The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-10 00:00:00

jay:after' ijetty the Efiencl- 1, Buckle, House e itors re lour; and ales, the re • taken 1 ordeal • - on horse' perry, in Dallier , ison, bad ;.e visits sistiner e, 31r; Londea; roreestej; a Heath h an inter terclay-at an inlet sterdel. Most Council roughs* r of tile ,V Cod* petition, , Queenii n a pea V. Coq' V . Bur insel. case for ANK - institll' L Bishops" e o'cloart the Cour, ent to the I then''' :-business of Diessil; bra BAn l e„ . . with w; hich ht thment the °the' the Bank Itence for an; an d heylsle oh led telbe 1 thee* ly 0107 5 feel it S s to Of! its inten'.. d Un 001 Ic bank* r ,nal Pre' Edß_Aff' Edsral' he rootl a high ; ors 11P 00 be Wea l " rod wigk' • , s- `+,~ , rs•..~ HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Were there such a society as a Royal Musical liumane Society, for rewarding those who rt store to existence operas from a state of suspended animation, most assuredly Signor Fornasari would be entitled to the society's gold medal. Donizetti's opera of Belisario had long been, to all appearance, defunct. Fornasari chose it last season for his deb fit, and now it never fails to draw a crowded house. The same eod office which he prepared for Donizetti's ekvario last season, he performed last even mg for Herold's Zampa, which when pro duced for the infelicitous debfit of Signor Felice, at the commencement of the season, Was quite a fiasco, but which, with Fornasari, as the hero, bids fair to become one of the most popular Operas in the repertoire of the theatre. The cast was very strong, including Fornasari as Zampa, Lablache es Dandolo, Corelli as Alfonso, and Madame Per siani as Camilla. The chef d'cruvre of Herold has never been so efficiently represented as it was last evening. The character of Zampa is exactly suited to Fornasari ; that energetic power by which the actin g of this admirable artist is so distinguished, and which perhaps prevents his Don Giovanni (in many respects a cognate character to Zampa) from being so Perfect as it otherwise would be, tells admirably in the character of the libertine corsair. His opening scene Was very fine, and the drinking song, " Che l'onda gergogliante," in the last scene of the first act, was given in a thorough reckless spirit of boisterous, almost ferocious gaiety. The audience were loud in their expressions of approbation, and unanimously called for its repetition. His acting was very fine at the close of this scene, when, in bitter mockery, hav ing p aced his ring on the finger of the statue of Albina, the victim of his perfidy, he finds the hand of the statue closes on the ring. Ap palled at first by this prodigy, he almost in stantly recovers his presence of mind, becomes aware of the necessity of keeping up the spirits of his followers, of the who,prodigy witnesses like himself, have 13( en , and commences again the joyous drinking song, calling en them to join in churus. Nothing could be grander than the acting of Fornasari in this scene. The instinctive dread of his approaching fate, for a moment obtained the mastery—but it was only for a moment—in.. atantly it was conquered by the energetic will, and Zampa was himself again. 'This certainly was one 0 1 the finest and most artistical things we have ever Se en even from ornasari. In the second act he Sang the beautiful air, " Gentil sembiante," with the Most delicious sweetness. There was a great deal of archness about his manner of giving the barcarolle, thLeneggiadra donzelea," which he sung excellently; and , at the conclusion, nothing could exceed the Majestic manner in which he gave the magnificent , passag e , "0, pres t ere t e f e d e a l m i o potere., rawing— himself up to his full height, as at once the spirit of command in the finest and fullest tones of his superb voice, he calls upon those by whom he is surrounded to have faith in his power, and instantly they become his de voted followers. They have faith in his power, be cause he has spoken as having faith in himself. In the last act, the duet with Persiani was beautifully given. In this duet the wondrous flexibility of For nasari's voice enabled him to throw a pathos and an expressive tenderness into the music, which no bass ivoice could possibly have given, except his own. arnpa is c er t a i n l y one o f F ornasar i' s greatest cha acters. The Dandolo of Lablache is one of those rich and unctious bits of humour, of which those O nly ly can f orm an idea who have seen the man. It Was as great in its way as the Zampa of Fornasari. At the conclusion Fornasari was called for, and ap rielared leadi ng i n M a d ame Pers i an i . After the opera e Pas de Quatre, from the " Lac des Fees," was tnuisit e l y danced ' by Cerito, Plunket, Schaeffer, and St. Leon, and then followed the last act of Norma, Which the exquisite duet, "Deh conte," the gem of e ° Peru, was exquisitely given by Grisi and Favanti. uvauti did not seem so nervous as usual. aura. c onsequently, was enabled to do fuller Jila ticl to her marvellous powers of voice. i„ — " cr intonation was pure, arid her fioritone was in t e ed taste. Altogether we have never heard this tutiful duet more delightfully given than it was at evening. The ballet of Ondine, with Cerito as 3,v her o i ne, concluded the even i ng ' s amusements. '4 Perform ances were f or th e b ene fit of Fornasari , ,as might be expected, the house was crowded in ve rY part. LITERATURE. TriE TWINS, Bentley, London, 1844, tc 'in? Principal tale in this, volume, entitled, the 1 " 18 ," is of a purely domestic character, and is with feeling and simplicity, without the slightest attempt at finery, whether of sentiment or expression. fo r auti:or is a gentleman named Tupper, well known ?Oils thot!shtful book of aphorisms, " Proverbial fin,r h 5°1 31 137: In the latter part of the volume, we spirited descriptive poem, " St. Martha's oo „ °11 :Itl" which will remind the reader of the graphic F, e ns of na t ure , a nd the free and easy versification " Grongar Hill," together with two short 1.41 ", one of which, the " Phrenologist , " wou l d ~,° l.lll the materials of an excellent farce for the Hay 'ftrket, or - that pleasant little theatre, the Lyceum. MEDITATIONS OF ANTOIVINUS. This i s Longman, London, 1844. a free translation from the Greek of the it ,`nperor M arcus Aurelius Antoninus, whom Gibbon, moy be r emem b ered, has praised so highly in his 11:janaorti1 history of Rome. Attached to these ITpe ttiti " meditations" is the Manual of the slave Epicte lWhom Mrs. Carter's faithful version has already '''lldered familiar to the English reader. Both the Present translations are by Dr. M'Cormack. Ti t - com e -trAL GAR - scitaik,—The complaints made by w i r e t o this and other journals within these few sei' re h ave had th e d es i red effect, and on Wednesday, not only s aki u les stones an d ether rubbish removed from the basin, th e e ar ea generally cleared, but four or five constables .re ctirr A division of police were stationed there to prevent a e , o nce of such evils as those which have been justly fr omi r t t e eed oof.The water was yesterday also withdrawn _ the basins, and preparations were making to complete of 'which are expected to be in full play in the course few days tht LGAR AND GLASS DUTIEs.—The Bill to repeal lie w ' A tY on vinegar, and to make the duties and drawback ze42able on fli n t g l ass t h e same as on b o ttle glass, was 10% or x printed. It contains fourteen clauses. From the the d: October next, the duties and regulations for securing es ) ,4 on vinegar to cease, save as to any arrear of duty f ore, t „ t Y• Vinegar makers to take out licenses as hereto ! , 114 ue fined. From the sth July next the present duties ItepoZwhacks on flint glass to cease, and other duties to be to be under the management of the Commissioners tlle --1 ". Glass may be taken out of store before the 6th " s the.‘„'s notice being given to the Excise, and on payment th; ` lti i duty. Makers of flint glass not securing or fraudu 'xil t r, t r :teoving . glass so intended to be stored, liable to the q„„--4 • together with penalties. 134 ;e117 881 . 8 , MAT 4.—The great establishment of tte r i,jr which, for some time past have employed 2,000 tre it Zell, have received commissions which will greatly in top,_ their activity. Mr. Lintz, the representiye of the es ter 'ittnent in Germany, has just arrived at Liege, with orders N th , l ocomotives for different railways in Germany. Among for t:le Northern (or Ferdinand's) Railwa3s, atVienna, applies Ltitat ti t ' v e; this order is remarkable ; hitherto only English Ntetanginas have been employed on that railway. It was %147 41 .. in ing the mode of construction at Seraing, and per -laza,- superiority that this important order for twelve f , Tip p -4 0es was at once resolved on. ,b‘ll3llo, big was PROFESSION. -A meeting of the e -- "tee of the Medical Protection Assembly was held on prop,, - "`Y II Exeter Hall, Mr. Simpson in the chair. It was -* ; _hieh7, that a detailed account of the grievances under th e ,',' ls uo profession labours should be prepared and printed, L•Nt tl i ;"aPe of an address to the profession and the public; 10, z , - „, B4 hject was deferred for the consideration of a public 6 1r j 7 6 ' which is to be called so soon as the main . feat u re s of 4 6 1 41: 408 Graham's Bill on the subject of medical re f orm tha t h 17,.."‘P0s known. It was announced by the secretary Ls, If t •tis'wes had expressed his intention of moving, in h 's_oe t ° } , 44o „of . :lornmons, within the next few days, f or h mcie'y for a return of the amount recei v ed . an at. '.." the l' ?ten years from the stamps on, and l icenses t e, of patent medicines ; and also fora return of „_ ( isti h te wlicts & f coroners' inquests held in En g land the c o • rto the return made to the s a e l ast three year's : 81M 1,2 . "emcee 8 ' 1 ;1 Commons, on the motion of Sir R. H. Inglis, a few 44 --Lee. AN A B RER."—A lady was recently visited by a !he se rvant who had been married. and seeing that 4 ett e r a eB onted an appearance of having very her h e n ' t h er circumstances, she inquired the nature of Letu t -s nand's profession. To This interrogatory , A Z i hee p w , ° l nan replied He is an esker, ma'am." ' n "gat •• inquired the good lady with amazement, "and the 44. 