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I.;SISI'.4I'LIN TEE SUN, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 3. r Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Th Earl of STRADBROKE presented a petition fi - oin, some place in Suffolk praying fora repeal of the malt tax. TH Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from Lancashire against the relay system in factories. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Cam bridge against any alteration in the law which should authorise marriage with a deceased wife's sister. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition pray ing for a repeal of the law authorising the sale of beer in beer-houses, and moved that it be printed.—Agreed to. The Bishop of LICHFIELD presented a petition against Post-office labour on Sundays. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented peti tions from two places in the county of Down against any alteration in the law authorising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. IRISH POOR LAW. The Marquis of WESTMEATH, in presenting a pe tition praying for an alteration of the Irish Poor-law, said that the British Constitution was a constitution he held in the greatest respect; but he would rather live under a military despotism than under a constitution which tolerated the arbitrary proceedings of the Poor law Commissioners. He did not choose to be at the beck and call of two hooded serpents, sitting in Dublin. PIRATES' HEAD MONEY BILL. On the motion of Earl GREY, certain amendments were introduced into this Bill, after which it was read a third time and passed. The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 3. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock PETITIONS. - . Sir J. HANMER presented a petition from Newing ton Butts againet intramural interments, Several other petitions were presented to the same effect. Mr. FORDYCE presented a petition from Aberdeen shire in favour of protection to agriculture. Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions against the shift-system in factories. Mr. COBDEN presented several petitions to the same effect. Mr. COWAN presented a petition against the Mar riage Act, also against the Public Health Bill and Police Bills, all from Edinburgh. Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petitio❑ in fa vour of some measure for the efficient supply of water to the metropolis. Numerous petitions were presented against Sunday labour in the Post•office. Sir LUCIUS O'BRIEN presented a petition from Clary against the attorneys' certificate tax. ' Colonel DUNNE also presented a similar petition. INCOME-TAX ON FARMERS. Colonel SIBTIIORP gave notice that he should on an early day call the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the method of levying the inceme-tax on ter ant-farmers. An HON. MEMBER moved that the House be counted but there being more than forty Members present the business proceeded._ LIGHT DUES. FORSTER. gave notice of the following resolution on light dues:—" That in the opinion of this House the moneys levied on merchant shipping for light dues are excessive and unjust; that our maritime lights ought to be maintained by the state, as in other countries, under the management of a board responsible to Parliament, in conformity with the resolutions of the Select Com mittee on light dues in the session of 1845." REPEAL OF THE MALT-TAX. In answer to Mr. BUCK, Mr. CAYLEY said that he had no intention of givinz up his motion on the repeal of the malt tax. He should bring it on at the end of the month. HEALTH OF TOWNS (SCOTLAND) BILL in answer to a question from Mr. COWAN, The LORD ADVOCATE said that it was not his intention to press forward the Health of Towns and Police (Scotland) Bills in their present shape; he pro posed to go into Committee on them pro former on Monday, and to go on with them afterwards at a morn ing sitting on a future Thursday. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL. Mr. HORSMAN gave notice that in Committee on this Bill he should move an amendment upon the first clause, to the effect that the Commission should consist entirely of paid members, and that there be no ex officio or ecclesiastical persons upon it. THE IRISH VICEROYALTY. Sir G. GREY, on the part of his Noble Friend the First Lord cf the Trea=ury, who was absent from in disposition, postponed from Monday next to Monday week, his motion for leave to bring in a Bill to provide for the abolition of the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. FACTORY ACT. In answer to a question from Lord ASHLEY Sir G. GREY said that it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring in a Bill themselves for the regulation of the factory system. They proposed to limit the hours of labour for W 01213911 and children between the hours of six in the morning and six in the evening for five days in the week, and on Saturday between six and two. This would limit the hours to ten, with out allowing them so much range as at present. Ile made this statement in the spirit of the existing law, and not with any view cf throwing' an obstacle in the way of the exertions now made to ameliorate the condition of the factory operatives in regard to their , hours of labour. Mr. HUME deprecated any interference between master and men; and he thought the exertions of the Noble Lard (Lord Ashley) would not benefit tho daises whose condition he sought to ameliorate.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Hume) thought this was a war between capital and skill, and he deplored that the Government should be so weak as to support a proposition of this kind, which he thought in the highest degree impolitic. No man would lay out his capital when he saw the Government of the country interfering in a way seriously to preju dice that capital. Mr. EDWARDS pretested against the compromise which the Government now sought to bring about in this matter, which he thought would be a departure from the spirit of the Act of 1847. THE MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. Colo❑el SIBTHORP asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whon the Miscellaneous Estimates would be brought forward? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Australian Colonies Bill was fixed for Monday; beyond that he could make ao further arrangement, or say when the Miscellaneous Estimates would come on. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS (IRELAND). Lord NAAS said of late years some valuable returns had been laid on the table relating to the agricultural statistics of Ireland, and he wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman thc, Secretary for Ireland at what period of the session they might expect a coati❑uance of that return. Sir SOMERVILLE could hold out no expectation that the return would be laid on the table before a late period of the session. IRISH MEASURES. Colonel DUNNE observed that there were five or six notices on the paper relating to Ireland, all on important subjects, and he should like to know how many the Right Honourable Gentleman intended to proceed with to-night. Sir W. SOMERVILLE replied that he should take as many as he could.—(A laugh.) C ANONRIES. Oa the motion of Mr. HORSMAN, anaddress to the Crown w as agree d to f or cop i es o f allapplicationsfrom e the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester, Rochester, Wor cester, Canterbury, Norwich, Winchester, Peterborough, Exeter, and Southwell, for aid in the performance of the additional duties cast upon them by the suspension of canonries in their several chapters; stating, in each case, the number of canonries existing at the date of the application, the duties attached to them, and the amount granted in reply to each. DISTRESSED UNIONS ADVANCES AND RE PAYMENTS OF ADVANCES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for considerin g the report on this Bill, Mr. HAMILTON moved the following amendments: —Clause 3, line 42, omit the word " proportionate." Line 43, omit the words " or other denomination or p l ace ." Page 4, line 7, after the word " comprised " add the words " such amount to bear the same proportion to the valuation of such townland as the charge upon the barony, union, or electoral division (ascertained as afore said) shall bear to the valuation of such barony, union, or E re L sp L e o ct ß ivel o y f ." the EXCHEQUER was The electoral division uANc understood to oppose the amendm en t s . H e proposed t o introduce words which would have the eff ec t o f allow ing Treasury to ascertain the and fix where th e li a bi lity of each division s hould be; and he could not s ee th at the that their only object was certainly Lord NAAS House could hays any objection to saidthis. proper manner without confusi ng s baronial and electoral; bat if the the different division to fix that liability in a Right Hon. G en tl e man would assure him that the method proposed would would be satisfied. be the best he Mr. F. FRENCH d e tails which he had been obliged to go into on a had great the offici a l s i n I re l an d, and doubts of the Government late occasion received. by a l e t ter w hi c h h e h a d this In occasion were fully confirmed The a men d ments were w ithdrarvn. Mr. CLEM ENTS moved to a dd the following addi tional pro v i so at the end of clause : 3:—" Provided al all be fixed, it ways, that a t t h e time such annuity . ah .