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

SUN OFFICE, Seven lock.' RAILWAY COALMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) LORD SHAFTESBURY'S COMMITTEE. M ANCH ESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE (Sheffield Canal Purchase). —Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to. MANCHESTER, S HEFF IELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE (Ashton Canal Purchase). —Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN, AND SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER A M ALGAMATION.—PreambIe proved, and clauses agreed to. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND (Devia tion in the line from Mu'linger to Athlone).—Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to. GROUP No. 3.—SALISBURT AND YEOVIL.—The opposition of the landowners having closed, Mr. Austin was heard at great length in reply. At the close of the Learned Gentleman's speech the room was cleared, and the Committee after a short consultation decided that the preamble to both Bills had been proved. EXETER, YEOVIL AND DORCHESTER, WITH BRANCHES. —Mr. Austin was also heard for the opposition put for ward in .this case. GROUP No. 4.—MANCIII74TER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE (Humber Ferries Improvement at Hull and New Holland).—Case for the promoters and opposi tion of the Hull Corporation further considered. ELECTION COMMITTEE. • (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The Committee resumed its labours again this morn ing at the usual hour, and the scrutiny iutoMr. Rey nold:e inajoritfias proceeded witb. In the curse of the dzty the petitioners succeeded in striking off two additional Totes,. THE CHARTIST TRIALS ' • CRIMINAL OLD CO R CO-URT.T(THIS DAY.) U. THE TRIAL OF SHARPE. (Mr. James White's examination continued from our Afternoon Edition.) After the business was resumed witness took a 'rec. batim note of what. took place at the , second meeting. Two peribns4spoke at that meeting the defendant and Ernest Jpnes. 'The defendant spoke first. The witness was about; to read' his notes of the defendant's speech, when Mr. Sergeant WILK - ma objected to this course, inas much as what occurred at the second meeting was not included in the indictment. The Lord Chief Justice . WILDE intimated that the evidence might be received, for the purpose of showing the animus with which the first meeting was called, but not as evidence of anything that took place at the second meeting. 'rue witness then gave evidence of what took place at the second ineeting, which corroborated the testimony of the last witness. Inipector Waller, of th© K division, stated that he bvlieved there was five or six thousand persons present at the second meeting. He saw stones thrown at the church, and the mob, as soon as they saw cried out, " There's the --- inspector, give, it hiin.." He• callediupon the mob to disperse, when a volley, of stones was thrown at the police, by which a sergeant and seven men were very much hurt. Consi derable resistance was made to the police, but the mounted police coming up; the mob was ultimately dis- permed._ Croz,s-examined by Mr. Sergeant MuirNs—The ser vice was over when the throwing of stones began at the. church.-- The Re+. Mr. Horton, the. clergyman of St. James's Chuicli, Bethnal green, corroborated the evidence of the last witness with•respect to the attack on the church, the breaking of the windows, and throwing stones at the police. . Horace Hardy, a policeman, proved that a meeting took place on Clerkenwell green on the 29th of May, and the proceession that took place afterwards. The committal of Mitchel was then put in and proved, and the- grounds of that committal. This -closed the case for the prosecution, and the jury retired to take refreshments. On Van return of the jury, Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed them on behalf of the prisoner, and atter making some preliminary observations as to their ex pelling all 'prejudice from their minds, said the com plaints of the poorer classes were not altogether ground less, and that they found in our laws, which:were held up to them as perfect, measures most ruinous to themselves and most salutary to others who were in a higher station of life. They, therefore, were under the impression that there was one law for the rich and another for the poor. The Learned Counsel then quoted extracts from speeches delivered by Messrs. Cobden Bright. Wilson and others connected with the Corn-law League for the purpose of showing that language equally ai violent had been uttered by them; and asked if a poor mun, seeing that those speekers occupied places of distinction, had not a right to infer that there was rotlsing illegal in following, the example of men who had been honoured and rewarded, and for doing eabich he was now seught to he punished and degraded? :Now; he spprehended that any poor man who felt that the ',laws were partial reel qua] in their effect, had rtoc to assemble te state his grievances, and Mr. Ho milly:the present Solicitor-General, had no later than last April, to the House of Commons, expressed his deli berate opinion that Englishmen had a perfect right to meet for such . a purpose, and that it in the heat of el..quence a man was ti say that he would force the 'House to do anything- a n o jury would convict him of seditious speaking. sit unreasonable to expect that the poor man. should be di•contented and careless what he did as long as he obtained not a voice in the legislature, when he knew that thousands of his fellow creatures were unable to obtain subsistence by the sweat of their brow, and were lacking a crust of bread for their wives andlamilies? Perhaps he might see a paragraph in the newspaper, stating that some poor creature hag died in the street for absolute want—in another column a powerful article of the editor's, in behalf of the poor — and in another that some dowager duchess had given a dejeuner to a numerous branch of the aristocracy, and spent more in feasting these whose appetites were palled, than would satisfy ten families for twelve months, and keep them in comfort and happiness. Was it matter of surprise, therefore, that the poor, w hose sufferings were so great, should, under suchcircnrestances, be dissatisfied with our rulers, and abuse theta in unmeasured terms ? The Learned Coun-el theri addressed himself at considerable length to ; be es s:oes elevets of the indictment, and contended that ti cw t by the prisoner could not amount to s , that the meeting at which he uttered them was to an unlawful assembly. He concluded by an exhortation that, whether Chartist or no Chartist the jury vvoulti eau their duty fairly and impartially, and went a view to protect the liberties of the subject. The ATToRNEY-GENERAL then addressed the jury for the prosecution. The Learned JUDGE summed up. she jary had not returned their verdict when our report left. N W COURT. MURDER.—Gecige John Henson, aged 45, and de Berthed as a working jeweller, was placed in the dock indicted, with the wilful murder of Williirn Henry Woodhouse, one of thourileys in Ca:Elba:h. fields prison. Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecution, and the pri soner was defended by Mr. Clarkson. The prisoner p!eaded Not Guilty: Mr. BODKIN, in stating the case for the prose cUtion to the jury, Said, the prisoner had been • coefieed in Clerkenwell prison, and while there had some alterentien or difference with another prisoner, and it was the duty of the deceased to report the fact to the _governor. The prisoner, it appeared, asked the de ceased if he mealit -to make that report, and be replied that be certainly did. Shortly afterwards th e • prisoner, in the hearing of some other inmates of the prison, said that it would be the worse for him if he did so. , It was then supposed that the prisoner had, while indhe oakum room; taken the oppor tuoity of secreting a knife, which was used in picking the Oakum, about his person, and when he was removed to a solitary cell where it became the duty of the de ceased to attend him, it appeared that the deceased went to the cell with a tin panniken; and when there the pri soner took the opportunity of stabbing him to the heart. • That was the simple outline of the case, and it would be for the jury to decide upon the evidence which would be brought before them. The following witnesses were then called, . Mr. George . Chesterton said he was the governor of the 'louse of Correction at Coldbath-fields, in which the prisoner had been an inmate. He knew the de ceased, and recollected on Saturday, the 10th of June, his making a report to him with respect to the prisoner. The report was made in the bearing of the prisoner. A complaint had been made by the prisoner that another prisoner had stated that he had intercourse w ith his daughter. The deceased said ho did DOG believe the truth of the prisoner's statement, and he (witness) said he did not believe it either, and be further told the prisoner that he would remove him into a cell by himself, as he was not a man that ought to be allowed to associate with others. The prisoner was th e n removed to cell No. 5, in No. 5 yard, and witness afterwards saw the deceased Woodhouse carried out wounded from the same yard. Witness then went to the prisoner's cell, and said to him, " You have done a fatal deed at last— the poor Roan is dead, you have killed him." The prisoner only replied, " It has served the b--y villian right, I wish Latham (another warder) had been in the way, and I would have served him in the.same way." Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—He inquired into the truth of the reports• both before and after the fatal occurrence, and he thought the prisoner a worthless fel low, and punished him accordingly. •" ' Re-examined by Mr. CeEnx—Witness bad unhappily ~N l 4 * t,: . teard so, many instances of the prisoner's desire to pub. -g - Ag" . • % ' 0 - Itab h" shame that he thought him quite unfitted for the K r .. • ~.--, ~,,__ -13 ---.. 15pce yof other prisoners. (.<7. e.-- . :_-_.-:,,, -, !_.. - >ap. ry Young said, on the 10th of Juno last, ,he ..../. ~ ~,' was( a prisoner in the Culdbath-elds prison. 