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EVENING 14:DIT I ON. reverse, and the people of Ireland would have deeply to deplore the day which sho uld see gentlemen op posite holding the reins of Government.—(Hear, hear.) There were many things disagreeable to the Government now in power, and perhaps nothing was more disagreeable than what he thought was an unreasonable urging on the part of their own friends, but they have a great duty to perform. They have a duty to preserve Ireland for the Crown of our generous Sovereign, whom God bless. They have that solemn duty to perform ; and therefore it was that Its hoped they would not de sert the position they hold ; and he looked forward to the future period with extreme anxiety, seeing that no thing was to be done for his country. But he did not despair. He knew there was a concentration of public • opinion—not in the maniac movement of Chartist vio lence. If the Irish people had chosen to join the Chartists—if they had encouraged the leaders of the Chartists—if they had appeared from place to place in arms—if they had talked of the torch and the dagger. which the Chartists talked of, what would be the secu rity among them at the present moment? He (Mr. ' O'Connell) was not terrifying or even threatening, but they might be terrified at the state this country would be in if the population of Ireland had joined in Charter violence, had adopted Chartism, and had become, as it were, a recruiting-sergeant, to augment the Chartists here by the firmness and courage which the Irish would naturally have shown.—( Hear, hear.) He had risen to protest against the manner this country treated Ireland, and to declare that with less than an English franchise Ireland would not be content. Ireland wished to have the same measure with regard to freemen that England had, and if the other House of Parliament thought fit to reject a Bill of that sort, on them would the consequences of rejecting it fall.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUTTON and Major BRYAN denied that the rage for corporate reform in Ireland bad subsided. Lord MORPETH did not wish to raise any discus sion on the operation of the Poor-law Bill, but after what had fallen from the Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite, he wished to observe. that though undoubtedly in the election of Guardians, and in some other in stances, exhibitions of party feelings might have been manifested (which was not much to be wondered at in a country like Ireland), yet he did not think teat the gone ral complexion of the elections under the recent Poor law Act, by any means justified the general charge that they had been tainted by a one-sided partisanship.— ( Hear, hear.) Sir W. SOMERVILLE could not help expressing his deep regret that this measure, which had so long kept up a system of excitement in Ireland was doomed to further delay. He was certain her Majesty's Minis ters had done their utmost to bring this measure to a satisfactory conclusion, and although they had been un successful, yet Ireland ought to be grateful to Minister, for having fought her battles in the way they had done : but the Lords had rejected this measure on the dangerous principle of refusing to give to the poor of Ireland the same privileges which the poor in this country enjoyed. With regard to the New Poor-law, if any violent party spirit had been shown with regard to that Bill, it was not on the popular side.--(Hear, hear.) He had hoped that a measure framed for charitable purposes would have been allowed qnietly to work its way ; but he was sorry to say that had not been the case, and, if his in formation were correct, those who ought to have known better, and who ought to have shown a good example, had been the first to exhibit feelings of party violence and bigotry.—(Hear, hear.) IMr. WYSE considered that this question had been virtually settled, although several delays had occurred, Many evils had resulted in consequence of these delays. Tiae Corporations that existed, knowing that Reform must come, had almost suspended their functions as regarded letting lands, improving towns, and repair ing public buildings. They were in a painful state of suspended animation, having neither the activity of life nor the tranquillity of death. This being the case, it ought to be the object of the Legis lature to settle this question as soon as possible. The Irish nation felt the present measure was an insult and an injury, and any measure would be so felt which was not similar to the English measure. He regretted this because it kept up the spirit of disappointment. i How could it be expected they would cultivate the arts of peace unless they had peace. Nothing ' could be more absurd than the course pursued on this question. The very persons who were acknowledged capable of judging of the qualification necessary for a Member of that House were told they were incapable of judging of the propriety of making a bridge, or lighting a street, or watering a road. But he trusted the people of Ireland would not accept of any measure short of an equality with England—be protested against any thing short of this, and the people of Ireland would spurn it as an insult ; they would rather wait for a time than accept such terms as these. In 1824 they had been refused an imperfect measure of Emancipa tion, and in 1829 they had obtained a more perfect measure ; so although in 1839 they might be refused, yet by waiting they would obtain a more perfect measure of corporate reform. Mr. RED IN GTON rose to deny what had often been stated as to the party feeling which was alleged ex clusively to influence the elections under the Poor-law in Ireland. He happened to know that in many cases Protestants had been returned against Roman Catho lics, and that where the latter were returned they were most respectable gentlemen, and not violent in politics, Mr. CALLAGHAN felt it his duty to say on be half of the people of Ireland, that he deeply regretted a Corporate Reform Bill had not passed this Session, and that the Government had not been able to intro duce another Bill. He could testify that the popular feeling in Ireland was strongly in favour of such a measure, He lived in a district where the people had long been oppressed by a corporation they detested. Mr. SHAW wished it to be understood that he did not mean to impugn the respectability of the Poor-law guardians in Ireland. He had not alluded to differ ences of religion neither. All be said was that great violence of party feeling bad entered into the elections, and he appealed to the Noble Lord whether the Assist ant Commissioners would not confirm that statement. 1 Mr. SHIEL remarked that the Duke of Wellington had said he would nut agree to any Irish Corporation Bill till the Irish Poor-law Bill had passed (besides the Irish Tithe Bill). Now, surely it was not fair to allege 1 anything which had happened under that Poor-law Bill as an argument against granting Corporation Reform.— (Hear, hear.) He certainly lamented that factious spirit which, he could not deny, had entered into the elections under the Poor-law in Ireland—(Hear, hear)—but it was, he begged the House to observe, the necessary re suit of the state of parties in Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) Let tke House recollect that when the English Corpo ration 10 first passed, the immediate result was a tre mendous contest between parties in this country.— (Hear, hear.) But two years bad scarcely elapsed be fore all this party spirit subsided.--(Hear.) And so it would be in Ireland.--( Hear.) We must not judge of the ultimate results of a measure by its first fruits.--(Hear.) Mr. ASHTON YATES could not help expres sing his surprise at the statements of the Recorder for Dublin., that there was an indifference with respect to the measure in the people of Ireland. He had travelled over several parts of Ireland, and every where that he bad been to he found the people in favour of theßill. The amendments were then ordered to be c idered that day three months. PRISONS BILL. __ Lord J. RUSSELL proposed that the House should agree to the amendments of the House of Lords to this Bill. Mr. LANGD ALE—As ha had introduced one of the clauses that had been struck out felt bound to say a few words in its defence. He thought as the clause had been carried by the leading members on both sides of that House there could be nothing in it to disparage the Established Church. He would not divide the House upon it, but he must express his great regret that the clause had been excluded. Mr. ASHTON YATES felt bound to protest against the facility with which the House agreed to the course adopted by the House of Lords in throwing out the clause. The amendments were then agreed to. CHURCH DISCIPLINE BILL. The Committee on toe Church Discipline Bill was, on the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL. postponed to Wednesday. The R ogue M oney A ssessme nt Bill was read a third time a nd passed on the motion of the LORD ADVOCATE. ' MILITIA PAY BILL. The Militia Pay Bill was read a third time and passed, on the motion of Lord HO WICK. SLAVE TRADE. The Slave Trade Suppression Bill was read 1 third time and passed, on the motion of Lord HO WICK. POOR-RATES COLLECTION BILL. Lord HO WICK moved the third reading of the Poor Rates Collection Bill. Mr. T. DUNCONIBE proposed to add a clause pby way of rider, for theurpese of exempt i ng a ll parishes under local acts from the operation of the Act. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL could see no reason for the clause. Mr. T. DIJNCONIBE—The reason he proposed to introduce the clause was, that the Noble Lord at the bead of the Home Department, bad three times pledged himself to i the House that it was not th e inten tion of those who i ntroduced the measure, that it should apply to parishes having local Acts. Mr. HUME hoped the Bill would not be allowed to proceed without the cl ause being added. In its present shape it took away from individuals, who thought them selves secure under local Acts, those powers which they at present possessed. Captain PECHELL thought the clause was essen tial to the Bill. Mr. DARBY thought the clause ought to be allowed to be brough t up. The Bill at present would legalize ' all the orde rs o f t h e P oor -l aw Commissioners, whether affecting parishes under local Acts or not. How was The Noble House t o k now shat the i r or d ers were ? Noble Lord had objected to altering the Poor .law Act till next Session, yet the present Act would materially alter it. He (Mr. Darby) objected strongly to giving the power of levying the rates on the overseers and the churchwardens. In nine cases out of ten the churchwardens would have nothing to do with it, and the overseers no assets. He quite agreed that when there was an intention, an attempt n iirectly, to resist the operation of the Poor•law Act, that it ought to be prevented. But he though the Bill went considerably beyond that. Lord J. RUSSELL said he had endeavoured to see whether a clause could not be framed to exclude from the Bill those cases (which were all he meant to ex clude) in which the relief of the poor had been con ducted• under a local Act only, and not ac cording to the prok is?ons of the Poor - law A mendment Act. But he found, it very difficult to effect that object without in. curring the risk of its being extended further than was intended, and enabling parties to defeat the Bill. He certainly must oppose the clause of the Hon. Member for Finsbury, which went to provide that whenever there was a local Act, which had anything to do with the collection of rates, that then the Act should not operate ; thereby excluding man y cases in which it was most desirable that the Act should meet the difficulties which were interposed to the working of the original Act. In stances often occurred in which Guardians appointed under the Poor-law Act had been left without funds, and had advanced from their private resources and on their own credit the requisite money. Was such a sys tem to be allowed ? . The House divided, and the numbers were— For the clause Against it 45 Majority against it Mr. HAWES and Mr. DUNCOMBE presented pe ions against the passing of the Bill. On the question that the Bill do pass, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he objected to it, and eclared that of all the breaches of faith ever per petrated by a Government, the refusing to agree to that clause was the most unjustifiable.—(Hear, hear.) parish of St. Andrew's Holborn, had paid 3,0001. for a local Act, which would he now waste paper. Toe Noble Lord had several times stated, that; the Bill would not affect parishes under local Acts.—( Hear, hear). It had evidently been the intention of those who had charge of the Bill to perpe trate this trick on those parishes, and he again entreated the Noble Lord to withdraw from such an unfair pro ceeding.—(Hear, hear). If not, he should divide the House against the passing, of the Bill, and moreover divide upon repeated adjournments. Mr. DARBY would divide against the passing of the Bill, but not on repeated adjournments. Mr. HUME considered it was a direct breach of faith on the part of the Government, to persist in re jecting that clause.—(Hear, hear). He had concurred in supporting the original Act, but could not justify the Noble Lord in thus pushing forward a Bill giving such extraordinary powers at the end of a Session, and in part against repeated declarations of his own.—( Hear, hear.) He should certainly divide against the Bill, though he would not join in throwing further impediments in the way of the Bill, as they could do no more than record their decided protest against it, and against the unfair advantage which had been taken of the public respecting it.—(Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said, if he had ever declared that he would agree to any clause providing that the Bill should not affect parishes under local Acts, and had now opposed it, he should certainly have been guilty of a breach of faith ; but he had never said any such thing. His intention was that the Bill should not introduce the Poor-law Amendment Act into parishes governed by local Acts, nor did he believe that the operation of the Bill would have that effect ; still that declaration did not bind him to assent to any words it might suit any Hon. Member to propose. The Bill was intended to get rid of difficulties at present existing in the way of applying funds for the relief of the poor. It was admitted generally that such an object was desir able. But the clause suggested by the Hoe. Member for Finsbury would have greatly neutralized this desir able operation of the Bill. Mr. HAWES thought it unfair that to meet difficul ties in a few special cases, and cases now in course of adjudication by the Courts of Law, a general measure of this kind should be so determinately persisted in. With regard to:the parish of Lambeth (supposed to have origi nally given rise to the Bill), he was instructed to state, that the funds for the relief of the poor had never been withheld. He opposed the Bill, because it violated the original understanding, that the guardians should be under the control of the rate-payers : and if the Bill passed, let it be distinctly understood that the guardians would be under no such control. Nothing could more tend to disgust the friends of the Liberal cause than such a measure.—(Hear, hear.) Lord HOWICK said it was a mistake to suppose that Bill would alter the position of the parish of St. Andrew's Holborn, which was now liable to form part of an Union. It never could have been intended that the Bill should apply to no parish wherein there was a local Act affecting merely the assessment of the rates. Mr. EWART said he deemed this Bill a violation of the original agreement, that the administrative power alone should be with the Poor-law Commissioners — the rating powers with the parishioners.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. A. liserEs, Mr. GRIMR DITCH, and Captain PECHELL, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the Bill Against it Majority —l9 The Bill was then read a third time and passed. BIRMINGHAM POLICE BILL. On the Order of the Day being read for bringing up the Report on this Bill, Mr. SCHOLEFIELD said he should oppose the Report being brought up. He and his Hon. Colleague were determined to oppose the Bill in every stage. The Hon. Gentleman took that occasion to deny the accu racy of the statement that Mr. Edmonds had ever re commended, or countenanced recourse to physical force. He should move that the Report be received that day three months. Mr. ATTWOOD seconded the motion, and con firmed the statement of his Hon. Colleague with re gard to Mr. Edmonds. Oastler and Stephens had re• commended the use of arms and physical force, but Mr. Edmonds had been the first to denounce such conduct, and had therefore been most unjustly and un justifiably attacked. The same might be said with regard to Mr. Douglas and Mr. Muntz. As to this Bill, he (Mr. Attwood) would tell the Noble Lord that if he wished to try the experiment of intro ducing this system of police, he had better try it in towns where men had not been educated and had not been taught to judge and to think for themselves ; for Birmingham was the very last place in England on which political experiments should be tried. When he (Mr. Att wood) spoke the truth he was told he was " eccentric," and that there was " something singular " about him.—(A laugh). He would therefore endeavour to be more guarded in his lan guage, and make his food as suitable as pos sible for the tender stomachs of such politicians as the Hon. Member for Woolverhampton (Mr. Villiers) who was not in his place.—(Laughter.) He would endea vour to be as guarded as possible in all his remaaks, but he must say the present Bill was based on a wrong principle, and would produce a different effect from that which the Noble Lord and her Majesty's Ministers intended. If Government withdrew this Bill, and brought forward the old Bill, a little satisfaction might be produced. Mr. FINCH thought that if the Noble Lord abandoned that part of the Biil which nominated a Com missioner and placed the control of the police in the Town Council, all opposition to the Bill would be with drawn. He wished to ask the Noble Lord whether it was his intention to apply all the provisions of the 10th of Geo. 4th to this Bill? Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not intended to in troduce all the provisions of that Act into the present Bill, but the police would not have the power of voting for Members for the Borough. Mr. HU ME thought it would be much better to take away the Charter from Birmingham altogether than to place an individual over the Town Council in the degrading manner proposed by this Bill. He was sure that the Noble Lord was anxious to maintain the peace of Birmingham, but he was afraid that the present measure was catcul ttad to effect great mischief. Lord J. RUSSELL said the Hon. Member for Kilkenny had stated truly when he Raid that it was his (Lord J. Russell's) wish to preserve the peace of the town of Birmingham. All that he was anxious to do '.vas to maintain it in the least objectionable manner. Tile Metropolitan Police were not liked, the Police under the first Bill he had introduced were not ap proved of, the military were not approved, and he therefore thought th e proposition of the present Bill was likely to be least objectionable. He was quite sure, notwithstanding the statements that had been made, that if he had persevered in the first Bill he should have been defeated. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided , when there appeared -38 For receiving- the Report 10 Against it ...................... ... • • —2B Majority ..................... The Report was then brought up. e excluding police. Mr. r fr . o E m L v L ot l i S ng b f r o o r ug :%em brought up o cl f an p a rliament. lice. The Bill was then ordered to be engrossed, and to be read a thi r d time to-morrow at twelve o'clock. The Report on the Tithe Commutation Act Amend. meet Bill was rece iv e d, and the Bill o rdered to be read a third time to-morrow at twelve o'clock. WAYS AND MEANS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the re ce pti on o f t h e R e p or t of the Committee of Ways and Means. aj E a L sty , w 14 directions CNivi t N hat proper p ersons should be appointed to examine forthwith, an d report on, then ould mboevegdraacniouA3 graciously r p e la4 s e s, e. t 0 give pray ing M trha her the best means of communication by sea bet ween D u bli n an d London, in connexion with Railw a y s . Thi s was a case in which the order now made could not be 4rawn into a precedent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not wish to throw any difficulty in the way of the motion of the Hon. Member for Dublin, but he was THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13. 1839. afraid it could not be carried as an amendment, as it would have the effect of preventing the Report of the Committee of Ways and Means from being received, if the Hilt). Member would withdraw the motion now he could introduce it again at a later period of the evening. Mr. O'CONNELL said upon that understanding he would withdraw it for the present. Mr. HODGSON HINDE trusted that Government would be prepared to accede to a similar suggestion with respect to Scotland. Mr. P. THOMSON said he was willing to agree to the appointment of a Government Engineer, to select between two competing lines, as had peen done in the Manchester and Brighton cases—( Hear, hear) —but he should object to a fishing kind of motion to supersede inquiry by the parties. Mr. SHAW thought the proposition in this case very just.—( Rear, hear.) No object could be more important than the facilitating the communication be tween London and Dublin.—( Hear, hear.) He thought it would be impossible that Liverpool should remain the port of communication. He had sailed between the two countries as often as any man—(A laugh)—and out of the thirty times within the last year or two,he had never but once known the vessel able to come alongside the pier. Incalculable advantage would result from alter ing the time of communication between the two cities from twenty-four hours to sixteen—(Hear, hear) —and let the House reflect that the benefit would not be simply the saving of six hours of time, but letters arriving now at six in the evening—an hour compara tively useless in a commercial point of view—would then arrive at noon—most important for the mercantile in terests.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. O'CONNELL withdrew his motion. JOINT STOCK BANKS. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Report on the Joint Stock Banking Company Bill was received. EXCISE LICENSES BILL. The RIGHT HON. GENTLEMAN then moved the fur ther consideration of the Report on this Bill. Sir S. LUSHINGTON said he objected to the effect of the first clauses in this Bill. He had no hesitation in declaring that the Licensed Victuallers, as a body felt themselves deeply aggrieved by the effect which it would have on their trade. The Bill had been intro duced at a very late period of the Session—it had not been before the House till the 15th July. It went to provide, that wherever wholesale dealers were at pre sent restricted from selling less than two gallons of foreign spirits or liquors, they might henceforth sell any quantity greater than one bottle, estimated mea sure, on the payment for a licensse of five guineas per annum. The result would be that Licensed Victuallers would lose, according to their own judgment aad opinion, the most profitable and the most respectable part of the trade in which they were engaged.— (Hear, hear.) The Bill was founded on a Report of certain Hon. Gentlemen, framed without the know .. ledge of the licensed victuallers, and on evidence, to which they have not been enabled to supply any answer. It was said that by the present system the revenue was injured. How ? That persons desirous of purchasing less than two gallons of foreign spirits or liquors, find that the wholesale dealers cannot supply them, and go away without procuring the de sired quantity. Now, he did not believe one word of this.--(Hear, hear.) Universal experience showed that where persons found they could not get what they wished at one shop they did at another.—( Hear.) The licensed victuallers supplied articles of the same quently, as the wholesale dealer, they possessed consi derable capital, and could command the best stock.— ( Hear, hear.) Then let it be remembered what heavy expenses they were liable to for licenses and rating, while, at the same time, they had to provide every ac• commodation for customers ; whereas the wholesale dealer had nothing but the mere rent of a cellar to pay.—( Hear.) In the Tower Hamlets, in Liverpool, and generally the outports, the best portion of the licensed vic tualler's trade was the selling of various quantities of spirits, up to two gallons, especially to seafaring men. Now, the present measure would be raising up against them a crushing competition. Let it not be said that he (Sir S. L.) was opposing free trade ; he never had ; he never would oppose it ; but he was objecting to a partial free trade, to unjustly injuring persons on whom were now imposed many statutory burdens, and to the de stroying vested interests, protected by every principle of fairness.—(Hear, hear) Besides, who would say that the measures would be confined within its professed limits ? Consumption on the premises it was said would be prevented ? How could persons be expected to buy a considerable quantity of spirits without tasting —(A laugh)—and did not the Chancellor of the Ex chequer know that if the article were good, the tasting would probably be repeated.—(Laughter.) The measure would cot merely operate as to respectable bona fide wholesale dealers, but as to a new, disreputable class of persons, who, by renting a pretended wholesale cellar at the trifling charge of 101. a year might carry on a really retail trade. Under all these circumstances, he moved the omission of the words " foreign spirits," and would take the sense of the House on it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would not occupy more than a few minutes in satisfying the House, as he hoped he should be able to do, that there was no substantial violation of justice in this Bill. First, as to the question of notice, he thought that there could be no reasonable objection.—(Hear.) As far as notice was concerned, the parties had had ample notice on the subject, for the Bill was brought in on the 18th of July. He would be extremely unwilling to press the Bill if he thought it would inflict a wrong on the respectable class to which his Hon. and Learned Friend had referred, and who deserved every considera tion on account of their conduct and the peculiar bur theus imposed on them. The law regarding the sale of foreign spirits was daily violated, and the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had said why not enforce the pe nalties, but do not alter the law ? but doing that would put an end to a particular part of the trade. Under such circumstances he thought it would be more ad visable to alter the law than to enforce it. The only point in dispute appeared to be whether any danger was to be apprehended by allowing wholesale dealers to take out a license of 5/. or 5/. 55., for the purpose of enabling them to send out foreign brandy and Hollands in bottles. It did not appear to him that it would be injurious to make that legal which was at present carried on without a license. It had occurred to him that a fraud might be practised under the Bill, namely, that parties might send out British spirits other than those comprehended in the Bill ; and that if a licensed victualler complained of such a violation of the law, the onus would be cast on him of showing British spi rits had been sent out and not foreign spirits ; but he found, on communicating with the Excise, that the onus would be thrown on the party sending out the spirits, to prove that it came within the terms of the Bill, and that the licensed victualler would not have to prove the spirits sent out were foreign or colonial. Mr. ATTWOOD hoped this Bill would not be pressed, for he thought the licensed victuallers had been very hardly used by the passing of the Beer Bill. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS was of opinion that if this Bill passed in its present shape, considerable hard ship would be inflicted on the licensed victuallers, and that there would be more evasion of the law than there was at present. It was not fair to rob the licensed vic tualler of that portion of his trade which all must ad mit was the most profitable to him, that of selling liquor in quantities under two gallons. This was not a ques tion of free trade. He felt very strongly on this mat ter, knowing that licensed victuallers had suffered great injury by the passing of the Beer Bill. He should therefore give his support to the motion of his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member for the Tower Hamlets. Mr. AG 1. 