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NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s Sd to 4 8d; lamb, 4s 6d t o 5 s 6d ; V ea l, 4s Od to 45 6d; and Pork, 4s Od to 4s 6d per Blbs. WIZIETECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 33 8a to 48 8a; Lamb, 48 4d to 58 4d; Veal, 43 to 4s 4d; and Pork, as Sd to 4* 6d per 81bs. ILL B IATE. Tutbotq, 3s to B 10s; ri NG SG lls, 6d to 2s; Cod Fish. is 6d to 3s; Whitings, 3d to 6d; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d; and Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d each ; Soles, 6d to 2s per pair Eels, 8d to is per lb; Mackerel, 3d to 6d each; Sal •!ton, 6d to 10d; ditto Trout, 4d to 6J per lb; Grey Mullets, 4d to is; Red ditto, 3d to ls; Haddocks, 3d to 64 each; Crimped Skate, 3d to 5d per lb; Flounders, Is to le 6d per dozen; Whitebait, is per quart. 3331.Z.AD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from 7d to lid; of Household ditto, 51 to 60 per 4:b loaf lUDS MAZIEET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 1.1 to 2d; ditto, 6411 4 to 721 b, 2d to 2 'd; ditto, 721 b to 8 01 b, lid to `lid; ditto, 80 1 b to 881 b, 2,1 d to 3d; ditto, 83Ib to 961 b 31,1 to 3 1; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to St I; Lamb S k i ns. (each), Is 6d to 2s 7d; Calf Skins 4s 6d to 53; Horse Hides, Si 6d ; Shearlings, 9d to Is 3d. 3IBY3I.I3.ILILETS. SurranELD.—Old Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 15s; New ditto, 21 53 to 3/ ss; Old Clover, 41 to 41 183; New ditto, 31 5s to 41 8s; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 109 per load. Trade dull, at but little alteration in prices. CUMBERLAND. Old Meadow Hay, 31 to 4/ ; New ditto, 2/ 8s to 31 8s; Old Clover, 41 to 4! 15s; New ditto, 31 59 to 4155; and Straw, 115 s to 11 10s per load. Supply moderately good, and trade dull. WRITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 to 3/15s; New ditto, 2155 to 315 e; Old Clover, 4/ to 5/ ; New ditto, 31 10s to 4/ 10s; and-Straw, 11 4s to 1/ 109 per load. A full average Supply, and a sluggish demand. COAL MARK ET.—YesTEATAT. Rate's West Hartley... 14s Od Eden Main lss 6d Carr's Hartley Dean's Primrose ...... 133 Od Shotten East Adairs Main..... 12s Od Stewart's Hasting's Hartley l4s 6d Whitwell HoVivien Main ...... .. 14s 6d Caradoe lss 9d New Tanfield l3s Od Heugh Hall ,. . 15s 3d Original Tanfield lls 6dSouth Hartlepool Ord's Redheugh Townley l3s 64Cowpen Hartley Wall's End, &c. Sidney's Hartley Wharncliffe Washington COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, JULY 28. R.OYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. JOY 21.—Stormfinch cutter, Lieut.-Colonel Bowers, C. 8., from Poole, and proceeded to the eastward. 22 d.--Emerald ditto, J. L.. Symonds, Esq., from Wey inouth. 2 8th.—Fair Rosamond schooner, William Lyon, Esq., from L9ndon. 2 7th.—Nlaid of the Mist cutter, Henry Studdy, E:q., from the westward. SAILINGS. July 22.—Frisk cutter, Richard Frankland, Esq., for Core of Cork. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Capricorn, Fairy, Ariel, Fair Rosamond, Flirt, Camilla, Maud, Gem, Coral Queen, Merlin. Cutters—Alarm, Emerald, Forest Fly, Elizabeth, Os- Prey, Lark, Turquoise, Arrow, Spider, Cygnet, Maid of Yawls—Dream, Susan. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duchess of Kent has taken a house in East Cowes Park for six weeks: Queen Adelaide, it is said, is in -treaty for Norris Castle. The Marquis of Conyngham has. taken East Cowes Castle; the Marquis of Ailesbury, Norfolk [Louse; the Countess of Darnley, Beach Villa; •Lord Glengall, Harriet Lodge; the Countess of Don neval, No. 3, Bath-buildings. The Marquis of Ormonde and fatally arrived yesterday at Millfield House. The Countess of Wilton and Lord Crofton were of the dis•• tinguished party that dined with her Maiesty yesterday. THE POTATO CROP IN THE ISLE OF WlGHT.—Serious reports of the disease are in circulation, but we hope the bad appearance of the haulm has been much increased by the heavy rains and , gales. Very few of the tubers are at present injured, and as. fine weather has now set IN we have reason to hope shit - a, greater quantity of • potatoes will bo grown in the island this year than in any former one, and this would be the case even should one-sixth of the whole crop be lost, so great is the quan tity planted. Barometer 29.77. RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TAAFFIC.- -- The following are the Total Receipts of Rail . trips forthe past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week 1* the previous year:— Week ending Last week. Q " 7. 0 ,1 c i t' t" . .; !. I . ' 0 to C..) G July lb 23 493 1,262 857 4,430 1,410 151 955 1,263 • 652 3,504 1,865 16,602 1,172 1,454 2,410 1,351 3,165 21,835 234 11,328 2,113 174 47,170 1,411 11,229 11,895 3,021 '592 22,798 924 -- 2,18 i 2,411 4,684 1,867 1,007 '632 10,412 1,778 1,877 789 175 550 764 971 1,174 1,036 3,967 14,M)8 1,017 1,109 3,072 1,540 1,656 21,245 10,4G1 1,464 132 49,086 1,417 10,433 10,377 2,507 604 22,601 870 2,325 2,295 9,215 3,919 10,401 1,124 1,501 1,014 23i NAME OF RAILWAY. Aberdeen .......... • • •• .• . Amiens and Boulogne . • • •• • • • • • • Arbroath and Fortar ••••• •- • • • Chester and Birkenhead. •• .• •• •• .. •• Ca1ed0nian............. ............ Chester and Holyhead.-- • • • • . • •• .. Cockermouth and Workington.... •• • • DOlin and Drogheda• ••• •• ...... • •• Duhlin and Kingstown •• • • •• •• • • •• •• Dundee, Pertb,and Aberdeen • • • • •• •• East Anglian—. . • • • • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .... ••• • • • • • Edinbnrgh and .Northern • • •• • • •• • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire .. Eastern Union • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •"' •' Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge... Glasgow. Kilmarnock, and Ayr •• • • • • Glasgow and Greenock• • •••• • • • •• •• Great Southern and Western • • • • • • •• Great Western, 8:c ...... • • • • • • " Kendal and Windermere...... • • • •• Lancashire and Yorkshire.. • • • • • • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Leeds and Thirsk.: ••.•••• • • *" • • • Londonderry and t. nniskillen .. .. . London and lierth Western, &c. ..... London and Blackwall.• • • • • • • • " • • • London and Brighton . • • • • • .. • . ; • • • • Londoll and South Western • • ' • •••• • • Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle . • • • • • • • • • • • • • Midland, Bristol, and Birminghiun . • • • Midland Great Western (Irish) •• • • • .Newcastle and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Norfolk ....... • • • • • • • • • ..... North British . .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen .................. Rouen and Havre .. • • • •• • • •• • • •... Scottish Central • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • - • Shrewsbury and Chester • • • • • • • • • • • • South Eastern and Branches ........ South Devon.. • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • Taff Vale •••••••• • • • • • • • • ..... • Ulster. Whitehaven Junction .• • • • • . • • • • • . • • Wishaw and Coltness .•• • • • • • • • • •. • • York and Newcastle . .............. 13,099 9,101 11,377 8,619 York and North Midland. •••• .••• His Excellency the • Chevalier Bunsen left London last evening for Dover, en route to' Berlin, whither he has been called by the Prussian Government to take part in its deliberations on the great crisis now pending in Germany, If, however, we may trust private letters which have reached us from Frankfort, it seems not un likely that the important post of President of the Council and Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Provisional Executive may be offered to his Excellency; and we ate sure from his great experience and profound knowledge of theswants and wishes of England and Germany, that the choice of the Archduke John could fall on no one more admirably qualified than the Chevalier Bunsen to promote that good understanding between ourselves and our German kinsmen so imperatively dictated by the dearest interests of both Countries. But should this in telligence from Frankfort prove correct, and should the brilliant career of directing the foreign destinies of forty-five millions of people be reserved for this emi . pent statesman, we cannot forget that the departure of the Chevalier unaen from London will leave a blank. in 'English society not easily filled up. Many distin guished foreigners have at various periods held high di plomatic stations in this oouutry, and have left it fol lowed by the regret of their acquaintances; but no one to our knowledge has succeeded so thoroughly in secur ing the goodwill and heartfelt affection of those. with whom he was brought in contact as Chevalier Bunsen. Nor is it in the diplomatic world alone that his influ ence has been felt; at the same time that his house has ever been open to his countrymen of all classes, towards whom he has exercised unbounded hospitality, it has never been shut to any Englishman who could prove that be bade really useful or -scientific object in view. Many such, to whom the Chevalier Bunsen's .ever-ready as sistanee and advice have been of inestimable advantage, vrill•hear•the , tidings of his departure with heartfelt sor -row, and they will continue, as we do, to hope that his absence from England may not be permanent, but that he will speedily , return either to resume his present im portant functions, or to exchange them for a higher office, as the' representative of the United German Em pire at the Court of St. James's.