The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-15 00:00:00

--- ELEGANT DRESS CHARIOT FOR THE EXHIBITION. During the pant week the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke de Nemours, the Marquises of Bristcl, Clanricarde, Downshire, the Lords Jermyn, Rosebery, Byron, and Foley, and other persons of distinction have visited the establishment of Messrs. WY burn, Mellor, and Turner, of Long-acre, coach-maker to the Queen, to inspect a new dress chariot intended for the Exhibition, a brief description of which may not prove unacceptable. The body of the carriage is painted a rich pompadour, a deep laks, relieved with rose colour and white, and or namented with gorgeous silver mouldings. The lining is arranged in tasteful flutes of rose coloured and white watered silk, bordered with silver bullion lace and braid ings. The hammercloth is of fine white woollen cloth, bordered with embossed velvet, also of a rose colour, and decorated with elegant silver embroidery. The panels, &c., display the heraldic insignia of her Majesty and sixteen of the nobility, customers of the house, encircled by a garter, with the appropriate motto, " Omnia juncta in uno," and a badge with the device, " Think and thank," supporters an angel as Peace, and an aged man as Know ledge holding a key. There are several novelties in the general construction, particularly as respects the ma terial and the arrangements of the lining—an increased effect in the painting by the introduction of mineral, and the superior high polish which has teen attained, and a great relief in the weight of the whole by the application of ir - n and steel edgewaye, as the Britannia Bridge. thus rendering it more suitable for our present improved breed of horses. The ensemble is a general and suc cessful attempt to combine the style and-elegance neces sary to a dress carriage with greater chasteness and simplicity. THE CLIPPER-SHIP CHRYSOLITE. Yesterday the splendid clipper-ship Chrysolite, built and recently launched at Aberdeen for a Liverpool firm, and destined for the China trade, arrived in the M e rsey from that city. She wa s ex pected in the harbour early in the past week , but, light and baffling winds having prevailed continuously since her de parture, her passage round the coast was considerably prolonged. She dropped anchor on her arrival, abreast of the Landing-stage, and attracted much attention from the visitors thereto by the beauty of her form and the buoyant style in which she rode in the stream, with her tall and tapering spars slightly raking aft, sq uared and her standing ad running her yeards neatly rigging all ", a-taunto, giving a " man-o' n -war-like appearance to her ensemble. At the step of the jib boom waved the union-jack, the private signal of Taylor, potter, and Co. floated gracefully from the meta-royal-mast-head, the British ensign was display( d from the mizsn-peak, whilst Marryatt's code of signals wiLS distributed in various parts of the rigging; these, streaming, gaily in a moderate breeze from the north ward, rendered her a very conspicuous object on the river. Altogether, she contrasted well with the splen did specimen of New York marine architecture which lately arrived at this port from Portsmouth, U.S., the Typhoon. She is, however, of comparatively small tonnage, measuring only 440 tons new measurement, whilst her transatlantic rival is upwards of 1,600 tons burden. She is built to class for fourteen years at Lloyd's, and is altogether a superior specimen of the skill of the Aberdeen shipbuilders. We understand, however, she is to be surpassed by another vessel from the same yard, Messrs. Hall's, for the same owners. The Chrysolite is ship-rigged, and may be expected to eclipse' in speed any of the clippers afloat " hailing from Aberdeen.' She will be commanded by Capt. Enright, of the Reindeer.—Liverpool Albion. HOW TO REDUCE the ARMY ESTIMATES. Fourteen millions a year expended on fighting ap , paratus, besides twenty-eight millions of interest on public debt, also mostly for fighting! It is a large sum, and we do not wonder that Mr. Hume and the ce;lonomists generally object to it. Forty millions a year, mostly for fighting, past and future! And the case is made the worse, when we remember that the fighting . was in the cause of Absolutism, which the people of this country detest. We are paying some forty millions sterling, annually, for fighting that has been done, or may be done, on behalf of Austrianism. The people of England should understand that. There is, indeed, another use in the expenditure—we pay part of that towards maintaining " order" at home and in the colonies. Mr. Hume and the Financial Reformers in Parliament would not be coughed down and worn out if they dealt with the question at the right end—the vote of money is but the ultimate symptom, the causes of the expenditure are political. The Peace party makes the same mistake. It is not by cutting down votes that you will reduce that evil, but by radically altering the relation of the army to society. Mercenaries must be used, in modern times, for foreign war; but for the domestic war, or for preserving "order" at home—arbitrating in doubtful cases between the possessors and the claimants of paramount power in the country—the People should supply the force. Devoted to trade, we have lost the habit of arms; which an effeminate policy has still further discounte nanced. A militia is a mockery of an army. But about three years back, Frederick Hill, Isisoector of Factories, suggested the mode of establishing a National Reserve Force, which should not have the two grand objections to a Standing Army, —cost, and alienation from the people,—and yet should be sufficient. In the details of the ingenious plan we do not concur; in the principle we do. It was to enrol residents, selected for fitness and character, in a military force ; to leave them free at most times, but to place them under military regulations so far as regards drill times and active service, and paying them for the time thus consumed. He reckoned that a force of a hundred thousand men, well picked, well drilled, and well equipped, might be provided at a cost of 900,000 L Say that it were twice as much, and you must still save by reducing the numbers of the army at home; moreover, you would then altogether redeem the country from its subjection to a standing army of mercenaries, the tools and slaves of arbitrary officialism. That is the end of the matter to which the Reformers should address themselves—that is the mode of dealing with the army estimates, instead of the annual farce gloss performed in the Commons' House of Parlia ment.—The Leader. ANIMAL MAGNETISM. On Wednesday night Professor Gregory delivered the first of two lectures in Queen-street flail, on the subject of animal magnetism, " in aid of the fund for relief of the famishing Highlanders in Skye and other places." The atteedance, of which a considerable portion were ladies, was very numerous, and the meeting was presided over by the Rev. Dr. Guthrie. Previous to the lecture, Mr. Spence read several letters from clergymen and others in Skye, stating that " cases of extreme distress were becoming more and more frequent," and " the prevailing destitution more and more alarming." Professor GREGORY said that the subject of animal magnetism had at various times since the appearance of Memer excited much interest, but at no time had that interest been so universal in this country as within the last 12 months. Formerly men of science held aloof, either rejecting the whole thing without inquiry as the result of imposture or delusion, or, admitting some small amount of truth in it, they neglected the investigation of that truth as insignificant and unimportant. Now, however, they found men distinguished in science to a ,greater or less extent convinced of the existence of very astounding facts, and anxious to investigate them in a proper spirit. It was now twenty-four years since he (Professor Gre gory) turned his attention to this subject and examined these facts for himself, and he trusted it would not be deemed presumption in him to offer a few remarks on them. Two very interesting lectures on this subject had been recently delivered in this hall by his learned col league Dr. Bennett, who took somewhat different views from himself on the subject; and though he had no desire of entering into any controversy with Dr. Bennett, who had investigated with a right feeling all those facts be had had an opportunity of seeing, and had explained themaccording to a certain theory w hich he (Dr. Gregory) was not prepared now either to adopt or re ject, and did not mean to discuss, he wished to p oint out that that th eory wou ld b e f ou nd inadequate to explain many of those phenomena which had been recently exhibited here by bite Lewis, Dr. Darling, and other operators, Be would not h go into . the details of those g m phenomena which • t be elicited by suggestion in controlling the volitio i n, the sensations, and the emotions and of the p a tient , rendering the mind so impressible as by the suggestion of striking andthe operator to produce many peculiar efere results , h and which, though now admitted, had een denied, rejected, and ri diculed again and again,but would proceed to show those facts which coul not be explained by the same theory. Dr. Gregory then said that pa tieots could be put into theirstate of impressibility, magnetic sleep, without o rimagination being appealed to at all, and by operators in another TOOL or another house, and it had also, he had good reaso n to belie ve, operator been done is cases where the ha l never seen the patient at all. He then alluded to the experiments and discoveries of Reichenbach, w h o bad foun d that ordinary magnets, , crystals, and all mineral substances, more or less, as well as the human frame , and especially the head, e y es, and breath, as also a nimals, and even plants, possessed ower of evolving this toys the odyllic force or P flu This inence waa terioue influence. neither magn e ti c a ttr a ction, for it could not affect the needl e; nor elect r i c ity, for it could pa ss through glass; nor heat, nor light, although it caused a peculiar illumination, and combined both heat and light; nor