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suggested for the im provement of 1846, various. plans were of th e e re education given. • Thee provem9t- of. the g schoolmasters an grea"°lnt 19.4 1 t s . n 7 li h w orl t m Ytb is e tre 4nali ssesr and w s i an th d th t e al v e i n e t w S of of improving these, efficient insteadgreat labour had been ofinefficient assistan ts. estowedon creating Instead n b of the monitors who formed part of the s y stems both of Bell and Lancaster, there had been adopted a system of pupil teachers, who had been found exceedingly well qua d -. lified for' -their duties. Of late years their number had greatly increased. Where; in 1850, - there were 1, 71 7 . schools, with 4,600 pupil teachers, this number hadtin- C 185 2? c1 2 ' , ,2 i n 77 115 ,1 1 1 , 0 tand 5,607 apprentices ; schools and 6,912 apprentices. It might be reckoned that. 2,066nd 671 b 87 1s 4prentices ; 1853, 2;546, these 6,912 pupil teachers represented 280,000 children under this mode of instruction. The benefit to be derived from pupil teachers was not confined merely to the im provement of the character of the schools and the quality of instruction. The poorer classes had, in many instances, derived very great benefit from their sons receiving an income which he (Lord John Russell) believed was generally about 181. a year for their merit and their time. The parents had considered themselves raised by this to a better position in the world, and had thought that their children were making a progress in the world which would be a credit to themselves. The vote upon this head was of a considerable sum, the amount for the annual sti pends of pupil teachers, and gratuities to schoolmasters and schoolmistresses, being this year 130,000/. It was not ne cessary to say much in respect to sums of money which were to be granted under the heads which had formerly prevailed in the estimates. - By a minute of last year a large propor tion of the coat of building a school might be contributed in cases where the poverty of the district required it. There was an increase of 5001. in the item for books and maps: Another important item was that for training schools. A few years ago there was only one training school at Battersea, and that was a very incomplete esta blishment. Lately both th e Ch urc h o f E ng l a nd and other denominations had exe r t e d th emse l ves f o r the establish meat of these institutions, in which young men and women were educated to be schoolmasters and schoolmistresses at an average expense of 401. per head per annum. These schools were 29 in number, and their annual expenditur e might biereckoned at 60,0001., of which there was contri buted from the Government funds nearly 2 0, 0 0 01 ., or about one-third. He had a few words to say about - the establish meat at Kneller-hall, where it had originally been intended to establish a training-school; and. at the same , time a Mo del-school fok convicts. There had been various difficulties in the - way of establishing that model school ; but commu nicating the other day with his noble friend the Secretary Of State for the Home Department, he had learned that it was his opinion that it was 'desirable that a penal school should be established, and that it should be attached in some way to Kneller-hall, in order that those who were being educated there as schoolmasters might have' the advantages which ouch an establishment would offer. Plans for this establishment had not been adopted, and no vote for the purpose would now be proposed. He had only further to state that, as the Government did not propose in the present year to alter in any way the system which had been approved by the house, he would not enter at all into the questions that had been matter of controversy ;in former years. He should hope that before any very long time elapsed there would be greater concur rence of opinion than now prevailed with respect to the important subject of education. For although it was shown by the census of echication which had lately appeared, as far as statistical tables went, that there had been very great progress made in the quantity of education given i n the country, and that whilst in the year 1818 there was but one in seventeen cf the population receiving instruction— the proportion-had now increased to one in eight, or one in HOUSE COF COMMON the eight or nine ; yet our general knowledge and experience of The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. particular localities, and especially of those districts which were most populous, only too clearly proved that a less fa- PRIVATE BUSINESS. vourable state of things existed in many places than the The Lords' amendments to the Hertford and Welwyn statistical returns, giving general averages, would lead them Junction Railway Bill, and the Stockton and Darlington to infer. (Hear, hear.) Whether they took the case of Railway Bill, were considered and agreed to. London, or any of the large and - populous towns through- The following bills were read a third time and passed : out the country, or whether, again, they took the rural Royal Conical Flour Mill Company ; T e es C onservanc y ; parishes, they would find that there were a very great Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston, and Eastern Junction number of young children who were not receiving instruc- Railway ; Eastern. Counties Railway (Purchase of Rail , ' ways, &c.) ; Westminster Termin us R a il wa y. tion, and also a great number of persons who had grown up to be.adults without possessing the commonest elements • • SUPPLY—COMMITTEE. of education. This could only be regarded as a very un- On the order of _the day for going into committee of satisfactory state of this question. The evil was one which en.pply, was no doubt diminished by the amount of voluntary con- Sir J. PAKINGTON asked „ w hy th e grant of 6001. tributions and voluntary efforts that had been made ; yet a-year for the Bishop of New Zealand had been with- he feared it presented a state of things which could not drawn from the estimates. If he had had the honour to be wholly reached le voluntary exer ti on s, un s u pp or t e d b y y ear, hear.) At the s ame induced him to withdra w th a t allowance in the manner retain the seals of the C o l on i a l Office , nothing should have assistance from the State. time, he must confess that un less there was a pr os p ec t o f a greater concurren ce o f o pi n i on on the subject of educe and at the time' that it had b een s t o pp e d. Without a ny tion, and more especially o n those religions point s w hi c h warnileg or notice the Bishop o f N ew Z ea l an d h a d re ce i ve d adtishin a'private letter from the Colonial Office, intimat- created - warm differences, he thought it would be ing the cessation of his salary. He (Sir J. Pakington) useless attempting to bring forward in that house any thereupon instituted inquiri es , an d h e - now held i n hi s general plan of national e d uca ti on . If the Government . hand a written communication from a friend of the Bishop were prematurely to introduce a proposal for establishing such a-general system. of education, . an d th ey failed. in of New Zealand, stating th a t th e sa l ar y h a d a l e . ays b een paid through the Colonial Treasury, and though the vote carrying it, such a result would only be calculated to ex did not appear in the estimates of last year, the bishop re- asperate the differences to which he had alluded, and pro ceived it as usual; and he now wanted to know why the bably defer to a later period the adoption of any compre salary was stopped in 1853, and he wanted to know why hensive scheme on the on of an plan of general eche- sub j ect. Therefore he would not no.notice had been sent to the bi s h o p o f th e i n t en ti on to now enter into th e di scuss i withdraw his salary. ca ti on, b ut s i mply content himsel f with saying that the Sir G. GREY said this was a case which must be treated on general rules. Reread a despatch from Governor Grey d id not Government were, he believed, now doing a considerable amount of good, although he admitted that they d voured received three years ago, from the suggestions of which accomplish so much as could be desired. They the ecclesiastical payments from this country to New Zea ff by contributing a land were abolished. He regretted that the salary should to assist their to o es t a bli s h endeavoured and gave education, be stopped, but it was unavoidable under the dream means aura to reduce the amount of subscriptions they were stances: called upon to make, but to a far greater eatent , by - , The anbject then dropped. . ' . of the inspectors and the system of pupil-teachers, to im- TREATY OF ADRIANOPLE. prove the quality o f th e e du ca ti on i mpar t e d. With ou t On the motion of Mr. LAYA.RD en a dd ress was agree d the aid afforded in this wa y by th e G overnmen t• th e cone doctors of these schools would be • rant of the improve to for a copy of a despatch addressed by-t he Earl of Aber- meets made in other places, and the general tonfrof ecluca deen to Lord Heytesbury, her Majtr at Fnbassador at tion would not be so high as in all the better free schools St Petersburg, on the subject of the eA.drianople , he was happy to say it was. With these observations, he MILITIA. ,DEPO'W u .f- , would now propose the vote which was in the chairman's Colonel GILPIN begged tea asks tialtegrethxy-at-War hands. (Hear, hear.) what steps had been taken by her Majesty's Government Sir J. PAKINGTON had listened to the statement of to secure militia depots from the payment of local taxation. the noble lord with feelings of groat disappointment, and Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said that he had understood very much akin to those with which he had obser fed the from the legal authorities that militia depots or s tores whole course adopt e d by th e presen t G overnment from i ts should be on the same f oo ti ng as b arrac k s, and ,were, first formation on the interesting and important subject of therefore, under the existing law, exempt from taxation. national education. At the outset of the administration - Colonel DUNNE said that at Chatham several officers the noble lord had recog nised that question as—what it in barracks had been called upon to pay local rates. He really was—one of the * most pressing questions of the pre trusted the right hon. gentleman would direct his atten- sent day, and accordingly a he last session laid on the tion to the relief of these o ffi cers. table of that house a bill proposing some very important THE MILITIA IN SCOTLAND. Colonel BLAIR w i s h e d t o as k th e no bl e l or d th e Scare- changes in the syste m o f e d uca ti on a d op t e d i n thi s coun tarp of State for the H ome D e p ar t men t w h e th er it was the try. That measure had, h owever , b een a b an d oned, and intention not been reintroduced this - session. On the con intention of the Government to Introduce into Parliament trary, the noblelord refrained from proposing any legisla a Scotch Militia Bill, and also whether it was their inten- tion whatever on this great subject, which attracted so tion to embody the militia during the autumn, as such a much public attention ; but after maintaining studied course would, with regard to the Scot c h h arves t, occas i on silence upon it till the end of the session, he now came much inconvenience? • ' down to the house; and, in laying down these estimates Lord PALMERSTON re pli e d th a t a bill was now,being on th e table, merely told the house that Government re prepared and would be introduced into Parliament to adapt garded the quality of the education as of more consequence the Scotch militia to the improved system which prevailed than the increase of its quantity, and stated that the re in England. When that bill passed steps would be ligious difficulties of the question were so great that he taken to enrol the men; but whether or not . they would despaired of obtaining the assent of Parliament to any be called out for training during th e au tumn would depend measure for establishing a more extended system. entirely upon considerations connected with the conve- Lord J. RUSSELL exillained that he did not entertain nience of the several counties. It could not be the wish of feelings of despair on the subj e ct. the Governm e nt t o i n t er f ere w i t h the rural pursuits and occupations in Scotland. Sir J. PAKINGTON did not wish to misrepresent the THE POLICE BILL. noble lord; but if he desired to me e t th e v i ews o f . th e Ifr.