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between the operation of this court and that of the Court of Chancery was idle; because in the case of the Chancellor, as admitted by the Right Rev. Prelate, there was no obligation on him to accept the opinion of common-law judges, whereas the Committee of Privy Council, and even the Sovereign, would be bound by the decisions of this, court. The Right Rev. Prelate was not consistent with himself in the case ; for in a former Bill, which he had introduced on the subject, he had made reference to the bishops in doctrinal cases only, only voluntary, whereas he now sought to make it com pulsory. The Right Rev. Prelate said there could be no court without a lawyer at the head of it ; but what was the assemblage of bishops proposed by his Bill but a court, with all the powers of a court, and in the full exercise of judicial authority ? The twenty-seven members of that court, however, were to sit without a lawyer at their head, to hear counsel, and to examine witnesses, and to deliberate and to decide upon doctrinal questions. If it was proposed that the decisions of the twenty-seven members should be unanimous to be valid, no man more than he (Lord Campbell) would bow to their decisions ; but the Bill did not require una nimity, it merely required that there should be a majo rity, end, as the Bill directed the the names of those in attendance should be recorded, the minority would be known as di-senters, and it may be held up to the world as heretic. Under these circumstances he could not hesi tate to oppoee the Bill. The Bishop o 7 LONDON explained. The Bill re ferred cases of false doctrine alone to the tribunal consti tuted under it. Lord LYTTELTON felt it to be his duty, as a lay Member of that House, to support the Bill. The oppo sition to the Bill went very much on the question of con sequences; but he could assure the House that the risk of consequences was not all on the one side. The real meaning and intent of the supremacy given to the Crown at the period of the Reformation was expressed in the preamble of the great Statute of Appeals. In one statute however—not that of appeals—unreserved power was conceded to the Sovereign to appoint whom he cho!e to the Court of Delegates. Nevertheless, the supremacy of the Crown should be construed according to the general spirit of the statutes passed at the period in which it was conceded. He maintained that the royal prerogative was not given to be exer cised arbitrarily; but that it was to be exercised in temporal matters by the temporal authority, and in spiritual natters by the spiritual power. What he (Lord Lyttelton) understood by voting for the Bill was to declare in the first place that the constitution of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was bad. No satisfaction could be given to a large body of mem. bers of the Church by a recent decision of that tribunal; and what he desired, therefore, to see was a deliberate consideration of such questions by the great body ot the dignitaries of the Church, and a well-considered statement of doctrine on the subject of that breach and on all other similar subject a. The Earl of CHICHESTER would vote in favour of the amendment. He denied that the opposition to the Bill ea: a party measure. He opposed it not because he was a supporter of the Government—though ho re hoiced the Government objected to it—but beceuse he ad come to the conclusion that it was dangerous to the const'tution, not only of the country, but ot the Church itself. Lord STANLEY could not resist, in a few words, ex pressing his regret that the Noble Marquis should have thought it necessary not only to object to the provisions of the Bill, but, on the part of the Government, to put his veto upon the introduction of any measure of any description or character purporting or intending to obviate tf,e acknowledged difficulty and existing evil. It was notorious that a great and practical evil existed. That great evil was this—that at this rno• went the Church of England was placed in a position more disadvantageous than uny ether religious body on the face of the globe.—(Hoar.) She had in herself no authoritative means of declaring, through her recognised organs and teachers and heads, her doctrines when cases of heresy arose, or when doctrines were in dispute.— (Hear.) Nothing was more certain than that at the time of the Reformation it was in'ended to confirm to the Church the !Wiest power of authoritatively declarinc her own doctrines. it was declared in 1552, by his Majesty, that " out of our princely care to the Church, and that Churchmen may do the work that is proper unto them, the bishops and clergy from time to time, in convocation, upon their humble desire shall have licence under the broad seal to deliberate and do all such things as, being mentinue 1 by them and assented to by us, shall concern the se t:!ed doctrines and dieciplice of the Church of England as now established."—(Hear, hear.) It. was impossible that words could be more clear to show that it was intendei that spiritual body under the authority of the Crown should from time to time, not introduce new innovations or fresh argument?, but should explain and expound the doctrit e and teaching of the Church of England, and that such explanation should be intrusted, not to all, but to spiritual persona only.—(Hear, hear.) He would not enter into the ques• tion as to the propriety of summoning a convocation. He would rest contented with the admission of the Noble Marquis that the present is not a satisfactory tribunal, and that by changes of legislation the Judicial Com mittee of the Privy Council might have to decide on matters affecting the doctrine of the Church of England when the majority of them might not be members of the Church. The Noble Marquis and the Noble Earl had taken a very high tone in speaking of the proposed new tribunal—one of them saying that it was unconsti tutional, and the other that it was a violation of the con stitution of the country. Now what was this uncon stitutional tribunal? The Noble Marquis the other day spoke with extreme reverence of the antiquity of the constitution of New South Wales, and of the danger of disturbing that antiquity, which was six or :even years old—(A laugh)—and now it was said to be unconstitutional to disturb that tribunal of which the antiquity dated back no further than 1832. — (Hear, hear.) But it was said the proposed alteration would interfere with the supremacy of the Crown. Why the supremacy of the Crown was exercised through the courts of the Crown, and the Crown Rai bound by the decision of its courts of appeal, regularly and legiti mately constituted. And how were these tribunals con stituted? Not by any act of the prerogative, but by the will of Parliament.—(Hear.) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was as much the creation of Parlia ment as the tribunal now proposed by the Right Rev. Prelate, the object of which was only to aid and assist in the deliberations of the Judicial Committee.—(Hear.) Now what were the cases intended to be tried by this tribunal? Were they most fit to be tried by laymen or ecclesiastics? The early Reformers thought they came properly under the cognizance of ecclesiastical and spiritual persons.—(Dear.) But, said the Noble Earl, it you give this power to this tribunal, you are giving the power of establishing new articles of religion. If so, the Judicial Committee had that power, because the power to be vested in the now tribunal was the same • as that possessed by the present.—(Hear, hear.) With a knowledge of the dangers now threatening the Church, he deeply regretted that the Noble Marquis had declined entering into a consideration of the remedy now sug gested. He did not sympathise with those who, when they found the Church of England hampered and tat tered by her connexion with the State, were prepared to separate from her communion. lle could not conceal from himself the fact, that it their Lordships, by re • jecting the second reading of this Bill, should determine to apply no remedy—should declare) they would do nothing to remedy the grievance of which Churchmen loudly and justly complained—that they would run the risk of separating from the communion of the Church, so fettered and controlled by the State, a number of its ablest and most devoted members.—(Hear.) He be longed to no party in the Church—he was not one of those who advocated extreme opinions—he was not one of those- who- clesirtd to see points which had been wisely left brour antestars With a certain latitude brought forward and dognwicaily laid down, and per haps unnecessarily excluoing, on one side or the other, members who inight*Conicientiously hold opinions which are not emphatically condemned by the Church—(Bear, • - hear)—but he =did 'say 'this; that it was right that the Church should- have the 'power through its authorised • representativesokith'the - articles and teachings and-writ ings of the fathers of the Church in their hands, tode eClare that such i s now , t h at suc h ever h as b een f rom th e : " commencement,'the doctrine and teaching of the Church; or, on the, other hand, to declare that such and such a tiestion is one up on which many s i ncere c l erg y m en have entertaited different opinions —upon which the Church allows& latitud e , and has not d ec l are d i tse lf i n any for . e Mal-and authorised present Biu manner.