14 the wor ld is that ?" " Oh, ma'am , he stands in k`t v eet and asks." " Why, you don 't mean say tac Je l . ll have married a becrcr ar, do you? " "Yes, tI Ii :V L • bin it's a very good business. My. husband 1 4 1' 4 4 1 ' Very bad work indeed, if he don't bri n g home I; than Svc shillings a day." SttY B tNTEtie CHAPELS BILL.—On Tuesday night a u 'sfo r in g of the onponents of the Dissenters' Chapels now e , h L e Rouse of Lords, was held in Oxendon-street Chap e l, to - PA 3 Z - 4 ,‘ - et , for the purpose of taking the necessary steps t Lord "to further roress of that measure in Parliament. tae Nl-I.unnteashel p re sided. The Noble Chairman open ed f Let ;;;,. Ge- e, Mingo of the evening by entering into a detai l to t he ii t Z ei ta proceedings, legal and otherwise, which . led _ t;t,.lll,4'soduction of this Bill—a Bill the professed object of iVg it t i t on he Ministers alleged was to put a s top r which had taken place in referen ce to property left to the serious St ate of purposes. His Lordship also explained the trt e eling on the subject in the House of Lords, the su j~ the law lords, the nominal opposition of the I t li Vs-." nc h of Bishop s , an d hi s own unc ompromising hostie WY What he ch arac t er i se d as a mos t in f a mous measure. titar-4nleasure_a.ctually calculated to increase the spread of naltu b ;:'" sll q , which was, in fact, infidelity.—(The Noble yetio n. " was here interrupted by some marks of disappro lieve, Re considered that Christians were those Is ho be- Savi t 7,2 l Christ, and those who tlid not believe in the he ,Zr Were iefidels —(Cries of " Hear, hear.") When felt "'w the spread f infidelitya t the present day, he 4. es sray i l l l dto ° e offer such measures the most decided oppo het I ,_ is was a Bill of spoliation and of injustice, the ob telltiTgg to take away property left by religious persons for the y i s, l l,Purposes, for the purpose of spreading infidelity. i t ilule Lord Thencocluded his address amidst loud and gene r'ss % al um. meeting was afterwards addressed by the *tr ots _ Ta Bennett, Cooke, of Belfast, Morrison, &c., and Oti resolutions condemnatory of the measure, and calling ketiZ,_clifferent denominations of religious Dissenters in the k th r 11 1 and throughout the country to join iu protesting wit were passed petitions to Parliament agreed to, and separated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. . TATTERSA.LL'S.—YESTERDAY. THE DERBY. 1000 to 10 agst Dawson's lot—taken 5 to 2 ag,t Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck 3 to 1 agst Mr. Crockford's Ratan - 18 to 1 agst Mr. Wood's Running Rein 25 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Bay Momus 30 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Campanero—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Osborne's Mount Charles—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's T'Auld Squire—taken 30 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar 40 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's King of the Gipsies—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Qui Tam—taken 1000 to 7 agst Mr. —'s Nisrock 2000 to 5 agst Mr. Bradshaw's Sir Isaac 1000 to 12 agst Nisrock and Radnor 2000 even between King of the Gipsies and Loadstone 1000 even Mount Charles agst King of the Gipsies 300 even Orlando agst lonian It was impossible to make any mistake as to which of the two favourites had the advantage ; 5 to 2, taken once to a small sum, having been the outside offer agst the Ugly Buck, while 3 to 1 went begging against Ratan ; one even bet of 500 between them was laid early in the afternoon, and 300 on the field against them jointly, the field having a decided call at the close. Several attempts were made to back Col. Peel's two at 10 to 1, but with out success, no biddings whatever having boen made against them. Takers of 20 to 1 about Running Rein, and of 30 to 1 about Mount Charles and T'Auld Squire. Sir G. Heathcote's two went back to 30 to 1, and Bay Nlomus from 23 to 1 taken to a pony, to 25 to 1, layers. The King of the Gipsies retreat is the consequence of Roderick's defeat for the Tankerville Stakes at Shrews bury. 1,000 to 5 was laid east Sir Isaac, and double the odds afterwards offered agst him. OAKS. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society was held on Tuesday, at one o'clock, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. _ _ T. LATNIE MURRAY, Esq., in the Chair. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement con vening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said—The Directors have prepared a report of their proceedings during the past year, and also a statement of the accounts as prepared by the Auditors. The Secretary will read the report, which I trust will be considered satisfactory. The SECRETARY then read the 6 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Martingale—taken and afterwards off red. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Barricade—taken. 14 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Merope—taken. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Charming Kate—taken. 100 even betwecn Crenoline and Merope. Sister to Martingale was backed for 1001., Barricade for a " rouleau," Merope freely, and Charming Kate for a pony, at the price re: urned. G ()RH A RY RACES. The Cure it is said Bill not. go for the Gorhambury Handicap. NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, winner to for 200, &c. Mr. Rogers's Clara, 4 yrs—Lord Exeter's Mocha, 3 yrs— Lord Orford's Nininka colt, 3 yrs—Colonel Peel's colt, out of Jason's darn, 3 yrs. Handicap Sweepstakes. T.Y.C. Colonel Peel's Canton, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Lord Exeter's Maria Diaz, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b—Mr. Stephenson's Dr. Wood, 4 yrs, 7st 41b. The only bet laid in tile evening was 300 to 100 agst the Ugly Buck, nearly all the " ring' having taken flight for town. A new match has been made between Semiseria and Ex tempore, to run at even weights, on Monday in the Hough ton Meeting, 500 each, 100 ft. (RECEIVED THIS MORNING.) NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. (CONCLUDED.) THURSDAY.—So feeble a prospect of sport did the list hold out, that at least three-fourths of the company took flight yesterday afternoon, putting Derby or any other betting out of the question, and making the reading of the list an empty ceremony. The select few who re mained were agreeably surprised with two races, one more than they calculated on. They came off as fol lows : Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each ; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. (3 Subs.) Lord Lonsdale's b c by Emilius, out of Rint (Rogers) Col. Anson's f by Emilius, d by Taurus.... 2 Lord Exeter's Petrowna 6t04 on Petrowna. The Riot colt made all the run ning, and won cleverly by a length. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for 3 yrs old, 7st 71b; four, Bst 91b; five, &c. 9st. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 2001. (4 Subs.) Lord Orford's c by Clearwell, out of Nininka (Price) Col. Peel's c by Slane, out of Jason's dam Lord Exeter's Mocha Mr. Rogers's Clara Even on Nininka, who followed the example set her in the first race, made all the running, and won by a length. The following matches were made in the course of Tuesday and Wednesday : NEWMARKET .JULY MEETING, 1844. Tuesday.—Lord E. Russell's Glen Fishie, 3 yrs, Ist 121 b, agst Lord Exeter's Petrowna, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b. T.Y.C. 100 h ft. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1844. Thursday.—Duke of Rutland's Crinoline agst Lord Exeter's Merope, both 3 yrs old, Bst each. R.M. 200, h ft. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1844, We thought it worth while to notice the advantages de rivable to the Society from the system of deferred annui ties first established by the Society; and inasmuch as at first those deferred annuities were introduced to correct the evils arising from benefit societies, it was considered by the public as belonging peculiarly to the industrious classes. But they will be found equally advantageous to the wealthier classes. If a capitalist who has got 100/. a year, or 50/., or 10L to spare from his income, and who desires to run the chance of living to a certain age, or who wishes to nominate his children, will take up our tables, and taking choice of a life at a period furnished by them, he will find that no investment of surplus income would be more profit able than the purchase of a deferred annuity. The reason is this, that from a calculation of decrements or deaths, it will appear that only a certain number will attain the age stipulated, and consequently one third of the capital paid by those who have died will make an addition to those who live and have made their payments. For instance, if a man insures at thirty, and lives to sixty, thus making thirty payments, he will re ceive back not only his own thirty payments, calculated at compound interest, but the calculation assumes that out of every 100 who enter with him, a great number will fail to reach the required age, and he will therefore become entitled, in addition, to one third of the sum contributed by those parties. This system will, I think, from indications which I have perceived, be resorted to by many more in the shape of an investment of capital, and as a speculation on their own lives, just as tontines were at one period sought after in this country. I am happy to be able to say, from communications which have taken place with countries beyond the Channel, and from parties there who have well considered the plan of the Society, that they are likely to join it. Those communica tions are complimentary, and show that those foreigners who have considered the plan, are perfectly satisfied with its perfect justness and the paternal interest, so to say, the Society takes in the assured. I think the Society will attain a considerable accession, either by those parties entering into it under the deed of settlement, or by en grafting themselves in connection with it. With regard to the business of the Society, I think it is the best proof that can be given of the solidity and soundness of the Institution, that there is a considerable balance of profit, and that it is able to pay the heavy claims which it has had to meet, and particularly last year. We have placed our accounts in all their amplitude before the meeting ; they will bear the utmost scrutiny ; we hare not sought to disguise our losses, as we are of opinion that the best mode of securing public opinion in our favour is to treat the public with confidence—the more these matters are laid open the more advantage will be gained thereby. Gentlemen, I will not detain you any longer. It is not the fashion in the City of London to make long ad dresses.