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rbirb Vatittion SUN OFFICE, Semi 0'00(4. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(TRIS DAY.) THE BARON DE BODE r. THE QITFEN, ON A PETITION OF RIGHT (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The jury returned a verdict in favour of the Baron de Bode's claim to the full amount-364,2661., with interest. TATTERSALL'S.-THIS EVENING. QUARTER TO SI% O'CLOCK. NORTHUMBRRLAND PLATE. . to 1 agst Parthian 3 to 1 agst Poassin 5 to 1 agst Bay Moran, 10 to 1 agst Whistle Binkie 10 to 1 agst Pompey GOODWOOD STAKE* 10 to 1 agst Red Deer 18 to 1 agst Lucy Banks 25 to 1 agst Franchise GOODWOOD CUP. to 1 agq The Squire THE LATE DERBY. 2 to 1 on Orlando ST. LEGBR. 12 to 1 agst Red Deer SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE. EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—The Bill for provoking commercial war fare, and promoting commercial perjury, comes on this evening for a third reading. The House of Commons , has one more opportunity, if it sees proper, of rescind ing its past votes. Of course we have no expectation of so salutary a repetition of that recent process. It is . not the less our duty, even at this, the eleventh hour, to repeat our protest against the passing of such a measure as this Sugar Bill. We protest against it on the plainest grounds of international policy—grounds which, if admitted, must be held paramount to any an ticipated temporary benefit or relief. Admitted they are, it seems, by an able weekly organ of that party, whom Mr. Hume on Thursday described as " the free traders par excellence, to whom the Right Honourable Baronet was indebted for his majority." That organ affirms that the only difference between free and slave labour produce—hut admitting both on the aurae terms—is, that " We shall by this measure give just cause of offence and estrangement to many of the largest and best cu,tomers we have, and provoke measures of a retaliatory kind." Is it not an ominous sign of the times, that clear-headed men should begin by describing a measure in these terms, and end by applauding their friends for voting forit ?—for maintaining by their vote Ministers guilty of a measure meriting the shove description! A measures which gives just cause of offence must be a measure which infringes justice. The measure in question is confessedly one of unprecedented corn mercial innovation. It is, according to the above autlu rily, one of injustice as well as innovation. It is, never theless, to be voted for. Why?—Answer : Forty thou sand tons of sugar. It is a measure, as Lord Palme rs to n observed, authorising i Government to " take to them selves the power of investigating and judging the in ternal institutions of all the different colonies and tropical countries, and under the pretence of maintaining the protection of West India produce, they were to be allowed to open the market to the produce of any country the institutions of which they should determine to be sufli s ciently tinged with freedom."—What can justify the con_ gent of Parliament to such an unheard-of internationa l inquisition ?—Atiswer : Forty thousand tuns of sugar • it is a measure, as Mr. Labouchere observed, in effic amounting to " a proclamation of commercial war with Brall and Cuba, which called on the people of this Country to make great sacrifices for no practicabls or intelligible object, to exhibit themselves in the eyes of. .world ai a people who were unable to carry their own principles into effect, introducing a systeal of extensive fraud in the commercial world without iti any degree benefiting the negro population held in sla very in fereign countries." What can blunt the edge o: independent opposition to such a measure ? Answer— Ferry thousand tons of sugar. It is a measure, as Mr. Hawes observed, imposing on British Consuls dodos of a novel and objectionable nature :—" The Consul was not only ,to receive the foreign declara tion as to the origin of the sugars about to be shipped for consumption in England, but he was to make a declaration upon that declaration—that he believed it to be true. Now, this was not a duty which ought to be imposed on a British Consul ; it was a totally sew and an unprecedentedly onerous duty, and, moreover, it would, he apprehended, give rise to much fraud, or at all events create a vast temptation to persons to lend their sanction to fraudulent shipments of sugar." What can justify a measure imposing these odious, one rous, and it was shown useless functions? Answer— Forty thousand tons of sugar. Now, we do not pretend to any extraordinary pitch of heroic virtue. IV e have never denied ourselves a lump of sugar, from childhood up, on the African argument, or any other. But had the alternative been offered ns— will you mortify your sweet tooth till this day twelve• month—will you abjure all part and lot in these forty thousand tons, which, it seems, outweigh, in the minds of some parties, every higher, every moral and inter national consideration of policy—s ill you bear your share, or double or quadruple your share, in whatever burthen such temporary obstruction of this particular import might have entailed, as a matter of revenue— would you risk such, or tenfold such consequences— accept your own share, or tenfold your share in them— or will you make yourself an actor in this solemn faree? —will you aid in dragging down this majestic England to the level of this miserable cabal—this wretched hud dle of hypocrites and their dupes ?—we affect no sublime public spirit ; but we think we know our answer. And we think it would not, be—Forty thousand tons of sugar. There is short-sightedness in this materialism. STANDARD. —Fourteen or fifteen years ago the , constitution of the House of Commons, how conveniently .soever it worked for Ministers and parties had become intolerable to the people. The Reform Bill was intro duced with a bad design, and with many gross defects; but the people eagerly snatched at anything which would relieve them Prom the system that placed them under the necessity of' choosing between one of two great parties of the aristocracia .and left them (as in 1929) absolutely watt out the slightest power to remonstrate upon any occa aion, when these two great parties might happen, to agree. "The Reform Bill, pruned of some of its defects, but not of all, Was carried ; and the Duke of Wellington, fore . seeing consequences which occurred to the minds of very few among its opponents or supporters, asked the signi ficant question, "How, under the new law, the King's Government was to be carried on ?" The question was .understood, and perhaps with reason, as an interrogative esrgunient.against the Bill ; but, however understood, it involved this very just assumption, that the Government Imust be carried on in some manner very different from ithat manner of which the country had experience. Be' t4re the passing of the Bill in question, a large amottra of CorOugh influence—in the hands of' Tory and Whig noblemen respectively—formed the nucleus of two great psrtiem, and possessedsufficient power to render impossible the formation of a third. The utmost that the inde :pendent representatives of the people could acconi was, to adjust the balance of these two parties, or, as public opinion prevailed, give preponderance . Is, the elle or the other. This arrangement won desciilly facilitated and simplifi e d the conduct of the Government. A minister remained in office his party numbered a majority, and whi'e i n office he was sure of the support of that ma j or ity. Divisions or mutinies on either side of the House were rarely heard of, fur this obvious - reason. that it was impossible to damage the Minister. -or party leader, without, in a greater degree, damaging :the party to which the mutineer or malcontent belonged. :The Retbrut Bill totally changed this- state. Interests opinions out of doors became the rallying points of partles, which of course became as numerous and Inge rogemeous as these interests and opinions ; and in order to ;Arrange the simply two-fold division in the House of Conk vons, it became necessary to marshal on the t wo s :ties of the House respectively such parties as w on o early approached each other, in interest and apiei an , .'without too rigorously exacting what it was impossible to obtain. Thus, all w h o wished to maintain all the institutions of the country, or any one of them, though ''erent to the fate of • the rest, constituted the 4`onservativo • Rarty, while all th a t soug h t v i o l ent changes in any insiltat ton (if indifferent as to others), or in all, fell into . the opposite, ranks. This was, unquestion ably, . for the _people, a better di v i s i on t h an t h at of the T or y and. Whig days ; but it is one greatly more difficult for a Minister to deal with. In such a division. the Minister or party leader has absolutely no • power .of his own—nothing but the opinion of his parti . suna to support him, and no means of influencing their conduct, .exce - pt by plainly announcing his purpose to abdicate, •,if lie do not receive a confiding and a cordial support. It is most unjust to treat such announce - went as - a athreat—it is the declaration which every honest mart., makes in parallel circumstances in the • s mostinstra ots dinary t ransactions of life. If the lawyer' - lions are not attended to he throws . up his brief ; if it he Physician's prescriptions are over ruled he takes lea . 