The Sun. — London, England, 1851-06-24 00:00:00

From 10 to 11 0'c10ck,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, From 11 to 12 ......................... From 12 to 1 ......................... From 1 to 2 ........................... From 2 to 3 ......... Total receipts ... .£3.018 13 0 STATE OF THE ENGLISH DRAMA. A masterly paper on the condition and prospects of our national drama, contained in the current number of the Weekly News and Weekly Chronicle now amalga mated with each other, is thus terminated : . Such is:. the st a t e o f the London drama, and the large pro vincial cities, and its contemplation may afford the social philosopher, as well as the manager and the cr itic, much suggestive thinking. It is quite certain that the refined co urtly portion of society do not now con aansider the English drama as one o f their habitual me . men ts. The ri c h o f every class imitate the great and the i ntellectual and professional classes, though now and th en lured to a theatre by a clever per former or a remaikable piece, no loner consider it as a branch of literature heoome s t h em to be and the fine arts , w hi c h it frequent th e theatres?'" acquainted with. Who, then, do very miscellar:eous cless.pAmffeesw. traders who have not A c sional people whose businuuesatrpYz:vielinatas;thB?-nlirelefaevwing Lon don daily; the large coll:cti t o xi t clerks and assist eieors;, the metropo ants who also now occupy, as litan residences once occupied by eaters. A vast number of people belonging to theirnn,rnuamnderable arts connected with theatrical representations ahsonpt whom the circulation of orders and free and the missions is enormous. Perhaps the most remuneratin g and the m eet respectable classes are the country vieetors, including highly educated persons, who visit the London theatre% as places to be seen once. Literary men certainly do not attend them, except as connected with the press; for it is remarkable how few one ever sees in the course of a constant attendance. The conclusion, then, we must come to is, that the cultivated and propertied classes have neatly forsaken the English theatres ; the portion that like theatrical entertainments transferring their patronage to the operas and musical entertainments. Is the drama therefore obliterated ? By no means ; but it slumbers whilst there is no force brought to bear upon these classes. Each theatre (with one or t wo excoptions) is w i ,?, r Ked with out any definite idea or persevering aim. 'lll classes are sought to be attracted, and none are caught. Classes of totally different habits, tastes, sentiments, and ideas, are en deavoures.a to be pleased by one entertainment ; a result only to be brought about by the most general ap pheals, and hitherto only successfully accomplished by aa t e.one dramatic writer, whose genius was as universal it was particular. B thi ans theatrical art, as well as dramatic art, has y no means of cultivation. Hap hazard speculation supplies the place of scientifi3 ap- Pito • 'won; and a theatre is a lottery and a show, which de- P b e et t l _s e r n a hundred contingencies far success. This is to therZrWed, for the drama of England is the noblest in ; it has taught history to statesmen, and given phrase 1 of h ....?_°;e3' . to orators; it contains a perfect programme i thq.,Tual.aelitfe and humanity, and de f s o e u r r y p e e s o l t better fate The interest .ossed ebout on stalls at a volume, ttwo:u: and of men in men is universal and indestruc ovh_ s ecet a t? have an opportunity of seeing humanity in sentiment, lt tion, and under every phase of humour and inters;, is inteee„,tintoo entertaining and too intensely tion. .F tot to excite curiosity end approha tile art abyu ~hwiechhave to do is to ,des and study iushiasptehee u o r o t e n :, ee l a these things can be eloped, and to to these outward circumstances which transaction;poitee with or subdued before any hum'n ow (' __ n 0:n proceed with regularity and centinuity. turn ea T si e t_, . f taste and intelligence be induced to yen creat r ere e' the time 111 as ' 1 i n such spPealations, we should soon see this , Al, idea and i tasai:ondition as any other. A den • CeSSary e sPital, ndo g cu o i od energy, with the ne ,teilloaelxlooeuprtis(umc.cesses and excellences. reduce and the thestr9sPiaiii. In the purely talented cor w . t i jans Ect.ual drama associations of the ht be advisable as in the old time; thus were epoetrit ooniegothfer the admirable companies from the earliest capital lzuidectisuhr drama. In the specta cular portion, cleat. Is would be no small y taste is, perhaps, suffi literary prochicers could 6 means of success, if the e welded • and management; as constant into proprietaries with all artists, gives the p r acticeo l „, berttuni with them, as from experience. Such a totAl revolutuifor4ciii7 derived perty arrangements cf the t heatrf.s li of pwould earc the ground of touch deleterious incumbran, new era for dramat , c art and literature. eivaend open a tendencies of this kind flecking the darkened hop?rceiPP the theatrical world; and shall be gratiqed if these of desultory thoughts may draw the attention of the" few taste ful and the proftssion to an earnest consideration of the subject. OWNERS AND LESSEES OF MINES.—A Bill h as been brought into the House of Commons by Sir W. Somer villa and the Attorney-Genenal for Ireland, to provide facili ties for owners or lessees of mines in Ireland to obtain entry on lands for searching for and working such mines. The preamble to the Bill states that it would tend to increase the means of employment to the labouring poor if facilities were provided for working mines in Ireland, and that various mines arc situate under the surface of lands demised by leases, in 'which effectual or sufficient powers have not been re served to the owners or lessees of such mine to search for Or work the same. The principal facility to be given will be-- power to the owner or lessee of a mine in Ireland, on givir.g notice to the occupying tenant of the land on which the m ete is situate, and depositing with a clerk of the peace the est:!- mated value of the land required for working the mine, t,o enter on and occupy the portion of land required. The tenant of the land will be enabled to recover adequate damages from the deposit. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Sonderburg papers stitte that the Danish and Schleswig members of the Flensburg Assembly are agreed on accepting the Danish succession, fig, coinage, customs, and excise. The Duchy of Lauenburg has been desired by Royal proclamation to nominate a Commission of six persons for the revision and approval of the plan of Government w hi c h was proposed for that Duchy i n January last. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The number of visitors to the Exhibition yesterday was fully equal to any of the previous days. At an esrly hour strings of crowded omnibuses, ith their roofs covered with expectant visitors, might be observed hastening along to the Crystal Palace. Heavily laden pleasure vans, and even long open waggons with benches fixed in them, were pressed into the service, while the entrance al lotted to p3destrians was beseiged long before the re gular time for opening arrived. The number of visitors throughout the day up to three o'clock was as follows: 22,778 17.408 11,900 6,234 4,204 Total 62.534 and at that hour visitors were continually arriving in considerable numbers. A greater proportion of the rural element was perceptible among the visitors yesterday than we have noticed for some time. Several large par ties, apparently of labouring agriculturists, were present i n the building during the wh ole ' of the day, and altogether the Palace presented a very crowded appearance. During the morning several proof impressions in colours, made from the first of the series of interior views of the Exhibition, Painted by Mr. Nash for her Majesty, were exposed to view. The subject of this drawing is the tratkept on the opening day at the moment when her fajesty took her seat on the chair of state. Th. crystal fountain is in the foreground, and the Royal Commissioners, the foreign am b assa d ors , an d t h e gre at Offioers of State in their rich and varied costumes, are grouped round the throne. Being in colours, the glit teriog and brilliant effect produced by t h. 3 glorious scene has been rendered with admirable fidelity, and the drawings prevent the appearance of a highly finished picture. These drawings, when completed, will form the most. perfect memento of the Great Exhibition which can possibly be imagined, and in Mr. Nash's able hands the most perfect accuracy may be relied on. The other plates will be ready, we believe, in the course of next moctla. Ths total number of persons who visited the Crystal Palace during the day was 67,555. Tan amount received during the day was_ For season tickets ... £2 2 0 At the doors ... 