Hear, h ear )— on t h at occasion, his Noble sil a. place, but the House would bear in mind what oc- Friend did not, lik e ot h er pu b lic characters,' pocket the :urred on a former evening, when, in answer to an ap- testimonial offered to him by a committee of which the etral from the Hon. Under Secretary, his Right Hon. Duke of Bedford was chairman—(Loud cheers)—but riend revived the recollection of the Hon. Gentleman appropriated it to the use of those class es whose honesty c svlall respect to the ,a/f,idence given by him before the , he wished to improve, as it was now wished to improve . est Indian Committem and he must also remind the the Colonial-office.—(Cheers.) Surely the Noble Lord ouse of the imlirtie.nae attached both by Earl Grey did not refuse the advice of his Gr ace t h e Duke of Bed and the Hon. Under 'Secretary to the dispatch of Sir ford because he was a member of the Jockey Club.— C. G re y. M r . Goulburn asked the Honourable Mem- (Hear, hear.) He should only say further that the tier (Mr . Hawes) wh e th er h e cou ld account to t h e c harg e s whi c h h a d b een ma d e by his Noble Friend Committee for ;the absence of any accounts from the were before the country, and must receive a more satis- Governor of Jamaica similar to those received from the tactory answer than that which they had just heard other colonies? The answer given by Mr. Hawes was, from the Noble Lord. "I imagine you allude t o th e Bl ue Book? " But that M r . LABOUCH ERE complained of the reck lessness was not what Mr., Goulb urn meant . H e repeate d that w i t h w hi c h t h e N oble Lord the Member for King's Lynn be asked if there were no acco un t s f rom th e G overnor made charges against publi c servants .— ( " Oh! " and cries of Jamaica, and the Honourable Under. Secretary cut of " Name.") He would instance the cases of Mr short the question by saying, .. thos e accoun t s are gene- P or t er an d M r . J. W ood, the Chairman of the Excise, rally comprised in the annual report called the West whom the Noble Lord accused in his draft report of hay- Indi a Blue Book." But Mr. Goulburn was not to be put ing "fenced" i n g i v i ng his evidence.—(Hear, hear.) aside from his purpose b y the de xterous Under - Secre . Th e f act was, that whenever the Noble Lord detected a Lary, and he repeated his question, e D oes not the mistake in any public document, he immediately imputed - Governor of Jamaica write dispatches respecting that it to fraud and design. Withto the question I . sland, independently of the annual statements contained before the House, he (Mr. Laboucl regard would only say M the Blue Book?" And what answer did the witness, that the Noble Lord had not the ere slightest shadow of oh.) the Committee, t he b Honourable Under -Secretary, make to this question? foundation for his assertion . a—m(Oemb,beohr Sir E. N. BUXTON, ""' e begged the House to mark it. "I am not aware," ,hail the _Honourable Gentleman," of any dispatch which stated his belief that the charge against the Hon W l.T i n th d o e e u r e i i t n il ki t n li g e " 4 bee n withheld from the Committee . " —( lmmense Secretary of State was utterly and entirely wii; ttheers and counter cheers.) Now, if the minute which foundation.—(Hear, hear.) He full • agreed .. 1 _ 43 Honourable Under-Secretary had read was not Noble Lord the Member for King's fully in r"ctiitten after his evidence was given to the Committee— it unfortunate that the error had been made , t but he ii i h, oh)—what must the House think of the memory of persisted in believing it an error, and nothing more. th e honourable Under-Secretary ?—(Hear, bear.) On Mr. HAWES said that the Noble Lord had twice I ," u s. , 2 7th of March the dispatch was an • important one; brought forward charges which it was impossible to pass ti a ` on the sth of April, nine days afterwards, the by without notice. He (Mr. Hawes) had stated, in na`n_PUrabla Under-Secretary knew of no important dis- I answer to the first charge, that the dispatch of the ;,, - „,`,Cei which had not been already laid before the Com - 27th of March was an important dispatch, and required --44 t tee. to be laid before the Committee. His Noble Friend re vlSir. B. HAWES—Read on. ceived it on the 28th, and returned it on the 30th of , h. tord G. BENTINCK would read on, and he would May. The Noble Lord now again made the charge in a it 7 how the Hon. Member had held the Governor of the same way on a Friday night without notice, know 4aactt rip to the indignation of the people of Jamaica ing that it could not be answered before Monday.—(Oh, r eer t ile West Indian community, for not having made a oh.) That was not all. The Noble Lord had made a !,, ,spit e te se li nte.tion o f the real state of that island, whilst the charge which he (Mr. Hawes) would call upon him to dittoes wherein he did so was withheld from the Com- prove—a charge which he would tell the Noble Lord was if h _ c %and then the Hon. Member might plume himself wholly and entirely false.—(Chair, chair.) tna,." attributed I n a subsequ e nt answer, the Hon. Gentle- The SPEAKER said the Right Hon. Member was not th e 4 i f uted the receipt of no important dispatch to entitled to say that the Noble Lord had made a charge a very facto the Governor having only been in the island which he knew to be false. a ha r . 7 short tim e . He then said there was a dispatch, Mr. HAWES had said the charge was false.—(Hear, ac ' that the Committee should have whatever the Colo- hear.) . All he wished was that the charge shoud befall 141 _ ft . did appear, was in possession of. The dispatch, when it investigated. ea „!PPear, was found wholly to refer to the agriculture • ine tb ibe island, and would have come in the very nick of minutes and . memorandum were got up subsequent to ti to enable the Committee to decide a very important the examination, the Hon. Gentleman must have been I ttbe degree and extent of protection that ought to troubled with the shortest memory that bad been heard Witn td . ed. to- the colonies. That dispatch concluded of since the days of Majocci, with his non mi ricordi— Drie _ this i m p ortant p assage: ea. A p ermanen t gazette (A laugh)—for though there bad been three separate I 6ra_o.r less than 30s• per cwt. for West India Muscovado, discussions on the subject, he distinctly stated that no a ti ,„ lll Y believe will cause the greater portion of the dispatch had been received connected with the agricula 1 gar cultivation of this island to be abandoned ; and if ture or social state of Jamaica. He was prepared to wa up on -r f t to be called upon for a recommendation founded stand by what he had ban the , 4 ,L0 0 ? most comprehensive and painstaking review of dying charges of falsehood--(Hear, s .v id ide a n n ce d . he judged, not by ta '_' le subject which lam capable ,to take, it would as they appeared in the should be Mr. BAILLIE m a ds d o e l d e m put to him by the he eh '"t the duties on British Muscovados th e _gat towards the limits of a penny per pound, and (Mr.. Hawes) that he re h s ow '" on foreign to twopence.—(Hear, the hear.) He would in answer to a question t of Lb _ Right Honourable Gentleman, the President Member for Cambridge, tnhledrieoclnaoruerda hear) —but by facts that sw at Board of Trade, whether b hadlbaßl etihgehHt Member Hots.ouse, ho had not received any d, that. . enot seen or been other dispatches from Jamaica. a‘m L. ' Of dispatch being received, before it was Mr. HAWES explained that the. question was asked fore the House. )by Mr. Goulburn after his es s) examination by the Committee, and after the arrival of the West India packet, and he understood it to refer to informa tion received by that packet.—(Oh.) Mr. MILES contended that as the dispatch in ques tion was proved to have been received, it would not do to throw the blame of withholding it on any mere clerk in the Colonial-office. Lord PALMERSTON said, if the duty rested with a. clerk whether it would do or not, the neglect must be charged to that clerk.