The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-13 00:00:00

w '1%4 - 0 4 40 zbitv SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. COMMON PLEAS.—(TRIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) ELIOT V. ALLEN AND ANOTHER. After an absence of several hours, the jury returned into Court with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 4001. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS: FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—The County Courts' Bill stands in the notice-paper of the House of Commons for this even ing. The further consideration of the Report" will be entered upon, should the adjourned debate on the Factory Bill terminate sufficiently early to allow of its being entertained, or a further adjournment of the debate be agreed upon, in order that this highly important Bill—which has been, in our view, improperly delayed may be proceeded with. Further delay will render its passing in the present session unlikely, if not impossible. A sus picion will thus be strengthened—it has already arisen—that the Government is not sincere in its ex pressed wish for effecting this substantial improve ment in the administration of justice. It has been said, we hope without foundation, that the introducs tion of the Bill was rather intended by Ministers to relieve themselves from respon ibility, than with any intention to urge the Bill forward through its seve ral stages, so that it might come into early operation. The provisions of the Bill are such as to approve themselves to the general body of the commercial part of the community—especially to that portion of it which most feels the inconvenience of consi derable outlay, associated with the hazard of reco vering nothing from the debtor—entailed by the existing laws for the recovery of small debts. A debt under forty shillings is; in general, recoverable only by application to those ano malous tribunals, the Courts of Request, or, as they are generally designated, Courts of Conscience. " Confusion gorse confounded" pervades these clumsy expedients created by the legislature for settling the multifarious claims of patty shopkeepers upon their customers for default ; of servants and work men upon their masters and employers for wages, payment of which is refusad or withheld; and of every other imaginable pecuniary dispute which may arise between such parties. The confusion of tongues was harmony itself compared with these Babels ; while Shakspeare's inimitable !description of "crowner's law" is the perfection of reason compared with the discussions and decisions of the Commissioners — chosen by the parishes assigned to the districts within which the jurisdiction of these Courts extends—who "settle and determine" the matters brought before them. These reproaches upon the law, and fre quently outrages upon justice will be got rid of, " at one fell swoop," by this Bill. The " Mayors' Courts," which exist in some of the larger boroughs"—and by which the inhabitants may sue and be sued for sums under 201.—are less ob noxious to censure, although far from approaching to what the present state of society requires. These will also be abolished by this Bill. They will merge in the new and more prompt and efficient tribunals now proposed to be established. We need hardly state that, with the exception of the tribunals we have named, the existing law for the recovery of small debts is so expensive in its operation as to amount, in most cases, to a virtual prohibition of its use. What man—having the most remote concep tion of the expense, and with a reasonable acquaint ance with the " glorious uncertainty" of the law, together with the chances against obtaining his debt and costs from the defendant—would ever think of giving instructions to his attorney to bring an ac tion for the recovery of a.sum of moderate amount ? If under 201., the Courts at 'Westminster will transmit it for trial before the Sheriff; but then the costs—even though there be no mo tion in the superior Court to deprive the plaintiff of his verdict—will be considerably more than the amount of which the Sheriff can take cognizmce. The merits of the Bill for remedying the perplexities and confusion, arising out of the delay and expense of the exising state of the law, will be seen by a brief outline of its provisions. It proposes to provide "one rule and manner" for recovering debts not exceeding 151., and for the trial of " personal ac tions" throughout England. For this purpose County Courts are to be established, which, however, may be separated into districts. A judge, who at the time of his appointment must be a barrister of seven, or an attorney of ten years' standing, is to preside. All proceedings in cases assigned to their jurisdiction are to be brought before these Courts for decision. No ' writ or pleadings are requisite ; but a plaint, in writing, must be served on the defendant; in some cases seven, and in others ten days must elapse between the service of the plaint and the trial. If the amount sought to be recovered be less than 51., the judge may decide the claim without the intervention of a jury ; if above that sum, a jury of five (of whom a majority may decide and return the verdict) may be obtained on the application of either party. The parties may address the Court in person, and may be themselves examined. Execution will be as effectually enforced as by process from the superior Courts. The necessity of personal service upon the defendant, by which the creditor is at present so frequently obstructed and the law defied, is rendered unnecessary. Thus a prompt adjudication is secured, and when obtained, the order of the Court is speedily enforced. Provis sion is made by the Bill for obtaining new trials ; but in order to guard against such applications being made to the superior Courts for the purposes of delay, security for costs must be given by the applicant. As the Bill now stands, execution may be issued against the person, as well as against the property, of the debtor. This provision will, of course, be dependent on the adoption of Lord Cottenham's Bill, for the abolition of imprisonment for debt in all cases decided by the Civil Courts. This Bill has passed the House of Lords with singular unanimity. After such a recognition of the principle, we scarcely see how the clause in the Cour ty Courts Bill, which gives the plaintiff a power to issue pro cess against the person of the debtor, can be re tained. The Bill provides for compensation to "exist ing interests." This is, unhappily, one of the results of long-continued evils from which the public interests have suffered, until the grievances have grown to an extent so great as to render their removal indispens able. Those who have fastened themselves upon the system, and fattened upon the spoils, set up a claim to compensation fsr the loss of that which they ought never to have possesssed. The price of the remedy may be high; but better to pay high for a removal of the evil, than continue a system which preys upon the best interests of the community. From two or three pamphlets which have been put forth on the sub ject, we perceive that the Bill has little favour with the attorneys. It is threatened with op position in Parliament, from the influence which many of these gentlemen exercise over members of the Legislature. Attorneys may, by permission of the judge, appear, and conduct causes brought before the Court ; but their fees, as fixed by the Bill, are, it is said, too low to remunerate them. They may, however, fairly look for remuneration to the amount of business which this Bill will throw intotheir hands. If they are now allowed to charge one or two guireas a day for attending in Court upon the trial of one cause, they may be satisfied with 10s., or in some cases 155., when five or six causes may fall to their share in one day. STANDARD.—We find ourselves in a position in which we owe to those who honour us with their. notice an explanation of the ground that we take, and the conduct that we are pursuing. The country has, for now nearly two years, had the benefit of what we firmly believe to be the wisest, the most patriotic, and, in every respect, the best Adminstration, that the men of our generation have ever seen occupying the councils of the Sovereign. The triumphs of its policy abroad and at home, which it has been al most our daily, and assuredly not ungrateful, task to detail the uninterrupted succession, attest the excel lence of the present Government. To Sir R. Peel's rAd ministration we have heartily and without reserve given ou humble support, until its enemies and our enemies have not scrupled to impute our attachment to venality. Against that charge we .scorned to make any other reply than a reference to the character of this journal and of all connect e d with it —scorned more especially to make a show of independence ndependence by capti o u s objections and impertinent sneers, directed against the measures of the Government and its members. We felt, an d Englishmen prove their we still feel, that independence by very different means, and that in questions di ffc of independence Englishmen will look fora class of proofs from those small quar re l s of the coquette, which are, indeed, but a r t s to preserve an interest by exoiting alarm ; and are always employed to win or preserve, not to repel, favour. Even now, when we are compelled by an irre sistibt'e necessity to place ourselves in strong and distinct opposition to Sir Robert Peel's Government, our only fear is that we may be sus pe led of such unworthy arts ; but here again we cast our reliance upon