• shall not e xceed sixpence in the pound on the net ian nual val ue t h en existing of the rateable herea of any townland or other d enom i na tion, unless by such limitation the d e b t would not be paid off in forty years."itamse Ireland, he said, had been completely deceived with re spect to the b oon which it had been pretended had been bestowed on her. It was evident that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had reserved to himself the power of demand ing the instalments of the advance whenever he chose. The only course which the Governm ent had pursued had been to extract money from the people of Ireland. —(Hear, hear.) It was for those reasons that ho now proposed that the rate should not exceed sixpence in the pound, unless there was a prospect that the debt could not be paid off within forty years. pared the censure The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the Government would have been s which the Hon. Member (Mr. Clements) sought to pe es upon them, considering that year after year the Govern ment had been granting votes of money for the ' relief of distress in Ireland. A more unjust censure was never uttered than that of the Hon. Member when he said that the Government had sought to extract money from the 'people of Ireland. In the majority of . 'instances of loans of money to Ireland the period of re payment had been fifteen, and in some cases twenty, years. Sir R. FERGUSON supported the clause. The Chancellor of the Exchequer talked a good deal about abstaining to enforce the assessments, but the re turns showed that there was no foundation for whist he said, and he really did hope the 11-use would insist upon the reducing the poor-law estahlishment in Ireland. Mr. TRELA\YNY said if the Bill were no boon at all, as some Irish Members asserted, he was quite pre pared to refuse it altogether. Mr. A. STAFFORD reminded the Hon. Gentleman that the Bill was not intended as a boon to Ireland, but to save a mass of people from dying of starvation. Nothing was a boon which was done to save life, and no matter what the case of the starvation might be, whether it arose from bad legislation or a visitation of Providence, there could be no doubt that it did prevail to an enormous extent in Ire land, and so far from its conferring s boon on the sister kingdom, it was the bounden duty of Government to provide some relief. He called upon the House, if they wished to make the Bill just and effective, to amend the clause, as it was proposed, and not to allow their time to be fritted away by the ill-natured remarks of Hon. Members who bad neither the heart to commiserate, nor the mind to comprehend the sufferings of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH was not ashamed to admit that he was grateful for this measure, though he was bound to say that there was too much money squan dered in Irelend upon officials. Much of Irish misery and Irish difficulty had been occasioned by bad legislation, and it was not only the interest but the duty of the House to do something to relieve the Irish people from their unparalleled sufferings. Mr. CONOLLY hoped that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would consent to extend the time of repay ment over a longer period, as the expense of the work ing of the poor-law was much greater than had been calculated. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the addition of the proviso ... ... 91 Against it Majority against the proviso ... —37 On our return into the gallery we found Mr. CLEMENTS on his legs, moving that the Bill should be recommitted for the purpose of amending clause 70, and inserting words in other clauses, which after a short discussion, was withdrawn. PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day fur considering the amend ments proposed in this Bill, Mr. M. POWER moved the addition of the following clause:—" Be it enacted, that in all cases of agreement between the landlord and occupier, or (in cases of joint occupancy) the occupiers of lands, tenements, heredita meats, within any county in Ireland, by virtue of which agreement the landlord is or shall be rated for the poor rates at the net annual value of Si. and upwards, the occupier, or (in cases of joint occupancy) the occupiers of such premises shall have all the rights of registry and voting as if he or they had been rated; and should the landlord, under such circumstances, refuse or neglect to pay the said rates, the payment thereof by the occupier, or (in cases of joint occupancy) by the occupiers, shall entitle him or them to a right of registry and voting, and also a right to deduct from the rent the full amount of such rates." Mr. HATCHELL (the Solicitor-General for Ireland) agreed to the principle of the clause, as applicable not only to counties but also to cities and boroughs; but with respect to the wording of the clause he found it not sufficiently explicit to effect the purpose the Hon. Mem ber had in view. He (Mr. Hatchell) had therefore made some verbal amendments in it with a view to that object. Lord BERNARD said that the clause would lead to inextricable confusion and perjury. There was nothing in it to prevent any person coming forward and swearing that he had paid the rates and claiming to vote. Mr. GROGAN also objected to the clause. After a short discussion, in which Sir D. Norreys, Mr. Monsell, Major Blacken, Mr. O'Flaherty, aad Lord Naas took part, Mr. STAFFORD stated he was opposel to the clause, as it would create a complete system of faggot-voting in Ireland. Sir G. CLERK said that all difficulty would be re moved by the tenant putting forward a claim to be rated, and then upon his paying the rate he should be able to vote. Mr. HATCHELL said that was the object contem plated by his amendments. Sir J. YOUNG said the clause would affect so few beneficially and so many disadvantageously, that he could not give his consent to any proposal so well calculated to give rise to fraud. Sir W. SOMERVILLE suggested that the clause should be withdrawn, for the purpose of being printed, and then it could be takea into consideration on the third reading. Mr. POWER consented to adopt this course; and After a few words from Colonel Dunne, Sir D. Nor reys, and Sir G. Grey, the clause was withdrawn. Colonel CHATTERTON then moved the insertion of a clause to the effect that the class of voters usually called " non-resident freemen" be permitted to vote at the election of Members of Parliament for cities and boroughs, if duly registered and resident within the county. He also hoped that the Irish Secretary would postpone the registration from June to August, as the sessions were held in that month, and a large number of electors would be added to the list. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said freemen belonged to the county of a town for the most part, and the aloption of the clause would give rise to very great inequality. He , did not think it was worth the Hon. Gentleman's while to divide on u proposition which was to reverse the law settled twenty years ago. Sir W. SOMERVILLE was very sorry to refuse the Hon. Member, but the question had been settled by the Reform Bill manv years ago. Viscount BERNARD hoped the Hon. Member would not divide the House on the question. Colonel CHATTERTON withdrew the clause. The clause was withdrawn accordingly. Sir R. FERGUSON then brought up the following clause:—" And be it enacted, that the premises in respect to the occupation of which any person shall be entitled to be registered in any year, and to vote in the election for any city, town, or borough, as aforesaid, shall not be required to be the same premises, but may be different premises occupied in immediate succession by such per son during the twel►e calendar months next previous to the 16th day of July in such year, such person having paid on or before the Ist day of July in such year all the poor rates which shall previously to the Ist day of January then next preceding have become payable from him in respect of all such premises so occupied by him in succession." The clause was adopted. Mr. ANSTEY, on th• part of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, moved to omit in clause 1, line 11, all the words after the word " year" to the end of the clause. To make the vote depend upon the rating was a restriction of the franchise; and as the Bill was a measure purport ing to extend the franchise he considered it would be in consistent on the part of the House to reject the motion. He would take the sense of the House upon the amend ment. Sir W. SOMERVILLE felt bound to oppose the mo tion. It interfered with the main provision of the Bill. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion ... 26 Against it Majority ... —BO Mr. FITZPATRICK moved that clause 2, relating to joint occupiers, should be omitted. If it passed it would be injurious to property, and would place the franchise on an unsound footing. Sir R. FERGUSON seconded the motion. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the original clause ... 78 Against it Majority ... —26 Mr. ANSTEY then, ;on the part of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, moved the omission, in clause 6, line 29, of the words " eight pounds," and to substitute the words " five pounds." Colonel DUNNE agreed in the propriety of striking out the 81., but he did not concur in the expediency of substituting 51. _ _ Mr. LAWLESS thought 61. would be preferable. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said a similar proposition to that of the lion. and Learned Gentleman opposite had been already urged upon Government, but had not been entertained, because believed to be founded on erroneous calculation. If necessary he could prove that 81. wai the most advisable amount. _ _ Mr. BRIGHT said it was generally considered that ,he amount of 8/. was too high for Ireland. He thought, however, it would be desirable to abstain from going to a division on the 81. or 51. question ; but those who were in favour of the 5/. amount might wait until some contemplated alteration with respect to the grouping of Irish boroughs was brought forward by Government. 