The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-11 00:00:00

fourth laittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBELAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 7, 1852. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Drawing ROOM, At St. James ' s Palace, on Thursday, 13th May next, at two o'clock, to celebrate her Ma jesty's birthday. N.B. Tho Knights a the several Orders are to appear in their Collars. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 10. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Henry Walter Ovendon, Esq., to be her Msjesty's Con sul at Maranham. ST. JANIES'S PALACE, MAY 5. The Queen has been phased to appoint Joseph Skip Lloyd, Esq.. to be Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of her Majesty's flonounible Corps of tiontlemen at Arms, vice Janice Bunco Curling, resigned. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 10. MEZIWZR RETURNED Ti SERVE. IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of liarwich—knac Butt, of L?eson•street, in the city of Dublin, Esq., in thf' room of Sir Fitzroy Kelly, wh,) has acellted the office of Steward of her Li4jeiity'6 Manor of Hemphoime. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAY 10. Royal Regiment of Artzliery—Fir3t Lieutona.t William Conyngham Lynch Does() to be Sccond_Ce.ptatn, vice E. Swinton, deceased; Second Lieutenant Frederick William Whitehead to be Frst Lieutenant, vice Blosse, May 1. ADMIRALTY, MAY 2. Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Francis Robert Newton to be First Lieutenant, vice William Kelly, dismissed the service. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire. Joshua Proctor Brown Westhead, Eiq., to be Derinty Lieatenant, April 29. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—lsaac Powe, Esq., to be Captain. vise Brooks, deceased, March 10. Commission by the Lo of rd-uten rant of the North Riding Y Lieorkshe. North York Regiment ot . Militia—Mark William Vane Milbank, Esq., to be Captain. CommissionDum by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dumbartonshire. Stirling, barton, Clackmancan, and Kinross Regi ment of Militia—William Cunningham Bontine, Esq., to be Captain, vice Maxwell, deceased; Ensign James C a mpbell to be Licuteutuit, vice Shaw, promoted; Archi bald Campbell, Gent., to b 3 Ensign, vice James Camp bell, promoted, May 4. WHITEHALL, MAY 6. The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of her Mejesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed William Wilding, of Mont gomery, in the county of Montgomery, gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married Promen, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Montgo mery, also in and for the county of Salop. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John .Haworth, cotton spinner. Burnley Lancashire. BANKRUPTS. George Manley Wetherrield, scrivener, Gresham street, City, lo surrender May 21, at twelve, and June 25, at elsvee, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Munday, Lancaster place, Strand. Richard Iladland. glass manufacturer, St. Helens, Lancashire, May 17, and Jnne 15, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Liorgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Hayward, Birmingham ; Dodge, Liverpool. John Henry Collins, draper, Halifax, May 28 and Jane 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leseis; Brierley, Halifax. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. B. Mainon, basket dealer, Brook-street, Holborn. N. Levy, assistant to a carcase butcher, Aldgate. W. Rule, grainer, Chiswell-street, Finsbury. W. C. Lloyd, town traveller, Kentish Town. S. King, upholsterer, Frederick-street, Hampstead-road. W. D. Marks, clerk, Saint John-street, Westminster. R. Howling, china and glass dealer, High-street, Poplar. J. Robinson, tailor, Goswell-road. T. C. Burgon„eseneral merchant, Burton-crescent. T. Collins, Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane. F. Swanwick, chemist, Commerce-place, Brixton-road. A. N. Steele, messenger at the Lambeth Police-court, Surrey-terrace, Old Kent-road. R. Hearn, commercial traveller, Eversholt-street, St. Pancras. H. Windle, rag dealer, Now-street, Brompton. J. Salmon, licensed victualler, Kiusswood, Serrey, C. Woodward, Regent-squire, Gray's Inn-road. W. Whittaker, builder, Croseyerow, Walworth-road. W. W. Lucking. auctioneer, Portman-square. R. Yellop, Southwick-sheer, Hyde-park, attorney. J. K. Gildea, King-street, St. James. G. Sayer, High-street, Guildford, farmer W. Barker, taylor, leasabottom-street. Stalybridge. R. Bleakly, builder, Union-street West, Salford. B. Collins, out of business, Liverpool. J. S. Darnbrougla, poulterer, Yorkshire. H. Halley, currier, Huddersfield. H. Hayley, currier, Huddersfield. G. B. Wainwright, ship :Ind insurance broker, Liverpool. J. Gill, joiner, Huuslet, Leeds. J. Gill, builder, Hun'iet, Lc , ds. J. Joplin, surgeon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. S. Newsirn, attorney, Seuthpert, Lineashire. D. Aecs North, stone taasoo, Morley, Yorkshire. D. Evans, out of buiiress, Merthyr Tydfi', Glamor gansiaire. J. Sutton, assistant to a flumes, Wielten, Cambridgeshire. R. Darling, ship owner, South Blyth, Northumberland. T. Huehes, Lutcher, Te tett- park, Liverpool. NV. Holden, grocer, Blaskharn. T. Kay. lab-ircr, Bury, Lancashire. I. Neowles, assistant butcher, Liverpool. S. Martin, boot soaker, Whalley, Blackburn. D. Shuttlewe rte, book keeper, Padihaeo, Lancashire. J. W. T. 'Tralter, fermer, Wileerspool, Cheshire. R. Coney, foreman to cab proprietors, Huddersfield. J. F. Smith, auctioneer, Newcastle-upon-T ; ce. J. Walton, saddler, N wcastle- upon- l'y'nx. J. Woodman, licenind victualler, Carmarthen. J. Meikle, j Mencliestcr. J. Shaw, lebourer, Blackley, Lancashire. G. Harrison, glove hand, Calvertoc, Nottinghamshire. THE KAFIR: WAR. (From the London Gazette of this Evening.) PROCLAMATION. By his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Colonel of the Second Battalion Rifle Brigade, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, and of the terri tories and dependencies thereof, and Ordinary and Vice-Admiral of the same; and her Mijesty's High Commissioner for the settling and adjustment of the affairs of the territories in Southern Africa, adjacent as contiguous to the eastern and north-eastern fron t,i,7 Of the said colony, &c., &e., &e. whereas the time has arrived when it is both just and 43o•tentot UP"ent to , expel the rebel Gaika tribes and tne rebel Hoek, 5 from the Weterkloof, Blinkwater, Fuller's tains; alt giver, and the whole of the Amatola Moan merset t ,the burghers of the divisions of Albany, So e'," Beaufort, Victoria, Albert, Cradock, and Graae•-etemet, h e . tween the ages of twenty commanded to a and fifty, are The burghere of A lbany, that is to say -- The ' Il ' i t ) anyt at Fort Brown. Q , c o ma erset 1 ,at Post Rtief. ~ yt Beaufort at Old e Koonap Post. ~ Gr_ e_ . Victoria, at Fort H are , 1 Albr!a_nd Cradock, at . Wbittlesea. ff 74 an itemet, to assemble at Cradock, nown that the as a second line. Ma;esty I do hereby In the name nod in behalf b j nreh:rs aforesaid proclaim and make lt_ are commanded to take the field uponthe- with this exception , t h e . Oll commando system, I by ration s will be provided for thems e lves Commissariat array Bement , 'II be incurred by the , but no expense vi ts Government for arms, horses, or appointmen • Tr ay are to nominate their own be moved b 1, officers, but they w ill, • 3se bY the Cettimauder-in- Chief himself, after the ir assembly , lY'1)ell those points where their services mayrequir ed ‘ to co which wilt operate with her Majesq's army, the Cob‘mais° disposed in converging columns, u nder..o personally, as to sweep in whole country, extending from Fort Beaufort to the left bank of the and the Wititerberg eastwar d to the hie . Ido hereby proclaim t o . the colonists, that they are now called on and commanded by her Majesty's repre _ sentative to aid in the expulsion of tboae irreclaimable Gaikas end Hottentot rebels, in driving them over th e Kei, and in establishing in perpetuity that security for this frontier which can alone protect the families, th e homes, and the property of its inhabita nts. And I do hereby make known, and do warn all con cerned, that if t hi s comman d o be not promptly and fully obeyed, the colonists must hear the responsibility which will be entailed upon them by t h e ir own apathy. The burghers wilt b e at the points herein designated, by the Bth of March proximo, prepared to move. The hesd-querters of th e Commander-in -Chief will be, on the Bth day of March, either at Fort Beaufort or F or t Hare, es may be hereafter announced. 6011 Save the QOEEN. Given under my hand and seal, at King Wi l. ham's Town, this 6th day of Feb. 1852. (Signed) H. G.,..311T14, Governor. By command of his Excellency the Governor, (Signe 1) JOHN GARVOCK, Lieut.-Col. Private Secretary. __ No. 2 Head-Quarters, Fort Beaufort, Sth March, 1852. The troops assembled at and near For: Beaufort, to dislodge the rebel Hottentots and Kafirs under the Chief Ma!lomo, occupying the strongholds of the Blink• water, Putt:l-' 3 l 11.,ptit, Water .t,,of, St:c., will be thus posted at tLe 1.,,,.., of the zespativo operations of the different cotutent. Th., ri4ht column units Lie utewitit-Cul.,tta Eyre, consistin g ot two •guns Royal Artillery. 43d Light Infantry, 7311 Regiment, and tentots. and F t detachment of Levies, Het l'itoeg, at tie Blink water POSL This co twol he joined by two com p 74th g u ns Royal Artillery, and iligblatdera now occupying that post, Captain Harwell's Mounted Detachment now there, will march to Yost Retie. ~ • 3. The centre Column under Lientenadt-Colonel - T -- —Z consisting of two guns Royal Artillery, 6th : . .1-'iY 'I A .LBrgirnent, four companies 45 t h R,. 