The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-29 00:00:00

THE SLAVE-TRADE POLICY OF ENGLAND. The following letter from the Western Coast of Africa gives a picture of the results of our slave-trade policy, which, though drawn by no favourable hand, is yet, we believe, in the main correct: — (From the Weser Zeitung.) You have desired me to give you some account of the measures which England takes for the suppression of the slave trade, the reports in the English papers being such that no implicit reliance can be placed upon them. I will, therefore, state to you a few of the facts which '.ave come to my knowledge during the last few months. T h tywill enable you to get a clear view of the state of ffairs, and the chances of security for life and property the traders on this part of the coast. The Fame, and the Seymour Taylor, two British vessels, which in October, 1848, were to be sent from Sierra Leone to the British West Indies with a cargo of so-called " free emigrants," lay, with a number of emi grants or slaves that had been sent on board shortly after the arrival of the vessels, about four weeks in the harbour of Sierra Leone. The reason of this delay was the impossibility of procuring the full number of what they please to call " passengers." There was, indeed, a large number of them in the Queen's slave-yard, but the slaves refused to quit Africa, and, in spite of all the per suasions of the British agents, and, indeed, in spite of a liberal distribution of victuals and drink, but a very few could be induced to go on board. All means were found unavailing, and, as the vessels could not remain any longer, a lot of bl4cks, sufficient to make up for the deficiencies of the cargo, were put into British uniforms and marched on board with a strong escort of troops. The smaller boys and girls, from six to twelve years of age, had already been shipped as free emigrants. It is hard to conceive how these children could be made to understand the object and the manner of their emi gration. _ _ Slavers with their cargoes are frequently brought to the harbour of Sierra Leone. The blacks are frequently transferred on board an English emigrant vessel. Of course, it is said they are voluntary agents, and care is always taken to pick out the best and strongest men for the special service of her Majesty. They are kept back, drilled, and sent to join the regiments in the East and West Indies. This proceeding is called a free enlist ment. Above three handred slaves who absolutely refused to be shipped off were lately brought to a village near Sierra Leone. They all ran away the very first night which they had to pass in their new abode. The reason for their flight may be found in the fact of their being locked up in the slave-yard for many months—a course of treatment which they cannot bear. As for colonization, they are utterly ignorant of the meaning of the word. At this moment we have an inquiry into the conduct of an overseer, who it appears curtailed the rations given out for the slaves by one-half and more, while be appropriated the profits of this infamous proceed ing to his owe use. Dr. Lawson, an eminent physi cian, by whom the inquiry was set on foot, found that however well and healthy the !laves might be when brought from the slave ship, no sooner had they pass,d Pottle weeks in the slave-yards than they grew weak and chhtlitated, and complained of pains in the bowels. The mortality too increased at a fearful rate. In the course of the inquiry it was found that the con tract for rice which the Government had made with Mr. C. Hedda had not been mide use of, as the overseer us: d to feed the slaves with inferior victuals, keeping the profits to himself. The practice of taking the slaves to Sierra Leone increases their sufferings. The voyage from the lower coast to this port is often longer than that to the Brazils, and it has happened that a vessel which was taken about sixty miles from a Brazilian port was brought back to Sierra Leone. Of course, this caused many deaths en hoard, for the slavers havina , lost all interest in the cargo are very negligent of the wants of the slaves on their passage to an En.;lish l - -iibour. Many of the slaves too are killed t:.(1 wounded by the English guns, for the British sailors, anxious to take possession, give thc shivers at once full broadsides of graps and canister, without caring for the lives of those on board. The prize money is calculated at so much per head, no matter whether the blacks are alive or dead; and as for the vessel, which is burnt or cut up atter its reaching shore, all the sailors care for is to tonnage. Of course no mention is made of these facts in the English papers, and John Bull flatters himself he f,r wards the ends of philanthropy with the money which he expends for the suppression of the slave trade. Truly one might ask the question whether it can be the intention of the nations of Europe to allow England to support the slave trade in this manner, while she pursues bar own ends? And is it right in us to connive at such proceedings, which do not protect the Africans, and which, by a course of arbitrary vexations, endanger the lives and properties of the traders on the coast? And why? Only because the policy of England de mands the annihilation of the trade of the Brazils, of Cuba, and of other places; since even her own West Indian colonies are sacrificed to the possession of the East Indies. For if the populations of Africa were really to be benefited it would be necessary to adopt quite another system; which might perhaps in 25 years do that which the present system has not done for them in the last 50 years, and which it is very far from doing now. AUSTRIA. THE WAR IN HUNGARY. VIENNA, JUNE 23.—The Wiener Zeitung of this day contains the following official report of Lieut. Field- Marshal Wohigemuth to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army in Hungary, from which it appears that the Magyars have been successively dislodged from their positions at Peres, Also-Szelly, Kiratz, Rew berg, by the united forces of the Russian and Austrian troops : " The enemy had taken up a position at Perea, but fell back, and were pursued into the village by the main body of the Russians and the brigade of Potts. " Also-Szelly was occupied early in the morning by the enemy, but was evacuated by them without coming to an engagement. " A combat took place between Szelly and Kiratz- Reus ; the enemy was driven back, and Kiratz and Rew taken, and then occupied by the Brigade Tbeising, while the Russian column were ordered against the enemy's flanks towards Perea. " The Brigade Perea advanced and took up the left flank towards Hatwanyi ; it appears that no en gagement took place there, but I have not yet re ceived the report. " The two columns on the right and left flank were most effectual in their operations." On the Field, near Perea, June 21, 1849. Two o'Clock r A telegraphic dispatch announces the defeat of the insurgents, under Georgey, who is now in full retreat across the Waag, with 30,000 men and 80 cannon. KING BOMBA AND HIS TELE- SCOPES. The following extract of a private letter from Rome may, perhaps, be found amusing : " Daring the last exploits of the Neapolitan army against the Republic of Rome, General Garibaldi pressed the soldiers of the King so close that in their wonderfully rapid march back to their own fron tiers a part of the military baggage of his Majesty fell into the hands of his indefatigable par suers. Amongst other warlike articles were found eight beautiful telescopes which the King highly valued, as two of them belonged to no less a personage than the Emperor Napoleon, by whom they had been given to Murat. You are aware that superstition is the ground• work of the Neapolitan character, and Ferdinand de Bour bon is a Neapolitan to the very core. His Majesty, in a series of bloodless manoeuvres at the Campo Marso, found to his infinite satisfaction that the Neapolitan telescopes (as he used to call them), had wonderfully served in giving him that military coup d'ceil which is so essential a quality in a commander-in-chief of an army, and par ticularly when that army consisted of Neapolitans. It is said that when his Majesty left Gaeta and received the accolade of the Holy Father, before placing himself at the head of his soldiers to join the French Republicans in the crusade against the Republican Eternal City, he implored his Holiness to bless the whole of his telescopes, and particularly the two which had belonged to Napoleon. The King and his army reached Velletri (40 miles from ROme) sans coup fifrir. But, alas! one fine morning, while his Majesty was in the act of reconnoitring the country with the marvellous telescopes, clouds of dust were seen rising trom the Consular-road and ap proaching Velletri, just like the serpentine line of smoke left behind her by a the high sea. The King , by a natural instinct, i„ o nce in ordered a retrograde movement in the direction or ' his own kingdom. The telescop es had already warned him of the prudence of such a step. The Neapolitans began to sing their domestic melodies, but not before the Roman forces, so fortunately discovered by the telescopes, were at their heels. A sauce qui peut ensued, and muskets, swords, and havresacs were thrown away to accelerate the march, and i: was during that terrible confusion that the telescopes, being now deprived of their virtue by the too near approach of the enemy, were lost. It is positively asserted that the King of Naples, deeply affected by what may be termed his life preservers,' has offered the Triumvirate the sum