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Would tend to continue a wrong impres3lon in that House as to the actual condition and true remedies or the country. The Hon. Member concluded by moving the amendment on the paper, with the exception of the cmcluding paragraph. _ _ The anae - ndment having been seconded, Mr. MOORE said it was with great pain that he found Irish Members neutralising each other in that llouse. How could they expect that they should ex!,r else any influence in it If they acted in this way? With respect to the amendment, it was ill-timed, ill-reasoned, and inconsistent. As to the objection that emigration Was not a large and comprehensive remedy that would cure all the evils of Ireland, he would Limply say that it was only charlatans and impostors who professed to cure a bad leg of forty years' standing by a universal oint ment. The simple question was, whether they should support the people as paupers at home, on out door relief, or give them the means of emigrating to lands where they could support themselves. But the people had s!ttled this question for them. They were, as far as pos sible flying from the country, and he wished to know how the qon. Member would prevent them? lie might as well ettempt to prevent an eagle escaping from a slaver in the middle passage. The real object ought to be to assist and regulate it in the way best calculated to pro mote the interests of all parties. Whether by grants from the Imperial Treasury, or by confiscation of the bankrupts' estates, something must be done to fulfil the first duty of all civilized states, namely, the preservation of life. They must not think thet anything they had yet done was sufficient for that purpose, and however much b 0 might differ with the Hon. Member as to the amend ment, he un it e d w ith hi m in earnestly imploring that tlouse, in justice to its own character and to the people of Ireland, and with a view to the judgment of posterity, to come forward and discharge the duties which devolved upon them, with a due regard of the heavy responsibili ties attached to these duties.—(Hear, hear,) Sir GEORGE GREY said, the motion which had been brought forward by the Hon. Member for Lime tick (Mr. Monsell), was a most important one, and the manner in which he had dealt with it was most ju dicious. He should regret, therefore, if the few ob servations he had to make should tend to discourage that k . of emigration which would be useful for Ireland. ile thought, however, that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. J. () Connell) had not dealt fairly with his Hon. Friend apposite, when he ascribed to him the opinion that emi gration was the only remedy for the evils of Ireland.— (Rear, hear.) On the contrary, his lion. Friend had expressly said, that he looked upon it as one of a series of measures which were requisite for that purpose. — (Rear, hear.) He agreed with his Hon. Friend, that in some cases emigration might be beneficial. There were districts in which it might be said there was a con gestion of population, and their removal would, un doubtedly, be useful, and, in these cases, emi gration was, perhaps, one of the speediest re medies. But his Honourable Friend had, he thought, underrated the present emigration from Ireland, and also undervalued the assistance which was actually given by the Government. The Hon. Gentleman said that the emigration now was that of small farmers, who tarried away with them the capital which was wanted in Ireland. He doubted, however, whether that class formed a majority of the emigrants from Ireland. Last year upwards of two hundred thousand emigrants had left this country for British North America and the United States, and nine-tenths of the emigration from Liverpool was Irish, the great proportion of these were Merely labourers. In the first four months of the pre sent year the number was 120,000 (as we understood), and he believed that small farmers did not predominate; but even if a number of that clase did emigrate, he would ask the Hon. Gentleman if that would not be a benefit to the colonies, who complained that they were overstocked by persons who had nothing but their labour? —(Hear, hear.) During the last year no less than half a million was remitted from Irish emigrants to their friends and relatives in Irelaud, for the purpose of bringing them out to that country, and he mentioned this circumstance to show that all the Money necessary for the purpose of emigration was not supplied by Irish capital. With regard to the proposi tion of the Hon. Member for Limerick, that some power should be given to boards of guardians to advance money from the rates, to promote emigration, if it were embodied in a clause, and submitted to the House, when the amended Irish Poor-law Bill was under discussion, the Government would give it their best consideration. having alluded to the several clauses of the Poor Relief Acts, which enabled boards of guardians to assist emi grants, and stated that they were found practically ina dequate, he expressed the greatest desire that they might be amended; and assured 'Hon. Members that he was most anxious to have practical suggestions with that view. The proposition for enabling landed proprietors to encourage emigration also deserved consideration; but he could not consent that the money already advanced as loans from the Imperial Treasury for the purposes of land improvement, could be diverted from its original channel. He thought the colonies benefited by a well conducted system of emigration. When the Honourable Gentleman's propositions came prominently before the House, as they could in the form of clauses for insertion in the new Poor-law Bill, they would meet with favourable attention from the Government. With regard to the amendment of the Hon. Member for the city of Lime rick, he thought there was much exaggeration in his ;statement of the extent of Irish distress. Destitution was, no doubt, very severe, and the privations the people auffered were most distressing; but the statistics of misery and starvation which the Hon. Gentleman quoted - Were quite incorrect, especially in the case of the Balli masloe Union. The Right lion. Baronet then proceeded to justify the measures taken by Government for the prevention of that distress, and having alluded to the report of the Society of Friends, and quoted several paragraphs from it, to show the great exertions which the Irish Executive had made, he concluded by reiterat ing his willingness to meet the views and ?vishes so ably u t forward by the Hon. Member for the county of Limerick. Mr. E. B. ROCHE was not one of those who de tracted from the great value of the grants made from the Imperial Treasury; but while ho was willing to give credit to the Government for the exertions already made, he felt bound to state that the con dition of the labouring population was worse than ewer, and that unless active measure; were at once adopted, by employing that class in the cultivation of the soil, the Government would, in the words of Mr. Twisleton, become parties to the destruction of a fine and a noble nation. The landlords, although they were now doing their duty to is great extent, had formerly neglected it, and many of the evils which afflicted the worthy farmers were in a great measure attributable to their misconduct. With regard to the proposition of the Ron. Member for the county Limerick, he objected t o any extensive system of emigration, because of the great expense it would entail. Besides, he did not think they could do any good by their plans with respect to *migration. Immediate measure 3 were required, and unless they were adopted on the heads of the Govern ment would be the result. , A messenger from the Lords brought up a copy of the proceedings in the case of " Smith O'Brien v. the Queen in error." Mr. F. O'CONNOR said he had abstained from taking part in the discussion on the Rate in ALL Bill, because he did not wish to interpose any delay to the enactment of a measure of relief for the suffering people of Ireland, bit when he found the subject of emigration brought before the House, and the duties of the landlords attempted to be thrown off their own shoulders, he felt that to remain silent any longer would be criminal. Was he to be told that this House, which could deal with taxation, which could deal with the property of the country, was to be called upon night after night to do that for the Irish landlords which they would not do for themselves ? Their notions of Ireland in this country were derived from the conduct of the middlemen, the representatives of the absentee landlords, who resided in this and other countries. What had been the cause of Irish misery and destitution was this, that the Irish landlord cultivated his estate accord ing to the standard of political patronage, and not ac cording to the measure of its productive power. The Iron. Member then proceeded to argue that the so-called free-trade system had inflictedgreat mischief on Ireland, and that many of those who had given their support to the measure were now so convinced of the mischief that had resulted, that if the question were again to come before them they would vote against it. He had told them, above a year ago, that they would lose Canada, and they were now about to lose that colony. And he now told them, that before another year they would lose Ire land; ezci if they did lose Ireland the fault would not be so much in the Government as in the landlords of Ireland. As the present was an Irish debate, and the subject was that of emigration, lie would say, God for bid that he should be a party to separating the people of Ireland from the land of their birth. Ireland was a country which might be great. Ireland was a country which had been great, and which would yet be great, in spite of the conduct of its landed proprietors. Sir J. YOUNG said that the Hon. Member (Mr. O'Connor) had stated that Ireland had been ruined by free trade. Now he (Sir J. Young) thought it would b_ e easy to show that the miseries of Ireland were to be traced to other and very different causes.