The Sun. — London, England, 1844-06-20 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE. o? r nln the Manchester GuaTclian of yesterday.) )1 8t ,,,,ing to the non arrival of the usual German mail !f'r• I:'s3' morning, there was not quite so much demand r tn . ti s n r ,: l ,_lts last week ; but the market continues wry 4 rial h ealthy. In the goods market there is no ma -"ange ; 40-inch shirtings are still in limited de- , 'rt'q a nd rather loner in price, but printing cloth sells /111 11 . ' 4111 at very firm prices. Domestics are steady, 1 1 4 rather t'ett . er demand for the low; r qualit.es. itt(VALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 17 : - 41 1 , 3 14 5 ; 411 ;, ) el market has been more than usually brisk 'luny of the large manufacturers, as well as Mut a : 11 : 11 :N l ants, haYe purchased freely at former prices. ' 1111 ; 70 .' been also a good demand for wool, which has ned the last week's prices. 11 41 T of th e PUBLIC JOURNALS. Oto . r alIle; DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. 17t 11 , 'd r-,- - death as closed the care . er of an • 4 41 , his real character, h and the estimation in which rfe ri held b y his contemporaries, become known. e• ii„,44 ( Wounded r umour o f t h e event, if strengt h ene d `rediCutestances which seem to justify . its claims to Th e ,a ; Produces a similar result on public opinion. i ll ' 4l 4 l :,pc_illial whose demise has been prematurely an ' u eeorues acquainted with the place he occupies ti ew'tie e stmation. He has the privilege of reading :ttit, epttspb ; and may indulge in those reflec eds plc or painful, which the sentiments it re tNePecting him are calculated to impart. Lord til 'Ntli ti -a t", a few years since, was furnished with this p t , ; ,, ° ,Lis privilege. The hoax that was . practised on • - , - ,te in the form of an apparently circumstantial 1.71,4',ei'1-attested account of his death—by whonli kl• 'av4a'ned—whether with, or without, the eccentric i,1 4 111 1 . , 414 or privity--called forth in the daily i t e 0 4 ,, -. ceinnaents on his Lordship's public character rs e. The latter were appealed t o as reflect -1:441, light 01 1 the . former; and both were chronicled eo~a c onviction that th e man aw l his deeds had Z't6 i'„,,t e otters of history. It i s w i t h Governments as 4 te i ; g ividuals. Events occasionally occur in their which give rise to rumours of their dissolution. A ri s as they are pop u l ar or unpopu l ar , t h e r 4e ior "1 their di srup ti on w i ll b e received with reluet 6, b e grasped at with avidity. If there has p been expectation and hop e o f th e term i na ti on of ilitiv 4teer ', the rfiort that the end has w be re- N t,4 A`" h th avidity and be celebrated with come delight. ill Even I tt „ t - 0 event du not justify the conclusion—though p' 4 1 13,4 , , its of the G overnment be postponed, instead of t.til ( 1 , t h e testimony borne to character is not im ys-L. t, or are th e feelings called f or th by its sup ,ljution the less . genuine, because premature.. 1)!tt J e t•ts of public praise or cens t ure, of the general ell'th4r e xultations are instructed as to the terms in weuld have been spoken of had they really mefiinct• The office of the " great teacher,.. t ) 41 : 11 ,as been anticipae d in the case of the indivi it nu V os 3 s uet a government, b e f ore it actually gives place whi t , ssora may witness the satisfaction, or regret, p,,Zh its loss poker has inspired the community. Administration has this unenviable pri vt,"eihle rumours of its resignation had, it seems, tik,4l‘47r9.ailicated in a letter from the London corre- OvNil "f the Dubli n E ven i ng M a il , d ate d S atur - tpd tt • e4 r „. in terms which implied that the event li i iN t i:l" l . In .the positive arrangement of respect k eliee that pervades the Censervative party in tr.; i l l ,,; e ;`) far as Si r Rob er t P ee l an d t h e p o l ic y o f 'ir,;ni a ,"lent are concerted; and which has gradually am earnest desire for its disruption, the ()Tin '! - thlin Tories g l or i e d over t h e suppose d f ai l o f 014,.41bistrati on in terms of triumph which would stroi.g if f , und in a Repeal journal ; but by a Cons.-rvative tog in, may be safel taken tt,,Nti,:,ee that if the Administration be endured . with bC' t ', 6 3' Repeaters, it scarcely is less cordially de } : 1 and " o .e who actually placed it in power by their t " a o ; 'llatience.' That we bare not stated the import sh in Ourleeirient alluded to in terms too strong, will a peiusal of the article : L'''oo' I: R ESIGNATION OF MINISTERS. Vi t ia --- vr EVE GA.—The Cabinet Council has just '' and it •'d the decision of resigning was come tnonaly. said 9`4t 1 ,' , 4 4 11 'elt Peel forthwith proceeded to the palace, an e d . an of her Maesty. The official announc b. the fax ! will, of course, be made to both ' 4 . 1 % of p • ct Monday. The cheers with th, ornament on tZtiVe 1 4, - 1 4 .".nouncemerit of the defeat of Ministers was th e 'lght, from the Conservative benches, left no L th e me inds of Ministers as to the feeling_ of . the party 1/4:Weq 9 Thus, in two and a half years, h av i ng falsified , I „f>f ct e n ti a 'ey gave whilst out of office, the Manstru that pray of . One Hundred in a House called by t' .%l, now retire without sympathy or . honour." Y% 44 goes on to enumerate the delinquencies of Is' e ll 4 lj eel, as head of the Government, which ' l l - . 1 4, - -( 3 event on which it congratulates the Con ilj4lst3r and the country in the strongest terms. buties—on which the adverse vote was the Government on Friday night, and was ''it 414 41 1 ., - te cause of the supposed resignation . of the N,Nkti4 treated as a mere accident of which the . V"tla ' t el availed themselves to convince the go• i th • g 1, 1 ) , tt o fi xed determination of the party which ()i nce, to enforce a policy more in confor eto kh e t he principles and pledges of Sir Robert ''th;!t, a leade r of the Opposition in the last Par- Si t rie t ,; l ' en the faith of which he was entrusted V (l o . Z t en o ' . _ . 111 ore unequivo . cal . party proclamation of NI! 1,, -elation and repudiation of a Ministry, has 11%7 " herahodied and issued than the article in 4g i flt e Mail, to which we have alluded. lt','"hert Peel did not resign, as the organ L ' t;pelir s4 l .Conservatives supposed he had—because, 1vi; 1 .," was shut up to that only course con ri,,"tlll4llt-i" k his position—will be a source of disap -1,7t';1 Ili a ' but will not mitigate the hostility with .is eo Orse is viewed by the party, nor in /91ietth to qualify the condemnation of its po -1 IN, it over its imaginary grave. y pronounced (I n ill ark. that yesterday, in the hurry t a nalvsing the division of the preceding ~ 71 t hs , ",ated alt. number of ultra free traders who tared G j That numker, on ich overnment as.e ve d oe r the v, - , L ,"ns as twenty-two—the exact majority by "f Friday night was reversed, and the Ab il litib! ar ed from inevitable disruption. T _ t was, however, thirteen. Thus, but for tk ezioni,ta—eh o in this case voted for toy of Protection, as likely to advance 11. 1 . all protection—the Government would 4, l4 ti;j t 1) . - en - placed in a minority of four; and tvl,i'nolent have been cut of office On the ,hpt i n `" ts as eonst&ntly put forth by the Tory t4ek. t O t.e,‘Nthi gs were i n office, that they were Liberel,, and n, .t by a majority of i t , nti lhr t y ii ' 4 e o of groin ns, s i r Robert Pe e l i s th e A lai -Corn-law League ; the leaders of tr ". hi.ti in ollice by their votes ; and . to i lle will evince his gratitude by adopting t,'1 ( ",•1) I r °l 'nY they advocate. ‘1(1) . - -Th r e alliance of West Indians, Whig" t , that`' ns to ~ t liee, and disappointed Conse.rva . 4- h - t t " 4, e d• h , d • heir bolt, and we ima , is( arge • ea, t • 'Y. 'lre hale gratified by the result. The 'tined the satisfaction of knowing that they v,i_ . to tiv)ia.4,73 Placed their interests in opposition t atn,th' i 'en of the property-tax. The Whigs 1, 1 „ l e t' bar on the duor that excludes them from 41, 11 '4 in:' QOll- ervative self-seekers have learned C• i lt v C.°'''hierable a - fraction of the Conser i,'''a, "e constitute. The wretched mismanage -4,,1(),„ lizilt4it, Indian affairs from the day in which the I t l ' 11 00 e . 3 nod j.,bbing of the managers drove the t0. 44 '4 1 and Chandos in .disgust from i t 'k't 0, 0 ' etbis wr,tched mismanagement has led k i' t . t qll 4,lltirtt,h_lUnder..s and calamities quite beyond 1 4, t, o ,ne ,un sobsuject is inquired into ; but 4, 11 t , 94,1 laYs when great and varied interests o m, t ? the care of mere traders. Such :nody but theni,,elves, and they deride all 44 i e ?t i lfi L., t a i r ie di t illtir.. • The interests . of the British i e L r , Y in worse hands, if confided to the 4 1'N' , 1 ali ill tei. e , t a i _gliev" than the hands in which the West l~ Il eea,h nal' been so many years. Like the t ,',e-tt, t ' f „the west Indian managers thinks . only !Pl`t fine and of his own private interest. t 4 4,1. t kk it, 1 . 111 1 , 441 Prove my returns for the year? th e e:t I n di an estate - b r i ng a better • ; I' ) arl 'et ? I'V " There- are the q ues ti ons h e ta ti s,q4 a , onn rltk , " of any t hi ng tor the common good, or Pri'sPfrity of the colonies, he never till):;:itorToanesg;rvsercravueell. known that many of the West 1, 1 1•, tiltivottr u, invested large sums in the pur e tai non of estates in Cuba—all cultivated it i ttet ' Sr )t i l it eb'ai N h ing e ' d \- n.d.at this very moment some of the a . a te for est Indians, as they _are called, et/ 4130 a loan of half a million to in hlavea=lor they will be no more— ' •. t tiv i to ';l;ei rig e el4 11e ict e it d i hoi fort dikY 1 ,114 ! I.rY 6 ab ' i l j r f o e l 4 ,r0:0 tot, 059 " ri p Fur %re,' RPP'- No is ; a b l e° c9lies a ke•oe' isu,r2l°Pr I NTELLIGENCE. into Trinidad an d D emerara , so as to prevent, b y t h e --(LLD Ili weii. .7-14 e have more fly, but the plant i s l oo k- ! advantage of the start, and of a fresher and a bet -I,IB4ILEsEo ter soil, the possible recovery of Jamaica and the . Est a., ek. I th. -- -The bine has greatly inaFroved since other old colonies, and •r' any circumstances, how. CR A „., Ettg:od deal ever favourable. These mismanagers are, in truth, eyer, a.sultoox.