The Sun. — London, England, 1845-02-28 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26. The following Bills were read a first time : Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, and Colne E xtension Rail way Bill Chester and HolYhead Railway Bill, Guildford, Chichester, and I'ortsmouth Railway Bill, Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway Bill, Eastern Counties Railway (Qambridge and Huntingdon Line) Bill, Eastern Counties Railway (Ely and Whittlesea Deviation) - BilL Newark and Sheffield Railway,—Petition for Bill ; referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private B•Ils. Norwich and Brandon Railway Deviation, and Diss and Dereham Branches,—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be broUght in by Mr. Wodehouse and Mr. Bur roughes. Whitby and Pickering Railway,—Report from Select Com mittee on Standing Orders read; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Aaron Chapman, Sir John Lowther, and Mr. Red head Yorke. Bridgwater Navigation and Railway,—Petition for Bill re ported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Broadwood, Mr. Forman, and Mr. Acland. Barnsley unction Railway,—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. 'James Wortlex, and Mr. Beckett. Leeds and Thirsk Railway,—Petition forßill reported, and Bill or.ered to be brought in by Sir tieorge Cockburn, Mr. Beckett, and Mr. Busfeild. Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway,—Petition for Bit ; reported, and liill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Stanstield, and Mr. Ward. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields (Tynemouth Ex t eAsion) R ail w ay,—COm niittee on petition, Tuesday, M arch 11. Caledonian Railway,—Second Reading, Monday, March 3. Monkland and Kirkintolloeh Railway,—Second reading, Monday, March 3. Sheffi3ld and Lincolnshire Junction Railway,—Committee on petiti. - 1; postponed from Friday, 28th February, till Mon day, Marc 3. . Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway,— Second reading; Monday, March 3. Chester and Holyhead Railway,—Seconc: reading, Mon day, March 3. Newark and Sheffield Railway,—Committee on petition, Monday, March 10. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway,—Committee on petition, adjourned till Friday, Feb. 28. Clydesdale Junction Railway,—Committee on petition, ad journed till Friday, Feb. 28. Cornwall Railway,—Committee on petition, adjourned till Friday, Feb. 28. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. Wednesday the Annual General Meeting of the proprietors and donors of the University College, London, took place in the theatre of that institution, Gower-street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Council for the past year, and the election of officers for the year ensuing. The Right Hon. the Earl of Auckland, Vice-President of the College, at two o'clock was called on to preside, and amongst those present were—Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., Mr. W. D. 'Christie, M.P., Mr. H. Warburton, M.P., Sir J. L. Golds mid. Mr. H. Waymouth, Mr. Martin Thackery, Mr. H. C. Robinson, the Hon. Colonel L. Stanhope, &c. The meeting was very thinly attended. The Noble CHAIRMAN having briefly explained the object of the meeting, called upon Mr. ATKINSON, the Secretary, who read the report. From this it appeared, that during the. past year there had been 834 pupils, and 183 students in arts and English law. The total number of attendants at the Medical Faculty classes was 303, being an increase of 10, as compared with the num ber attending those classes last year. The classes of the Faculty of Arts were at present 64, and in the aggregate 129. There was an increase in the amount of fees of 2,106/. 2s. as compared with last year, which showed that the entries for general education had been much more numerous. The increase of the mathematical class was from 58 to 79. The schOelmasters and ushers on the endowment foundation were 27. The junior school this term had 245 pupils. The Coun cil had appointed annual examinations of the pupils of this school, and had received two reports, which were highly satisfactory, showing that the pupils were well.grounded in the various branches of useful and liberal education, at a very moderate expense. The school had also a high reputa tion for classics and mathematics, and formed a good moral character without corporal punishment. At the examination of the University of London in arts, law, and medicine, the students had maintained a high reputation, and had received a large share of ,distinctions and rewards. The receipts of the• past year were 21,498/. le., and the expenditure, includ ing the investment of 5,5001. in Consols, and an Exchequer bill of 500/., amounting to 20,5221.25. 5d., leaving a balance of 975/. 17e. 9d. The balance of Mr. Brandreth's legacy had been received, and the same had been settled to amount to 21,0001., two-thirds of which was to be given to the college, and one-third to the hospital. The report further stated that several of the proprietors of the college had agreed with the. Council that their shares therein should, at their fl'eath, be given up, to be bestowed as rewards on meri torious students. The report having been adopted and ordered to be printed, . Colonel L. STANHOPE said he observed by the report that certain gentlemen had agreed to give up their shares at their deaths. He wished to know upon what grounds ? Lord AUCKLAND—For the purpose of rewarding distin guished students. There is a by-law providing for it. The Secretary having read the by.:law, Colonel S. STANHOPE said, he wished to observe, that a clause in the deed which prevented a shareholder in the college willing away his share without the consent of the Council was most iniquitous, and had he been aware that Buell a clause existed, he, for one, would never have joined the college.—(Hear, hear.) Lord AUCKLAND said, the power had never been exer cised, and he did not believe it ever would be. Colonel STANHOPE then said, that he observed that the founder of the college, Lord Brougham, had not been present at a single meeting of Council throughout the year. He seemed as though he had launched his ship and then left her to the mercy cf the waves. Lord AUCKLAND observed, that nevertheless Lord Broug ham took great interest in the institution. He was consulted on most subjects, and was still one of its most active and *ealous supporters. A ballot took place, and at its close Lord Brougham was re-elected President, the Earl of Auckland. Vice-President, and six gentleman members of the Council. Lord AUCKLAND then quitted the chair, and Mr. Bishop having taken his place, a vote of thanks was passed to his Lordship, who briefly acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting separated. SOCIETY FOE TUB PROTECTION AND EMPLOYMENT iclE DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN.—A fancy-dress ball was given on Wednesday at the London Tavern, in aid of the funds -of this highly laudable institution, and we are happy to say that it was very numerously and most respectably attended. Lord Paget, Sir M. Montefiore, Alderman Farebrother, Alderman J. Johnson, with their families, and matey others of note, were present ; and the whole was so admirably con ducted, that there was a total absence of that irregularity and confusion so often met with at public assemblies. That interesting Indian, Moham Lae, accompanied Mr. Roper (the secretary) and his lady from their house, in Queen-square, to the ball, and was an object of general regard and attraction during the evening, korn the kindly feeling which he was known to have prevebilsly shown in his own country to British subjects. The dance and other amusements of the evening were kept up to an advanced hour of the morning, and we doubt not that the result of the ball will be a handsome addition to the funds of a charity that falls short of none in its claim upon public sympathy. SHA-SICKNEISS.—The usual symptoms are nausea, vomiting, and subsequently weakness and nervousness. Children are either not attacked at all, or only vary slightly; Men of dark colour and rigid fibre suffer less than youths o dark skin and hair. Those are most subject to the disease who are fair, of lax fibre, and venous constitu tion. Persons weakened by previous diseases are by no means predisposed to the disease, as Adan son asserts. Short-sightedness does not protect against sea-sickness. Dogs, swine, and sheep are alio occasionally -seized by it. The heaving of the boat is the cause of the complaint. This heaving is exactly analogous to turning round, intoxication, or pressure on the brain ; the n. rages is, therefore, chiefly affected. in moist awl cold weather, the - complaint is more obstinate than in dry and warm weat her.l First, heaviness of the head appears, dejection, melancholy; ehen the head turns hot, the face red:lens, nausea ap peare then vomiting, after which relief is felt. Ob struction is a constant symptom, and even with a quantity . of. -different purgatives, the author could not produce any stool for eight days, till the cessation of sea-sickness, when evacuations ensued spontaneously. If no vomiting takes place, obsteuction is inure obstinate, and likewise all the , other symptoms. In the torpid form the head is ,more afficted, and the nausea remains . almost miithout intermission, Chilliness, cold, suppressed func tion of the skin, and exhaustion accompany this form. The appetite is not impaired ; on the contrary, sonic relief is felt during meals. But, with the process of digestion, suffering recommences. Horizontal position ope .e rates beneficially, particularly if the functions of the skin can bkpromoted. The advantageous results of sea-sickness are, that complaints of the chest are sometimes removed or ame liorated; disadvantageous—digestive weakness occasionally remaining, emaciation and Vudency to plethora.—Medical Times. • • Exv n SIVE FIRE IN CIIEAPSIDE.—Yesterday, shortly after one o'clock, the immediate vicinity of Cheap side was thrown into a state of the greatest alarm and ex citement in consequence of the sudden outbreak of a most serious fire upon the extensive range of premises belonging to Messrs. Courtould and Taylor, crape manufacturers, sleuth; at No. 42, Gutter-lane. The first discovery was . made by police. constable Garmon, 4.36 City force. It appears that the officer, while passing along his beat, had his atten tion 'directed to the premises by perceiving a dense mass of smoke issuing out of one of the front windows. Feeling satisfied that a fire was burning within the building, the ofiluel ',sprang hie rattle, and commenced knocking at the steeet-door. After considerable trouble he succeeded in arousing. Mr. Taylor, his wife, and three other females, who all made their ape araive at the second floor front. The fire by tint Cull had obtained such a firm hold, and the mot. e wan as en ling in such dense bodies up the stair- Cue. 