The Sun. — London, England, 1861-07-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH having presented a bill said, as he saw a bill had been brought in in the other house to amend the law of church rates, he begged to with draw his bill from the consideration of their lordships. Tho Bishop of LONDON presented petitions against the unconditional abolition of church rates. The whole of the petitioners prayed for an amicable settlement of the ques tion. The right rev. prelate said he was authorised to say on the part of his rev. brethren that they would hail with pleasure any measure that would settle the question amica bly to all parties, and they believed that the report of the select committee which has sat upon the subject afforded the means of doing so. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The 'West Midland and Severn Valley Railway Bill was read a second time. The Ludlow and Cleo Hill Railway, Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway, Inverness and Perth Junction Rail way, Parsonstown and Portumna 13ridge Railway, North- Eastern Railway (Extension to Otley), New Ross Port and Harbour, and West Cheshire Railway Bills were read a third time and passed. GLEBE HOUSES. Viscount DUNGANNON said that on Thursday he should ask whether there was any intention during the present session to bring in a bill to provide for the repair ing of globe houses. CORK INFIRMARY BILL. This bill passed through committee. THE ANNEXATION OF ST. DOMINGO. Lord BROUGHAM said a memorial agreed to in a very large meeting in the island of Jamaica, and signed by 3,700 persons, having been transmitted to the Colonial Secretary praying him to refuse his assent to the annexation of St. Domingo, he had to move that a copy of the said memorial be laid on the table of their lordships' house. The effect of the annexation, if carried out, would lead to a great increase in the production on slave-grown sugar, and give a fresh impetus to the slave trade. Such being the case he trusted that the memorial would meet with the utmost consideration from the c3lonial authorities. It had been said that there was no intention on the part of the Spanish Government to permit slavery to be carried on at St. Domingo, but the statement was not of that definite character that inspired him with confidence. The Duke of NEWCASTLE thought the manner in I which this subject had been treated would tend rather to increase the feeling on this subject than allaying it. The Spanish Government had declared in the strongest manner that they would not allow the renewal of slavery in St. Domingo in any form. They had further stated such a proceeding would be at variance with all treaties on the subject, and against the interests of civilisation. He had not the slightest objection to the production of the memorial referred to. Lord BROUGHAM said the declaration of the Spanish Government that to permit slavery in St. Domingo would be against the language of treaties and the interests of hu manity, sounded well, but he thought it was no more at variance for the Spanish Government to do so than it was for them to carry on the slave trade at all after having entered into a treaty for its entire abolition. The only part of the treaty they had fairly carried out was to receive the money. Tho motion was then agreed to. The Holyhead Road Bill was read a third time. The Portpatrick Harbour (Scotland) Bill passed through committee. THE EAST INDIA COUNCIL BILL. This bill was read a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Dublin and Antrim Junc tion Railway Bill were considered and agreed to. The following bills, as amended, were considered and ordered for third reading :—Cheshire Midland Railway ; London and North Western Railway (Chester and Holy head Railway); Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway ; Thames Haven Dock (Abandonment) ; and Westminster Improvements. The Alva Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Fife and Kinross Railway; Glasgow (City) Life Assurance, &c. ; Great North of Scotland Railway ; Metropolitan Railway (Extension to Finsbury Circus) ; Rhymney Railway (Additional Capital, &c.); Staffordshire Potteries Water; Wigan Gas Meter and Fitting Company; IVolverhampton New Water. On the motion of Mr. BUTT, the following were agreed to :—ln the event of the third reading of the Midland Counties and Shannon Junction Railway Bill being op • posed, to move, that standing order 172 be suspended, and that the bill be now read the third time. PETITIONS. Some petitions were presented praying for the opening of the British Museum and other national institutions on Sunday, and for the restoration of the Galway subsidy. FACTION FIGHTING IN IRELAND. Mr. SCULLY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if his attention had been called to the published address of the chairman of the county of Tipperary, Mr. Sergeant Howley, Q.C., to the grand jury at the recent quarter ses sions of Cashel, with reference to a document directing that cases of faction fighting shall no longer be tried at the quar ter sessions, but sent to the assizes ; and, would the Chief Secretary state the nature of that document and the grounds for it? Mr. ROEBUCK considered that the hon. and learned member was out of order for asking for this explanation. The SPEAKER said that the hon. and learned member was in order, and therefore he could not interfere. Mr. CARDWELL, said that the object of the document was not to offer any affront to magistrates of the quarter sessions, but merely to secure a selection of the parties who were to try those cases from a more extended area, and therefore inspiring more confidence in the results of trials of this character. THE DERRYVEAGH EVICTIONS. Mr. SCULLY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he intended to propose any inquiry, either through a royal commission or select committee of the House of Commons, into the recent evictions from the lands of Derryveagh, in the county of Donegal, or as to the statements published by Mr. J. G. Adair, J.P., attributing a guilty knowledge of murder and other crimes to the evicted inhabitants; also as to tilt, several allegations made in Parliament on Mon day, the 24th day of June, that Itibbonism existed in that district; or, if indisposed to originate an inquiry, would the Chief Secretary be prepared, on the part of the Govern ment, to support or sanction a motion for an inquiry pro posed by an independent member. Mr. CARDWELL said it was not intendel to propose a committee on the subject. ALLEGED NEGLECT OF IRISH AFFAIRS. Mr. SCULLY gave notice that to-morrow he would ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the hon. member for Clonmel offered to resign his position as one of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, upon the ground that Irish interests had been disregarded by the present Administration, and has such offer been finally accepted; and, if so, has the vacancy so created been filled up, and is it intended to fill it, and when ? SALVAGE OF VESSELS. Sir H. STRACEY asked the President of the Board of Trade if it was his intention to introduce a bill to remedy the defects in the law relating to owners and salvors of vessels. Mr. M. GIBSON said that some portions of the defects in the law had been remedied already by the provisions of the Admiralty Court Act, and the provisions of the Mer chant Shipping act were considerably extended. The law as it stood at present remedied the defects of the law as re garded British vessels, but it was necessary, in order to extend it to foreign vessels, that there should be an in ternational arrangement. Sir H. STRACEY inquired whether the right hon. gentleman would support a bill on this subject if he under- took to introduce such a measure. Mr. M. GIBSON said he could not undertake to make such a promise without seeing the bill of the hon. baronet. PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. Sir S. NORTHCOTE moved for a return of the total income of each year from 1829 to 1860-1 inclusive as esti mated in the Budget, and of the actual income received ; the total expenditure so estimated and the actual expendi ture ; the surplus or deficiency so estimated and the actual surplus or deficiency; the Exchequer balance at the com mencement of each year and the increase or the decrease of that balance at the close of the year; the balance of money raised by the creation of debt or of money applied to the reduction of debt; and the excess of advances or repay ments ; together with the date of each budget.