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T HE Id RGAL TITLE ASSURANCE COMPANY. {Pro' 'atonally Registered, January 17, 1849.) - • Capital, 2,600,00C1., in 80,000-Shares, of 251. eadn. Frei:min-try Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share. P . rospectuses and fttli information may be obtained at the Tempo rary Offices of the Company, 13a, Cannon-row, Westminster, on rp" plleation L.) G. F. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern. BENTLEY'S NE W WORKS, INA. PUBLISHED THIS DAY. TFfE•CONQUEST OF CANADA. By the Author of " Rechelaga." 2 v015..8v0., with Portraits. 28s. SCENES WHERE THE TEMPTER HAS TRIUMPHED. By the Author of " The Gaol Chaplain." Post Bvo., 10s. 6d., MEMOIRS of PRINCE RUPERT and the CAVALIERS. BY ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq., Author of " The Crescent and the CrOss."' 3 vols. Bvo., numerous Portraits. 425. Iv. The HISTORY of the CONSTITUENT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY of FRANCE from May, 1343. By J. F. CORKRAN, Esq. 2 vols., post Bvo. 21s. VICISSITUDES of the ETERNAL CITY. By JAMES WHITE SIDE, Esq., Q.C. 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The First Appearance of this Eminent Artiste will take place in the course of next week, in Meyerb:cr's New Opera of L E PROPIIE TE, Which has been for some time in active preparation, with New Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. _ This Opera, the exclusive right of representation of which has been secured to the Royal Italian Opera, will be produced with all the resources of this Estajlishment, under the superintendenee of Mr. Costa. T. JAMES'S THEATRE. IKNrCH PLAYS and OPERA COMIQUE. Last Week but One of the Season. Monsieur ARNAL and Mdme. DOCHE iu Three Vaudevilles. EVENl.tiu, Tat j'erformances will commence at Half-Past Seven o'clock with LA VENDETTA. After which, lIENIUDIN DE CAEN. o be followed by • UN MONSIEUR E r UNE DAME. To conclude with CABARET DE LUSTUCRI.T. HER MAJES TY'S THEATRE. MADAME SONTAG, The Nobility, ratron3 of the Opera, And the Public are respectfully informed that a G.ItAND EX tRANIGHT will take place TO-MORROW EVENING When will be performed IL B URBIERE 1)I To eonelede with a new grand Ballet, entitled LES PLAISIRS VIIIVER. Applications tor Bores, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Bcx-ottlee of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained as mal. priee each. • ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Madame GitISI'S BENEFIT. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed LES I.II7GUENOTS. With the following powerful ensemble, viz. : Madarna GA iMi, Mdlle. Angrl, Signors Tamburini, Marini, Lavia, Soldi, Ltgliati‘o, Yo:ouini, Luigi Mel, Mario, and Mr. Sims Beeves. Composer,.ln rector of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. ::1;a1 RE i:cyAl, LIAYMARArkIi. M. Wct , ster, seat LettXe aid Manager, Old Urcmpton. TI11:4 FIVE I Will b, performed a new and original tragic Play, In Fivo Acts, entitled STRATIDIORE. Prituipal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, H. Vandennoti, Buckstone, Howe, Stuart, Rogers ; Mrs. C. Kean, r 4. Fit 7.,V tani. a, !d Miss Reynolds. : - T, coach; le with the Comedy of WILD ()AY , . Rover, Mr. frives a lack ; Harry Thunder, Mr. 11. Vandenhoff ; Lady Aina ranth.:NT,s liorto,i. rizh-, ROYAL. AD?.:LPIII. Under threetion of Madams Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will ha rre.;ezt d a new piece, entitled WEBSTER'S ROYAL BEi)LOON. Alt•ir wnich a new _grant Extravaganza, entitled THE DEVIL'S 10• IN AND THE I:7:VOLT OF TILE FLOWERS. T.) be followed by a in the shape of A MOST UN WAR RANTABLE INTlttiov, which will be committed by Mr. Wright to the annoyance of Mr. Paul Bedford. To conclude with JOHN JONES. BOYAL LICLUaI THEATRE. Unler the Man, - ;sement of Madame Vestrls. Lesse., Mr. CbarleMahe THIS EVENING Wilt be perfo.nued GUY MANNERING. "'To conclude with IThEll UP. urea, . , oo.; Upper 13exeJ, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No talcprles to any part of the house. Tire New Bost-ostlee, No. 2, Walanzto7l-street, fs open to the pnbtx wry Jay. from Ten till S:x. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, tlr. W. Batty. Ueda' the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. The following eminent artistes form the greatest amount of female equestrian went ever engaged in this or any other establishment at one time :- 3ldiles. Adelaide Mimi% Valentine, Louise Touirnaire, La Jeans Josephine ; Miss Woolford, Barrand, Davidson, Avery, and La Petite Jeanette. In addition to the above Mr. Batty has great pleasure in announc ing that he has engage I that peerless equestrian Marie Macarte, whose brilliant triumphs on the Continent and in America have ac quired for her the appellation of the Equestrian Enchantress. THIS EVENING, The per`ormance will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Spectacle, entitled MOOLTAN and GOOJERAT ; or, the Conquest of the Selkhs. To be foilowed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, it which Marie Macarte will appear, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. To conclude with a favourite Melodrama, entitled THE SOLI TARY OF LAMBETH; or, The Murder'. n St. George's-fields. box-othee open Prom Eleven till Your. , tage Manager. Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Last Week but One of M. JULLIEN'S Engagement. IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. Cndet the patronage of her Nies: Gracious Majesty, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, his Royal Highness Prince Albert &e. The Public Pr,ss has unanimously pronounced the Storming of Badajos to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition. The Nobility, Gentry, and the Peblic are respectfully informed that this favourite place of fashionable resort is open every AIONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. Danson's gigantic modelled Panorama of the TOWN AND FORT OF. BADAJOZ, pronounced by the voice of public opinion to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition ever presented—Splendid Menagerie—Jullen's unrivalled Band—Vo cal and Instrumental Concert—Several Favourite Songs and Ballads by , Miss Ellen Rowland and Mr. George Tedder — Solos by Koenig, Richardson (Flute)—Violin and Violoncello by Viotti and George Collin, varied alternately—and other at tractions, concluding with a vivid representation of the Storming of Tlaclajoz, pourtraying the advance of the British army—bombard ment and attack—gallant defence—rush to the breach oy real troops —and final ta3leaux in honour of the " Hero of a hundred fights." REFRESHMENTS.—The frequenters of these Gardens have long complained that Refreshments from the Confectionary-rooms only could' be procured. Arrangements have been effected, and a distinct portion of the Gardens set apart, where Refreshments may be had of the first quality, and at the usual Prices. Doors open at Nine o'clock, A.M. ; feeding of the animals at Five ; Pelicans and White Bears half-past Five ; Concert at Six ; Storming of Badajoz, at Dusk.—Admission One Shilling. On_Friday, July 20, M. Jallien's Grand Concert Monstre and Con are* Musicale will take place at these Gardens. Tickets before the day, 2s. 6d. ; admission on the day of the Concert, Ss. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS RESPECTING TIIE lIUNG ARIAN TESTIMONIAL. J. W. H., Manchester—Our generous correspondent will find the name very legibly printed in each publication. His letter is inadmissible from the circumstance of its directly acknowledging_ the receipt of what has not been transmitted. A Lover of Order and Liberty—" 'Rat 's in a name 7" A Constant Reader has wholly mistaken our views upon the subject rn-ntioned in his communication. On the pain! in question:we entirely coincide with the opinions ex pr, std by cur contemporary. We have received so many letters from all parts of the kis,gdom in reference to our exertions in favour of the len ghrian9, and couched in such very eulogistic terms, Ow we are compelled to satisfy ourselves by briefly thanking our correspondents collectively for their s) mp ithy and approbation. • L LIE WEATHEit.