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Vetiritt Ml:talon SUN OFFWE. Seven 43' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDE—(This Evening.) The LOUD CHANCSLLOR took his seat on the woolsack shortly before five o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by commission to the following bills :—Exchequer Bills (4,000,0001.), Small Debts Imprisonment Act Amendment (Scotland), Joint stock Companies Procedure before Justices (Scotland), Distillztion from Rice, Magdalen Hospital (Bath), En doWed Schools at Moulton, Grand Juries, Turnpike Act's Continuance, Advowsons, Militia Ballot Sus pension, West London and Crystal Palace Rail way, Bagnalatown and Wexford Railway, Mon mouth Roads. Bournemouth Improvement and Pier, Morayshire, Railway, Renfrewshire Road, Halifax and Huddersfield Roads, Edinburgh Water, Salisbury Branch Railway and Market House, Stockton and Dar lington, and Newcastle and Carlisle Union Railway, Epsom and Leatherhead Railway, Swansea Vale Rail way, Lewes, Eastbourne, and Hailsbam Roads, Con way and Llandudno Road, West of Fife Mineral Rail way, Maybole and Girvan Railway, Forest of Dean Central Railway, Ceylon Railway, and Butterwick's Estate. The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the. Earl of Harrowby, and the Duke of Argyll. Petitions against the Parochial Schools (Scotland) Bill, from various parts of Scotland, were presented by the Duke of Buccieuch, the Duke of Montrose, and the Earl of Haddingtono AFFAIRS OF ITALY. Lord LYNDHURST rose to call the attention of their lordships to the affairs of Italy. He said be was most desirous of obtaining the opinion of her Afejesty's Government on this question before the coming recess. The state of affairs in Italy was most deplorable, and every man who bad the least feeling of independence about him mvst sympathise with the condition of that unfortunate country. From certain movements which bad taken place some time ago, hopes were entertained of some remedy being applied to those evils which now existed. He regretted to say that those hopes were nearly extinguished. A foreign military tyranny existed in Italy, which naturally created the greatest discontent amongst the people, who largely sought every oppor tunity to break their chains. Of that military tyranny Austria was most decidedly the most galliirg and the most odious. (Hear, bear.) But bow wa, this state of things to be put an end te. He concurred in the sug gestion of his noble friends opposite, and that made by the Sardinian Government, as to the best means by which those evils might be terminated. The plan was this, to establish first a satisfactory Government — a Government that would satisfy the people—and after taking the ordinary precautions to preserve the peace in that part of Europe to proceed with the necessary reforms. But that state of things could not he brought about without th..: consent of Austria. Would Austria consent voluntarily, or by the pressure of the Western Powers ? A man must be credulous, indeed, who could suppose that Austria would voluntarily give up military pessession of those parts of Italy which she had for so long held within her iron grasp. Well, then, would Austria be prepared to resist the pressure of the Western Powers ; be did not mean to say a pressure by force of arms, but a pressure arising from a combined re monstrance and a decided tone expressed by the Western Powers. He thought that the moral effect of such a pressure must be of advantage in the way of mitigating, if not of removing, the military tyranny which existed. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway were considered and agreed to. The Perth Burgh and Harbour Bill and the Boston, Sleaford, and Midland Counties Railway Bill were con sidered and ordered to be read a third time. MALT DUTY. Mr. BASS moved for returns of the number of bushels of malt brought to charge in each of the three years end ing the sth or lit of July, 1854-55, and 1855, as the years may ezd on one or other of those days ; of the number of bushels of malt in stock on which additional duty was charged in May 1854, and the amount received therefrom ; of the number of bushels of malt in stock on the sth day of July 1856, and the amount to be returned thereon ; of the average price of barley for each of the three years before named ; of the amount in "old duty" charged on English bops for each of the before-named three years ; and of the number of cwts. of foreign hops imported in each of the same three years.—Ordered. Mr. BLACK moved for a return of the number of bushels of malt in the hands of matlsters, brewers, vic tuallers, dealers, or in the hands of any other person, for which there has been claimed the repayment of the war duty of ls. 30. per bushel, according to the prn visions of the act of 19 and 20 Victoria, chap. 34, distinguishing the amount of money claimed by each class respectively.—Ordered. COLLECTORS' FINES. Mr. J. EWART moved for returns of all persons, with their names and occupations in full, on whom fines have been levied from the let'day of January, 1350, to the 23d day of June, 1856, in the Prescot Division of the County Palatine of Lancaster, for refusing to act as Collectors or Assessors of Government Taxes.—Ordered. HYDE PARK. Mr. W. EVVART inquired of the First Commissioner of Public Works whether it would not be possible by arrangement or compromise to throw open to the pub lic the ground now given up to private occupancy in the centre of Hyde Park, between the Humane Society's Receiving-house near the Serpentine and the soldiers quarters in the Park ? Sir B. HALL said that Mr. Stevenson bad a life in terest to the house alluded to and under such circum stances it was was not intended to during that gentle man's life to make any such arrangement. ST. JAMES'S PARK. Mr. HINDLEY wished to ask the hon. baronet whe ther it was intended to erect a bridge across the water, and if such was the case whether care would be taken to preserve the grass and walks ? Sir B. HALL said lie understood that the House of Commons bad ordered a suspension bridge to be erected across the water in St. James's-park. Such a site would be selected as was most convenient, and care would be taken to interfere as little as possible with the grass and walks. MR. J..A.MES SADLEIR. Mr. ROERUCK gave notied that, nn this day s'en night, he should move, unless Mr. Sadleir should in the interval surrender, that he be expelled from the house. COLLEGE OP PHYSICIANS. Mr. KI.NNAIRD asked whether it was the intention of the Government to grant a new charter of incorpora tion to the Royal College of Physicians of London 1 Sir G. GREY said the subject of granting a new char ter to the College of Physicians had Leen for some time under consideration, but it bad been postponed from time to time in consequence of certain reforms in the medical profession. Under these circumstances, there was no immediate intention of granting a nes , charter. JUNIOR OFFICERS OF THE ARMY. Sir J. GRAHAM wished to ask the Secretary at War a question, of which he had given him notice, namely, whether, in the reduction of officers of inferior grade hi the army, any consideration would be given to those who had obtained their commissions in consequence of their proficiency at Sandhurst ? Mr. F. PEEL said the only safe principle in reducing the army was to diminish the number of junior officers. Some of those junior officers had obtained their commis sions for proficiency in their studies, others had pur chased them, and others had become entitled to them from the number of men furnished to the militia. Of course it would seem an injustice to deprive those gen tlemen of their commissions, who had obtained them as the reward of studies at Sandhurst ; but it would be equally unjust to deprive senior officers of their com missions in favour of juniors. MAIN DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS. In reply to a question from Mr. 1 2uTLES , in reference to the main drainage of the metropolis, on the rejec tion by the President of the Bo ar d of W or k s of the plan propounded by the Metropolitan Board of Works, Sir B. HALL said it was understood that the drainage of the metropolis was to be carried out on the data laid down by the Commissioners of Sewers inllBsl, and, in accordance with the terms of the - late act he called upon the Metropolitan Board of Works for their plans, &c. They were submitted to him, and he appointed Captain Birstall to examine them and the river and report thereon. That officer did so, and it was found that the plan propounded was in direct opposition to the terms of the act of Parliament of last session that the point of discharge should be beyond the limits of the metropolitan area. In consequence of that he rejected the plan, but, at the same. time, stated his readiness to consider any other plans that might be Intimitted to him for the drainage of the metropolis, in Imeordasioe with the terms of the act referred to. THE SADLEIR 'FRAUDS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND asked the hon. and learned member for Dublin University if it was his intention at an early day to bring forward that charge against the Attorney-General for Ireland, rela tive to the Sadleir frauds, which the Irish Master of the Bolls bad intrusted to him, and in such a shape that he (the Attorney-General) could meet it in his place in Pa•- liament Ho called upon the house to back him in vindicating the honour of this house from the charge alleged against one of its members. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NAPIER said that he st a t e d on a former occa sion that it was for the honour of the house that the subject in question should he inquired into, and to that he still adhered. (Hear.) The hon. and learned gen tleman proceeded to address the ho use on the subject, when he was interrupted by Mr. ROEBUCK, who called the hon. and learned member to order. The SPEAKER said that the hon. and learned mem ber had a right to address any observations to the house in explanation of his former conduct. Mr. NAPIER • continued, and said that, on a former occasion, he distinctly heard the Attorney-General for Ireland say that the Master of the Rolls in Ireland had broken his oath as a Privy Councillor. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY rose to order—He could not allow such remarks to be made in silence, He WS3 present when ......... the learned Attorney-General addressed the house and he did not make use of the words attributed to him. Mr. NAPIER said he was satisfied the h arned At torney-General did. (Hear, bear.) It was beard by other hon. inern'iers, and one assertion was as gind as another. (Hear, and order.) Lord PALMERSTON also rose to order. Toe prac tice of the house was to allow hon. members to refer to, and repeat, the former statements of an hon. member, but not to repeat the assurance of o thers what a member had said. (Hear, bear.) Mr. NAPIER resumed, and said this subject ought to be discussed without political feelings ; the house ought to know all the circumstances with reference to the escape of James Sadleir from Dublin. The hon. and learned member again referred to certain circur, stances connected with the subject, when The SPEAKER called bim to order. Mr. NAPIER then proceeded to say be had been in duced to make certain. statements in that house in con sequence of what had been said in Ireland relative to the Sadleir frauds. At present he had heard no defence from the Attorney-General of his own conduct ; and the best way to settle the question in dispute would be to appoint a select corn mitee to investigate the subject. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Napier) bad no authority fro the Master of the Rolls to make any charge agni nst the Attorney-General for Ireland, and he declined to take upon himself the office of accuser. (Loud cheers.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he must adopt the only course now open to him, and that was at the evening sitting to-morrow to make a statement relative to this charge. (Cheers.) The subject then dropped. THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Lord PALMERSTON the orders of the day were suspended, to citable Lord John Ru.sseil to bring forward his motion with reference to Italy. REVIEW AT ALDERSHOT. Lord PALMERSTON announced to the house that to-morrow he should move the adj,)urnment of the house till Thursday, because, as her Majesty intended to re view aliout 14,000 troops at Aldershot on Wednes day, no doubt mat y hon_ members would like to be present. His lordship then announced, amidst much laughter, the arrangements that had been made for conveying the members and horses and carriages over the line with punctuality, and what had been done to ensure luncheon for hon. members at Aldershot. ITALY. Lord J. RUSSELL then brought on his promised mo tion for an address toreopies or extracts of any recent com munications which have taken place between her Ma jesty's Government and the Governments of Austria, Rome, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, relating to the affairs of Italy. [LEFT SPEAKING.] Naval and Military Intelligence. Acourt-martial will be held this day on board her M ajesty's ship Victory, in Portsmouth harbour, to inquire into the circumstances under which her Majesty's steam sloop Hecate was run ashore on the Bar of Lagos (West Cast of Africa), on or about the 20th day of Jwluary, 1856 ; and to try Commander Alexander Duff Gordon and Mr. George Spinks Alldricks, Master of her Ma jesty's said steam-sloop Hecate, fur their conduct on that occasion. Her Majesty's steamship Princess Royal, 91, Captain L. T. Jones, C. 13., is to be dismantled at Portsmouth, her rigging being too unserviceable for another com mission. Her Majesty's ship Agamemnon, 91, Captain J. J. Stopford, was paid off at Portsmouth on Saturday ; her crew made quite a demonstration on the occasion in the principal street of Portsea, forming proce2sion, and bearing banners with the ship's name inscribed upon them. The Queen of the South steam•transport arrived at Spithead yesterday from Ireland. On Saturday the troops belonging to the Chatham division of Royal Marines (light infantry) were marched to the ground at the rear of the Marine Barracks, Chat ham, where they were formed into a square for the purpose of witnessing the sentence of a court-martial carried out on Private William Bennett, of the 85th company of that corps, who had been condemned to re ceive SO lashes for being absent from guard and making away with a pair or boots, being a portion of his regi mental necessaries. The prisoner, who bears an ex tremely bad character in the service, has bee❑ tried five times by .court-martial, and bad been sentenced to re ceive corporal punishment on two former oecassions, the last of which was only a few weeks since, when he was flogged for making away with his regimental neces saries. After the prisoner bad received his punishment he was removed to Melville Hospital. The screw steam-ship Duke of Wellington, 131, Cap tain Henry Caldwell, arrived on Saturday at Plymputh, where she will be fitted with a new topsailyard and have defects made good. The sloop Atalanta, Corn. T. M. S. Pasley, was towed from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sound on Saturday ; the crew will be paid advance of wages this day. The sloop Philomel, 8, Com. J. M. D. Skene, was towed from Plymouth Sound into Hamoaze on Friday, and moored to the jetty ; she is ordered to be paid off on Friday next: The paddlewheel steam-sloop Buzzard, 6, Com.W. H. Dobbie, was towed to the sheer hulk at I)evonport on Friday, and unmasted on Saturday ; her crew will be paid off to-morrow. The steam transport Mauritius is appointed to leave Plymouth this day, with the depot of the 92d High landers, for Queenstown ; she will then proceed to Malta. The ship Marlborough, Capt. F. Smith, from Cal cutta March 17, with 80 military invalids belonging to various regiments, 20 women and sever*l children, for London, was off Plymouth on Saturday. The Modesty, 18 gun sloop (sailing), Corn. A. Butler, at Sheerness, has been stripped and stores returned. She was ordered to be taken into the basin, and her crow to be paid off on , Thursday. Some of her seamen have vorneered for the Brilliant. The Mayflower gunboat, Lieut.-Com. G. M. Temple, was put out of No. 4 dry dock at Sheerness on Satur day, and the Plover, Lieut.-Corn. Keith Stewarr, was docked in the same dock, for the purpose of being refit ted with all possible despatch for irumejiate active ser vice. We have watched with more than ordinary interest the progress of the novices belonging to the Illustrious training ship, under the command of that excellent and indefatigable officer, Captain Harris. Upwards of 2000 fine lads have been thoroughly instructed in seamanship and gunnery on board the Illustriou , , and when drafted on board other ship, the commanders of such ships have ever borne testimony to the good behaviour and seaman like qualifications ut the lads in question. Capt. Harris has lately published a most ireful and interesting litt'e work, which is not only of the greatest service to the boys belonging to the Queen's service, but every mer chant firm should present their apprentices with so valu able and simplified a pamphlet. It is called the " No vices' Cat , ,claisrn," containing questions awl answers in seamanship and gunnery. APPOINTMENTS. Capt. 11. C. Yelvcrton, to the Conqueror ; Capt. G. GitEird, to the Brunswick ; Lieut. R. I'. Jenkins, to the Amethyst ; G. A. F. Day, second master, to the Staunch ; A. M`Mans, acting avistant•surgeon, to the Cemille ; S. L. Lancaster, acting clerk, to the Victory ; A. M. Wade, assistant clerk, to the Tribune. GRAND REVIEW OF THE CRIATEAN ARTILLERY AT WOOLWICH. The whole of the Royal Horse and Fo - it Artillery, be tween 2,000 and 3,000, recently returned to Woolwich from the Crimea, hail a grand field-day on Saturday be fore Prince Oscar of Sweden, Sir W. F. Williams, the Kara hero, Earl of CArdigan, and a most brilliant staff. A more