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member (Mr. O'Connor) had also stated that every Irish Member, without exceplion, had infor med him that such was their change of sentiments regarding free trade that they would now, it they had the opportu nity, vote against it. So far, however, from that being his (Sir J. Young's) opinion, he thought that, on the contrary, no part of the empire had benefited so much by the measure of free trade as Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member then went into statements to show the extent and character of the distress that prevailed in the county he had the honour to represent (Cavan), a county in which the landholders had done their duty; and the opinion generally prevailed that nothing but a wall-re gulated system of emigration could afford beneficial re • lief. Ile supported the measure of emigration because he had not much faith in many of th e measures w hi ch h a d been propos e d i n that House. II had every confidence in the industry and energy of the ' ' people . of Ireland, and he believed that the onl yelesson t ni n c s h ei th e people could .place dependence was the people Mr. SCULLY was opposed to an n y ee m v ia s ir th s ,, of ernli :gration when there was iso much :remaining in Ireland to cultivate the soil of Irell ' n e ? e (Hear, hear.) He thought, at all events, that no mea sure of emigration could be useful unless it could be made general. Another portion cif the speech of the Right Honourable Member for Limerick (Mr. John O'Connell) was directed to show that means should be taken for the preservation of life in Ireland, and he (Mr. 'Scully) would give every support to any measure having :that object in view. Mr. BOURKE supported the proposition before the :House, on the ground that it would produce imme diate benefit to the people of Ireland. He believed that a well regulated system of emigration would meet with the support of the great body of the people of that country. The House then divided, when there appared— For the motion For the amendment Majority PHISON DISCIPLINE. -35 Mr. PEARSON then rose to move for the appeint meat of a Select Committee to inquire and report upon the practicability of establishing an uniform system of discipline, punitive, reformatory, and self-supporting, to be applied to all prisoners convicted of crime; and com menced by observing that the prisons of line:hind cost 400,0001, irrespective of the expenditure incidental to the punishment of pi ironer s by means of the hulks and transportation. He undertook to prove that the criminal class could be made to support themselves, without a shilling of expense to the nation, and that, too, without having recourse to slave labour, upon a reformatory principle, and without interfering with the just rights of labour. It was now twenty-five years since his atten tion was first directed to this subject as a member of the Prison Discipline Society. Ho was twice Under• Sheriff of London and Middlesex, and he at present held the situation of public prosecutor for the city of London. having made himself fully acquainted with the subject, he was prepared to prove his case if the house granted him a Committee. His fast proposition was in favour of a uniform system. The cost of the prisoners varied to such an extent as in itself demanded correction. He saw by the inspector's report of the northern district, that there had been recently erected a prison in this country at a cost of 1,2001. per prisoner. The Milibank Prison cost 5001. per prisoner. The New Prison, under the new system—that at Reading, for instance—cost 2201. per prisoner. The enunciation of tins fact entitled him to a Committee of Inquiry. If that system of sepa rate imprisonment be carried through, it would cost the country six millions of money to erect the necessary ac commodation that would beerequired for the purpose. The enormous increase of crime in this country was enough to startle every considerate man. He had ex amined the statistics on this subject, and took upon himself to be auswerable for the truths of these figures. The number of commitments and re-commitments in England and Wales to trial on criminal charges had in creased within the last forty y ears upwards of 400 per cent., whilst the population only increased within the same period 65 per cent. The committals for trial had increased, in 1845, 428 per cent. beyond what they were in 1810. He was aware that this enormous increase of crime was not to be attrib ited entirely to un increased depravity on the part of the people. The transition from war to peace had its in fluence in respect to it. Then, again, the vigilance of the police had so increased that crime was more effec tually detected than heretofore. Again, the altered state of the law, by which the county was made to bear the cost of prosecutions, had an effect in increasing the number of persons convicted of crime. But the changes made in the law since 1810 had the greatest influence in causing this increase in respect to the statistics of crime. He begged just to mention that it had been in timated to him, that if he did not apply at once for his Committee he should lose his House.—(A laugh.) Well, he had no desire to lose his Committee; but it was necessary, in order that he should obtain it, to lay before the House the grounds upon which he claimed it—and if those persons connected with the Govern ment, whose duty it was to keep a House, did so on this occasion, he would be enabled to lay sufficient grounds before it to warrant him in asking for this Com mittee of Inquiry. The commitments to prison for lar cenies and petty offences which were punished with imprisonment varying from seven days to six months, were about 80 per cent. The committals for trial in 1846 amounted to ?6,851, and the summary committals during the same year amounted to 65,992, making a total of committals of 92,843. Under the present sys tem prisoners a ere better fed, lodged, and cared for, than such a class of persons when out of prison. In acting in this way, they did an injury to the class of persons in question, and they inflicted an injury on the ratepayers. An Hon. MEMBER here moved that the House be counted, but there being more than 40 members present, Mr. PEARSON resumed, and said that four. fifths of the criminals were led to crime from intemperance, which was also mixed up with idleness. The point upon which he rested was, that the great body of the male criminals consisted of able bodied me le and who could, at liberty, net only maintain themselves, but five other persons. Now, there was a feeling in this country against slave labour, and the lion. Member for Montrose reeretted that they could not look this ques tion in the face. Solt it sires justifiable. It was de clared in scripture, he that steals should be sold in bondage, and their Saxon ancestors carried that prin ciple into practical effect. The scripture further says— if a man do not labour, neither shall he eat. The scrip ture was part of the law, and was recognised by them all. There was nothing new in the proposal ho should make, that prisoners should maintain themselves. In Massachussets prisoners were enabled to maintain them selves and pay the salaries of the officers of the institu tion. They were also enabled to give each prisoner, on his liberation, a suit of clothes and a gift of money, be sides appropriating an annual sum towards the liquida tion of the original cost of the building. The same thing was done in Belgium and France. He, however, objected to the American system, because it was not adapted to this country. The employment of prisoners displaced the work of honest artisans, and flooded the market of honest industry. In France and Belgium machinery was used, and as the prisoners could not, on their libera tion, purchase machines, they, of course, could not earn their bread when they came out of prison. He, there fore, did not approve of steel systems, but nought tee establish a Letter system. In this country, however, they adopted this system with all i!s disadvantages without its benefit, as was the ease in the Pentonville and Mil bank prisons. What was the case with regard to the continental system? They received the produce of prison labour in this country to displace the labour of our own free artisans. It was beyond doubt that various articles of prison manufacture were imported into this country from Belgium. lie denied that Mr. 'Toward was favour able to the separate and solitary system. He would also quote in favour of his suggestion the names of Arch bishop Wheatley, Archdeacon Paley, and Captain Ma conochie. They should apply to prisoners the prin ciple that if a man do not labour neither should he eat. All men were stimulated to exertion by present enjoy ment and future independence. Why not give the same stimulating impetus to prisoners? He asked them to try the experiment, to make the period of their imprison ment and the quality of their food depend upon their industry. That would be extending to them the prin ciple of present enjoyment by the quality of their food, and that of independence by shortening the period of their imprisonment. He proposed that prisoners should be employed upon the land. He maintained that a thou sand acres of land would support a thousand prisoners and two hundred officers. He did not himself possess any broad acres, and might not be regarded as an authority upon the subject ; but he had the opportunity of communicating with the mem bers of the Farmers' Club, from whom he had received a hundred letters, in which it was stated that a thousand acres would produce all that was requi site for the support of a thousand persons, estimating the food of the parties on the highest scale of allowance. He had already stated that it would be sufficient to clothe them, and to a great extent to pay the salaries of the officers, He would prefer putting the prisoners on the land, because it was a natural occupation, it was easiest to be learned, and particularly suited to these parties, who were between twenty and forty years of age. It was also the most healthy, which was worth consideration, as it was stated as a