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very inadequate proofs—if they are so ready, as certain writers, and politicians represent them, to encourage collisions, not between different parties of the community, but between different branches of the Legisla ture, that is in the very heart and amongst the vital functions of Government itself. For our own parts we will not credit such prophecies until we see more evident symptoms of turbu lence amongst the subjects of this realm than have been yet presented to our notice. We see nothing unreasonable in supposing that the two Houses of Parliament may differ as to any particular measure of Lord Grey, or even as to the general merits of his administration, without 'endangering the State. Let partisans say what they will, the destruction of the rotten boroughs has cured that desperation of feeling which threatened at one time the existence of the Government. Threats are easily made, and anticipations easily indulged ; but it is not the mere cry of collision that will drive the people to extremities, when patience, and the regular working of the constitution, may accomplish all they require.—Morning Herald. The military occupation ;I; the free and im perial city of Frankfurt—one of the indepen dent member .0i the Germanic Confederation —by . a cr,,rps of federal troops under the corn nv:.ict of an Austrian General, cannot fail to be :viewed by the people of Europe as a flagrant breach of the law of nations, and an open vio lation of the treaty of Vienna. The senate of the city has protested against such an invasion of their rights, and insists on retaining to them selves the regulation of their own police. The national or city guards who have hitherto per formed the duty of preserving order, declared their continued competence to the task, and the Ambassadors of France and England are said to have remonstrated in energetic notes against such an unnecessary and inexcusable encroach ment on the privileges of an unresisting and unoffending people. By submitting to this odious usurpation, neither the magistrates, nor the legislature, nor the inhabitants of Frankfort, will have henceforward any control or influence in the management of their own affairs. The civil and military force of the little re public will be entirely in the hands of a whis kered and epauleted disciple of the hussar and Metternich school. Not a meeting can be held, nor a speech be delivered, nor a newspaper published, nor an important stranger received, nor a passport granted, within the precints of the state, without the express leave or the prying intervention of the phlegmatic Austrian, who will enforce the most approved principles of absolute power with all the un reasoning rigour of military discipline. In short, Frankfort may be considered (so long as this state of things .continnes) to be effaced from the list of . confederated German states, — to be, like Mentz or Luxemburg, a garrison town of the .Diet, and to have no liberties, rights, or privileges, except in abeyance - . The pretence for this outra g e on the law of nations is more miserable and insulting, if possible, than even the act itself. Because in the spring of last year a few giddy and fanatical lads from Heidelberg or other schools and universities chose to excite a disturbance in Frankfort, where they were soon overpowered without ex traneous aid, the Diet chose to call in a body of confederated troops to restore order ; and be cause, forsooth, this year an attempt was made by some of the inhabitants to rescue the pri soners who ought long ago to have been tried and punished, the city must be occupied by a Federal garrison ! It is really frightful to think of the tenure on which the smaller States of Germany will hold their rights, if such a pretension is sanctioned, or such an oppression permitted, by the free States of Europe, who were parties to the treaty of Vienna. Our alarm at the policy of the Ger man despots ought not to be lessened by airy consideration of the smallness or insignificance of the State which is made its first victim. By the law of nations the independence of Geneva or Frankfort should be is respected and secure as that of France or England. When none but States which can protect themselves are con sidered secure from invasion or military occu pation, then the law of nations becomes a farce, and even considerable principalities should begin to look about them. The same pretext which was employed to justify the introduction of a federal garrison into Frankfort would have warranted an invasion of Baden, Wirtemberg, or Bavaria. Let the rulers and legislative assemblies, therefore, of these States consider the consequences of giving their sanction to this act of illegal outrage, as they value their own contingent independence. A battalion or two have been sufficient to overpower the gua ranteed rights of the free and imperial city of Frankfort—a small corps d' armee would suffice to take possession of Carlsruhe or Stutgard.— Times. The scenes which have been passing at Ox ford for the last day or two are calculated more than any other incidents that have been pre sented to the public to show in what estimation the men and the principles are held that unfor tunately possess at the present moment an as cendancy in our national councils. We refer to the letter of our correspondent for a vivid and correct description of the enthusiastic reception which, wherever he presents himself to the thousands who are assembled to greet his pre sence, is constantly given to the illustrious Wellington; in conferring honour upon whom the whole body of residents and visiters now as sembled in the city of Oxford seem to think that they are conferring the highest honour upon themselves. Nor is there any error in this opinion. The Duke of Wellington is be yond dispute the foremost man, not of this country duly, but of the present age ; and the declamations which attend him, as he moves in such a circle as that which now surrounds him at Oxford, are to be regarded, not as adding anything to the previous lustre of his fame, but as an open avowal and attestation, proceeding from the highest classes of British society, that they are fully sensible of the glory and advantage of possessing such a fellow-countryman. In any circumstances the installation of the Duke of Wellington in the highest seat at the first of English universities must have been an inspir ing and exhilarating spectacle ; but the spirit of the whole proceeding, the