of 24,000 ducats for their ransom; but the Romans have answered that they will not part with them at any price, as they are quite certain it is only by their instrumen tality they will for the future be allowed the honour of seeing his Majesty." IRELA ND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY. —Alluding to the trials at the quarter sessions of Ca,tlebar, which terminated on Satur day last, the Mayo Constitution observes — "Boys—little creatures who were only tall enough to See over the rail of the dock—were tried for petty larcenies of food to which they had been driven by the pangs of hunger. They almost all pleaded • go ,;,l t y, and in the first instance prayed and en treated of the Court to transport them, as they had no means of existence, and ahouli starve before the poor-law would aid them; and when they frequently found that the humane Assistant-Barrister hesitated as to what amount of punishment he should inflict aft:r they had already undergone a sufficiently long impri sonment for the offence, they endeavoured to coerce the Court to FSSS a sentence of transportation, by stating that if sent back to prison they would commit some great crime which would insure their bein g expatriated. During one of these trials a policeman proved that he had found several of the parties eating seaweed." THE IRISH REPRESENTATIVE PEERAGE —Lord Kul maine has been chosen by a majority of votes to be the Peer to sit in the House of Lords in the room of the late Earl of Gosford. COMMUNICATION WITH ENGLAND.—The ever-chang ing Post-office authorities are about to main another alteration in the dispatch of the mails from Kingstown to Holyhead. It is arranged that, on arid after the sth of July the morning packet will leave Kingstown at half-past twelve, instead of five minutes after at eleven, as at present; and the evening boat will be dispatched at half-past seven instead of half-past six. By the time the public are familiarised with these arrangements it is more than probable that the whole system of tranmission of letters and correspondence will undergo another change, and, if possible, for the less convenience of the parties most interesied. CITY ELECTION. The writ for the election of a Member to serve in Parliament for the city of London was received by the Sheriffs yesterday morning. At two o'clock Mr. Sheriff and Alderman Finnis, Mr. Under-Sheriff Shearman, and Mr. Secondary Potter appeared on the hustings, in the Guildhall, when the writ having been read by Mr. llarker, Mr Alderman FINNIS stated that the Sheriffs would proceed to the nomination and election of a fit and discreet citizen to serve is Parliament for the City of London, on Monday next, the 2d of July, at 11 for 12 of the clock at noon precisely, and in the event of a poll being demanded, the poll will be opened the follow. ing day. Mr. Harker having made the usual proclamation the Sheriffs withdrew. Mr. Harker afterwards pro ceeded and made the usual proclamation at the Royal Exchange. ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM HORSEMONGE It- LANE GAOL. For some time past considerable excitement has been created among the functionaries belonging to the above prison, in consequence of the determined and extraor dinary attempt of three burglars to escape therefrom, in consequence of which the whole of the circumstances were investigated by the visiting justices a few days ego, from which we have gleaned the following parti culars : The parties in question were notorious housebreakers, named Durant, Martin, and Smith, and were tried and sentenced to 14 years' transportation each at the last Surrey Assizes, but in consequence of some recent altera tions taking place in the convict department were not re moved at an earlier period. Durant was tried at Kingston in 1847, and sentenced to 10 years' transportation for breaking into the Archbishop of Canterbury's Palace, at Addington, near Croydon. On the same day that he received his sentenced he managed to break out of Kingston Gaol, and was not heard of until February last, when he was detected in the act of committing sacri lege, and when brought to Horsemonger-lane Gaol identified by Mr. Keene, the Governor, as the runaway convict. Martin was tried at the same assizes, and sentenced to similar punishment for breaking into a gentleman's house near Kingston, but, through the intrepid conduct of the son of the owner, he was captured. Smith was one of the same stamp, and being such desperate characters it was judged pru dent to confine them in one of the strong rooms of the prison. Adjoining the latter a room was fitted up for prisoners, who were allowed by the county to keep themselves with food and drink; consequently those prisoners were allowed a certain portion of porter daily. The three burglars during the time of their incarceration contrived to get into their possession a pewter pot, which was the extraordinary means of their getting be yond the cells. It appeared that they were enabled to see through the key-bole, and by means of tallow and some otner substance take an impression of the wards. They then, with the assistance of a piece of old iron, which they sharpened, formed a key out of the pint pot, and in the muld!e of the night, " when all were wrapt in slumber," they unlocked the doors arid forced their way into a passage called the arcade. Their ingenious key also unlocked the door of that place, when they found themselves on the green at the rear of the Sessions-house, the outer wall of which is about twenty feet high, and surmounted with sloping spikes. They had previously torn their blankets and rugs and tied them together, and had actually attached an end to the spikes ready to as cend when one of the watchmen perceived their move ments and instantly communicated with the others. Durant was about to climb up the wall when the watchman in question ran to the spot and se cured him, and while he was struggling to prevent the others from escaping, Mr. Keene and a number of turnkeys came to his assistance, and overpowered the others. They were taken back to the interior of the prison, and so heavily ironed as to prevent their making such a desperate attempt again. Not the Last blame could be attached to the Governor or his servants, as the locks were of extraordinary strength, and it is a matter of surprise how they were able to make such a key from an old pewter pot to unlock them. The key is kept as a matter of great curiosity, and its construction would do credit to some of the first locksmiths in the me tropolis. THE SUN. A NEW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH Science is always preparing some new wonder for the world. The specification of the invention of a remarkable " copying telegraph," to which we have on previous occasions alluded, has just been enrolled, and we are now enabled to describe the manner by which this curious process is carried into opera tion. It is proposed by Mr. Bakewell, the inventor Gf this telegraph, to make exact copies at a distant town of an• written or printed characters which _.........----..insTrozncov,-ona to Are, sppl ma _ do this of a rate far exceeding that by which the most rapid penman can write. The message to be trans mitted is written with a pen dipped in varnish instead of ink, and on tin foil instead of on paper. The tele graphic instrument consists of a train of wheels actu ated by a weight for the purpose of giving motion to a cylinder whereon the message to he transmitted is applied. A screw nut, which traverses on a screw parallel to the cylinder, carries a metal point that presses on the cylinder as it revolves, and is, by the revolution of the screw, gradually moved from one end to the other. The point is connected with the wire from one end of a voltaic battery and the cylin der with the other end, after it has been extended to the distant instrument; the electric circuit being so arranged as to traverse from the battery to the point, thence to the cylinder; from the cylinder through the earth to the corresponding instrument, and back through the main insulated wire to the other pole of the battery. In this course the electri city passes from the point to the cylinder of each in• strument, for they are both exactly alike. When the point of the transmitting instrument rests on the uncovered tin foil, the circuit is completed; but when it rests on the varnish, which is a non-conductor of electricity, the circuit is interrupted. The cylinder of the receiving instrument is covered with paper prepared with a mixture which electricity will de compose and make a mark; therefore, when the point of the transmitting instrument rests on the tin foil, a mark is made on the paper of the other instrument, and when passing over the varnish letters, there is no mark on the paper. It is in this manner that the point, by passing several fixes over each letter in different parts, produces copies of its form on the pager, the letters being made by the discontinuance of the marking where the electric circuit is interrupted. The writing is thus seen of a pale colour on a blue ground, the dark ground being formed of numerous tine lines in those parts where the point touches the tinfoil. Each line of writing passes under the point six or seven times to bring out the forms distinctly ; but as the cylinders may be regulated to make thirty revolutions in a minute, or even more if required, the pro cess is very rapid —so rapid, indeed, that with a velocity of thirty revolutions in a minute, 400 letters of the alphabet, written in round hand, may be copied in that short space of time ; and as the instrument is