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E 4 VENING EDITION. tions, but he thought the public would see some pers'Jnal 1 motive or other had suggested this clause.—( H ear.) All the Municipal Corporations had the power of appoint ing their Commissioners, and those Commissioners were not disqualified from sitting in Parliament. The to was a greater police force in Liverpool than there Was in the City, and yet the Police Commissioner of Liverpool was I not disqualified from sitting in Parliament. Aud further more, he would tell this slumbering Legislators of that House, there was no clause disqualifying a police constable of Liverpool from voting ; whereas, in the City Police Bill, if any police constable was found voting for Members of Parliament for the city of London he was subjected to a penalty of 1001. If the Commissioner was elected a Member of Parliament, and he neglected his duties either as a Member or as a Commissioner, a correcting influence could very soon be exercised over him. He did not see why the Commissioners of Police of Wesminster should be disqualified from sitting in Parliament if a constituency could be found to elect them. Farthermore, he objected to the clause, because he thought it was depriving the people of one of the few powers they had of bestowing a recompense on a public man who had acted consistently, while Government could compensate any man when they found it to their interest to do so, who might have deviated from early obligations. He did not see why the police should be disfranchised ; it was an unsound principle to strip the guardians or the protectors of the public peace of the elective franchise; and they would by doing so excite an undesirable feeling of disgust between the people and those connected with the people. His opinion was that there ought to be no disqualification whatever, save that which the public mind imposed—the constituent bodies ought to be the jadg , B of individual pretensions. Sir R. PEEL confessed that his opinion was the functions of the Cc mmissioner would be performed better by a per. son not in Parliament than by a person in Parliament. The House ought to look at what would secure the peace of the Metropolis ; but there might be dissentions between she Commissioner and the Secretary of State which would be productive of the greatest inconvenience. He dis. claimed any personal feeling, but should give his cordial vote against the proposition which had been made to the House. Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not wish to enter into the arguments which had been adduced, but merely to say, that if the appointment had been vested in the Secretary of State, he should not have thought it expedient to appoint a Illemblr of Parliament. He was sorry that there should he this special exclusion, but as the choice was provided for In an unumal way, it was necessary there should be small a clause in the Bill, and he should sup. port it. The gallery was then cleared for a division. The numbers were— For the clause 1 Against it Majority in favour of the clause -76 On the motion of Sr GEORGE CLERK a special entry was ordered to be made on the Journals of the House providing that the introduction of the great number of clauses on tl.e third reading should not be drawn into a precedent in future. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. IRISH BANK CHARTER. Mr. HUME gave notice that on Monday next he should bring forward his motion on the subject of the Irish Bank Charter. Mr. WARD gave notice of his intention to move for a copy of the Treasury Minute of August, 1838, relating to grants of land in New South Wales. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND) BILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for the third reading of this Bill. Sir D. ROCHE presented a petition from Limerick in favour r.f the Bill. Sir R. INGLIS believed the Bill would be productive of nothing but evil. It was the actual annihilation of the old Corporations and the creation of new ones ; and be shouldraisebis voice, so long as he was allowed to d o so , i n opposition to concessions mado to the supporters of her Majesty's Ministers, in order to promote the interests of their Church. He moved that the Bill be read a third time this day three months. Mr. PL UM PTRE seconded the amendment. Mr. O'CONNELL did not feel satisfied with the Bill, inasmuch as the franchise in England was 20 per cent., while, in the Bill now under consideration, it was only one fourth of that amount in Ireland. If any essential altera tion should be made in the Bill in the other House, he would not accept it, but would vote against it, and appeal on the subject to the people of England and Ireland. Mr. DARBY did not think the Bill contained a suffi cient qualification, and should therefore vote against it. Colonel PE RC E VAL said he had voted for the second reading of the Bill, in the hope that the Government would permit the 101. voting to be part of the measure. He should now vote against the Bill. The House divided, and the numbers were— For the third reading Fur the amendment ..... Majority 76 The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. ADMIRALTY COURT BILL. On the motion of Mr. C. WOOD, the House went into Committee on this Bill. Mr. HUME wished to know why the salary of the Judge was to be so much increased. He had been in formed the office of Judge of the Admiralty Court was a complete sinecure as compared with the duties of the other Judges. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that during the war the Judge received from fees 8.000/. or 9,0001. a year, but that since the war the salary had not been mere than 2,500/. a year. Those fees were abolished, and it was, therefore, thought there ought to be an adequate fixed salary as o'rovided by the Bill. Mr. HUME did not think this gratuitous increase was warranted in the present state of the finances of the coun try, and he should oppose the proposition. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER con tended the proposed increase of salary was not at all extra vagant. It was a mistaken economy to refuse a salary that prevented their securing the services of the most eminent men at the bar. The Judge of the Admiralty Court had i° to attend the Privy Council—he had th ere f ore a able duty to perform, and considering the emoluments which the present eminent Judge derived before his ap pointment from his practice, he did not think the House wonld be of opinion the proposed increase was too much. Yv Mr. WILLIAMS opposed any increase in the salary in the present state of the finances. He considered the salary that had hitherto been paid to the Judge of the Admiralty Court quite sufficient for the duties to be Per formed. Mr. C. WOOD said, that if by the present Bill the salary would be increased during the time of peace, it would be decreased below what it had always been in the time of war. It bad been thought best to fix a permanent salary, and not to leave the Judge to depend for remune ration for his labours upon fees and emoluments. Mr. HUME thought that if 2 500/. was sufficient for Sir John Nichol it was suficient for the present Judge. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL considered it was a miserable economy to begrudge a vote of 1,000/ , which might make it worth the while of an eminent and talented man to accept the office. Mr. WA KLE Y would not suppose that a Judge would allow his conduct to be swayed by any improper motives. He found that whenever any money was to be voted away, the opposition members invariably left the House, leaving it to the supporters of Government to oppose them. He thought they ought to be much obliged to the Ministers that they did not propose a large vote, because he had no doubt they would have carried it. There was no limit to the extravagance of the House, because the two leading factions knew that they were voting money to themselves and their friends. Why not add the fees to the present amount of salary, and fix the salary at that ? A 3 to the duties being increased during time of war, there was no likelihood of war—the first cannon that was fired would announce the breaking up of every instit ut i on i n th i s country. It was not the fact that Judges were generally taken from the class of barristers who were mak ing large fortunes by their practice—the majo rity of the present Judges, and the best of them, had been brieflees barristers. The very worst Judges were those who hnd enjoyed large practices a 3 barristers. He could mention a case in point, with which every one who heard him must be familiar, in support of this assertion. The Judge always acted ai an advocate instead of a Judge. He thought all the Judges too highly paid, and should be glad to see a reduction take place in the salary of every public officer. Mr. C. WOOD found he could not go on with the clause at present, oa account of some informality. He would therefore postpone the further consideration of it. Clauses 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, and 12, were then, agreed to. On clause 13 being proposed, Mr. HUME said he objected to the appointment of a Deputy Registrar. and asked how be was to be paid. Mr. C. WOOD, said by the Registration, and that was the reason for increasing his salary. _ Mr. HUME hoped the fees would be considerably re duced if not abokshed altogether. Captain PE CHELL complained of the enormous fees at present exacted, amounting sometimes to nine -t en th s of the p r i ze - money recovere d. He wished to know if it was absolutely necessary that all applications should be made through a Proctor, and he thought the Court should be compelled to give notice in the London Gazette to the eeptora when the prize-money was paid. Mr. C. WOOD had done all in his power, by intro ducing a clause permittint , a reduction of the fees. The fees were re gu l ate d by the Privy Council, and of course he could not promise what a Privy Council mif.r,ht do. Captain PECHELL thought that the Admiralty had practically the power to regulate the fees, as no doubt their Report would be attended to by the Privy Council. The clause was then agreed to, Clauses 14, 15, and 16 were agreed to without dis elusion. On clause 17 being proposed, Mr. C. WOOD moved some verbal amendments. Mr. HUME thought it had been recomm e nded that t h e Court should