The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-09 00:00:00

tt Tessary. The Honourable Member for West Surrey had asked what possible connexion there could be be tween typhus and crime. He replied that the state of things in the dwellings of the working classes was such that fever and disease were engendered—the labouring man was thereby rendered unable to pursue his honest avocations. Distress and want came, and was followed by theft and crime as the only means of subsistence. This was shown in the report of Dr. Neil Arnott to be the case in Glasgow, and here he must remark that he regretted Scotland was not included in the provisions of the Bill. The LORD ADVOCATE—There will be a separate Bill for Scotland. Lord ASHLEY rejoiced to hear that announcement. The connexion between disease and crime was shown in the communications of Dr. Niel Arnott at Glasgow, by the reports of Mr. Francis Cooper, the surgeon of South ampton, and by those of the Rev. Mr. Clay, the chaplain of the Preston House of Correction, to all of which he invited the attention of the Hon. Member (Mr. Drum mond). Again he (Lord Ashley), from the examination he had personally made, had not the slightest doubt that far more than one-half of the habits of intoxication whi ch disgrace large towns arose from the sani tary condition in which the people were at prtfent c ompelled t o l ive , an d furt h er, h e wou ld j o i n his Nobl e Friend the Member for Plymouth (Lord Ebrington) in s aying that a ll attempts at the education of the people were vain so long as they were left in their present sanitary condition. He (Lord Ashley) could add, in reference to the ragged schools, that the children, in returning to their miserable homes, unlearnt in one hour more than it had taken weeks to teach them. He trusted the House would allow the Bill to go into Committee, tmaking what amendments they thought proper, thereby a king one great step towards placing these poor peop l e the proper level of hunsanity.—(Chec"') (7Mr. hIU NTZ did not oppose the Bill going into 111tai ttee; he wa s qu i te aware th a t so mething needed "`hg; but th ere were many improvements w hi c h h e should like to see in the Bill. He doubted whether any sanitary measure would etlect so much as the Noble Bile Lord who had last spoken was so sanguine as to expect /1.3?,°1 it. Centralisation was the great objection to this if other places had not, . Id. The large towns had their local governments; and the corporate towns hay this Let the Bill why should c vast additional machinery thrust upon them? rat been g i ve the right of electing inspectors to the best •payers, who must bear the charge ; otherwise the most efficient men would refuse to act, as had as the case in the board of guardians at Birmingham. jSI "Y People expected too much from such a measure as this year s if the pointers would never live to above 40 resided in the healthful place in the of h uman cu li t i n e_ re were other mades little less destructive a Ile believed the medical officers had great iaterest in over-statints the case, in order to prove a necessit f th e Yor their own employment. The salaries of se officers doubted local hotly w . w ere to be fixed by Government. What whet o L tud ? He submit to such dictation as this . - Proved as t "et the present measure could be soiin the least t o render • rouble the nation ; perhaps it acceptable to would bait and introduce a new Bill. • to withdraw Mr • •J. STEWART said that before the House went into Committee the understand the prie e i p i es by which the - t was to be guided. ;fel?. jeigpnrinciples of centralisation for instance, so far from e tbo l B_, ecessary to this Bill, would ruin any measure introduceu"Ject; and he hoped that the Noble Lord who had d Bill the would be led to entertain this view. It Was most obj ect i onable that any three men i n London should be in vestedoverrule all the local autho • • • with power to . the ruled in the kingdom. The power given to Priv y Council of repealing Local Acts relating to drain age was a l so highly objeetionable. These were the two pouts which prevented the House going into Commit e on the Billand it therefore,too much for the Nob] ; bthse Lord (Morpeth) to charge those who insisted on e se ),points with a n i ntent i on t o obstruct the public " asi ness• He (Mr. Stewart) should think it most unfair to be called an opponent of the Public health Bill ; early in the session, be had made en offer t o the Noble Lord who conducted the Bill to discuss its provisions in private ; and some inter- Views had taken place, but they had split on the two Points h e h ad alluded to. He believed Mr. Chadwick to be an i ndustrious and meritorious individual ; and much turned o n t h e d egree of cre d ence to b e a tt a ched to his evid ence. H e had collected ev id ence on e l even points, all directed to the expediency of a central authority, and the inefficiency of local authority. One question asked as w as, how f ar th ere we re individuals in any town in sareat Britain fit t o b e entrusted with sanitary work, or 'with i mpos i ng and collecting tes •ra , and the answers wer e Riven in a report of the sub-committee of the Heal t h o f Towns Association. Viscount MORPETH— I think I ought to say that, to the best of my belief, Mr. Chadwick has had no con cern whatever with that publication. Lord would find Mr. STEWART believed the Noble be wa s a little mistaken in that matter ; for he had re ceived the pamphlet in had from a Government officer, who sent it to him to convince him of his error opposing centralisation. . • The answers to those question in 49 towns out of 50 were " None"—in effect, that in those towns, even in the City of London itself, there was not a single individual fit to be entrusted with sanitary work, or with the imposing and collecting of rates for the purpose.—(Laughter.) This was too absurd for argu ment. It could not be supposed that the people of England would ever submit to the extraordinary powers proposed to be given to the central board and to the Privy Council. All private Acts were to be placed at the mercy of this board, and commissioners, he un derstood, had already been appointed to make inquiry as to the operation of these Acts. He approved of such inquiry, but decidedly objected to the centralisation to which it was proposed to lead. Let Government con sent to modify the objectionable centralisation clauses, and the House would go into Committee forthwith. The Hon. Member for Oxfordshire (Mr. Henley) had Very properly suggested that the Bill should be modelled on the Inclosure Act of 184.5 ; and against this no argu /tent whatever had beers offered. Unless some such Modification were consented to, it would be impossible for the Bill to get through Committee in six months.— (Laughter.) The Noble Lord the Member for Falkirk (Lord , Lincoln), who was thoroughly master of the subject, had given notice of an amendment by the Omission of the fourth and fifth clauses ; and This would in a great measure destroy the centralis 'ing Powers, for the rest of the Bill would then become a lmost nugatory. He hoped the Government would not be greedy of patronage, but would consent to the w powers being exercised by som e ex i s ti ng au th or ity . . 4 the Bill stoo d , t h e central b oar d , and the h ost of in °Teeters and sub-inspectors throughout the country, Would be appointed by the Government; this had created r it stron g f eel i n _ g of repugnauce amongst the local autho bities of every town in the kingdom, who were de ,..talacing the Government for having contrived, out of V..aelrish famine, to create 10,000 pieces of patronage— il Noble Lord the Member for Lynn (Lord G. Ben• This)a a k declar e d t h e number was 16,000.—(Laughter.) TBill created an i mmense amount of patronage, to n exer e i sed, if not by the Government directly, by b :e Who had imposed on them by their representations. tiutti v 3 iew which h e enterta i ned was this, that a sufficient their of respectable person s wou ld b e f oun d i n all 9,tit arge towns who would b e w illi ng to adopt ade ushaZilitcoasures for th e p reservat i on of the health of the tral boards. H not e would not o bj ect to a temporary cen- Should to see the mea sure set i n motion, but they your ot fa supersede th e l oca l aut h or i ties. He was in they went a Prope r measure,they but should know bef ore ; as •. g°lng nto ssommittee on what principle they were same coo proceed, otherwise they would fall into the ',"," a f that they did last year.—(Hear, hear.) e_k,-.,eptnin PECLIELL admitted that the Government !_cltt'v.oured as far as they could to meet the views of „,,es O bjectors to the measure. He admitted also that a - lie sere of this eaatrali • kind was necessary, but the principle of i, . sation which was enforced in the Bill rendered b'et_ltrifte obnoxious to the people of the country.—(Hear, t „,, ) 0 He thought they should be careful before they 121 ‘;'' . ' out of the hands of the people the administration their local affairs. He would, however, vote for g o ing into Committee but only ith a view of aring. 1 ! the N o bl e Lord the Member for Bath said, the p talons Of this formidable tiger.