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g t . rfv . v°9 f,f ( ow° ct c wl ° f e , , e o e t the TP, dilli °ll l b e r e • t hs t ' Aprl ted . Over ho rge" o'o c e . 1 )IP ° Tie - . Right "on. Gfitl. , rnan 'vas there to isce those els rges.—( flea hear-) But he oe tll re walls of Parliament, the organs c'f the party were not silent. The Liberal papers ha,' repeated those charges, awl if Hon. Gentlemen lieLeved those charges to be well founded, they abandoned their trust by allowing the Government to escape so lung. ' -- (Hear, hear.) Before he proceeded t o th e charges alt.. by the Right Hon. and Le arne d G en tl eman , he tied to ack now l e d ge hi s cour t esy , an d t h e f ran k an d . 41 • • rowdy manner with which he conducted himself on this '-occasion. He had given hun (Lord Eliot) notice of " the charges he intended to bring against the Govern • 44 `4 1 _ 'nem, which enabled him to give them a full answer. isiiii7 4: qhe Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman had referred . z4 . 4 , 4 4t0 a speech made by him to his constituents irn Corns ' , va t : 43 ' l 4ll. That speech was a spontaneous declaration :of his - wen feelings. He was not called on for any declaration t t of- his opinions, but he thought it proper to state Ise the views he entertained—views which he entertained long before he became connected with the office he had • the honour to hold.—(Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. • Gentleman also adverted to the answer of the Lord Lieu -, tenant to the address presented to him on his arrival in Ireland. Now, he would tell the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman that they had adhered to the decla rations they made to the letter and spirit.—(Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman had accused them of a mal distribution of Government patronage, and that ',.ney ought hav e given it without reference to rer i. tical feelings. In the general admi-' .../stration of justice • no one party was allowed to (lo °- ...annieer over the other— the ascendancy of reli:- 6 principl e o f t h e 'ions feelings was over—but if the ra t d the D 1 2. sight Hon. Gentleman were carried out, ?. t ..:eonage of Government- given indiscriminately, an end to all political combinations—(Hear, • 4e4 o—and it was a principle upon which no Govern tent ever had acted or ever could net. The flight Honourable Gentleman called the attention of the House tD the law appointments, and alluded to the case of Ur. tlonaghan. He (Lord Eliot) begged to say, that the retention of Mr. Monaghan would be incompatible *ith the principles on which the Government acted.— ° (Hear, hear.) Mr. Monaghan was an advocate 14 the •rePeal of the Union.—(Cries of" No, no.") At all events ''e'ts h e was a string partisan, and he believed that Mr. 3,f • onaghan would be as sorry to retain his office if .f , e;t ! ( leered to him, as the Government would be wrong in Proposing it ior his acceptance.-Hear, hear.) The ' Right.,„ Hon. and Learn e d G en tl eman h a d re f erre d to air. Brewster as an ardent political partisan, and other Parties had referred to him as what was called "an t ertninator." Now he (Lord Eliot) believed that ;Tete charge s were un f oun d e d, an d h e was h appy to have • "in his power to contradict them. The Noble Lord here Fin extract relative to the circumstances under which . .411% Brewster had elected certain tenants Ruin his es ' e • tat L Carlow, It app eare d th a t tue parties ejected were refractory tenants, who were notorious in the neigh ttrhood for the i r r egu l ar it y o f t h e i r con d uct, t h at they had never paid any rent, and that Mr. Brewster ad „peed them some money on t h e i r leaving his estate. • ad ` ,p respe c t t o t h e a pp o i n t men t o f B aron Lefroy, upon tich the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman had laid 40 much stress, he should first ask the Bight Hon Gen tleman whether he would accept that species of political • sodality which he sought to fix upon his oonents? He had he ar d o f gent l emen w h o had been offered high offices w hose cond uc t h a d b een d enounce d a speech from the serohna.—(Hear, hear.) But he would place this matter highe r grounds; instead of seeking to throw blame ' °II others, he would defend the appointment on its • ~_° 43l merits. It was his firm beli e f th a t th e Govern 'gent would have acted most unjustly if it had rased over the claims of Mr. B a r on Lefroy. He be e,ver.l that no gentleman had higher claims to the con ration of th e G overnment t h an B aron Lefroy. For his own part, he had the hi g h es t o pini on o f hi m , an d was Satisfied that he would b e num b ere d among th ose J u d ges ho h a d graced the Irish Bench, The Right Hon. Gen tleman had advert e d t o th e a p po i ntment o f hi s N o bl e Friend (Sergeant Jackson) ; in his presence he could not advert to his many estimable finalities, but he was bound to sa3, with respect t o him, that from his official con nexion he had derived the sincerest satisfaction and gratification. :another appointment that had been r e 4 of that of Mr. S e r g eant W arren . N ow , w i t h 4 Peet to that gentleman, he must say that if there had , 4 ,, e -At any wish o n th e part o f t h e G overnment, t h e i r i n - L u : n ttlion'i would hav e l e d th em t o a p po i nt M r . W est ; sint they thoueht that professional distinction was entitled to consideration. They considered, however high Mr. w est stood, Mr. Warren stood higher, and Re the re f ore h e was entitled to the appointment. fdid not believe that one of the appointments made °3' the present Government was influenced by political Principle or religious creeds. Let 'them look, for ex -421,1P1e, to the a p po i ntment of the B i shop of Ossory, _nose appointment rested solely upon the fact that he rood preeeminent ab ove his fellows in knowledge, learn and piety.---(Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Gen tleman next referred to the appointment of Crown pro . 4etutors by the Attorney-General. He (Lord Eliot) "Fluid say that those appointments had been distributed without reference, to political or religious opinions. There were as many appointments on one side as the Other., The Ri g h t H on. Gentleman also referred to cer tain proceedings at the elections, and hinted that undue influence had been used by a Noble Friend of his (Lord Eliot). His Noble Friend (Lord Jocelyn) was the son • of one of the most Popular and universally-beloved No blemen in Ireland, and he was requested to stand for Dublin ; his Noble Friend was, however, otherwise en gaged, and though he could not stand for Dublin, he pro- Missl to canvas for the Conservative candidate. He held a situation at the time in the Lord Lieutenant's House hold, but he (Lord Eliot) was convinced that he made tDie of any influence which he might possess from ,'" l4 a4 eireumstance.—(Hear, hear.) His Noble Friend no • doubt answer for himself.—(Hear, hear.) th regard to Mr. Gregory. the Government had not •:' _.teeeded b e y on d fai r an d l eg i t i mate b oun d s . Th e .;. . Hon. Gentleman had adverted to the refusal of the ii,,7, s _ r nment to remove the She riff from office. A more m eat Botts proposition could not be made to any Govern . II 4 What would have been said of any Lord Lieute e, "11l previous to general election, should remove th Igentleman from office, and patina party-man of ° wit ? lie had also laid some stress on a trumpery „uukaation of Mr. Sheriff Browne to the late Govern ' but it was made in March, 1831, three or four f t - ,,, Qni lis•before the general election, and without red , I : ;, er ien to election proceediress. Several measures had i e c ", submitted to the House relating to Ireland, Art he hoped would become the law of the land. -n th e'"f these, the Drainage Bill, would tend to improve • productiveness of the soil ; another to consolidate ' tutas old an d obsolete statutes ; and another to give C O te te intentiOns ot the framers of the Municipal • o . rati on Act He therefore thought taunts of pe Right Hon. Gentleman were undeserved. He would i t w ref er to t h e case o f t h e tr i a l of M'Ardle for murder, % Z d vieuld la ad the statement of the Attorney-General se „., lle ,eting it, and he believed he had neither misunder- C° nor misrepresented the case. The next case was at lit %%hie!' it was said a Protestant was acquitted by rotestant jury, and a Catholic convicted by a Pro , ,12tant jury—th e case o f F ranc i s H ugizes . In the Zq trial nine of those who were set aside by the 'wil had been set aside on the former trials. T he t i l juro r M‘D ona ld, w h o h a d b een a d ver t e d to by it!ght Hon.,Gentleman, was objected to on account of Milan( parties declaring that they would not believe ee 44 on his oath. Two of upon objected to, it was bltnarkable, were placed a trial ( t trial for misde %eatiour—the day after Hughes was tried; those persons Were sworn to try a case of Ribbonism. On the jury ‘v e re nine Protestants and three Catholics. The case as as clear as possible. Nothwithstanding this the thr ee Persons refused to agree to a verdict, and the con eetinence was, that no verdict had been given in the e t s ni and that was a case in which a defendent offered defence. After Hugnes' trial and conviction, a pea ls/4T of mercy was set by his wife, and his (Lord Eliot's) ~"1 31e Frie n d, th e L or d Li eu t e n a nt of Ireland, having ti°7easion to l eave I re l an d, appo i nte d th e t wo l aw o ffi cers Crown to act in his place. The Lord Chan -'uor thought it his duty to examine into the , fi re tnstances, , and he took the utmost paing to investi- Ve every circumstance connected with the transaction. e had a personal interview with the Solicitor for the 14: e wn, also with the Counsel for the prisoner, and he • lepeeted th e J u d ges ' notes, an d hi s conv i ct i on was t h at e Prison er was gu il ty . (Th e N o bl e L or d t h en rea d a . : t ter from th e L or d Ch ance ll or o f I re l an d, d e t a ili ng the reu mstances of the murder of Mr. Powell.) The Lord C hance llor h av i ng come to t h at op i n i on upon d ue nonsi -1 " e Mtion there was no alternative left him but to order • 1r i I man for execution. lie (Lord Eliot) had endea ,:-,'nred to state the f a cts of the case, and he should say te at there never was a more unfounded accusation than „`" c at respecting the impanneling of the jury in the case Hughes. The Right Hon. Gentleman must be aware *oat in the county of Armagh the majority of the inhabi t4 2"te were Protestants, and the Sheriff took the names ' the jury from a book without consideration as to their 3 ''t e !.ee tl• The Government could have nothing what t 9 u, - - -er to do with it. The next. cases to which he e u tild call th e attention of the House were those i t h . the prosecution of certain newspaper. for libel. The Oght Ron. Gentleman was aware that the Newry Zv:r a tniner pleaded guilty. He would first say a fee e l 4 :da as to t h e cirmnstances under which those prose ' seen' took pla ce . H e th oug ht h e s h ou ld b e able to s ee "' to the Right Hon. Gentleman that !hose libe:s att acked me;e attacks upon the Government, but they its d inistration of justice in Ireland, and r oad s; • " m wi direct assertions that justice had been tampered • • th t4 ' The Noble Lord then read the libel, which state°, k e p i , Francis Hughes had been tried for the murder of , ‘ !()%vell three times, and was at length convicted. In a - n e 's not their province to pronounce as to whether the was was guilty or nut, but what they complained of that he had nut hail an impartial trial. Ile Mal e tit, " h tried as an Irish Catholic, and if they (tile se,, el ies) submitted to such tyranny they deserved to ttia,, - for ever, &c. The jury, the Right thin. Gentle 'veuld not dispute, were most respectable, and the) Iti a n e. .