10 NBY was extremely sorry to see such opposition to a Bill which be believed would tend to the benefit of the public. When a Bill was intro duced, the tendency of which was to benefit the public as consumers, it was certain of being objected to by a large body of monopolists, who objected to the people being supplied except through their own hands. He hoped the House would allow the first clause to stand as it was, and that they would accede to his proposition of extendiug the provisions to rum. Mr. CLAY thought his Honourable Friend might as well at once have asked the House to al low wholesale dealers to sell brandy to be consumed on the premises. It had been decided over and over again by that House, that for the sake of pub lic morals and the preservation of order there should not be a free trade in spirituous liquors. The real question before the House was, whether they were not running the risk of encouraging smuggling, and increas ing the number of retail shops for the sake of confer ring a very doubtful advantage on a small class of so ciety, He should support the motion of his Hon. Colleague. Mr. HUME considered it to be idle to talk of public morality being affected by this Bill ; but it was of course to the interest of the licensed victuallers to oppose it. He (Mr. Hume) thought an individual oneht to be allowed to purchase a bottle of spirits for the use of his family, where he could get it best. He did not himself drink spirits—( Laughter)—but he would allow others to indulge their tastes. He should second the amendment of his Hon. Friend for the pur pose of including rum or foreign spirits in the provision of the Bill. Mr, HAWES opposed the Bill. He believed the Bill had been introduced merely at the request of cer tain gentlemen at the west-end of the town, who dealt in liquors and spirits illegally, to gratify illegal tastes.— (A. laugh, and cries of" Oh, h.") Mr. BROTHERTON would support the amend ment of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the Tower Hamlets. He thought the measure was un called for, and that it was but right that the wholesale dealer shoold not have the power of selling a single bottle. Mr. F.BARING said the object of the Bill was to render legal a practice which at present existed to it con siderable extent. Mr. H. HINDS apposed the Bill. Captain PECHELL thought the measure was one that might very well have beers postponed to the next session. Mr. GRIMSDITCH supported the the Right Hon. Member for the Tower amendment of namlets. The House then divided, when there appeared For the amendment Against it Majority against the amendment —9 The Report was then received, and the Bill was or dered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Patents for Inventions Bill went through a Com mittee, and was ordered to be reported to-morrow. The Real Estate Liability Bill went through a Com mittee, and was ordered to be reported to-morrow. The Sheriffs Exemption Bill went through Commit tee, and was ordered to be reported. ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY. Mr. H U TTO N moved for a statement of the accounts of the Royal Dublin Society, in continuation, from April 1836 toApril 1839, distinguishing each year, and stating theentire receipts, from whatever source derived, and the entire expenditure, for whatever purpose, in detail ; statement of the property of the Dublin Society on the 6th day of April 1839 ; statement of how far the re commendations of the Committee which sat in 1836 have been exactly complied with ; which of them have been partially attended to, and which have been totally disregarded.—Agreed to. DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH'S PENSION. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for leave to bring in a Bill to exempt the Par liamentary grant to the heirs of John Duke of Marlbo rough from the payment of the duty of ls, 6d. in the pound. It would be in the recollection of the House that in the debate on the Postage Bill, allusion had been made to the case of the pension of the Duke of Marlbo rough, which had at different times been subjected to a duty of 45., and also to a duty of Is. 6d. ; his opinion was that the pension ought to have been exonerated from both these duties—but a difference of opinion ex isted with regard to the 45., but with regard to the ls. 6d. the question had been referred to a Committee, and although it also not empowered to offer any opinion, yet he believed that every Member of the Committee was of opinion that the duty ought to be remitted. The Hon. Member for Bridport had served on that Committee, as was the Hon. Member for Kilkenny, and his Hon. Friend behind him, and he believed they were all of opinion, that the Duke of Marlborough was entitled to this relief. Mr. HUME said this duty had been paid without complaint since 1810, and had never been complained of until 1837—he thought the Bill should have been brought in at the beginning of the Session, and in a full House, and on those grounds he should oppose this Bill in every stage. Mr. AGLIONBY trusted his Hon. Friend would withdraw his opposition—he had been a Member of that Committee, and had entered it determined to oppose the reduction if possible—but he was so convinced that it was a mere matter of justice to the Duke of Marlbo rough that he should support the Bill. Notice s ufficient had been given, because the subject was brought under the attention of the House a few weeks ago. Sir R. PRICE hoped the Hon. Member for Kilkenny would not press his opposition. Capt. PEC HELL supported the Bill. Mr. WILLIAMS hoped his Hon. Friend would press his opposition. What had the present Duke of Marlborough done to deserve this benefit ? Mr. R. STEUART trusted the Hon. Member for Kilkenny would not be induced by his Hon. Friend to press his opposition. Mr. THORNELY asked from what period the re mission was to commence? Mr. FINCH thought the real question was as to the original intention of the Act. Mr. F. BARING said he had doubted whether the 4s. land tax was not originally charged ; but he thought the :s. 6d. duty was not justly chargeable. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was unjustifiable in representing this measure as re sulting from the present Duke being a partisan of the Government ; on the contrary, the Chairman of the Committee, who had forcibly recommended the proposi tion, was a systematic opponent of the Government.— (Hear, hear.) It was clear that the object of the mea sure was simply to remedy an inadvertance in the first Act, by which error the Dukes of Marlborough had been injured. He apprehended there could be no real differ ence of sentiment on the subject ; and that the objection as to the lateness of the Session was not of any force, seeing that the measure was one ofundoubted and tardy justice. Mr. H. HINDE—At what period is the measure to commence operation ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER— From the passing of the Act. Mr. HUME must persist in pressing his opposition. The Gallery was about to be cleared for a division, when The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, rather than divide at the present time (there not being, we believe, " a House," i. e. 40 Members) he would postpone the measure till Wednesday. CORPORATE PROPERTY (IRELAND). Lord MORPETH obtained leave to bring in a Bill to restrain the alienation of corporate property in Ireland. The House adjourned at Half-past Ten. CHARTIST ME.EiTING ON KEN NINGTON COMMON. Yesterday morning the Chartists met in Farringdon street, from which place they walked in procession to Kennington-common, where a hustings had previously been erected. At half-past three o'clock it was moved, seconded, and carried that Mr. Feargus O'Connor take the chair. On doing so, he said be was happy to take upon him self any responsibility which might attach to that meeting. He had often been told that he kad attended illegal meet• ings, but he had as often said that his presence made them legal meetings. That was a legal meeting, for the sovereign will of the people was superior to the law of the land. Be. cause the gaols were full and the scaffolds erected, the Government were not to suppose that the principles of Chartism were to be put down. Seven years ago they had determined that all the laws ought to be reconsidered, and if one had been neglected, was the fault theirs ? They were assembled that day for one of the holiest of all holy purposes—they were assembled to ask for liberty to the s ve o . f — th ( ousands to attempt to Cheers.) They w-re convicted and illegally ri p ne r es i s ct o ui n en e r tt — hh eo ifsrreethousandshad t been b a e n d e at illegallye) t t sentenced to death. He said illegally convicted, because it had been left to the Attorney-General to ferret out an old Act of Parliament —an obsolete Act—under which they had been tried. Their first duty was to save those men who were now suffering incarceration under sentence of an ignominious death. If those men suffered, then he was no Chartist, and they were cowards.