118rti.oSITioAf F th F e O g ß ro D upin th g ought the Hon. Member (Mr. Blertghtto) Vl so as me not fu p t a u r r t e icularly well informed on a question which he had given advice upon to Hon. Members. The wanted per i od of one time they amount of franchise. Wh at, boroughs, the Bill, he e believed, b a t not was the at other times they supportetd of was that Hon. M embersAt em however, efranchiseasures f 0 enlarged, rt h o e nbaerrowi complained ngi varied in their opinions. reducing the amount of franchise thought he should do more harm Mr. A.GLIONBY would Supp ort every measure for %qualification, but he ported the proposition of the Ho t an good if he sup I man, because, if carried, it woul d 'l and what ghprevent had Learned Gentle cethuerrmedeasthuraet from Viscount ae o passing un t BERNARDthe other H o s u a s i e d . Bill— which doubtednight the ced Irish him Reform fo w rm as ß r i i ll Was an a b v o i t ni a a t l w nl e e y a s . sure. If he had another reason for opposing which was but another kind of Reform Bill--it be from the variation of opinions expressed by thewiluo Member for Manchester now from the opinions he had given utterance to at a meeting at Crosby Hall. He would read to the House an extract from the Hon. Member's speech on that occasion:—" The Irish Fran. chise Bill was a proof of the great change which had taken place, not only throughout the coun try, but in Parliament, proposing, as it did, altera tions in the qualification required for voting which relating to th e property all not ten years ago . would not have been tolerated. About ten years since, a . 1 opposed as if the welfare of the empire re gistration, was quali fication at all, but intended to improve the system of b t the opposition to the languid, that an Hon. Member, who present Bill was so too low a qualification, and wished thought that 8/. was depended upon its rejection; u without going to a division.— (Hear,)withdraw his motion complained of, in fact, was that to raise it, received so little support that he was obliged to The only thing h. ein the boroughs to they had not reduced the franc were now very a mistake, and that the Govern ment . . . large majorities, any considerable extent, which, he is believed, arose from sorry for it. Now,. Bill, passing. by - , uce a and only clause w hi ch should in any way embarrass it s operation, a few M em b e rs attempting to intr oa showed a change which it was most satisfactory to see, , and which derived the more importance from the fact, 1 that all public men knew that the presect Bill Was a LONDON, SATURDAY EVRNING, MAY 4, TRIO. mere experiment, a getting in of the small end of the wedge, and that it would be certainly followed, in the next or the succeeding session, by a proposition fir a chance in the representation of Great Britain." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was correct to state that a future grouping of Irish boroughs was in contemplation; but (as we understood) not that the Si. was to be considered as final. He did not think it would be of advantage to divide the House on the question. Viscount CASTLEREAGH was not one of those who coincided in the wish for as wide a franchise as pos sible. He was in favour of the monarchical principle, and against the socialist and democratic. He thought that the franchise might be extended too widely, and he made this avowal in defiance of that unpopularity which it might draw upon him. Looking at the position o' other countries, he could net assent to the doctrines of the day. He would take the liberty to read a portion of the speech of the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Fox) at the meeting referred to. The Hon. Member therein spoke of social revolution. The words were as follows:—" In the accomplishment of these objects they should still keep in view their great ultimate object, which he would not hesitate to call a social revolution." Now, he understood "social revolution" meant socialism —the doctrine of which he must condemn. Mr. W. J. FOX said as the Noble Lord had drawn at tention to a sentence in a speech of his which contained the words " social revolution," he would explain his mean ing, though he thought it was already clear enough. Ile did not mean by " social revolution" bloodshed, plunder, or the destruction of our venerated institutions, or the re-distribution of property, or any such absurdities; but he meant by " social revolution" such achange as would put talent, integrity, and legitimate influence in the place of the corruption and intimidation that at present existed.—(Hear, hear.) The word "social" had been laid hold of, as fir as it could be laid hold of, to give a perverted term to its meaning, and one directly opposite to the meaning he had just affixed to it. He repeated, he did desire to see such a social revolution as he then described—namely, a revolution that would put talent, honesty, and ability, in their proper place, and give them their proper influence. And if it were thought he was incautious in the use of the words " social revolution" in such a place, he would just add this observation, that his remarks were not ad dressed to any large indiscriminate meeting, but to a small body of persons who had met in a private place to consult upon those political arrangements they contemplated, and in the pursuit of which they were en gaged. He must say he did not think that in the senti ments or in the language he used there was anything to excuse; and as he was desirous to see the suffrage here and in the sister country extended int he widest manner, he should give his support to the amendment. Mr. F. O'CONNOR did not think the Hon. Member's speech required explanation. He had heard the speech, and was certain that nothing further from physical force was meant by the words "social revolution." Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL repudiated the revival by the Noble Lord (Lord Castlereagh) of the doctrine of exclu sive loyalty. That doctrine had done much mischief al ready, and he had hoped it had become obsolete. The llouse then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment... 43 Against it ... 80 Majority ... ... 37 Mr. W. J. FOX, reverting to the conversation which had taken place previously to the division, said he thought he had some reason to complain of the unfair manner in which the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) had quoted the observations made at the conference of dele gates. Completeness was essential to correctness, but the Noble Lord had concluded his quotation in the middle sentence. The words read by the Noble Lord were—" In the accomplishment of these objects they should still keep in view their great ultimate object, which he would not hesitate to call a social revolution," and there he stopped; but in the report which had just been put into his hand, the sentence was completed in this manner—" a revolution, however, which would leave intact, in all their sacredness, the principles of the Constitution—(Cheers)—the maintenance of order, and the greatest possible amount of liberty, but a revolution which should raise into operation the intellectual and moral aristocracy of the country, with ability to govern, and integrity to govern well."—(Cheers.) Lord CASTLEREAGH had no intention of misquot ing the Hon. Member. He considered the expression, " social revolution," not sufficiently qualified by the latter part of the speech, and did not see how a social revolution could be consistent with the institutions which he desired to maintain. Colonel CHATTERTON then moved an amendment in the 10th clause, the object of which was to alter the period of registration from the 31st May to the 31st July. The amendment was supported by Mr. Grogan and Lord Bernard ; and opposed by the Attorney-General, Mr. Scully, and Sir W. Somerville. On a division the numbers were— For the amendment... ... 21 Against it ... . . 92 Majority ... —7l Mr. GROGAN said the amendment which he was about to propose was oue which would tend to increase the franchise, and therefore he did not see how Hon. Members opposite could object to it. The Bill proposed that the revisio❑ of the lists should take place all over Ireland at the same time. Now, as there were a great number of legal men generally resident in Dublin, who would be absent at that time, he thought it desirable to fix the registration for that city one month later ; and he, therefore, proposed to insert words excepting the city of Dublin. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the prac tice was precisely the same in England. The registra tion for the metropolis took place in September and October, when many parties were at their country resi dences, but no one had thought of altering the whole of the registration machinery for the purpose of having the registration during the London season.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GROGAN said, that after the determined oppo sition given to all the amendments coming from that side of the House, it would be useless to divide. The amendment was then negatived, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Friday next. Colonel DUNNE said, that on account of the strong objection entertained by Irish Members to the second clause, it was his intention to move its omission. COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL. The House then resolved itself into Committee on this Bill; Mr. BERNAL in the chair. Mr. J. STUART said he had given notice of his in tention to move the insertion of a clause to provide a remedy far one of the greatest evils which afflicted Ire land, arising out of the manner in which landed property was dealt with in that country by the Court of Chanccery. It appeared from the report of the Committee of last year that the Irish Court of Chancery had a rental amounting to 1,000,0001. per annum under its dominion, and that the property from which that rental was derived was most deplorably mismanaged. That Committee had examined, among other witnesses, Sir Edward Sugden, late Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and the Master of the Rolls in Ireland, and they came to the conclusion that there existed gross abuses on the subject. In their re port the Committee stated :—" Under the present system it seems to be generally assumed that the appointment of the receiver seals the fate of the debtor and his pro perty ; accordingly, the resources of litigation are fre quently exhausted in delaying the appointment, and the interval is employed in obtaining, by collusion and con trivance from the tenants or the estate, all rent due and accruing. The receiver is tempted to collect as soon and account as late as possible, using the money in the interval for his private profit; and a tenantry ready to resist, unable to pay demands collusively arranged, and predisposed to baffle and evade the efforts of the receiver seeking to compel the discharge of their subsequent lia bilities, cut themselves off from all opportunity of im proving their condition : the difficult position of the receiver occasions a frequent application to the Court, thereby multiplying costs for the benefit of the profes sional auxiliaries, and thus the rental of the estate is wasted by a course of improvidence and litigation." Such was the deplorable picture given by the Com- mittee of the state of Ireland under receivers. Nothing could be worse for the interests of all parties than the present administration of the Court of Chancery as re garded these estates. One class of persons it appeared profited by the present system—he had seen it with shame—that class designated as professional auxiliaries. He thought it a great reproach that such a state of things should exist, and that no Hon. Member of the Govern ment, or of the Committee, had taken any step in the matter, but had left to him, a humble individual compa ratively speaking, ignorant of Ireland, to bring the matter before the House. He had prepared a clause which he intended to propose for the redress of the grievances re ferred to. He anticipated no objection to the principle of it, because he had implicitly adopted the recommenda tion of the Committee of last year. He had to propose a short preamble reciting the evil ascertained and re ferred to in the report, and then a clause giving to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland full and ample authority to regulate by general orders the appointment, conduct, and reponsibility of receivers, so that the odious system of management which had hitherto prevailed might be entirely altered and amended. Mr. BERNAL, Chairman, asked if this was a new clause which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had to propose? Mr. STUART replied in the affirmative. 271 r. BERNAL said that the proper time for bringing rose, and apparently itupw n o f. uld be when the clauses in the Bill had been dis posed The SOLICITOR-GENERAL observation kbut of the Hon. and ar mode of Learnedpro ceeding as i. about . B ER Member t N o a ri 3ltyo decided t oN the ew Mr. OSBORNE thanked the Hon. and Learned m bar for Newark for having drawn attention to the sub ject, and for having brought his great legal attainments Ito the consideration of so important a question. He s aw no reason why the discussion should not proceed. A conversation ensued as to whether it would be in order for the discussion raised by the Hon. and I,' anted M it), i jos e en r ni Clauses oft ü be est r ne htsei clauses intention N o 2 :epwr• andao irpn the k (3)s t iw o n: b o ,ru e eh iil continued. al: resolved t o proceed in the first place with the considera stining the Bill were disposed of. crleAaeluars.et to. On intima ting On clause 4 being proposed a desultory discussion en sued, in which Mr. Stuart, Mr. Keogh, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Turner, and the Solicitor-Gener a l, took part. It was subsequently agreed to after some verbal amend- T ments er were added, wh i ch had been sug , est ed by M r . urn. Clauses 5,6, 7,8, and 9 were also agreed to, after 'tome discussion. Claus , s up to 12 inclusive were agreed to after some discussion. Clause 13 was then ageed to, as was also clause 14. On clause 15, which gives the master with respect to petitions referred to him the same jurisdiction vs might have been exercised by the court in a suit with power to grant injunctions and appoint receivers, Mr. WALPOLE objected to the clause, as conferring on the master powers which, in his opinion, ought to be reserved to the court. Ile, therefore, would propose the Omission of the clause, with the view of placing his opinion on record, without intending to divide the Cora- The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the power had rlerence to administration suits, and was not, therefore, open to the objections urged by his Tim. and Ifraroed Friend. He was quite willing to mike such alterations in the clause as might be necessary to make its object distinct and clear; and his Hon. and Learned Friend should have an opportunity of making any objections which he might still entertain to the clause on the report. The clause WII9 then agreed to, as were also clauses 16, 17, and 18. The remaining clauses up to 29 were agreed to with out observation. O❑ clivise 30 being read, Mr. J. STUART suggested the introduction of a clause with regard lo the present authority of receivers on estabes. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, thought it would be better for the Hon. and Learned Gentleman to propose his clause on bringing up the report. Mr. B. OSBORNE took except on to the course pur sued in a recent cast' by tho Irish Lord Chancellor. An attorney had got an illiterate person in his employment to make an affidavit to the truth of certain returns. The matter came to the notice of the Master of the Rolls, who referred it to the Lord Chancellor, intimating that the party ought to be struck off the rolls, but the Lord Chancellor had contented himself with reprimanding the party. Mr. HATCHELL defended the Lord Chancellor's con duct, maintainii.g that his decisions had obtained the una nimous approval of the Irish bar. lle belifved that it would be admitted on all hands, that the efforts of the Learned Lord had invariably been directed to remedy the abuses of the existing system. Mr. OSBORNE explained. He had made no attack on the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, but if he had made an attack on the Lord Chancellor, he must say that the Irish Lord Chanc, llor had been very badly defended by the Irish Solicitor -General.—(Laughter.) Mr. KEOG a observed from his knowledge of the facts that no blame attached to the Lord Chancellor in the matter. As to the evils of the Court of Chancery of Ireland he knew them but too well, and that they re quired stringent legislation. Ile praised both the Irish Chancellor and the 6laster of the Rolls for their earnest desire to correct the evils of Chancery proceedings. Clause 30 Was then agreed to, as were also clauses to 37 inclusive. On clause 38, the " compensation clause," Mr. GROGAN moved, as an amendment, after the word "officers," the insertion of the words, "or any persons employed in the court," with a view to secure compensation to the writing clerks in the Master's office. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the insertion of the words, and contended that it should be for the Treasury to determine who were the persons entitled to compensation as coming within the meaning of the clause. The Committee divided, when there appeared— For Mr. Grogan's motion ... 96 Against it .. ... 96 Majority against the motion —7O The clause was then agreed to. On the motion of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, the Bill was recommitted at once, with a view of admitting certain amendments, which were ordered to be printed. The House then resumed; the CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Friday next. Mr. BROTHERTON then moved that the other or ders of the day be postpones. RAILWAYS ABANDONMENT BILL. In reference to the Railways Abandonment Bill, Mr. NEWDEG ATE asked whether it was intended to introduce any provisions into the Bill in reference to causes that were pending? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the Bill would not affect suits that were cummenced before the introduction of the Bill. The other orders of the day were then postponed. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFER LENTS. Sir B. BALL moved for a return showing the several pieces of preferment held by every archbishop, bilhop, dean, archdeacon, chancellor, precentor, succentor, pre bendary, or canon, together with the value of each such piece of preferment, and the number of houses attached to each of such pieces of preferment. —Agreed to. MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR. Colonel SALW EY moved for a return of the several sums voted by Parliament for the repairs and alterations of the buildings for the accommodation of the Military Knights of Windsor, at Windsor Castle, stating the dates of such votes, and the aggregate amount since 1828. Agreed to. cheques. The signatures to the cb' Tie, and the or: for the cheque-book, are foii4eries. Cross-examined by the prisoner—l will swear the body of the cheque and the order for the cheque•book are in your handwriting. Daniel Forrester said—l apprehended the prisoner. He was asked where he get the cheque from, and he de diced to say. The prisono.—l have nothing to say At all. Cutnmitted f,r trig 1. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ESCAPE OF TWO PRISONEILS.