-11A.SSEY begged to ask the noble lord the 'Bone country on this great question, and if his professions with Secretary whether it was his intention to proceed with the regard to it were sincere, as no doubt they were, why did Police Bill ? he not bring his measure of last session to a second reading, Lord PALMERSTON said that when the order for the and afford the house an opportunity of expressing an opinion second reading of this bill, was read, it was his intention on the subject? He believed that in many parts of the to move to discharge it, in order that he Might withdraw country the proportion of the population receiving instruc. this bill. At the same time it was his intention to ask tion was much less than one in eight or one in nine, and leave to bring in another bill, the provisions of which would even if they had actualle attained such a result as those be confined to the county police. (Hear.) He believed that fi gures would indicate, it would afford no reason why the the objections which had been rained to his original bill by G bona i n or the Parliament should relax in its exer many boroughs were_not well founded. His opinion was a 1 th e cause of education. In the United States of receiving t education was as high as one in six. He -that such boroughs would practically become the resort of America tion 6ll the free states) the proportion of the popula offenders from the counties. He had already had repro- m igh t io r emind e tho hhoue that a bill on the subject of educe sentations from the inhabitants of several boroughs, stating that they did not agree with the opinions expressed by Manchester scheme —was brought in by an pledge e es hi se m d s o o n li. t to he hon. friend of his • their town councils, but that, of course, was a matter which attention of the h ouse. J. Hake iwhogtuletul'icittsupdled" the councils and the inhabitants must settle between them selves. If the inhabitants found that their council did not the details of that bill; but he believed, in its main principles avail itself of the means which the present law afforded of and substance, it might hive been adopted with advantage uniting with the county, they had only to select other by the Government as the groundwork of a system of oda councillors who would better attend to the interests of the cation for the country at large: Yet the noble lord had re fused to assist or hold out any encouragement to its pro borough • and if the evil was such as he apprehended it meters, who, he must say, had taken up and persevered would be, he had no doubt that they would have recourse with the scheme in a spirit that did them great honour. to the remedy offered by the present law. He was sorry, th ere f ore, t o see t h e noble lord take suc h a HOUSE OF LORDS. ! THE ACCOMMODATION FOR MEMBERS IN THE d espon di ng v i ew of this great, subject, a n d h e believed that • • if the Government addressed themselves to its Considera- Lord DUDLEY STUART wished t o take this opPortu- tion in a bolder spirit, they would be met in a spirit of „ .., ~ . of calling the attenelon- or the house to the accommoda• fairness anti moderation by the house that would afford tion, or rather the want of accommodation, for members some hope that the stain would be wiped away from this of that house in • what Ile believed was to be described in aountry caused by the existence of so much ignorance , , 7'` 4- ' • - tt parliamentary P orasech6 gY /48 another place." (Hear. among our dense town and country population. If, the a w n o d u _a lang,h ) He was sere that many hon. members i Government allowed another session of Parliament to pass Id be disposed to Leree with him as to the incooveni-. in the same inactivity and indifference upon this question, once which was felt byhon- members when they were pre- he believed they would be guilty in - a greater degree of the sent to h occasion, ea: what passed—(a laugh)—there, as, upon a recent same practical neglect which had hitherto marked their ‘Yllen as were given upon a subject-of conduct with reference to it. (Hear.) European moda.i 3n ontiPvztanee. There were galleries for the aceome Mr. MIALL thought that the educational question had members, and a space before the bar where it hitherto been brought under the consideration of the house was understood that they ini accommodation OA take their places, bit this in ta most inconvenient form, and, that while all the other was BO which he refer re d h e wall mited that on the occasion to a estimates were presented in suc h a s h ape as to ensure their been in goi ng i n t o a t h eatr e ranch hustled as ho had ever proper examination and acceptance by the house, the ed u - There w ere cer t a i n l y a d m i t Ina a crowd in the street. cational vote, which of all others was the most interesting who were not members of that hgroeuast many more persons an d i mportant, was brought forward under circumstances (Hear, hear.) At the same ti me that ' than who were so * that rendered its passing a matter of mere accident. H o sustainin g thi s inconvenience , the i iae- members were h ope d t h at that system would be continued no longer, and understood to be appropriated to forei g n ers "'len., which were trusted that the presence in that house of the noble lord were empty. Now, as the peers worn of distinction, the President of the Council might he taken as a guarantee gallery to which the Speaker admitted) ford admitted to the that a more satisfacto mode of dealing with this Unction in that' house, he th t • gner e of die' t . oug it was but e e i e . th ques ion would be adop ted for the future. The esti , same accommodation should be afforded to hon . at. the mates for educational purposes last year amounted to r n e_ in the "other place" to which he had ref ed. erc. " an r 3 260,0001., whilst that for the present year had been in rate, he should hope that if a representation was A t --Y a , creased to no less than 333,8734 ; and he could not but eithe r by the Speaker or by his right hon. friend the ru fi egret that the noble lord had not seen the propriety Commissioner of Works (Sir Win. Molesworth) in thet of explaining clearly to the house the necessity that proper quarter, some measures might he adopted which had arisen to call for so vast an augmentation in this would remedy what was considered a great evil, and one v ' pte • He (Mr. Miall) hoped that the popularity and which interfered with members in doing what • abstr • of the use of education, would almost be considered a part of their parliamentary du.ties. might not merits totdazzle th e es of hon. members as to prevent their (Hear, hear.) wa t chin g • eyes a . w ith je alousy the application .of these steadily Lord R. GROSVENOR Concurred with . the noble increasin f th •control i g l uids, and taking care that their and lord in his • • description of the want of accommodation in a managemera w eee no t co 'tted to despotic and irreson place which he was able by a stretch of his imagination to Bible hands. The -- --mull ' t Lo d of the , recognise; and said that, on the occasion referred to, he s cribed - hash d Sir Robert Peel some years ago, e t h e had listened. to the explanation of a distinguished states- h educational 'flee of the Privy Council, to • man upon his knees. At the same time he felt that any whom functione committee confided, as a body clothed treaty which was made upon this subject ought to be'one h statesman and un controlled power ; and the latter otreciprocity,and.he could not but feel that the accommo- . g reat those wuoinan especial) had thrown ridicule on the idea dation provided in. that :house for noble personagel was, cil to be responsibleeunposed the Coueruittee of the Privy Coun ' haying regard. to the greater attraction which the proceed- deVised fora. to Parliament when the measures they ' ' logs of that house were supposed to possess, still more cuted without rr tt ing on education w ere &Noland and limited than than was the accommodation for hon. members in o consent of Pali' ' jet (M JII•• ll) considered that there was much lament. e r. la re another place. presentation of the matter , force and truth in this SUPPLY - -THE EDUCATIONAL ESTIMATES.. unconstitutional character ' and could not brit object to the -• -The house having resolved itself into a committee of which education in this cou n t the State machinery .by n.y w a3 , _, supply, . same time, he wished it to be dist . u °n "acted- At. the Lord JOHN RUSSELL Presented the estimates for edu- casting the slightest imputation upo n 9 understood as not cational purposes. In doing so he proposed to address a tegrity of those who adininietered i ge n tehti) honour and in- 1 short explanation to the house, but as the principle and the i His strictures were applicable to the ed uc ational grants. heads of the expenditure were unchanged, he should not thought they were expounding a systemsYs em itself. itself think it necessary to make many observations. The whole • and he wished to have some inquiry into n the educational . initse ! f i aruonnt proposed to be voted WAS 263 0 0 ". ; but as there ! results that had been prodticed. He had 1 k oo ed over the were balances from the two previous years, the sum pro- 1 reports of various inspectors that le I. b atbeen laid upon th posed to be expended b the 31st March of next year 1 table and had compared them one with an ther t h e ainonuted in