—( Hear, hear.) The leader in the Dispatch of yesterday was written in the best spirit—had there been many such in the public press, there never would have been cause for their agitation. They had now passed through their ordeal. It was said that in a man's life he must eat a peck of dirt—and Lord John Russell was doing so every day. They would give liberty to the Poles, but the moment one of them joined the people of this country in the struggle for their rights, the Noble Lord at once found out that he was not a fit subject for compassion, and be was removed from the list of those who received the bounty of this country. He was sorry that they were not organized and armed—he believed that it was because the men of London did not know what the men of the North would do. Let the whole people, the whole of the working classes, unite—the Government might then go on putting them into dungeons ; but if they were united they would be strong—disunion amongst them was the only strength of their enemies. He had no friends but the working classes. He did believe that there were not seven men out of the working classes that did not wish to see him hanged or his head on Temple-bar. There was no doubt that the Con. vention had been guilty of many foolish acts, but they, the working classes, ought to look only at its virtues, for they were not few. He hoped the speakers who were to follow , would attend to the real business of the day, and not da mage the cause of the poor men who were now under the sentence of the law. He could assure them that while he had health and strength he would devote them to their cause. ----- Mr. J. B. O'BRIEN said the time had arrived when every man should be prepared to carry his head under his arm, like St. Denis. They were living under a Government which had abjured their own law. If they submitted upon the present occasion, if they allowed these poor men to be put to death, there was an end to all their liberties. Amongst all the arrests which.had lately taken place, they had not heard of one aristocrat or middleman being placed in gaol. Had they ever heard t hat an y one of th ose who conducted the agitation for the Reform Bill had le , en arrested ? That was a middle class agitation, and there fore they escaped wiihout any punishment. They would never have happiness until they had a power over the law, and that the middle class never would give them willingly. The interests of the middle classes were eternally opposed to those of the.working classes, and their only hope was in obtaining the rights of the people by means of the Charter. Let them say they were determined to have their rights, peaceably if ponsible, but if not, then let them say that they would take them by force. They had petitioned to the number of 1,287,000, which, including their wives and families, formed one-half of the popula tion—that petition had been rejected by the Legislature. The people must therefore nave recourse to ulterior mea sures—they must annoy the Government in every possible way. They had tried to drain the Bank of gold—they had tried exclusive dealing—why should they spend one farthing with those who do all in their power to deprive them of their rights.—( Cheers.) Let them deal only with their friends let them not give the sinews of war to their determined enemies. Every man present should possess himself of arms, not for the purpose of acting aggressively, but arm to protect them selves against the aggression of the aristocrats and the middle classes. He had carefully abstained from ad vising the people to arm until Lord John Russell called upon the middle classes to do so—in fact he called upon the working classes to do so, for be told a 1-- if he said the working classes were not the principal inhabitants of any town. He therefore called upon not all to arm for the p ro tection of life and property. He would call upon them to arm for the protection of the life and property of Lord John Russell and his friends —that was his business, not theirs. All remembered that his property was formerly the property of the poor of England, which his ancestors had obtained by robbery in the time of Henry the Bth. He was f an protecting the wages of the poor, not any other life and prepefty. lie had been called a " dagger and torch man," but that was by men who bad called Mr. O'Connor and Doctor Taylor dagger and torch men. The dagger and torch men were those who refused I the ;people their rights.--0-10ar, hear.) He had Fot I a resolution to propose for 'their adoption, calling upon them to maintain the People's Charter. He pressed upon them to be united. They never found the aristocracy divided mined, and before this time next year the Charter would —then why not take an example from them in that respect. become the law of the land.—(Cheers.) He hoped that He called upon all to furnish themselves with a musket or all would determine to join some association, and, above all, a pair of pistols, and if they could not afford that, let let them attend in Smithfield next Sunday, where they them get a pike to defend themselves. It was with plea- would get an order to go to the church. If they could not sure he moved —" That this M , eting hereby pledges itself afford crape, let them bring what they could in the shape a to the principles of the People's Charter, and declares that blaek, and show the Aristocracy that they were disgusted it will never desist from its exertions to establish those with their proceedings, and that they were determined principles until the people shall be in a condition to demand these men should be saved. by their united voices the enactment of it as the law of Mr. HARE. from Newcastle, had no faith in anything but the land." physical force. He was a prisoner at large ; he had been Dr. TAYLOR regretted that the state of his health would taken in the dead of night from the bosom of his Ninth not allow him to address the meeting in the manner which by four of the hired ruffians of the Government, but h e he desired to do, and therefore he must beg their indul- cared not for them. The people of the North were pre gence whilst he made a few remarks on the subject,for pared, and were willing to act with the men of L.trion. which they were assembled. He had brought with him a The Resolution was then put and passed unanimously. petition from Birmingham most numerously signed. with Thanits were then voted to the Chairinau and the meet sufficient evidence to prove that one of the men condemned ing separated at Warwick was never near the place. He had no doubt this meeting would take step, to address the Queen on this subject. He hoped that one or both of these might be effectual in getting, not mercy, but justice for these men ; and if they did not, be had another petition to present from the North, of which they would think twice before they refused it. He ( Dr. Taylor) had committed two crimes—the first was, that of saving the lives of some policemen, but he would never be caught committing the same crime again.—(Cheers.) The other was. inducing the people to keep the peace, because their enemies had chosen the battle-ground and the time, and the people were not strong enough to lick them. It ever he was caught keeping the peace again, he was a Dutch man.—(Cheers and laughter.) He had come here pledged to Mr. Lovett and Mr. Collins to leave no stone unturned to get a remission of the infamous verdict against them—he came pledged to the men of Birmingham to get a remission of the verdict pronounced against the innocent men condemned to be butchered ; and if the men of London would not assist in doing so, pledged to die in attempting it with the men of the North.— ( Cheers.) He would appeal. to the Delegates whether he bad not gone hand in hand with them, but their efforts had failed. He was prepared for the worst, and was de termined to try it. There were two ways of applying physical force. Stopping the supplies was one. The other the meeting could guess.—(Continued cheer ing.) A combined movement alone could effect the first, but a chance part might do the other. The combined movement had been thrown back by the va cillation of some and the treachery of others, but the com.. , bustible materials remained. His hand could light them. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMoUTH. AUG. 10 —The Edinburgh, 72. Captain Henderson, C. 8.. arrived on Wednesday evening, in 21 days from Halifax, leaving there Admiral Sir Thomas Harvey (with his flag on board the Inconstant), the Pique, 36, Madagascar. 46, and Medea steamer; the Madagascar arrived at Halifax, on the 17:h ult. from Quebec, having been on shore in the Gut of Canso, but had received no damage; the Medea steamer was despatched to her assist ante. The Edinburgh came into harbour yesterday, and is to refit as soon as possible. The Numa transport, Lieut. Howe. R N , agent, ar rived on Thursday from Barbadoes, which she left the 6th July, leaving there the Seringapatain and Griffon schooner. The Numa came into harbour yesterday. Commodore Douglas returned to his command at Ja maica, on the 23d May, in the Modeste, 18, which vessel was to proceed on the 29th for the Cape of Good Hope. The Modeste answers wall, and proves to be a splendid sea beat, with excellent sailing qualities. The Nimrod, 20. Commander Fraser, arrived on Tues day from the West Indies, and sailed on Thursday to Ply mouth to be paid off. The Revenge, 78, Captain the Hon. W. Waldegrave, sailed on Thursday (with the remaining companies of the 84th Regiment on board) for Cork, where she will open a rendezvous. She returns to this port to be paid wages. The Cleopatra; 28, was at St. John's, Newfoundland, on the 26th of June The Vestal, 28, and Racehorse, 18, left Halifax for Bar badoes on the 2d of July. The Benbow, 72. Captain Houston Stewart, returned to Spithead from Leith last evening. The Benbow picked up during her northern trip about fifty men, half of whom are A.B.'s, and the remainder good young Ordinary ; she is still about fifty seamen short of complement ; this arises from her having parted with, in Scotland, some thirty-five to forty of the landsmen, general service men raised by the Coast Gu ird. It would not be long wanting.—(Cheers.) If they would keep London in hot water by their peaceable meetings, he ould take very good care that it was kept boiling in the North.