The Sun. — London, England, 1849-03-31 00:00:00

,f 4 tfirb ambition SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. THE STANFIELD-HALL MURDERS. TRIAL OF RUSH. BY EXPRESS.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) NORWICH, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The interest which this remarkable trial has excited remains unabated, and, as yesterday and for the last few days, it engrosses the attention of the whole town, as indeed it does of the whole country. The court was crowded, and hundreds were unable to obtain admission. A large number of ladies were present. The jury entered the box at a few minutes before nine o'clock. Mr. Baroa ROLFE took his seat shortly after nine. Rush immediately after was placed in the dock. He carried a large portfolio filled with papers. His appear ance in ao respect differed from yesterday. He appeared anxious, and deeply sensible of the awful position in which be was placed. Haring carefully arranged his papers, he looked round the court as if look ing for some one. He then complained to his Lordship that a witness yarned Stanley had been in court yes terday. Mr. Baron ROLFE said it was most improper for a witness to remain in court after he had ordered all wit nesses to leave. Emily Sandford was then called, and, on the applica tion of Rush, she was again sworn. This was accordingly done, Mr. Baron ROUE remark ing that it was unusual to do so after a witness had been once sworn. Having once taken the oath her testimony was just as valid without the addition of another to-day. The cross-examination of the witness by Rush was then proceeded with.—He did not came to her bedside and give her some lucifers late on the night of the mur• der, but a few days before. Had made copies of letters at Potash directed to Mrs. Jermy and Mrs. Clark, the wife of a solicitor. Rush said he had given the solicitors for the prosecu• tion notice to produce the originals. Baron ROLFE said that was not the proper time to have them introduced. If the eriginals were not pro duced he would be entitled to put the copies (which were handed by Rush to the witness) in evidence. To the best of her recollection (the witness was pressed by Rush, on the solemnity of her oath, to be careful i❑ her reply to the question) he came back at the same time on the Tuesday night, the night of the murder, as on the preceding night. Ile was gone, however, a little longer on the Tuesday than the Monday night. Copied a letter to a Mr. Blake, with respect to a charge of felony with which he (Rush) had been threatened. Rush said he had given notice to have the letter produced. Examination continued—When the conversation took place with respect to the poachers, and the anecdote of Bruee and the spider was related, she said she feared there was something more than poachers that took him out; to which he said he should like her better if she did not make any remarks of the kind, telling her " not to ask him any question then." Rush—Now I will ask you who told you I intended to send you to France? Witness (crying)—My Lord, am I obliged to answer that question? he wishes me to expose matters iu connexion with my family. Rush disclaimed any intention of the kind; he merely wished an explicit reply to the question. Witness—One of my brothers told me you had said so: you did say so. At the request of Rush Mrs. Bryant (who had sat by the side of the witness) was directed to leave the court. Cross-examination resumed—Mrs. Bryant had told her to keep her spirits up; that was all she bad said to her. "qrs. Bryant was called back. Oros:.-examination resumed—lnvariably made copies of all letters rent out by the prisoner to different parties. Had seen letters to the prisoner from Mr. Jermy; but this was sometime before the murder. He told her that the letters were Mr. Jermy's ; she only knew his writing from what he had told her. Knew he received some time ago a copy of an old will in a soiled envelope, on which a number of postage stamps were pasted, from the. Rev. Mr. Preston, Mr. Jermy's father. Believed she made a copy of a letter which the prisoner had directed to Mr. Jenny on the subject of the will. Rush said he had given the prosecution notico to pro duce the document—rt was a lithographed letter. Cross-examination continued—Knew he had in pos session a vast quantity of old documents relating to pro perty—they were usually spread on a table in the "living -room." Having been asked if she had particu larly r oticed any of the papers, she said she had noticed one mysterious letter written by James Rush, the pri soner's son, to his sister, in which her name (witness's) was mentioned. Mr. Baron ROLFE thought the purport of the letter immaterial. No further question was, therefore, asked with respect to it. Cross•examination continued—Had seen a small parchment book; but did not recollect his taking some of the leaves out of it to make a parcel. On the day follow. ing the murder (Wednesday) Mr.,Winterworth came and took possession of the papers after the prisoner had been taken into custody. She was not told that she would be kept in custody until she had given her evidence. She went with him in a gig, Savory sitting behind. IThe witness was here asked a number of questions as to her proceedings for some days after the murder, and as to the parties with whom she had con versed, but nothing of the slightest consequence was elicited. The morning after the murder Rush asked her if the officer who was present bad asked her any ques tions with rspect tAitis being out the night before. She said he had, and aria she had told him he had been out. Rush said he had no business to ask any questions.) Did I not say I don't wonder at their suspecting me from the manner in which I have been living the last 18 months?—No! I recollect making that remark. I did so because you had been so bitterly at variance with the Jermys. [The witness is under examination at the time I dis patch this, and will be most probably for two or three hours yet. She was ten hours under examination yester day. A vast mass of the questions propounded by Rush to her are of the most irrelevant character, and, there fore, utterly pointless, and absolutely without any apparent object. His mode of addressing the witness was measured and deliberate, and altogether his inter rogatories were put in a kind and soft manner. Whilst waiting for the responses to his queries he stares in tently and most earnestly at the witness, as if the most vital evidence depended, upon her answers to the most trivial queries. his pertinacity and perseverance as an inquisitor is perfectly wonderful. Toe Bishop of Norwich and a number of distinguished persons were present. Emily Sandford continues at times to gszs at the prisoner with much interest awl conc•rn; sometimes her replies are somewhat cross and testy, but generally they are uttered in ',a soft, pleasant tone, and evincing by her manner, even in the degraded and awful condition of the prisoner, somewhat of affection for him, which is not unnatural, considering the long period of their intimacy, and the invariable kindness which she stated yesterday he had ever evinced to her. Rash's voice and manner is mild in the extreme, and indeed there is nothing ferocious or forbidding in his expression or manner. Ido not well see how the trial can close before Tuesday—it may even extend to Wednesday.] (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PROM OUR OWN REPORTER. NORWICH, SIX O'CLOCK. The cross-examination of Emily Sandford was conti nued until one o'clock, when becoming faint its continuance was postponed. Not only did she corroborate her previous well known evidence, but strengthened it. ➢lr. Penson, governor, proved the use by Rush of the following words to Sandford— If you sign that deposition, I hope your hand may rot; and if you have a child by me, I hope it will be born with a brand upon it. Honor Holmes, one of Mrs. Jernsy's servants, proved hearing the shots and alarm bell. Mr. John Stanley produced the two threatening notices thrown on the floor of the hull by the murderer. Jessy White, an accountant, who had been employed for some years by Rush, swore that those notices were to best of belief (though in a feigned hand) in that of Rush. The Y I small f's and P's were exactly his. These notices were written on the insides of two marble stained cuvers of a copy-book. Two children's account books, part of a set of three were found at Rush's. Mr. Jerrold, stationer, of the town proved that copy books of the kind were made by him in 1844. And that a set was sold to Rush. The stains on the covers of one book of each set, owing to damp, was traceable inside, as also a faint impression of the red ink, which, being for teaching children were unusually wide. The covers left in the hall exhibited,, these peculiarities and were in his opinion the cover of a set. The place of a label which bad been partially obliterated corresponded exactly in the size to those on the others. The staining was peculi ar , h e h a d never seen such a thing before.—Mr. Bignold, mayor, proved that the va rious *natures of Mr. Jenny were forgeries.--Emily Sandford was called at five, and is under examina tion at the time I dispatch this. She has added nothing of the slightest consequence. The distinct proof of the above important facts caused the prisoner to falter slightly and his hands to tremble. He seemed truly alive to their damning nature. .0, -E-WS i' ii" -;}.. F ECUN DITY. ---Mr. Arnison, of 4/PAhllitlilreo-rmi onh i twoa lllo a nd L ar ec la is s t t e ; : ou o r w fi e, ne llambs, years s , which h o i l e l ; 4 •/‹. - 4 g, : are w all P atlveLl She is the last and only remaining ?ff. .lijc,aprieeef.billebrated breeding ewe (old Susy), which ( c, C) - _._ sive r t e l , n3ti d -- 3 , 1 ih :1 6 7 a i n n d el o e n v o e o n f y o •e nr ar . L 2v viz tw , c t a h s r t e ie e G tim ua e , s d tr an o . , ----,' yAusfoOH, ITAncu 30.—The Ebenezer, of Sunder Al. 14nd, itiii put on shore this morning at Hornsby, having been °xi the Cross Sand, and become very leaky. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) A fair proportion of business has been done in the mining share-market during the week. Condurrow is represented to continue progrvssieg; shares are in e quest at our present quotations. Tincroft, Lewis, and Tamar shares are in demand ; the mines looking remarkably well. The report received of Trelawny this week has pro duced a demand for these shares, at improved prices. The following shares have been inquired for at buyers' prices : West Caradon, East Pool, East Buller, Great Rough, Tor, Mary Ann, South Wheal Bassett, West Buller, &c. _ _ . East Tamar is represented to have considerably im proved, especially in the shaft, and 25 fm. level. At South Tamar, the 70 fm. level has much improved. East Buller shares have been sought for. This mine, we learn, joins, Wheal Buller on the east, and is in the midst of the leading mines of the county. Although recently taken up, the shares have freely changed hands at a considerable premium. Alfred Consols, Bedford United, and Holmbush, are also among those reported to have improved. Shares in the following mines have changed hands during the week :—Devon Great Consols, South 1 3asset, Treviskey and Barrier, Wellington, Condurrov ')rake Walls, Trehane, Trelawny, West Caradon, East Pool, East Buller, Kingsett and Bedford, Tincroft, Tamar, Lewes, Mary Ann, Heignston Downs, East Tamar, South Tamar, West Providence, Cwm Erfin, South Wales Mining Company, Bwlch Consols, Llawr Cwm Bach, West Tolgus, Alfred Consols, Brewer, Mendip Hills, South Molton, Stray Park, Treleigh Consols, West Wheal Jewel, &c. The first annual meeting of Low's Patent Copper Com pany has been held, at which a report was read, in which the directors state that they have not ventured to give any statement of profit and loss, as, in conse quence of the smelting operations; up to the end of 1848, having consisted almost exclusively of ex periments to ascertain the effects of the new process on the various descriptions of ores, any calculation of gain or loss arising from them would, in all pro bability, prove erroneous. The results of the numerous experiments, however, which have been made with the new processes of smelting are highly satisfactory, show ing a considerable saving of expense; while the quality of the metal, which has been subjectd by consumers to their severest tests, has been universally approved. They have selected an eligible site for their works on theßiver Burry, near Swansea. At the Carn Brea annual general meeting the ac counts showed a balance of 14,4191. Os. 93. in favour of the mine. The proceeds of sales of ores have been— Copper, 58,984/. 19s. 4d.; black tin, 11,6771. 14s. Bd.= 70,662/. 14s. The dividends paid during the last year were as follows :—Feb. 9, 2,0001.; April 15, 3,0001.; June 15, 3,0001.; Oct. 20, 3004 ; Dec. 20, 3,0001. — total, 14,000/. Another dividend of 31. per share was declared, payable on the 12th of April next. This month's sales (being January returns) will leave a profit of 3,400 L on the month's workings. At the Callington meeting the accounts showed a balance of 2841. 2s. in favour of adventurers. The re ports of Captains Philips and Floyd were considered fa vourable; it was determined that the Kelly Bray Mine should be vigorously prosecuted, for which purpose calls will have to be made. At the East Wheal Crofty meeting the accounts showed a balance in favour of adventurers of 2,1271. 15s. Id. The sales of ores in the two months had been 3,001/. 12i. 7d. At the Holmbush meeting the accounts showed a ba lance of 3201. Be. against the mine. The agents' reports were ♦ery satisfactory. The Tresavean accounts show a balance in favour of 8741. 15s. 6d. The sales of ore in the two months amounted to 2,3281. 3s. 9d. The Trethellan accounts show the balance at bankers as 3131. 23. sd. The ores sold in the two months amount to 388/. Bs. 9d. At the Tregorden meeting a balance of 2181. 9s. 10d. was found against the mine, to discharge which, and fur future operations, a call of 1/. per share was deemed ne cessary. The Captain's report of the mine represents the 12 fathom level end as worth 51. per fathom; the back and bottom, more than capable of paying costs of work ing; they have commenced driving the 12 fathom south— the lode being orey throughout. The lode in the 20 fathom level, north and south, is orey, though not rich; but indicative of improvements. The lode in the north shaft is again drained, from whence, in course of a short time, returns will be made. In about three weeks five tons of silver lead ore will be ready for sale, estimated at 20/. per ton. At the Carthew Consols meeting a call of 4s. 63. per share was made. At the Exmoor Wheal Eliza meeting the accounts showed a balance against the mine of 40/70s. sd. A call of 10s. per share was made. At the Wheal Penhale meeting a call of ss. per share was made. At the Great Rough Tor meeting the proposal to take the 135 forfeited shares in one lot, on payment of the sum of 6641., was accepted. At the %Via( al Trehane meeting the statement of ac counts showed a balance of 6901.; a dividend of 21. per share was declared, leaving a balance of 1781. 2s. 3d., which is carried to the credit of the next account. About 74 tons or rich silver-lead ore was sampled on Saturday last. The agent's report of the mine is satis factory; they are progressing with the shaft, which is down 1 1 ftns., and have 21 fms. more to sink for their next level, which is expected will be completed in about three ft eeks. Reports from the Australian Mining Company's agents, dated Tungkillo, Nov. 3 and Dix. 3, have just been received. Capt. Phillips states his belief that the mine will turn out satisfactory. In foreign mines, the lolloWing shares have been trans acted during the week—viz.: U❑ited Mexican, St. John del Rey, Australian, Copaipo, Imperial Brazilian, La• uaire, and Guadalcanal. THE SUN, RAILWAY RE'T'URNS RIiLwAT TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— NAME OF RAILWAY. Week ending March 25 24 25 24 24 2-5 Amiens and Boulogne . . Belfast and Ballymena • • •• • Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. Chester and Holyhead.•• ........... Cockermouth and Workington...... • Dublin and Drogheda.. •. • • ...... • . Dublin and Kingstown ........ . •• Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen ........ East Ang1ian........ .. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh and Northern • . • ......... Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire • • ... Eastern tinion.• • • • • • • • • .• .. • • ...... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Glasgow and Greenock.. • • ..... Great Northern and E. L... Great Southern and Western • ....... Great Western, &c • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Kendal and IVinderniere•• •• •• •• Lancashire and ........Yorkshire.... Lancaster and Car1i51e.............. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.. •• _Londonderry and Enniskillen... ..... London and North Western, &c....•. London and Blackwall.• .• •• •• •• •• •• London and Brighton . •••• •....... London and South Western. • ... Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Newcastle and Carlisle.. North British .. •• • • • • • • • • • • • Paris and ltouen • • ...... . Rouen and Havre ........... Scottish Central . • • . • ....... Last week. 1,332 589 372 4,905 1,209 Shrewsbury and Chester .. South Eastern and Branches •• .. .. .. South Dev0n....................... •• • • • • •....... Taft Vale • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 743 654 1,016 621 3,501 1,813 12,668 1,988 1,150 2,867 931 1,610 3,410 18,076 133 11,594 2,035 1,250 142 37,140 416 7,435 8,454 3,373 20,363 1,072 629 3,133 454 3,167 1,116 12,240 2,614 5,429 2,315 Waterford and Limerick.. •• • • Whitehaven Junction York and Newcastle . •• . • .... York and North Midland ........... 857 1,121 2,025 920 2,433 16,963 965 1,405 6,570 1,746 2,179 683 249 105 8,962 1,492 127 34,753 717 6,455 6,637 2,096 18,566 1,056 1,960 1,923 2,808 1,185 587 7,045 916 1,853 839 11,336 6,557 10,035 7,292 THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) CAPTAIN URQUHART, LATE or THE ROYAL MA RINES.—We have heard, from very good authority, that the Board, of Admiralty, in conjunction with the Com • mander•in.Chief, have revised the case of Captain Urquhart, who was struck off the list of the Royal Ma rine Corps a short time since, and that, in consideration of the respectful memorial and explanations of that gentleman, and bearing in mind his long and gallant services, they have it in contemplation to recommend to her Majesty the remission of the severe sentence of dismissal from the service, with the view of placing the gallant officer on the reserved half-pay list of the corps. Our authority likewise confirms our previously ex pressed belief that Captain Urquhart was not dismissed from the service in consequence of any supposed cor respondence with the public press. Ostensibly and virtually the offence was one of breach of discipline, for which Captain Urquhart rendered himself clearly amenable to the offices of a court-martial, but which, unfortunately, evoked the summary exercise of the high prerogative of the Crown, a power undoubted and indis putable; but for the enforcement of which, the advisers of the Crown are nevertheless held responsible. At all events, we have some sort of answer to our ioterroga. tories of last week. " Mercy is twice blessed, it blesses him who gives and him who receives. THE COLOURS OF THE 24th FOOL—We rejoice to be able to announce that the regimental colour of this dis tinguished regiment has been recovered. It was sup posed, and generally reported, that in the dreadful con flict with the Seikhs at Chillianwallah the colour had been taken by the enemy. It seems, however, that when the ensign who bore it in the front of the fight was slain a gallant and devoted private of the regiment tore the drapery from the staff and wound it round his body. The man was killed. After the fight his body was found, and when preparing for interment the valued colour was recovered, and is now in possession of the fragment of a once splendid corps. We have not heard the name of the soldier who thus spared his gallant regiment a mortification, but we trust that a monument will be raised to hisiitemory, for his was not an every day deed. GALLANT CONDUCT OF COMMANDER TABLETON, OF 1 1. M. S. VENGEANCE, AT GENOA.—A seaman, named Hays whilst employed painting ship on March 21, f e ll overboard, and not being able to swim, would evidently have been drowned before assistance could have reached him,but for the intrepid and gallant conduct of Comman der Tarleton, who instantly jumped overboard, and suc ceeded in saving the poor fellow from a watery grave; and he was promptly got on board again, to the delight of all baud& Indeed, the praiseworthy and noble act has gained for Commander Tarleton the admiration of every soul in the ship. The Colonelcy of the 6th Foot, vacant by the death of Sir George Nugent, has been conferred on Lieutenant- General Sir John Gardener, K.C.8., Colonel of the 50th, and the vacancy thus created in the latter distin guished corps has been filled up by Major-General Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill, K.C.8., now in command of the reserve force on the Sutlej. This removes Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill from the list of general officers in the re ceipt of five-and-twenty shillings per diem unattached pay. THE FLAG-SHIP IN THE EAST INDIES.—We under stand that the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Collier, C. 8., the Hastings, now at China, and mounting 72 guns, with a complement of 600 officers and men, is to have her armament reduced to 60 guns, and her crew to 530. Rear Admiral Sir Charles Napier will haul down his flag the day he arrives at Spithead. He will not shift it to the Superb from the St. Vincent. INACCURATE ESTIMATES.