—Agreed to. THE LUNACY LAW IN SCOTLAND. Mr. LESLIE asked the Lord Advocate whether he in • tended to introduce, during the present session, a bill to amend the Lunacy Act in Scotland ? APPROPRIATION OP SEATS (SUDBURY AND ST. ALBANS) BILL. On the motion for the consideration of this bill as amended, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE contended that the bill had been so mutilated that it should be rejected, and that it was quite unprecedented to bring a bill which was really a new mea sure. Ile considered the metropolitan constituencies had not been properly treated, and that the claims of Middlesex, Chelsea, and Kensington had been overlooked in a most shameful manner, considering the intelligence and importance of these districts. The bill pro posed to give th e four additional members to the di We f st Riding g of Yorkshire, and yet Wakefield, one of the sranchiboroughs, was situate in that Riding. (He ar, hear.) In the whole of his Pa rliamentary experience he was not aware of such a departure from Parliamentary practice as was the case in reference to this bill, for at this stage there were six new clauses introduced, and between 20 and 30 amendments made. Ile called an the house to reject the bill, and moved, as an amendment, th a t it should be considered that day three months. Mr. SCULLY seco vied the amendment, Mr. CONINGHAM also opposed the motion. Mr. HADFIELD supported the motion, and drew atten tion to the wealth and population of the West Riding, which he contended fully entitled it to the additional repre sentative. Lord J. RUSSELL said that there had been no case made out for the rejection of the bill. The measure as originally introduced proposed to give an additional mem ber to the West Riding, one to South Lancashire, one to Birkenhead, and one member to Chelsea and Kensington. The three first propositions only received the sanction of the committee, for the proposal to give an addi tional member to either Middlesex or Chelsea and Kensington was rejected. He thought that the original proposition of the Government was the more pre ferable. The question, however, had been decided by the sense of the house, and there was no tenable argument azainst giving the additional representative to the West Riding, merely from the fact that it happened to contain within it the corrupt borough of Wakefield. Lord FERMOY supported the amendment, and con tended that the metropolis had been treated in a very unjust manner in the distribution of these seats. He con sidered the bill a very important measure, and he argued that the Government were acting in an unseemly manner in respect to the subject of reform by not going to the country. The house divided, and the numbers were— For the consideration of bill as amended 204 Against it Majority Mr. STIRLING then moved the following amendment : —That from and after the Ist day of November, 1861, the Universities of St. Andrew's, Glasgow, Aber deen, and Edinburgh shall be entitled collectively to return one member to serve in Parliament. The hon. member moved other amendments also, the effect of which was to carry out in detail the preceding alterations which he pro posed. He called attention to the great importance of these universities, which had been of the greatest advantage not only to Scotland, but to this country also, for they had provided first class education without any restriction on sectarian grounds, a desideratum which had only recently been supplied in England. He expatiated on the extent and intelligence of the members composing the Scotch Universities, and sa id that if such institutions were permitted to have a voice in the legislature the represen tatives would not be found unworthy to take th e i r p l ace b y the side of the representatives for the English Universities. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that the motion of the hon. gen tleman was in fact calling on the h ouse t o resc i n d a resolution to which they had come in com mittee after considerable discussion, and after a large majority had expressed their opinion. He argued that from the constitution of Scotch universities up to a recent period they were not to be placed in the same position as the English and Irish universities. In the Reform Bill of 1832 there was no proposition to enfran chise the universities, and although a great improvement had lately taken place in their constitution, by which graduation was necessary, still he did not think the time had arrived to give them a superior claim to the seats to be disposed of as compared with the West Riding and South Lancashire. Mr. C. BRUCE supported the amendment. Sir J. GRAHAM stated the reasons which induced him not to press on that occasion the claims of the London Uni versity, which he had given notice to bring forward in the event of a member being refused to Chelsea and Kensing ton ; and having stated his views to the Senate of the Lon don University, ho was acting in accordance with their decision in postponing their claims to a more favourable opportunity. Mr. BLACKBURN contended that the Government was wrong upon their own pi inciples, and that it was unfair that Scotland should not have a greater representation. Mr. G. DUFF advocated the claims of the Scotch uni versities. Mr. BAILLIE hoped that Mr. Stirling would rest satis fied with having brought the justice of their case before the house; but as the house appeared to be almost unanimous in favour of preferring the claim of South Lancashire, he hoped he would not press his motion. Lord J. RUSSELL expressed a hope that this advice would be taken, as nothing could be gained by dividing the house. Mr. STIRLING was quite satisfied with the discussion his motion had elicited, and with the permission of the house he would withdraw his motion. The clauses were then withdrawn. Mr. COLLINS, who had a notice on the paper to move clauses to the effect that the West Riding of Yorkshire should henceforth be divided, and that two knights of the shire should be returned for each division, said that clauses so similar in nature had been proposed by the right hon. baronet (Sir G. C. Lewis) in the name of the Government, that he thought he should best consult the wishes of the house by withdrawing the clauses. (Hear.) The clauses were then, by permission, withdrawn. Sir G. C. LEWIS then moved the following clause : " After the dissolution of this present Parliament the West Riding of the county of York shall be divided into two di visions, to be called respectively the northern and southern divisions ; the northern division shall contain the Wapen takes of Staincliffe and Ewecross, Clare, Shyrack and Mor ley ; the southern division shall contain the Wapenstakes of Barkston, Ash, Osgoldcrosa, Strafforth and Tickhill, Stain cross, and Agbrigg." Mr. BAINES said he felt considerable objection to the course which the Government were now pursuing. It was not a course which had been recommended by the determi nate judgment of the house themselves. The house wished to give two out of the four seats to boroughs and two to counties; although he (Mr. Baines) thought that the four seats might have been very fairly all given to boroughs and none to counties. He admitted that the two boroughs of St. Albans and Sudbury were small, but there were others in the country still smaller, and these boroughs frequently re turned men who represented large mercantile interests, and not solely the landed interest. As a member for one of the largest boroughs in the West Riding he had one serious ob jection to bring to the proposed division of that great con stituency. Although he did not object to four members being given to the West Riding, he must confess that in his opinion the metropolitan county had a better claim ; for in Middlesex there were eighteen members with a population of 2,800,000; whereas in the West Riding there were the same number of members with a population of only 1,500,000. One result of this mode of division would be that the large clothing district of Leeds and Hud dersfield would be severed into two parts. He should not, however, think it necessary to divide the house on the clause. The clause was then agreed to. The following clause was then, on the motion of Sir G. C. LEWIS, agreed to :—" In all future Parliaments there shall be two knights of the shire to serve of each of the said northern and southern divisions, and such knights shall be chosen in the same manner, and by the same classes or de scriptions of voters, and in respect of the rights of voting, as if each ouch division were a separate county, and all enact ments now in force applicable to divisions of counties return ing knights of the shire to serve in Parliament, shall apply to the divisions hereby constituted." Sir G. C. LEWIS then moved a third clause, the effect of which was that the polling place for the northern divi sion of the 'West Riding should be at Leeds, and the poll ing-place for the southern division at Pontefract. Mr. G. HARDY said that he