3.016 11 0 MISS CUSHIVIAN'S HAMLET. Miss Cashman has recently achieved a splendid triumph at Cincinnatti by her admirable delineation of the character of Hamlet. The Cincinnatti Enquirer of the 28th May has the following critique on her per formance: The arduous part of Hamlet was presented on Mon t evening at the National The itre, to a discriminating and delighted audience. Never has it faUen to the lot of the write=r to records triumph so complete and entire as that achieved in the personation of the philosophical Dine. Hamlet has long been regarded as one of the most chaste and finished creations of the immortal bard, and while there has been a diversity of opinion in the criticism of the character, there has been n me as to the entire tenor of the play. All cf the aspirants to histrionic fame have a tt empted the portraval of this difficult part; few have succeeded in ecebodsing even in a faint degree our conception cf the character. Sotce have re presented him as a firm, determined, and uncompro mising av enger; others, as a weak, vacillating, uncertain enthusiast, full of great resolves, but weak in execution. It was reserved for Miss Cushman to present our ideal of the unfortunate Prince. From first to last interest never ffiggecl, and our admiration of the play received a new impulse from her happy delineation of the subtle Workings of this great mind. The public taste has be came so vitiated with the food presented by the modern stage, that even refined and cultivated actors have some times condescended to pander to it by stage trickery, mouthing, and ranting, overstepping the modesty of nature in the pitiful ambition, by making " points," God lave the mark, to secure the plaudits of the groundlings. How wholly different Miss Cushman's conception! In lieu of the blustering, swaggering braggart, we bad, what Shakspere gave us, a refined gentleman, full of courage, determined to the end. Where all was so per fect, it is difficult to particularize, but the scene with his mother was full of touching beauty, and the " grave" scene will long be remembered by those so fortunate as to witness it last night. In truth, from first to last, the amrost caustic and c ensor i ous critic would have been dis med With by the b eaut i es of every point of this personation. a few exceptions the piece was very f a i r ly p u t upon the s t age. With an excllent Ghost, an unusually good L aeries, and an O phelia and Queen far above me diocrity, we ought to feel satisfied. We hope Miss Cushman will he induced to repeat this character, which We predict will add still more to her wide-spread fame. THE SUN, FRANCE. EPIDEMIC AMONG CATTLE. The grippe, cholera, and other disagreeable epidemics, have disapp eare d f or a time; but, en revanch e . a mos t virulent epidemic, which bears strong analogy to the cho lera• ha s b een d ec i mating several classes of the inferior animals. Like the cholera, this formidable disease cuts off the strongest subject in an hour, and is characterised by prostration, stupor, specific diarrheas, blue colour of the skin, and ge nera l i n j ect i on o f the alimentary canal, especially the s ma ll i n • e4t i ne. T he disease, whatever it may be. is highly v i ru l ent, an d i n a most extraor dinary degree contagious. Every fibre, every drop of fluid in an animal cut off by the complaint, is capable of transmitting the original diwaa.. Even a drop of the aqueous humour, inserted benea' h the skin of a healthy swim il, gives the malady. The symptoms, however, are considerably modified according to the class or even species of animal; end as the morbific cause re mains the same, an opportunity is offered of studying the comparative eff ots of the same pathological cause in dif ferent classes of animals. This interesting study has been taken up by several members of the Academy of Medicine, who are now perf orm i ng an ex t ens i ve ser i es of inocula tions. In the south of France the " sweating sickness" has again broken out with considerable violence, and as this curious malady was a precursor of the cholera in 1849, great alarm has been occasioned, the more espe cially that the di s ea s e has proved fatal in several cases. M. Alique. as inspector- general of hospitals, with a strong staff, has been dispatched, to render as sis t ance and report on the sanitary condition of the affected lo calities. Many of them have been completely aban doned by the inhabitants; the middle ages still ex i st i n various parts of France, and, indeed, among ourselves likewise. CHLOROFORM AS AN ANASTEIETIC. The local use of chloroform or of the chloruretted hydrochloric ether, is becoming more general here every day, and is now almost universally substituted ix opiate or other calming lotions. The quantities, however, dif fer from those employed on your side of the Channel, at least if I may judge from an English prescription, now before me, in which two minims of chloroform to an ounce of water are ordered. This homoeopathic dose could produce little or no effect upon any severe pain. The " Dutch liquor" is preferable to chloroform as a local agent, and it is not impossible, seeing the progress of modern chemistry, that some othar substance of supe rior qualities may be brought to light. Thus M. Ed 'card R 'bin, one of our most industrious chemists, has discovered that hydrobromic ether possesses anse,thetic properties of a valuable kind. It has no acrid or caustic savour ; its odour is not disagreeable ; it render animals rapidly insensible, without apparently pro ducing any unpleasant effects. Those of chloroform, as is well known, are sometimes dangerous, and often of a curious kind. We had an example, not long ago, at one of our hospitals here. The subject was a poor priest, doomed to amputation of the leg for gangrene. He was chlorified, and reduced to a state of strange in toxication, during which the language of the holy man was anything but edifying. His expressions, in fact, became so immoral, that it was almost impossible to e )mplete the operation amid the laughter of the assia. :anti.—Medical Tiwes. CURIOUS CASE. A curious case was a few days ago submitted to the Court of Assizes of the department of Morbihan. Three men named Pfitre, Bonet, and Ruello were tried fur hav ing attempted to sell what is called a " Secret of the State" to the English Government. It appeared from the indictment that in the port of Lorient there is an establishment for the manufacture of a peculiar descrip tion of cannon halls for tee navy of a very dangerous nature, called boulets asphyxians. Pe re was employed in the making or these balls, and &net was also em ployed in the port. In November and December last ihev got leave of absence, and went, with Ruello, who is a baker, to London. Ruello supplit d the funds. It was immediately rumoured, from some observations they hail made, that they had gone to England to sell the secret of making these balls to the English Government, and it was ascertained that Biaet and Ruello had hart fre quent communications with the Englah Consul at Lonna. Those two men had also caused an application to be made to a notary named La Bobinec for an advance of 4,000 f, and promised to pay him 25.000 F. for it. They then said that they were going to England to sell a secret for making balls which would bring them several millions. pa re was also heard to make a similar state ment to Binet's wife. On arriving in Louden they, ac companied by an interpreter, went to the Board of Ad miralty. Their proposition was favourably received, and they were sent down to Portsmouth that experiments might be made with their secret. The experiments lasted 15 days, and took place on board the Excellent, Captain Chads. The Captain a report to the Admiralty was not sufficiently favourable to induce it to purchase the secret; nevertheless, an indemity of 1,200 f. (481.) was awarded to the men. They had demanded 4,000 f. They then attempted to sell the secret to the Ambassador of Russia and to the American Consul, but both declined to accept it. The three men passed some time at London, and when their money was exhausted they fell into misery. In August last Nitre returned to France and enlisted into a regiment at St. Omer, but he was recognised and arrested. Binet and Ruello arrived at Boulogne in No vember, and were arrested. The accused, on being inter rogated by the Court, denied that they had been to Eng land to sell the secret; bat, in addition to the above facts, it appeared that reports of the police who had watched them in L >ndon, and their own correspondence with their farn'lies, stated the contrary. It was also shown that Pere knew part of the secret from being employed in making the bulle's, and that he had got the rest of it by examining the papers of Colonel Thouvenin, the di rector of the manufactory. The jury, however, after hearing the evidence and pleadings, returned a verdict of " Not guilty" in favour of all the accused. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 23. ,Sittings in Middlesex, at Nisi Prius, after Trinity Term, before Mr. Baron MARTIN and Common Juries.) RAGLEY v. BAILEY. Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Ray wont conducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, with Mr. Joyce, appeared for the defendant. This was an action by which the plaintiff, who was re presented as a dressmaker, sought to recover compensa tion is damages for an assault alleged to have been com mitted upon her by the defendant, a gentleman connected with the Stock Exchange. The defendant p 1 a led not guilty, and that although he had made the aeseult, still that he had not used a greater amount of violence than was necessary to pre vent the plaintiff from forcing her way into his cham bers. It appeared that the plaintiff, whom, it was stated, earned her livelihood as a dressmaker, had met the de fendant at the Holborn Casino and at Caldwell's Danc ing Rooms in D-an-street, Soho. In the course of time an intimacy took place between them, which in the end, as the plaintiff contended, led to her becoming enceinte by the defendant. She had been accustomed, as the evidence went t o s h ow , to v i s i t t h e defendant at his embers. first in Leicester-square, then in Fur nival'6-inn, end lastly in Gray',,-inn, and at this last place it was that thialletged assault was said to have been c ommitted. Fur a th ehgth of time the plaintiff had oc casion when she called' e i paid annoying visits to witnesses a h iotr e ntrh d ei aes e gsr f d efendant fsnoddrfooa thewnr nt the h t tpheouit defendant Eve e foxe h sene e t de( a,renbt wanted e n sittr e ead i c gis e this particular visit, and added that th e e defendant, but upon one oc whereosheteoadtrw-eslqsruwl.tlagrol3oipnrosgeehsteeoonftthtohaeletdr e som h e money to pay her said, if she really were going home to live a s girl, if she would call upon him the defendant had a . good next morning he ! would give her the necessary sum to pay her fareto Exeter. Some time since th e p l a i nt iff went to the de fendant's chamber s i n G ra y' s -i nn at a time when he had a gentleman of the name of Cooper taking coffe e with him, and upon that occasion, in the first instance, she had pulled the bell with great violence. The defendant went to see who it was, and on opening the door the plaintiff attempted to force her way into the chamberg. This the defendant resisted, whereupon the plaintiff assailed him with a volley of abuse. The defendant thereupon called out to his friend Cooper to go and fetch a policeman. However, without the aid of that personage, the defendant at length succeeded in shutting the door, leaving the plaintiff on the landing-place. The plaintiff was not to be foiled, and therefore she soon re commenced her attack upon the bell, which attack, as one of the witnesses for the def. ndant said, must have lasted as long as half an hour at least, accom panied by abuse. The defendant, with his friend, ulti mately went to the door a second time, and