The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-19 00:00:00

1 ittirt I:bitten SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. AUSTRIA. 'VIENNA, JUNE 14.—The Emperor of Russia, ac companied by Prince Paskewitch and the Grand Duke Constantine, arrived by special train from Warsaw at Matzky, from whence he continued his journey to Cracow without stopping. Prince Paskewitch is expected to join the army in Hungary immediately ; all the Russi - n and Austrian troops are to be concentrated on the 15th in the positions respectively assigned to them, and the operations are to commence on the fol lowing days. In making a reconnoisance on the island of Shutt, the Imperialists were attacked by the avriere guard of the Hungarians and sustained con sid,4rable losses. We hare received intelligence by express that Neutttz had been carried by assault. WURTEMBURG. STIPTTdARD, JUNE 14.—1 n the afternoon the Wur temburg Government received from Frankfort this d ,, y the requisition no longer to suffer the sittings of the National Assembly at Stuttgard, but to expel them from the city, and even from the country. The letter is written in the name of the Central Power, signed Archduke John, Vicar of the Empire, and countersigned Wittgenstein. Immediately on the re ceipt of this notification the Ministers held a council, and M. Lowe, President of the National Assembly, convoked a secret sitting. It is said that the King desired the Ministers to use energetic measures, but that M. Romer hesitated.—German Papers. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) DOWNING-sTRLE r, JUNE 16, 1849. The Qii , en has been pleased to appoint Charles En der by, E q., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Auckland Islay. ds. Her M ►jesty has also been pleased to appoint William H ope. q., to be Auditor-General of Accounts, and Charles lioyle, E,q., to be Clerk of the Councils, for the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope. Her Majesty hits further been pleased to appoint George Henry Kendrick Thwaitei, E.q., to be Superin tendent of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradenia, in Ceylon. WHITEHALL, JUNE, 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Llonourable Fox Maule to be Lieutenant and Sheriff pr incipal of the Shire of Forfar, in the room of David Earl of Airlie resigned. CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 18. Days and Places appointed for holding the Summer ASSIZPS, 1849. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, Lord Chief Justice; Mr. Justice Coltman. Buc.kinghamshire—Thursday, July 12, at Aylesbury. Bedfordshire —Monday, July 16, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire—Thursday, July 19, at Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire Friday, July 20, at the County Courts. Norfolk—Wednesday, July 25, at the Castle of Nor- wich. City of Norwich—The same day, at the Guildhall cf t.`le same City. Suffolk—Tuesday, July 31, at Ipswich. HOME CIRCUIT. The Hight Hon. Sir Frederick Pollock, Lord Chief Baron; Mr. Baron Alderson. Hartford—Tuesday, July 10, at Hertford. Essex—Monday, July 16, at Chelmsford. gent—Monday, July 23, at Maidstone. Sussex—Monday, July 30, at Lewes. Surrey—Monday, August 6, at Croydon. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. The Bight Hon. Sir James Parke, Knt.; Mr. Justice Coleridge. Rutlandshire—Wednesday, July 11, at Oakham. Northamptonshire—The same day, at Northampton. Lincolnshire—Saturd , q, July 14, at the Castle of Lincoln. City of Lincoln—The same day, at the City of Lincoln. Nottinghamshire—Wednesday, July 18, at Nottingham. Town of Nottingham—The same day, at the Town of Nottingham. Derbyshire--Friday, July 20, at Derby. LeicestE.rshire—Tuesday, July 24, at the Castle of Leicester. Borough of Leicester—The same day, at the Borough of Leicester. Warwickshire, Coventry Division—Friday, July 27, at the City of Coventry. Warwickshire, Warwick Division—Saturday, July 23, at Warwick. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Wightman. Yorkshire—Wednesday, July I I, at the Castle of York. City of York—The same day, at the Guildhall of the same City. Durham—Wednesday, July 25, at the Castle of Durham. Northumberland—Monday, July 30, at the Castle of Newcastle upon-Tyne. Town of Newcastk upon-Tyne—The same day, at the of th, said T.,,wn. Cuisbf eand—za......day, August 2; at the City of Carlisle. Westmorland—lTheday, Augnst 6, at Appleby. Lancashire—Wednesday, August 8, at the Castle of L iccas cr. Lancashire—Satur , l , ly, August 11. at Liverpool. OXFOR CIRULEI F. 31" r. alma Rolfe, Mr. Justice Erle. Berkshire—Mon lay, Ju:y 9. at Abingdon. Oxfordshire—Wer neschy, July 11, at Oxford. Worcestor—Saturday, July 14, at Worcester. City of Worcester—The same day, at the City of Wor. tester. Ste ffordshire—Thursday, July 19, at Stafford. Salop—July 26, at 6hrew,bury. Herefordshire—Tuesday, Juiy 31, at Hereford. Monmouth ,hire—Friday, August 3, at Monmouth. Gloucestershire— Tuesday, August 7, at Gloucester. City of Gloucester—The same day, at the City of Glou cester. WESTERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justice Williams. Southampton—Tuesday, July 10, at the Castle of Win chester. Dorsetshire—Saturday, July 14, at Dorchester. Devonshire —Wednesday, July 18, at the Castle of Exeter. County of the City of Exeter—The same day, at the "'Guildhall of the same city. Cornwall—Wednesday, July 25, at Bodmin. Somersetshire—Tuesday, July 31, at Bridgwater. Wiltshire—Monday, August 6, at - Devizes. County of the City of Bristol—Saturday, August 11, at the Guildhall of the same city. CIRCUIT OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES AND COUNTY PALATINE OF CHESTER. Mr. Justice Maple, Mr. Baron Platt. SOUTH WALES. Glamorganshire—Wednesday, July 11, at Cardiff. Camarthensbire—Tuesday, July 17, at Carmarthen. County of the Borough of Carmarthen—The same day, at the Borough of Carmarthen. Pembrokeshire—Saturday, July 21, at Haverfordwest. Town and County of Havertordwest—The same day, at the Town of Haverfordwest. Cardiganshire—Wednesday, July 25, at Cardigan. Brecknockshire—Saturday, July 28, at Brecknock. Ridnorshire—Wedncsday, August 1, at Presteign. NORTH WALES. Montgomeryshire—Saturday, July 14, at Newtown. Merionethshire—Wednesday, July 18, at Dolgelly. Carnarvonshire—Friday, July 20, at Carnarvon. Anglesea— Wednesday, July 25, at Beaumaris. Denbighshire—Saturday, July 28, at Ruthin. Flintshire—Wednesday, August 1, at Mold. Chester—Saturday, August 4, at Chester. WHITEHALL, JuNE 12. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Francis John Sheppard, of Wells, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. John Roberts, sen,, woollen manufacturer, Saddl e wort h , Yorkshire. John Taylor, licensed 'victualler, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Alpin, draper, Ipswich, Suffolk, to surrender, June 29 and July 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane Corn hill; Sole and Turner, Aldermanbury, London. George Symonds Corley, dealer in music, Outlaw, Northamptonshire, June 26, at twelve, and Aug. 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official wsignee, Coleman-street; Comerford, Old Broad-street; Richardson, °unclip. John Sharman, maltster,lford, Suffolk, June 26 and August 6, at eleven, at the Court of Ban k rup tcy. Graham, official assignee, ; Coleman-street; Wilde and Co., College-hill. Griffith L e wis, plumber, Market-street, Oxford-street, June 28, at half-past one, and July 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall- street ; Eyre, Grecian- chambers, Deverens court, Temple. Daniel Grant, lithographer, Cheapside, June.3o, at two, and July 28, at halt.past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers; T. J. and E. S. Clarke, Bishopsgate Church-yard. George Nye, cabinetmaker, Maidstone, June 28, at one, and July 26, at half-i ast one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee ; Nichols and Doyle, .13edfor I-row. Jonathan Hall, shipwright, Rotherhithe, July 3, at one, and Aug. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard street.; Wright, Smith, and Shepherd, Golden-square. John Hill, builder, Prospect-place, Holloway, J une 26, at three, and July 26, at twelve. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Stevens and Satchell, Que en .. street, Cheapside. Thomas Moore, coaehmaker, Derby, June 21,, and July 27, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, N ott i ng h am ; Vallack, • Derby. George Hinchcliffe, cloth manufacturer, Chapel town, Yorkshire, July 5 and 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, Official assign ee , Leed s Gregory and Co., Bedford - row ; Pickup, radford ; rwick, Leeds. printer, Liverpool, 2d and 23d of July, ILW = - v• ,st the Liverpool District Court. Morga n , • ttlsts' . 'verpool; Maples and Co., Old Jewry ; . - -. roasdale, grocer, Oswaldtwisle, Lae "ddstkirk Ape 2 d July 20, at 12, at the Manchester N' ' obson, o ffi cial assignee, Manchester; • \ .1 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, 1849. Mayhew. Carey strc et, Lincoln's-inn ; Halsall, Middle ton. J - .hn Johnson, banker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July 6, at dever, and 24, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle upon.. Ty. ct Lawrence, Crowdy, and Bowlby, Doctors' Commons; Griffith and Crighton, Newcastle-upon-'Tyne. COURSE OF EXCFL la ...... • • • • 12 2% vit✓j, at sight • • .... 12 1 liett,rda n .... • • .. • • 12 2 % kntwerp • .... 25 80 Elamburgh .... • • 31.8. 13 12% earls, 3 days'sight .. • • 25 50 DAL), 3 months .... 25 75 :,larse►iles • • • • • • • • .. • • 25 75 Bourdeaux.. . • 25 75 Frankfort on Maine.... 