be thrown open to Bar r i sters Mr. C. WOOD said that recommendation ha Y d . been made in consequence of a recommendati on t h at the Ju of the Admiralty Court should have the powe r of suine Kioning a Jury; as that was not carried into effect of course the Court was not thrown open. Mr. HUME considered this to be a limiting cf justice. Lie thought that all Courts should be open to Members of the Bar generally. Captain PECHELL repeated his questions regarding the necessity for employing Proctors. Mr. C. WOOD said the Bill made no difference in the practice of the Courts. Captain PECtiELL was determined before the Bill passed, to know as to the necessity of employing Proctors to ask questions as to prize money. If the payment of the money were adyersised in the London Gazette, it would do away altogether with the necessity for employing Proctors. Mr. HUME moved that the Court should be thrown open to the Bar generally. The SOLICITOR GENERAL opposed the amend ment. The education of a Barrister was totally different from that of a Doctor of Laws. Captain PECHELL hoped the Hon. Member for Kil. kenny would persevere in his motion. He believed that in nine cases out of ten neithi Barrister nor Doctor was necessary, but that any perso n could go and demand the money that eras due to him. If he did not receive an answer as to the necessity c f employing Proctors, he should certainly move that the Chairman do report progress. Mr. WAKLEY hoped the Right Hon. the Judge of the Admiralty Court would state Ids views on the subject. He could have no objection, as -.the money clauses were postponed. Sir S. LUSHINGTON said •that a candidate for prac tice in Doctors' Commons must -take a degree in Oxford or Cambridge, must then enter Arches' Court, and then may enter Doctors' Commons; they must have studied civil law, for it was according to it, not the common law, that the proceedings were conducted. He should not have any objection to the admission of any barrister into that Court, but there were about twenty-eight gentlemen now practising in it who would be much injured, if all other barristers who were totally ignorant of the precedents and pleadings, the which differed altogether from common law, while the former would be unable to push themselves into any other court. Mr. HUME said, however there was v. monopoly which should be ended as soon as possible. Mr. PRYME said, the monopoly was an advantage, for it secured competent practitioners in the Court. Mr. SHIE L complained that Catholics, not being able to take a degree in Oxford or Cambridge, could not prac tice in the Arches or Admiralty Court. Mr. H UM E would insist upon admitting any barrister at-law into the Ecclesiastical or Admiralty Courts. Sir S. LUSHINGTON objected to the proposition. An intimate knowledge of public law, which was only to be learned at the Court of Admiralty, was necessary to qualify a person to practice at that Court. This know ledge was now scarce amongst us. He was afraid that we could not compete with foreign ccuntries since the death of Lord Stowell. If the King's Advocate were ignorant as a public jurist, this country would, to his own cer tain knowledge, have been involved in war through a vio lation of the laws of nations. Mr. HUME pressed his amendment. The Committee divided, when there appeared— For tue clause For the amendment 2B Majority The clause was then - agreed to, as were clauses up to 20. Clause 21, after a desultory conversation, was agreed to. The remaining clauses, with some verbal amendments, were likewise agreed to, the House resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and the Report was ordered to be taken into consideration to-morrow. POOR LAWS. On the Order of the day for the second reading of the Poor Law Amendment Act Continuation Lill, Mr. GRIMSDITCH opposed the second reading of this Bill, which he hoped the Noble Lord would not press during the present Session of Parliament. The worst an ticipations had been realized as to the unconstitutional powers of the Commissioners. He knew of no grievance that pressed so heavily on the people of England as that imposed on them by the manner in which the Poor Law Amendment Act had been carried out. He believed the Commissioners to be most henourable men, but they were deficient in practical knowledge. The Assistant Commissioners were many of them barristers of short standing, who had not suf ficient experience of the social system to enable them to understand the feelings of the people of this country on the subject. The Act had been passed on the express understanding that the powers of the Commissioners should cease at the end of five years, or of the Session of Parliament then next ensuing. He thought five years ample time to have formed the whole country into unions, and he believed that before the Poor Law Com mission expired, which would be at the end of next Session, the whole of the country would have been formed into unions. The Noble Lord had been asked early in the Session what were his intentions respecting this law; and he had stated that he should bring in a Bill not only to continue the Commission, but to remedy the defects in the working of the present sys tem. It was therefore with great surprise that at the close of the Session he found this Bill brought forward, more especially when, taken in connexion with another Bill which now stood for a second reading—the Collection of Rates' Bill, that Bill proposed to create a new officer—the reviser of rates. It threw all the power into the hands of the Commissioners. The Guardians had the power of making and of levying the rates, and of recover ing them by means of distress. This showed an intention on the part of the Government of perpetuating the powers of the Commisssioners.—( H ear , hear.) He trusted that, under the particular circumstances of the case, consi dering the strong feeling existing in the country against this Bill, the Government would not press it during the present Session. There were prosecutions pending on account of the alleged infractions of this law. The Attorney-General was going down to Chester to conduct these prosecutions. Where was the necessity for haste? The Poor-Law Bill would continue until the end of the next Session, and they would have the whole of that time to mature and bring forward a plan for remedying the pre sent evils. If it were necessary to have a controlling con tral power, why not appoint another Secretary of State for the purpose, as was the case when the appointment of Co lonial Secretary was made? He felt a strong objection to this Bill, and should move that it be read a second time that day three months, Mr. DARB Y should not oppose the second reading, because be wished to introduce certain amendments. The Noble Lord had stated his intention of introducing in the Collections of Rates Bill certain clauses repealing the bastardy clauses of the Poor-law Bill. Those clauses had not yet been printed, and no one had any opportunity of judging of them. The present Bill would continue the power of the Commissioners for three years more, and as the Noble Lord had stated before Easter that he had a measure prepared, he might have introduced it before the 15th July. Should his amendment be rejected, he should divide against the third reading of the Bill ; but he hoped the Noble Lord would give due notice of going into Com mittee, in order to have the subject fairly discussed. Colonel SIBTHO RP considered that there never had been so gross an imposition practised as in passing the New Poor-law. The papers were teeming with corn ptaints of the cruelty of this law, and the exoenses of the Commissioners were enormous. He believed that men more unworthy of confidence than her Majesty's Ministers did nut exist.—( Laughter.) The Noble Lord had not dared to bring in this Bill when Members were present who were interested in the discussion, but he had smuggled it in, and if any Member would move the repeal of the accursed law—( Laughter)—he would sup port him. He should, before the close of the Session, move for a Committee to investigate the expenses of these Com missioners. Sir J. GUEST objected to that part of the Bill which authorised the separation of man and wife, and which had produced a strong feeling against the Bill. Mr. T. EGERTON thought the Bill might be suited to the south of England, but would not succeed in the ma nufacturing districts. He bore testimony to the urbanity of the Assistant Commissioners in Cheshire, but it had been found exceedingly difficult in that county to get persons to take upon themselves the office of Guardians. Mr. P. HOWARD believed that few Acts had been attended with mote beneficial effects in the North than the Poor-law Bill, which he believed was attributable to the knowledge displayed by the Poor-law Commissioners. That law had had the effect of greatly lowering the rates (Hear, hear)—and he believed had done a great deal of good. Sir W. JAMES said, if the Hon. Member for Maccles field put this question to a division, he should vote with him. He regretted that the Noble Lord had not brought forward the measure at an earlier period of the Session, when there were more Members in town. Mr. BAGGE would support the amendment of the Hon. Member for Macclesfield. He did so not with any desire to repeal the Poor-law Bill, but in order to give the Guardians the power which he thought they ought to have. Mr. BUCK supported the second reading of the Bill. He believed that the country was more indebted to her Majesty's Ministers for passing the Poor-law Bill than any other measure. Mr. PARKER objected to the Bill, considering some of its provisions arbitrary in the extreme. Mr. WA KLE Y said it appeared most extraordinary that a Bill of this nature should be proposed by her Ma jesty's Government without any explanatory state ment.