The Sun. — London, England, 1850-05-11 00:00:00

bslaYvetehat a loe tests and all the qualifications which you not stalely established and cherished in Ireland are si„,,to,hbe recognised in that country ?—(Hear, hear.) 4 ' auld say that if it is laid down to us that Irelanu n" in 1/4t,t nra esi ~ -e to exercise or enjoy a political franchise the ls disconnected with tenure, you bring before shish ae of stat esmen a country the position of ence4o raands im me di ate attention, and they °sight at aeva ` a apply their m i n d s to the application o f some state of thia t° fore remove the c auses w hi c h h ave pro d uce d suc h 1 6 egs.—(Loud cheers.) If that were placed lgs( n b a. stPce I should Ray it i s not my d ut y i n the etiey,l but creat e a f a ctiti ous an d art ifi c i a l con stitu- sal terrible I must endeavour t o p u t an en d to that sad Zp t4 oishtible for tt e c ondition of things, whi c h has rendered it people t o accumu l ate property and Isla, qualific a ti on w hi ch i s enjoyed i n G reat Bri t() p ''' he 'r 3 )—and th a t t h e fi rst d uty o f a Mi n ister is , 4e u a law which should develops the industry of such rrhteh —which, if there were laws existing s een , :a their Opinion tendel to p re vent the develo p herr the industry of that coun try and the accumula e"' w ealth in that country, as I believe, fir example, Preen w nt state o f t h e poor-law does,— l say t h at i t ti e d be the b us i ness of a Government to direct their that t g h to 81 " h subject, to reform and to remodel it; and the sa te } should take every necessary step to stimulate g a adtti r Yrise, spirit, an d energy of suc h a people i n suc h ioa wh ." ll, and allow them to put therreelves in a posts oth er k ,lch, under ordinary circumstances, and in the thee l ngderas of her Majesty, have generally preceded have 100Yraont of the suffrage.—(Cheers.) Now, Sir, I ti e , t 4 , ll oard from her Majesty's Ministers that this :tention.—( th e i r .queltion has particularly impressed itself on fisheries Hear) We hal the question of the 11,1, b rought before the House the other day. I did ttizilletar from the Chief Secretary that her Majesty's NererB--although they opposed the measure then latieiate'risideration—l did not hear that her Majesty's jece ; I. s intended to introduce any measure on the sob th rial nd $0 it is, Sir, upon all questions connected with S ir, rilate develop ment o f I re l an d.—(Hear.) vers a have -.eat ha • supposed that if her Majesty sGo ofthe a a gi ven their serious attention to the reform ther a ierr-law—if they had brought forward measures fo development of the industry of the country, such, the ai l l i n ee, as me asures lik e l y to encourag e and extend itie,ffo eries—if, above all, they had brought forward . a ward which th ey d o not seem i nc li ne d to b r i ng tor kid "; - ‘ f the y had attempted to settle in a statesmanlike be twe e lna crate, manner the long-controverted relation h ot landlord an d tenan t—(H ear , h e ar),—l can stjett e'P thi nking that the result of such legis beleadwellid be to q u alify bona fide electors for coosmuch more rapidly than this attempt at fac -444 :uurages.—(Loud ch.ears). But, Sir, we may be ral a a ,Call You defend th e present state of the elect°. *lis et " a e `,ljse in Ir e l an d?" I s i t f or me, or those with Pra en ,` "age the h onour t o ac t, to defend it? The erestqj State of th e e l ec t ora l f ranc hise in Ireland was mind by the Reform Act; and if we discard from our 4 fait" the glowing and fervent sentiments of the is 4 :', o f the mi ne what is the question before us? It Ir a cknowledgosent that the Reform Act for li t ta tl i ti ,, had f ailed. —(Cheers.) But why had it failed? 'and anY one who really believes that the owner of the Ireland is the sole or even the principle cause of t hice • e • , • ti , r , e ? There is hardly one man, even in the r4 iot e • ,.,' l3 usa, would have the courage to rise up and j;, a su ,eh a thesis.—(Cheers.) The electoral body d;m"' Why has it so fearfully diminished? The tee utioncan be traced to causes sufficiently patent to to °lint teli a e °I . go melancholy a result.—(llear, hear.) The : 1 1 11 1 se ' are unprected reflationpoitical agitation an a r aael d • a between land lera e amine. chat he Ternmud ten ant —relations which we call upon the Go to come forward and legislate upon,. but bar e a4 ,`"eY neglect to do—that these relations '°ta il ,t;" tendency to diminish the electoral body, I have °til'est 1 4 5 13 r interest to dispute or deny. But to preten h d e relations between landlord and tenant are t e u°l P ri ncipaldiminution of the electoral i s cause of t "es. .... 4 A I Position too futile to require any further no tlral O h eers.) Th e f ac t does remain—that an e . lec- Ilish ed e4 Y, nev er too cons id era bl e , i s ve ry much doni ic'etti And her e l e t me rem ind Hon. Gentlemen who i lir 44-' unn ecessarily to create party discussions, that as citlt: in terests are concerned it is not the interest o f ir e te et i 'T'flan on this side of the House, if the results ta rs' 1 -2n.„ " e us, to support the arrangements of the else liderail)•tancloise in Ir e l a nd. A majority, and nu incon -4e m ess majority, o f I r i s h Members always vote against Pot; end ures and the principles which we generally sup je i: al ways confess and, therefore, in any remark . s '4 4 t i - s : u on the system Which exists, we may have credit ,7th t ri t of fairness and impartiality. Nor am I one R ho would attempt to justify any opposition to D uch °sure oa the mere abstract fact that it will I . 4 id th T the constituency of Ireland. It i s t i ° ae u a ti ` teasemake the!constituency of Ireland amoun ' iji3 ooa"? (2/ or 330,000. Let the electors of Ireland be ha i tc if their suffracres are the natural and genuine Ld lhr eTProperty intelligence, and honesty.—( o h o i t h ll gtig s ;', 4 , l3 ut, instead of 300,000, if the result of t is i' c leed - b" e ro a much more limited number—were they, h -4 thi s -4t a moiety of the sum which has been accepted ld ;94 Probable result of this proceeding—l shoo 4 1) o bject to law if I found that the end was e t your iThsta al lied by a mere artificial effort to produce a , are„ Ltlen cY.---(Lood cheers.)bl The Right Honoura e Dris e 7 , e ,t (Sir James Graham), who disapproves of the d t c , A t d P 4l clauses of this Bill, supports it from mirce I , l ; 4t kns, and mainly, of course, and very properly K • l bk a rt e w of the case, brcawse he considers it of great 5000 that there should be a constituency of , n l o l ,;, • r aount in Ireland. But I ask you to conside . r a e 41 k ` You are approaching this difficult question— e t /1 i i' ll to consider whether you are taking a l cou vi r e s will lead to the result which of ll d • e ;? that all of us desire. Supposing thatl . w l e CO alt tiSti- I th e S , ll. a bona fide, a considerable, In t el the occasion, !b a ll . 111 Ireland—a constituency qua o their inter a ble to select men capable of representing n. sit in this House—a co ti lt gists and qualified to 41e 3e1l affected to the th e ,on the whole, w ins itutions ~ki nz e •—I ask you whether the course you are ear one calculated to attain that re • -5 result?—(H gar t he ) /our con s tit ue ncy, which was anticipated under I lls t el crre Act, has diminished from political, from e * hi - ‘ 4( c auses —it has diminished to an amount of tress, n ot one si ng l e M e mber of the House, as But a re nah. eite UrnStAnCe, will approve or vindicate. t his r 7," this —that the very causes which have produced tal4e'tnainution—that the very moral and material i 1 tl ltt th at have occasioned this result, are also causes tr ;are disinclined the people to any hasty adoption 41 4 - ele ctoral system which would be framed for the 14 nts 4te Purposes of a party, and not to satisfy th _ amend r equ i rements of the nat i ona l will. Now, Sir, Cos Oct inclined on the present occasion to d() r easons for showing this to be a party object. 41 t,e 11(4 say that the Government on this occasion n to o n t , t era e l /r Goght forward a measure mainly, or even . Y , indirectly a plan to support their policy and ▪ 13 , 4 t rt Y• It is quite unnecessary to diverge into the d t 4• 0 3- ; °0 of any such question. All that I wish t o .e n o ' 44. J r e t -e Pind the House of the circumstances wh i ch s"lt t i," . ; sho even in the opinion of the , ova a t i,"'4 is a c ru de and ill-digestcd scheme—(Gheere) which does not aim to settle the question in tr Dc .:"!l‘)rgbut enes 11 satisfactory for any length of time ts a ii Tch emanates from the men who have 4enlY adopted uncertain conclusions—(Hear) — and iV2l q at M thin moment, in the very heat of debate, have Sirtiay- toore than one evidence that, at this very instant, C ontemplating still further changes.—(Cheers.) 1 14 , take the clause which the Right Hon. Baronet to tictverted to—and it is only because he has adverted ° ,t th e n el i tose that, at this late hour, I call the attention t rai ns 'louse to it—but I will take the second clause, ‘ t " ; " which he prided himself upon having voted.. In m ost it is a very injudicious clause. I voted against irop-ilt:aincerel because I thought it an injudicious and krs °t r 0 0005 Y ' a clause which would not have been pre -I,"y men well acquainted with the circumstances as(o h ith weich they were dealing—an unstatesmanlike clause t ° r sa rs)—a clause which, in my opinion, ought not Illy - I ; e 're the sanction of Parliament.—(Hear.) I would °Qir-,°are--I would say a clause which ought not to ,o re- . 