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4, I e y tO te " • • 4'• - • • 44.1. t• •VZ • • •• , t-p , • • -tr,Ni V' SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloch. qUE'D T HE k ~,4 ' 4 11 S BENCII.—II (TIS DAY.) ox 1..)E BODE •TDB QUEEN, ON A PETITION OF RIGHT. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) sien._r examination of witnesses, and the reading of docu tiaae`", Y evidence on the part of the Baron tie Bode, con h4e to five o'clock, when the Court adjourned. 144 rei r ease , f or the Baron de Bode will be continued to- SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. GL O B GLo , Tim EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. ter} ~,,t)l''•—Sir Robert Peel has the same' sort of mas kis , er his party as Napoleon had over Spain. He With the aid of the veteran Commander in •Chief of h e . ' h is i ro, the military possession of the country ; and as ier ao :. 1(18 it with certain Napoleonite ' pretensions of tetheing antiquated abuses, and introducing the spirit °a lilieentrives to win over, or to neutralise, Wit ar k 4 e3 from the ranks of his natural opponents. t he appliances and aids to boot, we have seen tau, mister barely maintain the field on days of pitched quer - 1 but his moral position in his seemingly con -114:4 territory exposes him to a more exhausting and a,,sing warfare. The intervals between those en tzle-ants, where the whole nominal dominion is at off s ; a re filled u with uerilla encounters, cutting fore,;ragglers, endangering supplies, &c. Thus f th . e te ed kl the Napoleon of Downing-street are rit the er 4wa Y in detail • and day by day he loses --p°ll,lld hardl • achieved ' by the right of conquest. i 'llre s i -° ,. ° ert Peel has to learn, like Napoleon, that r lwees are three parts in four of victory. W e ke e e d . i ndeed, he has -by this time learned it; and that kit 't es Pair of his 'ministry more than he does. h,3._,othout under-rating the obstacles any ministry ch°;°tend with, it. appears to us that the Prime MI- L 'litth-i t d oself has been the great author of . his o . wn . iet th i „ l . He may talk of combinations against him, hi a L is a single uncomb'ned letter in the alpha- Te h. " l lli i e ,' has been mere fatal to him than all the at oils we have seen' against or for him. Si r , s , the moral position of a Minister, whose Ith "ominion of his party is not only brokenup hostile guerilla bands we see it split . intq (and at , 1115 tli h " Vestries" debate of last night . afforded • 'Neil:nen) but whose position is one of aloofness . pPara tion even from his own colleagues ? If Sir ttl 'ilit e :` w ere Lord Chatham, this position might be si l : a .,le• Under a popular Constitution, a Ministe . 11 -11 '. separate from all parties, and even from . his Itro4;?sitaal associates in power, provided he strikes once new or revived chord Of national feeling, IrelW e a's, clearly and intelligibly, to some recognised , I t, 1, 1 1 • ° ,r patriotic faith. Uncoubtedly therecrise, ; L 'row s le t a the public will support a Minister who ; 4 1 s e - s I ` l , lll s-.lf On its support—and support him none ;h 4 liej, wi llingly because he seems to discard mere pa f r . y th ilit Di , - tut then he must do this in the full and Li.- - „, rs it of nobler than party objects. Party atta.ch thli' - ` l , 4 3' be fused in the heat of a more ardent patriot- D • : u t party attachments have themselves a heat t i Lli e Terous than mere personal circumspection. The i 4 Par - t ? support a Minister—granted—who .. ceases to th a s • a ?, man, because his party feelings are absorbed [l;p l) h 'r ei'mls at grand national objects. But what can t', ';‘ 10 make of a Minister, who does not melt all a l lt . -S 1 8 his nobler heat, but chills and splits to pieces threfdatParty b his benumbing coldness ? A Minister e More y than a party man—granted—but Sir t ik h • ." 'eel ne s ' appears less—less by all the inferiority of 6. 411 1 - i 'Peet and circumscribed eelf-regard to the . more " r il '-ve and generous, if not unalloyed, sympathies of l i ktft i ulecti on I , 7 l aist • " l-) ARD..—The rumours of a resignation cf rank s , ' rs, Poured forth in such unsparing profusion from a nd the R e f orm Cl u b, on the last Sabbath, have 41 4 11e4 an effect, we imagine, little gratifying to, their everywhere that the story obtamed a . mo 7 47,Ps'• ere dir, the resignation was heard of as a national • Y the •'t of the people, the few who seemed ae warm y kt i d I news with satisfaction or indifference were the b • tiv e a,vowed enemies of order. Among the Cons9r- Odi " i 'ne feeling was uniform • even the most spiteful, I:A t d i e,, , , and sordid of the disappointed who profess P, i t Co nservative principles, were obliged to co l n• tele - 0 words of their proper organ, the Dublin p that " the result must be disastrous." 1 4 p ;litl l‘r i ;_i•t g s who set the . fiction going have had a Valy t ; '-on from their experiment. In all the b "e Tos to which the supposed retirement of . Sir (; t i l t il4 t ga ve birth, no one dreamed of resorting Oad os a Ministry. The Duke of Buckingham and ON ; ' Lord Ashley, the Duke of Richmond, were in aim a Gil spoken of as called, or likely to be called, to . Whi `lovernment• but ho human being ever suggested kr'reft • In the grave procession of public men, 4 imagination for the selection of a Govern atelPY were not found, or found only as objects of - ei k't. The Co n s erva ti v e leaders were summoned 'ir'„„`ssion by pop u la r surm ise ; but as for the Whigs, 'l:74itioa was such as the great poet h as d escr ib e d bi t e l a se, with much more contempt, men's eye I So i Be° wl upon them. None cried, Heaven save you!' t„e d °3'ful tongue gav e the m a w e l c ome home ; Whi'st was thrown upon their luckless heads,_ thee with such gentle sorrow they shovii.ott . Th e l l , r f aces combating with tears and smiles — Th at " a dges of their grief and patience— Th e h ad not Heaven for some strong purpose steeled 4 4 , gearts of men, they must perforce have melted, 1,t./hti 1-I,arharism itself hav9 p t i h tied ev th e e u m ts. .” et,th 4 , 11 , 3 e ze e ha te felt s a om ha e t'nder emotions towards the it :hut the came the rude reflections, so fatal to 11., -4 ,: ° n - -they brought it all- upon themselves ; and Cry to - the public good that they for ever wither 01. - re u Pon the bbet they have raised for themselves p el '°ws ! Another effect that has been produced t t ,:t l Z,,,Periment, is a demonstration of the manifest 4"ar,,' of all that the Whole W-Radical resan 4 Portion of the professing Conservative s press tr,"jrif: Tls aYing for the last two years, of delusions ne p,,,At c`„' e sorted to by the present Government, in order tV 4 eiP t i," o °loo . No delusion can now exist as to the t iPon which Sir R. Peel and his friends propose the of this country. Farmers, West Maa s affairs e,to 'le People generally,now know perfectly what they Ih t4 e ex i l e P e o ple from the Right Hon. Baronet at the head 4 ,',Y a i l °V erlllll o t • and with this fulness of knowledge, Vie .. . t ;gard ? possible remo u va h l t as the reatest of e%t with tithe most r ue , eo p, as an eve g consequences. Can fr there then be a doubt the res. knowledge of 1844, they had to Wee ? choice of 1841, they would repeat that I,;rs ago What necessity, then, existe_d_ . three e 1414 tar .1. , t . for p rac ti s i ng a delusion ? We have Hies shown that no delusion was, in fact, uY the Conservative leaders, though we are 51 sei v s "3'ing that vain and greedy men did not d_ e l l B u 4 de , t 4 aeli 1 , n 4 their expectations from the change of 1 k, - at p ' en are always deluding themselves ; but here a Otis ta c'f worth a thousand, that no delusion . w f or here is evidence that no delusion was P; 11 Si r r ' p ond a public man must be much more raw th , obert Peel, who will unnecessarily multi g'q)ect t . of his party, to be afterwards h em , a ions ir, s tv t "PM him as debts of peremptory . obligation. 'ki la r will read the speeches of Sir Robert Peel,. 'll (i l i a4l -35 d to 1841—indeed, during the whole Whig opt t ,4-14 inistration—with candour . . and with care, h t qh, t.oat there is nothing against which he throug - ttirlitt e 4 d r efally guards himself as tha being thought !st 'kt e to all the objects of all his supporters, d in their 44 *, 11t * This, we know, has been impute to _him iimp l aiq a l ly craft, but it is nothing of the kind—i t 1 5 ' he n eal log, prudent honesty—precisely the same I,,..i_esty which prevents men incurring pecuniary Sir e r l 'uout a prospect of being able t odischarge kletob„, t hervvise raising what are called fa ls e i hopes. c hef• could not . prevent vain an greedy 45 41 t own cheating themselves, but he was !IS „`) undeceive them as far as he could he took care that they should have I t h lv th e " f s° .for accusing him as an ,acces_so m ry . li r ti 4 t i 'd practised by themselves upon the 'k, te,eli o , again, says our Contemporary, Sir Robert 4, 111 3 " Led the •agriculturists by placing Sir Edward td , ore IV the in his C a bi ne t. This frau l a t l eas t did not hP eT hier to office—for he must have held office )I ‘ . Ntiv e°t Pd practise it ; but this way of talking is 8111 fat, f r . 3•. Why should not Sir Robert Peel T 1 ,1141 of the agricultural interest in his Cabi dt%'4 ef.l he has, in effect, proved himself the best at gar a griculturist? Was the Minister who has ( , tt ler i : t j el uded the spoliation scheme of a " fixed ,'„ 4 6* h tl iq . li eel a re war upon the. agriculturists, and excite h. "tt, t- 't? r- s s a , t by excluding every agriculturist from is ,ve ql,„" e need not; we believe, say mo . re . of the ,'ll% t he Siinday's• experiment in extinguishing . for • . ( 1 8 : s 3 4r Y ef a delusion practised on Conservatives. •ketel Was have given abundant proof that no 11, as Practised, or was necessary. DIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) t he 1-I °USE - 6 - ° . " -- )2 COMMONS. • At, - k r ,ER took the Chair at Four o'clock. 