—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") The Bill was for the purpose of renewing one of the most odious measures ever recorded. It was a Bill to extend for two years the power of the Commissioners. On the subject of this Bill society was torn almost to pieces, and yet the present Bill was a proposal for renewing it for two years, and that was to bo introduced by the Noble Lord without a single statement to the House or any explana tion, showing the necessity of the measure, He trusted the Noble Lord would yield to the opposition that had been manifested against the measure, and would withdraw the Bill for the present Session, in order that he might bring in a more comprehensive measure in the next. The present measure was a piece of patch-work legislation. Mr. PA KINGTON would support the general principle of the Poor-law Amendment Act, because he believed it had done more to elevate the working classes than any other measure. Mr. ATT OOD implored the House not to pass the Bill, for it was his firm belief that a more odious measure in the eyes of the people of England never passed since the Norman conquest than the Poor-law Bill. If Hon. Members would go on with this Bill, and grind the faces of the poor—if they would close the workhouses and open bastiles to them, the most terrible resul:s would follow. Mr. FRESHFIELD said he should soon endeavour to induce the House to modify the New Peor-law, espe cially the unmanly bastardy clauses, and restore them to the character of the Elizabethan law. He hoped the present question would not be pressed to a division. Mr. T. D UNC_ 0_ NIBE supported the motion of the Hon. Member for Langton. The Bill had a fraud on the face of it. In proposing to continue the Poor-law C orn _ missioners for three }ears more, they were breaking faith with the people of England. He was sure that the Bill would be resisted, if passed, in the West Riding of York_ shire, and resisted successfully - . Lord J. RUSSELL said his object in bringing in this Bill was to allow of some discussion on other proposed amendments in the course of the next Session. He had been asked why he had not now proposed a general new Bill? His answer was, that there would not be time to discuss it. However, he (Lord J. Russell) had no objec tion now to shorten the period proposed in the Bill.— (Hear, hear.) He was convinced that the Act had been very beneficial to the country not so much in reducing the rates as in th e manner in which it had allowed the indus trious to be rewarded, and the idle to be detected. But while the Act had been so beneficial, why were such ob i jections made to it? It was obvious that powers of this kind were more liable to objection than the powers for merly placed in parish vestries, because nothing was known of what formerly took place, and any thing which now could be pointed out would tell to the disadvantage of the Com missioners, and must tend to throw unpopularity on the Government. He thought there was no man who would Gish to see the old system again established. He trusted the House would allow the Bill to be read a second time, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1839, and he should propose going into Committee on Thursday next. The Hon. Member for Droitwich had asked his opinion as to the bastardy clauses. The effect of the new clauses would be to transfer the powers now given to the quarter sessions, and with the same provisions, to the petty sessions to he decided by the Magistrates. Mr. G. PALMER opposed the second reading. He thought twelve months was quite sufficient to enable the Noble Lord to bring before the House every measure necessary to place the Poor-law on a permanent footing. Mr. HINDLEY in opposing the present Bill, would not recur to the abuses of the old system, but decidedly objected to the continuance of the powers of the three kings of Somerset House. The diet table under the Poor law Act fixed 6 oz. of bread for breakfast, 7 oz. for din ner, 6 oz. for supper, with 1 oz. of butter and 1 oz. of cheese for the different meals, and no change, except twice a week, when suet pudding was introduced at dinner, wa ter being the only drink. The price of land in that part of the country, within a short distance of Mar gate or Ramsgate, was at that time 31. per acre, and was now from 3/. 10s. to 5/. It was abominable to treat the poor in such a way, when such a high price was obtained for the land. A great deal had been said about the increase of morality, which was likely to take place under the New Poor-law, but by a return recently presented it appeared that the number of illegitimate births was 121 per cent. greater than the number registered before. He thought that before next August ample time would be afforded for the inquiries to be made on the subject, and the introduction of such amendments as were necessary. Mr. FIE LDE N was convinced that if the Bill should not be repealed many serious troubles would arise. One object of this Bill was said to be the advancement of the amount of wages, but it had not answered this purpose. But even if it went to raise wages, he should still object to the unconstitutional powers of the Commissioners, which nothing could justify. He should give every opposition in his power to the measure. _ _ Mr. M. PHILLIPS said that in the agricultural dis tricts this Bill had proved an inestimable blessing to the working classes. A few years ago there was scarcely a farmer who paid a regular rate of wages, for each one sought to eke out his wages by a labourer going the regu lar round. This system was now entirely unknown. There was a comfort and respectability attaching to these parishes, which he had looked for in rain, until the introduction of this measure.— (Hear, hear.) The all, how ever, was capable of improvement. He viewed with jealousy the powers of the Commissioners, but they cer tainly bad been engaged in a difficult work. They were now seeking to give them power permanently. It was his wish to give the plan a fair and candid trial, and in Committee he had no doubt that many valuable sug gestions would be made to enable them to correct the abuses in the Bill, and produce a measure which would promote the welfare of the country to a still greater degree than the Bill now in operation. Mr. BOOTLE WIL BRA HDI would vote in favour of the /lon. Member for Macclesfield, as he considered that it was too late a period of the Session to introduce such an important measure. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided. The numbers were— For the amendment Against it l2O Majority against the amendment —B5 The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed. CATHEDRAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL PRE- FERMENTS BILL. The Cathedral and Ecclesiastical Preferments Bill went through Committee. LOWER CANADA GOVERNMENT BILL. Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report on the Lower Canada Government Bill. Mr. LABOUCHE RE proposed an amendment to clause 5, to the effect that no law should be passed by the Legislature of Lower Canada, relative to the tenure of lands, until after thirty days' notice had been published in the Gazette. The amendment was agreed to, and the Report was re. ceived. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he should on Thursday next move the third reading of the Canada Bill before the other Orders of the Day. METROPOLIS POLICE BILL. Mr. F. MAULS moved the further consideration of the Report of this Bill. The Report was agreed to, after a short discussion ; and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Wed nesday. The Slave Trade (Portugal) Bill was read a third time, and ordered to bo committed on Wednesday. The Indemnity Bill was read a third time, and passed. The Soap Duties Drawback Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. PIGOTT brought in a Bill to amend an Act made in the fourth year of the reign of King George the Fourth, intituled, " An Act to amend and render more effectual the provisions of an Act made in the fiftieth year of his late Majesty's reign, for preventing the administering and taking unlawful oaths in Ireland." The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Two crClock. HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 15. The LORD CHANCELLOR toot his seat on the Woolsaci at Five o'Clock. A message from the House of Commons brought up the Turnpike Acts Continuation Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. Lord DUNCANNON laid on the table a Report from ,tir. Barry, and others, in reference to the stones to be used in building the new Houses of Parliament. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from SL Mauves in favour of a penny postage. The Bankrupts' Estate (Scotland) Bill, which the LORD CHANCELLOR stated was principally for the purpose of reffulating the present system of bankruptcy in Scotland, was read a second time. The Supreme Courts (Scotland) Bill, for regulating and increasing the salaries of the Judges was read a second irne. EDUCATION. Lord BROUGHAM rose to move the second reading of his Education Bill. Considering the great length of time which be had occupied on a former occasion in stating his views on this snbject, and the attention he had then met with, he should not now trespass for any considerable period of time. He drew from the debate on the subject of education, which took place about ten days ago, the most consolatory admissions with regard to popu lar education, as being a matter of paramount im portance. He drew admissions of the same satisfac tory nature also, from the debate, in reference to reli gious instruction. It was a very great mistake, however, to suppose that anything which had passed on Friday week night, present had luesanything t t o he do de w ci i s t i h on the to su w b h s i t c a h nce h ' eof had e now to pray their Lordships to come. Their Lordships must recollect what the question then was— what the shape it took, and what was the principal ground raised in objection to the Government plan. In the first place it was simply upon the supposed defect in the Go vernment plan of providing religious instruction for some, and a due consideration between the machinery about to be put in motion and the establishments of the country. It was clear that that had nothing to do with the gill now before the House. Some might think he had gone too far, and others that he had not gone far enough in his provision for religious in struction ; and each party might be at libery to suggest his amendment in Committee. He rejoiced, however, now that he had lived to see it admitted on all hands, that national education for the people was a matter of paramount importance, and that the want of the means of religious instruction pressed most urgently on the attention of the Legislature ; and this was a Bill framed for the purpose of enabling the people to obtain such instruction