The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-04 00:00:00

Z-13.trb suy 11 Fl. ►it E.. be:7ex i?' FRAN CE. La Liberia announces as official that Count D'ArPONY, the Austrian Ambassador, is about to quit Paris for Vienna. He is to be followed by all the other members of the embassy. The Austrian Go vernment has no'; yet acknowledged the French Re public. The aff4irs of the Austrian embassy era to be conducted by. Baron DE THoM, a diplomatist well known and universally re-peered. No. 23 of the' Bulletin de la Republique of the Ministry of the Interior, dated the 2d, was published yesterday. It is as follows: " Disturbances ever to be regretted have broken out at Rouen, and at a few other towns, arising from the elections. These slight shocks, although deeply to be lamented, ought not to surprise us after the po'Nerful commotion into which France and Europe have been thrown. Nothing more need be seen in those momentary troubles than the results of the • errors of a few individuals, or of certain difficulties almost inevitably attendant upon the 'sudden and urgent application of institutions, the me chanisin of which has never before been brought into action amongst us. Every vessel, however well trimmed she may be, leaves the waters in her wake in a state of :agitation. Let us not exaggerate the importance of acts, dep!orable as they are, which are easily explained by the complication inseparable from a state of things en tirely without precedent. Let us not find in these mci dents the indication of schisms which will never again arise aMougst us. Never forget, citizens, that great, that evangelical motto of fraternity inscribed on our banners and . on the fronts of our public monuments. Ever remember that fraternity means union, charity, tolerance, concileiation, confide ece, esteem, and reciprocal irdulgence. LA us, then, have faith in the strength of the institutions which' the people have gained at the price of their blood, and that the trials which we may yet have to undergo wid only render them more firm by the sanction of time and experience. Believe that. our revolution will never recoil, will never even make a pause, before it his fulfilled all its promises, before hoes ameliorated the lot of the masses for whose benefit it has been mid , . God, in hi4;;Oisdom and extreme bounty has not willed that thereilia.l be here below any elected or rejected; arid every society which, being en , dowed a ith the principles which France has so often pro ,claimed and sealed with ner blood, sh, , uld again attempt to concentrate within a narrow privileged circle the well 'being and enjoyments of life, would become impossible. All the G. .vernments which have succeeded each ether in France since 1789 have promised to en sure the tutors good . of the woikmen, and to increase the general welfare, by reducing the charges upon the people. No one has been willing or able l w keep this promise. Let us hope that for thi s repub t, f node upon the bread and qui'able basis of univers al saffrage, het is to say, the Go b y ac vern m.nt of all , a ll and for all, is reserved the imperishable glory of raining the m-ans for creating a state of universal pr,sperity. Let there he no discriie-ude, no inisttust; let us enter tain no doubts of . (ass lees or of tur cause. All Cie d..mocrarie cone queeces of the revolution of February are from this rim- t,tith assured to us. Insanity alon e can ever concelvt, the rain notion of a resting th em from us. Let Its r. ly upon the National Assembly for investigaiii4 iu s terms tie wishes of the people. and penetrated with the source from which it eawn-ites. it will not misunderstand when it erects the be./ reoresAitative cott>tifution destined to serve as the basis for the future grandeur and prosperity of France !" The Ate/iPr, the special organ of the working classes, contains the following article addressed to the revolutioni,ts .. It you ere dissatisfied because the popular element is not suliieieittly repreeeietel in the Censtituent Assembly, we are of your opinion. It you are dissa tie,fied because tried Reptibecens, I. ause able Se trilists, have rot &en their eawee issue from the urn, we are ot your opution If you are dissatisfied at be- holding the nirrow and iropuiseant Lii eralism of the old dynaelic L- ft reappearing (el the political scene with a numerous cortege, we are again -of your opinion. And nut only we are of sour opinion, but we belong to Yourselves if you wish to act. on the msjority, and oblige it, by all the means of the press—the spoken word, and association—to real:ze all the insti u ttons which the time detnends. We belene to you to pre‘ent the light from beieg hid under a bushel, to owe,- every idea to be hreueht forward, and to E how what it is worth, by being subjected to the test of public discu-sion. We belong to you to g vie an additional impulse to t e wheel of progress—to cause the revo lution ef F , bruary to keup its promises, the sovereignty ot the p ople to remain a verity, the workine classes to at last possess :he instruments of Labour. But, if there are any amongst you who are unwilling, or who do not. know how to taaite use of the powerful means given to , every one by the liberty to speak, to write, and to meet —if there"; re any who are inclined to proceed under the Republic as they were forced to proceed wider the Menarchy, by an appeal to arms—if there are any who Virile of such means, we are trot with them—we are against them ; we shall consider them as enemies of the Republic, and we shall treat them as usurpers of the suver, ignty of the people. We should have so much the less hesitation in declaring against those of whom we .13 , 8,1 c. that we should believe them moved by a purely perseiei: ambirieen, and altegether deprived of the legititneteambitiou ..forioging about the triumph ot ide as. Men with ideas, men of cenvictien, have a presentso wide a career open before t , .etni that they cannot in any manner Yustify havitg. ie course to v olence—besides they do not think of it. As to the Constituent Assembly, it is evident, to bet:old the names c mpesing it, tt.at a very ardent desire to realise all that secialisin can offer a, reasonably realisable a. preeent is riot to be expectee i but it is ) our duty, the dui)* of as all who wish to see lx,nci fide social reforms carried out, and wish it energeticatly, to state what they are, and to show the mean: , of appliestion—i is the duty of us all sincere democrats to prepare the work, elancirate the ideas, and weigh in the Constituen Assembly with all mural weight of necessi:y and justice.' ITALY. Letters from Milan of the 28th, state that King CHARLES ALBERT has transferred head quarters from Volta to Vollegio on the kit of the 111b,cio, and the whole Pieltro It-se .. , rnoy is now in p .sition on the same side. The news from is confirmed. The Austri4dis glt into the town, but they '.ere itnme dl4elv driven from it. . . Nu further intelligence of NUGENT'S advance had been published at Milan. 'The /tdia ('entrale of the .1.511 contains a decree of the Provi iunal G .verokulent of Alodenzt tnd Reggit) . ppp , iin:in 4 a special commi:;sion for the tpurpoft of c.)inpili, g a representative constitution. Toe primary assvnooe. , are to he convoked on the trasis of uni , r_rs..4l suffrage. The Provisional Govern ment, is dui , :g all in its power to stimulate the ardour of the people fur :be cause of Italian inde pendz.nce.,. NATION AL ASSEMBLY. ( ruts IAY.) AFTEKNooN rice. o!tant business the pro ce ,di ims After the trai.aet on 14 1 utorbp with re,pt-cc to the mode of conductil , g of the As,einbly, M r* J oNk s (Midfield) said they had long 1:474.n divid e d u p•al the . questions of in ,r;4l and physi ca l fore,, but he h a d BOW to p r o pose a re‘olution, which, if carried out would do more than any I hing flse to attain then : . 4 hey h.untt that while the Government w ere ab ob le to Maintain a revenuti through the Excise- Jaws and other Medium* of reViiiiiiii they would be in, a position to crush awl oppress labour, but once those TeVEnues were diminished the power of the Government .woull . diminish in - a proportionate rario. He therefore propo:ed- that tie Assembly should tall up , :n the peopltl at large:tp p:eegtethetnlves to ahstain from the use of all excisable artijes, that being the best means of getting the Charter male the law of the land. It the people of England abstained, as he be ieve‘i many really would, from using ale, pi rter, spirits, tea, coffee, snuff, and tobacco, in less than six mouths a great detici,ncy would arise in the Eat:tit quer, and the resources of the Government be crippl• d. He believed that men were so enthusiastic to the cant air, they were, riot only prepared to deny then , -elves. the 17.xuries of tonaceo spirits, Sce., but were ready t • throw their t,ia- ors and tea cui ato the wind. Iq_:A i t. , (Duffle) )tn P oved an amendment that it Nail sv , ,r i c ‘J t. 1e 2 . , 1 to the attainment of the Charter, that the the ,winos, itninedia•ely withdraw the depo narcotic bai.k-, and eschew the use of VERNoN, if tha en ti ndiug - the amendment, observed, aris:ng !rum tt. ttni;;iu:,"l di-H(4,Eu in the revenue het , ite.t , - a it i n e ii3etaioned, they would not butter.