the door was no sooner opened than the plaintiff, more violently than before, tried to effect an entry into the chambers. Of course this fresh effort was resisted with increased vigour an the part of the defendant, who kept hold of the door, and opposed her entrance with his body. The defendant ultimately forced her back, when she called out, "Cary, he. has kicked me; 0 , 1930 up " A woman, whose name e'al_t"equontly proved to be Mrs. Stephenson, thereupon ,`",2 from the lower landing, and soon afterwards the piainuee Evidencefell down. The defendant then closed the door. her confine:le given at at the al leged assault, and to show that the plaintiff was near teat what t ied ea time of the al , her to fall had whi henson said t been a k ick, from ch she badht:lt' s ea " d ed her injur p ies. The witness Ste plaintiff et t been fr her assistance the laintiff would not have beeno p able either to rise from the en.in consequence place where she had f e ll of a kick, or to regain her home. That - eeeni plaintiff suffered great pain, and she was col:awl:7 the injuries morning arandedrieltioitoment her stomach, site.and on the t n h e e x ie t advice became requi te the plaintiff now urgedohapelrehv p ;nt the claimed compensation. On behalf of the defendant it was had been no kick given by that genti eena tied there t 4: and that in truth there had been no more force used plaintiff trom effecting an entry into the was absolutely necessary. And then as to the clairasjt plaintiff upon him, as the father of the child of which she was delivered in April last, it was contended that there was no more claim upon that gentleman than there was upon any other particular individual, seeing that she was not a modest woman. ~ Witnesses were ca ll e d , w h o prove d t h at th e d e f en d ant caid. not kick th e p l a i nt iff , that she was a frequenter o f :assumes and ot h er d anc i ng rooms, and that the ee f en d ant Mr. GREENWOOD rep Iie d 00rot the only person who had been admitted to the I ..st f amiliarities with her . , Baru" placed before looliallti at considerable length. MARTIN left it to the jury to say whether, n 4 at the whole of the evidence which had been them, they were satisfied that there had been a greet e , eject te e pla r in a t t i nwunt of force us e d by t h e d e f en d ant to from his chambers, in the way and wider the cireres ancee which th e y had heard, than was fai,ly andrupt,r aoitnably necessary. P so, te. nin that else it would he tiff with such an h duty t., find a verdict for th e Wain amount of damages as they might con sider she was entitled to. The jury, utter Some co nsultation,returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damag es 10L POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. The conductor of an omnibus was charged by the so licitor to the Excise with having taken passengers into his carriage and driven into the city from the West-end without having a licence. The shiver and conductor are, in cases of this kind, considered to be both liable to heavy penalties under the sth and 6 h Victoria. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the defendant. G. W. show (officer of Excise) said, at four in the afternoon I saw the defendant driving an omnibus which had no plates. The vehicle was full inside, and there were nine or ten outside. The defendant went along a devious route through Leicester-square, Long-acre, Drury-lane, Wych-street, and Temple bar to Cheapside, and plied for passengers all the way. I went into the omnibus and paid 6i. Mr. Lewis admitted that the plates were not exhibited, but said he could show that their absence was caused by mere accident, and that there had been upon the part of the defendant no intention to evade the duty or to vio late the law for any purpose whatever. A coachman who had driven the omnibus on the day before that on which the complaint was made, said as he was driving along on the former day he observed that one of the horses had a wound upon it which ren dered it unfit for such work, and he accordingly unhar nessed it, and sent it home to the depot, at the same time removing the plates from the omnibus, to show that he could not take any passenger; that next day, by the merest accident and in the immense hurry of business arising from the Grest Exhibition, he had forgotten to put in the plates and happened to come in the way cf the Excise officer, who, finding that there was an over sight upon the part of the servants of the omnibus pro prietor, was determined to prosecute the case. Mr. Bateman (from the office of the solicitor to the Excise) submitted that all that was necessary was to prove the violation of the Act of Parliament, sand that had been distinctly proved. Mr. Lewis submitted that a magistrate in convicting under such circumstances would decide in opposition to the spirit and meaning of the Act altogether, which never was made to punish an accidental omission. Mr. Bateman said if excuses were to be allowed in such cases there would be plenty at hand upon all oc casions. If the magistrates were to listen to such apo logies for missing plates as that they had been lost or stolen, why they would be lost and stolen every day, and there would be no use in an Act of Parliament at all upon the subkct. The LoRD MAYOR—No doubt of it. I convict the de fendant in the penalty of 101. He may, if he pltase, pe tition the Board of Excise in mitigation, but I have no thing to do with that part of the question. The defendant requested to be allowed to go out and procure the 101.; but The Loin MAYOR said it was his duty to see the pe nalty paid, or to sentence the defendant to imprisonment fur three months. He wished all persons connected with omnibuses to be very cautious in attending to the Acts by which their carriages were regulated, as he and his brother magistrates had determined to let no ease which might be proved before them escape with im punity. Tne defendant paid the la penalty, and said that he would petition the Board of Excise to WORSHIP-STREET. Michad Butler, a powerful fellow, of notorious Cha racter, was placed at the bar for final examination, be tore Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with having broken into the dwelling -house of Mr. Henry Bateman, a wheelwright, in Holy well-lane, Shoreditch, and with having also assaulted and wounded the prosecutor, with intent to murder him. The offence was committed on the 10th of February last, when the prosecutor, on returning home from an evening party at a late hour, discovered the prisoner and another man secreted at the rear of the. premises, both of whom instantly set upon him, and after beating him unmercifully with the butt-end of a horse-pistol and life-preserv. r, with which they were respectively atrasd, and inflicting numerous severe wounds about hie head and other parts of hie person, succeeded in eff-ctiog their escape over the rrs fs of some adjoining out-houses, and had ever since eluded pursuit until about tea days since, when the prisoner was traced by the police and taken into custody. The depositions of the several witnesses having been completed and rea d over, The prisoner w as next c h arged with having been con cerned, with another man not in custody, in the follow ing murderous assault and robbery upon an egad widow, named Elizabeth Hussey, living in Mulberry -court, Whitechapel. The prosecutrix stated that at about five o'clock in the evening of the 19th April last, the prisoner, who was accompanied by another man, called at her house, and stated that they required the attendance of her son, who is an itinerant musician, with his violin at a rage which was to come off that evening, and that he would receive ss. for his services. She invited them into the parlour to receive their directions, as her son was not at home, and one of the men having insisted upon providing some liquor, another woman who was with her was sent for it, and as soon as she had left the prisoner inquired if there was any other person in the house, which she answered in the negative, and then asked her ,her age, which she told him was 65. The instant the words were uttereci the prisoner sprang upon her and grasping her by the throat, flung her down upon the floor, where he held her fast while the other man forced his hand down the bosom of her dress, from which he abstracted a bag con taining two sovereigns and a quantity of silver, with which he escaped into the street; but the prisoner con tinued holding her down, and compressed her throat with such violence that she entirely lost her senses. She did not recover Consciousness till nine o'clock in the even ing, when she felt herself in a state of extreme suffering and experienced all the effects of strangulation, which conflued her to her bed, where she remained for a con siderable period under medical attendance. A married woman named Rosina Flaherty, who was present at the time referred to by the last witness, was also examined, and gave similar positive evidence to the prisoner being one of the men who had perpetrated the outrage. Formal evidence of former convictions was then given by a retired police sergeant of the G division, named Cross, who was present at the prisoner'a trial and con viction for highway robbery in October, 1846, at the Central Criminal Court, when he was sentenced to seven years' transportation, which was afterwards commuted to twelve months' imprisonment; and also of a second conviction tor felony, and inestenced to a similar period of incarceration in the month of January, 1949. Tne prisoner, who reserved his defence, was fully elm mitted tor trial upon the first charge, but was ordered to be again brought up in a week for the completion of the depositions . in the second case. THAMES. CAPTURE OF ♦ BURGLAR.