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0 CONN ia.t. VERA'S THE QUEFN, IN ERROR THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE, of SATUR DAY iutd SUNDAY NEXT, will contain a full report of those intere.itpi proceedings in the House of Lords ; also of flu , Im portant News Horn India; Meditated Conquest of the Punjaub by Ellenborough, aid retreat of British Troops before the Beloochees ; Lord De Grey's Farewell ; Defeat of the Government on the Irish Church Question ; Cotton Twist on Practice and Precept ; Young Enr;land and the New Poor-laws; the extraordinary case of Running Rein, the Winner of the Derby; the Parliamentary Inquiry into tl e Frauds, Forgeries, and Espionage of the Post-Mile ; the Horrible Massacres on board the Saladin , and all the News of the Week. Office, 337, Strand, and all Newsvenders. Now ready, in l vol., Bvo., price 128 . , HISTORIC F AN CIE S. THE HONOURABLE GEORGE SYDNEY S3IYTHE, M. Henry CoThum, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-strcet. Just ready, is 2 vols. small Bvo., with Illustrations. REVELATIONS OP RUSSIA; THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS AND HIS EMPIRE IN 1844. By " One who has seen and describes." " Tot on tard tont se scait."-3laintenon. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. "THIS EVENING JULY Will be performed (by desire) Donizetti's Opera, entitled LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. The part cf Eigardo by Sig. Moriani ; Enrico, Sig. tornasan; Bidebent, Sig. Paltoni • Lucia, Madame Persiani. After which, a " DIVERTNSE TENT," in which will be intro duced a now Pas de Dcux by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler and M. St. Leon, I'as de Deux by Mcllles. Scherer and Plunkett, and the admired Spanish ance "La Saragossa," by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler. To conclude with a Divertissement, entitled LA ViVANDIERE, :ntr - viticing the Redowa or . , riginal PolLi of Hungary, by Mdlle. Cer:to and M. :t. I eon. pplicat;ons for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office, Orera Colonnade. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor PUZZI respect fully informs the Nobility, Subsct Kier ; to the O,,era, his Friends, and the Public, that HI FN Ek IT will take place ON THURSDAY NEXT, JULY 11, On which occasion will be presented (for the First Time this Season), Donizetti's celebrated Opera, ANNA BOLENA. Henry VIII., Sig. Lablache ; Percy, Sig. Moriani; Smeaton, Si 4 cora Favanti; Anna 80l na, Mad me Grisi; Jane Seymour, signora Giufeppina Rcsetti (from the Italian Opera at Vienna, her first appearance in London). In Pie coin - sea the Evening, Signor Puzzi will perform a Solo on the I tor:. After which, a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Mdlle. Fanny EEsler, Millie. Cerito, M. Perrin, and M. St. Leon will appear. To be lb:lowed by the Second Act of GUILLAUME TELL Matilde, Mad,im , 3 rersiani ; rnolch, Sig7:Mario; Walter, Sig. Lablache ; and Guillaume Tell, Signor Fornasari. To conclude with a Favourite Ballet, in which all the principal Artistes of her Majesty's Theatre will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be m to Signor ruzzi, 33, Jerrnyn.street, St. James's, and at the Box.odice, Opera cloin.ade. Doors epen at Seven. The Opera will commence at p.ist Seven o'Clock. THEATRE RUYAL, HAYMARKLT MR. BENJAMIN WEP,STER, LES EE THIS EVENING, JULY 6, Wili be repeated the Prize Comedy of QUID PRO QUO; or, THE DAY OF DUPES. ith a P ro l ogue spoken by Mr. Webster. Stuart; • Earl of Hun Alon, !I*. S Lord fellamont, Mrs. Nisbett ; Jeremy Gri.son Mr. Strickland; Hen y, Mr. H. Holl; Captain St, felt, Mr Buckstone; Sir George Mordent, Mr W. Farren ; 0 mates. of Hunsdosi, Mrs. W. Clitlbrd; Lady Mary Rivers, Miss Jul•a Bennett; Mrs. Grigson, Mrs. Glover; Bridget t rim, Mrs. Humby. Ater the Comedy Mr. John Parry will sing" Fayre Rosamonde." To lir followed by a New Cowie Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir tit:ales Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonis Lcci•h, Mr Tilbury; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia tienoett ; Lady Clotterb , ,ck, Mrs. Humby. emocl.:tle'with THE TRUMPETEIt j 'S DAUGHTER; or, Love atia the Polka. Phil tipot, Mr. Webster; Madelon, Midatre Celeste; who will Calico the c.lebr3ted .alts, tos. ; Boxes, sa. ; Pit, re. ; Gallery, ; Upper Hdf-Frice —Loxes, :Is. ; .Pit, t!s. ; Gallvry. k ; Upper ti:!ery, xi. i>oors opcnea at Half-past 14x, and the Performances to:rurotce at `'even. Urctie:3tra T.ckets err.: :laces to he had of Mr. I. T. linker, 7.1 the Box. o t from Teo till Five. Pnl NCESS'S 111 E ATRE, OXFORD-ST it r Ll'sBF.L, Mr. J. M. MAI)IIOX. THIS EVENING, JULY 6, Will be perform (1 the celehrat . d Opera, L'EISIR D'AMORE. Adina, Miss Austin ; Nenierino, Mr. Allen ; Doctor Dulcamara. Paul 130itord. Alter which, LOVE AND CHARITY. In which Messrs. Fitz. inns, ry, , a..d Mrs. !.tirling w 11 perform. eonclnd, with a New and Original Burlesque, entitled THE WONDERFUL LAMP, being an Illustrated Version of klavidin. banazar, Mr. haul Ikdt rd; Aladdin. Mr. Wright; Princess Eadroulbadour, Mis E. St.o I. y. 147 A PRE ROY AL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH °VERA. HOUSE. Uader the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. Tills EVENING, JULY 6, Will be perform2.l a New Dontetic Drama, entitled THE HO. MENTOI/S QUESTION. ellaractets by Messrs. Diddear, F, J. W. Collier, Miss Fortcscue, and Mrs. Wigan. Atti-i which, a (;rand Boric:Awe rairy Extravaganza, called OPEN SESAME; or, a -.light with the Forty Thie es. assarac, Mr. Keeley ; Morgiana, Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by an Apropos Bagatelle, called POLKA M ASIA. haracters by Mr. f. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. I:eeley, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Kerley. To conclude with THE THREE FRA DIAVOLOS. Principal 'characters by Messrs. F. Vinixg, Keel, y, Wigan, Diddcar, Miss aid Mrs. Woollidg,e. .AST.LEY'S ROYAL AM lIHTHEATRE OF A sUS. Propr.etrir and Manager ' Mr. BATTY Great SUCCCZ,7 of the Chines:: Feast. 01 Lanterns, and N w Military and Naval Spectacle. EV! , .;NING, JULY (I, Will be repeated al entire new M:litary and Naval Equestrian Eorctacle, , :iktit led THE CHINESE WAR; or. The Conquests of .nee' by it Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments, tom: the recent triumphs of England's Army and N4ty. Feast 2: - A) Ganterns. fte7 • which ' a graceful and nerd nageant, entitled THE ROY A L ILLION OF FRANCIS AIR Fl uS l'; or, the Beauties of the i.ouvrc. MarguerPe de Valois, Mrs Batty. New an , unequalled .'ceases 01 the Circle—Extraordinary Feats of tlorst.iraawhip by Monsieur Louis Tournaire, s g. tiermani, Herr tis'oack, Ln I'eut Isabelle, Mr. Newsome, &c., with Mr. R. Smith's higs iy trzeincd Stk.'s. To , oncliith: with THE C BEAT STEEPLE-CHASE; or, Eng. lane's _Harvest Home. i , onrs will open nightly at six o'clocA, and the i ,nortnances c niii,v..nice At at yen. Box..othee opened daily from ten till four. The vivate :,),;.es have been reroLstructed and decorated ivi‘ n care and s,o;nitottr. Acting and stage.m.-tnager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. • RO VA I. SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JULY 6, Will be rerfnrrr•ed an entirely new Aquatic Spectaee, introducing Three Scenes of Real Water, entitled 'I HE 3101,NTAIN CATA. RACY; o•, The Enchanter's ;pelt. ~fter v hick, a I.,i.iputian Ballet, entitled Napoleon's Gene rosity," in wliich the Brockstecit Family—thrce German Lilliputians, only 2-k 32, aid 3; inches in ha:ght—will nerform. 'to conclinle with. New Mann. called THE CARPENTER OF ROUEN, in which Mcors Hudson Kirby, Hicks, Neville, Vale, Johnscai, Mrs. Da;y, Miss ferny, and Mrs. R. Homier will -per nrA Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Ktrichner, at the Box. tam, from E;even to Four. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Daylight View of I.ONDON in toe OLDEN TIME! Painted by Ranson and Telbin. Ttie sensation caused by this unrivalled production is beyond all former precedent ' • tie artist, tie amateur, the casual observer are a'! struck with its extraor,linary beauty and fidelity of delinea tion, and are unanimous in pronouncing it the most wonderful cx. !hibition ever witnes-ed. To vies it only as a vehicle for the terrific display at Dusk is unjust ; it should he seen in the calm stillness of the riu et Evening, with its Towers and Steeples reflected in the spa iiiesis Lake, to be fully appreciated. The Evening PROMENA DE CONCERTS, on Mon 'ays, Tues. days„ Wednesdays, and Thursdays, conducted by Mr. Godfrey, are upon a scale of more than usual excellence: but words fail in doing jittic, , . in the awful npresentation of TIIE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON. Its fearful ch iracterudies are truthfully pourtrayed, but at the same tune so beautifully blended with the Wonders of the Pyrotechnic At,, that delight is predominant over terror; and the Thousands who nightly crowd the Gardens hail it with acclamations, and admit twit Sotitliby, the Unrivalled Pyrotectwist, h 's achieved a matchless trnialph. TI,, Gardens and Zoological Collection are in the most perfect state, and combining so many and interesting features, are by far the most :At:active lounge in or near the metropolis. ceding of the Animal. at Five—Concert at six—Conflagration at Dusk. Admit tree, One Shilling. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLI . IMPORTANT- NOTICE. ONE SHELLING .S dmission to THE NAT OLF.ON MU SEUM, the most magi/ince:it and extensive Coliaztlen of Hist°- . — es anti Worlzs of Art ever known to hue been formed a, during Twelity-five'years of elaborate research, at a guineas, and to completely illustrate, in the most in structive and interesting manner, the most Important part of Euro • lilstory, viz. —CHARLES 1., 'OLIVER CROMWELL, and 11:1 - :; X 1 V., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and De EMPEROR !rill. This unique Musciuir has been visited often, TT:lring last and present year, by the Royal Family, ate Duke of Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, as I their Ladies, • many thonsanth el the Nobility' and Plibilc ;an .I the Pro , rie:or has recently been able to increase, by several very tine pictui es, Fite., Ms previous almost incredible number an 1 variety of MIS-t., Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relic and other in th%; runt instructive and, as hundreds have said it 'ti▪ ght 1) be, a National Museum. Many thousand have inspected it, and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS have stated th'tt it ought to be seen by every one. The price of admis • lion Is reduced to ONE SHILLING. - The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the .