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riettrb Won SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock, ITALY. King CHARLRS ha's demanded an armis tice of Marshat - RADETztS/7" The latter has demanded as flap condition of granting this armistice the sur ronder of all the Piedliontsse fortresses to the Aus trians, more particularly the strong fortress of Alias sendria. CHARLES ALBERT has rejected these terms, and has issued the following proclamation to his army : "Soldiers!—The admirable proofs of courage on the field of battle, and of strength in supporting the fatigues which you have undergone during the last few days, have deeply moved me. The enemy has paid dearly for the conquest of his new positions. We retreat with 9 ,000 prisoners, whereas he has no trophy whatever to boast of. " Considering the privations and ate wants which you have suffered, owing to the failure of the supplies, and afflicted by the idea of leaving Lomhardy exposed to barbarous incursions, I was disposed to demand a sus pension of hostilities, but the conditions proposed to us were such us must have excited emotions of shame in every breast. The honour of the army shines in the eyes of all Italy end the whole of Europe—no one can ever deprive it of its glory, and your King will ever re main ?Ls most jealous guardian. " In a few days we shall tind ourselves in front of the enemy that has so often fled before us—in a few days we will cause them to repent of their audacity.l4,Let the few soldiers who have dispersed in disorder resume their s‘ation in the ranks of the army as soon as possible. I rely upon you, beloved children of the country, who so profusely shed your blood for the sacred cause of Italian ideperlence. " Inhabitants of Upper Italy!— "After various conflicts, in which our army, in spite of its numerical inferiority, has succeeded in realising Vie most bt illiant successes—overwhelmed by numbers— exhausted by the fatigues of so many operations under a burning sun—and deprived of the necessary supplies— our army has unfortunately found it impossible to main tain the positions gained on the Mincio, and finds itself redUced, in the environs of Goito, to one of those terrible extremities where the only-effect of a . last desperate effort would be a terrible massacre. " tinder these circumstances, which weigh down our hearts, both as King, and as the Commander-in-Chief of cur brave and beloved army, after having held a council of war, we sought to put a period to iogreat en effusion of blood, by proposing to the enemy a suspension of arms, but the conditions proposed were such that we re fused even to discuss them, thinking it better to expose our,elvsei, in. common, to every extremity, rather than compromise the honour and the existence of the country. Italians! be animated in the midst of the dangers which surround you with that energy which the hour of peril ought to infuse into heroic hearts ! You will preler the sacrifice of everything to a disgraceful sub mission and the surrender of your national independ• (we. The army, sustained by its patriotic spirit, is prepared to shed the last drop of its blood, and I hope that Divine Providence will not abandon us in the de fence of that sacred cause to which my life and thst of my children is devoted. " Given at our Iliad-ganders at- gozzolo, the 25th July, 1848. (Signed) 1: " CHARLES ALBERT, R." The President of the new Sardinian Ministry has addressed the following programme to the Chamber of Deputies : •' Gentlemen,—We appear before you conscious of the gravity of the present period, and with the confidence felt by those who fulfil a duty and bestow on their country the whcAe of their affections. Our first thoughts will be given to the war—we still carry it On with energy , with the grsiatest ardour, convinced as we are that no sacrifice can be too great when required for our independence. We shall ask you. without hesitation, for the necessary means to defend and secure it ; to secure it, for we will not . treat with the enemy unless ho consent to leave the soil of Italy free and disengaged. Our struggle will be great, but now that Lombardy and Ve nie.s are united to us—now that we form but one family, the task will be easier ; we stand in need of the enthu siasm of the people—it will not fail us. The National Guard which, in time of war, is assuredly a powerful ai“iliary against the enemy, will corm:amid:our utmost to:ieitude. In our own affairs it is our wish to conciliate all legitimate interests, in order that our civil institutions io r ly rest on ample and liberal bases. We shall oppose wt-ii the utmost firmness all who shall dare attempt to attack them. " A inost important subject will claim our attention— the organization of the Commons, with which is con nectedthe election of the representatives who are to com pose the future constitutive Assembly. We are anxious that these elections should take place with the greatest independence, in order that the suffrage of the people 'll;4y be free. It is our intention to maintain and srt,ngthen the ties of friendship which bind us to the ,r,tigu Powers who sympathise with our institutions. We slcall form a league with the Italian' princes and stt*es, for the better security of the independence of It:: is. Gentlemen, we comprehend the whole magnitude of the task we are undertaking ; we are upheld by the rectitude of our intentions ; but we cannot dispense with rttir confidence—without it we could not proceed. We therefore freely and frankly claim it." The correspondent of the Savoysian National stvs— It is painful to relate, but the truth must be told: rinuly of our brave soldiers have died of hunger, thirst, and fatigue. The company of the pupils Bersaglieri, com maatled by the brave captain Cassinis, has been dispersed after being attacked by a force tenfold thuir own. Cassinis and some officers are here endeavouring to reunite the remains of their company. Several of the unfortumate fAlows have already arrived, and it is hoped that many others will soon follow. The - infamous klodenese troops partly joined the enemy, and fought against us. The Tuscans and Lombard recruits gave way, but the Pied montese displayed prodigious valour." BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant .to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,f0r the Week ending on Saturday, the 29th day of July, 1848. ISSUE DEP AMMACENT. X. Notes 1 med.... •• •• 27,063,340 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,984.900 Gold coin and bullion 11,918,073 Silver bulliou ...... 1,145,267 Z 27,063, M. 31ARSUALL, Chief Castder. 4o Dated the 3,1 day of August, 1848. 'BANKING DEPAZTMEN T. X 27,063,340 Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 heat • -77 ••-- • • • 3,50G,556. Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commiseloriers of Sational Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di vidend accounts).. 2,302,143 Other deposits .. 10,835,797 Eleven day and other bills•• • • • • •• • • 1,117,335' Government semi -ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 12,522,735 Other securities .. • • 11,027,342 Notes .. .. .. .. ••. • • • 8,118,990 Gold and silver cola.. 646,764 X 32,315,831 £32,315,83 ,lARSITALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 3d day of August, IS4I COURSE OF • EXCHi Amster lam 12 2% DILA', at sight • • .... Itcttcrdaua 12 3 Antwerp•• ....,....... 25 89 klaza burgh .... • •31.1.8. 13 10% kNGE.--(THIS DAY.) Gibra1tar.............. Leghorn .4 31 45 Genoa .........• .• • • .. 25 90 Naples • ... • • 36N ,Palerrno, perms.. 51% Oporto .... ............ 52 Rio Janeiro • . .. • • Bahia ................ • Buenos Ayres ...... New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia • PRIORS OP MULLION, PER OZ. Foreign. Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 blew Dollars .... • • (a 4 10 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 'Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Sit rill bars •• 0 4 11% Anoint • • earls, 3 flays' stcht 25 45 D:tto. 3 months .... 25 75 arseilles 25 85 . Frankfort on Maine.... 121% Ycte sburgh, Sil. Rble • VI eLna, effec. tio • • .... V.este, ditto.... • • .... irid .............. tSV2._,:to.. • • • • .. • • .. ) 7 ,11 , 20:cum ........ ELECTION COIVIMITTEE. (MIS DAY.), DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the Talidity of Mr. Reynold's ma jority was resumed, but the petitioners did not succeed in :liking off any additional Notes. THE LONDON• GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING•) FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUGUST 4,184 S. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edmund Ar nout Grattan, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul for the State of Massachusetts. ChOWN-OFFICE, AOCUST 31EMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Thetford—The Hon. Francis Baring, in the room of the Hon. Wm. Bingham Baring, now Lord Ashburton, called up to the House of Peers. WAR-OFFICE, AUG. 4. 6th Dragoons—Lieutenant Harry Reginald Salusbury Trelawny, from the 36th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Maycock, who exohanges, dated Aug. 4. 2d Regiment of Foot—Captain Stanhope William Jephson to. he Major, by purchase. vice Gilland, who re tires; Lieutenant Edward Selby Smyth to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jephson; Ensign William Henry Poulott to be Lieutenant, by purchase, v:ce Smyth; ch Jam ase,es Hardwicke e Rocke, G ent., to be Ensign, by pur- vice-Poultt, Au 30th Foot—Lieutenguan 4. is• t Colonel John L uar d, f rom half- pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant -C o l one l, v i ce John Luke Nicoll t o John Gordon Geddes, wh o exchanges ; Major Samuel chase, vies Luard be Si eutenant-Col one l, by pur , who retires ; C a p ta i n -W illiam Francis Huey to be Major, by purchase, vice Ni co ll ; Lieutenant John Beery Keogh to be Captain, by purchase, vice lioey; Ensip Francis Topping Atcherlef to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Keogh; Cadwallader Edwards Johnson Palmer, Gent., to be Ensign, by pnrchase, vice Atcherley; the Honourable John Colborne to be Ensign, without p urc h ase, vice Palmer, appointed to 56th Foot, Aug. 4, • 36th Foot—Lieutenant Dottin May ceck, from 6th Dragoons. to be Lieutenant, vice Trelawny, who ex changes, Aug. 4. 