„, of an unanimous opinion that that was a it eL , tt ;'"iis libel. He believed that if any gentleman con weigh . with Dublin were to refer to the the'( , composed that jury, he would fi.nl that they C ire 1 30 : 1 " the highest resp,ctubility ; and those genli•mea colleted that the ohjtct or the libel was to [a ing into It• o tk i le Pt the administratioll of justice in Ireland. Ile h at i i 'd refer the Right lion. Gentleman to a tint' which vv ere ta l" - n place in C10n...el lately, the jur On which ee n ) Poscd of eight Catholics and tbur Protestants. Whi t v ` i : u ul d the then retcr to the case of Mr. Biddulph, to k not el i ,"e did not attach any very great weigh;. He did it was the duty of the law officers to state to (lev eminent any acts of misconduct on the part of 4..iiadgistrates, lie believed the Right Hon. Gentleman th e stated the facts correctly, but he believed that tr ade in made by Mr. Biddulph was in order to relieve his sister, who was not of the principal witnesses in the case. He did ...tate that in justification of Mr. Biddulph. lair, th e _lsiddulph's name had, however, been removed from ettjemilnaission, but Mr. Biddulph was a Whig. He next tr) . the case of Mr. St, George. Mr. :74. George . w ,a m oof liiet standing, and iniversally beloved. In I . . . ,!:;L: .. .i.:r I,i.L , ii., . tii, , :t2.l. Li; •.,....1.1 it-iiross a letter i. t it... I, L. Ltele , • :lit. o -el: • it, .• .i his removal from !h.. ,llagistracy. Wh,n the present Government ...i.o- into i t. kV, r an appli-ation wa s :a.•dti to the Chan eelittr .0 reinstate Me. St. George. The Chaneell. if conceived that. an apology or retractatkon Of tile letter were necessary. Mr. St.. Geetll')k Staterd that he had not the slightest intention of exhibiting any diareSpeet to her Majesty when he e!tpresse(V, diSupprbk-al of the ecifidtta of the Lord Lieutenant; 1 lien IlVe ;cat's had elapsed Hobe Tellls,eleini someo i t n iei k i (il t til h (tt)t , t i l t i ,ret l ii i dr i ii s e:ogru l tt i teo i : g Hight Hon. tip.el, perti nacity and the 610(4'11410ft ~bleu then ruled had been re e Ili v e i t t cl 'i d . ' i w i t l . o t! i u le l d (Lord h have ai l h ;: n i t i ff t t exhibited ) , ), George. His Rig the requests to reinstate tile gentleman Air a con siderable time, nor did he at length consent until he had received an tisstifianee teitiii tile Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, that ho should have been satisfied with the explanation offered by Mr: St. George. Those were the simple facts connected with file Mittel'. Ile had now briefly gone lily the whole of the circum stances referred id 'by the Right Hon. Gentleman, and he trusted that the explanation which he had offered wolthl be satisfact or y to that House, and to the Irish ile°ltle. —i ,liear, hear,) :r IV. SOMEIIVILLR was of opinion that there were many evils in the judicial ai'rtineernents (if Ireland, He recollected mie eifetittistatice which appeared to him to t,rti it great way towards the subversion of the high character of their judicial arrangements. It was, that two Judges of a very high character, notwithstanding their very advanced age, refused to resign until the time should come when two of their own political opinions ' could be nominated. His Right Hon, Friend had re ferred to a variety of other appointments; he (Sir W. Somerville) should not follow him in this course, but his Right Honourable Friend had stated that every one was marked with a strong partT feeling. Ile passed on to what appeared to him to be the yraramen of the charge against the judicial proceedings, and that wet the charge of partially challenging the juries. The Noble Lord denied the statement, and alluded with great satisfaction to the verdict in Tipperary, where the jury was composed of equal numbers of Roman Catho lics and Protestants, If the verdicts of that jury were so satisfactory, why not adhere to the course ofcom posing their juries of equal numbers of Protestants and Catholics.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord, however, lid not refer to the charge of the :Judge upon that occa sion, which was stated to have been most partial. \Vila it. not a ni.mstrous Vilna. that an article, which appeared in the Mot'aittg tiitontete, dared not be copied into the Dublin papers for fear of the Attorney-General ? The liberty of the Press in Ireland ought to equal to tint. which was allowed to the Press in England. —(I1• ir.) It was a matter of satisfaction to him (Sir W.Somerville) to have heard these subjects explained by the Noble Lord in the manner they had been, and in future he hoped there would be cause neither tor complaint nor explanation. He did believe that every one of the recent government appointtnents had been foundt d upon the .itilitieal opinions of the parties. The Noble Lord said, "Would you have us appoint our enemies ?" Certainly not. But he did say, that the only test of fines ought aut to be partisanship, in appointments which required inen of vigour, of ilitelle,t, or of talent. If the Noble Lord did not appoint melt upon a real test of qualifica ' lion, he would in no way differ from former Govern ments, who him based their official appointments upon Ihe political feeling or the political influence of the can didates. He hoped the Noble Lord would act in an in dependent and straightforward manner, and not adopt a course which would render forbearance impossible. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON said, as his Noble Friend had gone over all the points of this question, he woula , not trouble the House by travelling over the same ground. He was glad that the Right Hon. Gentleman had brought forward this subject. But why was not the Right Hon. Gentleman the Lord Mayor of Dublin in his place for the purpose of supporting the allegations ? Because he knew that it was impossible to support them. He (Mr. Sergeant Jackson) had never known a case in which a juror had been set aside until the trial of Sir J. Bingham at Cork, for endeavouring, in the execution of his duty as one of her Majesty's officers, to suppress tithe riots. On that occasion the Right Hon. Gentleman the Lord Mayor of Dublin, as the Leading Counsel foralie prosecution, challenged and put by no less than 60 Protestants. Mr. Justice Moore observed, upon that occasion, that he never witnessed so extraordinary a proceeding. Mr. Bennett, the counsel for the defence, also remarked upon its impropriety. What was the result? The General was convicted. The Judge declared that the age of chivalry was gone when an honest man was con victed of such a crime. 'there was another case, in which the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Shiel) was leading counsel for the prosecution. Mr. SHIEL—Yes, Pierce's case ; six Roman Catholics and six Protestants.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. Sergeant JACKSON—But in that case twenty-nine Protestants were challenged, and put by for their religion.— (Hear, hear.) In the case which had been referred to at such length by the Right Hon. Gentleman, he ventured to say that not a single person was put by on account of his religion. He denied the charge, it was not founded in truth ; but those who were found making such a charge ought not themselves to have been guilty of similar conduct.—( Hear, hear.) He could not but regret that the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir W. Somerville) whose speeches were generally characterised by so much pro priety, had lost the weight of his authority in charges of that cha racter. He alluded particularly to the Right Honourable Geutleman's attacks upon Mr. Justice Johnson, against whose character he had never beard the slightest imputation. He must say that, on the whole, he ' never heard a weaker case than that which had been brought forward by the Right Hon. Gentleman. With respect to Sergeant Warren, who was there in Ireland that did not admire ' his character, public, private, and professional ? and with re- spect to the appointment of the Chief Justice, he must say there never was a better appointment, no man who was acquainted with Ireland but must admit the truth of that statement. As to the appointment of Mr. Bann Lefroy, he must say it was . the business of Government to seek out among the bar a 1 gentleman for the office of a Judge of the Court of Exchequer, who was conversant with that branch of law study most re quired for that Court, namely—equity ; and who, he wouldask, was so competent, from his high moral character, and . from his knowledge of equity, to be called to that high station as Baton Lefroy? and they this very gen tleman who had been spoken of as unfit' 6-611 the office of Judge, had been offered promotion, as was well kntenn, under several Administrations, which he refused. With respect to the charge of Chief Justice Pennefather to the Jury on the 4 trial of Mr. Duffey. the editor of the Belfast Vindicator, for libel, and the words attributed in the report of that charge to the Chief Justice, namely—" that was not mincing the I matter," he must say that the reporter rnust have been This- taken, and that if they did appear in the Dublin Evening Mail they were copied out of the other papers. He would not de- tain the House by any further observations. After a few observations from Sir W. SOMERVILLE and Mr, SHIEL, in explanation, Mr, M. J. O'CONNELL said that the main object of those , with whom he thought on polities was to obtain for Ireland that strict and impartial administration of justice in the trial by jury which prevailed in England. With respect to the murder of 111‘Ardle, he did not blame the Government for the course they pursued with respect to juries ; but whit he com plained of was, that the opinion of the people should be allowed to remain, which was, that the object in setting aside jurors was vengeance, and not juetiee.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.) The question was, whether a man who had suffered the extreme penalty of the law had received a fair trial, He believed he had not. Was that the only case in which the Government had dealt unjustly ? It was not ; they had prose cuted an individual.connected with the Press in Ireland, because he had stated that there was one law in Ireland for the Protes tant and another for the Catholic. The charge of the Learned Judge in that case was subversive of all justice.—(Hear, hear.) The Judges in Ireland laid down law from the Bench that wauld not be tolerated in this country. If the law, as laid flown by Chief Justice Pennefather, was to be taken as sound, Fox and Erskine had laboured for the freedom of the Press in vain.—(Hear, heat . ) It was not of the legislative measures that he complained, but of the mattner in which they were car ried into effect by the Executive in Ireland.—( Hear, hear. ) A great deal had been said about open question! ; he wished to ask whether there were not open questions in th present Ca binet, by which important questions were put down? He trusted that the debate would have the moral effect of showing the people of England that they had been forced into a discussion on this question. Ireland had been deprived in a great mea sure of the trial by jury and freedom of the Press. He trusted in future both countries would be governed by wise and impar tial laws. Lord JOCELYN said he had listened to the whole debate with some interest, and he expected that the Right Hon. Gentleman would find out something in the administration .of the Irish Government which his fertile imagination would magnify into crimes. But he would not have risen on this occasion were it not for the allusion which was made to the part he took in the late Dublin election. He confessed he did interfere in that election, and used the influence of a noble relative in favour of his Hon. Friend who sat near him, and he told the electors that if they voted it would be agreeable to the Irish Government. But he did not use any official in fluence, or hold out any inducement to a single elector to vote for his Hon. Friend. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant (tier not even know that he canvassed any person, so that what ever responsibility there was in his so acting, it rested on his own shoulders. The Noble Lord then referred to the conduct of the late Government, and read documents to show that they interfered in former elections for the City of Dublin, and that the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman did so himself in 1831.