chemical action, t hougis it combined that force; nor was it gravitation or any other kn own natura l f o rce, but it was supposed to be a peculiar na t ura l f orce higblY analogous to these, though quite di st i nct f rom t h em all—all of them proba bly springing f rom a common source , but which was un 2nown. They could not tell if it was a fluid —it m i g ht be a mare vibration o r un d6 lationof rie rare subtle ether pervading the univers e . This odyllic e force m i g ht be tra nsferred from one b o d y to aother ; wa ter might be charged with it, and the patient would intillibly dis tinguish that water without knowing anything among a hundredglasses , - periment, and generally by its appeari n g stron g l y luminous. The lecturer then ststed that persons in a conscious waking state, who were under ody lli c influence, sometimes saw, if t h e room wa s nearly dark, a luminous appearance in the operator's face —a red gleam of light being observable in Mr. Lewis's face, and a blu e li g ht in that of Majorßerk in el a e getised• which flowed outward to whatever object they This strange light was shown by Relehenback to be polar, and that the positive ray was red, and the negative one blue, while the former predominated in the right band, and the latter in the left, and highly sensitive pa tients had even seen the whole colours of the rainbow pris matically arranged, although, in some cases, a white equilibrium was presented. This also accounted for the difficulty of operating where the odyllic force was either positive or negative in both o p erator and patient. Dr. Gregory then went on to show that the fact of the mag netic sleep being produced witho ut the knowledge of the patient (Mr. Lewis having in one case operated on a pa tient at a distance of fourteen miles) " 6 Proof 1 / 1 the CHELMSFORD, APRIL 11.—Prices to-day were as follow: Wheat, white, old 41s to 465; new 403 to 465; red, old 35s to 41s ; new, 35s to 40s ; barley, 265 to 30s ; chevalier 225 to 305; grinding 19s to 253; oats 15s to 21s ; malt. 53s to 55s ; chevalier 54s to 565; peas, partridge, new 27t to 29s ; old, —s to ; white, new, 263 to 283; old, —s to —s; dun, new, 26s to 28 s; beans, tick new 24s to 26s ; old, 24s to 275; harrow ticks, new 25s to 275; old 00s to 00s; ma zagan, new 23s to 255; old 00s to 00s per qr. COLCHESTER., APRIL 12.—Wheat, white 42s to 465; red 36? to 423; barley 22s to 288; beans, mazagan 22s to 245; middle and small 24s to 28s; peas 26s to 2Ss per qr. HADDINGTON, APRIL 11.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to-day : Wheat. I :Barley. Oats. Beans. First ••• ••• 41s 6d 129 s Od 2'3s Od 30s 03 Second ... 393 4dl 26s lid 21s 4d 275 81 Third ... 333 Od 19s 63 19s al 25s al Total quantity of Wheat in market 429 qrs., 408 sold Do. Barley do. 211 qrs., 171 sold Do. Oats do. 379 qrs., 341 sold Do. Beans do. 151 qrs., 141 sold KIRRALDT, APRIL 12.—The following are the quotation' for grain:— Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. 1 Peas. First 43s Od 27s 6d 22s Od —s Od I—s Od Second 393 Od 243 Od 20s Od —s Od I—s Od Third 353 Od 21s Od 183 Od —s 0(1 —s Od . . Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs . imperial. 26s Od to 27s Od. GLASGOW, APRIL 9.—Provisions—Cheese,: 33s to 42s Od per cwt ; retail, 5d to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 2,1 s Oft to Os per cwt. Country fresh butter, Is to Us Od per lb. Irish pow dered, in lumps, 9id to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, 9id to Od. Country eggs, 8d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 4d 10d per 120, or 6d per dozen. Hens, 2s 9d per pair ; Ducks, 2s 6d. FALKIRK, APRIL 11. —The supply of grain in this day's market was 323 bolls; wheat at lt.,s Od to 19s 3d per boll ; barley, 17s Od to 19s Od ; oats, 13s Od to 15, 6d; beans, 13s 9d to 14s 6d per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. PERTH, APRIL 11. —Whf-at, old, Ods Od to Os Od; ditto, new, 37s to 41s ; barley, new, 20s ed to '233 Ud ; oats, 14s to 181 ; peas and beans, 23s Od to 26s per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, Ohs to 28s. Kinso, APRIL 11.—Wheat, old, 00s to 003; ditto, new, 25s to 32s Od ; barley, new, 17s Od to 20s Od ; ditto old, Os to Os; potato oats, oOs to 00s ; ditto new, 13s 6d to 15s 6d ; common oats 01 is Od to 0, Is Od ; ditto new, 13s to 14s 6d ; peas, 19s Ud to 2 )s Od ; beans, 191 to 2 , 1 s per boll of six imperial bushels. HA WICK, APRIL lo.—Wheat, new, 29e to 303 lid; barley. new, 18s to 20s 6d ; ditto old, 16s Od 'o 17s Od ; potato oats, 12s 6d to 14s Od ; common oats, Ils 6d to 133; peas, 193 Od to 22s Od; beans, 19s Ud to 21s Od per boll of six imperial bushels. BERWICK, APRIL 10.—Wheat, 37s 3d; barley, 23s 84d; oats, 18s loid ; rye, 00s Od ; beans, Ohs Od ; peas, 24s Od average per imperial quarter. STIRLING, APRIL 11.—Wheat, foreign, 20s to 245; ditto, home, Os to Os; ditto ditto new, 17s 6d to 20s 3d; barley, per boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new, 16s 6d to It-s 6d. Oats, common, 00s Od to (s)s ; ditto new, Ils Od to 13s lid; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, 008 Od ; malt, distillers, 31s 6d to 331 ; citto brewers, 32s td to 34s ; beans per boll, 00s Od to 00s Od; ditto new, 12s 6d to 14s Od; pease 12, 9d to Oos Od; flour, new per sack, 31s to 33s Od; ditto common ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od ; oatmeal, per load, 00s Od to 0 is Od; ditto new 263 9d to 27s Od ; ditto per peck of 71bs, ;id to 8d; fresh butter, per lb, 9d to 10d ; eggs, per dozen, 5d to 6d ; hay per ton, Os Od to Os ; ditto new, 80s Od to 001. COAL 111 AR &ea.—YESTERDAY. Huddle's W. Hartley.. 14s 3djStewart's Carr's Hartley ..... ... 14 s 3dßichmund .. 15s 3d Igs Od Longridge's W.Hartley 14 , s 3d Cas Hedley's Hartley llow s( Ten . l4s 3d New Tanlield OdiLleugh Hall Canfield Moor ......... 133 3djlielloe.. ......... raatield Moor Butes... 133 Cd South Kelloe l4s 6d Wylam. Wall's End, &c. Whitworth Brown ................. 13s OdAdelaide Tees Gosforth ..... .. 14s Od Hedley ... 14s Od Backhouse 133 64 Hebburn . ............... 14s 3d Seymour Tees ....., ....... 1 . ....... 14s 3d Maclean's Tees 13s 6d Riddell ..... ... ...... ... 13s 9d South Durham l4s Od Walker .................. 14s Od Tee:. Eden Main ...... ...... 14e 9d West Cornforth El etton 15515 s 9 0d c fl o ir w ela p g en . G H r a a r ig ti o e l y a ...... 19s 6d Keepier Grangel43 3d Pensher l4s cd Derwentwater Hartley 14s 3d Lam bton Lumley l4. 3d Sidney 's Hartley Russell's Hetton RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS, BRISTOL, APRIL 14. STOCK ExcH ANGE.—The share market was more act i ve to-day, but shares did not alter much iu value. The trans actions were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshi e, 60 3 4 South-Eastern and Dover, 27 3 .4 —Midland Stock, 621/2--Tafr- LIVERPOOL, APRIL 14. B , rocir EXCHANGE.—The share market was animated to day, and prices generally were well supported. The trans. actions were as follow :—Ambergate and East Junction, 3% 613 . —Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire ( late Chester and Birkenh es d , 22/. Shares), 20—Caledo nian, 1414—E ist Lan -Ishi re ,l 7—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60 1 .4—London and North-Western. 12814—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ' 343/4—Ditto Preference, 61—Ditto, _ Halves,°74 Staffordshire, 6 15-16 Vale, 170. When made up in From what PLACES. General Post-office port die- """ due. London. patched. America (by Brit. pkt.) N April 2 Liverpool .• April 20 America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 29 .. ;Liverpool Arrived America (by U.S. pkt.) M April 23 .. Southampt. Africa. (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth April g Alexandria. ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. AN*ll 18 Belgium •. .. •• N Daily •. .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .. • • .. 1119th of the month Southampt. April 12 Buenos Ayres .. M,9th of the month Southampt. April 12 California(viaChapos) 31117th of month Southam pt. April 5 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. April 3 Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. April 20 Central America .. M3d & 17th of mon. Southampt. April 5 Channel Isles NMon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Ta. Tk.Sa Chili .. MI 17th of the month Southampt. April 20 France .. M& N; Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily Greece. •• Nl7thl7th27thef mo Dover .. April 20 Hamburgh NlTuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. 1.1! Wedn es. & Satur. London .. Moe.Thrr Honduras N 17th of the month Southampt. April 20 Ireland .. •• M & N,Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Z wieedaily India (via Southamp.) M,2oth of the month,Seuthanapt. April 28 India (via Marseilles) N'7th& 24th of month Dover .. April 23 Mediterranean (via Southampton) .• 31,20 th of the month Southampt. April 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) Ni7th&24tk of month Dover • • April 23 , Mexico .. M,2d of the mantis.. Southampt. April 5 Madeira .. • • .. 10th of the month Southampt. April 12 Malta* N 1 [7:l,3lo7tthittlf9mtko,n27thth Dover April 20 Naples* .. •• N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover April 22 Papal States* N sth 15th 25th of mo' Dover .. April 22 Peninsular.. .. Mi7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. April 14 Peru .. 11:17th of the month Southampt. April 20 Tuscany* N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. 'April 24 West Indies .. 3117th of the month ! Southampt. , April 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M2d of the month ,Southalapt. ,April 5 The mails to those c ountries thus marl French packet v Marseilles Southampt. :April 5 Eed (*) are conveyed by CALIFORNIA.— Mails to and from Conform] are Row Geiparehed and due by every Amer la, via the United States ican packet. ' nail will be made ap on consequence of the 20th *** The East India and Mediterranean the evening of the 19th of this month, in happening en a Sunday. ELECTION COMMITTEE, April 14. ST. ALBAN'S. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The room was cleared for the Committee to consider a special report, and on our being re-admitted, The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had come to the following resolutions:— " That, notwithstanding successive special adjourn ments of the Committee for the purpose of procuring the attendance of persons whose evidence was proved to be mot material to the prosecution of the case of the peti tioners, such evidence has not been produced; and that, although all diligence has been used for the purpose of ecuneg the attendance of the parties required, such endeavours have been unsuccessful. " That it has, therefore, beers impossible for the Com mittee to thoroughly investigate the allegations of the petition referred to them. That it has been distinctly stated by some witnesses, and the general tenor of the evidence given leads the Committee to believe that a system of gross corruption prevailed at the last election for the borough of St. Alban. and also on former similar occasions. " That it is the opinion of the Committee that further inquiry, by means of a Commission under legislative authority should be made, into the corrupt practices alieged,,to be customary at elections for the borough of St. Alban." DESTRUCTION OF A WAREHOUSE IN THE Between four and five o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire, which was nearly attended with lamentable circumstances, broke out on the premises in the occupation of Mr. Pun cheon, marine store and paper warehouse, situate on Bread street-hill, Upper Thames-street, City. They were very lofty premises, with a considerable frontage, and contained at the time a vast mass of miscellaneous goods. The fire was first known at about twenty minutes after four o'clock, when smoke was observed issuing from one of the windows on the third story. There were three females at work in the fl xtr above. 1 bey were unconscious of their fearful po sition until the cries of fire in the street attracted their at tention; and on attempting to descend the staircase, they discovered that the premises below were in flames, and already ignited. Two of them, however, jumped down the burning stairs, and gained the warehouse-door leading to the street in safety. The other female rushed to the upper most story of the building, imagining she would find some means of escape to the roofs of the ad jacent buildings, but there were none; and presenting her self at the loop-hole, screamed for assistance. Her situa tion became appalling; the flames were bursting from the windows beneath, and her destruction seemed inevitable. Suddenly, however, she sprang to a rope hanging from a crane alongside the loophole, and succeeded in grasping it with both hands. Fortunately the rope was out and the end reached to within a few feet of the carriage way below. After hanging a few seconds she let the rope slip through her hands, and to the delight of the bystanders she gradually slided down to the bottom, when some men caught her. The poor creature seemed much terrified, and the flesh of her hands, as would naturally occur in a descent of upwards of 60 feet, was sadly excoriated. With this exception she escaped without injury. Every means were adopted to pre vent the conflagration extending, which the firemen, after laborious exertion, managed to accomplish, though at a sacrifice of the premises wherein the fire commenced, which was for the most part destroyed, as well as its contents. At eleven o'clock last night several engines continued playing into the ruins, considerable fire remaining, but no of an ex tent to create any additional alarm. The origin of the fire is attributable to combustion among some bales of rags. Of the exact value of the property consumed it is impossible to speak with certainty ; the loss, however, is very con siderable. STATUE Frqt. TRAFALGAR•SQUARE.—AIIow nie to suggest that the statue of King George, now deposed in Lei cester-square, be placed on the vacant pedestal in Trafalgar square, the non -occupation of which is unsightly; the statue would . then still rem a i n i n S t. M art i n ' s par i sh, of wh i c h I labacnbo wyelfwCorreopondeut 91 tl2O Buildcr, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 14. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. BETHELL (introduced by Mr. Hutt and Mr. Roundsll Palmer) took the oaths and his seat for Ayles bury. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : The Commercial Docks Improvement. Great Western Railway (Arrangements with reference to the Purchase, &c., of the Wilts, Somerset, and Wey mouth, Eze., Railways). Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Dublin). Stockton and Darlington, Wear Valley, and Middles brough and Redcar Railway Companies Amalgama tion (No. 2). SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, AND WAKEFIELD THE SUN, existence of some external influence. An operator, after magnetising a patient, and retiring to another room or house, could in certain cases make him imitate his actions and sentiments in every particular—in one case the ope rator kept his hand very near the fire, and the patient in another room shrieked out that his hand was burning. Many sensitize persons could tell that the magnetiser was approaching, by certain sensations they felt, although they could not possibly have known it before; and cases had occurred in which the operator engaged magnetising one person might produce sleep in anothe r engaged in convers ation on a different subject. In many cases the ope rator had by his silent will, when the imagination was in no respect appealed to, caused the patient to do what ever he liked, however absurd and ridiculous, while magnetic attraction, or attraction a a patient towards an operator at a distance, and of which the lecturer re lated some very striking instances, as given by Dumas, Sac., was equally inexplicable by the theory of sugges tion. Dr. Gregory also sbowed that the force might be conveyed by magnetised gloves or by water, and yet produce all its ordinary effects though unknown to the patients; while, if not magnetised, though the patients believed it to be magnetised, no effects followed. The lecturer then made some remarks on the mysterious sympathy sometimes felt with per sons at a distance, the premonition or simultaneous knowledge of some danger happening to them, the state of en rapport, and some allied sensations to clairvoyance, and which he se,id he would treat of more fully in his next lecture, and concluded by expressing his conviction that when Dr. Ben nett, Sir David Brewster, Dr. Simpson, and others, had also investigated for themselves the facts he had personally studied, they would come to be of the same opinion with himself regarding all the pheno • mena of animal magnetism which they at present enter tained regarding some of them. A hearty vote of thanks wa.s then awarded, on the motion of the Rev. Mr. Macgregor, to Profes wr Gre gory for his highly interesting lecture; and after a few remarks from the chairman, the audience separated. — Scotsman. ANOTHER CASE OF POISONING. NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY.— An adjourned inques was held at the Sun Inn, Eastwood, yesterday, on the body of Joseph Barber, who died under suspicious cir cumstances three weeks ago. It appears that the de ceased had been labouring for some time under a disease which caused sickness, and that after death a post mortars examination of the body was made. The individuals charged with this diabolical deed aro the wife of the deceased, and a man named Robert Ing gram, with whom it is said the woman has been on terms of improper intimacy. The following evidence was adduced at the inquest: — Robert Gosset Brown, surgeon, stated that be took a portion of the duodenum to Dr. Tay lor, at Guy's Hospital, ;London, who made an analy sis of some of the mucous of the stomach which proved beyond all doubt the presence of poison. Robert Stanson Bowker, surgeon, of Bulwell (a vil lage four miles from Eastwood), said that the deceased rode over to see him on Sunday morning, the 10th ult.. in company with another man. Deceased told him he wanted to consult him, as he was suffering from some disease. Witness prescribed medicine for him. De ceased stated that he had pains in his legs and joints. Walter Charles Buckell deposed that he was a drug gist, residing at Bulwell. Remembered a man coming to his shop on a Sunday, three week ago. He pur chased a pennyworth of arsenic. Tne prisoner Ingram was just the description of man. On asking for what purpose he wanted the arsenic, ho answered, To poison rats in a barn." I observed that it was a curious thing to come for on a Sunday. He said, "We cannot get any in our place." I said, " Where is that?" He answered. " Eastwood." Benjamin Cullen, grocer, Eastwood, deposed that he sold drugs, and remembered selling some arsenic on the Wednesday previous to the death of the deceased. A man named George Riley came to his shop about seven o'clock in the evening, and asked for a penny worth of arsenic. On inquiring who he wanted it for, he replied, for Mrs. Barber (the female prisoner). Wit ness asked for what purpose, and he said for destroying mice. Witness asked him why Mrs. Barber did not come on the Monday, as he understood that she had sent another person for it. He smiied, and made no reply, and witness then gave him the arsenic. On the forenoon of the same day an old woman, named Betty Lee, came also and asked for some arsenic, which she said was for Mrs. Barber. On the Friday previous to the deceased's death he sold a pennyworth of arsenic to Robert Ingram, the male prisoner, who said he wanted it for the purpose of destroying mice. George Robert Simpson, alias Riley, said that on Wed nesday night, the 10th ult., he purchased some arsenic at the shop of Benjamin Cullen. It was for Mrs. Barber, who was his sister. The female prisoner took the poison, and held it in her hand. She then left witness, and he did not see her again that night. On the Tuesday before deceased's death the latter was drinking ale in company with witness at a public-house. Told him that he should not be drinking ale as he was under the doctor's treatment. Did not see him again till eleven o'clock on Thursday night, at which time he was dying. He was sensible to the last. An adjournment here took place to next Tuesday. The female prisoner appeared greatly cast down, but Ingram seemed perfectly indifferent during the whole of the proceedings. Both prisoners were conveyed back to the county gaol at Nottingham. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. The following is the official statement of the quantities cf corn, &c., received in the port of London from the ports in Essex, from the sth April, 1851, to the 1::th April, 1851, both inclusive : . . I - 74 Colchester 24 260' —! 72 Harwich ... i 861 865 Leigh Maidon 1125' 16) 4001 '3OO 50 883 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 6—South-Eastern and ork and North Midland, 27% —Boulogne D an o d ye A r, m 2 le 7 ris, 11-16. MANCHESTER. Arm, 14. STocz ir, x cHANGE.—The market h a s been ver y ac ti v e to-day, and prices have an upward tendency. The transac tions were as follow: Caledonian, 14% —Ditto, Preference, 6 9-16—East ern Counties, 7 1 ,4—East Lancashire, 17—Edin burgh and Griasgow, 34 1 / i —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60 1 ,¢ —London anu North-Western, New Quarters, SL, p.—Ditto (Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, (C), 3 p.—Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34 1 4—Ditto, New fl. Preference, % p.—North British, 9%—North Staffordshire, 6 3 1 4 , dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 27—York and North Midland, 263. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 14. STOOL EXCITANGE.—The only transactions reported to-day were—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 3 1 / 1 die.—Great Western, 88—Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Pre ference, 31,4. FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC. The following are the last returns of the gross re ceipts of the principal French Railways : NORTHERN.—From April 2 to April 8: Passengers, 190,1361.; goods, 207,216 f.; total, 397,352 f. ROUEN.—From Mar. 30 to April 5 : Passengers, 62,467 f.; goods, 79,449 f.; total, 141,9161. IiATRE.—From Mar. 30 to April 5 : Passengers, 21,950 f.; goods, 34,271 f. ; total 56,221 f. ORLEANS.—From Mar. 31 to April 6 : Passengers, 83,324. ; goods, 117,4321.; total, 200,6671. BORDEAUX.—From Mar. 31 to April 6: Passengers, 32,240.; goods, 44,1541.; total, 76,394 f. VIERZON —From Mar. 31 to April 6 : Passengers, 45,376 f.; goods, 46,067 f ; total, 91,9431. BOULOGNE.—From Mar. 31 to April 6: Passengers, 14,059 f.; goods, 14,9191.; total, 28.9781. NANTES.--FrOM Mar. 29 to April 4 : Passengers, 17,5861.; goods, 15,4571.; total, 33,043 f. STRASBURG.—From April 2 to April 8: Passengers, 70,244 t.; goods, 64,0151.; total, 134,259 f. BALE.—From Mar. 24 to Mar. 30 : Passengers, 19,344 f.; goods, 23,3981.; total, 42,742 f. MONTEREA.U.--From Mar. 26 to April 1: Passengers, 9,351 f.; goods, 17,2741.; total, 26,5251. LYONS. —From Mar. 23 to Mar. 29 : Passengers, 95,132 f.; goods, 33.692 f.; total, 129,8241. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on April 10: ASSETS. IV* - f. 394,759,864 17 ... 146,640,737 0 69,992 39 Cash in hand ... ..,. Ditto in branch banks Bills past due ••• ••• ..• Bills discounted, but not yet due, of which 16,053,939 f. were received from the Branch Banks ... ... 47,136,851 3 Bills in the branch banks ~. ... 73,445,592 0 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 1,194,200 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... 1,413,974 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 7,823.862 10 Ditto by branch banks... ... ... 2,277,850 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0 Ditto on the loan of 75 millions ... 50,000,000 0 Rentes of the reserve fund 10,000,000 0 itentes, disposable funds ... 42,557,246 28 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... 12,952,725 74 Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 0 Real property of the branch banks ... 3,617,657 0 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 0 Ditto branch banks 230,000 0 ••• ..• ••• Expenses of administration of the Bank 317.475 59 Ditto at the branches ... 301,277 0 Nliscellaneous ... 2,696,899 97 LIABILITIES. L 851,675,204 27 Capital . . Ditto of the Branch Banks Reserve fund ... Ditto of the branch banks Reserve-tmmobiliere ... 1.67,900,000 0 23,350,000 0 ... 10,000,000 0 ... 2,980,730 14 ... 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 425,761,100 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... .., 100,330,275 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... ... 6,588,357 18 Account-current with Treasury creditor 86,016,119 31 Various accounts current Ditto in branches •• Rills payable at sight ••• Ditto at branches ••• Dividends payable ••• • • Liquidation of the Algiers Bank Expenses anticipated ... Discounts, interest, and expenses Ditto of branch banks ... Re-discounts of the last six months Ditto in branch banks Interest on protested bills Aiscellaneous ... 86.053,835 71 ... 24,225,831 0 ... 6,317,500 0 ... 2,384,414 0 ... 393,285 25 •.. 7,760 0 •.• 137,337 83 ... 2,661,002 11 ... 1,231,206 0 169,730 65 287.673 0 ... 408,859 52 ~.. 420,167 57 L 851.675,204 27 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France, D'ARGOI7T. It appears by the preceding account that the cash in hand has increased by 1,800,0001. The commercial bills discounted have decreased by 2,700,000 f. The Bank notes in circulation have increased by 1,750,00 W. The balance to the credit of the Treasury has de creased by 3,200,000 f. Sundry credits have decreased by 250,000 f. SEABORNE MAILS_ [1.4 signifies that the mails are sent from the General Pest-ofti , by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1851. RAILWAY BILL. This Bill was postponed on the suggestion of Mr. BECKET DENISON, on the ground that the profes sional advisers of the directors were at present out of town, but would be back in a fow hours. PETITIONS. Mr. STAFFORD and several other Members pre sented petitions against the Papal aggression. Lord G. MANNERS presented petitions praying for the relief of agricultural distress. Mr. SPOONER, and several other Members, presented petitions against, and praying for, a modification of the inceme-tax. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented petitions from the parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn, and from that of St. George the Martyr, praying for the remission of the window tax. Mr. R. SPOONER presented a petition praying for the remission of the paper duty. Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from the largest poor-law union in Northumberland, signed by the chairman, the two vice-chairmen, 1,221 of the rate payers, and several beneficed clergymen, praying for the establishment of union settlements. NOTICES OF MOTION. Colonel SAL WEY gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment whether the late Attorney-General, Sir Frederick Pollock, and the late Solicitor-General, Sir William Follet, gave their opinions upo❑ the claims of the Mili tary Knights of Windsor, and if so whether he had any objection to produce it, together with all the papers and documents relating thereto. Colonel SIB rHoRp gave notice that he should move the omission of Schedule B from the Income-tax Bill, and that officers in the army and navy be exempted from the payment of the income-tax, so far as their pay and allowances were concerned. Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice, that on Friday, the 9d of May, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to the sale of beer. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., brought up the report, declaring Mr. Jacob Bell to have been duly elected for the borough of St. Alban's, and recommending the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the system of whole sale bribery and corruption which the Committee bad reason to believe prevailed there both at the last and several previous elections. Sir R. H. INGLIS called attention to the anomalous character of this report. The Committee admitted that a system of gross corruption and bribery had existed at St. Alban's for a long time, and he thought, under these circumstances, he was justified in asking the House to pause before it entered the report of the Committee on the journals of the House. The Hon. Baronet concluded by moving that the report be taken into consideration on a future day. Mr. ELLICE said, as neither of the parties com plained of the irregularity of the Committee's proceed ings, he nor any other of the members did not consider it their duty to raise an objection. The Committee, in his opinion, had acted in accordance with the general feel ing which seemed to prevail in the House on Friday evening. Mr. BANKES thought the House ought to decide whether the Committee really continued to be a Com mittee after the period of their adjournment. Sir G. CLERK contended that the House was bound by Act of Parliament to receive the report as final to all intents and purposes, whether the Committee were or were not guilty of irregularity. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL entirely concurred with the Hon. Baronet that the report ought to be re ceived. If the House adopted the motion of the Hon. Member for Oxford they would be led into far greater difficulties. The course pointed out by the Act of Par liament was very simple and clear. It stated that the report of an Election Committee was to be final to all intents and purposes, and it prescribed to the House the simple duty that it should record that report as the pro ceedings of the House. After a few words from Mr. AGLIONBY the report was ordered to be entered on the journals of the House. NEW RIDE IN KENSINGTON GARDENS. In answer to a question from Mr. E. DENISON, Lord SEYMOUR said that some time ago he had re ceived the commands of her Majesty to make arrange ments, if possible, for the formation of a new ride in Kensington-gurdena, but as yet he had not been able to do so. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN IRELAND. Mr. NAPIER asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether be had any objection to place on the table of the House, for the use of Members, a copy of the letter recently addressed to his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, by the Lord Chief Justice Blackburne, in reference to the legislation on matters connected with the administration of justice in Ireland? Lord J. RUSSELL said that, as the letter in question was a confidential communication, be did not feel justi fied in placing it on the table of the House. BRIBERY AT ST. ALBAN'S. Mr. E. ELLICE gave notice that, on an early day after Easter, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to inquire into the practices of bribery which have pre vailed at St. Alban's during several late elections. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to ask the Presidem of the Board of Trade a question relative to space in the Exhibition building being granted to exhibitors of inven tions who have been hitherto restrained from making application, or sending in their goods, by the delay which has taken place in passing the Designs Act Extension Bill. _ _ _ Mr. LABOUCHERE said that no decision whatever had been come to by the Executive Committee with regard to the space that was to be allotted to the several con tributions after the requisitions had been sent in. It appeared that the consequence was that twice as much space had been allotted to each of the contributors as they required. With respect to the second part of the question, he had to observe that nothing had transpired to induce the Commissioners to extend their licence, for it was confined with regard to the Designs Act to the Exhibition in Hyde-park. He did not doubt, however, that if any other exhibition was opened in which it would be advantageous for the con tributors to secure their patents, that the Board of Trade would use every exertion to facilitate their ob ject either in this country or any other.—(Hear, hear.) DUTIES ON CARRIAGES. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if (pending any question as to the modification of the duties on carriages) it might be di rected that those engaged in the business of letting car riages to hire should continue, as at present, to make an nual returns, but specifying in such returns the number of carriages let by them in each quarter of the year, and that the charge upon the number let in each quarter should be one-fourth of the annual tax? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that his Hon. and Gallant Friend seemed to assume that the duties on carriages could be remitted at pleasure, but in this he was mistaken, for so long as the law continued as it was the duties must of course be paid. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Sir R. H. INGLIS wished to inquire of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer the course which her Majesty's Ministers proposed to adopt in reference to Westminster bridge. Three of the arches in the middle of the river were now stopped up, and the bridge altogether was in a notoriously bad state. What he wished to know was, whether they intended to rebuild it ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the state of the bridge had been inquired into, and was now submitted to a Commission, and he believed that there was a necessity for rebuilding the bridge, and the only difficulty was as to the site where it should be placed. NEW ZEALAND, AND STEAM COMMUNICA TION WITH. INDIA. Mr. AGLIONBY moved an address for copies or extracts of any dispatches received at the Colonial-office from any of the governors of the Australian coloniei, on the subject of steam communication, between the years 1846 a❑d 1851; also, copies or extracts of any dispatches addressed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, during the same period, to any of the governors of the Australian colonies. After some explanation from the SPEAKER, it was agreed that the words " New Zealand" should be added to any project for establishing steam communication under Government patronage, between England, India, and the Australian colonies. INCOME-TAX BILL. In reply to Mr. HAMILTON, The CH kNCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that he intended to take the second reading of the In come-tax bill the first Thursday after Easter. HOUSE TAX. Sir B. HALL said he proposed to take the sense of the House with reference to the Government proposal for a house-tax, and he should be glad to know whether it would be more convenient to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for him to move his resolution in Committee, or to wait until some fu'ure stage of the Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the sooner the question was decided the better, for if the whole of the window-tax were repealed without a substitute, there would be a deficiency iu the Exchequer, and he would have to propose some other tax. POLITICAL REFUGEES. Mr. B. COCHRANE whiled to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department it he had received any notice from the four great powers of Europe complaining of the conduct of political refugees in London? Lord PALMERSTON said he had received no such notice. COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. Sir B. HALL wished to ask the Noble Lord the Member for Plymouth a question with reference to the expenditure of the Commissioners of Sewers. It ap peared by a return that had been laid before the House, that during the last year the Commissioners had received no less than 91.0001., of which 7,6351 had been expended in works, and 21,1641 in the cost of management. Now, he wished to know whether the Noble Lord could hold out any hope to the House and the ratepayers that a reduction would be made in the future coat of management. Lord EBRINGTON said it was quite true that 91,000/. had been received, and 21.0001. exp'nded in the coat of management; but it should be remembered that the Commission was not only a body for expend ing, but also fur collecting money, and the machinery of collection was both complicated and expensive. Out of the 21,0004 upwards of 3,5001. was traceable, not to the expenditure of the Commission, but to the collection of the rates to enable them to carry on the works. REPEAL OF TETE WINDOW-TAX. Oa a suggestio❑ from Mr. DUNCOMBE, Sir B. HALL agreed to bring on his motion for the unconditional repeal of the window-tax when the Bill respecting the house-tax was before the House. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. On the order of the day being read for the considera tion of the minutes of evidence of the St. Alban's Elec tion Committee, Mr. AGLIONBY said, as the final report had been received, and as that report recommended that a Commission should be appointed to make a searching inquiry into the iniquities and corruption which prevailed at St. Alban's, thought it was unnecessary, and would answer no good end, keeping the warrants of the Speaker in force against the four persons who had absconded, and vexing the officers of the House in trying to put them into execution, he would, therefore, move that the warrants against these persons be discharged, and that Henry Edwards should be discharged from custody without payment of costs. Mr. BANKES considered that the question before the House was, whether Edwards should be brought to the bar. He did not agree with the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that the warrants as regarded the other four persons should be discharged, as he understood the Committee to say in their report that their inquiry had been defeated in consequence of important witnesses having beets kept out of the reach of the officers of the House. He thought that a Commission to inquire into the delinquencies of the borough would be no compen sation to the petitioner at all, and in the present instance would by no means satisfy the ends of justice. The ATTORNEY-GENER AL said that if it were the intention of the House to discharge Edwards from custody he could see no reason why he should be sum moned to the bar of the House at all except for the pur pose of being reprimanded. Mr. CHRIS I'OPH.ER objected to Edwards being dis charged, at ell events, without payment of fees. Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER could not see why the man should be discharged at all. The clear course to pursue would be to summon him to the bar of the House, and at any rate not to discharge him unless he could show that he was not guilty of what had been laid to his charge. The two reports which had been presented to the House showed that not only had this individual been guilty of contempt of the authority of the House by inducing witnesses to abscond, but even still further, that this contempt had been successful, and had prevented the Committee from fully discharging the duty for which they had been ap pointed. It appeared from the decisions of Lord Campbell and all the other eminent authorities of the House that this man's commitment was just and legally enforced. He thought therefore that it would be inconsistent with the dignity of that House if they were to allow this man to bo discharged without having been brought to the bar of the House and subjected to the questions of those Members who bad been engaged upon the Committee. At least he certainly would not consent to his discharge without some such process being gone through as that which he had described.—(Hear.) The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that he perfectly agreed with the Member for Plymouth in the great im portance of this question, and he had, like him, made himself perfectly acquainted with the whole facts of the case. The circumstances were almost precisely similar, it was true, hut the matter which they had to di cuss was not the existence of an authority which had always been exercised in that House, and which no one elsewhere ever presumed to question, but whether that authority had been properly used. As in the instance of the Ipswich election, and in that of the celebrated one of the Sheriffs of London, no one had attempted to question the endorsement on the back of the warrant. Tne diffi culty still remained as to whether the Committee bad been rightly constituted or not, and whether they had the power to issue those warrants. It appeared to him that as there was a question of doubt the prisoner ought to be discharged upon payment of costs; but, of course, if Mr. Edwards were anxious to prove his innocence, he ought to be heard at the bar, and discharged without payment of the fees in the event of his succeeding. In the case of Frost, Williams, and Jones, who were tried for the Mon mouthshire riots, a technical objection was raised to their conviction, but that was overruled, though it gave rise to some doubt on the point, and the prisoners were, therefore, transported for life instead of being executed. He thought, acting upon the same principle, they ought to pursue the same middle coarse in this case. Sir F. THESIGER hoped the House would be cau tious how it proceeded, because this case might hereafter become a precedent on their books. He had no doubt whatever that Mr. Edwards had been tampering with justice, and he therefore could not concur in the course suggested by the Hon. and Learned Solicitor-General. Why were they to discharge a man who had been guilty of a breach of the privileges of the House, and ac complished the object which he had in view by stifling a most important inquiry ?