The Sun. — London, England, 1852-06-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 21. (Sittings at Nisi Pries, before Lord Csrarnm. and a Special Jury.) ACHILLI V. NEWMAN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Dr. Grotti examined ,by Mr. ADDISON—I am now a priest, at Broadway, in Worcestershire. I was a student at the Lyceum College, at that town, when I.' was 11 years of age. Dr. Achilli was the Professor of Phi losophy at that time. His moral character was very bad, and he had a bad reputation. There is a Bishop's Court at Viterbo, over which the Vicar-General presides. Achilli left Viterbo suddenly. He escaped; he was not to be found there any more. Cross-examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL—I have never seen Achilli since. It was in the beginning of last December' that I received the subpoena to attend here. It was a friend of mine, Mr. Flanigan, who brought it to me. Since:that time I have been abroad getting information on the subject of the trial. I re member seeing a person named Rosa di Alessandria at Nome and at Viterbo. I neither gave nor offered her money, nor any person whatever. I saw a great many persons upon this business, but I did not induce any person to come over here as witnesses. I put myself in communication on arriving at Viterbo with the Vicar-General, Casa Nuovo by name, and a priest, Zerbini; and as soon as it was known on what business I was ceme about numbers of people came to me to give me information ou the subject. I was em ployed to go there by Dr. Newman. I believe I was the only person sent. I was at Viterbo fifteen days. I was at Rome seven or eight days in going and return ing from Viterbo. I saw three persons there who are all here as witnesses. I also saw Guistini at Rome. Re-examined by Mr. BRAMWELL—WhiIe at Viterbo her to saw Rosa di Allessandria, and tried to per suade to come to England, but she was unable, b ein g in the family way. exam ined by rr M ie r d , Sophia Maria Giovanna Principe, BADDELEY, through the interpreter—I m a name Ba woman, living at Naples. My; husban d s na lisano. My age is, I think, about 28. I knew Dr. Achilli before I was married; I was . then about thirteen or habit or fourteen years of age. I Was n he of fre quenting the church of San PMart yr, at Na f Pietro church t A ° chilli, who was h t a b t en l s fi u r b s - t Na ples. It was in the sacristy became acquainted with Dr. prior of the church. Achil liDr. was generally there alone. pay a ma il sum to him for some purpose. One there when Dr. Achilli was alone; I had to he shut day I went the door, and taking we in his arms, e m b race d me tightly, threw we u r n kind of s o f a , an d t h ere a dis honoured me. resisted and tried to ge t awa y. I was I became pre gnant, then a virgin. and had a child in consequence. Be fore I was confined my father and mother went to D r. Achilli to remonstrate with him, a nd at the time I remonstrated with him, and told him that it was a great harm; he said there was no harm in it, it was rather a good than an evil. The only thing he ever gave me Was a bit of sweetmeat from time to time. It caused a great deal of grief in my family ; my father died of as illness which was caused b y his grief. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I left Naples on the 16 t h o f J anuary last, accompan i e d as f ar as Rome by ray mother. I was induced to come by a Dominican father named Sauli. My case was well known at Naples. There was a trial about it probably twelve or thirteen years ago. The friar came to me and asked me if it were all true. A father of the order of St. Philip paid the expenses of the journey. I have been two months in England, for I stayed some time at Paris. I there met Signora Gentilli, and we have been together all the time since. I had seen Achilli some two or three months before the affair took place. He was always alone, that is to say, there were no other Dominican monks. The church w as open every day. The door of the sacristy was open. I went there to put my name down, a n d there were other persons too who went. It was about November or December that this happened. I passed through the church to the sacristy; there were a number of other persons there. When I went in Achilli got up and locked the door, and he told me not to make a noise "or shame would grow out of it." I felt afraid and wanted to go eta, but he told me that there would be no harm in it, rather good than evil. I did not cry out, but I struggled; I did not lose my consciousness, though I did not know so much about it as I do now. He did not put his hand over .my mouth. I was too weakened by fear to cry, besides I knew there were two rooms between me and the people, and it was no use crying. I did not go out for a quarter of an hour, because Dr. Anhilli said "I Was very red, and it was no use going out though the church so I went out by a side-door, which was used by the monks ,Dr. Achilli showed me the way out, looking first to sea if there were any persons about. I did not tell my mother that I was pregnant, and when they complained to Dr. Achilli denied all knowledge of it. The child was born in October. The Court then rose, and the case was adjourned until to-morrow (this) morning, REGULATION OF TIME BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. On Thursday, the requisite arrangements that have for some tithe past been pending between the Electric Telegraph Company, the Astronomer Royal, and the South Eastern Railway, for the establishment and trans mission throughout London and the provinces of mean Greenwich or uniform time, being completed, the con struction of the ingenious apparatus intended to carry Out the object was commenced by Mr. Edwin Clark, the company's engineer, upon the dome of the company's west end station, opposite flungerford market. The operations, which commenced as early as three in the morning, attracted great attention from the parsers-by through the Strand during the day. A scaffolding was fret erected on the top of the cupole, built under the direction of Mr. Sanclys, the constructer of the appa ratUs, deriigned by Mr. Clark. This scaffolding was 30 feet hip, zueg from its summit an uninterrupted vier of London and the river was obtainable, the total height at which the apparatus stands bein4 shout 110 feet above the level of the Thames. A high wind prevailed at inter vals during the day at this altitude. The scaffolding having bean secured, the next step was that of raising the apparatus, which consists of a long quadrangular shaft or pillar of wood 38 feet high and 8 in circumfe rence, formed of three sections. The first section of the hollow shaft was fixed by the workmen into the floor of the room underneath the dome, ands thence carried through and joined on the second section, and the third, the latter of which was then passed through the centre of a large globe or ball, which is intended, by means of sympathetic electrical action, to fall every day simulta neously with the well known ball on the top of Green wich Observatory, between which and the Strand the electric wires have been completed for 'the purpose, so as to indicate to all London and the vessels below bridge exact Greenwich time. The ball is a re markable object, being nearly six feet high and 16 in eirciimforenee, and could with ease accommodate three People inside. It is formed of zinc, painted black, so that it may be the better seen in contrast with a light sky, with a broad white belt diametered about it, making it look like a "great globe," or repreeentaticn of a ringed otturn, ball, and Tho shaf t i s continued a few feet above the at the extremity is a bright gilded weather van e , With Lo r T. C." on the arms. It may be stated, tn er the nature able, that tv, of the mechanism more understand in connexto-: apparatus is provided with an air cylinder and Greenw,7ith the telegraphic wires between London f a ll s an i nsta i n n te. , *led that when the ball at Greenwich aion, uf t tous shock of electricity will be com municated trigger conne ete s d and this acting on an electrical it to fail simultaneo(ushi the hall in the Strand; will cause first e xperiment win • s Y with that at Greenwich, and the the purpose are peeee % tried when the arrangements for d. The cost of carrying out this novel enronomotrical_' at bine is estimated at 1,000/. it v • The following General eattacbed pay of 255. pur the list of those receiving Ctrs have been placed upon diem:—Major-General Robert Inked p Major- General George Paris Bradiih. w • wAR-OFFICE CHELSEA PENSIONERS owin CIRCULAR issued the foll , c i r cular to a u ec k , r o e f t arY-ALWar h as g in command of the r es p ective divieions the staff offi , sters of Chelsea pen- . goners:— " As employment the Mat active during a may probably h e pt . . couple of months for some ofare capahle - 0 7 € :,,, a . e ,d intelli gent of the pensioners, who . structors in infantry drill, it those at the same is requested ti i — " c g as in. ri amon g under be made generally know description will district t superintendence; that about ten of this F their o drill the probably be required from each militia, after the ensuing harvest Provided t h e found qualified, and willing duty 0 , the following terms:— to volunteer f or tha t d y are e 6 1. The psy to be is. 6d. in addition to pension, b ut .without distinetion as to the rank of the pensioner. .. ,2. Th e same allowances i n regard to ba rrack s or billets, travelli ng expenses, M arching Laon e y , messin g , &a., as in the regular army. "' 3. They will b e prov id e d w ith the usual suit of nlothing of an enroll e d p ens i oner , o r if they are 'enrolled in the local f orce , th e y will be a the use of that clothing; but they will be expected ? alreadyllowed .to keep up a proper supply of necessaries at their own expense. " ' 4. Every pensioner engaging for this duty m in the event of having to remove fr om his home di us alog , the period of his employment, leave at least sixpence e day out of his pension for the support of his wife during his absence, with threepence per day additional, if he have only one child, or 6d. a day if he have two or more children'. Should his pension be less than these amounts, the whole must be applied to prevent his family becoming chargeable to the parish in his absence. " ' Before recommending these men, the staff officer must use hie beat endeavours to ascertain that they are capable of drilling recruits, and inform them that they will pr o b a bl y b e i nspecte d an d exam i ne d by another offi lieer as to their capaeity in thi s res p ec t, b e fo re b e i n g finally approved for this duty. The pensioners recom mended should not exceed 47 years of age, and a pre ference should he given t., enrolled men and those who are recently' discharged.' " EXTRIOaDINARY Fo6T MATC H AT CALCUTTA.