The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-16 00:00:00

THE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL. GREAT MEETING.AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. A public meeting of merchants, bankers, and citizens of London, was held at two o'clock yesterday in the Egyptian-hall, Mansion-house, for the purpose of pro • moting a subscription to erect a suitable testimonial to the memory of the late Sir Robert Peel. The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor occupied the chair. Some time before two o'clock, the hour of meeting, the hall was partially occupied by a respectable assemblage, and as the proceedings commenced the auditors had in creased until the apartment was pretty well filled. Among the gentlemen on, and is the vicinity of 'he pla:form, besides the Lord Mayor, we noticed Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Mr. Monsell, M.P., Mr. E. G. G. Howard, M.P., Mr. Henry Drummond, M.P., Sir J. W. Hogg. M.P., Mr. Hums, M.P., Sir RyaE. N. Buxton, M.P, Mr. lb Mangles, M.P., Capt. Shepherd, Chairman of the East India Company, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Sir Peter Laurie, Sir John Henry Pelly, Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company, Sir Moses Montefiore, A l derman Salomons , Baron G.-111- amid, Mr. David Williams Wire, Mr. Under-Sheriff Millard, and many others. The LORD MAYon, said he took the chair on this occasion from a sincere wish to do honour to the memory of the late Sir Robert Peel.—(Cheers.) They were met together to-day to promote a public subscription with a view to erect a suitable testimonial to perretuate the memory of that eminent statescea,n; and, having stated the object of the meeting, he (the Lord Mayor) would cont.int himself with leaving the matter in the hands of the gentlemen around him, satisfied that they would deal with it in a way worthy of its importan?..z.— (Cheers.) Sir PETER LAURIE rose to move the first revelation, and in doing so said the history of Sir Robert Peel was written in the annals of his country for the last 40 years, and he (Sir Peter Laurie) could not pass a higher eulo gium on the deeeaaed statesman. The object of the gentlemen around him in calling the meeting this day was to allow the public an opportunity of subscribing what sums they pleased tow arde a testimonial to perpetuate the memory of the great man whose loss they had been so suddenly called to deplore. In seeking to carry out that object, it was their desire that there should be but one feeling among, the citizens of London, and that was unanimity; and he hoped that the testimonial, whatever it might be which they might determine upon, should express and perpetuate the feelings, not merely of the cit;z:ns of London, but of tee whole country.— (L Aid cheers.) The Hsaourable Gentleman concluded by moving the following resolutien:—" That this meet ing desires to give exprsraion to the profound and uni versal regret which pervades all ranks cf the people at the irreparable loss which this country has sustained in the decease of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, and ferle that in seeking to perpauate the record of his public services it commands the sympathies and enjoys the cordial ce-operation of all." Captain Sriarranetre the Chairrniin of the East India Coital any, in seconding the resolution, said it would not be necessary for him to detain the mcetirg for any length cf time in endsavouring to recommend it to their favourable re gard. He felt it might savour of presump tion were he to at'empt to pass any laboured eulogiuna on the merits of the distinguished and lamented statesman whose loss they all se deeply de plored. They were all aware that before the grave hid &a:el over his honoured remains but one universal feeling ef deep s)napathy and regrst fur tbo loss which the c .tititry had sustained pervaded all cle)see of the people throughout the length and breadth of the land. That feeling emtended t 3 all ranks of society, thorn the Sovereign on the throne to the humbleit, artiz in.— ( Hear, hear.) if therefore so strong and universal a feeling prevailed at this early pried, what might thej anticipate when time shall have ercerciard its so'tening influence over the f ,clings arising from p diti cal differences of opinion? —(lieer.) Under chafe circum stances he (Capt. Shepherd) should Le justly chargeable with presumption were he to attempt to bring for ward arguments drawn from the politic - el principles of that great man, and much more with respect to any feelings or opinions he (Capt. Shepherd) iniget have in reference to them. Ho would advert but to one important feature in the character of that important statesman, to which the Duke of Wellington had borne his testimony in the House of Lords, namely, his (Sir Robert Peel's) uniform and uncompromising adherence to the principles and convictions ef truth.—(fle sr, hear.) Let the meeting pause for one moment to consider tie importance of that distinguishing quality. While ad earthly honours sank into utter insignificance, they n ere told he was guil d through lite by the princi ples of truth. He had new gone to render his account to Him who was truth itself, and who judged the motives and actions of men by the unvarying principles of truth. —(Cheers.) The name of Sir Robert Peel he (Captain Shepherd) bAieve3 would be revered throughout the whole civilized world, and the tenger it was known the more it would be veaerated by generations yet to come.—(Continued cheers.) He felt it was unnecessary to at'empt further is dwell upon this im portant question. He felt that the sentiments that must pervade the meeting were of too sacred a character to be disturbed fir one moment by political or party feelings; and ho had therefore the pleasure and the nie'ancholy gratification to second the resolution proposed by Sir Peter Laurie.—(Cheers.) Just as the Lord Mayor was about to put the resolu tion to the meeting, a well-dres ed elderly person stepped forward to the platform front the body of the hall, and asked permission of the Lord Mayor to propose an amendment to the resolution. He was invited upon the platform, and to give his name, which he did by handing a card to Mr. D. W. Wire. The name, however, del not publicly transpire, near anything else respecting him, than that he was a resident at Nottingham. The LORD MAYOR inquired if he was a citizen of London ? to which he renplie Middh sse t at h he was " a a so said Cockney born and had property He l he was a member of one of the companies in London. The LORD MAYOR intimated to him that ha could only allow gentlemen to address the meeting who were citizens of London; but requested to see the amendment he wished to propose. This request having been complied with, Mr. D. W. WIRE read the document to the meeting, which was to the following effect—" That this meeting does at the same time with anguish and regret look upon the past policy of the departed statesmen, in so far as he sup porte.l Lord John Russell by voting for the admission of slave grown sugar into this country, which admission has terribly increased the trade of man stealers.— (Laughter and loud cries of " Oh, oh " and " Shame," drowned the remainder of this so-called amendment.) The LORD MAYOR again intimated to the stranger that he could not allow him to address the meeting, or put such an amendment, and the proceedings were resumed. The first resolution was then put and carried with ac clamation, Sir JoUN HENRY PELLY, chairman of the Hudson's Bay Compe ny, and one of the elder brethren of the Trinity House, moved the next resolution: —" That a Committee be tormed, with power to add to their number, nt collect subscriptions, and to consider the best means cf carry ing out the objects of the meeting; and that the Lord Mayor. Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., and Baron Roths child, M.P., be requested to act as treasurers." Sir JAMES WEin Hone, M.P., seconded the resolu tion. He said—My Lord Mayor and gentlemen, this resolution has heel put into my hands with a request that I would second it. Oa ordinary occasions it may be incumbent on any individual who offers a suggestion to such an assembly as the present to attempt to support it by arguments, and to reason in its favour ; but I feel such on attempt would now be worse than use less. I feel that I am only the form and medium of conveying the sentiments and wishes which I am confi dent are passing in the hearts and minds of all whom I have now the honour to address. The striking charac teristic of Sir Robert Peel was devotion. I might use the word self-dedication—(Hear, hear)—to the service of his country.—(Cheers.) To him that country owes a debt which it can only repay by recording its great sense of his services. —(Hear hear.) He sought no other reward while living; he di_claimed every other wish after he was gone.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel com menced his political life in a period of war -,- but throughout his long and glorious career, whether in or out of office, be was eminently the minis ter ef peace. (Hear, hear.) All his etlorts were devoted to the improvement of the institutions and the development of the resources of the country, and to its advance in those pursuits to which war was fatal. Ills labours were transcendant and incessant, and the relinquishment of office scarcely tended to relieve him from their weight ; for whenever Sir Robert Peel took his seat in the great council of the nation his voice was the most influential in that assembly and thrcught the whole country—(Cheers.) An amount' of labour which, not less from its con tinuity than from its extent, was sufficient to have over whelmed most men, was encountered by him cheerfully and voluntarily. To him, personally, office could have been but a burden ; his position, his fortune, and his sta tion rendered it to him a matter of indifference, save as it afforded him the means more efficiently of rendering service to his country. To that great object all his strength of mind, all,his great and varied acquirements, all his aspirations, all his thoughts, and all his heart, were unreservedly and unceasingly given. In the ful ness of his mental powers, when his last accents of wis dom and consel yet hung upon our ears, it pleased the Almighty suddenly to withdraw him from us; but his memory is hallowed in oar breasts, and the voices of men of every party, every creed, every class, and every occu pation unite in pronouncing him one of the best and wisest, the most disinterested and the most distinguished statesman that ever guided the political helm of the cnuat,- 7 (Loud cheers.) It was England's blessing shier* stitch a statesman in times of trial and transition, ( - .11 helloes it- - will be England's glory to record her Ne_ Aga of his, setaticss.