The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-20 00:00:00

- IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 19. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. The Bishop of WINCHESTER presented several petitions against the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill. Lord HATHERTON presented several petitions in favour of the Bill. - The Bishop of DURHAM also presented several peti tions in favour of the Bill. The Earl of HADDINGTON presented a petition from Edinburgh, praying for the removal of the test imposed on professions in Scottish Universities. INSOLVENT DEBTORS (INDIA) BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the Insolvent Debtors (India) Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord STANLEY presented a petition, praying their Lordships to pass some measure, giving the Church a veto over the appointment of Bishops by the Crown. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented some petitions in favour of the Sanitary Bill. The Earl of EGLINTON presented petitions from Glasgow, Paisley, and other places, against the Scotch Births and' Marriages Registration Bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from Paisley, praying for an alteration in the Scotch Poor-law, so far as regarded rating; also several peti tions from various lodges of Odd Fellows, praying for the legalization of their society; also several petitions in favour of the Free Church Sites (Scotland) Bill. Earl GREY presented a very large number of peti tions in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill. POOR HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. CROWN LIVINGS. The Bishop of LLANDAFF rose to move an humble address to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to consent to the introduction of a Bill for limiting the time during which Church bene fices in the gift of the Crown may be kept vacant. The present privilege of the Crown was extremely injurious in its operation. In the case which he was going to refer to there was no charge of unsound doctrine or im morality; but the evil was a great one. There were many parts of Wales in which the Welsh language was still spoken, and particularly so in Glamorganshire, where in almost every parish the Welsh as well as the English language was spoicen; and a merelearning,of the language from a dictionary and agrammar, like a school. boy, would never qualify a man to be the pastor of a parish. A gentleman called Paynton had been ap pointed by the Lord Chancellor to a parish in his dio cese—(Llanelly, we understood)—who did not tho roughly understand the Welsh language. He wrote to Mr. Paynton, and told him it would be necessary that he should be examined in the Welsh language, and the result reported to him. He also desired the rural dean, who had resided in that neighbourhood for thirty years, to ascertain whether it was necessary that the minister of the parish should understand W els h , and his answer was, that the people said they were a l l Welsh; and he was of opinion that it was a clear case for an examination. A memorial had also been pre sented to him (the Bishop) signed by t he churchwar dens and many of the inhabitants of the pa ris h , with r ex pressing a wish to have a clergyman co the language. Mr. Paynton dec lined to be examined, and said that as he had several times preached in Welsh, he hoped that would be considered sufficient. A Mr. Griffith, a clergyman in the neighbourhood, who understood the Welsh language well, agreed to ex change with Mr. Paynton for the living which he held, if the Lord Chancellor would accede to it. He (the Bishop), however, wrote to the Lord Chancellor in October last, but did not get an answer even from his private secretary. He had, under (the icircumst ances , declined to institute Mr. Paynton, bat the living being in the gift of the Crown, there was no lapse, although in any other case where a living was not in the gift of the Crown, it could not remain vacant for more than six months. He had taken an opportunity since of expressing to the Lord Chancellor his view of the case, but without effect; and things remained as they were before. In January last the living of St. Andrew, one of the best in point of income in his diocese, also in the gift of the Crown, became vacant. For want of a good resident clergyman during the last twenty years the congregation in the church had been reduced to only about five persons out of a population of 500. The last minister who was appointed to the living did not under stand the langage, and the only remedy he (the Bishop) had, was to compel him to appoint a curate who under stood the Welsh language. He wrote to the Lord Chan cellor when he found the living was about to become vacant, to urge the necessity of the appointment of a cler gyman who understood the Welsh language, but he had not received a reply, and that was nearly five months ago. The other day, however, a gentleman from Kent called on him, and, having used the name of the Lord Chancel lor, asked if he (the Bishop) would object to induct him to the living. He found, however, that he did not know the Welsh language, and although he offered to employ a curate who did, he (the Bishop) could not consent to violate the rule which he had laid down. The form of the presentation by the Crown was in the most peremp tory terms. He could 'not, however, believe that the honoured mother of the Prince of Wales would give her sanction to any measure which offered an indignity to a Bishop, and which was most offensive and insulting to the people of his diocese. He had put his motion in a form praying her Majesty to take means to prevent the recurrence of such cases ; but he also hoped that some remedy might be found for the present one. Unless some alteration were made in the mode of dispensing the Church patronage in the gift of the Crown in Wales, the whole country would be ringing with complaints. It was a growing evil which called for a public remedy ; and although he might not press his motion to a division, he hoped it would lead to the adoption of some measure which would prevent the recurrence of the evil of which he complained. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the Right Rev. Prelate's motion sought to propose a remedy for that which he considered an evil in the existing state of the law; but his speech had nothing whatever to do with the subject, for it related more or less to a knowledge of the Welsh language by persons who had been appointed to livings in his diocese. The Right Rev. Prelate wanted to limit the time during which Church livings in the gift of the Crown might be kept vacant. Why, the first living to which he had referred had become vacant in ' June, and a clergyman who had been appointed to it presented himself to the Right Rev. Prelate to be insti tuted in July. The second living became vacant in Ja nuary, and in April the party to whom it was offered tendered himself to the Right Rev. Prelate for institu tion. By an extraordinary combination of error, the Right Right Reverend Prelate would invade the prero gative of the Crown, and deprive Parliament of its privileges. He proposed that the Crown should be limitid in the time of presentation, which would be an invasion of its prerogative; and it was now the privilege of alai Member of that House to lay on the table a mea sure foi the purpose contemplated by the Right Rev. Prelate, and proceed to a certain stage, without the consent of the Crown. It was also the prerogative of the Crown to dissent from the Bill in any stage. The average time that had elapsed between the lapse of livings that had fallen in, and their filling up by north nation - of fresh incumbents, was three months. There were, as the Right Rev. Prelate said, more than 700 livings in the gift of the Chancellor, but half of them were' below 2001. a year in value, and great difficulty existed in finding persons qualified who would accept of such small livings. Whilst he was ready to admit the great merits of the Right Rev. Prelate, he must say that he thought he was mistaken in the view he took of the question. He did not mean to say that the Right Rev. Prelate had practised a surprise upon him in the present case; but be certainly had given no notice of his intention to enter upon the general subject which he had discussed. The question of a knowledge of the Welsh language being essential for the incumbent of Welsh livings had often been mooted, and there was a number of great authorities who stated it to be their opinion that it was not an essential, but the contrary. He had always been anxious to receive advice from a Bishop of a diocese on the subject of appointments in the Church; but when he found, as in the case of the Right Rev. Prelate, that a very strong opinion had always been formed as to the mode in which the exercise of the prerogative of the Crown ought to be used, then it behoved him to be extremely cautious how he entertained any such advice. The Noble and Learned Lord then entered into a statement of the facts relative to the refusal of the Bighop of Llandaff to induct the gen. tleman nominated to the living of St. Andrew's, from which it appeared that the Bishop refused to institute any one who was not a Welshman into any living within his Welsh diocese. With respect to Mr. Sampson, he denied that there was any relationship be tween himself and that reverend gentleman, and the as sertion was pure invention that Mr. Sampson was his relative.