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. C. BULLER said the Noble Lord admitted he used his personal influence, and the influence of a noble relative of his, in the late Dublin election. He had nothing to say to the pri• vate charactet of that noble relative, but he was known to that House ; and publicly, as the Grandmaster of the Orangemen on Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) But the Noble Lord referred to the conduct of Government at former elections, and it was curious that the Noble Lord opposiie (Lord Stanley) was Se cretary for Ireland during a portion of the time to which the I'soble Lord referred.—( Laughter.) He thought the Noble Lords opposite ought to settle these things between them, and that the differences between the Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Sergeant Jackson) and the Noble Lori (Eliot), ought to be made up before they came into that elouse.---(Laughter. ) The Honourable Gentleman then went into a statement of the facts convected with the trials of ISPArdle and Hughes, and said that the perversion of the forms of justice, exhibited at those trials, must inspire every man with deep alarm for the impartial administration of justice.—( Hear, hear.) He did not blame the Noble Lord ( Lord Elice ), for wi:om he had the highest respect, and to whom he gave credit for the best intentions, which were frus trated by the odious instruments used by the Government of Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) He would not say anything of Mr. Baron Lefroy, who, he was sure, was deserving of the highest respect, or of the other law appointments in Ireland. %that he felt most deeply concerned for was the tral of Mr. Duffy and the charge of the Lord Chief Justice. In the article which was the subject of prosecution, there were some ex pressions which he did riot mean to justify, but the whole tone of it, as compared with what would be found in an English newspaper under the circumstances, was temp rate, and he believed the real sting which it. comained was not in the feW expressions to which he alluded, but was to be found in the general fairness and truthfulness of the charge.—(Hear, hear. ) The writer of the article had complained of the system of pack ing juries, and, as if to exhibit the justice of the accusation, Ihe was himself tried by a jury which he believed to be packed.— (Hear, hear, hear.) Ihe Honourable and Learned Gentleman the Solicitor-General for Ireland had read a statement made by Mr. Kemmis, that the compo sition of the jury in that case was owing to chance. He (Mr. B.) thought that if the Hon and Learned Gentleman had studied the doctrine of Monsieur Laplace he would modify his belief.—(A laugh.) The doctrine of chances would teach him how unlikely it was that eight out of nine Catholics should be set aside on that occasion—(Laughter)- when so few were set aside altogether.—(Hear, hear.) If chance could have led to these results, any prudent administrator of the law THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1842. seduld rot have left the matter to the operation of chance, but _would have taken -earo-ahst the parties should- have had a fair trial. The language of the Chief Justice in addressing the Jury, was not such as Chief Justices in this country were itt the, habit of using. 1-16 Old not think that an English itillste would use the words .i Infamous libel " in summing up the case ta a jury, That. was, however, the language of the Irish Judge—language which would Create a Su s pieib r i that he might have been ac= te... 4 te,d by the paisiOnsnf the Partisan insiedd of the impartiality which became his station. The coin se taken aptinst the pro prietor of the Newry Examiner had been unpaialleled in this country since the Duke of Wellington's Administration ; and such a course was only calculated to bring the administration of justice into discredit. He bad no hesitation in saying that 014 Min Who had heed found guilty of the libel was a public benefactor, inasmuch as he had called the attefitiOn of the em pire to the mariner in which justice was occasionally adminiss tered in Ireland. He believed that the Irish Government had Gob itself no ho our by the prosecution in question, and that the mine it had :alien lit these matters could only tend to perpetuate the suspicion which unhappily rte./ailed in Ireland, that equal justice was not administered to a ll parties. Sir J. GRAHAM would venture to address a few words to the House on the present subject. He was perfectly assured that his Noble Friend at the head Yf the Irish Government was convinced that his first duty was to see that the law should be impartially administered in Ireland. He found that no charge had beet' substantiated against any of the Law Officers of the Crown in that country. The first, of those Law Officers was a nian distinguished by his legal ability and undoubted honour. With respect to Mr. Lefroy, his private character was equally high. It was true that he had taken an active part in politics some fourteen years ago ; hilt he should remind the House that political partisanship had never been considered as a disquali fication for a seat on the Bench by either of the political patsies in the House. The late Government hail raised to the Bench such ardent politicians as Mr. Justice O'Loghlin, Mr. Justice Perrin, and Baron Wolfe, all of whom might be said to owe their elevation to . their connexion with party politics.—(Hear, hear.) It. was complained that members of the Lord Lieutenant's house hold had taken part in canvassing at the public elections, but he would remind the House that appointments in the Royal household here had never been considered as disquali fying their holders from interfering in election proceedings in this country; and it would be affectation to attempt. to deny that such had been the case. It was stated that the Crown had stretched its powers in challenging jurors ; but the same right was exercised by prisoners; and while that was the case, unless the Crown exercised a corresponding right, they would merely be leaving an impunity for crime under the pre tence of fairly administering justice. He contended that the right to challenge had been discreetly exercised by the present Crown lawyers in Ireland. He said it on the authority of the present Lord Chancellor of Ireland—a man *hose character no one could impeach, and Whose word every man would implicitly believe—he said it on the authority of that Right Hon. personage that all the Roman Catholics set aside, had been set aside in conformity with the established rules in such cases. The Lord Chancellor had had some doubts with respect to the ca4eof Macdonald; but he had satisfied himself, in a minute investigation, that that juror had also been properly set aside. So satisfied was the Lord Chancellor of the fairness of the trial, that though an English lawyer, and one of the highest ernin , nee, he was convinced that justiee should be put in execution, and that the law should take its course against the prisoner who had been found guilty. He now turned to the prosecution of Dowdall ; he pleaded guilty, and there was no trial. With respect, to Duffy who was tried, it was for disturbing exi-ting order in Ireland, and even for preventing the course of justice. Every one .who read the article must allow that the language was such as in a country like Ire land could not be tolerated. The Hon. Gentleman had allowed that there were many expressions that could not be defended. Mr. C. BULLER—I spoke of its temper, not its truth. Sir J. GRAHAM—He would attempt to dispose of that too. He concluded that the sting of the whole libel was its falsehood. It was a Special Jury fairly selected, and it was found that it was a malicious libel, and the Govern ment was bound to follow up that decision. He had not read all the attacks on the Irish Government in the Irish newspapers, but he believed they were not much more mode rate than in former days ; still it. wss neither the wish, the desire, nor the intention of the Government, to resent those; but the libel in this case was an attack on the Trial by Jury, which the Government was bound to defend. hibited less acerbity in that House. than Mr. Lefroyisad done. Lord Wellesley had offered him a seat upon the bench, and that was the third judicial appointment that. Mr. Lefroy had refused. But then he lad opposed Catholic Emancipation in 1829. Could there be greater intolerance thati to make that the ground of depriving hint of that reward for professional eminence to which he was fairly ;entitled ; and for the Nob e Lord who had beets a party to offering the Ck ief Baronship of the Exchequer to the strenuous advocate of the repeal of the Union—to a gentleman who had always taken the vehement part in politics which Mr. O'Connell always had taken, forthe Noble Lord to lavish his indignation on them for the appointment of Mt. Lefroy to a puisne judgeship in the same Court, was some such instance of assurance—he believed that was a strictly Parliamentary phrase—(A laugh)—as that which had enabled the Noble Lord, with a grave countenance, to congra tulate the present Government on the position which his policy bed secured to them in Affghanistan.—(Cheers and laughter.) It was curious to observe in what different lights the characters of men were viewed on different occasions. When a rumour was circulated that tbe Government was about so send over an Englishman as Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the part oppo siie were loud in the praises o f M r . Lefroy.—(Cheers.) They hod no objection to see him placed in an office which gave him the appolutment of the whole of the Magistracy of Ireland then, but now he was not to be appointed to any judicial office because he voted against Catholic Emancipation in 1829, and had supported the Government. He would leave the House to sly what foundation there was for any chargeagainst the Govern ment as regarded the appointment, and he would ask the House what would have been thought of the Government if it had been so shabby as not to have appointed a gentleman so well qualified as Mr. Lefroy to the vacant judgeship, on the ground that twelve years since he had voted against the Catholic claims, and had been a supporter of the Government. (Cheers.) With respect to the appointment as Solicitor- General of his Hon. and Learned Friend Mr. Sergeant Jack son, lie thought no rnan, looking to the high professional and moral character of that gentleman, could with any justice object to such an appointment. With regard to the appointment to office generally, the principle he nad hid down for his own gu id an ce, and that of the Government, was to give no prefe rence on account of the religious profession of any man—to look for the person fittest to fill office, of course giving preference to men of his own party where they were found Assessed of the requisite qualities. Of the justice of those principles he was convinced, and according to them he would ever shape his conduct. Colonel VERNER defended the conduct of the law officers of the Crown in the case of Hughes. The Hon. Gentleman went into the circumstances connected with the case at consi derable length, but was perfectly inaudible in the gallery, in co nsequence of the impatience and noise of the House. The House then divided, when there appeared — For the motion Against the motion .. 146 Majority against the motion ...... —7l sir R. PEEL then moved that the Speaker should leave the Chair. Mr. 11110THERTON would oppose the motion, unless the Right lion. Baronet proposed that the House should resolve opfroSceuepNly merely pro forma. He to pass any votes at all at that, late hour. ith"oeulf gh in t to th a ey ( s : h o o n u m ld itt t e io e t Sir IL PEEL said that he only proposed to take the Militia Estimate, in Committee of Supply. Mr. HUME said, that at that late hour (a quarter to one), he did not think they should proceed to the consideration of any votes of supply. He should, therefore, move the adjourn ment of the House. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, the motion of adjournment having been withdrawn, on the understanding that only one vote should be taken in the Committee of Supply. SUPPLY. The House went into a Committee of Supply, and a vote wai taken on the Militia Estimates. The Chairman reportEd progress, and obtained leave to sit again this day. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BILL. Lord PALM ERSTON did every justice to the good inten tions of the Secretary for Ireland, and no one would believe that he imputed want of good intention either to him or the Lord Lieutenant ; but it was evident they had to administer the Government under the difficulty that had always been predicted ; they were obliged to govern the majority according to the will of a minority, distrusting the bulk of th,t people, and in return distrusted by them. Acting on their own political opinions, they chose their legal officers ftom persons agreeing with them, and had they confined their appointments to such persons as Mr. Wolfe, Mr. Perrin, and Mr. Ball, men as unobjectionable to their political opponents as these, no reasonable fault could be found with them. But whatever might be the legal attain ments of Mr. O'Loghlin, he could not but think that his ap pointment was an unfortunate one.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that the appointment of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman oppcsite (Sergeant Jackson) was an un fortunaie one also, though no one commanded or deserved more respect in private life. With respect to the com position of juries, and the necessity of excluding Catholics when a Catholic was to be tried, yet there were occasions when those rules might be set aside with advantage. The present debate could not but be useful in inducing the people to think that lheie was at least a desire to enforce the administration of the law with justice, and that the Juries should be composed with fairness, so that the Catholic population, should be sa tisfied that they were treated with fairness. Any one who had long sat in that House must be gratified with the different tone that had prevailed during this debate compared with that of the debates on Irish questions, which used formerly to take place. This was evident on both sides of the House, and he drew from it an inference that both Lord Fortescue and Lord Normanby had, by their administration, done much to produce this desirable change in political feeling in that country. With regard to the papers for which his Hon. Friend had moved, they did not appear to be refused, as they seethed to be rendered necessary by the very language of the Noble Lord himself. What was desirable should be ex plained was the grounds of the reversal of the (ecision in the case of Mr. St. George, and for this mason he hoped the paper. would be produced. Mr. GREGORY and Sir R. Peel rose together, and the latter giving way, Mr. Gregory proceeded to address the House. He denied that he had ever made a solemn declaration against the system of national education in Ireland. He same into the House entirely unshackled and unbiassed. But as education had been mentioned as the principal item of the charge against him, he might say that it would be no recommendation to the Government candidate for Dublin that the Established Church should have, been so undeservedly taunted as it bad Been the' other night by the D oble Lord the Secretary for Ireland. The petition that had been presented against his return, on the grounds of intimidation, had been abandoned ; and he contr ndcd that, of all elections for Dublin, this bad been the one at which the least undue and unconsti tional influences had prevailed. So far from Lord De Grey having interfere d, they had heard that his officers did not exert themselves, and that Lord De Grey had been so cautious, that he ordered his officers not to show themselves in the streets, lest they should be compromised. Lord ELIOT explained. He denied that he had spoken tauntingly or disrespectfully of the Established Church, the other night. On the contrary, he had said that he believed the objections entertanied by many members 01 that Church, to the present system of education in Ireland, were conscientious obji ctions. Mr. GREGORY had only read an account of those obser vations, and in that account the word conscientious had been omitted. .nir ROBERT PEEL hardly expected that the Right Hon. Gentleman would press his motion to a division. The speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman was a denunciation of the Irish Government in the administration of justice in that country, arid an imputation upon their conduct in respect to the ehalterigi ing of jur.es ; and the motion by which that speech was followed, was a motion for a correspondence which had taken place with Mr. St. George relative to the restoration of that gentleman to the Magistracy.—( Cheers.) Now at an early period of the session, the Right Hen. Gentleman, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, had presented a petition on the subject of the trial of Hughes, and had also given notice of a motion on the same subject. That Right Hon. Gentleman had since withdrawn his motion, arid had returned to Ireland, and now the Right Honourable Member for Dungarvon, after making that case one of the main topics of his speech, made no motion at all on that case, but asked for a cor respondence on a matter of totally a different nature.— ( Cheers.) He ( Sir R. Peel) had the honour of the per sonal acquaintance of Mr. St. George—he had known him for many years, and a more honourable and truly respect able man than Mr. St. Geogedid not exist.—(Cheers.) He was proud to call Mr. St. George his friend, but still he considered he was not warranted in writing the letter which he had written to the Marquis of Normanby, the representative of her Majesty in Ireland, and he (Sir R. Peel) thought that the writing of that letter justified the removal of Mr. St. George from the Magistracy.—(Cheers.) At the accession of the present Ministry to power, no step had been taken for the restoration of Mr. St. George, but a memorial from the Magis trates of Galway, praying his restoration, having been presented to the Government by the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, and the personal friend of Lord Nonnanhy, the Lord Chancellor even took no step, but asked Mr. St. George for some explanation in apology, relative to the letter which he had written. Mr. St. George hesitated as to the precise terms ; at last an explanation was offered which the I.ord Chancellor submitted to the Lord Lieutenant, which ex planation was accompanied by . a disclaimer of meaning any offence to her Majesty. The. Lord Chancellor asked the Lord Lieutenant whether if it were his (the Lord Lieutenant's case) he should be satisfied ; the Lord Lieutenant replied that be should, and Mr. bt. George had been restored. He could not conceive any public object that could be gained by the production of the correspondence, and he hardly expected the Right Hon. Gentleman would ask his friends to concur in his motion.—(Cheers.) He concurred with the Noble Lord in opinion that in Ireland, °flail countries in the world, it was not sufficient alone that justice should be purely administered, but there must be a confidence on the part of the public that it was purely administered—( Cheers)— and when the Noble Lord described this debate as exhibiting an abatement of animosity and acerbity of feeling, he thought that proved that his two Noble Friends, the Lord Lieutenant of Leland and the Secretary, had not tailed in the object of their public labours.— ( Cheers. ) He had been taunted, in 1839, with the ,impossibility of making satisfactory appointments in the Government of Ireland. He had been properly told that not his expressions but his appointments would be looked to, and to those he appealed. 'I here was his Noble Friend, the Lord Lieutenant, who would not have undertaken that office without determining to judge for himself. He would not, submit to be dictated to by his inferior 4ents. No man had made greater sacrifices than his Nnble Friend had done in the performance of his public duty, and he would not retain it one hour unless he was at perfect liberty to act upon his own judgment.— ( Cheers.) i hen, with regard to his Noble Friend the Chief Secretary, could he have given a stronger indication of the spirit in which he intended Ireland should be governed than he had given in the appointment of his Noble Friend—( Cheers)—au ap pointment in which bis Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department had completely concurred ? ( Cheers.) Then with regard to the appointment of the Lord Chancellor; that appointment had met with the approbation of all parties in 1835, and in 1841 that appointment bad been again made. Then w ith regar d to his other judicial appoint ments, he denied that H on . G ent l emen oppos i te h a d any r i g ht to taunt him with having depart e d f rom any engagements h e h a d publicly entered into. 'They could not have been so simple as to imagine he would make all his appointment s from among his politi cal opponents,and he denied that he had broken any engagement he had entered into. The first vacancy that had occurred was in the office of Lord Chief Justice, and to that office he had appointed Mr. Pennefather, wh o h a d unw i l li ngly, from a strong sense of public duty, only accepted the office of Soli c it or - General. Now, that was an appoi n t ment ma d e f rom no politi cal or Parliamentarylnfluence, but simply t o g i ve t o pro f ess i ona l eminence its due reward. He re a ll y wou ld a d v i se the House not to trust too minutely to the report of the c h arge a ll ege d to h ave b een delivered. What a different con s t ruct i on di d the phrase " no mincing . the matter " bear, after they had heard the explana tion of his Hon. and Learned Friend the Solicitor-General for 1 Ireland?—(Hear.) But then it was the appointment of Mr. Leroy. At no period had the Bench ever boasted a higher equity lawyer than Mr. Lefroy. No gentleman had ever ea- I HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS the LATE DI/ItE OF ORLEANS. (Further particulars front Galignani's Messenger of Friday.) In addition to the details which we have already given of the deeply deplored accident which has deprived France of the heir to her throne, and the Royal Family of its most distinguished member, we have gathered the following :—The Prince Royal lefi the Tuileries in the carriage we have described. Every part of the carriage was in perfect order, having been carefully examined in the morning, a duty uniformly performed pre viously to any of the Royal carriages being used by the family. he horses were not frightened by anything, nor did they sud denly run away. The accident arose in the following manner : The Duke of Orleans, in returning from Paris, was accuss toured to take the avenue leading from Porte Maillot to his re sidence of Villiers, and from thence obtained entrance to the Park of Neuilly, by the gate which is opposite to this avenue. 13a on Wednesday his Royal Highness wished to go by the road which crosses Sablonville obliquely to the old Neuilly road, and then enter the Park by the grand gate. Having been driven very fast, the horses on reaching the Porte 3laillot became excited, and, in spite of the exertions of the postilion, took the road to which they were habituated, instead of the diagonal road the Prince intended to go. Finding themselves approaching their stables, the animals became still mere eager, and the horse the boy rode kicked out several times and struck the cross-bar, which, from the nature of the carriage, came ra ther close to his haunches. Then it was that the Duke stood up, arid fancying that the postilion had lost all command of his horses, cubed to him. The boy replies! that he still held them, and, in tact, the hand-horse was perfectly temperate, he lad firm in his seat, and Dulling at. the bridle. Not suc ceeding in getting them into a trot, the Prince, who was ex tremely expert in gymnastic exercises, attempted to do what he had frequently practised before while his carriage was moving, but Fourthly nut with the same velocity. He put one foot on the step, and then sprang to the ground. The fatal conse quence, are too well known. They are sadly aggravated by the tact, that had his Royal Highness forborne but a few mi nutes longer lie would have been spared to his family and country. It is presumed that the I'm nice saw, that if the horses continued unmanageable, the carriage must be overturned with considerable violence over some heaps of stones which were laid on the side of the road for the purpose of repairing it. Although still overwhelmed in the deepest grief, the Royal Family ale, as we learn direct from Neuilly, as well as can be expected, but the Queen dues not receive any one. A Council of Ministers was held yesterday, at which Mar shut &suit presided. It lasted from half-past twelve to two o'clock. \s hen it broke up the esinisters set out for Neuilly. There a fresh Council was held, at which the King presided. " Ills Majesty," says the Moniker Parisien, iii announcing the holding of this Council,, ••lost nothing of the admirable ) firmness which he exhibited at the moment of the late dreadful catastrophe. The blow is terrible,' was the remark of the King, • but it ought not to shake our confidence in the future. We snail surmount every difficulty.' The Queen is nut less heroic in her resignation." The funeral of his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans will take place at the commencement of August. The Prince will he buried at Drell's, but the funeral ceremony will take place at Notre Dame. Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, Drs. Pasquier, father and sun, were to proceed to Neuilly, to embalm the bod. The King has authorised them to jolts in their sad task whatever medical men they pleased. The Royal Family went yesterday into mourning for four months. The Moniteur Parisien says, " The Queen observed on Wednesday to the persons who thronged around her, • I was too happy and too proud of him; God has thought fit to take lion front me."' Then. Royal Highnesses the Count do Paris and the Duke de Chartres arrived yesterday evening at Paris from Eu. All the Peers in Paris have hastened to Neuilly to inscribe their names as coming to make inquiries of condolence after the King and Royal Family. Even some who were at consi derable distances have travelled up expressly to perform this sad duty. The fallowing order of the day to the army has been pub lished : " The King and France are plunged into grief. His Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans expired yesterday. in conse quence of a fall from his carriage. The army will share this grief. It wiil deplore the loss of the Prince, the hope of his country, as he was the hope of the army, the more bitterly, in asmuch as he took part in the fatigues and dangers of the soldiery, whom he loved, and to whom he manifested frequent marks of his solicitude, as well as an example of all military virtues; of excellence in command, and the most striking bravery. Mourning will be immediately worn by the army, until further orders. Crape will be placed on the colours and star dards ; the drums will be covered with black serge; crape and mufflers will be affixed to the trumpets ; officers will wear crape on their swords. The cruel event which France so much deplores will excite the devotedness of the army, and will tighten the bonds which unite it to the King and his august family. (Signed) "MARSHAL DUKE OF DALMATIA, " President of the Council and Minister of War." " Paris. July 14." The following order of the day, bearing the same date, has been issued to the National Guard of the Seine The National Guard of the Seine is aware of the immense less which France and the King have sustained. It will be anxious to take part in the profound grief with which so disas trous a blow must inspire all good citizens. The General in Command, therefore, issues the following orders :—From this day until further orders, the National Guard is ill wear mourn ing ; the officers will wear crape on the arm and sword-handle; the colours will be veiled with black, and the drums will bear a crape. (Signed) " Count GERARD. (By order) " JACQUENOT, Lieut.-Gen of the Staff." Immediately after the meeting of the Chambers a Bill pro viding for a Regency will be presented to the Legislature. It is also rumoured that, after the new Chamber has voted its Address, the Legislature will occupy itself with the project of a law having for its object the Regency being intrusted to his Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours, and fixing the age of 18 as the majority of the young Monarch, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Orleans retaining the education and guardian ship of her children. The Archbishop of Paris went yesterday to Neuilly, as he did on Wednesday. The Bishop of Versailles, the newly- , appointed Archbishop of Avignon, and the newly-appointed litshop of Tulle, went there yesterday. It is the Chapter of St. Denis who officiate in the chapel of Neuilly. They , are a-sisted by the clergy of St. Germain-l'Auxerrois and St. Roch, there being always on duty four canons and three priests of each of the two parishes. The sacred ser vice is thus organised : —During the whole morning, until one o'clock, masses are celebrated. At that hour vespers com mence, and are continued until night.. After midnight, ma ture are chaunted. 'The whole of the Royal Farrely, and the imitates of the chateau, attended miss yesterday. The King returned several times during the day to the chapel. Each lime, after having knelt down and prayed, he drew aside the drapery which covers the body of his son, and after having contemplated him with a touching resignation, sprinkled the body with holy water. The Prince still ljes on the sort of couch on which the body was placed when it was brought front the house where he expired Black draperies have been placed around him. Yesterday morning his Majesty gave orders that an apartment should be prepared at the chateau at Neuilly for her Royal Highness the Duchess of Orleans and the Princes her sons. At nets the Duke d'Aumale again went to the re sidence of the Duke of Orleans, at the Tuileries, where he su pet intended the arrangement of the papers of his deceased bro ther, and the putting on of the seals. During the day their Majesties received a telegraphic communication from the Duke de Nemours, who had received by telegraphs at Nancy the ac count of the melancholy blow which had fallen on the Royal F. mile. 'I he Prince announced that he should immediately set off for Plmnbieres, where it was calculated he could arrive before the first accounts could reach that place from Paris. It is feared that the Prince de Joinville will not receive for seve ral days the summons which has been sent to him by the King, for Admiral Ilueon's squadron was to leave the Bay of Naples yesterday fur Smyrna. Yesterday evening, and during the I 'whole of the day, a continued file of carriages covered the road to Neuilly. The number of visitors at the chateau was ins- intense. Their Majesties received no person, but the names were entered in a book at the door of the palace. Masses were celebrated yesterday in all the churches of Paris for the repose of the soul of the Duke of Orleans. The Queen was for three hours on her knees by the side of I the mattress on which her dying son lay extended- At her first arrival she took a small medal from her bosom, where it had rested ever since the day she received her first communion, arid placed it on the heart of her beloved child. " The Duke of Orleans," says the Univers, " appears to I have had a presentiment of an early death ; for he said, two days before the late disaster, to the Princess Clementine, who was speaking to him of the glorious chances of his future life, • I shall die young, sister ; I shall die shortly.' " The Constitutionnel says:— " 'the King's grief, although it may have appeared on Wednesday to have been less violent than that of the Queen, 1 vas not the less profound. He had sufficient firmness of mind to supple as his paternal feelings during the heart-rending scene, in order that he might be able to support the courage and resignation of his family. But afterwards, when he was t krown back upon himself, he became a prey to the more bitter affliction from a blow which brought back all the recollections of time severe trials he had to undergo in his youth. The deaths , of his two brothers, the Count de Beaujolais and the Duke de Alontpensier, to whom he was attached with the closest friendship, the warmest affection, left for a long time the deepest traces of affliction in his heart. Both these princes fell nearly at the same time in their youth, under the same insidious disease, pulmonary phthisis. After suffering a long and frightful imprisonment, they had rejoined their elder brother, and strengthened their union in the school of exile and misfortune, when it was severed by the death of one of them near London, and of the other on the rock of Malta. in May, 1807. At a later period the premature death of his amiable and accomplished daughter, the Princess Mary, again put the King's resignation to another severe trial. lie could not believe it possible for him to sustain a greater loss, so ele vated were the virtues, so high the talents of the chid therm torn from his affections. lie has, ho,sever, been destined to bear a still more poignant agony. His measure of grief has now been filled to overflowing by the sudden and terrible ac cident which has just bereft him of a son destined to succeed him on the throne, and whom he had himself initiated into all the intricacies and difficulties which surround France. To en dure this last domestic visitation, mixed up as it is with so many serious political consideratious, requires a fortitude of soul very rarely indeed to he found in man. Let us hope that his Ma jesty's character, tempered by so many adversities, will enable him still to be resigned to the decree of fate. Let us hope that Heaven, in consolation for pain so acute. may grant him the satisfaction ot living long enough to see his grandson arrive at an age when the crown may devolve upon him without appre hension of the kingdom being dislurbed by any violent com motion." (From Galignani's Messenger of Saturday. ) ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MELANCHOLY EVENT TO THE DUKE OF NEMOURS. A telegraphic despatch, per Metz, had made the sad loss known to Al. Arnault, prefect of the Meurthe, who immediately communicated it to General Villatte. The General under took to convey the intelligence to the Prince ; but on coming to perform his painful task was so pale and agitated that his Royal Highness conceived him to be taken suddenly ill, and kindly inquired what was the matter with him. •` Oh, Sir !" reelied General Villatte, " terrible news has arrived from Paris !" 1 understand you," exclaimed the Prince ; "the King is killed." " No, Sir; but the Prince Itoyal is no more. Ile died Yesterday at Paris, in consequence of a fall from hie can iage." 'this painful scene passed at seven in the morning, in the presence of numerous officers collected for an inspection of the quarters of the Ist Regiment of Hussars, which was en der the command of the Prince Royal in Ib3o, and filled e...ery one with grief ; the regiment more deeply than others, because it had to deplore the loss of him who had been its youne but intrepid Colonel. As soon as the Duke de Nemours could rouse himself from the first and overwhelming effects of this hitter news, he gave orders for his departure. At B he met Al. Berlin cte Vaux, who was on his way to nom aieres, and received from him time details of the disastrous catastrophe. The Duke was attended by one of his orderly officers, M. Borel do Bretizel. ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF NEMOURS AT NEUILLY. On Friday morning, at nine o'clock, a courier announced the approach of the Duke of Nemours, and the Royal Family went clown into the vestibule to receive him. We need not attempt to describe the meeting. Immediately after their meeting, the Duke of Nemours accompanied the King, Queen, and the rest of the. Royal Family to mass. The body of the deceased Plitice Royal had been removed for the purposes of the autopsy and embalming, but the catafalque remained ; the chapel was On the order of the day being read for going into Committee on the South Australian Bill, Mr. HUME objected to going on with the Bill at that late hour of the night. The Bill involved an expenditure of 250,000/. Lord STANLEY said it was very difficult for him to tell at what time he could bring it forward, as the Poor-law Bill was fixed for this evening. Mr. HUME said if it was brought forward that evening at half-past four o'clock, by giving it the precedence of the other public business, all objections would be removed. After a few words from Mr. V. SMITH, the further con sideration of the Bill was deferred till this evening. The Prisons Bill passed threugh Committee. Report this day. The Common Law Courts (Ireland) Bill was read a second time.