• Egyptian Hall," Piccadilly, daily from Ten till Dusk. rical Latina by 1 er Tan WEA'T'HER.—SRN OFFICE, JULY 6. I . I.IISRMOMETER, Lowest, 52 ; Highest, 63: Noon, 61. I;ARONIETEIt, 29.9.—W1ND, N.E. Nor' . - -The number 32 on the 'Thermometer denotes the frfltsing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is a .uallv placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. wATEIt AT LONDON-BRIDGE TI.ES DAY. `franing ... 0 minutes after 61 Evening...2l minutes after 6 z ,„.„ ~ „,, . ~,..._ ~„ i tp , t - ci; avi•m4i . ...•1 , f(-1 C I ' i ,A- - ~,0,, •. ,- t e ...., , :..4 ,, „ , .cr •• v— t - r -- 7 ---- clti - ,iF ''. '-'‘' • - , si. NiY4._ 6'3' t ,-. A ., i & k - ... - .”...-',ll . - 4.z.,...„:4;*. Q r . 3-toPR ati SECOND EDITION. "14 te Alt e A tinic4( LONDON, SATURDAY: JULY 6, 1844. THE QUARTER'S REVENUE. The returns fur the year and quarter ending July .6,14844, are of the most cheering description. The deal amount for the year is 50,220,6781.—1a5t ~..!year it was 47,780,342/., showing an increase of 2,440,33f - 3/. A considerable portion of this increase .must he placed to the amount of the property-tax; /but indepenknt of that department of the revenue, it :is satisfactory to state that all the others are in a _prosperous condition. The Customs revenue is ;19,770,158/. showing an increase on the year of 835,349/., and an increase on the quarter of - 312,029/. The Excise produces 11,965,602/., exceeding the amount collected last year by '420,074, and that for the quarter by 85,4791. :The Stamps produce 6,518,063/., exhibiting an in crease on Ice year of 72,693/, and on the quarter of -46,023/. The Taxes amount to 4,197,5161., the in ,crease on the year being 6,387/, and on the quarter Hof 5,043/. The property -tax we pass over, because ts amount is already known. The net revenue of Ahe Post-office is 632,0001., showing an increase on the year of 34,0001., and on the quarter of 10,000/. Jn the Miscellaneous there is a great decrease, both in the year and quarter. In the former the decrease is 1,1.54,401/., and in the latter 641,337/. This is ac counted 14 by the large amount of Sycee silver received last year ; while during the present year, till -within these few days, no importation of the kind, from the Celestial Empire has taken place. We are only surprised that the Government did not make a rush to place under the head of" Miscellaneous" the The Earl of HADDINGTON replied by stating tha the Government had such naval forces on every station as they thought sufficient. They had gradu ally increased the forces on the coast of Africa Ships had been sent out, and others ordered there, and nothing would have prevented them from send ing them out sooner, but the necessity df having ships on the Irish coast. Could there be a stronger proof of the impolicy of the Government in regard to Ireland than this admission ? The Bank Charter Bill was read a first time, and the second reading was ordered for Tuesday. Lord CAMPBELL moved the third reading of the Law of Libel Bill, which was opposed by the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord DENMAN. A division took place, when there were for the third reading 3, and against it 33. The Earl of HADDINGTON reported from the Com mittee on the Sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, that the Bill of Lord Powis could not be introduced without the consent of the Crown, and the House adjourned. In the Commons, on the motion of Mr. THORNELY, a new writ was ordered for Birmingham, in the room of Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, deceased. On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, the House went into Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill. Al lengthened conversation took place en the bastardy clause. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE suggested that the time, six months, allowed to unhappy females to name the putative father of the child, was hardly long enough, and urged on the Government the propriety of ex tending it to twelve months. Sir J. GRAHAM readily adopted the suggestion, and moved that the word " twelve " be substituted for " six." The clause as amended was agreed to. A number of clauses were passel, and the House resumed. The other orders of the day were ;hen disposed of and the House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock, Recent circumstances seem to have inflicted " a heavy blow and great discouragement" on that ar rogant and dictatorial bearing which the Home Se cretary has so often exhibited during the present session, when matters were taking an unpleasant and embarrassing turn, and Hon. Members on the Oppo • sition side of the House were speaking their senti ments with more freedom than ceremony; and he appears to have become as moderate and acquiescent in his tone as he was once. notoriously the reverse. Last night, in particular, during the debate on the New Poor-law Bill, he displayed a readi ness to conciliate the Opponents of that measure— so far at least as might be practicable without abso lutely compromising what little remains to him of consistency—that it was quite edifying to wit ness, forcibly illustrating, as it does, the truth of SHAKSPEARE'S remark, " sweet are the uses of ad versity." On Mr. DUNCOMDE'S suggesting, with re ference to the Bastardy clause, that the time allowed to unhappy females to name the father of their child, namely six months, was hardly long enough, and urging on Government the propriety of extending the period to twelve calendar months, the Home Secre tary at once assented to the alteration, ad•ling, with unwonted courtesy, that he thought that the Hon. Member for Finsbury was perfectly right in his view of the case. Again, nothing could be more conciliatory or deferential than his manner of defending the power given to the Commissioners of apprenticing illegitimate children, which Mr. WYNN ELLIS and several other Members obj3cted to, remarking that such a power could be much more properly exercised by the poor law guardians in their several districts. " lie might be wrong," said the Right Hon. Secretary, " in having proposed the clause"—this is no slight admission for Sir JAMES GRAHAM, who last session would pro bably have told the dissentients that they were a set of JACK CADE legislators—" but no one, he was happy to find,.impugned his motive in doing so. He was afraid that in those local Boards of Guardians local interests might be consulted at the expense of the persons about to be bound out. It could not be denied that, in such boards, there might 'be a natural, though selfish desire, io economise, even at the expense of the poor I:ttle helpless children whom they .might be willing to bind into a distant and perhaps incommodious situation, in order to rid themselves and their district of the probable expense of providing for them in future . What he wished to impose was, not any unnecessary or unfair restriction on the hoard of guardians, but only to give to the Commissioners a power over the ap- pointments of the board, which would tend towards the benefit of the poor apprentices." We are no advocates for increasing the already enormous powers of the Poor-law Commissioners, but on this particular occasion—which is an ex ception to the general rule—we think that the authority which it is proposed to invest in them is perfectly justifiable, and that Sir JAMES GRAHAM exercised a sound discretion in standing by the clause. In far too'm any places, the present condition of parochial apprentices is one of stein, unqualified slavery ; it is work—work—work—and nothing but work—with them from morning till night ; hardly the slightest interval of relaxation is allowed them ; they are ill-fed, ill-clothed, ill-lodged, ill-treated, their masters having, apparently, no other object than to make as much .money by their incessant labour 'as possible. The description of the sufferings of chese squalid, helpless little creatures—dread ful as it confessedly is —has, we fear, been little, if at all exaggerated, in Mr. DICKENS' admirable tale of " Oliver Twist." Under these circumstances, we agree with Sir JAMES GRAHAM that the Commissioners—or if not the Com missioners, some other unbiassed, uninterested, dis passionate party—should be allowed to exercise a restrictive' influence, as regards the binding of parochial apprentices; for, as Mr. WAKLEY con siderately urged, they are " the orphans of the State," and, as such, are every way entitled to its protec t waggon-h ads of silver brought to the Mint the other cash, and 28 at 60 days. There was no quotation for day, to swell out the amount; but possibly they keep the Five per Cents. it as a body of reserve in case of future accidents. Without adverting to that further, however, there is sufficient cause for rejoicing. All the great branches of industry seem to be in a prosperous state. There is an increase in almost every department of the re venue, both for the year and quarter, and we are hap' fytko state that in two departments, reckoned the best tests of the prosperity and trade of the country, the Customs and the Excise, the increase is most conspicuous. Taking them together, the increase on the year is 1,255,4221., and on the quarter, 397,5081. These show the vast resources of the country, and are an honourable tribute to the indus try, skill, and enterprising spirit of the people. We learn, by accounts from the manufacturing districts that trade is still exhibiting symptoms of im provement. In Birmingham all hands are fully employed, and this remark will apply