— The " American Stag," who was, it appears, chief officer of an American vessel, has accomplished his task of walking 1,000 mike in 1,000 hours in India. He began his journey on the road .between Calcutta and Barrackpore on the Bth of march, and completed it on the 19th of April, and although rt.4e,weather at the commencement of his task, was unusaally yet for the last 15 A., —375 he had to endure a tern czAviurable, • is , e frequently above 90 degre es . Ile did not, however, /, r Bengal Hurkaru a o f i oea . r much exhausted , 1 .,!: ' •: : ' , :, , :ft,' ° his' e n ;e t r o tio t n h s e , but had lost nearly ameo-usinxttho!hiswe ight d . of interest, an ~, ., , ,:;....I . .,,w3easahievement excited, an unusual and datives betted considerably on the re -•-e'.,•''•.,. (ialh — Ertropeans 1 .. at. The Hindoos viewed the feat when, Performed as pod ' ,',-,'.;.:--:, nNelztniraculous. i , .) _•*,)-!‘- • '4:i*.o x.;:z o ii - -----z--- st N i. ---_, i ~` THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY WONDERFUL IF TRUE! The following extraordinary story appears in a late number of the New York Tribune : A great deal of excitement has recently been created in the higher classes of the Austrian capita' re markable and romantic developments of numerous heavy robberies, which for years past have been committed in and near the metropolis, by one or moremalefactors, whose whereabout it was impossible to trace order to give a through insight into the matter was b y w out. ethe must In begin at a period when th e ex istence of this g a n g proved by their actions. Towards the close of October, lavtindgf cinargriaa,4eflnoef and clear autumnal eve ning, the tra , Mr. Edward C. B roo k s , a wealt.hayekrn to eechlnt of Lon don,Vienne, from who then was on his way !) a long tour in Upper Italy and the miles Lo o m f bvariednicnaprio vinces, was st o pp e d within thre e _ the most populous part of the countrOy.neman only presented himself at the coach window,and courte ously, but firmly,. demanded th . e conveyancethesiirrenderpoofssewshseadt-. ever valuables the inmates of With Mr. Brooks there were two ladies, his wife and her younger sister, the latter of whom had already drawn her w as in the act of handing it to the highway man,Pttresse, and when h er e xtended arm was fractured by a pi s t o l s h o t from Mr. Brook s, who, having perceived the movement of his sister-in-law, had from the back of the carriage quietly taken aim at the robber, with a view of answering the im prudent demand. A scene of terrific confusion then en sued. ' The report of the pistol brought, besides the two men who guarded the coachman and horses, three more individuals to the support of the highwayman; the traces were cut in an instant, the coachman was lashed to Ilia eeat, and the highwaymen prepared to avenge the death of their leader, who lay apparently inanimate on the ground. The doors of the caliche were torn open, but the spectacle which there presented itself was such as to make the robbers pause before they launched out upon the mission of revenge. Miss Perry, the wounded lady, lay in the arms of her sister, whose speechless agony proved the horror which she felt at the occurrence. Mr. Brooks still ignorant that it was he who inflicted the injury, had nevertheless aban doned all ideas of resistance, and was vainly endeavour ing to stanch the blood, which flowed in torrents from the ghastly wound. For some minutes the highwaymen looked upon this mournful scene, until a low moan from their leader reminded them of the necessity of giving him that attention which his condition peremptorily called for. A few minutes sufficed to prove that he was not dangerously wounded; the bullet, after fracturing the slender arm of Miss Perry, had spent itself against his chest, causing what the Germans call a Prellschuss, and though it did not penetrate the flesh had still force enough to break a bone or two, without any other outward sign than a small black spot on the place were the leaden messenger struck. The chief soon recovered and was able to ride off, while he had left his followers in charge of the car riage, giving strict orders, however, not to plunder the Englishman and his family, but to give them every as sistance to enable them to reach Vienna as early as possible, that the young lady might obtain medical aid. The orders were executed to the letter; Mr. Brooks saw his horses put to the carriage by his late assailants who exhibited the most respectful bearing towards him, and scorned rather to wish him good than evil. So much, indeed, was he taken by the conduct of the men, that on parting he gave a diamond ring of great value to him who had been left in command by the chief, with orders to send it to his master, as a token of his gratitude fir the consideration which had been ex tended to the suffering lady. The occurrence caused an extraordinary sensation at Vienna. Apart from the boldness of the act, the stand ing of Mr. Brooks and bis energetic action, the result of the encounter, so far as Miss Perry was concerned, gave sufficient interest to the matter of it to remain the stand ing topic for many weeks. As to the injured lady, she suffered greatly from the severe wound, but recovered without the loss of her arm, which at first it seemed im possible to save. Though Mr. Brooks discountenanced all efforts to trace out the individual who stopped his carriage, the police, nevertheless, caused the most mi nute inquiries to be made, bat without the slightest success. A month or two passed quietly away, when the news of another attack on the highway, this time accompa nied with a robbery to a heavy amount, startled the police from their apathy, to which they had abandoned themselves since they saw their efforts to point out the perpetrators of the previous robbery fruitiest , . Attack followed attack at four or six weeks' interval, and they were directed only against the most wealthy, with a sagacity and prudence which defied every pre caution on the part of the authorities. Years thus passed without the least success against these depreda tors; and, late in the fail of 1851, three robberies were committed during one night, not ono of which led to a discovery, though the booty consisted of such ar ticles as could not have been disposed of in the Austrian Empire without establishing suspicion against the seller. In the month of January Miss Perry, who, since re ceiving the wound from the pistol-shot of her brother in-law, had been married to a Welsh gentleman named Trowyth, arrived at Vienna with her husband, where her former adventure was by no means forgotten, and was frequently spoken about in company. Among those who seemed to take the deepest interest in the matter was a Baron Pregli, a Lombard nobleman, who for the last ten years had stayed at Vienna, and apparently enjoyed unbounded wealth. He became an admirer of Mrs. Trenth and her constant attendant. Rumour was soon started, and the question was asked, why the husband allowed so close an inti- macy as was exhibited in their frequent rides and walks. None, however, pretended to prognosticate the result of this intimacy. At an early hour on the 2d of March Baron Pregli's mansion was surrounded by a body of officers, the leader of whom thereupon demanded access to the building. After a while the doors where thrown Open, and the commissary, with two of his men, entered, while others were left to guard the various outlets. Nearly half an hour thus passed over until the offimrs returned, bringing with them and care fully guarding Baron Pregli, whom they took to the prison usually assigned to political offenders. From the action of the police no one can tell what is the offence w hich he is charged with. He had no hearing, and pro bably may have none. His friends may see him again, or they m a y not, just as it suits the despotic will of him who rules over Austria. In spite of the precautions which are always taken in Austria to keep secret the offences of the nobility, the story in regard to Baron Pregli's carer has leaked out. It appears that it is he who, in connexion with several devoted servants, has for years past rendered the highway to Vienna insecure, as he could carry on these depredations from his country residence without in the slightest measure incurring the suspi cion of the authorities. It is a remarkable fact, that the baron had actually stood in the pay of the polico—a situation which ho probably coveted only for the pur pose of leading any suspicions that might arise into another channel. Becoming deeply enamoured of the beautiful Mrs. Trewyth, he sought vainly to gain her affections, and at lssr, in a silly fit of despair, showed her the ring which Mr. Brooks had sent him, as the leader of the highwaymen, three years previously, and appealed to her to become his, since she had once been chosen to be the instrument to save his life. So far from the confession having the effect of softening her feelings, she became all the more prejudiced against him, but promised faithfully to keep the secret it he would not repeat the offensive proposals. Pregli did not come near her for a week, but at last attempted to carry her off by the aid of his satellites, and being foiled in this in formation was given which led to the arrest, as before stated. Three of the Baron's men have since been arrested, and at his country residence a large quantity of articles were found, all of which were identified as having been stolen. RACING FIXT RES FOR 1852. Newcastle Bibury Stockbridge Winchester JII Knighton 25 Caritale Ludlow Chelmsford 3O TLY. Ipswich Stamford 2O Knut.siord ... 21 Nottingham Abingdon Guildford Goodwood Downham Market 2B Wenlock 2B UST. Lynn Lichfield l6 York Radcliffe 23 Egham Derby Stourbridge Lincoln Salisbury Newmarket 6 Worcester Woodford and Loughton 6 Lancaster Jersey Odiham 1151,37 l4 Liverpool AUG It North Staffordshire 13riG Club 2 Coven ry 3 ...... 11 5 E d gware reacit 1u .7. h . woe at . I si .... il . w WP- 4 ar—w e a1 1 a rcka : e . ................. P1: 7 E 14 " Roehester el ; and Ch th . ' Rochester . aam 8 Egliaton Bedford 22 Chester ................ (:)(7° Royal Caledonian ri,; t l and Bdic burgh Cl u b, Y o rkshire Union Hunt 66 Wrexham NON% Worcester Autumn IRISH RAC MBER. Leicester 22 Manchester Autumn Newmarket F. 0. Chesterfield Western Meeting IBER. Catragh .................. 22 }lentil .................... A.lll Newmarket S. 0. Holywell Hunt Richmond Newmarket Houghton 25 11111E1a. Cos./bridge Hunt lO tfz TO COME. l iolakstow n Ly. 29 UST.elowatown ............ 21 Tuam .................. 23 Ballinroba ............. 31 . , Dawn Royal Ca r p • Phoenix Park ............ 10 Roscommon ............ 11 , SEP TEMBER. Omagh 7 I Johnsto7 ... ....... .. Limerick OCTO BER. ..... 