--Sum Winch:, JULY 10. T lEMMOMETER, Lowest, 54; Highest, 71; Noon, 72. BAROMETER, 30.46. WIND E.—clear, sunshiny weather. luG!! WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Toil I)Av oforning, 24 min. after 5 I Evening, 44 min. after 5 To Measow—Morning, 14 min. after 6 I Eveninz, 29 min. after 6 etp tAt• 1" - A • J C '4 1 .11 m 0,4 • 7%4', Otiftlaintt It LONDON, WEDNESDAi, JULY 11, 1849. The necessity of a considerable extension of the elective franchise is at length admitted on every side. The Premier, in a recent debate, solemnly abjured the " fiaulity" doctrine which had so long, we are happy to say erroneously, been ascribed to hi m . Mtn the most decided Tory will scarcely venture to trisert that all the inhabitants of the United Kingdom beyond the 1,080,000 electors which form the aggre gate of the electoral body should still remain unre presented. Whatever vidws, therefore, may be en tertained with respect to the other great questions of Parliamentary Reform, there is at least no difference with respect to the propriety of bringing within the pale of the Constitution many of those who, under the present system, are most unjstiv excluded ' from any voce in the enactm ents o f the or 13w3 by which they are governed, " 1 in t‘l of the natioual revenues t o which they are collectively e dispo salively and ir.di%idually bound t o contribute, m and p who are tiara reduced to the condition of being re cyphers unworthy of exerciing the privilege of self_ goyerninent, the inherent birthright of every free born man. The justice of the principle that there shall be "n o tax pion without representation" has long been re cognised by ail parties. It is to the unequivocal great political axiom that the recognition of that pn\ver of the House of Commons is chiefly ascribable. That House has long been the recognized guardian of the public purse, and no interference, however minute, is tolerated with respect to the important • privilege which is = o jealously and vigilantly o"rd, 4&llo.:Alitat privilege has b een conceded N 14 " 648410-1 44se is supposed to represent the wait) ; 4 , 1 ' (A i t '. Y r • , .~.~,~; and wishes of the tax-paying community and its assent must be recorded before any impost can be levied, or before one shilling of the proceeds can be applied to any purpose whatsoever. In theory, therefore, if not in practice, every individual who in any degree contributes to the national Exchequer, is entitled to the franchise; and his exclusion can only be justified on the ground of some great and over whelming state necessity—that it would, in fact, be dangerous to society to enable him to exercise his undoubted right. Although we cannot participate in the fears of those timid politicians who believe that the British Constitution would be imperilled by placing the democratic element on the most extended basis, we would yet be prepared to assent to the satisfaction of the popular claims by fair and liberal instalments. We would allow them to learn the needlessness of their scruples from experience, provided the first step , were speedily taken in the right direction. But it must be no trivial or illusory concessions, no petty alteration, that will still leave the glaring and flagrant injustice subsisting in all its enormity. The veteran Reformer, JOSEPH HUMS, who at one period stood almost alone in his advocacy of popular rights in the Commons House of Parliament, has declared that he will fo: the present accept Household Suf frage, and a large body of Reformers have acceded to the proposition of their tried and faithful friend— a large addition would thus be made to the several constituencies, and, many well-qualified men would be added to the lists of electors. But the dominant party still object ; they acknowledge the right, but they declare that such right cannot be exercised with safety ; that, in fact, the great body of the people are not duly qualified for the trust; that they are not competent to form a sound judgment on public questions, or, on the qualifications and characters of public men; that wherever the mists of ignorance ;are dispelled, and education generally diffused throughout the community, the restrictions may be removed, and the structure of society placed upon the hri a , ?est foundation. Such are the arguments by which the claims of the less wealthy classes are opposed; and th::re is undoubtedly soin, sharlow of rea son in the assertion that those who neglect the op portunities now placed within the reach of all—who exhibit such culpable apathy and carelessness in the improvement of their own minds, who are the volun tary slaves of ignorance —should not be entrusted with political power. Our esteemed Correspondent, whose letter will be found in another part of our impre,sion this day, suggests a mode by which these difficulties may be overcome. He proposes the adoption of " an educa tional test," or as he himself happily terms it, "to give the vote to a man because he is a man, not because he has purchased some earth, or some bricks and mortar?' If this proposi tion were adopted, if every man capable of reading and writing, and who understood the primary rules of common arithmetic, were admitted to the fran chise, an extraordinary stimulus would be applied to earning which is now, unhappily, too much neg lected. Then, indeed, the absence of a vote would he regarded as a shame and a disgrace not to the Legislature, but to the individual who, by his own default, was excluded from the privileges belonging to his fellow-men. Under the present narrow tnd illiberal system, many who are far better qualified by intellectual at tainmen+s for the proper discharge of the duties of a citizen than the great majority of the electoral body, as at present constituted, are most unfairly and improperly rejected. They thus suffer a vicarious punishment for the de ficiencies of others. This is neither just nor equit able, and cannot be defended on any principle. We commend the suggestion to the consideration of all sincere reformers—of liberals not merely in profes sion but in practice. There would be but little diffi culty in applying the test, and bringing the system into operation. It would also possess this recom mendation, that it would contain within itself the elements for the future extension of the suffrage as occasion should arise. It would be perfectly safe, for a higher qualification could scarcely be suggested, and it would be satisfactory to the great body of the working classes, whose discontent and dissatisfaction at their present condition is fraught with the utmost danger to the community in general. The spirit of malicious vindictiveness, of reckless disregard for legality and truth, which has ever cha racterised the proceedings of the Bourbon Kings of Naples and of their agents, with regard to Sicily and the Sicilians, has been remarkably illustrated during the past week by the prosecution of Prince GRANATELLI and Signor Sca.era at the Central Criminal Court. For three days were a Sicilian nobleman, Prince GRANATELLI; a member of the Sicilian Parliament, Signor LUIGI SCALIA ; and an English seaman, Captain MOODY, compelled to stand at the bar of the Old Bailey to meet a criminal charge brought against them by the agents of the King of NAPLES a charge for which there was no foundation either in law or in fact, and in support of which several witnesses were called, of whom we will only say that whilst they are worthy of the service of the King of NAPLES, his is the only European service which is worthy of them. Even had Prince