—(Renewed cheers.) The lion. iirounet slid o tceinel a u ltr t d dby seconding the resolution, which s . r - greAusit, NitP., supported the resolution. He had 7 - 10 , 040. there /;e-day to offer his tribute of respect to ' "tfier,4parted / statesman. For forty years he had been VI . 1141 'plise rver 61 !sii public conduct, and often had he op ectlaina, an lsid often supported his measures, and he Note, eriias perfectly qualified to offer an .in nt testimony ; and he was bound to kay he had rever seen his eq tel—SO com prehensive in his views, and temperate and disinterested in all his proceedings.—(Loud cheers.) Seeing that his measures were intended for, and were attended wick, public usefuir ess, it was with peculiar sor row that he maike i th e vo id whi c h ho had left, and as they had since his death perceived how disinterested for himself and his family he really was he touxbt the public were doubly bound to come forward and testify their esteem and regard for his loss. It was with these views that he himself, in his place in Parliament, had proposed that signal testimony of the respect of that House, which had never been granted to any private individual. And he now hoped that the result of this meeting of the citizens of Landon would be to erect some long and enduring testimony of the regard in which ho was held in the city of which he was an enrolled citizen—(Cheers.) He mast cordially supported the resolution, and he trusted the Committee would take into conside ration, in the execution of their duty, to make the testi monial as honourable to the departed statesman as it might be useful to the community at large.—(Cheers.) The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. MISTERM.kN, M.P., moved the next resolution— " That the Rev. C. Marshall and Under-Sheriff Wire be requested to act as secretaries to the committe, and that the resolutions of the meeting be printed in the usual morning and evening newspapers." Baron GOLDSMLD seconded the resolution. He ob served it was unnecessary for him to say but few words on this occasion, because he was certain that the departed statesman lived in the hearts cf his fellow-men and woud ever live there.—(Cheers.) He had watched Sir Robert Peel through his whole life, and ho had observed that no man had ever accused Sir Robert Peel of any other motive of action than a love of his country.—(Cheers.) Sir E. N. BUXTON, M.P.,. supported the resolution. He could not refrain from joining his voice to the urii versal voice in expressing the 1083 which he felt had been sustained in the death of Sir R. Peel. He thought he might truly say that no man ever merited such deep feelings of sorrow and regret as did that illustrious mae. He would not attempt to enter into the great talents and indefatigable devotion or public services of Sir Robert Peel, but there was one point upon which he wished to ask the att-ntiaa of the meeting. He wished to compare the state of public morality evinced by Sir Robert Peel with that evinced by a great prede cessor of his in office, Sir R thert Walpole. During his administration, Sir Robert Walpole secured sinecure offices for himself equal to 14,0001. a year, and when he left office he obtained a peerage and a pen sion for life of 4,0001. a year in addition. Sir Robert Peel, on the other band, twice refused a peerage, when pressed upon him by the late Soverign, King William, and by her present Majesty. Ho also refused the distinction of the Garter, being only the second commoner to whom that great h snour had been offercd.—(Cheers.) He utterly declined all personal emoluments, and ob creed that his reward should be, not the honours which he dispensed to others, but that which he had oleaieed,` and which his name would ever obtain, the love of his countrymen and the gratitude of his country.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that look ing at the great career of the great man, the leat they could do, who enjoyed the benefits of his virtues and of his talents, would be to erect some per mineet monu ment to his memory, and he trusted that besides erecting a monument there might be a sum of money left to devote to some useful end. He would venture to suggest that us there was a great hospital connected with the city of London, they might devote some portion of the money to the erec'ion of an extra wing to that building to be called the Peel wing. He mentioned that as a personal sugges tion. The Hon. Baronet then concluded by sup porting ' the resolution. The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously. He. Justice PATTESON left it to the jury to say to whom the credit had been given, and a't2r much con sideration they found for the plaintiff—Dams(ks 161. Ilia Lordship refused to certify for costa. ward.; of 100 gallons of wash is a state of fermentation; but the spirit had hem removed. Ia the front room they founi a small quantity of spirit in a bottle, which no doubt had been recently placed there. Both pri soners said, " Do not be hard with us, as it was poverty tlaa`. compelled us to work the still." Witness took them into cost )dy, and removed the still to the Inland Re venue-office. Mr. ATECKETT said they were both found on the premises, and he had no alternative but to fine them 301. eauh, or three months' imprisonment. LAMBETH. --- LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 8. IN RE GEORGE PRICE HILL. The bankrupt was a partner with Mr. James Ander son as solicitara in Cannon-row. He was gazetted as a carrier in Fleet-street, having been a member of the Parcel Post Company. The Hon. Mr. Henry Berkeley and Mr. James, of Brixton (late of 15, Great Bridge street, Blacktriars-road), are trustees for certain parties cf the name of Dillon. As such they had advanced to Anderson and Hill, at various times, sums amounting to several thousand pounds, for the purpose of being in vested in mortgages. Prior to the money being advanced Mr. James said he had kn)svn Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Berkeley having known Hill, it was not until some time after the money had been paid over to Messrs. Anderson and Hill that any application was made by him for the incrtgago deeds. He had then found that the mortgages were to Hill, and that they hal not been assigned to Mr. Berkeley and himself. Upon that he had taken them away wish him. He had not since made any application to Mr. Anderson to repay the money, because he thought it would be quite weless. He had not known Hill as a carrier, and was not aware that he had been gazetted as such until about three months since, or more. The bankruptcy interfered with his rights and interests, and ho wished the fiat to be annulled on the grounds of mis description and no sufficient trading. Mr. Cooke supported the application; Mr. Linklater opposed. An objection having been taken that the production of the banker's cheques and the decision of the master in Chancery furnished no legal evidence of the existence of a debt, his Honour ruled that the objection was fatal to the application without going into the other points in dispute. The bankers must be produced who had paid the money. (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.) IN RE H. SPILLER. The bankrupt was a slater in Sr. John's Wood-terrace. His debts exceed 1,0001., exclusive of a sum of 600/. covered by securities. The assets are nominal. This was an application for certificate. Mr. Bagley sup ported. His HONOUR said that the bankrupt's accounts com menced with a deficiency cf 3001., arid his trade and per sonal expenses had more than doutoled his profits. He had not kept any hooka, and it could not be admitted as an excuse for a bankrupt in neg:ecting to keep books that ho was illiterate. In this case it would, even if he were not illiterate, he the object of the bankrupt to avoid keeping books. The cortifiewe would be etespended twelve months. Mr. BAGLEY applied for protection. His HONOUR—At present I de not think that this is e esse in which the bankrupt is entitled to pretcction, but I will consult the assiguecs, and give my decision on a future day. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—SHOOTING A BURGLAR James Carpenter, a desperate looking young fellow, was brought before Mr. Ingham for re-examination, charged with being concerned with William Everett, now in cus tody in St. Thomas's Hospital, in breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. Joseph Green, surgeon, Ivy Cot tage, High-street, Peckham. Mr. Joseph Green stated that on Wednesday morn ing, a little after three o'clock, he was disturbed by one of his children crying. Ile went up-stairs, and having ascertained that nothing was the mater with it he re• turned to his bed-room, when he heard a noise in the lower part of the house; and after listening for a few minutes he was satisfied that thieves were in the house. He accordingly put on his cloak, end, taking a loaded pistol in his hand, descended to the kitchen. lie there found everything is coeusien, and going into the wash house he perceived that the window had been forced open leading to the back premises. Ho instantly pro ceeded upstairs and alarmed his fami y, when he pro cured a light and exmmined the premises, but the thieves had decamped. However, on looking out of one of the windows he saw two men noir the wall, when he instantly fired off his pistol, and one of the men fell. He then sprung his rattle, and called out " police," but while doing so the men made their escape. when the constable came up he examinel the premises and ascertained from the appearance of the place where the man was shot that be must have been severely wounded, as more than three ounces of blood was left behind. He could not distinguish their features, but he believed ere prisoner to to one of the men. _ Vv Mary Ann Dorman, prosecutor's servant, proved that tho house was properly fastened up at ten o'clock the previous night, and that everything was safe in the kitchen. Police-constal± 93 P said he was on duty near the prosecutor's house on the morning in question, when h.:: heard a report of a gun or a pistol at the back of the house. lio instantly proceeded round, when he heard Mr. Green spying a rattle, and on arriving at the spot where he was be ascer:ained that thieves had been in the house. He also infirmed him that he had fired his pistols at thew, and he was certain that one of them was shot. Wi?ne.is starched the hack premises, and found cpantity of blood leading from the wall to the back lane. He then went in that direction, and in passin; over Globe-bridge he saw the prisoner helping another mein along, who, he said, had been shot by some porson while passing along the road. The wounded man, whose nate() ho ascertained to be William Everett, I:yr.cme inaer. , :ible from loss of blood, and perceiving another ct,nst , ,ble approach be called him to carry the wounded man to a surgeon'. , , while witness secured the prisoner. The man Evere t was afterwards conveyed to St. Teornas's Hospital, where ho now lies with lit le hopes of recav:Ty, the shot having passed through the neck. The prisone rs were seen t oge th e r a fe v hours before, when they were warned from Peckham Rye by another cons' able. Mr. INGUAM asked whether any officer had seen the wounded man latel ?—Police-2onatable 117 P replied that he had seen him every day since Wednesday last. • He had taken his shoes end compared them with the foettnasks in the garden, end found them to correspond wi'h many. The prisoner's shoes also corresponded with the recrninde-. The prisoner declared that he knew nothing at all Shout the robbery or the wounded man. He was pas sine, over G•ohe-brid4e when he sawa man _staggering 'about, and on his approaching him he told him that he had Leen s hot, a nd rt vested him to help him a little way hotriP. Mr. INGUAM said, $3 tt'e wounded man was still he should remand the prise nor until Tuesday next. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. John Bromfeihi, mate of the Trinity yacht, lying a i'.Zialaelzon's Wharf, was summoned before the Lord Mayer, for having violantiv beaten Widiana Smith, one of the seamen employed on beard. William Smith said on the 20ili Jane last I was on a voyage in the Trinity yacht, from Liverpool to Nassau, in New Providence. The &lard:tat struck we with a rope. He s•rack me twice on the back, so much as that my shirt stuck to my back. The vessel arrived last Monday at Nicholson's-wharf, Laudon bridge. William Martin, seaman on board the yacht, said the mate struck the complainant over the fare and over the ear with a rope. Ho also beat him on the back. He beat him at one time for ten mintres, and at another for five minutes. William Hitehings, seaman on board the yacht, said the mate complained that Smith had been half an hour coming from below. The captain of the vessel did not interfire. The complainant was beaten with the rope for ten minutes by the mate, and there were great stripes on his back, James Davis, seaman—l saw the beating given to the complainant. It was very viol-nt. The complainant took off his shirt afterward 4, and showed the marks af the beating. The blood came through the shirt. I have been myself knocked down twice by the mate, who is a violent man. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, defendant, what can you say in answer to this positive statement? The de fendant—l allow, sir, that I did strike the man, but he gave me abusive langusge, which was calculated to pro duce insubordination. I told him tt at I would rope's end him. Ha said, "Do as you like, and I will make you pay for it." lie struck at me and missed me. The master cf the vessel upon being called said the mate was tantalised, or he would not, he was convinced, have struck the complainant. The Lama MAYOR—Did you see the condition of the man's back. Witness—l did. It bore the marks of the beating. I have cautioned the di f,nlant against strik ing the men. The complainant was then called back and questioned as to what he had to say in answer to the conduct w eribed to him by the mate, and he declared that he had neither struck nor threatened the defendant. The cap tain had told him to take the helm, and he told him he was not able to do so. The LORD MAYOR said the sentence of the Court was, that the defendant should pay the penalty of 20s. GUILDHALL. Yesterday Joseph Watts, a very respectably-dressed man, about 40 years of age, and of a dejected appear ance, was placed at the bar before Alderman Hunter, charged with throwing himself from the balustrade cf Blackfriars briiee, on Sunday morning last, with a fe lonious intent to commit suicide. John Bull, pierman at Blackfriare-bridge, said he was on the pier on the morning in question, when he heard a heavy splashing in the water. lie directly jumped into a boat with another man for the purpose of render ing aid to the unfortunate individual; hat on coming up with him he (witness) faund a fellow servant had hold of him with the beat-hook, and was holding him so until further assistance should arrive. Prisoner was then taken ashore, and Mr. Hutchinson attended, and ordered him to be put between blankets and the usual restoratives applied. On recovering some degree of con sciousness prisoner said he had I. , st his chest of clothes nod money, which were detained by his brother, who resided in Compton-street, Soho. Witness went to the brother's residence, but did not see him. A person there told him that prisoner was a little deranged in his intellect. Robert Watts said the prisoner was his brother, and had lately been living with him. He (prisoner) had served 21 years in the Royal Marines, and retired upon a sergeant's pension. A short time back ho took a situation as deputy warder or assistant turnkey in Tothill-fields Prison, but was unable to retain it in con sequence of certain irregularities occasioned by the mental derangement he was at present suffering from. Witness said his means would not allow him at the pre sent time to undertake the care of his brother in the state of mind he then was, but if the Alderman could do anything for him, or would remand the prisoner for a short time, he would endeavour to make arrangements to that effect. Alderman HUNTER said he would remand the prisoner until Thursday mixt, in order that some arrangement might be entered into for the purpose of placing the pri soner in an asylum, or some place of safety, and where ho would be taken care of. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Two ladies applied for advice to Mr. Bingham in the following manner:—Thou were passing through Oxford strei.t, when they stopped to 10.,k at some dresses which they thought were marked llid. each. A person from the shop invited them to look at the dresses, and they went into the shop. The dresses were produced, and in stead of ]lid. they were informed the price was Is. llid. and that the length was only five yards. They told the shopman, or whoever he was, that five yards would not make more than half a dress, and he admitted that was true. They thea declined to buy a dress, and wore leav ing the shop, when they were induced to return and lock at some corded petticoats, which were to bo had at the low price of two for half-a-crown. They agreed to take two, and put down half-a-crown. As soon as the man had got possession of the money, he said it was not the practice to sell petticoats alone—they must take three of the dresses at Is. 110., or he would neither give them the petticoats nor return the money. Finding remon strances useless they le ft the shop, and mentioned how they had been served to a person who was passing, and he advised them to make their statement at a police court. They remarked as they left the shop that an other female was apparently complaining of having had 4s. 6d. detained from her in a similar way. The person who had been appealed to in the street said, as soon as he heard the story of the ladies he went into the shop and asked the person who was there how he could act in such a way to two unprotected females. He was resolved that such proceedings should be ex posed. The man in the shop wished then to give back the half crown, but he would not have anything to do with the affair. Mr. BINGHAM told the applicants that the county court would very soon procure the restitution of the money obtained under such circumstances. WORSHIP-STREET. THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT of A SURGEON'S APPREN TICE TO MURDER HIS MASTER. —George Frederick Masterman, a young man of respectable appearance and c;n 3mr n t e rh x .. i p : l n sah s e , ele, w y. a; brought up for further examination before Mr. Hammill, charged with basing attempted to strangle his master, Mr. William Finer, a surgeon, in and Mr. Clark son,tangsia solici t or,nthd - eb a a cd r o r 'll i Sto T tl e ar p t r , o a s t e t c e u n t d o e r d , the Fin Finer, was s d t u er cted ins t t h ru e ct p e r d os b e y eut m ion r. ; length, and the defendant wa s admitted enabled to atteni evidence mated a t t o co b n ai s l id i e n ra t 'a w l o e for the first time, and gave sureties of 1001. each. Mr. HENRY DrturrimoND, M.P., teen nee to move tho next resolution. He said he felt he meat offer some apology fur his presumption ia ap pearing before them to take part in the proceedings, but he had been invited by the Lord Mayor to prop )se the resolution which he held in his band. He thought the best way would be to ply implicit obedience to all his commands; and he was not sorry that he had been invited. He had beea the school-fellow of Sir Robert Peel—(Oleic the Hon. Gentleman seemed af fected almost t ) tears by his recollections, and it was with some difficulty that he could proceed with his speech) — he hal ta , en the school-fellow of Sir Robert Peel, and he had been at college with him afterwards ; they had en tered the House of Commons together, he had heard his first speech there, and had listened to every word of it. Their paths in life lay wide asunder, but at no time had they met without finding that the intimacy of their child hood had been unimpaired, and up to the last period of his life he (Mr. Drummond) had had the honour t crijny his personal friendship. The points in his character to which he would call their attention this day should be such as should be a wefal example to all, for it so hap pened that, with the exception of one great public event, there was no eseet in contemporary history with which the name of Sir Robert Peel was net intimately concocted. They would remember that it was by him that the constabulary force had been established in Iceland, that it was by him that consider able modifications had been effected in the criminal law of the country, and a hundred abuses done away with — that the Test Act had been repea!ed, and toey would remember that resaiy similar Acta were associated with his name.