details of which we have the daily happiness to record, would be entirely misconceived if it were referred entirely to the personal merits, the political services, or the military glories of this illustrious statesman and soldier, transcendent as all these unquestionably are. The circumstances of the times, the character and conduct of the states men to whom the Duke of Wellington has throughout his life been constantly opposed, the fact that the men who envied, and did all they could to impede, his triumph over the enemies of his country are now in power, and manifesting all their former patriotism—these facts and circumstances have, there can be no question, added to the celebration at Oxford a degree of enthusiastic fervour greater than would otherwise have been displayed. The nobility and gentry whom this occasion has collected at Oxford, the educated and well born youth of England who are completing their studies at this great scat of learning, would no less have abandoned their duty than mortified their just and natural feelings had they neglected to manifest by the warmth of their reception how entirely and unanimously they concur in the political principles of the new Chancellor, and how utterly they reprobate and despise the want of principle by which his po litical opponents are distinguished, not only from his Grace, but from every body of states men who at any former period have held the reins of power in Great Britain. It is in this sense that we should understand the loud plaudits whieh shook the theatre and every other place of public resort at Oxford whenever the Duke appeared. It is in this sense that the Whigs do understand them. We cannot be surprised, therefore, that their organs of the press should manifest upon the occasion those symptoms of mortification and resentment which usually follow well-merited reproof when the party upon whom it is inflicted happens to be hardened and incorrigible.—Morning Post. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH RACES. Ascot Heath, Wednesday. A few smart showers ssrved to lay the dust on the Heath, and a fair sprinkling of company to give it a very lovely appearance ; we may state, indeed, that it has rarely happened that the second day, deprived as it was of the presence of royalty, has been so well at tended ; it may have fallen short of Tuesday in point of numbers, but in fashion it was equal, perhaps supe rior.. We add the names of the principal visiters— The Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Grafton, Duke of Cleveland, Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, Marquis of Worcester, 31arquis Conyngham, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Tavistock, Earl and Countess of Lichfield, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl and Conntess of Mary borough, Earl of Verulam, Earl of Albemarle, Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, Earl Mulgrave, Earl of Orford, Lord Macdonald, Lord John Fitzroy, Lord Frederick Fitz clarence, Lord G. H. Bentinck, Lord Sidney Osborne, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Hon. General Grosvenor, Hon. Captain Rous, Sir Frederick Johnson, Sir S. and Lady Graham, Sir M. Wood, Colonel Peel, Colonel Chap lin, Colonel Salway, Colonel Udney, Captain 31artyn, Cap tain Ricardo, Captain Grant, Captain Hunter, Captain Gardnor, Mr. C. Greville, Mr. Payne, Mr. Worrall, Mr. A. Hunter, Mr. Batson, Mr. Irby, Mr. Cosby, Mr. F. Charlton, Mr. S. Fox, M.P., Mr. Etwall, Mr. Spalding, Mr. Cottrell, Mr. De Burgh, Mr. Thornhill, Mr. Hawker and most of the O ffi cers of the regiment quartered in Windsor. The races commenced at half-past one and finished a little after five ; they were not remarkable for their ex cellence, every one being won without difficulty. This was the case on Tuesday, and, as far as we may con clude from the appearance of the list, is likely enough to continue to be so to the end of the meeting. We subjoin particulars of the running : The Albany Stakes, of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three-yrs. - old ; colts, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. The winner of the 2,000, Derby, or Oaks Stakes to carry Mb. extra. New Mile. • 4 subs. Mr. Greville's Pickle, by Emilius, 3 yrs (Natt) 1 Duke of Grafton's Montrose, by Reveller ...(J. Day) 2 Sir G. Heathcote's Nisus, by Velocipede (Buckle) 3 According to public running Pickle should have been the favourite, but, having C° a leg, " ' wrs quoted at 2to I, while Nisus, on the strength of Astracan's race for the King's guineas, was backed at sto 4. The running for the first half mile was made by Montrose; it was then taken up by Pickle, who won easy by two lengths in spite of her " leg." The Banquet Stakes, of 50 sovs. each, h. ft ; colts, Bst. 71b. ; and fillies, Bst. 41b. To start at the Swinley Post, and go once roun d . 3 subs. _ . _ Lord Chesterfield's Mammoth, by Leviathan, walked over. Renewal of a 'Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, SO ft. ; oohs, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 41b. ; for two yrs. old T.Y.C. ' 8 subs. 1%1r. - Wreford's b. c. Welcome ( T Day 1 Colonel Peel's br. c. by Filho, 4 yrs (Pam Lord Chesterfield's Witless, by Wamba, 2 yrs (Scott 3 Mr. Gratwicke's ch. f. by. Partisan (Norman) 4 Lord Exeter's Sister to Cactus, by Sultan (Conelly) 5 General Grosvenor's br. f. Symmetry ( Farrall) 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst. Welcome, 4to 1 agst. Witless, and 6to 1 agst Rhoda. They got of well together, and kept so to the road (about a quarter of a mile), where Welcome came on with the running, followed by Witless and Sym metry, Young Rhoda being handy. At the distance Sym metry, Sister to Cactus, and Forth's were beaten, and the Rhoda colt took the second place, but without being able to get up. Welcome won easily by a length ; the three last were tailed off. From what we saw and heard of them we should say that they were a queer lot. The winner is in the Derby in Mr. Wreford's name. The Swinley Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for three yrs. old, 7st. 41b ; four, Bst. 101 b. ; fillies, allowed 31b. Mile and a Half. 5 subs. Sir G. Heathcote's Samarcand, 4 yrs (Buckle) Mr. Forth's Sister to Imbar, 3 yrs (Lad) 2 Mr. Gardnor's c. by Catton, 4 yrc (Pavia) 3 Betting-6 to son Samarcand and 2to 1 agst. Twatty. Twatty made running till round the last turn, where Sister to Imbar took it up, Samarcand going with her till about a distance and a half from home ; he then left her, and won cleverly by a length. A Plate of 501., for all ages ; three yrs. old, 7st. 41b. ; four, Bst. 71b. ; five, 9st. 41b. ; six and aged, 9st. 51b. ; mares allowed 31b. ; the winner of a plate or sweepstakes in 1834 to carry 31b. extra. Mile and Half. Mr. Greville's Chantilly, by Gustavus, 4 yrs...