GRANATELLI and Signor SCALIA been really guilty of the mis demeanour laid to their charge, there was something mean, cowardly, and vindictive, and therefore, per haps, peculiarly Bourbon-like, in choosing the pre sent time, of all others, for prosecuting them ; but, inasmuch as they had done nothing ille gal or wrong, and inasmuch as the agents of the King of NAPLES in this country must have been perfectly aware that such was the case, inas much as it was evident to every man of common sense and of ordinary knowledge of law, that the pro secution could have but one termination, the ac quittal of the defendants, it is clear that the gratifi cation of a petty spirit of vindictiveness was the motive which actuated the Neapolitan authorities in undertaking it. It appears that in June, 1848 Prince GRANATELLI and Signor SCALIA. were accre• dited to the English Government by the Provisional Government of Sicily, and were received by Lord PALMERSTON, if not officiellement, yet officieusement in that capacity. There was no mystery about their mission, they were seen by the Prince of CASTEL CICALA, the Neapolitan Ambassador, waiting in the ante-room of the Foreign-office ; they were met by Prince CASTELCICALA at the soirees of Lady PAL MERSTON. At the time of their arrival they were anxious to purchase two English steamers to send out to Sicily (be it remembered the King of NAPLES had purchased nearly the whole of his steam fleet in England), and so careful were they not to infringe the law of England, that it appears from Sir FITZROY KELLT's statement they acted, in every step they took, under the best legal advice, and before purchasing the steamers, and before fitting them out, ascertained that neither by the purchase nor by the manner cf fitting up these vessels were they violating the English law ; and they were well advised ; for although their proceed ings were narrowly watched by the Prince of CAS TELCICALA and his spies, although the respectable Colonel AUBREY, now an ornament to the service of Kingßosiva, for a "wretched and mean bribe" of3oo/. consented to become that worst of traitors, a traitor in uniform--" un militaire qui trahit, un traitre en uniforme c'est la pire espece de toutes"—although REDONDO, the " sturdy vagabond," whom we re commended to the attention of the Mendicity Society, was sent as a spy, eventually to be kicked out as a traitor ; and although Mr. D. H. WATSON, not content with serving the Queen of ENGLAND as a Customs officer for money, mus t needs also serve King Boteres " out of pure love and affection," without reward or the promise of reward as informer—although all these persons were engaged day after day, and hour after hour, in watching and tale-bearing, yet they could discover nothing, and albeit Mr. D. H. WATsoer, in the exuberance of his zeal, seized the Bombay on the 16th of March, and thereby rendered himself liable to an action for damages, yet after a minute investi gation the law-officers of the Crown decided that there was no cause whatever for detaining the vessel, and on the 4th of May she was delivered up. Enraged at being thus foiled in their revenge, mad dened by the refusal of the English Government to permit the metropolitan police to be employed as 1 spies for the King of : NAPLES, the partisans of that amiable Monarch concocted the prosecution . which has just terminated in the triumpbut ac- , . quittal of Prince GRANATELLI, and the signal de feat of the agents of King Boerne. Whether or not the matter is to end here, whether or not the prosecutors and witnesses in this case may not here after be themselves indicted, some for perjury, some for subornation' of perjury, some for conspiracy, are matters on which those whom they sought to make their victims must determine; but we are convinced that neither Prince GRANATELLI nor Signor SCALIA will regret the pain, the trouble, the annoyance, and the vexation to which they have been subjected, when they consider the very important admissions as to the nature of the Government of Sicily which this trial has been the means of eliciting from the Ministry of that KING who now, by the admission of his accre dited representative in England, stands branded in the face of the world as an illegal usurper, a tyrant, an insurgent Monarch, in a state of permanent in surrection against those laws to which alone he owes his throne ; whose rule in Sicily is, consequently upon his own showing, the rule of brute force alone, without the shadow of right, and whose yoke there fore may at any time be thrown off without any violation of law, or right, or justice, whensoever those who groan under it shall feel themselves sufficiently strong to strike another blow for freedom. The Prince of CASTELCICALA, the representative in this country of the King bf the Two SICILIES, was examined upon oath at this trial , and he was, in the course of his cross- examinatien , compelled to admit that the legitimate Government of Sicily is a Constitmtional Government. " Sicily has two Chambers," says the Prince of CASTELCICALA, " a Chamber of Peers and a Chamber of Commons." Where, we ask, were those Chambers from 1816; to 1848—where are they now ? We have all along contended that the Sicilians have been throughout in their right, and we have now the admission of the Prince of CASTELCICALA that such is the case. Lord PALMERSTON was, therefore, perfectly jusified in apply ing the term " Sicilian Government" to the Regency of aunnsetto SETTIMO, and notwithstanding the ravings of the gentleman who perpetrates Abeerdeenisms for a morning paper, he would have been perfectly justified had he formally recognised the Sicilian Government, and received Prince GRANATELLI and Signor SCALIA, not merely officieusement but gni ciellement. The writer to whom we allude, in his zeal to uphold the cause of that paragon of Monarchs, Kif g Bourne, Las ventured to mi,represent the law of nations, and as that misrepresentation is evidently a coinage from the Aberdeen mint, and will no &oh'. he quoted hereafter in Parliament by the co , conspi rators of the continental reactionaries, it may be as well at once to set the question at rest by appealing to an authority to which even METTERNICH himself will not venture to demur. We mean VATTEL. The dis ciple of ABERDEEN says:—" We deny that it has been the practice of this country, or , that it is consistent its public law, to foment rebellions in foreign States, by the recognition of such Governments"—(meaning such Governments as the late Sicilian Government) — and further on he adds :—" These principles are not contested." So far from these principles not being contested, we centenl that they have never been admitted. With regard to the recognition of such Governments, the practice of this country has been the very contrary of that which it is here represented to have been. Mr. CANNING, by the recognition of the Governments of the South American Republics, "called the New World into existence to redress the balance of the old ;" and even Lord ABERDEEN himself, in obedienCe it must be admitted to Russian com mands, and with the full permission of his mentor, METTERNICH, ventured to recognise the Government of Greece. So much for the practice of this country. Now with regard to the consistency of this practice with public law, we find, on referring to VATTEL, that he lays it down as the public law of Europe that all foreign nations are bound not only to recog nise but to aid a people situated as the Sicilian nation is situated with regard to King FERDINAND. "If the PRINCE," says VATTEL (Book 1., chap. iv.), "by violating fundamental laws, furnishes to his people a legitimate cause for resistance ; if his tyranny by becoming insupportable, rouses the nation to insurrection, every foreign power has a right to assist an oppressed people who demand aid and protection. When a nation talcs up arms