interesting and imposing spectacle, perhaps, was never witnessed at this great military depot. During the last fortnight companies of the Royal. Ar tillery have been arriving almost daily, and the garrison may be said to be now exclusively filled with, men who have seen brilliant service in the treaches before Sebas topol. There was not a man on the ground who did not wear the Crimean medal with three or four clasps, Alma, Balaklava. Inkerman, and Sebastopol. The troops took up a position on the Common at one o'clock. The Foot Artillery held the centre, and the Horse the left. Prince Oscar, who had previously gone into the Royal Arsenal, where he had been occupied some two hours, was attired in a green nniform trimmed with silver lace, and a cocked hat with yellow and green feathers, aed was mounted on a splendid chestnut charger. He arrived with a very numerous and distin guished staff, and was received by General Williams, the new commandant, who wore the orders presented to him by Queen Victoria, the Emperor Napoleon and the Sul tan, the band playing " God Save the Queen." The men seemed in excellent spirit'. This was the first time they bad been called out since their return from the seat of war, or that they had met their brave chief at the head of the force. After the usual saluting, Prince Oscar; attended by General Williams, Col. Hardinge, the Earl of Cardigan, Col. Lake, Col. Teesdale, and staff, passed down the front of the line. The illustrious visitors then returned to the flagstaff, and the whole of the batteries, llerse'and Foot Artillery, rode past in slow time. This was perhaps the most interesting part of the proceeding. The Kars hero, as chief of the garrison, rode in advance of the troops, and as be passed along, the band playing " Sea the conquering hero comes," the populace cheered him most enthusiastically. The meat brilliant field-clay movements were then gone through. Prince Oscar rode out in front of the troops, and com plimented Gen. Williams and the several officers chief in command upon the efficiency of this branch of the ser vice. His Royal Highness then desired that his thanks might be communicated to the men. The distinguished party then retired from the Common amid the saluting of the troops and guns, and proceeded to the officers' mess-r ;om of the barracks. t THE ITALIAN LEGION. —We have reason to believe bat 1,600 or 1,800 of the Italian Legion, now at Malta, will proceed to Buenos Ayres as military settlers, the government of the Argentine Republic being anxious for their services. Proposals have been made to locate them in that country, and give each a habitation or farm, where they can acquire independence and plenty. There are at present about 1,500 Italians settled in the above state, all thriving a n d d o i ng we ll , t h e c li ma t e and soil agreeing with the Italians far beyond Canada or the Cape.— United Service Gazette. - • THE SUN, _LONDON MONDAY EVE t 4 THE SADLER? FRAUDS. the Carlton Club, connected as that mysterious locality has been by the Liberal press with a two years' persecution, worthy of the Inquisition, car ried on against one of the highest-hearted men in England, on charges which the persecutors themselves were obli:ged to confess in a court of justice had not a shadow of foundation. (From the Te:mes of this day.) 72Iae past week has been diversified by the ex pl osiou in Parliament of a real genuine Irish row, of the fine old Irish cast, such as may remind some of us of the glorious days of Daniell O'Connell and Serjeaut Jackson, of Mr. Shaw and Baron Smith. The visitation has come upon us suddenly, but with all its ordinary concomitants. There are charges and counter-charges ; "gross misstatements" and equivocal explanations ; challenges to do this and defiances to do that; each party challenging the other to come on, and each, in the very height of his fury, displaying no inconsiderable amount of in stinct. Tire rareness of such an occurrence—for we have not had a really good specimen for at least a year and a half--the hig rank of the disputauts, both lawyers, both Privy Councillors—the one the Attorney-GerAral, and the other the Master of the Rolls for Ireland—lead additional raciness to the discussion ; and we may fairly hope, from such auspicious beginnings, that the twelfth book of this modern epic will be as active and spirited as the first. We will endeavour, with as much cool ness as the heat of the disputants permits to the impartial narrator, to state the case in a manner to give the public seine idea of that which both sides 1 - . ave hitherto rather kept out of sight—its whole I bearings and merits. Early in the month of February of this year the Tipperary Bank, under the immediate guid ance of Mr. James Sadleir, issued a prosperity re port, declared a dividend of six per cent., and allotted a bonus to the shareholders of three per cent. more. Then followed the suicide of John Sadleir and the consequent stoppage of the bank, the declaration of insolvency being filed by the same James Sadleir—him, we mean, of the divi dend and. bonus—only three weeks after that de claration. The case was heard before Mr. Murphy, ono of the Masters of the Irish Court of Chancery, and he, strange enough, absolved all the managers of this most fraudulent concern from any imputa tion of fraud. The Master of the Rolls reversed this decision on the sth of March, stating circum stances highly criminatory of James Sadleir. In the latter end of May the Master of the Rolls ex pressed in court his unbounded astonishment that the Irish Government had not taken up the case. On the 14th of June Mr. John Sadleir's celebrated letter was made known. About the 17th of June Mr. James Sadleir absconded, and on the 20th of June the Master of the Rolls gave judgment in the case of the English shareholders, inveighing in the most unmeasured terms against the Irish Go vernment and the Irish law officers. These are the grounds of the quarrel. We are now in a condition to turn to the quarrel itself. On the sth of July Mr. Fitzgerald was asked in the House of Commons why the Government had been so remiss in prosecutine. James Sadleir, and in answer to this question he said that the reason James Sadleir was not in custody was the alarm created in his mind by the expressions in the judg ment of the Master of the Rolls. He further pro ceeded to say that the proper course would have been for the Master of the Rolls to send the evi dence on which he relied to the law officers, or, in his capacity of a Privy Councillor, to inform the Lord-Lieutenant that a crime had been committed, and point out the necessity for an investigation. Since then the Master of the Rolls has twice taken the opportunity afforded by his position as a judge to attack the Attorney-General and defend himself; and on Friday last Mr. Napier brought the case before the House, coming forward, as he said, to defend the Master of the Rolls from the charge of disregard of his duty as a Privy Councillor. Mr. Napier had been furnished by the Master of the Rolls with a copy of the charges preferred against Mr. Fitzgerald by that judge in open court, and they appeared in a second edition of the Standard on the very day they were deli vered in Dublin ; but Mr. Fitzgerald had no opportunity of seeing them, and Mr. Napier in sisted on forcing on the discussion, thus securing a move in advance by printing in the same news paper with the debate an elaborate charge of negligence against the Irish Attorney-General, to which it was impossible he could give any answer. Later in the evening, after time had been given to read the statement in the Standard, an attempt was made to induce Mr. Napier to bring forward his charges in a specific shape—an attempt which appears to have been entirely unsuccessful. So stands the matter at present. As regards the Attorney-General for Ireland, we confess that the statement of the Master of the Rolls is calculated to make an impression un favourable to that officer. Mr. James Sadleir was a supporter of the present Government, and Mr. John Sadleir had actually held office under Lord Aberdeen's Government. These cir cumstances seem to have required from the law officers more than ordinary vigilance. On the other hand, we must not forget that a fraud is not an indictable offence, and that the Attorney- General may be able to show that he did not possess sufficient evidence of conspiracy to justify him in putting the law in motion. Whether James Sadleir's flight was actually occasioned by the denunciations of the Master of the Rolls we shall probably never know, hut it was the result naturally to be looked for, and the ird•iscretion is the same whe• tiler it did or did not produce the result that was reasonably to be expected. But what shall we say of a judge who states publicly from the bench that he did net give any private information to the Government of the crime of James Sadleir, because he believed it would receive no attention from them, for causes publicly known,—that is, of a judge who uses his position as a dispenser of