The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-05 00:00:00

SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. FRAN CE. The following additional returns have been re- , ceived:— A llBE.—Lignier, Millard, Cayot, Stourm, Delaporte, Gery, Blavoyer. AlN.—Boelis.rd, Regembal, Charrasin, Edgar Quinet, Tendret, Bouvet, Bodin, Maissiat. Axszis.—Ltierbette, Quinet Beudelot, Odilon Barrot, Nachet, Vivien-Dufour Tillancourt, Lemaire Plocq, Bauchart, Desabes, Leproux, Debrotonne. ALLIER —Courtais, Tourret, Bureaux de Pusy, Ter rier, Mathe, Madet, Laussedat, Fayelle. CALVAD 0 S.—Deslongrais, Bellencontre, Lebourillier, Demortewt, Benard, Durand, A. Marie, Donesnel, Person Declais, llervien, Lemonnicr. _ CnEurt.—Fayolle, Guizard Leyraud, Leclerc, &Alan drouze, '.3ainthorrent, Las,,arre. Eus E.—Dupont de I'Eure, Garnier Pages, Legendre, Picserd, Dumont, Canel, Alcan, Sevestre, Davy, Langlois, As llontreuil. INDRE.—Charlemagne, Bertrand, Bethmont, Delavau, (Grillon, Fleury. Rollinat. Lout ET CHEn.—Ducoux, Durand de Romorantin, Normand. Germain Sarrut, Lb ,n Gerard, Salvat. LOT ET OARONNE.—Tartas, Mispoulet,Vergnes, Baze, Luppe, Radoult Debase, Dubruel, Boissie, Berard. LolßET.—Roger, Rondeau, Martin, Albattucci, Arbey, Pean, Michot, Considerant . MARNE.—Lean Faucher, Perignon, Bertrand, Bailly, Emile Derode, Aubertin, Ferrand, Leblond, Sonille. MEllSlL—Laneois, Salmon, Moreau, Desaux, Etienne, Chadenet, Gillon, Buvignier. NIEvnE. —Girerd, Manuel, Archambault, Martin, Granger de la Mariniere, Gambon, Lafontaine, Dupin, sem NORD.—Lamartine, Hannoye, Come, Choque, Deles paul Boulanger, Desmoutier, Regnard, Pureur, Negrier, Malo, Serlooten, Loiset, Vendois, Bonte•Pollet, Hure, Duquesne, Fenelon Farez, Lemaire, Dollez, Desurment, Giraudon, Gory, Heddebai►lt, Lenglet, Mouton, Descat, Dufont, Aubry. Oisz.—Barillon, Marquis, Leroux, Lagache, Gerard a. Blincourt, De Morny, Desormes, Flye, Sainte Beuve, Touc', Dametx, Dandin. BRIN (BAs). Liechtenberger, Kling, Culman, Schlosser, Martin, Foy, Lanth, Lorlin, Gloxin, Chauf - four, Champy, Boussingault, Engelhart, Westercam, Bruchner. SARTRE.—Trouve Chauvel, Gasseliu de Chantenay, Jules Lebreton, Seint-Aloiu, Gustave de Beaumont, Lamoriciere, Lasteyrie, Marrast, Cher& Gasselin de Fresnay, Degon:e-, Langlais. SEINE-INFERIEURE .—Lamartine, Lefort Got:Mas:Alin , Morlot, Desjubert, Osmont, Theodore Lebreton, Charles Levasseur, Victor Grandin, Germoniere, Ceciile, Pierre Lefebvre, Dobremel, Girard, Charles Dargent, Bautier, Demarest, Martinez, Senard, Camille Randoing. Sommz.—Creton, Beaumont, Porion, Gauthier du Rumilly, Tillette de Clermont, Magnier, Bhn d e Bour don, Allan, Morel Cornet, Delattre, Bandon:kg, De Fourmont, A. Dubois, Labordaire. YoNNE.—Marie, Guic hard, Larabit, Cormanin, Robert, Rathier, Vaulabelle, Cbarton, Carre.au. VAR.—Maurel Marcellin, Lusien Guiges, Andre Marius, Allemanaini, H. Arnand, Pbilibert, L'Amiral Casy, Edm. Baume, Arene. FRANKFO4T-ON-THE-MAINE. The Teutonic National Assembly, or German Par liament, commenced its sittings on the Ist May, in the Town-hall of Frankfort. The Parliament opened with 17 members. Amongst the most distinguished of these were Herr Blum, Vice-President of the Committee of Fifty; Herr Herginhume, Minister of Hesse Darmstadt; Herr Eisenmann, one of those formerly condemned for his political opinions ; Herr Hicksher, a celebrated advocate in Hamburgh ; and the Herren Hippermsn and Schwarzenberg' members of the opposition in Hesse Cassel. The senior member present, Herr Scholt, acted as Presidant or Speaker of the day, and the Secretary for the day was Herr Jucho, member for Frankfort. Nothing will be done until a sufficiently large return of members had been made, and assembled in Frank fort, to justify those thus congregated together in considering that the national will was represented. In the meantime the Committee of Fifty will con tinue to exercise its functions in superintending al affairs affecting the interests of the Germanic people. All the members in Frankfort, as well as the Committee of Fifty, attended the funeral of General GAGEIeN, which took place on the Ist inst., as chief mo urn ers. The funeral of ,General GAG ERN was not merely a solemn display of personal respect for the deceased, but it was, in truth, a political incident, in which were exhibited the representatives of different Sove reign's and States; and the officers of various armies combined with the citizen soldiers of a free city, in dvnwnstrating that all were united in opposition to the Communists, Anarchists, and violent Republicans of Germany. BAVARIA. A letter from Munich, dated 29th April, mentions the election of the Herren HERMANN and FALL MURAYER, and observes that the town was threatened with disturbances by the populace on account of the absence by the soldiers, but that the description and numbers of the Free Corps of Citizms has served to overawe those dis;posed to violate peace and good order. In one part of Bavaria almost one-fifth of those elected as electors of the representatives are clergymen. AUSTRIA. We have received letters from Vienna of the 30th of April. The intelligence of the contest at Cracow, of which some accounts reached Vienna on the 28th, produced considerable sensation at the Bourse. The Five per Cents. closed at 66k, and Exchange with London at 11 20. The contest at Cracow appears to have been chiefly brought about by French emissa ries (" barricade-makers"), and a marnber of Polish e migrants, unconnected with Gallicia. The following official documents, published in an extraordinary supplement to the Abend-Blatt of to day possess considerable interest. " CRACOW, APRIL 26, 1848. Yesterday Baron Krie.. was attacked w ith v i o l ence in his roo m, which at the same r time theforms hi s offi ce , by a crowd of persons cerning forn Com mittee ; his official papers were seized, National and th e B aron hi m self subjected to ignornirlcus t reat led as a ho sta g e to the National ( Cona:rn ' ,l 11 : t i s tee a , d w a i t th la a s n t which oc cas i on a , esc ort of armed National Guards, m thrustas mad w e at him with a blunt sa b re, without, how ever, doing him any Injury. At the time wherl the crowd first assembled, no t known that this demonstration was dire cte d it was the person of the Commissioner, or with a view to ag o a b i ta ns n i possess ion of tde secrets of the service, an d the house i being close l y surrounded by armed National Guards, the scenes passing. within did not transpire. 4. Immediately on receiving the first intelligence of what had occurred, I sent Major-General Baron Moltk,- to till? main guardhouse, with orders to ascertain the character of the assemblage; to take with him four coin panics of infantry and the cavalry division, in case their services might he required; and to act as the exigency might demand. I caused the remaining troops to proceed imme diately to the alarm posts. Oo tbe arrival of Ml dajivi or- General Moltke at the main guard-house severa sions of the National Guard were repairing to the scene of the uproar, the commander of the National Guard was sent for, but only an adjutant appeared, and an nounced that the National Guard alone would fulfil their duty, and that then, if they should prove in sufficient, the military must interfere. Though un questionably apprised of what was going on within the house, the National Guard kept it a profound secret, and made no report on the matter. H ereu p on the General went to the assembled rioters, and found that the National Guard had carried off Baron Krieg into the house of the Committee situate on the great square. my arrival in the square, the furious multitude d th e e m N an a d t e io n n t a h l a uua that Isrd fur should give out 200 weapons for arming , and that the military should imme diately retir e ; under these conditions only could bloodshed be av o id ed. I peremptorily refused both these demands, and insisted on the immediate givin g --- upW na the captive Co• missioner. After three ho urs'negotiation I succeeded in obtaining his release without making use of armed rhad retired. adually h een released, I did force, after which the crowd " After the Commission er g n ot fail to declare that I disav owe d mig ht have signed during the p er i o d of his acts which h e restraint, and pronounced them null and void. Baron Krieg had , in fact, been forced to recal t h e order given to stop the emigrants who did n Gallicia at the frontiers; and this countermantdb:tlhoengZ tional Committee had immediately dispatched, taken the sam e )va. of an extra train, to the frontier station of by means 'The necessary measures were, therefore, night to hinder the execution of the order so extorted I now proceed to adopt those serious measures which appear to be indispensalAy necessary in the pre sent melancholy posture of affairs. " CAS"I'IGLIONE, Fiel.i-Marshal Lieutenant." "CRACOW, APRIL 27, 1848. "To the report of F. M. L. Count Castiglione of yes terday's date, I have the honour to add the following " After Baron Krieg, had, in consequence of the evnits of yesterday, virtual l y g iven up his autho rity, and made over the comlitied civil and m ili tary power to Count Casiglione, the popular excit ement increa sed iu such a way, that an outbreak became every hour more probable. Even - in • the forenoon larp,oasses of people assembled in the streets. To wads mid-day a great number Of lances and scythes were taken from a smith at the suggestion of the police, It happened. on this occasion, that two shots eft dyed from tha nzighbztrhood of this smith's resi- THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIN G, MAY 5, 1848. