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elieved tbsl would grgk r oidere a a s easore , , m d 5L P! r r !e perbons IQ g hs u he bor° i o novsto o, o ppOSS eat© tureo:l priests, au" ... r e t his mew ith s ue ' w Iris )1. such the cli"4. that he b 9 llPP rtea to i )erni, it :rIY vlberi Irish iociety l untry. t hat In° 3l Ist this „u r ea I ° ll6 l read a this , appea -45 . ifte r linel2.oafs' The c tibf l ° uld bed comPe I le ;,t fife , for to cora° it ,pe till b $ ons or' 00' ror p as w" of to alter , e 1 315 0 ' o re hick ie jo, Au ld be ho t° or. f 10- or . 4 to g P 1 In as viii • l" fd° be pre a ers lo rto wen coo / the tIO arri tioeell .o coder e late'., of on 3 i 6si lord b e viss it it W.- t tho' be f yoo Ivit ea / ip peo 10'2 TF{E SUN, tie • „ s A'gn'a's by the occupies of each fectory, er his agent, • &largo made in the burial-ground of St. John's-wood fit tr;o intr.etion to empley youiste persites and ferneleis an interment of that kteti was 43. 4 1 . to the ri _errer !hie provision, sse ;ifYieS" the Period, not beitic;lese , 6d. to the sextote anti Is. fur the bell tolling, making . th!t u one mont h, timing which they are tit he so P2 2 ' 10,1. in the and a eitiereueo of 18s. - 111 Yed, shall be eieen to one of the i"sta c. ors a •se een the two amitune. Now, was there ever such and a . " . , notice to the like sheet, in such form as shell bit ' a farce as that tl.ey ehou'd be told teat this was not a. sTroved by ono of such inspectors, and signed by such only a more sanitary, bet a cheaper mode 0/ burial ? e ecupier o r hi s agen t, s h e ll b e h ung or fi xe d u p, an d If th e fees had been annexed to the Bid i n th e first e ~ttrinser the period specified in the notice shall be kept instance Members ve. , uid have had an opportunity of uou . texed up in such factory; and during the period specie I ferrng with their constituents with respect to their pro. , fled in such notice young persons and females above the I priety. Butwould this difference of 'lBs. be satisfactory age of 18 years may be employed in such factory after to the relatives of the working man? And again, what tie of the clock and not later than seven of the clock in was to be the mode 01 conveyance? Was the charge to the evening of any day except Saturday; and during the be defrayed out of the fees, or was it to come out of the Period specified in such notice (save to recover lost time pockets of the deceased's relatives? Did the Govern : !is her e i n prov ide d) no young person and no f ema l e a b ove w e n t i n t en d th a t t h e b o d y s h ou ld b e conveye d b y rail the age o f 1 8 years s h a ll b e emp l oye d i n suc h f ac t or y road, or by a fuse; al s t eamer , o f w hi c h t h ey h a d recent ly before seven of the clock in the morning of any day ex- seen ae advertisement! lie thought that any such Fro ,: !r ) t Saturday; and the provisions hereinbefore con- posal for conveyance would be regarded with disgust by i_seti e I sh a ll, as to every d ay except S atur d a y, during the 1 the people. H e reear d e d thi s c l ause as th e most inn- R?tiod specifi e d i n suc h not i ce , t a k e effect as if seven of ' portent one in the Bill. It enabled the Board of Burials t he clock in the morning and seven of the clock in the and Health to raise money, and he thought Parliament ; v ening were throughout substituted for six of the clock ought to know what was the expenditure of that board, ° the morning and six of the clock in the evening re- and everything in connexion with its financial position. sPeeti ve y." I With regerd to the non-insertion of tables of fees in Mr. BANKES considered that the clause would ag- cemetery Bills affording an example of what should be gravate the evil it was intended to prevent. done in this Bill, it should be remembered that the Sir SiGREY e G. supported the clause, thinking it would posers with respect to cemeteries were optioeal. but have a beneficial effect. with regard to this Bill they were compulsory. If one After a short conversation the clause was agreed te. cemetery charged too much the public could go Mr. BASS then moved the following clause, which to another; but this Bill was compulsory, from was a/ so agreed to:—" And whereas by the said secondly- the peer to the peasant. He certainly thought a sche recited Act, it was enacted, that any child above eleven dub° of fees should have been originally inserted in order Years o f age, emp l oyed so l e l y i n the w i n di ng an d t h row - to give an opportunity to Memb ers t o consu l t t h e i r con -1114 of raw silk, and who shall have obtained the surgical stitueots on the subject - . certificate required by this Act, of his having completed Sir GEORGE GREY said the Honourable Member his eleventh year, may work withoat any proof of haring seemed to have discovered that extramural interments °attended a school for any time not exceeding ten hours were more expensive than intramural ones. Toe whole n any working day, b u t not after half-past four of the difficulty in peesine a measure of this kind arose from the • ° lak of the afternoon of any Saturday; and whereas it necessary expenses of making new cemeteries. With is expedient that so much of the said recited Act should regard to the expense of an artisan's funeral, it was oh be repealed, b , B ard Act as is hereinbefore recited shall be and the same a large margin must be allowed. Now, the Honourable 1 8 hereby re p ea l e d, an d i n li eu th ereo f, it s h a ll be l a wf u l Member took the maximum of the Noble Lord, and then ~ Jr any child employed solely in the winding and picked out a churchyard in London where the fees were throwing of raw silk, who shall have obtained the sur- very low indeed, and not up to the mark of the gene- Veal certificate required by the said secondly-recited rat scale. A ct of his having completed his eleventh year, to be Sir 13. HALL—The fee is only 2s. 6d. in the parish of • employed in all respects as young persons may be em- St. Pancras. . • Played under this Act." Sir G. GREY—The average was nearly 10s., and in The House then resumed, an d th e re p or t w a s order e d one churchyard the fee was as high as 60s. t 1 .0 be received on Monday next. Mr. B. OSBORNE did not know what fee was to be • METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS BILL. exacted for removing the body of the Noble Lord the The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Honourable Member for Bath from the Opposition to 'tob On clause 12, which gives power to relatives to remove the Treasury bench.—(Laughter.) [Lord Ashley, for ' t ° ' l ,ies to burial-grounds, upon payment of certain fees the convenience of discussion, was occupying a seat dies fixed by the board, amongst the Ministers.] He believed no f e had been fees Mr. STANFORD proposed t o a dd th e w ords " suc h paid at present, but he had been told that a high fee was or sums having been first submitted to and autho- to be paid for removing the body.—(Laughter, cheers, rased by Parliament." and counter cheers.) The Right Honourable Baronet Sir GEORGE GREY opposed the amendment. the Secretary of St its for the Home Department had 'sees fixed by Parliament could only be fixed by Act misunderstood the Hon. Baronet the Member for Maryle °,,f Parliament, and as the clause would not be in b o n e, fu r t h at Hon. Ba ro net had very fairly adduced the .yeration until after the session, it would be nem. cases of St. Pancras and St. Marylebone, two of th e "I to suspend the operation of the Act until another largest parishes which could be selected. The Noble Year. Lord said there would be no profit accruing from the Lord DUDLEY STUART objected to the clause, proposed arrangement, and he recommended the plan on 'hieh gave an irresponsible board the power of fixing the ground of its economy. Now, taking 700 acres to f ees.the square mile—(Langhter)--or taking 646 acres on Sir B. HALL suggested that a schedule of the fees the average—(Laughter)—or taking the amount in thould be appended to the Bill. round numbers.—(Laughter, in which Lord Ashley Lord ASHLEY sa id th a t it wou ld b e more con venient joined-) The Noble Lord should not laugh ; o r, if h e to discuss the question of fees in the next clause. laughed, let him confute him in his figures. Now, he , Mr. ROEBUCK sa id t h at a f ee wou ld h ave t o be paid calculated that 604 au acre would cost 40 , 000/ . for a ` 0 the clergyman on the removal from the churchyard of mile ; and allowing:; six square yards for e a ch grave , arid corps e , H e w i s h e d to k now w h y suc h a removal 15s. for the interment, the amount realised would be ti 4 ouid depend on the payment of a fee and the consent 375 . 