The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-12 00:00:00

1 4t ------- - Do --` now than i r Bnn and were more secure . n. she ll th. property tiee d. I ! s anguinary punishment was so mercilessly i made the 44 1 , 8 Viihen the Right Honourable Baronet . r.ight, he 4, (l l l :l eech next year that he had made tiv s th e would add another branch . to the t s o ubject, and Ile e !reuse some particulars relative to the effects . of .h Ne 4 r il t °l o il i°, l 3 of capital punishment in other countries, i tendered stow that human life and property had been were a ti l ed less secure in those countries than they were in N at .' time that capital punishment w Prussia, 631C1 Ile b e ji,, 14 Tuscany, in Belgium, setie,i t i ed in Russia. also, capital in punishment was Wi t 'V abolished, and it would all pro fski states soon soon put an end to in the Amer l ittete a " s of Michigan Ohio, New York, and Massa -11411.".;The Hon. Member then proceed to argue m tha s. t „ t he a l i tie te 4 e's Of hanging did not deter from the corn i "„u,s crime of murder. Soon after the spring as tllie: "Year 1844, four men were hanged for murder 4 tte ;VI, Tipperary; but within ono week from that St t o ill urder was perpetrated on the high road ctle ow to . tg aot w a, and in the course of six months of the f I the tse l a ir°ll 'nd winter 16 murders were committed s in c) L 444 oi9,llVelabourhood, 16 attempts at mur was there en t se ," r ing into dwelling-houses. Again, ‘, t s e- cua to suppose that the banging of the pois , o ,r n im er p s theset a lld had in any degree deterred from the , p er v i th °o For his part, looking at the characterof 11 1 ght th e • whom 11- 4118 b y this crime was committed, he e e leflie. Y Might fairly come to the conclusion that e mte te'. l ° l l of capital punishment was not likely to 4 0, ~ffect which it was desirable that it shou s id . "1 ` 4l t there was one view of the 0 th e „• the i t . , waste altogether fatal to the argument tti'llttarde,•gnt Honourable Gentleman, and that was the i' e ssilrY inequality of the punishment,. and 5,7.140,a0n1e injuitice w - hich arose from that inequa : Cor;h°49 a woman named Mary Ball was hanged satwo,-,,,,ry f or Poisoning her husband,. and another ss A WIL . flanged at Devizes for poisoning her infant L A vi teri Le ird woman named Charlotte Harris was to D e ;,,' °I murder hd not hanged; she happenedf her Nt te " il at, and har was respited until the birth o 4 0 . 14 3 to d her then the Right s Hon. ts Whistilll thought tv e ould an gtil in produing the good e r r e u e l r. k la e . seemed to anticipate from hanging oth Hunt, Wlts a:4Na, there was the case of Mary Ann e , _ , __ e, 1000,e's coovicted of the murder of her mistress. rib t 11 %46 4 Pregnant, though an unmarried woman, and the at L i 0 the sentence was respited and subsequently . 7 is ti ' t " its ilut a practice like this was not in accord t4d 4llltil ter . l upon which punishment should e -ve l l e sltPwrinsci playing fast and loose with the law tle i l • l ; h ttie lives was the uneortue ate criminals who came Itc:oPeration of the law. Mary Ann Hunt's cege Lstae --d it 44 exactly parallel one to that h of h Sarahe_at 4„Illoll'e„wehn murdered her mistress and was a c g ti d al. W"‘"ei 1 . - V? the most awfal and appalling rc re 4 er tei" k i L'rY Ann Thomas was tried to be coaxed out s . It -, o f it , - C eryytnan, "4(M4-'4' 13 Y thA 1 and failing that was drag eewste of screaming, a policeman, carried to the scaffold in te e Of it r eaming, and there executed before the The other ttp: 4ll iv a ny thousands of persons. de' ll es h 4 , 8 I nn hanged at all. There was no dif- e • ta s thei • , but there was the utmost eeteti-e Possible be r tw cr e l e m n es their punishments. When e Nte -14 , L e some time ago with a learned judge on t thAdßts),"us learned functionary told him never to take t; 4 ,,t if t on on the abolition of capital punishment, Nit the had done they would have been still h at _ g f or _, r Having for 4,2 lee n te_sileeP-stealing and . forgery. tesaty, a " sYstem in operation, they believed it to be t,Ftl l e and defended it accordingly. Let them not s the • th e innocent were sometimes hanged. There i ti‘eb.liee-of Michael Howard, who was hanged wit- VII , wt a ill _ September, 1847 on the evidence of w . VII, i t :,ya the trial of another Michael Howard, his bed the "le following spring, also gave testimony on its * 0414 h latter was likewise sentenced to death; and )1,44484e been executed but that it was proved . that re t e e had perjured themselves on the first . trial, bee o e _ eset ted . st ",(l T he in the execution h of the first Michael only arrived two days 1 11 , 4 1 S tile°, to e respited for f. his 'he e n x t ec e u r ti on. The rhoor'4'tora-a.tiel, evidence on which capital convictions Stli 44 Herres obtained, as shown in . the recent case thil d r 't te e tt, charged with poisoning her husband, itr . w as , In an Denny, charged with murdering his I s citt et , tenother element of wrong. It would be ket • ° ad opt the system of punishment ff which l b sis l a 178 'itlie tl atate • 3 mentioned as being more e . ectua islia;lnt ea the the repression of crime than capital pu 74,11whipoteugeen--viz., imprisonment for life, with .„ tt l a a still 0.. , and though he was no advocate of the %Olse n th ought that that system was preferable to by e % id„R tu this country. It would be easy t show 04% -it 0 deterring from the commission of to t i : 4 4 ll l e. °Teh?ital Punishment was t the most untenable al tth a __ execution of Rush, a . Norwich, did not N ti ef ft fa_u!sta Gleeson from murdering several met e eiii • t ilis at ° ,e wi th ,?' In Liverpool. While the country w ItiNtitrl,4eiblitie at a ffair and in aver as y short time subse still fresh in the I :, i4 R Ol i g i ' the Al a s ti n ntg a s ff w al e r re w not deterred from mur , e ste ee en :•te' 4l te . 0 r- What they were bound to do was, I S ores tio e t °lale that human life was sacred—that t he 't t o do e 4150 his arm against his fellow mi ; but iif Oir tle ,. e stio o r ,they must withdraw from men's eyes kii, l tat 4 law which proved to them that human NI; G. Qgered. t ott e e l,to rete'alr, explained that what he had stated with fat pidgel rring n to the judges was, that he referred it4 44 Y d e un doubtful points, but he never implied ak e r esk er gree of responsibility rested upon the judge k r til e e Se,,t,.°,the execution of the sentence, but solely Ne d ' o. iely,„ e e 'srY of State. n rt Ivitlbutalhkit believed that human life might be . 5e ...444.441 - "t. av ing recourse to taking away the lives ,Ntat'‘Leatsd. '4zPerience proved that neither amongst iqtletettisirdset-teOpo,stello uneducated class . es did the punish- L iit I ,e 411,,,i t , rate as a preventive to crime. He N 4 r) lti On O n the House to assent to the motion for %s ti tre; f"eling assured that by so doing they would dad 4 the ef.°3Pair the security which the law threw liet,;,vki? or the subject. lt oe LIT r opligi P s ' divid a ' • O r th e-, when there appeared -4 . e motion 40 Vilt ht it ''' ... ... 46 )itt jority against the motion ... 6 h ill t t i• 0' emee,TIIE CHARTER. tiaselet'-...e-re-,;"OR moved resolution to the follow thNspel'e tha; egost this house, a recognising the great lik l ci o P h ic sr u r is the source of all wealth; that l a s w il "Per e ae t - °llly legitimate source of power; that [41441s 4 talus ; °lll d be th fir t artaker of the fruits of 4 11 0 ay, ;178;hthat taxation without representation .. wt ate e -h oned be resisted; and believing that tik ae k • itd e bsy°f country would be best developed by tatoo!lieeol)itrrepresentatives chosen by the labouriF „ Q at i l ls ; tt at ° ,ftion with those who lire byother industrial_ ete t cese donna recognition of the above great truths) N 4le cti n e ntitl t e Pt e s the principles embodied in the docu• es, Universall People's- Charter—namely, annual a Lstris suffr a e vote by ballot, equal elect- Ilteetauce.,, ' t, propertyg qualifications, and payment of 11° ‘ s e 'Lle regretted to see the Ministerial item th lhe t if eropty, ‘ and he begeed to remind . ht c tl P Il people were tranquil on the subject ii . 11 % ' res ent' tie tt len., moment, whil e tree() ~ was pros preitifile;4l -"Y no means certain that they would re 'rtlr° Point t e depression - of the re to t hen 4 ti M of arrived. It was ea the N s to 0 the relative proportions l 'eleie: nee e . ! Logland, Ireland, and Scotland, to i s ed ly b e di .sity of , e 4 change. Their attention might See r° ,_ i tted ti s r p , e , e 'eu to the example of France, where Ar e - ,,he re ;I; ,coreplete despotism had been esttb ?tee I:ustribeee ho replete of the President and the Legis ko ah,,,,,.. were a lik e protected hy soldiers with Ili te til alin g th No such results need be apprehended Itl ew lv bs elle gets e charter in England, where the public eitr s cis maul, and ripe for free institutions. He ! l ist: 4'13% the "nid fail, as it had failed in former he a ,,,' slier ~,,!,,oPposition of a Ministry backed by caPi 415jeturking classes, to ° PPose any meaeure antagonistic to ' epi c, t° which Re knew that, interesting as the i l ath e arid his motion referred was to the 11 had W ould tver Y class out of doors, the af ste ite 0, Probably be counted out before toped the aot•tunity of concluding, and he could e it es te uai ,,_ s n uistry ami the House that the people ta i 'a,te 4h i l e e k .0 stronger proof of the necessity for the N e i() le ak : . Oe was there to advocate. His only object tt a Vot undertone as richer, and the poor rioh. He e t t eR their Lend the conduct of the Protectionists in hoiot wear Qseurrpepyorttilto the motion of the Hon. Mem" le Z c alt - ii" r ; l a f a r e.:ehi e se ° . tB,I la th e th , p er k night for the extension of - "eY were for placing all . e te b ler n ir. clef that class, and yet to a man they ad att ic West it ?o!t at the result of the present sys- RiPbie`ta, for tdtng of Yorkshire Dublin, Cork, sstaknd et instance,re each returned one Tory and one PI % ti It etre • u d find that a house thus divided L stie u e e llt th e i an u e l a not sta n d . What he desired to Bee ',tro ut ' require'fsnould be cultivated according to the tr a togie; 'rats, and not according to political ~,t llP oet :ecoree rho law convinced that if the Charter ;No l e ictilt er 1 lit w of the land they would cease to mdte!?,°44try. alProduco, and, in fact, become an ex ite 4 le e Hou se he lion. Member was continuing to !Si te vote Mina , wh en Ill) -gent sileet W ere nicrred that the House be counted. 