1 4%1 4 4. R sanction and approval of the House of C m_ /cite b ecaus e lam not one of the school who would I Poe,; ° Jlt Bill of which I disapproved to throw th_c o r n e 7 cheetaniity of rejecting it upon another body.—(Loud d_ rga tty a •.) But if this is my opinion,and the opinion of G Iwho have spoken on the present Qu i • ent emen what is the ° P • °ll and duringpreceding discussions „Al e , Pc a rt,", Of her Majesty's Government on this most irn -4'144,7 clause ? Why, no less a person than the First ht l i s ta - " e lof the Crown, when the clause was first b . rotag t o uiscussion, almost anticipated our objet ions 4.1 q4 .4d threw it as it were into the centre of the t hin) { late the arena of our Parlirmentary discussions, I hiria'',"o he cared not to be responsible for it. Sir, I !iri s a lis clause, which is, perhaps the most objection itaie'n'auac of the ' Bill—a clause of which we particularly i ttl t PU r t r „, ° : e— is a clause that now becomes of considerable r 6 -- ",e o --that occupies a great place in legislation. a nd th e I° be sent with the approval of the Ministry d ealt sanction of this House to another lilace to thebe respc,..w.ith, we aro throwing upon another. placeurselves trnlferibility of rejecting legislation which we o ahest 4 '4 iii 4: 1 and whi c h i s ac k now l e dged by the d cheers, \ 4' to he mos t cru d e and ill-digested.—(Lou Itt icia)' I ask, is that the manner to treat another Po tt v Is th a t t h e sp i r i t i n w hi c h w e should sup thiakm° in stitutions of the country ? It is not decorous, I *ha d.`11% Minister, but it is still less decorous in those tikt B ,L B4 PProve of such a course, and who, having ro tettea-a` m their vote against it, still vote for the third '-(Lag of the Bill of which it forms so prominen t a p art. cf t b c/ cheers.) T a k e t h e c l ause i n which the amount a, C ud franchise is defined. The Hen. Gentleman (Sir in a r ,Nlarn) tells us that in votinw fur this Bill he votes 'sail h • which he has always pro ante -- at least of late years—(A laugh)—and i telf r !" 11 those projects of legislation which he has him lt,Do gliePared and sup supported. Why, Sir, it is not long el:1 --- t1s -t " 8 ouly in the ') year 1844, that the Right Hon. a ery r n.° l l himself brought forward a measure on this a ricet. And what was his qualification in the hligt;ea,lB44? It was a 301. franchise—(Cheers)—esta -...(ch`i if I recollect right, on the same basis of rating. etai. eet s.) But w h at i s the answer o f t h e Ri g ht H on . t ri man and his friends object to their support , th - of„. , ' we Nth" qualification, when a short time ago, as the cf thatheir matured counsels, of their deep reflection, o%eietr elaborate research, of all the advantages which Fran inf°r • imparted, proposed a 301. ati e h is mation they able a s e • Why th e answer of the Right Honour caalet alontletnan will probably be that the cir treertileee' "f Ireland are changed—lreland is irn at -15aed—Ireland is not so wealthy as she was. kress,? r ePIY is— Is Ireland always to be ice d; 'linedln this age of progress, which we have th tintecra our ears every night and on every occasion, is "ee " e l l° Pro res • 44 the fin g s Ireland? I have more confi juie • ure for Ireland than these great states -41°41 l aw that t not thatwill give my Ranction to a g . rea 4 „, at Irel iat is to announce to the United hAngdom the n. la !ad is always to be au er —(Cheers.) Well, Pt x luer • ap p . 'tt t t he se circumstances, accounting, as I will "c4g9 " l— Livt by 010 RIM wisatigactcry THE SUN, statement of the relations between landlord and tenant, but by the great moral and material causes that have seldom occurred in the history of nation=, and probably never con be repeated in the history of Ireland—namely, unparalleled political agitation, and a famine, Which, as the Noble and Learned once rightly said, was a famine of the middle ages accounting for the state of Ireland by these causes, I want to know, is there in Ireland, at this moment such a feverish disease for the settlement of the question that it will justify the Government in bringing forward a measure which they themselves acknowledge they have not well considered?—(Cheers.) Now, Sir, my opinion is, that while we should frankly acknowledge our wish that Ireland should be placed in the enjoyment of political privileges inferior to none of the kingdoms of her Majesty, we should also have the moral courage at the same time to an nounce that we are resolved that these political privi leges shall be real on. s.—(Cheers.) And inasmuch ac, according to the genius of our constitution—for as we have been reminded of the genius of Ireland, I may pre sume to appeal t o the genius of our constitution—in asmuch as the enjoyment and the exercise of the suf frage has been, on the whole, in this country, connected with the possession of property, we should—although, of course, in the adjustment of such an important set- Cement, we must, in many instances, where it is wise and circumspect, modify the application of that prin ciple—of that principle we are determined never to lose sight.—(Hear, hear.) Bet in the present instance we depart from it; we lose sight of it; we substantially reject it, we announce that tho enjoyment and exercise of the suffrage in Ireland shall not be consistent with property; and in doing that we destroy the principle which has made the enjoyment and exercise of the suff rage in England most valuable.— (Cheers.) Let the privi lege be as wide as the merits of the community deserve, but let the community obtain it by industry, by intelli gence, by the exercise of all those great qualities which make use fel and honest citizens. These have, through the good sense of the people of England, hitherto been our guiding principles in the adjustment of the question of suffrage. For my part, I believe that the people of Ireland are equally capable to mark the same results and to exercise the same rights as the people of England. But I oppose a law the essence of which is not to give credit to the people of Ireland for these qua lities, the object of which is to announce that they are different from the people of England, and to tell them that the genius of Ireland is incapable of making the exertions and enjoying the honours of Englishmen.— (Loud cheering.) Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, I will not detain the House long, because I really do not think, if I were capable of addressing it at length, that this Bill on its third read ing requires much advocacy on our part. Hero is a grievance, and we propose a remedy. Does the griev ance exist? I shall not go into a detail of the small number of electors in the different boroughs in Ireland; but when I look at the number of electors in England, Scotland, and Wales, I find that they vary from 1 in 25, which is the lowest, to 1 in 32 per cent., which is the highest, giving an average of somewhere about 29 per cent. in Great Britain; and when I come to Ire land I find that it is not 25 per cent., that it is not 20 per cent., or 10 per cent., but merely 2 t. per cen of the adult male population.—(Loud cheers.) I ask the House, is not that a grievance which, when it is brought before it, and when a Bill is proposed to remedy it—is it not fitting that the House should agree to it?— (Cheers.) We are told that we have departed altogether from the franchise by tenure, which is the basis of the franchise in England. If I could understand that Hon. Gentlemen opposite meant to maintain that we ought to propose some such franchise as we have in England— that, for instance, the 40s. freeholders should be restored in Ireland, and that that franchise they were prepared to defend—l could well understand their saying, "We propose putting Ireland on an equality with England— we believe that yours is founded on a wrong principle, and we propose, instead, one similar in its detail and objects to the franchise existing in England." But they propose no such remedy. Do they propose to make the existing 10/.franchise more simple, and to make that the franchise for Ireland? By no means.— (Hear, hear.) They do not propose even that extreme. Therefore thus laying down the proposition that the grievance being clear and incontestable—that the grievance being undeniable—no remedy is to be proposed. What is the language of the Hon. and Learned Member for the University of Dublin, and of the Hon. Gentleman who has last spoken? Forgetting what the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last has stated, they tell you that there are other kinds of legislation; for instance, the law of landlord and tenant, which the Legislature should attend to, and not to the extension of the franchise, Sir, such is the language that has always been held in despotic countries.—(Cheers.) They tell you in despotic countries that nothing is so mischievous us the concession of political rights, the freedom of the press, the exercise of the right of voting, and the discus sioa of political questions. That it is the business of the Government to take care in a peculiar manner of the material interests of the people—(Hear, hear) —to look after the fisheries—(Hear, and cheers)—to provide for their material interests; but that political franchises were the source of disorder and revolution, and from that we must carefully abstain.—(Hear.) But in England we have learned a totally different lesson.