—(Cheers.) It had been said that the would teed to mu l t i p l y di ssens i ons in the Church. Now,he entert a i ne d a very different li e did n u o p t on : elieve th a t t h ere was the smallest possibility that ' - ." Is this or has this partieulyarcploinsetthiie:enstpluyndaoruibsitnegd • doctrine and teaching of the h b is l. respect for the episcopal bench prevented him from on such a question there could arise such aeriffveinregnctehaotf opinion as that there should be fourteen members on , one side and thirteen on the other.---(Hear, hear.) a difference in this as of in providin g for it There might be many other 'cases, and he knew of no other way -except by the authority of the judges who were ca ll e d about the un r: upon to decide. But while he had no appreh ens i on • about the supremacy a which the Bill propo sed cons titutional nature of the t h th e e rownaed b alteration more, while he had no fear of the exercise proposed—nay thesed in the bishops power—nof the Church of England, ye , in voting for the second read • ing, he must say that he should see with satisfaction • some alteration made in Committee which would not withdraw from the Judicial C omm i ttee of the Council the power of passing a sentence , if, in point of fact, that appeared to be an important reservation . — (Fleur.) He would not constitute the bishops a court for the . purpose .111 of passing their sentence; but he thought the .11wotild be a great i m p roveme nt upon the present state ot things, and that it was w o rthy of consideration whether the bishops of the Church of England might not, with re gard to all matters of dectrine and teaching, be placed precisely upon the same footing upon which, with regard to matters of law, the judges of the land are placed when they are called upon to advise their Lordships as the highest tribunal on any matter of doubt.—(Hear, hear.) As he would entrust to the judges the interpre tation of the civil law, so he would entrust the bishops of the Church of England with the interpretation of the Articles of the Church of England, and would receive with implicit confidence the judgment and authority of the bishops. It would not be absolutely necessary for the Judicial Committee to follow the advice so tendered. Certainly when the opinions of the judges were so ten dered their Lordships were guided by them, although there had been some memorable exceptions. Th ere was one in particular in which their Lordship s were not guided by the opinions of the majority of the jud ges; but in otter cases their Lordships were always in the habit of being guided by the opinions of the judges, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE—Not always. Lord STANLEY—As a general rule their Lordships were in the habit of being guided by the opinions of the judges, to whom they constitutionally referred; and he was convinced that in ninety-nine cases out of 100 the Judicial Committee would be directed by the opinion of the bishops upon questions of doctrine in precisely the same manner.—(Hear hear.) He certainly should ob ject to refer to the discretion of any party—to the dis cretion of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, or the Minister of the day, that selection of the arch bishop or bishops—for the guidance and direction of the whole Church. It was because he saw an evil with which it was necessary to grapple without loss of time that he could not follow the example of one Right Rev. Prelate, who, because he was desirous of condemning the Bill, declared he would record his vote against the second reading.—(Hear, hear.) Here was a Bill brought forward on the authority of a Right Rev. Prelate for whom no man entertained a higher respect. He believed the Bill had received the assent of a majority of the members of the Episcopal bench, and he knew it was supported by a large body of clergymen of various shades of opinion and by many of the laity, mad seeing no other remedy for the great and grievous evil which existed he could not consent to vote against the second reading of the Bill, which he would rather accept -in its present shape than have no measure at all; but which, when modified in Committee, would answer the reasonable expectations of all who desired a change of the present system.—(Hear.) Tne Earl of HARR() WRY, disapproving cf the principle of the Bill, could not vote for the second read ing. lie tor one said he would not entrust the power now sought for to any body of ecclesiastics. He be lieved they were safe in the hands of the judges as inter • preters. If the heresy was one which required the eye of a theologian to discover it, he believed it was better to let it alone.—(Cheers.) This, he said, was the course for them to pursue in this free country. It was better for them to leave things as they were. The Bishop of OXFORD said he had never risen with so much reluctance in that House as on that occa- sion—a reluctance which was founded, not on any doubt as to the vote he was about to give, or the side he ought to advocate, nor even the feeling that in the part he took he would be subjected to the imputation of party motives or party feeling, or that he was desirous of promoting the separation between Church and State. In order to discuss this question, he wished to bring them back te great principles. What, he asked, was the object and the purpose of the Church, about which they were to legislate? Was it for the gratification of the feelings of individuals? One Noble Lord said he was a friend of the Church. Yes; he was a member of the Church on one side of a river, and not a member of the Church on the other side of the river.—(Laughter.) But the Noble Lord said he was a great friend of the Church. Now, he would ask that friend of the Church, if the Church Isere founded that men might belong to it or not as they liked, as if it were a club ?—(Hear.) The Church was founded to maintain a certain deposit of truth. For that object it must have the means of declaring what was .he truth, whenever the truth was impugned. Then with whom was that power lodged, and by whom was it to be adminis tered? He ask el every Noble Lord who came there pleiged to vote against the Bill, who were the proper judges of what was the original deposit of the truth ? Must it be men outside the Church or men in it? The Noble Lord who spoke last said that so far from eccle siastics being the best, they were the worst, because they knew too much. The same fallacy run through the argu ment of the Noble Marquis. There was a truth re vealed—that was not to be added to or diminished to the end of time. The greatest of all innovators was time. The authority was established to prevent the corruptions of that great innovator, and that authority must say "this is new, and, therefore, it is wiong."—(Hear, hear.) When the Church had assembled at Nieca, it met merely to decide the meaning of the word " son." That which was then the question upon which the bulk of the Church hinged was settled by the discussion of the matter amongst those who were appointed the trustees of its faith, and who bore that commission which we bear in our hands at this very moment, The name of Athanasius was great, inasmuch as he prevented Arius from foanding a new doctrine, by simply expounding the sacred words according to the interpetation which the Catholic has sista) s put upon it. Would Noble Lords, he asked, be content to have the question which was settled at Nicea settled by the Judicial Cenamittee of the Privy Council? The part of the laity in olden times was to accept end ratify there truths. He would hate the laity to do the same now. The offise-bearers of the Church have been invested with these powers fur the purpose cf guiding and directing the laity. They are entrusted with a de posit of truth which they cannot throw aside. He con fessed that he heard with pain the speech of the Right Rev. Prelate behind him, because it seemed to him to in volve that which was very objectionable, namely, that there was no such thing as truth beyond what each man had thought to be truth. He believed that the principle sought to be established by the opponents to this measure was highly dangerous at this particular moment. He thought that the objections that were urged against the Btli enianat .d from an impatience of con trol. This was one of the most fearful symptoms of the present day. If the result sought for by the Noble Mar quis be attained, the last hope of a great many who were ewaiting this decision with feverish anxie:y would be extinguished. In one arc ',deaconry alone there were 140 of the clergy who had petitioned in favour of this Bill. He regretted much the language used by the Noble Lord on tee present occasion—language characterised by more than his usual impetuosity. The Noble Lord had almost pronounced a declaration of war against every one in the Church of England who was not prepared to give up what they considered was the sacred truths entrustei to their custody. We were told, that this Bill if it passel, would inWnge upon the Queen's supremacy. lie denied it. Be value-d that supremacy as highly as any man living. The Crown is the ultimate appeal in all ques tions ecclesiastical and civil, and is to decide such questions thrcugh the proper constitutional agents. That was the supremacy of the Crown.—(llear, hear.) All that the Bill proposed to do is to furnish to the Crown additional means of information. The Noble Lord said that if we once committed matters of doctrine to the settlement of the bishops, the first question that would be asked would be, What is the doctrine?" He (the Bishop of Oxf.;rd) should say that it is at present, and ought ever to be, the very first question asked.