—(Hear, bear.) I will coaclude by moving that this report be received by the meeting ; that it be printed for the Proprietors, and circulated ; and that the appro priations made and settled by the deed of settlement be made accordingly. Those who are of opinion that the report should be received, printed, and circulated, will please to signify the same in the usual manner. The motion was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then said, the next motion is that John Griffith Frith, Esq., Hunter Gordon, Esq., and John Rawson, Esq., be re-elected as Directors. The motion was carried unanimously. Professor Wheatsone, F.R.S., and Professor Graves, A.M., F.R.S., were unanimously re-elected as Auditors. The CHAIRMAN said this was all the business which he had to bring before the meeting. Captain HEAVISIDE said—l think you are well enti tled, Sir, to our thanks for the statement which you have now made.—(Hear, hear.) It is very satisfactory and gratifying to find that from year to year the audience diminishes. This circumstance clearly shows that the Proprietors feel increasing confidence in the Direction. —(Hear, hear.) I therefore beg to propose a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Directors for the statement which they have made to us on this occasion. —(Cheers.) Mr. DEES, of Newcastle, seconded the motion, which, on being put by the mover, was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said—lt is my pleasing duty to thank you for myself and my colleagues, for the confidence which you have placed in us, and for the kind manner in which the vote of thanks has been received by the meeting. I trust that next year we shall, if possible, have a still better account to render.—(Loud cheers.) The few last years have, it must be remembered, been years of considerable depression and distress. Every branch of industry has been af fected, and there has been such a lowering of the value of money as greatly to increase the difficulty of making , good and profitable investments. Considering the state ment of Sir Robert Peel in the House of Commons, my opinion is, that money will rise considerably in value as the result of the measures which he has proposed. Whether those measures will tend to produce prosperity in the country is, of course, another question ; but I firmly believe that the owners of money will find that species of property increased in value, and, of course, therefore, those who are engaged in the business of life assurance may expect a higher remuneration than they have hitherto had for the capital employed.—(Hear, hear.) I t h an k you, gentlemen, most cordially for the manner in which you have acknowledged our services ; and, on behalf of the Directors and myself, I beg again to return you our best thanks. The meeting then separated. SAVINGS' BANKS. —This Bill, which was issued yesterday, contains sixteen clauses. After the 20th of November nest, deposits of one depositor not to exceed 201. in any one year, or more than 1201. in the whole. When in vestments amount to 150/. the interest is to cease. The Act is not to affect deposits of 2001. on the 28th of July, or deposits of 150/. or above in November, 1844. From and after the 20th of November next the interest payable e s t ' r h b e a ( e n . k nn s tte: s e h ps a te l r l p a bi iaeb a ml t e. t thoeDreap depositors o e s o i t f or 2 s cl n p oo e nt r making first dep os it, t et o oe nt tn x spt c ee e re e s d dl fe m l B 2d Na' . inn dg p e to si gn a d ec l ara ti on , an d a copy thereof to be ann exe d to the deposit-book and witnessed. Any officer of a s av i ngs ' bank misapplying any money en trusted to him t o b e guilty of a misdemeanour. Depositor to produce his book at the institution. Annuities not exceed ing 40/. may be granted to husband and wife. Where deposits and interest do not exceed 50/., and where wills, &c., are not proved within three months, the money may be paid to the widow, or other party entitled to the effects of the deceased. Disputes to be referred to barristers, with liberty to inspect books and examine witnesses. Repeal of part of 9th Geo. IV., c. 92, as to the deposit of rules with clerk of the pease. Two copies of rules to be submitted to barrister for his certificate ,• one copy to be returned, the other to be transmitted to the Commissioners of the National Debt. SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENTs.—A new order of the Common Law Courts as respects " Satisfaction of Judg ments," has just been promulgated, whereby we find it is ordered—" That for the future it shall not be necessary to have a warrant of attorney to acknowledge satisfaction of a judg ment, or a Judge's fiat thereon ; but it shall be requisite only to produce a satisfaction-piece, similar to that in use in the Court of Queen's Bench, except that in all cases such satis faction-piece than be signed by the plaintiff or plaintiffs, or their personal representatives, and such signature or signa tures shall be either witnessed by a practising attorney of one of the Courts at Westminster, expressly named by him or them, and attending at his or their request, to inform him or them of the nature and effect of such satisfaction-piece before the same is signed, and which attorney shall declare himself, in the attestation thereto, to be the attorney for the person or persons so signing the same, and state he is wit ness as such attorney; but any Judge at chambers shall have power to make an order dispensing with such signature of the plaintiff or plaintiffs, or their personal representatives, under special circumstances, as he may think right ; and that in cases where the satisfaction-piece is signed by the per sonal representative of a deceased plaintiff, he shall prove his representative character in such way as the Master m a y di rect." Signed by all the Common Law Judges. THE " LITERARY FUND FESTIVAL. —The anni versary dinner of this Society took place on Wednesday at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street. It was well at tended, and the guests were entertained with more than usual good cheer by the proprietor of the establishmenL the galleries were the ladies, who waited for several hours with great pertinacity of purpose to hear the speeches of the evening, but who were very much disappointed, for the speakers, with one or two exceptions, spoke in so low a tone of voice that even those who were within a few yards of them could hardly catch a connective sentence of what they uttered. At half-past six o'clock the chair was taken by the Marquis of Northampton, who was supported by the Earl of Arundel, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord Bolton, Lord Evelyn, Sir R. Inglis, M.P., the Ambassador for Denmark, Mr. 'far- Knight, Mr. B. e ß o . u C r a t' b il b l e . l P l, " M l‘ r i . r M l i l ln ac e l , e M an .P , S.Pir"Ji%o M r. G B a a i rr ly ow, General Pais ley, Archdeacon Burney, Professor Twiss, Sergeant Talfourd, Sic., and about 150 gentlemen connected with literature. The toasts usual on public occasions were given from the chair, and received and responded to by the company with the usual demonstrations of loyalty and good feeling. The Noble Chairman then gave " Success to the Literary Fund," and made some brief but pertinent remarks on the claims of the Society to support and patronage. The Secretary then read the report of the subscriptions and contributions, which amounted in the aggregate to upwards of 800/. This part of the announcements of the evening having been received with cheers, the health of the Noble Chairman was proposed by Lord Arundel, and drank with the best feelings. His Lord ship returned thanks. Many other toasts were then given, and drank with the honours. The Marquis of Northampton retired at half-past nine o'clock; the chai r was th en ta k en by Lord Arundel, and the festivities kept up till nearly eleven. A BAD MEMORY.—A curious scene occurred at Washington, a village in the county of Durham, a few days ago. The Rev. Incumbent, on the morning of the 28th ult., after going through the formula of the ser vice,congregation,kets wh en l o ! a f ter a the manuscript was wanting. What was best to be done under existing was about to give his sermon to an att en ti ve , b u t certainly diligent , seaarh very yin thin a circumstances, was the question that suggested itself to the rev. functionary. To send the clerk for the miss ing document was the first idea that obtruded itself. ll his poc But where was it to be found, was the next question. Without more reflection, the priest opens the pulpit door, dressed in his robes, minus his hat, and bolts out of the church in search of his sermon. His house, which is about 300 yards from the place of worship, he arrived at, and found the object of his search, which, after a smart run, he delivered to his much-surprised and highly , amused congregation.—Tyne Mercury. HOUGHTON MEETING, 1844. Wednesday.—Duke of Bedford's Minotaur, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, agst Duke of Rutland's Crenoline, 3 yrs, 7st 71b. Ab. M. 100, h ft. SHREWSBURY RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The Whitehall Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added. Mile and a half. (4 Subs). Mr. A. W. Hill's Beaumont, 3 yrs, 7st 21b walked over. The Tankerville Stakes, of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared, with 100 added ; the second saves his stake. Two miles. (43 Subs, 31 of whom declared.) Mr. Mostyn's General Pollock, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b Marlow 1 Mr. Worthington's Hooton, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b Mr. 'Gough's Greenfinch, aged, ist 121 b 3 Mr. Tomline nd Xanthus, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b Mr. Collett's Cattonito, 5 yrs, Bst 81b The following also ptarted but were not placed :—Mr. Ed monistone's Ermengardis, 6 yrs, 7st 41b—Mr. Ongley's Rode rick, 5 yrs, 7st—Lord Miltown's Birdeen, 4 yrs, Est, and Mr. D'lsraeli nd British Tar, 3 yrs, sst 51b. A good race with three, was won by about a neck ; Rode rick beaten of a long way. The first heat of the County Members' Plate was won by Mr. E. Herbert's Joanna, Fausta second, Princess of Wales third, and Brewood fourth. The race was not run out whet the post left. EGLINTON PARK RACES.