for providing to supply the defects, and of founding a system of National Education. He had a right, from the debate which had re. cently taken place, from his private conversations with Noble Lords, and from the frame of the resolu tions which had keen taken to the foot of the Throne, to say that ninety-nine parts in a hundred of the argument then used was, that Parliament was not the subject—that Parliament had been passed that a vote of one House had placed at the disposal of the Ministers of the Crown a certain sum of money, which they, by an Order in Council had intended to ap propriate to a particular purpose, which might be right or wrong, but which, at all events, Parliament ought to have been consulted upon. That was a con stitutional ground of objection to take, and he had grap pled with it at the time. He merely referred to that de bate to show the distinction between the question then before the House and the question now before it. Here was a Bill brought before Parliament, and to their Lordships, as respect and deference rendered due, it was submitted to them in the first instance. The argument of the lateness of the perio 1 of the Session at which he now stood before them was not an applicable ob jection. At a very early period of the Session in which he brought the Bill in he explained the subject fully to their Lordships—this Session he had done the same thing, and the reason he bad not sooner proceeded with it was the very great difficulty arising from shaping the detailsof the Bill so as to steer clear of the great and important polemical question as to religious instruction. From ob. serving—he would not say a want of tolerance, b ecause i n these days a spirit of intolerance in any quarter was out of the question—but from observing a want of accommodation on the part of the Dissenters, and on the part of the Church this difficulty had arisen. He had not hesitated to state this to a meeting of the Dissenters, consisting of from 500 to 600. He considered, as he told them, they were to blame for not taking one step in the nature of conciliation towards having a more enlightened flock. " That the soul be without knowedge, is not good ;" above all, it was not good for religious purposes. Far from undervaluing religious instruction, if he were asked whether he would have the children of the labouring classes taught school instruction without religious instruction—without doubt he should answer in the negative. But if be were asked whether he would rather that they should remain entirely in the dark than be taught secular inst ruc ti on , w i t h ou t t h a t secu l ar instruction keing accompanied with religious instruction, he would say, most undoubtedly not. If h e could not get them religious instruc tion he would prefer to total ignorance that they should have secular instruction, knowing well that the Clergy could afterwards operate more efficiently on the secularly instructed mind than upon the totally ignorant. It was now no little delight and consolation to those who looked upon popular education as an object to be desired, division, s e tsuew t naehee t h ortx e hhassaeefehmr see such fs a plaushi tl debate uweotedcdhuohoehluedfa. alpldv lcciGeei eveuohopareenaysnts have question ori eo p ofonn public nhbh b oneeeea l nenai been announced ntdleosslrcourtahcaecucighstsnset e.expectation education pedby_dehye cbi depending ar o btaaet a c tyal spt c etai e u y:snnh p esnotdeea y totimrihnht shouldgbas g naelt ogue t ho h p os otefs:nusiFatten tioncverometet u—raotiPeers, h the wildest enthusiast, and his hopes and predictions would have been laughed at. He g rate f u ll y acknowledged, as all friends of popular improvement and public instruction must acknowledge, the wisdom and goodness, of that power which constantly brought good out of e - ;11, that he had filet House should lived to see the day that a debate in have borne such unanimous and weighty testimony to the great importance of the education of the people. It was with the hope he derived from that that he now approached the question, and should offer the few observations that he had to submit to their Lordships upon it. In the late debate the want of education and the deficiency of the pre sent means of public instruction were almost as universally admitted as the importance of the object itself was admitted. It was said that the National Society educated 1,100,000 children. The British and Foreign School Society stated that they educated as many. But there was clearly some mistake. If not, there were 2,200,019 children educated in these schools, and this would be the best educated country in Europe, because there must be 800,000 children educated who were not connected with either of these Societies. The truth was, there was not anything like 2,200.000 educated ; for it appeared by the Parlia mentary returns of 1835, that the number educated in every school, including the Westminster, Winchester, boarding-schools, &c., was 1,278,000. Now, if the Na tional Society taught 1,100,000, it would leave none for the British and Foreign Society to teach, for the other schools would include the 178,000 left.—( Hear, hear.) It was satisfactory to mark the progress of education. When he obtained returns in 1818, the number of children under instruction was 678,000, so that the number had doubled in twenty years. Instead of there being schools for one-fifth of the population, there were schools only for one- tenth or one-eleventh. In that case we should be worse educated than Holland, the centre of Germany, greatly worse than the Protestant Cantons of Switzerland. Neverthe less, if she education given here was worth anything he should be sorry to press for legislative' ed uca ti on . It was the quality at which he looked, and on this subject he would refer to some statements made by Mr. Slaney, respecting education in Manchester. He said that 491 per cent. of the children in Manchester could not read at all, and that 67 per cent could not write their names; that of the girls, 57 per cent. could not read, and 88 per cent. could not write; that the school-rooms were, generally speaking, dark, small, damp, dirty, and ill-ventilated; and that nine-tenths of the children received no instruction wor thy of the name, and a great number of the teachers were incompetent to the task. With respect to the system he proposed, it must be voluntary. He more term repu diated, lie abjured and abominated all plans for compulsory education.—( Hear, hear.) He knew that he gave offence to many of his worthy friends and fellow labourers ; he knew that many of them, through honest zeal, closed their eyes to the irreconcileable difference between the people and the institutions of this country, and those of Prussia, who were considered more like regular troops than any thing else. fie desired nothing better than to see the Prussian system of education established in this country, for it was founded upon the most enlightened principles, and it would end in giving a free Constitution in Prussia. The reason why he did not desire in this measure to estab lish that system here was because be loved education, and desired to see it popular. The people of this country were for education, and the only way to set there against it was to compel them to send their children to certain schools.—( Hear.) It was not desirable in this country to have an arbitrary and exclusive system of edu cation. He considered it to be better that all those who paid for the expense of public schools should have a share in the government of them. One of the great advantages of the voluntary system was that it would get people to send their children to schools, whereas if they were paid for by the Government they would dislike it. It was also right that tha people should have some superintendence over these schools, because if they had, they would not grudge the rate that might be levied upon them for their support. The next'object of the Bill was to appoint aCentral Board. That Board would not only be useful in controlling and superintending the local bodies, but it would be highly useful in maintaining the connection of the Church or the Government with the school, and above all, would afford an opportunity of transferring lights from one part of the system to the other, by winch the teachers in all schools might profit. The fundamental principle of the measure therefore was, without compelling any place to have a school—without even giving any place the facilities of having a school, by planting one there for them if they did not wish one; the fundamental principle was to estab lish such a system of education as would meet the wants of parties in different parts of the country. As, for instance, if in any particular place, the parties wished to have a school, power was given them to summon a school meet ing of all the rate-payers in the district. At that meeting the majority were to bind the minority, and a communication was then to be made to the Central Body or Board of Education. The Central Board, according to the plan he now proposed, were to have the charge and controul of the schools, and all moneys to be received were to be placed under its controul. That Board was to be composed of two of the great Officers of State, who were, of course, responsible to Parliament and the Crown. The Board was also to consist of three irremoveable Commissioners, to be appointed by Statute or the Crown. but not moveable except by an address to both Houses of Parliament. The patronage of that Board was not to be in the hands of the irremoveable Commissioners. The Board being so established its first function would be to su perintend the distribution of the Parliamentary grants, the veto upon all those grants to be in a Minister of the Crown, as by that means local jobs would be put an end to. One great use of the Board would be to decide between majorities and minorities in the parishes with respect to the establishment of schools. The Board were also to have the power of nominating Inspectors who were to have access to all the schools who chose to put themselves in connexion with the public Board in any way. Such was the general outline of the plan. There were two points, however, which he had re served for his conclusion. the one was the question of reli gious instruction, and the other the qualification of the sehoolcviau,r_ The