—(llear, hear, end cheers.) There was one remarkable circumstance connev el with Sir R. Peel's career to which he would call their attention, and that was that in pursuing his great public objects he violated some of his dearest private affections. —(Bear.) In the instance of the bullion reform, he was placed by his patron Lord Liverpool on the Committee on the part of Government, but he came out of that Committee a decided opponent to Govern ment. When he introduced the measure of 1819, which wept by his name, he was opposed in the House by his own father. When he carried the Catholic question, he offended his friends at Oxford, and in his last great measure they would remember how op posed he was to the spirit of his party.—(Cheers.) ' Another remarkable circumstance was, that he not only read, but that he thoroughly digested every report which was laid on the table of the House, and the consequence was that he had a mastery over it which no ether man ever had. He could also brine , out of his well stored mind a mass of information which settled all debate.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Mem ber for Montrose was old enough to renassuber how violent party rancour ran when they were young. At that time persons of oppposite opinions would hardly associate together. Happily all that state of things had passed away. Sir Robert Peel, more than any other man, was the victim of private personalities, and, of all men, he was the man who would fly to them the least. He kept the good of his country steadily in view, and whether the waves of friendship or opposition turned him to one side or the other he never lost sight of that object. It was by a course such as this that he was enabled to say— " Exegi monamentum care perennis." The Hon. Gentleman then concluded by moving that the thanks cf the meeting be offered to the Lord Mayor for his conduct in the chair, and for his courtesy in offering the use of the Egyptian Hall. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS seconded the resolution. He was desirous of mingling his testimony of regard with that of the other gentlemen present, and he hoped that the Corporation would offer to the committee the oppor tunity of erecting a monument to Sir Robert Peel in the Guildhall. They had there busts of military heroes, of the ministers of war, and he thought that the minister cf peace well deserved a place there.—(Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and the meeting then separated. At tile close of the meeting, Under• Sheriff WIRE an nounced a list of subscriptions, among whom were the Lord Mayor, 201.; Sir E. N. Buxton, 20/ ; Sir Peter Laurie, 10/.; Sir Muses Montefiore, 10/ ; The Mer chant Taylors' Company (of which the late Sir R. Peel was a member). 2001. 3IILLBANK. PRISON. Tire inspectors of _Millbank Prison have presented their report of the state of the prison for the past year, dated the 21st ult. and bearing the sig natures Of J. J_ bb, Lieutenante , Colonel D. O'Brien, and 11. P. \reales. The following are the more important heads in this document : FORMER AND PRESENT APPROPRIATIeN OF THE PRISON.—At the pa:led of our appointment, and for some time previous, Prison was used as a depot for all prisoncrs, male and fsmsle, under sen tepee of transportation from Englaud and Scotland, whose st ate of health at the time of their reception in Millbaek justified the belief that they rare capable of undergoing the material portion of their sentence; and they remained there until dis posed cf by removal directly to the colonies, to the hulks, to Pentonville Prison, or, as regarded the jevenik prisoners, to Parkhurst. Under the present arrange ment, however, Millbank is to boar its part in the general system of convict discipline and manage ment, the details cf which have been fully set fsrth in reports presented this year to Parliament on other con vict prisons. It is intended that about 700 cells shall be used for the detention of prisoners passing their proba tionary period in separate confinement, previously to be• ing sent to penal labour on public works; but the period of separafe confinement in Millbank, owing to its pecu liar local circumstances, and the unfavourable influence they exercise on the health of the inmates, will not generally be continued beyond eight or nine months, in stead of twelve months, which is fixed as the period of detention in Pe; ffr a : v la i e l na l e (di i a ns n gt d otp o op th itn e ha r e p rt r h( i me sons of that class. The above general arrangements would have been now complete but for the breaking out of the cholera in the oval of receptionssoo f r p o r m i • these circumstances, has materially interfered st'fil39nerienrogsthtooefrSlaipis°rtirsOcns. The unsettled state of the prisons, o w\ v t i h ng th t e o general plan, but it will be gradually brought into operation, and we trust with good effect. In addition to the prisoners that have bsen mentioned, any who tlohy Great B are rn p t risoners sentenced to mis conduct themselves at Portland and on beard the hulks are transferred to Millbank, to be placed under stricter and more penal d i s ci pline than can be carried into effect in those establishm en ts. Femalealassembled embarked baahr f dk r from the whenfor a dif ferentrsua throughoutiasregcollectedr a luur transportation fi en t gaols numbern Di em en's Land. O CCUPAT ION OF SHORNCLIF F BARRACKS.—In the moreh of July the cholera became so serious in the pri son, that is was decided a large portion of the male pri soners should be removed, if a place to receive them could be found. For this purpose, Shorncliff Barracks, near Folkstone, in Kent, was placed • at the disposal of the Secretary of State by the Board of Ordnance. It had formerly been a harrsek for field artillery., but was subsequently used as an asylum for military lunatics. Captain Groves, the Governor of Millbeek, was ea• trusted to make and carry into effect the necessary ar rangements, which ha did with great • • energy and ability in a very short period of time. When they were as complete as circumstances permitted, the prisoners were removed there in two b ) es, under the charge of Mill bank officers, the first detachment proceeding to its des tination on the 21st day of July, and the second follow ing it a few days afterwards. All the stores were sup plied from Milibank, and as tho occupation of Shorn cliff was intended to last only s o long as the epidemic prevailed at Millbank, the sane officersremaiLel in charge, and the establishment was regarded as a tempo rary appendage to the metropolitan prison. Captain G rove s exercised a general superintend ence under the inspectors, and chief - warder Uudsoa remained in the immediate charge of the place. M r . assistant-chaplain of Millbe accompanied acco anie _ d burgh, the and three schoolmast ers acted under his orders.the party, Itendle, the resident su r g eor, was likewise transferred Mr. Shorncliff. Complet e success attended this to measure. Th oug h twenty-five cases of cholera and choleroid diarrheas occurred at Shorncliff, only three proved fatal, while a marked impr ovement in the general appearance and condition of the prisoners was observed; and not withstanding the absence of nearly all the ordinary means for the safe c ustod y of the con victs, discipline was enforced and order was maintained to an extent that reflected the greatest credit upon those who were en trusted with the execution of the anxious task of guard ing and controlling them. DETENTION OF FEMALE CONVICTS AT MILLBANK PREVIOUS TO EDIDARKATION.—Wo only advert to this subject in reference to the question as to whether it would not be more desirable to retain the females in the prisons to which they were committed after trial, until the period of their embarkation arrived, than to congre gat . them at Millbank. The former arrangement might be less expensive, and, if it were carried into effect, a greater amount of accommodation for male prisoners would be afforded in the prison. But in doing so, the advantage of bringing the female prisoners into proper subjection before they are thrown together on shipboard would be lost, and this is a consideration of gr, - at im portance. We observed on board one of the ships a marked difference between the deportment of several women who, owing to peculiar circumstanced, were em barked almost immediately after their reception in Mill bank, and all the others who bad been inmates of the prison for some time. On their passage in the steamer to Woolwich the conduct of the former was riotous in the ex , reme; on going on bawd they were difficult to be managed, and their language was abominable ; while, on all occasions that have come under our notice, the conduct of the latter has been orderly and respectable; they have been readily settled into their respective places, and there has teen nothing said or clane to offend propriety. Oa these grounds we are of opinion that it is more advantageous to keep up the female plan at ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. TV ESTERN ClRCUlT.