28 Carragh l2 1 Carlow ... ........ . ...... 26 Down Royal Corp 2O 1 • .. ........ • - EASTERN CotrzinEs RAILIVA4.—It is believed, says Herapath, that this company's diyidencl will be from 4 4 , t o 48. 6d. per share. FRANCE. The Prince President has granted full amnesty to all deserters from the merchant navy. The Prince President of the Republic gave a second dinner on Saturday at th e El ys e e . Th e num b er o f persons invited amounted to 50, and consisted chiefly of senators and dep u ti es . F rom th e f act o f M. d e M orny being seated at th e left-h an d o f th e P res id en t it is shrewdly surmised that he is about to re-enter the Cabinet, and resume his post as Minister of the Interior. In the course of the evening there was a reception, and among the earlier arrivals were MM. Rouher and Fould. This is the second dinner that had been given at the Elye6e in the week. The individual named Richer, who belonged to one of the secret societies established by the Social ists of Valence, and who had been sentenced to death by court-martial for parricide, was guillotined at Valence on the 13th inst. Previous to his execu tion he is reported to have said to the Attorney- General, who visited him in prison, " When I com mitted the crime for which I was so justly con demned I was so completely infatuated by political passion that I was a mere instrument in the hands of the secret societies; but my crime was not the less, and it is necessary that I should die to expiate ir, and to serve as an example to those who, like m', suffer themselves to be led astray." On arriving at the scaffold he made an act of contrition, and the executioners performed their office. GERMANY. The correspondence between the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin on the representation of Austria in the Congress of the Zollverein, and the contempo rary discussion of a commercial alliance between Austria and that body, has been terminated. Prussia persists in its refusal to entertain the propositions, and Austria thinks it useless to continue the negotiation. The following note from the President of the Austrian Cabinet is published by the Ailgemeine Zeitung, and in reference to this question is decisive : " Count Von Arnim has communicated to me a note containing a reply to the representation which your Excellency made to the Prussian Government in consequence of your instructions of the 7th of May. A copy of the document is enclosed. We have received this reply of the Prussian Government with regret, as we perceive from it that the interchange of notes between the two Cabinets, notwithstanding the necessity and importance of an understanding wss recognised on both sides, has not brought us nearer to that result. The cause of the non-success of our sincere endeavours is probably only to be found in the fact, that the Prussian Government considers it an in ternal necessity to adhere unchangeably to what it terms the position it has assumed.' According to its own explanation, however, the adherence to this position does not exclude the decision to enter into negotiations with Austria, but only after the extension and re-esta blishment of the Zollverein shall have been completed. United in the principle of the necessity of a fusion of the material interests of Austria and the rest of Germany, the difference of opinions between the two Cabinets is limited to the question of the point of time when the negotiations for the alliance recognised as desirable should begin. We believe we have sufficiently proved that the important task imposed on the two great Powers of Germany, the effecting this union, will be impossible if the Zollverein discusses its own recon stitution, and proceeds to a decision without reference to the proposals of Austria, and without giving the Im perial Cabinet even the opportunity of represent ing them in the discussions to be held. But we have not succeeded in procuring the atten tion of the Prussian Cabinet to our views, which ar shared by many members of the German B un d. A n d as Prussia has not shown itself disposed to enter on the course recommended by us on such exc e ll en t groun d s , not even by way of experiment, and we have nothing more to advance in favour of those grounds ; the con tinuation of the written correspondence on this subject will probably be fruitless, and we will therefore leave it to experience to prove which of the t wo courses i s mos t natural and adapted to circumstances, and most likely to lead to the desired result, as being based on an inter nal necessity. Your Excellency will forward a copy of this communication to the President of the Ministry. (Signed) " Buoie" ITALY. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa having in a late number indulged in some severe strictures upon M. TRIERS, the new Orleanist paper, Ii Illediterraneo, takes up his defence, and, after remarking that the Intendant-General of the province of Genoa was among the first the other day to inscribe his name as a visitor at the hotel where M. TRIERS stopped, it states, as a proof of his friendly f ee li ng towar d s Pied mont, that the following were his words at parting from the chief editor of the Mediterraneo, on the 13th : " It is with the sincerest satisfaction I have seen this active and commercial city—this Piedmontese army, so well disciplined, and having so martial an appearance. It would be a great misfortune were such a state of things not to last; and, since you aro come over here to publish a paper, I earnestly recommend you to preach union. Let there be no divisions here, in the name of Heaven, for division would be death." The Corriere Mercantile states that M. THIERS is at present writing a history of Florence, and that, during his stay at Rome, he had sixty statues of the Vatican photographed by M. CANOVA. The Neapolitan Ambassador has opened negotia tions with the Austrian Minister for Trade and Com merce for a considerable extension of the treaty of commerce and navigation concluded between Austria and Naples in 1846, by which very considerable ad vantages will be extended to Austrian commerce. The junction between Austrian and Sardinian tele - graph lines will be accomplished in the course of a few days. By this means Austria will come into direct telegraphic communication with Genoa ; and from Genoa, on the other hand, a line will be opened by Hamburgh, Vienna, and Trieste. The telegraphic communication between Reggio, Modena, and Parma has already been opened. TURKEY AND GREECE. By the Levant mail we have received Constanti nople journals to the 3d, and Athens to the 7th. ,The ceremony of publicly reading the imperial decree for reducing the time of service of sailors in the imperial navy from ten years to eight, took place with a good deal of pomp at Constantinople a few days before. Three thousand sailors and marines assembled on the plain of the Ok-Meiclan, and the SULTAN and Sultana VALIDE were present. When the document had been read, loud acclamations arose in honour of the SOVEREIGN ; prayers were offered for him and his august family, and a number of manoeuvres took place. The Athens journals contain no news. SEABORNE MATLS. Di' signifies that the malls are sent front the General Post-office by the night—and X by the morning—dispatch.] When made up is 1 From what PLACZE, General Post-o/Mce , port die- When due. London: patched. •MIM11.••••••.• America (by Brit. pkt.)N June 25 .. .. Liverpool .. America (by U.S. pkt.) N .. .. Liverpool .. June 24 America (by 'U.S. pkt.) M June 23 .. .. Southampt. June 30 Australia (via , South ampton) .. .51 .. .. .. .. Southampt. Ditto (via Marseilles) N .. .. .. .. Dover .. Ditto, via.C. of G. Hope Nl2d of August .. Plymouth.. Africa (West coast)" Nll4th of the month Plymouth June 29 Alexandria* . . N' 19th & 30th of me. Dover .. June 18 Belgium .. .. .. N D a ll y .. .. .. j Dover .. Daily Brazil .. , • .. M 9th of the m on th ;Southampt. June 1G Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month I Sonthampt. Juno 16 California(viaChagres)ll 2d SG 17th of month I Southampt. Jane 20 Cape of Good Hope N .. .. .. i Plymouth .. June 29 Cape de Verde .. .. N2d of the month .. Plymouth.. June 29 Constantinople* .. • . N 7th 17th 27th et mo Dover .. June 30 Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. Southampt. June 20 Channel Lies • • .. N Mon., Wed., St Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th.6at Chili .. .. .. •. M 17th of the month Southampt. , Arrived i France .. .. A N Twice daily .. .. 'Dover .. Twicedaily Greece* .. .. .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. June 30 llamburgh .. .. N, Tuesday & Friday London .. Toes. Sat. I.lolland .. • • .. MI Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mon .Th ar Honduras .. ~ . N,l7th of the month, Southampt. Arrived Ireland .. .. M & NlT`vrico daily .. !Holyhead .. I Twiced ally India(via Sonthamp.) M 20th of the month — (Southampt. June 28 India (vlaMarseilles) NT 8 th& 24th efmonth Dover .. June 17 India, via C. of G. Hope N 15th of month Plymouth.. Mauritius .. .. .. N 15th of month Plymouth.. Mediterranean (via 1 Southampton) .. Hi 20th of the month Southampt. June 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) • • .. NiBth& 24th ofmonth Dover • • Jun e 17 Mexico .. .. .. M I2d of the month.. Southampt. July 5 Madeira .. .. .. M,9th o f th e mon th S ou thampt. June 16 Malta* .. .. I 17th,17t12,19th,27th i Dover ! June 23 ( 1 8z 30th of month .5 Naples* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover Papal States* .. .. N : s th 15th 25th ef mo i Dover .. June 22 Peninsular.. • • .. M '7th 17th 27th ef mo Southampt. J u ne 26 Peru .. .. .. .. M 17th of the mo n th S ou thampt. June 20 Tuscany* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25 th of mo Dover .. Juno 22 West Indies .. .. 111 17th of the month Southampt. Arrived West Indies (except Havzuma & Nassau) 151 2d of tho month .. Southampt. .. IJune 22 4, The malls to those c French racket vig Mars& The Peninsula mail wil instant, in consequence of ld an° month . onntrto3 thr.3 mar: 'Southampt. I Eed (*) aro conveyol by 11 be made up on t f the 27th falling of Le morning of the 28th a Sunday. THE ST. JAMES'S LITERARY SOCIETY.