—(L 3,171 1 q 4 a tax upon bread and i'.ttli'gf"reit':dalithhaajtihhkiyt s t h he nu r ld il4ht. nail on the he:A. when tit. w , the Government by wicg cripple banks. cite deposits from the broad I riut 'MATTHEWS said he would rathP r r `) 1 - th' P‘ Charte'' on the g°°(l u ples soda expediencies as that propoy,d. wntin tailt vie w 1 1 ,., h n resort u m to oved. that de y ‘ , Ol 1 not t .ke i r , to coastderutiwi ~t i w r the ai.king or of quesi ,„ n. Mr. CHILDS ,eco ale ,l The unif'ihitn•-nt. A I r , r a utioti rl•' ti of irr polar discu-,ion the i nw i o ,, iti,d too sm.& Hilments it bt leg observe,: by a I): , legate ti4at. the As,etnt,l ) ha..l a;;rettlut the firs illsrauce pruceed %ha the co;:stdi:ru:i on of the pro Lage. FUTURE POLICY. Ttw first vint tne plogn.a:ltne .11,4 than brongh• forward: —"Thu means t . . , f2; the As.eu ; bly Lowy , AirErWspi • •' . 44tur to tht, movi , tnent., RATH sAt wound !hey wo(' ltdmit that the &wit): not b. carrlcd on v.ith uuy cinarme o sifeet's;,-Avrt th I,ati inoi;ey tO tut rt teleneershn,r sh ,6,-11 an un.ent 1it,21.1,1a4 -I they should b • app...ded t•.. to see it th,-N would I",.!rntlili th As,, , trudy N itu thy means or carryin g on th-ir great ; and It they (id Not respon, to the U, it w ut,i ,et the AssPnibly right wi h c the people, with themselves. with the (ie.. vprungtit, anti with the wurtd. He would sita-, , ,0-st that an a?peal should be made to the people ot th. , 1:n-„tect Kingdom to create by sub eripttott a fund o 5,0004, 1p be called the Liberty Fund, which :hall (THIS DAY.) GROUP XIV. (THIS EVENING.) PETITIONS. appropriated to the movement to make the Charter the law of the lend. 'The discussion, however, was interrupted by Mr Ernest Jot es, who was called upon to read the draft address to the people, which had been drawn up by a committee. The address was a rather voluminous document, but did not state what definite policy the Assembly intended to pursue. It was received with loud cheers, and a large number of copies ordered to be printed and circulated throughout the metropolis and the provinces. The Assembly then separated. During the sitting the sentiments uttered by the de legates were, in three or four instances, hissed by the peop:e in the gall , -ry, and the delegates themselves were called to order by the chairman fur indulging in per sonalities. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in Group 14, which chi• fly consist of Bills suspended from last session, met for the first time this morning in Committee-room No. 28; Mr. Eliot Yorke in the chair. The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee had determined to take the unopposed Bills in which there was no subscription contract first ; then the opposed Bills in which there were subscription contracts, and lastly, the opposed Bills a here there were no subser9- Lion contracts according to their numbers on the petition hst. The Committee proposed to take the unopposed Bills to day, and then adjourn over till Monday, at twelve o'clock, when the Committee would take the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester opposed cove. The Committee then proceeded to the cons i deration of the nnopposed i ßtlls; aid passed the preambles to the ful loc. log Bills, which stood in that ca ten :-- York, Newcastle, and Berwick (late York a nd Newcastle Main Line Improvement. &c.) [ln reference to this Bill the Committee agreed to make a special report to the effect th . at . the York and Newcastle Company, had. since last session, w h o were the d origiFal promoters, with the New. castle and Berwick Company, and the united company sa3alganrte w had agreed to adopt th is Bill, which virtually passed in the last Pai liament.] Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Harrogate aed Pateley Branch). Bristol and Exeter Railway (Branch from Bleadon to Wells, Glisatot.buT), and Street). from Hungertord to W est b ury, w i th a B Great Wester n Railway (Extension of the Berks a nd Hantsnch to gait. Glasgow, p ai sley, and Greenock R a il way ( Amendment a nd Branches , &c.) Branch Devizes). T . A 7 rd he rie fo a l n lo d w ig ß n sth ß g i a l l te wa J s u w nc i t t h io rl a ra R w ßailwayl — way (Amendment and D. The then adjourned till Monday, at twelve o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. Lord CAMPBELL presented;petition from Wick, praying for an alteration in the Scottish law of entail. Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions from various lodges of Odd Fellows, praying for the legalization of tht-ir society. LIGH I NING CONDUCTORS IN THE NAVY. In answer to a question from the Earl of W' I L'I'ON, The Earl of AUCKLAND said that the lighting conductors of 141 r. Snowe Harris were preferable to any others in use. The Earl of HARDWICKE also bore testimony to the merits of Mr. S. Harris's invention. NOTICES OF MOTION. Lord STANLEY gave notice of a motion for to morrow on the subject of the correspondence which had recently taken place between the Foreign Secre tary and the Court of Spain. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he should on the 18th of this month bring forward a motion on the general subject of the state and administration of the law. the Government whether the correspondence (which, to say the least of it, was incredible) that had re cently- appeared in the newspapers, purporting to be a letter from the Secretary of State for . Foreign Affairs to the Government in Madrid, dictating in the most peremptory manner changes in thatcountry, and whi c h was likely to detract from the high name of this country abroad, was authentic. It appeared that the Duke de Sotomayor indignantly repelled with scorn the interference of the British Government. He also wished to know if that letter was authentic ; an d, if so, whether the Government had any objection to lay copies of them on the table. Also whether any communication had been received from the Spanish Government with re ipect to the recal of Mr. Burwer. Lord J. RUSSELL (who was only indistinctly heard in the gallery) was understood to say, in reply to the first question, that there was one important omission in the correspondence between his Noble Friend and the Duke de Sotomayor that had appeared in the newspapers, but that with this exception it was substantially correct. He merely stated the course of policy he should recommend in the event of any oceasion arising to render its adoption necessary. The letter then went on as it was printed in the news papers. The Hon. Gentleman must be fully aware re i a n t a l difference etter a nd betweenin nan the officialob- ua g contained t e h e r a a t t n e n r s e w notice. • The Hon. Gentleman stated that toe Duke de Sotomayer rejected the advice and returned the note of Noble Friend. And 'he should have referred to some former proceedings, by which he would have found that this had country been called upon by S p ain to agree to a treaty which would laid this country under the obligation of making efforts by sea and by furnishing supplies of arms and ammunition, for the purpose of maintaining the present Queen on the throne of Sp a i n . If he would refer to the document in which these matters were set forth, he would find that there was a considerable sum of money owing by Spain for stores and ammunition. He thought it was also a fact that in the coure of last year that repre sentations were made to the British Government to know wheth e r un d er th e t rea ty there in force, if an emergency should arise, this country would use its influence and power to maintain the Queen upon the Throne. Now the Hon. Gentleman and the House must be aware that if this country were to take called upon to do this, that it was not unnatural that it should offer through its Government friends and friendly advice, with a view of preventing any reckless proceedings which might cause a civil war. All that was intended by his Noble Friend, was not to dictate to the Government of Spain with respect to its internal affairs. but that being its ally, and having made efforts to maintain the Queen on her throne, it was not outrag ing their friendly advice for the maintenance of the kingdom consistently with the position of the Queen, and the securty of those institutions which were intimately connected with her claims.—(Hear.) His Noble Friend (Lord Palmerston here entered the House) would state whether there was any objection to produce the correspondence. Mr. URQUHART enquired whether any address had been received from the Government of Madrid with respect to the recal of Mr. Bulwer ? Lord PALMERSTON had no objection to 1 .ay the papers on the table of the House. They were already in preparation, and would no doubt be ready to-morrow. The address in t . ques ion was received some time ago. The Bishop of LLANDAFF gave notice that he should on an early day move an address to her Ma jesty, praying her gracious consent to the introduc tii.n of a Bill limiting the time during which Church livings in the gift of the Crown might be permitted to remain vacant. Mr. URQUHART inquired if any correspondence had taken place with respect to the demand of the Spanish Government to have Mr. Bulwer recalled ? Lord PALMERSTON said there was no corre spondence on the subject. Mr. URQUHART wished to know from the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether the mediation of England had been accepted by the parties in the Danish duchies ? Lord PAL MERSTON—In answer to the Hon. Member :—I have the satisfaction to inform the House, that both parties, Russia on the one hand, and the Danes upon the other, have accepted the good offices of Great Britain, with a view of settling ami cably the question in dispute, and that communica tions are now going on between her Majesty's Go vernment and the two parties with a view of effecting this object.