—(Laughter In Committee Ile Would resi s t a ll attempts to plac )the local boards tinder the authority cf the central commission. —(Hear.) Mr. W. MILES thought that the Government were giving to the central board more authority than was necessary to carry out the Bill. lie considered the present Bill to be a great improvement on the measure of last year, and he would be prepared to vote for going into Committee, if the Noble Lord opposite adopted the reasonable suggestion of the Hon. Member for Ox fordshire. He thought the Government were wrong in not including the metropolis in the Bill, because all the facts showed that the mortality in the metropolis was far greater than in other parts of the country, and, con s_sequently, stood in greater need of such a measure. He ped some Member of th e G overnment would give an explanation of the construction of the central board of commissioners, and • his jud gment , in the meantime he would suspend sir., as to the measure. supersede all' DEGATE said that the Bill would entirely . . local boardsand • be very in that respect would it objectionable ', went seemed to have' The object which the Govern of the power s of the 1;1 view was to centralise the whole powers in the hands Pofejtencial towns, and to place those board. That body was tho have of the central local officers to any the. power of appointing extent (Divide.) He hoped, hovvwhich might be deemed (Morpeth) would not seek toeter, that the Noble Lord for under the Bill to the disad evxercise th e powers sought - -(Divide.) H e h oped for unman of th e l ocal boards. "comment that such extraordina ° r assurance fro m t h e Go forred by th e Bill wou l d not be aYec power s as were con- Mr. WYLD, amidst great confTed bY them. " Divide," was understood to aay thiaoto, and cries of-- approved of the Bill in so far as the c his c onst i tuents c . ft iculated to counteract l oca l j obbin a entral b oard was he entirely concurred. The large cts nd in th e i r v i ew we re favourabl e t o th e measure as a whole of the p eople were part s o f i t wh i ch were objectionable.; though there The 11 ; Ra ery was then about to be cleared for • 5,0 n, when a divi u Mr. URQUHART withdrew his amendment —where p,ornhethe house went into Committee on the Bill. . preamble Posed, was postponed. Cl ause 1 being pro- Mr. BANK ES objected to the exclusion of London fr om the p rov i s i ons of the Bill. The metropolis con 'lined gas unaes.works, chemical works, and other manufac biL regulations noxious vapours, which rendered sani -1;4 I ,,g it lationS snore necessary than in any other I 0 farther the kingdons.—(Hear, hear.) He need not truth than thecollege garden to prove the he 1 °f his assertion I • a ( „ aster wls . 11 • la Westminster School the att acked ; the Dean'l ; several of the scholars had been Iv , iv. , of Westminster was also affected— ex Ilan such a state of th . n elude the metroolitan ings was going on, 'the bill Was l in e o f . districts from the operation sta n d . apolicy which he • ld Lou not under lie called upon the Noble Lord to produce a measure intended for the whole nation; or, at all events, to begin with London, where the necessity for sanitary regulations was most seriously felt. It was the fact, without attributing for a moment undue attention on the part of the Noble Lord to the interests of his con stituents, that the interests and wishes of London were more immediately attended to in that House than those of any other town in the kingdom. This was not right. If London was to be excluded on account of the antiquity of its corporation, there were many other towns in the kingdom which might put in a similar plea. He moved that all the words which wont to exclude London and Westminster from the Bill be omitted. Lord MORPETH was free to admit that the exclu sion of the metropolis was the main detect of the Bill.— (Hear, hear.) But when it was remembered that there were a hundred local Acts referring to the metropolis, it would not he wondered at that it had been found necessary to exclude it from the present Bill. He also regretted the exclusion of Ireland and Scotland; but his belief was that the sanitary condition of both those countries would be better advanced by separate measures than by incorporating them in one vast and un manageable Bill. The question was whether this mea sure was a boon to the districts contemplated or not. If it was a boon, the exclusion of the metropolis was no reason for depriving other cities of the advantages in tended.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that he should soon be able to undertake the case of the metropolis, and lie congratulated himself with the prospect of having for an able assistant the Hon. Member for Dorsetshire. Colonel SIBTHORP objected to the Bill in foto. He looked upon it as a Government job, concocted for the purpose of providing places for some of the lean and hungry followers of the Noble Lord and his colleagues. However, if the Noble Lord would consent to include the cities of London and Westminster it would remove one of his main objections to the Bill. Lord MORr'ETII said he had already given his reasons for not includirg London. Colonel SIBTHORP—Then I am delighted to oppose you.—(A laugh). The Marquis of GR AN BYstrongly objected to the exclu sion of the metropolitan districts; but further, the Bill was objectionable on account of the odious and un- English principle of centralisation which it contained. Mr. NEWDEGATE said that the Noble Lord had mentioned the one hundred local Acts of London as a reason for excluding it from the Bill. He (Mr. Newde gate) wished to know how many country local Acts would this Bill place at the mercy of Government? Lord MORPETH admitted that there was an immense number of local Acts scattered over the country. It was the fact of the 100 local Acts being in a lump that con stituted the difficulty in the case of London. Mr. HUDSON said that every town in England was opposed to the centralising principle of the Bill. He had just returned from the ancient city of York, where the most determined opposition had been re solved on. He did not see why all the wisdom of Eng lish corporate bodies should be supposed to centre in the city of London. What they complained of in York was, that the corporation had no power to insist on efficient drainage.—(Hear, hear.) He said "Hear, hear" too. That was a reason for giving the necessary power to the corporation, but not for centralisation. The principle of government in this country was that taxation and representation should go together, and he and almost all the towns in the country objected to giving powers to any central body to tax them. He hoped the Noble Lord would abandon that part of the Bill which placed the towns under the control of the central board of London, and he might depend upon it that the towns would themselves, if the necessary power was given to them, do all that was required. Lord J. RUSSELL remar k ed that nine-tenths of the Bill was taken up in giving those powers to local bodies which the Hon. Gentleman wished for. It was true that one part of the Bill referred to the establishment of a central board.—(Hear, hear.) But he thought it far better that the attention of the Committee should be directed to the question whether the plan proposed by the Government, or th a t o f t h e N o bl e L ord the Member for Falkirk, should be preferred, rather than to discussing the question of centralisation, &c. Mr. BROTHERTON supported the Bill. Tho Hon. Member . for Sunderland had admitted that the corpora tion of York, which had a local Act, had not the power necessary for ensuring sanitary improvement ; if so, in what position must those towns be which had no powers under local Acts ? After a few words from Mr. Humn and Mr. BANKES, The Committee divided, when their appeared— For the retention of the words 240 For the amendment Mejority Mr. URQUHART had presented a petition, signed by all the medical men of Stafford, and a large number of the inhabitants of the borough, against the Bill, and he claimed, on:the part of his constituents, the same ex ception Government had admitted inthe case of London. He would move that Stafford be exempted. Colonel SIBTHORP said that the Hon. Gentleman claimed an exemption in favour of Stafford ; he for his part demanded an exemption in favour of Lincoln. If the House was so anxious about cleaning, let them set to work and scour the Treasury bench ; they would find the job dirty to their heart's content.-- (Laughter.) He warmly vindicdted the purity of the city of Lincoln; he had represented it for more than twenty years by the unbought suffrages of its inha bitants, and he asserted fur it as full a right to be left to its own cleansing care as the city of London or the city of Westminster, which the Noble Lord was intimi dated into exempting from the operation of his so crude and mischievous a measure. The whole thing was a miserable, sn ea ki ng , di rty j o b , got up as a mode of feeding a pack of poverty-stricken Ministerial depen dents, who bad no resource but the pockets of the people. Viscount INGESTRE had a perfect knowledge of Stafford, and he might almost say of all its population, anJ ho could bear his testimony that he knew no place which, morally or physically, required a more thorough cleansing.--(Laughter.) Mr. URQUHART withdrew his amendment. Clause 1 was then agreed to. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Thursday. The House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock. EPUBLICAN FRANCE.—We observe that a work by Dr. Millengen is announced for publication, in which he records his recollections of the first French Revolu tion. As the Doctor resided in Paris during that period, under very peculiar circumstances, and lived in the same house with the Deputies Albittes—the personal friends and associates of Robespierre —he must have had con stant opportunities of making himself acquainted with the many fearful occurrences of the time, and his per sonal acquaintance with the parties must therefore ren der his narrative more interesting than those of his torians who merely write from hearsay, and are more or less prejudiced in their opinions. We understand that Dr. Millengen's account of Robespierre differs widely from the description given of him by M. Lamartine, iu his " History of the Girondius." TULIP Snow.