—Winchester, July 15 The Commission fir the county of Southampton was opened in this city on Saturday last, by Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. R. Gurney, Q.C. Both the Learned Judges attended Divine service yesterday in the Cathe dral. The business of the assize commenced this morn ing; Mr. R. Gurney presiding in the Crown Court, Mr. Justice Coleridge at Nisi Prius. The cause list contains an entry of thirteen causes for trial ; of these five are marked for special juries. Several of these are expected to be heavy causes, so that there will be some difficulty in getting through the list in the time allotted—four days. The calendar is light in numbers, owing to the quarter sessions having been holden about ten days since. There aN thirty-four prisoners for trial, and the offences charged against them include nearly every crime known to our criminal code. They are—Murder, 2 ; manslaughter, 3 ; cutting and wounding, 2 ; rape, 1 ; attempt to ravish, 1 ; unnatural, 1 ; concealment of birth, 1 ; forgery, 1 ; burglary, 7 ; housebreaking, 1 ; perjury, 1; false pretences, 1; embezzlement, 1; bigamy, 1 ; CROW.Tlaorh c n e r y t l as o rl . D an E d .— W (B il e lici fo nt re R. Young GURNEY,wereEsi burglariowly broken and entered lr:ci of William Green, at Farnborough having icQinteedfoisr the dwelling housecounty, and with having stolen therefrom a la ' rge quan tityor. H. T. flrther. Mr. Cole was counsel for the prosec u ti on; Mr. o o s. n b e r e s a G c u h ilty. Edwards Trrhheeyj u,sr. d ye e r f fe e o n tut d ne e dn d bs t oe h tn e ht petnrhcieseopdnrei to imprisoned for 12 calendar months, with hard labour. No case of the slightest interest has been taken in the Civil Court up to this hour (six o'clock). NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Aylesbury, J u l y The commission for the county of Bucks .vas duly opened on Satur da y afternoon, when Mr. Baron Alder soni and Mr. Justic e Patteson took p ossession of the magnificent lodgings recently erected by the county for the accommodation of the judges of assiz,, on the site of the old gaol. Both the courts were opened for the dispatch of busi ness at an early hour this morning. The calendar con tained the names of twenty prisoners, all of whom, with one exception, were tried by five o'clock by Mr. Baron Alderson. On the Civil Side thera was an entry of five causes, two of which were for trial by special juries. (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON ) TURNER V. BERET. Mr. Griffith and Mr. Prendergast were counsel for the plaintiff , • Mr. O'Malley and Mr. awn: appeared for the defen :lent. The plainti ff is a builder and bricklayer at Chesham, is which pariah the defendant occupies a farm, called Wheply Hill, under Mr. Farmer, a miller in Stafford shire. This was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover the balance of his bill for executing cettain repairs on this farm, to the amount of nearly 6)1, in July, August, and September last year. The question bet ween the parties was not of the meat interesting cha racter, the plaintiff contending that he bad done the work in ques - tiun for the defendant, and on his cr edit ; while the do fende.nt's con' ention was, th«t they had been executed on the credit of Mr. Fa- raE.,r, the landlord, to wham the plaiwiff hal applied fur instructions during the progre , s of the work, and for a more liberal scale of pa) meat than that agreed upon originally by the defendant or the tenant on behalf cf his landlord. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial uffice from the Governor of Gibraltar. TIIE NEW LORD CILANCELLOR.—It was generally understood that the new Lord Ch ancellor (Baron Truro, bstq Sir Thom as Wilds), would have boen sworn in, and t•sken his seat i n th e Old Hall, L incoln's Inn, after re ciiving the G reat Seal from her Ma j est y y esterday at Buckingham Palacc, but up to ha lf- p ast three o'clock his Lordship had not announced that hi s L or dship would not take Es seat be fore Monday n ea t. arrived at th e hall, and it was then p ing inquiry :......, " ;; , .i ' l ' i r l e s ? tilll f " i'-'3 " t li tu n e ;pl l :r" . TILE FARMER OUTWITTED.--SOOR after the Coper nican system of astronomy beAan to be generally under sun , tu .ei s • tood, an ad farmer went to his parson with the follow ,!,'`.!!:)", Ilic3' tell about the earili'mciving round the sun ?" the x‘ s ,„ se,-rtainly." Dr. T. do you believe in the new " Do you think it is according to c(,:utl,dtnJtohsehili,aurcso„nnr,la Jnolslat!ii: commanded . the sun to 6tand still, did lie? " " Yes." " Well, it stood still, did it not?" ~ Ye ' s." "Very well. Did you ever hear that he set it u-going again ? " S I O LL U IC T IT H S IT T 'A u n r. K. Ann Danis, an old CAPTURE OF AN woman about sixty, and SartiV — Wili• female 20 years of age, were brought before uz l:l l3 ' A' Beckett, c harged with being concerned in working Robert Last, an Inland Revenue otfic u e n r, i st l a c . ' e t d st t a h l a . that having received information that an illicit s'till ' was ex tensively worked at No. 20, Bond-street, London-road ' h e proceeded there, with other officers, on Saturday e vening, about half-past eight, and knocked at the door some time, which ,at last was opened by the prisoner th vis. They found V 4 illiams sitting in the front room, seemingly much flurried. Having p7oeured a candle, they went into the back rooms, cm! having ex amined cne cf tii: cupboards. th•y found a trap or, wh:ch, on being liNd up, iniroduesi them into a room _underneath, where they fouud au cxten ,ive still and evorytbing requi site for carrying . on burin is on a largo scale. The still was quite warm, and had been worked wiAin a letv lawn of their appearance at the house. There was up- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1850. when, having confirmed the by-law, and completed the appointment, the power of the ratepayers to object to such appointment, under the Act 11 and 12 Victoria, chap. 112, had expired? 2. Upon what authority, written or verbal, the Me tropolitan Commissioners of Sewers changed the name of the individual originally announced as Mr. Frank Foster into Mr. Frank Forster? 3. Whether the name appended to the return (see sional paper No. 481, of sesdon 1850) as Francis For ster, engineer, is that of the person originally announced as Mr. Frank Foster, and subsequently designated by the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers as Mr. Frank Forster? 4. Whether the engineer to the Metropolitan Com missioners of Sewers is the same person as the Mr. Francis Forster who valued the Comgreve property at the request of James Henry Shears, and whose deposi tions, as a witness, appear at page 77 of the appeal case of " Small o. Attwood," in the House of Lords? Lord EBRINGTON stated that the name of the en gine e. to the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers was Forster, and not Foster; that he bad been appointed on the recommendation of Mr. Stevenson and Sir H. De la Beche, and that he was the same gentleman whose depositions as a witness appeared in the appeal case of " Small v. Attwood." ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE BILL. Lord R. GROSVENOR moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. BASS seconded the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motion, and moved that the Bill be read a secaad time that day three mouths. In all probability, every lion. Gentleman then present had received a circular letter, signed by every attorney and solicitor in her Ma jesty's dominions, in favour of repealing this tax, and if theyrwere prepared to give their votes under that descrip tion of solicitation and pressure, then, of course, they would consent to the second reading of the Bi:l; but he for one would not believe that the House of Commons was thus to be acted upon. If he were about to impose the tax in question, doubtless, he should be bound to show good reasons for doing so; but, on the other hand, when it was proposed to repeal a tax which returned so large a sum as 100,0001. to the public revenue, those who supported its repeal should show in what the impost was objectionable. This tax had existed for 50 years; up to the present year it had been paid without mur muring, and no adequate reason had been given why it should of all others be now selected fur repeal. This was only one of a considerable number of licences which were issued for the purpose of raising revenue from persons carrying on different professions. There were not less than 35 classes of persons who were subjected to a licensing duty, and unless the House was prepared to say that it would put an end to the system of raising revenue by means of licences, and was prepared to sacrifice 1,200,00 A a year, which was the amount at present raised by that means, he , knew not upon what grounds they could be called upon to repeal this parti cular tax. He did not intend any disrespect to the learned profession in mentioning other cases who paid a licensing duty, but there were bankers, auctioneers, and others who wore subjected to it, and if the Hous© re pealed this individual tax, ho asked were they prepared to refuse to extend the same relief to them? Nu doubt it was a very painful thing to say " no" to a personal fl lend when he came forward and asked the repeal of a duty—(A laugh)— but unfortunately, from the position which ho occupied, it was a dety which he had frequently to perform, and a disagreeable duty is was.