41 d in''''ONNELL presented 49 petitions from 131," nur of a repeal of the union. 4 t i ti tio n QsLN-TERs CHAPELS BILL. f -s r a gainst this Bill were presented by Lord f ,re n ; 4r. b°1•11 Yorkshire; • Mr. Shaw, from Middle k" 1,-"x Maule, from Scotland; Mr. Evans, t °15 ,1, Y• ; Lord lngestre, Wolverhamton ; Col. AORte 0 4 Mr. Plumptre, Manchester; Mr. '• ' "oventry • and Mr. Bankes. o tir „ of the CONNELL presented a petition in ahi.r.l3lll. At n q Presented a petition from Sheffield 1)14,4t. b;• avings' Banks Bill. tote o I re j C CIMBE presented a petition from a - th a i' l.n d Prf4yiti , • for inquiry into the present ties- , cottutry. /It SOAP DUTY. ' l kin TT • Oleo 'B' on . said, having been disappointed in to .ay , 0 11 4 Motion with reference to this duty on hit It Mo win g to the circumstance of there not 14 rest ed se, he had, after consulting with parties t ested d • abandon ti n pre. determined to his intention 4t 4 pig, i t 'era session, with the view, however, of I ‘ , l ea rl , t lnder the consideration of llon. Members fey4r. t l 3 j Period next _ er r year. 1 4 4 a ai, 'a- presented several petitions from North als o lAqzlislrny alteration of the corn-laws. 'hi I dled uNBY presented petitions from the he the Di Sisters and chapels of Cumberland -Uissenters' Cjiapels Bill. Sji, j • Y. L u e ,_ ()I J , NTY RATE. 4 44 esh 1-4:41,411, gave notice that on Tuesday (11:vid leave to bring in a Bill for better Ying, and collectin g the county rate. $$ V C 0 • [al or ;e0 jive ise a ot Jr ° lea' boo' for aPP - i0 to e lo' v P pav he BANK CHARTER Mr. WODEHOUSE was understood to give notice of an amendment to the third clause or the Bank Charter Bill; but its precise nature was not heard in the gallery. • JOINT-STOCK. BANKS. Mr. MASTERMAN asked the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade whether the Act for the regulation of joint-stock banks was intended to haVe a retrospective effect on the joint-stock banks already in existence. Mr. GL A.DSTONE said the question was one of considerable importance; but he had not had the op portunity of referring to the Acts ; still he would give the Hon. Gentleman as clear an answer as he could. The question was whether, in the Bill before Parlia ment for the regulation of joint-stoA banks, it was intended to apply them to the banks at present in operation. He might state that it was not intended to apply the Bill to those joint-stock banks at present in operation, except with respect to registration, unless the parties - having the direction of the company should conceive it to be their interest to place themselves under the provisions of the Bill ; there were powers in the Act which would enable them to do so. The Government had thought it right fully to recognise all the privileges that were secured to these banks up to the passing of the Act, but with respect to companies formed since the introduction of the Bill and before it should be passed, it might be a question whether it would not be advisable tolbring them under the operation of the Bill. ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH. Sir C. BURRELL presented a petition from the parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster, praying that as the Church had been made the Church of the House of Commons, it would be pleased to contribute something towards the repair of the fabric. The Hon. Member wished the petition to be printed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not decide on the prayer of the petition, as it would be a matter for the decision of the House,; he would, however, consent to the petition being printed. LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND. Capt. LAYAItD, seeing the Noble Lord the Se cretary for Ireland in his place, wished to ask whe ther there was any truth in the rumour generally circulated, of the resignation of Earl Deprey ? Lord ELIOT said — the Hon. and Gallant Member had better put the question to the Right Hon. Baro net the First Lord of the Treasury. SCILLYJSLAI'ThS. Captain PECHELL asked - the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had any Objection o to produce the correspondence that had taken placelvith refer ence to sending the mails to Scilly. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the arrangements were not completed, but when they were there Would be no objection to producing the correspondence. THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND. Sir R. PEEL having entered the House, Captain LAYARD repeated to him the question that he had put to Lord Eliot, whether there was any truth in the report of theresignation of Earl De Grey ? Sir R. PEEL said there was no truth whatever in the rumour.—(Hear, hear.) Still he must say that the state cif Earl De Grey's health had for some time been such as to make him very anxious to be relieved from the burdens of office ; but he certainly had not resigned. MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. Sir C. NAPIER wished to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty a question—lf it was true that the C o mmander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean had dis placed the ward-room officers, and taken possession of the ward-room for his own accommodation ? He wished to know if the Admiralty had any infor mation on the subject, and if they had, whether they approved of it? Sir G. COCKBURN said there was no official re port of the circumstance, but he believed such a thing had been done when the ship was taking out the Governor-General. — Sir C. NAPIER said he thought the Right Hon. Baronet had misunderstood him. He had asked for information, and that was the only place where he could attain it. If he applied to the Admiralty he could not obtain the information he wanted. Sir G. COCKBURN said he must observe that the Gallant Officer had no right to make that remark.— (Hear, hear.) He often came to the Admiralty and found no difficulty in obtaining information.—(Hear.) Captain PECHELL said the latter part of the Gallant Commodore's question had not been answered. He would himself ask the Gallant Admiral opposite whether such a practice as that of taking away the wardroom from lieutenants and captains of marines had ever been known in any other case. Sir G. COCKBURN said it had been done by himself in the Romney, when he went out with the broad pennant.—(Ministerial cheers.) Dr. 'BOWRING wished to know when the papers connected with improvement in the public accounts were likely to be laid on the table ? Sir G. CLERK said they were laid on the table on Friday last. On the order of the day for going into Committee on the Sugar Duties being read, Sir C. NAPIER said something had fallen from his Gallant Friend, the Member for Greenwich, which he could not pass by without notice. When he asked the Gallant Admiral a question in reference to what had occurred in the Mediterranean, he replied that there had been a similar occurrence when a Go vernor-General went out to India. That might be perfectly correct, but an Admiral was not a Go vernor-General of India. There was not a case on record, in which an officer on a foreign station had turned all the officers out of their room for his own convenience. It was contrary, he believed, to all the rules of the navy.—(Hear, hear.) The Gallant Admiral reminded him that, when he had visited the Admiralty, he had never been refused information ; but then it had always been given with the under standing that the communication was private. That was the reason why he had asked the question. Mr. SHEIL gave notice, that to-morrow he would ask the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Ma jesty's Government, whether he had issued any direc tions respecting the distribution of Church patronage in Ireland to the Education Commission ? SUGAR DUTIES. The House then went into Committee on the Sugar Duties Bill. Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to know whether the enactments of the Bill were directed against slave labour sugar or not ? -- Mr. GLADSTONE said that they certainly was not. Sir. R. PEEL said it was impossible to make any arrangement by which all parties would be satisfi e d. - Mr. VERNON SMITH thought that the Hon. Gentleman was bound to show to the House the reasons for the course he had adopted ; he could not see any reason why the measure that had been pro posed should be further considered. Mr. GLADSTONE defended the course adopted by the Government. The slavery of Java was in its character quite distinct from that of Brazil.—(Hear.) Lord PALMERSTON said, that •whether the ex pression used by his Right Hon. Friend near him had been properly understood or not, was of little im portance. It was of no use to discuss the motives of Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite. They were the best judges of their own motives.—(Hear, and cheers.) But, without discussing motives, he must say that the course which the Government was taking was the most devious, circuitous, and tortuous they could have chosen—(Cheers)—and a devious course was always the most difficult.—(Cheers.) Her Ma jesty's Government had formerly stated that their object was to put down slavery ; but now their object was to put down only the slave trade.—(Cheers.) They had no objection to favour countries in which domestic slavery existed—it was only to agricultural slavery they objected.