7 of his patient. If the pilot is pushed b e I, !ails boat, or party leader, must either from the helm, an d bids good bye. In the same way the inister, ors or he must retire. Since the have confiding wrorm Bill, lie mus t ,be a bona fide leader of , a his party, or he Must be its implicit slave. Reform The Bill which has thus seriously diminished the . ' power o f Minister over his party, reducing him from the ab so l ute 'master that he once was, to a director upon sufferan ea . .has immeasurably increased the amount and difficulty o r the work to be done by him with this diminished power. 11e has not only to reconcile conflicting interests and ad v -,'se opinions in his own ranks—of which there will be a ph:lutv, let the party agree never so well on a general prine.'vles—he has to satisfy that large portion of the public, w,:-10 think that the great constitutioual change of me i s eis a t to be absolutely barren of practical results. Until w, Vein the last 12 or 15 years the domestic govern went of t ivc country was a business almost of routine, but now it 4thas become, whether for good or for evil, a great task Of reconstruction, from which no Minister can • withhold h in hand. There is not a party or section of a • party in the ycoontry which will dispute this as a general necessity, 47iough each has, no doubt, a cherished s omething, which, in its opinion, ought not to be ruched. hush is the precarious and arduous position or a niinistA tr since the Reform Bill, and such it, to some e'crent, taus it -remain, thought its difficulties will no doubt diminish, w hen, if ever, the work of reconstruction shall be cornplet 4. The authors of the Reform Bill Cried to evade, Ministers, the terrible embarrassments hieit they had provided for themselves and their successors, ?oh), yielding in turn to the most un reasonable and mischievous suggestions of their supporters, -until th ey h ad thoroughly disgraced them , • se ve t s, and *disgusted the country. Sir R. Peel takes a • different cc !arse. He does not yield to his supporters, but places ;his continuan ce i n off i ce at their dispoesd. 11 r. YORKE said he had no of to withdraw ' his motion, but if he :lid so he should continue to vote ' in the Committee. Mr. WARBURTON thought it advisable to post pone the consideration of the subject. After a few words from Mr. DENNISON and Mr. PLISEY, Mr. HAWES said he thought the general question should be considered by the House on a future day. The subject was one of importance and t h e H ouse ought to have ample time to discuss it. Mr. DENISON said, the case at present was this, the law of Parlianient declared that any gentleman having a direct private -interest in a question, could not give a vote upon it in that House. But the ques tion here was, could a Member similarly situated, give a vote in a Committee. It was important that the question should be decided as soon as possible, and in the meantime, he presumed the ordinary law of Parliament must prevail. The further discussion of the subject was then de ferred till Thursday next. Mr. BAGGE said, that the Committee must be suspended during the same time while the question was pending. The SPEAKER, as we understood said, that the sittings o f t h e C omm i ttee would be suspended by the decision cf the House till the question was settled. Sir GEORGE STANTON presented a petition against the union of the Sees of St. Asaph and Ban- 1 gor.. . Sir JOHN 1-lANAlERp_iiesented a petition from Hun, against the New poor General LYGON presenter a - li pe il t l ition against the Bank Charter Bill. Viscount DUNCAN presented a petition from Bath, in favour of Art-Unions.Mr. MASTERMAN presented petitions f r om London against the corn-laws. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented petitions fr om 1 Yorkshire to the same effect. _ _ Mr. COBDEN presented a petition in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Mr. KEMBLE presented thirteen petitions from the eastern division of Surrey against the corn-laws. OPENING OF LETMIS IN THE POST OFFICE. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Capt. Charles Stalzberg, residing in Somers-town, formerly a captain in the Polish service, and now an exile in Great Britain. The petitioner stated that Which is the more manly, and honest, and gentlemanlike line ? We suppose all will admit that the line adopted by Sir Robert Peel is generally—we cannot 11low it to be triad by particular instances where there are so many conflicting interests and repugnant . apinions—the more honourable than patriotic. But t is plain that the Minister who takes this line must, in the present constitution of the House of 'Commons, have frequent occasion to complain of the desertion of sections of his usual adherents, fre quent hints to prepare for retirement, and no less plain is it that in present circumstances, men, if they would act honestly and for the public good, will some times find themselves compelled to rescind votes hastily given, or given without a full knowledge of their necessary effect. In the actual condition of affairs, that which, under a different state of things, would be imperiousness in a Minister, is modest duty—that which would be inconsistency in a party or an individual, is honourable and faithful adherence to principle. The sacrifices that have lately been made to Sir Robert Peel prove the im mense importance attached to the preservation of his services by the Conservative party, and he could not better prove his claim to this high appreciation than by the disinterested firmness which has made such sacrifices necessary. of 10001. That was what he called ministerial re- Fponsibility.—(Cheers.) If the case was otherwise, hundreds of letters might be opened upon the most trivial grounds, and the parties have no redress. If it were possible to show him that the examination of a letter b'fore it arrived was less injurious than the examination of it in the desk after it had arrived, then he would give up the argument.—(Hear, hear.) The whole of their arguments belonged to a class which had been repudiated by this country long ago. —(Cheers.) The question was not whether they should take advantage of the spy system, under some form or other, fbr that was a question which had been answered by our ancestors long ago.—(lmmense cheers.) What earthly difference could they make between the employment of a spy upon words spoken and words written? What difference was there whe :her they kept an agent to break the seal of a letter in the Post-office, or to listen at the keyhole of a door, or to note down the conversation of a drawing •room.—(Great cheers.) They would have the same plea for the employment of police or the spy upon speech, as in the spy upon letters. He would not deny that the spy system might prevent crimes or detect them when committed—so might—so did the torture—(lronical cheers from the Tory benches)-- but our Constitution forbade them both— (Cheers from the Opposition replied to by the other side.) What ? the Right Hon. Gentleman denies that torture pre , vents crime. But could any man who looked to the history of nations and times, where and when torture was a practice, doubt that, great as were its evils, it sometimes prevents crimes, and sometimes discovers them. Why in the history of our own country, when the rack was shown to Guy Fawkes, he let out the whole story of the Gunpowder Plot. (LEFT spEALIbTG.) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. _ -- - Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. The Earl of ELDON presented a petition from Dorset, in favour of protection to agriculture. The Marquis of - SALISBURY presented a similar petition. RAJA OF SATTARA. Lord BEAUMONT, in presenting a petition from certain East:lndia Proprietors, complaining that in• justice had been done to the Raja of Sattara, and praying that justice may be done to him, said he wished to ask the Noble Earl the Secretary of the Board of Control, whether it was his intention further to investigate the charges which had been made against the Raja of Sattara? The Earl of RIPON said, it was certainly not his intention to recommend the Court of Directors to en ter again into the investigation of this subject, for if they were to do so, he believed that its effect's would be considerably to shake the authority of the Com pany in the East. The case had already been gone fully into, and the decision which had been come to was, that the deposition of the Raja of Sat tara was just, and ought not to be rescinded. He had gone carefully through the papers which had been laid before Parliament on this subject, and the conclusion to which he had come was, that the sub ject ought not to be again opened. MANCHESTER BONDING BILL. Lord STRANGFORD rose to eta' the attention of the House to this Bill, which was, he considered, a Bill of great importance to the commerce of the country. The Earl of MINTO rose to order. He thought the proper time to call their Lordships' attention to this subject would be when the Bill came properly before the House, especially as the Bill had been set down for a third reading that night. Lord STRANGFORD thought the Bill ought to have been printed. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said this was not a public but a private Bill. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said, the Bill had been printed by the parties who had introduced this Bill. After a few words from Lord MONTEAGLE and - the Earl of IVir.roN, the subject dropped. DUBLIN NATIONAL GRANARIES. The Earl of WINCHILSEA gave notice, that on Friday he should present some petitions on the sub ject of the corn-laws, and he would take that oppor tonity of calling their Lordships' attention to the question of the expediency of establishing public national granaries, a subject which he had long earnestly and deeply considered.—(flear.) _BISHOPRICS OF ST. ASAPII AND BANGOR BILL. On the motion for the House resolving itself into a Committee on this Bill, Lord MOXTEAGLE wished to know whether the Noble Duke opposite had the consent of her Majesty to the passing of this Bill, as during the last session of Parliament the Noble Duke had recom mended the Noble Earl (Powis) to withdraw the Bill until the consent of her Majesty had been ob tained. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he had not received her Majesty's consent to the Bill. In answer to a question from Lord CAMPBELL, Tho Duke of WELLINGTON said he should oppose the motion for the Bill to go through Com mittee. Lord MONTEAGLE tben rose to call their Lord ships attention to the principle upon which this Bill was founded. He had been one of the lay com missioners upon whose report the union of the sees of the St. Asaph had taken place. That commission, in their report, recommended the establishment of a bishopric of Manchester, and they also recommended the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. Several other equally important recommendations were made and acted upqn, and he contended that this Bill if passed, would render ineffectual the steps which had been taken upon the recommendation of the Ecclesiastical corn mission. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAK ER took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clock. ROCHDALE IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON the Rochdale Improvement Bill was read a third time and passed. The report of the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill was further considered, and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed. LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. KEMPLE, the London and Croydon Railway Bill was read a second 'time, and ordered to be cotfmitted. CORN •LAWS. _ _ _ Mr. B. DENNISON presented petitions from parishes in Yorkshire against any alteration in the corn-laws. Mr. PUSEY then moved the taking into conside ration of the special report from the Committee on the Middle Level Drainage Bill respecting the votes of an Hon. Member (Mr. Yorke), he being interested in the property that would be improved. The SPEAKER thought it was a subject the House could now entertain. Mr. YORKE thought the subject ought to be set tled, and he should move that the votes he had given were good votes. Mr. GREENE considered it was important that the House should make an express declaration on the subject. Ile would move certain resolutions on the subject. • Mr. HAWES thought the best course would be to adjourn the debate. Mr. CHRISTOPHER trusted the House would not act so unjustly as to come to any decision at pre sent on the subject. Mr. ESTCOURT recommended his Hon . . Friend (Mr. Yorke) not to press his motion to a division. He thought the best course to pursue would be to adjourn the debate to a future day, .and he Would move that the debate be adjourned. Mr. IIAYTER supported the motion for adjourn ment. ;he was devotedly attached to his native land, and had been apprized of what had been done. would remain so until the day of his death, but he 1 If the letters bad been stamped on the 'outside I 'begged to assure the House that he had not interfered " Opened by Authority." He would ask the Hon. jin the politics of this country. He stated that he had Baronet if he dare use information thus obtained in discovered, to his astonishment, that letters addressed a Court of Justice in a trial for any political offence to him had been detained in the Post-office, and that as sedition— (An Hon. Member : "Or conspiracy.") this system of espionage was carried on to such an 1 Mr. Duncombe continued: O r conspiracy.—(Laugh- I extent that he could no longer w ith sa f e ty or confi- ter.) If he did attempt to do so, he believed judge I dence avail himself of the privileges of her Ma- and jury, and every individual in the Court, I jesty's Post-office, being unwilling that the inter-. would unite in taking the Right Honourable Ba course with his family should be subjected ronet by the head and shoulders, and turn him out to inspection.—(Hear, hear.) Th e p e titi oner s t a t e d o f t h at C ourt a l toget h er. The question was, had that he was ready to prove that there never did exist not the Government exceeded and transgressed the and never had existed the slightest pretence for this letter of the law, and abused the power which the gross violation of private correspondence: and he ! law invested in it ?- He contended that they had done therefore prayed the House to institute a rigid inquiry both these things; he contended that they had abused into the circumstances that led to this breach of na• that power—the almost sacred paver vested in it by tional hospitality; and togive petitioners such redress as, Parliament, of opening letters of individuals. If tto the wisdom of Parliament, might seem meet they had not done so, they need not shrink from in for the personal wrong he had received.—(Hear, quirt' before a Committee. In 1735 a Com hear.) He (Mr. Duncombe) was satisfied that for mittee was appointed to inquire into some abuses this breach of confidence between man and man, of which had occurred in franking letters, and which the petitioner complained, the House would certain abuses of the Post-office department. The 1 not refuse immediat e re d ress . Wh en on a f ormer appo i n t ment led to the same sort of discussion which 1 occasion he called the attention of the House to the was now taking place. - Several Members complained subject, it appeared to the House th a t th e gr i evance o f t h e i r l etters h av i ng b een opened, the intention lof which the petitioner complained was supposed being to discover whether any treasonable corres to be removed by the withdrawal of the warrant of' pondence was being carried on against the Govern the Secretary of State for the Home Department. ment; and it appeared that the practice of open- The Right Hon. Gentleman h a d no t i n f orme d th em i ng l etters was 80 . well known, that no Now, we have not the s li g ht es t i nc li nat i on to against which of the four petition e r s h e h a d i ssue d th e man wou ld ever attempt to carry on such a doubt the g a ll an t ry or t h e goo d f a i th of the French warrant, but he (Mr. Duncombe) stated he believed he correspo n d ence i n that manner. Si r Robert Wail- nation gener a lly ; nevert h e l ess, we must acknow ' could supply the omission, and that it w as th e corres - p o l e a t fi rs t oppose d th e appo i ntment of the Commit- edge that we h ave not t h e s li ghtest confidence in pondence. of Mr. M azz i n i w hi c h was opene d ; h e tee, b ut a f terwar d s granted it, on condition that they the expre ss i ons o f moderat i on used on this occasion it' M. Gui zo t. W e h ave no d ou b t that he and stated that he was a respectabl e gen tl eman res idi ng s h ou ld not i nqu i re i nto anything that would tend to in this country, and that h e was an It a li an refugee; discover the secrets of th e G overnment. Now he J ?is arty depends up on c i rcums t ances; an d therty acting with hi m are s i ncere —b ut s i nce ri ty 1 and he then asked the Right H on . G en tl eman w h e th er (M r . Duncoinhe) did not w an t t o k now t h e secrets :n present Fren c h Mi n i stry may b e succeeded by he was aware that the corres p on d ence o f M r . o f th e G overnmen t—h e d oubted if they were worth - - --- --- THE STATE TRIALS. mother, who will sacr ifi ce t h e nat i ona l honour, Mazzini had been opened at the Post-office. The knowing—but what he wished to inquire i n t o was , The following lett er h as b een a dd ressed b y Mr. pledged in th e , f ace o f t h e world, to opportunities which may r i se , an d to a d vantages attending the Right Honourable Gentleman stated that a war- whether the G ov ernment h a d a b used the powers in- Shell to Mr. Wy se , w h ose m ot io n respecting the seizing or them. Any on e , h owever slightly rant was issued against one o f th e p ar ti es , b u t w h o t rus t e d t o i t. H e . s h ou ld therefore move that the State Trials had be en d e l aye d b y t h e keeping back the person was he (Mr. D uncom b e ) mus t fi n d ou t. pe titi on o f C apta i n Ch ar l es Stolzberg be referred to a ac - Here was the petition of only one individual, Captain Select Committee, in order to inquire what warrants of the returns for which he moved : TO THOMAS WYSE, ESQ., M.P. painted