122 etersburgh, Sil. Rble.. Vienna, effec. flo ...... Trieste, ditto.... • • .... Madrid • • .. • • ........ 49% Cadiz • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• 50 Bilbao.. • . • • .. • • Barcelona .• .......... kNGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar.. ••.......... Leghorn .............. 30 80 Genoa ................ 26 80 Milan ................ -- Naples .............. 404 Palermo. per0z........ 116% Messina .............. 120% Li5b0n................ 63% 53% Rio Janeiro • ...... .. • . Baenos Ayres .. •... • • New York, 21 days'slght Philadelphia .. .. • • .. . • PRIM OF BULLION, PEA cm Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars • • .... 0 4 9% !Silver in bars ...... 0 4 11% MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, June 19.) SUGAR.—To-day there was a further decrease in the quantity of Sugar brought to market, and as the home demand was more active for all sorts, there were not generally sellers at former rates. West India met a good demand both for the scale and refining purposes, whilst :wine cast s the prices obtained are 6d above those of Frill_ y . A public sale of 120 hhds 19 trcs Barbadoes :sugar want readily at full rates, and in some cases rather above; vrd and tine yellow realized 40s to 425, and low to middling 38a to 39s 6d. REFINED.--Today Refined goods were dealt in with cautlion by home dealers; brown lumps at 50s to 50s 6d, and lair grocery at 51s to 52s per cwt. Bonded Crushed is dull of sal' at 28s to 29s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was an improved &ma - d or Mauritius sugar, and at public sale 1,517 bags sold readily, and in some cases rather above for mer rate,'.; low and middling yellow went at 37s 6d to 38s 61, fine brown 36s 6d to 37i, middling and good 34s 6d to 36;, and low 33s to 34s per cwt. There was no good yellow in the sale. EAST Isinta.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar of all aorta was dealt in with more freedom by private treaty, and 1,630 bags at auction sold at full rates ; good white Benarcs 41 ,, 6d to 42s 6d, and low to middling 39s 6d to 40s 6d. Of Madras 468 bags were disposed of at stiffer prices ; good damp brown 33s 6d to 345, low yellow 35a 6d-to 355, and middling 37s 6d per cwt. Foilziort—lhis afternoon Foreign Sugar met with little a:tention by priv,te treaty. At public sale 305 baskets were 4.nlv in part sold at full rate—good and fine strong grey at 46s to 47s 6d, middling 44s to 44s 6d, and low to good yellow 40, 6d to 42s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—This afti-rtn,on the market was well supplied with Nit!ve Ceylon Coffee: at public sale the quantity ifered am 'tinted to 5,015 bags; the whole sold readily, and in some cases ra her higher rates were obtained: real good ord realized 34s to 34s 6d, good ord 33s to 33s 6d, and damaged 27a to 335. Of Plantation 158 casks 88 bags went at firm rates; fine at 635, middling 52s to 55s 6 i, low middling 47s to 50s, fine to fine fine ordinary 37, to 46.. The public sales of 193 bales and 69 hall bales Mocha went at full terms; good at 56s to 575, middling 53. to 555, pea berry 645, triage 43a 6d, and law ditto 27s to 28s per cwt. MoLASseS.—There is still firmness on the part of holders a Neat India, and former rates are asked for all sorts; but the demand has become limited by private treaty, whilst at public sale 200 cisks Porto Rico were taken in at 235; 250 casks Cuba 22s Gd; and 70 puns Mauritius 18s. The business concluded iu Bengal Treacle has been small, at 17s 6d per cwt. CocoL—Although the stock of West India is large, still on the part of holders there is firmness, and none has teen offered at auction since this day week. The business concluded by private treaty has been small. Trinidad red at 42s to 47, and Grenada 38s to 425. Foreign met with little attention, and there are sellers at 27s 6d to 29s 6d per cwt for ordinary to fine quality; there is also a fair stock in first hands. TEA.—To-day the public sales of Tea comprise 21,500 pkgs. There was a fair demand, and on the part of holders firmness was apparent, whilst full rates were obtained for both black and green; of 11,000 passed 3,800 pkgs were actually disposed of. RicE.—Today there was no public sale of East India Rice, but by private treaty there was more business done, and at stiffer rates; Bengal, low to fine white 8s 6d to 1 Is, pinky white Madras 8s to 8s 6d, pearl barley 8s to 8s 31, and cargo 7s 6d to its per cwt. ALTI 3 I.TRE.—Rough is not offered at any further rcducti. , n. Of 1,962 bags Calcutta offered at public sale a small part only found buyers at 26s 6d to 27s 61 for good and fine quality 13 to 3 per cent refraction. British refined 30s to 31s per cwt. Nitrate of ScdA Ils 3d to Ils 6d per cwt, at these rates there are not free sellers. COCHINE.IL,—Today the demand was not better for anri at auction 91 bags not above half sold. 11,,nduras silvers at 33 9d to 4s for ord to mid, and Te f.eriff. at 3,, 9.1 to 4s Id for low to fine silvery black, these are about former rates, but black Honduras sold at 3, 9 I to 53 2d for low to fine, which is a decline of 2d per !h. INDIGo.—To•-day the public sales of Spanish Indigo consisting of 274 serons went at steady rates, and mostly sold ; Cortvs 1 , 10 d to 3s, and a few silvers 3s 5d to 4d 2,1 per lb The quantity of East India declared for sale Q,107 nllceat 4. Spices.—To-day Cassia Lignea was in oxcellent de. mand, and 1,000 chests at public auction sold at an ad vance of 2s L...) 3,—mid to good obtaining 90s 6d to 945, firt, class mould , 913 6d to 923, second do. 89s to 89 . 6d, tti , /..: , n and ororcen ends 85s to 91s; 10 casks Jamaica Gietfer likewise found buyers at 85s to 90s for middling; but 100 blgs African Pod Pepper were taken in at 50s e u SPIRITS ['here is no rise to record in the ralue 01 Bruidy, but the market continues hrisk, and holders virce much firmese. The value of Cognac best brands u: the vintage of 1845 is 5s 7d to 5s 9d, 1846 ditto 53 3d to 5s 51, 1847 ditto 4s 2,1 to 41, 1848 34 7d to 3s 9d, inferior brands 2s 2+l to 3; 61, B,rdeaux Is lid to 2s 21. Geneva export sort has ben selling at Is 10d to Is lid, and fine for duty at 2.s 3J to 3s 3d per gallon. To-day East litdia Rum was operated in with mere freedom at Is 3d proof, ar.d a fair business was concluded in Leeward Island a' Is 41 to 16 si. Of Jamaica several parcels were disposed of at former rates, but good and fine sorts cu.,ticue tire, most in demand. FALLow.—On the spot Russian is offered at lower rates, but the purchases made have b -en limited for town and country consumption, and 38s to 38s 3d per rev; is the value of fine P.Y.C. Only limited sales have Leen ads fur delivery in last three months of the year at 9J to 395. 'Erne melted has suffered a fur ther decline, but at 36s to 37s net cash; a good de wand has been experienced, still there is not a smah ler supply. Other sorts of Tallow must be quoted ra.,her cheaper, as there is yet a large quantity on offer. At Auction 239 casks of New South Wales were for the mo,t part sold at 33s 61 to 37s 6d for low to fine; 960 pkgs S ,uth American 33s to 383 and 10 casks Gibraltar 426 9d to 433 for fine. For auction 1,000 pkgs of T-.11,w are declared. The value of Rough Fat is 2s ld per stone. Ls.—The demand has been more active for Cod 0 iaks having been made at 271 to 271 10s. For Seal the market continues in a dull state, still pale is held for 301 to 31/, straer and tinged 23/ to 29/10s, yellow and brown 25/ to 271 10e. For Southern sales have been made at 251 to 281 lOs for low to fine. For Sperm not more than 701 per tun can be obtained for the best Colonial. For Linseed Oil better rates have been ob tained, and sales to a fair extent have been made on the at 253 6d to 25s 9d; some purchases have been made for delivery at 25s 9d to 263. For Palm a more active sale has been experienced, and 29s 6d to 303 is the value of fine qualit. Cocoa Nut is still little wanted, and sellers are willing to accept 34s to 36s for low to fine quality. There has been a fair business concluded in Rape Oil, and rates are firm; pale at 37s to 37s 61, an d brown 36s 6d to 375. For Oive the market is firm, and there is a brisker home demand; the value of Gallipoli is 411 to 41/ 103, and of other sorts 38s lOs to 40s lOs per ton. Lard Oil is dull of sale at 38s to 40s, and Ground Nut at 27s to 27s 6d per cwt. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1849. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*251 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ~. 32 Tubercular Diseases ... 165 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 117 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 24 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of es 11&‘piration .•• •••• ••• ••• ••• 81 Diseases of the Di Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... Disease* of the Kidneys, &c.: " Chittibinh, Diseases of the Uterus, Diseases of the Joints, Bon gs, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... Premature Birth ... •• ••• Atrophy ..• ••• ••• Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• Sudden ... Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Causes not specified ... ..• DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... 63 ••• 0 ••• 23 ... 19 ... 44 Population Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1844-8 in the 1841 Five Springs. Week. West D:stricts... 300,711 . . 145 ... 153 North Districts.. 375,971 .. 185 ... 158 Centrall)istr:cts 373,653 ... 168 ... 163 East Districts ... 392,444 ... 207 ... 181 South Districts.. 501,190 ... 258 ... 257 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 963 ... 