character. The question which forces us into this painful opposition to the Q ueen's Ministers is, as our readers have already antici pated, the question of Lord Ashley's propositions. This is a great question, and as such it is appre ciated 'by her Majesty's Ministers, or they would not take upon it the line that they have taken—a line which they must see, for they are wise and sagacious men, will seriously affect their just popularity in the country, materially impair the strength of the Conservative party that has placed them in office, and render almost certain the heavy calamity of a change in the Government at no distant day less than a vital one, a "'sir Robert Peel's would not :s; and these are, in truth, taken by Ministers which no man who sincerely loves his country can contemplate without pain. Be this, however, as it -may, the Ministers have resolved to confront them, and it would be equally absurd and unjust to sup pose that they embark in :the risk without a power ful motive of conscience. On the other side we, and most of Lord Ashley's supporters, estimate the full magnitude of the question in issue. If our object were merely to steal popular favour for a measure, to underrate its importance would be an obvious artifice to resort to; but this is not our purpose. The proposition of Lord Ashley, if successful, must establish the principle that the L-gislature will henceforth, as far as a legis lature can, protect the labouring classes from the power of wealth, how peaceably and openly soever that power may be exercised, as the laws already protect all classes from the - power of vio lence and fraud. This is a great question, but it is right in justice to all parties that it be perfectly un derstood. The introduction of the protective principle spoken of must work an important, and, as we believe, a most beneficial change in the whole social system of the country ; but we think that its ope ration will be at first slow, almost insensible indeed, except by those immediately to be benefited, com • paratively a few, while through all its progress the reform will be mild and healing. The Ministers, on the other side, see the magnitude of the change, and charged as they are with the peace and prosperity of the country, and therefore justly cautious, if not timid, they dread the risk of so bold an experiment in their time. EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION AT LYME REGIS. LYME REGIS, MAY 11.—We have to record a most de structive fire which occurred in this town to-day. The firs broke out about half-past 8 A.M., on the premises of Mr. G. Selleq, baker, residing in George's-court. By some means unknown some furze in an adjoing loft became ignited, and wasi speedily in a blaze, which quickly communicated to the stables of the George Inn, the roofs of which, being com posed of thatch, were soon in a complete blaze ; and the dwelling-house of Mr. Sellers, the George Inn, the house of Mr. J. Channon, and the whole of the premises adjoining were quickly burnt to the ground, the inmates having scarcely time to save any of their effects. As we have been destitute of rain nearly two months everything was excessively dry ; and the flames, aided by a fresh breeze at N.E., spread with the greatest rapidity, and quickly crossed the streets. to the opposite premises, when the: Victoria inn and the adjoining premises fell a prey to the devouring element, the whole of the furniture and stock being entirely consumed. Nothing could now ar rest the progress of tha flames. Both sides of Coombe street being on fire, the greatest consternation and alarm prevailed. The scene became truly awful, as several houses caught fire at once, and women and •children were seen running about the streets in a state of distraction, endeavouring to save some por tion of their goods. The wind had now carried the flames to the stables of the Cups Hotel, which, being all thatched, burned with the greatest fury, and soon communicated to the dwelling-house, and the whole of the extensive premises of the head inn in the town were soon reduced to a heap of ruins, with barely suffi cien time to save the horses and different vehicles in the yard. Meanwhile the fire continued to pro ceed through Coombe-street, the houses on each side being entirely destroyed, as far as Mr. Munden's on one side, and the Crown Inn on the other—both being pre served by pulling down a house between each and the fire. The Pilot-boat Inn had by this time caught fire, and, the flames spreading rapidly, was soon burnt down, together with the whole of the adjoining houses on the left band, and also behind, with the salt and coal cellars of Messrs. Prosser. The custom-house next followed, being levelled with the ground; but all the books and papers belonging thereto were fortunately preserved. In spite of the exertions of the firemen, and the plentiful supply of water to the engines, the fire pro ceeded the street, and the Commercial Reading rooms, the houses of Mr. Bowring, Captain Urquhart, Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Sellers, Mr. Hooks, Mr. Landrays, the Conservative Reading-room, the extensive premises of Mr. J. Sellers, mister and brewer, the New Inn, with the buildings behind, were all burnt to the ground. The only house not wholly burnt being that of Mr. Templeman's, which is only partially destroyed • whilst the shambles oppositeis entirely unroofed , and the clock, with the spire and vane, totally demolished. In the afternoon the wind gradually subsided, and the progress of the flames was fortunately arrested. The amount of damage done is immense. The lower part of the town presents a scene of de struction and desolation never witnessed here since the memorable fire of Nov. 5, 1803, when the whole of Mill green was destroyed. . About forty houses have now been burnt down, amongst which is the head inn, and five other public-houses. The greater part, we believe, are insured, but many have lost their all, whilst vast numbers have their goods torn to pieces and lost by removing to a place of safety. Great praise is due to the officers and crews of her Majesty's cutters Adelaide, Eagle, and Asp, which happened to be in the roads at the time, and whose exertions to stop the progress of the flames, both by assisting in pulling down the houses and at the engines, were highly meritorious, as were also those of the inspecting commander and the coast-guard. Had the fire happened in the night the consequences must have been much more disastrous, and probably attended with loss of life.—Shipping Gazette. TATTERSALL'S.-THIS EVENING QUARTER TO SIX O'CLOCK. DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lot 5 to 2 agst Ugly Buck 7 to 2 agst Ratan 16 to 1 agst Orlando 20 to I agst Running Rein 20 to 1 agst Bay Momus 20 to 1 agst T'Auld. 'Squire 20 to 1 agst lonian 25 to 1 agst Akbar 40 to 1 agst Campanero 30 to 1 agst Mount Charles 32 . t0 1 agst Qui Tam OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Princess 10 to 1 agst Sister to Martingale 12 to 1 agst Merope 12 to 1 agst Crenoline 20 to 1 agst All-round-my-Hat IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL (Mr. Thesiger) took the oaths and his seat for Abingdon. Mr. SCOTT MURRAY, who has lately embraced the Catholic religion, took the oath required to be taken by Roman Catholic Members on taking their seats. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY l3, 1844. interference. He instanced the late interference with the operation of Art-Unions, and the stopping of the old system of lotteries. Again, the very violent, but very proper interference of the police the other night with the gaming-houses at the West-end. Was not that an interference with labour ?—(Great laughter.) It was an interference with policy if not with labour. In the present case it was the people who called on them to.interfere. With respect to the effect of inter ference on wages, he understood that one of the largest firms existing in England had come to the conclusion that they could work their machinery sixteen hours a day by two relays of men of eight hours each, and that they would be enabled to make the same profits as they now did, and to give the same wages for eight hours' labour as they now did for twelve. The manufacturers might at first be unwilling to pay the same amount of wages when the time was re duced, but he believed they would do so in the end, and the labourers were themselves willing to chance the reduction of wages. If he had studied political economy at all—(A laugh)—he knew of how much importance it was to ascertain the limits of the subject, and that there were some questions to which it was inapplicable. If a reduction of two hours took place, it would be of little use to the labourers, if means were not devised by which they might spend them profitably; and he was confident that the eminent manufacturers of the country—such men as the Mar shalls, the Greggs, the Ashtons—would find a means of making it profitable to them. The importance of the foreign market had been dwelt upon, but from the improvements which were every day taking place in machinery, and the facilities which were af forded for its exportation, it would be impos sible for them to hold the exclusive market of the world. If the Government thought it of such importance, Ai/by do they not take off the duty on raw notton ? The GOvernment had placed themselves in a wrong position before the country with regard to this measure. They were accused of inhumanity, and want of feeling towards the working classes, but how much was this at variance with the great provisions of the present Bill. By taking a