—The magistrates have instituted a rigid inquiry into the circumstances con nected with the singular escape of two prisoners from the lock-up cells of the court on Thursday larzt, in a manner which appears unaccountable. For that pur pose they have caused the lock of the cell from which the prisoners escaped to bo taken off. and submitted to Mr. Chubb, the maker, to ascertain whether it had been picked, or opened by a duplicate key. Mr. Chubb, having made the requisite examinations, stated to the magistrate that he had carefuly examined the lock, and that not only was it perfectly impossible to be picked, but it was evident there had been no attempt to open it by a picklock. The door must either have been opened by its proper key, or by a duplicate made from it. This testimony serves to make the matter more inex plicable, as the cell has only two keys—one in the pos session of the principal gaoler, who is ill, and the other in the possession of the deputy gaoler. The principal gaoler's key was found in his room, and the second key had not left the deputy gaoler's possession during the morning. The Rev. Mr. Berringten yesterday appeared to meet a charge, on which he had been remanded, of having fraudulently obtained from Mary Ann Oakley a sum of V., under the pretence of giving her the situation of housekeeper. The publication of the previous examina tion had the effect of drawing together a host of persons to whom the defendant was well known; amongst thaw were several sheriffs' officers. Several communications in the interim have been made to the magistrate—one in particular, relative to a statement made by the Rev. Gentleman or his having vacated a house at Snaresbrook in consequence a difference with the landlord about the rent. The gentleman who waited on Mr. Hardwick to give an explanation stated it was true that the defen dant had obtained possession of a house at Snaresbrook, but he had sustained an Irish ejectment, and when the landlord got possession of the house he found the floor of one of the rooms covered with summonses for debts owing to various tradesmen. The proceedings were yesterday delayed until four o'clock, in order to give time to the professional parties engagedinthe case to attend. Mr. Clarkson, who appeared for the defendant, con tended that the alleged otlence imputed to his client merely amounted to this, that being desirous to engage the services of Mrs. Oakley, be borrowed from her 41., which he was prepared to pay when called upon. it would be impossible to frame any indictment on such evidence, and he therefore prayed the magistrate to dizmiss the defendant from the charge of having at tempted to obtain money under false pretences. In reply to Mr. HARDWICK, The defendant said he was in holy orders, having been ordained by the Archbishop of York. Five or six voices here called out, " They are all a set of swindlers—father and all; his housekeeper, as he called her, is as bad. He swindled a person out of 3001. who lodged with me." Mr. IlAnnwicx said he had heaps of letters from all parts of the country clearly setting forth the real cha racter and the mode of living for years adopted by tLe defendant. But the evidence on this char-..:e did not go far enough to enable him to send the case for trial. With the utmost reluctance, therefore, he must discharge him unless there were other cases to bring forward. The MAGISTRATE asked if any one was present to prefer any charge ? several persons here called out that the defendant had got into their debt, under various pretences, for sums varying from .5/. to 101. One gentleman said his wife and daughter had educated the defendant's three daughters, who had contrived to get away their clothes, and had given him a worthless piece of paper by way of [ayment. Mr. llARDwicx said none of the cases were suffici ently strong to enable him to detain the defendant. The defendant said he was willing and ready to pay back the money he had borrowed from Mrs. Oakley. Mr. Clarkson advised him to do so without delay. 'l'ne defendant produced four sovereigns and some silver, and gave them to Mrs. Oakley. A chorus of creditors immediately petitioned for prompt payment. The Rev. Gentleman turned round and smilingly as sured them they should all be paid as soon as he could make proper arrangements. The defendant was then discharged. A rush of bailiffs was made towards him, and he was escorted from the office by one sheriff's officer at each side and seve ral behind. Mr. Clarkson stated that the defendant was a member of Caius College, not King's College, Cambridge. WORSHIP-STREET. THIEF TRAlNlNG,—Yesterday John Griffin, an el derly crafty-looking Irishman, and Ellen Griffin, his wife, were placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with feloniously inciting and commanding a girl, named Emma Coor, 15 years of age, to the commission of nu merous robberies. It appeared that the girl left her home, and having been found wandering about, was picked up by the woman, taken home by her, and sent out daily to pilfer whatever she could lAy her hands upon, delivering by her plunder to her seducer, and receiving each time a halfpenny, which was the only means given her of sus taining existence, and even this was denied her whe❑ she was unsuccessful. The man was present on all These occasions. The prisoners were fully committed fur trial. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Captain Austin's Are'ie expt r..c iver! their final orders a:iti instruction,; by special tnes:en;,; , , , r trout the Admiralty last night, their Lordtiiip; f_srwardel, among otier last pre,ntations, coides of O'ayruo's Naval Biography," to e.ieh isfat.) of the sqn-drun, and coote. of the dispatches rec. iv:.d by the Aihniralty from Dr. Rae arid Gann...milder Pali, n Mick. ni.e River. The tativ.ince was paid y,-si (paltry tidy ance as respect; the uffiotars, uuly one s pay, in reality, having been alloi , sed them in advance, beyond that which officers in sea-going ships generally are allowed to draw). At ten &clack last night the numerous visitors to the officers and men had departed. The squadron were left under orders to quit their moor ings this morning at five o'clock, the Dasher and Advice steamers assisting the Resolute and Assistance. A finer, nobler, happier, and more devoted spirit never animated the breasts of a gallant band than was displayed by the ISO officers and men comprising Captain Austin's squa dron. We heartily wish them " God speed!" APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant Thomas ri.. Lewis (1821) has been ap pointed gent in charge of mails. Assistant Surgeon John G. Cambell (1846), to the Wellesley, 72, flag ship, West Indies. Clerk—James L. Thorne (1345), of the Crocodile, to the Ajax. Masters' Assistants—M. C. Raymond and William Gidard, to the Victory. flag-ship at Portsmouth. Boatswain—Philip Rickard, to be acting. Archer, screw-sloop, Commander Strange, has a new hausepipe casting, but will not be out of the hands of the dockyard, at Devonport, before the 7th inst. Comet (not yet baing out of the hands of the engineers of Portsmouth yard) will not be commissioned before Monday. Lieut.-Colonel Green, Chief Director of Engineering and Architectural Works, and Mr. Fairbairn have ar rived at Devonport to witness the trial of the Great Cals. 60011 at Key ham._ PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.—The Birkenhead iron steam frigate, Commander J. A. Stevens, embarked the re mainder of the 4th Regiment at this dockyard this after noun, for Devonport, whence she returns to-morrow with the remainder of the 28th Regiment, after disembarking which she will proceed to Ireland. The Ajax's officers and crew having been appointed she will fit out with all dispatch for the Queenstown station. Flag Lieutenant Cochrane (son of Vice-Admiral Earl Dondonald), appointed to command the Sappho sloop on the West Inoian station, vice Michell, is confirmed in that appointment. The Dauntless steam-frigate will be tried next week in Stokes bay with all her weights in. The Stromboli, steam sloop, Commander Lord Amelius Beauclerk, with the Si►auom rnonstre steamer in company, arrived here from the Clyde at six P.M. to-day. The Sealark, 8; Commander Monypenny, is dismast ing for being paid off. In Harbour—Victory, Excellent, Illustrious, Blen heim, Ajax, Sealark, Portsmouth, Fanny, and Echo. In Dock—The St. Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Electra, and Penelope. In the Basin—The Victoria and Albert, and Niger. In the Steamer Basin—Termagant, Bulldog, Blazer, Pike, Asp, and Flamer. CRATHAM, MAY 3.—The Vernon, 50 guns, having been repaired and fitted for the ordinary, was to have been undocked on Monday last. Every exertion was used, and in the attempt one of the purchases was broken; there wanted above a foot more water to float her out, consequently she must remain in deck until the ensuing spring tide. The Magicienne steam-sloop, in dock, fitting as an advanced steam-ship, will be completed fur service about the end of June next; and the Nankin, 50, fitting fur the ordinary, will not be completed before the beginning of July. Mr. John Hutchens, Supernumerary carpenter of the Poictiers, 72, Captain Peter Richards, ordinary guard ship, is superannuated on a pension of 851. per annum. The Aid naval lighter sailed fur Deptford, and the Rochester naval lighter has arrived from Pembroke with stores for this yard. _ _ The whole of the battalion of the Royal Marines of this division assembled yesterday morning in front of the barracks, to hear read the proceedings and sentence of a gene; al court-martial on private Thomas Blake, 97th company, who was tried for being drunk and riotous in the town 01 Chatham on the 17th of February last, and for having at the same time and place disobeyed the law ful command of Wm. H. Shorter, corporal of the 9th company, and refused to return to barracks, using at the same time highly disgusting and threatening language to the said corporal; also fur striking and offering vio lence to privates Henry Crowfoot and Wm. Murray when in the execution of their duty. For the above offences the prisoner was sentenced to undergo imprison ment with hard labour for 12 calendar months, with the exception of 80 days, which are to be solitary. The reading of all the uocuments being concluded, the pri soner was marched away under an escort to the prison Fort Clarence, to undergo his sentence. WoolAvicir, MAY 3.