39 t h :Foot—Captain Francis James Hugouin, from the 96th Foot, to be Captain, vice Croker, who exchanges, Aug. 4. 56th Foot—Ensign Cadwallader Edwards Johnson Palmer,' from the 30th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Cheet ham, &ceased, Aug. 5. 74th Foot----Captain Robert Bruce, from the 97th Vocrt, t o be Captain, vice Evans, who exchanges, Aug.. 4, THE SUN, LONDOIN4', 77th Foot—Lieutenant•Colonel Nicholas Wilson, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieuteiiant-Colonel, vice George Paris Bradshawc, who exchanges, Aug. 5. 96th Foot—Captain Edward Croker, from the 39th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hugonin, who exchanges, Aug. 4. 97th Foot.—Captain Thomas William Evans, from the 74th Foot, to be Captain, vice Bruce, who exchanges, Aug. 4. 3d West India Begiment.—Francis Brown Dixon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Taylor, appointed to the 17th Light Dragoons, Aug. 4. UNATTACHED —Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholas Wilson, from 77th Foot, to be Lieutenat-Colonel, with out purchase, Aug. 4. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire. Richard Brooke, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Aug. 4, The King's Regiment of Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry— Thomas Lyon, jun., to be Captain, vice Harper, resigned, Aug. 1. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire. Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet William Thomas Keene Perry Keene to be Lieutenant, vice Pitt, resigned, July 27. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire. The Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—William Fowler Mountford, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Beech, retired, July 29. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 1. _ - The following promotions have this day taken place, consequent upon the death of Admiral Honyman :—Vice- Admiral of the Red Sir Francis William Austen, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the Blue; Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Robert Howe Bromley, Bart.'to be Vice Admiral of the Red; Vice-Admiral of the Blue Charles Bayne Hodgson Ross, C.B. to be Vice .Admiral of the White; Rear-Admiral of the Red John Impey to be Vice- Admiral of the Blue; Rear-Admiral of the White Right Hon. Granville George Lord Radstock, C.B. to be Rear- Admiral of the Red; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Richard Arthur, C.B. to be Rear-Admiral of the White; Captain Gordon Thomas Falcon to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. WHITEHALL, JULY 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Hugh Callan Sey mour, of the city of Bath, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Samuel Kimberly and Bryant Organ, soda-water manufacturers, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. George Payne, clothier, Minories. BANKRUPTS. William Sharp, brewer. Wisbech St. Peter's, Cam bridgeshire. to surrender Aug. 11, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 15, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birehin-lane, City; Woodward, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street ; Woodward, March, Isle of Ely. William Townley, jun., stock and share broker, Man chester, August 15, and Sept. 4, at 12, at the Manches ter District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manches ter; Smith, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Copepe and Faulkner King- street, Manchester. John Gibbs, shoe maker, Lewes, Aug. 17, at one, and Sept. 15, at twelve, st the Court of Bankruptcy. Can nan, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's Inn- fields. Charles Staples, plumber, Southampton, Aug. 11 and Sept. 115, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,. Basinghall•street; Pain and Hatherly, Basinghall-street. George Gattrell, upholsterer, Lymington, Hampshire. Henry William Hewes, baker, Colchester. Edmund . 4ppl . vyard, bookseller, Farringdon•street. James Blake, builder, West Cowes. William Frederick Fenton, lead and glass merchant, West Smithfield. Thomas Wickenden, wino merchant, Harp lane, Tower-street, City. William Reynolds Rickman, insurance broker, Cle ment's-lane' City , William Smith, jun., manufacturer of earthenware, Stockton, Durham. Gorvsse Stanley, dealer and chapman, Blackfriars road, Surrey. James Coward, schoolmaster, Kenton, Middlesex. Ann Anderson, tavern keeper, Clare -court, Drury lane. Thomas Daniel, clay merchant, Burslem, Staffordshire. Menadue, watchmaker, Liakeard. PRICE OF SUGAR. Tho average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending August 1, 1848, is 245. I Id. per cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE (From th© London New Price Current of Aug. 4.) SUGAR.—To-day there was less demand for raw Sugar bo:h for borne use and exportation, but holders for the most part refused to accept lower rates. West India met with a fair demand both for grocery and refining pur poses, and 590 hhds &c. were sold; at the rates pre viously current. The public sale of West India consisted of 370 hhds 60 trs and 12 brls, but a small part only sold at the former value. St. Lucia low to good yellow 36s 6d, to 395, low and middling grey 35s to 375, Trinidad mid dling yellow 37s to 37s 6d ; Tobago,. low yellow 36s to 36s 6d, middling 37s to 37s 6d ; Barbadoes, ordinary yellow 37s 6d ; Jamaica, miffing 37s 6d to 38s 6d. Of Chrystalized Demerara 30 hhds 5 trcs and 13 brls sold at 453 to 49s 6d for middling and good. The total pur chases for the week amount to 3,014 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—To. day large purchases were made in re fined Sugar by the home trade, and at full advan ce d rates, lumps to pass the s t an d ar d selling at 54s 6d, and brown grocery at 531 6d. Bonded Crushed Sugar is wanted at 26s 6d to 27s 6d per cwt. MAUSITIUS.—This afternoon there was a fair demand for Mauritius Sugar, and 4,062 bags 250 casks at auc tion went upon lull rates, fine yellow realised 39s 6d to 41s, good 38s 6d to 395, middling 37s 6d to 38s, low 36s to 374 fine brown 35s 6d, syrupy 26s to 375, and middling grainy yellow 38s to 38s 6d. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Madras Sugar was wanted, and 2,553 bags at auction were all sold at former terms. Four parcels of Bengal Sugar amounting to 6,954 bags were offered at public sale, when the whole sold, grainy yellow, of which the chief part consisted, went Is, per cwt. lower, whilst other sorts realised the full worth. FOREIGN.—Today there was little passing privately in Foreign Sugur, but full rates were paid. At public sale 40 packages of St. Croix sold at 43s to 46s 6d for good and fine yellow. TEA.—Public sales are declared for Wednesday, the quantity at present advertised is 6,000 pkgs. There is no further advance to notice in the value of Congou, but all sorts find a good sale and upon former terms; other sorts of Black are in fair request, Pouchong at 4d to Bd, Souchong, low and middling, 9d to is 2d, and good to fine is 2d to 234 d For Green former rates are insisted upon, and the demand is steady. In Scented and Pekoe Tea there is no variation in the value, but not much business has been done. CoFFES.—This afternoon Ceylon was only in fair de mand, and 1,185 bags 37 casks of Plantation sold at full rates; good middling 60s, l ow m iddli ng 4 34 to 51s, fi ne and ne fine ord 35s to 425, ord and triage 28s to 30s 6d, pea berry 52s to -555. Mocha is more in request, and 300 bales 43 I bales sold at full value; 129 bags Costa Rico taken in at 31a to 35a for fine and fine fine ord. SPICES.—At public sale 17 packages of Nutmegs were sold at 2s 5d to 2s 9d for brown; and 5 cases of Mace at Is 7d to 28 4d per lb. To-day at public sale 18 barrels of Jamaica Ginger sold at 61a to 70s for good ordinary and middling. Rica—To-day there was a much better demand for East India Rice by private treaty, and prices advanced 6d to is per cwt. At public sale 3,023 bags of . Bengal were sold at 12s 6d for good white, and 8s to lOs 6d for damaged. MOLASSES.—There is a brisker demand for West India, sellers will not accept , former rates, and 15s Gd to to ,20s is the value Of low to fine ; there is also only a limited quantity on offer. East India Treacle is held for full rates, but few sales have been made in the private market, whilst 10 hhds at auction were taken in at 17s for good. Honey is not much required. • • Cocoa.—For West India the demand is more active, and a slight advance is apparent - in the value of the better sorts; whilst inferior ftilly sustained the former currency. At public sale 325 bags . of Trinidad were sold at 38s 6d to 393 for good grey, and at 39s 6d to 44s for middling to fine red. Foreign is not much wanted. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon there was no improve ment in the market for Cochineal. -The quantity offered at auction amounted to 122 bags, a small part only of which sold at rather lower rates. SALTPETRE:—To-day rough was in brier request, and 1,553 bags of Calcutta at auction went at 6d per cwt ad vance, fine strong grey 9} to 9 per cent refraction fetched 25s to 258 6d, 2i ditto 26s to 26s 6d, and - good 131 24s 6d per cwt. SPlRlTS.