different course, they might have avoided placing temselves in such a position. Protection to the factory worker was now equivalent to a Ten Hours Bill, and a Ten Hours Bill they deetared they.would have. Petitions had been presented to that House against such a mea sure by. 360 masters. What must be the feelings of the workmen towards those 360 masters who petitioned against them. The Government declared they had gone far ei2ougli, and would not go any further. It would have been better for the Government to withdraw the Factory Bill than refuse to go further. But they knew the necessity for having this Factory Bill • they knew that all the assertions about non interference were unmeaning and vague, and that a Factory Bill was as necessary for the country as any Bill , which could be brought before the House. Bellying, confidently, therefore, in the successful result of this measure, whether then or at some future period ; and agreeing with the Noble Lord the Member for Sunderland that !he people of England had never determined to have any great measure, of a social or political nature which they did not ultimately gain, he hailed this Bill as the harbinger of a better system of legislation than had hitherto prevailed. He hailed that confusion of parties which they then witnessed as something better than the binding of Honourable Mem bers for the . purpose of misrepresenting their opponents. He saw binded together on that occasion a large body_ of men, who were more regardful of the social interests of the people than of any political consequences. He did be lieve that that Bill would lead to many im portant results. He did believe that if, en the question of the corn-laws, it were distinctly made out that the repeal of those laws would be for the benefit of the mass of the people, the corn-laws would be repealed.—(Cheers from the Opposition benches) He believed that that and all other great social questions which came before them would have a better chance of coming within the dominion of argu ment, and that the people would repose in that Ilouse such confidence as had never been reposed in it since the time of the Reform Bill. 1 1 here was one other subject upon which he would touch. very lightly on account of its delicacy. Some Hon. Members had declared their intention of voting that night differently from what they had voted on other occasions. He was not going to make himself their censor ; but he implored them to remember that in the opinion of the whole country, they would for the future be marked men, and that the factory question would henceforth be regarded in con nexion with their names.—(Hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet at the bead of her Majesty's Government had told them that three months hence all those Hon. Members who abraided her ' Majesty's Government with their obstinacy would admire ther firm ness, and applauded their consistency. Now he believed that her Majesty's Government would regard with more respect those hon. gentlemen who held fast to their purposes, and maintained their principles, than those who, for the mere sake of saving them from some momentary- inconvenience, should that night either remain away, or register their votes against the proposal which they had supported on former occasions.—(lear, hear.) Mr. WARD said the Hon. Gentleman who had just addressed the House had resorted to a most con venient mode of settling this vexata questio. He had assumed that an a priori case had been made out in favour of his Noble Friend's Bill. He said that men on both sides agreed, that if the Bill could be passed without reducing the remuneration of labour, or diminishing the wealth of the country, it was most desirable that it should be passed. Why that was a truism in which Members on both sides of the House concurred; bet the question was, whe ther the proposed remedy would not aggravate the evil. The Honourable Gentleman said the question of adult labour had been settled by a majority of that House. Why the House had formerly decided that a pound note and a shilling were worth 275. It had for merly settled the wages of tailors at 2s. 51d. under or dinary circumstances, and ss. 7id. in cases ofmourning. tsoixtheyeianrtserestthsis was repudiated as in of all. The Honourabl e IGBueurnitotuleisnman opposite (Mr. Milnes) justified his ar dent desire to interfere, because the House had the power. But was it not necessary to look to the right before they exercised the power—(Hear)— and ought they not to look also to the probable con sequences.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman said that political economy was a very ill-used science —that few understood the proper limits within which it should be restrained. LZFT SPEAKING. ) po9n 7 4:nv -4- wi .... '" e ' stiO x r ( r e le najO n h i rr i tk •le l V,as Si ( --.._ Te r librifices S OrMilne • :4.r tk . : 44. . ; .. . ~ ~..\ ~, k':e2i--14ilt"'.. .: ,' !',.• \\.,.. ( .7,0 . _ NEW WRIT. Sir T. FREMANTLE moved that a new writ be issued for the election of a burgess to serve for the borough of Launceston, in the room of Sir Henry Hardinge, who since his election had accepted the office of Governor-General of India. Lord lIONVICK said he understood that, by an Act which passed about two years ago, it was pro vided that a Member of the House of Commons ac cepting any Indian office, did not thereby vacate his seat. He (Lord Howi c k) w i s h e d to know if the Hon. Baronet was quite sure that the seat had bean vacated? Sir T. FREMANTLE said he had referred to the Act which had been mentioned by the Noble. Lord, and he found that Sir Henry Hardinge had, by his acceptance of the office of Governor-General of India, vacated his seat. Sir It. INGLIS said the misapprehension of the Noble Lord had arisen from the office which had being accepted by the Right Hon. Gentleman being one not under the Crown. _ Mr. DI. PHILLIPS said another question would arise, which was, whether the Governor-General could be considered as filling that office before he was sworn in at Calcutta ? The writ was then ordered. • Mr. BELL presented a petition from the Sheriffs' officers of Northumberland against the County Courts Bill. DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. Mr. GREENE presented a petition from a body of Dissenters, against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. CORN-LAWS. Lord HOTHAM presented forty-two petitions, signed by 5,000, from Yorkshire, against any altera tion of the c3rn-laws. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Mr. SHAW presented a petition from clergymen of Dublin, against the national system of education. THE WELSH BISHOPRICS. Sir ROBERT INGLlesented several petitions praying for the repeal of ffir-aet for the union of the bishoprics of Bangor and St. Asaph. Mr. KEMBLE presented a similar petition; but we did not hear from whence. ART-UNIONS. Mr. NEWDEGATE presented a petition from Warwick, praying the House to take measures to legalise Art-Unions. Mr. MARK PHILIPS presented a similar peti tion from Manchester. Mr. WYSE presented two petitions to the same effect, one from Birmingham, and the other from the Midland Counties' Art-Union. Mr. MILN ES presented a petition to the same effect from carvers, gilders, and frame-makers. POOR-LAWS. Colonel LEITH HAY presented a petition from Elgin in favour of Presbyterian marriages in Ireland. COUNTY COURTS—MORTMAIN. Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition from 718 persons at Manchester against the County Courts Bill. _ The TIoN. MEMBER also presented a petition from a solicitor at Manchester, alleging that property w as held in trust for Roman Catholic purposes, contrary to the statute, and praying to be examined before the Committee on the Statute o. Mortmain. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented petitions from the National Complete Suffrage Union, signed by the President, Mr. Joseph Sturge, praying for Manhood Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, Repeal of Property Qualification for Members of Parliament, Equal Elec toral Districts, Payment of Members, and Annual Parliaments ; also a petition from a public meeting of the inhabitants of Liverpool, signed by the chair man, Lawrence Hayworth, praying for an extension of the Parliamentary suffrage, and such other pro visions as may be necessary to secure a full, fair, and free representation of the people. Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions from places in Lancashire in favour of a Ten Hours Fac tories Bill. Lord CLIVE presented petitions from Montgomery against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. NOTICES OF MOTION.—IRISII MUNICIPAL BILL. Mr. SHAW gave notice that in Committee on the Irish Municipal Bill he should move amendments for the regulation •f the bounditries of boroughs and counties. ART-UNIONS. Mr. WYSE gave notice that on Wednesday next he should move for a Select Committee on the subject of Art-Unions. FACTORIES BILL. Lord C. MANNERS presented a petition from Tenby, in favour of a Ten Hours Bill. PRIVILEGE.—THEPRIDPORT PETITION. Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to state to the Hon. Member for Rochdale (Mr. S. Crawford) the result of a communication he had received from Bridport in reference to the petition. • He had requested the names of those who won supposed to have signed the petition, to be forwarded to him, this had been done ; and it was distinctly stated that they were totally opposed to the prayer of the petition. He would read to the House the letter he had re ceived. It stated that Mr. Crawford had presented a petition on the Bth of March, 1844, purporting to be from the inhabitants of Bridport, praying that the supplies for the army and navy might be stopped till the grievances of the people were redressed. The persons who signed the letter, stated that they denied having ever signed the petition, or having authorised any person to sign it on their behalf, as the senti ments entertained were contrary to thoir opinions. They requested him (Mr. Cochrane) to bring the matter before the llouse. He did not know that it was of sufficient importance to do so, but he was bound to consult the wishes of his constituents. Mr. S. CRAWFORD said that he was now pre pared to give the Hon. Gentleman some further in formation on the subject. He had that morning received a letter from a gentleman named Northw•ell, who wrote to him in consequence of what had taken place in the House on the subject. That gentleman stated that he got up and forwarded the petition ; he stated that he himself had witnessed the greater number of the signatures, but that a person was employed to carry about the petition, who was not at present in the borough ; he said he would make every inquiry on the subject, but was not aware of any person having signed the petition for another. With regard to himself, he thought the Hon. Gentleman op posite was imposing too much on Members when he said they should inquire into the names of those who sent petitions to them. It would be impossible for him to inquire into the names of those who signed the petitions sent to him; but at the same time he was anxious that the petitions he presented should be in vestigated. _ _ _ WALES. Colonel WOOD wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentlema4 the Secretary of State for the Home Department when it, was the intention of the Govern ment to originate any Bill founded upon the report of the Commission which sat last year in Wales ? Sir J. GRAHAM said a Bill was in course of preparation, founded,on the report of the Commissioners ; it was already in an advanced stage, and he hoped to introduce it next week. _ THE FACTORIES BILL.-MR. LIDDELL. Mr. LIDDELL said, however reluctant he was to take up the time of the House on a personal matter, yet he found himself so sharply attacked in the newspapers of that day—(Great laughter)— for a crime of which he was supposed to have been guilty, that he must take that opportunity of setting himself right, in a few words, with the House and with the public.—(Laughter.) In the columns of the Times, he was asked if he could pos sibly be aware of the baseness of his conduct ? (Great laughter)—and the Morning Herald said that he had not Only made shipwreck of his own character, but also of that of his party.—(Roars of laughter from the Opposition benches.) It was all very well for Hon. Gentlemen to laugh ; but it must be recollected that these newspapers exercised a considerable in fluence over the public mind—(Hear, hear)—'-and those were rather hard words to apply to a Mem ber of that House, who gave a perfectly conscientious and independent vote.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to take that opportunity of repeating what he had stated at the outset of the observations which he made on Friday last, that during the whole of the discussion which had taken place on that subject pre vious to that evening, he had never on any one occa sion, either by his vote or his language, given any person the slightest encouragement to suppose that he would support the proposition of a Ten Hours' Bill. ADJOURNED DEBATE—FACTORIES BILL. On the Order of the Day for resuming the ad journed debate on this Bill being read, Mr. M. MILNES said, that if he had been aware that any other Hon. Member wished to adjourn the debate, he would not have trespassed on the attention of the House on a question which had already been sufficiently debated. He desired, how ever, to have an opportunity of expressing to her Majesty's Government his regret for the words which he had used on a former occasion, in the heat of debate, and which, upon calm reflection, he thought were disrespectful. As far as those words were disrespectful, he begged to offer to her Majesty's Government, and particu larly to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the most ample apology. He was also most anxious to express to the House his adherence to a phrase which fell from him on a former occasion, a phrase by which, grave as it was, he was prepared to stand to—he meant the phrase, " The national guilt of the unrestricted factory system." lie would ask the House to remember the words which were used by his Right Hon. Friend the late President of the Board of Trade, the Hon. Member for Taunton, who told them that, if their principles were just, they had incurred great national guilt by not en forcing them sooner. He would ask any lion. Mem ber of that House who was familiar with foreign countries, whether the English factory system was not regarded by the whole of Europe as a great evil ? He would ask whether, in return for all the obloquy which we cast on America for her slavery, we were not told to look to our factory system at home, and to get rid of our white slavery, before we reproached them for their black slavery. There might be, in that reproach, much jealousy of England and spite towards our commercial great- - ness. There was a time when our commer cial interests were represented as the factories system now was. Even the poet Cowper employed his talents to render our commerce odious. It was true that the cause of all that obloquy was our dealings in the slave trade, and did they not remember that when some of the best men of the country were labouring to procure the abolition of that trade, they were met by arguments and sta tistics to prove that all the great interests involved in our commerce would be destroyed. The same arguments were now used against the abridgment of children's labour in the factories, but he could not le lieve that they would not prove equally unfounded. Should that House, which voted 20,000,0001. of the mo ney of the country to procure the abolition of slavery in our own colonies, and in doing so risked the security of the great and important West India in terest—should they hesitate to abolish every trace of slavery at home? 13ut'what was slavery ? It was when a human being held his life at the will of another. Now what was life ? It was the living hour—it was the power of religious instruction and moral educa tion; this it was that constituted the difference be tween the man and the slave. It became them, there fore to remove the evils that were existing in factories with the same earnestness as they had set about re. moving slavery. His Noble Friend had brought this question forward, because it was impossible by any other means that education could be given to the young in factories. They might do all they could to give education and recreation ; but if they continued the system that existed with respect to young people in factories they never could derive any benefit.—(Haar, hear.) It was said that labour alone was the property of the poor man ; he denied that—he had a property as well as others in the bless ings of education and of life. The Hon. Member, having adverted to several of the cases which had been quoted on Friday night by the President of the Board, observed that he considered that the Right Honourable Baronet might as well set up every tenth day as the Sabbath, as he might speak in favour of this measure. He considered his Noble Friend had made out an a priori case, and he believed no one, with the exception of lion. Baronet, the Member for the Tower Hamlets, was of opinion that the factories in this country were an Arcadia. It was a pity they were not so. Every one had agreed that, supposing wages were not diminished, there would be an advantage in the women and children of the working classes having their two hours each day. They had been met by the declarations of the unadvised ability of interfering, but that abstract question had been disposed of for ever, by the enormous majority of that House. The principle of protection had been admitted, and the question was how far it should go. It had been asked why they should interfere in this subject and not elsewhere. They were bound to interfere because they had the power, and with the power in curred the responsibility.. A.ll legislation consisted of MOUSE OF LORDS. __- Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock. Messengers from the Commons brought up several Bills, which were read a first time. The Earl of MINTO gave notice that he should to••morrow move for a return of the services of her Majesty's ship Queen while in the Mediterranean. The Common Law Courts (Ireland) Bill passed through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Friday. The Common Law Courts (England) Bill also passed through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Friday. The Marquis of NOR MANBY postponed till to morrow his question relative to the appointment of Mr. Gray to the Magistracy in Ireland. Lord WHARNCLIFFE postponed his motion with respect to the new Houses of Parliament till Friday next. Lord LYTTELTON presented a petition from Worcestershirq against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. RAILWAYS. The Earl of MALMESBURY said he had not quite understood, from . the answer which was given by the Noble Earl, the President of the Board of Trade, on Tuesday last, to the Noble Earl opposite (Earl Fitzwilliam) respecting railways, whether the Government intended to sanction the propositions which were contained in the report which had been made to the Government on the