— a l e fly b . ines look well ; there is, how. the very worst enemies of the great body of planters, and whatever tends to destroy their li t ._ °N The bine grow i ng , an d not much fly. i nfluence, is a benefit to the great body of 1101.1.c°11N.—Bine growing, but a good deal of fly. West Indians. The disease und e r w hi c h the West Indies u 1 1 ___ s,ll'idnoueN.—The pl an t h ere i s l oo ki ng well, suffer, and have been suffering for n ear ly f orty years, i s leg, li zt e i t oenEe.—N ot much fly, and the bine look- a steady and by no means slow decline in the supply of k labour. This decline has not been caused, and can aßDE._ €0,4.1. N.-aZerlye-rel.ittle fly, but the drought is d • e little h has been in progress while the West Indies Leaqiuri:e.trntinasT —The quantity of fly varies a good had a perfect monopoly,. even to the exclusion of diffe'rent gardens; on the whole it is in fair the other British colonies ; it has been in progress eon t , fx,, i , while sugar was protected by a differential duty of three th( re ‘ i EltbEN--The bine continues ' to progress, . and guineas the hundred weight ;and if it is now proceeding s rio fl l'llos L Y' • at a more rapid rate, the acceleration is the effect of a of ii, Et —The bine grows, and there is no quantity natural cause, the necessary operation of which every p 3 e xeept in places where they are sheltered. one must see. As the negroes become fewer they get k g fas , IlltY.The bine is looking healthier and grow- higher wages, and with higher wages they become rich, ~, ha s f, • and the land becomes of less value. As they becomerich, i 1 0,,, ca . lice, and the fly has left us. eedi ri ' PItB L---The plants in this district are in an ex- however, they purchase small scraps of cheap land, and atne,i, gl Y doubtful state ;on the one hand the bine is cease to be labourers. Thus the labourers are still n a tic i,,‘"teil, but, on the other there ii a good deal of mere reduced in number, wages necessarily rise still ktt 'ice. If anything, it has rather decreased, taking higher, and the same process is repeated again and again ) 44 c ;rage of t h e grounds during the past week. and again, and must continue to be repeated until there ba ts tbsToNTE, JUNE 17.—The hops in this district shall scarcely be a labourer in the colonies to be had IN. e ee. doing well up to near the end of last week; for hire. The advantage derived in this re it 4 a'uany gardens begin to show the want of rain, and spect to the great body of planters, is the 114 s uenerally thou ht there would be plenty of bine exposure of the truth, which the faithless 41 1e4 r, b.t if there'is not rain v e ry soon mos t pl aces managers wou ld k eep out o f s i g h t. Th e British Th s e 4 ry short of bine, the young hops iii particular. tropical colonies are of immense importance to Ihrt,stne remark applies ' to the Weald of Kent, but the British empire, pecuniary considerations altogether 13 4 - t ;'eY seem to suffer more from the want of rain. apart, and they are of not less importance to the liberty t° , 1 44," 1 -,EY, JUNE 17.—Some of our hop grounds are of mankind. We must, therefore be careful not to Th e bi t ( `dear, while others are very full of fly and lice. lose them, or let them sink into . that state of ruin t, s 'ne IS certainly in a fluctuating state at present. to which they are rapidly descending, and to which lila c !, 7 ' PAna.eion, JUNE 17.—The Goldings are rather lk f bin them more rapidly. A permanent supply of bona fide It, .-e for this time of year, but the weather of the h rtm L ate 4 t gut has been vs ry favourable for them, and they free labour must be found for - them. Until the Attzu s.uffered at all from vermin. colonial population shall •be doubled, the colonies will t e iler a i l N y c Tlc k , JUNE 17.—The bine is very clean, and not be in a secure state. Now this supply of labour may . el l , r , • 8 well, be had promptly, and with little difficulty, by the estab lishment of settlements on the African coast, to serve as i , P , dl y ' l tv a ..,. JUNE 16.—The hop bine has grown very tb k verm lte in entrepots, and thus will the accursed - slave-trade be effec the last week. We are now quite free tually destroyed. It is not at present -a contest be tween free labour and slave labour that is carried on between our colonies on one side, and Cuba and the Brazils on the other, it is a contest of insufficient and overpaid labour against abundant and unpaid labour, and the result is inevitable. But who will pretend that if the negroes in our colonies were in sufficient numbers to compel them to work at the wages, and at the rate at which Englishmen work, any slaves could compete with them? To obtain for the West Indies this abundant supply of labourers is the object to which Parliament must direct its attention. LAW INTELLIGENCE. SECONDARIES' COURT, June 19. CRIM. CON.-BARBER V. GRIMWADE. This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages in an action for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. The defendant allowed judgment to go by default. The damages were laid at 1,0001. The following are the facts of the case :—The plaintiff is an omnibus proprietor living at Clapham, and the defendant resided within a few doors of the plaintiff, and being an old friend who had seen better days, was employed by him as a driver. Amelia Barber, the plaintiff's wife, was a lady of very prepossessing appearance, about twenty-four years of age. The intimacy commenced in June, 1843, and con tinued until the commencement of the action, a few months since. An immense number of letters were dis covered, many of them being of a very artful nature, and the fact of the defendant being a married man, with a young family, threw the plaintiff in some measure off his guard. The criminal conversation was always carried on in the house of the plaintiff. Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the plaintiff, said the jury would be spared the necessity of hearing details of a most painful nature, as the plaintiff had agreed to take a verdict by consent fur 501.—The damages were thee assessed at 501. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MAR YLEBONE. Ishmael Quintin, landlord of the Jolly Farmers public- house. Munster -street, Regent's-park, was brought before Mr. Rawlinson by virtue of a summons issued at the instance of the Commissioners of Police, for allow ing gaming in his house, contrary to the terms of his spirit license and the Act of the 9th Geo. IV. Jacob Farey said that he left Bath on Tuesday week last, and arrived in town on Wednesday morning. He stoped on that day in Mr. Quintin's house, and observed, in an up-stairs room, a policeman in his official dress and the landlord's potman playing at bagatelle. Th e y pl aye d some games with varied success, and the cash lost was ' spent in drink. The potman left off play, and the policeman then said to witness, Perhaps you will have no objection to play." Witness then played with the constable, and lost a shilling; he also lost one, and they then played for threepen,e ' which witness won; the n f or another thre e p ence , w hi c h he won also, and the police ' man then said he would put sixpence down to witness's sixpence, and they would play for the shilling. Witness put down his sixpence, which the policeman covered with another, and they played for it, And witness won. On going, however, to take his money he found that it had disappeared, and on his taxing the policeman with the robbery, he called him a d-- thief, and a b-- rogue. There was another person in the room, a man who had been discharged from the police force o n th e day before. lie (witness) was so frightened at the lan guage used to him that he went down stairs and told the landlord that he should riot stop an hour longer in the 'house, and he forwarded on the succeeding day a com plaint to the Commissioners of Police, who suspended the constable and ordered a summons to be issued against the landlord. The landlord had entered the room while the policeman and himself were playing, and asked how they were getting on. ' W. Wells, 339 S, the constable, was put in the box. He admitted the playing at bagatelle, but denied the making use of bad language, or stealing the shilling. He was off duty at the time, and did not think he was com mitting any offence. Mr. RAWLINSON said his conduct was most disgrace fa! ; but the case before him then only applied to the landlord. He had no excuse for permitting a policeman to clay in his house, and he would, therefore, fine him forty shillings. The policeman will probably be examined before the ;Magistrate for his part in the transaction. William Hotham, alias Sir William Hotham, a fashion ably dressed young man, and one of the supporters of the " turf," was finally examined on a charge of stealing a mare from the stables of Mr. John Dart, of Crawford street. The prisoner had hired the animal on the sth inst., but had forgotten to return it. It was attempted to be proved by Mr. Hurry, who was retained for the defence, that the mare had been purchased. The evi dence, however, did not bear out his argument, and Mr. Rawlinson committed the prisoner for trial. He was, however, admitted to bail. CLERKENWELL. Mr. George Saville, a cheesemonger,residing in Soho, was charged with an assault of a very unprovoked elt: meter on the person of Mary Anne Coleman, the wife of a labourer living in Bloomsbury. The complainant, a decent-looking, poor woman, had a severe contusion under her left eye. The complainant deposed that she was returning to her home on that morning, between one and two o'clock, when the prisoner came up to her as she was crossing Vernon-place, Bloomsbury-square, and asked her if she would fight him. She told him not to interrupt her, upon which he struck her a violent blow on the eye with his