4:C:7'.:71*‘,V....;':rr":„-(s6'.va s in No. 5 yard. About six o'clock . in the 1 '4C;.%-..:1,!,;„ 4-'"l':•lxitirtilig of that day he heard the prisoner call e'', - ,-. , ` _.,,,...-,'!.-..7iraFffillionse. The prisoner was then . in the cell, and r sc.,•--_,_-7 - :. %,_ •--noeirlhouse went into the cell. He did not hear what ....:, .. , a t. t'prisoner said, but whcu the deceased came out of the N . - cell he heard the prisoner say, "Do you intend to make a report of it?" The deceased replied, "Of course I shall." Woodhouse then spoke to another officer near the cell. The prisoner said, "If you do it will be the worse for you.' Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Was employed as an assistant to Woodhouse. Never heard any one of the inmates of the prison jeer the prisoner about the crime he had been charged with committing, and for which he had been imprisoned. Did not know what he was confined in the prison for.. When he heard the con- Nersation between the deceased and the prisoner he was in a passage. William Cooper, a warden, said, about; six o'clock' on the morning in question he was in yard No. 5, and heard the prisoner ask: Woodhouse if he intended to report the matter to the governor, and he said, " Yes, certainly, I do." Did not hear the prisoner make any reply. About half-past eight heard a noise in the yard some one calling out for Wood house. The noise came from No. 5 cell in No. 5 yard, where the prisoner was confined. Ile then saw the deceased go up to the cell and ask what was the matter. The prisoner said, " I hope you will not forget me when the extra bread is given out." His attention was drawn to the same yard about half an hour afterwards. Ile then saw the deceased in the yard about six yards from the cell No. 5. The deceased made a kind of screeching noise, and staggered, as if he were going to fall backwards. (Witness produced a knife which had been fowl(' in the prisoner's cell by another warden.) That knife was given to witness by the governor for the purpose of producing it in the court. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—The deceased Woodhouse searched the prisoner before he was brought before the governor and confined in a separate cell. By the Jonas—When he saw the deceased staggering it was about half an hour after he had heard the prisoner call out tor Woodhouse. The prisoner's cell-door was partly open when he saw the deceased staggering back- . wards. Alfred Waddilow, a prisoner in Cold-bath-fields, was next examined—He was in yard No. son the morning of the fatal occurrence. He saw Woodhouse go to No. 5 cell about nine in the morning and open the door. About two or three seconds afterwards prisoner came out of the cell with a pannikin in his left hand, and appeared to have something in his right hand. The deceased was stand ing on the steps, and the prisoner gave hien a blow with his right hand. The de ceased cried out, "Oh my God, you have stabbed me to the heart." The prisoner then threw something into the cell and ran out. Mr. Henry Wakefield, surgeon of the prison, said on Saturday, the 10th of June, he was called to attend Woodhouse. He found him quite dead. On making a post mortem examination he found a wound through the ; ribs into the heart. It might have been done with the knife produced. George Owen, a warden of the prison, said, after the death of Woodhouse ho had the prisoner under his charge, and stopped in the same cell with him. On the Saturday evening, and on Sunday morning, the prisoner made a confession which witness took down in writing. The paper produced is ,the confession which he wrote. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Had received orders from the deputy-coroner to take down in writing anything the prisoner might say. He asked the prisoner no questions, but answered the questions put to him b y the prisoner.'Theprisener. first began the conversation, and he took out his pen, ink, and paper, and put down what he said. Witness began to write down as soon as the prisoner said anything, he thought desirable to put in writing, He did not write everything he said. The first thing he asked was whether any one was coming to read to him, or to console him, about the deed he had committed. He knew what he was imprisoned for, and believed it was well known in the prison. Witness then read the confession which was to the following effect: — That he did not intend to murder Woodhouse, but on account of Woodhouse telling him that ias; he, was get ting troublesome, the Governor would probably put him in irons,: he resolved that he should be the victim. Latham was the one he first intended to murder, but an opportunity did not show itself. On Wednesday he got a knife, which he secreted in his stocking on Thurs • ' day and Friday. When Woodhouse came to his cell on Saturday morning he took advantage of the opportunity, and struck a blow at him with his right hand, in which he had the knife. Mrs. Ferris stated that the deceased was her brother, and was a warden in the prison. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. CLARKSON made a powerful appeal on behalf of the prisoner. The jury, after deliberating a few minutes, found a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Baron PARKE having put on the black cap, ad dressed the prisoner in a most impressive manner upon the enormity of the crime he had committed, and then proceeded to pass the awful sentence of death in the usual form. The prisoner appeared much affected during the trial. Before he was taken from the dock, he handed a paper to the Judge, which was understood to be a further con fession, and his Lordship promised to place it in the hands of the Sheriffs. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE and the Reconinte.) STEALING TWO 1,000/. NOTES.—Mr. Abraham Sim monds, the publican, who was charged with having two 1,0001. notes in his possession, which had been stolen, was brought up for trial. The particulars of the case have already been fully placed before the public. The case for the prosecution had only proceeded a stage when the Court interposed, and stated that there (lid not appear to be any good grounds for a charge of felony, and that the prisoner ought, therefore, to be acquitted. The prisoner was accordingly ordered to be discharged im custody. COURSE OF EXCHJ Aats!er,lun ••.• 12 3 Dit.o, :at sight • • .... 12 0% Kettcrdam .......... 12 3 1 4 Afitwerp•• ............ .Lamburgh ......M.B. 13 11 'A Mtona.• .. ... •• t'aris, 3 days' sight 23 51 Ditto, ••• • .. •• rtarsetlles • • .... 11‘burdeaux.... • • • rrankfort on Maine.... 122% Yetersburgh. Sil. Rble Vienna, effec. f 10...... Trieste, ditto.... ••.... Niarirld •• ..... Cadiz .. ........ 01Mao.. •• •••.. Barcelona ••••.••••• •• •••• •• •• •• • 47 To be Majors—John Davies, Esq.; Charles Penrose Bellamy, Esq.; George Vinter, Esq.; William M'Pher son Rice. Esq. To be Captains—John Pixley Wallis, Esq.; William Crane, Esq.; James Bennett, &q.; Henry Wood, Esq.; Robert Allen, Esq.; John Williams, Esq.; William Fanfold, Esq.; Henry Cradock, Esq.; Andrew Gruzi her, Esq.; John Philcox Russell, Esq.; Richard Webb, Esq.; John Whettem, Esq.; George Ash, Esq.; John Brown, Esq.; William Henry Br ain, Es q . ; James Luke, Esq.; Richard Harvey, Esq.; John Parsons, Esq.; Alexander Poulden, Esq. 'robe Lieutenants—William Cary, Gent. (Adjutant) ; Charles William Eustice Pineo, Gent. ; James Helby, Gent.; Thomas Flexham, Gent.; James Horsey , G ent. ; Daniel Harding, Gent.; Robert Archibald M'Dougall, Gent.; Isaac Watson, Gent.; Robert Allen, jun.; Gent.; Thomas Russell, Gent.; Robert Webb, Gent.; John Russell, Gent. ; George Edward Gittens, Gent. ; James Anthony Oakshott, Gent.; John Breedon Wilkins, Gent. ; Charles Vine, Gent. ; Alfred Harwood Hale Jewell, Gent. ; Joseph Hutson, Gent. ; George Rogers, Gent. ; James Slater, Gent. ; David Lowry, Gent. ; Joseph Collom, Gent. ; Henry Newell Harrison. Gent. ; William Westrope, Gent. ; William Fabian, Gent.; Edward Allen, Gent.; Michael Vickery, Gent.; Peter Strickland, Gent.; George Aylen, Gent. ; Edward Pearce, Gent. ; William Thomas Price, Gent. ; William Snook, Gent. ; John Murray, Gent. ; William Andrews, Gent. ; Francis Martin, Gent. ; John Brown, Gent. To be Surgeon—John Cushen Sabben, Esq. Devonport Brigade—To be Colonel Commandant—Sir John Louis, Bart. - To be Lieutenant Colonels—James Henderson, Esq.; William Edye, Esq. To be Majors—John Erasmus Mills, Esq.; William Stigant, Esq.; Frederick Valentine Gottlieb, Esq.; Wil liam Spinet-, Esq. To be Captains—Thomas William Miller, Esq.; Wil liam Aylward, Esq ; William Thompson, Esq.; John Llewellyn, Esq.; Robert Laws, Esq.; John Cole Burl wood, Esq. ; John Inman Finchman, Esq.; Buliey, Esq.; Thomas Goss, Esq.; Archimedes Couch, Rich ard Scott, Esq. ; James Creed, Esq. ; William Esq.; George Dann Banes, Esq.; John Waymouth, Esq.; James Gormally, Esq.; John Besley, Esq. To be Lieutenants—Thomas Potts, Gent. (Adjutant) ; William Cable, Gent. ; Francis Frederick Jemmett, Gent.; Richard Guard, Gent ; Joseph Brown, Gent.; Daniel Christopher, Gent; H. Browning Triscott , G ent. ; Ambros Tuscott, Gent. ; William Mason. Carrington, Gent. ; William Darling, Gent. ; Benjamin Stokes, Gent. ; William Rundell, Gent ; Henry Neal Pilford Walker, Gent. ; Thomas Edwards, Gent. ; John Hol man Morris, Gent.,; George Newton, Gent. ; Henry Gamble Keys, Gent. ; Ebenezer Wood, Gent. ; Philip Peck, Gent. ; William Morrison Richards, Gent. ; Thomas Doidge, Gent. ; Graham Wolridge, Gent. ; Sa muel Angear," Gent. ; Thomas Bond, Gent. ; Thomas Glanville, Gent.; Richard Way, Gent. ; Francis Lam pen, Gent.; John Orem, Gent. To be Surgeon—John Reid, Esq. Breakwater Battalion—To be Lieutenant-Colonel — William Walker, Esq. Sheerness Brigade—To be Colonel Commandant — David Price, Esq. To be Lieutenant Colonels—Richmond Easto, Esq.; Samuel Read, Esq. To be Majors—James Underwood, Esq. ; William Corbet Edwards, Esq.; William Lockyer Freeman, Esq. To be Captains—Henry Bois, Esq. ; John Parminter, Esq. ; William Robert Lang, Esq.; James Ward, Esq.; Thomas Stocker, Esq. ; Henry Loyalty Peake, Esq. George Skinner, Esq. ; John Basset Luson, Esq. ; George Netherwood, Esq. To be Lieutenants—Herbert Lewis Orme, Gent. (Ad jutant); Alexander Moor, Gent.; Josiah Flynn, Gent.; John Creasey, Gent.; John Yenning, Gent.; John Sedg• wick Harper, Gent.; John Knight, Gent.; James Ebe nezer Stevens, Gent.; John Couchman, Gent.; George Pounder, -Gent.