—(Hear.) The Noble Lord read the questions put to Mr. Hawes, and the answers given by him to show that there was, in reality, no conceal ment on his part, and that he acted under the firm con viction that the official direction to produce the dispatch had been carried into effect. It was for the Committee, when they found the dispatch was not produced, to have called for it.—(A laugh.) Mr. HENLEY did not think that the explanation of the Noble Lord or the Hon .Gentleman had been very sa tisfactory ; but, after all, the question was in a narrow com - pass. It was a question of tacts, and by facts it must be determined. There was no reason given for not laying the dispatch before the Committee. On the whole, it was not surprising that some persons should suspect that a little practice had been used.—(Hear, hear.) It was at all events a very odd transaction.—(Hear, hear.) The Marquis of GRANBY said he was not surprised that the Noble Lord should have hesitated so much as he did in reading the answers to the questions to the Hon. Under-Secretary by the Committee, because those answers were in direct contradiction to what the Hon. Under-Secretary had stated that night. He stated that i was the fault of a clerk that the document was not laid before the Committee; but the Hon. Under-Secretary said that the document was preparing, so that he must have known that it was not in possession of the Com mittee on the sth of April. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there was nothing inconsistent in the answers given by his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hawes). The debate was then adjourned till Monday. The House adjourned at Half-past Two o'clock. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1848. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commoni FRIDAY, JUNE 23. DER ifY BOROUGH WRIT. Motion made, and Qeestion put, " That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a New \Vrit for electing of a Burgess to serve in this pre sent 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, 97. Anstey, Thomas C. Hen'ey, J. W. Ossulton, Lord lialdock, E. H. Berries, J. C. Palmerston, Vis. Bellew, R. M. Hildyard, T. B. Rendlesham, Lord Benbow, John Hobhouse, T. B. Repton, G. W. Bentinck, Lord G. Hodgson, W. N. Rice, E. R. Beresford, William lludson, G. Robinson, G. R. Berkeley, Captain Hughes, W. B. Rushout, Captain Bolling, William Humphery, Ald. Russell. Lord John Bremridge, Richard Ingestre, Visct.. Rutherfurd, A. Brooke, Lord Inglis, Sir R. Seaham, Viscount Buller, Charles Kerrison, Sir E. Seymer, Henry Ker Burrell, Sir C. Knox, Colonel Shelburne, Earl of Butler. P. S. Labouchere, Henry Sibthorp, Colonel Cholmeley, Sir M. Lascelles, E. Sidney, Alderman Christy, Samuel Lewis, G. C. Smith, R. V. Clive, Henry B. Mackenzie, W. F. Smyth, Sir 11. Collins, William Mackinnon, W.:A. Smyth, John G. Conolly, Col. 31`Culla,gh, W. T. Sotheron, T. H. S. Deedes, W. Maher, N. Spooner, Richard Duckworth, Sir J. Mahon, Lord Talfourd, Sergeant East, Sir,J. B. Maitland, Thomas Tufnell, Henry Edwards, Henry Mede, Fox Tyrrell, Sir J. Ferrer, James Melgund, Viscount Urquhart, David Forster, M. , Miles, P. W. S. Waddington, H. S. French, F. Miles, William Wall, C. B. Fuller, A. E. Mullings, J. R. Walsh, Sir J. B. Galway, Viscount Muntz, G. F. Willoughby, Sir H. Godson, Richard Neeld, John Wilson, James: Goulburn, Henry Neeld, Joseph Wilson, Matthew Grace, 0. D. Newdegate, C. N. Greene Thomas O'Brien, J. TELLERS. Grogan, E. O'Brien, Timothy Pakington,:Sir J. Grosvenor, Lord R. O'Connell, M. J. Stafford, Augustus Gwyn, Bowel O'Connor, Feargus MAJORITY-NOES, 112. Adair, R. Shafto Greene, John Osborne, Ralph Anderson, Arthur Guest, Sir John Parker, John Armstrong, Sir A. Hallyburton, Lord Pattison, J. Baines, M. T. Hanmer, Sir J. Pearson, Charles Barkly, Henry Hardcastle, J. A. Peel, Sir Robert Barnard, E. G. Hastie, Alexander Pendarves, Edward Bernal, Ralph Hayes, Sir E. Perfect, Robert Blackstone, W. S. Hayter, W. G. Pigott, Francis Bouverie, E. P. Henry, Alexander Pilkington, James Brotherton, Joseph Herbert, Sidney Pugh, David Brown, 11. Hervey, Lord A. Ricardo, Osman Burke, Sir Thomas Heywood, James Richards, Richard Buxton, Sir E. llindley, C. Robartes, T. J. Callaghan, D. Hood, Sir Alexander Romilly, Sir John Campbell, W.' F. Ilorsman, Edward Sadleir, John Chaplin, W. J. Hutt, William , Simeon, John Clerk Sir G. : Keogh, William Smith, John A. Cobden, R. King, P. J. Smith, J. Benjamin Cochrane, A. Langston, J. H. Smythe, G. Cockburn, Alex. Lemon, Sir Charles Somerton, Viscount Corbally, M. E. Lincoln, Earl of Spearman, 11. J. Corry, H. Lindsay, Colonel Stanton, W. H. Davie, Sir H, Lushington, C. Strickland, Sir G. D'Eyncourt, T. Mangles, R. D. Stuart, Lord Dudley Drumlanrig, Vis. Marsh,ll, J. G. Thlcknesse, Ralph Duncan, George Marshall, W.. Thompson, Colonel Duncuft, John Martin, John Thornely, T. Dunne, Francis P. Martin, Samuel Trelawny, J. S. Estcourt, J. B. B. Matheson, Colonel Villiers, Charles Evans, John Milner, W. M. Wawn, J. T. Evans, William Molesworth, Sir W. Williamson, Sir H. Fagan, William Monsell, William Wood, W. P. Fagan, James Morris, David Wyvill, Marmaduke Fordyce, A. I). Mostyn, E. M. Young, Sir John Frewen, C. 11. Mowatt, Francis Gladstone, W. E. Norreys, Lord Glyn, George Carr Norreys, Sir D. Graham, Sir James Nugent, Lord Greenall, Gilbert Ogle, S. C. TELLERS. Hume, Joseph Bennet, Philip DREADFUL ACCIDENT. ELEVEN LIVES LOST. We regret that it has become our melancholy duty to record another of those shocking catastrophes which have recently become of too frequent occurrence among the works in this district. A peculiarity of this lament able disaster, as of many ethers which it has been our painful duty to notice, is, that the immediate cause of the distressing event which has thus resulted in a fearful sacrifice of human life, is, to a very considerable extent, shrouded iu uncertainty. Not one of the poor fellows who were descending the pit at the time of the accident, was left to tell the frightful tale; therefore, no investiga tion nor inquiry would enable us to fix exactly upon the orgin of the mischief. The scene of this awful accident was a pit known as No. 6, Black Vein Iron Stone Pit, at the Victoria Ironworks, and the particulars, gleaned from inquiries on the spot, and so far as can at present be ascertained, are as follow: On Wednesday morning last, between seven and eight o'clock, when a considerable number of the men em ployed at the works had assembled at the mouth of the pit, preparatory to descending to commence their work, and after a company or two had descended, eleven men got into the bucket for the purpose of being let down into the pit. It should be here explained that in the operation of lowering and raising the buckets in this shaft, which is termed a balance-pit, the weight in the descending bucket is so adjusted as to raise to the sur face another bucket, on the other side of the pit, so that any alteration in the weight of one of these buckets in the passage up or down, would cause the other to as cend or descend with proportionately increased velocity. When the eleven men in question had descended to some depth from the surface (it is sup posed more than half way to the bottom), the chain attached to the bucket in which they were descending, began to run down the shaft with greatly augmented rapidity, and continued to move with in creasing velocity, until the unfortunate wen were preci pitated to the bottom with a tremendous crash. The chain on the other side of the pit, which moved upwards with a rapidity proportionate to the increased speed of the descending bucket, soon brought to the surface the crosspieces only, by which the ascending bucket had been attached to the chain—thus leaving behind the huge bucket, with its contents, and the balance chain at the