clenched first, producing the contusion, which was visible. The prisoner had just come out of Mr. Young's public-house, at the corner of Vernon-place. She had given him no provocation whatever. In answer to a question from the Magistrate, witness accounted for being oat so late by having been in at tendance on her sister in Bishopsgate-street, who had been recently confined. She was going home as quickly as she could. Police-constable, 164 E, said the prosecutrix and pri soner were perfectly sober. The prisoner, who assumed an air of great importance, stated that the complainant had solicited him as a woman of the town, and grasped him round the breast. He acknowledged having pushed her away ; there were four or five other women of bad character with her. The complainant declared, in the most solemn manner, that she never touched him ; that she was in company with no person, and that she had not spoken a word. Mr. Hopkins, residing in 56, Wigmore-street, Caven dish-square, was called for the defence. He deposed that he believed a young woman solicited his friend and afterwards caught hold of him ; she spoke to him, but he could not tell what she said. Jane Hardinge, an unfortunate girl living in Easton street, deposed that she was standing at the corner of Vvrnon-place, when she saw the complainant crossing the street—had never seen her before. She was alone and unotiending when the prisoner struck her a blow on the eye—she had never addressed him. Mt : . GREENWOOD said it was evident the complainant was a married woman, and that she bad given no provo cation whatever. - Ile would fine the prisoner 11., or a week's imprisonment. • The fine was paid at once, and the offender set at liberty. John „Stewart and 'Sarah Pattison, alias Stewart, alias Browne, alias Thompson, with whom were four children, two of them infants; were brought up by Horsford, the Men dicity officer, charged with obtaining money on false pre tences from Mr. James Beale, No. 1, Tavistock-place, Russelksquare; also on several other charges of a similar nature—the victims being Members of Yarliamemt and several of the most distinguished of the nobility. The prisoners •were attired plainly, but with scrupulous cleanliness. The woman had a babe in each arm, and wore a . mournful and dejected look. The male prisoner, who is her husband, affected an air of the greatest sim plicity. Both are among the most artful, successful, and incorrigible of their class. They refused to give any address. - - It appeared from the statement of Horsford that on that morning he saw them visiting several houses in Tavistock-square ; they then went to the house ofArch.: deacon Potts, 20, Woburn-place, and were about pre senting their forged letters when he arrested them. Witness having received numerous complaints from per sons of high and humble station who had been defrauded by them, at once took them into custody. He produced a bundle of letters, all written in the same handwriting, and certifying to the excellent character and reduced circumstance* of one or both of the prisoners. In one instance the female represented herself as a widow whose husband had lately died, leaving herself and children des titute ; in another she was the wife of a decayed ma riner, who had been bedridden for two years. There was a little red book found on the female prisoner, which, when apprehended, she attempted to destroy, and which, on examination, was found to contain the names ~.-~- - F-7:- THE SUN, LONDON, TrITTRSDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1844. of Viscountess Palmerston, Sir George Cayley, Lieut.- Colonel M`Donald, Mr. Ley, clerk to the House of Com mons; Mr. Hoare, Mr. Gladstone, M.P., Mr. Tristram, of the Yorkshi re S oc i ety ; t h e Earl of Enniskillen, and those of other distinguished individuals, with sums of money affixed to each. They have been practising their artful mendicancy for the last ten years, but not with impunity, as will appear by the following return : February, 1836, before Mr. Chambers, the male prisoner one month ; ditto, 25th November, same year, before Sir F. Roe, one month ; ditto, June, 1837, Mr. Dyer, one month ; ditto, 7th September, 1837, Mr. Hoskins, three months.; ditto, May, 1838. Mr. Broughton, three months ; ditto, at the Middlesex Sessions, nine months ; ditto, 13th May, 1840, Mr. Hardwicke, six weeks; ditto 14th July, 1841, Mr. Hall, one month ; ditto, 14th April, 1843, Guildhall, one month. The female priso ner bad been committed still more frequently. On the 17th of April, 1843, she was brought before Mr. Bond, charged with endeavouring to obtain money on false pre tences from Mr. Gladstone, M.P., brother to the Vice- President of the Board of Trade. On that occasion she gave her name as Pattison, and Mr. Gladstone produced the letter she gave him, purporting to be from Mr. T. G. Fuller, of 28, St. James's-street. She said she was a native of Fettercairn, in Scotland. Mr. Beale deposed that hegave the female prisoner 55., on her producing a letter of high recommendation, pur porting to be written by Mr. Keale, a gentleman residing in Garlick-hill, Croydon. Witness was deceived by the handwriting, which was like Mr. Keale's. She also pro duced a letter, purporting to be from Mr. Tristram, of the Yorkshire Society, and speaking in the same high terms of her character, and forcibly depicting her for lorn and destitute condition. Mr. Kettle's clerk said the letter was not in his em ployer's handwriting. The prisoners were remanded, Horsford stating that Mr. Denison, M.P., the Earl of Enniskillen, and other noblemen and gentlemen, would prefer charges agains them. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS The following are the results of "A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes registered in the Week ending Saturday, the 15th of June, 1844." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General: Weekly Total. Average of Five year.. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 194 178 Diseases of variable or uncertain seat B9 111 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 136 157 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration 247 286 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 27 21 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion .. Diseases of the Kidneys, &c 8 5 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 9 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 8 6 Diseases of the Skin, &c. ...... . ... 0 1 Old Age, or Natural Decay 5O 71 By Violence, Privation, or Intemperance Causes specified' 853 942 Deaths from ill'Causes '' 855 946 DEATHS FROM THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES INCLUDED UNDER CAUSES OF DEATH. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 19. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock. AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION. Mr. JAMES presented a petition from the farmers of East Cumberland, deprecating the tactics of the Anti- Corn-law League, and praying the House not .to allow foreign corn to come into this country . , free of duty. Several of the petitioners had attached to their signa tures, a declaration to the effect that they would rather have a fixed duty of Bs. a quarter on wheat than the present sliding-scale. The Hon. Member took that opportunity of correcting an error which had crept into the division lists of Monday night, as he was repre sented to have voted both ways. —(Laughter.) As he did not possess the power of übiquity, he begged to state that he voted with the Hon. Member for Bristol (Mr, Miles).—(Hear, hear.) DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. Petitions against this Bill were prest 7 nTedbi Sir J. Y. BULLER from Devonshire, and Mr. KEMBLE from Camberwell. Mr. WYSE presented a petition from Ireland in fa vour of art-unions. OPENING LETTERS AT THE POST-OFFICE. - Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Westminster, complaining of the letters of some of her Majesty's subjects having been opened by order of one of her Majesty's Secretaries of State, a power which they stated ought not to be exercised except under especial and pressing circumstances. They stated also that the practice, if continued, would create a want of confidence in the Post -office authorities of the country. —(Hear, hear.) They prayed the House •to take steps to abolish the Act of Parliament which established the power, or to make such stringent provisions as would prevent the abuse of the power which had been so lately exhibited by one of her Majesty's Secretaries of State.— (Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member presented a similar petition from the Metropolitan Trades Association. Mr. WALLACE moved that the petition of operative bleachers in the parishes of Cathcart. and Eastwood, to regulate their labour (presented 13th June), be printed with the Votes.—Ordered. STATE TRIALS. Mr. WYSE moved that the petition from William Ford, Pierce Mahony, and others, on the subject of the State Trials_ (Ireland), presented 17th June, be printed with the Votes.—Ordered. Mr. E. TENNENT presented a petition from the en gravers of London, complaining of the monopoly caused by the proceedings of the Art-Union. - CORPORATION OF DUBLIN. The Sergeant at Arms having announced, the the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of Dublin' were in attendance, the Speaker directed him to call them in. The civic functionaries, attired in court suits, and wear ing also their robes of office, immediately entered, and the Lord Mayor, advancing to the Bar, delivered in a petition, and having made obeisance, retired. Mr. T. Duncombe having moved that the petition be read, the clerk proceeded to do so. The petition was from the Lord Mayor and Corporation of Dublin, and showed that Daniel O'Connell,-an Hon. Member of that House, John O'Connell, also. an Hon. Member of that House, and five other gentlemen, had been convicted on grounds which appeared to the peti tioners to be totally opposed to constitutional prin ciples. The petitioners also stated their conviction that the parties had not had a fair trial--(Loud cheers) —and that the law of conspiracy, as laid down on the trial, was wholly subversive of the liberty of the subject.