The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

Xbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS: The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool , *tack at Fire o'clock. THE MILITIA BILL. The Maropis of BREADALBANE asked the Noble Marl at the head of the Government whether it was his intention to proceed with the Militia Bill in this House without laying before their Lordships the opinions of the professional authoritfes on the subject. He con sidered it to be a subject on which the House could not legislate without having before it the opinions of the military and naval authorities. The Earl of DERBY said it was undoubtedly the in tention of her Majesty's Government to proceed with the Bill without taking any farther steps to inquire into the present state of the defences of the country, con sidering that they had already sufficient information on the subject. Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from nume rous Lords of Manors against the Copyhold Enfran chisement Bill, and praying to be heard by counsel at the bar against it. _ _ . On the motion of Lord NIIIITO the Burghs (Scot land) Bill passed through Committee after a short die aussion. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPZIZER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Accidental Death In surance and Railway Assurance Companies Amalgams. Lion Bill were considered and agreed to. The Stockton and Hartlepool and Clarence Railway, and Hartlepool West Harbour and Dock Companies, and the Limerick Improvement Market Bills were read a third time and passed. The following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Asthall and Buckland Road. Oxford,Worcester, andWolver , hampton Railway (N o . 1. ) Th e Presbyterian Ministers Widow s ' and Orphans' Fund Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented, praying for the re peal of the attorneys certificate duty. Sir JOHN YOUNG presented a petition from Scar borough against the Maynooth grant. Mr. KEOGH presented two petitions against the Militia Bill. Mr. SPOONER presented several petitions from Warwickshire against the laynooth grant. Mr. NE WDEGATE presented a similar petition from the Metropolitan Protestant Association. 31A YNOOTH COLLEGE ADJOURNED DE BATE. On the order of the day for the resumption of the ad journed debate, Mr. Sergeant MURPHY rose for the purpose of op posing the motion of the Hon. Member for North War wickshire, but it must not be supposed that he was opposed to inquiry, for he was of opinion that the result of the most stringent inquiry would redound to the credit of the Maynooth College.—(Hear.) The conclusion of such inquiry, he believed, would satisfy every impartial person that Maynooth College was an institution which had answered the purpose for which it was intended, and in which the soundest moral doctrines and the strictest loyalty were taught.—(Hear, hear.) Why, then, he might be asked, do you oppose the motion?— (Hear, hear.) He would tell them. The inquiry was proposed in a mean spirit of retaliation upon the Roman Catholic body, and it was not brought forward in good faith.—(Hear, hear.) At first the motion was absolutely against the grant to Maynooth, and so the notice of motion remained on the votes down to the end of February, when an additional notice of mo tion for an inquiry was placed upon the paper, and the previous notice was still allowed to remain standiug.— (Hear, hear.) But shortly after this period her Ma jesty's present advisers came into office, and as, no douot, the original motion was discovered to be a difficulty in their way, the notice of motion for the absolute discon tinuance of the grant to Maynooth was expunged from the votes.—(Hear, hear.) So far, then, for the first. Now for the second. What necessity was there for it? He insisted that there was none, because some few years ago a commission was ap pointed by the Crown to examine into the doctrines taught in Maynootb, and that investigation ended, as all others would do, in establishing not only the soundness, but the validity and scrupulous morality of the princi ples taught and inculcated in the minds of the students at Maynooth.—(Hear, hear.) All the charges which had previously been made against the college were thoroughly refuted, and the insinuation that altramon• Lane views were entertained by its professors was denied in the report prepared by the Commissioners.—(Hear, hear.) Where, then, would be the benefit of instituting a second inquiry ? If the mo tion was intended to put the House in possession of more information upon the subject he could assure the House that no more information could be obtained than the re port contained, and all, therefore, that they should do, if that was the object of the motion, was to order the re port to be reprinted.—(Hear, hear.) But, atimittins , that another inquiry was necessary, the inquiry could ho' had without any motion of the sort, for the Lord- Lieutenant not only poesessed the power of appointing an annual visitation, but also, if he so thought fit, to re new the Commission, which could sift the subject far more efficiently- than a Committee of this llouee.—(Hear, hear.) The visitation had taken place every year since the existence of the grant, end if any of these abuses did exist in the college which had been charged against it, they would long sae have been brought so light.—(Hear, hear.) H 9 complained of the spirit and manner in wbicn this motion was made. A Commission was sitting and examining into the abuses of the English Universities, but in the appointment of that Commission there had been no desire to prejudge ,the question, as was manifested in this instance.—(Hear.) How could the Hon. Member for North Warwickshire, as a strong and conscientious Protestant, conduct an impartial inquiry into the doctrines and religious principles taught in Maynooth? But setting that objection aside, could this inquiry be proposed in good faith, when it was clear that they had almost attained the end of a moribund Parliament?—(Hear, hear.) Appoint the Committee, and what could it do? Why, nothing, but simply meet once and adjourn, and then the dissolution would suddenly bring their labours to a close.—(Hear.) Permit him, however, to ask the question, what grounds - had been urged in favour of the inquiry? None at all. Every argument which had been brought forward was not in favour of inquiry, but against the grant, because the Roman Catholic. religion was the ruling principle of the college.—(Hear, hear.) It should be remembered that the object of the Legislature in assisting the college was to promote the domestic religion of the people of Ire land, and he was prepared to prove that the college authorities had in no way departed from the original Purposes of the institution.—(Hear, hear.) He con tended that Maynooth had nothing to do with the ultra 'Montane teaching now prevalent in Ireland. Did they ' l3l, Pose that if Sir R o b e rt Peel, when he proposed to increase the grant to Maynooth had found that the teachin g described to at the college, was such as it was of janmrY _to be, he would not have asked a commission p e ,f was si ta n ad been guided by the result? Sir Robert effect any reev'ein approaching ref orm , but when be did and r, it was always of the most searching comprehensive ch arac t er; yet, w i t h a ll h i s caut i on,he had never s een a stem of educationuythin g to condem n o r com pl a i n o f i n the sy pursued at Maynooth. The cur riculum at Maanoote extended over eight years, and that period elapsed from the tine the young man entered until he went forth to the world Now the permanent grant was made an ordained priest. not come into operation until made in 1845, but it did d since the benefit a e e 0 ' 1 646 , so that six years had elapse h• Therefore, hee grant had been enjoyed at Maynoot • would undertake single Roman Cath o li to say tbat not a the grant a priest, educated at Maynooth since • /na da had participated public demonstration in Ir e l an d in any o say that such • Was it a logi cal conclusion, then, t h was the education pursued at MaYnoot and such the e s v y i i s tem of arising from i t , thet t _an ho nu l w a s ir i wee b 1 effects bo a so utely necessary? He than Vat if it was u " to make the inquiry whether, Po-y e a system of d„„ - -, before the Committee that the from the e aa at taa had never been altered and was free objea,,ou the 0 " a that had been urged, those who supporte dral • li etaber reared to uphold th e for Warwickshire would be I) Ireland wh o was grant? When insurrection it that stood b e t ween t h e p e ople and bloodshed eat the Roman C a th o li c pr i ests? H e pees with a positive d enial the assertio n t h at the educat i on at alaynooth encou raged immorality. and shook the allegiance of those under its influence. One of the most illogical reasons for doing away with the grant, was advance d b y the Hom e Secretary, wh o said the College of May nooth wa s once poor, but was now comparatively rich, But after improving the condition of the'professors, and making them almost affluent, were they to reduce them to a state of poverty again? The Home Secretary had also stated that the college was intended for domestic purposes, and that the funds voted by P a rliament, in stead of being employed for th e education of priests at home, were used for the education of foreign priests ; but if that Right Hon. Gentlemen had instituted the most meagre inquiry he would have ascertained there was no foundation whatever for thataissertion, which Was so often repeated by the great champions of Protes• aatism. When famine visited Ireland then there was a fusion between the Roman Catholics and Pro testants, who forgot all their religious differences in their anxiety to; minister to the wants of the people, and now the Hon. Member for Warwickshire sought to separate and deetroy that happy union by a motion of this nature. It was said there was a conspiracy at Maynooth, but he treated the, present movement as Part of a conspiracy in high places in this country tra y nst Catholicity —as a conspiracy en the part o f t h e ll°ar alty of Oxford for the purpose of retaliqtion gnat that earnest inquiry which had - by Protestantsto arrive evinced ious truth. The Protesta n t f e , i • low a GoverenT4 abroad in the country would not al to Ireland. Rornn t