with French history, will agree with us in this point. Years ago, France made the decla- Stalzberg, an officer of artillery in the Polish service, had been issued by the Home-office for the opening i ) , n uu t i h s e x s i o v ut . h w , and he complained that his letters had been opened of letters, and how these warrants had been obeyed. My DEAR WYSE,—You have postponed the motion ration that the Pyrenees were her natural boundary as y e• t na vv b l h e for no reason whatever, he never having meddled The Committee to make -a report to the House, and with respect to the constitution of the jury by which le sont plus !" the expression e a n to in e t x ry a u im e , triumphed, and en a e t e ld s O'Connell has been convicted. . o alter- with the politics of the country. What would be the also to state its opinion assto the expediency - f The reasons by which you have been induced to was hailed with tri j answer of the Right Honourable Gentleman to ing the law relating to' 'this sukect. j the complaint of Captain Stolzberg—whether he Dr. BOWRING rose. to second the motion of hi s adopt this step appeared to me f u lly t o j ust if y i t; i n- amph, and ex a lt e d i n t o a prover b . S he has repeat would still continue to shield hi mse lf un d er o f- H on . F r i en d . A grave responsibility' weighed upon deed, you had no choice; but as I apprehend that in Filly expressed herself content with her liwits as they I ficial silence he (Mr. Duncomb e ) did no t k now . th e Ri g ht Hon. :Baronet if he did not d es i re t o b e Ireland an inevitable d e l ay may b e m i sta k en for a at present ex i s t, an d yet i t i s the darling object of the 1 I but he trusted that the House was prepared to assert considered as an Italian Sbirro, and if the Govern- most detrimental procrastination, and as almost Republicans of France to push her boundary to the the power which it possessed, and to see if this great ment did not wish to submit to the imputation of equivalent to an abandonment of your purpose, and 'Aber side of the Rhine. Napoleon himself coin and enormous power which had been vested in the being a Cabinet noir. Public opinion would not be as I know that you are determined to proceed, I think Inenced his dazzling career by promises of confining Secretary of State had been abused or not. The satisfied by hearing that the warrant no longer that you are bound to take the earliest opportunity of nimself to the internal happiness and security of the Right Hon. Gentleman had been asked by the Hon. existed. The Right Hon. Baronet, perhaps, did not signifyingyour unalterable resolution to bring the fact. French territory, yet long ere that career had termi j and Learned Member for Kinsale what co n s t r u c t ion know what misery he has caused, nor estimate how connected with the teial before the House and the coun- nated he had borne terror and de-olation into 1 I the Government placed on the law : whether they much the reputation of this country and this try. It is a matter of surprise in Ireland that those facts every corner of Europe. It i s w ithi n t h e considered it n ecessar y t o i ssue on l y a genera l country ' s G overnment, would suffer by its becoming have not been made the subject of minute discussion, memory of us all, that when General Bour -1 warrant for opening all letters belonging to one in- the willing tool of those Governments who are every and that an inquiry a•as not demanded immediately wont was sent to chastise the Dey of Algiers, 1 dividual, or wh e th er th ey cons id ere d i t necessary to i ssue w h ere res i st i ng the tide of human improvement. after the sentence wee carried i n t o e ff ec t. Th at t h e the Government s o f E urope were explicitly a separate warrant for the opening of each letter. The Sir JAMES 'GRAHAM assured• the House that deliverer of his country should have have been de- assured that the of of the expedition was not Right Hon. Baronet firmly but respectfully de c li n edto he by no means wi-hed to under-rate the importance Prived of his personal freedom, and that up to this territorial aggrandisement, and that when reparation give any answer. Now if the Government and the 'of the subject now brought under consideration moment that great incident in the history of Irelaml had been obtained the French troops would retire. Secretary of State were suffered to shelter themselves Though on a former occasion he had returned hi e should have been hardly no ti ce d i n t h e H ouse of The result we a ll k now ; an d t h e excuse for such re behind this official sec res y, w h a t became of the respon- thanks to th e Hon; Member for Finsbury for the Commons, appears at first view to be inexplicable. • suit reminds us of (.Icl Dilworth's fable of the two sibility of which they heard so much, whenever any fairness of the course he then pursued, yet he win The exclusion of every Catholic from the jury, thieves; the ex-Ministry, who promised to abstain measure was before Parliament for giving new power bound to say that he could not do so in the present the tampering with the panel, the reiterated declare- from seizing Algiers, quietly justify themselves by to the Secretary of State. Last year, when in the case; he bad received from that Hon. Gent. another ' tion of Judge Perrin, that the jury was improperly saying that they do not retain it; while their suc jdebate on the Chelsea Pensioners' Bill, he had ob- petition on the subject of opening letters; he gave . constituted, ought to h ave b een , an d must most cessors, for th e ti me b e i ng, assert, with ,no less self ected to gi v i ng th e S ecre t ary o f S tate certa i n enor- hi m no not i ce with respect to the nature of the de- ' assuredly be, made the subject of debate in Parliament. complacency, that they did not take it. mous powers, he had been told that the Secretary of bate that was to be raised, of the form of the com- ' This great question is most properly in your hands. We repeat, that, whatever may be done for the State was responsible, and that he was always in plaint, of the words of the petition, and until th e ,' The high esti ma t e i n w hi c h your abilities are held, m omen t t o appease the watchful sovereignties of Eu his place to ans w er any ques ti ons th at m i g ht H on . M em b er rose to address the ouse, he had no : the personal respect which is entertained for you by rope, there is a great fear of a serious war springing he put to him. He now called upon the knowledge of the pefition, still less was he pre • men of all parties, will give no ordinary weight to out of this question. It may suit France to say Right Hon. Baronet to explain the manner in pared for a motion for a Committee. The your statement in the House of Commons. We are otherwise, but -we are satisfied that the mere which he had exercised these great and important lion. Gentleman's motion assumed the fact that in i all rejoiced that you have taken up the cause; but occupation of Algiers dces not suit her purpose, and powers.—(Ch eers .) Th a t power had been vested in this case a warrant had 'been issued.. Now he beg ge d ; you should state to the Iri s h p eop l e, w h ose eyes are that she i s secre tl y covet i ng, and silently working the Secretary of State, he admitted, but it was only the House not to draW any inference from the course ; turned on yo u , y our i mmovable determination, as to obtain th e p ossess i on , not only of Morocco, but to be exercised in cases in which i n t erna l se diti on , or h e i n t en d e d to pursue on th i s occas i on. No public , soon as you can by possibility, to demand a Com- • ef Egypt. With the latter, however, we have for domestic treason, was apprehended.—(Cheers.) There servant had a greater respect for public opinion than mittee from the Minister whose c3nduct in these the present nothing to do. The former is a splen was no pretence of this sort for violating the corre- he had.; but though it was his sincere and ardent proceedings has been so strongly impeached. I yen- did prize, which is now occupying the unquiet spondence of. Captain Stalzberg, or of Mr. Mazzini. wish to stand well in the opinion of his fellow- , tare also to suggest to you, that you are well - spirits of the war party in France ; and to that we On a former occasion he had stated that he did not countrymen, yet holding a high and responsi- , warranted in writing to the absent Irish Members, confine ourselves. 