bottom of it, which, as a minute investigation of the pit, atter the accident, painfully disclosed, must have de scended with terrific violence upon the poor fellows who had just gone down, and who, it is supposed, were thrown by the violence of the concussion, out of one bucket just in time to be crushed to atoms by the de scent of the other. They were, of course, killed on the spot. No others were injured. From the above details, then, it will be seen that the accident must have arisen from the separation, by some unknown cause, of the crosspieces from the ascending bucket ; and not, as we think sense have supposed, from the breaking of the chain ; this point, indeed, seems placedibeyond a doubt by the circumstance of the cross pieces having been brought up by the ascending chain, and smashed to pieces by the violent contact with the whim-frame above the mouth of the pit. It is a somewhat striking circumstance, and one which seems to mark this fearful occurrence with a strange fa tality, that the same buckets and chains were constantly being used to raise much greater weights than were now attached to them, and had been found to work satisfac torily and with perfect safety. The pit is 85 yards deep and was, we are informed, iu proper working condition, as far as could be ascertained, at the time of the accident. The unfortunate individuals who lost their lives by this sad event were— William Owen, aged 18, unmarried. James Davis, aged 39, leaving a widow and two chil dren. Emanuel Stamen, aged 27, leaving a widow. Isaac Williams, aged 23, unmarried. John Harris, aged 47, leaving a widow and four chil dren. David Thomas, aged 29, leaving a widow and two children. Richard Edwards, aged 26, unmarried. James Phelps, aged 29, unmarried. Richard Williams, aged 27, unmarried. John Morgan, aged 32. lett a widow. Hubert Chivers, aged 13. We are informed upon undoubted authority that the greatest consideration has been shown by the Victoria Company for the suffering and destitute relatives of the deceased ; and every kindness has been evinced towards them. Temporary provision has been made for their immediate necessities, preparatory to some step being taken for their permanent relief. The expenses incident to the interment of the unfortunate men will be defrayed by the company; and on our visit to the spot, we found John Fraser, Esq., as the representative of the company, giving directions that every proper provision should be promptly made for the bereaved friends of the poor fel lows who lost their lives. We cannot close our hurried sketch of this distressing occurrence, without expressing our sense of the courtesy and promptitude with which every needful assistance and information were afforded to us at the scene of the accident, by James Beaumont, Esq., the manager of the works; and it is equally creditable to the company, as it will doubtless prove satisfactory to the public, that a disposition was shown by the manager and the ag en t s at the works, to give every facility for laying the facts of the case before the public, through the medium of the press. An inquest will be held on the bodies of the unfortu nate deceased, this day (Friday).—Monmouthshire THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. THREE DAYS LATER. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The United States steam-ship arrived at Cowes this morning, en route from New York for Havre, to land her English passengers. She left the former port on the evening of the 10th, having thus made an excellent passage of twelve days. She brought fifty passengers for Havre and fifteen for England. She has a freight of 500,000 dollars, and some cotton. The United States brings three days' later news from America. The nomination of President and Vice-President took place at Philadelphia on the 9th, which ended in the acceptation of General Taylor, by an immense majority. Millard Phillimore was nominated for the Vice-Presidency. The nomina tion had caused great excitement amongst the various political parties. General Taylor is so great a favou rite that little doubt exists of his final success. The news of the r a tifi cat i on of t h e t rea ty in the Mexican Congress had given great satisfaction. Full details had reached New York, but they are not published in the papers that have come to hand... It appears, however, th a t b y the terms o f t h e ratification, a very considerable territory will be ceded to the United States, besides a large indemnity. The Stock Market continued in a very languid state, and not m a ny sa l es had been ef f ecte d since the departure of the Hibernia. It was fully expected that the conclusion of the war with Mexico would have had the effect of putting a better tone upon the Money Market. Good bills on London had been done at 11 and 11i per cent. There had been an improvement in the flour mar— ket. Prices had advanced. The Acadia steam-ship arrived out on the 7th, after a good passage. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, June 23. _ IN RE G. W. M. REYNOLDS. The bankrupt, a bookseller and publisher, in Wel lington-street, Strand, and who has attained some cele• brity as a Chartist and public writer, came up for final examination. The balance sheet, from Ist January, 1847, to the 12th of May, 1848, showed the amount of debts to be 2,1091., out of which sum 558/. were to cre ditors who held securities. The assets realised are 1031 15s. The principaliieditors were Mr. Henderson, Old Bailey, hithe, 4241. 6521 .; and Messrs. Venables and Co., Queen- No opposition being offered, the bankrupt passed his final examination. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.) Thursday being the day appointed for the trial of bail cases, the Court sat at the usual hour. The first case called on was an indictment preferred by a person named John Bond, against Charles Price, John Bullock, Moses Hari, and John Harding charging them with keeping a common gambling house in Co ventry-street, Leicester-square. The only one that appeared to answer the charge was John Harding. Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the prosecution, said, that having carefully examined his instructions, he regretted to say that the evidence by which the charge was to be supported was not sufficiently strong to show that the defendant Harding had any share in maintenance of the indicted house. It was quite clear that the defendant lived there, but it could not be shown that he had let that portion of it which was involved in the present prosecution at any higher rate than would be charged to an ordinary lodger; neither was he prepared to show that the defendant was in league with the others. The other defendants had endeavoured to avoid arrest for the best personal motives, as the case, against them was clear. U n d e r these circumstan ces , h e should decline to proceed further, and the jury would acquit Mr. Harding. The JUDGE ordered the jury to acquit the defendant, and a verdict of Not Guilty was therefore returned. The Learned JUDGE, much excited, said that Courts of Justice were not to be made such a vile mockery of as had been done in the present case by the disreput able proceedings of the prosecutor. It was only at the last session at this Court that the man (Bond), the pro secutor, swore in an affidavit that he could not appre hend any of the defendants, as they were keeping out of the way; but as soon as that was made public through the press, a letter appeared in one of the daily journals, in which the defendant, now at the bar, denied that he was out of the way, and said that he was always to be found in his shop. Upon this the prosecutor ar rested him on a Bench warrant he had obtained when the bill of indictment was found, but now having brought him to that Court, he had the audacity to instruct coun sel to open for an acquittal, to save his own recogni zances which he had entered into to prosecute, Mr. PRENDERGAST, who had previously attempted to speak, now begged permission to be allowed to do so. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Then, Mr. Prendergast, we will change places; you take my place and I will take yours. Mr. Bond, the prosecutor, also attempted to speak. The ASSISTANT JUDGE—Silence, Sir; not one word shall you say without an affidavit, and I caution you how you act. A court of justice shall not be converted, by such as you, into a means of extorting money. I have. an affidavit here, iu which you swear that you could have arrested any one of the defendants at any time, but subsequently you come and swear that they were hiding. Mr. BALLANTINE said that he had nothing to do with anything of the sort. He had done his duty to his client. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE did not blame counsel— counsel must do their duty, and so must the Judge. It was preposterous to say that Bond could not bring evi dence to convict Harding before Mr. Ballantine received his instructions. Mr. Bond said he was quite amazed at the line of con duct pursued by Mr. Ballantine. The ASSISTANTJUDGE desired Bond to hold his tongue whilst he was safe. Mr. PRENDERGAST here handed the Judge a letter, which his Lordship read aloud. It was written by Bond to a person named Laing, last September, demanding 301., or he would institute proceedings against him for keeping a gambling-house. The ASSISTANT JUDGE (to Bond)—This letter, Sir, proves what you are. You are a common gambler, and have taken these proceedings to extort money. Mr. Bond—l am not. I have been ruined by it, and I'll take fifty affidavits that I could not arrest all the defendants. The AssIsTANT-JUDGE—You swore, on the trial of Levy, that you were on the Continent for three months after last July. This letter is dated at the beginning of September, and written in London. What do you mean by this, Sir? Mr. Bond—The date has been altered. This is a conspiracy against me. My friend, Captain Riley, my Lord— The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Captain Riley, Is he here? Captain Riley—l am, my Lord (holding up a piece of paper). I can prove that the defendant paid rent and taxes for the house. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Captain Riley, I know you, and you know what I know of you. The less you say the better. When Levy was arrested I although Bond swore it was a n acc id en t a l meeting, he knew of that meeting before it t oo k p l ace . Mr. Bond—On my honour. have proof that, The ASSISTA.NT-JUDGE—YO U r honour, Sir, why, if you have any honour, this Court has been ignorant of what the word honour means.. Sir, your recognizances stand estreated, and now prepare for the consequences. Mr. Bond—l never indicted Laing. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—A good reason you had not to do so, you got the 301. (Turning to the jury.) You see, gentlemen, what these prosecutions are got up for. Mr. PRENDERGAST pressed some observations with re ference to the letter read by the Court, when Mr. Bond claimed the protection of the Court. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said he asked what would not be granted to him, and advised him to think seriously about his present position, as his recognizances stood estreated. After some further remarks the court was cleared. During the above scene the court was in a state of the most indescribable confusion, and it was some time be fore order was restored. Yesterday Mr. BRIERLEY appeared on behalf of Bond. He applied that the entreat might be taken of the recog nizance, as Bond had effectually prosecuted one gam bling-house -keeper, had brought another into Court, and was doing his best to arrest the remainder. did T h h i e s ultimate best te have decision the ofde defendants an ts Court takenwa s , intothat custody, s ß t o o d n y d , but at present th ere was the ed matter r cu t t e e t d e teheeemsitdoerceotnievieo,tion, the Courtou a l u d d t ath ke e C no eu g r r t ou w n e d el s a ho er w d n er fo th r e th e e st r re e a m t o t v e a e l e o e f ti t n h u e e e . streat, and t h e Mr. BRIERLEY advised his client to afford every faci pliatyrtiteos the police, left polic the Court. hiche said he would d o, - , POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSIO N-HOUSE. 1 A SLANG GENT.—John Beach (a general operator, b y his own a ccount ) was c harged with having b eaten his brother, Henry Beach, a master chimney sweeper, re siding iu the neighbourhood of Houndsditch. The complainant, who has the reputation of being very ornamental in his talk, proceeded with the most ludicrous flippancy to describe the circumstances of the attack :—As I was standing at my hall door (said he), along with my misses, that's in the delicalist condition a woman that 'aut long married can be, the defendant comes up, and asked me how my wife was. I did not like such a villanous way of talking, I se treated him with a littl e silence, and that made him preci ous mad. Jist then who should appea r b ut my mi sses herself ; and so he began t o wa g hi s tongue upon still .1 said not a jolly her in th e mos t savage way ; word, but continued smoking my pip-, t i ll at last lie doubted his fist and gave me a desperate blow in the pipe.--.(Laughter.) Well. my wife throweil up her h an d to save my pipe, when down s he went as t hough she we re shot, and then he let fly a des p erate volle y ofoaths and curses at her, so that she was not able to rise, for she was in so delicate a sitivation that she could not stand it any how. The LORD MAYOR—Had you done nothing to pro voke all this from your brother ? Complainant—Nothing at all ; only the priest that attends us does not please him—that's all. y The LORD MAYOR —Oh, t h e n, I su ppose yon have married a Catholic ? Complainant—l hav e , my L or d ; that's the truth. Defendant—Aye, that is the case, my Lord. She has got Ilium round to the Catholic religion. Now ,if I I thought he was turning Catholic f o r a goo d reason, or because he knew anything at all about it, I would not say a word against him ; but for a fellow like him, ignorant and stupid as he is, to go jaw ing with a priest. I can't bear it. The LORD MAYOR—Now, can't you manage to settle this matter between yourselves, particularly as you are brothers? Complainant—My Lord, my wife was almost frightened out of her life. I thought she'd have died i when I constructed her up stairs. The LORD MAYOR—Be good enough to let me know what you mean by constructing her up stairs. Com plainant—Why, my Lord, carrying her up in a bundle. I couldn't do it in any other way in her sitivation, and I was obligated to take her out of the way. My family are all opposed to the priest, and I don't think its fair, and I won't stan d i t. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, the defendant must enter into his own recgnizances to keep the peace. The defendant—Very well, my Lord, but I don't like the priest, and no mistake ; and, but for the religion, my ondetfhe e h d h a u nt b t mug, he h i t t w p - l o e u d l g d e bde himself r s i e g i h t car T r h y e brother and I wou ld never have a word, and i f he didn ' t was dischar ge d. t never to give cause for susp ect i ng that he would act with violence, and ofintJames j / d / a i s am , e t , h s) eerl Cuthbert, yndal sweep rode p G oo fft to tt/hhbLeee drawn dg l e, L snn eyaa sdtl lot public-house, bba e t e e fo t , r was v Summonedinc unlawfully to answer knowingly uf- Distaff-lane, i eD s w t a Eg ff na - : ens SWEEPS—IMPORTANT DECISION.