had certain technical objec tions to take to this clause, which made him think it better that it should be postponed. Provision was made for the erection of 'new polling-places in case of a dissolution, but he was prepared to show that the election must take place before these polling-places could be arranged. You would have to use the present polling-places in parts of the West Riding, where the districts extended into the northern and southern divisions ; and as persons must poll in the districts for which they had their votes, great inconvenience must ensue. Another point was that the high-sheriff would have only twelv days fer giving th e necessary not i ces ; an d t h e present u er-sheriff bad intbrmed him that it w ould be it quite imp B ibl e t o d o i t i n the time. He should prefer, therefore, t at the sheriff should have the power of appoint ing as many returning officers as might be necessary. If the right hen. gentleman would permit him he would put his facts arid suggesti ons i n t o hi s hands, and if the clause were postpo ne d they might be incorporated in the form of amendments. Sir G. C: LEWIS thought it better that the clause should be at once proceeded with. Re confessed the difficulty there existed in not allowing the justices to make provi sional arrangements on sudden emergencies, and he had been unassisted by any precedent in previding for the case. With regard to the other point, he had always thought the sheriff had power to appoint any necessary number of sub sheriffs—but he would consider that point. On the whole, he was disposed to think that the better way Would be to leave the law as it stood at present. Mr. COLLINS said that when the question was started before, it was proposed that the existing register should be retained. Mr. HAbFIELD proposed as an amendment that Sheffield't should be inserted instead of Wakefield. Sir G. LEWIS could not look upon this as a question of much imiportance, although it was naturally one to the hon. member for Sheffield. The whole question was, the most convenient place for nomination. Wakefield was situated near the border, and Pontefract was most conve nient for the central districts. Mr. COLLINS advocated Wakefield in preference to Pontefract,) alleging that bribery had been as rife in the latter placeas in the former. . _ Mr. M. MILNES defended Pontefract, and complained of the hon. member for Knaresborough introducing irre levant topics. All the gentlemen of the southern division wanted was to select such places as suited themselves. (A laugh.) I e question was not between Pontefract and Wakefield, but between th e l a tt er pl ace an d Sh e ffield. It The reside t gentry of the southern division of Yorkshire had declared that after full consideration they believed Pontefract 'was the most convenient place where the elec tions should be held. Colonel MYTH believed that Wakefield was more ac cessible byroad and railway th an P on t e f rac t, an d f o r all public puses was almost central, Sir C. WOOD begged to say that he was perfectly indif ferent as to which town should be selected ; but he thought on the who e, looking t o th e means of communication an d the popitio of the ton, that Pozjiefract was the wept con rl THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING; JULY 2, 1861. venient place for taking the elections for the southern dis trict. Lord GALWAY thought that Doncaster might have put forward some claims, but on the whole he considered Pon tefract was the best place for taking the election, The house then divided— For the motion O7 Against it Majority —3o The clause was then added to the bill. Sir G. C. LEWIS moved a number of verbal amend ments, of which he had given notice, the whole of which were agreed to. The bill was then ordered to be recommitted on Thursday next, in reference to the new clauses. HARWICH HARBOUR. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Captairk JERVIS moved—" That in the opinion of this house it is the duty of her Majesty's Government, before applying to this house for grants of money to construct harbours of refuge, to take steps that the natural harbours of refuge of this country be maintained." The hon. member referred to a number of reports made to the Admiralty, showing that with every long continuation of easterly winds there was an extension of Languard Point, threatening the access to Harwich Harbour, remarking that though attention had been drawn to the fact so long ago as July, 1852, no remedy had as yet been provided. Regarding the subject as one of very great importance he had written to the Board of Trade, but was told that it was no business of the Board of Trade, but of the Admiralty. The Admiralty told him it was the business of the Treasury, and the Trea sury that it was in the department of the Board of Trade. (A laugh.) Ho had, therefore, no alternative but to bring the question forward in the house. He might be told that it was not a question for the Government—that the town should look after its own harbour; but Harwich had been looked to from time immemorial as an important harbour of refuge, and his constituents had no jurisdiction over the harbour. The matter was ono of deep interest to the east coast of England, and he trusted the Government would take it into their consideration, and do something with a view to remedy the evils complained of. He should not have brought the question forward had it not been for the direct authority of the Trinity House and of the I, ydrographer of the navy that it was a matter that could not be delayed,:that unless some steps were taken the harbour would be stopped by a bar of sand, and then the cost of the remedy would be so great that it would not be worth while to undertake it. The cost of the work was estimated at only £15,000, and he trusted that the Government would not grudge keeping the harbour in its integrity at so small an expense when they were asking Parliament to vote very large sums for artifi cial harbours of refuge, Mr. M. GIBSON was sorry the hon. gentleman should have been inconvenienced by the reference made from one department to the other; but as his application was for a grant of money, the Board of Trade thought, therefore, that it was a more appropriate subject for the considera tion of the Treasury than for the department with which he (Mr. M. Gibson) was connected. The Board of Trade were quite alive to the importance of the question, and it would be admitted by every one that the filling up of so valuable a harbour of refuge would be a great national misfortune. (Hear, hear.) He had heard it stated, however, that the predictions which had been made were not likely to be ful filled to the extent that it was supposed, and that the access to the harbour was not likely to be put an end to altogether ; but no doubt it was possible that the access might be ren dered far more difficult than it was at present. The subject should receive the most serious consideration of her Majes ty's Government. He quite admitted that it was a matter of importance, and that the hon. gentleman had done good service in bringing it under thenotice of the house. (Hear.) He should not anticipate what the Secretary to the Treasury was likely to say on the financial part of the question, but this they knew, that estimates for engineering operations of this character were not generally to be relied on, but that difficulties arose in the progress of engineering operations connected with hat bours involving a great outlay beyond the original estimate. He hoped that full inquiry would take place, and that means would be found to deal with the difficulties of this case. Capt. JERVIS, after the reply of the right hon. gentle man, expressed his willingness to withdraw his motion, and The motion was withdrawn accordingly. SUPPLY.—CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES. The house having resolved itself into committee of supply, Mr. PEEL proposed a vote of £38,214 for the expense of maintenance and repairs of the royal palaces—the first vote of the class " Public works and buildings." Mr. CHILDERS drew attention to the form in which these estimates were presented, and expressed his hope that the system which had been applied to the army and navy estimates would be extended to the civil service estimates. Mr. WILLIAMS complained of the increase year after year of the civil service estimates. In the last year of the unreformed parliament the civil service estimates amounted to £2,000,000, while this year the amount was £7,665,000, that being £123,000 more than was required lad year. 