—Jamaica Rum has6e, git purchased with in creased freedom this Week, and a rise is apparent id the value of Id to .2d for all sorts. The sides reach 250 puns; middling quality 33 to 34 per cent. over proof at 3e 7d to 3s Bd, good middling and good 34 •to 36 over 3s 8d to 3s 10d, and fine 4s• 2d to 4s 6d. Demerara is wanted, and the sales are 500 - puns at better prices. For Leeward Island the demand has been active, and quotations are still on the advance ; the quantity sold is 250 puns. Of East India small parcela have been taken at is sid to Is 6di proof, and which are better prices. Brandy is more in &inland, and holders will not sell upon former rates. Geneva is wanted for exportation at i s lid to 2s ; fine for home use is..in a fair request at 2s 6d to 3s 6d. For British made Spirits prices are fully as high as with a brisk sale. OlLS.—This afternoon prices further declined for Sperm Oil, and 100 tuna at auction sold at - 71/ to 721 for good and fine, 60115 s for low, and 72/ for Headmatter of good quality. Southern is not lower, and 80 tuns all sold at 22/15s to 251 ss, and lOw 2115 a to 221 Ss. TALLOW.—This afternoon at auction 300 casks of old P. Y. Candle sold at 435 6d to 44s 3d, and low 42s to 43s ; 42 casks of Soap ditto 315 6d to 408 6d ; 100 casks Odessa Ox 43s 9d to 449, and 87 hides of Galatz 40s to 42s 9d, low 34s 63 to 391. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. NAVIGATION-LAWS. The Earl of HAItDWICK brought up the report of the Committee on the Navigation-laws. The NOBLE EARL likewise presented several petitions against the repeal of those laws. SA Salmon Bred Preservation Bill was read sewed time. PlfthNS. Lord B ROUGHAM present O ed a petition from Lan caster in favour of secular education; also a petition from a n i n di v i dual named Hardy, complaining of the evils arising from the existence of grand juries, who found bills on ox parte evidence, which were afterward; used for the purpose of extorting money, the indict ments thus found never being prosecuted. SICILIAN AFFAIRS. The NOBLE LORD also asked if Mr. Fagan, an attache to a British Embassy, had gone in a British steam-fri gate to Palermo, and had signified to the Sicilian Pro visional Government, in opposition, his instructions, as he was bound to suppose, that if they did not choose the Duke of Genoa for King of Sicily, the countenance of the British Government should be withdrawn from them. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say, that there was no foundation for the report to which the Noble and Learned Lord alluded. IRELAND. Lord BROUGHAM hoped that the Government would take measures for punishing that portion of the press which spread false reports with regard to Ireland. Some newspapers had been propagating most false re ports with regard to the rebellion in Ireland— reports calcalated to produce an outbreak. Lie was willing to take all his share of the un popularity of _any measure which might be proposed to suppress such false reports. The press knew that so long as it was kept within the bounds of truth there was no firmer or more sincere friend of the liberty of the press than he was. MILITIA. Lord WHARNCLIFFE asked if the Government in tended to propose any measure for calling out the mi litia force of the country, and for re-organizing it? Earl GREY said it had been th. intention of the Go vernment to propose:a measure for the re-organization of the militia force, but at present they were compelled, in consequence of the state of the finances, to abandon the hope of bringing forward any measure on the sub ject during the present session of Parliament. After a short conversation the subject dropped. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter past Twelve o'clock . Returns were presented from the Bankrutcy-office. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Fullerton's Estate Bill. Jessop's Estate Bill. Lister (or Hudson's) Estate Bill. Miller's Estate Bill. EXCHANGE OF ECCLESIASTICAL PATRON AGE BETWEEN HER, MAJESTY AND THE EARL OF LEICESTER BILL. The Bill was read a second time and ordered, on the motion of Lord MORPETH, to be referred to the Com mittee of Selection, and the Committee on the Bill obtained leave to sit and proceed on Wednesday next. POOR-LAW UNION CHARGES (No. 2) BILL. The House then resolved itself into Committee on this Bill. In answer to a question from an Hof. MEMBER, Mr. C. BULLER said that the measure was only a temporary one, and intended to be in operation for only twelve months. Another and more comprehensive measure would be brought on by the Government in another session. But the present temporary me, he thought the House would admit, was abs'olutely necessary. It was also his intention to lay on the table of the House at the close of the session a Bill, the provisions of which would be, that wherever there was a town co-extensive with a union, not under any local jurisdiction, that there should be an entire union charge. It was his intention to have that measure printed and circulated through the country, in order that the opinion of the country should be obtained upon it; and if it met the sanction of the public it would be easy to extend it to small towns. Mr. HUDSON complained of the heavy charges that were made on railways for the support of the lioor, and contended that some course ought to be adopted'to make rating more equal. On the qnestion that the preamble of the Bill be post poned, some considerable. discussion took place on the provisions of the measure. Lord H. VANE supported the measure, thinking it better to accomplish un important object by a bit-and• bit reform rather than by a sweeping measure. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY objected to the Bill, thinking that its provisions were not extensive enough to remedy the evils it sought to put an end to. In London, Man chester, Liverpool, Leeds, Norwich, and in other large towns in the kingdom, the poor-rates had increased to an enormous extent within the last few years, whilst the poor-rates in the agricultural districts had decreased in a proportionate ratio. He considered, therefore, -that nothing but a national poor-rate would remedy the de fects of the present law and give general satisfaction. After a few observations from Mr. P. HOWARD, Mr. HENLEY admitted that there were strong grounds for complaining of the inequality of the pre - sent poor-rate. The increase of vagrancy was no doubt a great evil, but the way to get rid of it was not by ex cluding those who were vagrants by profession from one parish, but by punishing them in some effectual way. After some further discussion, in which Sir W. Jol. liffe, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Floyer, Mr. V. Smith, Captain Pechell, and other Hon. Members took part, Mr. P. SCItOPE thought that the workhouse ought to be open to every one who chose to apply for relief ; but, in order to suppress vagrancy, power ought to be given to bring all vagabonds and impostors, who were not deserving relief, before a magistrate, and have them punished. He considered that vagrancy had been in• creased by the non-administration of the law which had been passed to punish undeserving persons. If the sug gestion he made was carried out, and some one was ap pointed whose bounden duty it was to punish such offenders, mendicancy would be got rid of, and relief ensured to every destitute and really deserving person. Mr. HUME considered that, unless it was the duty of some person to bring vagrants before a magistrate, the law which had been passed for punishing them would be altog ether inoperative. Mr. CHARLES BULLER said, the reason why the penal law against vagrants had not been applied was that every person who applied to the workhouse for relief was virtually a vagrant. So far, however, from the gaol being any terror to them, in many cases where they were refused relief by the vagrant ward, they took up a stone and broke a window in order that they might be sent to prison. But if it was the desire of the House to increase the punishment of vagrants, he thought the subject would require a good deal of consideration, and that the intro duction of a measure to put a stop to the increase of vagrancy ought to be deferred until another session. In his opinion the best expedient that could be adopted for the relief of vagrants would be to leave it altogether in the hands of the police, and he considered that it would be better, ultimately, for Parliament to deal with the matter in that way. Mr. Austin, one of the sub-commissioners, was of opinion that the relief of vagrants ought to be thrown over the whole union, because the union was better able to cope with the diffi culties which presented themselves in dealing with va grancy. All he now wished for was such an alteration of the law as would throw the burden of vagrancy upon the union ; and although he could not pledge himself that the evils which had been accumulating for the last ten years would be got rid of, he considered that the pre sent measure, together with others which he had pro posed, would be the beginning of an amendment of the poor-law, and he trustedlin that spirit that it would re ceive the sanction of the House. Mr. NEWDEGATE said, although he did not mean to state that some provision for the, effectual punishment of practised vagrants would be a panacea for the evils complained of, yet the introduction of such a provision would be productive of much good. Mr. E. DENISON agreed in the statement that vagrants had no fear of confinement in a goal ; and stated, that in the county of Norfolk they were much better off when in the House of Correction, as far as the question of food went, than when in the workhouse, and that their maintenance cost one-fourth more than it did when chargeable to the parish. Mr. HENLEY believed that the statement