—(Hear, hear.) He, for one, would object to his discharge until he made some submission to the House, or presented a petition, or gave some explanations on the subject, considering that be had clearly defeated the ends of justice. Sir G. GREY considered that Edwards ought no longer to be kept in the custody of the Sereeaut-at-Arms, as the proceedings of the Committee had now termi nated, but ought to be sent as a prisoner to Newgate. Mr. AGLIONBY said he wished to state that he had been told that Mr. Edwards had never been an attorney, nor any attorney's clerk, but that he had been a banker's clerk, and that he was at present a farmer. Mr. A NSTEY said the question for the House to consider was, not whether they could compel Edwards to do anything to further the administration of justice, but whether he had or had not been' guilty of a high offence against the privileges of Parlia ment, and whether being guilty it was fit for the House to dismiss him without punishment? The MASTER of the ROLLS considered that the prisoner ought either to be committed to Newgate or be discharged. It was very clear that the evidence which he had been the means of suppressing was of a very important character, but he had neither explained his conduct nor expressed his contrition, nor evinced a desire to show that he was not guilty of a breach of the privileges of the House. Mr. S. WOR I'LEY agreed with the Master of the Rolls, that the prisoner ought to be committed to New gate. He was inclined to think that there might be a further question for the consideration of that House, viz., whether the Attorney-General should not be directed to prosecute Edwards.—(Hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK thought the House could do nothing better than commit the prisoner to Newgate to-night. Lord J. RUSSELL said the question they had then to consider was what they should do with Mr. Edwards. It was evident that he could not be left in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms for the purpose for which he had first been sent there, because the Committee had already been dissolved, and that purpose was at an end. They should, therefore, either discharge him or Fend him to Newgate. Under all th© circumstances of the case it appeared to him to be desirable that they should take the course recommended by his Hon. and Learned Friend the Master of the Rolls, and that they should ad journ their final decision on the question until to-morrow (this day). Mr. Edwards would have an opportunity of coming forward in the meantime, and either expressing contrition for his offence, or stating that he wished to be examined at the bar or beard by his counsel, fcr the purpose of proving his innocence. In order to carry out that view of the matter, he (Lord J. Russell) should move that the debate be adjourned until to-morrow (this day). Mr. HUME said he thought that any further ad journment of that question would only be trieng with the House.—(Hear, hear.) If ever an individual de served censure and punishment from that House it was the party implicated in that case, who appeared to have so greatly contributed to frustrate the inquiries of jus tice. In his (Mr. Hume's) opinion, they ought to send that person to Newgate until he should have presented a proper petition to the House. Sir R. H. INGLIS said that the House could not take the unto% Orli statement of Mr. Edwards in oppositio❑ to the sworn evidence of two witnesses and the report of a Committee. If that parson were to express his contri tion the House might extend to him its mercy; but without such an expression of contrition he (Sir R. H. Inglis) would not be disposed to allow him to be dis charged. Sir J. GRAHAM said there appeared to be some doubt about the facts of that case. He wished to know whether Mr. Edwards bad been committed for a con tempt of that House, or for the purpose cf obtaining from him further evidence. If he had been committed for contempt he (Sir J. Graham) could not see that he had done anything to purge himself of that contempt. It was quite clear that he was not in a position as yet to ask any lenity on the part of the House. He thought both the original motion and the amendment ought to be withdrawn, and that Mr. Edwards ought to be com mitted to Newgate. Let him present a petition to•mor row, and if it should be couched in proper terms, he had no doubt the House would listen to it.—(Hear.) Mr. AGLIONBY (who rose among cries of " Spoke,") said he was about to speak on the question of adjourn ment, and was therefore in order. The Right Hon. Ba ronet had expressed great indignation, as though the offence charged had been proved; but he denied that it had been proved before the House. There was no tri bunal in the country which would commit a man to Newgate without giving him an opportunity of defend ing himself. A man brought before a magistrate had an opportunity of hearing the evidence brought against him, and of being asked if he had anything to say in his di fence. An Tiox. MEMBER—He might be taken to the station• house first. Mr. AGLIONBY denied that there was any ptsralle - _ between the two cases, for here they proposed to commit by way of punishment. What right had they to call on a man to express his contrition when he denied the charge brought against him? He stated in his petition that it was totally false and untrue that he had prevented the attendance of Waggett, and that he had never com mitted a breach of the privileges of the House, and he prayed, therefore, that he might not be condemned 1113. heard. He had communicated with the gentleman who had put that petition into his hands, and asked whether he wished to be called to the bar of the House; and the answer was, that he expected to be discharged withdut being culled to the bar. but that be desired and was per fectly ready to be called to the bar at any time, a n d h e was willing to attend that moment and answer any ques tions which they might think fit to ask. If they required that he ahould approach them by the more Pawa 1 1110 d e of a petition, it scarcely followed that he should be sent toNewgate. Mr. 'AILLIE said Mr. Edwards was in custody for contempt, and they must take the report of their owa Committee, and could have no other evidence. Having committed him for contempt, it would be preposterous to have him up at the bar and waste their time for days in investigating a matter of this kind. They could have no other proof than they had already, though it would of course be quite a different thing as to what extent the House might choose to exercise its mercy. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL could not think that the House would commit a man without giving him an opportunity of defending himself. He had petitioned to be heard at the bar.—(No, no.) It would certainly be very hard to say a man should be sent to Newgate with out being heard. The other day a motion was made by the Hon. and Learned Member for Midhurst, that Mr. Edwards should be brought to the bar, and the responsi bility rested with the Hon. Member for Cockermouth, who said such was not his desire. These proceedings had taken a somewhat complicated course—delay had occurred, and technical objections had been taken— otherwise he might have taken some means of calling on the House to hear him. If he desired it, in common justice he ought not to be sent to Newgate without having an opportunity of being heard. If he was not desirous of being heard, or if he had nothing to allege against the report of the Committee, no one who read that report, or the evidence on which it rested, would shrink from agreeing that a gross and outrageous viola tion of the privileges of the House had been committed; and if ho should not succeed in purging himself from his contempt, no one would shrink from committing him to Newgate. Sir F. THESIGER said they would be compelled, if they adopted the advice of the Attorney-General, to try Mr. Edwards at the bar of the House, not upon any mere statement of his contradicting the allegations of the Committee, but to examine witnesses on both sides, without the security of an oath, and try the whole ques tion afresh.—(Hear, hear.) Undoubtedly a prima facie case of hardship was raised when Hon. Members talked of condemning a man unheard; but there was a little misapprehension in this respect. No precedent could be found for calling a person charged with contempt or breach of the privileges of the House to the bar, and trying the question whether he had been guilty or not. They had the report of the Committee respecting the conduct of Mr. Edwards, and it was assumed that they ought not to act upon that report, but should re-investi gate the matter. It Mr. Edwards had had any grounds to allege why he should not have been reported guilty of a breach of privilege, he might have asked the Committee to investigate the matter, and the House was bound to assume that the Committee had taken the best means of ascertaining the facts before reporting them to the House.—(Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances, he was not at all disposed to accede to the proposed delay, because he did not think Mr. Edwards entitled to ask any indulgence. He had presented no petition requiring investigation, or making any submission for his offence, and he therefore thought the best courso would be to dispose of these two motions, the original motion and amendment, and leave Mr. Edwards to bring himself be fore the House by a proper petition. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had carefully looked through the precedents, and could assure the House that if they were to commit this person at once to Newgate without hearing him they would be pursuing a most unusual course. There were two cases i❑ par ticular to which he would refer. In the Dunfermline election case in 1803, an individual named Trotter was reported to the House as having absconded for the pur pose of avoiding giving evidence, and upon that report an order was made for his committal to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms. The Sergeant-at-Arms reported that he was in custody, and thereupon he was brought to the bar of the House in order to hear what he had to say, and the journals stated that the report of the Com mittee was read to him, and he was asked to say what he had to observe upon that report; he was then ordered to retire; the House ordered the minutes to be laid bs fore them, and, agreeing with its Committee, ordered Trotter to be committed to Newgate. So in the Grantham election case, in 1820, certain persons were suwmoned to attend at the bar of the House, not in custody; but then, again, as in the case of Trotter, the report of the Committee was read out to them, and they were asked what they bad to say, and having retired, a motion was made to commit them to Newgate. In the Ipswich case, in 1835, certain persons were first of all ordered to be taken into custody, upon the report of the Committee. They then presented a petition confessing their delinquency every one of them, and were then committed to Newgate. But here was a case without precedent. A petition was presented by a party not confessing delinquency, but alleging entire innocence. Ot course it would not do to allow that person to bring his witnesses, and enter upo❑ an investigation at the bar of the House; but could it be said that such a man ought to be placed in a worse condition than such a person as Trotter, or the witnesses in the Granthau case? He. therefore, thought the pla❑ proposed by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government the best—namely, to postpone the discussion till to-motrow, (this day), for the purpose of affording this party an opportunity, if he should think fit, of presenting a petition confess ing his guilt, and asking mercy, or to have him brought to the bar, as in cases to which he bad referred, to hear the report of the Committee and make any state ment which he might wish to offer for the consideration of the House. Mr. S. WORTLEY said Mr. Edwards ought to have asked to be heard before the Committee; that Committee should have heard evidence which could not leave a shadow of a doubt on the mind of any lion. Member as to the facts of the case. Mr. V. SMITH reminded the House that they were called on to decide upon the Lersonal liberty of a British subj-ct; and when the decision of the Committee was reterred to, he begged to recal to their recollection that this gentleman had had no ht-wring whatever. No doubt some witnesses who had b.?en frightened out of their wits had given strong evidenc4 against him; but the Committee had never thought it advisable to exitanne him, though they ha l the opportunity. He was very jealous of seeing the power of committing for contempt pushed to an ar bitrary and tyrannical extent, and hoped the Noble Lord would press his motio❑ for an adjournment. Mr. H. PALMER thought it a great pity that they should go into different lobbies when they were ail agreed in the desire to vindicate the privil ges of the [louse. The Hon. and Learned Solicitor-General had, in his opinion, suggested a course which the House might adopt without the risk of compromising their pri vileges or dignity. The House divided, when there appeared— For the adjournment 108 Against it 87 Majority ASSESSED TAXES ACT. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Sir U. WILLOUGHBY complained that th© efftct of the proposed legislation would be to levy a tax on pro perty which had never been subject io taxati n betore, and would operate with peculiar hardship i❑ cases where the assessment was made on property, a great part of which consisted of garden ground. Sir G. PECHELL had hoped to get rid of the win dow-tax without substituting any other in its place. He objected to the house tax, more particularly as it was intended to form of it the nucleus of a still larger amount of taxation hereafter. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted that he had adopted the words of the old tiouse-tax, be cause it was difficult to distinguish in the country be tween houses and the houses, gardens, and appurtenances which were usually let together. He had no objection, however, to introduce a proviso to exempt market gar dens actually occupied fur the purpose of gaining livelihood by the sale of produce. If the suggestion of the Hon. Baronet was adopted the house might be no• minally let for 181. per annum, and the garden leading to it at 6/. per annum, and in that case he would get no produce from the tax.—(A laugh.) He trusted no at tempt would be made to introduce these innumerable ex emptions, which were highly objectionable. If the amount of the tax was frittered away in that manner the whole object would be defeated. According to the old tax only one acre of land was allowed to go with the house, all the rest being excluded. The Right Hon. Gentleman then enumerated the various descriptions of buildings exempted, viz., coach-houses, stables, wash houses, laundries, wood houses, &c., aod hoped the Hon. Baronet would not, under the circumstances he had stated, press his amendment. NIL HUME said there were so many exceptions in tho Bill that he objected to the measure altogether. They were now ise.ually laying on a ouuse-tax fur the purpose of paying off a portion of the national dent, because it ap peared that, including the last sum of 640,0001. laid out in the purchase of stock, no less than 2,300,00/. of debt had been paid off within the lust year or so. He ad mitted that a house-tax would be a very good tax per se if there was any necessity for raising mono, which be denied. He complained that from the mode in which the question was brought forward they were prevented from taking a division upon the question—(H.er, near) —because the Chancellor of the Exchequer had ingeni ously proposed to suhstitute a house -tax levied upon value for what he callgd a house tax previously levied upon windows. He objected to fresh taxes being laid on in order to carry out the financial schemes of the Right Hon. Gentleman. Ho was prepared, it the proposition was brought fairly before the House, to vote for a gra dual extinction of the national debt, but he was not pre pared to impose burdens which would press severely upon the springs of industry when there was no neces sity for such a tax. Sir W. JOLLIFFE had understood from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer that they were about to repeal instead of impose taxes. Now, however, it would appear that property both in to wn and country, which had hitherto been exempt from the window-tax, would be taxed by this new house-tax. Take the case of farm-houses in the country—there ntly paid no window tax, and yet were many farms the rent of which did nut exceed 2001., 2 u ( V: under tohuiladnbeew liafslepro proposition t t h m e h the u s f L e t and which consequently -tax. vwaliuthedth%t desire of protesting against any property being now as sessed that had hi t h erto been txem t. d, that he should supp >rt the amendment of the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. W. WILLIAM S said the tax was unjust in prin ciple, because h ouses were the only s pecies of property doubly taxed a t present; houses being assessed under the property -tax, ax, and also under the window duty. Ho knew of a very large class of houses which had been re cently constructed in the metropolis so as to avoid pay ing the window -tax, and under the Right lion. Gentle man's new financial scheme they would be liable to duty. He contended, besides, that there was no necessity for the imposition of a new tax, because if the Right Hon. Gentleman wanted money, why did he not lay a legacy duty upon real property ? He hoped the question would be altogether reconsidered. Lord DUNCAN thought they were indebted to the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir H. Willoughby) for having brought this question before the Committee, and the matter had been moat satisfactorily met by the Bight eht Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had announced his intention to limit the extent of 6' 4 dens to one acre. Taking the plan us a whole, be tholJr,a the Right Hon. Gentleman's plan was the best thste°' tie introduced. Mr. WAKLEY feared the Right Hon. Gentl e° lll could only give satisfaction by corapletely OA , " l e taxation from houses. He thanked the G°v erl:ll:°e '-• for having in so unqualified a manner repealed thes"l', dow-tax. He compleined, however, that LI , tbe nti l' a rk sent arrangement, while the nobleman, who bal. : B :011 6o or 60 acres, escaped, the poor man, with 1 2,8 0 0 patch of garden ground, was taxed. He maintains that was a most unjust principle. Mr. HENLEY suggested that the would be to see the Bill as the Right Hon. ea t 119 better ° if : proposed to submit it to the House, more We e " he had promised to introduce words whic h would 5 0, ampt market gardens. He trusted, unde r the ei re tit! t stances, the Hon. Baronet would not Pre ss amendment. Mr. J. ELLIS did not see why , , aes tios , descrip tions of property had hitherto escapee 'ee e eet that it should always continue exempt if it le's!" 1 subject for taxing. He had had a good deal conversation with his own constituents on the Wi n' coe the Right Hon. Gentleman's plan, and there viss u ",eie of them who had n • f 00" not expressed himself per e sr fled with the scheme. If we had cut down the 0, because cert° and navy estimates we might be able to afford coed ductions applied for ; but as we had not lesseres,oo expenditure he did not think that the Chancellor or tit Exchequer could make any