the whole to 341,873 Z• The principle upon ' could' not for a moment pretend that th e o * which. t ese reports were these estimates had for many Years boon foundo was unfavotirable to the system, on the contrary, he th o u g h t , not that of providi nz ~ • Ily fur the edueation of the it might be fairly expected that these gentlemen people at 'are but ben". - would be, . rather of assisting voluntary , give direct testimony hi favour of a system in which. efforts made by individuals for that purpose. In I they felt they were directly interested ; but if they adopting that 'plinciple, and providing only a finial l gleaned these reports, and went ever them with a portion of funds for each school, the 'Government could jealous eye, they would be able to pick out passages not pretend to dictate as to the edrication which should i ' which throw more light incidentally on the subject of be given, but was bound to that to the founders ; education, both in populous places and in rural leave .parishes, of the schools. Tu 1839 it ! •they could gather • tags wail likely to result was decided that greater advan- than froth improving the quality of 1 which they contained. There were two or three results edu • cation rather than its quantity. ,up.'which he 'nferred,from the facts that were stated in these that time increased . . ,up to , --- lu quantity, but ' , without a corres- I reports. He inferred, first of all, that the system insist apontlin . g increase in character, and the education given fail in this respect, that it had given money largely where - n tte ki achools for the poor. was of a very low and insuffi- ! money was not wanting, - and it had not given money for • ' l2 its:/, ' B y the P rD P 3B4I 01 ' 1 839, and still more by the the promotion of education where money was wanting. I MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on th 3 woolsack at five o'clock. The Norfolk Railway Bill, the Mallow and Fermoy Railway. Bill, the York - , Newcastle and Berwick (Con struction of Docks, etc.) Bill, the Bradford, Wakefield , and Leeds Railway Bill, the Leeds, Bradford, and Hali fax Junction Railway Bill, and the Oxford., Worcester, and Wolverhampton (Chipping Norton Branch) Bill, were read a third time and passed. SALARIES OF JUDICIAL FUNCTIONARIES. Lord CAMPBELL inquired whether it was true, as he was informed, that it was in the contemplation of the Go vernment to place the successors of the present Masters of the Courts of Common Law, who were appointed under act of Parliament, under which they received their salaries during good behaviour, upon the vote of the House of Commons ? He could hardly suppose anything more atro cious than making such high judicial functionaries depen dent upon an annual vote, instead of being secured in their salary for their life-time. Lord ST. LEONARDS put a similar question with re gard to the Masters in Chancery in Ireland. The LORD CHANCELLOR, said the Consolidated Fund Bill to which the noble and learned lord referred made au exception in favour of the present masters in Chancery, and also in favour of all who performed judicial functions. It would be a question whether the masters in Chancery came under the designation of judicial func tionaries. Lord MONTEAGLE condemned the practice of making the salaries of persons performing the duties of a judge dependent on the annual estimates. Lord BROUGHAM considered that all persons perform ing judicial functions should be independent of the Crown, on the one hand, and the Commons and the people, on the other. The Earl of MALMESBUItY gave notice that on Mon day he would ask what the intentions of the Government were with respect to the new department of war, and cer tain other public offices. Lord BERNERS presented a petition from the rate payers of 74 metropolitan parishes, praying that the laws of settlement and poor removals might be abolished, the poor entitled to receive relief in the place of their residence, irrespective of any question of settlement, and that all rateable property might be made to bear its fair share of the expense incurred by the relief and maintenance of the poor. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. On the motion that their lordships should go into com mittee on this bill, . _ _ Lord REDESDALE gave notice that, either upon the report or on the third reading, he should move the omission of all the clauses relating to divorces a vinculo. A lengthened discussion took place before their lordships went into committee, mainly upon the constitution of the new court of divorce, the propriety of compensation being paid out of the suitors' fund in the Court of Chancery, and on the policy orrelaxing existing restrictions upon appli cation for dissolving marriage. In committee all the clauses were agreed to, after one division. The Gaming Houses Bill passed through committee. The Encumbered Estates (West Indies) Bill passed through committee. The Legislative Council (Canada) Bill was read the third time and passed. Adj out ned. THE suN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVE,NING, JULY 1, 1854. (Hear, hear.) He could also refer to the reports to show that the utmost restlessness of spirit had been produced amongst the pupil teachers ; that expectations bad been raised in their minds by the promises of the Government, which were never likely to be fulfilled, and that results were thereby produced which were exciting the utmost alarm in the minds of the inspectors. (Hear, hear.) The inducement to scholars to remain longer at school than they had previously done was another otthe objects which were contemplated at the time of the institution of the Committee of Privy Council ; but he gathered from the reports that that object likewise had not been accoraplishel, that the scholars do not now remain longer in the schools than they had been accustomed to remain, and that no improvement had taken place in. that respect. (Hear.) It appeared that, as regarded the teachers, they had not raised the status or increased the average of salaries ; and with regard to the pupils, they had not afforded sufficient inducements to keep them together in large numbers for a greater number of years. (Hear, hear.) These were the inferences which he drew from the reports, but his icon clusiona might be unwarranted by the real state of the facts if they were impartially examined. He did not pro pose to stop the action of the machinery now employed, but he proposed that they should not further expand it until they ascertained, by the inquiry of a committee, the results that had been actually produced. He proposed, therefore that the vote should be limited this year to what it was last year, 260,0001., including the balance of 80,0001. now stated to be in hand ; the effect of the amendment being to reduce the amount of the sum proposed to be voted by taking from it the sum of 80,0001. Mr. HENLEY, while approving of the purposes to which the vote was to be applied, said that the Church of Eng land had great reason to complain of the conditions upon which the grants were made. He thought it would be advisable to have an inquiry into the working of the sys tem in the next session of Parliament. Lord J. RUSSELL said he would not object to such an inquiry, and expressed a hopo that Mr. 3/flail would not persevere with his amendment, as it would deprive pupil teachers and other parties of the allowances they had a right to anticipate. Mr. W. J. FOX thought inquiry was essentially neces sary, with a view to getting rid of anomalies. On paper it appeared that a large proportion of the population was receiving education ; but when they read returns, show ing how few people comparatively could write their names, they must come to the conclusion, from the little progress made, that the,system was a failure. Lord SEYMOUR. agreed with Lord John Russell in thinking that any large and comprehensive system of edu cation could not at present be hoped for, owing to the great variety of opinions on the subject prevailing, not only in the house, but in the country. Still the existing system would admit of improvement, and it ought to be carried out. Mr. E. BALL did not think the unfavourable results should cause them to lessen the vote, for the greater the deficiency of education the greater should be the exertion to meet the evil. Mr. JOHN M'GREGOR believed that the money which the committee were called upon to vote would be well spent, and that it would contribute greatly to the im provement of the rising generation. So far as regarded a general scheme of national education, he confessed that, after the defeat of that admirable bill brought in by the Lord Advocate with respect to Scotland, he fered the time was not near when they could carry such a bill in this house, in the face of what he regretted to call, not only religious differences, but unchristian intolerance. L oo ki ng a t th e educational position of other countries, the state of igno rance existing among our own population was a disgrace to us, and, instead of diminishing, he would rather greatly augment the vote. Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. MILES spoke against the amend ment. Mr. COBDEN thought that Lord J. Russell had been letting down this question ; that the house, too, was going back upon it; but he could not acquit the noble lord of being in some degree the caws°, therehaving been so much that was indefensible in principle in his proceedings, and such a backwardness on his part in bringing forward until now the subject f or di scuss i on. The house must make up its mind, he thought, that there must be a local rate for educational purposes. It was not necessary to dic tate to parishes or corporations what form of instruc tion they should have. lie suggested to Lord John to see if he could not devise a permissive bill, giving to localities the power to levy rates for the purposes cf education, leav ing to them to decide upon what plan. If it were insisted that in all schools religion should be taught, then he asked, what religion ? The only plan was to set. aside a particular time when creeds and catechisms could be taught. lie be lieved the religious difficulty was a mere bugbear, and ho was sorry to see this question touched by Lord J. Russell with such a feeble and timid hand. The great objection to the present scheme of education was, that it was not reach ing the mass of the people, especially the unskilled la bourers. Quantity was more required than quality, and this object was not to be gained by religious denomina tional education. At all events, let this matter be dis cussed in the House of Commons until it was disposed - of. He should vote against the amendment. Lord J. RUSSELL—I can hardly resist, after the speech we have just heard from the hon: gentleman, from endea vouring to set the committee right with regard to what 1 really said a short time ago, and the representation I really made in proposing this vote. The hon. gentleman says, that although his