The Sun. — London, England, 1849-07-20 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE. Bonoucit, JULY 16.—The accounts continue to come very unfavourable. We have a firm market at last week's prices. The duty is e,titnated at 65,0001. MAIDSTONE.—AIthough some of the grounds in this district are "as bail as bad can be," yet a sufficient number show " pluck" enough to create hopes of hops, as although the vermin stick to them, and seem to follow them nearly as fast as they grow, the blues are not without indicatiins of such vigour as will enable them to beat their enemies at last, although it will undoubtedly be a hard fight. Generally spelling, good farming will " MlREWO4Tll.—Notwithstanding the flattering tale which has been told for some weeks past by your con temporary, we can assure yon the hops in this parish are getting worse very fast, and not partially, but gene rally, so much so that a favourite pet ground, which was offered to be laid at six bags per acre about a month since, we can now find no person wild enough to back at 6 cwt. There has been no prospect of an average crop for these last six weeks, as there has been great quantities of vermin, several grounds very slack of bine, and the mould to a considerable extent in some groucds; the ap parent strong bine appears now to show strong signs of distress from want of moisture and the ravages of the vermin. WA.TEILINGSURY.—The hops in this pariah get worse daily, as we cannot observe any decrease of vermin, and the hops want rain, the weak grounds more particularly so. The mould appears in some grounds while on the other hand there are some few grounds which are a little free from vermin, and in which the bine looks healthy, but they are " few and far between." NETTLESTEAD.—The hops get worse, as the vermin do not decrease, and the slack grounds suffer much for want of moisture. There are more grounds short of bine in this parish this year than usual. There is every appearance of a very short crop. TESTON.—The bine in this parish is stronger than in some of the adjoining parishes, yet the hops get worse daily, and we can see no prospect of an average crop, as the vermin do not decrease. . . . . . NULLING.—The hops, though coming into burr, look less promising than they did last week, turning yellow, rusty, and black. WROTBA3L—There is not so much vermin on the hops as there was, but the honey-dew still continues, and the hops altogether do not present a much more fa vourable appearance. Great hopes are entertained that the Midsummer shoots will yet produce a good crop. BRENCBLEY.—The hops are still in a very bad state. A great proportion is quite given over to a blight; in others a little freshness appears. On close inspection the vermin is found to follow them up. CRANBROOR.—We have taken considerable pains during the last week in watching the development of the midsummer shoot, and we find it is very generally followed closely by the vermin. There are some few plantations in which we fancy we can discover a slight improvement, but in the aggregate they are getting worse than reported in our last; even in the best grounds the heads of the bines seem disinclined to fraternise with each other, curling back towards the poles, and evincing a weakness (caused by the deprivation of the sap through the glut of fly) which prevents them from covering the poles. YALDING.—Our hops in some few grounds that far preceded others, do not look so well as they did. The cold nights of late have been very prejudicial. IGBTHAM AND SEAL.—Some grounds in high situa tions bid fair for a sprinkle of hops, but those in the valleys continue much in the same state as last week. EDENBRIDGE.—There is an improvement in some of the best grounds, but the weak bines can do but little, if anything. HAWILEIIIRST.—In this neighbourhood scarcely any improvement can be noticed, as the vermin follow the young shoots too quickly for them to make any way. TICEHURST.—The partial clearance of vermin noticed a fortnight since has been succeeded by fresh lice, which follow up the young shoots, where sufficient vigour re mains in the plant to produce them. We may still except a few favoured pieces of bine that have as yet been but partially attacked with the general blight. Upon the whole, the estimate of the ensuing crop is very low, and any great improvement is now become hopeless, iIiTIISTOREEN.-With few exceptions the hops in this neighbaurhoo.l are iu a worse condition than they were last week. ORPINGTON.—The hops are very much in the same state as last week, the young shoots being covered with lice, as fast as they come; but about halt of the grounds are so blighted, that there is no appearance of fresh shoots, neither can there be, as they are quite done for. Where the young shoots come we may grow about three cwt. per acre. FARNHAM, ALTON, AND COUNTRY DISTRICTS, JULY 16.—There is no improvement to notice. The annual hop dinner at the lien and Chickens Inn, Froyle, took place on Wednesday last, under the able presidency of George Trimmer, Esq., of Farnham. The fare was sumptuous. The nominations for the old duty varied from 45,0002 to 105,0001, and the general opinion was much against a crop. On reference to the records of bygone years, it appeared that in 1840, on the 11th July, the duty was estimated at 85,0001., but that it realised only about 34.0001.—gaidstone Gazette, July 17. INVERNESS GREAT SHEEP AND WOOL FAIR. (From the Inverness Courier.) Our annual market is now nearly over, and we are happy to be able to state that transactions have on the whole been satisfactory. As a fall of prices was antici• gated, the market was what is called a stiff one. The sellers were unwilling to submit to a large reduction, and the buyers were equally unwilling to rush hastily into purchases. Hence, Thursday was entirely a blank day. The street in front of the Caledonian Hotel was crowded with gentlemen sauntering about, discoursing of their prospects and intentions, and enjoying the fine weather which fortunately prevailed during the whole of the market. On Friday comparatively little was done, but towards the evening some sales of wool were effected. This day most of the principal fleeces were disposed of before dinner, but many of the stocks remained unsold till a later hour. With respect to wool, the rise has been very considerable. Cheviot wool which sold last year at us. and Ils. Gd. sold freely at 15s. and les. per stone. The demand was great, and little has been left for con signment to the commission agents. Iu stock the fall has been about equal with the rise in wool. Cheviot wedders, as compared with last year's prices, are down from 4s. to 53.; ewes, from 2s. to 33. 6d.; lambs, about 2s. The sales last year were generally considered too high, and some of the purchasers suffered from their attend ance at our market. In addiiiou to the rise in the price of his wool, the farmer has another advantage in the cheapness of his smearing materials. There was not a single importation of butter from America last year, and this season the supply has been extensive, particularly from New York. Table-butter has also been uncom monly plentiful, and the consequence is, that contracts have been entered into here for butter at 441. per ton, which last year was 584 In looking at the statistics of the market, and the prospects of the farmer, the following is an important consideration :—There is a fleece of every sheep for sale, and about five fleeces make a stone. There is, however, only a fifth part of the ewes, and about a third of the wed der stock sold at the market ; and this brings the number of stones of wool and the number of sheep disposable in a season nearly on a par. The great ad vance of the fleece will, therefore, come nigh to reim burse the farnser for the fall on the carcase, or at least to render the difference of no great amount. With such prices, and the prospect of a good harvest, added to the improving condition of the manufacturing districts, we hope we may congratulate our agricultural and pastoral friends on their present situation, which, we sincerely trust, may suffer no further deterioration. SHEEP.—We believe the first lot of Cheviot sheep sold at this market was Mr. Horne of Lsngwell's wedders, purchased by Mr. Gilleson, at 255. The Lang well ewes were afterwards sold at 193. The following is a note of some of the principal sales reported to us:— Eribol wedders, 253; ewes, 17s; Ribigill, 24s 6d and 17s 6d.; Bighouse, 24s and 19s; Mr. Paterson's ewes (Arms dale and part of Melness, 800 in all), 18s; Torbol ewes, 183; Achmore wedders, 255, ewes, 17s; Auchinduich, 22s and 143 6d; Glendu, 25s 6d and 16s ed; Sandside, 25s and 16s; Ratagan wedders, 22s 6d; Gordonbush, 243 Gd and 15s; Balnakiel, 22s 6d and 14s 6d; Keoldale, 24s and 163; Ledmore wedders, 225; Mr. Brown, Link wood, wedders, 245, ewes, 16s; Inverbrora ewes, 16s; Ardross wedders, 225, ewes 14-r; Skelpick wedders, 23s ewes, 17s; Shewglie wedders, 235; Kyleakin wedders 21s, ewes, 12s ; Borgie ewes, 16s ; Mr. Gentle, De wedders, 22s 9d ; the Scorrybrough wedders, 24s 6d ; the Kingsburgh ewes, 16s. Mr. Seller sold his Suther land wedders at 261, or 261 per clad score ; ewes, 17s ; his Morven wedders, 211 los per clad score ; and his ewes, Cheviot and crossed, at 121 per ditto. Mr. K. Murray, Tain, sold the Forest Farm wedders at 23s 6d ; ewes, 14s sa ; Scorrybrough ewes, 15s 6d ; Calgary ewes, 16s. Toe highest prices for Cheviot stock are generally obtained by the Messrs. Hall, Scibercross, and Mr. Houston, Kintradwell. Mr. Hous ton has sold his wedders at 30s, ewes 20s. The Messrs. Hall have sold their ewes at 21s, but to this time (ten o'clock) we cannot learn that their wedders are disposed of. Mr. Kerr, salesman, bought the Drynoch wedders at 221 5s per clad score; ewes, 12/ lOs. The Ospisdale wedders sold at 23s 6d; ewes, 14s 6d. The highest price reported for Cheviot lambs was 14,, given for the Cambusmore lot; Torbol lambs, 12s; Borgie, lls; Flodigarry, Its 