to most other places. Could not Sir ROBERT PEEL, then, try to give these industrious and hard-working peo ple a little more encouragement, by reducing the taxes that press more heavily upon their necessaries of life, and place them on a footing with their rivals on the Continent ? Ile has reduced the duties on sugar to a certain extent, but he might carry the reduction much further, and that, too, without any danger to the revenue. If he were also to reduce the duty on tobacco, coffee, tea, and corn, which would include nearly all the foreign articles they require for domestic use, the revenue and the comforts of the people would be increased together. He would thus put down those daring robbers of the community, the smugglers, and bring . into the Exchequer all the legi timate duties intended by the Legislature to be ex acted from the public. Even admitting there might be a risk, of which we have no fear, does not the prosperous state of the revenue warrant him in making the experiment ? The Earl of MINT°, after adverting to the re duced state of the British navy when questions of great importance, such as those of Texas, the Oregon territory, and the war in Morocco, were in an un settled state, asked the Earl of HADDINGTON if it was the intention of the Government to send to the coast of Africa, or elsewhere, such naval force as might be necessary to protect British interests ? The !rfoniteur publishes the following intelligence from Morocco : TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH : " OUCHDA, MOROCCO, JUNE 19. " On the 16th I informed the Moroczo chief that I was about to march on Ouchda, but that I still offered him the conditions proposed by me before the battle of the 15th ; he replied pacifically, but with out coming to any conclusion. On the 19th I entered Ouchda without firing a shot. " The Morocco troops had retired two days be fore in the greatest disorder. Discord reigns amongst the chiefs and indiscipline amongst the soldiers. " This small army appears to be dissolved. Ouchda will be respected. I shall leave it on the 21st, taking with me about 1,500 persons of the population of Tlemcen and the remnant of the Deyza, who were retained by force, and are desirous of following us. (Signed) " BUGEAUD, Marshal of France." " Ouchda," says the Journal des Debats, " is a little town inclosed by the Walls of its gardens, and protected by a large fortress. Its population is esti mated at a thousand inhabitants of the Moorish and Arab race. It has a mosque and three chapels, dedi cated to ancient santons. The houses, built of clay, are low and of wretched appearance, the streets wind ing and covered with flints. The fortress, where the Kaid of the district resides, is guarded in ordinary times by a dozen of soldiers ; but were there even more it could not be defended, in consequence of its wretched condition. A spring of excellent water, at a little distance from Ouchda, keeps up the whole year round verdure and freshness in, the gardens, through which it is distributed by the system of irri gation that the Arabs practise so well. The distance between Tlemcen and Ouchda is sixteen leagues, or about sixteen hours march for the troops. The inter mediate camp of Lalla-Magrania, in front of Bridgi, is nine leagues from Tlemcen. Ouchda and the camp are each nearly three leagues from the frontier, and con sequently six lepgues from each other. A great mis take would be made, if the country where the troops now are was to be judged of by the gardens of Ouchda. This spot can only be looked on as an oasis in the desert of Angad. This desert com mences beyond the River Maloilia, at more than forty leagues from Tlemcen. Like the Algerine Angad, which extends to the south of Tlemcen, it is of fright ful aridity, particularly in summer, though' here and there may be seen spots where irrigation is prac- tised, and where tillage is carried on. All the rivulets are in that season dried up, and one may march for six or eight hours without finding water. It is impossible at this season to carry on military operations in such a country, and therefore we are not astonished to find, by Marshal BUGEAUD'S dispatch, that he is about to evacuate Ouchda, and return to the Tlemcen territory. Whilst Marshal BUGEAUD was marching on Ouchda, General LAMOEICIERE was proceeding back in the direction of Mascara, to defend, if necessary, against the presumed incursions of ABD-EL-KADER, the countries to the south and south-nest, which are, besides, guarded by the columns posted at Sebdou, Saida, and Tiaret, in the limit of the little desert. All the tribes of Oran re main peaceable. Letters confirm what we have al ready announced relative to the occupation of a point on the coast, , near Nedroma. Two steamers, each towing a merchant vessel, left Oran on the 23d for Djema-Gazouma, transporting a battalion, with pro visions, ammunition, and all the materiel required for an entrenched camp. This place is situated at the mouth of the Telez rivulet, which flows from the Nedroma. Opposite is the little isle of Los Cara coles,' a Spanish name, which means Isle of Snails. Nut far from this are the Zapharine isles, belonging to Spain, opposite the mouth of the Malouia. The post of Gazouma, on the maritime frontier of Morocco, will serve to neutralise all the incursions which the enemy might attempt between Tlemcen and the sea, in the district of the lower Tafna." Another telegraphic dispatch announces that the Prince DE JQINVILLE arrived at Oran after a passage of five days. The Funds were slightly depressed on Thursday in consequence of rumours that there would be a break up, or at all events a partial modifi- cation of the Ministry, and that several of the mem bers of the Cabinet were dissatisfied with the artic4 in the Moniteur, which had been inserted without, their knowledge. That article still furnishes sub:;ect for angry comment. Both the Globe and the Journal des _Debuts deny the correctness of the statements put forth in the Opposition papers, according to which the amount of indemnity received by Louis PHILIPPE when Duke of ORLEANS, was above 16,000,000 f.; the total amount, as they state, not being more than 5,000,000 f. In the Chamber of Deputies a dismission took place on the recruitment of the army, when Marshal SO LT .untended for the eight years' service, on the ground that a levy of 80,000 men a year fur seven years' serviee would only furnish an army of 450,000 men. The Marshal, however, was defeated, and the term of service was reduced to seven years. The de bate on the Budget then commenced, and it is ex- petted to last for several days. The amcdheof sup plementary credits demanded is 8,000,0001. It ap. pears from the Navy Estimates that during the las twenty years they have increased from 60,000,0001 to 116,000,000 f. per annum. THE BOURSE-THURSDAY, JULY 4. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cmts•• • • 122 30 122 30 • • 122 • • 122 Four-and-a-Half 113 25 .. 113 25 .. 113 25 .. 113 25 Four per Cents Three per Cents B2 .. 82 05 .. 81 85 .. 81 85 Bank of France. 3OlO —3OlO • 3010 ..3010 Laftitte Bank, 5,000 f. SharessoBo —5OBO —5075 —5075 Belgian Bank • • • • • • • • , 670 . • • 670 • • 670 .. 670 Belgian Fives, 1840 .. • • lO5/ 105 i • • 1451 .. 1051 1842 ......•• 108/ .. 1081 .. 10bt 10' Vanish Threes, ex. div 331 • • 331 • • 33/ .. 331 Active ••••.• • • • . • Passive .••.•• • • • • •• 51 •• 51 •• 51 • • 51 Old Deferred .•• • • • 5/ . • 5/ • • 51 .. 5; Neapolitan •• • •• 98 80 .. 98 80 .. 98 65 .. 98 75 Roman ...... RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain • • •• •• •• •• •• •• 895 .. 895 .. 895 .. 895 Versailles, R. 8.. • • • • •• 381 25 .. 381 25 .. 376 25 .. 377 50 L.B•••••••••••• 246 25 .. 246 25 .. 243 75 .. 245 Ronal. Rouen to Havre.... 770 770 760 .. 762 50 Orleans •.•• •• ••1010 .4010 .. 995 .. 997 50 Strasburg to Bale , 242 50 .. 242 50 .. 238 75 .. 240 Avignon to Marseilles•• •• •• 775 .. 775 .. 770 . 770 RAILWAY SHARES FOR THE ACCOUNT, 15Tn JULY. St. Germain • •••• • • • • 892 50 892 50 .. 892 50 • • 892 50 Ver5ai11e5,R.8.............377 50 .. 377 50 376 25 .. 376 25 L. 8............. it) •• 250 .. 242 50 .. 245 Rouen Rouen to flavre•• 770 •• 770 .. 760 .. 762 50 Orleans .... Strasburg to Bale-- •• 242 50 .. 248 50 .. 238 75 .. 240 Avignon to Marseilles ••• • • • 775 • • 776 25 • • 775 • • 762 50 THE LATE MR. J. SCHOLEFIELD.-It has been else where our painful duty to record the decease of ' Joshua Scholefield, Esq., one of the Members for Birmingham. The character of this gentleman will ' be best recorded in the hearts of those in private life, who well knew his worth, and the warmth of heart and zeal he manifested in works of a benevolent cha racter. It is to be feared that the life of Mr. Schole field was brought to an earlier close than might have been expected, in consequence of the intense mental anxiety he felt as to the results likely to ensue from the passing of a Bill which was read a third time on Thursday night last in the House of Commons, within about six hours of the lamented gentleman's decease. It is well known to those who have watched the Par liamentary career of the late Mr. Scholefield, that from its commencement to its close, the exertions of the Hon. Gentleman were identified with opposition to the fatal errors of the bullionists, on the very im portant, and, indeed, as it will be yet proved, all im portant question of the currency. This matter pos sessed to his active and intelligent mind, an all-ab sorbing interest ; and by those who were associated with him in similar views of our monetary system, neither the zeal nor the good will, the spirit nor the energy of his incessant exertions in opposing the Bank Charter Bill can ever be forgotten, or adequately acknowledged. As a practical and long-experienced merchant, he knew the misery inflicted by the mea -1 sure he opposed in its bearing upon the producing classes ; and he could feel, it is evident, for those who were the subjects of that misery ; he had witnessed it in the ruined fortunes, and, as he often expressed himself, "in the broken hearts" it had produced. If to the catalogue of disastrous incidents asso ciated with the mental solicitude occasioned by the Government measure now introduced into the House of Lords, we are to add his own accelerated demise, we must inscribe the name of oile more good man upon the roll of those whose days, like the late Lord Liverpool's, have been shortened by the entan glements of that maze of difficulties, the monetary measure of the year eighteen hundred and .nineteen. THIS DAY'S NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER THAMES. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The Thames steamer, Lieutenant Philip Hast, arrived from the West Indies this morning, at half-past four o'clock. The dates of departure of the Thames are from Tampic' - , 24th May ; Vera Cruz, June 1 ; Demerara, 4th ; Jamaica, Bth; Havannah, 9th; Grenada, 10th; Nassau, 13th; St. Thomas, 14th ; Barbadoes, 18th ; Bermuda, 20th. Among the passengers is Major Hill, of the Ist West India Regiment, who is the bearer of important dispatches from the Governor in Chief of the Leeward Islands. The Medway left Havannali 9th of June, for Vera Cruz ; the Severn was to sail from Bermuda for Nassau and Ha vannah, 21st ult. FREIGHT.-1,430,000 dollars 161,850 of which on account of the' Mexican dividend: 91 serons of indigo; 203 ditto of cochineal; 9 boxes of vanilla; 20,000 dollars' worth of pearls ; 883 'ounces of gold dust. •• The Thames left at Vera Cruz her Majesty's sloop Rose. Her Majesty's ship Pique sailed from Vera Cruz on the 25th of May; for Tampico, Havannah, and Bermuda, with specie. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam was at Halifax. The Illus trious, line-of-battle ship, had been sent by the Admiral to Havannah, it was said to demand an explanation respecting the imprisonment of several British subjects on account of the late disturbances in the island, as well as all free co loured British subjects having been peremptorily ordered off the island of Cuba, to the ruin of many of them. Colonel Thompson, the American Commissioner, who had arrived in Mexico with, it was said, important dispatches concerning the annexation of Texas to the United States, was to have lett Mexico on the 28th of May, and his place was taken in the diligence for Vera Cruz, but on the morning he was to leave, an order was sent from the Mexican Govern ment that his fare should be returned to him, as no answer could be given to the dispatches, of which he was the bearer, until the arrival of Santa Anna in Mexico, who would cer tainly arrive on the 3d of June. A report was current that the United States Government had offered five millions of dollars to Mexico, as the price of *s acquiescence in the proposed plan of annexation. Much excitement prevailed among the English, in con sequence of an English - gentleman by the name of Lloyd having been shot through the arm by one of the sentinels on duty at the Palace, for no other cause than his walking on the pavement before the Palace—a walk not prohibited to the Mexicans. Our Minister, Mr. Bankhead, had with great promptitude interfered, and the soldier, as well as the officer on guard, had been placed in arrest. Serious disturbances took place in Dominica, originating in opposition, on the part of the black population, to the census which was ordered to be taken on the 3d of June, and which they imagined to be a preliminary step to re-esta blishing slavery. The negroes collected in considerable num bers, assaulting the enumerators and commissioners, and se verely beating the magistrates who hastened to give their, assistance in explaining th e m ean i ng o f t h e census. In the neighbourhOod of the town of Roseau, martial law having been proclaimed in the.island, the tumults soon ceased, the people being awed by the presence of an armed force ; but in the distant parts of the island, where this could not be so soon done, the mob made use of their power to sack several houses; ultimately, being opposed by the militia, they dis persed. About 100 persons were in gaol, on the departure of the packet, waiting their trial. The Governor of the Lee ward Islands, Sir Charles Fitzroy, had arrived in her Ma jesty's ship Inconstant, Capt. Fremantle, and it was supposed martial law would cease immediately.: About eight of the insurgents were killed and wounded. Two hundred men of the Royals were dispatched from Barbadoes, under the com mand of Lieut.- Col. Archer, on the intelligence reaching that island. lIAYTI.—The ex-President Herard, finding himself de serted by his troops, embarked at Port au Prince for Jamaica on the Ist ofJune, on board her Majesty's ship the Spartan, Hon. Capt. C. Elliot. The . French Admiral was at Port au Prince with a frigate and two other vessels of war.—Herald. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. LIVERPOOL CUP. • 14 to 1 agst Aristotle —taken 20 to 1 agst Moss Trooper —t 14 to 1 agst Pagan 20 to 1 agst Trueboy—taken 16 to 1 agst British Yeoman 20 to 1 agst Arundo--taken 20 to 1 agst The Era —taken 20 to 1 agst Parthian 20 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne—t Offers to take 6 to I about Kent's lot. GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Croton Oil 17 to 1 agst The Currier 12 to 1 agst Red Deer 17 to 1 agst Elysium 15 to 1 agst Pride of Kildare *:is to 1 agst Queen of Tyne 18 to 1 agst Canton :10 to 1 agst Poussin. 18 to 1 agst The Best of Thre( It is reported that Runnin, prevent any further diseoverie Rein has been destroyed to His ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT.—This day, at half-past twelve o'clock, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by a single equerry, drove to Messrs. Christy and Manson 's auction-rooms, King-street, St. Jimes's-square, to view some very celebrated pictures on sale this afternoon. The ar rival of his Royal HighneSs was quite . unexpected. The Prince entered the rooms almost unobserved, and seemed to examine several of the paintings with much attention—the view of Florence, by Canaletti ; " Susannah and the Elders,". -by Guido ; "The Woman taken in Adultery," by Titian ; and two pic tures by Teniers, seemed most particularly to attract his Royal Highness's attention. There were several persons in the room, who remained covered during the Royal visit, and very properly kept quite away from the Prince. After remaining about half an hour his Royal Highness was attended to his carriage by Mr. Manson. MARKET NE NV S.—( T HIS DAY.) covEurr-ozatamze. For most kinds of fruit and vegetables, the supplies of which were unusually large, we bad a steady inquiry, on the following terms :—Old Potatoes, from 4s to ss, and New ditto, 8s to 163 per cwt ; Onions, is 3d to 2s 6d ; Turnips, 2s to 3s .6d ; and Carrots, 5s to 6s per dozen bunches ; Spinach, 9d to ls ; Gooseberries, is 6d to 3s ; Currants, 2s to 3s 6d ; Broad Beans, Is to 2s ; and Peas, Is 4d to 2s 6d ; and French Beans, 3s to 4s per half sieve. Asparagus, Is to 4s 6d ; Oranges, 8s to 14s ; and Lemons, 8s to 14s per 100 ; Pine Apples, 5s to lOs ; Hot-house Grapes, 3s to 6s ; and Cherries, 2d to ad per lb ; Peaches, 12s to 25s ; and Cabbages, 6d tQ is per dozen. Strawberries, 2d to 6d ; and Raspberries, 4d to 8d per pottle ; Cucumbers, 4d to is 6d per brace. Cauliflowers, 2d to 6d ; and Melons, 3s to 7s each. Horse-radish , 2 s to 6s per bundle ; Small ' Salad, 2d per punnet; Radishei, 3d to 6d per dozen hands; Lettuces, 2d to 8d per score. lITINGERFORD. Our market was only moderately supplied with most de scriptions of produce, yet the general demand was inactive, at but little variation in prices. and Veal, we h a d a stea d y de mand, the trad e was h eavy. Beef Iv Exci.o.a.rm AND LUlLDErmax,x.. For p a r t i m fu e l l 3 p l r t i i e t t e o s n . , L o a t from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 23 6d to 3s 8c1"; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 10d per 81bs by the carcass. The supplies of Poultry being only moderate, a slight improvement was noticed in the demand, a t f u ll l as t week's quotations. Capons, 4 s to 7 s 6d; Guinea F ow l s , 2s 8d to 4s; Chickens, is 6d to 3 s; Ducklings, 2s to 3 s; Gos lings, 43 6d to 6s; Pigeons, 6d to 10d ; an d R a bbi ts, tame, 10d to is 6d each. NEWPORT. We had a very inactive general demand yet previous rates were mostly supported.—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 10d; Lamb, 4s 4d to ss; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 2s 6d to 4s per 81bs. • BILLINGSGATE. There were full average supplies of most kinds of Fish ca offer, while the trade was steady at about previous rates. - - WEIXTECHAPEL. Although the demand was on the whole inactive, the prices were supported.-13eer from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 4s to 5s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork 2s 6d to 4s per 81bs. BREAD. Therices of Wheaten _Bread in the m e t ropo li s are f ro m 8d to Sid; of Household ditto, 6d to lid per 41b loaf. HIDE 11111.XILET. Raw Hides, at per stone of 141bs--Best steers and heifers, 5s Gd to 5s 10d; middling hides, 4s 10d to 5s 4d ; inferior ditto, 48 4d to 4s Bd. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin—Market Calf, 6s 6d to 8s 6.1; shearlings, 10d to Is 3d ; and Lamb skins, Is 3d to 2s each. TrAT MARICkTS. SMITTIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 108 to 4/; use ful ditto, 41 4s to 418 s; fine Upland ditto, 4/ lOs to 41 15s; Clover Hay, 51 to 6/ 10s; Oat Straw, I/ 12s to Il 14s; Wheat Straw, I/ 14s to 1116sper load. upply but moderate, and trade rather dull. __ — CumninrA_ ---- ND.J-Coarse Meadow Hay 31 15s to 414 s ; use ful ditto, 4/ 65 to 4l 125; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 14s to 5/ ; Clover Hay, 51 to 6/ 6s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1116 s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 165 to 1/ lits per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. WHITECIIAPEL—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 105 to 41; use ful ditto, 4/ 4s to 4/ 8s; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 108 to 4115 s ; Clover Hay, 51 to 6/ 103 ' • Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 148 per lo a d. B o th Hay and Straw moved ff slowly, at barely late rates. The quotations of new Meadow Hay varied from. 31 to 412 s per load. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FRIDAY. We have a fair arrival of Wheat to this day's market; the rade was exceedingly flat, and all descriptions must be noted i s. per quarter lower. Barley in request, at former rates. Oats, Beans, and Shelling remain unaltered in value. Per qr. of 601 b. to the bushel. EXTRA. NEW. Red....- —to 56 54 to 55 White 60 57 116 Red 55 52 53 White 66 1 6 4 Red 54 552 53 B :cl uir an k col"a" While —56 54 55 Red 55 53 54 White b 7 54 56 55 52 54 Iced White 57 54 bb Grinding o, e ig p ....................... .... .................................. : 2 . - g ter i li eria 3 34 'l Barley, N yo ot rk fo s l l it m a c psi a, .... qr. Lf 631 b. to the bushel. Beans, Srnall In: , .................. — 38 36 37 Ticks ;i e .... ....:: .............. .................. 31 32 Wheat Sufi%lk, Essex, and Kent— .... Ditto ditto ........ .•.. 00000 .•• Ditto ditto Lincolnshire and Cambridge Ditto ditto Yorkshire Ditto ditto Foreign Ditto ditto Fore ign linf ..... 11c1. 1,0 13d , Foreign —d, to p et Stone ' ea ........ Oats, Potato at.d Fola d —s. —s. ;6A to 27s Od• PCS I cad. Malt OO 40s. dne 43 , . per 1-c : d Rapeseed.... ......... s t:B/.01. us. per La, t. UNION-ITALL.—(THIS DAY.) Ann Skidmore, and two young women, her daughters, were charged before Mr. Traill with robbing a young country girl, named Files, under circumstances of great aggravation. It appeared that the elder prisoner met with the com ' plainant, a girl seventeen years of age, at Manchester, and gave her such a flourishing account of " Lunmm," and the little difficulty of getting plenty of work, as to induce her to quit her native place. They arr i v ed in town on Monday last, and the prisoner, under a4h rea t of " ripping her IT," took forcible possession of the poor girl's bundle, containing some articles of dress, and then left hen, desiring her to get back to Manchester as well as she could. Since then the complainant has been wandering about the streets, and sleeping in the union workhouses of a night, not having the means of getting home. The pnsoners were taken into custody at Peckham the preceding night, being seen there by the complainant, applying to get a night's lodging in the workhouse. The prisoners, who denied the charge, were committed for fourteen days, and the complainant was ordered to be passed to Manchester, and recommended never to leave home. Accounts from Madrid of the 20th ult., announce more arrests. General SAN MiouEL and his brother I BELL ' S FIFE IN LONDON, GRATUITOUS SUPPLE- j had been ordered to quit the capital, but for what MENT, SUNDAY, 7th JULY.—Running Rein and Orhuido ; ver- reason is not stated. A general belief prevailed that batim report of the Trial, to the extent of Eighteen of the a decree would appear in a few days for dissolving Bell's Life Columns; evidence before the Select Cornmlitte on Gaming, and the usual Sporting varieties. Bell's Life is re the Cortes, and summoning a new assembly for gularly published in time for all the Saturday afternoon rail- October. ways. A Sixpence, incloSed to Mr. Clement, jun.,170, Strand, The Earl and Countess of Granville will shortly leave The Thee er Cents. were done At 27 13-16th f or I will insure a copy by return o f p ost . persons interested 1 Bruton-street, for the D u k e o f D ev onshire's marine villa, at pin 4orting matters should read Bell's Lif e 9 f July 7,. .4 em pt ewn , f or th e i mprovement of his Lordship's health. THE STATE TRIALS. (THIRD DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS..-(THIS DAY.) WRIT OF ERROR. THE QUEEN AGAINST O'CONNELL AND OTHERS. Their Lordships met athalf-past ten o'clock this morn ing, to hear the further arguments of Counsel in this case. Counsel having been called in, The LORD CHANCELLOR (addressinW Sir Tho nas Wilde) said he hoped he bore in mind that the Judges would have to go on circuit on Wednesday, and if the case was not concluded, so as to enable them to give judgment before then, the case could not be determined until next session. Sir THOMAS WILDE said that he fully bore in mind the importance of having the opinion of the Learned Judges, and with that view he had compressed his al• gument as much as possible. But it would be impos sible for them to omit anything which thoy considered material to the interests of their clients. The Loan CHANCELLOR said he only mentioned it that Counsel might be aware of the circumstances. He was only anxious to bring the case to a conclusion, in order that whatever the judgment might be, the part is; might have the benefit of it ; but they could not do that which was impossible—they could not hear or deters ine this case in the absence of the Judges, and if the argu ments were not concluded before Wednesday they must be suspended, in order that the Learned Judges might ar them. Sir THOMAS WILD/11 said they were there to present the defendants' case to their Lordships with all that pro perly belonged to it, and if they omitted anything that was material, they would not being doing justice to the parties or to their Lordships, - for the decision would not be regarded with confidence. : They' bad as -much as possible shortened their arguments, bid they could not omit anything which they considered material. He hoped their Lordships would devise some expedient. The LORD CHANCELLOR said they could not possibly put off the circuits, because the effect of that would be that a number of prisoners now in gaol would be set at liberty at the commencement of the circuits. He thought it his duty to state this for his (Sir T. Wilde's) consideration, and having dune so he' ad stated all that was necessary. Mr. HILL then resumed his argument, and said, he felt that he laboured under a great disadvantage in ad dressing their Lordships, because he knew how difficult it was to argue an important case with an impres sion on one's mind that necessary matter must be omitted in endeavouring to compress arg umen t s w hi c h would perhaps be prejudicial to the interests of his clients. Their Lordships would recollect that when he was interrupted yesterday he cited the case of the King v. 13urridge, in 2d Lord Raymond's Reports, p. 1,364, and also in the Bth vol. of the " Modern Reports," p. 245. This and other cases s h owe d t h at a party had an undoubted right of challenging the array. They esta blished the principle that the Courts would not prevent the defendant from exercising his right of challenging the array. He did not anticipate that the right to challenge the array in cases of special juries would be denied. In Ireland there was a case which was a great authority on that point w hi c h h a d b een argued in the Exchequer Chamber before a writ of error, and which admitted clearly the right to challenge the array in cases of special juries. It was the case of Nowland v. King, 1 Hudson and Brooke's Reports. p. 164. In that case the challenge was on account of the unindifferency of the sheriffs ; but the case of the King v. Edmunds was in that case brought prominently before the Court, and the doctrine laid down in the King v. Edmunds was limited to this point, that there could be no challenge of the array on the ground of the unindifferency of the Master of the Crown-office. The right to challenge the array was the rule. This was the exception. Now he would ask what ground was there here why the challenge of the array should not have a useful effect when such objection was made to the array itself? In the case of the " Queen v. Fitzpatrick," which had been tried in one of the Irish circuits in the year 1838, and which was to be found in 1 Crawford and Dicks, p. 73, there was a challenge of the array, on the ground of vices in making up the sheriff's book. The Chief Jus tice in that case expressed an opinion against the validity of the challenge, but reserved the point. As, however, the defendant was acquitted, the point was not raised. In 1839, in the case of the " Queen v. Conradine," 1 Crawford and Dix, p. 56, there was also a challenge of the array on the same ground. The presiding judge ex pressed an opinion against the validity of the challenge. But in both cases the opinion was grounded upon a reason, the force of which he confessed he could not see, viz., that the provisions of the Jury Act, 3d and 4th William IV., were directory and not imperative. Before the statute of the 3d and 4th William IV., the sberiff in Ireland was as unshackled as he had been in England before the Revolution. There was no interposition be tween him and the jury until they came into the box. The sheriff had an unlimited discretion to arrange the panel from any of the inhabitants of the county he pleased, subject only to the challenge of the array. After the Act came into operation it became his duty to ar range. the panel from the jury book, and to confine him self to the names found there. He submitted that these directions were imperative. But admitting, for the sake of argument, that they were merely directory— The Loan CHANCELLOR—Whatever is directory is imperative. The question is, if it is essential. Mr. HlLL—Exactly so, my Lord. I was merely adopting the language which has been used in discussing this question. The LORD CHANCELLOR-Whatever is directed to be done by an Act of Parliament is imperative. Whether it is essential to the validity of the act is another question. Mr. HILL would adopt his Lordship's term, that the provisions were essential, and use the term in the strictest sense. But he was now arguing the point as if they were not essential. The question nas simply this —had the sheriff, in making the array, acted as a statutable officer, under the Act of Parliament, or according to his common law rights and duties. If he acted as a sta tutable officer, he was bound to obey the provisions of the Act. It could not be said that this part was merely directory, and not to be obeyed. It was the duty of a public officer, above all others, to attend to every part of the Act of Parliament ; and when the sheriff arrayed the panel, under the provisions of William IV., the jury book must be the foundation of that panel. He there