charity is very large, he could agree to carry it so far as to feel at all satisfied with the representa tions I have made to the house, and the language have held. But th en , I mus t say h e h as not carried his charity very far; for he has not carried it so far as to state cor rectly what I did say, and he has been obliged to 'allege something quite different from what I have said. (Hear.) I said that, in my opinion, it was very desirable, in the present state of education in this country, to improve tho quality of it. I said that the plan of distributing grants by the Committee of Privy Council was not equivalent to a system of education ; that it was not a system ; and that, therefore, the good to be effected by it was not, I thought, to be accomplished so much byan extension of the quantity, as by an improvement in the quality. I said in a subsequent part of my speech, that I thought there was not at present that concurrence of opinion, especially with regard to the religious part of the subject, that would authorise and j ustfy the Government in bringing a plan forward thissession ; but I never sail, and I never dreamt of saying, that the quality of the education to be imparted was the only thing 'to be looked to, or that a general measure was not to be hoped for when a greater concurrence of opinion prevailed. Now, although the hon. gentleman has pointed out, as he con ceived, that this is a question which is not surrounded with so many difficulties as may be supposed, yet in every step he has gone through he has only -shown how great are its difficulties. He hardly made a single proposition to which, in a few minutes afterwards, he did not show how great were the obstacles to its adoption. (Hear.) The hon. gen tleman says, " Let there be the reading of the Bible, let there be even the learning of the Catechism in those parishes where the population belong to the Church of Eng land ;" but he went on to say some time afterwards that the voluntaries objected to any teaching of religion by the State. Yet you are to pass an act of Parliament which would authorise those parishes to which he refers to teach the Bible and to teach the Catechism. But let us recollect that there are not so many parishes as the hon. gentleman sup poses which are composed entirely of Churchmen ; At all events, there are a considerable number of parishes where, although Churchmen may be in a great majority, there are some 5 or 10 dissenting families. When these parishes are authorised to levy a local rate, and when these Dissenters are told by the vote of the great majority that that, local rate should be applied to the parish schools, in which the Bible and the Catechism should be taught, would not those who were voluntaries protest against the rate ? Would there not be some danger of the objection made by the right hon. gentleman the member for Midhuret in 1852 (Mr. Walpole) taking effect, that a school rate levied under such circumstances would iu fact be raising a now church rate question ? (Hear, hear.) Does not the hon. gentle man who proposes this scheme see that this is only one of the difficulties of the plan he desires to propose. (Hear, hear.) But these questions are not new either to Parlia ment or to the country ; the whole subject is a navigation something like the navigation of the Danube as described a few months ago in this house, impeded by wrecks on eaeh side of the channel. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Whitbread attempted to introduce a system of national education. Mr. Brougham, many years afterwards, brought forward with his usual ability a great plan of national education. He was defeated chiefly by the Protestant dissenters. In the year 18391 proposed, not a system of national education, but a nor mal school, which was thought to beso threatening by many members of the Established Church, that I was obliged to withdraw it without even coming to a vote. My right hon. friend who sits near me (Sir J. Graham) a few years after wards brought forward a plim of education with regard to factories. I gave him what support I could on that occa sion. I said I hoped the measure would not be opposed ; but Oa° dissenting body throughout the country raised such an opposition that my right hon. friend was obliged to withdraw the plan he had produced with so much care. But what has happened of late years ? A noble friend and rela tive of mine, Lord Melbourne, brought forward a bill rela tive to this subject, exactly the same as that which the hon. member suggests. He proposed, and I thought it a very g sod bill myself, that every parish in Scotland should have the power of levying rates, and of settling all the terms and conditions upon which th e ra t e should be applied to the particular schools. He said, and said, I think, very fairly —" The people of Scotland aro a religious people ; you mustleave it to them to establish their own forms of teach ing religion in sebeols, argil yen ought to' esve it entirely to their discretion in what manner the) euould make the division of the rate." But, although the members of the Government of that day voted for the bill, it was de feated. And what did we see only the other day? The Lord Advocate brought forward a bill, the provisions of which he explained and supported with great eloquence and ability. It appeared to me that this bill was a most excellent measure, and I think it was a great misfortune that it was lost ; but it encountered the opposition of reli gious bodies of various kinds, and it was defeated. It was in favour of religious teaching ; bat it did not admit that which the voluntaries of Scotland specially require— that, so far as any religious teaching is concerned, it should be paid for by a separate payment from the children who aro taught. It did not contain that provision ; it enacted broadly and stringently that there should be re ligious teaching in the schools. The voluntaries opposed it, the Established Church opposed it, and the bill was de feated. Yet, after these attempts, and after many failures, only a few of which I have recounted, the honourable gentleman comes forward and represents me as the only obstacle to the establishment of a general system of education, and he attacks me for what I have done upon this subject. What I have done has been done tentatively, as it is called. In the year 1832 a grant of public money was proposed for the purposes of education; and, in 1839, the Government to whicli o I belonged—that of Lord Melbourne--upon a proposition made by me to Lord Lansdowne—who then held the office which I have now the honour to fill--proposed the formation of a Committee of the Privy Council to regulate the distri bution of the grants, and to endeavour to improve education throughout the country. The vote upon that subject was carried in a very full house ' by a majority of two. Th a t re suit, at all events, showel that there was some difficulty upon the subject. A year or two afterwards—l believe in the followingyoar —the heads of the Church, the Archbi s h o p of CvntEeniiy and the Archbishop of York, at a meeting with Lord Lansdowne and myself, concurred in the terms on which we should act in concurrence with the National, Society. Every difficulty was then got over in that way. Iu the year 1816 We proposed a further motion to extend and increase the grant for education. I believe that a groat deal of good has been done by the course which has been taken upon the question. I believe that if we had attempted in 1839, or in 1817, a great national system of education, we should proba- I bly have failed; but I believe that, by proceeding in the upon the subject of education. Ido not think the question was stated very fairly in that letter, but the mode in which it was stated was this —" We are in the enjoyment of a sys tem of religious education ; we, by our own efforts, are in possession of that system, notwithstauding what is said of Prussia, notwithstanding what is said of America, we, the the wolkiug men of England, are in possession of a fairer sys tem of education, which produces men of more thought and of more capacity and intelligence than those systems which are so highly vaunted. Will you, the member for the West Riding of Yorkshire interfere with that system, and by introducing a secular system of education, overthrow that which is established?" (Hear.) The argument was very ably put in that pamphlet. Ido not think it is just as applied to the hon. member for the West Riding ; but, at all events, I think that any fears of that kind ought to be allayed, for I believe you cannot establish any system of national education, wisely or effectually, in which you do not take into account the immense good which has been clone, and the immense good that is row doing, by these various societies. (Hear, hear.) I should be very glad, if in a parish 'meeting, or if in a meeting of a town coun cil, it could be agreed that a particular kind of school should be established ; that that school s h o uld be r e s or t e d to by the parish, or by the inhabitants of the town gene rally, and that the school should work in harmony. At the same time, we must recollect, that in order to make any school work well, you must have an active and zealous superintendence of it, and not only of the school itself, but of the sctoolmaster and the teachers. (Hear, hear.) If it is a school conducted in a manner to violate conscience, or if it is pernicious to the community, the masters and teachers at the head of it ought not to take care of it. (Hear.) What I ask the house to consider is, that there is as immense mass of poor, who, I am sorry to say, are beyond all the efforts hitherto made in their behalf. What the hon. gentleman the member for Somerset says is quite true. There are in our large towns, and in a great part of the country, a mass of people who have not been educated at any school, whose children are not educated at any school, and who are beyond the efforts which are now being made, and, of course, beyond auy of these parliamentary votes which are merely given in aid and addition to the efforts of others. This is the population to which I think any measure of education ought to be directed. I think that the present existin ,, schools, which-are doin g groa t good, let them be of what b denomination they please, let them carry on the business of education in any manlier which their own conscience tells them is right—they are providing for the great mass which is outside, and laying the only practical foundation for any scheme of national education. The honourable gentleman the member for the West Riding, has represented—following too much in this respect the representations made by the honourable member fur Rochdale—that the committee of Privy Council is an irresponsible power, and that Parliament has not been informed of the measures adopted by it. Why, what we are endeavouring to do now is a testimony to the contrary ; a❑d I am sure it is our wish that there should be full discussion upon the subject. But the honourable gentleman says there was a plan adopted last year, secretly, for a capitation rite over certain parishes, and that this has existed a long while. Why, last year, upon the 4th of April, I stated at great length the views of the Government won the subject of education, and I mentioned that the measures then proposed to be.