44u .--0 .o_rdered to withdraw, alt. ) , e -ti ne and there being east i,..e'llslnhers present, the House adjourned Silt o c i , 1 °CtE till to-morrow (this day). ----es_ StINLIA:ir POST. Si? To bc,„ k )Mi :',/ii EDITOR or THE TIMES. L uat e t .3? residence being 120 miles from Dublin, ,_ Ito 6 ‘ calv ti, To londe -.0 m ortification of having all RY, 1 4 Lk 141100 detained from England two days and Dtf o v th 114 6 14 °lle by the new Post-office regulations, n th, l ? 1,416:11411 placing nle in a worse position tha .. i. — "bit tiv-j,1,8 were in operation—in short, retr G o o til e,' itto, pization to the state of things existing _ t4l,lseßr tr iallt ' iu i„ addition, I have to witness the po-1, thllailve",ng by my gate on every Sunday tllAle 4civenlploying men and horses without any Vatfitt,.°ll hm,„ 4llt alie, as the mail-bags are not opened. "80f this exercised a great influence over the Is nob 4it'ameta --aPPy k ingdom, and in this instance eibi, 14 confer benefit on it by replacing us, it. least in the same position as in the last vei l 7 . Your constant reader, GALVAIIESIS. l aae l42-411314 5E'........____,--:: N1:100 ' ..1° 4-Dison.—The following is t . he . inhere vein Lue atone recently placed by the Eart ot llikritlet's ar t b e gllave of Addison in Westminster Abbey es, first Earl opicket. The Montague alluded to was -4'ialifax:-.. 14 N eer s to them '' Ant:Qum Ince their ehaMbers where the mighty rest, Ico r , °lloclatio eer waa to the 0, came ' a nobler guest ; A fairer spirit b ower s of bliss conveyed 911, gone for 'Z,. te°re welcome shade. n dsleep i n , e - , take this long adieu, ', g r ace neat thy lov'd Montague. Of Eilemziere, p.c., 1849." - v 43 , Ead " Born, 167 2—Died, 1719. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, JULY 10. MARRIAGES BILL. Order for Third Reading read ; Motion made and Question proposed, " That the Bill be now read the third time :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day three months :" - Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 144. Abdy, Sir T. N. Grenfell, Charles W. Price, Sir R Adair, R. Shafto Grey, Sir G. Rawdon, Colonel Aglionby, 11. A. Harris, Richard Repton, G. W. J. Anstey, T. C. Ilatchell, John Ricardo, John L. Bagshaw, John Hayter, W. G. Ricardo, Osman Baines, M. T. Ileadlam, T. E. Rice, E. R. Baring, Sir F. Heald, James Rich, Henry Baring, Thomas Heathcote, G. J. Robartes, T. J. Barnard, Edward G. Heywood, James Romilly, Colonel Barrington, Via. Heyworth, L. Romilly, Sir John Bass, M. T. Hobhouse, T. B. Rumbold, C. E. : Bellew, R. M. Howard, Lord E. Salwey, Colonel Benbow, John Howard, C. W.G. Sanders, G. Berkeley, Henry F. Hudson, George Scholefleld, William Birch, Sir T. Jackson, William Sidney, Alderman Blewitt, Reginald Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, John Abel Bright, John Jolliffe, Sir W . G. Smith, John B. Brocklehurst, J. Kershaw, James Smith, M. T. Brockman, .E. D. ' King, P. J. Sinyth,Vohn G. Brotherton, J. Lerman!. T. B. Somers, J. P. Brown, 11. Lewis. Sir T. Somerset, Captain Brown, William Littleton, E. It. Spooner, Richard Bruce, Lord E. Locke, Joseph Staunton, Sir G. Bunbury, H 11. Loveden, Pryse Strickland, Sir G. Buxton, Sir E. Mackinnon, W. Stuart, Lord D. Carter, J. B. Mangles, R. D. Stuart, Lcrd J. Chaplin, W. J. Marsh 11, J. G. Thompson, Colonel Clay, James Marshall, William Thornely, Thomas Cobden, R. Martin, C. W. Tollemache, F. J. Cockburn, Alex. Masterman, John Tufnell, H. Coke, E. K. Matheson, Colonel Vivian, J. 11. Copeland, Ald. Milner, W. M. Waddington, H. S. Crawford, W. S. Milne% R. M. Wakley,lThomas Currie, Raikes Mitchell, T. A. Wall, C. B. Denison, Edmund Molesworth, Sir W. Walmsley, Sir J. D'Eyncourt, T. Moody, C. A. Watkins, Colonel Dodd, I. Morris, David Wawn, J. T. Ebrington, Lord Mostyn, E. M. Westhead , J. P. Ellis, John Muntz, G. F. Willcox, Brodie Elliot, John E. Noel, G. J. Williams, John Evans, William O'Brien, J. Wilson, James Ferguson, Sir R. Osborne, Ralph Wood, Sir Charles Fitzwilliam, G. W. Owen, Sir John Worcester, Marquis Foley, J. 11. Paget, Lord George Wrightson, W. B. Forster, Matthew Parker, John Wyld, James Fortescue, J. W. Pechell, Sir G. Wyvill. Marmadake Fox, W. J. Pelham, A. D. TELLER/. Galway, Viscount Pendarves, E. W. Wortley, J. S. Greene, John Pilkington, James Hill, Lord Marcus MINORITY-NOES, 134. Adderley, C. B. Farnham, E. B. Mundy, William Arbuthaott, Hugh Ferrer, James Naas, Lord Arkwright, G. Fellowes, Edward _Neeld, Joseph Ashley, Lord Forbes, Wm. O'Brien, Sir T. Begot, William Fuller, A. E. Oswald, Alexander Bateson, Thomas Gladstone. W. E. Packe, C. W. Beregord, William Gordon, Admiral Palmer, Roundell Blackstone, W. S. Goulburn, Henry Patten, J. W. Booth, Sir R. G. Graham. Sir James Pennant, Colonel Bouverie, E. P. Greene, Thomas Plowden, W. H. Bowles, Admiral Gwyn, Bowel Plumptre, J. P. Bramston, T. W. Hall, Sir B. Pusey, P. Brisco,9 M. Hamilton, Geo. A. Raphael, Alexander Broadley, Henry nestle, Archibald Reid, Colonel Buck, Lewis W. Heneage, G. H. Richards, Richard Buller, Sir Y. Henley, J. W. Sadleir, John Burghley, Lord Hervey, Lord A. Scott, Francis Burrell, Sir C. Hildyard, T. B. Seymer, Henry Ker Cabbell, B. B. Hildyard, R. C. Sibthorp, Colonel Chatterton, Colonel Hood, Sir Alexander Simeon, John Christopher, R. A. Hope, A. Spearman, H. J. Clerk, Sir G. Hornby John Stallard, Augustus Clive, R. H. Hotham, Lord Stanley, E. Clive, Henry B. Hughes, W. B. Taylor, T. E. Cobbold, John C.: Inglis, Sir R. H. Tenison, E. K. Cocks, T. S. Jones, Captain Thesiger, Sir F. Cole, H. A. Keating, Robert Thornhill, G. Compton, H. C. Law, C. E. Townley, R. G. Conolly, Thomas Lewisham, Viscount Trevor,;G. Corry, Henry Lindsay, Hon. Col. Trollope, Sir J. Cubitt, William Lockhart, W. Turner, G. J. Davie, Sir H. Lowther, Colonel Verney Sir H. Dickson, S. Lygon, General Villiers, F. W. Drummond, Henry 11.`Neill, Duncan Vivian, J. E. Duckworth, Sir J. Manners, Lord C. Vyse, R. H. Duncan, George Manners, Lord J. Walter, John Duncombe, A. Matheson, James Wegg-Prosser, F. Duncombe, 0. Maule, Fox Welby, G E. Dundas,:George Meux, Sir Henry Wellesley, Lord C. Dundas, Sir David Miles, Philip W. S. • Willoughby, Sir IL Du Pre, C. G. Miles, William Wodehouse, E. East, Sir J. B. Monsell, William Wood, W. P. Edwards, H. Moore, G. H. Egerton, W. T. Morgan, 0. Maxis. Emlyn, Viscount Morison, Sir W. Mackenzie,:W. F. Estcourt, J. B. B. Mailings, J. R. Walpole, Spencer Clause (Provided always, and be it further Enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to extend to that part of the United Kingdom called Scotland) brought up, and read a first time : —Motion made, and Question put, " That the said Clause be now read a second time." The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, 130. Adderley, C. B. Farnham, E. B. Morgan, 0. Arbuthnott, H. Ferrer, James Morison, Sir W. Arkwright, George Fellowes. E. Mullings, J. R. Ashley, Lord Forbes, William Naas, Lord Bagot, Hon. W. Fuller, A. E. Weald, Joseph Bateson, Thomas Gladstone, W. E. O'Brien, Sir Timothy Beresford, William Gordon, Admiral O'Connell, M. J. Blackstone, W. Gottlbum, Henry Packe, C. W. Booth, Sir R. G. Graham, Sir James Palmer, Roundel Bouverle, E. P. Greene Thomas Patten, J. W. Bowles, Admiral Gwyn. Howel Pennant, Hon. Col. Bramston, T. W. Hall, Sir B. Plowden, W. H. Broadley, H. Hall, Colonel Plumptre, J. P. Buck, Lewis W. Hamilton, G. A. Pusey, Philip Buller, Sir J. Y. Hastie, Archibald Raphael, Alexander Burghley, Lord Heneage, G. H. W. Reid, Colonel Burrell, Sir C. Henley, J. W. Richards. Richard Cabbell, B. B. Hervey, Lord A. Sadlair, John Caylcy, E. S. Hildyard, R. C. Scott, Francis Chatterton, Colonel Hildyard, T. B. T. Seymer, 11. K. Chichester, Lord J. Hood, Sir Alexander Sibthorp, Colonel Christopher. R. Hope, A. Spearman, Henry Clerk, Sir G. Hornby, John Stafford, A. Clive, H. B. Hotham, Lord Stanley, Edward Clive, R. H. Hughes, W. B. Taylor, Thomas E. Cobbold, J. C. Inglis, Sir R. Tenison, E. K. Cocks, T. S. Jones, Captain Thesiger, Sir F. Cole, Hon. H. A. Keating, Robert Thornhill, G. Compton, H. C. Law, Hon. E. C. Townley, R. G. Conolly, Thomas Lewisham, Via. Trevor, G. R. Cubitt, William Lindsay, Colonel Trollope, Sir J. Davie, Sir Henry Lowther, Colonel Turner, George Dickson, Samuel Mackenzie, W. F. Vyse, H. R. H. Duckworth, Sir J. M'Neill, Duncan Walpole, S. U Duncan, George Manners4Lord C. Walter, John