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trourtb '4,7'icitton SUN OFFICE, Sevcn o Clock. JIOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) LORD CAMOY 13 V. BLUNDELL.—JUDGMENT. Their Lordships gave judgment to-day in this case, affirming the decision of the Court below with costs. THE PRINCIPAL OF GLASGOW COLLEGE V. THE ATTOR NEY• GENERAL. Their Lordships also gave judgment in this case, re •versing the judgment of the Vice•Chanoellor Knight B.ruce. _ _ RAILWAY COIVOTITTEES. (THIS DAY.) GROUP No. 9.--PAISLEY, BARRHEAD, AND HURLET RAILWAY. —Clauses further considered. CALEDoNIAN RAILWAY (Glasgow Station, and Branch across the Clyde).—Case opened and evidence taken in its favour. GROUP No. 10.— NEWPORT AND PONTYPOOL RAIL WAY ACT AMENDMENT.—PreambIe passed, clauses ;greed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. _ _ The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' ma jority was resumed, but the petitioners did not succeed in striking off any additional votes to-day. A good deal of time was taken up in proving the legality of the supplemental building-rate for the parish of St. Mark's, Dublin ; but eventually the Committee decided that the evidence was not sufficient to establish the validity of the rate. • NORTH CHESHIRE. The evidence of treating was further proceeded with this morning. Mr. Joseph Higginson, proprietor of the Warren Bulkeley Arms, at Stockport, proved that he supplied a number of Mr. Legh's voters with dinners, drink, wine and refreshments, to the extent of 2241. 17s. 10d. The orders were given by one of Mr. Leigh's committee, which sat at his house, but he had sinee not been able to obtain the amount of his bill.—Mr. George Massey, the landlord:of the Union Inn at Altrincham, proved that another of Mr. Leigh's committees held their meetings at his house, and by their directions he supplied a number of electors with drink and refreshments. He did not know the amount of his bill, but it was under 2001. This witness gave his evidence in a very unsatisfactory manner, which brought down upon him the re prehension of the Committee. The Speaker's war rant required him to produce his books, but he failed to do so; while in a private communication with Mr. Coppock, the petitioners agent, he bad represented, as it would now seem falsely, that he had no books. It turned out, however, thar his bar-maid kept books, in which entries - were made of the business transacted at the Union, but it was agreed on both sides that to send for the books would not compensate for the waste of time and expense it would lead to. This being all the evidence the petitioners had to ad duce, Mr. Prinnq summed up at great length, insisting that sufficient treating had been established to justify the unseating of' Mr. Leigh. After which the Committee adjourns(l till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. IRELAND. (From the Clonmel Chronicle of Tuesday.) Within the last two days Clonmel has been filled with the most alarming rumours. Yesterday it was reporsed that the clubs were to assemble at the Mile Tree, near the town, and to make a sudden irruption into it when darkness favoured them; at noon to-day an express constable arrived from Cashel, it was said, with information of an out• break there; we doubt, however, its correctness. The most painful anxiety is awakened for to-night, as the general feeling is, that an insurrection, with till its horrors, is at hand, and may commence before we see the light of another day. The police have re moved from the barracks in the Irishtown, and taken possession of the West Gate. Military are to oc cupy the main .guard ; and, ne doubt, every neces sary preparation will be made for the protection of the town, and the security of its peaceable inhabi tants. It is further said, that one of the leaders spent last night at Thorney Bridge, in the neighbourhood of Slievnamon, and that the Carrick-on-buir corps are in readiness to join in the onslaught. 'We are informed that the Riding School of the Cavalry Barracks is open for the reception of families, or any one who may require protection, and probably will be so used should alarm and apprehension con tinue to prevail as they have since Sunday. All the police on duty at the Court-house were fur nished with their muskets and accoutrements about one o'clock to-day, even the men placed stationary at the inner doors. A number of the inhabitants were served with no tices to-day to attend before the magistrates, in order that they might be sworn in as special constables. The Nayor and other justices of the peace are now sitting for the purpose, and a good many are already enrolled, who will he but too happy to devote all their energies to the protection of their friends and relatives residing in Clot-Tie]. EDINBURGH. (Pena] the Edinburgh Evening Courant of Wednesday.) This afternoon Mr. Henry Rankine, Mr. Archibald Walker, and James Cumming, with some others, were arrested on charges of a,general character, comprising attendance at illegal public meetings, and addresses delivered on those occasions of an exciting description. The houses of those individuals have been searched, and documents, of a very suspicious character have been seized and carried away. After an examination, Messrs. Rankine, Cumming, and Walker were committed to gaol; and some of the other parties arrested were liberated upon bail. A great demonstration of sympathy with the offenders is talked of by the Chartists. FRANCE. In the sitting of the Assembly yesterday, M. M Thiers read a report of the Committee of Finance on a pro position of M. Proudhon, relative to the tax on revenues. The proposition, he said, tended to authorise the Go vernment to seize one-third of the rents, and the Com mittee had been unanimously of opinion f to reject it. According to the proposition. a tax one-third was to be levied after the 15th of July, o 1848, on all property, one-sixth of which was to beto• the lodgers and farmers, awl the other to the givenlov 3/1. Proudhon calculated that the produce of that new tax would amount to at least 150 millions of And permit the suppression or reduction of other francs, particularly those on articles of consumption, the axes most odious of all. M. Proudhon suggested that the Goiernment once in possession of those reso h urces . might proceed to organize immediately discount in all the districts of France ; create farming a a ri t i( d l manufacturing banks, Sze. M. Thiers stated that that ' proposition had been discussed during several days in the Committee, in a financial, moral, and political point of view. The project originally published in a iournal, subsaquently suspended for sedition, contained a direct and avowed attack against property. It was presented as a petition of a factious nature, since its author declared that it should not be presented as a prayer but an order. It was moreover founded on the denial of the right of property, and was one of those engines by means of which so many ambitious men sought of late celebrity or power amidst the ruins of social order. M. Proudhon,when exa mined by t he Committee, declared that he did not wish to destroy property, but merely to de rive from it a temporary resource for the benefit and protection of property itself. T.tie Comtnittee, however, had not considered the proposition entitled to considera tion. It regarded it as one of those indirect appeals to citizens to turn against each other the arms that should only be directed against the enemies of the country. M. Thiers was or opinion that all those antino onda -social doctrines should be discussed publicl dy an in y, and that they should not b e stifled, lest the modern Erostrates should, like Galileo, complain of having been condemned without a hearing. He next dee monstrated the folly of the proposed scheme, and maintained that it would be impossible to raise the sum of 1, 500 , 000 , 000 fra ncs. In 1821 the Govern ment had ordered an inquiry to be instituted into the revenue of the landed property of France, and it was ascertained that it did not exceed 1,600 millions. 25 years afterwards a new inquiry was instituted, and it was found to have increased by one-fourth, and to amount to 2,000 ' m illions, or perhaps 2,200. To - day that revenue would not be above 1,800 millions. After recapitulating the different branches of revenue of which M. Proudhon proposed to confiscate one-third, M. Thiers showed th a t no t mor e than 320 millions could be realized, M. Thiers contended that it was neither a system of credit nor a new tax. M. Proudhon wished to establish that it was an attack against property, as audacious as it was ably combined; that if there were errors entitled to pity and respect, there were others unworthy of any in dulgence; that the doctrines developed by M. Proudhon deserved universal reprobation, and, in the interest of soeiery so deeply shaken, he called on the National As sembly to ratify the judgment of its Finance Committee. M. Prow - lhon next asked that his proposition be dis cussed on Saturday. Boatel, as Member of the-Finance Committee, had found fault with a p assa g e of M. Th iers' report, in hich he said', that the project of decree on the progressive tax had alarmed all the proprietary. Vii. Boutel was r.ot a partisan of the savage doctrines of M. Proudhon ; ho reproved thorn, but he tho ug h t that M. Thiers was not justified in attacking before hand a pro ject of decree presented by‘tilieoCoveirnment. M. 