a g ainst a tyrant it is," just and generous to support a brave people de fending their liberty. In case of civil war, therefore, foreign Powers- may assist whicbsover of the two parties appears to them to have justice on its side. There are monsters who, under the name of kings, render themselves the scourge and horror of humanity, and every man of honour is bound in con science to assist in extirpating these ferocious beasts from the earth." Again, in Book 3, chap. xvi., VATTEL says, "In all these cases the bonds of society are broken, the state is divided into two portions in dependent of each other, and which no longer recog nise any common head, and the war between them is subject to all the rules of international war. They are bound to observe the ordinary laws of wara in fact, the personal ally of the deposed king cannot assist him against the nation, which, in deposing him, has only used its right—if he undertakes to do so, he is guilty of a crime against the liberty of the natiou." We trust that this question is now set at rest, aed that we shall have no more twaddling Aberdeeuiems about " insurgent juntas" " fomenting rebellion," &c. &c. The authority of VATTEL is on such point somewhat superior to that of even "cet excellent ABERDEEN." That the Sicilians come within the category contemplated by VATTEL is fully proved in a pamphlet recently puhlisbed by RIDGWAY, en " Sicily and England." This pamphlet, written, we believe, undEr the immediate superintendence of Prince GRANATELLI, goes fully into the whole ques tion, and as every assertion in it is supported by vouchers, it is an invaluable record fur the future historian. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Croxteth Stakes. Sylvan walked over. Biekerstaffe Stakes. Flying Dutchman walked over. SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. JUSTICE COLTMAN.—(THIS DAY.) It is with regret that we have to announce the sudden demise of Mr. Justice Coltman, for many years one of the Puisne Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. The learned deceased Judge had been in a weak state of health for some time, and had recently suffered from the effect of a severe fall from his horse. On Monday night he complained of indisposition, which gradually grew upon him in the course of yesterday, the symptoms being stated to indicate cholera, from which he but slightly rallied, and expired at his residence 8, Park-gardens at seven o'clock this morning. The deceased Judge, though not eminent for the display of brilliant abilities either at the bar or on the bench, was generally esteemed for the suavity and amiability of his manners. We do not know his exact age, but it could not be far from three score and ten. The last occasion on which he officiated as judge was at the Central Criminal Court last Saturday, in trying Prince Granatelli and his coadjutors for fitting out Eng lish steam-vessels to take part in the Sicilian insurrec tion. We may say truly, "in the midst of life we are in death." MA 11LBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Walter Burke, a rough looking fellow, was placed at the bar, charged with having violently assaulted Mr. William Page, landlord of the Nag's Head Tavern, New Compton-street, Soho. Tne complainant, whose head was much cut, stated that on the previous afternoon, about four o'clock, he was in the bar serving some customers, when the pri soner came i n t o th e h ouse i n a state o f i ntox i cat i on, and attempted to force hi s wa y into the parlour. On being told that he was not in a fit state to enter the room he became very abusive and ran into the back yard. Wit ness followed him, and found the prisoner standing in the middle of the yard with his elathes in great dis order, exposing himself in a very indecent mann( r three females who were standing near the bar. Cern plainant remonstrated with the prisoner on the iturro priety of his conduct, and desired him to leave tee house. The prisoner refused, and on witness going to seek for assistance the prisoner followed him to the bar, and, without saying a word, he (the prisoner) searched up a glass tumbler and threw it at his head. The glass was thrown with such farce that it broke to pieces, cutting complainant's head and face in a dreadful manner. A man who was standing at the bar at the time eeiz.d hold of the prisoner and gave him in charge. The prisoner, in dstence, said he was very drunk, and did not recollect anything about it. Mr. HARDWICK said he would impress it upon the recollection by fining him 51, and in d e f au l t committedprisoner's ° r h e i ull mfor three months. Lord John Russrll left town yesterday raornipg, for Pembroke-I*e, Richmond-park. • TESTI IVION TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES " THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH I OVES BIGHT AND Ll- BERTY."—Kossuth ' s Protest against Russian Interven tion. [The Testimonial for the HU ua-ian refugees— originally proposed by ourselves in the leading ar ticle published in The Sun of Tuesday, the 34 of July, and reprinted in our impression of Monday, the 9th instant—has not merely accumulated to a considerable amount under our own au-pia--s, but has elicited the earnest and cordial co-operation of seve ral of the most distinguished Members of the Impe rial Legislature. To say that we are deeply rejoiced at this noble response to our call would be hot an inadequate expression of our profound feelingi of gratification. It affords us an elocruent and very audible assurance, that while so large a portion of the press of England is hounding on the united forces of Austro-Russian despotism on the heroic Hungarians, we are very far indted from being isolated in our sympathy for the pai.riotism of the Magyars. No ; the people of these islaie men of almost every class and section of the community, have, either by word of mouth, or through written communications, or through subscriptions to the Testimonial, proclaimed to us that our sentiments are re-echoed by thousands throughout the United Kingdom. And now, as a crowning confirmation that neither the ]multitude, nor the representatives of the multitude, are disposed to regard with indifference the dastardly neglect of the Hungarians, we may point with very allowable emotions of exultation to the formation of the Committee of Members of Parliament, described in the subjoined announcement—a Committee which has been constituted for the purpose of carrying out the objects originally suggested by ourselves. It will be observed that the Chairman of this Committee is the Right Honourable Lord NUGENT, M.P., a Nobleman who (it will not very speedily be forgotten) was the first to respond to our propcsiion, and the. first to transmit to us a subscription to the Testimonial. Our sub scribers--we mean our subscribers to the Hungarian Testimonial- will be interested to learn that, pre vious to the formation of the Committee, its future Chairman, Lord NUGENT, himself pro cecded to Folkstone, fur the purpose of observing what might ha the actual condition of the brave but unfortunate refugees. There he found these sixty five Hungarian Hussars, headed by three non-com inii;sioned cfficers, a n d presenting all those appear ances of' toil, weariness, and privation which now jdst eight days ago we ourselves mentioned. A large barn hat 1.. en appropriated to the con venience tf the exiled ; and there, with their regimentals hanging about them it) tatters, and their physical strength considerably dirniniahed by their prolonged sufferings, they ere awaiting that aid from the generosity of the sympathi•ing Fes , glish which will enable them to return, newly .clothed, newly-armed, and re-invigorated to the hi-leved land of their nativity. That will be a noble day lot England and for HungT.ry when this regiment of IliFsars shall stand before the President KOSUTII.., and shall say to the Liberator of their country tliat they come to proclaim the sympathy of the Brissh people in the Hungarian movement. It is consoling and gratifying to learn that the refugees at Folkestone have already partaken, and are still partaking of the simple, but: heart-born hos pitality of the inhabitants of that seaport the poor cottagers and fishermen carrying to ilium, morn ing after morning, loaves of bread and other provisions as tokens of their friendship. We have yet further cause for gratification in the circumstance that there w ere pre sent on the occasion of the formation of the following Committee, the Count LADIRLAS TELEKI, the representative of the Hungarian Re public, recently arrived in London from Paris, and with this distinguished patriot and diplomatist his fellow•couutryman, M. PuLsier. Their feelings are, of course, fully and heartily in accordance with ours in regard to this testimonial from England to Hun gary.