'That African dominion, which is think one individual in twenty was aware that the ble office by the favour of his Sovereign, , and entreating them to attend in their places in Par- now grandiloquently affected to be despised, occupies Government . possessed this power, he believed and being continued in the discharge of his liament when your motion shall come on. a territory nearly equal to that of Spain, and that if he had stated that no person in the whole duties by the confidence of that House, not for One of my motives in writing to you, and in thus whether its population be but of four millions, twenty were aware of its existence, he would have the sake of his private character, not for . the sake of , publicly addressing you, is to express my own per- as asserted by some, or extended to fifteen millions, been right. He found, from what had passed indulging his private feelings ehoidd be justified in ' suasion that you will not leave 0 Connell to destiny as it is declared by others, there is little to pre in another place, that one of the greatest judicial making any sacrifice of what he considered nieces- j without a remonstrance against the mode in which vent the French, who now are biding their time, to authorities in the realm was not aware of the exist- sary fur the discharge of his ' public duty, and the prosecution was carried on, and the conviction was enter and pronounce that the present dynasty has ence of this power. But it had been stated by that the preservation of the public security. procured. The effect of any impression that. we had ceased to reign. The incontrovertible fact is, that high authority that the construction put opon the Act Reflecting upon this he had come to the conclusion abandoned the man to whom we owe everything they cannot afford to despise it; and their proud of Parliament by the Hon. Member for Kinsale was that, as the law had vested in the Secretary of State would be most discreditable to ourselves, and most boast of making the Mediterranean a French station the correct one, and that it did require, according to the power of issuing warrants of this description injurious to the whole country. If Irishmen do not 'is not likely to be realised until they have obtained the strict letter of the law, a separate and distinct which was not for the public good, it was not con- seek redress for a flagitious injustice in the House of possession of the devoted land. The advantages to warrant should be issued to authorise th e °p e nis g sistent with the public interest that he should answer Commons, were are they to look for it ? ' ' them of such a possession would be incalculable. The of' 'each letter. The question, therefore, pre in his place in the House of Commons interrogatories Lord John Russell, the leader of the 'Whig party, range of hills, inaccessible t owar d s th e sea, w hi c h sented itself to th e H ouse , an d th e pu bli c suc h as t h e H on. Gentleman had thought fit to put to to whose solemn and deliberate declarations on extend from Ceuta to Tangiers, would be, in their I under two distinct p o i n t s o f v i ew . Fi rs t, h a d t h ey him.—(Hear hear.) He had in a manner o f w hi c h such a subject th e u t mos t i mportance must be ha n d s , as i mpregna bl e as Gibraltar. This alone, ' with adhered to the strict letter of th e l aw i n or d e ring the he hoped the House could • not complain firmly re- • attached, has stated, in the most emphatic manner, the addition of Tetuan, would gi ee them the absolute letters of Captain Stolzberg, Mr. Mazzrini, and other fused to answer in what cases those warrants his conviction that O'Connell has not been fairly command of the Mediterranean, much more than they, individuals to be opened, an d if th ey had not trans . - hid b een issued. He might have gi ven th e H o - tried. Thi s i s a great f act, and Lord John Russell at all events, can ever derive f rom the occupation greased the letter of th e l aw , h a d th ey no t a b use d t h e noura b le Gentleman , an evasive answer, but H and his political assoc i a i es w ill , b eyond all doubt, af- Spartel and Cape Non, are situated th os e numerous co - of Algiers. Again on the line of coas t b e t ween C ape * power vested in them in o p en i ng th ese l etters at a ll ? he spurned to take such a course. e thought it operate with us i n ca lli ng on the G overnment to The Government had done both, they had trans- consistent with his duty to state that in one case t. ford us an opportunity of proving the charge pre- seaport towns upon the Atlantic Ocean, which, if im gressed the law and had abused the power which warrant bad been issued, but he refused to go further, ferred against them.—There were a few, but they proved, are so admirably calculated for opening a rested in them in opening those letters.—(Hear, and he advised the House and the country not to were very few, who thought that your motion in the commercial intercourse with Europe, America, the hear.) It would not sa ti s fy th e pu bli c, f or the draw any inferences from this case. With regard to Commons was connected in some- way with the qu es - East and West Indies, and, (including Tangiers Right Hon. Baronet to stand u p i n hi s p l ace aga i n t h e present case the assumption was that a warrant tion to be de c id e d on t h e wr i t ' of ,error in the Lords. an d T etuan ) , w i th the ilediterranean. The interior and say, " Respectfully, but firmly, I decline to had been issued, but he would not say aye or no They now feel that in this impression they were sig- is of no less importance, situated as the French are in answer the question."—(Great cheering.) As to Mr. whether it had been issued. This authority was nally in error. The question before the Lords is one Africa, than the mere frontier lines. At present they Mazzini, what did that gentleman say in his letter to vested in the Secretary. of State by Act of Parlia- of law, the question which you propose to raise in the depend for existence upon their supplies derived from him (Mr. Duncombe) r Now, it must be observed, ment.—(lronical cheers.)' The assumption of on the Commons is one of fact. In the Lords the question Europe. The possesion of the territory of Morocco that Captain Stolzberg was a friend of Mr. Mazzini, 'part of the Hon. Gentleman who brought forward will be, not whether the jury was corruptly cons ti- would relieve them f rom a ll acc id ents and con and the opening of the lett ers o f th ese two gen tl emen t hi s motion was, t h at he had transgressed the tuted, but supposi ng it to have been so, wheth er t h e tingencies connected w ith suc h a d ependent con was part of the same syst em .—(Ch eers. ) H e l aw, and had v i o l ate d under the letter the spirit verdict should Ise set aside.—Th e ques ti on i n t h e dition. The soil of that t err it or y w ill pro d uce, (Mr. Duncombe) might admit that the Go- of the Act of Parliament. —(Hear,. hear.) Com mons on your motion will be, whether the Pro- not merely Europ ean necessar i es, b ut all the vernment should have the pow er o f open i ng t h e Th e HO n. G ent l eman sa id he could prove it.—(Hear testant jury, by whom th e grea t C at h olic was tried luxuries both of the E as t ern an d W estern , letters of suspected person s i n c a ses o f i nterna l sed i - hear.) Now, if t h e H on. Gentleman could prove tion, or the letters ofpeisons who had ab scon d e d f rom t h at l etters h a d b een opened or detained at the Gene-'and convicted, was fr au d en tl y f ormed. The defendants wor ld . P rom the wretchedly slight cultivation challenged the arr a y, an d t h e f ollowing is an extract w hi c h t h e country at present receives (merely the from the challe nge , i n w hi c h the fact (which the burning of stubble, bef ore th e autumna l ra i ns come justice. But when the people l oo k e d t o t h ese cases ral Post-office, t h e A ct of Parliament was express they would think that the advanta ges an d b ene fi ts o f t h at any party so open i ng or detaining letters was Crown counsel did no t venture to try) is thus put in on ) , w i t h out the application of any manure, and that power were not counterbalan ce d by th e a b uses gu il ty o f a m i s d emeanour, and was liable to be in- issue := And the said D an i e l O'C onne l l further says, with a li g h tness o f p l ough i ng that would very much of it—(Much cheering)—and would say with him dieted. If he (Sir J. Graham) had so violated the that a certain paper writing, purporting to be a ge. astonish a Worcestershire farmer, it produces all that that it ought to be abolished.—(H ear , h ear .) I n t h e l aw h e was gu il ty o f a m i sdemeanour, arid he could neral list, purporti ng t o h e ma d e out from said several a numerous F rench army and colony would require ; case of Mr. Mazzini, th ere was no groun d o f i nter- b e prosecuted.— (l ron i cal cheers.) The legal tribu- lists, so c orrec t e d, s i gne d , and allowed as aforesaid, f or, except i ng oats, which will not grow there, the ference raised. He had no thi ng t o d o w i t h F ore i gn na p s of the country would do justice between the was illegally an d f rau d u l ent l y, and for the purpose Found, under its p resen t di sa d vantages, produces in Powers, or their squabbles with their subjects, as humblest individual and the highest civil authority. and with the intent to prejudice the said Daniel luxurious abundance excellent wheat and barley, ' long as those su bj ec t s con d uc t e d t h emse l ves peace- He was amenable to the c i v il t r ib una l s o f t h e O Connell in the cause , ma d e out b y some person or Indi an corn , an d a long and varied list of ably and properly in thi s c oun t r y. (Th e H onourable country, and could b e punishod either by fine or persons unk nown ; an d t h e said Daniel O ' Connell e s cu l en t vege t a bl es. Fruits are equally abun- Gentleman then proceeded to read the letter of imprisonment, if he had transgressed the law. says that the said list, purporting to be such general dant, and so are plants, the varieties of Mr. Mazzini, which wa s t o th e e ff ec t th at t h e war- But he demurred to any explanations then ; he list, does not con t a i n t h e names of all the persons whose w hi c h are capa bl e of being applied to the most qualification has been allowed, upon the correcting, useful purposes both in medicine and the arts. rants had been in operation against him at least since demurred to a Committee of the House to in the beginning of March, and that from sixty to quire into it. Legal proceedings might be in- allowing, and signing of said lists as aforesaid, by the The mines of the Atlas Mountains, worked, as they seventy letters addressed t o hi m , f rom t wen t y -fi ve or st i tuted aga i nst t h e i ndividual who detained said Recorder, but ornittecl the names of di vers , t o w it, 60 would be, by Fr enc h eng i neer i ng skill, could furnish thirty different persons,' had b een o p ene d.)