reason for the great expense incurred for the maintenance of prisoners, that it was necessary to feed them better in idleness than if they were engaged in industrial occupations; that in fact they were, during their confinement, in a state of disease; besides, the prisoner would not be in the condition of the Belgian, who, on his liberation, would want a machine to engage in industry; all that would be required in this case was a spade, which was easily obtained. He had the certificate of two eminent architects, and was prepared to prove it before the Committee, it he got one, they could get one thousand acres of laud, say at 401. an acre, build a wall around it as high as that of Millbunk Prison, and all Coat could be done at one-half the cost which the prisoners now imposed on the nation. He came to that House to discuss and promote that use of it, and if he were not able to prove all he asserted ho should resign his seat into the hands of his constituents. Why should not the tailors in prison make clothes for the prisoners, why not the shoemakers shoes, and the women spin —and, in fact, why not a prison community support itself? All prison discipline carried on in this country was bad, but that now in particular favour was especially bad, namely, the system carried on at Reading gaol. He should ray nothing of the expense to the country in building prisons, which must amount to at least six millions; because, if a reform really took place, no expense should be spared; but the separate or silent system, he contended, was a total failure. That system was religious instruction, amusing labour, diet, as Mr. Murray, one of the magistrates, said in describ ing, "until they were ready to burst"—(A laugh)— warmth and ten hours of sleep.—(Loud laughter.) He should now read for the House the description given of the treatment of the prisoner s a t Reading gaol. (The Hon. Gentleman then read an extract from the Rev. Mr. Field's work on prison discipline, describing the manner in which prisoners were treated at Reading, and which appeared in this paper during the discussions which took place in the City of London Institution in February last.) That was the description of the manner in which sheep stealers and criminals were treated, and he had no hesi tation in saying that such a proceeding would in the space of 18 months destroy the morals of the most h o nest in society. It w as well known that the silent system, if applied with inhum anit y and p arsimon y , would mate° he would prove that p and if he a iso wer r ea n t e lo r w i e n d I.ateLarang produce insanity, e os T p h it e al en in tir c e on sy se a: (le t, s of reformation. He wished gaoln,we of asnothweatlrue:aitamtiecnitn tern was ft f ailure as a 11 e received.Bethlehem why it was that hard State for the Home Department, • soners in the model to know front the Ritehmt e H a o n n. Bironet, the Sec retar y of labour was not pro vlded for for hard labour t o pri sons, as directed by the Gaol Act, the 4 th of Ge o. IV. The number of prisoners sentenced Reading gaol, as estimated fr o m the printed cale ndars —beina those alone discharged at assi • d to hard labour, 6• and though sentenced 1848, was 1,2. J, gaol, instead indulgence of that assizes—from 1844 to were subjected to the effeminate instead of being deterred from comm ittin g further crime by severe punishment. He had now , thanks to the kind ea be indule ace of the House, made his statement, and being convinced that no snore useful subject could dis cussed; recollecting that the Noble Lord at the head of the Government had declared prison discipline to be a problem which was yet to be solved, lie should persevere in brineing it forward before the linear, on every occasion which should present itself. He only asked to deal with prisoners in gaols as they did with persons not imprisoned, or guilty of crime ; to act upon the principle, that if a man did not work neither should he east, and believing a reformation nut impracticable, he should conclude, again thanking the House, by moving tor a Select Committee to inquire and report upon the practicability of establishing an uni form system of discipline, punitive, reformatory, and self-supporting, t he applied to all persons sentcueed to imprisonment for crime. 31r. OSBORNE seccmded the motion. Sir G. GREY said he give every credit to the Hoe. Gentleman for the trouble that he took in bringing the motion forward. He should also say that he agreed with many of his arguments on the matter; yet he would suggest to him not to press his motion hr the present, unless it wore tl'e general wish of the House that he should do so. He should at the same time observe, that while the Honourable Membrr alluded particularly to the Model Prison at Reading. that. he had aitogsther excluded from his e:italo; s •ue of prisons Milioank, Pentonville, and others, where the prisoners were employed in works of 1-,bour under the separate system, and d that even much of what ho bad stated respecting Reading was not by any means applicable to his motion. He hoped that the Honourable Member would admit that the object of every prison dis cipline was to reform and inflict just punishment at the same time, and that such was practised at Reading he had not the least occasion to doubt. He also considered that the Honourable Gentleman had not done justice to the recent improvements made in prison discipline, for he (Mr. Pearson) stated that he was for a uniform system of discipline, but did not point out the means by which it could be universally adopted. When he agreed with the Hon. Gentleman that there should be no useless expense, he (Sir G. Grey) should inform him that the expense.of 1,2001., to whicti he alluded in the improve ment of one gaol, occurred 25 years ego, and that the present separate model system did not then exist. Mr. I'EARSON said that he quoted the words of the inspector of prisons, who asserts that it amounted to 1,2001. _ _ Sir G. GREY—When the Hon. Gentleman alluded to the increase of committals in the several gaols in Eng land, he (Sir G. Grey) was at a loss to know whether he made a comparison with the time of If fm ard, or with any particular period since then, as he (Mr. Pearson) should understand that his comparison of late years with former might be true in one sense, because there were formerly- very few police in the country, and that, therefore, those few did not perform those duties due to justice and society, as well as the force that now exists, and consequently there were then fewer committals; but he hoped that the Hon. Gentleman would admit that there were great improvements in society of late years, though there were more committals, and that, therefore, his opinion was, that the prison discipline was more effi cacious than the past system of other days. He did not think that he alluded to the discipline of the days of Howard, and would be therefore glad to know to what time he alluded. Mr. PEARSON said, that if the Committee were granted, he would then show to what time he alluded. Sir G. GREY said, that he was also at a loss to know,. whether those 1,000 p r i soners, i n 1,000 acres , a t a cost of 1,0001., were to have separate sleeping pieces, or to be together day and night, but he supposed that that too would be given in evidence before a Committee. There were three reports of t h e I ns p ec t ors o f Prisons in 1 . 779, and solitary confinement was strongly approved of in of those reports ; als o A rc hd eacon Paley concurred in that opinion, as did also Mr. Howard. He perfectly agreed with the Honourable Gentleman, that labour should be associated with the system of separate con finement, and that it would be of very great advantage that the prisoners should be employed in the open air. Ho should next ask the county Members whether they were prepared to afford 500 or 1,000 acres for those pri sons, bat he (Sir G. Grey) thought that the expense woul 1 be too great, though he, at the same time, fully concurred that the shoemaaer and the tailor should be employed at their respective callings, yet be subject to such sepa rate confinement as would give them a dictate for pri son discipline. At the same time it should he borne in wind that the work of these men should not interfere with the labour-market, for then the honest man would be interfered with in his employment. In fact, he (Sir George Grey) did not see what the Committee could do in that matter, but at the same time that he would op pose an inquiry, but not a speculative one, if it were the general wise of the House that such should take place. But when he (Mr. Pearson) said that the present system was destructive of its object, he did not at all agree with him, for it was obvious to every one that the condition of the age, strength, and morals of prisoners should be con sidered, and that justices of prisons should have a dire etionary plwer of relaxing or remitting punishment, under the sauction of the Secretary of State, according as they consider the prisoner worthy of such remission. Nor did he see what was the plan that the lion. Member intended to substitute instead of the present one. He looked upon the plan of 1,000 acres for 1,000 prison ers, at a cost of 1,000/., as merely speculative, becatve it should be considered that prisons in one locality would cost twice as much as in another, through stone and other necessaries being contiguo us or remote; and i also that n buildings near towns, that the ground is also a much higher item than that more distant. He thought, from tee opinions of the most distineuiehed men on that subject, and also from his own experience, that the separate system was the better one for the im provement the moral and social condition of the pri soners, and that by it there is not now any additional expense; whereas, if the Hon. Member's plan were to be carried out, there would be a double expense; first, that those prisons already built should be kept for per sons not convicts, according to him (Mr. Pearson); and, secondly, that those buildings to which he alluded would be of such an enormous and exorbitant expense, that the country was not prepared to meet such a heavy pressure at present. Ha also agreed with him that the dietary should be less; but should remark, that be (Sir George Grey) had for some time had to com ply with the regulations in that department which were in force on his accession to office as being established by the Right Honourable Baronet the Member for Ripon (Sir J. Graham). and that that was now considerably altered, he hoped for the better, so as to make the dis cipline as distasteful as possible to the prisoners. He should say that Mr. Merry, the inspector of the Read ing gaol, totally disagrees with the Hon. Gentleman as to the number of recommitments, and that ha (Mr. Merry) stares that they are less by 10 per cent., and that the reports of the recommitments are very unsatisfactory. He had been informed by the Hon. Member for Berk shire (Mr. R. Palmer) since he (Sir G. Grey) had come into tne House, that the inspectors and officers of the Reading gaol courted inquiry. He hoped, however, that he (Hr. Pearson) would not press for a division on his motion, as it evinced so much of a speculative scheme.