The Sun. — London, England, 1849-07-28 00:00:00

t.“- lZttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. IMPERIL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The House met to-day shortly after Twelve o'clock, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY in the Chair. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed Workhouse Loans (Ireland). Slave Trade Persian Gulf. Boroughs Relief. COMMITTEES. The following Bills went through Committee: — Turnpike Act Continuance. Stamp, &c., Allowances. Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention. General Board of Health. Metropolitan Sewers. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation). Treasury Instruments. Customs. Defects in Leases Suspension. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed;_ Municipal Corporations (Ireland). Pilotage. New Forest and Waltham Forest. Collection of Rates (Dublin). Royal Pavilion (Brighton). Chapels of Ease (Ireland). New Zealand Land Conveyances. Poor -law Union Charges Act Amendment. COMMONS' AMENDMENTS. The Commons' amendments to the following Bills were -considered and agreed to:— Inclosure Act (Extension of Powers). Drainage of Lands. Cruelty t o A n i mals. Admiralty Jurisdiction in the Colonies. BANKRUPTCY. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice of his intention , early in the next session, to introduce a Bill to further amend the law of bankruptcy. NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK RAILWAY. Earl POWIS moved the third reading of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, Newcastle.:upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway Lease and Amalgamation Bill, and the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, and Mary port and Carlisle Railway Lease and Amalgamation Bill. - Lord MONTEAGLE moved the insertion of a clause extending the period of auditing the accounts for five Years. Lord REDESDALE opposed the insertion of the clause. Lord CAMOYS objected to the clause. Earl GREY supported the clause. Lord COLCHESTER supported the clause. After a short discussion, the clause was withdrawn, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petii-ion from Van Diemen's Land, complaining of its being made a penal colony. Earl GREY said that most of the grievances of which the petitioners complained had been redressed. ROYAL ASSENT. Shortly after two o'clock the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Minto, and Lord Campbell took their seats below the Throne, robed as Lord Commissioners, and gave the Royal Assent to the following sixty-five public and private Bills: — Consolidated Fund. General Quarter Sessions Courts Procedure. Turnpike Trusts Union. Mutiny and Desertion (India). Attorney and Solicitors (Ireland). Sites for Schools. Administration of Justice (Vancouver's Island). Turnpike Roads (Ireland). Sewers Acts Amendment. Pupils Protection (Scotland). Militia Ballot Suspension. Commors Inclosnre (No. 2). Highway Rates. Excise Benevolent Fund Society. Newgate Gaol (Dublin). Lunatic Asylums (Ireland). House of Lord.' Costs Taxation. Marriages in Foreign Countries Facilitating. County Rates, &c. Poor Relief Cities and Boroughs. Stock in Trade. Advance of Money, Athlone to Galway Railway. Relief of Distress (Ireland—No. 2). Inland Posts (Colonies). Land Improvement (Ireland). Labouring Poor Act Amendment (Ireland). Sequestration Remedies. Indictable Offences (Ireland). Summary Convictions (Ireland). I!lcunabered E states (I re l an d). House . of Com mons Offi ces . 'i d e i g h lT a r y tal Benefit S oc i e ties. Protectioanyo.f Women. Trustees Relief.EnlistmentA(A,srtillery and Ordnance). Rock Life Sheltield ited t l• r i " ee Company. Taff' Vale Railuri"'sPliekY and Done Aster T road (Extension of the Tinsley London and B w l Road to Sheffield). aY (Extension in Merthyr Tydvil). tension of m . ackwall Railway Amendment and Ex tension Railway Time. Lancashire and Yorkshire, and London and North ilway Cornpunys (transfer of interest in the Preston and Wy re Railway, Harbour, and Dock, and re gulating the management of the undertuking) Irish e South E went Railway, Amendment of Acts. anuti; c l o d it o n n e i s a s n ß l a ta il i w lw a a y y ). (Purchase on Lease of Wishaw East Lan cas hi re R ailway Act Amen d ment an d Devia tion. Transf er o f Sh eff i eld Canal to the River Dun Naviga , ti ° L I Company. Veinevell Vent to Hastings Turnpike Road. ... he ...anarkshi re (E ast an d W est Li ne ) , an d Gl asgow an d b lts Turnpike Roads, Amendment of Acts. Dublin, Ashbourne, Slane, and Drogheda Road Act continuation and Amendment. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (Wilsontown, Morn ingside, and Coltness Railway Transfer). New North Road (Continuation Act). Kingston•upon. ull Dock Company. Borough of Louth, and Free Grammar School of Louth. The Aberdeen Destitute Female Orphan Asylum (Davidson's Estate). Duke of Norfolk (Duke of Sutherland's Estate). Canning's Estate. Hon. Robert Henry Clive's Estate. Hurd's Estate. Lady Kirk's (Robertson's) Estate. Lee's Estate (Colworth). Lord Brougham and Vaux's (the late Duke of Cleve land's) Estate. Ogle's E ,tate. Reynold's Estate. Richard's (or Harman's) Estate. Rughton's DivJrce, and Hudson's Divorce (India). POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL, A message from the Commons requested a conference on the subject of the amendments made by the House of Lords to the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill. The conference shortly afterwards took place, and UPon the return of the Noble Lords composing it, _ The Marquis of LANSDOWNE informed their Lordships that they had had a conference with the Com nirdonieersh , athe who had made several amendments on the Bill, n m e o e ve m d ee sb dey oul . d be printed, and taken into con- After the presentation of several petitions by the Earl of CARLISLE, in favour of the Clergy Relief M lll ond,, th ouse adjourned at Half-past Three o'clock to FiOusE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Two o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lord,' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to: — Airdrie Police and Municipal Bill. Binbrooke St. Gabriel and Binbrooke St. Mary In closure (Amendment and Extension of Acts, Alteration of Awards, settling Titles to Lands, &c., and defining pariah Boundaries). Caledonian Railway (Lease or Purchase of the Glas gow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway). East Indian Railway Company (for making and main taining one or more Railways in the East Indies) In corporation. Eastern Union and Eastern Counties Railway Com panies (Amendment of Acts, and Power to lease, sell, or amalgamate to or with the Eastern Counties Railway Com Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Formation of Slip Quay and other works at Granton, Extension of Station at Edinburgh, Regulation of Perth Stations, and Amend ment of Acts). General Land Drainage and Improvement Company (Incorporation and conferring of Powers). Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Great Northern Railway (Amendment of Acts, Devi ations and Enlarg ements at and near Bostonßentley, Lincoln, and King's Cr oss ). , Hospital for Consumption. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Consolidation and Amendment of Acts). Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Acts Amend ment (Branches and Deviations). Stirling and Dunfermline Railway (Deviation of Branch to Alloa Harbour; Diversion of certain Works ; Exten sion of Time for completing Line and taking Land; and Amendment of Acts). THIRD READING. Hudson's Divorce Bill was read a third time and Passed. ROYAL ASSENT. The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the table, and summoned the House to attend ac the bar of the Rouse of Lords, to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several public and private Bills (for which Bee Lords' report). The SPEAKER, on his return, enumerated the Bills which had been assented to. NEW WRIT FOR READING. On the motion of slr. TUFNELL, the Speaker was directed to issue his writ for the election of a Member for the b orough of Reading, which had been vaca t e d by the elevati on o f dlr. Sergeant Talfourd to the b enc h. MODE OF CONDUCTING PUBLIC BUSINESS. 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" 0 ...... .•• 2 ...... .., .. '.. ...•••• 4 112 1 ••• 10 ••• gs. j e sty, ) cou rt board Cork -33, her aiwaYs ,i ng er, e con kjesty's Iterday le, I 4 THE SUN, Mr. BERNAL said he felt it his duty to observe that several Bills had come down from the House of Lords at twelve o'clock this day, to which several amend ments had been made, but which, from the period they had come down, and the extent of those amendments, it was impossible to give that consi deration which was duo to them, to the 'louse, and to the country. The SPEAKER agreed with Mr. Bernal. So many Bills came down from the House of Lords at this late period of the session, that but little opportunity was afforded to the House to consider them; but he had looked at the amendments referred to, and there was nothing in them that inter fered with the privileges of the House, or altered, as he understood, tho main features of the measures referred to. Mr. BERNAL said he alluded to certain Railway Bills. Mr. HUME said the House ought to alter the mode of prcceeding in this respect. The table was covered with Bills, and he thought it would bej better to throw them all out, than pass them in such a shape, which precluded the House becoming acquainted with their nature. Some rule ought to be laid down with respect to the period of introducing Bills, printing and proceeding with them. They had already gone through thirty-three Bills, and it was absurd to suppose that tae House was acquainted with their nature.