-- 011 Thursday evening a highly interesting lecture was delivered by Dr. Lankester at this society (which has been recently formed in the midst of a large population, the Right lion. T. B. Macaulay being president) on "The Study of Nature. The subject was considered to be happily chosen for one of the first lectures delivered to a new institution, showing, as it did show, how the ordinary forces around us, gravity, heat, and electricity, are also those concerned in producing the great phenomena of nature, and how, by a knowledge of the laws which govern these forces, man may render them subser vient to his wants, and convert agencies which, uncontrolled , produce disease and death, into ministers of his comforts and luxuries. The lecturer, amongst other instances, exempli fied this by reference to the articial scents which were ex hibited at the Crystal Palace, and which were actually formed by the French chemists, not from the flowers of the garden, but from the refuse of the cow-house and similar noxious sources. He concluded by repudiating the doctrine that one animal or plant can ever be converted into another of a different species, and showed that all known facts pointed to a distinct creative act for the production of every species of animal or plant. His Grace the Duke of Wellington honoured Messrs. Hering and Remington with a visit yesterday, to in spect Mr. An s d e l i ' s large picture of the " Fight for the Standard," which is to be engraved in mezzotinto by Mr. Ryall, and after conversing a short time with the veteran Chelsea pensioner in attendance on the picture, expressed himself much pleased with the painting, and was gratified that a work of art possessing such merits would gain publicity by Ixeana of the engraver. EVENING, J UNE 22, 1852 THE CAPTURE OF RANGOON. Extract from the letter of an officer, dated Rangoon, April 18:—" I must write a few lines to you b . y the Admiral, who is just off to Cal cu tt a w ith the intelli gence of the fall of Rangoon. We took it on the 14th after three days fighting. The first day, Easter S un d ay , we engaged the stockades on the banks of the river. The Sesostris, Moozaffar, and Ferooz had the brunt of the action. The fire from the Sesos ttis, Captain C. D. Campbell, biew up one and burnt two other stockades, and before night the whole were silenced. We engaged them at from 300 to 500 yards, and our eight-inch shot and shells were too much for their redoubtable stockades to stand. We killed about 300, and took or silenced forty guns—some . good. de The next thing was to take 24 and 18 pounders, worked the new town, which is a mile and a half from the river, but by Englishmen, ourgunsra i c t rh l e s d s9' i l tasily, and we shelled away for -pounder nd n 1 red h ot shot—the first, I think, ON, that gall an t f e ll ow C am pb e ll efitwvreionrgdfiay6reBs and . afloat on board ship. The effect was tremendous. The whole p l ace was sot on fire, and two-thirds of it burnt down. The troops (the 18th, 51st, and 80th Q ueen ' s, Europeans, and two Ma dras and one It, Bengal nat i ve regiments) stormed the place and took it at once. , was very strong, being 20 feet high, and covered in fro n t b y sp ik es . Th ere were 100 guns on the walls, 40 of which are heavy, the rest brass, 6 to place, 3 p alloible..ng generally well mounted, besid( s jingals innumerable. Thor© wa s b u t lit t l e fo un d i n the been removed beforehand. The loss has been heavy of officers, as much ind::: : from sun and cholera as from the enemy's shot. The Indian navy seems to stand high in the good opinion of ell,complimented in most gratifying terms It was a fine sight at night— the stockades all burnin g , t h e roar o f th e 8 i nc h guns , the flight of shell and rockets, and th e flames and bursting of the sh e ll s i n t h e di s t an t f or t by the the hasAdbmlnal. formed a great tableau worthy of a master hand to describe. That noble fellow Campbell, of the Se sostris, worked . like a h orse all the time of the bom bardment, till he fell down from sheer exhaustion, and actually slept for en hour and a half within a couple of gun during the firing, an d wo k e up yards of the 8- Inch as king if they had stopped firing ! The charge of the gun was I . olb, of p owder, and he bad slept undis turbed by its repeat e d di sc h arges I T he vessels were struck repeatedly., but no one was killed except two Sesostris, poor ba fellows p ot a h ur o t l l l ieir head s b e in g t a k en o ff by o ne board arda transport towed up by the officer was mortally wounded, also, on board the Sesostris, and died shortly after the action. You will a l so probably see by the official ac n counts what a pa -ant part Campbell took in the capture of some of the stockad es as h ore , w ith hi s bl ue j ac k ets . cannon iti.Ayou For all this he was se l ecte d to carry t h e di spatc h es to Calcutta, until the Ad m i ra l a l tere d his mind, and decided on taking hein bhimself. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. The following h the o ffi cial statement of the quantiti corn , &c ., received in the port of London from the poi Essex , from the 14th Jane, 1852, to the 19th June, both inclusive :-.. ies cf ar• • 0, 4.1 r, 1 :4 io 150 o fs4 , _ CLeoilgchhe. ......... .... ... ........... Harwich ......... Maid= .................. ............ 633 i to 31s; tick, CH/ILE/Ere an hi /fit IS.—Prices to-day were as follow: Wheat, white, 42s to 48s ; red, 37 s to 42s ; barley, 27s to 30s; chevalier chevalier 28s to 333; grinding 22s to 28s ; malt 55s to 565; 0 6 oats 19s to 25s ; peas, partridge, 29s t o 32s ; white, 2 9 , to 31s ; ~,8 ; o boiling, 30s to 33s ; dun, 29s 3i l s ie ; r beans, 28s to 31s ; harrow ticks, 28s to S2s; mazagan, 26s t o 30s. COLCHESTER, JUNE 19. Wheat, white 46s to 48s ; red 396 to 42s ; oats, 21 s to 235; beans, mazagan `295 to 30s; middle 32s ; barley, 28s to 30s per qr. 345; peas, white 36s to 38s, grey, new 30s to for grain :—.. Oatmeal, 1.31:2:,t0J01TE 19.—The following are the quotations Barley. - First ......... 443 Od 31s Od and K a i m itlvlc al A l heat s econd ..... . 42s Od 308 Od Third ...... 388 Od 28s Od i per bag of 2801bs HADDifiarox, JIINE 18.—T' grain at our market to-day:— Wheat. Oath. 223 6d ' 213 9d 13.3 9d imperial, Le followii Beans. —s Od —s Od —s Od 30s Od to I 2g are the First ............. : .......... 41s Od Second ............ 415 4d Third •••. ..... ...... 375 Od Do. Barley Do, Oats Do. Beans quantity of Wheat Total Barley. 31s 6d 29s 9d 27s Od market do. do. do. Oats. ' Peas. --s Od —s od —s Od 1 Os 01. prices of 23s 6d 22s 5d 21s Od Beals. 35s Od 328 8d 32s Od COAL MAIME'. Prices of Coal per ton at t Bate's West Hartley.. 13s 6d Hartlepool'`, Hartley 13s Gd Hasting's Hartley 14s Od North Percy H art l ey.. 13 s 6a ranfield Moor Bates... 13s Od Wylam ............ 13s 9d Wall's End &o. ........... 14s Od Heaton ............... 14s Od Eden Main ..... . ...... 15s Od Belmont ................« 14s 30 Ships at market, 410 qrs.; 391 sold 110 qrs., 110 sold 207 qrs., 207 sold 62 qrs., 62 sold T. -YESTiRDAY. ,he close of the market :- 4 etton Keepier l4s 9d Russell's Hetton Stewart's .. 16s Od South Kelloe l4i 9 "Thornley Woodhouse Close. l3s 6d Derwentwaterllartley 14s 0 Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff 102 Sold, 45. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 21. POOR-LAW BOARD CONTINUANCE BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Sir EMERSON TENNENT did not intend to follow the Noble Lord through his very diceursive speech, but it was necessary that he should remind the House that the Noble Lord had totally misconceived the reason which had induced the Government to prepare this Bill. The object of the proviso un-ler discussion was identi cally the same as that of the clause which the Noble, Lord the Member for Marylebone propo s ed when the Bill was in Committee, and w hi c h t h e C omm ittee re jected. The power which t h e clause proposed to a b o li s h had been exorcised by the P oor -l aw B oar d f or a period of upwards of 18 years, and if th e c l ause was carried it would affect 380 Parishes. New such an important change in the law ought not to be made at this period of the session, and he therefore called upon the House to reject it. Mr. HUME was sorry so much time had been taken up with the discussion. Tho question which the House had to decide was simply whether the poor-law should could not be attained, i n hadad to o al w so or t k he w p e o l w l his opinion, without the same parties who had the Power of appointing the parish obffie c a e ll r o s w the metropolis? That end this provision recognism that principle he should cer tainly give it his hearty eu power of dismissing them, and as pport. Sir G. PECHELL was fully sensible of the necessity of shortening their p r oceedings, but really, if Govern ment was also anxious to bring the session to an end, they would take care that no two of its members were allowed to make long speeches upon a topic of this cha racter. Now the Pre3ident of the Poor-law Board had told the House that it w as only the metropo li s t h a t re quired this change in the law, but he, for one, knew better; and if it had not been that the country was satis fied with the determination of its representatives to restrict the power of the Poor-law Board as much as possible, there would have been an unlimited number of Ponpetitions to the presen continted in favour of the proviso. His objec uance of th e P oor . l aw B oa rd for two y ears was, that the i ncome-tax itself was only to last for one year, and this was of as much importance. Mr. BELL considered that it was very unnecessary to protract tho present discussion. He shculd vote for the clause proposed I, 'Y his Hon. Friend. Lord EBRINGToN said that from the return of the Registrar-General th e number of deaths in tho London I workhouses was 19 to 23 er cent. The Government should hesitate Wore entr p tine . with further powers bodies which had so enti 1 us f "l e 'd n their duties. Mr. W. WILLIAA, 're stated that the greater part of the caused death the d ew by s mention e d Y b the Noble Lord had b een . t ere in when itution the patien s w taken to the work n efil • II -us es. H as satisfied of the cieecy of the bodies complained ew of by the Noble Lord. Sir BENJAMIN u i‘i _ I, cons idered that this B ill should not have been brought forward at this late period of the session. After a short con versation, the House divided, when there appeared — For the cla use Against it 29 98 -69 Mr. LOCKEi s loom weavers t hen read a third time. - 211 i y.; •• ••• The Bill wa " .-t Y ... ... On clause ; 511 11 ,:r presented a petition from the hand , " for o raislev, complaining of distress, and praying relief. - of Works Tiv METH The Ho use °POLITAN BURIALS BILL. that board Sonthwood' went into Committee on this Bill. Lord SE ymn rt , tinning th e -- "`"un pointed out the inutility of con- Board of Health. The first Commissioner t o be ineltulei it. The board' but as jeaponsible to the House for the doings of he had no control whatever over The clause , consisted of Mr. Chadwick and Dr. anything b e „„ Smith and when he went down to propose der ( was always told that there was no se- Mr.con .