—John Shaw, carver, 3, West -street, Globe-fields, 23 years, was charged with loitering about Washington-street, Bow-common, with intent to cgiatnit a felony. - As he was talking to Mills, 30 C, a detective officer, on Saturday evening, Sergeant Smith, 28 K, also a de tective, detained him, as he was well known, to see what he had, and telt his pecket, which evidently contained keys, whereupon the fellow snatched away his cos,, threw off his hat, and took to his heels. Finding he gained ground, the sergeant called out "Stop thief!" when a man dressed as a butcher caught him by the Elephant and Castle—a distance of nearly half a mile. The street was a very dull one, through which you would scarcely meet a person passing in an hqur. At daylight next morning Sergeant Smith and Mills found six skeleton keys and a "jemmy" within ten yards of where the prisoner had been stopped. Sergeant Smith heard a rattle as of keys during the chase. A person who had engaged the prisoner, not knowing his cha racter, had been robbed of 201. or 301., but the offence could not be brought home. Nineteen duplicates had been found at his lodgings. Mr. Pelham, for the defence, cross-examined the officers with great dexterity, but could not elicit anything favourable to the prisoner, and Mr. Immix sentenced him to three months' hard labour, directing Sergeant Smith to see to the duplicates. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-offies by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] e When made up in F rom whet PLACES. Gene ra l Post-office port dis- When London. patched. due. .e -----------___ --_____ ____----. 't America (by Brit. pkt.)N June 27 .. Liverpool .. J uly 5 - Amarice (by U.S. pkt.) N .. .. Liverp oo l . • July 2 . America (by U.S. pkt.) M J u l y 2 .. .. outhanipt. June 26 . Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth July 3 ' Alexandria* ....... N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover • . June 28 I Btlglam • . .• •• N Daily • • .. .. Dover • . Daily f Brazil .. , • .. id 9th of the month Southampt. July 12 r Buenos Ayres .. .. 51 9th of the month Southampt. July 14 California(viaChagres)M 0 Id & 17th of month Southampt. July 5 1 • Cape of Good Hope Nl4th of month Plymouth ..• Ju y 3 1 Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27 t h of mo Dover . June 3 Central . America • .. ill td & 17th of mo n . Southampt. July 5 Channel Liles •• •. N I Mon., Wed., & Fn. Southampt. Ti. Th.Bs ' Chill .. .. .. M 17th of the month S out h ampt. July 20 France .. .. M& Ni Twice daily .. .. Dover • • Twlcedally Greece* • • .. • • N7th 17th 27th ef mo Dover .. June 30 Hatnburgh .. .. NiTuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat Holland .. .. .. 111 Wednes. & Satur., Louden .. Mon.Thrt Honduras .. .. . Ni 17th of the metatt r Southampt. July 20 Ireland .. —M & NlTwice daily.. .. 1 Holyhead .. 1 eri cedaily India (via Southamp.) M r 2oth of the adontloouthauapt. July 43 India (via Marseilles) N 7th.x 24th efmonth Dover • • July 1 Mediterranean (via c ( Southampton) .. M 20th of the month , Soathampt. July 23 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. .. N 7th& 24 tk ofmonth Dover • .July 1 Madeira :: :: .. }f . . lf 92tdhof of the tbe month..mootb Southampt . Southampt ; JulyJoly 12 5 Malta* .. IT r 7th,17th,19th,27th } Dover June 23 .. ? I & 30th of month ~. f 7th,17 th,l9th,27th j & 30th of month Naples* .. N'sth 15th 25th of mo 'Dover Papal States* N stit 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Peninsular.. .. Mlth 17th . 27th of mo Southampt. Peru kl7th of the month Southampt. Tuscany* N sth I sth x 51,11 of mo Dover .. West Indies .. 11{,17th of the month Southampt. West West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month ..Southaenpt. i .Tuly 5 The mails to those c ountries thus marked (*) are conveyed by French packet va4 Marseilles CA LIFORNIA. —Mails to and from California, via the United States are now despatched and due by every American packet. (July 2 !July 2 'Jung 26 (July 20 July 2 July 40 HE ...ANGUAGE OF YOUNG LArnas.—The Rev. T T ae r en S' i A Se . h l : o 6 l 4 , l3 °l3i, c. in an address before the Newburyport Female Ihorrible for f m ; o f exag w ge u rat iV i las been published, enlarged upon the use inuriads for anyPetleenYan'sm extravagant forms of speech,—saving splendid for says, "to writs down, young ladies of literally, it would imply th n a t t ane F' in t, ognificent for handsome, horrid or immense for large, thousands or on linlveosrl for more than two. " Were I," he esuete With more marvellous ad my acqua re day, the conversation of some morehad passed through more and then to interpret it ',TOOL/. inwgol or fourteen hours, th ey had m , Within . the compass of twelve rapture, than ventures and hair-breadth di , tres,ing experiences, h ad t i t c t i ;..he excep nE, which left w ha o d uld en s e u e ffi re e d e fo m r o h r a e l f f ri a gly o , z h e a n d eo , innji imposing spectacles, The shipments of eby the (3. 4 . t f i o o r n l o n f d i i a B, o o n o o F i ri f d o a r y A , le amount aandri e a d . s t n o d El or Ceylon, the whole was silver, 55,400/. being in bars and Bombay, 5,600 E for Calcutta, and 2,10 a. for Chinikdollars for IMPERIAL PA RLIAMENT. nousis: OF LORDS, June 23. The Lone) CHANCELL ,R took his scat, upon the Wool eaels at Five o'clock, SANITARY STATE OF THE METROPOLIS. The Bishop of LONDON wiabed to draw the atten tion of the Government to the sanitary state of the me tropolis, and to the necessity that existed fur giving effect to the laws existing on the subject, and to the in troduction of fresh legislative measures. The Earl of CARLISLE said that the attention of the Government was directed to the subject. HIGH WAYS (SOU CH WALES) BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, Viscount HEREFORD opposed the third reading, as it was an exceptional Bill, introducing a species of le gislation for Wales different from that which existed in England. He moved that the Bill be read a third time that day six mortbie The Earl of CAWDOR defended the enactments of the Bill. Experience had shown that such enactments were needed. Viscount HEREFORD explained. The Duke of RICHMOND supported the Bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE hoped their Lord ships would pass this measure. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. AP PEALS. Lord LYNDHURST moved that it be referred to the Committ e e for Privileges to co ns id er and report what course, having regard to the privileges of this H ouse , ought to be pursued for obtaining the attendance and ad vice of the Master of the Rolls and other Judges of the Court of Chancery upon the hearing of appeals, Ste. He considered that the Bill which had been introduced into the other House for the reform of the Court of Chancery affected the privilege s of their Lordships' House. He understood that Bill had been drawn up by his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack, and it did him honour; lie considered that Bill would enable his Noble and Learned Friend to get rid of arrears in the Court of Chancery. It also provided for the attendnance of in judges in their Lordships' House to onsul:d In appeals. He had himself been always in favour of such a measure, and be wa s sure that the proposition wou ld meet with, the approbation of the country at large ; but it would be for the Committee of Privileges to determine how such attendance could be obtained. Certain he was, it ought not to be obtained through the medium of a Bill introduced into the other House of Parliament. Such a course would be a direct invasion of their Lord ships' privileges. He therefore proposed that the matter should be referred to a Committee of Privileges, so as to have the question determined before the Bill should come up from the other Rouse. He admitted that it was most desirable to secure the attendance of equity judges iu their Lordships' House when their Lordships were hear ing appeals, but that advantage ought to be secured without any infringement of the rules of their Lord ships' House. The judges of the courts of equity were all Privy Councillors, and he proposed that in con formity with ancient practice, writs of summons should be issued to them, eel:mending them to attend their Lordships' House, ak hid formerly been issued to all Privy Councillors. Whether that writ should be issued by their Lordships at once, or whether a short Bill should be introduced into their Lordships' House, Wai a question which he would not take upon himself to determine; all be would do would be to move that the question be referred t o a Cernmittee of Privileges. The LORD CHANCELLOR would not oppose the motion. He had drawn up the Bill with great care, and with the utmost anxiety not to in fringe upon the privileges of their Lordships' House. The enactments of the prop ised Bill merely placed the equity judges upon the same footing with regard to attendance on their Lurdahips as the common law judges. Lord LYNDHURST had no objection to the clause, he only wished to prevent any infringement of the privileges of their Lerdehips' House. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the Bill only gave the power of summoning the equity judges. Lord LYNDHURST repudiareit the idea of the House of Commons giving their Lordships power. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE considered It was a wise course in the other House to introduce clauses to make a Bill intelligible. Those clauses teither had the intention nor had they violated the privileges, because their Lordships could not say what would be the effect of those clauses until the Bill should be before their Lordships. Lord STANLEY vindicated the course taken by his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Lyndhurst). The statement of the Noble Marquis that it was not intended to pass the clause in the other House was all that his Noble Friend contented for. The Duke of RICHMOND maintained that the House of Lords bad the right to originate money clauses. He hoped that the clause would not be retained in the Bill, as he should not wish the Bill to be thrown out. The &terquis of LANSDOWNE said that care would be taken that it should be excluded. Lord BROUGHAM hoped the example they were about to set would not be followed by the other House of Parliament in a similar case. When a Bill with money clauses was sent down to the House of Commons what, however, did they doe They were not very likely to refer it to a committee of inquiry to ascertain if it was an infringement of their privileges; they were more likely to take it for granted that it was an interference with those privileges. With respect to the important subj-ct of the attendance of the Vice-Chancellora at the Efolse he felt more strongly the advantage of that are raneensent. Nothing could be more entirely in accord ance with his views than to have the attendance of the equity judges. As connected with the appellate juris diction of the House he wished the matter had been in troduced at an earlier period. Lord LYNDHURS T did not want to defeat the clause, but to deal with it in a