—Mr. Groom's annual display of ulips commenced yesterday at his establishment at Claphana•rise. The day being as splendid as a summer sun could make it, several visitors of distincton accepted the invitation to the private view, for such it was. The tulips again exhibited abundant proof of Mr. Groom's skilful management of these dainty and evanescent pro ductions of nature. The bed was filled with the finest specimens, many of them of the choicest class, and a perspective glance up the middle of the tent disclosed a surface of nodding flowers, strangely and capriciously variegated —a floral ensemble, indeed, of singular rich ness and variety. We do not profess to belong to the tulipomaniacs, and care little for the rarity which is so much prized, in preference to the graceful combinations of colour which characterise the common garden species, but there is a style in the tulip, let it be marked as it will, which always commands respect. It is the stateliest and most dignified of flowers, and holds up its head in a sort of vainglorious stiffness that seems to repel intimacy. The conditions which are laid down as the credentials of perfection in the opinion of tulip amateurs are re ligiously complied with by Mr. Groom, and we hays the straight stem, the capacious and well-formed bell, the broad edge, the well defined and delicately feathered stripe, and the velvetty cheek, in almost all the cases submitted for inspection. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening. In attendance on her Majesty and Prince bL A ea l rd b i ay e nr Ernest , w r nt e he r es e t Duke B h dEsu e rskaeuterxhciee,a Marchioness of Douro, Lady Caroline Cocks, the Hon. Miss Paget, Lord Byron, Colonel Grey, Captain Gordon, and Mrs. Ormsby Gore. There were also present—the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, and Sidney, e nAtdihsD Countess Du j eu Countesshol i Eohe e fsan Duchess l u tA looodaffnonEDerd Jersey e u eacde c ynfr h o:sd e t s ndyst s ofhietres: and J N ocdo o f ho r Etn Lhng Marquisunati d m nnsy ds. - Loito)t:ondwT, Lady t gE c eN h avrr ti lao e l l fs d ah , En, Clementina Villiers, Viscount Templetown, Viscount Nevill, Viscount C an til upe, Viscount Morpeth, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Villiers, Lady Caroline Capel and party, Lord Luscelles, Lord Suffield, Lord and Lady Carrington and the Hon. Miss Cotton, Lord Uotham, Lord and Lady Southampton, Lord and Lady Dungar von, Lady Ebrington, Lady Joddrell, Lady Parke, Lady Shelley, Lady Domville, Lady Scott, Lady Mor gan, Lady Flint, Miss Burdett Coutts, Lady Beauvale and Sir John and Lady Campbell, Baron and Baroness Goldsmid, Hon. J. Fortescue, Hon. B. Lyon, Hon. G. Milles, Hon. F. Scarlett, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Upton, Hon. Mr. Harbord, Hon. Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boyle, Hon. Mrs. Charles Stanley, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Ponsonby, Hon. Lady Butler, Sir H. Webb, Sir W. Freemantle, Sir Robert Cullum, Sir W. Ball, Baron and Baroness Rothschild, Sir Charles Marshall, Mrs. Locke, Mrs. Henry Bainsbridge, the Miss Byrnes, the Miss Temple Bowdiens, the Miss Richards, Mrs. Charles Mills and the Miss Mills, Major-Gen. P. Campbell, R.A., Colonel B. Knox, M. 1?., Col. Wingfield, Col. illane, Major and Mrs. Gage, Capt. Cuddy, Capt. Lloyd, T. Baring. Esq., M.P„ Mr. Collett, M.P., Mr. Morris, M.P., H. B. Baring, M.P., Mr. Gregory, M.P., H. T. Hope, DovElt HARBOUR INIPROVEMENTS.—We have it 0,,,ni1l good a u th ority that the deepening of this harbour e i i nt commenced n o mf understoodet to be widened.heeeeAdeviery shortly. The entrance is also right up to the Cross tides, channel six feet deep at low spring ia to be cut from the entrance iie in all weather when the will be able to enter mouth of the harbour, our steamers Wall ; so that with this and t at all stet of the tide . and almost the greatest irnprovenaeiY Can went, as assess render the old harbour ever under epsut to sea. ' This will be already p inside spacious accommodation we Journal. ealliave reason to believe F tbat a special reporter PerfeetlY available.—Canterbury was dispatched to Ireland by eiday seditious speeches at then' carious 's mail-boat, to act subordinately to Mr. I taking notes of the in Dublin and elsewhere in theous public meetings held Journal, proyinees.--Liverpool THE COLOSSEUM. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY _ EVENING, MAY 9, 1848. As a spectacle the Colosseum in the Regent's Park continues to be unrivalled. We say this without in any manner depreciating the scientific advantages afforded by that more pretentious establishment, the Polytechnic Institution, or the architectural and panoramic illusions of the Diorama, or the ingenious modellings of Madame Tussaud's Ex hibition, or any other, in fact, of the p Ipu!ar sights of the metropolis. As a spectacle, the Colos seum remains, we assert, unrivalled—whether as to grandeur, variety, or cheapness. Instead of the gigantic panorama of London as viewed from the tower of St. Paul's Cathedral, we have, this year, spread out before the eye a very ex traordinary work of art—a bird's eye view of the great city of Pans ' beheld, as it were, from the c ar o f a balloon susp en d e d over the garden of the Tuileries. Altogether the illusion is matchless. Looking down from your apparent elevation you can almost deceive yourself into the belief; that you are veritably gazing upon that famous spot which one half of Christendom regards as the capital of pleasure, and the other half as the capital of civilization. In every direction your glance is arrested by the delineation of that most remarkable metropolis. Here you see the prolonged front of the Louvre, in whose vast galleries are stored so many productions of genius. There you perceive the famous Arc d'Etoile, under the span of which, only a few days since, the Provisional Government of the Republic stood to receive the homage of the armed citizens. On one hand is the Palais Royale where Egalite schemed against the Bourbon dynasty, where Louis Philippe received the blessing of Voltaire, and where the young Camille Desmoulins first mounted the tri-color. On the other hand is the Madeleine, the fane raised at the mandate of the Emperor, and over the grand altar of which is represesented the apo theosis of Napoleon. Now your eye wanders along the parapets of the different bridges on the Seine, now it travels along the brilliant line of the Boulevards, now it rests upon the Rue de la Paix, now upon the Hotel de Ville, now upon Notre Dame, now upon the N a ti ona l institute, now upon the Place de la Concorde, and now upon the Place Vendome, with its superb pillar of commemoration. You gaze on in breatlalEss admiration, you breathe the very atmo sphere of Paris, you listen in imagination to the cries in its streets, to the rumbling of its carriages, to the strikin g o f i ts church clocks, you watch the fli c k er i ng of its thou san d l amps, and the lights which g li tter i n its windo ws — for the city is revealed to you as it appears by moonlight, and the beams of that beautiful fishingare vividness tharyou fo rge t f or th e mom ent that ou are not beh ldin g a reality . has never befo re , to our knowledge, been a more marvellous deception of a pictorial kind vraisembla nce, it —it seem s more th a n a seems the v ery t hi ng itself. You are transp orted in an instant across the Channel to the scene of revolutions and pentacle republicanism, an d you admiration. retire from the s acle b reathless, dizzy, and full of Amon g th e other a ttractions of the Colosseum mu s t be mention ed those so l ong f am i l i ar a to the public—the glyptothee ture, the stalactite c averns, the ' or museum of sculp- Swiss cottage, the Gothi c aviarrner de glace with th e the conservatories. Of minorye, Mountcuriosities Blanc, an d abundance—foremost among owwhich ar sities th ere are two bunches of artificial flers va ec e e d rtainly the lu guineas. They are of inimitable deli at forty have all the bloom of nature. You almost expect and perfume from the petals while you stoop over th aem. With all the cordiality of delight we commend the holiday million to the Colosseum. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the Rouse of Comnions MONDAY, NAY 8. The following Resolution was reported from the above Committee : That in the case of the New Ross Port and Harbour petition, the s t an di ng or d ers oug h t to b e di s p ense d with :—Th a t the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on inserting Notices for two successive weeks in some new s p aper pu bli she d i n D u bli n an d i n tne counties of Kilkenny. Carlow, and Wexford respectively, and once in the Dublin Gazette, and ;on the insertion of a Clause restraining them from executing any work of which the Plan and Section shall not have been deposited with the clerks of the peace for the counties of Wexford and Kilkenny, and in the Private Bill-office, on or before the first day of the meeting of the Committee on the Bill, and that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill.—Resulution agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS (From the Yates and Proceedings of the House of Commons, MONDAY, MAY 8. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.