—(Cheers.) They also stated their opinion that the trial itself had not been conducted on fair and just principles—(Cheers)—and that a course had been pur sued which had greatlyprejudiced the prisoners when on their trial.—(Cheers.) All these proceedings the peti tioners held to be detrimental to the administration of justice, and they, therefore, called u p on t h e H ouse to take the law of conspiracy into their serious con sideration, and to preserve inviolate the right of free discussion.—(Cheers.) Mr. WYSE said he should move, to-morrow, that the petition be printed with the Votes.—(H ear , h ear .) SOUTHAMPTON MARSH BILL. On the motion of Mr. HOPE, the Lords' amendments to this Bill were taken into considerittion, and agreed to. Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from Chelsea and Vauxhall, against the Interment in Towns Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION.—STATE TRIALS. Mr. WYSE gave notice that, on the 2d of July, he should move for a Select Committee to inquire into the formation of the special jury which tried Mr. O'Connell, and also The course of proceedings that had been adopted by the Court upon that occasion. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE postponed his motion to the 16th July, with respect to the interference of Peers at elections. DROPPED ORDERS. The dropped notices of motion and the dropped orders of the day were then re-appointed. POOR-LAWS. Mr. P. BORTHWICK, in answer to a question from Mr. Pechell, stated that if the Government did not pro ceed with the Poor-law Amendment Bill that they had introduced, he should go on with his. COUNTY COURTS• BILL (DUCHY OF LAN CASTER). On the motion of Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET, - the further consideration of this Bill was postponed for a fortnight. VESTRIES IN CHURCHES BILL. • On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. HUME stated that it was important that the House should know the nature of the Bill, because, unless made acquainted with it, they ought at once to reject the measure. If the Bill passed, the ordinary business of the church would be prevented from taking place in it. The best way to avoid the repetition of such scenes was to do away with church -rates altogether.—(Cheers.) As 'long as the Dissenters were called on to pay church !rates they had a right to attend these meetings and to vote. If they would excuse Dissenters from church-rates he would undertake to say there would be no recurrence of these scenes. He would support a Bill to keep them ,from attending vestry meetings under such circumstances. Churches had originally been built for the public; but of late years attempts had been made to turn them into pri vate property, and treat them as if the public had no in terest in them. As long as every parishioner was bound to maintain the church, and to pay rates, each , person in the parish who was called on to pay had a right to give a voice for or against the rate. He thought the Bill ought not to pass, and therefore he should move that it be committed that day six months. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN was glad that the Hon. 'Member for Montrose had in his observations confined himself to discussing the principle of the Bill. It was on the principle that he was anxious to take the divi sion. He would not enter into particulars, but the scenes which had taken place in vestries were matter of public notoriety. Those lion. Members who were of opinion that it was better not to disturb the present ar rangement would vote against the Bill. Those who were 'Jf opinion that those evils would be remedied by it would vote in its favour. He did not obstinately adhere to the details of the measure, but he wished to take a vote upon its principle. Mr. BECKETT said that in the towns he represented there was a strong feeling in favour of the measure. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that, since the last dis cussion, he had had an opportunity of considering the subject. To the principle of the Bill he was decidedly friendly, but he thought some of the details might be advantageously altered. He should, therefore, consi dering the scandal that arose from these meetings, sup port the going into Committee. Captain PECHELL hoped the Hon. Member for Montrose would persist in his opposition.. Many clergy men considered that the church was the best place for holding these meetings. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill was advocated as necessary to prevent brawl ing in churches, and now they wanted a Bill to make the Offence impossible. It was clear, then, that both the Bills were not necessary. If they consented to go into committee pro forma-for the amendments of the 'Right Hon. Secretary, he b'elie r ed it would be the same with this measure as with the Masters and Servants Bill ; it would come out of Committee ten thousand times worse than it went in. The protec tion of the Right Hon. Baronet to a measure was like the effect of the upas tree—it seemed to poison all it reached.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He advised the Hon. Member to stick by his own measure if he thought it a good one. Mr. ESCOTT strongly opposed the measure. After a,few words from Mr. REDHEAD YORKI6; Lord PALMERSTON thought the Eill made an al teration in a practice of long standing, which was con venient and congenial to the feelings of the people. No grounds whatever had been stated for the adoption of the measure, and the Government had better let the Bill drop, and bring in another, if necessary, in concert with the Law Officers of the Crown. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought the disorders and desecration of the church occasioned by holding such meetings a sufficient ground for the measure. lie was not prepared, however, to support all the details of the Bill. Mr. E. DENISON opposed the Bill. Mr. EWART said that, according to the common law, the church was the proper place of meeting. He was convinced the reasoning of the measure was on that side of the House, and he trusted from that reasoning the House would not be induced to pass the BilL Captain ROUS would vote against the Bill, consider ing it an insult to every rate-payer. a Mr. WAKLEY opposed the BilL All were asking what was the object of the BilL It was said that they ought not to contaminate the church by having vestry meetings held in it. Contaminate 1 Why, if any building was contaminated, it was that House.—(Cheers.) The proceedings which had taken place in it lately ren dered it dangerous for any man to enter it.----(Cheers.) Mr. W. 0. STANLEY did not believe that the Bill was requisite or necessary. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For going into Committee B7 • Against it 73 Majority for going into. Committee —l4 On our admission into the gallery, we found Mr. HUME on his legs moving the adjournment of the House. There never was any measure more revo lutionary with respect to the Church than this, and as long as the people were called upon to pay church-ratel. the House was not justified in passing a Bill like the present. He thought the House ought not to proceed with any other measure until Ministers had stated their reasons for bringing in this. Bill. Instead of taking the present means for preventing brawling in the church, let the Government adopt the only means for doing so, namely, that of putting an end to church-rates.— (Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving the adjournment of the House. Mr. ROEBUCK said it was strange that those vvh, professed to feel such awe on entering a church should be extremely anxious to import church matters into the Magpie dud • Stump, or the "Red - Liori. —(A laugh.) Many persons, who . would not, on any account commit a crime in a church might easily and readily fall into the commission of one in a tap room.—(Hear, hear.) He looked upon the Bill, therefore, as one calculated rather to entrap people into the commission of offences than the avoidanCe of them. In his opinion ecclesiastical matters ought to be discussed within the church walls, and so sacred did he hold a place of worship to be, that nothing which occurred within it could lower or degrade either the place itself or the holy doctrines inculcated in it. Sir R. PEEL said, having been asked if it was his inten tion to hasten the Bill through the House, he begged to say he had no such intention, and he had never shown such. Should the Bill get into Committee there were clauses in it which he thought ought to be omitted, and others which ought to be modified.—(Hear.) His Hon. Friend (Mr. O'Brien) was not responsible for the origin of this Bill. In the year 1838 the principle of the Bill had been affirmed by the House, and this Bill was in perfect accordance with the views then expressed. All his Hon. Friend sought now. was, to get into Comniittee, in order that certain amendments might be introduced, when the Bill, as altered, would be printed, and time would be given to Hon. Members to consider the measure as it would then stand. Surely there was nothing hasty or very unreasonable in this:—(Hear, hear.) Mr. SHEIL wanted to know the reason why the Bill was not to extend to Ireland. As to brawling and tumult, the cause of these evils, where they did exist, was to be found in the subject of discussion, and till they put church-rates, and all other matters eon nected with the Church, upon a proper footing, 'they were only changi ng th e fi e ld o f b attle from the hurch to the Mitre and Crown ; and how far better would it be to get rid of the war itself.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WATSON called upon the Hon. Member. for Montrose (Mr. Hume) to persevere in his amendment. Such a Bill as the present ought to have been brought in by the Government; or ought never to have been brought in at all.