grounds he had hitherto gone into were not controversial, but those he were now approaching were controversial—one in a polemical, and the other in a political point of view. It was at first a question whether any provision should be made for religious instruction, because parties were aware that would lead to considerable contro versy. He considered it would be as easy to keep secular in struction apart from religious instruction as it was to teach children the catechism without instructing them in writing and ciphering ; yet, after mature consideration, he was of opinion that ' they should be conjoined to as great an extent as possible so as to be accessible to all. He had had a conference with forty or fifty influential persons of different denominations on this subject, and only one of all those had any doubt as to the propriety of giving some sort of religious instruction. He had entertained great doubts on the:subject, but had given way to this general expression of the public opinion, not only because it was so, but be cause he felt the force of the arguments urged. One of these was that they must get one person to teach secular knowledge, and another to teach religious knowledge and that this was to expect too much from a poor man's child— that was true—their own children were under different cir cumstances—they could receive the religious instruction at home which the poor man's child could not. He proposed that in every school the Scriptures, in the authorised version, should be used. But he proposed that where the parent of the child gave a certificate, stating that he objected to the reading of the authorized version of the Scriptures, the child should be withdrawn from the schools during those hours, this would give relief to the Roman Catholics ; and he proposed a similar relief for the children of Jews with regard to the New Testament. No sect was more jealous or more munificent in the cause of education than the Jews, as their conduct with regard to University College bore witness.—( Hear, hear, from Lord Holland.) So great was his desire to see education extended, and so great his horror of ignorance, that he would rather have secular in struction without religion than no instruction at all. Nay, he would rather have secular instruction in combination with religious instruction that he deemed erroneous than no instruction at all ; and for this opinion he could quote the high authority of Dr. Reid. He thought infant education of as great importance as the establishment of normal schools, because by infant education they cut off the supply of criminals, and it would do more to diminish crime than the penal codes, as he was convinced the power of punishment as example was very much exaggerated. Both infant schools and model schools should occupy the attention of the Go vernment. He now came to the question of qualification of which his Nobleand Learned Friend opposite had spoken,with what be would call only disrespect, be meant the educa tional suffrage. He thought that any person who had been a member of the Mechanics' Institution for three years, or who was a member of any learned society should have a vote in the appointment of the School Committee. If same such rule as this were not adopted many of the best qualified persons would not have a vote in these matters. The greatest mathematician this coun try had produced since the time of Sir Isaac New. ton, he meant Sir James Ivory, would not have a vote. But this was not essential to the principle of the Bill, all that those would be called on to affirm who voted for the second reading of this Bill would be, that there was at present a greet deficiency in the quantity and quality of general education ; that it was necessary to have a Central Board established for the purpose of sup plying this deficiency ; and that this Central Board, in conjunction with local Boards formed of persons paying the rates, should have authority over the schools to be established—these were the principles, everything else was merely matter of detail. He thanked their Lordships for the attention with which they had listened to him, and he would now move the second reading of the Bill. The Bishop of CHICHESTER wished to explain why, opposing as he did the motion of the Most Rev. Prelate the other night, he felt called upon to oppose this measure of the Noble and Learned Lord, whose exertions in the cause of education every one must respect. He had op. posed the M os t Rev. Prelate's motion, because he was of t alon bee.fore He them as the Chancellor of opinion th a t t h e Committee o f the Privy Council was as comp etent to dec id e on the subject which might x bech e ci brought u e approved of the deviation in the app ort i onment of the fun d s , as being dictated by charitable de s i re to assist t h e p oo rer districts. He re gretted the model schools had been given up, but he thought the fears entertained that the Government, having obtained the grant, would proceed to reorganise the model schools, was groundless, because a model school would take a long time to organize ; and if the Government were to attempt to institute a model school, long before such school could be organised they would have to come to Parliament for a renewal of the grant. On these grounds he had dissented from the Right Rev. Prelate. But he owed it to the Right Rev. Prelates to say, that on all the main points of education he agreed with them. The Bishops were employed at present in their dioceses in forming and carrying into effect plans for diffusing th th e e pr p o n educatio nreligion but would also carry out the ordinary subjec t s of ed u c ation, which he thought might perhaps so far satisfy the Noble and Learned Lord as to induce him to withdraw his Bill. In very much that the Noble and Learned Lord had said he entirely acquiesced. His first objection, however, to the Bill was, that it being for a scheme of education pro posed for a country like this_enlightened , g enerall y s peak. ing, as this country was , so as to be exceed in g l y earnest ab out its religion, above almost every other coun tr y in t h e world, an d attached exceedingly to the Established Church, under whose administration it lived, whose doctrines for the most part it entirely approved, and which it was desirous of transmitting to posterity—it was a scheme of ; education in which the most remarkable feature was that throughout the whole of its preamble and provision not a word was said respocting either the clergyman or the office he should hold.--( Hrar, hear.) There was, in deed, mention made of a very important officer, namely, the overseer, but none whatever of the minister. The next objection he had to the Bill was, that the substance of all the obnoxious minutes of the Committee of the Privy Council, which were the occasion of their Lordships' address to her Majesty, exaggerated only by many circumstances and extended in character in a manner not to be found there, but not guarded by 'many of the limitations in those minutes, were found in the Noble and Learned Lord's Bill. The first of those to which he would draw the attention of the House, was the Commission itself. The Committee of the Board of Privy Council was objected to, because it had no ecclesiastical member in it. The Bill of the Noble and Learned Lord proposed not only that the same thing should take place, hut it proposed to plant in cities, boroughs, towns, and villages Committees, who were themselves to be vested with a considerable degree of power. The second objection to the Committee of Coun cil, was he system of inspection. There the inspection was to be confined to the construction of the buildings, but here it was to take cognizance of the state and conduct of the schools, and the branch Committees were to report thereon to the Central Commission. By this Bill the Clergy would be almost entirely excluded from the super intendance of the schools. The only reason for such a strong measure must arise from the inadequate means of education, to effect the great objects proposed ; and be could not but believe that the Noble and Learned Lord had underrated those means. The National Society, and the schools in the parishes of the Clergy, were at present under the superintendence of the Clergy. It had been stated by the Right Reverend Prelate that there were more than a million of children under the instruction of the National Society. The Noble and Learned Lord had questioned the accuracy of that statement, but there could be no doubt that 1,100,000 of 1,200,000 children were reaping the benefits of that Society ; and it was at present making inquiries of all the Universities for a person the best qualified to be a teacher in it, to whom it was pre pared to pay a salary of 4001. a year, and to supply with a house. If they passed this Bill, the Clergy would be dis placed from the superintendence of the education of those children ; and if there could be a severe blow struck at the Established Church, it would be that of separating the Clergy from the superintendance of that education. In the last debate the Noble and Learned Lord objected to the superintendence of the Clergy on the ground of their incompetency for that office from want of time. To this he (the Right Reverend Prelate) would say that if the whole burthen of education were thrown on the clergy they could repudiate the charge of inability. Upon these grounds he should object to the Noble and Learned Lord's Bill, and, with all due respect to him, he begged to move as amendment that it be read a second time this day six months. Lord MELBOURNE said, that in all the discussions he had heard on this question, and from all the opinions he had heard delivered, he certainly had heard it generally admitted that some more general system of education than that which now existed was required and imperiously de manded by the state of the population, by the increased intelligence of the country, and by the general feelings of the puLlic. —( Hear, hear.) His Noble and Learned Friend had brought forward this question in a very clear, able, and distinct manner. He had ably stated all the grounds on which the Bill was founded. He had lucidly likewise stated what he meant to effect by it, and also his views of the means which he conceived he had of accomplishing that. He had expressly and candidly stated that his object in