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Cbtrb 'Y2Zittion SUN-OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. PIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPF.P.S OF THIS DAT. GLOBE.—The evidence given before the Com mittee on Election Compromises bears out to the fullest extent the couclusions arrived at in the Re tail which it must be acknowledged has been drawn up with moderation that even the Times does not hesitate to eulogise. When Mr. Roe buck first stirred the subjects of Bribery and Compromise, it was curious to . observe how indignant many Hon. MeMbers were at the sup position that they could possibly have been engaged in anything wrong; and there were some who even courted inquiry into the proceedings. they were al -1 eged to have been parties to. It appears, however, from the evidence, that Air. Roebuck stated nothing w Mich inquiry has not confirmed. The cases to which he alluded with suspicion have been developed and • oroved to be true, by the very individuals concerned j'a them. There is one good that will certainly result rout the inquiry which 'has just taken •place—it will cetise the House of Commons to legislate for the pre• ention of corruption and compromise. There are many oils which may remain for a long time notorious, but are quietly suffered to exist until they are brought palpably beneath the attention of those with whom. the duty rests of applying a remedy. Of such a nature are the abuses arising out of elections, with regard to Which nothing is developed in the evidence now liefore us that gill astonish .any one ; but until the facts were brought in black and white be neath the eye of the Legislature and the country, the • necessity for curing the-evil did not appear impera tive. But with the Report and the evidence on the subject now before them. it is impossible that the Howe of Commons can with decency permit the matter to rest where it does durin , another session of Parlia ment. We remember the 'Times lamenting, not very long- ago, that there were no nomination boroughs that could be regularly bought, as under' the old vstetn they used to We certainly agree with our Contemporary, in thinking that the practice al luded to was better than that which has lately pre vailed at such places as Harwich and Nottingham. The wholesale purchase of a seat, made the pre ten& of popular representation a farce, it is true ; but it was only a farce, without any of those disgust . ing .and degrading scenes which now constitute a portion of so many electioneering dramas. If the privilege ofsitting in the House of Commons is to be bought at all, it is better that it should be done upoir the old plan, than by subjugating all the moral and intellectual faculties of the elect Ors—" cooping" them in houses by thirty or forty at a time, making them drunk, and " littering them down on straw in the kitchen . of one of the candidates." Such, according to the evidence of Mr. Charles Parkes, the ascent, ap pears to have been the course pursued at Nottingham —and similar scenes are acted, at every general elec tion, in many places to which Mr. R.oebuck's inquiry was not extended. STANDARD.—One of the expected, and, no doubt, one of the designed effects of the secresy in which the Roebuck Committee shrouded itself, was to keep the evidence selected and garbled even as it would be from that proportion of the people, at least 99 out of 100, who receive their political information from newspapers. If the Committee had been open, its disclosures would be reported day by day—par ties accused would be apprised of their position, and warned to defend themselves, by new evidence; parties unjustly screened would be subjected to the possibility of exposure by witnesses before advisedly kept back. In a word, justice would be done upon both innocent and guilty ; and, above all, the public would be Ina& aware of what was going on, and an universal interest would be secured for the inquiry. As the thing has been managed, time evi• deuce, such RS it is, like all incomplete- evidence, without prospect of addition, is whole destitute of value and of interest, and to ensure it against being read by any but a very few, it is let out all together, in a folio volume of one hundred and eighty-eight closely-printed pages. We suppose, indeed, that we must print it by instalments, but we are pretty certain that we shall print what will not be read, now that all interest has terminated in the termination of the inquiry, and the feeble report in which that inquiry has resulted. The country now knows that there have been compro mises, and that there has been bribery ; but the country knew all that before, and the Committee's report adds nothing either to the extent or accuracy of the knowledge. How different would the case have been if the investigation had been prosecuted openly and honestly—supported and urged day by day by popular feeling. The Committee would have been able to hunt every bribe to its original pay master ; and if a deficit of evidence had interrupted the course of proof for a moment the gap would be supplied at the next moment by hundreds of Volun teer witnesses. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) IPSWICH. The Committee reassembled this morning at eleven o'clock, P. M. Stewart, Esq. in the chair. William Blythe was the first witness examined. He deposed to his having been paid 30s. for his expenses at the election, he being an out voter. He was by trade a shipwright, and had since been discharged from his situa tion for voting "Blue." Joseph Barron Warren, another ship carpenter, was called and examined. He had a vote and voted at the last borough election of Ipswich for Mr. Gladstone and Lord Desart. They canvassed witness. He was intro . duced to them in a public-house. After the election witness received 30s. for his travelling expenses, &c. Cross-examined by Mr. AUSTIN—When I came to Ipswich I had made up my mind to vote for Blue. By Mr. PHILLIPS—I have voted for Mr. Wason. Emanuel Baxter deposed that he was an elector in Ipswich. On the day of the nomination witness was at the King's Arms, where he had breakfast, and in the course of the day, something to drink, neither of which he paid for. After the election, witness received IL for his expenses. He spent more than IL Ile was told be fore the election that he would be paid his legal expenses. Robert Nannton examined by Mr. KINGSLAKE:—I am the landlord of the 'Salutation public-house, in Ipswich. On the nomination night I saw Mr. Bristoe at my house. He called to ask if any body was there. He is my landlord. He said I was to shut up the house and let no one in. A number of perso:.s had been drinking in the house that day. - 1 will not swear that they all paid for what they had. A man of the name of Kersly ordered refreshments, and took them into the room himself. It was my wife that supplied him. I do not know what he ordered. A breakfast was held at my house on the day of the election. Mr. Henry Bond ordered it. He said it was for a few friends and neigh bours. He told me that it was a private concern of his - own, and lie said he would pay me for it. I supposed it was an election breakfast. I received the money at his house the next morning. I supplied liquor at the time of the election that is not paid for. Ido not expect that I shall be paid. as people ordered beer without paying for it. Mr. PuttaAes said the witness was looking across the table at Mr. Bristoc, his landlord, and he wished the Committee to notice the circumstance. The CHAIRMAN—I have noticed that the Ipswich authorities have frequently been drawn up in arra y oppo site the witness, and on the side of the Counsel for the sitting Members. Ido not know how this operates upon the witnesses. Mr. Bristoc then withdrew. The examination was continued.—l supplied beer and bread to William Pack and his wife. I gave it him, as he was a voter. I saw Mr. A. B. Cooke about the time I gave Pack the refreshment. Mr. Cooke did not order it, nor did he say anything to me about it. Mr. Cooke spoke to Pack, but I don't know whether he left the house with him. I did not hire the band at the last election. I recommended a man of the name cf Creasy to Mr. Bianchi, - who I under stood was to supply the band for the election. The reason I asked Mr. Bristoe to employ Creasy was, that I .could not play myself. Mr. Bristoe said he could not attend to it, and Mr. Bianchi was to go to Mr. Steward. I accompanied Mr. Bianchi to Mr. Steward, at the Little Carlton, and Mr. Bianchi then asked Mr. Steward to give Creasy an engagement. I was not in the room at the time, but I afterwards understood that Creasy had been engaged. Ido not know how much was paid Tor the band. I had none of the money myself. Creasy gave me 30s. for playing at the chairing. I was can • vassed by Lord Desert. Cross-examined by Mr. Ausrix—l applied to Mr. Briscoe, as there had been a dispute between Mr. Creasy and another musician. Mr. Bond ordered breakfast for more than sixteen or eighteen persons, and told me to supply breakfast to the amount of 3s. each man. I have no dam at present against any person for refreshment.. By the CHAIRMAN—The members of the band were not voters. A boy of the name of Gobbokl played whose father is a voter. Robert Matt, examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—tie de posed that he was a shoemaker at Ipswich. Was door keeper at the " Little Carlton rooms." Mr. Steward, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Bristoe, Mr. Cobbald, and others fre quented the rooms, and gave witness orders. There were eight other door-keepers, and they received 31 . to divide between them. Mr. Geo. Christopherson, examined by Mr. POWER— Saw Mr. Cobbald and Mr. Bristoe canvassing with Mr. Gladstone. Saw Mr. Cooke bring voters to the poll. Witness canvassed on the part of Mr. Gisborne. Mr. George Joycelyn examined by Mr. KiNcsLaKE— Is a resident in Ipswich. Takes au active part in elec tion proceedings. On the Monday previous to the elec tion witness canv asse d w i th Lord Desart, in company with several other gentlemen. On Tuesday wentwit Mr. Gladstone to canvas two voters, but did not accom pany him in his general CallVdSS. Has no d o ubt t h a t t h e can dates were stayi n4 at the Whi te H orse i n I psw i ch. Knows the rooms called tike " Little Carlton Rooms." They have been called b e t h at name for two years. During the election saw Mr. Cook e , M r. Steward, and , evera i other gentlemen there. Was at a dinner given after the election. The dinner was :;given in honour o f the "triumph of principle."