—The Admiralty have again called the attention of the officers of the dockyards to the very great difference which is constantly occurring between the sum estimated for the repairs of her Ma jesty's ships and the actual cost of them, and have em phatically requested that in future more care is to be bestowed in drawing up the estimates. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP QUEEN.—This three•decker, commanded by Captain Bruce, may be expected to arrive at Devonport, from Naples, by the end of this month. She was to leave Sir William Parker the same day that the Caledonia, 120, Captain Carter, left England, and was not to stay any longer at Malta than was absolutely necessary. She will touch at Gib raltar for twenty-hours; but will not call at Lisbon, as she will come as straight home as she can on leaving the former rock. GENERAL SURVEY OF THE DOCKYARDS.—The Admi ralty have postponed the general survey of the dock yards which they had ordered to take place. That at Woolwich, however, is to commence on the 2d of April, and the warrant officers in ordinary are to assist in the survey. ROYAL ARTILLERY. Deputy-Adjutant-General's Office, Woolwich, March 28. General Order.—The undermentioned non-commis sioned officers and men of the Royal Regiment of Ar tillery having been recommended for gratuities and medals, agreeably to article 16 of the regulations founded on her Majesty's warrant, dated May 24, 1847. The Master-General has directed it to be announced in general orders, that it is always gratifying to his Lordship to reward old and meritorious soldiers for good and faithful services, and he approves of medals bring given to each of the individuals hereafter named, to be worn by them during the remainder of their services, and they will receive the gratuity on discharge, agree ably to the regulations, viz.:— Staff-Sergeant James Everett, Royal Horse Artillery. Staff Sergeant Benjamin Cockland, Royal Horse Artillery. Quartermaster-Sergeant James Brown, 2d battalion do. Sergeant-of-Band William Newetead, Ist battalion ditto. Company Sergeant James Sage, Ist battalion ditto. Company Sergeant James Nicholls, Ist battalion ditto. Company Sergeant Thomas Carter, Ist battalion ditto. Company Sergeant Samuel Whitely, 3d battalion ditto. Company Sergeant Robert Barker, 3d battalion, ditto. Company Sergeant John Wherin, 7th battalion, ditto. Company Sergeant Walter Murphy, 7th battalion, ditto. Company Sergeant James Lennox, 7th battalion ditto. Sergeant James Harrop, sth battalion, ditto. Sergeant Arthur Mac Master, 7th battalion, ditto. Seg. ant John Clarke, 7th battalion, ditto. Sergeant John Watson, 7th battalion, ditto. Sergeant Charles Learmouth, 7th battalion ditto. Sergeant Robert Thynne, 7th battalion ditto. Sergeant Robert Scott, 7th battalion ditto. Set g,•ant William Hai kins, 7th battalion ditto. Sergeant A. Hicks, Bth battalion, ditto. Sergeant A: Wright, Riding-house establishment. Sergeant William Howard, Invalid detachment. Sergeant Edward Long, Invalid detachment. Sergeant Collar-maker John Gilphant, Royal Horse Artillery. Gunner and Driver Robert Ross, Ist battalion ditto. Gunner and Diver Robert Woodhouse, Ist battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver John Gurly, Ist battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver John Taylor, Ist battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver William Macfarlane, 2d battalion do. Gunner and Driver James Hodge, 2d battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver R R. Johnson, sth battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver W. Chiel, sth battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver R. Jackson, 6th battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver J. Robinson, 7th battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver W. Ellenworth, Bth battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver T. Hindle, Bth battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver B. Hughes, 9th battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver T. Slater, 10th battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver D. M•Lean, 10th battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver H. Tracy, 10th battalion ditto. Gunner and Driver S. Parks, 15th battalion, ditto. Gunner and Driver T. Parker,llth battalion, ditto. Gunner and Driver E. Miller, 11th battalion, ditto. Gunner and Driver T. Hunter, 11th battalion, ditto. Gunner and Driver R. Worger, 12th battalion, ditto. Gunner and Driver C. Murray, Invalid detachment. ditto. Gunner and DriverW. Nicholl, Invalid detachment, ditto. Gunner and Driver IL Thompsuu, luvalid detachment, ditto. IL D. ROSS, Deputy-Adjutant-General. STATE OF TRADE. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MARCH 30. Sales of lambs' wools have been flat this week; in prices we do not quote any alteration.—Clothing wools remain as quoted last week. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, MARCH 30.—We have had rather a quiet market for foreign wools this week, but prices remain firm. YORK WOOL MARKET, MARCH 29. There was a good show of long wool at this market, but only one purchaser, who bought twelve sheets. Prices nominal. There being no buyers, no sales could be effected. LEEDS.—There has been considerable flatness in our cloth market since this day week. Less than usual was done both on Saairday and Tuesday at the Cloth Halls, and fewer goods have been delivered to order than has been the case lately; higher prices are asked upon the lower qualities of goods, but fine and middle qualities keep steady, and stocks in the clothiers' hands are less than usual at this period of the year. Business has also been dull in the warehouses this week, the cold weather having a tendency in some degree of preventing the drape rs from visiting the market. The foreign houses continue busy. BRADFORD, MARCH 29.—The purchasing of all kinds of combing wools in January and February to an extent far be) and the annual consumption, has naturally kept the trade very dull for several weeks. Noils and brokes are steadily moved off as produced, and the stock on hand very small, and no change in prices. —Yarns : The spinners are all generally engaged in old contracts, and although but comparatively few orders hue been given out during March, yet the production of all kinds of yarns is taken into actual consumption as fast as spun; prices are firmly maintained for anything to spin, but with a greater willingness to sell for future delivery than was mani fested at the end of last month. The shipping houses are only doing a very limited business, occasioned by the advance in prices, and the unsettled stat e o f th e couti nent.—Piecess The weather and the market today tap pear to have sympathised with each other, both being very dull; but it is not usual to see the market so near the close of the month as active as those preceding it. There is throughout the market a very sanguine feeling that goods will not be lower. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—The Cloth market has continued dull throughout the week, and may be said to close without much prospect of an im mediate rally. The renewal of hostilities in Italy—the sell uncertain aspect of the affairs in Germany, tends to procrastinate a state of things which may be called inactive and inclining to a further de cline. Most kinds of cloth are again in favour of the buyer, though stocks are by no means heavy; but there is an increasing anxiety to quit as fast as produced, which makes the market so heavy and de pressed. Most of the foreign houses are doing a mode rate business, whilst that for Mexico and the United States is very considerable. The Yarn market is a little easier for the buyer, and probably will continue to be so, until the foreigners purchase again to their full accus tomed extent. LEICESTER.—The business doing in the warehouses is still principally to orders on band. Both the worsted and cotton workmen are fully employed at the advance. The manufacturer continues his making, hoping eventu ally to realise it. The yarn market is steady. The check received in wools continues, and but little is doing in them. NOTTINGHAM.—The cut-up cotton hose branches, in all the departments, keep brisk, not only in Notting ham, but in Ruddington, Sutton-in-Ash6eld, and wherever this manufacture is carried on; and what is of equal importance, the articles made are in general of a ♦ery superior quality to what they were a few years ago, beteg produced by a subdivision of labour by three or more hands, from three or more distinct frames, and this method, so far from retrograding, is increasing. The cotton glove trade keeps brisk, and several improvements -have been made wherewith to introduce a nap in imi tation of fleecy hosiery, which is everything but extinct: one method is to have a sinker with two nobs, the extra nobs making a long loop, which, being cut makes a sort of fleecy. The other is a new fabric, produced from experiments made in attempting to produce warp velvet lace, which warp machines use three or more threads to each needle. By using four threads, a fabric is produced, the inside of the glove being lined with long velvet.—The silk glove branch continues pretty good, the hands being well employed at advanced wages. The system of making plated gloves is extending. Such is the demand for gloves, that hands cannot be found to work the plain silk frames, which are now left.—The drawer and pantaloon branch have also obtained a consi derable advance of wages. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. D. A. Morel, Langham Marylebone, dentist, April 20, at one—J. Turner, Newmarket, Suffolk, sad dler, April 20, at half-past one—J. W. Fielder, Thavies Inn, Holborn-hill, lace merchant, April 20 at half-past one—T. Orpwood, Bear-street, Leicester-square, coach currier, April 23, at two—H. F. Turner, Myddleton street, Clerkenwell, painted baize manufacturer, April 23, at one—J. Carruthers, Shcpperton, Middlesex, dis tiller, April 28, at twelve—R. B. Webb, Bury St. Ed mund's, Suffolk, draper, April 24, at twelve—T. W. Mar tin, Oxford, tailor, April 24, at one. fa the Country. J. Esdaile, Manchester, hatter, April 23, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—W. Clayton, Langelitre, York shire, banker, April 20, at twelve, at the Court, Man chester. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 3 PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. Garsed sen., and J. Garsed jun., Leeds, flax manu facturers, thirteen sixteenths of a penny, on Tuesday, April 3, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. J. Exley, Boothroyd, Yorkshire, blanket manufac turer, 4s. 8 d., on Tuesday, April 3, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. C. D. Matthews, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, and Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, banker and grocer, 205., any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. J. Matthews, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, rand Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, banker and grocer, 205., any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. J. Champion, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, boot and shoe maker, Is. 4d., any Saturday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr Green, Guildhall-chambers, City. G. Cradock, Darlington, rope manufacturer, Is. 3d., on new proofs, on Saturday, March 31, or any subsequent Saturday between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. B. Fenwick, Newcastle• upon-Tyne, linendraper, three fifths of a penny, in addition to 6s. 4d., on Saturday, March 31, or any subsequent Saturday between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. T. Thompson, Brighton, grocer, 3d., on Saturday, March 31, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane, City. J. Sykes, Mill. bridge, Birstall, Yorkshire, corn miller, 10s. 9d., on Tuesday, April 3, or any subsequent Tues• day, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES, At the Court, Basinghall-street. H. Woolhouse, Windsor, timber dealer, April 21, at two--J. Swinburn, Ledbury-terrace, Westbourne-grove West, Nuttinghill, builder, April 21, at one. In the Country. D. Bolt, Bristol, sharebroker, April 20, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol.—A. Mitchell, Cardiff, Glamorgan shire, draper, April 26, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol. —L. Davis, Redditch, Worcestershire, needle manufac turer, April 21, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham.— J. Jarvis, Birmingham, plane maker, April 21,.at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham.—T. Dixon, Dawley, Shrop shire, grocer, April 21, at twelve, at the Court, Birming ham.—F. Saldorf, Plymouth, merchant, April 24, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter.—R. Matthews, Taunton St. James, Somersetsbire, white bre:.d maker, April 26, at one, at the Court, Exeter. At the Court of Review, April'2o. J. Faulkner, Manchester, coach lace manufacturer J. J. Curtis, Erith, Kesit, hotel keeper—F. Batcheldor, Queenborougb, Kent, hay and straw dealer—lL Dawson, Thorney, Cambridgeshire, grocer—J. Jackson, juu., Walsall, Staffordshire, miller—H. R. Benbow, Malvern Wells, Woacesterseire, veterinary surgeon—W. A. Massey, Liverpool, wood turner—l. R. Beckford, Ply mouth, retailer of beer—W. Okill, Liverpool, share broker—A. Duranty, Liverpool, merchant—W. Shaw, jun., Salford, Lancashire, printer—J. Hansford, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, upholsterer—J. Newman, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, builder. --"--- PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. AN _ J. Drake, W. H. Cox, J. Cox, and J. Drake, jun., Bermondsey and Bristol, tanners (so far as regards J. Drake)—R. Irving and R. Swift, Wigan, Lancashire, brewers—S. G. Martinez, J. P. Gassiot, and J. P. Gassiot, jun., Mark-lane, City, and Otiorto, wine merchants (so far as regards S. G. Martinez)—T. Hart and H. Page, Star-court, Bread-street, Cheap side, snuff and cigar manufacturers—C. Tregenna and W. Tregena, East Looe and Fowey, Cornwall, linen drapers and mercers—G. Bishop and S. White, Brad ford, Yorkshire, shnrt wool dealers—E. Briggs and W. Headford, Maidstone, hatters—J. Aitken and J. Atkin son, Manchester, joiners and builders—J. Rothwell and C. Shorrocks, Manchester, sewing-cotton manufacturers J. Waddington and E. Ackroyd, Woodhouse Carr, near Leeds, dyers—L. Robert and W. Hobday, Manchester, Scotch and general merchants—R. Bridge, W. Barlow, and J. Taylor, Newchurch, Lancashire, cotton spinners and power loom manufacturers—H. Elphee and A. Jackson, Maidstone, linendrapers and mercers—J. J. Smith and J. W. Dawson, Crescent place, Blackfriars, wine and spirit merchants—W. Fair hunt, J. Jackson, and Elizabeth Jackson, Wigan, Lan cashire, grocers—J. W. Nyren and E. B. Pitchford, Stratford, Essex, manufacturing chemists—N. Moxon and J. Hollier, Sutton, Cheshire, drapers—R. Gritty and T. A. Garth, solicitors—J. D. Mort and D. Dilworth, Newcastle under-Lyne, booksellers and printers—O. Shoobridge and J. Burden, Rolvenden, Kent, builders—H. J. Warren, S. H. Fuller, and C. Thompson, Bath, jewellers, silversmiths, and pawn brokers—W. T. Iliff, R. W. B. Mathews, and W. T. Iliff, jun., Canterbury-row, Newington, and Foxley road, Lambeth, surgeons. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. William Burgoyne, Hereford, builder. Joseph Miller, Barnetby-le- Wold, Lincolnshire, black- . - smith. James Dodd, Ipswich, journeyman smith. Dennis Benda'', Debenham, Suffolk, wheelwright. John Charles Banks, Lymington, Hampshire, painter. Frederick Smooker, Wherweil-wood, Hampshire, brick. maker. Joseph Hackleton, Rggby, Warwickshire. John Alfred Thomas, Leeds, teacher of dancing. t . Joseph Few, Over, Cambridgeshire. Patrick Doran, Sheffield, licensed hanker. Benjamin Hammond, Sheffield, butcher. E :Ward Churchill Dean, Huntingdon, drapers's as- sistant. James Hanby, Sheffield, publiean. Charles George, Lechlade,Gloucestershire, ironmonger, SCOTCH. SEQUESTRATIONS. A. Morton, Glasgow, merchant, to meet April 5, and 26, at one, within the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow. A. Dunbar, Garchory, and Mains of bkellater, Aber deershire, cattle dealer, to meet April 6, and 30, at twelve, within the Advocates' Hell, Aberdeen. J. W. Mason, Edinburgh, tailor, to meet April 6, and 27, at one, within Dowell's Rooms, Edinburgh. G. Esplin, Glasgow, accountant, to meet April 5, and 26, at one, within Comne's Royal Hotel, Glasgow. R. G. Brown and D. Murray, Glasgow, calico printers, to meet April 4, and 25, at one, within the George Hotel, Glasgow. M. Paton, Greenock, wright and smith, t o mee t Ap r il 5, and May 4, at twelve, within Robertson's Golden Bull Inn, Greenock. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Kingston, March 30. (Before Baron PARKE aad a Special Jury.) THE MIDLAND IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COM PANY V. LEECH. This was an action to recover the amount of three separate calls of 21. 10s. each, upon shares in the above company held by the defendant. Mr. M. Chambers, Mr. Peacock, and Mr. Dwell were for the plaintiffs; Sir F. Thesiger, who was specially re tained, with Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Ogle, Mr. Ander son, of the Chancery bar, and Mr. Clark, were for the defendant. The cause commenced on Thursday, and occupied the Court until ten o'clock at night, when it was ad journed until this morning. The action was of a similar character to those which were tried at Maidstone, and the points involved were principally of a technical and legal character, and, therefore, of very little interest to the general reader. The defendant is a partner in the firm of Johnston, Far quhar, and Leech, solicitors and parliamentary agents, and the action was brought to recover three calls of 21. 10s. each, upon 200 shares held by him in the above company. The defence was the same as in the former action—that the directors had exceeded the powers granted to them by their Act of Parliament, and that certain proceedings taken by them with regard to the amalgamation of the company with an extension line, were without the sanction of the defendant and the other shareholders, and contrary to their interests; and it was also alleged, indirectly, that the directors had made a fraudulent entry in their subscription list relating to a large number of shares, with a view to deceive the de fendant, and induce him to believe that a certain amount of capital had actually been paid up, when such was not the case. During the trial a great number of legal points were raised by the counsel for the defendant, most of which were reserved, and the Learned Judge at length summed up the whole case, leaving one or two matters of fact to be decided by the jury, one of which was whether they were of opinion that any fraudulent conduct.had been established against the directors with regard to the transaction respecting the entry of the shares. The jury, after deliberating about half an hour, re turned a verdict for the plaintiffs, and at the same time said they were of opinion that no fraudulent conduct had been made out against the directors, and that they had merely acted indiscreetly, from a misapprehension of the powers granted them by their Act of Parliament. A verdict was accordingly entered for the plaintiffs, subject to various points of law, and a bill of exceptions was likewise tendered to his Lordship's summing up. THE SAME V. JOHNSTONE. This was another action against the partner of the former defendant, involving the same points. Mr. CHAMBERS said that in this case the jury would be spared from entering into any inquiry, as, atter the verdict which had just been returned, his Learned Friend (Sergeant Shee), who appeared for the defen dant, had consented to the same verdict being entered as in the former ease, subject to the decision that might be come to hereafter upon the points of law that were reserved. A verdict was accordingly entered for the plaintiffs. the plaintiffs, THE SAME b. EDWARDS. This was a thi r d act i on o f th e sa me description as the two former, former, and on this also a verdict was taken for with the same reservation as to the points of law. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 30. RATE IN AID (IRELAND BILL—SECOND READING.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. NAPIER had come to the conclusion of giving his vote against the second reading of this Bill. Whether the House regarded the principle of this measure, or the feeling which it had excited amongt the most intelligent part of the Irish people, it was a measure equally deserving their disapprobation He wished to consider this question in the first instance as a question of principle. Ile meant to divide the argil. ment into two parts ; the first was the question of rating, and the second was the question of taxation. With re gard to the question of rating, the principle involved in this Bill was precisely this, whether a (rate should be imposed on the rateable property of any union in aid of the rate of any other union, however distant or disconnected. He would remind the En glish Members that this principle might be one day applied to themselves. Now, he con ceiTecl that OLICIA a priuoipls es that into a system of poor-laws was one which de manded the greatest consideration before it was introduced, because if he examined it lightly, it in cluded every system of poor• law that had yet been introduced into either England or Ireland.