0001 . He s ho uld like to know into whose hands the or the incumbent. pritfit was to go? se Sir G. GREY said that both were in accordance with Lord ASHLEY said that the supposed profit would 'go present law, go to the public; and, should extra profit be realised, a Mr. ROEBUCK thought that the maximum fee should reduction in the fees would be the consequence. The " stated in the clause. Honourable Member (Alderman Sidney) had not ex , vs Sir GREY sa id t h a t a t p resen t it w as difficult to fix actly stated the comparative amounts of lees, as in the " ( !niaximum. cases adduced by the Honourable Member he had not bar. DUNCOMBE saw no reason for a fee at all. included the extras for religious services, &c., whereas he • e „,'lr. ROEBUCK asked why, in addition to the pay- (Lord Ashley) had. Abney Park was unconsecrated 1 7 e ' e n e t is o a f ry th ? e fee, should the consent of the incumbent be ground, and no religious services were performed unless they were specifically demanded. Iv Sir B. HALL put the case of a person paying the fee Sir DE LACY EVANS suggested that the charges e ° 1 ( 1 the incumbent, notwithstanding, objecting to give fixed by the clause should be limited to an existen c e c f a c s consent to the r emova l o f h e body, and asked in what a csetain numb-r of years. Say three. o sition wo u ld th e p ar ty ma ki ng t h e application be, in Mr. OSBORNE repeated his qtnstion as to what . a case? would be done with the vast amount of fees that must :.! in Sir G. GREY sa id t h e f ee was genera ll y pa id t o t h e accrue beyond the original purchase money o f th e l an d • tio e utnbent as an ackrowled gm ent o f f r eehold. If and the expenses? t • • Paid to him it would have to be paid to some other Lord ASHLEY said that he could only repeat the Part answer be had already given. The money would be the • bar. OSBORNE b e li eve d that t h e remova l o f a b o d y property of the public, and th e H ouse o f C ommons e re ul a vault at present cost about 12L in fees. Why im- could deal with it as they thought fit. ', 40 an additi ona l f ee ? H e wou ld sugges t, f or th e sake Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said that the people would e t t.the p u bli c h ea l t h , t h a t no corpse should be removed never be satisfied with such enormous fees. The charge ` - '''l 3 t in lead. of seven shillings for pauper burials would exasperate k.Mr. NIA.CKINNON differed from the Hon. Member t he p ublic. . T r Sheffield in the vi ew w hi c h he took of that question. Mr. WAKLEY said that there was a very great re e, gl h ue present Bill had been called a centralising one, but sponsibility upon those Honourable Members for the me : "lon. and Learned Memb -es proposition to give so tropolis who should not oppose the further progress of much p ewer to t h e B oar d o f H ea l t h wou ld make it a the clause at the present time. If they did not do so, eu ‘ .traiising measure indeed. they wou l d be presently told that' the metropoliten NI% WYLD thought every encouragement ought to be Members had supported a measure which would hies-este ‘,1 4 4 to the removal of bodies from the metropolis, un- by one moiety the cost of burials. He would suggest ,C,,, 1 " Proper restriction, that tie clause should be postponed until a f T he CHAIRMAN asked whether the lion. Member schedule of fees could be properly prepared. ur a Beading meant to pers e vere w ith hi s am e n dment? There was not sufficient information before the Mr. the 20th STANFORD s a id, as h e p erce i ve d it re f erre d to House to enable them to come to a proper 20 th instead of the 19th clause, he wo u ld not then conclusion upon the amount of fees that ought to pre ss a division. be charged. At present in many .parishes the charges bars ROEBUCK asked whether the Right Hon. Ba- did not amount to one-half of the proposed amount to roust would agree to the proposition which he had be settled by the clause. And after all, the Noble Lord 1 4°,e, that the Board Of Health should have power to had only said that he hoped the cost would not exceed I ti all matters with regard to the, removal of bodies? these charges. Then there wastbe cost of conveyance i n' G. GREY said it would not be just to interfere of the bodies to the place of intermsnt about which t ctthe freehold rights of clergymen in consecrated nothing had as yet been said. He should move that g r ound. the further consideration of the clause should be post et , 4 r. ROEBUCK moved as an amendment in the poned. theincumbent." the omission of the words " with the sanction of The CHAIRMAN said that the Hon. Member for „ i ncumbent." Reading had an amendment before the Committee, which '1, : 1 5 , 1-130 CHAIRMAN suggested that the words "of the should be disposed of before another could be put. t/ e -t 'zbent" would be sufficient to omit, to carry out the Mr. ROEBUCK had no doubt that hereafter the ex `;,°.• and Learned Member's views. penes of funerals would be greatly reduced under the ,r• ROEBUCK then agreed to move the omission of operation of this Bill. The great expenses were the Sir "of the incumbent." undertaker's fees. On looking to another clause in the a e 'dr G. GREY said, that evea if these words were Bill, he was in hopes that under its operation burials , e3,Tted, there were words in another portion of the clause would be very much cheapened; and if a cheaper mode i t eh said, " or o f an y p ar ty w h o s h ou ld h ave c h a rge of than the present with regard to burial fees and clergy . t such burial-ground," &c. men's fees could be obtained, he thought the public a s ei u lr• ROEBUCK then framed his amendment so as to should be satisfied. authority to the Board of Health to the exclusion of Sir B. HALL wished * to know if the 6s. 21, which e. Other parties was the fixed fee for the clergyman upon each burial, e , a, tie uestsltory discussion then ensued upon the proposi- was to be in addition to the charge mentioned by the • q e , in which Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Mackinnon, Sir G. Noble Lord (Lord Ashley)? 11 2.,, e 3., Mr. Stanford, Mr. Osborne, Sadleir, Mr. Sir G. GREY said that his Noble Friend had dis a ti Ye Mr. T. D'Eyncourt, and other Hon. Members took tinctly stated that the maximum charges which he .11 • named were to include the clergymen's fees. Sof it being asked wh e th er h e meant t o t a k e t h e sense Mr. AGLIONBY supported Mr. Wakley's amend 114Ziie Committee on the question, ment, but he thought the Government deserved great 1 11,i I n, 4 ; e • . 1 1 , OE ROEBUCK said he would. credit for having brought in the Bill. It had been forced 1 esommittee then divided, when there appeared— , upon them by public opinion and feeling, and they fad .„ For the amendment . • 4 8 earned deep thanks for the manner in which they had Against it . • •• • 88 114. , •• • ••• brought it forward. 1 4 ' 64 • Majority against ••• the amendment —4O L N Mr..LACY said that the expenses of the proposed ce estlses- use 19 was then agreed to. watery were set down in the estimates of the Board of • a clause 20, which relates to the fees to be paid on Health at 112 , 0001 . per annum. There could not, there s,e ierlem s fore, be such a large surplus as the Hon. Member for ASHLEY said some statement would probably Middlesex had spoken of. He should, however, support eoh42pected Ss to the scale of fees to be allowed, as the motion of the Hon. Member for Finsbury, to post- MIX e , Was no schedule attached to the Bill. This Bill pone the consideration of the clause. t ale- e iatinguished from cemetery Bills in this very im- Mr. STANFORD said that he would withdraw his k: , ,,a4 t r b t atit particular, that the fees would not be regulated amendment if an arrangement were made that the teal i . 9 3 ), view to profit, but would be framed on such a clause should be postponed. selee e e tcs to meet the necessary expenditure and no more. Sir GEORGE GREY wished the clause to be pro ti,;! held in his hand a statement w hi c h showed as ceeded with. He insisted upon the necessity of a large ik,jY, as poseible the scale of fees which might be ex- margin being given to the discretion of the Board of sd 9to be taken—a scale which he hoped might he Health. The expenses at first might be very consider "istisall c ed,.and certainly not exceeded. The charge in ex- able, but it was to be hoped that they would, after a ,Ilrt. • Aa cemeteries for the burial of a pauper, which in- little while, be very much reduced.. 4 1sWd the religious service, the digging of the grave, and Mr. OSBORNE said that as a good deal turned on Vti, r Y.thing, in short, except that part which belonged to the price of land, ho would wish to know whereabouts' kl tt tee un . tee was 95., while the amount proposed to be the Board of Health proposed to luuk for land to pure h'u.uader this Bill would .be 70. For an artisan the chase for the cemetery ? Inadeby the,coneteries was 1/. Said., while under Lord ASHLEY replied that they had no power as t?sill it would be 1/. ss. Then came the private yet to make any selection; but .they were to be em- 4N5 itivolving the purchase of the freehold. This, in powered to select such place or. places (for they might c x h cemeteries, was 64 7's. 6d. For this class find it necessary to select more than one) as they might 7ld seats.tindeathe Bill was to be 41. Where there deem best suited for the purpose , But be had no doubt ''4 , ltiest,eore than one to be buried the , amount would- be that for some mouths to come they would be obliged to ':ileiS' a • , l 2bOve that amount it would be very difficult ,to make use of the existing cemeteries. . qte - a maximum of fees, and for this reason: it very Mr. I'. S. DUNCOMBE wished to know if the Noble 'sett' happened that a great demand for parti- Lord had never heard of the Abbey land, or of Erith existed • ' , 3 1 11 . „...' Positions and localities. Such had been the case having been mentioned by the Board of Health as suit - I'o\aeteries and, graveyards hitherto, and such no able sites for the proposed cemet eri es? I f h e had not, '' '''- s ets e : e 'velild he the case in the new burial-grounds to be then the public had been misled semenh‘t by reports under this Bill. In such cases he proposed to that had got into i irculation. But it he had, then his , el ' discretion to the board with reference to the fees answer was rather uncaudid. % t ie Paid. H e thou g ht it b e tt e r t o ma k e the s e distinc. Lord ASHLEY said that it was perfectly true the :1' 4 th • 1 0 411 a sub subject of au extr a charge, rather than to make Board of Health had thought both of the Abbey land .A distinctions, and allow the board to decide upon and of Erith, but nothing had . been er could be decided • 's wince. wou l d expose them to the charge of as yet. . 'stkek iltisna, or jobbing, or something of that kind. The. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR could not understand would be subMitted to the Secretary of State every, the meaning of all the jealousy that had been exhibited 4 . e• a l, s t 'itid, by him laid before Parliament, which would upon this subject. Would they, be content to wait for 4 1 . ( 1 an annual opportunity for revision.. - the Extramural Interment Bill until a schedule of fees 'e' ei tnati ,SIDNEY said. the Noble Lord was very. should have been prepared?—(Hear, hear.) He for one 'e.iti• • isinfortned as to the scale of fees at present pre- would not be disposed to wait for it. He entirely agreed be e „g in the different cemeteries. In the Islington with the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey) that the ` 44 rda the charge for the interment of an artisan Board of Health should be allowed a margin, and that Nii t ' ll4 be' 123 w e;; . . 