fore submitted that he was limited in the selection of the panel by the statute. If the book used was not the book provided by the statute a fortiori:—if it was' tainted by fraud—how could it be considered that he hid exer cised the powers confided in him by the common law ? It was charged in the challenge that those names had been omitted by fraud, and the charge was admitted by the demurrer. They had a right to presume that nine-tenths of the names had been omitted from the book ; and although they might con sider the sheriff was acting as a common-law officer, was it not a crime in the sheriff to take a book from, it might be some stranger, in which the greater portion of the names qualified were omitted, and to limit his list by the list in the book—a list prepared with the fraudulent intent to injure the parties. He would suppose the case to have occurred before the 3d and 4th of William IV. Supposing that a party had represented himself as act ing under a statute,:and by colour of law, and by that had prevailed upon the sheriff to act upon a list made up by fraud, the sheriff might have acted bona fide, but still he had acted in such a manner as to taint the panel with a vice, and the panel was therefore bad. Now he sub mitted that the statute was not merely directory, but that its provisions, as regarded the present matter, were essential, and all must be observed, or the whole was bad. If their Lordships looked to the 11th section of the Act they would find that it enacted that the sheriff should not, in answer to a writ of venire facias, return the names of any persons not in the book of jurors for the then current year. All parties, the sheriff, the coroner, the heritor, and the clerk of the peace, must refer to that book ' • in a subsequent statute, however, it was passed, as it had been found that owing to the provisions not being understood, in many counties there was not a good jury-book ; and that statute gave power to act on the jury-book of the previous year, and that if there was no good jury-book then resort might be had to the state of things as they existed before the 3d and 4th of William IV: If it was necessary for his case, which it was not, the presumption would be that the officers had done their daty, but it was immaterial to consider that view of the case. The LORD CLIANcELLon—What was the last Act . to which you referred, Mr. Hill ? Mr. HILL—The 4th and sth of Will. IV., chap. 48, which was an Act to amend the electing of jurors in Ire land. Now his argument was this, if it was necessary to prove the provisions of the Act, or if it was essential, he bad proved it ; but he might have added the proof he had already given. This very section provided that if the names of persons, whose names were not on the jury book, found their way into the panel, and no objec tion was taken till after the trial, the trial should not be set aside on that ground. It was impossible that the Legislature should have expressed their will to confine the sheriff to the jury-book in stronger terms. It was evidently intended, by those who framed this challenge, that where the name was not on the jury -book, the trial should be considered as bad. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that there could be no doubt that the names were to be taken out of the jury -book. Mr. BILL considered such to be the case, but that was not the opinion of the Judges in Ireland. As the list was to be taken from the book, it was necessary to con sider what the book was. They said that, owing to the circumstances he had stated to the House, the present aas not the book. Now the jury-book was the mere copy of a list given by the clerk of the peace to the sheriff, and the recorder was to make up the book from the collector of cess. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Won't it go to this length, Mr. Hill ? The names are to be returned by the clerk of the peace from the collector of cess, and then they are handed to the recorder. Now supposing that the cess collector had fraudulently omitted a name, or that one less was handed over to the recorder, you must go the length of saying that would vitiate the book and support a challenge to the array. Mr—HILL apprehended that it would. He thought that the great 'onion of the miscarriage bad arisen in the present case from raising tho wrong issue. The question here was simply this—Was there a document, hich was a valid, honest document, furnishing the source from which the panel was drawn ? The LORD CHANCELLOR—There are two questions which you have raised ; you - are abandoning one. You contend that if by accident one name is omitted, that will vitiate the list ; but you alleg e upon the second that th e names were omitted fraudulntly, and with a view to prejudice your client. Mr. HILL said he supposed he was not fortunate enough to express himself clearly. Yesterday he intended most expressly to state that neither the record, nor he individually, raised that question at all. He was not , called upon to speculate as to how much of disobedience to an Act of Parliament would be endured ; but he eon- I tined himself to the allegations upon the record, which were that the party was prejudiced by it, and that the list was tainted with fraud. It was here made a part of the challenge , that it was to the d amage o f M r . S tee l e . It was stated that the ef&et was to injure Mr. Steele, and it was stated that the means were a fraudulent omis sion of certain names from the panel. The LORD CHANCELLOR—You have a right to put extreme cases on both sides. Mr. HILL availed himself of that right in inquiring into the nature, extent, and operation of a challenge to an array. Suppose all the names were omitted but ore, there would be something then which called for redress; and the remedy, he apprehended, was the challenge to the array. Even if the limitation of the panel were honest, it was unsupported by law ; if it were dishonest, he did not see how any question could arise. He would suppose that in this case the challenge would produce the greatest inconvenience. Was that a good reason for denying to the subject this ancient and most beneficial remedy ? Was it not a far better reason for amendine; the Act of Parliament, and preventing it from producing consequences which were never contemplated by the Legislature ? Let the Act be amended. As a predeces sor of one of the Learned Judges had said, " Parliament was always at hand to rectify mistakes." But incon venience, as applied to this p ar ti cu l ar case , t h ere was absolutely none. He made no other imputation upon the Recorder except that a great default bad been com mitted through his not carefully superintending the list, and the only queetion before their Lordships was, what had been the effect of that default ? The LORD CHANCELLOR—You can say nothing as to the effect of the default, because we have not the facts upon the record. Mr. HILL said he was in the region of actualities. The effect was that there had been a miscarriage; it ass the effect in which he was interested, and not the cause. He would now call their Lordships' attention to the judgment delivered by the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland on the important point of the challenge to the array, as set forth in the Appendix, p. 119. The Lord Chief Justice commenced his judgment by stating the array as it was set forth, and considering the provisions of the Act of Parliament. Ile says that the Recorder is a judicial officer, and that some other officers connected with the subject are mi nisterial. But the Chief Justice did not distinguish as to whether the Recorder was acting judicially in the particular point that was under consideration, or a he ther he was not. For he could not consider that some ambiguous expressions which fell from the Chief Justice, that he would consider the record, after he had adju • dicated on mete name, and when that portion of his duty had arrived which he is to cause to be done by others, as acting judicially. He could not be acting judicially in causing persons to assemble these names together, to put them into a list, put them into a proper form, and have them written out in a clerkly hand, and deliver them to the Clerk of the Peace. There was nothing very judicial in this part of his duty, and it was this very part of the duty of the Recorder to which this challenge applied. The Chief Justice goes on to say,,that in the statute no farther proceeding appears in any part of it to limit or control the powers therein mentioned to have been provided, ex cept as specified in the Act, and then describes the mode of proceeding. " A party may oppose the claim of a person desiring to be admitted as a juror, and it is for the Recorder, exclusively and finally, to make an adjudi cation whether he is to be admitted or rejected." Ad ' mitted or rejected to what Not to the jury-box, but to the jury list. What was the course of proceeding in the case of votes for aldermen for the city of London ? Was the wardmote at which the votes were adjudicated conclusive of the matter. Might not the question have to come before the Queen's Bench ? Une Learned Judge present must recollect a case in which a long and expensive litigation was carried on for the purpose of ascertaining the validity of certain votes, some of which had been allowed and some had been disallowed by the Recorder, acting as assessor to the Lord Mayor of Lon don at a wardmote in the City. In 999 cases out of a thousand the wardmote might do all that was requisite, but the thousandth case might arise. The Chief Jus tice then went on to say that the Recorder is elected by the Legislature to decide cases of this description : " It is a high and important privilege with which he is so invested, and with it is in a great measure connected the flow and fountain of justice, and the purity of the administration of justice." 