--. A , T. Sd m au gh.) appointed t Mr. Chadwick - 0 his office in August, 1850, and he had re ceivedlttl2,ooo/. for going to Paris and writing a few were n COMBE said Dr. Southwood Smith was sw bi . e ct r h h s 'r, N ow this Bill was to abolish the Act under Dr. Southwood Smith acted, and the sooner Dr. Lord Smith followed the r ---( wood Smith and si r B. ja Act the bette . and they ought Laughter.) , with a proviso, Bill. ik " e t r said p ebrofetcht NuisanceD AbolitionrSnuisances,llth On Clau se 2, Lord JOEIN of the i Mr. FI TZROYmoved proviso that the proprietors of existing a lowed the burial-grounds should have one year al was then agreed to. thorn for providing a new ground - after the issue e- °Sing order. showed the EBRINGTON said this amendment only necessity for delaying the whole question until the next Parliament, proviso. time, but it cou ld Lord ERPT -- -*.NGTON asked if they were to understand that no order could be made for closing a burial-ground MANNERS had no objection to the for one year, however horrible the scenes might be that were committed on the ground? Mr. FITZROY said the order might be made at any not be enforced until the epiration of the year aft er i t had been i ssue d. Mr. T . DITNCUMBE said the B ill was not worth having if a y ear was to ex pire before the order could be I enforced. I The CHAIRMAN was then directed to report p ro-1 grew, and, the House having r esumed, he did so accord ingly, and obtained leave to sit again to - morrow at twelve O'CIOCk. METROPOLITAN' SEWERS BILL, On the motion that the Bill should be considered as amended, Lord EBRINGTON asked what necessity there was for hurrying this Bill through? Lord JOHN MANNERS said there was an obvious pressing necessity for passing every Bill in the paper through.—(A laugh). The Bill was then agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH (No. 2) BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. The House rose at Four o'clock. The House resumed at Six o'clock. Mr. ELLIOTT presented a petition against the May nooth grant. The report of the Select Committee on. the Board of Cus toms was brought up by Mr. MrrcHELL and laid on the table. Petitions were presented against the grant to Maynooth, by Mr. Elliot and Mr. Packe; from the bandloom weavers of Paisley, complaining of distress, by Mr. Lockhart; from the county of Fife, against intemperance, by Mr. Thornely ; from women at a chapel in Walworth, for the inspection of nunneries, by Mr. Lacy; from the faculty of procurators in Glasgow, praying that the 18th clause of the Common Law Procedure Bill might not affect Scotland, by Mr. Hastie. IMPORT TABLES. Mr. HUME observed that some delay had taken place in laying the monthly returns of imports on the table of the House, though he understood they had been laid before the House of Lords. He was very anxious to understand the cause of that delay from the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. HENLEY replied, that he was very glad to have this opportunity of replying to the question of the Hon. Member for Montrose. He had been extremely anxious to have a distinction made in the returns between steam-vessels and sailing vessels, and the returns which had gone up to the Lords without his knowledge were without the distinction to which he alluded. He had kept the returns for the Com mons, that the steam and sailing vessels might be separated, and that was the only reason why the delay had occurred. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. A messenger from the Lords brought up the following Bills, to which their Lordships had agreed : Tnrnpike Trusts Arrangements. Scutch Mills for Flax (Ireland). Monmouthshire Railway and Canal. Kingston-upon-Hull Dues and Docks, without amendment. Eastern Union Railway. Wedmore Road. North-Western Railway. Great Western Railway (No. 2), Wycombe Railway, with amendments. PATENT LAW. Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was probable that the Patent Law Amendment Bill would be passed this session? It was of the utmost importance that a decision should be arrived at immediately. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that as the Bill had passed the Lords and a -Select Committee' of the Commons, and as it was fixed for Committee early on the paper, he had very little doubt it would become an Act of Parliament this session. CASE OF MR. MURRAY. 852, Lord D. STUART, in reference to the case of Mr. Mur ray, now lying under sentence of death at Ancona, wished to ask the Government if they had received any intelligence from Rome which led them to suppose their efforts in his be half would meet with any success? The petition of the Eng lish inhabitants of Rome, praying for the remission of Mr. Murray's sentence, admitted his guilt, or at least threw no doubt upon it; but he was induced to call the attention of the Government to that question because he had received letters from Italy from persons who stated their entire belief in his innocence. Lord STANLEY said that Mr. Murray was still confined at Ancona, but that there was now every reason to hope that his life would be spared. With regard to the question of his guilt or innocence, that was one in which he could not give any positive reply at this moment. He could only say that bah Sir H. Bulwer at Florence, and Mr. Moore at Ancona, were using their utmost exertions to obtain such information on the real facts of the case as might enable them, and through them might enable the Government, to form a well-grounded opinion whether Mr. Murray were guilty or no. At present neither they nor the Government were in possession of sufficient information to enable them to decide that point. Lord DUDLEY STUART said the next question he bad to put—(Oh, oh)—was, whether the Government - had taken, or would take, any measures to obtain the proceedings on Mr. Murray's trial, so as to enable th e pu bli c to judge of his guilt or innocence? Lord STANLEY must remind the Noble Lord that he was now putting a question of which he had given no previous notice whatever. The Nobl e L or d h a d g i ven notice that he intended to ask what information the Government had re ceived respecting Mr. Murray's probable tate. To that question he had replied ; and he could now only repeat that Government were taking every means in their power to get at the real facts of the case. Further than that he could not say.—( Hear. ) ROMAN CATHOLIC PROCESSIONS. Mr. COGAN observed, that it had been understood the proclamation recently issued here against Roman Catholic religious processions would not be published in Ireland, but he had been informed it was published in the Dublin Ga zette. He wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if such was the fact? Mr. WALPOLE was not aware that the proclamation had been published in the Dublin Gazette. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was always with great reluctance that he trenched upon the pri vileges of independent Members, but he now put it to the House whether they would allow the Government to pro ceed to-morrow afternoon as well as in the morning with the Government measures.— (Hear, hear from both sides of the House.) On looking at the subjects which were to be brought before the attention of the House to-morrow by Hon. Members, he perceived that, though they were all of an interesting, they were not of a very urgent, character. The Hon. Member for Richmond (Mr. Rich) was to move for a Select Committee upon the police force of England and Scot land; then, the Hon. Member for Westbury (Mr. J. Wilson) was to call the attention of the House to the position of the sugar trade; and another notice stood in the name of the same Hon. Member with respect to the trade of Sinde. Now, these were not matters of a very urgent character.—(Hear.) Although the Government were arranging the business with a view to the consummation which was of all things wished for— (Hear, hear, and a laugh)—there were certain unavoidable accidents, like that of to-night, for instance, and that of last Monday,. which raised debates tending to interrupt the course of business, but the importance of which no one could question. The motions to which he alluded, however, were not, he must say, of that nature—(Haar) and he put it to the House. therefore, whether the Govern. meat might not take the whole of Tuesday? Mr. HUME had a motion upon the paper for to-morrow, but, being very anxious for the consummation alluded to by the Right Hon. Gentleman, he should give it up. Mr. RICH said his observations in moving for a Commit tee would only take five minutes— (Oh, oh)—but was under stood to add, that if it was the wish of the House he would not occupy their time.—(Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said the Hon. Member for Westbury (Mr. Wilson) was not pre sent, but the Hon. Memb er wou ld, he was quite sure, agree , under the circumstances, to with draw his motion. order to facilitate the progress of Mr. V. SCULLY, in public business,—(oh, oh I and laughter).—wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman a . question. He f oun d on th e notice-paper that eve nin g a Bill called the Irish Valuation Bill, and no less than 69 amendments... were to b e propose d. Now, it was a Bill t o set aside all previous valuations in Ireland, and to introduce a new system; and, seeing that very few Irish Members w . ere in town, thought the pre sent forward. He flur sent was no time to bring k v . many) had abstained from putting any of his amendments at all upon the paper; but, if the Billnpniroeiian proceeded, he h t e o sh m ou a l k d e f s e o e m l it his duty to propos e some m wished to know s h or t observations. —(Lauagheterdt.h)e w h e ther it was the intention of Right Hon. G en tl eman to persevere with t hat Bill, the discussion of which, he was sure, would delay for two days . the end of the se ss i on ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, after the menacing observations of the Hon. Gentleman, should cer tainly pause, and if he had reason to believe that the 69 amendments would be pressed, and that two a dditi ona l d ays w ould be thereby lost, he should not press the Bill. The Hon. Member for Colchester (Mr. Hardcastle) had a motion on the paper for to-morrow night, on the subject of church rates, and he should like to have his opinion as to its post ponement. Mr. BRIGHT said the Hon. Member was not present, but he should certainly urge him not to proceed with his motion.—(Hear, hear.) COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCA TION.