(Natt) 1 Mr. Gardnor's Messenger, 5 yrs., Bst. 41b.... (Pavis) 2 Mr. Crosby's Bravo, 4 yrs (J. Day) 3 5 to 4 agst. Messenger and 2 to 1 agst. each of the others. Messenger took the lead, closely waited upon by Chantilly till the turn, where she went up, ran alongside him till inside the distance post, left him there, and won cleverly by a length. Bravo never got up. Match, 100. sovs., h.ft. Three-quarters of a mile.---Mr. Martyn's b. c. by Mameluke, dam by Comus, Bst. 51b., agst. Mr. Gardnor's b. f. Minikin, by Mameluke—off. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. ; colts, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. New Mile. 5 subs. Mr. Cosby's Stradbally (J Day) 1 Lord Tavistock's Cream, by Partisan (Robinson) 2 3 to 1 on Stradbally, who had it all his own way, and won cleverly by a length. THE WOKINGHAM STAKES (TO-MORROW). The following horses are named for it : Captain Gardnor's Messenger, 5 yrs Mr. Sadler's Eleanor, by Middleton, 5 yrs Mr. Cosby's Bravo, 4 yrs Mr. Cosby's Pincher, 3 yrs Lord Verulam's Little Cassino, by Sultan, 4 vrs Lord Orford's Clearwell, 4 yrs Mr. Kent's Baleine, 4 yrs Captain Martyn's Contriver, 4 yrs General Grosvenor's Miss Gravity, 3 yrs Duke of Richmond's Holkar, 3 yrs Lord Chesterfield's Fortunatus, by Sultan, 3 yrs BETTING ON THE GOLD CUP (THIS DAY). 5 to 2 agst. Lord Chesterfield's Glaucus, 4 yrs 7 to 2 agst. Mr. Owen's Diana 6 to 1 agst. Mr. Hunter's Morotto, 3 yrs 7 to 1 agst. Mr. Watts's Belshazzar, 4 yrs (taken) 4 to 1 agst. Mr. Watts's two Nothing said ;bout Marpessa or Rockingham ; Muley Moloch does not start. Lord Lichfield's party at Buckhurst consists of the Mar quis and Marchioness of Exeter, Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, Earl Stradbroke, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Mr. Payne, Mr. M. Stanley, &c. Lord Jersey will join it from Oxford. A melancholy accident occurred immediately after the termination of the races on Tuesday. Colonel Powell was leaving the Heath on his return to the house of Mrs. Scott of Winkfield, when his pony shyed against one of his Ma jesty's breaks • both were thrown, the Colonel falling before the hind wheel, which passed over his body and killed him on the spot. ACCIDENTS AT EASTBOURNE.—We are sorry to have to record three fatal accidents at this place within the short space of five days. On Thursday evening, Samuel Hurst, labourer, aged 58, in the em ploy of Mr. George Hurst, brewer, was kicked in the stomach by a horse that he was turning out to grass, and lingered in excruciating pain till next morning, when death put a period to his sufferings. On Sa turday evening, a lad belonging to the Coast. Guard was walking up the track in Beachy Head Cliff, but losing his foothold, was precipitated to the bottom, a depth of nearly 300 feet, and was dashed to pieces. On Monday morning, as a chalk-digger named. Tat, was boring the cliff to deposit gunpowder to blast it, the overhanging mass came suddenly down and crushed to atoms the poor fellow, who has left a wife and young family in great distress both of mind and circumstances. COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 11. CLAYTON 1)4 THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. His LORDSHIP had, at the conclusion of the very elaborate argument in this case, occasion to deliver his opinion on those points which he considered too clear to admit of doubt, and he had also reserved his opinion on the more material points of the case. There were two propositions of a preliminary na ture on which he had already expressed an opinion. The first was his clear conviction that the Court, in disposing of the present case, was only called upon to exercise its ordinary jurisdiction according to re cognized equitable rule's, abiding by the ordinary , forms, rules, and principles of the Court. The se cond point was that the present application was a motion for an injunction upon bill and answer. He should now proceed to refer to the facts of the case. Leases had been granted for about two centuries by the Duchy of Cornwall to persons for lives, some renewable ; and the power of granting such leases had been given by various Acts of Parliament, settlements, or private bills, all of which in no way differed, the Duchy leases from the ordinary ones of those who, having held land in succession, were al lowed to renew their leases at the expiration of the terms originally granted. A pretext had been introduced in the argument for the pur pose of showing that the Duchy tenants were like copyholders under some particular manor, and that according to an analogous principle they must con sequently have a perpetual right of renewal. He (the Lord Chancellor) was clearly of opinion that the Duchy lessees did not resemble copyholders, and that all considerations affecting copyhold were entirely out of the question. The lease granted in 1777 to the Clayton family was for ninety-nine years, or such three lives as the lessee should men tion, and this last lease he (the Lord Chancellor) thought entirely disposed of the whole question. The lease did not of itself show the least pretence for the assertion of a right of renewal. The plaintiff in that lease had not asked for a right of renewal ; he had only asked for a lease of ninety nine years for three lives, and all the dealings that had subsequently taken place other than those with the officers of the Duchy, were totally inapplicable to the present matter in dispute. If the tenants of the Duchy of Cornwall were to be decided to have an absolute right of renewal, so would the tenants of the Duchies of Portland, Bedford, Devonshire,and Cleveland, and all the other large proprietors of land in town and in country, have a like right in every case where leases had been granted in succession in one family. If he (the Lord Chancellor) were to give judgment in the present case .against the Crown he should make every landowner in the country shake, and he should conjure up a fright ful group, a host of dark suitors, to blacken West minster Hall, whose novel and discordant groans would be uncouth and unintelligible to learned ears ; and he should involve all the real property in a maze of endless, fruitless, and