- Richard William Carter, Gent.; George Murton, 'Gent.; William Betts, Gent.; Stephen Charles Dibdin, Gent.; William Usher, Gent.; Samuel Lath, Gent. CHATHAM BRIGADE. To be Colonel•Commandant--Sir Thomas. Bourchier, K.C. B. To be Lieutenant-Colonels—Alexander Kerley, Esq.; Francis James Laire, Esq. To be Majors—John Miller, Esq.; Thomas Baldock Esq. To bo Captains—John Moore, E.g.; Oliver William Lang. Esq,; Th o mas Sutton Vinall, Esq.; Jo hn Shef field, Esq.; Clarence Rhind, Esq.•, Edward Cheeseman, Esq.; John Parks, Esq.; William Blessley, Esq.; Henry Vinall, Esq.; James Wyatt, Esq.; Robert Driver, Esq.; James Burton, Esq.; George Cotsell, Esq. To be Lieutenants —George Downer, Gent. (Adju tant); Stephen Hart, Gent.; John Barnaby, Gent.; Henry Collingwood Alms, Gent.;. George Mart, Gent.; Sampson Seaton, Gent.; Joseph Chase, Gent.; John Whitthora, Gent.; William Hutchens, Gent.; Thomas Burnell Ward, Gent,; William Stigant, Gent.; George Tucker Skinner, Gent._ ; William Harding, Gent.; Da vid Morgan, Gent. ; Daniel Harding, Gent. • William Richard Fyninore, Gent. ; R i c hard Dunn, G ent.; Ed ward Stigant, Gent.; Henry Broomfield, Gent.; John Rich, Gent.;. William Braham Robinson, Gent. ; Jona than Stratton, Gent. ; William Guard, Gent. ; John Thomas Taylor, Gent. . To be Surgeon—Henry Peacock, Esq., M.D. Woolwich Brigade—To be Colonel Commandan, Sir James John Gordon Bremer, K.C.B. • To be Lieutenant-Colonels —Thomas Elson, Esq. Oliver Lang, Esq. To be Majors—William Jenkins, Esq.; Francis Lewis Mouchet, E:q. To be Captains—Henry Chatfield, Esq. ; James Parlby Peake, Esq. ; Joseph Pinhorn, Esq. ; Smar Fullager, Esq. ; Peter Morgan, Esq. ; Joseph Large, Esq. ; Edward Thomas Burr, Esq. ; Joseph Monday, Esq. ; William Woods, Esq. To be Lieutenants—John Christie, Gent. (Adjutant); Edward John Bennett Graves, Gent ; John Trickett, Gent.; James M`Callum, Gent.; William Trafalgar Evans Miller, Gent.; David Roy, Gent.; James Man ning, Gent.; Henry George Bahnerino Johnson, Gent.; Walter Scott,' Gent. ; Charles John Pringle, Gent.; Benjamin Wilson Pidcock, Gent. ; Charles Orlando Dutton, Gent.; William Andrews Hatton, Gent.; Frede rick Dutton, Gent.; Edwin Arthur Bernays, Gent.; William Rigby, Gent.; Henry John Allan, Gent.; Robert Beetnan, Gent.; Thomas Henry Crouch, Gent. To be Surgeon—Peter Suther, Esq.. M.D. Deptford Brigade—To be Colonel Commandant—Sir John lull!. To be Lieutenant-Colonels—George Farquhar Morice, Esq.; Charles Willcox, Esq. To he Majors—John Irvng, Esq. ; John Elliot, Esq. To be Captains—Win. Pembroke, Esq.; Edward Ede, Esq; Thomas &Oswald, Esq; ;Robert George Smith Bowring, Esq; Nicholas Phillips Bromell, Esq.; Wm. Rodweil Willcocks, Esq; Win. Buck, Esq; Henry Daniel James, Esq; Benjamin Williams, Esq. """To be Lieutenants—Richard Samson, Gent. (Adju tant); William Bowley, Gent.; John Robinson, Gent.; John Piddell, Gent.; Archibald Cockbnrn Gloag, Gent.; Edward Wilkinson, Gent.; James Tudhope, Gent.; William Balfour Stevenson ,Gent.; Andrew Hall, Gent.; Joseph Simon Pole, Gent.; William Benjamin Pem brooke, Gent.; Edward Weeks Spencer Basden, Gent. James Henry Edwa rd Bennett, Gent. ; Jam es Morrison' Gent.;mon(ln Montmorency, I G le e y n n t. o ; ld i s ien G r e y nt t .; William Reymond de mer Morley, r G , Gent.• l William Ful e e G n ea.; Henry Vaughan, Gent.; John Walli; To be Surgeon—John Brown, Esq. Pembroke Brigade—To be Colonel• Commandan— t Thomas Falcon, Esq. To be Lieutenant-Colonel — R ich a rd Abethell, Esq. To be Majors George Chiles, Esq. ; Richard. Weatberley, Esq. To be Captains—Thomas Pretious, Esq ; John Da vidson, Esq.; William Moody, Esq., Joseph Burdwood,, Esq.; James Edwards, Esq.; Richard Kneebone, Esq.; Richard Bonniwell, Esq.; Etecumbe Chevallier, Esq. To be Lieutenants—Walter Gillies, Gent. (Ad jutant)•' James Christie, Gen!.; Anthony Blan chard Pike, Gent.; John Vennin!, Gent.; Ebenezer Clatworthy, Gent.; Abraham Brurnage, Gent.; Robert Harwood, Gent; Wm. Canham, Gent; Wm. Campbell, Gent; James Potter, (Gent.; Alester Andrew M`Alpin, Gent.; Henry Tremain,';ifent.; Charles Lewis, Gent.; Jonathan Ground, Gent.;_ Frederick Turner Gent.; Robert Prout Saunders Gent..; W illiamm Edward Sec combo, Gent. Royal Clarence Battalion.—To be Colonel Command ant—Sir William Edward Parry. 'To be Major—Thomas Fasselt Grant,, Esq. To be Captains—John Churcher, Esq.; Charles Foster, Esq. To be Lieutenants—Henry Pearson, Gent.; Joseph Goddard Churcher, Gent.; Richard Lance, Gent. Royal William Battalion —To be Colonel-Com mandant—John Toup Nicolas, Esq., C.B. To be Mejors—James W. Armstrong, Esq.; Anthony Pike, Esq. To be Captains— William Walker, Esq.; Thomas Jamieson, Esq- • To be Lieutenants—Robert Watson, Gent.; Charles Scott, Gent.; William Fergus M'Kain, Gent. The commissions of the above-named officers to bear date Ist June, 1848. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wor cestershire. The Queen's Own Regiment of Worcestershire Yeo manry Cavalry—Cornet Robert Clive to be Captain, vice Hemming, resigned; Cornet Robert Berkeley to be Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant Smith, retained upon the Establishment of the Regiment, without pay ; William Taylor, Gent,' to be Lieutenant, eice Woodroffe, de ceased ; Robert Mynors, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Clive, promoted ; Robert Peel, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Robert Berkeley. promoted, July 1. ADMIRALTY, Jures 29. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet Enbull Daysh Thelwall to be Second Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet William John Spencer Richards to be Second Lieutenant ' • Gentleman Cadet John Vaughan C arden Reed to be Second Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet Richard Pentland Henry to be Second Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet Charles Louis Atterbury Farmer to be Second Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet William Kelly to be Second Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet Charles Joliffe to be Second Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet Henry Lindsay Searle to be Second Lieutenan; Gentle man Cadet Harry Lewis Evans to be Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet Henry Nicholson Tinklar to be Second Lieutenant. aticnal Debt hereby give notice, that no sum will be I applied by them on account of the Sinking Fund, under the provisions of the said Act, between the 7th day of July, 1848, and the 10th day of October, 1848. S. HIGHAM, Comptroller-General. National Debt-office, July 5, 1848. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Beynon, ironmonger, Swansea, Glamorganshire. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Spurrier Pearce, saddler, Southampton, July 14 and Aug. 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Sowton, Great James-street, Bedford-row. Thomas Kemp, builder, Birmingham. Peter Fisher, ironmonger, Bristol. Isaac Rowe Becktord, retailer of beer, Plymouth. James Coop, timber merchant, Radcliffe, Lancashire. George Perigal and Charles Brady, wine merchants, Cletnent's•lane, Lomberd-street, City. William Chambers, earpenter, Blackman-street, New ington, Surrey. Robert Johnston, merchant, Savage. gardens, City. James Swinburn, builder, Ledbury-terrace, West bourne-grove, Notting-bill. Middlesex. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price or Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending July 4, 1848. is '24s. 104 d. per cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 7.) Sucan.—To-day there was no improvement in the home or export demand for raw Sugar, and as holders were desirous to sell, we have to announce a further fall in the value. West India Muscovado was dealt in with caution for both the scale and pan, although the rates taken are rather under those of yesterday. The private sales did not exceed 240 hhds and trcs. At public sale 104 hhds of Barbadoes went off flatly, and a small part only sold at 6d decline. For all sorts of Sugar the market closed with an unfavourable aspect. REFINED. —To-day the markettandd um a r ha aqups could n quiet appear ance not generally t g ain on ed dos:still s under 55s 6d. Prices are evidently Bonded Crushed Sugar export ollth fo e r r d e eb fi ce n l i e on d be t. For ortieirs are on the increase, and prices are firmer, 25s 6d .to 275 is the value of first and second sorts. MAURITIIII.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauri tius submitted to public sale was large, and amounted to 8,112 bags, 121 tres, and 30 casks. The biddings were languid, still the chief part sold, grocery sorts at 6d per cwt ,deeline. EAST INDIA.—This , afternoon at public sale 1,000 bags Bengal sugar were' sold at firm rates, and went at 43s for good white Beneres, and 41s Gd to 42s 6d for damp and washed. FORElGN.—Although holders of Foregn Sugar have been deriving a benefit of is 6d per cwt by a reduction in the duty since Wednesday, under the Bill of 1846, still on their part a desire is manifested to realize, as the circumstances we have alluded to will be only of short duration. Cocoa..—There are again heavy arrivals of West India, and sellers are disposed to make a further conces sion in the value ; buyers on the other hand make sales with caution. lied Trinidad can be obtained at 38s to 425, and grey 35s to 38s. None at present has been of- fered at public sale. For Foreign there are few buyers, and holders are sellers at 32s to 345 per cwt. COFFEE. —This afternoon Plantation Ceylon met with greater attention, and 14 casks, 350 bags at auction were sold at firmer rates. Of Jamaica 7 casks, and 45 bags went at steady rates. TEA.