—( Cheers.) The next meeting he trusted would not be to agitate for the charter, or protect innocent mens' lives, but to celebrate the attainment of the one and the safety of the other.—t. Cheers.) Dr. Taylor concluded by seconding the resolution. Mr. O'Coreteoe here announced that it was necessary for him to vacate the chair, as he was about to leave London for the purpose of attending a delegate meeting in Glasgow. Mr. CARPENTER was then called to the chair, and Mr. Goulding having briefly supported the resolution, it was put and carried unanimously. Mr. Castles said the resolution which he had to move respected the innocent men tried at Warwick, who were about to be offered up as victims at the shrine of the bate and imbecile Whig Government. All the powers of the Government had been concentrated in their offic al, the Attorney-General, to get a conviction against these men, and they had been convicted by the Jury, because they were led by the Attorney-General to believe that their property was in eanger.—( Hear ) If these men were to perish, they would perish at least with the sympa thy of the people, with a belief in their minds that they had been murdered. Let the people reiterate the cry of mercy from one end of the kingdom to the other, and if the Crown was founded in mercy, it would be administered ; and if it was not founded in mercy, then perish the shrine and all around it.—( Cheers.) The people, who had a right to demand their rights, condescended to sue for mercy—from whom? From the creature of their own power, from the Government which they themselves sup ported, and who, if the people of England were united, they had the power to annihilate at any hour they pleased. But as human life hung upon the conduct of the people, they would sue for mercy, they would petition the Queen, they would endea vour to spare these men's lives, who were as innocent as any of those present. The lives of these men hung upon the conduct of the police, and it remained a question to be decided, whether the people of Birmingham set fire to these houses, or whether it was the work of the police.— (Cheers.) He should now move an address to the throne, calling on her Majesty to extend her prerogative of mercy to them, and if the Throne refused to extend that mercy, they would meet here at some future time to determine on the steps which ought to be taken in order to do justice to these men, to their memories, and to the cause for which they suffered. He concluded by moving the fol lowing address " We, your Majesty's loyal subjects, had reason to hope that the mild spirit of the age had rendered obsolete all those sanguinary laws which, in other reigns, had subjected offenders to ignominious death for comparatively trivial offences. We regret, however, to learn that three of your Majesty's subjects have been recently convicted under an old Act of Parliament, which appears to have escaped the eye of the Legislature in its revision and repeal of barbarous enactments ; we cannot avoid believing that bad those crimes been found upon the calendar of a general assize, and not treated as political offences, that they would have been more mildly construed, and the punishments, even after conviction, would not have amounted to a sacrifice of life. Under these circumstances we humbly and respectfully appeal to your Majesty, that you will be graciously pleased to exercise your Royal pre rogative, by extending the Royal pardon to Francis Ro berts, Jos. Howell,:and John Jones, lately convicted and sentenced to death at the assizes of Warwick. We beg most respectfully to direct your Majesty's attention to the unfavourable circumstances under which the prisoners were tried, being committed for a mere riot, and after wards being capitally indicted. "JAMES BRONTERRE O'BRIEN, Chairman. "T. R. SMART, Secretary." Mr. HARTWYLL seconded the address with feelings of regret mingled with feelings of pleasure—with regret, that in the 19th century a large body of men were as. sernbled together to sue for the pardon of three of their brethren sentenced to death for an offence, committed against the life of no man, but against property only ; and with pleasure, because the men of London were de termined to express their sympathy with their persecuted brethren, and to obtain that mercy which they were en titled to receive. If the meeting had seen the manner in which the trials were conducted, they would find no hope of mercy from the constituted authorities of the State, and if they wanted justice or mercy executing, they must execute them themselves. It made every man almost burst with indignation to see the manner in which the facts were distorted oa the trial of these men, from the Judge to the policeman, putting forth . instances of outrage which had not been committed. With respect to Roberts, the only evidence against him was that of one of thepo licemen of Birmingham , who a t o ne time was a notorious bully and prize-fighter. He said he saw Roberts in the crowd—he saw him throw a stone—he saw him on the following morning looking at the ruins, and then took him into custody. Upon that evidence the Jury found him guilty. and he was sentenced by the Judge to be hung without h ipe of mercy.—( Shame.) This man had a most excellent character, and bad never been charged with any offence before, and there were several respectable individuals who were ready to certify that he was at home when the policeman swore he saw him en the Bull-ring.—( Hear, hear.) Had he been aware that he was about to be tried for his life, these witnesses would have come forward. He trusted that these facts would induce her Majesty to restore the unfortunate man to his liberty.—(Cheers.) There was only one witness against Jones, who was said to have been waving a stick in the crowd at the time the house was burning. This person was a man of good character, and yet upon this simple evidence was he convicted.—( Hear, hear.) If blood should be shed, let it be upon the heads of the Magis trates, and he hoped the day would come when full and summary justice would be executed on these men. He cordially seconded the address. Major BENToWsKT supported the address, trusting that the people would do every thing in their power to support these men. The address was then put and agreed to. Dr. JOHNSON moved the following resolution :—" Th a t this meeting views with feelings of indignation and alarm the encroachments upon the liberties and rights of the sub ject lately made by the country Magistrates, instigated and directed solely by the advice of her Majesty's Mini sters. That this meeting, consideringauch conduct on the part of such Ministers as unconstitutional, and opposed to all law, both common and statute; and also as being both inhuman and mean, has been principally directed against those classes of her Majesty's subjects who are the least protected by the Legislative body from having any influ ence or voice in their control or election. That we, her Majesty's subjects, legally convened in public meeting, humbly suggest that such despotic and illegal advice is sufficient in itself to demonstrate the unfitness of the pre sent Cabinet to possess the confidence of her Majesty, and humbly request that she will accordingly dismiss from her councils those men who have proved themselves so opposed to the rights, have shown such an utter want of sympathy with the great masses of the people, and who have so un constitutionally endeavoured to deprive them of those li berties which they have le ceived from their fathers, and which they are determined shall be transmitted to their children as perfect and as entire as they have received them themselves." The Blenheim, 72, Captain Sir H. Senhouse, arrived on Sunday from Sheerness, and has since daily entered men to complete her strength. The Rattlesnake troopship was commissioned in this harbour yesterday. H r complement is to be 44. The Blonde frigate is to be commissioned as soon as the Madagascar is paid off. The Lily, 16, is not to take out the Consul (and family) recently appointed to the Cape de Verde Islands, as ordered last week. The Gorgon steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, arrived yesterday from the River, and proceeded this evening to P'ymouth, to wait there for despatches for the Mediter ranean. She embarked yesterday one corporal and eleven gunners of the Marine Artillery. The Hon. Admiral Bouverie returned last evening in the Portsmouth yacht, from a visit to Dublin. The Vesuvius steamer, recently launched at Sheerness, anchored at St. Helen's last evening, under the charge of Mr. Henderson. Assistant-Master- Attendant at Plymouth, on her way to Port Glasgow, to have her machinery fitted. Orders have been received here to give up the slave vessel Golupchick, captured by the Saracen, under Rus sian colours, and if an arrangement is not immediately made with that Government the slave trade will be carried on again to an undisturbed and unlimited amount under cover of that flag, though no Russian capital or Russians may be engaged in it. The Maidatone, Indianian, having had her damages re paired, sailed for Calcutta on Monday, and on Tuesday the Robert Small, Ind'aman, sailed for the same destination. The packet Samson, Captain Sturgis, one of the liners from this port to New York, has made its last five western voyages in an average of 30 days, and its last five voyages to London in 19 days—exhibiting a degree of efficiency in the ship, and perseverance in her commander, highly credit- . . able t• him and the owners. The Euphrates, Captain Willie Wilson, for Sydney, arrived this evening from the River, and will proceed to morrow should the strong breeze from the westward abate. At Spitbead—The Blenheim, Benbow, Curacoa, Lily, Sir Edward Paget, East Indiaman, and Euphrates, for Sydney. In Harbour—The Britannia, Victory, Edinburgh, Ex cellent, Royal George, Gorgon. Pantaloon, Numa trans port, Messenger steamer, and Diligence naval transport. PROMOTIONS AND ATPOIN TMENTS. —Lieut. R. F. Cleave- land, of the Edinburgh, to the rank of Commander. Corn manders J. F. Newton, James Gordon, and C. W. Riley, to the Ceast Guard. Lieutenants Joseph Martin Mottley, to the Revenge, vice Dick, invalided ; James Inglis, to the Edinburgh, vice Cleaveland, promoted. ROYAL MARINES.