—(Another laugh.) Let Honourable Gentlemen remember that they were sent there to act not upon personal considerations, and that it was no less their duty, as w(11 as his, to say "no " to a personal request of this kind, unless upon public grounds a case could be made out for the repeal of this duty. He would put it to them was this the question of a tux upon consumption? Was it a tax upon rasoperty? Or was it the case of a body of men who were suffering under any particular distress or pressure? The number of persons who applied for admission into this profession was yearly increasing; and he presumed that it was so because upon the whole they made a sufficient livelihood out of io The present measure applied only to attorne) s in England; but there were parties in Scotland and Ire land, also, who were e. ntitled to a similar remission. He held in his hand a letter which he had received from a notary, who said that he conceived himself to be as much entitled to the remission of the duty he was called upon to pay as an attorney. If this duty were removed he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) did not believe that the public would derive the advantage of a general re duction of attorneys' charges, and he observed that the attorneys themselves had proposed to increase the fee paid to the Law Institution for certificates of registration from Is. 63. to 10d. If the House was prepared to give up so much revenue he thought there were many other taxes which were much more objectionable, and the re mission of which would be adended with greater advan tage to the country. Upon these grounds he proposed his amendment. Mr. MJLLINGS (am;dst cries of " Divide") said the Right Hon. Gentleman had compared the annual certificate of solicitors with the licences of bankers, auc tioneers, and other persons; hut it should be remem bered that when a young man was articled to an attor ney he had to pay 120 L for the stamp, when admitted he had another stamp duty to pay amounting to 251, and sometimes a premium amounting to 500 guineas. The case of an attorueywas not parallel, therefore, to the case of a banker or an auctioneer.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. MUNTZ objected altogether to taxes upon trade, and was therefore opposed to the duty on attorneys' certificates. It was on that ground he should vote for the Bill. Mr. GOULBURN said that the observations of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Muntz) presented a sound reason why the House should pause before they gave their as. sent to the Bill. The lion. Member was averse to any tax upon trade, and was therefore prepared to give up a million of revenue, He (Mr. Guulburn) would resist the repeal of this tax on the ground that there waa no thing that more imperilled the sources of the public re venue of the country than that parties should thus come forward to seek the repeal of certain taxes, which were small in amount certainly, but the repeal of which involved a principle that rendered it impos sible to maintain an adequate revenue. For instance, because the stamp duties on legal proceedings were re pealed, it was now asked to abolish the attorneys' certifi cate duty. Mr. BRIGHT had formerly voted for the Bill, be cause he thought that by so doing he was aiding in the relief of a body who were oppressed by a heavy tax ; but he had found since that there was a great difference of opinion among attorneys themselves on the matter, though the greater number certainly were of opinion that the tax ought to be taken off. Ho agreed with the Hon. Member (Mr, thrum) that the taxes on trade were of a very obnoxious character, and that the attor neys' certificate duty stood upon. the same ground ; but as all those taxes would be made the subject of revision next year, he should vote with Government on the pre sent occasion, on the ground that this tax should be in cluded in that general revision, Colonel SIBTIIORP attributed the Hon. Member's change of opinion to his looking for a place from the Government. After a few words from Lord R. GROSVENOR in reply, The House divided, when there appeared, Eer the second reading ... 139 For the amendment 122 Majority ... --17 The Bill was accordingly read a second time, and ordered to be committed. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill, Mr. BERNAL in the chair. - On the 15th clause, Sir B. HALL inquired upon what data the salaries of bishops and archbishops were fixed? He found that the salary of the Bishop of Oxford was fixed at 5,0001. a year, and yet that in one instance he received 5,874/. Lord J. RUSSELL said the principle on which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners appointed the sums that were allotted as salaries to the bishops was, that instead of settling a fixed payment yearly, they took a certain period of years, according to the returns laid before them, and directed certain payments to be made such as on the average of those years would produce the allotted suns, so that in some years the amount paid them might exceed, and in some fall short of the salary named for them. The object of the present clause was to make an entirely new arrangement, so that the bishop should receive the exact amount of his salary—neither more nor less. Sir J. GRA.HAII was glad of the introduction of the clause; for, prospectively, it would be a very great im provement. With respect to the Bishop of Oxford, as his name had been introduced, he wished, in conformity With a request from that Right Rev. Prelate, to offer an explanation of some circumstaeces which had been ad verted to on a former occasion. The Bishop of Oxford, on being appointed to his see, was informed that he could hold no preferment in cemmendam, but should reside constantly in his diocese, having no other preferment. The five preceding bishops in the see had held extensive preferments in commendam, and very seldom resided in their diocese. The episcopal residence at Cuddesdon had in the interim been aestroyed ; and some outlay being necessary to render it habitable for the bishop, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners gave the bishop 3,500/. for the purpose, and a further sum of 1,300/. to remove a public-house that was in the gardens of Cuddesdon— in all 4,800/.; in addition to which the bishop laid out a further sum of 1,6001. upon b uildings. He then asked the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to make a further ad vance, but they refused, expressing a wish that he should go to Quern Anne's Bounty Fund for the 1,600 L, which he did, and for that sum he now paid interest out of his own private resources. He could assure the Hon. Member there had been no extravagance whatever in the outlay upon the episcopal residence. With respect to the arrangement which made the payment of the bishops contingent upon an average of seven years, he thought it very objectionable, and he was de cidedly favourable to giving them a fixed immutable suns, which would be the effect of the clause they were now discussing. Mr. GOULBURN, in reference to what had been said on a former occasion with respect to the income of the Bishop of Londor, read a communication from the Right Rev. Prelate, in which he stated that the sum he had returned was the exact sum that he had received on the year for which he had made the return. Sir B. HALL said that the amount of income re turned by the Bishop of London for the year 1837 was 14 ; 9101., and for the year 1843, 12,4811., showing a fall ing cif of 2,4294; while in the same years the assess. ment of property in Paddington, where the Bishop' s property was situated, amounted in the former s ear to 112,9584 and in the letter to 191,194/, being an increa se of 78,2061., while the nesenraent fit 1850 am opted to 813 petit, being en increase cf upwards of 230,0004 on the eesessment upon property in P Adiegtote end yet the Bishop of Lendori said there was no increase in his income, which was derived from property in that very parish of Psddington. Mr. GOULBURN said that only one-third of the IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, ROUSE OF COMMONS, July 15. MERCAN FILE M:kRINE BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Oa clause 27 being prop aced, Mr. MOFFATT moved the omission of the clause. Shipowners generally egreed that the Bill would neither very much promote or injure their interests—that it would leave matters pretty much the same as they were at present ; but they considered that fresh restrictions were placed upon them by some of the clauses in regard to the clearing of vessels and the hiring of crews, which ought not to re ceive the sanction of Parliament. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the principle which he proposed by the clause was that at every considerable port in the kingdom a respectable person should be ap pointed by the shipowners residing there, to superin tend the making of contracts between the sailor and his employer, instead of having, as heretofore, that duty performed by agents licensed by the Board of Trade. The system had a most demoralizing reederey among the merchant seamen, and it was with the unanimous support of the shipping interest that ho proposed to remedy the evil by the insertion of this clause in the Bill. The establishment of an office at each pert for superintending the contracts of seamen was the most important part of the Bill, and he trusted, there• fore, it would receive the support of the House. Mr. WAWN supported the amendment. Me. BROWN considered that these offiees would save shipowners a great deal of time and expense, and pro tect the sailors from the imposition of "crimps," and such other persons. Mr. ANDERSON could see no good in establishing a public officer to interfere between the sailor and his employer. It was an intermedling that was most un justifiable. Mr. LABOUCHERE observed that the interference was by no means new, while it would hare the effect of rescuing the sailor from the extortions of crimps. Mr. FORSTER still insisted that the proposed inter ference was wholly uncalled for ; it was opposed by the shipping interest at large and ought not to be per severed io. Mr. A. STAFFORD should vote for the amendment. The shipping interest of this country was too much ex posed to foreign competitions to admit of their standing such an interference as this. Mr. RICARDO supported the clauses, believing that they would protect the sailor from the operation of crimpy. There was no interference in the matter, ex cept where it was perfectly legitimate. Lord J. MANNERS announced his intention to vote far the amendment. There was nothing in the present state of teings to call for the proposed interference. Mr. WAWN moved that the Chairman do report progress. Mr. CARDWELL hoped at this period of the session tf:e latter amendment would not be persevered in. Mr. WAWN objected to having a division forced upon them in that way, and as the qaestion under discus ion had not been fully debated ho should press his motion. Ultimately, however, the Hon Member was induced to withdraw it, tend, After a few cords from Mr. ANDERSON, The Committee divided on the original amendment, when there a?peare:l— the amendment ... •,.. • Against it ..