of the Hon. Member was perfectly true; but when vagrants were sent to gaol they were subject to discipline, and in many cases to hard labour, which persons of their de sultory habits did not relish. The great difficulty of dealing with vagrants was that a great portion of them did not commit the act of vagrancy in the particular union or parish in which they applied for relief. Captain PECHELL said they could not deal with vagrants as they wished under the machinery at present in use. The s elieving officer in many cases had 20 or more parishes to attend to, and frequently from the large sphere of his duties was net obtainable when vagrants were required to be dealt with. Many vagrants were strong, healthy, hulking fel lows, who spent their nights in poaching, and their time in roaming about the country, and were, therefore, a class of persons far from easy to deal with. Mr. P. SCROPE observed that it appeared by the Bill that vagrants were to be punished, if found come mitting acts of vagrancy, with a fortnight's imprisonment. Surely frauds by vagrants upon public charity should be as summarily punished as frauds upon private charity. Clauses 1 and 2 were then agreed to. On clause 3 being proposed, Mr. SPOONER observed that under it great injus tice would be inflicted upon many parishes, inasmuch as a person, who had committed an offence might proceed some distance off, and be taken, convicted, and im prisoned in adother parish, in which he was an entire stranger; his wife and children would become charge able to that parish. One parish with which he was acquanted was put to an expense of from 14s. to 15s. weekly.for the maintenance of a family, simply because the father was taken, convicted, and imprisoned in the parish. Would the Right Hon. Gentleman have any objection to introduce a Bill to remedy this obvious defect in the law? clearwtohf aat t ishtlera. irremovable.wCfoa. oversightrmdisyi a BULLER shti hnoeuTitcdhlhae s en a u. p i os d oe: bowjb t r h eki e rater w m e at mon a Aodo t tevletarar. real agi i removable meaningwhe q uestion was a whilst Theyl enjoyed njoi yt signification e dh stated ah d e of the Act was, that whil st t h e head of the family privilege of irremovability, that his family should also enjoy the same privilege, in order that they might be taken together. The oversight was one which should be remedied, and he should be prepared to agree to a clause to remedy it; and if it could not, according to the forms of the House, be introduced into the Bill in the shape of a clause to which he would agree, he should be happy to accede to it in the form of a Bill if the Hon. Gentleman should think proper to introduce one. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 4 being proposed, Mr. FLOYFR said the clause stated that cases were to be submitted to the Right Honourable Gentleman for his opinion. U V ag et is t t h r e at o e, ld bu s t nyisteinqumoiratiehss beforemight m be ag a is: d ministered by a tra Right tes H , oaths on. could Gentleman not p b rp e oose to administered. act r How did t h e s f i tl f F t O b f y e b a o c a h r d e s a s e of h g e u h a a r d o th w e d s b o e le tu m e n t i o ty m o a f; t a e n r no Mr. do u C b ' t B w lj ou i ld rjE be ß c s a a r i e d fu t i b ly e diens, though not accom panied oath. The vases StibilliaedtO'hilllby4 is .. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1848. e#f fact, not matters of law, relating to the removability of paupers, which must cone bef,re the proper tribunal. Mr. HENLEY considered the clime a most valuable one, and was sure that many parties would be happy to avail themselves of the aisistance of his Right Hon. Friend. The clause was then agreed to, as were also clauses up to 8. Col. THOMPSON then moved a substantive clause in these terms:—" That the guardians of any union or pa rish may, with the order of the said Commissioners, and in conformity with such regulations as they shall direct, procure or assist in procuring the emigration of any poor person chargeable, or who would, if relieved, be charge able upon the common fund of such union, or in the case of any parish not comprised in a union, who may, though not settled therein, be exempt from liability to removal therefrom; and such guardians shall, in the case of a union, charge the costs and expenses incurred in such emigration upon the common fund; and in the case of a parish not in a union, upon the moneys in their hands for the relief of the poor." Mr. C. BULLER remarked that in the present state of the law certain funds were applicable to the purposes of emigration. Where numbers of persons in places like Bradford could not get employed, and wished to ewi• grate, it was hard indeed that their parishes should be burdened with their cost, seeing that they wished to earn a profitable subsistence else where. lie had his own opinions upon emi gration, but occupying the position he did, he did not wish to express any opinion on the matter except this, that the provisions of the Act should be extended to some of those who were irremovable, and who wished to seek a living elsewhere. It was for these reasons that he had consented to the introduction of the clause of the Hon. Member. The clause was read a first time, and ordered to be proceeded with when the report was brought up. Sir W. JOLLIFFE moved the insertion of the following clause :—( Paupers not removable from any Poor-law union in which they shall have resided five years.) And be it enacted, that from and after the passing of this Act, no warrant of removal shall be granted for any person from the union in which such person shall have resided for five years next before the application for such warrant. Mr. C. BULLER recommended the Hon. Baronet to withdraw the clause, as he considered it too important to be introduced in a temporary Bill. Sir. W. JOLLIFFE then withdrew the clause. The other clauses of the Bill were then agreed to, and the report was ordered to be received to morrow. PAROCHIAL DEBT AND AUDIT BILL. The committal of this Bill was postponed to Thursday. - POOR-LAW UNION DISTRICT SCHOOLS BILL. The committal of this Bill was postponed to Thursday. RENEWABLE LEASEHOLD CONVERSION (IRELAND) BILL. The committal of this Bill Was postponed. PAYMASTERS' OFFICES CONSOLIDATION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. HIGHWAY RATES BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. • INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. CLERIC. OF THE PEACE (DUBLIN) BILL. The Committee of this Bill was postponed to Monday, at twelve. CHURCHES BILL. The Committee on this Bill was postponed to Monday, at twelve. WINDSOR CASTLE AND TOWN APPROACHES • IMPROVEMENT BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The House then tadjournedto a Quarterpast Five o'clock. The House resumed at a Quarter past Five o'clock. Sir C. LEMAN presented a petition from Colima uinst the Bill for altering the duties on copper ore. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from a number of orders of Odd Fellows, praying that the Benefit Societies Act might he extended to their body. The Noble Lord also presented a petition from the late printer of the House, complaining that he had been hardly dealt with in being dismissed from his situation, and praying for the establishment of a national printing establishment in preference to having the public printing executed by contract. Lord COURTENAY presented a petition praying for an amendment of the laws relating to vagrancy. Mr. T. EGERTON presented several petitions pray ing the House to adopt measures to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath day. METROPOLITAN POLICE. Sir B. HALL gave notice that he would take the earliest opportunity next session of moving for a return of the cost of maintaining the metropolitan police. SARDINIA AND AUSTRIA. Mr. P. HOWARD gave notice that on Monday next ho would ask the Secretary of of State for Foreign Affairs, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government either singly, or in concert with her-allies, to mediate between Sardinia and Austria, for the paci fication of the North of Austria. CRIMINAL LAW IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. Dr. DOW RING put a question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Commis• sion appointed to inquire into the state of the criminal law in the•ChF.nnel Islands had made their report on the subject, and whether it was his intention to propose any changes in that law, or any modification of it. Sir G. GREY was understood to state that the report had been made, and that au order of council was in pre paration for the purpose of carrying into effect the re commendation of the Commissioners. REPUDIATION OF THE TREATY OF 1839 BY THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION. Mr. DISRAELI put a question to the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs relative to the treaty , of 1839, by which the duchies of Luxembourg and Lim burg were conceded to the kingdom of the Netherlands, and to which Great Britain was a party. That treaty, by a decree recently issued by the German Confedera tion sitting at Frankfort, had been entirely repudiated, and that Assembly had announced that it could not sanc tion the regulations o f t h at solemn and sa o —(llesaarm,)e state of thin gs th a t . If that t reat y was n had occurred in Schleswig and Holstei n wou ld ta k e place there, if they had not already co mmence d. H e ltutaorbyservtreadap ty.the wished to ask whether he had any communication on this important subject to make N the House. Lord PALMERSTON said the Hon. Gentleman had stated correctly the nature of the treaty made in 1839; by that treaty a portion of Luxembourg was ceded to the kingdom of Belgium, and the House was probably aware that that territory formed part of the German Confede ration, of which the Grand Duke was a member. He had a right to inquire from the Government of the Netherlands what had passed between the King of the Netherlands and the German Confederation in respect of the annexation referred.