—(Hear.) We have learned that if men have the right of voting and of sending Members to this House, if men know the responsibility of the great in terests of the country, and know that these they have sent as representatives have the power of control ling the expenditure of the country, of giving advice to the Crown, and of taking part in all the legislative func tions with regard to persons and property in the coun try; they know that by these they may be raised to rank and dignity, and so far from being less able to at• tend to their material interests, the very freedom they enjoy and the very exercise of their rights will make them more able to pursue the paths of industry and of wealth.—(Hear, hear.) Why, when there were discus sions in this House som e sixt y y ears ago, and when Mr. Pitt, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, came down to show the then fl amishing state of the trade and revenues and the material interests of the country, he said, when he had finished the detail which was given in his own magical manner, they owed all that to the free constitu tion of England.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Fox, who concurred in the statement, made the same admission. Both agreed that it was a matter nobody could dispute—that the free constitution of England and the possession of the fran chise led to wealth. Now, in Ireland, we are told that is to be reversed Give the people of that country, not the enjoyment of their rights—no—it is the business of Parliament to look after the fisheries, to look after her material interests, but as to political franchise, we must altogether abandon the care of that concern. I am surprised that those who hold these doctrines have found only two or three things in the Bill to find fault with. The Bill proposes that, instead of the 403. free hold system, which led to great abuses, when they were driven like crowds of vassals to the poll to vote for their landlords, and then by some political or religious agita tion induced to vote against them—by the franchise that was proposed instead of that system is 1829, and after wards enlarged in 1831, as being too complicated and difficult to define—instead of that system, we propose a franchise, simple in its nature, by which persons having a vote are not obliged to go in and make good their claim to that vote, but are entitled out of the rate-books of the guardians of the poor to exercise that vote.—(Hear.) I say it is of immense advantage to the country to ex change that which led to abuses, and wascomplicated and difficult to carry into effect, for one simple and easy in its character and definition. Then it is said by the Noble Lord the Member for King's Lynn, if you extend it to 121. it will include an intelligent class of men, but as you have put it at 81. you swamp all the franchise. Ido not think that the Noble Lord gave any proof that all those possessing a holding; of 121. are intelligent, and all those possessing one of Si. are not intelligent. We have taken a solvent class of men, and we have likewise taken a class of persons who in number do not come up in proportion t the county electors either of England or of Scotland. I say that we have not taken the fran chise exceedingly low, and that we have struck out the just medium. Then the Hon. Gentleman says, and many other Hon. Gentlemen have gone along with him, respecting the joint tenancy clause, that it is mischievous in its operation. I hold that clause to be of imma terial importance. Ido not believe that there aro many joint tenants, and I cannot compare this to the splitting up of land under the 40e. system, because it must be a holding tantamount to the value of 16/. at least, out of which two votes are to be given. Taking the analogy of the Reform Bill we have put in this clause, but if the Hon. Gentlemen who are connected with the rural economy of Ireland tell me that this clause is injurious I am ready to omit it. I do not attach any importance to it. The Hon. Member fur Bucks said that they were legislating upon the consequences of the late fa mine, and suggests to us that we should wait until we see its permanent effects. The Hon. Gentleman does not seem to be aware that the diminution in the number cf voters had been going on since IS4I, and therefore it could not be said th it this is a diminution owing to the farnine, but that it has been going on from year to year owing to the nature of the franchise. Then the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Bucks has one large reason for not adopting the Bill, which is a strong reason for th e course we pursue. The Hon. Gentleman also says iat there is no feverish anxiety about it. Why, if tteere was, what should we be told? That we were lis t ening to clamour and agitation. On the contrary, the Right Hon. the Master of the Mint has told us that the time is favourable to the extension of the franchise, be cause it is a time of calm and quiet, and uninfluenced by any agitation or excitement. The measure itself pro pose, , in point of fact, to place the people of Ireland in a situation as good, or nearly so, as the people of Eng land. It is founded on the principle that they shall not be treated as inferior to England or Scotland, but that it has a right, when England and Scotland have a certain franchise, that she shall have an equivalent, That right has not been urged with clamour and agitation ; and so much the more does it become your justice and wisdom to make the people of Ireland equal with the people of Great Britain, and show them that, by equal freedom and an Equal franchise, you have full confidence in the manner they will use this franchise, and that you wish them to have all the freedom of the other parts of the empire.—(Cheers.) The House then divided, when there appeared— For the third reading ... 254 Against it Majority in favour of the third reading —6B The Bill was then passed. The amendments to the elections (Ireland) Bill were considered and agreed to. Mr. NAPIER obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to ecclesiastical residences in Ireland; Bill te amend the laws relating to the erection and endowmet it of churches and chapels in Ireland; and a BM to repeal certain statutes relating to the clergy of th© Irish branch of the United Church of Eng land anti ireiaod. The Bii.s were subsequently brought in and read a first time. Adjourned at One o'clock. 5:- . o l F"r to tt i ft fl QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN V. KENEALEY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Edward Hyde, the child in question, was then called; and, in answer to his Lordship, repeated the Lord's Prayer. The child was then sworn, having previously said that people would go to hell who bore false witness. He then said. I remember the day I was found in the street. I lived with Mr. Kenealy before that time. I was beaten by him before I went into the street. He beat me with a cane—with this cane—which I had with me when I was found in the street. He bi at me for not learning my lesson. All my clothes were off, excepting my shirt, when he beat me. Be beat me in the little room where I slept. I was not tied to anything. My neck was hurt by a rope being put' round it by Mr. K , nealey. Mr. Kenealey was catching hold of the other side of the rope. My neck was hurt by his squeezing. I did not try to get away. It hurt me round my neck. The flogging was done all at once. After the flogging I went to bed for the night. The nt xt morning, when I got up, I dressed myself and went to light the fire. I went out of doors after that by my self to play. After playing I went home. I remem ber being found in the strut with a crowd about me. I went out by myself, and when I got into the street I turned to the left. I went far before the people came round me. Mr. Kenealey told me to go out and to go to Highgate. Cross-examined —Mrs. Kenealey told me to wait at the corner of the buildings, and to wait for him, and that he would take me for a walk to Higbgate. I went on, instead of waiting, until I lost myself. I was not frightened when I had lost my way, nor when the crowd was with me. Mr. Kenealey often took me for a walk to Highgate, and sometimes into St. James's•park to feed the ducks. He taught me to read and spell, and say my prayers. He bought me play things and picture books. I sometimes told him lies, when he was very angry with me, and told me I should always tell the truth. When I told the truth he was always kind to me. He always told me to be a fine, good boy, and that it was very wicked to tell lies. When the weather was fine he sent me into the square to play, and when the weather was bad he gave me things to play with. He told me stories, and bought me little toys. I was with him some hours every day, and slept in his bed every night. I remember his bringing me over from Ireland. I had not then learnt to read or to say my prayers. He began to teach me to read as soon as he brought me to London. He kissed me every day. When he told me not to tell lies I promised him I would never do so any more, and he would then take me in his arms and kiss me. Re•examined by Mr. CROWDER—When I came from Ireland he taught me lo read. I read to Mr. Kenealy. I was not reading on the night he beat me. I had been doing nothing on the night he beat me. I had no les sons to do that night he beat me. I was beaten for not learning my lesson. Lord 'CAMPBELL thought there must be a verdict against Mr. Keuealy. He (Lord Campbell) did not in the slightest degree wish to prejudice the case; but, although Mr. Kenealy seemed to have