-introduced, which had been laid before the Privy Council, shofild be lak before Parlia ment. I said on that occasion :—" Seeing that such a plan could not be universally adopted ii this country, and for this plain reason, that in many ?arishes in the country there could only be one school, we propose by a minute, which has been for some time unler considera tion, but which is not fully matured, to allcw in certain instances to places which have not municipa corporations a certain sum per head for each child attendiig the school. It will be necessary, however, to confine any such grants to those schools where the schoolmaster has oltainod a cer tificate of ability. That minute, when its provisions shall have been fully matured, will be laid upon tie table, and the house before coming to any vote upon it will have ample opportunity for duly considering it." I produced the minute soon afterwards; and if any one had wigied tomako any observations upon it, it was fully open to bin to do so. I cannot but think, therefore, whatever may bethe defects of this system, that, as I have said, it suppliis all that can be supplied, without calling it a plan of education. The proceedings of the Committee of Council ike those of any other department, are open to Parliamem Every estimate that is formed, every ground upon whtli grants are made, is laid before Parliament, and Parliament has an opportunity upon every occasion either of rejecting or approving its proposals. Under these circumstances I can not agree to the amendment of the hon. gentleman. I should be glad to think, however, that by means of this discussion we may be able to arrive at anything lily agree ment. The hon. member for the West Riding has exerted himself most laudably for the improvement and extension of education in this country • but I do not believe, if we were to bring in a plan which took no notice of relig.on, we should obtain the assent to it either of this house 01 of the country. (Hear.) I believe_ a plan of this kind would be liable to all that feeling of opposition which was roused many years ago to the plans I liave noticed. But afer I do not believe that there is a great deal of ignorance in this country. I do not believe there is any country in which education has made such rapid progress as it has in this within the last few years. I trust the result of that progress will be that we shall come to a general conviction that that which remains to be done should be effected by Parliament. I quite agree with the hoe. gentleman, that there is no work snore wolthy of Parliament than the esta blishment of a system of national education, and to afford that education to every child in the country. But I trust that whenever such a plan is brought forward it will have been maturely considered, because if the failures which have taken place are repeated, like that for Scotch education this year, it must have the effect of very much postponing the adoption of any plan for England and Wales for many years to come. I have endeavoured, whether well or ill, from the year 1839 to the present time, to promote educa tion, and I was in hopes that, though not able to carry any system myself, I had effected something towards that, great object; but I am very sorry to find, from the repre sentations of the hon. member for the West Riding, that he considers me the great obstacle to education. (No, no ) Mr. EWART expressed his satisfaction with the noble lord's statements, and believed that great good had been done by the committee of Privy Council. He was con vinced that nothing would be effectual as a national sys tem of education which did not include a general rate com bined with local self-government. He trusted that when next the subject came to be discussed the noble earl would be able to tell the house that something lad been done for the reform of grammar schools, a reforms, which, in his opinion, formed a necessary pendant to the reform in the university. Mr. L. HEYWORTH was entirely for the voluntary principle, and was astonished that the hon.mernber for the West Riding should doubt its efficacy. Tie best way to educate the people would be to follow out the system of free trade legislation which had already been auspiciously begun, and the increased comforts that would follow would make the people the more anxious for intellectual improve. ment. Mr. MIALL, on the understanding that the Government would grant a committee of inquiry next sessnn, withdrew his amendment, and the vote 'was agreed to. 193,009/. national education (Ireland). Mr. KENNEDY bore witness to the good ^esults which the system bad produced in Ireland, but wasztexious that its benefits should be extended by the introdiction of in dustrial and agricultural schools. Sir J. YOUNG quite agreed with the hos. gentleman. No subject could bo of more importance that a judicious union within certain limits of industrial and literary edu cation, but ho thought even the hon. neembe. himself had shown that industrial education had been aready carried to a great extent in connexion with the natbnal system of Education in Ireland. These were measures which could not but lead to the well-being of Ireland, aid showed that as far as they could Government had performed their duty. He saw no advantage that could arise frora the committee the hon. gentleman proposed, and though( that the house might safely leave the matter in the hands of the Govern ment. The vote was then :weed to. On the next vote 79,8151, for the devartneent of science and art. Mr. HASTIE expressed a hope teat in a future year there would be grants for museums in Glasgow and other large towns of Scotland. Mr. CARDWELL observed, what might be done in a future year he could not say, but he could not hold out any hope that such a grant as was suggested would be pro posed. Mr. JOHN MACGREGOR contended that Glasgow was as much entitled to a museum as Edinburgh. Mr. W. WILLIAMS complained that these new institu tions were extremely costly and prolific of patronage. Here was a vote of nearly 8 0,0001., of which 1 7, 000 /- was for salaries. Mr. CARDWELL said the vote had been carefully looked over, and was as low as possible. Mr. HEYWOOD said the vote for 8,2001. for meteoro logical observations at sea would give great pleasure to many scientific gentlemen. The Americans had paid great attention to the subject, and the result had already-been the reduction of the voyage between New York and South America by a fortnight. Mir. J. BALL hoped that this vote next year would be larger. He believed that within a very few years the Science of meteorology would so advance that in central Europe the weather might be prognostigated many days beforehand, and that even in this notoriously uncertain climate it might be predicted with perfect accuracy what it would be for 24 hours. (Laughter.) Mr. DRUM3IOND was glad to hear that within a short period they would know when they might with safety cut their hay. That would juiced be a " step in the right di rection." (Laughter.) He could not conceive why they should class together science and the fine arts. Science, he believed, was making seise progress, but the fine arts certainly were not. This fne art movement was a perfect piece of national imposture. (Laughter.) It was not much better than their votes for education. It was the monomania of the day. (Laughter.) The vote was then agreel to. 2,006/: for the salaries of certain professors at Oxford and Cambridge. Mr. W. WILLIAMS should divide the committee on this vote. Considering the immense revenues which the universities possessed he wus astonished that such an item should have been put upor the votes. Mr. WILSON said that these charges had been taken from the civil list. There was, moreover, a provision in the bill which they had just passed which held out an in ducement to the universifies to take these charges upon themselves ; for the hones undertook, when they did Fee to abolish the stamp duty sn degrees. , Mr. HEY WOOD t h ongs t it wou ld b e b e t ter to pa's the vote, and to have a complete° next year on the university revenues and how they wee disposed of. Mr. CRAUFURD complained that a portion of this vote of 100/. was intended for the professor of civil law at Cans bridge, although that professor's chair had been vacant for the last twelve months. The committee then diviled, when the numbers were— For the vote Againet......... . Majority -129 Mr.CAIIINS said the hcnourable member for Ayr called "No !" and, ho believed, voted in the other lobby. He asked that the lion menthe's vote be struck out. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said if the hon. member for Ayr said " No," his vote must stand No. (A laugh.) The numbers were avert announced— For the vote Against ite.. Majori 153 26 -----127 POOR LAW 3OARD CONTINUANCE BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill, and the clauses were agreed to without opposition. UNION CHARGES CONTINUANCE BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, • Mr. BARROW protested against the injustice perpe tuated by this bill, owing to the system of averages esta blished many years ago, and the altered position which the parishes now occupied. He hoped the question would be fully considered early next session. The bill then passed through committee. INDEMNITY* BILL. This bill passed through committee. INSURANCE ON LIVES (ABATEMENT OF IN- COME TAX) CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill also passed through committee. POLICE BILL. On the motion of Lord PALMF:BSTON, The order for the second reading of this bill was dis charged, amidst loud cheers. HOSPITALS AND INFIRMARIES (IRELAND) BILL. Sir J. YOUNG stated that he did not intend to proceed with this bill, and the order for the second reading was discharged. _ _ POOR LAW (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. E. ELLICE withdrew this bill, which stood for a second reading, stating that he should re-introduce it next session. (Laughter.; YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS BILL. Clauses 1,2, and 3 were agreed to. On clause 4 being proposed, Mr. MAGUIRE moved that the Chairman report pro , gress and ask leave to sit again. The motion was agreed to. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS REPEAL BILL. The house then went into cormnitteo pro forma, in order that this bill might b 3 reprinted. THE LINEN MANUFACTURERS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee ; and was reported with verbal amendments. MARRIED WOMEN BILL. This bill passed through committee. MILITIA. Mr. FITZROY moved for leave to bring In a bill to amend the laws relating to the militia iu England and Wales. Agreed to. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (CANADA). This bill was read a first time. The house adjourned at 25 .rninutes.to 2 o'clock. THE LONDON GAZET l'E OF LAST NIGHT. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 30. 12th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon Gavin Ainslie Turnbull, from the 08th Foot, to be Assist ant-Surgeon, vice Flood, d ecease d, J une 30 . Scots Fusilier Guards—Major and Brevet-Colonel Geo. Moncrieffe to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Lord Rokeby, promoted to be Major-General ; Cap tain and Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet'Colonel Sir Chas. John James Hamilton, Bart., to be Major, without pur chase, vice Moncrieffe ; Lieutenant and Captain Henry Poole Hepburn to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Sir C. J. J. Hamilton, Juno 20. 3d Regiment of Foot—Thomas Teeva.n, Gent., to be As sistant-Surgeon, vice Clayton, removed from the service, June 30. 31st Foot—Captain John Christopher Minnitt, from the 95th Foot, to be Captain, vice the Honourable E. C. H. Masey, who exchanges, Juno 30. 43d Foot- Lieutenant Richard Grace, from the 88th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Lord E. H. B. G. Cecil, who exchanges, June 30 49 tliOt — Quartermaster-Sergeant John Henry Ander son to be Quartermaster, vice Fraser, who retires upon half-pay, June 30. 66 th - Foot—Assistant-Surgeon William Sim Murray, M. 8., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Simp son, promoted in the 17th Foot, June 30. 73(1 Foot—Captain Loftus Cassidy, from half-pay un attached, to be Paymaster, vice Cochrane, appointed Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, June 30. 76th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Duncan Alex. Campbell Fraser, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Gordon, appointed to the Staff, June 30. 88th Foot—Lieutenant Lord Eustaco Henry Brownlow Gascoyne Cecil, from the 430 Foot, to bo Lieutenant, vice Grace, who exchanges, June 30. 93th Foot— Captain the Honourable Eyre Challoner Henry Massey, from the 31st Foot, to be Captain, vice Miunitt, who exchanges ; Captain Edwin Robert We thered, from the 41st Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Feneran, appointed Paymaster of a Depot Battalion, June 30. ' 98th Foot--John Sparrow, Gent., to be Assistant-Sur geon, vice Turnbull, appointed to the 12th Light Dragoons, Juno 30. BREVET. TO BE COLONELS IN THE ARMY. Lieutenant-Colonel Richard French, Unattached, Juno 20. TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY. Captain George Maunsell, Ist West India Regiment, June 20. Captain Donald George Angus Darroch, 51st Foot, June 20. Captain Henry Augustus Strachan, 39th Foot, June 20. Captain George Mein, half-pay 21st Dragoons (Brigade• Major-at York), June 30. Captain George E. Hillier ; half-pay 83th Foot, Deputy- Assistant-Adjutant-General, Dublin, June 30. TO BE GENERAL IN THE ARMY IN'THZEAST INDIES. Lieutenant-General Sir Hopetoun Stratford Scott, K.C.8., June 20. TO BE MAJOR IN' THE ARMY IN THE EAST INDIES. Captain Harry Burnett Lunasden, 59th Bengal Native Infantry, February 6. 'MEMORANDA, The name of Captain William H. H. Anderson, 51st Foot, was erroneously included in the list of officers pro moted to be Majors in the Army on June 20. Thu third Christian name of Ensign Orange, Nth Foot, is De Coucy, and not De Courcy, as stated in the Gazette of the Gth instant. The appointment of Henry Dalton Scoones, Gent., to an Eusigncy, by purchase, is the 97th Foot, as stated in the Gazette of the 16th June, has been cancelled. • Errata in the Supplement to the Gazette of the 20th June, 1854. To be Majors in the Army in the East Indies.—For, ,Captain George Rowland al wardes, 2d Madras Light Cavalry, Read, Captain George Rowland Edwards. For, Captain Francis Claude Barnett, Bengal Artillery, Read, Captain Francis Claude Burnett. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 21. Corps of Royal Marines.—Colonel Second Commandant George Butt Bury to be Colonel Commandant, vice Char les Menzies, K.H., promoted to the rank of Major-Gene ral. Lieutenant-Conel John Ashmore to be Colonel Se cond. Commandant, vice Bury, promoted. Brevet-Major Edward Rea to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Ashmore, promoted. First Lieutenant William Godfrey Rayson Masters 'to be Captain, vice Rea, promoted. Second Lieutenant Fitzmaurice Creighton to be First Lieutenant, vice Masters, promoted. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. THE MILITIA. James Horne, Esq., late Captain 92d Highlanders, to be Major, vice Sir George Gun Munro, deceased, in the Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment of Militia. Emanuel Bowdage, Gent., to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Foy, resigned, in the Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia. (This article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday last.) James Archdale Clarke, Gent , to be Ensign, vice T. B. Wright, resigned, in the 2d Somerset Regiment of Militia. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Richard Clements, coal merchant, Milbank-street, West. minster. Thomas Hodgson, draper, Leeds. BANKRUPTS. James Sherman, grocer, Brentwood, to surrender, July 10, at twelve, and August 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Linklater, Sise•lane. Daniel Mitchell Davidson and Cosmo William Gordon, colonial brokers and metal agents, Upper Thames-street, July 7, at eleven, and August 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Liriklater, Sise•lano. Richard Clark 'and John Inglis, drapers, King's cross, July 12, and Augast 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street. JaMes Palmer, maltster and brewer, Bridestowe, Devon, July 13, and August 3, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Hawkes and Bragg, Okehampton ; Stogdon, Exeter. George Stanley and George Gurr, fishing tackle makers, Queen-street, London, J u ly 7, at one, and August 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Linklater, Sise-lane. Richard Thwaites, warehouseman, Addle-street, Lon don, July 12, and August 7, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorga.te-street; Lloyd and Rule, Milk-street, Cheapside. William Fonder ' grocer, Monmouth, J u ly 11 , an d Aug. 8, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Liuklater, Bucklershury ; Bevan and Girliug, Bristol. Satnirol James Bird, brewer, Bath, July 11, an d A ug. 8, at eleven, at the B r i s t o l District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Lawrence, Plows, and Bowyers, Lon don ; Bevan and Girling, Bristet William Pinnock, flour and corn factor, Saint James's terrace, Harrow-road, July 8, at two, and August 11, at half-past ono, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; J. and J. H. Linklater, Sise lane. Thomas Bell, brick maker, Saint Stephen's -place Ux bridge-road, H ammersm ith , July 8, at eleven, and August' 2t, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street-•' Smith and Son, Bar nard's-inn, Holborn, LONDON GAZETTE, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1854. By a clerical error, the Advertisement in the above Gazette of the bankruptcy of William Holmes Postans, of Enfield, Middlesex, trading in copartnership with Charles Smith, at the same place, as wino merchants, dealers, and chapmen, was erroneously stated in The Suit of last Friday as an advertisement of the bankruptcy of William Holmes Postans and Charles Smith, instead of William, Raines Postans alone. We much regret the error, and offer our apology for it, and we insert this correction immediately that our attention has been called to the error, and regret that we were not aware of it sooner. IN" , OLVENT PETITIONERS. E. Wells, Staines Middlesex, hawker of fi s h—R. 3l ow l e, Gillingham-street, ' Pimlico, journeyman plutnbor—J. E. Baker, Alders,gate-street, boottnaker—ll. Hay nes , Fer dinand -street. Hampstead-road, retailer of ale—T. Brookes, Glotionter-street, 1-imlico, banker's clerk—G. M. Wilson, Stamford -street, Biackfriars-road, printer—H. B. Smith _ ___, _ Y ...- . Upper Ebry-street, Pimlico, butcher—F. Tayler, Waver - way Ivo have, we have to a certain - degree, cleared the The hous e r ece i ve d th e corrected numbers with cheers. ley-terrace, Paddington, wholesale ironmonger —F. Torn ground for the adoption of a system which can be accepted Mr. CRAUFURD said hecalled "No !" because he was kins, Orchard-street, Poplar, licensed victualler—J. Yates, by the nation at large. My belief, however, is, with regard prevented from moving the - eduction of the vote. Whitecho.pel-road, bootmaker- E. IC. Jervis, Webb's to any general or national system that may be adopted, The CHAIRMAN th en r epor t e d progress, and obtained Hotel, Piccadilly, gentleman J. Perkins, Warwick-street, you must n o t omit the consideration of, and careful regard leave to sit again. Pimlico, cheesemonger—W. Arton, Upper Park-street, to, those denominational societies, whether the National ORDER OF BUSINESS. Islington, general commission agent—H. H. Sadler, Red Society, or the British and Foreign School Society, or the Lord J. RUSSELL statei that he proposed to go on Lion-passage, Red Lion-square, attorney's clerk= J. W. Wesleyan Society, or any other which have connected edu- with the estimates on Monlay and Thursday next, but to Howell, Southampton-street, Fitzroy-square, manager of cation with religion. I remember seeing a pamphlet—l do take the Consolidated Fund Charges Bill before the corn- the Realm Insurance Company. not know whether it was m en w by a working man—in the ' mittee of supply on Mondry ; and on Friday to proceed DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. form of a " letter," "id to written by a working man, with the Testamentary Jurldiction Bill. George Jackson, Hertford, nphobterer-2d and final div. of ad., July 5, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at Lee's, Moorgate-street. William bleath, Davies-street, Berkeley-square—sad dler-2d and final div. of 2d., July 5, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at Lee's, Moorgate-street. John August and William August, Norwich, builders— ]st div. of lid., July 3, and any subsequent Monday, at Cannan's, Aldermanbury. James Paul, sen., Portsea, Hampshire, brewer—let div. of 4th, July 3, and any subsequent Monday, at Cannan's, Aldermanbury. William John Hisks, Waltham Abbey, Essex, draper -Ist div. of 3s. 4d., July 3, and any subsequent Monday, at Cannan's, Aldermanbury. John Mason, Limo-street-square, City, merchant-sth div. -of lOid, July 3, and any subsequent Monday, at Cannan's, Aldermanbury. James Coupe, Preston, Lancashire, joiner —let div. of 3 . :1(1., July 4, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Potts, Man chester. DIVIDENDS. July 24. J. Scott and H. Braggs P Walbrook-street, City, commission merchants—July 24. I. Dods, Arthnr-street West, City, hemp merchant—July 24. T. O'B. Gleadah, Leamington, Warwickshire, music seller—July 24. Mary Parkes, Golden-square, printer—July 24. A. Guy, -Up per Rosoman-street, Clerkenwell, lamp manufacturer-- July 24. G. Staner, jun., Margate, baker—July 21. T. Hut chings, Park-street, Westminster; Great Grimsby, Lincoln shire ; and Auston, Yoikshire, railway contractor—July 8. G. Jarrett, Wickham Welford, Berkshire, builder— July 24. S. Mead, Liverpool, iron merchant—July 24. J. Cheshire, Hartford, Cheshire, salt manufacturer—July 21, T. Wilton and H. Corbett, Madras, Manchester, and Pres ton, merchants—July 15. T. Cartwright, Manchester, toy merchant—July 21. J. Guest, Manchester, cotton-spinner July 24. J. Joyce, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, bookseller -J uly 20. J. Jones, jun., and T. Oakes, Kingswinford, Staf fordshire, ironmasters.