—There is no further advance to record in the value of Congou, still holders are firm, and moderately supplied tho market. A good business has been con cluded, and upon full terms; the sorts above is 3d per lb selling the moat readily. The value of ordinary and good ordinary sound is 7id to 9d, but middling and middling 9d to lid, blackish leaf 1 lid to is 3d fine and Pekoe flavour is 4d to Is 101, and choice 2s to 2s 2d. Purchases to a fair extent have been made in Pcuchong at from 5d to Bd. Souchong is held with firmness, and a. fair amount 'of business has been con cluded. Green has not improved in value. For scented Teas there is a more active demand, prices cannot be quoted higher this week. At auction 7,212 pkgs have been offered, of which 2,500 were sold. Rwe..--At public sale 1,500 pockets Bengal were all withdrawn. Rico' is expected to be kept at low rates by the prospect of large grain and potato crops. Cleaned is not much wanted. The importation of all sorts of Rice is expected to continue to fall off on ac count of the low prices current here. SPlRlTS.—Although there are sellers of Jamaica Rum at a reduction on former rates of 2d to 3d per gallon, still home buyers have made purchases with caution, and few export orders were completed. The sales for the week are only 100 puns. East India is little wanted, and is 4d to Is 6d is the value of proof. For Leeward Island the demand con tinues very limited at is lid to Is 8d proof. Havannah is dull of sale at is 5d proof. Ot East India a fair quan tity has come to hand, whilst of West India arrivals are extensive. The deliveries for all purposes continue to fall off. There has been little desire evinced to operate in Brandy, whilst holders are willing to sell. For Geneva the demand is brisker. OlLS.—This afternoon Southern Oil met with atten tion. At auction 100 tuns were sold at 221 to 241 lbs for low to fine, which are full rates. Sperm is not much wants d, and 20 tuns went at 751 to 791 15s for good and fine, which are lower prices. Of Palm 196 casks w ere only in part sold. TaeLow.--This afternoon prices underwent little variation for Tallow at the public sales. Of New South Walt s 173 estiks were sold at 40s 6d to 43i 6d, and in ferior 39s to 40s ; 166 casks South American 40s to 43s ; 51 casks Bermuda 36s 3d to 40s per cwt. rt MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT (IRELAND) BILL, On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE this Bill was read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions from various lodges of Odd Fellows, in favour of the Bill for the legalisatioa of their societies. The Duke of BUCCLEUGII presented several peti tions against the Scotch Marriages and Births Registra tion Bills. SALE OF BEER BILL. The sale of — Beer Regulation Bill passed through Committee. BANKRUPTCY LAWS CONSOLIDATION BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of this Bill. There was no less than forty•two laws at present in existence on the subject of bankruptcy; the consequence was that the obscurity . of the law was such that traders were univer sally complaining of its obscurity. This Bill was intended to remedy the evil complained of—to embody in one Act the various improvements which had been introduced into those laws. The Noble and Learned Lord then proceeded to describe the various improvements which had been introduced into the Bankruptcy Laws of late years, and concluded by moving that the Bill be read a second time. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Bill was read a second time. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. On the order of the day for the House going into Committee on the Health of Towns Bill being read, The Earl of FITZHARDINGE presented a petition for certain property of water-works praying to be heard by Counsel against the Bill. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions from va rious waterworks companies with a similar prayer, and suggested the propriety of referring the Bill to a Select Committee up stairs. Lord BROUGHAM rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clock. Mr. FAGAN presented a petition from a place in Ireland, complaining of the imperfect state of the har bours of that country. Sir CHARLES I3URRELL presented petitions from Sussex in favour of reformatory asylums. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Kingston, Jamaica, praying for protection. The Hon. Member could not aeree with the prayer of the petition. Mr. HOPE presented a petition from Gloucester against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. Mr. OSBORNE presented several petitions in favour of the ballot. Also petitions from Worcester in favour of the abolition of church rates. Mr. LOCKHART preented a petition from the West India Association of the city of Glasgow in favour of protection. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented petitions from Rochdale praying for the abolition of the Central Poor-Law Board. Also a petition from the same place praying for the adoption of a system of education in Lancaster supported by public rates. The Hon. Member also presented a petition from a parish in the Tower Hamlets in favour of the Charter. Mr. NEWDEGATE presented a petition from War wick against the Highways Bill. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from Glou cester praying for the abolition of the Central Poor-law Board. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. In reply to a question from Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. GREENE stated that it was intended, perhaps next year, but certainly not this, to pull down the tem porary committee-rooms of the Ilouse, to facilitate the progress of the new buildings. It was also intended to improve the vaults and eight c ommittee-rooms in the cloisters, but these proceedings would involve no change in Mr. Barry's original plans. METROPOLITAN POLICE. Sir B. HALL, pursuant to notice, asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to state the rea sons why the Bill for limiting the amount to be raised out of th© rates for support of the metropolitan police W 23 withdrawn; and whether it is intended to act up to the understanding conveyed by ' Mr. Phillips, sad by the Police Commissioners, in letters dated December and January last, that the ratepayers shall not be called upon topay more than they have hitherto done for the support of the police. Sir R. H. INGLIS was also anxious to ask the Right Hon. Baronet a question in reference to this subject, though it was in no way connected with the fiscal part of it. He wished to bear his testimony— The SPEAKER called the Hon. Member to order. Sir R. H. INGLIS apprehended that if he moved the adjournment of the House it would put him in a position to make his statement, but it would save time if the House would allow him to proceed without making that motion. Mr. E. DENISON rose to order. The Hon. BarOnet had no right to make a statement which at present was irregular, because he could make such statement by moving the adjournment of the House. The Hon. Baronet ought to be restrained from making his statement until he had moved the adjournment of the House. The SPEAKER intimated that the Hon. Gentleman would not be in order unless he intended to conclude with a motion. Sir R. 11. INGLIS did not intend to conclude with a motion. Seeing that the public of this county had ob tained so much advantage from the police force, he merely wished to take advantage of a precedent and— Mr. HUME rose to order.--(Laughter.) Unless the Hon. Baronet intended to conclude with a motion, he would not be in order ; he could, he submitted, bring forward his observations when the adjournment of the House until Monday was moved. Sir GEORGE GREY replied to the questions. The 10th George IV., c. 44, sec. 23, empowered the levying of a rate upon the rate payers of the metropolis, for the purpose of maintaining the police did not exceed Bd. in the pound. 10,0001. for merly applied to the Bow-street patrol out of the public funds was devoted towards paying the cost of the po lice. By a subsequent Act the rate was reduced to 6d. in the pound, and the Government were commissioned to devote 60,000!. of the public money to the same pur pose. At present 219,0001. was levied on the metropo litan parishes, and 98,8691. (as we understood) pea.' out of the public funds. In consequence of representations, the Government introduced a Bill to empower the Commis sioners of Police to levy a less rate than 6d. in the pound. The Bill had been withdrawn, but circumstances had recently occurred which rendered an increase of the force necessary, and the whole question at issue was, who was to pay the additional cost. He should be happy at all times to meet deputations on the subject, but the recent report which had appeared in the news papers with regard to a deputation that had waited upon him was altogether incorrect. He did not think there was much reason to complain, seeing the reduction that bad taken place in the rate. He hoped to see the equalization of the rates which had taken place in Mid dlesex would extend to neighbouring countries. Mr. HUME hoped the subject would bo referred to a Committee. Sir G. GREY had no abjection to lay upon the table of the House a statement showing the increased duty of the police.—(Hear, hear.) Since the police had been established, no less than 200 miles length of streets had been added to the metropolis.—(Hear, hear.) Sir R. INGLIS wished to know whether or not an unprecedented resignation had taken place of the per sons in the police force between the 10th of April and the 6th of May last: He was also desirous of knowing to what extent the Government intended to increase the police, and whether they had entered into any arrange ment with tho Electric Telegraph Company to furnish information to the Government. Sir G. GREY said that the increase intended to be made by the Government in the police would be 500; that the resignations in the police force between the 10th of April and the 6th of June was not more than usual; and that the offer of the Electric Telegraph Company to give information to the Government was under con sideration. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. BOOSE CF LORDS. July 6. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW CASTLE-ON .TI NE RAILWAY BILL. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved that the time for presenting petitions against the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-on-Tyne Railway Bill be extended to the 11th inst Atter a few words from Lord BEAUMONT, The Marquis of LONDONDERRY resumed, and said he thought their Lordships would find it their duty to investigate the subject. The Noble and Gallant Mar quis then presented several petitions in relation to the Liverpool, Manchester, aed Newcastle-on-Tyne Rail way Company (Abandonment of the Railway and Disso lution of the Company)Bill, and gave notice that they be referred to the Seleci Committee sitting on the Bill. COPYHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL. The order of the day for going into Committee on the Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill having been moved by the LORD CHANCELLOR, Lord WiIARNCLIFFE suggested the postponement of the Committee, on the ground that another measure was under consideration, which would meet the case in a still more satisfactory manner than the Bill introduced by the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack. Some discussion ensued, iu which several Noble Lords took part, and The LORD CHANCELLOR, under the circum stances, said he would not then persevere with his Bill. The consideration of the Bill in Committee was con sequently postponed. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 6. NATIONAL REPRESENTATION-ADJOURNED • DE. BATE. On the motion for reading the order of the day for resum. ing the adjourned debate on Mr. Hume's motion, Mr. HUME presented twenty petitions from various loca. lities in favour of his motion. The order of the day was then read. Mr. HUME wished to be allowed to make one remark It was to express a hope that the House would come to a division on the motion that night, and that Hon. Gentlemen would regulate tke length of, their speeches with a view to that result.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " Divide.") Mr. OSBORNE said that the Hon. Member for North amptonshire had concluded the motion which he had intro duced to their notice by a series of grammatic readings, with the remark that perseverance was a great quality in a Mem ber of that House; but there was another quality still more necessary, and that was patience, and that, he hoped the House would extend to him for a very brief period. When he bad moved the adjournment of this debate on a former evening, he suspected that the cause of the debate being put off for so long a period was not because the sugar duties had expired, and the result proved that he was right. He be lieved that his Right Honourable Friend had yielded to nothing but the necessity of the occasion. The House could not forget the three very remarkable speeches by which the motion of his Honourable Friend had been met when it was first brought forward. They would recollect the assertion which had been put forward with so much confidence that this movement was not founded or based on any particular support. The Hon. Member who had stated so, had said that it was based on an erroneous, and not on a popular sup port. He (11r. Osborne) could not, in his own person, pre sume to say how far he expressed the feelings ot the consti tuency that he so inadequately represented, but this he would say, that if not founded on popular support, it was in his opinion founded at all events on justice and expediency, and he for one would therefore give his vote in its favour. — (Hear, hear.) Though there might be some difference in the wording ot the petitions that had been presented on this subject, it could not be denied but that they all united in one prayer and one opinion, and that was that the present repre sentation of this country was inadequate—(Hear, hear) — and it was remarkable that throughout the three speeches made against the motion, though all had ridi culed the detaile, nut one word bad been said against the principle.—(Hear, hear.) One of these lion. Members had told them that he hated the word " Reform and yet that Hon. Gentleman had himself written pam phlets in favour of it in 1829, and had given notice of two motions in the present session that seemed to have a ten dency in.that direction. He next came to the speech of his Hon. Friend the Member for Buckinghamshire, whose speeches—as long as they were not directed against himself —he always heard with great admiration and delight. That Hon. Gentleman, by his untiring energy and great abilities, had done one thing which no other man could have douc— he had almost communicated a condition of galvanic life to the defunct principles of Toryism.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He had told them that he was for none of their vulgar Refiarmers—that he would have none of their Wilsons or their Thompsons, but that he was ready to rally round any great measures of reform that might emanate from No. 17, Old Bond-street.—(Laughter.) Every one, it appeared, was now for progress; and the only question was, what was to be the base of the new vehicles, and who were to be the drivers ? He feared, however, that the country was not likely to benefit much by the extent of unanimity among Hon. Members on the sub ject. They were all familiar with the fable of the man with two wives—the younger of whom pulled all the grey hairs out of his head, while the elder one pulled out the black hairs, until he was in a short time left without any hair at all. So it was in that House. One did not like electoral divisions, another objected to the ballot, and another to household suffrage, until, between all, the reform for which they professed themselves anxious dwindled down to nothing ; and next session he had no doubt but that his Hon. Friend would find himself shorn of all his fair proportions.— (Laughter.) The Noble Lord at the head of the Govern ment had taken another objection—one that seemed to be the stereotyped objection on such occasions. He had told them that none of them objected to reform, but that this was not the proper time.—(Hear, hear.) That objec tion seemed to. be at all times a sort of stage pro perty in Downing-street. In 1783, when Pitt brought forward his measure of reform,' Lord North met it by say ing that that Was not the proper time. In 1790, Mr. Pitt, who had succeeded to office iu the interim, gave the very same answer to Mr. Flood ; and he found that the Noble Lord, when be brought forward his motions for reform in 1822, 1828, and 1831, was met by the same exclamation. The objection of the Ministers of the day always ran in the same cuckoo note,—" This is not the proper time."— (Hear, hear.) He was of o, inion that no time could be more fitting than the present.—( Hear, hear.) He thought that when they had certain indications of a coming storm in the hori zon it was the time for putting their houses in order. He thought that when the Goverment had found it necessary to introduce a measure for the better protection of life and pro-. perty, that they ought to be at least ready to tell the people that other measures to meet tha public wishes would also be brought forward, and that the Noble Lord should con sent to lay on the table a Bill in favour of the ameliora tion of the national representation. A change in the constitution of that House was the more necessary in the present state of the finances of the country. The great complaint made by the present and the late Ministers of the Crown was, that they were far from wishing to increase the public burdens, but that additional expenses were con stantly pressed upon them by Parliament--principally, no doubt, by the Hon. Members who sat on the benches be hind them—(Laughter)—and who were anxious to effect objects beneficial to their constituents. When they recol lected the enormous burden of taxation that was pressing upon the country, and when they saw that all their re sources were failing, he thought that the absolute necessity for retrenchment was a strong argument why they ought to reform the constitution of that House.—.(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Buckinghamshire seemed to argue that so far from taxation having increased, it had actually remained stationary since 1827. His Hon. Friend had given them a statement showing that the ordinary revenue for the financial year ending the . sth of January, 1818, was forty-five - and a halt millions, but he did not know on what ground his Hon. Friend had fixed on that sum, as the revenue for that year was no less than 54,850,0001. Neither could he understand why the Hon. Member should keep the income-tax entirely out of view in his calculation. But instead of taking 1827, the Hon. Member ought to have taken 1835 and i 836, years after the passing of the Reform Bill, and when a system of retrenchment had been entered upon. Let the House look to the comparative view which those years supplied. The army, navy, ordnance, and mis: cellaneous estimates for 1835 only amounted to 14,123,000/., whereas these estimates for 1848 were no less than 23,315,000/., or an increase amounting, in fact, to upwards of nine millions.--(Hear, hear.) In the face of all this, how, he would ask, could his Honourable Friend assert that the country could not complain of taxation? On comparing the proportion of taxation paid in different countries he found that the amount of taxes per bead was, in the United States 9s. 7d., in Russia 9s. 9d., in Austria Ils. 6d., in Prussia Ils. 4d., in France U. 45., and in Great Britain 2/. 12s. 6d.—(Hear, hear)—and that did not include church - rates, borough-rates, and, other local burdens. When the Hon. Gentleman told them that the working classes had no reason to complain of taxation, he would ask, had the poor man no right to complain, that out of every 20s. which he expended in the purchase of tea, 10s. went in duty; while out of every 20s, expended in tobacco, 16s. went in duty ; and in the articles of sugar and coffee he was also taxed to a nearly similar amount? Would the working classes believe thar under such circumstances there had been no increase in the expenditure since 1827 ? And here he would beg to remark, that he could never forget the debt of gratitude which he felt was due to the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth for his effort in favour of the reduction of taxes which pressed upon the poorer portion of the community.