60 th ..,:,4 , and ~.,.? „ 9 , c m ‘-, ixtr.3 and Firg•!9 tes4aS, ' ogp • A , h eat of El - ttt e '' iment ' 1)141.4. , 4 7 - A 9 cly'i Farm. -,.. „. . ... . 'i:?. - 1 , '4 , - . toic , ::' - '-' - "L'." 4 ,-,1 ) ) : 1 / 4 -- • . . :7; Y •• • I _:-.r . 4. These two columns will post themselves on these , ! points to-morrow, Tuesday, the 9th inst. 5. The left column under Lieutenant-Cothlonele 91st NRegi apier, consisting of two guns Royal Artillery , ment, four companies 74th Highlanders, 150 Cape Mounted Rifles, 200 Fingoes, and the burghers ordered to assemble at Haddon 's Old Post, will make that po'it the base of its operations. 6. On Tuesday, the 9th instant, this column 'Rill move and occupy th e sm all farm, called Nel's Farm, on the road below the Buch Neck. 7. The 12th Lancers, and detachment Cape Mounted Rifles, are posted at Hertzog, near Eland's Post, for the purpose of interrupting the retreat of the rebels into the Amatola Mountains. 8. On Wednesday, he 10th instant, the three columns will move to the attack. The right column will direct its main exertions to dis lodge the rebels from Fuller's Hoek, the ridge of which the enemy principally occupies, and where Macomo's kraal is. 9. The centre column will ascend the high ridge by the route pursued by Lieutenant-Colonel Fordyce, in the former attack, and will assail the Bashy Mod, con necting Fuller's Hoek with the Water Woof. 10. The left column will move by the waggon-road up the Water Kloof valley to its head, and will direct its Infantry and Cape Mounted Rifles to ascend thence to meet the attack of the centre column, while its mounted force of burghers patroles, so as to cut cif any dislodged fugitives, who may endeavour to cross from one kloof to the other, communicating with the mounted burghers expected to move from Post Retief. 11. The troops to carry with them three days' bread and field rations. It is possible they may supply themselves with slaughter cattle, but, whe ther or not, they must not be withdrawn from any stronghold of which they may possess themselves, for where the troops are the rebels cannot be, but move forward invariably into the bnsb, never coming into the open. The mounted force must cut off fugitives. 12. These are the outlines of the operations. 13. The officers commanding columns, and Major- General Somerset, will meet the Commander•in-Chief at 10 o'clock this day, to enter into the minutiae of their combined operations, upon which success depends. 14. The Head-Quarters and Major-General Somerset will be established at Blinkwater. (Signed) H. G. SMITH, Commander-in-Chief. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS; Lord REDESDALE took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition horn the county of Derby in favour of the enfranchisement of copy holds. The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from Londonderry, praying for amendments in the criminal law of Ireland. PENAL DISABILITIES REPEAL BILL. On the motion of Lord LYNDHURST this Bill passed through Committee. REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES (IRELAND) ACTS THE AMENDMENT BILL. . --- On the mot ion of the Earl of LONSDALE this Bill was read a second time. Lord REDESDALE, pursuant to a notice, presented a petition from an individual, complaining of the inter ference of the Commissioners of Excise with the sale of a preparation of mangel wurzel or beet-root, called booka, and praying that it may be put oa the same foot ing with chicory. The Earl of DERBY said that there was no prohibi tion against the sale of this preparation so long as the petitioner chose to call it by its own name; the only ob jection was to his mixing it with coffee and selling it by that name. After a few words from Lord REDESDALE and the Earl 01 WICKLOW the petition was ordered to lie on the table. MAYNOOTH. The Duke of ARGYLL rose to present several peti tions from Scotland against the grant to May moth. All these petitions proceeded on the ground that it was morally wrong for us to grant sums of money to support institutions for the propagation of a religit:n which we did not believe to be the true one. For his own part be must say that ho did not concur on this ground for the abolition. To his mind the question was one of policy merely. He was deeply grieved to per ceive the course which had been taken by the great constituencies of Scotland on this question in exacting pledges from the candidates now canvassing to vote in favour of this abolition, and he considered it to be the duty of their Lordships, placed as they were above the necessity of mingling with, a popular constituency, whenever they considered that the course which popular agitation mitht take on any particular question to be likely to be dangerous to the public policy, to enter their protest against it. NATIVE INDIA. Lord MONTE AGLE rose to present a petition on the au►'ject of the position and political rights of the natives of India under the last Act for the renewal of the charter. COLONIAL BISHOPS BILL. Ile report on this Bill was received and agreed to. Their Lordships then adjourned until Friday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SrEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bills wero read a third time and passa:— Sbillingford, Wallingford, and Reading Road, and Shil- lingrord Bridge. Tyne Improvement. The following Bills were considered and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time:— Battle and Robertsbridge Blyth and Tyne Railwa - y. Leeds Waterworks (No. 2). Londonderry Bridge (No. I). Londonderry Bridge (N 0.2). MiddlesbrJugh and Guisbrough Railway, Preston and Garstang Road. Stockport and Marple Road. PETITIONS. Sir E. FILMER presented a petition from Kent against the Maynooth grant. Mr. FREWEN presented a similar petilien. Mr. K. SEYMER presented a petition from a tem perance society, pr a ying the House to inquire into the causes and con s equences of intemperance. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from Birmingham against the Maynooth grant. Sir. J. WALMSLEY presently a petition from Gi fts . tonbury against the Militia Bill. Mr. HINDLEY and Mr. EIVAIIT presented petitions from Dissenting bodies against the Maynooth grant. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from the New Co`loge of London, praying to be exempt from the operation of the Charitable Trusts Bill. Mr. ROEBUCK pre;enteda petition from Sheffield praying for the repeal of ail taxes on knowledge. air. COWAN prese❑ted several petitions from various parts of Scotland against the Maynooth grant. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented four petitions from Msrylebone praying for the repeal of taxes on knowledge. Mr. BECKETT presented two petitions from Leeds, one against the Militia Bill and the other agains e tth is e grant to Maynooth. Mr. BROTHERTON presented nine petitions from Salford against the Militia Bill. Mr. FORBES presented a petition from Falkirk against the Maynooth grant. Sir JOHN TROLLOPE presented a similar petition from a place in Norfolk; also a petition from the attor neys of Stamford, against the certificate duty. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented several petitions from Surrey praying for the separation of Church and State, and the abolition of all grants for religious purposes. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from Stafford against the Maynooth grant. (Mr. SPOONER here entered the House leaning on the arm of an lion. Member, and appeared to be suffering from an attack of gout.) Mr. HUME presented a petition from the handloom weavers of London complaining of distress and praying for relief; also a petition in favour of ocean penny postage. Alderman HUMPHERY presented a petition from Southwark against the Maynooth grant. Mr. NEWDEGATE, on behalf of his Hon. Colleague (Mr. Spooner) who, be said, had met with an accident, presented a large number of petitions to the same effect. _ Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from the h foop a fro n rLb d .thr; • r l i: o n e d m weavers of the north, complaining of distress, and praying for assistance to emigrate. colony J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from the of St. Lucia, complaining of distress, and praying Me : r. ti m e lid_ r :l y L n L o S oth pr g es r e a n n ted a petition from Frome against repeal ~ta t n h o e t h_e_r from at •• TUFNELL r E es a e s n t t s ed to a tieh p o e u t s i e ti , o i n a ffraovmourDoefvothne table Tr usts gill, Bisho „‘laynooth Endowment Act. p 'AZa"Jill.Aarißdpotphr e e r se p n i t ti e e d es t hargeeainpsettittihoense Chari table Mr. FORBE - e against the el, MACKENZIE presented a petition Mr. cao G Y E ,lrth grime Dublin. presented a similar petition from ROME-MADE la te r. B II IIT pre " a similar petition from Bristol. gaavmeontiteetoptalrietueq Mr. IV G E pr esoosteenAt Ri e . d similar petitions from Man chester and the West of s P Y l o ß rk l s i h ,s ir . e. tn ve it n .t Lj ne o e E tice that on an early day he sho A u lr ld . R m E ov Y e N f O or L a li c S o e me to take into consideration the duty on home-made that IP ARTNERSIIIPS. the present mode of levy spirits in bond. INDUSTRIAL osiiii 7 ne i a i d o a r y am fortnight eiad i[ig thhee M MBl b r aX . .. C:V I ItlSirUd4 r e latingl3 liEaM g YBi t a tTU Y gave notice indu s tr i aICOAST th Cl i a n E E c 0 A t omorrow n l : su ß g l u e e i. n A e . 0 o h f e ti s i h e o l u os ld s ask the Government whether, of the Birkenhead, they intended to order a survey of month E. he should OPOLITAN POL y IC the coast of m Af E ri r ea ß . subtritßarlatigvetontohteicleltohuastetrheilsattiave to the operation of the metropolitan police force. PACHA OF EGYPT. Mr. ANDERSON wished to ask the Chancell or o f the Exchequer whether he r Majesty's Geeerement had received any official information of the termination o f the dispute betwaan the Porte and the Paella of. Egypt, and particularly of the withdrawal cf-the prripow L, J, the Porte to deprive the Pacha of the power of life and death in Egypt? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had -great pleasure in informing the House that the difficulties which bad existed between the Porte and the Pacha of Egypt bad terminated, and Government had received an official notification of a complete adjustment having taken place.—(Hear, hear.) The Porte had conceded to Abbas Paella the right of in dicting capital punishment for the term of seven years — (Hear, hear, and a laugh)—and the Pacha Had accepted that compromise as perfectly satisfactory.—(Laughter.) SUN, LONDON, THE CAPE. Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Colinies—first, whether he would have any objection to lay on the table of the House the Constitution of the Cape of Good Hope, as amended by the Legislative Council; secondly, whether there is any truth in the alarming report, that the Boors under Pretorius lay claim to the Orange Sovereignty and Natal, have set the British authority at defia,nce, and have attacked the native tribes? Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said the Hon. Baronet laboured under an erroneous impression in supposing that the ordinances which had been received were com plete; they were, in fact, not, strictly speaking, ordi nances, as they had not yet received the sanction of the Governor; and it would, therefore, be premature at present to lay them before the House.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the second question, be was happy to state that the dispatches which had recently been received contained no grounds for the rumour to which the Hon. Baronet had referred. Sir W. MOLESWORTH wished to ask the Hon. Member for Staffordshire if ho had received information on the subject? Mr. ADDERLEY was about to state that his infor mation confirmed the report, but the Hon. Gentleman was stopped by The SPEAKER, who stated that it was very unusual to ask a private Member a question concerning a Go vernment department.—(Hear, hear.) THE REV. MR. BENNETT. Mr. HORSMAN said it would be in the recollection of the House that this day three weeks he had sub mitted a motion to the House on the subject of the induction ;of the Rev. Mr. Bennett to the vicarage of Frome, and it would also be remembered that the Government promised to inquire into the circumstances, which he then brought before the House. It was three weeks since that motion was made, and he therefore hoped he was not exhibiting any undue haste in asking what steps had been taken for in stituting the inquiry and with what result?—(Hesr.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER willingly admitted that the Hon. Gentleman was quite justified in putting the question; but he:could assure i _him and the House that the attention of the Government to the cir cumstances connected with the induction of Mr. Bennett had been unremitting.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted, that after baying made that declaration the Hon. Gentleman would not press for further information.—(Hear.) Mr. HORSMAN was unwilling to: trespass further, but, perhapi, the Right Honourable Gentleman would state when the House might expect to be further iacrmed on this subject? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could fix no particular day, but he certainly did expect that it would be in his power to communicate something definite to the House speedily—el:fear, hear)—when he would not wait for any question to be asked him, but would afford the information voluntarily.—(Hear, hear.) THE 4 , DUNFERMLINE NEWS. In reply to Mr. FIUME, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that he knew nothing of Mr. Fetcher, who had written to the pro prietors of this publication threatening to prosecute them on behalf of the Inland Revenue for publishing without a stamp. MAYNOOTH GRANT. Mr. SPOONER then rose to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the system of education carried on at the College of Maynooth. He was confident that in bringing forward his present motion he would receive the liberal and kind indulgence of the House.—(Hear, hear.) At the outset he would say he was anxious to abstain from hurting the feelings or wounding;the:consciences of members of the Roman Catholic faith. He bad no quarrel with individuals, but in the ful!ness of the Protestant faith, be would give to every individual the right of private judgment. He quarrelled with the system of education at Maynooth. He charged it with being injurious to moiety of having a tendency to create immorality, and of being subversive of the true principles of alle giance.—(Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") He maintained that the original grant was based on a bad principle, and that the forebodings of those who opposed it had been completely realized. The system was antagonistic to the word of God, and was in fact a national sin. As such, therefore, it was his earnest wish to have the grant removed. lie would refrain from all political argument, and confine himself simply to the policy of the measure. He meant to conclude by asking for an inquiry into the system of education pursued at the College of Maynooth. That would probably be met by a common but, he thought, unfounded assertion, that nothing could be gained by the inquiry, as the Rouse already knew every thing connected with tbo system of education. He would now lay before the House the authority of Sir Robert Peel to show that such an inquiry was at all times incumbent on the House. He believed that gene rally the contents and nature of the books used in the College were unknown. When Sir R. Peel settled the grant by Act of Parliament, he said he did not agree in opinion that the system of instruction ought to be a matter of indifference to the House. But it was said they could not revoke a grant which had been solemnly made. On that he joined issue. Was ho to be told that the House could not recall its own gift if it saw sufficient reasons for doing so? Lord J. Russell also stated, in April, 1845, though he did not agree that they should sud denly stop advancing further sums, he considered that if the persons who benefited by:them became the leaders of rebellion, or sought to injure the community, there would be a valid reason for withdrawing all assistance from the college. That was a sound con stitutional principle, and was applicable to the present question. No one could deny that the priests educated at Maynooth had from time to time, and especially recently, offered resistance to the power of the Crown and the constitution as by law established, They said, in fact, that they would never be 'content while the incubus of the Established Church continued to exist.—(Loud cheers from the Irish Members.) Hon. Members opposite admitted that, but by the oath of allegiance which every Roman Catholic took in that House, they were bound not to injure the Established Church.—(Cheers.) These priests were not teachers of religion, but the leaders and conductors of retellion, and he held that they were at liberty to repeal the grant whenever they found that it was employed for purposes injurious to the public weal, and dangerous to the welfare of the Monarchy. Then great concessions had not been re ceived by the Roman Catholics in the liberal and confid ing spirit in which it was made. The Propaganda expressed the deepest feeling of delight at the exceeding munifi cence of the Government of England, bat unfortunately the practice pursued at Maynooth did not coincide with what might have been expected under the circumstances. The books used in the College said that every person baptized in the Roman Catholic Church should be con sidered to be under the dominion of that Church. They also contained the doctrine that the Church had the power to dispense with all oaths and vows when cir cumstances might render it necessary or expedient. They then proceeded to point out 24 ways in which oaths might be got rid of.—(Hear, and laughter.) Now, if this religion abounded amongst us and was on the growth, what security bad they for enforcing an oath, no matter in what shape it was administered? Ho entreated the House, then, to take the matter in hand, and stop lending its assistance to principles which the country detested.—(llear, hear.) What was the canon law of the Roman Church? Cardinal Wise man had been sent by his master, the Pope, for the express purpose of carrying out this law, and most effectually was he doing it.—(Hear.) The canon law was strict indeed, and it it was obeyed, as the Popo insisted it ought to be, by his followers there was no security for either person or property.----(Hear, hear.) This canon law declared that no oath was binding which did not conserve the honour of the apostolic see; and, as many of the oaths administered in this country were directly opposed to that doctrine, what security had they for the fulfilment ot these oaths by Roman Catholics? None whatever. And this was another reason why he demanded that this inquiry should be had.—(Hear, hear.) Besides the Pope and his agents had the power ot absolving Roman Catholics from thh responsibilities which attached to an oath, and he was not quite certain that this power was not only upheld, but daily exercised in the College of Maynooth. (Hear, hear.) (LEFT SPEAKING.) MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, May 11.) SUGAR.—To-day the West India Sugar market was well supplied. At auction 283 hhds 35 tierces and 11 brie Barbadoes were sold at the previous currency, fine yellow went at 393 to 40s, good middling to good 36 s 6 d to 38s 6d, middling 34s 6d to 365, ordinary 32s to 345, brown 31s; 60 hhds Demerara crystalized full rates, fine went at 42s 6d to 43s 63, middling to good 383 to 40s, and washed 333 to 39a 63 per cwt. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar met with a lively home trade demand, brown lumps selling at 46s 63, and low to fine grocery 47s to 50s per cwt. Of Cru she d Sngar many parcels wore taken for shipping at former terms. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the parcels of Mauritius Sugar offered at public sale were large, and amounted to 14,000 bags, but the whole sold; in some cases the rates taken were, however, rather under those of Fri day; fine and superior yellow went at 36s to 38s, good 345 6d to 35s 63, low to mid 33s to 31s, middling to fine grey 33s 6d to 363 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the public sales of Ben gal comprised 2,500 bags; white Benares, of which nearly the whole consisted, went at sit rates, and realised 37 s to 403 for fine and superior, damp aria washed 36s to 38s 6d; a small proportion of Khaur sold at 24s to 255, and ordinary soft yellow 25s 63 to 265 63; these are rather lower terms. The form& r value i; barely supported for Madras, and the public sales of 2,000 bags went at 253 to 26s for middling to fine soft brown, at 26s 63 to 28s for low to good yellow, and better sorts 293 to 303 6d. Penang realized the full value, and 2,200 bags at public sale all found buyers, ordinary to good soft yellow 27s to 295, fine 30s to 325, and like Mauritius 33s to 355, middling to good white 355 6d to 36s 63 per cwt. FOREIGN.—To•day there was again an active demand for foreign Sugar, chiefly for shipping, hut no f u rth er advance has b een esta bl ishe d . Si nce F r iday the opera tions are 3,000 c h ests ye l low H avanna h frail-35s to 39s M. and 25,000 t o 30,000 ba gs 192. fid tO 25$ per ofit clgsed Lianilla in bond at COFFEE.—To-day Native Ceylon was in excellent re quest. At Auction 672 bags sold at 43s 61 tor good ordinary, and at 323 6l to 403 64 for damaged. Plan tation Ceylon met with a good demand and realised the full currency. At auction 327 casks and 196 bags were sold, superior realised 725, fine 63s 6d to 653, good and middling 57s to 593, low middling 5.53 to 56?, other sorts 50s to 455, triage 435 to 583 6d to 69s 6d per cwt. Cocoa.—Sales of Trinidad, fine rad made at 393 to 445, good 365 to 38s, low to middling 333 to 353. grey 305 to 333, and Granada from 29s to 345. There is yet reluctance to operate in Foreign and a desire evinced to sell at previous low terms. At auction 694 bags Para were taken in at 255. The value of Guayaquil is 283 to 293 per cwt. dOLASSES.-To-day Molasses met with loss attention, and at public sale 162 p uns o f D emerara M o l as ses were taken in at 13s per cwt, being the former value. TEA.- . TO -day sever a l th ousan d c h es t s o f Tea wore sold at stiffer rates, and low to good ord Congoa realised Bid to 9id per lb. RICE.-Prices have not improved for East India, but the demand has been rather better. The private ope rations aro 4,000 bags, and rates for good to fine white Bengal rule at 9s 9 i to lOs 6d, mid and good mid 93 to 9s 6d, Broken 81 61 to 8s 9d, Cargo Bs, Madras, Pinky is 93 to 8s 6d, Coringa Grain si 6d to 9s; Pearl Barley and American 8s 6d to 9s, and Moulmein 9s to 10s. At auction 3,352 bags Java were sold at lOs 6d to 115 for good sound white. For Patna a good demand prevails at lls to 16s, end town-dressed Carolina 21s to 27s per cwt. Several parcels of Sago have been taken privately; small Pearl at 155 to 18s, large and medium 21s to 245. For Sago Flour the market is quiet at 14s, and Farina at 15s to 17s per cwt. Of Arrow Root, supply keeps light, and the rates paid for Bermuda are Is Id, St. Vincent's 3d to id, Brazil an d E ast India i i to 24.1; orders are on the i ncrease for Tapioca, and rates for Rio range at 2d to 3id, Bahia and Para lid to 3d per lb. Irsnmo.-The quantity declared for sale was 6,171 chests in the A, and 1,185 in the B catalogue, total 7,356 chests; of which 255 chests were not printed, or withdrawn previous to the commencement of the sale, leaving chests vin the h q a u v a e ntity to be brought forward 7,101 chests. passed the sale this day. The attendance of foreign and home buyers was larger than usual in the May sale. The first 400 chests in the catalogue were Kur pabs of European manufacture. and well suited for export orders; they sold with considerable spirit at an advance of 6d to 9d on the prices of the last sale. A few small marks of dry leaf Madras followed, and went off un evenly at 4d to 6cl advance. The latter part of the day w h a: a to:. Clueapvieidngwith a few marks of Bengal, which sold as follows, as comp are d w ith the February sale's prices:- Good and fine s hipping 5d to 6d advance, middling 6d to Bd, and ordinary 5d to 6d. Proprietors bought in 200 chestsc 730 he market sold. SALTPETRE. has a dull aspect, and there is a more plentiful supply; a decline took place today of la per cwt for the better sorts. Of 500 bags Calcutta at auction a small part only sold, 6i per cent. good quality at 28s 6d, 8i ditto, 275, and mid 10{ at 265. Privately the lower sorts are offered at 24s 6d to 258 6d per cwt. British Refined met with a slow sale at 29s 6d to 30s, and i s lik e ly to be cheaper. Nitrate of Soda is 14s 6d to 15s. OILS.-This afternoon the public sale of Palm Oil went off et an advance, and 100 tons sold at 26s 6d to 27s 3d for good to fine quality. TALLOW.-Notwithstanding the time of year, and heavy stocks, there has been a good business concluded, and prices are higher on the spot; fine yellow Russian realizing 36s 9d to 375. A larger demand exists for de livery, and 37s 93 to 38s is now the value for last three months of the year. Home melted is dearer, and sales are to a fair extent made at 36s 6d net cash. For other sorts of Tallow there is also an advance. Of Aus tralian 320 casks at auction were nearly all sold-beef at 338 to 355, mutton 33s 6d to 36s 9d; 166 packages South American 33s 6d to 85s 6d; 46 casks grease 27s to 325; and 72 casks Italian Tallow 363 to 37s per cwt. For auction 700 packages are declared. PROTI sorts.-Although new Irish Butter is offered scale; fine Waterford at 7 5 s to 78 s, Limerick 70 s at low rat e s, yet operations have been upon small to 725, and fourth Cork at 583, landed. Of Fo reign there is still a plentiful supply. There has been a large demand; Friezland, fine at 745._ . to 765, surplus and seconds 6 0 s to 70 s , Holstein and Biel, fine 76s to 78s, Holland 68 s to 703, Goningen, 583 • to 60s, inferior 50s to 545, and fine Leer 66s to 68s. A good sale exists for English; fine Dorset 76s to 90a; other kinds 58s to 708, fine Devon 70s to 745, and fresh 7s 6d to Ils per dozen lb'. Baran met with a more ready sale during the last few days, and rates are firm; Irish small meat at 49s to 535, heavy 47s to 50s, Hambro' sizeable 49s to 545, heavy 47s to 455, and Dutch 44s to 465. In Mid• dies many purchases have been made at rates ruling from 44s to 465. A lively dem a nd exists for mess Pork, and supply being light, rates have advanced, Irish prime selling at 75s per barrel; and Bacon mess 72s 6d. Irish India is much in demand and 120 s to 122 s 6d per ti e rc e is the value. Beef is wanted , and is in small supply, the price of Irish India is 115 s to 120 s; mess 95s to 100 s; American ditto 90a to 100 s a ti erce . A f ree sale exists for Hops; Irish from 461 to 58s; English 60s to 645, Westphalia 46s to 48s. Ther e i s a re l uctance to operate in Lard; Irish bladdered can easily be ob tained at 54s to 595, keg and firkin 46s to 525, Ham brough bladdered 553 to 58s, and Ameri can 53 a to 545. Only a limited demand exists for Cheese ; Ed am 34 s to 425, Gouda 31s to 4 0 $ , Kanter 18s to 18s 6d, and Ames rican from 303 to 42a per cwt. SPORTING NOTES. No. CCXXIII. INTRODUCTORY GLANCE AT THE DERBY, &c, TO THE EDl7Oli OF THE SUN. SIR,—By way of commencing my final - remarks on that race of races, the Derby—without exception the greatest stake in the universe, both in value and the in terest it excites—it is my intention to-day to lay before the sporting readers of The Sun the names of those horses that will be absentees from Epiom, and likewise those that are in active preparation for the ensuing great even t. There is a third class which may send forth a few starters, or may not, about which at present I can say nothing. I, colt, B Gerard,e wick, The following list includes all the certain non starters:—Filly by F ancy Boy, Rolando, Bull's-eye, P a ° re c Pl oi t , Ile , Greyleg, Oh Don't colt, Tomato, The Surveyor, Dis may, The Monk, H ugo, Weathcrgage, Wiasma colt, Nutcracker, The Prophet, Little John, Croat, Hy mettus, Hesperus, Rosary, Magnes, Hyacinth, p c a i d l 'a s G I Bold el ld i n n ß i n o g )", Varm i nt , T P h o e od Poodle, S i Sir John Tom Lens, colt by Slane dam by Alarm's dam colt, Canter , The Old English Oak, Bob Major, General Washington , Man bDF P in c h, urora Came 1 ,l yn! Do l lop i idi Fortis, Delia The lerilicatiaes tc,ce C oc S o ngster, Scien ce colt, Hautboy, Haitoe colt, Water Lily, The Monarch, Brother to Deicoon, Odessus, Letter press, Constantine, Governor, Baron Martin, Sir William grove, The Major Harper, John of Leyden, Richard Primmer, Geleon, Al hambra, Sir John Barleycorn, Duke of Leinster, Snar ler, Garibaldi by Gladiator, Jennala colt, St. Alban, Cavan, Royal George, Th e Ol d Lad, Grand Duke, Lucie), Chopkins, Breastgtrth colt, Rebecca colt, Cleveland, Sarodon, Garibaldi b y Moss Trooper, Captain Flash, Sister to Johnny colt, Cruiskeen colt, Ocean Monarch, Harry Bluff, Norhsni, Galti more, Fama colt, Azle!, Clumsy Jack, The Suttler, colt by Hetma.n Platoff, dam by Camel, St. Andrew, wiegentind, Wideawake Livermere, Orpheus, Free trader, lioulakin, Glee co l t ,' Theodine, George the Third, Horton Yates, Emerystone, Nonsuch, Don Carlos, La zarus, Young Hawthorn, Ovando, Dogberry, Glen 0! Anchisis, Bird of Prey, Camara, Fancy Bird, Chimney