4d., end in the Abney-park Cemetery 15 5., they should try the experiment as to what scale of fees ,< 5 .? "„,the Noble Lord proposed to fix the charge at would be sufficient to cover the expenses.. No good mjt•uhe artisan would think very little of their Jibe-. result could arise from a schedule of fees being attached tstfe' t) , With regard to the third item, the cost in th e t o th e Bill. They would be obliged to state a very i it te‘ek ,o4 : Private burial-grounds, which the Noble Lord high average, in order to make sure that there would be at d , bo 51. 7s. 6d., the charge ueiversally made no loss.. • Atit - the'lle to which must be added a fee of two guineas; Lord. DUDLEY C STUART supported Mr. Walt -14 4ealtgeist With e ground once purchased might be opened ley's proposition. He said they did not even know who i i llas.,out paying the same amount of fees. .the members of the Board of Health were. He wished i" .° EBITCK expressed his fears that unless care to know of whom did the board consist? The esti -I,,,,apalettkin the regulation of the fees might be .made an ma t es of the cost of carrying on the cemetery were not s. ,°f ebbing. , to be depended on any more th an ot h er es ti ma t es , an d wlc .4T 4 NFORD rose to move the amendment of he did not think the Board of Health should be per 14'Illetn, b e had eiVen notice. P ro fit n o t being the object mitted to choose what charges they would rmake for tit' , ,a ti Pard, did not in his opinion constitute a suffi- burials. araiitee againit improvident expenditure and Lord J s RUSSELL considered the proposal of the .I , ,:l 4 loi a lant charges, and' of this the conduct of the Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley) to.mean that eim i 4Osta o ,: r ramission afforded a sufficient example. What we should remain contented with the present system of 1 4 , 3 1 0 ,,ea1d 1 1e' Lord mean by saving that Parliament interment and allow it to go on; otherwise there could li ss 4 'the ri "a controlling 'power over the proceedings be no reason for postponing the clause. The Committee boardi, e , ? A report would be laid on the table might reject the clause as being wrong in principle, and et i' ni 4 r i , and Honourable Members might . make then fraine.a better ono; but a wish to delay the clause til plaints, but the only substantial remedy wo u ld co uld only arise from a desire that the new system should w ee ernr l o 3 e e al the Act itself. It was the duty of the not be adopted. If we were to rest contented with the "5,„1, 4t1 ai i f they wanted the Bill to pass—and he existing mode of burial, very small fes might he neces lsol!isiea ( loiss as any person that it should pass this ) sary • but if we were determined to put an end to that ).) e have placed all these restrictions on the Bill, s y s 't e ' se , an d have cemeteries established at some distance !Ittti ,° Ped th at W -441: Ildlu ent a on. Members would support him in the from town, there must bo some mode of paying the ex ti j , ~Re lel which he now moved—namely, to add , in I penses of these interments , The Board of Health believed ~titlf auarl.ks, el 2 of the clause, these words;—" Such fees that some reduction of expense tonight .be effected in some Navindot g been first submitted to and authorised by r e sp e cts by renderieg funerals less costly than they now ant." es ee ere get:orally are; but still the new system must be attended kt z ,-. 141 -RMAN having put the question, with considerable expense, from the large pieces of ground 74 1 ' I ALL had f elt 'tt ttfi' 4 * ies' disappointment when the Bill , necessary to be bought. One mode of raising the neces keeited. „!•,cduced, that table of fees was not then ' sary funds was by large votes of' Parliament; but that was °tit ~•1 0 Noble Lord said the charge for an inters I a mode which nobody seriously entertained. Another the second chum would be 1L ss. Now, the mode was by imposing considerable rates on the metro- 14,0 N ON, politan parishcs; but that. [lin was not sericudy put i . 0...Kaul by any one fi•her. Thercfor6, the Only ro la:dui:lg, 'node wa t. - ) levy fies barials; if w, wore to Ic?ty f . c;, the qtvvAion was, could we row fix precir,,ly what, t wsF Ece.l s'!oule, br, arid could we now 4 , xactly what those estimates would be? lie thought they had DO SUCII es'ilnat( s, nor did he b3lievo tho Board of Fit-410, or any other body, or ev,n postponing the !clAu,e for a few days, could enable the Committee to say what fees would be requisite. If that wero so, aim we must have a certain th-scrO:on of board; and as the object of the board would not be to derive a profit, we might rely upon it that if they found the fees which they charge yielded a surplus, their immediate course would be to reduce the fees to a point that would be sufficient to cover only the necessary expenditure. In this clause, where it was said that the board should fix the sums, he proposed to insert the words which were to be found in many Acts of Parliament with regard to tables of fees, and the rules of prisons. " with the approval of one of her Aljesty's principal Secre taries of' . State." We would then have the fees placed before the Secretary of State, and he woul,: give his approval to them; and then they migh tie moved for in Parliament, and if found excessivo, they of course could be reduced so as to meet only the necei.sary expenses. The first object would be to ob tain the interest of the outlay fur the purchase of the ground; and the next, to pay fur the services to be per formed. He could not see, if they wished to effect the object of the Bill, how it could be attained in any other way than by assenting to the clause with the verbal amendment he had mentioned.—(Elear, hear.) Mr. SADLEIIt still thought there could be no insur mountable difficulty in framing an estimate so as to enable them to add a schedule of fees to the Bill, and this might be done without jeopardizing the success of the measure. Let them lay down fair and reasonable fees, and the elasticity of the measure in the taxing powers which it conferred, would enable them to pro vide for any unforeseen deficiency that might be found to arise. The gallery was then cleared for a division on Mr. Stanforu's amendment; but after a minute or two's de- lay the amendment was negatived without a division. The verbal alteration suggested by Lord J. Russell having been effected in the clause, Mr. D'EYNCOURT proposed another amendment in the same (the 20th) clause, to the effect that " the fees and sums" to be charged under the clause must not ex ceed the fees and sums specified in the schedule to this Act annexed. Mr. WAKLEY hoped the Noble Lord would agree to this amendment. They could obtain returns from the Registrar-General and from all the existing cemetery companies, and be could not, therefore, conceive what difficulty there was in obtaining the returns necessary for mAing out the schedule of fees asked for. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the matter was by no means so simple as the Hon. Gentleman supposed. There were different fees paid for different classes of funerals, and in different cemeteries. Mr. SA DLEIR said every cemetery company in England had been started on previous catculations. Go vernment could have access to all these calculations, and could avail themselves of the experience of the various companies, and he could not, therefore, see any difficulty in the Board of Health preparing a schedule of fees at once. The Committee then divided, when ther2 appeared— For the proviso ... 64 Against it ... ... 171 Majority ... . . ...--107 On the question that the clause be agreed to, Sir BENJAMIN HALL wished to know who were the officers who would have to carry out the Act. as the amount of fees charged would probably depend a good deal on the character of the persons selected. Sir GEORGE GREY said the present board consisted of Lys Noble Friend the Member for Totnes (Lord Sey- mour), his Noble Friend the Member for Bath (Lord A,hley), and Mr. Chadwick, who was the only paid member of the board. By a clause already agreed to, a power was given to appoint one other paid member. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but the clause was agreed to without a division. Clauses 21 and 22 were also agreed to. On chuse 23, Lord DUDLEY STUART said he thought the clause was one requiring explanation. Mr. BRILiHT said they appeared to be running in the opposite extreme from their past indifference. By this clause no grave was to be made within 200 yards of a dwelling-house. He thought such a space unnecessary, and calculated to cause considerable expense. Load ASHLEY said the Board of Health had been called to account by scientific men for not making a considerably deeper margin. There could be no doubt but that for sanitary purposes 200 yards was the very smallest distance that could be allowed, as within that distance the water of wells would be rendered quite impure. Sir G. GREY said the reason why 200 yards distant were taken was, that it was the distance fixed by Parlia ment in the General Cemetery Act. Mr. BRIGHT did not see any reason why it should be the distance in this Act because it was in the Ceme tery Act. They had no notion of the enormous amount of rates it would bring on the metropolis. Toe clause was agreed to, and the Chairman obtained leave to report progress and sit again at five o'clock this day. Mr. OSBORNE asked if there would be any Supply ,aken on this day? Sir G. GREY replied that the order for Supply would be on the paper; but whether or not they should go into Supply would depend on the way they proceeded with the Interment Bill, which was the first order of the day. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH. This Bill was road a second time. TEIE JUDGES OF ASSIZE BILL. This Bill was read a second time. IRISH TENANT-RIGHT. Mr. S. CRAWFORD obtained leave to bring in a Bill for better securing and regulating the custom of tenant right as practise in the province of Ulster, and to secure compensation to improving tenants iu Ireland who may not make claim under the said custom, and to limit the power of eviction in certain cases. NATIONAL CENSUS. Mr. CORNEW ALL LEWIS moved for leave to bring in a Bill for taking al account of the population of Great Brit tin. It had been for some time the practice to take a census of the population at periods of ten years. The census of Great Britain was taken in 1801, and of Great Britain and Ireland in 1811, and at decennial periods up to 1841. Previous to 1841 the population was counted by means of the parish overseers, but in that year the office of registrar •general was substituted, for the purpose of obtaining an accurate account of the population. It was proposed in the year 1851 to use the same machinery as was used in taking the census of 1841. The only difference would be in the superintend emie under which it would be now taken. It would be taken under the control of the Secretary of State, by efficient persons most fitted to obtain the necessary infor mation,—(Hear, hear.) For the last census, three commissioners were appointed—the Registrar General and two others; but it was hoped that a better arrange tnent would now be made.—(Hear.) The expenses of the last census were 29,0001 ; that is, the expenses of the central offiles were 29.0001.; the expense of the enumeration for England was 58,0001.; and for Scotland 19.0001.; end the entire expense rather exceeded 100,000/. The expense of the two processes was in 1841 divided between the national exchequer and the local funds. The parishes paid the portion of the expense that consisted of the cost of enumeration, and the Trea sury paid the expense of the central office. The parishes therefore paid over 70,000/. out of a sum of over 100,0001. By the present till he proposed that the sum now paid by the parishes should be repaid by a grant of money frotu Parliament. So the whole expense of this census would fall on the national exchequer, and no part of it would be taken out of the local fund:. This Bill would apply to England and Scotland, and there would be another Bill for Ireland. Lnrd GALWAY asked on what day would the census be taken in 1851. Mr. C. LEWIS replied, on the 9th of June, as before. Lord GALWAY said that as a very great number of foreigners would probably be in Loudon at that time, care must be taken not to include them in the census. 7 2 (A laugh.) Leave was then given to introduce the Bill. The House adjourned at Half•past Twelve o'clock. THE J E WISH GENTLEMAN OF HANOVER SQUA.RE ROOMS." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sat,—Not knowing of any better method of pub lishing an abuse than through the medium of your renowned journal, we feel assured that you will ad vocate our cause. We are three sisters ; and on our arrival yesterday, at two o'clock P.M., at a " Grand Annual Morning Concert," at the Queen's Concert Roonis, Hanover-square, we took our places in the reserved seats, and immediately a "Jewish gentle man," who was well attired in a black coat, entered with knitted brows, and making a very majestic and imperative gest with his arm for us to move, and we searched in vain for our numbers ; at length, being quite fatigued, we were compelled to place ourselves at the end of the room, or among the societe melee. There were many others also complaining of the in attention of the "above-named gentleman," who permitted any one to move during the concert, and occupy the reserved seats which were vacant, at the same time admitting his friends without tickets and placing them in the reserved places paid for by others. This imperious conduct is repeated frequently. Abusing both the power and duty which devolve upon this " Jewish gentleman," who is paid by each artist to maintain order, consequently the unjust power exercised by him over the artists and public induced us to solicit the great favour of your inserting our letter. We beg to remain, Sir, yours, &c. THE SISTERS. Portland-place, June 5. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Malta. [ADVERTISEMENT —The wonderful Cures per formed by Holloway's Pills astonish everybody. They remove complaints which the faculty pronounce incurable, debilitated constitutions are by their use completely invigorated, the ner vous, the delicate, and the weak are made strong, and there is no other medicine known that is so certain and effectual in curing indigestion and all bilious, liver, and stomach com plaints as Holloway's Pills. They are also an excellent re medy for dropsical affections and every disease incident to females, and stands unrivalled as an established family medicine, as they purify the blood, cleanse the system, strengthen the body, and reinstate it in the soundest health, and often after every other remedy has failed.—Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor HolloWAy'd Establishment , 244, Strand, London. FRIDAY EVENING-, JUNE 7, 1850. S'iCIETY FOR THE IMPROVE- I AIENT WORKING cL:issrc 4 The s'xth annual meeting of the friends of this society was held yesterday, in St. Martin's Hail, Long-acre. The hell was filled ion; before the time annonnes; opening the proceedings, a large prop.;rtion of the meeting hem, composed of the working cla , Qcs. Lord J,tniusseli took the chair at two o'clock. On the platforms were the Earl of Harrowby, Lord Ashley, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord E'orington, Sir Harry Verney, and numerous other friends of the society. After the secretary had read the report, which was of great length, and gore a very favourable account of the past progress and present condition of the society, The Earl oflLealtownv moved the first resolution, which was seconded by t h e R ECTOR o f Whi tec h ape l . who, from his own experience, drew a very graphic picture of the miseries of the poor in that parish. Lord J. RUSSELL then rose to put the resolution to the meeting, but a person named Reynolds, and another named Beacon—the farmer standing on the platform, the latter in the b sly of the hall—requested permission to speisk. Reynolds, who it ma y b e remem b ere d, too k a conspicuous part in some of the Chartist meetings pre vious to the 10th of April, was supported by half-a drizen people at the end of the hall, who shouted out his name and demanded a be ar i ng for him. Moving from the left corner of the platform, he came forward to where Lord John Russell was seated, and, amidgst considerable uproar, presented his card. Lord ASHLEY then started up and said—My Lord. I rise to order.—(Uproar, and loud cries of "Chair.") This is the meeting of a private society for the trans action of its own business, and I wish to know if the gentlemen who have interrupted the proceedings are members of the society? Mr. REYNOLDS, pulling out a green silk purse, and taking a piece of money therefrom, which he tendered to the Secretary, said, claim a right to speak. I malt© myself a member, and The SECRETARY refused the money so proffered; and Mr. Reynolds, amidst great uproar, retreated from be side the chair, but still insisted on his right to speak. The other claimant of the privilege said that he ap proved the resolution, and wished to say a few words with regard to it. Mr. LABOUCHERE opposed the speaker's right to ad dress the meeting, he not being a member. Lord J. RUSSELL—A person who is not a member of the society cannot address the meeting on this occasion, and I therefore cannot allow you to go on, according to the rules of the meeting. Mr. REYNOLDS—Am I to be, put . down in this man ner?—(Uproar.) It is a mere attempt on your part to put me down. I offered a guinea to become a member of this society. I assure you that lam going to speak in the most ,teterential manner.— (Uproar and laughter.) Lord J. RUSSELL—I don't think it would be in order that persons who are not members should address the meeting at present. If they become members, at any future meeting they can speak. lam now going to put the motion.—(Hisses from the lower end of the hall, and cries of "Leave the room.") . The motion was put amidst considerable uproar, and was carried almost unanimously, three hands only being held up against it. Lord ASHLEY then stood up to address the meeting, and was received with applause by the great majority, but a few persons at the end of the hall atoned for the paucity of their numbers by the violence of their inter ruptions, and prevented his Lordship being heard. Mr. Reynolds stood up at the other, end of the platform, ap parently to encourage his supporters, with a smile on his face, as if highly entertained by their performance. The Noble Lord several times essayed to' speak, but was met by the shouts of those fellows, wlio at last became so disorderly that the police were called in to silence their indecent noises. One person on the platform called out, " Oh, don't bring in the police," but his remark was answered by cheers from the body of the meeting. Amid some confusion Mr. Reynolds left his place, and strutting quickly up in front of the platform till he ap proached close to the chair, exclaimed to Lord John Russell, who was also on his legs, " I appeal to your Lordship if the working classes are to be insulted in this manner by introducing the police?"—(Shouts and cries of "Shame!") 'l'be Esrl of Harrowby and several other gentlemen in the front row of the platform seats, whose feet had been molested by Mr. Reynolds' advance, rose up, and the Noble Earl getting between Lord John Russell and Mr. Reynolds said to the latter, " Go back, Sir; you have no business here." Mr. Reynolds still pressing on and forcing his way towards the chair and across the Lord Ilarrowby in a very turbulent manner, the Earl placed his hands on his breast and shoulder and shoved him back with right good will; whereupon Mr. Reynolds retreated to his chair and sat down, and, after several feeble attempts to disturb the meeting, left the ball, accompanied by his single ally on the platform. The incident created considerable con fusion, and cries of various kinds arose, in which "Bravo, Lord Harrowby !" and " Well done, Lord!" largely pre dominated. Lord Joule RUSSELL (very calnely)--Are the pro ceedings to go on or not?