--( Laughter.) Mr. Bri s - oe way there, and returned thanks. Mr. Cooke was also there wit4•Nr..Steward. •.• . • By Mr. AUSTIN—I called on Mr - . Ridley With Mr. Gladstone, to ask Mr. Ridley for his vote. Mr. AUSTIN then proposed to ask- the witness the fol lowing question, " Did Mr. Gladstone, in answer to an observation of Mr. Ridley, say, if money is spent at this election, it will be contrary to the intention both of Lord Desert and myself, as we came down with a full deter mination that such a course should not be adopted." ..... Mr. KINGSLAKE objected to the question, on the ground that it was irregular. Mr. AusTIN having replied, The Committee decided in favour of the question being put. Mr. Joycelyn-4 introduced Mr. Gladstone to Mr. Ridley, and Mr. Gladstone asked him to give him his vote in conjunction with Lord Desart. Mr..ltrsTlN—Mr. Ridley formerly voted on the Libe. r:d side, I believe, and, at the last election, but one, be did not vote at all ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Joycelyn—Mr. Ridley, in answer to Mr. Glad stone, said. he should certainly not vote on the opposite side, but, in all probability, he should not vote at all. Then he quite approved of the measures of Sir E. red. He (Mr. Ridley) said a large sum of money was about to be raised, and, he hoped, that money would be properly appropriated by Sir R. Peel, and if so, at any future election, he (Mr. Ridley): would certairly vote for Mr. Gladstone and Lord Desart. Even on that occasion he thought Sir Robert Peel required all the strength he could get. He :aid he was no party man, and he held himself perfectly aloof from the other parties in the borough. He said he recollected that on a previous occa+ion a large amount of money was spent, and it must be the case at that eleetion. Mr. Gladstone, in reply, said, then Mr. Ridley, both Lord Desert and myself will assuredly lose our election, for ►ce came down here with the understanding that we were not in any .way to sanction the expenditure of money. Mr. Ridley did nor. then promise his vote, but he afterwards voted for Mr. Gladstone and Lord Desart. James Haill depOsed that while he was canvassing for the blue party he went with Mr. Cook, Mr. Cobball, and others engaged in canvassing for the blue party. Witness gave a number of 36. tickets away. Perhaps gave twenty away. The ticket? included tea, coffee, brandy, beer, meat, eggs, bread and butter, and any thing else that a man wants for a break fast.— (Laughttr.) Cross-examined by Mr. AUSTIN—The breakfast was given to collect the voters together. Lord Desart would not give a breakfast, and witness, with Mr. Churchman and two or three other gentlemen got up the breakfast at their own expense. They 11:.“1 canvassed the voters two or three days before the breakfast was thought of. They will never be repaid by any person. Mr. AUSTEN—It has been stated, Mr. Haill, that you bribed a man named Bailie by giving him l. Is that true or false ? Mr. Haill—lt is false ; and I. wish I could have an opportunity of bringing an :talon against the person who said so. Baillie is highly indignant at the imputation, and if you will only keep the inquiry open another week, you wM see What the consequence will be. John Brewer deposed that he was a voter at Ipswich. Voted for yellow at the last election. Mr.Bristoe canvassed witness for Lord D,,sart and Mr. Gladstone. Witness said he should vote against them. Mr. Bristoe said, 44 Cant we do anything • with you this time," and witness said they could not. On the day of election witness called on a voter of the name of Taylor, and while he was there Lord Desart and Mr. Bristoe called, and Lord De sart retired with the voter into another room. They remained there an hour, and witness went away. Tay for had previously promised the Yellows. Robert Jopson Taylor was then called, but did not answer. Mr. lirxusLAKE read a letter from a Mr.Pilck, stating that Mr. Pownall, an attorney of Ipswich, and an active partizan on the part of the Blues, had advised Taylor not to answer the summons, and he (Mr. Pownall) would defend him in that course. This letter arrived express from Ipswich, and at the time the letter left there was a postchaise waiting to convey Taylor, but he rlused to go. Taylor had refused, on the advice of Mr. Pownall, to take the summons, and it was - re turned with the letter. The CHAIRMAN said, proof must be had of the service of the summons, when the attendance of the witness would be compelled. William Norbrock was then called. I let out flies and cabs. On the day of the election at Ipswich, Mr. Steward hired two flies to convey voters to the voting place. Mr. Steward paid for them. lam not a voter. It hying four o'clock, the Committee adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. PERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Earl of SUAFTESBURY in the absence of the Lord Chancellor in consequence of indisposition, took his seat op the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Earl of RIPON laid on the table certain papers by , command of her Majesty, and also pre sented a petition from Marylebone, praying that the Mines and Collieries Bill as it came from the House of Commons might pass into a law. The Earl of NVICKLOW presented a similar peti tion from a place in Yorkshire. The Marquis of CLAN RICARDE presented simi lar petitions from the West Riding of the county of York. CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS.— WICKLOW HARBOUR BMA. A Conference was held with the Commons. on the Wicklow Harbour Bill. On the return of the Conference the Earl of DEVON stated that the Commons had given in a paper, stating their reasons for disagreeing with their Lordships' amendments. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that their Lordships do not insist on their amendments. Agreed to. MAYNOOTH GRANT. The Earl of CLANCARTY presented a petition, praying for inquiry into the system of education pur sued at Maynooth ; and also praying their Lordships not to consent to any further grant to that establish ment. In the latter prayer the Noble Earl stated that he did not concur. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up the Manchester, Birmingham, and Bolton Police Bill, and several other Bills, which were respectively read a first time. HEARING COUNSEL AT THE BAR. Lord CAMPBELL postponed the motion, of which he had given notice for this evening, relating to the hearing of Counsel Members of the other House of Parliament at the Bar of their Lordships' House on any Bill pending before their Lordships to Thursday next. SUDBLTRY DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that in con sequence of the absence of the Lord Chancellor, he would postpone the second reading of this Bill until Friday next, on which evening he hoped the Lord Chancellor would be able to attend, and then he thought it would be advisable that some morning should be fixed to hear counsel on the subject. He had understood from the Lord Chancellor that it was Lordship's desire that some morning should be fixed for the hearing of counsel ; he apprehended, therefore, that on Friday their proceedings would not extend to any ()Teat length, as counsel would be merely called in to e 'be informed what morning it would be convenient to their Lordships to hear them. Lord KENYON wished to know if the Noble and Learned Lord (Campbell) intended to bring forward his motion on Thursday. Lord CAMPBELL certainly would bring forward his motion on Thursday at the sitting of thellouse, if the Lord Chancellor should then be present, the Noble and Learned Lord also presented a petition from the Convention of Royal Burghs in Scotland in favour of' free trade. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY gave notice that on Monday next he would put a question to the Noble Lord at the head of the Admiralty, relative to report that it was the intention of the Government to make some alteration in the packet station between Donagbadee and Portpatrick. The Bishop of NORWICH presented a petition from sonic workers of mines in the neighbourhood of Whitby, in favour of the Mines and Collieries Bill. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from a gentleman named Turner, praying th a t i n case any grant should he made for the encouragement of vocal music, it might not be confined to any particular persons or system, but that equal encouragement would be given to every system which warranted such an application of public money. The Right Rev. Prelate said he would take that opportunity of asking two questions of the Noble 1, - )rd the President of the Council, whose speech on the subject of education had occasioned considerable sensation throughout the country-. There were only two points in. that speech respecting which he desired to give the Noble Lord an opportunity of explanation. The first related to _the , grants made to the two societies for pro moting education amongst children, the National School - Society and the British and Fo reign School Society. The Noble Lord had stated in rather strong terms that he shell' I feel it his duty not to make any distinction between the Church and the Dissenters on the subject of educa tion. The - .Noble Lord did not appear to state as an abstract proposition that there was to be no difference made between the Church and the Dissenters; had he done so he would have felt it his duty both asa minister and ruler of the Church to protest against such aprinciple. With respect to the instruction in Exeter Hall of i-ocal music, he entirely concurred with it ;. he had subscribed to it, and would give it - his support. But the Noble Lord had said other branches of - Arne - tion had been adopted with apparent success. Now this excited in his mind Some apprehension, because from that it might be inferred that they would have a Government Normal School without any - religious instruction. Against such a princi ple he had always, and must always, protest. Now, the question he wished to ask was whether the Go vernment or the • Committee of Privy Council had any intention to erect a Government Normal S c h oo l ? 'Lord WHARNCLIFFE rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. THE SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clock. Mr. COLQUHOUN took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE'S ESTATE BILL. On the motion of Mr. G'. DUNCAN, The Marquis of Tweeddale's Estate Bill was read a third time, and passed. BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL ESTATE BILL. Mr. SHEPHERD brought up the Report of the Committee on the Birmingham School Estate Bill. _ _ THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1842, and which constable,.: it should be - observed,' was the only witness who 'appeared; .ri the against. 4,1 a prisoners. And what, after, all, .was the languagc to which - t constable' ie Cstable deposed ? Aceofding• to his accOuiit,i Mason . was, telling the peO -Irnd "felling thein, as be (Mr. DuncoMbe) believed truly, that ,the. laws of this country were inade ;i 2y, fhe aristocraey-that the people had nc. in. the election of their representatiyes 7 —that the layvs which were to"- 4be olieyo by: all should be. made, by all, and consented to by all : that the -individUals irtthi• country who worked the hardest received- theftleast ;and that those who worked. the least' received the most. The con stable then interrupted the .lecturer;saving that he stand that no longer ; that be 'slicaild, do something for lais,, pay ' • that Miison was rising seditions language; and, that "it,would be hiS duty to break up the meeting. Mason ' told the . con stable that he had no- business—to liptcrr ll Pt,...birn that his.- only business' , world be go before a Magistrate ~and lodging informatie4 against. him which might be tried on a future' day. The constable persisted )11'j:tutting-an end to the ineeth*; he removed the bench upon 'Whieli .the lecturer' WO standing, but. no 'other breach of the : peace took 'place. Mason con tinued on the ground for some ,time: 'Ne4' day ason took out a Warrant for assault.againsf the con stable, Who, however, immediately obtained a counter warrant against Mason. The consequence was that Mason was called • beftwe a MagiStrate, and held to bail to appear at the sessions. In' the meantime the Magistrates intimated that they would dismiss the charge against the constable But on the other hand Mason and those who joined with him were prosecuted at the instigation and instance of the Magistrates. The parties were committed for sedition, attending an unlawful meeting, and for assault. The meeting was one which no lawyer would call unlawful or illegal. It' was perfectly peaceable til: interrupted by the con stable. Mr. GREENE here announced, that the hour (five o'clock) appointed for the Managers •on the part of the House of Commons, meeting the Managers on the part of the House of Lords, in coVerence on the Wicklow Harbour Bill, had arrived. Mr. Greene, with Sir C. Napier, Mr. llawes, Brotherton, a nd other Members, then retired to meet the Lords, and after a short absence returned and announced to the House that they had delivered. to the managers on the part of the Lords, their reasons for not: agreeing in their Lordships' amendments. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE continued his observations. The prosecuting Counsel, not satisfied with the Jury that had tried all the other cases, selected another Jury for this particular case, who found Mason guilty of attending an unlawful assembly. and the other seven men guilty of a common assault, -Th, subjects, then, of his (Mr. T. Buncombe's) complaint were, the illegal interruption of the meeting, the arrest of the men, and the prosecu tion and certain circumstances which took place during. the trial, also the sentence that was passed on the men. Another cause of complaint he must not forget was, that after those men had been found guilty the chairman did not pass sentence of his own accord, but immediately .applied to the constable upon whose testimony the prisoners were convicted, and consulted him as to their character, and as to the amount of punishment to be awarded to them. Di tibrent sentences were accordingly passed. On Mason six months' im prisonment, and on the ,other from four to two months imprisonment. The counsel for the prosecution having applied for costs the application was granted, and those men were now lying in confinement in Staftbrd Gaol. (LEFT SPEAKING.) CORN-LAWS: A deputation from the Anti-Corn-law Conference waited upon Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, and Lord Wharnclitie to-day. We shall give the titll particu lars in our Morning Edition. MOSTYN'S ESTATE BILL. On the motion of Mr. B. HUGHES, The Nostyn's Estate Bill was read a third time, and passed. MEDICAL PROFESSION. Mr. WYSE presented a petition from the Medical Association c f Shropshire, praying that no alteration might be made in the laws regulating the medical profession, until a full inquiry shall have been insti tuted into its present state. SINGING CLASSES. The MN. 'MENDER also presented a petition from the pupils of Mr. Joseph Mainzer, praying that, in any .measut . e. the House might choose to adopt to en courage the practice of singing, the claims of Mr. Joseph Mainzer might not be overlooked, and sug gesting the propriety of a piece of ground being given for the purpose of erecting a Ball of Singing thereon. BRITISH ANTIQUITIES. The MIN= also gave notice that next ses sion he should move an Address to he: Majesty,•be seedling her to be graciously pleased to order the es tablishment of a National Museum for the preserva , tion of objects relating to the Antiquities of the Bri,; tish islands. IRISH LAW COURTS. Mr. LITTON presented a petition from Mr. A. Ilushe, Prothonotary to the Court of Queen's Bench, Ireland, against the Irish Law Courts Bill, and pray infr to be heard by counsel in opposition to the measure: ° Mr. BECKLTT presented a petition from the bankers and manufacturers of Leeds, complaining of the distress, and praying the House not to separate without adopting some measure for its relief. Mr. SHELL presented two petitions from officers of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland against the Common Law Courts (Ireland) Bill. Mr. SHEPHERD presented a -petition from the Bath and Bristol Medical Association, praying that no measure might be passed by the House, with re.- spect to Medical Reform, until the whole subject had undergone consideration. Lord ELIOT presented a petition from the gun make:s of Ireland, praying for an amendment of the law regulating their trade, with respect to selling and repairing fire-arms. Mr. LITTON gave notice of his intention to , morrow to move for certain returns _relative to bene fices and union curacies. MIDNIGHT SITTINGS. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should to morrow move for a return of the number of hours the House had sat during the present session, distinguishing the number of hours the House had sat after mid night. He intended, next session, to introduce a measure founded on this return, for the purpose of preventing the transaction of any business of the 'louse after midnight.