—(Hear, hear.) He had not yet received a reply, and therefore he could not state whether the Government of this country considered itself intitled to interfere ; and if so, in what way, as asked by the Hou. Gentleman ? AMERICAN POSTAGE. Mr. CARDWELL inquired whether the papers respecting the American Postage question would be laid on the table before the close of the session. As many parties were suffering from the present system it was most desirable that the earliest and fullest information should be given on the subject. Lord Palmerston said the negotiations were conducted by other departments; and he would reply to the ques tion on Monday. THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO COMPANY. Mr. BOUVERIE asked the President of the Board of Trade, whether the Eastern Archipelago Company have paid up the portion of their proposed capital required by the charter, and, if not, whether the charter has' been avoided. Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that the Queen had provisions were itsT he charter was i p lo o t w e e o r m t p o li d e e d te w rm it i h ne w th it e hi c u ha a rte; e , ar if . nut completed until nearly a year bad expired. and as this did not arise through any ladies of the com pany, the Board of Trade had not thought it advisable to recommend her Majesty to void the charter. HORSHAM—THE ATTORNEY- G ENERAL. Mr. ANSTEY, referring to a paragraph in the news papers of this morning with respect to the alleged action against the Attorney-General for penalties, and stating that the record of the action against him had been withdrawn, inquired if this was so? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I am mmch obliged to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman for asking the question. It is perfectly true that an action has been instituted ; it is also perfectly true that I have done my bust to bring the cause on for trial. I assert, upon my honour, that the case has not been compromised.—(Hear.) ARMED. POLICE. Lord DUDLEY STUART wished to know whe ther it was true that certain portions of the po lice had been armed with swords, having saws at the back, and iltheyhad;whether it was done by the sanction and recommendation of the Right lion. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and whether it was his intention that they should be habitually so armed? Sir G. GREY could assure the Hon. Gentleman that it was not his wish or intention that the police should be habitually armed with swords. It had, however, been the practice when disturbances were apprehended, to arm the police, and certain portions of the police in London Manchester and Liverpool had, with his sanction, been armed with swords, considering it necessary, in conse quence of the threatened disturbances in the country. (LEFT SITTING.) FOREIGN SUGAR.—The Collectors and Comptrollers of the Customs Department, at the several ports through out the United Kingdom, have received directions from the Commissioners to prepare and transmit to the In spector-General of Imports and Exports, with the least possible delay, the undermentioned accounts, so far as relates to their respective ports, viz. :—An account of the total amount of foreign sugar admitted for borne con sumption at the duty of 18s. 6d. per cwt., according to the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1846, between the sth day of July, 1848, and the date when the resolutions of the House of Commons of the 11th of July (ultimo) came into operation, with the amount of duty actually received, and the amount which would have been re ceived thereon, if the same bad been cleared (for home use) after the receipt of such resolutions of the lower House of Parliament. It will be recollected that it was at first intended that the new duties, to be sanctioned by the resolutions of the House, and the subsequent order of the Lords of the Treasury, directing them to take effect, should commence from the sth of July, but it was afterwards arranged that they should mite into opera tion "froul and after the 10th of July" (ultimo). POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Thomas Robotham, formerly in the service of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, the well, known railway carriers, was placed at the bar on a charge of appropriating up wards of 40/. to his own use instead of using it for the purposes for which it was given to him. Alderman LAWRENCE asked the prisoner if he wished to put any questinus to the witnesses or to make any statement. He declined doing so, and was remanded until next Thursday. Mr. Alderman JOHNSON . mentioned that he had re ceived the direction of Mr. P. Allen to place in-the poor box the Si. which he originally generously contributed for the relief of John Ballad Lloyd. ' BO tV-STREET. COMMITTAL OF Two MORE CHARTIST LEADERS.-.. James M. Bryson, one of the Chartist leaders, at whose residence a quantity of papers relating to Chartist pro ceedings, a sword, and a two-edged dagger made out of a file, were found, was placed before Mr. Hall on a war rant issued against him for sedition. Mr. Haywood appeared on the part of the Crown. The defendant was undefended, but took notes of the proceedings. The evidence against the defendant was that of Mr. Bond Hughes and Police-constable Bywater, No. 116 L. The speech, which was uttered on the 28th of July, was in the usual style of the Chartist leaders. When the defendant was taken into custody he made no reply. After the evidence was completed, and on being told that he would be committed to Newgate for trial, he said it would be useless to say anything. lie was then directed to find bail, himself in the sum of 1501., and two sureties in 75/. each, when he was re moved from the dock. George Shell was then placed in the dock. He moved one of the resolutions at the same meeting, to the effect that physical assistance should be rendered by the Eng lish Chartists to their Irish brethren. The apprehension of the defendant was effected at the same time on leaving the meeting. Ile said nothing when arrested, and also reserved his defence. Mr. HALL said that in the present, as in the former case, he felt bound to commit the prisoner to Newgate; but would, as in the former case, take bail in the same amount, each defendant to give 24 hours' notice of bail to the Treasury. The two defendants, not being prepared with bail, were subsequently removed to Newgate. WORSHIP-STREET: Thomas Waterman, only thirteen years of age, the son of a cowkeeper at Shacklewell, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with having wantonly beaten and kicked a little boy named Edward ,Axe, ten years of age, and thereby caused his death. Mrs. Charlotte Axe, the mother of the deceased, who was painfully affected whilst giving her evidence, stated, that on Friday evening last her son was brought home to her in a state of extreme suffering, which he told her had been occasioned by ill-treatment he had received from the prisoner, who had struck and kicked him se veral times on the lower part of the body. He was soon after seized with a violent sickness * which continued with scarcely any intermission until-tha.following Sun day evening, when he apPared to have somewhat reco vered, and went out to play in the front of the house; but in a few minutes afterwards he hastened back to the house and complained that the prisoner had just second attack upon him and beaten hint severely about the head. He remained in great pain throughout that night, complaining of the injury in the lower part of his belly, and, the sickness having returned with increa.ed violence, the assistance of a surgeon was obtained; but all his efforts to save him were unavailing, and, after gradually sinking, he finally expired at two o'clock that morning, and she gave instructions to the police for the prisoner's apprehension. Mrs. Anne Wolfe, a married woman, proved that whilst standing at her window, between seven and eight o'clock on Sunday evening, she saw the little boy Axe endeavouring to escape from the prisoner, but the latter ran after him, and struck him two or three sharp blows with his open hand upon both sides of the head. Police-constable Langdon, of the N division, stated that on calling that morning on Mr. Robins, the surgeon who attended the deceased during his illness, that gen tleman stated that there were 'Narks of violence anon the lower part of the child's stomach, apparently caused by a heavy blow kick, but that 12 until he had an op portunity of making a osrAortem exa m ination of the body, he could not say with any degree of positiveness that those injuries were sufficient to account for the death. Mr. ARNOLD therefore ordered the prisoner to be re• mended for a week, but consented to accept substantia bail for his future appearance. OUTHWARK. Mr. James lngrani, of the British Museum, was sum moned for refusing to contribute to the maintenance of an illegitimate child. Mary Burn stated, that she was housemaid in the ser vice of a gentleman in Woburn square, and that in May, 1847, the defendant was in the habit of passing the house to the British Museum, and on these occasions he used to kiss his hand and beckon to her as he went by; that soon afterwards she met him as she was going to see her brother, and that he prevailed on her to have some refreshment with him, and that an intimacy com menced which led to the birth of a child; that when she discovered that she was enceinte she mentioned the fact to the defendant, and he urged her to " Father it on some