'ha. none of the inmates T, ere able to descend by the usual. means. The intelligence haring been sent to Mr. ltraidwoA, the. superintendent of fire brigade, that gentle man ieeteeitiately started to the scene of conflagration with couple of ,engines and the fire-escapes. Oa his arrival, he found- the flames breaking through the shop window with such vehemence as to extend completely across the roadway, and the fronts of several of the opposite houses were smoking with the intense heat th rown out b y t h e conflagration. Th e ' police having opened the jumping sheet of the London Fire Establishment, three females precipitated themselves from the second floor, and were received in safety below, Mrs' Taylor and another female eff ec t e d t h e i r escape by sliding down p a 'adder. By that period the whol e o f th e lower artot the premises presented one vivid sheet of flame, causin g, as may be oupposml, the most lively apprehensi ons for thesafety of ,the contiguous property. Five engines of the brigade 'with those of the parish were soon in full working order, but dui fire still progressing, a messenger was sent for additional assistance. Mr. Connorton, on being informed of the outbreak, also proceeded with the West of England engine to the scene. The New River Company supplied an abundance of water, which was distributed upon the flames, but the firemen were unable to extinguish the coefligratioe until past two o'clock, and not before the flames had reached almost every portion of the three lower floors of the building. The total damage will amount to a consider able sum, as several of th e o pp osite and adjoining buildings origin are extensively injured by fire and water. The of t he fire we were unable to learn in the ecitesnent that prevailed. FEMALES or CoALTITs.—It is asserted !bat the number of women employed in those coal districts w here Lord Ashley's practice prevailed is as great as it was before Ashley's Act was passed. The fact is, the poor creature s must do this or starve ; they therefore pu t on men's apparel, and worietelfiken in the collieries, where they before worked as women. Unless the condition of the people be bettered, -it Is use la! to meddle with the employment by which they Iluetein life.—Tyne Mercury. THE MURDER AT HAMPSTEAD. PARTICULARS OF THE APPREHENSION OF THOMAS TBE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY_EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1845. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 27. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly after Five o'clock. The Duke of BUCCLEUGH presented a petition from the schoolmasters of Langham, praying for pro tection. to Parliament was much more constitutional than their present step, and for this reason. The Queen could, if she were advised to do so by Parliament, take a course which would really settle this business on a con stitutional principle, At the meeting held in Exeter_this learned gentleman said the Queen, through her . supre macy, had power to alter and settle the rubric. The learned gentleman told the meeting that this early supre macy came from the Pope. The learned gentleman con tended, that because the Pope was the supreme head of the Church during his usurpation of power in this country, and had the privilegee4 settling the rubric, the Queen pOssessed the same jarisdiction by the statute law. Now he (the Itight Rev. Prelate) would venture to say that no such jurisdiction was given to Henry VIII. by Parliament. No spiritual jurisdiction whatever was given to the Crown, and the power of altering the rubric was left entirely to the Church. No ancient law what ever gave the Crown power to impose upon the Church any change,or alteration in the rubric. But this learned gentleman hid the Queen had the power of doing this and acting alone in the Privy Council. The learned gentleman added that the Archbishops and Bishops were members of this Council, and of course they would be her Majesty's advisers in this matter.- Now, he was not aware of this before, but the learned gentleman said they were called " Right Rev. Prelates," by virtue of their office of Privy Councillors. He believed that that gentleman was a man of high respectability. He was certainly a man of very considerable property, and he (the Bishop of Exeter) knew that he administered it with great advantage to the people around him. He be lieved also that he fulfilled the duties of Judge over the Court over which he presided with very great ability. But perhaps his ignorance of the subject on which he had now entered gave him more time to attend to the Court of Bankruptcy. He had now done with South molton. The next point he had to take up was the pe tition of Dr. Carwithen, which he believed had occa sioned great excitement. He (the Bishop of Exeter) believed that Dr. Carwithen was a very strict observer of the rubrics. Indeed, he had an impre ss ion that there enl e f tvoe t the e ctahr r ar u ty b i r t i o c uh s ta in England vbelye been othnee more.c ofar wi s r rt i .h c e t en o . a b r s w e H r i te v he believed tw practice of the rubrics. How, then, could the Noble Earl say that these practices were utterly obsolete? He believed his last pastoral letter had taken from Dr. Carwithen the distinction of observing all the rubrics. Ele did not mean to say That Dr. Carwithen would feel this as a grievance ; but it appeared that he was placed in a state of great excitement by those frightful statutes of 2d and 3d of Edward VI, and the Ist of Elizabeth. Now if the Noble Lord would bring in a Bill to repeal those statutes, and thus free the Rev. petitioner from the tremendous penalties which those statutes imposed, he would be one of the first to support that Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Knowing the excitement which had been raised by a petition presented in' another place, he had felt it his duty, under the fear of falling into any misapprehen sion, to consult two very learned friends, whose opinion their Lordships were accustomed very much to rely on. They confirmed distinctly the construction he had put on the Act. That Act did not apply, except there was a resolute and obstinate refusal to obey the rubric. The phrase was, that if any obstinate person should refuse, &c., he would be liable to the penalties. What became, then, of the anxiety of the Noble Earl for the bishops? It was very true that there were instances of indictments being preferred at an early period in the reign of James 1., when certainly ao case of obstinacy was proved against the defendant, but their Lordships would bear in mind that at that time the non-observance of the statute was the exception, and in those times there would be sufficient reason for a conviction; but he had been in formed by the learned person to whom he had referred that now an indictment could not possibly be sustained under similar circumstanees. Dr. Carwithen stated that the Marriage Act had set aside a portion of the rubric, inasmuch as it provided that in certain cases banns might be published in the afternoon. The rubric provided for this, and therefore Dr. Carwithen was mistaken in his allegation. The Marriage Act, so far from altering the rubric, carefully avoided dealing with it. The_rubric recognised the right of the Crown to require anything that could be lawfully published in the church to be pub fished, because it directed that nothing should be pub lished in the church except by.the order of the Crown or the ordinary. He earnestly entreated their Lordships to remember what would be the effect of the course they were now called upon to pursuse. In the year 1643 their Lordships' predecessors formed themselves into a Committee of religion. Their Lordships' House at that time consisted of men of great talent; they were warm supporters of the Church, and when some alterations were made in the Liturgy, they required that common prayer should be used according to the laws of the land with respect to common prayer. In three years the same House that began by inquiry agreed to abolish the common law with respect to prayer. He trusted their Lordships would not enter into a question of that sort, if they found it was not their duty to do so. For his own part he did not think the House had the power to do so, but that it lay in the Crown. The principle had ever been recognised by Parliament that in matters re lating to the Church, those who were appointed instruc tors by the Divine bead of the Church were to propose the laws which guided them, and that the lay members of it were to signify their assent or dissent, as it might be, to what was so proposed. lie did hope that if at any time any proceeding of that kind should be deemed necessary, it would emanate from 'the Crown, and not, as in this case, to bring by petition the subject before their Lordships' House. He thought at the present time it was very de sirable to adopt that course, in order to let the excite ment which had astonished no one more than himself to die away. If before that time it was thought necessary to act otherwise, he would venture to predict that the practices of 1645 would be again but too fearfully ap parent. Lord BROUGHAM deprecated all Parliamentary in terference in the controversy which was at present di viding the Church ; and he might, perhaps, be allowed to congratulate the House and the country that there was no more important matter to divide the Church than this mere matter of discipline —a question merely involving the propriety of whether a sermon should be delivered in a surplice or a black gown.—(Laughter.) Many persons conscientiously advocated the use of sur plices, and it was not for him, God forbid ! to say that a matter affecting men's consciences should be in any way trifled with. Undoubtedly a difference of opinion did prevail, and it had happened that certain things, laid down 170 years ago, or more, matters of form which were deemed fit and proper to be exacted from clergy men, should, since they had fallen into other hands— (Laughter)—and upon other views, be so changed that they were no longer a matter of moment; and he (Lord Brougham) thought, therefore, that it would have been a matter of common sense to have allowed things to go on as they were, whether they were trifling or important, as the revival of them only gave rise to discontent and anarchy, and scandalous dissensions between the pastors and the flocks, of all things that which should most care• fully have been avoided. He (Lord Brougham) agreed in the general recommendation issued by the Right Reverend Prelate to his spiritual children; he agreed in the humanity, the wisdom, and the cha rity of that recommendation, and at the time when he first saw the pastoral letter he admired the to ee of wisdom, humanity, and charity exhibited in it. On no account whatever would he wish the subject brought before Parliament, for he was quite sure that the very worst thing they could do was to call for Parlia mentary interference. He agreed with the Right Rev. Prelate in some things he had advocated, but he dis agreed with him in others. As a son of the Church he certainly agreed to the rule that the laws of the Church should be made by her fathers, and he certainly did not think that that was the place for discussion upon this subject. The