—(Laughter•) He would ask if such a course of transacting the public business wound redound to the dignity of the House? Mr. F. MAULE said a railway Bill was read a third time in the House of Lords this morning, in which the Railway Board were desirous of introducing amendments, but, owing to the late period the Bill had come down, the President of that Board was unable to do so. Mr. DISRAELI said the statement of the Hon. Gen tleman opposite, one of the Ministers, showed that the prorogation was premature, and that the House did not possess the confidence of the country. No Bill should be introduced after a certain period of the session had expired. The fact was, that when Parliament was prorogued the heads of departments and those under them never con sidered the business of the succeeding session, as they employed the six months in recreation.—(Laughter.) The mode of conducting public business was disgraceful, and he hoped in future sessions a bettet course would be adopted. The subject then dropped. POOR-LAW RELIEF BILL. Mr. C. LEWIS reported that the Lords had ap pointed a conference on this Bill forthwitb. The several Members appointed to conduct the con ference on the part of the House then left. On the conclusion of the conference, Sir GEORGE GREY reported that the man agers on the part of the Commons had met the Lords, and had left their reasons for disagreeing with the Lords' amend ments. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from the inhabi tants of Birmingham, strongly blaming the conduct of her Majesty's Government in not protesting against the French aggression at Rome ; also expressing their sympathy with the Hungarian nation, and praying the House to present an address to her Majesty, paying her to protest against the conduct of the Russian and Aus trian Governments. Mr. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from cer tain inhabitants of Westminster, calling the attention of the House to the unhealthy state of the neighbour hood of Millbank Penitentiary. Mr. MULLINGS presented a petition from the Law Association complaining of the Small Debts' Act. Lord J. RUSSELL rose to more that the House on its rising adjourn until Tuesday. Mr. HUME wished to know, before he consented to this, what business there was on the paper? Mr. AGLIONBY complained of the press of business which the House had had on hand for the last month. Lord JOHN RUSSELL confessed that the business before the House had been very heavy of late. This was owing in some degree to the small progress which the House made in the commencement. So any notices of motions were placed on the paper, and so many discus sions had taken place in Committee of Supply, that it was impossible to bring in any Bill before twelve o'clock at night. The consequence was, that the Government were obliged to delay all measures, except those of great importance, until a late period of the session. Mr. DISRAELI said the Noble Lord had attempted to explain the hasty manner in which the public business was conducted by throwing the onus of it upon the House, and not upon the Government. This was the same course he had pursued at the expiration of last ses sion, and he (Mr. Disraeli) had then taken occasion to I show that the cause of this press was the Government, and not the House. He must defend the House. During this session there had been a universal desire to facilitate the progress of business and assist the Government; he never recollected a session in which there had been fewer notices of motion. If he could trust to his memory, there had been no Committee of Supply. Since the Ist of July, the Government had introduced twenty new Bills, and had asked the House to sit on almost every morning. He merely rose to defend the House from the accusation which the Noble Lord had attempted to throw upon it. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he had never wished to throw any imputation upon the House. Mr. ROEBUCK suggested that the Government should introduce one Bill at a time, and stick to that, and not encumber themselves with a dozen at a time. The matter then dropped. NOTICES FOR NEXT SESSION. COUNTY COURTS. Mr. FITZROY gave notice that early next session he should move for leave to introduce a Bill to extend the jurisdiction of county courts. STAMPS. _ .. Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice that he should move ror certain returns with respect to stamps on deeds of assurance. MINES AND COLLIERIES. Mr. WYLD gave notice that early next session he should move for leave to introduce a Bill for the due inspection of mines and eolleriier. CO PYIIO LDS. Mr. AGLIONBY gave notice of his intention to move a return of the number of copyholds enfranchised by h() Copyhold Commissioners. NEW FOREST, &c. _ . . Mr. COMPTON moved for returns with respect to the New Forest, but finding they had been ordered to be printed by the Committee on Woods and Forests, he withdrew his motion. LAND TAX. Mr. WODEHOUSE moved for a return of the ap portionment of the land-tax quotas in the several districts of England and Wales, and in Scotland, arranged ac cording to counties; showing the rate per pound in the value of real property assessed to property-tax in 1842; appending to each county the average r e a h t a e in rged in poun d which the ghs, la a n u d d - ta t x i owns s , according to the form adopted in the papers delivered in by J. Wood, Esq., chairman of the Board of Excise , when examined before a C omm i ttee of the House o f Lords on the 24th day of M arc h, 18 46, on the subj e c t the burthens affecting real p ro p er t y comprising Appendices, No. 9,10, 11 : statement of the amount of duty assessed on personal estate in each county in England and Wales, by virtue of the Act 3 William IV. c. 3, for the service of the year ending the 25th day of March, 1833, being the year preceding the repeal of the said duty; appendix, No. 12. Return, showing the total amount of money levied for poor rate and county-rate in England aid Wales, and the amount expended thereout for the relief and maintenance of the poor for the years ended Lady day 1613 to 1845, both inclusive; and showing also the rate per head on the population in each county for the same period.—Agreed to. ROLLS' COURT (IRELAND). Mr. FRENCH moved for a return of the number of orders made by the Master of the Rolls, from the Ist day of August, 1848, to the Ist day of August, 1849, classified as follows :—l. Number made for the appoint ment or extension of Receivers in Petition matters, under the Acts 5 and 6 Will. IV., c. 55, and 3 and 4 Victoria, chap. 105. 2. Number of like, made in Petition matters under the Tithe Rent Charge and other lints. 3. Number of like, in causes or plenary suits. (The appointments to be distinguished from the extensions in these three classes.) 4. The number made, giving landlords permission to proceed by eject ment against the lands over which a receiver has been appointed. 5. The number made for the review of receivers accounts passed by the masters, in respect to rents, payments, &c., or otherwise affecting the conduct of the receiver. 6. The number made as to the reduction of rents, repairs, allowances, &c., or otherwise, affecting the interests of the tenants. 7. The number made for attachments against receivers, for non•com pliance with rule of the Court, &c. 8. The number of all other orders of all kinds. A like return for the Court of Exchequer. (The number of orders made in open court to be distinguished from side bar rules:N— Agreed to. MAURITIUS. Mr. HUME moved for copiei or extracts of dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius, respecting the trade and finances of the island; and also of any petitions or memorials of the inhabitants of that island, and of the Mauritius Association of London, addressed to her Ma jesty or the Secretary of State, on the same subjects; and, also, copies or extracts of dispatches relating to the trade and finances of the island addressed to Sir G. . Anderson, C. 8., and not yet laid before this House. Mr. HAWES said such a memorial was not in the Colonial-office; it METRO mig POLITANht be on its POL way.— lCE Agreed to. Lord D. STUART moved for returns of the number and description of metropolitan police officers employed out of the limits of the metropolitan district in the years 1847 anti 1848, as nearly as can be given; the number of days each police officer was so employed in each year; and the sums paid to or on account of eaeh police officer for pay, lodging, travelling, or other expenses whilst so employed.