-THE MANAGEMENT CLAUSES. On the motion that the Consolidated Fund (Appropria tion) Bill as amended be considered, Lord J. RUSSELL (who spoke in a low tone of voice, and was but imperfectly heard) said—lt has been usual, when the votes before the House iu Committee •of Sup ply are taken, for the Government to give explana tions with respect to the vote for education, and my Hon. Friend the Member for Dumfries (Ur. Ewart) has more than once called on the, Government to ex plain to the House what has been the progress of educa tion, and the nature of the votes connected with educa tion. My Right Hon. Friend the Member for Northum land (Sir G. Grey), when he held the office of Secretary of State for the Home Department, made that statement to the House, and last year, during his absence in consequence of in disposition, I stated to the• House the sum required, the ap plication intended to be made of it, and the general progress of education during the year. I understand that in the pee sent year the vote has been taken without any particular explanation having been given, and this circumstance is the more remarkable as a minute has been issued of very consi derable importance on the subject of what are called the management clauses. When I took the opportunity, a few days ago, of calling the attention of the House to the altera tion made in those clauses, the minute had not then been placed upon the table of the House, and I stated that I thought it would have been better, considering the import ance of this subject, if the Government had taken further time to deliberate, and had not, after such deliberation, pro posed till next year any change. The Right Hon. Gentle man opposite (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) then stated that there was no intention on the part of the Government to act otherwise than according to the ordinary course on such occasions; he quoted several precedents to show that minutes had been agreed upon which were not laid imme diately upon the table of the House; and he declared that nothing at all unfair or dishonourable was intended towards the House. Now, I am quite willing to leave that part of the question as it stands; I don't wish to revi ve th at part of it. tile Right Hon. Gentleman stated what I have said, and I accept his declaration that he did not intend to act with any degree of concealment towards this House in preparing the minute upon the subject of this change. But, Sir, the subject is o f so much importance that I think it is desir a bl e th e at t ent i on of the House shouldar be turned to it befor e th e dissolution of Parliament.— (Hear, hear.) In callin g th e a tt ent i on o f the House to it, it e is necessary that I should refer for some minutes both to the general proceedings which have taken place upon this sub ject of votes for education, and likewise to the particular subject of the management clauses, with regard to which the alterati on h as b een ma d e . The House will recollect that after some 20,0501O;30 - :0 - 06/. had been •Aotediniiaeverai years, from 1832 to 1839:f0r the purpose of aiding education by giving assistance to the National and the British and Foreign School Societies, it was proposed in 1839 to make the members of the Privy Council a Committee who should undertake the application of any grants which should be made by Parliament, and should divide those grants, under the superintendence and supervision of Parliament, in such . z ; Mom afj might tend to PrQulote the education of the peep generally. The proposal, when made, excited a good deal of jealousy and hostility, both throughout the country and in Parliament, and the present Prime Minister brought forward the subject in this House, not supporting those who then formed the Government, but imputing to them every kind of dishonourable motive for introducing that change with regard to education. The motion which he proposed, alto gether refusing any rower to the Crown to appoint a Committee of Council on Education, was rejected only by a majority of five, and the vote afterwards proposed by the Government was carried only by a majority of two. How ever, the matter was placed in the ha n d s o f th e C omm i t t ee of Coun c il , presided over by the Marquis of Lansdowne, and I have the satisfaction of stating that, notwithstanding the jealousy and hostility were raised to the measure, of that day were subjected, and notwithstanding obloquy only wthhiecnh butthe vernmernatl years afterwards, as to their propositi 3 o ' ns, that hostility and that jealousy have been greatly allayed, and by r i e on at neulls._eg (uce improvementsnheeeeresfo That p result the have a been made i n p o p u l ar poinrtemelnt is t of inthata great Com mittee education great euo t f o be attribut e d to the judgment, to the temper, degree, consent the discretion, the resolution, and the forbearance which were shown by Lord Lansdowne- (Hear, hear)—in all his acts and in all his correspondence with respect to this important subject. He took it up with great zeal, with great determination to further the object contemplated, hut at the same time he listened most attentively to all the ob jections which might be made by the various parties inte rested, both by the Established Church, by those who repre sented the British and Foreign School Society, and by various other bodies representing those who dissent from the Established Church.—(Hear.) After a very long series of conferences with the late Archbishop of Canterbury arrange.. silents were made (of which I am not able to state the exact date), by which inspectors should be appointed, and by which those inspectors should visit the schools in con nexion with the National Society. In 1831 Sir Robert Peel succeeded to office, and immediately - although be was one of those who had felt the objections to the original appoint ment most strongly—yet, seeing that by its means the progress of education was in a fair train to be successful, he re-appointed the Committee of Council on Education, and placed at the head of it the late Lord Wharnecliffe. No per son who has filled the place of Lord Lansdowne did so with greater ability, with greater judgment, or with a greater spirit of fairness to all parties than Lord Wharncliffe.— (Hear, hear.) Accordingly, the British and Foreign School Society received grants on terms not dis-, similar to those which were already settled for the Church of England, and the progress generally made in education throughout the country was still satisfactory. In 1816 other minutes of the Council were agreed to, by which the plan of education was, as I believe, greatly im proved—by which certain gratuities were to be given to the teachers, by which pensions were to be allowed for deserv ing schoolmasters disabled by age or infirmity from pursuing their avocations, and by which the most distinguished of the scholars might become pupil teachers, and supply in a more beneficial way than had hitherto been the case the place of the monitors employed to assist the schoolmasters. In 1847 the Marquis of Lansdowne, in a minute issued in the beginning of the month of February, stated the arrange ments which had been made, and called the attention of the House most pointedly to that subject. Like the change made in 1839, very great opposition was made to the change which was carried out at that time. That opposition was made, however, principally by the upholders of the sy stem of voluntary education, but it was overcome in this House, and since that time I may say that the pro gress of education has been undeniable, and even those by whom objections were then raised have acknowledged that very great advantages have accrued by the course adopted. With respect to the money grants, they have advanced from 20,0001. a year to 150,0001. a year during that period ; and with respect to the arrangements made, I think the Church of England have had no grievance to com plain of as to their share in these grants, for 78 per cent., was granted t o sc h ools in immediate connexion with the National Society, or with the Church of England. Arrange ments for inspection were made in such a manner that no inspectors should be appointed to Church schools without the consent of the archbishop, and the inspector might be re moved upon the decision of the archbishop of the province. Arrangements Were also made that the reports of these in spectors should be eent to the bishop of the diocese, and there were likewise arrangements that If on any subject relating to religion there was a difference between the committee that should be appointed to manage the school and the rector, or curate, the clergyman who h a d th e genera l super i nten d ence of religious education, that that question should be referred to the decision of the bishop, and that the bishop's decision should be final. I think, therefore, that the Church of England had no reason to complain of the arrangement which had been made. On the other hand, it was very satisfactory to find that there was not on the part of the Dissenting bodies any complaint that the Church of Eng land had so very large a proportion as 78 per cent. of the grant. But, while it was allowed that the inspectors of Church schools should be appointed only with the consent of the archbishop, and while every security was taken that the religious instruction in those schools should be under the direction of the minister of the church and of the bishop of the diocess, those who in the Committee of Council deliberated on this subject made with respect to one ques tion a condition which they considered essential to the work ing of the system. A question had arisen at the time when Lord Wharncliffe was President of the Council in various cases with respect to local committees of management. It had been found, according to the former system. when a grant was distributed by the Treasury, that, after the money bad been spent, the arrangements were frequently put an and to, and so the whole cost incurred was incurred for no purpose. It was suggested by the Committee of Council that permanent arrangements should be made by which the committee of management should be permanently established. This committee was to be duly formed according to the population of the place in which the school is situated—in some places it was to con sist of a certain number of laymen, in others of a less num ber, and in some, where it was impossible to find a committee of laymen sufficient to fulfil the duties, the management was left in the hands o f th e c l erg y man o f parish. But it was decided that there should be no absolute power in the' hands of the clergyman of the parish ; and Mr., now Sir Kay Shuttleworth, in one of his letters, says— " On these grounds, their Lordships mast finally declare that they cannot consent to permit the permanent constitu tion of the school in so important a matter as the establish ment of an appeal to the bishop of the diocese in matters not relating to religions instruction to be determined by the local subscribers to schools, to the establishment and support of which it is now provided that the State should so hugely contribute." That was the decision made by the Committee of Privy Council. Ido not wish to enter now into any discussion with respect to the wisdom of that decision, but it certainly appeared to us to be founded on fair and impartial prin ciples. There has been, however, from that time a great desire on the part of a certain portion of the clergy to over turn that part of the arrangement, and to obtain complete power over the secular instruction of the schools.