Bishop of EXETER, in reference to a remark of the Noble Lord, did not believe that in any one of the ' churches in his diocese the rubric had got into univesral disuse. But in one parish one practice prevailed, and in, another another prevailed ; and his object, in promul- , gating his letter, was to reduce their various practices to something like regularity. Earl FORTESCUE, while giving credit to the Bishop of Exeter for the zeal and conscientiousness with which . he had performed his duties, could not help wishing that he had left things as they were; and in that case the petitions which he had that night presented might have been spared to the House. The Bishop of EXETER said the way in which he , was alluded to lay the-Noble Earl called upon him for an explanation. He requested the House to remark the animus which pervaded his letter. His sole object in effecting a change, was' to prevent the necessity for future change. The Bishop of NORWICH had no wish to interfere in the discussion on a subject relating to one peculiar diocese, but he could not avoid sayin4 that the general feeling of his own diocese was opposed to the re vival of any fOrm that approximated in a dis tant degree to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church. and he rejoiced that this feeling was so universal, and that therefore those petitions had been presented. It showed at least that the laity were alive to the subject, and the temperate and calm, and dispassionate address which they had presented would he hoped animate the misses of the people of Engl • and They could never return to the rubrical forms, which were imprac ticable in the present state of society. The Right Rev. Prelate said that they were under stringent obligations to abide by the rubric. He (the Bishop of Norwich) said they were not so stringently bound, because they in t could not be so. He did not see by what right any Right Rev. Bishop could sa y " This part of the rubric I will order in my diocese, and that I will dis pense with," sad so forth. He felt that that was utterly impracticable, and therefore he rejoiced that they at tempted to remove some of the difficulties which beset the question. The Bishop of LONDON was understood to say, that where the rubric could be enforced it was incumbent en them to do so. The petit:ons were ordered to be printed. ITALIAN EXILES. Lord BEAUMONT proceeded to fulfil tho notice which he had given on the previous day, of putting a question to the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, relative to an expedition which sailed last year from Corfu to the coast of Italy. He felt that considerable importance attached to this question, in , asmuch as upon the answer he should receive would depend the truth or falsehood of a charge which had been made against her Majesty's Govern ment of having participated in one of the most violent acts that had ever been perpetrated by any country. — (Hear, hear.) In putting this question it would be ne cessary for him briefly to relate the events which formed the history of this tragical event. In so doing, he should only refer to those statements which were before the pub. lie. Theversion he should give then would be the version of the public, as collected from detached accounts which had gone forth to the public. If, therefore, he should during his statement fall into an error of fact, it would be for the Noble Earl to correct him, in the answer he should make to the question he was about to put, as well as to set hint right should he make any false conclusions or deductions. The history of the case appeared to be this, as far as he could collect it from the information now before their Lordships. In the year 1843 informa tion was received by this Government that the exiles and refugees from the States of Italy, who at the time re sided in the British possessions in the Mediterranean, including the lonian Islands, were then plotting or con cocting a conspiracy, which had for its object to make a descent upon the Papal States, and spread the same spirit_ through Italy which had existed in the year 1834. He understood, moreover, that a remonstrance was ad dressed by the Government of Austria, complaining of the British Government allowing the lonian Islands to be made a shelter for those persons who had fled from Italy. This remonstrance was accompanied by a threat that if any revolution or commotion took place in the Papal States, the Austrian Government would send forth an army . to overrun those States. This led to the exercise of a power in this country which he would not then stop to inquire if it were wise or not. But the fact was, the Secretary of State for the Home De partment issued a warrant for opening the letters in the Post-office of a certain individual named Signor Mazzini, an Italian, residing in this country, who was supposed to be corresponding with those refugees who were at the time in the British pos sessions of the Mediterranean. According to this autho rity, the letters and correspondence of this gentleman were opened, and from them it was ascertained that a conspiracy was forming among these refugees, and that a general descent upon the Papal States was contem plated. Austria was put in possession of this informa tion ; but it would appear from the report of the Secret Committee appointed to inquire into the opening of these letters, that the information was communicated in such a manner as not to compromise the safety of any individual in the power of that Government. From subsequent letters it turned out that, by the advice of Signor Mazzini, this plot was abandoned ; and would that the scene had closed here—would that the curtain had fallen, and no other act been added. But it was not so ; and to this part of the subject he invited the particular attention of their Lordships. The same emissaries of the Neapolitan Government were instructed —no doubt upon information re ceived from Austria with regard to the disposition of these refugees who had once contemplated a descent upon the Papal States, but afterwards abandoned the idea to proceed to Corfu, where two sons of General Bandiera had taken refuge. Under the disguise of be ing fellow-conspirators they induced these refugees to favour a new plot against the Neapolitan Government. He must diverge here for a moment to state that neither the Papal nor the Austrian consul made any remon strance on the subject to Lord Seaton. They took no notice of this new plot. On the 12th of June, 22 per sons, including these emigrants, sailed from Corfu, and then, and not till then, did the Papal Consul and the Neapolitan consul apply for as istance to Lord Seaton. Lord Seaton, however, declined to follow their suggestion of sending an armed power to capture this expedition. On the 13th, the succeeding intimating day, informa tion was forwarded to th e t w o P o w e rs, that the expedition had s a il e d. O n the 16th the expedition landed on the coast of Calabria; on the 17th they pro ceeded onwards to Otranto, and on the following day they were met by some armed police, just sufficient to master the expedition. One of them was shot in the encounter, and the rest were made prisoners. On the 25th nine of them were put to death, and amongst them were the two sons of Admiral Bandieri, and seven others of the misguided men whom Signor Mazzini had before prevented from putting their design into execution. Now, if the Government had supplied the information which led to these sad results, he must say a more disgraceful proceeding was hardly to be met with in the annals of this country. He hoped, there fore, the Noble Earl was prepared for the question he was about to put, in order that this matter might be set at rest. Now he wished to know if the British Govern ment had supplied any foreign Power with information calculated to compromise the rights of individuals, and whether they were aware of this information having been communicated to another Government? And also, whether the British Government had any knowledge of the intended expedition from Corfu ; and if they had, whether they had taken any, and what measures, to prevent it ? The Earl of ABERDEEN said their Lordships would probably remember that, for the last two years, great political excitement had prevailed in Italy. Insurrec tions had been made in the Papal States, which had created great alarm, and led to the Austrian Govern ment determining upon sending an armed force into the States, in the event of any further outbreak. He need not point out to their Lordships what would be the pro bable consequences of such an attack. It was not im probable that, if it had been attempted, the peace of Europe could not have been maintained. Their Lord ships were aware that this conspiracy and these projects were planned, not in the lonian Islands, or in the Bri tish possessions of the Mediterranean, but in London. It was, on that account, thought necessary to detain and open the letters to Signor Mazzini. He need not remind their Lordships that the warrant was not issued by him, or under his direction. Saying this, however, the House must not understand that he was in the least prepared to censure the issuing of that warrant. On the contrary, he was prepared, as well he believed as every other Member of her Majesty's Goverament, to defend and sustain the full responsibilities of that act. Those letters when detained were sent from him to the Home• office, and, acting upon his discretion, it appeared to him to be consistent with his duties to communicate the informa tion which they contained to a foreign Power. The course he adopted was this—he determined that no agent of a foreign Government should see a single syllable of these letters ; nor, indeed, did he intend that any foreign Government should know that any letters existed. In addition to this, he determined to keep in view a necessary regard to the personal safety of all individuals who might be compromised by any information on the subject. With this de- termination and with these precautions he com municated, from time to time, such information as he thought was necessary for the safety of a foreign State. Acting on this principle, he felt entitled to make a communication to the Neapolitan Minister. But he did not state that any letters had been submitted to the in spection of the Government. Their Lordships would re member that complaints were made last year that the lodgings of a Polish gentleman had been entered, that his writing-desk had been broken open, and his papers taken and delivered to the Russian Government. This, however, was denied at the time ; and in answer to a question put to him by a Noble Marquis, he positively contradicted an assertion that Mr. Mazzini's letters had been submitted to the inspection of a foreign Govern ment. He was happy to say that these precautions had proved successful, and he believed not a syl lable of these letters was made known to the Govern ments alluded to. He would now approach the immediate question n o s f the sage i n NNoble hle report Lord. of the e ad been presumed, Secret coniniitte e appointed to inquire into the opening of letters, that