—(Hear.) As to the violent pro ceedings which had been stated to have taken place in Shoreditch and other churches, he begged to say that the law. had provided a remedy, and they would soon probably have a further remedy in the Ecclesiastical Codas Bill—(Hear, hear)—which pro mised to take especial care both of soul and body.-- (Laughter.) It was said the Bill was to prevent the desecration of the church. What cant ! What hypo crisy I Why, was not the noblest church of the land desecrated every hour of every day by the payment of a paltry twopence by every Christian who wished to see its glories and its wonders ?—(Loud cheers.) He had as much awe as, any man for the edifices of the Church, but he had as much awe for the law. Talk of brawling, this measure was calculated to increase it. At present discussions at vestries was carried on properly, but would it be so in the Crown and Sceptre ?—(Cheers.) But then it was said it was a scandal on the Church. Was it not a scandal to call upon a clergymen to preside over a drunken meeting at a public-house ?—(Cheers.) There was not one single petition in favour of the Bill, and he trusted, considering its provisions, the House would throw it out altogether. Mr. B. ESCOTT said that it had been asked why Ireland had been excluded from the Bill. Why, the fact was that the Right Hon. Gentleman the Recorder for Dublin had asked the Hon. Member not to include that country, as it would create too great a ferment there. He hoped the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw the Bill at once.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. SHAW said he had requested that Ireland should be excluded from the Bill, because he thought it inap plicable to that country. Mr. WAKLEY said that the people of this country thought the Bill as obnoxious to this country as the Right Hon. Gentleman thought it for Ireland. The Right Hon. Baronet, by his speech and actions, showed he did•not approve Of the Bill, and surely he was strong enough in his position to say so manfully at once.— (Roars of laughter.) Among the supporters of the Hon. Baronet the other night, was the Hon. Member for Northamptonshire, and now, no doubt, he felt the effect of gratitude.—{Loud cheers.) He had always sup ported the Church, because he thought if it was dis placed they would have a greater evil.—(Much laughter.) It was the bounden duty of Government to speak out manfully on this question. The proposal now was to go into Committee on the Bill—that was absurd. He thought that it was much better to withdraw this mule, this half horse and half ass Bill.—(Great laughter.) He thought the Government ought to take the responsi bility of such a measure, if there was any necessity for legislating, which he did not think there was.—(Hear.) Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN replied. The mannerin which the Government had acted towards him with re spect to this Bill deserved his gratitude, and he now tendered it to them. He also thought the country was equally indebted to the Government for the course they had•pursued. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority for going into Committee —8 On aur return to the gallery, we' found Mr. HUME stating that, after two divisions, with all the influence of the Right Hon. Baronet, only a majority of eight could be found to support this obnoxious Bill. He would move adjournment on adjournment but the Bill should be defeated. He moved that the debate be adjourned. Mr. WANLEY said as this was a subject of slight im portance, he should suggest to the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) the propriety of asking the House to re. scind the vote it had just come to.—(Great laughter.) Mr. MAGEACHY said the people of England had been greatly libelled by many orthe remarks that had been made respecting their behaviour. If they really wanted correction, it could not be obtained by such libels as those he alluded to, or by such a Bill as that before the. House. Lord PALMERSTON suggested that the Bill should be withdrawn, and that if the Government really thought that legislation upon the subject was necessary, they should bring in a Bill in a manly way, upon their own responsibility.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN said it was evident the Bill was not to be allowed to proceed. He should, there fore, move as an amendment on the Hon. Member for Montrose's motion (Mr. Hume) "That the debate be ad journed"—" That this House do now adjourn." The . SPEAKER having put the amendment first— " That the House do now adjourn," there was a roar of "Ayes," and "one solitary but loud " No." The Speaker said. the . " Ayes" have it, and, amidst shouts of laughter, the House adjourned at a few minutes after Seven o'clock. THE NEW POOR-LAW. TREATMENT OF PARISH 'APPRENTICES. A good deal of interest has been created among the authorities of the Croydon Union on account of a reso lution recently come to by the magistrates of that divi vision, restricting the hours of labour of the poor boys apprenticed by the union. The circumstances out of which the resolu.tion in question arose were these :—An orphan boy had been sent out from the union on liking to a master shoemaker in London, and, at the expiration of a certain period, the parties came before the bench for the purpose of having the boy regularly bound. The magistrates, not having any information afforded them by the overseerS, questioned the boy and his master, when it appeared that on several occasions the lad had been worked from seven o'clock in the morning until eleven or twelve at night, and that no regular period was allowed fpr his meals or recreation, and the bench de clined to bind the boy until some further information was afforded, and Mr. Garraway, the acting overseer of Mitcham, was appointed to make the necessary inqui ries, and, at the next meeting of the bench, he reported that the master bore a very good character, and that, although it was true that the boy had on some occasions been kept at work till eleven or twelve at night, it was only on Saturdays, or when they were very much pressed with work. The magistrates, Messrs. Adams, Lucas, arid Sutherland, on this occasion ex pressed their opinion, that from whatever cause it arose, they were too many hours for a boy to work, and they remarked that it would be like binding a boy to a state of complete slavery ; and as they considered themselves to be placed in the position of the guardians of poor per sons, and that it was their duty to protect them, they would not consent to bind any poor boy as an apprentice, unless under certain restrictions, and they eventually came to a resolution that the hours of labour should be from seven till seven in the summer, and eight till eight in the winter, and that two hours of that period should be allowed for meals ; and they directed that a covenant to that effect should be inserted in the indenture before they would sign it. It appears that the person to whom the boy was to be apprenticed refused to take the boy with these conditions, and at a subsequent meeting of the bench, Mr. John Blake and several other gentlemen, who are guardians of the union, waited upon the magis trates, and urged them to rescind their resolution, on the ground, that if they did not the union would not be able to get rid of its poor boys, as no master could be round who would take them upon such terms, and they also said, that if the bench persisted in carrying out their resolution, they considered the question of so much importance that they should feel called upon to make a special applicatioa to the Poor-law Commissioners upon the subject. The magistrates upon this occasion de clined to make any alteration in their resolution, and the matter stood - over. At the last meeting of the bench, Mr. John Drum mond attended professionally, on behalf of the parish authorities of Mitcham ; and went at great' length into the whole subject, contending that the magistrates, by law, had no power to come to any such resolution as the oae above alluded to. He then cited the Act of Parlia ment under which the parish had the power of binding boYs apprentices, and read the preamble of it, which commenced as follows :—" Whereas many grievances have arisen by the binding of poor boys to improper persons, and at a 'great distance from their homes and their parents," &c.,. and he argued that, when the magistrates were informed that proper inquiries had been made by the overseers, the signing of the inden ture was merely a magisterial act, and that they had no power to go into any of the details of the apprentice ship. He admitted that the inquire magistrates had a discre tionary power to into the fitness of the party to whom the apprentice was to be bound, but that it was quite beyond their province to restrict the hours of his abour. Mr. ADAMS intimated it to be his opinion that the Legislature had made the magistrates parties to the binding of parish apprentices, for the very purpose of protecting those who probably had no relations or friends to pro tect them, and who were therefore likely to become vie ' tims to the cupidity of parish officers. The preamble of the Act which referred to many grievanceses having arisen by the binding of poor boys to improper persons, confirmed this impression, and showed that the magis trazes were empowered to inquire into all the circum stances of the - party, and to take care that the apprentice was not in any manner ill-treatad. In this case not the least „pains _were taken. by the.overseer4 the first instance to ascertain how the boy had been treated ; but he was brought there to be bound, as a • , matter of course, and it was only when the magistrates felt it their duty to interfere, that the overseers went to make inquiries, the result of which led to the passing of the resolution. Mr. Drummond said he had no 'doubt- the bench had been actuated. by the most humane miives, but he sub mitted the law did not give them the power to make such a resolution. If the boy was