—(L oud t h ose l etters, an d , if h e violated the law, he was persons, whose qualifi ca ti on respect i ve l y to b e on said Fr ance , at a c h eap rate, with what she most needs, list had been so allowed as.aferesaid by the said Recorder, ere she can bring to complete realisation, the steam carecries of "Hear, hear.") The writer said that ever responsible to the injured laws of his country. which said several persons whose names were so fleet dream of the privateer prince—namely iron. In had been taken to avoid suspicion, and im- The question was .had the law been violated or no ? omitted are as follows •; that is to say— (Here follow short, Morocco is so placed, that, in the present con. pressions had been taken from the seals, and these Ile could state that' the power as exercised be- him sixty names inserted in the challenge)." Tlse Crown, dition of foreign politics, the peace of the world hangs the opened letters were resealed, and the cut was had existed from the time of the Revolution, that made SO clean that it required al mos t a m i croscope to w h en exercised b y hi m i t had been exercised in its instead of joining iss ue u p on th e ques ti on o f fact, hy it. It i s ca l cu l ate d to become of the highest discover it.—(Cheers and a laugh.) Th ere were accustomed form, an d t h at he had in no degree de- instead of having the a ll ega ti on se t f or th i n t h e c h al- politi ca l an d commerc i al i mportance. This is just also double impressions made w ith th e P ost - o ffi ce parted from the hi g h est constitutional authorities lenge—th e c h arge o f f rau d— tr i e d i n open Court, de- suc h an i mportance as the French would fain acquire, stamps, so that the date when the lette rs were re - among hi s predecessors . H e distinctly denied that he marred to the challen ge ; th a t i s , i ns i s t e d t h at, even in additi on to t h at w hi ch it already possesses; and ceived at the Post-office might not app ear .—(Oh , h a d exceeded the aut h or i ty reposed in him, or that admitting that th e p ane l was fraudulently fabricated, when we look upon the map, we canno t b ut more and still the cas e s h ou ld b e t r i e d by a jury derived f rom more doubt the asserti ons o f s li ppery F rench states- Theoh ! and la ug ht e r, w ith l ou d crier o f H ear , h ear ). — he had departed in anything from the provisions of the that corrupted source. In the H ouse o f L or d s, the men, that th e y h ave ne i t h er asp i rations, desires, nor writer proceeded to say that the e x a m i na ti on o f A ct of Parliament. H e had obeyed the law and not his corresponde nc e f or so l ong a ti me mus t h ave con- not only had he obeyed the law, but he had not de- question to be d ec id e d is utterlyunconnected with Intentions, directed t owar d s thi s man if est „ coign of vinced the Go ve r nmen t th a t it r ef erre d t o not hi ng parted from the usages of his predecessors in similar that of fact, name l y , w h et h er an infamous tampering vantage. " with respect to England or English p o li cy . M r. cases. He was certa i n that this would not be re- with the panel to o k p l ace; b ut i s simply whether I n t h e meantime, as late as Tuesday last the French Mazzini referred to p aragra ph s. w hi c h appeare d in garded as a party question. He relied on the the verdict should s t an d, notw i t h standing that this G overnment announced to the merchants of France, the Milan G az ette a nd S wa bi an M ercury, to the practise of his office—his conscience was pure up in this seppresion of the nam es o f j urors may h ave b een per- t ra di ng with Morocco, that there wou ld b e no w ar, effect that the Austrian Government h a d rece i ve d as- matter—he petrated in the proce ss b y w hi c h t h e panel was but th a t everyt hi ng would be settled by diplomacy. had discharged his duty,h was a h . lc w surance from the Governm en t o f her Majesty th a t solemn and an important one—he demurred tea au made up. For the prese n t, thi s i s , no d ou b t, true. France is not agitation in the States of A us t r i a wou ld rece i ve no inquiry on the part of that House, and he shoul y d If the question of fact were to under go an i nves ti ga- yet fully prepared a ga i ns t a power, strong in pride, countenance or assistance from thi s country, and resist the motion for a Committee on the subject. tion in the Lords, it might b e p l aus ibl y suggested fanaticism, an d pos i t i on — a power to which three that especially the proc ee di ngs of young It a ly wou ld M r. M ACAULA Y . cou l d assure the Right that to the Lords that investi ga ti on s h ou ld b e con- Christian kin g d oms (S we d en, D enmark, and Spain,) be checked, a t lea s t in England.—(Bear, hear.) Her B arone t th a t h e h a d no w i s h to introduce Hon. into this signed ; but with the , f ac t th e L or d s h ave nothing still pay t r ib u t e annua l ly. The great adversary of whatever to do. It is on ly i n th e H ouse o f C ommons M o r occo i s f u ll y aware, that in August the hot wind Mejesty's Government wou ld d o a ll i t cou ld to re- discussion any matter of a personal or p ar t y c h aise _ that we can effectually i nqu i re w h et h er a Protestant of th e d esert carr i es death upon its breathings : that press agitation from the ex t er i or , an d give the Aust r i an t er . B u t the Right Hon. Baronet did no t seem at a ll Government an assurance that Al. M azz i n i wou ld b e sens ibl e of the pecaliai>pos i tion in whinh be stood, i jury has been pack e d, f or th e conv i ct i on of the foie- in S ep t em b er a ll the energies of man. would dis most man in a Cath o li c na ti on, un d er a Government so l ve and be swept away b e f ore t h e d e l uge of rain prevented from assisting in the agit a ti on . Th ese If they sa i d that this power was a necessary power, paragraphs further stated th a t M. M azz i n i h a d fl ed st i ll they must admit that it bordered so closely by which protestations of impartiality and of purity which then converts the country into a wide morass are so strenuously- ma d e. G od forbid that we should (d e f en d e d f rom invasion by the rampart of poisonous to Portsmouth, Mr. Mazzini i n this letter stated th a t upon th e o di ous, was a power so s i ngularly abhorent be sufficiently pusilla n i mous, or sufficiently apathetic, vapour with which it is enclosed) ; an d th at i n the it was utterly untrue that he h a d fl e d t o P ortsmout h , to the genius of the English character, that in was a and he denied that he had e ver h a d any connect i on power which, if necessary, the House was bound to not to demand an i n q u ir y i nto what even Sir d ry season, the locust would be the most efficient with any English political party, or w ith E eg• watch J with the most scrupolous jealousy. They James Graham a d m itt e d to have been a most f or t u - allies ofthe Negro-Moorish troops, by s p rea di ng f am i ne ' dish politics i n an y manner . if t h at was true, ought to know precisely the nature of the warrants nate occurrence. It will requ i re a more than over- about the path of the intruders. Th ese c i rcumstances and he believed every wor d o f it, h e wante d to b y which these letters were opened, and if, in is case nary exer c i se o f th e peculiar abilities by which th e ac - show that time, opportunity, and f ores i g h t, must all know what pretence or r i g ht th ey h a d to open like this, all a Minister said :—" I have power by complished Baronet is distinguished, to s h ow any be wanted, valued, and observed, ere t h e fi rst shot the letters of Mr. Ma zz i n i an d C apta i n S tolz- law ; I am responsible; I will not give you any plausible reason for not i nvest i gating, through a Com- can b e safely fired, that will shake the peace ofnations. mittee, an imputation which so many circumstances That this shot will be fired, we firmly believe, berg ? Not only had the Government done this with further account of this matter, he must -say it was a have concurred to establish. udging, as we do, rather from the acts than the these gentlemen's letters, but he would undertake to case likely to excite the suspicion that that power had prove that other persons' letters had been mostunscru- been abused. He could not help saying, without R. L. SHEIL. words, of the Ministry of the Tuilleries. The old - Emperor Maley, in 1770, swore by his beard, that no •rm•••.