6i; Mr. Sutherland's paly lambs, 7s; Ribigill mid ewe lambs, 9s; Mr. Finlayson, Dingwall, sold his Cheviot lambs at lOs; Ebest monts, 14s; lambs, 93 3 , 1; Scallasaig lambs, 1 Is. The Corrybrough blackfaced lambs, 7s; Ballachrean, Kingussie, 7s 61; Glenfintaig cross lambs, 9s. Mr. Clark, of Ulva, sold the I.Tiva cross wedder lambs at from Bs. to 9i.; the Liggan Ulva cross wedder lambs at the same price. Mr. T. Anderson, Gairloch sold the Kerrisdale cro ss we d ders at 20s, etyes, ditto, 1:0. Mr. Maclennan, Ord, so ld the C slack ewes at 14s ; Mr. Mackenzie, Scardroy, slack Scatwell, slack ewes, Its 6d. s e wes at 14s; Mr. Macra e , tranchrubie owes, 163; wedders, 22i. Most of the blackfaced stock was reserved for sale at Fort William on Tuesday next. WooL—The prineipal lots of Cheviot wool were aod at 16s per stone—namely, the c lip o f M r. St-IlarMolr vich, the Bighonse, the Loehi nver , the Achmore, the Torboll, the Ardross, the ' the Inverpuly, t h e Sandside, the Cambusmore , and the Skelpick—all these Jots at 16a per stone. Some also good lots sold at 15s. The Knockfin clip (about 1,400 stone) was disposed at 1155; also the Auchinduich clip Iss ; Mr. John Chisholm, Inverness, bought from 6,000 to 7,000 stones at prices varying from 13s 6d to 16 s . M r. Stewart, Flodigarry, sold his Cheviot wool at 14s 6d; the Forest Farm wool, 15s 6d ; Richrakan, 13s 6d. The Conan half-bred hog, white, was bought by Mr. Johnstone, Invern?ss, for 20s 6d ; it was con sidered among the best lots in the market. Mr. John atone also bought several lots of laid wool for 12s to 14s 6d. The Gairloch Cheviot wool "sold at 14s 3d ; cross do. 10s. Cheviot wool, salved with Messrs. Tap' THB for and Co.'s, Leith, salve, at 16s 6d ; the Scibercross wool 16s 6d. Mr. Gentle, Dell, sold his wool at 16s 3d. Drynoch wool 13s 6d. New Kelso wool 15s. Ospisdale wool 16s. The Kaockfin white washed Cheviot wool was bought, we believe, by Mr. Adams, at 19s per stone. Several lots of blackfaced wool sold at 6s and 6s 3d per stone. SHEARING MATERIALS.—The great supply of American butter has caused a material decline in the price of smearing materials. Mr. Turner, Greenock, contracted to supply Mr. Sellar at 441 per ton for grease butter, and 17s per barrel for American tar. Other sales were made at 451 per ton, 3m. delivered. Virginia tar (a superior description of American), at 19s per barrel. Orders for smaller quantities were given at 44s to 46s per cwt. for grease butter. Mr. Anderson, Leith, and Mr. Turner, Greenock, had orders for great quantities at those prices. PUBLIC SALE.—At six o'clock this evening (Satur day), the stock on the farms of Tallisker and Rhundunan were offered for sale by public auction in the Caledonian Hotel—Mr. Fraser, sheriff-substitute, Fort William, judge; Mr. Hutchison, auctioneer. The room was crowded, and all the principal gentlemen attending the fair were present. The first lot put up consisted of 500 Rhundunan three-year-old black-faced wedders, which were put up at 161 10s per clad score, and knocked down to Mr. Sprott, Burness, at 181. A lot of 700 Rhundunan three-year-old cross wedders were next put up at 211., but were withdrawn, no offers having been made. 200 Rhundunan three-year-old Cheviot wedders were next put up at 214 and went at the upset price to Mr. Paterson, Sandside. The Tallisker three-year-old Cheviot wedders, 1,000 in number, were then exposed at 221 per clad score, and were disposed of at that price to Mr. Paterson. The Rhundoaan blackfaced crock ewes, 500 in number, went at the upset price, 104 to Mr. Gibbons, of Liverpool. The nex. e . lot was of Rhun dunan cross gimmers, eild, f or w hi c h there were no offerers at 141 per clad score. The Tal,`isker Cheviot crock ewes (500) were offered at 131; and a:te:.,r a smart competition, went at 14154 to Mr. Anderson, 1.47, .'n 2 b 1 i 311, Coupar-Angus. This concluded th e p u blic sale' ,_ live stock, and the sale of Wool—all of the clip of 1849'—Was proceeded with. The first lot consisted of 1,700 stimes l laid Cheviot washed, which was offered at 13s 6d, sa;d went to Mr. Rennie, of Balliliesk, at 15s. The next lot, 80 stones Barra hog, was knocked down to Mr. Rennie at the upset price, 12s. The next, 360 stones, cross laid, washed, also went to Mr. Rennie at the upset price, 11s; as did the next lot of 120 s t ones bl ac kf ace d smeared, at 6s. For the next lot, 170 stones blackfaced white, offered at lOs per stone (54 lb), there was no competi tion. After the sale, this lot was sold by private bar gain to Mr. Rennie, at 8s per stone. The lot of 700 cross three-year-old Rhundunan wedders was also sold privately, at 201 per clad score, to Mr. D. Welsh, Fetter cairn; and the lot of 120 cross gimmers, eild (Rhun dunan), to Mr. Pagan, Liverpool, at 113. COLONIAL REFORM DINNER, On Wednesday about fifty gentlemen, friends of colonial reform, dined together at the Trafalgar Hotel, Green wich. The company included many of the chief friends of an improved colonial administration. Sir William Molesworth, M.P., presided, supported by Lord Lyt telton, Lord Monteagle, Lord Naas, M.P., the Ho nourable F. Baring, Mr. Miles, M.P., Mr. Baillie, M.P., Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., the Honourable F. Scott, M.P., Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mr. Milnes, M.P., Mr. E. G. Wakefield, Mr. Horsman, M.P., Mr. Hutt, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P., Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. Bass, Mr. M. Gibson, &P., Mr. Monsell, M.P., Mr. M. J. O'Connell, M.P., Mr. Mangles, M.P., Mr. Godley, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Mackay, Mr. Micheli, &c. Lord Lincoln, Lord Talbot, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Hume, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Stafiord, and Mr. Napier were unavoidable absent. The usual loyal and constitutional toasts were first drank. The toast of " The Army and Navy" was not spoken to, but several gentlemen amused themselves with calling for Mr. Cobden. Sir W. MOLESWORTH, in proposing " Prosperity and good government to the Colonies," noticed various circumstances which were causing colonial affairs to occupy a very considerable portion of the attention of all classes—the great amount of emigration, the change in our commercial system, the writings of eminent and distinguished men who had carefully studied the subject with a view of relieving our economical difficul ties, and the demands made of late years upon the public purse in respect of the colonies; in the last twenty years we had expended 100,000,0001. upon our colonies, and yet they did not contain above 1,600,000 Eng lish or Irish people. In the past session more questions than ever affecting the colonies were brought under consideration. The Hon. Baronet briefly ran through the history of them, concluding with the Australian Colonies Bill, the postponement of which he conceived would produce great discontent and dissatisfac tion, especially in Van Diemen's Land. Year after year the most solemn promises of free institutions had been made, but only to be broken.—(Hear, hear.) There was a conviction in this country that there were grave errors in our system of colonial goverment, a system secret and irresponsible, a system that must be said to be characterised by ignorance, negligence, and vacillation.—(Hear, hear.) How was the system to be reformed? Why, free institutions must he freely bestowed upon all colonies which were fit for self-government. The distinction must be carefully drawn between imperial and local questions, and the lat ter must be left entirely at the disposal of the local Le gislature.—(Hear, hear.) He would call upon Lord Nlonteagle to respond to the toast—the Noble Lord who founded the free colony of South Australia.—(Hear.) Lord MONTEAGLE begged to say that, without dis puting the charges of ignorance and negligence brought against the Colonial•office, be must, as far as he was concerned, repudiate the charge of vacillation, for he wus not at the Colonial-office long enough to allow of his changing his mind.—(Laughter.) If he had a pleasant recoll,ctton of that office, it was connected with South Australia. He " sat by its cradle," and had watched its progress-- "From good to better, daily self-surpass'd." Those were strangely mistaken who referred its pros perity to its mineral and other productions. There was something in it superior to copper, or silver, or gold—. (Hear, hear)—something without which its mineral wealth would be but dross.—(Hear .heir.) The Noble Lord concluded by proposing " The reform of our Colonial Policy," requesting Lord Lyttelton to speak to that toast. Lord LYTTZLTON presumed that both himself and the Noble Lord were supposed qualified to discuss the delinquencies of the Colonial-office on the principle "set a thief to catch a thief."—(A laugh.) The over whelming multiplicity of details in that depart ment was such as to make it impossible for the Colonial Secretary to form a well-considered opinion upon the subjects that came beforq him. Everythin g was referred to th a t o ffi ce , t o be tinkered and patched here. It was becoming absolutely necessary to lay down some limitation and rule us to what matters should be reserved for imperial control—a question surely not impossible to be settled, with the aid of the writings of such men as Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Roebuck, and the example of the United states, and indeed of our own Government, when framing constitutions for New Zea. land and tor the Australian colonies.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord proposed "Local self-government for our Colonies." Some toasts then f llowed, having a more particular and special reference. Mr. F. Baring brought before the company the case of New Zealand; Mr. Godley respond ing. Mr. M. Milnes rendered a graceful tribute to the memory of Mr. C. Buller. Mr. Aglionby proposed "the Health of the Chairman;" Mr. F. Scott "Success to Emigration ;" Mr. Baillie, " the Better Government of the Crown Colonies;" Mr. Horsman " Successful Emi gration from Ireland ;" Mr. Adderley "Freedom to Australia." The case of Canada was appropriately com mitted to Mr. Mackay. The proceedings lasted to a rather late hour. ACCIDENT TO MR. COWAN, M.P.