jus tice to charge upon a Government to which he is politically opposed the stifling and hushing up of crimes from the basest motives of partisanship, or who, amid the cheers of an admiring audience, de livers a philippic against a law officer of the Crown on a matter arising, indeed, out of a cause tried be fore him, but utterly irrelevant to the discharge of his judicial duties, and transmits that philippic as a brief to his friends in the House of Commons ? A court of justice is no arena for political conflicts, and the judge who makes it such disgraces alike his offi cial and private character. We write this on the supposition that the charges made by the Master of the Rolls are true, a supposition we have no right to make, and the truth or falsehood of which ought, without the unnecessary delay of a single hour, to be tested by full discussion in the face of Parliament and the country. At the period when the romance of elections in question was forged there did really sit a conclave within the walls of that club for the purpose of undermining its foundations ; the members of that conclave were Sohn Sadlcir and Edmund O'Fla,- herty 5 the object of that conclave was the manage ment of Irish elections—in a Conservative sense. - What sums, we should like to know, were ex pended in the creditable transactions of those days, known as the Carlow election, the Sligo election, and the Sligo election petition, including the con venient break-down of the electric telegraph, which was to have conveyed the names of witnesses and sureties—necessary to render that petition avail able ? We have heard also that Mr. Maguire—an honest and clever, although a mistaken, man—did assert that a sum of 2,0001.—" say, two thousand" —was offered him in the name of a nobleman after wards fatally notorious as a member of the Coalition Government, in order to induce him to give up his intention to stand for the borough of Dungarvan ; but this allegation was set aside by a committee of the House of Commons, which, with characteristic sagacity, gave credit to the counter assertions of Mr. Edmund O'Fla.herty, the voucher general for Peelite officials. Did any member of the conclave ever ask Mr. Sadleir where all this mon-y came from ? How also were the expenses of Cork and Tipperary elections, &c., paid fur? Would the declaration of Mr. James Sadleir be fore Master Murphy throw any light on these mys terious circumstances ? Have we said enough to show that all parties connected with the Coalition Government—of which the present Premier was a distinguished member—would naturally wish to cast a veil over transactions of so dubious a charac ter ? We think we have ; but, in confirmation of our view, we find that a well-known baronet of Peelite celebrity is now most anxious—in thein terest of justice, of course—to get into his own management ' the case of the deeply-aggrieved Master of the Rolls ; and in his skilful hands we have no doubt that _the whole dispute might be toned down so as to appear to be a simple squabble between a judge and an attorney-general, so that the inquiry into the real case at issue—what be came of John Sadleir's money ?—might be burked. " Barked" is an ugly word, but we cannot but think that a desperate effort will be made in the present instance to carry out the process which it designates. Every agent of the Government is put in action for the purpose, even that Deus ex machina, the " great artist from the back benches"—the noto rious jackal of the Government—has been put for ward to entrap Mr. Napier into giving up his van tage ground as a defendant, to come forward as an accuser, instead of standing on his right of throw ing the onus probandi on the Attorney-General, who orginally charged the Master of the Rolls with the breach of his Privy Councillor's oath, and forcing the right honourable calumniator to prove the truth of his words. We hope Mr. Napier will continue firm, and not fall into the trap so inge niously laid for him by the very useful member for Sheffield. In conclusion, we assert that Parliament will not do its duty unless it appoint a committee of the house to inquire into these hidden mysteries ; and then, if a searching investigation be made into the proceedings of the late Lord of the Treasury and his employers, we may at length find that the words of the poet have really some foundation in truth— " Raro antecedeutem scelestum deseruit puma pede claudo." We are assured that the moral sense of the coun- try will not allow these matters to continue any longer uninvestigated, and in their present unsatis factory condition. Such a neglect on their part would absolutely make the nation accessories after the fact and sharers in the connivance of the At torney-General, as charged against him and the Government which he represents by the high spirited member for Mayo. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. On Friday the ordinary weekly meeting was held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall—Mr. Thwaites, the president, in the chair. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. FEw introduced a deputation from the Board of Works for the Strand district, and the vestry of the liberty of the Rolls, on the subject of a new street by way of !Carey-street, Lincolns-inn-fields, and the nor thern side of the new Record-office, near Fetter-lane. The memorial showed that the present time was most favourable to secure ground at the entrance to Carey street from Chancery-lane. Mr. HALL drew attention to the great importance of taking an enlarged view of the subject matter of this memorial, inasmuch as it was not a mere local improve ment that was advocated, but one which would form the centre of a grand thoroughfare from east to west. The memorial was referred to the committee of works, with instructions to report thereon on an early day. Mr. SNOW likewise introduced a deputation from the hamlet of Mile-end Old Town, and the Poplar and Lime house districts. The memorial presented prayed that the board would be pleased to cause a now road to be constructed from Litnehouse to the Mile-end-road, so as to form a junction with the Grove-road, and to cause this last-named road to be widened, so that it might be of the same width as the new road. The Rev. Mr. ROITSALL earnestly adocated the pro posed line of road, inasmuch as it would afford to a vast working population a means of approach to the Victoria pnrk. He had frequently had occasion to pass through Victoria-park, and he had never yet heard a single word made use of that was offensive to his ears as a minister of religion or as a man. (Hear, hear.) This memorial was likewise referred to the works committee ; but Mr. Wilkinson hoped that the deputation would not depart with the notion that because the matter had been so re ferred that immediate steps were to be taken ; and Mr. Taylor called the attention of the deputation to the fact that the freeholders whose land adjoined the propoed road would be so largely benefitted by its con struction, that they ought to be prepared to contribute extensively to its formation. STREET NOMENCLATURE AND NUMBERING, Mr. CoLuNsow presented a communication from Mr. Francis Calling " in reference to a scheme for facilitating the delivery of letters, by which every place ald house in the kingdom would be easily found both by day and night." The memorial was read, but afforded only the most general information in respect to the projector's scheme. Atter a desultory conversation, ( From the Morning Herald of this day.) The attention of the country, from one end to the other, is now of necessity fixed upon the heavy charges brought by the Attorney-General, Fitz gerald, against the Irish Master of the Rolls, well known in other days as the successful prosecutor of Mr. O'Connell, as well as by his magnificent de fence of his own conduct upon that occasion be fore the Commons of England. It is well that our readers should call to mind that this is not the first persecution undergone at the hands of the Whigs by the eminent judge in, question, nor the fact that he is not now in a posi tion to make his personal defence in the house, which, no doubt, would be as triumphant, could ho make it, as was that which occupied the Com mons for an entire night ton years ago, and to which not the most virulent of his enemies dared to attempt even the semblance of a reply. The case which at this moment calls for notice is one of even a more serious nature than that to which we have alluded, and involves the character both of the judicial bench and the Government of the country, as represented by the Irish Attorney- General, to a degree unequalled in importance by any _previous occurrence within our memory. We consider that Mr. Moore expressed tru7y the general opinion of the public of Ireland, and of that portion . of Englishmen who have attended to the proceedings in question, namely, that Go vernment had connived at the escape of Mr. James Sadleir from justice; but another question remains behind, of even greater importance, viz., what motive could the Queen's Attorney-General have in adopting such a course of proceeding ? The Constitutionnel of Friday morning has a long We are saved from dwelling at any great length and able article on the affairs of the United States, and upon the first part of the question by the withering their relations with E urope . The opinions it contains exposure contained in the speech of the Master of differ little from those already expressed by the leading the Rolls on Friday, in which, with unsparing and London journals upon this question. Food[AnysurisraiExT.]