—(Cheers.) Mr. BANKES wished to know with respect to the dispatch of the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, whether he would explain the circumstances of that dispatch appearing in the papers at Madrid before the date of the dispatch itself. Lord PALMERSTON—The question of the Hon. Member must, I fear, be treated in the same manner as that related of Charles 11. and the first ? (Laughter.) The first point to establish is, was such the case? and in point of fact it was not the case. The note did not appear in any Spanish paper, neither has it appeared in any Spanish paper except so far as it was copied into one from one of the French papers. It was first published in La Presse, but in what manner it got there it is not for me even to guess. All that I can say is that her Majesty's Government had nothing to do with the publication of it there. I believe that a short advertisement, or paragraph rather, did appear in the corner of one of the Spanish newspapers, the Clamor Publico, I believe, sta'ing that they under• stood that it was the intention of her Majesty's repre sentative at Madrid to present some note to the Spanish Government. That paragraph appeared some days before the note was issued, how it appeared, of course, I cannot say. It was not a copy of the note, but a short statement, and I rather think if the Honourable Member wishes it that I shall be able to add that paragraph to the other papers which I shall present to the House upon the subject. Air. BANKES wished to know whether the Spanish Government had not made complaint of such correspondence having taken place. Lord PALMERSTON and Lord J. RIISSELL—Cer ta:nly. TIIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY (LEFT SPEAKING.) than the Deist. No law had ever been made with respect to the Jews sitting in Parliament, because no one ever dreamt of such an occurrence taking place. Because he believed the Church was placed upon a rock, was he to allow an objectionable class of persons to come near it, because he knew they could not undermine it—(Hear, hear)—because he knew that " God would defend his truth," was he unhesitatingly to open a gate by which even a small body of persons might enter who did n o t b e li eve i n its principles, and who might assail them though they could not injure them . In reading th e Ch r i st i an religion, and freely interpreting its principles, he found nothing to command him to take the unbeliever into the bosom of his family.— (Hear, hear.) Let them treat the Jewish people with Christian forbearance , and join with them in all the duties which devolved on man in the ordi na ry affairs of life ; but do not give them- any vantage ground by admitting them into a Christian Legis lature. The amendment having been read, Mr. TRELAW,N EY rose to support the Bill, and was ODD FELLOWS. Lord BEAUMON . fixed Tuesday next to move the stcond reading of the Bill which he had intro duced legalizing the Snciety of Odd Fellows. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS BILL. Lord ST ANLI , ,Y gave notice that he should on Monday next move the second reading of the Parlia men•ary Proceedings Bill. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. NE IV MEMBER. Lord 'MANDEVILLE was introduced by Mr. Frewen and Sir R. Ingli,, and took the oaths and bis seat for Bewuley. PETITIONS. Mr. W. PATTEN presented petitions from Lan • cashire against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. Mr. WILCOX pres• nted petitions with respect to the Ilealth of Towns Bill. Sir J. WALNISLEY presented petitions from Leicester, praying for an extension of the elective franchise. Mr. AIASTERMAN presented petitions against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. THIRD READINGS. The Brighton Gas Light and Coke Company Bill was read a third time and passed. Nlr. URQUIIAR r presented a petition from Wor cester against the Health of Towns Bill. Air. GIBSON CRAIG presentel a petition from Elinbur4n io favour of the Free Chu , ch Sites Bill. Lord R. GROSVr;NOR, preseotel a petition from the , o,‘ ners of property in the neighbourhood of h linutott, pra)ing that no fever hospitall. might be erected in that locality. Lord DUNCAN pres.nted a petition from the To Couhcil of Bath against the Health of Towns Bill Mr F. MACLE presented petitions from difft , rent psi is i,t Scotland in favour of the Free Church Sites Bill. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. Dr. BOWRINti gave notice of his intention on the 30th May to bring forAard certain resolutions with respect to the public accounts. Mr. ELLIOT presented petitions from different parts of Scotland in favour of th , -; Free Chursh Sites Air. MACKINNON presented several petitions in favour of the Health of Towns Bill, and also one In favour of the ab"htion of the Leg►cy Duty. THE LATE SIR WILLIAM GOSSETT. Lord JOHN RUSSELLiI;E; -- rose - to move the resolution of which he had given notice, that thi s H ouse entertains a just sense of the Leal upon this House." 1 aunniiift:4rbrniliiytydilikthrwhich the late Sir \A , illiam Gosset resolution, was scarcely audb I geant. at Arms, during g he the period of his attendance ed the duties . of the othce of Ser was understood , Noblee i L n o t r h d e ignaltiteioryvi.ng He , however , h to say, that the deceased House was in the e entered the service of the civilservice of his country, both in g-otlernan befor e capacity, It Sir William Gossett, a military and b w e as fu n ll e y ed ad le i s i s iitt f e tir i him to eulogise the because he was sure that i l t Y ie would lt by the House at large. greatest urbanity, while he was zealous acted with the in the discharge of his duties, and h e and attentive House would readily pass this tribute to was su re t h e o the deceased gentleman's memory.—(Hear, hear.) Sir R. 11. INGLIS, in seconding the motion, from his personal knowledge of the deceasedgen said tle. man, and t,Olll the experience he had h a d 'of his con duct, he could bea r testimon y to the at - linirable zealous manner in which he dischar g ed the functions o n ns o f his office, and the courtesy w hich always charac terised his communications with Hon. Metnbers.— (Hear, hear.) He, therefore, most cordially concurred in the motion of the Noble Lord. The motion was then put and carried unanimously, RAILWAY COMMISSION. Mr. BANKES gave notice that on Thursday next he should move for leave to bring in a Bill fur the re peal of the Act establishing the Railway commission. 1301 )Ut7ll ELECTIONS BLL. Sir J. HANDIER said it was important that this Bid should be disposed of with as little delay as pos sible, and he would, with the permission of the House, re-appoint the s -cond reading, which was on the list Nesterd a y, for Tuesday next. Ultimate l y Sir J. liaraner postponed his motion until Wednesday next. . r I'HE BISHOP OF MANCHr_STER. al r. FIORSMAN inquired •f i any . p ste s had . teen taken to f •• ~ in furnish a residence to the Bishop of Mz...n coester his diocese ? Sir ' G. GREY - raker by t , replied that no steps had yet been the purpose. Ecclesiastical Commisioners fbr that BANKRUPTCY AND i‘lr. DivETT sail, INSOLVENCY LAWS. tached to sonic alter,t:u as much importance was at know if the Governmeniti.i.n these laws, he wished to •0 the House on the subject to submit any Bill session. I'li.ject • during the present Sir G. GREY said, that th consideration of the Governtrilat subject was und e r th e . SPAIN t Mr. URCILTHAR.T said, . Secretaryas th of state fur Forei gn A e Nobl e L or d th e liace, he whhed to a:1 - the Isiobl.llis was not in hi s Lcrd at the head o f k JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. Oa the order of the day fur the third reading () this 13111, Sir P. THESIGER rose for the purpose of moving that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. Ile was quite prepared to be told, in adopting this course, that he was actuated by narrow minded feelings, and whatever obloquy he might receive, he was not to be deterred from pursuing the course which he thought to be his duty. He did not think that the question could be decided upon religious grounds, he was not able to discover any specific precept of God's law which had been given to guide them in the decision of the question, nor did he think that any course of conduct pursued by that House could in the least degree interfere with those denunciations and prophecies respecting the Jews which were recorded in holy writ. Neither did he agree in the opinion that the admission of Jews into the Legislature would tend to unehristisnise its character, he could not for a moment indulge such an opinion. Christianity was bound up tso strongly in the constitution of the country ; and he should deeply regret that so im portant a subject should be treated with anything like levity, or be approached in any other manner than with becoming awe and admiration.