—Agreed to. SERVICES IN CHURCHES IN WALES. Mr. J. WILLIAMS said five months ago he moved for a return ef the services in the Protestant churches of Wales, distinguishing those performed in Welch and those in English; part of the return had been furnished, but that with respect to St. David' and Bangor had not been furnished. What was the cause of this? Mr. C. LEWIS was understood to say that they had not been completed. LORDS' AMENDMENTS—NEWCASLE AND BERWICK RAILWAY. Sir JAMES GRAHAM inquired what the Govern ment intended to do with respect to the Bills that bad Came down from the Lords, both public and private. For instance, there were the amendments to the Bank ruptcy Acts Consolidation Bill, and a private Bill, entitled the Newcastle and Berwick and Carlisle Amalgamation Bill. The latter contained, nattatis mutandis, the provi sious of the Audit Bill, which had been withdrawn. He wished to know, if the House did not sit on Monday, what opp ortun i ty wou ld b e g iven to discuss the impor tant question involved in this Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL trusted there would be ample time for considering these amendments on Tuesday. He might tiAke thitt opportunity of stating thai the Pre' rogation of the House would not take place till Wed nesday, With regard to the question relating to the Bankruptcy Law Amendment Bill, his Hon. and Learned Friend the Attorney-General apprehended the House would have no difficulty in agreeing to them. Sir J. GRAHAM trusted the amendments to the Railway Bill would be printed. Mr. LABOUCHERE reminded the Right Hon. Baronet that all Lords' amendments would come under the consideration of the Hon. Gentleman the Chairman of Ways and Means. WOODS AND FORESTS REPORT. Lord DUNCAN wished to know when the annual re port of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests for the year 184748 would be laid on the table. Sir G. HAYTER said the report was ready, and would be laid on the table to-day, or at least on Monday or Tuesday. CUFFE-STREET SAVINGS BANK. Mr. REYNOLDS inquired of the Right Hon. Gentle man the Chancellor of the Exchequer how it was that the Committee, which had sat 15 times, and asked 4,000 questions on the subject of the Cuffeestreet savings bank, had not reported to the House. He wished also to know whether it was intended to continue the inquiry during the recess, and whether or no the Right lion. Gentle. man would have any objection to the appointment of a Committee next session? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the matter had been referred under the resolution of the Committee to a professed accountant, and that was the reason the Committee had not reported. He might add that it was intended to continue the irquiry during the recess till the accountant was in a position to report, but he could not now consent to the re-appointment of the Committee next session. CUSTOMS REGULATIONS. Mr. MACGREGOR wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether any steps had been taken to render the regulations of the Customs department consistent with the increased commerce of the nation, particularly with respect to the increased steam navigation and the large intercourse that was now carried on between this and other countries? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had already informed the House that such amendments had been made in the various Customs departments as would secure a large saving of public money and in creased facilities for commerce. Sir JAMES GRAHAM. rose to ask Mr. Bernal, whether the Lords' amendment of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, and the Berwick and Carlisle Amalgamation Bills had been printed. Mr. BERNAL said that he had not authority to order the printing of any amendments. Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved that these amend ments be printed. Mr. GREENE opposed the motion. Mr. CARDWELL said that the suspension of a standing order had been made in order that the prorogation of Parliament might not be delayed, and the consequence was that an attempt was now made to sur prise the House into a declaration of opinion with regard to a great public question, the Railway Audit Bill, without a discussion. He must protest against a question of this kind being smuggled into a private Bill, which had not been printed. Lord J. RUSSELL agreed that it was inexpedient to force the House into the expression of an opinion on this question at this time of the session. Mr. HUME suggested that the House should meet on Monday. Mr. HEADLAM protested against any injury being done to those who were interested in this railway. Mr. COBBOLD said, speaking for the Eastern Union, he had no objection to the credit clause. He objected to a premature proceeding of this kind. Sir C. DOUGLAS said a Noble Lord in another place (Lord Monteagle) had said he had an objection to the Bill, but that he would support it if the promoters would consent to the insertion of these clauses, and ',they were put in and the Bill sent down by the Lords at a time when it was impossible for the House to consider it. After some discussion the amendments were ordered to be printed. Lord J. RUSSELL intimating that in the meantime the Government would consider the matter. CEYLON. Mr. BAILIE then rose to move that an bumble address be presented to her Majesty, praying the appointment of a Commission to inquire on the spot into the means taken for the repression of the late insurrection at Ceylon. The Honourable Gentleman rested his case on the ground that the Com mittee up stairs found that they could not fully sift the matter referred to them, unless they had wit nesses from Ceylon. Being unable to obtain all the information they required, and serious charges having been made against the Governor, they thought that the appointment of a Commission was the best course to adopt. Mr. ELME seconded the motion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the principle sought to be introduced was an important one—to inquire into the conduct of an officer under the manage• ment of one of the departments of the Government. It was a serious thing, however, to appoint an inquiry into the conduct of the Governor, as it might be impos sible for him to carry on the government of the colony with a grand inquisition hanging over him. Therefore, he did submit that, while might be desirable to appoint a Commission to inquire into the general state of the colony and its mode of government, it was not expedient to extend such an inquiry into the conduct of the Governor. It must be remembered that the Committee had refused to supply the House with the evidence upon which they grounded this application, and the proceeding resembled so much that of the grand inquisitions of Spain and Venice, that he really could not consent to it. He was, however, told that the resolution upon which this motion was founded was introduced to the Committee without any notice at all, and it seemed to him, there fore, th vt the House being in utter ignorance of the evidence could not assent to the proposal before them. In fact, if this motion were agreed to in its pre sent shape, it would be putting the Governor on his trial, thereby paralysing all his powtr of governing the colony, and he must, for the sake of the goverment of our colonial empire, resist the motion. If, however, next session his Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose would come forward in a manly manner, and move the re-appointment of the Committee to prepare articles of impeachment against the Governor, he should then be prepared to meet him. Mr. HUME admitted that no notice was given of the r —NiclliA e ne s iot o lbtnte l htel u eeheee t ea i Ld o rpo: n aori kc; upon which the motion was founded, but at the time it was discussed nearly all the members of the e Committee were present. In reply to the challenge of the Noble Lord he could only state that if the information that was now wasting were not forthcoming, if no one else would do it ho would move the impeachment of the Governor. proceedings et hear.) hendao itte tgh W tseh With kc evidenceregarde ytCeylon prudent hadh od notthebeen been tjue publish studiously br the oui printed, heyodf_ evi dence all that n he w c h could state in i g n ov a e nsw on e e r to s i t d h e a t o w f a s t t h h e a t had signified h• estoi:Pni. and yet Lord Grey un qualified approbation of the Governor. The Gov i e s r, un in his opinion, ought to be recalled, and a cominiss n i o o r n of inquiry ought to be sent out. If the Government wished to maintain the allegiance, and preserve the lives and properties of her Majesty's subjects, they must show themselves ready to inquire into the conduct of those who tyrannized over them. Mr. VERNON SMITH thought it was absurd to ask the Government to accede to such a vote when the Com mittee refused them the evidence upon which to go. The Hon. Gentleman who had raised this question, whether it was that he doubted whether he should be able to retain 39 Members in the House, or whether it was from delicacy to the Ministers who had announced that they had "other fish to fry" to-day—(A laugh) — had not entered into any reason why this inquiry should be granted. He for one should be very unwilling to brand the Governor with obloquy. The proceedings of the Committee ought to have been presented to the House before this discussion was brought on. If the Hon. Member pressed his motion to a division, he (Mr. V. Smith) should vote against it. Mr. DISRAELI thought it right, without at all en tering into the secrets of the Committee-room, which had nothing to do with the point before the House, to place before House what ho was perfectly justified in stating with respect to the cause of the evidence not being printed. There was a motion made for printing that evidence by the Hon. Member for Montrose. That motion was resisted because it was said the evi dence was imperfect, and because it conveyed a prima facie case against the Governor of the colony and other parties; and in consequence of that statement, and in deference to the wishes of the Government, there was, with the excoption of the Hon. Member for Montrose, an unanimous decision that the evidence should not be printed.