capable of copying short-hand, the rapidity of transmission would in that case be at least quadrupled. This degree of rapidity is attain able with a single wire, and were two wires used, it might be doubled, by having two points to copy with instead of one. It is evident that, as the points of the two instru ments have to pass several times over the same letters to bring out their forms, it is essential that they should move exactly together, and that the person in charge of the receiving instrument should be able to regulate it if there be a difference in their respective movements. The inventor has provided for this by employing electro -magnets to brougbx P ‘,,, t , relsolate ea c h i ns t r ument.attha ion by means of clock pendulums, in The electromagnets are tizt.Leach vibration the electro such a manner ghat magnet attracts a h e regulates the move- Rui z , or tx oftener in each 12.1az t cl ki T the men t of the cylinder f o t hi 9 revolution. There is also a transmitting instrument, by the aid the pendulums of the two corresponding instru t , ut ,„ a may be adjusted to beat exactly together. The invention comprises, in addition to the copy ing telegraph, a mode of breaking and renewing the electric circuit at any station, so that the place re quired maybe put in communication, and no other. By a modification of the arrangement, branch lines may be brought into circuit and thrown out again, and thus every station is under control, whether on the main line, or on branches from it. LONDON WEDNESDAY CONCERTS. At the 27th, and " positively the last," of these enter tainments for the present season, Mr. Stammers went out of his usual path, and abandoning the exclusively popular style, courageously attempted the music of Mendalssohn in Antigone. The excellent concert band of Mr. Willy was largely reinforced for the occasion, a complete and efficient body of profe-sional choristers were engaged, and Mr. Sterndale Bennett was appointed conductor. The result was in all respects gratifying. The execution of the music was generally excellent, and the attention of the audience undiminished until the end. The over ture was played with great effect. The choruses that excited most applause were the beautil al legend, Royal Dense long lived in a tower" (in E minor), and the mag nificent hymn to Bacchus, " Fair Semele's highborn son," the latter of which, sung with remarkable power and decision, was loudly encored. The elaborate instru mental accompaniments in the two great scenes of Antigone and Croon, with the intervening and respond ing choruses, were also most forcibly executed. Mr. SLerndale Bennett conducted throughout with the utmost point and clearness, and there was scarcely one instance of hesitation or uncertainty is the musical accompani ments to the dialogues and soliloquies. Mr. Bartholo mew's translation of the German version of Sophocles' play, with a few unimportant abbreviations and omissions, was recited by the following ladies and gentlemen : Mr. Vandenhoff (Creon), Miss Vandenhoff (Antigone), Miss Huddart (Ismene), Mr. Stuart (Tiresias), Mr. Lloyd (Hasmon), Mr. George Bennett (Phocion), and Mr. Smythson (chorus-speaker), who all zealously exerted themselves to give the utmost force to the text, and by helping the audience to enter more completely into the meaning of the music, enable them to enjoy its beauties with the greater zest. The applause at the end of Antigone was loud and general. The se cond part of the concert, beginning with the over ture to Guillaume Tell, the last movement of which was repeated, and ended with the national anthem, offered little to differ from the usual character of these perform ances. The principal and most interesting feature was a selection from Spohr's Faust, consisting of the air, •' Liebe ist die zarte Bluthe," expressively sung by Pischek, the grand recitative and aria, "Die stifle Nsch'," by Miss Lucombe, and the fine scenes of Mephis topheles, " Stifle noch dies Wulh-verlangen," superaly sung by Hcrr Formes, who made his first appearance at these concerts, and experienced a hearty ,reception. A fragment of the celebrated trio from Guillaume Tell, by Mr. Sims Reeves, Herr Pischek, and Herr Formes, was also a highly effective performance; and a very agreeable sea song, "The Mariner," composed by Mr. Hogarth, to some verses of Allen Cunningham, which Mr. Sims Reeves gave with great spirit, was loudly ap plauded. Miss Poole sang several of her popular ballads in her own quiet and attractive style; Mrs. A. Newton, cleverly accompanied by Mr. Carte in the flute obligato, was deservedly well received in " Lo here the gentle lark;" and Mademoiselle Jetty Treffz was, as usual, obliged to sing "Cumin' thro' the rye" twice over, by general request. The only instrumental solo performance was a tarantella by Dohler, for pianoforte and violin, which was brilliantly executed by Miss Ellen Day and her brother, Mr. John Day. The concert was rather shorter tha❑ usual, and the miscellaneous part was all the more grateful for its marked contrast with the graver and more substantial entertainment that pre ceded it. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 28. ;Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury.) PRATT V. BANBURY. . .... This was an action of trespass brought against Mr. Hanbury, as representative of the well-known firm of Truman, Hanbury, and Buxton, for compensation in damages for a malicious prosecution. It appeared that on the i tth September, 1847, two draymen, named Press and Shepherd, were employed to take two de liveries of beer to two customers, and as they were loading the drays Shepherd, at the request of Press, rolled a kilderkin of ale on the dray, besides the quan tity they had orders to deliver. When they had made tne two deliveries Press proceeded to Mr. Pratt's public house, the evown and Anchor, and there left the kilderkin of ale. This took place on a Saturday and on the Monday evening following Shepherd communicated the transaction to Mr. Hanbury and Sir Edward Bux ton. Mr. Cooke, a confidential clerk of the firm, was then sent to Mr. Pratt's to make inquiries and saw the kilderkin of ale in the passage. He then returned to the brewery, and afterwards went back to Pratt's house with Mr. Mart., a storehouse clerk, and a Mr. Gow, and they took away the kilderkia of ale without any objection on the part of Mr. Pratt. Mr. Pratt was taken in;o custody, and Pratt and Press were both tried at the Old Bailey on a charge of felony, and ac quitted. The Recorder, who tried the case, allowed the expenses of the prosecution, and said it was a very proper inquiry, for Messrs. Truman, Hnnbury, and Co. would have an opportunity of knowing the careless manner in which their clerks did their business. Mr. JAMES, who, with Mr. Hawkins, appeared for the plaintiff, opened the case. A witness was called to prove the charge of felony; and King, the servant of Pratt, who proved what took place on the 11th September, when the kilderkin of ale was left with Pratt. Sir F. T HESIGEa (with whom was Mr. Warren) ad dressed the jury for the defence. He contended that the circumstances of the case were sufficiently suspicious to justify Mr. Hanbury in making the charge against Pratt. Shepherd, the drayman, Mr. Cooke, the clerk, Mr. Msrr, a storehouse clerk, and Mr. Lucy, the loading clerk, were then called for the defence. Mr. JAMES then called John Press, whose evidence did not differ in any material point from that of the other witnesses. Sir F. THESIGER then briefly observed on Press's evidence. Mr. JAMES replied. He said there was no evidence to show that Mr. Pratt had received the goods knowing them to be stolen. The transaction on the part of Pratt was perfectly fair. The kilderkin was left in the pas sage where every one could see it. The conduct of the firm had been quite unwarranted by the facts of the case. Lord DENMAN summed up, and in answer to the questions which his Lordship put to them, the jury were of opinion that Press was guilty of felony, and that Pratt received the kilderkin of ale, knowing it to be stolen. The verdict was, therefore, for the defendants. SHERIFFS' COURT, June 28. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) FALCHE V. BELLIS.--FALSE IMPRISONMENT. The plaintiff in this action is an importer of foreign china, &c., and carries on an extensive business in Ox tAxe ooroto of tat. Paul's Church, St. John's-wood, residing at Dorchester place, Blandford-square. Defendant suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. GREAVES appeared for the plaintiff, and stated the cage, from which it appeared that in February last plaintiff was requested to make inquiries respecting a Count de Toires or Conditores, and having been told that defendant could give him some information, plain tiff waited on him at his house, and sent up his card, thinking at the moment that it was his own, but it sub sequently proved to be one he had had given to him of a gentleman named Williams, residing at Islington. Some conversation led to the impression on defendant's mind that the card was used for some improper purpose, and that plaintiff was not at all acquainted with the per son of whom he inquired, and therefore sent for a police man and gave him into custody, not giving credence to his explat ations. On plaintiff being taken before Mr. Broughton the respectability of the plaintiff was estab lished, and the magistrate suggested an apology and a contributi:m to the poor-box, but defendant would not accede, and the plaintiff had therefore felt it incumbent upon him to bring the case before the jury. He (the Learned Counsel) was, however, now happy to say that the defendant being fully convinced of his error, had offered a most ample apology; and as the plaintiff's object was solely to ob tain a public vindication of his character, ho had agreed, on an apology being publicly made, to take a verdict for nominal damages. Mr. L3ARSTOW, for defendant, admitted that the defendant had involuntarily fallen into an error, and having satisfied himself, felt pleasure in doing justice to the plaintiff by admitting it. The Learned Counsel read the apology, and a verdict was entered for 40s. and costs. ARMSTRONG V. WALHER,.