in formation had been supplied to a foreign Government which had endangered the personal safety of persons under its power. But this was incorrect. The fact stated in the report was the result of an answer made to him, by a question put by the Committee, as to whether any person in the power of the Austrian Government was in danger from the information which had been given to it? He replied, certainly not. It did not follow, therefore, that they had given information to one Power, knowing that it would be transferred to another, where it would endanger the safety of individuals. Now, with respect to the question of the Noble Lord, he begged to say that lie never had any conception of en attempt being about to be made to recover the Papal States by the refugees of Corfu. He knew that a certain number of Italian refugees resided in Corfu, but he had not the remotest knowledge of their intentions. He was ' aware also that one of the sons of General Bandiera had been at Corfu, because the Austrian Minister complained to him of his being suffered to remain the're. He be lieved, if he recollected rightly, that when this person deserted from Venice, the newspapers announced that he had gone to Corfu. He was quite aware of his being there ; he knew also that another of the song of General Bandiera was at Malta, because a captain of an Austrian ship had made a demand upon the Government to have him surrendered as a deserter. Sir P. Stewart, in answer to that application, said he had no power to surrender him, and in his (Lord Aberdeen's) opinion, very properly so. But still this was not sufficif nt to make him aware of the practical projects intended by the Bandiera family. Their Lordships must recollect that the desertion of these persons from the Austrian navy had created great alarm, because it was impossible to say how far this example might extend, and this probably would account for the precautions taken by the Papal and Neapolitan Governments. The whole of the preparation for the expedition and the putting it into execution occupied only one week. ' Had Lord Seaton received any instructions, he would doubtless have taken measures to prevent the insurrection. In a letter which had been received at the Foreign-office, Lord Seatoh says that the younger Bandiera arrived in Corfu in February, and not finding his brother there, he left by the Austrian packet for Malta ; having proceeded to that island in search of his brother. In this, however, he was not successful, and not meeting with his brother tie re, he went to Greece, and the brothers did not meet in Corfu till the month of June. Colonel Rieciotti ar rived in Corfu on the sth June, in the hope of getting into Italy by some unknown and unexpected means. These persons did-not arrive in Corfu until the sth of • June, and the expedition took plac e on the 12th. It was therefore impossible for him (Lord Aberdeen) to have received any notice of this expedition. The whole of the time which elapsed between the planning of the expedi ' tion or, at least between the meetings of the parties who were to carry it into effect, was one week, so that it was utterly impossible for him (Lord Aberdeen) to have re ceived any notice of this expedition before - it was carried into effect. If any notice had been given to him, unques , tienably instructions would have been . sent to Lord Seaton to - prevent it. When, then, it was asserted that the Government were acquainted with this expedition, and refused any measure to prevent it, he could only say that the Government had no informa tion whatever of the intended descent on the coast of Calabria. Th. expedition was planned on the sth, and was put into effect on the 12th. Had there beers any such notice, certainly he should have felt it a - duty to prevent these unfortunate men from undertaking such a perilous enterprise, and he did think that he should be able to prove to their Lordships that neither he nor Lord Seaton had any knowledge of its probability, and that the Austrian and Neapolitan Governments acted no treacherous part in the course of this transaction. When it was ascertained by the Austrian and Neapolitan con suls at Corfu, on the morning of the 13th of June, that these men had sailed the evening before, they imme diately went to Lord Seaton, and requested him to take measures to prevent the expedition, and arrest thein before their arrival in Italy. Was that the conduct of persons wishing to entrap? The consuls of Austria, Naples, and the Pontifical States, waited upon Lord Seaton at ten o'clock in the morning of the - 13th June, and requested him to take measures for the arresting of the refugees. His Lordship replied that he could not at HOCKER. The following full particulars of the circumstance , which led to the apprehension of Thomas Henry Hocker, have been obtained from a source upon which every reliance can be placed : Mr. William Watson, the landlord of the house, No. 17, Charles-street, Portland.town, at which the father and mother of Hocker reside, is a baker, and has been for some time past conduct ing the business of a Mr. Drew, a baker, at Turnham.green, Mr. Drew having another shop in town, which he attends to. On the evening of Saturday last, Mr. Watson, as was his usual custom, returned home to his wife and family in Charles-street, when, in the course of conversation, his wife said to him, " Is not Tom Hocker coming out"—Mrs. Watson alluding to the prisoner's having on that day given his mother a sovereign to pay some arrears of rent that was due to Mr. Watson. The latter said to his wife, " Well, Mary, how has he come by that ?" Mrs. Watson said the pri. boner's mother had told her that he said he had had some private teaching for sometime past, but he had not let his father know of it until he took the money which had been paid him on the previous (Friday) night, and Mrs. Hocker said he had likewise given her a sovereign to buy a new gown, his father a sovereign to get him st if a new coat, and her brother a present of 10s. At a later hour on the same evening, Mr. Watson was asked up into the elder Mocker's room to have something to drink, when he found in the room Mr. and Mrs. }locker, the prisoners Thomas H. Mocker, and James Hocker, his brother. They asked Mr. Watson to have a cup of coffee, and while drinking it adverted to the murder in the course of conversation. Mr. }locker, senior, asked what murder, as he had not heard of any ; when Mr. Watson said, a gentleman whose name was not then known, had been found murdered, on the previous evening, near Hampstead-road. Mr. Hocker then asked how the murder had been perpetrated ? when Mr. Watson told him. Mr. Hocker observed, that the murderers must be cold-blooded rascals. whoever they were. The prisoner, however, changed the conversation, by saying to his father, " Oh, don't let us talk about that—let us talk about something else ;" and then, turning to Mr. Watson, said—" We don't always do it in this way," alluding to some rum and gin which he (prisoner) had sent for ; and begun to sing a song. After that was finished the pri soner and his brother sang another song together, the prisoner (Thomas) saying he could not sing it in " the Spindlerian style," meaning in the style in which he had sung it at the Star Tavern, kept by Mr. Spindler, St. John's Wood, where he occasionally sang. While Mr. Watson was in the room, Thomas Honker showed him the right arm sleeve of 'the shirt he had on, the wrist band of which was torn off, and the other part also from nearly half-way up, and on his holding his arm up, Mr. Watson saw that the prisoner's coat was torn out under the arm. Mr. Wat son said to him, " You have been in some rough usage." Mr. Hocker, sen., observed, " I don't know what he has been at, but it looks very curious." "Oh (the prisoner Thomas said), I've only been romping with some girls." In the course of the visit the prisoner showed Mr. Watson a pair of new boots, which he said he had given a guinea for, and showed Mr. Watson how well they fitted him and also a new hat. It then struck twelve o'clock, and Mr. Watson went down to his own apartments to bed. On Sunday morning Mr. Watson left his house on his way to his business at l urnham-green, and, buying a Sunday paper on his way, read an account of the murder in it, having only known it before by report. Nothing, however, occurred at that time to strike his mind that Thomas Henry Hocker was the murderer. On Monday evening about seven o'clock, Mr. Watson's wife sister, a Mrs. Liddeard, a laundress, living next door to the Duke of Sussex public-house, Acton-green, who had been to town for dirty linen and had met Mrs. Watson, called on Mr. Watson with a message from his wife, to say that he would be very much sur. prised to hear that it was Mr. Delarue that was murdered. Mr. Watson knowing that the prisoner Thomas and Mr. Delarue were intimate acquaintances, instantly said, "So help me God, then it's Tom Hocker who has murdered him." Mr. Watson, on seeing his master the same evening, told him what he suspected, and he ad. vised him to be quiet, saying, " Take care, it's a dangerous thing to say anything about such matters." During Tuesday Mr. Wat son had no rest in his mind on account of the suspicions he enter. tained, and in the early part of the evening he went to the Prince of Wales public-house, on the high road, Turnham.green, and began speaking with Mr. Battersby, the landlord, about the murder, to whom he said, " I am afraid that I know the party that has done it ; I should like to tell that sergeant of police about it "—mean ing Sergeant Scotney, T 21, who had a few minutes before passed the door. Mr. Battersby sent for Sergeant Scotney, and Mr. Wet. sou was called into the bar, and he told Scotney what had taken place on Saturday evening, and also that he had been told that the prisoner had bought some new clothes on that day, and that while in the room he heard him rattling a quantity of money in his pocket. Mr. Watson then gave Scotney advice how to act should his wife be gone to bed before he got there, and they parted. Sergeant Scotney, having 'put on a private great coat, intima diarely proceeded to the station.house at Brook-green, Hammer. smith, and saw Inspector Morgan, to whom he communicated the information he had received. Inspector Morgan directed him to go immediately to Gardiner's-lane, Westmineter-station, and ask for Inspector Shackell or Inspector Haynes of the detective police, and if they were not to be found, then to state his business to the inspector on duty. Scotney accordingly proceeded instantly to Own, and went to Scotland-yard, but could not find either Shackell or Haynes. He saw Inspector Patridge, of the A division, to whom he stated the nature of his business. Inspe:tor Partridge then said he would go and see Mr. Superintendent May, whom he had no doubt would direct him (Partridge) to go with Scotney. On his return Inspector Partridge sent for Sergeant Bickerson, A division, and they all three got into a cab and drove to Portland Town. After alighting Inspector Partridge told Scotney to stay with Sergeant Bickerson while he went to the