pitiless, litigation. In the present case, he (the Lord Chancellor) was told that an injunction ought at all events to be granted to keep things as they were, and in decid mg upon that point he had either to satisfy himself that some remediless mischief would follow the not granting of such injunction, or that the plaintiff would, in all probability, ultimately prove success ful in his contention. To the latter inquiry he (the Lord Chancellor) had addressed his mind, and the conclusion which he had arrived at was, that the plaintiff had made no case whatever against the defendant. The case had been fully argued be fore him, and had be (the Lord Chancellor) felt the least doubt, he should in all probability have had, it argued a second time ; but it was a great relief to him to find that the case was too clear to admit of doubt. There was. one kind of bias which he (the Lord Chancellor) had felt as little as any person ; it was that false feeling of justice which led weak minds to lean towards those against whom they might naturally be supposed to recline from individual feelings. No conduct could be more despicable than to do that which was wrong from a fear of doing something worse. The persons who did so created a tyranny for them selves ; an idol conjured up by fancy, and which ruled with a dark and terrible sway some of the most estimable and purest minds. Such men were feeble, and it was easier to pity their motives than to approve of them. Their meekness only yexed themselves, but it did incalculable injury to marl kind by lowering the character of virtue. We should not depart from our duty, but we should keep to that path which we know to be right. We should not swerve one hair's breadth from it either to the right or to the left, from fear of having our motives challenged by false or foolish men. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 11. MITCHELL V. LAPORTE. Mr. HILL showed cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Thessiger for increasing the damages in this case to 190/. The plaintiff, it will be remem bered, entered into an engagement with Laporte to play at Covent-garden, and, having been left out in the transfer of management to Mr. Bunn, he brought his action to recover his salary. At the trial the Lord Chief Justice was of opinion that the plaintiff could not recover wages which accrued after he commenced his action, and the jury found a verdict for 30/. The plaintiff was engaged for three years at .5/. per week, and the sum found by the jury was six weeks' salary due when the action was brought. Mr. HILL, in opposition to the rule, contended that the plaintiff could not recover more than the sum due at the time the action was brought, which was 30/. Lord DENMAN said the damages were not suf ficient, and therefore must be increased. Mr. HILL was willing the whole matter should be referred. Some facts had come to his knowledge which made him doubt whether the plaintiff was entitled to anything. Mr. THESSIGER said if the case was referred' the plaintiff must starve. He had lost his situation at the Fitzroy Theatre. Lord DENMAN—If it is referred, with an order that the award be made in a fortnight, with judg ment as of this term, it will answer every fair purpose. Mr. THESSIGER did not object to that course of proceeding. . Mr. HILL also acquiesced in the reference, but intimated that he should oppose the claim altogether. The COURT then ordered reference upon the 'terms stated. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JUNE 11. John Stewart, a tinman, was opposed by Mr. WOODROFFE on the part of a gentleman named Ward ; he was supported by Mr. Com:. Mr. WOODROFFE, on the case being'called On, said, " I think I ought to oppose this involvent for Lord John Russell, for he attributes his insolvency to the passing of the Reform Bill." (Laughter.) Mr. COOKE said it was not: exactly as his learned friend had stated. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER referred to the cause of insolvency stated on the balance-sheet, observing that it should be correctly stated. The statement was as follows :—" I attribute my insolvency to the loss I sustained on making preparations for the ex pected illumination on the passing of the Reform Bill." (Roars of laughter.) Mr. WOODROFFE said his object was to obtain possession of some premises which the insolvent rented of Mr. Ward. He had not paid any rent for two years. Mr. COOKE denied the right. He said his client had been a "full private," and received 6d. a day for his wounds ; the pension of a private was not mentioned in the act. Mr. WOODROFFE said the "full private" had " fortified" the house so that possession could not be obtained. _ Tile case was adjourned to give up possesion of the house to the opposing creditor, subject to woith the insolvent to be discharged. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. .110 USE OF LORDS, June 11. Mr. OLIPHANT and others from the Commons brought up the Perth Harbour Bill, the Security on Land ( Ireland) Bill, and the Carmarthenshire Railway Bill, which were severally read a first time. The Hartlepool Railway Bill was returned without any amendment. Lord HOWARD (of Effingham) presented a pe tition from Sheffield and its neighbourhood, praying for the removal of all restrictions on the freedom of public worship. Lord BE XL E Y presented a petition from Walton, Essex, praying the house to uphold the church as by law established. Lord COURT 0 WN presented a petition to the same effect from Frome. The Earl of H ARE WO OD presented a petition from a parish in Lincoln, praying for protection to the Established Church from the claims of Dissenters. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 11: The SPEAKER resumed the Chair at twenty minutes past five. Mr. C. WOOD moved for a new writ for the county of Wexford, in the room of Robert Shapland Carew, who had been raised to the peerage. Mr. BRISCOE presented a petition from the Dis senters of Kingston-upon-Thames, praying for the total abolition of church-rates. Mr. W. WHITMORE presented a petition from Wolverhampton, against drunkenness. Mr. MARRYAT presented a petition from the Dissenters of the borough of Sandwich against the payment of church rates. Mr. BOWES presented a petition from Barnard Castle against drunkenness. Mr. COB BE TT gave notice, that on to-morrow he should move for a return of all the salaries and other expenses to be incurred under the poor law com missions. _ . . _ Mr. H. HANDLE Y presented two petitions from Dissenters against the payment of church rates. Mr. MADOCKS presented a petition from Den bigh in favour of the Established Church. Mr. HARDY presented a petition from the ma nufacturers of Bradford, complaining of the use of olive oil in their trade. Lord STORMONT presented petitions from Nor wich and Aldborough against the claims of Dissenters. Mr. C. W. WYNN presented several petitions from Denbigh, Kent, and Montgomery, against the claims of Dissenters. _ _ _ RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES BILL. Mr. HARDY moved the third reading of the Reli gious Assemblies Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL said the propositions of the bill would create a great deal of discussion, and wished the hon. member to postpone his motion. Mr. HARDY trusted the noble lord would allow the bill to go into committee at least. He would not press the third reading under that impression. The Marquis of CHANDOS wished to ask the noble lord opposite (Lord J. Russell) whether the amount of salaries of the Poor Law Commissioners was finally deci • ed upon ? Lord J. RUSSELL replied that ho was not able to say at present. Mr. C. W. WYNN opposed the third reading of the General . Religious Assemblies Bill, as it would give an opportunity to men who had once belonged to the Established Church to preach doctrines contrary to her creed, under the apparent authority of the said church. _ . Mr. HARDY contended that the bill would pre vent the evil anticipated by the hon. gentleman. It was only designed to afford lay members of the esta blished Church, in situations where they were destitute of the means of public worship, to read a portion of the liturgy, and perhaps a sermon in their houses, or in the servants' hall, and to allow the presence of his poor neighbours. According to the 71st canon of the ecclesiastical law, no license could be granted in such a case without a license for the performance of the whole church service. He only wished to secure to members of the Church of England the same privilege that Dissenters enjoyed. (Hear. ) He did not see why the privilege should apply to Dissenters only. Undoubtedly an equal privilege ought to be extended to the members of the Established Church. The latter undoubtedly might meet and read a chapter out of the Bible, but the moment they at tempted to explain the importance of it or to address themselves to the Almighty, they were bound to ascertain that there were not more than twenty of them assembled together. No one could fail to observe that the members of the Church of England laboured under an inconvenience in this respect. There were not churches calculated to accommodate morethan a fifth part of the population of the members of the Church of England, and why should not a gentleman, a mem ber of that church, be at liberty to assemble his ser vants and neighbours in his hall for the purpose of social worship ? He was quite sure that if the hon. gentleman who had addressed the house was only made once properly aware of the nature of the proposed plan, he would no longer object to it. ( Hear.) It was a plan proposed upon the sugges tions of many clergymen, all of whom were anxious that every facility should be afforded to it. They were persuaded that it would strengthen the Church of England, and not draw members away from it. He was far from advocating any thing likely to an encouragement of fanaticism ( Hear, hear) ; this bill would have no such effect, and he did hope it would be allowed to pass a second read ing, that the country might know the house approved of its principle. Mr. C. W. W. W YNN explained. Mr. HARDY said that no clergyman would have a right to attend at such meeting, or to take any part in their proceedings, because by the 71st Canon of the ecclesiastical law he could not do so without going through the whole of the service. Mr. O'CONNELL would not detain the house many minutes. He thought that the more they were assembled together to worship their God the better, whilst they did not interfere with others. They could not create a riot, as the bill contemplated worship in private houses • and why people should not pray as much as they liked, or why that house should dis courage prayer by making it a crime, he could not un derstand. It was against this very principle that persons should be allowed to lecture upon astrology, theology, every art and science, and even upon materialism, but the moment they prayed to the Deity, if more than twenty were present, it became a crime. Such an absurdity ought not so long to have remained on the statute-book, and the sooner it was expunged the better. (Hear, hear.) It was their duty to make conscience free upon the principle that true piety and genuine religion could only prosper by greater latitude being allowed for practising them. The more families attended upon private worship the more it would be a means of bringing down God's blessing upon the country. Mr. HAL COMB thought that the privileges of domestic religion were already sufficiently exten sive. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") By the present law, any gentleman might assemble a congregation of riends in his house to the number of 20, exclusive of his family and servants, for the purposes of private wor ship. It would be setting up as many chapels as there were different grades of opinion, and he should give it his most strenuous opposition. Sir D. SANDFORD supported the bill. Mr. WILKS considered that any individual in the county ought to be allowed, either in his own house, or the contiguous premises, to assemble his friends for religious worship. Persons were allowed to assemble for any other purposes, to any extent without any license, and without any legal interposi tion being offered, and he did not see why they should not be allowed to assemble for the purposes of religious worship. He was certain the moment the operation of the bill was understood any member of a liberal mind could not fail to give it his warmest support. Mr. PL UM PTRE hoped that the bill would not be thrown out. He was not ashamed to say that when he was in the country he had had assembled together in his house two or three hundred persons, for the purpose of religious worship, although, as the law now stood, he was subject to a penalty for so doing. (Hear, hear.) If he could not do it again according to law, he was afraid he should have to do it against the law, and he would wish to see every law of this kind erased from our statutes. He