e ,however well disposed to do ju st i ce had, therefore, only one Me m b ers i n th a t H ouse They na reso urce , an d t h at was self-de pendence.should attach themselves to no party, and keep aloof ttom all Party conflicts, t h e fi tt i ng m oment. arrived, form ,hselvee and then, when pact array and teach the Government into com and the House that the undeniable rights and privileges Catholics were net to be tasePered withe of the Roman Mr. NAPIER said that the present with impunity. been brought forward by an independent motion iem , having House, it was for the Government to e„atudeerr ofw the lat I course they would take on the subject. Before the pre sent Government had taken office, the proposal was in the shape of an absolute repeal of the grant. To that, of course the Government could not, consistent with a due discharge of their duty, asset, nor could he himself, whatever his individual con viction on the subject might be, give his con sent to such a course; but after the accession of the Government to office, the Hon. Mover of this motion, knowing that the Government would not consent to a repeal of the grant, had altered his motion to a request for a Committee of Inquiry. To that motion he considered the Government were bound to consent. Such an inquiry—to see whether the grant were carried out to the full benefit of those for whom the grant was first established —could not but be of use. In the first place it was necessary to see what were the intentions and the purpose of that legislation by which this grant was established. After tracing at some length the progress of legislation with regard to the Roman Catholic religion the Learned Gentleman proceeded to show that Maynooth was not established as a! religious endowment, but as an educational institution, to provide an education for those who, but for the ex pense, and their not being able to be under the Roman Catholic discipline, might at that time have repaired to Trinity College, Dablin. That was the object with which Maynooth was founded, and it was not intended then as a state establishment, but merely receiving , state aid. As they received a state grant, he con tended it was the duty of Parliament to ascertain whether the grant was applied to the proper purposes. It was under those circumstances that the inquiry which had been already alluded took place. Originally May nooth was not regarded as a seminary for priests bat for persons of the Roman Catholic religion, and it was under that denomination that it had come under the inquiry of the Commissioners in 1824; and as it was still, he thought, an educational establish ment, it was still liable to an inquiry. Now that the annual grant no longer existed that power of inquiry could no longer be exercised, and there was therefore need of a special inquiry. The power of visi tation was of no use to obtain the truth on the subject of education at Maynooth, and nothing but a Committee could satisfactorily investigate these important matters. If the Roman Catholics of Ireland had followed the advice of their best friends—if the Roman Catholic priesthood had refrained from mingling in politics and public affairs, the cry for the inquiry would never have been heard, and no dissatisfaction have been raised at the nature of the doctrines taught there. It was the sense of the want of success of the policy of 1845 that had been the cause of the feelings against Maynooth. No man would be more rejoiced than himself if the inquiry showed that the object of the trusts had been carried out faithfully and sin cerely ; but he contended that against the teaching of nitramontane doctrines it behoved every man, be his creed what it might, to lift up his voice, being, as they were, doctrines which trampled upon the laws of the country, and sought to dispense with the sovereignty of the Queen. The patrons of Maynooth College how ever, were the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, and these bishops had openly professed their ad herence to ultra- Montane doctrines.—(Cries of" No, no.") He repeated that the conduct of the heads of Maynooth since 1845 demanded that this inquiry should be had. Those heads had declared themselves in favour of ultra montane principles, and in continuing: the grant they were under the existing system paying money to a foreign agent. The grant was originally conceded upon domestic grounds, but as the matter now stood there was no domestic clergy, because the Pope of Rome exercised authority over the bishops, while the bishops con trolled the clergy. In point of fact, therefore, the agents of the Pope enjoyed the administranon of the Maynooth funds, and looking at the conduct of the heads of the college since the year 1845, he could arrive at no other conclusion than that the time had arrived when an inquiry ought to take place into the affairs of the college.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Well, then, how was that inquiry to take place? Some proposed that it should be by commission, and not by Parliamentary Committee; but he did not agree with them. The inquiry ought to be a dispassionate and candid one, and he thought a Parliamentary Com mittee was a fit and proper tribunal to engage in the investigation.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The posi tion of the State Church was a very different ques tion to the present. At a future day that question might be fairly discussed, but in the meantime let them have a Committee to examine into the operation of the grant made to the opposite Church.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE said the latter remark of the last speaker referred to him, but he begged to state that he had no desire to see the State Church of Ireland in any way disturbed. Mr. FORTESCUE said the speech of the Learned Attorney-General was an echo of the No-Popery cry which had been raised cut of doors, and he looked upon it as the curse of the country. There appeared to be no end to it in Protestant England and Protestant Scotland, and it was daily be coming apparent that the Catholic Emaneipation Act was nut carried with the hearty concurrence of the people of Great Britain. He for one deplored this much, because it satisfied him that the future was still pregnant with danger fur Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) This Protestant country could not long go on treating Roman Catholic Ireland in this manner, or else the Roman Catholic people of Ireland would begin to think that they would be better off without their connexion with England.— (Hear.) Compared with the revenues enjoyed by the State Church, this grant was ridiculously insignificant, and to make it a pre text for reviving the No-Popery cry in Parliament ,- , ,is impolitic as well as unjust.— (Hear, hear.) With regard to this particular motion, he contended that there was no necessity for any inquiry, and he should unhesitatingly give his decided opposition as a Protestant Irishman to the proposal of the Hon. Member for North Warwickshire. Mr. DRUMMOND could not separate the question of inquiry from the persons who were to conduct it.— (Hear, hear.) Now in deciding the two questions it should rot be forgotten that Ireland was a Roman Catholic country, while the State Church was originally planted by the force of the bayonet.—(H ear , hear.) The Hon. Member for North Warwickshire charged Maynooth with encouraging irreligion and im morality, but he contended that a Protestant was totally incompetent to decide whether the doctrines taught at Maynooth were proper or note— (Hear, hear.) They ought not to propose inquiries of this nature, but to rejoice that there was such a church amongst us like the Roman Catholic Church, which stood up for the divine insohu'ion of hie rarchy, and the govermental system or principle.-- (Hear, hear.) It was not for him to decide what were the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church, but the Roman Catholics would agree with him that the order of the Jesuits had been denounced as incompatible with the safety of society.—(Hear, hear.) The Pope suppressed the order on that account, and yet at this moreeut the order was predominant in the Roman Catholic Church. (Hear, hear.) The recent aggression of Cardinal Wiseman and his followers was dictated by the Jesuits, and it should not be forgotten that the firm conviction of this body was that they ought to have the government of the whole world in their own hand-.—(Hear, hear.) In point of fact they declared themselves openly opposed to the liberty encouraged and protected under the name of Protestantism, and this it was that the had ß irritated om a n Catholic people c b u o r f e LIE!!! ( 1 T i n edazd They Scotland were against e a - lons of their civil and religious liberties, and although their anger might be misdirected, yet at bottom it was sincere and just.---(Hear.) The Jesuits had com menced a crusade against Great Britain, and the people were to be taught that they owed all eg i ance to te Pope before their Sovereign, but he had too much faith in the honesty and courage of the people to suppose that this doctrine would ever make progress within these realms.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. FRESHFIELD then moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr. ANSTEY resisted the motion, and declared that it was another manoeuvre to get rid of the debate alto gether.—(No, no.) Why it was proposed to adjourn the debate sine die,—(No, no.) Yrs, but it was.—(No.) The SPEAKER said the House must first decide that the debate should be adjourned before they could fix the time.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. SPOONER, in spite of the insinuations thrown out by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman and his fol lowers, had no hesitation in saying that he was quite ready to name the time if the forms of the House would allow him to do so.—(Hear, bear.) He would adjourn the debate until six o'clock if those Hon. Gentleman who bad motions on the paper would give way.—(Hear.) He had been charged with a want of honesty in making this motion and altering it to accommodate the views of the Government; but he denied this in toto.—(Hear, hear.) He had never altered his specific motion, nor had he ever been insincere either in proposing it, or in his desire to bring it to a division.