—Dti Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabic:). , e nienee invariably expe r s e s s e tor es h . e t alth, w s ith fi o ft u y t m ti e m d e i relentless logic, and by reference to dates, he con sciniets, i n costc o n v in 1 - wilful connivance at the escape of a criminal, or victs the Attorney-Gdueral of one of two things— other remedies, and removes ve indigestion (dyspepsia), the grossest neglect of public duty. Air. Fitz- flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver cora gerald attempts to screen himself by laying a great plaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility. portion of the blame upon the late Attorney - Gene - We extract a fe w out of 50,000 testimonials of cures, ral ; but the learned entleman in this unworthymedicines. which had resisted a ll g years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, 'with cramps,spasm s attempt conveniently forgets that he himself was and nausea, have been effectually removed 'by Du Barry's , Solicitor-General, and that the heaviest lathes delicious food in a very short time.—,Rev. John W. Flavell, committed absolutely occurred in the month of Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk. From the Dowager Countess June, two months after his own accession to the of Castlestuart.—Cure 52,612.—Rosstrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th December, 1854.—The Dowager Countess of higher office of Attorney-General. Castlestuart feels ind uce d in the interest of suffering huma- We would humbly beg the House of Commons nay, to state that Du B arry ' 'sexcellent RevalentaArabica Food to be more chary of its own character for consis- has cured her, after all medicines had failed, of indigestion, tency and honesty in the matter of dates in the bile, great nervousnessand irritability of many years' standing. present instance than it was at the period when, This food deserves th e conf i dence o f a ll sufferers, and may be as far as they could, honourable and right honour- c s o u n p si p d m e .ie d d b a y bl t eesastiieingo.nia Inquiries t w h i e l 1 celebrated bee cheerfully e a f n e s s s w e e r s r e c e t i able gentlemen voted a censure on Lord Derby's Chemistry Dr. Andr ew Urfere•lnDr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey; Government for having offered employment —a Dr. Campbell; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram; fact, by the way, which depended solely upon the Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle testimony of Mr. E. 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Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London implicate James Sadleir in a criminal participation Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors; to her Majesty, Picca dilly ; also at 60 Gracechn r h-street • 330 and 451, Strand; 4, with the enormous frauds perpetrated by his bre- . , . e . , , Oheapslde; 65, Ccrnlull ; 49, B i shopsgate-street; 55, Char they, the late Lord of the Treasury. tine-cress; 64, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 157, Oxford. Every one has heard of the underground room at ' street. . . . Major LYON reminded the board that a commitee was at present engaged in considering the subject of street nomenclature and numbering, and was in communica tion with the Poit-office authorities. If a new com mittee had to be nominated fur the purpose of consi dering so apparently an extravagant scheme as the one presented ho would not a , k the hoard to make such a reference ; but as the committee already existed, he should move that the memorial be dent to it for con sideration. Agreed to POBLI4I PARK FOR FINSBUItY. Mr. SAVAGE moved the subjoined resolution :—" It being highly desirable to pre , erve open spaces f,,r the health and recreation of the inhabitants of the metropo lie, that it be referred to the Finance Committee to con sider and report what funds might be available towards purchasing land for the purpose of forming a park in the neighbourhood of Highbury or Hornsey, for the borough of Finsbury and the north of London, and whether some portion of the probable surplus of the coal tax which will expire in 1862 might not be equitably appropriated towards this desirable object." He said that he did not think it necessary to go over the various argu ments which at former meetings of the board had been advanced in favour of open spaces for the health and recreation of the population. The doubts of the hoar , l, relative to its powers to consider this question, would be resolved by the new bill introduced by Sir B. Hall. They might regard that bill as law, for there was but little apprehension that it would he altered or thrown out by the House of Lords. Mr. D'IFFANGEE seconded the motion. The board then divided, when there appeared for tle motion, 10 ; against it, 6. JULY 14, 1856 SERIOUS RIOT BETWEEN ORANGEMEN AND 1:IBBO Nlf EN. NEV,T.,A.STLE-ON-TYNE, SATURDAY ENT.NING. We reeret to have to record a meet brutal en I serious riot end as,ault, caused by a large body of Ilii.ierniaus, or Ribbon:nen, attacking a body of Orangemen, near the Felling, by which several of the latter haVe been moat seriously injured, and, If report he true, one or two have been killed. The particulars, as far as we have been able to learn, are chiefly as follows : This day being the commemoration of the battle of the Boyne, the Grand Protestant Association of Loyal Orengemen a p esembled at the Wheatsheaf, Gate-head, for the purpose of going iu procession through the streets of Gateshead and Newcastle. About ten o'olock they formed in proession, with numerous banners, the men being well attired and adorned with saihes, and beaded by Hawks' band, They marched to the Mack Swan IL)tel, in this town, where they were joined by another lodge of Orangemen. After some delay the procession was re-formed, and from thence proceeded down Grey street, Dean-street, and so on across the Tyne-bridge to Gateshead, and onward towards the Felling, with the intention of joining another lodge at that place ; but on arriving within a few yards of the Felling toll-gate, they observed a large body of Ffihernians, ( r Ribbonmen, amounting to several hundreds. Some were in their working dress, while others were stripped to the shirt, With the sleeves folded up, and armed with pistols, swords, bludgeons, morgan rattlers, and one man with a scythe, which, he flourished over his head. Some of the Ribbonmen tLen drew up to the hand, and ordered t them to stop, which they did ; and then the procession of Orangemen came suddenly to a stand. One (if the Orangemen then stepped forward to the Ribbonmen, and asked the reason of the interruption, and re quested to be allowed to go peaceably on, urging as a motive that on St. Patrick's Day, when the Hi bernians walked, they were not molested or is saulted by any of the Orangemen. This, however, instead of satisfying the party only irritated them, as a hundred voices cried out—" You shall never go on. Death, or turn back again !" The Orange men, finding themselves thus menaced, and as they were not only unarmed but considerably less in numbers to their opponents, deemed it best to comply in order' to avoid making any disturbance ; but no sooner had they turned to go towards Gateshead than the large body of armed Ribbonmen, with a yell, made a deadly and cowardly attack upon the Orangemen, who fled in dis may from their fierce and brutal assailants. As might he expected several of the Orange party were felled to the ground, others wounded by the discharge of firearms, and left lying on the ground in their blood. In the -meantime the Felling lodge, uneenscious of what was going on, had issued from their lodge-room, but, on per ceiving the affray, they made a precipitate retreat, and thus escaped the wrath of the Ribbonmen, some of whom pursued them. On the arrival of the Orangemen in Gateshead they created considerable alarm and excitement, and Inspector Schorey and a holy of police came to their rescue; but, as their assailants did not follow further than a few hun dred yards, no further mischief was then apprehended. Cabs, however, were immediately despatched to the scene where the affray took place, when several Orange men, lying senseless and bleeding from their wounds, were taken up and conveyed to the Gateshead Dispen sary, and other places, where their wounds were speedily dressed. Several of these, it is said, had gun shot wounds, and were considered in a dangerous state, and they were