—Editor of The Sun.] We, the undersigned, having formed ourselves into a Provisional Committee to afford relief and support to the distressed Hungarian soldiers now at Folkstoue, and to collect subscriptions to enable them to return to their own country, earnestly invite the contributions and co-opera tion of all parties who, either from sympathy with the Hungarian cause, or on the broad grounds of humanity and benevolence, may be disposed to concur in the object of the committee. Contributions will be received by the several members of the committee and the following hankers:— Mcssrs. Smith, Payne, and I Coutts and Co. Smith. Messrs. Drummond. (Signed) NUGENT, (Chairman), M.P. DUDLEY COUTTS STUART, M.P. CHARLES LUSHINGTON, M.P. FRANCIS MOWATT, M.P. WILLIANI SCHOLEFIELD, M.P. WILLIAM EWART, M.P. HENRY SALWEY, M.P. MATHEW WILSON, Jun., M.P. 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C., Carmarthen ... 0 2 6 S. L., Stockton on-Tees 0 2 6 A few Southampton Demw.rats 1 0 0 W. S. ... 0 5 0 Teetotaller 0 5 0 Hepworth Dixon ... 1 1 0 G. N. D. A Domestic Servant ... ••• ... 0 1 0 Five Sympathisers ••• ... 0 5 6 C. F. G. A Few Friends, by Rind3lph Oxley, 2(1 sub... 0 10 0 O 10 o O 2 0 O 1 0 O 7 7 • 0 O 5 6 O 5 0 O 2 6 7 6 0 O 2 6 O 2 6 O 2 6 O 2 6 O 2 6 O 15 0 O 0 4 O 3 0 £lBO 14 10 TO THE EDITOR OF THE S UN. SIR,—I have read your art.eles on the subject of the Hungarians and their war of italependenc ‘, with much pleasure, and noticPd the subscription list in tbeir favour with far more, and Ift el it weuld be s der/ lict ion both of duty and humanity tA ere I to refrsia from adding tn 3 mite of one pound towards al.eviwin g (lit hardships of those gallant soldiers of their nation now in our countty. and thereby expressing my hearty synipatby with (to my humble opinion) their very just cause. My long-cherished and still-continued attachment to the doctrines of Conservatism and sccial order renders revolutionary principles of every shade hateful to me in the extreme ; but I see only in the present iniquitous proceedings against the Hungarians an attempt, not to quell revolution, but to enslave a free nation and a brave people. _ _ fsircerely hope that English aid and English feeling will be manifested from one end of our island to the other in support of this important subject, despite the efforts of the Absolutist journals, and echo to the heart of Hungary the cheering intelligence that, if the English Government cannot interfere-in - her behalf, the English public at least sympathise with her sufferings, unite to comfort and relieve her children, and rejoice in her victories. You are at liberty to make what use you please of this letter, if you think it will aid the cause. I remain, Sir, yours very obediently, GEORGE MARSHALL. 26, Bedford street, Plymouth, July 10, 1849. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—lt is impossible, after reading the mendacious letter of a pretended Hungarian, to refrain from express ing my indignation, in unison with many others, at the insidious brutality of the article. In halt an huur's time I could produce the signatures of thousands of true hearts, eager for an opportunity of publishing their ab horrence. We must have p tince, and thank you for your masterly vindication of the man who exo - ses an unbending front to all the resources of the AbNoluti,!s— mortals of tinsel, wh,se game, I turvently trust, is best indicated to be near an end I , y the dishonourable and inhuman means they have recour,e to in their endeavours to keep it up.—Accept Sir, ih a,F•urat.ces of, &c., AN ADMIRER AND WELL-WISHER. Gray's Inn, July 10. 1349. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY Scarcely any English Wheat was on sale in to-day's market, the total arrival by water-carriage sine Satur day having amounted to ordv 230 quarters. The at tendance of htters was viva I, yet the demand for all kinds of Wheat, of 11 , , Lni-1 produce, wa , firm, at fully Munday's vottvion. Either ov•-r 9 000 quarters of foreign Whet have c ,, tne to hand this week. ett d vunples of both r.d rind e moved off .tenthly, at very full prices. In the taidwitt ; .; a , uf loft rior ktutl, very fk-e. transactions were terortf d. Grinding lialky ruled tirtr at the late advance. Milting vrid at,tildite sorts s. ere quite as dear. We hot a very slow it gory for Kilf. barely stationary prtcei. Good s , aind Oats were v,ry, scarce, and turn deafer. lnf. ri• r rub d heavy. Beans and Peas supported late rat, s without difficulty. Indian Corn, Meal, and Flour, as I.st wivi3ed. ARRIVALS THIS WLER I Wheat. i 230 Olt. Barley , Oats. I Flour 80 qrs. I 52.)q-a. r:nglish •• •• scotch 1ri5h......... eoreiga - - 97040 I 27740 I 117 73 f 1 77- " Malt. 2,210 we. 23OROVGd Ai 04. Our market is verb scutitily supplied with mo.t kinds of hops, and th© accounts iron the phictations are will unfavourable. The bes, - , qualities command a steady sale, at full prices. in all .other kinds very little is doing. Duty, 85,0001. Sussex puckers, 3/ SA. to 4/. 6s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 31. 12s. to 41. 4.; ; ylid and Eist Kent ditto, 41. to 71. per cwt. W3IITECIEBPEL. The general demand was in a very sluggish state, q barely stationary prices. Beef, from 2s 2i to 3s 4d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 81 ; Lamb, 4s to 4s 101 ; Veal, 3s 2.1,t0 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JULY 11.—Wind this day at noon 8., fresh breeze, and fine, clear, dry weather. TROON, JULY 9.—Arrd. Eliza, Brown, Quebec. BRISTOL, JULY 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Liverpool, Porter, Nevis. FALMOUTH, JULY 10.—Wind E.— Arrd. New York, Boye, Rio Janeiro; Daphne, Bahia. Off, Hercus Monte, Bahia. PLYMOUTH, JULY 10.—Wind N.N.E., fresh.—Sid. Loyalist, Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 10.—Wind S.S.E. to S.E.—Sld. Maidstone, Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta; Gladiator, New Yol k. OFF HASTINGS, JULY 10.—Artemisia, Ridley, Sidney, New South Wales. DOVER, JULY 10.—Wind E.N.E.—Johan, Von Vege sack, St. Domingo. DEAL, JULY 10.—Wind E.N.E. to .E.—Arrd. 7th, Auguste, Langenberg, Havannah, for the Ems. 10th, Aurora, Cattier, Talcoreen; Eliza Robson, Ta)lor, Buenos Ayres; Couriven, Anderson, Bahia, lea. Copen hagen; Xerezino, M'Minn, Sr. Domingo; Hercules, Newton, St. John's, New Brui:swiek. A boat, marked " Joseph R. Pim, V. G. Densten," was picked up lat inst., in lat. 49 N., lun. 11 %V., by the Hercules, New ton, in the I):.Wns. LIVERPOOL JULY 10.—Wind S• W. to W : —Arrd. 9th, Peruvian, Todd, Homy. e,a,ilerl April 7; Kest„). Huanchaco; G‘ap•on, Valpur•iso; Navigator, Le Fiore, Buen s Ayre'; Lv. Up". Irving, S.vannab. 10th, Ganges,.-Cornfoi th, C. crop; Qii en, Newlands, Corasco; Mechanic, Sargent. F Artli.id, Loveland, Now Oil. ups; St. Patrick, Waterman, N ew York; Arabian, Cran2le, ditto; Cambridge, Peab.dy. ditto; Orion, Connor, Boston. SW. 9.h, Argente, Tan,. pico. 10th, Lady Constable, Richibucto; Monument, Trott, New York; Galena, ditto; Leopard, Bost Zealand, Sr. Brunk.