—(Hear.) He thought that, independent of those grounds which appeared to have operated with other lion. Members, there were other grounds upon which he founded his opposition to the admission of the Jews into the ' Legislature. Let the House, for instance, suppose a society of men associated for a given purpose; such society could only be held together ,by a confidence in the desire of all its members to promote the objects of that sociely. any of the members were satisfied that another pre ferred objects inconsistent with those of the society, it was clear that no confidence could exist between them. The case was considerably stronger when the party holding the different opinion and seeking the different objects, was one of the rulers or go rnors of that society. It this case were applied upon a larger scale to that of a political Government, the basis of which was religious or moral, the objection to such a state of things would be increased in a tenfold degree. He apprehended that all human laws require a higher sanction than of those who make them. There mas. be a higher standard to which all human laws ought to approach or to appeal, and he put it to the House whether it was not the laws of the Bible that they had taken for their standard. Thu House and the country had long ago decided to be guided by Christian morality, but it was utterly impossible to guard against fraud, They could nut prevent the infidel from passing the threshold to play the hypocrite whilst violating their Christian declarations, but in that case the chance fell upon the infidel, not upon the House. The House could not he charged with having neglected to preserve its standard of Christian morality, because it had done all it could possibly do to secure respect for Christianity in that House. Pass this Bill, how ever, and the case would be quite different. The Bill could not be supported upon the principle that the Jews acknowledged the same God as themselves, be lhslothitnigi. T t h ha e t re ,4 li ,a g s ion as o t f , the Jew me I fa n r g short of the standard • tianity.. _.. be Jews were openly t jc b se e u i ss ; ew c,7 t i h le t'y o h t e ' d i S n i hd O a r dl i )° l ° l V 'i t Y s ou f t : r very op posedit was to su Bill passed into the law, ionaosdbuthtetphreiiorcoipwlne,uapioidn which set up by Chris Bowed to prevail, he very xceedingly difficult for much feared that it would be e If the Noble Lord was not prepared to oufdrnool admit morality. he could not see p a p il :rt t e h d er s‘ l7 :: were tth)eeilsitotuoseatosemataitiintatinheits Christi his opinion how he could admit the Jew ; in to tha 4 " there was a greater cbjecticn Legislature,a standard LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLAND. The sixteenth annual m eetin g of the members of this association was held yester d ay at Sussex Chambets, Duke-street, Sc. James's. Lord Dudley Stuart occupied E.q., M.P., William Pinney, the chair, and amongst the distinguished gentlemen pre sent we noticed—The Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of E.q., M.P., the Rev. Dr. Zetland, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, M.P., Lord Beaturont, Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart., M.P., Cap tain Towushend, R N., NI .P., John Abel Smith, Esq., Pritchard, Esq. (the High g ui l ' h a w al : irk), Thomas C. Barfield, Esq., J. 13. Wilbraham, Esq., E l vir l ;oq P it, , hm W i n.g i e l t l .o i , a nD m au S vei c do h r o ugE le er ti sqqw e : l b t i l i: , bvrr.t Slingab) Dun combe. E.l,,Frederick Pigou. Esq., Henry Reeve, E.q., J B . a S iliti ßu o c t lc s i: Kirby, Esq., and Edmond Beetles, E sq. , &c. Previous to reading the report, Lord BEAUMONT, who stated that his other engage ments would not allow him to remain to listen to that •doctiment, .expressed his desire briefly to address the meeting. His Lordship said it was with some degree of pain that he found thew once more holding their annual meeting iii those rooms, for he really thought a tew moutts ago that the Poles then present would now have b-en in their native country, looking forward to and aiding in that regeneration which he thought ought now, if ever, tote accomplished. The Noble Lord con eluded by:recoininendiug the Poles to be guided in what they did by the sage advice and prudent counsel of Prince Czartoryski, and by moving the following : That the political asp e ct of Europe offering at the pre sent moment a fairer promise of the restoration of Poland than at any former period since the formation of this association, tee members are now more than ever celled upon to fulfil the chief objects of its institution—viz ,to furnish the English public with sound information re. specting the progress of events in Poland, to urge the justice of her claims to independence, and to point out the benefit that would be derived from its re-establish• meet, as well by England as by Europe at large." • The Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON seconded the resolution. After a lee' observations from Mr. FYLER, who ex- pressed a fear that Poland might become a mere puppet in the hands of Russia, enabling her to enslave the world, Count VALERIAN KRASINSKI briefly addressed the meeting with reference to the events which had recently taken place in Posen, and the untortuna te collision between the Germans and the Pules. He stated that for many years there had been a large influx of Germans into Posen on account of the freedom of the Polish institutions. So lung as Posen remained under Polish dominion the Germans were very quiet subjects; but when tt came under the dominion of Prussia they were placed in the same position as the Orangemen in Ire land, and became the dominant party; and as it was a principle inherent in human nature to hate those we wronged, so it w,.8 that the Germans, having injured the Pules, entertained a strong hatred toward, them. The representations upon this subject in the German papers had been grossly exaggerated, and had been all directed against the Poles. The fact was, that in every instance the Germany had been the aggressUrs.—(Cheers.) The resolution was agreed to. Mr. W. L. BIRKBECIE, the honorary secretary, then read the report, which, on the motion of the Earl of tiarrowloy, seconded by Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., was unanimously agreed to. Amongst other matters, this document congratulated the association on the return of Lord Dudley Stuart to Parliament. The motion on' Poland, brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Anstey, on the 4th of April, was next referred to, and a desire expressed that the subject, might shortly again :come before the public in all its integrity. The report went on to review various events which had occurred in the course of the past year bearing upon the cause of Po land, particularly the slaughter of the nobles, organised by the Austrian Government in Gullicia, the authors of which, instead of being brought to trial fur the crimes committed, had been remunerated with gold and honours, like bzela and his companions. The con clusion of the report was entirely devoted to the description of the present events in I'oaen and Gallicia. refuting the charges which had been brought against the Poles for their animosity towards the Germans, and the excesses alleged to have been committed upon them, and stating that every provocation had been given by the German inhabitants of fusen before the Poles had had recourse to the violence attributed to them. The report concluded with the hope that the time. of the regenera tion of Poland was now nearer than ever, and that, what ever the difficulties which at present seemed to obstruct its speedy rogress, the cause of justice must and would have its ul imate triumph. Several resolutions relating to the reappointment of the office-bearers were next propo•ed and agreed to, in the course of which the Earl of Zetland. Mr. Saole o field, M.P., Captain Townshend, M.P., Mr. Slinby - D.lmieuren meeting. buncombe, bn Johnstone, Special ASi resolutions ßau,cklien were al s o agree d to,sham, M r . U rqu h art, M.P., and other s , a dd resse d t h e conveying votes of thaLks to Sir J. Clarke and Dr. Forbes, who administer gratuitous advice to the Pulos; to Mr. Bi r kb ec k , the honorary secrtheiretary;exertions n a w n e dtcM' Siulewliki, the r es id en t secre t ar y, ioin behalf of the Peliso cause. The last-named gentleman is shortly about to quit England to serve his country in another sphere ; and, in carrying the vote of thanks to him, a very high and graufy ing tribute was paid to his talents, zeal, and integrity. In acknowledging the compliment which had been paid to the vice- prwidents, Lord D. :ITUART took occasion to address the meeti% at considerable length upon the general asrect of affairs in Poland. He was not sanguine enough, when the French revolution broke forth, to expect that Poland w and at once, and with out as a g c; ingto struggle be oirmindieffidciautitylY, restored to .ndependence aod tare dom; but still he had never despaired of Poland—he Mid always confidence in the justice of the Almighty, and had felt a deep persuasion that he w ' , aid not suffer a great and generous nation to be finally destroyed and blotted out from the map of the world.