over-worked or ill treated in any other manner.he would have a remedy by applying to the magistrates. Mr. REID, the 'Chairman of the' bench, expressed his opinion that the bench had not the power to carry out the resolution they had come to. Mr. ADAMS said - the magistrates on the former occa• sion had acted under the advice of *their clerk, who was their professional a , lviser, and he was quite prepared to adhere to that resolution. If there was really a doubt, whether the law gave them power to make such a regu • lation, it would be necessary that they should consider the point, or the parish might, if they pleased, apply for a mandamus. After some furthei discussion the bench took time to consider the question, and in the meantime the matter was ordered to stand over. THE SUGAR DUTIES. (From the _Manchester Guardian.) The Administration of Sir Robert Peel, - which was re cently placed in a situation of great difficulty during the dis cussions on the Factory Bill, has received another, and, we think, a ruder shock, by an adverse decision of the House of Commons, upon the Ministerial resolution fixing the future amount of the sugar duties. It will be seen from our report of the debates in the House of Commons on Friday night, that Sir Robert Peel, in accordance with.the intimation con tained in his speech on the budget, moved a resolution to the effect that, from and after the 10th November next, the duty on sugar from British possessions should be 245., and on the produce of Java, Manilla, China, and such other countries as Government might hereafter declare, 345. per cwt. On this resolution, Mr. Philip Miles, one of the Members for Bristol, and a large West India proprietor, moved an amendment, to the effect that the duty on British sugar should be 20s. per cwt, and on foreign 305., with the exception of white cloyed sugars, on which he proposed a d u ty o f 34 5 . per cwt. At the first sight, it may probably appear to some of our readers, that the principal difference between these two pro positions is a reduction of duty, by that of Mr. Miles, to the extent of 4s. per cwt. below the rates proposed by Govern ment. Now if this had been the real state of the case, we think few of our readers would doubt as to which of them ought to have had the support of the Liberals and free traders in the House: Fully believing, as we do, that the present sugar duties are too high, and that a substantial diminution of them would be highly beneficial to the country, and, even tually, by no means injurious to the revenue, we should have been exceedingly glad to witness the triumph of Mr. Miles's amendment, and the consequent adoption of duties of 20s. and 305., in lieu of 245. and 345. per cwt. on British and foreign sugars respectively. But a mere general lowering of the duty was by no means the object of Mr. Miles, and the Members of the West India interest, who supported his amendment. They were per fectly well aware that the whole, or very nearly the whole, of the foreign free-labour sugar, which, under the proposed change in the law,. can be introduced into this coun try (though = not • more valuable • than good West India brown Muscovado sugar), is exported from Java and Manilla in the state of white cloyed. sugar, on which Mr. Miles sought to place a discriminating duty of 14s. per cwt. instead of 10s. In . other words, •the object of that gentleman was really to obtain for the growers of sugar in British possessions an additional protection of 4s. per cwt. ; and the proposed reduction of duty to 20s and 30s. (on brown sugars) was neither more nor less than a cunning trap to catch the votes of those who might think the duties proposed by Sir Robert Peel were too high. Into this trap, we regret to say, nearly the whole of the Liberal Members, including Lord John Russell, Mr. Laboucbere, and other leaders of the Liberal and free-trade party, rushed with inconsiderate steps, and thus placed themselves in the very false position of vot ing, by implication, for an additional protection. to the Bri tish colonial sugar-growers. We say by implication, because the formal effect of the vote was merely to negative the pro posal of the Government; but, as the choice really lay be tween that and the amendment of Mr. Miles, to vote against the one was, in effect, to vote in favour of the other. To the general error of the party who took this false step, the conduct of Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, Mr: Milner Gibson, and'about twelve more of the free traders, formed a very cre ditable exception. They saw and pointed out the hollowness of the pretext under which Mr. Miles sought their votes, and supported the Ministerial proposition ; but the result was, that Sir Robert Peel's resolution was negatived by a ma jority of 20; the numbers being, for it, 221 ; against it, 241. Of course this defeat, coming so soon after the previous defeats on' the Factory Bill in the House of Commons, and on the Welsh Bishopric Bill in the House of Lords, caused a very great sensation in London ; and reports were exceed ingly rife, to the effect that Ministers had either tendered, or determined to, tender, their resignations. . Whether there was any foundation for these rumours, we are quite unable to say ; but it' is clear from the result, that, if Sir Robert Peel and his coadjutors ever thought of- resigning, they aban doned their intention, and determined to try the chance of another appeal to their supporters in the House of Commons. This they made on Monday evening, when Sir Robert Peel, after explaining at great length his views upon the subject, declared his intention of moving upon Mr. Miles'a resolution (which had then become the original motion before the House) an amendment, the effect of which was to substitute his own scale of duties in lieu of that which Mr. Miles had proposed; and he intimated pretty plainly, that, in the event of being defeated on that amendment, he should decline to continue in office. A very , long and interesting debate ensued, in the course of which Lord John Russell and some other Members of the Liberal party declared their intention of adhering, to the principle of their former votes, by sup porting Mr. Miles's resolution, but intimated that they should endeavour to extend - the discriminating duty on clayed sugars to those from British possessions. This inti mation was, .no doubt, intended to remove the appearance of a vote in favour of additional protection ; Nit, if they could have carr=ied out their views on this point, they would Hot thereby have removed the objection, seeing that the discri minating duty would have applied to nearly all the foreign andto little ornone of the West India sugar to be imported. 'We are glad to say, however, that, on a division, Mr. Miles's proposal was negatived by a majority of 22 the numbers being 233 for, and 255 against it. Sir Robert Peel's amendment was afterwards carried without opposition ; and, theugh not yet entirely out of danger, we hope it will speedily become the law of the land. It is, as the recent division clearly shows, the best measure which we'are likely to obtain in the present composition of. the House. of Com mons ; and, in addition to its intrinsic value, it has the im portant extrinsic advantage, that it must very speedily bring about further and more beneficial changes. Of course, on an occasion like the one which we have been describing, there are many curious changes of opinion, and some which will expose the parties concerned to severe animadversion. Amongst the votes which have excited the greatest amount of astonishment amongst certain classes in this neighbourhood, is that of Mr. En twisle, the newly-elected Member for South Lanca shire. When it became known here that his name was included in the list of the -majority against Ministers, his Tory friends stoood perfectly aghast ; no doubt recall ing to mind his declaration that he was going to Parliament as a staunch supporter of Sir Robert Peel. To us, however, Mr. Entwisle's conduct caused no surprise at all. We knew pretty well, that, in case of a difference of opinion between Sir Robert and the thorough going monopolists in the House, Mr. Entwisle was pretty sure to fling overboard his allegi ance to the Premier, and to go to the utmost extent in favour of monopoly. This opinion we, publicly expressed at the time of the late election ; and Mr. Entwisle has very- soon verified our prediction. He gave his vote against Ministers on Friday, on the ground, as declared by himself on Monday, that he wished to give further protection to the West India interest. Having, however, as we suspect, received some earnest remonstrances from his friends on the vote he had given, the Hon. Gentleman announced that he should abstain from voting on Monday, and he retired from the House before the division. We imagine that some of his mercantile sup porters will begin to beef opinion, that they have got a very pretty bargain in their new representative. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETING OF TAE JOCIEY CLUB. The following is a copy of the official report of the meeting of the Jockey Club noticed in this paper on Tnesday last : A general meeting of the Jockey Club was held on Saturday, June, 15, 1844, present— Right Hon. G. S. Byng, The Earl of Stradbroke, Stewards. The Marquis of Exeter, The Earl of Albemarle Colonel Peel The Hon. Col. Anson George Payne, Esq. Sir D. Baird Hon. Captain Rous S. Batson, Esq. Earl of Rosslyn Duke of•Beautbrt J. V. Shelley, Esq. Lord George Bentinck W. S. Stanley, Esq. C. C. Greville, Esq. John Stanley, Esq. General Grosvenor The Earl of Verulam John Mills, Esq. Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. W. A. Roberts, Esq. A letter was read from Baron de Teissier, one of the stewards of Epsom races, stating his full concurrence in the desire expressed, that Epsom races should in future be under the control and management of the Jockey Club, for the time being. It was resolved that the stewards of Newmarket for the time being should act conjointly with the stewards of Epsom in the management of Epsom races. Several resolutions were proposed, and, after some dis cussion, their further consideration was postponed till Monday, for which day a meeting was ordered to be called. MONDAY, JUNE 17. PRESENT : Right Hon. G. S. Byng, ) The Rail of Stradbroke„C Stewards. The Marquis of Exeter, The Hon. Col. Arson The Hon. Capt. Rous S. Batson, Esq. J. V. Shelley, Esq. C. C. Greville, EFq. W. S. Stanley, Esq. Viscount Maidstone The Earl of Verulam Lord C. Manners Viso.uot Villiers The Marquis of Normanby I Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. Geo. Payne, Esq. The Members of the Jo, cey Club.having assembled to take into consideration some circumstances which have lately occurred on the Turf, and which segm urgently to require that the attention of the Club should, without delay, be directed to them, have come to the following resolutions : First—That cases have occurred in which persons haNie frandidently entered to run for stakes (which, by the published conditions were limited to horses of a spe cified age), horses above tl.e age so specified; gaining for the horses so entered an unfair advantage over their competitors, and thus races have been won by horses which were in reality not qualified to start. S y—lt appears to the Club that such proceed ings not - only tend to defraud the owners of those horses which would otherwise have been winners, but are calcu lated to inflict- an injury upon the Turf, by bringing racing into disrepute, and by deterring honourable men froM entering into a competition in which they run the risk of being encountered by such dishonest rivals: Thirdly-7--Thst the Club,-as patrons•of• racing, have in: this matter a direct interest separate from that of the individuals who may happen to be sufferers by such frauds ; and that it behoves them to take care that iii all such cases the law, by which such frauds are punish, able, should be duly enforced. But it may frequently happen, that the individuals upon whom such frauds have been practised may, on application to the stewards of the race, obtain redress, so far as regards the pay. -went of the stakes ; and, being content with this, may 'not choose to incur the trouble and expense of prosecu* ing the offending parties, and thus such parties, or other parties of a similar description, may be induced by the expectation of impunity to repeat attempts of the same kind. Fourthly—That in all CRECS in which it shall he tsta blished to the satisfaction of the Jockey Clab,that a trauti has been practised, or attempted by any person, in re gard to the uttering or running any horse for any race, or that- any other fraudulent proceeding, which is punishable by law has taken place in regard to any race, the Jockey Club shall, if they think fit, with the consent of the party aggrieved (in case such party should decline to prosecute), take such steps as may be recommended by proper legal advisers, for the purpose of inflicting on the offenders the puniShment to which they have rendered themselves liable. Fifthly—When the age or qualification:of a horse is objected to, either before or after running for any race in which he is engaged, the Stewards, or those whom they may appoint, being members of the Jockey Club, shall have power to order an examination of the horse's mouth by competent persons, and to call for all such evidence as they may require; and their decisions shall be final, unless they shall think fit to recommend that the question in dispute be carried into a court of law. Sixthly—lf a horse shall run in any race in England; or elsewhere, and it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the stewards, or of those whom they may appoint, that the horse was not of the age represented, the owner, or part owner, trainer, or groom, or person having the charge of such horse at the time, shall be for ever dis; qualified from running or training any horse where the rules of the Jockey Club apply, and from being env; ployed by any member of the said Club.. Seventhly—No horse foaled out of the United King dom shallbe r entered for any race where the rules of the Jockey Club prevail, unless the owner shall, at the time of naming, produce to the person appointed to receive such nomination, and leave with him a certificate &pm some racing club of the country where the horse was foaled, or from the mayor or other public officer of the district, stating the age, pedigree, and colour of the horse, and the marks by which it is distinguished. - The appointment of the Marquis of Exeter as stevvare of the Jockey Club, under rule 4, was notified to the meethig, and unanimously confirmed. Another meeting of the Club is to be called on Satur day next. • HATCHAM PARK RACES—YESTERDAY. Sweepstakes di 3 sovs. each, with 25 added ; three yrs-, old, 7 . st 41b ; four yrs, Bst :lb ; five yrs, 9,4 ; six yrs and aged, 9st 61b ; mares and geldinys allowed MS winners once in 1844, 3bs, twice. slbs, and thrice; 7lbs extra. The winner to be sold for 150/., &c. Heats, once round and a distance. (3_ Subs.) Mr. Coleman nd Devil-among-the-Tailors, 5 yrs. 1 -1 Mr. Parr's Ninety-one, 3 yrs Mr. Clarke's Mespelus, 3 yrs Beth heats won easy. The New Cross Handicap of s.soy.s. each, 2 ft, if declared, with 50 added ; the winner to be sold for 3001., &c. Once round and a distance. (9 Subs ; 2 paid) Mr. A. C. Liticeb Dahlia, aged, Bst. (C. balchin) 1 Mr. Dochera l ' a Molly Moggs, 3 yr-, 7st 7ib Mr. Prescott s Paradise, aged, Bst 10Ib Mr. Hewett's Midnight Str, 3 yrs, 6st 6lb Mr. E. R. Clarke's Llangollen, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b 5 .Won by three parts Of a h•ngih, after a tine race. Sweepstakes of 3 sovs: each, with •20 adde4 ; before—the winner to be sold fur 1001. orce round. (6 Subs.) Mr. Parr's Dart, 53 rs (Owner) 1 1. Mr. Cowley's Adrian, aged _ _ Mr. French's Argus, aged Mr. Smith nd Caution, 5 yrs Won easy. The winner was objected to by Mr. Cowley, on the ground that she should have carried more weight for winning. The stewards are to decide upon it to-day. BIBURY CLUB MEETING—WEDNESDAY. The Champagne Stakes of 30 sovs. each, and 50 added, h ft;; for 2 yr old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b. Last three-quarters of the New mile. Winners 4lbs. 3 3 4 dr extra. (8 Subs.) Captain Delme's Alarm, by Venison (Mann) 1 Mr. J. Day's Winchester 2 Lord Chesterfield's f by Hornsea, out of Dime 3 Mr. J. Day's Nutbourne 0 Mr. W. Etwall's Agis, by Defence o 7t040n J. Day's two, and 2to 1 agst Alarm. Won b 3 .7 a . length. The Bib — ury Stakes of 25 sous. each, 10 ft, and 5 only, if declared, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake. Two miles. (28 Subs., 20 of whom declared.) . .. Mr. Brooke's Ajax, 6 yrs, lOst 111 b (Owner) I Mr. J. Day's Tamburini, aged, lOst 121b'2 Mr. Collett's Cattonite, 5 yrs, llst 81b - • 0 Sir S. Spry's Subduer, 4 yrs, lOst 21b Mr. Sadkr's Bellissima, aged, 11st B . lb 0 Mr. Etwall's Palladium, 5 yrs, llst Won by a length ; a dead heat for third between Cattonite and Subduer. The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yrs .old ; colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 31b. Nevi (17 Subs.) Mr. Herbert's Antler (J. Day, jun.) 1 Duke of Richmond's Red Deer (allowed slbs) 2 Mr. Lay's Fairplay (allowed 511,5) 3 Duke of Richmond's Pastoral (allowed 51bs) Won by three parts of a length. Even betting between Red Deer and Antler. • Handicap (late of .501.). One mile. Lord Glenlyon'sßro to Pharoah 4 yrs (Capt. Williams) 1 Mr. John Dais Yates; 3 yrs, lOst 41b • 2. The tello . wing alto ran :—Mr. Pearce's Jack, 5 yrs, Ilst 101b—Mr. Holt's Hampton. - 5 yrs, I Ist—Mr. W. Etwall's Pelerine, 6 yrs, lest 121b—Lard Chesterfield's Tidily Winks, 3 yrS, lOst 7113—Sir W. O. Malley's Russell Frog, aged, 10st 41b—Lord U. Bentina's Brett Mogul, 3 yrs, lost 21b (carried lOst 616)—Mr. Pryse's Jack Cade, 3 yrs, 10g—Mr. Campbell's Fie, 4 yrs; 9st 121b—Mr. Osbaldeston's Escrick, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b—and, Mr. Peel's Spring Bok, 3 yrs, 9st 31b. Betting-3 to 1 agst Bro to Pharoah, and 5 to 1 agst Jack. Won hy Italia length, Escrick and Hampton well up. Free Plate of 501 ; for three yrs old, 9st 101 b ; 'four ) re, lOst 81b ; live yrs, llst2lb ; six yrs and aged; 1 Ist 71t4 Three quarters of a wile. The winner to be sold for not. &e. Mr. J. Day, jun.'s Fisticuff, 4 yrs (Mr. Osbaldeston) 1 Sir W. o'.Malley's Noma Cr,ina. 6 yrs Lord G. Bentinek's The Great 'Mogul, 3 yrs Mr. Saddler's Sister to Gobno, 3 In 0 Mr. W. Etwall's Spanish Ox, 4 yrs Won in a canter. THE ABOVE READS. Total. Weekly Average of Five Years. Consumption Scarlatina Pneumonia . Dropsy .. ... .. .. .......... . Hooping Cough 33 Typhus 27 31 Small Pox 47 15 Disease of the Heart Measles l3 28 Apoplexy Diseases of the Brain 7 9 Diarrhoea.. .. 9 12 Sudden Deaths 4 15 DISTUICTS. West l3l 138 North lBB 171 Central l5O 188 East 174 207 South • 232 242 Total ........ V 55 THORWALDSEN'B STATUE OF LORD BYRON.