fairer proposition th3A had done. ee Ger, Lord DUNCAN wished to ask the Right liacln'herOf tleman whether he could inform them of the n e sl:l3 ; eel houses with gardens attached to them which Ow' • ee C O il' R under the operation of the proposed tax? The CHANCELLOR of , the EX.CHEQU P ' o peet ; not say. He would take the property -tax es9e- ° by which houses and premises were assessed togelee , the guiding rule of his proposed valuation. was plee e ti t : s t Alderman SIDNEY thought that there evidence given as to the partial manner in whin b ° r oe ! would operate. Noblemen with their hundre d s c • ep tlfi parks or demesnes would be dealt with most leelo while the class of shopkeepers in large towns ,11or made to suffer severely. He thought the Cidan';botel c' the Exchequer had underrated the number a' boa; that would be taxed. There were at least 486,000;01 paying a rental of 201. in this country. P aid about 20,000 or 30,000 houses which at prese a ' ro ryo ,l l window -tax, but which would be liable to the P, ow, impost. He did not see why houses under 20 ' IP he excluded from the operation of this niess ure eoc' tlfr knew that there were many independent persoes,noto' ing such houses. When an exception leas e r° fie losi t e l ' your of warehouses, manufactories, and bar" e n si ' oeN he did not think it fair or reasonable that s t u 4 ,. should be compelled to pay this tax upon the di ° their businessWlL premises. t inroa d divide H. LOUGHBY said he did D O divide the Committee on his proposition. Huu O lt Mr. PACKE sail, as the Baronet th e I° o lf ' for Marylebone had withdrawn his m otion , 1 10;1 Packe) would postpone his proposition for e t e hot,' from the operation of the proposed tax 011 'J R es' , under the value of 101 until they were in Ca °. ° the Right Hon. Gentleman's Bill. JO III Mr. MACGREGOR was of opinion that, %fop; circumstances, the Chancellor of t he Exch e q u ' o o - 1 0 not do better, unless the expenditure of tl i !;, 0 5 ,1, was greatly reduced. He did not believe tu' e 11 0 jr permanent measure, but feeling that the Gl e r vi°`"ti must soon revise the whole system of taxati e °D e tlets ° for the present support the Right Hon. tie' fof proposition. bit i 3e Sir B. HALL was glad that the Hoe. '''": l3 b e' Leicestershire had withdrawn his amendaleg t, ":o l6l : B. Hall) would have been compelled to vote 3,11 $1 0 “. He wished to state the course he intended to e 3 t e regard to the house-tax. The Chancellor of chequer having informed him that in case d be i Halt) succeeded in his proposition ho shout. (igr" his measure for the repeal of the window du tie : . ri e llge . i g Hon. Baronet) must decline for the presene i b et forward his amendment against the impo',..ellor„ house-tax. But as soon as he found the Ch an ' is vf the Exchequer's measure for the repeal of gr A li biq rl o i . duties settled he (Sir B. Hall) would then may ht ,l position—if not in the present session - e sc d: tiro favourable opportunity. The Right Hon. Ge n e ' fi efi d d played his cards well, for he had placed hi"; dill! supporters of his proposed amendmet in a ° 3°-t position. eg g The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQu'''i be would do the Hon. Baronet the justice to ssl a -b e ri b t eliio behaved with great fairness in this matter. d e4 s irs l) ' e that there would be-other taxes much mor e . repeal than the house-tax. t. is Sir DE LACY EVANS, while he cone tlf e albe r d . course pursued by the Hon. Baronet the et the Marylebone, wished to enter his protest aga in- CO I position of a house• tax. to Lord DUNCAN said that w h en the hoill e ,.' 11 10 1 1 : 0 1 regularly before them a num b er o f ques tions 1, - 11 1 particularly one in respect to its extension which they weuld have to discus Mr. FIUME said at a future period 1 1 ° d -cP b tl et) the House whether the time had not com e 'est f ol could strike off, without danger, the so 9 n „;:ill ii other duties which at that moment pressed ' the people. j Sir G. PECHELL reminded the Govereei c " e fO rr o ji great difficulty which stood in the way ef '"y 11 ' ) not huu suendtael.s—namely, i t t b s e a p as r k e s p s o m s e it n io t n . ofThthe con e,9 l) :j c t ° oi l the Exchequer for a hou se - tax could be ally ,, ot ioo so easily , . He protested ag ainst ' the eubsti l dr house-tax for the window duties. A ge l V Mr. MO WATT said, in asmuch as it ha' si ° tided that the expenditure of the country W t s i: boll: 1 reduced, he believed there was no alternslieePA submit to a house-tax in place of the winda w ' u s - Ots 4 l deed, he preferred the house-tax to every oth e ' t ior,p lion of tax. He was in favour of direct te t/ 511 0 0.,„tr he agreed in the principle laid down by the •' - ', - et , " t e, tier fur Leominster (Mr. F. Peel) the other !VI, Terence to direct taxation. lie regretted that 'ot i f o eil' sure of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, sfieroyl being an extension of that admirable s ystem ' e l tri a ! by that must able financier the late Sir 1 1 . Ye f rie, the contrary, a retrograde move; for instes. eolude 1,100,060/. by direct taxation, this measure/lbe lie! greater, The difficulty would DI eest g of abolishing the Excise and other ut i i ;o o l9 were most injurious to the interests Of th e 0 1 , classes of the country. If we were to hav°, l 'd he thought it should be more generally apPlt; ' Mr. HEY W ORTH said it was impessie could give tull employment to the i l e ild the country so lung as they laid a heavy what they consumed. In order to increa e rl e , - 5 00 tba 'i 0 1 of the nation they ought to strike off all ' t I ' Excise duties, and thus relieve the great ' l6 h , ° oi s e people. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to read t lution, but when he came to a certain part reap J iolt; interrupted by i Mr. nIOFFATT, who rose to move the -P f ed' a oic segue words, by which he proposed to give t ° „ e t ee; where a manutacture was carried on the OW:10') the Chancellor of the Exch, quer stated til e - cl O P give to shops in which any The CHAIR \IAN having put the qi? .. 5,,t 1 , 1 ` .- 11 P 2 . ; business was ee l !, l - , The CHANCELLOR of the EXCU P : that if they adopted the Hon. Mee ber's - , 113 0 0 0 :e; there was scarcely one house in any i gres,! 'es g':W might not claim the advantage proposed tu e,oteio ° ' shops. Even the circumstance of an old 7 ) eli . ut ting her stockings, or a person making 111 % . be then sufficient to bring the houses in i f- a ie t 'o ol. 6' cupations were carried on within the op er r e 1 1 0 " Hon. Member's amendment. If it were an rrcb n l id as well give up the tax altogether Mr. SVOONER said he believe . d that O f t were to bo totally exempted from taxation, "Atift°,.., happened that a dwelling-house formed 0;1/,;-tbiefir building; w h n e n w l . d ish b e e d ni to ade as u k pe w n he t t b h e er , o 'itle ti) samete assessment d sa llied whole? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ II , } ; c 1 ,4 v if the shop or warehouse be attached to av t • l dv f house, and formed a part thereof, the ; liable to be assessed. however, the cotan 3- ettl e citi' cut off, the shop or warehouse would not b c e was difficult to give a more precise answer g be t t tion of the Hon. Gentleman. el, 0 Mr. HUME remarked that there scotill o r , l ttv many objections made to the house tax i f !d orm In answer to questions from Mr. — lloo°l' r r A to the owner the franchise. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ ° ! ;fec:I SIDNEY, and others, to the former Act under which the hous e-t , i3 o - o s l l‘e whi:sint he at v a o t u t r h ,_ b e ut n !ixpence, exemption leered, and said that licensed e e o d s f e o e t a u r t a i d m i boarding victuallers declinedusel d e , Ile also mentioned that P, 51 ,4 pres ll 7 be obliged to pay upon houses rated at tee'r toe v Ina as they were assess; o rdere d at present assess IJ Per T t h y e ta r x eolutions were then agreed to, an d reported to-morrow. irr v5 ; ., 1 ,6 COFFEE AND TIMBER Du: N loE'', do . :1 A resoluti n was proposed by the Cll,'''.;, lot •i ; ' 4 the EXCHEQUER, that instead of the elc t eo; on raw coffee, it should be for the future , el i a til leo - e 3 duty of 3d. a pound, and toasted and gru Fr'r a pound T . , to Mr. . BARING said he was not g0i, 13 : oti :, v e, any objection to the equalisation of cla t ' e- t0 P r7 dr * though he was of opinion that what W ., 11 , 9 / yi tl° o l , l n ci C i' ef fl li i . would be injurious to their colonies, o, — ; tiVr A lle') check the industry of the population, especiai t o tv e tvi In the West Indies the cultivation fCO i b i ,' , er4 from a want of cheap labour; whereas in Cei' t ° ,o 9 ; e l° T .l li had made very great progress.—(Hear.) ,_""L ad v- e ti ci r ; nion that the equalising of the duty in tw - A 6 edior i ; would inflict injury upon their ce-10-niest ~/..I )b "sci f ii o l , , c { Ceylon, which relied upon the preferenc a ,,; .efe:', l l4 possessed in this market. He must , Pfbis ', - t 0",,,i 1 that there had not been much agitation oP l ip IV, h an e d h i a f d p n a o rt o ie b j s ec w i n io u n ld th cete with a tli d e ci f ej ; l l : i e r ci : i 0: 1 : 10 1( they shout want protection when there was not a .., L iP e c titY differential duty; but then in this case "Led a,' 0 1 he thought it would be fairer if they i° 3 P - 001 0 ,',.'0 0 0 J 3d. on colonial and 4d. on foreign cd fee rbi I' o 'o l itC l , should like also to know whether , co c l ~ the present or the past governor c ' eoP i°e il; ol .4 l been taken as to the operation of Oa P" .'" 1 / 4 J . :4' on the industry and capital of that co l°r* o r i ib e tl,l The amount of the duty or the lower ing 11%° °` 4 : ; now proposed, ho bel;eved w ould b ac° , of f , in checking that adulteration of coffee tha t ` q : e rla e ' i oi o on, and which was so injurious to the ° au . ad ° ,., n ° ,1 traders, and the consumers. That was a gr" n o ' to he thought the House ought to adopt °,, joy 0 0 which might prevent the injury that Was I ° It II clams of the eonareunity,— ( Hear, bogy i ..-' ,., _" -^.-.- .% ..a ~' 11141 fl aai nt tghlitell Vag apaio tdo n Prop, 7 atitE the c wh o knee, that Be er , of co in C , had t ug y coff, was the ad a tray by ,