—Times. Mr. Hudson, M.P., and Mrs. Hudson entertained at dinner last evening, at their mansion, Albert Gate, the Marchioness Dowager of Ely and Lady Anna Loftus, Lord and Lady Whaitinliffe, Sir James and Lady Gra ham, and Miss Graham, Mr. Hildyard, M.P., Mr. San ders, M.P., Mr. Milnes Gaskell, M.P., Mr. Dundas, &c. Mrs. Hudson bad subsequently an evening .Eirty, which was honoured with the presence of the uonde de Montemolin and his Royal Highness the In fante Don Fernando of Spain, who were attended by Col. Don Francisco Merry. The party comprised among others the Priine Pignatelli, his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van 'de Weyer, his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft, the Countess Reventlow and the Countess Hilda Reventlow, his Ex cellency the Minister for the Netherlands and Mddle. Behimmelpenninek, the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane the - Marchioness of Ely and Miss Hope Vere, the Earl and Countess of Morley, the Countess of Norbury and the Ladies Toler, Viscount Anson, Viscountess Gage and the Hon. Misses Gage, Lady Charles Somer set and =Miss Somerset, Lady Yarde Buller and Miss Yarde Buller, Lady Dover and the Hon. Miss Ellis, Lord Crewe, Count de Bark, Hon. Sidney Pierrepont, Sir Win. Frazer, Mrs. W. and Miss Cecilia Herbert, &c. . 'TUE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.---FRIDAT, MID -:tixoter.—Liverpool, and Manchester are perfectly trail , and free from excitement. f • The Hon. Francis Scott, M.P., and Mr. Logan, rom New South Wales, had an interview, yesterday, with Mr. Ward, the Secretary of the Admiralty. ' HostrrAL role C ONSUMPT ION .-- We are informed that her Majesty the Queen Dowager and the Duke of a lYellington have signified weir intention of honouring "I$ 0 0nOnri in aid of this institutio with their presence. TAP SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING-. 12Vition"E SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. THE STATE OF DEBATED ADJOURNED The adjourned debate on going into Committe3 of Supply was resumed. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL regretted the absence of the leading Members of the Government. He wished to enter his remonstrance against the " do-nothing" p )licy of the Government. They had had to complain of former Governments with respect to Ireland ; but at any rate this could be said of them, that they pa,sed their measures relating to that country, whether they were good or . bad. It was true three measures had been passed during the session for the repres sion of agrarian disturbances ; he had voted for two of the Bills, and his absence, when the last was passed, did not arise from any fear of the responsibility which, had he been present, he should not have hesitated to take upon himself.—(Hear.) Much of the speech of the Hon. Member for Middlesex was most infelicitous, considering the state of the country. He hoped the Government would put down rebellion, but with that charity and forbearance which he was sure would be exercised by the Noble Earl at the head of the Administration in Ireland. During the present excitement religious questions had remained in abey ance; but if civil war broke out, they would break out in full force, and the members of kne religion would be arrayed in bloody contest against another. In any settlement of the Cnurch question the opinions of the Protestant laity, of the middle and lower classes, must be duly considered. lie was glad now to see the Noble Lord the Premier in his place. He wished to pass rapidly cn to other questions of greater import ance. The Franchise Extension Bill was of minor im. portance, compared with giving the people the means of living.—(Hear.) Let the Government postpone the measures with respect V) the Church and the fran chise, and early next session let them bring in great and intelligent measures for the welfare of Ireland. The Noble Lord had told them that many English measures had been postponed. This was so, but those English measures had net, like many of the Irish measures, been recommended ,by:seventeen or eighteen Committees and five or six oommiasiona.-41Iear, hear.) The eye lost itself; so great was the vista. Then the Landlord and Tenant Bill had been most unjustly procrastinated. He wished the Hon. Baronet the' Member for Cavan to state the grounds on which he opposOd this Bill, in order that the people might be mab made acquainted with them. He wished him to speak out, and also, at the same time, to say how, after his opinions in the past, he could do so. The Bill was not generally liked in Ireland. He hoped the Government would take up the matter with greater activity in the ensuing session. There was then the question, of which the last Bill . formed a part, of affording the industrious the means of obtaining productive labour. The Noble Lord declared in 1846 that a measure providing for the reclamation of waste lands was absolutely required, yet such a measure bad not been proceeded with.—(Hear.,) At that time some thought railways would relieve the distress. Each had his peculiar notion; but the panacea that Ireland re quired was a series of combined measures all working for one common end—the amelioration of the country. It could not be expected that individual landowners Would take upon themselves the responsibility of im proving land, because the burdens that would thereby be thrown upon them would be too great to bear. Recently the line to Limerick had been opened for a distance of twenty-one miles, and to show how profitable and ad vantageous such undertakings were, he might state that the receipts had been from 2,5001. to 3,0001. a week. There seemed no union of will amongst the Government as to the measures necessary for the present condition of Ireland. He should give the motion his cordial sup- port. Major BLACKALL felt it his duty to vote against the motion of the lion. Member for Rochdale. The Government, in the remedial measures they had brought forward, had been met by obstructive policy on the part of many of the Irish Members. He denied that the great causes of the disturbed state of Ireland were the Church and the franchise. The state of both was the same in both Longford and Tipperary, yet the former county was peaceable, which he . attributed to the exertions of the Roman Catholic clergy, and the discouragement of clubs and agitation. He had no faith iu remedial measures for Ireland, believing that the great panacea for Ireland was the en forcement of law and order in that country. He was not opposed to a poor-law Act in Ireland, but he ob• jetted to it because it did not give a community of inte rest. It was of great importance that the poor•law should be made an auxiliary to employment in Ireland. He believed that the disaffection that at present existed in Ireland arose not from di -tress, but the harangues of agitators in Ireland—(Hear, hear.) Ile believed that the bringing over of English gentlemen and English capital to Ireland would be of the greatest benefit to Ireland. In conclusion, he telt bound to say a few words on the cow se pursued by the Goverment with re spect to Irish Members. He thought that everything had been done by the Government for Ireland that could be expected.—(Hear, lie:tr.) No suggestion of any Irish Member had been disregarded, and looking upon the motion of the lion. Member fur Rochdale as ill-timed, he felt bound to oppose it. Mr. P. SCROPE trusted that tho English people and the English Parliament would at length think seriously of the state of Ireland. He believed that the social grievances of Ireland were at the bottom of the dreadful movement that was now taking place there, and that it behoved the Government to muke the strictest inquiry into the subject. The prophecies of 1)r. Doyle were being fulfilled, and the evils of not following his advice were being made apparent every day. That high-minded individual he believed died of a broken heart, because bis warning had not been attended to. — (Hear, hear.) The land question, he believed, operated as the most cruel grievance upon the people of Ireland, and unless the Legislature set to work thoroughly to eradicate that grievance, they would never be able to put down the incipientinsurrection that was threatened in Ire land. The cry in Ireland was "Ireland for the Irish," the meaning of which was that Ireland should exist for the Irish, and that the produce of the land should be applied for the benefit of the Irish people. No one could doubt the evils of the law as it at present existed in Ireland, where the clearance of estates was so much in the power of the landlords. He believed that if some thing was done upon this subject the extent of disaffec tion would be greatly diminished. The Irish people called upon Parliament to interfere with respect to the present clearance system by the introduction of a wLabniodblowrdasanodaleToleantaendt t ß o ill p , r o e r ve b n y t some co o n t s h e e ci r ae m o e e a e s s ur to e which it gave rise. He contended that tenants were entitled to the same protection of the law—to demand compensation for the capital they had invested in their tenant-right—as landlords were to claim the money they had sunk in purchasing the fee simple of their property. And if they introduced that principle into a Landlord and Tenant Bill, and gave compensation for the money he had laid out on the land, the evils attending the pre sent system would be got rid of. He did not propose to bring forward any plan of his own of an original charac ter, but he submitted that the solution of the problem could be easily discovered by a consideration of the au thorities contained in Earl Devon's report. At present farmers in Ireland preferred placing their capital in the savings' banks to investing it in any way in which the prospect of a return was not so certain. If, therefore, Parliament passed , some measure to enable those people to invest their capital so as to be productive, and gave them some guarantee of a return, they would find that Ireland had sufficient capital of its own. Sir G. GREY said—ln all the speeches which had been delivered in the course of the debate he was asto nished to see that a want of union existed as to the adoption of any practical remedy for the evils of Ireland. The Hon. Member (Mr. Osborne) had no right whatever to taunt nmeecaessus t necessary measures sy he Government for f o rI tr he lea nmdatbecause indispensably d sr dp c ee o nr e s r a ce and for the safety of the li ves o f a ll l oya l disposed persons in that country.