—We learn that this gentleman met with a severe accident on Thursday was on his way t o di ne w i th last. Mr. Cowan, it app ears , the Town Council at Kirkhill, the country residence of the Lord Provost, when the horse upon which he was riding either stumbled or fell, when we regret to say, he was thrown upon the road with such violence, that he lay for some time ka a state of insensibility. He was carried into a house in the village of Carrington, and medical aid being promptly at hand, the Hon. Mem ber soon recovered so much that he was enabled to return home that evening, and we understand that he is now nearly well again. —Scotsman. THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR AND THE AMERICAN POLICE.—On inauguration day the arrangetn, nt was to admit no carriages at the north gate of the capitol (Washington), and the Foreign Ministers were obliged to alight and enter on foot. All did this with becoming grace until the arrival of Bodisco, the Russian Minister, who, in his excessive dignity, ordered the gate to be opened to admit his carriage. Nobody obeyed. " Send for the police!" shouted the exasperated Russian. An offi cer presented himself. ." Open this gate directly, sir!" Police: " Shan't do it, sir."—Bodisco: " I am a foreign minister!"—P.: " Can't help that, sir."—B.: " I em the minister from the Russian Court!"—P.: " The Pre sident of the United States can't drive his carriage through this gate to-day, sir."—B.: " I shall report you, sir!"—P.: "Report and be d—d, sir!"—B.: "H ow shall I g e t i n ?"—P .: " On foot, sir." So the discomfited minister Wll3 compelled to alight and foot it ingloriously through thecrowd.—New England Washingtonian (U.S.). COINING BY WHOLESALE.—A Frenchman, named Joseph Forcade, was examined before Colonel Elwood, at Cuckfield, Sussex, on Saturday, on the double charge of stabbing a policeman and uttering counterfeit coin. According to the evidence, the prisoner went into the Green Cross public-house and called for a glass of ale, in payment for which he tendered a half-crown. The landlord at once discovered that it was a counterfeit, and ;he prisoner then paid for his ale with three halfpence. Information of the circumstance having been given to the East Sussex constabulary, one of the constables, Tullett by name, went after the prisoner and took him into custody. The prisoner attempted o t tu o hr es s c t a s pe al and e drew a knife, with which he made two mischief besides side. officer, spoilinghutfojtunateywithosulitdtlo)i grac ing ngraaznyl and gh On being searc his cl oth e s ed there were finind on him two halt sovereigns, 19 half-crowns, 27 shillings, and - four six pences, besides a number of threepenny and fourpenny pieces, all counterfeit. He had also in his possession 80 pieces of counterfeit Austrian coin, and a book and papers giving instructions for imitating various metals and casting spurious coin. The examination was carried on through the medium of a niece of the magistrate, who acted as interpreter. The prisoner was committed for trial on both charges. LEISESTER TRADE. —The firmness in the worsted and cotton yarns we noticed last week is fully main tained—cotton yarns, indeed, h ave advanced a shilling a bundle, and there is an upward tendency in worsted. Employment also continues general, an d we are glad to hear th a t th e L e i ces t er g l ove -h an d s, having come to an arrangement with their employers, are returning t o Work at advanced pricese—Leicaterohire Mercury. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Chelmsjord, July 18. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and a Special Jury.) BAKER V. BUSK. This was a penal action, brought by the plaintiff, John Baker, to recover from the defendant, George Rusk, two separate penalties of 5001. for unlawfully cor . rupting Edward Saxby, a voter for the borough of Har wich, to give his vote to Mr. Atwood, at the election for that borough in 1847. Mr. M. Chambers, Mr. Bramwell, and Mr. Rodwell were for the plaintiff ; Sergeant Shee, Mr. Edwin James, and Mr. Willis were for the defendant. Mr. CHAMBERS. in opening the case, said that the de fendant was charged with having committed two dis tinct acts of bribery at the election for Harwich for 1847, first by promising a voter, named Saxby, to pay a debt which he owed, upon condition of his voting for Mr. Atwood; and, secondly, by actually paying the amount he had promised, with the same object. Mr. Atwood was a candidate for the representation of Harwich in 1847, and at this time it appeared that one of the voters, named Edward Saxby, was indebted to a person named Grice, in the sum of 411., and a boat which belonged to him had been seized as security for the debt, and was in the possession of an auctioneer named Hales. This voter was applied to to support Mr. Atwood at the election, and he had some conversation with another voter named Trundell, and it appeared that some application was made to Mr. Atwood respecting the position of the voter, and before the election took place Saxby went to London, and he saw the defendant at an office in Birchin-lane, and the matter was there talked over, Mr. Atwood being, as he was instructed, in en adjoining room, and aware of what was going on, and the result was, as he had no doubt he should be able to prove by evidence, that an understanding was come to, that if Saxby voted for Mr. Atwood his debt should be paid, and his boat released. Shortly after this in terview, the defendant wrote a letter to Mr. Hales, the gentleman in whose charge the boat was, wherein he stated that he had accidently seen Saxby, who was a perfect stranger to him, and that as he seemed to be au honest man, it would be a pity that his boat, which he represented to be worth a great .deal more than the debt, should be sacrificed, he offered to pay a aura of 101. down, and to be answerable for the pay ment of the remainder of the debt by instalments of 5/. per month. The Learned Counsel proceeded to state that this offer was acceded to, and the money was paid a s agreed, and the boat was delivered up in pursuance of the corrupt agreement that had been entered into, and when the election came on Saxby voted for Mr. Atwood, who wig returned one of the Members for the borough. In all probability nothing more would have been heard respecting the transaction if it had not been for the fact of a petition being presented against the return of Mr. Att wood. When it became known, however, that a pe• tition was to be presented with a view to unseat that gen tleman, it appeared that the defendant applied t o S ax by to givehiA'n a bill of sale of the vessel, and on his making some objection to do so, the defendant told him that he need not be alarmed, for it was only a matter of form, as the transaction otherwise might affect Mr. Atwood's seat, and the payment of the money would never be enforced, and upon this understanding Sax by executed a bill of sale to the defendant. Saxby was subse quently examined before the Committee of the House of Commons, and the result of the inquiry was that -Mr. Atwood was unseated, and then, the voters found the danger and mischief that was incurred by being mixed up in such transactions, for immediately the result of the decision of the Parliamentary Com mittee was made known the bill of sale was put in force against him, and the boat was sold for 201., and Saxby was thus prevented from obtaining a livelihood. It was under these circumstances that the present action was brought against the defendant, and although the witness Saxby, upon whose evidence the case would mainly depend, undoubtedly stood in the position of an accom plice' and his evidence ought therefore to be confirmed, yet, he said, it appeared to him that it would receive sueh material confirmation as would satisfy the jury that the defendant had committed the acts imputed to him. The Learned COUNSEL having called Saxby and several other witnesses, closed his case; when Mr. Sergeant SHEE took a technical objection, which Mr. Baron Alderson held to be fatal, and a verdict was returned for the defendant. OXFORD ClraGUIT.— Worcester, July 17. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE. William Williams, 51, 'was indicted for haviniob tained 15L by false pretences from Thomas Holland, at Upton-on• Severn, on the 23d of June, with Went to cheat and defraud him of the same. Mr. Cooke prosecuted, and Mr. Skinner defended the prisoner. _ It appeared that the prisoner went to the prosecutor, a solicitor at Upton, who scorned to judge men by their appearance, and requested him to become his attorney, agent, and the receiver of his rents, as he was come into possession of a fine estate, called Llandissilloo Hall, in Denbighshire, with an income of 8,0001. a year, and was about to purchase property in the neighbourhood for 4,5001. He also said that Mr. Temple, Q.C., of Salt ney, near Chester, had forty thousand pound, of his (the prisoner's) money in his hands. This took place at the house of Mr. Goodman, the surgeon, and after wards other conversations between the parties oc curred at Holland's offices, the result of which was that Mr. Holland was induced to let his " client" have the sum named in the indictment to pay his work men until he received a remittance from Temple, who was in the Isle of Man. Mr. Holland afterwards awoke from his dream, and desired the prisoner to accompany him to Saltney, which he did, where they saw Mr. Temple, who at once negatived the prisoner's statements, and said he had never heard of him until about a fort night previously, when a Mr. Dalgaisb, of Dudley, called on him with a similar tale, but he had never seen the prisoner before in his life, and no