—BREACII OF PATENT. The plaintiff in this action is a farmer, &c., at Ampt bill, Bedfordshire, and brought his action to recover damages for a breach of patent for the construction of harrows. Defendant suffered judgment to go by default. De fendant had not only infringed on the patent, but had written to the Stamford Mercury, stating that plaintiff had no patent, and that the invention was entirely his (defendant's) own. He had, however, afterwards said that he had made forty harrows, and was willing to give ss. each for making. This was refused. The Counsel for the plaintiff said that he would be content to take a verdict for 10!., without asking for spe cial damages. The jury appeared to think that sum insufficient. The UNDER-SHERIFF said the plaintiff consented to take that sum, and that would, perhaps, satisfy the jury. The verdict would, no doubt, stop any further infringe ment. Verdict for plaintiff for 101. BEDUCTION.—HARVEY V. CIIAPLIN. This was an action to recover damages for seduction of plaintiff's daughter. Defendant suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. WORDSWORTH (with whom was Mr. Partridge) stated the case for the plaintiff, who is a publican or beer shop keeper at Cheshunt, Herts. Defendant is a carrier to and from that place. The facts were these:—Defen dant had been in the habit of using plaintiff's house for nearly seven years. At the beginning of that period plaintiff's daughter was a child, and now being under 21 years of age. In 1846 plaintiff's wife died, after which defendant professed an ardent attachment to plaintiff's daughter, and unequivocally declared his in tention to marry her. He thus obtained a still more intimate footing in the family, and the greatest confidence was placed in his honour—so much so, that he frequently attended the bar, and on one occasion was left with the unfortunate subject of the action to conduct the business. Defendant availed himself of the position in which he r i V u.n,, l n s em e e d et t: ry p T e t / h fo ed r wLe m ella h r was placed; and in January, 1848, the plaintiff's daughter became a mother, and the defendant had since wholly uponins e Learned Counsel ct promise houant spe lo o i fnt, said fot that marriage ahteiwas wabsi would bchou bound d e e in fairness to tell 11.eVatat that might form a subject of was one entirely to recover Plaintiff of i n the way of a separate action. damages sustained by the all i ghter. . d u i g n hter. his busines, by the loss of the Beryl Evidence was then adduced. Ptah:l l 4 ,d , Elivabeth Harvey, proved that she was employ her f a ther's business , and that, havin g been seducf,d byd., fendant, she was unable to attend to it as formerly, and h Id been ill for some months in consequence of her ac couch men t. Mr. Sharpe, a medical practitioner, gave evilence that the witness was still in a debilitated state. Mr. T. CHAMBERS andressed the jury for the defendant, and contended thit taLilitirs had been improperly per mitted, and that the lowest amount of damages would be sufficient, for the feelings of the plaintiff could not have been outraged. The jury gave damages, 40/. MR. MACREADY.—BIRMINGFIAM, WEDNESDAY. Mr. Macready appeared for the first time in England since his return from Nor th America, at our theatre hat night. The reception of Mr. Macready was most enthu siastic. The house was crowdfd. mai the wavi! , g of hats and handkerchiefs greeted his appearance. Mrs. Warner was the Lady Macbeth. SOUTH WARK COUNTY COURT. I 1 (Barons G. CLIVE, Esq.) LYON V. SHEPHERD, PROPRIETOR OF THE SURREY THEATRE. This was a second action brought by the plaintiff, a tragedian, well known to the London hoards, against the defendant, proprietor of the Surrey Theatre, to recover the sum of' 101. for two weeks' salary. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, attended for the plaintiff, and Mr. Thomas, the barrister, accompanied by Mr. Solomon, for the defendant. The particulars relative to this case must be fresh in the memory of our readers, as a full report appeared in the newspapers on the 14th instant, when judgment was given for the plaintiff. Plaintiff was desired to perform Polonious in Hamlet, and other characters unsuited to him, and contrary to his engagement, and on his refusal he received a letter from defendant, discharging him on those grounds. He being engaged specifically as a lead ing character for the season, summoned the defendant for his salary, and on the last occasion his Honour gave judgment in his favour. The present action was to re cover 10/. for two subsequent weeks' salary. The court was crowded to suffocation with gentlemen connected with the theatrical profession, among whom were called as witnesses Mr. Tilbury, of the Haymarket; Mr. Charles Freer, Mr. Cornelius Granby, Mr. Emery, Mr. Widdicombe, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. John Dale, who gave evidence for the plaintiff. Mr. THOMAS contended that his client was not in debted, as there were rules connected with the theatre which gave the proprietor an opportunity of discharging an actor. The rules were printed, and prominently placed in the green-room and in various parts of the theatre. Rule 1 set forth " that each had the power of giving and taking a week's notice, unless otherwise specified." There was no special engagement with the plaintiff; consequently, his client was right in discharg ing him with one week's notice. The 3d rule stated " that if any performer refused to take his part when assigned to him he should be discharged." Now, Mr. Lyon had been requested to perform characters of the utmost importance, and on his refusal he was dismissed. He called Mr. Shepherd, who stated that no special engagement was entered into between them, and the plaintiff was amenable to the rules. When he employed Mr. Ander son to perform Hamlet, be requested the plaintiff to take the part of Polonius, which he refused to do, al though he had performed " old men" and a number of second-rate characters in that theatre. He consequently gave him a week's notice, and discharged him. He con tended that there was no regular season at the Surrey Theatre, and that the plaintiff was not engaged for any specific term. Mr. Emery was next called by defendant, and, in an swer to Mr. Thomas, he said he was stage manager of the Surrey Theatre, and had performed second-rate cha racters with Mr. Lyon. It was customary at that theatre to give and take a week's notice, unless specially en gaged in writing. In cross-examination by Mr. LEWIS, witness said he did not consider himself bound by the rules as he was engaged from Christmas, 1848. to 1849. If he was engaged for the season, he should consider the rules not binding on him, and that a week's notice could not be given. As. ason was, in fact, an indefinite period. Mr. LEWIS having addressed the Judge at some length on behalf of the plaintiff, His HONOUR called Mr. Widdicombe, jun., who stated he was with Mr. Lyon when be made the second en, gagement with the defendant. He considered it was for the season, and that a week's notice was not applicable to him. His HoNnun, in giving judgment, said that from Mr. Lee's letter it was clear that the plaintiff was to have the leading business, and not to be called upon to play second; that, coupled with the evidence of Mr. Tilbury, the actual Polonius of the Haymarket, and other wit nesses, was to his mind conclusive that the manager had no right to call on the plaintiff to play that character, or to cancel the agreement on account of his refusal to comply. But a point had been made, which was not raised in the first action, upon the construction of cer tain rules and regulations, under which the defendant claims a right to discharge the plaintiff on giving him a week's notice of his intention to do so. And here he must state he was satisfied those rules and regulations had been hung up in the green-room of the theatre before Mr. Lyon's engagement, and that that gentleman was cognisant of them, and also that he had duly received a week's notice of his dismissal. If Mr. Lyon was en gaged for the season, the rules did not apply to him. Was he engaged for the season? Mr. Widdicombe and other witnesses gave evidence to that effect, and it was clear that the new engagement was a continuance of the old one, and that was for the season. Judgment must therefore be given for the plaintiff; and he hoped some arrangement would be entered into between the parties to prevent such litigation. If either party still persisted, he trusted some attempt would be made to try these causes elsewhere. Judgment was accordingly given for the plaintiff for 151. in the whole, and the cost of both suits. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 28. Their Lordships assembled shortly after Five o'clock, ILLNESS OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR. Lord BROUGHAM, in moving that certain returns be made from the Court of Chancery, declared that no possible inconvenience had arisen, or could arise, from the absence of the Lord Chancellor, and he hoped that bis Noble and Learned Friend would not go out one dAy sooner than he felt himself equal to do so. He remem bered that on one occasion Lord Eldon had been absent for three months. Lord LANGDALE could not agree in opinion with his Noble and Learned Friend that no inconvenience had arisen from the absence of the Lord Chancellor; but he suggested that during the short absence of the Lord Chancellor a commission might fat? issued to per form temporarily the functions of the Great Seal. Lord CAMPBELL said that in former times nothing was more common than for the Lord Chancellor during his absence abroad, or during his indisposition, to hand over the seal to a Vice-Chancellor who performed the functions of his office. The subject then dropped. PETITIONS. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented a petition from Castle Douglas in favuur of granting sites for free churches in Scotland. The Noble Earl also presented several petitions against the Parliamentary Oaths Bill. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from the Great Western Railway Company, praying that the standing orders might be dispensed with in relation to one of their Bills now before the House. SI IES OF SCHOOLS BILL. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, this Bill was read a first time. PETITIONS. The Earl of SUFFOLK presented several petitions praying for the extension of the jurisdiction of the County Courts. Lord BROUGHAM had urged that the jurisdiction of the courts should be extended to 501, but his Noble and Learned Friend the Lord Chancellor had never pledged himself to introduce any measure to that effect. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions com plaining of agricultural distress; also some petitions praying for a new system of rating, The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented a petition against any endowment to Roman Catholics. HIGHWAYS ANNUAL RETURN BILL. The Earl of GRANVILLE moved the third reading of this Bill. After a few words from the Earl of ST. GERMANS, The Bill was read a third time and passed. CANADA. Lord BROUGHAM said that he had received a list of 79 addresses presented to the Governor-General asking him to refuse assent to the Indemnification tor Losses Bill. He wished to know if any list had been received by the Government of these addresses? Earl GREY had understood from the Governor- General that several addresses had been resented, but no return of them had been made. FRENCH EXPEDITION TO ROME. The Earl of ELLENBOROUCi LI asked if a copy of the communication between the British Ambassador to France and the French Government would be laid be fore the House, and if any subsequent communication had been made to our Government, in consequence of the changed character of the expedition. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that no commu nication had taken place with regard to what the Noble Esrl had desoribed as the changed character of the expe dition. The Earl of ABERDEEN wished to observe that the French Government had, in point of fact, made no com muincation whatever; they had merely ordered the Am bassador to read a communication to the French Minister at Vienna. He wished to know whether the Government would also communicate the dispatch which the Austrian Minister had read. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the communi cation from the Austrian Minister necessarily took place verbally, whereas the French Minister was instructed to leave a copy of the dispatch with Lord Palmerston, consequently no record was left at the Foreign-office of the Austrian dispatch. The Earl of ABERDEEN said that the French Ambassador was merely directed to read the dispatch, whereas the Noble Marquis had said that he had had in his hands the dispatch of the Austrian Minister; therefore he thought that that dispatch might be laid before Parliament. It was a mockery to say that the French dispatch conveyed any intimation, and he wished to know if the Austrian dispatch had not been more explicit; and he asked if the Government would not lay on the table the communication of the Austrian Government, which he believed was much more explicit. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, from the obser vations of the Noble Earl, it might be inferred that the communications of the Austrian and French Govern ments were similar ; the fact was, however, they were totally dissimilar. The instructions of the Aus trian Government were not communicated in form; the e communicationsconversation. as o f the only ltyh charged Frenchofd the G t o communicatev F e r re n c e h t o w v e e r t e n m md his ( t i nn t structions, but was specially authorised to leave a copy of them. Consequently, in the one case there was a do cument upon record, while in the other there was not. The Earl of ABERDEEN was sorry to be obliged to correct the Noble Marquis; but the fact was, the French Ambassador had been directed to read his instructions, whereas the Austrian Minister had been directed to leave a copy. The dispatch laid on the table was only a copy of the dispatch which the French Ambassador had been ordered to read. The Noble Marquis had said he had read the dispatch of the Austrian Government; it must, therefore, be in his possession — The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to make a ge.t ere in the n-gat)ve. thelhNeot-41eriofwould be able to obtain from the MarquisAIEILDEEN said, perhapi in that case Austrian Government the same permission as he had LO from the French to lay a copy of their dispatch upon the table. To say that the dispatch already betore their Lordships was satisfactory was but mockery. He wished to know if the Austrian communication was more intelli gible and more explicit than that stuff? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the dispatch was a foreign document. The Earl of ABERDEEN asked, would her Majesty's Government lay on the table the intentions of the Aus trian Government, which he said was in his possession? new gallery- in the Houde of Lords; but he understoo.l the wh , le of the r. turn in cia«.sti , ,n iucludrd ail the other matters to which the Hon Member adverted. There was a suns of abut 5,000/., he thought, fur ma chinery, which was not inelu,ied. Mr. OSBORNE asked if he was to understand if the furni,l.ing It npi - war, d to him to k d , • , ir -hie that they should limit the unration of a measure of such excep!iontal policy; aid eer the expiraq a o' the five or slx years tor which he would continue the Act, they could most cenvyniently det.: mine wLether or not thy would con- tinue it. Sir G. GREY opposed the pi v7sn. He thought that it would (1,4, , ,t tho object of the clause; inasmuch as it could deprive parti , s cliqo:sed to iti%et money in the culdvation of bind in Ireland of the assurance that there would be a liotit to the tanount of rating t, which they would be Futi et. Mr. SCROPE supported the proviso. Alter a Sew words from Colonel Dunne, Mr. M. J. O'Connell, Mr. R. M. Fox, and Mr. Clements, the Com mittee divided, when there apptared— For the proviso 11 Against it ... G 6 Majority On the question that the clause stand part of the Bill. Mr.GiiEENE repl , ed that it included the furnishing th 9 House and of the Conamitt,2e-rooms. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in reply, was in audible. Mr. OSBORNE, seeing now the Noble Lord at the head of the Government in hi 3 place, would ask him whun he would bring this estimate on for the consider stion of Parliament. Lord STANLEY wanted to know whether they were correctly informed on the actual position of the question, without having any opinion expressed as to whether the documents laid on the table relative to the French expedition were or were not satisfactory to her Majesty's Government. He asked whether her Majesty's Government had received or had asked any explanation of the motives under which the French Government were now proceeding in besieging and bombarding Rome. Those proceedings, according to present appearances, arose from the unwillintness of the Romans to receive within their walls a large force belonging to a foreign power; and he wished to know, under such circumstances, if her Majesty's Government had either asked for or obtained from the French any explanation of the grounds on which they besieged and bombarded Rome, or of the course they meant to take, should they succeed in that most violent and unjust proceeding? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that no sech information had been received by her Majesty's Govern ment. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he would bring it on ,a the week after next. LYME REGIS ELECTION• Mr. B. COCHRANE begged to ask the Attorney- General whether he bad had any communication with the gentleman (Mr. Attwood) who was the subject of the following notice on the paper, and whether the Government was any party to the keeping this notice on the paper from time to time Mr. Butler—To call the attention of the House to the special reports and recommendation of the me Regis Election Cumtnittte, of last session, charging Juhn Attwood, Esq., with bribery (then a Member of this House, and subsequently unseated for bribery for Har wich), and to move that the Attorney-General be directed to prosecute Mr. Attwood and his agents for the alleged cases of bribery and corruption at Lyme Regis and Harwich." Mr. S. CRAWFORD complained that no reserve eund was provide d by the Bel, and, therefore, when the maximum rate was exeausted the people must be left to die. He was surprised that the representatives of the troves, of all others, sinitld support the maximum rate. Feeling that the proposition was a delusion An . i an in justice to the poor and the rate payers, he ft lt bound to record his opposition to it by taking the sense of the Committee on the clause. After a few worth from Mr. F. FRENCH and Mr. P. SCROPE, The Committee divided, when there appeared— For the clause ... ... ... 