been a most affec tionate patent, and to have devotedly studied the wel fare of the child, he seems on this occasion to have done what the law would not justify. It was, however, for the jury to say whether this was a moderate chastise ment on a child of tender years. Mr. WHATELY addressed the jury for the defendant. He would remind the jury that they were not trying Mr. Kenealy for having inflicted punishment on this child, but whether he was guilty of the wicked and deliberate cruelty charged in the indictment. He contended that the evidence would not bear out the cruelty charged against the defendant in the indictment; but, on the cantrary, the child's own statement proved that Mr. Kenealy had evinced the tenderest regard for its welfare. He was found constantly instructing the boy, taking him with him in his walks, participating in his little amusements, and sharing his bed with him. He (Mr. Whately) did not deny that the child had been severely punished by Mr. Kenealey, but the jury were to judge whether that punishment was or was not ex cessive. Lord CAMPBELL, in summing up, left it to the jury t 3 say who. her the punishment which had been inflicted on the child had been excessive. This was a most distress ing case, but they must deal with it according to the rules of law, and with a regard to the truth. He rejoiced that the truth had come out, and that no serious stain will attach to the cha racter of Mr. Kenealy. He appeared to have taken a most tender care of the child, treating it with all kindness, taking care of its education and attending to its personal wants ; but the jury were to say whether a part of . the charge against Mr. Kenealey was not made out, and if it were it would be their duty to fled him g uilt y . He (Lord Campbell) might say for himself he was not one of those who thought coporeal punishment of young persons entirely unnecessary. The jury then retired, and in a few minutes found a verdict of Guilty against the defendant on the second count. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND AGAINST TWENTY-TWO OF SCOTLAND.—The England eleven proceeded from Car lisle to contead against twenty-two of Scotland, at Edin burgh, on Monday. England scored 134 and 173 — total 307; Mr. Felix marking 58 and 5, Parr 11 and 37, 13ox 3 and 28, Mr. A. 111ynn 4 and 11, Clark 2 and (not out) 13, Adams 1 and 23, Guy 1 and 5, Chatterton (not out) 14 an 19, Wisden 5 and 3 &c. Scotland, in their first hands, obtained 95; Whyham, Esq., marking 11, Lieuteaant Dickens 14, Anderson 14, W. Moncrief, Esq., 17, A. Imrie, Esq., 12, &c. In the second innings of Scotland they had 212 to get to tie, but at half past four on the third day the rain carve on, and the game terminated, 24 runs only having been scared for the loss of seven wickets. MANCHESTER AND ALL-ENGLAND. —From Edinburgh the England eleven started for Manchester to play against eighteen, and the result of the first day's play was that England scored in their first innings 152, Wis den marking 39, Parr 21, Adams 44, Felix 12, Gay 17, Martingell 1, Clarke 9, &c. Manchester had not gone in when our account left. SETTLEMENT OF THE GREEK QUESTION. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. LETTER FROM BARON GROS TO M. LONDOS, DATED APRIL 23. "The undersigned Minister Plenipotentiary, charged to interpose the good offices of France in bringing to a friendly termination the difference at present exist ing between Greece and England, has the honour to inform his Excellency, M. Londos, his Hellenic Ma jesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs, that, finding him self obliged to wait for fresh instructions from his Government, he considers it his duty to abstain from further official intervention in those questions which required the exercise of his good offices. "The undersigned having hastened to make the same communication to his Excellency the British Minister, begging of him at the same time to main tain the status quo until the Government of her Bri tannic Majesty should have time to come to a proper determination on that subjec, he has this day received from the Right Hon. Thomas Wyse a reply, which it is his unpleasant duty to communicate to the Go vernment of his Hellenic Majesty. The Minister of England expressed to the undersigned the deep re gret he felt at being unable to accede to his wishes, as his instructions did not permit him to maintain the status quo until he had commis municated with his Court on the present posture of affairs, and that it was with great pain that he gave him to understand, at the same time, the unpleasant duty he was about to perform, namely to make known to the Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's squadron that he must put into execution the necessary mea sures for obtaining the satisfaction demanded by her Britannic Majesty's Government. "It is with sentiments of profound grief that the undersigned makes a communication of this nature to his Excellency his Hellenic Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs, and he begs M. Londos to accept, &c. " L. GROS." On the 26th M. Londos wrote to Mr. Wyse for his ultimatum, and received the following reply : " The undersigned Minister Plenipotentiary of her Britannic Majesty to the King of Greece has just re ceived the letter of M. Londos in which he requests to he informed of the conditions necessary to satisfy all the demands contained in the note of the under signed, dated the 17th January last. The under signed hastens to comply with this request, and M. Londos will doubtless remark that the un dersigned has done everything in his power to render these conditions as acceptable as possible to the Government of his Hellenic Majesty. As a reparation for the outrages committed at Petra, towards the navy of her Britannic Majesty, the undersigned demands that the Minister of Fo reign Affairs of hi s Hellenic Majesty should address to him an official lett er, to ex p ress to the British Go vernment the great regret felt by that of his Hellenic Majesty on the subject of the affair of the boat of the Phantom, and also to blame the conduct of his agents and his authorities on that occasion. The under signed will accept the sum of 180,068dr. 49 as complete satisfaction for pecuniary claims, excepting that part of those of M. Pacifico relating to his claims on Portugal. M. Londos will remark that the compensations on the subject of the pillage of the ships at Salcina, of four lonians ill-treated at Patras and at Pyrgos, and those demanded for the personal insults experienced by M. Pacifico on the occasion of the pillage of his house, consist of the autos speci fied in previous notes, and cannot now be discussed. The sum of 180,068dr. 49 is made up as follows :- 30,000dr. for M. Finlay, including in terest to April 4, 1850 500/. to M. Pacifico, with interest at 12 per cent., from 12th March, 1848 (date of the note demanding the in demnity), to April 4, 1850 ...... ..• 6,756dr. for the pillage of four lonian vessels it Wein% with interest At 12 20,000 0 17,538 0 per cent. from 9th October, 1846, (date of the pillage), to April 4, 1850 9,583 52 801. (2,249dr. 60) for the four lonians ill-treated at Patras and at Pyrgos, and interest at 12 per cent., from Sept. 4, 1847 (date of the demand for reparation), to April 4, 1850 .. 2,946 97 G 0,068 49 20,000dr. for M. Pacifico, as compen sation for all losses (but not includ ing his claims on Portugal), with in terest to April 4, 1850 Dr. 180,068 49 111. Londos will remark that on the only article which can admit of any reduction, that is to say the loses of M. Pacifico, a considerable diminution (more than a third of the total sum) has been made on an account pre • seated by that gentleman. It has required all my efforts to induce M. Pacifico to accept the sum above specified. I was led to make these efforts by the strong desire felt by the British Government not to demand anything but what was perfectly just. As it is difficult to ascertain in Greece the exact value of the losses sustained by M. Pacifico, in consequence of the destruction of the papers relative to his claim on Portugal, that part of his claims is not comprised in the sum above-mentioned ; but the undersigned will be satisfied if the Greek Government will, at the same time, and to add to that sum, place in his hands (in the quality of Minister Plenipotentiary of her Bri tannic Majesty) another sum of 150,000 dracb., or securities for such a sum. The Government of her Britannic Majesty and that of his Hellenic Majesty will immediately cause an investigation to be made to ascertain the sums which are to be recognized due to M. Pacifico by the Portuguese Government, but of which M. Pacifico could not receive payment, in consequence of the destruction of his papers. The investigation will be terminated within a given time, and it it results that M. Pacifico i s ent itl e d t o c laim a s r u et m urn le e s d s thtaon the Greek Government. If, on, the su rp l us w ill b e then the contrary, M. Pacifico has a right to a greater sum than the 150,000 dr., the Greek Government will then have to make up the dif ference. The undersigned demands also that the Greek Government shall formally engage, not to ad dress any demand, nor to support those of third parties against the Government of her Britannic Ma jesty on the subject of the losces and damage accruing from the measures adopted by the squadron of her Majesty on this occasion. The undersigned does not doubt that the Government of his Hellenic Majesty will respond to the frank manner with which be has, without delay, and without negotiation, laid before the Greek Government the most favourable conditions to which he can consent. The conditions are offered in the firm hope that the Greek Government appre ciating the moderation shown by Great Britain, will at once place the undersigned in a condition to deliver the Greek commerce from the coercive measures which at present press on it. But the undersigned thinks it necessary positively to declare that the advantages offered at this moment are only made on the condi tions which have been proposed, and that if some de lay should be manifested in accepting the conditions the Greek Government must not be surprised to see the concessions made on this moment withdrawn at a later period. " April 26." 