— (Hear.) This appeared to be the most extraordinay ob jection that he had ever heard urged against a measure of this kind. But this objection, after all, proceeded from a very low estimate of the Church's office—from a feeling that we ought to be full of kindness and tolera tion towards the most unorthodox, instead of viewing us, as Christ's ministers, with responsibility which we could not sludge off. Loving the Church of England, and be lieving it to be God's choicest blessing amongst the un numbered blessings that have been poured upon this happy land—believing that it teaches those doctrines of Christ which were so nobly taught by the Reformers three centuries ago—believing that it is the bulwark of England's throne, and the safeguard of English liberty, he for one would support with all his heart a measure which he considered essential to her interests—the re jection of which, he was confident, would tend to her severance. But when they had done all that they would have weakened the Church irreparably in her highest vccation.—(Cheers.) The Church of Scotland had been allowed more power than was now asked for the Church of England. It had been said to-night that they were asked to upset the wisdom of centuries, but that as sertion had been met by the Noble Baron opposite. He besought their Lordships not to be led away from doing justice by any fear of what might fol low. Let them go into Committee to give the measure their consideration. Do not alienate from the Church finally and for ever a pretty large body of the English Church.—(Cries of " Oh!") He ref eared it—do not !et them alienate from the Church a pretty large body of the Church by the conviction that they will not be met with justice, but listen to their complaints, and see whether they could not remedy their wrongs. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE explained. The Earl of CARLISLE said, that the proposal of the Right Reverend Prelate, being to cquatituae the bench of bishops a new court of appeal,. aril objection to the measure might by some' be regarded, as involving. disrespect to their own colleagues; but for his own part, in objecting to the measure he, dischiimed*iy intention of casting a slight upon: the night Reverend Bench. A Noble Lord opposite had found fault with the heads of .fie :_ ; Church foe not taking a more active part as leaderi in the movement; but he thought the thanks of the country sere due to them for not following the ex- Ireaffi party in the agitation. In expressing his regret that he was not able to concur in the proposal, he did not wish it to be understood that he would condemn an alteration in the court of appeal if it were advisable at the present time to make it. At the proper time he should not be disposed to make the ecclesiastical mem bers of the Privy Council the actual members of the Court of appeal. But on the present occasion he was not prepared to vote for the second reading with the view of adopting any such proposition. They had bees told tbat the measure was brought forward to secure the peace of the Church; but what would be the effect of the Privy Council finding themselves precluded from adopting a suggestion recommended by a ma jority of the bishops' Would not such a aivision be prejudicial to the union and peace of the Church? — (Hear, hear.) He thought the question they had now to consider was, whether it was desirable to adopt the pro posal without reference either to the precedent, or the 24th Henry VIII. As regarded the Queen's supremacy, nothing could be so different as the law which now existed and the proposal of the Right Rev. Prelate. i_ esp trkinwsnee wes ount ld ff circumstances. t n Nh o ei t ece f ao o u :l n o bc w uilt the Right Nf Right Rev. Prelate into the apprehended iteheea we questionsre different th aattt issue ur c oiermcu the were mere abstract doctrine the bench of bishops might be the best judges; but they were questions which affected the rights of families and the descent of property; and he, therefore, thought that they would be better decided by men accustomed to sift evidence and weigh soul's the bestseand wisest men differed . then At a subject eseefs the enjoyed t h ei r what he con tended was, that Men r benefices in this matters were were of country by the law of the land. These too high and too serious a natur e to admitc ass ertion, seeing that some of th e wisest men o have dogmatic rived at different conclusions. He thought the receanr; judgment was one which should give universal satisfac tion • and, seeing its happy issue, he should be sorry to see their Lordships do any act which by superseling the i tribunal that delivered it, would appear to pass a censure upon that tribunal. In conclusion, he would only sa y, that as the Right Reverend Prelate had alluded meat ee the loss of those feelingly to the condition of the ld Ch f ur l ch, and bitterly as he thought, if they were very ff on this occasion, they must sit loose l y eminenthe (the Earlmen oafdvCeratreldislet)o,s shaken 0 the Churchinfluence ; and a s far a t n a o s l a f nd power, she gained in p on the Church's garment. If But if she grasped at would be her assurance for ever. her political relations w o e w re concerned, in peace and quiet powers not be her weakness, her from the national fund:, it would believed the plan of the her own, and sought pecuniary resources impotence, and her ruin. He Right Rev. Prelate to be a sort o adopted by that House, o f compromise between discordant opinions; but even if be could not aur in favour of it s ultimate success. Ile held in hi s hand a memorial from some of the most i pious clergymen in London against the meutuze; and it would have been signed by many of the same character in the country, only they looked upon it as certain of defeat. He therefore implored their Lordships to reject it, and by so doing remove further mime of discontent. The Bishop of LONDON replied.—The Noble Earl said thisßill would affect property; but it should be recol lected that those clergymen who held benefices held them exclusively on the condition of teaching the truth. The decision of the bishops would be binding, not upon her Majesty, but upon the Judicial Committee. Lord CAIPBELL said the decision of the new tri bunal would be binding and conclusive " for the purposes of the appeal;" and therefore it would be binding and conclusive upon the Queen as well as upon the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. There was nothing to qualify it. True, it was stated the decision should be specially reported to the Queen; but there was nothing is the Bill left for her discretion in adopting it. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE expressed his regret at being obliged to vote against her Majesty's Government; he bad attended strictly to the debate from conscientious motives, and every one who knew him knew he was no bigot; but those motives prevented him from acquiescing in the view of the Government on the question. He looked on the question as one of religion—there was nothing of party in his view of the matter—he only went on the ground of faith, and he could not, there fore, conscientiously consent to oppose the St cond reading of the Bill. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading . . ... 51 Against it Majority fur the Government ... Adjourned at Half-pa , t One o'clock. -33 Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post Bvo., I L NV 0 D. A NOVEL. " The author, we are convinced, is young, otherwise we could hardly s' displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. Ile is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, ant by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays on matters that are the prima mobilla of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has marked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disraelis, Man nerses, and Smythea."—Observer. " Silwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the cha racter of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladies who play coaspicuons parts in the tale are Florence_Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Poet. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The nobility, patrors of the Opera, and the public are respect fully informed that on THURSDAY nest, June (which will be in cluded in the Subscription), will be pre ented, for the first time, an entirely new grand Opera by Ealevy, the Poem by Scribe, founded on " The Tempest" of Shekspcare, and composed expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, entitled LA TE3IPESTA. The Scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall ; the Incidental Dances by M. Paul Taglloni ; the Costumes by Mr. Combes and Miss Bradley, unler the superintendence of _lime. Copern ; the Machinery by Mr. D. Woman ; tt'e Appointments by Mr. E. Bradwell. Dramatis Personm —Alfonso (King of Naples), Sig. Lorenzo; I'rospero (Duke of Milan), Si,;. Coletti ; Antonio (his brother, the Usurper), Signcr F. Lahlache ; Ferdinand (Prince of Naples), Signor Baucarde ; Trinculo, IN:dile. Parodi ; Sycorax, Mdlle. Ida Bertrand ; Spirit of the Air, Miss Catherine Eayes; Ariel, Mdlle. Carlotta Grist ; Calittan. Signor i,ablache ; and Miranda, Madame Sontag. Courtiers, Soldiers, Mariners, Elves, Sprites of the Air and of the Deep, tc. On this occasion M. llal6vy will have the honour t, preside in the Orchestra. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. In consequence of the preparations required for the produc tion of the mew grand Opera La Tempesta, the next grand Classical, Dramatic, Musical Entertainment will not take place at her 3lajes• ty's Theatre until FRIDAY MORNING. June 21, on whin occasion M. BENEDICT will give his brand ANNUAL MORNING CON CERT, supported by a varied combination of talent, including all the immense resources of the establishment, vocal and instrumental. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THIS EVENING, Will be presented (for the lasttlme) Donizettrs celebrated Opera, LU.IA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, Miss Cath?rine Hayes; Enricc, Signor Belletti; Bidebe bAtt, ;signor F. Fablache ; Edgardo, Mr. Sims Reeves. Between the acts a Divertissement, in which Iddlle, Amalia Ferraris will appear. After which a selection from the admired Opera, L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Adina, Madame Frezzolini ; Nemorino, Signor Calzolari ; Belcore, S gnor CompriAhw Scena and Duetto, Esulsi pur, Adina and Yemorino— Terzetto, In Guerra, Adina, Nemorino, and Beicore— Grand Finale to the first act - Scena ant Duetto, Venti Nemorino and Bel core— aria, Bravo, Bravo, Balcore—Chorus—ltomanza, Una forti, a Nennaino—Rondo and Finale, Adina. To conclude with the highly successful Ice Ballet, by M. P. Taglioni, entitled LES Ph AISIRS Dlr L'IIIVEB ; ou, Las Patineurs Euphrosyne, Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi ; Tbal,a, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni ; Eglaia, Mdlie. Amaha Ferraris. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFIOR , JUNE 4. THERMOMETER, IN THE Sra kIDE. 69—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and durin: g the night. 70— this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.2 G, WIND S.E.—fine sunshiny II eather. ' ‘ d'r „ t c , I=-= T • nilS ‘:‘ tt .1. • 41a11,A1;•40,... - :" 4.% 4 • N. A. etrifel 4, - na Ant LONDON, TUESDAY, JUN E 4, 1850. The advocates of Sunday stagn; ition have about as much reason to exult over the p robability of car• rying their ideas, in regard to the Lord't Day, into operation, as Mademoi, , elle AmARIS, has of flying to one of the planets. It were just as absurd for the former to dream of witnessing tt te acceptance of their extravagant project t y the Lo .gisla.ure, simply because of the majority obtAined by L rd ASHLEY, in the miserably attended House, on 5 Chursday evening, as it would be for the latte • to dry; am rf fleeting off to the moon, because she can susve nd herself in the air, for an instant, in the midlest of her won (Jarful Terpsichorean movemen ti The reason for the majority was the ;Thinness of the attendance in Parliament ; the thinness of the attendance was attributable to fall interest excited among the representatives by the s-acing at Epsom; and that predilection on the ;?eert of so many Members for the enjoyments of the race-course, affords of itself, a sufficient gua esntee that, when put upon their mettle, or, in other words, when dray n to a point by any serious movem , 3x it on the part of Lord ASHLEY and his associates, tithe Commons will at once put a most effectual extinguisher upon the Ssbbatarians. The obvious reasonableness of these reflections consequently sets aside forthwith and altogether the notion that any imp seance should be attached to the trivial success obtained the other evening by the Noble Lord the: representative of Bath, a success attributable to no sympathy with his last crochet of philanthropy, but rather to the cir cumstance of the superior faschations of the great national sporting season. Scanning the improvements recontly attempted by Mr. ROWLAND HILL, scrutinising with the utmost nicety the plans recently projected. under his manage ment, we can only detect, in the :agitation which has been recently excited against himself, the inevitable reward of any one who will be insane enough to make any concessions whatever to the Sabbatarians. It is notorious that Mr. HILL has been assailed, and abused, and vilified as an abandoned person, irreligious in his principles, and demoralising in his influence ; and yet, when the scheme adopted at his suggestion by the Postmaster-General are examined into, it only be comes evident that be has been striving might and main, with his utmost possible ingenuity, to diminish the amount of Sunday labour in the Post-office department. Mr. HILL has not only striven hard to effect this diminution, but he has actually accomplished it, insomuch that from four to five thousand subordinate officials through out the country have been enabled to obtain on all Sundays an amount of rest hitherto found to be impracticable. Tne boon thus accorded to the sticklers for a rigid observance of the Sunday eppea• s, however, so far from exciting their gratitude, to have merely whetted their appetite for yet further en croachments, to have driven them in a paroxysm of fanatical fury upon the unfortunate gentleman who had wakened them from their previous quietude, to have sent them next whining in miserable deputations to the official residence of the Prime Minister in Downing-street, and ultimately to have impelled them to howl forth their lugubrious demands within the very walls of Parliament. If they imagine that such nonsense as they utter can affect the judgment of the British Legislature we warrant them they will speedily find themselves to have been very wonderfully mistaken. If they fancy that the Eng lish multitude are to be gulled by such manifest humbug and hypocrisy they will receive a hint to the contrary that will wondrously soon convince them to the contrary. The middle of the nineteenth century—the age of steam-engines and electric tele graphs—is not exactly the time in which a people like the inhabitants of Great Britain can be expected to bow down meekly at the behest of a gang of sanc timonious dreamers. Of all epochs this is surely the very last when anything at all like retrogression can be expected in the way of obedience to the mandates of an extravagant super stition. We are coolly asked to plunge our commer cial relations into all kinds of embarrassing difficulties, and to sever the means of communicat'on among our domestic affections once every week for twenty-four ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. SECOND APPEARANCE OF SIGNOR ILONCONL THIS EVENING The Performances will commence with the second act of a grand Opera, founded on Verdi's :Nabucodonosir, entitled ANAT.). Abigaile, Madame Castellon; lemma, Madlle. Vera ; Anna, Mdile. Cotti ; Rodiano, Signor Tagliaflco; Rossano, Signor Soldi High Priest or Isis, Signor Gregorio ; Dario, Signor Tamberlik ; Anato, Signor Ronconi (second appearance this season). After which (first time here) IL BARBIENE DI SIVIGLII. Composer, Director of the ➢fusic, and Conductor, M. Costa. The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit. may be had at the Box. office of the Theatre, which is open from Ten to Five. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. M. Scribe's comedy of LA CAMARADERIE. Monsieur REGNIEIt respectfully anuounces that his BENEFIT , will take place TO-MORROW EVENING when the Entertainments will commence et Eight o'cloek pre cisely, with the petite comedy LES EXTREMES SE TOUCIIENT. After which will be presented LA CAMARADERIE, Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven t;11 Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptoß. Tins E4ENI-N,,. Will be presented an entirely new and original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled THE CATSPAW. Captain hurgonet, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Snowball, Mr. Keeley ; Doctor Petgoose, Mr. James Wallack ; Audley, Mr. Charles Selby; Appieface, Mr. P,uckstone ; Dust, Mr. Tilbury; Coolcard, Mr. Benjamin Webster; Duggens, Mr. Ellis ; Snowball's Servant, Mr. A. Brindal ; Mrs. Peacladown's Servant, Mr. Coe; Mrs. Peachdown, Miss Reynolds; Cassandra, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham; Rosemary, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Last Edition of IVANHOE, with all the newest improvements. Cedric the Saxon, Mr. J. Bland; Sir Briant de Bore Guilbert, Mr, Selby; Sir Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, Mrs. Keeley; Wamba, Mr. Buck. stone ; Isaac of York, Mr. Keeley; Robin Hood, Mrs. Fitzwilliam Rebecca, Miss P. Horton. The &a-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. hours' duration; we are asked to do this, moreover, in the name of Sabbatical observances, by highly mo ral and, indeed, saintly personages, who shudder at the sinfulness of dropping a letter into the post-office, or of hearing the postman's knock on Sundays, and who, nevertheless, think nothing of driving to church in very great state on those days, attended by their THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. MIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely original Musical Comic Drama, called THE WHITE SERJEANTS; or the Buttermilk Volunteers. Ma'or Slowman, Mr. 0. Smith ; Jemmy Tweezer, Mr. Wright ; Captain Ginger Green, Mr. P. Bedford ; Tommy Rusk, Mr. Mun yard ; Madlie. de Tourcille, Madame Celeste ; Susan Pockets, Miss K. Fitzwilliarns ; Dolly Duggins, Miss Woolgar. After which a new Terpeicorian Burlpsque Eetitled ESMERALDA To conclude with a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar Tongue, to be called JACK IN THE GREEN ; or, Hints on Etiquette. retinue of flunkies, or of driving back in equa "pride, pomp, and circumstance," to discuss the me- rits of a hot dinner prepared for them with great