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE inquired if the plaintiff ac cepted the costs and attended the second trial. Mr. HUGH HILL replied that be did, but it was in ignorance of the law. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said the point involved in the case was certainly an important one, but he was afraid if he granted a rule it would be got rid of without argu ment by the other side, urging that the plaintiff having accepted the costs and attended the new trial, he had virtually acquiesced in the irregularity of the proceeding. The rule was accordingly refused. white Candle Tallow 44s to 44s 3d; 171 casks of French 44s 9d to 475, and 12 casks Oporto 46s 3d to 46t 6d per cwt. allowed the privilege of the entrée by any other approach to the Palace than the gates last mentioned. FORTESCUE, Lord Steward. BUC KINGHAM -PALACE, MAY 4. At the Court at Buckingham-Palace, May 4, the Queen, as Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, has been graciously pleased, by letters patent under Her royal sign manual, and the great seal of the Order, bearing date this day, to dispense with all the sta tutes and regulations usually observed in regard to instal. lation, and to grant unto the most Noble Henry Charles Duke of Norfolk, Knight of the said Most Noble Order, and duly invested with the ensigns thereof, full power and authority to exercise all rights and privileges be longing to a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in as full and ample manner as if his Grace had been formally installed; any decree, rule, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 2. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Henry Philpott, D.D., Master of St. Catherine's Hall, Cambridge, to be Chaplain in Ordinary to his Royal Highness. WHITEHALL, MAY 3. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Honourable Robert Montgomery Lord Bel haven to be her Majesty's High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. WHITEHALL, MAY 3. The Queen has been pleased to nominate the Reverend James Aitken Johnston to the perpetual curacy of St. John's,Waterloo-road, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey and diocese of Canterbury, the same being void by the death of the Reverend Robert Irvin v e ic , e th G e l e a o s r t g i e nc H um . R ben c t.. WA R • OFFICE, MAY 5. Ist Regiment of Life G u ards Cornet an d S u b- Lieutenant the Hon. Dud le y Charles Fitz g erald De Ros to Viscountl Lieutenant, s e sh soiwhobe y repurchas e , tirs ;Henry Ly gon , G ent ., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice De Ros, May 5. Ist Dragoons—Reber Charles French, Gent., to b e Cornet, by purchase, vice Stephens, appointed to 2d Regiment of Life Guards. May 5. 4th Light Dragoons—Cornet George Ellis, from 15th Light Dragoons, to he Cornet, vice Burton, who retires; Cornet George Ellis to be Adjutant, vice Molyneux, who resigns the Adjutancy onl. Bth Light Dragoons— Ca ptainy Edward Walter, from 44th Foot, to be Captain, vice Lindsay, who exchanges, May 5. 14th Light Dragoons--Thomas Shepherd Townend, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ibbetson, pro. moted, May 5. 15th Light Dragoons—Charles Willim Kendall, Gent , to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ellis, a appointed to 4th Light Dragoons May 5. 18th Regiment of Dragoon s , May Alexander Minter to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jones, who retires; Thomas Robinson Gibbons, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Minter, May 5. 36th Foot —Captain Alexander M‘Geachey Alleyne, from 89th Foot, to be Captain, vice Palmer, who ex changes, May 5. 44th Foot—Captain Alexander Cruickshank Linday, from Bth Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Walter, who exchanges, May 5. 60th Foot—Second Lieutenant Bernard Ward, to b e First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Johnson, who retires ; William Tedlie, Gent., to be Seco nd Lieutenat, by pur chase, vice Ward, May 5. 63d Foot—Lieutenant William Henry Emerson, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Lie Ute nallt, vice Bell, who exchanges, May 5. 89th Foot—Captain Henry W. Palmer, from 36th Foot, to be Captain, vice Alleyne, who exchanges, May 5. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Lieutenant Charles Harland Bell, from 63d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Emerson, who exchanges, May 5. HOSPITAL STAFF.—James ALD., to be Assist ant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Smith, promoted, May 5. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The House sat today at Five o'clock. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given by Commission today, to the Election Recog,nizances Bill, and the Leicester Cemetry Bill. The Lords' Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, and the Earl of Shafts• bury. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY took the oaths and his seat. The Earl of HARDWICKE presented petitions from London and other.places praying for an inquiry into the navigation•laws. Lord CAMPBELL presented t-lveral petitions in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Bill. Lord STANLEY presented petitions from various lodges of odd-fellows and other places praying for the legalization of this society. Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions with a similar prayer. JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the first reading of the Jewish Disabilities Bill, which was agreed to. The Bill was then read a first time, and the second reading was fixed for Thursday se'nnig,ht. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH SPAIN. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Ellen Montague, a n otorious smasher, was placed be fore Mr. Hardwick, charged with uttering a counterfeit half-crown. Mr. William Brettell, print!r, 26, New Bond-street, said about six o'clock the previous evening the prisoner came to his shop, and asked him if he had any postage stamps ? He told her that he had not got any, when she said she would take some letter paper and a few e nvelopes, whic h amounted to sixpence, in payment for which she ten dered the base coin produced. He looked very hard at the prisoner, and having identified her as having passed a counterfeit half-crown at his shop a f o rtnight ago, he sent for a constable, and gave her into .T a h ll u knowledge t, of forthteh e c coin being e cus tody. h geb p ad ri , s w on s e a r r s e w m h a o nd d ed en t i i e ll d at tendance of Mr. Powell, the Mint solicitor. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. (THIS DAY.) The delegates met this morning at the usual hour, and proceeded with the consideration of the adjourned debate upon the motion for raising the sum of 5,0001. to enable the Assembly to prosecute the movement with renewed vigour. Considerable discussion took place on an amendment, to the effect, that it was necessary to lay down some line of policy, or state to the people what they intended to do will the money when they got it, as it appeared to be a very general opinion that the people would not subscribe the money unless they knew in which manner it was to be disposed of. One of the delegates objected that the sum of 5,0001. was too small, and proposed to make it 10,000/. The motion thus amended for raising the money at once, leaving the mode of its employment to be hereafter decided, was ultimately carried by a large majority, and a committee appointed to consider and devise the best means to be adopted for raising the required sum. The Assembly adjourned at the usual hour. Lord STANLEY rose to move for the production of the correspondence which had been published in the newspapers as a correspondence alleged to have take place between her Majesty's Government mid the Government of Spain, a correspondence of which, he feared, the Government could net deny the authenticity. He should be glad to hear what the Government could urge in extenuation of their conduct. The Noble Viscount, to whose management the foreign affairs of this country were entrusted, appeared to be actuated by two motives; first, an exaggerated jealousy of the in fluence of France ; and, secondly, a morbid desire of interfering and intermeddling in the affairs of other countries. He (Lord Stanley) did not consider it ad vantageous for the interests of this country, that it should be said that the dismissal of one Minister, or the appointment of another, in foreign countries should be brought about by the direct or by the indirect inter erence of this country.