• ••• Majority The amendment was consequently lost. The Chairman was then ordered to report progress and the House adjourned till Five o'clock. . 9 67 -58 The House resumed at Five o'clock. ROYAL CO M MISSION. The Usher of the Black Red appeared at the table, sod summoned the House to the bar of the house of L - rds to hear the Royal assent given by commission to severe' puhlic and private Bills (for which coo Lords' repent). The Speaker, accompanied by many Hon. .tiemhers, left the House accordingly; and ou his return he announced the Bilk which had been as;ened to. SUNDAY LABOUR AT THE POST-OFFICE. Lord ',MARCUS HILL, the Treasurer of her Ma st)'s Household, appeared at the bar, and stated that had presented the address on the subject of Senday labour at tho P..).31-ofE_T to her Majesty, to which she had been pleased to make the follow ing most gracious reply:— " I have received your address praying that I will cause al ieviry to be made, whether the amount of Sunday labour in the Post-office might not be reduced without completely petting an end to the collection and delivery of letters, &c., on Sundays, and I have given di rections that such an inquiry shall be instituted." PETITIONS. Mr. HUME presented a petition from certain printers and pressmen, residing in Norwich, against the penny newspaper stamp; also, one petition from Paisley and six from Glasgow against any restriction on the increase of Leer-shops. Mr. LOCKE presented a petition from Lancaster aeainst the recent regulations in the Post-cffice. Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from a place in Buckinghamshire in favour of a more general assessment of the poor-rates. Mr. ELLIOT presented - a petition from Hawick against the Beer Biil. Several petitions were presented against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. SADLEIII preseated a petition from a place in the county of Cork in favour of an annual division of tithe rent-charges. Mr. HUME prevented two petitions from Edinburgh in favour of the Bill for the erection of a National Gallery in Edinburgh. BURGESS BILL. On the motion of Mr. P. HOWARD, an address was agreed to for a return of the number of municipal electors on the burgess roll of each city and borough. IRON VESSELS. On the motion of Mr. WAWN, a return of all iron ve sels was agreed to. AUDITING OF RAILWAY ACCOUN rs. Mr. H. BROWN asked the President of the Board of Trade, whether the Government proposed to introduce any other Bill for the better auditing of Railway Ac counts. Mr. LABOUCHERE said all be could promise at present was, that the subject should continue to engage the attention of the Government, and he would very much rejoice if ho should be enabled in the course of next session to introduce some measure with reference to the auditing of railway accounts. Mr. BROWN gave notice, in consequence of the reply of the Right Hon. Barone', that he would bring before the House, on an early day next session, the proceedings of the Government with reference to rail way affairs generally. Mr. LOCKE gave notice of a motion on the same subject. THE ZOLLVEREIN. Mr. STANFORD asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Government has received from the resident British Ministers at the several Courts of Austria, Prussia, and the other German states, any documents and dispatches on the subject of the contemplated reconstruction of the Zell verein, or German Customs Union ; whether such dispatches conveyed any opinion how far such reconstruction of the Zollverein would affect the commercial relations at present existing between Great Britain and the several German states; and whether there was any objection to lay such dispatches end documents (if any) on the table of the House. Lord PALMERSTON said a groat deal of correspon dence had taken place with her Majesty's Ministers in difflrent parts of Germany on the subject to which the question of the Honourable Gentleman referral. The matter was not a reconstruction, but a revision of the Zellverein, but it was at present in that state which rendered it impossible for him to lay before the House any papers which would give any satisfactory result. The matter was only beginning to be discussed in Germany; and he ap prehended that the only way in which the commercial relations of this country could be affected would be in increasing the duties now levied on articles of British produce or manufacture. He was, however, at present not able to say how far that was likely to be the case; but her Majesty's Ministers abroad would be in structed to endeavour to persuade the Governments in question not to adopt any increase of duties. OCCUPATION OF ROME BY THE FRENCH. Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to know whether the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) had made any commu nication to the French Government with respect to their continued occupation of Rome? Lord PALMERSTON—No remonstrance has been made by the British Government. COURT OF CHANCERY. Mr. PAGE WOOD, at the request of the Committee on Public Salaries, wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government whether he could assure the House that every appointment made or to be made by the present Lord Chancellor would be subject to the approval of Parliament; and, secondly, whether the Government intended during the present session to introduce any Bill for the purpose of paying the officers of the Court of Chancery by salaries instead of fees. Lord J. RUSSELL said that any appointment made by the present Lord Chancellor would be subject to the supervision of Parliament. With respect to the second question he could not say whether in the present ses sion the Government would be able to introduce any measure on the subject. Mr. HENLEY wished to knoir whether the same ar rangement had been made with respect to the present Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas as had been made with the present Lord Chancellor when he held that office? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he had made no arrangement with the present Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, considering that as an inquiry was going on the remuneration of that great officer wottid be sub thhea dpßrteueskesensnt RUSSELL L r e d e s C as h iud a b n j t c eh e c l at l t o Chancellor s npy t r o ers b eeg e nutLtoi 5,0001. jfet to the approval of Parliament. Mr. HUME wished to know whether the retiring alrd 3 year? Lso r°dn JOHN Chancellor of that Parliament might make. b r e p re p a r a t y on for the v u l a Y - In answer to a question from Sir D. L. EVAN S, Lord ASHLEY said he hoped that a very consider r e s se p u p t tion in about ten days. a o b f 1 e w a p t a e r r t t o o f t t h b e e metropolis ap pendix t w o e THE SEWERS COMMISSION. In reply to the following questions from Lord DUNCAN, 1. Why the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers, when on the 23d of Nov,mbr.r, 1849, they mide a by law emairg the office of rngi;,eer, aid charged the rate 1-,a),:!rs with the sum off a year f . ..r the salary and travelling expnses of such ofii,ler, publicly rinnounci•d to the ratepayers that rhe name of the individual whom they had selected was Mr. Frank Foster, and so con gutted this designation until the 11th of January, 1850, increased rent went to the bishop, d I two.th•rds P• on the lessees; besides that, all the satbishop' even ue wi t. n a o u t es d a er ,l i d e e d from the Paddington estate, bpartlYof.re.r. partly from rents, and the augmentation ! ,` ,O venue . ground ariirg from an increase in one'' ot.eyL. rents would not be sufficient to cover the 1,4, e ll ie e n n ey;lesing under other sources of revetie.,_Xse Gentleman said that the secretary of the Eccles tical Commission stated that the returns of the in c ." o oo of bishops were fallacious; undoubtedly theY v rere t i o''• sense i meant by the secretary, namely, OS the bog s jot i,fixedon ncome. That individual meant to cast 110setra i Gr e , a , . the accuracy ple d ged of is the returns; for which h° ) MUM) Sir B. HALL said his argument with vs Bishop of Oxford was that he received a Or° for on n uilding his ecclesiastical residence, and charged irit it. Se Mr. HUME said there was a resolutioa of the g° tl that bishops should have a fix: 4I and unvariable indc°orettet; and he deired to know why it had not been c arried t hat Lwd J. RUSSELL said, there was nothing to 0. ,.. ; pectetor the h effect in the Act of Parliement. It was, however, era' tieveprenposed in "the present clause —making it i c l oe the Commissioners to fix the iaceros "ees bishops e o at a certain sum. With respect to the Pa la t e of the bishops, it would be for the Coratel'ienerfAhoil e.vere a provision for keeping them up. It erus'aboelg , unfortunate that the ecclesiastical residences • be called palaces. vrele• Mr. HUME suggested that the decisions of W..- - ~, siasticul Commissioners should be subjected to the 1.