— (Cries of "Hear, hear.") There was an attempt made to establish an analogy between this case and the statute of Elizabeth; but in his opinion there was no ground for such an analogy. Unless the House were ready to convert the whole of Ireland into one poor law union, it would be impossible to pass this Bill with any consistency. The principle of the Act of Elizabeth wits that of local control and local superintendence. But the present Bill said to a union in the extreme north that it should pay for the maintenance of poor in an union in the extreme south,.. , and yet they were told that such a principle was foundin the statute of Elizabeth. Nothing was more im portant than to preserve the control of local superintendence both with regard to the amount raised and the manner in which it was disbursed.—(Hear, hear.) The small amount of the money to be r a i se d un d er the Bill, and the temporary duration of the tax, had nothing to do with the question ; if the money were improperly levied it made no difference whether the amount was a penny or thousands of pounds. He warned English Members against assenting to a prece dent for taking away from them that superintendence of their own poor which they had enjoyed since the time of Elizabeth. It would be monstrously unjust to place the property of one part of Ireland at the mercy of individuals who might be guilty of the most extravagant expenditure and whose acts they could not control. lie should now come on to the Poor-law Extension Act, a mea sure which introduced a new and a dangerous principle, that of out-door relief. Doubtless that important change Was proposed with the best possible intention, but, once car ried out into practical operation, it became an essential con dition of its existence that one part of the country should not be called on to pay for the other. If it were expedient and just, as it unquestionably was both expedient and just, that under the law of 1838 the districts rated to the poor should be of limited extent, a fortiori, that principle became more necessary when out-door relief was engrafted upon the existing poor-law. There was nothing which so pe remptorily forbade going for rates beyond the union or district as the practice of maintaining the able-bodied poor outside the workhouse. Out-door relief might be all very well in a state of high social advancement, and where per fect vigilance could be exercised ; but he conceived that they could not, without imminent danger; extend the liabi lity of ratepayers beyond the union •or district. He wished most especially to impress upon the House his sense of the great importance of the measure with which they were then called upon to deal—he felt it to be his duty in the most solemn terms to assure the House that much depended upon the manner in which they modified the law then before them, and he hoped. that in considering that modification they would remember the number of authorities that were against the Ministerial proposition—the Boundary Report was against them, and the opinions of the best and most impartial minded men in Ireland were likewise adverse to the plan. Nothing could be more evident than this, that in proportion as the social condition of the community was high so might unions of great extent be tolerated; but, un fortunately, the less advanced portions of Ireland, the west and the south, contained the largest, while the north and east possessed the advantage of smaller unions. With a re markable degree of Irish perversity, they had created large unions where of necessity they must prove most mischievous and permitted small ones to be formed where their existenee was the least beneficial.—(Hear, hear.) The effects pro ceeding from the law of 1847 had as yet been oily partially developed. It was a law that they well knew had been forced on Ireland, being manifestly a piece of Ministerial policy. Of all the consequences that had already proceeded from this measure, the Archbishop of Dublin had foretold the details with an accuracy more historical than prophetic. But what did the report of 1834 say upon the subject of out door relief; he meant the report made in England on the condition of the poor in this country, and on the state of the law relating to their relief; That report stated that the funds available for the .relief of the poor in England " were applied to purposes opposed to the letter and still more to the spirit of the law, and destructive to the morals of the most numerous class, and the welfare of all; that the great source of abuse was the out-door relief afforded to the able bodied on their account or on that of their families, given either in kind or in money." The measure of 1838 esta blished no out-door relief for the Irish ; it was reserved for a subsequent piece of policy to force that evil upon the country. It they forced, as they had done, an imperial law upon the people of Ireland, it was rather too hard that they should compel them to pay a provincial price for it. He de. nied altogether the principle that money should be paid by unions which could exercise no control over its expenditure— it was a policy alike unjust and unwise. The case of the poor law in England and in Ireland differed most widely. Here it was a part of a very old system —everyone took his property with the full knowledge that it was subject to such a charge; but for the first time it was superinduced on Ireland in the year 1838; and one of the objects of all legislation in the subject now. should be to make every interest bear the bur den according to equitable principles ; and Parliament was bound not only to observe such principles, and shape its legislation in accordance with them, but they were also bound to pay due attention to the means of giving employ ment to the poor, as well as improving their condition ; and he was not alone in making that assertion,' for be could quote in its support the authority of the Marquis of Lans downe, who expressed himself in the following terms : " If ever there was a solemn pledge given on the part of Government during the discussion which ended in the passing of the Irish Poor-law last session, it was, that their Lordships would, with reference to that law, by every means in their power, encourage the employment of the labouring poor of Ireland." Then he might advert to another point with regard to Ireland, on which the same Noble Lord ex pressed himself strongly. When it was hinted that money lent in Ireland for public purposes was not usually repaid with much readiness, the Marquis of Lansdowne expressed an opinion favourable to the manner in which repayments had been effected, and gave some striking instances in sup port of the opinions which he entertained on that subject. It was thought by those best acquainted with Ireland, and who most attentively considered the present state of that country, that the present plans of her Majesty's Ministers were not likely to prove successful ; theories like theirs must be shivered at once in such a place as. Ireland; the land was heavily encumbered, capital was deplorably deficient, the surplus population was excessive, and the cottier system ge nerally prevalent. How, then, could plans applicable to England be made to work in Ireland ? But recently a fa mine came, which gave the opportunity while it pointed out the necessity for comprehensive measures, yet for those they had still to seek; though the dispensations of Provi dence had forced the Government to do something—they " saw the lightning and were afraid, but they had not yet heird the voice." The present measure of the Govern ment afforded no hope—there was no justice in it. The tenant-farmers would derive no advantage from it. It would not benefit the clergy or the landlords. The people might be kept alive by it, but nothing more. By it the people would be more demoralized than ever—not that he meant to say anything to the disparagement of his poorer fellow-countrymen, for he regarded them with feelings of the deepest compassion, and he was not without hope that in Englaad feelings of compassion would be vividly awakened. England ought to have a high ambition with reference to Ireland. He hoped she would soon feel that the state of Ireland ought not to be a matter of money and fi nance, but that, as regarded that' country, she had a great mission to fulfil. If by a rate-in-aid they merely kept Ire land from starving, they would shut out all hope of better days, and he must say that if the money spent in relief works had been applied to emigration or other useful pur poses, Ireland would now be in a much better condition than she was. He had received a' letter from a Noble Lord in the west of Ireland, who stated that the unions in his district were in a ruined and hopeless state, that they had been brought to insolvency, and rendered a burden upon the rest of the country by the operation of the very Act which'was now to be up held by a rate-in-aid. Many of the landlords in that part of Ireland had discharged their duties in a very praiseworthy manner, and not a few of them had been r educed almost to beggary. He knew one case of a gentleman, formerly pos • sessing considerable property, who solicited and obtained an appointment as poor-law inspector, and who soon afterwards died from fever caught in the performance of his duties. He (Mr. Napier) believed all reasonable- men would agree with him that the prosperity of Ireland was in a great measure de pendent on the application of capital and labour to agricul ture.—( Hear, hear.) -They had been told upon high autho rity, that Ireland required three things :—first, repose from angry differences and divisions ; secondly, capital and labour; and thirdly, private individual exertion. He would ask them to - test the present measure with reference to these three points. There was a strong feeling against this measure in a portion of Ireland distinguished for the intelligence and integrity of the popu lation, who was not inclined to shirk any fair liability. He hoped, however, that if this Bill should receive' the assent of Parliament, no passive resistance would be offered to its being carried out.—(Hear, hear.) But still the persons to whom he referred felt thst this measure would operate unjustly upon them, and its tendency would be to weaken their affection and attachment to England. Did the House think, then, that the Bill was likely to contribute to the repose of Ireland, when it would give an opening to those who were anxious to sever the connexion between the two countries to encourage that agitation -which, as Lord Clarendon stated, had been the means of scaring away capital from Ireland ? Then with regard to the question of capital,—it was considered advisable some years ago to make advances to Ireland by way of loan, but now that such assistance was really required it was denied; and the system of poor-laws would deter men from applying the shattered remnant of capital that remained to the employ ment of labour, and would paralyze that private exertion and enterprise which was so essential to the welfare of the country. He contended, then that if they adopted thi s measure in conjunction with the present system of poor-laws the ruin of Ireland was certain.