—(Hear, hear.) UNIVE RS ITY OF LON DON. Mr. G. W. WOOD gave notice of his intention to move for the production of certain correspondence, which had taken place between the Government and the authorities of the University of London. CHURCH-RATES. Mr. HL' ME presented a petition from a person named Price, whose goods had been seized for non payment of a Church-rate, praying the House to pass a law for the abolition of Church-rates altogether. MARSHALSEA COURT, DUBLIN. The HoN. MEMBER also presented a petition from an individual named Hanna, complaining of abuses in the Marshalsea Court, Dublin. He wished to draw the attention of the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ire land to the petition. AMERICAN SLAVES IN CANADA. In answer to a question from Mr. HAWES, Lord STANLEY stated that the papers relating to the giving up of a coloured American subject to the authorities of the United States by the Canadian authorities would be laid on the table without COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH' PORTUGAL. • Si R. PEEL laid on the table, by command of her Majesty, the Commercial Treaty entered into be tween this country and Portugal. CHINESE WAR. In answer to a question from an Hos. MEMBER, Sir.R. PEEL stated that the supplemental esti= mate for the expenses of the war in Chi-na would be brought forward this evening. EDUCATION. The RIGHT HONOURABLE:, BARON ET said he would also reply to a question which had been put to him the other evening by the Noble Lord (Pal merston) on the subject of the education grant. The demand on the funds appropriated to educational purposes was so numerous, that he doubted whether the amount would be capable of meeting it, and an addition to the grant, to the extent of 10,0001., would be proposed to meet those demands. He spoke only of the grant under the control and distribution of the Committee of the Privy Council. Lord PALMERSTON asked whether the addi tional grant would include any allowance for the singing classes of Mr. Hullah at Exeter Hall ? Sir R. PEEL said it would not, nor was he pre pared to say that any general vote would be proposed for that purpose. He merely proposed the addition to meet the expenses contemplated in the Orders in Council of July, 1840. '• Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought the. classses of Mr. Mainzer also deserved some encouragement. Sir R. PEEL said it was impossible to' attend at Exeter-hall and not derive the greatest satisfaction from the proficiency of the two classes ; but the ques tion required some consideration. Mr. DUNCOMBE said if the Right lion. Baronet attended the classes of Mr. Mainzer also he believed he would derive equal gratification. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND). Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice of his intention. to move for a Committee of Inquiry into the working of the Poor-laws in Ireland. He also gave notice that on going into Committee on the Courts of Law, (Ireland) Bill, he should move that it be committed that day three months. He also withdrew his motion that the counsel be heard at the bar of the House • against the Government of Newfoundland Bill. TRANSPORTATION. Mr. EWART wished to ask questkin,4dthe- Right 116 n. Paronet, the Secretary for the,-,lJome Department. At the last Waterford Assizes, a man named Nash, had been tried for having returned from transportation. He gave a most frightful description of his sufferings in New Holland. He wished to ask, (and he did so at the desire of many persons interested in the state of the criminal law) whether the night Hon. Baronet was prepared to con sider the subject of some substitute for the punish ment of transportation ? Sir J. GRAHAM said the particular ease referred to by the Hon. Gentleman was quite unknown to him, but the general question put to him he could easily answer. Speaking for himself, as connected with the administration of the justice of the country, he was not prepared to submit any substitute for the system of transportation as a punishment. JOINT STOCK BANKS BILL. The Joint Stock Banks Bill was read a third time THE CHARTIST LECTURERS. On the motion for reading the Order of the Day for going into a Committee of Supply, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to renew the motion of which he had given notice some time ago, and which be had postponed at the request of the Honourable Member for Stafford and the Secretary of State for the Home Department. The observations of the Right Honourable Baronet on that occasion had been read with much astonishment and sur prise by the persons interested in the fate of th e unhappy men who were now suffering in Stafford gaol. The trial took place on the 2d of the present month, and they were immediately sent to prison. A petition and memorial were:immediately forwarded to the Home-office on the 12th, and on the 16th a reply Was ordered to be read to them by the Right Hon. Baronet. He was sure that when the Right Hon. Baronet had stated that he knew nothing of the transaction, he must have been ignorant of the reply which had been sent to the memorial forwarded to the Hothe-office. He should further say, that such a circumstance ap peared to him to show that the present Government, which it was said was never to stumble —never to fall into an error—did not conduct the public business in any way more accurately than their predecessors. Ile believed that if Lord Normanby had fallen into such a mistake as that to which he had alluded, they would never have heard an end of the reproaches which would be directed against him. The answer of the Hcane-office to the memorial in favour of the pri soners was, that Sir J. Graham saw no sufficientground - for advising her Majesty to comply with its prayer. Now, it appeared to him (Mr. Duncombe) that the case in question involved the right of the people to meet peaceably in public for the purpose of discussing a public grievance ; and if that right had been vio lated by the Magistrates of Staffordshire, he hoped the House would aid him in obtaining from the Go vernment that information for which he was now about to move. It appeared a report had gone abroad that a statement had been made by some gentleman in Sedgeley, that if a Chartist dared to show his face in the town, he should be immediately arrested. Mr. Mason, however, thinking that the. Magistrates had no right to make such a statement, determined on holding a meet ing in Sedgeley. He had proceeded about ten mi nutes in his lecture, when be was interrupted by a constable of the name of Beman (as we understoo4), • FROM THE. FRENCH PAPERS. The Comic?. Francais gives a letter addressed to it by a subscriber, who signs his name " Charles," from which we make the following extracts : " I am one of a small number of persons who were admitted at ten on Thursday evening to view the chamber in which the ..Duku of Orleans ren dered his last sigh. The house is only one story high, faces the road, and is painted red, like most of those which are used as wine-shops. The first room serves as the shop. Some drawers with packets of drugs over a counter which confines the passage, are the only furniture. It was used as a small gro cer's shop. A narrow door leads into a back shop, in which the Prince Royal of France expired. • A table covered with oil-cloth' for the drinkers, two chairs, a small earthen-ware s t ove w ith a z i gzag funnel, standing in the middle, some vessels for cook ing hung against the wall, which was naked, an old musket; and two brass candlesticks, placed on a large stone chimney-piece blackened with smoke and filled with a stove, at which Lecordier and his wife dressed their meals. Such is the composition of this room, which is twelve feet square. It was between- the stove and the end wall, on two mattrasses brought in haste, that the illustrious sufferer was laid-his head near the stove, and his feet towards another door leading to a staircase. The room was lighted by a dilapidated window ' the lower part of whi c h o p ene d into a yard covered with a fetid heap of dung. The Duke of Orleans never appeared - for a moment to re cover his senses ; his eyes were, hoWever, constantly open but fixed. It is not true that he rendered blood, but at one time vomited copiously, from which he seemed to be much relieved, and this it was that gave a momentary hope." . The Moniteur Algerein , of the 9th inst., me n ti ons the arrival' at Al g i ers - Of the crew of the Austrian vessel the Falmar, composed of Captain Vianello, his son, and six sailors, who were wrecked on the coast of Gigelly last January, and fell into the hands of the Kabyles. On the . demand of the Consul, M. Peloso, and with the authorisation' of the Governor- General, negotiations for the ransom of these persons were brought to a happy conclusion by the aid of General Negrier, the officer in command of the pro vince of Constantino. The Sud of Marseilles gives an account of the triple crime of attempted parricide, fratricide, and self-de struction, committed by a young man, a butcher, in that city. Actuated by a feeling of jealousy against his younger brother, the assassin, taking advantage of his father being asleep, dealt