— William , in t se, a against sked t r h . e c h t e a n d o s r , wohf theappolaicreendsfeorgtrhaendteedientoce,h Alderman WILSON, before proceeding with oh i wie c e ih - . .cnt h hiohgs o oml u uhyp s so e lesua o contrary to the form of the statute in such case , made and provided. m whether and the case, his client produced his license. Mr. Childs said he declined d oing so. Alerman WILSON observed that at the sessions no publican or his soli c it or re f used the production of it when requested. Mr. Cnilds replied that there was some difference in this case. At the sessions the publicans were summoned by the police; but here was a person coming in the cha racter of a common informer, and therefore he should leave h;m to prove his case. Sir P. LAURIE asked whether the defendant kept the house in question on the particular day named ?—Mr. Wontner replied that he should be able to prove that tact. Mr. Wontner then said that he appeared to support a complaint against Mr. 'Willis, under a clause in the Act for the regulation of alehouses. One of the clauses imposed a fine if they committed any offence against the tenor of their licenses, and one of the conditions of the license was that they should not " knowingly suffer any unlawful gaming, or any gaming whatsoever." In contravention of this, it was charged against the defendant that he suffered a scrt of lottery to be drawn at his house. It was announced as a Mon ster Derby Sweepstakes of 2,000 subscribers, at ss. each ; the first prize to be 3001. ; the second, 801.; and the third, 40/.; with 261. 10s. to be divided amongst starters ; the prize to be determined by the running of the Derby race ; but it was also to be deter mined by drawing a lottery on a day anterior to the race. 'I he complainant subscribed for three tickets, and received three scrips, numbered 157, 209, and 930. On the 22d the drawing took place, and one of the horses given to him in exchange for his numbers was Springy Jack, a favourite in the betting. This horse was drawn against the ticket 930, as appeared on the face of the card, and ultimately turned out to be a prize, it being the second horse, which entitled the holder to a sum of 80/. When he applied about it he was told by Mrs. Willis that some mistake had occurred, that she had given him the ticket 930, but he had never given her the scrip belonging to it, and that the prize belonged to another party. He went again, when he was informed that the money had been handed over to the right per son, and that if he intended to get redress the landlord would bet him 10/. he would never recover one sixpence. The complainant, conceiving the whole thing was a swindle, thought it was but right to bring the whole affair under the notice of the licensing magistrates. It might as well be mentioned that the money subscribed would amount to 5001., and the prizes payable out of it would be 4461. 10s., leaving a balance to the landlord of 53/. 10s., besid es all the profits arising from the 2,000 customers drinking at his house. He said nothing of the per centage of 5 per cent. to be deducted when the winnings were paid. Mr. Thos. Wm. George, clerk, residing at No. 79, Jubilee-street, stated that he purchased three 'lumbers. The tickets given to him were numbered, 157, 209, 930. Mr. Wontner asked Mr. Childs if he intended to pro duce the scrip certificate marked 930, of which he had received due notice?—Mr. Childs here handed it to Mr. Wontner, who gave it to witness. Mr. George, after examining it, said that he did not believe it to be the one he gave in for his ticket, as the 9 on that produced was not so large, neither had it so long a tail as the one on the scrip he gave in. On the 23d of May, the day after the draw, he went to ascertain if he had got a prize, but had not his scrip with him. He found, on reference to his book, that he had drawn one of the favourite horses, called " Springy Jack," but he could not receive his ticket, as he had not the scrip to give in exchange. In three-quarters of an hour after he returned with the scrip, when Mrs. Willis con gratulated him on his good fortune, and gave him the ticket which he now produced, bearing the name of " Springy Jack," with the number 930. On the same evening he went to the house with a friend, and, in consequence of hearing some conversa tion in the parlour, he went to the bar, when Mrs. Willis said that he had given her scrip for 940, and not for 930, and that she had made a mistake in giving over the ticket to him. He asserted that he gave her the scrip marked 930. On the settling day, Friday, May 26, he went, accompanied by Mr. Cuthbert, who pre sented the ticket for payment, when he was informed by the secretary that Mr. Willis paid all moneys at the bar, in consequence of which they went down stairs and handed that person the ticket, who referred them to Mrs. Willis, who was in the parlour. Ho was then told that the ticket he produced was 130, instead of 930, and pay ment was finally refused. Other evidence in support of the charge having been given, Mr. Childs replied that he could show that there had been no fraud whatever in this transaction, but that was a question which should be more properly mooted on the licensing day, if any imputation was thrown on Mr. Willis's character. Sir PETER LAURIE said, he had been twenty years chairman of the Marylebone Licensing Sessions, and there were nearly 300 public-houses in the division. The bench had notified that they were unanimously of opinion that the license of any house should be withheld where such practices were permitted, and he believed there did not exist a single house that had infringed the rule. Mr. Childs said that Mr. George had boldly sworn that the ticket produced was not the one he had pur chased. He could produce the counterpart of the scrip 130 to show that_ that was the number be had actually purchased. Aiderman WILSON asked if Mrs. Willis did not say that the mistake was 940, instead of 930. Mr. Childs said that Mrs. Willis denied making such an assertion, and called the Alderman's attention to the fact that the mistake was discovered, and the matter disputed, not after " Springy Jack" had won the prize, but the day before the race came off. Alderman WILSON said that neither he nor Sir Peter Laurie would give any opinion on that subject. Mr: Childs said that Mr. Willis had always conducted within the m ean i ng o f t h e Act. Sir P. ngLiIIRIEwas very glad M r . C uthbert had his establishment o n th e most honourable principle, and hi s answer to the charge was t h a t t h e f act alleged was not s brought the Ziafter before the public, as he had no doubt but an immense deal of good would be effected by its publicity. Mr. Childs said, that when the proper time arrived he would be able to prove that his conduct was honour able throughout the transaction. Alderman WILSON wished to know whether Mr. Childs contended that the mode of conducting those sweeps was not gaming? Mr. Childs declined arguing the point. the m se r. D w er o b u y tn a a i t nc s a b l o c u u t la t b w le o . e w r ee s p ai s d that Sir P. LAURI E o b served that the mischief done by years back, on the occasion of a lett er - carr i er b eing tried at the Old Bailey for robbing the Post-office, Mrs. Willis received a severe lecture from Baron Alderson, who expressed it as his opinion that he had been completely ruined by frequent ing her house. Air PETER LAURIE was very glad Mr. Wontner had mentioned that fact. Alderman WILSON called Mr. Childs' attention to the preamble of 10 Wm. 111. c. 17, as showing that illegal lotteries were deemed gaming. Sir PETER LAURIE said such lotteries are illegal. Alderman WILSON said it was time the mischief should be stopped, as if mistakes should occur at such a house as Mr. Willis's, what might be expected at the beer shops, to which these Derby sweeps had des cended, and wher e th e part i es understood nothing of writing or the keeping of accounts like Mr. George ? The magistrates then retired, and, upon returning, Mr. Alderman WILSON said tbat they were unani mously of opi n i on t h a t D e rby sweeps were lotteries; that lotteries were gaming, gnu that it was a breach of the license to allow them to be conducted . at any lic ense d house. They th ere f ore adjudged the !defendant to pay a penalty of 51. and the costs. Mr. Cuthbert gave his moiety of the fine to the poor box. Mr. Childs intimated that he should appeal. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. SUADII,O , / OF EXEUCISE.—We stated on Thursday we believed Sir Charles Napier would put to sea in about ten days with a squadron to exercise their crews in the Channel. The 10th proximo is the day fixed upon for the departure of the squadron, which, like similar de monstrations, will sail from Shithead. The vessels in tended as the Channel squadron will comprise Sir Charles Napier's flag-ship, the St. Vincent, 120 guns, Captain S. C. Dacres ; the Prince Regent, 90 guns, Captain W. F. Martin; the Blenheim, 56 guns, Captain Austen, C. 8.; the Powerful, 84 guns, Captain , the lion. Robert Dundas, C. 8.; the Amphion, 36 guns, Captain W. Williams; the Frolic sloop, 16 guns, Commander Nicholas Vansittart; the: Helena sloop, 16 guns, Com mander Smith; and probably the Rolla, apprentice's training brig, in the charge of an experienced officer; all the foregoing ships are at Portsmouth; the Tweed, 20-gun corvette, Commander F. Russell; and the Pilot, 16-gun sloop, Commander E. M. Lyons, fitting out at Plymouth, are also ordered to join the squadron, and, if ready in time, the Reynard, 60-horse screw sloop, will be added to the number. The Dragon steam-fri gate, Captain Hall, is ordered to proceed from the Cove of Cork to Spithead to join the squadron. After this cruise it is reported Sir Charles Napier will shift his flag into the Caledonia, 120-gun ship (now in Plymouth Sound), and take her to the Mediterranean. WooLwlcrt, JUNE 23. The Rifleman steam-vessel went down the River yes terday on a trial of speed, and was found capable of making eight knots per hour with the Teazer's ehgines of 100-horse power—half the amount of the horse power formerly employed in this vessel. LEPORT OF THE FINANCE COM MITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON THE. FINANCIAL STATE OF THE RE PUBLIC. (Drawn up by M. SAINT BEIIRE.) Citizens Representatives,—The Minister of the Finances has presented to you a rectified project of the budget for the service of 1848; he also laid before you, in the sitting of the 12th June, an expose of the financial situation of our country, in which he informs you of the resources, by the aid of which he intends to provide for the extraordinary changes which the expropriation of the railways will throw upon the Treasury. These two documents, of which the latter completes, by the indication of the ways and means, the project for the purchase of the railways, have been the subjects of serious study and profound examination on the part of your Committee. Convinced that upon a good administration of the finances depends the future prosperity of the Republic, your Committee is anxious to submit to you its observations on the plans of the Mini ster, before you enter into the consideration of the great questions of which the solution will have so much influ ence on the destinies of the country. In the critical position against which it is our duty to provide, we have had no other idea than that of coming to the aid of the Government ; but we felt that our first duty was boldly to approach the difficulties ; to examine severely our forces and the charges which they bad to meet, without falling either into pusillanimous discou ragement, or into deceptive illusions, and not to launch ourselves into gigantic expenditure on the faith of un certain and badly insured resources. In one word, we felt that we owed our support to the Government, but that what we owed, above all things, to it and the country, was the truth. The ways and means of the budget of 1848, the project for the re-purchase of the railways, of which the com pletion and the raise en exploitation will impose upon the Treasury such large outlays, and the financial system, which indicate the resources from which these charges are to be provided for, form different portions of the subject, w hi ch are connected with each other, and must be examined as a whole. But before entering upon this examination, your com mittee begs to declare that the success of all these valuations depends upon one fundamental condition — namely, the establishment of order. The financial question cannot be treated as separated from the political question. In a countr y badly governed, the re are no Government, good fiaances. If the by its intelligence and its force, d o not re-establish peace in the streets ; if it do not restore tranquillity' with confidence in the public mind, we should attempt an impolitic task Order makes credit ; anarchynaEa T ke o s r b l a s nkruptcy. 1. RECTIFIED BUDGET The budget of e x p en di ture for 1848 rm . ounts to the sum of 1,680, 1 684,965,870 f., whic 222,006 Eh , and the b u d get of receipts to , leaves a expenses of 4,744,00 0 f. balan ce of receipts over Your committee, after a long examination, h as been able to ac ce pt as certa i n these favourable provi sions.We doubt th a t th e l arge sums carried t account of receipts can b e recovered; and in foundin g o the an opinion on the d ocuments w hi ch have been laidbefore us, we fear that, far f rom s h ow i ng an excess of receipts, the budget should pr esen t a d e fi c i ency that we shallnow endeavour to appreciate. The committee has not directed its attention to the budget of expenses. The examination of the rectified budget will be the object of a special examination, which will be laid before you in a short time. Neverthe less we can, even at the present time, state that if reduc tions were proposed to you, they could only be realized to a very limited degree, because they have reference only to the latter months of 1848; and even in that case they would be counterbalanced by the augmentations which never fail to arise in the course of the year, even in calm times, and which are produced to a much greater extent in our present situation. Already the different credits which you have granted, and which are still demanded from you, amount to twenty millions. The budget of receipts has given rise to serious ob jections. The Committee thinks that some of the receipts have been valued at hap-hazard, while there are others which it thinks it its duty to contest altogether. 1. The direct contributions are calculated in the receipts at the sum of 422,123,281 f. Your committee thinks that, in consequence of the gravity of the crisis, the whole of this sum will not be recovered ; that the pa tentees, for example, which are ad valorem, will present a large diminution, and it fears that, under this head, there will be a diminution on the calculation in the budget of about 200,000,000. The reduction of 30,000,000 efkcted on the budget by the extraordinary imposition of 45 centimes, appears too little; but on the declaration made by the Minister that the reception of the tax is going on favourably, the committee has accepted the favourable conjectures of the Minister. 2. The tax on mortgage debts established by the decree of the 9th of April, is calculated in the receipts at 45 millions. This tax has not yet begun to be col lected. According to information transmitted to the Committee by the Minister of Finances, the Committee thinks that the mere forming of the registries would be the work of several months, and that even in the hypo thesis that the Assembly should confirm that tax, of which the assessment is very difficult, it would be almost impossible this year to recover more than twenty millions. 3. The progressive tax on successions and donations does not exist even as a project. The Minister has not informed us either of the basis upon which he founds his calculations, nor the progressive gradation of that tax. Without prejuding in any respect the merit of that mea sure, we think it would expose us to dangerous miscal culations, if we were at present to accept as certain such problematical receipts, Nevertheless, we think, that in the event of the Assembly sanctioning that tax, the Treasury might find in it a resource of about fifteen millions. 