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped the House would now allow the debate to be adjourned until after the other orders of the day, and he ha d no objection to make a motion to that effect. The SPEAKER re p ea t e d th a t th e H ouse mus t fi rs t decide that th e d e b ate s h ou ld b e a dj ourne d b e f ore i t cou ld fix le • nt fo ra (Hfuetaurr,ehdeaary..) te le . r. ee L y journteeNCOUßT urged the House to fix the ad conshide erienrigAtlCELLOß of the EXCHEQUER said, thought, it the e present state of public business, he would be expedi d e iscussion was to be adjourned, that it _o_e he 0311 4 to continue it to day, but on the wh 1 red it would be better to divide at the_m e once.—(Cheers.) Me. REYNOL DS ner said he had no objection to ( a t d b j eo there irwrniestrbhe several Members) b at of to the motion itself; but they were not prepared to dividetner who wished to address , the hoped, sb u 1 i d f t b h e e H instituted,ou spare Roman Catholics the infliction House on the question. ulti mately decided that an inquirybt benr uforNNcoortmhi:VEarevsa- id k , • eeuit i i ; w0n1c1 2,17 shilvirleetheehrairtmhean House why of having the Efon. C o m m ra itte e. t ' hey ought to decide adjournel'eealw and untilhetcnmunporeolbimjeientaiorny s c l h u o Q u s l t d ilDn s i t to-morrow. If it did sit h a e s House,oldrrnowot. ng 111 the country • There was no feeli ng 3' m favour of this in the II ' n being renewed why the debate should not be question himself see that any good could._ result from these de de- hates. If an inquiry into Maynooth were instituted it bring it to a conclusion was impossible to_during the • Be had a motion on the present session. paper for the post-horse duty, bat he had no abolition of the post-h objection • t h e debatebe ad journed until to give way to enable to this evening. said he Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR. was per fectlyhis motion for the abolition of willing to withdraw providedthe ion Govern-- of the attorneys' certificate duty, . . a position f or some other ment would give him as good day this week. The gallery was then cleared, but CO division took THE SUN, LONDON, place, it having been agreed that the debate should be adjourned until after the other orders of the day. Mr. ANSTEY moved, as an amendment, that the de bate be continued at six o'clock. The SPEAKER said that motion was irregular. The House could not entertain a motion which was inconsis tent with its own order. Mr. ANSTEY said he would make another motion, viz., that the debate should be adjourned until to-morrow. Mr. REYNOLDS, in reply to certain observations made by O'Gorman Mahon concerning himself, said he supposed that Gallant Member wanted him to take a re turn ticket to Weybridge—(Laughter)—but he assured him that he was not to be bullied.—(Laughter.) Mr. D'EYNCOURT said if it was the general wish of the House, he would withdraw his motion to enable the debate to come on again to-night. Mr. KEOGH thought, if the:Government were sincere, they ought to fix a day for the debate, and not call on Members to abandon their motions. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was quite impossible for the Government to fix any of the few days left them for debates which were not con nected with the immediate and pressing necessities of public business. He had already thrown out a sugges tion, and he must leave Hon. Members to settle the matter among themselves. After a few words from Mr. SCULLY and Sir A. CAMPBELL, The House divided, when there appeared— For adjourning the debate till to-morrow 58 Against it ... ... ... 278 Mej ority ••• ••• THE DERBY DAY. ... - 220 Lord PALMERSTON, in pursuance of his notice, rose to more that the House at its rising do adjourn till Thursday. There was no hope of any public business being got through to-morrow, unless there was a call of the House, and the only other alternative was to propose the present motion. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD was under the ne cessity of opposing the motion ; but he was obliged to do so, as one of the orders of the day for to-morrow re lated to a question in which he himself was concerned. Mr. ANTEY moved that the debate be adjourned, in order that the country might see whether the House preferred the amusement of the race-course to the busi ness of the country. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... 43 Against it ... ... 212 Majority ... ... ...-169 For the original motion ... ... 190 Against it ... ... ... 47 Majority ... ...-143 The motion was accordingly agreed to. Mr. FITZROY then moved that the House do adjourn at once until Thursday. It was evident to him that no public business could be got through to-night.—(Hear.) After a few words from: Mr. Anstey, Mr. Newdegate, and Mr. D'Eyncourr, the House divided, when there appeared— - - For the motion Against it ... ... ... ... 128 Majority against it ••• .• -39 The House then adjourned at Six o'clock until Eigh o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY BENNET'S DIVORCE. Their Lordships sat thisafiernoon,fr the purpose of bearing evidence in support of the second reading of this Bill. Mr. MEREWETHEA stated the circumstances of the case. The parties were married in the year 1833, and lived together until 1814, having issue two sons, now aged eighteen end fifteen. In the month of August, Mr. Bennet , being absent on a shooting excur sion in the north, Mrs. Bennet suddenly disap peared, taking with her the youngest son, leaving behind her no trace of where she had betaken herself to. After repeated inquiries Mr. Bennet, having followed her through France and Italy, discovered Mrs. Bennet residing at Valencia in Spain under the name of Fremantle. In an interview which he had with her there he endeavoured to persuade her to return to Eng land, but in vain, and after repeated efforts, all he could do was to prevail on her to surrender to him his youngest son, whom she had with her, and to ex€ cute a deed df separation. All that time Mr. John Henry Touchet, with whom Mr. .Bennet suspected his wife to have eloped, was also residing at Valencia, but Mr. Bennet was unable then to obtain any evidence of an improper intercourse between the parties. From that time Mrs. Bennet continued to reside abroad, and on the 21st of August, 1851, the petitioner being at the Reigate Station, saw Mr. Touchet standing on the platform there, and having some reason to believe that his wife) was expected to arrive in England from Boulogne, he set a watch on the parties. Mrs. Bennet, iu fact, did shortly arrive at Reigate station, where she was received by Mr. Touchet. The two then proceeded to Horsham, and engaged apartments at the King's Bead Inn, not as man and wife ; a n d th a t n i g ht a f ter all the house had retired to rest, Mr. Touehet was seen to leave his own room and go into that of Mrs. Ben net, where he remained till the next morning. Mr. Bennet brought an action against Mr. Touchet for trim. con., and recovered 5001. damages; he also obtained a divorce in the Consistorial Court; and finally made the present application to dissolve the marriage. Several witnesses were called in proof of this state ment, and at half-past four the further consideration of the Bill was adjourned until Friday. lIHE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 12, 1852. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Drawing-room, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 3J of June next, at two o'clock. DOWNING-STREET, MAT 25. The Queen has bei n pleased to appoint Arthur Ed ward Kennedy, Esq., to the Governor and Commander in-Chief in and over her Majesty's Settlements in the River Gambia, and their dependencies. WHITEHALL, MAY 24. The Queen has been pleased to grant the office of So licitor-General for Scotland to Charles Neaves, Esq., Advocate, in the room of John Inglis, Esq. appointed her Majesty's Advocate for Scotland. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, MAT 24. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Earl of Sandwich, to appoint Captain Edward Wilson Kenworthy, late of the Madras Army, one of her Ma jesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Philip Salomons, retired. CRO WN-OFFICE, MAY 24. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of New Windsor—Charles William Gren fell, of Belgrave-square, in the city and liberty of West minster, Esq., in the room of George_ Alexander Reid, Esq., deceased. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant:of Huntingdonshire. John Bonfoy Rooper, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; John Moyer Heathcote, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, May 17. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry —Captain Edward Basil Farnham to be Major,vice Packe, resigned; Lieutenant Hampden Clement to be Captain, vice Farnham, promoted; Cornet Sir George Howland Beaumont, Bart., to be Lieut., vice Clement, promoted; the Honourable Gerard James Noel to be Cornet, vice Russell, promoted, March 6; George Henry Littledale, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Heygate, promoted, April 12; Cornet the Honourable William Henry Curzon to be Lieutenant, vice Arkwright, resigned; William Unwin Heygate, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Beaumont, promoted, May 14. BANKRUPTS. John Bailey Capper, chemist and druggist, Black heath, to surrender, June 3, at one, and 29, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Atkinson, Chancery-lane. John Davis Randall and George Thomas Dicks, leather sellers, Greek-street, Soho, June 4, at eleven, and 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall•street; Fraser, Dean-street, Soho. Henry Brett, grocer, Portsea, Jane 4, at half-past twelve, and July 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assignee, Aldermanbury. Low, Ch ancery -lane; Low and Son, Portsea. William Veale Matthews, grocer, Yeovil, June 3, at one, and June 29, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Her naman, official assignee, Exeter; Slade and Vining, Exeter. Francis Sadler, undertaker, Fore street, June 5, a t one, and July 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. -Whitmore, official assignee, Baainghall-street ; Lloyd, Milk-street, Cheapside. John Burnley, cloth manufacturer, Batley, Yorkshire, June 10 and July 9, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, of assignee, Leeds; Blackburn, Leeds. Albert Pinneberg, builder, Hertfordshire, May 29, at half-past one, and July 3 , at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee; Piercey and Hawks, Three Crown-court, Southwark. Josiah Buwrin, currier, Walsall, June 8 and 30, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, o ffi ciel assi▪ gnee, Birmingham; Brittain, Bris tol; Moore, Walsall; James, Birmingham. Charles Stanley, tailor, Hastings, June 4, at twelve, and June 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Fraser, Dean-street, Soho. H e nry Bridges, li▪ censed victualler, Canterbury, June 5, at halt-past twelve, and July 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Venour, Gray's Inn; Furleys and Mercer, Can terbury. Eliza Babb, dressmaker, Grosvenor-street West, Eaton-square, June 8, at two, and July 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Coombe and Nickoll, Bridge-street, Westminster. John Hick, corn merchant, Wakefield, Yorkshire, June and 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Bond and Barwick, Leeth. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. W. Chapman, Plumstead, Woolwich. J. Wretton, builder, North-street, Moorfields. W. Richards, carpenter, Witehampton-street, Holton. G. V. Holmes, Post-office clerk, Regent's•quadrant. W. Taylor, licensed victualler, Charles-street, Man chester-square. J. T. Beck, general dealer, York-street, Kingsland-road, B. Ford, potter, Church-street, Deptford. R. Elliot, Rupert-street, Haymarket. F. Chapman, commission agent, Alfred-street, Bow-road. E. Causer, omnibus proprietor, Hawley-crescent, Cam den Town. H. Wallis, baker, Warner -street, Camberwell-green. W. Jewell, s ervant, Alb any , Pi cca d i ll y . F. Russell, z inc worker Clarence-gardens, Regent's Park. P. Book e r, mason, Salter -gate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. W. Blakey, cloth finisher, Hillhouse, Yorkshire. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1852. J. Bigg, coach builder, Salford, Lancashire. C. Dickinson, rope and twine manufacture, Brindle Heath Lancashire. T. Emery, farmer, Darlaston, Staffordshire. J. Elliot, mason, Chesterfield. M. Hutchinson, licensed victualler, Sizer, Westmorland. W. Parmenter, corn merchant, Lakenham, Norfolk. J. Pladdy, plumber and painter, Cartmel, Lancashire. T. Tireman, innkeeper, Howden, Yorkshire. J. Warburton, ale dealer, Hulme, Manchester. W. C. Colebrook, butcher, Maidstone, Kent. D. Eley, butcher, Abersychan, Trevithin, Monmouthshire. H. Rogers, timber dealer, Bedminster, Bristol. S. Serie, perfumer, Weston-super-Mare, Somersetshire. J. Teal, joiner, Folly Hall, near Huddersfield. T. Wallace, carrier, Abersychan, Monmouthshire. R. Wilkinson, baker, Blackburn, Lancashire. E. Allen, farmer, Groat Alne, Warwickshire. E. S. Craske, farmer, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk. W. Harrison, dyer, Woodhouse, Yorkshire. W. Holroyd, cloth dresser, Stone Fixby, Ysrkshire. R. Parker, ironmonger, Spalding, Lincolnshire. J. Bradbury, tailor, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire. J. Fidler, blanket weaver, Witney, Oxfordshire. W. B. Holdsworth, shoemaker, Birstall, Yorkshire. J. Hall, earthenware manufacturer, Blackgate, Durham. J. Gamble, plumber and glazier, Leeds. E. Miles, coal worker, Caedraw, Glamorganshire. G. Wood, jun., cook and canfectioner, Leeds. J. Farrant, auctioneer, Oxford. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, May 25.) SUGAR.-To-day the West India Sugar market presented a firm appearance, there was a large business concluded, and at rates fully equal to those of Friday, refiners being the chief operators. The purchases amount to 1,500 hhds and trcs, in cluding the public sales which went at the previous value ; 200 hhds, 15 trcs Barbadoes, fine yellow 40s to 41s, good 37s to 388 cl, good mid 36s to 36s 6d, mid 34s to 35s 6d, common 323 6d to 335 6d, good crystallized 36s 6d, low mid 345; 267 hhds, 33 trcs, and 285 brls other sorts; Demerara, fine crys tallized 41s, good 33s to 393 6d; Nevis, good and fine soft brown 30s to 31s 6d, low yellow 31s 6d to 325, mid 343 to 355; St. Kitt's, fair brown 31s; Grenada, good yellow „35s 6d to 36s 6d, ord to mid 32s 6d to 34s 6d; good to fine brown 31s 6d to 325. Rxmen.-To-day there were ready buyers of Refined Sugar for home consumption, and supply not being adequate for the demand, it was difficult to obtain brown lumps uuder 47s 6d per cwt. A free sale exists for Crushed Sugar for shipping, and fine British is now to be obtained under 28s per cwt. MAnarrius.-This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with less attention, and in some cases rather lower rates were taken. At public sale 5,000 bags were mostly sold, fine yellow went at 35s fid to 35s 6d, low to good 31s Gd to 355, good to fine brown 2 8 s to 31s, middling 265 to 275 6d, low and very ordinary 223 6d to 255, and low to fine grey from 30s to :',63 per cwt. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon the quantity of Bengal Sugar submitted to auction was large, and amounted to 10,000 bags; prices declined is to is 6d per cwt for soft brown, but other kinds realised full terms. The chief por tion of the Sugar sold, fine grainy yellow realised 38s to 395, mid to good 31s to 375, low 323 to 33s 6d, brown 30s 6d to 31s 6d, good to fine white Benares 36s to 395, low to mid 34s to 35s 6d, ord to mid like Mauritius 30s to 335, good 33s 6d to 34s 6d, low soft yellow 25s to 265, brown ditto 22s 6d to 243 6d, and very ord 21s 6d to 225. Previous terms were barely sus tained for Madras, still 5,000 bags nearly all sold, soft brown 248 6d to 25s 6d, yellow 26s to 28s 6d, and a few lots 29s to 30s 6d. FOJLEIGN. -To-day exporters and refiners were anxious to operate in Foreign Sugar, but a further advance being re quired operated against bosineas. The private operations since Saturday are two cargoes yellow Havannah at 21s 6d to 22s 6d for numbers 12 to 15: parcels clayed Manilla at 20s to 21s; and 2,000 chts yellow Haeannah duty paid at from 37s to 598 Gd. At auction 50 hds St. Croix sold at 38s to 43s for mid to fine yellow, and one iot common 345. MOLASSES. -There is a greater demand, and prices have improved, sales are 600 pns since this day week. Trinidad, St. Kitts, and Demerara at 14s to 14s 6d, fine Antigua las to 15s 6d, and .other sorts of West India at 13s to 13s 6d. Cuba and Porto Rico wanted at 14s to 15s, Bengal and Mauritius 12s to 123 6d, but at present supply is scanty. There are ready buyers of Tamarinds, East India at 9s to 14s, and West India 25s to 40s. Several purchases made in Honey; Jamaica from 38s to 50s, Cuba 30s to 38s, and Nar bourne 50s to 583 per cwt. COCOA. -To-day at auction 210 bags Grenada Cocoa were taken in at 30s to 313 for fair quality. C"FEZ.-This afternoon Plantation Ceylon Coffee was in excellent demand, and realised full previous valuations. At auction 690 casks and 250 bags were mostly disposed of, good qualities went at 59s to 645, middling 56s to 583, other kinds 52s to 55 3 , good to fine or di nar y 49 5 t o 51 s, an d tr i age 42s to 483. Native was in good request at the previous value. At auction 1,500 bags were chiefly sold at 44s to 44s Gd for good ordinary. For Dlocha the market remains in aclive, still there is no decline. Of 34 bales and 176 half ditto at auction a part only found buyers at 783 to 78s 6d for middling clean garbled; the long berry was withdrawn without a price. TEA.-The previous currency is well sustained for Congou, and a good demand exists, especially for better qualities. Sales of low to good ordinary sound made at B%d to 9d, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf 9id to 100 strong and Pekoe kinds lid to Is 5d per lb. Souchong has been sold to a fair extent, at present there is no advance ; common realising 9d to Iod, mid to good lld to is 3d, and fine is 4d to Is Bd. Oolong met with little notice, supply is more plentiful, and rates rather lower, good to fine selling at Is to is 6d, low to mid Bid to 114 d. Pouchong continues to be wanted at 6d to 7id. Prices rule firm for green, a good demand existing, especially for better sorts, there is, however, no decrease of supply. The rates are for llyson, low to mid is to is 4d, good to fine Is 5d to 2s 3d, choice 2s 4d to 2s 10d ; Young Hyson, common Oct to lid, mid to good is to Is 6d, fine Is 7d to 2s 3d, Imperial Canton 10d to ild, Hyson sort is to Is 7d, fine Is Sd to 2s, Twankay 9 , LA, to Is; Gunpowder, Canton 10d to Is, Hyson kind is ld to 2s 7d, fine ditto 2s 8d to 3 4d, Caper 9d to 10%d, Scented lld to Is 4d, and Hyson skin 7d to is per lb. In good and fine Scented Orange Pekoe large purchases have been made at Is Id to Is Bd, but inferior remain dull of sale at 10d to is, and is in plentiful supply. There are still several buyers of flowery Pekoe, fine and superior at is 8d to 3s, and low to good Is 3d to Is 7d per lb. PIMENTO.-A public sale to-day of 940 bgs damaged went at 4%d to 5d per lb, being very full prices. RICE.-To-day there was again a reluctance to operate in East India, and previous terms were barely supported. At auction 5,432 bgs Bengal m ostly sold, mid an d good mid white at 93 to Os 6d, gocd 93 6d to 103. Privately fine can be ob tained at lOs 6d to lls. Madras 7s Gd to ,Bs, coringa grain 88 6d to Os, Moulmein white 98 to 10s, low ditto 8s 6d to il at s 2 i d , d andto Farina 15s to 17s. Tapioca 6d 8s 9d. Arracan 9 s to 9 s 6 d, whit e J ava 9s to 12s, an d cargo 7s 6cl to Bs. Carolina met with a slow sale, town dressed at 21s to 273, and American 18s to 19 s. Sales are l i m i ted i n Patna at 11s to 16 s. Sago is Wanted, small pearl at 163 to 18s, medium and large 218 to 2 45. A fair tra d e done i n has been dealt in with caution at l i d to sd. Arrowroot i s and East India lid to 2 d. Bermuda is 04d to is Id, , P ROVIS I O NS -The best ki n d s of new Irish Butter have e S h a e g a o per, Flour St. - i n 4 c 3 e n to t s 4 6 been operated in with more freedom; but inferior met with a slow sale at a further reduction. Prices for Carlow, Clon mel, and Kilkenny rule at 76s to 795, Waterford 75s to 78s, st buo7t2s.a large bu s i ness h as b een d one ; Friezland, board for three months Cork is offered a t 70 s , f ree on shipment ; Limerick at 665. Prices are depressedandlimer . for Limerick O Dutch, fine at 68s to 60 s, surplus and seconds 58s to 655; Leer and Kiel, fine 64 s to 70 s, i nfer i or 50s to 70s; Hol • land, fine 6 0 s to 64 5 , inferior 50 s to 565; and Holstein, fine 70s to 73s per cwt. English h as been dealt in with cau tion ; fine weekly Dorset a 7at 748 to 80s, mid 588 to 708, and fresh at 6s to lOs 6d per dozen lbs. Bacon finds a more ready sale ; still prices are not better; for Irish they ru l e a t 49s to 53s for sizeable, at 46 8 to 51s for heavy, an d Ham burgh 48s to 50s. Only 1 ,00 „ bls arrived last week, and stock is much less than in the former year. The Lard trade has ruled dull ; Irish bladdered is offered at 53, to 595, keg and firkin 45s to 525, Hanaburgh bladdered 55s to 583, and American 52s to 545. Rains met with little notice; there are sellers of Irish at 46s to 60s, and English 60s to 665. Only a limited business done in :middles at from 435 to 465. Navy provisions are much wanted, and obtain stiff rates, supplies being light ; sales of Irish India Pork made at 135 s to 1403 Per tierce ; prime mess 77s 6d to 80s per barrel ; India Beef 1158 to 125 s per tierce, and mess from 85s to 105 s. Trade is not better for Cheese; Edam is offered at 31s to 425, Gouda 28s to 38s, and Banta 17s to 18s per cwt. Oins.