—(Cheers.) lie felt convinced that, ii they compared the state of things now with those of last year, they would find great cause for congratulaii , rn and increased hope. Some persons had expressed, in very strong terms, their opinions as to the form of government which the Poles ought to adept. Fur his own part he would say, that whatever government should be found to suit the inhabitants of Poland he would sup. port.—(sheers.) But if he were asked what form of government would, in his opinion, best suit the country, and would be most likely to prove stable and enduring, he should answer that a limited monarchy, such as we possessed in this country, modified, of course, according to the peculiar requirements of the country, would be the best that could be adopted. His Lordship concluded an able address by expressing his conviction that the day of Polish independence was fast approaching. After the transaction of some routine business, the meeting, which was of a highly-interesting character, separated. GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Thw anniversary tostival of th is charity, tha n w hi c h no other has greater claims on public sympathy, was held les t evening at the London Tavern. The chair was taken by the Hon. Rice Trevor. M.P., and amongst the gen tlemen present were Sir Henry Lawrence, C. 8., late in command at Lahore; the Rev. Richard Cobbold, the Rev. F. D. Maurice, the Rev. M. %V. Lusignen, the Rev. eox Browne, the Rev. C. Mac ksenzte, Dr. Forbes, Jesse Street, Esq., G. Lance, E,CI., Edward Brewster, Ebq., &c. The charitable institutions of the country, nume reus as they are , h ave been too exclusively confined to the lower orders of the community. To all appearance we have adopted the principle that, from some rea•on or another, people of education and refinement are altogether removed from the pressure of want, however, h is in some measure removed this and require no t that sympathy of the p ublic in carryin g out th e i r professional mission which has been cons id ere d necessary to comfort and support th e poor an d ignorant. The G overness es' Institution, want, and th e manner i n w hi c h the institution h as been supported f rom t h e very com mencement of its existence by persons of the highest rank is a sufficient guarantee of its great value. It is very evident that some proof o f competency should be produced by lad ies who p rofess to undertake th e d uty o f e d uca ti n g the young ; and there can be no d ou b t t h at i n a few years no one will be eligi bles who do es not possess t h e ce rtificate of the college. It is gratif y i ns to find that the insti tution continues to thrive in its peetn,iary resources. T he subscri p tion of last eveni ng rea li se d no l ess t h an 1,1361. ; and this, with the large sum already invested in the name of the charity, gives hope of increased exertion and correspond. ing efficiency. The speeches made during the evening were not very remarkable for their brilliancy or appro priateness. Sufficient, however, was elicited to demon strate the value of the institution and to influence the public in its earnest support. PRANCE BEATEN AT LAST.—Paris plumes itself upon being at thee head of Europe in revolutionising. Perhaps Spain may put its a chum ; but her monthly attemp,s at equality are slow, en d never come to any trhini!. Now, reader, look at this from t he " Nav a l intOlige nee" of the new- papers ;—" Portsmouth, A , on day.--H.M.S. Triton steamed into harbour, disabled, makingthi but f our t een revolutions in the minute." A t t e r will ' we hope that our fidgety continental nei g hbours makeuse of the " p atent high-pressure revolving ma y steam-engine" for th e ir r evo l u tions. Thus constituti ms a fi y . be w h worked„i.......p f ig i THE Lew levers, i and abdications p romoted b y ()p c. ENTAIL.—At a meeting of the county of Lanark, held on Monday, it was resolved, by . 11 to 5. to dis a p prove of the pream bl e to the Bill now afore Parliament on the haw of entail. EVENING, MAY 4, 1848. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. William Harris, the driver of one of Jams Ingram's Pimlico omnibusrs, was summoned before Aldo man Finnis tor having committed the following violent as sault : Mr. Dickson How, of Southampton street, Camber well, ironinong. , r, stated that on Saitirday afternoon, about four o'clock, he was proceeding down Fleet -street, driving a pony and small ehui,e-cart. He was in a rank o f about 20, when the defendant pulled out from behind, and on Arriving on a level wtih witness t-ndeavonred t cut him out. Mr. How succeeded in keeping his pine, u, , on which Harris dropped behind and attempted to send the pole of the omnibus through the hack panel o , his cart. This attempt was also resisted, and on al riv ing at ihe bottom of the hill he turned into Bridere street for the purpose of proceeding along the 13Iaek triars-road home, when the defendant followed and gave him a severe cut across the face with his whip, leaving a large mark extending some inches. Mr. How wanted L policeman to take him into custody, but the officer re fused. The damage done to the cart through the de fendant's misconduct was 10s. the wheels being very much grazed. The charge was substantiated, and Alderman Fisms tined the defendant 20s. or 14 days' imprisonment, and ordered the conviction to be endor.:ed on his license. With respect to the damage, as it buo not been rn, ntioned in the aumtnoas, the complainant could take out another for Saturday next to appear at the Guildhall. BO IV-ST REET. John Burrows Bastard, described on the sheet es a clergyman, living at the Hotel de Provence, in Leicester square, was placed before Mr. Jardine, charged indececently assaulting a young 111201 named Thm, Green, in the pit of the Adelphi Theatre. The complainant, who was ttn- son of a gunmaker, of No. 4. Leicester-square, stated that the prisi.ner acco.ted him in a state of intoxication, and committed the lade cency described, upon w 'deb he went out and called a policeman, to whom he mentioned the circumstance atm gave him in charge, at the same time saying that if tt.i prisoner cooks ed his offence, ho would not proseeno him. The prisoner refused to do this, and was after- wards taken into custody. No defence was now offered by the prisoner, who was committed fur trial at the sessions, it being intimated that bail would be taken if submitted and approved. LAMBaIII. Mr. R ibinson, the superintendent of the I', or Cam Imrwell, division of poltet, waited on Mr. Elliott to lake nis Worship's advice upon the best means 0 1 . bringing I. justice some person or persons at present, and tor sou, time past, carrying on a successtul and wholesale systeti , of swindling by means of lending in some instanc , s, any promising to lend in others, bills of exchange of various amounts. Mr. Robinson stated, that for some weeks past rariuu' complaints had reached him from persons who had beet defrauded by a set - of bill swindlers residing in Vi le street, Albany-road, in his district, and its irnmediee neighbaurhood, and who appeared to carry on a site cessiul, as well as an extensive, spite m of fraud. Tie first application made to him was by a most respectable tradesman in Greenock, who had unfortunately beet. drawn into a correspondence and transaction wits the swindlers, and who had been duped to tin el most incredible extent. It seemed that this trades. man was in want of 2001., and the sharpers, under assumed name of "J. H. Taylor and Co," havirg first received Post office orders fur 101. conimis.ion, tend two bills of exchange, the one for 1211. 155., and tin other for 88/. es.. to him. Both bills purported to b. drawn by J. 11. Keith, Brighton, and accepted by Tho mai Butcher, commissien-agent, Camberwell New-roans and made payable at the Commercial Bank of L o ndon These bills the tradesman at Greenock got discounted b) the Western Banking Company ; and some days beferi they became due he received a letter from Messrs. and H. Tae For s intimating that if he forwarded then the 2051. in cash they should punctually attend to and talc( up the bills when due ; and he. conceiving that he was dealing with men of honour, had the folly to forwa d to the firm four notes for 50/. each, and one for 51. for dia. purpose. By due course a receipt for the money came to hand, but a post or two after brought another letter from Messrs. J. ard H. 