subject of railways, which propositions involved very important principles. The object of the first of these propositions was that the public should be protected against paying too high rates of passage, and the next was that the profits on all railways should be limited to 10 per cent., and that in certain cases the Government should take the management of the railways. All example in his opinion proved that it was inexpedient to place such matters as railways under the manage ment of the Government of the country. The speech of the Noble Lord had made a great im pression on the country; and he would ask whether the Government purposed taking those matters, in connexion with the railways, under their own surveillance? Earl DALHOUSIE was sorry that the Noble Lord did not put the question before the House at an earlier period. With respect to the right of the railway companies to take a certain rate of profit, he thought that the Noble Lord opposite ought to have moved for a Committee to consider it. With regard to the other question, in the event of a dividend not reaching ten per cent., he thought that Government should be at liberty tp purchase the lines under cer tain restrictions. AiteitifeW;ords from Earl DALHOUSIE, Earl FITZWILLIAM said, the point to whiCh he wished to direct the attention of the. Government was the recent survey which had been completed of the United Kingdom in the establishment of any particular line of railway. The matter then dropped. Lord LORTON said that after his return from Italy he had seen that the Noble Marquis opposite represented that he (Lord Lorton), Lord Roden, and others, recommended Mr. O'Brien to the situation of a stipendiary magistrate in Ireland. Mr. O'Brien had distinguished himself peculiarly in the development of some of the seditious publications which caused so much mischief. The Marquis of' CLANRICARDE did not wish to throw the slightest imputation upon the character of Mr. O'Brien, but still he she .uld say that he could not at all see the propriety of appointing him as a magistrate. The gentleman_ had some -property in Roscommon, and then he (tb e Marquis of Clanri carde) had not the slightest objection to his being appointed a magistrate, but he ertainly should strongly protest against Mr. O'Brien being made stipendiary. The Noble Lord opposite setmed to misunderstand him. His (the Marquis of Clanricarde's) arguments were not directed against Mr. O'Brien, but against her Majesty's Government. CRIMINAL LAW. Lord BROUGHAM said that in rising to address their Lordships on the subject of the criminal law of the land, for the discussion of which their Lordships had been summoned, he could not avoid feeling very great anxiety, and some apprehension, when he contemplated the very great importance of the subject, much more than he felt the difficulties that might surround the task which he had imposed upon himself. He had to state, its extenuation of the offence of putting himself forward to begin this discussion—first of all that he did so most reluctantly, for he had held himself away from the subject, as the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack well knew, and he had often ex pressed his unfeigned disinclination to grapple with it —that he had done all in his power to induce the Noble and Learned Lord on. the Woolsack, with his longer experience, with his greater capacity, and his powerful influence, both with the Government and their Lordships, and in the profession to which he and his Learned and Noble Friend belonged to, take this important task upon himself, but he had refused. But. he (Lord Brougham) had no reason to think that his-Noble and Learned Friend would be adverse to the proposition with which he was about to conclude, and he_ had no reason to apprehend that any opposition would be shown to it by the Government. The measure which he was about to explain had originated in the seven reports of the Common Law Commissioners, afterwards the Crimi nal Law Commissioners. That Commission was appointed to enter fully into the consideration of the criminal law of the land, with a view to its being digested into one general code. He would ask how much longer were they to remain with the criminal laws scattered over so many statutes—to re main diffused among so many books, and floating as it were, only in IVestminster Hall ? How much longer were they to suffer the criminal law to re main thus diffused, thus locked up—that criminal law :which they ordered, and commanded every one of their subjects at his peril to disobey ? It was at his peril to be ignorant of them. It was at his peril through ignorance to disobey them. He knew that many persons entertained prejudices, in his opinion, utterly groundless against all attempts at digesting the law of England—at making that law a written text, instead of locking it up in the traditions of the common law. Lord Mansfield, when at the bar, had said that it was always better that the common law should remain unwritten, because, said Lord Mansfield, while it remains unwritten law it works it self pure by rules drawn from the fountains of Jus tice. He (Lord B.) approached these formulas with veneration. He wished to qnaff of their streams, and pluck some of those flowers which grew around their margin— _ Juvat integr, os accedere fontes Juvat que novos accedere flores. Of the streams which flowed from those fountains he wished them to quaff; and he asked them with him to cull those new flowers. It did not follow that be cause the law was not wholly reduced to writing, they were therefore not, encumbered with writ ing or printing. There were thirty-two quarto volumes of public statutes, besides three times as many private Acts, containing 30,000 printed pages, and this was independent of the common law. Now, let them look at the co mmon l aw , on which Lord Mansfield laid so much stress. It consisted of the decision of the judges, who had to make up their minds in nine cases out of ten about conflicting decisions, and to apply their own sense of what they knew to be the law, although it might not be reduced to writing or clothed with the authority of judicial authority. What was the number of volumes of these decisions relating only to common law, and excluding the courts of equity which had accumulated since the year 1786, the time when Lord Mansfield left the bench, There were 160 closely-printed volumes of common law reports, beside ten volumes of Nisi Prius decisions proceeding from the three courts of common law in Westminster Hall alone, without reckoning the Courts of Equity or the Courts of Ireland ; and it was necessary that the judges and the lawyers should be familiar with this mass of printed matter painful to mention, and frightful to contemplate. He held in his hand a volume of three hundred closely-printed pages, containing more print than the whole of the code Napoleon, and what did their Lordships' think it was ? Peradventure, it was a digest of the whole of the common law ? No. Peradventure, it was an index to the whole of the 160 volumes of reports ? No such thing. It was an index to the reports of the courts of Westminster-hall for one single year, 1842. A digest of the reports for the last 90 years consisted of 8,000 closely printed pages, and all those who had ceased to be students were bound, if they could, to make their own, by purchase, all these volumes, and to try to read them if they dared. (LEFT SPEAKING.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 12.—The Nautilus transport, M'Lean, master, Lieutenant W. C. Saunders, agent, arrived on Fri day; coming from the Mediterranean, after a very tedious passage, owing to fonl winds. She sailed from Malta on the 18th of March, and Gibraltar on the 10th of April ; brings 320 tons of returned ordnance and victualling stores, and 12 tons of naval, medical, and commissariat stores. She also brought Captain Drew, Royal Artillery, Mrs. Colonel Petley and son, 132 men, 12 women, and 22 children belonging to the corps of invalids, 23 men, four women, and two children belonging to various corps, to join their respective depots, four officers, and sundry other individuals, in all about 230. The Illustrious, 72, Captain J. E. Erskine, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam,: - .K.C.8., was at Bermuda on the 22d of April with fever on board, the mate and five seamen having died with it. Her mainyard was carried away in a squall on the 23d ult. Having refitted, she was to proceed to Halifax. The Inconstant 25, Captain Charles Fremantle, and Eurydice, 26, Captain George Elliot, were also at Bermuda on the 22d of April, at which date the Wasp, 16, Commander Begot, Albatross, 16, Commander Yorke, and Ringdove, 16, Commander Sir W. Daniell, Knt., were fitting out for the suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Africa. Tho Pique, 36, Captain Hon. Montagu Stopford, was at Vera Cruz on the 2d of April. The Indus, 78, Captain Sir James Sterling, Knt., arrived at Lisbon on the Ist of May, and sailed on the 2d for Ports mouth, to be paid off. The Lame, 18, Commander Brisbane, arrived at Madeira on the 15th of April from Portsmouth, and sailed on the 7th for the coast of Africa. The Tortoise store-ship, Commander Finlayson, arrived at Madeira from this port on the 6th ult., and sailed on the 10th for her. destination, Ascension. The Modesto, 18, Commander Baillie, left Mazatlan on the 7th of February for Guaymas. The Cruiser, 18, Water Witch 10, and Pantaloon, are being brought forward for commission to join the experimental brig squadron. The Cruiser is a fast-sailing brig of the old s c h oo l, built by Sir R. Seppings, and