house. Scotney said he thought belied better go, as he knew the directions he had received from Mr. Watson how to gain admittance, but the inspector said he would go. Inspector Partridge then went to the house and knocked. Mrs. Watson answered him. Partridge told her to open the window as he had something to tell her, but she refused to do so, aid said she was undressed, upon which Partridge told her that he had come from her husband at Tarawa-green, and that he had met with an accident. Mrs. Watson became alarmed at that statement and ran up stairs, and at that moment the inspector was spoken to by Hocker, senior, out of a window, who then went' away. On Partridge's return to the other officers, inquiry was made for Victoria-terrace, at which Scotney had been informed by Mrs. Watson the prisoner Thomas was residing. Inspector Partridge told Scotney to get a cab and go there. On alighting, Scotney saw in the windows of No. 11 bills, with " To let" on them, notwithstanding which he rang the bell two or three times. At length a woman opened an upper window, and said, " Who is there ?" Scotney answered," Can I speak to you 1" and, supposing Scotney to be some person living in the house, said she would throw the key out. Before, however, she did so, the door was opened by the prisoner, Thomas H. /locker himself. Scotney begged his pardon, and inquired if a person named Thomas Henry Hocker lived there? The prisoner said, " Yes, there is." Scotney then said, " Can I speak to him ?" on which the prisoner said," I am the man." What took place afterwards has been stated in the previous ac count of Thomas Mocker's apprehension. We are requested to state, in explanation of the apparent apathy of the servant at No. 6, Haverstock-terrace, when Mr. Hilton, the baker, told her he heard screams of murder, that at the time he spike, he was standing behind the closed half of a double door, with his face turned towards the field, and the ser vant supposed he was talking to some one in the adjoining garden, and did not understand what he said. It is a curious fact, show ing that Mr. Hilton, who is an elderly man, did not think at the time there was serious meaning in the screams, that after hearing them he received the order for bread, went to his cart at the garden.gate, returned to the house with the loaves, and entered the hall, where he remained at least half a minute to re. ceive the money and give change, without making any remark about the cries of murder which he heard when he first went to the house. The only words he uttered not referring immediately to his business were—" It is a cold evening," as the servant was shutting the door. After this it would appear he again heard the cries of " Murder!" which induced him to run into the field, and afterwards to inform the police. The family did not know of the murder until a policeman called at past ten o'clock the same night to inquire where Mr. Hilton lived, and it was at first supposed the policeman mutt be mistaken in the person, as Hilton had not been heard to say anything of what had occurred. From the lapse of time between the first cries of " Murder I" and those heard by Hi!ton before he ran into the field, when the noise ceased, it seems that a severe struggle must have taken place, though, owing to the frozen state of the ground, there were few traces of it on the grass. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Miss Cushman sustained the character of Rosalind at this theatre. last evening, in Shakspere's beautiful pastoral play of As You Like It. This •was Miss Cushman's first appear ance befire an English audience in. comedy; and we will honesty confess that we had our misgivings when we saw her announced for the character. We scarcely imagined it possible that she, the Lady Macbeth par excellence, could personate the lively, csniegle, witty, and kind -hearted Rosalind. We expected to see a clever piece of acting— . but of acting merely. We expected to see that which for a tragedian might be considered a somewhat happy and ingenious attempt at comedy—a performance which might, perhaps, be entitled to take rank by the side of Charles Young's Sir Pertinax M'Sycophant. In a word, we expected to see Miss Cushman in Rosalind, but it was no such thing—it was the very Rosalind herself. From the beginning to the end of the play we thought not of Miss Cushman ; we saw Rosalind, and Rosalind only. There she was in the first act, the lively, warm-hearted girl ; during the remainder of the play, the mock boy revelling in the free dom of the forest, throwing her gibes and jests about in all directions, rating the love-sick Orlando, yet delighted at the proof of his constancy—excellently maintaining her assumed character of the wayward, witty Ganymede, until, on hearing of the danger of Orlando, .her presence of mind forsakes her, and love forces her for a moment to appear in her real character—a very woman—" a most excellent coun terfeit, truly"—there she was the very Rosalind of Shakspere. The tone of the character was a pitch higher than we hare been accustomed to, but'it was in perfect keeping throughout—a finished and most natural impersonation - Now, what is the secret of Miss Cushman's success in characters so widely different from each other as Bianca, Lady Macbeth, and Ro salind ? It is earnestness. She is in earnest in whatever she undertakes—she thinks nothing of individual self, but every thing of that other self with which for the time she is identified, so that she becomes the very character which she represents, and no actor who does not possess this power can ever be come great. She was throughout received with the most enthusiastic plaudits, and was called for at the conclusion of the play. Wallack, who was also called • for, was Jacques, and an admirable Monsieur Melancholy he made. His de clamation was beautiful. We never heard " All the world's a stage " more excellently given. Allen, as Amiens, sung " Under the greenwood tree," and " Blow, blow thou win try wind," with exquisite taste; and. Compton was the best Touchstone we have ever seen. He is perhaps the only man now on the stage who thoroughly understands how Shak spere's clowns ought to be acted. The house was exceed. ingly well attended. - THE BUDGET.—If, instead of abolishing the auc tion duty, Sir R. Peel had either reduced the duty, under the income-tax, upon trade and industry (leaving it as it is, upon the real and the funded property), or had not taxed trade and industry beneath 3001. or 5001. (the real and the funded property as it is), the country generally (the land holders excepted) would have been by far more satisfied. A line or scale ought, in justice and honesty, to have been applied in this respect when the Property and Income-tax Act was passed. If Sir Robert had not courage to do that on passing the Act, he might now accomplish it, as he has his team of landholders more " in hand" in 1845, than in 1842.—From a Corresporpient. PROVIDENT. CLERKS MUTUAL ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND.—The fourth annual general meet • ing of the donors, subscriber.:, and friends of this ex cellent institution, was held on Wednesday evening, at t t. t nit el t, onion Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. John Abel Esq., M.P.,.treasurer of the society, in the chair. The annual report read by the secietay showed a gradual increase in the prosperity of the society, which, together with accounts, %.-as warmly received.. O i m ak s : 1 1 r so e y, of Marg aret-street Romanist Chapel,eet practices who rac has ce made hs Romanist publications, and by a late defiance to n his diocesan, has b. a t by h length suspenrdeldbboyatthsecaßmisehoipn of London.—Evening Pap e r, THE MACKA.REL FISHERY.--Sev tia yesterday with between 40,000 and 50,000 fish, wh i ch chiefly bought up for the London markets at 16s. to la s . per Iva.re Cheesman's boat, the Kitty, had about 6,000 ; the Fanny rnicl.tt Eight Sisters, belonging to Samuel Andrews, about 11,000 et s een them ; :Andrew's boat, the Inthistry, between 3,000 and 4,000 ; May and Thwaites' boat, tho Flora, 6,000 ; and three Hastings boats. about 15,000. We understand that a Hastings boat, Belton, master, arr i v ed at Worthing yesterday, with about 14,000, which fetched 17s, peraundred.—Brighton Gazelle. TEMPERANCE. The Bishop of NORWICH presented fourteenTeti dons, signed by upwards of 2,000 persons residing in his diocese, in favour of temperance. He must con fess that at first he was averse to it, but since then he had entertained different opinions, because he was convinced that it was attended with the best results. He thought they were greatly indebted to one individual for the success of the movement that had taken place on the subject. The great object of the petition wa=, that beer shops should be closed on Sundays. These petitions were signed by the clergy of every parish in his diocese, showing the interest they took in the subject, and the advantages they expected to be derived from those temperance societies. TILE RUBRIC. Earl FORTESCUE said that the petition of which he had given notice from Exeter and Southmolton, and from the Reverend William Carwithen, D.D., for a revision of the law attached to the observance of the rubric in the service of the Church, would oblige him to state the facts of the proceedings that have resulted from the agitation of that question; because, although the circumstances themselves were of a to al nature, they were to be taken in connexion with the opinions which were expressed on the subject in the other districts. On the 19th of last November the Right Rev. Prelate who presided over the diocese, ad dressed a pastoral letter to his clergy, in which he com manded a greater uniformity to the dir ections of the rubric. Whether the Right Rev. Prelate were correct or not in his construction of the law of the Church, he seemed to be prepared for considerable opposition to his orders, but he (Lord Fortescue) believed that he was quite unprepared for the amount of opposition that was offered. This excitement was occasioned without the slightest efforts of any political party, for in most cases the question was taken up by the religious portion of the community. Indeed, he believed it was confined almost entirely to the members of the Established Church. Various meetings were held on the subject and requisitions were forwarded to nearly every church warden, requesting them to confer with their congrega tions on the subject. At these meetings resolutions, strongly framed, and against the conduct of the Right Reverend Prelate, were unanimously agreed to. But even where these meetings were not held, still a feeling of great excitement prevailed amongst the congregations, and the letter of the Right Rev. Prelate was spoken of in terms of a deprecatorycharacter. They declared that the Right Reverend Prelate was inciting theta to depart from the established maxi-ns of the Protestant Church, and numerous protests were entered against the recommended course. After this fer ment and excitement had prevailed for three or four weeks, more or less, the Right Rev. Prelate issued a