—TuEsDLY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. The last to pay the second horse's stake. Half a mile. (11 Subs.) Mr. H. Johnstone's The Era, 4 yrs, Ilst 41b (Johnstone) 1 Mr. Ferguson nd The Whistler, 3 yrs, lOst 21b 2 The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord Eglinton's The Potentate, aged, 12st 61b—Mr L. Palk's Billy Button, aged, 12st 61b—Major Campbell nd Wayward, aged, 12st 61b—and Mr. Ramsay's Whistle Binkie, 5 yrs, list 111 b. Match, 100 sovs, h ft. Two miles.—Mr. Palk's Cerito, aged, Ilst (Lord Wilton), beat Lord Maidstone's Emperor, aged, lOst 91b, The Southbar Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 50 added ; for three yrs old, 9st 101 b, four yrs, list 61b; five yrs, 12st 21b ; six yrs, 12st 71b ; aged, 12st 101 b. Winners of 100/. 4lbs ; twice, 71bs extra ; Scotch bred horses allowed 51bs ; mares and geldings, 31bs. Two miles. (8 Subs.) Lord Waterford's Firefly, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 Captain Boyd's The Conqueror, 5 yrs 2 The following also started :—Mr. L. Palk's Billy Button, aged ; Mr. A. Robertson's Tinder-box, aged ; and Mr. San diland's Whitney, aged. The Irvine Cup of 150/, added to a subscription of 10 sovs. each. Once round and a distance. (16 Subs.) Mr. Johnstone's William le Gros, 5 yrs, list 121 b (Mr. W. H. Johnstone) 1 Lord Eglinton's Aristides, 4 yrs, list Mr. Ramsay's Shadow, aged, 12st 41b 3 Mr. Meiklam's Aristotle, 5 yrs, list 121 b Mr. G. H. Moore's Red Rover, 6 yrs, 12st llb The Produce Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft. Half a mile. (Four Subs.) Mr. Ramsay's Rose of Cashmere, Bst 11b.. ..... (W. Noble) 1 Mr. Alexander's Pilot, Bst 7lb The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 50 added. Two miles. (10 Subs.) Mr. Milbank's Robinson, aged, 12st 101 b... ...... walked ever. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added. Mile and a quarter. (11 Subs ) Lord Eglinton's Quebec, 4 yrs ... ••• 1 Mr. Moore's Oh Don't, 5 yrs Sir James Boswell's Miss Julia, 5 yrs Sir Robert, Cerito, and Bourdeaux were not placed. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES.-WEDNESDAY. _ _ Handicap for the Northumberland Plate. • Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs, lOst 41b—The Shadow, aged, Bst 121b—Atilla, 5 yrs, 6st 121b—Aristotle, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b Reviewer, aged, Bst 121b—The Squire, 6 yrs, Bst 91b—Pagan, 6 yrs, Bst 81b—Moss Trooper, 5 yrs, Bst 81b—Knight of the Whistle, 6 yrs, Bst 71b—John-o'-Gaunt, 6 yrs, Bst 71b—Wine sour, 4 yrs, E st 41b—Riot, 6 yrs, Bst 41b—Galanthus, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Heslington, 6 yrs, 6s t —Pompey, 4 yrs, Bst—British Yeoman, 4 yrs, 7st 111b—Trueboy, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Scalteen, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—Whistle Binkie, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—Queen of the Tyne, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—Priscilla Tomboy, 5 yrs, 7st 71b— Aristides, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Arundo, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—The Caster, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—General Pollock, 4 yrs, 7st 61b —Freedom, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Parthian, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Thirsk, 6 yrs, 7st 41b—Arcanus, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Armytage, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Smike, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Mustapha Muley, 6 yrs, 7st 21b—The Era, 4 yrs, 7st 11b—lNlania, 4 yrs, 7st—The Currier, aged, 7st—Ermengardis, 6 yrs, 7st—Sir Robert, 5 yrs, st 131b—Merry Andrew, 4 yrs, 6st 131b—The Broken down, aged, 6st 131b—Red Rose, 6 yrs, 6st 121b—Arnagill, 6 yrs, 6st 121b—The Attorney-General, 4 vrs, 6st 121b—The Prior, 5 yrs, 6st 121b—Irony, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Belle Dame, 5 yrs, fist 101b—Lady Skipsay, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Dumpling, 4 yrs, 6st 101b—Ameer, 4 yrs, Est 1011—What, 4 yrs, Est 81b —Naworth, aged, Est 71b - The Conqueror, 5 yrs, 6st 71b— Beeswax, 5 yrs, Est 7 1 b—Shaftoe's Muley Moloch colt, 4 vrs, 6st 61b—Polish, 4 yrs, Est 51b—Glossy, 4 yrs, Est 51b—Tele graph, 4 yrs, 6st 4 1b—Quebec, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—Broadholm, , yrs, Est 41b—The Cure, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Reviewer, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—Hippona, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Crikey Billy, 4 yrs, 6st 21b Jamie Falshaw, 4 vrs, Est 21b The 4 yrs, fist—Sh oc ki ng M amma, 4 yrs, 6st— irs, sst Bashaw, 4 yrs, Est 21b —Lit t l e B enton, 4 yrs, Poussin, 4 131b—Dog Bill y , 3 yrs, sst 111 b —Best-of- Three, 3 yrs, sst 1 11b--,Benbow, 4 y rs , sst nib—Bay Momus, e 3 yrs, sst 101b—Saddlebow, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Granite, 3 yrs, sst 101b--Mickey Free, 3 yrs s st 61b—Spinster, 3 yrs, sst Beaufront, 3 yrs, 4st 10 Ib 2 -Advice, 3 yrs, 4st 81b--Deuce Ace, 3 yrs, 4st 41b—Misconception, 3 vrs, 4st 41b—Dr. Sangrad, 4 yrs, s st 101 b. To declare on or before Friday, the 17th inst. Nominations for the Hunters' Stakes—Robinson, Arnagill, William le Gros, The Conqueror, Christopher, Crickey Billy, Thirsk, The Era, b g by Napoleon, Blindfold, Heslington, Contract, Hamlet, and Ranger. Lt the success of the Society will the favour of the public and a The Directors believe du c ontinue to draw towards i continued increase of business. In addition to the resolutions enabling the Directors to make the proposed division amongst the policy holders and proprietors, the other business of the meeting is the election of three Directors, in lieu of John Griffith Frith, Esq., Hunter Gordon, Esq., and John Rawson, Esq., whose period of office expires, but who are eligible to be re elected, and offer themselves accordingly ; and for the elec tion of two Auditors, in place of Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor Graves, A.M., F.R.S., whose period of office also expires, but who are eligible to be re-elected, and offer themselves accordingly. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Chairman. The CHAIRMAN—The accounts as passed by the Auditors will be now read by the Secretary. The SECRETARY then read the audited accounts. The CHAlRMAN—Gentleman, before moving that the report be received, I beg to state that if any gentleman wishes to ask any question on the subject of the report, or of the accounts, I shall be most happy to give him an answer. As regards the accounts which have been pre pared by the Auditors, they can either be examined now, or, as they always lie at the office, every person can see them during the course of the year. After a pause, during which no person present mani fested any disposition to put any questions, The CHAIRMAN continued—As it seems that no gen tleman is inclined to make any observations on the report or the accounts, I take it for granted, that the accounts and the report are satisfactory. I believe that we have in that report stated every thing to the Proprie tors so as to place them, as far as regards a knowledge of ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Brevet-Major Otway's com- the transactions of the Society, on a level with the pany, 3d battalion, proceeded from Roff's wharf at the early I hour of two o'clock on Tuesday morning, by on e o f t h e Directors. I think that the making a full statement Woolwich steam-packets to London, and from Euston- of the affairs of the Society in this manner, square, by railway, en route to Ireland, to relieve Captain is the best method of establishing confi- Sth battalion, preparatory to the return at Woolwich, to hold deuce between the managing body and the head-quarters n n e y ss to toproceed to a foreign station. I body from which they are derived.—(Hear, hear.) The o G t h f o e t s n l l l i e l s l e g l l a ' :_t e t c s er l i n n e P o r a m e t a ia: EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE IN PARIS.—A ball took ! Directors have thought it necessary to notice more par place on Friday night at all the barracks of the Mu- , ti tu l ar l y, on the present occas i on, the operat i on of the nicipal Guard on the occasion of the King's fete. An Loan Fu n d. Hi t h erto , the aid which the Loan Fund extraordinary and melancholy event occurred at the has afforded barracks of the rue No tre Dame des Victoires. .At to the policy holders, has not amounted to a bout five in the morning , whe n t he animation was at so much as to ena bl e you to f orm an op i n i on o f t h e its highest point, one of the men, who had been danc- value of that system which originated with this Society. ing for a long time, said to a comrade, " The ball lasts I believe that this system, which we have projected, too long—l %%ill put an end to it." He i mme di ate ly left contains within itself the elements of very great success ; the dancing room, and a fe w minutes afterwards an ex- and I think, that as eac h year ena b les us to lay before plosion being heard, several of the m unici p al g uards you further account s of t f th a e er ope c r o a n ti fi o d n en o e f e tha w t il F l un b d e , rushed out and found their comrade lying dead in the yard, he having blown out his brai n s with a p istol. The we shall find that I ,mot is attributable to disappointed love.