'Taylor, statit4 that they were sorry, deeply sorry, that owing to a gross mistake made by one of their clerks, his mono) had been taken for another person's bill, but declaring that as soon as they were in funds they should release his bills, which at that time remained protested in the hands of the banker. The Western Banking Company became urgent for the payment of the bills. which had been returned to them, and the Greenock tradesman was actually compelled to settle with th. firm. This, however, was not all; he came to Lundoe, and, anxious to obtain some redress, or punish de swindlers for the shameful manner in which they but treated him, employed a Chancery-lane solicitor to see him righted. This person. though he had done vere little more than make a few inquiries, and tell him he hid no legal redress, had the assurance to make ou a bill fur 201., and compel him to • pay it. So that, with tke second imposition, and hi, corning to London twice, his connexion with Be swindlers cost him 300/., besides the extreme monies cation of being so grossly duped. The next com munication which he (Mr. Robinson) would moan,. was one from a tradesman in Newry, in the novo es Ireland, with whom the same swindler, but under different name, of A. and C. Hill, were in corn/spun • deuce. This Newry tradesman, with becoming prude.oc , and precaution, had ' ', written to him (Mr. Robitieoe) stating that he had received a circular from Messrs. A. and C. Hill, Albany-road. London, and requesting t. know if the firm was respectable, and such as, in hi, (Mr. Robinson's) opinion, he would be sale in doite business with. liis reply was to the effect that he not think it advisable fur him to have any dealings wit. the parties referred to, and he at the same time r quested that he might be furnished with such tacts [night enable him (Mr. Robinson) to adopt measures n prevent such characters from defrauding the unwary In reply to this communication he received a lett , thanking him ter his kindness, and enclosing a litho graphic circular, of which the following is a copy:— " Sir,—As a general reply to your favour, we beg leave to inform you we are willing to remit to you Bit amount you request in bills of exchange. Our commis slim of 5 per cent., which includes all expenses, is upo the amount wanted, and not atter the rate ot so mut.t per cent. per annum (say 51. for every 100/.); ten; rte dates and amounts of course to your own convenience. Should you require the bills to be renewed, when dui, fur three, six, or nine months longer, our commission then would be only 21- per cent. (say 21. 10s. for ever) 1001.), that is when the bills are iu amount from 501. ant. upwards (for smaller sums we charge the full commis. *ion of 5 per cent.), and the same charge every titm you require the renewal; the retore this assistance mu) be continued for any length of time you choose to go to the expense, or as long as it suits your purpose. " We wish to be as explicit as possible in the first in etance, that no mistake may occur afterwards. Tha commission must, in all cases, be remitted before we cat. attend to our friends, the profit upon bill business so small that frequently the transactions are not wort" attending to. As we never take any credit ourselves tot expenses, stamp, &c., we trust our correspondents wilt not require it of us. We entirely centine ourselves (for Ito present at leas.) to procuring bills of exchange for tesptxt able parties, in amounts and dates as may be requested. It would take up so much of our time to attend to dis counting, from the number of bills that go through ear hands daily, that we invariably decline it even tot bankers' acceptances. In sending the commission on the amount you require please to forward us a copy of the undertaking, signed by yourself. At the same time, whenever our best services are useful, we shall at all times be happy to render them, and we trust to your strict punctuality ow all occasions in providing payments in due time for any bills we remit. In a business we transact together it will be our study to give every sa tisfaction. We shall be happy of your correspondence, which will at all times meet immediate and most con fidential attention by, " Sir, yours most respectfully, "A. and C. HILL." " Albany-road, London, March 31. " A satisfactory reference will be expected, and a friend of ours will make inquiry in the most delicate and sate manner, without the object transpiring. " P.S. We always advise our correspondents to keep their transactions confidential, and trey away the bills if they had received them in the usual way ot business, or from an agent, or as assistance by friends. Bills to the amount of 500/. and upwards, when required, will have a drawer, and be endorsed by one or two other re spectabie factors, brokers or tradesmen, in the usual mercantile business method, as it they had been already negotiated by one party to another before you had them; and we can also change them in great varier) from time to time as circumstances may arise to requit e it. Saleable goods at a Lair market price will be taken for our commission, when bills to the amount of 500 t. are requests d. We have by us at this moment sevarin most respectable bills, in amounts from 501. to 550/. hi three, tour, and six months' date, accepted by merchants. and endorsed by several parties as above stated. The carriage must be paid upuu all goods and parcels, and the same at all times advised per letter just before sending. " You can have bills to the amount of '2OO/. in various dates and amounts. Our commission will be 101., or a larger sum it you wish it on the same terms. " Yours truly, -" A. and C. H." Mr. Robinson further proceeded to say. that in conse quence of the above and other communications which had reached him on the same subject, he had caused a diligent inquiry into the matter, and had found out a house in Villa-street, Albany-read, Camberwei, to white' a number of letters were directed through the Pest-office to Taylor and C u ., A n d erson and Co, Ileb and Co., Mackey and Co., and D. D. and Co., were taken in there. Th e d oor was always answered by a woman, who, when asked for either of the above twines, replied that they resided there, but were from home et the time; and to a person calling 50 times a-day sic gave the same answer, so 'hat he could not get at the, tact whether there was a man resident in the heuse or not. He (Mr. Robinson) had also ascertained that lat terly the letters addressed to this house were taken to 3, NViimot-place, Old Kenteroad. Mr. ELLIOTT—Dave inquiries been made about Keith, the drawer, and Butcher, the accepter of the two bills that had been forwarded to Greenock? Mr. Robinson—yes, your Worship ; the former could not be found in Brighton, nor was there such a person as the latter in the whole of the Camberwell New-road. Mr. ELLIoTT—Then your impression is, that those names are merely fictitious, and that the hills without the endorseuuesit of the person at Greenock were not worth a farthing ? Mr. Robinssn—Decidedly, sir, that is my opinion. The names are merely given, and no particular address is attached to them beyond Brighton and the Camber well New-road. Tbis system of fraud has been carried to a considerable eTtent, and I felt it to ba my duty t 3 take your IT•irship's advice as to the best means of check itreven ing it. Mr. ELLIOTT—Nu doubt the parties, if 3 ou cituld tied out who they are, might be in , tict , d for a conspiti;oy, litd in the Greem el; case they would be liable ter a prosecution tor obtaining moo, y under false pretences. I think, with the a,sistance of the Post-office authorities, who must, ttum delivering th , ir letters and castling ih ir Post office orders, know a great deal about them, 3ou ins ) be enabled to find out who are the real agents , to this sy-tk rn of fraud. Mr. Robinson—Unfortunately, the Pug-office orders were cashed lung before the police heard anything of he and thererore we haver o oppot tunity to get at the ttarties in the way your Worship suggest , . If, however, all persons attempted to be imposed on acted with the saute prudence as the Newry tradesman, the extensve .rauds at present practis , d would be soon but a stop to. Mr. ELLIOTT—WeII, 1 must say, Mr. Rubinson, that your countryman at Gre,nock did not act with the usual caution of a Scotchman; and 1 cannot help saying also, that it looks very like a change in the usual order of things to find an Irishman acting with becoming prudence and for, sight, and a Seotchinan with a thorough .aut of discretion and caution.—(Laughter.) I hope you will not lose signt of the matter, but follow up your inquirt , .s; and I have no noubt that the pu ,, lici•y which he disclosures you have marie must obtain, will have •he good effect of placing the publx upon their guard, and induce those individuals who way be drawn into a orrespondence with such a class as bill lenders, bit :li,counters, and professed money lenders, to adopt the proper caution of the Newry tradesman. Mr. Robinson assured his Worship he would not lose sight of the parties, taut, on the contrary, should, by himself and his officers, use every exertion to bring them to justice. Here the matter dropped. EXTENSION OF THE FRANCHI: , E. I'o 7'HE EDITOR (IF 111 E, SIR.—As much has been said of late respecting the , xtension of the franchise in this country, and as this question is at the bottom Of the whole Chartist agitation, I beg tit suggest the tollowing mode of meeting the chili eulty, and of tilling up the g ,p which undoubtedly exists in our representative sy stein. It has been stated in Parliament and els, , wh , re that :.he present number ot persons entrusted with the runchise in England and Scotland is about 1,0h;0,000. tint that there are about 5.000,000 twilit males who are t possess. dot votes. >n about (xiouining the• accu , tic:i it Oils calculation, we eill assume it to be correct. Tie pestion, lh , ii, for us to c,iisitler is, how are these .1,000,000 men to be represi need in Parliament? Some ..ersiiiis are of opinion that the pit•mnt qintiificution should be considerably lowered; other: that household suffrage should be the order of toe day; and others igaiL, that we should have univertial suffrage. Without idopting any of these plans (tor I am one ot those tt h o that it property is to be a qualification at all, it •arnot well be lower than at present), I wouni suggest the allowing expedient :—That the wh ot the adult mil. •I this cowl ry not having votes, b • untiudly Ito hut di. ds, and th .t each tlllll,llred unit el,.e owl from their number, who shall be placed on an , gist er for the year, and considered as much t ntitled to a. cote as those who are already placed there for property t ualitications. Votes of this description would, iii course, . 