second communication, quashing the directions con tained in his former letter. But still this had not the desired effect, for the Right Reverend Prelate found it a matter of some difficulty to restore the former peaceful state of his diocese. Notwithstanding the can celling of the first letter, the unpopular practices still prevailed in one of the parishes in the city of Exeter. In this state things continued, until the petitioners thought they had no other mode of proceeding than to present an appeal to this House. The first petition which he had to present was from the city of Exeter. This petition was agreed upon at a meeting convened by the mayor of that city, and was signed by upwards of 3,200 members of the Church of England. The petition was, he believed, signed unanimously ; and that circumstance, in his opinion, gave it the greater weight. The petitioners com plained that their feelings had been outraged by the violations of the privileges which they had hitherto enjoyed ; that these proceedings tended to impose laws inconsistent with the feelings of the people ; that the attempt to revive usages now obsolete were rapidly destroying the uniformity of one diocese and another; and that this led to circumstances which deeply violated their sense of the necessity of peace and good feeling in the Established Church. The petitioners said that the effect of these proceedings had been greatly to disturb the quietude of the Established Church. They asserted that the Book of Common Prayer contained directions for alter ing the usages of the Church whenever the events of the times should render it necessary. The petition concluded by praying for an alteration in the rubric, so as to establish uniformity in the Church. He was persuaded that the feelings which were expressed in the petition were entertained by a very large portion both of the clergy and laity in the county with which he was connected.—(Hear.) It was impossible that the whole of the rubric could be fulfilled, and yet a clergyman, omitting to conform to it in any par ticular, was liable, for the first omission, to twevle months' imprisonment ; for the second , a longer period ; and for the third, imprisonment for life. He had, both in public and private, uniformly depre cated the expression of angry feeling or the use of vitu- - perative language. At the only meeting he attended the petition he had now presented was substituted for a resolu tion that was proposed. He thought the Legislature ought to interpose for the purpose of regulating the for mulm of the Church in all parts of the country. (The Noble Lord then read extracts from a pamphlet, written by Mr. Benson, the Master of the Temple, in which that Rev. Divine recommended some alterations in the rubric of the Church.) He cordially supported the prayer of the petition. He had another petition to pre sent to their Lordships, and although it was differently worded, it was to the same effect. It was numerously signed by , members of the Church of England residing in the parish of Uppingham. The last petition he had to present was from the Rev. William Carwithen, D.D., The Rev. Gentleman complained that the rubric of the Established Church had been altered, and prayed their Lordships to take the matter into their serious considera tion. The Reverend Gentleman had been long attached to the Protestant Church, and no man performed the functions of a clergyman more conscientiously, or with more benefit to his flock, than the Rev. Gentleman whose petition he had then the pleasure of laying before ther Lordships. Thanking their Lordships for the attention with which they had listened to him, he begged to move that the petition he had just mentioned be immediately taken into consideration, and afterwards printed. The Bishop of EXETER asked permission to occupy their Lordships' attention for a short time, while he answered the speech of the Noble Lord. He did not expect that the House would wish him to enter upon his defence. Had he to make that defence, certainly there was no place he would choose for it so readily as the House of Lords. He felt it a great honour and a great privilege to make his defence before that House. That House was the very sanctuary of honour and of privilege. But he did not ask their Lord ships to hear his defence, for he had no defence to make. He was charged with the spiritual care of a diocese. He was an officer of the Church of Christ, and for his conduct responsible to no other tribunal, but only to the Church. He should, therefore, at once refuse to enter into any defence, but he did not refuse to enter into a statement of what had led to his conduct in the matters referred to, and of what his conduct had been. He should state, then, that he had not voluntarily taken up this line of conduct. It had been forced upon him by circumstances. This was one of the effects of the attention to ecclesiastical subjects in England. When a gentleman took upon himself the care of souls, he took upon himself,, in the most solemn manner, by his ordination vow, to observe the usages of the Church. Several gentlemen who felt their consciences thus bonud had applied to him for permission to follow out the usages which the rubric prescribed. He felt bound to grant that permission ; but matters had not stood there. Com plaints had been made, and differences had occurred. As the ecclesiastical prop of the diocese, he felt it to be his duty to settle this dispute, and in attempting to obviate the objections from Taunton, and other places, had arisen the circumstances which prompted the complaints contained in the petition pr , sented by the Noble Lord. Under these circumstances he called a canonical council to assist him with their advice. There were nineteen. members of that council, two thirds of whom advised him to take the steps which he subsequently took, and every one of those had the charge and care of , a pariah. Under these circumstances he put forth that letter of which the Noble Lord had spoken. There were parties in the country who wanted to make most important changes in society, and they were not merely confined to laymen or to churchmen; they were a considerable body of men objecting to the Liturgy, be cause it opposed the doctrines which they themselves advocated. It had happened to him (the Bishop of Exeter) to be obliged to proceed against one or two persons for setting at nought the injunctions of the Liturgy, and (he believed the thing was common) this had happened in one or two instances in the parishes of bis own diocese, that portions of the Prayer Book were tampered with or set at nought. He had heard it said—" How is it possible for the Bishop to proceed against clergymen for 1 'awing out portions of the baptismal service, when, every time he goes to church, he must have portions of the rubric set at nought. That was one reason he could assure their Lordships for his seeking to introduce those changes. The Noble Lord said that he (the Bishop of Exeter) was attempting to revive ancient usages which had long fallen into disuse.—(Hear, hear.) There was a meeting called in his diocese of individuals described in the circulars as worshippers of the Church of England in town of Sonthmolton, he believed, and at that meeting certain resolutions were passed in ac cordance with the wishes of the Noble Earl, who be it remembered was Lord-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county. The meeting was only too happy to adopt the resolutions of the Noble Earl. It was not to be supp )sed that the petition, although it expressed the opinion of the Noble Earl and those with whom h was associated, represented the opinions of all the people of Southmolton. Ho felt thegreat advantage of standing face to face with the Noble Earl.—(Elear, hear.) Ho was glad to be opposed to a generous oppo nent like the Noble Earl, and he trusted that he would tell him what they were all about, as he must confess he did rot know.—( A laugh.) He was nit aware what ceremonies had fallen into disuse in the Church. The meeting at which the petition was got up that had been presented by the Noble Earl, was presided over by the Mayor of Exeter, a most worthy individual. He (the Bishop of Exeter) had not lately read the newspapers much, but he understood that the speeches that had been delivered were singular for the ignorance they displayed. There was one speech, however, he had read, and only one, Mr. Bere's, a barrister of five years' standing, • that did not take the same line as the Noble Earl. He proposed petitioning the Queen, and not coming to that House. afterwards thepThe example was set by the Noble Lord opposite, and eti M tio a n y e o d r otfheExQenteQer'n , and but other now perens. At fisfir s t followed they were petitioning their Lordships. But h e must say he thought their determination not to to I all conceive that such an expedition was likely to be planned in Corfu, and conceived it to be merely some idle report in the town. He, however, desired the di rector of police in the island to investigate the matt, r. Before however Lord Seaton had received the report of the director of police, the several consuls of Austria, Na ples, and the Pontifical States returned to his Lordship, at half-past eleven, and requested him to dispatch the Medea steamer to bring back the refugees. His Lord ship replied that the Medea could not be used for that purpose, for he did not conceive that such a number of persons could meditate any serious design on the Neapo litan Government, but that a boat might be sent to Otranto with information of the intended descent, and that that information might be transmitted to Naples by telegraph. There were bitter complaints against Lord Seaton, for the sea at the time was calm, and the steamer might without any difficulty have overtaken thee mis guided men. For his own part he (Lord Aberdeen) deeply regretted that Lord Seaton had not complied with the request which had been made to him, for if he had dispatched the steamer there was littledoubt but that it would have brought back the persons who had gone on this cape& tion. Now, with respect to the parts which it was said other Governments had had in this unhappy transaction, he thou!ht that there would be no difficulty in proving that they had had none. At any rate, he felt assured that this was the case with respect to the Nea politan Government. The Bandieras and their party sailed on the evening of the 12th of June ; they were three days at sea, and landed, on the 16th, at Otranto. Was it reasonable to suppose that, if the Neapolitan Government had had any intimation of the descent, they would have suffered these men to be three days at sea,and then have suffered them to land on the coast, without any interruption from their troops? Net only was this the case, but that Government had absolutely no troops in the neighbourhood, and the only opposition the party who raised the insurrection met with, was from the people of the country. For three days after landing they ad vanced through a thinly peopled country, withoutopposi tion, but on the 19th they were encountered by a party of persons who had