—(Cheers.) That this portion of the clergy was not a very large one appears, I think, from a statement which was produced, I believe, in consequence of a motion made by a Right Hon. Gentleman whom I see opposite, the President of the Board of Trade. By this document it appears that there had been, I think, about 370 schools which had applied for grants in connexion with the National Society, where the grant had not been finally made, and I think upwards of 80 in con nexion with the Chu rc h of England schools, and out of the 370 there were but eight to which the grant had been re fused, on the ground that they objected to the management clauses; and with regard to the Church of England schools not connected with the National Society, there were but two to which the objection was made. It was obvious, there fore, that it was not a very large proportion of the Church which asked for this power to be given into the hands of the clergy. At the same time, although it was not a very numerous body, the activity shown by them on this sub ject was exceedingly great. At one time it was recom mended by this party that there should be an agreement between the schoolmaster and the clergyman that upon hnotice, s receiving euld, in the course thecler gymanthe schoolmaster give up his situation. That would, of course, have noticefrom of a week from the period of placed the whole management in the hands of the clergy; but that course was not, I believe, finally recommended by the National Society itself. At other times earious clergy men have proposed alterations in the clauses of manage ment, to some of which there certainly was no conclusive objection, but which were at variance with the general arrangements made with respect to the management of the schools. In this condition the matter remained. Archdeacon Denison had, I believe, proposed some alterations at the meet ing of the National Society, but his proposal, whatever it might be, was rejected, and the Committee of Council and the National Society remained on the same amicable terms. Well, Sir, things were in this condition, much good having been effected, and agreerrients having been made with the various bodies who were conducting education in this coun try, and who each had separate reasons of distrust or a wish to carry particular measures of their own, but all these Lord at present at the head of the Government came into difficulties had been generally overcome when the Noble office. I own it appears to me that it would have been wise, considering the difficulties there would be in the first in troduction of this alteration,—considering that, altoge ther, both the Established Church and the various Dissent ing bodies seemed to be satisfied with what had beeenclone,—it appears to me that it would have been wise, inasmuch as the Ministrydid not professi to bring forward any but mea sures of urgency, to have left this question so far untouched as only to carry on the ordinary business, to entertain the applications made by the different schools, and not to have altered the general rules. However, such was not the view taken by the Government. They appointed a Committee of Education of the Privy Council, who were, I suppose, com posed of the responsible Ministers of the Crown. Ido not know that there has been any formal document stating the names of that Committee. [The CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER The names were published in the London Gazette."] They were, I suppose, published in the London Gazette, but the Government have not in any document laid before this House given the names of the Committee of Education. It appears that they came to a very im portant resolution on the 12th of June. I have stated that up to the present moment, if there is any difference between th local committee conducting the school and the cler gyman with respect to religious instruction, there is then an appeal to the bishop of the diocese, and that he has the sole power of determining and deciding the difference, and, if necessary, the schoolmaster must yield to that deci sion and abandon his situation. But, if there is a differ ence between the clergyman and the committee upon any other subject than religion, then, in that case, it was provided, after a great deal of communication e and correspondence with the parties, that the Lord President of the Council should name one of the inspectors of schools, that the bishop of the diocese should name a clergyman, and that if the two should not agree, then a magistrate of the county should be chosen by them—[ Sir J. Gastarsam- 4, Who must be a layman"]—and that, by these three, the question should be decided. Now, seeing that the Lord Church of i f almoee was restricted in his choice to an inspector of the e ? li b " England schools, and that these inspectors were of by the every case clergymen and must be first a pprov d a clergyman, lergymen n w ere c archbishop—that the ' bishop, in his turn, "'l e and that thus two out of three arbitrators eared e o t f t a h h t eh a s t kind Churchh e e that cases to the pre was no ground for apprehensunn of the Establiseed Church, it . appears _ aa iess would be decided with any unfair bias . me was not security that this sent Committee of Education t d a clause which enables have inser e by the clergymen appointed.. But s i • t re r:lP It was said in the event of any difference respect enough, and they, n other g rounds. . teachers to be dismissed.no the former minute that y teacher on account of his or her de te bishop, whose decision should be ing the " dismi l s i s e a , l o o nn3 f smt a r n uitettei:noof f Ethdeuccahtilidonre,niinn rtehleigioaelt,e"readn Now, it is quite clear that final. But thenserted the words, "or on other moral or re rounds. e p c p t T a e l should or minute, have u nsound te i ligious groluad master in entire de end nc p e a this alteration hear. upon bishop. the view which the clergy ) There can be no doubt as to that, be n t jos of what may be "moral grounds" whether he ma - kproper to continue ma y thin e it lacesd(erpit depends n a e r d ss hear.e upon p o 00 n the acholmaster in the charge o f the school. It is impossible not to tee that these words uP°D --e because include every possible objection that can be taken against a schoolmaster. It will be impossible for the schoolmaster to 1 34 0§4 . the C1er gY 131414. 09 may wish to row ye hick There are different parties in the Church whose views are exceed ingly different with respect to the moral conduct of the. schoolmaster. One clergyman may object that he is hoe schoolmaster the thereforethat a ch lax, and that h e g i ves too muc h recreat i on to hi s c hildren, eile another rosy think that' he is too puritanical an d stre.t. There is no ground of obje c tio n th a t can be taken to a notolmoanatn r be may a alteration in the m i nute feel h i mself depen d en t on the mustid to a t be nn a ce m , or a a n l der ground,thand c!ergyman.—(Flear.) This is the first ground of objection to this alteration. I have'befote stated in this House that it is in my opinion most reasonable that the status of the scheolmaster should be raised, that he should have a com petent salary. and that his social rank as an instructor of A oath should be recognised and elevated in the view of this House and of the country.—(Hear.) Now, - the consequence of this altered minute is to degrade and lower the condition of every schoolmaster; and r was not surprised that some gentlemen called upon me this morning to represent the effect of this minute. They said that not more than thirty teachers in those schools had been collected; but that they had no doubt if a meeting h a d been Elva; tised, there would have been a l arge mee ting of school maters of the Church of England sc h oo l s , b ec ause they all felt that their situation was changed, and that any opinion on the part of the clergyman to his disadvantage would ak once deprive the schoolmaster of his situation, and that 11 4 would no longer h ave th e opportun i ty o f ear ning his brea d - and maintainin his position. There is, it is true, an ap eeal to the bishop ; bat there could be no doubt that the bishop; would not, in the majority of cases, go through the psi flea-. lars of the complaint, but that he would be disposed to take it as he heard it from the clergyman, and that in 19 cases out of 20 he would decide the complaint in acctrd ance with the previous judgment of the clergyman. - (N eer ' hear.) That is the first objection I have to this miuute. The next objection is that its effect is evidently 10 we aken the influence of th e l ay mem b ers of t h e l oca l committee.' ittee. It appears to me to be of the utmost importance to hare a body of lay members to manage these schools, and th at y ou should induce th em t o t a k e a part in their management' to watch the condu c t o f the schoolmaster, and to promote the well-being of the school. lam fully aware how much atten tion the p aroc hi a l clergymen have devoted to these schools, and that they have, both by giving their mon ey and thei r time to an inquiry as to the best mode of education in their respective parishes, very much facilitated the cause of educa tion. Yet I think it will be much better for the ceergnma e l d t , himself that th e l ay mem b ers of the school comm i ttee s hould' likewise take a very great interest in the s chool.—(llea r a ' hear.) But if th ey can b e told by the clergyman that 111).' moral grounds the schoolmaster in whom they have con fidence, whose conduct of his school they approve of, i s to be dismissed, this cannot fail to diminish their motives to exertion, and the lay members will be desired to leave th e school altogether in the hands of the clergyman.—(Che era.) I think, with reg ar d t o t h e c l ergyman himself, i t i s of 1 10 small importance that the laity of the church should er operate with him in works of this kind.--(Hear, hear.) SA' the Churbh of England h as i ts e l ements of strength, an" has also its elements of danger. lam of opinion that its ele: ments of strength are very much greater than its elements of danger. Its elements of s t rengt h are, w h en i t carr i e s with it the co-operation, the confidence, and affection of the lay mem bers of the Church ; and its element of danger is, the being separated from the laity of the church, seeking other means of gaining power and authority, and not resting its pow er anti influence upon that general concurrence of sentiment on the part of the laity that has hitherto proved its best strength.