him a heavy blow with a club on the head. Believing that he 'had accom plished his murderous purpose, he immediately Jepa y ecLAß public abbatoir • whe re hi s b ro , fifer Anp . loled; and suddenly attaded him •!with--)it—pengriard. A desperate struggle en sued ; , but Vounger -- brother at length was overpowered, inki •fell dead, bathed in Iris blood. The assasMn then attempted to destroy himself with his knife, but it appears' he wanted courage' to com plete the act. 1-le was arrested and taken to prison, where-he soon after :accomplished his purposed act-of Suicide by, strangulation. The father is considered to be, in a fairsay of recovery. • 'he spinning: manufactory at Rollepot - reNent, the Pas ,clA , Culais, bel o ngin g t o Messrs. C. La herard and Go., - Vas three days 'agb reduced' to ashes. The fire .w as ' p erce i ve d be tween eleven 'and twelve .at night ; and, assistance, was' imniediatelf afforded by personsof all classes, but the flames rag4l so fiercely that in a few hours there remained oflll4 main building nothing' but a heap of ruins. • The kiss, is estimated at 500,000 fr. A violent clap `of thundef.., was heard a little before the fire .burst out, and it, results from the „inquiry which > has taken place, that , the disaster was measioned by the electric fluid. FLAND' E - WAND ]iu ii MAIL, , A letter froM.Paris announces that his Majesty, King,. Leopold; will `Shortly quit Neuilly, where: he, will lease her Majesty'tied queen, and, return to • Brussels. The religious ceremolii6 for the inauguration. of the King were performed' to4lsy at Brussels. At noon a solemn, Te Delon was chantjd in the Church of St. Gertrude. It was the line- T Dee / it of Homburg. • The c h urc h was dee o rit e d. The diplomatic body, ihe Minis ters, and the officers of ,the King's househoulk& e ., were present. The last train from : . Liege- to BrusseTS -on Tuesday, was stopped for about an hour, at a short histantie from. the tunnel of Contich, by a, mass of earth which the late storm had lowered from the sloping banks on thd side of the railway. A wheel of the engine got off the. rail, but no other accident took place. The average price of Wheat last week was 23f. 21e., and that of Rye llf. 95c. per hect.litre. Wheat is, therefore, still exempt from import duty, while Rye is subject to a duty of 21f. 50e. per 1,000 kilogrammes. The Moniteur publishes the letter addressed to the Governors of the provinces respecting the esnvention with France. The substance is the same as already pub lished, only after stating the reductions made by Belgium on French Pines, it says, Belgium is at liberty to grant theta to other countries, if it should be for its advantage so to do. BnussEms, July 22.—The Duchess of Kent is ex pected very shortly at Brussels, where she will stay for some .days. HAGUE, JULY 21.—Bis Majesty King William Frede r i c k Count of Nassau left the Hague this morning to return to the Lao. The Chamberlain Master of the Ceremonies has given notice that the Court goes into mourning to-day for five weeks, on account of the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans. ST. PETliPsnußcir, JULY 11.—Yesterday evening a salut e ofartillery announced to the inhabitants of t..is city the arrival of the Imperial family, and of his Majesty the King of Prussia. at the Palace of Islagen. BELGIAN N urins—Bßussus, JULY 12 Actual Debt, ?.,; per Cent. ttotbschild's Lean, 5 per Cent llll% Loan of Thin* Million:, 4 per Cent. 92 ------ 3 per .---- au th i sty .:::,. yen ---:"- --- .• -- 7px --(1,30) l(2 Lonn of City, r 32, 4 per Cent lii% Society o f Corntnc , rce, 4 41)er Cc" stank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 77 National S4ciety — Exchange on Londe% (short) ...„,...., ..... ..... —Brussels rapers, July 22. AUTOPSY OF' THE DUKE OF ~ ORLEANS. . - - We extract 1119 fqll e ywing from the Gazette dek `Fiopitaux which 4tes . that entira confidence . may placed in . • ",.The fleath of th - c , Prince was caused by an eerase ;nent Of - the 'heal This denomination ,was given by Dupuytren to a complication. of the severest lesions , of the-skull, 11a/hely,- contusion, laceration, rupture;. 'and fracture. .'To these we may add a species of luxation for Med - by the separation 'of the sutures. The eXaminatioh, therefore, preSented every epos sible physical injury of the , head. These ecrase meats, or extensye complicated fractures, with depression of the cerebral substance, and without division , of ~the: skin, , generally result from the % shock of a beam, . '-heavy stone, a waggon wheel passing over :,the head, the fall of a horse over its rider, and, above all,. from cannon-balls striking :the head oblique direction. Falls, also, from a considerable height,- with the head foremost, pro ' duce similar ;effects: The carriage of the Prince was - very low," and he must have received a most violent impulsion, Tor the weight of his body alone cannot explain the cause of so many fractures, and so complete a crushing of the bones. We :oust either suppose that the two forces were so directed as to make the head exclusively receive the shock, or else that the bones were extremely brittle, many examples of which are recorded by sur gical writers. The body was opened fort y hours after death; Ihe following is a summary of he observa tion s xt ern al Aspect—Commencement of putre faction, especially on the abdominal region; and the posterior part of the . t runk. Cadaverous rigidity of the limbs. Traces •of contusion en the right cheek, and on the eyebrow and temple of the same side. A large sanguineous tumour on the right posterior part of the cranium ; traces of con tusion on the anterior part of both knees, on the left hand, and a little below the left hip. Marks of leeches, which had been applied, after the accident, in large numbers, behind both cars. Puncture (by bleeding) of the median cephalic vein of the right arm. Marts of the application of the cupping set/1-M -cator on different parts of the body, and also of sinapisms on the legs. There was bloody infiltration of the soft. parts which cover the superior, posterior, and lateral regions, of the cranium. This infiltration was more extensive behind, and on the right side, than elsewhere. The lambdoidal and temporal sutures, on the left side, were disunited,' as also were the sphenoidal. and tempora-petmal sutures.. The fractures were very numerous, and may be di vided into three series, as to their position and direc tion-Ist, Fractures of the right side of the skull. One of these fractures commenced a little to the right of the lambdoidal suture, passed above the posterior and inferior angles of the parietal bone, over the scaly portion, or vs squamosont, of the temporal, and ter minated on the temporal process'of the sphenoid.- 2. Fractures of thq left side of the skull. The most serious of these fractures extended from the left side of the lambdoidal suture, dividing the pa rietal bone, from behind forwards, into two parts, separating the us sgitguiusunt frem . the remaining portions of the temporal bone.—idly, Fractures of the base of the skull ; a third fracture divided the sphe noid transversely, separating into two portions the sella foreleg. by the forementioned extraordinary and extensive fractures, the cranium was literally di vided into two parts, namely, an anterior superior portion, comprehending the upper parts of the two parietal bones, the es squaniosum of the temporal, the frontal, ethuioides, and the. entire of the sphenoid, and a posterior and inferior part which in cluded the occipital bone, the inferior parts of both temporals and parietals, and the hind moq portion of the sphenoid. This division was so complete, that it was easy to exercise a move ment of separation, or deduction of the two parts.— The brain was very large. The anterior and inferior parts, as far as the fissure of Sylvius, were reduced to a pulpy red matter.. _ln the cavity of the arachnoid membrane was a very considerable effusion of blood. A. few drops of sero-sanguineous fluid were found in the ventricles. The spinal marrow and its osseous envelope were unhurt. There was effusion of blood in the pleurae ; the lungs were gorged with blood, but they were not adherent. The heart and pericar dium were sound. The abdominal viscera were in their normal state." " The cruel accident which terminated in the death of the Duke of Orleans," observes the Gazette du Mdi, " seems to have been in a manner predicted by several prior occurrences of the same nature. For, only a short time after his marriage, his horses ran away with him, and very. nearly threw his "carriage into the Garonne ; a:id, in one of his journeys to Toulon, he was on the verge of being overturned into the river Huveaum, from the bridge at Roque vaire, near Maneilles ; and, again, his' postilion was killed by another accident, near Albertas, in the i3ouches du Rhone. FRENCH AND BELGIAN TARIFFS. (From the Constitutionnel.) The commercial negotiations between France and Belgium have conic to a conclusion. It is the ordOnnancc of June 26, which hastened, if not de termined, the eonclusion of the treaty between the two countries. In virtue . of this convention, the new tariff on linen threads and cloths is not to be applied to Belgium, and :the old duty, of ten to eleven per cent., is to be allowed to subsist on this part of our frontier. This exception is of vast importance to Belgium, for she supplies us with about twelve or thirteen millions of linen cloths per annum, and about three millions of linen threads. If the tariff of June '26 was applied to the Belgian fron tier, this opening for their linen manufacture would 'cease to exist; and, therefore, it was to de mand, in return for this favour, some advantages for the commerce and manufactures of France. Those advantages apply to our wines, silks, and salts, to gether with an asFimilation of French vessels to those of Belgium on the canals of that country. The duties on French wines are of various kinds. First of all, there is the customs duty which amount to 2f. the hectolitre for wine in cask, and 12f. for wine in bottle ; next, the excise duty, which is 33f. the hectolitre; and lastly, the octroi duties, which vary according to the population of the towns into which the wine enters. According to the treaty, the customs duty are to be reduced for wines in cask to 50c..the hectlitore,and for those in bottle to 2f. the hectolitre, and the excise duty is to be only 241. 