—The Advice steam-vessel, in charge of Master-Commander Allen, of the Black Eagle steam-vessel, went down the river to Greenhithe to-day, having on board Commodore Henry Eden, superi,.ten dent of her Majesty's dockyard, Woolwich, and Mr. Lang, master-shipwright, to pay a parting visit to Cap tain Austin and his gallant officers, as they intend to leave Greenhithe at an early hour to-morrow. The exertions of Commodore Eden, Mr. Lang, master ship wright, and his assistants, with all engaged on the ves sels of the Arctic expedition, were such as to fulfil Cap tain Austin's desire to leave the river early in May at the latest, and he feels highly gratified with the result, as he leaves to-morrow complete in every respect, a long period of remarkably fine and dry weather having en abled all the vessels to ship everything in the best con diction. The haying of the men took place to-day, and a great number of visitors were anxious to get on board, but Captain Austin, to prevent the inconvenience of crowding when the men were being paid, and after the men had received their wages in advance, caused a notice to be put up at the North Kent Railway station at Greenhithe, to say that he regretted being unable to re ceive visitors to-day, which prevented the inconvenience which would otherwise have occurred. The Jasper steam-vessel, under Acting-Master, W. Bryant, returned to Greenhithe yesterday evening, after having towed the Prince Albert. Lady Franklin's vessel, to opposite Harwich, on the way to Aberdeen; and there are now three steamers to accompany the vessels of Captain Austin's expedition—the Dasher, the Advice, and the Jasper. The whole of the officers and meu appear in the highest spirits, and have great hopes of success in the enterprise they are now engaged upon. HAYTI. The following curious account of the Emperor Soulouque is given in a letter from Hayti published by the Ordre:— "Faustin Soulouque is completely black, but his fea tures have nothing of the grossness marked in the African type. He is now 64 years of age, and scarcely looks 50. Of middling stature, his corpulence causes him to appear undersized. He looks well on horseback. He has been accused of not knowing how either to read or write. The truth is, that he signs his name legibly, can even write a letter, if necessary, and reads every evening the now Biatory of Hayti, which a native of merit has just published. The c iricatures and jokes of the Paris press wound him deeply ; in that respect he is exceedingly susce p t ibl e . H e W as or i gin ally slave on the plantation of M. Viallet, who now resides at Port-au-Prince. Soulouque, having lately met him, said—'Emperor for everybody else, I cannot help still looking on you as my master.' And I, Sire, look on myself as your subject,' wa s th e re ply— a strange dia logue, exemplifying the changes in human destinies. On the evacuation of the French, the slave, becoming free, entered the army. Under Potion, he fought against Christophe, and at last became colonel at the moment of Buyer's fall. He was named general of division under Richer, and owed his election to the Presidency to the chance which caused his name to be pronounced in the Senate, where the votes were divided between two candidates. Soulouque was about two years President when, to the immense surprise of Europe, he was pro claimed Emperor. It is generally allowed that he did not seek for that dignity. Entering at once into the spirit of his imperial position, he soon created orders and titles of nobility. There are two orders established at present, one the military one of St.Faustin, and the other the civil one of the Legion of Honour. The titles are princes, dukes,counts, barons, and knights, the persons for each being chosen according to their military rank. An assimilation has also been made in this respect between the military rank and the high civil functions. The women, independently of the titles of their husbands, bear the title of Mar chioness. A first ordinance created 4 princes and 57 dukes. The princes are Generals Pierrot, Lazaue, Souffrant, and Bobo. The dukes take the name of some locality, and hence the denominaions - which have amused the European press. General Jeffrard is Duke de hi. Table, General Linding Duke de la Marmelade, General Alerte Duke de Limonade, &c. But all these names are down in the old geography of the country. Christophe employed them for the same purpose as Soulouque, and used to say, The French, when they jeer at my Marmalades and Limonades, forget that they have themselves their Bouillons and Poix.' Another ordinance created ninety-one counts. The princes and dukes are all Grand Crosses of the Order of St. Faustin and Grand -cordons of the Legion of Honour. All the counts are commanders of the first order, arid officers of the second. Louis XIV., in the midst of his splendour, never imagined so many honorary charges as Faustin I. He has his grand almoner, grand marshal of the palace, gentlemen of honour, governors of the royal residences, masters of ceremonies, &c. The Empress has al'o her household, consisting of two ladies of honour, 56 ladies of the palace, 22 ladies of the chapel, chamber lains, squires, &e. The Imperial Princess, Mad =me 011 re Faustin, has also a brilliant household, her governante being Madame de Bonheur. The costume of the nobility has been carefully regulated. The princes, • dukes, and counts are to wear a white dress, the barons a red coat, and the knights a blue one. In addition, the princes wear nine feathers in their hats, the dukes seven, the counts five, the barons three, and the knights two. The etiquette of the Court enjoins the men to appear in uniform, and the ladle; in their hair. The nobles are to guard their sword, the ordinance says, as their best ornament." DEPRECIATION OF LAND IN FRANCE,--AS a proof of the great depreciation of landed property in France since the revolution of February, the Courner du Pas de Calais states that an estate situated at about thirty miles from Tours and Blois, on the road from Valengay to St Aignan, known by the-name - of La Pacandiere, F,naprisin g the five dom'ains' of Orfiynd, Malaiserie, Bois Simon, and the two chateaux of Grand and Petit Mick, 593 English acres of land, of which 52 hectares are planted with vines, wh ch was purchased in January, IS4S, for 215,000 f., has been just resold for 72,000 f. STAMPS. Mr. BROTHERTON, on behalf of Mr. Brown, moved for a return of the number of stamps for receipts at each rate issued to the public by the offiee of Inland Revenue, and its distributors, throughout the United Kingdom, in the year ended the 10th day of October, 1849, the gross amount of revenue derived from such stamps, the ex pense of distributing the same, and the amount allowed thereon as discount to purchasers. Similar return the half-year from the 10th day of October, 1849, to the sth day of April, 1850.—Agreed to. The Home then adjourned at Ilalf-past Twelve o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May 3. :Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice WILDE, and Justices CRESSWELL, WILLIA3IS and TALFOURP.) LEVY V, MOYLAN AND OTHERS. This was an action by the plaintiff; a sheriff's officer, against the late judge of the Westminster County Court, his high bailiff, and other persons, for trespass, and false imprisonment, to which the surviving defendants pleaded that the plaintiff had insulted the judge of the county court whilst sitting in his court, and was thereupon at the order of the judge taken into custody, and at the rising of the Court committed to prison for seven days. The plaintiff having demurred to this plea, the question was argued a few days ago by Mr. S. Tem ple for the plaintiff; and by Mr. Whateley, Q.C., and Mr. Ogle for the defendants. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE yesterday delivered the judgment of the Court; and after stating the facts, and the terms of the warrant of commitment, said the prin cipal causes of demurrer relied on were, first, that the plea was bad for uncertainty, and, secondly, that the word " therefore " was improperly used in the warrant ; for it must either refer to one or both of the antecedent cases put, and in either case was insufficient. The Court thought these objections could not be supported. It was urged that the plea and warrant were bad for not setting out the nature of the insult, that the Court might be able to judge whether it were such an insult as would justify the judge of the county court in committing the plaintiff for seven days. Ou the other side it was contended the warrant must be construed with reference to the 133 d section of the County Courts Act, and that its plain meaning was that the plaintiff having insulted the judge was therefore kept in custody until the rising of the Court, and then ordered to be committed for seven days. Also, that the justification, so far as the surviving de fendants were concerned, was complete, because they could not dispute or disobey the order of the judge, and that the judge was justified in making the order, be cause he was a judge in a superior court. Upon the latter point, although it was unnecessary to decide it, the Court thought there were strong grounds for thinking that these courts, which were still county courts, were inferior courts, although they were courts of record, With respect to the warrant itself, the Court, on the authority of " The King v. The Sheriff of Hereford shire," 11 Ad. and El., 287. t h oug ht it sufficiently de scribed the nature of th e offence. The 113 t h section of the County Courts A ct provided that it a n y p erson should wilt ully in su lt any j u d ge or officer of the said court, it would be l aw f u l f or any o fficer of the court by the order of the judge t o ta k e suc h offender into custody, and detain him until the rising of the court, and the The t o prison ceet r judge was empowered, if he thought fit, b y a warrant under his hand, t o comm it suc h offender for any time not excee di ng se ven a thought that the j u d ge h a d ju risdiction under this sec tion to decide wh a t was an insult, and therefore held with the defend ants t h at t h e ca use of committal : - as suf ficiently stated, th at t h e statement of the plaintiff's being detai ne d t ill t h e r i s i ng of the court must be taken days. to be a narrative by theudge of what took place pre vious to th e committal. Judgment must therefore be f or the defendants.