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. R. PALMER said that he considered that the case of Reading gaol was exaggerated by the Hon. Gen tleman (Mr. Pearson), and he could assure him that Mr. Merry and the other persons connected with thatestablish ment had not the slightest objection to any inquiry. From his experience of five years, during which time he had been a visiting magistrate, he considered that there were very great improvements in that gaol. He would read two letters from persons belonging to the Reading prison confirmatory of his assertion. He explained that there was a great difference between solitary confinement and separate confinement. Solitary confinement was one of the greatest punishments that could be inflicted upon human beings, but separate confinement involved no more than the enforcement of a discipline which was es sential to the good order of a gaol. He apporoved gene rally of the plans suggested by the prison inspectors. The Hon. Gentleman made some further observations, but they were so imperfectly heard in the gallery that their purport could nut be eathered wieh certainty. On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON, the debate was adjourned till to-day. The Grants of Land (New South Wales) Bill was read a third time. The Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill went through Committee. The House adjourned at Half-past TweLe o'clock. THE SEA SERPENT.—Many have been the state ments of late respecting this lusus ncgurce having been sr en in its natural element. Much to our surprise, we find that what has hitherto been deemed a fictional monster, is likely to be soon exhibited in our own me tropolis. We observe in the Newcastle papers, that a strange and hitherto unknown fish, nearly thirteen feet in Length, and possessing many of the characteristics which the captain of the Thedalus enumerated in his description of the great Sea Snake, has really been caught off the Northumbrian coast, by the Cullercoats fishermen, and has been exhibited in Newcastle, where it has created the greatest sensation. The members of the Natural history Society of that town have duly re ported upon it, and expressed their opinion, that it is a young specimen of the genus Gymnetru7, only four of which species, and those very rare, are known to ietbyologists; and described by caviar and others as in habiting the Indian, Mediterranean, and White Seas. To this new and extraordinary one, the name of Gym ni tres Notthumbricus has baen given, specimens of which, in their adult state, have most probably led to the astounding descriptions hitherto published of the sea serpent. The present specimen has become the property of a Newcastle merchant, who has presented it to the Museum of that town, and we hear, that in accordance with a very general wish of most of our distinguished naturalists, it is on its way to the metropolis, for the pur pose of being exhibit,. d. If its appearance be 7eally us strange as the report of the Natural History Society re presents it to be, it is likely to attract as much attention in London as it already has done in the north, and fully to account for the many seemingly fabulous descripticus of the great marine monster. MR. GROOM'S TULIP Show.—The private view of the annual show of tulips at the grounds of the Me nob on a miv t e bi d oe ru fl do o a r t , e ,t u h l ae t n u nd t o i v ist r y r t t G at en r na o d o eh m d, , Clapham, took place florists,ry, y a more than am at u e s u u r a s l , en b t &c. Amongst them were th e D uc h ess o f Marl borough and party, Madame Bunsen, Lords Mannerv, Falkland, Mint°. Ilawarden, Gage, Northwich, Lilford; Lady Langdale, Miss Coutts Burdett, &c. The appearance of the ibwers, about 2,000 in the bed, under cover, showed what art could do to counteract the niggard ness of an ungenial spring and the cutting in fluence of an easterly wind. They were of extra ordinary splendour, and amongst them wero some specimens of the most exquisite beauty. The flowers in the grounds not beneath covering had suffered from the cold, and were consequently inferior to those of more propitious former seasons; indeed, it is known that in most places the Lbours of tulip-growers have been this year completely lost, and not only the flowers, but the roots ihemselves have been destroyed. Amongst the most excellent of the specimens were those known as the Addison, Duke of Devonshire, Norfolk, Victoria, Louis XVI., Michael Angelo, Catalini, Bacchus, Nourri El ' handl, impere,irix Ilorum, and one unique and novel spt ,de,scription. J. F. Denham, the rector of St. Mary aAND FLAG RAGGED SCIIOOLS.—On Sunday 110w paerful and eloquent di.course, cintn Ai‘ ( i _i n f Pentonville, to a crowded congre • morning th ß el f :t it . lY 0f35/. In the evenhig alet SSttr.anida,rdke'3liCyrhruecric ' h • a, the Rev. Henry Hughes, the in cumbent of All Saints, Gordon-squere, delivered an ilia gation, who responded to the appeal by the subscripi,n su a p i p ,u o r r t t hc o r f t a l u ie j - ri se o t i c i ii 7 oLds. The con gregation!r e s si vediscourse contributedil THE SUN, LO N,, WEDI4ESDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1849,, INSURRECTION IN CANADA. The Montreal Gazette of the 27th ult. contains the following narrative of the sacking and burning of the Parliament House:— " she writer y of this report, on proceeding to the House of Assembly on Wednesday evening. at about 9 o'clock, to take his place in the reporters' gallery, fell in with a crowd of persons marching towards the house. The crowd advanced on the house by difforent streets from the direction of the Place d'Armes. It speedily surrounded the house and commenced throwing stones through the windows. The crowd was large, but not very dense; the writer was able to walk about through every part of it. 'ft.,' excitement appeared to be intense. door toA b oL i ty t : o o p t e t n he t i h n e or h e a v ll io d le o n o t r, among the crowd proceeded doing in the space of a few mo w m h emoments, s, stna to atoms. They then rushed up the main stairs into tho hall of the Assembly, a few members only having remained, among whom were Messrs. Stevenson, Galt, they s hing in 1‘1•Connell, and Dr. Fortier—the first named, with great coolness, planted themselves in such a manner as to escape the volleys of stones, and, like philosophers, coolly surveyed the scene ; the hist , s creamin g and yelling from very fear. The snob pro ceeded to demolish everything in the hall. On e fellow took possession o f th e ' Speaker's chair, and declared in a solemn v o i ce th at h e di sso lved the Parlia • meat in the Queen's name, and that the Members had better . take themselv es off, or ho would not answer for meantime ehe reporters er nvee,epi taken idtceeu T rnas lhrs jumped mun r g e dpe m e fdb a oe i unh fromi i n n g d or the a M fiw e r m sei np b die e oaa r vii s , ice t. o s t e hha t a n de ier second story. enc w .ot i nh e t Onehd f the !tory. This, however, was needless, for instead of hay in. to pass thro ug h a l o b by full of ye lli ng demons, as Hon. Gentlemen anticipated, they had simply to walk out. "'The writer proceeded round the House on the out side; the crowd appeared to be composed, for the most part as far as he was able te observe. of merchants and other respectable citizens of Montreal. " The number of persons inside the House was not very large; there was a party in the lobby engaged in breaking up the Committe-rooms, clerks' offices, and knocking windows out. On the outside the writer saw five or six rough looking f e l lows beating i n t h e w i n d ow panes with sticks and ax e h andles. A f ew b o y s were throwing stones through th e windows. Th e wr it er heard s'une expressions to the effect that it was not oe m for stationery. improbable that the mob in th e b u ildi n g would set it on fire ; these expressions did not seem un n a tural from the manner in which the w or k o f d emo liti o n was going on. On arriving at the we s t e n d o f t h e b u ilding was employed saw afewnen : a barteark-roopoe open a woodengallerwy,helt the e e boarding (a kind of panelling) was broken through, some loose papers appeared to have been strewed on the floor, which the writer thought were leaves of printed bills, as these were flying about in all directions. The men then fired those loose papers, and threw them about the room. The wind was high, and in a very few moments the wooden gallery and a canvas covering above it were enveloped in flames. The crowd stood at some distance watching in an apparently impassive manner the progress of this handful of incendiaries. The anxiety of the mo ment was painful. Five or six resolute men might hare arrested the incendiaries and prevented the catastrophe. The writer's first impulse was to hasten for the police ; he did not take this step, as the wildfire rapidity with which the flames spread rendered it useless. " Some fire-engines were immediately in the neigh bourhood, but they did not play upon the fire. It was rumoured that the crowd would not