75c., giving a reduction of a quarter. Silk forms our principal object of expor tation for Belgium, and represents an annual sum of teven or eight !Th r o on silk is to be • ledueedtWenty pe'r cent. AN ines exported from France into Belgium only am9unt to about %tit millions fiaig. two minims than we send to England. As to brandi ' lye - self:=4-41y:64, Belgium, whereai We send to En'Oanitno,tls Ss less than eight or ten mil lions' worth. rheartiele- for which we have made an exception ,xepresents ail 7. annual value of about. 15.; millions,. whilst the .Frenelartieles- on which 13e1- glum bas reduced-tho tiotiespotily amount to about 12 millions a year., Arcr the navigation in, Bel glum, 'the treaty .does nothing, more than esta blish a reciprocity, seeing that her" Vessels have for a long time enjdyed'lbe" seine advantages that she has just granted' to oars. 'Rie application of the . French tariff un linen andthrea cloths at , the Belgian froutier,,is pot i any greatimportance fur us, for the pro4cts in„passing through Belgium .. w of -.lolces.c,ity , pay a double duty; which would be .equiyalont,to.tbat determined' on by the ordonnance of June 26,•Taiid-therefore• there would nut be any advantage in infrOdifeing EngliSli threads and Cloths into France V:the 'road of Bei g iuth., The application of the n'tiv tatitVqtlie Belgian frontier uotild assure a norCeflielent protection to the pro 'ducts of this country pie English article. In the treaty which We . f`Ori*ilymade . with Holland we also obtained a reduction of duties on our wines; but 'in' that country, aS.V O ll,,a , ?` - , in Belgium, the duties on consuMption_ are so exeeedinglphigh that the reduc • turn could not be of much service to us, and any little advantage we .might have.reaped from the agreement . was completely annihilated shortly after, by an arrange ment which increased the excise duty on wines in the same proportion that the customs diminished. To avoid , any similar event in Belgium, it has been stipulated that 'lto tax can be authorised under penalty of immediately ordering the tariff to be put in force. The treaty, of which we have just given the heads, is not of ally great commercial importance, but it is a good prece dent, which may serve as the basis of ulterior negotia tion. Belgium finds in France an immense market, and, in order to increase it still more, it will be only necessary for her to favour certain of our articles. The duty on wines, notwithstanding the reduction which has just been effected, is still too high to admit of our hoping to behold a notable increase in their consumption. The same observation applies to our silks, and to certain fancy articles which the Belgians fabricate but very imperfectly. It is only by their favouring the entrance of those various products, that we shall be able, in return,_ to receive a grea t er mass of Belgian merchandi se , and in this way give a fresh impetus to the exchange of goods between the two countries. A few days since the Beer fishermen caught a gigantic lobster, which they presented to Sir W. T. Pole, who has forwarded it as a present to the Bev. Dr. Buck land, Professor of Geology at Oxford. The dimensions of one of the claws was twelve inches in circumference, and length of tip of tail, when extended to the extremity of claw, thirty-five inches, 'and weighed ten pounds ten ounces. The Learned Doctor, in acknowledging its safe arrival, observed it was the finest specimen he had ever seen, and that after its in:erior, which would affbrd a de licious repast, had been carefully removed, the shell would be placed in the Oxford Museum. Somerset County Gazette. A C OMPROMISE.-At Sligo Assizes, a widow mil promised an action for breach of promise of marriage, by paying the gentleman, a medical student, 2501. to abandon his suit. ASSIZE INT EL i-kGEN CE. ROMECIRCUIE.--leilles, July 22. The Qommission for the county of Sussex was opened on Thwesdayi-and this day (Friday-) the business of the Assize commenced. There were about thirty prisoners for trial, but the only serious case was a charge against a youbg woman of murdering her illegitimate child, Lord Abinger, in addressing the Grand Jury, alluded to this cttse, and said, that from what he had heard, there was reason to believe the prisoner was not in her right mind, but the Grand Jury would not have to go into that question, and if they found the facts proved they must find a true bill. so that the case might be investigated beffore a Petty Jury, CROWN COURT.—Lewes, July 23. - (Before Lord AmNom) Herr'et Arthur, aged thirty, a goodtiooking yowl woman,- but who evinced every indication of insanity in her appearance, was indicted for the murder of her male illegitimate child. When the prisonel: was called upon to plead, she looked wildly round the Court, and exclaimed " I did not do it." Lord ABINGEB, inquired of the gaoler whether the pri soner understood what was said to her ? The gaoler replied that he did not think she did. Mr. Turner, the surgeon to the gaol, was then sworn, and he stated that the prisoner had been under his charge fur the last two months, and, in his opinion, she was in a state of insanity , and that she WPS not in a condition of mind to take her -trial. The Jury having expressed their opinion that the pri soner was insane, Lord ABINGER directed that Ihe should be kept in safe custody. CIVIL SIDE. (Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN and a Special Jury.) COLLIS V. NEWINGTON. The plaintiff in this case had been appointed assignee to the estate and effects of an insolvent debtor, named French; and.this action was brought to recover from the defendant a stun of 590/. which it was alleged the insol vent had paid to him by fraudulent preference over the other creditors. The cause involved a question of some importance. It appeared that, on October, 1840, a person named French; who carried on the business of a farmer, ut Wadhurst, was in very embarassed circumstances ; and, in fact, on the very brink of insolvency, the . present plaintiff being one of his creditors; to a very considerable amount. The defendant was French's landlord, and he owed him the sum mentioned in the declaration, and it would appear that writ was sued out by him against French, who gave a cognovit upon which judgment was entered up immediately, and the whole of French's effects were swept off to satisfy this claim, to the exclusion of the other creditors. It was contended that French being, at the time he gave the cognovit, in a state . of insolvency, the preference given to the defendant was a fraudnlent one, and that he ought to refund the money for the general benefit of the creditors. Mr. Justice COLT2I.IN said the principal question for the jury was, w het her the giving up the property by the insolvent was a voluntary act on his part, or whether it was done under the presence of the legal proceedings adopted by the defendant to recover his debt. It a cre ditur,.knowing the circumstances of his. debtor, adopted proceedings against him, and, by that means, obtained hiS delft, even though it might be to the exclusion of the other creditors, he did not think that could be considered as a fraudulent preference, which must entitle -the assignee to recover the amount so paid. If, on the con. trary, they considered the giving up his property was the voluntary act or the insolvent, then it would be their duty to find for the plaintiff. The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a ver dict for the defendant. HARVEY HILLMAN AND OTHERS. This was an action to recover damages for an assault committed by thg defendant upon the plaintiff. The proceedings out of which this action arose were conneetud with the Lae elections at Brighton and Lewes, the parties being politically opposed to each other ; the defendant espousing the Conservative interest, and the plaintiff that of the Liberals. It appeared that on the 10th of May, at the time the Lewes Election petition was disposed of, Mr. Hillman went into the Star Inn, Lewes, and on seeing the plaintiff, he