—(Hear, hear.) He readily admitted that there were many political measures required for Ireland, but he was prepared to deny that this was the m b o o t. o s t r e advan the tageous b e time s feo if agitating p e r t h s i e s t question in n o couldw would at hailn ll the arri va l o f not bebegged g l e e d a d t t s o ay a t successful termination. min however, that time when some maturely-considered measure was remedying introduced into the House fo rthe evils of Ireland, and w heth er in office or o office:he should concur in that measure if it was calculated ate o d f to:accomplish the object. The Hon. Member (Hr. Osborne) had recommended an universal system of colonization, but the results of such a system were very slow and gradual, and although now carried on to a great extent the effects of it were scarcely per ceptible. Having stated that the Government were prevented bringing forward any measures for Ireland from the peculiar circumstances which ,now existed, he had no wish to go into detail as to the censure which had been cast upon the Government for. postponing them. The reason he had given might be unsatisfactory, and he did not mean to say that the Government were altogether blameless, and that some degree of censure might not be applied to them. All the Hon. Members who had spoken had recommended that something should be done, but, no one had brought forward any spegific plan. The Hon. Baronet then re ferred to measui% which had been alluded to for reco vering waste lands and for amending the law with respect to the rights of landlords and tenants. He believed that many of the evils of Ireland arose from the nature of' the relations of land ; and he considered that many of them could not be removed by legislation, but by private individuals acting in their own localities With respect to evictions, the extent to which the practice had been carried be deeply regretted, and he believed the Government had gone as far as they reason. ably could. A Bill had been sent up from this to the House of Lords which would still more secure the rights of the tenants, and prevent the landlords from taking an undue advantage of them. R thatMs Sir G. G vi S . c C t Gf e rt ° t E e r y n E explained being tenants saidsd e s o u lcl be what e ha entitled he to receive m e antw com pensationa s t p h r o i v e o d b j o e f e t t h e o i f r the introducing the Bill was to revent dwellings. persons from Government ronabi being turned out of their homes, and being compelled to sleep g under hedges.—(Hear.) The small subdivision of the land in Ireland produced much of the poverty that existed in Ireland, and he considered that capitalists in that country would do a vast amount of good if they took larger farms and employed persons at weekly wages ' Ile wished Irish Members would act more in unison with ro lrirli ineasuree. The accounts he had received from Trr ?land during the last few days with respect to the potato crop w ere more favourable than those previously received.—(Hear.) He hoped that no sudden panic would occur on the matter which would lead the pm,ple to de-lair, because there was every reason to believe that the crop would be a good ono, although the disease had in some parts made its arpearance.—(Divide.) Colonel DUNNE adverted to some of the measures alluded to in the course of the debate. Time should be given for the consideration of the grand jury laws. A more important subject than that of the fisheries of Ireland could not come before the House, and he trusted it would receive early and most attentive consi• deration. He regretted that the Franchise Bill had been postponed. The Polling Places Bill was not of much consequence. The promotion of emigration was most important. Little could be done in respect to railways this session. If the Irish Members did not act in unison, did not the English Members entertain differences of opinion, and did not a difference of opinion exist upon almost all subjects?—(Hear.) No body of men could have more strongly expressed their views with respect to a poor-law suitable for Ireland, than the Irish Members who objected to the present measure. He trusted the Government would assure the House that a Bill on enlightened principles would be brought in at the earliest possible period. He read a letter from Mullingar, stating that the present law was destroying the condi :ion of Ireland. It was said that the law was similar to that in force in England; but he denied that it was so. With respect to the impending rebel lion in Ireland, he considered that the leading agitators were wholly incapable of the task they had assigned to them.elves, and he thought the Government kad done well in passing a measure empowering the Lord-Lieutenant to shut them up, so that they might neither injure themselves or others. The Right Hon. Baronet said that nothing could be now done until the next session. This was, indeed, a matter for sincere regret, when the condition of Ireland was borne in mind. Mr. R. M. FOX read a letter from a practical agriculturist and a magistrate in Longford, stating that the fears with respect to the potato crop were groundless, and that the crops would be altogether good. The Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey) had challenged the Irish Members to produce one practical measure. He in troduced one to improve the arterial drainage of Ireland. In that country there were Crown lands, which yielded but 50,0001., and which cost a great deal in their ma nagement; they might be sold for 250,0001., which lent at 5 per cent. might be made the means of improving waste lands, and thus employ 1,000,000 of people. The Church of Ireland did far more good than injury. Mr. CLEMENTS deprecated the course that had been pursued by the Honourable Member for Stroud, and be lieved that no man had done more mischief towards Ire land than that Hon. Member. He had attributed to the landlords of Ireland the whole cause of the miseries of that unhappy country. He would giie his vote, although a reluctant one, to going into a Committee of Supply. Although he could not support the motion of the Hon. Member for Rochdale, nothing should pre vent him from doing all in his power to preserve the in tegrity of Ireland. Sir D. NORREYS would vote for the measure, but at the same time he felt bound to express his great dis appointment that no remedial measures had been intro duced by the Government to improve the condition of Ireland. He believed that the labour restraint might be greatly relieved in Ireland, and that much might be done by the Government if they would only turn their atten tion to it, to the employment of capital in Ireland. He would tell the Government that any attempt to patch up the grand jury laws would do no good. He hoped, however, that the Government would introduce some measure on the subject of the grand jury laws, and thereby enable the House fully to consider the question. At the present moment more than 41 per cent. of the population of Ireland were receiving relief, and he would ask whether that was a proper state of things, and one which ought to be allowed to exist ? He was sorry to see the Noble Lord at the; head of the Government pursuing the course he had done, because he believed that in doing so, he was pursuing a course that was doing himself injustice.—(Hear, hear.) Sir W. SOMERVILLE denied that the measures that had been introduced by the Government were calculated to deprive any part of the Irish people of their rights. He thought that no man in that House could with truth say that there was any indisposition lon the part of the House of Commons to consider the rights of the people of Ireland. No man would be more cautious than him self in depriving any party in Ireland of their just rights. He believed that nothing would be worse than depriving the tenants of Ulster of the good understanding which existed between them and their landlords. lie admitted that the law with respect to landlord and tenant required very great improvement, but did not agree with the assertion that it was at the root of all the social evils of Ireland. The dissatisfaction which existed was less with respect to the relationship between landlord and tenant as the relationship between tenant and labourer, and it was the situation of the labouring population, who were now subjected to such great hardships, that called for the special attention of the House.—(Hear, hear.) (The Right Hon. Baronet referred to a communication from Mr. 11. I. Porter, contained in the report of Lord Devon's Committee, to show that the great evil of Ireland was attributable to the relationship between tenant and la bourer. The extract read by the Hon. Baronet went to show that the average rent paid by tenants in an estate in the north of Ireland was Be. 2d. an acre, while that. paid by the labouring people to the tenants was Si. an acre, and in some cases as high as 101.) The law, there fore, with respect to tenant and labourer required very great revision in order to remedy the monstrous and cry ing evils to which it had given rise. With respect to the poor-law in Ireland he was ready to admit that it was defective, and if it were the wish of Irish Members there would be no objection to grant a Committee at an early period next session to consider the subject.— (their, hear.) The Howe would then be in possession of alt the information that was required, and would be better able to amend the law. Every one knew the difficulties the Government had to contend with in coping with the famine. Next there was the Coercion Bill, which was miscalled. since none of the loyal subjects of the Crown in Ireland could complain of its influence.