„ He had appointed that gentleman, on condition that he was acquainted with the Welsh language, but *hen- he demanded to be examined in Welsh before the 'Bishop, the Right Rev. Prelate refused, and nothing would satisfy him but to have the appointment bestowed 'neon a Welshman. With respect to the letter which the sight Bev. Prelate had addressed to him relative to the vacancy at St. Andrew's, it only amounted to the fact that the Right Rev. Prelate had two or three candidates who knew Welsh whom he wished to have appointed, but certainl7 he (the Lord Chancellor) did not think, whatever might be the respect he had for the office of ' the Bishop. that the Right Reverend Prelate ought to be allowed to interfere with the exercise of the prerogative of the:Crown . . The Right Reverend Prelate had certainly done 4ar , fie had promised, and brought the subject thfortitite House of Lords, but in doing so he had been °bilged to bring himself before the House, and now the only question was whether his doing so had been more to the disadvantage of the patron than of himself. The otter instance brought forward by the Right Rev. Pre .! late was that of a gentleman who had been appointed to small living in Wales which fell vacant in June last; 'the Right Rev. Prelate had refused to institute him on tee ground that he was not sufficiently well versed in the Welsh language, but he (the Lord Chancellor) begged to recall to the Right Rev. Prelate's memory a letter mitten by him in the year 1638, wherein he mentions with great praise the exertions of the very gentleman in question, admitting that he was well qualified to officiate in the Welsh language, aid to preach in that language, and stating that the reverend gentleman had performed his duties satisfactorily for many years in his diocese; and, yet, when this same gentleman presented himself for institution before the Right Rev. Prelate, the latter refused, on the ground that be was not qualified to offi- Okla in the , Welsh language. From that time to the present he had taken no steps in the matter, but had waited the results of the prooeedings which the Right Rev. Prelate had (xpressed his intention to reto rt to, of the imPriety of which their Lordships would now be quati4ed to judge. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S entertained no d ou b t of the determination of the Noble and Learned Lord t o exercise his patronage in the most conscientious manner, and, indeed, he was able to speak to this fact from his own knowledge. The question before the House, how ever, was,iit no degree mined up with that larger one to which the Noble and Learned Lord alluded, namely, the expediency of extinguishing the Welsh language. To this he must say he was entirely opposed ; any attempt to do so in respect to the Church service in Wales would in his opinion, only tend to drive the whole po ulation of Wales into the arms of some other religious sect. It was absolutely essential for the well-being of the Church in Wales that every minister in that establishment ought to be familiarly versed in the language and even the habits and manners of the people of that country. Of all the causes which bad tended to depress the Church in Wales, there was not one which had operated more fatally than the defect pointed out by his Right Rev. Friend. The Bishop of LLANDAFF, having replied, with drew his motion, and their Lordships then adjourned at a Quarter to Eight o'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 19. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Dover Landing Pier Bill were considered and agreed to. The Great Yarmouth Coal Duties Bill was read s third time and passed. The reports to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Heneage's Divorce Bill. Lanark and Hamilton Court House and County Rates Bill. Queensferry Passage Bill. The second reading of the New Ross Port and Har bour Bill was postponed till Monday. GEORGE en din " f M or r a gthe A A . Acts relatinglllL T 0 HAMILTON them o ve t. a t n h d a t th a n e a B l l n l relating to the same," be withdrawn.. Ireland, and for carrying on the affairs of T h th a e t company relating of the Grand Canal Company.—Agreed 0 . .. given to bring in a Bill for better car rying on the affairs corporationM r. D . o CALLAGHANf Cork rayi praying presente d fora repeal a p l e . petition i t o h n e from union.th e Sal ford in favour of national education. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Mr. EWART presented a petitioa to the same effect from Wigan. Mr. G. CRAIG presented two petitions in favour of the Sites for Churches Bill. Several petitions were presented against the sale of intmoxri.caßtiEngydsroinLkDs s on p t r h os e e S nt aebdbaa th etition in favour of p th e Dublin Improvement Bill. NATIONAL LAND SCHEME. Sir B. HALL, seeing the Hon. and Learned Gentle. man the Member for Nottingham in his_ place, wished to put a question to him in reference to a Bill he had brought in for the purpose of amending the Friendly Societies' Act, but virtually to legalize a scheme of which he was the chief promoter. Since the Bill had been introduced he had looked over it, and had had some conversation with parties who were interested in it, and tbis conversation had convinced him that it was necessary that the measure should be inquired into. It would be competent for him on the second reading of the Bill to move that it be referred to a Select Committee, but then it would be understood that the House approved of the principle of the Bill, and the Committee would only have power to inquire into its clauses. Now, in the other House of Parliament the case was different; there the Committee had power to inquire into the whole subject, and he would venture to suggest to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that, instead of the Bill being read at so late a period of the session as the 14th of June, it would be much better that he should move for a Select Committee to inquire into the nature and object of the scheme pro posed to be legalised by this Bill. Mr. F. O'CONNOR said, in reply to the question of the Hon. Baronet, he presumed upon his moving the ' second reading of the Bill it was the intention of the Hon. Baronet to move that it be referred to a Select Committee. _ Sir B. HALL—No, it is not. Mr. F. O'CONNOR. said, at all events the object of the Honourable Baronet was the same as his own. The Honourable Baronet was anxious for inquiry, and he (Mr. Feargus O'Connor) was desirous that the most searching investigation should take'place into the object of the scheme. He had introduced the Bill for the pur pose of relieving himself from the responsibilities of manager of the undertaking, and it was his intention to nominate as trustees under the Bill the Noble Lord the Member for Bath, the Hon. Member for Rochdale, and Lord John Manners, being the three gentlemen in whom the working classes had the most confidence, and who would be empowered to investigate the affairs of the society, and to ascertain whether the funds had been properly managed. He understood, however, that the Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who was good enough to allow the Bill to be read a first time without dis cussion, intended to oppose the second reading, and that if he found that were so to-night, he would adopt the suggestion of the Hon. Baronet who had put the question to him, and give notice that he should move the appoint ment of the Committee on an early day. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from Rochdale complaining of some clauses of the Health of Towns Bill, although favourable to the general principle of the Bill itself. Mr. SMOLLETT presented a petition from Ayrshire against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions in favour of sanitary reform; and also one praying the House to pass a measure to remedy the abuses in the existing poor-law. Mr. H. BEIULELICY moved for a return of the nature of the Post-office service between Dover and Ostend, Dover and Calais, and Dover and Boulogne, distinguish ing, with regard to each service, the number of British vessels employed, their tonnage, and the power of their engines, the gross and net expenses incurred, the number of passengers carried, the rate of passage-money charged, the average length of time employed in the voyages, the longest and shortest time employed therein, the fixed hours of departure for and from each port, and whether that departure is from the roadstead or the harbour, and how often from each during the last twelve months. —Agreed to. Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Secretary at War when the Committee, to whom the army, navy, and ordnance estimates have been referred, may be expected to report their opinion to the House, so that these esti mates may be taken into consideration, together with the report thereon, should the labours of the Committee be brought to a close during the present session. He also made an inquiry concerning the distribution of the long-delayed Peninsular medals. Mr. F. MAULE (who was most indistinctly heard) was understood to say that it was not likely that the investigations of the Committee would be brought to a close for some time to come, as they had not completed the first part of their inquiry, namely, that into the navy. With respect to the medals, some delay had taken place in completing them, in consequence of the person to whom they were entrusted having met with a severe accident ; he hoped, however, that but a short time would elapse befure their distri bution. Sir DE LACY EVANS inquired if it was truo that 50,000 claims had been deeidod upon ? Mr. F. MAULE was understood to say that 18,000 was the number. Lord HOTHAM complained that the Committee had not periodically reported the progress of its inquiries to the House, and that the information hitherto supplied had not been sufficiently ample and explanatory. Mr. F. MAULE replied that the Committee in making the reports had used their discretion as to the evidence which it was desirable to lay before the House fur its information. THE LAND SCHEME. Mr. O'CONNOR stated that since he had replied to the question of the Hon. Baronet the Member for Mary lebone (Sir B. Hall), he had had some conversation with the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey). He now begged to give notice that on Tuesday next he should move the appointment of a Select Committee to inquirc into the plan. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Mr. PARKER. the House at its rising was ordered to stand adjourned until Monday. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1848. After a short conversation, the clause, as amended, was agreed to. On clause 31, compelling the local board to send maps of the sewers to the general board, being proposed, Mr. HENLEY thought that the clause would be use less, because the local board could send up plans which they knew would be rejected by the general board. He thought it would be better to leave out the clause alto gether. Lord MORPETH consented to the introduction of words which would not make it compulsory on the local boards to send plans. -- rile clause was then agreed to, as were the clauses up to 39. On clause 39, requiring the report of the surveyor with respect to the sewers when a new house is to be built, being proposed, Mr. GRANGER thought it would create confusion to require the party to have the report of the surveyor after his plan had been approved of. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not think they should allow the party building the house to be the judge of the sufficiency of the sewer. Mr. HENLEY hoped that the surveyor was not to receive payment for making his report. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the local board might discharge the surveyor if he made any charge. The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 40 to 49 were agreed to, with verbal amend. ments. On clause 50 (relating to smoke consumption), Mr. FOLEY moved to exempt from the operation of the clause " mines and works for the manufacture of bricks and other articles of clay." Dr. BONTRING supported the amendment. Mr. THORNELY said it was also very important that iron works should be excluded. Captain PECHELL hoped public baths would be forced to consume their own smoke. sLANEY said that their object was to get rid of nuisances arising from smoke, but he hoped colleries would be exempted from its operation, as in any other case the'owners would set their faces against that Bill and impede its operation. Lord MORPETH said he had had much doubt whe ther he ought to make any exemptions from the opera tion of this clause ; but as a general law was said by practical men not to be practicable, he thought he had better make some concession. He could not, however, make exemption in cases of pr em i ses wor k e d by steam-engines any ; but in the case of the mines and works alludedlto he should be happy to meet the Hon. Mem ber's views. After some conversation, Sir J. WALMSLEY expressed his hope, that how ever stringent the clause might be made as regarded towns, it would be more lenient as regarded rural dis tricts. The Noble Lord was not perhaps aware that a large quantity of coals was consumed in what was called open burning, and if these were operated upon by the clause a great quantity of coals must be destroyed. He (Sir J. Walmsley) had had several communications from Stafordshire on the subject, all deprecating the clause. He trusted that the Noble Lord would give it some further consideration. Mr. BAILEY thought that there would be great diffi culty in carrying out the clause in many districts. He consumed 1,100 tons of coals per day, and employed 10,000 men, and he feared that these extensive trans actions would be greatly impeded by the shortness of the notice. Mr. HUTT hoped that Sunderland would be ex empted from the operation of the Bill. In its present form the measure would wholly destroy the manufacture of coke. Lord MORPETH consented to postpone the clause, and in the meantime would give the suggestions of Hon. Members the fullest consideration. Clauses 51 to 56 inclusive were agreed to; upon which, The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday. LUNATIC ASYLUMS (SCOTLAND). The LORD ADVOCATE moved that the Select Committee on the Lunatic Asylums (Scotland) Bill do consist of twenty-one Members, and that the following Members be the Committee:—The Lord Advocate, Lord Ashley, Sir J. Graham, the Secretary-at-War, Mr. Traill, Mr. Charteris, Mr. Solicitor-General for Scot land, Colonel Mere, Mr. J. Loch, Sir G. Clerk, Viscount Melgund, Mr. E. Ellice, Nlr. S. Wortley, Mr. G. Craig, Viscount Drumlanrig, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Home Drum mond, Mr. C. Howard, Mr. Fergus, Mr. Smollett, and Mr. Fordyce. On the motion of Mr. FORBES, Mr. M'Neill's name was substituted for that of the Solicitor-General for Scotland, and the motion agreed to in that form. The House adjourned at Half past Twelve. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Precezdings of the Rouse of Commons. FRIDAY, MAT 19. The following Bills are ordered to be read a third time on Monday, May 22: Aberdare Railway Act Amendment (Lease of Liae and Works to the Taff Railway Company). Barrow Harbour. Chester Cemetery. Forth and Clyde Navigation and Airdrie and Coat bridge Water. Heneage's Divorce. Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Alteration of Levels of ' Leeds and Hartlepool Railway in Eaglescliff•, Pres ton, and Stockton, kc.) Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Shef field Canal Purchase). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Ash ton Canal Purchase). Midland Railway (Alteration of the Line and Branches near Wellingborough, and Approach to the Welling borough Station). North British Railway (No. I—lncrease and Division of Capital). Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway. York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (late York and Newcastle Railway Main Line Improvement, &c.) NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. The Committee of Selection have nominated the fol lowing Select Committees on Groups of Railway and other Private Bills: A Committee consisting of—Mr. Packe (Chairman), Mr. John Neeld, Mr. Osman Ricardo, the O'Gorman Mahon, and Sir Alexander Hood, to whom they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 13 (Rail ways), viz.:— Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (Re vision of Maximum Tolls and Charges on the Glas gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railways). Caledonian Railway (Purchase or Lease of Wishaw and Coltness Railway), \Vishaw and Coltness Railway (Deviation, Connecting Branch, and Improvement). Caledonian Railway (Branches connecting the Clydes dale Junction and Wishaw and Coltness Railways, &c.) The Committee to meet on Tuesday, May 30, at one. A Committee consisting of—the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson (Chairman), the Earl of Shelburne, Sir Arthur Brooke, Mr. Ferrer, and Mr. W. M. Bunbury, to whom they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 7 (Railways), viz. RoyStOn and Hitchin Railway (Extension to Cambridge and Branches). Direct London and Portsmouth Railway. London and Blackwall Railway (Connecting Branch, &c.) Eastern Counties Railway (Enlargement of London and Stratford Stations, and Amendment of Acts), Amend ment of Act. The Committee to meet on Tuesday, May 30, at one. A Comm ittee . J. co L. nsi iado s i t i i e ng r o , f— Ro V n i . s G co . u w nt . F B it a x r w ri i n li g ia to w n , (Chairman), Nir and Mr. Stephenson, to wh om t h ey h a ve Bills comprised in Group N o . 11 (P r ivate Bills referred Colonelno not Reid,t b h e e i n g Railways), via. : New Grand Canal (Ireland). Newry Navigation. Th e C om mittee to meet on Thursday, June 1, at one. Select Com mittee o n Group No. 1 0 (Railways). Mr. Manners Sutton discharged; Viscount G alwa y selected and add ed to the Committee. Panel No. 6. i The following s the Panel from which Members will be selected to serve .on the Sel ec t C omm itt e es on Groups Nos. 1 and 11 (ra ilways), which will commence their sittings in the week beginning Monday, June 5, during which weak the Members on the Panel will be required to be in atten dance:7 - Bailey, Joseph, Jun. Farnham, Edward B. Brooke,Blackal ' Samue l Sir Baring, Henry a Fox, Richard M. Bentinck' L or d Henry Goring , Charles Lewis, Sir T. Frank Pigot, Sir Robert Caulfeild, James M. Talbot, J. Hyacinth T Cholineley, Sir lg. Tennent, Robert J. D'Eyncourt, C. . Arthur \‘r. --- THE TEMPERATURE'TUE WEATHER.