—July 29. G. Barrett, sen., and G. Barrett, jun., Kidderminster, Worcestershire, and Bath street, City, carpet manufacturers—July 21. J. T.Wigney, Huddersfield and Wakefield, Yqrkshire, wine merchant— July 21. J. Denbigh, Bradford, Yorkshire, woolstapler— July 22. J. Burgin, Sheffield, tailor—July 21. T. B. King, York, manufacturer of paper hangings—July 22.0. Shore, Sheffield, banker—July 21. I. Blackburn, Leeds, engine builder. CERTIFICATES GRANTED.. July 12. C. Ferguson, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, d ra p er — July 22. G. F. Rossiter, London-wall, City, *holesale clothier—July 2'2. F. Rosenberg, The Albzny, Freeschool street, Horsleydown, cask manufacturer—July 24. W. Clift, Ulting, Essex, cattle salesman—July 24. R. N. Newton and T. G. ayne New Park-street, Southwark, gas engineers—July 25. J. Sharpe,. Barnes, Surrey, cow keeper—July 25. J. Baker, Edgware-road. and Jonson place, Westbourne-green, draper—August 1. M. Jarvis, Leeds, woolstapler=July 24. B. Redfern, Manchester, stonemason. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Enderby and E. Emerson, Great Grimsby, Lincoln shire, builders—C. Watson and T. Duckworth, Hargreaves Mill, near Crawshaw, Lancashire, bleachers to calico printers—J. Milligan and R. Matthews, Bradford, York shire, stuff merchants—W. Todd, sea., W. Todd, jun., and J. Todd, Lamb's Conduit-street, cheesemongers, so far as regards W. Todd, sen.—Z. Kahenn and A. Lam bert, Argyle-square, King's-cross, designers in fabrics—S. Hickson and S. Hickson, jun., Welbeck-street, Cavendish square, foreign warehousemen—W. Grinstead and J. A. English, Dorking, Surrey, builders—C. Fell and J. Fell, High Holborn and New Compton-street, Soho, curriers—J. Macintyre and J. M'lntosh, Taunton, St. James, Somersetshire, nurserymen—J. Marsh, J. Hindle, and R. 'Westwell, Accrington, Lancashire, cotton manufacturers, so far as regards R. West well—T. Corbett and J. H. James, Birmingham, mathe matical instrument makers—W. Parry and D. Parry, Everton, Lancashire, stonemasons—E. A. Judkins and E. S. Judkins, Beaufert-buildings, Strand, coal-merchants —T. Draper and F. Draper, High Holborn, leather sellers —John Lynn and James Lynn, Fleet-street, City, shell fishmongers—E. Snell, W. King, and J. J. Manzanell, Holly Bush-place, Bethnal-green, soap , makers—J. Over end and J. Dodson, jun., Darlington and Coatham Munde ville, Durham, flat spinners—R. Roberts and W. H. Last, Friday-street, Cheapside, commission agents—J. C. Chris tophers and W. Andrews, Upper Montagu-street, Mon tagu-square, surgeons—H. B. Rouse and A. W. Owen, Great Torrington and Black Torrington, Devonshire, sur geons—W. S. Best and W. F. Best, Nottingham, lace ,manufacturers—R. Bradley and J Keeping, Brighton, brewers—G. Vertue, F. Mills, P. Wyndham, and T. D. Grissell, Canada-wharf, Ilotherhithe, and Royal Exchange buildings, City, timber merchants, so far as regards G. Vertue. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. John Hislop Cumming and Daniel Crawford, Glasgow, calico printers, July 10, at the Glasgow Stock Exchange Rooms. - BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap, 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 24th day of June, 1854. mum DEPARTMENT. -Notes issued ........ 27,132,635 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities .... .. 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,132,635 Silver bu11i0n........ - COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-JUNE 30. - --- At this day's market there was a moderate attendance of the town and country trade, who bought rather more freely than of late. Wheat and flour met with a fair con sumptive demand at about Tuesday's prices. Oats and oatmeal were in very limited request, and rather easier to buy. Barley, beans, and peas were saleable at full prices. Indian corn was offered at 6d. per quarter decline, and a fair amount of business done. WAKEFIELD—Jura 30. The weather during the week has been unsettled, with heavy showers occasionally. The arrival of grain reported this week is very trifling. The wheat trade continues ex ceedingly dulL; the business passing to-day is in fresh qualities at a decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter. There is no inquiry for chambered parcels, although offered at 2s. per quarter reduction. Barley nominal. Beans rather cheaper. In oats and shelling no alteration. £27,132,G35 1 £27,132,05 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 29th day of June, 1854. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ............ .... 3,202,523 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners ot' National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 4,852,805 Other deposits ...... 10,114,333 Seven Day and other 8i115........ . 968,286 Government securities (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) 9,851,250 Other securities.- 15,544,007 Notes 7,518,400 Gold and silver coin .. 737,340 £33,690,997 £33,690,997 M. SLARSUALL, Chief Cashier. • Dated the 29th day of June, 1854. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar com puted from the returns made in the week ending the 27th June, 1854, is 21s. Bid. per hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs' ps.id or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY RAILROADS.—The select committee appointed to inquire into the subject of the conveyance of mails by rai4.ways met again on Thursday and resumed the investigation. The members present were Mr. Wilson Patten (chairman), Mr. Wilson, Mr. Eger ton, Mr. Liddell, Mr. James Macgregor, Mr. Blackett, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Chichester Fortescue. Mr. Rowland Hill, the secretary to the Post- office, was recalled, and stated that the average lateness of the down night mail from London to the north in October last was, on the Great Northern route, 35 minutes ; on the Midland route, 27 minutes ; and on the North-Western, 35 minutes; in Novem ber, the average lateness on the Great Northern route was 48 minutes ; on the Midland route, 39 minutes ; and on the North-Western route, 33 minutes ; in December, it was on the Great Northern 48 minutes ; on the Midland 63 minutes ; and on the North-Western 63 minutes. So that in two of those months the average lateness of the down mail to Edin burgh was greater on the Great Northern than on the other two lines. He had considered the question as to what would be the saving of carrying the northern mails by the Great Northern, and he was of opinion that it might amount to 5001. a year, but the probability was , that it would no t b e more than half that sum. With respect to the remuneration to be paid to the railway companies by the Post-office for the conveyance of mails, he contended, in opposition to Captain Huish, that the sums received by the companies, in respect of the mail passenger traffic, ought to be taken into account in esti mating the remuneration to be paid by the Post -office. The witness was interrogated at considerable length as to numerous matters of detail connected with the Post office, and the conveyance of the mails, but his answers were not of a nature likely to be interesting to the public. • - SUSPECTED MURDER. —TYNEMOUTH, Wednesdaynight. —A very considerable amount of excitement has been caused in this seaport by a report that an Irishman named Joyce and his wife had murdered their infant child by drowning it in the Tyne. They are in custody, and the facts are as follow :—A fortnight ago the female prisoner was delivered of a, child in a miserable hovel near the Steam Mill bank, a tramping female receiving is. for acting as midwife. After her delivery the neigh bours suspected the mother of ill-using the infant, and on Tuesday morning a young woman was sent to the police-station with the information that they suspected that the prisoners had murdered it, as it had disappeared. An officer immediately proceeded to the dwelling of the prisoners, and apprehended them. When they reached the police-station the male prisoner volunteered a state ment in explanation of the child'isudden disappearance. He said it died on Monday night, and on Tuesday morning about 4 o'clock, he was taking the body across the water, in the direct steam ferry to South Shields, when it fell out and he lost it in the water. He was informed he must, be mistaken in this statement, as theferry ,was not run ning at that time of the morning. He then altered his account, and said that he was stepping into a sculler boat at the New Quay-stairs, with a basket of earthen ware on his arm, and the body of th e c hild on the other, when the body slipped from his arms and he lost it in the . dream. He said he did not speak to the scullerman, neither did the scullermau speak to him, and he never informed the neighbours of what had happened. The police to-day have carefully examined all the old smiler men plying in the neighbourhood of the New Quay, and all those who were on turn on Tuesday morning, and they all declare that no such person as the prisoner ever applied to them to be ferryed across the water on Tues day morning. He has since told other contradictory stories, and the neighbours positively assert they heard the child crying on Tuesday morning. The prisoners have been remanded, and the shores of the river are being dragged to try to recover the body, as it is stron3ly suspected to have been drowned in the Tyne. THE SCREW STEAMER SINILA.—SOUTHAMPTON, Jim) 29.