—Committee this day. AC/r u On tI e leLo p r t T o R f tEh er os e to Committee recordo f S Supp l y y p being brought up, against the grant voted for the National Board of Education in Ireland. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether the Irish Education question had been left as an open question by the Cabinet ? Sir R. PEEL had proposed the vote this year as he had in 1835 ; the question had never been discussed. He did not un derstand that the Solicitor-General for Ireland had opposed the vote. There were few open questions in his Government. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON had, the other night, distinctly said he should not oppose the vote. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL wished to know whether, for the future, it was to be an open question.—(A laugh.) Captain JONES said the petitions for Ireland were so much in opposition to this grant as to ask for another grant for edit. ation, in connection with the Established Church. In all the Kildare-street schools Scriptural education was given. Mr. L EFROY complained that the Noble Lord had attacked him personally, the other evening. Lord EI.IOT had not alluded to the Hon. Gentleman at all. The Report was then brought up and agreed to. Mr. EWA RT moved for a return from the Assistant Poor law Commis!ioners•of the Chalton Union, near Manchester, showing the results of employing the able-bodied poor in that union, in reclaiming the waste land of Trafford Moss, both as respects the poor so employed and the improvement of the land. Sir J. GRAHAM said there were no materials for making such a retut u. Mr. EWA RT withdrew his motion. BOLTON POLICE. Mr. GRIMSDITCH moved for an account of all monies levied and raised under the Act 2 and 3 Vic., c. 25, for maintain ing apolice force in the borough of Bolton, and of the application of such monies; distinguishing the amount received and paid in each year, and specifying the amount of salaries or allow ances tc, the Commissioner, the Receiver, or Treasurer, and the Superintendent respectively ; and also the wages of the con tables, and the sum) laid out in clothing, and other c3ntingent expenses. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the account had been already laid before the House, and the Hon. Gentleman with drew his motion. FORGED EXCHEQUER BILLS REPORT. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving for leave to bring in a Bill for further regulating the prepara tion and issue of Exchequer Bills, announced that the Report of the Commissioners appointed to investigate the circumstances attending the alleged forgery of Exchequer Bills would be laid on the table next week. _ _ The remaining House remainin a g d joourrdneerds at tf Twothe 0 1? c a l y oc w k h . ere then disposed of, and the ABUSES AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUt'. Sia,—l have been attracted by the justice and public utility of certain observations, contained in The Sun of the 9th and 11th inst., under the head of "Abuses at the Custom-house." Asa recent tra veller, exposed to these annoyances, I desire to offer you my thanks for the good which these observations are calculated to effect, and to add another corrorro boration to their truth and necessity. In confirma tion of the injustice and inconvenience of the present abuses, I take leave to state a fact, which took place lately under my observation. I was passenger in the Menai steamer from Ostend to London, on Wednes day, June 22 ; on arriving at Gravesend, the custo mary Excise officers arrived on board, in their formal blue coats and trousers, and took the luggage into their safe keeping. Among the passengers was a cranky, gouty-looking old gentleman, whose outward man bore little note of his rank or pretensions ; and, in further explanation of these pretensions, his luggage was limited to a rickety deal box, that might have disgraced a displaced cook-maid. This passenger in timated his intention of transporting the aforesaid deal box, accompanied by his aforesaid self, on shore at Blackwall, which intention the officer strongly resisted, stating the imperative nature of his instruc tions, until the gentleman produced a card, on which was engraved the "Earl of Orford." This talisman wonderfully altered the tone of the official ; and, after a short consultation with one of his brethren, the less aristocratic passengers were surprised and mortified to see this h o mely-visaged peer step into a boat with his box and bag under his arm, and exempt fronci any of the delays opposed to less lordly travellers. A de mocratic passenger remonstrated with the officer on the injustice and impropriety of this proceeding, and threatened to report it to the proper quarter; the official looked vacant----had he been a Frenchman he would have shrugged his shoulders with infinite meaning, acknowledged it was very wrong, but . that even the CUstom-house would not distrust the deal box of a peer. The remainder of -the passengers, of which I was one, had to endure all the delay, and pay all the extravagant expense of which you complain, and against which, as a constant traveller in this line, I am glad to enter my protest. Having given a date and a fact that might implicate the officers employed, I beg to subscribe my name, and sign myself; your obedient servant, DENIS SHINE LAWLOR. Tralee, July 13, 1842. him, however, at length been recog nised, extraordinary career of Dias- I and the copious and strictly authentic nature of the which have come down to us, make it remarkable that his unparalleled history has not hither to been wied as the ground-work of a Rom ance. which give their best value to all The singular sy cl an p r ii a : b ul i ° l s i ' t capa bilities detailsof the r hav e, e s g u ar ki d e f i c n a t g ets nised, and the reading public may look in a few days for a work Doubtless, the extraordinary connexion under the editorship, of Air. Horace Smith; the author of ‘. B ram bl e tye House, which is likely to realise the most vivid Salvator Rosa with the rebellion of Naples, imaginations connected with this topic, without falsifying those of still more er m i ca o ac r ic e ,m p interactin g ishromances, ed and with its leader Alassaniello, will be taken due advantage of in this forthcoming romance, for the part played in it by the wild and eccentric painter is as well authenticated as that of SW= Cutlery Razors, Massaniello himself. MECIII'S SUILLING PENKNIVES — Th ese, and the askn an ds' d everything for the work , sixpenny tooth-brushes will prove that whils.thlelext:aseithreeseminogs.t elegant shop in London, he is determined to do business on the most reasonable terms He manufactures on his premises, 4, to have to announce a most t t he i. d a t y e r , - cagesL tii a c ah a zl d e o Bagatelle-tables, dtaraodlglir-a,esst:sersleilßeee....trivatsbeiLlltleo,essnir.decooTgnrea—inbtlbDese, I)ItrADVITI:ACCIDENT AND LOSS or LIFE AT the river Mersey, and for that :11reAal:IfutillNaGercrdenTwWhieich took place at Warrington on Saturday. It appears that the old 99ay Company have for some time past edn'aitoeimnipongrary railway upon bulks of timber, m d in uri us itg of the cti t: ea c un e r ipael canal at nsea e t‘ n ..l ! yv a a e n gaged tr e hre d ierne i gch n tti repairingblocks . e f s to their ne.. locks o. tls e a t operation, the foundationtave way. and the whole machinery, carriages, engines, &c., fell into the excavation upon tine work men below, two were instantly killed, and n i ne others had their i backs, legs, or arms broken n the most shocking manner, .everal of whom it is supposed cannot recover. One of the unfortunate men killed.leaves behind hin l a wik And nine . children. hung with black and surroundsd by tapers, and the priests in their mourning robes were standing at the altar, ready to com mence their prayers for the dead. This solemn and mournful aspect was the first v i ew th e D u k e d e N emours beheld of his re-entering that palace which, only a few days before, be left with confidence and happiness. At ten o'clock the Royal Fa mily went to receive the Count de Paris aed the Duke de Chartres, who arrived attended by the Marchioness de Fins. The young Princes are both in good health, and were carried by the King to the apartments prepared for them. They were unaware of the irreparable loss they had sustained, but even at their early age they could not but be affected at the deep traces of grief depicted in the countenances of their Royal relations, and, indeed, of every one around them. At one o'clock the Duke d' Aumale returned to Courbevoie, being called away by the duties of his regiment. At two the King held at Neuilly a Council of Ministers, which sat till half-past four. Their Ma jesties did not receive any one, but the palace was crowded by persons of all ranks, arriving to inscribo their names as making inquiries. The Queen of the Belgians is expected on Sunday. Up to ten o'clock last night no news had been received from the Duchess de Nemours and the Princess Clementine, who were on their way to Plombieres, where it is expected they w ou ld arrive at five o'clock yesterday morning. 'ARRIVAL OF HER. ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS AT NEUILLY. Ilerl;vai Highness the Duchess ot Orleans arrived at Neuilly on :saturClay morning. The first interview between the be reaved .sidow and the illustrious mourners at the chauteau wag, as use be imagined, of the most harrowing description. Could it be otherwise under the loss of such a husband, such a son? Iler Royal Highness drove rapidly to Neuilly without entering Faris. The blinds of her carriage were entirely closed. AUTOPSY AND EMBALNIENT OF THE BODY. 1)r. Pasquier, first surgeon of the Prince Royal, assisted by M. Pasquier, his father, who is tirst surgeon to the King, and Messrs. Fouquier, Auvity, Moreau, Blandin, Blache, Des touches, Sauve, and Seguin, the eminent physicians and surgeons, proceeded on Friday, in the presence of General Baron Athalin, the King's aide-de-camp, specially dele— gated by his Majesty to per.orm the autopsy of the - body of the Duke of Orleans. It commenced at seven in the morn ing, and lasted till eleven. The results were :—First, that the death of the Prince was caused by a fracture of the posterior part of the skull extending from one ear to the other, and ascending to the frontal ne, which was almost entirely severed from the head. Secondly, that all the other organs of his Royal highness were perfectly sound, and in such a sate of preservation as to admit of a belief that the Prince, whose constitution was excellent, and whose mode of living was admirably regular, would have lived to a great age. Another result from the autopsy is a conviction, in the minds of the faculty, that the head of the Prince had sustained all the force of the fall, as no other part of his Royal Ilignness's person was seriously injured, and hence they infer that lie did not jump out of his carriage, but was thrown out suddenly by some violent shock while he was standing up. A proces verbal of this delicate operation will of course be drawn up in due form, and will probably be made public. When the autopsy was completed the process of embalment was performed by the same medical commission. This occupied five hours more, being perfected by half-past five in the afternoon. At that hour Baron Athalin called in all the household officers of the King and Princes then at Neuilly, to be present at and verity the depositing of the remains of the defunct in the coffin pre pared to receive them. In their presence the body was wrapped in a waxed cloth, and laid in a leaden coffin, which was lined with white satin, the head being raised on a pillow covered with the same material. Over the body was placed the Prince Royal's uniform of a general officer, with his epaulettes, his riband, and other