permit them. "The writer again hastened to the hail of the House with the intention of endeavouring to aid in saving some part of the library or records. He found the hall dark and in confusion. He thought there w ere some persons engaged already in what he intended to du; and finding that he could be of no use, again left the hall to watch the progress of the flames. " All this occurred in the space of 10 or 15 minutes. The wooden part of the building was now blazing with intense brightness. A dense smoke was visible inside the main building. A moment more, and it belched through the windows and chimneys with awful fury. It was now evident that any power, less than the hand of God, must be inadequate to save the building, and it woull have been madness for human beings to have attempted it. -suing the were now an Al} hopes of re—. libraries at end. The centre part of the building, occupied by the library of the Assembly, in a short time fell in with a dreadful crash through the roof of the west wing of the building. In a little time more the whole building, from ono end to the other, was enveloped in one sheet of living flame. It was now impossible to approach near the building for the intense heat, the belching flames now bursting through th e roc) f as it fell in, and the sight became awfully and magnificently beautiful. The night was clear and cold , a nd the hi g h wind lashed the flames Numbers of - dazzlingly white flakes to maddening fury. rose to some height above balloons of fire, r of flame, like the raging flames, and were borne by the winds to some distance. These fire flakes appeared to be caused by burning - pieces of paper beir ' s shot upwards by the fury of the flames. The whole liea;ene were illuminated, and the clear and beautiful blue of the firmament, with the moon and stars brightly shining, contrasting with the maddened flames and white light below—made a picture of thrilling and awful beauty, such as it is rarely the lot of the artist to look upon, and such a one that his pencil would vainly try to imitate. " The crowd was still not dense ; it was not too much so to allow a horseman to gallop through it. The ex pressions were various. Some were execrating the Governor-General ; some deploring the outr age ; some speculating on the oss, more particularly of the two beat and most extensive libraries in the province ; and some were exulting over the ruin ; while others amused themselves with tearing to atoms numbers of bills which had been thrown through the windows. Some were making witty allusions to the warm and sudden disso lotion of Parliament, comparing it to the Long Par liament. There were various stories circulating about some fellows taking away that bauble,' the mace ; and of some fellow taking possession of the chair, and de claring that the Parliament was dissolved. Somo were wondering where the military were, and some gave out that they were coming. This did not, however, create the slightest alarm that the writer was able to perceive, except that a few Canadians, catching the word, on the hint respectively said, ‘je m'en vain,' which they imme diately did. The feeling of the crowd might be divided into two divisions—deep regret on the part of the re reflecting and better informed, and jesting exultation among the unreflecting and ill-informed. "In the meantime the roofs of some houses on the op posite side of Commissioner -street had taken fire, and painful fears began to be excited that it would extend to the whole of St. Paul-street, the wind being so high. The fire companies, however, performed their part well, working in an intense heat, and succeeding in putting down the fire, one or two houses only being, burnt, of comparatively trifling value. The damage in the other street, on the east side of the house, was confined to some wooden railings. Th e wr i ter was on th e s p o t until near two o'clock; when the rage of the flames had abated, all the flooring and roofing had fallen in, the bare walls alone stood, and the interior, from one end to the other, presented one mass of living embers. "It may be ob;ervcd that it was a late hour before the military arrived at the scene; and the writer ob. served no police until the work of destruction had irre trievably commenced. This cannot be too much re gretted, and the reason should be well inquired into; for the writer affirms that fire or six policemen might have arrested the incendiaries, while the crowd, at some dis tance, looked passively on. The greater part of the crowd consisted of men t oo res p e ctable to have aided lin incendiarism, and it seems wonderful that they could have stood and looked so silen;ly on. The writercan idea only account for it by supposing that they had no of the sudden result. "The next morning the house lay in smoking ruins. The stone of which it was built being blue limestone, the walls were whitened, crumbled, and tottering in a very dangerous state." (By Electric Telegraph.) MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY gOUNING, MA Y 2. We continue in a most excited state. All sorts of rumours cre flying about. The Royalists from various isth&town, e ' t i u t w n'a n d r French l i nt iric heitrs conflictsare s tei a inreh % occurringaareing on with the Fn habitans. "M0 . .)5 of people have been moving in the neightour hood of the city during the past night, in expectation of arrivals of French hubitans ; if these should come in in an armed. body we shall have sad work. It was reported yesterday that a d e p utat i on was coining from Quebec to present an address t o the Go ir la b n e d r i i n e g g , but notwithstanding some 6,000 or 7,000, Go vernor-Gencral. This created a good de a l o f excite masesnertn,balnedd a to large mob, numbering prevent their their efforts to prevent them, they succeeded in effecting a landing at the Cross, about three miles below Montreal. Large meetings are being held in Toronto and Kingston, and numerous petitions are getting up to her Majesty the Queen for the recal of Lord Elgin. The following are the votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Canada after the destruction of the Houses of Parliament:— BONSECOURS-HALL , SATURDAY, APRIL 28. Hon. Mr. Doulton moved the following address to his the Commons of Canada in Excellency: — her Majesty's dutiful Ma Y u . Parliament assembled, h ave witnessed with feelings of i n t d ple l T al yo sn ur bi E ee x t cci t i h e , deep sorrow and indignation the proceedings of a mob of riotous and disorderly inhabitants of this city, who, in a time of profound peace and tranquillity, have committed several wanton and disgraceful outrages, as well upon persons as property, the most prominent of which is the destruction of the building occupied by the two Houses of Parliament. At such a moment of excitement we feel it to be due to ourselves and our constituents to assure your Excellency of the devoted loyalty and attachment of the people of Canada to the person and Government of our beloved Sovereign, and of their earnest desire to preserve the connexion with the parent state. " We further beg leave to express to your Excellency our deep sense of the justice and impartiality which has uniformly characterised the constitutional government of your Excellency, while assisted by the counsels of your former, as well as your present advisers, without refer ence to the policy of either. " While we sincerely hope that Ulu tranquillity of the city is now substantially restored, we feel it our duty to assure your Excellency of our cordial support of any measure which your Excellency may find it necessary to take for the preservation of the public peace, and we Pledge ourselves to make good any expense that your Excellency may have found it necessary, or may yet find it necessary, to incur for the accomplishment of that object." Mr. Wilson moved, in amendment— " That an humble address be presented to his Excel lency to express that, we, the Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg to assure his Excellency of our undiminished devotion and attachment to our most Gracious Sovereign and the Crown of Great Britain,!and of the respect due to her Majesty's representative in this portion of her Majesty's dominion; that this city ha= been the scene of violence and outrage of a most dt,- pionble and frightful character, the public records of the province and the Parliament buildings have been burned by lawle:,s men, private property destroyed, and serious injuries inflicted on several pc:at:ethic and loyal eit:z?ns. " That this House desires to express unanimously its abhorrence and indignation at such outrageous and law less acts, eestructive to the peace of s:iciety, order, and good government. That this House is prepared by every constitutional means to aid the Government in the suppression of vio leace, the restoration of order, and to assert the su premacy of the law." Yeas—Messrs. Badgley, Boulton of Toronto, Cayley, Christie, Galt, Gugy, Sir Allen N. M'Nab, Malloch, M'Connell, Papitiesu, Robinson, Seymour, Sherwood of Brockville, Sherwood of Toronto, Smith of Frontenac, Stevenson, and Wilson-17. Nays—Messrs. Armstrong, Attorney- General Bald win, Beaubien, Bell, Boulton of Norfolk, Boutillier, Burr:tt, Cameron of Kent, Cartier, Cauchon, Chauvesu, Davignm, De Witt, Duchesnay, Dumas, Forgusson ' Fortier, Fournier, Fourquin, Guill e t, H o i wes , La Ter riers, Laurin, Lemisux, Marquis, M'Farland, Merritt, M6'.hot Morrison, Nelson, Notman, Polette, Price, SAII - Smith of Durham, Smith of Wentworth, Tache, Thompson, Vig2r, Watts, and Wotenhall-42. Hou. Mr. Sherwood moved, " That the further con sideration of the main motion be postponed until Mon day next." Yeas—Messrs. Baclgley, Boulton of Toronto, Christie, Galt, Gugy, Sir Allen M'Nab, Mello* M'Connell, Ro binson, Seymour, Sherwood of Brockville, Sherwood of Toronto, Smith of Frontenac, and Stevenson-14. Nays—Messrs. Attorney-General Baldwin, Beaubien, Bell, Solicitor-General Blake, Boulton of Norfolk, Bon tinier, Cameron of Kent, Cartier, Chabot, Chauveau, Davignon, De Witt, Solicitor-General Drummond, Duchesnay, Dumas, Fergusson, Fortier, Fournier, Fourquin, Guillet, Hincks, La