—(Hear, hear.) To show its necessity and that it was not altogether a failure, he quoted the following facts, namely, that the num ber of outrages in Dublin in December, 1847, was 2,162. whilst in the succeeding June they had sunk to 1,188; thus showing its efficacy and its necesssitv. He contended that Roman Catholics had had their fair share of the public offices of Ireland. He knew of no one who had the interest of the Roman Catholics more at heart than Mr. Redington, and in whom the interests of the members of that religion could be more safely entrusted. Then there were Mr. Monahan, the Attorney-General, and Mr. Baldwin, who were Roman Catholics, who held office. The charge was, therefore, unfounded. He agreed with the Secretary of State for the Home Department with respect to what he had said about the Irish Church, or rather the Ecclesiastical Establishment in Ireland. The object of the Government was to put all religions in Ireland OR a perfect footing of equality, and thereby to prevent heartburnings—(Hear) —by doing this they believed they would promote in a great degree the happiness of the whole people of Ire land. He reeretted, and felt ashamed, that a portion of the press of Ireland had so grossly maligned his Noble Friend Lord Clarendon as it had; fer if ever there was a man who entered upon his task heart and soul, and with an earnest desire to promote the social welfare of the people it was that Noble Lord; he felt it his duty to give his vote against the motion of the Hon. Member for Rochdale. Mr. F. O'CONNOR ascribed the whole of the dis tress of Ireland to the neglect of the landlords, and to the non-performance of their duties : hence they were always coming to the House for measures to t t o h d e oGover ut themselves._(to H d; a t r h , a h t e w a r h . i ) c h asked the - leiGenrcoQativbenedlnre Ireland m s h e o n u t if, d b when eal low allowed d t h t e o r r e c t o r u o n g t a r d i e e s . were Tho N a o d b v l e e n i Lordng, some l lst of miseryof that Ireland.ea rl early marri ag es `Vhf, p w oa w i doe of e hte t h h a e t r ecvaeuos popula tion?—(Laughter.) oonf of such marriages preve nt the i ncre ase He complained that be had never heardthe t e w m o e Irishorat ameliorative Members measuresw agree h e as to a h e e d exact re d nature . of Mr. NEWDEGATE rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) LATEST FROM PARIS. Five voltigeurs of the 7th Regiment of Light Infantry have unhappily perished by fire in the infirmary of the barrack of Rueil, near Paris. The fire was communi cated to the infirmary by the ignition of 250 straw mattresses, which were spread out to be aired in the court-yard of the barracks. Every effort to save the unfortunate men was made by Captain Le guisier, aided by a sergeant and a private, whose arm was dreadfully burnt, but without success. The infirmary was totally consumed. MOVEMENT OF TROOPS. WOOLWICH, JULY 29. Lieutenant Kennedy, one sergeant, one corporal, and ten gunners, of the Royal Marine Artillery, three ser• geants, three corporals, and thirty privates of the Royal Marines, marched this morning at four o'clock from Woolwich to Euston-square, to proceed by railway to Liverpool, to i place themselves under the direction of the Packet -master at that port, for the purpose, it is said, of placing one sergeant, one corporal, and ten privates, on board each of the mail steam-packets on the Liverpool station, for their protection. The Black Eagle, the Monkey, and the Charon steam vessels still continue to keep their steam up at moorings, opposite the Woolwich Dockyard, ready to be made available for the transport of troops or ammunition at a moment's notice. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' majo rity was resumed, but the petitioners did not succeed in striking off any additional votes to-day. NORTH CHESHIRE. The evidence in favour of the case for the sitting Member having closed, Mr. bIEREWETHER was heard at some length in summing it up, after which the Committee adjourned till Monday, at twelve o'clock. A Bayonne letter of the 25th instant announces that a body of 2,000 convicts had revolted at Valladolid, massacred their guards, and fled into the country, crying that they were going to join the lloatemolinist bands in La Mancha. THE LATE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE AT WAPPING. LATEST PARTICULARS. As soon as the ruins could be sufii,!iently cooled for any ore to enter, Mr. Superintendent Braidwood ordered a number of his men to set to work and use every exer tion to extricate the two unfortunate men. Owing to the immense weight of the floorings which had faller:. and the great quantity of machinery which had been hurled into the second floor, some considerable time elapsed before either Pearcy or Hancock could be per ceived. At length, however, towards the latter part of the afternoon, the firemen discovered the lifeless bodies of the two men. They were lying some distance from each other, and in such a position that it was quite clear, when they saw the place falling, they were in the act of running away. Hancock was not at all burnt, and Pearcy but slightly, and that only on One arm. The weight of the rubbish falling upon them no d ou b t i ns t a ntly deprived them of life. The wife of Pearcy was confined only a few days since, and her feelings upriri being informed of the melancholy death o f h er h us band can be better imagined than de scr ib e d. M r . Mackey, the engineer of Wellelose-squar e s t a ti on , who was also severely injured, saved his lif e i n t h e f o ll ow ing remark able manner. Upon seeing the flooring corning down, he ran back, calling to his men to escape. Before, how ever, he had time to get to the stairs, a heavy millstone fell through the upper flooring, and, falling at the back of him, revolved two or three times, and forced him down a loophole. Fortunately the aperture was not large enough for the stone to pass through; if it had, it must have fallen upon him and crushed him to death. After being attended to at the hospital, -where he was first taken, it was found that he had got nu bones broken; he was therefore removed to his own house, where he at pre- sent remains. From an inspection made -yesterday of the premises, it was found that the heavy planks and jcistings in the floors had been broken into pieces; the bond timber had . been drawn out of the brickwork, and- scarcely any por tion of the premises was found strong enow.zh to allow the rubbish to be removed. The cause of the mischief appears to have been more by the great weight in the several rooms than by the action of the fire. The con tinued working of the machinery no doubt tended much to weaken the fabric. It was only the preceding day that a barge load of wheat was taken into the mill to be ground, all of which was destroyed. The two bodies have been removed to the adj oining the Coroner's inquest. public house W await BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JULY 28.—The demand has slightly improved, although still vary inanimate, , and the absence from the inarket-of the refiners, neces sarily has a sensible effect in the q u ant i ty d i sposed of, as the grocers wants in raw sugars ar e now ver y so on supplied, since the consumption has become so general of manufactured crushed sugar.—S'ristol Mercury. The wheat harvest has commenced in the neigh bourhood of Taunton ; the ears are heavy, and the straw of good quality. Barley and oats are fine, and will yield a good crop. Potatoes have been selling in that town at the low price of 6d. per score. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRlDAY.—During the past week the weather has been unsettled. There is a good supply of wheat for which we have a free sale at an advance of 3s. to 4s. per qr. Oats are at id. per stone, and shelling Is. per load higher. Beans rather better sold. THE WEATHER.—The weather has since our last, until Friday, been rather of an unsettled character. On Wednesday, indeed, it rained continually during the greater part of the day, only clearing np towards the evening. The temperature was also low - on that day, the maximum being only 60 degrees. Thurs day morning was alternately fine and overcast ; showers fell in the afternoon, but the evening was fine and clear. The temperature was higher than on the previous day, and the barometer indicated an in creased atmosperic pressure. Yesterday was an ex ceedingly fine and pleasant day, though by no means hot for the time of year. The returns by the electric telegraph from the various parts of the country at seven o'clock yesterday morning indicated a very favourable slate of the weather throughout the country: S. very fine; Norwich, S.W, fine; Yarmouth, S.W. fine ; Lowestoffe, W. cloudy; Birmingham, S.W. fine; Rugby, S.E. fine; Masborough, S. very fine; London, W. fine; Colchester, S.W. fine; Southampton, E. fine; Brandon, Glasgow, S. cloudy; Edinburgh, S.S.W. cloudy; Newcastle, S.W. fine ; York S.W. very fine ; Hull, S.W. fine; Manchester,W. fine; Liverpool, W.N.W. fine ; Normanton, S.W. very fine; Lincoln, S.W. very fine; Nottingham, W. fine ; Derby, S.W. very fine ; Leicester, S.W. fine; Hertford, S.W. fine; Chelmsford, S.W. fine. Letters from St. Petersburgh of the 18th instant state that the cholera was beginning to diminish in in tensity in that city. On the 14th instant there remained 3,972 patients under cure. The same day there were 525 new cases, 218 recoveries, and 382 deaths. On the 15th there were 432 new cases, 262 recoveries, and 274 deaths. On the 16th there remained 3,843, patients suffering under the disease. SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM.—A grand mili tary display will take place on the 11th of August next, on which occasion the whole of the troops of this gar rison will take plat in the operations, portions of which will be the besiegers, and the others the defenders of the fortress, which is to be taken by mining and counter mining. The- Royal Sappers and Miners, with the Hon. East India' Company's Skippers, are working night and ' day, erecting field batteries for heavy guns, and ap proaches necessry for storming a redoubt, upon a large scale, similar to those redoubts that the Duke of Wel lington caused to be erected at the memorable battle at Torres Vedras, a town of Portugal, against the French army. It is expected that 6 000 men will be under arms. The siege will be the most extensive that has ever been witnessed in this country, as the works stand over several acres of . ground. To witness this military fete several general offieers will be present; also the Chairman and Directors of th e H on . E a st India Com pany. The officers of the G uar d s have arr i ve d, and are in possession et* the mines a n d counterm i nes . MAN AND WlPE.