Duncombe, A. Manners, Lord J. Wegg-Prosser, F. Duncombe, 0. Matheson, J. Welby, G. E. Dundas, George Matheson, Colonel Wellesley, Lord C. Dundas, Sir D. Motile, Fox Willoughby, Sir H. Du Pre, C. George Meux, Sir lffenry Wodehouse, Edmund East, Sir J. Miles, P. W. Wood, W. P. Edwards, Henry Miles, W. Egerton, W. T. Monsell, William TILLII.S. Emlyn, Viscount Moody, C. A. Lockhart, W. Estcourt, J. B. B. Moore, G. H. Oswald,. A. MAJORITY-NOES, 137. Abdy, Sir Thomas Fox, W. J. Price, Sir R. Adair, Hugh E. Galway, Viscount Rawdon, Colonel Aglionby, 11. Greene, Joha Ricardo, J. L. Anstey, Thomas Grenfell, Cnarles W. Ricardo, Osman Bagshaw, John Harris, Richard Rice, E. B. Baines, M. T. Hatchell, John Robartes, T. J. A. Baldwin, Barry liayter, W. G. Hominy, Colonel Baring, Sir F. T. Headlam, Thoma.l Romllly, Sir John Baring, Thomas Heald, James I Rumbold, C. E. Barnard, E. G. Heywood, James Salwey, Colonel Barrington, Viscount Heyworth, L. Sanders, George Bass, Thomas Hobhouse, T. B. Scholetield, William Bellew, R. M. Howard, Lord E. Sidney, Alderman Benbow, John Howard, C. W. smith, J. A. Berkeley, H. F. Hudson, G. Smith, M. Tucker Birch, Sir T. Jackson, William Smith, John B. Blewitt, R. J. Johnstone, Sir J. Smyth, John George Bright, John Jolliffe, Sir W. G. Somers, J. P. Brocklehurst, J. Kershaw, James Somerset, Captain Brockman, E. D. King, P. J. Spooner. R. Brotherton, Joseph Lennard, T. B. Staunton, Sir G. Brown, Humphrey Lewis, Sir.T. Strickland, Sir G. Brown, W. Littleton, E. R. Stuart, Lord Dudley Bruce, Lord E. Locke, Joseph Stuart, Lord J. Banbury, E. H. Loveden, Pryse Thompson, Colonel Buxton, nir E. Mahon, O'Gorman Thornely, T. Carter, John B. Mangles, R. D. Tollemachc, F. J. Chaplin, W. J. Marshall, J. G. Tuthell, H. Clay, James Marshall, William Vivian, J. II Cobden, Richard Martin, C. W. Waddington, H. S. Cockburn, A. J. Masterman, J. Wakley, T. Coke, Hon. E. K. Milner, W. M. Wall, C. B. Copeland, Alderman Milnes, R. U. Walmsley, Sir I. Crawford, W. S. Mitchell, T. A. Watkins, Colonel Currie, Itaikes Molesworth,Sir W. Wawn, J. T. Denison, Edmund Morris, David Westhead, J. P. D'Eyncourt, C. T. Mostyn, E. M. L. Willcox, Brodie Dodd, G. Munta, G. F. Williams, John Ebrington, Viscount Noel, Gerald J. Wilson, James Ellis, John O'Brien, John Worcester, Marquis Elliot, John Osborne, Ralph Wrightson, W.B. Evans, William Owen, Sir J. Wyld, James Ferguson, Sir IL . Paget, Lord G. Wyvill, Marmaduke Fitawilliam, G. W Peatell, Sir G. Foley, John U. Pelham, lion. D. A. TELLES,. Forster, Mathew Pendarves, Edward Wortley, J. S. Fortescue, J. W. Pilkingten, James Hill, Lord M. THURSDAY, JULY IL PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. ➢lotion made, and Question put, " That leave be given to bring in a Bill to abolish the Punishment of Death." The House divided:— MINORITY—AYES, 40. Adair, Hugh E. Gibson, Thomas M. Robartes, T. J. Adair, R. A. Shatto Harris, Richard Scholefleid, W. Alcock, Thomas Heywood, James Sidney, Alderman Barnard, E. G. Heyworth, Lawrence Smith, J. Benjamin Bright, J ehn Keating, Robert Tailored, IL W. Brotherton, Joseph Kershaw, James Thompson, Colonel Clay, James King, P. J. Thompson, George Cobbold, J. C. Lennard, T. B. Thornely, T. Cobden, Richard Lushington, C. Walmsley, Sir J. Crawford, W. S. Willies, R. M. Wilcox, B. 31•Cltile D'Eyncourt, C. T. Mowatt, Francis Duncan, George Nugent, Lord MUM Ellis, John O'Connor. Feargus Ewart, William Fagan, William Pearson, Charles Hume, Joseph Fox, W. J. Pechell, Sir G. MAJORITY—NOES, 45. Ashley, Lord Fordyce, A. D. Pugh, David Baines, M. T. Fortescue, J. W. Pusey, Philip Bellew, R. M. Frewen, C. H. Richards, Richard Bennet. Philip Greene, Thomas Romilly, Sir John Blackall, S. W. Grey, Sir G. Seymour, Lord Blair, Stephen Gwyn, Howel Somerville, Sir W. Bouverie, E. P. Ilalford, Sir H. Spooner, Richard Campbell, W. F. Hatchell, John Stafford, Augustus Chatterton, Colonel Heald, James Wakley, Thomas Cowper, W. F. Henley. J. W. Wilson, 'James Craig, Sir W. G. Hope, Alexander Wood, W. P. Drummond, Henry Howard, Lord E. Yorke, E. T. Dundas, G. Howard, P. H. Dundas, Sir David Lewis, G. C. Tzumui. Ebrington Viscount Martin, Joh n 111, Lord Marcos Ferguson; 11 Sir R. Morris, David Hayter, W. G. Floyer, John Parker, John LORD DONOGIIMORR.—The statement respecting the death of the Earl of Donoghmore is incorrect. His Lord ship had been suffering from severe illness, and is still in a somewhat precarious state, but by the last accounts was con sidered rather better. TUE SCRAPING PROCESS AT HAMPTON COURT. As you told me that a resident had contradicted my state ment that the brickwork of Hampton Court is being scraped, I considered it my duty to make another visit to the spot, in order that I might ascertain the truth of my own previous impressions. A few days ago, therefore, I went over again to llampton Court, and found that to one front of the gate way in question they had scraped the whole of the brickwork, some of the stonework being new and the remainder scraped. I could at once see that such was the case, but wishing to have a "resident" or two on my side of the question, I asked of one what bad been done; he informed me that t he brick and stonework had been scraped. A second " resident" not only said the same, but that the two fine terracotta medal lions inserted in the walls had undergone the same process. The scaffolding is now on that front of the gateway which forms part of the fi-st quadrangle; the same work —not of restoration, but spoliation—is going on here, and will probably be completed in about a week. If the scraper is to go the entire round of the building there will be an end to that quiet grandeur which so particularly belongs to Wolsey's glorious old Palace of Hampton Court.—Cerrespoudent of the Builder. DONNA MARIA MARTINEZ, THE BLACK MALIBRAN. An interesting biography of this celebrated lady has just been published, from which we extract the following account of her musical performances, which produced such an astonishing effect in Madrid as to secure for her the patronage of Queen Christina, and the honour of being frequently commanded to perform at the Court concerts by the Queen of Spain. Of the Cuban melodies, we are told that— " The t:aveller toiling through the sultry plains of Louisiana, or journeying in South Carolina and Vir ginia, is frequently made aware of his approach to a gang of working negroes by the jargon of semi musical sounds with which the labourers accompany the clicking of the hoes—some singing one air, others whistling another, and not a few chanting thi,t monotonous improvised recitative which all negroes are poets enough to love and weave out of the ordinary proceedings of the minute. It would be im possible but that a people thus tunefully gl.ed should have produced a class of melody embodying their feel ings, descriptive of their habits, and malted by a rude freshness which would form its best characteristic. Accordingly a vast number of airs have been lately attributed to negro composition, and it is very possible that of these a considerable portion were literally what they professed to be. An opportunity, however, is now offered to the musical public of hearing un doubted negro melodies sung by a lady, herself one of the race, perfectly familiar with the habits, the vocal style, and the animating spirit of her compatriots in Cuba, and endowed by nature with a fine appreciation for whatever was most intensely characteristic and melodiously beautiful in the class of tunes sung in the coffee and sugar plantations of the ' Quesn of the Antilles.' Toe Spanish colouring which the melodies naturally exhibit is of course one of their most interesting features. The words of these songs are, as might be expected, often trivial and silly, turning upon any common-place subject within the observation of the singer, and frequently altering their character, along with the music—from grave to gay—from the most plaintive to the most 'blithesome strains. In the specimens which will be given by Donna Maria Marti nez these general characteristics will be more or less apparent. Ono of the songs is the plaint of a negress, who complains of her hard work under a tropical sun. A dialogue with her master, containing a quaint speci men of Cuban repartee, winds up the ditty." put Donna Maria sings other melodies than those of the negroes in the West India colonies of Spain. She is an adept in the performance of those wild and thril ling ballads which the peasants of Andalusia sing, and which, to be heard with the proper effect, must be lis tened to accompanied by the guitar, as a Spaniard, or as Donna Maria alone can play it. We quote an extract from that part of the pamphlet treating of this branch of the subject:— " The beauty and the energy of the ballads of Spain are very generally known. The spirit-stirring strains of her chivalresque war songs—the quaintly tender sweetness of the lay destined to be sung in love lorn tones beneath the balcony of beauty—the jocund strains of playful satire, and the gay and rollicking roundelay, expressive of the merry and the adventurous life of the contrabandista or the muleteer—all their varying ' modes of the lyre'—have each their representatives in the fine ballad anthology in question. To be perfectly appreciated, however, these songs of sunny swarthy Spain must be heard executed with the fervour of passion and piquancy of accent, which properly be long to them. They must be heard, too, accompanied by the shower of rippling notes