—It will be recollected that a statement appeared in the papers a few days since, to the effect that a statue of Lord Byron, executed by Thorwaldsen, imported into this country some years since, and deposited in the King's warehouse for security, and which had never been removed by the parties, had been allowed to go to decay, or at all events was not forthcoming, and that the executors, having ap plied for it, and not having received a satisfactory re ply, intended to proceed against the Customs' authori ties in London for the same, 'which was valued at 30,000 E The facts of the case are that the statue in question was imported about ten years in two cases, one of them a very large one, containing, it is supposed, the figure in a sitting posture, and were deposited in one of the warehouses at the London Docks, and not in the King's warehouse, in Thames-street, as has been erro neously stated. Very shortly after these cases were brought over to this country, the proper duties were paid upon the same, it being the intention of th e scu lpt or t o present the i t ,o-ure to the authorities of We s t m i ns t er Abbey, to be placed there as a national monument of the poet. It was subsequently found, however, that the Dean refused to permit the statue of the author of Don Juan to he deposited in that hallowed place. The con sequence has been that the statue was never removed from the docks, and has remained ever since where it was originally deposited. The statement, therefore, about the packages being lost or destroyed is a fabrica tion, and, no doubt, they will be delivered up by the Com missioners of Customs (or, more properly speaking, by the London Dock Company, for immediately the proper duties are paid upon packages warehoused at the docks, they are delivered out of charge of the Customs into the hands of the Company, until their dock charges, &c., are paid) on satisfactory proof from the executors of their right to claim the same. It is believed that the executors are not aware of the place where the pack ages were originally or are at present housed, but no doubt they will shortly receive a notification to that effect. The security and identity of the packages has been dis covered, in consequence of an inquiry having been set on foot by• the Customs Board into the matter. It may be considered as certain that the statue is in a state of per fect preservation, as the case in which it is deposited is nearly two inches in thickness, and has never been dis turbed since it was first brought to this country.—Morit ieg Advertiser. Loss AND RECOVERY OF 2,000/.—On Saturday a commercial gentleman, just arrived from Liverpool, put up at the Southampton Railway Hotel, Nine Elms, preparatory to his leaving town for Southampton; but suddenly remembering that he had some trifling business to transact in Mark-lane, City, he di rected the waiter to call a cab, and he immedi ately proceeded thereto. On arriving at his destina tion, however, to his great consternation and dis may, he discovered that his pocket-book, in which he had deposited bank-notes to the amount of about 2,0001., was missing. He instantly resumed his seat in the cab, and having promised the cabman an addi tional fee, he was driven back with all speed to war d s the hotel • but, as it " all these things - were again s t him," the horse twice fell in • his progress to Nine Elms, and when the anxious gentleman arrived, his agitation was so great that some seconds had elapsed before Mr. Howse, the proprietor, could under stand what he really meant. Mr. Howse rang for the waiter, Thomas Wenham (but who is better known by the cognomen of "Little Thomas"), • who, upon understanding what was wanted, to the infinite joy of the gentleman, immediately produced the pocket-book, with the notes (scarcely any of the numbers of which, he acknowledged, were known to him), and other property perfectly correct ; and stated that, about three-quarters of an hour after the gentleman had left the coffee-room, he found the pocket book underneath the table at which the gentleman had been sitting, although several persons had been there during that time. The now overjoyed gentleman pre sented the waiter with a 51. note, and an order upon his tailor for a full suit of clothes, promising also to do something more for him. Tun .IRON TRADE.—In consequence of the strike, iron is said to have risen from 3s. 6d. to 4s. per ton above last week's prices. The following are the nominal quotations:—Pigs, 31. 10s. to 31. 125.; bars, 6L 10s. to 7Z ; rods, 71. 10s. to 81. ; sheets, - &c., 10/. to 101. 10s.— Glasgow Herald. NEW HALL FOR THE WORKING CLASSES.—The Chartists of Westminster have it in contemplation to erect a large building to be called the Chartists' Hall, which is to be a school for their instruction in science, literature, the fine arts, moral, social, and political economy, and also for the education of their children. It is, moreover, to have a news room and library. THE CROWN PRINCE or DENMARK AT CULLODEN. —His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived at the Caledonian Hotel here, on the evening of Wednesday last, by the Glasggiv steamer, unexpected even to his own officers and suite, who did not look for his appear ance till next week. No preparations were, there fore, made 'for his reception ; but as soon as it was known that his Royal Highness was safely housed in our Highland capital, Provost Sutherland waited upon his Secretary, Count Reventlow, and Captain Irmingen, of the Danish frigate, now at Cromarty, and ascertained that, although the Prince had arranged to embark on Thursday morning for the Faroe Isles, he was still most anxious, if possible, to visit the- field of the battle of Culloden, the spot on which the Highlanders of Scot land had so nobly and disinterestedly immortalised their attachment to the principle of loyalty. In con sequedce, it was arranged that the magistrates should accompany his Royal Highness and suite to Culloden moor yesterday forenoon, which they did along with a respectable cavalcade, which was joined on the ground by Mr. Forbes, of Culloden, and Mr. M'lntosh, of Raig more, the proprietors of the soil. Culloden's piper was also in attendance, and pointed out the positions of the contending armies on the 16th of April, 1746 while on the muir, Mr. Forbes, of Culloden presented his Royal Highness with some relics of the field, consisting of a cannon-ball, and a finely ornamented barrel of a pistol, with which the Prince expressed himself highly gratified. After minutely inspecting t h e graves of the heroes who fell, and the dispositions of the battle, his Royal H ighuess moved OH and inspected the sepulchral and religious monuments Of Clava (whether Danish or Druidical is uncertain), under the guidance of Mr. Anderson, Secretary to the Northern Institution for the promotion of Science and Literature. In these remains his Royal Highness ex pressed himself as peculiarly interested, especially from their resemblance to similar antiquities in hie own coun try ; and he was also much delighted with the magnifi cent panorama of the Highland mountains of"lnverness and Ross-shire, presented from the elevated ridge above Cu •The annive rsary o f t h e T lloden lizH .-- AG T B ers s , Inverness H er ald . JUNE 6. battle of Waterloo was. commemorated to-day (as the nearest Sunday -to the 18th) in all the churches of this town. Ts Deum was performed in •the Roman Catholic church. ROYAL EXCHANGE. The following is the last rrport sentin by Mr. Tito, the architect of the lioy;,1 Exchange, to the Jnint Grauoi Committee for Greshatn Atfdr.:— MEItcHANT's AREA.—The carving of the various en richtnents and the stone-work gent tally is rapidly pro ceeding. The fresco decoration to the ceiling of tie south entrance is finished, and that to the north entrance is in a very forward state. LLOYD'S.---Subscription-roorn--The pricking up is all finished. Lobby—The grea , er part of the bracketting is finished, and the lathing has been begun. Coin mercial-room—Above the cornice the plasterer's work, with the exception of filling in the various enrichments, is completed; below the pricking up is finished. The Cap• tain's-room has generally received one coat of plaster. Reading-room—The plastering to the lathing is finished, and the ceiling pricked up. Two-PAIR FLOOR.—Very little remains to be done in order to complete the rooms upon this floor, south of the staircase ; on the other the plastering is finished, except that to the room in the tower, but the matched linings remain to be fixed. TOWER.—The staircase leading to the clock chamber is in its place, and the inclosures for the works of the clock and chimes are finished. The workmen are firin g the remainder of the lightning rod, under the direc tion of Mr. Walker, so as to continue it down to the ground and into the drains. NON-APPROPRIATED OFFICES.—The two-pair floor is finished. One-pair Floor—All the plastering is com pleted, with the exception of the water closets and the passage, which last only remains to be floated. , The floors are laid in the board-room, shipping offices, and secretary's room, and commenced in the others. liorAL EXCHANGE ASSUR ANCE. —Two-pair floor may be considered as finisbed, as only some very trifling matters remain to be done. One-pair Floor—The plas tering to all the floors is completed, and to the passage nothing remains but the last coat. Both the staircases are set. LONDON A SSURANCE.--Two-pair Flo,r—This may be considered as completed. One-pair Floor—All the p;as teri4g, excepting that to the passage, is finished. the staircases to the floors are laid in the governors' and court-rooms. GENERALLY. —The carved enrichments are being com pleted externally, and the cleaning down of the west front has been commt-nced. CLooi.—The works are all completed, and Mr. Dent reports that the compensation pendulum has been going two months, and that its performance is highly satis factory. In reply to my letter, urging that the clock should be fixed without delay, he begs that the latest time possible may be permitted him, because he is anxious to avoid every chance of damp from the very thick walls of the tower in which it is to tie placed. From this reeommtlulation I ion induced to rec..mmend the Committee to allow it to be post..aim.d until the bells shall have been all hung. BELLS.—The bells are all cast, and by Wednesday or Thursday next they will be ready for the examination by Mr - . Plotessor Taylor, as to their tone. As 'fast as he approves of them they will be fixed in the tower. ENCAUSTIC PAINTING.---I am havpy to state that this work is proceeding with great rapidity. 't he ceiling on the west side very nearly completed, and that on the whole of the south side is in great forwardness. There are altogether 28 or 29 artists. and - workmen employed on these ceilings, exclusive of Mr. Sang himself ; ab,. ut two-thirds of these are Germans, and the rest are Evg - W. TIT& 21st May, 1844. Thii _:'is day is the - anniversaiy of her Majesty's scow sign to the throne, which took plape on June 20th, 1887. She consequently enters on the eighth yog of her reign.