51. LONDOS TO MR. WISE. " Athens, April 27. " The undersigned Minister of his Majesty the King of Greece hastens to reply to the note which the Hon. Mr. Wyse did him the honour to address to him under yesterday's date. The King's Govern ment accepts all the conditions therein laid down, re marking only that amongst these conditions there are some of a pecuniary nature, which to be fully carried out require a certain time and legal formalities. The undersigned undertakes to arrange them as soon as possible, and he hopes to succeed in the course of to day or to-morrow. In the meantime, and waiting for the communications, the undersigned expresses a con fident hope that the Hon. T. "Wyse will take the ne cessary measures to put a stop from this moment to the sufferings and losses which weigh upon commerce and navigation, in consequence of the removal of coercive measures in the port of the Piraeus and in the other ports of the kingdom." MR. WYSE TO M. LONDOS. " Bay of Salmaine, 27th April. " The undersigned, Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Greece, has the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the note in which M. Londos, Minister of Foreign Affairs to his Majesty, this day gives notice that the Government of his Majesty agrees to all the conditions laid down in the note from the under signed, under yesterday's date. In consequence of the note of M. Londos, the embargo laid on the Piraeus was immediately ordered to be raised by a signal from the Admiral's vessel ; from this moment the undersigned has reason to hope that a satisfactory arrangement may be easily concluded, Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker having countermanded the orders for the blocade of the other ports of Greece. The under signed, in the hope that the prompt fulfilment on the part of the Greek Government of the remaining forma lities will enable him to order Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker to release the vessels detained, and to resume those friendly relations which the Government of her Britannic Majesty wishes to maintain towards the King of Greece." Here follows a note of M. Londos to Mr. Wyse, expressing the regret of his Government relative to the arrest of an officer of her Majesty's ship Phan tom, and pronouncing the censure of the Greek Go. vernment upon the persons who committed that out rage. The following is from M. Londos to Mr. Wyse, dated the 27th : "The undersigned has the honour to transmit to the lion. Thomas Wyse a Treasury bill at sight for 330,068 drachmas to meet the pecuniary demands contained in the note of her British Majesty's Minis ter. Of this sum 150,000 drachmas are given as a guarantee to be restored to the Greek Government, or augmented according to the result of the investiga tion by the two Governments as to the injury caused to M. Pacifico by the destruction of the papers rela tive to his demands on the Portuguese Treasury. The Greek Government binds itself formally not to make or support any claim against the Government of her Britannic Majesty on account of losses or in juries arising from the coercive measures exercised by the British squadron in this affair." The following circular was issued by the Greek Minister of the Interior "To the Nomarchs (Prefects) and Eparchs.—You have learned, without doubt, by private letters and by the journals, the resumption of hostilities on the part of the English fleet. The Government, gentlemen, considering that the interests of the country com manded it to put an end to the unfortunate difference, immediately applied itself to the removal of the ex isting difficulties. I have, therefore, to announce to you that everything has been arranged between the British and Greek Governments, and that coercive measures have ceased, and will not be resumed." The following is the circular of Mr. Green, the British Consul, communicating the cessation of the embargo to his colleagues " ATHENS, APRIL 27, 1850. am instructed by her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the King of Greece to inform you that his Hellenic Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has officially announced to him that the Greek Government accepts all the con ditions laid down by him for the satisfaction of all the demands of her Majesty's Government ; and that, immediately on the receipt of this announcement, Majesty's Minister Pl en ip o ten- Vice-Adiniral Sir William Parker ordered, by signal from the flag-ship , t hat the embar g o at the Pirams should be taken off. tri ea `i syo S nu o u soon o o o hope p n Vice-Admiral 1i thate r satisfactory arran gemen t was atisfSir William P ar k er h a d likely to be concluded , the Vice-Admiral s uspended the issue of the orders w hich had been p re pared f or laying on embargoes at the other ports of Greece, consequently no embargo has been p ut in fo rce at any Greek port exceptiat the Pirwus. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your most obedient, humble servant, Signed) " Jouls GREEN." ar4s,th6th Queen's Own Carabineers TIDE ARM Y AND — KAv Y. (From the United Serv ice Gazette of this day.) CATALRY REGIMENTS Fiasr FOR v •-•,NGLAND 6Ltihghltn,ni7sktiillliQngues,enl,73tho wL:nicieurssi: Dragoon Guards, Ist King's Dragoon Guards, 12th Royal Lancers, 7th Dragoon Guards, and sth Dragoon Guards. MEDALS.—A circular Memorandum has been issued by the Adjutant-General, to the effect that medals granted for service in the field will be withdrawn from soldiers when sentenced to transportation, or ordered to be discharged with ignominy, and will be transmitted to the Adjutant-General for the purpose of being returned to the Mint. The spring allowance of ammunition i s ordered to be forwarded from the Ordnance depots at Cork har bour, Athlone, Charlemount Port, Magazine Fort, and Pigeon-house Fort, Dublin, under military escorts, to the troops serving in the several districts throughout Ireland. The Secretary-at-War has ordered th a t th e sum of 92,0001. be appropriated for the conversion of buildings to be reserved solely for the reception of soldiers convicted of military offences. The Select Committee on Army and Ordnance Expenditure has recommended the entire abolition of Kilmainham Hospital, at Dublin, as an asylum for discharged soldiers. A. portion of the: officers and men are to be transferred to the establishment of her Majesty's Royal Hospital at Chelsea. The judge-Advocate- General having inizlmated that he can dispense with the services of a de!puty in the Jamaica command, t h a t appointment will, iorth i with be abolished, and the duties be provided i or, a s in other commands. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1850. MEDICAL STAFF.—Staff Assistant Surgeon Ro bert M'Gregor embarked at Cowes on the 10th of May, in the ship Susannah, in medical charge of de tachments proceeding to St. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope. We regret to learn that Mr. Lindsay, of the Com mander-in-Chief's Office, who has been for some time past suffering under severe indisposition, has not yet been able to resume his duties at the Horse Guards. Captain J. Warren Glubb, of the 21 West India Regiment, has been appointed Brigade Major at Bar badoes, vice Captain Maxwell, of the 88th, who pro ceeds with his regiment to North America. Captain Glubb has been 12 years in the army, and has on two or three occasions held staff appointments, and is considered, whether in the field or the office, a first-rate Staff Officer. Lieutenant-General Berke ley seems to have exercised sound judgment in this selection. Captain Glubb, by this appointment, vacates his position as Fort Adjutant at Gibraltar. Lieutenant-General Berkeley, commanding the forces in the Windward and Leeward ',lands, is about to return to England, vacating his appointment on the Staff. DOCKYARD BRIGADES.—AIthough the Admiralty have reduced the amount of the vote for the Royal Dockyard Brigades most conderably, and consequently the number of drills during the season, their Lord ships have nevertheless ordered that the drilling is to be carried out in the most effective manner, especially in respect of the great gun exercise. DOCKYARD REDUCTIONS.—A further revision of the Dockyard and Factory Estimates have been made. At Portsmouth they were most extensive. At De vonport the amount for the Dockyard labour is limited to 119,835/. ; at Deptford, 29,971/. ; at Sheer ness, 56,555/. ; and at Woolwich, for Dockyard, 56,480/. ; and for the Factory, 43,000/. SIR JOHN Ross's ARCTIC EXPEDITION. The Glasgow Steam Navigation Company have generously offered to tow Sir John Ross's Arctic vessel some hundreds of miles on her way to the Arctic regions, and it is expected that a great number of persons will proceed on the excursion in the steamer. We understand that Lieutenant-General Sir John Buchan, K.C.8., is still seriously ill. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of 'this day.) The mining share market has been more buoyant this week, and an average amount of business is re presented to have been done. Inquiries have been made for South Frances, Bo tallack, South Tolgus, West Caradon, Mary Ann, &c. Trelawny is represented as progressing highly sa tisfactorily. Two parcels of silver lead ore were sold on the 4th iest., estimated at 140 tons, realising up wards of 2,2001. A large number of shares in Camborne Consols changed hands during the week; and it is reported that some important improvements have taken place in the copper lodes. Since our last we learn that Penzance Consols have very much improved. Devon Great Consols shares have been much in request during the week, and business has been done at advanced prices. We learn that the dispute between the West Cara don Company and certain freeholders claiming damages for injury done to their grass lands by the mineralised water, is likely to be amicably arranged by arbitration, which will, no doubt, place the value of shares in a far better position than when the share holders were harassed by litigation. At the East Wheal Rose meeting a dividend of 2,560/. was declared for January and February (being 201. per share), leaving a balance of 2,6331. 12s. 6d. to the credit of the next account. The sales of lead ore during the two months amounted to 9,314/. 13s. 2d. and copper 1901. ss. No report of the mine has been furnished us, but we learn from private sources that the mine generally continues in the same productive position she has keen for some time past. At the Llwynmalees meeting the balance-sheet showed a credit of 259/. 17s. 9d., after providing for the erection of a steam-engine, and other requisites. It is estimated that, by the end of May, there will be about 4101. worth of ore ready for sale. As the present crushes is incapable of crushing all the ore raised from the 81m. level, it is in contemplation to erect additional power. The prospects of the mine generally are deemed highly flattering. At the Trethevy meeting, the statement of accounts showed a balance of 3641. 17s. 10d. in favour of the company; after providing fur the cost-sheets of March and April, it was deemed necessary to make a call of 10s. per share. The meeting was adjourned to the 14th inst., for the puopose of affording time to de faulters on 32 shares, when, if not paid, they will be absolutely forfeited. The engine in course of erection will be completed in about six weeks. At the South Wheal Frances meeting, held at the mine, on Monday last, the statement of accounts for February and March was presented, showing— Balance end of January, 1,1581. Os. 6d„ ores sold (less dues) 0.8881. l 7s. ld----5,046/. 17s. 7d.—By costs and merchants' bills, 1,9961. 16s. scl.—A divi dend of 151. per share was declared, leaving balance in favour of adventurers, 1,1901. ls. 2d. At the SVest Palgooth meeting, the accounts, amounting to 5141. 19s. 7d. were passed, and the estimates from the engineer, for extending the works, amounting to 1,3001., were received and adopted. Reports from the engineer, the agent, and from Cap tain Webb, of Great Pobrooth, were read, which were deemed by all present highly satisfactory. At South Plaiu Wooc meeting, the statement of accounts showed a balance of 4831. 13.1. in favour of the; mine. The agent's report of the mine is very en couraging, affording grounds for anticipating a pro ductive mine in depth. Shares in the following mines have changed nands since our last :—Devon Great Consols, South Tolgus, Tincroft, West Tolgus, Comfort, Heignston Down, Alfsed Consols, Trehane, Penzance Consols, Trelawny, Mary Ann, Tremayne, Camborne Consols, East Gunnis Lake Junction, Stray Park, East Buller, Herodsfoot, North Buller, South Plain Wood, East and South Tamar, Longmaid, Esgair Llee, Cwm Erfin, Ashburton United, Runnaford Combe, Hen nock, Treville, Caradon Wheal Hooper, Sarah, and Longford. In Foreign Mines there have been considerable transactions in some of the following shares:—Cobre, Santiago, Copiapo, Imperial Brazilian, United Mexi can, St, John del Rey, Australian, Linares, and Na :ienal Brazilian, in the former especially, the market [s brisk, with an improving tendency. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a court was held for the dispatch of business. Mr. BENNOCII again called the attention of the court to the progress of the building now being erected by Alderman Humphery contiguous to London bridge, at the south-west corner of that structure, the beauty of which had been damaged by the new speculation. Mr. Low (the Chairman of the Bridge house Com mittee) assured Mr. Benuoch that the Bridge-house Committee were fully alive to the subject. They had called upon Alderman Humphery, who had, in the most ready and unreserved manner, produced his title-deeds and laid them before the committee. From these documents it appeared that the alderman was not infringing upon the ground belonging to the corporation. He was, in fact, only raising an edifice upon land which he had purchased. He had merely carried the building two stories higher than it was before, and he was, no doubt, quite prepared to dis pose of the property for 70,0001. or 80,0001., if the corporation was disposed to become the purchasers. Mr. ANDERTON stated that he would then say, as he had said before, that Alderman Humphery had been too deep for the committee. THE METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS BILL. Mr. Low brought up the report of the Parlia mentary Committee in answer to a reference made to the Parliamentary Committee relative to the Metro politan Interments Bill in Parliament. He had to state that the committee had considered the various clauses with the strictest care and attention. To the principle of the measure they did not object; but they considered that several of the provisions were exceedingly obnoxious and objectionable. (Hear, hear.) The committee reported that they considered the abolition of intramural interments to be desira ble, but that they thought it would be better if the Bill gave the management of it s provisions not to Government, as proposed, but to parties resident and belonging to, the several localities. They asked that the report might be referred back to them again, so that they might confer with Sir George Grey_ as to the propriety of exemp tin g the city of London_alto gether from the operation of the Act. e co . ncluded Mr. 11. L. TAYLOR said, that instead of agreeing a b g y re m er to in . g with the committee in their report, he should move, that the report of the committee be as an amendment, that the report be referred back to the committee, requesting that the members of the committee would endeavour to obtain a conference with Ministers, so that, if possible, they might be induced to withdraw the Bill altogether. He was . not opposed to the abolition of burial in towns, but he did consider the posed measure in its provisions to be so tyrannical, fhat he thought the Corporation of the city of London ought to ask, not for an exemp tion from the operation of the clauses of the Bill,,but that they should take higher ground for the benefit of the public at large, and at once set an example by calling for the withdrawal of the Bill altogether. Mr. GILPIN seconded the amendment. After considerable discussion the amendment was put, and upon a division being called for, the motion was declared to be carried, the numbers being— For the motion ••• ••• 45 For the amendment •.• 34 Majority ... —ll Till LATE ADDRESS TO LORD DENMAN. Mr. R. Taylor brought up a report from the corn mittee appointed to consider the reference respecting the address to Lord Denman, and his Lordship's answer. It was eventually agreed th It the w h o l e o f Ihe correspondence should be printed and circulated amongst the members of the court, to;ether with the addresses his Lordship has received on former occa. sions, and the replies of his Lordship thereto. Adjourned. THE CITY GAS QUESTION. Yesterday, on the re-assembling of the committee, Mr. Cardwell in the chair, Mr. WILLIAM KIRK, a member o f the ward of Farringdon, examined, deposed that there existed in the city a very great desire for a better and cheaper gas. Mr. HALL, Bishopsgate-street, would not have as sisted the Consumers' Company if the old companies had charged reasonable rates, and if they had not de clared that a supply at 4s. per 1,000 cubic feet was an impossibility. He felt greater confidence in the advan tages that would accrue from the new company than from any benefits that might be expected to arise from a regulation of the price of gas by either a Govern ment Commission or the Board of Trade. Mr. Deputy STEVENS spoke to the strong feeling that existed in the City in favour of the new and against the old gas companies. Professor LEESON, lecturer on chemistry at St. Thomas's hospital, and Professor GRAHAM, of the London University, gave evidence as to the expe riments they had made with a photometer into the illuminating power and purity of the gas supplied by the two City companies. The average supply of gas throughout the metropolis was at the rate cif five cubic feet per hour, or equal, in point of illumi nating power, to nine spermaceti candles. Had de tected in the supply a large amount of ammonia, a proof that it was not pure, and where the supply was impure a greater quantity had to be burned in order to obtain a greater amount of illuminating power. Lately there had been less ammonia in the gas, and the supply had been much better. Mr. WESTON, publican, Fleet-street, had been com pelled by the old gas companies to pay 141. arrears due by the outgoing tenant before the company would put his gas on. Took a cheque for the amount within a few shillings, but they refused to put the gas on until the shillings were paid. The Hon. CHAIRMAN intimated, at the rising of the committee, that, though they did not wish to shut out anything material, they thought they bad had sufficient evidence on the score of public impression in favour of good and cheap gas. Mr. HILL, Q.C., intimated that this was all the general evidence the promoters intended to offer, and that on the committee meeting on Monday they would proceed with the financial and engineering evidence. RAILWAY RETURNS RaumaY TAAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipt!! of Rail ways for the past week—that is to h ay, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— Week ending April, M ay . g •a•-• a A d • tAI Ea-,1) Last week. NAME OF RAILWAY. Aberdeen ................ • • Amiens and Boulogne. .• ....... •• • Belfast and Ballymena .. ............ Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. Bristol and Exeter . Ca1ed0nian............. .......... • • Chester and Holyhead. •• .. • • .... • • .. Dublin and Drogheda •• ......... Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • ...• .. • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •• • • • • East Anglian.... • . • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . • • • .. • • Edinburgh and Perth • • • . • • • • • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern•. East Lancashire • • • • ........ • • • • • • • • Eastern Union • . • • .• • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock • • ••• • • • ••• • Great Northern and E. L.• • Great Southern and Western Great Western, &c • • • • • ..... • • • • • • •• Lancashire and Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • • Leeds and Thirak ...... • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport— Londonderry and Enniskillen London and North Western, &c. ..... London and Blackwell • . • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Brighton . Loudon and South Western .•• .• • • Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham • • • • Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Monklands .• • ........ • • .... ••.. • • North British • • .. • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen • •• ... ...... Rouen and Havre .. •• .. Scottish Central . • • • • • • . .. .. .. Scottish Midland •••••• • • • • .. Shrewsbury and Chester . .......... Shropshire Union •••••••• • • • • • • . South Eastern and Branches ........ South Devon.... • ... . .............. Taff Vale • • • • • • • • • ..... • • • • • • • • • • • . Ulster . •• •• •• •• Waterford and Limerick.— .. .. Whitehaven Junction .•• • • • • •• • • •• •• York and Newcastle . •••••. •• •. •• •• York and North Midland . • . • • • • • • .. 1,609 1,577 650 1,U28 420 4,120 5,937 2,357 937 1,275 791 8,524 9,677 .5,040 20,870 1,309 714 5,M43 1,467 1,343 430 1,431 476 10,160 1,833 2,078 942 477 1,380 519 2,557 428 15,105 1,507 820 1,069 175 13,599 7,028 742 3,6146 2,223 14,729 2,71)5 1,248 2,626 966 2,455 3,965 8,212 1,443 1,847 848 195 11,714 6,249 AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY NICIIIT. The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic (the first of the Collins's line of steamers between New York and Liverpool), has just arrived in our river. An accident to her machinery detained her nearly a day and a half on the voyage. This fine vessel brings seven days' later intelligence than that received by the Hermann. She ha , brought over 114 passengers. Her dates from New York are to the 27th ult. _ There is very little of importance in the news re ceived. No further arrivals of gold are reported from California. The slavery and territorial questions, which have so long occupied the attention of the American Le gislature, have been referred to a committee of 13 members. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The state of trade throughout the Union, generally, was somewhat better than when last reported. Mone tary affairs at New York were showing still further symptoms of improvement. United States Sixes were quoted at 1181; Treasury Notes, 1181. Breadstuffs—The market for breadstuffs was some what brisk; prices bad slightly advanced, and consider able transactions bad taken place at the following quo tations:—Western canal flour, dolls. 5.25 to dolls. 5.37 i per brl., very firm; Genessee prime wheat, dolls. 1.14 to dolls. 1.30 per 601b5.; Southern wheat, dolls. 1.14 to dolls. 1.16 per 601b5.; Indian corn, round yellow, 60c. to 62c., steady; ditto, flat yellow, 60c. per bushel; ditto, Southern white, 58c. to 60c. per bushel; Indian meal, dolls. 2.75 to dolls. 2.87 i per brl. Cotton—The market in cottons at New York was re ported active, with a more than ordinary amount of busi ness doing at advanced prices. The latest quotations were—New Orleans and Mobile, middling fair to fair, 13 to 13} cents. per lb.; Uplands and Florida, 121 to 13 cents. per lb. The quotations for freights and provisions have not varied to any extent since our last advices. The exchanges range as follow:—On London, 1091 to 1094, the tendency of the market being upwards; on Paris there was a firm market at 5 27; on Ilamburgh, j 351 to 359; on Bremen, 781 to 78i. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 10. STOCK EXCTIANGE.—The share market was dull today, but with rather an improvement in prices. The transactions, were principally confined to Great Western Quarters, which closed firmly at ]3 d. LIVERPOOL, MAY 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was firm to-day. The transactions were as follow :—Birkenhead, Lancashire l , and Cheshire, 10 / 4 dis.—llitte, 22 /. Sh ares, 6 per cent 65., . til 1850, 12 , 4 dis.—liast Lancashire, Preference, Quarters, —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 10 1 die.—London and North-Western, 102—Ditto, New Quarters, 16s. 3d. dis.— Midland, 33—llitto, Halves, 2814 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 13%—Ditto, Consol. (No. 3), 13 1 4 —Ditto (No. 4), Registered, 41. Ss. 9d. York. Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 7 dis.—Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters (No. 1), 771,4 till 1853,7 —Shrewsbury and Chester, Preference, guaranteed Si per cent., 11%. MANCHESTER, MAY 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.— Our share market was dull today, and prices remain BIRMINGH AM, MAY 10. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—Business on our Stock Exchange to -day was very dull, but there was no material alteration in prices. 'Shre wsbury and Birmingham (B) were done ,at 71. is. 3d. di3. YORK, MAy 9. Stool( EXCHANGE.—The :only transaction to-day was— North British, Preference (guaranteed 6 per cent. for five years, and 5 per cent, in perpetuity), 431. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MAY 9, 1850. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday will ho celebrated on Wednesday next, the 15th inst. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Thomas Mitchell, Gent., to be Surgeon, Jan. 7, 1842. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire. Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeo manry Cavalry.—Thomas Thorneycroft, Gent„ to Le Captain, vice Earl Granville, promoted, May 4. WHITEHALL, MAY 3. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Wood land the younger, of Taunton, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, MAT 8. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Richard Duke, of Liverpool, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gent, to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chan cery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Evan Rees, hatter, Dudley, Worcestershire. BANKRUPTS. c oven t-garden, to surrender Richard Dart and Joseph Brown, coach lace mahu. facturers, Bedford-street , May 17, at eleven, and June 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Fenne ll, official assi g ne e , Guild- Bvinghall-street; May and Sweetland, h all- chambers, Queen -square, Bloomsbury. Edward Parrett, advertising agent, Park-vT Regenes.park, May 22, and June SI, at one ' 'age West at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official . assignee; Cun ningham, Duokinghim-street, Stand. John Thomas Holland, builder, Coventry, May 23 and June 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Dewes and Son, Coventry; Motteram, Knight, and Emmett, Birmingham. William Hayhurst, coach proprietor, Liverpool, May 22 and June 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assigne2, Liverpool; Dewhnrst, Liverpool. Margaret Milne, grocer and tea dealer, Manchester, May 31 and June 14, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Mackinson, Manchester. Buckley Royle, dealer and chapman, Manchester, May 28 and Juno 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Andrew, Manchester. Richard Wilson, dealer and chapman, Kingston-upon- Hull, May 29 and June 19, at halt-past twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull ; Stamp, Hull. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar. com puted from returns made in th e wee k en di ng M ay 7 exclusivelBso, excluve of Custom Duties pad or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great B r i ta i n : From the British possessions in America 235. 