hoped every hon. member would give his consent to the bill. Mr. BRISCOE, feeling that every friend of civil a nd religious liberty would do the same, supported the bill. Mr. E. J. STANLEY supported the bill. Mr. O'REILLY objected to the bill, as it would have the effect of extending to private houses that pri vilege and protection which no places of religious worship had. Sir M. W. RIDLEY protested against the bill, not on account of its extending religious liberty or toleration, but because it would have the effect, if they pleased, of turning members of parliament into preachers As he did not wish religion to become a by word with those who were not connected with it, he would move that the bill should be read a third time that day six months. Sir E. KNATCHBULL seconded the motion. Sir G. STRICKLAND supported the bill. Mr. HUME objected to the argument of the hon. member who had moved the amendment ( Sir M. W. Ridley), that he thought it improper for members of Parliament to becom e t eac h ers o f re li g i on . H e saw no reason, if they were qualified for that purpose, that members of Parliament should be prevented from do:- ing so. He would wish to see even t h e system o f licenses done away with, as it was a remnant of in.- toleration. He gave his cordial support to the bill, Sir G. GREY thought it was unfair to be asked to continue a bill of pains and penalties when the occasion for their enactment had passed away. He supported the bill. (Hear.) Mr. FLEETWOOD hoped the bill would receive the cordial support of the house, and of the I r i s h be memrs particularly. It gave no additional powers to Members of Parliament to become religious in.. structors, but it estalgished religious toleration, and he should therefore give it his strenuous support. Lord JERMYN thought the bill was intended to break in upon the fundamental regulations of the Church of England. (Question.) He would support the amendment of the hon. baronet. ( Question.) Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the house divided, when the numbers were— For the third reading Against it Majority for the third reading —s3 Th• bill was then read a third time and passed. HANDLOOM WEAVERS. On our re-admission into the gallery we found ' Mr. MAXWELL moving the order of the day on the adjourned debate that the petition of the hand loom weavers be referred to a committee, and that they report thereupon. Mr. GILL ON supported the motion, and regretted that there should be any opposition to the inquiry de manded. Though these poor creatures worked six teen hours a day they could not earn more than about 4s. sd. a week. Though an increase of about 12 per cent. were made on their wages their earnings would not amount to above ss. a week. Though an increase of 100 per cent. should take place in their wages it would not place these unfortunate individuals on an equal footing with the other operatives in other parts of the country. If the wages of handloom weavers were raised in this country it would not only raise the rate of wages abroad, but it would place these persons on a level with the other operatives of the country, and enable them to live in comfort. He hoped the house would grant the inquiry, and not show itself deficient in sympathy towards these poor men. It might be said that the motion was brought forward at too late a period of the session ; but that was not the fault of the hon. mover. He would ask whether it was just that these poor persons were to go unprotected whilst so much money was wasted on a band of state pensioners, sinecurists, and titled paupers ? Unles s th e f oster i ng arm o f the legislature was held out t o p ro t ect t h ese poor be driven t o a state o f d esperat i o n ; for when protec tion ceased it was on l y natura l to expect that allegiance would ceas e a l so a t the same time. peo ple they would Admiral ADAM regretted the distress of the hand-loom weavers, and should be glad to see any remedy pointed out. He had not as yet heard of any thing that could be looked upon in the light of a re- 1 medy. However, as the right hon. gentleman below him (Mr. P. Thomson, we suppose) had promised that there should be next year an inquiry into the case of the handloom weavers, he thought it would be better for the hon. mover not to press his motion at the pre sent time. Mr. HUME was of opinion that even if the house granted the committee asked for, if the time of the house admitted such an inquiry, the result would be to convince the petitioners that they could not obtain re lief in the way they sought for it. For his own part, he held that wages would always regulate themselves —that they would be high or low, according to the wants of the public. If a bill was sanctioned by go vernment to regulate the rate of wages of any trades man, the consequence would be that the best workmen would be driven away from our shores to seek employ ment in foreign countries. This had been found in the case of the Spitalfields weavers. Sir D. SAN D F ORD said that he had always found the handloom weavers to be temperate and rational, and that all they demanded was a calm inquiry into the circumstances of their case. He considered that the establishment of local boards regulating the rate of wages would turn out to be a system that would work well not only for the workmen, but for the master manufacturers themselves. Mr. C OBBE TT said that after the description of the deplorable state of the people of Paisley which had been so eloquently and pathetically detailed by the hen. member for that town,he trusted that they would never again hear the right hon. the President of the Board of Trade say that he hoped this country would be come the workshop to supply the world with manu factures. After such a description he trusted they would never again hear the hon. member for Middle sex eulogise the poor laws of Scotland, and recom mend their adoption in this country. He regretted the absence of that hon. member. It was the mis fortune of the hon. member never to be found in his place when he was likely to be attacked. For his (Mr. Cobbett's) part he never quitted his place after he had challenged any body to attack him. The hon. member for Middlesex had, however, done so. ( A laugh.) (Mr. Hume here took his usual seat.) He ( Mr. Cobbett) protested against the doctrines ad vanced by the hon. member on that and other sub jects, and regretted that his advice had been adopted in so many cases. The right hon. gentleman (Mr. P. Thomson) on the part of his