—(Hear.) Why, in that state ment they gave up one of the most important of their own principles; for where domestic slavery existed there must be a supply of slaves, and there must be a slave trade.—(Hear, hear.) Look to our own Orien tal possessions, in which domestic slavery existed— Mr. GLADSTONE said that the Noble Lord ought to confine himself to Java.—(Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON continued—The Right Hon. Gentleman wished to confine him to Java.— (Laughter.) But he would insist that wherever slavery existed, the slave trade must be carried on. Ile would not call it hypocrisy, because hypocrisy implied some pretence ; but he' would say that a more barefaced inconsistency, one more obvious to the meanest capacity, than the one contained in this clause had never been proposed to Parliament. When they had withdrawn all the free labour sugar from the market of Europe, of course the deficiency thus created in that market would be sup plied by slave labour sugar. This was one invincible objection which he entertained to the measure. There was, moreover, a constitutional objection to the clause. By that clause the Govern ment took to themselves the power of opening the market by deciding upon the laws, constitutions, and customs 'of other Governments. 'When Parliament invested Government with powers of that nature, they should lay down rules clearly defining the principle by which the Government was to be guided, so that if the Government departed from that principle they might be subject to the disapprobation of Parlia ment. The Right lion. Gentleman took upon him self to decide upon all the different degrees of servi tude, from the slavery of Cuba and Brazil to a state of mere serfdom. The Government thus took upon themselves to judge of the different laws and customs of other countries, and were allowed to open the market to the produce of any country which they might determine to be sufficiently tinged with freedom.—(Hear, hear.) Now that was not a very intelligible principle. If, instead of that, the clause had enacted that the British market should be open to sugar the produce of all countries in which r the slave trade was not' carried on, t`: at distinction would have been at least intelligible. Ile might think that it would not be advisable. to introchice such a distinction, but at all events it would be an intelli gible one. At present there was no intelligible dis tinction, and he thought the clause altogether so ob jectionable, that he felt bound to vote against it. Sir J. HANMER wished to call the attention of his Right Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade to the fact that a considerable proportion of the trade between the Philippine Islands and the Manilla was carried on in Spanish bottoms. He • trusted that this matter would not escape the atten tion of her Majesty's Government. He also wished to know why" the island of Porto Rico should not be enumerated among the places from which free-labour sugar was to be introduced. Mr. GLADSTONE said there was a very consi derable proportion of free labour in Porto Rico, but at the same time there was a great deal of slave labour employed in that island, and it was imprac ticable to draw any distinction in the case of that island.—(Cheers from the Opposition.) The matter alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman was one of much importance. The Hon. Gentleman had accurately stated that differential duties were still in ex istence, and no treaty had been entered into with Holland relating to the intercourse with Java. With respect to Manilla the same practice also pre vailed. The long voyages from the Philippine Islands were not performed by Spanish vessels, but chiefly by British ; and with regard to the export duties levied at Manilla, the difference was so slight as to be scarcely worthy of consideration. Mr. HUME said it was the object of Parliament, in legislating on these matters, to lay down certain principles in a bill, and then to lay down such rules as should prevent any deviation from it. They now began to find out the difficulties which encompassed the plan of her Majesty's Government.—(Hear, hear.) He wanted to know if Government could and would define what the law was. If they could not define it now, how could they hope to define it hereafter ? (Hear, hear.) The fact was, the only conclusion the House could come to was that the Government itself did not know what the clause meant.—(Cheers.) Now, he would ask them this question—Was Egyp tian sugar admissible under this Bill ? They would not tell him—(Cheers)—and if they would not tell, how could foreign Governments know in what way to advise these people to regulate their trade with this country. He had never seen the Right Hon. Baronet so anxious to get rid of a question as he was that night, and really he was not surprised at it. St.ll he should be sorry to see the Right Hon. Ba ronet go out at the present moment—though the di vision on Monday night was carried by the free traders, par excellence—(Laughter)—still he could not conceive, after the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet, that he would have remained in office had the majority been against him.—(Hear.) But this was no matter.—(Laughter.) It was possible that this Bill would have to be carried out by another Go vernment, and they ought to lay down certain prin ciples which could be understOod by the general in terpretation of the words.' How would they deal with the sugar of Louisana? Lord STANLEY—That is under treaty. Mr. HUME—But suppose the treaty should cease ?—(Hear, hear.) . Acts of Parliament ought not to be intelligible only to Ministers of State ; they ought to be intelligible to men of ordinary under standing. They ought to lay down a distinction between slave-grown sugar and free sugar, and after the new interpretation that had been given by the' Right Honourable Gentleman, he thought the House ought to have another opportunity of express ing its opinion. He moved that the further considera tion of this clause be deferred. Sir ROBERT PEEL said the opportunity de sired by the Honourable Gentleman had been sug gested to him from his own Parliamentary know ledge in the motion, he had just made, and he hoped the House would express their opinion upon it. The" Noble Lord had proposed that the discriminating duty of 10s. should be applied to sugar, the produce of slave labour, equally with sugar the produce of free labour. The House had decided against the Noble Lord's proposition ; arid if he were not satisfied with their decision, he would have an opportunity of again raising the question on the bringing up of the report. He did not think the Hon. Gentleman oppo site had a right to call'upon the Government to an swer a variety of hypothetical cases. As only a year would elapse before the treaty with the United States would expire, it was hardly necessary to discuss the question. Mr. LABOUCHERE hoped the Hon. Gentleman would comply with the Right Hon. Baronet's sug gestion ; because he was not without hopes that when they had gone through the clauses of the Bill it would be so clear that the people , of this country were called upon to make all these sacrifices for no practical benefit ; that they were exhibiting themselves in the eyes of the world as people who were unable to carry their own principles into effect; that they were introducin g a system of extensive fraud in the commercial world, that the House upon the report would be induced to reverse their decision.—(Cheers.) The more they discussed the question, the more evident it would be, that it was not advisable to attempt to draw a distinction between the two classes of foreign sugar:—(Cheers.) Mr. GLADSTONE rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE •lUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 20 1844. . . were fully entered into. .The author then stated that the best mode of using m anua l p ower was by applying the greatest aggregate amount of power to the lightest and smallest machine ; that the reciprocating . motion was to be preferred to the rotary 3 and that a fire engine with two 7-inch . cylinders and 8-inch stroke, weighing 171 cwt., was the most advantageous size that could be adopted. In the discussion which ensued, Mr. James Simpson approved Mr. Braidwood's general views, but combated his ideas as to the disadvantages of sunk tanks, which he contended had been proved in certain situations to be es sentially useful, and that they were provided in many public establishments. He stated that to the Dutch, who arrived with King William in 1688, we were indebted for the first organised system for extinguishing fires ; many parts of their system still remained, and in Cape Town in 1817, he had been much struck with the com pleteness of their plans. He examined into the supplies of water for fires, and the modes of obtaining them, and thought that more water was wasted through the gene ral excitement and want, of presence of mind than was generally imagined. He recommended the use of screw cocks, rather than plug cocks, as the latter were apt to become set and to be injured, as well as having in gene ral too contracted a waterway. He also disapproved of the use of jets directs from the mains, stating them to be wasteful, and not efficient, and that in almost every case they had failed, except under very peculiar circum stances. In the paper by Mr. Andrew Murray, Assoc. Inst. C. E. (Royal Dockyard, Woolwich),. the author con sidered in the first portion, the quantity of atmospheric air chemically necessary for the complete combustion of a given quantity of coal, exatnining the proportion necessary for the inflammable gases, and for the solid carbon ; showing the large excess of air that would be required if the gases were not ignited until they had passed