labour and assiduity by their chef -de-cuisine. We presume that if the Post-office clerks and other mem bers of that department have souls to save, so also have cooks, and scullery-maids, and coachmen, and ladies' pages, and all the rest of their high mighti nesses (beloved by THOMAS OAHLYLE), the princes and peers of Flunkeydom. Yet these Sabbath humbugs appear to think to thi;e,otintrary ; they appear to imagine that to thi Tost• office officials belongs the peculiar prerogative of preserving their spiritual rectitude by a punctilious attention to certain inexorable hours and certain arbitrary observancei. Why, as was intimated" only the other evening by one of her MaJesTr's Ministers, the affairs of the mation, the duties of the Executive, could not by any possibility be car vied on, or adequately performed, without the attendance of clerks and secre taries on Sundays, as well as on weekdays , in the official chambers at Downing-street — in the departments of the Home Secretary, the Colonial Secretary, the Foreign Secretary, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Why not insist upon the entan glement of the labours of the Government as well as the embarrassment of the cost-office department ? Why not require all domestic as well as all public toils to cease between the Saturday and Monday ? Why not demand the relaxation from all duties on Sundays of soldiers and policemen ? Why not ? Because any of these arrangements would be per. zonally inconvenient to these Pharisees ! They would be inconvenient to them for inasmuch as their pro perty and, perhaps, their lives would not then be safe on the Lord's Day. They would be inconvenient for inasmuch as the Sunday would be thereby ren dered the holiday of the burglar and the pickpocket. But the arguments put forward by them in regard to 'the cessation of Post-office labours on all Sundays would be infinitely more inconvenient to a vast pro. portion of the community ! To many individuals it would prove inevitably ruinous. To the commercial houses at Liverpool, and Manchester, and Hull, and Sheffield, and Birmingham, and similar localities, it would be fraught with the most disastrous consequen ces , as was briefly, but emphatically, intimated last night by elbe ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE THIS EVENING Will be performed BOX AND COX. To be followed by an entirely new and original antici pation of what may possibly occur one of these days, entitled NOVELTY FAIR; or, Hints for 1851. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Binge, Bellingham, Cooke, and Charles ; MO At George, Miss Kenworthy, Miss Glower, .5113 s Oliver, Miss Eardley, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. Characters by Messra. /. 31,tthews and F. Cooke ; Miss Oliver, Miss Julia St:' George, Miss Dickinson, Miss Kenworthy, Mrs. Macnamara, Mtn Martindale, and Miss E. Honner. All applications for Private boxes must be ade to Mr. Allcroft 's, New Bond-street. roi _ . The Box-office, adjoining the Theatre, in. Wellington-street, is open daily from Ten to Six o'clock, under the superintendence of Mr. T. F. Bennett ASTLEY'S RQYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Enormous success of the Holiday attra t ons. The Grand Mi'Jury Suectacle of the Affghanistan War. Brilliant D splay of Equestrian, Wonders in the Scenes in the Arena, by the lirst ArtLstes in Europe. THIS EVENING, The Entertainments will commence at seven o'clock, with the immensely successful grand National Military Equestrian and Dramatis Spectacle (in three acts) entitled THE AFFGHANISTAN WAR ; or the Revolt of Cabal and British Triumphs in India. Produced with every possible care to all its original and magnificent effects, calling into action the unequalled resources of the estab lishment. A Brass Band engaged expressly for the occasion, and a host of Auxiliaries. To be succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of F.quitation in the Cirque Olymn'que, introducing La Petite Jeannette, the Infant Prodigy, and the d•mht itive steed flare Bell, in a pecu liarly Novel Act of Menage, au...11e. Gardoni on the Tight Rope. To conclude with a laughable Farce. Box.office open From Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. Second week of Mons. JULLIEN. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDHURSDAY.AY, WEDNESDAY, and T Prodigious Success of the entirely new -modelled Dioramie Pic ture representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army ! the largest Picture in the World! with innumerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelled, gaiaed, and prod uced b y Mr. Danson and Son, assisted b y Messrs. Adams, Wilson, Ike. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Danson for man y months, and it is The S MENA GE from the QueRIE has lately been enriched by several Public bl d ic ay as . valuable plendid P a chef-d'ceuvre of a r t, and not resents en. confidently inferior toany submitted production of the The Musical Department will be conducted by Mons. Jullien and Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offer for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public. the most Splendid Military Band in the Kingdom ! I Selected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. The following list of engagements will, it is hoped, convince the Public, that the long-acknowle , lged excellence of the Band or this Establishment will be fully maintained ! The Repertoire of Music will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular Operas in this and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Kcenig, Lazarus, Prosperre, Colinet, Pratten, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers, and Winterbotham. During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celebrated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Crossing the Alps ! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount St. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French Army is first seen " en bivouac," presently the drums beat to arms. and amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops commence the Ascent. The Soldiers are aeon dragging the Artillery in Trunks of Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, and the Gallant Amy is seen pursuing Its course to the Fertile Plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. Southby, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired feux d'artifice of former seasons, jets d'ean, water rockets, revolving pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by 'Messrs. Denson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback cheering on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emb:ems, insignia of honour, flags, trophies, &c., amidst a cerruscation of various coloured Ares. The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the p'cture under the direction of Mr. 'I hos Lowe. The extensive gas fittings by Messrs. Botcherby and Dixon, 23, King-street, Covent garden. Admission, Is. sanctimonious hypocrites, or of yielding power to bigotry, and predominance to superstition; We had hoped that the discussion on the principle of the new "Savings' Bank Bill would have been lone since completed in the House of ,Commons. We have' already pointed out the vast importance of the subject —an importance fully acknowledged by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, when, .with the full sanction of his official coadjutors, he assigned a priority to the Bill over any other Govern ment measure. Four months have, however, elapsed, and but little progress has been made. We are now in June, two-thirds of the session have been con sumed, and yet the Bill has not yet been read a second time in the popular branch of the Legislature. It is true that it was fixed for yesterday, but so many irn portant orders were placed before it that there could have been but little chance of its being called on. The delay that has take❑ place will, however, if not absolutely fatal to the measure, have one good result. It will enable those experienced in the management of those valuable ogablishments to consider the ques tion coolly and dispassionately, without being biassed or prejudiced by the extraordinary frauds that have been brought to light, not only in Ireland, but at Rochdale, Aylesbury, St. Helen's, Scarborough, and Hull; and also to record their opinions on the various details of the measure brought forward by Sir CHARLES WOOD. We readily admit that there are many valuable features in the new Bill. If it be desirable to foster a spirit of forethought and self-denial among the working classes, and to induce them, when in full work to lay aside a portion of their earnings as pro vision for a more unfavourable season, it is essential that full security for the amount of deposits should be given, and that they should no longer be de prived of their property through the dis honesty of fraudulent officials, encouraged by the negligence and apathy of irresponsible trustees. The Government guarantee, in place of being merely nominal, and applying only to the sums actually in vested with the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, should affect every farthing lodged with the recognised officers of these institu joys, in accordance with certain plain and simple rules, which should he extensively circulated among the labouring population and distinctly brought under the notice of every individual depositor. If ordinary precautions be taken, such as are at this moment en forced in the great majority of savings' banks throughout the kingdom, frauds will be rendered almost impossible, or, if attempted, will be speedily discovered, and adequate punishment inflicted on the guilty parties. It was the undue confidence reposed in LYNCH of Tralee, in Dune of Killarney, and in HewouTu of Rochdale, that enabled these delinquents to carry on their nefarious depredations through so many years without suspicion being excited, or exposure being rendered inevitable. No real or effi cient control was maintained; the statements of the pa • rtiss were received without examinati o n-, a lth oug h there were matters appearing on the very face of the accounts that should have led to immediate investiga tion. For instance, at Tralee, LYNCH reported to the Commissioners in November, 1847, that the then liabilities of the bank amounted to 5,1301. 