—For the last fortnight we have had weather unusually warm for the first two weeks of May. Indeed, for the last seven days the thermometer has daily reached 70 degrees and upwards Fahrenhe it- The first time it stood at 70 degrees was on Wednesday, the 3d instant; on the 4th and sth it reached 72 degrees; then followed four cooler da y s, but on Wednesday the 10th, it again reached 72 degrees; on the 11th, 76 degrees; on the 12th, 74 degrees, and on Saturday days on which last, its maximum this season, of 77 degrees. On Saturday evening and Sunday there was a cool breeze, with occasionally a few small drops of rain, and on Sunday the thermometer was not higher than seventy-two degrees. On Monday, and again yesterday, it reached 74 degrees. Last y ear there were only four days in May when the mercury reached 70 degrees; and the maximum temperature of that month was 75 degrees, on the 28tb. In temperature exceeded 70 degrees; and the maximum of that mouth was 76 de reel , on the 3d. J th u e ne . , 1847, there were ouly five the sky From Saturday afternoon to last evenief pre sented app e ar a nces which led to a genera expectation of rain, which is now very much wanted in the . country, b ot h for garden and field produce,—vegetatpn beginning to suffer from the drought, and the land in places very much cracked. The glass continued falling, an d last evening shortly after five o'clock, th e . parched earth i n this nei g hb our h oo d was refreshed with gentle show ers of rain, which cont inued during the greater part of the evening, but with litt le wind from the west. We are dispos e d to think that this agreeable change in the wea ther is not merely local; for we find at seven o'cl oc k with clear fine weather), on Monday morning, at Liverpool. the wind was south, and the sky cloudy ; at Ilull, s outh-ye:est, "lid cloudy ; and at Edinburgh, east-Horth-east, with slight fog, thoug h in Manchester, the wind was east, .and s l igh t f fi i i - e Yesterday morning the telegraphic returns were onl y . made from Newcastle (south, and Glasgow, where there was a strong breeze, fro m t h e south-west.—Manchester Guardian. • BOROUGH GAOLS. Mr. FREWEN inquired of the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring in any Bill this session to prevent corporate towns, or other small jurisdictions, from making use of their gaols, unless they are fit and proper places for the confinement of prisoners? He asked the question because on a recent gaol delivery thirty-seven prisoners were placed in one cell. Sir G. GREY replied in the negative. If the authori ties entrusted with the management of these gaols neglected their duty, they ought to be punished under the Gaol Act. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL-FEVER IN WEST. MINSTER. On the motion that the House do now resolve itself into a Committee on the Health of Towns Bill, Sir R. INGLIS wished to set right a statement which had been made the other night by the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Frewen) relative to fever, which he had stated to exist in the neighbourhood of the Chapter of Westminster, in consequence of experiments that had been making of some deodorising fluid. He had made inquiries upon the subject, and he had ascertained that n o case o f fever, with the exception of one, had occurred in that part of Westminster to which the Hon. Member had alluded. He was informed that Westminster was never in a more healthy state with respect to its inhabitants than at the present moment. Mr. FREWEN had made the statement upon the au thority of several gentlemen who bad called upon him from the board of guardins of the parishes of St. John and St. Margaret's, Westminster, and those gentlemen were only anxious that the mode of proceeding he had adverted to, if it had been productive of the results he had been informed it had, should be put a stop to. I f he had made an erroneous statement, he was sorry for it. After some observations from Mr. HENLEY and Sir R. Nous, the House resolved itself into Committee on the Bill, Mr. Bernal in the chair. _ _ Lord MORPETH proposed that a proviso should be added to the third clause to the effect that the General Board of Health should continue only for five years. The clause so amended was agreed to. On clause 6 being proposed, Mr. HENLEY asked what the salaries of the Com missioners would be ? Lord MORPETH said it would net exceed 1,5001. for the Commissioners, while the salary of the Secretary would be the same as that paid to the Secretary of the Commons Enclosure Commission. After some further discussion the clause was agreed to. Clause 7 was then proposed—that, upon the petition of not less thin fifty inhabitants, householders, the board to direct an inspector to visit and inquire. Mr. MILES suggested that thirty inhabitants would be sufficient to join in a petition. After some discussion the Government consented to compromise the matter by limiting the number to one tenth of the inhabitants, and the clause was then agreed to and passed. In clause 8 an amendment by Lord Lincoln was agreed to that the notice of inquiry into any town should also be left with the clerk of the union or parish, and the clause as amended was passed. Clause 9 was then proposed.—Application of the Act upon the report of the General Board of Health. The clause, after a short desultory conversation, was agreed to, with some verbal amendments. Clause 10 was next proposed and agreed to. Clauses 11 and 12 were also agreed to, as were also clauses 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, with a few verbal amendments. On clause 19 being proposed, Captain PECHELL objected to the inequality of voting provided by it, and proposed its omission or post ponement. Lord MORPETH said that the clause was framed on the same principle as that which prescribed a similar mode of voting under the poor-law—namely, that as property would be locally taxed it should have a propor tionate influence by voting. After a conversation, in which Mr. S. Crawford, Al derman Sidney, Dr. Bowring, and Mr. Hume opposed, and Mr. Slaney and Mr. Henley supported the clause, Colonel SIBT HORP declared his intention of not taking any further part in the committal of the Bill, but would oppose it on the report and third reading. Mr. GRANGER prop ose d to li m i t the number of votes, in any instance, to four; and therefore he should move to substitute for the scale now in the clause the following:—For every holding of 501., one vote; for 1001., two votes; and for 2001. and upwards, four votes; thus making four votes the maximum. After a few words from Mr. 11. DRUMMOND, which did not reach us, Mr. NEWDEGATE contended, as the Bill interfered so much with property, that property ought to be pro perly represented; and on that ground he thought the distinction made in the clause, as framed, was necessary. Sir G. STRICKLAND opposed the clause, on the ground that the system of plurality of votes was a most objectionable principle, and was unsatissactory to the country. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed that the system of voting adopted in the new Poor-law Act had worked satisfactorily, and that was the system intro duced by the present clause into this Bill. Much of the duty of the local boards so to be elected would consist in making secure and permanent improvements; and if a preponderating voice was given to the poorer classes, it was to be feared that, with a view to lessen their own rates, they would only execute the works in such a way as just to satisfy the provisions of the Act, but without any regard to their permanent durability. Mr. BUCK concurred, and trusted the Government would not give way to any of the suggestions made, but would retain the clause in its present form. Mr. HUME was decidedly opposed to the system of of cumulative voting. He wished the principle adopted by the Bill introduced by the Right Hon. Baronet, the Member for Ripon (Sir J. Graham), with reference to the Scotch Poor-law Act to be followed in the Bill, Bill n n a o m m e o l y r e. , The e principle v e ry rate-paoyferthshatoul had given great have one vote and satisfaction in Scotland, and as it was the last legislation on such a motion, it ought to be followed in the Bill now under consideration. Sir J. GRAHAM said, that, speaking only from an imperfect recollection of the provisions of the Scotch Poor-law Act, he thought there was a distinction be tween that measure and the clause now before the Com mittee. This clause gave the elected body large powers of taxation, whereas, in the Scotch Bill no taxing powers whatever were conferred upon the elected board. Under such circumstances ho was disposed to support the clause as it stood at present. Mr. MUNTZ opposed the clause, and said that, although he was the largest rate-payer in the borough he represented, he should be quite satisfied with one vote under this Bill. Lord MORPETEI said the object of the Government was so to constitute the local boards as to avoid, as much as possible, any interference with them by the central authority. He had had many interviews and much correspondence with parties from all districts of the country on the subject of this Bill, and yet he had not received a single remonstrance with reference to the clause as now proposed.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. IticE, which were wholly inaudible is the gallery, Mr. Ald. SIDNEY contended that on every principle of justice the owners of properpy ought to have no more than a single vote just as the mere occupiers. Sir W. CLAY was dissatisfied with the clause as pro posed, and could not understand why the same principle which governed the elections in municipal corporations should not be adopted in this measure, which was to rule towns not incorporated. It was inconsistent to have a system of single voting in the one, and of plurality of votes in the other. Lord DUNCAN also supported the proposition for single voting, and remarked that in Bath the operation of Sturges Bourne's Act had produced the greatest dis satisfaction. If this clause was adopted, the measure would no longer be a poor man's Bill, as stated. Sir It. H. INGLIS supported the clause as proposed in the Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL remarked that the Noble Lord the Member for Bath (Lord Duncan) seemed to think that the Bill, called a poor man's Bill, should give fran chise and privileges to the poor man. If this was a political matter, no doubt such ought to be the case ; but this was not a Bill relating to political rights and privi leges, but a measure to effect certain sanitary improve ments for the sake of the health not only of the poor man, but of every other member of the community. The question simply was, whether those improvements could be better secured by the system of single voting or by the adoption of the principle of plurality of votes. That principle had been adopted is 1817, in the case of Sturges Bourne's Act, it had been further adopted in 1818 by the Legislature, and on every review of the poor-laws, up to the last in 1844, the principle had been adhered to. The Act of 1844 contained a clause ex actly in terms corresponding with the present clause, and therefore he did not see that the principle of plural votes, so often recognised by the Legislature, ought now to be condemned. Mr. BROTXERTON supported, and Mr. Wa..wle op posed, the clause as it stood in the Bill. Captain PECHELL submitted that the clause had better be postponed, in order that the Government might reconsider this point, especially as the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) had fairly told the Committee that this was not a poor man's Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL—I said no such thing.