—(Cheers.) If any member of this society has remarks to make, or any question to put connected with this resolution, he will be at full liberty to do so when the speaker has finished—(Cheers)—but it would be against the rules of the societyto admit any person not a member to speak or to address the meeting and advance other topics for discussion.—(Cheers.) Lord Ashley will move the next resolution to the mect ing.—(Loud cheers and some uproar, in the midst of which Mr. Reynolds' voice was conspicuous.) Lord ASHLEY—WiII you be kind enough to listen to the few words I have to say to you—(" Oh, oh! you've sold the people")—and allow" the' members of the society to transact their own business? I had intended to enter at some length into the working of the society, an d t o point• out the beneficial result of its operations to the working classes, and to call on you to join with us, heart and hand, in furthering this great object so manifestly for the welfare and interest of society at large.—(" Oh, oh! shut your mouth!") My good friends down there below the rope (at the end of the room), I have been in the habit as much as any one of mixing with all classes and conditions, and I have been exposed as much as any one to be brow-beaten by large assemblies—(oh, oh)—and I can only say I have ever come out of these associations, notwithstandin g the rebuffs I met, with in creased respect and esteem for the working classes of this kingdom—(" Oh, oh I What about the Factory Bill?") —with increased admiration for them. [Mr. REYNOLDS You betrayed the working classes on the Ten Hours Bill."]—(Cheers and groans.) As I see we don't happen to be in the most perfect good humour, and as the little that remains among us may soon be evaporated, I will give up all I intended to say and merely address myself to the terms of the resolution.—(Cries of "Go on, go on.") I may say it is quite in keeping with the spirit of the meeting, which is met to celebrate, as it were, the opening of the model lodging-houses, to direct attention to the zeal of those who gave us the means of carrying them out with their kindred institu tions. By God's great mercy we have been delivered from a grievous epidemic, and the piety of our people urged them to call for a day of general thanksgiving.— (Mr. Reynolds and one or two people cried " Ohl") De pend on it he who murmurs, and says " Ohl" to such a sentiment as that, is not a true member of the working classes.—(Tremenduons cheering.) [Mr. REYNOLDS— I only said "Ohl" because--. Renewed and indig nant cheering drowned the conclusion, and soon after the interrupter took his departure.] The Noble Lord proceeded to say the resolution he had to move was grounded on the feeling of thankfulness to which ho had alluded, and called on the meeting to acknowledge the exertions of the Bishop of London and of his clergy, for the collections made on the day of general thanks giving,of the d es i g n of building dwell memorial of deliverance from t rl e w rt while the e p(rohoerapproving society appealed to the meeting and dwell ings g e se p h u i lic to enable them to carry into effect that great object, and by means of a movement o f an un i versal an d e xtensive character, to do someth i ng f or t h e b ens .. fit of the poor of the metropoli s , which, by th e i r example, wou ld be exte nded to thousands of their fel low_nsen all over the empire.—(H ear , hear.) He re joiced to tell them he bad received communications f r om France, Belgium, Holland,. and even America, stating the necessities under which the people laboured, and that this country was greatly in advance of them, and asking for instruction and assistance from the larger experience of the society.—(Hear, hear.) He held that this was a noble position for the country to hold, and he intreated them as patriots and good citi zens to give the society their assistance in carrying out so large and comprehensive a schem e for the ameliora week. Th e society would t tion of the whole huma n race.-- (Loud cheers.) He ex pressed his admiratio n of t he contemplated plan for constructing a model lodg in g - house for from 100 to 200 li people ere it received within these w alls, b ut it would set an ex ample to be imitated ove r the len gth and breadth of th e metropolis. Lot the meet in g cons ider the present con dition of unhappy nee dlewomen livin g in garrets and in by at not the Only y te co o n f fe l r s a . a great benefit on those whom crowded cellars—eight , ten, or t wenty in one room— without any provision these for their decency o r t h e i r comfort. fir Yet they were paying miserable lodg ments two and three times the sum which the society would ask for lodgings provided with every requiremet. There would he baths and washhouses provided, and yet the whole e stablishment would be self-supporting. The buildings of the society might be the result of charitable and kind feelings but they were not charitable or eleemosynary in their character. They were maintained by the people, who were thus enabled to preserve unimpaired the spirit of honest independence. The wealthier classes provided the capital which labourers could not sup ply ; but having d on e so, they left to th e working man the duty of ma i nta i n i ng the habitation so provided for him. These institutions did not place the working man in a position of independence; they enabled him to turn to account his wages and receipts, and to develope his physical, moral, and intellectual resources. —(Cheers.) One of the great advantages of such societies was, that they set an example for good men to imitate, and from which bad men could not shrink.—(Hear.) In proof of this he would mention that near where they were then assembled the society had obtained a large house adapted for its purposes, which was let at a very moderate rent as compared with the charges for the most disgusting accommodation in the same neighbourhood. The in spector of that house was, a short time after it had been opened, met by the proprietor of a lodging- house over the way, who addressed him thus:—" You abominable fellow, you'll be the ruin of me. Since you opened I have been obliged to spend 4001., for no one, atter seeing your place, would come into mine." — (Cheers.) That certainly would be the result when the taste of the work ing people improved. Their tastes bad been degraded only because they ha I been compelled to live in the vaidst o f so much filth and discomfort, from which no powers of their own could rescue them. He quoted the case of Church-lane ss an example of .the ' evil consequences of opening fine new streets through pre viously wretched localities, without providing for the accommodation of the poor so displaced. Four years ego church-lane was in an overcrowded state, but since then, and mainly in consequence. of the new streets opened up in that vicinity, the previous population had byou doubie:d. Ile hopel that when the whole of this subject was reviewed in A; length and LreaOtb that ecru° lezislative provision would be su?,-10 on • h subject. It was ;Iscerttined that water could be supplied to every riwellin,g in the inr-tropolis—water in as large quantiti; , s W 3 could be wanted—for 4d. or 21. a week per house. lie hoped that a prohibitory clause would be introduced into all the building Acts, preventing the construction of houses, even for the poorest of the poor; unless they had within them everything required for health and decency; above all, however, unless they had a due provision of water.—(Cheers.) He wished, in conclusion, to make two observations in answer to comments of hostile cha racter made against them. They were told that the si tuation of the new buildings, the opening of which they were met to celebrate, was not good, being too much in the heart of the town. No doubt, if the society had looked to comfort alone, . they would have selected a site more salubrious; but he was addressing working men who would agree that the working man's house must ba within reach of his employment. In the most unhealthy parts of London he had found people making twenty-five shillings to thirty shillings a week, and on asking them how they consented to live in such places, the answer was that they might go elsewhere to live, but they would be so far removed from their work that they could not a:tend to it punctually. Another objection taken to the society was, that its houses were for the accommodation of persons in a rather better condition of lice, and not for the very poorest and most destitute,. It was true that the houses of the socie - y were not con structed for or occupied by the very poorest; but they were going on with their experiments in that direction, and it was as much their duty to come to the assistance of those who would otherwise fall into the mire as it was to help them out of it when they were once in. Ho was quite sure that the condition of the labouring classes lay at the root of many of the miseries that beset the country; and that unless their condition was amended all hope was useless and every other effort in vain.— (Cheers.) lie was sure that nothing could so tend t the harmony of all states and conditions of men—could so bind man to man and keep this country at peace with LerseK i thus tendering Government an easy task—as that their Noble Chairman, holding the great position of First Minister of the Crown with so much honour to himself and benefit to the country, should continue to place himself at the head of such a movement as this.— (Cheers.) Under such circumstances they might all re joice in the title of Protection, for they were Protec tionists of what related to the welfare of the human race, of the Throne of the Queen, and of all that was dear to them.