'With regard to the vote before the committee, he did not complain of the expense of the palaces occupied by her Ma jesty, but he wanted explanations of the items £2,750 for St. James's Palace occupied by the royal household ; £3,627 for state rooms, chapels royal, and apartments occupied by the royal household; £4,755 for Kensington Palace, with the stables and out-buildings ; and £6,054 for Hampton court Palace. Mr. PEEL said that comparison in the miscellaneous votes could be fairly made before the year 1834, when seve ral new charges were transferred to these estimates. The vote for the police alone made an addition of £lOO,OOO. With regard to the comparison with last year, the census vote alone was £127,000, which more than accounted for the increase this year. Mr. COWPER said the tree palaces referred to by the hon. gentleman were not in the occupation of her Majesty, but being royal palaces they had to be maintained. The Lord Chamberlain and Lord Steward had offices in St. James's Palace, there being no room for them in Bucking ham Palace. The palace of Kensington was in a dilapidated state and required considerable repairs ; indeed, some por tions of it would have to be pulled down before long. He was sure no one would grudge the money for the repair of amonument of sucharchitectural beauty as Hampton Court. The works carried on there were works of necessity. Of late years, persons who got apartments in that palace, from the bounty of the Queen, were the widows of officers in the army and navy who had not the means of renting houses of their own. Mr. WILLIAMS observed that he could find the names of only three widows of officers amongst those who were provided with apartments in Hampton.court Palace. The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of 05,470 for the maintenance and repair of public buildings, Mr. WILLIAMS complained of the item of £4,200 for supply of water to the Houses of Parliament and the foun tains at Trafalgar-square, also of the item of £9OO for the Tithe and Copyhold Commission,and the increase of £4,855 for the maintenance of Holyrood Palace. He should take the sense of the committee on the item of £6BO, the rent of the house in the occupation of the Ecclesiastical Commis sion. He thought they were wealthy enough to pay the rent themselves. He moved that the vote be reduced by the sum of £6BO. Mr. A. SMITH complained that so many items were jumbled together in this vote, and recommended a better classification in future. He also complained that the public were paying high rents for houses on Crown property. Mr: PEASE thought that the charge for the Ecclesiasti cal Commission was to have been removed from the esti mates. He understood the commissioners stated that they had not asked for this money. Mr. PEEL said he believed this money was not for the rent of the house, but for the performance of duties which were formerly performed by the Church Building Commis sion. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners stated that one fourth of their time was occupied on business that did not properly belong to them, and it was under that calculation that the sum was put down in the estimates. Mr. WILLI•AMS said he should withdraw his amend ment, in the hope that when the house was more full he should have a better chance of carrying it. The motion was then withdrawn. Mr. CHILDERS wished to know why there was a dis tinction made between the buildings appropriated to the use of the Admiralty and the War Department. There was a rent paid for the one, and not for the other. He thought the votes of the public departments should be put together. By that means they would be better able to ascertain the whole cost of each. There was the large sum of £7OO a. 3 ear paid for the Stationery-office, which had been built entirely at the public expense. That seemed to him a very large sum. _ _ Mr. LAYARD called attention to the item of £340 for the removal of a hideous piece of upholstery, known as the Wellington Burial car, from Marlborough-house to the crypt in St. Paul's Cathedral. He thought it would be better to make a present of it to Madame Tussaud. Mr. DISRAELI wished to know what had become of the .r 1 l a hr m o. De CHAIRMANd s me A n t E o D f i t h i a a e is h da o itd n h lot memberhadpu tting boe on f f o r t hLe withdrawn.a m oo b s e t t i h o n . 0 f with f .t drawal had not been heard on his side of the q house. . i had he certainly should have opposed it.. It was desirable that the business should be conducted with more precision that he withdrew and less haste. It was easy for theh t o o n. th member for Lam beth then i t to ought obtain t n c credit understood i t f or attending amendment er who wished to estimateshadcarried. been his ee nw ; i t but h - sa o i f d a th n e h a o m n e . amend ment when there was a chance of its being move an amendment on a previous item. dra l w li n e a C t li th A e l i ß nst l a A n N ce Mr. COW PER observe i that the Admiralty h a d i ts 0 wn department of works. The two houses which had been re ferred to were sublet, so that in reality the rent was paid by the tenants and not by the public. He thought it was very desirable to keep the departments of Woods and Works separate, and not blend their accounts as had been sug gested. As 0 the Duke of Wellington's funeral car, he con sidered that though it had been exposed to great criticism as a matter of taste, it was an object of great interest to a large portion of the public, as was proved by the numbers that had visited it at Marlborough-house. It did seem to him, therefore, that connected as it was with the memory of that great man, the Duke of Wellington, it would be de sirable to place it in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, near hie Teraina, The mean would be very light, and would be confined to preparing a place at the entrance to the crypt for its reception. Mr. BLACKBURN begged to move that the item be Atruck out. Viscount PALMERSTON hoped the committee would not agree tot he amendMent. As to the taste of the car the Government were not responsible for that; but no doubt the noble lord opposite (Lord I. Manners) would be ready to defend it. (Laughter.) Whether, however, it was in good or bad taste, the car was a relic of the Duke of Wellington, and he hoped that the house would not let it be broken up for the sake of this trifling vote. (Hear.) Lord J. MANNERS always trembled when questions of taste were submitted to the house, and he would not say a word on the subject. He agreed, however, that it would not be right or proper that the car should be broken up, and he thought that the right hon. gentleman had made a very wise selection of a place in which to deposit it. Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know whetheranybody could see the car in the place in which it was proposed to place it. If they could it would certainly be a great hardship. (Laughter.) Mr. COWPER said it would certainly be placed where nobody could see it—(laughter)—except those wllo wished. At the same time he must say that there was a good deal of difference of opinion as to the car as a work of art. There were many persons that thought it a highly credit able effort. Mr. BLACKBURN protested against the notion that any feeling of disrespect to the memory of the Duke of Wellington had prompted his motion. On the contrary, he did not see why the one failure of the public funeral should be perpetuated. (Hear.) Everyboiy admitted that it would have been infinitely better that the coffin should have been borne upon a common gun carriage ; and in fact the disrespect to the memory of the duke seemed to him to be connecting it with such an abominable abortion. (Hear, hear.) The committee divided : For striking out the item Against it Majority . The item was therefore retained. Mr. WILLIAMS now moved that the vote be reduced by £6BO, the rent of the house for the Ecclesiastical Com missioners. Sir G. C. LEWIS defended the vote, in which, he said, the house had acquiesced for many years. After some discussion, in which Mr. Pearce, Mr. Black, Mr. Disraeli, and other members took part, Mr. Williams's amendment to reduce the vote by the sum of 0680 was ne gatived without a division. The vote was then agreed to. On the next vote, for furniture and fittings for public offices, Mr. A. SMITH moved that the vote be reduced by the sum of £10,400 for furniture for the South Kensington Museum, in order that when they came to the vote for that department they might deal with the whole question at once. Mr. COWPER replied that the present was the proper time for deciding upon the question of furniture, and he could assure the committee not only was there greater economy practised at the Kensington Museum than at any other public department, but this sum would be most economi cally spent. Mr. LAYARD hoped that the hog.