Sweep, Showman, Guzerat, Lord of the Manor, Child of the Mist, San Be n i to, Don Issachar, Blackstone , Pea cock, Stratagem, Constitution, Fancy Free, Xenophon, Macedonian, and Wedlock filly. Those horses who are in active preparation are the following:—Augur, Rin g of Trumps, Ambrose, Orelio, Alfred the Great, Hobble Noble H ome browed, Har binger, Kingston, Th e Nabob, 'Buckthorn, Alcoran, Youog Hammond, Maidstone Joe Miller, Stockwell, ClaTerhouse, Little Harry, Missive, Treasurer, Elcot, and Convulsion. Both Stapleton and Father Thames, I believe, will be missing from John Day's lot, and Lapidist from Cooper's stable.' Th e starting of Daniel O'Rou rke and Phantom from S cott ' s is somewhat doubtful, though one or other may be tent General Anson's Princess colt ma y be sent to the poet also; as may Old Rowley or Claverhouse h cY Launcelot from W. Day's stab le; Masham from , Saunders's, or Peppermint from Wad low 's. Gorden An may appear as a start er, as also may the colt by - Pbleuon and Hierarchy . All these latter remark s are, however, purely speculatiYe, and founded on no information of my own. I shall Proceed no further in my remarks on the Derby to-day, merely cons idering this as introductory matter, and adjourn them, theretore, till Thursday next, when I shall lay before my readers a curious batch of news concerni ng th ose horses who are prepa rin g and intended for this - event . I great perceive by the entries for the Rowley Mile Plate that no great light will be thrown on the Derby by its result to-day. The runners for the Suffolk Stakes to-morrow will be St. Antonio, Tophana, and Maria. Poodle and Hugo may also go, but it is understood to be very dubious. The bettin g this morning is quiet a t t he followin g quotations: —Suffolk Stakes ---6 to 4 agst St. Antonio; 2 to 1 agst . Maria. 10 Sovs. Stakes -5 to 2 a g st Arethnsa filly; 4 to 1 east any other. Cleveland Handicap (Shrewsbury) -5 to 2 eget Lenny Wheat. Derby-6 to 1 agst Hobbit) Noble; 8 to 1 each agst Little Harry and Alcoran; 11 to 1 agat Claverhouse; 12 to 1 agat Stock well; 15 to 1 agst Alfred the Great; 16 to 1 agst Kings ton; 25 to 1 agst Orelio; 25 to 1 aget Joe Miller; 30 to 1 agst Dent; 30 to 1 agst Augur; 50 to 1 agst Missive; 50 to 1 agst Buckthorn. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. May 11, 1852. COURSE OF EXCH. A.tnatercAm ....... 12 1 Rotter Ditto, three Months .. 12 2 1 4 dam 12 2 Antwerp.. „. „. 25 65 Brussels.. •• •• ••• .. •• • • 25 65 It unburgh ..M.B. 13 I I Altona • • • .... Paris, 3 days'siglit •• 25 47% Ditto, 3 months 2S 65 Marseilles .. .......... 25 65 Boardeaux.....„. •• • Frankforton 122% Berlin .. ........ Vienna, dice. ao.• •• •• 12 28 Trieste, ditt0.......... 12 40 Petersbargh, 311. Rble.. 371 4 Madrid • • •.., •• •• •• Cadiz '• •••:. .• •• .• •• •• =ow, Baxeeloaa .• •• •• •• •• Sevilla.. •• g• •• •• •• •• tiNGE.-(THIS DAY.) 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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LO It DS. May 10. CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY OF YORK. Lord REDES DALE then rose to bring forward a motion, of which he had given notice, for copies of the writs summoning convocation in the province of York. He said their Lordships would recollect that last session he had called their attention to the subject of convoca tion, and certainly since then the subject had lost none of its interest. He believed there was a steady and pro gressive desire on the part of those interested in the Church, that her members should have the same means of governing her affairs as were enjoyed by the Church of Scceland and by every other religious community. It was well known that great exertions were making, on the part of the Church of Rome, to have synodical action; and it was of course more important that the Church of England should possess that power. It was necessary that some tribunal should exist, before which questions relating either to doctrine or discipline might be referred; and all persons must feel that neither HOMO of Parliament wan a fitting body for that pur pose, to which petitions or inquiries could be properly addressed relative to subjects connected with the Church.—( Hear, hear.) It could net be denied that the Church of England was deficient in some tribunal of this kind, to which could be submitted the control of her internal regulations.—(Hear, hear.) Leaving now, with these remarks, the general question, be would refer to the particular matter which formed the subject cf his motion. It was known to their Lordships, probably, that the Convocation of Canterbury, though it did not proceed to discussion, was regularly constituted, and, to some extent, even might be said to transact business; for it presented an address to the Crown though not permitted to enter upon any other matter. The convocation of the province of York, however, though it was a body more popularly constituted—i. e., having more elected members—had not so regular a character, and had ceased fur a long period to discuss any business. It never assembled, for instance, in two houses, but the prelates sat in the same chamber with the minor clergy—partly, no doubt, from the limited number of bishops in the province, and partly from the fact that, as there was no business to draw them together at York on the assembling: of Parliament (the occasion when con vocation was summoned), they usually sent proxies. There had, therefore, been a limited attendance and but little business. It would be desirable to revive the power of exercising the proper functions of convocation as they had of old been exercised ever since the Reformation. Thus the canons of 1603 had been considered and sanctioned by the clergy of the archdiocese of York in 1704, in convocatioe, summoned by Archbishop Hutton ; but in which ; owing to that prelate's death, the dean, by royal commission, had presided. So, after the Restoration, there was an assembly and convocation (as we under stood) on Church affairs. So, in Queen Anne's reign there was an address to her Majesty with regard to Queen Anne's Bounty. Even during the reign of her present Majesty, in 1847, the clergy of the province of York desired to address the Crown, and the late Primate concurred in that wish; but dying, his successor did not like to disturb a long,-standing system, and so the mat ter dropped, and from that time till the present year no convocation had been summoned. In this year, however, they were summoned in the usual form. They had ad journed to the chapter-house, and stated that it was their intention to present a petition to the Queen, to which a courteous reply was sent by his Grace that in the ab sence of any licence from the Crown ho could only direct the petition to be sent into the registrar. Under these circumstances, and supposing that everything bad been regular, they had thought it right to make this state• ment; but he was sure that he would not be conveying the wishes of the parties, if be reflected in any way upon the conduct of the Right Rev. Prelate upon that occa sion. Everyone must appreciate the unwillingness of the Right Rev. Prelate to take any steps except those which had been sanctioned by former precedent. At the same time he was sure it would be felt that it was open to all to canvass the question of whether the not opening the seasion annually was one which ought to be perse vered in, or a course which was justified by precedent. Hitherto the question had stood thus—that where at tendance was given, the session was opened; and it was a feeling shared in by himself and others, that the clergy of one province should enjoy the same privileges as were enjoyed by the other. He hoped and trusted that in calling the attention of their Lordships, he had not done it offensively to any one, and he would suggest that the example which was about to be set by the Right Rev. Prelate's lamented predecessor might be more grateful to the clergy, and with these remarks he begged to sub mit the motion, which was merely of a formal nature, to their Lordships. The Archbishop of YORK thanked the Noble Lord for the temperate manner in which he had alluded to the mattereand to the Right Rev. Prelate his predecessor and himself. True, his lamented predecessor had given a most unwilling assent to it. In 1837, on the acces sion of the present Sovereign, when it was proposed to hold a convocation, and meet and forward an address of congratulation to her Majesty, it had been forbidden by his predecessor, because it had not been done for the last 180 years. At his very advanced age, and imme diately before his death, at the solicitation of certain parties, he had given a reluctant assent to present a petition. When the writ came down to York, ho had transferred it es quickly as possible to the registrar, with orders that whatever had been aforetime done should in that case be done also. He was not an inex perienced man, but had held the office from the earliest part of the century, and had succeeded his father, who bad held the office fur fifty years, commencing in 1779, so that it had been in the family for nearly 100 years. He concluded, therefore, that whatever had been the practice would bo done. It appeared that no archbishop had attended in any instance since the time of Henry VIII., except twice — on ce after the revolution in 1688, and again in 1708. There was no single instance ex cept those two. There were always some Commissioners who represented the archbishop, who were generally the dean and chapter, and who attended the convocation. It was true that the convocation met on the 4th of Feb., and that one of the members sent to him to say that he had one or more pet itions to present to the co nvoca ti on . He presumed that it was the duty of the proper officer to receive them. On the sth, after they had met—how many were present be did not know, but he