proper and constitutional manner. Lord BROUGHAM thought they ought also to:call in the judges of the Scotch courts in Scotch appeals. The motion was agreed to. EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES. The Earl of CARLISLE moved that leave be given to the petitioners, praying to be beard by counsel against the Episcopal and Capitular Estates' Manage ment Bill, to be heard before the Select Committee on the Bill (whose petitions were pre.ented on the Me, 16th, 19th, 22d of May, and 2d, 6th, and 19th of this instaut June). Lord Pi diTNIAN said that the course proposed by the Noble Earl wits unusual, and opposed to the rules of the House. Nothing could be more fetal to the passing of in important measure, in accordance to the princi ples of sound justice, than to hear the antagonistic dis cussions of counsel, who were instructed by those having extreme views on the subject, and as a precedent it would be highly inconvenient; fur it they adaii‘ied counsel in those case s why not admit them in the case of any other future Petitioners? He should say non-con tent to the motion, After some conversation, in which the E-irl of Her rowby, the Bishop of Salisbury, the Duke of Richmond, and otber Noble Lords took part, The Earl of CARLISLE consented, at the suggestion of the Bishop of balisnury, to withdraw his motion, which was thereupon withdrawn accordingly. Toe Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND presented a petition against the navigation-laws from ahipowners and others. REGISTRATION OF ASSURANCES BILL. The amendment s of the report oil this Bill were agreed to, the clause relating to maps, on the suggestion of Lord Lyndhurst, being emitted. The Bill was ordered to be r• ad a third time to-morrow (this d=y), VE rERINARY SURGEONS' EXEMPTION BILL. This Bill passed tbrote, h Committee. Their Lordships teen adjourned. HOUSE OF COM vi 01.9, June 23 The SPEAKER took the Chair at Pour o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Dundee and Arbroath Railway. Liverpool Docks ( Alteration of Management, &o.) Monkland Railways. The following Bills were read a tkird time and passed: Brighton Extramural Cemetery. Caledonian Railway (Motherwell Branch Extension and Leshniabagow Brauches). London (City) Sewers. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Riilway, METRUPOLI VAN WATER BILL. Mr. MO wATI' gave notice that to-morrow he should move, in the case of the Metropolitan Water Supply Bill, that the standingrOrders be dispensed with, and in the event of tho House agreeing to that motion, he should move that the Bill be read a second time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Eccle siastical Titles Bill. Sir ROBERT BARRY INGLIS presented a petition Thom Edinburgh, signed by the Lord Provost, by the Moderator of the General Amsemuly of the Established Church, by the Modtrilor of the General Assembly at the Free Church, by 272 ministers, and by 4 877 other persons iu Edinburgh and its vicinity, against the ad mission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Glasgow against the Public-houses (Scoilsnif) Bill. Mr. FARRER presented a petition from Stockton on-Tees in tavour of national arbitration. Mr. SCULLY presented a petition front the millers of Tipperary, complaining of the importation of foreign flour. Several petitions were presented in favour of and against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. SEWER ;GE IN Sr. JAMES'S. Sir DE LACY EVANS put a question to Viscount Ebrington, why the sewerage works in St. James's, Westwinster, promived to be executed last year, have not been, up to rho present time, execwed or commvnced ; and whether the sum of about 120 0001. proposed to be levied ty a rate of sixpence in the pi.u,,d, on the northern side of the Thames, is intended to cover existing liabilities or to execute new works; and, if pirtly for the former purpo.e, how much of that sum 'a proposed to be so appropriated; and whether it is intended, us has been reported, that the parties residir g in the streets or localities in St. James's, hitherto left it sewerage, shall be s u bj ect to a special rate additioni w n haY u to the rate of sixpence In the pound now in course of c,flection. Lord EBRINGTON said that the reason why the works had tp,t been finish, d wad. that it had been found Impossible to borrow mere i ban 10 000/., winch sum was not sufficient tocomplete all the work*. With regard to the sum of 1:10.0001, a great part of it WWI to be applied to new works and part of it to the defraying of the current expenses. It certainly was trip. that a special rate was to be levied in the manner proposed by Act of Parini- i meat. WATER SUPPLY. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE called the attention of the Right Ron. &WNW the Rome Secretary to an advertisement in the Times newspaper of this morning, containing a prospectus of a prop)sed water company, in which it WAS stsved that the Gov, rnment did not intend to offer any opposition to the Water Bill, which had been lately read a second time in the House of Commons and re ferred to a Select Committee. He wished to ask the ll , ght Hon. Gentleman whether any such assurance had b.een given by the Government? Sir G. GREY said the statements made in the adver tisemea were wholly unauthorised. No communication which could justify the assertion had passed between the Government and the secretary of the proposed corn- 1 pany. _ _ THE name®tiAC , O L R Uf P ui O ot ß vhee A d T df l oi O ffr N ,rae O nrt F e t wu L ranr O d N so D f vi O tih N the . Si i n her a r nd ß: nu t al he city of London, with the number of aldermen and corn mon-councilmen ; of the number of persons rated to the relief of the poor in each parish within the city of London; of the number of persons on the register of Parliamentary electors for the several years from 1845 to 1851, distinguishing livery. men from householders; and of the number of persons on the register of municipal electors for aldermen and common councilmen, from 1845 to 1851 (each ward to be given separately).—Agreed to. KILRUSH AND ENNISTYMON UNIONS. Mr. REYNOLDS wished to know why the returns ordered on the 11th of April in regard to Kilrush and Ennistymon Unions, had not been laid on the table? Sir G. GREY said he would communicate with Sir W. Somerville, and a-certain the cause of the delay. INVENTION FUR PERFORATING POSTAGE STAMPS. Lord NAAS as k e d the Secretary of the Treasur whetner th e machine for perforating the sbeeta of postage labels, which was furnished by the patentee to the Commissioners of Stamps in the year 1849, had been found to answer the purpose for which it was intended; and if so why perforated postage stamps have not been supplied to the public, in accordance to the terms of the arrangement entered into between the Commissioners and the patentee—viz., that he was "to furnish the machine on the understanding that he was not to be repaid the cost thereof, or to re ceive compensation for his invention until the plan was brought into successful operation, or had received the unqealified approbatien or the public ;" also, whether the perforated postage labels which had been in use in both Houses of Parliament for the last three months have been supplied by the patentee, or in the usual way by the postmaster of the district. Mr. C. LEWIS begged to state, in the first place, that the invention to which the Hon. Member had alluded had been tried, and had been found to succeed, and in con sequence of that success a certain sum of money had b -en awarded by the Treasury to the inventor, partly as a reaard for his invention, and partly as some compensa tion for the cost of the machine. However, Mr. Archer, the inventor, was not eerie& d with the amount awarded to him, and he declined to accept it. Under those cir cumstances the department of Inland Revenue did not think themselves justified in making any use of the machine, and particularly as the inventor had intimated his intention of removing it. The machine, therefore, remained in ffi the ce, and n o use h a d b een made of it beyond. this —a certain number of sheets of peiforared postage stamps had been furnished, at the requst of the inventor himself, to the gentlemen in the library of the House of Commons, and also to a postmaster in Bridge-street, Westminster. COLONEL ROSE. Mr. URQUHAR r asked it the Government would nroduce ifs Treasury minute, on which a convert -Ilion of 1 8201. for the loss of half-pay was made to Co lonel Rose, while Consul General in Beyruth? Mr. C. LE WIS said there would be no objection to produce the Treasury minute. MR. DISH A ELI'S RESOLUTIONS. In answer to Sir B. HALL, !Ur. DISRAELI said be had not yet settled the points on which he intended to take the opinion of the House with regard to the financial arrangements of the Go vernment; but be would probably be able to lay a copy of his rteetlutions on the table to•morrow eveeing. ECCLESIASTICAL TI I'LES ASSUMPTION BILL. The iftuse then wont into Committee on this Bel. On the qtesseon that the preamble be agreed to, Mr. WALPOLE rose to move an addition to the pre amble, soil in doing so he observed that it was auppesed that there was considerable ambiguity in the exist ing law bearing upon the subject, which this Rill embraced. For his part he thought there was no ambiguity whatever in it. The NT was clear and dis• (ince, but as some ambiguity had been suggested, it was right that they should attempt to remove it, so as to mak. the law as plain and distinct as possible, and the best way to attain that object was by making some alteration in the preamble to this Bill. That was one of the reasons which induced him to propose this addition, but he had another and a very important reason for moving this amendment. It was highly desirable that this Bill should be rendered effective. Now the only way to do that was to make the preamble an unequivocal protest against the recent aggression of the Pope. It was not necessary that this Bill should be a retaliatory act upon the Pope, but the preamble might be so worded that it should form an energetic protest against all future aggressions of this character, and teach the Pope that hie assumption of ecclesiastical authority in this country was illegal in fact as well as in law. He therefore wished to propose an addition to the preamble, which, after declaring that this kingdom was and had been at all times so free and independent that no foreign prince, prelate, or potentate