• member would not press his motion for a reduction. The committee then divided, when the numbers were— For the motion Against Majority —ll5 The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of £93,293 for the Royal parks and palaces, Mr. BLACKBURN complained that the vote was in excess upwards of £13,000 beyond that of last year, and hoped some explanation would be given why that occurred. Mr. 'WILLIAMS called the attention of the committee to the fact that £24,000 was spent on the pleasure gardens at Kew, beyond the amount charged last year, and he wished to know why that occurred. Sir S. NORTHCOTE complained of the manner in which the estimates were made up, so that the committee could hardly understand them. The Public Moneys Com mittee made several excellent recommendations with re spect to the preparation of estimates, but he was sorry to say the present Government had not adopted any of them. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not understand why the hon. gentleman who last addressed them could talk of the Government deluding the house in bringing forward these estimates. He remembered in 1858 those who were then in office said tho miscellaneous estimates of that year were less than that which preceded it; but the fact was, the balances in the Exchequer were overdrawn to such an extent, that enough of money was not left to carry on the public service. The present Go vernment, he could assure his hon. friend, followed strictly the recommendations of the Public Moneys Committee whenever it was practicable, and would continue to do so. The expenditure under the miscellaneous estimates had never equalled the amount voted. He was ready to admit that the estimates ought to be framed upon the principle of keeping to the outside of the anticipated expenditure, but he did not know that the house ought to vote 202 estimates with 202 margins; the effect of which would be to vote a very considerable sum in excess of what was needed. The vote was then agreed to. On the motion that a mini not exceeding £04,692 be granted to her Majesty, towards completing the works of the new Houses of Parliament, Sir H. WILLOUGIIBY said this was rather an old story. (A. laugh.) Every one knew that the original esti mate for completing those houses was £700,000, but they had now run the expenditure up to £2,500,000. The ex penditure went on for a long time, until it was at length put a stop to, in a great measure, by the late Sir William Molesworth, who brought the wasteful expenditure to a conclusion. It appeared a strange thing that the House of Commons could not control the expenditure of their own houses. It was owing, he believed, to als ant of good faith in the executive. He wished to have an explanation from her Majesty's Government how it was that they now came to ask for a sum of £21,500 in addition to the gross sum, and after it was said on former occasions that a final grant of £121,000 would be sufficient tg complete the houses, (Hear, hear.) Mr. COWPER said no doubt it appeared on the face of the estimate that the sum of £20,000 bad been all that was spent beyond the estimate of Sir Charles Barry in 1859. He agreed with the hon. baronet that this was a matter very n.uch to be deplored ; but he thought, if he looked rightly at the matter, that he would see that those houses ought to have been built by contract ; but instead of taking that course, the course taken was to give a general authority to the architect, who was not to come under any sufficient con trol of the Board of Works. He was responsible to a com mittee of the House of Lords and of the House of Commons, and he had, in fact, many masters. Every one grieved that those mistakes in the arrangement of this matter occurred. With regard to the proposed vote, he admitted it was not satisfactory. But since Sir C. Barry had been removed from the scene, they could not obtain any information. One thing he might add, that the works were absolutely neces • sary, and it was desirable that they should be completed. Mr. WILLIAMS said ho found the sum of £3,200 put down for statues of the early English kings. He should like to know who they were. (A laugh.) They had already on the outside of the building kings from the very earliest periods of our history, and in St. Stephen's Hall there were statues of Hampden and other distinguished men, but where was the statue of the man who had laid the foundations of our liberties—the Lord Protector Cromwell ? (Laughter.) He regretted that the mention of that name should have excited laughter on the opposite benches— (hear, hear)—because the people out of doors were anxious to do honour to the greatest man of his age, and one whom all since had agreed to glorify. The time had, he thought, come when a statue should be raised to his memory. (Hear.) Mr. BOUVERIE observed that the First Commissioner of Works had stated the sum now asked for would com plete all the works on hand, but there was a great gap at the corner of the Clock Tower, which was intended in the original plan of the late Sir Charles Barry to be filled up by an elaborate screen, to give a magnificent courtyard at a cost of £900,000. What he wished to ask was, whether that plan had been abandoned, or what was intended to be done with that gap ? Had the Government. in fact, any plan or specification for the completion of the building, and any estimate of the cost. Mr. G. A. BENTINCK complained of the decaying state of some of the frescoes, and especially that Mr. Dyce had received £5,000 for frescoes in the peers' robing room, and had as yet executed very little of the work undertaken. He thought it was due to the country that it should be known whether any steps had been taken to enforce the completion of these engagements. Mr. LAYARD believed that one great cause of the decay of the frescoes arose not so much from the badness of the materials used in painting them as from the badness of the plaster on which they were painted. At Munich the fres coes had lasted for twenty years without decay. The old Italian frescoes had lasted for centuries, and it was natural that the artists of this country should hesitate until some better material was provided to paint upon. After a few words from Colonel Dicks° N, Mr. COWPER said a committee was now sitting, as to the stone of which the Palace was built, composed of very learned persons, and he expected that they would shortly report. With respect to the remarks of Mr. Layard, he believed that the damage to the frescoes arose as much from the materials used in painting as the materials for the wall. (Hear, hear.) At all events he believed that the recent paintings did not show such signs of decay as those first painted. (Hear, hear.) But with respect to those paintings there was a balance of money in hand already voted, and the artists were only paid in proportion to the work executed, so that no vote was asked for this year on that account. The vote now asked for of £20,895 was in tended to complete all those portions of the building of the 'louses of Parliament which were now in hand, and would complete everything that required to be completed, but did course gs w er of e next pulled year, do down. not includ e any p l an for enclosing New Palace lard, and he thought i t would be premature to come to any decision e a . s to what s h ou ld b e done with the site till the brick build ings then Th it downeywwououldldbebepulldeeedidedth hin theer it should be left an open space, or in what way it should be appropriated, N othing in, that ROI Was Waded to fill up the rough wall of the Clock Tower that was at present left uncovered. Mr. E. BALL wanted to know when the flag-staff would be put up on the great tower; and he also wanted to know when there would be a statue to Oliver Cromwell, who was one of the greatest men of his time—(cries of " Oh," and " Hear, hear")—and when monarchs forgot their promises he was bound to say Oliver Cromwell did not. While he admired the monarch who now reigned over them, he be lieved that there was a moral worth in the character of Oliver Cromwell which no monarch ever had surpassed; and he hoped, when a statue should be erected, that it 'would not be placed in an obscure situation. (Hear, hear.) Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wanted to know whether this vote of £20,000 would cover all the expenses. Mr. COWPER assured the committee that a statue of Oliver Cromwell would be placed in the Houses of Parlia ment as soon as possible. As for the Royal Gallery, it was intended to have a chronological series of the Sove reigns of this country, so as to give the names of every ruler who governed it from the earliest period of their his tory. Mr. GREGORY protested against having such a chro nological series as spoken of by the right hon. gentleman ; and reminded the committee that last year they decided that no such works should be performed. In order, there fore, to take the opinion of the committee on the matter, he would move the omission of £3,200 intended for statues. Lord CLAUD HAMILTON thought that no real Eng lishman ought to object to a statue of Oliver Cromwell being placed in the Houses of Parliament; but he never could consent to have a vote of public money passed for that purpose. Mr. STIRLING objected to the sum of £6,455 being expended on furniture in the Houses of Parliament, and wished to know how it was expended. Lord J. MANNERS hoped it would not be left to the discretion of the house to select the names of the Sovereigns to whom statues were to be erected in the Houses of Par liament ; because if that were done there would be as great a diversity of opinion as prevailed in the distribution of the four seats now vacant. Lord PALMERSTON said the hon, member was not perhaps aware how difficult it was to form a committee. It appeared to him that the site was an appropriate one for works of sculpture. Well, then, what works of sculp ture were they to have? Would they have allegorical statues ? Would they have works of heathen Danes ? (Laughter.) Well, then, what would they have but works to be selected from the history of England ? They could not obliterate the history of England. (Laughter.) Well, then, there was a certain number of statues to be se lected, and those statues would represent certain periods in the history of England, and they were the statues of the Sovereigns whose reigns were the most remarkable in that history. He thought, then, that they ought to be left to the committee, perhaps for the committee to be found fault with and come under the control of the House of Commons. (Laughter.) The vote, after a few words from Mr. DILLWYN, was agreed to. The house then resumed. EAST INDIA (HIGH COURTS OF JUDICATURE' BILL. On the motion that this bill, as amended, be considered, Mr. BUTT moved, as an amendment to clause 4, page 2, line 26, to insert the following clause :—" Every chief jus tice of any of the high courts shall hold his office during good behaviour, and shall be removable upon an address froth both Houses of Parliament. Provided always that when any judge of the high courts shall be removed from his office a copy of the warrant or other instrument remov ing him, together with a statement of the reasons for such removal, shall be laid before both houses of Parliament by one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State within ten days after the issuing of such warrant, if Parliament shall be then sitting, and if not, within three days after Parliament shall next meet." Sir C. WOOD objected to the clause, which was nega. tived without a division, Sir C. WOOD proposed the insertion of a clause, the ob ject of which was to secure the interests of existing judges. Sir J. ELPHINSTONE moved as an amendment— `• That any covenanted civilian who may be appointed or transferred under this act, shall be entitled to receive the same salary as any judge appointed under the act." The SPEAKER said the hon. gentleman (Sir James Elphinstone) could not move his amendment, as the charge was one upon the Consolidated Fund, without the consent of the Crown. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time. Mr. MASSEY brought up the report on supply,' which was agreed to. INLAND REVENUE ACT. Upen the bringing up of the resolution, on which io found a bill on this subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the object of the proposed bill was to give effect to the Suc cession Act. Leave was given to bring in the bill in question. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AMENDMENT (No. 2) BILL. This bill was read a second time. WINDSOR SUSPENDED CANONRIES BILL. Sir G. C. LE WIS, in moving the second reading of this bill, said that these canonries had been established in the timo of Edward 111. Out of eightcanonries now suppressed and the proceeds of which were payable to the Ecclesiastical Commission, he proposed to take two, and divide the pro ceeds of one among the Military Knights, and those of the other among the parishes of the tos% n of Windsor. Lord J. MANNERS thought that words ought to be in troduced giving the living of Wraysbury a preference over the two livings of the town of Windsor. Mr. BOUVERIE objected to the bill as entirely opposed to the spirit of recent legislation. Mr. AYRTON said that the bill was a strange contrast with the conduct of the Government in reference to cathe drals, no portion of the expenses of which, incidental to the performance of Divine worship were allowed ; for it pro posed to give money to these military gentlemen who had no claim to it whatever, as it was originally set apart to religi ous purposes. Mr. HOPE denied that this was the case. The knights were entitled to the very small allowance for decent main tenance, which it was proposed to give them, namely a shilling a day and six yards of broadcloth a year, and that was the source from which it was to be applied. Mr. DEEDES said there were many other chapters that had equal claims to that of M indsor. The bill was read a second time. COUNTY SURVEYORS, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. The committee on this bill was resumed. Mr. CARDWELL stated that he had withdrawn the superannuation clauses, and he hoped the bill in that state might now be allowed to pass through committee. The bill then passed through committee, and the house resumed. The Courts of Justice Building Act (Money) Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. The Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Local Government Supplemental Bill was read a third time and passed. The Enclosure (No. 2) Bill was read a second time. The house adjourned at five minutes past two o'clock. MR. SPURGEON.—During the service on Sunday forenoon Mr. Spurgeon stated that the excitement of a visit to Swansea and Merthyr Tydvil, where he had during the past week addressed large multitudes, had brought on a " tremulous feeling," accompanied by indisposition, from which he is now suffering. His medical advisers had in formed him, that unless he abstained in the meantime from all labour beyond that connected with his own chapel he might lose his voice for ever. He had resolved, he said, in consequence to preach nowhere but in his own chapel, and he begged his friends not to countenance any attempt to in duce him to break through his determination. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The great injury inflicted on many invalids by drugs increases the interest the public take in Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, which oures without medicine. We quote a few out of many thousand cases of cures by the delicious Food. Cure No. 180.—" Twenty five years nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and de bility from which I have suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short time. W. B. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London." Cure 4,208.—" Eight years dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for which my servant had consulted the advice of many, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Health Restoring Food. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disappointment, and expense may be avoided by using Du Barry's Food which, at a few pence per day, saves 50 tipes its cost in other remedies, removing effectually, without purging, constipation, indigestion (dyspepsia) nervous, biliou s an d liver complaints and all their consequences. Certificate No. 36,418. We find it the safest remedy. Andrew Ure, MD., F.R.S., Dr Harvey, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Shorland, Dr. Campell. Let invalids avoid the fearful dangers of spu rious and injurioir , imitations offered under a variety of false pretences. Nevill's imitations are prohibited by the high Court of Chancery, under a penalty of £5,000 against Alfred Hooper Nevill and his agents ; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabica Food and that Du Barry's aro connected with such patent are utterly fake. No canister is genuine without the name Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, ontheseal and wrapper. Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article must expect to be distrusted in all others. Packed in tins 11b. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 61. ; 51b. lls. ; 121 b. 225. ; 241 b. 405.. The 121 b. and 241 b. canisters are sent carriage free on receipt of Post-office order by Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Re. gent-street, London; Fortnum Mason, and Co.; Abbit,, 60, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63 and 150, Oa bard-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishopsgate street ; Batty, 16, Finsbury Pavement ; Phillips and Ca tea-dealers; Petty, Wood, and Co., King William-street City at 127 HMI ITolisarn : and all erocers. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— Summer Season.—All who have a due regard to their well being will at this season use some cooling purifying reme dies, or probably fever or inflammation will endanger their lives. Holloway's Ointment, well rubbed over the liver and stomach, exerts the most wholesome influence over both organs; and when rubbed on the back and chest operates with wonderful celerity and success in removing all congestion of the lungs, in allaying irritation of the air passages, in cooling and purifying the blood, and equalising its circulation through the frame. It is advisable for the invalid to take Holloway's Pills at the same time ; they assist the curative powers of the Ointment, and expel all bidden impurities from the body. THE GREAT FIRE IN TOOLEY-STREFT: This fire still continues to make fearful havoc. I Everything has hitherto been done with water to extinguish the fire, but without the least avail. A number of gentlemen, at the direction of some of the committee of the London Fire-engine Establish ment, made some experiments last night for the purpose of trying quite a different means of extin guishing the flames. A gallon of sulphuric acid (oil of vitriol) was mixed with half a ton of water, and then discharged through the hose of the fire engine upon the flames, but the effect upon the fire was nil, as far as decreasing its violence, but on the contrary, it appeared to add fresh vigour to the flames. Another experiment, we understand, is to be made this day, under the direction of Mr. Warrington, of Apothecaries' Hall with some kind of chemicals, but what will be the result, of course it is impossible at present to tell. In the meantime the flames not only engulph the different warehouses, but they rise so high as to threaten with destruction the parish church of St. Olave's and sundry cheese warehouses close at hand, having a frontage in Tooley-street. Several severe explosions of saltpetre took place during the night, coupled with the bursting of casks of tallow in the vaults. The rumbling noise made by the crackling of the arches, and the boiling of the water as the heated tallow rolls into the Thames, is such as cannot with accuracy be described. Even the firemen now look upon the fire with astonishment, there being little chance of the con flagration being extinguished unless more than ordinary means are used. LAW EV TELLIGENCE.-July 1. COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES. (Before the Judge-Ordinary and Common Juries.) HARRIS V. HARRIS AND PAUL. Mr. T. J. Clark and Mr. Littler appeared for the petitioner, and Dr. Spinks for the co-respondent. The respondent was not represented by counsel. Henry Harris prayed for a dissolution of his marriage with Rachel Harris on the ground of her adultery with James Fraser Paul, and also charged her with cruelty. The pleas of the respondent and the co-respondent were condonation, connivance, unreasonable delay in presenting the petition, and recriminatory charges of adultery, cruelty, and desertion. The petitioner was a tailor in Little Argyll street, and was married to the respondent in April, 1848. They have had four children. They did not live happily together, and it was proved that the wife had been guilty of various acts of violence ; that on one occasion she gave her husband in charge, stating that he was a lodger and had stolen her property ; that on another occasion, when they were living in Wigmore-street, Cavendish-square, she had set fire to the house, and had said she wished to burn her husband in it ; that she had caused an execution to be put into the house ; and that one night she locked her husband out, and he had to let himself down into the area and get in at the kitchen window. She had also been charged at the Marylebone Police-court with threatening her husband. A separation took place, in August, 1858. Mrs. Harris stayed in Wigmore-street, and Mr. Harris removed to Argyll-street, and instituted a suit for a judicial separation on the ground of cruelty. The adultery was alleged to have taken place while that suit was pending. The co-respon dent, Paul, was a married man, the keeper of some Scotch stores in Oxford-street, and had been on intimate terms with Mr. Harris. The witness called to prove the charge of adul tery was niece of the respondent, named Cox. She stated that in October, 1858, after the separa tion, she was staying with Mrs. Harris, in Wig more-street, for a few days; that on the 22d of October her sister spent the day with her and Mrs. Harris ; that Mrs. Harris sent them to see Mr. Harris in Argyll-street; that they went to Mr. Harris's house and saw him, and were introduced by him to Mr. Paul ; that two bottles of port wine were sent for and drunk ; that Harris and Paul walked back with them, and Harris left them at the end of Wigmore-street, but Paul went in to see Mrs. Harris ; .that Paul remained all the evening ; th a t some brandy was sent for, of which he and Mrs. Harris partook ; that in the course of the evening Paul took liberties with Mrs. Harris; that they all took home her sister, who lived at Islington, in a I cab ; that she and Paul and Mrs. Harris then re turned to Wigmore-street ; that there was only one bedroom and one bed there ; that Paul undressed and got into bed ; that Mrs. Harris then turned down the gas and also went to bed ; that she (Cox) fell asleep on a chair, and that when she woke in the morning Paul was still in the bed and Mrs. Harris was standing in the room fastening her clothes. She added that Paul stayed to breakfast, and about 8 o'clock, while they were at table, Harris came in and said toPaul, "Who did you sleep with?" that Paul made no answer, and Mrs. Harris said, " With me, of course ;" that Harris appeared to take no notice, and that Harris and Paul went away together in a friendly manner. Before Harris came in Paul had said that he would not have Harris know that he had passed the night there for all the world, and that he would not have Mrs. Paul know it for £5O. It was proved by Mr. Jennings, the proctor for the co-respondent, that Cox had made a statement to him of what had taken place on the night of the 22d of October, 1858, which differed in several im portant particulars from the account she had given upon oath. In that statement she said that Paul was the worse for liquor, that he lay on the outside of the bed with his clothes on, that she did not see Mrs. Harris go to bed with him, and that when she woke in the morning Mrs. Harris was lying on the hearthrug with her clothes on, andlthat she did not believe any impropriety had passed between Mrs. Harris and Paul. A sister of Mrs. Harris was also called to prove that she had frequently complained of her husband's violence, and that they had been bound over by a police magistrate to keep the peace. - A girl named Wright stated that the petitioner had committed adultery with her on several occa sions, and that she had had a child by him. Dr. Spinks submitted that Cox's present state ment was much more improbable than her former statement to Mr. Jennings, and that in the absence of any other evidence to support the charge . of adultery the jury would not be justified in finding that the charge had been established. He also sub mitted that the recriminatory charge of adultery had been conclusively proved. Mr. Littler, in reply. commented upon Cox's evi dence for the purpose of showing that her last story was more probable than the first, and that th ere was nothing like connivance in the petitioner's conduct. The Judge-Ordinary having summed up, The jury found that Mrs. Harris and Paul had not committed adultery, that Harris had committed adultery, and that Mrs. Harris had not condoned it. CLARK v. CLARK AND WINDOW. This was a petition by Josiah Latimer Clark for a dissolution of his marriage with Margaret Helen Clark on the ground of her adultery with Frederick Richard Window. Dr. Spinks (with whom were Mr. D. D. Keane and Mr. Searle) appeared for the petitioner ; and Dr. Phillimore, QC., for the respondent. The petitioner was a civil engineer, living at Hampstead, and he married the respondent, for merly a Miss Preece, in September, 1854. They lived together apparently upon the most friendly terms until about September, 1859. The co-respon dent was in the same profession as Mr. Clark, he was very intimate with him, and frequently dined and spent part of the day at his house. For some weeks before that date Mr. Window had passed a great deal of time in the house with Mrs. Clark while Mr. Clark was absent a pn his daily business. In September, 1859, Mrs. Clark's health was out of