••••••......Mmnnn............. pulcossly opened, not only in London, but wishing to cast the smallest imputation on the motives in different parts of the country withi n th e l ast two of the Right Hon. Christian should ever again enter T e t uan . W e fear on. Gentleman that this was not one LAW INTELLIGENCE. our ne i g hb ours h ave espec i a l v i ews on this very e sit .Y d years, and that must of course have been d one un d er of those cases in which it was sufficient fora Minister --......—___ gar the orders of the present Government.—(Hear, h ear .) to say " Y ou know my character; lam responsible; and that they will not be slow to sh ow their disr BAIL June 22. for the commands of the 'Vizier of the Did the Government think that the public would he and I ask you to have confidence in my discretion. TRE GREAT WESTERN RAILW AY COURT , faithful. Once V. T HE EARL OF there, farewell peace! We had much rather • . again satisfied under such circumstances with the flimsy One most important matter which it was proposed to LONSDALE. beheld, behold,. as our grandsires Moorish cruisers pretexts the Government had adopted ? Did they submit to the Committe was to consider the propriety f ee ln this case Mr. Butt appeared for the plaintiff, and lying in wait behind Lundy Island, to intercept Irish' when the Duke of Bordeaux was over here of altering the pres en t state of the law. For that air- Sheppard for the defendant. traders sailing to Bristol, iv than the French exacting the other day open his letters ?—(Hear, hear.) state of the law both parties were equally responsible. It Gas m an action brought by the Great Western Rail- No doubt Louis Phillipe would have been glad to see He did not attribute to any person on either side of way opany against the Postmaster-General, to re- satisfaction from luley Abderrahman, after the cover m the SUM of 48,305/. Ils. 10.1., for carrying the same fashion lightingemployed by them to wring it from the them.—(Hear, hear.) Perhaps they did.—(Laughter.) the House any dispo s it ion to use dishonestly the the e ils on their railway from July, 1841, to the time of De:Y. The _ from the swivel gun of a steam What right had they to open Mr. Muzzini's for the powers by which they were invested by that law, present uest year . ... a t which the action was comm,licecl. frigate f would be quite sufficient to protect out mer sake of Austria, or any other indixidual's to please the, but he must say that some attention had been called The which theinchepet was the ameunt of the remunera- j chants rom whole fleets of co rovers • but the Pope or any other power. —(Hear, hear.) No doubt, Ito those powers, that without great modification they don toq 1 intiffs were entitled for the ,ervices I world must be in flames ere we couldmake, ' , the four it was agreeable to the Pope to curry f a vour with ; could not be suffered longer to exist.—(Cheers.) they had performed. The m •nall re- I kingdoms forming att w erorigi the empire of Morocco, too hot to this country, and perhaps they might .do the ,He began by stating this, that he defied anybody to ferred to arbitration, under . the b the y Act ' b ' I e occupied by those who now see more glories and ad - would - same for him. He trusted the Government ' say why a letter in the post-office or the post bag lof Parliament, and the arbitruto p rs o ersven y h • appointed as t eir urn- I vantages attend' ing the futon, struggles than are would view this not as a ~ party question. ' should be dealt with differently from a letter in his 1 pire Mr. Pusey, MP. for Berkshire. The arbitrators I d i s • b , He had, in the course of another debate, heard it laid desk. 'Why was it put into the post bag?—was it not ; had several meetings afterwards, but could not agree f terrors le by the English pre.es. Elmahassen has no upon their award, and they left the e hole question to be 1 . for them. The memory of Christian armies down that what was morally wrong could not be po- for the purpose of transit, for which the public gave I decided by Mr. Pusey, who made his award, directing ' s.atightered there, is a welcome rather than a rohi litically right. He recollected that the Right Hon. the Government a • certain revenue ; but if this the defendant to pay to the plaintiffs a certain ; bition. And certain we are, that when even every; Baronet opposite disputed that proposition.—(Laugh- was to be turned into a system of ancient ' I zum per day for carrying the mails, and also one - ear's ' shadow of cause and reason for an invasion has been ter.) lie threw doubts upon that sentiment, for he police, the sooner it was no longer the law of the I interest the which the plaintiffs 3 i asked who was to be the judge of what was morally land the better.— Hear hear.) Were there any and which tn amounted m altogether nt to the sum claimed,wlf ' which dispersed, they will condescend to plagiarise from the I Lord Ellenborough's grand drama in Hi d n ostan, and wrong; but here there could be no question of the reasons for examining a letter in the Post-office more plaintiffs now claimed. Iwe shall see them bringing back those sacred gates of wrong. He would defy any man to h av e a tha n there was in.the desk of a private individual. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN inquired if there was a doubt about it. What had been done ? Let them take the case of. the most treasonable plot lin dispute between the parties? an fact ' Seville, the carrying off of which was one of the Both fra u d an d f orgery h a d b een comm i tted. ' that could be thought of—the` letter concocting, or' Mr. SEEPPARD replied in the negative, and said the greatest triumph s o f th e m i g ht y Al rnanzor. Government would willingly pay whatever SUM was • and unless fraud and forgery were morally right, he written with respect to that plot, might have transit Buried, on Monday last, at Cardigan, with mili would claim the support of Hon. Gentlemen opposite to the party concerned as easily in his (Mr. Ma- justly due to the plaintiffs, but a difficulty had arisen in consequence of Mr. Pusey having unfortunately made 1 tary 6 h o o th no l ur;, aged 50, Samuel Garman,. a pensioner from on this occasion. What had they done ? They took caulay's) pocket as by means of the post-office. Let Infantry, who had been in several engagements two awards. The Post-office authorities had no objec- 1 the "h Colonel men's letters, read and examined them, kept copies of; letters, if they were to be examined in transit, be ex wit Love, and is said, on one occasion, to have tion to the appointment of fresh arbitrators, and ,the if they were found my ya , them, then re-sealed and re-enclosed the originals in ' amined as e I saved the gallant colonel's life. When the gallant I whole question being submitted to their decision. i such a manner, that the unfortunate individual was I court of law. Look to the case of Mr. Wilks ;he I After a very long discussion between the counsel on ; colonel, not aware that the Government was in possession of I brought an action against the Secretary of State for ' n h sides, it • 1 bot h aas arranged that a juror should be with- i moved him to a more retired spot, and out of the the H e h addone before way horses, c. . not so ong an his family secrets. He believed that much 1 the Home Department for taking his letters • impro- [ drawn, each party to pay their own costsand th e w hole ' , odium might have been removed if individuals ' 1 - and the • 1 per 3~ I 1 near where the colonel had lain,--Monmouth Merlin, FRANCE AND MOROCCO. (From the Church and State Gazette.) The official organ of the French Government, in Paris, has just published a manifesto upon the lifferences at present existing between the above nuntries, which is suspected, with good reason, to tome from the pen of M. Guizot himself. It is rather :engthy ; but its substance. may: be 'comprised in the :ew assertions--that war.heither . exists, nor has been laclared ; that the Governinent of Morocco is responsi :)le for the late attack made on the French troops ; and twat the latter will abstain from making reprisals while they await the answer of the Emperor to the demand of f•ne Consul-General at Tang iers, for completc reparation. File manifesto then expresses its determination of .ompelling the expulsion of Abd•el-Kader from the Akaroquirn territory, and terminates by some remark ably high-sounding phrases, not at all equivocal as to their meaning, but very doubtful with respect to their incerity. This conclusion declares that France is actuated by no desire for territorial aggrandisement, Jr of conquest ; that she does not wish to subdue the empire of Morocco, and that were she compelled to 'ubdue it, she has no intention of keeping it. And, finally, that the space she occupies, and, as she says, will over occupy, in Africa, is sufficient for her, and that she has no desire to add an inch to her present nossessions. • Ti Lt - 11 E S 1 - 6 - R - E - G A T THIRD DAY—SATURDAY. Tho weather was b eaut if u l , t h e rac i ng grand, and tendance of visitors immense. The sports coinnwo' four o'clock, with the AXATELTI: FOUR-OARED R ACES , amongs t GentleloDi for two Silver Cups. FIRST HEAT. THE LEANDER CLUB—Red. Dagleish, stroke 2. Julius 3. Hampstead 1. Jeffries. Shepherd, coxswain. ST. GEORGE'S CLUB—Red and White. G. 8.) Smith, stroke I 2. WICaY 3, Ross 1. Wradhata• G. Bannister, coxswain. CIVIL ENGINEERS—Orange. Arnold, stroke I, 2. Montagu 3. Bell i 1. Harriott. 