-Prices are not so firm for Linseed Oil, although a good home and export demand exists. The value is 278 3d to 27s 6d per cwt for present and early delivery. A good sale exists for Rape Oil, brown at 31s, pale 3 9 5, and refined Foreign 32s 6cl to 335. L ard Oil is worth 49s to 513. There are ready buyers of Palm; the rates paid are from 26s Gd to 278 6d for mid to fine, and only a limited quantity is on offer. Cocoa Nut is in good demand, Cochin 33s to 35s 6d, Ceylon, 32s 6d to 34s 6 d, and Sydney 308 to 325. A free sale exists for Olive ; Gillipoli at 43/ to 43/ 10s, and other sorts 411 to 42/ 108. Seal has been only in limited demand, and pale can b e obtained at 31/ Iss to 321, other sorts 221 10s to 31s. Southern less wanted, and prices ars not so firm, ruling at from 32s to 3435. Cod is not offered under 341, although few buyers are to be met with. A greater demand exists for Sperm, and prices are still on the rise; Colonial realising 87/ to 891 per tun for first sort. Headmatter 921 to 941 per cwt. CocinsETo-day th ere was an improve d d e mand for Cochineal, and at auction 300 bags mostly sold at fully former rates; Honduras silvers went at 3s 6d to 3s 9d for ordinary to good. B lack 3s 10d to 4s, Mexican 3s 10d to 4s ld. Of Cutch 150 bags realized 21s 6cl for Pegue, and 500 bags Shell ac, broken button 40s to 425. INDIGO.--.Since the termination of the quarterly sales of East India, a good h has been experienced, wise and export in some has been obtained. cases an advance of 2d per pound Holders are sanguine in their expectations as to the future position o: the market, already exceeding those of last season by 6 000 deliveries is a decrease on stock , chests, and there of nearly 10,000 chests, Spanish is wanted, and previous terms are freely offered. For auction 86 serous fine Manilla are declared. SALTPTRE.--To-day there was a reluctance to operate in Saltpetre, and Previous terms are barely sustained. Of 2,097 bags at au t . only found buyers-- c ion a small portion Calcutta refraction 9.1- e to 71 per cen • t refraction at 26s to 26s Gd, Madras 104 ditto 245, and washed 16s to 22s per cwt ; 75 bags Bo h al -ay taken in at 23s for not refracted. East SPIRIT " - India Rum is not to be obtained under is 4sl proof, on account of a small supply; still operations are trifling. Leeward Island is held for is 5d to is s f" proof; but few buyers are to be found. Prices continue to d ec li ne for Demerara, Is lid to 2s ld having been accepted for 30 to 40 over proof; but several parcels have been sold, chiefly at 2s Id. The previous cur rency is with difficulty supported for Jamaica, supply being plentiful ; the home and export demand small. Price for choice kinds 35 to 38 over proof rule at from 3s to 3s 4d, fine 2s 10d to 3 s 3 d, good mid to good 30 to 34 over 2s 4d to 2s Bd, mid 2s to 2s 3d, low 24 to 28 over is 10d to la lld per gallon. There are ready buyers of Brandy, and deliveries exceeding arrivals previous terms are well sustained. Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1851 realising from 45 2d to 45 4d, 1850 ditto 4s scl to 14s 7d, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to 4s lid, 18 48 ditto 5s 3d to 5 5 sd, o lder 58 6d to 63 6d, low to middlinng 33 to 4s, and Bordeaux Is lldto 2 s 2d . F or British made Spirit trade is not brisker , and there are se li ers at 9s 8d cash ; Gin 8s 3d for 22 under proof, and I 7 di tto 8s 9d. Geneva met with a s l o w sale at Is 8d to Is 9d, and fine 2s to 23 4d per gallon. business TALLOW. -There continues to be only a limited doing in Russian on the spot, but holders are firm, d andob tain 37s to 37 3d per cwt for fine yellow Can Months of Opera tions are of importance for delivery in last threeto 38s, with the year, and the terms obtained are 37s Oct not free sellers. Home melted is in fair demand, and not offered under 36s 6d cash. Other sorts of Tallo w have sustained p rev i ous va l uat i on s. At auction 160 cas k s Australian were sold, Beef at 35s to 353 6d, mutton 35s 3d to 37s 6d; 640 packages of South American 335 3d to 36s for common to fine. The stock of Tallow is 8,600 casks tnvre ttigi last yisar,:and priO4 No 14 Od t 9 24 Pe; CM Rau that time. On Friday 800 packages tallow will be submitted to auction. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTRACT MAIL PACKETS TO AUSTRALIA, VIA THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: On the evening of the 2nd of June next, and on the evening of the 2nd of' every alternate month, mails will be made up in London for St. Vincent (Cape de Verds), the Cape of Good Hope, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria (Port Philip), Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales, to be conveyed from Plymouth on the following day, by the packets of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company, under contract with her Majesty's Government. All letters and newspapers for the Australian colonies above-mentioned will, hereafter, be forwarded by these packets, unless specially addressed to be otherwise sent. Letters and newspapers for the Cape of Good Hope will be forwarded by these packets, or by the packets of the General Screw Steam Shipping ;Company leaving Plymouth on the 15th of each month, according as such letters and papers may be posted in time for either line of packets. tatters for any of the British colonies will be liable to a postage of ls. when not exceeding half-an-ounce in weight, letters of greater weight being charged in pro portion according to the scale of weight for charging inland letters, which postage must be paid in advance. Newspapers will be conveyed free from charge. Letters for the Cape do Verds will be liable to a postage of ls. 10d. when not exceeding half-an-ounce, &c., and newspapers to a postage of 2d. each. The postage, whether for letters or newspapers, must be paid in advance. Those postmasters whose instructions direct them to send their letters for Plymouth by cross post, will of course forward the correspondence intended for these mails in the same manner. COURSE OF EXCH AmsterGnm ...... •.. 12 1 iiNGE.-(THIS DAY.) Leghorn ........ •• .... 30 70 Genoa ...• •• ......•• .. 25 70 Milan .. -• •• •• •• •• •• •• Venice Ditto, three months.. 12 2% Rotterdam .. .. .•.. .. 12 2 1amtwerp.............. 25 '7O Brussels.. •• —— .. .... 25 70 Ramburgh .... M.B. 13 11% Altona— .... .. .. • • .... Paris, 3 days'sight .. • • 25 50 _ _ Naples ...... •• .... •• .10 Palermo, peroz ........ 122 Messina .............. i 225 Li5b0z................ 53 1 4 Rio Janeiro ........ •• Ditto, 8 month. 25 67% Marseilles .......... • • 25 70 80nrdeattx.........- Frankforton,Maine.... 122 U Berlin • • • . • .• • • • • • • Vienna, effeo. So • • • • 12 20 Trieste, ditt0.....•..... 12 20 Petersburgh .......... 37% Madrid .• .. • • 49% Cadiz • • •.:.•• • • •• • • a • 49% Barcelona • • • • • • • • • • •• Saville• • • • •• •• • • •• • • .- Buenos Ayres ........ New York,6odays'sight Philadelphia .... •..... tit.loEB OP BILLION. PEE OZ. Foreign Geld inbars.. X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Now Dollars ...... 0 4 10% Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11% A PRouric KENTISH WOMAN.—At the back of the cellar of Lincoln Cathedral, lies the body of Michael Honeywood, one of 367 persons whom Mary, wife of the late Robert Honeywood, of Kent, ancestor of the late M.P, for the county, lived to see, lawfully descended from her viz., 16 of hex own body, 114 grand children, 22E great grandchildren. In all, 367 persons; 313 of whom followed her to the grave. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 24. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. (Continued from our Third Edition.) Colonel SIBTHORP then moved the following clause :—" hat it shall be lawful to pay to every out voter residing within the prescribed distance of each city or borough, or having any other right according to Act of Parliament of Toting for such city or borough, such allowance in money, not exceeding 55., as may appear, under existing circumstances, reasonable for travelling or other incidental and necessary expenses as may have been incurred, or to which he or they may have been liable in carrying into effect the exercise of his or their elective franchise on the day of polling at such election?' The amendment was negatived without a division. Mr. ANSTEY moved the insertion, at page 1, clause 1, line 9, after the word " that," o f t h e wor d s f o ll ow i n g, " any judicial proceedings have been had in some court of record of , competent jurisdiction by which it hath been ascertained or made to appear, or that." Sir A. COCKBURN opposed the amendment. After a few words from Lord J. RUSSELL, the motion was negatived without a division. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said, he could not NO why this Act should not extend to counties. He should move certain words which would have the effect of remedying that defect. He considered that quite as much corrup tion was to be found in counties as in boroughs. Take, for instance, the 501. tenants at will county voters. It was well known they were thoroughly dependent on their landlords, and as bribery was considered to be the giving of some "valuable consideration "to influence a vote, what could be more complete bribery than to pro mise a tenant at will the " valuable consideration 'of continuing him in the possession of his farm if he gave his vote according to the dictation of his landlord? Then, with respect to treating, it was notorious that as much treating took place at election time in counties as in boroughs. He begged, therefore, to move the insertion of worth which would have the effect of bringing coun ties within the operation of the Act. Colonel SLBTHORP hardly know how the Hon. Member could reconcile his present proposition with the vote he had recently given on his (Colonel Sib thorp's) motion. As far as his own actions were con cerned, he declared he had never controlled a tenant's vote; and, believing tenants were an honest class of men, he would not sanction any motion which tended to cast a reflection on them. Captain HARRIS was ready to support any well-con sidered measure for putting down bribery. He could not discover any valid reason, if inquiry were to take place, why counties should not be included. He believed there was as much bribery in counties as in boroughs, not from landlords intimidating their tenants, but from such associations as the freehold land societies, the ob ject of which was to bring the holder, as far as his vote was concerned, into subjection to the committee of man agement. This and other matters ought to be looked into. He believed that one side of the House was quite as much to be charged with bribery as the other. Mr. P. HOWARD would put down bribery by every means. Mr. S. CRAWFORD said, if protection to 201, and 501, tenants was necessary in England, it was doubly necessary in Ireland. He should su pp ort the amend ment. Mr. ANSTEY considered that the freehold land so cieties had done much good in the way of extending the franchise, and it would be for the promoters of those societies to say whether it was true, as asserted, that the members held their holdings under_ the bas e tenure of placing their vote at the service of the society. lie the w was Hon. and f air to Gallantg o tto Member's remark. hoped there was soneHeeerr in thought it a division without fir st hearing the opinion of her Ma jesty's Ministers on the important question involved in the amendment. the Hon. and L earned Mem- Captain HARRIS said, Captain had charged hi m with stating that that which was incor rect. What be sa id was, money was advanced to persons holding laud from freehold l an d soc i eties, that while the money was in course of payment tho vote of the party was to be at the service of the society. That w hat he had been informed, wa z s ,ir. numE was connected with a freehold land so ciety, and it was a calumny to say the society in ques tion interfered with the votes of individuals in any way. The whole object of the suciety was to extend the fran chise.—(Hear.) The Hon. and Gall ant M ember, be hoped, wou ld at some future day name th e soc i ety which did as ho stated, because until that was done the calumny app li e d to all land societies. He should be glad to hear what Government had to say against extending the Bill to counties. Mr. BRIGHT would speak particularly with respect to the freehold land society in Birmingham and other societies i n Manchester, and would assert that nothing of the sort as stated by the Hon. and Gallant Member oc curred in those societies. He believed the lion, and Gal lant Member knew nothing of the subject except what he collected from the newspapers devoted to his own party, Th e re was a land society, to be su re , p romoted by a Con-. servative party with which the Hon. Member for North Warwickshire was connected, from whose doings the Hon. and Gallant Member might have possibly obtained his impressions.—(Hear.) He denied that bribery existed in large borough constituencies, such as Manchester, Liverpool, Sec., or that any petitions had been presented in consequence of alleged corrupt practices. So, if the plea for exempting counties on account of the large con stituencies was good, why then the Bill was improper and unfair as far as large borough constituencies were concerned. If one rule was to be applied to boroughs and another to counties, it was tantamount to saying that one rule of virtue was required for counties, and another for boroughs. Lord J. RUSSELL would explain why in this Bill counties were not inserted in the first instance. There were numerous cases of bribery brought against bo roughs, but none with respect to counties; so therefore it was thought fit to apply the Bill to cases which had been inquired into, but not to extend it beyond them. There was this further reason why no distinction was made in the Bill between large and small con stituenoies—because it would be difficult in the Bill to draw a line, and to decide what towns should and what should not be :included. The rea son why counties were not included was simply that which he had stated. He saw no objec tion—if complaints of bribery in counties arose —in bringing them into this Bill; but ho certainly objected to insert such words at that moment, as the Hon. Member had not given notice of them, nor had he pro posed their insertion in Committee. There were three notices of amendments, but not a word about this one. He considered the amendment was so important that it ought not to be adopted without notice. Let thell°l3. Gentleman give duo notice , and then the q uestion might be fairly discussed whether counties ought to be included. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would remark, in reference to the amendment fornt of the lion. Member for Finsbury, that, i n any B into the conduct of constitu enc i es, to limit th a a n t inquiry to a particular class of constituencies would be o d ious . His sincere belief, however,tw inquiry as that th ere was no ne cessity for extending _9 counties, as t h e county constituencies wer e pure. did not believ e b r ib er (ilear , and laught er .) H e practised in co un ti es — an d he was sati s fi e d i f his opinion were not founded on good faith, they would have had c omp l a i nts b rought before them, H e wouldfurther may, he believed corruption in boroughs hsd been much exaggerated— (Hear)—and that bribery was mainly confined to a limited class of bo roughs. lie did not quarrel with the suggestion of the Hon. Member. He thought the House ought, however, not at present z.o adopt it, but to consider how, if adopted, it would apply. Suppose the House investigated a case of bribery at a country election, and suppose bribery and corruption were pro Ted, had they any PAchiac r Y by which they could proceed to disfranchise the county? There was a machinery for disfranchising boroughs— but that machinery would not do for counties. How ever good, therefore, the amendment might be, it had not been well considered with reference to the powers of the Act upon the House. If the Honourable Gentleman would insist on having counties inserted it would be ne cessary to have other machinery. It required a differ ent machinery for counties, and ho quite agreed with the Noble Lord that an amendment Of such importance ought not to have been brought forward in this manner without notice. The machinery in existence was inade quate, and he would ask the Hon. Gentleman if. in case corruption should be proved, he was prepared to disfran chise, say the West Riding, and thus leave a consider able part of England unrepresented? He did not disap prove of the principle of the amendment, but as the ma chinery of the Bill would not apply to counties he hoped the lion. Member would not press it. Lord It GROSVENOR said bribery was not nn known in counties; he would instance West Gloucester; for a question was not long ago brought before the Committee, whether a certain Noble Lord had not, by the way he interfered in an election for that division, committed a breach of privilege.—( clear,) He approved of the amendment, and, if pressed, would vote for it. Mr. WAICLEY said, after what had just passed, if the Right Hon. Gentleman could not adopt the amend ment at once, the proper course to take would be to ad journ the debate. Tnere must not be this invidious dis tinction between beuroughe end counties. The Right Honourable Gentleman said counties were pure; well, let them be kept pure by having something like his Hon. Friend's amendment hanging over their heads, But he did not agree in the opinion of the Right Hoff. Gentle.. man. He believed as much or more corruption existed in counties as in boroughs; and he firmly believed that bribery in counties would soon be practised on a far larger scale than ever before attempted, because the stake in the present instance was so great. He would move the adjournment of the debate—(No, no)—unless the amendment were put. After a few words from Mr. W. WILLIAMS in fa vour of the amendment, Alderman SIDNEY said be keew from his own know ledge that in the West Riding it was matter of agree ment between the contending parties to give tickets of refreshments, and also to pay the expenses of voters to and from the nomination, and to and from the hust ings on the day of the poll. He know also that in the elections for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge it was the practice to pay the poorer clergymen their travelling expenses who came from a distance to vote, and also their expenses at Oxford or Cambridge during the poll. If the House agreed to the amendment he should certainly move that the universities be also in cluded in the Bill. Sir A. COCKBURN said there was only one reason why he objected to the amendment, and it was that stated by the. Noble Lord near him with reference to the time and stage at which it was proposed; otherwise he concurred with the Hon. Member as to the propriety of applying the principle to counties as well as to towns. He believed treating prevailed to a considerable extent at county elections; and he also believed that other influences existed, which the sooner the attention of the House was called to them the better. When he found it admitted and avowed that a Noble Lord, a member of the House of Peers, had entered into a cor rupt contract in direct violation of the privileges of that House and of the rights of the people, and that his no minee to a seat in that House had been denied the