hath or ought to have acy jurisdiction or authority, either spiritual or temporal, within its realms, would go on to specify the law in these words:—" And whereas the said brief, rescript, or letters apostolical, and all such or the like acts or matters touching the Queen, her crown, her regality, and the realm, and the pretended constitution of a hierarchy of bishops named from sees and with titles derived from places belonging to the Crown of England, and the assumption or use by any person other than the person thereunto authorised by law, of the name, style, or title of' archbishop, bishop, or dean of any city, town or place, within any part of the 'United Kingdom, are usurpations and encroachments in manifest derogation of the Qieen's authority, and against the spirit and intent of the said statute of the tenth year of King George the Fourth, and such usurpations and encroachments ought not to be allowed to ripen into usage or to obtain the sanction of time and custom." Mr. MOORE remarked that up to the year 1829 Members or Parliament were obliged to swear that they believed teat no foreign potentate hash or ought to have any authority, spiritual or otherwise, in this country; but by the Act of 1829 that oath was virtually abolished, and be should contend if the Committee adopted this addition that they were repealing the Catholic Relief Act by a side wind. The SOLICI TOR-GENERAL did not think there was any necessity for making this addition to the pre amble, which as it now stood would accomplish all than was required,—(Rear, bs an) Everything which had been sanctioned by the Committee in the clauses had its corresponding part in the preamble, arid he thought, therefore, that no advantage would be grained by the Hon. and Learned Gentlensise's preamble. No addition would be made to the Protestant securities by it, neither would it at all confirm or alter the law. There was one change in the preamble which was absoltrely for the worse. The preamble of the Government Bill declared that certain or her Ma jesty's subjects had taken upon themselves these ill. gal titles, but the preamble proposed by the Hon. Gentle man began by asserting that the Pope had erected cer tain sees and so on. New, if we had to quarrel with the Pope, a foreign potentate, it must be done by diplomatic means, and not iu the preamble of an Act of Parliament, which dealt only with her mejesty' s subjects. It seemed to him that there was not one she anon proposed by the Hon. Gentleman which were improvements to the Bill. He could nut conceive what good could arise from the addition of half-a-dozen words to a preamble which was already precise and clear. Mr. BANKES considered that the lion. Member for Mayo had given a good reason for the adoption of these words, for be stated it was his opinion that the spiritual juthrlietinn of the Pope in this country was a right which might be questioned. It was requisite, as well fir the safety of Protestants as Roman Catholics, that they should clearly understand the principle on which the House legislated. Should any of the ameudments which were now on the paper he agreed to, it would then become necessary that a more stringent and more satisfactory preamble should be passed than the preamble as it bow stood. Lord J. RUSSELL said the question for the Commit tee to decide was whether the present preamble was suit able to the clauses that had already been agreed to. For his part he thought it wac, and he could see no reason for importine words int o i t t h at might hereafter lead to considerable difficulty. Unless the Committee proposed to alter the Act of 1829, which he confessed he for one was not prepared to do, no ebi-ct would he obtained by the introduction of these words, and as he thought the present preamble wits amply sufficient to meet the purposes of the Bill, he should certainly vote against the amendment. Mr. NAPIER said the oath in the Act of 1829 had been originally taken from the 13th and 14th of George 111. in Ireland. The distinction between the oaths taken by Protestants and Roman Catholics had been made to relieve the conscientious scruples of the latter; but the amendment proposed by the Ron. Member for Midherst neither touched nor created any doubt which any Hon. Member might feel, but would rather have the effect of dispelling doubt. Nuw although a good deal of time might besaid to have been oinsumed in those discussionv, be could not think it ought to be considered wasted if they could at last come to a clear understanding on that Bill.—(Hear.) The opinion of Sir Edward Sugden, re lative to those oaths, expressed at a public meetin in Surrey, h e conce i ved was sufficiently explenatery g , an coming f rom such an authority, that opinion could not be controverted (The Hon. Member here read art ex tract from the speech in question, in which there was contrast drawn between the two °whs.) In the Act re gulating the diplomatic relations with Rowe the Duke of Welliugton had been careful to introduce a proviso preserviug all the original Acts in their integrity, by which the powers of the sovereignty of this coun try wi re secured. With respect to the title of head of the Church, that had bei-n ohj-tred to by Elizabeth. The spkcial statute of Henry VIII. had never been in force in Iceland, although the common law still preserved the right to the Sovereign. There ought to be no contusion about the meaning of the present Act—no tnisunderstalidibg whatsoever relative to i t. lie thought there was no substantial difference between the words aid the principle din the amendment of the Hou. aid Learned Member for Melburst and the preamble of the Government; but the Hon. MettiVr's etnelichnent had this advantage, that it was not framed for another Acr.—(Elear.) The Hon. Member's amend ment aso poiteel t a particular elLece which was set Out distinctly. There was, howrer, 110 principle in the Government preamble or other parts o f t h e B ill of the e hieh was not contained in the womb of the ancient constitution of this eountr— The ATTORNEY-GENERAL r sa ) id he would make only one observation in reply to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. It would seem that some doubt had been raised by the Act of 1829 as to the power possessed by foreign princes or potentates. Now he (the Attor ney-General) would admit of no such doubt. Ho could not agree with the Hon. Member for Mayo on that point. He denied that there could be any doubt as to the constitutional declaration which was required to be made, and therefore he could not see why they should introduce into the preamble of the Bill anything which would admit that there were doubts on the subj. ct. If there was no substantial' difference, as the •Hon. and Learned Member for the University of Dublin said, be tween the proposed amendment and the preamble as it stood, w h y i ntroduce into that preamble some thing unneces , eces . vary that might be offttheive to the Roman Catholics? Th at was not the act of a part o f the Le - gielature, but the united act of the entire body, com posed as it was of Roman Catholics as well as Protes tants, H e would therefore put it to his Hon. and Learned Friend whether it was worth his while to in troduce words which might hurt the feelings of his Roman Catholic f ellow - countrymen, and be of no use to the B,ll?—(Hear.) Mr. MOORE explained that what he intended to say, and did say, was, that many believed the Act of 1829 was meant as a recognition by this country that Roman Catholics might, without any infringement of their loyalty, believe in the Pope's spiritual authority in this kingdom.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GRATTAN said the cause of all the confusion in which they were involved was this—that they were at temp+ g to legisl ate as a Protestant Parliament, upon Protestant principles, for a Roman Catholic people. At tempts had been made to do the same, which had sig nally failed, by men of greater eminence than those who now made the attempt. For his part he regretted that the Government had involved themselves in such a mea sure as that they were then discussing. At all events the se stem of legislation which they were pursuing to wards Ireland would, ere long, reduce it to such a con dition that few would wish to live in the country, and it would be hardly worth retaining as a possession of the Crown. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. The Committee then divided, when there appeared — For Mr. Walpole's amendment Against it ••• 131 ... .• ... Majority aga i nst the . ... 140 amendment .- Mr. WALPOLE said the preamble, as . it then stood, contained no distinct statement of the proceeding against which the Bill was spr Malty directed. Lord J. RUSSELL said he thought that in the pre amble, as it stood, there was quite enough to show what was the reason for the introduction of the measure. Mr. WALPOLE said that the preamble contained no distinct statement of the illegality of the should th ere f ore move, at the end of the brief. H e reamle, the following wor d e:— " And also to constitutep within these realms, contrary to the laws and customs thereof, a hierarchy of bishops named from sees, and with titles derived from places within these realms." Lora J. RUSSELL said he believed it might be easily understood that it was intended to erect such sees, and he could therefore see no necessity fur the introduction of that areeedmente Mr. DISRAELI said he thought that nothing in the Act should he learned by implication. He believed that the proposed amendment would effect a necessary im provement in the preamble. Toe Committee then divided, and the numbers were— For the amendment... ... Against it ... 117 ... ... ... Majority aga i nst the amendment 141---24 The question having then been put, that the preamble should stand part of the Bill, The Committee divided, and the numbers were— For the motion ... ••• ..