5-id. per cwt. From the Mauritius ... 235. lid. „ From the East Indies ... ••• •• 235. 41. „ Average price of the three foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty By authority of Parliament. HENRY BICKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company. Grocers'-hall, /day 10. LAW INTELLIGENCE. . _ COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 10. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN TUE BANKRUPTCT OF ROBERT POTTER. The bankrupt, described as of 9, Lansdowne Villas, Bromptom, and of .50, Haymarket, tavern-keeper, who owned the well-known house called the Waterford Arms, came up on the question of passing his last examination. The balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Glover, has the following items :—Creditors, 1,5481.; ditto, holding security, 2701.; profits, 1,400/.; losses 1,5621.; trade charges, 1,0451.; personal and domestic ditto, 840/.- ' property taken by assignees, 127/.;' horses, 1251 .; good and doubtful debts, 136/. Mr. Lawititicz supported. The bankrupt passed. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, May 10. (Before Mr. Commissioner Liar.) IN RE WILLIAM COBBETT. Mrs. Cobbett applied this morning on behalf of her husband, who, she said, had been in prison for ten years, that the Testing order made upon a creditor's petition might be annulled, upon the ground of in formality. Mr. Cobbett had been taken upon an at tachment for costs, upon which the vesting order had been issued as a matter of course, but Mrs. Cobbett contended that her husband never having been " committed," a vesting order could not be made. Mr. Commissioner LAW said he did not think a vesting order should issue of course. It was not the function of this Court to keep people in•prison, and it was not the cause of Mr. Cobbett's long detention. Mrs. Cobbett replied that this Court had inflicted. a grievous punishment upon her husband by re• moving him to a part of the prison allotted to fraudu lent persons. Mr. Commissioner Lew said that was the doing of the Secretary of State. This Court did not approve of such things. The matter was then ordered to stand over, that it might be subsequently brought in a more regular manner before the Court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. Sidney Robert Sparks was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with being concerned in a series of frauds effected by newspaper advertisements. The prisoner had summoned a Mr. Parrott, of whom he had rented an office in Great Queen-street, to explain why he refused to deliver up certain papers and account books, of which he had taken forcible possession. At the time fixed for the hearing of the summons Mr. Parrott was present, but the complain ant (the prisoner) had not arrived. The papers were handed up for the inspection of the Court, and they proved to be the form of advertisements, agreements, letters, and other machinery, by which the swindling operations of a rather numerous gang in the metro polis are successfully carried on. The magistrate consequently directed an officer to retain the docu ments, and dismissed the summons. At a latter period of the afternoon the prisoner arrived at the court, attributed his previous absence to an accident, and sent in an application to his Worship to grant him a fresh summons against Parrott free of expense. While awaiting the reply of the magistrate Sergeant Thompson, of the F divi sion, received instructions to take the prisoner into custody upon the criminal charge. Mr. Parrott, and several of the unfortunate men who had been victimized by the prisoner and his as sociates, were then sent for to appear in the character of prosecutors. Thomas Burgh Long, of 15, Thistle-grove, West Brompton, clerk, proved that he answered an adver tisement in the Times about three weeks ago, offering his services as clerk to the advertiser on the terms proposed—namely. " that he should deposit 501. as cash security, it being an office of trust." He called at what appeared to be the business office of the ad vertiser, at 7, Brownlow-street, Holborn, and which was called a "Loan, Investment, and Emigration office." He found the prisoner there, officiating as " chief clerk," and was informed by him that the manager, Mr. Campbell, would listen to no other se curity than a cash deposit. Witness then left 101, and on the following Monday gave the person who sat in the inside office as Mr. Campbell a cheque for 401. Witness was then " put to work," whidh consisted of going out once or twice to make inquiries relative to . certain " references" or securities,' and at the end of the first week received 21., according to stipulation, as his first week's wages. He could get neither wages nor deposit after this, and one day he found the offices shut up. The prisoner cross-examined the witness with the view of showing that he personally received no money from him, and that, according to the terms of the agreement signed between the parties, the time had not yet arrived for the repayment f the deposit. Charles George, of 71, St. John-street, Clerken well, proved a similar negotiation with a man calling himself Stanley at offices in Kingsgate-street, Hol born, where he had also seen the prisoner frequently in company with Stanley. Witness paid a deposit of 101., and only received 103. in wages. [Stanley was brought before Mr. Hall last week, and discharged, the Court having no jurisdiction.] Mr. Parrottj repeated his statement as to letting the prisoner an office at 79, Great Queen-street, on the I.sth of April, in ignorance of the character of his tenant, till he found the place surrounded by young men who bad been duped by him. Mr. JARDINE remanded the prisoner to Tuesday next. :An E d a T ce . n evid encet ------- u r h y f It h r. ta y beyond We spe3alkßit.iniaillEhAonNes' that S iIA HA ML ET . Charles K say coraf e e a ti n to g r iv o e f e the ee lastm o: t qu g s e r n te u r ine of Shakeperian mind. To the attentive student of his Hamlet there dues not appear the actor in his part, but Shakepere in his mentality. And perhaps Mr. Kean cannot avoid that, even were he willing; for the contem plative nature of the character of itself is peculiarly adapted to his clear analytical intellect and ductile thoughtfulness. None but an intellect of the very highest order could grasp the part with such power and turn it to such advantage as is done by Mr. Kean. Even beside its beauty as a depiction of mind it has a quality which ren ders it popular, not merely to the million, but to the calm and cool thinker. It is the most picturesque delineation we have ever seen, here or elsewhere, of the pure ideal. Voice, gesture, costume, everything is brought to bear with such a unity, as to make the highest possible approach to perfection—if perfection can exist in any thing resulting from human skill. We have seldom seen an audience so completely bound up in ties of feeling with a performer as Mr. Beans last night. A sktigl e cough was the signal for a general " bush" th rou g h ou t the house, until at times the enthusiasm burst beyond d, ael; bounds ; for the people did not stop to Bp cheered until the roof rang again, and hat than once waived 'by staid and solid men • father's words—" the pit rose at h i m are admonished ; de " and w served was the spontaneous eulogy. We sPiTravuoeru ell esell mores that our time is " out of joint," or Mrs. Kean's Ophelia. That. ho , w 7 an d nr r refinement ne cessary,re- for the genius of the la dy v w e e r, , shouldis scarcely speak of , le . shrewd P o N. v i o e n i m u h s aa was vne onf ott h the. . violet requires perfume or quire no more eulogy the sycophant the lily painting. Mr. th feli citous in giving a marked i nstance il "not speak. King Rene's can be merg ed world. Of the rest we n e e d . . . a Alexander e o f how Glasgow Daily Mali of Wednesday line left for notice.— Y at in cer t p h tec e Daughter was ged taken oecas a i o r naan Per sons likchi ldren with a box of jewels, squander their precious endowed with strong feelin g s and passions, often, • gs without knowing their va l ue .—Eli za C oo k' s p thin J ourn al. [ADvairrisnmENT.]—A. Bad Leg cured by Hol it,„, ay's Ointment and Pills after Twenty Years' Suffering.— Extract of a letter from Mr. Andrew Brack, blacksmith. Eye mouth, dated August 10, 184 S : " To Professor Holloway. Sir, -1 have the pleasure to inf orm y ou th a t I have obtained a most extraordinary cure by the use of your celebrated oint ment and pills. For upwards of 20 years I suffered with a dreadful bad leg, and during that time 1 consulted several emi nent surgeons, but their efforts failed to do any good. I then had recourse to your ointment and pills, which, with the bless ing of Providence, has completely healed my leg, and made it as ,sound and as perfect as ever."—Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. Almost every heart possesses some one deep me mory, some one powerful feeling, which has its harmonious connexion with a particular hour and a particular scene.— E.iza Cook's Journal. LET OT GRASS PARRS IN PERTHSIIIRE.--011r correspondents throughout the county report a considerable rise on the let of grass parks this season ; the difference, as compared with last year, ranging from 12 to 20 per cent. This they attribute to the present low price of lean stock, which is fully as much depressed as grassparks are enhanced. L—Perth ,Advertiscr.