% iek; New Z ea l an d , ditto; Alacrit . h lialifox; GI cswilty, c; Sir C. Napier, ditto. Off port, 10th, Bee, Arica, Liverpo o l, and Florist. 30.—The St. P e t ers h urg h ST. PETERSBUEGH , JUN }, I.ortatis fifty thc , ( - sew h ttt th. Grtaid Duchess Al„ n , n oti,i, ctstiwitcr (,f the: fliir Appmeent. The lieclest, , Tictil r, 4,1 committee MeetiDg y ,, bit:lda), a, th:.:ir vthetti iu iMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (Tills DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve. - • BRIGHTON PAVILION BILL. On the motion of Mr. IIAYTER the tollowing nem hers were appointed a Select Committee on the Royal Pavilion (Brighton) 1111:—Captain Pechell, Lord Allred Load Harry Vane, Mr. Frewrn, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Chid , r., air Safford, Mr. lla)ter, Mr. Fuller, d tive Members to be added by the CAthott..ee a 1-13,1,44—The Committee to have leave to sit upon Tups.i:.. r,!xt. P 1 FITIONS. M. BRO MERTON presen:ed a petition from Sal• ford ire f4vour 0. •tly Sn;)lce Prohibition Bill. Mr. GROGAN presented a petition from Dublin in favour of a 6 , olitary Bill for Ireland. L , qli DUDLEY b I UART presented a petition from the nizs,ter tkvra of M6xylebone sgaitnit the Sale of Bread Big. DUR TI: N OF PARLIAMENT BILL. Mr. T. D'E.V.NUOURT moved the second reading of BA!. LJr. S. ADAIIt weelil put it to the Right Hon. Gen tlemen whether he %%emit] persevere with this Bill at so !ate a period en t les s- ssion, and under the very peculiar eireutro Lexie attenning the introduction of the mea snie. Let sear he had opposed the motion of the Hon. Gterlem to time Member for Montrose fir a reform of Parliamenl, el, time ground that, considering the state of the country, be did not think it would be ad• viseable to Ellett any change in the constitution. He confessed, however, from what had transpired since, he thought the time had now arrived when further re forms were necessary. Considering that the Noble Lord at the head of the Government bad conceded that there should be a further extension of the suffrage, he could not see what objection could be urged against the pin= ciple of the Bill of the Right Hon. Gentleman for shortening the duration of Parliaments. Although he saw no prospect of the measure being carried thjss session, he felt bound to give it his support. The principle of the Bill was riot a new one, and id his opinion the Right Hon. Gentleman bad wisely left it to thej House to fix the period to which the duration of Parliament should be limited, and be trusted that in the next session some measure would be proposed by them to give effect to the long-wished for and anxious expectations of the people for further reforms. Should he not be able to proceed with the measure this session to a successful issue, he trusted those of the Government Members' who were favourable to gradual reforms in the h ghlative institutions of the country, ould give this subject their serious cote ideration, and convince the unenfrarchised masses out of doors that they were cot unmindful ot their claims to be represented in tee Commons Hone. ot P.rli,ment.—(Hear, hear.) :fie GEORGE GREY slid when his Hon. Friend behind hint introduced this Bill, his Neb!e Friend at the head of the Greverneneut we 11E at length into the views he personally held and the Government entertained upon this question, and as no answer was made to that speech he thought there was un end to the matter. se far as the ',res. nt session was concerned.--(Hear.) It new, how , v.-r, seemed Lobe otherwise. iegard, therefore, to the question half, he did not bi lieve ,has any particular iii,colitr rte ex-sted in the eeutd,r, as to the ,torah tit of Purlittaitnt, nor could he brtng mussels think that the House could be sciing prudeiiity if it sanctioned chi , sic up: re ding id this Bit. Under tt existing system of legi.latien many pleasures if great public =penance ran tnreugh the, e use f uti si-ssions, and it was therefore highly desirable that ell such measure s should be revived and disposed of by .he swine Members who had .first considered them. Line, however, the duration of Parliament to three ears, and such a mode of proceeding would be absolutely impossible; at present public opinion and pub is rep ling acted as a wholesome check upon the Smdra ut H .1e Members; and as, from 1836 to 1841, there were ne less than six Parliaments, the average du, re ion of which dirt nut exceed two years end a bait; ne thtio A ht teure was no necessity for the Bill, and he should, tioirrtote, move that it be read a second titue the• d y s'x months. Mr. M. Li IiSSON said the Right Hon. Baronet seemed to teink that in censequence of the Noble Lord's speech upon this querion not having been answered, the sub ject ought to be considered as disposed of, and it was, thereture, unneessary for him to dwell at any length upon it ; but 'he real answer to the Noble Lord's speech was the division that followed it. Well, Olen, nutwithstandiug the appeal that was made to the gentlemen present a ben this Bill was first moved for not to support it, there was a decided majority in favour i's intreduetten, and having so decided it would be rrett big th , Melee wimp disrespect if they were not to dis cuss its provisiene with fairness.—(Hear, hear.) And he most be allowed to observe that these divisions were not coke accident„ l.—(Hear, hear.) Tne majority ob tain: ti last year an favour of the Ballot was by no means academia.l nor was the majority in favour of the motion for introducing this Bill to shorten the duration of Par liaments. Some Honourable Members were reluctant to vote against popular rights, and although he would not go the length of saying they would, if requested by the Government, coma down: and re cord thm it votes against these measures, he was quite convinced that their absence was not always quite acci dental. Being left to themselves, they preferred rather to go away than remain to vote against a measure for extending popular rights, and these majorities ought not to be treated as accidents which did not convey the feel ing of the House on matters of reform.—(Hear.) With regard to the immediate question itself, he did think that a shorter period of time for the duration of Parlia ments would act as a wholesome cheek upon the pro ceedings of Members of the House, and he thought that shortening their duration was more necessary now than it could have been at any former time, for the House was now called upon to deal with 60,000,0001. taxation annually levied upon the people, while the Government exercised a great amount of pa tronage in the management of Crown-lands and the dis• posal of Church livings, which gave them easy means to tamper with the votes of Members, and it therefore bee earns more neces s ary now t h at there eLouli - be a more repeated appeal to the constituencies, ilia Oder to esta blish a tn..re wholesome c enrol over Membars of Parlia meut.—(lieur, hear.) Let them consider for one mo ment what was the inducement now for Members to go into boroughs ; and atter previous nursing there to expend large sums of money in bribing the electors? W by simply that after his return ho could set the elec tors at defiance `'or six years, and indulge in some of the pickings hat dro e ped out of the Treasury. Now. if he found that every two years he had to g.i before the elec t irs, it would not be worth his while to spend reentry in nursing tne brought and bribing the voters, but under the exi. ing law the mem.), he spent in that way was lueked upon as a very good iriveetnat nt. I; they w.