—(IN THE COMMITTEE.) Clause one:—That this Act may from time to time be applied in manner hereafter provided, by order of her Majesty in Council, to any part of England and Wales, except the parts next hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, the city of London, the parts within the limits mentioned in certain Commissions of Sewers, &c. :—Amendment proposed, to leave out the words " except the parts next hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, the city of London :"—Question put, " That the :words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause." The Committee divided:— MAJORITY—AYES, 240. Abdy, Thomas N. Foley, J. 11. Given, Sir J. A land, Sir T. D. Fordyce, A. D. Paget, Lord A. Adair. Hugh E. Forster, M. Paget, Lord Clarence Anson, Colonel Fortescue, J. W. Paget, Lord George Armstrong, Sir A. Fox, Richard M. Palmer, 'Robert Armstrong, It. B. Fox, W. J. Palmer, Bounden Arundel, Earl of Glyn, George Carr Parker, John Ashley, Lord Goddard, A. L. Patten, J. W. Bagshaw, John Godson, R. Pattisou, James Bailey, Joseph Granger, T. C. Pechell, Captain Baines, M. T. Greenall, Gilbert Peel„Sir Robert Baring, Sir F. T. Greene, John Perfect, R. Barnard, E. G. Greene, Thomas i Peto, Samuel M. Barrington, Viscount Grey, Sir G. Philips, Sir G. R. Barron, Sir 11. Grey, Ralph W. Pigott, Francis Beckett, W. Grosvenor, Lord IL Pilkington, James Bell, John Hall, Sir B. Pinney, W. Bellew, It. M. Hallybarton, Lord Plowden, W. H. Benbow,f,John - Hamilton, G. A. Power, Nicholas Berkeley, Captain Hanmer, Sir J. i'owlett, Lord W. Berkeley, H. F. Hardcastle, J. A. Pugh, David Blackall, S. W. Hawes, Benj. Rawdon, Colonel Blake, M. J. Hay, Lord John Reid. Colonel Bouvsrie, E. P. Hayes, Sir E. Rendleshaim Lord Bowles, Admiral Hayter, W. G. ' Ricardo, Osman Bovvring, Dr. Ileadlam, T. E. Rice, E. It. Boyle, Colonel Heathcoat, John Rich, Henry Brand, Thomas Ileathcote, G. J. Robartes, T. J. Bright, John Heneage, E. Romilly, John Brotherton, J. Henry, Alexander Russell, Lord J. Brown, W. Ileywood, James Russell, E. Browne, R. D. Hindley Charles Russell, F. C. 11. Buller, Charles Hobhouse, Sir J. Rutherford, A. Buubury, E. H. Ilobhouse, T. B. Salwey, Colonel Burroughes, 11. Bodges, T. L. Saudars, George Buxton, Sir E. Ilogg, Sir J. W. Scrope, G. P. Cardwell, Edward Hollond, Robert Seyrmer, H. K. Carew, W. P. Howard, C. W. Slim to, It. D. Carter, J. B. Howard, E. G. Shell, It. Caulfeild, J. M. Hume, Joseph Simeon, John Cavendish, C. C. Hutt, William Slaney, Robert A. Cavendish, G. H. Inglis, Sir It. Smith, It. V. Cavendish, W. G. Jackson, William Smith, J. A. Chaplin,,W. J. Jervis, Sir John Smith, M. Tucker Charteris, Francis Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, J. Benjamin Clay, James Keppel, G. T. Somerville, Sir W. Clay, Sir W. Kershaw, James Stanley, E. J. Clements, Charles Kildare, Marquis of Stanslield, W. R. Clerk Sir G. King, Peter John Stanton, W. 11. Clifford, 11. M. Labouchere, Henry Strickland, Sir G. Cobden, Richard Langston, J. 11. Stuart, Lord D. Cockburn, Alex. Lascelles, E. Stuart, H. Cocks, T. S. Lascelles, W. S. Sturt, li. G. Courtenay, Lord Lewl. , , G. C. Talbot, C. It. Cowper, W. F. Lincoln, Earl of Talfourd, Sergeant Craig, W. G. Lindsay, Colonel 'lhicknesse, it. A. Crawford, W. S. Loch, James Thompson, Colonel Currie, henry Lockhart, A. E. Thompson, Alderman Curteis, 11. M. M . Nagliten, Sir E. Thornely, T. Dalrymple,:Captain Macriarnara, Major Tolleinachc, F. J. Davie, Sir II Mahon, O'Gorman Towneley, Charles Denison, W. J. Maitland, Thomas Towneley, John Devereux, J. T. Mangles, R. D. Trail, George Dodd, G. Marsh,ll, J. G. Turner, E. Douglas, Sir C. Marsh a ll, W . Tynte, Colonel Drummond, Henry Martin, Samuel Vane, Lord H. Duff, George S. 3lasterman, John Verney Sir 11. Duncan, George Matheson, Colonel Vivian, J. H. Duncornbe, A. Manic, Fox Walrnsley, air J. Dundas, Admiral Melgund, Viscount Ward, 11. G. Dundas, Sir D. Mitchell, A. T. Watkins, Colonel East, Sir:J. B. 3lorpeth, Viscount West, F. R. Ebrington, Viscount Morris, David Wilson, James Elliot, John E. Mostyn, E. Wilson, Matthew Estcourt, J. B. B. Mowatt, Francis Wood, Sir Charles Euston, Earl Mulgrave, Earl Wood, W. P. Evans, John Newry, Viscount Wyld, James Evans, William Norreys, Lord , Wyvill, Marmaduke Ferguson, Sir R. Norreys, Sir D. TELLERS. Filmer, Sir E. O'Connell, M.J. Tufnell, henry lltawilliam, G. W Ogle, S. C. Hill, Lerd Marcus MINORITY-NOES, 71. Adderley, C. 13. Goring, Charles Packe, C. W. Arkwright, Geor,go Granby, Marquis •f Renton, J. C. Ilaldock, E. li. Gwyn, Howe' Repton, G. W. J. Darkly, lleiuy Ifarris, Hon. Capt. Rushout, Captain Bennet, Philip Henley, J. W. Scholefleld, William Bentinck, Lord G. Hildyard, It. C. Sibthorp, Colonel Dentinck, Lord 11. Hill, Lord E. Sidney, Alderman Beresford, William Hodgson, IN. N. Smyth, John G. Boldero, 11. G. Hood, Sir Alexander Somerset, Captain Drisco, MA Hotham, Lord Spooner, Richard Brooke, Lord Hudson, G. Staff , ord, Augustus Duck, L. W. Ingestre, Visct. Stuart, J. Coles, 11. It. Jocelyn, Viscount Tollemache, John Colvile, C. It. Jolliffe, Sir W. 11. Townshend. Captain Deedes, W. Knox, Colonel Tyrrell, - Sir J. T. Dick, Quintin Locke, Joseph Urquhart, David Divett, Edward Mackenzie, W. I'. Waddington, H. S. Duncan, Viscount Manners, Lord C. Walpole, Spencer Egerton, W./T. Manners, Lord G. Walter, John Farrer, James Meux, Sir Henry Welby, G. E. Fitzroy, Henry Miles, P. W. S. Wynn, Sir W. Floycr, John Miles, William Forbes, W. Morgan, 0. TELLERS. Fuller, A. E.' Munta, G. F. Bankes, G. Galway, Viscount Napier, Joseph Newdegate, N. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court and Privy Council yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. At the Court, Baron de Cetto, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the King of Bavaria, had an audience of her Majesty, and presented his new credentials. His Excellency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Messrs. Cubitt and Hill, accompanied by the City Remembrancer, had an audience of the Queen, to learn her Majesty's plea sure relative to the reception of an address from the Court of Aldermen and Common Council. The Queen was graciously pleased to appoint Friday next, at half past three, for the reception of the address. A deputation from the Court of Lieutenancy, consisting of Mr. Bentley and Mr. Sheriff Cubitt, attended by Mr. Henley Smith, had an audience of the Queen, to know her Majesty's commands respecting the presentation of an address from the Court of Lieutenancy of the city of London. The Privy Council was attended 'by his Royal High ness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse. The Queen, in Council, was pleased to declare the Right lion. the Earl Granville Vice-President of the Committee of Council appointed for consideration of all matters relating to Trade and Foreign Plantations. The Noble Earl had the honour to kiss hands on his appoint ment. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. Her — Majesty gave an audience to the Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord John Russell., The Court was attended by Lord Byron, Lord is Waiting, the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice- Chamberlain, and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went yesterday morning to the rehearsal of the Concert of Ancient Music. Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yester day evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Count of Syracuse, his Excellency Prince Castelcicala, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Earl Fortescue, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount and Viscountess llardinge, Viscount Chiden, and Morish Colona (in waiting on his Royal Highness the Count of Syracuse). The issue of orders for the admission of the public to view the state apartments in Windsor Castle is resumed. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and the Duke Bernhard and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar took a drive in the parks yesterday in an open carriage and four. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent went yes terday to her residence, Frogmore House, Windsor, re turning to town in the afternoon. Prince Frederick of Hesse left the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Kew yesterday, for the continent. Prince Edward and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, attended by the Hon. Sophia Wheatley, Sir Andrea, Barnard, and Captain Taylor, rode on horseback in the Parks yesterday. The Mayor of Manchester and Mr. Brotherton had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. the b ro is w h .b o y p , o t f h C e aßntiesrhboupryf, a o e x co fo m rd p , an a i n e d d m by r. w. had an interview with t h e L ord President P E a a The o g r l e w r f A o l l r o c d a l of the Council yesterday. Sir Edward Buxton had an interview with the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. Lord Monteegle and a deputation had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official re sidence in Downing-street! Lord Ashley and a depu- L tation had also an intervi ew yesterday with the Noble ord. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a Committee meeting yesterday. A deputation from the B uc ki nghamshire Railway i Company had an nterviewwith the C omm i ssioners of Railways yesterday, at their office in the Board of Trade. The Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Yarborough had interviews yesterday with Sir George Grey. Dispatches were received yesterd a y, at the colonial_ office, from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritius, and New Zealand. Madame Celeste, we perceive by the advertisement takes her annual benefit at the Adelphi Theatre to: morrow, on which occasion Mr. Webster is to lend his a id. An admirable bill of fare is provided, so that there will be large supplies of excellent amusement; and such being the case, we doubt not that the talented directress will have, what she well merits, a house " filled to the FRANCE. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.—SITTING OF STAY 6. The following are the reports presented to the Assembly during the sitting of the 6th of May by Citizens CREMIEUX and Louts BLANC : M. Cremieux, Minister of Justice —Citizens, on the day of the great Revolution, when the people had re duced the throne to dust, and made royalty a souvenir, it felt, in th e m id st of its immortal victory, the necessity a o f Nat i order, ona l theAs Assembly guaranteewould of securityone'day y fo for give all; it, it how it desired to be gov erne d. I ts wonderful nature div i ne d a ll that would regulate its force, how it would provide for its moral interests, how it would fulfil the first duties of the country towards its children, that is to say, how it would assure to each family the means of living , by assuring to eac h citizen the instruments of labour— labour, the sole legitimate source of an honourable for tune, wheth e r i t b e o b tained by the sweat o f your b row, or by the spl en d our of our intelli once.