into the flues of the boiler, on account of their admixture with the carbonic acid gas generated in the furnace. The, question of the velocity with which the products of combustion pass off was next considered. The practical recommendations given in the paper were, that the supply of air should be as free as possible; the entrance into the ash pit should not be less than one fourth part of the area of the fire grate ; the depth of the ash pit should be about two-and-a-half teet,no advan tage being found to result for the combustion of the coal from its being deeper ; the space between the fire bars should be seven-sixteenth inch, but that depth should be regulated by the kind of coal used ; for any kind of coal it should not be less than -a- inch, nor more than inch ; the fire-bars were re commended to be made as thin as was consistent with their required strength, an inch in width had been found to be a good proportion. Thespace in the furnace above the fire-bars was recommended-:to be made large, about three cubic feet to each superficial foot of fire grate, when such an amount could be obtained. The proper area of the flue was next considered, with refer ence to the bulk of the products of combustion and their velocity, showing that the area requisite for the quan tity chemically required was found to be much too small, and that in practice it should not be less than two square inches for the products of combustion from each pound of coal consumed in the grate per hour. Taking a fur nace in which 131bs. of coal were burned on each square foot of firegrate per hour (which was stated to be a very usual rate of combustion in steam-boilers), the area of the flue to every superficial foot of the grate would be 26 squareinches. The area of the chimney was recommended to be three fourths of that of the flue. The mode of conducting the flue to the chimney and the angles formed in its passage, were also carefully considered. The time occupied by the gases in passing through the flues of a boiler, from the instant of their generation to that of their reaching the chimney, was shown not to be of importance, provided th a t theincan descent gases were so subdivided that all the particles were brought into contact with the boiler, and were made to part with their caloric, as was the object in the construction of locomotives and other tubular bodies. The amount of heating surface recommended was in the proportion of 18 square feet to each foot of fire-grate, where the combustion was carried on at the rate of 131bs. per square foot per hour, though a larger amount might be, employed in land boilers, where there was no objec tion against cooling down the products of combustion in a greater degree. The principles were stated to be applicable to all kinds of boilers used either for land or for marine purposes. The following papers were announced to be read at the meeting of Tuesday, June 25, when the monthly ballot for members will take place : No. 689. " Suggestions for the introduction of con structions to retain the sides of deep cuttings in clays or other uncertain soils." By. Professor Hosking. No. 690. " Description of the harbour of Scarlet (Caithness), and of the machinery used in 1834 for re building.the harbour works." By J. Bremner, M. Inst. C. E. No. 693. "Description of a Piling Engine, proposed to prepare foundations for harbours and lighthouses on sand-banks." By J. Bremner, M. Inst. C. E. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS The following are the results of "A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths' from all Causes registered in the Week ending Saturday, the 15th of June, 1844." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General : Weekly CAUSES OF DEATH. Total. Average of Five years. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 194 178 Diseases of variable or uncertain seat Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 136 157 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration 247 286 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 27 21 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion .. Diseases of the Kidneys, &c 8 5 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 9 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 8 6 Diseases of the Skin, &c .. 0 1 Old Age, or Natural Decay_ 5O 71 __. _.. By ViTOfence, Privation, or Intemperance ... 20 26 Causes specified... Deaths from all Causes 855 946 DEATH/3 FROM THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES INCLUDED UNDER THE ABOVE HEADS. Total. Weekly Average of Five Tears. Consumption 136 147 . Scarlatina 62 34 Pneumonia —........ Dropsy .. ........ . ... Hooping Cough ... ........ .. Typhus Small Pox Disease of the Heart Measles ... l3 28 Apoplexy . Diseases of the Brain „, 7 9 Diarrhoea.. .. l2 Sudden Deaths .............. ... 4 15 DISTRICTS. West l3l 138 North l6B 171 Central East . 174 207 South. Total ... ........ ...... LAW INTELLIGENCE.. SECONDARIES' COURT, June 19. GRIM. FON.7-EARDER V. GRIMWADE. This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages in an action for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. The defendant allowed judgment to go by default. The damages were laid at 1,000/. The following are the facts of the case :—The plaintiff is an omnibus proprietor living at Clapham, and the defendant resided within a few doors of the plaintiff, and being an old friend who had seen better days, was employed by him as a driver. Amelia Barber, the plaintiff's wife, was a lady of very prepossessing appearance, about twenty-four years of age. The intimacy commenced in June, 1843, and con tinued until the commencement of the action, a few months since. An immense number of letters were dis covered, many of them being of a very artful nature, and the fact of the defendant being a married man, with a young family, threw the plaintiff in some measure off his guard. The criminal conversation was always carried on in the house of the plaintiff. Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the plaintiff, said the jury would be spared the necessity of hearing details of a most painful nature, as the plaintiff had agreed to take a verdict by consent for 501.—The damages were then assessed at 501. FATALITY IN A FAMILY.—On Tuesday, Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Ten Bells, Church-street, Spital fields, on the body of James White, aged forty-eight years. It appeared by the evidence, that deceased was the foreman of bricklayers, in the employ of Mr. Piper, an extensive builder in Bishopsgate-street. On' Friday evening the deceased left his home, and not returning, search was made for him, and about six o'clock on the following morning he was discovered, hanging by a rope . from a beam in an old stable in Bed Lion-street, Spital fields, at the rear of some houses nowpulling down to form the new street, and which stable is in a ru i nous condition, not having been occupied for some time, and was distant from his residence at least a mile. The per son who discovered him found he was still warm, and being much alarmed, instead_ of cutting him down, ran away in search of a policeman, but some time elapsed be fore one was found ; he was then cut down, and a surgeon sent for, who attempted to resuscitate him, but without effect. A son of deceased gave evidence as to the un settled state of his father's mind during the last three months, which arose from no reasonable cause, but i n witness's opinion was hereditary, as hi s (d ecease d' s ) mother bad died insane. His father had also died in a very sudden manner. The following note, which was found in deceased's pocket, was produced :—" Dear Mary, Be a mother to poor little children as long as there is a shilling left ; and I hope you will make your life as comfortable as you can in your situation. I die in peace with all mankind." The Jury, without hesitation, re turned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." . CUSTOMS IN PARIA WITH REGARD TO THE DYING. —ln some parts of the coast of Pada, when a person was considered near his end, his nearest relatives bore him to the woods, and laid him in a hammock suspended to the trees. They then danced round him until evening, when, having left within his reach sufficient meat and drink to sustain him for four days, they repaired to their habitations. If be recovered and returned home, he was received with much ceremony and rejoicing ; if he died of his malady or of famine, nothing more was thought of him.— - Voyages of die Companions 4f Columbus. • EXPORTATION OF GLAss.—The Lords of the Trea surry have directed, that all flint glass packed and sealed for exportation under the supervision of the Excise, and depo sited in a bonded warehouse at the intended place of export previous to the 6th of July next, shall be entitled to the pre sent drawback on shipment, although such shipment do not take place until after the sth July next; and a copy of this order has (by order of the Commissioners) been furnished to the principal officers of Customs in London, an - d at the out- Forts for their information and government. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. NAVAL REVIEW.