—There is but one instance of a person interfering between man and wife in their broils with either safety or success, and that person thrashed them both.—Liverpool Mercury. THE " SEA LIONESS." --A fine speCimen of this animal, the only living one ever brought to this country or to Europe, is now exhibited at the Cosmorama rooms, Regent-street. It is one of the species of marine animals mentioned in " Anson's Voyage round the World," and was taken in latitude 70 South, upon an iceberg near the Crozet Islands, whence it was brought to the Cape of Good Hope, where it rem a i ne d for several months , and thence to this country, where it arrived a few days ago. It differs from the common seal by its broad fiat head and blunt nose. The skull shows many peculiari ties, but the chief character is presented by the teeth. This animal has only four conical cutting teeth in each jaw, which are far apart, and nearly similar to the °aline teeth. The molar teeth, or grinders, are small, with large simple cylindrical roots, whereas in the common seal the roots are divided. Captain TrisJott, of the Ma thesis,who brought this extraordinary creature to England, describes it as being remarkably good-tempered and dis playing considerable intelligence in the recognition of persons. It is kept in a tank of se a water, beneath which it occasionally conceals it s elf, but more frequently it emerges from the water an d re p os es its head on the edge of the tank, the whole b o dy b e i n g nearly above the water, and, being completely amphibious, it can exist on land as well as in the sea. The surface of the body is covered with smooth hair, of a brownish black tint; it has long whiskers like a tiger, and very large round bright eyes. When disturbed or irritated it utters a sort of growl. There are two fins where the fore legs would be in a land animal, the fins, if so they can be called, being terminated by hand s almost similar to the human hand, but having longer nails, not claws. The body ends in a tail with b roa d fins, upon which the animal can sit nearly upright. It feeds upon fish and upon the blood of animals, which it appears to be very fund of. This lioness is well worthy of.the visits of the curious—indeed everybody should go to see it. It sup plies pne of the most extraordinary links in the genera of animals, and in this country •isa very interesting phe.' nomenon. yo heldvt . u e r r n ; o at t Majorat n i d e meet a in o g s ------- . • . r .,,, . . . .‘,. 1 spsa patients t a s n had a l d o b , 9 e 3 e : 1 THE CHARING-CROSS 11.0SPITAL.—a esterday . o'4 friendst e rnooo o t f h e t h2e7th Charing - c ross annual p o i i ta t l h w e was Institution, to receive the report of the past The receipts Lyon, vice • president, in the chair. Mr. Robertson, hon. secretary, read the report, from which it appeared that in the course of the previous year 1, out-patients had been admitted for relief, at an expense of 2,2921. 4s. lid .; and that from the Opening of the admitted, hospital in a t l a B n 34 e , x l p 3 e 3 n , s 7 e s o B f i 3 n h a 3 n o d u o B u s t: l 1 d. amounted to 3,0051. 14s. Old., and, after paying a ll charges, the balance in hand remaining was 275/. 19s. 6.td. The report expressed the regret of the governors at the loss of the services of the Rev. G. Hull Bowers, ap , Dean of Manchester, who had acted as chaplain to the Institution many years, and in whose room the Rev. H. Marychurch, minister of St. Michael's, Burl e i g h- street, had consented to act. The report was receiv e d, and thanks were voted to the Rev. G. H. Bowers, Dr. Gold ing. &c., when the meeting separated. TOTAL LOSS OF THE WATERWITCH STEAMER. ESCAPE OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW. —Yesterday intelligence was received at Lloyd's of the total loss of the Waterwitch steamer,, Captain Greig commander, whilst on her passage from Troun to Belfast. It appears that she sprang a leak, and that the only chance of sav ing the lives on board was to abandon her. This was done, and she shortly afterwards went down in deep water. The crew and passengers reached the share iu safety. The Waterwitch is understood to have been in sured to some extent. KINGS COLLEGE. — The annual recitations by the pupils of this establishment took place yesterday in the theatre, in the presence of Sir Robert Inglis, Bart., M.P., who presided; the Earl of D artmouth , E ar l H owe, Lord Radstock, the Bisho p of Liebfield, the Rev. Dr. Sheppard, the Rev. Dr. Jelf, and a distinguished audi tory. Sir Robert stated the object of the meeting in a brief address, and at the , termination the speeches corn. menced. The recitations lasted about two hours. Prizes were subsequently distributed amongst the boys of the school, who were proficient in their respective classes ; and after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the proceed ings terminated. Lord Hardinge arrived on Thursday evening, per special train, from Penshurst, at ten minutes past eleven, at London-bridge station. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY 'AFTERNOON.—A proclama tion from the magistrates, signed by the Mayo r , has been issued this morning. relative to t he meeti ngs of the Con federate Clubs, prohibiting all such meetings, and pro nouncing them illegal. The proclamation concludes with a general exhortation to order, and emphatically warns the perpetrators of discord of the consequences of their evil doings. The ineetingof the clubs, which it was be lieved would have been held at three o'clock this morn ing, did not take place. ~..~.w Y 29, IP-IP._ IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. SOUSE OF LORDS, July 28. Their Lordships; met shortly after Five o'clock. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (SCOTLAND) BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second rea.dirg of the Administration of Justics (Scottyld) Bill.--Agreed to. PETITIONS. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from some individual, praying for the introduction of some mea sure fur the „better administration of the empire.—(A CLARENCE AND LEEDS AND THIRSK AMAL GAMATION RAILWAY BILL. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition trom certain shareholders in the Lceds and Thirsk Company, praying to be heard by counsel against this Bill, and moved that the Bill be recommitted, in order that they might be heard against it. The Earl of MORLEY opposed the motion. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his surprise that the Court of Chancery should. have interiered, as he under stood that one of the Vice-Chancellors had interfered, to issue an injunction restraining these parties from prosecuting this petition before l';trliament. If they had contracted not to present such .petition it might he a good cause or action for damages; but no court had a right to restrain persons from petitioning Parliament. After a few words irons the LORD CUANCBLLuIt and Lord CAMPBELL, Lord ,NiONTEAGLE denounced this proceeding as ono of the grossest Pariinmentary tricks that had Ever been attempted to he practised. He entirely acquvted the Noble Lord .of all participation in this unworthy proceeding. The motion was negatived without a division. DECLARATORY SUITS BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of the Declaratory Suits Bill. The object of the Bill was to import into England the Scotch Declaratory Act. At present, if the title to estate was bad, the owner of the estate could not proceed to clear himself. He must wait until his title was questioned before he could do so. So in the cases of marriage. The. title in such a case could not be established unless questioned. The object of this Bill was to enable parties to prove their titles in the case of marriage, without waiting until the titles were questioned. The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed to the import ance of the Bill, but thought that it had better not be pressed through this session. The Bill was then read a second time. On the motion of the Earl of FORTESCUE, the EceleSiastical Patronage Suits Compromise (Ireland) Bill was read a third time. EVICTED DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE in moving that the consideration of the Commons' amendment to this Bill be adjourned till Monday next, which he did, be said, at the request of Lord Stanley, who was absent from town, begged to state that he could not consent to any further postponement of measures relating to Ireland, and, therefore, these amendments would be brought before their Lordships on Monday, and that too without prejudice to the consideration of the Commons' amend ments to the Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill, which would come en on Monday next. He would take the liberty of impressing on their Lordships in the most earnest manner the necessity of passing those measures relative to Ireland, which were before their Lordships' House, and which were of the greatest importance as re garded the interests of that country. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE also urged the im portance of their Lordships at once carrying into a law the measures referred to by his Noble Friend. He wished it to be clearly understood that no further delay, as regarded those measures, would be sanctioned by the Government. He also hoped they would be able to pass the Charitable Trusts Bill this session. Lord REDESDALE said they had only had notice of the nature of the amendments made by the Commons to the Incumbered Estates Bill. He thought two days too few to consider these amendments. The Earl of GLENGALL concurred in this view of the matter. After a few words from the Marquis of CLANRI CARDE, who again urged the necessity of proceeding with the Incumbered Estates Bill immediately, Lord MONTEAGLE said he considered the ntoice given of the Commons' amendments too short to discuss them effectively on Monday The Earl of GLENGALL said that this Bill should not be passed in the absence of so many Irish Members. Lord CAMPBELL denied this was a different Bill from that first introduced. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL objected to the pas sing of the Bill at so short a notice. The LORD CHANCELLOR explained, and the con sideration of the amendments was postponed to Monday next. The Highland Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Bill went through Committee, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 2S. The SP.EAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to: — Dundee and Arbroath Railway (Dundee Junction) Bill. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Glasgow, Air drie, and Munklands Junction Railway (Amendment of Acts) Bill. London end North• Western Railway (Branches and Ex tensions from LeaminKton, Stc.) Bill. THIRD READING. The Huddersfield Improvement (No. 2) Bill was read a third time and passted. REPORT. The report on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Edinburgh and Bathguto Railway Aal g a t uatiou Bill wus considered and agreed to. SECOND READINGS. The time, and ordered to be committed:— The Duke of Bridgewater's Estate. Greeulaw's (or Woolwich Glebe Lands) Estate. Nicholson's Divorce. Ratosden's Estate. Waterhouse's Charities Estate. CITY SMALL DEBTS BILL. On the motion of Mr. MASTER MAN, it was ordered that this Bill be read a second time, notwithstanding that three clear days have not elapsed since the first reading of the said Bill, provided that the breviate shall be laid upon the table nut later than the day previous to such second reading. lIORSIIAM. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from the sitting Member for Horsham, complaining of the inac curacy of a certautte of the examiner of recognizances, and praying that the petition against his return for that borough might be held as null and void. SEIZURE OF ARMS IN DUBLIN. Mr. O'CONNOR presented a petition from a person in Dublin, complaining that his arms were seized on the 25th instant, and that if the arms of well-affected persons were seized, leaving them no means of defence in the present excited state of the country, it would lead to a confiscation of property. TUE KAFIR WAR. Mr. OSBORNE gave notice that on Thursday next he should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she may be pleased to confer medals upon the officers who distinguished them selves in the Kafir war. THE POOR-LAW BILL. Mr. C. BULLER said he was extremely desirous of removing any doubt th a t m i g h t ex i st i n t h e m i n d o f t h e House with respect to some of the Bills which he had brought forward, but which he had found it would be impossible to proceed with during the present session. —(Bear, hear.) Having heard from some Members that , they ent erta i ned several o bj ections to the Poor law Superannuation Bill, which be was bound to state were also entertained to a great extent in the country, ho should not trouble the House with the Bill in the present session. —(Hear, hear.) In another session be hoped to bring it forward in an improved form, in which it would receive the assent of the House. He therefore begged to move that the order for the second reading be discharged. With respect to the Poor-law Union Charges Bill, he had not been discou raged by any discussion that had taken place upon it; nay, on the contrary, he considered if the amendment of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Oxfordshire had been submitted to the House, that the principle of the Bill would have been affirmed by a large majority—(Hear, hear)—but there was one power which he could not guard against—the power of time—yet he could not abandon the main principle of the Bill, as it was absolutely necessary to pass this session a Bill to continue the Act of Mr. Budkin.—(Bear, hear.) He was also anxious to press the clause relating to vagrancy, and he must say that unless the House passed these clauses it would be quite hopeless for him to put down the system of vagrancy which had so extensively sprung up of late. He proposed, therefore, that the in to Committee should read the Bill a second time, and go Committee pro forma, to strike out the other clauses. The Bill would then come before the House in its new shape. Mr. SPOONER remarked, that if the Right Hon. Gentleman bad received communications from all parts of the country in favour of the Union Charges Bill, he had also received communications against it, and he had two petitions to present, praying the House to throw out the Bill. Mr. HENLEY had no difficulty in consenting to the vagrancy clause, if, in the .meantime, the Right Hon. Gentleman would throw the expense on the establish ment charges. After a short discussion the order was discharged. IRELAND. In reply to a question from Sir L. O'BRIEN, Lord J. RUSSELL admitted that it was very de sirable that Iri,h Members should return to their country as soon as possible, and stated that, should the debate be finished to-night, there would be no objection to take Mr. Sharman Crawford's motion, with respect to reme dial measures for Inland, to-morrow at twelve o'clock. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS. Colonel SIBTIIORP wished to know whether it was the intention of the Noble Lord at the head of the Go vernment to proceed with the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill, and if so at,' what period he intended to bring it on ? Lord J. RUSSELL said ho proposed to proceed with, that Bill on Monday next, but if anything arose to pre vent its coining • on on that day he should take it on Tuesday, at twelve o'clock. Colonel sumiour —Then I beg to give notice that on Tuesday next, at twelve o'clock, if that Bill is brought on, I shall move the adjournment of the House, and persist in the motion, whatever factious proceedings msy be taken by the Government. MEDICAL CHARITIES IN IRELAND. In reply to a question from Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH, Sir W. SOMERVILLE said he was very much afraid, and he made the avowel with great regret, that he should not be able in the present session to introduce a Bill for the bater regulatiin of medical charities in Ireland. It wns, however, his intention to introduce a tempernry f! , r the renewal of the Fever Act of 1846 as a portion of it. DUTIES LEVIED BY THE GERMAN CONFE DERATION ON COTTON AND WOOLLEN. Lord G. BENTINCK said information had reached this country that the German Confederation had in creased the duties upon cotton and woollen imported into Germany. On the former article the duty had been increased from :30 dollars to 75 dollars, and on the latter articl° from 50 dollars to 75 dollars. As those duties were in fact prohibitory. duties, he wished to know whether the Government had received any intimation of such a measure being passed by the German Confederation, sitting at Frankfort ; and whether it was their intention to remonstrate against such a proceeding. Mr. LABOUiJHERE said that the Foreign-office had received no intimation on the. subject. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS (SCOTLAND). The LORD-ADVOCATE, in answer to a question ''ruin Mr. Bailey, said that he could not consent to post pone the second reading of the Registration of _Births (Scotland) Bill to r session. IRELAND.—THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Mr. MACKINNON, seeii.g the Right lion. Gentle man the Secretary of State for the Rome Department in his place, wished to put a question to him of great im portance. Ile was desirous of knowing whether it was in the power of the Government, and, it it was, whether !hey would exercise it, to take any step,: to prevent the dßseinination by the electric telegraph of false news into this country? Sir G. GREY said that it was quite impossible to prevent false news being circulated in this country. With respect to the statements that had been put forth ye-sterday, it had been proved that the whole were a fabrication, and that the respectable news agents of Liver pool had been grossly imposed upon. The cabman, however, who bad brought the parcels to them had stated that he could identify the person who gave them to him, and the matter was now undergoing the strictest investigation.—(Bear, hear.) As he bad said before, it was impossible to prevent false information being disseminated, and as regarded the Electric Telegraph Company, the Act which constituted that company gave the Government power to take possession of the materials of the company for a period . not less than a week. Such a step had been only taken once, and it was not advisable to resort to such measures hastily, especially as the Government had to remunerate the company. FOREIGN CATTLE. Mr. OSBORNE inquired whether it was the inten tion of the Government to introduce a Bill to prevent the importation of foreign cattle. Mr. LABOUCHERE said his attention had been called to the matter by communications frum quarters to this important subject, and the result ot the in quiries he had instituted had led him to the opinion that there was no doubt that a fatal disease prevailed amongst the sheep of the country, and he purposed to introduce a Bill in the present session to give the Go vernment the power—which they did not at present possess—of preventing the importation ot diseased cattle into the country.—(Hear, hear.) SAVINGS' BANKS (IRELAND.) Mr. HERBERT wished, as the Hon. Baronet the Chancellor of the Exchequer was absent, to ask a ques tion of the Government of considerable importance, whether it was the intention of the Government to pro pose a bona fide inquiry into the savings' banks of Ire land this session, great delay having taken place on the subject? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was the intention of his Right Hon. Friend to introduce a Bill on the subject. As, however, the subject was one on which much excite ment might be caused by any step not well considered, he had thought it better to move the appointment of a Committee on Monday. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ROME BILL. In reply to Mr. BUCK, Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that the Government intended to proceed with this Bill this session as it at present stood, including the proviso (as we understood) introduced by the House of Lords. THE YEOMANRY OF THE NORTH OF IRELAND. Sir A. BROOKE inquired whether it was the inten tion of the Government to call out the yeomanry of the north of Ireland. On his own estate alone he believed he could raise five hundred loyal men, who would do great service to their country. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he had written to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland on this subject, and he might state that his observations generally ended by his saying that the immediate calling out of the yeomanry, or the postponing doing so, was a matter which was better left to the discretion of his judg ment than of the Goverment et home. He could only say, therefore, that there was the utmost confidence on the part of the Lord-Lieutenant and the Government with respect to the loyalty of the yeomanry of the north of Ireland, and it was not, therefore, from any doubt as to their loyalty that the Government had not called them out.—(Hear, hear.) MALTA. In reply to a question from Mr. LOCK HART, Mr. lIAWES stated that the office of governor had been separated from the office of military commander of Malta. The salary of the Governor had been reduced .:00/., which had been added to the salary of the Com -1111/ tler-in Chiet. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITII ROME BILL. Mr. BUCK, seeing the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies in his place, begged to repeat the ques tion he had a short time ago put to his Noble Colleague, namely, when he intended to proceed with the Diplo matic Relations with Rome Bill ? Mr. STAFFORD said thi., Bill was of the greatest importance to his English constituents, and he could not adopt the advice of the'Noble Lord at the head of the Government to return to Ireland until it had been dis posed of. Lord PALMERSTON said Government certainly intended to prOceed with the Bill this session, but he could not say when.—( Hear, hear.) AMERICAN POSTAGE. In reply to a question from Mr. BROWN, Lord PALMERSTON said he did not think it advis able to publish the correspondence which had taken place with the 'Limited States authorities upon the postage question. Mr. M. GIBSON reminded the House that the nego- tiation might easily be put an end to by their consenting not to levy tolls upon letters brought in American vessels. CAMBRIDC.it. ➢ir. BOUVERIE wished to ask the Lord-Advocate of Scotland if he was aware of the circumstances under which a Professor of the University of St. Andrew's was sought to be deprived of his Fellowship in a College at Cambridge; and whether the test administered to that Professor on his election to his chair was the legal one. The LORD-ADVOCATE said he had received no official i❑tormation on the subject, but he had been in formed that the Learned Gentleman had indiscreetly, without reading it, signed a Churchman's declaration in stead of a Professor's. MALTA. In reply to a question from Mr. GOITLBURN, Mr. HAWES stated that the effect of the appoint ment of a civil governor of Malta would be to place an increased charge upun the army estimate. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered for Thetford in the room of the Right Hon. W. B. Baring, now Lord Ashburton, who has been called to the House of Peers. STATE OF IRELAND. On the order of the day for going into a Committee of Supply, Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved that the present dis tracted state of Ireland demands the instant attention of Parliament, with a view to tie speedy enactment of such measures as may be iaecesary to improve the con dition, redress the grievances, and establish the just rights of the Irish people, and thereby promote the good order and prosperity of that portion of the United Kingdom, and give increased security to her Majesty's Crown and Government. It the House assented to that proposition, he should follow it up by another similar to that which had been proposed by the Noble Lord in 1844, via., that the House resolve into a Committee of the whole House'to take into consideration the state of Ireland. On this occasion he appealed to British Mem bers of this House on behalf of his unfortunate country, and the question was, what was to be done for Ireland? If they were ignorant of what was to be done for Ire land,it was their own fault, for they had had the infor mation on their records for years. He took this up as an English Member—as an English question. He charged the British Parliament and the Government with having deeply wronged his country by a long course of op pression. He charged them with being the perpetrators of wrong, as they could redress it, and they would suffer if they did not redress it. When the Noble Lord moved for a Committee on the state of Ireland in 1844, he had said—Why is Ireland in the condition of being occupied by a military power ? The condition of Ire land, if it was bad then, was infinitely worse now. The general condition of Ireland might bo collected from the report of the landlord and tenant commission. The ac count of the Irish in that report was, that they were badly housed, badly clothed, badly fed, and badly paid for their labour. Again, in the poor.law inquiry com mission we had a record of the condition ot Irelan th d. fo e commissioners described a great pportion of pulation as insufficiently provided with the common cne cessaries of life, as inhabit in g wretched hovels, and lying in straw which was insufficient to cover them. The state of Ireland was such that men were obliged to live upon a meal of potatoes in the day, and sometimes l ess than a sufficient quantity. In fact, an extermination of the hi peoplelst was go ing on to a certain extent, and w Wooso r rates had been raised in some parts of the country, no exertion had been made to give a reproductive and proper employment to the people. There were vast tracts of land lying waste in Ireland which might be brought into profitable cultivation, and why, he would ask, was that the case? It had arisen from misgovernment and op pression. Why were the people in so deplorable a con dition? It was in consequence of partial and unjust I as wasl a y n e d s , that v v theai: it . d t pe laws, which had inflicted for centuries ev ils upon Ire land, those laws bein g enacted b y a Br itish Parliament. The peo ple had f be th en atht t e r ey e o a uw t r e es d ere oaftshpiefoiltribiceytny?' st It wereers st e i p tuestiton misery—th a t theyat they we re were ; a th wase landlords the resul result of if involved ioasta i t i e i t o l f ie ti de o s tarving. The demands of the I r i s h ople actually were jus tic© had been refused • over and over again, since the union, but previously. union they demanded a free trade with England, and were refused, grossest corruption were brought Government causo o of his alluding u d M i n r . g to t Grattan, hos e people for jus- L not only Long before the whilst charges of the . w h ia u l gu n ap a :t n ins s t :e tiht r c e d . equality T British h and was, that they ----. ~ ~:: _,~ threw a light upon the spirit in which the union was carried into effect. The agreement under wlrch the union was carried was broken, and one of its princi pal conditions altogether refused; nor was it until twenty nine years after the passing of that Act of Union that the condition to which he had alluded had been ac quiesced in. It was welt understood as part of the agree ment that the Act of Union was to he accompanied by a measure relieving the Catholics from the disabilities under which they had laboured for years. and particu larly from the reign of Queen Anne. Yet, instead of agreeing to that condition, coercive laws were passed— martial law was passed—the Habeas Corpus Act was suspended, and it was not until twenty-nine years subse quent to the passing of the union that one of its principal conditions was ngreed to. They all were well acquainted with the consequences which had followed from the un just enactments which were passed with respect to Ire land, and particularly the laws passed in Queen Anne's reign, which inflicted such intolerable disabilities on the Catholics, '. the effects of which those Acts were the causes were still in (pt-ration, and thoy were painfully• exhibited in the condition of Ireland. The tithe question wzs another subject with regard to which the people . of Ireland had the strongest reason to complain, and from wlych they still suffered; and although tie NoblisLord on a former tiocasion broutYht forward an address in opposition to it, and although a measure was brought in fur the commutation of tithes, yet the people of Iraltind paid them row just as much as they did before. That was the ease, although the Noble Lord at the head of the Government had on a former occasion moved an ed- dress to the effect that the surplus revenues of the Church in Ireland ought to be applied to the improvement of the moral and intellectual education f all classes, regardless of their religious opinions. What did the House think was the amount of the annual tithes at present paid to the clergy of the Established Church in. Ireland? It was 378,0001. per annum, whilst the revenue of the Church lands was 201.000/., thus making in all a sum of half a million which was extracted from a suffering and dis tressed population. And what purpose was this sum ex tracted for? Why to support the religion of less than one twelfth of the people. The Presbyterian clergy were