56 Against it ... ... ... ... 24 Majority ... ~, .., —32 On clause 2 icing read, Sir G. GREY moved the omission of the words, " on the 29th of September in each year," and the insertion, in lieu thereon " as soon as possible after the 25th of March which shall be in the year 1850, and in each subsequent year." Mr, NAPIER suggested the postponement of the date till the 29 h September, 1850. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex plained the ground upon which the Government bad fixed the date at the 25th of March, as they believed that it would be less onerous to the ratepayers than the oths r period. After some conversation, in which Mr. Vesey. Mr. Clements, Sir D. Norreys, and some other Hon. Mem- IRISH RAILWAYS. tiers took pert, Major BLACKALL asked the Chancellor of the Ex- Sir R. FERGUSON observed that the Government chequer when he intended to introduce his measure for w ere, in his opinion, proceeding in direct contravention giving assistance to Irish railroads, and whether it will o f th e principles of the poor-law, and suggested that the be in the shape of a Bill to promote railways in Ireland clause should he withdrawn by the promoters of the generally, or for an advance of money to one line only. Bill, and reconsidered The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pro Mr. MONSELL said it was not just to allow the posed that the House should go into Committee to- union rate to have a re trospective effect. He moved to morrow, in order to vote the required sum. The money insert the word " September" instead of " March." would be lent to the Athlone and Galway Railway. He The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied begged to move that the Bill go into Committee to- that there was any injustice in the proposition of the morrow for this purpose. Government. The fact of not levying for the union rate Sir H. WILLOUteHBY inquired what security would fer teats lve months would counterbalance any disadvalle be given?—(Hear, hear.) tage that might be apprehended. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he The Committee divided, the slumbers were— would allude to the matter to-morrow, %lieu he should For Sir G. Grey's amendment ... 40 enter into a general statement. Against it ... ... „, „., 18 POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Majority ... ... ... ... —22 The House went into Cesonnttee on this Bill. Mr. MONSELL wished to know how the existing a l I AIr. STAFFORD the weeds attc r , . e t in . i rmoved,,i division o 2 ob t o u l t e d a o v o e „ i out o t . arrears of rates were to be provided for. Would those line 9. tie would take the sense of the Committee as to arrears be included in the calculation for estimating the whether the union rate should be negatived or affirmed. maximum to be levied under these rate-? The Committee again divided, when the numbers were The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought For Mr. Stafford's amendment ... 18 the arrears were excessively over-estimated. Against it ... ... ••• ••• 43 Mr. MONnELL had taken his figures from the poor- Majority in favour of original clause —25 law returns. Mr. STAFFORD then rose to move to omit the words Sir DENHAM NORREYS suggested that power "or se much thereof as with due diligence it has been should be given to the guardians to burrow money on the practicable to levy." He said that these was no point of ' arrears. the Government proposition that was of greater import- Colonel DUNNE said the noise in the Committee was ance than what was contained in those words. It would so great that he was afraid he could not make himself be in the power of the Po r-law Commissioners to de heard---(A laugh)—but he would propose that the ar• tide when the maximum rate shall cease in the electoral rears and rates should be collects dby degrees. divisions and the union ruts shall commence. The Sir D. NORREYS and Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL and p swer, he thought, would strike at the root of self-de several other Members made brief observations upon pends nce. By aeopteng the principle of the clause they the principle of levying a maximum rate, which the latter would violate the system of self kcal taxation in Ireland Hon. Member contended could never be properly en• under the plea of necessity—a system which they dared forced, and expressed his belief that whatever the sum not violate in England. He also objected to the clause, fixed it would be sure to be evaded. inasmuch as it made the Poor-law Commissioners the Sir G. GREY contended that as there was a limitation sole judges of the necessity of levying a rate for the re of five shinies. that could never be exceeded, Ler of the poor. The measure under consideration was. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said that it was precisely in he considered, a gross injustice attempted to be perpe those districts in which the limitation was most necessary trated by a Government upon a people no matter where. that it was most likely to be evaded. He thought that the Ministry would act wisely in recon- Mr. GROGAN quite concurred with the observe- tidering the point. Lion respecting the utter impossibility of levying a rate Sir G. GREY said that the practical affect of the under any maximum valuation, for if they levied a rate of amendment would be to neutralise tar adoption of union three shillings, and were to trust to past experience as rating. The Commissioners had no power granted to to the amount to be assessed, such a rate was likely to them under the Bill to impose a tax; they were merely become ten or or eleven shillings, empowered to decideupon whom the tax should be levied Sir G. GREY explained that such a contingency was —whether upon the electoral divisions or the unions. provided for by two other other clauses in the 1311!. After a conversation, in which Colonel Dunne, Mr. A desultory discussion then followed, in which Mr. H. Herbert, and Mr. O'Flaherty took part, Blackall, the Attorney-General, and other Hon. Mem- Mr. FAGAN said he would support the Government, bers took part. because he did not believe that the boards of guardians Sir JAMES GRAHAM said on the 25th of Sep- could properly wield such a power as was to be created tember next there would be a debt of half a by the Bill. million on thirty-two poor law unions in Ireland. Mr. NAPIER supported the amendment. The per- The rate, therefore, in those unions would be, sons on the spot, the persons intrusted to deal with the not ss. in the pound, but 25s —(Rear, hear)—and property of Ireland, were the proper parties to judge of even a rate of 255. in the pound would not raise that the necessities of the cases when they arose. The Corn sum. He would ask how the Government proposed on missioners would only have one anxiety, that of getting the 25th of September to meet the debt of half a million the money; and if they were informed that in one lo in teose thirty-two unions? cality a rate could not be collected, they might relieve The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that locality at the expense of another which had already there would be the rates which would be collected done its duty. during the next two months, and the deficiency might Mr. HENLEY sugggested that a rule should be laid be made up by an advance from the Treasury. down that a certain portion of the rate ehould be paid Some further discussion of a desultory kind on the up before the rate in aid was put in force; but he thought matter in hand was kept up for some time, in which Sir the Commissionere were the proper parties in whom the D. Norreys, Mr. E. B. Roche, Sir John Walsh, Sir W. discretion should be lodged. Jolliffe, Colonel Dunne, and other Hon. Members, took The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the part. Hon. Gentleman entirely concurred in the view which. Mr. ROCHE wished to know, if they agreed to the the Government took of the question. The Poor-law maximum rate, whether the effect of it would be that in Commissioners were the only parties who could fairly no district under any circumstances, would the rate ex- judge whether the rate had been bona fide collected it teed 70., exclueive of the rate in aid? the electoral divisions or not. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said After a desultory conversation, the principle of the clause was to impose a maximum of The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rte' future charge, leaving utterly untouched the liabilities masked that it was impossible to lay down any uniform that at present existed. If the collected rates should rule fur Ireland. suffice those debts would be paid, but if not the power of Mr. MONSELL said that such en observation view levying rates to meet existing debts would remain un- the best argument that could be used against a Bill. touched. With regard to all future liabilities, whether which proposed to lay down a uniform rate for all. for the maintenance of the poor or for the payment of Ireland. charges on the unions—all charges, in fact, becoming The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped due after the 29th of September, would fall on the elect- that whe n t h e y we re settling the details of the Bill they coral division rate of ss.