order ; she expressed a great desire to go to the sea side alone, and Mr. Clark allowed her to pay a visit to Hastings. She did not return. He went to fetch her, but could not find her, and he subsequently re ceived some letters from her, in which she said in substance that she had always felt an antipathy to him ; that she could not overcome it; that she there fore wished to live separate from him, and that she was about to go to Australia with a family in which she had obtained a situation. Mr. Clark, however, caused inquiries to be made, and at last ascertained that on Jan. 28, 1860, Mrs. Clark and Mr. Window had gone to the Hyde-park Hotel, in Oxford-street, and had remained there for three days and two nights, occupying the same bedroom, and passing as man and wife. They then went away together to the Great Western Railway station, and it appeared that Mr. Window had since gone to South America. It was proved by a servant in Mr. Clark's employment that on the evening of the 16th April last Mrs. Clark suddenly made her appearance at his house, went into the room where he was sitting without being announced, and stayed an hour or an hour and a half, and saw the children in the presence of the nurse, and was then sent with one of the servants to her mother's house. Dr. Phillimore did not call any evidence on behalf of the respondent, but submitted, first, that thet.uhrlaedt spondent had not been satisfactorily identified as the lady who slept at the 113 de-park Hotel on th e 28th and 29th of January, 1860; and, secondly, if adultery had been committed , the jury would infer that it had been condoned at the interview of the 16th of April. The Judge-Ordinary summed up, and The jury immediately found a verdict for the petitioner upon both issues. Decree nisi granted, with costs against the co respondent. THE BUILDERS' STRIKE. Yesterday being the time fixed upon by the mem bers of the Master Builders' Association for putting into operation the resolution adopted at their late meeting, to enforce the new system of payment and engagement by the hour, much interest was evinced not only by the operatives in the trade more immediately concerned but by the working classes generally in the result of the proceedings. Only a few firms, however, carried out the resolution. On inquiry at the committee-rooms of the Brick layers' Society, the branch of the trade more imme diately interested, as their men were to leave all the firms where the system was introduced, we were informed that up to five o'clock last evening they had received information only of the following firms having enforced the terms of the resolution, viz. :—Messrs. Cubitt, Myers, I'Anson, Higgs, Patrick, Foster, and a few of the small masters— in all about 12. This list is exclusive of the firms (10 in number) where it had been previously intro duced. At several of the large works, amongst others those of the Metropolitan Railway, the Sewers Works, &c., no alteration has been made. It is thought that there are a few other firms where the system has been enforced, but no report had been made to the society. Several of the large employers, who have exten sive contracts in hand, and by whom it was sup posed the system would be enforced yesterday, came to the decision of first having conferences with their men, with the view, if possible, of averting the evil to both parties • and this had also the effect of making the number fess than was expected. The following large firms, including those who adopted it yesterday, are reported as now enforcing the hour system :—Messrs. Belk, Lucas, Trollope, Walker, Ashby, Mansfield, Holland, Freake, I'Anson, Cubitt, Myers, Higgs, Patrick, and Wythes. These firms, with the exception of the first two, are almost without masons and bricklayers, and their works are at a stand-still. There are 27 firms, large and small, now paying upon the terms of the compromise: It appears from the strike pay-sheets of the brick layers that on Friday last, out of 84 men receiving the strike pay, there were 40 non-society men who had turned out against the system. So few com paratively of the employers having enforced the new system, the carpenters have not thought it expedient at present to strike at any of the shops, as was their intention last week, but to allow all the men for the present to remain in under protest. The plasterers have not yet come to any final deci sion as to the course to be pursued by their trade. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER-JUNE 29. A week of showery weather. Not so large a supply of wheat. Best samples at the prices of last week; inferior dull, and unsaleable. Spring corn meet with little demand at late rates. Wheat, white s6s to 62s Beans, Mazagan.. 36 to 42s red 44s to 56s Middle & small 38s to 44s Barley —s to —s White peas 4 4,, to 48s Oats —s to —s Grey.. 38s to 44s CHELMSFORD-JUNE 28. A rather limited supply of wheat, but the greater part out of condition. Best wheats again receded is per qr on last week; inferior qualities fully 2s per qr. cheaper, and at that reduction very little business doing. Spring corn dull, at about late quotations. Wheat. white 29s to 61s red 38s to 57s Barley 29s to 42s Chevalier 32s to 45s Grinding 26s to 37s Malt 61s to 67s Chevalier 64s to 69s Oats 26s to 31s Peas, Partridge ..44s to 454 White 43s to 46s Boiling 43s to 47s Dun 4os to 43s Beans, Tick 39s to 483 Harrow Ticks 39s to 50s Mazagan 33s to 45s STAMFOR: -JUNE 29. There was a limited show of wheat at market, and trade ruled slow, at is to 2s less money. Little or nothing doing in barley, and late rates were on the decline. Oats and other articles in slow demand. Wheat 505 to 588 I Oats.. 24s to 30s White do .. 60s to 64s Beans 4Bs to 50s Barley ..,....30s to 40s I Ditto, old ........5Cs to 54s KIRKALDY—JuNn 29. - - --- A very fair supply of wheat to-day, but mostly of in ferior quality. Good sorts brought last week's currencies; inferior is to 2s lower. Barley and oats in small supply, and prices as before. Wheat I Barley Oats First.... 34s Oct 30s Od 26s Oct Second.. 59s Od I 34s Od 30 s Od Third .. 55s Od —s Od 31s Od COAL MARK (rrioes of Coal per Ton at ET—JULY 2. the close of the market s. d. Wylam 15 6 Bell's Primrose .... l3 0 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ...15 6 Tanfield Moor 12 9 Tanfield Moor Butes l2 9 Lambert's West Hart- Walls End. s. d. South Hartlepool 17 0 Eden 16 3 Acorn Close ..16 3 Thornley Tunstall Heugh Hall 16 3 Trimdon Thornley 15 3 Hetton Byron Haswell 18 6 South Hetton ..18 6 Stewart's . lB 6 K elloe Hartlepool..... 18 3 Hedley 15 3 Brsddyll's Hetton 17 3 Keiper Grange..., l6 9 Thorpe .. ..17 0 Russel's Hetton 17 6 Trimdon Hartlepool lB 0 Cassop l7 6 145; sold, 105. - --- --- ley 15 3 Holywell ..15 6 Walker Primrose 12 3 West Hartley 16 6 Howard's West Hart- le l5 6 Eden y Main wY 16 3 West Wylam 15 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite 21 6 Hastings Hartley l5 3 Walls End. South Kelloe. 17 6 Ships at market, THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. July 19. Do. (via Marseilles) July 13. Brazil and Cape Verds . July 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, Cuba and Mexico .. • .. June 29. Canada, &c. (via L'derry) .. • • July 3. Cape of Good Hope, &c. Aug. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) July 2. Do (via Marseilles) July 13. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. Overdue. India(Calcutta), Ceylon, &a. (via Southampton) July 2. Do. (via Marseilles) July 13. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) .. July 5. .. Lisbon .• • • • • • . .. July 1. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (vi a S ou th ampton) .. Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) .. July 5 . Vigo, and Oporto .. July 1. United States, California, &c. .. July 4. Western Coast of Africa Madeira, Tene r iffe .. July 10. West Indies and Pacific,'Carthagena, Cuba, &o. July 15. FRIGHTFUL CASUALTY IN A FOLD-YARD, NEAR LEEDS. --As a married woman named Westerman, tempo amily employed at the house of Mr. Vince, butcher, and landlord of the Jolly Colliers' Inn, Moor Garforth, near Leeds, was engaged in some household duty in the fold yard, she was attacked by a young bullock, which had only been recently purchased by Mr. Vince, and gored fright fully. The attention of the infuriated animal was then taken by a man who was working in an adjoining garden, and it rushed at him, but he escaped by scrambling into an apple tree. In the meantime some persons had placed the poor woman in a chair, but before they could remove her the animal returned to the place, and inflicted such dread. ful injuries upon her that she shortly expired in great agony. The bull has since been slaughtered. 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