---The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation, screw steamer Simla ' Captain G eorge Brooks, went out on a trial trip yesterday, to t es t th e powers of the nevi screw propeller, which has been fitted since the recent! accident to this noble vessel. An average speed of 13.350 knots an hour, equal to nearly 15 miles, was attained at the measured mile. A greater speed would doubtless have been produced, but, the vessel being trimmed 12 inches by the head instead of by the stern, which is th e ordinary trim with cargo, s t ores, &c., on board, a loss f nearly one knot an hour was the consequence. There is no doubt this splendid ship is capable, in smooth water, of steaming 141 knots, or say 17 miles. The trial was attended by Captain Austin, R.N., Superin tendent of Packets, Mr. Hughes, the Government Sur- . veyor, Captain Nairne, Captain Edgledue, Mr. A. Lamb, and other gentlemen. It was intended to de spatch the Simla for Malta and Alexandria on the 14th proximo, with the India, China, and Australian mails, but orders have been received to-day to overrule this ar 'rangement, and to turn round the Candia on her arrival (which is daily expected from Alexandria), so as to despatch that ship in place of the Simla. This altera tion, it is supposed, is rendered necessary by orders from the Government, who have taken up the Simla and Himalaya for the transport of cayalry to the east. EXETER-JUNE 30. CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted from lOs 3d to lOs 9d. Malting barley, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; grinding do., Os Ott to Os Od. Oats, 3s 7d to 3s 9cl. Beans, Os Od to Os Od. Peas, OOs Od to OOs Od. CATTLE.—Prime beef, lls Od per score ; cows and calves, 101. to 18/. ; butchers' calves, 5d to 53d per lb., rearing calves 00s to 00s each. Sheep, Nd to 6d. Lambs, 6d to 6d per lb. Store hogs, large size, 00s to 00s each ; slips, OUs to 00s ; small, 15s to 00s. Rough fat, 5d per lb. Pork carcases from Os 9d to lOs 9d per score. FLOUR. —Fine, 5Ss Od to 59s Od ; seconds, 56s Od to 57s Od per sack. INVERNESS.—JUNE 27. CORN.—Wheat, white, per qr., 72s Od to 74s Od. Bar• ley, chevalier, 32s Od to 33s Od ; ditto, common, 32s•0d to 32s 6d. Oats, 34s 04 to 36s Od. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 28s 04 to OOs 04 ; ditto second, OOs Od to Os 04; barleymeal, 20s 04 to Os Od ; peasemeal, 20s Od to Os Od ; bran, per stone, Os 8d to 104 ; Ist flour, per 2801 b, 60s Od to OOs 04 ; 24 ditto, 52s 04 to OOs 04; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imperial 2s 10d to Os 04 ; ditto second, Os Od to Os Od ; barleymeal 2s 04 to OOs 04 ; peasemeal, 2s Od to Os 04 ; Ist flour, 3a 64 cash, 3s 9d credit ; 2d ditto, 2s 9d cash, 3s Od credit. BRISTOL SUGAR—JUNE 30. As the new rates of duties will come into operation next week, very little divosition has been shown to do business since our last report, but we do not alter quotations. COAL MARKET.—Juss 30. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the mark et. s. d.! Wallsend, &a. Can's Hartley lB 6 1 s. ( 4 . Holywell .20 0 Riddell lB 6 Howard's West Hartley !Eden Main 20 0 Netherton 18 0 Braddyll . 20 6 . Tanfield Moor l6 9 Lambton 20 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 16 9 Lumley 19 6 Willingtou Hartley lB 0 Stewart's . 21 0 Wallsend, &c. Illeugh Hall 2O 0 Gosforth lB 6 Grey's West Hartley ....18 0 COURSE OF EXCHANGE-YESTIIIDAY. Am5terdam............ 11 15% Gibraltar .............. Ditto, three months .. 11 17% Leghorn .............. 30 52 Rotterdam ...... • • • ... 11 17% Genoa 25 40 Antwerp ........ • ..... 25 25 Milan ................ Brussels .............. 25 25 Venice ................ Bamburgh ............ 13 6 Naples ................ 42% Altona ................ 'Palermo ......... . 127 Paris ........ •• •• .... 25 2% l lilessina .. 1275 s Ditto, three months ••25 30 i Lisbon .............. 52% •••. . 25 32% Oporto .. • • •••• • . •• 53 k Bourdeaux .......• Rio Janeiro .......... Frankfort-on-Maine .... 118% !Buettoti Ayres ...........• Berlin .. .......... Ne,W" York, 60 days' sight Vienna .. • • ............ 13 0 Philadelphia .......... Trieste .............• .. 13 5 PRICES or aummoti, ' , Ea oz. Petersburg L............ 364 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ................ 49% Portugal Gold Coln .. 0 0 0 Cadiz 50 . Mexican Dollars .... 0 5 3 Barcelona.. .... New Dollars 0 0 o Sevnle ................ -Inver in bars 0 5 1% SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from" the General Post-AI( by the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) Day whertmalc m From what When COIINTRIES. in General Post- - Port due in Office, London.* Dispatched. England. Imerica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .. . Liverpool ...'June 28 America (by United Sts. packet) ........N Li verpool ... July 5 America (by U. States packet) ..........N ........ Southainpton Australia (via South ampton) ...:......:41 Juno 4 ...... Southampton July 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N' Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ....... • • • Uncertain Africa (West Coast) ..N,l3d of the mont h. Plymouth .. !July 6 Alexandria.. ...• •...NB, 9, 24, & 30 of m . D over .... Alexandria..........Ai '4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Bahamas • . M 17th of the mont! Southampton, Belgium ..N, Daily.... .. Dover Brazil 9th of the month.. Southampton 'July 16 Buenos Ayres ........ 51 ,9th of the month.. Southampton Cape of Good Hope ..Nil4th of the moat:. Plymouth .. Cape of Good Hope .. N ;14th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verds ......N 'l4th of th e mon th S out h ampton Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .......• ......N 14th of the montl Channel Isles N i Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Tu.Th.S•lt• Chili.... .. .. • . DI 2d & 17th of montl, Southampton; China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,21,&27 of m. Dover Constantinople ........ Ath & 20th of mou Sou thampto,, Cont. of Europe M & N 'Twice daily Dover ...... Twleedailf Egypt (see India) France ........ M& N Twice daily . . Dover ...• Twicedailf Gibraltar ----Ml.*, 7, 17, 20, 27 of m S ou th ampton Greece (see India) - Greytown 2nd & 17th of mon., South amp ton Arrived llarnburgh ..........N,Tuesday & Fridk ,London '.savannah .......... M,211,1 of the unlit: i Soutnamp!ol, July 1 Holland Daily . ...... ;Dover 'Deily Honduras 17th of the month. Southanipto., June 16 'radia(vlaSouthampt.)sl 4th & 20th of mon.Flyin ., uth .. July 4 India (via Marseill es )M Bth&2 lth of moat!, iDover fonian Isles (see India)7, 17, &27 of man 'Dover.... I Ireland M & NlTwice daily ......;1101 3 tie4d Twicedsili Lisbon ...... 9, 17, & 27 of m.!Southampion July 6 Madeira ...... 9th of the month !Southasuptoa Madeira N [23d of month .... Plymouth .. • Malta (see India) Malta 7,17,19,27, 30 of tn.' Dover ...... Mauritius (see India) Mauritius of the month Mexico ..M *211,1 of the month. ;Southampton July 1 Naples ...... ........N 'bthlsth2sthotmon {Dover New Granada 51 2d & 17th of month Southampton 'Arrived New Zealand..." ..... By private ship „!Various port‘ l Uncert. lo ' Papal states s th ls th2 s thohnon. (Dover Peninsula. .• • • 7 th17t1128 tholmon. 'Southampton Peru .. & 27th oh mon. Southampton June 1 6 Port Natal .. ........N 'l4th of the month Plymouth .. Sicily „...N stlllsth2sthofmon,Dover Tuscany sth 15th25thofmon.IDover Venezuela ........ hi 2d & 17th of month Southampton 'June 16 Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) West Indies 51 1 2 d& 17th ol month Southawinti.,,i.v..l., 1 Southampten l • July 1 !2,lgc 17th o 1 month 1 * When any of these dates fall o 1 a Sunday, the mails will despatched on the following day, with the exception of the India vi! Southampton), and the M a lt a , b o th o f which will be despatched th e Sup preceding. ST. PETERSBURG.—The St. Petersburg letters contal° nothing of interest beyond the ukase fur the new loan. The Odessa dates are to the 19th inst., at which date it is alleged, notwithstanding the recent statements in the House of Commons, there was no blockade, and ships were getting their cargoes as usual. SUDDEN DEATH OF "A MURDERER IN BETHLEM 110 0 ' PlTAL.—Yesterday an inquest was held by Mr. William Payne, at Bethlem Hospital, on the body of Catherine Smart, aged 74, a criminal lunatic, who died in the a bove institution after an incarceratioe of thirty-one year m i • From the ev id ence of Dr. Hoed, the physician, an other witnesses, it a p peare d that t h e d eceased was aw mitted to the hospital on tba 16th of December, 1823, under the Ki ng ' s warrant- S he was tried at the Old Bailey for the murder of ner child, and acquitted on the ground of insanity. Once the time of her admission she had continued insane without any lucid interval. She enjoyed uninterruci.ed good health up to March last, when a disease ache heart was first discovered, and it was anticipated that the deceased would die soddenly In consequence of those indications she was seldom left alone. She vas attacked with dropsy within a few days, and a water bed was provided for her, but she suddenli expired on Thursday morning. Her son had b ee n to see her several times since she had been there, but had left London some time -ago, and, although two letters had been sent to the place where he was supposed t o be, they had not reached him, and had been returned. Her husband died some years ago. The jury returned a ver' diet of natural death. [ ADv EnusEmENT.]--Holloway's Pills for Invigorating the Weak, and Strengthening the Debilitated.—These wonderful and efficacious pills are the only medicine adapted to invigorate weakened constitutions, persons of low and nervous habits, or those who are suffering from bad digestive organs, or those whose health has become deranged by bilious affections, disordered stomach, or liver complaints. Those affected with coughs, colds, asthma, or shortness of- breath, should have recourse to these invaluable pills, as their mighty powers will be found a certain and efficacious remedy for all these corn' plaints, imparting, at the same time, strength, new life, vigour, and buoyancy of spirits to the afflicted, and may be taken with perfect safety at any period of life,—sold by all druggists ; and at Professor Holloway's establish ment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 29th ult., at Teignmouth, Devon, the wife of the Rev. John Vaughan Payne. . OF A DAUGHTER. On the 20th ult., at East-hill, Oxford, Surrey, the wife of Captain Burdett, Coldstream Guards. MARRIED. - - On the 12th of May, at Mahabulesh war , Henry Roome,' Esq., M.D , o f th e B ombay Medical Establishment, youngest son of the late Major-General Fred. Roome, to Marion Charlotte, daughter of,Henry Hebbert, Esq., Bow bay Civil Service. DIED. On the sth May, at his residence, Pelham-dale, NeW York, aged 63, James Hay, ESC!, third and youngest sou )f the late James Hay, Eiri.p of Laxfirth, Zetland, N.B. On the 26th ult., at 21, Lansdowne-place, Brighton, Be° lecco, Gray, relict of the late Alexander Lang, of Over tie, Dumbartonshire, Esq. On the 27th ult., at Holland, near Yeovil, Somerset kire, in his 80th year, John Batten, Esq., a Deputy-Lieu• tenant for that county. On the 28th ult., at Amwell-grove, Herts, Mary Ann, thrd daughter of the late Thomas Edwards, Esq., of the Crscent, Clapham-Common, aged 25 years. LopoN : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG OI . No. 112, St rand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 1121 krand, in th e P rec i nct of t h e Savoy, in the county of lilddlesex, Saturday, July 1, 1854. 1