havin g the Bill read a second ti me was th a t somet hi ng should be done for the purpose of having a better system of education ; that all the details and objections would be open to subsequent consideration in Committee for alteration and amendment. Concurring then in the objects of this Bill, concurring in much of the argument upon which his Noble and Learned Friend had moved the second reading, unquestionably if it should be pressed to a division, he did not see how he could refuse his vote to his Noble and Learned Friend, or do otherwise than take that step which would be calculated to lead into a discussion of all that which, by universal agreement, and by the voice of all mankind, was admitted to require speedy and effectual con sideration. At the same time, when he heard the objec tions that were made to the Bill—when he considered the period of the Session at which they were sitting, and when he reflected that if their Lordships gave a second reading to this Bill there would be but little probability that his Noble and Learned Friend would be able to get a measure on the subject passed into a law this Session, he could not help putting it to his Noble and Learned Friend whether it would not be wise, and whether it would not be for the ultimate benefit of the object he had in view that he should withdraw this Bill for the present, and bring it forward again at a more convenient season, with such amendments and such alterations as his great knowledge and great abilities might enable him to suggest. Lord BROUGHAM said that his Noble Friend and himself were pretty well agreed upon the details ; at t! , e same time he could not help feeling the weight of what had just fallen from his Noble Friend; If their Lord ships were to read the Bill a second time, and go into a Committee upon it, he certainly could not see that much more progress could be made with the measure this Ses sion. His only difficulty in acceding to the proposition of his Noble Friend was that in the event of his doing so it might look to some persons like a trifling with th e sub ject on his part, after having brought it furward no less than three times already, but which he could assure them would not be a fair interpretation of his motives. After what his Noble Friend had said of the late period of the Session, and the other suggestions that had been made, he would withdraw the measure for the present Session, but that withdrawal would be under the expecta tion that he should not be asked next Session to press it to a division. He was greatly gratified by the statements of the Noble Prelate ; he hoped be would reserve himself to the next Session, as he was convinced that in principle there was no difference between the Right Reverend Pre late and himself. There was one mistake, however, which he wished to set right—he was not, as had been supposed, desirous for removing the Clergy from the superintendence of education; he thought they had done a great deal for it, and he would sooner give up the measure altogether than have such a provision inserted. In conclusion the Noble and Learned Lord withdrew the measure. The amendment and the original motion were then withdrawn. The Bills on the Table were forwarded a stage, and :he House adjourned at Eight o'Clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. GOODWOOD STAKES. 9 to 1 agst Col. Peel's I-am-not-aware—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Wee Willie—taken 9 to 1 agst Marquis of Westminster's Lord Mayor—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Grevilla's Morella—taken 15 to 1 agst Merganser—taken 17 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Joannina—taken 19 to 1 agst Ruby—taken 20 to 1 agst Chit Chat—taken 20 to 1 agst Bristolian—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. A. Pearson's Romania GOODWOOD CUP. 2 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Harkaway—taken 5 to 1 agst F. Craven's Deception—taken 6 to 1 agst Galewoed—taken 6 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Richard Roe 8 to 1 agst Epirus—offered 10 to 1 agst 'Alr. Ramsay's The Doctor—offered 12 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Euclid—taken ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury—taken 12 to 1 agst Charles the Twelfth—taken 14 to 1 agst The Provost—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Iletman Platoff—takon 25 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Lord Mayor—taken nE a IS r-1840. 40 to 1 agst Naworth—taken LIVERPOOL CUP. 4 to 1 agst Epirus—taken 7 to I agst Lord Anglesey's Confusionee 7 to 1 agst Capt. Gardnor's Toothill—taken Very little betting. 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY. •-•.-• DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE VISION. The late melan elsoly occurrence of death by operation for deafness has induced the Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Aurists and Opticians to the Royal Family, to lay before the public the simplicity of their invention, by which it will be seen that serious risk of torture by medical treatment is com pletely obviated by merely placing a small voice conductor in the car, which is not more uncomfortable nor percepti ble than having a piece of wool in its place; it pours into the ears the general conversation to such an extent that most severe cases in company arc not the least perceptible. The newly-invented Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed before weak and imperfect eyesight, either by day or candlelight, every object becomes clear and dis tinct, and the most minute particle is seen with exact dis tinctness. Those new inventions have met the sanction and un q ualified approbation of the principal members of the medical profession, by the use of which both the sight and hearing become much improved. No agents nor travellers are employed. The rapid improvement in the architecture of the metropolis, as adapted to external and internal decora tions, together with the corresponding advancement in public taste—added to a lavish expenditure in its attain ment--could not, perhaps, be better exemplified than in the recent alterations which are attracting so much atten tion on the part of the artist-world and the beau monde to the house of Colnaghi, the eminent print-publishers of Cockspur-street. It is pleasing to notice such advance ment in the refinement of places like unto this ; indeed the advantage to the public of examples of splendour and good taste is much greater than one is at a first glance inclined to suppose ; while it is the more gratifying to be assured that men of education and experience, who with a liberal feeling embark a large capital in bringing together under a fitting roof, the most costly productions of art, reap be nefits equivalent to the magnitude of their outlay. The following pretty little, loyal, and very liberal ebullition in a Tory paper, rejoicing in the name of Salisbury and Wilbhire Herald, will amuse such of our readers as disgust may not deter from looking into the tainted paragraph —" So, then I (exclaims the rebuked hypocrites' scribe) in opposition to the voice of the country —to the voice of the House of Lords—and to the voice of the Protestant Commons of England, the Melbourne Mi nistry has resolved upon carrying through that scheme of Anti-national Education indignantly and vehemently repro. bated by all but its own Popish allies ; and with unprincipled baseness make the Queen a party to the arbitrary in troduction of a system utterly incompatible not merely with the principles for the maintenance of which her illustrious ancestors were called to the throne of these realms, but with the principles of that Church, the settlement of which, as the settlement of the United Church of England and Ireland,' her Majesty at her coronation bound herself, in the presence of her people, and in the temple and the presence of her God—bound herself by the most solemn of human and of Christian obligations, to maintain and preserve inviolably," and the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof.'" Here's a manifestation of malice and all uncharitableness, of irreligion and disloyalty. Truly, we now-a-days see fine specimens of Tory loyalty STEAM MEN-OF-WAR. We have lately been at ,orne pains to ascertain the progress and estimate to the present extent, of steam power in the United Kingdom and its dependencies, and the result of our inquiries is most gratifying arid satisfactory. The increase of steam vessels in the Royal Navy is remarkable, not only on account of their aug mented size and locomotive power, but their heavy ar mament, improved form, capacity for stowage, and in creased speed ; whilst their performances under canvas are little, if at all, inferior to the best sailing ships. On reference to the Navy List for January, 18:30, we find but eight steam-vessels described, and one only (the Dee, building) calculated for war—the others, namely, African, Carron, Columbia, Confiance, Echo, Lightning, and Meteor (all still existing), being, except ing the Columbia of 361 tons, small vessels under 200 tons, and of 100-horse power, and principally employed as packets in the Mediterranean. We have now, in 1839, no less than thirty-three steam-vessels of war, besides thirty-eight employed in the Packet Service, exclusive of hired steam-vessels, making altogether seventy-one, some of which are up wards of 1,000 tons and 400-horse power, armed with heavy guns of great range, and capable of combating with any description of force that can be met afloat ; and this splendid Steam Navy, which has attained to its present extent in such a short period, is capable of transporting an army of 10,000 men to the Continent, or, if need be, across the Atlantic, at any time when such a proceeding might be deemed necessary. We find by the report of the Commissioners ap pointed by the Board of Trade—Captain Pringle, R.E., and Mr. Parkes—that the total number of vessels, of all sizes and classes, propelled by steam, belonging to the United Kingdom and the Colonies, amounts to 810, the registered tonnage being 87,907 ; to which add the tonnage of the engine-room, not registered, 69,933 ; making altogether 157,840 tons, impelled by 63,250 horse power.