—(Hear, hear.) British influ ence was best upheld by abstaining from interfering with the internal affairs of any country, and more espe cially was that true with regard to Spain, the proudest country in the world. He knew of no interest that this country had, except that other countries should be prosperous. Last session he had objected to the interferenc which had taken place in Portugal, and subsequent events had convinced him of the correctness of the opinions he had then expressed. He believed that France had had no intention of inter fering, and he thought that England might have pre vented the interference of Spain. In this session they had done nothing but interfere. In Italy they had had Lord Mint° the presiding genius who was " To ride the whirlwind and direct the storm."' AFTERNOON SITTING. At the re-assembling in the afternoon, Mr. RANKIN withdrew his amendment, and NAME OF THE ASSEMBLY. Mr. ADAMS moved an amendment upon the motion of Mr. Clarke that the assembly should be called the " Na tional Chartist Association, to the effect—That this Assembly is of opinion that national distinetions are utterly inimical to the principles of universal brother hood, and therefore resolves that the Association now to be formed shall be denominated the " C h artist Confe deration of Great Britai n and Ireland," for the immediate enactment of the principles of the People's Charter, and further, that such association shall be so constructed as to give the greatest possible amount of control over the funds contributed by the various localities to the resi dent members, consistent with the existence of a cen tralized organization. Mr. SHERRIN seconded the amendment. Mr. KYDD objected to the alteration of the name, which, he said, was so established in the minds of the people of England, that every man would continue to call them Chartists, although they termed themselves Demo• cratic Confederates. Mr. HENRY said he would as soon have the name of his country changed as the name " Chartist," but he did not think that the amendment of Mr. Adams would have What had been the result ? Had our influence in Italy been increased by it ? Had we acquired the power of calming or directing the storm there ? What British object was gained by the establishment of a Sicilian Parliament? Yet there we had interfered, and in the presence and under the mediation of the British Ambassador a constitution had been extorted from the King of Naples, one of the conditions of which was that no religion but the Roman Catholic should be tole rated. He presumed it was not by British advice that Sicily had separated from Naples. (LEFT SPEAKING.) that effect, its object being merely to give the association a more universal designation. Mr. ERNEST JONES opposed tho amendment. Dr. M'DoNALL said he would sooner die than give up BANKRUPTS. Edward Evans, stone mason, Dorking, Surrey, to mt. , render May 12, at two, and June 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin lane ; Watson and Sons, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. William Cooper, Charles Wilson, and George Black, straw hat manufacturers, Aldermanbury, City, May 12, at eleven, and June 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers, Basinghall-street ; Reed and Co., Friday-street, Cheapside. Charles Gough, ironmonger, Manchester, May 19, and June 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Abbot, Lincoln Inn-fields, London; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester. Themes Clarke Knight, undertaker, Fort-street, Spital- square, May 12, at half past one, and June 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Norton and Son, New-street, Bishopogate. Robert Burr, upholsterer, Bentinek-street, Man - chester-square, May 23, at twelve, and June 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Wright, Smith, and Shepherd, Golden-square. John Haddock, pawnbroker, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Thomas Raven, grocer, Colchester. John Laurie. coal merchant, Liverpool. Thomas Patchett, wine and spirit merchant, Man chester. Benjamin Butterworth, woollen manufacturer, Hay - dock, Lancaster. William Thomas Horsey, callenderer, Manchester. Thomas Brown, plumber, Red Lion-street, White chapel. Charles Crudgington and Thomas Southall, iron masters, Tipton, Staffordshire. Henry Robert Hartley, hotel keeper, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. William Sugden, stone mason, Thomas-place, Gravel lane, Southwark. Henry Pace, watch manufacturer, St. John's-square, Clerkeriwell. William Arton, innkeeper, Pontefract, Yorkshire. Mary Ann Legget, hotel keeper, Liverpool. PRICE OF SUGAR. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Birkenhead Dock Company Bill. East Indian Railway Company Incorporation Bill. Leishman's Estate (Govan Glebe Fening) Bill. Penzance Waterworks Bill. QUEENSFERRY PASSAGE BILL. On the motion for the further consideration of the report upon this Bill. Mr. BERNAL called the attention of the House to the fact that a manuscript clause, giving most extensive powers, had been inserted in the Bill it, Committee, contrary to the standing orders of the House, which would have a most unjust and opprestive effect upon all vessels coming into the harbour. Mr. R. YORKE said that, as one of the members of the Committee, he was not aware that he was acting contrary to the usual course by allowing the insertion of the name of Chartist. Mr. ADAMS observed that they might as well desig nate it " O'Connor's Association" as not change the name, for people now looked upon it as identified with him. Mr. HARLZY hoped Mr. O'Connor would make his appearance among them, that they might say what they thought of him before his face. He proceeded to make a violent attack upon Mr. O'Connor amidst some dissent and uproar, but was called to order by Mr. MGrath, who said he would not allow that gentleman's con duct to be vilified during his absence. whereupon Mr. Harley retaliated, by observing that some one had said that they were not disjointed, but he would ask, where were the joints ? For his part he thought they were entirely disjointed, and at difference one with another. A most violent and noisy scene then ensued upon some observations of Mr. Sherrin, attacking the National Chartist Association, which he said had sent persons to Scotland ito attend meetings and instruct the people, but who were quite unable to do so from ab solute drunkenness. He was called to order, but several delegates rose and protested that every one in the as sembly should enjoy full liberty of speech, and that Mr. Sherrin should be allowed to go on. The uproar and clashing of tongues were so great that the business could not proceed for some time; in the midst of which Mr. West rose and, striking the table, said he would tender his resignation to-morrow morning, unless an inquiry was made into the truth of the accusation. Ultimately order was restored, and the delegates pro ceeded to express their opinions upon the motion and the amendment. A vote was then taken, and the amendment negatived by a very large majority, and consequently the name of the body for the future will be " The National Chartist Association." After the transaction of some other business, the meet ing adjourned. the clause. After a few words from the Lord Advocate, Sir W. Heatheote, and Mr. Gibson Craig, the motion was with drawn, and the further consideration of the report ordered for Tuesday next. The reports upon the National Monument of Scotland Amendment Bid, and the Lambeth Waterworks Bill, were further considered and agreed to. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from a Mr. Thomas Adams, formerly a member of the House. in which he stated that the French Revolutions of 1830 and 1848. were caused almost entirely by the pressure of I great distress upon the inhabitants, which dis tress was mainly attributable to the bad and faulty state of the monetary laws, and that Charles X. and Louis Philippe, instead of exa mining into the distress of the people, pursued a despotic and tyrannous policy. He, therefore, warned the House of their danger, and prayed for the adoption of some measures more consistent with the rights and interests of the people than had been adopted for the last thirty years. Petitions were also presented by Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Mayor and Corporotion of the Borough of Macclesfield, against the Health of FATAL ACCIDENT.-(THIS DAY It is with extreme regret that we have to announce the death of Mr. Dakin, the celebrated tea and coffee merchant, of St. Paul's Church- yard, which took place in consequence of the frightful injuries which he received by an explosion that occurred on his premises in Blacktriars this afternoon. It appeared that Mr. Dakin was experimenting or trying the effects of some new patent coffee-roasting machine, and while engaged i❑ the operation one of the pipes of the machine, trom some cause or other which has not yet been ascertained, exploded with fearful violence, and killed the unfortunate gentleman upon the spot. It is needless to detail the horror and amazement which such a sudden and unlooked for catastrophe created in the minds of those who witnessed the accident ; nor the grief which it occasioned to the friends of the deceased, and also to those in his employ, when the melancholy intelligence was conveyed to them. Mr. Dakin has always maintained a high character in the city of London as a citizen, and as an upright, honest, and enterprising tradesman, and his loss will no doubt in some quarters be felt very severely. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed 5.0 m the returns made in the week ending May 2, 1848. is 24e. 3 3 1 4 d. per Met. Towns Bill ;- Mr. RUFFORD from Worcester to a similar effect; Sir R. INGLIS from the churchwardens of St. Mary's, Battersea, in favour of some comprehensive measure on the subject of health of towns ; Sir W. HEATHCOTE, from the Mayor and Cor poration of the borough of Basingstoke against that portion of the Public Health Bill establishing a central board of officers for;carrying out the provisions of the Bill; Mr. FERGUS, from Fife, praying for the repeal of the Game-laws, and for the adoption of some measure to enable Scottish congregations to obtain sites for building churches; Sir E. FILMER, from the Mayor and Corporation of Gravesend against the Public Health Bill ; Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, from Stafford, in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Mr. HILDYARD, from Whitehaven, praying the , House to restrain or prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors upon Sundays, and also a petition in favour of the abolition of solicitors' certificate duty; Mr. SIIARNIAN CRAWFORD, in favour of the principles embodied in the People's Charter; Sir H. HALFORD, from seven societies of Odd F.l, lows, praying that the same protection might be afforded to them as to other benefit societies. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from Rotherhithe in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Mr. W. MILES presented a petition from a place in Somersetshire against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Marsdon, in Yorkshire, against the sale of spirits on Sunday. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Forfar against the Law of Entail (Scotland) Bill. Mr. MACKINNON presented petitions from White chapel, St. Pancras, and Hoxton in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Mr. F. O'CONNOR gave notice of his intention, on Monday the 15th instant, to move the second readiNg of the Friendly Societies' Bill. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. , (From the London New Pric e C urrent o f M ay 5 S U GAR.—To -day a n y g ene ral advance was prevented was, however, no decrease in the home or export d emand ; and merchants manifested in the v a s l uupeployf. Raw There garin consequence of the in creased much firmness. Purchases to a fair extent were made in all sorts of West India by private treaty, and upon former terms. At auction 168 hhds of Barbadoes were only in part sold at a reduction on former rates of 6d for the better, and 6d to is for low and middling sorts. REFINED.—To -day refined goods were much sought linne the ss ;tandard 55s 6,1. brown meltingalumps a a n t d sp4rsie6eds, c a lo n s d ed t o with p a s B fi s r There are many town and country orders unexecuted. Crushed Sugar for exportation finds a good sale at from 26s 6d to 28s. ADRITIUS. —This afternoon all parties were desirous to operate in Mauritius Sugar, but 3,409 bags, 112 trs and 170 casks at auction w ere only in part sold, in con public sale, am o unting to 7,667 bags r k at i sequence of importers insi sting upon a further advance in prices of 6d per c wt. E A ST INDIA.—This af t ernoon three parcels of Bengal at Suga , r' i w l e i r n e e o a ff rl e;e t dhewhole sold at a r i se on f orm er rates of 6d per cwt. Of Ma d ra s 367 bags sold at stiffer rates; 61 casks of Ceylon we nt a t 33 s 6 d to 365, for low and rates. of Foreign Sugar F middling oß EiG g s r . e_y which,Thi s arli afternoonare s stiffer were sought after. At auction 523 eases, 23 barrel° Bahia were offered, but 16d per cwt advance being re quired, caused a small part only to be sold. COFFEE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon Coffee met with little attention, and 676 bags at public sale only In part sold at prices in favour of buyers—fine bold of favourite mark went at 75s 6d to 765, good middling ditto 51s to 545, middling 46s 5d to 49, 6d, fine and fine ordinary 33s to 38s 6d, damaged 26s to 37s 6d. Native is not much wanted, and 1,724 bags were only in part disposed of at 6d to is decline. MOLASSES. —A more favourable opinion is entertained towards West India, a fair amount of business has been concluded by private treaty, and at rather higher ratet. On the part of holders there is firmness. East India Treacle finds a more ready sale, but prices do not im prove, and rule at 165 to 17s per cwt. aintained for all sorts of West COCOA.—Prices are m India as the stock is small, a nd nearly all in the hands of one firm. The sales made privately have been of little moment, and none has been submitted to public auction. Foreign is held with firmness. TEA.—To-day there was a good business concluded in the Tea market, and full rates were obtained, ordinary and good common Congou reali sa l d ze O 6 pkgs o d to 7id f Nutmegs lb. SPICES.—To-day, at public , • e sold at 2s 6i to 2s 7d for middling brown; 2 cases of Mace at 2s 2d; 1742 pockets 17 bags of Bengal Ginger sold at 18s for good bold rough export sort, and damaged 15s to 17s 6d, which are lower rates by is per cwt. RlCE.—Holders have shown a desire to sell at a re duction on former terms of 6d per cwt. At auction 4,522 bags of Bengal were disposed of. Carolina dulls of sale at 21s to 27 s for town dressed, and Patna to 17s. SAGo —This afternoon at public sale 72 bags of Borneo sold at 21s to 225; 20 bags of Pearl at 20s for good small white pearl; 854 bags of Sago Flour sold at 16s to 16s 6d , for good and fine white, which are rather lower rates. SPIRITS.—The purchases made in Leeward Island I Rum have been trifling this week, and prices tend down wards; is 8d to is Bdid are the rates taken for proof strength. East India is not much required, and holders for the most part appeared inclined to sell. Demerera is dull of sale at from 2s 9d to 3s 2d for 30 to . .38 per cent over p roof. For Jamaica the export demand continues to be extremely limited. and home buyers make purchases with reluctance in all sorts. The tendency of prices is downwards, and for the week only 150 puns have been sold ; middling 3s 9d to 3s 10d, and small parcels of better quality 4s to 4s 61. There has been little disposition to do business in Haven nab, and not more than is 5d can be obtained for proof. With all kinds the market is plentifully supplied. Brandy is not much in demand, and holders are not inclined to realise. Geneva is cheaper, and the sales made have been limited. The m arket for British Corn Spirit is very firm at the late advanced rate of lOs 3d. OILS. —This afternoon prices declined for Southern Oil, but 145 tuns at auction were all sold, low and mid dling 231 to 24/, good and fine 241,105 to 25110 i; Sperm is cheap er , 45 tuns selling at 801 to 821 for g ood and fin e , ordinary 75/ , an d Headmatter, good 821; of Cocoa Nut 20 tuns sold at 47s to 47s 3d per cwt. TALLOW.—This afternoon Tallow further declined in value, 641 packages South American at auction were nearly all sold, 38s 9d to 45s for low to fine; 416 casks stranded P. Y. Candle 45, 3d to 46s 9d; 30 casks of COURSE OF EXCFEJ d.inster.tain ........ 12 5 Mt..), at sight • • .... It,ttc cdasn .... • ....• 12 SN, dainburgh M. 13. 13 15 Nitona • . .• • .... Paris, 3 days' sigh t.. • . 25 50 Ditto, .• • • ....• .. 26 Nlarseilles • ..... • ..... Mourdettux.... ..... • • Franklort on Maine.... Petersburgh, Sil. ltble • .NGE.-(THIS DAY ilbraltar.. • • ...... • • • • Leghorn .. • • . • • • Genoa ...• ...... • • .. Palermo, par oa Rio Janeiro . • • . Bahia .......... • Buenos Ayres .. ••, , • . Sew York, 21 daya' sight Philadelphia .... • • „ „ Vienna, effee. flo.• •• 12 Trieste, ditto.... .... 12 Madrid Cadiz .. • ............ Barcelona •• ••........ PRICES or BULLION, I ER 0!. Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 :7 .9 IsTv; Dollars ••.• • • 0 4 10 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 3 14 9 giver In bars •....... 0 0 0 BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th anti Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 29d day of April, 1818. 18BUZ DEPARTMENT. Sotes issued • • • • •• •• 25,2:1,625 Government debt •• 11,015,10 t, Other SCCIllitiOS •• • • 2,984,901 Gold coin and bullion 10,556,203 Silver baLliom •••• • • 1,705,622 £26.361,1325 .£ 26,261,825 M. MAUSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 4th day of May. 1846. DANK:IVO D: 0 20 0 0 0 Publtc d epo sits (in eluding 1 3 4 :4 5 0 5 8 3 : eluding Exchequer. Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) • • 2,243,391 Other deposits • . • . .. 11,049,918 Seven day and other bills •••• • • • • • • . 1,080,591 .AITXTM T. Government securi- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 12,034,02 S Other securities • • 12,065,451 Notes ••••••• • • • • - • • 7,65.,;50 Gold and silver coin.. 6l 6,114 l .£32,375,100 I £32,374,100 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 4th day of ➢fay, 1543. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) May BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S PA LACE, hereby given, tha ir t 2s the 1 a 4 8 . Notice is carriages proceeding to her Majesty's Drawing' of May, are to fall into • Room, on Thursday, the 11th hand aide of St. line and come down the 13ft gate nearest the James's-street , Palace, set enter at the iron down at the Arcade, turn round, and go out by the iron gate nearest Marlborough-house, to wait in St. James's-square. When callled, they are to pass from the square through Ch a rles-street, into Regent-street and J k ermyn-stteet, come down St. James's - street as before, tL e up, and go away through Pa ll-mall. No hackney carriages w itted within the gates. For all persons haiwill ngth be ad e privi lege of the entree, tickets will be delivered at the Board of Green Cloth, on Tuesday next, from eleven - till three o'ciock ; their carriages are to enter the gate on Consti. t u tion-hill, proc eed down St. James's-park, through Stable yard, into the Ambassador's-court, set down, and go out into Cleveland -row. The Minister. carrioges of and Ambas sadors, Foreig n Ministers, Cabinet rs, Great Officers of State may afterwards wait in the Ambassa dors' court, and those of all other persons having the entree may wait in the Stable yard or St. James's-park till called ; they are then to take up in the same order as they had set down, and pass up St. James's street. No carriages will be admitted with company a second time with the same ticket, to prevent which, it must bo produced at Constitution -hill-gate, and Stable yard-gate also, where a corner of it wlll be torn off by the Marshalmen in attendance ; and no person can be so framed that no exception had been made against the goods landed at Singapore, re-shipped, and then imported into India. An impression consequently prevailed, that any goods landed at Singapore and reshipped could enter any port in India free from all duties. He begged leave, therefore, to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether this impression o❑ the public mind bo or be not correct, and if it be correct, whether any instructions to that eff,:ct went out from this country, or whether it had arisen through some oversight or mistake on the part of the Governor-General of India. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said the matter had not es caped his observation, and he had applied to the India Board for information on the subject. He had no doubt, however, that the exception of the port of Singapore in the Act arose from an oversight. Mr. ROBINSON wished to know whether the Act could come into operation without receiving the sanction of the Home Government. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE reminded the Honourable Gentleman that it had already received the sanction of the Home Government. inasmuch as it was passed in pursuance of instructions sent out by the India Board CO M Sir AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD, the Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the table, and summoned the House to the House o: Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given by Com mission to several Bills. On the return of the SPEAKER ho enumerated the Bills (for which see Lords' report). POOR-LAW UNIONS—AUDITING ACCOUNTS. Mr. BANKES presented a petition numerously signed by the guardians and officers of several unions in Dorset, stating that the present system of auditing accounts in poor law unions was productive of great expense, delay, and inconvenience, and praying the House to devise a remedy. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. Mr. URQUHART presented a petition against this Bill, but particularly against those clauses which prevent public bodies from managing their own affairs. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition against this Bill, particularly its centralization principle. Lord MORPETH presented several petitions in favour of the Bill. CEYLON. Mr. HUME gave notice that on Monday he should ask the Right Hon. Baronet the President of the Board of Control whether any orders had been sent to Ceylon, like those sent to other parts of India, respecting duties on imports and on shipping. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Mr. PARKER, the House was ordered to adjourn at its rising until Monday. INDIAN MAIL. Parliament was the wish of the universal people of Eng hind he should not oppose it. The Honourable Baronet the Member for Oxford University had urged that it was no greater hardship to exclude Jews on the score of religion than it was to exclude Christians who did not possess a pecuniary qualification; and at the same time had blamed a Right Honourable Gentleman not now in the House for undue levity in talking of Pro- • testant cookery and Christian horsemanship. Surely the levity was as great to compare a question of reli gious scruple to one of mere pecuniary qualification. Another objection urged against the Bill was that it was for the moral interests and wellbeing of this country to procure as much as possible unity in religious matters. Now, if there was one country in Europe 'tat which, more than another, unity of religion was tained, and that the Lutheran religion too, it was Sweden. If such unity were conducive to a high amount of national morality, surely Sweden should be a pattern to nations. But what was the testimony of travellers on the suhject ? The Rev. J. Scott, a Wesleyan missionary, who had resided twelve years in the country, stated that in Sweden the most rigid means were adopted to pre serve unity of religion, but that , j ud g in g a tree by its traits, it aid not seem with the most beneficial effects. There was no difficulty in getting work done on Sun day, the theatres were all open, and that even the minis ters of ieligion did not hesitate to pass from the pulpit to the opera-box. With respect t o morals, Mr. S stated that the population returns showed the propor tion of illegitimate children to legitimate to be as one to one and a half. Mr. Laing gave similar testimony, so that there was not a nation in Eur o p e which mustnotgive up the palm to Sweden in immorality. So much, then, for the arguments founded on unity of religion. He should support this Bill, not confirming his judgment by appeals to barbarous times, but foundi n g it on the great charter alike of Jews and Christians, which told us to do unto others as we would that others should do unto as , Mr. G. C. LEWIS observed that two ob j ections ban been opposed to the admission of the Jews to the Legis lature; the one that they w ere aliens, the othe r that • they were not Christians. The first objection had not been much insisted on, and for a good reas on—for there could be no doubt that British Jews born in this country were as much natural born subjects o f her MajestY, owing her the same allegiance, subject to the same bur.. dens and obligations, as their Christian fellow -country men, and were abstractedly entitled to the same rights and privileges. Then, as to the religious objection, though they did not admit the truths of Christianity? they were not opposed to any of the great moral doe' trines which that religion recognised and inculcated. Then there was no reason for supposing that the admis sion of Jews would unchristianise the Legislature. This Bill did not propose to nominate Jews as Idetnhe" of Parliament, but merely opened the doors of Perlis client to them should they be elected. And wher e , was the danger in this? Was ther e a sing ° • constituency in which the majority were not Christians? In London even, where the greatest num ber of Jews was to be found of any town in the king' dom, the Jews formed but a small minority of the elect toral body. Vattel, quoting Grotius , ha d laid it down that amongst independent nations differenc e of religions was no barrier to the recognition of equa l indepd n rights. Why should they not apply the same prlneiPle to individuals ?—(Hear.) Locke said t hat the State should be exclusively occupied with t he temporal inte; res ts, .and the Church with the spiritual interests, °` mankind, and that on no account should these e a distinct provinces be confounded together. It appeared to him (Mr. Lewis), en every ground, that the adm on of the Jews as Members of the Legislature, being in ef: cordance with the progress of opinion and legislation II:. this country, and with the practice of the mosecivilisest nations, and being at the same time free from danger or social detriment, the House would act wisely by deciding by a large majority in favour of the Bill' and thus prevent the re-opening of the question in future years.—(Hear, hear.) • n for Mr. CAMPBELL, having supported the motto t going into Committee, assured the House that it was on frivolous or hasty grounds that be felt himself It. pelted to vote against the third reading of politic!lt the Bill•ctor en oppose a Government which was in ever "warm and titled, especially at the present time, to Uo i. w r s e - o rd to cordial support of the House.—(Hear.) Vi r !„ / "ei c° n ' the objection that the State, in giving the rie s ; i n terfere stituencies to elect representatives, ou ght nec,,: i ". t h e cons . with their choice, it appeared to him thst wh iff o f re stituencies elected Members, not for the I: 4T P — iv° as' presenting them only, but to form a representat thattheir the Legislature should impose such restrictimisiesru, choice as the public interest demanded.( las t hear.) The Honourable Gentleman who ha " ad spoken had said that the majorities of all the towns s counties were Christian; if so, w h a t hardship. e°° there be in requiring them to choose Chr istian re °` presentativ es ? Admitting, generally, the do ctrine ". abstract right, which had been laid down by the ad cates of the Bill, he held that they we re not bound W. adopt it in every case, if the result should be the sea+. flee of a principle which it was essential to pr eset/8 ; and if public virtue and disinterestedness were necessary for the efficient service of the State, he held that Chris' tianity was the only guarantee for those qualities. With regard to former concessions—the admission of DIP seaters and Unitarians—those questions stood on totslly' different grounds, and as to the Roman Catholics it should be remembered that they had to deal with * country obtained by conquest, disgraced and deterio rated by centuries of misgovernment, a country in which the Roman Catholic religion was that of the vast ma jority of the people, and which, at the time emancipation was granted, was in that state that Parliament had to choose between the ruin of the British empire and the admission of the Roman Catholic claims. Mr. F. SCOTT opposed the Bill On purely religious grounds. The Jews, he observed, had not hitherto been excluded because they were Jews, but because they, were not Christians. The admission of the Roman Catholic s and Dissenters formed therefore no prec edent for this Bill, they being Christians, and so far elig ible to a see t in a Christian Legislature. Mr. RAPHAEL said he had v ote d a g ainst the first and second reading, and meant to o ppo se in every el: this dcchristianising Bill—a Bill which would ad a share in the legislation of Englishmen, 'Oue of eternal salvation were through Christ the men who looked upon that Redeemer as a blae' t h e brief and an impostor.