put his - hand on his shoulders, dnd said, " Weil, you have got the cat's paw on you." This led to some altercation, in the midst of Which it was alleged that the plaintiff was held by Mr. Hillman's sun, and his brother-in-law, while he himself struck him on the face. The landlord of the Star, who was the principal witness, said in cross-examination, that before Mr. Hillman came in, the plaintiff and several other- persons were talking about politics, and that after the eat's paw was men tioned, they all snapped their fingers in each other's faces, for the purpose, as he said, of showing their inde pendence. He also said, that he had told some one that be thought Mr. Harvey was going to strike Mr. Hill mann, and that the other two defendants only interfered to prevent violence from being committed, and that he had likewise said they were a parcel of fools for bring ing the action ; and that, instead of giving the lawyers the money, they had much better spend it at his house over a good dinner-and a bottle of wine. The Jury, after deliberating for a few minutes, re turned a verdict for the defendant. While this cause was going on a fracas took place in the Court between Mr. Collis, the attorney and plaintiff in a previous cause, and Mr. Barclay. the attorney of Mr. Newington, the defendant ; and, some o&nsive ex pression baring been made use of by the former, Mr. Barclay struck him in the face and made his nose bleed. Mr. Collis immediately applied to the Court. The as sault was committed directly under the special jury -box, but, owing to thm number of persons who were standing about, it escaped the observation of the Learned Judge, and he inquired where the assault took place? Mr. Cows—ln the Court, my Lord. Mr.'justice COLTMAN then asked Mr. Barclay what explanation he had to give for committing such an act of violence-in a Court. of Justice. • Mr. BARCLAY said he had been provoked to it by Mr. Collis, who, being exceedingly excited in Consequence of the verdict that had been delivered itgainst him, had in sulted him most grossly, and called him a-- liar. He could not restrain his feelings at this unprovoked assault, and he certainly committed the assault, but he now ex pressed his regret for it, and begged to apologize to his Lordship for what he had done. Mr. Justice COLTMAN said he had certainly received great provocation, but such an act, in a Court of Justice, could not be looked over, and he must for the present be taken into custody. Mr. Barclay was then removed from the Court in charge of an officer. POLIcE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Shortly after Sir Chapman Marshall had taken his seat on the bench, an old woman, named Fitzgerald, ap peared for the purpose of obtaining sortie redress in consequence of her basket of fruit being seized by the City Police. Mr. Richard Taylor on Thursday made a statement to Sir Peter Laurie, in reference to this affair, which appeared in The Sun, on Friday,- and as it ap• pears, gave great offence to the 'City Commissioner. Mr. Harvey in consequence went to Guildhall on Satur day, and said, having seen a find statement in two of the daily papers, made by Mr. Taylor before Sir Peter Laurie, he was induced to attend to give a denial to that statement. Mi.---A-Fierthan-Commictr crbngidtrierlho ' 'pOlice had not done their:dtity, in not bringing the:Offender befbre Ailitg*rttte r iinstCatf of studinr,ithefruit - t4the Green-yard. liarrey Said. that as Alt. Taylor had mule a false chargd against hihrin newsnapers, he felt called upon to rebut and deii:y the stAtmcnt of that . person through the . sAtaf.!, ,channel, Matil.ezelyxtiple insisted upon being hard ••; ; 't; SirP. , LAVIIIE ere , ldined behind Mr. Alderman Cope land, Nsho wa,4 standingipeovren him and Sir Chapman M:irsll , 4a, and Whii6periA to the worthy magistrate. Mr. , n4tryoy.— , l f toes- ;&if Peter Laurie attempt to stop my proceedings ? • Sit , l?-I,,tuir—Yes, I do ; on these grounds, that it is untair-to make ar statement in the absence of a person, fur, the merepurpose of an ex parte one to go before the public.- • Mt. Harvey—You suffered Mr. Taylor_ to make an ex parte statement, casting great calumny on my conduct, anckFain determined to reply to it now. Sir P. LAURIE—You must stop until Mr. Taylor is present._ . . Mr. Harvey said the report in the newspapers contain ing Mr. Taylor's statement, is.a. foul calumny on me as the Commissioner of the police force ; and neither (turn ing to Sir Peter Laurie) shall you calumniate me, nor any other person. _ . _ _ Sir LAURIE—It is you that calumniate by your conduct. Mr. Harvey —Do you mean to stop me ? Sir P. LAURIE—I du. Mr. Harvey—lt is you that calumniate ; for you al lowed Mr. Taylor to come here and attack me, and you did the same in your, judicial capacity, which is most disgraceful. Sir P. LAURIE—Mr. Commissioner, I will not, as a Magistrate of the city of London, allow any person to make such an assertion in a public court. Mr. Harvey—You cannot help yourself, for I have al ready made it. Sir P. LAURIE- The police have not done their duty, which is on account of the orders issued by the Com missioner, who is wholly unfit to hold such an office. Mr. Harvey—What do yuu mean 'by such obser vations ? Sir PETER LAURIE—I say that your conduct proves your inefficiency to fulfil the duties of your office. Look at the reports of the Court of Common Council on the system of the police force, and the letters in their pos session,: that will confirm my assertion. Mr. Harvey—l defy yoti to produce them. The Court of Common Council has confirmed every step that I have adopted. Sir PETER. LAURIE—You are afraid to meet them. . Mr. Harvey, turning round to the Alderman—That is false, for lam not afraid to meet them, or you, any where you like to say. Sir C. MARSHALL attempted to interfere, and con sidered that the case had better not be entered into in the absence of Sir Peter Laurie, who had retired. Mr. Harvey said he felt bound to rebut the charges which had been made against him, and he therefore attended to-clay, •in the expectation of meeting Mr. Taylor, who on Thursday attended before Sir Peter Laurie to support the right of a woman of the name of Fitzgerald, whom Mr. Taylor had thought proper to state had been removed from Holborn by the authority of the Chief Commissioner, who a day or two before had issued an order to that effect. Now, so far from this being true, the reverse was the case, fir the order to remove those who sat with fruit in the streets was of the date of the 2d of April. On that oc casion he had receivad a letter from Mr. Phillips, a fruit erer residing at Holborn-bars, complaining of the loss which he sustained in his business by persons being al lowed to sell fruit before his door, and requesting that the police should be ordered to remove the parties. He I (Mr. Harvey), in answer, said that Mr. - quest could .not be complied with, and the p nlicc e y not interfere unless the parties were given in As Mr. Phillips continued to press his rceplei t 'd rected Inspector Martin to go to Holborn-bars form the wom en w h o sat t h ere, t h at un l ess theyY` i they wo u ld b e g i ven into custody, but as the'r , were of a perishable nature, two or three days allowed them to get rid of their stock. The lot • a most com men d a b le manner, did remove from t'!`, and the p ri lace was left c l ear un til l a t e ly, when d e- : .!tzgerald came and placed h e r s elf on the ? 4 , 4 aid Taylor h a d ca ll e d at his office, but he (Mr. see him. But, in accordance to the order d .j. her fruit was se i zed anti tukeit to the green - P i bet. woman resisted the order of the police to remove, ei she staid she was there by the authority and she also had the authority of Sir Peter Den l o 6 o t . was not g o i ng to attack either Sir Peter Lenr i i ; e g , Tayior t . who appeared extremely -fond uf u fftr ,ptc:ous cheap benevolence in favour t) - o , f , humanity. H e h a d no o bj ect i on if there Ive" ' j ot" won= selling b e f ore ev e ry d oor i n t h e City l eore woman were allow e d t o s it with her basket oe, door of a fruiterer, he did not set' why a man go and set up his stall before a grocer and belle' eery, or ironmongery before an irorunongen, evcr, was oblig e d t o o b serve , t h a t f ront the Magistrates who sat, and front the variens I yi e e which they came to, toad the mode in whichi bu d s v d• administered, the police were very often doing their duty. Now, he should like to see s)y0; acted on ; and 'rhea his office was tilled withy sd., thisers, he invaria,bir said to them—'• Show iJ ,ll Thie a subscripti on f or the poor--here is my ss. merk invariably cleared his ()thee. Mr. Alderman CopLLAND—I shall bring t hi t before the wh o l e C ourt o f Ald ermen, and havel Pe of theComnaissioner and the Magistrates defin ed ,; o 4 Mr. Harvey said he was gl a d to beta- t hat 1:e the Ableillittll, All he wished was tot be fairishsented, and h e s h ou ld b e most h appy to innee,'doL" in the - Court of C ommon C ounc il , w h ere he V 3 ht itletiOn to ant Investigation into his conduct . e i t O been Commissionci• of the City P o lice, and he tied that when lie came before the Court the ch would be t;atuded upn justice. Sir C MAksu.ALL