912 513 399 Malea Females BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Ars,les Females ... 720 ... 723 Total ... ... 1,443 *ln this number are included 42 cases of death by Cholera, 34 by Scarlatina, and 45 by Typhus Fever. RIGHT 07 WAY THROUGH GLEN-TILT. —Lord Ivory has pronounced a decision, accompanied by a va luable note, in favour of the title to sue possessed by the pursuers in the Glen-Tilt case, with expenses against the Duke of Athol!. This judgment, well considered as it has manifestly been, and founded on such grounds as those set forth in the note, is well worth the time and effort that have been yet expended.—Scotsman. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. The Duke of RICHMOND presented several petitions, praying for an alteration in the laws regulating the sale of beer ; also petitions praying for a restoration of agri cultural protection ; also petitions against the Parlia mentary Oaths Bill. The Earl of WARWICK presented petitions praying for an import duty on corn ; also a petition praying for the extension of county courts. HIGHWAYS ANNUAL RETURN BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. EXPLOSION IN COAL MINES. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY recommended the appointment of a Commission to investigate the merits of the invention of Mr. Gurney rather than the con tinuance of the Committee. He was convinced the Com mittee could not conduct the inquiry satisfactorily, and he doubted the power or ability of the Government to interfere effectually below the earth in coal mines. Lord WEIARNCLIFFE regretted that the name of the Noble Marquis was not on the Committee, and would have no objection to the name of the Noble Marquis being added. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said 'it was ne cessary a motion should be made to that effect. The subject then dropped. GRAND JURY CESS BILL. On the motion of Earl GRANVILLE, this Bill was read a second time. CANADA. Lord BROUGHAM rose to move the following re solutions:—" That by an Act passed in the Parliament of Canada, intituled ' An Act to provide for the indem nification of parties in Lower Canada whose property was destroyed during the rebellion in the years 1837 and 1838,' no security is afforded against compen sation for losses sustained in the rebellion in Canada in 1837 and 1838, being given to persons engaged in the said rebellion. That it is just and necessary either by recommending a further and amending Bill to the Legishaure of Canada, or by such other means as may be effectual, to provide security against any com pensation for losses sustained in the said rebellion being given to persons engaged in having aided or abetted the same." The late affairs of the province of Canada had caused great interest, not only at home but in our colonies. Without any further preface:to the observations which he was about to make, and notwithstanding the able discussion which that question had undergone by judi cious men elsewhere, he should proceed to remind the House shortly of the history of the colony of Upper and and Lower Canada. It would be remembered that by the peace of Canada in 1762, negotiated by his Noble Friend's father, we having wrested from the French by force of arms the province of Canada. that province had, by the peace of Paris, been ceded to us, and had continued ever since, by a tenure more or less nominal, or more or less real, to be one of the posses sions of the British Crown. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the London Gas Light Company (Amendment of Act) Bill were considered and agreed to. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. The report on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Act Amendment (Power to alter Tolls and for Appointment of Officers) Bill was considered and agreed to. On the motion that the report should be considered on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway (Deviation of Branch to Alloa Harbour, Diversion of certain Works, Extension of Time for completing Line and taking Land, and Amendment of Acts) Bill, Mr. NEWDEGATE moved that the Bill should be re-committed to the former Committee, with leave to sit and proceed to-morrow. After some observations from Mr. W. PATTEN, the motion was agreed to. SECOND READINGS. The Borough of Louth and Free Grammar School in Louth Bill was read a second time. Lord MELGUND presented a petition from Greenock against the Lunatics' (Scotland) Bill. Sir J. WALMSLEY presented a petition from Clerkenwell, in favour of Parliamentary and Financial Reform. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from Dublin praying for a Health of Towns Bill for Ireland. iIr.C',ARDWELL presented a petition from Liver pool in favour of the Bankruptcy Consolidation Bill. Mr. COBDEN moved that the petition of Joshua Charlesworth and George Robinson be referred to the Committee on the Holme Reservoirs (No. 2) Bill; and that the Committee inquire into the allegations thereof, and be allowed to hear counsel, agents, and witnesses thereupon, and report thereupon to the House.— Agreed to. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. Arr. E. DENISON said that he bad given notice of his intention to move that the report from the Com mittee on the Great Northern Railway (Amendment of Acts Deviation and Enlargements) Bill, be taken into consideration upon Thursday next, although seven clear days will not have elapsed since the Bill was reported, provided the amended prints and breviate be pre viously deposited in accordance with the standing orders. but after consulting with his friends around him he would not persevere in it. Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition from Lancas ter, in favour of the extension of the jurisdiction of the County Courts. Mr. ROBINSON presented a petition from Lynn com plaining of the intolerable burthen of poor-rates. Mr. FOX MAULE presented several petitions from Stirline', J,dbargh, and other places against the Mar riage Affinity Bill. Sir E. N. BUXTON presented petitions from St. Luke's, Spitalfields, and various other places in London against Sunday trading. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. Mr. GLADSTONE postponed until the sth of July his motion rulatice to the Hudson's Bay Company. CEYLON AND BRITISH GUIANA. Mr. HUME postponed until the 12th of July his mo tion which stood for to-day, " That it appears by the evidence taken before the Select Committee on Ceylon and British Guiana, that the Government of British Guiana has been carried on for the last ten years in op position to the expressed views and opinions of the Elective Members of the Colonial Legislature, to the great disadvantage and injury of the colony. That this House is of opinion that the time has arrived when the public expenditure of the colony should be reduced; and for the establishment of a responsible local Government, which should have full power to decide on the extent and nature of the establishments necessary for the maintenance of peace and order, and the protection of the colonists, and to raise the means for defraying the expenses thereby incurred." OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that, on the first Supply night, he should move the amendment of which he had given notice, on the motion that the Speaker leave the chair, relating to the substitution by Ministers of pri vate letters in the place of official correspondence. EXTENSION OF THE SUFFRAGE. Sir DE L. EVANS postponed his motion fur the es. .ension of the suffrage until the sth of July. NENAGII UNION. Mr. SCULLY moved for returns of the amount of rates collected in the Nenagh Union within the year ending the 7th day of June 1849; of the amount ex• pended in relieving the poor for the same period, speci fying in-door and out-door relief; of the liabilities and numbers charged to each electoral division for each month during the same period; of the amount expended in the hospitals, and in making coffins, and the number of deaths within the same period; and, of the sums of money expended in the auxiliary workhouse, called the Brewery, and the number of persons who have died within that place since its opening in Dec. 1848. Agreed to. THE BUDGET. Mr. DISRAELI said the House would recollect that on the 15th inst. the Noble Lord at the bead of the Government stated, across the table, that in consequence of the debate on Canada, the Budget would not come on until the 22d inst. The day was not positively Sxed for bringing it on, which was very informal ; and it would be satisfactory to know if it was the intention of the Go vernment to bring on the Budget on the 22d inst. Lord J. RUSSELL said it would be brought forward on the 22d. IRISH POOR-LAW—MORNING SITTING. Mr. MONSELL said, as the two first clauses of the Bill involved questions of very great importance, it was desirable that they should be considered when there was a large attendance of Members who were conversant with the working of the poor-law, and as it would be incon venient for many to attend on Thursday morning (the day appointed by the Noble Lprd), he trusted that an arrangement %could be made to take the important clauses at an evening sitting. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he proposed, as it would be more convenient to several Hon. Members to take the Bill on Monday, and to proceed with it again on Tuesday morning. At the suggestion of the Noble Lord, it was then agreed th at the morning sitting should be alt ere d fro m Thursday to T uesday next. TRANSPORTATION g move the omission (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. ANST th E a Y t gavehe shouldnotice , when i w on en oth e words Committee, words " transportation for life o r a term of years, " in order to substitute in their place " impri sonment during the Queen's pleasure.