'Thiers replied, that . u outei was the only mem ber of the Committee who had objected to , th . at ‘ passa ge of his report. He had at first used the word deeply i r ritated the proprietors," but at the suggestion of M. 13, ntel he had consented to substitute for them the word " alarmed." When M. Thiers descended from the tribune a great tumult arose, which only subsided when General Ca vainlic appeared at the tribune. General Cavaignac gave his fullest approbation to every v%ord of M. Thiers's report and thanked him in the name of the country for the sentiments he had ex- TrIE pressed. But he thought that M. Thiers should' not . have condemned in advance a project of decree that bad not yet come under discussion. M. Thiers maintained his right, and observed that tb e Committee to which the project had been referred I ie.d reproved its principle. After a few words from General Cavaignac, the i eel dent was dropped. M. Marie, Minister of Justice, next laid on the t able a project of decree relative to elections of Judges ot! the Tribunals of Commerce. According to the decree, the members of those tribunals should in future be elect& I by merchants, licensed during five years, and having 11 i sided two years within the jurisdiction of the tribunal. M. Marrast next read a letter from M. Bixi% who tendered his resignation of the post of Vice-Pres ; ,dent. of the Assembly. The Assembly afterwards resumed the adjoutmed dis cussion on the 13th article of the law relative to clubs, ' which had been referred, with the different amendments, to the Committee. M. Coquerel, the reporter, stated that the Committee had carefully examined all these amendments, and thought proper to substitute three articles for the 13th article. By the first, it was proposed to prohibit all secret societies, and to condemn their members to a fine of from 100 f. to 500 f., and to an imprisonment of from three months to a year. The penalty might be doubled as respected the chiefs. By the second article, the citizens were to be authorized to establish circles or reunions, which were not of a political nature, on giving previous notice of their intention to the authorities. Finally, the 15th article sanctioned the right of all citizens to hold pre paratory electoral meetings and to assemble for religious purposes. M. Vivien observed that the penalties against secret societies were not sufficiently severe, and proposed not only to increase the fine and imprisonment, but to de prive the members of such societies of their civil rights during a period of five years at least and ten years at most. A discussion ensued on the nature of secret societies, which M. Vallette was desirous to specify in the law. M. Dupin stated that the fact of their secrecy consti tuted their culpabiliiy. M. Flocon was left at the tribune, combating M. Du pin's opinion. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEWCASTLE JUNCTION RAILWAY. (Faom ♦ CORRESPONDENT.) The opposition (petitioners) to this line having been thrown out last night by the Committee of the House of Lords, I send you the following account of the line from its first introduction into Parliament : " This line is intended to join the East Lancashire line at Burnley, and run north into the York and Newcastle line at Cowton (near Richmond), in York shire, crossing the projected Northern Counties Union line, which runs to Bedale, and using twelve miles of that line, the total length being fifty-six miles. " The company was projected in 1845 under the highest patronage; the shares were to be 80,000, at 201. each, with 21. 10s. paid. 'Several other projects were in the field to occupy the district; there being nothing nearer than the Leeds and Thirsk on the east side, the Northern Counties Union on the north side of the proposed line, and the Lancaster and Carlisle on the east side of it, into which the rival Northern Coun ties line ran. The only project which survived was the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Company, which agreed in committee in 1846 to amalgamate with this line. " The Bill passed most triumphantly in 1846, and the amalgamation took place ; the capital then to be 70,000 shares at 201., and the shares were equally divided, 33,000 to each company or body of pro prietors. " This line shortened the route between Newcastle upon-Tyne and Liverpool 25 miles over any other line, between Newcastle and Fleetwood 541 miles, between Newcastle and Preston the same, between Newcastle and Manchester 18i miles, and to Bury 38 miles ; it commanded the traffic between those places, and of course the north of Ireland via Fleetwood. The coal and coke passing over the line was calculated at an immense extent, and the line itself occupied a rich grazing country : it shortened the communication between the terminii considerably more than the Northern Counties Union line. " Mr. Hudson had agreed to pay six per cent. on half the capital for making the twelve miles running west from Bedale to the Northern Counties Union line, in other words, that part was to be common to both companies. " In 1847 the directors went to Parliament for the Burnley branch, so as to cut off an elbow, and to effect other important deviations, and the line, as it stands, was said to be constructable now for 800,0001. only. Tke district had become matter of much dis cussion between the Manchester and Leeds Company, the orthern Counties Company, and Mr. Hudson's companies, and those discussions led to internal dis sensions, which had a serious influence on the share holders, especially as other companies held large shares in this undertaking. It also appeared that the allotments of shares in 1845, and the subsequent transactions in them by directors and officials, had called forth strong expressions of disapprobation, and there is no doubt those irregularities (to use no harsher term) had influence with the Committee of the Lords—the solicitors promoting this Bill. having lately purchased several hundreds of shares at nominal prices. In 1845, 20,000 shares had been originally allotted to the officials, 6,000 only to the public, and 3,000 to Members of Parliament! In 1845 the shares were at 61. to 81. premium—in 1848 at as many shillings ! and large numbers were bought by the promoters of this Bill. " Above 170,000/. had been raised, and above 100,0001. spent ; so that there remained 70,0001., or nearly 11. per share. "The. public advantages of the line had been through out maintained by all sets of directors up to the pre sent application, and there is no doubt that that weighed with their Lordships, as well as the private considerations as to the conduct of the promoters,and the share transactions, which appeared of the most extraordinary character. The public interests cer tainly appear to furnish a fair reason for the making the line in competition to existing routes on the north or south, or the projected route of the Northern Counties Union." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met shortly after Five o'clock. The Ecclesiastical Patronage Suits Compromise (Ire land) Bill went through Committee. The Prisons Bill also went through Committee. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of the Pablic Health Bill, with amendments. The Bishop of LONDON thought that the Select Committee which bad been appointed had improved the Bill by making the amendments in it, and therefore he cave his cordial support to it. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. STATR OF IRELAND. Lord BROUGHAM put a question to the Noble Lord (Lord Lansdowne) relative to the alarming news which had just been received from Ireland. For himself he thought they were grossly exaggerated, if they were not altogether pure inventions. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that with respect to the rumour which had been circulated in the City, of the commencement of rebellion in Ireland, h e h a d t h e satisfaction of being enabled to state that there was every probability of its being altogether unfounded. The Government were in the possession of dispatches from the Lord Lieut enant, dated at three o ' cl ock yesterday, which ot were bya special messe nger , b ut they n whatever with respect t o any such an contained ed no t brought hi n g outbreak. Letters had subsequently been received, dated at six o'clock on the same day, which had come by the were equally void of the slightest refer omnaciol , but to o they such an occurrence. Ho therefore did not think that there was the slightest grounds for the circulation of such a rumour. At the same time ho begged to add that there was the greatest probability of an outbreak in that particular qcarter of Ireland in which it was rumoured disturbances had already commenced. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY blamed the Go• vernment for the way in which they had allowed the Irish people to go unchecked until they had arrived at the very verge of rebellion, but he trusted now that they would exercise every possible power with which they were invested to prevent these deluded people proceed ing any further. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he had that moment received additional intelligence up to seven o'clock yesterday evening, which was equally devoid of any information as to the reported outbreak of the people in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) DEGREES OF AFFINITY. The Bishop of LONDON inquired whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce into either House of Parliament, during the present session, any measure with reference to marriage with a dece4ed wife's sister? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied that a very able Member of the other House had pressed a Bill on the subject,ibut that us he was in no way connected with SUN, LONDON, Tli URSDAY EVV•ZING, JULY 27, 1840. the Government, he was unable to say whether that Bill would receive their sanction or not. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The adjourned debate on the London and South- Western Railway Company's Acts Amendment (Exten sion, Deviation, and New Works) Bill, after a short dis cussion, was adjourned again until Monday. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. POOR-LAW UNION CHARGES. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. DRUMMOND thought that the Bill was an in different amendment of a bad measure. The great fault of the Somerset House Commissioners was that they treated paupers like abstractions, and carrying out the poor-law in that way they had destroyed all sources of private charity. He thought it would be a great mercy and charity if landowners and farmers were to meet together every autumn, and devise some kind of em ployment for the poor, which, though it might be unprofitable in some cases, would be far preferable to sending the people into the workhouse. The poor-law had tended to abolish that direct interest which was taken in the poor by landowners and others, and as it was now carried out there was nothing but a vile system of money. saving on the one hand and of cheating on the other. Mr. VERNON SMITH considered it would be ad visable, after the important statements and observations which had been elicited from lion. Members, who were well acquainted with the working of the Act in rural districts, that that the Hon. Member (Mr. Charles Buller) should not take up more of the time of the House, but should at once withdraw the Bill. this session. The House had for five years been at tempting to deal with this question of the law of settle ment, but instead of grappling with its great principle they had, session after session, been dealing with it by peicemeal. The present measure was not one of a com prehensive nature, and he did not consider that it would lead to a final settlement of the question. Ever since the days of Adam Smith it had been clearly proved that the law of settlement was one of the greatest curses to the poor of this country. He trusted that the Hon. Member would adopt the suggestion to postpone the Bill until next session, by which time his additional experience, and the suggestions which had been made by Hon. Mem bers, would enable him to bring in a more comprehen sive measure. Mr. BANKES said it was apparent to him that this Bill would not pass into a law this session. He consi dered that the measure would be discussed more fairly, and that the Hon. Member who had introduced it would be better enabled to develop his plans, if it were post poned until next year. On the motion of Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, the de bate was adjourned until to-morrow evening. ECCLESIASTICAL UNIONS AND DIVISIONS OF PARISHES (IRELAND). This Bill was read a third time. The House then adjourned until Five o'clock. The SPEAKER resumed the Chair at Five o'clock, when there was an unusually full attendance of Members. FALSE RUMOURS.—STATE OF IRELAND. Mr. MONSELL shortly after one or two unimportant petitions had been presented, rose amidst almost breath less silence, and said—Sir, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment in his place, I wish to put a question to him with reference to tho rumours that have reached this city to day with regard to the state of Ireland.—(Sensation.) I am happy to know that a great many of these rumours are entirely false.—(Cheers.) And I am sure I only express the feeling of the House when I say that a more heartless or disgraceful rumour was never perpetrated than that which has been cir culated to-day.—(Loud cheers.) I do not know whether there is any means that the Right Hon. Baronet could make use of to prevent the electric tele graph from being used for such disgraceful purposes, but I am sure if the Right Honourable Baronet has the power to do so, he will take care to prevent a reurrence of these disgraceful practices.—(Cheers.) The: question I wish to ask him first is, what accounts ho has received from Ireland; and, secondly, do these accounts confirm the statement that the whole of the south of Ireland is in open insurrection? Sir GEORGE GREY—I have great satisfaction in stating that I have every reason to believe that the alarming accounts which have appeared in the later editions of the morning papers, and which were trans mitted this morning from Liverpool by the electric telegraph, to the effect that an open insurrection had actually broken out in the south of Ireland, are totally destitute of truth.—(Loud cheers.) Sir, on re ceiving the first copy of the paper transmitted to me containing the intelligence, said to have been sent from Liverpool this morning, I dispatched a letter to the Honourable Member for Stoke-upon- Trent, to induce him to forward a communication by the electric telegraph to the Mayor of Liverpool, requesting to know from him what information had been received in Liverpool from Ireland, and I received a dispatch from that functionary by the electric ;telegraph, stating that the information published this morning was accom panied from Ireland by a letter, of which the following is a copy. The letter was dated Dublin, Wednesday evening, and represented that Mr. Conway, of the Dublin Evening Pa4t, had received from the Castle a most dreadful rumour, which he was about to published in a second edition of that paper. The writer then went on to say that he took advantage of our Queen's messenger going off at the moment for London to forward the intelligence in a parcel to Messrs. Will mer and Smith of Liverpool, who no doubt would transmit it to London by the electric telegraph. The Mayor of Li verpool about an hour after this further communicated to me that he is perfectly satisfied that the Irish intelli gence, contained in the paragraph published in the morning papers, is utterlyi untrue, unless Govern ment have received a dispatch from Lord Clarendon, confirming it. He also states that a Queen's Mes senger certainly had arrived from Dublin by a steamer this morning, and he left Liverpool by the half-past six express train. Now, it is perfectly true that a Queen's messenger was dispatched from Dublin last night. I had sent him over with a dispatch, stating that the Bill for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act had received the Royal Assent, and be left Dublin with a dispatch from the Lord-Lieutenant yesterday evening, and arrived in London by the express train this morning at half-pastone o'clock. This dispatch certainly describes the state of the country in the neighbourhood of Clonmel, Carrick, and Thurles to be dreadful, but in relation to any actual outbreak it is perfectly silent, and makes no mention whatever.—(Hear, hear.) I have seen the messenger, and he states that he left Dublin at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, but he assures me that he brought no parcel or letter for any party whatever. The messenger is stated to have come over by a special steamer from Kingston yesterday ; that he started at three o'clock by the steamer which was reported to have had the Queen 's mess enger on board. Now, no Queen's messenger came over in that steamer; but I have received letters from the Lord Lieutenant, written after the departure of the Queen's messenger yesterday afternoon, which contain no allu sion to those frightful accounts. lam also assured by an Hon. Member that the Hon. Gentleman the Member forTotnes left Dublin yesterday by the steamer which leaves at seven o'clock, and that everything was tran quil when he left—that no rumour of the kind had reached his ears when the steamer left the port. I will only add that I certainly shall endeavour to trace the wilful originator of the report.—(Loud cheers.) I have now given all the information in my power; and it enables me to concur with the Honour. able Gentleman that these reports were fabricated fur a wicked and malicious purpose. With respect to the state of Ireland, I may only add, that by the letters which I have receive from the Lord-Lieutenant, it appears that Sir Charles Napier had arrived at the port with his squadron—(Hear, hear)—with an able and ample body of troops, who, I am sure, are always ready to discharge their duty with unflinching bravery, and who are, therefore, entirely free from the imputa tions which the reports circulated this day have most unfoundedly cast upon them.—(Cheers.) Mr. HAMILTON considered that the Hon. Baronet had sufficiently answered the question which had been put to him. In the event of any partial outbreak great :excitement would be the natural result ; and therefore he thought it would, in such a case, be the duty of every loyal Irish subject in this country to put himself at the disposal of her Majesty's Government either for the purpose of suppressing insurrection or tranquillising the excited minds of that people.