privi lege of soliciting the suffrages of the electors in his own county, it was tell time the attention of the House were called to the subject. He fully concurred that the prin ciple of the Bill should be applied to counties as well as boroughs, but he felt the danger of admitting any amend ment (which would give the Bill a new character) after it had passed the Committee. Mr. HORSMAN said that there was nothing in the Bill about disfranchisement. It only provided that when corrupt practices existed the House might address her Majesty to issue a commission of inquiry. He did not see why counties should be excluded. Mr. FLOYER said, he was as much opposed to cor rupt practices at elections as any one, but all the cases referred to in this discussion had, with perhaps one ex ception, been cases of treating, which, though against the strict letter of the law, were not attended with any great demoralisation. He did not think the House ought to depart from the usual course, by introducing a clause at that stage with reference to treating, which did not extend beyond giving a dinner to a poor elector who had come a long way to vote. He should certainly object to the extension of the Bill to counties. Mr. HUDSON confirmed the statement of the Hon. Member for Stafford, with reference to the elections in the West Riding. In all contested elections in that division of the county, it was a regular thing for the candidates to give 2s. 61 and ss. tickets to their voters. He should not vote at all on the Bill, but he thought the universities ought to be included. The House divided, when there appeared — For the amendment ..• ••• 109 Against it ... ••• ••• "• 71 —3B B versi- On the motion Majorityof Aldermanfor the s i amendment DN Ey t h sities were also included in the Bill. On the question that the Bill do pass, Mr. STANFORD said before the Bill passed he wished to state, in a few words, his opinions respecting it. He conceived that no greater humbug could be per petrated than for the House to pass such a measure, when Hon. Members themselves had the means in their own hands of putting an end to them. There could be no doubt that at any general election there was from million and a half to two millious of money paid in en couraging these corrupt practices, and ho hoped the electors themselves would take the matter into their own hands, and by their just and reputable conduct spurn the practice which had brought so much disrepute on the constituencies of the country. It was clear that the great object of gentlemen coining into that House was either to enjoy the sweets of office, or to live in hopes of tasting the honey. Any man who acted upon principle, or spoke his sentiments honestly, would be voted an ass. — (Laughter.) The clause which the Noble Lord the Member fur London admitted into the Bill destroyed any merit that it had. The Bill would not prevent corrupt practices at elections, and b th the only way t o prevent corruption by the people was pe y op!e. an example of p u rity to th e at House setting Air. WAKLEY said he had heard many queer speeches in that House, but that delivered by the Hon. Member who had just sat down was the queerest he had ever heard. The Hon. Gentleman had complained that there was no purity at elections. Well, surely, they all knew that the only way to prevent this evil was by means of the ballot.—(Hear, hear.) The ballot would be a sure preventive against corrupt practices at elec tions, provided they had large constituencies.—(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Gentleman said that any man that would express himself in an independent manner in that House would be called an ass.—(A laugh.) Had the Honourable Genteman been speaking his own sentiments? Mr. STANFORD—Yes. Mr. WAKLEY—Then what are you ?—(Laughter.) He was told that the Honourable Gentleman had pledged himself to form an intimate alliance with the purer portion of the borough which he represented.—(Laughter.) But the Hon. Gentleman had not redeemed the pledge.—(Laughter.) The Hun. Gentleman was, however, to be excused, for he understood the fault was not his own.—(Laughter.) Yet there could be no great complaint of advances not having been made from other parties to carry out the alliance, after the character which the Hon. Gentleman had given of himself. They had at that side of the House tested the question of purity of election by bringing forward a motion for the ballot. Well, would it be credited, on the last occasion when the motion for the ballot was before the House, the Ron. Member for Reading voted against it?—(" Hear, hear," from Mr. Stanford.) Well, how were they to have purity of election without the ballot? —(Hear, hear.) From the spech of the Hon. ._ Gentle man he presumed he was taking leave hear his ,, friends and of that House.—(" Hear, -ear, himselffrpoomlitmicar.l Stanford.) Well, the Hon. Memberh n a o d t onlyy e to blame for this, because he would ballot. io r the The Bill then passed. law Board Continuance POOR-LAW BOARD CONTINUANCE of th,,day for ß goingthe into Co mm i ttee on the Poor th a ßill, t t moved a t v h e a p t o it t v e r b e t o a ni n makes tr u p e r t o i v o li e i t o o n H t hie, for Cm that d i t i t e e of the - I t h h e e ri s a a e i said t t ß o i n l l t i h f e t h y ey had sh t o o u l u d o s n o s i i d h e i r n k onefi t. go . portance to a great portion of the public, for it was 2 fact that at any rate wherever there were parishes verned by local Acts a deep interest was felt in the motion which he had to submit; and he thought that whoever was in favour of the principle of local self-go vernment should support that motion. Ile believed that the foundation of all the power, wealth, prosperity, and freedom of this great country, and the principle which had made England t three rf the eosert apwtr eohpo iwonderwhich hsithethi propositions—first, :a n d, d fiht roe ctenvycontend.c:tnhs o ai d f t e it the re world, led to litigation; secondly, that the c gw o aa u rsd l d tehd e i principlesstthaeb presentish certainly tAh . sa t r I:e; tthhee isnytsetnemtiocuoouflditnsootrbigeinraelgparrodmedotaers existing law, as inter preted by the Poor-law Board, was not in harmony with , en th efi a - t Pancras, Its uncertainty was illustrated in 8 s ; a e l U n t d a rt t hirdly , r o d r l y b the case of St. of which he should have to speak; and as to his ' belief on the other points which he had mentioned, he might quote high authority. Si r R o b er t P ee l was o f opinion that the power of the Poor-law Board should not extend to parishes governed by local Acts, and bad always thought that where there were immense masses of Population well governed under local Acts it would not be fou n d expedient to place them under the control of the commis s i oners . H e h ope d H on. Members it woul d not, on agree with that opini on o f Si r R. P ee l's. Was the face of it, muc h more lik e ly t h a t such parishes as Marylebone and St. Pancras would be w ell and har moniously governed, if they were un der the management of the local authorities—men who, , w i s h e s, and from their position in every parish, must know the wants require ments of the parishioners—than parishes which he had tee tropolitan board? Why, in these if gove rned by any and continually increasing populations, the management cited, with their enormous of the workhouses was ad mirable; and this was where the officers wore popularly elected. He could not conce ive that any poor-l aw b oard or commission id o b e more fitted to man age t h ese could affairs than the repres entatives chosen by, t h e parish ioners,bo believed no more int e lli gent men co uld be found. than whom ho had mentioned, as a result of given rise present uncertainty- of the la w , t h at it hadiven in some well•k rise to litigation• nown cases where the local board of directors or guardians o f the poor had been brought Q Th er e was the case of ~.,t . Pancras, here the v stry, or pi .,,., e , p.,1-.2chiai 2 .a:berlties, havi ng di snaissed the master of the Union, refused to reinstate him at the request of the Commissioners, and even, as was said, to afford the cemmisaieuero au explonittieu ef the oirouralloncex under which they had dismissed him. He thought the ve,try of St. Pancras would have been justified if they had refused to give information to the Poor-law Board; but in point of feet they had not refused, for no request had been directly made to them. What took place was this—that on the 11th of March, when the Right Hon. Baronet opp site was in office, a letter was received from his office intimating that the Board would not allow the vestry to dismiss the master without carrying the CaOt by mandamus to the Court of Queen's Bench; but if the vestry had any charge to make against the master, the Board was ready to listen and to report upon it. That was the only manner in which intormation was requested, and surely that could not be called a direct request. He hoped the motion which he now brought forward would not be resisted by the Government. He would have made it though his politi cal friends had been in power, though he confessed with far less hope than now, when the Treasury bench was occupied by Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite, who, on every occasion when the Poor-law Bill was brought be fore the House, bad voted against it. In 1834, when the Bill was first introduced; in 1839, i n 184 0, i n 1841, i n 1 842, and again in 1841, which was the l as t t i me t hi s Bill w as brought before the House, the same opposition was given to it. In 1841 the present Chancellor of the Exchequer opposed the Bill on the ground that it terminated the old parochial constitution of the country, and outraged the manners of the people for a mere sordid consideration. In 1847 the present Judge-Advocate objected to the power that was granted by the Bill to the Poor-law Board. The President of the Board of Trade also be came actually impassioned in opposition to the Bill. fle declared that the poor would regard the powers that were given to the Poor-law Commissioners as a hard ship, and that some day the system would end in way that they would all be sorry to see. The Noble Lord the President of the Board of Works used similar language. Tho Chancellor of the Exchequer again Ctphroeer pupi o tso p ys, p t iort e ein s ose ed b President