insignia of the order of the Legion of Ho ;lour, his sword, and his African kept'. This done, the in tors ices were filled up with wadding. The proces verbal was then signed by the persons present, rolled up, put into a bottle hermetically sealed, and placed in the coffin, which was imme diately after soldered up, and enclosed in an oak case covered with black velvet, and ornamented with silver nails, escutcheons, and handles. The heart of the Prince was in like manner enclosed in an urn of lead, cased with oak, covered with black velvet. The clergy were then admitted, and they sprinkled the august remains with holy water. This being done, the coffin and urn were carried back into the chapel, and replaced on the cenotaph. The funeral chants were immediately re commenced, and will lee continued until the final interment in the vaults at Dreux. When the embalment was completed, the Queen called in Dr. Pasquier, Jun., and received from him the account of the real cause of the death of the Prince. The Archbishop of Paris has issued a pastoral letter to all his clergy, directing masses to be performed in every church of his province for the repose of the soul of the departed Royal Duke. The same solemnity has been, or will be, or dained throughout all the dioceses of the kingdom. The Royal Chapter of St. Denis has sent a deputation to the King and Queen, expressing its participation in the general grief on the premature death of the heir-apparent to the Crown. A solemn service has been celebrated on this la mentable event in the church of St. Denis. On Thursday evening, M. Pradier was admitted into the chapel, and took casts of the face, hands, and feet of the illus trious corpse. M. De Calheux, director of the Royal Museums, superintended this operation. The features of his Royal High ness were not at all altered by death. They still expressed his natural benign serenity. The work was entirely successful, and there is no doubt that M. Pradier will produce a perfect resemblance of the lamented Prince, of whom there is only one truly faithful portrait, that recently finished by M. Ingres, which is deemed one of the master-pieces of that great artist. Queen Christina, in the evening of Thursday, came from MaJamison to condole with the Royal Family. Her Majesty, with delicate consideration, would not enter the court-yard in her carriage, but alighted at the gates, and walked from them to the palace in evident emotion. She was immediately re ceived by the King and Queen. The Globe has the following :—" The Queen is raid to have related that the Prince Royal came on Tuesday evening to Neuilly to take leave of the King and his family, and, as he was departing, she asked him if she should not see him again the next day, before he set out on his journey, to which he replied, Perhaps.' Was this a presentiment ?" EGYPT. A LEXANDRI A, JUNE 26.—Couriers have been despatched to all the provinces, ordering the new wheat to be brought down without delay, but there is so little water in the. canal that for another mouth we cannot expect any arrivals of importance. The Pacha is naturally anxious to avail himself of the reported demand for England to obtain high prices, and endeavours to induce offers now, while he reserves his decision until the wheat shall have arrived here. Ile is about to dispatch a frigate he has in the Red Sea (built some time since in Bombay ) with a cargo of wheat to the Mauritius, under the superintend ence of an English merchant here, whe sails with the vessel, entrusted with the charge of opening markets in the Eastern seas for Egyptian produce. During the past week a case of ridiculous exaction and com promise, unaided also by the British Consulate has occurred. Ihe wife of a Maltese resident last week died of plague— ' her son was clerk in the counting-house of an English merchant, at which, by the by, he had not attended since the nature of Isis mother's illness was known— and her house consequently shut up by the Board of Health, who nevertheless insisted upon the young man's en - 11,1°3er per forming quarantine ; his counting-house was forcibly shut up for two days, but fortunately being at some distance from his residence, he retained his liberty, and was eventually able to get possession of his counting-house, by allowing the Board of Health to perform the farce of depurgating it with chloride of lime. Englishmen here generally suppose themselves, owing to their exemption from Egyptian laws, to be subject only to that of England, which has until lately been administered by the Consul in cases of complaint against British subjects by a modification of the form of trial by jury, the Consul calling the assistance of two or four assessors, and the ac cused being confronted with his accuser, and allowed the privilege of cross-examining the witnesses against hire ; but by a newly-adopted system these formalities are dis pensed with, and in several instances before the public the proceedings have: been the following : —The written corn plaint of the accuser is forwarded to the accused, and he is called upon to reply in writing. In the meantime the written deposition upon oath of the accuser, and any witnesses he may have are taken by the Consulate, unknown to the accused, and so far from affording him the opportunity of cross-examination, the depositions against him are withheld from him. Upon these documents, vie., the accusation and reply, and the writ ten depositions, the Consulate, on their own responsibility, give and enforce a sentence. If a Frenchman misconducts himself, he has, at all events, the satisfaction of knowing that his Consulate bold a code according to which they must assign a punishment, if the offence be proved, and it is to be regretted that some such code is not given to the British Consulate, who have the great advantage aver a Justice of the Peace in England, that they are here amenable to no higher authority. An action at law will lie in England against a Justice of the Peace who ex ceeds the limits of his authority, but to proceed legally against a Levant Consul, the party aggrieved must wait till the Consul's return to England, and even then the expense of such a proceeding must preclude the hope of redress to many parties arbitrarily or unjustly condemned. It was only yesterday that, a Maltese, against whom proceedings were in progress, and who was advised by his lawyer to protest against the turn pro ceedings were taking, with a view to ulterior appeal, was ar rested by the Consul for presenting his protest, his watch and money taken from him by the Consulate Janissary, and his per son confined for nearly an hour, when, upon further considera tion, he was released ! A Magistrate in England has undoubt edly the power to arrest any person in the same way, but he renders himself liable thereby to an action for false impeison merit. I reserve for a future letter a note I have taken of se • veral }err discrepant sentences given by the Consulate latterly, which have excited much attention in our little society. No tidings yet of the India. THE COLLIERS' STRIKE. Br asfINGIIAM, SATURDAY EvEwssrc.—The colliers having again assembled in large bodies yesterday evening, the military were ordered to patrol the district, marching through New castle, Stoke, Lane End, and other places; and the 11Iagis trates issued notices, which were extensively distributed, calling upon the colliers to refrain from assembling in bodies, or com pelling others to leave the pits, as in case of their continuing such practices it was the firm determination of the authorities to make use of the force placed at their disposal for suppressing any disturbance which might be attempted. During the early part of this morning bodies of men began to assemble in the neighbourhood of Newcastle and Longton, lining the road for a considerable distance. A large proportion of them consisted of idle and mischievous vagabonds, wit) had no concern with the turn-out, beyond the disposition to avail themselves of the differences between the masters and work men, for the purpose of creating a disturbance. These fellows entered the shops at the outskirts of the town, and demanded, or rather helped themselves to bread, bacon, &c. ; and on the read several market people were stopped in their carts, and ransacked of provisions. A case of this kind eocurred near Lane End at 10 o'clock this morning. These outrages, how ever, were speedily put a stop to, on information being con veyed to the Magistrates of the proceedings of the mob, and mariv of the ringleaders have been taken into custody. While the soldiers, headed by the Magistrates, were leaving Newcastle last night, some stones were thrown at the cavalry, which at one time threatened very serious consequences ; and were it not for the timely interference and remonstrance of Captain Powys, who addressed the people assembled, and pointed out the inevitable result of any open violence on their part, a hostile collision would in all probability have taken place. The remonstrance of the worthy Magistrate, however, happily had the desired effect, and the soldiers were suffered to continue their march without further molestation. Sll NI/A V A ITERNOON.-11. Is stated that the colliers are to return to work at Alr. Sparrow's to-morrow morning, where the turn-out first took place, and as the miners at the other works had joined the strike through the personal influence and threats of Mr. Sparrow's men, there is every expectation that matters will be satisfactorily arranged. Alderman Copeland left the Potteries yesterday morning for London, at the re quest of the Magistrates, to ecinmunicate to Goverment the exact position of affairs in the district, and to make arrange ments for having an efficient military force stationed there until the present. crisis shall have passed over. 1 4 AR"EST STEAM VESSEL 1N THE W ORLD.-- Orders were r ece i ve d a t W oo l w ich during the pa st week to mild a war steam-vessel of very large dimensions, to be named " The Dragon. - The order has been c ountermanded, so far as regards her beim -, built at Woolwich ; but she will be inume diately commenced at Sheerness or Chatham, most probably at the latter port. Souse idea may be formed of the stupen dec., magnitw 4 e of this vessel c:istr. it is stated her engines are to be of the immense poaer of WO horses. The Devastation, and other first-class steamers at present in the service, have only epOes of 400 liorwpOVlCT. From a gentleman who has recently been through a consi derable put of Sussex we learn that the wheat crops look well, and in some places they are luxuriant.. The straw is unusually high, the ears large, and the grain good. —Brighton Herald. I he craps in our immediate neighbourhood are looking re markably well ; the fructifying showers and genial weather with Which we have been favoured in this part of the country have put the corn into such a state as to induce the hope of a bountiful harvest being realised.- Hants Independent. The crops in the neighbourhood of Chesterfield promise a luxuriant harvest. We understand that there has scarcely ever been known such an abundant wheat crop. The hay crop is generally in course of cutting in the district, and appears to be an average. All through the county the crops generally look and promise well.— Derbyshire Chronacle. A marked improvement in appearance is observable in crops of all kinds ; and nothing has as yet occurred to alter the opinion generally believed in, that we shall have a good, pro probably an abundant harvest.— Carlisle Journal. The late rains have been exceedingly beneficial to the crops generally, especially those of wheat and turnips. A little of the former has been beaten down in places, but not, we believe, to any injurious extent. The hay harvest has been a good deal interrupted, but full compensation will be atiorded by a luxu riant crop of lattermath.— Gloucester Journal. Never was there a season for more congratulation in the prospect of an early and very abundant harvest than the pre sent. The weather is all the farmer can wish. After a long period of heat the land has been refreshed with some delightful showers, which have penetrated into the earth. The appear ance ut the country is most delightful All round the town, wheat and barley is in the ear. 