- i vision of the Treasury, as regarded the latter branc h (i a expenditure—that on palaces for the bishope• It °ll k be a cheek on them calculated to inspire Pub lic/ cOa deuce. t f lb s The clause was then ordere d to s tand p er ' e Bill. On clause 16, pr S op ir os Cr ed . e G e ß t E h Y ts e s l t a a a te s cl e t h hat . certain arnendteentliere‘ cries of Salisbury and , Wells, ayi increase of income. ewe 1 116 Sir B. HALL atoyle,asro.ol.Ha He moved, could never discover what "i 001. duties of deans, ngg:vrienfgergetcol;bbess;o w or ht w ls li t y vv E e n is g h lis d h ea d e e s an e s al g y o r t e f e r : . T o 4 7 t oo ioo l' —thatd arguede a 7nosofll. proposed moved, therefore, that the son in gra;:liitgedef a h oyae•serr.e bn'yrenbth-ereensGiedonev.ernment-eshould be " ' could not diLcharge any of the duties ef i t bot eSt,aaroandewt hreea,dee:scqiconegetlyi;eairs if duties there were. He believed. hlealseeir'erelf office,te i e that the Once honorary.left in Lord J. RUSSELL said the deans wer e 001 Y Acton f possession of the incomes securedtOtheol b,Y, i tl p o Parliament, and the Hen. Baronet was not coecstirsi t p a y anything. Deans were part of the ecelet. t he establishment, and were useful in presiding .°l`„,"ever! chapter. He (Lord John Russell)- should, o_,°l-001.4 propose that all deans hereafter to be appointeu 6 ig 0 0 be unable to hold benefices for the cure of sl u g ' . ri; further distance than three miles frODII their ee-e„ere• and sc that after the lapse of six months all perSOtiStcr. sensed to deaneries shouldgive such refertoel3l4: ale Mr. S. HERBER r was not satisfied the u P , P t the ,0 8 peatyl' ()Lord had taken the best course to effect a es ets object. He thought it would be better to eff10,.3:0 to allow frum a parochial or particular folic"' ,h, Pre' them to hold pluralities far the Silt Wl' posel, Mr. HUME said the question raised vvas on ireP° to rta b net one. a w h il el i s s e h l p e t e d r . d ti e u a l e V n t e h e e an ePPointment , ? age Sir was HALL teuhshseywlattache" n r i e vdeb o aa f wd n an o yoi r: al Use th eyfoorutgblistt wAbictbo s d aid a living OsOseonetitealydea:ties A tha t e° ore t itbad if beenthat living ba d en h o se ., _ three mil( s from his deanery. Now, heat)had "%ova ft:Lae that the Dean of Bristol. had recey Pt:e.tefel self to a living in his own gilt which Was t " . ` s ge' distant from his deanery. To comply wilb t f he n art 1 ' i$ went to which he had referred,3r. the Dean 0- : i r n i e st fOr • was . understood, intended to exchange this living !Wei piec e of preferment thbiesczaesd, i within ato hts th e . s . p_ ec i a fi e d al d p i a s h is t :l o s e i li on ir e c i mile r. Site Act, As would c t t a , k h e e any - .I'l4'°l:llecilse •ef kmtwhnooeLeunwil .t, would be bao. J ent , Rviri'ttel• b ° a .hsieolinttts' settled 4j eyf L o trLhde, lt said ihyai , nt that, a i b t s h e ihn r e e g s vphaeaccdist tteoadi the res al i 000eli t to the case of the Dean 0. - - € lB coLl' - gof the circumst F and tleerelehraeeateie, not say what ought to be done2eel,' however, t",, 0 0 0 s pa x ssed, no dean would be able to hold a living. mogtas i months if it were more than three Mile s it deanery. ed. He wanted B. HALL said his question had not bee D ens e rl of er t he tpwarhteeeed w tehe a bed n yri t e e btg d hesec t e o odane tsa k ihnd n ee o pr w eadr the ta enf evasiontNh Noble li p e ea L no o f r o d tth ' fi es. c tz l i st i t o l 3 Wagll living o k e pi' l oo ) g '' presenting himself wi t baug i i m t i f l e e r s from his deanery, and 'then afterwards ex° Lord J. RUSSELL knew nothing of tbeeirheutlteleeilesetlo lAll, however, he could do was to take car e t ai bo o a) g of Bristol held no living that was more h t go/ 0 4 1 from the deanery . It was not - his - O ver t° - ller ought to be done as he knewnointhiegvabeut the ti .a deansn g e men t • ion Mr. P. WOOD could_ not consent to th_e .. ! e ,,ee 0 .. 1 f ! serious employments for Montrose altogether . He thought there Vir 700 t i t in prayers and Charon fi e setsw' said, ficient to the deans, although the 1.1 °, 13. taut . Mr. Hum se E might think th os e duties unitoPura sore o to th , e no use, he would sltogile referral The have them swept away if deans did nothing, • 11 th er. 3 CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEU.F' b Or Y. A Y case of the Dean of Ripon, instaucee 4, i Hall obliged to neglect re h -li duties ono f is and explained that the case was exceptl- este top 0 Sir B. HALL p eO l the . terms of the Ac i t, a that . the dean. in e. eivin!sja• which h in one dilierdeelb,t'iO3' to re sta Tenths at his cleaner? compelled vas t_ i ., e t t e w ae a a g o ' n, s . O il ' salaryW Wales s a i li n 7 d O E o t l n h . eight cute and g re l H a w n e d sh w e e a re ld tora deanery. I,ofittdita.geetio L a c k r, ,,i, be reduced to 7001. ovN3otahtinag crest ° b in , fbo a i l l way in which more discredit on the Chore o dep il could notsa dto send deans and bishops t e e• 1r b) sp t e e ak de o s r ari r h e e ad th t r these matters were managed v i o lets 1 0 s was absurd impossible scenes that occurred in consequence of 'i! to ocel l things. The eheludiVicerlosuns 1 aanngdetl9,4se..rtettisit; ; get _ deans were obliged, in some ins se , If i ha t d their sermons written for them. 00 0 t rli e ottg io r expelled from an Independe°' s eri°, ti gation been He was 'was stehs the writer of many of thVfaigistri. i r u m pp o o n r s ti w ng as h o i n s f t a h m e il h y e . aeh ot the title: o of 1 1 wrote recently brought before a bench ot R',,,Thot n I The dean for an d asked e man why he did not maintain hill mss itel t° i His reply was ter. give me somet hi ng preferment; • „i "You hold many Piec es e AO II for Oc t i t earinigf you,more ftohranwhhaoitnt.al.:rreiwtes oel%ro'nir sermons, I shall„bly(ibe able to support my farailY P'" A i ear.) k of the Mr. WILI IA • MS could personally sPeo-aee tire - , e t could not satisfaction which was created in Wales bY 11 " - ,,,,. 1 00 8 't meat to dignified offices in e t of 11--- Wee' which the present _ the Chure 'the • l e 0 a , 1 on ono occasion, language. eat system led, To give write, or pronounce segueditit to give an instance of the et ion , S p con re atlon, and endeavouring to la lo c 0, • he woo te biS 4 , e ti a clergyman preachng% „ 0 , I' 1% P on o r ::: tr f o e ig ll vi e ' :' 01: 1 sermon g without knowin Welsh, w ade t" ' bt e ludicrous . mistake:—The sentence of " . 1 " - • the food bhuyattthlenherit eternal life," wa s so turned 1 0 _, 00 1 the abuses English clergyman as to mean, to tiw o db 4 o o meat of cocnonnegerteegdawtioitnh, the eTpbreL:rornsleinngos .0 0 ho e te ell i theegeese."—(Laughter.) In anetn er ; °s th ' s W e e t l C B l i i , u h r e c p h, e h f he would instance the fact of the t w° l s b ° . °ll:l •• Gi livings t. Asaph, who did not knoW W e ' e ecle ° I; Wels. which in amount equalled the stiPeP t o h n e ,y.t elsh persons bees a curates e d 4 1 Dr. * NICHOLL defended • tnreo tt4e eP tl had IN b . y m he laity, but greatest eissatistaction would ha" been t d ie° 1 e appointed the eill i e a d p p t 0 0 1 o w 01 e h Is t o e i ia, ei 0 ; , only and d UMMOND said the deans bad neg''' ije duties, lieved the this had led to the cry for refert?:_ t hat littleof Church had so neglected her vocetteutoo 10 1 religion chat was lots in the countrY oi found among ~ i et the Dissenters. co ol te a Mr. HOME thoughtthe clergy of the cliffereOwted 0 the best thing that coo to t would be for Government , to furnish M e th. ~, t every Welsh person to read and speak .0 0 g• joa '''' After some clause was e further conversation, the adatt agreed to. res t Lord J. RUSSELL thought $ ; 1.01 vantage in the case r oepopulous livings Wortn BeanealeS,..,, a year, that they should be attached to OW once. providing an. efficient cure for their 011 P 0 a 0 Sir B. HALL end oil thought the clause as 0,,•, - to re u.,,, , , make dean by giving s and canons of cathedrals so" dr ,' ei t2- 01 Mr. A. J. them _ a cure of souls within e°lledosent, 111,0 Mr. B. HOPE supported the aureo No HOME expressed his that the . 4- • hope woulassent to it ht to bi d P. W. W . 00g" 0 t OOD thought some limit. 0 t og fixed to the , fear , case of London C • • ripplegate, with 2 , 000/. a be attached to a deane f Dr. NICHOLL ry.t. he Mr. HENLEY supported the araentinien , oe , t 0 said if it was meant to br l Pity sources aearee o f f the deanery in aid of places ho oo °" ( 1 0 thesouls with small emolument, he " ev en t i a i tion toboundary being three miles, or eve lift but if it was meant to enable deans to hole' ' the crease the amount Wee of the deanery, the WO the better. o of Sir G. GREY said th© clause oil the object of t at u nlit place a restriction on deans holding benefices distances. e 0 0 Lord J. RUS to the sloe of the SELL said he would consent , t hat. words NCO .- bi Sir B. HALL m ove d • t the ee e or a proviso 0 , hie 0' dean shall take exceeds 200 "barge of a living, the 11 hos' 1 . a year. tfanc e Sir G Re G. GREY said, • f t he °'"- 000- cto Bill, the in the case ° lf di OW on bed dean, whose inc we a year, was . to ... 11360• A t re cove 500 . a -, , Lionel remuneration for the cure of souls IL , he di.. If that e see why principle was correct six weeks ago, he to The ye the limit should now be fixed at 2° ,, 0 01 0 v place, r,elery was cleared for a division, but and the l • e limit was fixed St 50011405e° the c "" 'oe .elr. GLADSTONE then rose to move fou nds be t et wh ich he h bishoprics had given notice relative to the to o fr biehops in populous towns. He said as I relatively to the population wa• 4; o tht 4 ti what it small was in farmer days. It was o bvioli 0 . 0 1 9 t le e number of bishops had . a great effect io t e epe e ' the I:iiof the position of the bishops Wi th r te ,., te , e,tr,ll C h ur ch. It was slid that the bishops weriergp, 1 '14E.(1 by their h•tbit.,. of W.. itow ih c c ,eti l'. bishop s rtmain.-d stationary whi:, the C lergy st " culeri.sulg. It was said, alse, that the biibol) oat' eed by the mass of busin ess befo re tbe'or 0 .. i , y ear geculari•at . . lon must become greater every -