young man," which advice she refused to adopt; and that when the child was born, on being asked to contribute to its support, he declined doing so, saying that he should give nothing but what the law compelled him. She added that she first made application fur re dress at the Marylebone police office, but that her wit nesses being absent from town the summons was refused. Two witnesses were then called, one of whom proved that she was present when the defendant was applied to on the subject, and that she heard him use the words at tributed to him by the complainant. The witnesses also stated that they used to see the defendant hovering about the house where the complainant lived as housemaid, and that they had seen them together. Mr. Pelham, on the part of the defendant, said, that the gentleman did not appear in person to answer the summons in consequence of being afflicted with a ner vous disease. He (Mr. Pelham) knew the difficulties he had to contend against in adducing evidence to con tradict the statements of the witnesses; but he could as sure the magistrate that Mr. Ingram denied that he ever had any improper familiarities with the complainant; that he was a man of unblemished reputation, and his denial of.the alleged paternity did not arise from any wish on his part to save himself the trifling expense for the sup port of the child, but that it was solely on account of the attempt to fix upon him a charge which was utterly groundless, and which was trumped up for the purpose of extorting money from him. Mr. Roberts submitted that he bad adduced the ne cessary confirmatory evidence to establish the charge against the defendant. Mr. SECRER said that the evidence was certainly all on one side, and as he could see no reason for doubting the truth of the witnesses' testimony he was bound to adjudge the defendant the father of the child, and to make an order on him of two shillings and sixpence per week for its maintenance. Nitw CHURCHES.—A Bill prepared and brought in by Sir G. Grey and Mr. C. Lewis, M.P., continues the Royal Commission for building now churches until the 20th day of July, 1853. EXPORTATION Or BRITISH HARDWARES AND CUTLERY.--By a Parliamentary paper just published, it appears that the declared value of British hardwares and cutlery exported from the United Kingdom in the year ended the sth of January last was 2,341,9801. 11s. Id., consisting of 20 tons, 614 cwt., and 10lb. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, August 3. IRELAND. Lord BROUGHAM moved for copies of the procla mations of the Lord. Lieutenant of Ireland for the appre hension of traitors. This rebellion, which had become more contemptible than detestable, because it had origi• nated in personal vanity, had been quelled for a season; and if anything could make him more contented than another with these results, it was the appointment of Sir Henry Hardinge.--(Cries of " Lord Hardinge.") He begged pardon for mentioning him by the name by which he had earned his honours. He had accepted, as a duty to his country, of a situation which no man would wil lingly have undertaker:. Not consulting his previous fume, and thereby affording a marvellous contrast to those wretched persons w ho, for the gratification of their ;personal vauity, :had been led into rebellion, he had consented to accept a subordinate situation. He would add his counsels to those of his Noble Friend at the head of the Irish Government, and although all might have been over before his arrival, yet he would not have gone over in vain. Although the first outbreak had been put down, yet they might have further out breaks. He feared that the account with Ireland was not yet filially settled, but he thought that Noble Lords could not better occupy themselves during the vacation than in studying the reports of the Colonisation Committee. They bad colonies of immense resources, of immense fertility, in Australia and in North America, with a most scanty and insufficient population.ln Australia near a m il l i on of sheep were sacrificed from the inability to find shepherds to tend those socks. The influx of labourers would bring about the influx of capital. He by no means meant to say that there were no difficulties in the question of colonization, because the mother country wished to get rid of the bad, and the colonies only wished to receive the good. With regard to Ireland, he feared we had been too mild in treating the beginnings of those outrages—we had been afraid of interfering with that which, in the new technicology, was named agita tion, which was taken to mean merely dis cussion, but which really meant a parli ament sit ting, if not illegally, at least after a fashi..n, tending illegally to produce a breach of the law. These persons had levied money without the consent of Parlia ment under the name of rent, not to preserve the peace of the country but to break it. These things had gone on to an immense extent, but ho had never read anything with greater astonishment in his life than he had read the letter of Mr. Labouchere, ing the Irish people that it was their right to carry arms. No doubt they had a right to carry arms; no doubt, tin der certain circumstances they had a right to resist; for our constitution was founded on the principle of resist ance: it might therefore be a duty as well as a right to carry arms. But who would preach such a doclrine as this in Ireland, where the suggestion of arms and resist ance would mean nothing more nor less than rebellion? Could it bo supposed that any one but a driveller would be guilty of such conduct? He would again caution the Government as to their proceedings. The disturbances might appear to have been put down for the present, but they might depend upon it that in Ireland these agita tors would have recourse to such meetings, and to the system of clubs; and he would, in the moat friendly sPrit to his Noble Friend opposite (the Marquis of Lansdowne), tender Lis humble advice, that he would consider the propriety of taking immedove steps by law to prevent this system of clubs being contolued. Wben he saw that fifteen proclamations had been issued— that eight counties and parts of seven other counties, comprising the most important portion of Inland—had been proclaimed, he could not help considering how much the existsnce of clubs had contributed to bringing about this state of disturbance.—(Hear, hear.) The measure which bad received their Lordships' sanction, and which was commonly called the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, was, in his opinion, a most impor tant addition to the law. No one on this side of the water would object to this enactment, and he was sure that it would be found most beneficial in aiding in the restoration of tranquillity. Even if no such measure had passed, he did not expect that anything like a convulsion leading to a dismemberment of the empire would have taken place, but still there could be no doubt but that a great deal of bloodshed and a great deal of misery would have resulted, above all to innocent persons, not merely to the dupes of the traitorous parties, but to others who would have no share whatever in the dis turbances that would take place. He had thrown out a suggestion the other day to his Noble Friend, which he hoped would be taken into consideration by the Govern ment, with respect to the inconvenience of a prorogation of Parliament at such a period as the present. Ile had made the suggestion, because he knew what the effect would be of Parliament sitting, and of those evil-minded persons knowing that a few hours could only puss over before the Legislature interposed, with whatever powers might be necessary, to put down any attempt at disturb ances that they might perpetrate. Before sitting down he wished to say one word as to what had taken place with respect to the passing of the last measure of coercion. Their Lordships bad a standing order which prevented any measure from going through more than one stage in a single day. That standing order might be dis pensed with, but that they had unfortunately the stand• ing order, Number 104, which required that no stand ing order of their Lordships' House could be dispensed with without one day's notice. The resolution which their Lordships had come to on Monday week was, therefore, in effect, that whereas one standing order pro vided that PIO Bill be passed through more than one stage in any day, and another standing order provided that no standing order of the House be rescinded with out 24 hours' notice, be it therefore ordered that the Lord Chancellor shall put the question three or four times over in one sitting. He thought that a rather ab surd non sequitur to arrive at, and as there could be no doubt but that it might be necessary to pass a measure through all its stages at a single sitting, he was of opi nion that the standing order No. 104 ought net to be continued. In 1794 Mr. Pitt passed his measure through all its stages iu a single day; and again, when the mutiny broke out in 1798, a similar course was adopted. Again, in 1803, when the news arrived of the massacre of Lord Kilwarden in Dublin, a Bill similar to that lately adopted by their Lordships was passed through all its stages, in both Houses of Parliament, in a single night. If the Government had asked their Lordships to adjourn for one hour on Saturday, until the Bill had passed through the other House of Parliament, and if they had adopted the precaution of having the Court in town, the measure might have been sent over to Dublin on Saturday night, and thus certain disaffected persons might have been arrested before they could have had time to leave the city. Having thus directed the atten tion of their Lordships and of the Government to these topics, and more especially to the necessity o f suppress . ing the club organization, and with a cordial hope that they would hear no more for the present of rebellion in Ireland, he would beg to move for the production of the papers to which he had already alluded.