--(Hear, hear.) He would ask the House to reflect what must be the feelings of those persons in Ireland who had done their duty in carrying out the poor-law without any assistance from England, and who had borne up againstall difficulties, when they were required to contribute to the outlay of remote districts, where they knew the greatest maladministrations of funds had existed. Was it wise to irritate a peaceable and industrious portion of the population by forcing upon them such a necessity ? He might be asked," Then are the people to be left to starve?" His answer was—they were not. But the question was, not whether money was required, but out of what funds it should be provided?-(Hear.) He would admit, for the purposes of discussion, that money was needed, but they had no right to take it out of any fund that might be most convenient. If he saw a person starving and wished to relieve him, he had no right to pick another man's pocket in order to do so. The question was, should this be an imperial grant or an Irish grant? He was anxious, so far from saying anything to weaken the union between the two countries, to do all in his power to give it strength and efficiency; but he must say that, if Ireland were an integral part of the United Kingdom, this should be an imperial grant. He claimed all the privi leges of the union, feeling that he was bo un d t o su b m i t to a ll its liabilities ; and until he repudiated some of these liabilities they were not at liberty to deprive him of the privileges to which he was enlitled by reason of the union. It was said that Ireland did not pay a full proportion of the imperial tax ation. His reply was, that Ireland had paid all she had been asked to pay—(Hear, hear, and a laugh) —and he thought that was a sufficient answer. If the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, when he proposed a grant to Ireland of .50,000/. from the Consolidated Fund a short time since, believed that Ireland did not pay her full proportion of taxation, surely the Right Honourable Gentleman must have been guilty of great injustice to the people of England in granting such a sum from the Imperial Treasury. He believed at that time the Government had not the slightest notion of proposing a rate in aid; that war an afterthought.—(Hear, hear.) When they found there was a determined opposition on the part of the English people to granting money to Ire land, the Government thought, " Oh, but we can get the English Members to go against Ireland. Some of the Irish Members may resist, but we have others who will willingly back us."— (A laugh.) "Rem, sipossis recta, si non quocunque modo rem.' bet them impoie upon Ireland whatever fair liability she ought to bear; but, if they had delayed im posing a sufficient taxation upon Ireland, that was no rea son for visiting the land of that country with the penalty. proposed by this Bill. Such'a course had been objected to by the Right Honourable Member for Tamworth (Sir Rama ros 1 ), in his speech 9 1 4 Mr. R9oblick'ti rinticlr for . 1849 the extension of the prorerty tax to Ireland. The Right H.n. Baronet then said that he could not see the justice or equality of the principle of applying such a tax to land, and to land alone, in Ireland, so that the Lord-Lieutenant would be exempt, while land alone would bear the burden. A similar view was taken by the Noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Lord Palmerston) during the same debate. The Noble Lord said that one of the grievances of Ireland was the want of capital fair local improvements • and that the imposition of the property-t ax wou ld diminish capital, while exoneration from taxes would lead to the introduction of capital. He (Mr. Napier) considered that a strictly similar taxation of the two countries never could be contemplated. They must enable Ireland to bear the charge, they must raise her from her difficulties, and then they might saddle her with a portion of the burden. If they placed upon Ire land a pressure which that country was not able to bear, they might be assured that its effect would recoil upon this coun try. Last year it was said that Ireland was not fit to bear the income tax. Was she, he asked, more fit to bear it now. —(Hear, hear.) He would now direct his attention to the suggestions thrown cut by the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamwurth, and to the consideration of what might in future be done for the improvement of Ireland. His humble opinion was, that what was necessary for the present difficulties of the distressed unions ought to coins out of the Consolidated Fund. The Right Hon. Baronet seemed to sug gest, particularly with respect to the west of Ireland, which doubtless was in a condition the most ruinous, if it continued long, and therefore required some bold, wise, and compre hensive measures, that the accession of a new class of pro prietors, having means and wealth, would be sufficient to get the country out of its difficulties; of course, he ( Mr. Napier) hesitated to express any opinion which might appear to clash with the views of an individual of so much experience, but he must beg to say that he did not think that that suggested measure would be sufficient to extricate the country from its difficulties. Though many of the present proprietors had been called only nominal owners, and though the mort gagees had been styled the real owners, yet when the poor-law was passed the present proprietors were rated as the real owners, and after they had broken down under that burden it seemed a bard measure of justice to say, though they were treated as respected the poor-law as real owners, and though the mort gagees then escaped, that now they should be turned out of possession, and that the incumbrances on the land should be discharged out of the means of other parties, not in favour of the poor owners, but in favour of capitalists and the moneyed interest. He admitted that the removal of im poverished proprietors would be an important step; and his comments only referred to the mode of effecting that object. However, he was satisfied that a mere change of proprietors was not the thing which alone would set the country up again. In a union in the south of Ireland (Kenmare) a large portion of the property belonged to 'a Noble Lord of high character and great liberality, in the posses. sion of opulence and every quality which could make a man . perzunally amiable to his tenantry—he alluded to the Marquis of Lansdowne. On that property there was a tenant right, the middlemen had been removed an abate ment of rent had been made by the Noble Marquis last year to the amount of 12 per cent., and everything had been done to lead to improvement. What had been the result? There were two neighbouring properties there, neither of which had an ablebodied pauper in the union; and three fuurths of the pauperism of the union were supplied from the Marquis of Lansdowne's property. What would they do with respect to property of that kind ? Would they change the proprietor and get rid of the Marquis of Lansdowne ? The fact was that the population on the property was exces sive, and though the Noble Marquis had got rid of the middlemen, he had bad too much humanity to turn out the population, who, so long as the potato thrived, lived in an extremely low animal state. Thus it happened that there was one gentleman in the neighbourhood who, though he spent the whole of his income on his pro perty, had nevertheless to pay heavy rates' to support the paupers on the Marquis of Lansdowne's estates. This showed that, for the purpose of improving certain parts of Ireland, it was necessary to take measures not only as respected insolvent proprietors, but also as re spected insolvent tenants. The work of improvement must be carried on at both ends, and any measure for raising up Ireland ought to be accompanied by provisions for emigra tion, in order that the country might be relieved from super abundant population. At present the people were leaving the country, but unfortunately it was the man of energy and some means who went out, and it was the destitute that were left behind. Nevertheless, this voluntary emigration ought to teach the Legislature a lesson. The people were taking to emigration as a natural cure, and it ought to give Parliament the hint to work out that cure by proper pre cautions.—(Hear, hear.) This he knew could not be done speedily. It must be a slow process; but if a wise and comprehensive policy was announced by that House, and if Honourable Members would co-operate with one heart and spirit to raise up Ireland again, such a course would cheer the population, and might be the means, under God, of saving the country.—(Elear, and cheers.) He thought, also, that many things connected with the amendment of the poor-law might be done; and one arrangement appeared to be desired by many intelligent men, namely, the reduction of the area of taxation.—(Hear, hear.) He likewise believed that some means might be devised for advancing money on approved security for the improvement of agriculture. He re;,,retted that some observations of his bad been misunder stood on a former occasion, and that he had been erroneously supposed to argue that Ulster should not contribute towards the support of Connaught, because the former was Protestant and the latter Roman Catholic. It was far from his wish, in considering what course of policy would be beneficial to his country, to say anything calculated to divide Irishmen into opposing parties. All men, of whatever political party or religious creed, should unite to effect the prosperity of their common country; and he would conclude by addressing them iu the following words :—" Quare videte num dubitan dum sit vobis omni studio ad id opus incumbere, in quo gloria nominis nostri, salus sociorum, vectigalia maxims, fortunaa plurimorum civium una cum republickdefendantur." (The Hon. Gentleman-sat down amid loud cheers from all parts of the House.) Sir R. PEEL—As in the course of the very able and tem perate speech of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman—a speech on which I will pass this eulogium, that it was worthy of his own high character for ability and moderation—(Hear, hear) —he has frequently done me the honour of referring to opi nions expressed by me, and as I wish to take this opportu nity of making some observations rather with reference to the general social condition of Ireland than to the particular enactments of the measure now under consideration, I can not perhaps rise at a more opportune time than the present to address the House_ I gave my vote for the proposal of the Government rather ;or the purpose of expressing an opinion that we had a fair claim to call upon Ireland for some separate and independent exertion, than for the pur- , pose of expressing an opinion on the particular merits of that proposal in relation to other proposals that ea gilt have 'been made. I still think, notwithstanding the speech o the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, that we have that claim on Ireland for separate and independent exertion. (Hear, hear.) My opinion is founded ou a variety of considerations —on the consideration of the great and noble exertion wil lingly made by this part of the empire for the relief of Ire land, and partly on the consideration that Ireland has not done her duty in respect to the repayment of her pecuniary obligations to the Imperial Treasury on account of certain advances connected with the operation of the Irish Poor law. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman says " that Ireland has paid all she has been asked for;" but it is because I totally differ from him on that point that I think we have a fair claim upon Ireland on the present occasion for separate exertion. We asked Ireland to pay 1,300,0001. which had been advanced from the Imperial Treasury to enable her to build her workhouses. Money had also been advanced to this part of the empire for the purpose of relieving it from the immediate charge of the workhouses. I have not heard that England declined to pay those advances, but I am afraid that Ireland, generally speaking, has repudiated the debt.—(Hear, hear.) Ido not think the answer of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman on this head at all satisfactory. I think there was a clear pecuniary obligation, and that ought to have been discharged by Ireland.—(]fea r , h ear .) I regret she has not discharged it, because I think the refusal ope rates as a discouragement to consider her case under circum stances when similar aid might be required. I voted also for the measure before the House, because I entertained a con fident belief that if Ireland made a separate and independent exertion, she would induce Great Britain the more readily to co-operate with her in those efforts which I believe ne- cessary for her welfare.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")l did not give my vote for this measure because I considered it any sufficient remedy for the evils under which Ireland labours ; and I think that the House is totally mistaken if it believes that the last 50,0004, or the present 100,0001., or any rate in aid which you may impose on Ireland, are measures at all commensurate with the evils of that country.—(Cheers.) In many parts of the speech of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman I concurred. So far am I from being inclined to raise any prejudices on the part of Great Britain against Ireland, that I concur with him in thinking that injustice has been done to Ireland. With re spect to the operation of this poor-law, I think that Ireland has made a great exertion to meet the obligations imposed on her.—(Dear, hear.) I think that England ought to bear in mind that she is circumstanced with respect to the poor law in a manner totally different from Ireland; that that was a new and unexpected imposition with respect to Ire land in 1838, and that the argument used in favour of the continuance of impositions of that kind, namely, that the property was purchased subject to those pecuniary obliga tions which had endured for centuries, did not apply to the case of Ireland, which was called on to bear the expense of a poor-law although t:le engagements as to property had been made under another state of things.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") In 1833 Ireland was called on to support a charge which she had not before been subject to, and in the midst of unparalleled affliction Ireland bore a burden last year of not less than 1,600,000'. for the support of the poor.—(Hear, hear.) I think that a great exertion.—(Cheers.) I heard it said the other night, by some Hon. Gentleman, " Why should we support the poor of Ireland, since, after having supported them, Ireland rebelled against the supremacy of the Crown ?" I believe that charge to be utterly unfounded.—(Hear, hear.) Ireland did not rebel. The people of Ireland, generally speaking, did-not listen to the temptations held out to them; and we were enabled to suppress the iebelliou with such compara tive ease, and without the loss of a single man, either of mi litary or police, because Ireland did not rebel, and because the people of Ireland, suffering, as they were, from sever e calamity, did remain, generally speaking, faithful in their allegiance to this country.—(Hear, and cheers.) I state this for the purpose of attempting to propitiate this part of the united kingdom towards that unfortunate country. I speak, I own, almost overwhelmed by a sense of the ca lamity which Ireland has sustained, and of the magnitude of the present crisis. —(Hear, bear.) My appeal to these more favoured portions of the empire is an appeal, not merely on the ground of justice—not merely on the ground of the na tural sympathy which we ought to feel with the miseries and sufferings of our fellow-subjects; I believe those appeals of justice and natural sympathy would prevail with this country when the case of Ireland was well understood—(Hear)—but my appeal to Great Britain is upon a still stronger groued— upon the manifest consideration of her own true interest—. (Hear) —in attempting to mitigate the affliction under which Ireland is suffering, and to find a remedy for the dreadful evils which are existing there.—(Hear, hear.) With the per mission of the House, I will remind them of the situation in which we stand now in entering upon this discussion. I will remind them that in the course of last year we found it necessary to commence the session by what is called a Coercioni Bill, by an Arms Bill, and, to conclude, with the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act.—(Hear. hear.) I gave my cordial support \ to her Majesty's Government in the introduction of those measures. —(Hear, bear.) I believe those measures were forced upon them by a stern necessity. I believe that all the evils of Ireland would have been ag. gravated if those measures had not been passed. I refer to th e passing of them, not for the purpose of reflecting upon or censuring her Majesty's Government—only for the purpose of reminding the House of the unhappy condition of that part of the United Kingdom. It is in vain for England to think that by indifference or neglect she can relieve herself from the burden - (Hear, hear)—that burden will press upon her with intense force; the tendency of it will be to reduce districts of this country to the same condi tion with some in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) At . the moment at which I am speaking I believe you have no t l ess than 30,000 of the regular army in Ireland ; I think at the close.' of last year you had a force of about 32,000 men. In addi tion to that military force, you have, I think, about 5,400 penwners ; and, 14 Adtiitipl3 W tilVDer you kayo u forge of constabulary of, I believe, 12,000 or 13,090 men, the expense of which is now borne not by Ireland —it is not a local charge upon Ireland—it is borne by the Imperial Treasury. The whole of the charge for that military force, therefore—the constabulary; the pensioners, the regnlat army, a force of not less than 47,000 men—is borne, not lOcally - by-Ireland, but by the Imperial Treasury; whatever reducti al you can make in the amount of that force by the improvement of the social condition of Ireland is a pecuniary gain to this -country.— ( Hear, hear)—if, in regard to a question of this kind, any such consideration as thht of pecuniaty gain could urge you on.—(Hear, hear.) Now, With that force and with tlise coercive laws, what is the social condition of Ireland? I pre sume that the statement I 'have here—l'read from a news paper—is an accurate account of'what took place at the last assizes at Clonmel. It is stated :-- " The assizes fur one division only of the county of Tip perary, and that the most quiet one (the eouthhrn), com menced this day, at ten o'clock, before Judge Jackson ; and your readers may judge of the disbrganised state of the country when it is mentioned that there are no less than 279 persons for trial, and of these eighteen are charged with arson, four with attacking a police barracks in arms, eight with burglary, four with conspiracy to murder, and forty two with treasonable practices; fourteen are charged with highway robbery, twenty-one with the awful crime of murder, and fourteen with shooting at with intent to murder. The prison, which has only 225 cells, has in it no less than 668 persons, including twenty persons already under sentence of transportation. No wonder that Judge Jackson desig nated the calendar as one of the most awful he had ever known. I did not hear yet if the treasonable cases will be _disposed cf, 'but the murder cases are very heavy, and several men are to be put on trial for the brutal butchery of three bailiffs in one night, merely because they were keep ing some corn distrained for poor-rates." Have I not' stated enough earnestly to recommend to the consideration of this portion of the empire the social con dition of Ireland (Hear)—to lead us to address ourselves to the state of Leland in that spirit of forbearance and con ciliation which the Honourable and Learned Gentleman so powerffilly and justly recommended?—(Hear, hear.) The portion of Ireland within which the greatest distress prevails, which chiefly comprises those unions that are generally called " the distressed unions," because they require extrin sic aid, is included mainly in the provinces of Munster and Connaught, but to those provinces I wish to add the county of Donegal, because, from its geographical position, I think it partakes more of the character of Connaught, and of parts of Munster, than it does of the province to which it is imme= diately attached. Now, the population of Munster in 1841, when the last census was taken, was 2,396,000; the popula tion of Connaught amounted to 1,418,000; that of Donegal to nearly 300,000. The total population of that district —and that would be drawing a line I think from Donegal to near Waterford —exceeded 4,000,000 in 1841. So far, therefore, as numbers are concerned, their interest and their welfare must be objects of the deepest anxiety. —(hear, hear.) Now, before I refer to the condition of Ire land as it exists at the present moment, influenced by recent causes, namely, by the failure for four successive years of that species of food upon whi c h th e I r i sh people mainly rely, I wish shortly to advert to the condition in ten years ante cedently, when no such causes were in operation. I will re vert to a period, not only before the influence of famine was felt, but a period—and I do it purposely—when Ireland was in full possession of that agricultural protection, the withdrawing of which the Honourable and Learned Gentle man seems to think has aggravated her condition. In the full possession of it, what was the condition of the la bourer in Ireland? and what was the condition of landed property ? Till very recently, when wheat was, I think, at 60s. the quarter, the duty upon the import of foreign corn had been not less than 205.; it was reduced in 1842, but at the period of which I have been speaking, so far as pro tection conferred benefit on Ireland, the law in force between 1828 and 1842 was the law by which the agricultural state of Ireland was affected. Now, 'berm% the influence of famine could be felt, and before protection was removed, what was the condition of—l can hardly call them the labouring poor of Ireland—rather the destitute and suffering poor, ?