—Naval and Military Gazette. THE DANGER OF TALKING SCANDAL BEFORE A PARROT. (From the Naturalist.) Many years ago I was acquainted with a tipling physi cian in Germany, and as that worthy gentleman has long since been " numbered with his fathers," I believe the fol lowing circumstance may be narrated without fear of bringing down an action for libel on the editor of the Naturalist, even supposing I had mentioned names. I was one evening at a party composed of ladies and gentle men of various countries, and where scandal seemed to form as regular food for the inmates of the house as in any small country town in England. My friend Dr. ll—, who was addicted to the one great vice I have mentioned, of course always came in for his full share of abuse, and on the evening in ques:ion the remarks on his weakness were free and loud. I beheld a " talking parrot" in one corner of the saloon ; and, remembering our English volumes con taining legions of parrot-anecdotes, I could not but fear that some day or another mischief would result from the outpour ings of its throat. Though a talking parrot, however, it appeared to be in a listening mood. Well, in course of time Dr. H— was duly announced by the servant, and while the man of medicine was stalking through the pas sage, some one observed in joke that two bowls of punch would be required now that the physician had arrived. The parlour door was thrown open, Dr. H-- was again an nounced, and all were on the eve of giving him as warm a greeting as if he were the bosom friend of each individual present, when wicked poll, in his loudest key, shouted out—" Two bowls will be required for Dr. H--, two bowls will be required for Dr. H , Dr. H and six bottles for ever 1" &c. In short, the parrot was perfectly elated by the appearance of my friend, and he continued to vociferate the above and other complimentary phrases for several minutes without intermission. Reader 1 spare me the task of relating what ensued. Suffice it to add, that the D .ctor never again set foot in that house, that no individual then present ever enjoyed his further friendship, and that, in an hour's time, every person of any respect ability (1) in the town had heard how the Doctor had been put to confusion by a bird. But enough of parrots for the present. Our readers will observe that the subscriptions for the relief of the surviving sufferers by the late colliery explosion, have been considerably augmented since our last. The committee we understand have determined to allow each widow 3s. a-week, and for each child (not at work) Is. 6d. per week.—Tyne The Ayrshire Examiner observes that the electors of the Kilmarnock district of Burghs have got another opportunity of helping the country. Mr. Spiers of Culcreuch, once the Member for Paisley—an old and consistent Reformer—has come forward at the request of the electors, to help them to become once more politically free. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS.—In the course of an inquest held on Friday before Mr. Wakley, relative to the death of a woman who lied died from the effects of intoxication, and in a state of great filthi ness, the surgeon under examination remarked that he was surprised that a place populated like London was so free from typhus and other contagious diseases. In the lower neighbourhoods, although the apartments and every thing about them betokened the greatest filthiness, the in habitants enjoyed excellent health. In Edinburgh, although in such an elevated position, contagious diseases were treble in number : and in France a case like that they had before them would not have existed three days under the surveil lance of the French police. Mr. Wakley observed that he believed London, generally speaking, was the most healthy spot in all England, for the filthiness and other causes in many parts of it were sufficient to create a plague. When he was one of the churchwardens of St. Giles's parish, himself arid colleagues paid some nocturnal visits to what was called the " Rookery." On one occa sion they found a scene of the greatest filthiness and mi sery. There was no less a number than 52 persons, men, women, and children, huddled together indiscriminately in the same room, for which they had to pay one halfpenny per night. The air was of a most disagreeable and offen sive nature, and there were many other places in the same neighbourhood where it was common for persons to assem ble together in a similar manner. SHARP SWAPPING.—A very large number of sharpers have visited Leeds during the fair, who have been unusually dexterous and successful in an old system of plunder, termed sharp swapping. The practice is for one of a party of swindlers to ask the price of a country man's horse, of considerable value ; they then place a glandered horse, of little or no value, as near to the: other as possible • the pretended buyer then offers an enormous price for the worthless animal, but it is refused ; he next proposes to the countryman, that if he will swap his horse for the other, he will take him at the price which he has previously bidden ; but no sooner does the exchange take place than the pretended purchaser absconds. After de ceiving the man, one of the heartless villains goes and in forms him that be is glandered, that, he is liable to a heavy fine fur exposing such an infectious animal in the market, and that if observed by the police, the horse will be shot. In one instance a horse worth 201. was exchanged under these pretences, and actually bought back again by another of the party for 40s.—Leeds Intelligencer. We regret to have to mention a serious accident to the Leominster and Kington Mail, when on its way to this city ( Worcester) on Wednesday afternoon last. The fresh horses had been put to for the last stage, at the usual house near Sapey Bridge, when, shortly after, in approach. ing the turnpike at that place, one of the wheelers became un tractable, and, despite of the utmost endeavours of the driver, brought the coach in contact with the gate-post on the off side, the result of which was that the po!e snapped asunder, and the coach was burled over with frightful violence. We lament to say that one of the passengers, the Rev. John Hill, of Oxfordshire, who was on his return home from a visit at Leominster, has met with a very severe injury by the accident. It seems this gentleman occupied the box seat, and the coach in going over fell upon him, the consequence of which was the fracture of the pelvis, besides injuries in the chest, and the unfortunate sufferer now lies at the Inn at Sapey Bridge, in a very distressing state, although it is hoped he may ultimately recover. Mullis, the guard, was also considerably bruised about the head and parts of the body ; he was enabled, however, to come on with the bags ; it seems this make s th e s i xteent h t i me h e h as experienced an upset since occupying the guard box, but states that he never before was so shaken as on th e present occasion. There was one other outside passenger, who escaped unhurt, as did two ladies inside, one of whom had an infant at her breast. Mason, the coachman, to whom not the slightest blame appears to attach, was also very slightly Injured.-- Worcester Herald. The Bishop of Hereford intended to have voted with the Government on the Education question, and gave his proxy to the Bishop of Ely, fully expecting it would be used in favour of that measure. He was not a little surprised and mortified on finding his name left out of the division. The Bishop of Ely voted himself in the majority, and allowed his Right Rev. Brother to appear as willing to wound and yet afraid to strike at the measure of which he cordially approved. We are glad to announce that the St. Hilda pit is now in working order, and that the men whose lives were spared by t 7 h .y e ne la p te il e o x t p . losion have all resumed their —. employment. The Earl of Belmore is very much indisposed, having been attacked on Friday week, after dinner, with a severe fit of paralysis. His Lordship is at his scat in the county of Fermanagh. The Leeds Intelligencer, refers ing to the pro ceedings that have recently taken place at Birmingham, writes :—" The London police seem to have been sent down unconstitutionally, and employed illegally. It does not appear that the men were siv:,rn in as special con stables before they acted ; and if this were not done, a great error has been fallen into, the consequences of which will he heard of hereaftes. It is curious, too, to find the old agitatorsof Birmingham, in their capacity of Russell Corpo rators, sitting in judgment upon their disciples and quondam companions ! Lord John Russell is trying hard to give us a gendarmerie ; a standing army, without the control of the Crown, to be wielded at the Home Office. There may be occasional advantages in this species of ' force ;' but the advantages are greatly outweighed by the constitu tional invasion, and the danger of giving the Home Secre tary a power of control in every district of the cou n t ry. The people are highly interested in counteracting the scheme; and the Magistracy, if wise and prudent, will look to it ere it be too late." The Dublin Evening Post likens the Session to a wounded snake ; " Like a wounded snake, the Sesiion is dragging its slow length along—it will proceed until the end of the month, when Lords and Gentlemen will be thanked for all they have done, and dismissed with a vale dictory compliment to their respective counties. Never, we believe, was there such a Session." Our Contempo rary thinks that as " things have come to a dead lock," and that parties are imprac:icable, a war seems the only event left which might bring the powers that be to their senses. GENTLEMEN'S ELEGANT FLAT GOLD WATCHES are offered, price Nine Guineas each, of a size suited to wear in the waistcoat pocket, engine turned cases, hard enamel dial, and hand to mark the seconds. The movements are on the celebrated horizontal constrrtctien, with going fuzee to continue going while winding, jewelled, &e., and warranted at T. COX SAVORY'S, Watchmaker, &c., Ne. 47, Cornhill (Seven doors from Gracechurch-street ), London. N.B. Second-hand Watches, Plate, Stc. purchased in exchange. PLATE.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS Manu facturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England ). The best wrought FIDDLE PATTERN SPOONS and FORKS, at is. 2d. per ounce. The following are the weights recommended, but the ar ti c l es may be hail lighter or heavier, at the same price per ounce. - - Oz. s. of. X. s. d -12 Fiddle Pattern Silver Table Spoons 90 at 7 2... 