doubt he was a swindler, so that the prosecutor had been imposed upon ; on which Williams said, " Well, and I think I have been impost don myself." It seemed that the whole of the people of Upton were labouring under a want of mental perception at the time, as he was designated "the Squire," and was courted on all sides. He said the estates were recovered at the previous Denbigh Assizes, and he had spent every shilling he was worth in trying to obtain them. When taken into custody he had not a penny in his pocket. After a defence from Mr. Skinner, the prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Dorchester, July 17 Jelin nomer, 38, was indicted for attempting to dis , charge a loaded gun at Henry Collins, with intent to kill and murder him, on the 4th of December, 1842. It appeared that on the night in question three keepers (Lane, Smith, and the prosecutor Collins) went out to watch the preserves of their employer, J. J. Farquhar son, of Langton. Hearing parties about in the wood they separated, and Smith entered Hernsgrove Copse, where he found (as he swore) the prisoner and another man under a hedge. They instantly attacked him, beat ing him about his head with the butt end of a gun, and atterwards kicking his teeth out. He called for assist ance and Collins came, at whom the prisoner presented a gun and snapped the lock, fortunately without the con • tents exploding. He and his comrade then went off, leaving the gun behind ; and the prisoner was seen no more until about a month since, when he was pointed out on coming out of a Methodist chapel at Fontmell, and was at once apprehended. The gun was shown to a carpenter named Edwards, who recognised it as one that he had put a new stock to at the request of the prisoner. On his behalf, however, it was shown that on the night of the transaction there was no moon, and that when he returned into Dorset, men who had known him for years could not recognise him. The gamekeepers had never seen him before the night in question, and he received a very good character. Verdict—Not Guilty. Considerable interest had been manifested in this county to hear the trial of the cause " Hingeston v. Sir Fitzroy Kelly," which had been sent down again by the Court of Exchequer, and which (our readers will re member) was an action against the ex-Solicitor-General for services rendered to him at the late Lyme election. The cause, however, was compromised. A labourer named Georye Lush, 48 years of age, was indicted for committing wilful and corrupt perjury. Although the assignment of perjury was comparatively insignificant, the consequences of it had been very serious. It appeared that at the Dorset October Sessions a girl named Eliza Brockway was pros ecu t e d by th e pri soner for robbing him of some money on the 19th of August. He wAs the sole witness, and the girl was found guilty and sentenced to seven years' transporta- Lion. tier solicitor, Mr. G. Chitty, in a very praise worthy spirit, got up a case and carried it to the Home Secretary, who commuted the sentence of transporta tion to twelve months' imprisonment, and on the girl's innocence becoming clearer, gave her a free pardon. Ile only point upsn which perjury was assign,d was the question of the prisoner's condition on the day men tioned, The question whether he was robbed by the girl was not raised. Several witnesses now disproved his statement, and the girl Brockway swore that she did not rob him, that sbe did not even see him on the night in question. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and having been four months already in prison, he was sentenced to a further imprisonment of eight months. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yorh, July 17. CROWN Thomas CO Proctor,. t 'l' a. youth—(B fore f h o r o e r ; 1 8 1 , r. Justice was c ha charged r g . : e x d o n tN. with a the ) manslaughter of his brother, William Proctor, at Huns let, near Leeds, on the 24th of March last. The prisoner and the deceased were brothers, and at the period of the unfortunate occurrence were employed as farm labourers at Woodlesford, a distance of three miles from their own residence. The deceased got up a few minutes before the prisoner, and having finished his breakfast desired the latter to come off to his work. The prisoner said, " Thou hardly gives me time to swallow my meat." This gave rise to a quarrel, and the de ceased, after doubling up his shirt sleeves, came round and struck the prisoner five or six times. The latter having the knife with which he was in the act of finish ing his breakfast still in his hand, unfortunately struck his brother with it, and the blade, after passing through the lower part of the left ear, entered the neck and I pierced the carotid artery. Instantly that it was seen what had happened, the prisoner ran off for a surgeon, and from the moment of the occurrence he has sincerely and deeply regretted the effects of the blow. Sentence deferred. CIVIL COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTESOW and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. GLEDOW, DOND, AND °TIERS. This was an indictment prosecuted by the Solicitor of Customs against the defendants, for conspiring not to adze a vessel called the Rising Sun, in which a large cargo of tobacco had been smuggled on the 25th of July, 1846. The defendants pleaded Not guilty. Mr. Martin (Mr. WM4911, Mr. ORer, and Mr. ey mour) stated the case for the Crown. He said the de fendaut Gledow was a tide-surveyor at Hull, under Go• vernment; that he agreed with Bond not to seize the vessel, but to suffer bee to escape, on the 26th of July, 1846; that he seierel the tobacco, end agreed to share the reward. Enormous quantities of tobacco were seized near Hull, but seldom any vessel was seized. Bond was the registered owner of the Rising Sun. On the 29th of July she came to Aldborough; and it was Bond. the owner, who gave the information. She contained 4,0501b5. of tobacco. Burton superintended the run ning of the tobacco, and GledoN came upon him while doing so. Mr. Thomas Wright said he was a collector at Hull for eight years, and till April last. Gledow's duty was to board all vessels, and to seize uncustomed and prohi bited goods. Many seizures were made in 1846 and 1847. He knew he was the owner of the Rising Sun. The tobacco from the Rising Sun was brought to the Custom-house on the 29th of July. Gledow said it came from Aldborough; he said nothing of the ve , ssel it came from. The rewards tor seizure may be 3s. 21(1. per pound if the ship, men, and tobacco were seized, Is. Bd. if tobacco alone. Gledow was removed in 1848. Gledow said that he got the information from Bond about the tobacco. Gledow got 2891. 93. by that transaction. If the vessel and crew had been captured, his share would have been 6351. He bore a good character, and most of the seizures of consequence were made by him in 1845, 6, and 7. Thomas Burton, a chemist, said he was engaged in smuggling transactions in 1845, in the Rover. She brought in a cargo of tobacco in that year to Ferriby. He had known Gledow many a year. Shortly after the above transaction he met him at North Care. Witness's wife was with him. Gledow came to the inn where they put up. Witness was not in, but afterwards met him at a public-house. He said he could have seized the Rising Sun, the waggon, and everything, if he had thought proper. He said he wished witness would call at his house. Afterwards arrangements were made to bring a cargo of tobacco to a place near Aldborough, about twelve miles from Hull, on the sea -coast, sad the Rising Sun did arrive on the 29th July, 1846. She lay about 100 yards from shore. Witness and seven or eight men besides the captain, mate, and four men of the ves sel, were engageu in unloading. Twenty bales were landed there, and the rest was to be landed about a mile below. Gledow appeared on the cliff in sight of the vessel. He cried, hello! is that you? He said, Burton, I have a dead information against you; you are in bad hands; if you will lend me every assistance to seize the goods it will be a good thing for you, and I will hold you harmless. Witness said he would leave them, and went away. He af.erwards saw the defendant, and asked him how many bales he had seized. He answered forty four. Witness told him there were many more, and if he would give him the reward, and hold him harm less, he would show where they were. Gledow pro mised, and he pointed out where there were 20 more. Defendant said, if witness ever did anything of the kind again, the best mode of proceeding was to tell him, and whether he seized or not it should he the same thing to witness, he should make a handsome profit. He left witness in charge of the 20 bales, and soon after a waggon came, tied witness and defendant's man loaded it with the 20 bale-, and took them away into Ald borough, and thence to the Custom-house at Hull. The vessel lay near at anchor, and in a dead calm. Shs could eesily have been seized, but no attempt was made ' to meddle with it or the men. The Coast Guard was not celled on to interfere at all. About two months afterwards he saw detendant, who said, Burton, I have a warrant for you ; he said he was compelled to do it, he did not wish to do it. Witness said, very well, walk on, and I'll follow, and he followed him to the Sheriff's-office, and the defendant went out and got bail for him. Other evidence having been given, Mr. Sergeant WuxiNs submitted there was no case. Mr. Justice P ATTESON said it was proved that Gledow got his inturmation from Bond, but he could see no evi dence of a previous conspiracy between them, on which the defendants were Acquitted. Mr. MARTIN then proceeded with a second indictment, " The Queen against Gledow and others," but after the examination of William Marfield, the owner of the smug gling vessel in that case, which ought to have been seized, he declined proceeding further, and the defendants were acquitted. There were three other indictments against Gledow and others, on which the de!endants were acquitted pro forma, no evidence being offered, and thus ended these five expensive prosecutions. LONDON, PRIDAY _EVENING, JULY 20, 11;40 UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. Yesterday, a special meeting of the Senate was held, for the purpose of considering the provisions of the new Charter which her Majesty has been pleased to grant to this University, and which will enable the Senate to con fer degrees on persons from any other University in the kingdom. The members of the Senate present were—J. G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., Vice• Chancellor; the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of St. David's, Sir J. Clark, Bart., Sir P. Crampton, Bart., Professor Empson, Professor Faraday, Sir S. L. Hammick, Bart., C. Locock, Esq., Sir J. W. Lubbock, Burt., Sir J. M'Gregor, Bart., J. Quain, Esq., J. Ridout, Esq., P. M. Roget, Esq., N. W. Senior, Eq., J. Walker,:Esq., El. Warburton, Esq., B. W. Rothman, Esq , the Registrar, and Harry Moore, Esq., Clerk to the Senate. The Vice-Chancellor, in the absence of the Earl of Burlington, the Chancellor, presided. It was unanimously agreed by the Senate that the Charter, which was read by the Registrar, should be ac cepted. There have for some time been several vacancies in the Fellowship of the University, which will now be filled up. The Crown is the patron. DEATH OF RICHARD PENNEFATHER, ESQ.