afterwards taken to their respective homes in Gateshead and Newcastle. It was estimated that between 16 and 20 men have been more or less seriously injured in this cowardly and brutal attack. - One man named John Spencer, a tailor, residing in this town, as well as a boy named Edward Badger, were taken to the Infirmary. Spencer had six contused wounds on the head, his front teeth were all knocked out, and his face and body dreadfully bruised ; and the boy had a gunshot wound on the thigh, but it was not considered serious. The lad took no part in the affray, and was standing on the side of the road when he was shot. A man unconnected with either party, who saw the whole affray, informed the reporter that the first man who came forward was he who had the scythe, and he struck out right and left, regardless of consequences. Several pistols were fired, and the Ribbonmen, with fiendish yells, attacked men, women, and children in discriminately for some time. Great excitement and alarm still exist both in Gates head and the Felling, where, at the latter place, were as sembled several hundreds of Irishmen and Ribbonmen ; but it is understool that the authorities, both of Gates head and the county, are on the alert in order to prevent a further outbreak. Several of the offenders are known, but, up to the pre sent, only two are in custody—John Hannah, a metal cleaner at Messrs, Hawks', and Patrick M'Avoy, a la bourer at the Birtley iron works. The latter was bran dishing an open knife when taken into custody. It is evident from the above facts that the attack upon the Orangemen was a premeditated plan by the Ribbon men, as the latter had assembled at the Felling early in the morning by stealth, some walking to the place, while others came by the train from Newcastle, having their arms secreted about their persons. THE REPORT. OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC OFFICES. At length there seems to be a probability, if not some thing more, of the anomaly of different departments of the Government spread over divers portions of the metropolis, being brought, if not under one roof, at least so close together that public business will not be retarded, as it has been, by one branch of a de partment being a mile off from another. It will be remembered that the question of sites for new public offices has attracted the attention of suceesssive Ad ministrations for the last 20 years ; but such has been the penny-wise and pound-foolish policy of different Houses of Commons, that Governments have not liked to come forward with a bold and comprehensive measure. They have, therefore, contented themselves with prop ping up old houses until they could he hardly propped up any more, or else taking, at exorbitant rents, houses belonging to other persons ; for it is a matter of noto riety that no sooner does the Government come forward as a tenant than the rent for the property is immediately enhanced some 25 per cent, by the, fertunate landlord. At last, however, even the House of Commons showed symptoms of discontent at the large amount demanded for the rental and repairs of Government offices. The present Government, therefore, taking advantage of this favourable mood, moved for a select committee, who have completed their report, which will be presented in the course of next week. It is stated that the recommen dations will be of a most comprehensive character, and will, perhaps, startle the house by their extent and by the first cost. But Parliament having already expended some two millions in erecting the palace at Westminster, which is now comparatively shut in, cannot complain if it is propo,=ed that their handiwork should be brought for Jrard in its real beauty, so that it may be appreciated by the public, who have not paid the heavy bills with out a considerab l e amount of grumbling. The comnit tee era understood to rece,mmend that the whole of the property lying between the Treasury and the Broad Sanctuary, Westminster. and between St. James's-park and the Thames from Richmond-terrace, should be ac quired by the Government. This will ca,u,e the entire abolition of all Downing-street (with the exception of that portion covered by the new Treasury.huildirrs), Fludyer-etreet, King-street, Charles-street, Perliament street, Great George-street, Cannon-row, Bridge—trect, d the various wharves on the hanks of the Themes. The space of ground covered by the houses in Bridee street, hiding the houses of Parliament, would not he built upon, and should the site of the new Westminster. bridge he altered, and should it be erected in a line run ning from Richmond-terrace instead of from Bridge street, a magnificent area would be obtained that would tend snore than anything else to throw open the beauties of the Houser of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, in which case the church of Se Margaret's, Westminster, would have to come down. A wide open road would then run from about Richmond terrace into the park, and eventually out at the Duke of York's column. The space between the Treasury and the Broad Sanctuary would be exclusively devoted to the public offices, which are to be erected according to the best design, all the architects in Europe and America having the option offered to them to compete. Upon this site all the principal offices of the State will be erected ; that is to say, the Admiralty, the Army Department, Ord nance Office, &c. The cost, as was said before, will be great, but to meet this the Government will be able to offer for sale some of the most valuable sites in the me tropolis, which are now occupied by different depart ments, and there would also be some surplus property after the new erections had been completed, which would fetch an almost fabulous price from its proximity to the Houses of Parliament, and from the improved character of the neighbourhood. Should these recommendations be carried out the whole aspect of Westminster will be changed. Victoria-street has already been the means of getting rid of some of the worst'property in the me tropolis, and should the improvements recommended be carried into effect, the remainine portion of Westminster would soon be materially altered Jes the he'ter. The house of Commons must not, however, be frightened with the cost. It will not have to be paid at once, but will be thrown over a period of years, so that even the next generation will have to contribute its proportion. Most of the leading statesmen in both Houses of Par liament, and of all parties, have expressed their desire that elieleris somewhat similar to those recommerded by the committee should be carried into effect. The report will probably be presented early next week, and, should the house appreve of its recommendations, steps would of course be immediately taken to obtain possession of the property, by giving the proper notices, and then a bill will be introduced next session to enable the Go vernment to carry out the undertaking.—Observer. The Courrier de Havre says :—" The persons com posing the suite of Count de Morny as Ambassador Extraordinary to Russia were expected here this day (Tuesday), but a despatch from Paris announces that the departure has been delayed for a few days." [ADVERTISEMENT]. Holloway's Pills most wonderful in their effects for curing Asthma.—Extract of a letter from Mr. John Bailie, merchant, 13allynabinch "To Professor H lloway. Sir—l have much pleasure in for warding to•you the particulars of an extraordinary cure of asthma by your pills. Mr. Jas. 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He should leave the lad to make his own statement of the facts, afer premising that ha had been nearly five years in his service, and had always con ducted himself in the most exemplary manner, having never absented himself from home for a single hour, nor been detected in an untruth during the whole of that period. The apprentice, a frank, intellig,nt•looking youth, about 16 years of age, was then called into the witness. box, and entered into the following extraordinary narra tive :—On Wednesday last I was passing through White chapel, on an errand for my master, at f tur o'clock in the afternoon, when a gentleman with a bushy heard and mustachios drove up to the door of one of the shop., and asked me to mind his horse and chaise while he w-nt in to make a purchase: I agreed to do so, and on coming back in a few minutes, the gentleman said that he had no silver about him, and that I had better step int , the chaise, as he had to call at the corner of Aldgate, where he would get change and give me a shilling for my trouble. I made co objection, as I had to pass that way, and got into the chaise with bim ; but we had only gone a little way, when he told me he was a dealer in perfumery, and asked me if I liked scents, at the same time pulling out a small bottle, which he held to my nose, and I instantly lost my senses. I must have con tinued several hours in that state, for it was quite dark when I came to, and found myself in the hands of two men who were dragging me out of