—(Hear, hear.) In his (Mr. Disraeli's) opinion the Government ought never to have consented to that Committee. The moment they appointed a Committee of the House of Commons to investigate into the causes of the insur rection at Ceylon and the conduct of the Governor they destroyed the just and legitimate influence of the Go vernor. lie would strongly support the motion of the Hon. Member for Montrose. Mr. VILLIERS supported the motion, and intimated that his opinion was more favourable to Lord Torrington than when he entered the Committee, for he was placed in the most dangerous and responsible position a man could be placed. Sir J. HOGG opposed the motion, on the gound that the adoption of no course would be fraught with more danger. The speech of the Noble Lord at the Head of the Government was unanswerable. He glanced at the proceedings of the Committee, and held that the voice of the Committee wwas not inits favour. He did hope and trust that the House would not listen to this application. He admitted that there was not sufficient evidence' before the Committee to sub stantiate the charges preferred against Lord Tor rington, but it was not the duty of the Committee, but of those who made the charge, to find out the evi dence; and in his opinion that was an additional reason why the motion should be resisted. Lord HOTHAM wished to explain that no surprise with regard to his motion before the House could have been intended. He almost entirely concurred with the Hon. Gentleman th e M em ber for Wolverhampton. He certainly had never entertained any unfavourable im pression towards Lord Torrington, with whom he had for many years lived in habits of intimacy. When he had arrived at a certain stage of the inquiry a conviction had forced itself upon hi s mind that he could con scientiously fulfill his duty without having a further in quiry. Was it not as essential, and quite as little calcu lated to weaken the authority of Lord Torrington, to show to this House that the imputations which bad been cast upon his character were groundless, as to re main satisfied with the inquiry which had already been made, and with the declaration of the Colonial Secretary READING ELECTION. PUBLIC MEETING AT THE NEW HALL (From the Reading Mercury of this day.) As soon as the fact of the elevation of our late esteemed Member, Mr. Sergeant (but now Mr. Justice) Talfourd, to the judicial bench became known in this borough, a handbill was issued, stating that a gentleman of known integrity, talent, and sound principles would present himself for the suffrages of the electors, and a public meeting of the constituency favourable to the return of an independent and Liberal candidate was convened last night. In compliance with this announcement the meeting took place at the Now Hall, Lnndon- street, which was crowded to suffocation. Shortly after the time ap pointed, the Registration Committee appeared on the platform, accompanied by Richard Gardner, Esq., who for a short time represented the borough of Leicester. Amongst those who appeared to have taken part in the proceedings, were—W. W. Morley, Esq., of Eldon square, Mr. W. Exall, Mr. G. Barrett, Mr. Carroll, Rev. J. J. Brown, Mr. Cowderoy. Mr. P. Davis, &c., On the proposition of Mr. EXALL, Mr. Edward Car roll was unanimously voted to the chair. The CHAIRMAN opened the business of the meeting by reading the placard which had been circulated, and stated that he was anxious to see Reading and every other town represented by a person upon whose political opinions or sentiments they could place implicit reliance. The Registration Committee had been extremely anxious to introduce to the constituency of this borough a gentle man having such a character as set forth in the bill which had been issued within the past few days, and they had invited Mr. Richard Gardner, who was then present — (Cheers)—and whose opinions , they believed would be found to be in strict accordance with their own.—(Re newed cheering.) After some other remarks the Chair man called upon Mr. COWDEROY, who detailed to the meeting the pro ceedings which had been taken by the Registration Com mittee to obtain a gentleman who would fairly and honestly represent their views in Parliament. I ' The CHAIRMAN afterwards stated that the committee had no wish to dictate to the constituency of the borough, but they had invited a gentleman, who was ready to expound his views on the leading topics of the day, and which as far as be had heard of him would be found to be acceptable to the majority of the meeting. The Chairman then formally introduced Mr. RICHARD GARDNER, who, in advancing to the front of the platform, was greeted with loud and con tinued applause. He said that, at the request of some of their townsmen, he bad consented to appear before them upon purely popular principles—(Applause)—the only principles, in fact, upon which he could conscienti ously appear before this or any other constituency, and especially before a constituency to which he was altogether unknown, and upon which, therefore, he did not profess to have any claim.—(Hear.) They would understand that that meeting was purely a provisional one, and that neither be nor they were pledged to any thing—that, at all events, he did not seek to thrust himself upon this constituency, but, on the contrary, nothing was further from his wish, and indeed from his intention, than to represent this or any other borough in which he was not satisfied that the independent and thoughtful electors honestly agreed with his opinion.— (Great applause.) In coming before them as an entire stranger he should aot be doing justice to them, and most assuredly not to his views, if he did not treat them with the greatest candour and sincerity as to the opinions he entertained on those great and important topics which from time to time bad come under public attention. He would take care, in explaining his senti ments, to do so as clearly as possible, in order that none should go away with any misapprehensions, as he believed very many did on nineteen times out of twenty of these solemn electioneering farces.—(Hear, and laughter.) He did not come here to dictate to this constituency, or to claim for his opinions any infallibility which he knew they did not possess; but he thought they would all agree with him that there were, at least, some qualities which ought to be possessed by every public man: one w as that he should know what were his political opinions himself, and secondly, that he should have the courage and honesty to declare thern.—(Much cheering.) He had often thought that there were things in which men —and even men of honour—considered that prevarica tions and hypocrisy were venial and small crimes. —(A laugh.) He thought that in horse dealing and politics there was an exceptional code of morals. In dealing with constituencies, as with those valuable quadrupeds some people ventured to display a certain amount of by pocrisy, which in other matters they would be perfectly ashamed of.—(Hear, hear.) Those qualities to which he had alluded were frequently possessed by public men, who really did not keow what they were themselves, and who took a roundabout and tortuous me thod of carrying their convictions into effect —(llean) Now, in these days—and ho rejoiced at the fact— constituencies were not to be put off by vain generali ties, and did not want to be told by a man in general terms, " I am a Liberal and therefore claim the support of the Liberal party."—(Hear.) He believed that con stituences now-a-days wanted to know what a candidate's definition of the term Liberal was—(Cheers) and not to be told, "I mean to go to Parliament to represent such a party and ministry, and rally round such a flag;" but that they required to know if the man had any deep personal convictions of his own—whether he had popular sympathies—and whether those sym pathies were of such a nature as to resist contamina don with the ungenial atmosphere of the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) He could tell them that his warmth for the honour was not increased, nor his sense of the difficulty and responsibility of representing a people in Parliament was not lessened by his experience in that House. Ile had no ambition to take the place unless he could carry with him the hearty sympathies of the majority of those who sent him—unless he could feel he should be indemnified from any mortification he might sustain from a defeat on great and popular ques tions affecting their true interests, by the sympathies and confidence of an harmonious and trusty constitu ency.—(Applause.) During that disastrous period, when empires were falling into ruin, and when kings were taking their Might; when the harvest of anarchy and confusion (the seeds of which were sown by mis government) was being reaped all over the world, his votes in the House of Commons would show that he did not see ground for reaction as to the principles of pro gress, to which he had ever been deeply attached. He asked himself at the time, where would this country have been when the French revolution burst upon them, and when Conservative principles prevailed, if the Reform Bill had not passed, the corn-laws had not been re pealed, and the freedom of the press had been cut off ? —(Cries of " Hear," and cheers.) He felt that the his tory of the past and also the history of the present showed that they had great problems to solve for the future.—(Hear.) They were not to cease to be Re formers, because revolutions were abroad ; they must recollect that nations which did not advance must stand still, and they must not refuse to countenance a necessary, a moderate, and just reform.—(Loud cheering.) He must say that these principles did not appear to him to actuate the " powers that be."—(Hear.) It did seem to him that the existing Ministry made the present dis turbed state of the world an excuse for refusing every popular concession, and of trampling on the principles that brought them into power.