'fhe hay harvest may now be said for the most part to be finished ; although the crops are comparatively light, yet the hay was never got up in better condition than it has been this season. The early potatoes are fast approaching maturity ; in a few weeks there will be au abuiivant supply.— Herbs Paper. 'tile country looks delightful under the influence .of the general temperature of the weather which continues to prevail. Herbs, flowers, and fruits, have rut forth every beauty, and are redolent of fragrance. The pasture land and potatoe crops have derived incalculable benefit from the late rains, as has also the vat crops, while the continuance and character of the moisture hats not been such as to produce any injurious effects upon the wheat lands. We look forward to an early anal abundant harvest. • The whole country has a delightful appearance. lrateifbrd Chronicle. Our currespondents—ea , t, west, north, and south—write on • this subject nearly in the same words. Take this as a specimen : —" 'the country looks most charming. Potatoes and wheat never promised more, and but rarely such abundant crops. The hay, though light, is good, and in places has been well saved. A few dry days will enable the haymakers to complete their part of harvest, and the farmers are everywhere ',tilting forward to its completion with the most cheering prospects and thankful ness.— Dublin Evening Packet. FRENCH HAItVEST.—The Courtier du Haut Rhin says—" he harvest will be a very fine one, and consequently the fall in our markets continues. The ear is full, and pro mises to produce abundance of flower. The straw will be short, but this forage is still at a low price. On the other hand, the trefoils and other seeds are very scanty. The vines have suffered severely from the heat, and drought. The blossom of the vine has been attacked by the parole to such an exten.that the whole of the vine-growers from Ribeauville to thiebwiller will lose all hope of a gathering, unless they have some rain very shortly. In the Bas Rhin, on the contrary, the vines, which are almost always a fortnight behind ours, are in a very flourishing state. Even there, however, the waia. of rain is severely felt." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREE7'. James Lan!dale, about 30 years of age, dressed in faded ap parel, but who had evidently, as it is termed, seen •• better days," was placed at the bar, charged with having " secreted himself in the private grounds of Kensington Palace, for an un lawful purpose." Thomas Waigh, foreman of Kensington Gardens, stated, that between three and four yesterday morning, as he Vies going his rounds, he found the prisoner lying, apparently asleep, on the grass, within the inclosure of the private grounds of the palace, near to the Dial Walk. The spot where he was lying was a short distance from the building and immediately underneath the sleeping apartment of his Royal Ilighti lis the Duke of Sussex. He had a w hite cloth, spotted with what ap peared to be blood, over his face ; and witness, suspecting he NY Al , sonic person who had committed suicide, went up and removed it and found the prisoner was uninjured and feigned to be asleep. Witness caused him to arise, and asked him how he came to he in that particular part of the gardens; he replied, I I was unfortunately locked in." Witness told him that he must take him before a Alagistrate. The prisoner said, he hoped he should not be sent to gaol, as he had made application for a situation, which he had every reason to believe he should obtain in a few days. Mr. INIALTer —I am inclined from your manner to believe what you say, and I shall not punish you this time, but it must be distinctly understood that all intruder,, at unseasonable Ihours, in the Gardens or the Parks, will be vigorously proceeded against. The prisoner was then discharged. GL ERA 1\ "11 E 'ELL. . William Jones was charged with driving his cab furiously, by whieli the lite of John Quin is seriously endangered. From the evidence it appeared that on Saturday night last between the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock, the prisoner was driving at the rate of twelve miles an hour iu Swinton street, Islington. When approaching the toll-bar there, and Quin, a person in the employment of the Imperial Gas Com pany, attempted to cross the road, he was knocked down by thy stink. of the cab, and the two left wheels went over his chest. Tie worst feature is the case was that when the pri soner was called on to halt, that the man was dying, he conti tinned to drive on until stopped by Pohee-constable Ryan. Quin Las been dreadfully injured The blood rushes from his use and ears, and he was conveyed to the London Hospital almost in a sate of insensibility. The surgeon's certificate was produced. It stated that th• prisoner's lite was in great danger. .111 r. Coarse said the yesente of the surgeon would be ne cessary. He would remand the prisoner until Wednesday nest. THE SHUGBOROT/GH HALL SALE This long -expected event approaches; and as Ise fen?' th e our readers, who have so repeatedly seen the auction annosaucett in our columns, may take some interest in a sale .which opens to the world treasures of no inestimable kind, wa deem somr information as to the place and unseasonable. property will n o t he consiatiered. of Stafford, and has fur time i mmemor i al been the at Shughborough Hall is not f ar di stant from the county town Anson family. It was much i m p rove d and the mare ion att of the en larged by the celebrated admiral and circumnavigator whose conquest of the Spanish galleons brought considelahht riches to an ancient family, and enabled him to increase the landed estate, and adorn the Hall with pictures of the high eat class, and statutes of the ancient sculpt ors , w hi c h his Iu yea of the fine arts, and almost constant communication witta the Mediterranean, at that time rendered easy. It was. however, during the life-time of the late much-respected Vis count that the !amity fortunes may be considered to base been matured—the princely domain was still further augmented, the tenants brought to a state of prosperity, the family seat en larged to its present noble state, the matchless collection of pic tures increased by purchases of the most inestimable description, whilst, with the assistance and frequent residence at Shug borough of .Nollekens, the eminent sculptor, the gallery of statues aria busts was brought to its present unequalled position. It is rarely that so many statues of the ancient sculptors are found congregated ; and, we believe, that no gallery in this country possesses so many splendid specimees of the Greek and Human sculptors. his portion of the auction occupies an entire day ; whilst another is devoted to the collection of pictures, which includes the rarest treasures of the Italian and Dutch and Flemish schools. There are two grand gallery pictures, by Guido, which are matchless as works of the hi g h es t c l ass, two splendid landscapes by Pouss i n, a Claude of unquestionable authority, a Cuyp of a most brit- Dant power and interesting description, a landscape, the joint production of Both arid Berham, which may lank as the finest specimens of these masters in this country; hut in no collec two are there known so many and such iieautitul pictures b y nniervelde, as will be se e n a t Sh ug b oroug h . O ne i s o f very large size, representing a calm, with shipping in the offing, which way be pronounced the chef croluvre of this Mimi/able master; and singular to relate, the companion picture, pour traying a stilt breeze, of similar dimensions, is by Backberg sen, and a more splendid or remarkable pair sf pictures is not known. There is also a very extraordinary landscape, with sheep, by K. ou Jardine, a master whose works are seldom to be procured; with others of vast merit by Dorninichino, Zuccarelli, Poelemburg, 'renters, gembrandt, and many more, abuse works would adorn any collection. The Library of Books is very extensive, and occupies the first three days of the auction, including numberless works of vast interest and value. A complete series of County Histories, the storks of J. B. riramsi, with an infinity of volumes moat beautifully illustrated. A most extensive Cellar of Wince &kw offers its attractions, including nearly 1,00(1 dozens ; and when the reputation of the present noble owner has enjoyed of pos sessing wales of a high character be remembered, we have no doubt the bow rirans of Staffordshire and the surround i ng days de% oted to this poe:aon of the sale. The Champagnes and counties will make a point of attending the auction in the t wo Clarets in St. James's-square were highly thought of; and see hear some of the same vintages will be found at Shugborough, with the addition of several bins of the well-known Cabinet wine, which was imported expressly for the members of the Me burne Ministry. of which report speaks in the highest terms, and howerei: the public may differ with them upon ether topics, we have no doubt upon this all-important one, a simi larity of opinion will prevail. The other days of the auction will be occupied by the dispo sal of the furniture in the grand reception rooms, the state bed chamber, and dressing-rooms, and an endless number of best and secondary bedchambers ; the great dining-room, library, and sitting-rooms; and when we hear, during the hospitable days of the present Noble Earl, a host of visitors have been en tamed at Shugborough Hall, we leave our readers to imagine the extent of property which will have to he disposed of. The catalogue, as published by Air. George Habit's, is a most voluminous affair—the auction occupying fourteen days. In these railroad times a trip to Shugborough and bark may almost be accomplished during the long days of July, except that the treasures there to be seen will induce the visitor to tarry be yond the proper limit for his return.—.Argun. THE WEATHER. AND THE CROPS. Almost all the provincial journals afford the cheering intel— ligence that the recent seasonable rains have been pretty ge ❑eral throughout the country ; and accounts from an (palters agree in the anticipation of an early and generally abundant harvest. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, JULY 16.—The Independent announces the following important intelligence in a few lines, the too great COMO elleSS of which is to be regretted • " We are able toannuunce that our negotiations at Paris hays obtained from the French Government the exception to the ordinance of the 26th of June. The convention was to have been signed yesterday, but the death of the Duke of Orleans will probably cause the signature to he delayed for a few days." Tneir Alaiesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, its deep mourning, left the Palace of Lacken this morning at eight o'clock. They proceeded to the south station of tl.e iron railway, where several persons o f distinction had preceded I hero. Their Majesties were aceornparicdb k7 yth ke. eßar T o he nt i s r s v o rst and Captain d'llanim tie :tioa sui•e were also in mourning. The trains set out at half-patt eight. The Iheistrates of Liege have resolved that the fete i n honour of Grt'try shall be celebrated with some modificationsi though the deplorable event of the death of the Duke of Orleans will prevent the King and Queen from honouring them syith their rinetice• T BE ASSEMBLY FtST.—At the meeting of the United Associate Presbytery of Edinburgh, held on Tuesday. the sth current, a letter w•as read from the Rev. Mr. Smart, Moderator of the United Associate Synod, enclosing copy of a communication from the Rev. Dr. Welsh, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, requesting the co-operation of the Associate Synod in observing the Fast to he , held next week. After discussing the subject at considerable length, the Presbytery came to the unanimous resolution, that as the chief reason assigned by the General Assembly as a ground fur fasting—viz., tiae sins and difficulties of the Estab lished Chutch—is one in which Dissenteis cannot sympathise, the Presbytery decline the proposed co-operation. Alt the other Dissenting bodies in the country have, so far as we have teen, come to a fimilar resolution.— Scotch Parcr. oi lk