—(Hear, and a laugh.) Captain PECHELL had misunderstood the Noble Lord. He must observe that Sturges Bourne's Act only gave plural votes to occupiers, and not to owners, of pro perty. He must therefore oppose the clause. Mr. GRANGER said that, seeing the disposition of Hon. Members around him, he would, with the permis sion of the Committee, withdraw his amendment. The amendment having been, by leave, withdrawn, - Mr. HUME again urged his former objection to the clause, and called upon the Committee not to stultify previous legislation in respect of the Scotch Poor-law Bill by consenting to the present proposition. Sir J. GRAHAM said, since he last addressed the Committee he had looked at the Scotch Poor-law Act, and he found that, so far from the view taken of that measure by the Hon. Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) being correct, a distinction was made between the burghal and the rural parishes. In the former, every rate-payer, whatever the value of his holding, had a vote, but the owners of property had votes in this scale—above the value of 201., two votes, above 401., three votes, above 60Z, four votes, and above 1001., five votes; so that both as regarded England and Scotland the Legislature had been consistent, and wherever power was given to a body to raise taxes, plurality of votes, to a certain amount, had been given. As the present clause was drawn ver batim from the English Bill of 1844, he (Sir J. Graham) should adhere to the principles so recently adopted. Mr. HUME said he had made his statement on the authority of the Hon. Member the Solicitor-General for Scotland.—(A laugh.) Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to add to what he had already stated that whatever was the principle of the Scotch Poor-law, the Hon. Member (Mr. Hume) had himself admitted that its operation gave the greatest satisfaction in Scotland .—(Laughter.) The LORD ADVOCATE, in the absence of bis Hon. Friend the Solicitor-General for Scotland, must remark that his opinion must have depended upon the mode in which the Hon. Member for Montrose had asked the question.—(Renewed laughter.) After a few words from Mr. MUNTZ and Mr. FREWEN, the Committee divided— For the clause ll3 Against it Majority —7 Clauses 20 to 26 were then agreed to with very little discussion. On clause 27, Mr. HENLEY moved to strike out the proviso ren dering the appointment of the surveyor subject to the approval of the general board. Mr. HUDSON supported the amendment. Viscount MORPETH said he had given up many of the powers which he had proposed to vest in the ge neral board, and, willing to show as much confidence as possible in the local boards, he would concede this point also. Mr. HUME regretted this concession, which would render the surveyor the mere creature of the local board. Mr. SLANEY believed that many of the corpora tions jwere sincerely desirous to have larger sanitary powers ; and he thought they would be anxious to ex ercise them in such a way as would be beneficial to the public. The ommission of the proviso was then agreed to. Mr. RICE propose d another amendment in the same clause, m a ki ng the town-clerks and treasurers of corporate boroughs, clerks and treasurers of the local boards. IrMirs.cAoulndt. MORPETHSYDN E Y res supported sted t t h h e is a a m lt e e nm r d atio e n n . t. which was withdrawn; and th e c l ause, as previously amended, was was agreed to, as was clause 29. On clause 30, directing the appointment of an officer of health, Lord MORPETH proposed to insert the words, " a legally qualified medical practitioner," in lieu of " a member of the medical profession." The alteration was agreed to. A conversation followed as to the mode of appoint ment and remuneration of this officer. Mr. ANSTEY thought he ought to be paid in the same way as the inspector, out of a public fund. Viscount MORPETH said the cases were not pa. rallel. The officer .of health would be a local officer, employed in the district, and he consequently ought to be paid by the district. Mr. RICE suggested that the removal of the medical officer should rest with the local board. Lord MORPETH said that as the medical officer might often have to come into collision with the local board in the discharge of his duties, it was better that his removal should rest with the general board. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. MASTER OF THE HORSE'S-OFFICE, MAY 16, 1848. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable John George Brabazon Earl of Bessborough to be Master of her Majesty's Buck Hounds, vice the Right Honourable Granville George Earl Granville. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 17. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon John Romilly, Esq, M.P., her Majesty's Solicitor-General. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 17. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon John Liddell, M.D., F.R.S., Cheva lier of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Anne, and of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece, Medical Inspector of Fleets and Hospitals, Royal Hospital, Greenwich. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 17. . . . The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Captain William Bellairs, Senior Exon of her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 17. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Matthew Wyatt, Esq., Lieutenant of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. WHITEHALL, APRIL 29. The Queen has been pleased to authorise and appoint The Right Hon. the Earl of Ellesmere, The Lord Seymour, The Right Hon. John Viscount Canning, The Right Rev. Edward Bishop of Norwich, The Right Hon. Lord Langdale, The Right Hon. Lord Wrottasley, Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart., Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, Knt., Andrew Rutherturd, Esq., Joseph Hume, Esq., Samuel Rogers, Esq., Richard Monck ton Milnes, Esq., and John George Shaw Lefevre, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring into the constitution and government of the British Museum. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Salop. North Salopian Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— James Henry Murray Martin, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Atty, resigned. _ Com Mission by the Lord. Lieutenant of Oxford. Queen's Own Regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutenant the Hon. Henry George Spencer to be Captain, vice Lord Clonbrock, resigned, May 16. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Royal Gloucestershire Regiment of Hussar Yeomanry —Frederick Gough Calthorpe, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Foley, resigned, May 17. ADMIRALTY, MAY 16. Corps of Royal Marines—William Penn Burton, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant ; Edward Octavius Pearse, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant ; Nicholas Bennett Dalby, Gent.. to be Second Lieutenant ; George Le Hardy Burlton, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. ADMIRALTY, MAT 17. Corps of Royal Marines—Captain and Brevet-Major Henry James Gillespie to be Lieutenant-Colonel; First Lieutenant and Adjutant Joseph Reid Jackson to be Captain, vice Gillespie, promoted ; First Lieut. John Thompson Aslett to be Captain ; First Lieut. and Adj. Berney Varlo to be Captain ; First Lieut. Henry David Erskine to be Captain ; First Lieut. and Adj. William Robert Max well to be Captain ; First Lieut. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke to be Captain ; First Lieutenant Charles Joseph Hadfield to be Captain ; First Lieutenant John Philip Stevens to be Captain ; First Lieutenant Richard Carr Spalding to be Captain ; First Lieut. Edgar Walter to be Captain; First Lieut. and Quartermaster Hayes Marriott to be Captain; First Lieut. Walter Welsford Lillierap to be Captain; First Lieut. and Adj. Thomas Baker Pleydell to be Captain; First Lieut. and Adj. Samuel Netterville Lowder to be Captain. BANKRUPTS. Edward Wells, jun., licensed victualler, Myddleton place, Sadler's-wells, to surrender May 27, at half-past eleven, and June 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Lacey and Co., New Bridge -street, Blackfriars. James Soutter and William Frederick Hammond, engineers, Causeway, Limehouse, May 26, at half-past twelve, and June 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; A'Beckett, Son, and Sympson, Golden-square. Thomas Jones, grocer, Botwright's-buildings, Hack ney-road, May 31, at half-past eleven, and June 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Ashley, Shoreditch. Charles Dearlove, grocer, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, June 5 and 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Vincent, Temple; Golt, jun., Knaresborough; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. William Adams, corn dealer, May field, Sussex, May 31, and June 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings, Moor gate-street; Palmer and Co., Bedford-row; Sinnock, Hailaham, Sussex. George Herbert and Thomas Wrights, linendrapers, York, June 2, and July 7, at ten, at the Leeda District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Maxton, Little Friday-street; Harle and Clark, Leeds. _ _ _ _ Samuel Berry, licensed victualler, Ipswich, May 30, at twelve, and June 30, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Smith, Furnival's inn ; Pownall, Ipswich. John Ellis, cotton spinner, Preston, Lancashire ; May 30, and June 20, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Atkin son, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester ; Abbott, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. Merchant Traders' Ship Loan and Insurance Asso ciation, Juno 2 and 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Maples and Co., Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. John Richard Baskett, corn merchant, Newcastle, May 30, at half-past one, and June 22, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle; Stevens and Satchell, Cheapside; Allan, Newcastle. Richard Knight, butcher, Lewes, Sussex, May 27, at one, and July 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury, London; Wilkin son and Co., Nicholls-lane. William Ashbee, grocer, Tonbridge, Kent, May 31, at eleven, and June 27, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street; Smith, Stenning, and Croft, Basinghall•street; Stenning and Carnell, Tonbridge. Jireh Towne, engineer, Ge — orge-street, Spitalfields, June 2, at half-past two, and July 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ab church-lane; Lawrance and Plews, Old Jewry-chambers. Moses Lcmas, licensed victualler, Liverpool, June 2 and 23, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Kennedy, Chancery lane, London; Henry, Liverpool. Charles Etnanuel Pearse, grocer, Bodmin, May 30 and June 21, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Cross, Plymouth; Terrell, Exeter; Greg ory, Faulkner, Gregory and Skir row, Bedford-row, Lonon. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Bellehambers, Strand, bookseller, June 8, at one—T. C. Stanbrough, Berners-street, Oxford-street, wine merchant, June 9, at two—W. Hurst, jun., Baker street, Bagnigge-wells-road, licensed victualler, June 9, at half-past one—R. M. Jermyn, Bocking, Essex, ch)mist and druggist, June 8, at twelve—B. Clark, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, export ale and porter merchant, June 8, at half-past eleven—G. Holditch, J. F. Holditch, and E. D. Holditch, Bankside, Southwark, cyder merchants, June 8, at eleven—E. Brewtnall,- Camden.town, bookseller, June 8, at twelve. In the Country. J. Jenkins, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, draper, June 15, at half-past twelve, at the Court, Bristol—W. Foyer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hatter, June 9, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle upon Tyne. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. F. Ashford, Ipswich, grocer and tea dealer, 3s. 9d., on Monday, May 22, and two subsequent Mondays, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Birchin-lane, City. S. Milton, Hounslow, clothier and draper, 4s. 2d., on Monday, May 22, and two subsequent Mondays, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Can nan, Birchin•lane, City. onWW. e ll d . n S es t d ra a y y: L m a a m y bi t th , .. a w n a d lk tw . h o a f t o m ilo a w n i u n f g act w ur e e d r n , e 3 s s d . a 2 y d s . : between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Guildhall-chambers, City. W. Tanner and J. Ward, Leadenhall-place and Leadenhall.market, leather factors, 55., on Wednesday, May 24, and following Wednesday, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquaud, Guildhall-chambers, City. J. F. Cork and J. L. De Carle, New Bond-street, and Heathfield-terrace, Turnhatn-green, coach builders 11d., on Wednesday, May 24, and fallowing Wednesday, be tween the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Guildhall-chambers, City. L. A. V. Rudolphi, Sunderland, merchant, 2s. Bd., on Saturday, May 27, or any following Saturday, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. R. Imeary, East Jarrow, Durham, alkali manufac turer, 23., on Saturday, May 27, or any following Satur day, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. A. Harrison, Gateshead, Durham, alkali manufac turer, Bs., on Saturdays, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. Cann, Woolwich, bricklayer and builder, 2s. 6d., on Wednesdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman -street. T. Revely, jun., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, plumber and brass founder, Is. 70., on Saturdays, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. J. Mayor, Preston, Lancashire, innkeeper, lid., and 6d. on nr - v proofs, on Tuesday, June 6, or any subse quent Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Gale, Chapel-hill, Monmouthshire, wine and spirit merchant, 3s. 6d., on Wednesdays, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. W. Coulter, Birkenhead, grocer and provision dealer, 2s. on Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. R. W. Barber, Croydon, coach builder and harness maker, June 9, at half-past twelve—W. Child, Chertsey, Surrey, grocer, June 10, at twelve—S. C. Taylor, Crescent. New Peckham, wine merchant, June 10, at twelve—F. Peake and J. Jillings, Honiton, Devonshire, draper, June 12, at twelve--W. Hughes, jun. Chatham, and Stoke, grocer and eheesemonger, June 8, at eleven. In the Country. R. Imeary, East Jarrow, Durham, alkali manufac turer, JULIO 9, at 01WYCZ, at the Court, Newcastle-upon. Tyne—Ann Henderson, Birmingham, china and glass dealer, June 10, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birming ham—J. Aldersea, Tunstall, Staffordshire, druggist, June 10, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—S. Bag nall, jun., Leek, Staffordshire, grocer and corn dealer, June 17, at twelve, at the Gnat, Birmingham—A. APN. Paterson, J. Walker, J. Boydell, and C. B. T. Roper, Kingswlnford, Staffordshire, iron founders, iron masters, and edge tool manufacturers, June 17, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Robinson, Brad ford, Yorkshire, stuff and woollen printer, June 9, at ten, at the Court, Leeds—T. M'Entegart, Liverpool, corn dealer and corn broker, June 9, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Stoclidale, Liverpool, soap manufacturer, June 9, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—T. H. Irwin, Liverpool, stock and share broker, June 9, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G. Damsel), Lydbrook, Glouces tershire, grocer, draper, and general shopkeeper, June 8, at eleven, at the Court Bristol. At the Court of Review, June 9. T. Taylor, Cowley, Oxfordshire, baker—T. Tatter sall, Liverpool, corn merchant—R. Pye, Weston-under- Penyard, Herefordshire. butcher—C. Ashford, Bir mingham, packing-case maker and brick maker—J. Emery, Lichfield, tailor—T. Williams, Coventry, ribbon manufacturer—J. Hawkesford and D. Hawkesford, Bilston, Staffordshire, iron founders W. W. Cooke, Denton, Lancashire, manufacturer —T. Leek, Wood bridge, Suffolk, basket maker—B. Tipper, Maiden-lane, Cheapside, wholesale stationer—W. Lowe, Birmingham, plater—E. Healy, Paternoster-row and Regent's-park, printer and publisher—A. Daniels, Brompton, Middle sex, merchant—C. Slade, Grange, otherwise Grench, Kent, market gardener—T. J. T. Ashley, Clerkenwell close, licensed victualler—J. Scott, Strand, chymist and druggist. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Clint and R. Leftwich, Liverpool, ship bread bakers—J. Gold and B. Willoughby, Birmingham, patent hinge and shoe heel manufacturers—Mary Hall and C. Smith, Exeter, drapers—T. A. Tennant and J. Laidler, Stockton, ropemakers—F.W. Hall and J. Milburn, New castle-upon-Tyne, colour man ufacturers—J.T. Parkes, W. H. Parkes, and C. J. Parkes, Pontnewynydd, Monmouth shire, brewers—T. Murray and J. Murray, Copthall court, Throgmorton-street, merchants—R. Sibbald and J. Sibbald, Carlisle, druggists and grocers—Mary Ford and T. Ford, Manchester, tin plate workers—J. Fell and S. Kellett, Batley, Yorkshire, colders—J. Blinko and J. Mode, Barnham-street, Tooley-street, coal merchants— S. Litchfield, T. Grindell, jun., and C. Jarvis, Bromley hill, Gloucestershire, coal and iron masters—E. Mus champ, L. Pescod, and W. Muschamp, Marshall-green, near Witton-le-Wear, Durham, coal owners and brick manufacturers (so far as regards L. Pescod)—W. May and E. Sewell, Ipswich, cheese, butter, and bacon factors —J. K. Chapman and L. Elcoate, Peterborough-court and Shoe-lane, Fleet-street, printers—J. K. Chapman, J. M. Levy, and L. Elcoate, Peterborough court and Shoe-lane, Fleet -street, printers (so far as regards L. Elcoate)—H. Seed and T. C. Wigg, Norwich, wool, hop, and tea merchants—J. B. Pritchard and C. Edlin, Liverpool, brokers—T. Constantine and W. Waring, Waddington, Yorkshire, cotton spinners —C. Lister and R. Lister, Womersley, Yorkshire, brick and tile manufacturer—J. Dudley and J. Rutty, Gerard-street and Nasssu street, Soho, drapers— J. Robinson and W. IL Cook, Mount street, Grosvenor square, coach and harness makers—G. J. France and J. B. Edmond's, Ryder's-court, Leicester-square, furniture brokers—G. Senior and A. Priestley, Kid Royd, York shire, cloth finishers—F. Bothwell and W. Bothwell, Rochdale, drapers—J. Hustler and W. H. Braneker, Liverpool coal merchants—A. Alderson and M. Brown, Ferry-hill, Durham, cattle jobbers—B. Vale and T. Sarvis, Winchester-street, Bethnal-green, druggists—W. Bond and S. H. Mitchell, Little Queen-street, Holborn, cheese factors. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Martin Oats, Penwith, Cornwall, porter sellers. John Stebbing, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, baker. William Matthews, Breekuock, Brecknockshire, baske maker. George Kitehing, Sheffield. William Bradshaw, Sheffield, warehouseman. . . Thomas Dunk, Canterbury. Robert Evans Davies, Chatterles, Stsffordshire, clerk. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. M'Donald, Blairlogie, Perthshire, taxman of toll bars, to meet, May 23, and June 13, at two, within Kin rose's Inn, Durnblane. W. Marshall, Greenock, baker, to meet, May 25 and June 15, at one, within the Tontine Inn, Greenock. J. Reid, jun., Glasgow, merchant, to meet, May 25 and June 14, at one, within the Star Hotel, Glasgow. W. L. M'Phun, Glasgow, merchant, to meet, May 23 and June 15, at two, within Comrie's Royal Hotel, Glasgow. R. J. Edmonstone, Edinburgh, farmer, to meet, May 25 and June 16, at two, within Dowell's-rooms, Edin burgh, PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending ➢iay 16, 1848, is 255. sd. per cwt. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT: (Before the RECORDER.) William Jones, 31, a corporal in the Life Guards, was indicted for stealing gold and silver money to the amount of 221., the property of Henry Jones. Mr. Ballantine prosecuted, and Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner. The circumstances of the case have appeared very re cently in the police reports.—Verdict, Not Guilty. There was another charge of felony against the pri soner, but on account of the illness of the prosecutor, who is a trooper in the Life Guards, the trial was post poned to the next session. THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) ROBBERIES ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— Charles Abbott, aged 54, a servant, was indicted for stealing goods, valued at 161. 125., the property of the Great Western Railway, and Ann Williams, aged 35, was indicted for having received the goods, well knowing them to have been stolen. Abbott was likewise detainad upon five other charges of felony of a similar nature, and Williams upon two, of receiving the stolen goods. The facts for the prosecution have been very recently fully More the public. The jury found the prisoners Guilty. Mr. CLARKSON and Mr. BODKIN, who appeared for the prosecution, said they should not proceed with the whole of the cases, having proved enough for the ends of justice. Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK sentenced the female prisoner to twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour, and the male to fourteen years' transportation. Thomas Smith, aged 32, a cooper, was indicted for stealing two coats, a pair of trousers, and a pair of boots, the property of John Smith. It appeared that both prosecutor and prisoner were inmates of Horsemonger-lane gaol, and came out the same day. The prisoner was the first to be discharged, and upon pulling off his gaol clothes, took the clothes of prosecutor.—Sentenced to one month's imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. William Clewitt, a letter-carrier, employed in the Stepney branch of the London District Office, was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with stealing a letter containing money, the property of the Postmaster-General. Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the Post-office, conducted the case. William Maley, another letter-carrier, stated that he was on duty with the prisoner at eight o'clock in the morning sorting letters that had just arrived, when he saw him throw one on the table (the seal being upper most) which sounded as if it contained money. At that time there were some dead letters lying by, and having taken some letters from his side pocket, he placed the letter in question among them, and laid them on the table. There was a figure of "4" in red ink on the letter, and after saying he had nothing to give up that morn ing, he arranged his letters for delivery and left the office for that purpose. Witness having given infor mation of what he had seen to the inspector, the pri soner was brought back, and having taken some letters from his pocket which were tied up (the missing letter not being among them), he denied having any more. Subsequently, however, he produced it. In answer to the charge the prisoner said the letter must have got accidentally into his pocket, and he could not account for the possession of it in any other way. Upon the application of Mr. Peacock, the prisoner was remanded for a week. GUILDHALL. Mr. Smith Brand, of 35, Milton-street, was placed at the bar before Sir Peter La ur i e , on t h e charge of appro priating certain property to his own use under the fol lowing circumstances: Mr. John Marriner, of 28, Moorgate-street, secretary to the North Wales Railway Company, stated that in September or October last the company removed from the Guildhall Chambers, Gresham -street, to their present residence. The premises were taken by parties repro• senting a company called the Madras and Arcot Railway Company, the prisoner being their secretary. In conse quence of the landlord not accepting the latter company as tenants until Christmas, the former one was compelled to keep possession of the premises; but an arrangement was made that the Madras and Arcot Railway Company should pay up to that period, as they wanted imme diate possession. When the first company left, Mr. Marriner left in the care of the prisoner three dozen of wine in a case, and a great coat, two black dress coats, a pair of trousers and is waistcoat, besides a portmanteau, and some papers, &c. Most of the things were locked up in a closet, in a room used by the directors of the M.tdras and Arcot Railway Company as a board-room. When he wished to have the pro perty, the landlord would not allow him to remove it until some dilapidations had been repaired. A carpen ter was sent to do those repairs, and the prisoner gave him a note that when the work wa s complete the goods should be given up on its being presented. Howeve r , he had never taken the trouble to apply for them until that morning, when it was discovered that the closet had been broken open. The prisoner had given him a list of the pawnbrokers where he had pledged the coats, &c., but he denied knowing anything about the wine. Robert Whitby, the housekeeper, said that he went into the board-room, and was surprised to see the pri soner and another man in the plitoar The strange man immediately left the room, follow ad by the prisoner, and witness perceiving that Mr. Mar r:Aner's door had been opened, and the contents gone, he and Mr. Saltner, the landlord, went in different directi( m s to find the strange man. He overtook the prisoner,, and asked him who the other party was, and he (the - prisoner) replied that he knew him, and that he was gone to Whitecross street. The prisoner was then to ken to the counting house, and locked up while a me asenger was sent to find Mr. Nlarriner, but before the latter gentleman ar rived the prisoner had jumped inn )ugh a window, and attempted to make his escape, when he was again cap' tured, Mr. Brand, in defence, said he was give n to under stand by his predecessor, Mr. Simmonds (now dead), that he had purchased the wine from Mr. Mar finer, but even if he had not, all he (prisoner) could say YfaS' he knew nothing whatever about its diappearanc e. Mr. arriner said the prisoner's statement aOr M purchase of any wine by his predecessor, was totue false. Sir PETER LAURIE said he was sorry to see a spectable-looking man like the prisoner in s uch a sh ad; tion, but he must remand him, as he had evidently In away with the clothes unlawfully. He was then removed from the bar. W ORSHIP- STREET. of Daniel Collins, a diminutive urchin, ten Yee r , a v d age, was charged before Mr. Arnold with having P' e - the pocket of a young married lady named Smith. • f Charles Tibbing, an ex policeman of the divisn3o -re ner stated that while passing through the WhiteehaPe on the preceding evening, he observed the Pr i v s lio loitering about near the box entrance of the re b o Theatre, in the company of two we ll-known p ick thieves, and after two or three abortive attempts to‘i;ig. the pockets of well-dressed persons who were as he crept stealthily alongside of the prosecutri% was entering the lobby of the house, and wade r .. r r se, dive into her pocket, from which he abstracted hera purse, and the whole three started off. a ll The prisoner said, I never was in trouble before Olio my life, and should not have been so new if th e 1) e re had not been shoved into my hand by one of al ai ' of men, and as I did nct think he came honestly by course w chucked it awa. tIY The itness said that the prisoner was ev iden d . 