—Second Lieutenant Pickard, to the Druid. The appointment of Mr. C. H. Miller, as Second Master of the Saracen, has been cancelled. PLYMOUTH, Atm. B.—The Hastings, 72, arrived on Sunday from Portsmouth, and sails to-day for Lisbon. The Meteor steamer arrived on Monday from Falmouth, and returned on the following day. The Apollo troop ship, with the 46th depot for Jersey, sailed on Monday. The Leveret was paid off into ordinary on Tuesday. Re maining in Hamoaze Impregnable, San Josef, Sylph, Carron steam-vessel, Comet, Duck, and Falmouth, lighters. In Barnpool--Druid. In the Sound—Belle isle and Hastings. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE ClTY.—About two o'clock on Sunday morning a most destructive fire broke out in the House of Mr. Gurr, the Cheshire Cheese public-house, Addle -street, Wood-street, Cheap side. The fire is supposed to have originated in the tap room, and so rapid was its progress that the inmates were compelled to effect their escape from the roof. In a short time the engines from Farringdon-street and Watling street stations, near the place, accompanied by a strong body of the fire brigade, as rived, but before they were able to set to work four other houses had caught fire. A plen tiful supply of water being procured, and the West of England and other engines having arrived, the fire was at length got under. Two firemen, named Isaacs and Brad ley, were very much injured by falling ff, it is supposed, one of the fire ladders. The following is the loss of pro perty occasioned by the fire :—The house and stock of Mr. Gurr completely consumed (insured in the Licensed Vic tuallers' Office); Mrs. Lewis, marine store keeper, damaged (insured in the Piicenix) ; Mr. Kean, hairdresser, damaged ( Phoenix) ; Mr. James, hairdresser ( Royal Exchange) ; and Mr. Neid, Manchester warehouseman ( Royal Ex change). The amount of property destroyed is estimated at from 8,0001. to 10,000/. The origin of the fire is not known. IS IT TRUE !—We have heard a strange story about a Tory Noblemen connect( d with this County having refused to confirm a number of leases illegally granted by his predecessor, although dearly paid for by the lessees. Can3any of our readers furnish us with some authentic in formation on this subject. The electors of Williton and its neighbourhood have been well rewarded for the abject prostration of their consciences at the command of their landlord. But what could they expect? If men will crouch and fawn like dogs, they must expect to be treated like dogs, and be cuffed and kicked at the pleasure of him at whose feet they have fallen. Somerset County Gazette. Mr. WILLIAMS, in seconding the resolution, said it had been stated that he was a physical force man, a dagger and torch man. But his hands had never yet been stained with human blood, and he hoped they never would. At the same time. he wished to prevent the aristocracy from staining their hands in innocent blood—(Cheers)---by exy cuting these three innocent men. He wished to try all the moral force in his power. It had never yet been carried to the fullest extent. An attempt was made to shew something of this last Sunday, when a large body of the people went to St. Paul's, and thence to Copenhagen-fields, where 3,000 persons were assembled, who were determined these poor men should not be exe cuted. He would advise every man to attend church with a black bandage on his arm, and let them hang black flags from their windows, in older to show their moral force to the Aristocracy. He agreed in the propriety of sending an address to the Queen, who had the power of saving these men. She saved a murderer's life. Would she save these three innocent men ? He was satisfied that she would save them ; but if she refused she would lose the confidence of the working classes.--( Hear, hear). If the people suffered these men to be executed, if they did not use their physical power, they were not worthy of the name of men.—(Cheers.) In the course of another week tnere would be a far greater meeting than the present. In a short time London would be organised, and then it woul d be impossible to put tnem down. To every ninth man in the unions there was a leader, so that they could carry on correspond"nco without having public meetings until the . !: were all organised; and every man was (leertPilled to. F3 l down stem eowardiy proceedings, 45 not to let the people meat in a peaceable 'manner. Let the people be deter --- HERRING FISHING.—We are sorry to have to state' that the fishing this week has not been so prosperous as we could wish. In the early part of it the boats got from two to twelve crane, but this partial fishing has failed. On Thursday morning there were scarcely any. This morning two or three boats have a few ; one boat got 7 or eight trans in the bay, where perhaps the fish may have shifted to. The dog-fish have appeared in awful numbers, and done great destruction to the nets. We trust that next week the fishing will take a favourable turn. This is just about the time for three years past that our fishing has begun to be heavy, and a few nights will make a good take.—Berwick Advertiser. THE TOURNAMENT.—Lord Glenlyon, who is to be one of the "knights of chivalry" at the approaching tournament at Eglintoun Castle, is actively preparing to appear there in all the state and splendour of the ancient feudal times. It is understood at Dunkeld that he is to be accompanied to Ayrshire by a guard of honour, composed of a hundred stalwart youth. the flower of the upper dis trict of Athol'. clad, of course, in the ancient costume of their sires, equipped in all the " pomp and circumstance" that were wont to attend the less peaceful incursions of their forefathers into the territories of their Lowland neighbours.—Edinburgh Courant. THE CHARTISTS AT ST. PAUL'S.—.-011 Sunday afternoon, says a c2rrespondent, a body of Char tists, between five and six hundred in number, marched in procession through the principal thoroughfares, and finally attended divine service at St. Paul's Cathedral. The City police force were called out in case of any distur bance, but all passed off very quietly. There not being sufficient sittings in the Cathedral to accommodate all the Chartists, many therefore amused themselves by looking at the monuments. At the conclusion of the service direc tions were given by a " Delegate" who accompanied them to march to Smithfield, where a meeting was about to take place, but a gentle hint was given them by the police to move on. They then went to Clerkenwell- green, where a meeting took place. THE HARVEST. —Some of our Contemporaries are of opinion that there will be less than an average crop. The frosts that occurred so inauspiciously in the spring, having done more injury than was then expected, \V ; however, still think, that if blessed with a coPtiattance of fine weather, the yield will be abundant. We think it cannot fairly he said that the exer . o 3 t a ha n t . o the w;s firms of " The Pre ss " do not kee p p ac e wi t h the times. We have now befo re us a co py of this Jour nal published a hundred and twe nt y y ears a g o ; and on com paring it with our last week's nu mber and supplement we quan tity of matter in the letter exceeds by nearly forty times the contents of its ancient progenit Worcester Journal, BRUSSELS, AUG. 10.—M. Surlet de chuckien, who was President of the Belgian Congress, died a f ew days ago. He had been ill ;early a y ear . His disorder sy, was drotwhich increased d a il y , yet on the very day of hi g death he had been out in his carriage, and died on his return in the hall of his own house, tho water having Bud.. denly mounted to the chtst, A room has been lieenged at Trowbridge as a place of " religious worship" for the Chartists, on tht door of which is painted " Democratic Chapel."— Wilts Gazette. EVEN !NG 1-131TION. TH E MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The nights: price o$ Bread in the Metropolis is 101. for the 41b Loat, Good Bread may he had at 8.,,c1. PRICES OF SEE.4S. Per Quarte., St. Foin S. •••••: Rye Grass itits 1 44s r..ieey Grass Linseed, for feerlith , —s. :32 , Ditto, for sowing..---s. 545. 5.4 Ditto, or erughing --s 42. efts Canary s sOs 85s. Hems Per Busr:el. White Mitstara...los..:s!. 16, ltd. Brown Ditto t 7s. ;41, it& Tares 5, 3.1 5 93 at) 3'.1. 341 :s AT SPITA LH El I) , , ...... :V. I.s. to 5' N. per ton. 2/. Cs. to 31. 0, ditte LI ATH ER. Per lb. d. to Horse Hides, erman 12 -e2 Spa nsb 13 24 Calf Skins,a too lb.(doa) 15 22 50 --50 60 .. 21 28 —7O 100 ... lB 22 St al Skits, large... ,--- small t 22 (Kips • l6 20 Bellies Shoul ers .. 9 12 2d. to 4d. por lb. more.... )F OIL. Leff r ed,37/.fs.—' inseed i 1,251.105. 121. 105. Rape Cake, per ton, 71 S , )AP, &c. per 1121 b. Yel w Soap Mottled [Curd Graves ... ;ood "er Cwt. New English lied Clover...lo •. l'es Old Ditto t Otto s --s. —s New Foreign Ditto 60.,.705. go, Old Ditto Ditto , New White Cloves (tOs. 70s. Old Ditto Ditto 'sew Trefoit Old Ditto -•••-• Trefolitini English Carraway 4B, 52. Foreign Ditto ills. 50. Coriander Rapesued, Engh h 6 tit pet La PRICES OF POTATOE York Reds 'from vessel) Scotch Reds ditto PRICES OF P,r lb. d ti , d CropHides,3 • to 101 b. each 11 131 - 4.' 13 IS Bull Hides Butts, V triol Engl sh .... 