—the uni on rate of 2s. if neces- would not be carried away with a discussion on the sary, and on the 6d. rate in aid, which rates would be the principle of the Bill itself. That principle had been utmost that could be levied. determined, and now he hoped they would devote them- Sir G. GRAHAeI gave Honourable Members credit selves, as far as it was possible, to improve the measure for wishing to rernovesevery impediment to the influx of in its details. , capital into Ireland. Nothing could be clearer than Mr. STAFFORD rrplitd. the statement of the Chanceller of the Exchequer, Tho Committee then divided, when there appeared— that, after the 29th of September next, no annual For the original motion ... 79 charge for any debt or current expenditure for the poor For the amendment ... ... . . 23 would exceed the electoral rate of 55., and the union Majority against the amendment ... —56 rate of 2a. Mr. VESEY objected to hiving any board of guardians HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 28. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—And t h e power of paying any charge on a neighbouring The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. the rate in aid, electoral division out of funds in the hands of the trea- LORDS' AMENDNIENTS. Sir J. GRAHAM—And the sixpeuny rate in aid. It surer of the union, which had been paid in by any other The Lords' amendments to the Black Sluice Drainage was important to come to a clear understanding of whit electoral divisions of the union, and which electoral Acts Amendment (Amendment of Acts, Extension of was the liability of property in the 33 unions to which division had duly paid up the rate. The Hon. Gentle- Time for Completion of Works, Powers to levy and he had referred. Their debt for the maintenance of the min proposed an amendment to remedy this, which, raise further Rates and Moneys, to alter existing Rates pour up to the 29th September, making the abatement after some discussion, was withdrawn. and Tolls, and fur other purposes) Bid were considered suggested by the Home Secretary, would be about L or d N AA S move d a prov i so to t h e e ff ec t t h at t h e and agreed to. 400,0001. In addition to that, were they not chargeable 0 ; inoto REPORT. with their share of the sum of 835,0001. due from the eJossionere sheuld not issue their order for the 2s. union rate, until they should receive a certificate from The report upon the Norfolk Estuary (Amendment of whole of the unions of Ireland to the public? What the board of guardians, stating that due diligence had Acts and Powers of Contribution by the EAU Brink he wished to know was, whether capitalists about to in been of Drainage, and by the Corporation of vest money in the purchase of property in these 33 ben ucl in collecting the sr. electoral rate. King's Lynn) Bill was considered and agreed to. unions, having the prospective security of a maximum After some conversation, the Committee divided. The numbers were— PETITIONS. rate, would be liable for outstandi ng po or - ra t es ? He For the amendment ... . . ... 48 Mr. PLO WDEN presented a petition from the Char- was opposed to a maximum rate, and would have no dif- Against it ... ..• ••• ••• 88 tient of Newport, Isle of Wight, praying that all laws ficulty in voting for the proposal of the Right Hon. Majority against the amendment ... —4O for the punishment of political offences might be Baronet. He wished, however, to know from the Go- Colonel DUNNE moved the addition of h abolished. vernment what would be the condition of purchasers with Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition praying reference to arrears? p rovi s o a t the end of the second clause—" That the fol i f t o s e- b im that the Bill for the protection of women might be The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it not be lawful for t a ,i n o y n b f o , a m rd an to y s i t o r t i , k g e et a p r e a r t i e o d of t 2 h s a , n in two years passed into law. was perfectly true that many unions in the west of Ire- Found in any u ~, years from September, 1849. Mr. WODEHOUSE presented a petition praying for land were bankrupt, and that nothing was more easy The Committee divided, when thee© appeared— a better system of county expenditure. than to suggest difficulties with respect either to them or For the proviso Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented several petitions from to the poor-law of Ireland generally. A reference had Yorkshire in favour of protection to women. been made to some accounts with respect to which, on a Against it ... ... ... ... 103 Majority against the proviso ... —65 Lord H. VANE presented a petition from Sunderland former occasion, he had not had certain papers before On the question that the clause stand part of the Bill, in favour of the remission of the annual duty upon at- him which would enable him to answer the observations torneys' certificates. made. He could, however, speak from the documents Sir W. BARRON opposed the clause. He considered Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from before him. It appeared that the amount to the credit the rateable property of Ireland incapable of supporting the vestrymen of Marylebone, complaining of the police of those 33 unions would fall short of the probable the poor, and thought it exceertingly unfair to levy a rates, and praying for some relief in respect of them. The expense to the extent of about 271,0001. He had already rate in aid in one district for the support of another. Noble Lord gave notice that he should move to-morrow taken a vote for 120,000/. for those unions. With respect If a rate in aid was necessary let it be levied on income to the sup-. that it be printed with the votes. to the debt, he could say that a portion of that had been and property which at present paidnothing Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions praying paid, to the extent of 130,000/. (as the Right Hun. port o f the p oor. He moved the emission of the clause. for an alteration of the poor-law. Baronet was understood). The remainder would be After a few words from Sir G. GREY, Lord NUGENT presented petitions from Aylesbury, charged on the unions, and would form no portion of the The Committee divided, when there appeared— Workington, Nottingham, and other places, praying for existing liabilities, which it was intended to cover from For the clause... ... ... ... 108 an equitable distribution of the poor-rate. The Noble a future rate in aid, or uncollected debt. Against it ... ... ... ... 52 Lord intimated that unless the Government gave a pro- Sir L. O'BRIEN said the great difficulty in the pre- Majority wise that they would do something this session with re- sent case arose from the endeavour to apply a system of The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and ob spect to the equalization of the poor-rate, he should, poor laws to meet the case of a famine. tamedler o'clock.a vetosit again to-morrow (this day), at half at the earliest opportunity, renew his motion for the Major BLACKALL concurred in the opinion of th e Ps appointment of a Committee to inquire into the practi- inexpediency of applying the principle of a poor-law to The Mutiny and Desertion (India) Bill was read a cabtlity of an equal adjustment of the rate for the sup- such a state of things as now existed in Ireland. What third time, and passed. port of the poor. was wanted was, to go out of an ordinary poor-law in The Leasehold Tenure of Lands (Ireland) Bill was Mr. COWAN presented petitions from Edinburgh the distressed districts. read a second time, and ordered to be committed. against the Public Health Bill for Scotland. Mr. J. O'CONNELL thought the Government ought The Estates Leasing (Ireland) Bill was committed. Captain M. F. F. BERKELEY pre sen t e d a pet i t i on to give d ue we i g ht to the representations of the Right Captain JONES moved, on the first clause being pro against the Beer -house Bill. Hon. Baronet opposite. posed, that the Chairman should report progress and ask Lord IL VANE presented a petition from Darlington After a few words from Colonel DUNNE, leave to sit again. Tie Bill was of grs at importance, against granting new licenses to beer-houses. Mr. P. SCROPE said, what was called taxation in affecting as it did a number of estates in Ireland. LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND). some instances, was called confiscation in others. There were only two ways, he thought, of meeting the d s i e ffi li c t u b l e - Mr. J. O'CONNELL gave notice that 011 the 29th all, Sir instant he would call the attention of the House to the ties of the present case in Ireland. Oa poor, and After a conversation in which Major Black A. Brooke, Mr. A. Stafford, Colonel Dunne Mr. necessity which exists for an alteration in the law re. lands for their liabilities to the support o e f Monsen, end Lord John Russell took part, the 'Com lusting to Landlord and Tenant in Ireland. the other was the granting of relief from the Treasury, VIENNA. for the purpose of judicious and well.con••d d mittee divided. The numbers were— ere repro- Mr. HUME gave notice that on the first vote of ductive employment. Had this latter course 'i been pr Duri N ng oe c s iur M- a a. b io s. r t i i t e y. e .• from ... the ::: : a .... 