Majesty's ministers objected to the motion on the ground that any inter ference with manufactures would drive many valu able branches of trade or manufactures from the country. He (Mr. Cobbett) said, rather than such a state of things as they had heard described should be continued, drive them from the country ; drive them from the world ; drive them down to the infernal regions. ( A laugh.) The truth was that his Ma jesty's Ministers, as well as the hon. member for Middlesex, thought nothing of the happiness of the persons engaged, but at the profits of the stock to be procured. He did not wish to have this country made the workshop of the world, seeing that it entailed so much misery on those engaged in the manufactures. If the manu factures necessarily cost such misery as had been de scribed he would rather that they were driven from the country. He did not exactly know what were the best remedies to be applied, but he saw no possible objec tion to the appointment of a committee. They had a committee to inquire into the causes of drunkenness, but every sober man in his senses knew that it all arose from beer and gin. (Loud laughter.) They had a chairman appointed, and all the rigmarole thought necessary, but it was obvious where such inquiry must end. They had also a committee on education. Thus, while the bellies of the poor were empty and their backs bare, a committee was appointed, forsooth, to see how their heads were furnished. It was food and raiment that the people of Paisley required, and they requested that a committee should be granted' them to see whether any good could be done them. It was very well for the right hon. gentleman to tell the suffering poor to have patience, but he (Mr. Cob bett) said that although patience under some circum stances might be a virtue, yet that there were cases in which it was no longer so. He should vote for a com mittee, because it could do no harm, and it was pos sible it might do good. He admitted, however, that he was not able to point out the remedies which should be applied. Mr. EWING supported the motion. He was sure that if the right hon. gentleman would hold out a prospect of inquiry, with a view of affording relief to the handloom weavers, it would give great satisfaction to the country. Mr. C. P. THOMSON wished to correct a mis apprehension which he feared prevailed. He did not oppose the motion on the part of his Majesty's minis ters, but wished that it should be left to the feelings of the house. He said then, as he had stated on a former occasion, that he thought that it was too late in the session. He also objected to inquiry with a view to the application of certain principles, as he believed that .no relief could be afforded by the establishment of local boards for the regulation of wages. He trusted that the house would not consent to go into an Inquiry founded on a course which went to delude the unfortunate persons now suffering under distress. At the same time he recommended that the house, at an early period next session, should enter into an inquiry on the subject of wages generally, on which u esti.r he knew that many gentlemen were anxious toq ob,t,cairi! information. The question as to the handloom . would come under the consideration of the colvYneemanitete:; divested of the delusion which had been reoomm namely, tdat hott arguments t,retehgmht ,establishment for the regulation of wages. A n H ON . ManuEtt, whose name we could not learn, , thought that when 800,000 petitioned that house, and complain( dof distress, it was the duty of the house to , grant a Committee of Inquiry, without pledging itself, however, to the adoption of any ulterior measure which might be recommended by the committee. He feared if they ToAponed the inquiry in consequence of the lateness of the session that it would be evivalent to putting it off indefinitely. Colonel TO RIiEN S said that only a poi-Lion of the petitioners demanded the establishment of Local Boirda . of Trade. The question was not whether they should or should not establish s ich Boards, but whether they 4 would consent to inquire into the causes of the exist ing distress. He did not believe that the establishment of Local Boards wou'd effect the object which those who recommended thmn Viought they should gain by ligent men them. He thought that i iquity should be granted to I mi a m i t t n i t s l e i d .y e s t t h h h o a e n t ,w, the taohiriekdmlion‘ who might atturti many lc of whom wcchnoinvini%c'eedrebiny granta which inquiry, existed on if the not subject. for . any couldhouseother Het h n es o rylt was sympathised afford sppu nqrtpuhoiit ss t eee h , de suremat leastthat reliefi o t s h t e i e n o t ni el- : by interfering with wages. In addition to this, it sufferings. Mr. O'REILLY thought that it was d es ira in bl t e he t ior vantage of establishing Local Boards of Trade to re gulate wages. threcollected Lord PALMERSTON felt it his duty to oppos e friend (Mr. P. Thomson). He did n y ot object to in quiry handloom weavers, tut he was sure, when the b ouse t must appear obvious that the committee could not pro ceedlt bu t that it would only tend to aggravate the sufferings 0 , obtain relief. His right hon. friend (Mr. the classes of persons for whom they were anxious to ' ehueemitrns advanced mightc idantut%t 1 .elis. arenyoe cforseubeoddleai dsasptmoserbi ei a restis d oosa e sdtdl a t edo o tanef r dd e ht n do ei prevailingbo t r sao • eenhssytishhsi show w delusions the ad vantage 0.. son) was willing next session that the whole question of wages should be gone into, and he (Lord Palmer ston) thought that the house on reflection would think that that was the best course that could be pursued. Several of the arguments adduced on the present (r" casion in favour of the motion were of a most singula r . nature. The hon. member for Oldham recommended as a remedy for the existing distress that the menden turers should be sent to the infernal regions. (Mr: Cobbett—" I said trade.") The hon. member said that he would send the trade to the infernal region but he (Lord Palmerston) would suggest whether i would not be better to send the manufacturers there, to shorten the sufferings which they must undergo tt the trade was destroyed. ( A laugh.) Tle h. member, in his objections as to the patience with . which these persons had borne the distress to which they had been exposed, reminded him of the friend of amongstrnrieni result, uhTt ht the e ., humanity, who, when asked to contribute a trifle to the