—We understand that, upon the occasion of his Majesty the King of the French's visit to this country, which is now finally arranged for the first eek in September, a grand naval review will take place in the presence of her Majesty the Queen and her august visitor. As the flagships of the Port-Admirals, and the experimental squadron, forming altogether 16 or 17 sail, will be cruising in the channel at this period, there will not be the least difficulty in accomplishing it. The ships which will then be at sea, will be the St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship, Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, Capt. R. Rowley ; Caledonia, 120, flag-ship, Admiral Sir David Milne, Capt. A. Milne ; Camperdown, 104, flag-ship, Vice-Admiral Sir J. C. White, Capt. F. Martin ; Albion, 90,flag-ship, Rear-Admiral Sir H. Pigot, Capt. Nicholas LoOcyer ; Collingwood, 80, flag. ship, Rear-Admiral Sir George Seymour, Capt. H. Eden ; Queen, 110, Capt. Sir Charles Sullivan ; Fox, 42, Capt. Sir R. M. Black wood ; Amazon and Dmdalus, frigates razeed to cor vettes ; Flying Fish, Mutine, Daring, Osprey, and Espiegle, new class brigs of 12 guns ; Cruiser, 16, Pan taloon, 10, Waterwitch, 10, and a number of steam vessels. The Queen, 120, Captain Sir Charles Sullivan, will be paid off at Portsmouth, and not at Sheerness, as reported. She will be refitted immediately for commissioncy, and will form one of the experimektal squadron. We be lieve she is to be the flag-ship at the Nore, instead of the Camperdown, which will be paid off. She has not yet arrived, but is hourly expected. _ The Apollo troop• ship, Co - mmander W. Maclean, has arrived at Devonport from Quebec, with the service com panies of the 68th Regiment. She is since reported to have arrived at Portsmouth. The six iron steam-boats, building by contract for the use of the Government as dispatch boats, are getting on very rapidly towards completion, and will be ready for launching in a few weeks. The Cygnet, 10, Commander H. Layton, sailed from Portsmouth on Monday, for the African coast. Two line-of-battle ships will be commissioned in a few days, ai,d, if completed in sufficient time, will join the ex perimental squadron. One of them is intended to relieve the Illustrious, 72, flag-ship, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, Captain J. E. Erskine, which is to return to Eng land, as the period of the Gallant Admiral's command will expire in a few weeks. We hear that the Vanguard will be one of the vessels commissioned. The Formidable, 84, Captain G. F. Rich, with the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Owen, is the only line of battle ship now in the Mediterranean. The Firefly, surveying steamer, Captain Beachy, sailed yesterday for the Irish Channel, to resume her survey ing duties. There is no truth in the report that she was destined for Tangiers with dispatches. The Waterwitch was brought to Portsmouth, on Tuesday, from Cowes, by the Echo steamer, to be masted and fitted for sea. The Prometheus, 5, steam sloop, Commander Hay, sailed from Portsmouth, on Monday, for the coast of Africa. She is to touch at Tangiers with dispatches for the British Consul. The Dee, steam troop ship, Master Commander T. Driver, has left Chatham, for Cork, with the depot of the 77th Regiment, under the command of Major Kelly. The Pantaloon, 10, has been taken out at dock at Portsmouth, and has received her masts. The Sydenham, steam-vessel, Lieutenant D. Mapleton, has been taken into dock. She is to have only two masts, instead of three. Her mizen mast is to be taken out, and her mainmast shifted further aft, in consequence of its being placed too near the funnel. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. JUNE IB.—The President in the chair. A paper by Mr. Braidwood, superintendent of the fire brigade, gave the results of his experience as to the best means of rendering large supplies of water available in cases of fire, and on the application of manual power to the working of fire-engines. The author stated that if water could be obtained at an elevatior, pipes with pine's, or fire-cocks on them, would be preferable to any mode at present in use ; and when this could not be obtained, and the premises were of value, it would be advisable to erect elevated tanks, to he kept constantly charged. When water could be obtained, however, at not less than twelve feet below the level of the premises, if it was not thought prudent to erect elevated tanks, it might be conducted beneath the surface by east-iron pipes, with Openings for introducing the suction pipes. The system of covered tanks the author believed to be the least advantageous mode of supplying water ; and in many cases, where the supply proceeded from large reservoirs, he thought it would be better to place plugs or firecocks on the water-pipe. The results of a series of experiments were given, showing that the idea of extinguishing fires by jets from water-mains, without the use of fire-engines, would not succeed. They also proved the necessity of placing the plugs on the mains, and not on the service-pipes, where that could be done. The details were then given of the mode of obtaining water from pipes or mains, and the ad vantages or disadvantages both of the plug and firecock IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, "LOUSE OF COMMONS, June 19. DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. Petitions against this Bill were presented by Sir J. Y. BULLEI from Devonshire, and Mr. KEMBLE from Camberwell. Mr. WYSE presented a petition from Ireland in fa vour of art-unions. VESTRIES IN CHURCHES BILL. Sir R PEEL said, having been asked if it was his inten tion to hasten the Bill through the House, he begged to say he had no such intention, and he had never shown such. Should the Bill get into Committee there were clauses in it which he thought ought to be omitted, and others which ought to be modified.—(Hear.) His Hon. Friend (Mr. O'Brien) was not responsible for the origin of this Bill. In the year 1838 the principle of the Bill had been affirmed by the House, and this Bill was in perfect accordance with the views then expressed. All his Hon. Friend sought now was, to get into Committee, in order that certain amendments might be introduced, when the Bill, as altered, would be printed, and time would be given to Hon. Members to consider the measure as it would then stand. Surely there was nothing hasty or very unreasonable in this.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. SHEIL wanted to know the reason why the Bill was not to extend to Ireland. As to brawling and tumult, the cause of these evils, where they did exist, was to be found in the subject of discussion, and till they put church-rates, and all other matters con nected with the Church, upon a proper footing, they were only changing the field of battle from the Church to the Mitre and Crown ; and how far better would it be to get rid of the war itself.—(Hear, hear.) - Mr. WATSON called upon the Hon. Member for. Montrose (Mr. Hume) to persevere in his amendment. Such a Bill as the present ought to have been brought in by the Government, or ought never to have been brought in at all.—(Hear.) As to the violent pro ceedings which had been stated to have taken place in Shoreditch and other churches, he begged to say that the law had provided a remedy, and they would soon probably have a further remedy in the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill—(Hear, hear)—which pro mised to take especial care both of soul and body.— (Laughter.) It was said the Bill was to prevent the desecration of 'the church. What cant ! What hypo crisy ! Why, was not the noblest church of the land desecrated every hour of every day by the payment of a paltry twopence by every Christian who wished to see its glories and its wonders ?—(Loud cheers.) He had as much awe as any man for the edifices of the Church, but he had as much awe for the law. Talk of brawling, this measure was calculated to increase it. At present discussions at vestries was carried on properly, but would it be so in the Crown and Sceptre ?—(Cheers.) But then it was said' it was a scandal on the Church. Was it not a scandal to call upon a clergymen to preside over a drunken meeting at a public-house ?—(Cheers.) There was not one single petition in favour of the Bill, and he trusted, considering its provisions, the House would throw it out altogether. _ _ Mr. B. ESCOTT said that it had been asked why Ireland hod been excluded from the Bill. Why, the fact was that the Right Hon. Gentleman the Recorder for Dublin had asked the Hon. Member not to include that country, as it would create too great a ferment there. He hoped the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw. the Bill at once.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. SHAW said he had requested that Ireland should be excluded from the Bill, because he thought it inap plicable to that country. Mr. WAKLEY said that the people of this country thought the Bill as obnoxious to this country as the Right .Hon. Gentleman thought it for Ireland. The Right Hon. Baronet, by his speech and actions, showed he did,not approve of the Bill, and surely .he was strong enough in his position to say so manfully at once.— (Roars of laughter.) Among the supporters of the Hon. Baronet the other night, was the Hon. Member for Northamptonshire and now, no doubt, he felt the effect of gratitude.—(Loud: cheers.) He had always sup ported the Church, because he thought if it was dis placed they would have a greater evil.—(Much laughter.) It was the bounden duty of Government to speak out manfully on this question. The proposal now was to go into Committee on the Bill—that was absurd. He thought that it was much better to withdraw this mule, this half horse'and half ass Bill.—(Great laughter.) He thought the Government ought to take the responsi bility of such a measure, if there was any necessity for legislating, which he did not think there was.—(Hear.) Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN replied. The mannerin which the Government had acted towards him with re spect to this Bill deserved his gratitude, and he now tendered it to them. He also thought the country was equally indebted to the Government for the course they had pursued. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority for going into Committee —8 On our return to the gallery, we found Mr. HUME stating that, after two divisions, with all the influence of the Right Hon. Baronet, only a majority of eight could be found to support this obnoxious Bill. He would move adjournment on adjournment but the Bill should be defeated. He moved that the debate be adjourned. Mr. WAKLEY said as this was a subject of slight im portance, he should suggest to the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) the propriety of asking the House to re scind the vote it had just come to.—(Great laughter.) Mr. MAGEACHY said the people of England had been greatly libelled by many of the remarks that had been made respecting their behaviour. If they really wanted correction, it could not be obtained by such libels as those he alluded to, or by such a Bill as that before the House. Lord PALMERSTON suggested that the Bill should be withdrawn, and that if the Government really thought that legislation upon the subject was necessary, they should bring in a Bill in a manly way, upon their om n responsibility.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN said it was evident the Bill was not to be allowed to proceed. He should, there fore, move as an amendment on the Hon. Member for Montrose's motion (Mr. Hume) "That the debate be ad journed"—" That this House do now adjourn." The SPEAKER having put the amendment first— " That the House do now adjourn," there was a roar of "Ayes," and one solitary but loud " No." The Speaker said the "Ayes" have it, and, amidst shouts of laughter, the House adjourned at a few minutes after Seven o'clock. THE NEW POOR-LAW. TREATMENT OF PARISH APPRENTICES. A good deal of interest has been created among the authorities of the Croydon Union on account of a reso lution recently come to by the magistrates of that divi vision, restricting the hours of labour of the poor boys apprenticed by the uniOti. The circumstances out of which the resolution in question arose. were these :—An orphan boy had been sent out from the union on liking to a master shoemaker in London, and, at the expiration of a certain period, the parties came before the bench for the purpose of having the boy regularly boung The magistrates, not having any information afforded them by the. overseers, questioned the boy and his master, when it appeared that on several occasions the lad had been worked from seven o'clock in the morning until eleven or twelve at night, and that no regular period was allowed. for his meals or recreation, and the bench de clined to bind the boy until some further information was afforded, and Mr. Garraway, the acting overseer of Mitcham, was appointed to make the necessary inqui ries, and, at the next meeting of the bench, he reported that the master bore a very good character, and that, although it was true that the boy had on some occasions been kept at work till eleven or twelve at night, it was only on Saturdays, or when they were very much pressed with work. The magistrates, Messrs. Adams, Lucas, and Sutherland, on this occasion ex pressed their opinion, that from whatever cause it arose, they were too many hours for a boy to work, and they remarked that it would be like binding a boy to a state of complete slavery ; and as they considered themselves to be placed in the position of the guardians of poor per sons, and that it was their duty to protect them, they would not consent to bind any poor boy as an apprentice, unless under certain restrictions, and they eventually came to a resolution that the hours of labour should be from seven till seven in the summer, and eight till eight in the winter, and that two hours of that period should be allowed for meals ; and they directed that a covenant to that effect should be inserted in the indenture before they would sign it. It appears that the person to whom the boy was to be apprenticed refused to take the boy with these conditions, and at a subsequent meeting of the bench, Mr. John Blake and several other gentlemen, who are guardians of the union, waited upon the magis trates, and urged them to rescind their resolution, on the ground, that if they did not the union would not be able to get rid of its poor boys, as no master could be found who would take them upon such terms, and they also said, that if the bench persisted in carrying out their resolution, they considered the question of so much importance that they should feel called upon to make a special application to the Poor-law Commissioners upon the subject. The magistrates upon this occasion de clined to make any alteration in their resolution, and the matter stood over. At the last meeting of the bench, Mr. John Drum mond attended professionally, on behalf of the parish authorities of Mitcham, and went at great length into the whole subject, contending that the magistrates, by law, had no power to come to any such resolution as the one above alluded to. He then cited the Act of Parlia ment under which the parish had the power of binding boys apprentices, and read the preamble of it, whi c h commenced as follows :—" Whereas many grievances have arisen by the binding of poor boys to improper persons, and at a great distance from their homes and their parents," &c., and he argued that, when the magistrates were informed that proper inquiries had been made by the overseers, the signing of the inden ture was merely a magisterial act, and that they had no power to go into any of the details of the apprentice ship. lie admitted that the magistrates had a discre tionary power to inquire into the fitness of the party to whom the apprentice was to be bound, but that it, was quite beyond their province to restrict the hours of his labour. Mr. ADAMS intimated it to be his opinion that the Legislature had made the magistrates parties to the binding of parish apprentices, for the very purpose of protecting . those who probably had no relations or friends to pro tect them, and who were therefore likely to become vic tims to the cupidity of parish officers. The preamble of the Act which referred to many grievanceses having arisen by the binding of poor boys to improper persons, confirmed this impression, and showed that the magis trates were empowered to inquire into all the circum stances of the party, and to t a ke care that the apprentice was not in any manner ill-treated. In this case not the least pains were taken by the overseers in the first instance to ascertain how the boy had been treated ; but he was brought there to be bound, as a matter of course, and it was only ,when the magistrates felt it Their duty to interfere, that the overseers went to make inquiries, the result of which led to the passing of the resolution. Mr. Drummond said. he had no doubt the bench had been actuated by the most humane motives, but he sub mitted the law did not give them the power to make such a resolution. If the boy was over-worked or ill treated in any other manner he would have a remedy by applying to the magistrates. Mr. REID, the Chairman of the bench, expressed his opinion that the bench had not the power to carry out the resolution they had come to. Mr. ADAMS said the magistrates on the former occa• sion had acted under the advice of their clerk, who was their professional adviser, and he was quite prepared to adhere to that resolution. If there was really a doubt, whether the law gave them power to make such a regu • lation, it would be necessary that they should consider the point, or the parish might, if they pleased, apply for a mandamus. After some further discussion the bench took time to consider the question, and in the meantime the matter was ordered to stand over. THE SUGAR DUTIES. (From the Manchester Guardian.) The Administration of Sir Robert Peel, which was re cently placed in a situation of great difficulty during the dis cussions on the Factory Bill, has received another, and, we think, a ruder shock, by an adverse decision of the House of Commons, upon the Ministerial resolution fixing the future amount of the sugar duties. It will be seen from our report of the debates in the House of Commons on Friday night, that Sir Robert Peel, in accordance with the intimation con tained in his speech on the budget, moved a resolution to the effect that; from and after the 10th November next, the duty on sugar from British possessions should be 245., and on the produce of Java, Manilla, China, and such other countries as Government might hereafter declare, 345. per cwt. On this resolution, Mr. Philip Miles, one of the Members for Bristol, and a large West India proprietor, moved an amendment, to the effect that the duty on Briti s h sugar should be 20s. per cwt., and on foreign 305., with the exception of white clayed sugars, on which he proposed a duty of 345. per cwt. At the first sight, it may probably appear to some of our readers, that the principal difference between these two pro positions is a reduction of duty, by that of Mr. Miles, to the extent of 4s. per cwt. below the rates proposed by Govern ment. Now if this had been the real state of the case, we think few of our readers would doubt as to which of them ought to have had the support of the Liberals and free traders in the House. Fully believing, as we do, that the present sugar duties are too high, and that a substantial diminution of them would be highly beheficial to the country, and, even tually, by no means injurious to the revenue, we should have been exceedingly glad to witness the triumph of Mr. Miles's amendment, and the consequent adoption of duties of 20s. and 305., in lieu of 245. and 34s.per cwt. on British and foreign sugars respectively. But a mere general lowering of