—Judgment accordingly. MIDDLESEX SESS IONS, Ma y 3 . (Before M r . S ergeant A DA MS, Assistant-Judge, and a full Bench of Magistrates.) The Court sat this day by adjournment at the Guild hall, Westminster, for the purpose of hearing petitions and appeals. THE RECOGNIZANCES Fart THE APPEARANCE OP LOLA ------- - NONT ES. Its was intimated at the last sittin g of th e Court, this matter was again me ntioned this morn i ng. Mr. CLARKSON (who had been retained in s upport of the order o f P. Bi ng ham, E'cl'' the magistrate at Marl borough- s t ree t office) said that, by an arrangement that had been come to between the parties, the appeal against the order for the amount of the recognizance& for the ap pearance of Maria Dolores Comtesse do Landsfeld (Lola Montes), which had been estreated, would be now with drawn; and he could only further say, in reference to any step s that might be taken in the matter elsewhere, that it should receive his best attention. Mr. BODKIN said that his clients, in withdrawing their appeal, wished the public to know that they were not the legal advisers of Lola Montes, but had only consented to become her bail. The app e al was then abandoned, and the parties left the court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HOUSE. Edward Barnett w 0,3 charged with forgery upon the London Joint-Stook 13ank. Mr. Jehn Saunders, clerk in the London Joint -Stock Bank, said—Messrs. Michael Levy Green and Co., o f Houndsditch, keep an account at our bank. Between twelve and one o'clock this day the cheque produced, No. 31,616, for 251. was presented by the prisoner f>r pay ment. It is signed M. L. Green and Co. I asked him how he would have it, and he said a si. note, five pounds in silver, and the rest in gold. I had reason to doubt the signature, and detsincd the prisoner. Mr. Kay, also a clerk in the Joint-Stock Bank, s a id_ This morning I t weived the order produced f rr a cheque book, signed Mr. L. Green and Co. I delivered u cheque b )ok, No. 31,616. I cannot tay to whom I gave it. Mr. M. L. Green, clothier, of Houndsditch, sa i d—. The p r i soner was i n toy service id! last Monday week, for about fifteen month?. I know his handwriting having seen him writs. The body of the cheque and the order produced are in his handwriting. He had no authority to get my cheque•book, or to write or sign nay SOUTHWARK. Yesterday George Terry, a man of re;pectable appear ance, was brought before Mr. Hamunill, charged with sending a letter to Miss Mary Franklin, containing threats against her life. The complainant handed a letter to the Magistrate, which she said was written by the prisoner, and from which she apprehended her life w,is in danger. It ran thus:— You threaten to complain to a magistrate. The threat has no terrors for me. I again swear by Heaven, that if I see you in the company of any other man I shall sta►b you to the heart. Depend upon it that I shall not depart from my words. You know that I love you, and sooner than see you with any other one I should prefer dying on the scaffold. You had better let me have killed myself last night, and all would have been over now, than have wrested tho knife out of my hand." The complainant having declared, in confirmation of the above letter, that she was in danger from the priso ner's jealousy, he was sent to prison in default of finding sureties for his keeping the peace. THE WOODS AND FORESTS AND THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS. The Birkenhead Docks Bill, after having received the unanimous sanction of the Select Committee of the Commons, conveyed in a most marked manner by the Chairman (Earl Jermyn), is said to be now threatened with the veto of the Crown. The intimation of this intention has create 1 considerable sensation. It is un derstood that Mr. Roebuck, who, during his recent visit to Liverpool, has made himself familiar with the topo graphy of the left bank of the Mersey, has spontaneously taken up the question on its merits, and intends to have canvassed in the House the Crown's right to arrest a vast undertaking of this nature, his notion being that the reclamation of the foreshore and the ♦arious other improvements are a vast public benefit, for which the Woods and Forests, as guardians of the general welfare, are largely indebted to the promoters of the Bill, and should assist instead of resisting the objects of those gentlemen. But though the Birkenhead trustees are preparing for the menaced opposition, there is surely ample guarantee against the exercise of an odious prerogative in a matter of this nature, and at a period like the present, in the public spirit and manly good sense of Lord Sey mour, whose admirable reports as chairman of the Army and Navy Expenditure Committee show a complete ex emption from the pedantry of red-tape routine, and a discriminating appreciation of the fact that the true in terest and dignity of the Executive can never be antago nistic to the benefit of' the community. He is about the last man who, on behalf of his department, would dis cover cause for alarm in the prospect of manufactures springing up on Wallasey Pool, as one of the immediate consequences of the emphatic decision of the Commons' Committee; and his Lordship's character generally is a warrant that, as far as he is concerned, there will be no necessity for any such course as the Member for Sheffield and various Members of both Houses would feel called upon to adopt should there be any attempt to withhold the Royal consent from the Birkenhead Bill, without which those stupendous works, i❑ whose progress the whole mercantile community are interested, and . on which, and other workS connected with them, not less than •two millions sterling have been expended, can ever be complete3.--Liverpool Albion. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market is still very inanimate, and prices lower. The business to-day was principally con fined to local stock. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3. STOCK EXCEIANGE.—The market has been dull to-day at the quotations. The transactions were as follow :—London and North-Western, 101 c.—Ditto, New Quarters , 2 Li, dis.— East Lancashi r e, 6 5 % c.—Great Western, 51% c.- Lanca shire and Yorkshire, Consol., 34 c.—Ditto, Halves, 17 Ditto, Fifths, 10% dis.—Ditto, Fifths (West Riding Union), 91 Bs. 9d.—Laneast ,, r and Preston, Quarters, 13 —Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Preference, 9—Midland, Halves, 29 dis— York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 6% dis. South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), Registered, 4%. MAN CEIESTER, MAY 3. STOCK EXCIL4.I4OE. - Our share market was dull to-day and the amount of business done has been very limited prices having a downward tendency. The transactions were as follow :—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 157 dis.— Lancashire and Yorkshire, 3/Ph—Ditto, Fifths, 10 7-16 c. dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 9 1 4 dis.—Midland, 501. Shares, 277 u dis.—North Staffordshire, lOL A n. d.—Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, 14Y 3 c. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Businesi in this share market to-day was eN.trentely quiet. The only transactions were—Shrews bury and Birmingham, Preference, Scrip, 9—Stour Valleys, I'o4—Midlands, Six per Cents., 119 —Shropshire Unions, 44 ) dia. YORK, MAY 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as fol. low :—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Extension), 63/ —GreAt .Northern.. 57 , ,, —York an d N orth Midland, 16s. 3d. .4 CHLSTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. —Traffc for the Week ended April 28, 1850 :—C. and IL Main Line, 24 , 84/. 9s. 7d.; Mold, 1011. 10s. 7d. ; Steam-boats, 148/. 9s. 7d.---Total, 2,3341. 9s, Dd. THE COUNTRY MARIC-a t; WAKErtri.n, MAY 3.—The arrivals are advance of is to a per quarter is obtained on English meets a ready sale • foreign or granariedparc d l ri slimly at ti is advance. Not much barley offering, ai l „, e ; o 9l , fully silo, rted Oats and shelling rather dearer. . 1 ' per quarter higher. yvrah°deate,raaerilmfrotcoe Old, New. WHEAT, der qr, 601bs per bushel:— s• Suflo lA . ,Essex and Kent. red ... 39 41 i 7 Ditto, white ... 42 -- Norfolk and Hunts red ... 36 Ditto, whit e... 42 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 36 Ditto, white ... 42 -- Yorkshire, red 36 Ditto, white ... 42 -- Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 42 —46 Lowerßaltic and Hamburgh, red... 36 -3 „ ? Mediterranean, red ... 30 BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels : Norfolk and Suffolk... .. 22 -- , Lincolnshire and Yorkshire 21 . " 6 Scotch ... 21 2 Grinding per 80 stone ... 17 -- ", Foreign 20 -- e BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b o g Small, fine ... 25 21'; Ticks ... 23 2 u,', • Foreign ... 22 -- 2 ‘' OATS, per stone : Mealing pi , 01 0 " ... 8d to 91 id to: of i L Feeding ... .. . 7d to 8u i 't o h to -/ Foreign ... 7d to 8d , SHELLING, per load of 2611 b ... 19 -- MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 33 -- 35 - PEAS, per Imperial Quarter:— Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed ... 25 —2B . -- ~,. .24 16 :vALs... , , . 00 -0 ARRI Qrs. Wheat ... ... 6,203 Barley ... ... ... 2,112 44) Rapeseed Shelling ••• ' Linseed Malt ... ••• • • .0 Flour ... ••• _ Oats ... ... ... ... 1,262 Beans- ... ... ... 1,648 Peas ... ... 257 I Tares ... ther etref esi LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.—At this day's mar.e moderate attendance of buyers who purchased to a 0 , 0 of Wheat and Flour, at the full pric es o f Tuesday s drst:o Irish and Foreign, and Oatm ea l me t w i t h a f a ir salea rt o, better prices were generally obtained. Barley, „10111 Peas moved off s l ow l y a t l ow rates. I n di an Corn 0 01 demand, and som e quan ti ty o f ye ll ow was di spo sed of 1 , per qr.: white brought from 7s 6d to 28s pe r qr. 11 0 " NEWBURY, MAY 2.