10 5 4 2 ditto Dessert ditto ` 9 O 7 2... 7 3 0 12 0 •tto 'fable Forks 3O 7 2...10 15 0 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 7 2... 7 3 4 2 ditto Gravy Spoons lO 7 a... 3 11 S 1 ditto Soup Ladle 10 7 2... 3 11 8 4 ditto Sauce ditto lO 7 I._ 3 16 e'. 4 ditto Salt Spoons (gilt strong) 1 0 0 1 ditto Fish Slice 12 ditto Tea Spoons lO 7 6... 3 111 5 1 pair ditto Sugar Tongs (strong) A Pamphlet containing detailed Lists of the Prices of various Patterns of Silver Spoons and Forks, Silver Tea and Coffee Ser- vices, and of the different articles of Plated Ware, may he had on a pplication, or will be sent into the eountr,' in answer to a pa id letter ; the Plate Booms of this Este: blishment contain a large selection of every article requisite to complete a service. EVF_:NING EDITION. THE MARKETS-(YESTERDAY). PRICE Or The nighett price of Bread in tiv Loaf, Good Bread may he had at 8 _ PRICES OF SEE.4S.—JuIy 15. rer Cwt. i New English Fled C10ver...703.90 s 'St. FoinPer Quarter. 403 V, -Is Old I) tto :hurt s ;—s ill, Crass ..,,,,, 35• 4th New Foreign Ditto 6oi. 703. Bps. i - atiey Grass -- 10 15 , Old Ditto Ditto = , --c Linseed, for feeding 413, ti 2.. NJ.. New White Clover slh. fl), 70.5., Ditto, for ssiiv,ng —3 58 , C 34, Old Ditto Ditto s. s —s. Ditto, for crushing... —a 43. 503. Nee/ Trefoil 17., 2315. 24. Canary Did Ditto —s. 12s '22s Hemp —s :.mss. 425. Trefolitun lOs lls 13s Per Bushel. English Carraway .—e. 455. 523 White Mustard-11s. 1 , /:. 15s. I'd. Foreign Ditto —s.3ltis 50s Brown Ditto lss od. 22; od Coriander —s 203 25, Tares is lid is NI Rapesoed. Engl.. h tint :per Last . ' 381. 39/ PRICES Ot POTATOES AT SPUTA ',FIELDS York Iledi ,from vessel) it Os. to 61 Ot. per tor. Scotch Reds ditto .. 3l. 1041. to 41. 03. ditto Kidneys it. Ifs. to ht. us, ditto Shaws . 1.55. to 31. si. ditto BREAD. .e Metropolis is 10(1. for the Cb. --- PRICES OF HOPS.—July 15. Farnham , t.eksirs (per cwt.) 6 N. 71. 15s. to UM GI. East Ksi,. Pockets., Ditto Bags 4: 4s. 5, 10.. to 7 10 . Mid Kent Pockets 3/. 153. 5/. ss. to 8? S- Di ttts Bags '3, 10, 4, 103 t. 7. 7s. SIIBSCX '3'. 3i. 31 15s to 4 10 , Yearlings 2l. 10s. 31. N. to 4/. 4 . Old Olds COAL MARKET.—JuIy 15. s. d. Adair's Girr's Hartley 2O 0 Leaze's Main l7 (I Pontop Windsor South Hartley l9 II Tantield Moor M 0 W} lam. Walls End Brown's Walls End Gosforth Walls End Heaton 2O 0 Walls End Kiliingworth 2O 0 Monet Moor lB ti Walis End Newmarch '2o 0 Walls End Smith l9 i Walls End Todd's Bensham H fi ships arrived since] s. (1. Walls End Walker •2p 6 Walls Endßraddyll'illetton '23 ti WaPs ' , rid Hetton 3Valls End Lamhton l3 6 Walls'End Lyons 2l 9 Walls End Hartlepool '23 0 Walls End Adel‘ide Walls End Brown's Deanery IS S Walls End Nevin's Tantield 13 n avalis End South Durham._ al it Walls End Tees 22 0 Walls End Tees Hetton Walls End Tennant ... Walls End Victoria Tees._ 4n .9 Walls End West Hetton 'l'9 9 nit market-day, 33. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. i Beans. Pease. ----1---- Per Quarter. s. to s. iA. to s. is. to 5. 15.t0 s. s. s. 13.ston Gainshorough — 81 37 28 i 44 Grantham Grimsby Horricastle - Lincoln 7O 77 31 42 20 29 i 43 50 - Spalding — 80 35 24 49 Stamford York 70 80 26 34 24 26 32 44 SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Oatmeal. ----- kherdeen... 70 to 75 32 to 3i 23 to 20 —to 46 to 48 Berwick 42 52 27 30 23 35 30 32 47 50 Coldstream Dunbar fit 72 31 37 39 311 40 42 40 42 Elgin Inverness Kelso ... , 46 54 2 ' 27 16 23 32 34 -- Kirkaldy Perth --- The. size of the measure varies throughout the country. HADDINGPON CORN MARKET.—JuIy 12. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans First '''''s Od 43s CA 358 04 49s 04 47s 01 Second l3s 00 41e 1)0 :323 61 4st Od 43. 0.1 Third s9s 00 39s Od 30s 04 46 , Od 49s 00 Average 3l. 3, 51. o.l2ths. DALKEITH CORN MARKET.--July 11. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Bemnr. Fir5t......... 72, 00 36s I'd .35s 4d 523 13d `2 -00 Second...." , 62i 01 34s 60 32s Od 46. Od 46. Od Third 46s 00 32 , 00 24s 04 44is 0 , 1 40s 00 EDINBURGH CORN MARKET.—JuIy 10. We had a large supply of all kinds of Grain to-day, and the sales were rather dull. Wheat. Barley. First 76s. Od. 43s Od. Second 66 0 29 0 53 0 S 3 0 Average price of Wheat., Oats. Pease. Bean., 20s 8.1. 465. od. 4 6s Od. SO 0 44 0 44 0 28 0 42 0 42 31. ss, 2d. PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &C. Beef, per lb. Os. td. to 01. M. Fresh flutter, Its. 18.41. to Is. 20 Mutt0n.........--. 0 0 0 8 Salt Dittw 0 9 1 0 Veal 0 7 1 0 Ditto, per cv. L....6a 0 103 9 0 5 0 7 Eggs, per doz. » 0 0 0 0 Lama, per qr. * 3 0 5 0 OatStraw(k?:.)..l2 0 15 0 tallow, cwt...... 40 0 45 0 Wheat Ditto. —lO 0 12 6 2uartern Loaf —0 8i 010 Barley Ditto . 9 0 .1 0 Potatoes, 141 b. —. 0 6 0 0 Hay, per I 0 1 2 EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET.—JuIy 9. There was a middling supply of Oatmeal at this day's market, and tln sales were ra , her heavy. Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. I First Oatmeal S2cond ditto Barlcymeat. . I 15 0 Peasenseal 1 13 d Pot Barley—No. I, per cwt. I Nati GLASOOW CORN A moderate business doing Wheat, rer 240114 1. d. s. d. British, old 37 0 to 30 0 -- new 2BO 3 . 20 C • nada, free 34 0 :30 0 Irish Per Stone of 141 b. First Oatmeal £0 9. Second ditto . ...... 0 2 6 Barleyweal 0 1 la Peasemeal ...... 25.-2d,145.-3d,16 208 M A RKET.—JuIy 10. ;in Grain • prices steady. Oats, per 2641 b. s. d. s. d. Irish 22 0 ie., 27 0 British C 27 0 Beans, per 2601 b. - - English . 23 0 24 0 Scottish Pease, Scottish Oatmeal, per 140Ib 23 0 VI Flour, per 2 , 01 b 5O 0 Barley, per 3201 b English :3l GI 32 0 Scottish 2B 0 3 0 Irish CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 2.4 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. s. d. Truro — He!stone St. Austell 0 0 Liskeard 0 Launceston 0 Camelford 2l 0 Penzance '24 0 I. d. s d. to s. 25 0 0 12 yo 0 0 9 95 6 0 9 24 0 0 j 22 - 0 21 6 0 21 0 0 iG 26 0 0 11 e Oats. d. a. d. to a. d; 0 0 10 0 2 0 8 (I 6—o s 0 5 0 8 6 0 7 0 0 70 8 0 - 0 0 PARTIES.—This is the season of pie-nic parties. The noise and the whirl, and the heat of the town, set us to dreaming of the shady nooks scattered over the country landscape—the delicious spots at heath corners or under spreading oaks, where " At the fall of eve the fairy people throng, In various game and revelry to pass The summer night, as village stories tell ;" and in sooth, it is delightful to spread our table-cloth upon the heather, and fling our limbs upsn the brook-side, while the glass of iced Champagne bubbles to our lips, and the welcome voice of friendship sweetens the draught, or the mellowed sound of the distant music, or the still more silvered tones of beauty challenge us to a dance upon the green-sward. There is something which be speaks the rural taste of England in these occasional wanderings from the busy haunts of men—these turnings from the sculptured wall, and the chandeliered room, to visit nature in her simplicity, and breathing air un tainted with the curling smoke of the city manufactory. It is a fling of artificial life behind—a casual dropping of all the dull saws of wrinkled business; and as the merry bugle strikes up " Away to the woodlands, away," we feel like a little body of adventurers, who have just discovered a new island of pleasure, and are going to take supreme 'possession of it in our own especial behalf: the well-filled hamper, the sparkling bottle, the red-capped tent, are the emblems of our Government ; and here, by the power of our administration we gild the rosy hours, till " Evening yields The world to night : not in her winter robe Of massy Stygian woof, but loose arrayed In mantle dun," when we return to the world with the better feelings of the heart re-tuned. TIIE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD. Lady Breadal bane has resigned the office of Lady of the Bedchamber, and Lady Sandwich has been appointed in her place. Al though a Whig by birth, and one of the highly-favoured race of Paget, inasmuch as she is the wife of a high Tory Peer, it may be considered as turning over a new leaf, and this appointment is certainly a recognition of the principle that the fem a l e p ar t o f the Household ought to be of a mixed description, and not of one political colour. This is the Queen's own appointment, and did not go through the Minister, who, of course, after all that has passed, could not, with any sort of consistency (ostensibly at least), take any part in it. The Duchess of Kent has likewise ap pointed four ladies, the sisters of Lord Burlington and Lord Zetland, and the daughters of Lord Suffolk and Lord Queensbery. —From a Correspondent of the Times. BIRTHS. On the 7th inst., at Boorsond House, near Plymouth, the lady of Capt. Jagor, of a son and heir. On the 2d inst., at Milesdown, Castlebellingham, the lady of Charles Thornhill, Esq., of a son. On the 12th inst., the lady of P. Le Neye Foster, Esq., bar rister-at-law, of a son. On the 12th inst., at Springfield, Upper Clayton, Mrs. Shaw, of a 1,011. On the 13th inst., the wife of Dr. Sweatman, of Berners street, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 13th inst., at St. Peter's, Walworth, Henry Punster, Esq., Assistant Secretary, Exchequer Loan-Office, to Eliza beth Isabella, second daughter of George Harris, Esq., of Surrey-square, and the Stock Exchange. On the 14th inst., at St. Luke's Church, Robert Armitage, of the Strand, eldest son of the late William Simonds Armitage, DIED. On the 2d inst., at Stoke, near Devonport, the wife of Cap tain Holt, R.N. On the 6th inst., Mr. Charles Wright, late of the Ship Hotel, Dover, aged 45. On the 10th inst., Mr. Thomas Bolton, late of Upgrove-hill, Slanstead, E s sex, aged 35 . On the 11th inst ., at Blunt-house, Croydon , , Mrs. H ill, aged 90. On the 11 th inst., the Rev. John 'Venour, Rector of Boor ton-upon-Dunmore, Warwick, aged 73. On the 11th inst., at Oxford, James Thomson, Esq., aged 59. On the 12th inst., at Ramsgate, Sarah, relict of the late Nathaniel Austen, Esq., aged 85. On the 11th inst., Aliss Sophia Tomkins, of the Old Kent ro-d a;ed 24. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, 01 No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, In the county of Aliddlescx.—Tuesday, July 16, Itr3ll.