* VANCOUVER'S ISLAND. The Earl of LINCOLN rose to move that an humble Address be presented to her Majesty, setting forth that this House has taken into its consideration the papers which her Majesty has graciously commanded to be pre sented to it with regard to the grant of Vancouver's Island by royal charter to the Hudson's Bay Company, and is of opinion that it is ill adapted for :super intending the establishment of any colony founded upon principles of political or commercial freedom; that it also appears from the papers before mentioned that the means adopted by the Secretary of State to ascertain " that the acceptance by the company of such a grant would be inconsistent with their Charter of Incorpora tion" were insu ffi cient; that this House accordingly prays her Majesty to be graciously pleased to direct that such measures as shall appear to her Majesty most suitable may be adopted to ascertain whether, by the charter in question, a grant in all respects valid has been made of the powers which it purports to convey. He said he hoped he should be able to induce the House and the Government to adopt a very different and much more satisfactory course than had yet been adopted with respect to Vancouver's Island. He had no hostility towards the late company, but he felt it his duty, however painful the topic might be, to expose certain acts to which it had been a party. Colonization by absentee proprietary companies, so fur as the experience of the House had gone, bad invariably failed. The case of the colony of Virginia was another instance of failure by a company. After great labour on the part of the com pany, and an expenditure of 12,0001., there were no more than 600 persons in the colony; while, within twelve months, after a change in the system, the population increased to 1,260 persons. The same might be said again of the case of Massachusetts which was granted to a company in 1635, but the non-resident propri e t ors hip system failed in establishing either that colony or that of Carolina, which was granted to a comp an y i n 1665 and abandoned by them in 1668. Pennsylvania was colonized by Mr. Penn, who represented a company in Great Britain, but even there the non-resident system produced disastrous results upon the colony, and he believed its merits were ultimately estab lished by the adoption of the representative prin ciple. It was quite clear, therefore, that colo nies depended in a great measure for their suc cess upon the existence of resident proprietors, and he was prepared to insist that in the case of a colony like the present the Imperial Government ought to keep the matter in its own bands, and not delegate its powers and autho rity to a company of individuals. (H ear , h ear .) The House must bear in mind the expen se w hi c h our colo nies had invol ve d us in ; let them b ea r i n m i n d th e cost o f South Australia, and the 138,0001. which New Zealand had cost this country. Though the Treasury might, at the present moment, be glad to get rid of the responsibility of Vancouver's Island by an arrangement with the Hud son's Bay Company they would find in future years they would be called upon to provide large sums for its main a bad main tenance. The condition of South Australia and N e w ; but the condition u under the govern ment Bay Comp an y, wou ld Z f eal a Zealand Vancouver's was th e doubtless H Hudson's nnd u become worse than all. His words might appear harsh, but he was prepared to show that th e const i tut i on of the country was despotic. What was in dispute in this case? Not the right of the Crown to part with land, but the extent of the land conveyed by that grant. There could be no doubt that the claim of the Hudson's Bay Company over hundreds and thousands of acres of territory were totally unfounded, having never been granted to them by the charter at all. The treaty of Utrecht, though it clearly defined the right of Great Britain to the land, had never granted it to such an extent as was now claimed of this country; and he contended, therefore, that it was impossible for the grantor to grant to the Hudson's Bay Company that which he did not in fact possess. Questions had been raised on this subject which had not been decided by law, but only by compromise. He was justified in saying that the Hud son's Bay Company had raised the greatest doubts in the year 1645, with respect to the validity of their charter, when they came to that House for a Bill upon the subject. The House of Com mons of that day thought the Bill ought to be limited to ten years, and on the Bill going up to the House of Lords, they reduced the number of years to seven. The result was the Bill was not persevered in, and the company from that time had never dared to come to Parliament for an Act to lay down these rights. Having slightly glanced at this part of the subject, he would now come to the other portion of the case, namely, the conduct of the Hudson's Bay Company with respect to that part of the country as to which there could be no doubt the comp any h a d a r i ght. I n referring to that part of the subject, he would not say anything of their non-fulfilment of their du ties in endeavouring to eff,'ct a north-west passage. He did not think it was necessary to renew the question affecting the past conduct of the Hudson's Bay Com pany until they had the opportunity of laying their case before the House. The reasons for conferring those ex tensive priviliges on the Hudson's Bay Company were that the moral and religious improvement of the Indians might be promoted.—(Hear, hear.) The Hudson's Bay Company, he contended, had neglected the fulfilment of those conditions of their monopoly; they bad in a great degree neglected the religious and moral improvement of the people; and they had also to a certain extent encourage d the sa l e o f ar d ent spirits. There was another charge made against the company with which he should deal presently, namely, that not only had cases of murder been frequently perpe trated by the company's servants and agents, but that, after some form of trial, capital executions had taken place within the territory on two or three occasions, on persons after having been capitally convicted contrary to the statute to which he should by and by call the attention of the House. There was another topic to which he wished to allude, the sale of intoxicating liquors by the company, which had greatly affected the moral condition of the people, and been the cause of much distress and misery among them. If some steps were not taken to prevent the introduction of spirits into the country, the whole popu lation would be vitiated or destroyed. It appeared by a Parliamentary return that, in 1837, 3,000 gallons were consumed, and that in 1847, ten years after wards, that quantity bad increased to 9,000 gallons, with, he was sorry to say, a diminishing popula tion, and without any increase in the number of colonists. The company could not deny this, for it appeared that they were in the habit of exchanging spirits for furs and other articles. He had also to allude to another topic—that the company had emitted to take care of the religious instruction and education of the natives and the colonists. The Noble -Lord continued to read extracts setting forth the cruelty with which the territory was managed. One instance was the shooting of a maniac without any steps being taken to ascertain whether he was or was not guilty. He did not wish to press harshly upon those entrusted with the government of this immense wild territory; but the acts of violence and brutality which had taken place ought not longer to be tolerated. Added to the complaints he had alluded to, there had been complaints of the colonists th emse l ves o f the pre vention of emigration by the Hudson's Bay Company, and the exclusion of trade except in ships belonging to themselves and those only going to and fro, he believed, once a year. (LEFT SPEAKING.) AGAINST ENGLAND. CRICKET-(THIS DAY.) 0114 to LA s N x o'clock:— INNIXOS. THE COUNTY 01 BURNEY (WITH HILLYER A ND Box ) (Continued lrom our Afternoon Editi on .) The followingstrisartthEeT—sesoErce Total ... ... ENGLAND-SECOND INNINGS Chatterton—c Box, b Cheater ' ... ••• Pilch—not out ••• ... Clarke—b Hillyer ... ... ... Wiaden—not out ... ... Bl,lvl, n b 0::: ::: Tot al ... 