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had dwelt on the efforts which had been made to get up an agitation on this question, but the Hon. Gentleman ought to recollect that agitators and professional lec turers were not the cause but the effect of public discontent.—(Hear, hear.) He had himself met many paid agitators at different times travelling through the country, who exhibited letters of license dated from No. 17, Old Bond-street.—(Laugher.) Ile would not enter into the question of abstract right of voting. That was all very well for bookworms and persons of that description ; but he would confine himself to the practical view of the matter. There were in that House many advo cates for universal suffrage. He confessed that he was not one of them. He believed that where interests had grown up under a limited suffrage, they could not go at once to universal suffrage with safety to the general representation of the country. Lie was ready to abide by a residential test, and he would the more readily adopt such a system because it would let in that class, the educated mechanics—who he thought had not been done justice to by the Hon. Member for West Surrey (Mr. H. Drummond), when he said that they did not trouble their heads with the subject. The Noble Lord had stated in 1822 that he based his demand for reform on the progress of education and intelligence; and he compared the state of the country in 1770, when there had been but four circulating libraries in London, with that time, when there were 100 circulating libraries in London, and 500 in the country. But what would the Noble Lord think ought to be the basis of the frachise now when he recol lected the spread of mechanics' institutes throughout the country since the period when he had put forward that statement ? (Hear, hear.) In the report of Sergeant Gre ville's Committee it was stated, even at that remote time, that all householders were entitled to vote as well as free.. men.—(Hear, hear) Coming down to more modern times, he found that the present Duke of Marlborough brought in a Bill in 1830, not merely for reform, but for the payment of Members of Parliament, for the admission of clergymen into. that House, for the establishment of electoral districts, and for household suffrage. Many of the Noble Lord's present colleagues voted in favour of that Bill, and he found that one of them—a Cabinet Minister of the present day, Sir John Cam Hobhouse—proposed in 1830 the adoption of a series of resolutions, declaring that no House of Commons would de serve the confidence of the people until the right of suf frage was extended ; that each Member ought to be elected by a proportionate body of electors; that the duration of Parliament ought to be materially shortened ; and that each elector should, without exposure to loss or gain, be protected in his, vote by the ballot.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped that the Right Hon. Baronet and those of his col • leagues by whom he was supported on that occasion would now vote for the motion of his Hon. Friend.—(Hear, hear.' But even in the present session the Noble Lord had intro- • ,duced a Bill which was to be applied to Ireland, giving the right to vote to every tenant-at-will rated at 41., and he did not see what particular virtue there was in a 10!. qualifica tion is England, if there was to be an 8/. qualification ex tended to tenants-at-will in Ireland. His Hon. Friend the Member for Buekinglianishire bad gone very fully into this question of the franchise, and had told them that he looked -• on tl.e suffrage not as a trust, or a right, but as a privilege. He (Mr. Osborne) begged to differ from his Hon. Friend in that view, and to tell him that the voters themselves, in half the small boroughs, looked upon the suffrage not as a trust, or as a right, or as a privilege, but as a perquisite. He believed that the horror of bribery which was professed in that House was not sincere, as he did not think there were twenty Mem bers in the House who did not pay pretty smartly, and did not draw considerable bills on their bankers on account of their seats—(Hear, hear) —and if the Noble Lord and his party were sincere in their horror of bribery, he wished that they would strike at the fountain head.—(Hear, hear.) In a book written by a certain distinguished Whig Lord, this custom was spoken of as " a countervailing expediency to the landed interest."—(Laughter.) The first case of bribery brought before the house was in 1571; and he was sorry that he did not see the Hen. Member for Westbury in his place, as he could tell him that toat borough had the dis tinction of being the locality complained against on that occasion.—(Laughter.) From that period to the present bribery at elections had been constantly before the public, until people believed in the truth of what a British satirist had written sixty years ago— " Those who would seek to gain the votes of British tribes, Must add to force of merit force of bribes." —( Laughter.) Then with respect to the electoral districts, Hun. Gentlemen were really not aware of the monstrous inequality of the present system. Ile would take the dis tricts of Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith, Fulham, and Chiswick, occupying fourteen square miles, having a rate able value of 484,000!., and a population of 110,000 persons, and with 18,445 registered voters, and yet that district was without a representative, while such places as Caine, Mid hurst, Harwich, and other small boroughs, were allowed to send Members to that House, for there were lion. Gentlemen to be found who were not too respectable to sit even for such a borough as Harwich.—(Laughter.) His Hon. Friend had favoured them with a great number of statistics on this part of the subject. He had shown that Glasgow was entitled to seven representatives—God defend them trom seven Macgre gers in Parliament !—(Loud laughter, and cries of " Order.) Well, from seven Members from Glasgow.— (Laughter.) Having mentioned that Hon. Gentleman's name, he begged to say that he sincerely believed him to be among the most distinguished Members of that House.—(Hear, hear.) Ott the same principle that his Hon. Friend the Member for Bucks (Mr. Disraeli) had defended the present system of representation, the system of Gatton and old Sarum must be defended. He had the honour of sitting in the last Parliaa ment for a place in the county of Bucks, and he knew as well as could be that all the boroughs in that county were its. financed more or less by local proprietors. But was the division of the representation anything like equal? Bucks, for instance, was rated at 674,0001., and it sent eleven Mem bers; Middlesex was rated.at 7,223,4001., and it sent fourteen Members According to this division, property was not re presented in that House.—(Hear, hear.) The next point he arrived at was the protection of the ballot, and he must say that all the arguments urged against it appeared to him to be more founded upon sentiment than reason. What were the words of ,the Noble Lord? " Look," he said, "at America; there every man's vote is known, though they have the ballot." Well, what did that prove but that there was no intimidation and no bribery—that, in fact, the voter was careless whether his vote was known or not.—(Hear, hear.) Then the Noble Lord tried to frighten them, and he said, " Look at France; there they had a Chamber elected by the ballot, and they had a revolution!" The Noble Lord must have been aware that that Chamber was elected by a constituency of under 200,000 in a popu- • lation of 34,000,000, and that it was owing to the ballot alone that any independent Member found his way into the Chamber.—(Bear, hear.) To the ballot, and to the ballot alone, it was owing that Conservatives were returned to the present representative body.—(Hear. hear.) But the usual sentimental reason for refusing the ballot was that it was " un-English." This was supposed to be unanswerable. He doubted, however, whether it was not far more un- English to train,: in votes and to bribe a man with money to make him vote vg-c.inst his conscience. —( Hear.) Many Members were perf.aps aware that the celebrated Committee of four, which sat the Reform Bill, was composed of Sir James Graham, Lord John Russell, Lord Duncannon, and the Earl of Durham; and he would ask the House to remember what they recommended.—(Hear, hear.) Why they recommended the introduction of the ballot and the shortening of the duration of Parliaments.—(Hear, hear.) And what said Lord Althorp upon the same occasion? Why," said he, " by your introduction of the Chandos clause into the Reform Bill you have made it one great ar- • gUment for the ballot."—( Hear, hear.) Earl Grey used the same argument in the House of Lords. After this he would ask those twenty Honourable Gentlemen who voted for the ballot in 1842, some of whom then used hard language to the Noble Lord, whether they would be swayed by the Noble Lord's argument in 1848? Twenty gentlemen belonging to the Government—two of them Cabinet Ministers—voted for the ballot in 1832! Would they support it now?—(Hear hear.) The next question to be noticed was that relat ing to the qualification of Members. The Noble Lord had said very little on this subject in his speech the other night. He would tell the House, however, that the qualification was of recent introduction.—(Hear, hear.) In the year 1703, the then Parliament composed prin cipally of landed proprietors, was very jealous of the commercial classes, and as they wished to confine the legislative power to the gentry, they passed an Act declaring that no man who had not an estate of 3001. a year in land was eligible to a seat in that House. The clause as to land bad been altered by Mr. Warburton's Bill, but the amount remained. Now, what said a Cabinet Minister, Mr. Ma caulay. on this subject? tie did not know, however, whether Mr. Macaulay was now in the Cabinet or not—nobody knew that.