—With sincere regret we have this day the paitrul duty to an nounce the death of Richard Pennufather, Esq., of Suockeven, in this county, which melancholy event took place this morning at four o'clock, at Newton Anner, the residence of Colonel Osborne, M.P. for Middlesex. The deceased was eldest son of Baron Pennefather, and was appointed Lieu tenant-Colonel of the Tipperary Militia, by the Earl of Glengill, on the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Purefoy. He also filled the important office of Under-Secretary, during the late administration of Sir Robert Peel, for which he proved himself peculiarly adapted from his excellent business habits—the intelligence of his mind—personal civility and courteous address. Mr. Pennefather was High Sheriff of this county during the past year, and his great courtesy during that period of extraordinary excitement—the sittings of the special commission for the trial of the state prisoners— deservedly gained for him the approbation of ail who attended the court during those trials. As an es officio guardian of the Clomnel union, his zeal and in dustry to benefit the poor, whose destitute condition he incessantly laboured to ameliorate, made him a most popular member of the board. Indeed, to his ardent and unremitting exertions in that capa city may be in some degree ascribed the fatal attack which terminated his existence. To those who bad the happiness to know Mr. Pennefather all eulogy is unne cessary. His death will be deeply felt by many and sym pathised in by all to whom he was even casually known. The deceased was about 40 years of age, and was mar ried to Lady Emily Butler, sister to the Right Hon. Richard Earl of Gl-ngall.—Clonniel Chronicle. EDINRURGEL—DEATH OF ANDREW BELL, ESQ.— We regret to have to announce the decease of this gen tleman, well known as a teacher of mathematics, and as the author of some mathematical treatises, published by the Messrs. Chambers, of this city. The melancholy circumstances attending Mr. Bell's death are these:— Having gone to reside at his country residence at Sheardale, near Dollar, in the county of Clackmannan, he went on Friday last along with his son-in-law, Mr. Brutherston, surgeon, Alloa, to fish in Glendevon water. Returning home in the evening, both gentle men being on horseback, Mr. IBell fell from his horse, and was dragged along the road a con siderable distance, with his foot in the stirrup iron. On being rescued from his position, Mr. Bell was taken to an inn near Muckart, where Mr. Brother ston dressed the wounds, and then proceeded to Dollar for additional aid. By the time of his return, however, Mr. Bell had ceased to exist. It is believed the deceased received the fatal blow in falling from his horse, and not in consequence of being dragged along the road. This melancholy event has caused much grief amongst a wide circle of relatives and friends. About fifteen years ago Mr. Bell was teacher of mathematics in Dollar Institution, but owing to a disagreement will the principal, the Rev. Dr. yJilue, Mr. Bell resigned his charge and became a bookseller in Alloa. This adven ture not proving a very successful one, Mr. Bell came to Edinburgh, where, till recently, he devoted himself to his favourite study, mathematics. Deceased was about sixty years of age.—Glasgow Paper. GOD IN NATURE.—There is religion in every thing around us—a cairn and holy religion, i n th e un breathing things of nature, which man wo u ld d o well to imitate. It is a meek and blessed influence, stealing as it were, unawares upon the heart. It comes quietly, and without excitement. It has no terror, no gloom in its approaches. It does not rouse up the passions; it is untrammelled by the creeds, and unshadowed by the superstitions of man. It is fresh from the bands of its author, glowing from the immediate presence of the Great Spirit, which pervades and quickens it. It is written on the arch e d s ky. It looks out from ev er y star, It is on the sailingcloud, and in the invisible wind. It is among the hill s an d valleys of the earth, wh ere t h e shrubless mountain-tip pierces the thin atmospher e o f eternal winter, or where the mighty forest flu c t ua t es, before the strong wind, w ith its dark w aves of green which uplifts ocean. It i s t h e poetry the spiri t w i thin us, foliage. It is spread out like a legible languag e , upon broad u th f e uature. fa c l e t o i fs t th h e is u :h i until it is strong enough to overlook the shadows of our which breaks, link a f ter link, the ma t e riality; and w hi ch opens to chainplace ot that at b 1 ,l s probation; u to m our imagination a world of spiritual beauty and holiness. —Eliza Cook's Journal. DRAINAGE OF LANDS.—A Bill has been brought down from the House of Lords, iutituled "An Act to promote the Advance of Private Money f or t h e Drainage of Lands in Great Britain. It empowers th e I nc l osure Commissioners for England and Wales to act as com missioners for the executionofth com ep i re m se is n s t io A n c e t r , s a f n o d r authorises owners of land in Great Britain to borrow o r aagdev.ancseumchot(t)ewyneir,rs mustthe improv'eme'nta the requisite authority, and those functionaries may cause toe land to be inspected by their own officers, and thereupon determine whether any, and what amount of money shall be authorised to be borrowed or advanced, and fix the rate of interest thereon, not exceeding 5 per cent. per annum. is now rend ere d the openin g o f t h e complete The ionrtaliil§itisamffoarin fe dshir atu eß re a s il b w y ay Churnet Valley line, with the Willington branch, which took place on Friday, and thus offers the short es t route between Manchest er , D er by, and . Leicester, as well as between Liverpool and Derby. crming liam gawk. I SIR IIi!..NRY BISHOP'S CONCERT. The announcement of a co7merc to be given by Sir Henry Bishop, the veteran composer i'or the English stage, to whom we are indebted for en impetus given in years long gone by to the taste for lyrical art in this country, was sufficient to attract a select and nume rous audience of amateurs at the Hanover-square Rooms on Wednesday. Although the works of Sir Henry Hiahop no loi,ger hold their place in a dramatic form on the operatic stage, there are few men who have written so much that lives in the memory. The programme of this concert derived its chief interest from the resuscitation of compositions by him with which every musical society is familiar, but which, fur many years, have not formed the staple of concert at tractions. Among these- were the glee from Clari, " Sleep gentle l a dy," th e song f rom Guy Mannering "Be mine, dear maid," the recitative and air "Is this the region?" from the Fallen Angel, the song " In the silence of night," the sestet from The Miller and his Men Stay pr'y thee stay," the quintet from The Slave "Blow gentle gales," the favourite song of " My pretty Jane" ( sung b y M r. Sims Reeves), the song "Tell me, my Heart" from Henri Quatre sun by Miss Bir c h), t h e song " Sens oe - Freedom' (by Miss Alicia Nunn) frem The Slave, and the duet " tly pretty Page," from Henri Quatre. Added to these was the rondo "Hark, 'tis the Indian drum," from the opera of Cortez. All these pieces, which were per formed under the personal superintendence of Sir Henry Bishop, were received with delight by en audience who had not forgotten impressions produced at a time when the works of this composer were, in many respects, the pioneere of musical taste iu this country. The concert was not confined to these performances, though, on such an occasion, they might have been sufficiently attractive. The talents of Alboni, Grisi. Parodi, Lablache, Tamburini, and Gardoni were also engaged in some of the most popular of the pieces usually given at these entertainments. English artists, however, predominated in the list, some of the best of Sir Henry Bishop's pieces be ing allotted to Miss Rainfortb, Miss Dolby, Miss Birch, Mr. H. Phillips, the Misses Williams, Miss Bas sano, Mr. Machin, Mr. Novello, Mr. Stretton, and Master Sloman. Grisi and Alboni were encored in the Serbami Ognor," from the Semiramide, and Tambu rini and Lablache convulsed the audience with the " Sefiato," from the Matrirnonio. The concert was throughout successful. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 19. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. TURNPIKE ROADS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. PUPILS PROTECTION (SCOTLAND) BILL, This Bill was read a third time and passed. SEWERS ACT AMENDIIE.SIT BILL, This Bill passed thr-ugh Committee. ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION OF COLONIES BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. TITLES OF RELIUIOUS CONGREGATIONS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of this Bill. The object of the Bill was to facilitate the transfer of congregational trust property from expiriug trusts to new trustees. Lord REDESDALE thought the Bill had passed the House of Commons without due consideration, the Bill having been passed through every one of its stages atter twelve o'clock at night. Toe effect of the Bill would be to establish every Dissenting body, and he believed the Bill bad been brought in solely to subserve the in terests of the Free Church, and he therefore hoped the Bill would be withdrawn. Lord BROUGHAM. considered that the Bill afforded remedy to a great grievance, and therefore he should .upport it. The Free Church, although not the ma jority, comprised a considerable minority of the people of Scotland. The Earl of ABERDEEN, although he did not enter tain any objection to the principle of the Bill, yet consi dered it such a specimen of hasty legislation that he thought it would be but decorous in the Noble and Leirned Lord to postpone the measure. Lord POLW AR .111 also urged the postponement of the further consideration of the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL said, that as the Bill was simply to alter the manner in which the transfer of the property was to take place from one set of trustees to another, he could not admit that it was a species of hasty legisla tion, and he could not consent to postpone it. He knew that the Bill had been deliberately considered, and had received the approbation of those most interested in the question. - After a few words from Lord REDESDALE and Lord BEAUMONT, the Bill was read a second time.. HEALTH OF TOWNS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Lord POLWARTH asked when this Bill would be brought forward. The Earl of CARLISLE regretted exceedingly that it would be impossible to pass the Bill during the course of the present session, but he hoped it would be one of the first measures to be brought forward during the next session of Parliament. ROME. - - The Earl of MALMESI3I7ZY said that he knew that several persons who had served in the Republican army at Rome had arrived here within the last few days with British passports, signed by Mr. Freeborn, the British Consul there. The lives ot those persons were not in danger, and he could not understand why Mr. Freeborn should have given the British passports. He asked if Mr. Freeborn acted upon orders from England or upon his own responsibility? The Marquis of LAN6DOWNE, who spoke in a very low tone, was understood to say that Mr. Freeborn had given the passports on his own responsibility. but be believed that the passports had been given because the persons were in danger ot their lives, and, therefore, he might have thought himself justified on the score of humanity._ Lord 13ROUGHANI thought it a most important question, because an English passport was always respected, and such a proceeiing might diminish the respect paid to it, and this might expose English travellers to inconvenience. He did not believe that passports were of much benefit, because every knave who sought to escape from justice always took care to have a passport en reyle. The Earl of AUNT° said he had received a letter from Mr. Freeborn, in which he sa►d that he had been engaged in giving passports to persons who had compro mised themselves, and who therefore might, if taken, be shot, and that humanity had dictated the steps he had Lken. After a few words from the Earl of AIALIIESBURY he subject dropped. - PETITIONS. Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition from the Poor-law officers of Soutnmolton, praying for a super annuation allowance to masters and officers of work houses. STATE OF THE STEAM NAVY. Earl TALBOT, in moving for returns relative to the state of the navy, called the attention of their Lord ships to the correspondence which had recently ap. peared in the newspapers and had taken place between Admiral Napier and the Duke of Portland, lii which that gallant officer enters into the question of the efficiency of the steam navy of this country. He did not wish to go into the merits of that correspondence, but, as a question of su much importance bad been raised, he was anxious to afford the Government an op portunity of setting it at rest by stating whether the steam navy of the country is, or is not, sufficient for the service of the country. The gallant Admiral stated that there are three steam-frigates in the English navy; and that there are twenty frigates of that description in the French navy; but he did not think the gallant Admiral adduced any strong proof in support of that assertion. The gallant Admiral stated in the most positive terms that we had only three vessels carrying guns on the main deck propelled by steam. On looking at the Navy List he found that the gallant Admiral had altogether onliteii one class of ships, n,mely, the screw ships, which would prove ef very great efficiency and use; so much so, that he had little doubt that in the course of a few years the screw system would be applied to all sailing vessels, and then we should no longer have paddle-wheel vessels going into action with guns on their main deck. He (Earl Talbot) should not have mooted this question, had it not been passed over in the other House, where the Admiralty was more immediately represented than in their LordAips' House, and where it could have beet more properly discussed. But deeming it of great importance, he had drawn up a list of returns, which he bud submitted to the Board of Admiralty, and to which he had received the assent of that Board ; bur, on re consideration he had thought it advisable to move only the two first, in order that the others might hereafter be somewhat modified. The returns for which be now moved were : _ _ " 1. Number and description of each war steamer in commission, showing tonnage, horse-power, and arma ment, quantity of coal each is capable of carrying under latches, consumption of coal per diem when under full stt am, distinguishing screw from paddle-wheel ships. "2. Similar return of war-steamers either advanced, in ordinary, or under repair." if these returns should be made, their Lordships would possess an official record, showing the extent of the steam force of the country. He believed that a vast waste of the public money had taken place in the construction steamers, principally owing to the want of a scientific board of construction , to whom the construction of vess , -18 might be referred. Such a board would be able to judge, not only as to the form of the vessel, but as to the adap tation of their machinery, and all th e ot h er po i nts con nected with their construction. Hitherto there had been no harmony between the con s t ructor o f t h e sh i p and the maker of the en . gine, and the consequenc e was t h at a gre at number of alterations had taken place at an enor mous expense. He would not trouble their L .rdships with the names of the ships which had been se mis managed, because it would occupy too much time; but he could not help referring to one ship which the gallant Admiral had constructed. The Sidon was by no means a perfect ship; and, with all respect for the gallant Admiral, he should have been surprised if he could have been the means of constructing a perfect man of war. He had been told that the Sidon was ex cessively cranky, and that the least thing made her heel over in the most extraordinary way. the returns which he intended to move for at a future day would be included the merchant steamers which could be made available for a case of emergency. He believed that in the contracts entered into with the large steam compa nies, who received grants for carryi ng t h e mails, a clause was inserted compelling the proprietors to construct their vessels in such a way as to be able, in case of ne cessity, to carry heavy ordnance. He thought that would be a very useful return t o l ay b efore the House. The Gallant Admiral stated that he had seen the French steamers, and made a report to th e Ad miralty on that subject. It was his (Earl Talbot' s ) i ntention to move tor a copy of that report, in order that th e i r L ordships and the country might be able to judge of the extent of the French force. Ho was far from wi,hitig t, exert e any thing like jealousy between the two coup: ries; but he thought no one could deny, considering the iiisu!ar posi tion of this country, that she was entitled to have a force ut least•equally efficient with that of Filince. He held in his hand a statement of the ships in commission in the English and French navies, taken from our own Ncivy List, and from the Journal de la Marine in France, and the statement of the President of the French Repub'ic The following was the LINE OF BATTLE SHIPS IN COMMISSION. ENGLISH. FRENCH. No. Guns. I No. 12 Guns. 1,006 Fri6,tes. 382 I 7 . Corvettes. 2931 17 Brigs. 300 I 21 13 61 Totals 55 Totals NAVY. STEAM First Clays'. above No. Horse pr. 26 Two of which, from 800 to 560 horse-pr. carry guns on inain•deck. 220 horse-power. No. Horse pr. 22 Ten of which, from 600 to 450 horse-pr. carry guns Cu main-deck. lower downwurds. Nu. Horsepr. 36 From 200 horse•p, No. Horse pr. 43 69 Totals 15,071 158 Totals Screw S , .ramers. No. Horse-pr. 1 No. Horse-pr. 9 RESERVED FORCE NuT IN COMMISSION. Line of Battle Ships. 5 ready for commission. 1 President of French 20 advanced . I Repub. says there Frigates an 11 (but several advanced) STEAM I Re! Horse-pr. 6 Screw-vessels... 2,320 27 Paddle -steamers 6,688 Nearly Horse-pr. 4 Screw-vessels... 1,520 6 Paddle-steamers 2.150 are Corvettes. lESERVE. Steam-frigates ady. Corvettes Small vessels 43 Totals ... 