had a letter s t a ti ng that they bad met—that they went to the chapter-house, and that they _found nobody in attend ance, and adjourned. He nth written to the deputy registrar, who had stated at all had been done w hi c h was usual and of the He had never heard anything more the matter until it bad been brought forward by the Noble Earl, but he had satisfied himself that what had been done was according to the usual practice. He had received a letter from his secretary on the subject, in which he stated that s. with respect to writs from the Crown, your Grace has since your translation to the see, do ne a ll t h at was ne cessary in such cases." That was in answer to a letter directing him to make inquiries into former precedents. He also bad ft letter from a canon r es id ent i ary o f Y or k , o f twenty-six years' standing, who had been domestic chaplain to the late Archbishop, and who stated that the former Archbishop had never been present, nor was a ny archbishop present in the chapter. house since the year 1720, when i t was o p ene d by Archbishop Sharpe; and that the prorogation of the writ on the 4th of February was strictly in accordance with precedent. Now the writer, Mr. Dixon, was an accomplished anti quarian, and he had assured him that there had not been the slightest departure from ancient custom. Ho could not pledge himself to do so on any future occa sion, at the same time the address of the Noble Earl should have his best consideration. Lord LYTTLETON would be extremely sorry to see the convocations of either province brought into ex istence for business in their present constitution, and in an irregular manner, as if by surprise. Still he thought that the convocation should be allowed to petition and memorialize the Crown, as was done frequently its the diocese of Canterbury. It would appear that the Right Reverend Prelate relied entirely upon the information he bad received from others, and contended that what ho had done was strictly in accordance with precedent. But he was informed that on the 19th of November. 1847, the question of the election of the Archbishop of York was taken into consideration,as appeared by the records of the court. On the occasion referred to by the Noble Earl, notice had been given to the Noble Earl that a petition would be presented, and that was the grievance of which those parties complained. The Earl of REDESDALE replied, observing that ho was sure the address of the Right Rev. Prelate would be received with as much satisfaction by their Lordships as himself. The motion was then agreed to. COURT OF APPEAL IN MATTERS OF DOC- TUESDAY EVENING, MAY ii, iss2. TRINE. The Bishop of LONDON said that it would be in the recollection of their Lordships that in 1850 he had in troduced a Bill into the House for the purpose of regu lating the court of last appeal, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in all cases where the question of doctrine should come before them. The important pro vision of the Bill was that the Bishops should deliberate thereupon, and communicate the result to the Privy Council ; that the Privy Council should be bound by that opinion to decide whether the doctrine was true doctrine and consistent with the doctrin es of the Church of England. The Bill had not been favourably received by their Lordship, and he had suffered lustyeettirvel to f pass, contenting himself with only givin g an intimation that ho did nut altogether let the subject cease, one of such a nature that it ought not to be suffelreLdwatos rest much longer undetermined. All ho intend e d to say on the present occasion wasonly that ea rly next session, if it pl ease d him, he intended to intr o d uce a God h sp are Bill, diff e r en t i n oneimportant point from the former one, because it did away with the objection that had been made, still con tending that the question of doctrine should be referred to the Bishops er to the Upper House of Convocation; that their opini ons should be communicated to the Judi cial Committee o f t h e Privy' Council, but that it should not be binding up on them,but merely communicated to them in the way of advec7;u important alteration, b That was obviously a very because it was objected that the former Bill w as an Invasion of the jurisdiction of the Court. He mentioned the matter now that the Govern ment might h ave ti me to cons id er t h e ques tion, and make up their minds how far they would sanction the prin ciple. He did not think it right to put a Question di rectly to the Noble Earl at the head of the Government. He wished merely to express an anxious hop e, whiol":"5 shared with him by many otherg, theL the preposition would receive the farourable consideration of those with whom, after all, the decision must rest. The matter had been iecoreeetly placed upon the minutes of thoieLced. ibipil douse,jig Get t i i a ly sa i d ao; Wput a , direct question to the Noble Lard at the head of the Government. The Earl of DERBY thanked the Right Rev. Prelate for not having brought forward the sotject as a direct question, which it might have been inconvenient to ex press an opinion upon, with regard to the course which her Majesty's Government might think it right to adopt upon u Bill not then before the House. Suah a course would lead to an inconvenient precedent, and, in the po sition ho was at present placed in, he was certainly un able to express an opinion with regard to the course the Government might take, without consulting his col- leagues upon both the principle and details of the Bill. If he rightly understood the Right Rev. Prelate, he pro posed to leave the jurisdiction in the same hands us it was at present, and did not propose to interfere in any way with the opinion and decision of the Privy Conned, but he proposed that the Bishops—as their Lordships sometimes acted in calling in th e J u d ges to di r ect their opinions and judgment—should be called upon to give their opinion, when the question arose'upon matters of doctrine, to say what was essentially doctrine, or heresy, or error. Although he certainly could not pledge him self as to the course he would pursue ; y( t, if he was not mistaken, he recollected a proposition of some such intermediate step between the Bill of the Right Rev. Prelate of 1850 and the total rejection of the mea sure having been made to their Lordships. Still he was of opinion that where a question arose of what was false doctrine or heresy, the opinion of the Bishops upon such points—although they might not be entitled to decide what was doctrine—yet their opinion and judgment must be most valeable upon such qeestions, as they must base long and deeply studied it, in directing the judg ment of the Privy Council to a final decision. Further than that he did not think the Right Rev. Prelate would wish him at present to go.—(Hear, bear.) ECCLESIASTICAL MUNIMENTS. On the — Motion of the Bishop of SALISBURY. the House went into Committee on the Ecclesiastical Muni ments Bill, After a brief conversation it was agreed to send the Bill to a Select Committee. BURGHS IN SCOTLAND BILL. On the motion of the Earl of MINTO this Bill was read a second time. INDIA. Lord MONTEAGLE gave notice that to-morrow (this day) ho would present a petition concerning the position and political rights of the natives of India under the last Act for the renewal of the charter. Their Lordships thee adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 10. ASSIGNMENT OF THE FORFEITED SEATS OF ST. ALBANS AND SUDBURY. The orders of the day having been gone through pro forma, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to assign the seats forfeited by the disfranchisement of the boroughs o Sudbury and St. Albans. He said that when he as sumed his seat, after his election, he stated to the House, in reply to the Honourable Member for Wolverhampton, the general policy of the Government, and the course they intended to pursue for the dispatch of the business before the House. He stated then that though it was the intention of the Government to counsel her Majesty to dissolve the present Parlia ment, they were not prepared to give that advice until those measures were passed which the exigency of the public service required, or which the Government considered of paramount importance. He did not men tion all the necessary measures which would be brought in, bat he stated there were three of paramount importance : Ist—one with reference to the internal defence of the country; second, another to carry into effect the recommendations for a reform in Chancery; and lastly, he added that the Government intended, when the Bill for the disfranchisement of St. Albans passed, they would ask the House to Calla plate the constitutional number which. formed the aggregate of the House of Commons. He confessed he was surprised and individually pained to hear it in sinuated that in propcsitig this Bill he had taken the House by surprise, and committed, he would not say a breach of trust, though that accusation had met his eye, but tampered with that honourable understanding which ex isted bete een the Government and the House. He was not conscious of having acted in any other than a perfectly straightforward manner. He trusted this explanation would acquit him of any charge inconsistent with his position, as a Minister.