—(Hear, hear.) But whil e awa i t i ng the moment g when an Assembly-, the itself by pra r a li t t i a o l n which should comprehend its whole m i ss i on , should bosom of• thocelm ca come intoa fulfilProvisionary its duty, the people gave Go vernment. Citizen s , it was necessary to provide for the admini s t ra ti on o f this country. We immediately as signed the mini s t r i es among us; we i mme diately re united in o ur counc i l the executive and the administra tion; we concentrated in our hands all powers. The ministry of justice was confided to me. In ordinary times that ministry is the most peaceful and the most calm. With the law for your guide, knowledge fo r yo ur support, vi r t ue f or your bases, modesty for your com pany, duty for your rule; what have human passions, what hav e egot i st i ca l and servile sentiments to d o in the _ midst of these grandeurs of justice ? Justice , which rejoins earth to heaven—justice, which strikes and gua• rantees—justice, which represses and protects—justice, which pron ounces on property, on right, on life, on honour, ho w ta k e away from it its essence o f purity!— (Applause.) Citizens, the impiety of the fallen Govern mentrh had viol a t e d t h at sanctuary. How many high places in the mag i stracy had become the recompense of the most ser v il e devotion, the most revolting apostasy! Yes, the footstool for arriving at the highest honours, even of the magist racy. was the tribune of the Chamber; not a free, generous, indignant Chamber —but an obe. dient, adulatory tribune, subject to a King. The speech which one day supported an unpopular measure re ceived its reward th e next; t h e more a man dis graced himself by the energy of his servility, the more worthy he showed himself of the c orrupting favours. Thus it was that policy had invaded justice; thus it was that an adulterous alliance had been formed between justice and policy. Under the ancient monarchy, often was the Parliament seen to hold, in the face of abso lute power, a firm and energetic language, to oppose a strong and honurable resistance to unjust measures; even under the restoration, the , magistracy had its days of popular opposition. On the one hand, history had greatly extolled the ccurageous acts of the Parliament; while on the other, by the means of the decrees which the press had sometimes obtained, its im movability had rapidly glided into the Charter of 1830. This great question, to which your patriotic attention will soon be directed, had, so to say, vanished in that singular revision made in the midst of the barricades of July, of the pact granted in 1814. But, during the ten last years of that reign of corrup tion, the laws of September dominated over that press which they could not succeed in subduing. Invested, contrary to the Charter itself, with the right of judging a considerable portion of the crimes of the press, the correctional tribunals punished the press without pity ; the laws were draconian ; the repression corresponded with the character of the laws. It the jnry, whose forma tion was a mystery to no one, declared a journal guilty, the punishment was measured, not by the evil produced by the writing itself, but by the (character) colour of the journal. I say it with a painful regret ; notwithstanding the eloquent efforts of the Proeureur-General, who had sustained the rights of the press—and which the an cient advocate of the press, become for a few days Minis ter of Justice, remembered well—the regulating court had crushed, by a fatal jurisprudence, the last guarantees of the citizen who proceeded against, at his own risk and peril, the culpable acts of a functionary. The law on judicial announcements presented, in its execution, the most deplorable scandals. There was not a journal in the departments whose devotion to public interests, or the sacred cause of liberty, was pardoned ; the spoils of them went to enrich the servility of the paid journals ; its' ruin and speedy downfal announced to all that the liberty of the press was but a by-word. Such, citizens, were the sad results of the invasion of policy into the precincts of justice ; for, excepting in political matters, justice was wanting in none of its devoirs! Careful of the private interests of citi zens arguing before her their respective pretensions— careful of the liberty of citizens pursued for acts which enter into the common law—justice fulfilled with zeal and impartiality that so important a portion of her attributions. Notwithstanding some imperfections which our National Assemblies will endeavour to do away with, no people has simpler laws, laws more clear than our civil and criminal laws are. The judges make a wise application of them; and the magistracy, in the fulfilment of that duty, has certainly no reproach to undergo. The conduct of the Minister of the Resolution was thence forward easily traceable. On the bench of magistrates I displaced the men whose political lives were known to us. I have especially done so in regard to those in the higher positions. Except that, in the presence of the customs of such long standing which gave to the judges a character of inviolability, I have not revoked a single one. Till now suspensions only have been pro nounced. A magistracy of more modest standing, but whose importance has been revealed since its creation, and which in the legislation which our National Assem blies will be called on to establish for the organization of justice, may be developed on a larger basis—l mean the justices of the peace—have specially attracted my atten tion. The recals have been numerous ; the late Minister of Justice, and his predecessor in a still greater degree, had placed in the offices of justices of the peace men the most devoted and the most ardent in their cause. It would be difficult to combine in a better degree the continual necessities of a policy with the entirely natural influences of that family magistracy. Let us quit the question of person,, and permit me to of Justice. enter the domai n it se lf The duties of Minis ter of Justice have been very great during these last nine weeks, in w hi c h each of us, in the sphere of his ea attributions, ha s b een a rival in l and devotion. To his direction were left a number of decrees, the con sideration of w hi c h would other • h? av , otherwiseappertained to the whole Government, r ri criminal matters, the abolition of th e pain of death for political offences, the aboliti on of the laws of the abolition of public e x in the pillory, decrees which c h ange the majority°sal of the jury, which restore to that jurisdiction the • d" pnblic functionaries, Which r Jo gment of libels ainst Bourdcan, which authorise temporary the jurispr ud ence without giving bail in money, and which porary release restora tions of one's rights. In civilal facilitate the atters—abolitio of poli tical oaths, abrogation of the law on judicial annonces, suspension of writs of personal arrest, diminution of legal expenses, naturalization of f o the most pleasing and resin goers. A delegation of portion of the right of yard us sovereignty—that of a nister of Justice by the Prov• "—was given to the Mi diately after the revolution. visionary Government imme vernment abolished the p While the Provisional Go while it co mmute d that te ai r n of death in political matters, to itself the right, the Minister punishment, reserving informations to be taken, caused hem ost useful exa • all the documents, and mined all the demands and elements of a measure oPfr,eii:ared with minute care all the attach to the inauguration umanity, which he wished to Citizens, the late Governtri of the National Assembly. pardons annually ; it w as eent granted, on an average, 800 these favours were dietributs especially on the Ist May that you w ere proclaiming before the the 4th May, whil e one and indi v i s ibl e, the doors the people the R e p u bli c opened t o t h e repentant, pr rs of the bagnios and pri sons fault; a n d t h e pure air of ltbto the sufficiently expiated stifled existe nces, called do erty, in rean i mat i ng almost gratitud e an d benedictions. n on the National Assembly plauseo I would have wish (General movement—ap• place before you a reduction • ed, citizens, to be able to of justice • for , the moment th lo the expenses of the budget In the ministry, the j oy cannot be important. Ploys hardly numbersic arsohundred persons. I have treeteurde er sup chefs de bureau, one P sonnet, one sous-direclenr, two salaries are lower th sous-chef. In this ministry the would be difficult. As to i n any other; reduction in them that it does not enrich to the magistracy, you all know the administration f those who devote themselves to 0 Justice. But lam surrounded by men of capabilit many of whom ha y' o and of eminence enlightenment, . , the People, under ve since been elected representatives of league, the Citi the precedence of my friend, of our col sembled in committeelaw on and are in us justice. g T u h p ei a discussionst are anim n a t t he d organization) and devotion o the Republic, their knowledge their patriotismeof law, and their experience in i . eir knowledg . . the' affairs, are to the Minister a warrant that ir work will b e worthy of being submitted to the A.ssornbly there will diminis •Y. ere will be found the real economy, by diminishing the number of magistrates,and mun • erating those who remain. Such is, without doubt, the double • object which must be attained. The Council of State, en service ordinaire, was composed of thirty members i it has been reduced to twenty-five. I have suppressed the C ounc il o f St a te, en service e xor di na i r ; ministers will delegate to it their general secretaries, or chefs de division, every time that the interest of th e service sh a ll require it. Such is, gentlemen, a statement of the short administration of justice, in the modest ministry which I have directed since the 25th of Fe bruary, with the love of duty, and the desire of giving to public interests, as well as to private ones, the most solid guarantees. The Republic desires honest and pure magistrates, for the magistracy should give the best ex ample.—(,Applause.) In concluding, permit me to say how I have to felicitate myself on the newly chosen, who have entered, since our revolution, into the tribunals and into the courts. Yes, the choice was good, and the proof is that they have been consecrated by pubic opinion, by the people, who have given you for colleagues a great many of the new magistrates. Their zeal and devotion have not been for a moment a cause of disappointment, and I feel pleasure in rendering a tribute to their knowledge and their patriotism .