-ret sloe. re in their desire to inirotitice treat; provisions into the law fur the prevention ot bribery and corruptiuu at election., they muse Wit reetin mut com parative fixity of t , nitre welch .Vlembers had in their seats in that HouSe. It the &rattier of Parliatureit was shortened, the conduct ot M inte-re weuld be somewhat different when they presented themselves on the hustings, and the unbecoming system of giving pledges would be done away with.—(Hear, hear.) He locked upon this subject as one of very great importance, tni nothing that could be done with respect to the tran- Ouse. or tee ballot would be of any real advantage so ton.: as the duration ot Parliament was nvolonged, and so lung as se. r e i,xistrd in the hands of the Executive a large amount of tu.ids, as well as patronage and places, tor the purpose ut either directly or indirectly influeucing tie conduct of Memb rs. If they repealed Septennial Peiliem• Ws, th. y would at once go back to the Tri ennui Act, wheel stood ready made for them on the Statute-bo, k - (Hear, hear)—there would be no going into Cosamittee seed discussing clauses, and therefore bit theught the propo;ition of his Hon. Friend was the most tic uric that could be adopted at this period of the session.—(hear, hear.) The question was not a corn plicnted one, but simply whether they should restore the condom less ut the ceuntry, which was departed from, net permanently, but simply because the reigning family at the time was so unpopular that it was neces• s try to prolong Parliament in order to secure their tenure upon the throne. That reason, however, did not now exist, and he saw nothing to prevent them at once returniug to Triennial Parliaments. He hoped tent his lionoure.ble Friend would persevere with the measure, for he was sure that he would carry with him the opinion ot the people out of Coors. He trusted that the Honourable Gentlemen opposite would not treat it as a rock ahead—that they would give no pledges to adhere to the existing forms of Parliament ; for depend upon it, the question would come before them ere long. He never felt more sure of anything in his life than that that would be the case.—(Hear, hear.) He would advise them not to raise the cry of " No sur render," which, with respect to the free-trade q ues ti on , had brought their party into its present conflicting state. If the old Tory party should again resume power, as he had no doubt would be the case, he would undertake to say that this reform question would present itself in a very formidable aspect. lie would caution them not to come into power pledged to oppose all changes in the consti tution of Parliament, for if they did, some great quarrel or split would happen in their party, which would lead, perhaps, to the same scenes that were witnessed at the time of the free-trade debates. In a progressiVe country like England, it was impossible that such a question could be considered irrevocably settled.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BERNAL said he was Surprised that his Right Hon. Friend, with his ability, upright intention, and ex perience, should have adopted such a lino of argument. He had stated as one reason for supporting the Triennial Act, that Members of Parliament were not angels of purity, and that e they pulled at the Treasury b-nehes" for their own individual aggrandizement. lie (Mr. Bernal) would now tell him openly and man fully that thi s was all humbug and delusion. —(Loud Cheers.) He agreed that the system Oh giving pledges on the hustings was di , igreceful, but he thought the constituents tad an ebtiguti.,n on their Ade, aid that they ought to look te the duties or a Member of Parliement in a mere s-rises beet than they old. But when he said he repudiated pledges, he begged to say that ha leptedeted also the doctripe of •• speaking to constituents."—(Hear : hear.) Ile bad no objection st,urtvn !he reran of Parliament, but let it be ;ceuesl vattied by v, , te b) ballot, anti by ot'ner reform reeasures, wwell tvoulti purity- what wa3 called the Augean Mr. HUME said that no our Cunid for a noittiell• imagine that the pre:eta state of thy, eotott.u. [ley one which would satisfy the eouotr . ). lie fir one Lit. .er taint d ex r. ate views on this übj et, tad wa, perky, prepared to go turther then most lion. Members, be. cause, probatly, he bad devoted more time and refits. Lion to this butp.et than others had done. He was con. vinced that, hull m.-astires w.re iteer Frosn , rcu , . 1,30' W:,:,b, never 10 eutoprotoi-e, hevc rto vivo up hi, !AS 'S, but Lti Ziy, 1 , 4,4 SeVe re. [1:,..r v,i t:tLi decl , redtlumselves tidvocates of progas tivu reivisa, i.h46 as far us he could see, they were jaQvy standing still. But he must caution them, that he for: one c.,uld not een:inue to support a Government' which refused its couhtenuece to all kinds of reform'' a, the present tiovernieent appear e d t o They Mow; tea go en one step tuwerds asures of r e t orm , bile they' knew that many cf their warmest supporters were' anxiously desirous. In the present state or the Ho se ' ihe friends of tetorm were actually supporting a 04 ", ' reform government. There w ere m illi ons of men in awl; country who eoutributed to its support in a very great , proportion, upon wham its strength depended, wh ose ' circumstances entitled teem to be brought within p.ile of the constitution, but were refused This dangerous proetecing might continue. too 'logo He recollected, though many Members in that HolA s °' might not, when M r . H us k tsson stood up in his place In'. Parliament, and declared tbst he had heard a r g uments' of such a nature, as obliged him to give hi s sup p o rt t°' the Bill for the extension of the suffrage to Birmingbann and on the next morning he was obliged to leave the Cabinet.---(Hear, hear.) Well, what followed in o ' . short time ? Why, a complete and total re' . form. Such, too, was the course of things with regard to the corn law. He wilt the Noble Lord at the" head of the Government to be a friend to reform, end' also the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Hou' Department, and h e con j ured her Majesty's; Government to reflect, b efore they set their: feces against. Reform, what might be the consequencex He was, however, going to take an opposite course to' that which he bad heretofore taken. Before the Reform: 13d1 he advocated tie propriety of returning to triennial Parliaments; and, indeed, last session he. voted in sup port of a motion having that object in view, but having taken the liberty of exercising his own eyes and ears he had come to ,the opinion, looking: at the state the House had been brought to since the' passing of the Reform Bill, that it would be impossible' to conduct the public business properly if Parliaments• were reduced to three years in duration. ludeed, those' who advocated shorter P a rli a ment s s h owe d, i n t h e in-,verse retio, their i nca p ac i t y t o govern .—(L aughter .. As far as hi s rea di ng an d exper i ence had t a ug ht' him, he considered that the greatest gift heaven` had bestowed upon man was the power given' of ruling. He deprecated the foolish and silly gro unds , upon which some of the best servants in that House bad` lost their seats, and lamented the means and difficulty: that had been experienced in returning them.