'Then the more important the duty, the more important it became that they should not shut out any means of examining whether it was correctly or incorrectly performed ; and when the par ties chiefly interested in the matter, namely, the parties in the suit, were not present, how could this be done ? After stating that the Recorder's decision is final and beyond appeal, the Chief Justice states that "'another duty is imposed on him, that is, that he shall make or cause to be made a new list, arranging the persons according to rank and property ; and the Act directs, that in the newly-arranged lists, he shall include all per sons who, on a previous revision, have substantiated their claims before him." But he would ask was there anything very judicial in this duty ? The Chief Jus tice then proceeds as follows—" 'rhete is no imputation in this challenge, that the omission which was said to have taken place on the part of the Recorder, was the consequence of improper conduct malversation, or cor ruption—none was imputed to him. But it was said the Act required he should make out the new lists according to rank and property, classing the persons according to such order required by the Act, and that he should do so with respect to all whose claims should be allowed. I do not know how far this is to be carried, but if I understand the argument right, they push it to that extent. Here were two duties imposed on the Recorder. First, he is to revise the lists delivered to him by the collector, and he then is to make a new list according to rank and pro perty ; and he was equally bound to have made no omission, but to have included in the classification of rank and property, every individual, just as much as he was bound by the-Act to have allowed or disallowed his claim generally to be received as a juror. Now bow far is that to be carried ? Suppose the Re corder had included every person whose claim had been allowed, • but suppose lie had omitted to class them according to rank and property, are all subsequent proceedings to be avoided, and to be the subject of a challenge to the array, because he has omitted to follow the directions of the statute this one instance? uppose he did make a classification according to rank and property, and suppose he admitted all those persons entitled, will it be contended' that lie has made a wrong classification, became, by the judg ment he has come to, he has put men worth 2,0001. at the bottom of the list, and put at the top men not worth so many hundreds. Unquestionably he would have de viated from the directions of the statute, but is that a reason why all those proceedings should be null and void, and why, if a trial took place, it shouldbe in the power of either of the parties to show that part of the Act had been deviated from, and that, therefore, the jury panel in that particular case was good for nothing? If the argument be correct, the consequences must go that length, and I cannot help thinking that such a decision would be most iniurious and dangerous to the community." One of their Loidships had said, that one extreme may certainly be looked at ; but they had also had the kind ness to say, that the other extreme may be looked at also. Surely, it was not the mode to arrive at a just conclusion—to take an extreme case on either side ; but this remark must be made, that the state of facts upon which the Learned Judge hypothetically argued had no relation to the state of facts iu the present case. It might be an interesting legal speculation, but which might as well be made in the next case that came before him as in the present. The Learned Chief Justice said, that this was a judicial act which could as well be per formed by an inexperienced clerk as by the most learned judge. The Learned Judge did not say what was to be the consequence, if there was no list, or a ' mutilated list, or a list tainted with fraud from beginning to end. The Learned Chief Justice went on to say—" I do not mean to question whether the special jury panel may not be challenged : several cases were cited, in which it was so decided do not mean to controvert that, the more so as it seems not to have been pressed on the other side. But I observe that in those cases a protest was made, up ° - holdino• their right, and nothing w as d one t o remove i t. It is not because the challenge was to the array of the special jury, but because the Recorder has not followed out the directions of the Act of Parliament, and that some person unknown has had the opportunity; of making an alteration ,in,_the.. li:its so. returned, the sixty persons whose names had been allowed by the Recorder do not now stand upon the list." Be seemed to allow by that, that there did exist a right of challenge ; but Mr. Justice Crampton, in his judg ment, gave it as his opinion that no such right existed. Thus . there seemed to be some doubt about the matter in Ireland ; he trusted there would be = none in their Lordships' minds. The Chief Justice went on to say that " the Recorder was not answerable for that ; no blame was imputed to him in the way of anything cor rupt or fraudulent. ° But were there no cams of mis chief arising, except what arose from fraud ? Might it not be produced trom want of care or caution ? The consequences of such want of care or caution might he worse than where there was corruption or fraud, though the parties might not be so inuell to blame. Then ate Chief Justice went on to say, " There is no averment in the challenge that he did not make out the lists accord ing to the Act ;" and he says that " the Recorder is not an officer of the Court." life had to deal with this point before by anticipation, when he called their Lordships'. attention to the great- legal fact that a challenge to the array was a remedy before those Acts'were passed ; whether the Recorder was or was not an officer. of the court,. was of no consequence, because it was not a contest in personam, but in rem, a mere en quiry into a docunfent over which the Recorder had control fur a certain time ; whether the Recorder was an officer of the court or not was immaterial, because the court by allowing the challenge had the power to get rid of the evil done, whether by the Recorder or by any other person. The Learned Judge then asked the question," who is to try his (the Recorder's) inditf,remy lie is not here or represented by counsel." Ihis ques tion arose from an entire mistake as to the issue. 'There the challenge to the array was ler indifferency—was the sheriff represented ? who ever heard of counsel for a sheriff in a challenge to the array ? He ap pealed to their Lordships' experience. The sheriff was no party to the issue, and a challenge to the array rose on issue, in law or in fact, between the parties. Ile did not wonder therefore that the mind of the Chief Justice came to an erroneous conclusion, because there was no surer means of arriving at a wrong conclusion than a mistake of the issue. 'I he Learned Chief Justice then commented on a proposition made by counsel for the defendant, to put back the names for the purposes of that trial to avoid all question, and that the array should be as it would have been if those names bad formed part of the list. It was impossible for the defendants to give a clearer proof that they did not resort to this challenge for the object of delay, but that they were desirous of obtaining a jury in which the law would have just con fidence. The Learned Chief Justice remarked that that offer was not accepted. This fact appears the judgment of the court below, that such an offer was made, and refused on the p a rt o f the Crown. Far be it from him to presume for one moment that this offer was rejected for any improper purpose ; merely used it in order to sh o w th e b ona fides with which the challenge was made. It also appeared from the judgment that this was brought before the Court in a summary manner. The parties did not wait till the proper time arose for making the challenge, which could only be done when the jury appeared i n th e b ox . the Court were of opinion that they had no pow, r of iuter fering, that they could not interfere in that way, whether they could so interfere was not now the question, but the less power they had of interfering summarily, the mor e reason there was why they should have allowed the civil lenge. It was said as a reason why the challenge s hould be overruled, that this was a general list not applicable to this particular case, but to all cases occurring in the carrejlt year. Be that so. If it were a list made.OP, with fraud egainst all the suitor s o f t h e case , or a e l as scs the suitors of the Court, whose suits might conic during the year, instead of being a wealereason, he s hould have thought it a strong reason for allowing the chill' lenge to the array, for, Le it recollected, the mode -ill which the party might avail himself of the defect in the panel must be by challenge. But it did not id possible all follow from :here being achallenge to the array in this would p s b case, Bu that greatestethere challengehomiltty to their e o L t o ti rd er: ships, he must be permitted to proteee against the or position that their Lordships would' entertain such $ question. Their Lordships would not entertain s uch $ motive as inconvenience for one moment. If incon' venience arose to the course of public justice-from their having their challenge allowed, let the Legislature fie•• the remedy, but let it not, on any account, be done at the expense of justice. He (Mr. Hill) did no t thi n k himself justified in detaining the Right Hon. House by corn' meriting on the judgments of the two puisne judges, wil t ° , agreed in opinion with th e Chi e f Justice, but he would call attention to the judgment of the fourth judge!, namely that of Mr. Justice P e r r i n , w h o wa s °' opinion that this challenge ought to have bee° allowed. The judgment of that learned and eel' nent person appeared to him (Mr. Hill) to ad' vance argumerts which were well worth th e serious consideration of that Right H on . H ouse . That Learned .Judge seemed to consider th a t th e wor d s which h( (Mr. Hill) in a former part of his argument had cited of the Lord Chief Justice, might either bear a differen t construction, or the reporter might be wrong. Ar r. Justice Perrin then called the attention of the Court t° the nature of the allegation made. He said the corder knew no more of the error committed than he himself did, and therefore there was not a shadow 43 ' groufid to suppose but that lie had been imposed upon! Yes; he was unfortunate enough to allow somebody t l) .