52 THE ROMAN REPUBLIC. TO THR EDITOR OF THE SUII. SlR,—More than twenty years ago the whole civilized population of Europe sympathised in feeling and purse for the gallant struggle of the Greeks against their op pp r e e nd ss e o n r c s e. , who This were s y then a fightingsympathy and for pecuniary freedom assistancean i ne - from all parts of Europe wo u ld not have existed if the people and the soil had not been sacred to the memory of ancient literature, arts, and war'are of independence. From all countries treasure flowed to the coffers of the Greek Aid Committee, and almost every parish in Europe had its place of deposit for voluntary contri butions ; from North Cape to Gibraltar the cause of the struggling Greeks was identified with people of all sects. Men of high standing in society, all m en o f l etters and arts, were eager to participate in this struggle either by means or goods; and the gallant L or d B yron went there in person to sacrifice in the cause of the faltering descendants of this once classic ground a princely fortune, and ultimately his life. At l as t G overnments could not withstand the universal desire of seeing the Greeks become an independent nation o f th e i r own , an d coupled with sinister political motives, a blow was struck at Navarino, which laid the foundation to the first modern independence of Greece ; but, alas! how that independence has since been hacked and torn does not belong to the subject of this letter. And now, if we consider, what is the true case at the present time in a part of Europe, equally classic and equally consisting of property belonging to all civilized Europe—Rome? It has been asserted with indisputable right, that a nation unanimous in the selection of their laws and government, has an incontestable power to alter and amend its constitution, if that nation does not thereby infringe the laws and safety of other nations. The amalgamation, or rather the placing of the temporal rower under the spiritual in Rome, has created not only an absurd Government, but also that no man could be employed or make his way in a Government-office in the Pope's dominions, up to the present time, unless he passed through the church, and this is only a small part of the evil. Is it then to be wondered at that the Romans should grasp at the first opportunity to alter such absurd fundamental institutions, and endeavour again, spurred by the recollection of what Rome once was, to become a rational nation, governed by a rational Government? What is, however, the consequence? France, a Republic in name only, cannot l a y More the minds of thinking men the least tangible excuse for the present bloodshed which is going on in Rome, for the destruction of the histomriucradr of a population, historical epropertybelongin whichgtothew frorldo,m the greatestwhole saleforthe apathy, appear at once to be stirred with heroism in de fending its own home, it s f a milies, and its Independence. Much has France to answer for. France, a Republic in name only, or its Government, supported by the present majority of the nation, can easily perceive, that if the Roman Republic was allowed to become firmly established, she would become the mother of Republi cs i n E uro p e , and ultimately in the world. France, which is not fit to be a model Republic, must still continue t o b ear the republican app e ll a ti on some time longer than the aspiring, now so-called " Mo derate Republicans," should like it; they must continue to be only " citizens" and go without, panting for their much-cherished titles and decorations fur a lung time yet, if the Roman Republic was allowed to ramain. Destroy this republican barrier, and they may soon pro claim a Monarchy under an Emperor, or what not. The miserable pretext and catspaw to accomplish this wanton destruction is, therefore, the spiritual head of the Catholic Church. But should the brave Romans for some time longer succeed to keep this intermeddling host within the walls of Rome —and who can blame their resolution—should several more thousand Romans be slaughtered, and an equal quantity of French assailants fall in the attempt, the contest will surely draw down the sympathy of the whole of Europe for the former, but at the same time the curse of all well-thinking men will fall ou the latter. Then, perhaps, all Europe will come forward again with their true sympathy and more substantial aid to the Romans, and the result will be otherwise than France new con- templates. It is then to be hoped that Rome may not become a curtailed and factious-torn state like Greece, but rise from its ashes to what it formerly was—the admiration of the world. Could not Lord Dudley Stuart, who has shown him self so indefatigable in the succour of the oppressed, be solicited to head an undertaking, whose object should be to raise subscriptions all over the country for the assist ance of the struggling Romans, and to devise means to come to their assistance in the best manner, without transgressing the laws of this country? Thousands would no doubt come forward, and the aid so collected and effected would not only be of the greatest material service to this oppressed nation, small as it now is, and beset by four mighty states—France, Austria, the Two Sicilies, and, forsooth! Spain—but this benevolent sym• pathy would, doubtless, shortly spread to other nations in Europe, even in France itself, and then the world might again perceive, as it did twenty odd years ago about Greece, that an oppressive policy never can prosper, when public opinion. is with the oppressed. I ate, Sir, &c., GOTHUS. London, June 18, 1849. NAVAL PROMOTIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Same months ago I noticed in your spi rited journal a letter, signed " A Lieutenant when Captain Peel entered the Navy," upon which you penned and published some judicious observations, and expressed a hope that the predominance of interest over merit in the naval promotions would speedily cease. I regret, in common with hundreds of other officers, that daily occurrences forbid the expectation. The patronage of the Admiralty ever bas been, is now, and ever will be, bestowed upon those who have the greatest amount of family, political, or naval interest, no matter whether they have any claims for services or not, and the hard working officers are doomed to wait in vain, hoping to share in the promotions which it is evi dent they never will, so long as the middle classes are neither fully nor fairly represented, and the aristocracy locust-like, eat up all the good things Government has to give. Your obituaryrecords the death of Lieutenant Walker, who had served at Trafalgar, at the capture of the Marengo and Bellepoulle, at the attack of Buenos Ayres in 1807, in the action of the Cleopatra and Topaze, at Guadaloupe, at the reduction of Martinique, and many other brilliant engagements. The last of which was Algeirs, where he was wounded, yet this gallant officer, whom I personally knew, was continually tantalized with alternate hopes and despair of promotion to the day of his death. Imagine his feelings, and the opinion he and his family must entertain of the gratitude of his country, or rather those who rule it, on reading the papers which just before his death announced the promotion of Lieut. Parker, son of the Commander in-Chief of the Mediter ranean station. This young officer was made a Lieute nant in September 1846, immediately he had passed his college examinations, and is now very modestly pro moted over the heads of 2,165 Lieutenants, his seniors, solely, it would seem, because he is the son of Sir Wil liam Parker ! Is it not enough, I should like to know, that Admiral Parker has for the last eight years, out of his turn too, been holding lucrative situations in India and China, where be has pocketed some millions of dol lars, besides C. 8., K.C.8., and other honorary distinc tions, and Loot without limit, and whose grasping pro. pensities in the Yang- tze-Kieng earned him the appella tion of " Old Brown Sugar "(a name well known among the China Bricks), is not this, I ask, a sufficient reward for such services without loading his family unfairly with favours withheld from other more deserving officers? If this is to be the rule of promotion, it would be far better at once to avow it, and not longer insult and dis courage the hard working old servants of the Crown and country who have no Lords, Generals, or Admirals, to befriend them, and are, therefore, shut out from the re wards in every branch of the naval service; in fact, it appears to be the chief study how best to get rid of me ritorious old officers and their importunities, and make room for the advancement, at a rail-road pace, of the children and grandchildren of the Admirals and the Aristocracy. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, II A CONSTANT READER. London, June 15, 1849. CITY IMPRO VEMEN TS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. your paper of the 15th i nstan t i s a l e tt er signed " Cosmos,', in which he states that Mr. Jeffery proposed that the level of Holborn-bridge should be raised sixteen feet, and that if Mr. Jeffery's opinion were now asked on the subject, he would recommend a viaduct en a level from Hatton-garden to Newgate-street. I beg to state most positively that Mr. Jeffery's propo sition was to raise Holborn-bridge eleven feet and a half only, to which proposition "he most firmly adheres," and to state that Mr. Mosely, the surveyor to the Middlesex magistrates, and Mr. Bunning, the City architect, have recommended a filling up of the same to the height of twelve feet, or six inches more than Mr. Jeffery proposed, a difference scarcely without a distinction. " Cosmos" is also misinformed as to the cause that prevented the formation of Mr. Jeffery's proposed avenue from Bar tholomew-lane to the Albion Chapel and Finsbury circus, London -wall ; perhaps he will endeavour to be better intormed before he again ventures to make state meets contrary to the facts.—l am, Sir, &c., London, May 18, 1849. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Friend relied so much upon, was not conclusive. The judgment cited was that of Lord Abinger alone, and it v,,s delivered net upon a geieeral, but upon a special return made by the gaoler of lelverpoel in the writ. The Hon. Member cited Blackstone en the subject, to the effect that no power on earth could send a British sal jeet Out of the country against his will hut Parlia ment, even though he might be a criminal; hut the authority of such a man as Blackstone went, he was sorry to say, hut a short way, and had but little weight with the Whig Crown lawyers of the present day. lie must then, say, whoever counselled the Ministers to bring in this diseracejul Bill, Lad seed in a must un prineipli d, most indecent manner. The pardon of the State prisoners, as far as Queen Victoria was concerned, had gone forth; it had been communicated to the pri soners through the Lord Lieutenant, and it indicated that her Majesty had no desire to follow out the fright ful sentence of death; and he must say, that if he were in the position of those gentlemen he should not consider such a step as that which Ministers were now taking in their efforts to pass this Bill as an act of inerey.