the Water Witch is of Sir W. Symonds' construction. The Vernon, 50, Captain W. Walpole, passed this port early on Tuesday morning on her way to Sheerness to be paid off. The Queen, 110, Captain Rich ; Indus, 78, Captain Sir J. Sterling; Pearl, 20, Commander Stopford; are daily looked for at Spithead, to be paid off. The troop-ship Rattlesnake, Master Commander Brown, is hourly expected from China with invalids and a detachment of the 55th Regiment. The Firebrand steam-frigate remains in the basin awaiting orders to be commissitaied. The Prometheus, 6, 'steam vessel, is also awaiting , orders for commission, her defects generally, and the injury to her machinery by the burning of her boilers, having been nearly made good. The Albion, 92, Cpptain Lockyer, C. 8., will shortly leave Lisbon for the Mediterranean, to join the squadron under Vice-Admiral Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, K.C.8., G.C.H., Com mander-in-Chief on that station. The Camperdown, 104, Captain W. F. Martin, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir John Chambers White, K.C.8., is daily expected at Spithead from the Nore, to join the squadron of exercise. The Osprey and Daring, new 12-gun brigs, have been again taken into the basin, and are being rapidly fitted for commis sion. The Flying Fish was masted on Tuesday, and is being rigged and brought forward with the same expedition as the other two. The Goodwill lighter sailed on Tuesday, with stores, for Devonport and Pembroke yards. The Mercury tender sailed on Monday with newly-entered men for the Camperdown at Sheerness. The Blazer steam surveying vessel, Captain Washington, with some of the Commissioners for forming harbours of refuge on board, on Saturday, was off Dungeness, where or near a refuge harbour is contemplated. A Prussian corvette (the Amazon) is expected at Spit head, from Stettin, for a cruise, which will be, we believe, the first Prussian ship of war ever seen in a British port. NEW STEAM FRIGATES.—The Avenger, to be built at Woolwich, is to have engines of 600-horse power; the Dra gon, at Pembroke, engines of 560-horse power ; the Centaur, Portsmouth, 540; the Sphynx, Woolwich, 500-horse power; Scourge, at Portsmouth, 420; Bull-dog, Chatham, 420. The Sydenham steam-frigate, Lieutenant Mapleton, is under orders to sail this day from Woolwich for Cronstadt, to bring home Lord Stuart de Rothesay from the Court of St. Petersburgh. The following officers have been appointed to her :—The Hon. Lieutenant Frederick Curzon, additional; Mr. n. F. N. Chesshyre, mate; and Dr. SalterLivesay, as sistant-surgeon. She will take out Mr. Kuper and family, to Elsineur, and Mr. George Gordon, Secretary of Legation, to Stockholm. The Hon. IL H. Chetwynd has been appointed to the Camperdown, at Sheerness ; and Mr. Willoughby Smith to the Bonetta, now fitting for sea at the same port. COURT-MARTIAL. A Court-martial will be held to-morrow on board the flag ship St. Vincent in this harbour, on Mr. T. Sparkes, a car penter, R.N., for indecent conduct on several 'occasions at home and abroad, more particularly for an assault, with in tent, &c., upon two boys belonging to the Victory, now in this harbour. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Echo, Excellent, and Fearless. In Dock—Prince Regent, Rodney, Collingwood, Scourgg, Athol, Pantaloon, Prometheus, and Lily. Inßasin—Neptune, Victoria and Albert, Firebrand, Daring, Osprey, and Flying Fish. At Spithead—Nautilus transport. On the Motherbank—Great Liverpool. The Governor of the Bank of England had an inter view with Sir Bober Peel en Saturday. THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON The annual meeting of the 'members of the Royal Yacht Squadron was held at the Thatched-house Ta-. 'ern on Saturday. The chair was taken at one o'clock by the Earl of Yarborough. Amongst those present were the Marquis of Conyngham, the Marquis of Or monde, the Earl of Belfast, Viscount Exmouth, James Lyon, Esq., G. Bentinck, Esq., P. Radcliffe, Esq., J. L. Symonds, Esq., Smith Pigott, Esq.. James Maxse, Esq. Vice-Admiral Sir G. E. Hamond, K.C.8., Capt. Harringham, R. Hill, Esq., T. I'. Williams, Esq., M.P., Sir A. I. Murray, Thomas Halifax, jun. Esq., William Lyon, Esq., Sir B. R. Graham, Sir John Bagley, Spencer de Horsey, Esq., G. H. Ackers, Esq., J uhn Moore, Esq., M. 1. H ' iggins, Esq, Sir R. Bulkeley, Thomas Halifax, Esq., Joseph Wilde, Esq., William Delafield, Esq., and Captain Charles Bulkeley. The following elections took place :—Henry Hope, Esq., Zephyretta schooner, 180 tom, proposed by the Earl of Yarborough, seconded by George Bentinck, Esq. ; Major Conitenby Philipps, Circasian schooner, 160 tons, proposed by the Earl of Tyrcunnel, seconded by Captain Charles Bulkeley ; Sir Henry Bold Iloghton, Burt., Noran cutter, 70 tons, proposed by the Earl of Wilton, seconded by Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart. ; Hugh . Beaver, Esq., Zoe cutter, 35 tons, proposed by 'l'. P. Williams, Esq., M.l'., seconded by Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart. The following were also elected as honorary mem bers:—Commander Robert Rowley, R.N., Captain Henry Marshall), KN., Commander Henry Lacon, RN., Commander Charles Green, KN., Commander Henry Peake, RN., Captain W. G. B. Estcourt, KN., Com mander William Crispin, KN., Commander Juhn J. Robinson, R.N., Commander A. T.. Goldie, 11. N., Cap tain the Hon. E. A. J. Harris, RN., MY. for Christ church; Captain E. B. Tinling, R.N., Commander Hall, R.N. her Majesty steamer Victoria and Albert. It was decided by the meeting that one cup of 50/- should be sailed fur on the 6th of August; one of 501 on the 13th of August ; and her Majesty's cup on the 17th of August ; the cruise for all the cups being round the island. It was stated that the funds hal greatly increased during the past year. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB MATCH. On Saturday the fiat match of the season of this po pular Club was sailed from Greenwich to Coal•house Point, about two miles below Gravesend, and back, for three very handsome prizes; and the day being extremely propitious, and the contest, from various circumstances, one of considerable interest, a very numerous company of ladies and gentlemen assembled on board the Comet steamer, at London-bridge, between nine and teti o'clock, that vessel having been engaged by the Ciub for the accommodation of the members and their friends. Amongst the individuals present we observed Lords Sussex, Lennox, and Suffield, and a great many influ ential yachtmen and admirers of this national sport. On the arrival of the steam-vessel at Greenwich, W. H. Har rison, Esq., the Commodore, T. Meeson, Esq., Captain, and other officers of the Club, waited on Admiral Stopford, the Governor of Greenwich Hospital, and Vice-Patron of the Club. The gallant veteran received them with his accustomed urbanity of manner, and expressed his ad miration of the prises to be sailed for, which consisted, for the first class yachts of a silver tankard, richly chased with the rose, thistle, and shamrock, surmounted by a sailor resting on an anclor, of the value of 50 gui neas, and a beautifully chased claret jug, value 25 guineas ; and for the second class yachts, a silver tankard, value 25 guineas. The Captain of the Club, notwithstanding he had to sail his yacht in the match, proceeded at an early hour to Greenwich, and in his new and beautifully constructed gig, superintended the " laying down" the buoys for the eight competing ves sels ; and long before the arrival of the Comet off the Royal Hospital, the undermentioned yachts took their respective stations as follow, the first-named being near est the south shore : FIRST CLASS.—Enigma, 25 tons, J. Wilkinson, Esq , owner ; Gnome, 25 tons, ,Captain Meeson, owner ; Phantom, 20 tons, A. 0. Wikinson, Esq., owner ; Ga zelle, 25 tons, T. Rutherfoord, Esq., owner ; Mystery, 25 tons, Lord Alfred Paget, owner. SECOND CLASS.—Curlew, 12 tons, W. IT. Rees, Esq., owner ; Rival, 10 tons, J. S. Christian, Esq., owner ; Saucy Jack, 11 tons, F. Blake, Esq., owner. There was a large assemblage of spectators; both on the river and land, to witness the start, and many noble men and gentlemen's yachts were in readiness to accom pany the match. Amongst those which excited particular attention were the Marquis of Anglesea's beautiful cutter, the Pearl, of 130 tons, with the noble owner, the Marquis of Douro, Lord Sydney, Lord W. Lennox, and some ladies on board ; Lord Wharncliffe's Romulus, of 30 tons • Mr. Gunston's Champion, of 25 tons ; Captain Cocksedge's Albion, of 30 tons ; Mr. Gibson's Sabrina, of 20 tons ; Mr. Taylor's Wasp, &c. The start took place at halt-past eleven, and all got pretty fairly 'away together: the Gnome shortly taking the lead, but in beating down, the wind being easterly and extremely baffling, it was impossible to say which was most likely to round tke flag-buoy first. The Gnome, however, maintained her prowl position, the Mystery having only once weathered her, and she turned at Coal house Point at thirty-five minutes past two, and two and a half minutes in advance of Lord Paget's yacht. The Phantom was next, the Gazelle fourth, Enigma fifth, Curlew sixth, Rival seventh, and Saucy Jack last. In the way up a beautiful contest took place between the Gnome and Mystery, the latter ulti mately succeeding in taking the lead, but only beating the Gnome by 38 seconds, the Mystery arriving at Green wick at twenty-three minutes past five. The Enigma was third, Gazelle 4, Phantom 5, Curlew 6, Saucy Jack 7, and Rival last. The prizes were presented to Lord Alfred Paget, Captain Meeson, and Mr. Rees, by Com modore Harrison, on board the steam-boat; aftar which the vessel proceeded to London-bridge, and landed her company long before the day closed. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. It. L. Sturtevant, soap manufacturer, Church-street, Beth nal-green, May 31, at eleven—W. Cbeesman, J. Hodson, and J. 0. Cheesman, chinamen, Brighton, May 31, at twelve—N. Blake, linen draper, Edgeware-road, May 31, at one—S. F. Stephens, bill broker, Old Broad-street, May 31, at half-past twelve—A. C. Marsh, navy agent, Great Scotland-yard, May 31, at eleven—J. Lark, boot maker, Seymour-street, Euston square, May 31, at twelve—H. Southgate and W. M. Robert son, auctioneers, Fleet-street, May 23, at half-pat one—E. B. Kilpin, watch maker, Ryde, Tole of Wight, May 31, at half-past one—R. H. F. Williams and M. Wilson, merchants, Liver pool, May 31, at half-past twelve—G. Francis and T. Francis, jun., corn merchants, Cambridge, May 31, at two. In the Country. T. Baines, worsted spinner, Bradford, Yorkshire, June 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court--J. C. Petrie, miller, Bedlington, Durham, June 3, at half-past eleven, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Unsworth, joiner, Liver pool, June 5, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—G. Gibson, stock broker, Liverpool, May 31, at twelve, at the Li perpool District C our t—J. M urray an d W . B rown, mill wrights, Liverpool, May 28, at one, at the Liverpool District Court—J. M. Bird, chemist, Liverpool, May 31, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—R. Brown, R. Brown, jun., and W. Brown, balance matters, Prescot, Lancashire, May 31, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. R. Champion, furrier, Friday-street, May 31—T. Morris, builder, Mortimer-road, Hackney, June 4—J. E. Bunker, merchant, Lower Shadwell, June 4—S. W. Leonard, butcher, Frances -street, Golden-square, June B—W. Thorpe, scrivener, Thorne, Yorkshire, June C. Petrie, miller, Bedington, Durham, May 31—G. and J. Wilkinson ' curriers, Bishop Auckland, Durham, June 3—T. Wainman, dyer, Leeds, May 31—R. Lang, tallow chandler, Birstsl, Yorkshire, May'3l— Smith, merchant, St. Dunstan's-hill, City, May 31. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. F. and J. Cuthbert, hosiers, St. Martin's-le-Grand— J. C. Sutcliffe, E. Sutcliffe, J. Firth, T. A. Shepley, and G. Pickering, colliers, Barnsley, Yorkshire (so far as regards T. A. Shepley and G. Pickering)—W. and J. Smith, coramen brewers, I.ittle Bowden, Northamptonshire—W. H. Rogers, E. Jones, and H. Hayman, snuff manufacturers, Bristol—G. Newton and W. Draper, cabinet makers, Francis-place, Tot. tenham-court-road—R. Kear and G. Tuffrey, seal-skin dressers, Elder-walk, Islington—T. Ainsworth and C. Hilton, silk manufacturers, Manchester—W. and H. Razell, saddlers, Horsham, Sussex—R. Brakell and J. Williams, paper ruler s , Liverpool—N. Smith and G. Lambert, fringe manufacturers, Lambeth—A. Allinson and J. Lindow, spade manufacturers, Egremont, Cumberland—C. C. Calley and J. A. Spargo, chemists, Totnes, Devonshire—J. Dewhurst, R. Dewhurst, jun., R. Dewhurst, sen., and J. Whittaker, joiners, Black burn, Lancashire—G. Randell and J. Green, brewers, Stone, Staffordshire —J. Butler and J. Evitt, common brewers, Sal ford, Lancashire—T. S. Dedd and E. M'Cormick, ship chandlers, Liverpool—T. H. Coyle and J. Riky, Liverpool—. R. H. Greg, J. Greg, S. (reg, W. R. Greg, and J. S. Ormerod, commission merchants, Manchester—Fort, Bro thers, and Co , calico printers, Manchester—S. Smith and J. Patey, omnibus proprietors, Fulham—R. Hartley and S. Smith, omnibus proprietors, Fulham —J. M. Mu rr y an d J. R . Alger, cement atone merchants, Lower Tharnes.street—W. and W. J. Froom, chemists, Exeter—F. Webber, W. H. S. Webber, and J. Todhunter, millowners, Trowbridge, Wilt shire (so far as regards J. Todhunter.) SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. JOHN MATHISON, fish curer, llelmsdale, May 17 and June 7, at two, at Gunn's Inn, Dornoch. MORPETII CIIURCR-RATES.-At the petty sessions, held on Wednesday, Messrs. Robert Davison Burn, Thomas Hopper, William Grahamsley, John Lyons, John Robson, and George Mackay, were summoned for refusing to pay a church rate, made for repairing the parish church of Morpeth. Mr. George Brumell appeared for the churchwardens of the parish (Messrs. Edward Challoner, James Patterson, and Wm. Thom - son) ; and Mr. Woodman for the defendants (who are all Dissenters). It appeared from the evidence that the parties above-named have been selected out of a list of upwards of 200 persons who are in arrear, many of whom are Churchmen, and amongst them the Rector of the parish. Surely, it would have been more seemly to have summoned defaulters who are members of the Church of England (not forgetting the Rector), and compelled them to pay the rate, before proceeding to exact it of the members of other persuasions, but then these men had committed grave political offences, by support ing a Liberal Member of Parliament, and Liberal candi dates in the municipal elections ; and the parties who have directed these proceedings, thought it a good op portunity to oppress and injure their opponents. The rate sought to be recovered had been made on the 21st of September last, by a select vestry, yclept the ". four and-twenty," which venerable body, after having been decently interred some years back, has recently started into new life, possessed of more than pristine vigour, beneath the magic wand of Mr. Grey, the rector; it not being thought prudent to give the inhabitants at large an opportunity of rejecting a rate which was to be rigidly enforced. Mr. Wood man stated, in his defence, that the persons whom the church wardens had summoned had taken their determination not to cotnply with an imposition of this description. They conceived it to be a sacred obligation to resist it to the utmost; and they were prepared, if necessary, to throw open their houses, and let their goods be sold, rather than do that which their consciences told them they ought not to do. The Magistrates ordered the rates to be paid, with costs. Distress warrants have been issued, and the goods of the defaulters will be sold by " public roup."— Gateshead Observer. Sir Robert Peel had a dinner party on Saturday even ing at his residence in Whitehall-gardens. FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAID , , BRUSSEL/3, MAY 9.—The Gordon, an English scnoo.•n:‘et which had got aground on the Zuidergat, and resPe which some app re h ens i on was f e lt, h av i n g been sub'r ciently lightened, arrivcd at Antwerp yesterday O le noon, thanks to the assistance given by Dutch seamen'] AMSTERDAM, MAY B.—A sudden fire, the origin which is not yet known, broke out this morning bet wee r five and six o'clock in the Royal dockyard at Anis ° dam. It was first discovered in the" carpenters' shnP s i ; f the whole of the building containing them was ent al j destroyed, and also part of the forge. The fire sP re o so rapidly, that the wh o le of th e buildings would 1001 been destroyed, but by great exertions the ,fiie W 6 510 under without extending beyond the buildings mentioned. 111CiNTE VIDEO AND BITEN ° S AYRES. 44' Extract of a letter dated, Monte Video,Feb. 19, 1 - " The 16th in s t. com pl ete d th e fi rst year o f the of this city by the B uenos Ay rcan army; an d we 1 0 . L q sea the slightest prosp ec t o f i ts b e i ng b roug ht to a"° l c ere the expiration of another, unless it be by forer r terference. Notwithstanding this, our minister still li ce ' r sists in holding out to our Government at home O le o tainty of ultimate success to the partisans of Rosast li c ii interest he has so much at heart, and whose obstin # l hourly tending to extirp a te commerce , and to inv elv ,; o o connected with it in univ e r sa l diffi cu lty—f or the r ti , i nt if consequences of the prolongation of the war which lire ravaging these fine co u ntri es mus t b e o b v i o us to $ e ll fleeting men. Stocks lying dead to the am° eight millions of dollars, deteriorating in valu e ' or! upon which the loss of interest alone will be ti o ur heavy item, without taking into consideration the standing debts; these cannot be estimated at 1 e 55 ,., three millions of d o ll ars , a nd u p on t h em we can ha 111 possible security. It is g enera lly a d m itt e d tha t if the amount is irrecoverably l os t, i n conseq uenc e ,, ( vir dealers having been so sev e r e ly pill age d by the '7 r ill; gerent parties. In this estimate of universw we have not included the great loss sustain o• shipowners, which has been equally severe 1 ". 