which a performer' to the manner born' can alone educe from the national in strument—from that guitar which, in ordinary hands, gives so little idea of the passionate music which it can discover when touched by the glowing fingers of a Spa niard chiseling his native airs.' Succeeding these notices of the ballads, which will on Saturday night be submitted in all their freshness and characteristic beauty to the audience of her Majesty's Theatre, there follow some free but spirited and spark ling translations of the songs, seeking rather to give the pith and spirit than any exact and literal version of the lays. The Cuban lyrics, being imitated from the com position of the negroes, have of course little literary merit to recommend them. Not so the Spanish ballads, one of which, called "La Buenaventura, or the good fortune," a graceful and sparkling translation, we have pleasure in quoting:— " Mark I 'tis the Gitana, Wanderer in the land, Skilled to read the future In the lines upon your hand; Mark her black eyes gleaming, Like the unsheathed steel— Wildest of Gitana — In the city of Seville. " See! she meets two lovers— Well wish they to know, What on them the future Haply may bestow; Smiling, happy faces— Sunny, nut-brown health— Toil by day, the dance at eve— Humble store of wealth. " Ave, blessed Maria I' Forthwith they begin; ` Conceived,' says the Gitana, ` Conceived without siu.' Come, cross my hand, my lovers, And the wanderer in Spain, By Eastern lore, will prophecy The fortunes of you twain. " I come of the ancient race, Magic spells who sung, Ere the pyramids arose, When the earth was young. I am ot the mystic blood Which ran in old Chaldee; In the sky or in your palm I your fate can see.' " Closely the Gitana Bends above their hands; Every line of life and love Well she understands. All the wondrous future Thus can she reveal — Wisest of ditanas In the city of Seville ! " Hush she speaks! ' All Egypt's Blessings I foresee, Raining round your door-post— Blithesome may you be! Wealth and happy seasons, Store of oil and wine— No canker in the olives, No blight upon the vine. " ' So cross my band, my lovers, The ventura I have told, Is worthy brightest silver— Is worthy reddest gold. And true it is as hopeful— But that you'll know ere long, I say it—l, who read the stars — And never read them wrong.' " Gone! the dark Gitana, Wanderer from the East; Worshipper of fearsome creed, Scorner of the Priest. Gone! the dark Gitana— Spoke she sooth and leal? We'll hope the best, and luck attend The Lovers of Seville." We cannot but believe that no narrow bigotry of colour or of caste will prejudice the first appearance as an artiste, or be allowed to cast a slur over the musical merits ot the " Black Malibrao." THE PORTLAND HARBOUR OF REFUGE. We have been requested to publish the following letter on this subject Portland Roads, July 2, 1850. " Mr. John Harvey, Postmaster, Weymouth. " Dear Sir,—l have read the remarks on the subject of a breakwater for Portland Roads, and I avail myself of this opportunity before proceeding from this port, on my voyage to Van Diemeu's Land, to assure you, that, in giving my support to the Harvey testimonial, I consider that I am only doing that which the whole of our mari time marine are called upon to do; it is most certainly due to you, for promoting a harbour th at will associate the name o f Harvey with the most useful and extensive shelter in the channel. It is highly gratifying to see the work, now under the auspices of Government, progress ing so rapidly; and it must be very satisfactory to your mind to know that you have been so instrumental in its adoption. It will be a credit to the nation in every sense of the word, and I think his Royal Highness Prince Al bert in having laid the first stone bears strong testimony in its favour. " We shall now have a harbour of refuge to run to upon all occasions, thank God! and it is much needed, particularly to our mercantile marine, in making a voyage. Allow me to thank you for your strict atten tion to the mails and everything connected with this ship in relation to the Post- office department, it is a pleasure to meet with efficiency in such matters. " I remain, dear Sir, yours truly, "G. N. LIVESAY, Commander of the Convict Ship Nile.' In regard to the Shambles, Captain George Nathaniel Livesay remarks to Mr. Harvey, 4th July, 1850 :—" This natural Breakwater should be com pleted by artificial means, as soon as the Portland Breakwater is finished." The opinion of this expe rienced gentleman is valuable, and should be recorded for the consideration of the nautical world and the Government.—Poole Herald. NARROW Esc APES FROM DROWNING.—On Tuesday last, about 10 o'clock, a girl of the name of Maria Street, whose father resides on the Iluidow-road, was tending a child near the first lock on the Chelmer and Blackwater Canal, when, in endeavouring to reach a flower in the river, she overbalanced herself and fell from the curb-stone into the water, which, at that place, is about 9 feet deep. Some lads who were at hand, gave the alarm, and, happily, prevented the child from following her nurse. The poor girl had twice risen to the surface, and again sunk, when Lewis Cox, a porter on the wharf, to whom much credit is due for his promptitude of action, arrived, and with a boat-hook took her out. She w as removed to the house of a re l at i ve , w h ere s h e was attended by Mr. King, surgeon, who, after some time, succeeded in restoring animation. Another accident, of a similar' nature, occurred on Friday morning, in the river Cann, iust above the iron bridge. Mr. Wat son's second child, Emma. four years old, whilst in charge of an elder brother, slipped into the water where it is very deep: but fortunately an intrepid lad, named Raven, apprentice to Mr. Sullings, was near, and im mediately jumping in, succeeded in rescuing the child, though at the imminent risk of his life. The child had sunk once, and on being brought ashore, was insensible, but speedily recovered consciousness, and is now quite well,—,Essex Herald. FRIDAY MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.) DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. The number for July fully sustains the high cha racter of this talented and entertaining periodical. The first paper, giving a full and clear account of the modus operandi of that most marvellous of scientific inventions—the electric telegrcph—together with some brief but lucid observations on the daguerreo type, the safety-lamp of Davy, electro-plating, and others of the most noticeable of " the gifts of science to art," is one of the best popular treaties we have seen on scientific matters. A review of Townsend's " Modern State Trials" is written by a masterly hand, whose remarks on the duel cases of Stuart and Sir Alexander Boswell, and of Lord Cardigan and Cap tain Tuckett, yield only in interest to those on Cour voisier's trial, in which he ably and conclusively vin dicates the much-vexed conduct of the eminent coun sel for the defence. He also gives a full account of the extraordinary claims laid to the Earldom of Stir ling, which gave rise to one cf the most remarkable trials on record, and descants skilfully and tempe rately on the strange case of poor vanity-bitten Smith O'Brien, profoundest self donkey fier whether in senatorial coal-hole or Antipo dean Gyarw. " The Old Mao's Bequest" is a very good story, and the few pages on " The Poets and Poetry of Munster" are exceedingly well done. To the writer, whoever he be, of the article entitled " Agnes Sorel and her Contemporaries," we send our affectionate greeting, as a fellow-admirer of that gen tle beauty which we first learned to love in Schiller's beautiful drama. Several modern novels are well no ticed in a paper styled "A Flight of Lady-birds,"and a translation from the German, " The Mysterious Compact," promises, when completed, to be a story of the highest class of interest. In the " Portrait Gallery" we are presented with a sketch of that true ornament to his order and his country, the Earl of Rosse. A Ballad anent a rebel Wight of '9B, " Shamus O'Brien," would have been more to our liking if the grotesque spelling, intended to convey a correct notion of Irish pronunciation, had been avoided. Indeed, we wish Irish authors would reform this habit altogether. Dr. Mackenzie has struck into the right path in his recent clever work, and, to our mind, the Hibernian stories in his " Mornings at Matlock," read all the better for his sparing to perplex the eye with a barbarous medley of misplaced letters, rudely and laboriously conveying a lame idea of the idiom of the reciters or conversing parties. The concluding paper, being a second notice of " Southey's Lite and Correspondence," is distinguished by the same ex cellences which has already elicited our admiration for its antecessor. It beare the impress of the scholar, the critic, and the gentleman—of one whom Southey himself must have appreciated and esteemed, if they have ever held companionship. Distinguished as is the reputation which the Dublin University Magazine has long acquired for the literary criticism which con stantly enriches its pages, we cannot but pronounce it fortunate in having secured the services of a writer of such a rare combination of acuteness of intellect and amiability of feeling. In a " Sonnet on the Poetry of Wordsworth," the following quatrain struck us as poetical and harmonious in no slight degree :-- " Thou gentle Poet, she hath tuned thy mind To deep accordance with the harmony That floats above the mountain summits free, The Concertqf Creation on the Wind." ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE. Edited by J. Bernard Burke. of James s ar r t e , ad o i f n g Clanthe a s c t c e o w u a n r t t, o o f f t A he pp t io ri , a i l o the year 1752, at Inverary, for the murder of Colin Campbell, of Glencow, which appears in the present number of St. James's, we were much struck with the de scription and the cause of the murder as detailed in the following evidence— " Mungo Campbell, writer in Edinburgh, deposed that he set out from Edinburgh on the 7th of May last, in company with the deceased, Mr. Campbell, of Glenure, to assist him in ejecting some of the tenants upon the forfeited estates of Ardshiel and Lochiel, over which the deceased was factor; which tenants, it was apprehended, would not remove till legally ejected; that they went to Fort William, and, in their return, they arrived on Thursday, the 14th of May, at the ferry of Balleehelish, proposing next day to eject some of the tenants of Ard shiel. The deceased, after waiting about an hour, and communing with some of the tenants, crossed the ferry between four and five in the afternoon. Glenure and the deponent entered the wood of Lettermore, and coming to a part where the wood was pretty thick upon both sides, se that the murderer could have easily concealed himself in the bushes, and where the road was so rough and narrow that they could not ride conveniently two horses abreast; the deponent went foremost, and might have been about twice the length of the court-room before the deceased, when be heard a shot behind him, and heard Glenure repeatedly cry out, Oh! lam dead.' The deponent immediately returned to Glenure, alighted from his horse, and also took the deceased off his horse; then run up the bill from the road to see who had shot him. Ile saw, at some distance, a man with a short dark coloured coat, and a gun in his hand, going away from him; and there was so great a distance be tween them, that the deponent thinks he could not have known him although he had seen his face. As the dvpo neLt came nearer he mended his pace, and disappeared by high grounds being interjected between them. " Substitute the name of Mauleverer for that of Camp bell and the account would read as that of the most recent Irish murder. In 1750 Scotland was in the same unsatisfactory social state that Ireland is in 1850, and the necessary conclusion is, that if in 1850 we adopt precisely similar measures with regard to Ireland, which in 1750 we adopted with regard to the Highlands of Scotland, we shall have Ireland in the same orderly, happy, industrious, and prosperous condition as Scotland. We commend the attentive study of the measures, so successfully adopted for the regeneration of Scotland a century since, to our legislators. The series of the " Heroines of the Peer age" is continued, and the Countess of Salisbury, in honour of whom Edward 111. instituted the Order of the Garter, is the heroine of this month. Among the miscellaneous contents of the St. James's Magazine of July, we should select as worthy of especial commendation "The White Knight's Vow, a Tale of the Desmond Wars." THE BRITISH GAZETTEER. The part issued for the present month reaches to page 416 of this popular and valuable work. The county maps are those of Huntingdon and Glouces tershire, and it is embellished by a beautiful engrav ing of Richmond Railway Bridge. THE BANKERS GAZ/NE. One of the best articles in the present number is a statement of the glaring absurdities of the present condition of the law, as regards the existing system of pleading, in which the writer has availed himself of the able pamphlet of Mr. .T• Jones, a very able ana lysis of which appeared some time since in the Times. Among other papers characterized by the usual ex cellence of this periodical, we would direct attention to one on the " Progress of the Business of the Royal British Bank," One of the soundest and most valu able institutions which has yet appeared in the Bank ing world. R h l—C— old a P The Quee C n o w ij ill were issued ye u st i e g r h d n a e y s s fromC th t h e l e Duchess State . Her R to the . Ministers and Officers of Council . to-morrow Highness Buckingham P r r i i vy r Privy Summonses Council O ffi ce u H e e e n r Cy ß eo o sl y ot enarleda y l theat Buckin g ham Hoti. Gordon, rode out on nceGeorogfe visited d ces t t h e e r ia ß ß oy n a y l al Highness Prince Albert, attended by ack yesterd a y morn horseback reH d sueit h sb. morning. Palace. A. His Royal Hi g h ness the Prince of Wales, attended byTMheri.r Roy Birch, took a carria ge d r i v e yesterday. Royal Highnesses the Princess Roy al an d the Princess H e l ena t oo k an a i r i ng in an open car riage and four yesterday. The other members of the Royal Family took their usual exercises yesterday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yes. . terday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Com mission for the promotion of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, to be held in the year 1851. His Royal Highness arrived at the new Palace of Westminster at ten minutes past three o'clock, a t. tended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. The Commissioners present were, Earl Granville, Lord Overstone, the Right Hon. Labouchere, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyall , Mr . Co bden, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Piney, M.P., Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. Sheppard, and Mr. Alderman Thompson. Mr. S. Russell' and Mr. Stafford Northcote, secretaries to the Royal Commission, attended. Colonel Reid, chairman of the executive committee, and Dr. Lyon Playfair were present. Tke Building Committee of the Royal Commission held a meeting, at twelve o'clock, i n the new Palace of Westminster, which was attended by Mr. Cubitt (chairman), Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. Brunel, and Mr. T. S. Donaldson. Mr. Digby Wyatt, Mr. Owen Jones, and Mr. IL Wyld were present. Mr. Scott Russell, Secretary to the Royal Commission, was in attendance. Mr. Walker, Government Secretary of British Guiana, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday. Mr. F. Bernal had an interview with his Lordship yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday, at their office in White hall-place. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. • CAUTION TO FARMERS USING PAINT.—SOMS days ago, the death of a young bullock, the property of Mr. Pog sou, of Long Clawson, was caused by its licking the paint M 411601110 gates before it WAS drY•••••kinCOk Zer Cipsy. WEt37'MINSTER BRIDGE. TO THE EDITOR OF 71IE SUA. Sia,—l have ;read with much pleasure your excel lent articl.e on tl ie proceedings in Parliament respect ing `Vest minstet • Bridge, and heartily join with you in thinking thr..l the public are much indebted to Sir Robert Inglis fol having defeated so tilly a plan as that produen'A, alt►iough it received the sanction of our sapient Chancellor of the Exchequer, who seems resolved to prove, beyond the possibility of any future doubt, the truth of the adage, with how little wisdom the r affairs of a great country can be admi nistered. His bric'k-dust budget—his penny-in-the-pound contribution, for paying off the National Debt—his insincere or ignorant proposals respecting the stamp duties, promising to reduce taxation, but really in creasing it--his savings' banks project—in short, every proposal he ever made on an important subject, since he bas been Chancellor of the Exchequer, for he made a m ost excellent S •cretary, shows that he is utterly incapitble of grappling with any subject be yond the mere routine of office. It is to be hoped that the majority of 138 against 15 will teach him a little modesty in pronouncing his opinion upon subjects of which he knows nothing. On the subject of the Westminster Bridize, will you permit me to draw the attention of the public to a proposal I made some years since, in a letter ad dressed to Mr. Phillips, the Secretary to the Metro politan Improvement Commissioners. Having most carefully examined the ground, I en• tertain no doubt that if the plan were properly carried out, it would pay every shilling of the expense and contribute something handsome towards the erection of a new bridge; and I would submit to every dis interested person, that my opinion as to the expense of improvements is entitled to consideration, from the fact that the result has proved how correct it was when placed in direct opposition to that of the archi tects and surveyors of the Woods and Forests, on the subject of the expense of my plan fur the improve ment of Westminster. In my letter to the Commissioners I suggested that a new street should be built upon the south side of Richmond-terrace, and of similar character, lead ing to the proposed new bridge, and upon the other side of the river, to form a new street from the bridge to a central point in Westminster-road, from whence several roads diverge. The property which would be destroyed is of very trifling value, except the river frontage necessary for the bridge and the houses in Parliament-street; the double frontage in the street from Parliament-street to the bridge would be very valuable. No injury would be done to the owners of pro perty upon the north side of the river, because both sides of