—(Hear, hear.) He there fore begged to ask whether it was the wish of the Go vernment that Irish Members now in London should at lonce leave this country and immediately proceed to their estates and the particular localities with which they were connected, for the purpose of performing the duty he had stated—(Hear, hear)—and if so, what course the Gover nment i ntended to pursue with r, espect to Irish busineas Sir G. GREY—Several gentlemen connected with Ireland have called upon me in the course of the day, and expressed their readiness to proceed at once to those parts of Ireland where they considered their services would be available in tranquilisin g the minds of the people.—(hear, hear.) Although, as I have stated, from the infornertion I have received from Liver pool, that I believe the rumour totally destitute of information, yet in the excited state of the country, where the insurrection is stated to have broken out, I think Irish gentlemen of property, of character, and of influence, cannot do better than proceed at ouce to i their country, and exert themselves to mainta in the peace e instructed t t r h u e c c t e o r m t r e y t . 0 — s(sEy, t I ar ci t inh e hear.) My nt Nobleof f Irish Friend has Mem bers leaving town, that he will n ot p r o ce ed with the Landlord and Tenant Bill. Sir ARTIIIIR BURKE considered that Irish Mem bers would do well by adopting the advice thrown out. In the Ltorth of Ireland there were many well affected men, but if tit was necessary that they should come forward in the defence of the country, he hoped the Government would take the precaution to provide them with arms and ammunition. He thought it necessary to make this observation, since an impression had gone abroad that they were well provided with arms. Now they were totaay destitute of arms; they were, in fact, without any means of defence what ever, except some old yeomanry muskets which were altogether useless. Ho hoped the Government would give them the means of defending themselves and their country.—(Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY here arose again, with a paper in his hand, and said, I have since received a further communi• cation from the same quarter on this subject. It states that Messrs. Wilmer and Smith are the agents for the London morning newspapers at Liverpool ; that a cab man, at seven o'clock this morning, drove up to their office, and delivered to them a parcel, which contained the news that had been transmitted to the London papers, and which I have read to the Housa, stating that it was to be sent by the seven o'clock special, and that it was by special favour pf the Queen's Messenger. He stated that he had rt.- ceived it from a Queen's messenger. Mr. HERBERT inquired when the Noble Lord in tended to proceed with the Landlord and Tenant Bill ? Lord J. RUSSELL—I mean to postpone that Bill for a fertnight; and in case Irish Members aro not in town I certainly shall not proceed with it.—(llear). Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL considered that the Noble Lord might ai well postpone it for six months, for whether Irish Members were obliged to go to Ireland or not, it could not be proceeded with this session. SUGAR DUTIES. The CHANCELLOR ortheEX CHEQUER, in answer to a question from Lord George Bentinck, stated that he proposed to go into Committee on the Sugar Duties Bill on Monday next, and he would then state the course he intended to pursue. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. A message from the Lord; informed the House that their Lordships had, agreed to the following Bills: Amendments to Ecclesiastical Districts Assignment— Edinburg h viation, without amendment—London and North viresternß a a il n w d ay ß (313thrgantstee Railway (Extension and De viation, and Extensions from Lea mington, &c.)—Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction Railway (Amendment of Acts)—Dundee and Arbroath Railway (Dundee Junction), With an amendment—Stirling and Dunfermline Railway (Amendment and Deviations), with Amendments. LANDLORDS AND TENANTS (IRELAND) BILL. In answer to a buestion from an Hon. Member, Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not his intention to proceed with this Bill-in the present session. Several Members called upon the Noble Lord not to postpone the measure to another Session. Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not, consistent with his duty, recommend the further proceeding with the Bill in the absence of the Irish Members, who had been advised to go immediately to Ireland to do all in their power to put down the disaffection that prevailed in that country. Mr. SCULLY wished to know whether the Govern ment, supposing Hon. Members went to Ireland, were prepared to give to the people of that country that benefit and protection which they had hitherto contu maciouslyrefused. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the first duty of the Government was to put down insurrection in Ireland, the Government were determined to do so, and that was the only answer he could give to the Hon. Member. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. On the motion that the House should resolve itself into Committee on this Bill, Colonel SIBTHORP stated his determination to oppose the further proceeding of the Bill, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE POTATO CROP IN IRELAND. (From the Dublin Pilot of Monday.) Unfavourable reports continue to reach us front some quarters of Ireland; but there are districts in which a single symptom of the disease has not yet manifested itself. The Tuam Heidi states that it has not been found, on the minutest inquiry, that there is the least ground for the apprehensions which had become so pre valent in the past week. There is an encouraging para graph in the Tipperary Free Press, and also in the Cork Reporter, on this important matter. The country mar kets appear to be abundantly supplied with potatoes of the very finest quality. In Tuam they are sold at 4d. to sd. a stone, andin Cork from 6d. to Bd. a weight of 21 pounds. We are happy to find these views corroborated by the following extract from the letter of a highly respectable Catholic clergyman:— " SATURDAY, JULY 22.—Thinking that you would be anxious to know the condition of the potato crop in this part of the country, I have to say that, with a very few exceptions, it promises well. Certain interested indivi duals are looking out for an excuse to circulate an wife- , vourable report." (From the Leinster Express.) In our last we alluded to rumours which had been circulated of the re-appearance of the potato disease of 1845-6, in various parts of Ireland. We have the utmost satisfaction in recording our conviction that there is not the slightest ground for apprehension. Against the few isolated reports of partially discoloured leaves and tainted tubers, we have to place the cheering and encouraging accounts received from a vast number of localitie,, in which no trace of the blight has manifested itself. All the discouraging symptoms said to have been observed are, we firmly believe, traceable to the effects of the weather, or of diseased seed, or of improper cultivation. The conductors of the Farmer's Gazette have, in the last number of their valuable journal, published in a tabular form the result of their inquiries relative to the whole of the crops, issued by circular to a great number of locali ties throughout the country, and this result is in the highest degree satisfactory. We compile from this table the report from such of the districts iu our own vicinity as are embraced in the return as follows: BALLYCASTLE.—NO appearance of disease in potatoes. The crop has a most healthy and luxuriant appearance. About four times the breadth planted this year compared with the last. The appearance of the wheat crop is a little complained of. For the last seventy years the oat crop never looked better. BALLYNAIIiNCEI.--DISO se has appeared partially in the potato crop even-in the fields. There are, however, no grounds for alarm yet. Four to ono of an increase planted. Wheat, oats, and barley look well. BusnmthLs.—Not in any instance has disease appeared in potatoes. Five times the amount planted over last year. Wheat and oats an average crop. COLERAINE.—The potato disease has not yet appeared. A few tainted ones have been met with. The quantity planted is four to one compared with last year. Wheat and oats very good, but very long straw. D O NAGHMORE, COUNTY DOWN.—No appearance of disease in the potato crop, which never looked healthier, Or more luxuriant. About six times the extent planted this year, as compstred with the former. Wheat looks well. Oats from all appearance will be short in the straw. DUNGANNON.—No appearance of potato disease. The crops never looked better this time of the year. Fully tentold more planted than last year. Wheat and ',oats an excellent crop. ' DUNDIURRY. — In some districts a. trifling appearance of disease in potatoes, but the crop generally appears safe, and promises well. Quantity planted treble that of last year. Wheat not as weighty as last year, but the oats seem a fair average. KILLINCILY. — In potatoes no appearance of disease. The crop never looked more healthy. Fully five times as many planted as last year. Wheat light compared with former yearE. Oats a fair crop. LARNE.