1 :0 1 , portion. Any person w h o h as b een eng aged i g River Plate trade durin g th e , l as t t w o yO r i' f i c lt , ' hear out our statement. Not only in Monte but in Buenos Ayres also, h as commerce rece l o severe check. Our last advices th e n c e are to the 16 and our correspondents write, that business ther e en d tinues paralyzed, con fid ence b e i ng comp l e tly consequence of recent fai!ures; the average an ie) „, s i collections do not excee d one per cent. on thet: ll - 0 14 ing debts, freights, 30s. ; sa l t , 13 $ ; w i t h a ",,,l ) " „ h tendency ; exchange and money scarce. true picture of the present state of th e coun tries l ' aj ai , but for the heartless and grasping ambition of °lle n tri commerce would rapidly flouri s h a n d extend—clrb! where the emigrant would reap abundant harvest ; , o toil, and which would afford a r e ady m arket ; 1008 tJ manufactures; but these prospects, eas ily atta st ir they are, can never be realised, so long as Rosas 1 e03 2 mitted to carry out his proje c ted A mer ican sY st o t? system which can only tend to force these fine c° back to a state of semi-barbarism. ; „ n R , foreign ,osas continues to give assurances that foreiV perty shall bo respected ; b u t i n w h a t m anner carry out these promises ? Why, by doing a ll .'reg, power to ruin that property, and we know hi s , g rrioi position against foreigners too w e ll to be by mere words; that they are so we do not stances to prove, they occur but too frequeeti ) .itev i later than the 15:h instant, a shepherd and " r (le e ' A ants of a British subject were peremptorily' ° o bi'', to leave the estate in three days' notice, an ore! ef o f amounts to nothing less than the total destructlV: ig ior e fine sheep Estancia. What should we think, iii od! of such . flagrant outrages being committed with Il e V, and without the remotest prospect of the suffere r p do, i ' ingredress ? The populace would spurn such tre k til i 0:j tyranny of power with just indignation. Tu„ 11- oti'' oppressive measures should be passed over u_ d il to°, 4 r and unrequited by ministers especially appein iv- 0 4 that the property of subjects is held sacred, is fi .„ 4 o of such vital import surely demands the ser"a, - e i A r immediate attention of .the governments which " - wer e spectively represent. Our Minister has done li s t ie rable injury ; he has deceived those whom be ° „To have advised, and has involved us in diffieu h " o " 1 ; should never have known but for him. 0 e 'l l se' F 4 caused the name of Britain, hitherto respected , te,dori almost a bye-word in these waters, for which we shall have eternal cause to rem , ember the Mandeville—which will stand forward, with that e" ;p ciP,r. lock, for manifest ignorance and tot a l want of Prtri,:! As foreigners, we are united to trade in these e° s o) , we bring with us talent, m one y, energ y, a nd 0: 111 01c, and we have every right to claim that p r otectleld the national treaty of commerce fully ent i diefS; to expect. So long as we • remain in passive ob wo 0) 4 to the existing laws, we know the respect we., ° 0 4 . . Government, we practice what we know ; " so et jr " . • equally respected in return, we should not ba,v e w( lisv plain of the atrocities committed against ab , „" minately, at the will and fancy of the Dictator. ANOTHER HORRIBLE Witi-111:1 NEAR COVENTRY. (From the Banbury Guardian.) i fer b y Scarcely had the intense excitement following the .0$ ;, of Mr. Goldsby's infant daughter subsided, than th e 1 0 i 44 tants of the ancient city of Coventry were again thr ° o4 a state of great consternatio n , i n co nsequence o f inte h ioe' p e having reached the police-st a tio n o f ano th er cola,,lo„lt e 3 murder, upon the person of a weaver, named H enr y ' l b r An inquisition upon v i e w o f th e b o d y was h e ld at ,re Lion Inn, Sowe, on Saturday l a st, b e f ore W. Ii c.,"v ip Es q., the coroner. 104,3 William Eaves, an intelligent old man , said-Med j e• Leaton's-lane, Sowe Waste. I h ave k no wn the c ri sP` sin gr eefr twenty-three years, who was a weaver by trn d ' eus e- o se forty .seven years old. I overtook hi m a t Cour t -h tu rn Df o li, n the parish of Coleshill ; h e was th en o n his t. ° Boat ci from Coventry. I was goi ng t o Ebb ern 's, at the tiede to my club. I told him so, an d h e sa id h e should be, .brik; my company. I accompanied him to Ebbe rn w s o eig; o which is near to the pl ace I was go i n g to. It 0 0 11 o'clock at night when we got there. Clewleioo6 to the towing-path, which was his direct waY,„ us e. I went over the bridge which leads to Ebbern'e r e , s , on 010 bade each other good night. I saw George Skel,e`'„t oa bridge ; he called to some one who was m ' 19 ;1)0 0 , canal, and said, " Hav'nt you heard me talk to b—r that owes me a sovereign ?" He answered, Bt tby have, George." Clewley must have heard him, I li l 4 time he was nearer to the man in the boat tu t i l - e tev o 4 Clewley kept walking on at a slow pace, along path, perfectly sober. When Skelsey had finielt e ,tifig,,l to the boatman, I heard him - say—but whether alTii g ° o'' himself or any one else, I could not tell—" s°/° I tle it ,g pay the b—r," and immediately ran after him. ),Cl O ' e co conversation between them, but saw Skelsey ki l l q uenc down. I had remained on the bridge, in one c hic .vto what I heard Skelsey say. The first time lie s o ing i le ceased was at the second stile from the bridge , °fast 5 40 Ebbern's field, which is forty-four yards from Oleo! duo. While I was on the bridge, and when he was It zt ! c p lee /7 ;e o he called to me, and sa id, "Bill, you w on't e `'.' e telY 'pe ,4 dered, will you ?" I answere d, "N o ," an d imniedl.to; to his assistance. He lay quite still till I got to I ' l l ) /0 , I came up; Skelsey said t o me , " N ow , you old 1) -11 01 001," terfere, or say one word, I'll ser v e y ou the same ; t t i c al i ve you into the. canal and drown you." I began t° f r 3 o o l to him, and got him away four or five yards . d heri 0 ,6 Clewley was lying. He called after me, and 0 0 13 0 not go home by himself. I asked him to go bie . „ h icli_ it ei He took up a reticule basket, a can, and a stick, - a IV fallen from him when he was knocked down , , an 4re t tiat e „ behind me and Skelsey till we came back to thleo•De.`" nearest the bridge. I was talking to Skelsey B `oo, o , with a view of drawing his attention from Clew le i Y2,,i 0 0 01 he came up to the first stile, got over, and Ske_i7biai,,fri' ately jumped over after him, and instantly kneel iiii tenr, and kicked him on his right side. Thomas he tun e, ye Daniel Budd, and Francis Deming, came up at t ""a e'b l saw what took place. Clewley never spoke a "O r lay on the ground. We kept Skelsey in conVe r6A , er thel 5tlP whilst so doing, Clewley got up and went awaY °s wot into the towing-path, which was his nearest wai' ler e left all his things behind him, on the spot eti knocked down. Winte r be rr y, D em i n g, and 1 ' 1 ,0 0 ' 4 el talking with Skelsey, in the hope that ClewleL c t in 0: h home out of his way. Skelsey very shortly, - 13,-- - ""pr . ment left us, and said he would follow the old _ o r o' give him another putting up. He ran along the tt.', in the direction which Clewley had taken... 14513.ciii; quested the other two to go down with me to Cle lt or - tilt ° 4o o / and when we got there we saw Skelsey at the do 6 1, 4 4,, 5re his arms about, and saying to Clewley's sister , be w anor: for your b— of a brother, and now I'll do for the Yid sleep." Clewley was then lying on his back 11 1/50 15 , and a great deal of froth was issuing from h e i bene e " nose. Skelsey immediately after this left the e` '4 left also. a pa T rt h i l c e u other e p r o r n i ts tn . esses corroborated Eave's testinlolll via The jug, after a consultation of not more thalels)olsy returned a verdict of wilful murder against Georg __-------____-."-""""•"'" , BIRTHS. r 1i . 0 °47 0 On the Bth inst., at Combe Parsonage, Ile a- A the wife of the Rev. John Hannah, of a son. rit t a o A On the Bth inst., at Fawley Court, Henley-O."- ~170 ' ' lady of W. P. W. Freeman, Esq., of a daughter. T. cutY On the 9th inst., at Clifton, the lady as• . per Esq., of a daughter. .... un eflYi s sor On the 9th inst., at Bath, the lath' of J. l' e- re, ° A fol''' Secretary of Legation at the American Stt ifr ed '' ( On the 9th inst., in Eaton-place, the lady of lai c gomery, Esq., of a daughter. # 1 the i . On th e 9th inst., at Cute House, near nris‘o , ~, s eey G. H. Ames, Esq., of a son. "ft. 0 f l'i f On the 10th inst., the lady of T. P. L. H a lle t t, „ice ° tb° " i In Esq., of a son. ir, 0. On the 10th in.st., at Merton Cottage, surre., E 54 W. Adams, Eq., of a daghtr. .., bevy, On the 9th s inst., the uwifee o f Charles WY riolr Argyl-street of a daugter. • 5 FA ra On l the Bth , inst., at Br h go omp t on -square, ~ ' Ar W illre, man, of a son. t Gong On the Bth inst., at Middle New-stree , Fleet-street, Mrs. Medlicott, of a daughter. MARRIED. t Ross , ca tt . 5. ter' At East Pilton, Colonel Malcolm Ntige n ,,,Thd, A l Sarah Froggatt, of Astley Hall and Be'''"" t, ,,,v4 14 0 i widow of Captain John Adam Durie.Beds, in•iiiadg - ni h ter O the 4th inst., at Pavenham Esq., n of Prince Edward Island, to'Annia Ellitire. the late Henry Green, Esq. , of T itle y , Herefora'' ----------- 10 DD. roC i % ' On the 7th ult., at the Danish Island of St• brl • f alOdinesibleV.7tShte(inlinsta.,n'aEt Tscl;4l3lev:DCZ n g i e gli A t b ° c frp g 3il"l : l:l9lll.6 General William Phillips Price, Hon. Ea India l•A' l ' 0 Civil Service, aged 68. ~ : .. 0 Tb°lj:fb On the 7th inst., at Trafford -park, Lancas,,iiii Se(' William de Trafford, Esq., late Captain in the PO . 0. , Greys. I, ed o ; 1:1'4 On the Bth inst., at Ileadingly-hill, near -e ..,1 gicbsi beth, the wife of John Jackson, Esq. r idge, On the 9th inst., at Adelaide -place, London -b , of CbAli Clark, Esq., aged 85. sq., On the 10th inst., at Norwood, John Dixon, j o hn °el eery-lane aged 89. Lambeth, On the 10th inst., at Walcot-terrace, shaw,Esq., aged 79. ct . PO D" London: Printed and Published by DIV usOe Xo. N.. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sce,coatt Strand, in the Precin ct of the Savoy, ja ti l • Dinldlopoz, Monday, May 13,1844. T R 1.0.0 GE The John 131 Ithire, fa Cara, Lea gue , tnr ATTU on lion The c wad Gai v Gi _„DL'( IWip in AX will be :Wing SE The o ruin From t Nine ; On s Aliczn( Fron Tlei street, the EL Star „Part roukr T NE.SI IIE ; f 3 OTT Of s.L on th, trUSte dc am Pt( CI rim. who 1. 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