Bridge-street ought to be destroyed. I pro posed that the south side should be swept away, the north side pulled down, and the future buildings set back to a suitable distance, erected in a style corre sponding to the new building, and used for Govern ment offices, approached on Palace-yard side by a flight of steps, for then it would be easy to level the ground opposite Westminster Hill, which would very much improve the appearance of that building and of Westminster Palace. On the south side of the bridge there is no doubt that property would be injured, but this injury would be much lessened by the formation of a street con- necting the approach to the new bridge with that of the old one. In this, as in all really useful street im provements, the principle of economy is to make the improvement extensive. While upon the subject of improvement, permit me to draw your attention to the marble arch, for a paragraph has gone the round of the papers, stating that " a great design of Lord Lincoln's, extending the Mall to Charing-cross, is to be entirely sacrificed." Now, some ten or twelve years since, I proposed to one of the Committees of the House of Commons on Metropolitan Improvements (and the Committee thought so well of the plan that they printed it in their report) to sweep away all the buildings between the Mall and Charing-cross, and to build a crescent facing the Strand, with a royal entrance to the Mall, in the centre of which should be placed the marble arch. But at that period removing the marble arch from the front door of the Palace was considered akin to pulling down the altar and the throne, and the pro posal was unheeded. Now the arch is considered by every person as an incumbrance, and its removal is become necessary. May this be the fate of other absurdities, greater, if possible, than the original erection of the arch in such a situation, and still more_opposed to the spirit of the age. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, RIGBY NV ASON. Corwar, July 8, 1850. TESTIMONIAL TO VISCOUNT PALMERS TON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—If there is one thing more than another that makes Sour paper exceedingly valuable to a British public, it is the bold, consistent, and unflinching ad vocacy of popular freedom which has ever been the characteristic of your spirited journ Therefore, Sir, I feel confident that it I can throw out a suggestion that will be the means of doing honour to so distin !2uished a statesman as my Lord Palmerston, it will find a place in your widely circulated columns. Sir, on Saturday last you gave publicity to a letter from a gentleman in Bloomsbury in reference to this subject, and as that gentleman omitted to state what the amount of the subscription should be, and the mode of collecting it, permit me to undertake this task. First, I propose that the subscriptions be uniform in amount, and that it be of such a sum as all classes of her Majesty's subjects can cheerfully subscribe; and then I propose that the charge be sixpence, as this is a cum that mechanics, tradesmen, merchants, and peers can contribute, and would be the means of giving an opportunity to a noble and generous people of con futing the groundless assertion of Lord Stanley, that the policy of Lord Palmerston is adverse to the people of England. The next question of importance is as to the mode of collecting the sum. What I propose is, that a central committee be formed in London, consist ing of the following noblemen and gentlemen, with power to add to their number:— J. A. Roebuck, Esq. Sir James Duke Lord Dudley Stuart Alderman Humphery R. Osborne, Esq. John Abel Smith, Esq. A. J. Cockburn, Esq. Lord James Stuart Sir Benjamin Hall Baron Rothschild Lord Alfred Paget George Thompson, Esq. William E wart, Esq. and subscription-books be deposited in the temporary offices for distribution to bankers, tradesmen, and licensed victuallers, who may make application for them in London and different parts of the United Kingdom. And, Sir, mark my words, that amongst the e.-ry first to make application for subscription-books will be the tradesmen of Wakefield, in Yorkshire, Manchester, Southwark, and Montrose. I further propose that every subscriber record in the subscription hook his name and township, for the purpose of having all the subscribers printed and presented with the piece of plate; for, as there will be ample means to meet this expense, my object is to do good as much as honour by giving em ployment to a number of that important branch of trade, the compositors and printers f London. I further propose that a highly influential and well known friend of popular freedom be selected to receive the different collections obtained by tradesmen, to for ward the same to the central committee in London, and at the time of presenting the piece of plate to Viscount Palmerston the said gentleman be deputed to represent the suburibers of the town in which he shall reside, and by so doing it would form one of the most interest ing and noble events that has ever occurred in this or any other country. The next proposition I have to make is that the piece of plate should consist of a silver candelabrum, designed is the following manner:—The base work to be a repre sentation of Great Britain, with the waves dashing against her shores ; around the uutside edge the following words inscribed:— " When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sang the strain— Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves, Britains never shall be slaves !" On the top and centre of the island is an oak, the boughs forming the branches for the candlesticks. At the base of the oak is the figure of a negro kneeling, with his hands clasped and uplifted, his looks directed towards heaven, with expressions of thankfulness to Almighty God fur his safe deliverance from accursed slavery through the noble and untiring exertions of Lord Pal merston. The emblem of this design is as follows: The island represents the country his Lordship is called on to govern; the first verse of " Rule Britannia" repre sents that he has never truckled to foreign despots, but maintained the dignity and freedom of his country unsullied; the oak represents the firm and unflinching character of the Noble Lord; the liberated negro repre sents the strenuous exertions the Noble Lord has made on behalf of the oppressed and degraded African. And I have no hesitation in saying that if this design is carried out it will prove worthy of this distinguished diplomatist. And upon the day of presentation what a noble spectacle would it present to the world by his Lordship's saloons being lined on each side by those Members who voted in approbation of his Lordship's policy, and in the centre, headed by Mr. Roebuck, those choice and noble spirits gathered from the different town,, and districts of the U•tited Kiugdum of Great Britain and Ireland, to commemorate a glorious triumph over a foul and deep-laid conspiracy of foreign despots. The malice and chicanery of home-bred ene mies, and the flagrant apostacy of unsuspected friends, for the purpose of crushing one of the most noble, ge nerous, eloquent, and patriotic statesmen that ever lived in the tide of times.—l am, Sir, &c. London, July 9, 1850. INVENTOR. RTJTLAND ASSIZES.—Up to last n i g h t there was not a single prisoner for trial, and it was not known at Oak ham that there would be any business at Nisi Prius ; the probability is, therefore, that it will be a maiden assize, as was the case last summer, when Justice Coleridge was pre sented with a pair of white -gloves. It is expected the Judge will reach Oakham to-morrow morning by the 8.35 A.M. train from Peterborough,. and sh or tl y a f ter proceed to Church, escorted by the sheriff (the Hon. William Middle ton Noel). The Castle has been whitewashed and thoroughly alagand....Linoolti Aron. THE MALT-TAX and PROTECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU.Y. Sin,—As a practical man, and of some observation, allow me to address the public through the columns of your paper. My father was a very considerable farmer through a long life, and I was with him many years. I have, too, been a manufacturer thirty-five years. In re ference to the motion in the House of Commons on the sth of July, fur the repeal of the whole duty on malt, it may be a fair question to ask, who are the parties intended to benefit? Now, we naturally ex pect the public good is the especial care of the House of Commons. But, the repeal of the malt-tax may, I conceive, be rather a matter of protection to the landed interest. ,I admit that the reduction of this duty ought to be the means of at once lowering the price of beer to the public, and thereby increase the consumption and demand for barley, S.) es to raise the price, and thus benefit the farmer. The repeal of the malt-tax has been long agitated, and at the present time agriculture needs a helping hand, but the means the true means---of effee!ing this must be through a different channel. The malt-tax is important in the Govern ment scale, and if Ministers can do without it I could name a far more direct benefit to the public, viz., the duty on windows, and insurances against fire, &c. Let us look soberly at the relief of the malt-tax, and review the parties who will be benefited thereby. Mr. Bass, the great brewer of Burton-an-Trent, has delivered his judgment in the House on this impor tant motion. Mr. Bass is a business man, and his opinion ought to