—(Hear, hear.) During A during period he held a seat in that House in 1836, sh" rated the the present session of Parliament, lie bad suppt present Liberal Government, and would continue °_',"..ret port them on all measures that did not militate_sgTs"b„ his religious principles, abridge the liberties of .bn ei g ,ts. , s , men, or touch the pockets of his constite these (Laughter.) This Bill coming within the first 0 blasphe mer exceptions, he must offer it his most strenuous oSsbe tion, hoping that if it passed this House it we Hopis rejected by a large and indignant majo rit y in the of Lords, act d Mr. BROTIIERTON supported the Bil l as the pe o ple national justice, and because he believed that the P i e i)ve ii, of England were generally in favour of it•—( l4° ) by such was his opinion, and that op i n i on was fortifie _bite the fact that 300,000 petitioners had demanded it, He not a fifth of that number had pet itioned again st it• shot maintained that it would not militate in the least sg,, th e the Established Church, or against the religion eisgo, Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, who, twen t y Yes" f his was himself excluded from Parliament on account°ooO religion, but who, he regretted to perceive, was • th° ready to abuse the privilege extended to him s e ilotr Bill of 1829, in excluding a portion of his countrymen on account of their religious opinions. Bill be' Mr. G. R. ROBINSON had voted for the • out lieving that the admission of Jews into parliscrid, could not by possibility now, or at a remot e e g us hed have the least injurious effect upon the Bel Church. A '031 4 / Mr. NAPIER wished to state very shortly an - al a iost s the motives which influenced him in Toting 6 1, 0 ot the third reading of this Bill. The question o °oo' national acknowledgment. Professing all tossedbe to ter thins, they all recognized what the law pro knowledge, that Christianity was the true ° pow NV hen this Bill became the law of the land, that s e t oile ledgment, he fearlessly asserted, could no longer h e . were tanned. Points of difference were not urged; th e ' re asoe unwilling to rend the garment. But, was that " o r the why they should cast lots for it? In the h istory oo rit` Jewish people God had manifested the gree t , e 11 1 principle of His government. Famine, pestile°lltlcig: sword, were his instruments to execute naticloioto ments. When the Jews finally rejected the i s 0 0 ' the state was shivered into pieces, and the Pe i °P e ffettol tied to every nation the evidence of that g am,' n d 11 0 2; which they had perpetrated.—(Hear.) - 614 ,;,% - er always avowed a national religion. Nog , ''''Geeerv,.: sanction of the Noble Lord at the head of the „ ry e meat, and he honoured the Noble Lord for the o° 7 o be' had taken, they had been called upon recently t o /*- the knee in acknowledgment of God's mercy' • B nestle another instance for the purpose of supPes ;feet° mercy. If the dealings of God with nations r i bs? His moral government, and if the principle of t `i f the' vernment was eth real and consistent, could theY , iinti disobeyed Christianit as the basis of their leg l or eti expect as a people to avoid the divine displet wb i e (Hear, hear.) If this Bill was passed into a le^t o f to argument could be urged against the admission_ tbe Deist? By the removal of the Jewish •disabilitroot principle of constitutional toleration was destroYeloelf! what was likely to be the effect on the Jew o hl i - 0 00 1 0 1 % He could not suffer his hopes of a separate to be absorbed in affection for the land of hasbir* t een s • might hate them for their creed; he might Pis e tb e if he distrusted their sincerity. Why should Popo, Legislature pause before consenting to such tion from the constitution from such a rePtau,. the Bill involved ? Every , Member incurred t'" pre; ti°. serious responsibility in giving his vote on the th a occasion, whether that vote was given for or g el measure. h e co- no Mr. R. PALMER could not acquiesc e in naon w o o sions to which th e H o n. and Learned Gentie7Serethe'-f had just sp o k en h a d arr iv e d ; for after fu ll cons'seto%, of the question, before and since he had been b e e 00:e • of the House, his mind had been brought to ; ., o dte h e • tion that, both on political and Christian grc,"2,,, of t s a Bill ought to become part and parcel of the ''' ,io nsi o ,7 o land. The exclusion of the Jews could not be of t he Pr op merely for exclusion's sake. The exclusion u , bo se eo s did not stand upon the same g rounds se ' so d Ith ie ly which the exclusion of the judges, the clereY; i , so a eS s is rested; and, therefore, it must be taken to .f r it „ on the principle of its interfering with Cbrist e l ie v :i the $e was a point with respect to which he c onten „,, probandi was upon the opponents of the wished to c o - 0 was of opinion, that if anything was ca n s csis s e j to daner the interests of the Chureb, it wee oticil the maintenance of that i nst i tut i on could not be lie b l eo & of the civil and temporal rights of every su J a t een Crown.—(Hear, hear.) b ad sp Lord MAHON said that though m e s deers" ifs" formerstages of the Bill, he could no e s rink. ha arr at it e 0 jag his continued opposition to it , now th e nsu re at its third reading. He regard ed the m` In answer to a question put by Mr. McGiteGost, Mr. WARD said that it was intended to make an alteration in the existing arrangements, and adopt the route by Marseilles and Alexandria. ALIEN BILL. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, the House went into Committee on the Alien Bill. Upon clause 1 heing proposed, Mr. HUME proposed to add the words, upon oath." Sir GEORGE GREY said that the adoption of such words would have the effect of embarrassing the Go vernment. Mr. HUME thought it a monstrous thing that the liberties of the people should be thus trifled with, and should most certainly persist in his motion. Lord D. STUART moved the amendment of which he had given notice, to substitute for" information given in writing" the words " from declarations laid before them in writing, :under 5 and 6 William IV., cap. 69." In moving this amendment, he begged it to be understood, that he still entertained the greatest objection to the measure, thinking it most unnecessary. Sir G. GREY could not adopt the amendment of the Noble Lord, but had no objection to consent to ' the amendment of the Hon. Member for Durham (Mr. Granger). Lord DUDLEY STUART, after a few words -from Dr. Bowring, withdrew Me amendment, and Mr. GRANGER then moved his amendment to the first clause, to insert the words " by any person sub eabing his or her name and address therete." The amendment was agreed to, and Mr. HUME proposed to add the words, " upon oath, or by affirmation." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the addi tion proposed by Mr. Hume, which was ultimately with. drawn. Mr. GRANGER then proposed to insert the follow ing proviso at the end of clause one:—" Provided always, and be it enacted, that if any person shall knowingly and maliciously give any such information as aforesaid, of and concerning any such alien, which shall be false in some material part thereof, every such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall, at the discretion of the Court, be liable to be imprisoned for any time not ex ceeding three months." Mr. 'HUME moved the insertion of the following words, " provided always, that a copy of every such or • der shall be immediately served on the alien or aliens st, ordered to depart, and shall be accompanied by a copy oft be information in:writing, and the name of the in former." Sir GEORGE GREY said he did not see any neces sity of inserting these words. Mr. Hume said there was every necessity, and in his opinion the paragraph ought to come before the amendment of Mr. Granger. This Bill as it stood was simply an encouragement of the spy system. I t encouraged people to give information in secret that they dare not publicly disclose, and he certainly pro posed the insertion of these words to viciate that prin ciple. Lord DUDLEY STEWART supported the motion for the insertion of the words. A man might be commit ting an offence without being aware of it if this motion were not agreed to for if an alien had not an opportunity of seeing the Gazette, he might remain in the country and render himself liable to be thrown into prison. Was this to be tolerated in a free country ? He hoped not, and if Government would give the question their dispassionate considera tion, he was sure they would at once accede to the motion of the Honourable Gentleman, the Member for Montrose. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the Noble Lord had given an exaggerated version cf this portion of the Bill. He contended that it would be all but impossible for the Government to serve the order upon the parties, as their movements would, in all cases of dangerous conspiracy, be of a private and stealthy nature. Mr. HUME thought that the Bill as it now stood gave powers as monstrous as those possessed by the old French Government under the system of lettres cachet. Sir G. GREY said that this Bill would not in the least degree interfere with the rights and privileges given to all the people, whether foreigners or not, of this country, by virtue of the Habeas Corpus Act. Mr. HUME said that, under this Act, a person might be taken and expelled from the country in five or six hours; and where then was the use of the Habeas Corpus Act. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that a remedy for that evil would be found in the Bill itself as if the party alleged any reason why he should not be sent out of the country, ho would not be so sent until his case had been fully heard and decided. (LEFT SITTINg.) " and DETECTION OF A GANG OF HOUSEBREAKERS.— THE LATE ROBBERY OF COMMUNION PLATE ♦T DON. BEAD.—The apprehension of one of the offenders im mediately after the extensive roberry at Donhead near Shaftesbury, on Wednesday se'nnight, has just led to the detection at Portsmouth, by Captain Elliott, of another well-known burglar, named Robin Smith, who was con veyed to Salisbury city station on Tuesday night last and there recognised by Superintendent Blake as a man who, under the name of Avery, was advertised as being concerned in a burglary at Kingswood, near Bristol, in February last. The detection of these notorious cha racters has brought to light several depredations of a serious nature in various parts of the country, and the magisterial investigation at Hinton is expected to dis close some most interesting particulars. Smith was formerly one of the London prize ring. Nearly the whole of the plate stolen from Donhead has been recovered, but in a broken state, as if for melting. ST. PANCRAS.—At a meeting of the vestry of this parish yesterday, letters were read from Lord D. Stuart and Sir B. Hall in reference to resolutions passed by the board at a previous meeting relative to Mr. flume's motion on Ireland. The above two gentlemen in their letters stated their readiness to support any measure tending to relieve Ireland. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 4. JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. The amendment having been read, Mr. TRELAWNY. said it had been argued against the Bill that the Jews were a nation sui generis, but he wished to know what was to be looked upon as consti tuting a nation. Was it a common language? If so, the Americans and English were one nation. If the Jews owed allegiance to any temporal Jewish sovereign, such an argument might be tenable, but any government they had was purely hierarchical, and could no more affect their allegiance, than could the supremacy of the Pope affect that of the Roman Catholics. Besides the Jews had themselves solemnly declared that there was nothing in their religion to affect their allegiance to any country in which they resided. Had not the Jews ever shown themselves loyal subjects in England? had they not on the 10th April last exhibited as much alacrity as their Christian fellow-subjects? And why? Because they had equal rights and property to protect. In his opinion it was bad policy to have in any country 40,000 dissatisfied citizens. It would be much better to deport them altogether, than to keep them in such a state, at the risk of contaminating the rest. The Honourable Member proceeded to quote the various hardships which had been inflicted on the Jews by successive kings of England, observing that he did not mean to contend that such things could happen at the present time, but he feared that the same spirit animated the opposition to this Bill. There was no tear that the Jews would seek proselytes. It was well known that Lord George Gordon had turned Jew, but that after his death the Jews refused to acknowledge him. As nothing he had heard in the course of these bebates had convneed him of the propriety of excluding Jews from Parliament, he should continue his support to the Bill under con sidertion. Mr. WESTHEAD congratulated the House that they had been enabled to discuss this question uninfluenced by vast public meetings, but calmly and deliberately and without reference to anything but its real merits. He feared that many of the Wesleyan community would be surprised at the course he was about to take, but after careful consideration, he had come to the conclusion that such course was in accordance with the dictates of Gud's holy word. A Noble Lord had quoted Dr. Arnold against this Bill; but in another passage that eminent divine had said that if the adraitsbn of the Jews to deuce on the company appointed to assist the commis sioners of the police, which being returned by some isolated shots on the side of the troops, gave the signal for an alarm. The garrison came out to the alarm-posts; Count Castiglione visited the citadel, and then went to the main square, where four companies of infantry and a division of cavalry were drawn up. On his arrival here it was announced that barricades were being con structed in many of the streets. The first barricade in the Florianigasse was immediately stormed ; a shower of balls fell from the neighbouring houses on the troops engaged in this service. The barricade was so deep and high that it did not appear possible to take and maintain it without heavy loss. It was evident from this first assault that the rising was general, and that conse quently a longer continuance in the narrow streets would have led only to ueless bloodshed. " The divisions which stood on the Ring-platz were withdrawn, and led into a concentrated position at the foot of the Castle, already indicated by the alarm which had been given. In the attack above-mentioned, Count Castiglione was wounded by a shot in the head and side. He, however, retained the command for some time, ordered the town to be fired upon from the citadel, and transferred the command of the troops to me, at a quarter before 6. " The bombardment was continued. At last at 7in the evening, Prince Jablonowski and Count Adam Potocki made their appearance with a flag of truce, and declared themselves ready to accept all the conditions required by the military, and adapted to the exigency of the occasion. " The bombardment was stopped, after which hostilities ceased. "In this engagement our troops bad 10 dead The about 40 wounded, among the latter four officers. loss of the insurgents is reported to be considerable. t leaving " Last night the troops bivouacked their post, while the mortars designed and if, of the citadel were mounted on the ramparts;should be contrary to to expectation, the disturbancets wfoirthtohue defence more decided newed, I am in a position to take ye measures. "Reserving to a later occasion fa_ amnorferectuirectuamtisetganthtieatl account of the conflict, 1 cannot r b e r i the best spirit, and all the troops were anim ated o ri l a u e tio G n e . " Capitulation concl uded w vern. ? fought with true devotion, brav,tehryyt, h a e nd Au re s s t meat through its re presentative ve Major-General Baron Moltke on the one s ide, and thecity of Cracow through its representative s Prince Stanislans Jablonowaki and Count Adam Po tocki on the other, Cracow, on the 26h 1 of at half-past eight in the evening, 1848 : , . of Cracow pledges itself to remove all The city Polish and French emigrants, who are not Austrian subjects, from the city and territory and beyond the Aus trian frontiers within 24 hours, and the commander guarantees that they shall not be molested on their way to the frontier. .4 2. The committee now in operation is to be broken up from the date of the present capitulation, and no new committee is to be formed. " 3. The now existing National Guard is to be strictly purified and re-organized according to the regulations contained in the patent of the 15th March, and the subsequent instructions of the Minister of the Interior. " 4. All the barricades erected in the city of Cracow are to be opened and entirely removed by eight o'clock to-morrow at the latest. "5. The injuries proved to be sustained in consequence of this day's occurrences by the Austrian military indi viduals and the officers of Government, are to be made good by the city. " 6. All private individuals, and the National Guard especially, are to lay down their arms. " A full amnesty is assured to all concerned in these occurrences. " In conclusion, the first point o f the preceding con ditions is so far modified that as the entire removal of the emigrants cannot be effected within 24 hours, on account of their great number, the term for their entire departure from the Austrian territories is enlarged to three days. " Cracow, as above, S I'ANISLAUS, Prince " JABLONOWSKI " ADAM, Count POTOCKI " CHARLES, Baron MOLTKE, G.M. " ULRICHSTHAL, G.M. " THEOBALD, Captain." The selection of the Wahlmanner passed off with out the slightest disturbance. From the Journal of the Austrian Lloyds, of the 26th, it appears that the war-brig Montecuccoli three gun-boats, and one peniche were cruising in the gulf, to hinder all communications with Venice. The frigate Bellona was to leave Pola on the 28th with the same object, and another frigate, the Venere, and the brig Oreste, were to join the fleet in a few days. According to the last account, the negotia- tions with Palma have led to no result, and the report of the capitulation of Treviso was, to say the least, premature. The brigade Schulzig was posted in Codroipo, and had sent a detachment to the opposite shore. Cervignano is said to have sur rendered. The communication between Verona and Mantua was interrupted on the 24th. The Hungarian Government has sent a Commis sioner to Presburg to make an inquiry into the late disturbances, as well as to investigate the conduct of the authorities, and to take steps, if necessary, for disbanding the National Guard of that place. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor, after disposing of the unop posed lunatic petitions in his paper to-day, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard appeal motion of HIGGINSON v. SHAND. This case came before his Lordship upon an appea, notice from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of Eng land refusing to dissolve an injunction that had been ob tained ex parte by the plaintiff restraining the defendants, the t, oval Bank of Liverpool, from proceeding against him to recover the sum of nearly 100,0001. The following are the short facts of the case out of which the appeal arises :—The firm of Barton, Irlam, and Higginson, of Liverpool, in the course of their dealings with the Royal Bank of Liverpool, had become indebted to a consider able amount, and on the 21st of October, 1845, gave two promissory notes for 30,0001. each, at six and nine months after date respectively. Contemporaneously with thete notes the firm assigned to the plaintiff, who is the brother of one of the partners, thirteen ships in trust to secure the due payment of the notes. On the 13th of March, prior to the notes becoming due, the plaintiff, as surety, gave to the bank a promissory note for 60,0001., by way of security for the two notes given by the firm. He also wrote a letter, in which he guaranteed the pay ment of the notes at their maturity. When the notes fell due they were not paid; but the bank, at the instance of the firm, renewed the notes, and altered the guarantee of the plaintiff so as to extend to a renewal of the notes. The second part of the transaction was as follows:—The firm undertook to pay into the bank 70,0001., by two instalments, and the batik, on the plaintifiguaranteeirg to secure payment of whatever balance should be due at the end of August, 1847, agreed to answer the cheque of the firm. The first instalment of 35,000/. was paid into the bank by the firm, but before the si cond was due the bank refused to answer a cheque for 11,0001., drawn by the firm. The bank then demanded payment from the plaintiff, as surety for the firm of the cote for 60,0001., and also of the balance due at the expiration of the month of August, amounting to 53,0001., and, on payment not being made, threatened lei:al proceedings, upon which the plaintiff applied for, and obtained an injunction restraining such threatened proceedings, which the Vice-Chancellor of England upon moti on f or th a t p ur p ose r e fused to dissolve, and from that judgment the Royal Bank of Liverpool ap- 1 pealed to this branch of the Court. t Mr. appellants, tEr utt .L o t the eßoyalbehalf oßf u. M th r e . Rolt and Mr. Prior having been heard on behalf athnek suggestedroetsLpoinvedrephot,ol. that any order the Court might make upon the appeal which the appellants avail, could d inasmuch as the time within (two months) had run out,u sue out a fiat of bankruptcy left for the party was tofi a e nd the only course therefore a The Loan CHANCELLOR al s l upplementai bill. adopted, giving leave to theplaintiff owed thi s course t o b e bill if it was necessary. to file a supplemental TRANsFER OP CArisEa. The following important notice with transfer of causes was put up in his Lordship's to the day, signed by the principal registrar, M r . p e 's iv ourt to- Any causes standing in the list of the Vice-Chancellor '— of England (including further directions), which h ellor i the 1, several parties desire to be heard immediatellu notwithstanding any order to the contrary, be transferredu'ayi to the Vice-Chancellors Knight Bruce and wigrarao application, by consent of all parties interested, to the u Registrar." QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) The Court took the special paper to-day. As usual, no cases o f the slightest pu blic interest came on for argument. ------. BAIL COUICI.—(I ' "HIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco before Mr. Justice COLERIBGE.) SPARROW V. WRAY. rule calling upon the Mr. Linda litht, m oved for a h •h Sussex to s ow cause w y Judge of the County' Court of . h. • commandinghim to give a mandamus should not issue effect to an order which he had made in this case in the plain- December last directing the defendant to pay' On the tiff's debt. The facts of the case were these. plaint 18th of O c tob e r, 1847, the plaintiff sued out his ttle for the sum o f 201, and on the 12 t h of November cause was heard at the Town hall , Br i g hton, and judg ment given for the plaintiff for the fu ll amount; with 2L L 4s. 6 d. costs. Subsequently the judge ma de an order i new trial, directing that the second trial should take v- place before the • •andordering the defendant jur), to paw 3 1 . „,. A . and of the- "'• 'a., being the costs of the former trial application f first trial, which the new trial. At the which was r.,n b gave evidence, efore a jury, the defendant and his wife contradictory that but :ill"' evidence, taken together, was so the second trial, bow" judge found for the plaintiff. At and upon the stren gti r o e!, only the wife was examined, a verdict for the defendt her testimony the jury returned ceedinp,rs the plaintiff r. At this stage of the pro exceeded his powers in scovered that the judge had had before a jury, directing . the second trial to b© Parliament required t i .t irmuch as the Act of wishing the case to be tried that upon upon either party the other two clear days' by a jury he should give summon the jury. In this cr:::tice of his intention to and the Judge insisted that he had had not been do ne , to order a case to be tried b • •d a di scre tionary p ower ) aJury without frre e ence to he wishes of either side. AMERICAN POSTAGE. Mr. HUME gave notice of his intention, on Tuesday next, to move for copies of the correspondence between this country and the United States, with respect to the postage arrangements. GUIANA AND TRINIDAD. On the motion of Mr. HUME the following address was agreed to:—Address for copies or extracts of dis patches from Lord Stanley, Mr. Secretary Gladstone, and Earl Grey, in 1844, and in any subs, quent years, authorising the expenditure of 166,0001. for Coolies and other expenses for Guiana and Trinidad; and also, an estimate of the further expenditure sanctioned by the Colonial-office, for similar services, as stated in Mr. Elliott's letter of the sth day of April, 1848, to C. E. Trevelyan, Esq. Mr. HIJME also moved for a tabular abstract of the totals in each year of the increase and diminution which has taken place in the number of appointments, and in the amount of salaries, in all public offices and departments, since the passing of the Act 4 and 5, William IV. c. 24, so as to show the difference in each of these years of increase and of diminution of persons and of salaries, agreeably to the Act.—Agreed to. FREE TRADE IN INDIA. Mr. RICARDO seeing the Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary for the Board of Control in his place, wished to ask him a question with reference to an Act of the Governor-General of India. The House was aware that hitherto all goods introduced in the ports of India in British bottoms stood upon more favourable footing than the commodities brought into India by foreign ships. He understood that the Governor- General of India had passed an Act placing both British and foreign ships upon the same footing, and he wished to know from the Right Honourable Baronet whether this information was correct, and jif so whether he had any objection to lay the Act upon the table of the House. Sir J. C. lIOBITOUcE said, in answer to the ques tion of the Hon. Gentleman, he had to state that the in formation the Hon. Gentleman had received was strictly correct. The act was passed in accordance with the instructions sent out from the Home Government, and he could have no objection to lay it upon the table of the House. He would take that opportunity of stating that the Governor General had done away with the coast duties, and the reason for his doing so was this:— the duties by land had previously been abolished, and it was therefore thought expedient not to continue the Act of 1839, which imposed duties upon foreign coasting vessels in favour of British bottoms. The Go vernor-Genernl had now abolished all differential duties, and he would take care that the Act by which they were abolished should be laid upon the table of the House. Lord G. BENTINCK said the House would see that under the Act all goods from Singapore would come into India free of duty. The House was, no doubt, aware that Singapore was a 'free port, and that the Act had been