—Galignani. given to now insurers to enter into the Society. • FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT. The Directors have again the pleasure of meeting the Pro prietors at the recurrence of the annual general meeting of the Society. They feel much gratification in stating that the business of the Society has been considerably increased. The late gene ral depression, so unfavourable to the progress of life assur ance, appears to be gradually disappearing, although during its continuance, and the severe trial which every species of national industry sustained, the Society had made satisfac tory progress, having, since 1840, more than doubled its business. It may with truth be said that every institution in the nature of life assurance, whose progress or success depends upon the surplus income of society, becomes affected in pro portion as this surplus increases or diminishes—the sums that are annually applied to life assurance being those which re main to each individual after his ordinary wants are satisfied. It so happens, however, as the experience of the Society has proved in a great many instances during the past years, that however equalised the surplus income of individuals may be in a . series of years as applicable to life assurance, yet in suc ceeding years, during a severe pressure, there is often a de ficiency in their annual resources. It is to this point, as peculiar to the working of the Society, that the Directors would wish to call the attention of the Proprietors. The loan fund system, as engrafted on the Society, has now been long enough in operation to enable the Directors to pronounce an opinion in favour of its utility. It is peculiarly applicable during periods of embarrassment and pressure, which, unhappily, too frequently occur in this country. By the operation of this principle, the Proprietors are aware each policy holder assured for life has a right to borrow two-thirds of his premium ; and very many instances have come within the knowledge of the Directors, wherein the effectual aid afforded to the policy holder, has enabled him to sustain his policy, and to carry out his original inten tion of providing for his family. In other numerous cases, equally within the observation of the Directors, the sum which the assured had been enabled to borrow has saved him from pressing temporary embarrasment, or enabled him without injury to his policy to make a profitable application of it. It has in fact afforded him all the chances and security of a life assurance, and the use of two-thirds of his capital at the same time. To illustrate this, let an instance be taken of a policy holder of six years' standing, whose premium amounts to 1001. a year, at the present moment having paid 6001., he would be entitled to borrow from the Society the sum of 4001., while, at whatever period his death might occur, his representatives would be entitled, deducting the amount bor rowed (supposing his age at entering 31, and his policy 4,0001.), to the sum for which his life was assured. The importance of this principle the Directors believe cannot be too highly appreciated by the public, as they feel assured that, combined with other equally liberal advan tages offered by the Society, it is sufficient to obtain a pre ference from assurers who act upon the dictates of their own judgment, unbiassed by private solicitation of interested parties. The loan fund on the transactions to the end of the year has been acted on to the extent of 16,9011. Bs. 9d. Another peculiar feature of the Society to which the atten tion of the Proprietors is called, is its plan of deferred annuities ; from their first promulgation they have attracted considerable attention—they are at once a corrective both of the errors peculiar to the system, and glaring abuses in the administra tion of benefit societies. It is not alone, however, by the in dustrious classes, for whom they were originally designed, that this system may be turned to advantage. The wealthier classes will find in the combinations of this plan, all the ele ments of a safe and profitable investment of capital. The system includes the advantages of a tontine or survivor ship, where the party attaining the age required becomes entitled not only to the share he has contributed at compound interest, but to the capital and accumulations of those who have failed to reach the stipulated age, while the plan is so constructed that the loss to the representatives of the latter is but trifling, as two-thirds of the premiums paid are returned after death. This investment will be found eligible on the lives of, and as a provision for, young people, and on all ages from one to forty five. One example will be sufficient to show the profit derivable from the application of 100/. a-year at the age of thirty, for the pur chase of a deferred annuity or the option of other benefits at the age of 65. The party so making the in vestment would be entitled to the option of an annuity, dur ing life, of 1,030/. 6s. ; a sum on attaining that age of 8,5001. Bs. ; or a sum at death of 10,039/. 12s. Although the actual mortality amongst the assured has not been equal to that expected, the policies that have be come claims on the Society, have amounted in the last four years to 24,6681. 18s., and of this sum 10,720/. has arisen in the last year—an amount greatly exceeding the average experience of the Society, either previous to or since December last. The actual mortality a ist th m os ec c o i soe n utm g ym s ntalmet of foce amount, i s 3t s,e6un3hrt by hwyl. oe nvt a s he rte e ,h : et uo c n e yl ede eesoasfr h t "t6a9Tenlhl.etexpected 2s. The entireeexpectation p mortality by e c c la ta im tio s n on sin th ee e The Directors, in conformity with the deed of settlement, have caused the annual investigation into the affairs of the Society to be made up to December, 1843 ; and the result, together with the accounts of the auditors, are presented, and will be read to the meetieg. The result of this investigation exhibits the business of the Society in a prospering con dition. The reserved profit above liabilities being 29,380/. ss. 3d' • one-fifth of this will immediately enter into the present dis tribution, and in the proportion stipulated in the deed. This SUM will enable the Directors, after making a reserve of 1,674/. 13s. 6d. towards the extinction of expenses incurred in the formation of the Society, to recommend to the meeting the declaration of a bonus on all policies on which five pay ments have been made ; namely, those of 1837, 1838, and 1839, and of a dividend on the guarantee capital of the Shareholders on the year, including interest and bonus of 7i per cent., besides reserving 23,504/. 4s. 3d. for future bonuses to the policy holders. The present bonus to the policy holder is, on the average, equal to 60 per cent. on the annual premiums, as a rever sionary addition to the policy, 16 2-3 per cent. in present cash, or, on the average, 2 per cent. in permanent annual reduction on future premiums. To more clearly point out the accumulating advantages to policy holders, a few examples are given, taken from the tables prepares by the Actuary : EXAMPLES. ; 4 w el? ~,.5 S,; I n & o . • r ..›. =0 .-pe miao Ev: 01 0 qai T 13 • C ° • E g °6 ; e. 0.. . £ X .. d. X N. d. X 1. d. X 8. d. 1837 170 9 3 77 5 1 12 3 9 60 1000 74 341 1838 144 2264 5 6 916 4 1839 116 16 0 51 5 1!I 711 9 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 9. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. Lord COTTENHAM presented several petitions from places in Somersetshire, in favour of the Dissenters' --Chapels Bill. =- - The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition froth Yorkshire, in favour of protection to agriculture ; also a petition from Aberdeen, praying for the abolition of religious tests in the Universities of Scotland. Lord KENYON presented several petitions against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL presented petitions against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. The Marquis of NORMANBY presented petitions from Ireland, praying that Presbyterian mixed mar riages might be legalised ; also petitions against the Dis senting Chapels Bill. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition agreed to at a public meeting a t Y or k, i n f avour of proection to agriculture; also fifty-three petitions to the same effect from Gloucestershire. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a peti tion from London, against the proposed new tax on coals imported into the port of London. He expressed a hope that the Government would take the prayer of this petition into their earnest consideration. He would call on the Government seriously to recon• sider the subject, and not to impose this new tax upon an article so necessary to the poor inhabitants of London. Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that on the occasion to which the Noble Marquis referred he had only stated his own opinions, and not those of the Government. Earl FITZWILLIAM said that the coals subjected to duty were of that kind which would be quite waste if retained at home. Several Bills from the Commons were brought up, and, according to form, read a first time. On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON the Exchequer Bills Bill was read a second time, committed, and read a third time and passed. DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved the third reading of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. The Bishop of EXETER opposed the third reading of the Bill. Lord MONTEAGLE contended that the gentleman who had been so frequently alluded to at dif ferent periods by the Right Reverend Prelate—namely, the Reverend Mr. Hincks—had been a person who was a minister for upwards of thirty years, having been ordained in 1790, and during that time had merited the highest respect, and although the gentle man still continued attached to his original opinions, yet his two sons were now clergymen of the Established Church. The Bishop of EXETER said that in the year 1790 the ministers of the Presbytery of Munster refused to ordain him, and he was compelled to apply to his brethren in Dublin to gain his ordination. The Earl of WINCHILSEA wished to record his decided hostility to this measure, and he could assure their Lordships that nothing but a conscientious con viction that this measure was not founded in justice, but was at direct variance, both in a religious and civil poin of view, to the interests of the country induced him to do He contended that the great body of these Dissenting meeting-houses were originally intended to be used for the observance of religious worship by Trinitarian Dis senters. The ground upon which he founded this opinion was, that the endowments took place long before Socinianisra, or Unitarianism, had a legal existence in this country. It was with deep regret that he felt him self compelled on that occasion to differ in opinion from the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack ; but he held that Unitarians and Socinians were not to be con sidered true . Christians, for whomsoever denied the divinity of Christ denied both the Father and the Son, and, therefore, such persons could not be looked upon as Christians. Earl FITZWILLIAM said he wished to express his gratitude to the Right Rev. Prelate for what he had done on that occasion. He also wished to express his, gratitude to the Noble and Learned Lord on the wool sack for having brought this Bill before Porliaaient, in asmuch as thereby he had done a great public service. He felt gratitude to the Right Rev. Prelate (Exeter) for his having taken upon himself the office of chatechist. He could not understand that the usage of the congre gation was to be interpreted as the doctrine of the preacher. He thought that their Lordships would do well to leave to the congregations the power of disposing of their property according to their own wishes and their own consciences. He believed that all that posterity would ever know of the Bill would be that the House of Lords had agreed to a Bill of which the object was to enable parsons of particular religious opinions to endow chapels for the performance of their own Ivor.thip. Such a Bill would be no interference with property—it would be no violation of God's law. It world leave the reli gious part of the people in the possession of their right to worship as they pleases]. Lord KENYON, as a Christian, thought it was his duty to oppose the Bill, and he would take the opinion of the House. Lord !JUNTO defended the Unitarian body from the aspersions which had been cast upon it by the other side, and especially by the bench of Bishops. The Bishop of EXETER denied that he had ever said anything to justify the attacks which had been made upon him. In the remarks which he had made upon the conduct of Dr. Hincks he never intended to as perse the character of the present Dr. Hincks. Lord MOUNTCASHEL opposed the Bill as one o' spoliation. After some observations from Lord TEYNRAM, the House divided, when there appeared— For the third reading of the Bill Against it Majority for the third reading The Duke of RICHMOND postponed his notice with respect to Wool till to-marrow (this day). POACHING BILL. The Earl of STRADBROKE moved the second read ing of this Bill. The Duke of RICHMOND said that there ought to be some delay before the Bill was read a second time. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow (this day). The other Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and the House adjourned at Half-past Seven o'Clock till to-morrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 9. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. LEEDS AND BRADFORD RAILWAY. Mr. BECKETT moved the third reading of Bill. Mr. COLLETT moved, as an amendment, that it be read a third time that day six months. The House divided, when there appeared-- For the third reading 73 Against it 2l Majority for the Bill The Bill was then read a third time, arid passed. The Maryport and Carlisle Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. M. O'CONNELL presented twenty petitions against Lord Eliot's Registration and Franchise Bill. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Salford against certain clauses in the Poor-law Bill. Sir G. GREY presented petitions, on the part of the Dissenters of Port smou th, aga i nst the Factories Bill. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition against the Irish Registration Bill. Mr. MUNDAY presented a petition against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. Mr. R. YORKE presented petitions in favour of the County Courts Bill. Lord CASTLEREAGH presented several petitions from Rathpiland, Saintfield, Bangor, Drumgooland, Dromore, Newton Aids, Glastry, Clonduff, and Porta ferry, praying for the legalisation of Presbyterian marriages. ART-UNIONS. Mr. EWART presented a petition from the Art- Union of London, stating the number of years it had existed, and the amount it had been the means of dis tributing among artists, alleging also that it was about to distribute 14,5001. in the same manner for the encou ragement of art, when its proceedings were stopped by a letter from her Majesty's Treasury, declaring these unions to be illegal. The petitioners, therefore, prayed that the House would take measures to place art-unions on a fixed, firm, and legal basis. THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE. Mr. BANKES presented a petition from Dorsetshire, complaining of the illegal proceedings of the Anti-Corn law League ; also a petition from Weymouth, against the interference of the League in elections. Mr. H. PALMER presented a petition from Reading, in favour of the ten hours' clause. Mr. CORRY presented a petition from a place in the north of Ireland, praying for an Act to legalise Presby terian marriages in Ireland. An HoN. MEMBER presented several petitions from Londonderry, to the same effect. Mr. FOYBES presented a petition, complaining of the interference of the Anti-Corn-law League with Par liamentary elections, and asking the House to continue the present protection to agriculture. NOTICES OF MOTIONS—COUNTY COURTS BILL. Mr. HAWES gave notice that in Committee on the County Courts Bill he would move an amendment upon the 78th clause. Mr. HUME gave notice that on this day fortnight he should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that when her Majesty should advance any person to the peerage for eminent public services, she would be graciously pleased to direct that no fee should be charged thereon. DROPPED ORDERS. Several of thedioPiedoider;(7f7e;terday were then disposed of. TOWNLAND VALUATION (IRELAND). On Sir DENHAM NORREYS being called on t o l appoint a day for bringing forward his which stood for Wednesday, for a Select Comm ittee, of I reland, inquire whether the present townland valuation made by the Commissioners of Valuation, under the Act 1 and 2 Vie., c. 52, could bemadeavailab l ef or the imposition of poor-rate and other local rates in that country ; and also, whether it be not desirable to alter the principle on which the to..vnland valuation is now constructed, Sir J. GRAHAM said, that if the Hon. Baronet would consent to the discharge of the order for a Select Com mittee to inquire into the question of the Poor -laws in Ireland, which stood on the paper for Tuesday, he (Sir J. Graham) would assent to this motion ; but he cer tainly would not consent to the appointment of a Com. mittee on one important branch of the question, while an order remained upon the paper for a Committee to inquire into the whole subject. Sir D. NORREYS said that he had a notice for the ap pointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the poor-laws generally, but he thought that a' Committee to inquire into the valuation ought also be granted. Sir J. GRAHAM said that the House had decided to go into a Committee on the question of the poor-laws generally ; but if it were thought right to appoint the Committee now sought for, be should certainly more that the Order for going into a Committee on the poor laws be discharged. After a few words from Lord G. SOMERSET, Mr. F. FRENCH begged to ask the Right Hon. Se cretary for the Home Department, if he intended to stultify the proceedings of the House, which had con sented to the Committee to inquire into the operation of the poor-laws? Sir J. GRAHAM stated that he should certainly move for the rescinding ofrthe order for tho Committee. SUGAR DUTIES. Lord J. RUSSELL asked when the Government in tended to go into Committee on the Sugar Duties Bill ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would inform the Noble Lord to-morrow. - Lord J. RUSSELL then gave notice of his intention to move, on going into Committee, that the duty of 345. per cwt. should be levied on all foreign sugars. MINES AND COLLIERIES B ILL. Mr. LABOUCHERE stated that, in consequence of an interpretation that had been put upon a clause in Lord Ashley's Mines and Collieries Bill, by the Magistrates of Bilston, in Staffordshire, no less than 1,000 womon had been discharged from their employment, above ground, and about the machinery of the collieries, in which labour there was nothing injurious or unfeminine, and which they had been accustomed for many years to perform. They had been entirely deprived of the means of gain ing, a livelihood, and much excitement prevailed. He wished to ask the Home Secretary whether he was able to make any statement calculated to allay these appre hensions. Sir J. GRAHAM said the statement made by the Hon. Member wag, in the main, correct. A large number of females had been discharged from their employment in consequence of what he believed was an overstrained and erroneous interpretation of two clauses of Lord Ashley's Bill. He had taken steps to procure the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown on the point, and that opi nion would be communicated to the magistrates as soon as possible. THE LORD-LIEUTENANTCY OF IRELAND. Mr. HUME then rose for the purpose of moving that "An humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to consider whether it would not be for the advantage of Ireland, and to the interest of the United Kingdom, to abolish the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland." Having always been against the agitation of the question of repeal, he was anxious to remove the principal cause of that agitation. He had long believed that the office was prejudicial to Ireland. Twenty-one years ago be submitted this question to the House. Again, in 1830, he brought the subject forward, and though he did not s uccee d i n carrying his motion, he had 117 Members voting for it. Again, in 1839, he gave a notice on the same subject, but he was not able to bring it before the House. He believed that there was no objec tion that he should do se now. After having looked to the terms of the union and the address to the Crown, he was firmly of opinion that it was never intended that the office of Lord-Lieutenant should be continued. The benefits held out by the union were, that it would give peace and contentment to Ireland; but although forty-four years had now elapsed since that event had taken place, those expectant advan tages had not been realised, and Ireland was at this moment as full of discontent, and as distracted by party, as she was at the period of the union. Seeing the extent to which party spirit was carried in that country, it appeared to him that a delegated