„ 200 Against it ... ... ••• ••• 39 Majority for the motion ... —l6l The House the,, resumed amidst considerable cheers and laughter from the supporters of the Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL said lee proposed to take the con sideration of the report on Ftiday ; and on Thursday he would take a Ceretnittee of Supply. THE OATH OF ABJURATION (JEWS) BILL. The [tithe having resolved itself into a Committee on this Bill, Mr. BERNAL in the chair, Sir R. 11 INGLIS said, that elcheugh his objection to the principie of the Bill remained uealtered, he had no amendment to urge against its details in Committee; and he should not, therefore, occupy their time by any protracted disonseion upon that occasion. The first clause, which is also the only clause in the Bill, having been put, Mr. PLUMPTRE said he should follow the course taken by his Hon. Friend the Member for the Univer sity of Oxford, and not divide the House in that stage of the Bill. A majority of only 25 Members in a House of nearly 40u had affirmed the Principle of the measure; and he trusted that that fact would not be lost sight of in another place. He protested against, the Bill as most painful and offensive to the people of this Chris tian couutry. Mr. WALPOLE was understood to say that thill would pl ace the Jews in a more favourable position thans B Roman Cath o li cs with reference to their capacity to h o ld various imp ortant t ffices. Colonel SIBTHORP said the Bill would render neces sary more special arrangements with respect to Satur day sittin gs and the reading o f prayers in the House. He did not believe the Noble L or d at the head of the country. Geve rnment cared one farthing fo r t h e religion of the Sir R. INGLIS thought the Committee were entitled to some explanation from the Government with refer. enee to the point raised by the Hon. and Learned Mem ber for Midhurst (Mr. Walpole). The SOLCITOR-GENERAL said the exclusion of Roman Catholics from certain offices did noterest on re ligious, but simply on political grounds. Th course of legislation had recognised it as an established principle that attachment to particular religious opinions as a matter of conscientious belief should not operate as an exclusion from civil privileges. The reason why Roman Catholics were excluded from certain °aloe was, there fore, he repeated, purely political, The C r rown, by the Act of Settlement, must be vested in one who was not a Roman Cathelic. A Roman Catholic could not pre sent to a living, but a Jew could. A Jew was entitled to all the privileges of a British subject, and was only excluded from Parliament by as accident. A case involving the right of Jews to present to a living came once before London Lord Eld on. A living in the city of , which was elective, b came vacant, and the question arose whether Jews htd a right to vote in the election ; and it was decided that Jews had the right, though Roman Catholics heel n ot . Mr. HUME thought the Noble Lord entitled to great credit for having brought this subject forward again and again, and hoped h e would press it forward, fur it was only an act el justice. Mr. NAPIER said the Ron. and Learned Solicitor- General had oteservt-d that the exclusion of the Jews from Parliament was owing to the accidental insertion of cer tain words in an Act of Parliament, but these very words showed that the Legtstature of that time assumed every Member of the House to be a Christian.—(Cheerie) They had for months been contending for the e.irthly supremacy of their Sovereign Lady the Queen; but here was a Bill ceiling in questiun the sovereigety ot our Lord and Saviour. Lord J. RUSSELL said there was no doubt that they were perfectly right in doing everything they could to promote the Christian religion arid spread Christianity over the earth, but he much doubted whether Christianity would derive any force irons civil per,ectvion—(Hear, hear)—n it appeared to him th at to exclude from i !Lie and the L-gislature loyal subjects of her Majesty on ac count of their relietous opieions was a species of nertocution not colifortuabie with the principles of Christiainiy • Mr. NE WDEGATE asked, whether in the election of clergymen to the cures of this country it would be de cent or fit to invest with any auttiorey those who rejected Christiaeity from its iviesver tounda ht? They might de pend upon it that if Bill should pass a great change in the feeling of the people of this country towards that House would inevitably follow. Mr. REYNOLDS denied that there was any proof of the existeuce of that fading to which the Hon. Member had referred. Where were the petitions and publio meetings to protest against the admission of the Jews ro Parliament? Iti Ireland, he could answer for it, the feeling was almost unattimous in favour of the emancipe tion of the Jews, and he might observe that out of 37 Roman Catholic Members in that House, all but one had voted in that side on every divisioe. Colonel TFIOMPSON thought the oath should be modified so as to allow a Member to be sworn on the Old Testament, taking the oath on the true faith of a believer in the OM Testament. The Bill then passed through Committee and was reported, and ordered to be read a third time on Friday next. Sir. R. INGLIS expressed a hope that it would not be brought on at a time when it was impossible to dis cuss it. Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that be would not bring it on late at niht. The Hous e . resumed. g Tne Court of Chancery and Judicial Committee Bill was read a second time. KAFIR WAR. The adjourned debate on bringing up the report of the Committee of Supply was then resumed, Mr. HUME protested against the vote of 300,00 as the first instalment towards the expenses of the Kafir war, which in his opinion was attributable to gross mis management alone. They were about to amerce this country in an amount of which they could scarcely form an estimate, without the l ightest adva n tage either to this country or the Cape. Re entreated the Noble Lard at the heed of the Government to review t• dc . sion to which be had come a few ni e e a , : d e n e , i ; the letters patent granting a responsible G L ) g ve ' ru a rnen 2 t to said v to be the colonists at the Can e put in force, Having said so much it was not his into t I: way hard that this coutitry should °C;'lolsed P the vote. be . It .., upon to support the expenses of a w ar t a t avoi fed if they 1 23 d a . a might have been Cape. The Noble w responsible Government at the Was altogether mietakeii when he said that Si r a Lord•.t, mitt had been thwarted in his mea -1 sures h y those vet; commissioners that he had aPe 'uteri to id him in h• Pet a is operaeons. On ;he cantrary, those gentlemen han shown the most excellent spirit in the en which "hlch they had felt it their duty to t,ke. The papers wince he le Id in his hand proved that ales,' four gentlemen, who were elected to fill t h e vacien reversc .. les in the Lsgishtive Council, took a course the very eto a hostile one against Sir IL Smith. It was not, therefore, fair of the Neble Lord to make such a char*, against these men. He b-li,ved hat 0 those gentl emen were at present in England.t aed two so far froua saying that they were sorry for what they had done, as the Noble Lord bud stated the) had so ex pressed itimuselves, they said, on the contrary, that it the thing were to be done again they would not take lany other course than the one they had adopted. Whet __ were the f acts ? T he Governor, soon after he hid his speech upon t h e t a bl e, h anded in fourteen re ports upon different matt ers , amongst wh i ch were the supplemental estimates of 1850, and the est i ma tes ot 1851. Th en came t h e b one of contention. The,_ members referred t o sa id t h ey were not sent .1 the peopl e t o pass any estimates, or to do anything O. what was nece s s ar y to const i tute the Government, antl ts they refused to proceed. Two divisions, therefore, took place, and th ese four mensters, finding the Government it determined t o p ersevere, at once retired. To show that they were right i n t h e course they took, public meetings were held which approved of the course that had been taken. There was another point of some importanc-- e namely, the p ro b a bili ty of our being freed from the fur ther e xp ense of maintaining the colony es far as regarded any wa r f are ar i s i ng f rom th e pos session of that co l ony. —(Hear, bear. ) Public meetings were held at which a declaration was agreedto defr a y t h e expenses of any such wars if a constitution was granted to them. He entreated the Noble Lord, r it he had any regard for the state of the colony, for not to finances at home, and fur the promotion of allow any further delay to take place in granting the colonywere colony those institutions which, by letters patent, an promised them. Ile (Mr. Hume) had prepared amendment to add to the vote, embodying the heviews.n peace, no t. e had just expressed; but, for fear he would occasion any embarrassment to the Government, he would not press it. Lord 3. RUSSELL did not know be could add any thing to what he had s.id upon a former occasion to reference to this subje c t ; b ut he would endeavour o make the views of the Government clear upon the points alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman. The grant of re presentative institutions was d one i n th i s way. L e tters patent were granted in this country, but they did not contain any complete details respecting these institu tions. They contained a mere out li ne, w hi c h w as to be filled up by the aut h or i t i es at t h e C ape; when t h at out line was fill e d u p t h e representative constitut i on w as not then immediately to b e p ut i n forc e, but those details were to be sent back to this country, together with the ordinances that would be approved of. These ordinances were to be considered were the Gover nment h ere, and her Ma j esty ' s Minister s to give s u c h advice respecting t them as they though suitable ap a p n e d ned con o d n uc r i h v e e to ooo t pa tent arriving a t the Cape was this—Sir Id Smithcolony. instead ' of filling u p the vacancies in the Legislative Council by the a pp o i ntment of its own nom i nees , thought occasion weolflarte these of e the letters wouldCitooeiihe h give greaterada certain weight number chosen tothedeliberatbioy election,nsofthe and thus to form a kind of representation even from the body thr oug h wh i ch the new ordinances were to be framed. Sir H. Smith, it appeared, was not very fortu nate in ttee r esu l t of these proceedings. Whatever might have beer, the m ot i ves of the four gendemen to whom he had allud e d, and he (Lord J. Russell) did not mean .in the slightest degree to so impugn their motives, they dif - _ ter ed'considerably from the majority of the Council , consisting of official members as well as representatives tor the ea s t ern part of the colony, tbat, without consi dering v;heth er t h ese differences could be reconciled, they left. the Council, and the majority were left to deter 'nine amongst themselves what next was to be done. By the advice of the law officers of the colony a commission was constituted, and the proceedings of the Legislative Council teased. The commission was to consider the whole or the details in respect to the representation of the colony. It was evident that any further proceedings by this body would not lead to the result origin s " contemplated by the Government, because they could not send. h ome the ordinances in such a shape as would enable the Government here to take them into con sideration, and to send them back a ga i n f or t h e purpose of thei r b e i ng put into force. Still less could they ha ve done What the Hon. Member appsared to think was practicak de —namely, to colony respectabl e constitutior. nen came the ques tion eetference to the rcp p ar e s4j e a n n t 3 a ' t d io h :s el h i e in ha fo d reein made th e the cond uct of these four gentlemen. He wished to state that it he Lad given any wrong colour to their mo tives—if ho had imputed to them sentiments which they did not e utertlin, he was exceedingly sorry for having so repree,ented sheen.