4s. 61., du , 3 upon 280 accounts, whereas, at that very time, the liabilities exceeded 40,0001., on no less thin 1,100 open accounts. How could such statements have passed with any persons at all acquainted with the district, and disposed to take the slightest trouble in the performance of the honourable trust confided to their hands ? But even this was not all : glaring inaccuracies on the very face of the accounts were vouched as correct by two trustees, and sanctioned by the Commissioners. For in stance, in 1844, four years before the discovery, it was reported by LYNCH, that there was 2,4091. due to twenty-six depositors of more than 1001. Similar mistakes were made in the years 1845, 1846, and 1847. Indeed, in the last mentioned year, according to his own showing, there must have been errors ex ceeding 4,0001., or nearly equal to the nominal liabi lities of the concern ; and yet the palpably erroneous statement was never questioned by the vigilant trustees, who were supposed to have perused it before certifying as to its accuracy, or by the parties in the National Debt office, whose duty it was to examine these accounts. In every one of the frauds that have been brought to light an independt nt and searching audit, and a periodical comparison of the books of the individual depositors with those of the establishment, by parties uncon nected with the officers, would have led to an imme diate exposure, and if the measure now before the House ensured these desiderata, together with giving real Government security, it would fully meet the necessity cf the case and the wishes of the country. But Sir CHARLES WOOD could not be satisfied with a plain and straightforward proceeding. In every case he has an eye to the profits to the public exchequer, he does not see why the savings of the less wealthy classes should not produce some addi tional funds to his department. His first object, then, is to reduce the rates of interest allowed by Government from 31. ss. to 31. per annum, or, in other words, to gain one-quarter per cent. per annum from each depositor, which, on the 30,000,0001. sterling invested on account of savings' banks, will amount to 75,000/. per annum. This is to supply a loss of some 20,0001. or 30,0001. a year, now sus tained, or alleged to be sustained, by the Government ; but it will manirestly be more than sufficient for the purpose. This impolitic reduction will induce many persons, who look for good interest as well as good security, to withdraw their deposits, more especially as the expenses of management will be considerably increased in consequence of the limitation of depo sits, which is henceforward to be stringently enforced. The rate that can be allowed will, therefore, be much lower than can be obtained in the public funds, or on the more valid securities.„ But as th e a d m i n i stration of cheap :jute tice is regarded as a p roper so u rce of revenue by our presentexcellent Mi n i ster o f Fi nance, he in like manner considers a profit of- 50,0001. p er annum as sufficient to justify him in inflicting a heavy blow and great discouragement on the national habits of providence and self-control. Will the public sup port him in this opinion ? We hope and believe that, they will not. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Lord CAMPBELL, and Jus tices PATTER N, WIGHTMAN, and ERLE.) The Court at its sitting this morning gave judgment in the following cases:— DOE DEM. HUBBARD v. HUBBARD. The question in this case turned upon the construc tion of a dative in the will of one Thomas Hubbard, in which he said—"l hereby give to my son, David Hub bard, those two cottages or tenements, together with the appurtenances thereunto belonging, the one occupied by my son, John Hubbard, and the other occupied by my grand-daugh:er, Elizabeth." The premises so occu pied by those two persons appeared to have been occu pied for years in severalty by them, having been parti tioned off from what originally constituted two larger cottages, and divided i n t o Li ve res id ences . Lord CAMPBELL was of opinion that the language in the testator's will appeared to be insufficient to carry the premises sought to be recovered in this action from the heir-at•law. He conceived there might be two cottages under the same roof, divided from each other by an internal partition. He was of opinion that the rule in this ca'e should be discharged. Mr. Justice PATTESON was also of opinion that the rule should be discharged. The words in the will were to be taken in their popular and familiar ssnse. The two original cottages had certainly been divided into five residences. He could not see why each of those live residences might not be properly described as .a cot tage or tenement. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN concurred, and Mr. Justice ERLE dissented. The rule for a new trial was therefore discharged. THE QUEEN V. WHITMARSII. Lord CAMPBELL said the first question raised in this the Hon. Gentl e man the Member ;or Montrose. demurrer was, whether the National Land Company Against the entire proposition, therefore, it is essential was a joint-stock company within the 7 and 8 Viet.tris c. 110, sec. 2. By that section the statute was applied to companiesseveral descriptions of companies, and am,.ng others to for the well-being and the very stability of the coun try that a resolute negative should be pronounced at t e h s a tt:b t l h is is he c d om fo p r an the purposes of o,flipsrhotiat. for It etas once by the Government and the Legislature. An.. contended e cording to of profit, both beca y use the directors were em the Prime Alinister, in reply to the inquiries of Mr. em ployed to sell land for profit, and also because the rent the acknowledgment made yesterday by purposes to charges would be a source of profit. But it appeared HUME, lt would seem that the Cabinet have not the Court that those grounds did not riptintain the yet decided whether they are prepared to consent to proposition contended for, because the governing per ant. As e th j e u t i 4 U ln r, i e o r' r t i Pose of the company, according to the provisions of the MAJESTY. At least, we the appointment of a Committee to consider the pro y bind , a was g the tii p e u m r u ct i ) , e .c s r e ib o e f r lan s. T d h a e n r d f t ) h r e e division of suc h ject by which the House of Commons, on Tly:lrsda may rest confident of the Court was in f agreed to present an address to her of the Court would be for the defend evening, favour of the de!endant on that that the Administration i 3 definitively resolved to point, it was untie cf s,ery for them to decide the further question whether the objection .. against the le ga lity o f withstand all t h ese prepos t e rous attempts to plunge tint company, on the ground of the alleged infringement the mercantile affairs of the United Kingdom into of the statute, was had or otherwise. inextricable difficulties for the sake cif satisfying a I Judgment for the defendant. prins V. PETLEY. few diseased consciences—fof pandering to a prurient I 'r i , C our t pn i n this nose prouvueeed judgment for the fanataCiam—of conniving at the schemes of certain flaintiff, DOE DEM. DAVENISH V. MOFFATT. In this case the Court decided that th=e rule to czte; verdict for the lessor of the plaintiff should he made abs.:,lute. • EXCIIEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (13:!'oro M. Baron PARKE, and Barons ALDEESON, ROLFE, and PLATT SLEIGH V. SLEIGH. In this case, which whis an action on a hill cf ex chang, and i❑ which a verdict was found for the plain tiff, a rulfl , , was obtdued in accordance with leave re ...,A.vcd at the trial t) enter a nonsuir, and I:, came on for argument on the sth of December Mr. Baron PABKE said the Court dawnlit the derend ant was entitled to their judgment, and therefore the ule to enter a ni nsutt would t e made absolute. Rule Nhnoluce accordingh. Thvir Lonnatres then took the special per, er, and prs,ce.-dc-st with tat, (*Ate of soutti2ate wrath came she C..UVI tits a rule to >flUw cause V4l - ,y the de e;:fiarit should tsos, be ilis , z•a,ropd :turn the cuttody of the ;311: riff of lliddie,,ex, he having obtaiti,.d prwt-cte.n from she 134 , krui , tcy Court. `f he Ties:l4,l,s ran-ed in :he case had rtf,rence to the con,ruesiou to be put on the nt w Batshruptcy Act; but they were portly of a iechnical character, and tterefore not of ,t , nerat inte rest. The arguments had act concluded when we went to press. EXCHEQ) Elt CHAMBER. DAY.) SITTINGS IN ERROR. The Ju-'g-s ratl this morning in the Exehecrer Chamber, to the purpose of appointing the des :or b ilon g s in error utter the present term._ . _ . _ For the ernes troat tt.e Queen's Beach, they Fppointed Ole 13th arid 14:h of June; tr. m the Common Pi,at;, the 15th June: and L - Lan the Exchequer, the 17th, 18th, and 19th of June. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Slangs at Nia Prius, before Mr. Jul,tiao WILLIAMS and a Common Jury.) IWNTSER v. TOLLNS. This was an action for the illegal se'zure of goofs under a distress warrant. It appeared that a number of volumes, amountieg in value to snore than 2001., were sent by the plaintiff to the shop of Mr. F. Bohu, bnok seller, of Great Qeeeu-street, part to be sold by him on commission, and Lae remainder to be bound and cleaned tor the plaiwitr, the whole of which were seized by the da, , uclant, the landlord of Mr. 13 , .L1an, under a distress for rent, along with the other stock the on the premises. It was contended on the part of the plaintiff that there volumes were not I, gaily liable to be seized under such circumstances, and it was to try this point that the ac tion was raised. The July, under the direction cf his LORDSHIP, re turned a verdict for the plaintiff, with the nominal da mages of 2001., subject to the decision of the Alaster on this point. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (13,:fore Mr. Justice WictrmAN.) QUEEN V. COOKSEY. Mr. HoDGE applied to the Court for a certiorari to re move the indieturtnt in this ease from the Bath sessions into the Queen'a Bench. The defendant bad been in dicted for committing a nuisance in the High-strew - , Bath, where the ancient market of that city is held, by e:ecting and keeping a greengrocer's stall there. The corporation of BL:th have ordered the market to be re moved to a more convenient part ef the town; but the present eefendant and others disputed their right to make that order, and hence arose the indictment. Application granted. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The June General Sessions. of the Pelee, for the county of Middlesex, couireeLced this morning, at the Sessions- ouse, Clerkenwell-green. The Learnod JUDGE briefly addressed the grand jury. Afer they had been snort, Charlts Barron, who was found guilty, at the last sitting of this court, of petty larceny, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Joseph Mill, for picking pockets, at the late Chalk farm fair, was ,entenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard hbour. MARLBRO'-STREET.-(r FIIS DAY) G ENTLEMANLY RECREATION.-Mr. Edward Macdo nald and Mr.-John 6'inyltton, described on the police• sheet as get tl nun, were placed betore Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk and riotous, and assaulting Pollee constable 136 C. The constable stated that this morning about three o'clock he was on duty in Liecester•quare, when his at tention was called to a disturbance in Bear street. On going to the spot he saw the defendants fighting sur rounded by a crowd of prostitutes. Witness requested them to dtsm:rse quietly, whereupon the prisoner Singleton said "he'd be d—d if he would go, and that be would fight as long es be liked." As they still persisted i❑ creating a disturbance, witness used some force in getting them away. The prisoner Singleton resisted violently, and struck witness several times with his stick. Macdonald also struck him with his fists. Witness, with the aid of another constable, succeeded in securing the defendants, and conveyed them to the station. The defendants, who gave a general denial to the charge, were fined 403. each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JUNE 4.—Wind this day at noon, light easterly breezes and fine clear summer weather. SHIELDS, JUNE I.—Sld. Shepherdess, Coquimbo. HULL, JUNE 3.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Lascar, Calcutta. CARDIFF, JUNE I.—The Clydesdale, of London for Cub_,, which got on the sands 26th May, has come into dock to discharge. SHEILDI, JUNE 1. Two studding-sails marked "I. C. 8.," ard a piece of binnacle marked "Kate," were picked up 30th May off Seaham Harbour. SUNDERLAND, JUNE 2. A ship's companion door, haring "J. C. 13.—Kate" branded thereon, was picked up at sea 30th May, about nine miles to the southward. DEAL, JUNE 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Kent, Callao; Emily, Demerara; Vere, Bo3d, Jamaica; Ednia, St. John's, New Brunswick, for Sunderland. Sid. Dement, Hobart Town; Gintoo, Quebec; Nimble, St. John's. LIVERPOOL, Juan: 3—Arrd. Jane, Elizabeth, New Orleans; Barbara, Mobile; Avon, Savannah; Waterloo, New York. Sld. Georgina, Africa; Emma, San Fran cisco; Uckermunde, New York; Nith and Moffat, Bombay; Henry Warburton, Natal; Asia, Callao; Navi gator, Buenos Ayres; Catharine and Montezuma, New York ; Canada steamer, Boston ; Alexander Baring, Calcutta ; Palermo, San Francisco ; Manctta, St. Thomas ; Sutcliffe, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port, Niagara steamer, New York. COWES, JUNE 3.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Washington, New York, for Bremen. OFF DARTMOUTH, JUNE 2.—St. Lawrence, Bermuda, for London. QUEENSTOWN, JUNE I.—Arrd. Gratitude, Dockerill, Mauritius; Von Brock, Patagonia; Highlander, Barba dces; Hermann, Cuba; Favourite, Baltimore, for Sligo. Off port, Alexander, Jack, Trinidad; Susannah, Barbz doee, and tailed for Londonderry; Freeland, Maenzie, Laguna. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 3.—Wird E. to S.S.E.—Arrd. Nile. Lond-o, for Madras; Ocean Queen, London, and sailed for New York. MONE'i r and COMMERCIAL ti °' CITY, 7IV 0 0' CL 0 CIL' • . The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es° mated at 12,000 bal es , of w hi c h 3,000 were taken for export and on speculation. The market was tight , sl 'd prices were on the advance.—Railway Shares opeit,' very firm, but were not quite so good at the close ef“'e market. Upon the subject of the Tallow market, We are ad vised by Mr. G eorge Gull, a broker, that "by 0 3 : , 3 „ c c i counts from Sr. P e t ers b urg h rece ived to-day, as late as Alenthy last, the price of firs!. l ' ee d 1 . was 112 re. ,T Juee and July shiperuc t, 112 10 clown for t:,),inent in Aur u9 „ t i; and the Ru•si e n s did not aerear di, pose d to submit 4' reduclis,r; equi,,,,Llit to the eiretnst4tices of 1 : h e r . S'ne notice , should be tsken of the s , o h : ti. , tutes for fle , g,! curl Er- b o rervaike d ~5 111, , "1-1) 1 Y f houet Ibelew is go od, 0." (1 , ea "'' "rnflin d meat o ln ' lll- y so t 0 , a' ice Lau to,d (.ilIC“n• Nu Oil are 4170.410,, out tie surf l) of P itn co, s ; mt.! weldneutrah,es the ebundant make of hewe .P4 ! 1 , 4 .1 'fits !statetrir•ot ot , rt« , c , , if we le tt eette.eeld the very few pr ct- of ti e eretele. Since 1830 tt c' s 6 Ilia he stetet tte,t Tatlew has e,:ttitieted below 39-.l°,rent N hole yt ar; the averuge is tar ab,fve the Pled by queuelens As Tallowt . a certain extent rule,' the pi ice of meat, and meat by c o rn, it may be i ntere u lt• ing to iteitiire how far the new state of things to o f ini from tree trade in corn ope ra t es upon the Pr ice this at tick." 'tod '1 he Niagara steanrr has arrived from the 1 .' 1) 6 States, but the let ers are not yet delivered. Tb e change on London was firm at 1091- to 110. Bread''' e d were actite. The Nicaragua tr e aty had been sPP I°I by the beuste. The Continental arrivals bring no intelligence of ticutar interest. The Ergiish Funds keep up rema r k a bly well. C ia cc sole have been 96 ate are now 96' l i 1' Pl' Le time they are 964 The political news Paris appears to be sufficiently trailvtlli, I . eng to please even the most ardent 1 1 4 f t and the Funds are still improving there. Th., ° s :S e od Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 941' y - i s! the Three per Cents. 95i Bank Stock bas be e- T ie 2071 to 2081. Exchequer-wills have realised 6 81 ' t° premium. , f 1 tb e In tee Foreign Market the quotations have ah' °-t i la beneficial influence of the rise in Console. •ew, -e st Bonds have advanced to 314 but the, : e di feature , is the high point attained by u r-135 re' Stock. This is in consequence of advic e° JO ceived by Messrs. Baring Brothers to the to that an appropriation of i m p or t d ut i es w ill he' l333- r e terl meet the dividends. Th ere ha ve lik ew i se b e en rerel:ds to that firm funds to complete the dividend left treP, l gl 'i year or two sinc e . Equistior Stock has teen e i l t ,"'o 4 . Brazilian Stock has been m ar k e d 87 t o 871, ette37l vitia Deterred 33-i. Spanish Three per Cents. 1.- , 4 fir to 38. A meeting of the bondholders is convell e ; re' Monday next, to take into consid era ti on the letterfr ceived from the Duke of Valencia, &c. Dut ch and-a-Half per Cents. have touched 57 and .5* „still The prospect of improvement in Railway She rv- 0 engages attention, and there are conflicting 00 0 f - t ea to whether this is merely t e mpor a ry an d founde", Is speculation, or whether it has a sounder basis 01 1 the opinion of experimeed parti e s there road he no permanent rise until r a ilway "%licit are rendered in a fuller and mote exPbot form. Fair progress has been made totards th l6 ' B. o f there is still much to be desired, a nd t he advalil tsl g, d - Ito restored confidence is not alone in the 03 " 13 - irl) prices if shares, but in th e f ac ility with ".,„ of thlientures can be renewed at a moderate / I : - 0 interest. Instead i f having to pay 6 pe r eel'', must have btea the case if confidence 113 t/ 3I S mained as low as it was some time Wk.: s ee stated, and we know it correctly, that I "a u cte , now obtainable by the first class railways at the r,04 4, nod in special cases, per cent. The ll )(3re asr traffic lately arises from merchandise as well es fd sengers. The requisites for placing railway propeft/irr higher in public estimation are, an honest ton of affairs, economy, and closing of eeP itil ber counts. The days of mystification and misaPr e o ro sion arc at an end, and the best or ; diell i must he frankly stated in the Pe!' s ad ib accounts. At present speculation takes the lead the primary cause of the rise in prices, but sPe li ,: r c are shrewd, and they operate for en advance no w for same, reason that they formerly went in so deeP l i fall. i bis The market for Shares is very bouyant Ag a morning. FALMOUTH, JUNE 3.