the chaise in a solitary road in the country. On calling out for help, one of the men threatened to kill me if I made the least noise, and grasped me by the throat, but I bit him in the band, and kicked and struggled till I got free from him, and started off as fast I could run. I heard the men running after me for some distance, but managed to keep ahead of them till I got to a dry ditch, in which I concealed my,,elf, and remained there till daylight. I then crept back into the road, finding that the men were gone, but felt so faint and exhausted that I got into a field where I slept for several hours. On waking up I was told by some men who were working in the field that it was more than six miles on the other side of Highgate ; but they directed me the way home, on reaching which I informed my master of everything that had taken place. In answer to a question from the magistrate; it was in timated by the master that the lad was evidently in a state of extreme prostration and excitement on his re turn home about four o'clock on Thursday afternoon, when he minutely described the particulars of the violence which had been practised towards him in strict accord ance with his present statement. Mr. D'Eyncourt—lt is certainly a most extraordinary story, and I am at a loss to conceive any adequate motive for the perpetration of such an outrage. The master—l can only say from my intimate know ledge of his character, that I believe the boy to be utterly incapable of deception, and your worship may probably remember a similar case which occurred a few years ago, when a lad was kidnapped for a supposed infamous pur pose, under precisely similar circumstances, and was afterwards found murdered in a ditch in the neighbour hood of Acton. Mr. D'Eyncourt said that he perfectly recollected the incident referred to, and he believed that the persons who had been guilty of the atrocity had never been brought to justice. He should advise Mr. Weakley im mediately to place the matter in the hands of the police. who would adopt the necessary means for the discovery and apprehension of the parties who had committed the alleged outrage. THAMES. —THE SHIPWRIGHTS' STRIKE. George Hollings and John Blecher were brought up on a warrant before Mr. Yardley, from Southampton, charged with having violated a contract they had entered into with the firm of Messrs. Young, Magnay, and Co., shipbuilders, Millwall, by which they agreed to continue in their em ployment for one year at 6s. a day. Mr. J. Young, from the office of Messrs. Dasborough and Young, attended for the complainants ; and Mr. C. Young, Arbour-square, was engaged for the defendants. Evidence having been given showing that the agree ment was signed by the defendants, Mr. J. Young called as a witness for the complainants, George Brown, who stated that he had been on and off about 10 years in the service of the complainants. Nearly a fortnight ago he went into the yard, and was employed to build a despatch-boat. As he could not get hands in London to do the work, he went to Southamp ton to get some men. He found a number of men. There were 15 altogether. The defendants were two of them. Mr. Cousins brought down the agreement. The defendants signed it. Witness told them that the men in the employment of Messrs. Young bad struck on ac count cf the beer time being reduced. The men read the form of the agreement before they signed it. There were 20 men in the room when it was signed, 15 of whom signed it. Several pots of beer tvere on the table. Witness told the men if they did not like to sign the agreement they might go. Witness told them they should receive Os. a-day. Mr. Yardley asked what was the defence? Mr. C. Young replied that the deftice was that the agreement was signed by the defendants under misrepre sentations. He proposed to call as a witness one of the defendants, and to allow the charge to proceed against the other. George Hollings was then examined. He said that Brown came to him, and asked if he was willing to go to London to work. He mentioned the name of the firm at which he was to be employed. Ho said it was Messrs. Young and Co., shipbuilders, Millwall. Witness said, " There is a strike there. Brown observed, " Yes, but ten of the union men had gone in, and that the rest would follow to.morrow." Mr. C. Young—lf you had known that no union men were working, would you have come to London ? Wit ness—l would not have signed. I went to the yard of the firm at night, and went away the next morning. I slept on board one of the steam-boats. I had no work at Southampton. . . Mr. J. Young—Did you not think it strange that, if the union men were at work, more men should be wanted ? Defendant—l thought that more men might be wanted. _By Mr. Yardley—When I left the yard in the morn ing I saw a number of men outside the gates. They said they were standing out, and that it was a very wrong thing for them to cease up to London and gu to work. I was not a union man. Mr. Yardley—Were you threatened ? Witness—No, sir. Mr. Yardley—What makes you, not being a union man, support them ? Wituess—Because I like to sup port the trade. Mr. Yardley—You mean to say that it was the state. merit that the union men had gone to the yard caused you to sign the agreement? Witness—Yes, sir. Mr. Yaielley—Were they all union men who struck ? Brown stated that about half of them were union men. Mr. Yardley—When you e ngaged these men did you say anythinie of the men having returned to their work ? Brown—l said that ten had gone back. Ou the 25th of June none had gone back to work. Mr. Yardley observed that when an agreement is signed under a misrepresentation that invalidates the agreement. In any civil proceeding it invalidates the contract. But this was a criminal peocelure, and the defendants were liable to a heavy punishment. He must be perfectly satisfied.before be convicted these men that it was altogether a bona fide transaction in which they were engaged. But he could not come to that eenclu sion in this case. He was strongly of opinion that the agreement was signed by these men under the impression that some of the union men had returned to work, ano that had they not have had that impression they would not have signed that agreement. They were influenced by the statement that some of the men had returned to their work, and that those were union men. He therefore could not conviet,,and meat dismiss the summons. The defendant was discharged. Mr. J. Young expressed his intention to proceed with the charg 3 against the other defendant, but subsequently, atter seprotracted discussion with the magistrate, with drew the summons. Mr. Yardley observed that he was of opinion the re spectable firm by which these proceedings were instituted would not press a charge which had failed in one instance. He said that he saw in the court a great many men who were engaged in this strike. He urged upon them the arrangement of their differences with their employers, which, if effected, would, he believed, be beneficial to all parties. The other defendant was also discharged. GREENWICH. —Mary Hawkes, a mother of nine c hild ren , was place'l at the bar before Mr. Seeker, charged with stealing a piece of salt pork from the shop of Mr. Peppercorn, butcher, of the Broadway, Deptford. . From the evidence of Police•canstable Loring, 62 R, it appeared that shortly before 12 o'clock that morn ing he saw the prisoner lurking about the shop of Mr. Peppercorn in a very suspicious manner. Having im• mediate occasion to go to Tanners hill be was compelled to leave her, but on his return he met her with some thing concealed under her shawl. On questioning her, shn produced the pork, sayint; she bought it from the shopinan Locke. He took her back to the shop, when Locke knew nothing about it, but identified the meat as his master's property, which but a shcrt time previously had been put for sale. Prisoner denied the charge, saying she bought it and paid Locke for it. Locke said all she bought from him was a saveloy, which she gave to the baby. Magistrate (surprised) : What ! saveloys for a baby ? What was the price of it T—Locke : A penny, sir. Prisoner.admitted buying the saveloy for her baby, as it was "very delicate." (Laughter.) Magistrate : I convict you of the offence, and order you to pay a penalty of 205., or imprisonment for a month. - _ Prism . Kr was then removed, saying she was the mother of nine children, and could not do Elle") a thing. ASSURANCE COMPANIES.—A large blue book, , just published, awes r.-turn if the tiatneß, placs of bu.si nese, and objects of all assurance companies completely ree , ,l , terea from the passing of the ant 7th and Bth Vnc toria, cap. 110, to this day, together with their accounts. The list includss49s companies, and their accounts, <lm o extend over * woo of No ono, • • , _ usEt 'OP ,91' LONDON'S PASTORAL LETTER. 