—t Hear, hear.) Ile did not think that the Liberal party could sustain a greater injury than from the circumstances under which they lived—viz., that they had a Ministry in Parliament which was called Liberal, and yet at the same time they displayed the moat illiberal tactics.—(Applause.) Why, they found men who ought to know better, go into the lobby of the House of Commons with Lord John Russell, and sympathise with him and his friends, be cause those personages were associated with some in staluseut of reforms effected twenty years ago, and which had since been falsified.—(Hear, hear.) It seemed to him that Lord John Russell and his Cabinet bad, to use a commercial phrase, become a " bankrupt firm"— (Laughter)—that it had exhaused the little capital upon which it set up, and, to employ a somewhat vulgar term, existed upon what was called " tick." —(Much laughter.) The broom which threatened to sweep clean in 1830, was in 1850, after a period of twenty years, reduced to a poor naked stump, and, with the accumulation of cobwebs and political rub• bish, it was all the Ministry who had been returned to Parliament on Liberal principles rested upon.—(Laugh ter.) He confessed that the political legerdemain that induced gentlemen to unite their ardent professions for popular principles with a general support of Lord John Russell's Government, was beyond his powers of com prehension, and all he would say was, that if the electors of Reading wished to have a Government " bath," he was not the man.—(Much applause.) He scarcely knew, with the exception of their commercial policy, that the Government bad done anything to entitle them to the support of the people, and a careful view of their acts would clearly show this. They had said " No," to the ballot ; they had said d it t o to triennial Parliaments; and they said a loud and very loud " No," to any ext(nsion of the franchise.—(Hear, bear, and cheers. By them a very small retrenchment ad been made, and they would not be a little surprised to find that many who professed Liberalism, did not think it in consistent with the principles they held to turn a deaf car to the motion of Mr. Osborne on the subject of the Irish Church.—(Hear, hear.) It they required a person to represent them in Parliament who would be guilty of such inconsistency, and support such a Government, he would repeat that he was not the man.—(Much cheering.) On the other hand, lie would not have them imagine for one moment that he was a man who would offer any factious opposition to the Government, or that he had any animosity towards them; as individuals, he believed them to be persons of high character and prin ciples; it was their misfortune to belong to the aristocra- LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING- JULY 28, 1849. that he was quite satisfied with the Govern Or's conduct. Those who stood in the way of affording to Lord Tor rington a means of clearing. Lis character were his worst friends. Sir JAMES GRAHAM reminded the House that they were sitting in a judicial inquiry. He knew no thing of the facts of the case, but from what he heard he thought it was impossible that the inquiry could close at the present point. He thought that the Linder -Secretary for the Colonies had not shown his usual judgment in re jecting the alternative which had been proposed to him by the Committee. He did not think that the mode proposed in the motion was the best way to continue the inquiry. He thought that the best way would be for the Government to come to some arrangement with the supporters of the motion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL would not be unwilling that the Committee should re-assemble at the commence ment of next session. Mr. HAVES wished to state to the House that he never had an idea that the Noble Lord's (Lord Hotham) motion would have come on the day it did. After a short discussion, the gallery was cleared, when there appeared— For the motion Against it ... Majority (LEFT SITTING.) 33 90 -57 tical party, whose interests were not in unison with theirs. —(fleer.) He thought it would be bad taste on all occa sions, to lavish abuse upon any Government; the fact was, that the people made the Government.—(Cheers.) Governments were neither better nor worse than the people deserved to have. if they approved of the principles of the present Government, as he did of some of them, but certainly not of all—then by all means return a person who would support the Government; bat if they complained of the conduct of Government, it was their duty to send a man to Parliament, who would oppose, or if necessary, to depose that Government; or if they com plained of the conduct of the House of Commons, and thought that the composition of that House was too aris tocratical and exclusive, it would be their duty to send a man who would reform and enlarge it; they must not ex pect to " gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles." (Hear and applause.) They must not expect to taste of the fruits—the pleasant fruits—of en economical Govern ment, when they filled the hall of the Legislature with men who had a direct interest in every species of extra vagance.—(Cheers.) They must not expect that the interests of the people would be the paramount considera tion with a mob of courtiers, place:nen, scions of the aristocracy, with patrons of church livings, with men of war, and railway directors!—(Loud cheers.) Remem ber that the House of Commons is, or ought to be, the people's house. Re member that each of them were individuals or members of that great and paramount in terest from which Church and State, army and navy, the stock exchanges and share markets derived their suste nance, and drew their life and vitality—(Hear)—and he would wish them to take care that their voice should — at least somesimes—be heard amidst that din of vested interests.—(Cheers.) They would understand by this that he was not particularly enamoured with the present House of Comm go o o n d s; ex s a ti m ll p t l h o e , re au w d as oe s r o t m ai e n t l h y ii s ig n i e n xa w m -h p ic l l e i might all imitate to advantage—viz., th a t wthheiychhattseeyt a they had lately set their faces against long Bills, and also against long speeches; and really he thought that long speeches was one of the greatest abuses of the present times.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think that the interests of truth—or of political truth, at .all events— were in any way served by lengthened declamation either on the hustings or in the House of Commons, there fore he would drew their attention to his views on some subjects of public interest, and the brevity with which he should utter them he hoped would not be attributed to any want of candour on his part, inasmuch as he should be ready to answer any question which any person might think proper to put to him.—(Hear.) With respect to tree trade, he would state that he was a " free trader" in the general acceptation of the word.—(Cheers.) He was specially anxious that the principles of free trade should be carried out to their fullest extent, because there seemed to be some doubt as to the soundness of the prin ciples; if they were unsound, the more fully they were carried out the more this would appear, and if they really were sound, the greater would be the advantage gained by the country from the experiment —(lean) Free-trade seemed to him to imply, as a necessary adjunct to it, a cheap and economical government, because as free-trade signified nothing more than a severe competition between the labours of individuals, whether native or foreign, it was absolutely necessary that the burdens of the country should be reduced to the smallest;possiblecompass, in order that the native might not be exposed to disadvantage with the foreigner. The principle of free-trade ought to be carried out in every possible way, and not con finedwe l that tn any inny t p h a e rti p cu re la se r ot tlai s n t g a . te H o e f s k o n c e ie w ty pe i r t fee x t u ly s difficult to deal with great corporate bodies and interests, such as those of the aristocracy, and Church and State, which for many centuries had been inter woven with our social fabric. He admitted they required delicate handling lest those who advocated reform should, by adherence to their individual crotchets,sacrifice the cause of gradual progress, which was in harmony with our excellent institutions. It seemed to him that a person like himself, who professed Liberal opinions, and was addressing himself to a constituency which was Liberal, could not do less than pledge himself to resist any farther encroachment of the aristocrati cal principles ; he could not do less than op pose the stream of pensions and places which gave the aristocracy so much of their interest and vitality ; he could not do less than resist any further endowment of the State for religious purposes—(Ap plause)—and he could not do less than resist church rates, and all other compulsory payments for religion. —(General cheering.) If he could not go so far as this, in what respect, he would ask, did he differ from the most violent Tory ? and how could a constituency that demanded less than this, venture to enroll itself among reform constituencies ?