• impose upon hen, and wh a t was t h e resu l t o f t h a t? P appeared in the judgment of Mr. Justice Perrin, wh o appeared to him (Mr. Hill) to address himself e'er/ closely and logically to the real question. What wa s the result of the matter? That the general list of the Recorder was, by some means or another, an i nac curate, list. The Recorder, then, wa s a mere ly m i n i s terial officer on that-occasion, and was no more answerable fcC that error than the Learned Judge himself. Then he went on to declare what the nature of the allegation OS to which he (Mr. Hill) had already called the attentitl of their Lordships. An error had been made in they part of the proceedings, which was of the most important character to the interests of the parties accused. 11 711 4 should it not be corrected ? Wh a t p oss ibl e reaso n COm exist that the error should not be corrected ? What ° monstrous Act of Parliament must that be which de: prised an officer of the power of correcting his oteU ministerial error? But it was said the challenge was e t novel one, and found e d on an A c t o f P ar li amen t O.!, very recent date. He (M r , Hill) cou ld not su ppose 10 ' one moment that because au A c t o f P ar li amen t -had been in existence only ten years, it was to be set aside becau se of some point of f o rm. The real que s ti on was , no t "lil y was, involved or not in v ol ve d i n f orm , b u t w h at wa s the principle of the. Act, and had that principle been rt_r„ spected and compli e d w ith? M r . J us ti ce P err in had strongly and eloquently l a id it d own th a t h e cou ld n°l, see any objection to this ministerial error in the jury list being corrected ; and he (Mr. Bill) had every con' fidence that that Right H onoura bl e H ouse viould tak e precisely the same view of the question. But he (W' Hill) would not weaken th e e ff ec t w hi c h b e was sure Mr. Justice Perrin's judgment must have made up° the minds of their Lordships, by adding anythlt to what had fallen from th a t em i nent person on tLe Si! e ject of challenge, b u t p rocee d very b r i e fl y to ow n another point which struck him as being most importat ° ' Their Lordships had heard muc h argumen t u p o n t he e effect which would be prod uce d if on ly one coun t in °- indictment was good, or rather if there. was an indict ment with one good count i n it, con t a i n i ng a l so count s which were held to be bad. He wou ld no t u rge tha t point ; but wou ld i m pl ore t h at Ri g h t H on. H ouse n ot decide as to any suppost d pra c ti ce . P rac ti ce , it shel l ' be recollected, was at all times a mode of administeri n g the law to be watched with the greatest care and anxil What was the memorable answer of Chief Justice P r e? in the great c a se respect i ng the use of general warraniin The practice, from the time of the Revolution door°, b ; the period of the action, was vouched to show the rtf te , of the Secretary of St a t e t o t h e use of general warmth The submission of all parties who had been Made in subject of those general warrants was strongly arg ue t he Court. Their Lordships would recollect what we° is , answer of Lord Camden. H e sa id, "It is the sohino.. sion of povertye to power." And that observation n e o phatically appli e d t o th e p resen t case . He (gr• had mad e i nqu i ry as to w h at was - the cost to the pantie , in this e ase o f t h e vo l ume wh i ch lay upon the i r LoreA , ships' table. He spoke of no other expenses, such 0 procuring copies of various documents, paying fees, el but he merely a ll u d e d t o t h e pr i nt i ng o f th i s volume, and the expense of that alone was 4001. Was that an answe r f to the observation that difficulties arose in the way 0 writs of error in crimi na l cases ? Th e i r L or d s hips knee e that that item, h eav y us it was , sun k i nto i ns i gni ficancj compared with the many other items that would found in the bill of costs to be brought against these au • fondants. It was a question of pov er ty, an d no t a til less tion of the parties being convinced by th e i r l aw a dviser s that they had no remedy. In. many cases part i es wer e punished, and the punishment w as a t an en d b e fore )'; was possible to ascertain wheth er th ey h a d b een r ightly or wrongly convicted. flow f requent l y did cases ar ise in which points of law were submitted to the considere; tion of the twelve judges, and this proved that there el° no real remedy upon writs of error in such cases. Lord CAMPBELL—We will su p pose t h at an i n di c tment for murder cont a i ns severa l counts, which is frequen t)i the case. How is the v er di ct entered ? Is the ve rdic t , of guilty entered on all counts ? I am supposing a l :, the judgment, f or some purpose or another, is fornea"f drawn up. I remem b er on the Oxford Circuit a case () this kind, Mi ss Bl andy ' s case, but I do not reco llect k whether on th e several counts in the indictment verdicts were entered. S tr i ctly speaking, if there is only one e felony up on w hi ch evidence is given, a verdict of gu ilty can only be entered upon one count. Mr. HILL ---That a verdict of guilty should be entere d on only One count is our argument. Lord CAMPBELL —Tile judgments were a lway s extremely sheet, there being no fee to be paid for thee" according to their length. Mr. HILL—He was arguing to their Lordships th at where there was a l arge quest i on o f property i nvo lved. the case was a diffi cu l t one . P ersons engaged i n such cases had generally p ro p erty to carry them on. 13°te how did this apply to criminal cases? He trusted olei Lordships would p a u se b e f ore t h ey gave effect to t h e c • doctrine that indictments might be drawn with a deer c i of looseness in the use of terms which had been ' a dopt% in the present case. Thi s was a matter which ha d be j brought for the first time under the consideration 4 ." l e their Lordships, and he trusted that this system wool y receive receive a final check by the judgment which it awaited the Lordships' hands. When he looked at the recor d ' . lie found great diffi cu l ty ' i n addressing his mind to tee subject, owing to the im mense quant i ty of words con t a ined .in the various counts of the indictment. The first cou l/ i c. occupied fi te pages of a l arge an d closely printe d bol o Be could not liken it t o t h e three grains of wheat t in bushel et' chaff, not th a t t h e ill ustrat i on would fail. consequence. of the d e fi c i ency of chaff, but of t h e ° a sence of the three grains of wheat. His Learned Frie rs e had addressed their-Lordships upon the sixth count. 111 1 ; late case, which had occu rre d i n t h e Court of (Pee-,15 Bench, the Court had directed that vituperative adverbs should be disregarded. A n d, pro b a bl y, the Learned Jag:o in that Court wou ld p l ace v i tuperat i ve adjectives on 11e, same footing. What was th ere i n t hi s count w hi c h signaled an offence ? . Looking to the whole of T ; transaction, without b a yi ng th e m i n d di stur b e d by W ha t' Bentham called " di s l ogest i c wor d s, " t h e w h o l e cone. • was deficient. It was mere l y an assertion that ce rtain persons assembled large meetings, which they must l e pose to be peaceable, because, had there been growl(' a charge or a brea c h o f t h e peace aga in st them, the ,°P;: portunity of still further extending that immense int be e e ment would not h ave b een lost sight of. He fo,ti 4 --p a throughout the wh o l e o f this indictment a French..e form of exp ress i on. I t was impossible to read this In , dictm with the wonderful al:a logy betw een t h e l anguage in these indictments, ° 0 that used durin g th e t i me of the French Revolution, .16. the indictment s , if t h ey might be so called, of those Ile could almost suppose that those who had drawl 3 u s this indictment had placed the Ai oniteur of those &L before th em . Th e d efendants were charged with a %es monstration of physi ca l f orce. W as t h at English or " it French? Thi s rem i nded him of a person who w 9° E l ee dieted in France before the tribunal constituted by ree , National Convention, for having used certain marae j f - ea- Another person was charged for attempting to e- e ee e ralise, by sowing lucerne instead of wheat. In early P on d there was a disposition to use figurative langtiaane expressions in drawing up cases of indictment. % - rg e stone stated that censtructive treason included a e" - to of attempting to accrouch on the Sovereign pow er. b . accrouch . on the Sov ereign power, translated in El l gT s ee was a usurpation of the prenigative ef the Crown. tree of treas o n, h owever, was ultimately pruned to rea l sonable dimensions. 'They were accustomed to B P P e t e e to the cust om o f t h e i r ancestors ; but he w i s h e d te ul a would always appeal to propur, occasions. He C e c ece have wished that in all cases of past statutes such jue b i, and wisdom had been shown as had been " the bited in ,the statute of treason of Henry tha t Third: By th a t statute it was enac t e d n , an overt act must be proved to constitute trieagee What had been the consequence whenever iu had n of attempts had been made to enlarge the construcrht in the statute of treason? Although those attempts 1 n. g 50 00 those times have Leon legalised by statute, yet as , ho as those had times had passed away those statutes, re , been swept away, and that venerable statute h ru " ste d enabled the corpus juris of the law of treason. He t w eat their Lordships would do for the law of conspiracy oc their ancestors had done for the lair of tre aeon( s _ n e trusted their Lordships would so construe the l;ring conspiracy that n o man should be subjected to sul!,hene the penalties inflict e d b y th e l aw o f con spiraq " now hi:ll 3e ; constr Wishet from t which pia:o - fry shi.l 14• lia More ( F a Se, 11 pr, 'roP , )rt Ivhcirti .satisl.ll, ei nntr his tir: taineci that al tutrerii of q.tf.,l grand ilatt ev a greal 81%: ( ,, n !4buii-t 1 I 44. :--~