Terriere, Laurin, Le mieux, Marquis, M'Farland, Merritt, Methot, Morrison, Nelson, Notelet], Polette, Price. Smith of Wentworth, Tache, Thompson, Viger, and Wetenhall-38. Mr. Galt moved, in amendment to the main motion:— "That this House have viewed with the most profound regret the disturbance of the public peace in the city of Montreal during the last three days, and which has re sulted in the destruction of the Parliament building, with the archives and library—the destruction of much pri vate property, and injury to the persons of her Majesty's subjects. " That this House considers it their first duty to tender to the Government their assurance that nothing shall be wanting on their part to restore public tranquillity, and that they are ready to make :provision for any future measures judged necessary to protect the lives and pro perty of her Majesty's subjects. " That whilst this House are of opinion that the restoration of peace is the first object to be achieved, they consider that they should be wanting in their duty to the country, if they did not express their opinion that to the advice of the present Executive Government, in recommending his Excellency to assent to the Rebellion Losses Bill, and to the manner in which the assent was given, are to be attributed the disturbances which have resulted so disastrously for the honour and prosperity of this province; and that this House. fully recognising the constitutional principle that the Administration are to be held responsible for all acts of the Government, desire to express to his Excellency their sincere regret that his advisers should have taken that course which has caused insults to be offered to the representative of her Most Gracious Majesty in this province, as well as to this House, which are calculated to diminish the respect of the people for the constitution under which they live." Yeas—Messrs. Badgley, Boulton of Toronto, Christie, Galt, Gugy, Sir Allan N. M'Nab, Melloch, M'Connell, Rebinson, Seymour, Sherwood of Brockville, Sherwood of Toronto, Smith of Frontenac, and Stevenson-14. Nays—Messrs. Attorney-General Baldwin, Beaubien, Bell, Solicitor-General Blake, Boulton of Norfolk, Bou tillier, Cameron of Kent, Cartier, Cauchon, Chabot, Chauveau, Davignon, 1)o Witt, Solicitor-General Drummond, Duchesnay, Dumas, Fergu=son, Fournier, Fourquin, Hincke, Holmes, La Terriel-e, Lemieux, Marquis, M'Farland, Merritt, Nelson, Nottnftn, Pspineau, Polettc, Price, Smith of Wentworth, 'rade, Thompson, Viger, Watts, and Wetenhall-37. The question being then put upon the main motion, the House divided thereon, and it was decided in the affirmative. Yeas—Messrs. Attorney-General Baldwin, Beau bien, Bell, Solicitor General Blake, Boultun of Norfolk, Boutillier, Cameron of Kent, Cartier, Cauchon, Chabot, Chaveau, Davignon, Do Witt, Solicitor-General.Drum mond, Duchesnay, Dumas, Yergusson, Fournier, Four quin, Mucks, Holmes, La Ternare, Lemkux, Marquis, M'Farland, Merritt, Notman, Polette, Price, Smith of Wentworth, Tache, Thompson, Vigor, Watts, and Wetenhall-36. Nays—Messrs. Badgley, Boulton of Toronto, Cayley, Christie, Galt, Gugy, Sir Allan N. M‘Nab, Malloch, M'Connell,Pepineau, Robinson, Seymour, Sherwood of Brockville, Sherwood of Toronto, Smith of Frontonac, and Stevenson-16. A committee was then appointed to prepare the address. The Hon. Mr. Boulton, from the committee to prepare an address in accordance with the foregoing resolution, reported the draught of an address, which was agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed. Ordered—That such Members of this House as are of the Honourable the Executive Council of this pro vince do wait upon his Excellency to know when be will be pleased to receive this House with its address. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE METROPOLITAN REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Monday the 14th, the debate on the Mar riages Bill was further adjourned till June 13. These adjournments for six weeks are a sad trial for those who are smarting under the effects of the existing law. And as such they are intended. There can be no wonder at lengthy speeches, when an orator has only to rise at an hour when Hon. Members are sleepy, to throw ovor the process of legislation for half a quarter of a year at a blow. The Parliamentary Oaths Bill is to be subjected if possible to a similar process. Though there was a full House in expectation of a division, this was resisted and the debate adjourned till Thursday. And Thursday a Puseyite Member discovers to be Ascension Day; whereupon notice is given of a motion to adjourn over that day, and all is to_be abroad again. Lord John Russell consented to the omission of what is popularly considered as the nonsense part of the Par liamentary oath, viz. that which talks of the Pope of Rome and defending the settlement of property withia this realm. But why does he preserve the words "on the true faith of a Christian," which it is clear to every body are the accidental peg on which the existing wrong is contrived to be hung? The most reasonable answer appears to be, that he does it in order to demonstrate to the peasant mind the trickery and unmeaningness of the words altogether. For everybody knows that there are at least three or four different parties taking the oath on " the true faith of a Christian," who would cut each other's throats it tiny ono of them was enforced to ac knowledge what is called " true Christianity" by the other. The words therefore aro a dhlraceful double entendre; and as such the Noble Lord holds them up, by allowing them to remain. On Tuesday great interest was felt in the House, from the knowledge that questions were to be proposed to the Government on the subject of the news from Ca nada. The Minister gave a guarded reply, intimating that he would give information to the House when he knew more. On the whole nothing appeared which should alter the conclusion to be drawn from the public prints, that the outbreak in Canada is of the same na ture as if the Orangemen had appeared in arms on the Royal assent being given to the Catholic Emancipation Bill, or the English Comervatives on the passing of the Reform Bill. The case stands thus. A Government under certain forms of representation is established in Canada. Bat one class submits to it only with an understanding, that if the votes go egeinst them, they are to rise in arms. Votes are to do their work while it suits them; and afterwards the musquet. Their threat at present is, to make the country over to the Americans, who are pledged within the life of man to have an army at Windsor Castle. There can be no doubt that the whole thing has its con nexions and bearings here. It is to act upon the Bill before the Lords upon the Navigation-laws, and the Jew Bill is not to go as ithout a portion of its influence. A party which can rise in arms in Canada, is not without terror to the timid and the timeserving here. The King of Hanover's advent is promised at the same con juncture. Is he driven from his dominions, or is he com ing to vote in the Committee of the Lords ? The present Government are evidently put upon their trial, and their future character will much depend upon the way ni which they shall call around them the adher ence of the country. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, May 16, 1849. ITAWICK MANUFACTURES.—(From a Correspon dent.)—For nearly the period of a century the town of Hawick has been celebrated as a thriving seat of manu facturing industry and enterprise. From small begin nings in the woollen branches of hosiery and weaving, its trade has gradually extended until it has become the greatest manufacturing place in the south of Scotland In the hosiery department alone more frame work, in the shape of hose, shirts, drawers, under-clothing, &c., is manufactured than in all Scotland put together. In the weaving department the annual value of the manu factured goods is also very great, consisting of tweeds, tartans, shawls, blankets, and shepherd's plaids, alias mends, which latter article is indigenous to this place, and scarcely made anywhere else. The greater part of the above articles is made from foreign wools, purchased at the London sales, and sold, to a great extent. in the metropolis, as well as in the provincial towns. Out of a population of 8,000 nearly all are employed, directl yan or indirectly, in the production o f the above goods, d taking into account that the burgh it, 50 miles from a seaport, and 30 miles from coals, much credit is due to the enterprise of its capitalists. By this enterprise several steam-engines have lately been erected to aid completion etho n v g e ri n o f n d o a ti n I , n e but r y o w n 1 c he su h fording a powerful stimulus to oer surroundin towns of the boer cou ntier, merc i a l enterprise.nk th g into poverty for want of a spirit of Cordm tatenrf 136 0 0o f yis t e l er i t e si:ln d t d i h n e b w u de r r g ib li v and Hawick Railway, a f urt h er e xtension will be made,,af SPOTS ON TEE SUN.—Mr. Chalmers, of 'Weston supervary says — , 6 That there is at the present ti me in the centre of the sun's disc a collection of spots of suc h extent thitt the whole may be seen as one spot without the aid of magnifying power, by merely pro tecting the eye by a dark glass. Of course with a good telescope the spots present a very curious appearance." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL:S.—YESTERDAY. DERBY. 2 to 1 agst L)rd Eglinton's The Flying Dutchman 9 to 2 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Nunnykirk—taken to 501., aftorwarls offered 7 to 1 ngst Colonel Peel's Tadmor—taken to 1001. 8 to 1 iigt Lord Eglinton's Elthiroa 15 to 1 ag:it Mr. Watts's Chatterer 20 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Vatican 30 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's The Knout—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Old Dan Tucker 40 to 1 qgst, Mr. Disney's Montague. 