paid by the State, and the Catholics had to pay their own clergy, thus they paid in a double sense, although there were such large revenues attached to the Pro testant Church in Ireland, a Church of one-twelfth of the people. The only measure which had the colour of being advantageous to Ireland was the poor-law, and that was one which showed the greatest want of know ledge on the part of those who framed it of the consti • tution of Ireland. It was not practicable, in fact, for it provided that relief should be supplied only to those who went inside the workhouse—a thing quite imprac ticable in Ireland; and when the time of famine and distress came, there was the greater difficulty in apply• ing the remedy from the imperfection of the original Act. Why•had they not employed the people of Ireland on reproductive labour when they had such an amount of waste land in that country? The employment of the people was wholly disregarded, and then they talked of the condition of the country. What had been done for the improvement of the condition of the people in Ireland? The Landlord and Tenant Bill had been brought in this session and would be abandoned, a matter which he did not much regret, for it was not at all calculated to effect the object which it proposed. Why was the tenant. right not recognised ? A landlord-and-tenant Commis sion was issued in 1843 under the administration of the Right Hon. Member for Tamworth, and a great deal of information on that important subject, the relations be tween landlord and tenant in Ireland, was obtained. But what had it produced ? what had been done with respect to the tenant-right ? Nothing ; and yet it was a subject with respect to which the Orangemen of Ulster felt a great interest. They had met and passed a reso lution to the effect that the Bill brought in by the Right Hon. Baronet opposite (Sir W. Somerville) was a gross robbery and injustice to the people of the north, by de stroyiug tenant-right, and handing over all power to the landlords. Just measures had been too long re fused or delayed by that House, and thus all the evils of Ireland had been produced. Why were not means adopted to effect the reclamation of the waste lands ? The people were allowed to starve whilst five millions of acres of improvable land were left uncul tivated in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.). There were two modes of improving the condition of the people in Ire land—either to employ them in reclaiming the waste lauds, or to afford them the means of emigrating; but so long as there were waste lands to reclaim, he did not see the policy of expending money on emigration. A Bill had been introduced into that. House of the greatest im portance, as affecting the interests of Ireland—a Bill for enabling landlords under entail to execute improvements, and to charge the inheritance with them. He, in con junction with the Hon. Member for Limerick, had taken charge of that Bill. But her Majesty's Government did not approve of the machinery in that Bill, although they did approve of the principle. Ho was, therefore, hopeless of any good result from it, as he could not introduce any other system of machinery than that which he had proposed. The measure was one which could only succeed when introduced and pressed on by the Government. Another important measure which it would be necessary to introduce, was one by which some charge should be placed upon absen tee proprietors, the chat ge to be applied to the relief of the poor, and to be based upon the principle of poor-law taxation. It was absolutely necessary that some well considered plan of public works should be taken up by the State. In this country such a system was not re quired, but it wus very different in Ireland. There it was es=,entially necessary for the interest of the State that e,reat public works should be undertaken under the sanction and authority of the Government. He alluded particulaily to the laying down of gnat trunk lines of railway—one from. Dublin to some western port, which would form a means of carriage for transatlantic mer chandize, would be of vast advantage. When he looked at the progress of those measures introduced for the alleviation of Ireland, •he found no less reason to complain. When he referred to her Majesty's Speech from the throne, in which she recommended the House to devise measures for the' social improvement of Ireland, which would, at the some time, show a due regard for the rights of property, what had been done in accordance with that recommen dation? The House pledged itself to carry it out. And how has that pledge been fulfilled? The first coercion Act was brought in; it was called a Bill for the Pro tection of Life and Property in Ireland; it was passed under the pledge that ameliorative measures would speedily be proposed. Upon the faith of that promise, the Liberal party agreed with great unanimity to the Bill. In accordance with the promise given, some Bills were brought, in, but only one of them, the Incumbered Estates Bill, made any progress. Then followed the Bill for the Better Security of the Crown. Ho would not advert to the last Coercion Act, which was carried with unprecedented speed; and now they had reason I to believe that no measure of amelioration would be carried through that session. As to the Incumbered Estates Bill, it was good in principle, but very little benefit could be derived from it, as it was impos sible that large quantities of land would, under present circumstances, be brought into the market. The only Bill which could have been of any value was the Landlord and Tenant Bill. The Landlord and Tenant Bill, as it now stood, had been deprived of all the clauses which were of any value. A Landlord and Tenant Bill which would give satisfaction should be one which would enable the tenant without trouble to ob tain all the benefit of the labour and capital which he had expended, and to sell his interest in the land. A Bill of that nature would give encouragement for im provement, such as was never yet given in any former time. In his district, where that principle was main tained, it had the most beneficial results. The rate of land according to the population was one acre and a half a head, and the farms generally rated at eleven acres and a half. The question of tenant-right was very dear to the people, and it went far to make that of the repeal of the union as one of secondary importance. There was another Bill brought in, that for the relief of the evicted poor. It was meant to protect the people from the consequences of evie tem. It had passed the other House. It was then suspended for nearly ten months ; it came downhe to this House, and certain amendments having .e n made in it which would have the effect of annihilat i n g considere . s t e h n e t g b o a o c d h p a r h o d po a s t e o d od t f o or b d e is d c e u r s i s v i e o d n fromthat night,i , th e . B h i d l 1 d w th as e feelings of the Irish, P (Hear.) What must be the after probability was that it might never be reo passed, and when they reelected g of hun ectsonhsaidderheedenwith what' le sav u i s n- ended for c w o h e e r c cio t n hc A y dreds of thousands of lives, had that a Bill, which had for its object assa p e from the a law. He could not forbe . a i r i qu ,t er quoting e a n p s g peaking of the speech of the Noble Lord 8 ten months, before the House determined s to p ass it into of: Cr' that this system However ignorant wa s the p state of Ireland, we have here may be of the many of us au be procured, the evidence of o te f m , p ‘ t i a c t t i j o c i n i to the commairses n o t a the best evidence that c country—ofmagis tratespersons years, of farmers, of those who have for many h Crown—and all tell you that the been employed by is the that which makes th difference best acquainted with that possession of . lan peasantry, and that therefore ejections out of their holdings are the of violence and crime in Ireland. In fact, it is no between existing and starving amongst the d cause other than the cause which the great master of human nature describes when he makes a tempter suggest it as a reason to violate the law Famine is in thy cheeks, Need and oppression starveth in thine eyes, Upon thy back hangs ragged misery. The world is not thy friend, nor the world's law; The world affords no law to make thee rich: Then be not poor, but break it.' e o a break o t t the law, bjtig which rich,he b u oconsidersthe meansdeprives t him o b. Such is the incentive which is given to the poor Irish peasant f o tu f l i i n e g m a t subsistence." Notwithstanding this, the Noble bstpeeeeened coercion Lord was not prepared to remove that temptation and that incitement to insurrection which this state of things produced. He was not pre pared to lay the foundation of a better order of things, which would withdraw the people from the influence of those who excited them to treason, The Noble Lord referred to the danger of causing the people of Ireland to believe that they passed measures of coercion because there were other measures more relating to England, and for the benefit of Eng , land, under consideration. " Look (says the Noble Lord), what an argument you give to the repealers. They will say, • You miserable peasants, shut up from sunset to sunrise, obliged to keep within your miserable hovels ; if' you are found looking for a stray cow, or visit ing an acquaintance who lives a few yards from you, you are liable to trairsportaiion ; but it is not for the security of the lives of the people among whom you live, but it is because English measures were passing through Parlia ment at the same time ; and it is for the sake of those measures that these restrictions are inflicted upon e ou. Now, tell us, eye or no, is the Parliament pt England or Scotland a tit legislature for Ireland ? Weil you not seek for a domestic legislature—will von not use your utmost 1 endeavours to obtain repeal?' Why, .t answer would there be to such an appeal but a unaninat ,us shout, a ta►s. ~""~ w