—(A laugh.) But what said Mr. Macaulay? "It is no part of the constitution of the kingdom," he said, " that - the qualification should be exacted ; nor a consequence of the Revolution. It was introduced by a bad Parliament, now held in no great esteem, for the purpose of defeating Use Re volution and excluding the Protestant succession from the Crown."—( Hear.) What did the Hon. Gentleman the Member for North Warwickshire (Mr. Newdegate) think of that?—(A laugh.) Another question upon which the Com mittee of four reported in 1831 was the duration of Parliaments. —(Hear, hear.) Now he declared that if ever there had been a serious infraction of the Constitu -lion, it was the passing of the Septennial Act. It was -passed through one of the Whig horrors of the day. In .1715 the great Whig houses wanted to make the people 'afraid of the Pretender, and therefore they passed this Bill, which was not brought first into the House of Commons, but into the House of Lords by the Duke of Devonshire, enacting that Parliaments should last for seven 3-ears. It was opposed by the Tory party in the House of Commons, not certainly for very elevated reasons, for that assigned by • Sir John Barnard was, that "county gentlemen should always be returned to that House, and nobody else."—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord would find that the average duration of Parliaments since the reign of George 11. was 5i years. The Septennial Act, therefore, he maintained had not, as was said, practically worked as the old constitution; and be further maintained that if the House stare antiquas vial, wished to tread in the steps of the olden time, they must repeal this law.—(Hear, hear.) Ile (Mr. Osborne) should have been content to leave the question at this point, had it not been that in the course of the discussion the other night, the Noble Lord had said the Government of this coun try was not carried on for the benefit of the aristocracy. The Noble Lord on that eoccasion quoted Tacitus. The Hon. Member for West Surrey (Mr. H. Drummond), on the other hand, quoted Dodd. He (Mr. Osborne) had also consulted Dodd, and he found, according to Dodd, there were forty-two boroughs 'still subject to local influence. • Of these. thirty three were under the direct influence of Peers, Eighteen Members represented eleven Whig Peers, and twenty four represented twenty-two Tory Peers. The Noble Lord knew' the constitution of this country : he (Mr. Osborne) would de scribe it according to Dodd.— (A laugh.) The present House contained six marquises, eight earls, twenty-one viscounts, thirty-six lords, sixty-one baronets, and about a dozen honourable misters, making about 274 Members connected with the aristocracy in that House. Besides, there were forty-four Members connected with the army, eight with the navy, and eight holding official appointments. So that in the whole there were no fewer than 334 individuals in that House under the direct influence of the aristocracy. He did not attack individuals, he only attacked the system; but be must say, that things had arrived at such a pass in this country, that it muse be declared the power of the aristocracy had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminishel —(Hear, hear.) Th hd all heard of family petitionta and his Hon. Friend (Mrs flume) had been taunted wid i , the numbers, he presented. But what was the fact with regard to the Government itself ? Was it not founded upee family arrangements? Look at the construction o f the present Cabinet. He would mention no names, but it ive c ,, notorious-that, with one exception, all the members of it were connected together by the ties of blood or marriage' They were a snug family party.—(A laugh.) They so far differed from another exhibition, which was called the Happy Family—(A. laugh)—that whereas that exhibition was composed of distinct breeds, here they were all one, or nearly so; and granting that the individual members of the Cabinet were men of great knowledge and talent, he could only account for the ricketty offspring they had brough t forward, in the shape. of legislative measures, by the fee t that the parents were all related.—(Hear, hear.) Then lo ci " at their subordinates. They were all scions of the aristo cracy. And when the Noble Lord wished he might never, see the day when the Howards and the Stanleys would be in office- Lord J. RUSSELL—I said nothing of the kind. Mr. OSBORNE begged the Noble Lord's pardon. 1.116 Noble Lord' might wish to see the Howards and tile Stanleys in office, for there were few of them in the pu blic service, and the country would riot object ; but the country did object to see the Honourable Tom Noddint obtaini n g some office for which he was totally unfit, while other IDIA° of greater ability, but not of such high birth, were pase l ,:, over. There was an example in point. The son of ter Honourable Friend (Mr. Hume) obtained an office e._ which he was, admirably fitted by capacity and educ atie l and immediately there was a hullabaloo in that House s t ! the whole constitution were tumbling to pieces ; but 0 4 gentleman of the name of Russell obtained an appointnse" o , nothing was said about it. The fact was that our Go v is ment was the Government of a great family ; and he vie just ask whether it had been very remarkable for its suce yo in any one branch ? Was the Colonial Administration ro very prosperous ? Was the condition of our finances IT I A promising ? Had the promises made to Ireland when uo of office been kept whilst in office ? No.—(Hear, es They were however kept in because none of tire greatafan iil „4 were prepared to take the Government. What was 0 7) desired was a Government of practical men.—(Hear, Pe l ops He had been much grieved at the closing remarks 1 0 4 . e, speech of his Hon. Friend the Member for Buckinghwnso.4 His Hon. Friend objected to this movement because he 70. it was a middle-class movement, and that the best Gove o ment was one of traditionary influences and great proll'eli'a round which men might rally. When his Hon. kc e lp talked so sneeringly of the middle classes, he could not a do y thinking he had strangely forgotten the very recee t w of when the-middle classes rallied round the small propertl.o.. the country, and' stood between the Government and to lution.—(Cheers.) He wished his Honourable Erna off s recollect that if this country was distinguished Of Au g thing more than another, it was for the intelligen e %;als wealth of its middle classes; that they were the class , d isg united the ornamental and polished parts of the be"tbeir to the more solid but rude foundation ; that in fec!,,s formed the cement which really preserved th e institutw f ora the country. He (Mr. Osborne) should like to kneW2ces to his Hon. Friend, what were the traditionary infle e ",, De which he referred? The only traditionary infleen;for could find on reading the history was, that a Mem b e4 o oo, county was once superseded in his election to that _--""ost because Clarencieux, king-at -arms, could not fin d his eitt.e arms at the Herald's College. If there was another, it that the Speaker was at one time obliged to sit in his shit in a cocked hat. For the traditionary influences v.,7,70010 House, how far back would his Hon. Friend go? '.ocer, he go to the reign of Edward 111. when onlY e ell_ . %le Lancaster, sent a Member to that ' House in th j tjl that county? Would In go back to the time of 1-160.7 THE NATIONAL DEBT. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury h av i ng certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act 10th George the Fourth, e. 27, sec. 1, that the actual ex penditure of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland exceeded the actual revenue thereof, for the year ended the sth day of April, 1848, by the sum of three million and ninety-two thousand two hundred and eighty-four pounds thirteen shillings and one penny. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the NGE.-(THIS DA. Gibraltar— ...• •• •• •• Legh0rn........ • Genoa .• .. • • •• • • • • • • • Venice.... • • • • • • •• •• Naples .. •• • • .... • Palermo, per0z........ Lisbon.. ••••• • • • Oporto . • ..... Rio Janeiro Bahia ................ ttuenos Ayres .. • ... • • New York, 21 days'sight - Philadelphia .......... PRICKS OF BULLION, PER OIL Foreign Gold in bars £3 17 9 New Dollars ...... u 4 97g Portugal Gold Coin •. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0. Silver in bars •••••• •• 0 4 li% ,-... 31 50 6 1 % .... .... 524 BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria. ca. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the let day of July, 18 p 48. ISSUE DEPAILTMENT. X. Notes Issued • • • • •• •• 27,646,055 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities . • 2984.900 Gold coin and bullion 12,23E4057 Silver bullion ••• • •• 1,407,998 427,616,055 1 £ 27,646,055 M. MAUSILALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the Gth day of July-, IA4B JUNKING D , .Z. Propectors' capital.. 14,553,000 Hest •••- • • • •• • . 3,414,255 Vutil:c &posits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of .EPAATMEN T. Government sacnri ties (including Dead W e i g ht Annuity) .. 12,522,60 Other securities • • .. 11,266,399 ~Totes • • • ..... .• 10,064,970 Gold and silver coin • • 772,198 National Debt, Sim- I ngs-banVi, and Di vidend accounts).. 6,603,239 9ther deposits ••• • • • 9,(719,944 ievon day and other bills •• •• • •. •• 1,035,774 £34.626,212 £34,626,212 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 6th day of July. 1848, THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WAR OFFICE, JULY 7, 1848. 2d Dragoon Guards—John Griffith Price, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Sainders, who retires, July 7. 4th Dragoon Guards—John Glasgow, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Collingwood, promoted, July 7. 10th Light Dragoons--Paymaster Richard John Elrington, from the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Pay- Master, vice Frith, who exchanges, July 7. 11th Light Dragoonslietitenant and Captain George John Johnson, from the Coldstream Regiment o f F oot Guards, to be Captain, vice Duncombe, who exchanges, July 7. • 13th Light Dragoons—Paymaster Edmund Bentley Frith, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Paymaster, vice Elrington, who exchanges, July 7. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Capt. George Thomas Duncombe, front the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant and Captain, , vice Johnson, who ex changes, July 7. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant James White Min• chin, from the 4th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Bamp field, appointed Paymaster, July 7. 10th. Foot—Ensign John Montresor Smyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dashwood, who retires; Ensign 'John Edmund Whaite, from the 94th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Smyth; July 7. 22th Foot—Surgeon Richard Dane, M.D., from the 63d Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Taylor, appointed to the 80th Foot, July 7. William Sibley, from the Foot—Lieut. Henry eutenant, vice Steuart, wh o exchanges, July 62 d 32 1 4 ' 7 0 . F 0 , to t be L 50th Foot —Paymaster Sergeant Alexander Fair to be Quartermaster, vice Moore, deceased, July 7. 62d Foot—Lieut. Charles Fleming Steuart, from the 32d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sibley, who exchanges, July 7. 63d Foot—Surgeon Alexander Sheriffe Macdonell, from the 80th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Dane, appointed to the 29th Foot, July 7. 74th Foot—Arthur Charles Pretyman, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Seale, appointed to Ge t ., to Foot, July 7. 80th Foot—Surgeon John Robert Taylor, from the 29th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Macdonell, appointed to the G3d Foot, July 7. 94th Foot—Ensign Charles Twysden Scale, from the 74th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Whaite, appointed to the 10th Foot, July 27. Ceylon Rifle Regiment Second-Lieutenant Marr Ward to be First-Lieutenant, by purchase. vice Werge, who retires; Charles Roucb, Gent., to be Second Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Ward, July 7. &TTACHED.-Lieutrnant Samuel Burges Lamb, from the 21,t Foot, to be Captain, without purchase; Lieu tenenant Henry William Bace, from the 21st Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, July 7. MEMORANDUM,—The name of the Ensign, appointed to the 71st Foot, on the 3:th June, 1848, is " Dowbig gin," not " Dowbiggen," us previously stated. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 7. DOCR:AItIS TOLUNTEERS.—LTURTSitouTH BRIGAIIE. To be Colonel Commandant --Henry Prescott, Esq., C.B. To be Lieutenant Colonel—John Fincham, Eeq. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1848 COUNTY COURTS. Sir J. DUCKWORTH wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether or not the Government had decided on the payment of the officers of county courts by salaries instead of tees; and if so, at what time that arrangement was intended to be carried our. Sir GEORGE GREY said the subject had been under the consideration of the Government, and that an Order in Council was now i❑ preparation and would be submitted to her Majesty at the next Council upon the subject. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. HERBERT wished to know what course the Government intended to pursue with respect to the Encumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill? Sir G. GREY said that he should propose that the House should sit on Tuesday next at twelve o'clock, in order to resume the debate on the Bill, and that then they should determine when they would next proceed with its consideration. LAW OF MARRIAGE. Mr. S. WORTLEY gave notice thaton an early day he should he sholud move for leave to introduce a Bill to amend the law of marriage. DERBY. ELECTION. Mr. STAFFORD, pursuant to notice, moved that Mr. Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new writ for the election of two burgesses to serve in this peeseut Parliament for the borough of Derby, in the room of the Right Honourable Edward Strutt and the Honourable Frederick Leveson Gower. whose election has been de termined to be void. There were now only two writs left, namely the Derby and the Leicester, but, after what had transpired with refrence to the notoriously corrupt borough of Leicester, it was not his inten tion to move the issue of that writ during the present session. All these cases of bribery might now be inquired into, and ho was very glad to hear that the Bill of the lion. Baronet opposite had been taken up by the Government. Sir J. HAN MER said the opinion of the House was strongly expressed in savour of his Bill when it was first under discussion ; but at that period, looking to many important questions Government had on hand, it was impossible to expect them to take it ur. The Noble Lord, however, since he had got rid of many of those questions had taken up the Bill, and he was glad to say that there was now every prospect of his important subject being fully inquired into. (LEFT SITTING.) THE CHARTIST TRIALS. CENT . AL CRIMINAL COURT. THE TRIAL OF 'WILLIAMS AND VERNON. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) Ttie jury retired at ten minutes past six to deliberate upon their verdict, and at seven o'clock they returned into Court and delivered their verdict, finding Vernon Guilty upon the first count of being present at an un lawful assembly, and Williams Guilty of the whole charge of being present at an unlawful assembly and riot. NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) Ann Fuel, a girl about 16 years of age, and Ann Wood house, aged 25, were indicted for stealing several sums of money, the property of John Woodhouse. It appeared that the elder prisoner was daughter-in law to the prosecutor, who is a farmer and market• gar dener at Edmonton. The younger prisoner was prose cutor's servant, and, under the direction of the elder pri soner, had for months past been in the habit of plunder ing the prosecutor, who, not being able to read or write, did not keep any account of the monies he used to put away, and would not, upon this occasion, have known he had been robbed but for the sum extracted from his drawers, namely, twelve sovereigns, being sufficiently large for him to know there was a diminution of his store. It being discovered that the two prisoners had been spending a quantity of money in wearing apparel, the younger prisoner was taxed, and she admitted the theft, and said the elder prisoner had instigated her to commit the act. In answer to the Court, the prosecutor said the daughter-in-law and his son were most abandoned characters, and he did all he could for them, allowing them to live on his farm and support them. His son had threatened to shoot him if he proceeded with this case, and had refused to leave his farm. They were continually plundering him, and he did not know how to protect himself. The Jury found the younger prisoner guilty, but the evidence against the elder one not being c onclusive iu legal view, the Recorder directed her acquittal. The Recorder told the prosecutor that the sooner he got rid of his son and daughter-in-law the better, and cautioned the woman against any ac t of violence to wards the prosecutor, as a severe punishment would be awarded to her and her husband, if convicted of such an offence. Had the Jury been allowed to convict her upon the present indictment, he should have passed a heavy sentence. The j ud g ment upon Fuel was re spited. No other case of T any interest occurred during the day. HIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) Daniel Rush was indicted for a misdemeanour in selling a scurrilous pamphlet, reflecting disgrace upon the character of Mr. William Cluff. The defendant said le did not know the contents of the pamphlet he sold. The Jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced o two months' imprisonment. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.) Yesterday James Ford, a young man, said to have been an officer in the East India Company's service, was indicted for obtaining a ten pound note by means of false pretences, from Elisabeth Hylyn. The facts of this case kave already appeared in full in the report of the investigation before the police magistrate. It appeared that be had induced the pro secutrix to cash a cheque on a bank in which he had no effects. Mr. PRENDERGAST took some technical objections on behalf of the prisoner. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE decided that the objections were fatal, and directed the jury to acquit the prisoner. Mr. RosE, one of the magistrates on the bench, said he had the honour to know the prisoner's father and grandfather, both of whom were his brother officers. lie regretted very much to see the prisoner stand there on such a charge, but he hoped that it would be a warning to him to be more guarded in his future conduct. John Gore, the dust contractor, of St. John's, Old street, appeared in discharge of his recogniaances to re ceive the judgment of the Court, having been convicted of keeping and maintaining a nuisance in llatfield street. This was the fourth or fifth time the defendant had surrendered under similar circumstances, and on each occasion he was allowed time to remove the nuisance. Another fortnight was allowed him to remove the nui sance, but under an imperative order that if it was not removed in that time the Court would inflict a severe punishment. A police-constable was ordered to watch the premises, and to report to the Court what progress defendant would make towards its total removal. SOUTH-SEA COMPANT.—This company held their usual half-yearly meeting at the South-sea House, Threadneedle-street; Charles Franks, Esq., in the chair. It appeared from the statement of affairs that the amount the company's bond, and other debts, was 17,0051., the guarantee fund 610,464/., dividends, interest, &c., making a total of 776,0911. Balance in the company's favour 21,9261. The statement of the revenue for the half-year showed the increase to have been 156,7631., and the expenditure account left a balance on hand of 65,0321. The report was adopted, and it was then agreed upon that in future the company's surplus capital should be invested in South-sea Stuck, in compliahce with the by-laws, instead of the Qovernment securities.