—Our supply of Weat to-daYfor, moderate, for which we have a better demand tha n ,. 0 .:11 time past at improving rates —say from is to 2s Pe 0 4 the prices of last week. Barley, moderate supplY , Al e n,r4 for which is slack, at late rates. Beans, Oats, am'', supply, yet sufficient for the demand, at little varia-° the rates of last week. 1 , 0 beep BRISTOL SUGAR MARK ET , M AY 3.—There se A steady demand for raw sugars si nce our l as t, but prices% IC° in the buyer's favour. About 470 hhd s . a nd tle rce ,A India, in addition to some larg e p arce l s o f Mauritius i gals, have been disposed of this week, and the supPlf er re is again small. Refined meets a moderate sale, at folio —Bristol Mercury. to EXETER,7I2 MAY 3.—Cattle Market.—The 'oS s ' l l ll has been fully supplied with st oc k o f mos t deseriP tl doc taken as a whole a good stroke of business has be„ en „ o oo . :# prices rather exceeding p rev i ous rates. P o rk 'end small supply, much less than last week, and no I'v re fore pigs to keep down p r i ces . Th e mar k et mus t tb°' 11; quoted higher, averaging from 6s 6d to 7s 8d per 5 1A r te 0 e,ii nier—Turkey poults, 6s to 7s each ; ducklings, 55 5s to 5 5 pj; spring chickens, 3s to 5s ; fowls, 4s to 5s ; galenas,,"„ - 3g_ d o," pigeons, is 9d to 2s per couple; leverets, 2.3 et's per lb , g ; ii roasters, 4s 6d to 6s each ; butter, to 10d 22 to 2 for Is. New potatoes, Is 6d per lb; asP ar ' r eli ° t it 4s per hundred ; spring cabbages, 2d to 3d each b. r° , PIO 4d each ; encumbers, is 6d per brace ; goosekrrie,''sso,..o," quart; rhubarb, to 2d per lb ; radishes , lire for Id. Seed Market—Not much doing in the seed the season for grass seeds being nearly over, and,, t 'T ssfr k iti nips not yet begun. Clover seed is 4id per 1/ 0 1 dearer, and worth 5s per bushel; marigold 1s per v i iro ;v o i, Belgian carrots 2s per lb; rape 6d per quart. sa d b s staplers generally refuse to give more than 6d per lb, 0 ;6 ness in the north being quiet, th ey are no t at 31 1;01,5' buy at a higher figure, althou g h i n some i nstan ces 6c of pro given for a very good article. In the ne i g hbourhooe de fastleigh, however, we hea r th a t pr i ces are a shfoigh,l than in this market. Corn-Exchange—The reeen' oa strdto in Mark-lane and at othe r pl aces h as caused more bpr e i this market, ann to-day the growers generally asi g , e ' t bell o 's 5s 6d. The millers, however, refused to buy a ," hr ell' f - jaa figure, and up to one o'clock ut little business had 'lit Po( at prices ranging from 5s to 5s 3d. Barley maintaia s vl 4 , , o and is worth full 3s pe r b us h e l ; oats, Is lid o_ l 'll bushel. The millers ha ve en d eavoure d to esta blish a° r ill in flour, but with parti a l success. Fi ne flour mu st bel 27s 6d to 29s per sack of 2801bs. r ' , id ETHERBY, MAY 2. White wheatllss Odi to peo ditto 14s Od to 15s Od per load ; barley 22s to ' 1,76 , 0 0 , beans lOs Od to 12s Od per load ; oats 7d to 9d per 9 ,4 0 4,, i ; RIPON, MAY 2.—White wheat 5s to 5s 6d, rea,t,„ to'? to 5s ; beans, 3s 3d to 4s Od per bushel ; barley -4 ` . " h ilt oats 14s to 21s per qr. 51, 4 1)1 SCARBOROUGH', MAI I.—Red whe a t 4s 3d t° ditto 4s 9d to 5s 6d per 5 s t ones; bl ac k oats 6( 1 t, ° gr 105,9 , ,/ ditto 7d to 8d per stone ; m a lti ng b ar l ey 19 5 to 2' 5 1 00 ditto 17s to 19s per qr. of 32 stones; super fi ne flour' q e; seconds ditto, 249 to 27s per sack of 20 stones. 0 0 „s :10 KNARESBOROUGH, M AY I.—Wh eat 4 s 6d .'tst/- beans 3s 6d to 3s 9d per bu s h e l ; b ar l ey 22 s t o 253; " 20s per qr. kelt tr qq DENBIGH, M AY I.—The attend ance a t the Ina j r , o lo° t was much as usual and the prices of grain aanj pe g alteration from last week's prices. Fresh butter, salt ditto, 8d to 9d. fo r gd RIIYL, APRIL 30.—The arrivals of wheat ry., - et? market were only moderate; and of other articles k ,' r t ed The business in wheat was more limited than had "'wet s , pated from the feeling previously shown, but farmer! IP si firm, and obtained 6d per hobbet over last Tuesday trl o tt In barley, beans, and peas, there were only a 0 . i d retail sales, without change from the previous r a ' s er' e r were very much neglected. We have had a sudde° A wo o d improvement in the potatoe market; its supplies 01 ' 0 0, i tioas were never worth noticing till last market o .r tO r although the supply was exceedingly large, the WO dt le ready sale at Ets per hobbet. .211,"01 INVERNESS, APRIL 30.—Wh ea t, per qr , : bt bushel, 36s 6d to 38s 6d ; barley, per quarter, l ee r ' 541 b per bushel, 19 3 t o O s Od ; oats, per quar ter, oil e r 421 b per bushel, 16s Od to 17s Od.. Oatmeal. P o e l, bo l d boll, 14s Od to O s Od ; ditt o secon d , 1310 d to Os L o o, i o; meal, lis Od to Os Od ; peasemeal, 14s Od to Os 0(1 ,3 0 6 :01 1 / stone, Os 6d to Os Od ; fi rs t fl our , per 280 1 b., 34s u'' ne of let' second ditto, 26s Od to 28s Od ; oatmeal, best, per st o r ° , ; 10 ; 0 0 imperial, I s 4d t o O s Od ; di tto second, Is 2d to Os irst're meal, Is '2d to Os O 1; peasemeal, Is 4d to Os O d a 9154, 2s 4d cash,' 2s 8d credit ; second ditto, 2s Od cash , 0 00 0 441 dit. Potatoes, per stone, 4 1 / 2 d to 5d ; beef, per Psd to t„ to 6d; veal, 4d t o sd ; mutton, 4d to 6d; pork, ad; 'obi fowls, each, Od to Od ; c hi c k ens, per pa i r, 16 d to lu- r, ifito each, Od to Od ; eggs, per dozen, 4 1 / 2 d to 5d ; qi(li per lb, 9d to lOd ; ditto, salt, 9d t o 1 0d; croudie (e 111 : 1 4 to" Od ; four-pound loaf, cash, 5d to 6d ; ditto, credit, uo coals, per cwt, 9d ; hay, per stone, 8d to 9d. COAL MARIE ' Buddle's W. Hartley 14s 6d Carr's Hartley Chester Main l4s Od East Adairs Main l2s 6d North Percy Hartley l4s Od New Tanfield l3s 6d Walker's Primrose West Hartley Wylam Wall's End, &c Brown's ... Bewicke and Co. Buraton Killingworth 14s Od Gosforth . Gibson Hilda l3s 9d M0rri50n............. l4s 3d Northumberland l3s 6d Riddell 7.—YESTERDAY. 150 5 Lambton PrimrOs e ". 14/ Od ........... . .......... 164 Braddyll .......... •••" 160 9 j detton ...... .. 16 1 0 ,1 Elaswell ........................ 1 6 ' 34 Russell's lietton •••••• 1616 d Stewart' s .............. 1 50 s j aradoc ..... ...••••• 1 11 9,1 Denison .. ...... ... " 141 pd Eleugh 11;11 ........... ' . 1 61 Od [(Coe ................. , 110 ij Whitworth .... ..... " 0 1 Adelaide Tees . ......... 11 ~ 6d Cownden Tees .". 1 61 Fees ............. •..••. 9,1 Hartley. ." 148 Sidney's Hartley ....... Shipa at m arket , • 10 1 NOTTINGHAM TEADE.—Lace— W e have -6'o3' a moderate in qu i ry f or t h e generality of our P" tbe dering that this period of the year is common when demand is expected to be the largest. Pr o opOptif cold weather we have yet may be one cause to ride t e against us; and the high price of cotton 1 13 %0 ."4 / 0 checked foreign orders, particularly for the Ea r4 trac l 2, 4 , kets; and the inquiries for goods for the hurr i „.4.;01,1 6 1 : fewer than they have been in former springs. ts` — bas."l( have a few American orders that are keePitT, Or many branches of our b us i ness engaged, others/17okt, ment would be scarce, as th e h ome trade is gu ll :0 v o tOl active, and hosiers are det erm i ne d not to ma ke P. e f cl. to order, as they are fright ene d a t t h e hi g h pric,"sdly in which article there i s a p ro b a bilit y o f a f u rthe r —Nottingham Journal. D ePI DI INNER TEMP LE , M AY 3.—Th e g of the Honourable S oc i e ty o f th e I nner Temple ;'," 14 called to the bar, and were sworn in this eve,,a l ,V g ge,":e! hall ;—Henry itzmaurice Hallam, of Trinity V o :010 1 ,4 , ' bridge, M.A. ; George Shaw, of Trinity 13 i00, B.A. ; Montague Bere, of Balliol College, Ox f ,' ° /,•,, o tei, Charles Throsby, of Exeter College, Oxford, S•V,',lOl; Parnell, of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, CO O S 4 Baird, of Trinity College, 'Cambridge, 1' 13 4 ° A.! Simonds, of Trinity College, Cambridge, S.C.P.cia'e, Wilson Morley, of Magdalen College, CambriArd,'A," William Field, of Fielden, in the county of Bew-e, PA William Girling, of Trinity College, Cambridg v end Stephen Thomas Clissold, of Trinity bridge, B.A. CO for [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The beat hiedzew- vii i,,- - , plaints incidental to Females are Holloway's i 't sh e bs Talbot, of Mitcham, informs Professor Holloway' tnoitt siders it her bounden duty to acknowledge the ast.7oo ss i ;t s nefit she has derived from taking his pills. s geo 3e i deo l Colleg forty-five she began to suffer from a general de ll o W. O ti the system, langour, swoollen legs, and other ailme de the to females; and notwithstanding the most careful II d deV, the advice of eminent phystciani, her weakness it 0 0 0 continued to increase untilshe adopted another cours e r rei n it Holloway's Pills, and this inestimable medicine P o s l her to a soundness of health and buoyancy of sP ir . l ,A s o , bad not enjoyed for some years.—Sold by all Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand BMWS. OF A SON. ifif° of On the 29th ult, the wife of W. C. G o dson, E sc Jibe On the 30th ult., at Croom's-hill, Greenwich, eese Mr. C. A. Smith. Of On the Ist inst., the wife of J. G. Fleet, church-street. O tt' OF A DA• On the Ist inst.. a t Caledon, county UGHTER of 1 1 ,Yr° - „e the til .ess of Cal e d on . d usi iire ' On the 30th ult., a t H oughton hill, Huntilig -° iod 9 Rife of Gilbert Ansley, Esq. ;,., th° On the Ist i ns t., at M ilford-house, Der byshire of G. H. Strutt, Esq. ARE. C n On the I s t inst., at S t . Mar es y 's D helte Church, 0 oleo Rev. James Sumner, incumbent of ShrigleY second daughter of th e l a t e H arry T. King, ,i. +1,0 4 DIED. *rnifatt,,Po3Bo On the 2d inst., at Beattock-bridge, near late much regretted, Mrs. Holmes, widow of the lat e ee ry / Holmes, formerly of the King's Arms, Kendal. D ir. O _On the Ist inst., greatly respected, aged 64,, k. 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