—(gear, tear.) The authority from which he spoke was that of Sir 11. Smith himself, who thought that they had intended to resign before they actually did so, (The Noble Lord here read extracts from Sty H. Smith's diap a teh es of the 24th September and the. 30th November. 1850, in confirmation of what he had Laid.) Sir Andrew Stockenste,m, one of the tour members alluded to, said it was impossible to pro ceed then' with the estimates, or the ordinary business of the Legislative Council. Now there was nothing whatever in the constitution to induce them to think that they were not to take into their consideration the ordinary business of a legislative council. The intention was that any ordinance they framed should be sent back here, and if approved of it wa s to form the groundwork of a representative institution. In the summons for the election of those gentlemen there was nothing i mp l y i ng that they were to serve only for the purpose of f raming a constitution for the country es members of the Legislative Council. In the address of these gentlemen, alluded to, to the Legislative Council, it stated gnat one of their principal objects was to consider the formation of a representative constitution. That clearly implied that it was not to be their whole busie ness. They, however, thought that they ought not to consider those estimates, and the whole proceedings of the Government were brought to a stand. No doubt, large portion of the colonists were in their favour; but he believed that there was also a large portion who took an opposite view altogether. What, at all events, was clear wits this —that it they had ogreed to proceed with the immediate business brought before them, and had drawn op the ordinances and sent them home, they would, before this time, have received that constitution they were so desirous of obtaining, and it would be now say that tihoekshengeHn gentlemen e:cz in full t.,rce. It was for that reason he was induced to s tl a l must regret the course which however, sorry to hear that they did not re gret t h e part they had taken in the matter. Sir Andrew Stockenstrom was, no doubt, a gentleman who had for many years taken a deep interest in the affairs of the Cape, of which he was a native. He (L.;rd J. Russell) had no doubt but that he formed most co,ascientious opinion of what his duties were. He, however, thought it was most unfortunate that these four gentlemen had acted in the manner described. It would have been much better it they had continued their ser vices in the Legislative Council and have submitted to the majority upon those points. There was great difficulty in proceeding in the matter here at home, inasmuch as they heed not before them those official documents upon which they should proceed. Earl Grey bad very prQ!" perly instructed the Governor-General fer the time to form a legislative council which could go on with the current business of the colony. The case was now sense what complicated. As be had before observed, the con stitution drawn up was but a mere outline, and could net be rendered effective until that outline was first filled up at the Cape, anti afterwards approved of and sanctioned by her Majesty's Government at home, He regretted this state of things; he thought it better that a represen tative constitution should be in full free at the Cape. There were, no daunt, great temporary difficulties and great obstacles in the way of putting a constitution in force, when the governor, who was to be the chief of the executive, and many of the inhabitants, who were necessary fur its eff ciive operation, were now at a distance defending the frontier from the aggressions of the enemy. But still be did not think it would be right that if the war were to continue for an ia• definite period, the representative institutions should be withhel i for an indefinite period.—( Hear.) Under such circumstances a constilutton should be framed according t est of their judgment. As to the second point o f this gloat subject, he did cot think that the Honourable Gentletnau had made it quite clear to the iluthe what the DIV ure of that prop sato!, was which his fritlacts at the Cape wished to enforce, and to obtain the assent of this House to. The real fact was that this so-called exten sion of the frontier was a move, adopted for the sole pur poseoon y e o f f dtheefeendapineg. It thwe aistinhoatbiftoarntti: est g hs to e i ra colony e e dn d eef ev b ane y r n srd t wt t ha : e s_ s Thereaseeno tutriopinione tr sy i was bny t shto n ha g a it sec tioo move el t or h na e yi r :yt a hen d na advantage a e n br te t coa a l iigeneveeddt enableoi fit h b ta e hut the best mode of protecting the lives and the property of adoptin the colonists as the propriety which was originally proposed by Sir g that course ljettjarnin d'Urban. In the former state of things it hem, e brneradoef irKruapfitriso'ns up l o - n en t ' h ' e Y colonists app well furnished with tthat aweapons v o a t !t attack , n and settlers. At one who swept all before them, many as 10,000 Roa rs, expectedinvading stbuechcoalnonya, t a ta t e a k, time there moment when the colonists least settlers and their and burned and destroyed the farmhouses, Carrying away the herds and murdering the fatuities. Sir Benjamin d'urban beyond the frontier, and en but still as quai l ' s e h ri2 approved of ad • means would vanctng b Of descouring to gov tribes from u . sects to the British Crown, by whi ch these people through their chiefs, iovedibee enabled to prevent these savage the colonists and settlers. That was the Wan which they h they now adopted. It was not a question of extension of territory. But Kafraria, said some of the people at the was territory sepa rated from the Cape, which we were bound to defend and Cape, a _ keep q.utt with the money of Great Britain. He must say he did not think that that was a very r e a s onable pro- Position. I t was quite a deception for them to say, if we gave them a constitution they would defend their own constitution from any aggression, and save tbia country from the expense of maintaining any war. That offer appeared very tempting, but when we inquired further into it, it simply meant this, that they would de feed that part of the frontier against which there was no pro,p,ct of aggression, but would leave the country to defend that part whet e the invading force was likely to be troublesome and aggressive. That would be a most unprofitable bargain for us to make. Ilia hope and belief was, that these differences would be soon brought to an end. No doubt they ought to have ripretenta ive institutions, which would generate greater seed in the promotion of the interests of the col , ny, and in defending the rights of the Cro wn; b ut, to swat , ant immediat e difficulties, the Government were compelled to ask ion a vote of money in order to tarry the colony through its present conic st. He believed that the Hon. Metnb, r for /Montrose and himself' had the same end in view , however t h ey m i ght differ as to d e t a ils, and he thought th e , t i me was not far distant wren they would egre t , ev e as to th e means to •. all so much be adop uch desired fed fir bringing abuut those results which thee? . The report was then brought up, and the resolution agreed to. THE SMITHFIELD MARKET REMOVAL BILL. Toe The Gu p n rrevt., cas mended, was considered and agretd to. y.de amended, CIVIL 'ores Bill went r hrouah Committee. LULLS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for the Committee on the Civil Bills (Ireland) Bill, Mr. REYNOLDS said there were several amend ments on portions of the Bill. lie wished to know what --.— The prk. amended) Clauses 0 n the linrs, Colonel to turts be Cause. Sir W. E the Select Would vote Sir D. l Select Con decisions 0 the House Mr. HU assimilate England. Mr. GR agreed to I The Cot For Agt The eke Clauses Colonel insertion of the report. Clauses I of the Bill. Ch use 7. Clauses i Clause 8 The rem . the Bill. Colonel J clause whit Vernment, Was brougt bringing it Would in tu it Would g: tried in the t cad the cli read a first The AT' posed the c been expre discussed it titre consid Mr. Frei the clause. Mr. N A The C Li lam Memb Colonel ] The Cur For Ag© The elan 'The Hou gre. ss, and The Coll mitt ed pro Mon day ne LANDS C, :Mr. LA] this fill. ' tem of trial cups tiou of system. A favour of a there tore, posed to adopted ii to co,3atitu be an open draft ttwar, award. A that the flu quarter ses tenable syai bers of all system wa' that he shi Mr. Dl6' Hon. Gent] It appeare( traduce the induce the discussion; that be as me, and t settle them meet them. ' to refer it t ' way, with degree by the usual House wot 4 7, l ommitte6 c ourse he After a I Air. S. I of 'the rigt Lt sanctia -- Mr. M C le priuci iture con Mr. 01 tin appeal opposition ber for Bt fair and rE Irish Meti just as Et. questions country. Mr. BE Eill shoulg and that E guidance principle support it! for Buckh exclusivel able that Irish Men Mr. HI second re. he agreed inghamsh tleman th that he w regular u. - to him th in too dec the Irish House—t that mea4 VI iby the B Board of Mr. A propriety man- the deal widi the point be would was of to House. • Mr. J. not have the Irish lion. Gei should h( rriensur.,. Hon Gel measure, had eons Mr. any depa in Udall f