—(Hear, hear.) The Government thought it was highly expedient that the seats vacated should be filled up before the dissolution. Honourable Members opposite might ask what particular magic there was in the number of 658 Members? He confessed he would b 3 somewhat perplexed to defend the cabalistic charge as to that fixed number. The foundation of all ateangements, however, consisted in prescription created by experience and sanctioned by custom. Prescription was the most im portant element of liberty and progress; and though he did not yield to any principle of superstition, he was of opinion that the time bad not arrived when prescription could be lightly treated by the House of Commons. The violation of prescription was an element of disturbance—it led to discontent, offered a premium to extravagant prejudices, and invited men to bee irdous objects and schemes, and were it for no other reason than these he would warn the House against that which was becoming a continuous and systematic deficiency in the aggregate number of the Members of the House. If tho Government followed their own inclinations, he hardly knew a subject which they might not more pro perly evade than the present, which was essentially in vidious. They did not propose this measure to lengthen the duration of Parliament, but because they consi dered it of great importance that the constitutional number of Members should be completed before the dissolution.—(Hear, hear.) The impending dissolution, instead of being a reason against the Bill, was the, strongest argument in favour of making some ar rangement. That unfortunate jealousy existing be tween town and country gave rise to a tendency to consider whether other elements for forming a consti tuency might not be devised than those which had hitherto formed the elements of the electoral body. Many plans for that purpose had been suggested, which were en titled to very great retpect. • The lion. Member for Malden had given notice of a motion for apportioning two seats to the University of London. That pro position would not give rise to any prejudice in his mind, but on the contrary excited his interest and sympathy. He could not but admire the idea of permitting science and learning to exercise the popular suffrage, but when the question was examined, the diffi culties in the way were not inconsiderable. The plan, however, was so plausable to the reason and captivating to the imagination, that he could easily understand its exciting the public interest and receiving the public ap probation. The Royal Society, for instance, wed a very ancient institution; it was founded by a king, and bad been composed of some of the greatest men England have ever produced, and of whom their fellow -subjects were most proud. Though he ad mitted the great attainments of this eminent body, he thought the elements of which it was composed would not be conducive to a proper representation. -0-(Hear.) If such a principle wore carried out there was no reason why it should not be extended to the zoological, geological, ethnological, and other similar societies.—(Laughter.) In fact, they would place it in the power of any body of men who gave themselves a scientific name to claim the franchise.—(blear, hear.) Tho difficulties were too great to be contended against. He did not wish to impugn or to trench on the privileges of those societies, but if they looked at their constitution they would find that they were generally self-elected bodies. They had also considered the claim of the London Uni versity, and they did not find that circumstances pre vailed there to entitle it to the concession. It was not yet fatly developed, nor was it sufficiently extensive to justify the claim, and it must therefore be passed by. to concede one Member: to the four inns of Another proposition which had been made to them was court. No doubt the Members of the four inns of court would h e n ir d members many o f make . up a considerab pnleosiotn in n io stituen h occupied aconspicuous them had often found their way into Parliament c i history, o ry T , a where they had rendered the country great service; but there was a prejudice, which he did not share, against the too considerable appearance of lawyers in the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The Right Hon. Gentleman then continued—l beg to say, Sir, that I do not share it, because I remember how much of our liberty is owing to cur law, and is f oun d ed upon our law, and that lawyers have been th e greatest champions of the rights of the people of Engl an d. I coulees I am surprised, therefore, at the existence of a prejudice such as this.—(Hear.) When I recollect that the lawyers have been, not only the great assentors of English liberties, but also the greatest ornaments of the House of Commons; when I recollect that Sir Edward Coke and Lord Bacon both sat in this House; when I recollect the revered ag e o f M r. Selden and Lord Somers, and in after days the golden eloquence of Mansfield and the majestic virtues of Romilly; when I recollect that the deecendaats of many of these eminent men it is still our pride and boast to remember are Bitting in this as sembly, I cannot, I confess, agree in a prejudice which , I think is t ota ll y unwarranted by facts.—(Cheers.) It would not do I am perfectly aware, for her Majesty's Government to propose, unless the proposition were at tended by some identical or analagous projects, to allot one or more of the four vacant seats to the inns of court; therefore, on the part of her Majesty's Government, e after the most p a i n f u l cons id erat i on , and with the most ample d es i re t o i n t ro d uce constituencies founded ndedupon these elements, and believing that they m con tribute to the increased reputation of this assembly, a ss:mbly, I must renounce at present any attempt_iarorto, impracticable consti tuency out of those interesting, but, Ift. practicable elements.—(Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances, o Sir, I have now to place before the House the results of the next step in the inveetigati upon this subject, and the course ns w hich, on the whole, by the Government they think deem one of the highest it best for the Hou se to follow, in order to accomplish that which th e y duties of the Housc7na e m t ely, to complete its constitu tionale the impending dissolution. numbers prevo had previous first to consider wher e we —(H e ar, hear.) cntide the osse • mon of the whose trust we could c P should seek for the elements of a new constituency, to relative claims of different portions no blest privileges which . freemen can exercise. We have o sidered that the c ol °the community very much depend upon the relative degree of representation that they now possess; and that that relative degree of representation could not , on the whole, be more fairly tested than by ascertaining the number of the existing consti tuencies, and the numbers of the population by whom those existing constituencies are, as it were, fed, supplied, and maint a i ne d . And in looking over the different constituencies of this country, guided by this principle, there is one constituency, the claims of which seem to her Majesty's Government to be paramount, and that is the constituency of the West Riding of Yorkshire. —(oh, oh, and laughter from the 1 - Oppoaition, and heir, heat from the Ministerial benchte.) ,f Sir, I certainly did not expect ever to hear the claims this eonetitueocv d , sided by leneral Mecshers.-(H ear hear.) Her M jesty's Government propose to noir mend to tt:e 11ou,e that two of tho , e seats shall be IT r i portioned to the West Riding of Ysrkshire.-(Cheere) The constituency of the West Rding of Yorkshire is, 0 . lion. Gentlemen are aware, about 37,000. Generally speaking ,•ho re[r,sentation of the county has been, as tar as the great material interests are concerned. neer tralised, in the opinions of its Members, in this House . The ogricultural or manufacturing interests have gene: rally sent M, misers into the House of Common s ot sac" opposite political opinions in reference to these great in' terests, that they have sustained a nicely-halinced en' ver upon the import,int subjects concocted with the se Inte" rests.-(llear.) But on remarkable occasions, when Po d * pular ft sling has been much excited, that hes hanPe ce s which has getserallv hsppened under such circumstance -namely, although the parties in this greaedistrict nicely balanced, popular opinion has just given the elvrt° tug impulse to the election, and two Members ot le same opinion hero been sent here as reprtseutslilli's as in IS4I. for example; and a moiety of t great constituency has been practically distranebis.ehe -( P Elear, hear.) Sir, under theSe circum s tence9, it I foi , two Members were to be given without nvic lie g these difficulties, it is very probable that the same les-nd would frequently occur under similar circumsta nces ' : o r you would have four Members returned for the esti ns by a similar casting msjerity, and of the same °Pil:pin as these returned in 1311. You have bad two Mel; ‘ , 6 in the Huuse professing Conservative opinions, Who the been returned by a snisll n•jority. Fvr ihstacc e ' o es eonstitueecy being 37,000, I think the twe'Cont wil . Members elected in 1841 ws re returned by a 13 'J ber barely exceeding 1,000. Under such circumstances 0. I ‘ l ",i' ,4 tY's Government thick the best esuree to ree' d is mend is that the %Vest Riding of Yorkshire sho uld be it vidsd.