'Me Bishop of London un-; addresel thy; following ;, 0 Tg; of bis diocese Fulham Palace, July 12, 1856. "Rev, dear Sir;.. --A communication has b een ma d e t o me by h e the withd rawa l o f t h a t source of i n come iu v rhich the National Society has hitherto b e e n in co t sq e u a e r n th ce bi o h f n ' 1p of th e prov i nce, suggest i ng that, chiefly dept trident, I s, `could alvise the clergy of m y dio cese to raise collections „: . n their churches in behalf of the society, during the course of the current year. It is also suggested in his grace's lettt r that. each clergyman should liberty, if he see fit, to approf )1-late a portion, not excee ,ling on, ,-half of the collectiot 1, to the diocesan or local board of 'education. tt The,re are. at this time many nit cumstances strongly recpmmendirl these suggestions to our adoption. of the Na tional Society it is hut justice for me to say that' the great educational .movement which for nearly hal, c a c 3ntury has been pure oing its steady course an d o re and more fr.un y ear to year the bless• tion and religious truth thr oug h ou t th e lino f c origins ivi'Bl ' , ll in a great degree with that society, and has ever sines under Providence, been suQtained by its influence. H. sect' we find that the number of children at this day in national schools alone amounts to 988,276. " Besides ci mtributing to extend instruction, the so ciety has done much in various ways to improve it ; to make it real, and not visionary—intellectual, and not t I mechanical. A n d a bove- all, the society, as our Church at large can testify, "been essentially instrumental in conn-ct jog sound relig - itnas principle inseparably with useful knowledge ' in tbt n education of tine people. The society has, by Gocl's het, p, contributed to resist successiully the multiplied attempt is of philosophical or political theorists to introduce riew , systems of merely secular teaching, so restricted and so 5, •eneralised as to be comparatively in operative. "It may be pro s Der for me to inform you that the chief purpose to whin lh your collections will be applied by the society is the bui . Iding of schools and of residences for teachers, purposes respecting which no diversity of opinion can possibly prevail. " As regards the suggestion in his grace's letter, that a portion of the pro,omed collection may be appropriated to the diocesan board, it will be sufficient for me to state that the funds of the London board are now expended chiefly in obtaining the - valuable services of a most judi cious as well as competent inspector. , It would also be of great importance that the board should have means at its disposal to assist in rf tisimg schools in poor districts to the standard of efficiency , ' required for obtaining annual aid from the Privy Coin icil. Small sums well and timely applied would suffice in many cases for that purpose. " I cannot avoid one concluding observation on the important educational oi •isis which has arisen from a re cent vote of the House tit' Commons. The friends of re ligious education, who in that emergency defeated a series of resolutions -will ,ch they considered dangerous, have now an interval of comparative tranquillity which they are bound to impro we, an opportunity of demon strating that they possess sufficient zeal, and influence, and intelligence to aco mplish successfully what they have boldly and nobly u adertaken. " I feel assured that y rout' readiness to comply with my request will not be lessen ied by the peculiar circumstances under which I make this communication to the diocese of London.—Believe me to be, rev. and dear sir, your faithful servant and brother in Christ, " C. J. LONDON." • Cou . y ar frCelS. HADDINGTON CC IRN MARKET— JULY 11. WI MAT. BARLEY 1 OATS, 1 MIA:, •. First B3s. 6.1 48s Od 37s 9d 52s 3d Second 7Ba 3d 45s 10d 1 35s Od ) 51s 5d Third 7oa Od 39s 01 1 29s 6d 1 50s Od Total quantity of wheat in market, 409 qrs., 388 sold ft ~ barley 107 qrs., 83 d oats ,I . 198 198 said 11 , ff beans ,i, 51 qrs., 38 sold AVERAGES PFIR IMPERIAL QUARTER. Of 11, Wheat, 3/. 18 3 1-12 ohs 1 Barley, V. 510 3.l2ths Oats, ... 11. 15 0 2.l4tths I Beans, 2/. 11 5 o.l2tbs DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—JULY 10. Qrs. Best. Current. blest ,ur 408 Wheat 81s Od. "Os A 245 Oats 36s Od Oos Od 76 Barley 4Bs C l / 4 1 - 6d 37 Peas & beans 52s Oil Oos Od SCAB() RNI , rfdlLe, o , a6runeB that Lilt malls A ru trom the Geneui Post ante, che night—and NI by the mot tong-4espatch.i Weekly =a; icte. (1 tua !-. enii.l.3 ~. ‘ ' •.• • o Generai l'e• . "'or duo ;.... , ,fiti,':'•• 1,11 cc, London . ~, E :Aid, ..... o. Every' 'lllesclay . Elouthazi , •. , Weekly eacket) ........., iieoricci,47(bbYyrilfrintiPte4d%:.. "r" rthi!'. LiVer" t;xterica (by U. Siam packet) .... .. ~. . 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Plymouth . 1 and 21 in India (via blitrseilles)3,l lOth&26thofraoti Dover ...... 15 & 1 , 9 In lonian Isles (ace India) •• .. .... . Dover...... inland .... •• —AI ez2"; rwice daily • 3outhampto itadeira ............1. , Itn of this mon , o Southern"), 6, 16 010.3 stadeira .......... ~ I* 134 of month ifaltu (see India) tialta ............ ~.) 4, 10, 20, and 26 Dover ..... 4, 21,15,29 11 . auritins (ass India) ilatiritius •....... i•• 20. n of the nionri. 15, 29 1 " . " . gwrico ..M .;,1,1 of the moat:,.. Sonthampt .4. set iaples • .• „ ........L, Da11y............ Dover ...... Yew Granada ......iv Id & 17thof mcatli iouthampto. July 16 . ?, Eziv Zea1and.......... Twim a month .. Various per! t apel fitatos ~ ..., ...i.• Daily ...... • • •• .. Dover ..... 4 weekly i ecninsula •• 1.4 i y• y• •• i. , 3 011t1111Sail: . I P ' . " • ...I. 65 .......N Id & 17th of mon. leuthareitt• i Ist & 16th P •I ' Zily I' . t ! . „. 1 :::::: . : .. ...I ,l' i - v v e ' r ' y riv ;a t t l' u s r h da ip y . ... D 7 Ov ri e ° r " ... " .. Wcek ' 'Y . : I .: as.csny ............14 D0i1y...• •• • • •• • • ~.0., , ,x • • il ‘ezl=telf ..... , ..N '6... „ith oimonti. 3ontharoe., i 4 L.. an n Van lakinen'a L;ni: (s P. M c9 .traii.l.) .... • .titof men. .. .. monthly ;'C i' ~r„fit,. monthly 1 and 16 k1,,r~,.,~.~ ~,., When to.ny of these tlatef tall on arittiday, the mai o be de. spatchcd on the followin;1 . day, with the exception of the ;via cothr.mpton),and the Malta, both of which will ho nespnte) , r,ce(lina day The .I)3mts states that PrinceMencthikoff's travelling carriage. which was take❑ by the English at Alma, is now i❑ Panic, where, after having passed through several hands, it was sent for sale. It has been purchased by a Colonel Dubose. NEW PHILHARMONIC ROOMS.— Thee rooms were filled on Thursday night with a fashionable as well as a critical audience, to witness the acting of a new opera, entitled " Robin Hood," the music and libretto of which is composed by Mr. Wass. The plot is taken generally from the incidents prominent in Walter Scott's Ivanhoe. The principal character being represented by a Miss Webber, as Lady Alice, Miss Conard as Lady Marianne, An. Taylor as Alan A'Dale, and Robin Hood by a Mr. Burgess, each of whom had assigned to them the singing of a solo. Lady Alice gave with delicate sweetness "Oh Spare his Life." Lady Marianne with equal fer vour sang " A suppliant at your feet does kneel," while the gentlemen delivered those allotted to them in the most creditable manner. Robin Hood, especially in " Tho' darkly frowns the woes of life," receiving de served applause, and an encore. The choruses flowed in melodiously, skilfully led by a Mr. Marshall. The company seemed highly entertained by this addition to to our musical repertory, evincing their approval of the talents of the actors, who, although but amateurs, showed considerable tact in the delivery of their several parts. BIRTHS. Or A SON. On the 9th inst., at 7, Hunter-street, Brunswick•square; the wife of M. Sachs, Esq. On the 12th inst., at Hill House, Tooting-common, ti e wife of P. W. Flower, Esq. OP A DAIIGHTIEL On the 10th inst., at Wymondham Rectory, Leicester shire, the Ikon. Mrs. John Beresford. On the loth inst., at Hoveton Hall, Norfolk, the Hor; Mrs. Randall Burroughes. MARRIED. On the 10th inst., at St. George's Church, Bloomsbury Charles Hurst, youngest son of the late John Petty Mus. pratt, Esq., of Russell-square, to Mary, third daughter of Richard Shafto Chamber?, Esq,, of Woburn•place. On the 10th inst., at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, Captain Robert William Hamilton, Grenadier Guards, to Charlotte Maria, only daughter of George Palmer, Esq., of Nazing-park, Essex. DIED. On the 10th indt., at 10, Granville-square, Mr. Charles Feist, aged 62. On - th - e 11th inst., at 5, Great Ormond-street, Queen's square, John Berthon, Esq., formerly of Rio de Janeiro, aged 72. On the 9th inst., at Brighton, Colonel the Hon. James Knox. On the 11th inst., at Langley, Bucks, Mr. Peevors, aged 67. On the 11th inst.. at RO, Great Poliland-street, p or ti an d. p2lce, Mrs. Kezia Riddle, formerly of Abingdon-street Westminster, aged 91. On the 10th inst., at 20, Carlton-hill-east, St. John's wood, Thomas Garrett, Esq., aged 73. On the 10th inst., at Cocken Hall, Durham, W. S. Standish, Esq., of Duxbury-park, Lancashire. 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