could not n l o: il r l o s u ee se th t ee o d rr a • to ha n t ,d hefirs first, to be a sense of his wrongs, said, ml lN 'Ag 'i ll e ve t o ch nh , eh u s ' ei h x oui no sense of wrong can rouse to vengeance ; Sordid, unfeeling reprobate; degraded, spiritless outcast." ( A laugh.) In conclusion he thought it would be better "on on every account to postpone the inquiry to nt X se s ' i d Mr. HARDY thought a strong case had been mao out to justify inquiry. He expressed his reeTet at the tone adopted by the noble lord, and hope% that n e handloom weavers had heard the speech of the o no b ie, lord, as they might well complain of the " al) rt He mood" in which he had treated their suffering s ' a member of his Majesty's Government to have rn, stained from such a course. He implored the Gore ~, their rt demand t a o nd treat s t hae mere reques tofthes e (Mr. Hardy) thought that it would better have becoamho_ They oug ht delusion. der that it ra ther to grant the inquiry asked for in o m r plained of might be seen whether the grievances to adopt merited distress, the Government were bound .. it was on that immediate measures for their relief; and n him ground that he felt it to be a duty incumbent o evecommittee, _,`: though his doing so might push the session to could tent to which it would not otherwise endure. He can been made by the hon. member for Bolton, because e mbers he was satisfied that the great majority of the ril petitioners as it not exactly agree in some of the observations that lied of that house were deeply anxious to do justice to tit? labouring classes, whom he considered as the strength , and chief support of the country. Lord PALME RSTON, in explanation, complained that the hon. member for Bradford had not acted fairly towards him. Mr. HARDY assured the noble lord he had no de no personal allusion to him. Mr. C 088 ETT observed that though then 0111° 4 lord's speech had nothing of levity about it, it ic,a eminently distinguished for its dulness. (A laugh: Mr. PRYME was satisfied that the remedy w s •h n __ seemed to anticipate from it, would only tend further_ tahbeoar board o f petitioners trad e p , ro i p n o st s e e a d d , of a namely, fford inthgatthoef e r s e t l a i b e l f i - h i theyg to depress them. In fact, any attempt to raise •i_vag the would be the means of taking away the little traderetstt petitioners now enjoyed, and therefore he should ' a this articular result. Another of his reasons against ranted, it would go the inquiry was that, if it were g . .. ,-, classes with a hope length of inspiring the labourm, be established. that a board of trade was meant to any proposition that be thought could lead to such case, he could not vote for the present motion. enter late upon so important and intricate an inquiry h a e , ess to period of the session. Indeed it would be p 1 d°with the Such a hope must be delusive, and, that . being the and the exp M ee r t . L th L at O su Y: adnepinreqcuaitreydcoaunlyd ebnedetraevaotu: attention which it deserved. between breaking up of Parliament ; and, therefore, if it were he agreed that inquiry should take plaatleia' ey of their only to convince the petitioners of the f t rnotion, on views, he should vote against the present be brought the understanding that the subject was t president of forward by the right hon. gentleman the the Board early in the next session. r to the Mr. BOLLING thought they should ' ; agersecand the motion if it were only to satisfy the pet.t.oiii)ers of that labouring classes generall that the men' I, adopt_e d a house would not turn their backson men who if the constitutional and proper means of complaining grievances which they laboured undcr. _ ist ed Mr. PIELDEN admitted the distress e coo"' t a t: i h s o e ti n g te l but he denied that this distress had been occasionedvailed among the operatives in several parts ofthtihse by the powerlooms. Much of the distress that pry in particular places arose from an unequal distil ...t of of trade; and, instead of laying it to the ac c° lt of foreign competition, it was almost solely the 77 ra de the competition at home. Now a Board (" advan would rectify this evil ; it would confer equal in hi' tages on the master as on the man ; and,this be to the opinion, he certainly should give his su proposition for the appointment of a CoPrectittteaet" the Mr. G. W. WOOD, although persuade h I e'cnted o f by thi , i w n h q i u e i h ry t , h e e ve p n et i i f tio a n cc e e rs de s d ee to m , e w d ou t l o d e n s o p t affordfrninth eit, reliefye t , thinking that the grievances comps,: o, er without i nt of cote eters a lleged that they a committee. These petitioners and surely it was incum w ere suffcring from distress, inquiry,class of he e persons sh ou l d oughtgi%e his not . to 9 be .to rs the ascertain whether their coni; re to asce bent on the legislate , for inquiry now rather than wa tt ' that he should voteor not. It was on this grow'? for the ensuing no man could be more de si- I d that to inquire into the I) tr p e o s i s n e t s ra Mr. HUT T the rows than he classes ; but still, not believing that the labouring tion, even if adopted, could 10(10 any ', tit present rno deie mr. RicHARDS said that it' was a mere co it plaints were well founded a • to imagine even that the use of machinery t , t , son .. A withou vantagcous results, he should vote with theG . o:.'e r r n y : I ; . be dispensed with. If an attempt to - o il be rt were made in this country would it not sti.o, sorted to by the foreign manufacturer t 11 ?were desired being the case, how was it possible, f_ i t - 'other nations, to compete with the manufacture r, from employing for the home manufacturer to refrainit was altogether machinery I It could not be done ;that was the case, impracticable. But, notwithstanding sympathised with they were bound to show that they an inquiry with ii the labouring classes, by granting principles weres the view to explain to them how just tas based. such on which the present system could only produce a happy c . inquiry lie was satisfied that Mr. DUNLOP j he feared at that late Pe because committee only it could lead to no practical result' of the session divided— k The house then . For the motion 70 Against it 42 Majority --' 26 . : ..... 'I he committee was then appointect. effect, and therefore Iteeh.seheotuediu t v o ote th f e or m th o e ti c o o n wi f 7 ..to ll TRANSFER OF PROPERTY 1 3111 0 14. di"' The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the secor-