—(Hear, hear.) And what did the Bill propose to do with those honourable high-minded men, men of character and station in society; men, one of whom, Mr. Smith O'Brien, had been a Member of this House? What did the Pill prcpose to do with those gentlemen? to send them to Norfolk Island, there to work fur the term of their lives as slaves, subject to every degradation, and to every form of severity. But if' the house knew its duty properly, if it wished well to the laws, lights, and liberties of the subject, it would set its countenance againsr,and defeat this unprincipled mea sure. The lion. Member then read a dispatch, dated 1846, to Lord Stanley, which gave a frightful picture of the punishment and tortures inflicted on convicts in Port Arthur, and also a document from a clergyman in Nor folk Island predicting that afflictions must befal the nation which could sanction such tortures on human beings as he was witness to in that island. But h e (Mr. Anstey) would go farther than a mere defence of those honourable men. He would say, that this was an attack on the Constitution, and that the lives and liberties of Englishmen, Irishmen, and Scotchmen, could no longer be considered as safe, when such acts were perpetrated ; but it was an attack of a true Whig character, for when was it that Whig Ministers were not ready to attack the Constitu tion? He would avail himself of every form of the House to oppose a measure so wicked and so unjust. As far as the pardon of her Majesty went, in commut ing the sentence of death, it was legal; but as far as the step directing transportation went, it was not legal, and the authority of Sir Thomas Tomlin showed that it was in the power of the condemned men to resist the change of sentence, if so di , p.)sed, and insist on his original sentence being carried out. There were instances wherein the individuals in whose cases mercy had been exercised, insisted on the sentence of death being carried out; and then it was that an Act was passed to give the Sovereign power to alter the sentence of death effectually to transportation; but those cases were dis tinguished from " treason," in respect of which the law had not been altered. Now, such was the authority of Sir Thomas Tomlin; but where Sir Themes Tomlin feared almost to tread, the Whig Attorney-General did not hesitate to rush in. The zeal which he (Mr. Anstey) felt for truth and principle (now apt to be in terfered with and marred in their every-day practice), would, he hoped, warrant him in the opinion of the House for having expressed himself warmly; and he would, in conclusion, say that it was his intention, to the . utmost of his power, t o ava il hi mself of every means to defeat so intolerant and unjust a measure as that now before the House. Mr. P. WOOD said that in the observations which be proposed making to the House, he should apply himself to the strict point of the law. He apprehended that they meant to argue the question as if there really was 4 doubt as to the legal power of the Queen. This having been conceded, as also that_ ex post ° facto legislation was objectionable, he saw no ground why the gentlemen who had petitioned to be heard by Counsel at the bar of the House, and oppose the Bill, should be allowed to do so. Such a privilege could not be extended, and he confessed he did not see wl at opposition there could be given to the Bill. With regard to hearing Counsel, the only ground for it would be, that some slip had been made by the Crown which would put the convicts in the posi tion of pardoned men. But this was not the case, for the petition of the prisoners had not been in any wit,' altered. The fact was, the Lord-Lieutenant had issued an order to transport the parties, under the provision of a certain Irish Act. The prisoners were now under sen tence of death. The Queen could exercise her preroga tive of mercy on their behalf, but there being some doubt upon the subject, the present law was framed. He was opposed to ex post facto law on principle, but this was merely an Act to remove an obstacle in the exercise of the royal prerogative. The difficulty of the point was simply this, that if the Bill before the House were not passed, the question could not be raised in a court of law. The Learned Judges had no control over a case of this kind, and a court of law bad no jurisdiction over the fate of the prisoners. lie should oppose the amendment for hearing counsel, and support the motion for the second reading. Mr. KEOGH said the Bill under consideration was, to say the least of it, a most extraordinary measure, because the law officers of the Crown in Ireland must have known of the difficulty to be surmounted. The • measure was intended to take the law out of its usual course, and surely for such a measure there ought to be some justification on the ground of political expediency. He asked whether the present state of Ireland demanded an appeal to the House for extraordinary legislation.— (Hear, hear.) The Honourable and Learned Gentleman who had just spoken saw no reason why the petitioners should be heard at the bar; and the Attorney-General said that there wes no shadow of doubt but that the Crown had the power to transport these persons. Now, if this were th e case , w h y should they be ca ll e d HOUSE OF COMMONS, Ju n e 18. upon to pass a measur e which declar e d t h at cons id er able TRANSPORTATION FOR TREASON (IRE- doubts did exist?—(H ear , h ear .) Th e Bill was i n e ff ec t LAN Third Edition of last night.) the prisoners than was now necessary. He confessed he The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he should have could not view the difficulties cf the case in the same been glad if some Hen. Member had stated to the House light which the Attorney-General did, because a return a tangible ground upon which to place the case fur the might be made to the writ of habeas corpus, and the prisoners. The object of the amendment, however, was court could then decide whether the prisoners could be not so much to test the propriety of th e measure, as to retained or not. He thought the case of Mr. O'Brien usurp the prerogative of the Crown, and to examine it in was not one in which capital punishment could be in a different way to that which was intended.—(Hear.) flitted, and therefore the petitioners stood in this The Learned Gentleman opposite had not stated to the petition—that n o t b e i ng amena b le to punishment by House the statutes upon whi c h th e quest i on h a d ar i sen, or the authorities death, and b e in g amena bl e to confinement for life, t he fore he should once by which it was governed ; and there- Crown now desi re d b y t hi s Bi l l to inflict by transports at proceed to explain them, not only tion a greater punishment than it could otherwise inflict. because it was his duty to do so, but also for the pur- lie saw no reason vi hy the prisoners might not be pose of resolvi ng d ou b ts w hi c h h a d ar i sen i n the minds respite(' during the pleasure of the Crown, and he showed of many Hon. Members. The Acts under which it was that with the Irish State prisoners, in 1798, such A proposed to commute the sentence were two in number, course had been adopted, under a particular Act of Par: having a different application in Ireland to that which liament, it was true. It this were now done, and if they had in England. The first of these was the 6th of those persons were retained in custody for some times o. - George 1., c. 12, s . 1, o f th e I r i s h S ta t utes . B y that they might afterw ar d s w i t h sa f ety b e perm i tted to ex p statute power was given to the Crown, or to its repre- triate themselves. In conclusion, he expressed his in' sentative, the Lord-Lieutenant, to transport or pardon tension of supporting the amendment. all persons under sentence of death, on condition of trans Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD said that the Hon. and Learned Members for Athlone and the University of portation. The second Act was the 12th of George 1.. c. 8, s. 10, which was more applicable to this ease. Dublin had, by the ingeniousness and ability of their It enacted, that wh enever hi s M a j esty s h ou ld ex t en d arguments, dispensed wilt any reasons th at might be mercy to any on e conv i cte d o f f e l ony, an d w h o h a d re - offered fur hearing counsel at the bar of the House. If ceived sentence of death, any order under the sign this was an extraordinary measure, it had arisen out of manual, directing the persons to be transported should extraordinary circumstances. He agreed that this was be as binding as if the pardon for felony had not been not a case in which the extreme penalty of the law ought obtained. It had been contended, and many persons in to be carried out. Some cireumstancf s of extenuation Ireland confidently contended that that Act could be of m ight be found in the conduct of the criminals, and no application now; because, said tLey, the statute ap- granting, as he did, that a strong repugnance existed in plied to persons convicted of felony, and felony did not the minds of the people against punishment by death, be include treason. To set them right on this point he was rejoiced that the penalty was to be averted in this it would quote from the most el emen t ar y wor k, v i z , particular case. But if he were asked to look upon