11. C. Ford, coxswain. NEPTUNE—Green. Walmsley, stroke 2. L. Palm er 3. H. Robinson 1. E . Barra top H. Hallidav, coxswain. terel The Oxford U n i vers i ty b oat, which ha d b e en en , was withdr awn . is p The Leand er did not get away with their 1 1 13 , 0 4 ed quickness, an d ma d e a b ad start. The Neptune srtyboe a foot ahead, and, as a new club, surprised some T re ed. well acquai n t e d w i t h row i ng by their skill an0,.:1,14 The Lcander th en rowe d i nto the lead i ng fouling their ears against some craft, the Engin e- 00 0 Saint Geor ge ' s passe d t h em ; the Leander, orsa spurted, and, giving both the go-by, won by a leoP" SECOND HEAT. THE G uY'a CLUB—Black. Chapman, strok e 2. E . Lloyd 3. Ferguson 1. Earnshab y Martin, coxswain. OYAL XY. B. L. Atkinson,R stroke ACADE I 2, H. M. C°°er 3. D. C o o l er 1. Revel D. Cameron, coxswain. • WAVERLEY CLUB—Light Blue. R. W. Hall, stroke I 3. W. Rush J. Char lton, coxswa 2l in E . A:l3Frrii:rr an , a rge l Christ Chur c h. O x f or d , was withdrawn. .`"" was won with perfect ease. GRAND HEAT. Ibt The Guy's and St. George's went away..toget7 et , Leander being h a lf- a . yar d astern. The Guy's th, play, and ce n t i n a d vance at a good pace. but toe,ds, der laid down to their cork ; first passed ;be then the St. George's, and won by two Wig °. George's being second, 0 1* The CHA MPION R ACE o f 100 sows. for four-oar. — A open to all the world. FIRST HEAT. LONDON CREW —Red.—R. Coornbes, stroke ; Phelps, R. Newell, T. Coombes ;D. Coombes,e° 1 swain .. GREENWICH C REW —Y e ll ow.— F0re5t,.................................................. HumPla le J. Wogan, L. Wogan ; T. Cordell, coxswain An apology for a race ; won without any ditfien SECOND EAT. NEWCASTLE CREW —Purple.— M IL Clasper, B. C lll6. per, W. Clasi,er ; E. Hawkes, ,coxswain •b j e LONDON CREW—Light Blue.—W.P Jeoe k,J•l3't aia , Glee, R. Doubl e d ee , F . L ett ; J. Parish, nocsk.f. CHELSEA CRE W .—G. H ammock, J. Shep h ea r—' Prince, J. Chittle ; H. Coles, coxswain ............ i? ! .. t10 The Newcastle me n t oo k t h e l ead, followed btpiiii Londoners, wh o , o ff t h e D u k e ' s Head, rowe d lee The them, and continued so for a trifling distanae., o * A bl Newcastle m en cont i nue d h ard at work, ond four or five lengths. GRAND HEAT. cret Coombes's p ar ty, t h e C laspers and Pocoo-'!,lerelfr were the competit ors ; t h e race creating cono"tor interest, the Newcastle men having acqu itte a iro rto selves so ga ll ant l y on t h e previous day an d in th n o heat. Th ere m i g h t h ave b een a good deal of n ie j e this ; but we can only say that, surrounded es we O i l been for an hour before by the leading in ee .. - t er Thames, we never heard a bet offered. There Wl e ipe", conversation, in which it was broadly asserted t `' a gehi doners would have their work to do to beat the st'7 o l9 who had not, until their debut on Friday, been con- 4 4 00 formidable, and the interest and betting lying b Pocock's and C oom b es ' s crew. tY On the signal being given the Newcastle men too lead, and were facing the Star and Garter, nearlV length off red, blue being about .the same r c lopOt astern. Coomb es ' s p arty t h en went up to the u re e l and a desperat e s t rugg l e t h e whole way was th e iel ° ' Coombes's party never were so tackled, an d by if f immense lab our contr i ve d to keep their lead joie: of their adve rsar i es , an d won by a length a nd only, the Newcastle men being second. go o The bad steerage of the lad who had the yoke we e' the Newcastl e b oa t was t h e su b ject of genera l tion, while that of th e . Pocock crew was a finished men of what may be effected in that line. Had it d, other than a boy, and he, too, a stranger to the no ( was rowing, it would have favoured the idea dal; thing was wrong • as it was, much fault was certi L r be found, and had Parish had the lines and 0 :1 1 0 ,0 no more than the boy, there might have been a d'ZitY result. The rac e un d ou b te dl y proves one thing, 1' Pocock party are not so good as the Coombes. e gf DOUBLE SCULLS FOR A NEW PRIZE WHO I Nelly and Powell—yellow F. Phelps and J. Grn—light blue A good race ; won by those least expected, $ ll- *p rowed with very great pluck. THE EIGHT-OARED SCRATCH ISIATC Introduced as an appropr i ate fi n i s h , cone l" sport. They went up in procession (six of thew) 11. turned in somewhat about the same order. Me i° The winning boat, rel and white, was manned by Palmer, Moral", Cloves, P rter, Fuanes, flarrinbr Pickering, Stewart, and Martin, steerrr. SIGHT AND HEARING TESTIMONI . ,01 39, .ALDEMARLE- STREET, PICCADILLY. --- Gl ide r ! Browne Clayton feels desirous to expr,ss the c t ' o f and advanta g e lie lies derived a t hi s advan..cd u g;lestr a ; years, and after two year s ' t r i a l, f rom : h e u se or Or S. and B. Solomons newly invented Spectacles. 10 valuable inventions fully merit the patronage t i K r e.'' received. Address. 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Solomons' Invincible Oper aWr wi ti r, Conductor, Sound Magnifiers for deaf rsons, g l i deb mediate P a 0 fis mediate relief to old standing extreme cases.„ t i 4 , ness.—Caution. Messrs. S. and B. Solomoes d r o ectei and Aurists, are not in any way connected wi t t,t. A rbo', l , of the same name in their immediate neigh" A ,:•yelk . ,, e- Nor in any part of the country. To preveo6.4,l"- i be cautious and observe—only to be had et_r"2 . marle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York /haw- r FIRES ON CHATMOSS. — SeveraI furious p osal, raged on Chatm oss d ur i ng t h e past week, saPostbkie have originated in th e long-cantinuud dry 1 which has made the peat moss as dry and h i rfriri s ' o f as tinder. At one t i me, on Thursday an: 01!_ Chatmoss was on fire in three di rent plier y Dif o i• the fires reached within a dozen yards of ,1 ,":00 , 1 0 1 woods, and was there stopped by great These woods, which consist prin cipally of lar c to 1 7,J. beech, sp rea d] upwar d s of a mile from we s " , sar and, if once ignited, could not possibly hav e 4 136411 10 4 Some of L or d E gerton ' s woods were ioir .l a i r;e not very seriously. G reat quantities o f BIRTHS. aw thO lag* On the 18th i ns t., a t Southampton, Mrs. J. M of a son. t" On the 19th i ns t., at Mi ddlesex-place, New-r°4141 ge of William Campb e ll, E sq, O vi of a daught e r. o rd On the 18th inst., a t Clif ton, the lady of z A field, Esq., of a son, s till-b orn. o ger, 111- On the 19th inst., at Islington, the wife of Mr. of of a daughter. uAro_, gr On the 20th i ns t ., i n Chapel-street, Belgraee"an ....Thnerr lady of W. D. Willan, Esq., of the Royal Horse usreo a daughter. iht o " On the 20th inst., at Welbeck-street, vedis dsag tr est , the lady of IL Pearson, Esq., barrister-at-law , 0 .4 0 .4 On the 20th inst., Mrs. Frederic Yates, of St. Jame s ' s - par k , of a son. On the 20th i nst. , at Park-place, St. James's, the isar J. C. Dovvdoswell, Esq,, of a son. • MARRIED. Rev 31 1 O r On the 4th inst., at Bathwick Church, the --e v. or.; J , Rector of Pycombe, Sussex, to Mary Jane sec 9 / 1 ' -8 111 11 " of James Macdonnell, Esq., M.D., and relict of tile vcdi Martyr, Esq., East India Company'J service- -., ti v ;a' On the 18th inst., at Binbrook,'Lincolnshire , n eu r licer a , son of Robert Clarke, Esq., late of I3rooksby Ha n ' —0, shire, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Robert J o hns° 0 of the former place. se FM' : t r i g b; On the 19th inst., at the Friends' !fleeting House , Dic.S Essex, Alexander Cruickshank, of Edinburgh , trou serP" Ogden, eldest daughter of James Gingell, I V °°d Hare, Essex. DIED. r ivier4 lOn the 4th inst., at Portsmouth, Captain T. B e- • iWest India Regiment. On the 13th inst ,at Moray place, Edinburgh ,Dive it f Charles Hope, late ' - . • the rs ope, professor of chplastry. in ,•10 Edinburgh. I C 4 On the 15th inst., Abram Morris, Esq., of Dunkett e, ai e r. On the 16th inst., Mrs. Stamper, of estgate, Chd, I. )dr' On the 18th inst., at Blackheath-park, Henry ' IA ! Esq., aged 55. Of 0 itc ) . i On the 18th inst., John Sterling Wright, E s q ., .6 I Holt, Essex. b, I 0 / ' 1 On the 19th inst., at Oxford, Mrs. Margaret Leig • _1 " of the Rev. T. Leigh, Rector of St. Magnus, London. ~„ B r' On the 19th inst., at Lewisham, Elizabeth, wife of ' ilct i ' ll William Brown, Esq. On the 19th inst. in London, Mrs. Michell, of Mon House, near Chippenham, Wilts. r ig eg ' On the 20th inst , at Westbourne-grove,Bayswater, --) xr e ' youngest son 2oth in of Mr. J. A. Barton uc. On the st., in Gioester-place, Portm an " Captain Gelston. 1 ;#4 On the 21st inst.; in Bedford-row, George Lanp,' L OV , /4 _.......--•1 - London: Printed and Published by MURDQ No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 09tce , Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, lb* CO I Middlesex, Monday, June 24, 1844, THE SUN, LONDON', MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1644. At Bev, p~~. 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