gathered together from the surround ing country—a kind of rural police. By these persons, who acted without any definite plan, they were opposed, but ineffectively, for over them the Bandieras and their party obtained the advantage, and killed their leader and one or two of the rural police. The promoters of the insurrection then proceeded to Osenza, and the same night a great number of persons collected and advanced to attack the party. Mr. Temple, in a letter which had been received at the Foreign-office, confirms these facts. He says that the insurrectionists advanced to Osenza on the 16th, and were there met by a consider able number of the country people, who were joined by one of the civic guard and three gendarmes. A conflict ensued, and the result was that one of the gendarmes was killed, but the people on behalf of the Go vernmen had the advantage. Their efforts were attended with comple.e success, and they killed or took as prisoners the whole number of the expedition, with the exception of five who fled. The result of this attempt was exceedingly satisfactory to the Government, because it was put down by the people themselves, with out the intervention of any troops ; for the fact was, that there were no troops nearer to the place where the con flict took place than the city of Naples itself. Now it was a strange mode of proceeding for a Government who were privy to such an undertaking as this, to have no troops to put down the insurrection, and he did think that it vi as quite clear that the Neapolitan Government had not any other part in this insurrection than to sup press it. He (Lord Aberdeen) could not say that he saw any reason to suppose that the Government had any part in these transactions, from the different sentences passed upon the prisoners. Of these, nine were shot, seven were condemned to death, and one was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. What argument was to be founded on this result he could not understand, for this was no light sentence, and was put into rigorous execu tion. The person on whom this sentence was passed was a Corsican, and was in no collusion with the Government in Naples. That he was suffering a severe punishment was evident from the fact that, whilst incarcerated, he had written to Mr. Temple for pecuniary assistance, and to request that gentleman's interference with the Neapolitan Government for the remission or alleviation of his sentence, on the ground of his being a British subject. The fact was, that it appeared on investiga tion that his father and his family had formerly en joyed the protection of the British authorities in some place abroad. Mr. Temple replied that he did net see how it was his business to interfere with the punishment of a person engaged in such an enterprise as that against a State with which the British Government was at the time holding friendly relations. But though he (Lord Aberdeen) fully exonerated the Neapolitan Government from any collusion in this matter, he did not mean to say that there had been no treachery, for he believed that there had been, but where the treachery originated, and how far it extended, he was not prepared to say. All he could say was, that he believed the Neapolitan Government to be free from it, for so strongly was the Neapolitan Minister urged to remonstrate with the British Government, that his charge amounted to something more than imputative co lusion, and in his complaint he was strongly inclined to charge the British Government with negligence at least. With respect to treachery, it was a most extraordinary circumstance that one of the conspirators was not taken with his (Lord Aberdeen's) passport in his pocket. The principal person connected with this conspiracy was not either of the Bandieras, who were young, thoughtless, and enthusiastic men ; but a certain Colonel Ricciotti, a man who had been frequently engaged in affairs of this sort, and was well known on the Conti nent. Colonel Ricciotti came to the Foreign-office to demand a passport ; but, as Noble Lords knew, it was not the custom of the Foreign-office to grant passports to foreigners without a recommendation. Colonel Ric ciotti represented himself to be a native of Gibraltar, a merchant, who wanted to go to his residence. On being refused the passport, on the ground of his being a fo reigner, he came back recommended by a London trades man. He was again refused, because the re commendation was not sufficient ; and he again applied with his recommendation backed by a most highly respectable banking-house, and the passport was granted and he left London. But he was well known to the French police, and on his arrival at Marseilles he was arrested. Hew he got out to Malta he (Lord Aberdeen) had never learned. And here he could not help observing, that when foreigners were re ceived, as they always were received, with kindly hos pitality, he thought it was their duty to refrain from any proceedings which might cause any trouble to those who had received them. For his own part, whether in his public or in his private capacity, he had always re ceived the exiles of other countries with the most cordial kindness. He had received Spanish exiles, Polish exiles, and Italian exiles, with all the kindness that it was in his power to show; and he thought that some thing was due from these persons for the hospitality they had received. Of the untbrtunate man of whom he had just spoken he would say nothing; he had met with an unhappy end, but he (Lord Aberdeen) was glad that his passport had not been found on his person. He had proved to the Austrian and Neapolitan Govern ments that with these transactions the British Government had nothing to do ; and he felt personally, that by partaking of them, he was acquitted by his conscience of the slightest share. In that last great day of account, in which they all must appear, everyone must answer for his actions, and he knew that all, even the very best of them, would have to cry for mercy and forbearance. But if the Noble Lord opposite were to him the nearest and dearest that his h 'art could desire, he could wish for nothing better for him, as he did for himself, than that he might have no thing more to answer for than than his (Lord Aber deen's) share of these transactions ; for of even the slightest share he felt by his conscience to be entirely exculpated.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) Lord BEAUMONT said the version of the Noble Earl was very different to that which had gone forth to the public. He was fully satisfied with the explanation which had been given, as it had completely vindicated the Noble Earl from any participation in the matter. He (Lord Beaumont)had never suspected that the Noble Earl had any participation in it, but he thought it was necessary that an explanation should be given on the subject. After the vindication of the Neapolitan Government by the Noble Earl, he must say that the charge, with respect to them, stood on so frail a basis that he could no longer give credit to it. He would say, however, that he could not agree with the course of the Noble Earl in entering into a minute examination of correspondence, in consequence of a threat -by the the Austrian Government. He thought it would have been better to hove waited until , the Austrian Government had put their thrtat into 1 execution. --. The subject then drop ed. The Earl of ()AIM IE laid on the table a Bill for the appointment of co es in Scotland. Their Lordships then journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feo. 27. COMPANIES CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION (SCOT. LAND) BILL, (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Bill then went through Committee . ; and the House adjourned at ten minutes to Four until Five o'clock. ‘,4 1 ,1 The SPEAKER took the Chair at Fiv4aOck. A messenger from the Court of Bankruptcy brough up the usual returns. Mr. Stansfield, Mr. Duncan, and otter Members presented petitions relating to private Bills, of which the designations were not heard in the gallery. Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from the parish of Greenwich, against the Fisher-lane Improvement Bill. SUGAR DUTJES. Lord SANDON presented a petition froth the sugar refiners of Liverpool, complaining of the hardship they would undergo if the Government plan for the reduction of the sugar. duties should be carried into effect, in con sequence of the large stock of sugar which they had on hand, and praying the House to give them relief. They also prayed that no duty might be imposed upon molasses, and that a high duty might be impoed upon foreign and colonial refined sugar. They also prayed that ground Manilla sugar might be considered as muscovado sugar, and that no duty might.be imposed on sugar refined in th;s country. PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. Poulett Scrope, Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. Bro therton, Colonel Wood. and Mr. Collett, presented several petitions on private Bills. . LAW :)F SETTLEMENT. Mr. MILES presented a petition from Somerset against the poor-law clause in -the law of settlement; and also two petitions from places in the same county, complaining of the awful extent of intemperance on the Sabbath-day. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from Birming ham, signed by several thousands of the inhabitants of that town, against any increase in the navy. He also begged to present two petitions from the same town, complainig of the manner in which passengers and goods were treated on the Great Western Railway. Sir C NAPIER presented a petition from Mary/obe against the window- tax. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Path against the duty on post-horses Mr. R. PALMER presented . a petition, signe d by °l' farmers of Bucks, against the malt duty. POST OFFICE ESPIONAGE t o , Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from the t The bitants of Finsbury, agre©d to at a public uteeting• a petitioners stated " That they learned with ittortificatio, and disgust that there exists at the General 'Post-offiCer, secret spy system, under which letters are' broken (T e d, their seals counterfeited, and postmarks falsely irtlP's,ere in order to deceive the persons to whom such letter ed directed, directed, and to whom they are afterwards forviataa: while the information thus obtained has, in some been used to promote the despotic interests of fere 4 4 Governments that this meeting strongly denounces:4 existence of Rich disgraceful transactions, and refn l te , to be satisfied with the Report of the Counntiii published at the close of last session, deem it essenttafor necessary for the honour of this country, a nd als1 ) . se arcni c i ;, public satisfaction and security, that a strict, and open inquiry should be instituted into all the, o i r . cumstances refemd toil: certain petitions presented tothe liatnent on this subject, in order that by such inquillre. manner in which such illegal and unconstitudonal tices have been carried on, may be clearly exposea:ho brought to public shame." The also state " that theY r re , read with dignation, the statement made by our °Pp& sentative in his r lace in Parliament, that his correaP:di ence had been clandestinely intercepted and 6ecifet, ened, under Government authority, at the rest -e ,, f o t That., in the opinion of this meeting, the o nly 0° 1 . 