the duty was by no means the object of Mr. Miles, and the members of the West India interest, who supported his amendment. They were per fectly well aware that the whole, or very nearly the whole, of the foreign free-labour sugar, which, under the proposed change in the law, can be introduced into this coun try (though not more valuable than good West India brown Museovade sugar), is exported from Java and Manilla in the state of white clayed sugar, on which Mr. Miles sought to place a discriminating duty of 14s. per cwt. instead of 10s. In other words, the object of that gentleman was really to obtain for the growers of sugar in British possessions an additional protection of 4s. per cwt.; and the proposed reduction of duty to 20 s a n d 30s. (on brown sugars) was neither more nor less than a cunning trap to catch the votes of those who might think the duties proposed by Sir Robert Peel were too high. Into this trap, we regret to say, nearly the whole of the Liberal Members, including Lord John Russell, Mr. Labouchere, and other leaders of the Liberal and.free-trade party, rushed with inconsiderate steps, and thus placed themselves in the very false position of vot ing, by implication, for an additional protection to the Bri tish colonial sugar-growers. We say by implication, because the formal effect of the vote was merely to negative the pro posal of the Government; but, as the choice really lay be tween that and the amendment of Mr. Miles, to vote against the one was, in effect, to vote in favour of the other. To the general error of the party who took this false step, the conduct of Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, Mr. Milner Gibson, and about twelve more of the free traders, formed a very cre ditable exception. They saw and pointed out the hollowness of the pretext under which Mr. Miles sought their votes, and supported the Ministerial proposition; but the result was, that Sir Robert Peel's resolution was negatived by a ma jority of 20 ; the numbers being, for it, 221; against it, 241. Of course this defeat, coming so soon after the previous defeats on the Factory Bill in the House of Commons, and on the Welsh Bishopric Bill in the House of Lords, caused a very great sensation in London ; and reports were exceed ingly rife, to the effect that Ministers had either tendered, or determined to tender, their resignations. Whether there was any foundation for these rumours, we are quite unable to say; but it is clear from the result, that, if Sir Robert Peel and his coadjutors ever thought of resigning, they aban doned their intention, and determined to try the chance of another appeal to their supporters in the House of Commons. This they made on Monday evening, when Sir Robert Peel, after explaining at great length his views upon the subject, declared his intention of moving upon Mr. Miles's resolution (which had then become the original motion before the HouSe) an amendment, the effect of which was to substitute his own scale of duties in lieu of that which Mr. Miles had proposed ; and he intimated pretty plainly, that, in the event of being defeated on that amendment, he should decline to continue in office. A very long and interesting debate ensued, in the course of which Lord John Russell and some other Members of the Liberal party . declared their intention of adhering to the principle of their former votes, by sup porting Mr. Miles's resolution, but intimated that they should endeavour to extend the discriminating duty on clayed sugars to those from British possessions. This inti mation was, no doubt, intended to remove the appearance of a vote in favour of additional protection ; but, if they could have carried out their views on this point, they would not thereby have removed the objection, seeing that the discri minating duty would have applied to nearly all the foreign andto little or none of the West India sugar to be imported. We are glad to say, however, that, on a division, Mr. Miles's proposal was negatived by a majority of 22 ; the numbers being 233 for, and 255 against it. Sir Robert Peel's amendment was afterwards carried without opposition ; and, though not yet entirely out of danger we hope it will speedily become the law of the land. It is, as the recent division clearly shows, the best measure which we are likely to obtain in the present composition of the House of Com mons ; and, in addition to its intrinsic value, it has the im portant extrinsic advantage, that it must very speedily bring about further and more beneficial changes. Of course, on an occasion like the one which we have been describing, there are many curious changes of opinion, and some which will expose the parties concerned to severe animadversion. Amongst the votes which have excited the greatest amount of astonishment amongst certain classes in this neighbourhood, is that of Mr. En twisle, the newly-elected Member for South Lanca shire. When it became known here that his name was included in the list of the majority against Ministers, his Tory friends stoood perfectly aghast ; no doubt recall ing to mind his declaration that he was going to Parliament as a staunch supporter of Sir Robert Peel. 'To us, however, Mr. Entwisle's conduct caused no surprise at all. We knew pretty well, that, in case of a difference of opinion between Sir Robert and the thorough going monopolists in the House, Mr. Entwisle was pretty sure to fling overboard his allegi ance to the Premier, and to go to the utmost extent in favour of monopoly. This opinion we publicly expressed at the time of the late election; and Mr. Entwisle has very soon verified our prediction. He gave his vote against Ministers on Friday, on the ground, as declared by himself on Monday, that he wished to give further protection to the West India interest. Having, however, as we suspect, received some earnest remonstrances from his friends on the vote ho had given, the Hon. Gentleman announced that he should abstain from voting on Monday, and he retired from the House before the division. We imagine that some of his mercantile sup porters will begin to be of opinion, that they have got a very pretty bargain in their new representative. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB. The following is a copy of the official report of the meeting of the Jockey Club noticed in this paper on Tuesday last : A general meeting of the Jockey Club was held on Saturday, June, 15, 1844, present — Right Hon. G. S. Byng, The Earl of Stradbroke, Stewards. The Marquis of Exeter, The Earl of Albemarle Colonel Peel The Hon. Col. Anson George Payne, Esq. Sir D. Baird lion. Captain Rous S. Batson, Esq. Earl of Rosslyn Duke of Beautbrt J. V. Shelley, Esq. Lord George Bentinck W. S. Stanley, Esq. C. C. Greville, Esq. John Stanley, Esq. General Grosvenor The Earl of Verulam John Mills, Esq. Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. W. A. Roberts, Esq. A letter was read from Baron de Teissier, one of the stewards of Epsom races, statirg his full concurrence in the desire expressed, that Epsom races should in future be under the control and management of the Jockey Club, for the time being. It was resolved that the stewards of Newmarket for the time being should act conjointly with the stewards of Epsom in the management of Epsom races. Several resolutions were proposed, and, after some dis cussion, their fm Cher consideration was postponed till Monday, for which day a meeting was ordered to be MONDAY, JUNE 17. PRESENT: — Right Hon. G. S. Byng, The Earl of Stradbroke, Stewards. The Marquis of Exeter, The Hon. Col. Anson The Hon. Capt. Rous S. Batson, Esq. J. V. Shelley, Esq. C. C. Greville, Esq. W. S. Stanley, Esq. Viscount Maidstone The Earl of Vernlsm Lord C. Manners Viscount Villiers The Marquis of Normanby Wynn, Bart. Geo. Payne, Esq. I The Members of the Jockey Club having assembled to take into consideration some circumstances which have lately occurred on the Turf, and which seem urgently to require that the attention of the Club should, without delay, be directed to them, have come to the following resolutions : First—That cases - have occurred in which persons have fraudulently entered to run fur stakes (which, by the published conditions were limited to horses of a spe cified age), horses above tl,e age so specified; gaining for the horses so entered !In unfair advantage over their competitors, and thus races have•been won by horses which were in reality not qualified to start. conlly—lt appears to the Club that such proceed ings not only tend to defraud the owners of those horses which would otherwise have been winners, but are calcu lated to inflict an injury upon the Turf, by bringing racing into disrepute, and by. deterring honourable men from entering into a competition in which they run the risk of being encountered by such dishonest rivals. Thirdly—That the Club, as patrons of racing, have in this matter a direct interest separate from that of the individuals who may happen to be sufferers by such frauds ; and that it behoves them to take care thatn all such cases the law, by which such frauds are punish. able, should be duly enforced. But it may frequently happen, that the individuals upon whom such frauds have been practised may, on application to the stewards of the race, obtain redress, so far as regards the pay ment of the stakes ; and, being content with this, may not choose to incur the trouble and expense of prosecut ing the offending parties, and thus such parties, or other parties of a similar description, may be induced by the expectation of impunity to repeat attempts of the same kind. Fourthly—That in all cases in which it shall be esta blished to the satisfaction cf the Jockey Club,that a fraud has been practised, or attempted