—(Cheers.) The effect of this alteration in the minute is, in my opinion, to diminish the strength and in crease the danger of the Church. Its effect is to diminish the natural disposition of the clergy and the la it y to act together, and to induce the clergyman, by the mere exercise of his authority and will, to direct the education of the people of this country. I think this alteration very objec tionable on these grounds.—e Hear, hear.) But I do not think it will be very per n icious for some time to come. l have heard it said that in six or seven years, by the force of this minute, the laity will be excluded from the manage ment of these schools. I doubt whether so great an eff ec t will be produced.—(Hear, hear, from the Ministerial benches.) But it is a beginning on the part of a Governm ent which has newly come to power which owns itself not strong as regards the present Parliament, who acknowledged that their position dictated this session measures which were c humble and useful, but who have begun with a measure. of .. -- education which has neither humility nor utility for its b e _ racteristic.(Oheers and laughter.) But, if this is the case now, what will the Governm e nt d o when they have gre a s er confidence and greater power—if the people of this egu ntr i should give them greate r p ower t• procee d further to an alteration of the minutes of the Privy Council? --(gear' hear.) Why, Sir, the con sequence would be nothing less than this, teat a series o f m i nutes w i ll b e i ntro duced totally destroying the system of popular education as it now exists, placing it upon anothe r basis, and thereby endangering the whole system of educati on as it has been approved of by Par liament and by the country.—(Hear.) Having been the person who has recom men d e d th i s system to Parliament , and who has in office watched the greater part of its opera tions, I cannot but exp ress my apprehension at this begin ning of changes commenced by the Government in the shape of an alteration of the minutes of the Council of Education. —(Hear, hear.) There was no danger to be apprehended or inconvenience to be feared if the Government had gone on listening to applications which might be made to them, and if they had Pot during the present year changed the general rules by which these grants had been made. But no sooner was it announced, and from most important source, that he had had his way on this subject, and that they who had defeated him last year in the National Society must now yield to a greater aii thority—namely, to that of the Government —no sooner was this stated by Archdeacon Venison than a general alarm was expressed by the members of that society. It was stated by . some that the charter of the National Education Society had been altered; that it did not at present give the subscribers powers enough in the election of its functionaries and its committee; that the committee was unfairly constituted, and that there must be some alteration iu its elements; that an apposl must be oracle to the Crown not to issue the Queen's letter, and that, if it were issued, those who distrusted the present operations of the society must refrain from contribut ing to its funds. Ido not desire to say whether these par ties were right. I only say that this distrust and dissension and division, if it were not caused, was aggravated by the ap pearance of this minute.—(Hear.) It is said on the other hand, in the first place, that after all it is but an alternative to the local school committees to choose in what forsn'their own subscriptions shall be given, and under what manage ment they wish their schools to be conducted.—(Cheers.) If so, there would be great force in such an argument; but that is not precisely the case. Take the case of the promoters of a school who, with the assistance of the public funds, intend to maintain it. By means of this permanent trust-deed, or deed of settlement, they have the power I have described as being given by this minute, and that permanent trust-deed will afiect all subscribers to the school hereafter.—(Hear.) It may happen that, in the course of five or ten years, the great body of the subscribers to the school may not wish this management clause to be enforced. But this trust becomes a permanent trust, and the subscribers to the school in all time hereafter have no power to alter it.—(Cheers. ) It is not a case where the local subscribers have year after year the power to alter the arrangements, but the promoters of the school at the present moment will have the power of deciding in what manner the school in all future time shall be carried on.—(Hear, hear.) An other observation has been made. It has been said that the late Government, with regard:to the Roman Catholic school!. made a similar provision. But with regard to that minute upon the Roman Catholic schools, what was conceded to the founders of these schools was, that the bishop and priests of the Roman Catholic Church should conduct the religious instruction of these schools, and decide for themselves what it should be. That is a difference between the Roman Ca tholic schools and those of the Established Courch. But the principles of the Roman Catholic - Church are very diffsrent from those of the Established Church of these realms. Into the nature of the constitution of the Roman Catholic Church I will not now enter; but the established Church consists, , not of the clergy alone, but of the clergy and laity. Now this is the point which I think it most desirable to keep in view, and which I think the people of this country will keep in view. —(Cheers.) So long as the church exists they will think that the Church of England consiste of the clergy and laity— (Hear, hear)—and that with regard to all these questions of education the clergy and the laity should together decide. I have stated my views, but this is not a question as between one party and another in this House. I believe that many Hon. Members who sit upon the opeodte benches think with me with regard to the principles which I now support. I believe they think with me that the strength of the Church of -England does consist in its having the support of the laity as well as of the clergy, and in securing the general affection of the people. But, if that is the case, I say that the Government of this country ought W be most careful in making any alteration in the mode in which these grants have been distributed—(Hear, hear)- in suffering the impression to go forth that hereafter the schoolmaster in all Church of England schools is to depend upon the will of the minister of the parish and the Bishop, without any interference on the part of the laity.— ( Hear.) I understand that Lord Derby has given an assurance that the grants shall not be distributed according to this altered minute until some fresh grant from Parliament shall be made. That, so far, is a security for the present. I hop e that in the interval the matter will be considered by the Go vernment and by the people of this country, and that they will see how important it is not to disturb a system which has been working harmoniously, and which is working gr eat good, and that they will rather maintain those principles then seek to overturn them.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. WALPOLE said that much as the House had recently been weighed down by the pressure of business, he was glad there was an opportunity of discussing this matter in Parlia ment, and he hoped the result would be to remove certain misapprehensions under which many individuals laboured, and amongst them, he was bound to say, the Noble Lord opposite, the Member for London. Now, the Noble Lord t did not fault with them for not coming to Parliament previously previously to making this alteration. The point the y h b tne ar to deal with was the management clause; but they were only rangement under consideration he conceivedw. _ t parliament restoring or giving back to the Church . , n 4 In 1832 the vote had always intended it should p -"se sr material alteration amounted to 20,C00L In 1839 a a lno a, of which the Noble was made by the Government of ta member ; but in cense- Lord (Lord John Russell) w ee as a s created, an arrangement quence of the agitation that was come to between the Committee of the Privy Coun c il a nd the Church. The Noble L or d had given a definition of what ch as applied t the Protestant o t he phrase ( )bu r was meant by and theChurchofßome Rome; but he hoped theywould not disagree, that in the presen t instance a the Church m eant t h e l a i ty as well as the clergy ( _ear.) An arrangement then was . — e Committee of co me to between the the Privy Council and the Church In minute of Council it was laid down that . interference in the domestic government of the schools. was matter of observation, that during the whole time the Conservative Government remained in o ffice no objection was made to the grant to a school, but in 184 6, when the late Government came in, an entire change w as made by the introduction of the management clauses, and unless the Church contented to accept those clauses, they were not to pa r t a k e of one shilling of the gree t.— (Jete ar , hear.) Now, he thought the Church justly com plained of these clauses, and contended that they have the uncontrolled management of the schools. If the Govern mint now resolved that that was what the Church nits en titled to, he was of opinion, instead of leading to divisions, as the Noble Lord had thought it would, the change would, on the contrary, be productive of harmony in the Church. The Noble Lord had objected to the alteration on three grounds, one of which was, that it would degrade the schools, and he talked of the separating of the laity and the clergy in every part of the kingdom. The Noble Lord, he was sure, would not advocate anything that restrained the free action and liberty of the subject. Taking that for granted, let them see what w as the principle of that the change that had been introduced. The p rinci p le was, the promoter of every school should have the p ower to oa,, con stitute these schools as they liked, and that they should partake equally with other parties in the public moneyee—_ (taken that the public mo Hear, hear.) He agreed t hat in such cases care shou ld ney should not be app:ied in •Y other way than was contemplated by Parliament, a m i d fi t for himself, would say , t hat the lait y s h ould have a numcrbt, u. share in the a gement.— lie tho (Hear, hear.) o n a however, that any one p romotin g a scheor „ t shoula tied to right to come to Parlia ment an d say they w ere en" Dap Partake 9f a pOrti9l4 id the public unuey,—(Sear.) TE oTs ei a tioi`r• trLiDo din° if c•wsi thi they Minn for t! (Ilea theca