4. The budget only calculates at 6,671,300 francs the diminution in the produce of the cutting of woods. This diminution does nut, to us, appear sufficient. Seeing that the sales which took place in March last of a part of the cuttings unsold in 1847 were effected at 40 per cent. under the valuation, and that the timber trade is in a state of crisis, we think that we will approach nearer the truth in reducing the calculation of the budget by six millions more. 5. The budget calculates at 18,195,000 f. the probable diminution on the Custom -house duties levied on miscel laneous merchandise. Your committee, to whom the minister has made known the amount of the indirect contributions levied during the first four months of 1848, has compared these receipts with those of 1847, and upon these data, it thinks it must add six millions to the loss already foreseen by the Minister of the Finances. The diminution in 1848, as compared with 1847, was, for the month of March, 3 ,620,000 f, and for the month of April, 4,352,000 f. If all the months are to show an equal dif ference, the total loss will be still greater than it has been calculated by your committee. 6. The examination of the same tables of receipts leads your committee to believe that the duty on colo nial sugars w ill a l so f a ll eff to the amount of three mil lions. 7. The rectified budget calculates the falling off in the duties on potable liquors at only 6,400,000 f. Your Com mittee, considering that the levying of the duty has met with difficulties in several parts of France, calculates that this sum is not one-third of what the diminution will really be ; and it thinks that there will be no exag geration in adding a sum of fourteen millions to the diminution which the Minister has himself already fixed. 8. The budget calculates at 5,000,000 f. the produce of insurances by the state against risks by fire. The As sembly has not yet authorised the expropriation of the Insurance Companies. The basis of the calculation of the receipts is unknown to ns. In these circumstances it is our duty not to allow a sum so problematical to enter into account of receipts. 9. Lastly, the Minister has set down in the receipts the sum of 25,000,000 f. as the amount of the national loan opened in virtue of the decree of the 9th of March, 1348. Your committee does not think that this sum of 25,000,000 f. ought to be considered as a resource on which the budget of 1848 should depend. The bonus du tresor thus exchanged constitute, indeed, a receipt, but not a resource. In recapitulating these different observations, your committee express its doubts about the payment of the following sums EEC APIT ULAZION. 1. Assessed taxes ... 20,000,000 2. Tax on mortgages 25 000,000 3. Progressive tax on successions and dona tions ... 4. Produce of cuttings of forests 5. Sundry merchandise 6. Colonial sugars ... 7. Potable liquors .. 8. Insura nces... 9. National loan 15,000,000 6,000,000 ... 6,000,000 ... 3,000,000 ... 14,000,000 ... 5,000,000 ... 25,000,000 119,000,000 To this sum must be added the credits not comprised in the budget, and which have been granted by decrees of the National Assembly. These credits, of which we are not in possession of the exact details, may be esti mated at the present moment to amount to 19,000,000 francs. CRAP. IL FINANCIAL PLAN AND RESOURCES. In a ccepting the correctness of the estimates of the Minister of Finance, the resources carried to the budget would suffice for the ordinary expenses of the year 1848. But these resources, as is acknowledged by the Minister would be entirely inadequate so soon as he places the state in possession of the railroads, entailing the com pletion and the working of the different lines. Imme diate resources must then be found. The Minister esti mates those which the financial plan he has laid before us places at his disposal, at 580 millions. These re- sources, you are aware, aro— Francs. 1. Loan from the Bank ... 150,000,000 2. New stock delivered to the purchasers in the departments in 1848 and 1849 100,000,000 3. Cuttings in the forests in 1848 and 1849 25,000,000 4. Detached woods to be sold . . 14,000,000 5. Interchanges with the hospitals 25,000,000 6. Wood belonging to the state ... 86,000,000 7. Alluvial deposits, marshes, &c. 4,000,600 8. Overdue debts to be recovered ... 3,000,000 9. Cash in possession of the railway com panies 45,000,000 10. Revenue of railways in 1848 and 1849 20,000,000 11. Mortgages in 1849 ... 83,000,000 12. Thinnings from the woods of the civil list ... ... 25,000,000 Total... ... ... 580,000,000 Your committee believes only in the realization of a portion of these resources : It has examined each of the 8 I 7 Tfr / items with attention, and will now co. - - suit of its labours. But before entering upon the det,....j'f• •I: . declares that it highly congratulates I - 1.. od. "4 nance for having firmly laid aside al fili tsjace which could lead to a paper currency. Tt k puty .n be the difference of our ideas o n o th er po . & this our most entire adhesion. •N't S.itt:** I. LOAN FROM TEE BANK. The committee approves of this operation; it is to the Bank alone that, in the present state of credit, it was possible to apply, and the Minister has done it to a wise extent. The guarantees given are good. This resource will be easily realised. We hope therefore that the As sembly will, with its committee, agree to this operatnn,„ The contract has not been submitted to us; neverthe. less, there is in the exposé of the Minister of Fins ace a passage which has excited our utmost attention. Ile says there, page 6, " The issue of the Bank notes mill be limited by agreement between the Minister of ponce and the Bank." The committee hopes that the Bank will be wake to make this advance without having recourse to a fresh emission of notes; but should such be necessary, it ex presses the unanimous opinion that it should be aaitho• rized only by a law. 2. NEW STOCK DELIVERED TO THE PURCHASERS I Sr THE DEPARTMENTS. The committee does not deny there is its this c /sera tion a resource for the Treasury, but it regrets th at re course has been had to it, since it considers it a sclan gerous stop for credit. For, in critical times, when the funds are depreciated, experience has shown tha.l; the bona fide purchasers are the inhabitants of the provir eeF„ It is the provinces who, through the receivers-gene ral, come forward, induced by the low prices, and purchase into the funds. If the cash, instead of going to the Ex change, should be stopped at the Treasury, to be there converted into stock, the only buyer that remain( td in the market will disappear, and prices will fall. This year, even the purchases by the provinces aHnve alone raised and sustained the rates, and if the mea stare which the Minister proposes had been in execution, va 3ry probably the credit of France would have been ruin ed. Therefore, in the interest of the Treasury, the fin ads from the departments ought to be allowed to pass throe tgh the Exchange. Besides, should the Assembly be disposed to same tion this measure, it would be under the necessity of fixing a minimum. It would not be possible, withou't opening the door to the most deplorable speculations, - to permit the conversion of such large sums into Rentes at the price of the day, whatever they might be. If, then e fore, you allow the Minister the right he demands, you must necessarily limit it. 3. CUTTINGS IN THE FORESTS. The extraordinary cuttings in the forests figure in the calculations of the Minister for a sum of 25 millie ne. We are of opinion that the state of trade does not allow this resource to be relied upon. 4. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. Your committee has readily acknowledged that the domains of the state offer a valuable resource, which has not escaped the attentive eye of the Minister, but is doubtful if in the present state of the market so con siderable a sum can be reckoned upon. We do not think it can, and we are of opinion that after the alien ation of 75 millions of forests pledged to the bank., the largest amount that the Minister can expect would be a total of 50 millions. 5. OVERDUE DEBTS TO BE RECOVERED. We do not know the solvability of the debtors to the Treasury, and under present circumstances we are doubtful of the recovery of these debts. 6. CASH IN POSSESSION OF THE RAILWAY COMPAN.7IES. Until the Assembly shall have decided upon the re purchase of the railways, your committee cannot recikon upon this as a certain resource. Besides, the estimato of the Minister is evidently exaggerated, for even in taking for granted the amount stated as in the hands of the companies, the a ppropriation of these sums would be far from yielding so c onsiderable a resource to the State. For, out of these 45 millions, nearly 25 millions are in Bonds, considered anvd7e,.ariyv3nraoti wl h ua lp Gile r i e ; s i e Ee n sl a t state of the finances, cannot Mortgages may i r s e d h t n y ta o hr u ye to ee ss o eo b ruv s r e ee r se v so e B , f a 32 that, d in r hg l i aa i notnests thereh e t y na rthe fie T ag r iu e t ri a oe s nuarmoy of the amongst s t e t w t b h e u e d w g o . already carried to the account of 1848. 8. CIVIL LIST. Lastly, the Minister calculates at 25 millions the sums to be paid back by the ancient Civil List on ac count of the thinnings made in the property in the forests of the State. Wei do not think it right to make this sum figure in the resources of the Treasury before the question has been settled, and that therefore this should be struck out. Besides this, after such large sales of land and real estates, it will be a long time before a resource derived from property of that ma ture can be realized. RECAPMTLATION. In recapitulating these different observations, your committee only finds 250 millions of receipts insured„ to 150 millions from the loan of the Bank. 50 millions from the Rentes of the department. 50 millions from the sale of different portions of the domain of the state. On the other hand, we calculate that the deficiency of the amended budget of 1848 would amount to a sum ap proximating 120 to 140 millions. In this manner, after having covered the deficiency to a certain amount, with the extraordinary resources, the Treasury will not have more from these same resources, in commencing the ser vice of th e y ear 1849, than the sum of 100 millions. And the Assembly will remark that this sum may be still further diminished by extraordinary credits which are not placed in the budget. Thus the Ateliers IVationaux have already absorbed a sum of nine millions. You granted them on the 24th of May a sum of three millions, and already a further grant is demanded of you. The balance of 100 millions to the credit of the Treasury, at the end of 1848, is therefore only a matter to be hoped after all. But, however that may be, you have resources to the end of 1848. Your object is to gain time, for time is safety, because it brixge back your credit. Credit is only founded on fidelity to engagements. A. state, like an individual, has only credit on condition of paying his debts. Convinced of this truth, your Com mittee has already proposed to you to reimburse the Bons du Tresor, and the deposits in the savings' banks, in Five per Cents., at the prico of the day. This measure would have the most salutary results; it would relieve our finances of the floating debt which crushes it; and the very greatness of the sacrifice which we would im pose upon ourselves, would prove to the world that we do not shrink before any loss to do honour to our engagements. Notwithstanding the contrary advice given by the Minister of Finances, your committee per sists in this conviction. It persists in it with still greater force when it sees the mode of payment proposed by the Minister. The Minister proposes to us to decide that the Eons du Tresor issued before the 24th of Feb ruary, 1848, or renewed siLO3 that time, shall be renewed by a series of 1,500,000 francs from month to month, to commence from the month of November, 1848. Your committee does not approve of a measure of which the result is to prorogue for fifteen years the payment of Bons which a decree of the Provisional Government has already prorogued for six months. if the combination of the Minister is adopted, the Treasury will be deprived, between this time and the end of fifteen years, of the re source, so necessary, of the floating debt, which, on the contrary, would be at once opened immediately to us, if we adopted the liquidation which we have the honour of proposing. We also maintain the same plan for the Savings' Banks—that sacred credit of the workman. We approve of the partial reimbursement proposed by the Minister. But this measure has always the inconvenience of leaving on the Treasury the charge which crushes credit, and of abandoning the unhappy depositors who have occasion for their savings to the discretion of speculators. By the liquidation of the floating debt, and with t extraordinary resources of 250 millions, at which we calculate the available resources, we hope to arrive at the year 1848 (1849?) with an excess that ntbelongs resources of 100 millions. It i s t o the Government to 'do the rest. The fortunes of France are in its hands. Such, citizens, is, without discouragement, as well as without illusion, the judgment that your Committee passes on the situation of your finances. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JUNE 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our market was very inactive, al though there was no sensible reduction of prices. Business was done in Great Western Quarter Shares, at 2 3 / 4 dis- ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, New guaranteed 6 per cent., 3-16 p.—Midland, Birmingham, and Gloucester, 118. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—ThiS has been a very gloomy day in the share market, and prices are all lower. The sales are— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction (late C. and B.), 271. 10s. Shares, 13 1 / s —Great North of England, 229 —Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Birming ham), Fifths, 2 dis.—Ditt o , 321. Sh ares (l a t e E x t ens i on), 74 dis.—Ditto, Fifth s (l ate W est Ridi ng U n i on ) , 31. 181: 9d. dis.—London and North-Western, 118—Ditto, New Quarters, 1 4 p.—Mancheste r , Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarter Shares, N o . 1,5% dis.—Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 22 dis.—Midland Stock, 99—Ditto, New Halves, 7 1 ,4 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4. Thirds, 3 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 3 / 4 prem. MANCHESTER, iI3NE 28. STOCK ExcHAwax.—The sales are—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 7% (West Riding Union), 37 1 , 1 dis.—Ditto (Preston and W T ro 34—London and North-Western, Quarters (C), 1 15-16 l c —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield ansi Lincolnshire), 936 dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 2 15-16 dis. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Midland, New, 6% dis.—North British, Thirds, 214 dis. — Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 665. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham (A), 5 dis.—Ditto (B), 66 5 . 3d . dis.—Shpropshir• Union, 236 dis. A deputation from the Royal General Annuity Society, accompanied by the chaplain, the Rev. William Henry Jones, and the secretary, Mr. Stephen J. Aldrich, had an interview with his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday morning, at Lambeth-palace, and were most graciously received. 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