0 subject to annual revision the same Os the te,t. ;tumid this plan be adop-ed it would introduce a ties lement into the Constiltv ion, which, without over .vhehning those already possessed of property qualities ions, would du away with the anomaly at pres.tit ex ,sting in our representative sys - etn. Supposing the Ault male population (not possessed of votes) to be . ).000,000, we should then have 50,000 new votes, or an ,addition of one-twentieth to every constituency, whether if counties or buroul : tis. Sir, I will not go into minutim on this occasion, hut I arnestly request the attention of her Majesty's Govern cent, and or your very extensive circle of readers, to his proposition. I am an ardent admirer of our constitution, and a riend to good order and progressive reform, and Ehullld violCe that the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern ment and his able colleagues should have the honour of :oihg away with the reproach which is at present cast ,n our representative system, for were the plan which I nave suggested (which is capable of any amount of ex• ension) ever to become the law of the land, no man, nowever humble, could rise up and say, "I am not represented in the Commons House of Parliament," I remain, Sir, yours, &c., A YORKSHIRE WHIG. IRELAND. THE LIMERICK CATASTROPHE. Duneee, ,11A.r 2. —lt would now appear that the O'Brien, Meagher, aid Mitchell catastlopLe was pro meted by is ev. Old Irelander. The 7 ipperary Vin dicator, which contains a. lengthened report tit . t h e pro reeoings at the some on Saturday, gives the ;the key to the mystery of its origin:— " It may be necessary to observe that this extreme eppesitien, animosity, and violence [on the part of the Liowrick mob tewaros the deinagoguesl began only to show itself within the lust few days. The Rev. Dr. u' I>l i 1 11, one ot the most active and energetic leaders of the Repealere here, objected to the introduction of Mr. Mitchell's name on the list of toasts, in consequence of a libelteus attack on the memory of the illustrious ()Vermeil which appeared in the United Irishman of the previous Saturday. Dr. O'Brien nut only wrote a letter in one of the local newspapers in reference to the libel, bus he circulated the letter in thousands of handbills throughout the city. A letter in reply, written by the secretaries ot the Sarsfield Club, appeared in the Re porter." It is not unlikely that in addition to veneration for " the Mt mory of the illustrious O'Connell," two other and stronger motives influenced this worthy divine and his re v. colleagues, viz., the tact of two of the dema gogues being. Plutestants, and the damage which. the Old Ireland leaders (especial l y those of the clerical order) rightly fore see to their lucrative trade of chronic agiiation from the more active. and apparently more sincere, movement of th e Young Irelanders. 'I he speeches made on Saturday bi lure the dispersion appear to have been rich in treason, us the report in the Tipperary Vindicator Is in several places iiitei tupted by asterisks, obvtuusly beta:Laing the omission of passages of extraordinary virulence. From the speech of Mr. Mitchell, as Pu b ' iisittd iii that journal, we have, however, collected the following gleat.ino : — IA " Can I repudiate the last speech of Mr. O'Brien. the British Pai liament,—one of the noblest, cleanest etat. tee taste Ireland ' s case—the Very haughtiestegraudesf defiance flung in the face ot Ireland's enemies that ea yet tell truui the lips of wan ?—(Loud cheers.) Or cwh° au I condemn the alternative put by Mr. Meaeher, says, when the last constitutional appeal shall be made alai shah fail, ' then up with the barricades, and invo ke the God of Battle. ?'—(tireat cheering.) Can I rept diet.- this, who hula that constitutional appeals are long since closedand . hat we have e ven now of re source, except w lieu we have the means and the Plc' Le tie it—the ourricedes and the God of Battles? — ( 11".1. and loud cheers.) No : all the sedition and treason!) of thy se gentlemen I adopt and accept, and I ask f? r d more.—(tlear, hear) Wtiatever has been done or sai d by the most uisuffected persons in all Ireland agains t 1 ",: t xisteuce of the party which calls itself the Guvernale•— —iiettiing can go Leo tar for me. Whatever public treeeune there are in this land I have a stomach for them all.— (Cu, rilig ) lam here, not as a Jacobin (which , ani hot), not as a CouliulthlSl (which MA). DOI el in; lteptitilica,n (which I Sus)—(Loud cbeers)-'-he t etiepiy and men 1) be cause I 14111 bitter and irrecoucilei able t•brio) to the &dish Government.—(Bear.) preetryne to address the women of Liaierick. — ( ileir l It the first time I have ever been in the presence nt. ''he daughters of those heroines who held the bract` against King William; and they will understand the a lien I bay no Irish weinau ought so much as to speak ta° a wan who has nut provided himself with arms. -- l i ra cheering) ) No laity is too delicate fur the cu siperatton of casting bullets.—(Laughter.) No band a l i you white to make up cartridg e s.—(Laughter.) A° ke hope, if it be needful to coma to the last resort , that f citizens of Liu, crick, men and women, will not di,sgruc° teem paternal and m a t e rnal a ncestors.—(Cheers.) " Untortunatety fur th e ea se ment of the AttorneJ, General in his present difficulties, it is not probable Oil he will be able to avail himself of these saroPiel " open and advised speaking," as the G o vernmen t ce r o - i porter was breed t., fly trom his post in conseq uen the violenceAlO , V is o ElM t k i :e_l n el o l ' f S ee. , l ) N mp T ,i l t l h E y PROVlNCES'withthepriaoseaceer A (1, in demagiigui s was made in Cork yesterday, Mr. '',. e g - c eive is ll lt( i n:i i hnc g tAeueodyrm t ii.)bi t nt pos e olderi o t)nem E e i el General. gut, one e n wee agreeable nee. d t sh(Bo:mecolc:ipnutkandprcat Constitution nr: i ß:n n tirisit a eoeusfa c :i o owp n nau d nazs i sdza t condition ittmo . iee - g iteedl, ea atbt military ir t ei order, in of about u 600 oung t h r r e o l a u n g d h e r t i b , e T o r o _ e_ L y e e O , l l Sunday night, deep,singing marchedth Irish Marseillaise. ebes, terday evehing a procession, with flambeaux a nd t" paraded the streets with music. Oe the other hand there have " been demon str ations °C an opposite character. The Newry Telegraph Op°onces that— ,. An influential meeting of noblemen and gentleole: took place on Friday, at Hillsborough Castle, wil en e . declatation of attachment to the throne, and deterraluz, lion to maintain the legislative union, was agreed to, I' be forwarded for signature to the lieutenant, deputt lieutenants, magistrates, clergy, and other loyal intiehr tants of the county ; and the Marquis of Downehi re requested to correspond with the lieutenants of the other counties of Ulster on the subject." The Cork Constitution also has the following " MUNITIONS OF ‘‘. AR —Six hundred stand of arta. , with gunpo., der. ball, grenades, and shut, were landed at Air. Tubitt ' s pier at Alonkston, yesterday, to be for warded to Clonm.-1. 500 stand or arms, with a prop(/' to , nate quantity of ammunition, will be landed this del. its yiestinatien being Fertre , y, and we understand it is the intention of Government to forward aims and ammunition to the b.irrec!ts through the country, for the purpose of arming 1 he ley al inhabitants." RAI LWA N sitARE MARKETS. LIVERFOOL MAY 3. STOCK EXCHANOIL— The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanes' shire, and Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares, 6 1 ,4 di-.—Ditto (late C. and B.), 12 1 / 0 Great Northern, 9 1 / 4 shire and Yorkshire, Fifths, a dis.—t,itto (B. and B.) . 1 " dis.—Litto, Fifths (late West Riding Union). 3NI d Liverpool, Crosby, and Sour hp.rt, dis. London 1 f: 0, North- estern, .131—Ditto, New Quarters, 2% p.. -- p r e- Fifths, 6p. Manchester, slak-ffield. and LincolnstnreteL 5 terence, 1 / 13 p.—Midland Stock, 102 c.—Ditto, 1 ; 81 j98 -•• dis.— North Staffordshire, 2 1 4 dis.— North Union (!" vittoo South-Eastern anti Dover. 214—Ditto, No. 2, 9 ,l ; l • De rseiCk o. 4, Thirds. dis.—York, Newcastle, 0" 1, IP' (Origical N and B.), 29 1 ,4—Ditto, Extensions F N ;urcbl igh —Ditto (N. and B.) . No. 2, 1 p.--Litter, GN. ~•,e), 5 1 p— York arid North Midland (East and West itiu l —Dutch Rhenish, 6 1 4 dis MAHESTER, 3. STOCK EXCHA NGIK. — AC The sales are—Birkenoea d shire, and Cheshire Junction, 6AI dis.—East Laneashi Lane r°,Ditto 7 dis.— Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 11s di d North' (West Riding Union), 3 13-16 n. dia.—London an', 2,p Western, 131—Ditto (Man. and Birm.), Quarters ( e ‘ii an d p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire(Sh e° s o uth' Lincolnshire), dis.—North Staffordshire,o,4 drs.r Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 2 15-16 dis.