----(Hear, hear.) The Earl of WICKLOW said, that although eight counties had been proclaimed, it did not follow that they were disturbed. He could answer for the county with which he was connected as being tranquil, and its being proclaimed arose from its proximity to the county of Dub lin. It was it great satisfaction that the rebellion had been put down by the police, who were Irish, and com posed of Roman Catholics and Protestants, proving that the Irish themselves were ready and able to put down the insurrection. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he would not follow the Noble and Learned Lord (Brougham) through the details into which he entered ; he should content himself by his concurrence in the observations he made with regard to colonization. He would add, although the insurrection had been brought to such a favourable result, they would not permit any cessation of the precautionary and repressive measures they had already adopted.—(Hear, hear.) It was now clear to all that the parties who excited this in surrection were powerless for good, and they were un able to effect the object they aimed at—the establish ment of a republic. Although they could not carry their designs into effect, they might s till b e ena bl e d to effect much mischief, and he thought the Noble Lord took a fair view of the present state of Ireland, when he admonished the Government not to relax their eflOrts to prevent the recurrence of similar evils. He took that opportunity to state that the Government were enabled to effect what had been accomplished by an Act of Par liament conferring extraordinary powers, but not more extraordinary than the emergency required. It it was found necessary during the present session of Parlia ment to explain an Act now in force, to suppress illegal and secret associations, it might be worthy of considera tion whether it would not be advisable to introduce ad ditional clauses, the more effectually to effect that ob ject. There was now a cessation of the opposition to the Government. It was a source of satisfaction that the re sistance had been brought to such an issue as they re cently witnessed, which proved to all the world the false hood of the statements propagated, that disaffection existed among the military, and that the allegations put forward by the disaffected, that the constabulary were inbued with the spirit of disloyalty, had proved entirely false. These charges had received a signal contradic tion in the conduct displayed by the one and the other. Upon the police the firmest reliance might be placed, which was a force composed of Roman Catholics and Protestants, all of whom united in the performance of their duty. With regard tp the suggestion of the Noble Lord (Lord Brougham) that the sittings of Parliament should be continued, he did not think that necessary. If affairs took a different turn from what they had every reason to expect, it could be called together at a short no tice; he did not, however, considerit expedient to depar' from the usual course. Lord DESART complained that repressive measures had not been adopted at an earlier period to suppress se dition. At a meeting which was held in Kilkenny three of the speakers were magistrates, who used very violent language. Doctor Kane, one of them, stated distinctly that they should obtain repeal by force if necessary. lie (Lord Desert) communicated to Lord Clarendon that fact, but notwithstanding he continued to remain in the commission of the peace. This party was now in prison as a felon. The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was now de clared on all sides that there was an armed resistance to the law, although it had been stated a fortnight ago there would be no rebellion. It had now broken out, and wss suppressed by the police, whose con duct was worthy of all praise. It appeared, how ever, from the admission of every ono who had spoken, that a conspiracy existed throughout all Ireland, and that secret clubs had been formed, bound together by a secret combination, trained in some degree to arms, and connected together in opposition to the Government. They required still the attention of Go- verntnent, which should continue in a position to resist whatever might w resultbi which w fro e m r e the o oppositionder the direction anh h dic o res wash i tt sta so thosen.ucr t e of these bodies, ewahsoily put fomenteddown. and Tcheau7 shouldd the now outbreak consider %. her measures wero necessary to prevent the recurrence of such evils in future, and also the repression of similar conspiracies which caused this country to makesuch preparations to put it down. He hop e d they would re pose that confidence in the Government that they would take all the precautions and adopt the necessary mea sures to prevent the recurrence of such evils. Lord MONTEAGLE said the forbearance of the Go vernment had the effect of entitling them to their con fidence when they might ask for further powers. He agreed with the Noble Earl (Earl Wicklow) that the reason wby the Act had been extended to the county Wicklow was to prevent arms being conveyed to that county; but the Act was not intended for that purpose, and proved that the Arms Act was inefficient. The most effectual preventive was to disarm the people, and for that purpose they should make an efficient Arms Act for the permanent law of the country. He entirely concurred in the praises which had been bestowed upon the police; but they should recollect they were sup ported by the military, and he therefore hoped the Go vernment would continue to keep up an efficient force of the military. It was said the rebellion was at an end, they should not, however, treat the outbreak too lightly. - The returns were then ordered. NORTH WALES RAILWAY. Lord MONTEAGLE moved for some unopposed re ;urns, showing the manner in which the funds raised by ,he North Wales Railway had been invested. Agreed to. IRISH SAVINGS' BANKS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table certain correspondence which had taken place with re spect to the Irish savings' banks. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 3. SUGAR DUTIES. The House then went into committee on the Sugar Duties; Mr. BERNAL in the chair. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK then rose to propose an amendment. He observed that in the second column of the scale of duties, the duty on double re fined sugar was 15.., and on single refined sugar 165.; that being a reduciion of Is. 6d. on the first class of refined sugar, and of is. 4d. on the second class. The 161. scale no longer stood amongst the duties at all, and the 18s. and 16s. were amalgamated with one of 16s. 4d. That, however. was nothi ng to the purpose, because if the duty of 17s. 4d. was a fair amalgamation of the duties of 16s. and 18s., it was per fectly clear that the duty on clayed sugar should be placed in the same position in which it ought to have been placed, supposing the originalduty of 16s. to have stood._... as the duties stood they were absurd. He begged, therefore, to propose, as an amendment, that the follow ing duties be adopted in lieu of those in the schedule-- 14s. 6d., 13s. 4d., 12s. 3d., and its. 6d. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER main tained that the rate of duties in the schedules were adopted after mature consideration, and contended that they were those which ought to be adopted by the House. After some further discussion, the House divided, when there appeared-- Fer the amendment ..... ............... 9 9 Against it ............................... 99 Majority against it ............... --70 The amendment was accordingly lost. The House then went into Committee. Lord G. BENTINCK observed, that in this division of the sohedule there were six fresh blunders --(A laugh) -- - —but as they were blunders in favour olthe West India planters, he had nothing to soy against thent.—(lte uewed laughter.) The Hon. Member for Westbury (Mr. Wilson) shook his head. So he had to the other quarter of hu :idred blunder s in the scheme ; an d i t was only when the Right Hon. tenth man the Chancellor of the Exchequer became convinced of the mistakes that the Hon. Gentleman became suddenly convinced of them also.—(A laugh.) The rule for the schedule was to throw the duties half way between the duties on British plantation sugar and those on foreign sugar, and the reason was that schedule 2 comprised the sugars im ported from thcse British ports into which foreign sugars were permitted to be imported. The calculations of the Chancellor of the Exchequer were, however, he con tended, based upon false principles. The duty, as it was proposed for 1848-49, was 17a; it ought to be 16s. 6d. The duty for 1849.50 was Bd., it ought to be 155. 3d. The duty for 1850.51 was 14s. 4d., it ought to be 14s. The duty for 1851-2 was 135., it ought to be 12s. 9d. The duty for 1852-53 was 12s. 5d., it ought to be 12s. 3d. The duty for 1853.54 was 11s. 10d., it ought to be I Is. 6d.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) It was not until 1854 55 that the proposed duty became correct. The Right Hon. Gentleman bad taken a wrong datum line for his calculations. The test in drawing up the schedule ought to be us follows : —lf 11. 6s. Bd., which was the duty on refined sugar in the foreign scale, gave 11. as a duty on brown Muscovado, so ought 11. 25., which was the duty adopted by the Right llon. Gentleman, in like manner - give the duty which he (Lord G. Bentinck) held ought to have been the duty fixed for 1848-49, namely, 16s. 641., instead of that ac tually proposed, 17s.