Commissione rs; ;nf t tah e nio.ds colleagues, powers lelae pt more ouooetrrh::al and a n were anwdpoßorpot paa nor Board evesteddth concurred in perhaps, ei r g going rit thehi gn into Committee on the Bill, because there was not a single clause which he approved of. It was possible they might now have all received a sew light on the sub ject; and if their conversion was sincere he would treat it with every respect; bat i; was only a few nights eg° he had heard the Chancellor of the Exchequer declare that ho had taken office with the intention of carrying out the principles which he advocated in oppoeitione (Hear, hear.) If so, ho did not see how he could sup port the poor-law in its integrity ; for these reasons, thee' he hoped that the Government would accede to his te°' don For MI part, he had other objections to the poor law. He believed that under its operations the poor were frequently exposed to great cruelty end oppression —that the system of medical relief was defective, an d did not attain its object—that the poor often suffered from the enormous size of the unions—end that the, aged poor were treated unnecessary harshness and rigour. He must, therefore, press the motion which he had proposed. Sir. B. HALL seconded the motion. Sir JOHN TROLLOPE said that the present ;Bill was only for a continuance of the powers which the Commissioners of the Poor-law Board already pos sessed for another year, and therefore he thought it was very inconvenient that the whole management of the poor, should he discussed by any Hon. Gentleman raising a question of this kind. He did not think the law eas so uncertain as the Noble Lord bad supposed, for there were several decisions of the courts of law which established the right of the Poor-law Board to interfere in parishes which were governed by local Acts. It was true that a ease had arisen in th e parish of St. Pancras, to which the Noble Lord had re ferred, respecting the right to dismiss the master of th e union, and that question was still in dependence. News if the Noble Lord should succeed in his present model), there would b. 5 an end of the question; but, then, on the other hand, there would be an en d t o a ll uniformitY of law with regard to the relief of the poor; there world be one mode of relief t o t h e Lor d ); an d another mode of relief to the south of Oxford-street.- -- L ge f a h ,; hear.) The N o bl e L or d supposes that all parishes having loc a l A c t s were anxious to fy shake ° the control of the C omm i ss i oners, but it happene d that the very first deputat ion b e h ad the honour to re ceive after accepting office from a metropolitan parish, asking for advice how they might relieve themselves for the operation of a loc a l A c t. I t was plain, therefore, tha t , parishes were not so unani mous on this subject four t" .. Noble Lord supposed. It w as t rue t h ere were petitions in favour of the Noble Lord's motion; but frota whom did these petitions come? Not from the rate payers, but from the vestrymen—the parochial dignita ries who did not like to be controlled by the Poor - la w Commission ers . A n d if t h e N o bl e Lord's motion We re carried, it would exempt about one-eighth of the popula tion, and one-ninth . of the poor-law expenditure from supervision of the C omm i s sioners, and give rise to s" the abases which the Act of 1843 had put an end t°' It must not be supposed that these abuses existed on l y in rural districts—there were also malversions in tow n s' and expenditure for eating and drinking which used t° be greatly complained of. He found that even the ves trymen of St. Mary lebane did not give entire satisfac tion; for only the other week a successful opposiVolle had been raised to the further continuance in 0"3 6 1 of last year's vestrymen. As a resident for sere e r s , years in that parish, he could hi mse lf bear wiT ho to the dissatisfaction that was generally felt on tt point; and he held in his hand a letter from gentleman who had long been resident physician is the workhouse, co m pl a i ning o f several defects —among others, that the w or kh ouse, which could on ly sinp rop accommodate 1,500, was sometimes forced to Con from 1,900 te 2,200; that there was no proper classifica tionto of the inmates; that the boys' school was elos e ,, the men's ward, and the girls' school to the woene,t e ward, and that communication took place between the children and the adults, to the manifest injury of l as former; that the atmosphere of the establishmen t Vi nt , prejudicial to infant life, so that about seventy ids o f died annually in the establishment; while the number inmates under medical treatment averaged 600, or ae°" t one-third of the whole. He (Sir J. TrolloPe) w rg e state that in 1843 a lengthened inqui r y t oo k place before two medical gentlemen as to_tee rate of mortality in ~.t , Marylebono w or kh ouse , a n d th e y ma d e a re port wut ch el. gave very gr e at o ff ence t o th e Marylebone dignitar" oo The Right Hon. Ba rone t th en • read a communicatt.,o from Dr. Boyd, now connecte d w i t h a pau per luna tic asylum at Wells, and who formerly held a medical tP3'; pointment under the M ar yl e b one vestry, showing the hard lot of the little girls brought up i n the Maryle workhouse, after they lett that establishment to go to service among the small tradespeople and shopkeepers in the parish, who eape c t e i them to do the work of experienced servants, th eentig e aere it was not at all suit e d to th e i r y ears or s t a tion. - was no reproach on the character of either of the t medical gentlemen whose communications he had ties • Since dissolving their c o n nex i on w i t h th e Marylebo ne vestry they bad both b een appo i nte d to th e management o f pauper lunatic asyl ums , and h e t h oug h t t h e ir evide o c 0 was unimpeach a bl e . H e contende d that t h e parishes of Marylebone and St. Pancras—the former with a popula tion of 200,000 and the latter 160,000 —were much too large to admit of the wants of the poor being properly attended to by local boards. The Marylebone vestry' was occasionally termed the Marylebone Parliament, from the circumstance of its being some times converted into an aren a f or the discussion of the wrongs of Poland and of Hungary, and each ques tions as the window -tax; o t their own poor. B ut h e did did not neglect the relief parishes there and perhaps they had a right so to act, prov i d e d they say that in those gre at p a ere were m a ny and grievous faults of ma na g ement which it was in the power of the local boar ds to remed y . For inst ance, the parish o f Marylebone had not followed the example of many other metropolitan parishes, and removed their pauper children out of the precincts of the workhouse. He was sure that no man who understood the management of a work house , would say it was right to k eep 400 children w ithin the walls of such an establishment. —(Hear hear.) All that they had done in Marylebone was to remove some sixty or seventy of the children to a sea-bathing esta blishment at Marg a t e . O n the other hand, the par i s h of St. George, H anover - square, among others that might good local manegement, be named, and than which there was no better examPle of to a healthy, dry, airy spot at Chelsea, where they were out of the way ot contamination, and where everything h e t o m u 6 s esdu4b subject h t t a l rl all children the was done fur their proper • But not so o had removed their pauper children accommodation. with that great metropolitan parish, Marylebone. It m ight re ceive from the admixture of classes. He might cite name an ther care. On the 22d of April last a motion was e _ . ithcoinuttahmetnwaatlilcsnoftheiyts own work in the Queen's Bench for a mandamus against the vet" trymen of Sr. Mary's, Islington, to compel them, under the provisions of their own local act, to make a rate un for the relief of the poor. The Learned Counsel who ma de , the application said the object to be attai ned was "to command the defendants to cause a vestry meeting to be assembled, as by adjournment fr om the meeting of the vestry on Easter Tuesday lust. A t that time a meeting was held for the purpose of ascer taining what was the su m necessar y to be raised for the relief of the poor in th e p resent year. On that day the vestry had assembled under the local act which was in force in the parish, and an estimate of the money that would be required for the maintenance of the poor for - the year was du l y p resented, but the rate to raise th e money was not at that moment agreed to, because, by the local act, other machinery was to be put in motion before tho rate was actually made. The local act was the sth George IV., c. 125, which repealed several other acts passed for a similar purpose. The facts of the case declaring the sum required to be were these :—On Easter Tuesday last there was a meet i ng , after due notice given, and an estimate was 000/, as in ' relief of the poor amounted to 22,000 Ls i im nstead d . apdfro A eors fet m nht2 o ee9 t d i en was made 18 that s() thisan d estimate 27 , 0001. , be received and adopted, and entered on the minutes- It was obit cted that if it was adopted all further discussion would be precluded, and therefore it was moved that it should only be entered on the mi nutes. This was done. An amendment then moved, that the sum necessary for the relief of the poor was one Penny. The motion was seconded, but was ultimately withdrawn; but in the end the meeting negatived the proposed estimate. The poor were, therefore, left with out should be provision, except through the means of what some rich and charitable individuals among the parishioners had advanced. The object of this application was to compel the defendeuts, under the i prov.sions of their own,. local Act, to complete what had been begun, and n o t only to enter the estimate on the minutes, but to adopt the estimate and to make a rate." Now, what did the court do in this case? The court granted the applica tion, and, on the suggestion of Mr. Pashley, the coans o e; who made the application, that the matter was one writ prr,e ; ;•:, the court order , d that the wr : o - should ;11', once, instead of there being rule _ a s, show cause. So that the Court of Queen's Bench h tt, tog ran' absolutely to overrule the law of the land the a relief under the circumstances, nor, all $ll