—( Hear, bear.) The report of Lord Devon's Commission is dated February 1, 1845; and what does it say? 1 wish to rely not upon observations of my own, but upon the testimony of men connected with Ireland —men of the highest character—men cosversant with the social condition of Ireland; that com mission included the names of Mr. Redington, Mr. Wynne, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, and Sir It. Ferguson; and it would be impossible to name four gentlemen whose testimony is more entitled to consideration from their high character, and from their local knowledge.—(Hear, hear.) They observe, that although agricultural improvement was rapidly advancing,— " We regret, however, to be obliged to add, in most parts of Irelands there seems to be by no means a corresponding ad vance in the condition and comforts of the labouring classes. A reference to the evidence of most of the witnesses will show that the agricultural labourer of Ireland continues to suffer the greatest privations and hardships; that he con tinued to depend upon casaul and precarious employment for subsistence; that he is hadly housed, badly fed, badly clothed, and badly paid for his labour." In the second volume of a very useful digest of the evidence there is a reference to a very curious document, which was prepared by those who made out the census in Is4l, dividing the houses of Ireland into four different classes, the fourth-class consisting of " mud-cabins, with only one room ;" they ascertained what proportion of the in habited houses of Ireland were of that fourth 'class;— and, observe, this account could have no reference to any thing posterior to the Ist of February, 1815. It is stated that "it may be assumed that the fourth class houses are generally unfit for human habitation ;" arid yet, it would appear, taking the best circumstanced districts in this re spect, in the county of Down, 24 7-10ths per cent., or about one;fourth of the population, lived in houses of this class, whilst in Kerry the proportion is 66 7-10ths, or about two thirds of the whole; and taking the average of the entire population of Ireland, as given by the Census Com missioners, we find in the rural districts about 43 per cent. of the families, and in the civic districts about 36, inhabiting houses of this fourth class.—(Loud cries of "Hear.") But I should wish particularly to take _the mot:an-lion of such houses in those distressed unions that are now depending for the support of a great number of the inhabitants upon the pecuniary relief you afford them; and 1 find that in Donegal the houses of this class were 47 per cent. of the whole number; in Leitrim 47 per cent.; in Roscommon, 47; in Sligo, 50; in Galway, 52; in Limerick, 55 ; in Cork, 56; in Clare, 56 ; in Mayo, 62 ; and in Kerry, 66. That was the state of affairs before Ireland was visite.: with that dreadful calamity; the first appearance of which was in the autumn of 1845.—( Hear, hear.) Now, what was the condition of Ireland with regard to landed property and the tenure of landed property? There was laid upon the table of the House a short time since • a return from the Register-office of the Court of Chancery for certain years; lam now speaking of the position of the landed proprietors, the nominal proprietors, and I will not take the years 1845, 1846, or 1847, but again I will go back to a time when there were heavy duties upon the import of foreign corn, and when Ireland bad whatever advantages protection could bestow. What was the condition of the landed proprietors then, or at least of several estates? I will take the year 1844. The number of estates under the management of the Court of Chancery then was 874, their yearly rental being 748,0001.; the arrears, when the receivers were first appointed, were 34,500/.7 when they had last accounted the arrears had in creased to 380,8001. • the costs paid by th e rece i vers were 17,3401.; and out olthat yearly rental of 748,0001. what do you think was the sum annually expended in improvements upon the estates ?-2,5725 (Hear' hear.) With regard to estates under the ma nagement of the Court of Exchequer, I am obliged to take the years 1844-45-46-47, because the returns for those years are given collectively, and not sepa rated; the number of estates under the management of that court in those four years was 448, their yearly rental being 155,400/. ; the arrears when the receivers were first appointed were 61,700/. ; when they had last accounted the arrears were 171,8001. ; the law costs paid by the receiver* were 38,0371., and the amounts expended in improvements was absolutely—nothing I—(Hear, hear.) At least, in the di vision appropriated to the statement of the amount expended in improvements I find no return whatever; every other co lumn is duly filled up, but there is nothing there.—(Hear.) Now, are Gentlemen aware what is the condition of an es tate managed by the Court of Chancery ?—(" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) Do you know what the term means ? (Hear.) I had—l can hardly call it good fortune—l had the misfortune to hear an account orthe precess from a most in telligent Gentleman, given by him when a Member of this House, Mr. Guinness— (Hear) and he certainly spoke with the highest authority, for he Kas himself a receiver under the Court of Chancery; but he was not influenced by any parti ality to give testimony unduly favourable to its manage ment. He said he was receiverfor an estate in Cork and Tippe rary, the rental of which exceeded 2,000 a-year ;it had been under his care for 21 years ; ft was partly in that county re specting which I have already given a melancholy detail of crime; in the course of the 21 years not one shilling had been expended to improve the condition of the tenantry. He gave an account also of an estate in Mayo; the rental was 4,5001. a-year • the estate had be en n i ne years un d e r his management, and 1681. was all that had been expended to improve that estate.—(Hear, hear.) There was an other estate in Westmeath, the rental of which was 10,600/., and that estate had been tea years under his management; he had received from it more that 100,000/., and out of that sum not 600/. had been expended in improvements daring the whole period.—(Hear, hear.) But what effect did even that 600/. produce? Nothing bad been expended till within the last three years, in each of which their had been 2001. laid out, and that paltry outlay enabled bins to recover 2,600/. of old arrears on the estate, 6(0/. in the first year, I think, and 1,000/. in each of the other two. I have referred to the state of things before 1844 fir the purpose of suggest ing this inquiry —whether such a condition of landed pro perty can be of any benefit either to the owner, the encum brancer, or the country?—(Hear, bear.) To this state of things in Ireland, with regard to the great mass of her popu lation, and with regard to the tenure of landed property, there supervened the greatest calamity which in the history , of mankind ever visited a country—l mean the four succes sive failures of that species of subsistence on which the great mass of the people of Ireland lived.—(Hear.) What in fluence had that great ca l am i ty upon the condit i on of the people? I think what f o ll ows i s a most f a i t hf u l accountthe of the condition in which th e fi rst year o f f am i ne found people of Ireland in the west and south : . attached. to their " Clustered in villages, a plot of ground att re for potatoes, cabins, and a portion of a field hired by was but a wretched one : and when the as their means of living, in the best of ftrminneianseetheaeimr came, d en th c e e were left without subsistence manu factures to fall back upon, they o y root massthe they hadf rottenness,been h to employment, cultivate for:ofood be came bounty of the empre, t f of the poor. Such forma and without resources, i fi h t e o c lo h j e ec ri t t s y fo o r f tthheehaeidnepvreolvele'dte,danbyd the law now in force for the relief higher in the socia scale, w r That nu merous livedi e c a l a d e ei s n s c o r f i pt villages. t h i e on r e o c f i p ßt i hu e e n t t pt a oh o ee f rr ee r relief." e i ar e st f a ak ' ne by this calamity c onsisting of those who h a d small holdings of land, to the extent of three or f our a c res: — ther class a little "Another class consists of those who had a small bolding of land, two, three, or more acres, or who, with several others had joint ten ancy ( the rundale system), the allotments a smallbeingtments farm in chequered, a patch here and a patch there without a fence, a slight difference in level being made to distinguish the plots. Holding in common, so all their ope rations were in common ; none tilled his laud before his neigh bour, and on certain fixed days the work of the seasons began. The tillage was of the rudest description ; green crops were unk nown ; a crop of potatoes, then of oats, pota toes again, oat s , p er h aps b arley, and often two or three gra i n crop. in successi on , was th e course pursued, except near the towns. A cow or two an d some pigs formed the stock; the potato produce fed the fa m il y , t h e gra i n pa i d the ren t; the former was swept away by the blight, but aid'-by public works and the succeeding measures of relief enabled many of the poorest to struggle o n f or a t i me. " N ow we come to . 1848:-" Some of the potatoes w hi c h did n ot decay were hoarded for seed, and planted; the next failure was partia l :, the patotoes would grow again. C ourage was acquire_er.! d the thought; and, i n 1848, th e most extraor di nary efforts were made to put down a crop. Potat o - see d was so ught for with some avidity,eeeeet and ie h i e g o li w p ;n ic d es ev p e a ry paid f e o v r a i i t iehl l e t to put a crop in the ground. Many s t a k e d t h e i r a ll on this cherished root, and lost—the blight came, and more wither• ing ruin than b e for e ."—(Hear, hear) we are referring to—they staked their a ll on th e eu itivati This was the condition of the people of Ir e l an d a t the peri o oi article w as a last wer e e ff sold o In of the potato; "the kligh4 me, Mad wore withelog F 5 . El 4°