—(Hear.) In fact the Right Hon. Gentleman seemed to have got into a terrible mist about his figures.—(A laugh.) The schedule, to be sure, was of no great importance, and be (Lord G. Beutinck) would leave it to the House to decide upon its adoption, with all its errors on its bead. There was auo:her trifling blunder of little importance, except as a blunthr.—(A laugh.) The drawback on refined sugar was intended to be Is. 4d. more than on bastard sugars. The duty ought in that case to have been 16s. 3d., not as it was proposed to be, 16s. 4d. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who was nearly inaudible, was understood to say that the Noble Lord was not correct in the grounds of calculation which he had advanced. The schedule was of very little importance, but with the view of obtaining for the West India body a greater degree of protection than they now enjoyed—the duty on British brown clayed sugar was fixed in the same proportion above that of Muscovado sugar, as was the duty on foreign brown clayed above that on foreign Muscovado. The division of the schedule was agreed to. The third division of the same schedule was agreed to. On the schedule respecting drawbacks (as we under stood) being put, Lord GEORGE BENTINCK put it to the House, whether they would incur the shame of sending forth the scale before them, so full as it was of inaccuracies. The scheme would certainly do no credit to the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the amount had been calculated upon the ordinary rule, and he believed that tested by that rule they were correct. Lord G. BENTINCK moved the restoration of clause 6 of the Act 9 and 10 Vic., c. 63, viz., " And be it enacted, that no sugar shall be admissible to entry for home consu motion at the said rates of duty, as being the growth and produce of any foreign country, unless the master of the ship importing the same shall prove to the satisfaction of the cfficera of her Majesty's Cus toms at the port of importation, if required to do so, that such sugar is bona fide the growth and produce of the foreign country from which it is imported." The effect of this clause would be to protect the refiner of this country from the refined sugar of the Continent, and the warehousemen of this country from the sugar warehoused in Antwerp, Amsterdam, and Hainburgh. lie would take this opportunity of contradicting a state ment made by the Hon. Member for Westbury us to en intention existing on the part of the Belgian• Legisl ature of doing away with the system of bounties. There was no such project of law before the Belgian Cham bers ; and the report of the Minister of Finance of Bel gium stated that no intention to introduce such a mea sure was entertained. Mr. WILSON opposed the clause, and after a few words from Mr. BARELY, The Committee divided, when there appeared-- For the clause Against it 78 Majority —47 Lord G. BENTINCK then moved another clause, making it lawful for persons engaged in refining sugar in bond for exportation, under the 3 and 4 Will. IV., and 8 and 9 Vict., cap. 91, to enter the same for home consumption under certain regulations. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the clause ; and after a few words from Mr. Thompson, Mr. Barkly, Mr. Wilson, Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr. Baillie, and Mr. Henley, The Committee divided, when there appeared-- For the amendment ......... • 4l Against it 73 Majority . , - —32 The amendment was consequently lost. The remaining resolutions having been agreed to, the House resumed, the Bill was reported with amendments, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow (this day) at 12 . o'clock. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. On the motion that the House resolve itself into Com mittee on the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill, Colonel SIBTHORP objected to this measure in tote. It would be impossible to carry it through during the present session without great injustice to so many Hon. Members who were elsewhere engaged in the discharge of various public duties. He put it to the Noble Lord whether it was fair, in the present state of the House and of the session, to proceed with a measure of such vital importance. Lord J. RUSSELL said he had thought it had been understood on the last evening that there should be no discussion on the resumption of the Committee on this Bill; he therefore should not enter upon any debate. All he could say was, early in th e sess i on h e ' had been blamed by one-half the House for not bringing forward some such measure, and it seemed he was now blamed by the other half for proceeding with the Bill. After a few word from Mr. ANSTEY, Sir 11. HALFORD said that as the House was about to legislate for the prevention of corrupt practices at elections, he thought some care ought to be taken to provide against the improper use of Government patron age for election purposes. The House would understand what he meant from a short statement of facts. It would be remembered that the two late sitting Memberis for the borough of Leicester had been unseated on the ground of having, by their agents, been guilty of bribery. The facts were these:—On the sth of July last a mail- , coach which went through Leicestershire was discon tinued; and a walking messenger was substituted to carry the mail. The parties interested unanimously ex pressed a wish to the post-office inspector who had been sent down to make the arrangements, that a particular person in whom they had confidence should be ap pointed to the post. The answer returned was by a letter from th e pr i vate secretary of the Po s tmaster- General, which stated that the appointment had been placed at the disposal of Mr. G ar d ner, the Member for Leicester. N ow, at this time, and for three weeks be fore, Mr. Gardner had ceased to be Member for that borough. Now he did notquestiOe the ri g h t o f t h e Government t o di spose of its patronage as it might think fit, neither did he speculate why the County Mem bers should be in disgrace, but he must sa y t h at many residents in th e county of Leicester felt indignant that the appointment should have been placed in the hands of Mr. Gardner, a gentleman who had no connexion with the county, and was only known in the borough from the last election. Of course, when Mr. Gardner- received the appointment he applied to fill it - up to the very per sons who had carried his election by bribery. In justice both to the Government ind the House, he felt bound to make this statement of facts. After a few words from Mr. URQUHART, Mr. BAGGR thought some answer ought to be given by the Government to the statement made by his Hon. Friend and Colleague. Lord J. RUSSELL replied that be had not heard any thing of the circumstances just Mentioned, and perhaps the Hon. Member would repeat the question when some Member of the 'Government connected with the Post-office was present. After a few words from • Mr. Elliot, Sir H. Halford, and Mr: Newdegate, the conversation dropped, and the House went into Committee. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Bernal) stated the motion before the Committee was that the words " such in quiry and investigation to be made on the spot by the Commissioners to be appointed under this Act " at the end of clause 2, be struck out. Mr. C. ANSTEY supported the amendment for the omission of the words read by the Chairman. He should vote for the omission of the words, and he should also feel it to be his duty to oppose the measure in every stage, in doing which he should endeavour to compel the ' Noble Lord to elect between the present Bill and those measures that he had stated it to be essential should be passed during the present session. Mr. HODGSON should offer all the opposition in his power to the-Bill. - Mr. SPOONER said that not one single word had been offered by the Government in explanation of the Bill, and when any Hon. Member got up to argue against it the opposite side deserted their benches. He had hitherto supported the measure, but from the con duct of the Government he had reason to believe he had justly incurred the obloquy and censure of his Hon. and Gallant Friend, as there was an evident want of sin cerity on the part of the Noble Lord. The Bill would entail great expense, and one which would be quite use less, by the employment of barristers as commissioner', for it would be necessary to have counsel on both sides. It was, therefore, far better to leave the matter in the hands of the present tribunals. The SOLICITOR GENERAL entreated Hon. Gen tlemen not to enter into discussions not affecting the clause under consideration, as that would only promote the object openly avowed by the Hon. and Learned Member for Youghal, that, namely, of defeating the Bill by delay. The present clause had already undergone discussion of three or four hours, and the chief evil attendant upon adjourning the consideration of par ticular clauses appeared to him to be that Hon. Members forgot what had been said during former discussions. He hoped the House would permit a division to be speedily come to, and thought such division would be accepted as final with respect to the appointment of Commissioners. Mr. HENLEY thought that the question of Post•ofce patronage, which had been incidentally touched upon, was One of great importance, as in hia opinion Govern ment patronage was one of the sources of corruption which the object of the Blil was to put down. He did not think the decision of the Committee upon the pre sent clause ought to have any effect upon the other parts of the Bill. Mr. MULLINGS supported the amendment, and re commended that the whole subject should be postponed until the next session. 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