by any person, in re gard to the Entering or running any horse f or any race, or that any other fraudulent proceeding, which is punishable by law has taken place in regard to any ra ce , the Jockey Club shall, if they think fit, with the consent of the party aggrieved (in case such party should decline to prosecute), take such steps as may be recommended by proper legal advisers, for the purpose of inflicting on the offenders the punishment to which they have rendered themselves liable. Fifthly—When the age or qualification of a horse is objected to, either before or after running for any race in which he is engaged, the stewards, or those whom they may appoint, being members of the Jockey Club, shall have power to order an examination of the horse's mouth by competent persons, and to call for all such evidence as they may require; and their decisions shall be final, unless they shall think fit to recommend that the question in dispute be carried into a court of law. Sixthly—lf a horse shall run in any race in England, or elsewhere, and it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the stewards, or of those whom they may appoint, that the horse was not of the age represented, the owner, or part owner, trainer, or groom, or person having the charge of such horse at the time, shall be for ever dis qualified from running or training any horse where the rules of the Jockey Club apply, and from b, ing em ployed by any member of the said Club. Seventhly—No horse foaled out of the United King. dom shall be entered for any race where the rules of the Jockey Club prevail, unless the owner shalt, at the tine of naming, produce to the person appointed to receive such nomination, and leave with him a certificate from some racing club of the country where the horse was foaled, or from the Mayor or other public officer of the district, stating the age, pedigree, and colour of the horse, and the marks by which it is distinguished. The appointment of the Marquis of Exeter as steward of the Jockey Club, under rule 4, was notified to the meeting, and unanimously confirmed.. Another meeting of the Club is to be called on Satur day next. HATCHAM PARK RACES--YESTERDAY. Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added ; three yrs old, 7st 41b ; four yrs, Bst 71b ; five yrs, 9st ; six yrs and aged, 9st 61b ; mares and geldings allowed albs ; winners once in 1844, 3lbs, twice, slbs, and thrice, 7lbs extra. The winner to be sold for 1501., &c. Heats, once round and a distance. "(3 Subs.) Mr. Coleman nd Devil-among-the-Tailors, 5 yrs. 1 1 Mr. Parr's Ninety-one, 3 yrs Mr. Clarke's Mespelus, 3 yrs - Both heats won easy. The New Cross Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, if declared, with 50 added ; the winner to be sold for 3001., &c. Once round and a distance. (9 Subs •, 2 paid) Mr. A. C. Littler's Dahlia, aged, 85t......(C. lialchin) 1 Mr. Docheray's Molly Moggs, 3 yrs, 7st 71b Mr. Prescott'S _Paradise, aged, Bst 101 b *3 Mr. Hewett's Midnight Star, 3 yrs, 6st 61b Mr. E. R. Clarke's Llangollen, 5 yrs, Bst 10Ib 5 Won, by three parts of a lengih, 41fter a fine race. Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added ; weights as before—the winner to be sold for 1001. Heats once round. (6 Subs.) Mr. Parr's Dart, 5, rs (Owner) 1 1 Mr. Cowley's Adrian, aged Mr. French's Argus, aged 3 3 Mr. Smith nd Caution, 5 yrs 4 dr 'Won easy. - The winner was objected to by Mr. Cowley, on the ground that she should have carried more weight for winning. The stewards are to decide upon it to-day. BIBURY CLUB MEETING—WEDNESDAY. The Champagne Stakes of 30 says. each, and 50 added, h ft:; for 2yr old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b. Last three-quarters of the New mile. Winners 41bs. extra. (8 Subs.) Captairt Delme's Alarm, by Venison (Mann) 1 Mr. J. Day's Winchester 2 Lord Chesterfield's f by Hornsea, out of Dirce ,3 Mr. J. Day's Nutbourne 0 Mr. W. Etwall's Agis, by Defence 0 7 to .4 on J. Day's two, and 2to 1 agst Alarm. Won by a length. The Bibury Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only, if declared, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake. Two miles. (28 Subs., 20 of whom declared.) Mr. Brooke's Ajax, 6 yrs, lOst I Ilb (Owner) 1 Mr. J. Day's Tamburini, aged, lost 121 b Mr. Collett's Cattonite, 5 yrs, list 81b Sir S. Spry's Subduer, 4 yrs, lOst 21b Mr. Sadler's Bellissima, aged, list 81b ' 0 Mr. Etwall's Palladium, 5 yrs, list ' , 0 Won by a length ; a dead heat for third between Cattonite and Subduer. The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yrs old ; colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 31b . New mile. (17 Subs.; Mr. Herbert's Antler (J. Day, jun.) 1 Duke of Richmond's Red Deer (allowed slbs) 2 Mr. Lay's Fairplay (allowed 51b5)..:. , 3 Duke of Richmond's Pastoral (allovied 51bs) Won by three parts of a length. Even betting between Red Deer and Antler. Handicap (Plate of 500. One mile. Lord Glenlyon'sßro to Pharoah 4 yrs (Capt. Williams) 1 Mr. John Days Yates, 3 yrs, 10st 41b _ - - The following afro ran :—Mr. Pearce's Jack, 5 yrs, list 101b—Mr. Rolt's Hampton. 5 yrs, Ilst—Mr. W. Etwall's Pelerine, 6 yrs, lOst 121b—Lerd Chesterfield's Tiddly Winks, 3 yrs, lOst 71b—Sir W. 0. Malley's Russell Frost, aged, lOst 41b—Lord G. Bentinck's Great Mogul, 3 yrs, lOst 21b (carried lOst 61b)—Mr. Pryse's Jack Cade, 3 yrs, lOst—Mr. Campbell's Fie, 4 yrs, 9st 121 b—Mr, Osbaldeston's Escrick, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b—and Mr. Peel's Spring Bok, 3 yrs, 9st 31b. Betting-3 to 1 agst Bro to I'haroab, and 5 to 1 agst Jack. Won by half a length, Escrick and Hampton well up. Free Plate of 501.; for three . yrs old, 9st 101 b ;'four yrs, ; lOst 81b ; five yrs, I Ist 21b six yrs and aged, Ilst 71b. Three quarters of a mile. The winner to be sold fur 1504 & - c. Mr. J. Day, jun.'s Fisticuff, 4 yrs (Mr. Osbaldeston) 1 Sir W. O'Malley's Norna Creina, 6 yrs Lord G. Bentinck's The Great Mogul, 3 yrs Mr. Saddler's Sister to Gobbo, 3 yrs 0 Mr. W. Etwall's Spanish Ox, 4 yrs ___ Won in a canter. ROYAL EXCHANGE. The following is the last report sent it by Mr. Tite, the architect of the Royal Exchange, to the Joint Grand Committee for Gresham Affairs:— MERCHANT'S AREA.—The caning of the various en richments and the stone-work generally is rapidly pro ceeding. The fresco decoration to the ceiling of the south entrance is finished, and that to the north entrance is in a very forward state. LLOYD ' S.—Subscription-room—The pricking up is all finished. Lobby—The greater part of the bracketting is finished, and the lathing has been begun. Com mercial-room—Above the cornice the plasterer's work, with the exception of filling in the various enrichments, is compl6ted; below the pricking up is finished. The Cap tain's-room has generally received one coat of plaster. Reading-room-1 he plastering to the lathing is finished, and the ceiling pricked up. TWO-PAIR FLoon.—Very little remains to be done in order to complete the rooms upon this floor, south of the staircase ; on the other the plastering is finished, except that to the room in the tower, but the matched linings remain to be fixed. TOWEL—The staircase leading to the clock chamber is in its place, and the inclosures for the works of the clock and chimes are finished. The workmen are fixing the remainder of the lightning rod, under the direc tion of ➢lr. Walker, so as to continue it down to the ground and into the drains. NON-APPROPRIATED OFFICER.—The two-pair floor is finished. One-pair Floor—All the plastering is cor n . pleted, with the exception of the water closets and the passage, which last only remains to be floated. The floors are laid in the board-room, shipping offices, and secretary's room, and commenced in the others. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE.—Two-pair floor may bo considered as finished, as only some very trifling matters remain to be done. One-pair Floor—The plas tering to all the floors is completed, and to the passage nothing remains but the last coat. Both the staircases are set. LONDON ASSURANCE.—Two-pair Floor—This may be considered as completed. One-pair Floor—All the plas tering, excepting that to the passage, is finished. The staircases to the floors arc laid in the governors' and court-rooms. GENE RALLY.—Thecarved enrichments are being com pleted externally, and the cleaning down of the west front has been commenced. CLOCK.—The works are an completed, and Air. Dent reports that the compensation pendulum has been going two months, and that its performance is highly satis factory. In reply to my letter, urging that the clock should be fixed without delay, he begs that the latest time possible may be permitted him, because he is anxious to avoid every chance of damp from the very thick walls of the tower in which it is to be placed. From this recommendation I am induced to recommend the Committee to allow it to be postponed until the bells shall have been all hung. BELLS.—The bells are all cast, and by Wednesday or Thursday next they will be ready for the examination by Mr. Professor Taylor, as to their tone. As fast as he approves of them they will be fixed in the tower. ENCAUSTIC PAINTING.—I am happy to state that this work is proceeding with great rapidity. 'I he ceiling on the west side is very nearly completed, and that on the whole of the south side is in great forwardness. There are altogether 28 or 29 artists and workmen employed on these ceilings, exclusive of Mr. Sang himself ; about two-thirds of these are Germans, and the rest are Eag. lishmen. W. TITE. 21st May, 1844. This day is the anniversary of her Majesty''a acces-. sion to the throne, which took place on June 20th, 1837. She consequently enters on the eighth year of her reign.