—Tbe potato crop in general never presented a more beautiful or promising appearance than it does this season. Quantity planted equal to that of years before the disease. Wheat and oats look extremely well. Beans which are extensively cultivated, most promising. LoUoHGALL. — N o appearance of clisea.se in potato crop. Four times as many planted as last year. Wheat and oats first rate, with the exception of some wheat sown on ground not fit to grow it. Persons connected with this journal have had, during the past week, opportunities of inquiring and examining into the state .of the..crops. in the Queen's County, the ,county. of Kildare, and King's County. As i regards the potato, the accounts are varied; traces of disease are re ported in many districts, while in some the crop is stated to present A most healthy appearance, and though suffering from , high winds and other ordinary causes, there is not the slightest symptom of taint. The other crops are described as most luxuriant. Sinee writing the foregoing, we have been shown' by Mr. Turpin, Maryborough, a sample of the askleaved kidney potato—a variety that has hitherto been but little affected by diseaSe—in which the taint was plainly developed Other fields in the neighbourhood of Mary borough, Stradbally, Mountmellick, and Mountrath, are said tolbe extensively affected with disease similar to that of the past year. A COUNTERFEIT PRINCE. Mention was made some time ag o of an im p udent scamp having swindled an old soldier by passing him self off as Prince Louis Napoleon. The fellow has since contrived to keep out of the reach of the police; but a middle-aged man, named Mialhe, a bookkeeper by occupation, who introduced the swindler to the dupe, was arrested, and was yesterday brought to trial be fore the Tribunal of Correctional Police. The dupe, whose name is Chausse, and is now a weaver, related that he fell in with Mittlhe at a club of old soldiers, meet ing in the Rued° Lancry, and that he there toldhim that he was in communication with Prince Louis Napoleon. at the same time showing him a manuscript address to the electors, which he said was signed by the Prince. Some time after he was drinking in a wine shop with Mialhe, when the latter bolted out, and returned in some minutes, accompanied by an individual who he made complainant understand by signs was no other than Prince Louis Napoleon. On this Chausse invited the Prince and Mialhe to breakfast, and on the former graciously condescending to accept it, the complainant made it, as he expressed it, worthy to be ofered to the nephew of the Emperor. In the course of the breakfast the Prince asked him if ho had known the Little Corporal, and th e com p lainant answered with great emotion, that he ha d that " immortal honour." " Well !" said the Pri nce, " havin g known him, you must recognise these," and lee showed him a cross of the Legion of Honour, and another of the Iron Crown, which, be said, had been worn by the Emperor. On this the complainant, to use his own words, " cried like a calf," and reverentially kissed the Cross of Honour. After breakfast, the Prince accom panied him to his own house, and there dispatched Mialhe to seek for some papers, giving him a warrant under his hand and seal so to do. His Highness next expressed a wish to parta ke of some L y on s sausages , and the complainant procur ed him h alf a pound, Prince which thenh he dispatcheddtscovered withthat, in infinite coming r f e r l o is m h. The Auteuil that morning on horseback (he had, he said, a residence at Auteuil), he had torn his trousers, and the complainant offered him a pair which he deigned to accept, and the,Prince also condescended to receive a waistcoat, a shirt, and two pocket handkerchiefs. The trouble of dressing made the Prince thirsty, he intimated that a bottle of wine would be acceptable, and the complainant supplied them with one of the best that could be found in the neighbourhood. The Prince then showed an empty purse, and graciously borrowed 31 francs from the complainant to put it. Hearing that complainant's sister and some friends had gone out fishing, the proposed to go and eat the fish they had caught, as he said he adored fish. In returning, he tried to borrow 300 francs from the com plainant, but, as the latter had not so much, ho consented to accept 150 f. These were to be given to him next day, but fortunately the complainant was. warned by the prisoner himself not to ad vance the money, and he took the counsel. Shortly after, the pretended prince, who had been seen reeling about very drunk, disappeared. The prisoner contended that he had not assisted in duping the complainant, and that he himself had been deceived into believing that the swindler was really what he pretended; and as his warning to the complainant to keep his money seemed to bear out this story, the tribunal acquitted him.— Galignani's Messenger. EXPENSES OF THE FRENCH GOYERNMENT.—The following is the expose des motifs of the proposed decree, presented by the Minister of Finance, for paying the ex penses of the Chief of the Executive Government, President of the Council of Ministers :—" The National Assembly, by decree adopted in the sitting of July 4, fixed the salary of the President of the Council of Ministers at 10,000 f. a month during the existence of the powers conferred on him by the decree of Juno 24 preceding. But, inde pendently of this personal allowance, the expenses of administration arising from the Secretary's depart ment, and the private bureau of the Chief of the Executive Government, to which must be added the expenses of printing publications and subsciptiona, have to be provided for. These expenses, which are in herent to the exercise of the extraordinary powers con fided in General Cavaignac, and which could not pre viously have been provided for in the budget, now demand a special vote of the Chamber. They are esti mated, as appears from the subjoined return of the per sonnel and materiel, at 15,0001'. a month. I come, citizen representatives, by orders of the Chief of the Executive Government, to submit these expense to you, and to de mand the necessary authorisasion to pay the first month, about to become due. Such is the object of the decree which I have the honour to propose to you to adopt." The return referred to is as follows :—" Personnel.— Cabinet of the Secretary-General and redaction —An employe, 300 f. ; five employes, at 250 f. Publicity.—Chef de Service, 500 f. ; tour translators, at 250 f.; two copying clerks, at 250 f. and 200 f. Buis alas and garcons de bureau. —One huissier, at 1801', four at 100 E—three garcons de bureau, at 83f. 83c. Total, 4,258 f. 32c. Materiel—Subscriptions to French and foreign newspapers, 200 E; publications, impressions, Moniteur, placards, 10,000 E; carriage expenses of the employes of the secretaryship, 300 E; different expenses, 214 f. 68c. Total, 10,7141'. 68c., and general total, 15,0001." DISCIPLINE IN THE FRENCH ARMY.--Four fusi liers of the 69th Regiment of the line were tried and. convicted by court-martial in Paris, on Monday last, of disobedience to their superior officers, and sentenced to from one to two years' imprisonment. The offence was committed on the Bth of March last, at Guise, where a detachment of the 69th had been dispatched to arrest some dangerous highwaymen. The expedition having terminated successfully, the Mayor of the commune in vited the non-commissioned officers to take coffee, and supplied the privates with cider. The privates were displeased at the distinction made between them and the officers, and saying that, under a Republic, all men were equal, they declared that they would not march until coffee had been served for them. A sergeant having remonstrated with the men, they returned to their,duty, with the exception of tho four fusiliers, who were im priioned; and, on the arrival of the regiment in Paris, they were handed over to the military authorities. PUN UPON Pox.—" Why is an honest man like a carpenter?" said one gentleman to another. " I can't tell," was the answer. " Why, because he is a plain dealer." " Ah! I see it now, you have made it a deal plainer," was the reply. . - 4 A GOLD LADY.— A fine gold lady's breast-pin' is advertised as lost in an American paper. A bachelor makes the inquiry if she is a single gold lady," and is willing to be changed? VANITY.—A drunken north countryman, returning from a fair, fell asleep by the roadside, where a pig found him, and began to lick his mouth. Sawney roared out, " Who's kissin' me noo? Ye see what it is to be weel liket amang the lassea." PLEASURES OF MATRIMONY.—In one place Richter says:—" No man can either live piously, or die righteous, without a wife." A very wicked old bachelor of our acquaintance says to this:—" 0 yes! suffering and severe trials purify and chasten the heart." At the time the Vatican was built, niches were left for statues of the Popes. All these have been filled except one, and some persons argue, from the signs of the times, that the one niche will be all that will be required. ADVICE Fon MOTHERS.—The Spaniards have a saying, " At eighteen marry your daughter to her supe rior; at twenty to her equal; at thirty to anybody that will have her." AN INTELLSGENT NEGRO —A negro, while under- going an examination at Northampton, Massachussetts, on being asked if his enast , r was a Christian, replied, ":No, Sir, he's a member of Congress."—American Paper. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-H 0 USE. The justice•room was yesterday crowded with corn. mercial gentlemen, in consequence of the appointed examination of Messrs. Edward and Henry Hagan, charged with having conspired to defraud Messrs. Young, Dowson, and Young, by false pretence, of copper to the amount of nearly 500/. Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Ballantine for the defendants, and Mr. Mellor attended to watch the case on the part of Mr. De Sussex, whose name was mixed up with the transaction. Mr. Parry, in stating the case nearly according to the subsequent evidence, said it was one of a very serious nature, considered both as to the character of the trans• action and the amount of the property, and he ex pressed his regret that he was obliged to bring such an accusation against gentlemen who had hitherto con ducted their business with the highest honour and respectability. It would appear from the evidence, that the goods of which the prosecutors had been defrauded, were got from them at a time when the defendants were well known to be insolvent, and disposed of in the London market, although obtained ostensibly for the purpose of being shipped for Australia, and the transaction was conducted in such a manner in all its details, as to leave no doubt of the fraudulent inten tion of the accused. Mr. Mellor begged at the outset to state, that Mr. De Sussex, the gentleman for whom be attended to watch the case, was most desirous to throw all the light he could on the matter, and to show to all parties that his conduct had been fair and open in the transaction, and that in no instance had he committed or imagined the slightest injustice or irregularity. Mr. PARRY—.I shall certainly not call Mr. De Sussex as a witness. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to examine evi dence. Mr. Joseph Dowson, partner in the house of Young, Dowson, and Young, copper merchants at Limehouse, said—l had never seen Mr. Edward Hagan until the time of his calling at our counting-hous:. in George yard, Lombard-street, a few days before the 15th of April, to inquire the price of " co er. I quoted the price of the day , and askedi him whether it was for a shop or for shipment. e I replied that iv it'as for shipment. He then asked the terms na to credit or discount. I quoted the terms, and he said he would take the credit, for ho was in the habit of ship ping these things to his brother in Australia. He gave the order. I think I ha ve seen this letter (signed E. and H. Hagan, and inquiring the terms) in my count ing-house after I had the interview with him, but I do not know whose writi tng think I saw him once again, but nothing particular occurred then, but that the order was c onfirmed. I never saw him since. Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine.—We had busi ness, I believe, with him two or three years ago. No firm stood higher in the city of London. It was a firm of very high standing and reputation. I have been in formed they have gone into the Gazette. I have not ascertained that we aro scheduled. [Here a letter of the witness's firm was produced, upon looking at which ho said the former transaction to which he had alluded was with the defendants, and not with their father, who died on the 12th of April, 1843.1 Mr. E. Coleman, clerk to the prosecutors, said—l called at Mill•street, Bermondsey, on the 15th of April, to inquire where the defendants were to be found. I did not see them there. Mr. Frederick Young said—ln reference to this trans action, I have to state that I saw Mr. Edward Hagan at the Australian Mining Company's offices, No. 1, Ade laide-place, London-bridge, in consequence of a letter dated 14th of April. The letter was merely to ascer tain whether we or they should lighter the sheathing, and I called to answer that quest i on, an d prom i se d to let him have the duplicate warrants. He said that they perhaps had better s en d th e i r own craft to Garford's wharfs. I said, " Very well, the copper shall be ready on the Wednesday next." On the 7th of June I again saw the defendant, Edward Hagan. I was at my count ing -house, and he called a b ou t threein the afternoon, and stated that he wished to speak to me. The first re mark he made was, " I suppose you have heard what has happened to us?" I said, " No, I have not; but I do not think it is necessary for you to say. I sup pose you have stopped payment." He said, "Yes, we have been compelled to suspend payment, as we have been very unfortunate. Within the last two or three years we have lost 30,0001." Ho then said he thought our ease a very hard one, and that if we would accept the composition they were prepared to offer, he would feel bound in honour to pay our debt in full. I believe I replied that if he should be in such a position, we would be much obliged to him for doing as he men tioned, but I could only deal with it as a composition, and should ascertain more particulars at the meeting of the creditors. Mr. Parry—Did you know at the time what had be come of the copper with which you had supplied the firm? Witness—l was in perfect ignorance as to what had been done with it. The amount was 4801. 1 believe the letters of the 11th and the 14th of April are in the same handwriting, and written by Mr. Edward Hagan's authority. Mr. Ballantine—l do not hesitate to admit that they have been written by Mr. Edward Hagan's authority, and I take this opportunity to declare most positively, that whatever culpability may attach to the transaction, Mr, Henry Hagan knew nothing on earth about it until the whole was concluded, and that he is perfectly inno cent, morally and legally. Robert Jacks, of Princes-road, Rotherhithe, Waterman, said—ln April last I was in the employment of Mr. John son, lighterman. I received instructions from him to go to Gas ford's wharf to receive packages of copper, and I received fourteen cases and five casks there. I took the copper to St. Katharine's Docks, and left it there in the barge, the men not being able to take it out upon my ar rival there. Mr. Robert M‘Gregor, clerk in the St. Katharine's Docks, produced the receiving note of the copper, and the order for the warrants. It was, he said, now in the docks. Mr. William Askell, of Church-row, Homerton ' said, I know the defendants. I was clerk to Mr. De Sussex, and in April I was on the point of leaving him. Mr. Edward Hagan was frequently at Mr. De Sussex's offices, and Mr. Henry Hagan was occasionally there. Here Mr. Mellor objected to a course of examination evidently intended to reflect upon Mr. De Sussex, who was ready to state all he had had to do with the transac tion, but whom the counsel for the prosecution wa. afraid to call. The LORD MAYOR at once overruled the objection. Witness—From the Ist to the 20th of April I had seen Mr. Edward Hagan at Mr. Dc Sussex's► offices. I have no recollection of having seen Mr. Henry Hagan in the course of that time. About tho 19th or 20th of April Mr. Edward Hagan applied to me about this cop • per. He informed me he was going to send some goods into the St. Katharine Docks, and would take it as a fa vour if I would allow it to be landed in my name, and their warrants made out for them, which I then under stood to he copper. I immediately consented, and said if my principal, Mr. De Sussex, had no objection, I should be most happy to accede to his request. I con sulted Mr. De Sussex on the subject, and the copper was landed in my name, and an order given for the warrants. I believe this (the delivery order for five casks) to be Mr. Edward Hagan's handwriting. Mr. Parry said—That is the case, as I am able to pre sent it at present. There is no imputation at all in this transaction against Mr. Henry Hagan, but I submit that a prima facie case of conspiracy and false pretences has been made out against the other defendant. Mr. Ballantine vaid he had no reason at all to com plain of the manner in which the case had been brought forward. His client, Mr. Henry Hagan, stood exone rated, whatever irregularities his brother might be charged with. No doubt he was as much surprised at hearing of the transaction as the public were, who knew the respectable station of the firm. Of Mr. Edward Hagan be was perfectly justified in saying, that however improperly he had acted on the occasion, there was no criminality in the course he had pursued. Mr. Young was again called, and questioned as to whether his firm would have given the copper if they believed it was intended for use in the English market? He replied that they would in such a case have ascer tained the name of the vessel to be sheathed, and their suspicions being likely to be excited upon the inquiry, they would not have given the credit. He at the same time admitted that the credit was given upon the high character of the house. Mr. Ballantine—Would you have hesitated to trust them with 5001. worth of property, any more than you would have hesitated to trust the Lord Mayor? Wit ness—No, Mr. Parry then applied to the Lord Mayor to remand Mr. Edward Hagan. Mr. Ballantine submitted that there was no evidence to justify a remand, He very ably commented upon the statements made by the principal witnesses, and he described the conduct of Mr. Edward Hagan as the struggle of a person who was, about two or three years ago, in possession of 30,000/., to keep up the character of the respectable firm to which he was