—(Applause.) A last observation, though a very grave and important one, I have the pleasure of submitting to you in this place, whence our words go forth so widely. When the decree which remitted the declaration of guilt to nine jurymen out of twelve ap peared, the fear of some impunity arose in some timid minds : vain fear ! Never did the jury show so much firmness united to so much wisdom. I say it with pride in their regard, that the most important criminal cases have been tried by them with independence and an ad mirable rectitude. The jury have comprehended the whole extent of their mission ; they feel that in their hands reposes public security ; they elevate themselves to the level of their sublime functions.—(Applause.) Yes, citizens, the Republic will have good magistrates, good juries ; honest citizens will be protected in their rights ; bad citizens will find justice ready to repress them. N oth i ng w i ll then be want i ng to th e d u ti es w hi ch a Rep u bli can Government imposes on us ; we w ill all, citizens, we w ill a l l fu lfil t h em w ith pl e asure.—(L ong applau se .) M. Loui s Bl anc —Ci t i zens , re presentatives of th e people—O n th e 29 t h o f F e b rua ry those whom the course of events h a d called i nto power ( a power by no means an envi a bl e one, certainly, for it was t h e government o f tempests), those, I say, f o und themselves assembled, when, all of a su dd en, t h ey saw t h e Pl ace de Motel de Vine invad e d b y an ardent mu l t i tu d e . A fl ag float e d in the air, and on t h at fl ag t hi s was w h a t was written— " Organization of Labour ; Creation of a Ministry of Progress." Admirable result! It was thus, it was in this capital, which still felt the quiverings of the combat, violence by on these pavements, on which the people had just marked their route with their blood, it was thus that they came to demand that which proved that their great which it at once preoccupation was that of order.—(Applause.) For question for a special what did they come to demand? They came to demand pe peace, made progress, whose ey business labour; b e o tof a prevent minis try,uxembourg should a b l e m th in e is s t e r : were chosen for that Labour —the (Imo possible. What could the Provisional Government granted a nd toly was n a d 0 commission revolutions of for th e ever citizen ouvrier Albert, the other l ? What had it done? It had preserved the important our attention to the present position what did we see? On the on pvv:ootoas. h n: Go vernment for the labourers, and that the Palace of the rich eiElitst n)dn' created;s3etlabours.olnhfto'e b 1 ruinl inevitable. affairs, IrP efrbi Twoeuont fd directedmt and O th thehe that 1 t mission?the vv t h e e we n distress into and more aggravated every day,irritated, people becoming of their desires violently irr; othfatddlif,fficult situation without more to —if agitation t. and the impatience a w ere budget,not teoed by chance, our words il ionAiWidhiwchliathand ewed—we should it was appeased, might we not suppressed for the moment were was our If, haveo n b tl e i ee been con.roe of been rendered responsibl e for it. re proached with being dangerous innovators? —(Cries es.") Did we not also run the P : ral o o ' rae l yc o :h vn g prolonged a cry of distress? not necessary; we cannot wait, for we s'u'llffSikpreoetc.ahhnedasviawnrgee cthi t e izt d m ay i f s ol a lo s w o i l n df er ; and are hungry." These were the dangers we suffer, and to run. n a o s t . h o e a s r i s t , ate e . rer O yn a when every every citizen is a soldier, how should one shrink before peril I We have, then, been witnesses of a sublime spectacle, which must remain in history as an Y lu e ti t o 'i n 'e s d uc id h immortal proof of enlightenment and reason. We have seen citizens running to us and exclaiming, " I have a wife ; I have children ; give me bread." And when we replied to them, ," Wait ;" and when we, besides, told them of our want of power to assist them, these me n have retired, their hearts moved, and crying, " Vive la libublique." We have seen passing one after the other all the industries ; we have seen them passing bearing signs of distress, claiming loudly the intervention of the state ; so that the very force of affairs imposed 1 1 upon us a mission • • which had not been given to us—the 1 mission of interfering between the master and the workmen, in order that they might go hand-in-hand together. Well, we have obtained that result. It is in our archives, which we preserve with pride, for they are the archives of concord and fraternity. But we had not only conciliation to effect; we had associations to realise. When workmen came to us to demand the means of as sociating together, you know what we did. At Clichy, which in former times was only inhabited by prisoners, what do you now see ? You only see labourers giving each other their hand. Formerly you read over the gate " Debtors' Prison." To-day every one will substitute in his heart for these words, "'There is a debt which every one owes to all—the social debt of bread and labour."—(Hear, hear.) We have gathered on the ques tion of labour a great deal of information, which will be communicated to you, and you will examine it in all its details. Suffice it for me to say, that the two funda mental ideas of our work—whether it concerns com merce or agriculture, or the banks or the establishments of customs—the two fundamental ideas are, association and disinterested intervention, the pacific and tutelary intervention of the state. We do not pretend that the state should become the only industriel of the kingdom; but we wish it to be understood, that the state has a great duty to fulfil in what regards those who suffer. What we wish is, that the state should be the tutor of credit, giving credit not only to the rich, but to the poor. What we have demanded is, that the state should b e t h e protector of ! the poor, and their tutor. Ido not know, from the bottom of my heart, if many of those who now hear me would be disposed to contradict me. The cry has been put forward of " Take care of the war of those who possess nothing against those who possess." This is a cry which has not issued from the hearts or mouths of any one. Association is a noble and beautiful thing; not because it will displace riches, but because it will make them universal, by making them fruitful ; and because it will raise the level of the people and of humanity.—(Cheers.) PRINCESS'S THEATRE. A piece i❑ two acts, called A Day at Dover, was pro. duced at this theatre last night, chiefly for the purposes of Madame Thillon, who was provided with a character belonging to a class in which her peculiar fascinations have plentiful scope for display. The plot is founded, hypothetically, upon the return of Charles the Second to this country after the death of the great hero of the Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell. Madame Anna Thillon performs the part of a Parisian milliner, Henriette, who is induced by Count Carvalho, a Portu guese nobleman (Mr. Fisher), to impersonate the Queen of the exiled Monarch; the object being to with draw the attention of the people and the functionaries of Dover from the real royalties, who arrive, as is presumed, incog. Madame Anna Thillon played the part of the " Queen for an hour" (the piece, we believe, is founded upon a French drama, entitled La Reine d'un Jour), with a great deal of spirit and as surance, and sang several songs, the composition of Mr. Loder, with considerable applause. In the end, how ever, she acknowledges her plebeian origin, and resigns herself happily into the arms of her devoted lover, Richard, a French sailor (Mr. Conway). Mr. Compton had a tolerably good part, that of a tavern keeper at Dover, where the soi•disant queen alights, and who vacillated admirably between his republican principles and his loyal inducements. The piece, however, having little in it, hung very heavily till the final fall of the curtain, which, on the announcement of the happy " Restoration," gave occasion for the performance of the National Anthem by the orchestra, which was received with enthusiasm. SURREY THEATRE. An entire change of performance at this theatre took place yesterday evening. A romantic and traditionary drama, in three acts, entitled The Three Red Men, was the opening piece, being substantially identical, we belive, with Le Fils du Diable, which recently attracted some attention in Paris, and of which Paul Feval is the author. The plot was somewhat intricate, turning chiefly on the mysterious murder, in the night, of a Count and his wife at their own mansion, and the subsequent for tunes of a surviving son (who first saw the light on the night of this double tragedy), until, with dramatic jus tice, he is restored to the, possession of his ancestral estate. The assassins, four in number, contrive to keep possession in the interval, and establish a banking house in the vicinity. One of the redmen, a brother of the murdered lady, is the chief instrument in restoring the heir to his rights. A miniature attached to the neck of the orphan performs its due part in clearing up all possible doubt as to his identity. There was some very credible acting. Miss Richardson made her first appear ance for the season, and personated one of the principal characters, and Mrs. R. Honnor, as the orphan, made the best of her part. Tho second piece was The Irish Tutor, in which Mr. T. Barry, so long familiar at Astley's , at e s o ft wereh cele brated all merri mentt em p toe on the and oe t o pr na O'Toole.or without t t of the a uT dhieenr There audience, wasa n considerable dn to s i e c l acpceaks parts t , sustained with vivacity and spirit. The Bride of the Bleeding Heart terminated the entertainment. VAUXHALL GARDENS.—This popular place of amusement is announced to open at the latter end of the pretent month, under the management of Mr. Wardell, sole lessee. During the recess great improvements have been made, and a variety of artists are now actively en gaged in renovating and redecorating the " royal pro perty." The grand piece de resistance for the ensuing season will be a panoramic view of the City of Con stantinople. The illuminations and fireworks will be on a scale of great splendour, uniting novelty in design with brilliancy of execution, and the other entertain ments (including a first-rate troupe of equestrians), will be of an amusing and varied character. Pon- orFfc NOTICE.