12,678 I Totals He believed that statement to be as nearly accurate as possible, and eas pertectly certain that this country possessed a steam force sufficient to cope with any that it might meet. He trusted, however, that in future means would be taken to correct the evils complained of, and that our steamers would no longer be in any case the laughing-stock of the world ; for this country pos sessed ,very facility for building the finest steamers in the world, and equipping them in a proper manner. Whilst on the subject of naval matters, he should like to obtain a return of the number of classes into which ships are divided ? The present system was produc tive of the greatest possible confusion. For instance, if one ship was disabled, or lost a particular spar, there was sometimes considerable difficulty in procuring another, and the consequence was, great delay in the public service. This arose from a want of classifica tion. A maximum ought to be established, showing what a first-rate ought to be—her number of gun., and the amonnt of her tonnage. The same ought to be done with respect to the other classes. The navy would be much more efficient, if re duced to five or six classes ; for then the spars of one class would be a substitute for those of a different class, according to the size of the vessel. The Noble Earl then adverted to the circular issued to the dockyard; by Mr. Ward, the late Secretary to the Admiralty, relative to the system of education to be pursued there. Ho (Earl Take') thought the present system capable of great improvement, and believed that nothing had been more detrimental to the service than the abolition of the School of Naval Architecture. At a future day he intended to move for a return of the number of men discharged from the dockyard since February, 1847. The same system was now going on which obtained in 1832 and 1833, and which he considered the very reverse of economical. Having made those remarks, he would only say in con c!usion, that he felt perfe c tly con fid en t t h at our steam navy iicalled upon would be able to maintain the cha racter of the country. Although France might possess greater facilities than formerly for the transport of troops, it should be remembered that the means of re sisting them had been equally facilitated. It certainly behoved this country to be watchful, but he had no tear of the result, particularly as he trusted our steam boats would shortly be placed on a proper and more efficient tooting. He cJuld not sit down without reminding the Government of certain powers and inventions which would secure the country not only against all the steamers of France but of Europe; and he thought they were very remiss in not securing them for the benefit of the country. The Noble Earl concluded by moving for the two returns above given. The Earl of MINTO did not intend to follow the Noble Earl through his observations on the subject of the steam navy. Had he been aware of the nature of the returns required by the Noble Earl, he would have obtained such Luton:nation from the Admiralty as would have enabled him to give a more satisfactory answer than he now had it in his power to do. He perfectly agreed with the Noble Earl in the belief that whenever the state of the navy might be looked into it would afford the most entire sa tisfaction and security to the country. So far as his own knowledge of the navy went, it certainly was of a much better description that might be inferred from certain remarks which had been made, and he saw nothing in them deserving the designation of the " laughing stock of the world." Wi' h regard to the motives of the Noble Earl in moving for the return to counteract the repre sentations which had proceeded from a very distinguished and gallant officer, he (the Earl of Minto) was sorry to say he had not had sufficient leisure to enable him to look into that correspondence; but he might be per mitted to express his regret that an officer of rank and standing of the gallant Admiral should have thought it advisable to carry on a corrpespondei c and controversy of that nature.— (Hear, hear.) It could be attended with no public advan age whatever, might prove very detri mental to the public service, and was a practice which ought to be as much vs possible discountenanced. He understood there was no objection to the two first re turns, and, therefore, would agree to them. He trusted, however, that before the Noble Earl moved for the re maining returns he would give sufficient notice, in order that he (the Earl of Minto) might have the opportunity of communicating with the Admiralty on the subject. The returns were then ordered. SEWERS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of the Earl of ST. GERMANS, this Bill went through Committee. SEQUES FRATORS' REMEDIES BILL. This Bill was r..ad a third time, on the motion of the Earl of HARROWBY, and was passed. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. July 19. INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. they 'lC C he ont S in O u . A o f E te N ra L oo ki n i titi p o r n o o p f os y e e d sterday that L ed l f e ro lL m To ou ß r should disagree to the amendment made by the Lords in clause 25, to the effect that the Usher of the Court of Chancery should not be entitled to poundage upon estates sold under this Bill. The motion was agreed to. JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. Bill, Mr. House then went into Committee on this Bill, Mr. Bernal in the chair. On an amendment proposed in clause 2, in answer to a question from Sir D. NORREYS, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that it would not apply to leases where warrants of attorney had been granted. slr. MONSELL objected most strongly to the altera tions introduced into the Bill. It would have dune much more good if it had been kept intact. Mr. SADLEIR objected to this clause. It was mani testly against first p r i nc i p l es. This clause would revive all the evils both of the custodi a m system and the elegit system. If the Solicitor-General would refer to the re ports of the Committee he would find that the evidence given went to show this. At present they had two systems of elegits, by one of which they could take pos session of the whole of an estate; by the other it was possible to take possession of half the estate. Every practical man who had given his evidence on the subject of custodian and elegit process had stated that the same evils arose out of the elegit as out of the etas todiain process. He had felt it his duty to oppose a clause which went to revive a most pernicious legal process in Ireland—he meant the system of elegits. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL did admit that some evils attached to the elegit system; still he hoped the Bill would pass through Committee fur the sake of its general merits. Ou clause 9 being moved, The SOLICITOR GENERAL proposed certain alter. ations to the effect that a receiver was not to be ap pointed or extended until after the expiration of a year, and that the Court might direct substituted service under scire facias. These alterations we re agree d to, the House resumed, and the Chairman was ordered to report the Bill to- IliOrrOVV. STAMPS, &c., ALLOWANCES BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex • plained that the object of the Bill was to enable the Trea sury to reduce the allowances made on stamps. The Bill then went through Committee. The Turnpike Act Continuance Bill and the Juvenile Offenders and Small Larcenies Bill were both postponed. POOR-LAW UNION CHARGES ACT AMEND- MEN T BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill. Captain PEC HELL inquired if the wives and children of soldiers and marines possessed the privilege of irre movability during the absence of their husbands. Mr. BAINES did not like to take upon himself the responsibility of answering the question. The subject was under the consideration of the Court of Queen's Bench. Captain PECHELL said they had terrible experience of the delay of the Court of Queen's Bunch in cases not very dissimilar. He hoped the Board would urge the Court to come to a decision, and not defer doing so for two years, astheyhad done in one case. Mr. BAINES begged his Gall , tntFriend to bear in mind that the Poor-law Board had no influence with the Court of Queen's Bench. Captain PECHELL said the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General might accelerate the decisions of the Court. The clause was agreed to. Clauses 6 and 7 were agreed to- On clause 8 being proposed. Captain PECHELL opposed it, and proposed its on the ground that the appointment of teal- porary auditors e , ould euduw 'the Commissioners Wit h additional power. Mr. BAIIiES explained that the clause rcesW e the t-Inpnrktry app,,intment of auditors in the eve nt or t he death of t an litor of a union , in order to obviate to incon.(nience of unfinished accounts. (.) ti.e p ug;{-soon clause wa, altered to convey the meaning stated by the President of the Poor-law Board; and it was agre ed to ', Clauses 9to 10 w ere agree d to—the latter with a Yer' bal amendment. Claues 11, 12, 13, and 14 were also agreed to. On clause 15 being proposed, cu Mr. HENLEY as k e d for some explanation 0- necessity ? Mr. BAINES replied, that as tbe law at present 0 0 1 5 before the guardians could allow the em i gra tion tu rf pauper, they were compe ll e d to ca ll a "stse els° wevcing to san ct i on eac h case. Thi s was to get rid o f th at inconvenient maeh iper i f i ll and empower the P oor -l aw B oar d to sa netio o proposals to emigrate approved of by The clause restricted the annual expenditure of ef :,,. 0 union for purposes of emigration to a half of the ee l. '" rates of the previous three years. It 1,10 Mr. MILES objected to the clause in Coto. -- bad in principle, as it would have the effect of real°/jDg ;,.0 a parochial responsibility on to the unions. The colI LI :g certainly had a right to complain that the tendr o O rs . their legislation in late years had been to reduce r a to chial responsibility, and transfer it bit by bit W ' unions. 