5 01 0 the excercise of such power towards Mr. Duncomh e ' 1 ) 0 be that the Government had good reason to dee;ioo, capable of conduct which, if true, would, in our 0 1 3 . 0 of render him totally unfit to continue the represe° therefore a free and independent constituency ; that we to feel it due to oweselves, as well as to Mr. Duncom?e:rei• demand from the House of Commons such 101 , ri 1 e e i t tet tigation into the proceedings toward him as sha," follf o jllstify the implied suspicions of the Governm ent, establish the into cence of our long-tried and ft'o representative."—(Hear, hear.) THE TARIFF. uenoll esl An HoN. MEMBER, on the Conservative A- - m ot asked whether it was the intention of the Govern, to give tin the duty on straw plait and plaited stra's ' r ip , Sir ROBERT PEEL said there were several,c_les:os tions of straw manufacture, which went under the of " straw-plait"—there was the straw, or grass, fqj So. ing ; then there was plaiting-straw and straw-P12,0 proposed to take the duty off that particular ttl, plait made of chips, and of straw or grass ; but fr°ol it, manufactured articles, commonly called •` the duty would not be removed. - CERTIFICATES OF SEAMEN. . he Sr; Mr. HUTT wished to put a question to " f 15 5 ,, emery of the Admiralty. In the course ?, se session an Act had been passed requirinfeell British seamen to register themselves at the e g r , g te Q' which they sailed, and each received a ee rtie- b - 00( 1, 0 0 registration. No sailor would be received on op ts! vessel without this certificate, and the . b i, I ° who so received him would become 1111 : de rsb 19 a penalty. There had been a eee l , ii iilrP body of foreign seamen brouht to this thec re" As the Bill of last year made no m provision for 01p lo, i gistering of those seamen, they were thrown out °f e 0, ° 13 ,, went. Many of them had been twelve,. thir te d e thel_ fourteen years in the coasting trade, C O' n° : were men of the most orderly ," trou ;a " and esteemed amongst the best in t '''...t e cile a " Those men, having settled, married, and dolm' io Or this country, were unable to obtain emploYin en „ 4 o o4 sequence of not being registered, and their.; vlb if excited very great commisseration. The ques's e ereld he wished to put to the Hon. Gentleman the , to tez' for the Admiralty was, whether the Governnien"- era to propose any measure for their relief ? raeiA ll a . Mr. CORRY said there was no doubt that ...."" de o ' 4l had been for years employed in the coasting 14 " De rst! e , trary to the navigation laws, and the stringers 44 01 ig. r :T9 of the Act of last year had prevented thou sr al ific stl „l employed. But they could get rid of the disclu' o ly c‘ by tatting the oath of allegiance, which would Is., and would entitle them to register. BANKING IN SCOTLAND' fl ea, 11) In answer to a question from an HON. MV 4 " ° iiioE" ' 03 : Sir R. PEEL said that he was in cor n- to ' .0: with several - persons connected with banking ei t o 0,4 land, and he thought he should not be prepare 0600 in a Bill upon the subject, or to state the itiV the Government, until after Easter. NV* ;nit MIXED MARRIAGES IN IREL — A the i d r t" Mr. ROSS wished to put a question to • t he ° iv " 0 Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for Ireland The IV; 0 ject of mixed marriages in that country. is ltii,, f e Catholic clergy had been long subject to P e , - 01 t f i le' marrying Presbytefians t ) Roman Catholic s ' - to ', ,11 ,0 penalties had been reduced from tim e . be ob`;, 1 11 The consequence of this state of things Inn s ' sil l , o o to every one, and the question he wished 0 0 ,00 o o this—that as it was impossible for matters t i f 0 0,,e! they were, he wished to know which of ; 1 1 to t e ler courses open to the Goverment it inteetie the lir e `oe Would it reimpose the old penalties on Ca., to all i 4 gymen celebrating such marriages, or would it solemnization of mixed marriages by the C at " - . ' legal. li b i eC f 1 1 .5 1 0 5' Sir T. FREMANTLE said the law on '.. ' til e 'Aie s remained in precisely the same state as before root, ing of the Marriage Act of last session ; 1 10 0t : k l e d u whatever were imposed by that Act. He co .r which of the alternatives mentioned by theli°l3 4 11° ber the Government was prepared to pursue. o f (i1",, , t , Mr. ROSS then gave notice that on an es o bj'" should move for leave to bring in a Bill on the ool! GAME LAWS. „ D e , , 0 1), Mr. BRIGHT presented petitions, nitor9oB signed by farmers and landholders in foil' 0 3 Sussex, Alnwick, in Northumberlan d, bit e ' boli l western side of the Severn, Gloucest€rtile °, 0 i,1. Ruislip, in Middlesex, all praying f`, l , tho n ,„; t tion of the game-laws. The Hon. Menw e 'l, iers,:i the motion which he had given notice of w r p oill t os u' this evening was a motion for the s ,,r i , e ri n ," of a Select Committee to inquire into the " befr ? ill the game-laws ; and in bringing this root.ible.„°oo' House, he acknowledged that he was fullY sf i l l,' ' r reF,;, il l m e importance and difficulty of this question. ' e tgt4 l ; o ti r , extremely that it could not have all the,_: c- bio'c's6 House from his advocacy which it mig ht that d, other hands. He regretted extrernelY , 00 5 , 40 1' . Hon. Gentleman of longer standing in tb3 l;een i'l' el' l. l not taken this question up; he might ye •,v I hi c e ° hurl./ .a ;' impart to it a degree of weight and sub - co ol d e , was unable to give it. But he was s e e t he ' ll' h i ',, the importance of this question, and ° , l , garl ie 'if P- , sity of some alteration in the laws r espeetl lit ' OP the he considered he should be neglecting bl 5 bridilg I. had hesitated for a longer period te e P e .iiie ee '' question under the notice of the 14°05 i c° ,71 0 ,,1 observed that, for several years pas t ' A tsti‘ e "„tti, able portion of the convictions which h u e: o griew i tcr,f at petty se:sions, more especially in t" Goo ° ,c d counties were for offences against the ,00 0 ,, - .0 11 „, (Hear, hear)—and thousands of the, '011144 the population had been fined O A " to o T o e li i; fur such offences. It frequently hapPee e ",„ o l‘ P' D ollf iii lent outrages, and ferocious encounters .-freciti-0,1)01 tween gamekeepers and poachers, end wg ire cl ue 01 ' ' the infliction of serious injuries, and not tin f t he is, ifi , i,` death. He found also that the last senteneefo°o,oo; t he'', been frequently put into operation on ti n ht tfl )° „ , o, l)' l,, e viduals whose calamities had been broog e . I r ;0 1 ;0 through the laws for the preser f v o a r t t t p o o fg r e; etreo l o as e t o f t o ie r 0 . o f ; cause he had a deep sympathy people, and because he had a deep r e ' he atte ro e°,. sacredness of human life, that he asked t et to l'olel i e the House to the motion which he was ' b° o) ber ° if so v and he felt certain that no considerable ne iiictait/i, el hers would refuse to accede to such ti 0 01 1 tb 3i ti‘ lo asked. Looking back to former legislan.°o pro I P: Of 1 0 + ject, he felt justified in making °Y oe le ll "., 0 -i,, 0 5 as there had been frequent instances of ~,e ew e r e:, , appointment of Committees to consider ":3;itteostibiecil'e In the years 1816 and 1823, Select C° 133 ., this 5 of„, t D o House had been appointed to inquire inie o itte e e , " ( „i and in 1828, there had been a St lest C° are te' l ill House of Lords appointed for the san 3o I , n poit , o ill 0 Committee of 1816 appeared to have hee n ide s o r ee i s i s 6ctile the immediate object of obtaining such e.r he qn% i jer s i be induce the Legislature to abolish o f it coe-ovell be then existing, which was the possession ro o t % er eb o , portion of landed property, and of t _t h 000 1 ; of , if y i ight of killing game to all persons wii ° o o bje c , 4 ,ol o of th e as p ole o f a Government certificate. In 1823 Committee was to obtain such evid enu t he il/br duce the Government to legaliz e n t• the4li 0 game, and in 1828 the Select Conanitte.e„f: Thvorl i t o Lords was appointed for the same ottlee's web s to immediate objects of these Committehad on o to he had stated, no one whe_ e id 0 1 4 z fe S tr y evidence adduced before them , eu re f of the o ,e 0 convinced of • the fact that rit leuce e losP h icl i of their appointment had been the pr: thc ,. e 4 ) jug, and the frequent recurrence oL, nos che' . :(ll o o , encounters between gamekeepers C. e nu, e r,t o re. —, o ,I they bad of late years so deep1y 0 .t.,.". 4 Souse rep, In the year 1816 a Committee t_ t en d the) o if eil d r , pointed to inquire into this sottic?' , . _a were ( 1 5' iioo that if a more extended perixasio _ less _ o ily parties to kill game, 9, certain t ' he pres d, 0d sons would be interested ,in_ ae be lie/ i e . t too,,iti hofargeambeee,narpiduttahnereenfodretopr b c i h tt er th s; t t ;: cri _ coon , 2 ,ll 3, ell s e ob l eco si s a r re li t i ii not been followed up. The "' again:l;6es h ad the °I3 t lig the year 1828, when similar itl(l to le' alise sat o /1 4 1° 4 into ; if the Legislature consented, a nd ' 1149 0 0 iirl' game by the owners of the land _. _ orb„e _, eo , et o , - markets, it was supposed that Inn tt is I r '; et 11 . 1 ,0 , thus driven out. ln order to carry 0 . , ..,,. 0 5 It(retf,ti Lead t he " P. 3 numbers of poulterers from answer to hie , s o summoned to attend ; and put vo them they seemed to beinin.filv,°,.4rafthillec°,lllbiecriil'rtll't one or two of these, more sa gaci!m e s_ L ; cec& of n . , er s °A s p that the plan would not have th the t he 0°4, 0 0 0 . ' 0 ! . 1 . the poache ~ and for this reasonc,, theTh'egameil gal game cool not support and watri ' to se ll rse l el ° l and theref e etiuld not afford ~ the pe e ee 00 1 , ! sr he excelA othe r ler ,Il cheap as -r t, . poachers, w , wee at no m e vl reo they ran in Villing the game, el owne r ' t the c ii and thus, by underselling the :la l l: r d e ; ant i I , be pe e be even greater than t b re rig ht ' t , the",',t 0,, proved that those poulterers we,,,,, re spec, bet Y rs tt,, fmaeilnedda;titt)hneolfatwhehaCdorqmsioiletteebeti,nn n t il n': h_ ial i attei e e n o e ; e.le t t l i i t e ee it i ; evil still existed —(lfear, hear.) . P_" ... 1 0 s ta i ' l l ot? f t; night, not for the purpose of eneal ll 4 on t ia i lai v ,, ois respect to the present state of llle.1"; he c° flon s 'Co °' or to suggest a remedy for the evt f t he ._$ a _ il l , Ile did act think that any Member C . , ti i, Olt _, to _ fi J now prepared to do so ; but he gauntidr i!liopoiirare•lfstovrt,ol mittee of Inquiry ought to be ._ and aft 0 quire `into the whole subject fairly $ ; order° it.. 4 il' i, report the result to that House, .n - _ t u pon e if 0 1 41 come to a wise and sound judgmen ; n to V b .,/ eci'l o r His object was to cause an inquir3"io e vel.l o oo arise from the preservation of gam e .hose the kingdom, and particula rl y where .