-(Hear, hear.) And if the Housew ill P er od me to lay before them the reasons which bale in . dti li jcil us to recom men d th a t course , and the method b y t ai we propose to carry out this division in order i° % g e, that object, I w ill a t o n ce proceed to &0. - ( ; U of 0 hear.) Si r , w h en we h a d arr i ve d at this - 0 0 1ot recommending to the House the division of the be ' Riding of Yorkshir e int o t wo , each of "which deedno represented by two Members, we naturally sePr o ur - that that divisi on cou ld b e e ff ecte d by availing ding selves of what I may call the natural and 1 11 1 0 the vv divisions est of Riding,the w d r a e p d e e n , ta e k ,r es. the are ten - a d o takes, and by a division of these we naturally thi nk t he our object can be effected. Bat when we exatej e s e e i divisions of them wo find that they present di u ' w- ij ks that are insurmountable. For example, one "P e t css or hundred out of the ten possesses at this women there' than one-third of the whole constituency. It wet i s c, c h s fore, found impossible that we could reconitnec u 6 aeThtehreey are call ed division. There are other reasons to prevent to; it division, which at the present moment I do' netl ll esd necessary to trouble • the House by detailing. " e s ro per it impossible under such circumstances to effect P A , of division by availing ourselves of the natural clittrie-dip the county. That being the case, we thought t k iii . oe of culties might he overcome by estalslishinten dillies 0 the west riding by means of the polling-places., car ter it is in the power of the justices in their emitte r gk o sso sessions to change these districts at their will, the b la will see that we are ,again baffled in effecting l uc i d not arrangement, for a division of this character we e re tsre , afford us any permanent boundary. We, th e h ', the think it impossible to effect our object " e l e ptioe present system of electoral diviiiovss at has, however, been made to us to Meet tu - ese culty; it is one which I observe has tran9Pl'oest Ido not regret it; but it has led to some of th e s eer unfounded and ludicrous representations that ha ve r ; been circulated. It was represented to use ,h poN comity magistrates of the West Riding e for!coo7 poses, at this very time and for some periodh ec :eeor e ing the necessity of dividing the West Riding, oar • structed a division of the riding; and we avere e - t mended to consider that division. It appears t pfl t : 1/ 01 have not yet formally adopted this arranger eell slte e ' they have frequently discussed it amongst theot fri 6 ,o o and it has been received with great favour by ger n - eoe it e is ghoe r effr o rstH e oh. ) o meo s ueTi Midland hhei t edei o lscam t oon a uida k dne e lt ne t aon h di : e t wißpt simple • and b of different ooinions in the county. I have this y I g td h h e i ec b e f ra l a e wn r t e i b ose o h m ns u oi ln w . R d ( a ited l o r i y t hnt a l ae e y i eli bwy t a l :o yi b .tw i . t c w h o h ei . r i icev e°- , 1 0:1 5 e 9 : 1 ; lead to Skipton; then turning towards Cole,At Ol t until it meets th e t own o f M anc h ester . This v-lftb° would thus effect th e cons tit uenc y. All that par,' 1 ere,, country lying south and west of the line, we a h° l fl d e pose to call the southern division of the county; ai l the that part lying north and east, we propose' to cli w or northern division of the west riding. Wherever 6'oll ship intersects this line, we propose that ti och belong to the northern division, in order that 0;, township should be divided or overlooked' in W e b of rangemenr. The effect of the constituency fa e l or these divisions as to numbers will then be this--thes,96s. atituency of the northern division will amount to Dog) and that of the southern division 18,785.-'4C he f e r iciet. Now I have considered, with some attention, a er'jjeefr that has met my eye, and which, I confess, in the _ tio es news of its remarks, reminded me of some obserrestiott which I have heard elsewhere. I find the great occr ect ioa brought against this project is founded upon th is : c d o ut -that the northern division we have thus 0 ,,,, er 00 01 composed of an agricultural 'constituencY• saasyafor argument - if myself-and t l he o ff l e 7 r ,o t o h o i. s teener in this division be composed oarsal o Br f e:ol3 : ° : ° ;: °°l::lb.et: i s o itrilifi: terssted in agriculture, I see no reason why ibe n Y i the: not he represented in this House as well as 11 ,3 ° l *ls es ' constituency within the kin dom.-hear , ` more, I cannot understand wh an objection se- - t his made to 17,900 persons formi n g a constitueE n Y 1 : son' northern division being represented by P er e s° ,. - dot connected with the arricuitural interest, any 133-e n el the 18,900 in the southern division being represai'reollf a person intimatelyconnected with ManUfaCtU re• th e think that 17,000 or 18,000 independent electors 'oivic county have a right to choose those Members theY most entitled to their confiderce.-(Hear, be er o l ) sct of it should be observed it the division have 'th e „` v ow making one portion of the West Riding alt eoe "y agricultural-if that were true, in the salve 7009 leave the other division, the southern divistart, entirely manufacturing; and therefore it might be -1( 1' 1 , 9 ; s quer jetted to us that we take a contracted vievrot tw igb , be Lion in reference to this latter division, for it % a for said that by such an arrangement the Ho. ; ' ll l . e rratu m ; the West Riding (Mr. Cobden) will be ettr e- 0 5. that Live for life, for we are giving him a colte,ll e et, that is entirely devoted to him-(Hear. hear)-It el: the r e ; the Hon. Member for the West Riding m ot 0 ' presentative of a constituency in which the salt 01r o th p i p s o a s i r t r i a o n n g e e n m i setne.t-(Hear, if re . vire Ei th e tt a t r' th h e ea H r.) on. Welli m em ber for t_tr uee . Riding shall have a permanent Beat in . this ll° 0 cannot say that I shall regret it. Whe t : be sorry to are him absent from t his se. a man has the power of influeveing opinew, o_, is, in my mind, much better that he should be r sible for his conduct in an assembly like this thanl°, he should exercise his great talents in other scene; or dependently of his responsibility as a m e mber : 1 03 1 I confess that I shoo British House of Commons.-(Bear, hear.) I° th of the county magistrates which.expresses their P de 0 perceive that the division therein mark ed out is ret l connexion with a iimple and intell i gible lino of rail*a by which Leeds, although a manufacturing t° llol fol' th r own into the northern division. We propose te°o4o low that intelligible l i ne of railway, and to.Jeare • in its natural 'poshion-the north ern di v i s ion. , 11 „ c sitte , division may, no doubt, prevent Leed s ex erefsivg ell authority in connexion with the interests of the s ce e - a b fee division. The southern division is entirely le u- sroei Leeds, and a i n t, d th b e y re a fo u r o e w , allowing it no to remain a.- in t e h a e tel' o c i - op t! . assistance we °r oe A division we shall be promoting 1.-fe. tee enterr 0 , in energy of a great manufacturing town worhi e rieet 9 ' larks • egricultnral district. W t he as it ought to be, shall b©the e propose election for town of _ lee„ northern division of the riding; and we ena. ll OOP to Wakefield, • . its former rival, to be the eleoti c (a tio° for the ' soulern division.-(Hear, hear.) :reAl i f these details because I wish to show that 126.- 00 0 ; no .. selfish nor sinister desion in making this re %etre' dation.-(Hear, hear.) Sir', we thou ba t "5. ill° ght It to Parliament and the country that we show', e devls' et into and consider well all the plans that could eir ' s boog: to effect the object which we have in view. r., ° t oo It; it due to this House to bring forward our re," Ist' tured that we could confidently recommend the4eotts ' your adoption which we consider more adve e ; the community at large. But this, after slit " e e "„"l tion for the Committee of this House. Alth° l4 ',„ e nt, 11 : 4 endeavour to support the views of the Gove o w - g a ese , although I shall be prepared to express to lb° - jot 90 1 , another occasion, the minute details of this 5 f or all those reasons which I think can be erk e ol'. /If , adoption of this. line of demarcation-01 00 211 be en: have no other object in view but that there eue,: le to i' ‘ , l vied into effect that plan which is most agreeey';ooeter!; House, as well as most advantageous to Ihe, h - s t And if any gentleman can show to the House to fea r 0 - can be a line of demar cat i on more a d va nteg e° ;ore ` l l- 0 , community-more just in its conception--0„, reoe' a t o in its application, end more b ene fi c i a l ill . her Majesty's Government will be but too or, it pleased to support it.-(Cries of " Hear, hear.) 9 00 remains for . me to express to the House the view egarci to o , her Majesty's Government have adopted er „,, il3 ,, r r - an i f d the two other seats that are vacant. w the two other seats that are vacant, we have that on the whole we cannot be guided in t i "" h " " e l' instance by a better principle than that ie " . ;: t letof e tempted to express. I would remind Hem `l - not !„," that the question we have to consider n 7 4 t ee large question of Parliamentary reform- -3 -or o f portent question of completing the roller n° -to 1 0 31:Inhere in this House, with a due deferenc°. 11 0 t existin arrangements in respect to the franchie_ a d must, then, atiportion these seats with a due e r 4 „ o the. our existing Parliamentary arravgetnents. P e cir w itli d when this subject is discussed it will ha violet' re roe , conviction of the truth of that observation. Thilesystl be gentle men w h o di sa pp ro ve of the presen' 0 bas e upon which the cons tituencies of the country !e e j e gi'; Different opinions upon such a question mayu eta t th e % maiely maintained and powerfully advecated • . b a iee ; questions do not enter into this discussion, escee from the necessity of having to apportion thosets iv e.c:o seats with due regard to all existing arranaetn en e d to t e spect to the franchise, and with a due rega.oiceorope number of voters throughout the country, Whi Ch ..,, vib e c must form a most material element in our inaut4 o ese t we are called upon to decide upon the epPr i `. a teb, of those scate.-(Hear, hear.) Taking these . a_o_ rea eee to 0 30 of the relative claims of the different reP be: representation -taking as a test the degre e tion venich they at present posssss-tukingt IL s o l d upto' relative claims, and making such claims de' a en. mong their present relative representation, I find a _ a , siderable number of constituencies of counties nt'o, UAW ° roughs-toe city Qu_Westkil l atic, with aco 1 I