01 Mr. RICE thought it was very desirable to do 11 the guardiss with the consent of the vestry to any sum of 03 1 - s r which the guardians might think proper to apply t l i emigration. It would be impracticable to carry clause into effect if such a consent was required. After a brief discussion, ba Mr. BAINES prop ose d t h a t t h e c l ause s hould withdrawn, and gave notice that he should bri ti g another in its stead. The clause was accordingly withdrawn. u 0 Mr. BAINES moved the f o ll ow i ng a dditi o n to 16:—" Provided, that the abiding of any such poor Abe son in such workhouse sh4ll in a ll o ther respeo'neb attended with th e same l egal consequences as if 5,0 workhouse had be, n s i tuate d w i th i n the union or par' from which such poor person shall have been sent. % „0 Mr. MILES said th a t th e p owers g i ven by t his o¢", 0 to unions ,and to the Poor-law Commissioners w ere for great, that unless he heard some better reason giv en t o its inser ion, he should consider it his duty to divide upon it. After a few words from Captain PECHELL, s od The Chairman was ordered to report prograso• , e 0 the douse resumed. The other twelve o'clock were then disp ose d o f, and the House adjourned 0; o'clock until Six. The House resumed at Six o'clock. Messeugeis from the Lords brought up several Bye" METROPOLI I'AN BAKERS. Mr. CHARLES PEARSON presented a Pe_ eg i from master bakers iu Cl a ph am , pray i ng that the Bill may not pass into a law. PETITION OF COLIN MACKENZIE. ti Lord DUDLEY STUART sa id h e rose to presee petition from on e M r . C o li n M ac k enz i e, resident is o Camden-town, w hi c h was o f a very peculiar chareere and the like of w hi c h, per h aps , had never b ee n P o sensed to that House before. The petitioner eta that in 1846 he contracted a marriage which had MVO out very unfortunate f or hi m —(A laugh)—by w h y became acquain te d w i t h the evils of that state.--,00 newed laughter.) He was led to the conclusion that se mo.t fertile source of domestic unhappiness was a ° et riage settlement, which gave to a wife great posse she her husband—(L a ugh ter )— an d i n consequence °,. of independence whi c h it p l ace d h er i n she defied el! against all the vows s h e ma d e on t h e a l ta r, s e did al sorts of things which she ought e 4 to do. (Loud lau g ht er .) Th e petitioner seer' that in consequence of the practice of riage settlements it was necessary to enW e l (i dele lawyer to draw them, who in that wkr 401 taint d great influence over the parties, and free under pretence of being the legal adviser of the 11 . 115 0. became something more than a legal adviser to in e s eett —(Laughter) The petitioner finally prayed aniong ,slo ol things that the good old system of the duckiog lo ei might be revived as a punishment for all undutiful runaway wives. —(Oh, oh, and cries of" Order.") b oil Mr. MACKINNON submitted that such an e petition should not be received. tr Lord D. STUART said the language of the Pet•eoeli was respt ctful, and h e b e li eved perfectly regular.--‘ Sir JOHN Y. BULLI.:R considered the petitic a oo l4 a ridiculous one, b ut h e thought the best course Isoso be to receive it, an d to avo i d giving an undue inlet to it by discussing it. The petition was then ordered to lie on the tah le lf the Sic DE LACY EV A N S called the attent i on od iOO House to a numb er o f i naccuracies which appeared the report of wh a t h e sa id yesterday, in the discussion ° Ordnance estimat es , p u bli s h ed in the Morning Chl i O t o The Hon. Member for the West Riding was re a d :l o , corroborate the inaccuracy of which he complai° e o o ol e the first place he was made to say that the exist e o , o o` their naval supremacy depended on the maintenn io de fortresses in Bermuda, Malts, and the lonian l!l are al He stated, certainly, that those fortresses were nt,rolool importance, but he never uttered such nonsense 60 ,,rCee0 that they were necessary for the maintenance of P r " ,16 0 naval power. The Honourable and Gallant OffineLio read another statement in the same speech, eelaiseeat, the fortresses of Malta and Gibraltar, which, be at was also inaccurate, arid appealed for the accussget his statement to the Honourable Member for the Riding. 1/ oel The SPEAKER inf orme d th e H onourable an d Gt pe Officer, that no corrobo ra ti on o f hi s statemen i cessary. h olt Mr. HUMS presented a petition from the inere ef ;11 0 and tradesmen of Singapor e , ca lli ng t h e at t en tion : ro e) House to the treaty entere d i nto b etween Great :00 and the King of th e N e th er l an d s, relat i ve to the .Pereriotisli Archipelago, and the violati on o f it, as regarded 9 subjects. Mr. M. GIBSON pr esente d a petition againstfee stamp duty on advertise ments and on newsPaPe re rally, as being a tax on knowledge. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND' fi tli e Mr. FRE WEN, see i ng the Right Hon. Gentl eman Secretary for Ireland i n his place, called his sae of a to an article which appeared in the last nulnh er d eed paper, called the Irishman, published in Dublin, 01 0 4 ably writtee. In that article it was stated that wb es .° illuminated in honour of her Majesty's visit woul d marked man; and they all knew what that W e " Ireland. _1 Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that he bad neve r DP' the paper alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman, but h e heard of it. ad °I Mr. COBDEN wished to know whether, sta . , f o t illuminating for her Majesty, the money aollectef t be such a purpose, would be applied to the relief 0 ' suffering poor in the south of Ireland. 04 Sir W. SOMERVILLE replied that no illuraio would take place by direction of the Government. j Mr. OSBORNE, in reference to a statement instia• him the evening before, in the discussion on SzeitbP c e, market, ellen be said Professor Owen had no Pra le d - cl4 and which it was said hurt th e P rofessor very ,111-eet stated in explanation, that the language was not 13 ' 6 ' of that he had taken the statement from the evidence Dr. Compton, given before the Committee. WESTMINSTER GRAVE-YARD. ereble, HLoebraldlrt.ht,MhteoAtChieKeinl,NobrneNrpOifaoNirlictsßalled the attention of the O f 'i w th hich as w burial- were e e d o a f ily th m eSt or r the • ground attached to St. Margaret's Church , Pi e d cularly by Members and officers of the House, Od e % et if he would take measures, b a l in.. to the Bi el 're London, to have interments y pr p e p ve y nted during the P valence of cholera. cote Lord ASHLEY h eard with great regret thoee.,oo plaints t o w hi c h the Hon. Gentleman alluded; but I"witb quite impossible for him to communicate oflicialli o lid the Lord Bi s h o p o f L ondon until he received an t iniormatir,n. t ot Sir CHARLES BURRELL had been informed t eat morning by the physician who attended his faenill' e tee the effluvia compl a i ne d o f arose from gas. works 1 " neig hbourhood. Lord ASHLEY sa id t h at e ffl uv i a from a gr ave . ' tar° could not be mistaken. THE TAXATION OF THE COUNT. - n or Mr. HENRY DRUMMON D then rose to in°' r ve, suent to notice, That when as a greater amount of r t he ation is levi e d u p on t h e people than is required fedsiel good and efficient government of the UnitedNiegroi and whereas l arge sums are expended in stIPP°O4 needless pl aces , extravagant salaries, an d unneee B ; o %, works and establishments; and whereas the presen t 0 111 ation of the country depresses all classes, and esP etc t he the labouring classes, by diminishing the fund 01 '00 employment of productive labour—it is the opinionT U sed House that adequ a t e means s h ould be forthwith nuelier to reduce the expenditure of the Government . wet several years he h a d b een pressing upon the Gove r? t ee the necessity for making some radical change 1/1 the mode of raisin g th e revenue, and some reduction rnsees expenditur e o f th e country. The last time he bro So ld, the subject h e as k e d f or a C omm i ttee in which, lig:boy° they might h ave gone t h oroug h ly i nto detail, on a t e fiiund out where economy m i g h t h ave b een prae oi ee! One minister turned hi m i nto r idi cu l e, while naroll' warned the House not to be led away by so new a wer e nurus. The blue books on the table of the Hous!, t 0 0 his justification f or p ersever i ng i n press i ng the sursey': m the attention of th e H ouse . H e f eared her sse a r eon - Ministers would j u d ge hi s mot i on rather w i th assec'a erf connected with other motions, similar in words bu t , ;cell dissimilar in tend e n c y ; b ecause t h ey b a d usualleoC, made by Members w i s hi ng to d amage the Governligeat and to establish some other faction in their plec e e ee ee. s was not tbe case now. I n f act, t h e d ays of par ty " de' an end. If the Government were to be 0° feated in any covert way, there w e e ° , 9 0 party to succ e ed t h em . H e regrette d tut l " o o f powerful party existed to whom the SovereiF eye r the country m i g ht h ave recourse if nee d b e; but, r ot 0 0 theless, th e y must d ea l w i t h t hi ngs as they were, n ot theless, they mi g ht wis h t h em to b e. I t m i ght b e an adouc w ea or it mi g ht b e a di sa d van t age . B ut one a d van tage 0 00' out of it—an independent Member had now the opy_ r t jaf , ity, it he thou ht it right, to carry out measures l o t of public good tor, in point, of fact, the great interes'por the country had always been sacrificed to Par t y is tbot h Dotes. From the time of the revolution—he eoetL te reP of 1688—down to the present time, every great e u l d for of the country had only been made the battlesn rso cb iaction fignt in that House. It was so during the I t 0 4 0 revolution—it was so during the American wa r es core Si turilig the Catoid,A, rebellion—it was so on th e tra de' laws, aret it was new every day the case On tre b e ,,nefill Judie people resdile adopted that course, really they were very larfrom it. One Lion. Member I'