—(Cheers.) Lord ROBERT GROSVRNOR, in briet and appropriate terms, seconded the motion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose and said,—Before I put the resolution I beg to say a few words. The meet ing has heard from Lord Ashley, whose life has been devoted to the amelioration of those evils to which the labouring classes in this country are exposed—(Cheers) —a full and direct explanation of the objects of the so ciety. The strict rule of the society is that at such meetings members are alone entitled to speak. At the same time if any gentleman, who keeps himself to the objects of the resolution, wishes to obtain explanations as to those objects, I trust the meeting will hear such ob servations as he has to offer, within those limits. If any extraneous subject is introduced, or any resolution moved, I must put a stop to it as irregular, but anything that tends to call forth explanations I trust the meeting will listen to with patience and good temper. Mr. BEACON, who claimed permission to speak at the same time as Mr. Reynolds, here rose and addressed the meeting. In his opinion the society did not make much progress; and why? What were the causes of the misery and wretchedness which existed? Bad legisla tion and the conduct of the landlords.—(Laughter.) He (Mr. Beacon) met a man recently in London, who asked him for work, and said that he had been corn pelted to come up to town. He had killed a rabbit, and was afraid of being imprisoned for it. From this case Mr. Beacon was proceeding, amidst some laughter, to descant on the evil effects of the game-laws, when Lord Jolts RUSSELL, with -a smile, rose to stop him. Mr. BEACON—WeII, my Lord, I will not say more. I hope you will go on.—(Laughter.) There is a cause for the existing evils among the labouring classes, and no one is better acquainted with that cause than your Lord ship.—(Laughter.) You know, and have the means of knowing, if you would but be honest and tell the country, what the causes of those evils are.—(Great laughter.) I hope that you will go on progressing, and that you will still come out as you did in the year '2l for the borough of East Retford.—(Much laughter, in the midst of which Mr. Beacon sat down, and having thus relieved his mind became a willing supporter of all the subsequent pro ceedings.) The SECRETARY, in answer to a question put by the Rev. Mr. Stonesend, said, that it was not correct to state that the accommodation in their new model lodging house in Bloomsbury had been bespoken. - As many as 200 applications had been received, but in the decision of the committee as to the selection of the tenants the greatest impartiality would be observed. The meeting was next addressed by Viscount ERRING.. TON and Dr. GAVIN, who adduced a variety of statistics to show the extent to which mortality, pauperism, and crime were attributable to the low sanitary condition of the working classes in large towns. Mr. JOHN LABOUCHERE moved, and the Marquis of WESTMINSTER briefly seconded, a vote of thanks to Lord John Russell for his kindness in presiding over the meeting. This having been carried unanimously, Lord JOHN RUSSELL in reply said, that though the harmony of the meeting had - been interrupted fora time, he was very much pleased to see that the vast majority participated in the feeling that the society was a valuable one, and that they were determined to support it. The instructive statements which had been made would, he trusted, still more promote the progress of the insti tution, from which he hoped the working classes would derive all the benefits it was intended to confer. His time he believed could not be better employed than in attending on such an occasion. —(Cheers.) The meeting then separated. At the close the Secretary announced that the Noble Lord who had just left the chair had, in addition to a firmer donation of 50/., left a farther subscription of 25/ ; that Mr. Samuel Gurney had forwarded a cheque for 501 ; that Mr. Pusey, M.P., had subscribed 201.; and Lord Ebrington 251. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS. Captain Joseph Nies, C.B. (1835), was appointed on Wednesday to the Agincourt, ordinary depOt, Davonport, vice Johnstone to Albion. Captain Nias entered the navy November, 1807. He served in Captain Sir E. Parry's ship, Alexander, in the north west passage expedition, under Sir John Ross; and in 1819 again proceeded with Parry to the Arctic regions. Was promoted to the rank of lieutenant December, 1820, and in the Hecla made a third voyage with Sir E. Parry, whence he returned in 1823. He was promoted to the rank of commander for Navarino, having been first-lieutenant of the flag ship Asia in that affair; and from 1828 to 1830 com manded the Alacrity, 10, in the Mediterranean. He obtained his present rank in 1835. He commissioned the Herald, 26, in May, 1838, and commanded her for five years, during which period he served in the operations against the Chinese, particularly in the action with the Bogue Forts, February, 1841 ; and against Canton the ensuing month, for which he ob tained his C.B. The general muster and inspection of the Dragon steam-frigate, Captain W. H. Hall, on Wednesday afternoon, at Spithead, was of a most satisfactory de scription ; both the admiral and Captain Chads com plimented Captain Hall (we understand) on the high state of efficiency of his officers and men, more espe cially in their gunnery, small-arm, and cutlass exer cises. The inspection lasted so long, that after the Dragon had got out her powder and live shells, it was too late to go into harbour. She went in at eight o'clock yesterday morning under steam, and moored to the buoy abreast the King's-stairs. As the wea ther threatened rain, she unbent her sails while going in, and therefore got them dry for returning. She will be paid off probably on Saturday next, all stand ing. She is returning stores. The Birkenhead iron steam-frigate, Commander Stevens, has loaded provisicias at Portsmouth for the Lisbon squadron, but is detained until the 11th inst., as she has to wait for a new condenser and hotwell for the Hogue. The Hogue is at present disabled at Lisbon for want of them. DEVONPORT, WEDNESDAY.—Professor Mosely was here yesterday, and examined the apprentices at the school. A fatal accident happened on board the Im• pregnable, on Monday, to a boy named Thomas Porter, one of the apprentices, whilst employed on the top-gallant yard. By some means he fell, striking the ship with great violence, and then fell overboard, but did not sink. He was immediately taken to the hospital, but died in the boat on the way. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Pallas, 50, Rus sian frigate, with the Duke de Leuchtenburg on board, frcm Lisbon, hove in. sight this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, but owing to adverse tides has not got inside the Knab Light yet. The Termigrant steam-frigate, Master. Attendant Brown commanding (pro tem.), and .the Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord Amehu s Beauclerk, i returned to ainl en S e p il Spit head eii Indiaman md afternoon a f n rom sail t e h . d e r f rom spexperimentalthae ti th is cruise is morning. The Prince of Wales Indiaman passed the Wight this afternoon, and sent in mails and the following passengers by the pilot-boat Argus of ,Cowes : Major Taylor, 26th Bombay Native Infantry ; Cap tain Laurence, 73d Bombay Native Infantry ; Mrs. Campbell and three children, Mrs. Wellesley and two children, Mrs. Rowley Hill, Mr. Jackson and Mr. Letherstedt ; Lieut.-Col. Harris, her Majesty's 24th Regiment; Major Rough, invalided; Major Way, her Majesty's 2. 9th Regiment ; Captain Hud s on, 67 t h Bombay Native Infantry ; Lieutenant Gillmore, Bengal Artillery ; Dr. Wallick, assistant-surgeon, Bengal army; Dr. Hon igbergben, physician late La hore Durbar ; Mr. Muldoore, Lieutenant Dyneley, RA., Mr. Syme, Mrs. Crawford and family, Mrs. Seaton and family, Mrs. Marshall and family, Mrs. Voyle and family, Mrs. Goad and family, Mrs.'Broad head and family, Mrs. Onslow and family, Mrs. Kinghton and family, Mrs. Taylor; also 75 napn, women, and 13 children, invalids from the Hon. East India Cumpany's service. The Prince of Wales sailed from Calcutta February 11, and the Sand Head the 15th; arrived at Teble Biy April the 6th, and soiled FESTIVAL OF THE SAO on the IWh ; arrived at St. Helena April the 20 le HOSPIT AL. • and ss.iled on the 21st. She left at arc'eor in T e ak ~,e _ - Pe s ateENCE OF HIS EXCELLENC e i C IIE, tqstii e leer 1) 'y'Vse • hips Yemen, Earl of Herdeficke, Marlbe- PAULESE AMBiISSAUOR e, tTI ee.e. a,tieli Tudor, and ID ivonThire, and ;he barques Cellieg , • a esterday evenirg the . sp,in„ , —stlts,l,4thie wood and Aboukir. 1 April the 13th she signalled the ancient barque Mary, from Singepere, rut DO days, in latitude charity was celebratee at the Thete, ek- axe, Tar . l 4 4 25 deg. 56 min. S., longitude 6 leg. 2 rein. E.; April 23 Et.. - I.:mes':., when a number of the friend : ,, •ti tnez om , she pissed the barque Al verton, in latell deg. 27 in in.S., ;mien partook of an elegant entertainment fom- 7611 long. 10 d eg .t h es w i n ,ay .; same d ay passe d th e Fr enc h tlie occasion. In the absence of the Duke of Montrose, ship Francois H ers 5 , i n l at i tu d e 11 d eg . 27 .min. S., President of the society, Colonel Sir IL Dundas cccupied longitude I o deg. 54 min. W. On the 30th of April the chair, supported right and left by M. de Gessler, she spoke the ship John Sparkes, from Liverpool to aonssller d'etat et Consul-General to Sp a i n , from the Calcutta, in latit u d e 2 d eg . 53 min. N., longitude C ourt of Russia, M. Constantine Nicholls (also attached 21 deg. 53 min. W. On the 4th of May she sig- to the Russian Court). Admiral Sir Charles Naier, nailed barque West, from Batavia to London, out ma . jor mna , aco , Colonel Anstruther M a p jor Adair, Cap -2 86 days, in l at itud e .5 deg. 40 min. N., longitude . tam Forbes, and many o th er gentlemen interested in the 2 deg. 12 min. W. May the l ith, signalled the prosp yerit of the institution. Enterp r i se , i n l a ti tu d e 21 d eg . 22 m i n . N., longitude 81 d eg . 