Blackstone, the 7th chapter of the 4th volume of which with reference to the ordinary administration of justice , was devoted to the s ubj ec t o f t reason aga i nst t h e C rown ' s and to consider-whether the penalty of death w as a fitting prerogative. Th e d e fi n i t i on o f f e l ony there given was, punishment fur high treason, then he would consider that it was that which at common law occasioned the forfeiture of land s an d goo d s, and to which ca himselt justified in saying that it w as; t h at t h e Crown pital had it in its power to respite the sentence of death, and punishment was sometimes annexed. Felony was there. at length commute it into a pardon, he could not deny; tore larger than treason, which it included as a parti- but to contemplate the infliction of imprisonment for life, cular case; all treasons being felonies, though all under the colour of a respite from time to time, would felonies were not treason. The Crown in granting a be, in his mind, a most unconstitutional proceeding. It pardon, did so, conditionally, and t rans p ortat i on here was the boast of our count r was the condition precedent. If that conditi on wereimprisonment was not permi y that long tted. The p resent measure wa s one not performed, the pardon was void f or want o f i ts fulfilment. In conceived in a spirit of mercy, and he was sure it " Comyn's Digest," articl e e treason ," it was laid down that the King might extendwould be regarded as s uc h w h en the passion and his mercy on what te he pleased, and n- the heroism of the hour h a d passed away. For himself rms he was certain, and he gave hi s op i nion as a lawyer, Heald any condition, whether preced e nt or subseq In uent, that although the preambl e o f t h e Bill expressed the ex on the fulfilment of which the pardon depended. istence of a d ou bt, th ere was i n reality no doubt a$ Bacon's abridgement, the law was stat e d t o b e t h at the all as to the Que en ' s power. H e b e li eve d t h e I r ish condition not being fulfilled, the p ar d on b ecame void, Act of Parliament a ll owe d t h e S overeign to transpor t and the prisoner might be taken an d execute d on the persons sentenced to death, if she so pleased. He final judgment. If a party r e f use d t o accept the condi- looked upon the measure before the House as an act tion on which the pardon was granted, there could be ne of clemency—wise, just, and considerate—a clemency doubt that the pardon was void. On another point of which ought to meet with a response in the heart of the case he must be permitted to ex p ress hi s surprise every Irishman, and a clemency which be confidently that any one should propose to be heard at the bar, or to hoped the House would neither avert nor delay. present a petition at the bar of the House. The course which the Government now proposed to take, was pre- Mr. E. B. ROCHE reminded the House that the Go cisely that, singularly enough, which Mr. Smith O'Brien vernment came down to the House the other night to himself desired. He said th a t it was i ncum b ent upon the prop ose a Bi ll to indemnify rebels in Canada. In the Crown to pass a statutory justification for their comma- case of Canada life had been lost and property hdaed stroyed, but in this case those terrible consequences o __ tation of the sentence, even if it should be necessary to effect that object by ex post facto legislation. It was not arisen. It was admitted that practically and morally contended by his Learned Friend opposite that the pri- it would be impossible to make the h p e ris ß o i ne h r t s ion. amenable and to the punishment of death. T soners might have raised their case upon the return of a writ of Habeas Corpus issued from the Irish courts. of mercy to that House were transferring the prerogative Now, in addition to the fact that, under the existing lv time that he himself was Learned Gentleman the Attorney-General e g said that they from the Crown, at th excitement in Ireland, it would have been a most in decent course to argue the question in an open court inflict. The Right Hon. Gentleman, of law at Dublin, he was prepared to show that it the Crown l couldproposing re aggravated esam kind of punishment than that the Bill was not necessary, e not stand upon the law, and try it? was quite incompetent to those parties to raise the ques- and dvethtaet the, as it stood was sufficient. If such be tion at all upon Habeas Corpus. The point had been solemnly decided by a judgment of the full Court ofbelonged to the party with which the gen- Exchequer, delivered upon the case of the Canadian pri- tlemen whose cases where under their c onsideration was He ee neverhcaadse, soners, in which that Court, upon the confession of the connected. These gentlemen had alvtays said that Eng prisoners of the offence for which they had been con- land had not dealt out equal justice to Ireland, and the victed, declared that it could not entertain any of the Bill before the House went in effect to strengthen that wi did b points which had been raised on their behalf ; that it argument, for no one could believe that su c h a Bill wo u ld could not, in fact, set at liberty parties convicted of tree- have been introduced with reference to an offence com son on their own confession. His Hon. Friends opposite m ated in England. Capital punishment was out of the and their education, pun . - owned that Mr. S. O'Brien's case was deserving of question; but, considering the position of the parties, he thought the punishent trans ishment; and that being so, his Hon. Friends, in au su c, g ht gesting an impris onment for l i f e as h i s punishment, . n. portation was more severe even than the p unishmentp of to be told that they did not in England colourably It death itself, liberating prison a man for life with a view of ultimately Mr. LAWLESS submitted, considering the immense him. If the House thought it more Parliament, he h a d numher of signatures which had been appended to the _disereet, as well i. 5 more decent, to proceed by Act of the . petition in favour of mercy to the State prisoners, that and it would be for the House to decide it. This was stated the doubts which had occurred upon . question, a merciful consideration of their case would do more to ex post facto legislation, which Mr. Smith O'Brien prevent future attempts at rebellion than any measure wished for ; and he hoped the House would perceive th at of se verity t h ey cou l d i n fl ict . 'I he Hon. illembe then there t en there were grounds for passing this Bill — (Heats) alluded to the case of Mr. 0 , Dogi ierty, wh ose sente nce Mr. ANSTEY said he had risen with the intention of of transportation had been eom eldicarried_ioa;n ot, into effect, notwith etanding the strong re In the jeep , in his seconding the amendment, but having been ant i cipated by the Honourable Member opposite, h e s h ould now favour, and concl u d e d by saying that such was his strong endeavour to support it. The object of the anieedment sense of the injustice of the proposed .t a hund re d ti mes Learned Gentleman who had just 'spoken, It was Bill that, if neces had not been rightly represent e d to the House b the sary, he would di v id e the House upon i before he should permit it to pass into law.---(Hear.) in tended to show that this House was not the proper Mr. FAGAN said he altogether differedin the opinion arena for discussing a question of this kind, which ought which had been expressed by the lion. Member for to be referred to those judges who, by their oaths were that (S e r gean t T a lt o urd), namely, at the pre sen t bound, and by their lea rn i ng, were qualified measure was an act of mercy. He would not refer t o th e to decide it. The case of the Canadian prisoners, which his Learned any inference as to h ow rebellion in Canada, nor draw HOUSE OF LORDS, June 18. POOR-LAW UNIONS. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD presented several peti tions from different piribnes, praying for alterations in the limits of the poor-law unions. PASSENGERS BILL. Earl GREY, in moving the second reading of this Bill, said it would be remembered that in the course of last session, to meet the exigencies of the case, an Act was passed for the regulation of emigrant ships, wi,h the limited duration of two years. When the measure was passed it was understood that the limitation was to give time for a more careful revision of the law upon the subject, in order to introduce a more permanent measure, based upon that mature consideration. Since that time the Commissioners had been in communica tion with the most experienced persons, and had pre pared a Bill, which was, in fact, a consolid.etion and re-enactment of the existing laws, with a few altera tions, which he believed would be found to be im portant improvements. In the first place, it made the number of persons to be carried in proportion to the tonnage more clear than it was ex pressed in the existing law. That two passengers were allowed to every ton; but in future the number of passengers allowed in each would be limited. There was also a clause requiring that improved ♦entilation should be introduced on board, which he considered a measure of great importance.