—Wind E.—Sld. Lilies, New York. NEWPORT, JUNE 2. Sld. Eleanor, New Orleans. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) nay MA litZitrrntti. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 3/ 10s; Clove' titto, 3l Os to 4l 6s ; and Straw, 11 is to 1/ 84 De; load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. CEMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 10, to 3110., Clover ditto, 3/ Oa to 41 4s ; and . Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9s pe, load. Supply moderately good, and trade dull. WIIITECIIAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 10 , ; Clover rtiVo, 3/ Os to 4/ 8s; and Straw, 11 2s to 118 s ptr load. Trade dull, at our quotations. COLONXILL. SUGAR.—The market fur British Plantation is very firm, sales 480 hhds at full prices. Privately 500 boxes brown and yellow Havannah on the spot, have been sold at 193, and a cargo of 2,260 boxes white, at 334. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,097 hhds 145 tierces 170 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 1,226 hhds 128 tierces 312 barrels. The stock in the sane place is 6,877 hhds 1,492 tierces 1,937 barrels. COFFEE.-120 casks and 200 bags Plantation Cey lon sold readily at higher prices, estsblishiug an ad vance of 2s to 33 per cwt. Other kinds were also in better request at improved rates. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 101 puns 2 hds; there were taken for home consumption 241 puns, and exported 101 puns 243 hhds. The stock in the same places is 14,821 puns 1,693 hhds. SPICES. -910 bags Penang Pepper fold with spirit st 2-70 t, 24d, being fully k per lb higher. 38 bales Cin namon went rather lower, at is 51 to 35 1,1, according to quality. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 36s 91 to 37s per cwt. (n the spot, and Town 38s. TEA,—The market is quiet, with fair deliveries. PRENCLT PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.---His Excellpncy General Jung liahadoor Koowur Ranajee and the other members of the Nepanlese mission honoured thi3 thectre with their presence last evening. They were the object of intense curiosity during the evening, as much from their earnest attention to, and apparent interest in, the business of the stage, as for the dazzling gorgeousness of their costume. Ma. G. BARKER'S CONCERT. —Mr. George Barker gave a concert last evening at the Princess's Theatre The programme presented a very long list of vocal and instru mental performers, too numerous for special mention. The vocalists \yore Mdlle. Nan, Miss Lucombe, Miss Loui,a Pyne, Miss Poole, Signo ra Bongioanni, Mettle. A. F,Nanti (her first appearance), Miss A. Romer, Miss Ransford, Madame Mactarren, Mrs. Weiss, Mi,s Kenneth, Miss Law (a pupil of the Academy, of much promise, who made her first appearance), Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Travers, Mr. H. Drayton, &c., &c. The instrumentalists were M. de Kontski, Mad,:me Goffrie, and Mr. Grattan Cooke. Miss Law was announced as a pupil of the Royal Academy, hut she is now, we believe, under the tuition of Mr. Barker. Her voice is a mezzo soprano of much sweet ness and flexibility, and is well cultivated ; we doubt not but that she will attain a high rank in her profession. The vcice of Miss A. Favanti is a fine rich, mellow soprano, and she uses it most effectively. Mere art perverts taste, just as mere theology de praves religion. - cook's Journal. QUARTER TO TH REE .• ... 961 96 4 ,g0 • ONE • 1, ••• cli,v- .a 41 ,, 0. 0 PRICES OF BRITISII FUND% O'CLOCK. 0 , 4 ,U u tt ~,ank. mot,. . - °OB 207 1 ,E2 007 % 0 , 7, ; per I..:ent. heti:Aced Anns 3 p.m- Cent. Consolb Aulluititle... -... 96 5 1 / 4 1 ,4 3 / 1 90 - 6 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Aunt.- ... ........ 97 1 / 0( 4 % 3 1 6 021 V Anns.to .xpire , Jan. I mit) -16 7 5. Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 India Stock ••• 96, , cnsols for Account 9 3%14% txcliequer Sills.:----- 1 1 A,,1. a. 2d 71? 1,0001. Juno 500/. June Sm•• 11. June 6B 71 p cf,Od i ONE l'i liv iS PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 5 i!razahan bonds 87,,.874 7 3 Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. ~ 9 64 5% Consols ... Ditto Account Ditto 5 Der .141 Cent. Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 1 - per Cent lB 18 3$ Ditto, Deferred Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— ~ Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .... — 5 5 Ditto, Account // Peruvian Bonds, 4 1 h per Cent — Ditto, Account Ditto Deferred itu.ssian Bonds •.., 9 6 Ditto, P 4 1 4 par Cent 96 5 1/ti THE TEA TRADE, JUNE 3.—The dcliver;es of tea in London last week were 553,6821 b., being a lull average quantity, though not equal to that taken to the date of our previous statement. Ditto Scrip' — / Spatnah 5 per Cent. 1840 — 11 % 1 A Ditto, Account Do. Ditto ... . 1845 10 Ditto .... 1846 1 1 i Ditto 1849 0 5,1 Ditto, Passive — 0 7 ,4 Ditto. 3 per Cent Ditto. Account ..... .. — '3iviciends on the above payable in LondOn ri g . I n ! : French Rentes, 5 per Cent 931. 25c. f.t; 6 11 Exchange 5 6 j Beligan, 4% per Cent.... ... initca 214 par Cent., 12 Guild. .. 57% 57 bu 43 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates B6 ~LO3, YRICF.,'S CF PAID' RAILWAY SHARES. ABTUSOINENSOS'Crirres.°. 'iltlci4 berdeau kmben, Nott., Boston, ..5 3 i and Easte Juncti 8 4 .... lii 107' _as,ern Junction _ ...... "uckinghamahire Catalonian Do. New 101. Pref..... 10 C •• .. ...... :eJter and Holyhead... 50 -f r, •• _, Ditto, Prefermce l5 ...... 9t4 .............. 1g Dublin and Belfast June 4 2 IA ...... _ ... ........... 17 Eastern Counties—...... 20 7 1 ,% ......... Ditto,Extension, 5 per 6: 4 Cent., No./ 6/. 13s. 4d.... p •• tom East Lancashire -ireat Northern Do., A Deferred ... 1,2 1 , ******* **** , 1 0 '15(j i l*; Da, lyi B 6 per Csnt... 111 . --.............. I n Do., 5 per Cent. Pref: 12 l't . 3.t. North of Erikland.loo Great Western 100 Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ..... 95 3 / 4 . .... . ....... • 4.s Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 ... ..40-, 40 ......... 4 Jo. Fifths... Do. New, Gua. 6 Pact. 10 Leeds and Bradford London & B'lack wa11...11/. 68. 3d 44.... . . ..... ..• London, Brighton. a nd 8 3 South Coast.— .. 100 c a Do., New . , guaranteed ' 1 11 6 per Cent ..........105 . Do.Guarant. 5 per et.. 9 ...... ••••. ....... 03 Loudon . and N Weitern 100 lO7 108...... ••••• 1 4 r.itto, N e w Q uarters 12 l l 3 /4 12 ....... • 1 6 ' 4 D;tto. FM', London 6 S.W.strzrr 11'0 ... 64 1 ,4 65 ......••• ' io., New Prefe - en-e. b Manchester, Sherh.ld, nd Lincolnshire —IOO Ditto. Now lel. Pref... 10 Midland - '•••• ''' Do., 50/. Shared ~,t i Do. Consolid. Bristol & lv i Birming., 6 per et 100 ..... 120 .... ........... 4 4 North British ... .... ... 25 . If , Ditto Preference North Staffordshire ... 17 Shrewsbury and Birm... 13 1 4 . - d is... •••••• '' ol,i Ditto ditto. Class B. 9 Ditto. New Guaranteed 8 . South South EA ittrl .. 3 3 1, i) l slis l Ai % ......... 14i V ' Do., No. 3 ....... ..... 30 .. — ...... ... ..... l oi Do., Registered No. 4 10 South Wales - _ 47 .•••••••.. ss , 0 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. .1 1 4 Guaranteed Do. do. do. 14 4. , York, Newcastle, and 9 4 Berwick. .... ..-. 14, Do. Newcastle E zten. 20 Dc. G.N.E.Prefercuce 8 ... - 1%1: i .. ......... II Y-.,ric. auo. North Af;Alf,nd 50 FOREIGN RAIL WA 1! .... 1 34 Central of France (Or- 1) leans and Vierzon)... 20 Dutcn Rhenish -....... 8 M. g 'll-..at Indian Peninsular 5 3, Do. D 0.... ......• 1 --- ••• ..... .... 1 . 14 Northern of France-- )rleans and Bordeaux.. 7 PariB and Rouen 2 2 1,4 204 '''" 9 Rouen and Havre ." • INES. Brazilian Imperial 11 6 . , BrazilianCmaes&Cuiaba 30 santiago un Cuba.. ...... IC United :dexican .....2814 Os 401.. N '1 :_,l OUR 0.1.i.N A:0 $,•!:4 iustralasia ......,••••• 9v -ea tk Westminster. 20 ..........11 Union of London .. ...... BIiZTII3 OF A SON. the wife , of On the 3'lth ult. at IleskAll-cresccnt, TorquAY , ' (1 the Rev. Richard Atkinson. :_ ... !f:' On the Y.d inst., a t. New -cross, Deptford, the wlfe A ltre _ li ° af.t RR/ED. On the let inst., at St. Margaret's, Westnlioster, 113,461 Rev Henry Wan, M.A. the Rev. only eon of the Bishcp of Madras, to Lucy Heal* *, •Y ou se, daughter of John Bagshaw, Esq. M.P., of Cl' -il the county of Essex. ...._ . L:____ . ____---!<; v - O a Thomas Dealtr.):lo,ogeitib London : Printed and Published by MURDO - • lit ~ UAW, 1' 4 ' . 0 Straud, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the oOTW bliclellea'n ; Tuesday, June 4, 1850. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON I IRIDGE. Tuts DAY —Morning 14 min. after ki I F ',• , t ening 52 min. after To-Moaaow — Morning 24 min. after 9 1 1‘ ening 55 min. after 9 ..INNOMgow" 00 , 4 ea 111 Arth , At th, Si . -....... 1:1 1 ,. 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