attached. be lieving, that by active exertions, ho would be enabled to overcome all the difficulties by which he was sur rounded, and to which he bad at last fallen a victim. The LORD MAYOR discharged Mr. Henry Hagan, and bound over , Mr. Edward Hagan in his own recog nizances in 50L, to appear on the 16th of August at the Mansion House, to answer the charge of Messrs. Young and Co., and other charges of a similar kind, involving property of a very considerable amount. Mr. Ballantine said that Mr. Henry Hagan would also attend on the 16th of August, and Mr. Mellor intimated that Mr. De Sussex, who was anxious for inquiry into all the , particulars, would be likewise in attendance. SOUTHWARK. Rebecca Gardner was brought before Mr. Seeker, on a charge of intermarrying with William Lawson, a de signer, her former husband being still alive. The complainant, Lawson, stated that he became ac quainted with the prisoner, who is a Scotch woman, and after a short courtship they were married at St. George's, Southwark, on the 13th September, 1848. (Certificate produced.) That some time afterwards he was visited by.some of his relatives from Glasgow, who on being in troduced to his wife recognised her at once as a woman named Gardner, who had a husband living in that city. She denied the fact, but upon further inquiry being instituted his suspicions were confirmed, and he gave the prisoner into custody. About three weeks ago she was brought up to this court, and the evidence of the Scotch marriage not being sufficiently strong the case was postponed, and the prisoner adjudged to enter into recognisances. Donald Murray, summoning officer of this court, stated that he proceeded to Edinburgh, and procured the copy of the certificate of the marriage of the prisoner to Daniel,Gardner, now produced. Robert Matthie stated, that about six years ago he was called upon by Gardner to accompany him as wit ness to a marriage between him and the prisoner. That he proceeded with the parties to the residence of a jus tice of the peace in Glat,gow, where the nuptuals took place. While they were in the house the bride's mother rushed in, and by force dragged her daughter away. The witness added that he was under the influence of liquor at the time, and that his recollection of that passed was rather indistinct. He, however, remembered signing a book. In the witness's cross-examination he said that he remembered the justice saying something about sending out for whisky on the day of the marriage ceremony. _ . Mrs. Elizabeth Inglis said that in 1842 her daughter (the prisoner) was then fourteen years of age, and that having received information that she had left home in order to be married clandestinely to a man named Gard ner, she (the mother) hastened to the house of the jus tice, at Glasgow, to stop it. She (the mother) arrived there at nine o'clock at night, and found all the parties had just got in before her, She seizt d her daughter and brought her away, and at the same time remon strated with the parties for acting in such a manner ; that her daughter assured her that no marriage had taken place, and went back to live with her. The witness added, that even if the marriage had taken place, it was never consummated, for her daughter remained under the same roof with her until she came up to London some years afterwards. George Ross stated he was a native of Glasgow, and that on the night of the 2d July, 1842, ho accom panied Daniel Gardner and Rebecca Inglis to get mar ried. That when they entered the house where the ceremony was to be performed, the justice desired Gardner to send out for a pint of whisky, saying at the same time that if ho did so they would have a drop to gether, and that be would "splice' him and Miss Inglis together the next morning. Gardner assented, the whisky was sent for, the justice was giving them "John Anderson my jo," when in rushed Mrs. Inglis, who upset everything, and without waiting to inquire what had taken place, dragged her daughter away from the house. The witness added that the intended mar riage did not take place; that Mat thie (the first witness) was drunk all the time, and could not be supposed to remember what really did take place. In reply to a question, the witness said the justice (Mr. Hamilton) was since dead. Mr. SECKEA said that the evidence produced in sup port of the charge was of such a doubtful nature that he should not be justified in sending the case before a jury. The accused was then discharged. COURT OF ALDERMEN. On Tuesday a Court was held for the dispatch of business. TEE POOR-LAW. Upon the motion for considering the report delivered on the 2d of May, on the communications respecting the West Loudon Union, and the report of the Commissioner of Police thereon, , Alderman COPELAND rose to represent the necessity which in his opinion existed for conferring with Mr. Buller, the Poor-law Commissioner, upon the subject of the condition of the city of London, with regard to the influx of the poor. He did not see how it was possible for the magistracy of London to endure the conduct of the officers who were appointed to officiate at the unions. Ho disapproved altogether of the course adopted by the city of London Union, in sending poor creatures, exhausted by fatigue and hunger, to Peckham, upon their application for aid. He was aware that deception was constantly practised by those who applied, but the order for Peckham ap , peered to be the remedy in every instance for every complaint, and the subordinates uniformly de clared that they were prohibited by those who controlled them from contributing in any other way to the relief of these necessitous claimants. As the poor-law was about to undergo alteration, he thought it would be advisable to seek a conference with Mr. Buller upon the question of the embarrassments which the magistrates of London had to encounter, before further proceedings were taken.—(Hear, hear.) Sir PETER LAURIE suggested the propriety of refer ring the subject to the Gaol Committee, with the view of obtaining a conference with Mr. Buller. Alderman SAD:OWNS thought that some statistics should be got ready. He believed that the metropolis required a system of regulations for the poor different from that which it might be wise to adopt for a rural population, and he considered that the course generally adopted by magistrates in the treatment of the poor was more conventional than legal, owing to the anomalies of the existing law.—(flear, hear.) Alderman CHALLIS had good reasons for supposing that ➢ir. Buller would be glad to receive information from the magistrates of London on the subject of the operation of the existing law. He could not describe the West London Union house as other than a pest house, in which the poor were crowded together in the most inhuman manner. For that there must be soave remedy. The further consideration of the report was adjourned, and a direction was sent to the Committee to seek a con ference with Mr. Buller on the subject of the projected alterations. DISPOSAL OF THE CITY CASH EY THE COURT 011 ALDERMEN. The following report upon the subject of limiting the power of the Court of Aldermen to draw money from the Chamberlain, was then read.— " We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, your Committee of Privileges, do certify that this Court having, on the 4th of December last, agreed with our report, after conferring with the Coal,'Corn, and Finance Com mittee, in respect of a proposed Bill to be introduced into the Court of Common Council, limiting the power of this Court to draw Upon the Chamberlain, which report recommended this COurt' to pass stringent standing orders, as binding upon them as those which , had been agreed to for the regulat:on of the Court of Common Council, and referred it to us to prepare such standing orders as we should think expedient, we have proceeded in the. consideration of such standing orders as appeared to us desirable, and after referring to the existing orders of this Court upon the subject, and all the standing orders of the Court of Common Council, connected with the expenditure of the City's cash, we have framed certain standing orders for the regulation and government of the Court in that re spect, which we have annexed to this report, and recom. mend for adoption. • " At the same time we feel it our duty to advert to the 27th standing order of the Court of Common Council, directing the Chamberlain not to pay any money for any charges or expenses for any visitation or journey by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, or any other branch of the Corporation, either tor the purpose of conservancy or otherwise, when such visit or journey shall - be beyond the boundary of the jurisdiction of the City, without the previous authority of the Common Council, upon motion for that purpose, and to draw the attention of this Court to the same as interfering with their undoubted and long exercised right of drawing upon the Chamber according to their discretion. " SAMUEL WILSON. THOMAS CHALLIS. JOHN JOHNSON. THOMAS SIDNEY." STANDING ORDERS OF THE COURT IF ALDERMEN IN A SPECT OF THE CITY'S CASH. "As often as there shall be occasion for any Com mittee of this Court to disburse any sum of money ex ceeding 100/. out of the Chamber, this Court shall be first consulted, and its assent had thereto. " No bill exceeding 1001. shall be paid without the special direction