1,000 to 15 egst Mr. Fat7ance's The 0;c1 Fox—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Chesterfield's Drakelowe—taken No others mentioned. Elthiron was backed for nearly 4001. at 8 and 9 to 1; the other investments were in small sums. Montague was quite out of favour. It has been stated, on the authority of the Yorkshire papers, that Old Dan Tucker has joined John Day's lot; this is not the fact, as he is now at Epsom under the care of C. Peck. DEADY, ISSO. 40 to 1 agst Lord Clinlen's Pontifex—taken to 100/. 45 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel — taken to 1001 50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum — taken to 3001. 1,000 to 20 aga Lord Juhn Scott's Windhound—taken The Subscription Looms will be opened every day ;his week. Mr. Wroford's Wadastra filly has received tho name of Woo.]lark. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. TIIE MANCHESTER CL7P.-3 to 1 agst Joc-o'-Sot (t), 9 to 2 agst Inheritress (c), 5 to 1 agst Mallon (t), 7 to 1 agst Shylock (t), 10 to 1 agst Lady Ililda (t). DERBY.-2 to 1 agst Flying Dutchman (t and aft offa.ed), 9 to 2 agst Nunnykirk (t), 7 to 1 agst Tadmor, 10 to 1 agst Vanguard (t), 10 to 1 agst Elthiron (t to 1001), 18 to 1 agst Chatterer, 20 to 1 agst The Knout, 33 to 1 agst Montague, 600 to 10 agst The Old Fox (t). OAKS.-6 to 1 agst Glauca (t), 7to 1 agst any other. ASCOT HEATH, 1849. _ Handicap for the Ascot Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before Monday next. If the highest weight accepting is under Bst 71b, it will be raised to that weight, and the others in proportio.n st. lb. at. lb. The Hero. 6 yrs *Peep-o'-dayßoy,syrs 9 7 Essedarius, 3 yrs 6 4 The Cur, aged Collingwood, 6 yrs Ellerdale, 5 yrs 9 oJPius Nine, 4 yrs Inheritress, aged 8 7 Marlow, 5 yrs Flatcatcher, 4 yrs 8 7iThe Flea, 3 yrs Executor, 5 yrs Wanota, 5 yrs Sotterley, 4 yrs 7 10' 110-the-boys, 3 yrs ... 6 0 Brandylace, 5 yrs.. 7lO Clarissa, 3 yrs Clermont,s yrs 7 9; Rhesus, 3 yrs Vatnpyre, 5 yrs Halo, 5 yrs Plaudit, aged 7 7 Miss Nipper, 4 yrs .., 5 12 Tufthuuter, 5 yrs Patriot, aged 7 71Chicaneur, 4 yrs Glutton, 4 yrs Swiss Boy, 4 yrs Joc-o'-Sot, 5 yrs *Postilion, 4 yrs Cynaba, 4 yrs Blaze, 4 yrs Antagonist, 5 yrs Sylvan, 4 yrs 7 3 dam, 3 yrs 5 8 Doctrine, 5 yrs 7 2 Strychnine, 3 yrs, 5 8 Deerstalker,4 yrs 7 2 Solon, 3 yrs Wyke (h b). 5 yr 5..... 7 2 St. Antonio, 4 yrs Mrs. Ttet, 4 yrs Newcourt,aged 7 0 Miss Flower, 3 yrs ... 5 4 Fugleman, 4 yrs *Geraldine, 6 yrs 7 0 Rodney, 3 yrs *Spectator, aged Giselle, 6 yrs Ziska, 5 yrs .. 7 0 Snowstorm, 3 yrs 5 0 o.icsr, 4 yrs ....... .... 7 (. Baby, 3 yrs ' 5 0 Beauclerk, 4 yrs 7 0 the Swift, 3 yrs Maid of Lyme, 6 yrs . 7 0 Glenalvon, 3 yrs Swordplayer, 4 yrs— 7 ( Grasshopper, 3 yrs Amazement, aged ... 6 131 Countess colt, 3 yes 4 12 Cardinal's Niece, 5 yrs 6 13 Fvflis, 3 yrs Sagacity, 5 yrs Radulphus, 6 yrs 6 12 Testator, 3 yrs ... ..... 4 11 Tsrella, 5 yrs .. 6 12 Retail, 3 yrs .... Lethargy, 5 yrs Camphine, 4 yrs Merry Andrew, 5 yrs 6 11 *llueotah Chief, 3 yrs 4 7 Keleshea, 5 yrs portrait, aged Bokhara, aged 6 10 Latchlug, 3 yrs 4 6 Hornpipe, 4 yrs llmrn ebranc.r, 4 yrs 6 10 llurclans, 3 yrs 4 5 ll , Ater Skelter, 4 yrs 6 91*Bonbon, 3 yrs 4 4 Tophans, 4 yrs. 6 9 Cheerful, 3 yrs Osterley, 3 yrs 6 7 Dark Lady, 4 yrs 4 4 Old Dan Tucker,3 yrs 6 7 Little Charley, 3 yrs Henry of Exeter, 3yrs 6 7 `The Flapper, 3 yrs 4 0 The Old Fox, 3 yrs... 6 7 Chicot, 3 yrs 4 0 Rtsthmines, 5 yrs 6 7 Juggler, 3 yrs Gardenia, 4 yrs ... .. 6 6 Francesca, 3 yrs Chapelgorie, 4 yrs ... 6 6 The Tartar, 5 yrs, pays IL Watchdog, 5 yrs Those marked * having been entered without the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out by the time prescribe'l, unless especially ordered to remain in. Nominations for the Royal Hunt Cup of 200 soya., with 100 added. New mile. Valentine, 4 yrs—Wyko (h. b.), :5 yrs—The Moor, 4 yrs—Spithead, 6 yrs—Henry of Exeter, 6 yrs—lia cittlphus, 6 yrs—Tel - its, 3 yrs—Strychnine, 3 yrs—Col liugwood, G yrs—Dulcet, aged—Dark Lady, 3 yrs— Ri.solution 5 yrs—Susan Lovell, 3 yrs—Wanota, 5 yrs Launcelot, 3 yrs—The Seraph, 3 yrs—Eva, 3 yrs --Cosachia, 5 yrs—Ulysses, 5 yrs—Grace, 3 yrs— Slashing Alice, 3 yrs--br c by John o' Gaunt, out of Gczmau's darn, 3 yrs—Newcourt, aged—Reflection, 4 yrs —Hornpipe, 4 yrs—Beauclerk, 4 yrs—Westow, 3 yrs— Maid of my Soul, 4 yrs—The Fiddler, 4 yrs—Vam pyre, 5 yrs—Poulton, 5 yrs—Caricature, 3 yrs—Retail, 3 yrs—Crucible, 3 yrs—Farthingale, 3 yrs—Cymba, 4 yrs—Lady 'Midair, aged—Mrs. Taft, 4 yrs—Kiss away, 3 yrs—Dolly Varden, 3 yrs—Faith, 4 yrs— Blaze, 4 yrs—The Widow, aged—Honeycomb, 3 yrs. Nominations for the Three Hundred Sovereigns, given by the Great Western Railway Company. Swiuley Course. Valentinia, 4 yrs—Repletion, 3 yrs—Executor, 5 yrs —Chantrey, 3 yrs—Radulphus, 6 yrs—Tetlis. 3 yrs— Latchlug, 3 yrs—Wyke, 5 yrs—Strychnine, 3 yrs—St. Rc.salia, 3 yrs—Collingwood, 6 yrs—Dark Lady, 3 yrs —.Resolution, 5 yrs—Swordplayer, 4 yrs—Tophana, 4 :yrs—Glenalvon, 3 yrs—Gardenia, 4 yrs—Hotspur, 3 yrs—Emma Donna. 3 yrs—lnheritress, aged—The Muor, 4 yrs—Abd-elaader, 3 yrs—Athelstane, 4 yrs— Maid of my Soul, 4 yrs—Newcourt, aged—•Vampyre, 5 yrs—Hornpipe, 4 yrs—Do-the-boys, 3 yrs—The Tartar, 5 yrs—Caricature, 3 yrs—gr o by Colwick, out of St. Winifred, 3 yrs—Glauca, 3 yrs—Clarissa, 3 yrs—Kiss. away, 3 yrs—Mounseer, 3 yrs—Bellenden, 4 yrs—Lady NVildair, aged—Mrs. Taft, 4 yrs—New Era, 3 yrs— Faith, 4 yrs—Bluze, 4 yrs—Viranota, 5 yrs—St. An tonia, 4 yrs—Chicaneur, 4 yrs—Eugenie, 3 yre. COURT CIRCULAR. _ The Queen and Priace Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and `'our. The Equerries in Waiting, General Wemyss, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, attended on horsehaeli-. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured her Ma jesty's Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The Roybl Suite consisted of the Countess of Desart, I len. Miss Murray, lion. Miss Macdonald, the Earl of Mile ton, General Wemyss, and Lieutenant-Colonel the lien. Alexander Gordon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Augustus, of Saxe Coburg took a carriage drive yes terday. The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Bailie Orr, accom panied by Mr. Alexander liastie, M.P., had an inter view with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home offhee. The Marquis of Kildare, had an interview with the , Right Hon. Henry Labouchere yesterday, at the otLeu of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial. efixe from the Go% ernors of the North American Co• lonies. The Marchioness of Lansdowne had an evening party yestJrday at Lansdowne House, Berkeley. square. M. CLAUDET'S DAGUERROTYPE. An hour or two may be very pleasantly spent in M. Claudet's photographic rooms, at King William-street, Strand (late the Adelaide Gallery), and at the Colos seum. It is generally known that M. Claudet, who is eminent as a man of science, is entitled to the merit of having brought the beautiful inventions of M. Daguerre and Mr. Fox Talbot to their present state of perfection. To him we are indebted to the capability of rendering the metallic plates so sensitive thut the image thrown upon them by the Camera is instantly received, and to him we are indebted for the means of fixing such images so that they remain on the plate for ever. Ills improvements, made with ingenuity, have been by him freely communicated to the public, and as freely adopted by all the parties who take likenesses by the daguerrotype press. He in vents; others have adopted; none have equalled him. M. Claudet's specimens already appear to form the nucleus of a photographic gallery of eminent persons of the pre sent day. Already have engravings been made from se veral of them. The very best portrait of the Duke of Wellington is that which has been engraved from the portrait by M. Claudet. The popular portrait of the late Lord George Bentinck has emanated from the sar e qua rter. So have the engraved likene sses of Faraday,'‘ Scoresby (the Northern traveller), the Du lce Rich mond, and others. Among the most re e en t,and certainly very very admirable for resemblance and effect, are th e por traits of Alboni, Professor Rose of Berlin, th e H on . C. Villiers, the Elrl of Rosse, and the Marqui s o f North ampton. Ther e i s a l so a mast striking and marked likeness of Lord Brougham, taken th e d a y b e f ore hi s Lordship quitted Engl fldfor his recent visit to Paris. A morning at Claudet's may be very pleasantly and profitably spent. THE POISONING AT GUESTLING.—IIAsTINGs, TUES DAY EVENING.—This morning, at nine o'clock, the coro ner's inquiry concerning the mysterious deaths by poisoning at Guestling, was resumed at the White Hart Inn, before Mr. Kell, the district coroner, and the jury previously empannelled. As on previous occasions the greatest interest was manifested to hear the proceed ings. Evidence of a similar character to that already given was adduce d, and occupied the whole of the day; the inquiry was proceeding when the train left. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. - - - --- Captain Norwich 1)utl succeeds to the vacant office of nasal aide-de-camp to the Queen. The disastrous intelligence from Canada has revived the rumour that a battalion of Royal Marines will be dispatched for permanent military service in that pro vince. The Arrogant, screw-frigate, now at Portsmouth, and the Ganges, $4, at Cork, could take them it re quired; but as the Marines are reducel within the number voted, and form the only real reserve for the navy that we have, it will be scarcely safe, under the present state of affairs in Europe, to diminish the avail able home strength of this gallant and ever ready corps. The Plumper, screw-sloop, at Portsmouth, Commander Nolleth, was uudocked yesterday, and proceeds imme diately to North America. The Queen, 116, Captain U. W. Bruce, was mustered and inspected in Plymouth Sound on Monday, by the Commander in-Chief, Sir W. 11. Gage, G.C.H., and was then towed into Hamoaze by the Salamander and Lucifer steam-vessels, to be paid off. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—Captain Bruce, of the Queen, 116, just arrived at Plymouth, is considered likely to have the honour of being appointed extra naval aide de-camp to her Majesty. The arrival of the Queen and Hibernia (the latter shortly expected) together with the paying off the Alarm and Scourge, will allow of half a dozen pennants being hoisted immediately. The North Star, Master-Commander Saunders, will sail on Thursday from the Nore with provisions for the relief of Sir James Ross's expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, and so anxious are the Lords of the Ad miralty for her speedy transport to the scene of her use fulness, that they have ordered the Stromboli steam sloop, Commander Lord A. W. Beauclerk, to take her in tow and see her as far towards the ice as prudencemay dictate. His Lordship has had the honour of an inter view with the Board of Admiralty prior to his departure upon the interesting service. The ship Euphrates, 557 tons, now fitting at Dept ford, is to convey from this port to Quebec detachments of the 231 Reserve and 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade. The unsightly out-house looking building in the Cla rence-yard, erected as a Royal terminus to the railway for the use of the Court from the Gosport station to the water's edge, is found inadequate for its purpose, and orders arrrived this day to take it down and amend such portions of it as can be conveniently altered. The Menai, 26, receiving-hulk in this harbour, has, we are informed, been lent to the coast guard service, and will lodge a number of coast guard men, one or two from each district, all of whom will be perfected in gun nery by Commander Jerniugham, on board the Excel lent gunnery-ship, Captain H. D. Chads, C.B. Having concluded the course of instruction, these men will be returned as instructors of gunnery to the different coast guard districts throughout the whole service. The experimental steam-sloops Niger and Basilisk arrived to-day from the eastward. Captain H. T. Austin, in the Basilisk, alter three or four trials of spec(' on the measured mile in Stokes-bay, proceeded to the westward, and anchored in Cowes-roads about noon. The Niger anchored at Spithead for about two hours, and weighed again at ono P.M. She took several turns oa the mile, and then followed the Basilisk to the westward, finally sailing from Cowes at 330 P.M. As far as opinion could be formed from ap pearances only, without accurate data for guidance, the speed of the Basilisk was considerably greater than that of the screw-propelled vessel (the Niger). As a draw back on this quality of swiftness, she appeared to steer very badly, taking a range of nearly three points each way, which is a very great deviation in smooth water. The Sphynx steam-sloop, Commanderill. S. Hewlett (acting), sailed this forenoon for the Downs. The Scourge steam•sloop, Commander 11. E. Win grove, was paid off to-day, alongside the dockyard. The Columbia, steam surveying -vessel, Commander P. F. Shortland, came into the harbour this morning. The Plumper screw-propelled steam-sloop, Com mender M. S. Nolloth, was undocked this afternoon. The fine packet-ship, Devonshire, from New York, reported to be 1,400 tons burden, called here this afternoon, on her way to London, and landed passengers. Wind—S.W. by W.; fresh breezes and cloudy. WOOLWICH, MAY 15.—The Stromboli steam•sloop, Commander Lord Aurelius Beauclerk, arrived at Wool wich yesterday evening to be docked, a small bolt having got ire() one of her valves, which it will be easier to ex tract from the outside when she is taken into dock. The departure of the North Star has been consequently de ferred, but it is expected she will be able to leave Green• hithe on Thursday morning with the Stromboli. Mr. Kay, late chief engineer of the Stromboli, died suddenly at Woolwich, where he had come on a visit to his wife previous to leaving for the North Sea, and his remains were interred in the parit.la churchyard bore yesterday, the pall being borne by six engineers of the same rank as the deceased, followed by twenty-four engineers in their uniforms. The African steam-vessel, Second Master T. Gill, hav ing some defects to make good, was taken into the basin at Woolwich, and the officers and crew turned over to the Advice steam-vessel. The latter left Woolwich at four o'clock A.M., to-day, for Sheerness. Mr. James M'Callum, late boatswain at Woolwich Dockyard, whose death was announced yesterday, had seen a great deal of service, having been pressed into the royal navy in 1803; he was present in the action at Trafalgar; he was boatswain's mate in the Bellerophon, 78 guns, Captain Warren, from June, 1808, to January, 1810, and obtained very high certificates of character from that gallant officer. In 1810, Mr. M'Callum joined the Reynard as boatswain, and in 1813 served in the Scamander. In the same year he was appointed to the Niger, in 1819 to the Atlas, and in the same year to the Ramilies; in 1828 to the Royal Sovereign, where he served with the Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV. Mr. M'Callum was ultimately appointed boatswain at Woolwich Dockyard as a reward fur his previous good service. Mr. M'Callum was most indefatigable in the performance of his duties, and his great practical know ledge was often found advantageous in difficult under takings, of which the able manner in which he had a carriage constructed under his sole directions at Wool wich Dockyard, which conveyed the statue of the Duke of Wellington from Paddington to Hyde Park-corner, and the ability he displayed in erecting the scaffolding which enabled the workmen to raise that great weight of metal to the top of the arch at Constitution-hill, op posite Apsley House, affords abundant proof. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May 15. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Li.rd Chief Justice WILDE and a Common Jury.) SANDERSON V. KEDMITLEY. This was an action for breach of covenant. Mr. Sergeant Channel' and Mr. Hoggins were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Mellish represented the de fendant. Mr. Sergeant CHANNEL', said this plaintiff, Mr. Charles James Sanderson, is a gentleman residing at Blaida•hill, and the defendant, Mr. William Keightley, is trumpet-major in the Royal Horse Guards. In 1842, a person named Andrews, demised to one Taylor, cer tain premises, consisting of seven houses, situate in. Angel-alley, Bishopsgate•street. Soon after Taylor took possession of the premises, be assigned them to a person named Ponder, who, in his turn, assigned them to the defendant, and the action was brought for a breach of covenant, in consequence of the non-payment of a year and a halt's rent. These facts were put in evidence on the part of the plaintiff, and _ _ Mr. MELLISH, for the defendant, in his address to the jury, submitted to them that the simple question for them to consider, was whether the defendant, Wm. Keightley, was the party to whom the lease in question had been assigned. In order to make him liable for the rent, it was essential that he should become the assignee of that lease. The plaintiff said some time in 1845 that lease was assigned by Thomas Ponder, who was the as signee of Taylor, the original tenant, and that Ponder assigned to the present defendant, William Keightley. By an Act of Parliament passed in 1544, such as-ign ment anuld only be by deed; since 31st September, 1844, no assignment of any lease of that description could be made except by deed. The plaintiff had given some evidence that the defendant was dealing with the pro perty as the owner, and that might raise some presump• don prima facie that he was the assignee, but there was no evidence to show that Ponder had executed to the defendant. On the 13th February, 1844, the premises were assigned to a person named Hazlehurst, and he (Mr. Mellish) contended that it was perfectly clear that the plaintiff was well aware of that transaction. Ha z'ehurst merely took an interest in the property as trustee of Adam Keightley, the defendant's sou. On the 3d May, 1844, Hazlehurat assigned to Adam Keigh clay, and he became the assignee. Evidence of those facts was given on the part of the defendant, and t that that t a Mr. Sergeant CHANNELL was proc eedin g to address the jury for the plaintiff; when The the LORDplaintiff CHlEFmust us, JUSTICEbe nonsuitedstop o h n i ni t h , e and ground intimated there was no evidence to show that Ponder ever executed any assignment to the defendant. The plaintiff was nonsuited accordingly. THE LAW OF LUNAC Y. This subject has lately been attracting a great deal of public attention, and we must own that it was high time it did se. We perfectly agree with our contemporary, The Sun, and other leading journals, that a great deal of injustice and harshness is used towards numbers of those unhappy people who are confined in madhouses. But unlike this journal, we do not stop here. We go further, and while we would introduce a more just and lenient s)stem in a great many cases, we would, in others, extend the powers of the Commissioners, and give them full authority for summarily taking up and confining among the very worst class of madmen :- 1. All persons imagining the Duke of Richmond is a great man, and that he will ever restore the reign of Pro tection. 2. Every ono who believes it will eventually matter, in the slightest degree, whether the Lords on the third reading throw out the Bill for the repeal of the naviga tion-laws or not. 3. Every parent who thinks that out of one hundred persons, particularly young men, who declare that they are highly gratified w h en " B a b y " i s b rou ght in with the dessert, that ninety-nine do not think it a most in tolerable nuisance and wish it at—the top of the house, iu the nursery. 4. All individuals who imagine that the circulation of the " Funetic Nuz." will shortly equal that of the Times, or Puppet-Show. 5. All persons who fondly cherish the idea that merit has anything to do with a men's obtaining a Govern ment situation. And 6. Each and every man, woman, or child paying for an admis , ioil, or even g-wing with tickets, into the Strand Theatre to see Mr. 11. Farren —The Puppet Show. - Earl Grey has just disposed of his fine Horton estate, near Wooler, to Matthew Culloy, Esq., of low born,' Tower. for u alma little short of 50,0004-IVay caNae Jeurna4