7 -I l o a s u 7 se 6 was Supply he would call the attention of the House to the perly pursued on a former occasion, even double - th e e n n p o r t ev h e a r v t e ed be ir e o n m thrown stn rv. away —the o p n eo ey pl e e x a p o e u n l d d e b d a w ve ou b l e t , l ... report on the Committee on Vienna. to. gallery rand a second motion AFFAIRS OF CHINA. understood s haveunderstood t be agreed Mr. H. BAILLIE gave notice that on Monday next inn, and hatsits of industry would have been preserved was made to report to which no objection was progress, The turapike l o eori e ds fix ( t l he would put a question to the Secretary of State for Sir J. WALSH said, when it wile proposed to tle whenawity theonly w p b a o r t t e ofw oneswag t) b e tokenproperty, , Foreign Affairs respecting the affairs of China. haitt was taxation; The Committee on the Estates . NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.then made. Leasing (Ireland) Bil whathe un-ntit d ee t l o a r ud th ) ts .Bi d ll ay. Mr. OSBORNE, seeing neither the Noble Lord at the derstood confiscation meant.—(Bear.) passed through head of the Government, nor the Secretary of State for Mr. E. B. ROCHE asked how i r dcould be sup posed Committee. the Home Department in their places, would take people would be encouraged in tel One or cultivating lend The P e the liberty of asking the Member for Lancaster a if after a certain max i mum rate had been fixed, it w e . through Commits Protection (Scotland) Bill passed question ? A return had been laid on the table subs e qu en tly p ropose d to increase that. People would ' s Th Committee. of the House by which it would appear that, instead of not purchase l an d w i t h li a b i li t i es to th e e Marri a ge s in Foreign Cone tries Facilitating amount of t en Bill, and t h e S ewers A ct A men d ment (N o. 2 ) Bill , the estimate of the expenses ns cessary for completing years rental. The questi o n was, whether they Would passed through Committee. the New Houses of Parliament being 707,1041., the pro- or not stick to the principle of a maximum • ra le ? bable expense of completing them was now given as The amendment moved by Sir G. Grey The House then went into Committee on the Bank two millions and a hale He begged to ask whether agreed to, and the question having been put "il3 then ruptcy (Ireland) Bill. The several clauses of the Bill that sum of two millions and a half included the new clause as amended stand part of On. Bi ll put that the were agreed to, with the exception of the 69th and II re ventilation, and furnishing, ar:d fitting-up of the I louse , Mr. S. A DAIR moved the i 1 1,ii,,,, 1 ' 112th, which were postponed ; and the Chairman of Commons, and the Speekt•l's :hid enoled 1 0 05'5; aild ' provi,, :--'• i'i-ovided alevars, t e a , , "e n of the fel'owine oorted progress, arid obtained leave to sit again On whether it included the expewe of' the new gallery about ' poto's lease 6peellit d in this ' AL ' "cil r' ' '. :!1- ' '' 2; '' Act shall • ',en' '. . - • to be erected in the House of Lords? I period only of five years from be iti force ow the elle Tu. bpsiso '.ll',asts I, nein Bill o ...; eed 1 :seotwl Mr. GREENE paid the esticugte did not inclgdo the thence to the end of the 'h tn the passing thereof, and time, and ordered to be Committed on Thursday next 4 en Reg • semen cf parliament. " (July 5). The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he bad had no 'communication either directly or indirectly with the lion. Member. Lord STANLEY—EIave you made any application for it? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE—No application of Le kind has been math , . CANADA. Lord BROUGHAM said, that in Lord Eight's dis patches general mention was made of certain addresses and petitions against the final assent being given to the Rebellion Losses Bill. He wanted to know whether the Noble Earl bad sent any particulars respecting those documents? For his (Lord Brougham's) information was, that 79 addresses hed emanated from public meet ings held under the Canea Union Act, which required meetings of the kind to be convened under the superin tendence of a magistrate or public functionary, and that they comprised a very strong expression of teeling on behalf of the British inhabitants on the subject. Earl GREY said, if the Noble and Learned Lord had given him notice, he would have been better able to give him the required information. The Noble and Learned Lord had not either put his question so that he (Earl Grey) precisely understood its purport. But he would state the facts of the case. With respect to the addresses and petitions, previous to the passing of the Act, to the Governor-General, to withhold his assent, his belief was, hat they had not in general emanated from public meetings. With regard to the addresses to her bt . ijeety, praying her refusal of the Royal assent to the Act and the rem! of the Governor-General, they bad generally emanated from public meeting, but of those no list had been sent by the Governor General, for the reason that the parties from whom they emanated had nut adhered to the proper rule with respect to coloeial correspond • ence, and instead of transmitting them through the Go vernor-General to her Majesty, they had transmitted them through another cheunel. Tender ordinary circum stances he (Earl G.) would have, therefore, declined receiving them, but be had waived the ordinary rule with respect to those communications, and received them us though they had been transmitted in the ordinary way. Not having been transmitted through the Governor- General, he had no means of sending a list of them. Lord BROUGHAM said the 79 petitions to which he had referred bad been adopted at public meetings; the) prayed Lord Elgin, and not the Crown, to withhold hie assent from the Rebellion Losses Bill, and to dissolve Parliament. That must have been before the Act passed the Legislative Council. lie wished to know whether any list of those had been received. Earl GREY said they were precisely the petitions which had been referred to by the Governor-General, in general terms, in his dispatch. Lord BROUGHAM observed that Lord Elgin, for whom, indeed, he had the highest respect, could not have meant the same thing. Earl GREY had no objection to answer a question without notice, but he certainly objected to the Noble and Learned Lord•letting fall remarks which conveyed a censure upon Lord Elgin's conduct. If the Noble and Learned Lord meant to censure the Governor-General let him bring the question fairly before the House, and he (Earl Grey) would meet him upon it; but he pro tested against his throwing out imputations of a most offensive character against the Governor-General. Lord BROUGHAM denied that.he had attempted to convey any imputation of the kind by his words. Lord Elgin, for whom his respect was undiminished notwith standing that he had the misfortune to differ with him on a point—Lord Elgin could not have meant the same thing. The Noble and Learned Lord then moved an address to her Majesty for copies of any addresses or pe titions, or communications respecting addresses or peti tions, which might have been received from Canada against giving the assent of Government to the Canada Rebellion Losses Bill. Earl GREY said the words of the Noble and Learned Lord might have been as he stated; but they all knew the Noble and Learned Lord's manner, and when he said—at the same time knowing perfectly well that the reference made by Lord Elgin was to those petitions— that his respect was undiminished for the Governor- General, but that he had not the least idea that they were the petitions he had referred to—when the Noble and Learned Lord said that, he considered be was justi fied in protesting against what he regarded as an im proper imputation. INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the third reading of this Bill. The Earl of GLENGALL took occasion to charac terise as a delusion the expectatio❑ of any London com pany hoping to cultivate with advantago the wilds of Connaught. The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. COUNTY CESS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion 01 the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, this Bill was passed through Committee. SEQUESTRATORS' REMEDIES BILL. On the Motion of the Bishop of CHICHESTER, this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. AUDIT OF RAILWAY ACCOUNTS BILL. Oa the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE, this Bill was read a second time. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid up )n the table certain returns relative to education in Ireland; also some returns relating to evictions in the Kilrush Union. NEW SOUTH WALES. Lord MONTEAGLE gave notice, that on Monday next, he should present some peitions from the colony of New South \Vales, and take that opportunity of asking his Noble Friend if he intended to bring a Bill under the consideration of their Lordships' House for the altera tion of the constitution of that colony., Their Lordships then adjourned, AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Mr. V. SMITH begged to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government if he intended to persevere with the Australian Colonies Bill, and, if so, when? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he would state to morrow (this day) when he would be able to proceed with it JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. Colonel DUNNE inquired if it was the intention of the Government to proceod with this Bill. He reminded the Hon. and Learned Solicitor-General that cettain evidence which was necessary hud not been printed. The SOLICITOR GENERAL said the Bill was an important one, and though the evidence mentioned had not yet been printed (thought it would be shortl3 it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the Bill.