authority was one of the worst evils that could be inflicted upon Ireland. Ireland was made little better than a colony of England, and she had a Governor-General just as Jamaica or Canada had. Scotland, before the union, was in a very disturbed state; but in consequence of the union she advanced very much. He thought the example of the union with Scotland ought to be deeply taken into consideration by those who were anxious for the good government of Ireland. Scot land succeeded by having one government to regu late the affairs of both countries, and no person could for a moment doubt that there would be a better chance of justice ' and that the busi ness o f G overnment would be better done by one individual, than if the Go vernment were divided between various persons, and the business of Ireland was transacted under a de legated authority. The Hon. Gentleman then referred to the King's message to thelrish Parliament, on ' the 29th of January, 1799, to the answer to that message of the Irish House of Commons, and to the resolutions of the Irish Parliament, in order to show that it was the intention, at the time of the union, to assimilate the Government of Ireland to that of-England. The Secretary of State should exercise the same power with respect to Ireland, that he did with respect to England. Looking at the manner in which affairs had proceeded in Ireland since the period of the union, he must ask Hon. Members, whether those results which had been anticipated at the time had taken place. Many advantages had no doubt been derived even from the imperfect manner in which the union had been carried out, but he held that the union had not been completed. At the time of the union there was a separate Secretary-of-War, a separate Post-office Department, a se p ara t e o ffi ce of Stamps and Taxes, and a separate Exchequer for Ireland. All those offices had been abolished. and united with the several offices in England ; but, in order to complete the union, all the other separate offices for Ire land ought to be consolidated with those in England. Everything that had occurred of late years showed the necessity of altering the present method of governing Ireland. The late affair at Clontarf proved the evil of communicating orders to Ireland through the medium of a Viceroy. The delay which had occurred in the issuing of that proclamation had been occasioned by the necessity of issuing the pro clamation through the medium of a delegated sove reignty. It appeared as if the Government had wished to induce persons to attend that meeting in order to catch them in a trap, for they had issued their proclamation only a few hours before. All delegated authority was bad. The government of the Lord Lieu tenant of Ireland was attended with many of the evils which attended colonial government. Ile was desirous of abolishing the office of Lord-Lieutenant, because he wished to bringlreland into the union. At thepresent time Ireland was not in the union, as long as Ireland had a separate head there would be a desire on the part of the Irish for a separate plan of government. The maintain ing a local government in Ireland conduced to the main taining the repeal agitation. On that ground his motion had formerly been opposed by those Irish Members who were anxious for repeal. The Hon. and Learned Member for Cork had opposed it, because he was desirous of making the Irish a distinct nation. The object of the union was to consolidate the two countries ; the tendency of governing Ireland by a Lord-Lieutenant was to separate. them. This was as much an English as an Irish question ; the welfare of England depended upon the preservation of the union with Ireland. By the mismanagement of the Vioe-regal Government, Ireland was governed as if it were a conquered country. The Vice-regal Government had a great deal to answer for. ,If they were anxious to put down the agitation for the repeal they should do away with the office of Lord-Lieutenant, and do justice to Ireland in assimilating its government to that of Great Britain. It was' impassible that that assimilation could take place unless they did away with the delegated authority of the Viceroy. This ought to be done on economical grounds. They had now 71 barracks in Ireland, maintained at an expense of 14,4504 for the purpose of keeping down the agitation for repeal. If they wished to put down that agitation, they should do away with every thing that tended to keep Ireland as a sepa rate and Idistinct country. They should make the union perfect, they should govern Ireland as hey governed England and Scotland, and no doubt, if they extended to her those other remedies to which she was entitled, they would restore peace to Ireland. The expense of the Lord-Lieutenancy was 100,000/. a year, and it required 1,100,000/. to keep down the Irish people. Ireland was as much a burden to England now, in 1844, as it was at the time ofthe rebellion of 1798. Having tried the present system for forty.six years with such results, let them try what would be the effect of pursuing a different course : let Ireland be brought under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and let the Irish Secretary be con firmed, with a seat in the Cabinet. The pomp of the Viceregal system had been ridiculed oven by Hon. Gentlemen opposite when the office was held by a Noble Marquis who did not belong to their own party ; neither party could possibly feel the least respect for such a system. He saw no injury which could arise from changing that system. It ad, indeed, been stated in 1830, by the Hon. Member for Cork, that if the Viceregal Court were removed, the value of property in Dublin would be at a very low ebb. He did not believe that such would be the case, and he had the authority of Sir Henry Parnell in support of his opinion. He beli e ved that the withdrawal of the Lord-Lieutenant would have the effect ofunitn who were parties, by destroying the focus of ;Arty spirit. Thosez were the best judges of Irish d a is ta f i ree rs, tie s e nd en w d howere most desirous of putting down discon tent, would have their wisheevsegrryatmifieeadns of byth m e aking measure the which he proposed. With people happy and comfortable, the country suffered d lo t ra o bclaerrcyonadrinitisonun; until inhabitants they first rst e ag been branded. He did not believe that there w as a coun try c w o a u s l d in nota . most s u i n E u rope at that moment in so distracted a state as Ireland. As long as ian colony Lord D i e G vt d iered was made noch tr a e r a g t charge against as ains a t was against th e o ff ice, not the in.. dtaken away the independent L eg i slat prosper ; ure f r om HavingeAl• th nh a o t itscomplaint country, and not giving the people any benefit instead of it, they had used them harshly ; favours had I wholeben Captain distributedn ati on.Boe RN A concluded o L n e secondedp arti cu particular y a t : 33 ne e e l: La motion.ahn and resolution. T n not to t oH H o us e u th s e e could not but remember that in a recent debate, Ireland was described as a country with a starving popu• lation, an absenteis aristocracy, an alien Church, and the weakest Executive in the whole world—but he believed he should be able to convince the House that it was the most misohieveits as well as the weakest. By a sort of -fiction, Ireland was called an integral portion of the empire, but was governed in all respects like a colony, the Executive being quite overruled by the Cabinet in London. In fact the policy of Pitt had never been completed, and the union had never been perfected. By means of steam and railroads Dublin was now brought nearer to London than Edinburgh, yet at Dublin there was a quasi-KinF, a Court, and a Privy Council—all the outward and visible signs of a-different kingdom, without the inward • and :spiritual race of grace of a separate Parliament. Then look at the app ointment the Lord-Lieutenant. He wee always chosen from party motives. When a Whig nobleman was'appointed, and showed any favour to the Catholics, the Tories said the peace of-the countri was in danger; when tv Tory inoble man was nominate , the Orange Tories were in ecstacies. The office of Lord-Lieutenant was the cause of violent p arty spirit being carried into private society; and the Lord• Lieutenant was merely regarded as the head of a party, If it were that all Government was experimental, and therefore progressive, how happened it that for 672 years Government made no progress in the sister kingdo m ? The Government of Ireland was administered by three principal officers, the Lord-Lieutenant, the Lord Chancellor, and the Chief Secretary. Up to the time of the uuion, there was only one Irish Lord-Lieutenant, namely, James, Duke of Ormond, and since the union there was only one—the Marquis of Wellesley. Since 1760 there were twelve Lord Chancellors, three of whom only were Irishmen. During the same period, there were 42 Chief Secretaries, seven of whom only were Irishmen. There were besides several minor officers, each of whom had their several cliques. There was the Under Secre tary with his clique ; the Attorney-General with his clique ; and there was another officer wbo acted in the Castle like the prompter of a theatre—one who, though never seen, was heard in whispers, and who, he be lieved, was a greater source of mischief than all the others put together—he meant the law adviser to the Crown. The Lord-Lieutenant had indeed " the like , ness of a kingly crown," but he was under the control ' of the Home Secretary, an officer in which the interests of Ireland were indeed not best understood. lie was not even a member of the Cabinet Ministry, —(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then quoted fr om a speech of Mr. Shaw, delivered on the 30th of May, 1843, who said that the Lord-Lieutenant had not the responsibility of the Crown nor the power of a Minister, that he was constantly controlled and was often blamed for that for Which he was not responsible.— (Hear, hear.) This was an opinion which was prevalent among the higher classes in Ireland, and the Duke of Leinster looked upon the office as one remote cause of the agitas t.ion for the repeal of the union. --(Hear, hear.) It had been said that it would be impossible to carry out the measure, in consequence of the opposition of the Dublin tradesmen, but they might abolish the office and continue the grant, which they might apply towards the removal of the local taxes of the city of Dublin.