00 training under the two thieves with whom he fnu u do te• associ,ted, and there could be no doubt, from the , at he rity be had practised on the present occasion, that would soon become a dangerous instrume nt in the of such characters. tr , be l e ' The MAGISTRATE ordered the priso ner manded until Tuesday next. re SOUTHWARK. Thomas Kent, a man advanced in years, was chsr;lo( with committing an assault on a little girl nine Ye age, with intent, &c. stet ° Mr. Caudle, - „,a surgeon, in Guildford street, boo that vl some time ago he took the prisoner into hiatio from motives of charity, he being a person nlVrtereniirloi a very religious turn of m ind, punctually b chapel three time a day on the sableath. Witrie also living under his charge a little girl vih nai , h i cbir, his wife had adopted; and on the previous day was left alone with the prisoner in - the surgery, 11-d (witness) went up stairs. He, however, descenue, the house sooner than expected, and discovered te`ool4 soner and the child in such a situation as thelef nocouto° of his criminal intentions towards her. In t °): o fi f the investigation it appeared that this wt lg te g - rst occasion on which the prisoner bed ac similar manner towards her. The prisoner, who denied the charge, W as C°l33ll3ille for trial. DUTCH MAIL. gi nist P THE lIAGUE, MAY 16.—Last night tue 'boors assembled for a Privy Council,which lasted severbeo The intended visit of the King to A.insterdsr° noitql indefinitely postponed. The Staats Courant c` 9 " te rsn „' .official decree. dated May 13, which fixes the }eras withdrawing the bills of p-apermoney of 500cifli Trhoe' by virtue of the loan of December IS, I ° —. 10 1.-°1 13 0 e b b bills shall be changed at the Netherlands - June 3d to July Ist; after that period thes h e tosY s ill cease to be a legal method of payment, htit t !„" f e ' i accepted in payment for three months 0 OC ICIt9 d October Ist, by the State Treasury. The Neuve Rotterdamsche Courant says , fo ci ty , re ij ,, to the States-General is in circulation in S', ll ' 6 ion oSP ,,,o l is already subscribed by a great number 0 , h , 4 poli s ":lo It expresses the satisfaction felt by all at t"-d of system developed by M. Donker Curtius, as.sectorA same time expresses the desire that the, r l, ito sccP te w ied is i ,pl fundamental law shall be promptly modified as to carry out the principles pr°P °ll- es ser. It is to be hoped that this example will be ,g o port 4 co , followed; in the present reaction it is high l Y r i t s ad that they should be assured of the stile' rel°'• re operation of the public. • n ioil en is l. General Nepoen has just published his r ,l l- )' l l 0 3 : to the revision of the fundamental law. ' l " e ; e , a % ci . cl e 'ai ti 1). declares that it was impossible for him to c„, e- r efi, views of the Commission of the 17th of saw clearly that Republican ideas were Pr e u h - e pti n 'oir it. General Nepoen, while he adheres toa s t the of direct elections, declares decidedly ng si ` ii p - rve SP ' 01 ; of unlimited meetings. He wished to Pr,e6,te to rem fundamental law, the regulations ritos':,,•, Stsr organization of the Royal House, to '"- 9,4 i f jo• oe Government of the forces, both b ,l a fs,,, ° ' land, conferred on the King, to t". - t heter te orl' a tion and dismissal of officers, kc. , Ist new project empowers the law both to rise pension the officers. General Nepoen 10,,ter against the article 26, relative to the coleilieol'oeciplel too much and too little pel er i t h e Pr in b o te ; i General against a rr g e a s 'inst the system upon which af° 1 0. 6 of the First Chamber of the States-GenehiTch ° fi e ° against the latter clause of Article 72, "L - , a of privileged class in society against tli6; " io tlY t ' the military from the State ; by• artic le - 6 0ik; article 116, on the Chamber of Ac ' countsiS against article 117, because the Geo ers ,,i t b,, c h I 4 . ° 1 3 -' the members of the Provincial States sh.,°" : , "" fl° ) e for nine years, as well as those of the -" I .- v est's' cull s :, with a renewal of a third part every thr ec h, 4 0 8 ` 4 ,. of ex-Minister likewise proposes a colnPl ete d' po i ; plication of chapter VIII., relative to th e 7 :e OP- te s tir country. i Count Schimmelpenninck has I ; e rivd t 0 1 1 : „ 1- I . s . hed a memoir, statinhis reasons for tir'; King his resignation oft he functions of P l :a :n ot.% Ministerial Council and Minister of Fios P , i c- 4 0 gg•ti °- 1 The Journal de la Haye says the f o ", uvi o A" - , 1 1 51 A was made use of by the Minister for For e l ? 0 0 niolle the Assembly on the Bth instant:--" 1 - 415t.: :0 of March, the King of the Netherls° 0 , ° the institution restrictive of the libel; t he Xo o' Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, wh e e los A " joi e " colour flag displays itself as a 51 3 ° rI tit til :01 001- 0 5 : 4 ,1; stration of the French principle." ll4 ° Vs' from these words that the French tricot b oars;' boo t o played in the Grand Duchy of Luxe ° , f loat!, quite a mistake. The tricolour whi e ",,, ede ", 1 1 0 I"' the national Luxembourg banner, cos ts r n - c 1 3 0 143-° of three colours, viz., pale blue, white, ° n Dutch Papers, if oo' MAR P 0 0 RAILWAY SHARE , a fel LIVERPOOL, MAY 1 -• A re -,. ° o„,e' STOCK EXCHANOE.—The sales in s hBres ri ce" ° 41'01. to-day. The market is less bit, yant, Ol d _ffss ser bire c o' lower. The following are the quotations: I,siices ties, New 10/. Shares, 1 Is. 3d. p r i 2 3V S' ollt . Shares, 6% dis.—Great North et. Engl3lnjoiol, a, 0, shire and Yorkshire, Fifthslate West Ridingto s9k sagest dis.—London dis.—London and North- Western, 132 —Dit e ' rS, tern, 2 1 / s p.—llitto (Man. ad Bir.), Quiqire (Is 11 0 , 2 4 i, n l 3 . c.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincl Stc lei N•r4 oo Diu ist and Sheffield), 20 dis.--midl!lrdsbite44, Pat —South-Eastern N ew Ea sHtearnlveasn, and Do ver, d v i e s. r, - 2 N 4 0 4 r t h e ......Stvitinutot 0(,(1.0,141. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick chase), 1 p. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The t10tt,614:1 —CTIIhEeS salesTE ft , a r D e ff , •A _ ffi l9 be L t 5 e t e _,:s 7 b: e i 1 1 1 e ' i,, e , ham, and Boston, 2 11-16 dis.—Birkenlieatl, ti e, ' rte r c ol Cheshire Junction, 6% dis.—Eastern C° l, l '.' r li e , Q; to f' ee ,il (min. 6 per cent.), 1 / 4 p.—East Laoca s ' i i Vi roO, Lancashire and Yorkshire 324 Shares , 7 ,, oresq olis ir e, Riding Union), 3 3 4 dis.—London anaLshoortt;rlrill:sl;lo.orso,/,, and Dewsbury), Halves, 5 dis.—U Dth.int,to,ll. d4i,5.2-13.16Manchester, Sheffield, ° 4 ' 1 ,16 illi c e:,l o, Eighths, 4% dis.—Noah Staffordshire, ~ " a nd V ° shire Union, 2 13-16 dis.—South-E.astera A t hol ie dis. EuArcphvaEnly Holloway's lSßAlT.- O A i n t C m l e e n rr an ldlili;oi ll ;, eot of the Defi b e IJ Ch lent pastor, residing in Belfast (wh e D oor alt 0 , ne e 0 0 0 01 by his own desire), was applied to b Y a iyes tl if P A PJ , I fia ,e l e t l l i i n a g t s io h r e h c e o r uld po n ve o r t ty pl a ac n e d his parish who had been afflicted fort lo ose d os 0 awfully bad leg with 16 wounds, and sotena 0°1;00°) i s l u b e fl i e :i b oli e f uo „: v o s i f i t i b t l i e i l: r l , l :l:l l l i j 4, gentleman presented her with a suPP ) ,,ied b e , 9 ° o l aboutOintm efinvtealnvdeekl:illasithwohuigchh sshoeundlY h e . itt , l ef e .dil hospital for seven months, and ho d fi prog 6 medical men in Ireland. Sold by a ll } 4, 2 44 , , j i at Professor Holloway's Establishole' ' / P',l cli. Osj London. v io I.ol,pit PIO CLOANTRTJS CLUB FOUR-BAU.- _ . ., e d t,_ 00 A O evening the members of this club r° 0 7 0 .01 t° 10 0: 13 0 1 four-oared match, when the crews e The c ° ,,,1 11 „ Di for victory and a set of silver oars. the 0'0' 4 041 from Hammersmith -bridge to Pu ßo t u n s e 1 Y ......b b j e ) : D o : 4 1 1 3 : ip o l' i; the advantage of training, and ho n vr,,g,ood °gt] yil lot were considered nearly equal, s ° 1 fr",te o erf anticipated. They were as follo ws _ do . e ,l3 o l' C 0 ,1 1,/ white—Wood, W. Browning, C. Hazard, coxswain. 2. Oran o g e , w aiO• f iroOrt ti Deforge, Bedford ; Thomson, e svvoo‘ J. A b , 1 1, C. Eastwood, R. A. Pierse, W. Es„V' bad loicltl i t hi Watson, coxswain. Red and Bluetv the frond frs„ station, Orange midstream, 131tiso j;e. o f', shore ; an even start was effected, vi the e 5 S DP disadvantageous position, fell nt i d ° cot,. tor • 4 d tiP c or",; White and Orange rowing oar an r _,.., p icke tbe it ow, , mile, a pretty race. The forme ,ov d leavi"trtfee'oll",i boat and manfully dashed a-hFs_. file CO pi , 0 1 11 0 panions stroke by stroke, thougn acedr" t heal:_, iolieg o by a bursting effort, somewhat e boats c°l3l 7 's " fr ° i point the race was settled, the ~ jog ,te d .0 f thre , o teb'i oi above order, with an interval n iritedlY ("° ere each crew. The match was sP tsitcht:s2iolitiisot f tahnedntitei,:.of o if° ----- tli e f , BIRTH S. ~.ojoa, , co cr. of 0 f a clang" lag Richard William Lack, Esq : , 0 _ .. the ton Ilecterj, bo, On the 17th lost ,at Buri , ta i.. rp John Bialllloir Sumner, of a daughter, ' On the 15th inst., at Haling Cottage, Lii J menr__ woo loudly Deere Al 4 -----*/I,olo° A/Ala/ED. h . se:t• Tit On the 16th inst., at Fordinghridge, 1 e mattO's3 .30 Peacock, to Eleanor," eldest daughter 0 1 •--- br 0. . DO So llodding, Esq., of Fryern Court, Hants. 5 0 1 g ~, On the 17th inst at St. Paul's Church,er o f tP Edmund Law, Esq. ' , to Frederica, daught Charles E. Law, the Recorder. A JO e ' DIED• s u rroP rut ~0 of On the I,l4ytnhainos,ti:saqt. Barnes Commo n, oori l ,o 0 Ali ce o r f V On the 15th inst., at Berry fl ill, :N viol, of eldest daughter of the ReT. flenrY d ill ' 0 114 0, nt i P Cantlow, Warwiclrshire. GO - c of ir On the 15th inst., Mr. William T hos to son of the late Charles Grafit, Esq. , 31. I' s shire. , i (ac i f, --- IOVF Poi London : Printed and Published bY , 0 01 11 - of , -ilifip° e., °°: S l No. 112 s - -'-, _trend, Printer, at The 'r - ijs I ,ll° Strand, in the Precinct of the Sev°,7' Middle OZ, Saturdu BD*. 20, Is4B' i