o said that nn complaint br i e ed ;'. made before hi m , an d t h ere f ore he could not en , it, but a stat ement , i t appeare d , h ad been 11.4i'6,`'„,e was thought t o reflect on the character of O c t " . # sinner ; and he considered it - wasTrTy — aaact 0 •"?. justice to give that gentleman an opportunity tliito f . That had been done, but the result had c ausee'obe #kume . an import:lnce Nvhich was not, expecteM r ' fr iit l fore It would stand over until Mr. Taylor' town, when a full investig-atilm would- follow. • CLERKEN WE LL. bt .Diary Ann T urve y, age d t hi r t een , was broug Mr. Greenw oo d, un d er rat h er extraurdinarY,' p stances. - tV •ehl f e It appeared, f rom t h e ev id ence t h at a t tut t t Friday a policeman found the prisoner on was cryiw;- very much, a nd o n b e i ng as ked ti s fi she said that she had b een b ea t en at t h e house,? e , ( 4, ii, den= named Newman, i n Li ver p oo l- s t r eet, i qe.: o , l , and afterwards turned into the street ; iu co n. of which statement witness removed her to th e m house fur safety, where she was recognised 65 d o very mysteriously disappeared some time ago , she was r ea dy to di sc l ose un d er what c i rctun sth was brought before this Court. Icor The girl stat e d th at a b out two mont h s bat' another girl were i n d ecen tly assau l te d in t 114 ) ; (1' ,e0 , hagen-tields, by a man named Newman, vb ° 6 , "•,# very responsible and lucrative situation undetto!i mcnt ; that Mr. Newman was at the time ot' r jolc ly custody, and a ft erwa rd s comm i tte d b v to take his t r i a l f or the offence ; that while att e 'et Sessions-house to give evidence against the 36 ‘ , to be Ld ° l and the oth er g i r l were d ecoye d away, eD"cl`-,; Mrs. Newman t o T aunton , i n Somer se tsbire. ei l o ooe i ' ff provided with exce ll ent c l ot hi ng an d plenty' t' and in the eveni ng t h ey were con d ucte d to a '''o') not far distant, w h ere s h e rema i ne d unt V il a tic ro when th e m i s t ress of t h e f arm remar k e d t h a t r tol ° ,;,,' not afford to keep h er an y l onger , an d se nt h e r d,, by the luggag e t ra i n ; t h at on h er arr i va l in ,went immediately to Mr. Newtnan', , , •who, es! r to m lll 74' wife, was f rom h ome ; t h at t h e servant put ..;`,eto ` that on Mrs. Newman's return she was fl e t 0 and afterward s flogged and pushed into the str-eivets Mr. Mould, th e c l er k, sa id h e reco ll ec t e d 10 4 ) the depositions in the case. Mr , . GREENWOOD, after perusing the o epo- ts it was certainly a very serious affair u p to the c r olli t of Mr. - Newman for trial, and it had bee n ob doubly so by th e extraominary proceedings '`t since taken place to defeat the ends o f justice' for' It appear e d th at M r. N ewman was acqu ittr" ct' • of the evide nce o f t h ese two g i r l s. the 'lO The girl stated that she, used to look after' d ree el while in the farm-ho Use, that the other girl ha. •if 101. but she did not know where she was. ni johl e d Mr. GREEN WOOD sa id t hi s was a mos t abu - dbe' c terference to stop the due cour s e o f justice, 11 ; 6 the" t do his utm os t t o s if t t h e matter so as to isy - se fore the public. the ll • its Mr. Ashley, th e overseer o f th e p ar i s h, C for, and instructed to spare nu expense, 694 1 ' Mr. Newman, a nd a ll o th ers concerne d in ule justice. Wheat. Barley. means. L.; Per Quarter. to s. s. to s. s. t 4. IS. tO 140 3atb ....... r"2 72 27 36 27 34 40 4' / Bland fbrd 60 68 120 27 10 23 39 .4•2 Iridport 57 53 Ihard 52 81 29 :30 18 22 32 a , v Exetpr - 70 27 34 21 2:1 40 - 1 0 Gloucester 6O 64 '2l 31 11) i5 i 8 ~,""r _ l/ duildford (4 79 CO 33 20 98 30 Newbury 46 73 196 19 28 134 I ; Reading ot 74 e 2 36 S 28 2 Salisbury 60 68 i 32 26 25 28 40 4 54 I r, Shrborne 64 68 26 ,20 18 94 40 '', 9' Sticpton Mallet 58 7) 25 •&,2 21 24 34 Uxbridge 37 43 i 9:l 28 nster 45 66 I<3 29 20 28 38 44 4 _,7 Worcester 64 68 32 3i , dee h 4. (curl! 54 60 .1 94 28 24 a DEVIZES CORN MARKET. . 6. c ." , Per Qu-trrer. s.ilid. e . d. Per Quarter. t .li, 0 1 4 , First W twat • 5 U to 64 6 Oats 24 0 4i l Second o2 0 64 6 Beans ,d / Third ....... ....... .. 4, 6 57 0 Flour (per sack) ./ ' g • &Arley `...2 0 30 0 Bread (pergallon). t, 7! LEEDS CORN Alll K ET. •to fi sos. 1 Wheat, Norfolk and Sittfi,l4, 601 b 01i:..' York. and Lincoln. G1ib..... ...... ..... • .. o i.tv 4 l. Sisley, Norfolk and Sulliblk -- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding . Oh Beans i Oats, Potatoe . 'l3u. pet —Meiling, For. lid. toIO,l Eng. 1 21. . 0 • i ; holing !2 9,. to • • ~y ' CH E LIEN b A N.l Al A ILK ETS. e• P Per Bushel. 6. d. to 8. d. Per lb. 6 f Whvi: .... 7 r 9 0 Beet 0 f .6• ! uartey 3 0 3 9 Mutton ................... n Oats 3 0 3 9 Veal ......................... e ! Eican, 5 0 8 0 Lamb ...................... • Hay 41.55. to .11. 10, Od. per loll' CANTERBURIE MARKET. t o t __.. Wheat, white......... 653. to:Os. —. 01d...... , ••••• - 6 ,, 0/ -- re d ..-............ fins. to ti , s. ....-. 01d............ • - :10) Barley, Malting ...-... soi. to 341 ...... Grinding. . - ":' t o', =ats -.....---...-. 21s. to 21.5. 01.1--.. •"*":' to Beans .......—.-.... Sts to 4t 5.....,. 01d............ ^ - 4 ; . t o' Pease ......nr............. 409. to ....5."....... G rey ......-• : 3 HULL CORN MARKET. ~.. t=t, Wheat, White (per Quarter) 6og. t , • , - - 64 , Red 11. ii • . Foreign ~„ Carley, Melting GriEding ...- Lit ~y 9 Oats, British Foreign (in bond) 195 ‘2°' : ' O . Beans '-'• Pease, Grey ... Blue and White " sl4 ... .4, . ' .l , 3tis. O'' 6 0 ('''. A Linseed... Flour per sack Itapeaeml (per 10 quarters) . .................. I. :f CO (Catch Listed at 24 gallons to the by Whea t. Barley. ;TS. wheo , x. ‘, — 0 , e 0 / 0 - 0 /0 -.0 /p • /0 S 6 / 0 • orl' o NATIONAL Music HALE.—We a re hi,PP,Yoif:dsi f that the suggestion s we m a de i n a n ear ly num ber Of that the price of shares should be reduced from It r°o five pounds, has been adopted by the Directors, n . i t;oeh ro fei c i which will doubtless be a tte n ded with success , i fl de i will, as we then stated, '` enable the less affluent 0 ' . .„ tit' oti sion to join in the goodly wo r k, an d th us create arafr"atie interest among musicians of every grade."...-Dr a' kti r Musical Review. pic fi o AFFECTING INSTANCE (SF DISTRESS. --"Vi t , 0 :11.1 10 day last, five men; from Bulwell, were singing aniet t° the lane leading from Toton to Chilwell, when thsfA i sri t l'tt house of a poor man named Bostock, to crave' — re qlP: , del woman inside, the wife of the occupier, met tht ottel - e bursting into t ears , and when her grief permitte% r viag r ;, she declared th a t she and her eight children were 7. nearly broken-hearted. She narrated the tale 0T lje rcitb 'p4' such an affecting manner, that the li s te ners share d 7 ... fiely distressed family the little th e y the mse l ves p oss essea f.anz, Review. _ i 8. d. to r. d.' 8. d. to ti. d. Trur0.. . tiel.tene — St. Austell ...... ( 8 ) —7 41 8 3 s P Rodman' 0 8 8— 0 4 4 Liskeard ; 0 7 t 0 3 6 Launceston - 0 3 8 Cam*lford fi 6 7£ 3 u 3 4 Penzance -"*.-- if, BIRTHS. 1 „ of •I' On the 15th inst., at Avrauches, France, the 18%hter• ale Crnwdy, Esq., late Captain 47th Regime n t, of a tia n b . .oo' l " On the 17th inst., at Crakehall, the lady of 1 4 ° 11 CI o f $ Maxwell, Esq., of a son. et , On the 2Uth inst., Mrs. Coward, fi l daughter. Rife o On the 20th inst., at West-end, Hampstead , th e o fif Tlie rw- H. Leach, Esq , of a son. On the 21st inst., at Kennington, the o f 'l'. lady of Esq., of a son. , „ n od, On the 22d inst., at Erith Cottages, Old Kent „ . el John Barlow, ,of a daughter. a f th e'. On the :22d Inst., at Cucktield V' t. wife ° • icarage, ne •• i v 0 1 T. it. Maberly, of a son. , genii On the 23d inst., at Myddelton-square, 3 e rs ' . • - , stanley, of a son. hi 211.4 RR MD . i v biton c• On the 19th inst., at Battel Church, Henr - Y..% V rY ' -e Dq., of Battel, to Mary Ann, only daughter of "'"'" e •st r N irilV t e John Littler, Dean of 13attel. o'l the 214 inst., at St. Dunstan's, Stepne y, I ‘ l "f the ° eldest dau;;hter o J. Davies, of Liverpool , to Mary Ann, . •, Captain 1. t ancklin. of Lin.h - oun. . e lir. Jr. On the 23d inst., at zst liars's, 13rvanston-squal l a te , Wharton, of Hu:l, to Frri ' ml ' third daughter of the Swann, of Portman -street. ' ' . of Sloane . Elf. n .lle S th at .:a s tree t ' Oil the 18th n: i ' Livet pool, Jane, the wife of 11 . 1:-. Edward \Vintner, ;n t' year of her age. 3 , j"' n the 9th inst., in Duke -greet, Manchei4er-glgare inst., sst,thae,gal2ta3tBdheLnilirsiitcl:ll:te,Nwo-70041,),.............................e1ien5haw le 4: S° r 1- , Wells, set, Mary Fleming.. •trtt2 ..rnntz . ----'_r"'"r--- YOL K -----------"G'.O ° London : Printed and PublishedPublishedby} .IkIUPIS-o—r 1 o d, No. 112, Strand, at The .itris Ware, No. 11% 2Si ' a the County of Middlesex, Monday , Jul ,1842. I : b 2 (tx;:i !litro, kr36 *Sin it NEN VOL , Th ‘iChtn i in the feet their mend iroer tie s , i thk r , 4 1siat io morn A %ew e , Ye , rs, vh o Pair( t ,A air. ( P th e s .t No itic te„ „ 16, bl .t Oh. gin`tablish At + stiQk t. t cate fr ee of Va!inn l ()f. Pais clucn t h e 'en ut fiw, Rees fa, ew, 1 4bl e q 41anufi, Putatoe " Ju Sold of Alb., 131,-. / Ow, $9 • 1 AI