be regarded ; he sympathises with the grower of barley, and feels for the consumer of beer, and the lower classes ; but I take it that the re mission of the malt tax would neither benefit one or the other, but most certainly be pocketed by the licensed victualler and retailer of beer. May I ask how the public are taxed by these dealers at the pre sent time ? What is the price of good ale and porter generally throughout the country ? And are the consumers fairly dealt with ? I believe that a very excellent quality of ale and porter may be produced at is. per gallon, and where do you go to find either retailed for less than double that sum ? Who will not confess that Government made an awful mistake many years ago, with the view of benefiting the poor, by granting a licence to many persons to brew and open a beer-shop, expecting a good wholesome beer at a cheap rate to be dealt out. And what is the result of the measure ? It has not only proved itself a failure, but created nurseries of crime. The repeal of the duty upon leather is yet warm upon my mind. Was not this thought a great public service by Ministers when it took place ? But did it prove so? No. The price of leather was much higher for a time, and the tanner benefited, but afterwards, although the tanning business became in all respects amazingly depressed, and leather at an ex tremely reduced price (say fifry per cent.), still who ever is measured for new boots and shoes has to pay the same—the old price. Who is benefited in this matter ? The shoemakers. With respectful submission, I beg to add a few ob servations on the subject of" protection"—protection of landed property. Now, Sir, to me this outcry always appears very wrong and surprising. I have good reason for saying, whenever a farmer loses his occupation he will meet a fearful difficulty in finding another. Who dare give up his farm ? Still I have a word of advice under this head. I had a lesson (once upon a time) on this subject from a man of God, the rector of my native village. He took the tithes, and his father the rents, of the several farms in our occupation. I well remember that both rents and tithes had to submit in those days to a land valuer, who went over the farms time after time to put on a little more. I also well remember that afterwards, when the farms came to be sold, the rec tor of the parish at the time of sale (by auction) kindly made an offer to the purchasers to lease the tithes for his life; but mark—it was at a still higher rate of rental! Knowing, as I did, that only a year or two before a rack value was put upon the tithes, I took the liberty to call upon the rector for an ex planation, when he gave as a reason " that land and tithes had long been increasing in value, and must always continue to increase, so that, as he never in tended to alter his tithes again, he thought it right to make the addition then." Such was the clergyman's reason, which I thought a bad one, and the time to which I allude, more than forty years ago, when England was at war with France. Now, Sir, this reverend divine was a learned mathematician, but why his wisdom carried his calculations ahead in this way I never learnt; but by setting this truth before you, Sir, and the public at large, it is evidenced how time has proved the fallacy and erroneous impressions so selfishly and deeply wrought upon his mind. Now, Sir, I never hear of agricultural distress ; but the true remedy runs in my mind, namely, that the land agent should be applied as in years gone by, and the landlord's rent and parson's tithes valued ac cording to the times, fairly and truly, so that the landlord and tenant in farming interest go hand in band, as indeed the welfare of every kind of property and interests at large ought to rise and fall together. I am, Sir, &e , AN ENGLISHMAN. Leamington, July 8, 1850. [We give insertion to the above, as it conies from an old and valued correspondent, but we must not be understood as agreeing with him in all the opinions he propounds because we insert his letter.—ED. Sun.] HIS LATE RoYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. We are indebted to the courtesy of Messrs. Taprell, Holland, and Sons, of Great Alarylebone-street, un der whose immediate superintendence the details of I the royal funeral will be carried out, for the follow ing :—The mortal remains of his late Royal High ness were yesterday, at noon, hermetically soldered down by the new process, in the leaden coffin which encases an inner coffin made of the best Spanish ma hogany, highly polished, and lined throughout with white satin. The outer or state coffin is a most splendid specimen of workmanship; it is manufac tured likewise of mahogany, highly polished inside and out, and covered with the richest crimson Genoa velvet, thickly studded with silver (gilt) nails, the ornaments, which are profuse and of the same mate rial, are most elaborately chased, as also the massive handles. The inscription, which will be in Latin, has not yet been decided on, nor has it been ascer tained whether the remains will lie in state or not. The last resting-place of all that is mortal of the il - lustrious dead is not yet known with accuracy. It is probable that those details will be made public this evening. The whole management of the solemnities will be under the control of Mr. Bsnting, of St. James's-street, and that of the details under the firm above- mentioned. Yesterday evening workmen were sent down from Messrs. Lyrell and Hollands, to Windsor, Hampton CAurt, and Kew, for the purpose of covering the ornaments, &c., in the Chapels Royal at those palaces ; the material used is the best superfine black cloth. The Royal Chapel at Whitehall is to be simi larly covered this day. VAUXHALL GARDENS. Yesterday a grand day fête was given at these gar dens, on which occasion all the extensive and varied entertainments of the establishment were called into requisition. In the afternoon Mrs. Graham, the in trepid aeronaut, accompanied by a young lady, her daughter, and a gentleman, ascended in the Royal Victoria and Albert Balloon, which made its debut in the presence of a large assemblage of spectators. The young lady exhibited none of that timidity which might, not unnaturally, have been expected from a youthful member of the fair sex ; but, on the con trary, she displayed as much self-possession and Wit.. chalance as her parents themselves. The balloon ascended very steadily, and was borne gently to the south-west, where it remained stationary at an in considerable altitude for some time. A concert, vocal and instrumental, followed, in which Miss E. Nelson, Miss F. Huddart, and Mr. Leffler, assisted by several other artistes, afforded a rich treat to the lovers of harmony by the admirable manner in which they ex ecuted some of the most popular pieces of music. Tne marble groupings appear to have lost none of their original attractions, and the scenes of equitation, with Madlle. Valentine, on her docile steed " Navarino," Madlle. F. Rosseau, and other female equestrians, are still deservedly popular. Mr. Nelson repeated his performance on the pine sticks and Nia gara stones, and Santa Amerou and his sons displayed their extraordinary feats on the corde volante, to the astonishment, not unmingled with apprehension, of the spectators. The fireworks were, as uitial on fête nights, on a scale of great magnificence, and all the other attractions of the place were put forward in great profusion. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—An astounding Cure of 35 Wounds by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Extract of a letter from Mr. Jeremiah Reed, of Molong, near Sydney, dated 25th Sept., 1843. "To Professor Holloway. Sir, I owe a debt of gratitude to you for my almost miraculous cure by the use of your Ointment and Pills, after seven years in tense suffering, caused by exposure to wet and cold. When I commenced using your remedies I had already expended up wards of 2001. in other medicine and advice, without any be nefit, and had t''s ulcers on my body, a dreadful headache, and pains all over me ; bat your Ointment an d Pill s h ave cure d me, and lam now enjoying excellent health." Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holkway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London IRON MASTERS' QUART RELY MEETINGS.—BIR MINGHAM, THURSIDAY.—The prices fixed at the prelimi nary meeting, held at Handsworth a fortnight ago, ha-e been maintained. The Shropshire iron masters were in clined to an advance—a reduction they would not submit to—and that influence contributed greatly to the firmness of the market. REV. PATRICK BREWSTER SUSPENDED: At meeting of the Presbytery of Paisley, held last week, it wa s resolved, by a majority of eight to two, to suspend the Rev. Patrick Brew6ter from the exercise of his judicial functions for a period of six months, for having conducted himself in a Ramer kaaultias to the Preabytorbe.G9l49nwit NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS. Captains—Wallace Houston (1847) and Woodford J. Williams (1841) to study at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth. Commander—George S. Hand (1841) to study at the Royal Naval College. Lieubenants —Lumley W. Peyton (1846), James D. Curtis (1849), and Edward Marshall (1843), to study at the Woolwich steam-factory ; Thomas Davies f 18.14), to the Cygnet, 8, fitting at Devonport on the coast of Africa. Surgeon —C. N. Wilkinson (1849), to the Niger, 8, screw-sloop, at Portsmouth, for the coast of Africa. Mates—G. L. B. Hamilton and F. S. Dalison, to the Excellent, gunnery ship; Philip Homen to the Victory, fllg-ship, Portsmouth. Assistant-Surgeon. —J. M. Duffus (acting 1849) to the Niger screw sloop, at Portsmouth. Second 3 laster.