—(Loud cries of "Hear, hear," and cheering.) With respect to the ballot and the extension of the franchise, could anything be more clear than the course which a man should take professing Liberal opinions? Could anything be more clear — without attaching an undue importance to it—than that the ballot was desirable and useful as far as it went, to prevent intimidation on the part of masters and land lords? As to the franchise, could any man dare to deny that the extension of it hitherto had not been of advantage to the country? Were they prepared to retrace their steps, or did they mean to go further? Would any one tell him that any extension of the suffrage, be it small or be it great, which was the result of a thoughtful, rational, and constitutional education of the people, was disastrous?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Would any one tell him that the broader they made their political edifice the less secure it was lilsdly to be?—(Cheers.) Would any one tell him that it was possible to deny an extension of the suffrage, as people became more instruoted and more enlightened? He would till them that, what ever Me mbers of Parliament, or demagegues, or Acts of Parliament, or parchment, or any other document might say to the contrary, that there was but ore power in this world, and that was knowledge; thesefore, it was impos sible that an extension of suffrage could be denied to an intelligent people.—(Applause.) The remedy was now in their own hands, and, if he wefe returned to Parlia ment, be would be prepared to advance in this step of enlarging the political basis. lie was not a political adventurer; he was a person who had some stake in this country, and he did most firmly and conscientiously believe that the safety and prosperity of this country was mainly dependent upon principles of a popular description, being held by men of independence; and waiting, as he should do, to hear anything they might have to say, he would submit himself to any catechization they might think necessary. Ile would conclude by saying, that if he should be returned as their Member, he should endea vour to give his support to those commonly called the " movement party ' Messrs. Cobden, Hume, and Bright.—(Enthusiastic cheering.) Those men were known for their projects and plans for the improvement of the social and financial condition of this country, and especially for a retrenchment of those great superfluities in every branch of the public expenditures which pressed so heavily upon the working bees of the social hive.— (Hear.) He should endeavour to know no other interest than those of the people from whom he sprung, and which, he believed to be, inseparably connected with his own.—(Mr. Gardner resumed his seat amidst universal acclamation.) The CELAIRMAN wished to know the opinion of Mr. Gardner on the subject of capital punishment. Mr. GARDNER replied that this was a question too important for a person who came forward as a candidate not to have considered; but he should be wanting in candour if he were to say that be fully agreed with the extreme views which some held. He had not yet been able to se his way clear to vote for the abolition of the punishment of death in case of murder.--(Hear, hear.) For other cases it did not appear to him to be necessary. As to the question of national education, and of Go vernment making grants to one sect of religionists in preference to another, Mr. GARDNER said, that he considered the question of the education of the people ought to be taken up, not by the Government, but by the nation at large. He did not think that the present system, which was a kind of com • promise, was good; the principle of Government grants was unsound, inasmuch as it endorsed the principle of Church and State, thus giving them an influence and control over Diesenting schools. Besides, the grants being proportioned to the amount of local subscriptions, gave to the wealthy party, and which least needed it, the greatest amount of support. He also expressed himself in favour of arbitration in cases of national disputes. Mr. CIIIVERS inquired if Mr. Gardner would be dis posed to vote for an alteration in the present system of tithes, remarking that a great depression overhung the agricultural interest, and he was anxious to see the hard working farmer relieved from the burdens which now crippled his energies. Mr. GARDNER said he was opposed to all compulsory payments for religious purposes. When he was asked by an elector if he was prepared to vote for the repeal of the window-tax, malt-tax, and income-tax, Mr. Gardner remarked that he was in favour of a reduction of the expenditure, but he could not pledge himself to vote for the repeal of these it other, and perhaps more objectionable taxes were tobe imposed to meet the necessary expenses of the State. A great many questions were put by persons from the body of the hall, and Mr. Gardner, in reply, stated that he would support Mr. Hume's proposition for household suffrage; oppose church-rates; and that in the abstract he was opposed to the principle of the connexion be tween Church and State, believing that no civil magis trate or power had any right to interfere in matters of religion. All the answers of Mr. Gardner to the various interrogations appeared to give unqualified satisfaction to the large meeting. Mr. MORLEY said that he rose with much pleasure, to submit a resolution to their consideration, fully believing that it would be unanimously carried. He was quite sure the statement they had heard from Mr. Gardner had given general satisfaction, if he might judge from the repeated cheering which followed the declaration of his sentiments. He (Mr. Morley) thought that that gentleman had touched upon every important subject that was before the public in the present day, and from all he heard he be lieved that if Mr. Gardner was returned he would go as an independent man to the House of Commons, and represent this borough in an honest and upright manner, unflinchingly advocating civil and religious liberty, the rights of conscience, and every other good and useful measure in which they all would feel the deepest in terest.—(Applause). Mr. Morley concluded by moving " Thai this meeting, having heard with much satisfac tion the political opinions of Ric hard Gardner, Esanvdrsete spectfully request that gentleman to become e .. pledgesat the itself ensuing to giveelect foras earnestthi s bo s r borough, trim -i which, on Mr. P. Dives seconded hcarried b universal ac to the meeting, was y being put chimation. .a a jid hereby p th u i t s h testimony n approbation, and that thew of their the regisation committee, in ae communication with He a ssured them h .at e with their desire.. gratified u b ld y cordance Mr. GARDNER said he was would thing on the platform, and another in the House be true to his profession, and that he would not say one of Commons. A vote of thanks to the Chairman was proposed by Mr. Gardner, and seconded by Mr. Exall, unanimously. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and urged upon the Liberal electors an early atteedance at the poll on the day, when appointed, to secure the return of their friend Mr. Gardner. The meeting broke up shortly after nine o'clock, giv ing three hearty cheers for the Liberal candidate. It was carried COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. JULY 27, 1849. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. July 20. Arrow Cutter, Thomas Chamberlaine, Esq , from Southampton ; Resolution Schooner, Duke of Rutland, from Brest. _.... ....... “ .._. . 21. Destiny Schooner, William Weld, Esq., from Portsmouth ; Osprey Cutter, John Petre, Esq., from Portsmouth ; Stormfinch Cutter, Lieutenant-Colonel Bowers, from Poole ; Talisman Cutter, Captain H. N. Smith, R. E., London ; Gauntht Cutter, William Peareth, Esq., from Sandgate. 23. Esin , ,Talda Schooner, J. E. W. Rolls, Esq., from Brest and Piymouth ; Gondola Cutter, W. H. Wode house, Esq., from London. 25. Femande Schooner, Major M. Martin, from Hyde. SAILINGS. July 21. Sapphire Schooner, Right Hon. Thomas M. Gibson, to the Westward. 26. Resolution Schooner, Duke of Rutland, from Cherbourg ; Destiny Schooner, William Weld, E.g., from Cherburg ; Duchess Yawl, Viscount Somerton, from London. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—C-ipsey Queen, Maud, Esmeralda, For nande, Brilliant, Sybyl, Enchantress. . - Cutters—Alarm, Dryad, Elizabeth, Osprey, Gauntlet, Turquoise, Stormfincb, Sultana, Aurora, Arrow, Gon dola, Cygnet, Talisman, Spider. Yawl—Water Lily. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Marquis of Anglesey, the Earl of Wilton, the Earl of Fitzhardinge, the Marquis of Ailesbury, Spencer de Horsey, Esq., and a number of other fashionables, are expected to arrive at Cowes early next week for the yachting season. The Commodore is expected in his yacht on Mon day next. Lady Littleton has taken Oakfield Lodge, the residence of Lady Harriet Paget ; Sir Horace Seymour has taken Belmore House. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, FRIDAY. The Queen and Prince and the younger members of the Royal Family walked and rode at an early hour this morning in Osborne Park and Grounds. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, attended by the Countess of Charlemont, his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, the Equerries in Waiting, and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, went yesterday to the bazaar at St. Clair, held for the benefit of the County and Isle of Wight In firmary. Colonel the Hon. and Mrs. Phipps were included in the royal dinner party yesterday. The Chevalier Bunsen left Osborne this morning for London. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz left town on Thursday evening for the Continent. The Committee on Education of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council had a meet ing yesterday afternoon, at the Council-office. The Lords present were—the Lord President, the Eatl of Minto, and the Earl of Carlisle. A deputation, consisting of the following noblemen and gentlemen, had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell on the subject of steam navigation with Australia:—Earl Talbot, Lord Naas, M.P., Mr. Adderly, M.P., llon. A. Petre, Mr. Mark Boyd, Hon. Mr. Tolle mache, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P., Baron Meyer Roths child, Hon. F. Scott, M.P., Mr. Mangles, M.P., Mr. De Salis, Mr. Logan, Mr. Duncan, M.P., and Mr. Todd. Mr. Capreol, from Canada, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday. Mr. July de Lotbiniere had also an in terview with his Lordship yesterday at the Colonial office. The Solicitor-General had an interview with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday. Mr. Swift had also an interview with the Commissioners yesterday ut their office in the Board of Trade. BRITISH AND IRISH FISHERY, &c. THE " CAPTAIN'S" REPLY TO THE FISHERMEN OF THE THAMES ♦ND MEDWAY. In answer to your representations, touching the dis persal of the river fish in the Medway, through the con tinual peals of artillery which took place last week at the sham-siege operations at CHATHAM, is a subject of serious consideration to your locality, &c.; and, al though forming a manifest grievance, is also, pardon me, an important precedent, in a national point of view, for avoidnace in future. The fable of the frogs is truly applicable, namely :—" What's fun to you (soldiers), is death to us" (fishermen) —as out of evil comes good. Without doubt, the agitation given to the air by the in cessant thundering of cannons for several hours, rever berating, by a series of aerial undulating concussions on the marsh-lands, must have produced the disastrous effect spoken of, in such wise as to occasion by the agitation of the air an 1 water, the premature " scattering of tne spawn" of certain of the finny tribes; and with attendant paralysis of the dorsal and pectoral efforts of the smaller fry—as not to enable them to stem the ebb tidal current, which reasonably accounts, in my mind, for the shoals of dead fish the following day nt the Norc, and other places. The sth and Gth of William IV., c. 63, for " thr uniformity of justice to all," under which the under signed can act as Justice of the Peace, brings still into force the benevolent laws of Edward 111. ittid Itiehatd 11. to meet these indiscreet " deeds" for foreign traffic — under the 9th and 10th sections of the river fishery ob struction clauses—namely, " no obstructions to the river Eheries between the first of May and last of August— nor any other thing, by beat of drum—a swan-hopping assumption upon the Thames fishery, above Teddington and toward Henley, to drive away the fish, if the "gent" does not fork out money enough, in the neighbourhood of garrisons," Woolwich Marshes, &c. (Sign( d) CHARLES HENRY ACKEISLEY, Admiralty-Flag, Navy List; in the Commission of the Peace, Ist Jan., 1837, for Worcester and Middlesex; Conservancy of Rivers, &c. July 27, 1849. • Bearer of " the medal " for the safety-rods to whale fishing boats, 1827 ; author of the " Thames Navigation," 1831; the Inchiridion Dial, 1838 ; the Segmental Sector of Euclid, Book V., for Practical Arithmetic, as adjunct to Mental Calculation, 1840 ; and projector of the Oxygenic Lamp, for Animal 1 - en/de-resuscitation (as used in Cholera, tcc., at the resce-aurr-ian dry-heat baths of Titus, A. D. 79), at the town of iescreuv-u s Pompeii. in Italy. THE FINSBURY AND SHOREDITCH BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The foundation festival of this charity was held, on Wednesday last, at the King's Head Tavern, Poultry, H. F. Richardson, &et, F.L.S., the chair. At six o'clock the company sat down to an excellent dinner, furnished in Mr. lileadon's best style ; and after the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, the chairman proposed " prosperity to the Institution," and, in a most able and energetic address, stated the nature and objects of the charity, which, although of such brief existence (having only been founded this year), had yet placed ;aged and necessitous persons upon its funds. The chairman particularly adverted to the fact of the society possessing a feature peculiarly its own, viz., the affording medical attendance, with medicines, to the pensioners, at their places of abode, together with additional pecuniary aid, in case of sickness, a measure which had been adopted by the directors, at the sugges tion of the secretary, and which he, the chairman, con sidered rendered the charity perfect. The announce ment, by the chairman, that the Earl of Carlisle had kindly consented to preside at the next festival was received with great applause; and, after congratulating the committee and cfficers of the society upon the success which had attended their praiseworthy efforts, the c h a i r man concluded with an earnest and eloquent appeal on behalf of the Institution, wbich was liberally respon ded to by the gentlemen present. Mr. Vine, the secre tary, read the subscription list, which included the names of the Marquis of Bristol, the Earls Denbigh and Carlisle, Viscount Scaham, the Bishops of Durham and Llandaff, Sir James Flower, Bart., Alderman Sir John Pirie, Bart., T. S. Duncombe, Eeq , .M.P., William Ewart, Esq., M.P., Charles Horre, Esq , John La bouchere, Esq., Charles Dixon, Esq., &c. &c. Some excellent singing, by Messrs. Martin, Bruton, &c., con•• tributed greatly to promote the enjoyment and hilarity of the evening, and the company separated at a late hour, much gratified by the entertainment. DARLEY MAIN COLLIERY AGAIN.—On Tuesday morning, about eight o'clock, an ignition of the fire damp took place, which caused the workpeople to be so much alarmed that they left their work. But happily the gas was not in such a body as to cause an explosion. The colliers returned to their work in a short time. Although no damage was done, much alarm was exhi• bited in Barnsley by the relatives and friends of those employed in that pit. SANGUINARY AND UNSUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH A SLAVER.—A gentleman just arrived from Sierra Leone, has given us the following account of a sangui nary engagement which took place on the lit of May last, on the coast of Africa:—" Whilst the Alert brig, Commander H. Dunlop, was lying off the Gallinas, a slaving felucca, mounting six guns, and carrying sixty men, was perceived, and the boats of the ship Were sent in chase. On nearing the slaver the boats made g lent attack, but they were met by a determoifnebdoarredsiinsgt anee, and were beaten off whilst in toile act the Alert, Mr. Mr. Shaw, the second lieutenant Henry Droop Sanders, who ha killed g , e and six or seven of the first gig, and several men, officer thought it prudent to wounded, the C l o a n v i i m ng a n nd b i , e n en ggthen live miles from the ship. retire for assistance , upe,ltthe felucca escaped before a fur- A breeze springing then attack could be in v ade, but a shat'p was lo the ukoutm kept on boa rd the Alert. Mr. Saunders of G. W. Sanders, of the Rolls, and of Barnes, s s o u ll rroy, Esq.__ Nautical Standard. THE QeEEN's VISIT TO GLASGOW . — Agreeably greeably to advertisement, a meeting of the members of the Western Club, most numerously attended, was held in the club rooms yesterday (Wednesday), the Duke of Hamilton in the chair. The unanimous resolution come to by the meeting was to place th e i r magnificent building at the disposal of the Lord Provost and magistrates, for the accommodation of her Majesty during the approaching royal visit. As it i s un d ers t oo d t h at t h e present delioate health of the Duchess of Hamilton will preclude the idea of her Majesty occupying Hamilton Palace, the pro bability is, if the Queen does not stay at Erskine House, that her Majesty will rest for the night at the Western Club. Preliminary meetings have been held by the ma gistrates in reference to the Queen's visit, but nothing definite, we believe, has yet been arranged.—North Oritifla Otai4 THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION S.—Tbe total number of conformc g o e m nt p le e m b te y n e a n c tp y hpe e o x t ic o n a o m tmm in ernn ed atndauet Sandhurst was t_soi n conditionsetnite)f,,..s iox (ole n ; 1 aolfl g e a recently this st otheir im posed military for number aspirant! five only have been pronounced qualified to receive com missions in the army. Sloo i L s TA e re sti P m a a r te z ]HONEY... estimated at atlSa The c sof rupees,total o o r u amount of this 80,000 booty sterling. Lord Gough, as Commander-in-Chief on the field, will receive 20,000/ ; deducting the largo shares of General Whish, Brigadier Dundas, and the rest of the senior officers, the contemptible trifle will fall to the junior officers, non-commissioned officers, and private., and even that modicum will not be distributed for some years. PENSIONERS FOR THE FALKLAND ISLANDS .—Captain Reid, in charge of the Company of Enrolled Pensioners now at Tilbury Fort, awaiting a passage, will embark next week for the colony. ENCAMPMENT IN THE PIICENIX PA RX.