—([leer, hear.) A law of a somewhat analagous kind had been lately passed in the United States, but the Bill he now moved gave the com missioners a greater discretion. Another alteration of importance had reference to the dietary provided for passengers. At present it was one pound of flour daily. It was quite well known that the quantity was not se ficient for the maintenance of the passengers, and it was, in fact, meant only for cases of exigency ; hut it was proposed in future to cause lilb of flour to be provided, and also a small allowance of tea and sugar and molasses, which, although it would add very slightly to the cost of the dietary, would materially improve it, and preserve the health of the passengers. These were the most im portant alterations which were proposed, and with this brief statement of the Bill, he now begged to move the second reading of the Bill. After a few words from Earl WALDEGRAVE, The motion was agreed to, and the Bill was read a second time. ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES. Lord WHARNCLIFFE, in moving for the appoint ment of a Select Committee to inquire into the best means of preventing dangerous accidents in mines, said he would not detain their Lordships by any lengthened observations in support of the motion. It was, indeed, unnecessary. The position the matter stood in was simply this. Since the year 1835 there had been no public inquiry into the subject. In that year the other House of Parliament appointed a Committee, which col- lected some very valuable evidence. There had also been several Commissioners appointed by the Govern ment, composed of men of the very highest standing, and they had collected evidence of a useful character. Never theless, in the position of having had no public inquiry since the time he had mentioned, and considering the great advance which had been made in our knowledge of certain branches of the subject, and the very frequent occurrence of disastrous and lamentable accidents within the last few years, he thought we were now in the position to make a Parliamentary inquiry on the subject. It was his impression that that inquiry need not be a very protracted one, and his object in scoving for it mainly was, that the Government should recommend any practical proposals contained in the re port of the Committee for the adoption of the owners of collieries. That was done elsewhere, and he saw no reason why it should not also be done in this country. — (Hear, hear.) He had great pleasure in learning that since he gave notice of his motion, Government had given instructions to a very eminent individual, Sir H. Delabeche, to make inquiries, with a view of carrying out practical improvements. But while he was gratified with that proof of the interest which Government took in the matter, he was of opinion that it did not render unnecessary the Committee, for the appointment of which he now moved. The Earl of CARLISLE said he did not apprehend that any oppositio❑ would be made to the motion of his Hon. Friend. They all knew quite well that some re medial measure was wanted to prevent the recurrence of those shocking accidents which were constantly taking place. The Government had had the subject under con sideration, and had given instructions to Sir H. Dela beche, which he hoped would be attended with great practical results. One of the first things to be sub mitted to the Committee would be the suggestion of that gentleman, which he hoped would meet with their approval. Should the Committee have any further sug gestions to offer, Government would be happy to receive them. Earl St. GERMANS said that, after what he had stated on the subject the other night, it was unnecessary for him to express the satisfaction he felt in assenting to the proposition of his Noble Friend, especially as he was so well qualified to preside over that inquiry. The motion was then agreed to. Lord MONTEAGLE, in presenting the report of the Select Committee on the auditing railway accounts, said that he hoped in the course of a short time to lay a Bill on the subject before their Lordships. The Nale Lord also presented a petition from the board of guardians of the Hayfield union, complaining that iu the township of New Mills alone there were fifteen toll bars. The Earl of CARLISLE brought in the Public Health (Ireland) Bill. The Sheep•stealing (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. Their Lordships then adjourned. 912 TOM TELLTRUTH, ... 99 ... 27 . . 5 ~ 0 . 18 ... 2 It is well known that, in addition to our steamers of war, we have a disposable force of not less than 150 merchant vessels, each of them, as their owners allege, capable of carrying heavy guns at a very short notice; and although the Committee specially appointed to report upon this subject have left us in the dark, we have the evidence of Admiral Sir Charles Napier that he recom • mended a plan for making these steam-ships and their crews available with the least possible delay; and al though a great portion of the evidence given by the gallant and distinguished officer had been suppressed, enough has remained to show that in more capable hands the protection of our coasts and the employment of our mercantile steam navy would be a work of simultaneous advantage and policy. Without some such organisation of our steam forts, both in materiel and personnel, it would be useless for us to hope to offer any successful oppo sition to the landing of a reckless and determined in vader. The system and rapidity with which whole regiments have been embarked at Toulon, and landed at Civita Vecchia, should convince us that the same powers might be brought into operation at a future period against ourselves.—Chronicle. Exaggerated reports cholera at Bou. logne having appeared in some of the journals, various official persons in that city have circulated notices stating that the disease was never very pr• valent in the place, and now no longer exists there. The only vic tims of the disease in that locality appear to have been some of the poorer class of Frenchmen, none of the English visitors having been attacked. Lord Portman had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Dow ning•street. SHIELDS, JUNE 16.—The Jean Bart, of Marseilles, and Bee, of Dover , in comin g i nto h ar b our this evening, grounded on the Middle Sand, and will have to remain until the ri3e of the tide. OFF DUNGENESS, tiIIIIE 12.— Louisa, Batavia, for MuterAtm. REPORT ON STEAM NAVY. The Select Committee appointed " to inquire into the practicability of providing, by means of the commercial steam marine, a reserve steam navy available for the na tional defence when reqaired," have reported to the House of Commons the following most profound conclu sions :—First. " That the mercantile steam ships, it manned and armed, would be a most useful auxi liary force for national defence;" and, secondly, " that a prompt development of the whole available maritime resources of this country is most desirable in the event of threatened hostilities." But when we turn with anxiety to see the means recommended for the equip ment and organization of such an armament, we find " that upon the steps necessary to render such mercer,- tile steamers available for that purpose, the Committee do not deem it necessary to offer an opinion." Upon this Committee sat two of the Lords of the Ad miralty; but it is perhaps fortunate for us that public opinion sometimes outstrips the slow calculations of officials, and that we can supply the studied omission of the board by informing them that there is an absolute and immediate necessity, not only of arming and prepar ing our own ships of war, but of organizing the mer cantile steam navy, now offered to their hands, in a manner which will prevent any further discussion on this point. It is impossible not to see, and to view with mingled disgust and indignation, the melancholy spec tacle exhibited in the steam-basin of Portsmouth, of that crowd of abortions that are now floating in the Barbour—wretched vessels undergoing temporary refits, the best of which would be no match for their compe titors from Boulogne or Brest. We must urge upon the Government the inadequate armament and faulty construction of the greater part of our Royal steam navy, the inefficiency of its power as compared with that of France, the necessity of completing and launching all our steam-ships at present upon the stocks, and the propriety of forming a large steam re serve at each outport, with a sufficiency of seamen to navigate the vessels, and of marine-artillerymen to work the guns, e must remind those in authority of the narrow and hair-breadth escapes from war that this country has experienced since 1840. Let us look at Rome, and ask ourselves if there is more reason for the bombardment of St. Peter's than of St. Paul's. We must see, although we hardly dare avow it, that our remonstrances are becoming more and more powerless in proportion to the diminution of our fleet, and that it is high time for us to concentrate our views at home, and not to forget Cherbourg whilst we are gazing at the Tiber. We are no alarmists upon the subject of invasion. But should that emergency arise, it is to be hoped that we shall be in a better state of preparation than at present. It is clear that we have no means of resisting an enemy if it should land: we have no method by which we can impede the movement of any large armed body— no reasonable hope that we could check them. There are no fortresses to be passed on the road, so that there would be no occaston for a heavy siege train. There are no rivers to be crossed, and a pontoon train would be unnecessary. A firelock and a hun dred rounds of ammunition, would be all that was required, and not all the peasantry of Kent and Sus sex combined would stop the invading forces one hour. The only effectual resistance that could be made would be in preventing the disembarkation, and for that purpose we must look to our steamers, and t• them only. Upon the rapidity or tardiness of their equipment would ultimately depend the failure or suc cess of our enemies, and it is to that point that we wish to draw attention.