15 24 Foreign ...... 14 18 oreign Hides Dressing Hides ... 11 14 ------- -----Shaved.— 13 17 Be, Saddlers' Hides... 15 1O Horse Hides, English ... 11 Call Skins, if rounded PRICE RapeOil,brown, pe ton, 351 10s.—: Linseed t ii Cake at the Mill (10c0 . PRICE .)F TALLOW, Town '1 allow ....... 5: s. Od. Yellow Russia s4s. (Id. White 4 Soap Ditto Melting Stuff Ditto Rough t'RICE F RAW F Price of Tallow (as stated by the PRICE • -F The psice of good Store Candles Candles, per dozen, Ss. Od. ; in Sixi.ence per doze AT, per stone of 81% Tallow Melters) Ss Id. CAN DLES. in the Retail Shops is as follows iferior :s. Pd.; Moulds, 9s. lid. discount for cash. JEET.—Aug. 12 . s. d. Walls Endßradelyll'sHetten 22 11 Wales End Haswell Walls End Helton Walls End Lambton ..... 23 Walls End Russell's Henan ail f Walls Lind Whttwell Walls End Hartlepool 22 Walls End Adeltide 22 Walls End Barrington Tees 29 9 Walls End Ceundon 2l 0 Walls End Tees 22 3 Walls End Tees Hetton 20 8 Walls End Tennant'.... SS 41 Walls End West Hetton 2l 1 Walls End West Tees l9 3 Blythe le 9 Howard's Netherton Main 19 0 Stavely Main lf 0 last market-day 103. COAL MAR s. 6. Adair's Bell, Robson & Co. Hartley 19 • Buddle's West Hartley lt Ch seer Clark and Co.'s Hartley l9 Holywell Main Ord's Redhugh Pontop Windsor Picton ' South Pontop South Hartley l9 6 Tanfield Moor 22 9 West Tan field LS 6 Wylam. Walls End Brown's lB 9 Walls Fnd Heaton Walls End Hotspur Walls End Riddell's Waltz End Walker 2l e• ships arrived since 1 'OUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease. Per Ouarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to a. S. t • S. L S. Basingstoke 6B 80 $5 35 26 30 48 46 Bath Gloucester CB 78 37 4.) 26 fAI 36 42 36 38 Hungerford 57 78 32 42 22 30 36 43 37 40 Newbu , y 60 85 !,2 38 28 32 38 47 38 40 Nottingham 75 79 35 37 28 30 41 44 Shtrborne 51. 75 32 49 22 30 38 42 Shepton Mallet 60 72 32 40 22 30 38 42 38 42 Yeovil t,7 77 36 41 25 33 LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—Aug. 6. s. 0, 6 to 1. 10 10 9 WHEAT, English, R W ed hite, per 701 b. Il -- Scotch, Welch, and Manx Irish, White • 6 • 10 Red. Foreign OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 4 3 4 4 -- Irish Foreign 3 9 4 3 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 37 0 42 --- Scotch and Irish, pet 601bs. to 11 L 10 9 • • 10 ID 3 11 3 4 4 4 1 4 3 42 • • 0 41 0 41 0 46 0 50 0 49 60 0 57 0 a• 6 11 0 40 0 70 I . . -- Feeding 0 0 Beans, English, per Imperial quarter 44 0 Irish, &c. Foreign PEASE, Englisn, per Imperial quarter 44 0 Foreign FLOUR, English, per 2840 b. bli 0 Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs INDIAN CORM, pi_r 4801 b. .,.. 0 0 RYE, per Imperial quarter 35 0 MALT, per Imperial quarter .... B5 0 CHELTENHAM MARKETS Per Bushel. s. d. to s.d . Pet lb. Wheat earley 4 6 5 0 Mutton , Oats 3 6 4 6 Veal Beans. .... 49 54 Pork .........„ .......... .., Pease • 0 0 0 Lamb Hay 41. Ills. to 54 01, Od. per ton. DEVIZES CORN MARKET. Per Sack. s d. a. d. Per Quarter. a. First Wheat tl 6 to 43 0 Oats... ......... t ..... 20 Second 36 0 39 0 Beans (per sack)... 17 Third Barley...—. ........ d. to d. ~. 1134 6 ... 6S, T ~. 6 7 ~. 7 0 P.. • 0 a. 4. 0 47 0 25 HADDINGrON CORN MARKET.—Aug. O. There was a good supply of Wheat ; sales heavy, and prices have fallen slightly. Wheat. 1 Barley. Oats. Pease. First 74s Od 435 Od 36. Oat s Od Second I 65s lid 40s Od 32s Od I—s 04 Third s9s Od 37. Od 29. Od —s Od Average.......... ........... 31. 54.9 d. 3.l2ths. EDINBURGH CORN MARKET.—Aug. 7. The supply of Wheat was uncommonly large for the season. Oats middling, Beans and Barley small, sales heavy tbr all sorts, particu. tally Wheat, the top price same as last day, and part unsold. Wneat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans. First 77s. Od. 40s. Od. 301.0 d. 455. Od. 45s Od. Second 67 0 39 0 32 0 43 0 43 • Third Average price of Wheat.. ......«....«..31."75, Od. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET.—Aug, 6. We had a large supply of all sorts of Meal, Flour, and Pot Barley Sales heavy. Per Sack of 2901 b. Imp. Par Stone of 141 b. Imp. First Oatmeal £2 6 • First Oatmeal 40 2 0 Second ditto.,.,. I H 0 Barleymeal ...... 0 1 10 Peasemeal 1 12 0 Peasemeal . 0 1 10 Pot Barley from 355. to 555. per sack, Beans. 4sa Id 45s td 4is Sd MINIHG INTELLIGENCR. Tomi. Cwt. Qrr, Quantity of fine Copper 331 11 0 Average Produce Amount of Sale, 23.5 . fi C --Avensge Standard. 1031. ss. Ocl. Last week, a female of the bull-terrier breed, while rummaging in stable loft iu town in quest of rats, fell in with a kitten, a few days old, which had been left by a cat when removing her litter to ether quarters. Feeling pity towards the helpless kitten, she took it in charge, and although it is nearly two years since she had her last pups, she is yielding to the kitten a good supply of milk, and nursing it with as much care as she ever ma. nifested towards her own offspring. From the threatening attitude of the nurse, when approached by strangers, we should think it would be by no means safe for the mother of the kitten to attempt a rescue. —Paisky Advertiser. A serious accident happened to William Fudge, pipe -maker, of Devises, and his wife, whilst driving down the hill from Marlborough into the town of Hungerford. It appears that the cart was heavily laden, and was forcing the horse down the hill at a faster rate than they consider ed safe. Fudge gave the horse a sudden pull up, from the effect of which the woman, who was riding upon the load, was precipitated head first. upon the hard flinty road, and was severely cut. Fudge was also thrown out of the cart, and the wheel passed over his body, by which he was dan gerously bruised. They were both corpulent, elderly people, and were removed to the John O'Gaunt Inn, Hungerford, where they were comfortably accommodated by the landlord and landlady, and prompt attention was given to them by Mr. Nor, surgeon, by whose skilful and unremitting attention, we are glad to say, they are is a fair way of recovery.—Reading Mercury. PUBLIC PETITIONS.—It appears from the 39th Report of the Committee on Public Petitions, delivered on Saturday, that the total number of petitions delivered this Session to the 2d of August inclusive is 13 451. The greatest number upon any one subject are the petitions re lative to the Corn-laws, of which 3,068 were in favour of those laws, and 409 against. After receiving sentence, Bolam was t a kes back to Morpeth gaol, to await the time of his being sen' out of the country. The expenses of his trial, how. ever, fall on the town, and amount, we hear, to 6001. Newcastle Chronicle. PLATED TABLE DISH COVERS 15 Guineas the Set.—A B, SAVORY and SONS, Manufae turinc, Silversmiths, No. 14, C oru hill , L ondon (opposite the Bank' of England), submit for choice in their plate rooms, many patterns of strongly plated TABLE DISH COVERS with Silver handles and mountings, and stout Silver shieltlaf or engraving the Crest or Coat of Arms, price from 111 guineas to 20 guineas the set of four. N.B. A Pamphlet of the Prices of Plate may be had en application. LADIES' BEST GOLD CHAINS.-- The weight is given by comparison with the weight of Sove- reigns, being more easily referred to than if stated in ounces and dwts. The quality of the gold is warranted equal to any that is worked into articles of this description. Price of the Cable Pattern, or Matted Ring Pattern. Same weight as 3 sous. £4 4 0 Same weight as 6 cove. £7 7 0 Ditto as 4 sous. 5 5 0 Ditto as 7 Bove. V 8 0 Ditto as 5 sous. 6 0 Ditto as 8 sous. 99 0 The following pattern. are One Guinea dearer than the above but cannot be made lighter than the weight of five sovereigns. The Chinese p a tt er* The Cage pattern The Ring and Bar pattern I The Victoria pattern THE NEW FLAT GOLD WATCHES. With well-finished horizontal movement, in double bottomed engine-turned case, jewelled, silver dill, warranted Ditto, with gold dial • T. COX SAVORY'S, ................... 10 10 0 Watchmaker, Silversmith and Jevieller, 47, Cornhill, London (Seven Doors from Grakechurch.street). N.B.—The Horizontal Construction is particularly recom mended for its superior accuracy. BIRTHS. On the 9th inst., at Arnewoort Hants, the lady of F. B. West, Esq., of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Clapton, Mrs. W. Burbidge, of Aldor9* gate-st-eet, of a son. son On the 9th i nst., Mrs. Tilden, of Ifield-court, Kent, of a . • On the 10th inst. at Frethey, near Taunton, the lady of William Maclean, Esq., of a son, On the 10th inst„ the viifet of the Rev. Robert Watts, jun. , of a son, MARRIED. On the 7th inst., at the Unitarian Chapel, Bury, Laxcastert Edmund Grundy, jun., Esq., second son of John Grundy, Es+•, banker, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Edmund Grundy, Esq., of the Wylde, Justice of the Peace for the county. On the 10th inst., at St. Mary-le-Strand. Mr. Fritz Soflier, of the Strand, and Rue des Celestins, at Lyons. to Mary Ann, only child of Mr. Robert Pedley, Strand, DIEM), urnimway . On the 15th of May , a t Cal cutta, W;tliarn Kerr. second son of p.l Lieckyard, Woolwich. Arthur Lemuel Shitklhana, formerly Colon e l o f t h e E as t Devon after a few hours' illness , Yeomanry Cavalry , and Deputy-Lieutenant fo r th e co unty of P o e n te i r he E A- a s r t t ulEt.s,(l.;t of D th n e Roy Devon, a* , (186. 0 , the sth inst., at Learrangton, John Walford Peck, Esq.t aged 20. On the 9th inst„ 9* Surrey-lodge, Brixton hill, Mary, the wife of the Rev. John Knight, aged 69. On the 9th inst., at Woolwich, Colonel Rogers, C. 8,, o f the Royal Artillery, aged 62. ) ,„ 1 „„ i'rintod and Published by nil() of No. 112, Straud, at Th e Sun Office, No. 112, strand, .„ 'the county of Middlesex.—TAeaday, kaput 11, 1*.z59.