•••••4 t is expected that tents will be erected to accommodate a large body of troops during her Majesty's residence at the Viceregal Lodge. The 71st, Highland Light Infantry, will arrive in Dublin from Nees in the course of next week, and be placed under canvass in the Park. STAFF. —Brevet Major George Talbot, of the 43d Light Infantry, has been appointed Military Secretary to Lieutenant General Rowan, C. 8., on the Staff of the army in Canada. lie was Aide-de-Camp to the late Sir Charles , Begot when Governor-General of Canada, and successively filled the post of Aide-de-Camp and Military Secretary to the late Sir Richard Jackson, Commander of the Forces in that country. He was, at the death of that distinguished officer, appointed Military Secretary to Lieutenant General Lord Cathcart, who fur a short time was Governor-General and Commander of the Forces in Canada. On the resignation of Lord Cathcart he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the late Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin D'Urban, G.C.B. and G.C.H. CONVICT Guaubs.—The men to be selected from the prisons for emigration to the colonies are to be men , who have conducted themselves well since their sentence, and who express a wish to go abroad. It is, therefore, considered that a guard of pensioners, under the com mand of a sergeant, will be sufficient to keep discipline in the ship during the passage. The convicts will have every assistance rendered them by the authorities on their landing. ADMIRALTY LEVEES.—The levees of the First Lord and Senior Naval Lord of the Admiralty have termi nated for the season, their Lordships being about to pro ceed on Monday evening next on their annual tour of inspection. At Portsmouth and Devonport the usual levees of the First Lord will be held. ADMIRALTY VISIT TO THE CHANNBS, ISLANDS .—•• The First Lord of the Admiralty, with some other members of the Board, accompanied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, leave town on Monday next for Portsmouth, when they embark in the Lightning steam tender, and proceed on a visit of inspection to the Channel Islands. LIEUTENANT WAGHORN, R.N.—We hear, from good authority, that Lieutenant Thomas Waghorn, the cele brated overland voyager to India, has been granted a pension of 2001. per annum from the Royal Bounty Fund. THE EXTRAORDINARY DESERTION OF LIEUTENANT GRAHAM AND MR. ELLIOTT, MASTER, FROM THE " CHILDERS."—We noticed last week the extraordi nary desertion of the above officers from the Childers, when at the Cape. It appears that the occurrence took place on Sunday, the 20th ; the Captain was at dinner on board the flag-ship, and the First-Lieutenant was sick at hospital. The ship was in charge of the Second Lieutenant, Mr. Graham, and the Master, Mr. Elliott, was under arrest. Whether there was any previous consultation or concert between the parties does not appear, but all at once Mr. Graham called the Armourer, and de sired him to man the jolly-boat, as he intended to desert. The Armourer said he hoped not; but he was told to get the boat. Lieutenant Graham then got up all his things, and the Master, seeing what he was about, said he would go too, and get up his traps, and the effects of both were then handed into the boat. They then quitted the ship, after tossing their commissions on the deck, leaving her in charge of the young gentlemen of the watch. Mr. Graham, we believe, as a mate, was once tried by court-martial, and his appointment to the Childers was the first since he was made a lieutenant, during which period his conduct, it appears, has not been at all satis factory. We shall hear more, however, of Mr. Graham in the course of a short time, for, doubtless, measures will be taken to apprehend and to bring him to trial for his disgraceful desertion. HARBOUR FOR STEAMERS AT MALT A.The COM.. mender-in-Chief has recently appropriated Marsama cetto Harbour exclusively fur the steam force of his ,!quadron at Malta, ready for immediate service. The Terrible and other steamers have already been removed from the Grand Harbour. Most of the officers and men are much pleased with the change, as it is cooler there. Any steamers arriving, having any defects, are in future to go into the dockyard creek for the purpose of being repaired. REVISION OF MALTA DOCHYARD.—Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, the Commander-in-Chief, with Bear-Admiral Superintendent Ha:vey, have revised the Admiralty civil establishments here. The ages, positions, and duties of all the officers of the Dockyard and Victualling Departments have been taken into account; and at a general muster of the men, their ages, standing, and qualifications were also ir•quired into, with the view to sup , :rannuations and re ductions. The inspection has been a most rigorous one, and several alterations it is expected will follow on the recommendation of the above Flag Officers. CATHOLtU LAW AISD GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE , COMPANY. An annual general meetir g of proprietors was held on Thursday, the 26. k inst., at the company's offices, 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square. Too attendance of shareholders was very numerous. The Right Rev. LiEhop Morris took the chair pre eimely at ono o'clock, and called up• n Mr. Norris, the secretary, to read the report, which is too lengthy for publication. The chief points in it were, that-Ist, not a single policy had lapsed by death during these last twelve months. 21, That notwithstanding the depression of business generally, there had been no falling off in the number of assurances over the whole year; and that during the last quarter three times the business had been done when compared with the previous one. 3d, That Mr. Archer's services as actuary had fortunately been secured; consequently the company was now enabled to assure diseased as well as healthy lives. And 4th, The operations of the company had been extended to the continent. The Right Rev. CHAIRMAN briefly and appropriately addressed the meeting upon the very satisfactory report made, and his Lordship concluded by proposing that it be received and entered on the minutes; which proposi tion was seconded:by JOHN GRADY, Esq. The Very Rev. Dr. IIAGEE wished to be satisfied that there was really an increase of business during the last three months; and, alter some little discussion, this was satisfactorily shown to be the case; when the pro position was carried unanimously. After some lengthened c•bservations made by different shareholders, disclosing facts highly favourable to the company, a vote of confidence and thanks was passed to the Chairman and Vice• Chairman, which was duly re sponded to; as was also the especial vote of thanks to the Right Rev. Dr. Morris for his able and impartial con duct in the chair. The meeting then separated, and every shareholder appeared highly gratified. It was stated in the room afterwards that numbers of the proprietors wished the establishment of a Catholic fire office, and we understood that this was actually in course of foundation. MR. OT WAY'S ;;s PE E. LE TURES ON SHA C Mr. Otvvay has recently delivered his lectures on Shakspero at Harrow School. His reception was most flattering and satisfactory, and at the conclusion of the course he received the following testimonial from the WT. C. J. Vaughan, V.D., head master of Harrow School. " Harrow, July 18,.1849: " I have much pleasure in expressing my satisfaction with Mr. Otway's lectures on Shakspere, delivered lately at Harrow, before the school. "They were listened to with great interest, and ap peared to me to do great credit to Mr. Otway's judgment and talents. " CHARLES J. VAUGHAN, D.D., " Head Master of Harrow School." [We congratulate Mr. Otway on his success, and be- Love that he will succeed in reviving a taste fur the ,egitimate drama among our aristocracy.—ED. Sun.] TRADE WITH :MEXICO. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, July 26, 1849. Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee or- of Privy Council for Trade to ac q uaint you, for the if mation of the Comm ittee for managing the affai r s th r o an f Lloyd's, and in orde r to its obtaining publicity, t official communication has been received from her Majesty's Chargi-d'Affaires in Mexico, stating that the ports of Bustslco and Altata have, by a decree of the Mexican Government, ebde)en opeDnEeNdltsoLfoEremigAni:oummerce anCdatphte. ca7s:ki.nglit(triSlasidt;elCl, R.N., Secretary, Lloy d's. A PRECOCIOUS BRIDE.—DEIATS ARE DAN GEROUS.—On Saturday morning last a couple, apparently farm servants, arrived in this city by one of the east trains, on their way to Gretn a , i n t en t on b e i ng tnro ll e d in " Hymen's bonds." Upon arriving in Botchergate, however, the bride was suddenly seized with illness, and, accompanied by her husband in prospectu, repaired to an inn to partake (if refreshment. They had not sat long before the worthy hostess (an experienced matron) was fully convinced that the lady was in the state that " lathes wish to be who love their lords"—in short, close upon her confinement; and by her directions the ailing lady was forthwith removed to a neighbouring lodging house, where, to the utter astonishm ent of the bride ' groom, the expectidit bride in lees tha n tell m inutes gave birth to a tine male child.—Carlisle Journal. passed A ro T theiri rE c e A x a a r m sk i ' n a i t l o A n n L i medicine, and received certificat_c:_ e r day last :—Edward Jae . kson, r S do h n : h London ; Arthur Octavius %. i.d . Richard Eaton Rusher, Oxf .i n , __ Hackney ; Joseph _ Charles James d practice of ° a ; ctise, on Thurs d Thomas Allen, Wiliam e v rl ey, Talbot Yorkshire; ii i ng, Barton Carter, Beverley, Yorkshire; n — t the e s c t f e i ° e n i l e r "' I anng gentlemen Evans , Belper ; George Cochrane Mil ler ; John &lark well JThodnd,H N arri e wson Croßss obotham, -road, DepWilne, tford ; Th oma s English ; o Derbyshire. The Recordership of Banbury is vacant by the elevation of Mr, Sergeant Talfourd to the bench,