—Th a following notice to the public, and instructions to all postmasters, sub-post masters, and letter receivers, was posted at the General Post-office : —" Henceforward the following additional privileges will be extended to printed books, magazines, reviews, and pamphlets, which are now allowed to be transmitted by the post within the United Kingdom at reduced rates of postage, under certain regulations — viz. :—First, The name and address of the sender may be written or printed upon or in any such book, maga zine, review, or pamphlet so sent, or on the envelope or cover thereof, in addition to the name and address of the person to or for whom it shall be forwarded. Secondly, Any other writing may be on any leaf of any such book, magazine, review, or pamphlet so sent, or on the binding thereof, provided that such last-mentioned writing be on one and the self same page of the book, or corre sponding portion of the binding. The existing regula tions, so far as they are not affected by these conces sions, must be strictly adhered to, and the privileges now granted in no way exceeded, otherwise tho packet must be charged as a letter, and treated as such in all respects." The operations recently carried on against the city of St. John of Nicaragua by her Majesty's forces, under the command of Captain Granville Loch, have been at tended with complete success. After a severe service of 35 days, during which the officers and seamen of the party never slept out of their boats, and maintained with considerable difficulty their position in the country, a treaty of amity was at length concluded by the senior officer, Captai❑ Loch, accompanied by Captains Ryder and Peel, with the State of Nicaragua, by which all the points in dispute were satisfactorily adjusted. We un derstand that the gallant commander of this little expe dition has been designated as a Companion of the Bath, and that the junior officers of the Alarm and the Daring will receive immediate promotion. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAY s.—The demand continues good, but in the absence of supplies the sales of the week are unimportant ; prices may be quoted i s. higher. Rum is very dull.—Bristol Mercury, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 7.—A court of inquiry, compris ing Captains Yates, of the Illustrious, Dundas, of the Powerful, and Eden, of the Victory, sat on board the Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, on Friday and Satur day, to investigate reports of a most extraordinary cha racter and variety, with regard to the wholesale desertion from the ship (Bellerophon), and the great amount of punishment which had been inflicted upon her crew during the seven months she had been in commission. In the course of this time about 1,600 lashes have been administered, and 94 men were posted " run" upon the books up to yesterday. His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, accom panied by a small retinue, arrived here at eleven o'clock yesterday morning. The Prince's carriage was taken into the Royal Clarence Victualling Establishment by Mr. Superintendent Stevens, of Gosport. Captain Eden, of the Victory, was in waiting on his Royal Highness, and showed him over the establishment, crossing to the dockyard in Sir Charles Ogle's barge. Captain Eden escorted the Royal party over the dockyard, on board the Victory and Excellent. The Prince partook of lun cheon with Sir C. Ogle, and returned to London by the thirty minutes past five afternoon train. The Pluto steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander R. Richardson, arrived at Limerick, from Dublin and Cork, on the 30th ult. Wind south, moderate breezes, and fine weather. ROYAL MARINES. PROMOTIONS. Second-Lieutenant A. F. Sutherland, of the Plymouth division, to be First-Lieutenant, and appointed to the same division, vice Winne, dismissed the service. First-Lieutenant E. S. Browne, of the Chatham divi sion, to be Captain at that division. vice Brevet-Major J. Fynmore, retired on hill pay. Second-Lieutenant E. Richards. of the Chatham divi sion, to be First-Lieutenant at that division, vice Browne, promoted. Mr. Peter Bolt, the contractor for the enlargement and repairs of the new marine barracks at Gosport, has commenced the construction of a new practice battery on an improved plan, suggested by Major Calamy, gunnery instructor, immediately in rear of Forton barracks. The decision come to by the Admiralty at their recent inspection of these barracks, to purchase all the buildings abutting on the boundary wall on either side of the gate, has, we are told, caused considerable altera tions to be made in the plans of the proposed new buildings; and as the experiment of keeping a portion of this division on either side of the harbour under one commandant, has proved to be highly inconvenient, and in many respects i-rejudicial to the interests of the ser vice, it is now contemplated to increase these barracks sufficiently to contain the whole division, including the artillery companies, for whom a depot of practice and instruction will be established at Fort Moncton, as was the case some years since. APPOINTMENTS. ADMIRALTY, MAY 6.—A. L, Kaye, midshipman, to the Gorgon; Lieutenant John Moffatt, to be agent for the mails; Hon. A. K. Legge, naval cadet, to the Belle rophon ; William H. Truscott, midshipman, to th© Thetis. MAY 8. IOYAL WILLIAM VICTUALLING YARD.— Quantities of Indian corn and meal are being shipped from this yard, to the north coast of Ireland, for the relief of the poor in that country. The Express 6 gun brig packet, and the Confianca steam-tug, were taken into docks at Devonport to be repaired on Saturday. Sir Charles Napier's squadron has refitted and is ready for any orders. At present the St. Vincent, Prince Regent, Amphion, and Dragon are at Cork and Kingstown. The Canopus has been detached to Ply mouth to be paid off. The Wolf, 18-gun sloop, having been converted into a floating pier for Kingstown, Dublin, left Plymouth for that port on Sunday, in charge of Mr. Henderson, the master-attendant of Devonport dockyard, who will with his navigating party proceed from Kingstown to Pem broke Dockyard, to jury-rig and navigate the newly launched 80-gun ship Colossus from that station to De vonport, to be completed. During Mr. Henderson's absence, Mr. Stigant, the storekeeper, will perform the duty of Lieutenant-Colonel of the Artillery Companies of the dockyard brigade, and Mr. Truscott, clerk, will act as a Captain of Mr. Peake's company on that gentle man removing to Woolwich. The Belleisle, 72 gun troop-ship, arrived off Ports mouth to-day, from St. John's, New Brunswick, with the 33d regiment on board, and sailed with them for a Scotch port to disembark. The frigate-built ship Herefordshire, 1,400 tons, ar rived at Portsmouth to-day, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her Majesty's 49th regiment on board. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant John Moffat to be Admiralty agent for mails. This officer's commission as Lieutenant in the navy is dated the 13th of March, 1811. He was a mid shipman of l'Hercule in action with the Poursuivante in the West Indies in 1803; ho was midshipman and mate of the Amphion and Cerberus, and bore a part in nume rous boat enterprises in the Adriatic, particularly at the capture of a convoy at Pesaro; and acting Lieutenant of the Cerberus in the action off Lissa, 1811. Midshipmen—A. L. Kaye to the Gorgon steam-sloop at Plymouth; W. H. Truscott to the Thetis frigate, in the Mediterranean. Naval Cadet—The Hon. 11. Legge to the Bellerophon, 78, at Portsmouth. ROYAL MARINE PROMOTIONS. First Lieutenant E. S. Browne, of the Chatham division, to be Captain of the same division, vice Brevet- Major Fynmore, retired on full pay. Second Lieutenant A. F. Sutherland, of the FlPlymouth division, to be First-Lieutenant of the same division, vice Wynne, dismissed the service by court martial. Second-Lieutenant E. Richards, of the Chatham divi sion, to be First-Lieutenant of the same division, vice Browne, promoted. WooLlvicizt, MAY B.—Rear-Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., Captain M. F. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, C. 8., Lords of the Admiralty, and Mr. Henry G. Ward, First Secretary to the Admiralty, with a number of naval officers and friends, embarked at Blackwell on Saturday last in the Black Eagle steam vessel, and pro cee d e d to Woolwich, where their Lordships went on board the In vestigator, fitting under the direction of Capt. Bird, for the expedition to the Arctic regions. Their Lordship s , after remaining some time on board the Inv est i gator , landed at Woolwich Dockyard, and went on board the Carodoc, Holyhead mail steam-packet, lying in the basin, and under orders to leave Woolwich to morrow in charge of Lieutenant Robertson, to take her duties on the Liverpool station. Th e i r L ordships also visited several other vessels in a forward state, and again embarked in the Black Eagle steam-vessel,' and pro ceeded down the river to Greenhithe, to visit the Enter prise, Captain Sir James Clarke Ross, at present having her compasses adjusted by Captain Johnson. The Investigator, Captain Bird, is nearly ready for leaving Woolwich, and the Monkey has had her steam up this afternoon to tow her to Greethithe, to have her ( compasses adjusted, and she will lea ve this evening, a I at four o'clock to-morrow morning at I.ltest. Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H., and Sir George Wombwell arrived at Woolwich yesterday, and went on board the Investigator, where they remained with Captain Bird about an hour and a half, and mi nutely inspected the vessel. The Llewellyn, intended for the Holyhead mail steam packet service, went down the river on Saturday on as experimental trial; and the result was a speed of 15.53 knots or 17.89 miles per hour, the draught of water being 9 feet aft and 8 feet 7i inches forward, and the number of revolutions 27.62 per minute. KING'S COLLEGE. On Saturday afternoon the annual meeting of the pro fessors of this institution took place in the usual hall of meeting in Somerset House. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury presided. His Grace having stated the object of the meeting— viz., to distribute rewards to such students of the college as had distinguished themselves in the science of medical knowledge—the following gentlemen weto called:— SCIIOLARSIIIPS. Second Year—J. Wood. First Year—G. May, E. Simpson, and C. Pardey. Vaux. ANATOMY. Prize—G. A. K. Lake; certificates—J. W. Wakem and T. C. Beale. PHYSIOLOGY. Prize—R. C. R. Jordan; certificates—G. A. K. Lake. CHEMISTRY. Prize—J. F. Hardwick; certificate—W. S. ICason. CHEMICAL MANIPULATION. Prize—J. Vaux. MATERIA MEDICA. Prize—W. Hewett; certificates—H. Fowler, J. Wil kins, and W. Browne. SURGERY. Prize—J. D. Macdonald; certificates—J. Wood and T. C. Beale.; MEDICINE. Prize—W. C. Lake; certificate—L. S. Beale. MIDWIFERY. Prize—J. B. Ruck; certificates—W. C. Lake, D. Fer guson, and L. S. Beale. BOTANY. Prize—W. Hewitt; certificates-11. C. Tumour and J. Wood. TORENEiIC MEDICINI. Prize—T. Jeston; certificates—C. J. Evans and T. C. Beale. MEDICAL CLINICAL. Prizes—J. B. Ruck (Summer); J. B. Ruck (Winter). SURGICAL CLINICAL. Prizes—R. W. Broster (Winter); R. C. Davies, :Summer.) WARNEFORD. First Prize, R. C. R. Jordan;' i Second Prize, J. N. Coffin. LEATHES. First Prize, H. H. Salter; Second prize, G. A. F. Lake. ASSOCIATES. T. W. Nunn, J. J. Roughton, IL Stevens, E. Thomas. and S. J. A. Salter. At the conclusion of the proceedings a vote of thanks was proposed to his Grace, and after an eloquent reply the meeting separated. DERBY SWEEPS. - On Saturday afternoon a meeting of Licensed Vic tuallers of the metropolis, at whose houses Derby sweeps are held, took place at the Hero of Waterloo Tavern. Waterloo-road, for the purpose of adopting measures to meet the threatened qui tam actions which have been brought by a solicitor of the name of Moss against the liensed victuallers of the metropolis, for having Derby and other sweeps at their houses. Mr. A. Mackintosh, of the Red Lion, Westminster•bridge-road, was called to the chair. The CIiAIRMAN said it was a matter of notoriety that jaspueerdson of the name of Moss, who was a solicitor, ha d litifvnlifeei w t stsh%taor r tp e h c se o a v pt e r r tehse l e Ct inr O t / h . mo p ue e es n et a isn l , t g j a • u f wd r oaimst held. u eal b sci l . i t c o a Hp n s r eowhotprotect satisfied but one feeli ng p ervaded the meeting, that of unanimity, and a determination to resist the system of extortion whi c h was i ntended. All tbey bad to do was to unite, and t h ere would soon be actions, an end of the qui tam Mr. OKEY said that their Chairman had alluded to the qui tam actions ; but were they aware that 1,400 notices of actions had been served, to recover in the aggregate the enormous sum of 14 0,0001. Could there be any doubt what was the object ? It was to frighten the licensed victuallers into a compromise. It was, however, to be hoped that every member in the trade would have the firmness to resist every attempt at com promise. As far as he was concerned, he was determined to defend the actioh which had been brought against him to the last. lie would sooner expend 5001. than give is. to the informer. If they were firm, he felt con vinced that nothing would be heard of these qui tam ac tions. Mr. Okey proposed the following resolution:— " That this meeting pledges itself to defend to the utmost the qui tam actions which have been brought against them individually, and not to agree or listen to any com. promise." Mr. BENNETT seconded the resolution, which was put and carried unanimously. A desultory conversation ensued, in the course of which it was observed that offers had been made to withdraw the action if the sum of 251. was paid, and that actually receipts had been drawn out and sent round. It was, however, too well known that before the penalty could be recovered that the sanction of the Attorney-General must be obtained, and when that was got, then the informer would not be entitled to any part of the penalty. The wisest course to adopt would be to get the Attorney-General to move the Court of Ex chequer for a writ of prohibition to the plaintiff to etay the proceedings, they not being for the public good, but merely for the purpose of putting money into the pocket of the prosecutor. This suggestion was adopted, and, after a vote of thanks to the chairman and Mr. Okey, for their aid and co-operation, the meeting adjourned.— Weekly Dispatch. ALLEGED MURDERS AT STONELEIGH ABBEY THIRTY YEARS AGO .—lt may be recollected that some years ago a long protracted claim was made by a person named George Leigh, as the rightful owner of the es tates of Lord (then Mr. Chandos) Leigh, and the dis pute was brought to a close by the defeat of the former. A new claimant in the person of John Leigh, whose family resides in Lancashire, succeeded in effecting a forcible entrance into Stoneleigh Abbey, during the ab sence of its noble owner in November, 11144. The new claimant, with his relations and friends, to the number of thirty-two, some of whom were alleged to have been attracted to the spot from mere motives of curiosity, were taken into custody, and tried before Mr. Justice Patteson, at a special gaol delivery, shortly afterwards, and defended by Mr. Temple. Twenty eight of them were found guilty. James Leigh was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment with hard labour; Thomas Leigh and two others to twelve months; and the remainder to three months' imprisonment. It was at that time thought that an end was entirely put to the claim to Stoneleigh Abbey on the part of the Lancashire Leighs; but charge that at first was looked upon with levity, was made the subject of a lengthened investigation before four of the county magistrates, at Warwick, on Saturday last, and which alleged that the present noble possessor of the Abbey had been guilty of the heinous crime of murder. The substance of the charge was, that his Lordship had ordered two labourers, employed in the construction of a bridge on his estate, to be killed and buried beneath the abutment of the bridge, in the pre sence of himself, Lady Julia Leigh, and a large number of other persons. The charge was supported by several witnesses, who swore that they had been present on the occasion. Eventually the magistrates refused to enter tain the charge. DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.—BRADFORD, FRIDAY.— Yesterday, at the Court-house, George Hilton, a young man, said to be respectably connected, was brought before the magistrates, charged with having committed a most despicable outrage on Miss Louisa Joanna Kings man, a highly accomplished young lady, about eighteen years of age, the daughter of the Rev. Mr. Kingaman, the vicar of Gilderstone. In order that the feelings of the young lady and her relatives might not be further distressed by detailing the facts in the public court, the case was heard in the magistrate's private room. The facts are as follows : —On Friday afternoon, Miss Kings. man left the parsonage for a brother - in -l a w residence, in Gilderstone• street, a distance of about two miles. sh e had to cross a field by a footpath, and on nearing th e end of it she was overtaken by the prisoner, who a d. dressed her in the most indecent terms. As far as pos sible she endeavoured to avoid his unmanly conduct, and as she was attempting to hasten from him, he s eized _ h er by the arms and round the , a gist. He dragged her to a gravel-pit some four or five yards from c t o h m e m p en at c h e , dan and attack, which left little doubt having thrown her down in to . with f h i e the be ruffian, i ntent io ns . and having lts Kingsman, resolutely foug ht r e i sc so a n p e i r ng for fr t o r m ial h , im. Iregainedwast h e firstr fienetetnsdheefisutoccseeenddedthienp but the Bench, with the consent of the young lady's rela tions, inflicted a fin e of 51. on the p risoner, and to find good securities for his good behaviour. ALDERSGATE WARD.—On Saturday evening above three hundred workmen and others, who voluntarily acted as special constables in that ward on the 10th of April, were regaled with a substantial and bountiful re past, in the great room of the Royal General Dis pensary. Mr. John Wood presided, supported by the Reverend J. V. Povah, Reverend William Rogers, the Common Councilmen, and many other leading and in fluential gentlemen of the ward. The room was taste fully decorated with banners, evergreens, &c. The usual loyal toasts were proposed and responded to with great enthusiasm, and the party broke up highly de- Staples, lighted with t h e evening's entertainment. Messrs. of the Albion Tavern, volunteered the use of their establishment, and materially assisted in all the arrangements. HISTORIC AL LECTURE ON THE ACQUITTAL or THE SEVEN BISHOPS.—The Rev. Hugh Stowell, M.A., Honorary Canon of Chester, delivered a lecture upon the above subject, in Exeter Hall, last evening, being assisted in his illustrations by the celebrated picture painted by J. R. Herbert, Esq., R.A., which was hung tar the occasion before the large organ. The chair was occupied by Storey, Esq., who introduced the Rev. Lecturer with a few complimentary words, after which prayers having been said, the lecturer entered into an historical account of the trial and acquittal referred to, and also into various points connected with the Reforma tion. He was much applauded throughout his discourse. By our letters from the Pacific we may announce that her Majesty's brigantine, Spy, now on her way to England, will not bring any freight. Her Majesty's ship Collingwood, the flag-ship, will be the next ship of the navy home from the Pacific, with freight to the amount of between 1,000,000 dolls. and 2,000,000 dolls. on merchants' account, and may be looked for about Au gust or September. n en rue,