—York , I'6" aml Berwick, Preference, 5 / 8 p. HULL, MAT 3. Northe r' 3 STOCK EXCHANGE —rile sales are—Great —North British, }Lives, 10—Ditto, Thirds, 225. 6d- AP THE FATAL ACCIDENT T O L IE UTENANT Goe AILLE.—An Inquest w as h e ld en Tuesday bef ors Z . Bedtoro, Coroner for Westminster, at the Cavalry i i ; ra,ks, Knightsbrid ge , on v i ew o f th e body of Lie u d ea th r W. 11 Greville, ut the 2d Life Guards, wh ° s e an a l took place under th e f o ll ow i ng circu m stances.-- 4 ' ,ofrompeered from the evidence of severa l w itnesses, u officers of the deceased, that on Thursday, the 61 0 , 6 3. the deceased ' ceased was riding along Piccadilly, when • ct'f e ll Ling near the Green Park, the horse stumbled Or Pa with him, hi s ri g ht l eg b e i ng un d e rneath the anir ue ," being 64 released, his leg was found to have susts' il sg• compound fracture. He was immediately taken L°A George's Hospital, as the nearest p ossible plane. 13 7 t he tended by Mr. M.Culloch, the assistant-surg eutl LYl l l, regiment, who happened to be passing along t ae when the accident happened. That gentleman exf'el" the injury, and reduced the fracture, with consider. 0 difficulty, from its compound nature. The deceased 'los .übsequently seen by Mr. Cutler, and shortly aftere ° . La sU removed to his apartments in the barracks. Ight, l 6 ll r. Or addition to the attendance of the regimental rbwti he was attended by Sir B. Brodie and Mt% Cu tle r he From the effects of the injury, however, he n ir e; • t covered, and died on Mond a y morni ng. " Accidental death." • n [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A Desperate Wound • Thigh Cured by liulloway'a Ointment and ri .- i i r; Extract of a letter from Mr. J. S. Monday, fe rae s. r ' 3 1 0 siding at Kennington, near Oxford, dated bliir c ." d 1848:—To Professor Holloway: Sir, wonderful cure by the application of your Ointtoeu,tiag dreadful wound in my thigh, and from which I Its ° •uffered, I feel it i ns duty to acknowledge the sP h ie having receireto • and extraordinary effects produced by your " ; i n ti n l' olY Ointment and Pills in my own case, having p ace P ra t used several other remedies without , success. + ne o. a lso had various opportunities of witnessing the be e - ts• end results attending their use among Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway oiblishment, 244, Strand, London. 123 y lalrxr. 81R777.9. ITO. 6, On the lit of May, Mrs. Thomas Earwaker, of • We..tbouine Park-road, Bayswater ' of a son. , L.l,v' Eo4' On the 27th ult., the lady of Arthur Weara l ' of a soa. r larld , tb° On the 26th ult., at the Castle, Pansonstown. -r e Countess of Rosse, of a son. fle itb. On the 28th ult., the lady of James Bourne, Escli , °f field, of a uaughter. 1 3 ° 2°11' On the 28th ult., at Brighton, Mrs. W. Percev A 1 of a son. ~,,,.,- E' On the 29th ult., at Lonsdale-square, Islington , 1 " .... By. ne, of a son. d // 0 ' On the 29th ult., in Albion-r o ad, Wandsworth -ros- ' J -tend:di Carter, of a daughter. On the 29.il nit!, at Newark, the lady of Captain Il ea/ A. Turner, of a son. of 6 On the 29th ult., at D a l s t on - r ise, Mrs. Joseph Bsl'Y' daughter, Aill born. tbs ls4. On the 29th ult., at Standewick Court, Som erset, of John F. Wilkinson, Esq , el a daughter. Ilors ce On the 30th ult., at Hythe, the wife of the Eel' Thrupp, of a son. -- t MARBLED. beer34((lis 03 the 27th ult., at Westonbirt. Major Hale, of King's Own) Light Dragoons. late Rev. 'l'. G. Clare, Rector of St. Andrew's , d° l° to Jane, eldest daug_ora.o- I DiE.a. On the 21st ult., at Margate, Th o mas Crompton, liikitv On the 29th ult., in Brompton-square, Mr. James son, fsi r On the 29th ult., Emily Elizabeth, the only datigh.t/;;;. Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., of Knebworth• park , 1 0 ,010 111 On the 30th ult., at Knightsbridge-barracks, 'ill e. Ilamilton, the only sou of the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Gr 8 1:64 , of On the 30th ult., at Hastings , William Elkins, Guildford, aged 82. --------- -- at London : Printed and Published by MI.JEDO---TOtol'. jay, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, , i ty 0 4 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 0" tliddie3e2c, Thursday, Dray 4, 1845. . LONDON HOSPITAL. - - The distribution of prig -s tur the past session took _dace on Tuesday, May 2, in the presence of a nu:ne vus assembly of the govertnls and friends of the his ital, Sir E. N. Buxton; M.P., in the ch.ir. The t'i)llowing were the pi izes awarded: — The Hospital Gold Medals, presented by the Gover nors for z,al and humanity in attendance on the patients o John Page Cooper, Bow, and John Weir Draper Brown, Deptford. 3IEDICINE. Gold Medal—Alfred Bull, Bishopsgate. First Honorary Certificate—William Talbot King, Hackney. Silver Medal—Charles Harper, Plymouth. moral-) Certiticuies—George Cochrane Millar, Fins. bur) ; Philip William G, , vett, Plymouth. SURGERY. Gold Medal—John W 3 a. t, Bognor. First Honorary Certificate—lhomas Nadauld Spitulfiehls. Silver Moial—llenry Erasmus Fox, Godmanchester, Second Honorary Certificate—Williatu Prater, Exo ANATOMY. Gold Medal—John W)att, li gnor. Honorary Certificates—John 14 c•ir Draper Brom iept'ord; John B. Mounttord, Exeter. Dressership—Major Charhs Dukes, Kingsland. PHYSIOLOGY. Gold Merlal—G , orge C.-chratie Millar, Finsbury. Honorary Cei tificate—Major Churlc.s Dukes, Kings. .and. MATERIA MEDICA. Gold Medal—John Page Cooper, Bow. First Honorary Certificate—Charles Harper, Pi)- .nouth. Second Honorary Certificate—Edward O'Callsgli Foott, Cork. CHEMISTRY. Gold Medal—Aloi.s.o !lio Stocker. Sheerness. Silver Medal—Leonard George Boor, Warminster. Honorary Certificate—Henry Erasmus Fox, Goduian cheater. NIDWIF ERY. Gold Medal—John l'etgt. coorwr, Bow. Honorary Certificate—J. W. D. Brown, Deptford. FORENSIC MEDICINE. Silver Medal—Freder►ck \\ in. Pearce Jay.o, Bodmia Honorary Certificate—J. W. D. Brown, Dep:ford. BOTANY. Silver Medal—F. W. P. J.g“, Bodmin. Honorary Certificate—J. W. D. Brown, Deptford. ST. GEORGE'S HGSPITAL. SEESION, 1847 8. The distribution of Prizes took place on Monday, Sir B. Brodie }residing. The successful candidates were as follows: ANAT. , MY.-SENIOR CLASS. Prize—Mr. Howse; Certtfie ite—Mr. Rouse. JUNIOR CLASS. Prize—Mr. ilornidge; Certificate—Mr. Ker. SOTAN Y. Prize—Mr. Hastings; Certificates—Mr. Rusher, and Mr. Amesbury. CHEMISTRY. Prize—Mr. Hornidge. MATERIA MEDICA. Prize—Mr. Hornidge. MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE. Prize—Mr. Howse; Certificate—Mr. Hastings. MIDWIFERY. Prize Mr. Merriman ; Certificates—Mr. Henr, Dixon, and Mr. F. Goodchild. I‘IEDICAL CLINICAL REPORTS. Prize—Mr. Ogle. MEDICAL ESSAY. Prize—Mr. Ogle. SURGICAL CLINICAL REPORTS. Prize—Mr. Howse. SURGERY. Prize—Mr. Parnell. SCHOLARSHIP. Mr. Hornidge. BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.—The 44th anniversary meetir.g of this society was held yastertla), at Exeter-hall, and was, as regards numbers, rank, and talent, the greatest religious re-union of the season. Lord Bexley, the venerable president of the society, took the chair, in which he was supported by his Grace the .Nrchbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of Norwich, St. A saph, and Winchester, the Marquis of Chohnondeley, the Earls of Chichester and Harrowby, Viscount Mot ,eth, and sev , ral other clergymen and gentlemen. De. I.3!undrain having, in cons( silence of the Nobie eresident's advanced age, read his Lordship's opening address, then read all abserdet of tli: report, which described the society's operations in various 1 arts of the world ;—The entire receipts for the year ending March, 1848, amount to 90.146/. 85. 4d. The total SUM applicable to the general purposes of the society is 43,9561. 16s. I Id., including 31,303/. 4s. 4d. free contributions from auxiliary societies; showing tri increase in this item of 4511. 12s. sd. The receipts tor Bibles and Testaments amount to 46.1891 1 ls. sd. Th.. issues of the society during the bear amount to 1,124,067 trz , trom the deposing) . At home, 837 361; from the d« pots abroad, 286706. The total issues of the society have been 20,865.837 volumes. The expen diture daring the past year has been 105 0421. 19s. Id., being 14,8961. 10s. 9,1. beyond the receipts. The society is multr engagements to the extent of 41,8001. The Archbishop of Canterbury moved the adoption of the report, and Lord Morpeth seconded the motion. The report having been adopted, Lord Bexley retired, and the Marquis of Cholmondeley presided during the re mainder of the proceedings. Resolutions in furtherance of the society's objects were supported by the Bishop of St. Aseph and several clergymen and gentlemen, and the meeting separated. GRAY'a INN, MAY 3.—The und ername d gentle men were this day c.llt-d to the d egree of harrikter-at law, by the lion. Society of Gray's Inn, viz., Henry Ni cholas Carr, Esq., John Stratford Collins, Esq., and Maurice Charles Met Mils Swithey, Esq. THE EGG TRADE.—Considerably more than 3,500 dozen, or 42,000 eggs, w ere s hi pped here on Tuesday per steamer. It is now an undoubted fact that more money is at present annually brought into this country, by the exportation of eggs, than the entire rental of the county amounted to considerably less than on hundred ,years ago.—Joi4 O'Grcat Journal