51 i 1 min. W. I The interest of the festival was greatly enhanced by All tranquil at th e C a p e . N o men - o f- wa r in the presence, durieg a consider a bl e port i on of the e of his Excellence the Ne aul se k bassador e , v , e h r e s - Table Bev. At S. H e l ena th e P r i nce o f Wales i tt , brothers, end pother ofti P eer ' of ' bi n s reports the Tortoise, 12, C a pt a i n nutter), and the party, whodressed in rh were severally the magnificent Centaur steam-frigate, Commodore Fenshawe• costuates fir which they hare become remark- APPOINT"'./STS. able, entered the room shortly after eight o'clock, Wooravintr, JUNE 6. Commander Edward S. and having been introduced to the chair- Sotheby (1841) is appointed to comma-;d the Ssalarl;, man and the company by Captain Cavanagh, 8, sloop, recently paid off on her return from the took their seats at a side table on the right of the chair, coast of Africa. which had been expressly set out for their reception and Lieutenant Nicholas E. B. Tumour (1841), to the accommodation. They were ushered into the room by Seelark. the martial strains of the juvenile band from the C a l e . Lieutenants W. Tho Mas (1822), and William A. donian Assembly, headed by her Majesty's piper, who R. Pearce (1841), to the Coat-guard. attended on the occasion. The distinguished p ar ty Mates Douglas Walker (acting), John D. APCrea, seemed to be much di lighted with the novelty of th e Scottish music, so mu c h so th a t his Excellency, o n tak and Alexander Phillips, to the Victoria and Albert ing his seat, was pleased to express through his inter royal yacht, Portsmouth. preter, Captain Cavanagh, the delight which he felt, Midshipman H. L. C. Robinson, to the Arethusa, adding that it reminded him of the animating strains of 50, Lisbon squadron. his native country, amid which he had often led his Naval Cadet Hilary M. Carte to the Indefatigable, brave armies on to battle and to victory. 50, Lisbon squadron. On the removal of the cloth, The Sampson steam frigate, being now ready for The CHAIRMAN gave the usual loyal and constitutional toasts, which weredrunk v , eith enthusiasm. sea, is under orders to leave Woolwich tomorrow, at responded to by Major seven o'clock A.M., in charge of Lieutenant Robertson, "The a A n r d na - and l o 6ne N lYny:truwtl:r. and to be taken at once to Devonport, where she will Malcolm Te CHAIRMAN then said they were that day nom remain as an advanced war-steamer, instead of at Sheerness, as originally intended. noosed with the presence of the illustriou s guests w h o sat on his right, his Excellency the Nepaulese Am bassador, his two brothers, and an officer of his suite, who had come to visit this country from a far distant land.—(Loud cheers.) His Excellency had come on a friendly mission to her Majesty from his Sovereign, who had been a keg time in alliance with Britain, and to whose alliance great importance was at tached. He (the Chairman) hoped that that alliance might long continue uninterrupted and undisturbed, and that the interests of both countries might be firmly united together.—(Loud cheers.) He begged to propose the healtbs of the Raja of Nepaul, his Excellency Gee ueral Jung Bahadoor, his brothers, and Captain Cavan nagh, their political agent.—(Renewed cheers.) On behalf of the company, he (the Chairman) begged also to express his obligations to Captain Cavanagh, through whose courtesy they had the honour which had been conferred on them that evening of the company of their illustrious guests.—<Great cheering.) The toast was responded to with the greatest enthue siasm, after which the band struck up a spirit-stirring Scottish pibroch, which greatly enhanced the animation and excitement of the moment. The company having resumed their seats, Captain Cavanagh c xplaincd to his Excellency the mean ing of the compliment which had just been paid him and the remarks with which it had been introduced by the Chairman, and as his Excellency sat and listened intently to his interpreter his singularly intelligent countenance became suffused with the blush of pride, and his expressive eyes flashed with emotion. Rising to his feet, les EXCELLENCY, in a singularly dignified, graceful, and animated manner, addressed the assembly in his native laneusge, which is exceedingly mellifluous and pleasing, expressing his grateful acknow ledgments for the honour which had been done him. The speech of his Excellency (as interpreted by Captain Cavanagh) was as follows:—His Excellency trusted that the friendship which existed between the Government of Nepsul and the East India Company, or rather the British Government, would long continue to subsist. For a long time he had been anxious to make himself acquainted with the government and institutions of this great and free country. He and his officers had had many opportunities of wit nessing the demeanour of the British army in Lithe; he had seen that they were men of wisdom and men of gallantry, and he had come to this country in order to make acquaintance with the families who had sent out their sous to protect and represent the interests of their country in British India.—(Loud cheers.) The courteous reception and treatment he had everywhere met since his arrival in England, he was proud to ac knowledge, and it was to him a source of the deepest delight. He had suffered considerably from the misery of ship board, incident to his long and tedious voyage across the seas; but if his sufferings had been fourfold he would have beets amply compensated for them all by the courtesy he has invaro,ly received at the hands of the English peaple.—(Cheers.) The entertainment at which he had the honour to be a guest he re garded with peculiar interest. Scotchmen, like himself, were men of the mountains, and they were therefore peculiarly his friends.—(This beautiful compliment wa received with shouts of applause.) It had, consequently, afforded him the utmost satisfaction in being one of their party that night.—(Loud cheers.) A Highland reel was then danced in the most grace ful and spirited manner by tour Caledonian boys, to the music of the bagpipes, with which the illustrious strangers seemed greatly delighted. Shortly afterwards the distinguished party left, having previously taken a cordial farewell of the assembly, by making a profound and graceful salaam, and joining hands with each member of the company, as they re tired from the banqueting-room. The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the toast of the evening—" Prosperity to the Scottish Hospital, and the health of the Duke of Montrose, the President." The present, he said, was the 185th year since the institution wa; first incorporated by royal charter, and he was quite sure that the company would agree with him, when they considered the large number of persons who annually received relief from the charity, that it was an institu tion which all who were connected with Scotland ought to look upon as deserving of their support and commi seration.—(Cheers.) The toast was drunk with enthusiasm, as were seve ral others which followed in the course of the evening, in connexion with the charity or its friends and patrons. In the course of the evening subscriptions were an nounced, amounting to 3001, including donations of 100 guineas from her Majesty, 501. from the Duke of Suther and, and 201. from the Duke of Montrose. THE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TWO HUNDRED POUNDS A-SIDE. The filtic tournay of William Thompson (better known as Bendigo), of Nottingham, and Thomas Pud dock, of Redditch, was on Wednesday brought to " a passage of arms," ne er Mildenhall, Suffolk, some seventy two miles from London. A special train, per the Eastern Counties, conveyed the Londoners to the ground, while a like facility landed the Nottingham lads at the Peterborough junction at Ely. The day was lovely, though thought too warm for violent exertions. The men's names are familiar in the mouths of all who take intere,t: in the fallen fortunes of the ring. Thompson (whose sobriquet of Bendigo is better known than his patronymic), was born in 1812, and his weight this day was list. 121 b., his height 5 feet 9:1 inches. His more youthful opponent, Paddock, born in 1824, is 5 feet 11 inches, and at scale he balanced 12st. 31b. At half•past one, all preliminaries being settled, and the ring sur rounded by a triple belt of patricians, commoners, and the many-headed multitude, the piece began. The Not tingham champion was seconded by Jemmy Wharton and Hannan, the aspirant by Macdonald and S,did Coates. The st3le of Puddock was open. strong, and determined—that of the " consummate" Bendy was more artificial. As he stood with his left hand back, and his right foot and fist forward, he looked dan gerous, but it was more in appearance than reality. In ten or twelve rounds " staleness" began to show : Pud dock resolutely stuck to his work, stepping on to Bendy and forcing the fighting. This his youth, strength, and length gave him the power of achieving, and ho well availed himself of the advantages. From the 35th to the 48th round Paddock seemed the fresher man, and the heavier hitter. Soon after Bendy seemed to get a turn, and the cheers of his friends when he made a good point were 'owl. It was, however, clear to the unpre judiced spectator, that the young one was too fresh, too strong, too determined, and too well-taught to be dis posed of without danger. In the 49th round Puddock, who had twice rushed at Bendy rather viciously, seemed determined to get in a blow that should rewind the shifty gentleman of the danger of trifling with a strong and game antagonist. Bendy, in this last round, fell near the rapes, then on to them. Paddock came close, and let go one two ; Bendy turned, and Puddock deli berately hit at him. The referee at once gave the irrevc cable fiat " foul," and Bendigo won the fight " out of the fire " in 59 minutes, and 49 rounds. The loser was but little punished. BENDIGO'S RETURN TO NOTTINGHAM. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) On Wednesday last it was telegraphed to Nottingham, as early as four o'clock in the afternoon, that their cham pion had been declared the winner, and that he might be expects d home that night by the special train. By nine o'clock P.M., Carrington-street and other approaches to the railway, with every tavern and inn around, were crowded with people anxious to witness his arrival. By a quarter-past nine P.M" the train was beard approach ing in which was Bendigo, with many of his backers and friends. A band of music being in readiness, on his stepping from out the carriage, it struck up " See the Conquering Hero comes;" the huzzas and snouts of ap plause being heard from one end of the town to the other. Their first halt was at the Victoria Tavern, from thence to the Flying Horse, where Bendigo partook of some tea and weak brandy. and-water, which appeared to refresh him; but after sitting a short time in a crowded and hot room, he became faint, placing his hand to his lett side as if in great pain. Dr. Wright was then con sulted, who first ordered the Champion a warm bath, and speedily to be put to bed. He was taken to Mr. Thompson's (Bendy's brother), optician, Carlton street, where he was stripped and more mi nutely examined by the surgeon; no bones ap peared to have been Lroken, yet there could be seen the severe punishment Bendy had rec« iced, his back and various parts of his body frightfully discoloured and cut. Some of the wounds from the lists of Puddock, others in falling on the ropes surrounding the ring; the back of his head a mass of discolouration; his arms (particularly his left) black and blue ; knuckles driven up ; over his left eye a severe cut, producing decidedly a black eye, al though means had evidently been used by poultice, lanfze, and bathing, to prevent its being noticed, as many bets were laid at Nottingham, that Bendy came out of . . the ring a victor, without a visible mark or scratch, it being alleged here that in all his previous combats he had so escaped. On Thursday, the surgeons desired that Bendigo should not be allowed to get from his bed, as he was feverish, and, as might be expected, was not so well as he felt on the night befire. Beudigo's principle backers admit that their man had never been so severely punished as this time, not even when he fought Caunt, who was so much more, apparently, a powerful man, Bendy stating that he did not expect to meet half such a " glutton." The majority express their thankfulness that the decision turned out so favourable for Bendy's party, as had Puddock been declared the victor many in and around Nottingham would have lost their al!, so confident were the patrons of the boxing science in the borough of Bendy'a sta mina and 'nonesty, with the universal assurance that no money would induce him to sell the fight. Bendigo declares never to fight again in the prize•ring. The special train, which lef t the Nottingham station at half-past five A.M., took between 100 and 200 persons 130 miles, returning the same evening, reaching Not tingham again by a quarter-past nine P. 31.1 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The business transacted yesterday was not of a cha racter to require more than a return of the closing averages:— RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JUNE 6. ASCOT STAKES. 9 to 2 agst Duke of Richmond's Vampyre—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Damask—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Rolt's Colliagwool—taken 8 to 1 agst Sir H. Booth's Retail 8 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Wanota 10 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Cocktail 10 to 1 agst Sir G. Heatbcote's Durdans • In the acceptances for the above . stake, published 74w0 erday, Damask, 3 yrs, sst, Was accidentally omitted. THE QUEEN'S VASE. STOCK EXCII&NOIL—The market was very active to-day, with a slight improvement in prices. The transactions were— Great Western, Quarters, 14 5-16—Loudon and North- Western, 108 1 / 2 —Bristol and Exeter, 64%. LI VE RI" OUL, JUNE 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was dull to-day, and prices lower. The transactions were as follow:—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 91. 13s. 9d. dis. —Ditto, Preference, 121. 3s. 9d.—London and North-Western, 105 c. Ditto, New Quarters, 3s. 9d. dis.—Ditto, Fifths, Ss. 9d. p.—Ditto, Quarters (C), % p. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 17—Midland, 36%—Ditto, Halves, 264 "dis.—South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), Registered, s—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 6l dis. —Ditto, 8 1 . paid, 6 3 k dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 5 1 ,4 2 dis. MANCHESTER, JUNE 6. STOCK EXCHArois.—There was a fair amount of business done to-day, but prices were rather weaker. The transac tions were as follow:—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Preference, 6 per cent, 12 1 4 —East Lancashire, Preference, Quarters (min. 6 per cent.), 63i —London and North-Western, 10i —Ditto, New Quarters, 14 p.— Ditto, Manchester and Bir mingham, Quarters (C), 9-16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 16 3 / 4 —Ditto, Quarters (No. 1), 83i—Ditto, Preference, B—Ditto, Manchester and Lincoln Union, 3% die.—North Staffordshire, 10 10-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 15—Ditto, Consolidated Stock ( No. 3), 141 X2—Ditto ' (No. 4), 5 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Prefe rence, 6th BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 6. 300 to 100 laid agst Miss Ann, and 2,000 to 100 apt her winning this event and the Northumberland Plate. THE FOUR YRS OLD TRIENNIAL STAKES (asco2). 2 to 1 agst Major Pitt's Mounseer—taken 7 t 9 2 agst Mr. Campbell's Nunnykirk a 5 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Elthiron 600 to 100 laid agst The Flying Dut c h man win • t h e Emperor's P T l Li st. t 1 EMPERORSV o lt ig: u PLATE.r the St. Leg e r. h ra; 6 to 5 agst Lord Eglinton's if lying Dtite 6 to 4 agst Lord Stanley's Cane ZJU 10 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Chantieleer DERBY, 1851. 5,000 to 200 agst Lord Stanley's Storm—(taken) 4,000 to 100 eget Lord Eglinton's Juggernaut—taken 2,500 to 50 agst Mr. Worthington's Goliah NEWTON RACES.—THURSDAY. The St. Leger Stakes of' 10 soya. each, and 100 added, the second to save his stake ; colts, Sat 71b i slid fillies, Btt 2,b, One mile and a half. (14 Subs.)' Mr. T. Steven's Knight of Gwynne (W Oates) 1 Mr. Watts's The Earl of Warwick . .................. _ 2 Mr. J. C. Johnson's Duxbury fel 3 0 Mr. DAwson's Mark Tapley .......... (C; 1 : 1 . WM) (W . h , t_tea sr o . use ow ) 0 0 Mr. J. Fowler's Jack Briggs ............ Mr. Halferd's Harriott .............................. ( !M arl ow ) 0 Mr. Meeson's Castle ...... ........ .. . ( Won by two lengt hs. w sovs , added to a Handicap The of Borough r sous. Cupeach, ove , and the third 10 son. of f 2 , ° , and 5 . only if declared. The second to receive 25 o w cm e clared.) Two miles and a half. s (29 . Subs., 10 f h d m s p ; o r n s. , 7 4 s y t 7 1 , b 7st llb (Charlton) 2 Mr. J. Osborne s Achyr . anthes, 3 yrs, Sat 41b (W e ll s ) 1 (Dawson) 3 'sStnuggler Bill , aged, 7 st 7lb (G. Oates) 0 Colonel' An,soßul Ri c k a by's Ada Mary, 4 yrs, 7st llb ...(Osborn) .111 M r. B N a o r l t a o n n s 'use Chamucher, e b r a , r. Mr. Lawson 's Augean, 3 yrs, sst 41b „....( As h inall) 0 Wen cleverly by half a length. Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added. Once round and a distance. (4 Subs.) Mr. Arrowsmith's Lady Hylda, 6 yrs (G. Abdale) 1 Mr. Weatherell's California, 3 yrs (Wilberforce) 2 Mr. Phillips's Zaidee, 3 yrs (Charlton) 3 STOCK ENCHANGL—The transactions to-day were as fol low:—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 8/. 18s. 9d.— London and North-Western, 108 —Shropshire Union, 456 YORK, JUNE 5. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, N. Div., guaran teed 5 per cent., 17% York an d North Midland, 1734 — York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Extension), 9 3 4. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JUNE. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Eastern Counties, 7 1 ,4—Hartlepool Dock and Rail way, 1411/ 2 —Leda and Thirsk, B—London and Blackwell, 44—North British, 8 —Ditto, Preference, s—York, New castle, and Berwick, 9%—Ditto, Extension, 1%. ANNE DYSART, a Tale of Every Day Life.— " Our literature," says the Critic, " has found an important and valuable acquisition in the author of Anne Dysart. To those distinguished painters of domestic life, Miss Austin and Mrs. Marsh, we have now to add an authoress who is inferior to neither of them in the power of truthfully depicting the personages who are at this moment moving and acting around us. And certainly never by any modern writer at home, and only by Miss Bremer abroad, has character been so sharply, distinctly, and vividly pourtrayed as in the re markable fiction before us, Who can ever again forget Anne Dysart, or Mr. Bolton, or Barbara, and, above all, that masterly creation, Eleanor Grwme, which might challenge comparison for originality of conception and yet perfect truthfulness to nature, combined with astonishing skill in the development, with any character in any novel in our lan guage? The sto-y, too, is deeply interesting. Its teachings are all sound ; its tendencies everywhere to good." rADVERTISEMENT.] The Era Newspaper of Saturday next Will con tain a verbatim report or the Speeches delivered at the Drury-lane Theatrical Fund Dinner - Touchstone's Prophecy for Probable Wi nners at Ascot The Royal Thames Y acht Sail : ing Match —and full particulars of the Great Mill for Cham pionship of England, with the Era's Remarks c oncern i ng t h e Referee's Decision. Sale of the Era 10, 000 Order of all Newsmen in Town or Country. per week. Won easy. The Selling Plate of 501., one mile and a half, was Won in two heats, easily, by Mr. Holdforth's General SalIN 4 yrs, Bst 101 b, beating Areheress, 3 yrs, 6st 71b. COURT-MAR TIAL ON LIEUTENANT PYRE, R.M.- Captain Spalding, R.M., read the prisoner's defence, PLYMOUTH, JUNE s.—The court was r e o p ened yesterday , which alleges that the orders of First -Lieutenant and Adju. tant Forbes were not given to the prisoner in a proper man ner. Two or three witnesses were called, and at four o'clock the Court adj ou rned to eleven this morning. The sentence is transmitted to the Admiralty for approval. The Court is compo ed of Colonel Ballinghall, R.M., P re side n t ; Colonel Waring, R.M. : Captain Graham, R.M. ; C a pt a i n Head, (King's Own ; Captain Wynn, Fusi!eers;l23.(ii.;Captain Kennedy, Captained' 4t Y 01d h field. R. A. ; Captain Pleadell, R.M. ; Captain Hawker, R.M. ; Lieutenant Forrest, R.M. ; Lieutenant De Courcy, R.III. ; Lieutenant Roberts, 4th (King's Own); Lieutenant Slaughter, R. M, ; Lieutenant Sutton, 234 Fusilie s; Lieutenant Walcott, K.A. ; Captain Gray, R.M. Deputy•Judge-Advocate.