—(Laughter.) He only suggested it might be applied to public works, or to the moral and religious education of the people. But at all events this argument was no defence for continuing the office of Lord-Lieutenant. The true element of a country's greatness depended on the internal resources of the country, and if Ireland relied on these, she had nothing to apprehend. —(Hear, hear.) It had been said that the office was a bond of union. Now he had spent seven years in Dub:in, and he was certain that, so far from the office being a bond of union in Dublin, it was a fertile source of jealousy and discord.--(Hear, hear.) In fact, this mimic representation of royalty tended to bring the monarchi cal principle into contempt. It had been objected to Lord Normanby's Government that ho had not the aristocracy of the country at his levees. Now, he begged to read to the House an advertisement which appeared in a Dublin newspaper, of the Ist of March, 1844. That was during the present viceroyalty. The advertisement was from Saunders's News Letter, and was to this effect :—" Notice.—Gentlemen who pur pose attending the approaching levee will be supplied with a brown claret court-dress at 2s. 6d. the suit. The strictest secresy will be observed.—(Laughter.) This being the lowest charge made for claret-brown suits to the humbler classes on occasion of teetotal and repeal processions, there can be no deviation from it."— (Laughter.) The House would at once gather from this, that in the estimation of a tailor, the levees of' the Lord-Lieutenant were placed on the same footing with repeal and teetotal processions. The same claret-brown suit was to answer fbr bath, and, what was of more im portance to the wearer, the price was the same. It might be asked if they were to do away with the office of Lord-Lieutenant, how were his duties to be per formed ? The Home-office was employed with a num bes of Bills, which w ould be got rid of—God knows when. But what objection could there be to the ap. pointment of a fourth Secretary of State for Ire land, with a seat in the Cabinet? By that plan they would obviate the necessity of placing the Se cretary in the Cabinet, and thus raising hint above his superiors. Grattan had defined the true genius of the Irish nation to be affectionate. He (Captain B.) need not refer to her past history to recal, in proof of that assertion, their desperate fidelity to a fallen monarch. The Irish people had, up to this century, never seen their sovereign but in arms. The three first Princes of the House of Hanover had never visited that country, and at the time of the visit of George the Fourth, so glad were the Irish to see a bona fide live King, that the im pression of his footsteps were cut in the rock who're he landed. He would suggest to the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of her Majesty's Government, to advise his Royal Mistress, in the event of the abolition of the Lord- Lieutenantcy, to pass a portion of her time in Ireland every year. He would then see the realization of the peroration which the Right Hon. Gentleman declared some time ago—his Royal Mistress visiting Ireland as an angel of peace ; and, like her Royal predecessor, she would leave, not her footsteps engraven on a barren rock, but her memory living in the hearts of a loyal, grateful, tied 'devoted people.—(Cheers.) Lord ELIOT said that this motion referred not so much to a question of party politics as to one or genera l policy. The sy s t em which it was proposed to do away with existed for 400 or 500 years, and the Hon. Gentle man who introduced the motion was bound to show, not only that some great evil was inherent in that system, but that that which it was proposed to substitute in its stead was well adapted to serve the purposes of the Lord. Lieutenantcy. It appeared that both the Hon. Gentle. men who had spoken on the subject had overstated the objections to the office nod understated its advantages. The Hon. Gentleman who introduced the motion had referred to debates on the subject, and to the opinions of Mr. Pitt as favourable to his proposition. But the ex-- pressed opinions of several Irishmen were opposed to the abolition of the office of Lord-Lieutenant, And when the subject was on a former occasion before the House, the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork ex pressed himself as decidedly opposed to it. Sir John Newport was equally opposed to it. The Hon. Gentleman who had seconded the motion had ad verted to his own experience during the time he was in Ireland. He (Lord Eliot) could not, of course, say what was the state of things in Dublin Castle at that time, but, for himself, he knew nothing of the intrigues, of which the Hoh. Gentleman had spoken. His Noble- Friend the Lord-Lieutenant and himself held themselves. responsible for all the acts of the Government, and they were Rot influenced by any of the representations of un authorised persons. He believed that those persons who held office under the Irish Government were actuated isy. the purest motives, and he repudiated the insinuationa of the Hon. Gentleman against them. The Hon, Gentle man proposed that there should be a fourth Secretary ot State. He presumed that a new office was to be appointest for him, for the Hon. Gentleman said, that nowhere were the interests of Ireland less understood than in, the office of the Secretary of State for the Rome D o . ' partment. Now, if they abolished the office of Lord-Lieutenant, every Irish Act of Parliament must be carefully revised. Various powers were given by different Acts to the Lord-Lieutenant himself, or to the Lord-Lieutenant in Council.' It would be a source of in calculable difficalty if all these powers were to be trans ferred en masse, without consideration, into the hands of the new Secretary of State. How did they propose WI vest these powers ? All transfers of licenses, and other matters of detail, such as transfers of places for holding; quarter sessions in assizes, were made by consent of the Lord-Lieutenant. It would be matter of serious incon venience if the parties should be obliged to resort to England in order to have business of this sort transacted. Then, with regard to the Secretary's office. He would, in order to give the House some notice of the multifar ious duties of that office, read to the House a list of that establishment, and describe the duties which devolved upon each branch of it. The establishment consisted or a chief secretary, an under secretary, one chief clerk. Mt senior clerks, seven senior assistant clerks. sod eight junior assistant cle r k s . Th e fi rst division comprehended one senior and six other clerks, and the/ magistrates, with clerk s o f th e C row n, with clerks 944,0 f prepared condueted all the corresp on d ence w hi c h t o ok place w it the peace, all ecclesia s ti ca l ma tt ers , dth e returns all returns to be laid before Parliament. This latter por tion of their duties occupied a considerable part of their time. The second division consisted of one senior and. seven other clerks. They conducted all the business Crown Solicitor s-office, and the remission of sent e nces.. light duty in Ireland, every sentence, relating to the ,judicial departments, the Treasury , thee This was no almost was submitted to the Lord-Lieutenant, and V. 4,5; no less then 1, 2 7 0 sentences had been submitted to the the subject of the most minute inquiries. In "Rem Lord-Lieutenant, and considerable injury would bo s ft , flitted upon the country if the people were denie, easy access to the officer who exercised the authorit- Crown. Then there were the duties exerek. of the l aw adviser of the Crown, who was come the magistrates to refer to the Crosse with the Secretary's-office. It was the _practice, - -cte d ed by the Crown for advice in al l cases of difficulty. These refereu • to have an official la that it would be impossible for • s . in .Ireland for e.es were so numerous citor-Generals to attend to th e m the Lord-Lieutentuit. the Attorney and Soli ,and therefore it was neces sarytions. If the Hon. Gentlw eS P .lcer to answer those applica tions. would and leave merely to remove clerks, U.S it wags' ;, present, leave the establishment of present, he (Lord Eliot) thought by the e ur.Jon creep in which were now prevented Zetrative authority, and the change would be at tendedv:lth great detriment to the public service. One Hon, 'Gentleman had talked, in the course of his speech - , of Pile case of Scotland, as though that were analogous to. Om case of Ireland. He begged leave to tell the Hon. 1, Gentleman that the case of Scotland was not et all in point. The Hon. Gentleman said a great deal about identity of institutions. Why he must be well aware that the laws and institutions of Scotland were widely different from those of England. It was not till very lately that trial by jury was introduced into that country ; andn many other respects great &f --ferences had existed, and still contieued _to ex-, i ist, between the two countries. He wo ul d touch on the many extraneous topics w hic h . h e Gentleman had introduced into his speech ; h e would confine himself to the immediate question before the House. It was, however, be contended no argutnrnt to essentially a ir c 1 -- "—eratenant.. say that state different.. They knew that in the one case obedient', oftho Scotland t did oco not untrrieesqui was re to the laws was the rule ; and though he would not o so far as to say—God forbid that he should—that • 'alp reverse was the case in Ireland, still he must say, without intending en to reflect in the least degree on ttir p ce eop to law le of Ireland,. that they did not pay the same QV the as , the people of Scotland. Dlistui,ban cgs outrages, on& violations of the law, weren n v . more frequent in Are land than in Scotland. Ireland, therefore, a local executive was r _ a red, to take upon it self the responsibility Of immediate action. There was n o time to con su lt the authorities irs London ; ana he believed the public peace would be greatly . endangered if there: were no Lord-Lieutenant Or no oineei holding sirnilar:powers.:—(Cries of " Divides divide.") The Hon. Gentles nan had spoken of the con stant change of LorelseLient tenant, as though that were an argument against the, continuanee of the office. Surely that objection would , equally apply to the office of :~