—(Hear; hear.) He was of the same opinion as the Hon. Gen tleman who had just sat down—that the franchise might to be extended. He was quite decided upon that; but he confessed he looked with exceeding suspicion upon those who advocated the Charter—because 1 10 found that the advocates of the five points wore those who represented the persons who were ready to make that counter revolution in France, of which they had heard so much, and also bad sympathised with them as suffering martyrs. Indeed, he found that they symps' thised wiih the disturbers of peace all over Europe; He believed it would be impossible to have a House or Lords and a hereditary Sovereign, if such principles were to prevail, and the whole power of the Governmea were reposed in that House alone. Mr. lIUME denied it altogether, and challenged the Hon. Gentleman to prove that he had ever used any ext,ressioes of sympathy with the disturbers of the peuee. Mr. I)UUMMONI) said the Hon. Gentleman had said all 'he world wa., advst , cm.4—let us ; we were once 8 1 the head isf thew, but now e e are at the bottom. France way now the highest. Mr. II U M E —That hai nothing to do with it. Mr. 8111(1111` t xplained that the last person to, whom the remark ‘. pulling at th e Tret-ur}' • could ho applied was his Honeurtsble Friend the Member ler Rochester (Mr. Bernal). Never theleim, th. Goverziment po,te3sed much Church • pa• reit ige, which was t qua( to money value, and he he' 0 lievtd that the Treasury exercised much more iefluencs, over Minis'ers during Parlntmeuts-ot six t r seven years duration thrtn they could it they were shorter. Direct bribes might net be known, but Members were m ore likely to attend to the wishes of their constitu ents if they appeared oftener on the bust' ings. It was notorious that since the elec tion of the present Parliament greater deference bad been paid to the popular will than during any former period. In 1720, Burke, speaking of septennial Parliaments, 'said, that annual Parliaments, which be supported, prevented that corruption of the deputies of the Minister which must result in Parliaments of longer duration. There could be no doubt that the state of things mentioned by Burke was in existence at the present moment. His Honourable Colleague had alluded to pledges. Many honourable men did not ar prove of giving pledges; but hustings pledges were merely the statement of opinions on certain measures: • On the hustings he should not pledge himself to vote this way upon this matter, and another way as to that. A Member must, to do his duty properly, be unshackled by pledges. To show the lin' propriety of doing so, he must point to the instance` they had had during the last three years of Members voting directly in the teeth of the prin ciples they bad advocated.—(Protectionist cheers.) Constituents should have a guarantee thattheir M e mbers would appear oftener before them and be informed of their sentiments. The Member for Surrey general acted so eccentrically that when he got up it was iter s. Bible to tell which way he intended to . vote. He wa s both Democratic and Conservative, and says t hings which, but for the good humour with which they wer ° said, would doubtless be hard hits. (LEFT SPEAKING.) CO Ufa CIRCULAR. OS BORNE, TUESDAY. The Queen and Prince, accompanied by all the j un ior branches of the Royal Family, took their usual earl/ walk in the Park and grounds at Osborne. The Royal dinner party yesterday included Sir Ito: bert, Lady, and Miss Peel, Colonel the lion. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, and Mr. Birch. Sir Robert, Lady, and Miss Peel, returned early this morning to London. At the grand ball given by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, on Monday, at Cambridge House , the following waltz -s, quad r ill es , po lk as, and ga101)9 were danced:— Waltz:s—Adelaiden, Friedensboten, Astrml, Fest Mange. Quadrill'es—Martha, Amsuretten, Louisen, Najadept, Ferdinand, Almacks. Polkas—Pieske, Fortuna, Frederika. Galops—Ambassadeur, Phenegianer. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester WC Cambridge House about one o'clock yesterday morning. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar remained until the close of the ball, which was kept up until tour o'clock yesterday morning, when a Cotillon we, danced as a finale, Harr Strauss and his orchestra introducing ihe th anderers and Farewell Waltzes; and the Alice and Kathinka Polkas. The company took their departure at halt. put four o'clock. tier Royal Higiines's the finches* of Kent, attended by Lid) Atiosta Bruce and Baroness de Speth, arrived et Clarence douse. St. James's, at six o'clock yisterdai alit-moon, from her te,idetoce, Fregmure Houser Ind.ur. 11. r Ru ) al iligtones. , , attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and .1,..td *Times P. Murray, honoured the performance at her Alaj sty's Theatre yesterday evening with her presence. "Ineir Royal Hthilesses the Duch.-es of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Str. litz also honoured the per' fortnauce with their presence last evening. Lord Ashley had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Hume -office. ----- THE TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE AND GUARANI'S° COMPANY.—W e are rejoiced to find that the principle of life a , surance is making daily progress, as is eviocucca by the number of new offices which have lately been established; of these the Times Life Aisurance Com' pany, the advertisement of which appears in another el' lumn, presents some novel features which cannot fail to secure for it a due share of the public patronage. The arrangement by which premiums may be paid monthly cannot fail to open the benefits of life insurance to a class which has been hitherto practically excluded from them; and the guarantee branch is particularly deserving the attention of all persons who, occupying places of trust, are obliged to furnish security. PEDESTERIANISM.—ADBI NS AND Quinrox.—Thie eight-mile race for 25 sous. aside came off on Monday, at Smitham Bottom, Surrey, and turned out one of thorn disgraceful transactions for which foot races have of late become noted. Shortly after five the men started, and after two miles bad been covered Adkins was unable to proceed any further in cons, quence of his having beel l drugged, thus leavin g hi s opponent to run in at ling leisure. Betting 5t04 on Adkins. MONEY MARKET:—The premium on gold at Paris is 12 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 175. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.45; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.47 k, it follows that gold is 0.10 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 438 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.14; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.114, it follows th at go ld i s 0.11 per cent. dearer 111 London than in Hamburgh. IRTHS. On the Cth i ns t., at St. B Peter's-terrace, Islington, Mrs. J. B. Price, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., Mrs. B. Evans, Trinity-street, South wark, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., Mrs. Wisdom, of Lower Tooting, of I daughter. On the Bth inst., at Aylesbury, Bucks, Mrs. B. Appleton, of a son. On the Bth inst.. at Upper Brook-street, the lady of A- Cartwright, Esc., of a son. On the Bth inst., at Upper Grosvenor -street, the wife of Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, Esq, of a son. On the 9th inst., in Barley-street, the wife of George IC. Corfield, Esq., of a son. DIED. On the 4th inst.. at Chertsey, Sir John Chapman, F.R.C.S., late of Windso r , aged 7 6. On the ith inst., at Knowle-ween, Staines, aged 77, G. Pearce, Etq., formerly of Gracechurch-street. rn the ; to inst., at Langley-house, Wilts, Elizabeth Rouss wife of the Rev. Robert Asbe. On the 7th inst., at Borebam, in Essex R. C. Haselfoot, Esq., dge ( t 7r , . ‘7ll the Bth inst., at Fit,gbury• circus, Marian, third daugh• ter of the late %%". Brookes Esq. Oil the Bth inst., a:, Surrey, S. K. Parson, E.q , *ate of her maje.ty's Stationery-office, aged 68. On the 9th inst, at Craven-bill, .Hyoe•park, Stuart Do naldson, Esq , aged 73. On the Bth inst., at Lower Seymour-street, Portman' square, Francis Arabells, wife of Seth Thompson, M. U. . Frizited err: PlUka)o YOUNti, ii 2, otratel, i'ribLer, at 'I/. S••un Uitic4, No. 1 1, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county 0, 11Liddleeezt, Wednesday, July 11,1849. Co] The c ( of tho U i notice th be ready for sum)! 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