of the Court, unless the business charged in such bill shall have been previously consented to by the Court. " No extraordinary work shall be undertaken which may incur expense, whereby the funds of the. Corporation may be in any manner charged or affected, unless the matter shall have been first submitted to a Committee of this Court for them to consider and report. No Committee appointed by this Court shall enter tain any petition which may affect the cash or estates of this city unless referred to them by this Court, nor alter the terms, nor suspend the duo and faithful performance of any contract or agreement entered into) by any person or persons within the city ; but shall first report the cir cumstances and their opinion to this Court, and obtain its sanction for the same. " Every question proposed, which in its consequences may affect the estates or funds of this city, whether upon a report from any of the Committees appointed by this Court, or amendment thereon, or otherwise, if not first inserted on the summons for the Court (stating the amount, in case of a grant of money) shall be ad journed to the next Court, and then (after having been so inserted in the summons) be taken into con sideration. " That no gratuity exceeding 25/. be granted unless notice of the proposal be first given on the printed summons. That no amount be ordered for payment until ex amined in Committee, and certified by the chairman to the Court of Aldermen as correct. " That no report from a Committee which advises the addition of any sum or sums of money to the salary of any officer connected with this Conrt, the various prisons, or any other place in the care of this Court, - be received, unless previous notice be given on the summons for the Court, stating the addition proposed to be made to the salary, as the case may be. " That for the future the bills ordered for payment at each Court of Aldermen shall be signed by two Alder men (instead of one); also, before they sign the genie, are requested to satisfy themselves .as to the authority by which the work has been done, whether the contract, it any. has been complied with, and strictly to eitatnit;to the bills presented to them ; and where there is no con tract, to be satisfied the prices charged are fit and proper." The report was unanimously agreed to, and the regu lations were adopted without comment. The following motions were also agreed to without discushion:— " That the Lord Mayor be requested tollay before the City Common Council copies of the reports of the Grand Juries as entered in the book of the Governor of Newgate. _ "'That it be referred to the Privileges Committee to consider the question with reference to the op e ning t he Mayor's Court, with powe r to confer with the Common Council Committee on the same. "That the claims for the expenses incurred on the 10th of April, and sent into the Town Clerk, for the purpose of keeping the peace, be paid." The Court then adjourned. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JULT 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was very little business done to-day, the market being stationary; prices were however maintained. LIVERPOOL, JULY 26. STOCK EXCHANGIL—The : market is again a shade lower, and but little business doing. The sales are—Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds, 1 j p.— Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1 1 ,4 dis.— London and North-Western, New Quarters, 1 1 4 p. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 101. Preference, 10—Midland Stock, 101j 4 —Ditto, New llalves, 6 1 4 dis.— South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 3 dis.—York, New castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 1 p. MANCHESTER, JULY 26. Smolt Excaswaft.—The sales are—Birkenhead. Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 7>4 Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire. Pre feren t la's (B), 1 dis. —Caledon ian, Preference, % Lancashire and Yorkshire, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 7 c. dis.—Ditto, 10!. Preference, 6 per cent., % c. p.—Man chester, She ffi eld, and Lincolnshire, le/. Preference, 10% Ditto ( Grimsby), 20/. Shares, 8% dis.—Ditto, ditto, 12!. 10s. Shares, SIA —.North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—South„E nte rs and Dover, No. 4,23 p dis. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 26. STOCK Excite:ill/C.—The sales are—Midland, 1034—.. Birmingham Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 3 1 / 2 dis.--- North btatloLshires, 58s. 9d.—North British, Thirds, 365. 3d. HULL, JULY 26. STOCK EXCHANGE — ` The sales are—North British, Quar ters, s—Ditto, Thirds, 525. 3d. GLASGOW, JULY 25. STOCK EXCHA NOK.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefe rence, 593.—Edinburgh and Perth, 16s. 9d.--Glasgow, Kil marnock, and Ayr, Halves, No 1, 7 1 / 2 —Ditto, No. 2, 71. 93. —Great Northern, 6/. 4s.—North British, Thirds, 533.91 Scottish Grand Junction, 7 s.—Slamannan, 181/2. [ADvEansEmENT.3 Extraordinary Efficacy of Holloway's Pills in the Cure of a fearful case of Dropsy. —The wife of Mr. W. Gardner, of Hanging Houghton, had been most dreadfully afflicted with dropsy—so bad that she was confined to her bed, and tapped three timeo in the course of a few months: she had then recourse to Holloway's Fills, and by steady perpeveracce, and strict adherence to the system laid down in the printed instructions, the disease was conquered, and for eigh teen months past there has been no accumulation 01 water. She can walk about with the greatest ease and comfort, and is daily gainin g flesh and strength. Sold by all Druggists, and at Protessor Holloway's Establish ment, 244, Strand, London. TILE PORT or BRISTOL.—The Bill rendering Bristol a free port has become the law of the land. The several classes of shipping denominated "foreign," which DOW pay respectively 3s. and 25., are only to be liable to pay ls., and that class which now pays Is. only 6d. The charges on Irish and those coasting vessels subject to tonnage rates, such rates now being, on Irish vessels Bd. and upon coasters 6d., to be lowered to 4d. per ton. All dock dues on goods imported from Ireland are also abolished by the uew Act, placing the Irish on a level with the coasting trade. MAURlTlUS.—Yesterday, on the application of Mr. Ilume, some accounts relative to the amount of re venue and expenditure of the island of Mauritius. w ere printed in a parliamentary document. From the I s t De cember, 1811, to 1831, the total paid by her Majesty'. Government, until the island defrayed its own civil e' periditure, was 688,6781. 7s. 10J., in addition to which , . in the same period, the East India Company pai d 507,456/. The local Government, in 1846, collected an received as d athse same reven year ue26 .rare 22 5,6411.169: 12 2d.,.91. 5 lanscl. 9d. the For disburse' iin urse: meats migration purposes in 1846, 62,3981. 9s. 2id was receiredi and the sum expended was 41,5171. 16s. 6d. The Duke of Leeds and the Hon. Stafford Jerning' ham have returned to London from attending the Molt' ing parties at Loo, Holland. BIRTHS. On the 21st inst., at blecklenburgh-street, the lady of H. Torrell, Esq., of a daughter. On the 22d iust., at the Rectory, Walton-on-the-Hill, the lady of the Rev. F. P. Roupell, of a son. On the 22d inst., at Golden-square, the wife of W. 1 3 ° 1 " man, Esq., of a daughter. On the 22d inst., the lady of T. Taylor, Esq., of St. Jolla Southwark, of a son. - - On the 23d inst., at Wilmington-square, Airs. Dobie, of 11 daughter. On the 24th inst., at Kemp-town, Brighton, the lady Walter Ricardo, Esq., of a daughter. On the 24th mat., at Ampthdl-house, the Hon. Mrs. Pit re ' of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 20th inst., at Beaconsfield, John Rennie, Es ( 11 1 , o a Auchinloch, Lana r kshi re , t o S usanna , thi r d d aug hter 01 '— Rev. J. Gould, 8.D., rector of Beaconsfield. Thish On the 22d first., at St. Giles' s , C a mb erwe ll, Mr. W. —,,;,, of Dulwich, to Emma, second daughter of M r . J. T. son, of Clarence-place, Camberwell. It( T. On the 23d inst., at St. Nicholas. Great Yarmouth, Au r ' n , Trott, jun., of Primrose .street, Bishopsgate- s treet, Londo f to Jane, youngest daughter of the late W. Barker, ) 3 El' g Edmonton. DIED. On the 15th inst. at lligisfield, Lymington, John Can* boll Glover. Esq., late Major 13th Regiment Madras I n fantry.„ On the 22d inst., at Southgate-cottage, Kingsland , 311 ''' relict of W. R. E. Bradley, Esq., aged 83. On the 22d inst., 11. G. Renshaw, Esq., of Islingfon . ,,,,; i r In Grey Friars, Chester, on the 22d inst., aged 7 7, -r-•" beth, relict of J. Ford, Etq.. of Abbeylield, Chester. On the 23d inst., at Great Cumberland-street, Hyde-Ptir' Frances, the wife of J. W. Cowell, Etq. r of On the 23d inst., aged 21, Laura Crane, third daug hte J. Rawlins, Esq , Ashley-house, Handsworth, Statrordshirts.o, At Southampton, on the 23d inst., Frances Maria, relic I J. Clerk, Esq. On the 124th inst., W. Haines, Esq., of Halnaker-1040' East Brixton, Surrey, aged 70. On the 25th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of F. G. Aubin,E 4 ' Weston-hill, Norwood, aged 44. London: Printed' and Published by MIIRDO foUrNG, at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun °Mee, Ne• 111 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is the ectIOY ° I Biiddlesex, Thursday, July 27, 1848.