—G-orge Read (1842) of the Howe, to the Ocean flig-ship, at Sheerness. Midshipmen—Thomas Baker, to the Cygnet ; J. G. F. Dyer, to the Niger ; 11. P. Knevitt, to the Leander, 50, Lisbon. Masers Assistants H. B. Dowling, to the Niger; I'. C. Jones, to the Cygnet ; G. Rorie, to the Im pregnable flag.ship, at Devonport. Naval Cadets—C. E. Martyn, to the Fisgard flag, ship, at Woolwich. Boatswain—G. D. Maxwell, to the Scout. The following oflict.rs attended the levee of Sir 11'. Baring at the Admiralty on Tuesday last :—Vice- Admiral Sir Francis Mdson K.O 8., Vi ce -Ad miral Sir L. Curds. Bart., C.B , daptain the Earl of Hard . wicke, Captain Sir Thomas Thompson, Captain C. Freemantle, Captain H. Edgell, Cat - stain T. H Mason, Captain A. Tozer, Commander 11. Phelcs, Comman der W. S. Lockyer, Lieut. H. J. Blomfield, Lieut. M. H. Rodney, Lieut. W. Wood, Lieut. 'l'. H. Butler, Lieut. P. Rainier, Rev. Mr. F. Hannan, Pay. master and Purser S. Winter. Captain Washington is at Devonport on the subject of harbour improvement. On Tuesday he mat, by appointment, Mr. Eastlake, Queen's solicitor, and Commander Walker, late Queen's harbour master, at Commodore Lord Juhn thy's office, in the dockyard. Crocodile, old frigate, was taken into dock at Dept " ford, yesterday, to be fitted for a receiving-ship at the Tower, to take the place of the Perseus. Edinburgh, GO, screw steam-guard-ship, has been taken into dock at Portsmouth, to be immediately fitted in every way similar to the Ajax. Elfin royal yacht-tender, Master Commander Bal. liston, went out from Portsmouth on 'Wednesday to try her engines ; she was taken on the graving slip yesterday to have her copper cleaned. Express, 6, packet-brig Lieutenant-Commander Lowry, habiog been paid wages, sailed from Devon port on Tuesday for Falmouth. Fairy, Master-Commander Welsh, royal yacht screw-tender, has had her nculdinga ragilded, and is now ready for service, at Portsmouth; it is expected she will he required to convey the court to Osborne, about the 18th instant. Inflexible steam-sloop, lying in Woolwich basin, is now ready for commission. Niger screw steam-sloop, to be commanded by Commander Heath, has been taken out of the old basin, alongside the Victorious hulk, at Portsmouth, and it is expected her pendant will be hoisted to-day. Retribution steam-frigate has been put out of the basin at Woolwich, and will be ready to leave for Greenhithe and Portsmouth so soon as the Polyphe mus arrives. Wizard, old brig, has been commissioned at De vonport by Lieut. Barnard, of the Ajax, GO, screw ship, for the apprentices tender at Queenstown, and will be fitted and navigated to her station by a crew from the ordinary depot ship. Vengeance's marines were expected to arrive at Portsmouth from Chatham last evening by railway. Captain Sir It M. Blackwood, and nearly all the officers have joined the Vengeance. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—A Russian-Finland ship, laden with hemp for the dockyard, in coming into harbour yesterday at ebb tide grounded on the Spit, and remained till the tide flowed. She then came off without damage, and anchored at Spithead ; she was towed into harbour to-day. PLYMOUTH, JULY 10.--The Thetis was on Mon day, the Ist, towed up harbour by the Confiance steamer ; Tuesday and Wednesday, got out guns and stores; Thursday and Friday, returned shells and tanks, and struck lower yards and topmasts : and on Saturday she was paid off, and part of her crew con veyed to Portsmouth by the Fearless steam•vessel ; on Sunday she was re-commissioned by Captain August L. Kuper ; and on Monday she received seamen gunners from Portsmouth, by the Sprightly steam-vessel, which returned same day. The Sealark sailed on Friday for the coast of Africa. The Express packet sailed yesterday for Falmouth. The sloop Arachne was on Tuesday warped from her moorings to the sheer hulk; her masts will be taken out and stored to-day. Messrs. W. B. Cuming and John Mare have sure I 'eyed the merchant seam-vessel Queen, which blew up this morning in Harnoaze. It is stated that the accident occurred through the incompetence of a lad in charge of the engine .room. The iron work of the machinery and boiler was in good condition. The Queen is five years old ; the boiler was made about thirteen months since, and the vvs* , -1 and machinery surveyed five weeks since. W'hrn Mitchell, the engineer, w , is blown off the paddle-box, his face came with some force against the mast of a smack lying alongside ; he still survives. Wooewicii, Juts 11 —The Geyser steam-sloop, Commander Francis T. Brown, arrived at Woolwich yesterday from the Cape of Good Hope, to be paid off here. Commodore Henry Eden went on board shortly after her arrival, and the crew were mustered, and went through their exercises iu a satit-factory manner in his presence. Professor Airey, from the Observa tory at Greenwich, L , rn t on board to-day to suir'eria tend the landing of one of Bradley's compasses, which was sent to the Cape 22 years ago iron) Green wich Observatory, and has now been returned to this country. Captain Varlo, three subalterns, four sergeants, four corporals, three drummers, and 162 privates of the Royal Marines of the 'Woolwich division left head-quarters here this morning, and proceeded by the North Kent Railway to London, en route to Portsmouth, to embark in the Vengeance, commis sioned at that port. FURTHER EXFERIMEN N ON THE EF FECT OF SHO f ON IRON VESSELS OF WAR. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The new butt which we described in yesterday's paper, as an exact copy —as to both wood and iron—of a section of the side of the main or gun-deck of the iron steam-frigate Sitnoom, was practised at to-day under the superin tendence of Captain Chad 4, from the fixed battery near the Excellent. The commander-in-chief, Ad miral the Hon. Sir Bladen Cape], Rear-Admiral-Su perintenaent Henry Prescott, and a number of cap tains in their several barges, with maiiy other officers, were present, and after every shot that struck visited the butt to inspect their several effects ; 32-pound solid shot with a few 8 and 10-inch hollow shot, were fired, the distance being, as at the former trial, 500 yards. From the report of this day's trial, we suppose that all parties will now be thoroughly convinced that an iron vessel cannot in any way compete in action with a wood-built vessel. There was no diminution in the deadly and terrific effect from the fractured shot and splinters of iron that flew in all directions on the shot striking. The wood fillings-in did, we believe, occasionally stop some of the sheet-iron splinters ; but the shot en tered and broke, and the iron ribs flew as in the former trials, and the latter ripped off the wood-plank lining, when struck by a shot, in large pieces. A 4 we stated yesterday, the ribs run perpendicular at intervals of way fifteen inches. They are fastened to the iron plates by a three-inch lap, and project inwards six inches; the interstices were filled in with oak six inches thick ; and over these pieces, and at right angles with the ribs, was a wood lining of three-inch planking, oak and fir. A large shot could hardly enter without striking a rib, and to-day one of these ribs drove off a whole sheet of planking; indeed, at the conclusion of the practice nearly all the woodwork had been driven off the iron. No doubt these splinters and pieces of wood would have made direful havoc to a ship's company on board. The iron shelf-piece section (a broad piece of iron running round the ship to support the deck), was struck and knocked to pieces. This is not covered with wood, but in iron steamers oak might be sub,ti tuted fur iron, and would perhaps be better for the purpose than iron. One shot to-day entered the waterway, where, besides the iron work, the timber is solid oak, about fifteen inches thick. The shot went clean through and was fractured to pieces. The hollow shot were most destructive, br ea ki ng i n pieces exactly like shells. Altogether it may be considered conclusive that iron vessels, built as the Simoom at ell events, are not adapted for war purposes.— Herald. R 'YAL NORTHERN YACHT CLUB.--The regatta o f the Royal Northern Yacht Club is fixed to come o fr at Greenock, on Thursday and Friday, the Bth and 9th of August. A number of valuable prizes are offered for , ailing matches, open to yachts belonging to members of all Roya yacht clubs, as well as several for ships' long boats, ,jolly boats, gigs, skiffs, punts, &c. The value of the prize will no doubt induce many ves•els from a distance to enter the lista with those of this neighbourhood, and there is a certainty of the approaching regatta being the most successful and 'ex citing ever held on this coast. On the close of the aquatic sports on Thursday, the members of the club and their friends dine together, in the Tontine Hotel, Greenock, and t o , n n dForrsi:id b Friday, a b e sly and ball, will in which, from the arrangem en t s a l ready making, Via, we ga ily attended. North British Mail. the Asset:o l Y Rooms, Lord Gough passed through South Molton on his A way to inatova, where be autaudJ §ojQuali;is for OM UR THE SUN, LONDO N, EVENInG, JULY l2, 1850.